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Public Service Announcement

Obama advisor David Axelrod on significance of political involvement

By Amber Colón Copy Editor

When David Axelrod’s father, an Eastern European refugee, came to the U.S., it’s likely he couldn’t have predicted his son would be senior advisor to the 44th President. As a kid, Axelrod lived in a housing project in New York City, where he said his aspirations of a political career first began. It was 12 days before former President John F. Kennedy was elected into office when he made a campaign stop in the Big Apple. Axelrod was just 5 years old.

Now, nearly six decades after Kennedy took his oath of office, Axelrod finds himself as one of the most successful American political operatives and analysts, having worked on former President Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns as chief strategist. Bearing titles like senior political commentator for CNN and author of a New York Times bestseller, he’s also the director of the Institute of Politics at The University of Chicago — his alma mater.

The White House alum shared this story — the one that brought him from covering crime, politics and global affairs in Chicago to the White House — with a room full of students last Monday evening at the School of Public Service’s event: Authentic Conversation with David Axelrod.

Having spent eight years as a reporter with the Chicago Tribune near the end of what he called “the Golden Age of Chicago journalism,” Axelrod soon became frustrated with the corporatization of journalism.

“Around the early ‘80s, management (...) changed because there was a concern that the margins of the newspaper needed to change,” Axelrod said. “Journalism became much more corporate. There was less passion about the story and more passion about the profits.”

Axelrod was a tough reporter. He regularly rocked the boat, especially after Jane Byrne — who he cited as a disappointment for Chicagoans — won the mayoral election in 1979.

“You think Trump has bad relations with his press core? I was banned from City Hall at one point.”

Eventually, Axelrod moved on to a career in politics.

In 1984, he helped Paul Simon win a seat in Congress. Just three months out of print journalism, a 28-year-old Axelrod worked closely with Simon’s media team to produce advertisements for a campaign Axelrod said was centered around fighting for civil rights and political reform in Springfield. Later, he opened up a firm and started working in political consulting. Finally, in 2004, he began working for the then Senator Barack

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Former chief campaign strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama David Axelrod (second from left) in the White House during Obama’s first term.

Obama — the Harvard Law graduate from care exchanges by creating this uncertainty Chicago’s South Side who he’d met just 12 for insurance companies. They’re making it impossible for insurance companies to years prior.

In 2008, when Obama ran for president plan, and therefore they’re causing insurance “much to both of (their) surprise,” Axelrod companies to consider withdrawing from these exchanges,” Axelrod said in response to served as chief political strategist.

“The last thing I’m most proud of is we the delay being granted. “I’m very concerned went for eight years. We brought a standard about it and I think it is a backdoor way of of integrity to the (White House), and I think damaging the Affordable Care Act.” Perhaps that’s important.”

Axelrod is so N o w adamantly the Trump against the a d m i n i s t r at i on A H C A is on record for because he erasing Obamahas a personal era policies by connection reversing offshore to its polar drilling restrictions opposite — his and directing a daughter had top-to-bottom a pre-existing audit of the condition at a executive branch, time when his via executive family couldn’t order. The Trump afford to switch administration has insurance a new goal: repeal companies. In and replace the fact, Axelrod Affordable Care embers Act (ACA) with Former chief campaign strategist, rthee mnight the what they call the senior advisor to President Obama ACA passed in American Health Washington.

Care Act (AHCA).

“On the On May night that it 22, the Trump passed, we a d m i n i s t r at i on were all in the and House of Representatives asked a federal court for Roosevelt Room (…) and we were watching another 90-day delay in a lawsuit over ACA the final votes come in from the House. I got insurance subsidies as they “continue to up and I went in my office and I sobbed,” discuss measures” — like the AHCA — Axelrod said. “I wondered why I was so “that would obviate the need for judicial emotional and I realized it was because of determination of this appeal, including what my family had gone through — I knew that there were families who weren’t going to potential legislative action.”

“In a way, they’re strangling the health have to go through what we went through.”

“The last thing I’m most proud of is (the Obama administration) went for eight years. We brought a standard of integrity to the (White House) and I think that’s important.”

David Axelrod

When Axelrod returned to the Roosevelt Room, Obama put his hand over his shoulder and said, ‘That’s why we do the work.’”

Nick Kachiroubas is the DePaul professor who moderated the evening’s discussion.

The Authentic Conversation Series happens biannually—once in the fall and again in the spring. Some past speakers include William “Bill” Daley, former White House chief of staff and Ray LaHood, former Secretary of Transportation.

“I’m looking into going into a career in politics, so I love to attend events like these,” graduate student Kristin Coleman said.

The School of Public Service hosts the speaker series as an opportunity for students enrolled in their program to engage professionals in public service.

“I like these events because they’re engaging, they’re informative and they give us insight to public service that you probably wouldn’t or couldn’t gain,” graduate student Antoinette Thomas said.

Axelrod certainly kept it real for students looking for careers in public service when he explained his days working in the White House.

“I’d get there every day and have meetings at 7 a.m.,” Axelrod said. “Every single minute of every day was filled with something consequential.”

“On one day that sort of reflects, we met in the morning because the auto industry was collapsing. The president already had a press briefing about Korea, then had meetings about Afghanistan. Then, we met for two hours and decided to intervene to save the auto industry,” Axelrod said.

“I got back to my office and collapsed in my chair and Rahm Emanuel calls me and says, ‘Get in here. Fargo is flooding.’ And that’s a typical kind of day.”

4| The DePaulia. News. May 30, 2017 DRUGS continued from front On the afternoon of March 27, Chicago police officers waited on the 2400 block of North Seminary Avenue, within sight of the DePaul Quad, for two DePaul students who were unaware they would soon be busted for illegally dealing Xanax, a drug commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and panic disorders. Not long after, a similar scene played out on the street near the Halligan Bar on the corner of Lincoln and Orchard, where Chicago police arrested two more DePaul students.

Now Marc Anthony Randazzo, 21, Chad Yale, 20, Cole Hanusa, 20 and Paul Fontana, 20 are scheduled to face a criminal trial in July, charged with felony manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance. One of the charges involves selling drugs within 1,000 feet of Lincoln Elementary School on West Kemper Place.

The students, all juniors at the time of their arrests, have already suffered consequences. Randazzo has been expelled from DePaul, according to his lawyer. The other three students left the university at the end of winter quarter, according to a DePaul spokesperson who would not confirm if any disciplinary sanctions were placed against them because of federal privacy law.

For the students, one of the arresting officers was not a stranger. On March 17, according to police arrest reports, surveillance footage shows the first exchange with the undercover officer, where he bought 30 Xanax pills from two of the men for $140.

The investigation included at least three separate sales by the four men, totaling 104 Xanax pills. According to arrest reports, police recorded serial numbers of the cash before the busts and videotaped the transactions.

All four students spent a night in jail at the 11th District lock-up on Chicago’s West Side before being released on $10,000 bail.

Court documents show parents and other relatives posted bail for three of the students.

Fontana was bailed out by a friend who charged the required 10 percent, or $1,000, on her credit card.

This is the first offense for Yale, Hanusa and Fontana. Randazzo has a previous arrest from October 2015 for cannabis and paraphernalia possession, according to Chicago police records.

A DePaul freshman, who asked to remain anonymous, knows the four and was shocked to hear about the arrests.

“It was surprising,” she said. “They’re all really good guys.”

But the arrests shed a light on the illegal trade of prescription drugs, including Xanax, Ritalin and Adderal, which many students say are easy to get on campus and relatively cheap.

For example, Xanax pills have a “street” value of $3 to $5 each, according to Chicago pharmacist John Knapp.

Xanax, the brand name for the chemical alprazolam, is part of a larger classification of drugs known as benzodiazepines, or benzos.

Xanax falls under the same group as drugs such as Valium and Ativan, often used to treat anxiety and depression. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), these drugs are classified as Schedule IV drugs that pose a low risk for abuse or dependence.

Some students mistakenly believe benzos, like Xanax, are safer than other drugs sold on the street, according to Angela Riley, a research assistant in DePaul’s psychology department.

“I think some individuals also might feel more comfortable taking prescription drugs versus other drugs because they are regulated

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Document describing the physical evidence recovered from the offenders at the time of arrest. through the FDA,” Riley said.” But they are using them without a condition...and not considering the very serious consequences of mixing drugs and alcohol.”

New research suggests those consequences are increasingly deadly.

A recent study cited by the Washington Post showed an increase in the legal purchase of benzos by 67 percent between 1996 and 2013. During that same time period, death rates from overdoses increased more than fivefold, from .58 to 3.14 deaths per 100,000.

Jason Leonard, director of the Center for Community Research in DePaul’s psychology department, studies drug use among students and young adults and says students are not considering the bigger picture.

“Illegal drug use has tremendous risks,” Leonard said. “And people in college settings seem to minimize (those risks). So although there are short-term benefits (…) many people don’t realize the long-term downside.”

Students also face legal jeopardy that could leave felony convictions on their records and make it more difficult for them to land jobs. “It’s happening a lot,” said Robert Irusuto, a Schaumburg attorney who represents Randazzo and other young people accused of drug crimes. “Students just don’t think about the serious consequences.”

The official DePaul policy states a zero tolerance for drug use and distribution on campus.

“Students should be aware that it is unlawful to distribute prescription medication to other students for whom the medication was not prescribed. Use, possession, manufacturing or distribution or drug paraphernalia is also prohibited.”

“A student chooses to use drugs, that is one thing, but selling is worse,” Bob Wachowski, director of DePaul’s public safety department, said. “Selling is exposing other people to danger because you don’t know what you are getting into. It is dangerous.”

Wachowski says his officers refer all campus drug violations to the Chicago Police

Department.

In 2015, the most recent reporting year, DePaul documented 39 drug use violation arrests between the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses. That year, the department of public safety referred 26 students for disciplinary action. DePaul officials would not provide any information on how many students were expelled, suspended or otherwise disciplined, citing university policy to protect the privacy of students.

Wachowski emphasized that his department considers marijuana and alcohol, not prescription drugs, as the biggest substance abuse issues on campus. In 2015, U.S. Department of Education records show nearly 900 liquor law referrals for disciplinary action on the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses.

Leonard said the increase in students mixing prescription drugs with alcohol is especially dangerous.

For students seeking help, DePaul offers BASICS, a one-on-one program focusing on alcohol use or abuse, and CHOICES, a group session for students covering either alcohol or marijuana use. No counseling or educational services are offered strictly surrounding prescription drug use, but students may be referred to outside counselors.

DePaul’s Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, Kate Lower, works with students seeking help with substance abuse or conduct violations. Lower noted students use “study drugs,” or drugs used as a coping mechanism to handle academic pressures, but she says it is a misconception that these drugs aid in academic success.

Randazzo’s lawyer said all four accused students, who have pleaded not guilty to the charges, may wind up with plea deals from the Cook County State’s Attorney if they agree to participate in drug rehabilitation programs.

The Illinois drug intervention and education drug program is for individuals who have been convicted of low-level offenses.

To qualify, they must have no prior history of drug dealing, violence or felony convictions. Upon successful completion, prosecutors drop felony charges and suspects can apply to have the crime expunged from criminal court records.

Another Cook County program for more serious offenses, known as “410 Probation,” is a two-year suspended sentence requiring the offender stay out of legal trouble and participate in periodic drug tests. A minimum of 30 hours of community service must be completed along with fines or psychiatric treatment. Once this probationary period is completed, the charges can be dismissed and felony convictions expunged.

For the four former DePaul students involved, the consequences are still unfolding.

Since their arrests, all have been seen around Chicago, including in local bars, according to several DePaul students and social media accounts.

Randazzo’s attorney says the 21-year-old former student has since left the city to live with his family in suburban Miami.

The DePaul freshman familiar with the four suspects said she has recently talked to one of them.

“I’ve heard from one guy and they seemed to regret their actions because it is affecting all aspects of their lives,” she said.

Indeed, at least for now, their DePaul college careers have abruptly ended and, barring any plea deals, the four are scheduled to re-unite in a Cook County criminal courtroom on July 11.

Reported and written by: Kelley Bowles Courtney Almondi Isaac Carrasco Kristen Goldstein Celia Skavaril William Sullivan

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Fee increase for scholarships for undocumented approved

By Benjamin Conboy Assistant News Editor

Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., has approved a $2 increase to the quarterly student activity fee to fund a scholarship for undocumented students at DePaul.

The referendum, shepherded through by a collaborative group of student organizations, including the Student Government Association (SGA) and Undocumented Vincentians & Allies (UVA), was overwhelmingly passed with 1,684 votes in favor and 302 against.

Following Holtschneider’s approval, the Office of Student Affairs will work with financial aid and other departments across the university to work out the implementation, administration and criteria for the fund. UVA, which proposed and garnered support for the referendum, says that vote was intended to be a local, grassroots response to the wave of xenophobia currently sweeping the country.

The UndocuScholars Project estimates up to two percent of the college population in the United States isundocumented, and the cost differences between those who can file for federal financial aid and those who can’t can be massive, sums up to $17,000.

The total tuition increase of $6 a year was seen as a small price to pay for the opportunity to help less fortunate college

hopefuls who are ineligible for the federal financial aid that most students rely on to pay for college tuition.

The reception of the referendum results was not universally well received, however. The DePaul College Republicans said they didn’t want the university to “force us to pay money for something we inherently disagree with,” and encouraged DePaul to consider letting students choose whether or not they want to contribute to the fund.

The DePaul Socialists thought the university didn’t go far enough to support and defend undocumented students.

They say DePaul should consider committing $100 for every $1 increase to the student activities fee, and by not going farther, the university administrators “demonstrate an unwillingness to match the student body’s desire to show solidarity with undocumented students.”

In 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the Illinois DREAM Act into law, which provides education resources to undocumented students at the state level. The DREAM Act is designed to make scholarships, college savings, and prepaid tuition programs available for undocumented Illinois students who graduated from public high schools.

The scholarship will officially be available in the fall quarter, provided there are no hiccups in its implementation.

DePaul student robbed in latest Lincoln Park incident

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

A DePaul University student was the victim of a strong arm robbery May 28 in the alley in the 900 block of Fullerton Avenue.

The student and his friend were approached by three individuals who demanded that he hand over his belongings, according to a public safety announcement sent to the DePaul community. The student gave the offender his wallet but refused to hand over his phone.

One of the offenders then punched him in the face then they fled in unknown directions. The student refused medical treatment and declined to report this incident to the Chicago Police Department, according to the public safety alert.

This is the latest in a string of robberies that have happened this week on or near campus. On May 22, DePaul students were victims of robberies in three separate incidents off-campus.

Two of the incidents occurred near the Lincoln Park campus and one occurred in the Gold Coast area. The Chicago Police have made arrests in one of the incidents,

according to a public safety alert sent May 23.

On May 20, there was a robbery at 60 E. Jackson. An employee of the Subway at that address reported that as she was making change for a customer he reached over the counter and removed money from the register, a public safety alert said. The offender then fled the area east on Jackson Boulevard.

Robbers struck eight times this week in Lincoln Park. Most of the robberies happened along Webster, Dickens and Belden avenues.

Alderman Michelle Smith said in an email to constituents that police “assured us that they have increased patrols to respond to these incidents. They are working with (DePaul) University to distribute safety flyers,” according to DNAinfo.com.

No arrests have been announced for the May 28 robbery or the robbery that happened in the Subway.

Those in the DePaul community are encouraged to contact either the DePaul Public Safety Office or the Chicago Police 311 non-emergency number. Detectives at 312-747-8380 could also be contacted with additional information or surveillance video.

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Vincent and Louise House closing its doors

By Nicole Ross Contributing Writer

Five paintings sit on the fireplace mantel of the Vincent and Louise House.

Each represents one of the founding principles — faith, service, simplicity, social justice and community living — upon which the program was built. “They are heirlooms that have been passed down by a previous generation,” resident Carolyn Krammer said, and they will soon be in need of a new home.

After 25 years of service, the Vincent and Louise House — located at 2308 N. Sheffield Ave. — is closing its doors.

Sponsored by Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM), the Vincent and Louise House offered a faithbased housing program for 10 students who committed one year to community living and service in exchange for a housing scholarship.

According to Katie Sullivan, who works in CCM and acts as coordinator for the house, the program is shutting down due to budget cuts. While it used to offer students full housing scholarships, over the years CCM began working with the Financial Aid Office to adjust scholarships

based on students’ needs.

“It’s gotten more expensive to live here,” Krammer said.

“For a while it was free housing, free food, everything — it’s not anymore. The group applying has gotten smaller, which of course is very, very sad.”

Residents of the house have served dinner to the DePaul community Sunday through Wednesday at 6 p.m. during the fall, winter and spring quarters, as well as volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul’s Soup Kitchen on a weekly basis.

Residents are also encouraged to practice simplistic living, which ranges from everyday acts like recycling, turning off the lights and using less water to raising social consciousness by bringing awareness to current issues and being open minded.

“The community is just great,” Krammer said. “The people who are here really want to be here — really want to welcome other people.”

The program began in 1992 through a partnership with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago’s Amate House, a community living program based on the same principles of service, community, faith, social justice and stewardship. After separating from Amate, the house was

named Vincent and Louise after St. Vincent de Paul — DePaul’s namesake and founder of the Congregation of the Mission — and St. Louise de Marillac, founder of the Daughters of Charity.

The closing comes at a bittersweet time, as the program just celebrated its 25-year anniversary on Saturday, May 20.

“We invited people from all the previous years,” Sullivan said. “It’s good to see them come back and have that space with each other again.”

The house — a three-floor building with a chapel, kitchen, living rooms and bedrooms— will be converted into traditional residential housing. According to Sullivan, the space will be renovated over the summer so each of the three floors can become a separate apartment.

“It’s really sad to me,” Sullivan said. “To me I think it’s about more than the people who live there. (…) We have some students who come because they can’t afford dinner elsewhere. We have some students who come because they are lonely and are looking for community, and we have some students who are experiencing both.”

While it won’t be a residential program, Sullivan said University

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After 25 years, the Vincent and Louise House at 2308 N. Sheffield Ave. will be closed to meet increasing demand for student housing.

Ministry hopes to continue a mission-based scholarship program where students can honor values like service and hospitality, and commit themselves to learning about Vincent and Louise and the

university mission.

“We are still working on what will come next,” Sullivan said.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: May 17- May 23, 2017 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS

Sanctuary Hall

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Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building

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Cacciatore Stadium 1

DePaul Center 7

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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS MAY 17 1) An attempted

burglary was reported for someone trying to get into the concession stand at Cacciatore Stadium.

MAY 18 2) A harassment by phone report was filed for a person receiving threatening texts.

Assault & Theft

Drug & Alcohol

Other

MAY 19 MAY 23 3) A harassment report was filed for a person 5) A criminal who was being verbally harassed.

4)

An illegal possession of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person in Sanctuary Hall.

Person was taken to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMT.

damage to property report was filed for damage to the gate at a construction site.

LOOP CAMPUS MAY 20 6) A robbery report was filed for Subway in the DePaul Center.

MAY 22 7) A disturbance report was filed for a person sleeping in the Daley Building. Chicago police were called to the scene.

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Rumors of closing center swirl University releases guidelines on speech and expression

By Benjamin Conboy Assistant News Editor

Act Out, DePaul’s LGBTQ activist group, has become concerned that the university is moving to dismantle the Center for Identity, Inclusion, and Social Change (CIIS) following the newly approved Center for African-American Students.

The center, located in the Lincoln Park Student Center, develops programs and services that empower students to learn about how intersecting identities shape their worldview and confront systems of oppression. Act Out says the action of dismantling the center is “punishment for being a politically active space for students and employees who refuse to be complacent with problematic aspects of DePaul,” and that the loss of the center would be highly detrimental to intercultural education and to DePaul’s intersectional spaces as a whole.

Students have taken to Twitter to advocate for the center using the hashtag #SaveTheCenter to voice concerns, encourage worried students to voice their concerns about the closing of the center, and share stories about the positive work the center has done, like having a role in planning the largest LGBTQ college conference in the world.

The CIIS is responsible for overseeing Social Justice Education and LGBTQ

Student Services, which provides mentoring programs and counseling for LGBTQ students. The alleged dismantlement of the center would leave no universityadministered spaces for LGBTQ students.

The university administration has not explicitly said that they are moving towards this course of action, saying instead they are going to “rethink its design and activity to accommodate these new structures,” but Act Out is saying that private administrative budget discussions have shifted to the possibility of dismantling the center.

DePaul has a number of intersectional offices, such as the Office of Multicultural Student Success, that Act Out says would not be affected, raising the question of why the university would choose to solely remove the CIIS, especially as a punishment towards students. Act Out does not specify whether or not they believe that the university will delegate the centers’ roles to another office, or just completely eliminate it altogether.

After the approval of the Center for African-American Students, DePaul began exploring options to create centers that would serve DePaul’s Latinx, Asian and LGBTQ communities in a similar manner. Act Out believes the funding for these centers is going to come from the dismantlement of the CIIS. The university did not respond to a request to comment.

By Amber Colón Copy Editor

President Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider sent an email to members of the DePaul University community late Friday introducing the new Guiding Principles of Speech and Expression, which have been under revision since September 2016.

The guidelines were unanimously endorsed by the Guiding Principles on Free Speech and Expression Task Force that discussed questions of free speech on campus. As DePaul University is a private institution, the university may choose how it follows the First Amendment.

The document, which is available for public viewing, includes a total of seven guidelines that speak to how speech on campus will ultimately mirror the university’s mission, which is to “continuously and actively amplify marginalized voices and to create opportunities for conversations that advance social justice.”

According to the document, DePaul “affirm the right of individuals to express their viewpoints, even at the risk of controversy.”

“At the same time, we also recognize that speech and expression that serves only to threaten or intimidate does not further these goals.”

The university’s decision to rescind an invitation to host speaker Gavin McInnes.

On May 17, Holtschneider sent an email to students and staff to notify them of the university’s decision to disinvite McInnes based on his public endorsement of the use of violence against protesters.

The new Guiding Principles for Speech and Free Expression have officially been implemented just over a year after Milo Yiannopoulos was invited to speak on campus. Since then, students, faculty and staff have been involved in discussions about free speech and what that means.

Recommendations were then forwarded to Holtschneider for implementation after work was completed for the new guiding principles on May 12.

The Task Force is made up of members of Faculty Council, Staff Council and the Student Government Association and will reconstitute membership for next academic year, while a number of members from the present Task Force to will remain.

The Task Force will work to provide education and consultation on the new principles, regarding how they can be integrated into university activities, policies and procedures, such as this past year’s Race and Free Speech Speaker Series, implemented by the Office of the President in collaboration with Academic Affairs.

The University did not respond to a request for comment.

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U of Chicago students rally for unionization

EVELYN BAKER | THE DEPAULIA Students and faculty at the University of Chicago gathered on the university's main quad Thursday, May 25 to rally for support of Graduate Students United, a student worker organization seeking to unionize.

By Evelyn Baker Nation & World Editor

A crowd of graduate and undergraduate students collected on the main quad at the University of Chicago’s campus on Thursday May 25. Speckled with faculty members, the mass uniformly cheered for one thing: unionization.

Graduate Students United (GSU) was founded 10 years ago for the purpose of unionizing.

Members include graduate students in their master’s and P.h.D. programs at the University of Chicago. Unionizing would hold the university accountable for paying salaries and providing benefits appropriate to the role many graduate student workers have on campus.

On May 8, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to represent GSU. However, while the rally held

by GSU garnered some student and faculty attention and support, it focused specifically on the university's administration.

Both graduate and undergraduate student workers on campus feel underappreciated and underrepresented by university officials.

“By the administration we’re told to sit down, shut up, and we’ll handle it, and they never handle it,” P.h.D. student Cody Jones said. “They increase our fees, they don’t increase our stipends. We’re

barely making enough to live on.

Our health care is terrible. We need help, and the only way to help is to be a union, to have legal recognition.”

The Dean of Students Michael Rasmussen posted to the University of Chicago Provost website the day of the rally that the NLRB hearing for GSU is “proceeding fairly.”

In the University’s Statement of Positions filed with the NLRB, the university contends its graduate student workers are not “employees” according to the the National Labor Relations Act, NLRA. Part-time professor at University of Chicago, Andrew Yale disagrees.

“The cornerstone of the issue is whether graduate employees are workers. And in so far as graduate students teach, assist in teaching, assist in research, they provide a service in exchange for a wage," Yale said. "They’re common law employees by the definition that’s accepted in the (NLRA)."

According to the statement, University of Chicago disagrees with the NLRB’s ruling Columbia University students are employees.

It lists ways in which its graduate workers differentiate from the workers deemed “employees” at Columbia, including: students who teach at University of Chicago do not face corrective counseling or removal for poor teaching performances.

“It’s our position that these individuals are students and not employees of the University in any

way,” Zachary Fasman, partner of Proskauer law firm in the labor and employment law department, which represents the university in this case, said.

“I think it’s really important graduate students have a collective voice in treatment by the university and our relationship to the university,” graduate student worker and member of GSU Sam

“Some of my favorite teachers at this university have been graduate students, and I know how hard grad students work."

Michael Weinrib Student Library Employees Union member Lasman said, “(...) that our work be recognized as the work it is, and that we be accorded the value by administration that we know that we bring to the university.”

In addition to members of GSU, another student organization seeking to unionize made an appearance at the rally.

The Student Library Employees Union (SLEU) began its reach toward unionization in January 2017 with the help of local labor union, Teamsters Local 743.

Sophomore Anjali Dhillon is a co-coordinator of the campaign.

SLEU consists of primarily undergraduate students, but also includes some graduate students who all work in the library parttime.

Members of SLEU are seeking three things: higher wages, more control over scheduling, and outside representation to be better protected against workplace violations.

“These are positions, these are jobs that students depend on for security and stability so that they can even be students,” Anjali said. “They need a steady income so that they can fund education they’re here for, so it’s unfair to say that this is the job as a library worker, take it or leave it. We just want student voices to be represented in this work so that library work can be fairly represented by students regardless of their income status, their gender, class or race.”

Another member of SLEU showed up to the rally on the quad to support some of his favorite teachers over the years.

Another member of SLEU showed up to the rally on the quad to support some of his favorite teachers over the years.

“Some of my favorite teachers at this university have been graduate students, and I know how hard grad students work and I think they deserve better pay, better benefits, they shouldn’t have to pay exorbitant costs for health care,” undergraduate student Michael Weinrib said.

Dean of Social Sciences

David Nirenberg agrees with the university that graduate student workers aren’t employees. As a witness in an NLRB hearing that occurred May 19, Nirenberg said he doesn’t experience a relieved workload when his graduate students grade his papers: “Well, in my experience (…) it doesn't help the faculty member because it's more work to make sure that the – that your collaborator knows what – what you think as the person in charge of the class is important and is grading in a way that is consistent and reflects what you're trying to communicate. So, that in itself involves a large amount of effort.

And so I would say that from my point of view, especially in a class of 19, having someone grading is not a relief to me,” Nirenberg said.

Nirenberg’s comments served only to fuel the student organizers.

And the beautiful weather may have helped the positive turnout, which Weinrib says makes him feel powerful.

“It makes me feel really powerful. It makes me feel like student workers across the campus, across the country are trying to build power to create a more equitable and fair university," Weinrib said. "A university that works for the people who are parts of it: it’s students, it’s grad students, it’s workers.”

GSU still awaits the NLRB to decide an election day.

However, elections will be held to determine whether or not SLEU will unionize under Teamsters Local 743 between June 2 and 8.

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POOL AFP | AP DAILY NEWS | AP ASSOCIATED PRESS | AP Police patrol past a pink ribbon tribute in central An oil tank burns after an explosion at a tank battery U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with British Prime owned by Anadarko near the Grand View Estates Minister Theresa May as they participate in a working Manchester, England. Twenty-two people were killed in an neighborhood in Weld County on Thursday, May 25, 2017 explosion following an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester dinner meeting, during the NATO summit of heads of state and in Mead, Colo. government in Brussels on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

Arena late Monday evening.

Colorado oil tank blast kills worker, spurs safety questions

Trump scolds fellow NATO leaders: Spend more for military

Denver, Colorado An oil tank explosion in northern Colorado killed a worker and burned three others, shooting up flames just miles away from an unrelated gas blast last month and prompting fresh questions about safety in one of Colorado's largest industries — oil and gas extraction.

The fire flared Thursday when the workers completed upgrades to an oil tank battery, which is a collection of tanks that receive crude oil production from a well.

Anadarko Petroleum Co. said the facility in Mead, about 40 miles north of Denver, was not in service and the fire was under investigation.

The company also owns a well connected to a home explosion that killed two people in Firestone, a city a few miles from Mead. The April 17 blast was traced to a leaky well.

Anadarko said Thursday that it will permanently shut down the Firestone well and two others in the neighborhood.

The pipeline was thought to be out of service, but investigators say it was still connected to a well near the home.

The Sierra Club called Friday for Anadarko to shutter all of its operations while state and federal authorities conduct a comprehensive review. The company did not respond.

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said Friday that it's too soon for the state to take any action in response to the most recent explosion.

"I haven't heard any details yet. So let's see what happened first," he told The Associated Press.

Two Colorado Democratic lawmakers called on Anadarko to cooperate with state investigators to ensure it does not happen again. State Rep. Mike Foote said the industry and government "have an obligation to treat these incidents not as isolated or freak accidents."

A third safety accident related to the energy industry happened Thursday in northeast Colorado, near the Nebraska border. A leak of natural gas was discovered from an underground storage facility.

Brussels, Belgium

Grande to return for Manchester benefit concert; victims of blast Manchester, U.K. American singer Ariana Grande says she will return to Manchester for a benefit concert to raise money for attack victims and their families.

A suicide bomber killed 22 people and wounded scores of others minutes after Grande's concert at the Manchester Arena ended on Monday night.

Grande tweeted a statement that says "I'll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honor of and to raise money for the victims and their families."

She said details are still being finalized and she will "have details to share ... as soon as everything is confirmed."

Grande also said "my heart, prayers and deepest condolences are with the victims of the Manchester attack and their loved ones."

The police chief in Manchester says there has been an increase in reported hate crimes since the suicide bombing at a pop concert in the city.

Greater Manchester Police Chief Ian Hopkins said Friday there is no place for discrimination and hatred in Manchester and urged people to report any incidents.

Hopkins said he has reached out to faith leaders to try to calm the situation.

He also says there has been a lot of progress in the investigation, but much work remains to be done.

The mother of Martyn Hett, who was one of the 22 people killed in Monday's Manchester suicide bombing, says she feels no hate or anger toward the suspected attacker. She's taking solace knowing her

son died doing something he loved.

Figen Murray said in an interview Friday that the 22-year-old British man named as the bombing suspect doesn't deserve her energy.

Murray says: "I'm staying with my positivity for Martyn, and that's what I hold on to."

Hett, who was 29 years old, was believed to have been at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena with a friend.

His mother says she treasures a selfie a woman took with her son at the show and the woman's message that "he loved being there" and "really enjoyed himself."

Murray says, "You know he died, and his last moments were experiencing what he enjoyed, so that's you know..."

A British train company says that a station in Manchester damaged in Monday's bombing attack will remain closed for the foreseeable future.

Northern rail said Friday that Manchester Victoria Station "suffered structural damage that still needs to be properly assessed and repaired. Until the work is completed, the station will remain closed."

The station directly links to Manchester Arena, where a British man of Libyan descent exploded a suicide bomb that killed 22 people and wounded scores of others after an Ariana Grande concert.

Northern Railway says train services "that would normally run into Manchester Victoria are unable to do so," meaning "significant disruption" for trains in and around Manchester.

Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow NATO members Thursday for failing to meet the military alliance's financial benchmarks, asserting that it leaves it weaker and shortchanges "the people and taxpayers of the United States."

Trump, who has often complained back home about other nations' NATO support, lectured the other leaders in person this time, declaring, "Many of these nations owe massive amounts of money from past years."

The president's assertion immediately put NATO under new strain and did nothing to quiet questions about his complicated relationship with an alliance he has previously panned as "obsolete."

Notably, he also did not offer an explicit public endorsement of NATO's "all for one, one for all" collective defense principle, though White House officials said his mere presence at the meeting signaled his commitment.

Fellow NATO leaders occasionally exchanged awkward looks with each other during the president's lecture, which occurred at an event commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Sept.

11, 2001, terrorist attacks. When Trump tried to lighten the mood with a joke about NATO's gleaming new home base — "I never asked once what the new NATO Headquarters cost" — there was no laughter from his counterparts.

NATO officials had expected Trump to raise the payments issue during Thursday's meeting, even preparing Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for the prospect that the president could try to pull off a stunt like handing out invoices. But one European official said NATO members were still taken aback by the aggressive tone of his speech.

As a presidential candidate, Trump railed against NATO's financial burdensharing, suggesting the U.S. might only come to the defense of countries that meet the alliance's guidelines — for committing 2 percent of their gross domestic product to military spending.

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Goodbye and farewell

Student recalls memories of Father Holtschneider and his legacy By fabrice lakina Contributing Writer

COMMENTARY Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. has been serving as DePaul University’s President for the past 13 years. As he prepares to step down as DePaul‘s president at the end of this academic year, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to him for all the work he has done during his tenure as president.

Since transferring to DePaul in the fall of 2013, I have had the privilege to get to know Fr. Holtschneider.

I remember vividly the day I was introduced to Fr. Dennis by a friend of mine. I was in the Catholic Campus Ministry office talking to a friend when Fr. Dennis happened to walk by. After asking my friend if that was the president of the university, I was offered to be introduced to Fr. Dennis.

When meeting Fr. Holtschneider, I was pleasantly surprised that he was interested in knowing who I was. The reason why I found it interesting that Fr. Holtschneider wanted to get to know more about me was because usually most people that I meet

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Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. officially steps down as president on June 30. want to know only the surface level of who I am. But, he wanted to dive in deeper.

The second time we met, it was after a mass, and he couldn’t remember who I was or my name. So I introduced myself to him again, and he told me that he would not forget my name ever again. After that we didn’t see each other for a while. Almost a year later, I was coming back from a retreat and he was presiding over mass

that night. I was prepared to introduce myself again, and he came over and said “Hi Fabrice, how are you doing?”

After that, he and I had different conversations where I would talk to him about accessibility on campus, and what I wanted to see changed. He’s always had DePaul’s best interests at heart, and his support for the DePaul community has never wavered. Although he has faced ups

and downs during his tenure as President, I think he handled it in the best way he knew how.

One of my favorite memories that demonstrates how Fr. Holtschneider cares about the DePaul community happened last year when the archbishop of Chicago came to DePaul to preside over mass.

I told Fr. Holtschneider the Friday prior my mother was going to come to mass, and after mass he walked over to say hello to me, and I introduced him to my mother as well. To my surprise, he told my mother, “Thank you for sharing him with us.”

That moment let me know how important I was to the community, and how important I was to him. For him to say that to the most important person in my life made me feel special.

He has been a mentor to me over the years. He has given me some great advice as far as my future is concerned. He has always been someone that I look up to and admire. Although him stepping down is a bittersweet moment for the community I want to take this opportunity to wish him nothing but the best in his new position.

Thank you Fr. Holtschneider for always giving your heart to the DePaul community from your friend Fabrice Lekina.

May God bless you.

Post graduation blues

Lack of employment and growing student loans leave grads walking into an uncertain future By madeline cruz Contributing Writer As families and friends gather to take photos and congratulate the recent graduates for all their hard work and accomplishments, we have to think about what is really being celebrated. Unfortunately for many students, their future includes unemployment and student loans.

After high school, college is the next step students are told they need to take if they want to succeed in life. However, it is not always possible because of such high costs and the repayment of loans.

The cost of a four-year college education is two and a half times the amount it was in the 1978-79 school year, according to the New York Times. However, a report by the Economic Policy Institute found that the median family income has only increased 20.2 percent between the 197879 to the 2016-2017 enrollment year.

As a result of such high costs but not earning enough money to pay for college, more students have no choice but to take out loans to pay for their education. The total student debt is currently $1.3 trillion, which is more than double the amount it was in 2008, according to the New York Times.

Compared to previous years after the Great Recession, the future looks bright for many graduates, but in reality there has not been much improvement. According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, the Class of 2017 still faces economic challenges because of unemployment and low wages.

Graduating senior Hajrije Kolijma

recalls the skepticism that comes with graduating in this economy.

“To be completely honest, I was much more optimistic about finding employment a month ago. I have seven total professional experiences and am graduating summa cum laude, yet I have interviewed and applied for a few jobs and have ended up only with rejections,” Kolijma said.

“While I want to remain hopeful that I will find a job, that will pay me, I don't think I will be obtaining a job I'm actually interested in any time soon. As a consequence, I'll be working on my creative work and research and traveling instead for the months to come.”

The unemployment rate for young graduates is currently 5.6 percent, compared to 5.5 percent in 2007 and 4.3 percent in 2000. The report also found 9.9 percent of graduates, such as Kolijma, are neither enrolled nor employed, compared to 8.4 percent in 2007 and 8.6 percent in 2000.

Even if recent graduates are employed, many of them are not earning enough and have not increased their living standards.

According to the report, the average wage for young graduates is $19.18 per hour, only a 1.4 percent increase since 2000.

“I felt relieved to finally be finished, but after going to school for the majority of my life, I felt a little unsure of what to do when I no longer had to wake up and go to class," Esparza, a 2016 DePaul graduate, said. I did not have a salaried job when I graduated but I had freelance work."

Students should begin looking into how they plan on paying off their student loans before graduation and how much

each monthly payment will be.

However, it might soon become even more difficult for graduates to receive assistance in making payments and managing their repayment options. Betsy DeVos, the newly appointed secretary of the Department of Education, recently announced plans to reduce the number of debt collecting companies from nine to one.

Whether there are nine or one loan servicing company, the most important factor should be guiding students. Owing thousands of dollars in student loans is difficult enough, so graduates need to know they will receive the service they need to successfully pay off their loans in their lifetime.

The feelings of post graduation are mixed. Leaving students like Kolijma unsure of America’s current education system.

“Unfortunately, my outlook on the country's education system right now is really grim. The proposed budget of this 'presidency' will be cutting $9 billion from education when education is the area that needs much more funding than it currently does,” Kolijma said. “However, I think the current education system — from early education to higher educations — needs a more diverse set of policy-makers, teachers and academic content.

As students graduate and prepare for adulthood, they will have to face the reality life after college will not be easy financially since there has not been much improvement regarding student loans and unemployment. Post graduation life should be a growing concern for students.

The unemployment rate for young graduates is currently

5.6 percent

compared to

5.5 percent in 2007

and 4.3 percent

in 2000 Source: Economic policy institute

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Threat to democracy White House attempts to silence the press, lethal to the American people White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer waits for the start of a news conference with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

By daniel reyes Contributing Writer The U.S. public has been spoon fed information from the White House for over 85 years since the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's appointment of the very first White House Press Secretary, Stephen Early. It is a tradition that has remained constant through each presidency.

However, with the recent remarks threatening the very existence of the daily press briefings from President Donald Trump, the days of having an open wire to the White House may soon be gone or restricted.

The remarks stem from the growing tension between President Trump and growing concern of what happens behind closed doors. As Trump continues to be investigated for communication with the Russians, along with the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, the press have focused in on Trump. In response, Trump has threatened to do away with the daily press briefings following the mistakes from current White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

As questioning from the press has kept those in the White House on their toes,

this threat should not be taken lightly.

Having an open and free media within the White House has proved valuable and necessary in times of confusion.

Trump’s restrictions center around a controlled environment the media is supposed to uphold. However, some of the threats from Trump would make the White House even more protected from the White House’s press — a platform that is supposed to hold those accountable for any type of wrongdoing.

After different stories and reasonings were given from Trump and Spicer regarding the Comey firing and details regarding the Russian investigation, Trump took to Twitter: “Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future 'press briefings' and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy????" he said.

If Trump were to make this change to the daily press briefings, no longer would the press be able to hold him accountable.

He would not be allowed to be questioned.

There would be no type of responsibility to be held from the White House.

“The briefings don't belong to the president and they don't belong to the press.

They belong to the American people,"

journalism professor Bruce Evensen said.

"Members of the press and the president have an obligation to serve citizens with news worth knowing. The public must insist on it and hold both accountable.

His media people say one thing, he says another. A lot of this is unforced errors.”

The daily press briefings are essential to the American public. Without a free press, there is no truth. As Trump continues to be investigated, this is an attack on the press, which, ultimately, is an attack on the American citizens. However, as the White House continues to fumble in these daily press briefings, a wound has been opened. The press is there to continue to widen it, as it should.

“In general press briefings are a way for the administration to get information that it wants out to the public, and to give quick official responses to various issues,” political science professor Joseph Mello said. “The problem for Spicer is that he has zero credibility anymore, due to his boss' fuzzy relationship with the truth. When he comes out to issue a statement journalists often disregard it because they so often turn out to be either lies, or the story changes later.”

The ultimate goal for daily press

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briefings is to channel in on resources the White House has and presents in cooperation with press corps. For the most part, it is a tool that allows everyday citizens to receive some sort of statement or information provided by the White House and gathered by the media. The press is a watchdog that is a necessity for the public.

The press should continue having the power to question in order to clear any misconceptions. Without the press, no one would hold accountable the White House or even the president for any possible wrongdoings.

“It would remove a check on power that has played a central part in what has made the American free press a model for developing democracies across the world," Nick Albano, political science major and senior, said. "Daily press briefings allow for two things. The first being it creates a space in which the White House can spread its message to the American people. The second being it creates a space in which Americans, represented by the press corps, can ask questions of their president. The loss of daily press briefings would signal the end to a central pillar of public accountability towards our executive office."

Paving new paths

New center for undocumented students offers opportunity, but at what cost?

By dirce toca Contributing Writer The creation of a center dedicated to undocumented students at DePaul is just getting underway for the upcoming school year. The university has already successfully created a center to serve AfricanAmerican students and has stated their intention to create similar spaces for the Latinx and LGBTQ students.

The multicultural offices discussed where a space for undocumented students would fall under these three separate centers. Gene Zdziarski, vice president of student affairs, is working with a group comprised of staff from Student Affairs, Finance and Financial Aid to develop the implementation process.

“The Office of Student Affairs intends to identify someone as an undocumented student resource person, as well as create the scholarship program that is being funded through the SGA referendum,” Carol Hughes, university spokeswoman, said.

The purpose for this new center is to bring resources to benefit our undocu-

mented students at DePaul and allow them to be able to have the support needed.

“They are in the process of forming a working group on this, but there is not much new information to share at this time,” Hughes said.

Having an outlet for undocumented students to turn to can potentially be a great opportunity for the university to continue to showcase their support towards undocumented students, in addition to the campus asylum and immigration law clinic for students and their families. Even though Chicago is considered a sanctuary city, under a President Trump administration, are the risks too high to provide and essentially single out a space for those undocumented?

Brenda Gonzales, a first year student at DePaul’s Theatre school, believes the center should be the promise and commitment to bettering the lives of undocumented students at DePaul.

“We cannot let what is happening in Washington D.C. try to stop us from being successful students at DePaul,” she said.

While DePaul’s president, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M. has pledged the school’s ongoing support for its undocu-

mented students, its hard to ignore the fear undocumented students face every day of being deported or being discriminated for their status.

“Trump has made it clear that he wants those who have committed even minor offenses removed from the country.

And he has shown even less tolerance for the cities that choose to harbor them,” Dahleen Glanton said in a Chicago Tribune column.

We can hope the center for undocumented individuals will bring a positive environment for DePaul students. It would provide those students to feel safe at the institution they are attending. “(This is) especially important at this moment in time when there is fear and unpredictably of frenzy whenever Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) decides to show up to try to take an individual. The center for immigration will be a statue to remind everyone on campus that DePaul University stands with immigrant students,” Gonzalez said.

In an effort to continue the path of these new centers, a student input session took place on Thursday to discuss the structure of these new centers. Latinx

students gathered with the administration to address what the university is lacking in its involvement to support the Latinx community at DePaul.

The concern was whether building three new centers would bring separation among students because where is a student who identifies as undocumented, Latinx and LGBTQ to go when they need help?

Being an immigrant is the identity and everyday life for many students. These centers are meant to provide a clear point of contact.

“Our common goal should be to support each other as marginalized communities and to accept each other,” Gonzalez said. “I think anyone that identifies themselves as just more than Latinx, AfricanAmerican, LGBTQ and/or undocumented should be embraced wherever they may see their identities reflect.”

Students coming together to voice their concerns in the university has been greatly impactful and beneficial to many.

It’s strong-willed groups like these that encourage others to speak up and be heard.

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

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Rev. Dennis Holtschneider C.M., sits down with The DePa

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

The first time Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. stepped foot on DePaul’s campus was in 2004 when he was a candidate for president.

The process — much like the recent process to find his replacement — was an anonymous one. Holtschneider walked around campus, weaving through DePaul’s buildings, getting a feel for the place and taking it all in. The anonymity allowed him to fit into the background and observe the students he would soon be chosen to lead.

“The reason I said yes was because DePaul cares about the things I care about,” Holtschneider said. “I joined the Vincentians because I met them when I was in college, and I loved their commitment to people who were poor, people who didn’t have easy opportunities in life, and I eventually

joined them and built my whole life around that commitment. DePaul clearly walked the walk on that, it wasn’t just lip service, but you could see that they stretched their budget to help as many students as they could.”

People at DePaul, he said — from the students, to the faculty, to the staff — were fiercely protective of the openness to all faiths, ethnicities or sexual orientations that the university provided despite its roots in the Catholic faith.

For the past 13 years, Fr. H. has served as the university’s 11th president — transitioning from anonymity to finding his legs as president to becoming an integral piece in the fabric of DePaul.

Some of that comes to an end July 1.

After a lengthy search process, Gabriel Esteban, formerly the president of Seton Hall, will fill the role, and the plush Arts & Letters office that comes with it, and begin to set his

vision for DePaul’s future into stone.

Holtschneider will be chancellor, a position that is largely shaped by the president, but his stepping down signifies the end of an era that brought national and local acclaim and, at times, scorn.

Holtschneider realizes that. Those he’s worked closest with realize it, too.

When he was chosen as the next president, Holtschneider set about remedying some of the early problems DePaul had.

“When he came, we had some financial issues at the university and he helped us attack them quickly and resolve them,” William Bennett, the outgoing chair of the Board of Trustees, said of Holtschneider’s effect on DePaul as well as his “open and candid” relationship with Holtschneider.

“DePaul’s position in the community and in Chicago is really important and he’s really nurtured that across all aspects of the Chicago community,” Bennett said. “He’s been a

strong believer and a promoter of the mission.”

Beyond the mission, Holtschneider has also provided support to the Student Government Association in some of their efforts on campus.

“Fr. H has helped make DePaul a 21st Century University,” Ric Popp, the current SGA president, said. “I don’t think DePaul would have the reputation it has right now without Fr. H.” Part of his reputation on campus is related to his ability — and the ability of those he worked with — to get people to donate to the school. During his time, Holtschneider proved himself an ardent fundraiser — expanding efforts to include alumni from across DePaul’s history, and doing so well that the bar was raised again, and again exceeding the initial $1 million expectation.

The campaign raised around $333 million by the end of it for a new science building, O’Connell Hall, so

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aulia for his last interview as president of the university that professors could teach in a wellventilated, well-equipped space. The renovation was the first he oversaw as president.

Over the course of 13 years, he would oversee the expansion of DePaul’s campuses and the acquisition of more space for DePaul’s colleges.

The goal, though vision and strategic plans, was to make sure that they each had their own space so that students could learn as much as possible to make them competitive in the job market after their time at DePaul.

The growth of DePaul’s campuses, which includes set buildings for the College of Communication and The Theatre School coincides with the growth of the number of programs offered at the university — the number is now at 178.

“Almost all of (these new developments) were the work of faculty and my job as president was to find the resources and help them get there,” Holtschneider said. “Almost all of the

178 came directly from faculty saying ‘if we had a little support we could do this for the students,’ and it was fun.

It was fun to help people build other people’s dreams and try to make sure that that happened. I’m most proud of the fact that we really invented DePaul from the inside out in that way.”

Though DePaul has seen success under his leadership, Holtschneider’s decision to step down followed weeks of turmoil. A provocateur's presence on campus and his cronies attacks on students of color and LGBTQ identifying students brought the rifts between DePaul’s students and organizations further into the light after a year of microaggressions that many say weren’t addressed.

Holtschneider didn’t step down because of the turmoil. During an interview with The DePaulia in the summer, he said that his decision to step down and the calls for his resignation were unrelated.

In the time since his announcement,

he and others at the university have set about revising the speaker guidelines through town hall discussions and debates with students, faculty and staff, planning the opening of new centers and securing resources and funds for undocumented students and students who receive Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants.

Being part of an organization that knows what kind of difference it wants to make, he said, brings many people to DePaul and is one of the things he’ll miss about the university.

“We’re not perfect,” Holtschneider said on why professors and administrators come to DePaul and why they advocate for issues. “We fight, we have differences of opinion, we’re wrestling with all of the issues that the world wrestles with, but that piece is rock solid. That’s why people get up in the morning and come here and I will miss being part of that.”

As his time at DePaul winds down, Holtschneider is once again taking

it all in. He’ll be moving to a new job in St. Louis where he’ll be working for Catholic Health Care, advocating for health care reform effective July 1.

Though he’ll be moving around 300 miles away, he won’t be far from the DePaul community — his tenure as chancellor also begins that day.

“This is the longest I’ve ever stayed somewhere in my professional life,” Holtschneider said. “The Vincentian order moved me to many jobs in my earlier years and I’ve come to be part of Chicago.

“I can walk the streets and see people I know and I love that. I feel like I’m part of the community, and I love that I know past students who are now working downtown, it’s 13 years of alumni. I’m going to miss being part of Chicago.”

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Jesse McCartney’s beautiful soul charms, while Logic takes spotlight

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hile doors were originally scheduled to open at 6 p.m., the end-of-the-year concert was ultimately pushed back due to the rain.

By 6:30 p.m., the gates were finally let in and students rushed to the front to stand in the rain, waiting for everyone’s favorite heartthrob Jesse McCartney. Many students, including senior Katie Silva, said this was a huge throwback for her.

“Lowkey, my eighth-grade self is here for Jesse McCartney,” Silva said. ‘Leavin’ and ‘Body Language’ are my favorite. I used to sing them like it was nothing.”

However, there was certainly a pack of fans who were just there for Logic and said similar things to senior Josue Ortiz about McCartney.

“I’m here for Logic,” Ortiz said. “My favorite Jesse McCartney song would be the ‘I’m leaving’, never coming back again’, you know that one song. That one as well as the other one, you know the “Beautiful Soul, Beautiful Soul.’”

Nevertheless, the crowd went crazy as McCartney came out to screams of “Jesse, I love you”.

Feeling the crowd’s energy, he jumped right into fan favorite, “Leavin’”, and had the audience singing along to the chorus in no time. McCarthy swiftly moved from that right into “How Do You Sleep,” at one point stepping out onto the speakers in front of the stage, eliciting screams out of many of the fans in the front row.

McCartney, no doubt a seasoned veteran at using his notable songs to his advantage, did lose the crowd a bit when playing his newer tracks, “Back Together” and “Young Love,” from his latest album “In Technicolor,” which was released in 2014.

“You could tell he was still trying to lose his old image as a childhood popstar from the 90s,” junior Mel Sanchez said. “The crowd knows him just for his old hits so I don’t know why he wouldn’t’ just stick with those.”

After realizing the crowd’s energy was dipping, McCarthy slipped right back into form as he had an acoustic version of “Just So You Know” and “She’s No You.” Most of the fans continued to surprise, singing along with

many of the songs, going back to their middle school days.

McCartney then started singing “The Stupid Things,” which almost no one knew, but that got thrown aside for excitement when McCartney began to search the crowd for someone to bring on stage. He eventually found one lucky lady named Olivia, who sat on stage as McCartney serenaded her.

“It made my entire life. I’ve literally been in love with him sense the third grade. I told him that when I was up there,” Olivia said. “He said ‘thank you so much Olivia’ and gave me lots of hugs. And, oh my God, when he touched my thigh I freaked out, I thought he was going to sing ‘Beautiful Soul.’”

After finishing his set with the high pace “Body Language,” McCartney ended by saying thanks and walking off stage. The crowd was having none of it though as he ran back on stage to chants of “Beautiful Soul! Beautiful Soul.” McCartney then performed the song many came solely for, only needing to sing the verses since the audience belted out the chorus lines.

After his performance, there was almost a changing of the guards as many McCartney fans left and Logic fans streamed in. Logic had the crowd in high energy for most of the night, garnering fist pumps throughout almost the entirety of his set.

Logic brought on a myriad of guest artists to perform with him to the delight of many.

The 27-year-old rapper had DePaul students in a frenzy as he consistently kept the energy up in the crowd, surpassing many expectations that this year’s FEST would fail to live up to the past concerts.

After performing the majority of his newest album “Everybody,” the concert had to come to an end as the rapper wrapped FEST up at around 9:20, right after finishing a rap battle with one of the fans in the front row. While overall the energy was high throughout the night, DePaul students Ortiz and Silva concluded it was not their favorite.

“This is my third FEST, I didn’t go last year,” Silva said.

“Honestly, lowkey, nothing compares to Big Sean. Big Sean was lit, I remember that like it was yesterday.”

“This is my fourth fest, I’ve been every year,” Ortiz said. “Big Seas was decent, but I loved Childish Gambino.”

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You talkin’ to me? Acclaimed writer speaks at DePaul

By Matt Koske Staff Writer

Founded in 2008, the Visiting Artist Series aims to promote innovative industry professionals by inviting them to DePaul’s campus for students to attend for free. The School of Cinematic Arts hosts a wide spectrum of guests to visit DePaul to discuss with them on stage their educational stories and glimpses of what it’s like working in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

After a 4-week run of conversations with guests of all sorts, the Spring 2017 series wrapped up with legendary screenwriter and director Paul Schrader. The past seven days were littered with screenings of Schrader’s work including “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters,” “Affliction” and “Taxi Driver” which took place in the College of Computing and Digital Media Theater.

On Friday, May 28 DePaul’s Visiting Artist Series hosted a Q&A with Schrader following a screening of the four-time Oscar nominated film “Taxi Driver” which he wrote. Schrader uttered the words before the screening that “Taxi Driver” is “the film that never dies.”

That is, without a doubt, a true statement as the classic film remains high on the Greatest Films Ever Made list for many cinephiles.

What Schrader is ultimately able to do so profoundly is create the character

Photo courtesy of DEPAUL’S SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS

Writer of “Taxi Driver” Paul Schrader speaks as part of this year’s Visiting Artist Series at DePaul. of Travis (Robert De Niro) who is so deeply troubled as he wanders in his yellow cab hoping for someone to flag him down who is even more deeply troubled than he is.

Fatou Samba, a first year MFA Screenwriting student at DePaul mentioned her love for Travis, “I find it fascinating, especially the Travis character and how he was characterized through. The way he (Schrader) begins his storytelling with a metaphor was probably what stuck out for me the most.”

Schrader mentioned after the film that he often verbalizes his stories. He will tell certain stories and as he does that story escalates and escalates, ultimately

staggering to a rough 45-minute story. “When a story is 45 minutes long, you have a movie,” Schrader said.

Gary Novak, one of the moderators of the event and the Director of the School of Cinematic Arts, asked Schrader about writing what you know.

Novak mentioned that he often tells his students to do just that when writing scripts.

Schrader wrote “Taxi Driver” during a rough patch of his life.

He lost a marriage, was broke and was often spending time in soft-core pornography theaters throughout the nights for a place to crash. While he utilized these components into the script, it’s obvious that he began to see much

of himself within Travis. Early in his production stage, Schrader envisioned a yellow coffin in the street and that got the ball rolling.

Travis excitedly perks up when he describes the exact time and location where he saw Betsy (Cybill Sheperd), which then develops into a stalk outside of Betsy’s campaign headquarters.

This, for Travis, is a huge deal.

For him to make some sort of contact with the constant social interaction that happens in New York in the ’70s, is groundbreaking for him. His utter loneliness can’t be dealt with and it’s excruciating for him.

The Visiting Artist Series features many DePaul student crewmembers to aid the filming

process of the event. The crew deals with anything from cameras and sound to organizing talent and even publicity. One DePaul student was the Sound Mixer.

“My responsibility was to make sure that the levels were appropriate when the moderators and guests were speaking. I enjoy the crew that I work with at the VAS. It means a lot. It gives us a small dosage of what we’re going to be doing in the later future, being put on a production team and meeting the guests for our discussions,” Abel Araya, a graduating MFA Screenwriting student said.

Eventually, “Taxi Driver” evolves into a series of failed social interaction attempts for Travis.

After Travis takes Betsy to a porn theater, that date goes awry. He rushes after her on the street trying to win her back. “These are the movies that I know,” Travis yells. Then the harrowing shot of Travis on a pay phone, trying to secure another date with Betsy and the camera pans slowly to reveal a long, desolate hallway.

“The guests we’ve had are really humbling and down to earth people. You kind of forget that although their notoriety is widespread, they’re simply just regular people,” Araya said. “They goof off as much as we do during rehearsals. So yeah, it’s a great learning experience for people who want to work in the film and entertainment industry, no doubt.”

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CAPS OFF What to wear to graduation

By Madeline Cruz Contributing Writer

After all the sleepless nights throughout your four years at DePaul, graduation is the one day to look your best and make it all about you.

Even though you want to wear a nice outfit underneath your gown for all the graduation pictures you are going to take with your family and friends, also keep in mind all the walking and waiting you’ll be doing on your graduation day, so make sure you look fabulous but are comfortable as well.

Around this time of year, stores are usually stocked up on all the latest dresses because graduates want to look formal and classy on their big day. Floral dresses or solid bodycon dresses are usually common for many graduates, but any dress will do as long as it is not long or too puffy and will stick out from under your gown.

However, if you want to be a bit more comfortable and out of the ordinary, rompers are in, for both women and men now, and can usually substitute a dress perfectly.

Jerome Dotson, a junior accounting major, is a former Express Brand Ambassador and current stylist for Dappr NYC. He recommends students wear something comfortable yet professional. “You are graduating and it’s time to show the world you are about your business,” Dotson said.

He encourages graduates not to be afraid to wear their proud Blue Demon colors and suggests wearing red, maroon, yellow, green or gray to complement the blue gown.

On his graduation day, Dotson said he plans on wearing a double breasted oxblood suit with a brown loafer, white shirt and no tie.

Dotson said one of the biggest graduation attire mistakes are the shoes. “Make sure they are the bomb and key part of your entire outfit,” Dotson said.

He recommends that guys wear a nice pair of shoes that are shined and do not cover their pants.

Heels are usually a good choice because they look nice in photos and complement your dress perfectly, but be careful because you do not want to be that person who trips while walking up to the stage. Dotson said students should at least ensure that they can walk across the stage in them.

Ashley Renteria, a health science major, said she does not want to make the same mistake as her eighth grade graduation when she wore a short dress with a fill skirt that made her gown round and stick out. “I looked like the little wedding cake brides,” Renteria said.

Instead, for graduation Renteria said she plans on wearing a dress and cute sandals because she does not

want to risk falling in heels. She said she will wear her hair curled with her cap pinned on and some light natural makeup.

Besides picking out an outfit, accessories, makeup and hairstyle are key factors in looking good on graduation day. Your makeup should be more of a natural look that is sweat proof and looks good even with flash photography because you don’t want to look like a ghost in all your graduation photos.

Marie Christophell, an English major who finished in March but will walk this June, said she plans on wearing a knee-length bodycon dress to graduation. She will wear about three to four inch heels because she wants the height since she is only five feet tall, but she also wants to make sure she can walk in them.

She said she suggests other graduates wear what they are comfortable in and should not let others influence their decision. “It’s your graduation, you might only do it once, so you should do it your way,” Christophell said.

Christophell said she also plans on decorating her cap, but it is her best kept secret, so people will have to wait to see it.

Graduation might not be the time to try a new hairstyle because your cap is going to cover most of your head

anyways. Try not to get a haircut the day before in case it turns out bad, and always try on your cap with your desired hairstyle ahead of time.

One of the best ways to stand out at graduation and give your look a personal touch is by decorating your graduation cap.

Brenda Elizabeth Becerra, a public policy major who graduated in 2016, decorated her graduation cap with a photo of the La Villita arch with the Chicago skyline in the background.

“I knew that I wanted my cap to stand out and I wanted to represent my community with it,” Becerra said.

She said decorating her cap meant an accomplishment for her parents, her community and herself.

Although decorating your graduation cap may seem like it takes a lot of work, it can actually be pretty easy and still come out as beautiful as Becerra’s. She said her little sister used Photoshop to design her idea and then she simply printed it out on card stock paper and make the necessary cut outs for the tassel button on the top.

Becerra said she would encourage graduates to decorate their caps with something meaningful to their journey that they can look back on for motivation when tackling their next big challenge in life.

Graduation advice from The DePaulia....

“You’re financially stable when you can afford guac at Chipotle.”

-Pat Mullane, Arts & Life Editor

“Hire me, please.”

-Ben Gartland, Sports Editor

“Pay your bills on time.”

-Jessica Villagomez, Editor-in-Chief

GRAPHICS BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON

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Gifts for grads

The cheap, pricey, meaningful and meaningless gifts to get for your graduation.

By Natalie Wilson Contributing Writer

It’s that time of year again: graduation season. Whether it’s a high school or college graduation, gifts can be hard to pick out for the special graduate. While most graduates receive money and flowers as gifts, it’s important to give a gift with meaning. Senior Jon Berndt said he would gladly accept money as a gift to help him pay off his student debt. Money may be a smart idea to give since over 44.2 Americans have student debt.

Finance major Katherine Kowalski said she would be happy with gift cards to her favorite stores. No matter what the graduation is, gifts are hard to pick out. Briana

Dercole, graduating from dental assistant school in Crystal Lake said she would be happy to receive the corgi puppy she’s always wanted.

While gifts can be pricey, simple homemade gifts are always a go to idea as well.

Some DIY gifts include a decorated graduation cap, photo collages, decorated wine or beer glasses and a graduation shadowbox to place memorabilia in. More DIY gift ideas are available on Pinterest. Senior Seth Smith is just looking forward to graduating and receiving his diploma.

Buying the perfect gift varies upon the graduate and their needs and wants.

Gift Ideas Business cards

Clothing With the start of a new chapter and starting a career, most new graduates do not have enough professional business-like clothing, and even if you’re not looking for something professional, any type of clothing is a nice gift.

Whether collecting business cards or having personalized ones, they’re going to need somewhere to keep them safe, so find yourself a business card holder while you’re at it.

Personalized memorabilia

Briefcase

Whether it’s a pen or a photo frame, you can have them engraved with the graduate’s name and graduation year, providing a thoughtful look back with everything they’ve accomplished these past four years.

With the start of a new career and traveling, this will surely come in handy to carry the necessities. And if you haven’t found a new job yet, it’s still best to beat that worn out backpack from college.

Jewelry

Words of advice

While this applies to most females, necklaces and bracelets can be engraved with special messages or the graduates initials.

What better way to make the transition from graduating to the professional world with framed words of advice. A gift like this could be both inspiring and thoughtful.

Watches

Coffee

With graduates going into a professional work setting, having a nice, professional-looking watch is a must. And if you aren’t ready for that professional setting, a watch is always something nice to kill time with during the graduation ceremony.

“Keep in touch with your mentors, they may get you a job.”

-Rachel Hinton, Managing Editor

“Don’t settle, find a job you love.”

-Danielle Church, Copy Editor

Whether it’s a gift card to Starbucks or a box of coffee pods for your Keurig, now that you’re a full-time employee, you’re going to need coffee just as much as you did during your four years of college.

“Make friends at work.”

-DePaulia Staff

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Your college snapshot

By Jocelyn Martinez-Rosales Contributing Writer

Your 8th grade and high school pictures probably adorn the wall of your parent’s hallway.

Brace faced, pimple-faced, pre-straightener you stare back through framed glass. Your graduation pictures have become a staple in home decor but this is the perfect time to replace them.

There are of course, more spots on campus to capture the essence of your time at DePaul, but just in case here are a few.

The best spots on campus for grad pics

DePaul Arch

Arts & Letters

Taking a picture under the DePaul sign by the quad is a must. Not only does it pay homage to the multiple times you almost got hit by a frisbee walking down the quad, but it’s one of the best DePaul signs.

This bench in the Arts & Letters patio is framed well and works perfect for sit down shots. There’s also plenty of room to bring in the parents on either side. There are levels that you can play with when a bench is involved.

Loop Patio Last but not least, the Loop patio on the 11th floor of DePaul Center. With recent renovations and a good view of the Willis Tower, you could work this space with your cap and gown.

Monsignor Egan This picture spot is iconic and tradition. If you’re a graduate from DePaul and don’t have a picture in the arms of Monsignor John J. Egan then what are you doing?

Fullerton ‘L’ Stop

Sheffield Garage

So you might not know this but there are these really cool pillars under the Fullerton stop L tracks. These pillars contain small synopses of DePaul history, like the first time women graduated. You could do one of those peeking-out-from-behind pillar shots.

This picture location is at the top of the Sheffield parking garage. It overlooks Wishfield, McCabe and a little bit of the city skyline. It is reminiscent of the commutes you had to undergo to get from class to class and campus to campus.

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in Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales In theaters now

While a number of fans of the franchise will be happy to see the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” cast back together for one more hurrah, the fifth addition of the series is ultimately a letdown for a number of reasons.

Though Depp’s performance as Jack Sparrow in the original film gained him an Academy Award nomination, returning for the fifth time on the big screen, the character has become something more of a cartoon than the actual interesting and charismatic persona that he once was.

Even with Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush returning to the supporting cast, they are quickly drowned out by a handful of new characters introduced in order to take over the franchise – though that seems unlikely to happen.

Besides the cast themselves, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is also muddled with an over usage of CGI, as the bulk of the villains in this film are practically floating zombies that look far from threatening and are more so just funky and strange.

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War Machine

Available on Netflix now Based off the Michael Hastings’ book, “The Operator: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan,” satirical war comedy “War Machine” debuted on Netflix this weekend, meeting with mixed reactions from fans and critics alike.

Playing the fictional counter part to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the man in charge of commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan throughout the 2000’s, Brad Pitt exemplifies any funk and weirdness that the ultra-confident real-life U.S. general had before later being taken down by a journalist’s exposé.

The film’s satirical, honest takeaway from the real-life events of the U.S.’s intervention in Afghanistan is similar to that of the way Adam McKay’s “The Big Short” depicted the financial crisis of 2008, just merely not as well paced.

PAT MULLANE | THE DEPAULIA

Upcoming film releases June 2 “Wonder Woman” Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright

June 2 “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” Stars: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms

June 2 “Churchill” Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery

June 2 “I, Daniel Blake” Stars: Dave Jones, Briana Shann, Hayley Squires

June 9 “The Mummy” Stars: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe

June 9 “Megan Leavey” Stars: Kate Mara, Bradley Whitford, Tom Felton

June 9 “It Comes at Night” Stars: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo

June 9 “The Hero” Stars: Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter, Nick Offerman

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By DePaulia Staff With every DePaulia employee working in the windowless basement of U-Hall every weekend, there are few things outside of music that help keep the paper afloat. From songs that get us hyped to songs that help reflect the “thriving” newspaper business and songs that represent the news on campus, here at The DePaulia there are a vastly different number of tunes played. Here are a few songs that have gotten us

through the year..

1. “Jumpman” — Drake and Future When you work in a basement office — no windows, no service, no contact with the outside world — it’s often hard to keep your mind on pages, and stories and the news that’s coming in throughout the day. That’s where “Jumpman” comes into play. Just got into the office? “Jumpman.”

Source bails? “Jumpman.” In the office on a beautiful Sunday while the rest of your friends are out enjoying their lives? “Jumpman.”

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There really wasn’t an instance where the song wasn’t played this year. It’s the ultimate hype song.

2. “Sound of Silence” — Arrested Development version “Sound of Silence” became a meme as background music for an unfortunate occurrence in season four of “Arrested Development” and it became a theme song for the paper whenever things did not go our way. The opening chords followed by “Hello darkness, my old friend” became a perfect setting for the office on long news

Across 1. Tools for duels 6. Louisville Sluggers, e.g.

10. Public relations need 14. Brother of Moses 15. Bone ___ (study) 16. Orchestral “tuning fork” 17. They have supporting parts 20. Arctic plain 21. Wearable wares 21. Kind of node or gland 25. Prefix with “violet” 26. Miss America’s accessory 30. Toward sunrise 32. “To tell the truth..”

35. Wobbly, e.g.

41. Diplomatic official 43. Medium-sized sofa 44. Suppress, in a way 45. Farm storage unit 47. Tramp’s companion 48. Oscar or Tony 53. Four-door model

days, especially when we found a mariachi and trumpet version, as well as the Disturbed cover. As it was originally used for the film “The Graduate,” I intend to use this song as background for my entry into the “Real world” and forevermore.

3. “Fix You’” — Coldplay Nothing gets us in our feelings more than Coldplay’s “Fix You.” When you do try your best and then you do not succeed, this song will soothe your tears while reminding you things might just look up. At the same

56. Common sight in Arizona 58. ___ out at (reproved harshly) 63. Put one in the win column 66. Move like floor mud 67. Performances for one 68. Synthetic fiber 69. ___ the line (behaved) 70. Ball-shaped cheese 71. Clear the chalkboard Down 1. Verifiable statement 2. Diamond Head locale 3. Persia, now 4. “Little ___ Fauntleroy” 5. Doberman’s warning 6. “__ seriously, folks...”

7. Barbary beast

time, however, “Fix You” is a song that will put hope back into the hopeless while also giving you an excuse to sob softly into your pillow, local bathroom stall or “L” train. Always remember to carry around tissues or have excess fabric on your clothing to wipe away your tears.

4. “Now We Are Free” — Hans Zimmer A solid intrumental from the film “Gladiator” that reflects the last day of The DePaulia.

8. Synagogue scrolls 9. Click the fingers 10. “___ Recall” (Scifi film) 11. Cancel, to NASA 12. Apple gizmo 13. Electric auto brand 18. Cartographic speck 19. “Brain” of a PC 23. Pinochle term 24. Due 26. Some flies or bunts, for short 27. Muscle malady 28. “Immediately!” in the OR 29. Wound 31. Dense clump of trees or bushes 33. Questionnaire datum 34. Harper and Stan 36. ___ King Cole 37. It’s under the window 38. Length times width, often 39. Long-running conflict

40. TV sports prize 42. It’s sometimes “junk” 46. Certain crustacean 48. English horse race 49. “Yippee!”

50. Like curious onlookers 51. Wore the crown 52. N. or S. state, briefly 54. Kentucky boxing legend 55. Oyster shell interior 57. Ticky play, e.g.

59. Rigel or Vega, e.g.

60. Georgetown athlete 61. Winged god of love 62. Force of physics 64. Chicken ___ king 65. ___ and vigor

Sports

PROGRESS, continued from back page

for DePaul are excited for the project as well because a rising tide lifts all ships.

“I’m excited for basketball to come back,” retiring men’s golf coach Betty Kaufmann said. “I think we’ve been in an era where not having basketball (play well) doesn’t hurt us, but it doesn’t help us. You don’t have the enthusiasm from the student body building (…) if men’s basketball comes back you get a lot more press and (the enthusiasm) builds.”

DePaul’s lack of school spirit comes from several sources other than a poorly performing men’s basketball team. The remoteness of Allstate Arena turned off students, as well as a geographically divided campus with two locations in the city and the high level of commuter students makes it hard to build any type of athletics-based affinity.

The geographic disadvantages will not go away, but the arena is going to try and bring students back into the fold.

Students will be able to go to games via public transportation and go to the bars afterwards. If DePaul returns to relevancy for men’s basketball, the school affinity can grow and alumni can become more engaged with the university.

That if, however, is a big if. This arena is going to have to have initial success and sustain it. Success in this context is multi-layered because there needs to be significant improvement in

the on-court performance of the men’s basketball team and there needs to be an actual demand for tickets. In my anecdotal experience at DePaul talking to people who are sports fans, they’ll cheer for a winner and if DePaul can get those fans to the arena consistently then this next era can be one that drives the Blue Demons forward.

The danger in this progression is that DePaul needs to distance itself from the past few years. The years where DePaul fans were consistently outnumbered by opposing fan bases at Allstate Arena, where the only media covering some games were DePaulspecific outlets, where there was a general apathy towards a once-proud men’s basketball program.

This new era needs to be defined by progress and excitement. It needs to be the turning point for the rebuild. There is a lot at stake for head coach Dave Leitao and athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto because Leitao needs to deliver on-court improvements to vindicate Ponsetto on the hire two years ago. If they are to be looked at as the rebuilders of men’s basketball, that progress needs to coincide with the opening of the arena.

I’m graduating DePaul seeing the last remnants of the apathetic era. The page is turning to this new chapter and maybe we’ll see the progress that has been hoped for, or maybe not. Regardless, we bid a not-so fond farewell to this era. I’ll see you on the next page.

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Sustainability grows as a priority in sports

By Charlene Haparimwi Contributing Writer

When you go to a baseball game you focus on the players, the food, time with family and friends and enjoying a great game. You're not thinking about how many recycling bins are in the stadium, if they are using LED lighting, or whether or not your cup is biodegradable. But should you be?

That's where DePaul’s Public Relations and Advertising program in collaboration with FOX Sports University comes in.

Sustainability practices in professional sports often go unnoticed, but this year FOX Sports University is trying to change that. They are working with 38 different colleges to give students a marketing, research, or strategy challenge the business faces and time to come up with a real world solution via products or campaigns.

This quarter professor Don Ingle’s PRAD 393 FOX Sports class is creating entire public relations campaigns that focus on creating sustainability initiatives for Major League Baseball. The class of 24 has been split into four teams of six people each, where they have just 10 weeks to create these campaign ideas. The tight timeline is how new businesses work in the real world according to Ingle, which is why the class is designed for the students to be in groups to compete to win a new business campaign.

“We did not choose our groups, which I enjoy,” junior Melissa Bellew said. “When we applied for this class we had to say our professional experiences as well as our interest in sports. Every group has some people who have had amazing internships as well as others who are extreme sports fans.”

Ingle had approached FOX Sports University to get DePaul a stellar assignment for the class.

“I told them because we weren’t a sports major, I asked if they could give us a mainstream sport,” Ingle said. “They came up with Major League Baseball. We’re so excited because Major League Baseball has been doing things in sustainability for almost 10 years, but now is the first time they have enough activities going on to begin talking and taking credit for it.”

The MLB Greening Program is a committed effort to implement sustainability practices such as gardens at the ballparks, using LED lighting, recycling practices, reserving water, reducing electricity use and more. Ingle explained how that is a part of Major League Baseball’s corporate social responsibility, which is an organization’s efforts to positively affect the environment and the larger community for our social well-being.

“I’ve been teaching for seven years now, and each year when we teach corporate social responsibility the very first thing that jumps out is that every corporation and brand has to have an environmental sustainability program that’s very active,” Ingle said. “They have to show that they’re reducing their carbon footprint whenever possible. Reducing the footprint has a dual purpose. One, it saves the planet, but two, it saves money for the company and makes them more efficient. It’s been brought into all business practices and major corporations, so we teach that a lot to help students understand corporate social responsibility.”

Sustainability practices vary in volume at different stadiums, but Ingle

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Major League Baseball stadiums like Wrigley Field (pictured above) are making steps to become more enviromentally sustainable. said every team is sharing best practices and beginning to implement a variety of activities depending on their individual stadium.

“FOX Sports felt that this is the year that they have enough proof of their commitment to sustainability that they can start to broadcast it, and do more in stadiums,” Ingle said. “They want to showcase their efforts especially on AllStar Weekend, the playoffs and the World Series, which Major League Baseball controls and FOX Sports has television rights for. Our students are doing most of the work around those days.”

The students had to sign confidentiality agreements to not disclose specifics about their campaigns, but could talk to The DePaulia about their thoughts creating the campaigns. Most spent nights and weekends coming up with ideas, doing research and executing strategies for this final presentation.

“Creating the campaign is definitely a challenge,” Bellew said. “Coming up with unique and original ideas can be extremely difficult especially when we want to engage with the fans and players as well. The challenge is to get people excited about sustainability.”

Getting excited about sustainability is something that the students were encouraged by FOX Sports University to practice in their own lives as well.

“The main way I practice sustainability is through reusable products,” Bellew said.

“Investing in a S'well water bottle has been great. I never use plastic bottles anymore and my water stays cold all day. I also try to avoid using paper products, such as plates and forks.”

DePaul Athletics have also been utilizing sustainable practices in their stadiums and fields.

“The current athletic facilities on campus have recycling bins in them, and

they utilize LED lighting in certain areas,” Bob Janis, Vice President of Facility Operations at DePaul said. “Where there is no LED lights the fixtures fit with an energy saving lamp. In terms of cups, the teams use either refillable water bottles or paper cups which are biodegrade. Lastly, some of the Wish Field material is made of recycled product.”

The new Wintrust Arena, which will open this fall at McCormick Square, will be implementing sustainable efforts into its operations too, including expecting to be LEED-certified. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certifications are given to buildings that meet strict guidelines for environmental responsibility by using less water and energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“The Wintrust Arena will use low flow plumbing fixtures and LED lighting predominantly installed throughout to include sports and TV lighting,” Janis said.

Regarding Ingle’s class, each group will get to present and engage in a Q&A to six executives from FOX Sports University, 21st Century Fox and Major League Baseball. The executives will then choose which group’s campaign is the best and select a winner, though Ingle hopes they can use ideas from all four campaigns.

The representatives from FOX Sports and Major League Baseball have helped assist the students with industry knowledge and insight, lectures and mentorship.

“They brought Eddie Motl, the Director of Media Relations at FOX Sports, Maddie Bozarth, the Manager of Communications and Integration at FOX Sports, Molly Stires and Kimberly Borza, the two Managers of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships at FOX Sports University, and Paul Hanlon, the Director of Sustainability and Ballpark Operations

for Major League Baseball to give the assignment to the students within the second week of class,” Ingle said. “They all got on the phone a few weeks back for the mid-point check ins, and are coming back in person on June 5 for the final presentations. This is how much of a commitment they had to this class,” Ingle said.

Major League Baseball celebrated Earth Day by sending out a press release on April 20 to highlight a variety of league-wide sustainability efforts, as well as the hard work DePaul PRAD students were doing in creating their sustainability campaigns.

“The sustainability efforts in sports is important because it is a platform that reaches so many people,” Bellew said.

“Almost everyone is interested in at least one professional sport and if they see the players or their favorite team practicing sustainability, fans will be more likely to.”

Most of the students in the FOX Sports class are graduating this June, and are using this experience as a great resume builder for their personal portfolios and future careers.

“We would love to thank FOX Sports, 21st Century FOX and MLB for giving us such a rich assignment,” Ingle said.

“I’ve never seen any class have that much professional involvement from beginning to end. My students are all confident that in 2018 we’re going to see PSA’s on FOX Sports, we’re going to hear messaging pregame and in the post-game, we’re going to see things happen at the All-Star Game next year and for the World Series. Our students take so much pride in that, but it would be possible without FOX Sports University specifically going to Major League Baseball and getting them to agree that this was the right time and that we were the right school to be doing this kind of campaign. I hope that we’re teaching

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BLUE DEMON RUNDOWN MEN'S BASKETBALL

TRACK AND FIELD

Photo courtesy of THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE

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Billy Garrett Jr. started all four years for the Blue Demons.

Trevor Kintyhtt continues his senior season next weekend at the NCAA Tournament.

On Tuesday, May 23, @DePaulHoops Twitter page wished good luck to DePaul's outgoing-senior point-guard Billy Garrett Jr. in his workout with the Chicago Bulls.

Garrett's workout with the Bulls doesn't necessarily mean the Bulls have interest in signing him, but it will give the former DePaul guard a chance to

Trevor Kintyhtt qualified for the NCAA tournament in Eugene, placing 12th out of 48 throwers at the NCAA West Preliminary compatition on Saturday, May 27.

The senior entered the weekend ranked 38th, but moved himself into a qualifying position with a personal record throw of 55.35-meters.

prove his worth on the NBA level.

Garrett would be an unlikely selection in the 2017 NBA Draft set for June 22, but could get signed as a free agent after the fact.

In his senior year with DePaul, Garrett averaged 15.6 PPG and broke DePaul's all-time career free-throw record.

Kintyhtt was unanimously named the Big East Championship's "Most Outstanding Field Performer" as he helped lead the Blue Demons to their second conference title of the year.

DePaul's top field athlete will look to continue his success in Eugene, Oregon on June 9. Men's discus is schedule to begin at 7:05 p.m. CT.

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WHAT KIND OF DAY HAS IT BEEN?

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Top: A rendering of the court and inside of Wintrust Arena. Bottom left: Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto. Bottom right: DePaul men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao.

The new era of DePaul Athletics is almost here COMMENTARY

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

Four years and two weeks ago, DePaul and the city of Chicago announced plans for what would become the new home for DePaul basketball. I was a senior in high school

and hoped to graduate in the new arena, as the original opening season was supposed to be this academic year.

Four years later, through funding controversies, project delays and what has seemed like an entire age of waiting, we are finally on the precipice of the new era of DePaul athletics. “When the new arena opens…,” the phrase that defined the narratives of my time at DePaul, is finally just months away.

The questions surrounding the new

building have been swirling ever since it was announced and have been repeated ad nauseam. There is a lot at stake for DePaul to perform well in this building and to see progress for the rebuild of men’s basketball. If attendance does not see a significant increase from DePaul’s time at Allstate Arena, the new building will be seen as a poor investment and a waste of resources.

Still, the excitement is there for the new building. Every recruit DePaul

men’s basketball has picked up has mentioned playing in the new arena as a reason they chose DePaul, including five-star point guard Tyger Campbell, who is the biggest recruit for DePaul since Quentin Richardson. Campbell might be the start of the rebuild or maybe just a milestone on the road back to relevance.

Those involved with other sports

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