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DePaul students respond to DACA repeal By Amber Colón Editor-in-Chief
When President Trump announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5 that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be rescinded, sophomore Brenda González decided that she couldn’t stand by as her life became even more threatened than it already is — so she decided to do what she knows best: organize. DACA, passed via executive order by former president Barack Obama, allows undocumented students who wish to seek higher education and work authorization must apply for DACA. The Trump administration intends to delay the repeal for six months, which means that the future is up in the air for a lot students. This is exactly why González decided to march on Daley Plaza that Tuesday. “It gives us more exposure, and it gives us more momentum to the undocumented movement right now,” González said. “Being vocal and having the Latinx Students group on Facebook is helpful. What’s missing on this campus is the voice — we have the numbers, but we don’t have the rallies and the actions.” González said she is going to be focusing on organizing at DePaul for the next year. Her goals include making undocumented students visible and the opportunity to feel safe on campus. “The past two weeks have really been testing me, but what I’m trying to do is organize an action to show (administration) that we are here,” González said. “I want to be humanized.” González is just one of DePaul’s unknown number of undocumented students. Because DePaul’s application does not ask for citizenship status, the impact that undocumented students have on the university is virtually impossible to tell. This does not mean that DePaul’s undocumented student population has been overlooked — last spring, undergraduate students voted yes or no on a Student Government Association (SGA) referendum that would add $2 to the quarterly Student Activity Fee. The referendum, which was introduced by
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Student, artist and activist, sophomore Brenda González joined protesters in Daley Plaza on Sept. 5th to protest the Trump Administration’s decision to repeal DACA.
“I want to be humanized.” Brenda González Sophomore Undocumented Vincentians and Allies (UVA), passed after spring elections. Eventually, each additional $2 per quarter will make out to be $6 per student, and the extra money will go into a pot of money for scholarships for undocumented students.
“I think the hardest part of this process is dealing with organizations that weren’t too welcoming (of the referendum),” said Larissa Aranda, president of UVA. “We had the College Republicans, you know, and everyone has a different opinion and different mentality, but degrading someone’s humanity is not a good thing. No human being is illegal.” “We were told we weren’t going to have to fear deportation,” Aranda said. “Last week was like another slap in the face. I haven’t even been active in UVA because I don’t even know what to do,” Aranda said. I cannot tell students that we’re going to be fine if I’m not fine myself.” Arand said that they are trying to keep an ongoing relationship with SGA, especially president Michael Lynch. Lynch said that SGA will have an official liaison to work with UVA throughout the year, who will have direct contact to him. “SGA is going to stay connected with
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New president looks forward 125 years By Amber Colón Editor-in-Chief
On his 77 th day as president of the university, Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban held the first State of the University address in DePaul’s history. Nearly 1,000 staff and faculty members filled the south end of 10,000-seat Wintrust Arena for Friday morning’s presentation. Much of Esteban’s presentation focused primarily on retention rates, enrollment and revenue from fiscal year 2017. DePaul’s Strategic Plan, which is to be implemented over the next six years — but Esteban wants to look to the next 125. Esteban allowed for questions and comments at the end of his presentation, which made the atmosphere of the already-chilly arena become tense. The Strategic Planning Process will include four teams made up of university staff who will respectively focus on different areas: strengthening DePaul’s mission, improving enrollment and retention rates, academic programming and faculty development, and financial stability and sustainability. Co-chairs include Gene Zdziarski, vice president of student affairs, and Jacqui Lazú, DR. A. GABRIEL ESTEBAN associate dean to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Esteban followed up with information collected from Student Climate Surveys as early as 2012. In the first study, 54 percent of students said they agree that the value of the degree they were seeking outweighs the cost of attendance. When the same study was conducted in 2015, less than half of students surveyed (48 percent) aid that they agree with that statement, down six percent from three years prior. “How do we convince potential students that it’s worth it to attend DePaul?” Esteban asked. Esteban reiterated that he hoped that the university could reach a successful future by continuing to follow and execute the Vincentian mission. He also noted that much of DePaul’s financial future is in the hands of the state of Illinois, which has a budget after two years and which will provide MAP grant funding to students in need. Esteban said that “diversity will be woven into all aspects of the strategic plan, reflecting the commitment to our Vincentian and Catholic mission.” After the presentation, Esteban opened up the floor for faculty and staff members to share comments or ask questions. Most questions were geared toward in staff involvement and representation, Faculty Council’s
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DePaul named 93rd safest campus, off-campus safety still an issue By Benjamin Conboy News Editor
DePaul University has been named the 93rd safest college campus in the U.S. by the National Council for Home Safety and Security (NCHSS). DePaul ranked right in the middle of its Chicago counterparts; Loyola University came in one spot ahead in 92nd, and University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago came in at 94th and 95th, respectively. The NCHSS assessed more than 2,000 four-year institutions and arrived at their rankings by examining both on-campus and off-campus crime data from the National Center for Education Statistics and the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting database. No data for DePaul is available for either of sites they claimed to use and the NCHSS did not respond to any inquiries about where they acquired their data on DePaul. The NCHSS says there were 14 instances of violence against women – which includes domestic violence, dating violence and stalking – on DePaul’s campuses. The organization listed 60 criminal arrests, only six fewer than its total number of drug and liquor violations. Criminal arrests include anything from robbery and assault to rape. Before committing to DePaul, freshman Abby Smithe said she looked deeper into the university’s track record on safety because of what she had heard about crime in Chicago. She knew Lincoln Park had a reputation for being a safe neighborhood, but also that Chicago had a reputation for being a dangerous city. For her, the choice between University
of Missouri – which ranks 79th on the list – and DePaul came down to her desire to live in a major metropolis rather than a concern for her safety. “So far, I haven’t experienced any situations that made me feel afraid for my safety,” Smithe said. “Before I moved here, I was aware of the reputation Chicago had for having a lot of crime. But I feel like Lincoln Park is different, it feels nice and safe in this part of Chicago.” Despite its high ranking, DePaul is not immune to crime. In August, Lincoln Park experienced a rash of criminal activity. There were a reported 162 thefts, two armed robberies, two vehicle hijackings, 22 burglaries, and two criminal sexual assault arrests, according to the Chicago Police Department. On Friday, Sept. 15, two teenagers were arrested for assaulting an 80-year-old woman and stealing her purse in broad daylight on the 1400 block of W. Altgeld St. Junior Alex Hernandez expressed surprise that DePaul made it so high on the list of safest schools in the country. “I honestly would have never believed that DePaul would make it to the top 100,” Hernandez said. “I’m not saying it feels dangerous here, but walking around Lincoln Park alone after dark doesn’t exactly feel safe all the time.” DePaul’s Public Safety Department offers a number of services aimed at making students feel safe at both the university’s Lincoln Park and Loop campuses. They offer an escort service in Lincoln Park from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. to make sure students can get home safely. But the escort service is only available to students moving around on campus, which doesn’t help someone trying to get home from far away.
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DePaul’s Public safety department offers 24/7 safety services to students – but only when they are on campus. “I’ve never really understood how the escort service could possibly help very much,” Hernandez said. “If you’ve had too much to drink and you’re walking home from a mile away late at night, the escort is not going to come to you. It really is kind of silly.” Lawrence Fowler, a sophomore, agreed that DePaul’s location in the city of Chicago does not make it the safest place. “I saw that list,” Fowler said, “and it’s crazy to think that schools in those small college towns can rank only a few places higher than DePaul. I’m sure that DePaul’s on-campus safety is pretty good, but most of our students don’t spend a lot of their time on campus. They spend it out exploring the city, where there are no campus safety services to help you.”
DePaul’s political groups hit the ground running By Benjamin Conboy News Editor
As DePaul’s political student groups hold their first meetings of the year, they are all beginning to decide how best to engage the DePaul community with their groups’ messages. The beginning of the quarter was kind to the university’s main political groups – the DePaul College Republicans, DePaul College Democrats and the DePaul Socialists – with the Student Involvement Fair bringing in heaps of new students looking to get involved with the groups’ causes. The College Democrats are focusing on “giving people the political and activist tools they want and need to resist President Trump’s agenda in Chicago at a local and federal level,” according to Mikaela Ziegler, the president of the College Democrats. The College Democrats wasted no time getting started, already holding an event on Saturday, Sept. 16 to canvass local areas to put pressure on Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign House Bill 40. The bill – which as of Sept. 17 sits on the governor’s desk awaiting a signature or veto – would protect abortion rights in Illinois if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court. All of the groups held their first official meetings last week where they discussed how they will engage the DePaul community. The DePaul Socialists held their first event Wednesday, Sept. 13 called “Fight the Right, Build the Left,” which attracted 128 students, according to Sam Peiffer, one of the Branch Committeemen of the group. The College Democrats have not yet landed on a firm plan for which speaking
guests they might invite to campus in the 2017-18 school year, but said they would like to bring at least on big-name guest as they have in the past. The College Republicans, on the other hand, have a few ideas for potential speaking guests they would like to invite, but they are not yet “at liberty to disclose who those people are until contracts are signed,” according to Olivia Polony, the secretary of the College Republicans. With the Illinois gubernatorial primary elections right around the corner, both the College Democrats and the Republicans are both focusing on supporting their party’s candidates. Polony said one of their main focuses for the College Republicans this year will be working towards the reelection of Gov. Rauner. “We really want to get members involved (in the campaign) – whether that’s with internships, volunteer work like canvassing or door-to-door work,” Polony said. “That’s going to be a big thing for us this year.” Ziegler and the College Democrats are also making an effort to get members
“I don’t want to play dodgeball with racists.” Mikaela Ziegler President of the DePaul College Democrats
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engaged in the gubernatorial race. With so many candidates running for the Democratic nomination, it is too early for them to have thrown their support behind any particular campaign. But they are going to try to increase literacy of Chicago and Illinois’ political structures that may seem foreign to students not from the area. “A lot of our members are freshmen and a lot of them are also from out of state,” Ziegler said. “We want to make sure they have the tools they need to make a good decision about the gubernatorial race.” The DePaul Socialists, on the other hand, don’t have stake in the gubernatorial race. For them, it’s about organizing people on the ground to pressure who is in office to enact the policies they believe in. “We think it’s less important who is sitting in the office than who is sitting in the streets,” Peiffer said. “If you have tens of thousands of people who struggle in their workplaces and schools, we can pressure change regardless of who is in office.” Ziegler said the College Democrats are in a transitional period. She noted the focus of the group shifting from classic liberalism to more progressive ideologies. On the other hand, Polony said the College Republicans encourage discourse among its members about their differing views on what it means to be a conservative. “At our meetings, it’s not just a group of
people preaching to the choir. Not only do we have debates with liberals, but we also have debates with each other,” Polony said. “We also have ideas that bind us together; we all believe in small government, fiscal responsibility, and a lot of love for the constitution.” In the wake of numerous controversies on campus last year, the College Republicans are making it a priority to improve their public image within DePaul’s community. “We’re working more on becoming a friendly face on campus that people can talk to,” Polony said. In such a divisive political climate, political pundits and politicians alike have been calling for people to be less apprehensive about reaching across the aisle. Polony said there had been talk within the College Republicans of reaching out to the College Democrats to organize a friendly dodgeball game to encourage a dialogue. Ziegler was not very receptive to the idea. “In the past, there had been a relationship between our two organizations when politics weren’t so polarized,” Ziegler said. “When I became president, I said were not going to do any kind of friendly competition with people who voted for Donald Trump. I don’t want to play dodgeball with racists. I don’t want people to say: ‘they aren’t that bad because the Democrats played dodgeball with them.’”
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Bob Dylan to play Wintrust’s first concert By David P. Stein Contributing Writer
It’s been more than four decades since Bob Dylan’s first concert in Chicago, which was held in 1974 at the old Chicago Stadium on West Madison Street; and ironically, his upcoming visit on October 27th is sure to highlight another inaugural moment between he and the Windy City. Not only will it be Dylan’s first time performing at Wintrust Arena next month, this stop during his fall tour fosters deeper sentiments than usual because it marks the first time that Chicago’s newest multipurpose facility will open its pristine doors to the public. However, according to Carol Hughes of DePaul’s public relations department, the
decision to solicit Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples as performers for the venue’s premier exhibition was clever, but came completely independent of the university because “DePaul does not own Wintrust Arena.” Although DePaul University’s two Division 1 basketball teams have already secured their reputation as Wintrust Arena’s primary tenants heading into the 2017-18 Big East regular season, it’s clear that not just fans of the Blue Demons are looking forward to the grand opening of this state of the art venue at McCormick Square. Since it was first reported by the Chicago Tribune on September 11th that Bob Dylan was going to be the headliner, there has been a noticeably positive buzz on social media but also on DePaul’s main campus in Lincoln Park. “I mean he’s obviously really popular
as both a performer, and as a cultural icon in the United States especially. I’m pretty confident there will be a pretty decent turnout, and that it will be a memorable evening,” acknowledged Abby Bohnson, a senior who studies in DePaul’s Elementary Education program. “Oh man, it’s so rad! What a great first concert to go to,” echoed Ian Rottner, a Sociology major who also recently entered his final year as an undergraduate at DePaul. “I can definitely see that they went with a nostalgic approach. And I think it will be pretty cool to have a Chicago native like Mavis Staples to be the opener for a living legend like Bob Dylan,” he adds. Rottner, a DePaul student who sings and plays the guitar for his own band called Social Que, further detailed his admiration for Bob Dylan’s artistic style by emphasizing
its relatability to the masses. “I admire his lyrics in the way that he tells stories about certain experiences he’s had, and things that real people can truly relate to,” Rottner explains. The event will begin at 7:30 pm on October 27th, and Chicagoan Stephanie Christopher believes the opening of Wintrust Arena will be a night to remember. Tickets to the concert are availale on Ticketmaster for $86.50. “Both artists are considered staples within the music industry, and they resonate with all generations. In a way, this concert will bring a variety of people together for the purpose of enjoying music, and celebrating Chicago’s newest multipurpose arena.”
DACA continued from front page our undocumented student population to hear their needs and concerns,” Lynch said. “We are true partners in all that we do, so whatever they need, we will work together on it.” Aranda said that although she is hopeful, she does not think the scholarship money will be made available to undocumented students before the 2018-2019 school year. “That’s definitely not my goal,” said Patricia Santoyo-Marín, associate director of the Office of Multicultural Student Success (OMSS) and liaison to undocumented students. “I’m trying to get that money in student’s accounts as soon as possible. I’m very sensitive to the urgent needs that our undocumented students have.” Santoyo-Marín is not new to working with undocumented students. She first starting serving undocumented students as an undergrad, where she said she learned about serving people of color and students from low income backgrounds. “Quickly, we’re learning that there are so many needs and that we have many people throughout DePaul that have been instrumental in getting us to this place,” Santoyo-Marín said. “I do want to acknowledge that joint efforts that throughout the last couple of years have yielded for this opportunity to be institutionalized and have someone here to support students.” Santoyo-Marín said that she is dedicated to serving undocumented students at DePaul as best she can and that she’d like to continue making resources as equitable as possible, as she has in previous roles. OMSS’s team also includes graduate assistant, Yessenia Mejia, who has been developing relationships and plans with undocumented students since last year. Rosita Palma, a junior, was brought over to the U.S. from Mexico when she was five years old. She said that when she learned the news of the DACA repeal two weeks ago, that she immediately thought about her younger brother, who is 12-years-old. Unlike the rest of Palma’s family, he was born on American soil. “Who’s going to take care of my little brother if we all get deported?” Palma asked. She said that her parents have hope that if they needed to leave the U.S., that they could resettle easily in a different country, but Palma doesn’t think that it would be that easy for her. “This is where I learned how to ride my bike. This is where I learned everything, even the good and the bad. This is where I’ve lived,” Palma said. “This is all I know and I don’t wanna go anywhere else. This is my home.” As far as support from the university, Palma said that she feels like DePaul can do better. “I need more than two people,”
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An August survey conducted by the Center for American Progress, reported that nine-tenths of DACA recipients currently hold jobs. Palma said. “What can (DePaul) do to make said is made up entirely by volunteers), that like medicine,” Palma said. “They’re here sure we can stay here and continue our DePaul provides is very outdated, which only cleaning your kitchens because we don’t give education? contributed to her skepticism of the university them opportunities to do the things they are I spoke at the Dignity Rally, but I being able to serve its undocumented student capable of. My mom is that biology teacher.” didn’t think that it was enough,” she continued. population. “As a business student, it came to “On top of everything, I still have to worry Santoyo-Marín said that updating mind that a lot of money that comes into the about my family and school, but everyone is the guide, along with co-chairing the Dream States was going to be lost,” Aranda said. “We asking me to organize or educate them or they Working Group, is on her to-do list. contribute so much to the economy.” want to interview me. I am overwhelmed.” “Unfortunately, undocumented Immigrants pay sales taxes every Santoyo-Marín said that her student news needs to be updated every day,” time they make a purchase and they also position exists “to really serve our students Santoyo said. “In the meantime, as an answer pay property taxes. The Center for American through opportunities, information and to the immediate needs, I’ve decided to take Progress estimated in July that over $460 connections” as well as “to serve as a liaison the different information and opportunities billion in GDP will be lost over the next 10 to our colleagues at the institution” to connect and put it in emails to folks like (Mejia).” years, as 700,000 immigrants will lose their students with resources throughout other A survey administered in August by jobs without DACA. Immigrants pay into departments at the university. the Center for American Progress asked 3,000 Social Security as well. They don’t reap any of “We are establishing a relationship DACA recipients about their work status, and those benefits, contrary to popular belief. with two other student groups to further nine-tenths of each those polled said that they González’s plan is to continue engage what they mean when they say they held a job. organizing, while at the same time staying do not feel safe,” Santoyo-Marín said. “We Most immigrants take on jobs as on top of her grades and focusing on her can gage and understand that students might janitors or nannies because they are often mental health. She works with the Pilsen not feel safe, but it is really important that we unable to apply the skills and degrees they Neighborhood Community Council, where ask what that means. Is it public safety? Is it earned in their home country cannot be she focuses on advocating for the civil rights of speakers on campus?” applied in the U.S. Degrees from foreign immigrants across Chicago. Undocumented “Once we figure out what that universities are often considered invalid. people are not only valuable because they are looks like, we can start to provide correct “There’s people who are biology a part of the American workforce, González information and trainings.” teachers in Mexico who are taking care of said. Palma also said that the DREAM your children or cleaning your kitchens now “I’m not going to let someone make resource guide, which was put together by the when they can be working in a laboratory me a dollar sign, because that’s not what I Dream Working Group (which Santoyo-Marín doing research for something important, am,” González said. “I am a story.”
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares life experiences with Chicago By Carina Smith Copy Editor
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University to speak at the college’s Second Annual American Dream Reconsidered Conference Monday, Sept. 11. Ginsburg was asked to kick off the conference by talking about her life and the different social justice initiatives she has taken on in the U.S. Before the 84-year-old justice took the stage, Roosevelt University’s president Ali Malekzadeh came out for an introductory speech, discussing the conference’s goal of examining issues that are most important to the country and referencing Ginsburg’s spot as a “popular culture icon.” When Ginsburg finally hit the stage, the crowd rose to applaud her. As Ginsburg told the crowd to sit, an audience member screamed, “I love you, RBG” to which Ginsburg replied, “I love you too.” Ginsburg, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by former president Bill Clinton in 1993, sat down with 7th U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ann Claire Williams at the sold-out event to discuss everything from her family to life as a Supreme Court justice, with eruptions of laughter and cheers from the audience along the way. Williams and Ginsburg started out by talking about her early life and her love for learning. Ginsburg took a job as a teacher because it was a “safe job” for a woman in the 1960s, but she knew she wanted more. Her husband Marty soon joined the military and Ginsburg became pregnant with her daughter, Jane. Ginsburg reflected on when she had to hide her pregnancy in fear she would be fired if it was discovered. 6
Ginsburg went on to talk about her struggles as a woman in law school. She was reminded of something her father-in-law had told her when she was struggling with whether or not she could make it through law school with a toddler in tow, saying he told her, “if I really want this, and the answer is yes, you find a way.” Freshman Lizzie LaChapelle was profoundly influenced by her triumphs as a woman. “Ginsburg is an inspiration for women everywhere,” LaChapelle said. “Her policies and her grit have positively influenced the American landscape.” Ginsburg talked extensively about the differences of being a woman in law from when she was in school to now, reminding everyone that while the doors were now open there was still discrimination to deal with, but that it doesn’t mean it’s not worth fighting against. Ginsburg was a professor at Rutgers Law School from 1963 to 1972. The ACLU chapter in Newark, New Jersey asked Ginsburg to help them fight a number of gender equality cases for them. Ginsburg and the ACLU took on, and won, a number of different cases, including five that were argued in front of the Supreme Court. The ACLU then decided it was time to create a Women’s Rights Project, which Ginsburg was the co-director of. Ginsburg recalled a time when she was a law professor at Columbia Law School and a coworker had come to her after finding out 25 maids had been laid off while all of the janitors managed to keep their jobs. Ginsburg said the coworker came up to her and asked, “what are you going to do, Ruth?” Eventually, the union that protected the janitors saw potential in also taking the maids under their union protection, so Columbia admitted
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg listens to questions at the Auditorium Theatre Sept. 11. fault and hired the maids back. polarization has taken over in the Supreme As Ginsburg discussed many different Court and takes issue with her left-leaning cases she had worked on over the years, the bias. audience could still hear the emotion and “As much as I agree with her ideas, I find hurt she carried with her from each of case, her openness as a liberal in the Supreme especially the 1971 case Reed v. Reed where a Court detracts from the neutrality the mother had lost her son to a suicide and was Supreme Court is supposed to uphold,” denied the right to his estate, even though Schmitz said. she only wanted his items for sentimental Williams brought up Ginsburg’s place as value. a pop culture icon, referencing her nickname, Williams talked to Ginsburg about the “Notorious R.B.G,” which references the recent nomination of Justice Neil Gorsuch late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Ginsburg and the fight between Republicans and laughed as she reminded the audience that Democrats for the successor of the late Justice they were “both born and bred in Brooklyn, Antonin Scalia. Ginsburg talked about how New York.” “dangerous” it was for there to be party lines At the end, Ginsburg was asked by in a decision about the judiciary system, Williams when she planned to give up then said that in her lifetime she hopes to her seat on the Supreme Court, to which see Congress “get over this nonsense,” which Ginsburg responded by saying that if there is elicited 20 seconds worth of applause and still work to be done, “I will remain to do it, cheers from the audience. as long as I can, full steam.” Senior Jimmy Schmitz feels that political
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT: September 5 - September 12, 2017 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
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SEPTEMBER 7 SEPTEMBER 10 1) A theft report was filed for a book bag taken 4) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a from Schmitt Academic Center.
room in Belden-Racine Hall. No drugs were found.
SEPTEMBER 9 2) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a SEPTEMBER 11 room in University Hall. No drugs were found. 5) Criminal Trespass to Property report was filed 3)
An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was filed for a person in University Hall. Person was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMS.
for a non-DePaul person in the Dean of Students office.
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LOOP CAMPUS SEPTEMBER 5 6) An assault report was filed for a verbal threat in the Water Department at the DePaul Center.
SEPTEMBER 12 7) A theft report was filed for a bicycle taken from the rack at the CDM building.
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Emanuel: Chicago will protect DREAMers despite DACA termination By Zainab Ikram Contributing Writer
President Donald Trump’s administration has recently announced that they will be rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and is giving Congress six months to replace it. DACA allowed thousands of undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children to stay in the country and work legally. With the end of this program, some DACA recipients, often referred to as DREAMers, could face deportation. During the announcement of the change in policy, Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions claimed that undocumented immigrants are seizing jobs from native-born Americans and are pushing wages down. Sessions further claimed that many Americans are denied jobs by “allowing those same illegal aliens to take those jobs.” On Tuesday, Sept. 12 Mayor Rahm Emanuel assured DACA recipients living in the city that they had nothing to worry about and that they are welcome in the city of Chicago. Mayor Emanuel went on to say that Chicago is a “Trump-free zone.” Emanuel says the rescinding of DACA “strikes a blow against our core American values and is an affront to basic human decency.” He also says that he knows DREAMers in Chicago who are “talented, hardworking and dedicated to their families and this is the only home that they have ever known.” The mayor plans to pursue “every legal option to protect our children, defend out immigrant communities and uphold the enduring promise of the American dream.” According to DePaul Professor Kathleen Arnold, who has a doctorate in political science, Emanuel is welcoming people who already live here and is not violating any federal laws. In fact, he is “abiding by the Constitution and Plyler v. Doe, which holds that these students are allowed to attend all public schools through high school.”
Arnold also says that Emanuel could “simply refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they go after DACA students simply because ICE now has their information.” According to Arnold, since being an undocumented individual is a civil issue and not a criminal one, it would be illegal for ICE to go after DACA recipients unless they commit a crime. While several cities have claimed themselves to be “sanctuary cities” and are refusing to provide immigration status for those in custody with federal immigration authorities, the federal government has threatened to take away federal funding that these cities receive if they do not comply with immigration policies. In June, the House of Representatives approved two immigration bills. One stripped federal funding from sanctuary cities and imposed harsher punishments for those who try to re-enter the United States without proper documents. The other bill would deny states and localities specific Justice Department and Homeland Security grants, some of which are linked to law enforcement and counter-terrorism efforts. Chicago stands to lose over $3 billion in funds if the federal government decides to withhold funding. Programs such as infrastructure repair, building and repairing affordable housing and providing meals for low-income pregnant women could all be affected. A joint Politico and Morning Consult survey found that 76 percent of people want DACA recipients to remain in the United States as citizens or as permanent legal residents. 84 percent of Democrats, 69 percent of Republicans, 74 percent of Independents and two-thirds of selfidentified Trump voters wish for DREAMers to either be citizens of the U.S. or permanent legal residents. Jinan Chehade, a sophomore studying public policy at DePaul University said “Mayor Emanuel’s statement seems hypocritical and mainly for publicity. While he claims to support DREAMers, it doesn’t seem so in action since he has shut
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has previously proclaimed Chicago a “sanctuary city” and has refused to allow immigration agencies into city jails without a warrant. down many Chicago Public Schools during his term. He has claimed that Chicago welcomes immigrants and their ideas, but he has been closing schools, which are important mechanisms for fostering ideas and supporting DREAMers. We want action not just words.” Ellie Thorman, a junior studying sociology and public policy at DePaul said she was “happy that the mayor spoke out against DACA’s termination made by the Trump administration, as I think civic leaders should do, but he needs to propose policy in order to do so. I wish Gov. Rauner would have said something, but that wasn’t to be expected.” “Obviously, I’m pleased with the responses from Sen. Durbin, Sen. Duckworth and Rep. Gutierrez regarding protecting and advancing national policy and interested to see if there will be action taken on the local and state level to protect dreamers,” Thoman said. “We are a welcoming city and we need to remain that way. On a positive note, the Illinois Trust Act, which prevents state law enforcement agencies from assisting in immigration actions unless a warrant is provided, was recently signed into law in
Illinois as well as a new city municipal ID program for undocumented immigrants that can double as a CTA fare card.” As the Trump administration continues to clamp down on undocumented immigration, Emanuel continues to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to live in Chicago with actions like the new ID cards that city officials said will roll out this December. As well as doubling as CTA card, the IDs will also be able to be used as library cards. Trump has given contradictory messages in the week after the announcement of DACA’s rescindment following outcry from Congressional leadership. He has been using the program’s future as a bargaining chip in border funding negotiations with Democratic leaders. The president said he would support legislation that protected DREAMers if it were accompanied by new border security measures. While minority leaders said they were able to reach a deal with the president that keeps DACA alive, Trump said Thursday Sept. 14 that he won’t agree to a deal unless it provides funding for the border wall.
ADDRESS continued from front page relationship with the Strategic Planning Process, and the university’s approach to diversity. “I wanted to make sure that we talked about our commitment to diversity for our students and our faculty and our staff. I was very heartened that it’s going to be imbedded in every aspect of the plan,” said Elizabeth Ortiz, the Vice President of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity. “I thought it was very exciting how we got the whole campus together to think about these things and share information.” Valerie Johnson, chair of the political science department, said that she was disturbed by Esteban’s answer to a question about how staff and faculty should respond to institutional racism that she posed at Wednesday’s Faculty Council meeting. Johnson said that Esteban, in his response, concluded that “there is good in everyone,” which she said disturbed her because his statement reminded her of what President Trump said when he spoke about protests in Charlottesville and said there were “good people on both sides.” Johnson went on to say that she would allow Esteban “an opportunity to unpackage” what he said on Wednesday. “I was told that DePaul was racist,” Esteban said. “But I’ve been welcomed with open arms.” Esteban also stated that racism of any
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Those in attendance of Esteban’s speech got an early look at Wintrust Arena. Nearly 1,000 staff and faculty members filled the 10,000-seat arena on Friday, Sept. 15. kind would not be tolerated at DePaul. “If there’s racism here, we have avenues to address that,” he said. “If there’s any doubt that comes to mind, then try me.” Johnson, unsatisfied with Esteban’s answer, said that she thinks DePaul’s approach to diversity is “very superficial.” “I’m hoping that we get beyond a simplified understanding of race and racism at DePaul. I noticed, for example, that although the student climate study was mentioned, there was no discussion about
the way that black and brown students are not having the same experience as white students at DePaul,” Johnson said. “I think that was kind of a simplistic understanding. (...) I don’t think that when you’re talking about race that you would have to call to attention that there’s good in the racists, too. I think that that signals something a little disturbing.” PHOTO COURTESEY OF CODY CORRALL | THE DEPAULIA
President Esteban at the lecture podium.
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Eight DePaul students awarded hospitality scholarship By Dirce Toca Asst. News Editor
DePaul opened the School of Hospitality Leadership in the autumn of 2010. In 2015, it was named as the most recognized hospitality program in Illinois by the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. This past June, eight DePaul hospitality students were selected as the 2017-2018 IHLAEF Scholarship Winners by The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Foundation. From a pool of roughly 40 applicants, IHLAEF selected 26 applicants to be awarded a share of $54,000 in total aid. From these 26 deserving Illinois college students, the eight selected recipients from DePaul were students Weronika Celer, Hayley Delaney, Kenzi Mocogni, Todd Pinta, Elizabeth Redhead, Gabrielle Serpico, Lindsey Wehking, and Sylvia Wtorkowski. IHLAEF awards academic scholarships to Illinois college students pursuing a degree in hospitality management. DePaul’s Hospitality Leadership program prepares its students for a management career in a variety of hospitality industry segments, including hotels, restaurants, private clubs, meetings and events. The program balances hospitality leadership courses with core business curriculum. Haley Delaney, a senior in DePaul’s School of Hospitality, was one of the eight DePaul students selected. She is studying Hospitality Leadership with a minor in English Literature. “It makes me very proud to hear there was eight winners from DePaul,” Delaney said. “Even though our program is pretty new
compared to other schools’, we are provided with so many opportunities for networking and developing professionally.” Delaney is studying hospitality management because she enjoys helping other people and making them feel at home. “It’s something I care about in my personal life,” Delaney said. “Being able to find an industry that believes in the same things that I do is important to me.” DePaul students represent nearly a third of this year’s scholarship recipients. Elizabeth Redhead, another one of the eight DePaul students who won, is a sophomore majoring in Hospitality Leadership with a concentration in Event Management. Redhead hopes to become a Corporate Planner after graduation. “It’s a unique industry, I really enjoy it,” Redhead said. “Hospitality is not tangible. I can’t physically give hospitality to someone, but I can create a good experience for people.” IHLAEF has been assisting college students financially since 1992. To select winners, they have a scholarship committee within a board of directors who review each application one by one. The committee varies year-to-year and is usually composed of six to 10 volunteers. Karrie Teel, the Director of Education and Communications, oversees the scholarship committee. When selecting winners, Teel describes the importance in selecting students who show they are passionate about the industry. “[The committee] really is looking for students that would most likely end up working in the industry long-term in Illinois,” Teel said. “We have limited funds so we really want to provide to students who are
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involved and want to learn more about the hospitality industry in general.” Selected winners are awarded anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000, unless they are incoming freshmen or community college students since freshmen will have the opportunity to renew for four years, and community college students’ tuition usually isn’t as high. “Getting money off tuition is always a great feeling, but it’s also more than that. It’s feeling supported, like someone out there sees potential in you and wants to help you out,” said Redhead. IHLAEF’s scholarship fund is composed from corporate and individual donations, as well as annual individual fundraising efforts. Each specific “name scholarship” that a
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student receives is named after the company that donated that amount. “We have a lot of companies that give $2,000 scholarships,” Teel said. “Whatever donations we receive, goes directly to the scholarship fund and then directly to the student.” Redhead believes the outcome of the winners speaks strongly of DePaul. “It shows how qualified the hospitality students are and that we are clearly working hard not only with the initiative to apply but to earn it,” Redhead said. Teel agrees stating that they have great candidates from DePaul each year.
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University sex education not enough
JACQUELYN MARTIN| AP A recent graduate from the College of William & Mary, reacts after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos spoke about proposed changes to Title IX, Thursday, Sept. 7 at George Mason University Arlington, Virginia, campus.
By Evelyn Baker Nation & World Editor
A college campus can be a playground for young adults, many of them who are away from their family homes for the first time. At a city college like DePaul where the campus is comprised of the third largest city in the U.S., the stakes of falling off the monkey bars and swing sets are amplified. Binge drinking, drug usage and sex are part of what makes up the transformative years college provides, especially for those students living on campus where the high concentration of predominantly freshman students fuels socialization with and without substance abuse. To try and ease students into
this new found freedom and personal responsibility, DePaul’s freshman orientation addresses these issues, including the sexual decisions students will have to make, including how to ask and give consent. Although DePaul addresses sexual education in orientation as well as promotes multiple programs aimed at sexual health awareness like the Vinnie Vow: Bystander Intervention Training, Title IX coordinator Karen Tamburro said the most effective time to influence young people on sexual health isn’t their first week of university but a decade prior in elementary and middle school. “I think there should be a lot more education at the younger grades,” Tamburro said. “Issues of consent, respect for personal space and respect for each
other are all concepts that can be taught(…) so that students hearing about consent is not at freshman orientation.” As Title IX Coordinator, Tamburro is responsible for a bucket of tasks like responding to reports of sexual misconduct, reviewing policies and procedures as well as ensuring educational programs are compliant with Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 that mandates all federally funded education programs and activities do not discriminate based on gender. “Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment, and one form of sexual harassment can be sexual assault,” Tamburro said. The purpose of Title IX is to eliminate barriers based on sex from educational opportunities, and Tamburro addresses how
significant a barrier sexual assault is to a student. “Something like sexual assault is so severe that a single incident of that can create a hostile environment,” Tamburro said. Statistics collected by RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) on sexual violence on college campuses reveals a portion of DePaul’s undergraduate class likely has experienced or will experience “rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation." Specifically, 23.1 percent of the 8,166 female undergraduate students or 1,886 female students and 5.4 percent of the 7,241 male undergraduate students or 391 male students. Title IX made headlines after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made known on Sept. 7 her plans to revise the previous Obama administration's guidelines laid out in the previous president's 2011 Dear Colleague Letter. At George Mason University's Arlington, Virginia campus, DeVos said, "one rape is one too many, one assault is one too many, one aggressive act of harassment is one too many, one person denied due process is one too many." Later on Thursday DeVos told CBS' Jan Crawford her department has already begun reviewing and rescinding former president Obama 's guidelines. DeVos said the system in place has failed too many students. "Survivors, victims of a lack of due process and campus administrators have all told me that the current approach does a disservice to everyone involved," she said. On DePaul's campus, Tamburro said investigations, reports and how both victims
Students react to hurricanes, climate
Climate threats and record-breaking hurricanes get students talking By Sabrina Miresse Contributing Writer
With the recent presence of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, DePaul students and people across the nation are left to wonder, now what? These students want to see national changes moving forward from these climate disasters. “I definitely think the government could take a stronger stance towards climate change,” senior Brittany Williams said. “I think it’s very clear that there is a bigger problem going on in our world and we need to take action, and I think that starts with just noticing that something is happening.” Williams went on to say the U.S. could “reinstitute funds into environmentally friendly national
programs.” The DePaul student said she sees these programs as “our responsibility to keep the world the way it is, if not better.” Back in March, New York Times reporters Alan Rappeport and Nick Corasaniti wrote of these specific budget cuts. “President Trump’s budget blueprint for the coming fiscal year would slash the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent.” “We will have more focus (moving forward) if our politicians believe that climate change is a real thing,” Junior Megan Levonyak said. “(Climate change) needs to be more prominent.” This call for action seemed to be consistent among the students. A poll done by the Pew Research Center found that “just over a third of Americans say they care a great deal about
climate change. Among them, 72 percent are Democrats and 24 percent are Republicans.” Junior Julia Killelea speaks to the various articles she’s read about the storms being so much worse due to global warming. “The current administration not believing that global warming is present is quite alarming. It’s just sad because so many people were affected, and it got so much attention for what it was, not for what could have been done to possibly decrease the severity.” Konstantinos Mylonas from St. Thomas University in Miami was sitting at the Student Union with his friend, freshman Constantinos Vitogiannis. Mylonas is visiting Chicago to escape Hurricane Irma, but he ran into a lot of obstacles on the way to safety.
A major obstacle Mylonas and his family encountered was inflation of travel costs. On the drive from Miami to St. Louis, they had to go to nine different gas stations to get gas because all of them were out. On top of this, Mylonas had troubles travelling because, “airplane ticket prices were inflated.” “How is that legal? If it’s illegal to raise gas prices during times like this, why is it not illegal to raise plane tickets?” Vitogiannis asked. "This isn’t spring break, we need to leave, we don’t want to," Mylonas said. These DePaul students are taking initiative to think of what the next steps for our nation should be whether it’s advocating for climate EPA funding or living a greener lifestyle.
and the accused are treated is fair. DePaul alum Emma Gonzalez passionately endorses more discussion about sex. As one of DePaul’s first peer health educators with the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness during her senior year in the 2015/2016 school year, Gonzales helped facilitate student events as well as help revamp the Vinnie Vow training. She also spoke on a Title IX discussion panel called "Know Your IX" in 2016. Like Tamburro, Gonzalez agrees sex education surrounding issues of consent should begin much sooner than college. “By the time you reach university level, your perceptions of sex, socialization, party culture, rape culture -- those things are already formed unfortunately,” she said. Gonzales started participating in health education in her Chicago public high school, but remembers the topic of sexual health and awareness briefly and incompletely addressed in her Catholic middle school. Organizations like Illinois’ Rape Victim Advocates or RVA conduct middle school and grade school education on consent and boundaries. “The earlier you start, the better,” Gonzalez said.
Hurricane’s force
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Category 1
74-95 mph Damage primarily to trees.
Category 2 96-110 mph Some damage to roofs.
Category 3 111-130 mph Some structural damage.
Category 4 131-155 mph Extensive damage.
Category 5 More than 155 mph Total building failures.
PRESS |AP AP SOURCE:ASSOCIATED National Weather Service
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NOAA-NASA GOES PROJECT | AP JEFF ROBERSON | AP ALEX BRANDON | AP Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at the Pentagon. This image shows tropical weather systems Hurricane Protesters gather Friday Sept. 15 in St. Louis after a judge New guidance released by the Pentagon on Sept. 15, found a white former St. Louis police officer, Jason Stockley, Norma, left, on the Pacific Ocean side of Mexico; Jose, center, east of Florida; Tropical Depression 15, second from right, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a black man, Anthony makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the north of South America, and Tropical Storm Lee, right, north of Lamar Smith, who was fatally shot following in a high-speed chase military can re-enlist in the next several months. in 2011. eastern Brazil, on Saturday, Sept. 16.
New storm Maria a growing threat to Irma-slammed Caribbean
Transgender troops can reenlist in military for now
mexico city, mexico The hurricane-battered islands of the Caribbean are facing yet another storm threat: Forecasters said Sunday that Tropical Storm Maria is likely to hit the Leeward Islands as a strengthening hurricane by Monday night. Hurricane watches were in effect for many of the very islands still trying to cope with the devastation left by Hurricane Irma, including St. Martin, St. Barts and Antigua and Barbuda. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Maria was likely to grow into a hurricane on Sunday and swell into major hurricane status by midweek as it heads for Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph) Sunday afternoon. It was centered about 405 miles (655 kilometers) southeast of the Lesser Antilles and was heading westnorthwest at 15 mph (24 kph). The Hurricane Center said hurricane conditions should begin to affect parts of the Leeward Islands by Monday night, with storm surge raising water levels by 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.83 meters) near the storm's center. The storm is likely to bring 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) of rain across the islands, with more in isolated areas. Meanwhile, long-lived Hurricane Jose was moving northward off the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard, kicking up dangerous surf and rip currents. But it wasn't expected to make landfall. It was centered about 355 miles (575 kilometers) southsoutheast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and was moving north at 9 mph (15 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph). In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Norma's threat to Mexico's Los Cabos area appeared to be easing. Forecasters said the storm was weakening and its center was likely to remain offshore. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lee slipped back to tropical depression force in the Atlantic and Tropical Storm Otis was gaining force fall out in the Pacific. Neither threatened land.
Washington D.C.
Protests follow ex-St. Louis officer's acquittal in killing St. Louis, Missouri
A white former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a black man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase, and hundreds of demonstrators streamed into the streets of downtown St. Louis and later an upscale neighborhood to protest the verdict that had stirred fears of civil unrest for weeks. Ahead of the acquittal, activists had threatened civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted, including possible efforts to shut down highways. Barricades went up last month around police headquarters, the courthouse where the trial was held and other potential protest sites. Protesters were marching within hours of the decision. More than a dozen arrests were made, and several officers were hurt as the day went on. The case played out not far from the suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, which was the scene of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old who was killed by a white police officer in 2014. That officer was never charged and eventually resigned. Stockley, who was charged with firstdegree murder, insisted he saw 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith holding a gun and felt he was in imminent danger. Prosecutors said the officer planted a gun in Smith's car after the shooting. In an interview with the St. Louis PostDispatch , Stockley said he understands how the video of him fatally shooting Smith looks bad to investigators and the public, but he said the optics have to be separated from the facts and he did nothing wrong.
"I can feel for and I understand what the family is going through, and I know everyone wants someone to blame, but I'm just not the guy," he said. Stockley, 36, asked the case to be decided by a judge instead of a jury. Prosecutors objected to his request for a bench trial. "This court, in conscience, cannot say that the State has proven every element of murder beyond a reasonable doubt or that the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in selfdefense," St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson wrote in the decision . In a written statement, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner acknowledged the difficulty of winning police shooting cases but said prosecutors believe they "offered sufficient evidence that proved beyond a reasonable doubt" that Stockley intended to kill Smith. Assistant Circuit Attorney Robert Steele emphasized during the trial that police dashcam video of the chase captured Stockley saying he was "going to kill this (expletive), don't you know it." Less than a minute later, the officer shot Smith five times. Stockley's lawyer dismissed the comment as "human emotions" uttered during a dangerous police pursuit. The judge wrote that the statement "can be ambiguous depending on the context." The case was among several in recent years in which a white officer killed a black suspect. Officers were acquitted in recent police shooting trials in Minnesota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
New guidance released Friday by the Pentagon makes it clear that any transgender troops currently in the military can re-enlist in the next several months, even as the department debates how broadly to enforce a ban on their service ordered by President Donald Trump. In a memo to top military leaders, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said a high-level panel will determine how to implement Trump's ban on transgender individuals in the military. Trump directed the military to indefinitely extend the ban on transgender individuals enlisting in the service, but he left it up to Mattis to decide if those currently serving should be allowed to stay. Members of Congress have already sent a letter to Trump calling on him to reconsider the ban. Sen. John McCain, the Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Friday he backed legislation that would bar the Trump administration from forcing transgender troops out of the armed forces. McCain of Arizona said in a statement that any service member, including those who are transgender, who meets the standards for military readiness and medical fitness should be permitted to serve. "When less than 1 percent of Americans are volunteering to join the military, we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve our country," McCain said. The bill is an attempt to establish protections for transgender troops in law, cutting off Trump's efforts to kick service members out based on their gender identity. Trump tweeted in July that he would ban transgender troops from serving anywhere in the U.S. military. The directive caught the Pentagon flat-footed as defense officials struggled to explain what they called Trump's guidance. Mattis has said the Pentagon will develop a plan that "will promote military readiness, lethality and unit cohesion."
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Opinions Closing time
Libraries closing early due to budget cuts is unacceptable By Rachel Pride Contributing Writer
On Aug. 14, 2017, an announcement was made in the news section of the University Library website detailing a decrease in the service hours by two hours every day at the John T. Richardson Library and by one hour every day at the Loop Library, effective fall quarter 2017. On Sept. 7, 2017, I started a petition on Change.org to urge DePaul administration to rethink this decision. This petition was then shared hundreds of times on Facebook and signed by over 2,600 DePaul students, alumni, parents and friends. This change in service hours across DePaul’s two main campus libraries comes as a result of the recent budget cuts rippling throughout the university’s programs. According to the 2017-2018 Operating and Capital Budget report on DePaul’s Financial Affairs website, projected expenses for the 2018 fiscal year budget have decreased by $5.5 million when compared to the budget proposed in the previous fiscal year. According to a recent DePaul Newsline article, this is due in part to recent decreases in enrollment, and while DePaul is trying to make up for the deficit with tuition increases, costcutting measures are a major theme of this year’s budget, most notably with the 28 staff members who were laid off this past June and the closure of the Center for Identity, Inclusion and Social Change in July. On the library website, head librarian Scott Walter stated that the reduction in hours is one of many measures the library must take to reduce spending per the 2018 fiscal year budget. While budget realignment and reductions in spending are a necessary evil, the abrupt change with little notice has left many DePaul students feeling disenfranchised, confused, and angry. Until this year, the John T. Richardson Library has been open on weekdays until 2 a.m. and for many students, spending at least three nights a week closing out the library— with a schedule packed with
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extracurricular activities, classes and work, getting to the library around 11 p.m. is a regular occurrence. Senior Brittany Williams cites the library’s late hours over the last three years as an essential key to her collegiate success, “The late night hours at JTR library are the only reason I have been able to balance my busy schedule filled with two internships, three jobs, DWaC rehearsals, and a full course load while still maintaining a 3.7 GPA.” Living on the Lincoln Park campus during her freshman and sophomore year, Williams did not have a quiet place to study in the dorms and often used the library’s late night to finish her schoolwork. Williams’s concerns about not having a quiet space to study are mirrored by other students as well, including senior Juliana
Carmichael. “When I first heard the news, my anxiety spiked,” Carmichael said, “I am studying and/or working on schoolwork approximately six hours a day, and since I live above a bar, it’s practically impossible to focus at my apartment. The library used to be my quiet place to study, and without the late-night hours, I’m worried my grades will suffer. I cannot believe DePaul would allow this to happen.” The early library closure will force students to adjust their study habits to make up for the lost time, affecting their overall academic performance. Brooke Beatty, The Executive Vice President of Operations for the Student Government Association, said, “The life of a DePaul student is filled with 40-hour work weeks, full-time classes, and involvement in multiple student organizations…
studying late is a reality.” Over 200 people who signed the Change.org petition included their reason for opposing the library service hour change, all of which showed unanimous outrage over the decision. Most of these comments highlighted concerns about the academic success of DePaul students without the late night hours, especially students with fulltime jobs. Other comments included condemnations of DePaul’s spending on the new Wintrust Arena, questioning the university’s priorities. In addition, a variety of students from universities in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, and Washington, D.C. who signed the Change. org petition, expressed confusion at the hour reduction, and all of these students mentioned that their university’s library
had a 24-hour space available to students throughout the year. Senior Kirby Karpan had the highest-rated comment on the thread, highlighting DePaul’s reported $43 million in budget surplus during the 20142015 academic year, which was released in a DePaulia article in early 2016. “If (DePaul) can't fund the extra two hours [at the library],” Karpan wrote, “They're openly saying, ‘We don't care about the success of our students. We care about their money.’” On the other hand, it is worth noting that the 2018 fiscal year budget is also characterized by some positive changes for both students and faculty. According to a DePaul Newsline article published in January of this year, the budget also includes extending paid maternity leave by two weeks; adding two weeks of paid paternity leave; increasing the minimum wage across employees to $11/hour; and offering the same tuition waiver to part-time staff that was previously only available to adjunct faculty. However, the seemingly flippant reduction in library hours on the part of the administration has made students question DePaul’s priorities. Beatty said, “The bottom-line is DePaul students are here for an education, and the early library closure infringes on that.” For students and more than 2,600 supporters of the Change.org petition, the latenight library hours are vital to our academic success. According to the 2016 Library Snapshot statistics on DePaul’s library website, nearly 7,000 visits are made to both the Loop and John T. Richardson libraries per day. Clearly, the library is a priority for many students. And while university budgets are undoubtedly complex and rife with compromise, DePaul’s decision to reduce its weekday library hours missed the mark. Budgets require compromise, but providing students with the tools they need to pursue academic success is far too important to become collateral damage. The students have spoken, DePaul. It’s your move now.
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Changing Title IX Interim measures threaten student success
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By Sam Mendoza Contributing Writer
On-campus sexual misconduct has been placed into the spotlight with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announcing that certain Title IX regulations will be rolled back; specifically in the ways a school must investigate a case of sexual harassment. Title IX is a set of regulations passed in 1972 that restrict schools or universities from discriminating against students on the basis of sex. After its adoption, the legal and administrative interpretation of Title IX agree that sexual misconduct and harassment constitute as discrimination. Title IX is a scarcely discussed topic. “I think they talked about it at orientation," said student Audrey Flinn. While DePaul students are receiving information on Title IX, it is not being retained. The national college community lacks an understanding of policies relating to sexual misconduct and their impact on students’ lives. While these Title IX policies do not affect many students on a daily basis, the overall effect of them is greater than perceived. In 2011, the Obama administration released a letter to schools and universities to set guidelines for how institutions should investigate and prosecute sexual misconduct on campus. The letter was referred to as the “Dear Colleague Letter,” because of its salutation that began as such. The “Dear Colleague Letter” was used as a guidebook
by the Department of Education in investigating non-compliant schools, despite the letter’s legally non-binding nature. Any noncompliant schools risked losing federal funding and thus chose to apply the letter to their policies as best they could. The letter covers a large scope of topics. It defines consent, provides guidance on when and how to conduct an investigation, gives instructions for school trials, dictates the requirements of a Title IX coordinator, and provides guidance in creating prevention and disciplinary programs. While it was good for the Obama administration to address on-campus sexual misconduct, it trampled over a student's right to due process. The letter encourages schools to enact interim measures in order to prevent any further harm to the person who filed the claim of sexual misconduct. At DePaul, interim measures available to a student after an accusation can include a no-contact directive and possible changes in class schedule, residence or interim suspension. "This is regardless of whether a situation involving sexual or relationship violence may result in a policy violation or disciplinary response, and regardless of whether an individual chooses to otherwise report an incident," saidTitle IX Coordinator Karen Tamburro. “The Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity (OIDE) will coordinate providing reasonable and appropriate interim measures and permanent remedies.”
Interim measures seem logical in order to prevent further harm to the party that filed the complaint. However, interim measures are put into place with little consideration of the effects they may have on the accused student's life. A no-contact order is completely disruptive, not to mention one may also be suspended from school altogether. This kind of disruption is extremely detrimental to a student’s education. Students accused of sexual misconduct are punished through interim measures before accusations can be confirmed or denied by the school’s trial. In a way, accused students are considered guilty before proven innocent, a clear violation of due process. An investigation conducted by a school is completely separate from any possible investigation conducted by law enforcement. The national Title IX website states that “the school’s Title IX investigation is different from any law enforcement investigation, and a law enforcement investigation does not relieve the school of its independent Title IX obligation to investigate the conduct.” DePaul follows such guidelines in an investigation. DePaul’s University Catalog states that “the outcome of a legal proceeding is not determinative on the Student Conduct Process.” It is necessary and logical for a school to conduct their own investigation into cases of sexual misconduct, but a problem arises when there is a possibility that separate investigations will reach different
conclusions. For example, if at some point a police investigation concludes there is no evidence of sexual misconduct occurring, the school may determine otherwise. The school may then order a variety of punishments, from suspension to expulsion, despite the conclusion of the police. The reason the police and the school may come up with different conclusions is because schools are bound by a different burden of proof than the police. To obtain a guilty verdict in court, the jury must conclude, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the crime occurred. In the school setting the committee responsible for determining guilt uses a different measure known as a preponderance of evidence. “Preponderance of the evidence standard constitutes more than 50 percent," Dean of Students Ashley Knight said. "Fifty percent would indicate that, based on the information available at the time, it is more likely than not that the student is not in violation of the policy at issue. Also, for student conduct matters involving sexual and relationship violence, a threeperson panel decides.” This dichotomy between law enforcement and Title IX enforcement can create a system whereby the accused student is considered guilty until proven otherwise. The injustice of campus sexual misconduct protocol is evident in both the “Dear Colleague Letter” and in DePaul’s policies on sexual misconduct. Due process is completely violated and the required burden
of proof is not great enough to convict someone of such a serious crime. This issue is found in universities across the country. In February of this year, according to Watchdog.org, a student sued Allegheny University after he was expelled for sexual misconduct. In the appeals process, evidence was found that the student was falsely accused of charges. This is not an isolated issue, as another student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst was suspended for nearly a full academic year despite police finding no evidence of his sexually assaulting another student, according to The Atlantic. The greater issue with campus sexual misconduct policy is that the school is required to investigate at all. Sexual misconduct in any form outside of the college setting should be investigated by police, and if sufficient evidence were found the accused would be taken to court. What the Dear Colleague letter has done is divided the law between law enforcement and schools With this in mind, I hope that Betsy DeVos’ changes how sexual misconduct is handled on campus takes into account the rights of students and the small burden of proof required to potentially ruin someone’s academic career.
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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By Ashley Fedha Focus Editor
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ashion Week is a yearly event in New York City where various designers, fashion icons, and experts come together to display their work. It is usually mistaken as an event solely designated to A-list celebrities, however particular shows are welcome to anyone at a cost. This year, big name celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Teyanna Taylor, Rihanna and Cardi B attended various fashion shows. While Chicago is a far from New York, the essence of fashion is present within the city. From indie to classy-chic to punk-rock, Chicago natives and visitors continue to express themselves through fashion. DePaul, being one of the biggest universities in Chicago, is a prime example of people of all backgrounds expressing themselves through fashion. Depaul's campuses give students the ability to explore Chicago culture, which includes fashion. DePaul's Loop campus, in the heart of cosmopolitan Chicago, gives students the chance to interact with the center of it all. Sophomore Morgan Simone Jones said that she "loves having classes downtown because you get to see people you wouldn't normally see at the Lincoln Park campus." "It's also exciting getting to be a part of Chicago culture and fashion," Jones said. "I think fashion at DePaul is valued more than a lot of other Chicago schools...just because there are so many different cultures and students with various backgrounds."
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This DePaul Freshman, Robert Davis, decided to take on the NYFW vibes in a button down tee, dark jeans, and shiny brown mens boots.
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Chokers are an easy to wear neck accessory which is perfect for an off-the-shoulder or open-chest outfit!
The sophistication and detailing of dangling earrings do not align with the new simple and chic trend.
Hoop earrings have recently been the 'trend of 2017.' A silver or golden hoop will make any face pop.
Pearl necklaces are an accessory for the fashion books, but they should definetly stay in history.
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What's your style? Emma and Ben are perfectly dressed for the last days of summer. "...I love the sundress trend during the summer," Young said."I think I just have a really preppy trend...nothing so fashionable but it is still stylish," said Stratford. -Emma Young and Ben Stratford
Vanessa pairs a 90s inspired checkered sweater with a pair of highwaisted pants to complete the ideal rock and indie look. She explained how she has "always been interested in unconventional style. My style is different and I think that makes me different." -Vanessa Martin
Floral season is here. Freshman Stephanie Franklin decided to go for a floral look, matched with black ballerina flats."My trend always depends on my mood...but I love flowy dresses especially for this weather!" -Stephanie Franklin
Simple is the new chic. Emily paired a simple black dress, with some strap sandals for the perfect fall look. "I think my style is just whatever I think is cute at the time. I am trying to expand it though." -Emily Strowel
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A sign outside of Café Tola’s restaurant on Southport Avenue in Lakeview. Café Tola is one of the many empanada sellers around Chicago.
Portable pockets are popping up all around the city By Rachel Fernandez Managing Editor
Customers rotate in and out of a modern fast-casual restaurant called 5411 Empanadas. Some of the people coming through order with haste and begin to eat their carefully crafted empanadas as they walk out the door while others sit down to enjoy their Latin American-inspired handpies. Located on Southport Avenue, 5411 Empanadas is one of three shops, including Café Tola and El Mercado, within the same half-mile stretch on the street specializing in empanadas and helping to make the versatile and convenient Latin American staple rise up in the food scene. Derived from the Spanish word empanar - meaning to wrap in bread empanadas are portable pockets of flaky pastry dough stuffed with a variety of fillings ranging from savory seasoned meats, vegetables and cheeses to sweet fruits and sauces. They compare to similar products in other cultures such as Indian samosas and Italian calzones. The Spanish hand-pies have their origins in southern Europe where they can be traced back to Galicia, Spain and smaller cities in Portugal. Colonizers then carried the food to Latin America where they soon became a staple in countries such as Argentina, Cuba and Colombia. Empanadas are now spreading across Chicago with shops like 5411 Empanadas and the others along the stretch on Southport Avenue, as well as places like Lito’s Empanadas in Lincoln Park and Irazu in Bucktown, serving the piping-hot and portable pockets. Despite being a Spanish cultural staple for centuries, the product is just starting to make waves in the mainstream and can still catch the public off guard. Andy Schneeberger, a worker at the 5411 Empanadas on Southport Avenue, says their shop services several uncertain customers. “Many of the people who come into this location ask ‘what is an empanada?’ and when I tell them, the get really excited and tell their friends, and I think that’s how they’re spreading,” Schneeberger said. “They’re a new and different product to the public that are delicious, quick, small and convenient, and I think that’s why they’re catching on.” With a name inspired by the international dialing code for Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5411 Empanadas is a small chain restaurant with five locations
throughout Chicago specializing in baking traditional Argentinean empanadas. The business opened their first permanent shop in 2012 and quickly expanded, also landing a location in Miami and a location in Houston with much of the draw coming from their menu. One major appeal of the Latin American dish is its versatility. The pastry can contain any number of fillings, making them perfect for experimentation with unique ingredients and bold flavors. At 5411 Empanadas, customers flock for interesting fillings such as ratatouille, malbec beef, mushroom, thyme and blue cheese. With 15 unique flavors to choose from, it’s hard to just pick one or two. Kyle McCutcheon, 21, made his first venture to the restaurant due to a friend’s request. After taking several minutes to gaze over the expansive menu, he ultimately decided on a ham and cheese empanada and a bacon, date and goat cheese empanada which he enthusiastically claimed as his favorite. “I wasn’t expecting it to be sweet, but it was kind of sweet and I have a sweet tooth, so it was a nice surprise inside,” McCutcheon said. “I feel like that kind of represents me. Like, ‘not what you expect,’ because with me what you see isn’t always what you get.” “I like that there are a lot of options, but I also like that they’re portable and cheap,” McCutcheon said. Although McCutcheon enjoyed his empanadas sitting down, he definitely appreciates how they can satisfy a busy lifestyle as well. “Empanadas are great to take on the go, so they’re great for people who feel like they have a lot on their plate that day, no pun intended,” McCutcheon said. “I think part of the appeal is that I can enjoy them just the same whether I am relaxing or in a rush. I would be able to get them quickly if I was in a hurry, and I feel like I’m in a hurry a lot.” Food writer and Restaurants and Bars Editor at Time Out Chicago, Elizabeth Atkinson, is certainly drawn to empanadas with 5411 Empanadas being her standby for lunch and swearing by the “malbec beef, all the way.” “I think that people pick up empanadas because they’re easy to eat and delicious. You don’t need a fork, which makes them even easier and more accessible,” Atkinson said. In her time as a food writer, Atkinson has reported on food trends such as sushi doughnuts and an upcoming Chicago cafe
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A bacon, date and goat cheese empanada from 5411 Empanadas.
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The inside of 5411 Empanadas on Southport Avenue. dedicated to marshmallows. Although lifestyles, convenience and portability has some of the food she highlights is rather become more desirable than ever. Those unusual, she finds there to be a certain seeking timely service, however, do not familiarity with empanadas. necessarily want to compromise quality in “There’s an approachable version the process. of ‘stuff wrapped in bread’ in plenty of “I’d say a lot of fast-casual stuff cultures—dumplings, pierogis, pies—and probably influences the way American’s are empanadas fit in nicely to that category,” eating lunch food items,” Atkinson said. Atkinson said. “But some people are still looking for more Their convenient size allows for upscale dining, so local chains like 5411 customers to start with one at the Empanadas fit into that.” beginning of a meal or eat two or three for With a public hungry for variety and a full course, and the versatile simplicity of accessibility, empanadas are unlikely to an empanada makes them ideal as menu fade away anytime soon. staples. “Empanadas are here to stay,” “They’re good appetizers on Latin McCutcheon said. “As long as they’re American menus,” Atkinson said. around, I’m always down for a bite.” “Chicago’s getting an influx of new Latin American spots, and [empanadas] are easy to stick on menus.” With many Americans living fast-paced
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Dipping into football season By Rachel Fernandez & Matt Koske Managing Editor & Arts & Life Editor
Football season is underway. Unfortunately, here at DePaul that doesn’t significantly affect our day-to-day shenanigans, other than maybe tuning in at one of the Lincoln Park bars, finding a stream of your favorite team on Reddit or perhaps constantly refreshing our phones in hopes for points in fantasy football teams. Sunday’s are prime for watching football while every now and then glancing down at your homework that is slowly becoming more and more time-consuming as the quarter moves on. Dips are a staple for when watching football, and salty crumbs on your fingers are inevitable when multi-tasking and typing on your laptop. As we stand at week two in the NFL, The DePaulia ran a poll for our beloved Twitter followers to determine the all-time favorite dip for game day. Nearly 100 of our followers voted, and the outcomes turned out not so healthy. Hummus, which tallied up eight percent of the votes, ended dead last. The chickpea dip was simply not a favorite for the football viewing pleasure. Salsa, a quintessential staple in the dipping world, had a tremendously weak turnout, sitting hard in third place only grabbing 20 percent of the votes. The variety of flavor, spices and temperatures surprisingly did not match up and left salsa near the bottom of the spectrum. Queso, a worthy candidate, sat in second place pulling in 27 percent of the votes. The only hot dip on the roster, this cheesy favorite inched its way into the top two late in the pull and secured a worthy spot. But if you ain’t first, you’re last, and there was some strong competition. Drum roll, please... Announcing the winner of the fan-favorite game day dipping sauce is the tasty, the champion, guacamole. Guacamole pulled an astounding 45 percent of the votes in the DePaulia’s poll voted for the game day dip winner. The race for the greatest dip proved to be a surprising one, although these dips don’t even come close to the extravagant dishes of the Super Bowl. The fall football season is the perfect time of year to make your own guacamole while watching the Bears fall apart in the fourth quarter. Make sure not to double dip, and be careful not to break your chip.
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An in-depth look at what happens in front of the big screen By Matt Koske Arts & Life Editor
The film festival circuit is crucial for independent filmmakers, buyers, sellers, distributors, studios, press, whoever, you name it. No matter your interest or your involvement in the movie medium, there’s a niche for you. People attend festivals for an assortment of endeavors, although one remains the same: to see movies. Cinephiles and festivalgoers view a lot of films throughout the duration of these festivals trying to get the upper hand on reviews, interviews, and distribution rights or simply in attempt to catch the hottest Oscar-worthy film. Film festivals are at large worldwide, drawing international acclaim and films from all ends of the earth. It’s almost safe to say that every major city around the world has a film festival to their name. Executives with full wallets attend certain screenings, which then transitions into a private meeting at the Ritz Carlton for a sales agreement discussion in order to make sure that your film will be on the right track to reaching the eyes of thousands of moviegoers. “Free Fire,” a film that completed a heavy film festival run last year premiered at festivals around the United States and Europe. Ben Wheatley, a British director that is now on his sixth film, details the importance of the presence of these festivals. The DePaulia spoke with Wheatley awhile back about the production. “It’s super important to get as much publicity wherever and whenever you can get it. So festival reviews and festival word of mouth is important,” Wheatley said. Entire floors of high-end hotels are reserved for these meetings as distributors are eyeing the next big Netflix, Amazon, Warner Bros., or A24 hit. Film festivals are greatly utilized to get the buzz churning on your project. Soon enough, word of mouth starts spreading your film all over social media, release dates are determined and now you have a plan for when Louis C.K.’s movie arrives in your town. In North America, there are plenty of
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Toronto International Film Festival ran Sept. 7-17 with over hundreds of screenings The festival is one of the largest film events in the world. film festivals that are the prime location for domestic deals. The Sundance Film Festival, which takes place in Park City, Utah for 10 days in January, has a reputation for just this. Earlier this year, “The Big Sick” - Kumail Nanjiani’s intercultural romantic comedy – sold to Amazon for $12 million. There’s a trend at these festivals, these low-budget independent projects starring elite actors and actresses are pulling in incredible sums that get their film in the right place: the theater. “The Big Sick” had a worldwide gross in the box office of $51 million. South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin is another significant festival, but SXSW is a combination of music, conference, and film all sorted into one large creative event. Films often hit numerous festivals throughout its circuit. Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, Los
Borg McEnroe
Shia LaBeouf (left) as John McEnroe and Sverrir Gudnason (right) as Björn Borg in the opening tennis film at TIFF, “Borg McEnroe.”
Angeles Film Festival, and even one here in Chicago, the Chicago International Film Festival, all feature some of the top critically acclaimed films of the year hungry for some action. Europe continually provides the most prominent film festival events in the world. Festival de Cannes and the Venice Film Festival are sitting near the top of the spectrum for prestigious film events, and these turn out some of the biggest deals to date and offers the fullest (and most expensive) experience for all. Each festival has its own set of awards. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for example is one of the many festivals that enhance the People’s Choice Award. Festivalgoers fill out ballots (or vote on the nifty app) in attempt to prove that your favorite film of the festival can take the prize. In the past, Toronto has had
huge films win the Choice Award which then eventually move onto securing some top prizes at the Academy Awards like “La, La, Land,” “Room,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” This summer at Cannes, Netflix premiered two of their films to standing ovations, “Okja” and director Noah Baumbach’s highly anticipated “The Meyerowitz Stories.” Both received great feedback, but there was much controversy regarding that Netflix’s films don’t receive theatrical releases (because they’re released to you to play by the click of a remote), and that is not the process that jury president of Cannes, Pedro Almodovar approves of. The Palme d’Or is the top prize at Cannes, and to fathom that he would award that to a Netflix film without a theatrical release would be excruciating. The award ending up going to “The Square” but it was a significant debate in terms of how we consume films. Wheately, who spends his time in the UK, often has his struggles reaching the level of people in the U.S. to secure a profit. “There’s usually quite a heavy festival run, some of my films have run for 40 or 50 festivals. America is so f*****g big, to penetrate the media to get to the right amont of people to get them to the cinema is huge,” Wheatley said. This past week, TIFF had its 10-day run securing a wide-variety of films that sold-out screening after screening in theatres around the entertainment district downtown. TIFF is one of the most exclusive and largest film festivals in North America. On top of movie premieres, TIFF welcomes visitors to special Gala parties, Arron Sorkin’s MasterClass, or one of the many “Long Take” podcast segments that feature filmmakers involved in the festival to talk about their craft. Check out some films that premiered at TIFF this past week. Whether these films are nearing the end of their festival circuit run (and approaching theatrical release), or are just screening for the first time, the journey to get your beloved project into Regal isn’t just a walk in the park. The first test anyone can ask themselves is: Is it good?
It’s most definitely notable to mention that “Borg McEnroe” is quite the surprising opening film being a sports drama. That didn’t stop the many countless sold-out screenings that it acquired throughout the first weekend at TIFF. Debut director Janus Metz recounts the true story of the electrifying 1980 Wimbledon final between the volatile John McEnroe and the supersticious Björn Borg. Dramatic re-tellings of true sporting events are significantly hard to capture. In this case, the superficial and escalated stakes between the rivals are heightened to an extent that seems a bit unessesary. The plot spends an exceptional amount of time on Borg’s side of things, but in reality, we wanted to be more focused on McEnroe’s preparation for the big final. Shia LaBeouf ’s performance as the argumentative McEnroe proves (along with his performance in “American Honey”) that his cathartic tendencies are securing him as a professional actor once again, after his hiatus at the Oscars and his recent tomfoolery. Metz ran into a troubling situation when he and screenwriter Ronnie Sandahl set up Borg as the initial main protagonist. It’s tough to alter between intersecting storylines where one side is more prominate than the other. Unfortunately, Borg gets the advantage in terms of screentime when McEnroe seems to be the draw. LaBeouf is a true charm on screen, and we are left wanting more of him which is just a simple tonal mistake that the creators did not emphasize. It is quite the feat to inject a heartwarming drama into a tennis film, which is not completed too often. It comes down to whether this was the right project for the Metz to bring to life, it sure was the correct role for LaBeouf, that’s without a doubt.
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Call Me By Your Name
Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet star in “Call me By Your Name.”
Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name” has received high critical acclaim during its festival circuit. Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet form an unlikely cinematic love throughout a summer in Italy while Hammer is studying as a research assistant to Chalamet’s father, Michael Stuhlbarg. Hammer’s performance is contagious, owning the Italian summer of 1983. The coming-of-age flick details the attraction involved with the two leading males as the on-screen chemistry is so precisely well performed as they go about their summer habits reading, writing music and enjoying the night out. The premiere at the Ryerson University Theatre at TIFF concluded with a well-deserved five-minute standing ovation as audiences clapped and cried while interrupting Guadagnino’s attempt to use the microphone for the Q&A. Guadadgnino, coming off of the bright “A Bigger Splash” starring Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton, handles the script with such ease that it feels as if a novel is portrayed on the big screen. The story is based off of a novel by Andre Aciman, but the film adapted it in a pure way that enhances the process of the production. Rather a recount of the story that is used in the initial structure of the adapted novel, the film places it in the present day to fully fulfill the thematic devices in the script. It almost seems too good to be true, but the elegance of how the plot sequences unfold surely lifts “Call Me By Your Name” on a very high pedestal going into award season. All of this buzz is way before its release date, which is slated for Nov. 24.
Killing of a Sacred Deer
A24, the production company behind “Killing of a Sacred Deer” and countless other fine independent cinema such as “Moonlight” and the recent Safdie brother’s film, “Good Time,” returns with yet another astonshing work of art. The upcoming horror/drama by artistic director Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Lobster” and the allegorical “Dogtooth”) that features breakout “Dunkirk” star Barry Keoghan as a sinister teenager who is taken under by the always-brilliant surgeon, Colin Farrell. What transpires is a series of events that severely harm the characters in the film. Often playing on roles of the Devil and God, Lanthimos sets up the act breaks by simply placing the facts right in front of us. He creates an unthinkable act around Farrell that causes him to determine the fate of people close to him. But how Lanthimos guides us to the inevitable is rather uncomfortable, sure, although how it’s justified is incredibly rewarding. Our understanding of the formidable tension is satisfying in a way that we often pull back, just to the point where we get sucked right back in. With Lanthimos’ filmogragphy, the metaphoric plotting of “Killing of a Sacred Deer” conceptualizes the the basis of human fear, as it’s personified in all of his past films. Though Nicole Kidman, who plays Farrell’s wife in a deeply sly manor, is hit with the worst situation that a mother can possibly be involved in. As the title suggests, we are intorduced to the metaphoric Greek myth that symbolizes the current state of our performers. It comes deep from within the film, but the Farrell-Lanthimos team assemble once again for this invigorating, haunting and unforgettable tale that reassures the power of visuals is just as effective as the myth that the project is deprived from.
I Love You, Daddy
Colin Farrell in A24’s “Killing of a Sacred Deer” which arrives in theaters Nov. 3. Stand-up comedian and famous television writer, Louis C.K.is back in the feature film world. After his beloved TV pursuit, penning scripts and creating shows like “Louie” and “Horace and Pete,” C.K.’s production of “I Love You, Daddy” remained a huge secret. Upon the arrival of TIFF, Louis called a representative about his unknown project and was able to slip into the scheudle last minute. The film had a world premiere in Toronto, as the public gathered completely blinded for what’s about to trasnpire. The movie is shot on film, rather than digitally, and is entirely in black and white. Unfortuantely, C.K.’s somewhat controversial endeavor had its missteps and problematic scenarios. The cast, which didn’t primarily have to do with any of the concerns towards the film, had the very mature Chloé Grace Moretz, the always-returning Pamela Adlon, the spot-on Charlie Day, John Malkovich, and, of course, Louis C.K. After C.K’s daughter, Moretz, relocates to his New York penthouse, she finds her way into an alarming (for C.K. at least) but emotionally gaining friendship with the old Malkovich. While C.K. must develop this new nursing show that got green-lit to series, he is under the impression that his daughter is up to no good, and like always in C.K.’s writing, his children come first. In relation to “Louie,” the matureness of his children are now offering him a different set of conflicts that he (and us) are not quite used to in his projects. As it brings many topical discussions to the table, the direction of the second act is dry, stung out, and choppy which separates the story from what we see.
Loius C.K.’s secretive production of “I Love You, Daddy” had it’s world premiere at TIFF. Concluding its run in the festival circuit is Darren Aronofsky’s “Mother!” The scarring film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem and Ed Harris which opened in theaters just this past weekend. The A-list cast, especially Ed Harris, dilligently work within the confines of the outlandish script, written by Aronofsky (previously known for “Black Sawan” and “Requiem for a Dream”) that is another allegorical think-piece relating to the Old and New Testament. Lawrence reconstucts her isolated estate while her husband, Bardem, struggles to get words on the page as a poet. It’s a slow build for awhile until the dreadful knock of the front door: we have some unwanted guests, well, in Lawrence’s case, but not so much for Bardem. Turns out, Harris, along with his wife Michelle Pfeiffer, completely disrupt the happenings of the loving couple. Aronofsky seems to be the one who truly, in this case, has the greatest sense of what’s going on. While casting for the film, the script never left Aronofsky’s apartment, so you must go to him for any questions or concerns. It was rather obvious during a screening at TIFF that audience members were incredibly uncomfortable with what was being dissected on screen that they had to make frequent trips to the lobby for a breath of fresh air or a refil on the ever-so-reliable cocktail. Aspects of the second half of the film turn extremely hectic as an absurd amount of guests begin to arrive at the home. Themes begin to clearly become exemplified as Aronofsky, who never has shied away in his prior films around deliberate topics, plays with the components of Adam and Eve in the far-out ending act that will drain you to your core.
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Jennifer Lawrence in the jarring “Mother!” which is in theaters now.
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LCD Soundsystem reunites, drops album “American Dream” Continuing through the “American Dream” album, Murphy’s song of nostalgia, Contributing Writer “I Use To,” perhaps also gives us a peak On Sept. 1, New York City-based into Murphy’s youthful past. The song rock band LCD Soundsystem released has a classic rock feel with a simplistic “American Dream,: their first album in five drumbeat . This reflects the sounds of some years. Since playing what was billed as their of Murphy’s classic favorites: The Fall, A last show at Madison Square Garden in Flock Of Seagulls, CAN and other bands of 2011, the band had been broken up for this the 80’s. Mid-album, “How Do You Sleep?” has five-year term. In January of 2016, producer, singer, an eerie, almost tribal-sounding intro. This songwriter and ultimate front-man James nearly ten-minute song is perhaps the most Murphy posted on the LCD Soundsystem astounding of LCD’s to date. The track has website stating that an album (“American mesmerizing percussion that leads into the Dream”) was in the making. Continuing, full rhythm in nearly the fourth minute. Murphy stated on their Facebook page that Beautifully produced and eloquently the band was feeling as amped up as a “bus executed, this song takes classic beatfull of substitute teachers back from their growth from songs such as “Dance Yrself coffee break with new music and the same Clean,”—a hit off of 2010 album “This Is weird gear—or as much of it as we still have Happening”—to a much stronger degree. The song states, “I remember when (it’s very interesting to re-buy the same gear, and in some cases buy gear BACK we were friends,” and as many outlets from people you sold it to), and rambling hypothesize this may be an outcry towards around trying to be louder than everyone DFA co-founder Tim Goldsworthy. Billboard wrote in 2013 that DFA sued else.” American Dream is the first of LCD’s Goldsworthy due to missing funds. The song opens with the line: albums to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. LCD’s recording label, DFA Records, “Standing on the shore, facing east.” quickly posted on Instagram reacting to Murphy, who lives in New York City, is apparently facing east toward the U.K., this news. “Surreal. DFA would like to thank the where Goldsworthy currently lives. Other music business for completely collapsing specific lines throughout the song target Murphy’s subject such so as to make room as, “Whatever fits in for LCD Soundsystem your pockets” alluding to have a No. 1 record to the money stolen. in the USA. Still feels Surreal. DFA would This song signifies good regardless,” said like to thank the yet another ending in DFA records. Murphy’s career; the “American Dream” music business for ending of the close is compiled of 10 completely collapsing relationship he had songs, beginning with so as to make room with Goldsworthy as “Oh Baby,” a nearly sixfor LCD Soundsystem co-founders of DFA minute song that leads into the album’s tone of to have a No. 1 record Records. One thing that endings, which is now in the USA. Still feels stands out most about the new beginning for good regardless. “American Dream” LCD Soundsystem. in comparison to the The theme of endings @dfarecs band’s prior albums has been seemingly Instagram is the melodic flow of consistent throughout the songs. It’s more of the band’s career. Getting a late start in the music industry, a waterfall flow; one song easily transitions Murphy and the band released their self- into the next. This is contrasting to previous titled first album when they were in their albums such as “Sound Of Silver,” where high-energy songs like “North American mid-30’s. The band’s beginning was an ending in Scum” are followed by more timid, its own right; an ending to the normal or emotional rhythms like that of “Someone more personal life Murphy had been living Great.” Track six, “Tonite,” sounding similar to for the past 30 years. This is what ultimately drove Murphy to end the band in 2011 as a Daft Punk jam, is the intro to “Call The he wanted to continue to live the life he Police.” This track was first released back in left behind for LCD. Possibly leading him May. The song is bold and emotional in the to question what is the American dream same way as “All My Friends,” a track from album “Sound of Silver.” The presence of lifestyle he is looking for? Another notable ending in the band’s the swirling and echoing guitar in the beat career came with the song “Losing My is hair-raising and inspiring to hear. Closing the album is the 12-minute Edge” from the 2005 self-titled album. The song is ultimately about Murphy losing his song, “Black Screen.” Another prominent cool and entering into a frightening stage ending in the musical career of Murphy in his life, where young hipster kids are was the death of David Bowie, a great coming up from behind. Throughout the inspiration of his. Murphy song, he frequents the line, “I was there.” worked with Bowie on his Using this line, Murphy tells his crowd last album, “Blackstar.” The song “Black that he personally witnessed the things Screen” is alluding to that relationship and that the kids think they’re hipsters for pays tribute to the great rock star. Aside knowing about. He even goes far enough as from the theories and meanings, the ending to sing, “I use to work in the record store, track is effective for this album because of I had everything before anyone.” Explicitly the more relaxed tones that it brings to the showing his age, Murphy marks the end of 10-song compilation. It gives time for the listener and fan to reflect on the songs prior his youth with this line.
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After a five-year hiatus, LCD Soundsystem releases new album, “American Dream.”
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James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem performs during a headlining set at Pitchfork Music Festival this summer after the band initally broke up. and possibly question what is next for LCD Soundsystem since their big 2011 ending has officially transitioned into the new beginning, with “American Dream.” Will there be more music to come? Shortly after their Pitchfork set, LCD
Soundsystem announced that they playing three shows in Chicago at Aragon Ballroom Nov. 6-8. Tickets in high demand and can be found on venue’s website.
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Ozark
Available on Netflix now Money laundering comes easy for Jason Bateman in “Ozark” but, of course, there’s implications with how he goes about it. The Netflix original series comes in a post “Breaking Bad” world that often has similar taste and tone of the highly successful drug king Walter White. Backed up against the brutal drug cartel, Bateman must launder an enormous sum of cash in the Missouri Ozarks while securing his family’s fate. “Ozark” is created by Bill Dubuque, recently coming off of his rather slow “The Accountant” but immensely raises the stakes in his TV pursuit. The 10- episode first season has its wrongful plotlines, although the pacing of the sequences continues rapidly, shifting through many different storylines around the Ozark town. As Bateman searches for his next establishment to launder cash, one problem arises after another once some bad folk finally begin to realize why Bateman arrived to the town in the first place. Also starring the motherly Laura Linney, “Ozark” has this blueness to the cinematography that greatly exemplifies the Missouri atmosphere. The real feat here is Bateman in a dramatic role. He even directs a few episodes, and that is definitely worth a try alone. MATT KOSKE | THE DEPAULIA
The Deuce
Available on HBO now The pilot episode of HBO’s “The Deuce” starring James Franco recently became available on the streaming service. It may not seem like a lot, but the first installment of the season is almost an hour and a half long. Stemming from the “ The Wire” brain of David Simon, “The Deuce” takes place in New York City around the rise of the pornography industry. Mustaches galore in this late ‘70s early ‘80s drama series as the violence around the drug epidemic and the real-estate booms that coincided with it come to screen in Times Square. Next to Franco is Maggie Gyllenhaal as Candy who becomes a sex worker, and the awesome Zoe Kazan and Gbenga Akinnagbe. “The Deuce” comes from the area of 42nd Street inbetween Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue. HBO is recently coming off of another very successful season of “Game of Thrones,” and this upcoming fall project will look to fill that void. The eightepisode season is slated for Sunday nights throughout September and October. The colorful characters, the urban grit, and the expertise of the direction is on track to be another hit on HBO as the service continues to pull huge numbers and critically successful reviews.
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In theaters and upcoming film releases Sept. 15 “mother!” After uninvited guests arrive at their home, a couple’s relationship is disrupted by their existence. Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Ed Harris, Javier Bardem
Sept. 15 “Brad’s Status” While on college visits with his son, a father meets up with an old friend that makes him question his life’s choices. Stars: Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer
Sept. 22 “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” When their headquarters is destroyed, Kingsman and an allied spy organization must team up to defeat the common enemy. Stars:Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
Sept. 22 “Battle of the Sexes” The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world No. 1 Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. Stars: Steve Carell, Emma Stone, Chris Parnell
Sept. 22 “Stronger” Following the Boston Marathon bombing, the true story of Jeff Bauman and his story of becoming a symbol of hope.
Sept. 22 “The LEGO Ninjago Movie” Six young high school Lego ninjas must defend their home in the land of Ninjago from villains and monsters.
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Lately, Chicago has been a great mecca for live music. After the busy summer of music festivals, Red Bull Sound Select has announced 30 days of live shows in our very own city. Venues such as Metro, The Riviera, Thalia Hall, and Shubas are all part of the 30 day event and are hosting an abundance of different artists throughout the month of November. Tickets are going quickly, but here are some of the highlights.
1. “Stay Young” — NE-HI At Metro on Nov. 2 features a Chicago themed show with NEHI opening for Whitney. NE-HI drew a large crowd this summer at Pitchfork festival and are on the quick rise. “Stay Young” is on their 2017 debut album Offers after their previous self-titled LP. The band initially formed to score a friend’s film and ever since, realized they had some potential and stuck together. NEHI’s wiry guitar riffs express the musical talent and sounds that the Chicago garage rock band has really honed down.
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2. “Biddy Bop” — Noname Coming from the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Noname gained a wider acclaim after her appearance on Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap song, “Lost.” The hip-hop artist has been performing slam poetry in Chicago since 2010. Noname performs at Concord Music Hall for the 21st show of the run on Nov. 21. The Chicago rapper headlines the night with Buddy and The Last Artful. Dodgr opening. The smooth beats of Noname are just one of the special nights to not miss.
3. “Love$ick” — Mura Masa Also taking place at the Concord Music Hall on Nov. 16 is Mura Masa. “Love$ick” reached Spotify’s Viral charts in the United Kingdom and the United States. The electronic music producer and DJ’s wonky beats create a wavy vibe that he started from Soundcloud while coming from a population of 60,000 on the island of Guernsey. Mura Masa is yet another show of Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 days of shows, although the high demand has tickets going quickly.
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50. Works together 56. Ending with spy or sky 57. Altar exchange 58. Pound, notably 59. Turning point? 60. Mythical matchmaker 61. Dance movement DOWN 1. Music media 2. Curator's concern 3. Scratch 4. "Dallas" family name 5. Commend a G.I. 6. Break new ground 7. Neutral possessive 8. Quilt part 9. Honor, in a way 10. Declare bluntly 11. Forswear 16. Perfume by burning 20. Do a hatchet job? 21. Buyer's caveat 22. Bounce 23. Man, for one 24. Texas A & M student 25. Change component
4. “Stupid Rose” — Kweku Collins Kweku Collins is a young rapper from Evanston and his slot at Space music venue puts him right in his hometown. The producer came out with Nat Love in 2016 that received an 8.0 on Pitchfork. “Stupid Rose” is patient along with Collins’ drowsy voice creates a quieter rap sequence that is a top hit on the EP. Red Bull’s selection of Kweku Collins stationed in his home town is another day of the busy November month that is not to be missed.
28. Charity 30. Realtor's unit 31. Teaspoonful, maybe 32. Doctor's rotation? 35. Chad toucher 38. Do some levering 42. Branch of the U.N.? 44. Enjoys, as benefits 45. Make an impression 46. Asian cuisine choice 47. Rope fiber 48. Comparison word 51. Negative joiner 52. Brace number 53. Lower? 54. Leaves for a drink? 55. View from Charlotte's web
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Jessica January named NCAA Woman of the Year finalist
Women's basketball 2017-18 schedule By Garret Neal
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Non-conference With the release of their Big East Nov. 10 vs. N. Colorado 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. schedule this weekend, the full women’s Nov. 13 vs. Oklahoma
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January was one of 10 Division I athletes to be named a finalist.
By Garret Neal Asst. Sports Editor
Recent DePaul graduate and basketball player Jessica January has been named one of 30 finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Out of an original field of 543 school nominations, 145 were selected by conferences and an independent selection committee. Of those, 10 each were selected from Division I, II and III. The award is made to honor female student athletes who excel not just on the court, but in the class room and as community leaders. January graduated this past year Summa Cum Laude and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First team. In her senior season, January made it one to remember. She had three
consecutive 25-point performances against Birmingham, Northwestern and Western Kentucky. The strong start was put on hold when she broke her finger in a match up with Georgetown. After missing two months, January would exact revenge. In her second game back, against Georgetown, she recorded the third triple double in DePaul history with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. She would then lead the Blue Demons to the Big East championship game and to the sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. To cap it off, she was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun, though she would not make the final roster. In late September, the field of 30 will be brought to nine. The winner will be selected by the Committee on Women’s Athletics and will be named at a ceremony on October 22.
Coach Bruno shakes up his coaching staff for 2017-18 season By Shane Rene Sports Editor
Much like the Dave Leitao and the men’s basketball program, women’s basketball head coach Doug Bruno is shaking up his coaching staff for the 201718 season, bringing in youth and shuffling familiar faces into new roles. Bruno announced Friday, Sept. 15 that Lisa Ryckbosch will spend the season on the sidelines as an assistant coach, vacating her role as Director of Professional, Corporate and Community Relations. Ryckbosch spent the 2001-02 season as an associate head coach under Bruno, after serving as an assistant coach since 1991. She returned to DePaul in 2011 with nearly a decade of head coaching experience at the University of IllinoisChicago. “With the departure of Bart Brooks to become the head coach at Belmont, we needed to shift responsibilities as Bart was our post coach. Lisa has extensive experience coaching the post at DePaul and as a former head coach at UIC and will
be moving to the floor,” Bruno said. Former Blue Demon guard and assistant coach of 17-years, Candis Blankson, will swap posts with Ryckbosch, taking over as Director of Professional, Corporate and Community Relations. Bruno says Blanksons will bring organizational strength to her new role. “Regardless of the titles or what the NCAA specifically allows, I always view each and every member our staff as just that — an invaluable resource,” Bruno said. “Our tremendous success at DePaul is the result of very talented student-athletes and a great staff. Candis Blankson and Lisa Ryckbosch have been key members of our outstanding staff. Both Candis and Lisa have been paramount to our success, and I expect that to continue. As with our basketball team when there are times when different players are called upon to fulfill different roles, our coaching staff is switching roles." The most notable shake up on Bruno’s staff came this past June when the program announced former WNBA player Jasmine Lister will replace Bart Brooks.
basketball schedule is available. DePaul is coming off a 26-7 record, second round exit in the NCAA tournament and a record fourth consecutive Big East regular season title. The Demon’s open the 201718 season at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Nov. 10 against Northern Colorado for the team’s first matchup in school history. The team will play six games at Wintrust Arena, starting by hosting the Maggie Dixon Classic with Delaware State, Mississippi and Saint Louis. The Demons will also host Loyola and perennial power UConn, who defeated the Demons 91-46 last year, in the new stadium. Come Thanksgiving, the team is off to Vegas for the Play4Kay tournament where Ohio State and Stanford will be the the top competition. DePaul will be facing off against Florida Gulf Coast in the opening round, who were the Atlantic Sun champions and qualified for the NCAA tournament as a 13-seed last season. Other notable matchups will be against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Oklahoma Sooners. Notre Dame, another perennial power, leads the all-time series 24-19 and defeated the Demons 75-61 last year. Oklahoma will be playing DePaul for the first time sense a historical 104-100 DePaul loss in the highest scoring game in NCAA women’s tournament history at the time. On the Big East side of things, DePaul looks to take home the regular season crown for the fifth year in a row. The conference schedule kicks off with a Dec. 28 matchup with Seton Hall. DePaul will be hosting two conference games at Wintrust, against Xavier and Butler, on Jan 12 and 14. DePaul will appear on Fox Sports One on Jan. 29 and Feb. 18. They will also be on CBS Sports Network on Jan. 14 and Jan 21. All other games will be on the Big East NetworkThe regular season will conclude on February 25 against Seton Hall with the Big East Tournament set to start on March 3.
After 11 years with the Blue Demons, Brooks will leave DePaul for Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he recently accepted a head coaching job. Lister coached at the University of Washington under head coach Mike Neighbors this past season, after two seasons coaching under Geno Auriemma at the University of Connecticut, helping the program to two NCAA championship titles. “What I like about DePaul (is) the high standards coach Bruno has set for his program,” Lister said. “There have been years and years of success as he has surrounded himself with talented and loyal people. That is something that isn’t easy to find in this game, and becoming a part of that culture was important to me.” “Her leadership and coaching ability jumped out at me and made me take notice,” Bruno said. He says both
Maggie Dixon Classic Nov. 17 vs. Delaware St. 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18 vs. TBD 4:00 p.m. Play4Kay Shootout Nov. 23 vs. FGCU Nov. 24 vs. TBD Nov. 25 vs. TBD
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Non-conference Dec. 4 vs. Loyola 11:00 a.m. Dec. 8 vs. Connecticut 6:00 p.m. Dec. 13 @ Northwestern TBD Dec. 17 @ Notre Dame TBD Dec. 20 vs. IUPUI 7:00 p.m. Conference Dec. 28 vs. Seton Hall Dec. 30 vs. St. Johns Jan. 4 @ Marquette Jan. 7 @ Providence Jan. 10 @ Creighton Jan. 12 vs. Xavier Jan. 14 vs. Butler Jan. 19 @ Villanova Jan. 21 @ Georgetown Jan. 29 vs. Marquette Feb. 2 vs. Creighton Feb. 4 vs. Providence Feb. 9 @ Butler Feb. 11 @ Xavier Feb. 16 vs. Georgetown Feb. 18 vs. Villanova Feb. 23 @ St. Johns Feb. 25 @ Seton Hall
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Neighbors and Auriemma gave Lister the “highest recommendation.” Before she began her coaching career, Lister played for the Vanderbilt University, leading her team to four-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and was named to the SEC All-Conference team each year. Lister went on to play for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2015 and 2016. “I was playing at Vanderbilt as recently as 2014 and played with the Sparks last year,” Lister said. “Everything about being a player is still fresh in my mind. I know what they are going through with academics, practicing, playing games and traveling. It’s not an easy thing to manage.” Listers youth and recent playing experience promise to resonate among DePaul’s players, which coach Bruno believes will bring a fresh perspective to his storied program.
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The Big East comes to Wintrust By Paul Steeno Staff Writer
Break out those calendars, because the Big East Conference unveiled its 201718 conference basketball schedule on its website the morning of Sept. 12. The DePaul men’s basketball team will begin Big East play at Wintrust Arena against defending Big East champion Villanova on Dec. 27. The Blue Demons will matchup against all nine conference opponents twice with one of those games taking place at Wintrust Arena and the other at the opponent’s home arena. They conclude conference play on March 3 against Xavier. Madison Square Garden is the venue for the 2018 edition of the Big East Conference tournament. It begins on Mar. 7 and ends on Mar. 10 and FS1 and FOX Sports will televise the event. DePaul also announced some housekeeping items regarding its previously-released nonconference schedule. DePaul’s game at U of I on Nov. 17 will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will air on Big 10 Network. DePaul’s exhibition game against Indiana University Northwest (NAIA) begins at 3 p.m. and the DePaul women’s exhibition game against Saint Xavier (NAIA) will follow. The Dec. 9 game against University of Illinois at Chicago is expected to be televised, but no word yet on which network will show the game. DePaul’s opening round matchup against Michigan State in the PK80 Invitational is on Nov. 23 at 10:30 p.m. It will be aired on ESPN. DePaul’s Nov. 11 matchup against Notre Dame is scheduled for a 3 p.m. tipoff and will air on FS1. Here is DePaul’s full conference schedule for the 2017-18 season. Last season, they finished 2-16 in the Big East.
WOMEN'S SOCCER, continued from back page team,” Turner said. “Especially offensively we have been playing really well the last couple of games and getting some great goals, so I think we can keep playing how we have been the next couple of games.” Senior Alexa Ben has her own strategy for the next games against Big East competition and it all starts with practice. Insert Allen Iverson joke here. “First starting off with practice, the intensity of practices. And that comes from everyone on our team, especially us (seniors),” Ben said. “And then each game we have to treat it like it’s a Big East conference game and we can’t take any plays off.” Coming out of Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minnesota, Turner has played in seven out of eight games for the Blue Demons. Along with her goal she has eight shots, an assist and leads all freshman with three points. She needs to be at the top of her game in the following games, but as the goal shows, she has been adjusting rapidly. “The speed of the game is definitely faster and everyone is a lot stronger so it has definitely been an adjustment,” Turner said. “But I’m starting to learn how to play with the team and I think we are all definitely figuring out how to play
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• Villanova; Dec. 27, 2017; 6:30 p.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; CBSSN • Xavier; Dec. 30, 2017; 1 p.m., Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio; FS1
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• Georgetown; Jan. 2, 2017; 8 p.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; FS1 • St. John’s; Jan. 6, 2017; 1 p.m., Carnesecca Arena New York; FSN • Providence; Jan. 12, 2017; 7:30 p.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; FS1 • Marquette; Jan. 15, 2017; 8 p.m., BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wis., FS1 • Butler; Jan. 20, 2017; 1 p.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; FS1 • Georgetown; Jan. 24, 2017; 7:30 p.m., Capital One Arena Washington; FS1 • Seton Hall; Jan. 28, 2017; 3 p.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; CBSSN
February
• Butler; Feb. 3, 2017; 11 a.m., Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis; FS1 • Creighton; Feb. 7, 2017; 8 p.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; FS1 • Providence; Feb. 10, 2017; 3 p.m., Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I., FSN • St. John’s; Feb. 14, 2017; 8 p.m. Wintrust Arena Chicago; CBSSN • Seton Hall; Feb. 18, 2017; Noon; Prudential Center Newark, N.J., FS1 • Villanova; Feb. 21, 2017; 7:30 p.m., Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia; FS1 • Marquette; Feb. 24, 2017; 11 a.m. Wintrust Arena Chicago; FSN • Creighton; Feb. 27, 2017; 8 p.m. CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb., FS1
March
• Xavier; March 3, 2017; 11 a.m., Wintrust Arena Chicago; TBD well together.” DePaul has featured two other freshmen heavily. Defender Jackie Batliner has appeared in all eight games and forward Jade Eriksen-Russo has appeared in five, with a goal to her name as well. Ben is one of seven seniors on the team. As a tight nit group, Ben knows the seniors must show the younger players what it takes to compete if they hope to end this season where they want to. “We’ve done well the past three years in the Big East. We just have to use that motivation and use last year as a learning point where we don’t want to be co-champions, we want to be the sole, outright Big East champs,” Ben said. “And as seniors this is our last hoorah and we want to make it a special year.” They will have their work cut out for them as their second Big East game will be against 19 ranked Georgetown. The Hoyas are 5-2-1 this season, with their losses coming against number 6 West Virginia and number 2 Stanford. The tie was against Rutgers, who is ranked 13, higher than any team DePaul has faced currently resides as A&M fell to 22. In the final non-conference game of the year, the Blue Demons snapped their two-game winning streak with a 2-0 loss to cross-town rival Loyola on Sunday Sept. 17. Now it is on to look for that special ending.
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DePaul begins conference play on Dec. 27 against Villanova at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons finished 2-16 in Big East play last season.
BLUE DEMON RUNDOWN MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
As the warmth of the Chicago summer gives way to the crisp coolness of fall, the action for one DePaul Blue Demon sports team is just beginning to heat up. A season that started at the beginning of September continued Friday afternoon for the DePaul Blue Demon’s cross country team. The athletes competed at the 38th annual National Catholic Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame at the Burke Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. The Blue Demon men scored 205 points to finish in seventh place out of 11 teams in the 8,000-meter race. The DePaul men were well packed, but didn’t have a front-runner. Senior Jake Pecorin led the way with a time of 26:27.1, which earned him a 30th place finish, just one place ahead of senior teammate Chris Korabik who finished with a time of 26:28.6. Junior Noah Deck (26:43.2; 39th place), senior James Ryan (27:38.8; 56th place), and freshman Daniel Toomey (27:58.8; 61st place) rounded out DePaul’s top five finishers. In the women’s 5,000-meter race, the Blue Demons finished in eighth place out of 11 teams with 222 points. Junior Miranda Rea led the way with a time of 18:42.8, taking 26th place in the race.
Elsewhere, freshman Emily Foley placed second for the team with a time of 19:21.3 followed closely by her sophomore teammate Caitlin McGauley who finished with a time of 19:25.3. Freshman Margaret Hastings (20:00.8; 58th place) and junior Caroline Kurdej (20:15.9; 61st place) rounded out the Blue Demon’s scoring five. Previously this season, both the DePaul men and women finished second in the Division I section of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Vic Godfrey Open in Kenosha, Wis. on Sept. 9. The Blue Demons opened the season on Sept. 2 at the Flyer Flames Challenge in Romeoville, Ill. The Blue Demon cross country team is back in action in two weeks when they return to Notre Dame for the Joe Piane Invitational. This meet is one of the premier races in the country during the regular season. After competing at the Bradley University Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill. on Oct. 13., the Blue Demons head north for the Big East Conference Cross Country Championships in Somers, Wis. on Oct. 28. The season will likely conclude at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in Ames, Iowa on Nov. 10 unless the team or an individual athlete advances to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 18.
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DePaul beats Loyola, sparks four-game win streak By Jacqueline Brennan Contributing Writer
DePaul women’s volleyball was out on a mission Tuesday, Sept. 12 as they faced their cross-town rival Loyola, cruizing by for an easy victory. Taking three sets to none (25-8, 2516, 25-19), DePaul swept Loyola on their homecourt, earning their third win of the season. The win over Loyola improved the team’s away record to 2-1, and their overall record to 3-6. From the first serve, DePaul was on fire, holding Loyola to only eight points in the first set. Haley Bueser helped lead the charge for DePaul, helping the team maintain the 18-7 lead they possessed and allowing the Blue Demons to score eight points. "Haley helped our team to gain momentum right away from the service line and was able to help set the tone early in the match. She also had a phenomenal night defensively," head coach Nadia Edwards said in an interview with DePaul Athletics. Leading the Blue Demons in productive offensive play was right side hitter Brittany Maxwell. Maxwell lead the team with 12 kills and with 15 ½ points. Caitlyn Coffey followed close behind with six kills and 10 ½ points. “I think if we can put ourselves in positions to have a couple of people shine through and have double digit kills or close to that, that means our setters are spreading the offense well,” head coach Nadia Edwards said. Going into the game, according to Edwards, it was important for the Blue Demons to slow down Loyola’s right side hitter, Elle Van Grinsven, knowing that she would be their biggest challenge if they wanted to pull out a win. They were able to do just that. Van Grinsven was held to six kills and 6 ½ points in three sets.
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Women's volleyball convenes during a break in the action at Loyola. DePaul won three straight sets. DePaul needed a big win heading into the weekend and their upcoming conference that begins next Wednesday. “We start conference next Wednesday, so every single match in front of us is important for us to develop our chemistry and having focused energy on the court going into conference,” Edwards said. DePaul’s chemistry seemed to be pretty strong out on the court against Loyola Tuesday night. They were able to hold Loyola to less than 20 points per set and no more than eight kills. DePaul hit a percentage of 300 which was the goal
Edwards had set for her girls going into the game. DePaul then traveled to St. Louis for the weekend to finish its non-conference schedule in the Saint Louis Billiken Invitational. "Our goal for this weekend is to end preseason on a strong note and feel prepared going into conference next week," Edwards told DePaul Athletics after the game. "For the weekend, we will continue to challenge our group with process-based goals to help us focus on the level of play on our side and be consistent with our
performance from start to finish." DePaul took home the gold in the three match tournament, defeating St. Louis, Louisiana Tech and finishing the tournament with a 3-2 victory over Little Rock. Claire Anderson was named the tournament MVP, setting career bests with 24 kills and 19 digs in the championship. Kelsey Horvath and Haley Bueser were named to the All-Tournament Team. Now 6-6 on the season thanks to a four-game win streak, the Demons will begin conference play at Xavier on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
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BIG FUTURE IN THE BIG EAST DePaul’s women’s soccer program says they are playing well through the end of non-conference play, but a tough conference slate awaits a Blue Demon squad lead by senior midfielder Alexa Ben. By Garret Neal Asst. Sports Editor
On a comfortably warm September Sunday, the DePaul women’s soccer team tore apart the Tribe of William and Mary 4-0, drawing their record to 4-4 and leading them to their last game of the nonconference schedule. After their match against Loyola, it will be on to competing in one of the tougher soccer conferences in the NCAA. This season, the Big East features two teams in the top 25 (United Soccer Coaches Poll) and one more receiving votes. To defend their share of the regular season Big East title, the team will need to play its best. The best way to prepare for tough teams is to play tough teams, something head coach Erin Chastain was sure to work into the schedule. “We put together a tough opening portion of our schedule and have been battle-tested along the way,” said coach Chastain in an interview with DePaul Athletics. DePaul opened its season against Northwestern, ranked 23 at the time, and fell 1-0. Senior Alexa Ben, coming off a Big East Midfielder of the Year season, knew there was something to take away from the loss. “I think from the beginning our Northwestern game was highly anticipated. And that Northwestern game is pretty much
As the womens soccer team moves into Big East play, the DePaulia looks at the season so far and what lies ahead through the eyes of a seasoned senior and budding freshman.
like every Big East conference game we will be playing in,” Ben said. The Demons dropped the next game to Illinois before competing in the Loyola Invitational. Here, DePaul began to flex its offensive muscles as they outscored their opponents 8-0 over two games and captured the championship. Ben scored three goals and was named as the MVP for her efforts. Following the invitational, it was on to Purdue, where the Boilermakers won the day 2-0. After that loss, DePaul faced their toughest opponent of the non-conference schedule, 12 ranked Texas A&M. DePaul was strong in the first half, holding the Aggies scoreless, but faltered in the second and lost 2-0. “We played very disciplined against a Top 15 program,” coach Chastain told DePaul Athletics. “We had some great chances, including our first play of the match, and kept things tight in the first half. DePaul had one last chance for a high-profile win when it faced Pepperdine (receiving votes) after the loss to A&M. Two minutes before the end of the first half, freshman forward Morgan Turner intercepted a pass and fired home the first goal of her young collegiate career. That goal would end up securing the DePaul victory as they upset Pepperdine 1-0. “The goal definitely gave me some confidence and Pepperdine is a really good
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Senior midfielder Alexa Ben was named Big East Midfielder of the Year last season and looks to lead the Blue Demons to a strong finish in conference play.
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DePaul grants Cook permission to transfer By Shane Rene & Paul Steeno Sports Editor & Staff Writer
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Levi Cook averaged 10.9 minutes in 25 games during his freshman year with DePaul.
DePaul’s sophomore center Levi Cook announced on Twitter Thursday, Sept. 14 that he is leaving the Blue Demon basketball program. “I have spoken to my family and girlfriend and we’ve came to the conclusion that leaving DePaul University’s Basketball team for this upcoming year is in my best interest,” Cook posted on Twitter. “I would like to thank my teammates for their support in this past offseason and the supporting staff. I’ll know in the upcoming months where I’ll be attending school next. I want to thank everybody at DePaul who was close to me and had my back, Rick
Carter, Jalen Blackwell, Austin Grandstaff, and especially Mrs. Sophie Cervantez. I hope DePaul the best and their fans as well! This is not me quitting, this is me starting a new path somewhere else. Thanks everybody in advance for the good vibes.” On Sept. 15, the men’s basketball program announced they had reached an agreement to release Cook, granting the sophomore big-man permission to pursue transfer options. The 6-foot-10-inch, four-star recruit from Arnett, W. Va. averaged 2.6 points and 2.3 rebounds off the bench in his freshman season. He spent much of his freshman year dealing with injuries. Cook’s decision to transfer comes after Marin Maric officially transferred to DePaul at the end of last season. Also listed
at 6-foot-10-inches, Maric would seldom take the floor along side Cook, meaning they would have to compete for a starting job and likely split time. DePaul has also been aggressive in their pursuit of four-star, class of 2018 recruit Bryan Penn-Johnson and have offered him a scholarship. If Penn-Johnson choses to play for the Blue Demons, Cook would have even more competition for a starting role. At the beginning of September, top recruit Tyger Campbell reopened his recruitment after committing to play for the DePaul basketball program in May and Al Eichelberger transferred at the end of spring quarter last season, making Cook the third player to leave the program this year.