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‘Grown-up book fair’

By LiLi Jarvenpa Contributing Writer

As a child, Courtney Bledsoe always looked forward to her school book fair, promptly grabbing all the books she could fit in her backpack.

“That just was really an exciting time for me as a child, because I was such a voracious reader back then,” Bledsoe said. “Anything I could get my hands on, I would read.”

Years later, she now owns a bookstore and is helping organize “grown-up book fairs.”

Book-loving Chicagoans flocked to a small café Tuesday, Feb. 27, to relive the Scholastic Book Fair from their childhoods and support two local businesses. Call and Response Books, which Bledsoe owns, and First Sip Café partnered to host this particular grown-up book fair in Uptown, with a line of people that spilled out the door.

Once inside, the attendees crowded around tables laid out with a diverse

selection of books. Steffi Haenicke, a former DePaul student who came to the book fair, said she loves reading and supporting local bookstores.

“I thought this seemed like the perfect event for both of those things,” Haenicke said. “What’s cool about this event is it’s highlighting two local businesses.”

Bledsoe’s journey to becoming a small business owner began on social media in 2021, when she started a “bookstagram” called the Busy Black Bookworm featuring and championing books written by people of color.

About three years ago, Bledsoe had the idea of opening a bookstore to continue that mission in a physical space. She started Call and Response Books, a Black-owned bookstore that will open this spring in Hyde Park. She broke ground for the space in February.

“I wanted … a community-oriented space that allows people to gather and have events, talk about things that are in books, meet with authors, have other

events like singles mixers and trivia nights,” Bledsoe said.

Although there will be various events, they are “still singularly devoted to the goal of amplifying writers and creatives of color,” she said.

Leading up to the storefront’s grand opening, Bledsoe is hosting various pop-up bookshops around the city, partnering with other businesses owned by people of color, which led her to First Sip Café.

First Sip Café opened in 2017 and is run by Erin Hoang and her sister Gigi. They grew up working in their parents’ restaurant and never planned on going back to the hospitality industry.

Hoang got a job at a startup in Chicago but started to feel burnt out and went back to graduate school. She later left graduate school and dove headfirst into First Sip Café.

“I was like, ’Why is there not a coffee shop here when we have so many resources nearby, Argyle in particular?’” Hoang said. “That's when me and my

Top DePaul trustee a big donor to Chicago mayoral candidate, national Republicans

By Erin Gessert, Lina Gebhardt and Fatima Hasan Contributing Writers

The chair of DePaul’s Board of Trustees contributed thousands of dollars to Paul Vallas, the losing candidate for Chicago mayor, and donated significant sums to Republican and Democratic candidates in Illinois and other states, according to state and federal records.

Gerald Beeson, a senior executive of Citadel, a leading U.S. hedge fund firm, has also been heavily involved with educational charity and contributions in Chicago.

Beeson, who earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce at DePaul and an MBA from the University of Chicago, has been involved with Citadel since its early days in 1993. He is now the chief operating officer

of the highly profitable investment company.

Several DePaul trustees have made political contributions to Democrats and Republicans, but Beeson donated over $350,000 to political figures, far more than any other trustee. His contributions have spanned mayoral, congressional and most recently, state’s attorney elections.

With primary elections approaching, Beeson contributed $6,900 to Democratic Candidate Eileen O’Neill Burke’s campaign for Cook County State’s Attorney Dec. 29, 2023. O’Neill Burke has positioned herself as a “tough-on-crime” candidate, planning to reverse Kim Foxx’s current policy on

prosecuting retail theft as a felony. Foxx has only prosecuted if the stolen goods’ value is over $1,000; O’Neill Burke, if elected, plans to reduce the value amount to $300.

sister decided to jump the gun and we kind of just did it with no knowledge of what we were getting ourselves into.”

First Sip Café started hosting events to promote their business. Slowly, vendors and other small businesses asked if they could co-host events in the café. When Bledsoe reached out with the idea of a book fair, Hoang loved it.

Bledsoe said events like the book fair allow people to visit their communities, meet people and explore new ideas. Bledsoe wants people to become more aware of books written by authors of color.

“Regardless of whether they identify as a person of color, I think even if you don't, it's really important to expose yourself to books that are beyond your own personal circumstances or your own background,” Bledsoe said.

During Chicago’s recent mayoral election, Beeson donated $300,000 to Vallas’ losing mayoral campaign, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. The first $100,000 donation to Vallas’ campaign occurred Nov. 23, 2022, followed by another Jan. 23, 2023 and the third March 6, 2023.

In a written statement, a spokesperson for Beeson stressed that the Citadel exec-

utive’s main concern was public safety, including rising rates of crime in Chicago: “Gerald was born in Chicago, has raised his family in the area, and continues to be an actively engaged civic leader. He cares deeply about every student, irrespective of their personal circumstances, having the opportunity to receive a great education and ensuring that Chicagoans can live and BEESON, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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A book fair patron laughs while browsing a selection of books on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at First Sip Café in Chicago. Crowds of people lined up to see the books during the adult book fair co-hosted by First Sip

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Call and Response Books. PHOTO COURTESY OF CITADEL Gerald Beeson, chair of the DePaul’s Board of Trustees and chief operating officer at Citadel.

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CAMPUS CRIME REPORT

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

Feb. 21 - Feb. 27, 2024

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

Drug & Alcohol Assault & Theft Other

Lincoln Park Campus Crimes:

Feb. 21

1) A Criminal Damage report was filed about graffiti on the exterior wall of the 1050 Fullerton Building.

Feb. 22

2) An Illegal Consumption of Alcohol report was filed in Munroe Hall. Subject was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital.

Feb. 23

3) A Criminal Trespass and Damage report was filed in Munroe Hall. A non-DePaul student was arrested.

Feb. 27

4) A Harassment report was filed for an incident in Ozanam Hall.

LOOP CAMPUS

LOOP CAMPUS

Loop Campus Crimes:

Feb. 21

1) Public Safety was advised that there was a fire in the alley behind our Daley Building at 247 S State St. CFD and CPD responded. No one was injured and there was no damage to any DePaul property. A Safety Alert was issued regarding the incident.

Feb. 26

2) A Graffiti report was filed for markings found on the DePaul Center exterior.

Feb. 26

3) A Robbery was reported by a student waiting for a bus at State and Adams. A Safety Alert was issued regarding the incident.

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work in safe neighborhoods. Gerald firmly believed that Paul Vallas’s plan to tackle the unconscionable crime and violence plaguing Chicago would have improved the lives of all residents.”

Beeson was able to contribute such large amounts to Vallas because of a loophole in Illinois known as the “trigger law,” which removes limits or “caps” on political contributions once a candidate or political committee spends $100,000 in local races or $250,000 in statewide elections.

Though the Illinois trigger law makes large campaign contributions possible, most other states don’t allow them because of their potential to disproportionately influence politics, according to Alisa Kaplan, the executive director of Reform For Illinois, a non-partisan watchdog group.

“In most places, you wouldn’t be able to give such a large, direct contribution to a mayoral – or any candidate,” Kaplan said. “This is a quirk of the Illinois system, because you can bust the caps, and as much money as you want can flow in.”

Data gathered by Illinois Sunshine, a contribution tracking database run by the nonprofit organization Reform For Illinois, indicates that Beeson was among the top 11 donors to the Vallas For Mayor campaign.

During the mayoral campaign, Vallas met with Citadel employees at the company’s Chicago office to discuss concerns about crime in the city, according to a company official.

Jimm Dispensa, the field data manager for Vallas’ campaign, confirmed that public safety seemed a significant issue for large donors like Beeson.

Under the previous administration, corporate leaders, including Beeson’s boss at Citadel, CEO Ken Griffin, voiced concerns over crime in Chicago. In June 2022, Griffin announced that Citadel would move its headquarters from Chicago to Miami, partially due to concerns about violent crime. Griffin also backed Vallas for mayor.

In a statement, Citadel claimed that some

of its employees were victims of crime, citing that some colleagues had been “mugged at gunpoint.”

In 2023, violent crimes in Chicago, including robberies, rose to the highest level the city has seen since 2011, according to a CBS News analysis.

DePaul has implemented several additional safety measures to keep students safe on campus, including requiring students to scan their DePaul ID when going into campus buildings and an increased presence of security guards. On Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, a student was robbed on DePaul’s Loop campus while waiting for a bus, according to a DePaul Public Safety Alert.

Alongside public safety concerns, education was another platform issue that set Vallas and Mayor Brandon Johnson apart.

Beeson has strong connections with Chicago Catholic schools. Beeson and his wife Jennifer are members of the Big Shoulders Fund Board of Directors and make charitable donations to five Catholic schools across Chicago. Through the fund, Beeson and his wife have established the Beeson Scholarship program, which provides financial support to inner-city students in Chicago.

Vallas supported “education choice,” meaning that a student’s zip code shouldn’t dictate which school they attend. Vallas’ educational agenda also proposed increasing the number of work-study programs in Chicago high schools.

“This was, I think, quite appealing to not just folks who care about education but also to business leaders,” Dispensa, the field data manager for Vallas’ campaign said.

Johnson, a former teacher and Chicago Teacher’s Union organizer emphasized stronger public education during the campaign. While Beeson and other Citadel executives contributed heavily to Vallas, Johnson’s campaign took in more than $2.6 million from the political action committee for the Chicago Teachers Union.

The mayoral candidates also differed on financial and tax issues, according to Dispensa.

“(Vallas’) view on taxes and government expenditure was attractive to a whole group of corporate folks and financial service companies and high-net-worth individuals,” Dispensa said. “Vallas for Chicago, the entire platform was a repudiation of many different taxes and fees that his opponent’s campaign was in support of.”

Beeson made no public statements on tax policy during the mayoral campaign, according to his spokesman.

Contributors have multiple reasons for donating, which can be hard to pinpoint, according to Kaplan, executive director of Reform For Illinois.

“Most people have mixed motives, (Beeson) could have sincerely thought the Johnson administration would be bad for business, bad for Chicago,” Kaplan said. “You could make an argument that things that are bad for business are bad for Chicago. Chicago depends on businesses to thrive economically. So (Beeson) might have thought then that would be bad for DePaul.”

Kaplan’s work at Reform For Illinois involves fighting systemic corruption and reforming campaign finance.

Rick Pearson, a veteran political report-

er for the Chicago Tribune, also suspected Brandon Johnson’s proposed tax policies, including a new tax on financial industry transactions, could have encouraged Beeson and other Citadel executives to contribute to Vallas.

“I think (Citadel) had more fear of what an untested progressive Democratic mayor would do,” Pearson said.

In addition to supporting Vallas for mayor, Beeson also made substantial contributions to many Republican candidates across the country according to federal election records.

On Nov. 17, 2023, Beeson donated two $3,300 contributions to Mike Rogers, who is running for Senate in Michigan. Rogers, a Republican, recently endorsed former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary election.

During the 2020 campaign, Beeson spent heavily in a losing effort to help Republicans keep control of the U.S. Senate, including a $35,500 contribution to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and donations exceeding $120,000 to a political action committee supporting Georgia Republican Sens.s Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Beeson also made maximum individual contributions of $2800 to Loeffler and Perdue. Both incumbents were defeated in races that tipped the Senate to Democrats.

Federal election records show Beeson did not financially support any candidates for president in 2020, nor has he in the 2024 election, as of Feb. 24, 2024. In 2007, Beeson did contribute $2,300 to the presidential campaign of Democrat Barack Obama, records show. But he also donated to Obama’s Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, in 2008.

Griffin, CEO of Citadel who, according to Forbes has a net worth of $35 billion, also made major contributions to losing Republican political opponents of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and a successful effort to defeat Pritzker’s proposed income tax reform.

Regarding the impact that Beeson’s contributions could have on DePaul University, Pearson explained that due to Johnson’s educational background, he would “probably recognize what DePaul University does for Chicago,” despite Beeson’s contributions to the losing candidate.

While Pearson suggested that Beeson’s contributions are more so aligned with the interests of Citadel, his contributions also reflect on DePaul.

“When you're in this position of being on a Board of Trustees of these institutions, your actions are also representing the institution,” Pearson said.

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Chicago women, queer and non-binary law students of color create organization to fight prejudices

By Rodolfo Zagal La DePaulia News Editor

Arielle Kallan remembers how poorly their first experience in law was when they supervised a courtroom for legal proceedings and composed arguments.

“I was told that I was aggressive, and I had an attitude,” said Kallan, who is now vice president of the Women of Color PreLaw Association (WOCA) at DePaul.

Kallan is a founding member of WOCA, which aims to connect and uplift students with similar identities who are seeking a career in law, a field historically dominated by white men.

The community based organization was founded last fall and provides support and resources for women, non-binary and queer students of color that are interested in law. Kallan, who’s Indian-American and uses she/they pronouns, said they already know what it’s like being the only person in the room who “looks like me.”

They want WOCA to be a space where women and folks with similar experiences can foster relationships that will help them develop their careers successfully. That includes encouraging judges and their other colleagues in law to refrain from misgendering people and remember to respect their work.

“We give judges power based on how we allow them to treat us,” said Kallan. ”So, if we continue to misgender ourselves, for the sake of judges, then this is never going to change. And that’s definitely one of the hardest parts about being a minority in this field, because there’s always that constant threat of ‘do I need to tone myself down?’” Kallan said.

It was also important for Kallan that WOCA opened its doors to non-binary

students because it would have been another exclusionary space if the club didn’t allow it, they said.

WOCA also assists people with securing funding and preparing for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). It also provides mentorship by partnering women lawyers working in the industry in Chicago with WOCA members.

“We’re assigning them a specific WOCA member so that they…have someone who’s already in the field practicing [law], someone they could look up to ask questions…so they don’t have to figure it out themselves,” said Magoli Garcia, president of WOCA.

Garcia is a senior studying political science and works at Kulwin Masciopinto & Kulwin LLP.

She said that she found the law school application process, along with the internship and job searching process, difficult because she had to navigate it alone as one of the few Latina women in the field.

“It’s very difficult to feel comfortable in spaces where you don’t see yourself represented. I felt isolated because no one else around me had the same experiences entering this field,” Garcia said.

Many Black and Latina women interested in law don’t have family members with law experience, so they have to go through the journey trying to figure it out for themselves from the ground up, Garcia said.

Most must pay for exams and other requirements out of their pocket. That’s why WOCA provides financial assistance and resources for low-income and first-generation students, like chief-of-staff member Alejandra Martinez.

Martinez, who is Mexican-American, said her parents never had a formal edu-

cation and currently work in the service industry. She said she filed her FAFSA and law school applications by herself and wishes she had guidance through school.

The young law students said that there’s a misconception that there are abundant resources for underrepresented communities.

The reality is that there are few or none.

“If there are resources, there’s one and we all have to fight for them, and it shouldn’t be like that. We should be uplifting our communities, in wanting to support them, not fight against each other,” Martinez said.

When she began applying for law school, Martinez was determined to be a resource for other WOCA members, sharing her advice and expertise in the application process.

She was determined to be the resource she never had.

“That’s what WOCA is about, making space and telling people that we’re here, we’re not leaving. If you don’t want to make space for us, we’re going to make space for ourselves,” Martinez said.

RODOLFO ZAGAL | LA DEPAULIA Young DePaul students play games as an icebreaker during a WOCA meeting Feb. 15, 2024, in the Arts and Letters

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RODOLFO ZAGAL | LA DEPAULIA Magoli Garcia, president of WOCA leads meeting by discussing LSAT payment options and resources on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.

Student organizers offer free off-campus contraceptive delivery

By Delaunay Krauter Contributing Writer

Blue Demons, who are bound by DePaul’s policy on the distribution of birth control, have a harder time accessing condoms than most college students.

Access to birth control is limited on school grounds, but Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA), a group of student organizers for reproductive rights, has stepped in to fill the gap with a free off-campus contraceptive delivery program which started this fall.

Supplied with materials from organizations like Planned Parenthood and Advocates for Youth, PPGA, a group that has operated at DePaul since 2022, offers condoms, emergency contraceptives, pregnancy tests and latex-free dental dams.

Students interested in utilizing the service can fill out an online form with their name, how they would like to be contacted, what materials they are looking for and a location for delivery, according to Maya Roman, treasurer of PPGA.

Roman emphasized that the delivery process is discrete, saying all materials are placed into an opaque bag.

“It's a very, very private thing, and we really prioritize making sure that people don't feel uncomfortable, and making sure that they're safe, too,” Roman said, adding that PPGA recognizes not all students live in a home where birth control is accepted as an appropriate resource.

Personal information like your name and requested materials remain confidential, too, according to Roman.

In adherence with DePaul’s policy, Roman said PPGA “always (specifies), even on the form, that we cannot meet on DePaul grounds.”

She named Chipotle, Starbucks, the Fullerton train stop and personal residences among the locations PPGA members have met requestees for distribution.

Nitaawe Banks, a sophomore at DePaul and one of the committee members responsible for delivering supplies, said they have traveled up to 40 minutes by train to meet with a requestee.

“Some people, the moment I get the order info and start communicating with them, they're like, today's my last day to avoid pregnancy. … That’s so scary,” Banks

said. “It does kind of break my heart that they feel like they don't have any other options or resources.”

As a Catholic institution, DePaul’s policy on birth control is closely aligned with that of the archdiocese, meaning contraceptives are out of the question when it comes to resources the university provides students.

“We can't hand out condoms, emergency contraceptives, any kind of barrier method or hormonal method. Pretty much any kind of birth control is prohibited,” Roman said.

DePaul’s restriction on the “Public Distribution of Inappropriate Health and Medical Devices/Supplies,” was first mandated in 2005.

The policy changed in 2015 to allow for educational programs that teach about “health related lifestyle issues and choices” so long as they include Catholic teachings, according to the policy.

Sexual education materials were also prohibited prior to this reform, Roman said.

Other Catholic universities, including Loyola University Chicago and Notre Dame have similar restrictions.

Student organizers at DePaul who advocate for reproductive justice have long been pushing back against the policy.

In 2015, DePaul Feminist Front petitioned students in hopes of lifting the restriction, but the initiative fell short, with organizers receiving 1,339 of the 1,500 signatures needed to bring the issue to the Student Government Association (SGA).

PPGA has revitalized the campaign, publishing its own petition Nov. 3, 2023.

“In a post-Roe world, what must be done is supporting access to contraceptives and sexual healthcare and engaging in comprehensive and inclusive sexual education,” the petition reads. “Banning the distribution of contraceptives strongly goes against that mission.”

The petition currently has 747 signatures.

Recognizing that overturning the policy would likely take time, Roman said PPGA started brainstorming ways they could help students access birth control in the meantime.

“Around the Lincoln Park campus, even the Loop campus, it is very difficult to get your hands on contraceptives,” Roman said, pointing out that things like condoms are expensive.

“It's much better that people are informed and prepared for (sex) than have to use emergency contraceptives or have to go to abortion or just have unplanned pregnancy in general.”

Banks, the committee member who helps distribute supplies, attended a community college that distributed free contraceptives before transferring to DePaul and now finds it frustrating that the university does not offer the same service.

Jack Stringer, a junior at DePaul, feels similarly.

“I don't know why they would offer STD testing but not give the preventative measures to (avoid) STDs,” he said.

DePaul’s Office of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) offers STD and HIV testing every quarter.

In a statement to The DePaulia, the university’s Office of the Secretary, which is in charge of making sure the college meets its legal requirements for reporting and record keeping, said DePaul does “encourage sexual health as an aspect of one’s holistic well-being and framed in healthy relationships.”

HPW hosts several events on sexual health and healthy relationships throughout the school year and offers professional training, personal appointments and “resource linkage to community partners,” according to the statement.

“Healthy relationship building, consent, sexual violence prevention, and healthy sexual choices are at the forefront of many of the services we provide,” HPW director Tyler Wurst said in a statement to The Depaulia, adding that HPW believes “when students are educated about sex, they will make the best choices for themselves.”

Adhering to DePaul’s policy, Wurst said HPW events on the topic of sexual health include Catholic teachings, meaning they “uphold inherent dignity of all people, Vincentian personalism, care for our most vulnerable students, social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, community and public service.”

PPGA also hosts events that cover topics on sexual health.

“You've probably seen the flyers around campus, very crazy sexual education topics,” Roman said in reference to PPGA’s “Pillow Talk” series, which aims to support healthy conversations around sexual education.

“They can seem threatening, but the whole point of them is to create that comprehensive sexual education on topics that have taboo surrounding them,” Roman said.

Education, she said, is a driving component in PPGA’s mission and the free contraceptive program.

“There are so many students who didn't even know this ban existed. They still don't know this ban exists,” Roman said. “That’s our biggest hurdle (in) making sure that there's education and awareness on this ban.”

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Let’s keep physical media

alive in a digital age

By LiLi Jarvenpa Contributing Writer

I remember reaching up on my tiptoes to grab a CD from my mother’s collection as a kid. Every night, she let me pick which album to listen to while she cooked dinner. As the pasta boiled or the chicken baked, my mom and I would twirl around the living room, dancing to Blondie or Elvis Costello as the disc spun. I’m sure you could find a video of this on an old camcorder in my house.

I grew up in a house filled with everything from CDs and vinyl records to “Spy Kids” on a VHS tape. Valuing the arts was instilled in me from a very young age, and with that came an appreciation for this old-school physical media.

Streaming content may be inescapable in the ever-morphing digital age, and physical media is in a constant ebb and flow of dying and resurfacing. For example, in September 2023, Netflix stopped mailing DVDs, even as vinyl record sales were up 22% in the first half of 2023.

I firmly believe physical media should live on, even though so much content can be accessed online — and I’m not the only one who thinks so.

There is an infatuation with physical media because of its simultaneous fragility and permanence on our shelves.

DePaul senior Taylor Pacheco collects physical video games. He said since digital games are linked to an account, it is easy to lose games if the system breaks down, but physical discs can be preserved.

“I always see it on my shelf, and it’s reassuring that you know it's not going anywhere,” Pacheco said.

Moreover, it can simply be nice to interact with something tangible.

DePaul junior Lily McCauley works at The Shack, a center where students can rent out film equipment. She said she is interested in the old-style mediums used to make and distribute movies, such as film reels.

“In an age where there's so much that is not tangible and kind of beyond our grasp and bigger than the scale that we can operate at, it's kind of nice to have something you can hold in your hands,” McCauley said.

Circulating physical media is a way of recognizing art in its purest form before it becomes digitized and mass-produced.

I can fully appreciate digital media created on laptops, iPads and other mediums, but I believe there is a human connection that comes with physical media.

It’s powerful that someone produces work and then the consumer gets to hold it in their hands and keep it forever.

One can argue that streaming and digital media services like Spotify are more convenient.

But there is something quite remarkable about opening a vinyl record and seeing the artwork on the cover and on the record itself.

Physical media creates an entire experience for the consumer, which is much more engaging than pressing a button on your phone.

Kip McCabe, a manager at Reckless Records, a group of record stores in Chicago, said it is rewarding to see a younger generation embracing physical media. He thinks people are drawn to vinyl records because of the sound quality and the cultural statement of owning the product.

“People now wear a (record) collection kind of like a fashionable jacket or a pair of shoes,” McCabe said. “It’s … a point of pride to be like, ‘I have every record Radiohead's ever released, including all the hard stuff to find.’”

McCabe said the record community is in “bewilderment” by the renewed popularity of physical media after watching the vinyl records market crash with the rise of new technology.

“I remember the onset of digital — the digitalization of music where CDs even stopped being a thing because Apple had invented the iPod,” McCabe said. “It literally just kind of killed our business overnight.”

Magazines and newspapers have also been hit hard by the digital world,

with print newspaper circulation steadily decreasing, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center study, one of many sources on the trend.

Selfishly, I want to see physical newspapers continue to grace newsstands around the city. I also think newspapers are more interactive and harder to look away from. Perhaps it is because journalists like me think the gold standard for news is a printed newspaper.

Still, while there is immense value in collecting different forms of physical media, it can be an expensive hobby.

DePaul senior Graham Rowland, who is majoring in film and television, says he and his family love collecting DVDs and Blu-Ray movies. However, he says he cannot collect as many movies as he used to because it costs so much.

“You can spend $25 for an HD Bluray CD with bonus scenes, or you can pay $7 a month and get that same movie, plus 200 more,” Rowland said.

Admittedly, I also struggle to justify buying a single movie or album, but the novelty has not worn off for me yet.

One of the first albums I remember picking out was “Red” by Taylor Swift. Before that album, I had been listening to burned discs of her music that my babysitter gave me.

I remember playing “Red” in my mom’s old station wagon and being mesmerized with the CD booklet the whole ride home.

Since then, if an artist I love releases a new album, I will most likely go to my local record store, buy a copy and stare at the cover and booklet until the last track plays.

I’ve been dedicated to physical media for 21 years, and I don’t plan on stopping soon.

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LILI JARVENPA | THE DEPAULIA Kip McCabe, a manager at Reckless Records, stands behind the counter at the record store on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. McCabe says it is gratifying to see a younger generation become interested in physical media. LILI JARVENPA | THE DEPAULIA Reckless Records, shown here in Chicago Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, and other record stores have seen a resurgence in interest in recent years, says Kip McCabe, a manager at Reckless Records, which has a chain of stores.

Breaking the chain in ‘gatekeeping’ one fandom at a time

By Ashley Peréz Contributing Writer

I firmly believe physical media should live on, even though so much content can be accessed online — and I’m not the only one who thinks so.

There is an infatuation with physical media because of its simultaneous fragility and permanence on our shelves.

“I always see it on my shelf, and it’s reassuring that you know it's not going anywhere,” Pacheco said.

Moreover, it can simply be nice to interact with something tangible.

DePaul junior Lily McCauley works at The Shack, a center where students can rent out film equipment. She said she is interested in the old-style medi -

ums used to make and distribute movies, such as film reels.

Circulating physical media is a way of recognizing art in its purest form before it becomes digitized and mass-produced.

I can fully appreciate digital media created on laptops, iPads and other mediums, but I believe there is a human connection that comes with physical media.

It’s powerful that someone produces work and then the consumer gets to hold it in their hands and keep it forever.

One can argue that streaming and digital media services like Spotify are more convenient.

But there is something quite remarkable about opening a vinyl record and seeing the artwork on the cover and on the record itself.

Physical media creates an entire experience for the consumer, which is much more engaging than pressing a button on your phone.

McCabe said the record community is in “bewilderment” by the renewed popularity of physical media after watching the vinyl records market crash with the rise of new technology.

Magazines and newspapers have also been hit hard by the digital world, with print newspaper circulation steadily decreasing, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center study, one of many sources on the trend.

Still, while there is immense value in collecting different forms of physical media, it can be an expensive hobby.

“You can spend $25 for an HD Bluray CD with bonus scenes, or you can

pay $7 a month and get that same movie, plus 200 more,” Rowland said.

Admittedly, I also struggle to justify buying a single movie or album, but the novelty has not worn off for me yet.

One of the first albums I remember picking out was “Red” by Taylor Swift. Before that album, I had been listening to burned discs of her music that my babysitter gave me.

I remember playing “Red” in my mom’s old station wagon and being mesmerized with the CD booklet the whole ride home.

Since then, if an artist I love releases a new album, I will most likely go to my local record store, buy a copy and stare at the cover and booklet until the last track plays.

I’ve been dedicated to physical media for 21 years, and I don’t plan on stopping soon.

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La DePaulia

Propuesta de ley para proteger víctimas de violencia doméstica nombrada en honor a madre latina de Chicago permanece estancada en la Asamblea General

Miembros de Las Valientes, un grupo que aboga por sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica, protestan en la comunidad de Little Village de Chicago el 14 de octubre de 2023. El grupo abogó por el proyecto de ley de Karina, que protegería a las sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica.

Por Alyssa N. Salcedo

Jefa de Redacción, La DePaulia

Karina González, 48 años, y su hija de 15 años fueron asesinadas a tiros por el esposo de Gonzalez, Jose Alvarez, en su hogar en La Villita el 3 de julio de 2023.

Antes de ser asesinada, González había obtenido una orden de protección civil contra su esposo que requería que la policía le retirara su tarjeta de portar armas de fuego. Pero su esposo nunca entregó sus armas de fuego voluntariamente, y el Departamento de Policía de Chicago tampoco le retiró las armas.

Esa falla por parte de la ley causó la muerte de Gonzalez y su hija, dijeron los defensores contra la violencia doméstica.

Desde su asesinato, legisladores, defensores, sobrevivientes y sus familias han estado trabajando juntos para abogar por el la Ley de Karina. La legislación garantizaría que cuando un sobreviviente de violencia doméstica haya sido amenazado con un arma de fuego o crea que el acceso de su agresor a un arma de fuego representa una amenaza para su seguridad, un juez pueda presentar una orden de registro, junto con la orden de protección de emergencia, para que se retiren esas armas de fuego del supuesto agresor.

Pero a pesar de sus esfuerzos, la propuesta de ley ha estado estancada en la Asamblea General de Illinois desde mayo de 2023. Debe ser aprobado en el Senado para convertirse en ley. Existe preocupación bipartidista sobre la logística de hacer cumplir la nueva ley y si viola los derechos constitucionales de la persona contra la cual se presenta la orden, es decir, el presunto agresor.

La representante Maura Hirschauer, miembro Asamblea General de Illinois número 103., es una de las principales patrocinadoras de la legislación. Dijo que los responsables de formular políticas están en negociaciones con agencias policiacas para redactar parámetros de seguridad para este proyecto de ley.

“Es peligroso ir a la casa de alguien y confiscar sus armas”, dijo Hirschauer. “Queremos asegurarnos de escuchar y hacer cambios... y asegurarnos de que tengan [los oficiales de policía]

herramientas y tecnología para hacerlo correctamente, y también para almacenar las armas de manera segura”.

Donald “Todd” Vandermyde, consultor en litigios de la Segunda Enmienda y ex lobista de la Asociación Nacional del Rifle, cree que la ley no es constitucional tal como está estructurada actualmente. Dice que permitiría a las fuerzas del orden retirar las armas de fuego del presunto agresor antes de que tengan la oportunidad de defender su caso en la corte.

“Te quitan tu propiedad personal. Te quitan tus derechos de autodefensa, y luego depende de ti conseguir un abogado y volver a la corte para hacer algo diferente. Esto da vuelta completamente todo el sistema”, dijo Vandermyde.

Según Vandermyde, existe otro problema con la propuesta de ley. Si las fuerzas del orden no logran confiscar todas las armas de fuego y municiones del presunto agresor después de la primera orden de registro tras una orden de protección, el demandado podría ser declarado culpable de posesión de un arma de fuego si la policía después encuentra más en otros sitios.

Sin embargo, los defensores dicen que aprobar la ley de Karina podría reducir significativamente la amenaza de la seguridad inmediata de los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica.

“Para mí, esa intersección entre la violencia doméstica y la violencia armada es muy clara”, dijo Hirschauer. “Entiendo y respeto nuestros derechos constitucionales. Pero también sé que todos podemos estar de acuerdo en que las armas no deberían estar en manos de personas peligrosas”.

Megan Merrill, coordinadora de defensa de sistemas en The Network, un grupo de concientización contra la violencia doméstica, dijo la nueva ley “es realmente una solución técnica” que fortalecería las leyes existentes al garantizar que se retiren las armas de fuego de las personas a las que un juez ha dictaminado que no deberían tener acceso a ellas.

Cada vez que un sobreviviente de violencia doméstica toma medidas para desafiar el poder y el control de un abusador, ya sea abandonando la relación, solicitando una orden de protección de emergencia

Pósters de mujeres que han experimentado violencia descansan en el suelo del Little Village Community Council el 8 de Febrero de 2024. Fueron creados para una protesta por miembros de Las Valientes, un grupo de defensa contra la violencia doméstica.

o presentado cargos criminales, corre el riesgo de sufrir represalias de su agresor, dijo Merrill.

Olivia Basu, abogada asociada principal en Erin Wilson Family Law y ex voluntaria en Ascend Justice, presenta regularmente órdenes de protección. Ella dijo que la nueva ley podría hacer que los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica se sientan más cómodos al presentar una orden de protección.

“El asunto de la seguridad es un problema enorme. Es una razón por la cual muchas personas no avanzan en las órdenes de protección”, dijo Basu. “He tenido muchos clientes que quieren obtener una orden de protección y completan todos los formularios, y luego aún no la presentan realmente porque todavía tienen miedo de su agresor”.

Si bien el proyecto de ley aún no ha sido aprobado, la muerte de Karina ha inspirado a los miembros de la comunidad a unirse. Baltazar Enriquez, presidente del Consejo Comunitario de Little Village (LVCC), estuvo allí la noche en que González fue asesinada.

“Hubo un alboroto en la calle 26, y salimos corriendo para ver qué había pasado. Para entonces, la policía estaba acordonando el área y estaban llevando

a cabo la investigación”, dijo Enriquez. “No sabíamos los detalles de lo que había sucedido, pero nos enteramos del incidente el mismo día”.

Enriquez ayudó a crear un comité llamado Las Valientes que aboga por los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica. El grupo organiza protestas y manifestaciones por las mujeres que fueron asesinadas en su comunidad y más allá.

Los miembros de Las Valientes llevan máscaras de esquí rosadas mientras marchan, como símbolo de fuerza y “libertad en el anonimato”. Las máscaras ocultan sus identidades, lo cual es importante ya que muchos de sus miembros también son sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica, dijo Graciela “Chela” García, miembro de la junta directiva de Las Valientes.

Aprobar el ley de Karina crearía una oportunidad para que los sobrevivientes se sientan seguros y tengan más incentivos para dejar a sus agresores, y ayudaría a desarrollar un “espacio más seguro para las víctimas”, dijo García.

“Como víctima de violencia doméstica, preferiría que algo efectivo esté sucediendo mientras estoy viva y en peligro”, dijo García.

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Fo cus A college student’s primary voter guide

By Jake Cox Design Editor

Believe it or not, it’s already time for another election here in Chicago. The primary election will be held March 19, and early voting has already begun. Whether you’re from the city or moved here for school, you are entitled to vote in the city. Here is everything you need to know before going to the polls.

What's the deal with Bring Chicago Home?

Judge Kathleen Burke ruled Feb. 23 that the Bring Chicago Home referendum should not be on the March primary ballot and the votes will not be counted. Since ballots have already been printed, the question is on the ballot but its results may not be released. However, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners appealed the court's decision. If the court rules in its favor, the vote may count after all — so vote like it does count, whether that be for or against the referendum.

Who is eligible to vote?

To vote, you must …

- Be a U.S. citizen.

- Be born on or before Nov. 5, 2006.

- Live in your precinct (Chicago address) at least 30 days before the election.

- Not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

- Not be in prison/jail serving time for a conviction. (Note: Ex-convicts who have been released from prison/jail and who meet all other requirements listed above are eligible to register and vote in Illinois. - Ex-convicts who have been released and are on parole/probation ARE eligible to register and vote in Illinois.)

If you are not yet registered to vote, you are still entitled to vote. All early voting and Election Day polling places allow same-day voter registration.

Where do I vote?

On Election Day, a voter can either vote at the polling place assigned to that voter's precinct or can vote at any of the 51 Vote Centers open on Election Day.

The Lincoln Park branch of the Chicago Public Library, across Fullerton from Ozanam Hall, is a universal vote center. The Chicago Board of Elections Supersite is located at 191 N. Clark St.— a 15 minute walk from the Loop campus.

How do I register to vote?

It’s too late to register online for the primary election, but you can still register to vote in person at a voting center during early voting or at your precinct polling location on March 19.

For same-day registration, the Chicago Board of Elections requires the presentation of two forms of ID. One of the forms must include a current mailing address.

What if I already voted by mail?

If you have already decided to vote by mail, you have a few options if you decide to vote in person after all. If you have already received your mail ballot, take it to the polling place and surrender it to an election judge. They will void the ballot and allow you to vote as usual.

If you have not yet received the ballot, you will be asked to sign an

Do I need to bring anything to vote?

If you are not registered to vote, bring the two forms of ID mentioned above. While ID is not required to vote in Illinois for those already registered — election judges and poll workers have the right to challenge someone’s attempt to vote, so it is recommended to bring a form of ID as a backup. However, if

I’m registered to vote in my home state; can I vote here?

As long as you have lived in Chicago for at least 30 days before election day, you can vote in the city. Remember if you voted at home, you cannot vote in Chicago or vice versa. You can only vote once!

If you prefer to vote in your home state, you will need to see when the primary election is for your state and request a vote by mail or absentee ballot when time to do so.

What should I not bring?

You cannot enter a polling site wearing or displaying partisan/ political materials. You will be asked to leave and remove or cover the material before you can vote. Any pamphlets/candidate materials must also be concealed. Polling sites are intended to be nonpartisan.

You may not have your phone or any other electronic devices out at the polling site. If you wish to bring notes, they need to be printed or written out.

What are the hours of polling sites?

If you cannot provide two forms of ID at the time of registering, you are still entitled to cast a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot allows you to vote while giving the Board of Elections more time to verify your identity.

For a provisional ballot to be counted, the voter must present ID to the Chicago Election Board, 69 W. Washington St., Suite 600, Chicago IL 60602, within seven days

affidavit certifying that you have not received the ballot. The judge will then issue a ballot, and you can vote as usual.

If you have received your ballot but lost it, you may sign an affidavit certifying that you have not voted in the election. You will then be able to vote with a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot will be counted as usual as long as they do not also receive the mail-in ballot.

you don’t, you will still be able to cast a provisional ballot.

Voters may also bring any printed or written notes into the polling booth to reference. There are a lot of candidates on the ballot, so it is worth researching ahead of time and making a list of candidates to vote for. Find out what candidates will appear on your ballot here.

All polling sites are open from 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on Election Day. However, if it is 7 p.m. and you have not voted but are still in line, you are legally entitled to vote. Stay in line. It is illegal for election judges not to allow you to vote if you are already in line.

During early voting, voting centers are open on weekdays: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

What do I do if I experience voter suppression?

If any of these rights are violated, call Election Central on Election Day at 312-269-7870. Before Election Day during Early Voting, call 312-263-1394

Another option is to call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE, via ACLU.

What are the hours of polling sites?

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Arts & Life

St.Vincent’s

D e JAMZ

“Spinning freSh beatS Since 1581”

By Rose O’Keeffe Asst. News Editor

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Ireland. Some may call it an obsession. Others may call it an all-consuming personality trait. Others may call Ireland my Roman Empire, but then I’d just argue that the Irish themselves saved civilization and the Romans have nothing to do with it. In any case, I was raised with deep ancestral pride in Irish humor, Irish history and, of course, Irish music. Among its many offerings, Ireland has given us James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Taytos, Derry Girls, The Titanic (oops) and Barry Keoghan’s right and left arse cheeks. But more than that, it has given us beautiful music that should be enjoyed well beyond St. Patrick’s Day. It gives me great pleasure to share some of my favorite Irish bangers with you now…

“Funky Ceili (Bridie’s Song)”-Black 47

First up is a ruckus, fiddly-diddly masterpiece by Irish rock band Black 47. The group typically makes music with

politically driven historical themes and is named after the year 1847, often known as the blackest period of the Irish Potato Famine. On a less serious note, “Funky Ceili” tells the story of a young Irish lad who gets fired from his job at the bank and is then forced to immigrate to The Bronx to avoid his girlfriend’s father. A wee bit weird, I know, but the brilliant instrumentals and shouty tone of lead singer Larry Kirwan is a great way to kick off any St. Paddy’s Day bash.

“Riverdance”-- Bill Whelan

Call me a purist, but no Irish playlist would be complete without “Riverdance.” This song is the headliner of the theatrical production “Riverdance,” an Irish music and dance extravaganza that took the world by storm at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. If you’re not into the slow orchestrals at the beginning, for the love of Guinness, keep listening. You’ll want to stick around for the utterly energizing arrangement of traditional Irish instruments that builds and builds. I listened to this song over 20 times on my trip to Ireland last year because its soothing yet

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increasingly dramatic progression sends shivers of pride down my Irish spine.

“Heaven Knows”-- The Corrs

Perhaps you’ve heard of The Cranberries and U2, but have you heard of The Corrs? They are a family band that fuses traditional Irish instruments with contemporary pop vocals. “Heaven Knows” showcases their tight harmonies and Sharon Corr’s angelic fiddle playing. I distinctly remember this song was third on The Corrs CD that frequently played in the O’Keeffe minivan on the way to school. Anyone I’ve ever chauffeured knows that the same CD is still a mainstay in the 2006 Toyota Sienna, now belonging to me, that does not have Bluetooth. Sorry, not sorry.

“Star of the County Down”-- Paddy Reilly

This song has a very special meaning to the O’Keeffe’s because of its chorus: “From Bantry Bay, up to Derry’s Quay, from Galway to Dublin Town.” My grandmother was from Bantry Bay, while Grandad O’Keeffe was from Dublin Town. They eventually united while

ACROSS

I) Library unit

6) Raccoon’s relative

11) Id’s complement

14) Asian capital

15) Cook’s apparel

16) Well-used pencil

17) Factory outputs

19) Gambling cube

20) Soap and water results

21) Roman setting

23) Pre-landing period

27) Atones

29) Renders 26Down

30) _ duck (Chinese dish)

31) Severely

32) Bleated like a sheep

33) Geologic time division

36) “_ have to do for now”

37) Survives without help

38) Alternative on a test

39) Balmoral Castle’s

working on the same London Bus in the late 1950s. After marrying in 1957, my grandparents, along with their first two children, Marian and Eamonn, immigrated to Milwaukee, WI, in 1963 — the same year another one of my favorite Irish-Americans (JFK) was assassinated. Anywho, this song is a heartwarming reminder of the O’Keeffe origin story. Plus, if you’re Catholic, the tune likely sounds familiar. That’s because the tried and true hymn “Canticle of the Turning” shares the same melody… but it belonged to the Irish first!

Honorable Mentions:

“One” U2

“The Storm:”Moving Hearts

“Wind That Shakes the Barley:” Solas

“James Connolly:” Black 47

“Finnegan’s Wake:” The High Kings live

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river

40) Bundled, in the hayfield

41) Take by force

42) Like an ear-piercing sound

44) Auspicated

45) Companies selling stock, e.g.

47) One way to be accused

48) Keep a subscription

49) Withhold wages from

50) Broke bread

51) Official approval

58) Third word of “America”

59) They work from hands to mouth

60) Songs-and-skits show

61) Aliens, briefly

62) Have a funny feeling

63) Alabama or Arkansas

DOWN

1) Broad figure?

2) Solo of sci-fi

3) “30” to an editor

4) Cut roughly, as limbs

5) To begin with

6) Ace of clubs?

7) “Mr. Holland’s _” ( 1996 film)

8) Pendulum’s path

9) Wobbly walker, perhaps

10) Unappetizing

11) Jeopardizing

12) Culpability

13) Does as one’s told

18) Things belonging to us

22) Cato’s X

23) Wildly enthusiastic

24) Maternally akin

25) Perpetuity

26) _ and void

27) Check one’s total

28) _ out a living

30) Jury box denizens

32) Partners of whistles

34) European blackbird

35) In dire straits

37) Weather condition, sometimes

38) New driver, typically

40) Milwaukee team

41) Backyard cooking devices

43) Quality of a color

44) Dungeons and Dragons beasts

45) Hopping mad

46) “_ Off’ ( 1996 film)

47) From bad to_ 49)

Wears

52) Born as

53) Great noise

54) Had a meeting

55) One of the Gabors

56) Acorn, essentially

57) Football holder

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GROWN-UP BOOK FAIR, continued from front page

Bledsoe’s journey to

a storefront. Beavers

she believes it’s important to support Blackowned businesses.

“As we think about giving voice to marginalized populations, what does it mean to … show up to support?” Beavers asked. “I think it’s really pivotal and important to have these spaces that build up to some-

thing to really create community.”

Hoang says people of color face many barriers when opening their own businesses. According to the Federal Reserve, businesses run by people of color were twice as likely to be denied when applying for financing in 2022.

Hoang says mainstream, corporate businesses tend to get more attention than small businesses.

“Everyone wants to check in their spaces because they’re so well-done and they

have so much capital and access to do so,” Hoang said. “Where I think people of color tend to have less access to capital and just less knowledge that there are resources out there.”

Even though the publishing industry is often predominantly white, Bledsoe says it is encouraging to see more bookstores owned by people of color that are thriving. She is planning other pop-up bookshops around Chicago before her brick-andmortar location opens. More information

about upcoming events can be found on the store’s website.

This spring, Bledsoe hopes to open her new storefront, which will be located at 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.

“I’m really interested in having just a neighborhood store that really does feel like a soft space to land for people, whether that means coming in after a really long and stressful day at work and just relaxing with friends,” Bledsoe said.

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Lanise Beavers, an attendee of the book fair, has been following building said LILI JARVENPA | THE DEPAULIA Courtney Bledsoe, the owner of Call and Response Books, checks out a customer at the grown-up book fair on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Bledsoe has been hosting pop-up events around Chicago in the lead-up to opening her first storefront. People line up in front of the First Sip Cafe on Tuesday, Feb. 27 2024, for the adult book fair. The event is meant for people who feel nostalgic about the old Scholastic book fairs hosted in various schools. GIA CLARK | THE DEPAULIA GIA CLARK | THE DEPAULIA People crowd around to see the various books on display for purchase at First Sip Cafe on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Call and Response Books is a Black woman-owned bookstore.

Learning through doing: Looking behind the scenes at John Musker’s visit to DePaul

By Zachary Klein Staff Writer

The event begins six hours before doors open to the public. A committed mix of novice and experienced film students descend into the basement of the Richard and Maggie Daley building at noon on Friday, Feb. 23, to begin prepping for the special screening that evening.

Within minutes, Room LL 105 has become indistinguishable from a film set. Cameras are assembled with haste around the main seating area. Two women shuffle around the space, one holding a mix of various cables and the other following behind with a bevy of lavalier microphones in hand. There’s a sense of pressure that permeates throughout the space, a good pressure, the kind that pushes students to rise above themselves and work as a team of professionals.

This is the Visiting Artists Series, a weekly event where a crew made up entirely of students in Professor Wendy Roderweiss’ Live TV class organize a screening for a guest filmmaker.

Last week marked a return visitor to DePaul: John Musker, co-director of “Moana,” “Treasure Planet,” and “The Little Mermaid,” among many other beloved animated Disney films. Now retired, Musker is embarking on a college campus tour showing off his first new project since 2019, the animated short film “I’m Hip.”

Roderweiss said getting high-profile guests like Musker for the series is usually a challenge.

“There’s a little bit of a process each time;

Brian Ferguson speaks with John Musker on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, at DePaul.

some people are cold calls,” Roderweiss said. “With Team Deakins, it was an email that I sent, and I just kept emailing them until they said yes.”

For many guests, it’s DePaul’s vast network of industry veterans that grants Roderweiss access to some of the most accomplished professionals in the film world.

“Brian Ferguson, one of our animation faculty who worked on ‘The Lion King’, saw ‘I’m Hip’ at a festival, and also had seen the talk that John had done with it and asked him if he’d like to come back to DePaul.” Roderweiss said.

After set-up ends, the crew begins their

first “cue-to-cue,” basically a dress rehearsal for the event. Already, there are problems: five minutes in, a light somehow comes unplugged. The head of the lighting department, Louis Alcade, immediately steps in to reconnect it to the grid. As soon as that problem is fixed, the mock moderator’s mic starts blowing out the speaker. Sound mixer Trinh Vo balances out the levels and students run through the rest of the set, constantly recognizing and solving problems along the way.

Brandon Ollio, a grad student and Stage Manager of VAS, relies on people like Alcade and Vo to keep things afloat.

“I’ve been very lucky with the amount of

veterans that have been here and how great they are at not just very specific jobs, but the knowledge they have over everything.” Ollio said.

Another benefit of having veteran student technicians in the class was the development of a mentorship program. Students needing experience are assigned to another, more adept student to shadow and learn from them. Ollio started by shadowing Cassie Llanas, a former DePaul student and current DePaul professor.

“On event days, Brandon and I are running around like crazy and we can’t be everywhere at once,” Roderweiss said. “If we have people who have done the job before, they can be a resource to educate other students when we can’t.”

After they’ve rehearsed all they can, the clock finally hits 5:30 p.m. John Musker enters the theater and sees the crew of 25 people waiting to introduce him to the space. He cracks a joke: “This is great! There are more people here than went to see ‘Treasure Planet’ when it came out!”

When 6:00 p.m. arrives the event begins as Musker screens his short to rapturous applause. To finish out the night, Musker speaks with Professor Brian Ferguson and gives some advice to the film and animation students in attendance.

“Get your foot in the door by talking to people,” Musker said. “Even if it’s for a job you don’t love, it’s good to be persistent and to form a relationship with people who trust your work. From there, you build your way up to something you actually want.”

‘Vintage House Chicago’: Empowering vintage collectors through community

By Isabel Riley Contributing Writer

Visitors were greeted with indie pop blaring on the speakers and flowing conversation as they entered Vintage House’s latest market at 1525 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Patrons and sellers alike found themselves sifting through brightly colored clothing racks and antique glassware at Vintage House’s most recent event Feb. 24-25.

Among the crowd, Vintage House founder Maddie Rogers paced around the market, reuniting with her vintage-selling collaborators.

Rogers serves as the founder of Vintage House and Primaries Vintage, a small vintage clothing store located in Chicago’s Salt Shed concert venue. Primaries Vintage started during the pandemic as a way for Rogers to minimize her expansive vintage collection.

“I started Vintage House because I wanted more opportunities to sell,” Rogers said. “A lot of the markets are inaccessible to beginners, so I started organizing my own.”

Rogers invited other sellers within the vintage community to the event, including Cat Hunter and Tim Sickles of Cats Eye Vintage, a vintage clothing store located at 1 E. Dunes Hwy in Beverly Shores, Indiana. Like Rogers, Hunter and Sickles also began their store to cut down their personal vintage collection.

“We’re definitely seeing vintage goods as a trend,” Hunter said. “Vintage clothing sets you apart from everybody else. It has a unique style and good quality. You don’t have to always have the same aesthetic. That’s what makes it fun.”

Several vendors said they recognized the recent resurgence in popularity of vintage and secondhand goods.

“It’s always been around,” said Emilia Klivickis, owner of Aged Pages Vintage. “There’s been a resurgence in the past ten years, but I saw it as far back as my early teens with ‘90s clothing. I feel like the aesthetics have gotten older though.”

Aged Pages Vintage does not have a physical store, although Klivickis frequently attends vintage markets in Chicago. Klivickis’ store primarily focuses on clothing from the 1960s and 70s, although she noted Y2K as a broader aesthetic trend within the vintage community.

However, Klivickis fears vintage goods may not always be trending.

“If newer fast fashion brands aren’t making pieces at high value, then we may not have good quality vintage available in 50 years,” Klivickis said. “There are brands making pieces handmade in the U.S. like Big Bud Press that are good quality. I don’t buy a lot of new clothing, but I do buy from them, and I think about having those pieces in 50 years.”

The vintage sellers in attendance source their items from wholesale suppliers, thrift stores, and calls to people’s homes.

“I think it’s fantastic to resell,” Hunter said when asked about the impact of reselling clothes from thrift stores. “We’re bringing something that’s curated to the eye of someone else who may not have the time to thrift.”

“We have more than enough clothing in the world to clothe everybody,” Klivickis said. “Prices have jumped up, but everything is more expensive now. It’s becoming a little less accessible, but I don’t think that’s a byproduct of vintage sellers. It’s a byproduct of thrifting becoming more popular.”

Not all vintage sellers, however, have a completely positive opinion regarding reselling clothes purchased from thrift

stores.

“I do think that resellers have a bad effect on people who rely on thrift stores, but what people want changes so much from person to person,” Rogers said. “People buying out of necessity are looking for different items on a more practical level.”

Rogers also recognized overconsumption as an issue in the vintage community.

“People think that buying secondhand is a solution to every problem, but you can still overbuy and overspend,” Rogers said. “You can intentionally buy new items, and the longer I’ve been selling, the more intentional I’ve become with what I buy.”

Rogers said that house calls are a preferred method of obtaining Primaries Vintage’s inventory. These calls involve

vintage sellers purchasing objects directly from people’s houses.

“It may be a hoarding situation, or they may be parting with a lot of stuff,” Rogers said. “Someone has had a life with a garment, and then you get to give it a second life. It’s a very exciting thing for me.”

Despite issues such as increasing prices and overconsumption within the community, Rogers said other vintage resellers have found themselves empowered by their businesses.

“I like being able to see people become their own boss,” she said. “It empowers a lot of people who wouldn’t let themselves experience that otherwise. I’ve found a lot of kindred spirits that way.”

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QUENTIN BLAIS | THE DEPAULIA Customers browse through various vintage selections at the Vintage House pop-up in Wicker Park on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The pop-up hosted multiple vendors who all carried a variety of clothing and accessories. JUAN PABLO PEREZ VOORDUIN | THE DEPAULIA

DePaul Alumnus David Dastmalchian on his journey to stardom and ‘Late Night With The Devil’

By Zachary Klein Staff Writer

David Dastmalchian enrolled in DePaul’s Theater School in the mid-1990s with a difficult past weighing heavy on him.

In high school, he struggled with a secret drug problem and undiagnosed clinical depression. Yet he pushed himself to be an avid student in his acting program, to continually improve his craft that he adored.

“I carry all the work that I’ve done at DePaul with me to this day,” Dastmalchian said.

Dastmalchian graduated in 1999, and when his underlying mental health and addiction challenges caught up to him, he began living out of his car – for the next three years.

Now 25 years later, Dastmalchian is one of cinema’s most recognizable faces: from “Oppenheimer” to “The Suicide Squad,” “The Boogeyman” to “Dune” and “Animals” to “Ant-Man.” A multifaceted artist, Dastmalchian is known for being a character actor, comic book writer and performance artist.

Dastmalchian is now set to star in “Late Night With The Devil,” a mockumentary horror film where he plays Jack Delroy, a late-night TV show host in the 1970s who performs an exorcism on live TV.

Barry Brunetti, theater director and former professor at The Theater School, recalls directing Dastmalchian in DePaul’s 1998 production of “One Flea Spare.”

“His presence on stage is undeniable. He’s utterly fearless as an actor,” Brunetti said. “His constant desire to just be better, and to be correct in his choices, was always something that was easy to work with.”

Dastmalchian starred in six plays while at DePaul, notably playing a police officer in “Sleep Deprivation Chamber” and Captain Hook in “Peter Pan.” He also formed an experimental theater company, “Theatervolution” with his friends while attending university.

Post-university, he was aimless.

Dastmalchian wandered the country in his car, living in Seattle, Chicago and his hometown of Kansas City. Eventually, he returned to Chicago to attend rehab after encouragement from close friends and family.

“Many of the people that helped me gain the confidence to quit were, in one way or another, connected to The Theater School,” Dastmalchian said.

Dastmalchian took a five-year break from acting post-rehab. He found a job as an assistant manager at Long John Silver’s and almost thought he’d never return to the craft. But in 2007, he found the spark again and a chance audition landed him his first film role in “The Dark Knight.”

“For a long time, I thought that I couldn’t act without being on heroin,” said Dastmalchian. “It was quite the opposite. I was a much better actor with much more ability to regulate, support and be secure in myself as a sober person who was getting the help that I needed, and it made my acting much better.”

His role in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic is not what made Collin Schiffli, director and Columbia College graduate, reach out to Dastmalchian. Instead, it was the “3conomics” series of commercials for Wendy’s that gave Schiffli the confidence to seek him out. Dastmalchian credits the series director, documentarian Chris Smith, for helping him learn how to act on screen.

“I saw him in ‘The Dark Knight’ and just had this immediate connection to him, his face,” Schiffli said. “But I just thought of him as some actor that I’d never get to work with. Then I saw those Wendy’s commercials and I thought ‘Oh, maybe this guy is a

local actor’ and then ‘Oh, maybe I could get in contact with him!’”

In 2010, while Dastmalchian was getting back into experimental theater in Chicago, Schiffli hired him for his thesis film at Columbia. The short film “Head Case,” a horror short about a gardener fighting his own plants, is something Schiffli says he’s now embarrassed by. For Dastmalchian however, he found merit in Schiffli’s directing abilities and consistency as a collaborator.

After working on a few more shorts and moving out to Los Angeles together, Dastmalchian approached Schiffli about a script he’d been writing, one that detailed his time as an addict in a codependent relationship. The script became Schiffli’s directorial feature debut, “Animals,” in 2014.

“It was low budget, so me and Collin were doing a lot,” Dastmalchian said. “I was producer, writer, set scouter, casting director — it was stressful, but invigorating.”

While working on his passion project, Dastmalchian was quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s favorite character actors. Denis Villeneuve found him a place in “Prisoners” and “Blade Runner 2049.” Later in his career, he found himself split between the Marvel and DC universes as Kurt, a

Russian hacker in the “Ant-Man” series and Abra Kadabra on CW’s “The Flash.” He later landed a dream job working with David Lynch on “Twin Peaks: The Return” in 2017, a project he said was “life-changing.”

Aside from his blockbuster career, Dastmalchian’s core interests have always laid in horror. Along with his own comic book series “Count Crowley,” he starred in “The Boogeyman,” “Boston Strangler” and “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” — all in 2023.

The directors’ passion for horror is what drew Dastmalchian into “Late Night With the Devil.”

“The Cairnes Brothers are fellow monster kids like me,” Dastmalchian said. “They wrote this film that is so wonderful and unique and weird and I read it and I’m just like ‘I love this.’”

“Late Night With The Devil” releases in theaters nationwide on March 22 via IFC Films and Shudder. Having gone through every trial and tribulation an actor can go through, Dastmalchian shares what keeps him going through those tough times.

“I just want to tell stories that make us feel less alone, even if just for a moment.” Dastmalchian said. “Whether that’s through writing or acting, I hope, if I’m able to do anything, I can do that.”

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MAYA OCLASSEN | THE DEPAULIA David Dastmalchian performs in a DePaul production of “I Got the Blues” in 1998. The show ran from April 16-May 2, 1998. JOHN BRIDGES | COURTESY OF DEPAUL PUBLIC RELATIONS David Dastmalchian performs in a DePaul production of “Peter Pan” on Oct. 23, 1997. Dastmalchian portrayed Captain Hook. JOHN BRIDGES | COURTESY OF DEPAUL PUBLIC RELATIONS

Carrying Culture: Ava Francis brings presence, inclusion and action to DePaul’s BCC

By Sam Mroz Asst. Arts and Life Editor

When first profiled in September 2022, Ava Francis was only a month into her new role as program manager for the Black Cultural Center (BCC).

But even then, the goals she set for herself were clear.

“It was a chance to not only get my name out as a fresh staff member to DePaul, but a way to promote the center itself and the many people that work to keep this space running,” Francis said.

In her second year in the role, she’s had time to build her reputation in both the center and the broader DePaul community, becoming a trusted face among her peers. And with time, she aims to build upon this presence while emphasizing the student agenda.

“It’s really important that the people in my type of role have a sense of longevity so that students can buy into my work,” Francis said. “It means everything to earn that trust.”

Most recently, throwing a kickoff at the start of Black History Month, Francis watched as student organizations paired with DePaul faculties came together to host several community events over the past few weeks. An archives exhibition of DePaul’s Black student union, a BSU Gala and a spring of speaker series highlighting the black experience are just a few examples of these many activities.

Choosing to take a brief spot in the backseat during Black History Month, Francis places faith in the groups and school she represents, as outside of the annual celebration, her promotion of the Black experience is endless.

As a program manager, cookouts and conversations, art shows and team meetings require collaboration year-round, a trait that her collaborators do not take lightly.

“She’s outgoing and involved, understanding and present, for all of us,” said Teanla House, senior and program assistant for the BCC. “And on top of all of that, she’s patient.”

House’s time at DePaul saw the transition from one manager to the next, as Cory Barnes, the former manager of the BCC, would leave at the end of the 21’–22’ school year for a new role at Loyola University.

In this switch, House stepped up to her current role as program assistant, joining Francis at the start of her tenure at DePaul.

She listed the discussion with BCC members’ physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-beings (PIES) at weekly team meetings as one of many actions taken in the center since Francis’s arrival.

Changes like this give Francis a direct insight into the needs of her center and its members, channeling the many conversations she hears into one fluid voice.

“It starts with the students and then for us to relay a message to our coordinators, and then for them to relay a message to the higher ups,” said Samira Morris, community engagement assistant for the BCC. “In those moments, having someone like Ava can make a major difference.”

And with someone like Francis, a call for inclusion is made across every center and student.

“I think that’s a really great improvement, not just for us, but for all the students to know that this is a place you can come to be yourself,” Morris said. “Being able to provide more for students who lack a sense of community and don’t know where to find it, communication has vastly improved between the centers and Ava is a major part of that success.”

In documenting each cultural and resource center’s role and the diverse perspectives they offer, Francis’s attitudes towards presence, patience, inclusion and action are shared principles with the remaining coordinators.

“We push against the idea of our centers being siloed off into some kind of cultural border,” Francis said. “I’m really thankful for the people that I get to do this work with because when things are going crazy, and the weight of this role starts to build, having these people around can make every moment feel a little less lonely.”

Borrowing an idea from the Asian Pacific Islander Desi-American Cultural Center, the BCC will begin hosting weekly movie nights at the start of the spring quarter, devoted to the work and representation of Black artists and creatives.

*The first of a five-part series, this story profiled the work of BCC coordinator Ava Francis. In the 2024 spring quarter, this series will continue with a profile of every manager and as such, the centers they represent.*

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DePaul honors five seniors in final home game, falls to Butler in heartbreaker

By Samantha Davis Contributing Writer

Senior night is a bittersweet farewell in a college athlete’s career. It’s a day to reflect on cherished accomplishments while recalling the battles fought, and all the moments that led them to this final game on their home court.

For the last home game at Wintrust offor the season on Feb. 28, DePaul had a consistently strong night with an array of players offering several contributions, yet fell to Butler 73-70 in a close back-and-forth battle, coming down to the final seconds. Three Blue Demons finished with double digits, powered by a 20-piece from forward Jorie Allen and a career-high 17 rebounds from guard Katlyn Gilbert.

The program honored its five seniors tonight: Guards Anaya Peoples, Jade Edwards, Michelle Sidor, Gilbert and forward Brynn Masikewich.

Peoples currently leads the team in points, rebounds, assists and blocks.

“I was trying to keep my composure,” Peoples said. “It meant a lot just being able to play for this program, for coach Bruno. I was filled with a lot of emotions. This is the closest team I’ve ever been on.”

Peoples came to DePaul from Notre Dame in April 2022in April 2022 from Notre Dame.

“I didn’t want the moment to end, but I just tried to embrace it and soak it in,” Peoples said. “I’m just so thankful for this team.”

A theme for this season is how close the team is towith one another. Several players and Bruno have commented throughout the year about the tight team chemistry and family this group has created amongst themselves.

“This really has been a great group of seniors, and it’s a unique senior class,” Bruno said. “As tough as the result of the game is, we have been blessed to coach really, really good people on this team. This team has stayed together, and it’s been very admirable to watch from a coaching staff perspective.”

All players entered the court with a smile tonight, and the teammates were cheering on their seniors during a highlight video before the ceremony. Each of them got a bouquet of flowers and a framed jersey as they wentmade their way to center court with their lovedclose ones to take photos.

Allen, a veteran on the team, will returnbe returning to DePaul next season with another year of eligibility left. She is in her fourth season at DePaul, the longest of any other player on the roster.

Allen and Peoples are a dominant duo on this team, both strong in the paint offensively and defensively.

“We just have a really good group of human beings,” Allen said, both her and Peoples teary-eyed. “We’ve (herself and Peoples) been through a lot together … She’s just been an absolute light in my life and everyone’s life here.”

Edwards transferred to DePaul summer of 2022 from American University in Washington D.C., where she finished 10th in program history in points, seventh in rebounds and ninth in blocks. She has played in 23 games for DePaul this season, and averages 1.7 points per game.

Gilbert, originally from Indianapolis, came to DePaul in June 2023 after playing at Notre Dame and Missouri. She currently averages 8.7 points a game and leads the team with 74 steals on the season so far.

Masikewich came to DePaul in May 2023 after four years at UCLA and also has spent time playing for Team Canada. Although missing two weeks earlier this season with a hand injury, she averages 4.1 points and offers the most height on the team, being 6-foot-3. She is a diverse player with talent in the post but also can shoot long-range.

Sidor transferred to DePaul April of 2023 after four years at Michigan University. She has the highest 3-point shooting average on the team at 41%, and averages 8.1 points a game.

Peoples, a Danville, Ill. native, is the only player in the Big East to rank in the top 10 in points, rebounds, stealstop-10 in points, rebounds, steals and blocks. She averages 17.4 points a game and has been named to the Big East’s weekly honor roll six times so far this season.

“There’s going to be a real world out there waiting for them,” Bruno said. “Hopefully what they learned by the work they put into the process of being the best they can be, does carry over into the rest of their lives.”

The game itself was a fight until the final buzzer. There were six lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter, after DePaul had the lead for 30 minutes of the game.

The Blue Demons forced four Butler turnovers in the first three minutes of the game, and Allen had 10 points in the first quarter. She continued to score in the paint all night and helped DePaul with an additional 21 second-chance points compared to Butler’s eight.

“Coach Bruno has really installed offensive rebounding in us,” Allen said. “I always try to crash the boards and occupy, even if I don’t get the ball … I had an advantage today and I got off to a good start. My teammates just kept getting the ball in a position where I’m able to do something with it.”

DePaul finished the night on top of Butler in several categories, including rebounds, points in the paint, blocks, steals and assists.

After a 38-31 lead at halftime, Butler went on a 7-0 run before Bruno called a timeout two minutes into the third quarter. Gilbert immediately got a steal and layup after the break, keeping the Blue Demon’sDemon energy alive.

Butler proceeded on another 12-2 run forover the course of three and a half minutes, tying up the score at 54 heading into the final 10 minutes.

Allen, Peoples and Gilbert each had four fouls playing in the fourth quarter. The game

was tied at 70 with under a minute to go. DePaul’s last possession was a feed into Allen down low, which got kicked out. Butler’s final three points came from free throws in response to being fouled.

“That’s one play,” Bruno said about the final possession, “When a game like this is over, everybody recalls the plays at the end of the game. At the same time, any one of the

players during the game on both sides of the ball, can be responsible for the difference. It’s just tough.”

DePaul has had a handful of close competitions this season. Regardless of the score, the team has a mindset to continue fighting.

“It’s been a tough season record wise, but we’ve also played some good basketball throughout the past couple of months,” Allen said. “At the same time, for me, it’s bigger than basketball. That’s what keeps me going.”

Peoples echoed Allen, defending the importance of playing for one another. She described her teammates as sisters, and fighting for the game no matter what the score wasis.

DePaul, sitting at 12-18 overall and 4-13 in Big East play, isare now locked in asat the No. 10 seed for the Big East Tournament and will play either Seton Hall or Georgetown in round one. The tournament debuts March 8 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

The Blue Demons travel to Pennsylvania to play Villanova, who is 10-7 in conference play, on March 3 for their final regular season matchup.

“Their (the players’) mental ability to understand that every day is a blessing and every day is an opportunity to fight a new fight … that’s a tribute to them,” Bruno said about how the team faces adversity. “Even the concept of nailing it in (quitting) has never happened here.”

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