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Students blast changes to meal plans By Emma Oxnevad Asst. News Editor
DePaul’s Dining Services has undergone a drastic transformation as part of larger updates for the school year, much to the chagrin of students. The changes to Dining Services were approved and instituted by Chartwells, DePaul’s food provider in partnership with Facility Operations. All of the updates to DePaul were detailed in an email from Facility Operations. The email states that research for the updates was conducted during the
2017-18 school year. Students have described the changes as confusing and inconvenient. “Honestly, I do not think DePaul students were given proper information regarding the changes,” DePaul junior Thomas Claxton said. “It is quite a big change, but everything that I read about it didn’t really give a great description of the changes.” “Chartwells has worked closely with the Department of Housing and Student Services in creating this new dining program at DePaul and we are excited to introduce this to our students, faculty,
staff and guests this year,” said James Lee, the resident district manager of Compass Group North America, which operates Chartwells. One of the most drastic updates to Dining Services concerns the meal plans for students living on the Lincoln Park campus. In years past, students would pay specific rates for different meal plans and money would be removed depending on the monetary value of items purchased, similar to a debit card. For this year, however, students with meal plans will be allowed a specific number of meals per quarter, depending on the meal plan they
purchase. The new meal plan also grants students with Flex dollars, which are available to be used at campus cafes or other student areas to eat outside of the main dining hall, according to DePaul’s website. Flex dollars may also be used during school breaks and any unused Flex dollars will be removed at the end of the academic year. The changes to the meal plan have not been entirely well-received by DePaul students, with many criticizing the meal swipe initiative in DePaul Facebook groups.
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A long summer at Sullivan Athletic Center By Shane Rene Managing Editor
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“Commit to a respectful and inclusive workplace environment, welcoming of all staff and supportive of their career development, retention, and success,” reads another. “Increase diversity within the ranks of administrative and management leadership,” a subsection of that goal reads. “You can come out with a strategic plan and you can work on it for a year, but if you’re not living it and you don’t mean it, and people are signing off on this activity, it doesn’t count for anything,” an employee said. One new hire is Dan
If you followed the DePaul Blue Demons athletic department over the summer, you probably spent some time scratching your head. From recruiting drama to sudden, high-profile retirements, to text messages from Rick Pitino, the Sullivan Athletic Center was a place where mystery abounded. It was a high school standout from New Haven, Michigan who gave the Blue Demons athletic department a hot start to the summer. In a live-streamed press conference from his high school gym, the 6-foot-7-inch Romeo Weems stunned everyone when he picked up the blue DePaul hat, stood and placed it comfortably on his head. “I know everybody is going to ask, why DePaul?” Weems said. “But why not DePaul? They asked me when I came to New Haven, why New Haven? I’ve always been different. I feel DePaul is rebuilding, but when I get there we are going to be successful.” It’s a fair question, given that he chose a basement-dweller over programs like Michigan and Michigan State — and everybody outside Lincoln Park seemed to be asking it. Tyger Campbell received similar inquiries after his verbal commitment in May 2017, but that actually made a little bit of sense. The Blue Demon coaching staff has a history of targeting and recruiting players from Campbell’s high school, La Lumiere in La Porte, Indiana, and Dave Leitao even hired Campbell’s former coach, Shane Heirman, in an effort to cement his La Lumiere pipeline. Weems simply defied our conventional wisdom about recruiting in NCAA basketball, and he may be the player to set the
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DePaul’s new gate less than golden
The recently-completed School of Music has created a new entrance to campus on the southwest corner of Fullerton Avenue and Halsted Street. The gate itself is a welcome touch, but the Chicago Tribune’s architecture critic Blair Kamin blasted the addition of an LED screen, which he says “belongs at a used-car dealership.” Kamin reports the architects of the School of Music convinced DePaul not to go with an even bigger screen.
Fundraising staff lodges complaints with HR By Benjamin Conboy & Carina Smith Editor-in-Chief & News Editor
DePaul’s Office of Advancement, the department responsible for fundraising and alumni relations, is facing accusations by current employees of improper hiring and firing practices and being tasked with unattainable goals by President A. Gabriel Esteban, according to employees. Several employees in the Office of Advancement, speaking to The DePaulia under the condition of anonymity out of the fear they would lose their jobs, said there has been
a string of departures within the office after university-wide restructuring, mainly women and people of color. Hired in their place were mostly white men. “There are people who have to sign off on this stuff, and people are signing off on this,” an employee said. “It’s not being done in a vacuum. But it’s surprising that in 2018, this has become the new norm and the new standard.” To accompany the restructuring that began with Esteban’s presidency, Esteban commissioned a six-year plan to set short-term goals and directions for the university.
Among the key points are bolstering student engagement with athletics, growing the endowment to $1 billion and improving student career readiness. The six-year plan, which was approved by the Board of Trustees in May 2018 after considering community input from a series of town halls, also sets forth goals regarding increasing diversity at all levels of the university, including staff, faculty and students. “Create an inclusive and engaging experience for all students,” one goal reads in Section 2, the section that focuses on diversity.
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Historically African-American fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha will offer free haircuts for the first three Tuesday nights of the quarter in an effort to promote community with incoming black freshmen.
Fraternity offers haircuts to empower black men on campus By Evan Sully Staff Writer
Alpha Phi Alpha, a historic AfricanAmerican intercollegiate fraternity, will be hosting “The Barbershop Series” on the first three Tuesday nights of the fall quarter at the Black Cultural Center as a means to reach out to incoming black male freshmen on campus, surround them with a network of other black students and provide them with free haircuts from professional barbers. Attendees will get the opportunity to participate in student-led seminars where there will be discussions related to issues that affect the black community at DePaul, such as how to operate on campus as a black male and defining that specific culture. Other discussion topics that are planned include lifestyle briefings on where to shop and where to get haircuts. The discussions will then shift to talks about campus shortcuts, where to grab food in close proximity to the Lincoln Park campus, and good study spot recommendations under the duress of midterms and final examinations. In addition to the lifestyle seminar, the series will be offering seminars that will teach attendees about cultural factors that lie beyond being an African-American male at DePaul. Alpha Phi Alpha will also talk about how to get internships and jobs, the impact of build coping skills in relation to mental health and lessons on self-care, and how to take care of financial aid related affairs. “The Barbershop Series” was named
because of the cultural relevance of the Langston and senior member Marquis barbershop in the African-American Morgan, who were primarily responsible community. DeWayne Thomas, who has for planning out “The Barbershop Series,” been a professionally licensed barber in mentioned that a huge part of getting Chicago for six years, everything set up indicated that the revolved around the black barbershop fact that DePaul’s experience is Af r ican-Amer ican culturally significant. community is not “Black barber very big. According shops are historically to the university’s known for being enrollment summary able to have such on its website, the sociopolitical kind of Af r ican-Amer ican dialogues that have student population affected a lot of the stood at just over people that are there,” nine percent out of Thomas said. “It kind a combined 22,769 of almost creates a undergraduates, setting where guys graduate students and feel like they can those enrolled in the openly discuss certain law school in 2017. things because it’s not “Basically, what about what somebody we had in mind was else is feeling or to create an event how they’re gonna Alpha Phi Alpha member for incoming black respond to whatever freshmen, specifically it is you have to say, incoming black male especially based on race when everybody freshmen, to show them that there is who’s in that particular setting mostly look a population of black men at DePaul like each other.” (and) introduce them to what DePaul is,” “The Barbershop Series” was created Langston said. “DePaul is different from to bring a welcoming atmosphere for like other (PWIs). DePaul, it’s very small, black freshmen, according to its founding it’s very compact, you know it’s not the members. In an effort to include students typical college town campus experience, so regardless of whether they are outgoing or there are certain ways you have to operate shy, Alpha Phi Alpha members said that differently.” they decided to include snacks and offer Both Langston and Morgan expressed video games for students to play. the importance of building upon what they Alpha Phi Alpha junior member Darnell already describe is a thriving black male
“You have to create a space that you feel comfortable in. It’ll kind of create that path and gateway for helping the next young black man you see on campus.”
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population in a DePaul community that puts a focus on growing into your own diverse identity. “Black people don’t really have too many safe spaces here and the black male population is very small as it is, so you know anything that we can do as like a show of fellowship, like that’s always a big thing for us,” Langston said. “DePaul is different from other campus towns, so you’re gonna have to be respectful of people’s identities and people’s safe spaces. You’re gonna have to be respectful of all of that, and this is sort of like that guideline of that, to set a standard for the beginning of the year for what we want from each other as far as like black men and brotherhood because this gives us the platform to communicate and gives us the platform to speak with each other in one area with the sole purpose of coming together.” Alpha Phi Alpha wanted the events to take place at the beginning of the year not only to reach the freshmen as soon as they arrived on campus, but also to create a collective brotherhood that entails a system of both upperclassmen reaching out to underclassmen and underclassmen reaching up to upperclassmen. “You have to create a space that you feel comfortable in,” Morgan said. “It’ll kind of create that path and gateway for helping the next young black man you see on campus.” The first event of “The Barbershop Series” is planned for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Black Cultural Center located on the third floor of the O’Connell Building in Lincoln Park.
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School of Music to host classical and jazz festival this fall By Evan Sully Staff Writer
The School of Music’s newly designed Holtschneider Performance Center will be having an 11-day classical and jazz music festival beginning on Nov. 1, not only as a way to celebrate the new threestory, 185,000 square-foot facility, but also to celebrate the School of Music. There are going to be approximately 40 events at the festival, and the building formally opened on June 30 with music classes set to beginning last week. It includes a 505-seat Mary Patricia Gannon Concert Hall, the 140-seat Murray and Michele Allen Recital Hall, the 80-seat Brennan Family Recital Hall, the 75-seat Mary A. Dempsey and Philip H. Corboy Jazz Hall, and also rehearsal spaces and teaching studios. Alternative to the main concerts, there are going to be music education workshops, symposia, lecture demos, and master classes. “With 11 very public days like this, we hope that our message gets through to Chicago and especially beyond Chicago,” said Ronald Caltabiano, Dean of the School of Music. Some of the festival’s events will be broadcast live on WFMT, a Chicagobased music radio station. In some cases, students enrolled in the School of Music are going to perform in company with the artists. The Holtschneider Performance Center will be of three buildings that compose the School of Music. Construction dates back to the groundbreaking ceremony in May 2016. The old music school building located on the corner of Fullerton Avenue and Halsted Street is technically Music North, while the Concert Hall located on Belden Ave. is Music South. First up on the performance list beginning Nov. 1 will be solo performances from soprano Lauren Snouffer, baritone Andrew Garland, and tenor David Portillo. All three artists are going to make appearances with the DePaul Symphonic Choir, the DePaul Concert Orchestra, and Community Music Division’s Community Chorus to put on a performance of “Carmina Burana.” A wide variety of prominent and professional musicians are scheduled to perform at the festival. Some of the highlights will include three Grammy Award winners in Itzhak Perlman, Ana María Martínez, and Nicholas Payton. Perlman, a violinist who has taken home 16 Grammy Awards and in 2008 was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the recording arts, will preform on Nov. 11 with the DePaul Symphony Orchestra. Martínez, a soprano, is going to perform with opera students on Nov. 4. Payton is both a trumpet master and the founder of the Black American Music Movement. He is scheduled to perform with his on Nov. 9 alongside DePaul’s Jazz Workshop. The process of getting the festival set up didn’t happen overnight. Caltabiano noted that talks about this began as soon as he took over as the Dean in July 2016. Upon arrival, Caltabiano had discussions with former university president Dennis H. Holtschneider and provost Marten L. denBoer. “We came up with some parameters about what we thought would be the best way to show off the school,” Caltabiano said. “We went through some talk about how much to spend and how we would publicize it and things like that, and from
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The School of Music plans to host a classical and jazz music festival in the new Holtschneider Performance Center, which opened this summer.
our end here in the School of Music we had many meetings about (…) what we would like to show off- everything, and how we would like to show it off in all sorts of ways.” Additionally, sometimes that process involved meetings with the School of Music’s faculty to find ways in which the school could be showed off. Caltabiano says he believes the festival will play a factor in attracting high school students thinking about one day attending the School of Music. “I think it will have an impact on recruitment,” Caltabiano said. “Just bringing in artists like Ana María Martínez and Itzhak Perlman and have them be associated with the School of Music is enough to raise our profile a great deal and certainly attract students.” Caltabiano says the festival will also be a tool for the School of Music to make a name for itself. “I think it’s just gonna put us kind of in the Chicago music scene,” Heidi Hewitt said, concert manager in the School of Music. “Having people of that caliber on our stage makes us a venue like any other classical or live music venue in the city.” Another musician who is planning to hit the stage under the bright lights is solo percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who will be performing on Nov. 10 with DePaul’s Wind Ensemble. Glennie was selected as one of of the two laureates for the 2015 Polar Music Prize. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a classical music chamber orchestra based out of New York, will be performing on Nov. 6. Prices for the event will range from free up to $45. Students enrolled in the School of Music will have free admission to all festivities. “Even the highest priced ticket is incredibly reasonable to see someone of the caliber as Itzhak Perlman or Nicholas Payton,” Brian Barasch, Director of Marketing and Communications in the School of Music, said. “People that you might spend hundreds of dollars to see elsewhere, you’re gonna see them here for a fraction of that.” The festival will be advertised in a variety of ways. There are going to be
direct mail pieces sent to alumni as well as those who have previously expressed interest in attending performances at the School of Music as a means to generally announce the festival. The School of Music will also be conducting print and online advertising via email communications. Though the festival will take place in the School of Music, Barasch says students from across the university will
find something that sparks their interest. “I think there’s novelty in a new building and people wanting to see this beautiful new space,” Barasch said. “And hopefully they’ll come here and they’ll see it and they’ll be drawn in and express a desire to, while here, see a performance and they’ll love it and continue to come back.”
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Mayoral race heats up after Emanuel’s decision not to run By Carina Smith News Editor
Mayor Rahm Emanuel made an abrupt announcement on Sept. 4 that he would not be seeking re-election in the upcoming mayoral election. Emanuel,
Dorothy Brown
who has already served two terms, didn’t give a reason for his decision to not run, but his controversial time in office already had a number of opponents scrambling to get their names on the ballot for the Feb. 26 election. The announcement turned an already-hectic mayoral race on its
Amara Enyia
· Brown is currently the Cook County Circuit Court clerk. She was elected into office in 2000 and has been re-eleceted for four additional terms
· Enyia is currently serving as the director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
· She previously ran for mayor in 2007, though she ended up losing against Richard M. Daley.
· She had previously ran for mayor in 2015, but she ended up dropping out and joining then-Ald. Bob Fioretti’s team.
· Brown has been the focus of a federal investigation that alleged there was a bribes-for-jobs scheme. She has denied the allegations of any wrongdoing and has never been charged.
· Enyia’s career has taken her from working as a journalist before obtaining a law degree then taking the opportunity to work in City Hall before becoming the executive director at a non-profit.
John Kozlar
Troy LaRaviere
· Kozlar has run for Chicago alderman in 2011 and 2015, pushing Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson into a runoff in the 2015 race. · He currently works as a lawyer, graduating from John Marshall Law School and now works for Aon. · Kozlar spent a number of years working as a president for a local nonprofit.
Matthew Roney · Roney is currently a DePaul senior majoring in political science and pharmaceutical technician. · He has founded a new political group, the Garden Party in an effort to “turn his policies into priorities on the city’s agenda.” · According to his campaign website, his pharmacy job led him to pursue politics because many of his customers could not afford their medication.
head. There are currently a dozen or so candidates who have already filed to get on the ballot, and more are expected to announce their plans to run before the Nov. 26 filing deadline. A number of polls have been conducted since Emanuel made his announcement, though none of the polls
Ja’Mal Green
have been able to declare a solid frontrunner in the race. Here is a look at 12 of the biggest names in the mayoral race, which range from former police Superintendent Gary McCarthy and Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.
Jeremiah Joyce Jr.
· Green is a local activist and entrepreneur who grew up in Chicago. He has made a name for himself in different activist groups around the city.
· Joyce Jr. has spent most of his life surrounded by politics as his father is former 19th Ward alderman and state Sen. Jeremiah Joyce.
· Green’s activist work has landed him a leadership role within the Black Lives Matter movement. He also helped to create a non-profit youth center.
· Joyce Jr. practices law in West Beverly. He is also a former assistant state’s attorney.
· During the 2016 presidential elections, Green worked with Bernie Sanders’ campaign.
Lori Lightfoot
· He has not officially announced his candidacy yet, though it is rumored that he will soon.
Garry McCarthy
· LaRaviere is a former CPS principal and the head of the Chicago principals association.
· Lightfoot is the former Chicago Police Board president and federal prosector.
· He has been a strong opponent against Emanuel, including an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times’ criticizing the mayor’s approach to education.
· She has been the spearhead for the overhaul of the Chicago Police Department after being appointed by Emanuel to co-chair a police reform panel.
· He had been fired in December 2015 by Emanuel after a video of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald was released.
· LaRaviere was featured in two different ads for 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. In the ads he spoke openly about the corruption within Chicago.
· If she is elected, Lightfoot would be Chicago’s first openly gay mayor and the first African-American woman to be mayor.
· Emanuel and McCarthy have been in a heated battle since McCarthy was fired, with both campaigns accusing one another of a myriad of issues.
Neal Sales-Griffin
Paul Vallas
· Sales-Griffin is currently the CEO for CodeNow.org, a non-profit that teaches kids how to code. He also started The Starter League, a coding and entrepreneurial school.
· Vallas is the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools and Onetime City Budget Director.
· He has worked with Basecamp, which shares their project management software with teachers and students in Chicagoarea schools for free. · Sales-Griffin has also worked as a teacher at a CPS high school and as a professor at Northwestern University.
· Vallas has received criticism from Emanuel, who says that during his time with CPS Vallas was responsible for the skipping of pension payments. · His major campaign points have been focused on pushing more money into economically distressed areas and raising opportunities for “disenfranchised Chicagoans.”
· McCarthy is the former Chicago Police Superintendent.
Willie Wilson · Wilson is the owner of Omar Medical Supplies, and the former owner of multiple McDonald’s franchises. · A complaint was filed by the Illinous Campaign for Political Reform against Wilson because he gave money to a church and residents to pay property taxes, though he did nothing illegally. · Wilson ran for mayor in 2015 and also ran for U.S. president in 2016.
6| News. The DePaulia. Sept. 10, 2018 FOOD FIGHT continued from front “I am highly disappointed with DePaul’s new plan. As a student who relies on the meal plan to eat most days, I feel that my freedom of choice has been taken away,” DePaul junior Mackenzie Costanzo said. “I also feel that, if students are paying for these meal plans, they should be able to use them however they see fit.” “The main issue isn’t the separation between swipes and Flex dollars, but rather the needless restrictions on what facilities [allow] swipes at what times,” Claxton said. The negative student response regarding the meal plan has led Costanzo to create a petition against the new format, as well as filming interviews with students to discuss the changes. Costanzo advertised both causes in the Official DePaul University Class of 2020 Facebook page, encouraging those who shared her feelings to contribute. Costanzo will also be meeting with the Resident Director of Chartwells, the Director of Housing and Student Centers, and the Student Government Association to discuss her campaigns and the matter as a whole. DePaul students have also taken issue with the rebranding of on-campus dining spots. Students have taken to mocking the newly named “Cluck” on DePaul meme Facebook pages, citing it as a less than satisfactory replacement for popular spot Ranch. Despite the negative student response,
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New updates to DePaul’s Dining Services have changed different eateries and the meal plan set up, drawing criticism from students on social media.
the updated meal plan will remain for the school year. “We always work closely with each College or University to develop plans that will best meet the needs of the students,” Lee
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Revolution Noodle, which sells items such as ramen and pho, moved into Deli’s old spot, and the place where Rooted sat is now vacant.
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Ranch was replaced with Cluck, which serves primarily chicken-based entrees. The change has elicited a number of memes on social media pages.
said. “Each school is unique so programs do vary, but we always work in partnership to provide a quality dining program.” “I feel that all too often changes are made without the thoughts of those
affected being considered,” Costanzo said. “I’m not trying to make a mountain out of a molehill, I’m just trying to do what’s right.”
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Startup aims to pay apartment seekers, build community By Evan Sully Staff Writer
Looking for an apartment isn’t always the most glamorous task, especially for college students. Rentgrata is a new service aimed to ease that process and get apartment seekers paid for signing their lease. The Chicago-based company, incorporated in October 2016, is an iOS app and web-based platform that allows apartment seekers to search for available apartments and chat with current residents of the apartment communities that interest them. If the apartment seeker and the resident of the apartment community chat on Rentgrata and then the apartment seeker signs a lease, both parties split referral bonus that’s paid out by the property manager. “It’s a social sharing economy take on the whole apartment search process because there is that monetary benefit that’s split between our two users,” CEO Ben Margolit said. “We’re giving them the ability to really transform the way they think about their apartment lease not just as money going out the door every month, but think of it as somewhat of an asset, a way for them to generate a little bit of side hustle income.” Rentgrata also aims to build a community feeling in apartment buildings. This community feeling is something that COO Sam McArtor said makes users want to join Rentgrata. “That incentive to sign up for Rentgrata is there not only because you can make a little bit of money on the side, but also because people like giving feedback,” McArtor said. “It’s a really great way to build community at a property because if you are moving into a building and you’ve had a chance to talk to someone on Rentgrata, you might already have an acquaintance at that building.” Rentgrata users sign up through Facebook. This process involves the user submitting their address alongside their likes and interests. From that point, the apartment seeker can browse through apartments and once they find a place of interest they will see a list of current available residents. The residents are organized in the order of
Facebook connections while everyone else is sorted on the basis of likes and interests. “The platform makes it easier to connect with someone whether they’re your current friend, a Facebook connection, or another Rentgrata user who’s signed up as a resident of the building,” McArtor said. “We wanted to make the process of signing up to be a resident at a building straightforward because we want the experience to be simple without any major hurdles.” Rentgrata’s third co-founder and CFO is Zach Sloan. The platform’s first hire came in September 2017 when Max Bryan was brought on board to be the Technology Strategist and Developer. In January, Built in Chicago, an online community for tech companies and startups, named Rentgrata to its Top 50 Startups to Watch list in 2018. However, there are still more goals — such as nationwide expansion, signing on to more properties, and spreading brand awareness — that the group wants to achieve. “Most property managers have these referral programs in place,” Margolit said. “There just wasn’t an effective way for them to get as much visibility and much use as they would like, so giving the current resident a passive way to more frequently and more easily utilize those programs is really what we’re offering.” Carley Ross, a Rentgrata user who referred her building to another user, mentioned that Rentgrata provides insider information that some apartment finding services lack. “I would 100 percent recommend the app to students and young adults,” Ross said. “The app is easy to use and residents will give you the ‘scoop’ on the building’s surrounding area, amenities, and apartment units. The leasing office was able to provide some great information about the area, but nothing as candid as what Rentgrata can provide.” Most of the buildings that Rentgrata works with are in Chicago, but they’re starting to sign with properties in markets such as St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. Rentgrata also recently brought on student housing properties at both Texas A&M and Arizona State.
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Left to right: CFO Zach Sloan, COO Sam McArtor, CEO Ben Margolit.
8| News. The DePaulia. Sept. 10, 2018 FUNDRAISING continued from front Allen, the vice president for advancement. Allen was promoted from within the department in April by Esteban without conducting a national search, as is customary for executive and management positions. For example, Esteban was hired after a months-long search to replace former DePaul president Rev. Dennis Holtschneider. Allen has been with the Office of Advancement for about three years, employees familiar with the matter said. When the former vice president left the position for personal reasons, Allen was promoted from within the department without a search. “I’ve seen colleges with 2,000 students and they do a national search for a vice president position,” one employee said. “DePaul didn’t do that. Obviously, [human resources] was okay with it.” “You have a vacancy at the highest-level position and there was no search – not to say that this person wasn’t already in the club – but [DePaul] didn’t go out and see if there was anybody else,” the employee continued. “If you’re not going to have a search for the highest position in the cabinet for development, you set the precedent that is how you’re going to do your hiring and you’re not going to make an effort to try to attract diversity.” “As is the case with hiring throughout the university, the Office of Advancement takes steps to consider a diverse slate of candidates whenever open positions are filled,” a university spokesperson said.
In June 2018, Esteban made his first appearance in the Office of Advancement of his tenure at DePaul. During a discussion in which he took questions from the staff, he talked about how DePaul should be looking at a $1 billion fundraising goal, sources said. Sources said DePaul’s most recent fundraising campaign raised between $250 million and $300 million. After Esteban tasked them with that monumental goal, that was the last time they said they heard from him. “There were no follow-ups, there was no, ‘Let’s talk about this some more,’” a source said. The six-year plan further seeks to diversify and increase the number of classes and programs the university offers, which all require monetary investment. As enrollment continues to steadily decline, goals the university has set forth in the plan could be at risk if the they are contingent on the uncharacteristically high fundraising goals. Esteban cited Villanova University’s recent fundraising campaign when justifying the ambition of the goal, which just surpassed $750 million in March. Northwestern University, a school with a much more robust fundraising operation and a more motivated donor base, recently surpassed its 2014 campaign goal on its way to raise more than $4 billion, made possible by donations from 149,094 Northwestern alumni, according to a press release. The DePaulia confirmed an employee in the office raised their concerns about the
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department in an email sent to President Esteban and human resources, requesting employees have a chance to bring their complaints to human resources. A university spokesperson said the university has nothing to share because our questions involved “confidential personnel matters.” The tension boiling up within the department is creating a difficult work
environment, sources said. Employees are uncertain about the future of their positions, working with little direction from management and “DePaul is not a public institution, but we should be better than that,” a source said. “We are a Vincentian institution, which is the foundation of DePaul. We are going so far away from that as a culture.”
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Nation &World SUSAN WALSH | AP President Trump said Attorney General Jeff Sessions should open an investigation into the writer of an anonymous op-ed, in which a senior official in the Trump administration said employees are actively trying to thwart parts of his agenda.
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE | AP Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, leaves the Senate Judiciary Committee room for a short break on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018.
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TOLGA BOZOGLU | AP An orange shirt saying "inmate" is thrown by a protester at former Donald Trump presidential campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, right, who triggered the Russia investigation, and who pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI, as he holds hands with his wife Simona Mangiante on arrival at federal court for sentencing, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in Washington.
DePaul alum who triggered Russia investigation sentenced
Trump calls for Justice Dept. investigation of op-ed writer Fargo, North Dakota President Donald Trump declared Friday the Department of Justice should try to identify the writer of a bitingly critical New York Times opinion piece, purportedly submitted by a member of an administration "resistance" movement straining to thwart his most dangerous impulses. Trump cited "national security" in an interview with reporters aboard Air Force One as he called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to open an investigation to unmask the author. He also said he was exploring the potential of bringing legal action against the newspaper over the publication of the essay two days earlier. "Jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because I really believe it's national security," Trump said. If the person has a highlevel security clearance, he said, "I don't want him in those meetings." It's all but unthinkable that the Justice Department could open an investigation into the op-ed article. Though it was strongly critical of Trump, no classified information appears to have been revealed by the author or leaked to the newspaper, which would be one crucial bar to clear before a leak investigation could even be contemplated. Still Trump's call is the latest test of the independence of the Justice Department, which is supposed to make investigative and charging decisions without political interference from the White House. A day earlier, Trump's top lieutenants stepped forward to repudiate the op-ed in a show of loyalty to their incensed boss, who has ordered aides to unmask the writer. In an interview Thursday with Fox News, Trump said the author "may not be a Republican, it may not be a conservative, it may be a deep state person who has been there for a long time."
Democrats make final attempt to block Kavanaugh nomination Washington, D.C. Senate Democrats mounted a last, ferocious attempt Thursday to paint Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a foe of abortion rights and a likely defender of President Donald Trump if he makes it to the high court. But their chances of blocking Trump's nominee seemed to fade away by the end of a second marathon day of testimony in his confirmation hearing. Questioning of the 53-year-old appellate judge wound down without him revealing much about his judicial stances or making any serious mistakes that might jeopardize his confirmation. In what almost seemed like a celebration, Kavanaugh's two daughters returned to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room for the final hours of testimony, accompanied by teammates on Catholic school basketball teams their father has coached. The hearing pivoted during the day to Roe v. Wade, the high court's landmark abortion case. The Democrats' best hope of stopping Kavanaugh — who could swing the court further the right for decades — would be branding him as a justice who might vote to overturn the ruling, attracting the votes of two Republican senators who support abortion rights. A newly disclosed email suggested he once indicated the abortion case was not settled law, though Kavanaugh denied in the hearing that he had been expressing his personal views on the issue. The tone in the email from 2003 contrasted with his responses to questions on Wednesday when he stressed how difficult it is to overturn precedents like Roe. In the email, Kavanaugh was reviewing a potential op-ed article in support of two judicial nominees while he
was working at the George W. Bush White House. The document had been held by the committee as confidential, but was made public Thursday. "I am not sure that all legal scholars refer to Roe as the settled law of the land at the Supreme Court level since Court can always overrule its precedent, and three current Justices on the Court would do so," Kavanaugh wrote, referring to justices at the time, in an email to a Republican Senate aide. The document was partially redacted. Asked about it by the committee's top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, Kavanaugh reiterated his previous testimony that "Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court." Democrats also hammered at Kavanaugh's ability to separate himself from Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Throughout his testimony, Kavanaugh has repeatedly insisted he fully embraces the importance of judicial independence. In the hearing room, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois put the focus on Trump, who Durbin said, "has shown contempt for the federal judiciary and has shown disrespect for the rule of law over and over again." "It's in the context of the Trump presidency that we ask you these questions," Durbin said. Kavanaugh refused to answer questions about Trump or commit to stepping aside from any case about the Russia investigation that might come to the Supreme Court. When Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut invited him to denounce Trump's criticism of federal judges, the nominee demurred.
Washington, D.C. George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday by a judge who said he had placed his own interests above those of the country. Papadopoulos, the first campaign aide sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation, said he was "deeply embarrassed and ashamed" for having lied to FBI agents during an interview last year and acknowledged that his actions could have hindered their work. "I made a dreadful mistake, but I am a good man who is eager for redemption," Papadopoulos said. The punishment was far less than the maximum six-month sentence sought by the government but also more than the probation that Papadopoulos and his lawyers had asked for. Papadopoulos, who served as a foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign, has been a central figure in the Russia investigation dating back before Mueller's May 2017 appointment. He was the first to plead guilty in Mueller's probe and is now the first Trump campaign adviser to be sentenced. His case was also the first to detail a member of the Trump campaign having knowledge of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election while it was ongoing. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said that Papadopoulos' deception was "not a noble lie" and that he had lied because he wanted a job in the Trump administration and didn't want to jeopardize that possibility by being tied to the Russia investigation. "In some ways it constitutes a calculated exercise of self interest over the national interest," the judge said.
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Opinions Once bitten, twice shy?
With a music scene shaken by sexual abuse, some criticize friends of abusers for staying silent By Mackenzie Murtaugh Opinions Editor
In this post-#MeToo moment, when a formerly empowering pioneer such as Asia Argento is an alleged abuser as deplorable as Kevin Spacey, the line between allies and charlatans can be blurred almost to the point of erasure. Impostors, those specifically setting out to further a social movement in order to push themselves away from their own mistreatment of others, don’t only reside in Hollywood. Two weeks ago in Chicago, news broke that hometown heroes and garage rockers The Orwells were accused of sexual assault and harassment in a damning Google Doc organized by women in the music scene. The document, entitled “Evidence of abuse, homophobia, and unacceptable behavior from members of the Orwells [sic],” featured screenshots of messages from band members and both named and anonymous testimonies from victims of sexual misconduct by members Mario Cuomo and twin brothers Henry and Grant Brinner. Discomforting and difficult to get through, the document is vast not only in its length at 40 pages, but also in the extent of abuse, spanning many years and even more women. According to the document, members would frequently target underage or barely-legal girls and women in the music scene, and the overarching commonality within the testimonies appears to be that many of those abused were fans, barely friends or even complete strangers. But this document tackles mostly the band members themselves and their immediate friends, and this is not even close to touching the surface of full blame or accountability for the torment of the affected women. What has deeply bothered many in the community is the supposed lack of awareness by other local bands and friends of The Orwells. Most bands and friends, including Chicago band The Symposium, claimed ignorance to the abuse in their announcements on
social media regarding the allegations. But it is difficult to find The Symposium’s supposed apology valid because of Henry Brinner’s status as acting drummer for The Symposium, while their apology claimed that he was never actually a member. They sided with the allies, as most bands did, in order to save their face. Frequent lies such as these undoubtedly prove that the surrounding bands care more for their own social status by parading as allies, when they are in fact charlatans of the Chicago music scene. “Were the dudes in the music scene going to jeopardize anything about themselves if what they heard or didn’t hear didn’t happen to them?” said Madeleine Heuer, one of the creators of the document. “I don’t think it necessarily would jeopardize their careers but more of a chance of jeopardizing friendships or changes in their social status.” Not all adjacent bands were as dismissive as The Symposium though. One of the first bands to distance themselves from The Orwells was Twin Peaks, who have played many shows and were previously friendly with them. “We don’t affiliate, condone or support anything about these dudes,” said Twin Peaks member Jack Dolan in a tweet. “They have a lot to answer for.” Yet many women in the scene share that ideology with not only the accused, but also those who stood idly by and unmoving as their bandmates and friends were sexually assaulting women. Even if their old friends do not affiliate with them anymore, it does not mean they did not know of the abuse. “The Orwells have so much to explain, and they should obviously be held accountable,” said one woman affected by The Orwells who wished to remain anonymous. “But I find it hard to believe that their friends didn’t know anything like they’re claiming. They have all played shows together and were friends. But I guess they decided that complacency was easier than admitting that their friends literally assault women.” When the abuse seemed to be at its height two years ago, a boy’s club atmosphere took off within their friend group, and their friends benefitted off the band’s success. The men thought of themselves as unstoppable rock stars; The band was signed to Atlantic Records (from which they have since been dropped), they had a song in an Apple commercial, and they were surrounded by women—a perfect situation for horny, apathetic men. Add frequent parties and alcohol to the mix, it is difficult to believe a situation in which their friends could actually claim ignorance to the assaults. The Orwells and their friends, some of which were also accused of rape and
misconduct in the document, saw rock stardom through the eyes of legends, like Jimmy Page and Iggy Pop who, back in the day, were notorious for sleeping with underage girls. The proof is in the document: In one text message conversation with Mario Cuomo, the sender reminded him that he has had sexual relations with 15-year-olds, and he responded with “at least they can [have sex] unlike someone,” referring to the sender, who expressed that they could not see Cuomo that night since it was already past their curfew. The term “boy’s club” remains applicable, as Cuomo readily acknowledged his interest in underage girls without consequence. Without a doubt, The Orwells, adjacent bands and their friends sexually assaulted women. Thankfully, their careers have ended. Their next Chicago show at The Metro was cancelled, they have disbanded and their social lives have rightfully been taken from them. If they attempted to walk into a bar they once frequented, they would surely be greeted with ferocity and brutishness. But this doesn’t cut it. Their friends, who stood by as their close friends ruined the lives of multiple women, should be punished just the same. Most of them simply refuse to admit their own wrongdoing and believe that by siding with the allies, their ignorance will be forgotten. The women in the scene hope this changes. Another creator of the document Alex Manley feels that still, after this dramatic upheaval of some Chicago staples, the voices that will make the biggest change are the victims. “As a community, we all have varying responsibilities to respond with care, support and respect when we hear about this [stuff],” said Alex Manley, another creator of the document. “It’s hard enough to go through assault, but sadly, it’s likely going to take the continued effort of victims and victims alone to continue leading efforts in holding predators [and enablers] accountable for their actions.” Hopefully, this can change. The social duty to speak out against abusers should not fall solely on those who may not have the heart to speak out. The friends who want to be allies can be by speaking out on their friends’ sexual misconduct, in the music scene or otherwise. GRAPHICS BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON| THE DEPAULIA
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.
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An institution of complacency and short memories By Doug Klain Contributing Writer
DePaul University, like many institutions, has had its fair share of scandals. Generally when something goes wrong at an institution, interested parties voice their opinion and the institution makes corrections accordingly. A perfect example of this exchange occurred with the Trump administration’s family separation crisis at the border: when the American public understood the extent of what was happening, the combination of a serious outcry and following legal actions forced the Trump administration to change its policy. Where most institutions would listen to public outcry and make appropriate changes, DePaul University has a different policy: ignore, obfuscate and endure until public interest subsides. DePaul thrives on an uninterested student body that meets most issues with a collective shrug. As it stands, I feel like I’m part of a community that has done wrong and allowed the wrongdoing to go unaddressed. I feel like my university, when found out, tries as hard as possible to restrict information and keep students uninformed. A recipe for a proud alumnus who can’t wait to support future classes, this does not make. When has DePaul truly made meaningful changes following legitimate controversy? Certainly not in 2015, when it was uncovered that our Dean of Science and Health played a key role in bringing legitimacy to the Bush administration’s torture of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. Allowed to remain at the university for years after this was uncovered, the dean is only now moving to Quincy College—which is presumably unaware of his controversy—for personal reasons. After the Milo Yiannopoulos fiasco of 2016, the
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university has developed a flawed and opaque system for evaluating who is allowed to speak on campus. While sometimes able to cite evidence for why someone is banned, the new review board is now able to deny speakers merely for being generally controversial, as they did by banning Steven Crowder last year. This was another dangerous precedent that allows the university to remain unaccountable. Even with the ongoing conflict-of-interest scandal over DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti-Ponsetto,
perhaps the most apt description of the university’s response would be a National Geographic image of an ostrich with its head in the sand. The reason DePaul allows scandals and persistent issues to fade from memory is because DePaul students consistently fail to show ongoing interest in bringing change to their university. One would imagine that when paying almost $40,000 per year, students would want their university to be something they are proud of. This school year has barely begun and already there are reports that DePaul allegedly violated NCAA rules by effectively bribing a basketball recruit. This year, the university community will also be facing the review of DePaul’s ban on condom distribution, as it does every three years. These are opportunities to seek a dialogue and accountability from our university. The DePaulia tried last year to seek a modicum of the accountability that we so desperately deserve. As they wrote in an editorial this past May, they were met with resistance and stonewalling at every turn. They were met with a university that knew it would face few consequences for its failures. I truly hope that our administration learns the difficult, but important, lesson that admitting your faults and working to fix them does not mean the loss of standing with your community; it only binds you closer together. But more so, I hope that my fellow students learn that your complacency in wrongdoing is what allows more malfeasance to continue. You will only have earned the right to call yourself a Vincentian when you have taken a public stand, off of the keyboard, and continued to do so even when met with resistance. If 2018 teaches us anything, it should be the necessity of organizing and fighting for true, lasting change. The best place to start is on campus.
Campus conservatives say they are oppressed, others beg to differ By Evan Sully Staff Writer
President Donald Trump often speaks about the “Forgotten American:” the average wage earner in middle America who feels as if their voice hasn’t been heard by elites in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, the “Forgotten American” is also at DePaul in the form of conservative students whose voices aren’t acknowledged without resistance. Identity politics is one of the biggest problems at DePaul that I have encountered. By far, a major hurdle is that some students believe that if you are a minority on any scale, then you must vote and support leftists by all means. It continues on in that if you do not support leftists, then you are either bigoted or misogynistic. Jason Hill, a DePaul philosophy professor, called for universities to be defunded due to liberal indoctrination in an opinion piece for The Hill on July 16. Throughout the article, Hill pointed out that college instructors and supposed scholars are teaching their students to reject conservative principles such as free speech, capitalism and individualism. Not only does Hill state that scholars are teaching students to vocally reject conservative principles, Hill also states that scholars are additionally teaching students to become socialists who latch on to identity politics. He argues that students won’t listen to those with non-left leaning ideologies whatsoever, such as less regulation and the right to bear arms. “Cultural Marxism […] is simply a guise under which to politically indoctrinate students into becoming socialists who will do anything to prohibit freedom of speech on college campuses,” Hill writes. “We are witnessing a generation that will not tolerate other perspectives, students who will not hear opposing ideologies.” Sadly, Hill is correct. Some right-wing students frequently face oppression of their free speech. Alex Kerr, a libertarian student, has been disrespected on numerous occasions throughout his DePaul tenure because of his political beliefs. “I have faced plenty of criticism, hate and anger over my beliefs,” Kerr said. “My views have been mocked by students and professors in classes, which discourages me from speaking up in class sometimes. I have also had students start to get mad and animated about things I’ve said in class. I have plenty of stories and examples, but all in all, I feel like I am not able to voice my views openly most days.”
Similarly, Nick Gricus, president of the DePaul College Republicans, indicated that conservatives seldom get the opportunity to utilize their First Amendment right. “As a student that has been at the center of countless ideological clashes over the past few years, I can honestly say this: tribalism begets tribalism,” Gricus said. “Conservative students have been cast out of the mainstream discourse on campus after being called every possible name and phobia (and) ism. Sure, campus conservatives are by no means innocent from engaging in similar ploys. But the perpetual fingerpointing will persist until we learn how to communicate with each other.” Though it is factual that some conservative students have been shut out of discussions, Doug Klain, former secretary for the DePaul College Democrats, is not quite convinced that the campus conservatives are being completely oppressed. “I have no doubt that they are treated badly in some way, but I don’t think that it’s this black and white thing of Republicans are oppressed at DePaul, liberals are elevated above them,” Klain said. “I think that there’s a lot of ways that Republicans are not treated so well and maybe sometimes do feel silenced […] But at the same time conservatives at DePaul are arguably the most powerful political group on campus, and so it’s really hard to kind of reconcile those two things.” An integral and overlooked reason why Klain mentioned that the College Republicans are the most powerful group on campus is because they have the financial support to afford bringing speakers, sometimes controversial ones, to campus. Klain noted that some groups that financially help the conservatives out are both the Koch Foundation as well as F.I.R.E., the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education. Much of the controversy attached to campus conservatives came about because of these speakers. Though they are invited on campus, some of them have been banned because of the potentiality of violence as a result. Previously, DePaul banned conservative
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commentators like Ben Shapiro and Steven Crowder. “There’s some people like Gavin McInnes who I think are pretty cut-and-dry and should be denied, who directly advocate for violence,” Klain said. “That is personally my line—let anybody come as long as they’re not advocating for violence, which Milo [Yiannopoulos] did. And at the same time, the conservatives should recognize that some of the people they bring are not leading conservative thinkers.” Communication is the next step in promoting civil discourse. But in order for this to take place, we need less shouting and more talking. Democratic students are not what DePaul conservatives take issue with. What college conservatives have a problem with is being publicly shamed when they express their beliefs. “As a conservative student, I love the idea of attending an institution where my beliefs and arguments can constantly be tested and refined,” Gricus said. “However, I do not have that opportunity at an institution where students are taught to avoid, attack and defame opposing people and ideas. The fact of the matter is that the same side that supposedly champions tolerance dominates our nation’s universities and, in reality, espouses intolerance. Change starts in the classroom. We need professors to create curriculums that allow for universal classroom engagement despite differing beliefs. I have faith that my fellow Blue Demons will work toward being respectful to one another if instructors take the initiative. Until that happens, DePaul’s political environment will be one in which liberal and conservative views cannot peacefully coexist.
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By liliana trifilio Contributing Writer
Imagine you are a student racing to class. You are about to hop onto the Fullerton Red Line towards the Loop when crowds of people block your way, entering and exiting the train. You keep an eye on your phone clock as you wait for the next train to roll in. Hopefully this time you will be able to make it. As you enter the train, you are met with pushing and shoving and every empty seat is taken by student backpacks. The train pulls up to the Jackson stop and a frenzy of student bodies crowd the doorway making it hard to breath. You push through and make your way to the escalators which are equally as crowded leaving you no opportunity to walk up the steps. As you make your way towards the elevators, your speed walking is interrupted by more slow walkers. You see the elevator doors in sight and motion at the crowd inside to hold the door open for you. They do not. Next thing you know you are five minutes late to class and marked tardy. Experiences like this are not uncommon for DePaul students. College is a place of education: however, at DePaul, there are
City-student etiquette is not only limited to public transport but the sidewalks of the Windy City. “Don’t walk slowly in the Loop. Lincoln Park is not as bad but the Loop is super busy,” said Perdue. “It’s more difficult and frustrating to get to class when people don’t move at a quick pace.” On the train and elevators it is more socially acceptable to be on your phone, however, on the bustling city streets texting and walking slows down foot traffic and infuriates fellow walkers. Many students in the Loop are walking from the train to class on a daily basis and slow-walking causes unnecessary delays, which could result in tradiness. Students also share sidewalks with workers who may be in a hurry. Although walking along the scenic streets of Chicago can be an enjoyable pastime for many, during busy hours it is important to respect the expectations of other and keep up with foot traffic.
no classes in etiquette, which is often selftaught. Learning how to respectfully utilize city trains, busy sidewalks and crowded elevators is a skill many students develop over their time spent in college. However, with the prevalence of irritating behaviors, it is important that incoming freshmen learn the ropes sooner rather than later. “Morning is a super busy time,” said Danny Portel, manager at the only convenience store within the Chicago train stop. “No one cares to wait. It’s very stressful.” Rush-hour is a frustrating time for many public transport users. Train cars are often filled to max capacity with little to no arm room let alone personal space. Occasionally trains are subject to delays or transport issues that further stress travelers. As a passenger, knowing how to perform in, on and around the train station helps traffic flow smoothly and prevents mass chaos. “It’s hard coming off the train when the person doesn’t move,” said Alexa Schinderle, student assistant at the Welcome Center. “If you get off to slowly it’s likely I’ll run into you.”
It is important to recognize the proper etiquette when riding in DePaul’s elevators. “When you’re on the elevator be conscious of where your backpack is,” says Schinderle. “As a shorter person it’s really annoying getting hit in the face with someone’s backpack.” Many students wear headphones or text while on the elevator. While this is not a bad thing it can be disrespectful. It is important that we are aware of our space in crowded areas such as elevators and avoid bumping into people, standing uncomfortable close, and ignoring others because of these distractions. “Don’t go up just one floor on the elevator, it’s better for everyone if you take the stairs,” said Danielle Morin, a junior at DePaul. “Also, hold the elevator door open for others especially when you see someone approaching the elevator.” It is essential that DePaul students use elevators when necessary, but not at the burden of others. Students like Morin feel that going up one floor does not justify the needs for riding the elevator, thus creating more stops for students who have to go up 10 stories. Taking the stairs if you are physically able to when traveling up or down one flight of stairs is considered courteous here at DePaul.
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“Don’t sit on the outside eat when there’s two seats available,” said Lando Langreen. “When it’s rush-hour people really need a place to sit.” Similarly, sitting on the outside seats when there are two seats open communicators to passengers the inner seat is not available. When trains are empty this rule does not apply, however at busy times of the day choosing to sit near the window is the more courteous option. Some may behave this way to avoid sitting next to a stranger and feeling uncomfortable but it is important for student’s to empathize with those who need a seat, and put another passenger's feelings before their own.
A highly trafficked area for many DePaul students are the escalators leading out of the Jackson train stop. Walking etiquette in this circumstance dictates wstanding on the right side of the escalator is appropriate, but blocking traffic on the left is aggravating because people leaving the train in a rush cannot get through. “Stand on the right, walk on the left,” said Perdue, “the escalators can be stressful if you don’t know your role.” ]
The ‘L’ operates at a quick pace, leaving little time for passengers to get on and off the train when it pulls into the station. Knowing where you get off and when you get off helps traffic flow smoothly. Pay attention to your stop and exit promptly when the train doors open so others can also exit. “I hate it when someone refuses to go out of the door on the train when people need to get off,” said Andrea Giese student assistant at the Welcome Center. “You’re going to be okay if you get off. It takes a second to get back on the tran.” Often when trains are overcrowded, people llinger near the entrance in an attempt to secure a spot on the train. However, this creates blockages for both people trying to exit and come aboard. Many train-goers like Giese encourage students to be courteous and allow people to exit first by stepping off the train briefly and then returning to their original position.
Imagine you are a DePaul student racing to class. You make your train, find an open seat, and exit comfortably as the Jackson stop approaches. You are able to walk up the left side of the train escalators because no one is blocking your path. As you wave towards the crowd in the elevator, they mothing you to come and hold the door open with their hands. You make it to class 10 minutes early, stress free. Although it is not always easy to be courteous, practicing etiquette while on campus makes the voyage to school a less stressful experience for everyone involved. Whether you are a DePaul upperclassman or an incoming freshman, knowing how to avoid causing frustration, irritation and chaos while traveling to school is a skill all DePaul students should learn.
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By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor
Chicago is often called the birthplace of modern improv. On Friday, Sept. 7, DePaul students got an introduction to that facet of the city’s history when The Second City’s National Touring Company took the stage in Lincoln Park. A line of excited students formed over an hour before show time, stretching through the Student Center. For the first time, instead of students traveling offcampus for the show, the performers came to DePaul. In addition to taking place in a central location on campus, traveling on public transportation in large groups can be difficult at times, especially for those new to the city. “As a [Resident Advisor] it’s really convenient that it’s here now,” said thirdyear student and second-year RA Meher Din. “Getting all the residents on the CTA so early in the school year is really difficult.” The switch may be surprising to students who are used to having to travel to see legendary acts throughout the city. The locale change is due in large part to the new academic relationship between DePaul and Second City. Intended as a way to teach filmmakers the skills and applications of improvisation, the College of Digital Media is now offering a Comedy Filmmaking degree. The only degree like it in the country, it requires that students take classes for credit at DePaul, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and The Second City Training Center. Gary Novak, the Director of the School of Cinematic Arts, opened the show by introducing attendees to the new offering. Comedy Filmmaking is also being offered as a minor according to Novak, so all students can “find their funny” without committing to switching majors if they’re already well into their college careers. In typical Second City fashion, the show was a mix of improv and sketch and sought to highlight the unique strengths of both art forms. The six performers took the stage with the breezy confidence one can expect from such skilled improvisors.
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The crowd of DePaul students quicky filled the largest room in the Student Center as showtime approached for The Second City. The material ranged in topic from race and gender inequality to the issues with sex education in America, at times getting highly political. Prior to intermission, an auction-like bidding war ensued within the audience over the suggestion for the next scene. In the end an animated crowd gathered over $50 for a scene about Elon Musk and Grimes. After the scene was over, a performer simply stated that “we are going to be donating this money to Black Lives Matter whether you like it or not,” before exiting the stage to raucous applause. Serving as the finale to the official Welcome Week at DePaul, it easily had the largest crowd of the week’s festivities. “I’ve been to a few Welcome Week events so far and I’m surprised the turnout
is always so low,” said transfer student Holly Ovellette. For Ovellette, who is originally from Colorado, sketch and improv are an entirely new performance style. Comedy is huge in Denver but “it’s mostly stand-up,” she said. For many like Ovellette, this was the first introduction to the legendary Chicago institution. “I feel like it’s a lot of people’s first times so they don't really know how to embrace it,” said Ovellette after the bidding war took place in the audience. For others, the group’s reputation precedes them. “I have really high expectations because they’re real Second City performers,” said junior Ann Ruhe. “They’re the real deal.”
Ruhe, a Chinese and political science double-major intends to take some of the Second City offerings here at DePaul. The show represents a nice introduction on what to expect, she said. After nearly two hours of comedy, the show concluded and students quickly filed out. First-year students Tessera Jiles and David Schonberg left intent on making this Second City show their first of many. “I knew coming to Chicago that I wanted to see a show at Second City but I didn’t realize DePaul was going to be able to have them come here,” Jiles said. “I expected to laugh because of their reputation, but even then they surpassed that.”
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'Sharp Objects' reinvents tired genre
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Amy Adams brings a powerhouse performance to "Sharp Objects" in her role as a troubled young journalist. Adams is likely to secure awards nominations in 2019 for her work.
By Benjamin Conboy Editor-in-Chief
HBO’s “Sharp Objects” delivers a fresh variation on the Southern gothic crime genre and show-stopping lead performances. The eight-episode miniseries is based on a novel by Gillian Flynn, author of “Gone Girl.” The show is a gritty examination of small-town politics, secrecy and complicity. Camille Preaker, a young reporter at a St. Louis newspaper, gets assigned to cover the murders of two young girls in her hometown in rural Missouri. Camille, an alcoholic who is as unlikely to be seen smiling as she is to be without a water bottle filled with vodka, was unwilling to return home, even if she had a juicy scoop and an opportunity to write some award-worthy stories. Her relationship with her family and the people of the town were toxic, violent and dangerous. The memories still haunt her, and being back in Wind Gap brings a lot of them back to the surface. They are triggered by something simple, as memories often are; the reflection the fan casts on the ceiling in the afternoon sun or a loose screw on a toilet seat, and suddenly, she’s back in a forest, terrified, running away from the boys on the football team, or staring at the body of her psych ward roommate after she cut her own wrists. Camille cuts herself, etching invectives into every square inch of her flesh. She keeps them hidden from the parents and classmates she grew up with. Her mother knows, though. Adora Crellin, played by Patricia Clarkson, is the cold matriarch of
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Patricia Clarkson plays the cold and cruel family matriarch Adora Crellin. the family and owner of the pig farm that employs and feeds the town. Adora dominates, as does Clarkson’s performance. Her cruelty toward Camille borders on psychopathy. She resents Camille for her mental health issues because they took away any chance for her to have the picturesque family she had hoped and planned for. Incredibly wealthy and powerful, the investigation into the murders casts a dark cloud over her perfect town, so she uses her influence to lean on the town sheriff to encourage him to slow down the investigation. Furthermore, she obstructs her
daughter’s reporting on the story. Adora thinks Camille is dredging up the painful recent past by going around and asking all these tough questions. Once forthcoming sources suddenly have nothing more to say after Adora pays them a visit. The flashbacks are cinematically innovative. They actually feel like what you experience when you randomly remember the past. Camille catches herself staring out the window at night and it cuts to an image of her as a high schooler, wearing a cheerleading outfit, sitting cross-legged on the ground with the other cheerleaders. The sound that she experiences in the
present continues uninterrupted in the flashbacks. The chirping of the crickets, the background noise of tires on the road – it all remains, straddling the past and the present. Perhaps the most interesting character in the series is the town of Wind Gap itself. Nestled in between idyllic, rolling hills, it feels like it is its own sovereign nation with its own customs and traditions, like Calhoun Day. The episode surrounding Calhoun Day is reminiscent of “Murder on the Orient Express.” Everybody in the town crams onto Adora’s estate for a celebration of Confederate war heroes, even though the state was home to both Union and Confederate sympathizers. Everyone in the town comes to the annual event, so the murderer must be milling around in the crowd, who are all dressed in Confederate garb, enjoying the festivities. The women in the town “will kill you with their whispers,” Camille tells an outof-town cop investigating the murder. The grisly murders send the whole town into a self-destructive rage. Formerly a town where people left their doors unlocked at night, people begin pointing fingers and baselessly accusing each other of being the perpetrator of the crimes. The whispers around town ratchet up and spiral out of control, resulting in real world consequences. The ending of the series is somehow both simultaneously expected and surprising. The true murderer is revealed in a suspenseful and thrilling final scene. You have a hunch who it was the whole time, but the method and reason for the murders is bone-chillingly terrifying.
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Car Seat Headrest heats up Riviera Theatre
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Car Seat Headrest guitarist Ethan Ives on stage at the Riviera Theatre Sept. 7. The band headlined the show following an opening from Seattle-based trio Naked Giants.
By Sabrina Miresse Contributing Writer
Will Toledo is the kid you went to high school with but never noticed—but that kid found his voice, and the Riviera overheated with his fans Friday Sept 7. After Naked Giants left the stage, Car Seat Headrest trickled onto the stage with a slow opening song, “The Ending of Dramamine.” This was followed promptly
by a cover of the Lou Reed classic, “Waves of Fear.” The show was an even mixture of new and old—or new and still-kind-of-new songs. Toledo and his gang hit the first half of the show with songs from their latest 2018 album, “Twin Fantasy.” The ending portion off the gig was filled with tracks from the critically-acclaimed 2016 project “Teens of Denial”—all while sneaking in songs such as “Something Soon” from the
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Lead singer Will Toledo performs his genre-bending music with his four-piece band.
2015 album “Teens of Style.” The show was a sweaty, skinny-boy riot and Toledo has set that standard. He’s exactly as I pictured him: shaggy black hair half covering his aviator glasses and an allblack outfit draping on his body, swaying with every lanky movement. Aside from picking up a tambourine half way through the show, Toledo provided only vocals to the live show. However, Car Seat Headrest’s extremely large collection of music is all thanks to this man. Car Seat Headrest began as Toledo’s solo project, making music because he felt he needed to. Toledo would record in solitary places during his college years, such as his car—where the band gets its name. “When I was starting out, I recorded vocals in my car sometimes just for the sake of privacy,” Toledo admits in the ending interview sample placed in “Not What I Needed,” an ending song in “Teens of Denial.” Toledo released 10 solo songs himself
before signing to Matador Records in 2015. After this sign-on, the band expanded to a four-man group including: Andrew Katz on drums, Ethan Ives on guitar, Seth Dalby on bass and of course Will Toledo. The four-piece toured and released the 2016 “Teens of Denial.” Since, the band had been working on the revamp and remake of an older album, which was released as “Twin Fantasy” this year. While touring, Car Seat Headrest is joined on stage by Naked Giants to perform the album, creating a seven-man ensemble. The Riviera was closed out by the song “Beach Life-In-Death,” the 13-minute, 20-second-long song on the band’s latest album. This track is a perfect portrait of the band as a whole. The song is filled with clever individual lines, technical instrumental simmering and build up and memorable screaming choruses that easily bring anyone back to the golden age of pop rock.
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'Peppermint' fails to stand out By Garret Neal Staff Writer
“Peppermint” comes to theaters courtesy of STX Entertainment, who is looking to rebound from a rough summer. Their three releases (“Adrift,” “Mile 22,” “The Happy Time Murders”), either lost money or are projected to. To try to start autumn off right (they won’t), they turned to Jennifer Garner, playing the role of Riley North. Everything seems to be going swimmingly for Riley. She has an honest husband, a nice job at a bank and a daughter she loves with all her heart. Unfortunately, one of her husband’s co-workers gets involved in the drug trade and Riley’s whole family gets caught in the crossfire. On her daughter’s birthday, the family goes out to a local carnival. The daughter and husband fall victim to a hit-and-run, as Riley sees them die in front of her. After the law fails to bring those responsible to justice, Riley goes into hiding for five years to train. Once she comes back, she ready to bring justice on her own terms. When I first learned there was a film starring Garner called “Peppermint,” a revenge thriller was not what I had in mind. Having never wasted my time with “Electra,” I’ve never seen Garner in an action film. I’m far more used to seeing her as a young-at-heart goofball in “13 Going on 30” or the loving mother in, like, everything. She does start as the loving mom and unsurprisingly created a familial bond I was able to buy into, even in the short time given. It was clear to me she had done some
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Jennifer Garner stars as a revenge-seeking mother intent on evening the playing field. weight training for this role and the gunplay looked natural, though I can’t say I’m an expert on those terms. A moment in a liquor store where Riley threatens an alcoholic father stood out to me as one were Garner felt especially threatening. Throughout, my belief in the character was never in doubt. And that is saying something considering the image of Jennifer Garner that has been constructed in my mind due to her prior roles. But, yes, as I alluded to earlier, I felt everything else about this movie was average or worse. The score hit all the notes I expected. The sad moments were matched with slow-moving piano tunes and the action parts where underscored by a rock-ish sound (if you know “Pentagon”
from the “Black Ops” soundtrack, they all sounded like that). It worked, but nothing felt unique to this film. Throughout the film, Riley is being hounded by a few detectives who, I felt, had little defined personality. The main villain is an extremely stereotypical drug lord named Diego Garcia. Plot wise, on the surface it seems quite standard and it is mostly. Though they made one unusual decision that hurt the film, in my eyes. All the people directly responsible for the husband and daughter’s death or the rigged court case are dead within the first 30 or so minutes of the film. A few are even killed off screen. I felt as though those should have been the people the film leads up to Riley killing,
not the first to go. Instead we are taken on this chase for Garcia, who is of course an established bad person, but I was unsure of Riley’s personal stake in this fight. Suddenly thoughts began to spin around my head, questioning the morality of our “hero.” Even as we see tweets supporting Riley, much like in “Death Wish,” I was left questioning how right it is for some common citizen to decide they know what’s right and wrong. Going back to the moment with the alcoholic father in the liquor store, Riley sticks a gun in his mouth. Yes, he was probably not a great dad, but this and a few other moments seemed to go a bit farther than necessary. It seems to be established that North is a bit off her rocker, as one might expect after what she witnessed. There is a moment towards the end that shows Riley collapsed in front of her family’s grave, asking a detective to let her meet her family. I thought this would have been an interesting ending. Perhaps telling the tail of a mom who lost it and, while never doing anything truly terrible (at least in the universe of this film), knew she couldn’t live like this forever and she snaps completely. This would have helped me rationalize those moments where I felt Riley went above and beyond the call of revenge. Of course, the film keeps going and gave me a less satisfactory ending that completely absolves Riley of any wrongdoing. That’s probably more thought than needs to go into what I ended up feeling is a barley average revenge film, but hey, that’s my job. If you’re into the genre, it could be one to check out once on demand, but certainly not worth a full ticket.
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5 Seconds of Summer rock the Aragon
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5 Seconds of Summer perform at the iHeartRadio MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Toronto. From left, guitarist Michael Clifford and singer Luke Hemmings.
By Cailey Gleeson Contributing Writer
“This is my favorite show,” lead vocalist Luke Hemmings of 5 Seconds of Summer told the sold-out crowd at the group’s Sept. 8 show at Aragon Ballroom. “I know you’re thinking, ‘Luke says this at every show,’ but I really mean it when I say this is one my of favorite shows.” 5 Seconds of Summer is a Sydney-based pop rock group comprised of Hemmings, guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood and drummer Ashton Irwin. The group had humble beginnings—their career started by posting covers of popular songs on YouTube throughout 2011 and 2012, but quickly secured their spots on the charts after supporting One Direction on their international “Take Me Home” and “Where We Are” tours. After a three-year hiatus from recording, the band came back with a bang with the release of their third studio album “Youngblood” in June. Following the critically-acclaimed success of the release—even beating out Beyoncé and Jay Z for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200— the group set out on their “Meet You There” tour and found their way back to Chicago — this time with The Aces. Lead vocalist Cristal Ramirez, guitarist Katie Henderson, bassist McKenna Petty and drummer Alisa Ramirez comprise the indie opening act. Fresh off the success of their debut album “When My Heart Felt Volcanic,” the girl group joined forces with 5 Seconds of Summer to provide support for the U.S. leg of the tour. The deafening cheers could be heard outside the venue as The Aces began their set. The connection between the group and the audience did not falter throughout the entirety of the performance. As the group departed from the stage after thanking fans, a sense of longing filled the ballroom— almost as if an encore was to occur, but one never did. The feeling of longing for The Aces to return was quickly replaced with anticipation as fans eagerly awaited the beginning of 5 Seconds of Summer’s set. The suspense only built further as any sense of movement onstage caused massive
cheers—especially when stagehands uncovered Irwin’s drum set. After what felt like hours, the group finally took the stage and started off the evening with “Babylon.” “Talk Fast” and “Moving Along” were up next. The band then took a trip down memory lane with their hit song “She’s Kinda Hot.” This piece—which was a staple of the group’s “Rock Out with Your Socks Out” tour—showed just how far the group had come in terms of their sound since their formation. This progress was only exemplified with “Girls Talk Boys”— the group’s contribution to the 2016 “Ghostbusters” soundtrack. Their newest album became the focus of the show once again, as “Waste the Night,” “More,” “Better Man” and “If Walls Could Talk” were up next. Irwin’s drumming dominated this portion of the performance, as his solos radiated through my chest as the ballroom was illuminated by purple and turquoise lights. Things slowed down with “Ghost of You,” as cell phone screens and flashlights overpowered the light blue strobes from the stage to light the venue. The rock came to a complete halt with an acoustic rendition of “Amnesia.” Clifford carefully strummed his acoustic guitar while all four members of the group harmonized with fans. Regardless of one’s connection to the song and its meaning, the connection between the group and fans was at an all-time high. The effort on part of the audience in the ballad was so powerful that the band took a moment to applaud their fans upon its completion. All of the lights within the ballroom dimmed as Clifford took center stage to introduce “The Only Reason.” Hemmings then approached the piano situated on the left side of the stage. The opening chords to “Lie to Me” began as Hemmings’ powerful vocals filled the venue. Once again, the audience aided the group in the delivery of this song with their harmonization towards the end. “Why Won’t You Love Me,” “Valentine” and “Meet You There” preceded another throwback anthem “Jet Black Heart.” As expected, the group’s encore truly stole the show. New and old fans alike
rocked out the hardest to “She Looks So Perfect” and “Youngblood.” The nostalgic feeling that resulted with “She’s Kinda Hot” returned once again as the group poured their hearts and souls into the delivery of “She Looks So Perfect,” as it was group’s claim to fame in 2014.
Before departing, the band took the center stage to take their signature bow to close out the show. This seemingly small gesture actually contains a much deeper meaning—that no matter how far this group goes, they’ll always remain close to their roots.
13 years of 'Sunny'
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By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor
This story contains spoilers of the season premiere and broader aspects of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” season 13. After 13 seasons on air, one can expect a certain degree of transformation both from a TV show as a whole and from the characters themselves. For “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” luckily neither is true. The formula that has kept the show hilarious for so long is essentially to continue with what is known to work and change things sparingly. The gang at Paddy’s Pub never learns from their mistakes and never grows into the adults they should be, making the past 12 seasons cohesive and incredibly impressive. With that said, on Sept. 5, season 13 of “Always Sunny” aired on FXX with the first major shake-up in a decade. At the end of last season there was speculation surrounding writer and star Glenn Howerton’s plans to take a break from the show. Citing other projects including his starring role in NBC’s “A.P. Bio” and “personal reasons” for the departure, his character Dennis is nowhere to be found when the season premiere opens. “We ended up pushing our next season a year because we were all busy with separate projects,” star Kaitlin Olson told TV Guide back in April 2017. In the season 12 finale, Dennis relocates to North Dakota to raise a child he had unknowingly fathered leaving the future of the gang unknown. For the next year and half, fans were left to wonder what would become of the gang at Paddy’s without an
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Writers and stars Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day in a scene from the season premiere of "It's Always Sunny in Phladelphia." integral member. The premiere episode, titled “The Gang Makes Paddy’s Great Again,” instead opens on an entirely new member of the ensemble played by Mindy Kaling. Very quickly it’s made obvious that the whole group is hyper-aware of Dennis’ absence with Mac (creator Rob McElhenney) introducing a strikingly similar-looking sex doll to fill his place. Still, “Always Sunny” manages to control the focus and steer the narrative back to the most recent scheme to keep the story moving, instead of dwelling on Dennis or the lack thereof. Kaling plays a pivotal role as Cindy, a genuinely intelligent
and rational person trying to close down a competing bar, with essentially no help from her cohorts. For one of the first times, a relatively normal person is thrown into the mix, reflecting the group’s eccentricities compared to normal society. Kaling’s performance is strong in it’s own right and meshes surprisingly well with the rest of the cast, which is no small feat with characters that have been established expertly over the course of a decade. But, in classic “Sunny” fashion, no changes are permanent. By the end of the episode, Dennis has returned and replaced his replacement sex doll and Cindy
returning the show to it’s status quo. For anyone paying close attention this comes as no surprise. McElhenney confirmed that Howerton would be returning in some respect in early August at the Television Critics Association summer tour. “He’s in pretty much every episode,” he said. While the hiatus was lengthy, the speculation about the shake-up also served as a way to get people more interested in a show many might have forgotten about. 13 seasons in and still consistently hilarious, “Always Sunny” didn’t need the publicity, but it certainly didn’t hurt.
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what’s FRESH on Netflix: Animation Edition
Disenchantment
Paradise PD
With “The Simpsons” taking place present day and “Futurama” set in the year 3000, creator Matt Groening decided to take his newest project far into the past. Netflix’s “Disenchantment” takes viewers back to medieval times to the fantasy kingdom of Dreamland. There, an irresponsible princess named Bean embarks on adventures with her sidekick elf creatively named Elfo and her personal inner demon that essentially looks like a black cat.
From the same people that created Netflix’s “Brickleberry,” set around a group of bad-mouthed park rangers, comes “Paradise PD,” a show that follows a small-town police department that is filled with truly terrible cops. Extreme idiocy and incompetence mixed with some amount of malice creates the world within which these characters thrive.
The hard-drinking princess is voiced by “Broad City” creator and star Abbi Jacobson among an expansive voice cast that includes comedians Eric Andre and Nat Faxon as well as John DiMaggio, best known for voicing Bender from “Futurama” and Jake the Dog from “Adventure Time.” This marks an impressive career move for Jacobson whose work outside of “Broad City” has gone largely unnoticed. Now, Jacobson is taking center stage as the lead character for the first time, just in animated form. “Disenchantment” has a similar art style to Groening’s previous shows making it feel somewhat familiar from the start while still bringing new perspectives to the table. The dark humor of the show is elevated by the impressive cast while the setting provides near endless opportunities for Bean and her gang to continue their adventures, a perfect recipe to all but ensure future seasons. LACEY LATCH | THE DEPAULIA
“Paradise PD” follows 18-year-old Kevin Crawford (voiced by David Herman) as he finally has the opportunity to join his father’s police department as an officer. Working alongside him is a diverse crew of equally messed up officers including Gina (Sarah Chalke), a cop with a tendency toward violence and sexual harassment of her coworkers. Like most adult animated comedies today, there is a talking animal in the form of a drug-addicted police dog named Bullet who is coincidentally tasked with guarding all confiscated drugs. While not the perfect show for everyone, “Paradise PD” will undoubtedly find its fans from the same group that has kept “Family Guy” and “South Park” on the air for almost three decades combined. It’s highly unlikely that “Paradise” has anywhere close to that longevity in its future but while it’s on, it might be worth a watch.
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In theaters & upcoming films Aug. 15 “Crazy Rich Asians” A native New Yorker travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding
Sept. 14 “A Simple Favor” After her best freind's sudden disappearance, a mommy blogger seeks to uncover the truth. Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively
Sept. 7 "Peppermint" A young mother seeks revenge on those that ruined her life and is determined to make things even. Stars: Jennifer Garner
Sept. 21 "The House with a Clock in Its Wall" An orphan joins his magical uncle asthey locate a magical clock that can bring about the end of the world. Stars: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett
Sept. 14 “The Predator” A crew of ex-soldiers battle the universe's most lethal hunters to prevent the end of the human race.
Sept. 21 “Life Itself” The unexpected twists in the lives of a young couple causes ripples across the world.
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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Lacey Latch Arts & Life Editor
Pittsburgh rapper Malcolm McCormick, better known as Mac Miller, was found dead in his home on Sept. 7 of an apparent overdose. After intense media scrutiny about the end of his relationship with pop star Ariana Grande earlier in the year, Miller largely stayed out of the public eye otherwise. Throughout his career, Miller released five full-length studio albums over the course of seven years, most recently the soul-infused “Swimming,” that arrived on Aug. 3. The DePaulia has compiled some of his greatest work to honor the late artist.
1. “Party on Fifth Ave." Mac Miller After breaking through the crowded hip-hop scene, this song served as a way for Miller to bridge the gap between the old and new generation with the unmistakable saxophone riff leading the song. Released as part of his 2011 debut studio album “Blue Slide Park,” the hook is his as catchy as they come and is a classic example of Miller’s style early in his career. Continuing with the mainstream style that got him recognized, “Party on Fifth Ave.” marks one of Miller’s earliest hits.
2. “Objects in the Mirror” Mac Miller Marking one of the biggest breaks from his typical songs, Miller slows the song down, singing instead of rapping. Infused with jazz, “Objects in the Mirror” uses the imagery of a girl to create a deeply introspective song about his various addictions. Written by Miller and Pharrell Williams, “Objects” is undoubtedly the breakout song off of his 2013 album “Watching Movies With The Sound Off.”
3. “Weekend (ft. Miguel)” Mac Miller Still one of Miller’s biggest hits to date, “Weekend” rejoices about making it through the week to the freedom of the weekend. With an infectious hook and a simple beat, “Weekend” easily climbed the charts. With Miguel’s vocals adding to the infectious chorus, Miller marked the end of a transition he set in motion long ago. Once considered a popradio rapper, Miller used his 2015 release “GO:OD AM” to frankly and honestly discuss his recovery from addiction and his struggle with fame.
4. “Self Care” - Mac Miller The fourth song on "Swimming," his most recent album, “Self Care” focuses on Miller reflecting on how he was perceived following his breakup with Ariana Grande in May and his subsequent DUI. Possibly a way for Miller to come to terms with those mistakes he also focuses on how the media portrayed his character. In an eerie music video released just weeks ago, Miller is buried in a pine coffin eventually breaking free, symbolizing his intent to live on despite the obstacles in his way.
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Vollyball goes winless in DePaul Invitational By Evan Sully Staff writer
DePaul Volleyball came up winless in all three of their home opening games of the two-day DePaul Invitational at McGrathPhillips Arena, dropping their record to 2-6 after four straight losses. The Blue Demons never record a hitting percentage above .207 and subsequently got swept 3-0 in their first two matches of the weekend. Their first defeat came on Friday night against the Connecticut Huskies (64) and Saturday morning versus the Florida Atlantic Owls (6-3), who wound up winning the tournament. On Saturday night, however, the Blue Demons avoided getting swept in three consecutive outings by winning the third set 26-24 against the Purdue-Ft. Wayne Mastodons (7-4) in a 3-1 loss. Even though the Blue Demons were winless in the tournament, the third set against the Mastodons gave DePaul a revitalized sense of energy and collective uptick in team confidence. “That was huge,” first-year DePaul head coach Marie Zidek said after coaching for the first time in Lincoln Park. “If we can move the needle forward physically, mentally, emotionally and compete harder a little bit everyday, we’re good you know and so that third set was huge. That does a ton for confidence, belief, and it keeps the girls and the team hungry to work hard in practice to prepare for our next weekend’s
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Freshman outside hitter Matite Norris digs the ball during the DePaul Invitational. competition you know and they get three more opportunities to come out strong.” Ashley Marshall, a five-foot-11-inch junior, mentioned that the Blue Demons had better poise and communication during that third set, ultimately leading to more trust amongst teammates. “I think we believed a lot more in each other,” Marshall said. “Our coaches throw in a lot of different lineups, but no matter what they threw at us we were able to come together in that third set and everyone kind of gelled and everyone played their role, so it was really important that we won that set because it gives us a lot of momentum and a
lot of encouragement and we know we can do it.” Zidek, who was named head coach of the volleyball program in December 2017 after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego and leading that program to the NCAA Tournament every year, has implemented a new system to create well-rounded athletes. Zidek stated that transforming her players into ones who have multiple tricks of the trade is an overlooked team element. “When we came in, they were very one-dimensional athletes,” Zidek said. “Everybody could do one thing okay, pretty
well, and what we’ve done is we’ve inserted this system that forces these athletes to be good at multiple different things and at multiple positions because then you’re not relying on just one player to have a great game. You’re relying on a system, and so I think you know when people look at the win-loss column they don’t understand just how hard it is to understand a system and to implement it.” For a 16-player roster carrying nine underclassmen, four of which are freshmen, working diligently within Zidek’s system is a task in itself for the entire team. “The newcomers, first it took them a while to get accustomed to the system, but we know it now,” Marshall said. “The coaches have assigned us roles and I think once we stick to the roles and everyone does what they’re supposed to do then we’ll come out on top in each and every single game.” The Blue Demons seek to continue to maintain a strong work ethic in their practices when preparing for upcoming matches as the season progresses. “I think we practice really hard in the gym. When we practice, we go hard in the paint and that translated into the game we did,” Marshall said. “We have the support of our teammates as well, so that’s a big confidence booster when you know the girl next to you believes in you then you start to believe in yourself.” Next up on DePaul’s schedule is the Chicago Cup on September 14-15 that will feature nearby rivals in Northwestern, UIC, and Loyola-Chicago.
Men's schedule power rankings Women's schedule power rankings By Paul steeno
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Dave Leitao's squad has their share of tough games with road games at Notre Dame and Northwestern, as well as, home dates with two up-and-coming programs in Penn State and Boston College. After picking up a hard-fought win at UIC pavilion, the Blue Demons also host their inner-city rivals at Wintrust Arena. The DePaulia ranked their top five non-conference games. For a a full look at both scehdules, head to depauliaonline.com
Coach Doug Bruno's squad once again features a tough nonconference schedule headlined by home games with defending champion Notre Dame and rival Northwestern but also have challenging road contests at Connecticut, Oklahoma and Loyola-Chicago. Not to be outdone, the Blue Demons also continue their rivalry with Loyola-Chicago. The DePaulia ranked their top five non-conference games. For a full look at both schedules head to depauliaonline.com.
5. Dec. 14 vs. University of Illinois at Chicago Last season’s matchup between these two inner-city rivals screamed Chicagobrand basketball. Both defenses dominated the game, fought through injuries to key players, and the game constantly provided glimpses of the gritty, blue-collar style of basketball for which Chicago is known. In a nonconference slate that’s five deep in terms of games to get excited about, the Blue Demons matchup against UIC easily makes this list. 4. Dec. 22 vs. Boston College Welcoming an Atlantic Coastal Conference team into your home arena is always cause for excitement, especially an exciting Boston College team that jumped from nine wins the year before to a 19-16 record in 2018. The Eagles also return four of their six leading scorers from last season. For Blue Demon fans, this game is an early Christmas present and a good measuring stick for the Blue Demons before beginning conference play. 3. Nov. 15 vs. Penn State The Gavitt Tipoff Games, pitting eight Big East teams against eight Big Ten teams has seen the conferences split the series 4-4 each of the last three years. DePaul had a chance to secure bragging rights for its conference in the final game but succumbed to Illinois 82-73.
DePaul is still searching for its first Gavitt Tipoff Games victory and hasn’t beaten a current member of the Big Ten Conference since a 2013 win against Northwestern. 2. Nov. 24 at Notre Dame After early season appetizers against Bethune-Cookman and Morgan State, the main-course offers back-to-back matchups against Penn State and Notre Dame. Last season, Notre Dame spoiled DePaul’s Wintrust Arena debut comfortably taking care of the Blue Demons after a competitive first half. This season, the matchup moves to South Bend, Indiana, DePaul is seeking its first signature nonconference win in Dave Leitao’s second stint. Beating Notre Dame would cross that item off the list. 1.) Dec. 8 at Northwestern We all remember what happened last year. Max Strus’ 33-point performance and an extremely lively Wintrust Arena crowd couldn’t negate the ugly ending. The game was a reminder of the specialness of this longstanding rivalry and one rightfully reincarnated three seasons ago after a fouryear hiatus. Expect more memorable basketball this season as Northwestern looks to defend its turf at a revamped arena as Blue Demons try to snap a three game losing streak.
5. Nov. 22 vs. Princeton Princeton and DePaul have only met two times, the last coming in 2012 with DePaul winning both meetings. The Tigers won 24 games last season, and fell to Maryland in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Coming off a tough matchup against Notre Dame, Princeton will be a tough opening game in the Cancun Challenge. 4. Dec. 5 vs. Northwestern The Blue Demons currently hold a three-game winning streak against their city rival Wildcats. Although those victories were by double-digit points, Northwestern showed they are a force to be reckoned with when they opened last season’s meeting on a 20-2 run. Northwestern’s last victory over DePaul came in a 97-91 double overtime thriller in 2014 at McGrath PhillipsArena. Rivalries usually bring out the best in both teams, and this figures be another classic. 3. Dec. 9 at Oklahoma DePaul got acquainted with the Sooners last season, playing them on Nov. 13, Coleman’s game-winning 3-pointer won it for the Blue Demons as they bounced back from a disappointing loss to Northern Colorado. DePaul defeated Oklahoma again in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 90-79.
The Sooners will need senior forward Ijeoma Odimgbe and freshman center Aspen Williston to fill the rebounding void, after losing starting center Vionise Pierre-Louis to graduation. 2. Nov. 17 vs. Notre Dame A home date against the national champions highlights the early portion of DePaul’s season. The Blue Demons stuck right with Notre Dame for three quarters in South Bend, Indiana before the Fighting Irish pulled away in the fourth quarter. Notre Dame’s Arike Ogunbowale who had back-to-back game winners that helped crown the Irish as national champions, is a player to watch when Notre Dame visits Wintrust Arena. 1. Nov. 28 at Connecticut UConn is nationally known as the stronghold of NCAA women’s basketball, it's always a daunting task to play against them, even after losing seniors Kia Nurse and Gabby Williams. The Huskies reloaded again landing the No. 1 guard in the 2018 class in Christyn Williams to headline another strong class. Despite not having much success against the Huskies, it’s a must-see matchup between two coaches and teams that know each other well.
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Five-star recruit Romeo Weems commits to DePaul
Eugene Lenti suddenly retires after more than 30 years
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Blue Demons name Tracie Adix-Zins head softball coach
Justin Roberts announces transfer from DePaul SPORTS, continued from front page program back on a path to its former glory. But for now, it’s fingers crossed until signing day. Just a few days after the best men’s basketball news since (arguably long before) Tyger Campbell, the Blue Demons suffered a blow to their 201819 roster with the exit of sophomore point guard Justin Roberts. “After talking to my Family and praying over it, I decided that continuing my basketball and education at DePaul University isn’t what’s best for me,” Roberts said in a tweet. “I just think it’s better to re-open my recruiting process and seek other opportunities. I want to thank the University [sic] for the opportunity and the people who truly cared about me during my freshman year. I will forever love my teammates and will never forget the times we shared on and off the court.” Roberts’ exit is concerning for a couple of reasons. For one, the Blue Demons struggled to stick with a point guard for the much of the season after Devin Gage suffered a season-ending achilles injury and keeping some depth at the point guard position with an untested Flynn Cameron and a recovering Gage could be huge. Depth troubles last year put talented scorers like Eli Cain on the ball and out of rhythm, helping to produce an abysmal year on offense. Roberts also showed flashes of brilliance last year. In DePaul’s road match with the University of Illinois, he dropped a season-high 19 points, five rebounds and five assists. He
ADIX-ZINS, continued from back page biggest stage and she knows what it takes to get there.” One thing Adix-Zins will be be expected to do right away is win games. She will inherit a program that has been successful under Lenti, who racked up over 1,300 wins and won two straight Big East Conference titles. Instead, Adix-Zins is not looking to get carried away with how many games she expects to win, but rather taking a one game at a time approach. “We’ll take it slowly and not set a number on how many wins we want to get this season, the goal is to prepare for the first game of the season and take it from there,” Adix-Zins said. “We are returning a lot of our older players this season and I’m looking forward to our first practice together.” Although there is an entire new coaching staff, Scalzitti believes that won’t change the expectations the team has this year on what they want to accomplish. The hope is to better last season’s results where
continued to play second fiddle to Gage at point guard until the injury, but never earned the starting role due to inconsistency and fluctuating minutes. The summer narrative for all things DePaul athletics took a sudden, yet quiet, turn in the second week of June. After nearly four decades as coach of the Blue Demon softball program, Eugene Lenti retired shortly after a secondstraight Big East Championship title. The retirement of the long-time softball coach isn’t so strange within itself. Senior second baseman Sabrina Kuchta said Lenti had mentioned retirement coming at some time in the not-too-distant future, but nobody expected it to come this year. What makes Lenti’s departure especially strange is the silence. After more than 30 years running what has often been DePaul’s most competitive sports program, you would expect a heartfelt send off. Or, at the very least, a public statement from the athletic director — especially if she is your sister. But there was nothing. Generally when The DePaulia reports on the departure of a notable university employee, university public relations officials send out a press release. When we took the rumors we received to the the athletic department for confirmation and comment, there was no answer. Instead, the university’s public relations office responded to confirm his retirement and provide a statement from Lenti himself. But now, three months later, Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto is still yet to make a single public comment regarding her brother’s exit, but made quick work of finding his replacement in former star
the Blue Demons went 35-17 and taking both the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles. “I think getting a new staff does not change our goals for the team,”Scalzitti said. “Our staff is well aware of the winning tradition of this program. We are still set on repeating as Big East regular season and tournament champions and making a run in the NCAA tournament.” The excitement is already building around Adix-Zins on what she will bring to the program and how she will help improve the team for years to come. However, outfielder Brianna Viles is excited what her new coach can do to improve her own game and make her a better player for her senior season. “I think Coach Tracie Adix-Zins will help me become a better player this year because she is very personable and has a deep understanding of the game,” Viles said. “That makes it easy to communicate with her about what I may be struggling with and how I can improve my game. I also think she will make me a better player because I know she is going to push me in every way and expect a lot from me as a senior.”
Blue Demon pitcher Tracie Adix-Zins. The most notable DePaul athletics story of the summer came a little over a month ago when text messages from Rick Pitino surfaced in court filings that suggested DePaul offered five-star 2017 recruit Brian Bowen $200,000 to become a Blue Demon. “Coach DePaul [sic] trying to pay Bowen 200 k to come here. Crazy world!” Pitino wrote to his former assistant coach, Kenny Johnson. Pitino fired back, saying his text was meant as a joke and that the source of his information was untrustworthy. The former Louisville head coach went as far as to say that Bowen wasn’t worth paying to play, even though Bowen took $100,000 to attend Louisville, thus launching the scandal that pushed Pitino out of the NCAA and into the lawsuit that exposed the text messages. Former DePaul coach Rick Carter also denied the allegations. So did DePaul offer to pay Bowen? We don’t know, but it would be quite embarrassing if we did. Having a prospect deny $200,000 to play for half as much somewhere else would highlight so clearly the state of Blue Demon basketball — so bad we can’t even cheat well. That story seems to have blown over for now, but the athletic department didn’t make a very strong denial, if any, when the news broke. “DePaul University takes seriously the high standards of conduct expected in our athletics department and will not tolerate deviation from those standards. To date, neither the NCAA nor federal prosecutors have contacted us about this matter. We will, of course, fully cooperate if contacted in the future by
the NCAA or federal law enforcement.” Those sound an awful lot like the words of somebody who did the crime but hasn’t been caught yet, but public relations hasn’t been a strong suit of the men’s basketball program, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in press releases from the Sullivan Athletic Center. Finally, the summer concluded with some all-to-familiar recruiting whiplash. On August 12, Terrance Shannon gave his verbal commitment to the Blue Demons from just down the road. The Lincoln Park High School standout chose his neighborhood school, placing DePaul’s 2019 recruiting class in the top 10 nationwide. Then pulled back on his commitment less than a week later. And just like Tyger, he made clear on his twitter account that DePaul was still in the running but he needed more time to make his decision. And so, another waiting game begins. All of this is contributing to the growing pressure surrounding the program and Lenti Ponsetto’s athletic department. Even the good news, like the commitment of Weems, puts more pressure on Leitao and his staff to keep recruits on board and help them win games. The DePaulia will continue to put pressure on the administration and keep our readers as informed as we can about the state of the athletic department throughout the coming year. But until there is notable change, in either leadership or the success of the men’s basketball program, our eyes will remain fixed on DePaul athletics in support of the student body (athletes included), faculty and staff.
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As a player, Tracie Adix-Zins led DePaul to the 2007 Women's College World Series with a 22-4 record as a senior and was a perfect 10-0 against Big East opponents.
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Terrance Shannon commits to DePaul
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Terrance Shannon decommits from DePaul
Text in court records suggests DePaul offered money to recruit By Shane Rene Managing Editor
Former University of Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino wrote in a text message that DePaul offered to pay prospect Brian Bowen $200,000 to play at DePaul, a violation of NCAA rules. The message was made public in court documents released in early August. “Coach DePaul [sic] trying to pay Bowen 200 k to come here. Crazy world!” Pitino wrote in a text message to Louisville’s former assistant coach, Kenny Johnson. Bowen, a 6-foot-7-inch small forward from Saginaw, Michigan, was a five-star recruit for the class of 2017. Earlier that year, DePaul head coach Dave Leitao hired Bowen’s high school coach Shane Heirman as well as his AAU coach Tim Anderson in an apparent attempt to court the prized recruit. Heirman was hired in May 2017 and Anderson was hired in August 2017. “DePaul University takes seriously the high standards of conduct expected in our athletics department and will not tolerate deviation from those standards,” DePaul’s athletic department said in a statement. “To date, neither the NCAA nor federal prosecutors have contacted us about this matter. We will, of course, fully cooperate if contacted in the future by the NCAA or federal law enforcement.” Pitino retorted in the Louisville Courier-Journal shortly after the message
SOCCER continued from back page Cerny liked the way the team responded fighting for loose balls and having even more intensity than a regular game. “I just saw a bigger intensity out on the field,” Cerny said. “I just think when you lose a game that always gives you something to work for the next game and so I thought we did a really great job of coming back, not worrying about the loss we had this weekend and just knowing if we win this game then we’re again on the right path so really proud of the team." While it wasn't a win, the Blue Demons maintained their perfect mark at home settling for a 0-0 draw with Loyola Marymount, their third shutout in four games. The Blue Demons backline of Avery Hay, Gwen Walker, Adrian Walker and Sydney Parker limited the Lions to just two shots in the first half and none in the first overtime period. After their win against Loyola, Cerny praised the work of the defense and that again rang true on Sunday afternoon. "Defensively, we're doing amazing airballs, just clearing the ball, just being really gritty," Cerny said. "Not letting the teams get the shot off, again I think that's like the main thing that we're crashing ton
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Brian Bowen has now signed to play overseas with Sydney Kings after not receiving clearance after he transferred to South Carolina. went public saying it was a joke and that he didn’t “believe a word of it” when he sent it. “I said to [my former assistant coach] Kenny Johnson on the phone: ‘I don’t believe a word of it,” Pitino told the Courier-Journal. “Where would DePaul get $200,000 to pay Brian Bowen? There’s no
the box, crashing in front of shots and the back four is just doing an amazing job, just whole team, we're not giving them easy chances and we're just fighting to every ball and not letting them get shots off." After making only two saves against Loyola Chicago, freshman goalkeeper Mollie Eriksson had to make just three saves against the Lions. The Blue Demons outshot the Lions 1210, with eight of those on goal. After picking up an assist against the Rambers, Cerny had her share of opportunities against the Lions with three shots on goal, while freshman midfielder Mary Tierney added two of her own. The Blue Demons did not let up throughout the 110 minutes, despite not being able to put in a goal, as they forced LMU goalkeeper Charlee Pruitt to make eight saves. The Blue Demons also came out firing in the first overtime period with two shots on goal. The Lions responded with two of their own in the second overtime period as neither side was able to find the back of the net. Next up the Blue Demons head on the road to face off against Bowling Green before returning home to face off against Alabama to round out the non-conference portion of their schedule.
truth to what this guy said. He’s a nobody in the business. He hates DePaul, this guy.” Former DePaul associate head coach Rick Carter, who was on staff while the Blue Demons were pursuing Bowen, wrote on Twitter that he believes Pitino recieved misinformation.
“I think people might have gotten some bad info and passed it along to their boss,” Carter wrote. “No money was ever offered. We were hiring a staff that all had connections to Bowen. HS Coach, AAU Coach and obviously I had connections to past teams. People shouldn’t believe what they read.” In his interview with the CourierJournal, Pitino continued to discredit the idea that Bowen was offered cash to play in Lincoln Park by saying he “wasn’t a great basketball player.” However, after Louisville entered the fold late in the his recruiting process, Bowen committed to Louisville over a shortlist of school’s including Michigan State, Creighton and DePaul. Pitino and University of Louisville’s athletic director Tom Jurich were fired in September 2017 after it was revealed that their program offered payments to Bowen’s family in return for his commitment to the university. Bowen was eventually cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the FBI and remained a student at Louisville. The revelation that DePaul allegedly offered payments to a prospect comes on the heels of an NCAA investigation into the Athletic Department. The specifics of the investigation is still unknown, although the Chicago Tribune reports it was centered around a former assistant coach and former player. The NCAA and DePaul both declined to comment on an ongoing investigation.
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Sophomore Morgan Turner battles Loyola Chicago defender Taylor Lambouris during the first half of Thursday's game against the Ramblers.
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Senior Franny Cerny races past Loyola midfielder Abby Swanson while picking up an assist for DePaul’s only goal in a 1-0 win.
Soccer stays unbeaten at home with win over Loyola By Andrew Hattersley Sports Editor
One goal was all it took for DePaul (4-2, 0-0 Big East) to avenge a loss to their crosstown rivals Loyola (3-4, 0-0 MVC) in a 1-0 win Thursday afternoon at Wish Field. After a scoreless first half that saw neither team create many opportunities, sophomore forward Morgan Turner gave DePaul the lead in the 52nd minute with a shot from the top of the box into the lower left-hand corner that beat Loyola goalkeeper Kate Moran for her fifth goal of the season. The assist came from senior forward Franny Cerny who won a 50-50 ball before finding Turner at the top of the box. Both the pass and the finish drew praise from their head coach Erin Chastain. “Franny made a great heads up play
to give it to Morgan and then Morgan got a great left-footed shot off and it was low and tough for the keeper,” Chastain said. “So we talked after halftime about taking our chances and getting our shots off and testing their keeper because we didn’t feel like we did that in the first half, so I think we were happy that we kind of set the tone right away.” For Turner, her five goals this season have already surpassed her mark from last season when she had four goals in 18 games. The sophomore from Minnesota attributed much of her early success to simply getting more comfortable playing with other attacking players. “I think the difference this year is that I know how to play with the forwards more,” Turner said. “We have been able to connect more passes and I think our team has also
been playing really well this year as a whole this year so that has also helped a lot.” This was the second shutout for DePaul in three games, both 1-0 victories including one over Minnesota a week ago. Although the shutouts are nice, Chastain said one of the keys has been DePaul’s ability to limit chances, although the Ramblers did have their fair share of chances late in the game right down to the final minute. “What I’m most happy about is not giving away a lot of dangerous chances in addition to the shutout,” Chastain said. “Certainly at the end I think we could have executed better to kill the game because there were a couple of moments that were a little bit scarier than we’d like in the last 10 minutes of the game when they’re throwing numbers forward but certainly happy with the progress we are making defensively.”
The win helped the Blue Demons avenge a 2-0-road loss last season to their rivals and extended their winning streak at Wish Field against the Ramblers to three games. Cerny said bouncing back and defending home field were two of the big reasons this win meant something. “It’s really really exciting,” Cerny said. “They’re a huge rival I know last year we didn’t have the best result and I know that playing them on our home field that’s an extra edge that we have that we want to beat them. They’re from Chicago, it’s a big rival so to be able to win and win on our home field is awesome.” The win also helped the Blue Demons rebound from their second loss of the season to UW-Milwaukee on Sunday.
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Guard transfers to DePaul Former player returns as coach By Lawrence Kreymer
By Andrew Hattersley
Asst. Sports Editor
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Just under two months away from their exhibition opener against Rockhurst, DePaul added more depth to its back court in Lyrik Shreiner. Shreiner will have two seasons of eligibility remaining after playing two seasons at TCU and Cal State Northridge. Shreiner joined the program at the start of the Autumn quarter. Coach Dave Leitao was happy to add a player with the collegiate experience of Shreiner at this stage in the preseason. “He has experience playing college basketball over his two seasons at TCU and Cal State Northridge and provides us added depth in our backcourt,” Leitao said. “Lyrik is a high-level player in the offensive end of the floor and possesses a high basketball IQ that can help every day in practice and during the season when we open our schedule.” The 6-foot-3 guard from Phoenix, Arizona, averaged 9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists while playing in all 30 games for the Matadors last season.
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Lyrik Shreiner broke the Arizona high school state scoring record with 65 points on 26-of-27 shooting from the field. Shreiner made 29 starts last season and shot 45.4 percent from the field while averaging 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds during conference games. In his final game last season, he scored 20 points with six rebounds and four assists at Cal State Fullerton. He played in 22 games as a freshman with TCU in the 2015-2016 season with the Horned Frogs. The Blue Demons had two departures over the summer in Justin Roberts and Austin Grandstaff that opened up scholarships on this season’s roster.
A familiar face to DePaul softball fans returned this summer in unexpected fashion, Tracie Adix-Zins is back in to Lincoln Park after her last season at DePaul 11 years ago. Adix-Zins comes in to takeover for Eugene Lenti after his sudden retirement in June and to help build on the success Lenti had in his 37 years of coaching. The former All-American pitcher earned multiple individual awards during her senior season, including winning BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year. During the season she had a 22-4 overall record and went undefeated against BIG EAST opponents (10-0). While at DePaul she earned a Bachelor of Arts in communications and later earned a degree in sports pedagogy from South Dakota State. After her playing career, Adix-Zins went into coaching where she served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, Wisconsin and North Carolina State. During those stints she served as the pitching coach for
all three schools. Adix-Zins believes that her time as a player at DePaul and the multiple years she spent as an assistant coach will help her become a good coach. “I feel ready for this opportunity and given that I played at DePaul, I know what it takes to be successful here,” Adix-Zins said. “DePaul holds a special place in my heart and I’m excited to get the chance to be their coach.” Current players, like outfielder Angela Scalzitti are excited to get to know and learn from Adix-Zins because of her history with the school. Scalzitti has already watched videos of Adix-Zins during her playing career and was amazed at what she saw. “Just about every season, Eug would bust out game film from DePaul’s Women’s College World Series appearances and I remember watching a game from 2007 when Tracie was pitching,” Scalzitti said. “He would brag about the success she had from the circle that year. When I heard that she was our new coach, I was excited because I knew that she played on the
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