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DePaul groups urge students to vote ‘no’ to fee increase By Diamaris Martino Contributing Writer
BY CHARLENE HAPARIMWI
This year’s Battle of the Bands competition hosted by the DePaul Activities Board (DAB) showcased a show-stopping mix of talented student DJs, bands and solo artists. The winning DJ gets to perform at FEST After Hours, while the winning band gets to be a featured artist on all of Music Garage’s social media, free rehearsal time at Music Garage, and an opportunity to book a local show with Music Garage. The seven acts that performed a 10 minute set each at Lincoln Hall and Schubas on May 2 were DJs DIY Dan, SNOOF, DJ Tawasahn and CLB, solo artists Beach Bunny, and Mike Fulahope and six-member-band Punting Baxter. The winning DJ of this year’s competition was CLB, who is junior Max Foley. Foley has been DJing for four years and producing for three, which was evident in his laidback, chill style and smooth transitions between songs. His new EP called “Hood Euphoric 2” drops on May 29. The winning band this
year was the garage-funk outfit, Punting Baxter, with vocalist John Micensky, guitarists Jack Kapson and Nick Scholz, bassist Austen Goebel and drummer Aidan Kranz. According to the band their name came from their “love of leather-bound books and rich mahogany,” a reference they say that for some people immediately pick up on and for some it goes right over their heads. Punting Bax-
ter calls their genre of music garage funk because their music mixes punk, funk and psychedelic rock in an interesting way. Their most recent EP, “Garage Dogs,” is influenced by their love of Cage the Elephant, Rage Against the Machine and Talking Heads. They recently recorded their new song “Iron Jungle” at IV Labs Studios and released it the weekend of May 5. Punting Baxter will also be performing at a house show on May 12.
When it came to winning the grand Music Garage sponsored prize, lead singer John Micensky said it was a bittersweet victory. “I don’t like that in order to win, someone else has to lose,” Micensky said. “Music has always been appealing to me because it’s not really a competition, it’s a collaboration. It’s great to win the actual prize, but I don’t like being pitted against a fellow musician.” The first act to kick off the Battle of the Bands night was sophomore Danny Thomas, who goes by the DJ name DIY Dan. Thomas had a brilliant mixture of lighting and sounds to get people off their feet and onto the dance floor. He has been DJing for nine months, starting off at a party at the beginning of the school year. He’s gone on to perform at several DePaul events, including the DAB’s Silent Disco. He will be releasing an EP this summer. The second act of the night was sophomore Lili Trifilio, who is a surf pop artist that goes by the name Beach Bunny. The self-professed ‘sad girl’ graced the stage
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Conservative student groups are protesting a proposal that would increase the student activity fee by $2 a quarter. The Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) and the DePaul College Republicans and some students are against what it would fund and what it stands for. “The fee would go to something that is allowing people to break the law”, YAF executive board member Natalie Kizior said. “But also this is not a choice, but forced. If I don’t believe in what it’s funding, and it goes against my beliefs, why do I have to be forced into it?” YAF is not the only group on campus that opposes the fee, as do the DePaul College Republicans, but so do individual students. The proposed referendum would not be optional, it would appear on the student’s fees, such as the U-PASS and the Ray Fitness Center. Asma Qazi, a DePaul junior studying education, understands the concerns that other students may have. “I get where people are coming from, but if it was me and I was forced to be funding something that I do not believe it, and goes against my core values, then yes I would be against funding it. It is just a basic right of have that choice, and not being forced.” Choice is one issue students have against the fee, another is the overwhelming amount of students who are in need of help to paying for DePaul. One-third of DePaul students qualify for either the MAP or PELL grant that is awarded to students by the state. Qualifying for these grants defines a student as “need based” or “middle to lower class” by the state. This would mean around one-third of DePaul could be middle to lower class and needs help to pay for school. On average a DePaul
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GROWING PAINS
Honors program lags behind in enrollment, diversity By Madeline Cruz Contributing Writer
DePaul senior Sean Brogan joined the honors program his freshman year of college solely because his parents wanted him to. If he had to make the decision whether to join again or not, he said he would because the courses are easier than his other courses for his major. “The only real benefit I can see is putting it on applications because places I’ve applied to are like, ‘Oh you’re in the honors program,’ and assume it’s this challenging thing,” Brogan said. Brogan said the application process was very easy, and he has only ever known one person who was not accepted into the honors program. Although some students might not join because they want to focus on their major, that has not been a problem for Brogan because he is also in accountancy honors. In 2016, DePaul enrolled a record of 267 freshmen, 11 percent of the incoming freshmen, joined the honors program , according to the 2016 Enrollment Summary from the Division of Enrollment Management and Marketing. The first year students who enrolled in the honors program came from 224 different high schools and 36 states, according to the 2016 Freshman Admission Summary. Although the honors program is geographically diverse, it is not as ethnically diverse. The director of the DePaul honors program, Rose Spalding, is finishing up her five-year term, but she said it is an ongoing process to increase diversity within the honors program. She said there are usually around 850 students in the Honors Program. Spalding said no one is automatically accepted into the program when they apply to DePaul. Invitations to the honors program are usually sent to high ranking students with their acceptance packets. If they want to join, students can fill out a separate application which includes writing an essay. According to data from the Admissions Office, 58 percent of students who were
invited to apply to the honors program were Caucasian, 38 percent were from diverse minority populations and 4 percent were not reported. Although almost 40 percent of students invited were students of color, only 29 percent enrolled in thehonors program while the number of Caucasians who applied and enrolled increased to 67 percent. “This is where the problem emerges, clear 10 percent drop off in the number of respondents,” Spalding said. Denise Macias, a senior majoring in marketing with a French minor, joined the honors program because it was a distinction and she wanted to challenge herself. She said she likes that the liberal arts classes are more organized because you take one of each subject such as religion and philosophy. Even though she is not the type to participate in class a lot, Macias said she liked the smaller class setting because it encourages her to participate because it is a smaller, more organized discussion than some of her other courses. “I tend to really like the discussions in the honors classes — as hard as they may be and as much as I may complain about them — because they take up a lot of my time,” Macias said. “I feel like in the end, I really do value what I learn because it made me take classes that I wouldn’t have otherwise taken.” Although she has liked the courses she has taken, Macias has noticed that there are fewer options. She said her freshman year she wanted to take a Latino Explore Chicago course, but was unable to because it was not an honors class. She said there should be more options because the courses were drier for the honors program. Macias also thinks her courses for the honors program have been significantly more challenging. “My last quarter for my senior year I want to focus on my major, but I feel like I can’t really do that because I’m so worried about my honors classes,” Macias said. Although DePaul had seen an increase in the number of students of color from 8,229 in 2015 to 8,316, or 36 percent of students, in 2016, Macias said she has not noticed the
increase in her four years at DePaul. Macias said she thinks her honors program classes have not been as diverse as her other courses. Although she has had an even amount of male and female professors, Macias said almost all of her professors, with the exception of one, have been white and a majority of students are white as well. “Out of the twenty kids there’s maybe like five that are not white,” Macias said. Even though she feels just as comfortable in the learning environments of her honors program courses as in her other courses, Macias said she would like to hear a more diverse perspective. Despite 39 percent of the 2016 freshman class being students of color, the honors program does not have the same numbers. While 29 percent of freshmen were eligible for the federal Pell Grant for low-income students and 85 percent applied for financial aid, Spalding said around one-fifth of students in the honors program are eligible for the Pell Grant. In addition, 32 percent of freshmen are first generation college students, but only one-fifth of students in the honors program are first generation. “We try to improve, strengthen our presentation of our diversity on our website, so we’re hoping that the message that the students get is that this is a place that is inclusive and is committed to the multiple voices that represent our community,” Spalding said. “And we do that by describing our activities, our speakers, our book, our themes.” Spalding said one day she would like for there to be scholarships for honors program students and study abroad program initiatives especially because of the language requirement. “There are lots of things that we can think of that are not available to us at the present, but it might be something down the road that we can hope to do,” Spalding said. Reaching out to current and transfer students is one way the honors program can increase diversity and enrollment. Spalding said it is a simple process to join the honors program even after freshman year. They
would have to meet with honors program Adviser Nancy Grossman to speak about their interest and write an essay. In addition, students who have completed between 64 and 96 hours of college work and are already in the later stage of their college career can join the honors associate program. They would take a reduced number of honors courses and complete their senior thesis. Spalding said she and other honors program staff are working on increasing enrollment and diversity by meeting with guidance counselors from Chicago Public Schools to reach out to students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. “We think there is a natural affinity between IB Programs and the DePaul honors program especially with language learning and students’ intellectual aspiration and willing to take on the challenge,” Spalding said. DePaul freshman Bertha Huerta was in the IB program at Prosser Career Academy but did not join the honors program because she did not know it existed until winter quarter this year. Huerta said if she had known about it her senior year of high school, she would have applied because she would have loved to be a part of it. “Sometimes it’s a lack of confidence, sometimes it’s being overwhelmed with all the applications,” Spalding said. However, it is also a lack of communication about the honors program for prospective, transfer and current students. If there had not been information about the honors program included in her acceptance packet, Macias said she would not have applied. Macias thinks some students might not join the honors program because they do not want the workload or would rather focus on their major. In addition, there is a lack of knowledge about the honors program. “Even once you’re on campus, you know about the honors program, but you don’t really know how to go about it unless you like specifically search out how to apply,” Macias said. VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | THE DEPAULIA
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Students turn out to help out for the 400th Vincentian Service Day
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Students packed into McGrath Arena at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 6 to kick off DePaul’s 19th year of Vincentian Service Day (VSD) before heading out to their service sites. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian mission, which encourages public service alongside academic pursuits.
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The Seton Food Pantry is open six days a week and serves an average of 125 meals per day. During the lull between breakfast and lunch rushes, DePaul students headed in and scrubbed their equipment.
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A student cleans the chairs that seat the hungry everyday at the Seton Food Pantry.
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Participants got the opportunity to meet new people while doing something positive for the community.
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A student cleans a refrigerator at the Elizabeth Ann Seton Food Pantry and Sandwich Kitchen.
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Over 1500 DePaul students, staff, faculty, and alumni participate in Vincentian Service Day (VSD) each year. Students get the opportunity to work alongside past students, some of whom may have participated in VSD as students themselves.
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Just one location where participants volunteered, the Seton Food Pantry has been serving Lincoln Park’s needy since 1980. In addition to serving food, parishioners and DePaul student volunteers hand out hygiene kits and warm clothes in the winter.
News. May 8, 2017. The DePaulia | 5 REFERENDUM continued from front page student will graduate with around $30,000 in loans. Qazi is one of those students. “I got a scholarship and some grants, but I also took out loans to go here, but I also understand that some people might not have that resources that I do”. “I have loans, and so do other people,” said Kizior. “I’m going to have to be paying off loans for a few years after I graduate”. “I agree college is expensive. DePaul students need help to pay for school, so if we are going to help anyone, why don’t we help those who are citizens, or immigrants who are here legally,” Kizior said. Adan Figueroa, a DePaul graduate student and member of the Undocumented Vincentians & Allies (UVA) is hoping to get this referendum passed by the student body. “It’s money that will help someone get an education and have a better life. Two dollars a quarter, $6 a year, that’s not having Starbucks for a day, it’s doable.” DePaul University does not have an exact number of how many undocumented student are enrolled. As of now, undocumented student have little access to aid option to pay for school. Grants such as the MAP grant, or PELL grant are unreachable, because of their undocumented status. The majority of scholarship options are for citizens only, and those that are for undocumented student, such as the Dreamer Fund, are competitive. UVA in partnership with SGA are working to get the referendum passed. The $2 a quarter fee will go towards funding scholarships for undocumented student at DePaul, who do not have access to financial aid and are need based.
SGA, current Senator for Mission and Values and Vice Presidential candidate Gracie Covarrubias wants to encourage students to pass this referendum, because this will give back to those in need. “To me this the question of “how is what we are funding relating back to the Vincentian mission. For me this scholarship is funded by Vincentian. It’s taking a look at who needs help and giving them the help they need, and then spreading the Vincentian mission of always giving back.” Figueroa said there needs to be more done for those undocumented student. “We are a Vincentian institution. Helping people is what DePaul stands for. Since the day we walk into DePaul we are told helping others is one of core values of this college. Well now let’s show it.” The proposed referendum fee was passed unanimously by the SGA, allowing it to be put on the elections ballot. Alejandro Trevino, the Senator of the College of Digital Cinema, voted yes but did hear both sides argument. “I did hear and understand some people are against the fee, but I voted yes because the majority of people were for the fee, because it could go to that one student, who sits next to you in class, who is undocumented, and is in need of help. I was voting for something that could affect them positively so of course I support them getting an education and having the access and options to do so,” said Trevino. DePaul University has an estimated enrollment of approximately 15,000 undergraduate students. A $2 fee a quarter, per student, for 3 quarters will generate approximately $90,000. If passed the proposal would still have to go through the administration, and Board of Trustees.
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The DePaul College Republicans posted flyers on campus urging students to vote no on the proposed fee increase to fund scholarships for undocumented students. If the fee does not pass the SGA elections, then it will not be included in next year’s tuition.
Starting Monday, May 8th through Friday, May 12th, voting for the proposed referendum will be available.
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Demand for Latinx graduation far exceeds 60 student capacity By Madeline Cruz Contributing Writer
Cynthia Rios has been planning for the Latino graduation banquet ever since she realized she was going to graduate on time despite struggling throughout her college career. “When I found out that I was going to graduate, the Latino graduation was the first thing that I looked for because I knew that was a ceremony that my parents could understand,” Rios said. Her heart dropped when she received an email saying that she was actually on the waitlist for the Latino graduation. When Rios called the Center for Latino Research, she was told by a staff member that there had been a problem with the system and it did not put a cap on registration. They told her the email she received was not a confirmation, it was only verifying that the system received her request. The second she was told she was number 84 on the waitlist, Rios knew there was no possibility she would receive a spot. “It’s really depressing,” Rios said. “It’s like saying you worked so hard, wasted all this money and they rip away our pride.” According to the Center for Latino Research, the Latino Graduation Banquet began in 1997 and has grown from around 100 graduating students and their families to nearly 300 guests including university faculty and administrators. They describe it as “a gathering of graduating students and loved ones to celebrate the academic accomplishments of the Latina/o community at DePaul University.” If it were clear from the beginning that only 60 students would receive a spot and that others were placed on the waitlist, Rios said it would have been different. However, she said it was unfair of them to wait all this time to tell the students and suddenly she cannot attend anymore. Rios had been looking for information about the Latino Graduation Banquet since the beginning of winter quarter. One day, she received an email from the university about the graduation events, and she found a link to information about
the Latino graduation. Rios said she had to send an email in order to receive the link with information about the banquet. Once she filled it out, she received what she thought was a confirmation email and began planning. She bought a dress and, because her parents are always working, she made sure they requested the day off. Rios said her parents have been her main supporters and she would not have gotten through college without her father. Rios said she was more excited about the Latino Graduation Banquet than the actual graduation ceremony. “I was really excited because I knew this was a dinner for them,” Rios said. “It was an atmosphere where they didn’t have to feel overwhelmed. It was going to be their night.” For many students like Rios, the Latino Graduation Banquet is not just for the graduates. It is also a celebration for their parents to honor all the sacrifices they made to make sure their children were able to go to college. Michelle Ramirez is a senior double majoring in sociology and Latin American and Latino studies with a minor in peace, justice and conflict resolution. She knew DePaul held the Latino Graduation Banquet before even starting college because of a friend who attended DePaul and majored in Latino studies. Ramirez said she also received an email about three weeks later saying she was waitlisted. She was looking forward to
witnessing her parents’ pride in an academic setting. “This banquet was a way for me to see all our hard work, the balancing of multiple jobs at once while being a full time student, pay off,” Ramirez said. She said the energy at the Latino Graduation will be completely different from the official graduation c e r e m o n y. Ramirez was also planning to take her parents to the Latino Gradu at ion Banquet. It was crucial for her father to attend because of his pending immigration case. Ramirez said her father, like so many other parents, a l r e a d y requested the day off from MAICONFZ | PIXABAY work only to be told they cannot attend. “It is unfair for our parents to also be treated as less than,” Ramirez said. She said she even wrote a dedication message on the Latino Graduation Banquet application. “It is as if they made us write a significant phrase knowing the overwhelming chance of us not being able to attend,” Ramirez said. To take action, Ramirez composed a letter and shared it with students in the hopes they would send it to the Center for Latino Research to express their disappointment and feelings of being disrespected. Ramirez said she understands the event is planned by the time and energy of volunteers, but she thinks it should still be done well and students should not have to settle for less.
In response to Ramirez and other students, the Director of the Center for Latino Research, Elizabeth Martinez, sent a letter trying to explain the situation. “It appears that many, many more Latina/o students are graduating at DePaul,” Martinez said in the letter. She explained that the Latino graduation banquet is usually held in either the Student Center or Cortelyou Commons. Martinez said they immediately seek the venue as soon as DePaul permits, but this year they were not as lucky and received the smaller venue, Cortelyou Commons. Martinez also said in the letter that the Center for Latino Research provides funds to pay for the event, but it has become more costly each year. She said they are no longer able to fundraise from other departments and can only receive — not solicit — donations. Lastly, Martinez said the office now only has one staff member, so they have a heavier workload and were not able to respond to the RSVPs any sooner than three weeks. “I feel very let down by the department, especially with the response letter they sent in which they said that they lacked funds and help to create the event,” Ramirez said. She does not understand why there were no students active this year to help organize the graduation like prior years. Ramirez also said she does not understand why they did not reach out to individuals and councils composed of DePaul staff for funding. “They need to be transparent with us and take on the responsibility of a poorly thought out event,” Ramirez said. “For now, there is nothing we can do. We cannot get another room. We do not have more funds,” Martinez concluded in the letter. Ramirez said in the future she thinks students would be willing to fundraise and work with different organizations and departments who are “conscious of the experience of students of color at a predominately white institution of higher education.” It seems to Ramirez that students have been overlooked. Since writing her letter explaining her disappointment and receiving the response letter from Martinez, Ramirez said she is not sure what her next steps will be, but it must be a student collaboration.
Phishing email scam targets members of DePaul community By Danielle Harris News Editor
According to CNBC, about one million Google Gmail users — 0.1 percent of all Gmail accounts — were affected by a phishing email scam “seeking to gain control of their entire email histories and spread itself to all of their contacts.” Enough members of the DePaul community were targeted by the May 3 attack that the university sent out an email alert warning Gmail users to not open the Google Doc. “We have noted a very large number of malicious email messages incoming to DePaul within the last hour,” the email said. “These messages have a subject with the general format: (person’s name) has shared a document on Google Docs with you.” Many
other universities are reporting the same attack. The scam emails would be sent from a trusted contact’s account, presenting itself as a normal Google Doc and tricking users into allowing clocking “allow” access to contacts — a security step that exists only in Gmail, not on Google Docs. Google assured users that the company has taken appropriate measures to minimize the harm inflicted by the phishing email scam. “We have taken action to protect users against an email impersonating Google Docs, and have disabled offending accounts,” Google said in a statement. “We’ve removed the fake pages, pushed updates through Safe Browsing, and our abuse team is working to prevent this kind of spoofing from happening again. We encourage
users to report phishing emails in Gmail.” Critics noted that the company’s statement does not mention how the company plans to prevent similar attacks from happening in the future. DePaul senior JohnFranco Joyce was one of the victims of the phishing email scam. “Hacks like this are an everyday occurance,” Joyce said. “I hope DePaul can safely secure its network. I am not entirely sure what created this mess, it is important to be aware of your internet self. That is, scroll the internet as if you are walking the streets of Chicago — be fully aware of (where you are going), the websites you are accessing and the information you are giving out.”
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What appeared to be a normal request to share a Google Doc was actually a phishing email scam to obtain sensitive user information. The phishing scam targeted many members of the DePaul community May 3.
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Lynch-Covarrubias ticket sole president-vice president bid remaining in SGA election By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor
A week before students are set to cast their votes in the Student Government Association election, two students who were running for president and vice president withdrew from the ballot, leaving the SGA presidential and vice presidential election uncontested. The Andrew Willett-Michael Greene ticket withdrew from the race last Tuesday citing job opportunities that could make it hard for the candidates to execute their SGA roles if elected. Willet, who is currently the executive vice president for student affairs, said that he and Greene did not want these professional development opportunities to interfere and, fearing they may take time away from SGA, decided to withdraw from the campaign. “We deeply reflected on our job prospects as well as our past and current experiences in SGA and came to the conclusion that we would withdraw our ticket,”
Willett said in an email to The DePaulia. “We believe that SGA and the student body deserve a president and vice president that are 100 percent committed to the job because it’s a big job. We were committed and after receiving offers external from DePaul, we questioned our time management abilities. We want the student body to have a representative that can achieve the most success without interference or negligence.” Willett and Greene are throwing their support behind students running for contested spots like executive vice presidents (EVP) of academic affairs, student affairs, and operations as well as the treasurer position. Willett said he had not reached out to Michael Lynch or Gracie Covarrubias. He urges the next president and vice president to understand the importance of their role and to be the representatives the student body needs. “We have not spoken with the Lynch-Covarrubias ticket. We hope they realize the importance of the role they’re stepping into and
(...) professionally and effectively lead this body,” Willett said. “It is not a small task and it will not be an easy one. (Greene) and I have a great deal of experience and are more than willing to be a resource to (Lynch and Covarrubias) if they approach us.” Though there is one other ticket in the race for president and vice president, students will still get the opportunity to vote for president, vice president and other open positions. Covarrubias, senator for mission and values and candidate for vice president, said that she and Lynch intend to still use the time leading up to the election to campaign and hear from students. “We’ve still got a whole week left to campaign and hear from student voices, which we always want to do,” Covarrubias said. “Ideally we want students to know what we’re doing and what we stand for.” The “all hands on deck” motto that Lynch and Covarrubias are using for their campaign is still a driving force behind their campaigning. This means talking
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Michael Lynch (left) and Gracie Covarrubias (right) will likely become the Student Government Association’s president and vice president for the 2017-2018 academic year. to students about what SGA does and could do next year under their leadership, as well as the leadership of the candidates they’re advocating for. Lynch, who is currently the senator for intercultural awareness, said he and Covarrubias would use the time to bring attention to the contested positions up for grabs. “The student body hasn’t definitively voted for us so we are still focusing on this campaign,” Lynch said in an email to The DePaulia. “There are still contested positions that deserve just as much
attention as president and vice president. We’ll be focusing on supporting Jack Evans, for EVP for academic affairs, Marina Corona for EVP for student affairs, and Mandy Cervantes, for EVP for operations, and Jerome Dotson for treasurer, and the referendum regarding the scholarship for students who can’t file for financial aid.” Voting begins today and ends Friday, May 12.
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: April 26 - May 2, 2017 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
LOOP CAMPUS
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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS APRIL 27 1) A disturbance
was reported at the Brownstone Cafe in the Student Center.
APRIL 28 2) A burglary
report was filed at Wish Field where unknown persons forcibly gained access to the concession stand. 3) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed in University Hall.
APRIL 30 4) A disturbance
report was filed regarding a student in Munroe Hall.
Assault & Theft
Drug & Alcohol
5)
A disturbance report was filed in CliftonFullerton Hall regarding complaints of yelling.
MAY 1 6) A public indecency report was filed in the Richardson Library. Subject exposed himself to a patron of the library. 7) A threat by electronic means report was filed regarding threatening messages recieved via social media.
Other
LOOP CAMPUS APRIL 26 8) A theft
was reported in the DePaul Center when the Barnes & Noble restroom key was not returned. 9) A theft was reported in the DePaul Center cafe. Victim stated that her wallet had been stolen from her purse.
APRIL 27 10) A criminal trespass report was filed regarding
two subjects who had been banned from DePaul Center. subjects were taken into custody by Chicago Police.
APRIL 28 11) A criminal trespass warning was issued to a subject in the DePaul Center.
MAY 1 12) A disturbance
was reported in the DePaul Center. Subject was asked to leave the building.
13) A battery was reported outside of University
Center. Subject shoved the complainant. Chicago Police were called, and the subject fled.
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Trumpcare narrowly passes House vote Conservative health care repeal causes controversy
By Evelyn Baker Nation & World Editor
The narrow passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) reached the House Thursday, resulting in victorious chanting reminiscent of a high school sporting event. However, the chants didn’t come from victorious athletes, but from members of the GOP. The bill received 217 yes votes from Republicans. It needed 216. All Democrats and 20 Republicans voted against it. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Vice President Mike Pence joined GOP members in the Rose Garden at the White House alongside President Donald Trump after the bill passed. “Most importantly, yes, premiums will be coming down, yes, deductibles will be coming down, but very importantly, it’s a great plan. And ultimately, that’s what it’s all about,” Trump said from the Rose Garden. The repeal first surfaced in March, but died before reaching the House. However, with provisions like the MacArthur Amendment, the bill scraped by its second time around. DePaul law professor Wendy Epstein said the MacArthur Amendment was important in facilitating the bill's passage by securing the votes of the most conservative members of the House. The amendment serves two main purposes: It allows insurers to charge people with pre-existing conditions higher premiums so that healthier people will not subsidize their coverage, but which may result in sicker people being priced out of the insurance market. It also allows states to discontinue the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) requirement that insurance cover a package of essential health benefits. The amendment leaves these decisions to the states. Should a state choose to apply for a waiver, insurers in the state can charge people differently based on their pre-existing conditions and offer leaner packages of benefits. However, should they not, under the AHCA, like with the ACA “insurers will continue to not be able to charge any differently for people who have pre-existing conditions, assuming that those with pre-existing conditions do not have lapses in coverage,” Epstein said. Postpartum depression is one pre-existing condition Epstein mentioned. For some DePaul students, the bill won’t cause them to see much change as it still allows young people to remain on their parents health care coverage until they are 26. However, for students not listed under their parents health care, things are different. “We have plenty of students on Medicaid,” Epstein said. “Those students will likely see cuts to their benefits.” Medicaid, a federally aided, state-operated health care provider for predominantly low income individuals, will see a roughly 25 percent cut in funding, which is something Epstein said will fall under states to make up the shortfall. “It’s a real concern in a state like Illinois that already has severe budgetary constraints,” she said. “I think people on Medicaid right now should be watching the bill closely. They should be calling their senators and making their opinions known that these are benefits they depend on for their health and their well-being, and
they do not want to see these extreme cuts happen to Medicaid.” Another potential issue for students under the proposed AHCA is mental health treatment. Under the MacArthur Amendment, if a state opts for a waiver, essential health benefits currently include mental health treatment, don’t have to be covered by insurance companies. “One concern for students to look out for is whether or not they’re getting insurance that is practically meaningful,” Epstein said. DePaul alum Julia Hogikyan will be able to stay on her parents health insurance for a few more years. After that, her current job also provides insurance. However, certain provisions in the bill could still affect her deleteriously. “As a young woman in particular, (...) this bill could very well affect me if it is put into law,” Hogikyan said. “The fact there
is no longer protection for those with ‘pre-existing conditions’ is devastating, especially considering what insurers are allowed to term ‘pre-existing,’ such as sexual assault and domestic violence.” Prior to the ACA, some insurers did consider the medical treatment related to sexual assault and domestic violence a preexisting condition. Hogikyan also says the bill is a betrayal by Trump to many of his supporters. “It goes against everything that Trump campaigned on; it betrays the very people that put him in office,” Hogikyan said. “The poor, predominantly white, working class will be directly hit with higher premiums and less coverage overall.” Junior Christopher Augustine worries about his grandfather. “My grandpa is in critical condition right now having his
leg amputated in order to stop the spread of an infection,” Augustine said. “Given my grandparents reliance on affordable healthcare I do worry if they will be able to afford my grandpa getting better.” Under the proposed AHCA, premiums will rise for the elderly. The bill allows insurers to charge older people five times as much as younger people whereas the ACA restricted it to three times as much. The AHCA still needs to go through the Senate where many are expecting it to be modified if passed at all. “There are going to be real questions about how the Senate handles the continuous coverage provisions and the waivers to the essential health benefits,” Epstein said. As those issues are not very popular with the American public, Epstein said the Senate might touch on that.
time consuming and inconsistent with Medill’s teaching techniques. “We find little value in the current version of accreditation,” Hamm wrote. “As we near the 2020s,” he continued, “we expect far better than a 1990s-era accreditation organization that resists change.” Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Carolyn Bronstein is part of an organization where she visits the schools and judges whether their journalism programs meet accreditation standards. “If you pass your accreditation,” Bronstein said, “your program is meeting recognized standards for journalism education.”
A number of different factors play into the accreditation process including reporting fundamentals, like journalism ethics, in a specific way and making sure classrooms don’t exceed a certain number of students. Bronstein also recognizes the accreditation program’s limitations. “Some of the common complaints about accreditation is that it narrows (the universities’ offered courses),” Bronstein said. “It gives the schools very little flexibility in terms of what they can put in their journalism curriculum.” DePaul, for instance, which
does not have an accredited journalism program, can quickly include timely courses like election reporting into its curriculum. While lack of accreditation is not likely to hurt Medill, a continuing trend of journalism programs discontinuing their accreditation can hurt ACEJMC. Medill followed University of California-Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism in not remaining accredited. “When an influential program leaves the flock, removes itself from the organization, it hurts the program,” Bronstein said. Despite his critiques, Hamm says he looks forward to working
with a modern version of ACEJMC in the future. “Let’s keep this important national discussion started by Medill’s decision and build a much stronger and more valuable accreditation system for all the schools in our field,” Hamm said in a statement released Wednesday. Bronstein said while losing Medill will not fundamentally change ACEJMC, “it does point to a need to re-envision and revisit the accreditation process and accreditation standards. If programs are dropping out and aren’t finding value in (ACEJMC), that’s a problem.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS | AP President Donald Trump talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill.
Medill lets J-school accreditation lapse By Evelyn Baker Nation & World Editor
Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism won’t renew its accreditation with the 72-yearold accreditation system, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) and calls for change in the program. Bradley J. Hamm is the Dean of the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. In a letter to alumni, Hamm cited his reasons for pulling out of the program, it’s out of date, extremely
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RAY ARREDONDO | AP A man is arrested after a fatal stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, Monday, May 1, 2017.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS | AP President Donald Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden Thursday, May 4, 2017, before signing an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for churches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS | AP Hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia.
US military member killed in Somalia; 1st death since 1993
Police: Motive unclear for Texas stabbings Austin, Texas A student with a large hunting knife stabbed at least four people on the University of Texas campus, killing one and seriously wounding the others before surrendering to police, authorities said. There was no immediate word about a motive. Student Rachel Prichett said she was standing in line at a food truck outside a gym Monday when she saw a man with a knife resembling a machete approach the person standing behind her. "The guy was standing next to me," Prichett said. "He grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved the knife in it. I just started running as fast as I could." Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Kendrex J. White. University police Chief David Carter described the weapon as a "Bowie-style" hunting knife. He said the stabbings occurred within a one-block area as the attacker "calmly walked around the plaza." Another student, Ray Arredondo, said he was walking to his car when a mass of students near the gym started running. "They were just screaming, 'Run! Get out of here!'" Arredondo said. One person died at the scene near the gym. The others were taken to the hospital. There were reports of additional victims with non-life-threatening injuries, according to tweets from Travis County Emergency Medical Services. The attacker did not resist when officers confronted him at gunpoint, Carter said. Lindsey Clark said she saw the suspect get tackled by police as he was running toward the entrance of Jester Hall, a complex of dormitories and classrooms. She described him as wearing a bandana and gray sweatshirt and said he appeared quiet and subdued as police held him on the ground. "You could see and hear people running and screaming: 'There he is!'" before he was tackled by officers, Clark said. "There was no ongoing threat. We had him in custody as soon as we arrived,"
Mogadishu, Somalia
Trump limits IRS action over church political activity Washington D.C. Declaring he was giving churches their "voices back," President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for religious organizations — a move that fell far short of a more sweeping order some supporters had expected. As he marked the National Day of Prayer at the White House on Thursday, Trump signed the order on religious freedom, which directs the Treasury Department to not take "adverse action" over churches or religious organizations for political speech. The rule has rarely been enforced. Still, opponents said the restrictions have a chilling effect on free speech. "This financial threat against the faith community is over," Trump said. He has long promised the conservative Christian supporters who helped him win the White House that he would block the regulation, known as the Johnson Amendment, though any repeal would have to be done by Congress. The amendment, named for then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson, was put into force in 1954. The policy allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues, but in the case of houses of worship, it bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit. The IRS does not make public its investigations of such cases, but only one church is known to have lost its tax-exempt status as a result of the prohibition. Trump's order also asks federal agencies to consider issuing new regulations that the White House says could help
religious groups that object to paying for contraception under the Affordable Care Act health law. And it asks the attorney general to issue guidance on federal religious liberty protections. The order did not match a broader, much more detailed draft leaked earlier this year that included provisions on conscience protection for faith-based ministries, schools and federal workers across an array of agencies. Robin Fretwell Wilson, a legal scholar who advises legislators on balancing LGBT rights and religious liberty, said the language in the document was so vague, it was unclear what impact it would have. "I'm not seeing a lot more shield around people of faith from this," said Wilson, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Leaders of some faith groups condemned the order, saying it would damage congregations by politicizing them. But the American Civil Liberties Union announced late Thursday it had dropped its initial plan to file a lawsuit to prevent the order from taking effect, saying "today's executive order signing was an elaborate photo-op with no discernible policy outcome." Trump spoke to religious leaders in the Rose Garden, where he also announced he'll visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Vatican — including a meeting with Pope Francis — on his first foreign trip. In the audience were members of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who run more than two dozen nursing homes for impoverished seniors, and object to having to pay for birth control in their health plans.
A U.S. service member has been killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab — the first U.S. combat death there in more than two decades — as the United States steps up its fight against the al-Qaida-linked organization in a country that remains largely chaos. "We do not believe there has been a case where a U.S. service member has been killed in combat action in Somalia since the incident there in 1993," U.S. Africa Command spokesman Patrick Barnes said Friday. The United States pulled out of Somalia after that incident in which two helicopters were shot down in the capital, Mogadishu, and bodies of Americans were dragged through the streets. In a statement, the U.S. Africa Command said the service member was killed Thursday during the operation about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Mogadishu. Two other service members were wounded, the Pentagon said. A Somali intelligence official said U.S. forces killed at least six people during the raid on a building housing al-Shabab's Andalus radio station at a farm near Dare Salaam village. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the dead included al-Shabab journalists. The deputy governor of Lower Shabelle region, Omar Mohamud Elmi, told The Associated Press that another goal of the raid was to "surgically target" senior al-Shabab members hiding in the area. He acknowledged "casualties on our side" but said the extremist group lost far more people. He did not give details. The U.S. special operations troops came under fire after U.S. aircraft delivered Somali forces to the target area, a Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, told reporters. He said the U.S. troops were "a distance back" from the compound which had been associated with attacks on nearby facilities used by the U.S. and Somali partners.
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A victory for Trump, a loss for women
The future of women's healthcare in America is troubling
EVAN VUCCI | AP President Trump and GOP House members celebrate the American Health Care Act being passed by the House of Representatives in the White House' Rose Garden. AHCA is now being reviewed by the Senate.
By Yazmin Dominguez Opinions Editor
Finally being able to complete one of his many campaign promises, President Trump and his administration are rejoicing after his American Health Care Act (AHCA), or Trumpcare, was passed by the House of Representatives. Now it is in the Senate's court to either pass or block a bill that would be detrimental to the basic health of women in America. In the White House they are celebrating successfully completing the first step in repealing Obamacare, but Americans, especially women, everywhere are appalled and concerned for their future and rightly so. The future of women’s health in America is in trouble. From classifying sexual assault, pregnancy and domestic abuse as preexisting conditions to placing an antiabortion and anti-contraception activist in charge overseeing a national family planning service, the next four years look troublesome and bleak. “Quite honestly, it’s a disaster. While I do agree that the Affordable Care Act was unsustainable, it was a step in the right direction. The American Health Care Act is setting the clock back to even higher premiums and a death spiral,” Emma Gonzalez, DePaul alum said now volunteering in organizations such as Rape Victims Advocate and JourneyCare. "While any repeal would be expensive, this repeal and reform will be expensive and cause harm.” At its core, Trumpcare would void the federal mandate requiring health insur-
ance carriers coverage to those with preexisting conditions, a issue an individual has had before the start of their new health coverage. The proposed amendment to rule out pre-existing conditions is due to the MacArthur-Meadows Amendment proposed by representative Mark Meadows and Representative Tom MacArthur. Both came to agreement to create the amendment, which would eliminate the coverage of pre-existing conditions. We can thank both for this waiver that will make cases of mental disorders, pregnancy and domestic violence classified as preexisting. As of now, it will make it possible for carriers to deny individuals coverage for those diagnosed with a pre-existing condition thus making treatment more expensive. The AHCA might as well include ‘women’ as a pre-existing condition since, in regards to sexual assault, most of the conditions up in the air for coverage affect the female population. According to RAINN, 90 percent of adult rape victims are female. On college campuses, female students, ages 18-24, are three times more likely than women in the general public to experience sexual assault. Women in the same age group are four times more likely to experience some sort of sexual assault. Sexual assault survivors will be at higher risk since, disappointingly, rape could also be classified as a pre-existing condition. Since his campaigning days and after Trump’s infamous "grab her by the pussy" comment, his disregard for women has always been known. But, if the Senate
passes AHCA, all women should consider his conservative act as a direct threat to their health. This act can set a precedent in culture through law and politics, which will ultimately affect the health and condition of women’s bodies. This was the case in 2010, before Obama’s Affordable Care Act went into effect and sexual assault survivors could have been denied health care coverage. If passed by the Senate, AHCA can deny precautionary services such as mammograms and gynecological exams, which survivors of sexual assault rely on in the medical process afterwards. Healthcare companies can potentially deny coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder, STDs and other mental or physical diseases that can result after sexual assault. This bill demonstrates the complete disregard Trump and his administration have towards women’s health. “My impression is that the bill is lacking in a lot of areas, many compassion and ethics. That might seem harsh, but it’s all about the bottom line, as opposed to being about people,” DePaul alum Felicia Darnell, said. “It excludes more people than it covers, and it absolutely disproportionately excludes women.” For many college-aged students, the AHCA should be of big concern since it labels depression and anxiety as preexisting conditions, according to CNN. As of now, it will make it possible for carriers to deny individuals coverage for those diagnosed with mental illnesses making it more expensive for them to receive treatment. Also on Trump’s health care agenda is birth control. Not part of the AHCA, con-
traception falls under his executive order on religious freedom. On May 2, Trump hired anti-abortion and anti-contraception activist Teresa Manning to oversee the federal family planning service. She will be the deputy assistant secretary for The Office of Population Affairs, a branch under the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Title X and it’s funding. “I think unintended pregnancy is going to still be low because of the use of IUD’s and other long term methods, but maybe in like three to five years we’re going to start seeing that go back up as IUDs expire and there are no options available,” Gonzalez said. “I also think back alley abortions are going to return in rural areas. I would also consider if suicide rates will go up for young women as well.” For women solutions to these problems seem distant. Dependency on clinics such as Planned Parenthood and family planning nonprofit services will be necessary, but with Manning in control of federal family planning services the future is concerning since its funding also is under attack. “The AHCA and the Trump administration at large clearly hold great contempt for women, however their policies specifically target women of color and poor folks,” senior Anna Kochakian said. “I don’t see white upper class being unable to pay for necessary medical costs when it comes down to it, even if their premiums increase whereas those who cannot afford to pay more than they do already under the ACA would legitimately be unable to survive under the ACHA.”
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Trains, planes and flying cars? Airborne Ubers are too far fetched for reality
By Nicole Ross Contributing Writer
Two weeks ago, Uber hosted a three-day conference in Dallas surrounding its electronic vertical takeoff and landing operations (eVTOL) —a.k.a. “flying cars.” The mission is part of Uber’s new air taxi division called Uber Elevate, which announced partnerships with emerging eVTOL players like Aurora Flight Sciences, Embraer, Bell Helicopter and more during the conference. The partners will provide various elements of technological requirements for Uber to run its so-called Elevate Network, an on-demand airborne service that aims to cut travel time in urban areas from as much as 30 minutes down to five. Jeff Holden, Uber’s chief product officer and conference host, said that the company will be testing its flying cars in Dallas and Dubai by 2020 — that’s less than three years away. While the concept is one that America has been dreaming about for nearly a century, there’s controversy over whether or not the hype is warranted. “Uber’s air taxi plan sounds like something from ‘The Jetsons’ only less realistic,” Dan Reed, a veteran aviation reporter at Forbes said. The greatest barrier will be achieving certification from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding allotted air space, landing restrictions, etc. “eVTOLs are like drones that the FAA is treating with a
heavy hand,” Joseph Schwieterman, a DePaul University professor and expert in public policy, transportation and urban planning said. “They’re reluctant to give a foothold to a technology that has so many unknowns.” Currently, there are no FAA regulations regarding human-carrying drones and it’s not clear when there will be. “Uber’s philosophy in the past has been to just start operating and hope that the rules will get changed to their advantage, but that hasn’t always worked out,” Jeff Wise, a writer for Popular Mechanics. It’s unclear whether or not Uber intends its flying cars to be humanpiloted or autonomous. “There’s already a pilot shortage in the airline industry,” Wise said. “If (...) Uber wants to autonomously fly cars, then there are huge technological hurdles to overcome.” According to Wise, even the most advanced batteries have an energy density one percent that of gasoline. Because those batteries are weight — which takes energy to haul — the more you add the more you need. Without new battery technology, electric powered aircrafts of any sort are going to have very short legs. Hovering is another inefficiency. In order to stay aloft, an aircraft must push air down, Wise says. Helicopter rotors do this by pushing a little bit of air down really fast, while airplane wings push a lot of air down a little bit. The latter is much more efficient, which is why planes are cheaper to operate. Flying cars are predicated on the
idea of a small footprint and would inherently be fuel hogs. A batterypowered fuel hog is an interesting concept. Uber certainly isn’t the first to attempt to create flying vehicles. Glenn Curtis, one of the great pioneers of aircraft manufacturing and long-time partner of the Wright Brothers, first promoted a flying car in 1917. The Curtis Autoplane got off the ground a few dozen times but never really flew. To date, few have achieved actual flight, and none have achieved success in the marketplace. Schwieterman sees VTOLs transporting packages before they transport people. “The whole internet buying revolution is hampered by the problem of ground delivery. With all the innovations coming online, we’re still stuck with primitive methods of dropping off packages.” Using drones with the same VTOL technology, aerial package delivery would break through the long jam that the road traffic system has become. “I think everybody senses that aerial pick-up and delivery is inevitable, but nobody is sure how we’re gonna get there,” says Schwieterman. “I don’t think I’ll live to see flying cars,” Marty Nix, a junior at DePaul University said. “I just don’t see this concept taking off any time soon, pun intended.” While it’s nice in theory, a fleet of flying cars carrying people around the city anytime soon seems wishful, to say the least. VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | THE DEPAULIA
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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Focus
From Mom, With Love From Mom, With Love
In celebration of Mother's Day, the DePaul community reflected on ways their mothers have influenced them
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“The most helpful piece of advice I ever got from my mom is that you always need to live in the moment,” Brumbach said. “Enjoy what you are doing right now instea d of wishing you were doing something else. Enjoy what you have.”
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“The best advice my mo m gave me was to be sure to thank those wh o go out of their way to help me, as well as those who remember me on birthdays, holidays or for other reasons,” Alb a said. “She believed it wa s very important that we recognize the thoughtfuln ess of others and never take them for granted. Alt hough I have heard this advice many times throu ghout my life, no one lived it as well as my mo m did.” E. ALBA
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Nadine Worley’s mothe r offered her sound advice when it came to her career and work ethic. “Never put off the thing s you don't want to do, because then you won't have time for the things you would rather do,” Wo rley said. “Also, if you can help it, never go int o a job that you know will make you miserable. You won't be as good at something you don't lov e.”
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Kahn had nothin g but kind words for her m other who has passed on, calling her a “wise wonderful mother whom I adored.” The best advice her mother gave her was, ‘don't look at what you don't have, look at what you do have.’
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Professor John Joe Schlichtman, Sociology Departm ent “I was a big Bulls fan growing up, wh sense as they won ich makes six titles during m y late teens and early 20s,” Schlich tman said. “My m other always said ‘you’re spending to o much time thin king about the Bulls for someone who is not on their pa yroll.’ “My mother also sa id ‘if you want som ething done, ask a busy person to do it.’ The idea was that people who were not activ e and proactive, alt hough they had more time on their hands, were often ba d stewards. She said this to me when I was being particu larly lazy.” y of Photo Courtes
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“The best advice my mother gave me was when times get hard, don’t lose your faith in people,” Knight said.
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Arts & Life
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(Clockwise from top left) Mike Fulahope, Punting Baxter, Max Foley and SNOOF performed at Lincoln Hall last Tuesday.
FEST, continued from front page with her acoustic guitar and powerfully mature vocals. Trifilio has the heartbreaking beauty of indie artists like Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Best Coast. She played three songs that night, including a favorite of hers called “6 Weeks.” Trifilio’s EP “Crybaby” will be released June 1 at a launch party at the Elbo Room. She will also be performing at Battle of the Bands in Elgin throughout the summer at the art gallery Side Street Studio Arts. DJ SNOOF, who is freshman Christian Salas, started DJing because of a high school DJ club started by assistant principal, Tyrone Nelson, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin. “We had a solid 15 person group. During our first year we got an $8,000 grant,” said Salas. “The next year we got an $18,000 grant for sound equipment. From then on we played homecomings, proms, father daughter dances, and really any event that would
hire us. So almost every weekend we would DJ.” SNOOF produces his own music and focuses on hard hitting trap, heavy hitting bass and underground EDM sounds. He was able to get the crowd hyped up during his set at Battle of the Bands and did not miss a beat, even when his headphones broke. Salas’ sound that night consisted of mixing his own music with hits like “Bad and Boujee” and throwbacks like “Crank That (Soulja Boy.)” “I dig through my SoundCloud to find tracks that no one has heard of,” Salas said. “I only did a handful of sing-along songs that are ‘party’ songs (at Battle of the Bands). I wanted to go the route of playing songs people may or may not know, just because it’s heavier. When you get into the festival scene you need to know how to play those heavy hitting songs.” SNOOF has five songs planned for an EP this summer. He released the song “Control” in January and “Shine” in April. Mike Fulahope is senior
Michael Brookins, who says his distinctive sound appeals to diverse audiences. During Battle of the Bands he was a pro at getting audience participation and performed onstage with ease. He started writing music in sixth grade and got serious about it his sophomore year of college. Brookins’ genres of music ranges from alternative rock to EDM to R&B, and he describes it as “clean, political and reflective.” Some of his musical inspirations are Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, System of a Down, Linkin Park, Public Enemy, Kanye West and, of course, Childish Gambino. Brookins’ father is a jazz and gospel musician, and he says that music has always been intertwined with spirituality for him. “I believe music can be the cure to racism, sexism, a lot of issues with poverty,” said Brookins. “Music artists have the ability to appeal to people that even some politicians don’t have. I want people to be able to listen to my music and feel good. I think that lack of critical thinking today
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is what gets people killed or allows for environments for people to be displaced or underprivileged.” DJ Tawasahn is senior Nico Tawa. He dominated the Battle of the Bands stage with a camo hoodie, laptop and a heavy hiphop vibe. Tawa said he does not discriminate when it comes to music and he loves adding his own style and flavor to different genres. He says he is a unique DJ because of his Colombian ethnicity and Latin background. Tawa said his biggest influence for music was his grandfather on his Dad’s side, who wrote several books and was an orchestrator at
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Tickets are $10, and go on sale Monday, May 15 in the Lincoln Park and Loop Student Centers. Students may purchase one ticket per student ID. This year, are first-come, first-served, and will not be sold in the University of Massachusetts. “There are people who say they like music, but for me I enter this euphoric state when I listen to music. I have a great passion for it.” The Bogota-born DJ loves the huge music scene at DePaul and having the chance to perform at Lincoln Hall and Schubas. “The sound system was great, I’ve never played with a sound system so good before,” said Tawa. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity to have played at Battle of the Bands, I had a lot of fun.”
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Charlie Hunman talks “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” By Garret Neal Staff Writer
With director Guy Ritchie at the helm of “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” the film promises to deliver a version of the ancient legend that is more action packed than ever. Actor Charlie Hunnam of “Sons of Anarchy” plays the title role. Arthur has a tough childhood, growing up on the streets of Camelot, but must come back to the society from whence he came when he pulls the sword from the stone. Djimon Hounsou (“Gladiator,” “Blood Diamond”) joins the knights of the table as Sir Bedivere, who must help guide Arthur back to the throne, even if Arthur may not want to be king. The film’s star studded cast also includes Jude Law as Vortigern, a warlord, and Eric Bana as Uther Pendragon, Arthur’s father. The DePaulia took part in a conference call with Hunnam and Hounsou about the film. What do you think makes this film special or unique in its telling of the story? Hunnam: Well, I think that Guy Ritchie’s sensibility as a filmmaker is just so unique. What makes any story exciting is the vision of the director. And ultimately — you know, we talk about the fact that King Arthur has been told many times, but ultimately King Arthur is one version of the telling of the hero’s journey, which is one of the archetypal stories, the three or four stories that we dress up
different ways that we tell over and over and over again — having Guy Ritchie at the helm immediately makes this fresh and original and unique because there’s nobody out there that really has that vision that he has as a filmmaker. Being a Guy Ritchie film, I know there’s going to be a lot of humor in it, but how much of the humor in the film is in the script and how much was left to you guys to add into the movie? Hounsou: Well, I did not see much humor in the script. I think the humor sort of came organically as we were interacting with Guy Ritchie as our director. Hunnam: Guy Ritchie’s not much of a — he’s not much of a preparation man. He really has an extraordinary ability to work in real time. And so the script for Ritchie is really just a blueprint and the whole thing’s going to come alive on the day, which is why he’s very specific about the team he puts together because he wants some likeminded people that he feels have the ability to contribute to the process and that’s why it’s exciting for Hounsou and I. What audience do you hope the film will attract? Hounsou: Well, it’s a story of all people. I think it’ll attract a lot of people and certainly most of us can relate to this king. Certainly, this interpretation of Guy Ritchie and certainly having to witness this heir to the throne that I, Bedivere, has been looking for for 25 years and finally he manifested himself by drawing the sword out of the stone, that
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“Sons of Anarchy” Charlie Hunman stars in director Guy Ritchie’s film “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” was quite exciting. that I couldn’t be there with you failures, but you get knocked Hunnam: I think for me at today, and he was so dismissive down five times and you get up least, the people that I’m most and he said, ‘yes, well maybe six. And that’s just the key to excited about seeing this film are now I’ll be able to get a job at achieving what you want. the young generation because McDonald’s.’ And it like was an But it’s so important in this it seems to me that there’s a lot insight into the youth of today. world. You only have one life and of disillusionment in the kids of And I understand it because your only responsibility is to be today. My little brother’s much, it’s more competitive, there’s true to yourself and live that life much younger than me and he less opportunity but I firmly as fully as you can. And I think just graduated university(...) believe, as I think Hounsou that’s ultimately the message of graduated top of his class and does, that anybody in this world the film, which I think hopefully I was so proud of him when I is capable of anything. You just is a really universal one. call — and I was away working, have to cultivate a sense of belief so I called him and I said (bro,) in yourself and know that the I’m just so proud of you and journey’s going to be difficult and congratulations and I’m sorry you’re going to have to endure
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The best food and grub to pair with your favorite brew By Navgeet Sandhu Contributing Writer
Living in Chicago presents a unique opportunity for both beer and food lovers alike. Many are surrounded by a ridiculous variety of choices that provide more than the age-old combos of cheap beers (Rolling Rock, Coors or PBR) and greasy food (pizza, burgers or wings). Here are some new options to throw in the mix:
BLOODLINE (FLYING DOG BREWERY) AND FRESH CUT PINEAPPLE When pairing a beer with a type of food it is important to match the flavor of the beer to the food it is being paired with. In the words of Josh Noel, the Chicago Tribune’s beer expert, “(...) just like you wouldn’t necessarily pair together something like carne asada with a spicy beer or stout, you’d pair it together with maybe a pilsner or a pale ale so it offsets the flavor without overpowering it...” An exemplary model of what Noel is talking about is Bloodline. Bloodline is an IPA brewed with blood oranges. This added step in the brewing process allows it to retain the bitter qualities that are associated with an India Pale Ale (IPA) while also adding the sweet citrusy flavor of the oranges. This beer goes wonderfully with most fruits and salads, but this beer is best enjoyed with sliced pineapple and possibly plain cottage cheese.
FIST CITY (REVOLUTION BREWERY) AND HERB CRUSTED SALMON When dealing with seafood, especially salmon, pairing it with a beer isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind since salmon is a rather rich and oily fish with a very delicate texture. On normal occasions one would pair this with a nice white wine or a pinot noir, but if you’re not exactly looking to buy a bottle, or just not feeling wine that night, Fist City is a phenomenal substitute. This extremely malt heavy and hoppy pale ale offers quite a bit in terms of flavor alone and pairs well with the salmon because bitterness offsets the richness of the fish and acts as a palate cleanser so every bite appears to be your first.
OBSIDIAN STOUT (DESCHUTES BREWERY) AND VANILLA ICE CREAM For those unfamiliar, a stout is a dark, usually thicker beer that is much sweeter than most. Depending on the type you get they can have an aftertaste that is reminiscent of coffee, chocolate, toffee or burnt sugar. Obsidian is a very sweet, stout beer that has a mid to low level of carbonation and has a distinct coffee and vanilla flavor. This complements the smoothness and creaminess associated with ice cream and provides a nice bittersweet contrast that genuinely makes you wonder why you never tried this before.
STUDENT DISCOVERIES Budweiser and caviar —Timmy Matsas “So I have no idea where the caviar came from. (It was just in the fridge and it was probably my roommate’s), but all we had to drink was either water or Bud, so I chose Bud and it wasn’t half bad. I’d probably do it again.”
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ale and kung pow chicken —Seamus Brantly
“Alright, so we pretty much just picked a random beer and picked up some PF Chang’s and it turned out to be a great combination, so we just kinda do it all the time now.”
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (German Black Forest Cherry Cake) and Ralder — Carlos Goergen
“A radler is a beer that’s mixed with sweet seltzer water, which gives it a different carbonation level and makes it sweeter. I had this when I went to Germany and thought is was probably the best thing I ate there. I’ve only been able to find it once in Chicago at a bar called Radler.”
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It’s been three years since Sylvan Esso blessed our ears with the mesmerizing single “Coffee” and the rest of their acclaimed self-titled debut album. Now they’re back, and with “What Now,” they’ve avoided the sophomore slump with another fantastic album. The duo of Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn successfully mix soothing vocals over sweet synths and beats. “Radio” is sure to get itself stuck in your head throughout this summer, and “Song” illustrates love’s ache through beautiful synth-pop. The album wraps up with “Rewind,” a calming track about the “amalgamation of your influences from family, friends, movies, music and idols” that closes the album beautifully. MARTY O’CONNELL | THE DEPAULIA
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In this excerpt from his 2015 tour, Sufjan Stevens takes his intimate record “Carrie & Lowell” and translates it perfectly to the stage for what is a fantastic performance. This live album, with an accompanying concert video, highlight the new life Stevens breathes into these songs, from the soft drum machine beat in “All of Me Wants All of You” to the chaotic “We’re All Gonna Die” breakdown at the end of “Fourth of July.” Stevens has long been considered a master of his craft, and with “Carrie & Lowell Live,” he proves to us that that title still stands. MARTY O’CONNELL | THE DEPAULIA
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Just days before DePaul Activities Board announced Logic as this year’s FEST headliner, the 27-year-old American rapper dropped his third studio album. Entitled “Everybody,” Logic gets political in his newest album, attempting to prove to unconvinced fans that his music is more than focused on commercial success. While Logic’s talent as a rapper is undeniable, he has had trouble over his past two albums mimicking the sounds of artist like Drake or Kendrick Lamar rather than bringing something original to the table. Though “Everybody” is a step forward in his career, the rapper has yet to prove his worth to unconvinced fans that label his music is purely generic. PAT MULLANE | THE DEPAULIA
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The always creative Mac DeMarco returns with his third studio album entitled “This Old Dog,” a worthy addition to his unique sounding instrumental style. The Canadian singer and songwriter has gained fame over the past few years for his Lennonesque vocal style coupled with his “slacker-rock” sound. In a time where festivals are bombarded with “up and coming” folk-rock bands, Mac DeMarco easily beats any competition in regards to originality and funk. want to do is sit around with our friends and enjoy never-ending youth. PAT MULLANE | THE DEPAULIA
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 In theaters now
The Dinner
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For any fan of the original “Guardians of the Galaxy,” there’s no doubt that its long anticipated sequel will live up to the hype for many, as the newest film brings just as much fun and funky music as its predecessor. The action-packed film is not only one of Marvel’s best films of all time but easily the most heartfelt film of the franchise, as it takes aliens, talking raccoons and a baby tree and makes them feel human.
“The Dinner” is a film you’d expect to be great – even at least good – yet from its first 15 minutes to its last 15 minutes, the film is relatively dry and boring. With a cast consisting of Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall, “The Dinner” should show promise in its premise of a congressman inviting his estranged family over to dinner in order to clear any past wrongdoings before he runs for governor.
The film falls short where many of the Marvel series do, with a cookieboard cutout villain and cliché moments of heroes falling and rising, though this film’s cast brings charisma and chemistry again while other Marvel films are left with dry and witless humor.
What should be tense and witty dialogue at the dinner table comes off cheesy and generic, as the actors do their best to deliver strong performances with a weak script. Written and directed by Oren Moverman, the mind behind critically acclaimed films like “The Messenger,” “Rampart” and “Time Out of My Mind,” the latest feature on his resume is the dullest and least intriguing of all. With a better script, “The Dinner” could’ve been premiering next winter for award seasons, yet here it is competing with summer blockbusters at the box office, the final ingredient for the recipe of disasters.
Helmed again by director James Gunn, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is worth the ticket price and some candy because of its stylish, creative and original outlook in an overcrowded superhero genre.
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Upcoming film releases May 12 “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” Stars: Charlie Hunman, Jude Law, Annabelle Wallis
May 12 “Lowriders” Stars: Eva Longoria, Melissa Benoist, Theo Rossi
May 12 “Snatched” Stars: Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes
May 12 “Paris Can Wait” Stars: Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard
May 19 “Alien Covenant” Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterson
May 19 “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright
May 19 “Everything, Everything” Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Ana de la Reguera
May 26 “Baywatch” Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario
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Black Lips This garage band from Atlanta ventures up to Chicago to play its psych-rock sound at The Empty Bottle in Ukrainian Village this month. Teaming up with Sean Lennon, the Black Lips dropped its latest studio album entitled “Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?” earlier this month, which has been well received from devoted fans and music critics alike. The new album features artist Yoko Ono performing some background vocals. Though she won’t be joining them at The Empty Bottle, the album itself is worth a listen. Whether you’re a fan of the Black Lips or not, the low-priced ticket value would be worth it to check out the critically acclaimed garage-punk band.
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BIG FREEDIA New Orleans queen of bounce music Big Freedia returns to Chicago this month to perform at The Empty Bottle. Using the deep bass sounds of hip-hop coupled with hyped-up EDM tunes, Big Freedia’s concerts are not for sitting and listening, as the artist has become known for getting every member of the crowd on their feet dancing. In 2013, Big Freedia broke the Guinness World Record for leading the biggest twerking crowd. Whether you’re a twerker or not, this month’s concert is the place to be to celebrate The Empty Bottle’s 25th anniversary.
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LOCAL H Another anticipated return to The Empty Bottle this month, Illinois rock band Local H are also back to celebrate the music venue’s anniversary. While the band may not be world-renowned artists, vocalist Scott Lucas, bassist Matt Garcia, drummer Joe Daniels and lead guitarist John Sparkman have certainly made a name for themselves in the state since forming the band in Zion, Illinois during the late 80s. For any alternative rock fan looking to catch a glimpse one of the genre’s best local artists, The Empty Bottle is the place to be on the last weekend of May.
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While this year’s FEST lineup is rather interesting and strange with the paired duo of early 2000’s singer Jesse McCartney and American rapper Logic, it’s still worth taking a look at the songs that made them. From a once-boy band artist to the promising 27-year-old Maryland rapper, this year’s FEST will not only be different in music from the festival’s past performers but also a mix between nostalgia and contemporary. With one artist seeming too washed-out for a
college concert, and the other too unknown to the mass audience to be headlining, here’s hoping that this year’s festival will bring a satisfying closing to DePaul’s end of the year concert celebration. Here are some of the “best” songs from this year’s FEST performers Jesse McCartney and Logic. 1. “Beautiful Soul” — Jesse McCartney Starting with the song that practically bolted McCartney’s career following his departure from the short-lived American boy band Dream Street, “Beautiful Soul” hit the
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number one spot on charts in North America and Australia. McCartney performed the song across a number of television teenage sitcoms, from “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” to “What I Like About You,” and was also heavily present in various teenage films such as “A Cinderella Story” and “Sydney White.” If there’s one song students are looking for to throw them back in their teenage nostalgia, it’ll be “Beautiful Soul.” 2. “Young, Broke & Infamous” — Logic Released in the early 2010’s,
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
Logic’s first mixtape entitled “Young, Broke & Infamous” opened a variety of doors. As the up and coming rapper quickly grew to fame in the hip-hop community, he eventually earned a record deal with Visionary Music Group. While the song of the same name of the mixtape isn’t his best work, it certainly provides fans with context in regards to how far the rapper has come since his beginning works. While they probably won’t be played at FEST this year, the songs of “Young, Broke & Infamous” are worth a listen if you’ve never heard of Logic.
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
3. “Leavin’” — Jesse McCartney “Beautiful Soul” is the only song I know from McCartney, but after a quick google search his song “Leavin’” in 2008 was attempt to break from his young image into an adult one. Long story short, it didn’t work. 4. “AfricAryaN” — Logic Featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, “AfricAryaN” is probably Logic’s most ambitious work from his latest album “Everybody.” And while Tyson obviously won’t be at this year’s FEST, it’s worth a listen.
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
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The offense was on display as the Blue Demons took out Creighton 8-0 in the first game and 13-0 in the second game.
Softball clinches spot in Big East tourney By Garret Neal Staff Writer
It was a sunny but windy day at Cacciatore Stadium as the DePaul Blue Demons (2621, 11-7 Big East) started their final series of games before the Big East tournament with a double header against the Creighton Blue Jays (18-31, 8-12 Big East). Both teams had been riding recent losing streak as Creighton lost six in a row and DePaul was coming off being swept by Villanova. Despite the recent lack of success, DePaul was in a better situation in terms of making the Big East tournament, needing just one win to clinch a seed. Meanwhile, Creighton needed to win out and a few favorable wins from other teams. Game one started off as a defensive matchup. Pitchers Bryana Clark for Creighton and DePaul’s Kennedy Garcia had a battle going for three innings until Clark finally gave up the first hit of the game in the bottom of the fourth. Unfortunately for her, it was also a solo home run from Nicole Pihl, her DePaul-leading fourteenth of the season. Head coach Eugene Lenti credited this lead off hit with kicking off the momentum that would carry on for the rest of the day for DePaul. “We had a conversation earlier today when we were hitting. [Pihl] goes, ‘Do you think the wind is blowing in or out?’ and I said it’s going in and she was like ‘Aww’ and I was like, 'Nicole there’s no wind that can hold you…and she proved that today,” Lenti said. “And I think once we got the one everyone just took a big sigh of relief and said let’s hit the ball.” DePaul would score another run that inning and then add
six more in the fifth, despite a change of pitchers from Creighton, to close the game out 8-0 in five. The momentum kept on going as DePaul would score one in the first followed by six in the next two. The game finished at 13-0 in four and a half innings. This game featured a huge performance from catcher Jessica Cothern, who hit a solo home run as well as a two RBI double. Cothern said she was focused on one thing for game two. “Just gotta hit the ball and get it in a hole and keep the momentum going. That’s a big thing with our team is momentum and keeping everybody up and positive,” Cothern said. It is not always easy to stay positive when faced with chalanges like the sweep by Villanova, the top seed in the East, but this was two big bounce back wins for DePaul. Cothern said she was glad they could do it in front of the home crowd. “It was really good today and especially for all of our parents and everybody here it was super awesome to just get it for everyone,” Cothern said. More importantly the wins gave the Demons a guaranteed ticket to the Big East tournament that begins next week. Lenti made sure he was not celebrating too much after the wins. “It’s always something we strive for. We always want to win the Big East, regular season, post-season, tournament, get to the NCAA tournament…so this is one step, one goal, we’ve got plenty left to do though,” Lenti said. Cothern had a much simpler answer. “I’m so proud of my team for doing it,” Cothern said. “It feels really good.”
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With the doubleheader sweep on Saturday, DePaul clinched a spot in the Big East tournament.
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Senior Yulia Shupenia is part of the veteran core that has led the Blue Demons to three NCAA tournaments in four years.
TENNIS, continued from back page go (into the NCAA tournament) just completely open-minded and just play our game.” “We know nothing about them and they know nothing about us,” Ardizzone said. “I think we are extremely loose and we’ve got absolutely nothing to lose. I don’t think we will play scared and I think we will play to win and see what happens.” DePaul will make the trip down south with an interesting mix of veteran leadership
and youth star power. “It’s really unique,” Ardizzone said. “I think we have three veterans and three rookies, so I think it’s incredibly good that our younger kids get a taste of it.” “Ana (Vladutu), Yuliya (Shupenia), (Patricia Lancranjan), they know what to expect (and) they know what to do when we get there (…) they will be on a regular routine. The younger kids will be a little bit wide-eyed, but we have such good leadership that they’ll get everyone in place and we’ll be ready to go.” Senior Ana Vladutu is at the center of
that veteran leadership. She was named Big East Player of the Week twice this season and will make her third appearance in the NCAA Tournament this week. “It’s definitely going to be a great experience,” Vladutu said. “We’re not going to think about it too much. We are just there to play and prove that we are good and we deserve to be in the (NCAA Tournament).” Coach Ardizzone said it has been a struggle to overcome injuries this year and the journey to this point in the season has been incredible.
“I think when we lost to Georgetown a few weeks ago, we really came together,” Ardizzone said. “To play an SEC team in the top ten in going to be a tall task, so we are going to give them everything we’ve got and take it one match at a time.” “I don’t think we have any expectations results wise,” Clousing said. “I guess my only expectation is that we are going to play our butts off and see what happens.” The Blue Demons will square off with the no. 11 Auburn Tigers on Friday, May 12 at 1 p.m. in Auburn, Alabama.
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Sports. May 8, 2017. The DePaulia | 27 GOLF, continued from back page was the individual leader coming off a two-under-par round on the second day, his team was rolling with a seven stroke lead, the playing conditions were better than they had been all week and his family had made the trip from England to see him compete for a conference championship. The trouble for Hewett began on the par three fifth when he hit his ball in the front left bunker, just in front of the pin location. “It was an easy bunker shot,” Hewett said. “Something I could do with my eyes closed.” No matter how routine the shot may have been, this bunker had other plans for the senior. “I caught a bit of wet sand behind the ball and left the ball in the bunker,” Hewett said. Hewett played his next shot onto the green and made a two-putt double-bogey – or so he thought. While he was approaching the next tee-box, two rules officials informed him that he was being issued a two stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker. In golf, when a player finds their ball in the bunker, their club cannot make contact with the ground until that make an attempt to hit the ball. Players who violate this rule are issued a two stroke penalty. “I didn’t think about it because I never leave a ball in the bunker,” Hewett said. He walked off the 5th hole with a quadruple-bogey (7-strokes) and continued to play solid golf, finishing with a fourover-par 76 to finish sixth as an individual.
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The DePaul men's golf team led for most of the Big East tournament but collapsed on the final day. “I’m happy with the way I played and I don’t think there is anything I’d do differently,” Hewett said. “I had some bad luck here and there. Things could have gone my way, but they didn’t and I think that’s just how golf goes sometimes.” Hewett will maintain his amateur status through August this year as he tries to qualify for the U.S. Open this week at Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton, IL. From there he will attempt to play on West Florida Golf Tour as
a professional. He is currently looking for sponsors and an agent. Hewett wasn’t the only Blue Demon to experience misfortune on the golf course. After cruising along at four-over-par through 17 holes, Jonathan Goldstein took a 10 on the 18th hole to finish with a 10-over 82. Coach Kaufmann says she wouldn’t do anything differently and the misfortunes they experienced on Tuesday is simply part of the game.
“I told them to keep it simple and just play golf,” Kaufmann said. “(I told them to) do what they do every day and enjoy the moment… and enjoy the challenge golf gives you. I think they did that.” With the 2017 Big East Championship in the books, coach Kaufmann is retiring from DePaul and leaving her post with the golf team. She has been with DePaul for 19 years and three of her four children attended the university as well.
“DePaul is a special place; a real close-knit family,” Kaufmann said. “There are not to many universities where you can go up to the second floor and walk into the (Athletic Director’s) office and say hi without and appointment. There are not a lot of big time basketball programs where the coach knows what is going on in other sports. It’s been fun to be a part of it – It’s been wonderful.” Current assistant coach Marty Schiene will take over the program beginning next year.
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Shane Heirman will replace Patrick Sellers on Dave Leitao's staff.
Men's basketball adds new assistant By Ben Gartland Sports Editor
DePaul Athletics announced Tuesday that men's basketball had hired Shane Heirman as a new assistant coach. Heirman, a 28-year-old head coach of La Lumiere, a high school where he had great success, announced the move on his Twitter Monday. "Today is a truly bittersweet day for me," Heirman said on Twitter. "I am thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to work for Coach Dave Leitao and represent DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball." Heirman led La Lumiere to a 82-7 record during his tenure, including a national championship this past season. He has coached two current DePaul players Al Eichelberger and Brandon
Cyrus, both graduates from La Lumiere. DePaul has been active with other La Lumiere players with offers out to Brian Bowen (class of ’17) and Tyger Campbell (class of ’19). “Shane Heirman has coached at a very high level of success against the top high school and prep programs in the country,” Leitao said in a press release. As a native of the Chicago area, he’s not only established locally in the basketball community, but he’s also recruited players from across the country to La Lumiere. His enthusiasm and coaching abilities provide our program an upgrade with our current roster and out on the recruiting trail building the program for the future.” The corresponding move was assistant coach Patrick Sellers leaving to pursue other opportunities, the release said.
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GOLF COLLAPSES IN FINALE By Shane René Asst. Sports Editor
Sometimes, golf happens. For DePaul’s men’s golf team, golf happened in brutal fashion last Tuesday when they surrendered a seven-stroke lead on the final day of the Big East Championship to finish fourth out of nine teams, nine-strokes off the lead. After playing the first two days 20-over-par to take a seven stroke lead on the field, the Blue Demon’s turned in 24-over-par final round, opening the door for Marquette to climb to the top of the leaderboard to beat Seton Hall by one stroke. “I’m most proud that they put themselves in a position to win,” coach Betty Kaufmann said. DePaul’s Jonathan Hewett lead his team and the tournament going into the final day at Callawassie Island Club. The senior shot a 74 (+2) and a 70 (-2) in the rounds one and two, respectively, putting himself in the lead at even par. “After firing a 70 I was pretty happy and I left a few (strokes) out there as well, so I knew I could better that score,” Hewett said. “I set an alarm for 7 a.m. and woke up at 5 a.m. because I was so excited, just lying there thinking about it.” Hewett says that he has learned how to go into tournament rounds expecting to play well this year, which he says helps him stay competitive when the pressure is on. “I think I was a little nervous going into the final day, just because when you have a lead you don’t want to lose it,” Hewett said. “But I think I was mostly excited to go extend my lead and win the tournament.” The stars seemed to be aligning for Hewett on that Tuesday morning. He
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DePaul head men’s golf coach Betty Kaufmann (right) will retire after 19 seasons with the Blue Demons.
Women’s tennis headed to Auburn By Shane René Asst. Sports Editor
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Senior Ana Vladutu will make her third trip to the NCAA tournament.
DePaul’s women’s tennis team was selected to play Auburn in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament this Tuesday, after earning an automatic spot in the tournament with a victory at the Big East Championship. This is their third NCAA tournament berth in the last four years. Both players and coaches were surprised by the selection, saying they expected to play a team within Midwest. “I got to be honest, I’m a little shocked,” head coach Mark Ardizzone said after the selection show. “I really thought we would go either to Michigan or Ohio State because those are both drivable sites for us, but I’m excited.” Junior Keisha Clousing, who
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won the final match to clinch her team a berth into this year’s tournament, echoed her coach’s remarks. “I think we were definitely surprised,” Clousing said. “First we thought we were going to play Ohio State or Michigan, but after that bracket closed up we got paired with Auburn and I don’t really know much about them.” Both Clousing and Ardizzone say they are more familiar with teams from the around the MidWest and in the Big East, but that doesn’t necessarily put the Blue Demons at an immediate disadvantage. “I think this is actually better for us,” Clousing said. “Now we can go (into the NCAA tournament) just completely open-minded and
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