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Police investigating sexual assault on campus

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

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A criminal sexual assault was reported Thursday between 1:45 and 2:30 a.m. in Munroe Hall. Students were notified via public safety alert, but this sexual assault will be investigated by the Chicago Police Department, the university announced.

Most sexual assaults that occur on DePaul’s campuses are not investigated

by CPD, this marks one of the instances when the investigative process is turned over to city police.

In a statement about the assault, CPD said an 18-year-old female reported that a known male, also 18-years-old, sexually assaulted her after a party. She self transported to Illinois Masonic and is in good condition. No one is currently in custody and Area Central police are currently investigating.

It is unclear at this time whether or not the survivor and accused are DePaul students or if the party took place in Munroe. The university, in its response said that “because this is an open investigation we have no additional information.” Students are also urged to report and seek resources the university offers.

This sexual assault, is the second reported for the 2016-17 school year.

Last school year, 14 sexual assaults were reported on the Lincoln Park campus, according to the 2016 safety and security information report and fire safety report.

Of the 14, four sexual assaults were investigated by CPD.

DePaul Cubs fans embrace their team in Los Angeles

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

In the middle of Los Angeles, California DePaul Cubs fans are not quiet about their pride.

“I’ve worn my hat every day,” DePaul senior Josue Ortiz said. “I actually had to get some additional gear because I packed pretty light for Los Angeles.”

A program under DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media allows students to “study abroad” in Los Angeles. The LA Quarter offers a lot of unique opportunities for students looking to break in to the industry.

This quarter’s group has a number of Chicago Cubs fans, who have entered “enemy territory” since the Cubs faced off with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the

National League Championship Series, which ended Saturday with the Cubs advancing to the World Series.

“It’s been crazy,” senior Kyle Monnig said. “Wearing any Cubs attire will get you called out. Most of the time it’s just joking, but I actually had a guy get mad at me for it.”

Ortiz and Monnig have taken to the streets to exhibit their Cubs fandom.

They were part of a production crew that made a video featuring Ortiz running around the streets of Los Angeles with a “W” flag, a Cubs tradition that signifies a victory. He received positive responses from fellow Cubs fans in Southern California, and some not so warm reactions from Dodgers fans.

The DePaul community in the

program seems to be rallying behind the Cubs as a whole, even for people who are not die-hard fans.

“Even though people aren’t die hard Cubs fans, there’s still a general kind of ‘go Chicago’ kind of attitude,” Ortiz said.

“Someone said I’m not a Cubs fan but I’m a Chicago fan and I hope they do well.”

For Ortiz and Monning, however, it’s a fandom that is truly passionate. “(The playoff run) means a lot,” Ortiz said. “The Cubs are kind of part of my family. Every time I’ve thought about baseball it’s been about the Cubbies. It’s always been part of my childhood, part of my life.”

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Free speech panel debate First Amendment

By Danielle Harris News Editor

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Left to right: Black Student Union president Mario Morrow, University of Chicago professor Gerald Rosenberg and senior journalist in residence at DePaul Chris Bury discuss free speech on college campuses.

DePaul became a major talking point in the national debate over free speech on college campuses after a visit from conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos turned chaotic last May. But DePaul is in no way unique. College administrations across the country have struggled in their response to balance free speech while maintaining a campus environment welcoming of an increasingly diverse student body.

As part of national Free

Speech Week, the DePaul Society of Professional Journalists and the Center for Journalistic Integrity and Excellence co-sponsored a panel discussion Oct. 20 to address the continuing debate over free speech on college campuses. Moderated by DePaul’s senior journalist-in-residence Chris Bury, the “Free Speech on Campus: A conversation for Free Speech Week” event was 90 minutes of intense discussion over issues such as safe spaces, trigger warnings and the administration’s role in defining the line between free speech and hate speech.

Bury was joined by five panelists familiar with the

debate surrounding free speech on college campuses: Gabriella Caldarone of the DePaul College Republicans, Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune editorial board, President of the DePaul Black Students Union (BSU) Mario Morrow, Jr., DePaul’s Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity Elizabeth Ortiz and Gerald Rosenberg, a lawyer and associate professor of political science at the University of Chicago Law School.

The First Amendment protects the right of American citizens to free speech, but Bury

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Students promote sexual health at trivia night

By Emma Krupp News Editor

A small but determined group of middle-aged bar-goers headed to the basement of Pazzo’s — an Italian restaurant near DePaul’s Loop campus — to watch the Cubs game in seclusion last Wednesday night.

Instead, they were greeted by around 40 DePaul law students and their friends loudly playing a game of sex trivia. The questions filtered in through a microphone one-by-one — and even the Cubs fans couldn’t help but be interested.

“OK everyone, 83 percent of males and what percent of females reported masturbating last year?”

“What percentage of teens used birth control when they lost their virginity?”

“What Supreme Court case affirmed a woman’s right to an abortion until fetal viability?”

The event, which was held by the DePaul School of Law’s chapter of the reproductive justice group If/When/How, focused on providing information about sexual health that may not otherwise be readily available.

Outlaws, the law school’s LGBTQ group, co-sponsored the night alongside the Chicago Kent Law School’s chapter of If/When/How. “This is used to educate people on what isn’t taught in abstinenceonly sex education,” said Kellie Snyder, a law student and the president of If/When/How. “I actually talked to a lot of my friends who went to conservative high schools and had abstinenceonly sex ed and kind of just asked them, ‘What do you wish you’d learned? What didn’t you know?’”

As it turned out, the answer was quite a bit. Snyder said one of her male friends, for instance, didn’t know how birth control worked

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Pictured, from left to right: DePaul law students Alex Cox, Katie Wuerstl and Joey Droter mull over a question at If/When How’s sex trivia night. until his girlfriend explained it to him in college. Joey Droter, the treasurer for Outlaws, added that he grew up in an abstinence-only education system in Virginia.

“We all learned about nothing,” he said.

The trivia itself was divided into four rounds centered around four different topics: percentages and statistics, pleasure, LGBT and contraception. Each round featured 10 questions — all written

by Snyder — related to the given theme.

Snyder and If/When/How’s secretary, Heather Stallings, perched on top of the bar with microphones and trivia cards to call out the questions. When each round finished, the groups piled up to the front to get their scorecards tallied.

The winning group from the got to pick from a variety of gift bags, which included goodies like sex toy coloring books and Starbucks gift cards. There was also a category for best team name, as well as a $25 Epic Burger gift card for any person who could guess the amount of condoms on display in a bucket. Plus, pizza was served.

“It’s supposed to be educational, but it’s a fun way to do it,” Snyder said.

Many of the event’s attendees were surprised by how little they knew. Alex Cox, a law student who’s also a member of If/When/ How, described herself as proreproductive justice but was also caught off guard by some of the trivia answers.

“I think it’s really interesting,”

Cox said. “It’s fun for everyone involved but you also learn a lot.

There’s a lot of statistics that shock you when you learn the answers.

The number of teens who don’t use protection when they lose their virginity is a lot higher than I thought it was.”

Stallings said that “even though (they’re) 23 or 24 years old,” the audience couldn’t help but nervously giggle when they heard certain sex buzzwords.

“It just shows how little we know about ourselves and each other, and about what sex actually is. It’s something that everyone goes through that we all know so little about,” Stallings said. “I think it’s good to talk about it publicly and throw those awkward terms like clitoris, vagina, penis size, virginity out there. It definitely

helps reduce stigma against it.”

For If/When/How, which has about 35 members, the event is just one part of their overall mission within DePaul. The national organization recently underwent a rebranding and name change — it used to be called Lawyering for Reproductive Justice.

Within DePaul’s chapter, Snyder said one primary goal is to introduce curriculum within the law school that focuses on reproductive justice — if not a specific specialty track, then perhaps just a class centered around the subject.

“We can pick specializations (in the School of Law), but there isn’t a reproductive rights specialty, or even a class at DePaul, which is something that we’re trying to change,” Snyder said.

“I definitely went to law school because I wanted to advocate for women’s rights. This is a near and dear topic to my heart.”

The group also holds events to raise money for charities like Every Mother Counts and organizations that help women in Africa become midwives to reduce the death rate of childbirth.

Snyder said it’s initiatives like these that speak to the group’s mission statement: “Ensuring that all people can decide if, when and how to create families depends entirely if, when and how hard we fight.” The message is emblazoned on the back of their shirts.

“I love that message because it’s very inclusive of everyone’s beliefs, and it doesn’t really matter where you’re coming from,” Snyder said. “Everyone can agree that women deserve health care, and to give birth and have access to that material.

So I think that’s why it means so much to me.”

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FREE SPEECH, continued from front page opened the panel’s discussion by addressing the amendment’s limitations.

“The First Amendment really protects speech that is threatened by the government,” Bury said. “And the threats to free speech today are often coming from those that are not government actors; from those not in government who seek to stifle the speech of whom they disagree. In some ways, those threats can be even more insidious than government threats because the First Amendment offers us no protection against those who seek to intimidate or to silence.”

Being a private university, DePaul has the ability to limit speech on campus that it finds offensive or contrary to its Catholic and Vincentian mission. Because of this, the debate over where to divide the line between hate speech and free speech is especially relevant on DePaul’s campuses.

Rosenberg pointed out how his background in law contributes to his views regarding free speech on college campuses.

“The fact that we are having these kinds of panel discussions to me is really exciting because I’m also a lawyer, I also teach at the (University of Chicago) law school,” Rosenberg said. “They don’t like me very much there because if I had a bumper sticker it would say ‘The First Amendment is not worth the paper it’s printed on,’ because it does not protect free speech. What protects free speech is organized people and democratic engagement, not (the law).”

When asked about whether private institutions should use their right to ban speech it deems not on par with constructive intellectual discussion, Morrow said he wouldn’t say that “any speech should be curtailed because of its offense.”

However, he also acknowledged the importance of maintaining a campus where all students feel welcomed, regardless of their race, sexual orientation or gender identity.

“Here at DePaul, this is home to a lot of students, to all students, especially those who live off campus or are from out of state like myself,” Morrow said. “This is the only home in Chicago that I know. . . (But) why should I go to an institution that prides itself on diversity and equity when those who are speaking have the privilege to say one thing, but then my feelings are also invalidated?”

Ortiz responded to Morrow’s concerns and the difficulties the DePaul administration faces trying to foster an inclusive environment.

“I’m not a free speech expert, but what I am is an administrator who is looking at the tension between free speech, hate speech and (. . .) what it means to have a diverse campus where people feel welcomed and respected and can live and learn in an environment that is conducive to that learning,” Ortiz said.

“And so across this country administrators are grappling with this. And there’s no easy answer and I think we are going to be faced with these questions not only for this (presidential) election cycle, but for years to come.”

She pointed to safe spaces as a method of fostering intellectual discussion and debate and eliminating attacks like those that occurred after the Yiannopoulos event.

“This is not an escape from the world,” Ortiz said. “It is just a place where people of like minds can get together and learn and grow and develop together.”

But Caldarone and McQueary both expressed concern over safe spaces and the danger of protecting students from what could be considered offensive speech.

McQueary said that as a journalist, her concerns regarding free speech are quite different from those of college administrations.“I walk under a quote that is inscribed on the wall on the Tribune everyday from Voltaire that says, ‘I disagree with all that you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it,’” she said. “And so when we see any efforts to suppress alternate

opinions, we are generally going to side on the side of the First Amendment.”

Caldarone of the DePaul Student Republicans said that DePaul’s required security fees for controversial speakers demonstrate an administration suppressing free speech for groups with views opposing those of the university.

“It’s not just the College Republicans facing this,” Caldarone said. “Recently, the socialist club invited a speaker and they were faced with a fine for having to cover security fees that they could not afford to pay and therefore they were not allowed to have their event. So we are not only trying to fight for our right to have speakers and free speech but also other groups on campus so we can try and set a precedent of free speech at DePaul.”

The topic of controversial speakers quickly turned to a debate over the usefulness of DePaul College Republicans inviting Yiannopoulos last May and whether or not the organization was right to invite such a divisive speaker to campus.

Ortiz was quick to point out the racial slurs that were directed at student protesters outside the event and the harm that language inflicted on those targeted.

“I spent the last five months working with students over some of the trauma that occurred that day,” Ortiz said. “So to say it only lasted 15 minutes is inaccurate. It lasted hours and it went well into the evening. We still have students that are traumatized. We had to hire an additional counselor to deal with some of this trauma.”

Like most topics discussed at the panel, Morrow and Caldarone were at odds with one another. When he asked Caldarone whether or not the Yiannopoulos event was held with a genuine intention of facilitating civil debate, she defended her organization and said that if protesters hadn’t shut down the event they could have confronted the conservative firebrand during the question and answer session that would have been held at the end of the debate. Morrow was unsatisfied with her answer and swiftly countered this argument.

“I feel as if this was not the proper approach to have such conversation or to have the conversation you guys intended because if you’re only having a group of people that have one-sided perspectives, then it’s not going to go anywhere,” Morrow said. “His flyers literally said ‘Feminism is cancer,’ and as a woman that should offend you.”

His statement was met with cheers from many of the audience members.

Rosenberg was wary about any censorship of speech, even though he admitted to finding Yiannopoulos “absolutely horrible.”

“We have a history in this country of shutting down speech that is offensive to whites because it said slavery is wrong,” Rosenberg said. “We killed people for that.

We have a history of arresting people that said ‘we want progressive taxation.’ We had a Cold War in the 1950s that fired and arrested faculty members who did not agree with market economies. Let’s not forget that.

Once we go down this line, I know you have the best of intentions and I really mean it, (but) it just frightens me because our history is not confident.”

Rosenberg also said that although he was initially wary of using trigger warnings as a professor, he eventually realized that he was already giving students a heads up about potentially uncomfortable topics and said that he has never had a student leave a class after hearing a trigger warning.

After the hour-long panel discussion, Bury opened up the floor for questions from the audience. Things quickly became tense when an audience member confronted Caldarone about the DePaul College Republicans statement released after the Yiannopoulos that described the protests as “thuggery.”

Caldarone said that she was not involved

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Pictured, from left to right: DePaul College Republicans member Gabriella Caldarone and the Chicago Tribune’s Kristen McQueary. in that statement but assured him that her organization was denouncing all groups involved in the protest and was not solely targeting the black protesters.

The audience member was visibly unsatisfied with this explanation, and at one point even said “I really want you to read a f------ history book,” to understand the racial implications of words like “thuggery” and “militant.”

Even Bury was subjected to impolite language when, after asking an audience member to clarify exactly what her question was for the panelists, she attacked him for speaking to her in what she perceived as a patronizing tone.

The panel by no means solved the issues surrounding free speech at DePaul and other universities, but DePaul senior Brianna Cokley considered the event a step in the right direction and encouraged the university to host similar events even after the culmination of Free Speech Week.

“Hopefully different organizations, faculty and staff can (work together) to move forward from here,” Cokley said.

Editor’s note: The DePaulia’s managing editor, Rachel Hinton, is president of SPJ and editor-in-chief Jessica Villagomez is vice president. They were not involved with the direct editing of this article.

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Race & Free Speech As part of DePaul’s broad action plan to address issues that came to a tipping point last spring, the university community is invited to participate in the President’s Series on Race & Free Speech. This year-long series of events, intended to strengthen the university community, will offer perspectives across the political spectrum on various topics including race, free speech and hate speech, and the current political climate.

Inclusive Speech and Expression Panel Thursday, October 27 1:30–6:30 p.m.

Lewis Center, Room 241 RSVP: go.depaul.edu/EventbriteFreeSpeech PA N E L I S T S :

Stephanie Shonekan, associate professor and director of the Black Studies Department, University of Missouri at Columbia Alexander Tsesis, professor of law, Loyola University Derald Wing Sue, professor of counseling, Columbia University David Hudson, law professor, Vanderbilt and First Amendment Ombudsman for the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center.

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By Emma Krupp News Editor

Last week, freshmen Ty Schlechter and Caroline Rau sat in the Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) during the midmorning rush near The Bean, fiddling with their laptops and audibly groaning. They wanted to register for classes, but the WiFi just wasn’t cooperating.

“Around this time, specifically, it’s pretty bad, around 11 or 12,” Schlechter said. “In my English class at 1 p.m., everyone has problems connecting to the Wi-Fi.” Eventually, Schlechter eked out a signal. Rau, who still couldn’t access the internet, was incredulous.

“Are you serious?” she exclaimed.

“Mine still won’t connect.”

Their conversation is hardly a unique one. Nearly two months into the school year, students on campus continue to face difficulties with DePaul’s Wi-Fi networks.

Sophomore Lydea Swit said that though she experienced mild issues while

living on campus last year in the BeldenRacine dorm, it’s nothing compared to the problems she’s had this quarter.

“Whenever I’m on campus for classes, my phone will rarely connect to the WiFi. And when it does it will randomly disconnect,” she said. “It’s usually only for a couple of minutes.”

She said she hasn’t run into as many problems on the Loop campus, but added her data signal is usually better there so she may not be as aware of Wi-Fi connectivity.

The Student Center, on the other hand, has “no hope” for cell service, she said, adding that the library is another difficult spot to get internet.

Rau and Schlechter both agreed that the SAC is usually difficult to access WiFi, along with their dorm rooms. After a survey about Wi-Fi was sent out earlier this year, the first and second floors of both the SAC and the Student Center were determined to be problem areas for Wi-Fi signal, and high capacity access points were added in an effort to alleviate some of the issues.

“We have received feedback from

several departments that some spaces which previously received wireless service no longer have it,” Josh Luttig, Information Services’ director of infrastructure, said in an emailed statement. “This coverage change was anticipated, and caused by the tuning and optimization work we performed over the summer.”

When the Wi-Fi doesn’t work, students are left with little recourse when it comes to fixing the problem on their own. Often, Schlechter said, the best course of action is to simply wait it out.

“I’ll disconnect and try to reconnect and sometimes that works, but sometimes you’ve just got to give it time,” he said.

But sometimes the problems even impede into class time. Rau recounted an incident in one of her earlier classes in which the internet was inaccessible until her professor called for outside assistance.

“In my WRD class it took us all 10 minutes to get on the Wi-Fi,” she said. “And then we had to have tech come in and help even my teacher get on the Wi-Fi.” DePaul has taken steps to try to combat the issues, including adding access points

in areas where the Wi-Fi signal continues to be weak. Information Services also plans to continue adjusting its tactics based on new issues that arise throughout the school year. For instance, Luttig said that the signal disconnect is a result of the authentication needed for the depaulsecure, eduroam and depaulwireless networks, and that the department is currently working toward a solution.

“We have recently been troubleshooting performance issues with the authentication component of the WiFi network,” Luttig said. “This is the piece that validates that your username and password are correct, and that you should be able to use this service. Anyone impacted by this issue would perceive it as intermittent connectivity.”

He added that a service alert has been posted on the Information Services website, and that the site will be updated when the issue is resolved.

In the meantime, Luttig advises that students contact the Technology Support Center of Genius Squad for help with connecting to the Wi-Fi.

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DePaul rejects College Republicans’ poster

By Danielle Harris News Editor

The relationship between the DePaul College Republicans (DCR) and university administration has been noticeably strained over the past six months. Disputes over what speakers should be allowed on campus and what speech is considered offensive have caused many members of the College Republicans to feel the university is silencing their political views. Despite this, when the DRC submitted a poster advertising their organization that said “Unborn Lives Matter” to the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) for approval, they were expecting zero pushback. But the proposal for the poster, which was clearly inspired by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement’s well-known black and white design, was denied by the administration.

John Minster, Vice President of DCR, said members were shocked by the decision.

“We were upset and surprised,” Minster said. “We were surprised because while we understand where (the administration is) coming from, given the issue (and) given the problems we’ve already had with speech at the school, we assumed that given it’s just a poster this wouldn’t be an issue. (We thought) this is something that they would say, ‘OK, fine.’ They might not agree with it, they might not like it, but given the sort of pro-life values behind it we thought it would be fine. And obviously we thought wrong.”

The university released an official statement explaining their decision to deny the DCR from using their “Unborn Lives Matter” poster.

“In making this decision, we looked no further than the university’s Guiding Principles for Speech & Expression which note a ‘distinction between being provocative and being hurtful.’ The

principles also state that ‘speech whose primary purpose is to wound is inconsistent with our Vincentian and Catholic Values.’

The proposed banner was, at best deceptive, and the words, font, colors and design were clearly intended to do a disservice to the Black Lives Matter and pro-life movements.

The students submitted an alternative banner that was approved.”

Minster said the university was wrong to claim the poster was an attempt by the College Republicans to disservice the BLM and pro-life movements.

“For DePaul to decide our intentions, to decide whether or not our posters were doing a disservice to the movements I think is silly,” Minster said. “To say ‘Unborn lives matter,’ it’s pretty obvious the connotation of where that’s coming from and it works quite well with the issue of abortion.”

DePaul senior Jei Beyes said the university made the right decision in denying the “Unborn Lives Matter” posters.

“Why have an advertisement that could potentially alienate members of your own cause?” Beyes said. “It is not a dispute that young and unborn lives matter. It seems that as much as (these posters) makes sense (to members of the DePaul College Republicans), think about how horribly caustic it could be (for) people who were forced into abortion because of rape and now there is a club of people who represent a hatred for her.”

But others like DePaul graduate student Kyle Wahe are supporting the DePaul College Republicans on this issue.

“I disagree on almost every level with DePaul’s decision to refuse this particular poster,” Wahe said. “I understand that these decisions are hard, and I have a lot of respect for DePaul’s administrators. These are posters that students, guests, alumni and faculty can see in plain sight, so it is

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President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M. denied the DePaul College Republicans “Unborn Lives Matter” poster proposal, accusing its message of promoting “bigotry.” important that we don’t convey messages that oppose our mission and even common decency. I do not feel, however, that this poster violated any of our principles, nor that it was meant to ‘provoke’ Black Lives Matter as Rev. Holtschneider (said in his email response to the issue). The notion that anti-abortion sentiments run counter to the goals of Black Lives Matter is preposterous, and this is what the University is suggesting.”

That the controversy surrounding the “Unborn Lives Matter” posters is taking place during national Free Speech Week makes the issue increasingly relevant.

For DePaul senior Christian RiveraVega, the administrations decision is only “closing the door for discourse and

discussion.”

“People are going to have different opinions, and if anything, they (should) be taking University of Chicago’s approach of using these differences to create a forum for discussion,” Vega said. “I believe this approach to be a disservice — people cannot live in bubbles.”

Many students came out in support of the administration’s decision to reject the “Unborn Lives Matter” poster, but Minster warned that this censorship sets a dangerous precedent in terms of free speech on campus.

“DePaul is walking a very slippery slope with that,” he said.

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NEWSbriefs Adjunct faculty elected to workplace board

Thirteen new adjunct faculty members have been elected to the 201617 Workplace Environment Committee (WEC), according to a press release from the Office of the Provost.

The WEC works with issues regarding adjunct faculty members, including cross-college communication and hearing, reporting and suggesting resolutions to those issues. Forty faculty candidates nominated themselves for consideration. The chosen members were elected by their peers.

The new members are as follows: Kevin Erker and Barry Hollingsworth, Driehaus College of Business; Neal Heitz, College of Communication; Nathan DeWitt, College of Computing and Digital Media; Ilene Karol, College of Education; Mary Rita Luecke, College of Law; Nadia Andre, Daniela Cavallero and Victoria Hohenzy, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; Jeffery Kowalkowski, School of Music; Vladimir Lepetic, College of Science and Health; Peggy St. John, School for New Learning; and Jack Magaw, The Theatre School.

Members of the WEC will serve staggered terms — with half of the members serving one year and the other half two years ­— and must teach at least once course during the academic year

of each term. Starting next year, all members will serve two-year terms.

Arsons reported in Near North A community alert was sent to Chicago’s 18th District on Oct. 20 notifying residents of a series of arsons and attempted arsons within the neighborhood.

Seven incidents took place from February through October. The fires were lit using incendiary devices, Molotov cocktails and flammable liquids between midnight and 3 a.m.

The offender has been described as a white or Hispanic male in his early 20s.

He has also been seen driving in a silver Ford Mustang with body damage on the passenger side.

The alert asks that residents call the Bureau of Detectives — Arson Section at 312-746-7618 with any additional information.

New partnership plans combined housing Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) CEO Eugene Jones, Jr. and Chicago Public Library (CPL) commissioner Brian Bannon announced a partnership that will

provide three new mixed-income housing developments with co-located libraries, according to an Oct. 21 press release from the mayor’s office.

The housing developments will be built in the West Ridge, Near West Side and Irving Park neighborhoods, and will combine libraries and public housing to provide easily-accessible services to their communities.

The new library areas will feature early childhood active learning centers, as well as programs geared toward young children and families. The libraries will also offer trainings for job skills like resume writing, interview prep and industry-specific skills.

“Chicago will be one of the first cities using this type of partnership between housing and libraries to benefit and beautify our neighborhoods,” Emanuel said. “This model will create spaces everyone can enjoy, and I hope will be the next great civic projects here in Chicago.”

Cook County judicial candidate charged A Chicago-area judicial candidate faces charges of impersonating a judge when she was a court staff attorney early this year, according to the Associated Press.

Rhonda Crawford, 45, is accused of appearing in a robe in Cook County traffic

court and presided over three traffic cases on Aug. 11. The incident occurred just a few months after she won the March 15 Democratic primary for the Illinois Cook County First Subcircuit Court against opponents Anthony Simpkins and Lisa Copland. She is charged with misdemeanor false impersonation and felony official misconduct, which carries a maximum five-year prison term.

She will remain on the Nov. 8 general election ballot despite the controversy.

CPS sees dip in enrollment numbers Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has reported the loss of nearly 11,000 enrolled students since last fall, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The total number of enrolled students is now down to 381,349.

The biggest losses reportedly came from CPS elementary and preschools, though charter schools suffered a substantial hit as well.

CPS projected a loss of about 13,000 students at a preliminary 10th day count, which is more than twice as many as expected last summer. But around 2,400 kids have since gone to school.

Compiled and written by Emma Krupp

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10

2 7

Clifton-Fullerton

11 5

Centennial Hall

12

Richardson Library

University Hall

School of Music

5

Sheffield Parking Garage 3

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Belden-Racine

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6

Lewis Center

DePaul Center

Ray Meyer Fitness & Recreation Center

Assault & Theft

19

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Drug & Alcohol

Other

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS Belden-Racine Hall.

OCT. 12 1) An attempted robbery report was filed, and 5) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed for a Robbery report was filed regarding the same offender taking peoples ATM cards around the Lincoln Park campus. Offender was taken into custody by DePaul Public Safety. Chicago police came and arrested the offender.

2) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person in Centennial Hall.

OCT. 13 3) A criminal

damage to vehicle report was filed for a vehicle in the Sheffield Garage that sustained damage to the side view mirror.

OCT. 14 4) A burglary report was filed for a room in

a room in University Hall. No drugs were found.

6) A criminal damage to property report was filed for damage done to a vehicle in Lot H.

OCT. 15 7) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor

report was filed for a person at Clifton-Fullerton Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic

by Chicago EMT.

OCT. 16 8) A criminal

damage to property report was filed for graffiti to the emergency call box by Ray Meyer.

9) A criminal damage to property report was filed for graffiti on 1237 W. Fullerton.

OCT. 14 OCT. 17 10) A criminal damage to property report was 15) A criminal trespass warning was issued to filed for graffiti on the School of Music.

11) A criminal trespass warning was given to a person in the Richardson Library.

12) A theft report was filed for a wallet taken from a person in the Richardson Library.

13) A suspicion of marijuana report was filed in Seton Hall. No drugs were found.

LOOP CAMPUS OCT. 12 14) A theft report was filed for a wallet taken from a purse in the Barnes and Noble at DePaul Center.

a person who struck another person in the plaza at DePaul Center.

OCT. 17 16) A theft report was filed for an iPhone taken

from the 1st floor restroom of the DePaul Center.

17) A hate incident report was filed for offensive stickers found in a restroom at DePaul Center.

18) A criminal damage to property report was filed for glass broken at the Reskin Theatre.

19) A battery report was filed for a person who was slapped in the face by a woman wearing a clown mask at the Lewis Center. Offender fled the scene.

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Kissinger discusses complicated and changing U.S.-China relationship

By Jackson Danbeck Nation & World Editor

After years of fighting the Japanese during World War II and the nationalist government in the Chinese civil war, communist China emerged victorious in 1949.

But with dreams of becoming a secure and ideologically-pure nation, it soon began to rival with another nation that would last for the next 25 years: the United States.

The U.S. and China first confronted each other during the Korean War, when they supported the opposing southern and northern sides.

First, it was during the Korean War, when the U.S. supported South Korea, while China supported the north.

Then it was the Vietnam War, where the U.S. found itself again supporting the southern government, and the Chinese the northern.

By the 1970s, the U.S. started to pull out of the fight in Southeast Asia. China and the U.S. were no longer supporting opposite sides of a conflict, and U.S. President Richard Nixon decided a change in policy was in order.

Nixon sent his national security advisor, Henry Kissinger, on a secret mission. While in Pakistan, Kissinger feigned illness so he could travel undetected to China. His mission: to open a dialogue between the two countries.

Kissinger’s visit was so successful that the two nations began to form a fruitful relationship. Today, Kissinger, retired from his former positions, said that the relationship has now become the most important relationship between nations in the world, he told via webcast to a crowd of about 40 DePaul students and staff last week in an event called “China Town Hall: Local Connections, National

Reflections.” abided by from 1815 to the “We didn’t so much discuss early 1900s, called the Concert our differences,” Kissinger said of Europe. There would be of his first meeting in China. cooperation, and likely contest, “We spoke of our objectives, and between many and equal great to see if the objectives could be powers, unlike the Cold War’s harmonized.” rivaling two superpowers.

Although the U.S. and China Meanwhile, Hurst said the continue to maintain an important U.S. does not subscribe to either relationship, its dynamic may be view. Since the fall of the USSR, changing as China becomes one the U.S. has been intent to remain of the world’s most economically as the world’s sole hegemon. and politically powerful nations.

The U.S. and China will fall Many expect China to one day down one of two roads, both surpass the U.S. as the world’s sole Kissinger and Hurst pointed out. s u p e r p o w e r, Either they can Kissinger cooperate, and among them. create peace Xi Jinping, “We didn't so much and prosperity the chairman of discuss our differences. throughout the the communist world; or, they spoke of our can compete, party of China We and de facto objectives, and to see if and escalate ruler, said he issues that may aims for China the objectives could be lead to conflict. to be the sole Both said they harmonized.” superpower would prefer the by 2049, to former. celebrate Leadership the 100th Henry Kissinger will have a a n n i v e r s a r y Former U.S. Secretary of large impact in of the nation’s the future of State and national founding. the China-U.S. In some security advisor rel at ionship, ways, China Kissinger is on track to answered to a obtain that goal. It possesses the question tweeted by a student second largest and one of the watching the live stream at fastest growing economies in the universities across the nation. world, and increasingly projects During his years working with heavy political influence across the Chinese, Kissinger said he Asia and Africa. As of now, the found that their leaders hold a U.S. owes China an estimated $1 perspective unique from their trillion.

American counterparts.

But William Hurst, a The Chinese leadership make professor specializing in Asian decisions while considering the politics at Northwestern who gave reality that they are surrounded by a lecture following Kissinger’s possible enemies, a view created question-and-answer session, by many years of intervening raised a finger to the claim of powers into China’s domestic China striving to be the next affairs during the 19th and 20th superpower. centuries. In fact, the USSR’s “China wants, rather, to be decision to move armies to the one of multiple powers in a multi- border with China in the 1970s polar world,” Hurst said. convinced the U.S. government to This view parallels the look to China as a new Cold War agreement European powers ally, Kissinger said.

On the American continent, on the other hand, the U.S. has managed to exist in relative security.

The U.S. and China have long cooperated on a number of issues, and that trend seems to continue, Kissinger and Hurst both said.

By the late 1970s, after the infamously-dubbed “ping pong diplomacy” and consistent diplomatic talks, the U.S. and China had formally recognized each other. By the 1990s, the two had become the world’s largest trading partners. Today, trade between them is estimated to value over $600 billion. In many ways, each country’s prosperity is linked, pushing them to cooperate.

North Korea’s war path to create an arsenal of nuclear weapons has concerned both the U.S. and China, Kissinger said.

The rogue state’s actions have pushed its neighbors to rearm, destabilizing the whole region.

In response to increasing North Korean missile tests, China hosted a summit in April 2016, inviting U.S. President Barack Obama to help solve the issue.

“The United States welcomes the rise of a peaceful, stable and prosperous China, working with us to address global challenges,” Obama said at the summit.

Chairman Xi said during the summit: “It is a priority for China's foreign policy to work with the United States to build a new model of major country relations, and to realize no conflicts or confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation.”

The environment is another area where China and the U.S. have taken some measures to cooperate, Hurst said. As the world’s top producers of greenhouse gases, they both had an interest to lower emissions. But the threat of diminished industrial production has confined real progress.

Both China and the U.S.

have endured repeated hacks in leading companies and government agencies. Hurst said there is great potential for the two governments to work together to end the unconventional method, but is likely to continue because of cyberwarfare’s widespread use.

“Both countries can recognize and really should recognize, and from all indications actually have recognized, that it is in their interests to cooperate,” Hurst said.

But there is one area where both Kissinger and Hurst said it was unlikely for the powers to come to any agreement in the near future: the South China Sea. Since the 1980s, China has created small islands out of reefs in the South China Sea, claiming the area is part of its historical domain. More recently, the Chinese military has been building bases on these artificial islands, allowing them to patrol the sea and enforce the recent Chinese requirement that all foreign ships and airplanes in the area must identify themselves.

Chinese actions in the South China Sea have proved very concerning to neighbors the Philippines and Vietnam, who have started to build their own islands, Kissinger said. And the U.S. now has a contender to its claim that it can patrol all international waters, which includes most of the South China Sea. While the U.S. “pivot” to Asia has yet to materialize, the standoff nature of both sides could lead to confrontation and worsened relations.

It is Kissinger’s hope the U.S. and China can come to cooperate in the South China Sea, and further hold talks about North Korea and other issues.

“They should not act from a posture of superiority,” Kissinger said of China. “We should not act from a posture of teaching them how to behave in the international world.”

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KIN CHEUNG | AP

ASSOCIATED PRESS Iraqi forces are deployed during an offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants outside Mosul, Iraq. The pace of operations slowed as Iraqi forces began pushing toward larger villages and encountering civilian populations on the second day of a massive operation to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.

SHIRAAZ MOHAMED | AP Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends a photo session at the African Union summit in Johannesburg. South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute over the visit by al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

A notebook of British mathematician and pioneer in computer science Alan Turing, the World War II code-breaking genius, in Hong Kong. The calls for a more sweeping action came after World War II codebreaker Alan Turing was awarded a posthumous royal pardon in 2013 after a conviction of indecency in 1952.

UK to pardon those convicted under past anti-gay laws

Iraq launches Mosul offensive, but bombs slow progress

London, UK Mosul, Iraq Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a long-awaited offensive Monday to drive the Islamic State group out of the country's second largest city, Mosul, but the operation could take weeks, if not months, and many fear a humanitarian crisis.

Columns of armored vehicles trundled down desert roads toward the city as U.S.led airstrikes and heavy artillery echoed across the Ninevah plains.

Kurdish forces captured a number of small, largely unpopulated villages to the east. But their progress was slowed by roadside bombs left behind by the militants, and the Islamic State (IS) unleashed a series of suicide car and truck bomb attacks, one of which struck a Kurdish tank. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties from that incident or fighting elsewhere.

Mosul, which fell to IS when the extremists swept across much of northern and central Iraq in the summer of 2014, is still home to a million people. Aid groups fear that the fighting could cause a mass exodus that would overwhelm nearby refugee camps.

The U.N. says the fighting could displace at least 200,000 people. Camps have been set up to receive the displaced, but aid groups say there is only room for around 100,000. Aid officials also fear that IS could use civilians as human shields.

"Civilians who attempt to escape the city will have little choice but to take their lives into their own hands and pray that they are able to avoid snipers, land mines, booby traps and other explosives," said Aleksandar Milutinovic, the International Rescue Committee's Iraq Director.

The Mosul offensive is the largest and most complex military operation launched in Iraq since U.S. forces withdrew in 2011.

It involves an estimated 25,000 troops from the army, the Kurdish peshmerga, Sunni tribal forces and Shiite militias.

For now the various forces are working together, but that could become more difficult as they close in on the city, and it remains unclear exactly how Mosul will be governed once IS is gone.

South Africa to withdraw from international court UN, New York South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute last year over a visit

by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

A copy of the "Instrument of Withdrawal," dated Wednesday and signed by Foreign Minister Maite NkoanaMashabane, was obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

It states that South Africa "has found that its obligations with respect to the peaceful resolution of conflicts at times are incompatible with the interpretation given by the International Criminal Court of obligations contained in the Rome Statute" which established the court.

Under the Rome Statute, South Africa as a party to the ICC has an obligation to arrest anyone sought by the tribunal.

The charges against al-Bashir stem from the bloodshed in Sudan's western Darfur region which began in 2003 when rebels took up arms against the government in Khartoum, accusing it of discrimination and neglect. The United Nations says 300,000 people have died in the conflict and 2.7 million have fled their homes.

In June 2015, Al-Bashir went to South Africa to attend an African Union summit but the government didn't arrest him. A provincial court ordered him to remain in the country while judges deliberated on whether he should be arrested on the ICC warrants, but al-Bashir left for Sudan before the court ruled that he should indeed be arrested. The Supreme Court of Appeal

later described the government's failure to arrest al-Bashir as "disgraceful conduct."

The government said in a statement in late June 2015 that it would consider withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as a "last resort" following the dispute over al-Bashir. It cited "contradictions" in the statute and said South Africa would have found it difficult to arrest al-Bashir because of treaty obligations to the African Union.

The African Union has asked the International Criminal Court to stop proceedings against sitting presidents and has said it will not compel any member states to arrest a leader on behalf of the ICC. South Africa's decision to quit the court follows Tuesday's announcement that Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza signed legislation to make his country the first to withdraw from the ICC, which had said it would investigate recent political violence there.

No country has ever withdrawn from the ICC, which was established to prosecute cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Burundi's decision to withdraw follows a bitter dispute with the international community over the human rights situation in the East African country. More than a year of deadly violence has followed Nkurunziza's controversial decision to pursue a third term, which some have called unconstitutional.

According to South Africa's document, its withdrawal will take effect one year after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is officially notified.

Thousands of men who were convicted under now-abolished British laws against homosexuality are to receive posthumous pardons, the government announced Thursday. Those who are still alive will be eligible to have their criminal records wiped clean.

The Ministry of Justice said the pardons apply to men convicted for consensual, same-sex sexual relations before homosexuality was decriminalized several decades ago. Men living with convictions can apply to the government to have their names cleared.

Justice Minister Sam Gyimah said the government was trying "to put right these wrongs."

"It is hugely important that we pardon people convicted of historical sexual offenses who would be innocent of any crime today," he said.

Calls for a general pardon have been building since World War II codebreaker Alan Turing was awarded a posthumous royal pardon in 2013.

The computer science pioneer helped crack Nazi Germany's secret codes by creating the "Turing bombe," a forerunner of modern computers. His work helped shorten World War II, and he was an innovator of artificial intelligence.

After the war, Turing was prosecuted for having sex with a man, stripped of his security clearance and forcibly treated with female hormones. He died in 1954 at age 41 after eating an apple laced with cyanide.

Gay-rights advocacy groups in the United States said they knew of no U.S. state which had contemplated similar action.

However, the U.S. military — after lifting a ban that prevented gays from serving openly in the ranks — adopted a policy which enabled gay soldiers who had been forced out to upgrade their discharges from dishonorable to honorable.

Sex between men remained illegal in England until 1967 — and even later in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The age of consent for gay people was not lowered to 16, the same as for heterosexuals, until 2001.

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Opinions

From YouTube to CoverBoy

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The newest face of CoverBoy breaks the mold and defies societal expectations By donyae lewis Copy Editor

Easy, breezy, beautiful, CoverBoy. This is now the reality for YouTube personality and 17-year-old James Charles as he became the first male to grace the ads of CoverGirl. Charles, who rose to fame for his makeup tutorials on social media, made his CoverGirl debut during a commercial shoot with singer Katy Perry, marking the first time since it was founded in 1961, that a CoverGirl representative will be male.

Gender boundaries have been broken in the fashion industry numerous times this year, with celebrities such as Young Thug and Jaden Smith. However, Charles joining the CoverGirl legacy hits a little closer to home.

Growing up, I was obsessed with the hit reality series, America’s Next Top Model. Every week I would tune in as host Tyra Banks pushed models to their full potential with outrageous fashion shoots and challenges. When the credits started to roll, it was my turn to put my skills to the test. I had a fire-cracker personality like Janice Dickison, a strut like Miss J and a “smise” like Tyra. My bedroom was my runway, and my mirror was my camera. While some young boys imagined their action figures to be athletes or superheroes, mine were models fighting for the chance to “be on top.”

Until now, this was a secret. Being a young black man in society, breaking out of my “man box” was unheard of. As

men, we are confined to these little boxes, Arianna Olsen agrees, believing that of what we are “supposed” to be. We media representation is correlated are taught to believe that we are hyperwith how individuals associate what is masculine beasts who have no emotions, considered societal norms. and prey on women. Men aren’t taught to “I think it’s dope that this dude is in be pretty, in fact, it’s an insult. Handsome the public eye, but it’s not a new thing,” is more appropriate, Olsen said. “Media and even then, you’re is so important walking a thin line. in the way people You didn’t pick up perceive what is blush, you picked okay, and what is up a basketball. Oh, not okay. Having a and if your friends full representation found out that you of everything and were perfecting everyone in whatever your runway walk, they want is a good Nan Zabriskie, head of makeup and thing to have.” and uttering your best “easy, breezy, Many critics have wigs at DePaul's Theatre School beautiful,” you just brought to attention sentenced yourself to how CoverGirl a lifetime of bullying. could have used What Charles this opportunity to represents is that accommodate for freedom to be authentically you, and other marginalized identities; specifically defy societal expectations. Nan Zabriskie, looking at the absence of people of color head of makeup and wigs for The Theatre and trans individuals in these campaigns.

School at DePaul, looks at this progression DePaul University sophomore Leena as something that was a long time coming. Almasri acknowledges these concerns, but “It’s not like this is brand new that wants to remind others that any form of boys wear makeup. It’s just come to form,” progression deserves praise.

Zabriskie said. “It’s a continuation of “I think any step is a step forward, but gender flexibility we’ve been exploring in it would have been a stronger statement art. It makes total sense. James Charles if they used a person that was trans, or a is adorable. It’s not drag, transgender or person of color. It’s okay because they are transvestite. It’s boys wanting to have trying, but they can try harder,” Almasri beautiful makeup on. It’s one tool for him said. to express himself. I think it’s fabulous.”

Charles has his strong social media University of Minnesota senior following to thank for his success. With

"Anything that breaks the mold (...) is nothing but good."

over 650,000 followers on his Instagram account and more than 90,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, he not only is a CoverBoy, but a social media superstar.

Olsen expresses the power of social media is allowing people, like Charles, to not only become household names but connect to a larger audience.

“Social media is connecting the world and people in a way we haven’t before, it’s like connection on steroids. Having that connection be so intensified is letting people communicate things that haven’t been communicated before,” Olsen said.

Never would I have thought the day would come where I would see a CoverBoy. It warms my heart that there is some little boy out there, perfecting his fierceness, and can pick up a magazine or turn on the television, and see Charles doing the same. Men aren’t living in the shadows anymore, rather, we are realizing that we can dismantle the boundaries we have been bound in for years. As we continue to break down these walls, we will not only be redefining masculinity, but as Zabriskie relays, we will be redefining what is beautiful.

“One of the things that I hope is that we can have a model for what is beautiful, other than what has been crammed down our throats. It opens up more possibilities for what we consider a CoverGirl is," Zabriskie said. "CoverGirl doesn’t necessarily have to mean the most beautiful. Anything that breaks the mold of what has to be considered beautiful, is nothing but good.”

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Chicago's next move

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Supporters of the Laquan Law rallied in front of the Chicago Police Department headquarters on Oct. 20, commemorating McDonald's life on the second anniversary of his death.

The Laquan McDonald Act is a milestone in Chicago's struggle against police brutality

By Yazmin Dominguez Opinions Editor

The black community in Chicago has had enough. Last Thursday, Oct. 20, marked the two-year anniversary of Laquan McDonald’s death at the hands of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer Jason Van Dyke. Between the two-year period, the gruesome video was released, protests raged throughout the city. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his administration left the city branded with distrust, and a need to secure justice on their own terms.

On the anniversary of his death, the Laquan Day rally took place outside police headquarters at 3510 s. michigan ave.

Supporters present stood in solidarity with speakers who shared their own experiences of police brutality. Family and friends who have lost loved ones to instances of police brutality were also present, wearing black hoodies promoting the Laquan Law, otherwise known as the Laquan McDonald Act or Bill HB6616.

In the current state of Chicago’s violence and the city’s poor response to it, the creation of Bill HB 6616 is revolutionary. The topic of police brutality is over its protesting stages. Now, Chicago residents are in the process of ending the heinous acts of police brutality, by holding Emanuel and other elected officials accountable. Even if it is passed or not, the creation of this bill is what justice will look like for the family and friends who have lost a loved one to police brutality.

Peaceful protests will only take this issue so far. Bill HB6616 allows citizen’s to use their democratic rights to get the amends they need from authorities of power who are failing to stop the issue.

The bill would give citizens the authority to recall the mayor, Cook County’s state attorney and aldermen in the future.

The Laquan Law, if passed, has the

potential to reverse the roles between city government and Chicagoans. It might be Emanuel putting up his hands and asking not to be fired from his position in office, rather than the countless young, black men who have done the same, only asking not to be fired at with a gun.

“The Laquan Law would put pressure on politicians with authority to not use abusive force on innocent people, like they have been executing with instances of police brutality,” said Charlie Magbanua, a supporter present at the Laquan Day rally.

After the release of McDonald's dash cam video residents questioned the actions and involvement of Chicago aldermen, Cook County’s then state attorney Anita Alvarez and Mayor Emanuel in situations involving police brutality. Therefore, Bill HB6616 was created by activist William Calloway with the legislative support from state representative Kenneth Dunkin.

According to DNAInfo, if Bill HB6616 is passed, it would require an organized petition to be called for. In order for a recall election to take place, the number of petition signatures collected need to be 10 percent or greater than the number of votes collected in the previous election.

As a culture, we have become so normalized by violence that two shots killing McDonald, then 14 more shots being fired at his already dead corpse appears like another regular headline.

According to Mapping Police Violence and Mic, 605 deaths in the hands of law enforcement have taken place in the United States this year alone.

Rallies, protests and vigils are ways to commemorate and pay respects to the lost lives, but for the killings to stop, a change in politics is crucial.

“Will Calloway has been working on this for about a year. He is doing his best to encourage state legislators to step up. Hopefully it will spread like wildfire

PHOTO COURTESY OF MUHAMMED UZAIR CHAUDHARY

Attendees stood in solidarity with families and friends who have lost loved ones to police brutality.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MUHAMMED UZAIR CHAUDHARY

Speakers expressed their grievances towards politicians and the Chicago Police Department.

among the Illinois state general assembly because this law needs to be passed. It’s major,” said Tio Hardiman, president of Chicago’s nonprofit Violence Interrupters Incorporated. “If the law was in place before Laquan was killed that means the mayor would have been removed immediately.”

The severity of the Laquan Law represents the anger against those

currently in office. Chicago’s citizens are taking matters into their own hands. They have drafted a bill that will finally hold those politicians involved in the cover up accountable. Hopefully with the Laquan Law being passed, there will be no need to celebrate the anniversaries of young lives lost to police brutality anymore. Rather, the Laquan McDonald Act is Chicago's next move in dealing with police brutality.

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Focus

DePaul students share th

By Rachel Mann

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Junior Amy Martin

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any people, like junior childhood education major Brianna Gougis, “don’t think there are many bad tattoos.” Although television shows like Bad Ink and Tattoo Nightmares might disagree, there are people all around Chicago, and DePaul’s campus in particular, who love their tattoos and want to share them, and their unique stories, with others.

Junior communication studies major Akemi Almeida has several tattoos with personal connections, from important music to life experiences.

“I have an OWSLA symbol, which is a music label Skrillex made. He was an integral part of my adolescence because I used to dance to his music all the time. And then I have three birds for Bob Marley’s song 'Three Little Birds', because that was the first Bob Marley song I heard, and it reminds me to just chill,” she said.

“Then I got this elephant because this is something I saw in South Africa. We were on a safari trip, and this elephant started crossing, so we had to stop and be really silent and still. It was really majestic and beautiful," she said. "I got all my tattoos by the same guy; he was the only guy who would do this cross, which was my first one. He’s a great artist and I support his work. His name is Jimmy Matson in Woodstock, a northwest suburb.”

Sophomore art, media and design major Jordan Delmonte has eight tattoos. His tattoos include diverse styles and subject matter, ranging from animals to surrealist faces.

“Having tattoos is all about the art for me,” Delmonte said. “I really enjoy getting pieces from artists that create really nice work. My tattoos speak to what kind of art and artists I’m in to.”

Delmonte’s career aspirations include the possibility of becoming a tattoo artist. While his art courses at DePaul focus on drawing and painting, he still finds ways to test his creativity in this program in order to prepare him for his eventual career goals.

“I have my own way of going about my art so I try to always put my own spin on how to do assignments (and) projects,” Delmonte said. “Since my first art class at DePaul, I have always tried to really exceed expectations by just doing more difficult pieces than what is expected so I can put my skills to the test.”

Junior art, media and design major Amy Martin also appreciates the artistic element behind her tattoos. She has 11, with the tradition of gifting herself a tattoo every year for her birthday.

“I like having tattoos because I like the idea of being a canvas for art,” Martin said. “I have some original works of art made by tattoo artists, a tattoo drawn by me and paintings from famous artists."

Other students express more hesitation when it comes to the idea of tattooing themselves.

“The reason I don’t have a tattoo is because I can’t decide on a symbol that will last the test of time in my mind,” said senior Temi Adelakun, an organizational communication major.

Senior environmental studies major Malcolm Engel, who has a tattoo, believes that tattoos must have intention behind them.

“I think tattoos should have a very thought out intention and have meaning behind each tattoo,” Engel said. “It doesn’t have to be extremely deep. But, for thousands of years, our ancestors before us used tattoos for spirituality and what not. So, I think tattoos should have some sort of meaning or substance behind them.”

Engel originally had no interest in tattoos.

“The chain of events in my life just led me to get one,” Engel said. “It was a test of my body’s impermanence and a spiritual token on my body.”

Engel has one tattoo, a circle in the middle of his chest. “(My tattoo) represents impermanence, death and the flow and interdependence of reality,” Engel said. “Also, it’s by my heart to be compassionate and love, and to be honest and accept myself.”

Both of sophomore advertising major Aaliyah Curtis’ tattoos connect to her personal experiences.

“I have two tattoos. My first one is the heart chakra, which is like an energy source of love. I thought it would be cool to get it where it is on the body, so it’s right here, right in the middle of the chest," she said. "My second one is someone checking your pulse. I used to have really bad anxiety, but I found out it was because I’m anemic. So if I got nervous, my heart would start pounding really hard.

It’s like a reminder to live.”

Junior psychology major Alyson Gibson also has a tattoo that embodies a theme of self-acceptance.

The location of Gibson’s tattoo is on her left wrist,

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he stories behind their ink a place in which she used to self-injure. Now, she has a series of three circles on that exact spot.

“The circle itself represents the notion that recovery never stops, it is infinite,” Gibson said. “The filled-in circle is introversion and the open circle is extroversion, and the middle circle is the healthy balance between the two.”

Engel says he has noticed a trend of circle tattoos on DePaul’s campus.

“I’ve noticed a lot of circle tattoos on the inner forearm,” Engel said. “Small circles. It’s really weird. I see a lot of roses and things like that, but those are just really common tattoos in general. I think the circle became trending because of its many meanings.”

Another tattoo trend Gougis added is that of semicolon and quote tattoos, which she sees around campus.

Gibson got tattooed for the first time on her 18th birthday. In addition to tattoos being a birthday ritual for some, others have even traveled distances to get the tattoo of their choosing. Delmonte is one of those students, as he has been tattooed by artists from the Spike T.V. show Ink Master, which he traveled to New York to achieve.

“Both of my experiences with Ink Master tattoos were very good,” Delmonte said. “The tattoo on my arm was done by Cris Element, who is based out of Staten Island, and the tattoo on my leg was done by Mark Longenecker, who is based out of Cocoa Beach, Fla. Those two tattoos are by far my favorites out of the eight I have. Getting tattooed by Cris was great, he is really down to Earth but also isn’t super serious, so it was cool to just be in a very relaxed environment in the shop he works at.”

Element did a tattoo of lady justice with an hourglass on Delmonte’s left forearm. His experiences with Longenecker were also memorable.

“Mark free-hands all of his tattoos which is nice because I actually was able to watch him and his whole creative process, which was great. He was a super chill guy, really fun to be around,” Delmonte said.

One issue that comes up with tattoos is the potential implications with employment. Some employers prefer to hire candidates who do not have tattoos, while other employers ask that tattoos are covered up in the workplace.

Engel believes that self-expression is important, but also understands why tattoos may not be accepted in the workplace.

“In an ideal world, people should be able to express

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themselves how they want to,” Engel said. “Unfortunately, we live in a system where we are obligated to make certain choices. So based on professionalism, I think it’s fair, but inherently I think it’s stupid to have to cover up (tattoos) or be discriminated against (for them).”

Adelakun agrees that it is unfair for people with tattoos to be discriminated against for employment.

“However, I do see why employers would ask for employees to cover themselves up,” Adelakun said. “It could take away from the business if the tattoo is inappropriate or just too distracting.”

Gibson asserts that her tattoos are for herself, and not for others.

“I’m fully aware that there are many people out there who don’t like tattoos, don’t like seeing them, and are judgmental of them,” Gibson said. “And while I truly don’t care if you like tattoos or not, they’re for me. And even though they’re exposed to the outside world, I don’t have them to be cool or to seem like I’m different, they’re completely for my use and no one else’s.”

On Friday, The Field Museum started a six-month run of its latest special exhibition, called Tattoo. While it features over 170 objects from the Parisian Musee du Quai Branly in Paris, France, along with 14 additional artifacts from The Field Museum’s collection, Chicago decided to take it to the next level by adding another unique aspect to the exhibit: a tattoo shop.

Interested visitors can take part in the exhibition by receiving one of 42 different pre-drawn flash art designs at a cost of $250, according to the Chicago Tribune. While this interactive opportunity shows contemporary tattoo art, the exhibit as a whole reveals historical narratives, methods and purposes of tattoos across cultures and times. The exhibition will run until April 30.

“The central message of the exhibition is about human creativity. It’s important to understand creativity’s different manifestations and not dismiss cultural practices and art forms because they were somehow stigmatized.

The exhibition is going beyond the stereotype of tattoos to explore their aesthetics and artistry across cultures,” curator of North American Anthropology Alaka Wali said in The Field Museum’s press release.

Students and Illinois residents can see the exhibit for free on one of The Field Museum’s upcoming free days, which include Oct. 30 and 31, Nov. 27 and Dec. 3, 4 and 18.

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Arts & Life

DePaul student ventures in Chicago’s underground graffiti world

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DePaul graphic design student Jake Coleman practicing his graffiti art on an abandoned building on the West Side of Chicago.

By Rachel Hinton Managing Editor

Fascinated by the way it captures the attention of the everyday person, Jake Coleman, a DePaul senior, picked up his first spray cans over the summer. His goal was to put some of his drawings on walls. When he was younger he admired the colorful taggings on the freight trains that passed through town, stopping traffic, but graffiti itself, the art of turning words or drawings into something the public can take part in, came to him in steps.

“I think that was what really got me interested in drawing intially,” Coleman said.

“It wasn’t until I found an abandoned building complex on the West Side of Chicago did I begin to tag the walls.”

Coleman said he wanted to create things that attracted the most visitors — he tries to create pieces that are elegant and easy to read and look at. The viewer’s experience is a major part of graffiti culture and its history.

Cornbread, a Philadelphian high school student in 1967, tagged walls in the City of Brotherly Love to get the attention of a girl.

Historians consider him to be the first modern graffiti artist. The art world turned its nose up at the medium initially, believing it to be “too urban,” and it wasn’t until the 1980s that graffiti started to be featured in galleries.

Graffiti has been called a lot of things over the course of time. Some call it vandalism.

Others call it a language of protest and a way to connect to other artists, people and communities. From subway cars and walls

in Philadelphia to buildings that line ‘L’ lines, graffiti adds vibrant elements to cities around the country and around the world.

Graffiti grew alongside hip hop music and b-boying, but early images can be traced back to Egypt, Greece and Rome. The image it brings to mind differs from person to person, conjuring images of full walls covered in words and colors to simple words on the sides of buildings.

“It allows for people to be alive critically and to protest what’s happening around them,” Jonathan Gross, a professor of English at DePaul who has written about graffiti’s history in Greece, said. “If it wasn’t important it wouldn’t be imitated as much as it is.”

Imitation includes other artists imitating each other, as well as outsiders imitating the act of graffiti. Gross pointed to corporate ads plastered on the sides of buildings and public transportation as a major form of imitation, and a bad one at that.

The act of imitation appears through certains tags and styles. Some artists, like Coleman, aim for street style so their art looks different. Others change up their styles or craft a character, or phrase, that they tag so their art can be identified by those who know what to look for.

For an artist named Goosenek, who prefered not to use his real name, his graffiti experiences started with reluctance and lead to him wanting to be a part of Chicago and a part of something larger.

“I used to work at an Italian restaurant and one of the delivery drivers noticed some of my sketchbook work I had done for art school

and asked if I would go bombing with him,” Goosenek said. “I initially turned down the offer, but later I joined him and another graffiti writer and painted a wall under a bridge.”

“After that I needed to paint more. I loved riding the red line and seeing “snacki,” his character, (which) always motivated me to paint more. The goose started off as me wanting to be a part of Chicago, like the Cubs or a mascot or something. But also I didn’t really know anything about graffiti and street art and how to use a can. So, I started painting a goose and it stuck.”

Graffiti doesn’t require very much “prerequisite” knowledge — the study of it is growing though slowly — but it does require a passion and vision that is similar to all other art forms (questions about whether or not graffiti is art persists to this day).

Coleman, a graphic design major, says the two overlap and he enjoys “making stuff that’s different and if done correctly it catches the viewer’s eye.”

“That’s a big part of design and not many people have that background,” Coleman said. “But for me and those who do have that background, we have to take something we created and sort of unwrap it. We need to take a step backwards and deconstruct the letters.”

Coleman urged for curiosity and for people who were interested to “go and get it.”

“The medium will always be there, so as with anything else you just have to go and get it,” Coleman said. “I’m a fan of anyone who creates something new.”

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Five films to watch this Halloween

By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

As Halloween creeps up in the next few weeks, and students and kids prepare what to wear and where to go, it seems apparent that it is time to get into the festive mood.

With a lack of strong horror films being released in theaters this month, it seems as if our only option is to rewind and look back at some of the best horror films ever made. While in a decade full of unwanted sequels and remakes of past horror classics,

it’s good to look back at some decades and check out what was scary then, is still scary now. From slasher to paranormal and everything in between, here are just some of the many great horror films to watch for this year’s Halloween season.

THE CONJURING It’s hard to think of recent horror films that have lived up to the hype – movies that contain more than jump scares and gore, stories that are actually both thrilling and horrifying. The “Conjuring” became an undeniable hit when it was first released back in 2013, and the film’s success even conjured this year’s sequel, which was also a critical and commercial achievement.

The film is loosely based on life of Ed and Lorraine Warren – paranormal investigators – and their case of the Perron family, who are experiencing disturbing events at their Rhode Island home in 1971.

Director James Wan applies a 70’s feel to the movie, drawing similar slow burn film editing techniques similar to “The Exorcist” or the original “Omen.” With the “Insidious” trilogy coupled with the “Saw” films, Wan has certainly proved himself to be one of the best horror directors in the business right now.

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It’s hard to leave out the film that uses the festive holiday in its own title. “Halloween” succeeds where the rest of the Michael Myers films that followed don’t. The original story of director John Carpenter’s slasher film was one of pure suspense, as Michael Myers returns home to the fictional Midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to continue his murder spree.

The 1978 film not only launched the career of Jamie Lee Curtis but also kick started seven sequels and a 2007 remake. While none have lived up to the original, the films have undoubtedly imbedded the mask of Michael Myers – which was originally a Captain Kirk mask painted white – into Halloween culture. If you’re looking for a good suspenseful slasher film to watch this Halloween season, no flick is better than John Carpenter’s original 1978 “Halloween.”

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

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Not exactly the scariest or most thrilling film to watch this Halloween season, but Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” is without a doubt to be watched to get into the festive spirit. The 1974 horror comedy film starring the late Gene Wilder, serves not only as a constant reminder of the talented duo of Wilder and Brooks, but also a reminder of just how fun and even silly Halloween can be.

Easily regarded as one of the best horror parodies of all time, filmed in black and white and coupled with a 1930’s style opening credits and scene transitions, the film mocks a much older generation of horror films – films like the 1931 “Dracula” and 1935 “Bride of Frankenstein” that have influenced the entire genre of movies we see today

THE SHINING

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It’d be impossible to have a Halloween film watch list and not include anything based off of literary horror icon Stephen King. Much like “Halloween,” “The Shining” is embedded deep into Halloween culture as it’s become a classic horror film since its debut in 1980.

Carried by the stellar and psychotic performance of Jack Nicholson, “The Shining” succeeds as a psychological horror film full of random disturbing images and scenes, and overall open-endedness. Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece may not be fully comprehensible for every viewer, and it shouldn’t be, but the film is nonetheless a quality flick for this year’s Halloween season.

THE FLY

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With its 80’s synthesizer soundtrack and extremely impressive practical effects and makeup, “The Fly” is one of those films that fits perfectly in the decade of which it was made. Directed by David Cronenberg, the film blends the genres of science fiction and horror into one gory and thrilling film.

Starring Jeff Goldblum as an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature. The film succeeds in taking its outlandish presence and adapting it to the reality of the world we live in. As Goldblum’s character slowly turns from man into fly, his process is not only disturbingly painful to watch but quite heartbreaking.

The film’s story is scary in its own right, but the way in which the makeup team brings the film’s main character to “life” is remarkably horrifying.

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‘Eurydice’ to open at The Theatre School

By Taylor Ashmore Contributing Writer

The DePaul Theatre Company is tackling its newest challenge in its performance of the play “Eurydice.”

“Eurydice,” written by Sarah Ruhl, is based off of the Greek myth of Orpheus and covers serious topics including love, family, and death. “‘Eurydice’ is about a young woman who is beginning to foster her own sense of independence and freedom as she explores love and family,” director Michael E. Burke said.

Burke’s resume is vast, including serving as associate artistic director of NoExit Performance and the creative director of Indianapolis’ Young Actors Theatre. His experience with other shows, including Crime and Punishment through the DePaul Theatre School, has prepared him to direct this moving production.

The story of “Eurydice” is rooted in the Greek myth of Orpheus, a musician married to the beautiful Eurydice. Eurydice is fatally bitten by a snake, causing Orpheus to travel into the Underworld to retrieve her and bring her back to life under the one condition that Orpheus may not look back at Eurydice’s face until their arrival back on Earth. He looks back too early, however, and forever loses Eurydice.

In the play, Eurydice is drawn away from her wedding with Orpheus by a Nasty Interesting Man and ends up dying. Her father greets her in the Underworld, until

Orpheus comes to rescue her. He fails, as in this process,” he said. “The inclusion of the myth, cause her to end up completely the scenes with the father pull from Ruhl’s alone and left to make her own decisions. experience with her father.”

Alexis Lane, a DePaul student, is “Call your kids, tell them you love excited to see them. Call your the connections parents, tell them between “Eurydice” “‘Eurydice’ is all of us - stuck you love them. and its Greek roots.

From our first steps “The story is very between becoming our own we walk towards original, and I love independent adult humans and unknown future,” Greek mythology,” Burke writes in she said. “I want wanting our parents to hold us and his director’s note. to see something This note portrays shelter us from the world.’” modern and more the message that relatable. It’s a hero’s “Eurydice” conveys, tale, and who doesn’t relating back to the Michael E. Burke, director of love a hero’s tale?” themes of both love Though the story ‘Eurydice.’ and loss. is rooted in the story Putting together of Orpheus, it also such an emotional has its differences. performance takes “Where the play time. diverts from the myth is a more independent “We began the design process long heroine (Eurydice) who makes a decision before the rehearsal process in the middle regarding her fate, not letting the men in of March,” Burke said. “We had about five the story make her choices for her,” Burke weeks of rehearsal in the rehearsal room said. He noted Eurydice’s independence and about two weeks of tech in the theatre and her decisions to make her own choices before opening night.” throughout the play, rather than allow for Chloe Schweizer, assistant stage her husband to speak for her. manager, noted the long rehearsal hours.

Burke has a personal connection to “It was difficult managing time between “Eurydice,” contributing to his decision to school and production work,” she said. select this play.

“Classes start pretty early and rehearsals “My father is suffering from the same end fairly late.” type of cancer that Sarah Ruhl’s father died Though it was overwhelming at from. He was very much the inspiration times, Schweizer also appreciated the new for her writing this play, and my father experience. “I really enjoyed being able to was on my mind through every step of work with people who I might ordinarily

not get to know, especially since the actors in the show are all upperclassmen.”

As an assistant stage manager, Schweizer’s list of duties included managing the behind-the-scenes work of both props and people.

“I’m responsible for tracking and managing props during rehearsals. During shows, I manage backstage and lead the crew.”

Schweizer herself describes the show as “fairly abstract” and also notes the importance of the script being rooted in the memory of Ruhl’s father. “(The show) follows Eurydice through her death and transition into the underworld, exploring the conflict between Eurydice’s desire to return to the world of the living to find her husband and her desire to stay in the land of the dead with her father.”

This conflict represents difficult decisions ordinary people face in their dayto-day lives. Burke encourages students to view “Eurydice.” “ A college audience is a great age for this play,” he said.

“She inhabits a space that we are all familiar with: uncertainty, not knowing who we are, where we’re going, or how to get there,” Burke said.

“Eurydice” will be performed in the Healy Theatre inside the Theatre School on DePaul’s campus until Oct. 30.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. through Saturday, Oct. 29, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Tickets can be bought via the Box Office at (773) 325-7900.

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Team spirits Team-affliated bars make up for lack of Chicago college football teams

By Seth Smith Contributing Writer

It’s the weekend, college football is on and you’re trying to figure out which bar is best for your food, drinks and football consumption. Many bars around Chicago draw you in with their “specials of the day”, while others provide more of a football atmosphere that can draw even non-football school students into the frenzy.

Houndstooth is the only bar in Chicago affiliated with the University of Alabama, located in Wrigleyville on the corner of Clark and Racine.

On game day you may find yourself crammed inside amongst a sea of red jerseys with one Tide helmet as the lone ornament. Once in the back room, you’re greeted by pictures of past successes covering the walls alongside signed memorabilia, catalogs of former players and legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, all underneath block letters sticking to the wall reading, “ROLL TIDE.” So what specials does Houndstooth offer? Saturday pitchers for $12, $3 cans and $4 bombs. If you’re hungry, Mondays are 25 cent wings or Fridays are half off food 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“People from the South really love their whisky,” said Mary Kate, bartender of five years describing customers she gets from the southern states. “Every time they come in, they order, and every time they leave I have to restock; I’m not even sure how they find us up here, I think it’s word of mouth being the only Tide bar in Chicago.”

The Crimson Tide are well represented in Chicago, as well as hated rival Auburn, who has their own affiliations with the bar Waterhouse, located at Paulina and Lincoln near the Brown Line train in Lakeview.

At first, Waterhouse isn’t as festive in the college sense, it’s open patio leading inside to a Halloween theme décor brings in a different festive feeling. The front bar is stocked with bottles leading up the wall as fake spiders crawl down, booths with personal TVs leading to the back bar surround by people, as well as pumpkins and ghosts order their preferred sweet drink.

Waterhouse specials include Saturday and Sunday brunch between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. with $15 BudLight buckets/ sangria and $15 champagne bottles. For weekday specials, Thursdays are $4 all day draft beers (16 choices), Tuesday and Wednesdays are Kinky Trivia and Group Trivia (prizes included).

“Our brunch special is our big seller

for people wanting to come eat, drink and enjoy the game,” Tony Valentino said, the manager of Waterhouse for two and a half years.

While the bar lacks traditional Auburn colors, Valentino says they still get huge turnouts every game day.

“On a regular game day we may get seventy people from the alumni association (Auburn alumni), but when it’s a rivalry game, well over a hundred,” Valentino said.

“They live close by, liked our game day specials, [they] come to have fun and hope sometimes we give back to their Alumni foundation.”

While bars with alumni associations are fun they don’t always stay associated.

Matt Novak has worked at Gamekeepers, which used to be a Louisiana State University (LSU), bar for the past year and watched as it has become associated now with the University of North Carolina (UNC).

“They didn’t give a heads up, they just up and left. But this place has been associated with UNC for a while now,” Novak said. “It gets fun for football but the basketball season and the rivalry games versus Duke are when this place can get crazy.”

Crazy is good at a place like Gamekeepers.

When you first walk in the front room, you’re taken back at how huge it is, with a punch out machine to test your strength in the corner and a dartboard to test your accuracy hanging on the wall. In the back, a pool table and DJ booth playing music keeps your enjoyment going; then get ready to check out the specials.

Aside from the traditional specials (Saturday and Sunday $6 Smirnoff Bloody Mary’s and $5 bombs), the unique thing about Gamekeepers is that it’s in direct supply from the bar at Chapel Hill, He’s Not Here. There they run promotional items from the University local bar to Gamekeepers throughout the year. One from the following NCAA tournament last year was a fan cup giveaway from the bar itself.

“It’s a way for people to feel more associated with the team and the school itself,” Novak said. “It can get pretty crazy around tournament time, especially the early rounds because we get a lot of people in here and we have the space to do it.”

Each bar offers a diverse experience for individuals. For DePaul students who lack a football team and may be looking for bars with teams closer associated with the Big Ten, here’s a list of bars to check out.

University of Alabama Houndstooth Saloon - 3369 N Clark St.

Indiana University Joe’s Bar - 940 W. Weed St. Kirkwood Bar & Grill - 2934 N. Sheffield Ave.

University of Iowa Four Shadows - 2758 N. Ashland Ave.

University of Michigan Dark Horse Tap & Grill - 3443 N. Sheffield Ave.

Michigan State University Sedgwick’s Bar & Grill - 1935 N. Sedgewick St. Wicker Park Tavern - 1958 W. North Ave.

University of Minnesota Red Ivy - 3525 N. Clark St.

Ohio State University Gaslight Bar & Grille - 2450 N. Clark St. McGee’s Tavern & Grille - 950 W. Webster Ave.

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Red Bull hosts Vic Mensa at Thalia Hall

By Nandi Howard Contributing Writer

By 8 p.m. last Thursday evening, Thalia Hall had a line wrapped around it. Considering the show didn’t start until an hour later, only a very special guest could get Chicagoans to stand for hours in what felt like the first night of winter.

Headlining the concert was Chicago native Mick Jenkins, who stopped by his hometown while on his Red Bull Sound Select “Quest For Love” tour. Sidelining the concert was up and coming St. Louis artist Smino Brown.

Red Bull, the curators behind the “Quest for Love” tour have their hands in the city by hosting events featuring new buzz worthy artists every month. The company not only makes their events an experience by providing photo booths, a stocked bar and a prime artist, but also makes tickets affordable by selling them for $3 with a RSVP and $10 without.

By 9 p.m., Thalia Hall was so packed guests were told to go upstairs only to find no more open seats. As the DJ readied the crowd with songs from artists like Chance The Rapper, Lil Uzivert, Tupac and a few opening acts, guests were anxiously standing shoulder to shoulder waiting for Smino Brown to hit the stage.

“I’ve been listening to Smino Brown for about two years now,” said 22-year-old Columbia College student Kayla Brown.

“He actually talks about stuff and on-going issues in his music while making it sound good.”

Smino and his band “Zero Fatigue” which features two background singers, a producer and lead guitarist projected his soothing sound across Thalia Hall.

While performing some of his most popular songs like “Raw,” “Runnin’” and “Oxygen” he also debuted a new song. Though he didn’t provide the crowd with the title, the Sango-produced track is destined to be an instant hit based off the crowd’s reaction.

If Thalia Hall wasn’t sold out before, it was definitely packed to capacity after Smino’s performance. Although Mick Jenkins just released his debut album “The Healing Component” last month, Chicago residents are very familiar with the artist and his music. Socially conscious, poetic and positive are only a few adjectives to describe Jenkins’ music. As he walked out gracefully to start his set to none other than Kanye West, he gazed over his largest Chicago show yet.

“Mick use to do open mics in the city,” DePaul student and Red Bull Sound Select artist FemDot said. “This is great to see him and

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Chicago native Vic Mensa performing in front of a crowd at Thalia Hall.

Smino performing in front of this crowd, I’m proud of them.”

As he started his set, he performed songs off his new project like “Spread Love” and “Drowning” reminding the crowd that “love is the answer.”

In 2014, Jenkins released a mixtape titled “The Waters” that might be seen as the point where he jump started his career. The crowd enjoyed hearing some of their favorite tracks from the project and shouted “Drink More

Water,” which is often a phrase Jenkins used to promote his past project.

“I like how real Mick is,” Sayf Kone, a California native who recently moved to Chicago. said “He talks about really important things and I appreciate that and I can vibe with him.”

During his performance, audience members often held hands and danced together, forgetting about the different cultures that filled the venue and

coming together as one.

Thalia Hall wasn’t just filled with regular hip-hop fans, but a crowd that was aware of the social issues happening around the city and country. After performing tracks off his past mixtape, the crowd shouted “drink more water” and “love is the answer” many times.

“It’s a lot of hate going in the 76985” world but, love is the answer, Jenkins said.

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Springboard Theatre Company to host 24-Hour Play Fest

By Michael Schmidt Contributing Writer

Springboard Theater Company will hold its second annual 24-Hour Play Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29, showcasing five original plays written the night before the performance.

The festival will showcase the acting, directing, writing and producing of DePaul students who will come together to create five original works to be completed within a 24-hour time frame.

“Audiences can expect an extremely wide variety of shows,” said Tori Hanes, one of the five directors. “This year, audiences can look forward to themes like mystery, romantic comedy, horror and sci-fi, just to name a few.”

Hanes directed last year and said some adjustments will be made for this year’s festival, including the addition of a Halloween costume contest for the audience to participate in.

“Last year, we had about half dramas and half comedies, but this year the themes and prompts for the writers have been revamped,” she said. “The stage managers will also have to work with cardboard and other pieces of random materials to make an actual set for their show, which is an entirely new addition for this year.”

The play fest will feature the works of five writers, five directors, five stage managers and a team of actors per each work written, which is the same premise as last year’s first 24-Hour Play Fest.

“We haven’t met with each other, which can be nerve-wracking since it’s next week,” said Mel Sanchez, one of the writers this year. “But that’s all in the idea of the festival.

We meet the day before and basically just

write a boat ton of plays to be performed.”

The rigid time frame of only 24 hours is the most challenging, yet most rewarding aspect of the production. Hanes said she expects to spend the entire time “stressing out and doing a million things at once,” but what ties the production together is having the seven-person cast and crew take risks and trust in each other.

“Writing, casting, blocking and memorizing a 20-minute play in 24 hours is a nearly impossible task,” Hanes said.

“But that challenge is what makes it so unique. You get to witness a lot of risks and improvisation, which is a unique experience regardless of your stance on theater.”

For the new members, the show can be a little nerve-racking.

“I’m a bit nervous to be honest,” Sanchez said. “It’s my first time ever working with Springboard, and I’m excited to get to work with a writing team and to see the finished product as well.”

Peter Bucci, last year’s artistic director of Springboard Theater, will continue his role this year. Bucci said the tasks for the writers and directors are less gimmicky, and more centered around Aristotle’s six elements of drama: plot, character, theme, language, rhythm and spectacle. These six pillars will shape the plays into betterrounded final products.

“This way, the writers are getting something to help them and make the show interesting,” Bucci said. “An example of this is to write a character whom the audience doesn’t know if they can trust.”

Bucci was inspired by a local theater in his hometown of Wakefield, R.I., and decided to carry the tradition with him to

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DePaul student Doug Klain (center) performing at last year’s 24-Hour Play Festival Chicago.

“Growing up, it was one event where I truly saw what it means to be a community,” he said. “It brings people together more than months and months of rehearsals for a show can.”

As with many theater productions, the cast and crew expect to become very close during the show process. However, this cast and crew will do so all within a day and night’s work.

“I love how seven people who were a little more than strangers before are able to bond and make original theater in only a day’s time,” Hanes said. “I think the sense of community and support is what makes 24-Hour Play Fest so incredible.”

For Bucci, a big part of his return had

to do with the community itself.

“Our community comes through as a theater, and we support one another in every way possible,” Bucci said. “In the theater we have a saying: I will hold you up, I will not let you fall. That is what we do.

That is what we should all do. Witness it, be a part of it.”

Springboard’s 24-Hour Play Fest will be held in the DePaul Student Center room 120AB at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29. Tickets will cost $3 for students and $5 for the general public. To stay in the Halloween spirit, a costume contest will be held at the event and the audience member with the best costume will win a jack-o-lantern full of candy.

what’sFRESH Sum 41 “13 Voices” Oct. 7

Two Door Cinema Club “Gameshow” Oct. 14

While I hadn’t heard about this elsewhere, I would’ve never thought that Sum 41 was still making new music. Known primarily for their 2001 debut album, “All Killer, No Filler” in which their singles “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep,” took over the Billboard charts and radio stations. Much like Smash Mouth and Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41’s reign remains in the first half of the 2000’s decade, and though their devoted fans will certainly love their newest album, it will fail to reach any heights they once reached before.

In their third studio album, the Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club returns with “Gameshow,” a 10-track hit list that mixes the sounds of the latest radio pop trend with a synthetic indie tune.

The band has gained a remarkable following throughout the past five years, and was one of the biggest highlights of last summer’s Lollapalooza festival. With the number of unwanted albums being released this month, Two Door Cinema Club’s “Gameshow” is rather refreshing.

D.R.A.M. “Big Baby D.R.A.M.” Oct. 21 After blowing up from his last summer hits “Broccoli” and “Cash Machine,” D.R.A.M. has finally released his debut studio album, appropriately entitled “Big Baby D.R.A.M.” The album features 14 songs, many of which flow with D.R.A.M.’s signature catchy tunes, while others are rather dull in their execution.

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Oct. 29 Nikki Lane The Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western Ave., $25

Oct. 30 Lupe Fiasco House of Blues 329 N. Dearborn St., $44

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By Pat Mullane Arts & Life Editor

As we find ourselves midway through the month of October, the giant cobwebs and bright-lit pumpkins have finally made their way out in front of the Lincoln Park homes. While students and kids alike have begun scurrying to find this season’s favorite costumes, many have still not fallen into the Halloween spirit.

When Election Day is scarier for most people than the last day in October, there’s a clear problem Halloween hasn’t kicked in on everyone. Though I wouldn’t blame that notion on the October 31st holiday, it is apparent that many of us need to be lured into the Halloween

spirit.

Therefore, here are just some of the many festive melodies and songs to get students in the right mood for this year’s Halloween.

1. “Thriller” - Michael Jackson Easily the most popular festive song of the Halloween season, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is not only a regular season hit but also one of Michael Jackson’s most-downloaded songs. The 13-minute music video that accompanies “Thriller” is just as iconic as the song itself, being as it was MTV’s first world premiere video – airing in 1983.

The video – which was estimated to cost less than a million dollars at the time — was directed by John Landis,

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the horror mind behind An “American Werewolf in London” and the “Twilight Zone” movie, who with Jackson went on to earn the video a Grammy award. The video has become not only a Halloween staple but an undeniable influence on all music videos thereafter.

2. “Ghostbusters” - Ray Parker, Jr. Possibly just as popular as Jackson’s “Thriller,” Ray Parker Jr.’s hit song, “Ghostbusters” went hand-in-hand with the success of the film by the same name of which it was made for.

When approached to create a theme song for the film, Parker only had days to write its lyrics and drew inspiration from a

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37. Callas number 38. Stuffed things 42. Insect feeler 43. “Are we there __?”

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late-night cheap commercial on television, resulting in a pseudoadvertising jingle. The song and film were so successful that they not only earned Parker an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, but also put him at the top U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100.

3. “This is Halloween” - Danny Elfman Joining “Ghostbusters” in the ranks as one of the best Halloween films of the season, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is full of brilliant music and lyrics by composer Danny Elfman.

One of the best songs of the 1993 stop motion animated film is song “This is Halloween,” which introduces the viewer to

45. Crafty, like a fox 46. Become extinct 49. How-__ (indstructional books) 50. Cafeteria dispenser 51. “If all ___ fails” 53. Stuffed things 61. Lacking human warmth 62. Early bird’s breakfast 63. Pesky insect 64. European ermine 65. Garden with a snake 66. Volcanic discharge 67. Wrongful acts, in law 68. Hindu outfit 69. Picture pitcher Down 1. Noisy closing 2. Andean land 3. “Bullets,” to a poker player 4. Persian pooh-bahs 5. Medal-worthy

the marvelous and frightening “Halloween Town”, a fantasy world filled with citizens such as deformed monsters, ghosts, vampires and more.

There are not many better ways to get in this season’s festivities than with the “The Night Before Christmas” and “This is Halloween.”

4. “Monster Mash” - Bobby “Boris” Pickett The oldest of the songs on this list, the 1962 novelty song “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett has always been a classic Halloween tune. Covered throughout the years by various artists, “Monster Mash” remains one of the longest running Halloween hits.

6. Baltimore pro 7. “The King and I” kingdom 8. Sea wrigglers 9. Prom dress ornament, often 10. Robot of Jewish folklore 11. Hamilton vs. Burr, for one 12. And others, for short 13. Shows a profit of 21. Indian yogurt dish 22. City of witch hunts 25. Pilots let them down 26. Twofold 27. Without compassion 29. Terra-___ (fired clay) 30. Lennon’s wife 31. French right 32. San ___, Calif.

33. Uses a stun gun on 35. Sitter’s handful 37. Donned the

feedbag 39. Flunking a polygraph 40. “Amazing Grace” verse ender 41. Deep gulf 46. Pub servings 47. One donning something 48. Homecoming game attendee 50. Subsurface war vessel 52. Apollo 11 moon lander 53. It protects a break 54. Choir voice 55. Ill-mannered lout 56. Mother sheep 57. Bar mixer 58. Work on a bone, dog-style 59. Roofer’s repair site 60. Five-pointed figure

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Men's soccer falls 2-1 to Providence

By Jack Higgins Asst. Sports Editor

The Blue Demons (7-6-2) men’s soccer team lost to Providence (9-5-0) 2-1 Saturday.

Before the game, DePaul honored seniors midfielder Kevin Beyer, midfielder Ryan Martire, midfielder Simon Megally, forward Erik Rodriguez and defender Caleb Pothast.

Unfortunately, leading scorer for DePaul, Rodriguez, sat out during the game due to an injury. Prior to the match, Rodriguez had scored the last three goals for the Blue Demons, two of which were game winners against Seton Hall and Georgetown respectively.

“Erik (Rodriguez) has had a great season and we’re looking forward to getting him on Wednesday,” coach Craig Blazer said." He’ll add a little bit of that continuity that he’s given us against Seton Hall and against Georgetown.”

Early in the game, Providence set a high pace for the match by recording their first shot in the second minute of the game.

The Friars came into the game against DePaul on a four-match winning streak.

During their streak, the team recorded two shutouts and only let up two goals.

Providence continued to prod DePaul’s defense, and in the ninth minute put their first shot on goal which was saved by junior goalkeeper Quentin Low. Low had let only one ball past him during DePaul’s two-match winning streak against Big East teams.

Although Providence started out quicker, the Blue Demons found their feet and matched the pace in this offensive face-off. Junior midfielder Hans Wustling centered the ball into the Friar’s goal box causing both teams to scramble for the ball.

Eventually, the ball found its way to Martire who put a knee on the ball that almost trickled into the net, but the six-foot-three sophomore goalie Colin Miller dove over his defensemen to make the save.

The Providence back line was very active for most of the game. The Friars chose to

CUBS, continued from front page It’s a part of the Chicago setting that drew both Ortiz and Monnig in. For Monnig especially, this experience is unique because he is originally from the area.

“I am from Orange County, California,” Monnig said. “And I know what you're thinking, ‘he is from California, why is he a Cubs fan?’ Well, I have been religiously watching the Cubbies since moving to Chicago. Plus, I hate the Dodgers.”

At times it’s been hard for them to keep up with the games when conflict arises, but they make it work. Ortiz said his girlfriend sends him texts with updates while he’s in class and can’t watch the game. This led to an audible reaction during class when Addison Russell hit a go-ahead home run in Game 5 on Thursday. Ortiz said he “couldn’t help himself.”

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Freshman defender Sasa Labovic advances the ball down the line. generate plays by using their defensemen to send balls deep into DePaul’s half of the field. Likewise, Miller was very active in the net. The goalkeeper would rush out to grab balls well outside the goal area, but DePaul was unable to take advantage of Miller’s aggressiveness.

While they’re making the most out of their experience, they are still fans in enemy territory, and away from the city both they, and the Cubs, call home.

“I was super bummed, honestly, I really wanted to see them play all their games in Chicago,” Monnig said after he learned the Cubs would be playing the Dodgers. “I used to bartend in Wrigleyville so all my old coworkers are sending me pictures and videos of how awesome it is to be down there right now. I mean, it's cool to be in L.A. while the series is going on, but I just wish I could be around the energy in Chicago, you don't get that here in L.A.” With the DePaul L.A. quarter group surrounding them, they’re able to create their own little Wrigleyville in Los Angeles.

“I think it’s a positive aura over here,” Ortiz said. “I definitely don’t feel alone.”

After a ball was sent deep into DePaul’s zone, Pothast blocked a key shot that most likely would’ve scored for the Friars 37th minute during the first half. However, Pothast’s block set up a corner kick that resulted in Friars’ freshman defender Liam Wilson’s first goal of the season.

Before the half, Friars’ keeper Miller recorded two more saves totaling at three before the half. Low stopped one more shot for the Blue Demons.

In the 51st minute, a DePaul foul inside their box resulted in a penalty kick for the Friars. Providence’s leading scorer, senior midfielder Julian Gressel, buried a ball in the right side of the net and put the Friars up 2-0.

However, DePaul soon took hold of the offense. Late in the game, DePaul was able to hold the Friars in their zone for minutes at a time. The Blue Demons generated quality chances off of the seven corner kicks given up by Providence, but were unable to score.

DePaul’s best chance generated from the corner kicks was a ball that ricocheted off of the crossbar after a shot by freshman forward Stijn Van der Slot.

The Blue Demons continued to apply pressure to the resilient Providence defense no avail until late in the 86th minute of the match when Megally broke away from the Friars’ defense and scored.

“Kevin (Beyer) always sees me make the run and sends me a great ball,” Megally said.

“Then I just cut into the right and shot and luckily it went in.”

Beyer assisted Megally on the play by sending the ball from DePaul’s half to Megally, who was sprinting toward the goal.

“A lot of it is making sure I’m on the same page as the runner, in this case Simon (Megally),” Beyer said. “That comes from playing with a guy for so long. You recognize when to pass (to them).”

However, the Blue Demons weren’t able to find another late goal and Providence won 2-1.

“The way we fought back and the way this team was resilient, we didn’t give away many chances on the back,” Blazer said. “We did well at the end to make it 2-1 (. . .), but we’ll regroup and get ready for the game on Wednesday.”

The Blue Demons only have three more games left in their season, and are still looking to gain a spot in the Big East tournament. The men play their last home game of the season against Butler (9-4-1) Wednesday.

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DePaul senior Josue Ortiz "Flies the W" outside of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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eSports hit Chicago as popularity grows

By Daniel Reyes Contributing Writer

The music started. Lights from every color began to hit the ceiling.

Announcers spoke overhead, welcoming the crowd. A screen portrayed trailers advertising for the tournament that took place all over the United States this year, starting in San Francisco for the Group Stages, where 16 of the best teams were selected to move to the quarterfinals.

The Chicago Theatre seated nearly 4,000 viewers this past week for the "League of Legends" quarterfinals. Before the event started off, a line of dedicated viewers stretched all around the renowned theatre from the entrance on State Street. Everyone came to watch 10 players compete. Samsung Galaxy, South Korean team, played North America’s team Cloud 9.

The crowd all joined to chant “USA, USA, USA” when the North American team walked out. Whenever a “play” was made, everyone left their seats to rejoice and scream out a player's name.

However, when the South Korean MARCUS YAM | MCT team started to show dominance, A League of Legends team called Team Fusion competes in Los Angeles in a broadcasted tournament in August. the crowd fell into silence. These fans understand eSports is more than just a game.

In the past five years, the eSports scene has continued to grow. One gaming franchise, "League of Legends", created by two friends, has become a mutli-billion dollar company, Riot Games.

"League of Legends", a freeto-play multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA), has received success. Over the past few years, the game has seen a tremendous amount of support from the “outside” world. Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and NBA Sacramento Kings’ co-owners Andy Miller and Mark Mastrov have purchased an eSports team, NRG, with help from investors Alex Rodriguez and Jimmy Rollins.

Stadiums are filled to the limit.

At the League of Legends Worlds 2015 in South Korea, the Seoul World Cup Stadium was completely filled with gamers from all over the world who had come to watch just two teams play. The finals saw performances by orchestras and even the band Imagine Dragons, who stated their support for the growing industry in front of a packed stadium.

MARCUS YAM | AP This year, eSports has seen Teams Fusion and Digitas compete in Los Angeles in a broadcasted tournament to enter the North American League of Leagends Championship Series. the most success. In previous years, these competitive games person shooter, and "Hearthstone", will get better; the spotlight will get have capitalized on the streaming received little to no outside support. like the United States and Brazil.”

This year the views are only an online video card game. Both brighter. This is just a scratch of the business. Partnering with YouTube However, "League of Legends" increasing, with outside audiences have quickly become staples of surface.” and Red Bull, players are able to managed to muster a total of 334 now tuning in.

Another game and the eSports community.

To raise Video games being solely video produce actual content that can million unique viewers throughout eSport, "Counter Strike: Global the stakes for those competing, games are a thing of the past.

It is generate millions of viewers.

2015's World’s tournament. Most of Offensive" (CS:GO), a first-person and to make it more thrilling to now a way to make a living.

For “What people seem to not the success can be traced back to the shooter, is now being broadcasted watch, games such as "Defense of those gamers who may not think understand yet, is that people find video game being globally streamed on TBS. The show follows 24 teams the Ancients (DotA) 2", another the competitive life is for them, enjoyment out of watching the best on a platform called Twitch, which through a 10-week season.

ELeague, MOBA, have raised $18.5 million streaming is a platform to generate compete, ” quarterfinals attendee broadcasts from South Korea to the show’s title, has already begun for the winners of their international a revenue.

Michael Santana, a Antonio Gutierrez said. ”Nearly Brazil, along with being a free-toits second season which premiered competition. eSports seemly won't "League of Legends" ex-pro, also 4,000 people are in this small venue. play game.

Oct. 21. end any time soon. known by his Twitch and YouTube You tell me we are crazy.

I’ll tell you “I think what makes the gaming It does not stop there.

League “I do not see the growth to handle as “Imaqtpie, ” makes over you’re wrong. ” industry such an attraction is the The semifinals will take only fact that there are so many people of Legends and "CS:GO" were stop any time soon. You see this? $8,000 a month solely off of his just the beginning of what is Thousands of people come to watch video game streams.

Being viewed four teams and will take place in watching one game,” quarterfinals now eSports.

Billionaire gaming two teams go at it, ” DePaul junior by nearly 20,000 people every New York.

The finals will take place attendee Alex Pinedo said. "Each of company Blizzard recently released Miguel Castellanos said.

“This is time he goes live, Imaqtpie is just in Los Angeles, taking in only the these games are being watched by two games, "Overwatch", a firstnever going to stop.

The games one of the many streamers that best two of the 16 teams invited. gamers in South Korea to countries

Sports. Oct. 24, 2016. The DePaulia | 27 LOST BOYZ continued from back page minors, both as the perpetrators and the victims, so he felt he had to set a positive example for the children he coached. He also knew that, aside from his parents, he didn’t have many role models growing up.

“I started playing baseball when I was seven years old," Stewart said. “I ended up playing high school ball well enough that I was able to get a scholarship to play ball in college, played a little semi-pro and then I just kind of screwed it up (. . .) there was this other side of me that was just so drawn to the darker side of black Chicago. I ended up putting myself in a lot of precarious predicaments that I shouldn’t have been in. (Then I) ended up going to prison.”

After getting out of prison, Stewart was set to change his own Photo courtesy of LOST BOYZ INC. life for the better. So when he had The Lost Boyz Reds' coach answers questions from players before their game on the programs 2016 opening day. the chance, he created Lost Boyz.

Stewart is also a father, and he what they should focus on in each Harvey). He helped me do the softball players. to connect with the kids,” Shipko didn’t want his two daughters or of the children – both on the field application to get in here. I think “(The DePaul) connection is said. “The kids I like to focus on his two-year-old son, at the time, and off. Although the organization the kids that take the program huge,” Stewart said. “(The kids) maybe come from a single-parent to fall into the same “pitfalls” he focuses on pre-high school seriously (. . .) are the ones that can kind of visualize themselves family. Maybe I don’t know their had trouble avoiding while he was children, the Lost Boyz staff has succeed in life.” being in that position and kind mom and dad. If there are kind younger. The best way he saw to developed relationships with the In his first year with the team, of adhere to somebody that tells of a few unconnected dots within set an example was as a baseball children that have transcended Brinson, a left-handed pitcher, them what it takes to get there the family, (then) those are the coach and as a role model. the league. At this point, some had a 11.41 earned run average and what it takes to stay there. kids we try to work with. The kids While working towards his of the original athletes that have and started five games, recording So that’s mentorship in a way of who need extra reinforcement.” graduate degree at DePaul, Stewart kept in touch are now finishing one win and three losses. itself.”

In 2008, Lost Boyz started studied different developmental high school and entering college.

Although he didn't produce Lost Boyz also works similarly out with a budget of $1,000, 15 theories, and found one that According to Stewart, Lost stellar pitching numbers his first with other Chicago colleges like kids and three volunteers. Nine perfectly fit what he was trying to Boyz' proudest accomplishments year, Brinson pitched the fourth Northwestern, UIC and Chicago years later, the budget has grown accomplish at Lost Boyz – sports- are the children who succeed most innings for the team, quite a State. to $145,000, over 120 kids and based developmental theory. after ageing out of the program. feat as a freshman.

Stewart may have graduated, over 40 volunteers, and recently, According to Daniel F. Children like D'Artrey Brinson, While at DePaul, Stewart but Lost Boyz still has connections the organization opened its first Perkins and Gil G. Noam the now a second year student and used Lost Boyz as his case study with DePaul. Junior Sam Shipko office. authors of "Characteristics of baseball player for Olive-Harvey for many of his assignments and began working last year as a Though they still have goals sports-based youth development City College, is being actively projects. That caught the interest tutor for the organization and he for the future, the people of Lost programs", “programs that take scouted by Division 1 schools. of many of his classmates and immediately felt like a member of Boyz are proud of what they've a community youth development Stewart’s local league team professors at the time. the team. accomplished thus far. approach create opportunities played against Brinson’s team Because of this, Stewart was “(Stewart) introduced me to "The South Side of Chicago for young people to connect to when he was younger, and able to forge a connection to the everyone right away,” Shipko said. (has) some great people out there, others, develop skills and use after the league folded, the two DePaul softball program. He “I felt like family right away. That but there are some people who those skills to contribute to their reconnected when Stewart formed a connection with DePaul was the main thing that made me ruin the neighborhood," Shipko communities, which in turn recognized Brinson on the street athletics director of Marketing, stick with the organization.” said. "So drugs sales, gang activity increases their ability to succeed.” and asked him to join Lost Boyz.

Karen Loiacono, who helped While playing on a Lost Boyz (are) two things that label the The Lost Boyz program gives “(Stewart) had been working bring DePaul softball players like baseball or softball team, children South and West Sides of Chicago, the children an initial “life skills” with me personally since I went former pitcher, Mary Connolly, can access free-of-charge tutoring but people need to realize that assessment after sign-up, which to high school,” Brinson said. “He to the Lost Boyz practice field to to help them with their studies. there are kids there who are dying helps the organization figure out basically helped me get in (Olive- help coach the girls’ fast-pitch “The biggest challenge is trying to do well in their lives."

BASKETBALL continued from back page women’s team is going to be strong and will be able to host some high-profile games in that new arena, and the men’s team will have a huge recruiting tool for young athletes looking to play in a prime location.

There’s a reason that “Home Court Chicago” has been the marketing slogan used so much by DePaul: it’s a return of DePaul men’s basketball to the city of Chicago, but it’s also a level up from where the Blue Demons used to be. It’s certainly a step up from the on-campus Alumni Hall that served as the home for the Blue Demons until 1980. The arena not only brings a home in the city for both DePaul teams, but it also upgrades their position.

It’s in an exciting part of the city and it aims to really put DePaul back on the map.

The arena will help, but it also depends on how the teams do inside it. Women’s head coach Doug Bruno talked about how rivalries only happen when the teams are able to beat each other. The DePaul and Northwestern women’s teams have traded wins the past couple of seasons and Loyola was able to shock the Blue Demons last season. The DePaul and Northwestern

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The women's basketball team returns three starters from their 2016 Big East regular season and NCAA Sweet Sixteen run. men’s teams have also traded wins the past few seasons and have a contract to keep them playing each other for the next couple of years. DePaul will play Northwestern, Chicago State and UIC this season.

The state of Chicago college basketball has been stagnant from the men’s

perspective for the past several seasons, but it seems to be on the edge of becoming lively again. Maybe Northwestern makes their first NCAA tournament, maybe DePaul rebounds from the damage that has been done to the once proud program, and maybe UIC can come back from their

struggles as well.

Chicago might be on the cusp of seeing some really exciting college basketball over the next few seasons. For as legendary a basketball city we’re in, it deserves nothing less than a fun and exciting college basketball scene.

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Chicago basketball scene is about to get exciting

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DePaul basketball will return to the heart of downtown, bringing a new level of athletics to Chicago.

By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

Every year, the head coaches of Chicago’s five Division I college basketball teams get together at a luncheon to talk about the upcoming seasons and all 10 teams always seems to be on the rise.

This time around, that actually seems to be true. There’s a couple of men’s programs where there is nowhere to go but up, including Chicago State (4-28), IllinoisChicago (5-25) and DePaul (922). Loyola Women’s basketball is attempting to move on past the firing of Sheryl Swopes after allegations of player abuse and will they move forward with the youngest coaching staff in the country. Chicago State (425) and Illinois-Chicago (12-18) can both improve this season.

Chicago college basketball is on the cusp of returning to prominence, and DePaul can play a large part in it. Chicago has not had a men’s team make the NCAA tournament since DePaul and UIC both made the tournament in 2004. Loyola has not made one since 1985 and Chicago State and Northwestern have never made the tournament.

But maybe this is the year that changes. Northwestern comes off of a 20-win season and seems to be on the cusp of breaking their long streak – a common thread in Chicago sports these days. On the women’s side, DePaul comes off a Sweet 16 appearance and have made 14 straight NCAA tournaments and Northwestern was ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation at one point.

But for excitement in Chicago, it all comes down to the new DePaul arena in the South Loop. The DePaul

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FIELD OF DREAMS

DePaul Junior Sam Shipko poses with two Lost Boyz Reds players before a game.

Photo courtesy of SAM SHIPKO

Lost Boyz Inc. connects community and sports

By Jack Higgins Asst. Sports Editor

A few years before 2008, the South Shore Little League folded, leaving many of the kids in the area without a sport to play competitively in the springtime. In response, ex-coach for the folded South Shore league and DePaul alumnus, LaVonte Stewart, created Lost Boyz, his own youth baseball league.

In its first year, Lost Boyz was just one youth baseball team, consisting of 15 kids, Stewart coached himself. In his program Stewart was both the head of the league as well as a coach, and because of this, he spent more time and became very close with the kids on his team. He realized they needed more than just a baseball coach; they needed a mentor.

Today Lost Boyz has expanded to six

teams and now includes softball for girls, but it is more than just the simple baseball league it was at its inception. Now, Lost Boyz considers itself a mentorship program. The organization works to get the children involved within the community and collaborate with community leaders.

“Everything that Lost Boyz does involves mentorship,” Stewart said. “Whether you’re a coach, whether you’re an academic tutor (or) whether you’re any other program person, whoever comes in contact with the kids becomes a mentor. We don’t use that term loosely.”

Stewart attended DePaul University graduate school from 2013 to 2015 where he earned his Master of Public Administration degree. While at DePaul, Stewart also became the vice president of DePaul’s chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, the honors society for public service.

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One of the biggest goals of the Lost Boyz organization is to have a lasting “impact” on the kids who go through the program. The organization not only wants the children to succeed in their personal lives, but to form a tighter bond with stakeholders in the community, including business owners and law enforcement.

“Our youths have been improving their relationship (and) their perspective on policing in their community,” Stewart said.

“That’s been a big focus the last three years (even) prior to Laquan McDonald and all of this big rise in looking at police brutality.”

Stewart started Lost Boyz because he feared for the newest generation of children growing up in the South Shore neighborhood, the same place where he spent his youth.

He saw there was a rise in crimes involving

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