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Petition Calls for Keeping Grad Student Housing in I-House

University Releases Memorandum of Understanding with City

BY PEYTON ALIE

The University plans to spend over $750 million in surrounding South Side communities.

BY SONIA SCHLESINGER SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

Last Saturday, an agreement was released that defines the relationship between the University and the City of Chicago, as the University anticipates spending $750 million on the Mid–South Side over the next three years.

This non-binding agreement, signed alongside memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between the city and seven other Chicago-area universities, renews a 2011 version of a similar agreement that expired in 2015.

According to Calmetta Coleman, the University’s director of communications for civic engagement, the 2011 MOU has proved successful and much of the 2015 MOU aims to expand on its initiatives.

“The local community has welcomed the job, retail amenities, and neighborhood improvements resulting from projects outlined in [the 2011] agreement,” she said.

“The University has met nearly all of the commitments made.”

Timika Hoffman-Zoller, president of the Hyde Park Kenwood Continued on Page 3

Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 743 Holds Prayer Vigil at UCMC

BY ADAM THORP NEWS EDITOR

A union representing clerical and maintenance workers at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) expressed concern about members’ contracts with the University and UCMC at a prayer vigil yesterday evening.

The Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 743 is negotiating for higher wages and improved retirement benefits in a new contract for their employees at the University. The union is also concerned about treatment of employees under the current UCMC contract.

About 40 union members and supporters showed up for portions of the nearly three-hour long event, despite a persistent drizzle.

Regarding the UCMC contract, the vigil focused on the case of Lester Land, who was a custodial assistant at the medical center until he was fi red in

2013 for threatening and insulting a co-worker, according to the UCMC. A binding arbitration process required by the Teamsters contract found that Land had not been fired for just cause and that the UCMC had to rehire him. The UCMC refused to do so, and filed a lawsuit against Local 743 protesting the decision.

Land was visibly emotional as he spoke about the difficulties he has faced since his firing.

“What I need, I need my job back, I need my benefits. My son needs my benefits. He’ll be going to college this year. God willing I’ll be able to do something in order to provide that. People make decisions here at the University, and they don’t understand the repercussions behind it...I have nothing left,” he said.

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Screw Found in Dining Hall Food Leads to UChicago Dining Investigation Gardner was disappointed at how the supervisor handled the ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR situation. “She didn’t seem particularly distressed to see the screw At 6:30 p.m. on January 11, implanted in the chicken, and said, second-year Emma Gardner ‘Well this is clearly not acceptable.’ found a screw in a piece of grilled She then yanked the screw from chicken while dining at Bartlett the chicken, and threw both away Dining Commons. Her discovery into the trashcan. She thanked led to a UChicago Dining invesme for bringing it to her attentigation that found Aramark retion, saying that this was helpful sponsible for the incident. because they would now pull all Gardner said she notified her of the chicken from that station,” friends and Resident Heads (RHs), Gardner said. who had been sitting nearby at her According to Gardner, the suhouse table, as soon as she found pervisor did not gather any more the screw. One of the RHs then led information and instead destroyed Gardner to the back of the dining any evidence that the incident had hall to report the incident. There, occurred. “Right after, I was surthey spoke to the floor supervisor.

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UChicago Alum Arrested for Trespassing in Crown Field House

BY LORENTZ HANSEN DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

Last Wednesday at approximately 10:30 p.m., University of Chicago Police officers arrested University of Chicago alum Adam Clayman (A.B. ’07) at Crown Field House for violating a no-trespass directive.

This is the second time in a little over a month that Clayman violated the no-trespass

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All migrants from the Middle East deserve refuge in Europe with their rights intact.

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directive, according to UCPD incident reports confi rmed by University spokesperson Marielle Sainvilus.

Clayman was previously arrested by the UCPD on December 21, 2015 for criminal trespass to Ratner Athletic Center in violation of a no-trespass directive issued to him by the University, according Sainvilus. At the time of publication,

On January 13, College Housing announced that as of fall 2016, International House (I-House) will exclusively house undergraduates. “Save International House at UChicago,” a petition in response to this announcement, was released on Monday, and calls for the dorm to continue housing professional, graduate, and exchange students.

An FAQ accompanying the Un iversity ’s announcement states that the move is intended “to accommodate an increasing number of College students on campus in fall 2016.” However, the petition argues that “the purpose of International House will be violated if International House becomes exclusively undergraduate housing.”

Founded in 1932 with an endowment by John D. Rockefeller, UChicago’s I-House is one of 17 International Houses worldwide, all of which house graduate and undergraduate students and aim to provide a cross-cultural learning and living environment.

According to the I-House website, “the mission of International House is to enable students and scholars from around the world to live and learn together in a diverse residential community that builds lifelong qualities of leadership, respect, and friendship.”

Students have argued that shifting I-House to an entirely undergraduate community endangers its distinctive culture and removes an essential support system for international students.

The petition had 449 signatures and over 150 comments of support as of Sunday night. In addition, students have set up a Facebook page called Save the i, posted signs in I-House in protest, and reached out to professors for support.

On January 11, second-year Emma Gardner found a screw in a piece of grilled chicken at BartlettDining Commons prompting a Dining investigation.

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The Pickle of Political Correctness

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The men’s basketball team will take on Emory on Friday, January 29.

Midwest’s Best Shine at ICCAs Page 8 Four UChicago a cappella groups competed, though none will advance to the semifinals.

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THE CHICAGO MAROON - JANUARY 26, 2016

Graduate Student Fills SG’s Community and Government Liason Position

BY WENDY LEE SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

Graduate student Carlos Ortiz joined Student Government’s Executive Committee as its new community and government liaison last month. The community and government liaison is responsible for working with the Executive Committee and for getting students more involved in Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and the South Side. The position had been vacant since third-year Alvina “Nina” Katemauswa resigned over the summer.

Ortiz is currently a student in the Committee on International Relations (CIR) M.A. program.

According to the website for CIR, the program “trains its students

to undertake cutting-edge analytical work and become intellectual leaders in all fields of international theory and practice.”

Ortiz said he was initially drawn to the position because he has always wanted to work in government and help people.

Ortiz previously worked as a community liaison for New York state assembly member Brian Kavanagh.

“This position immediately drew my eye [because] this is exactly what I want to do in life,” Ortiz said.

After applying for the position in September, qualified applicants were required to present their proposals to all of the members of Student Government at December’s General Assembly

meeting. Since being elected in late December, Ortiz has been working closely with Student Government President Tyler Kissinger and Vice President of Student Affairs Kenzo Esquivel.

Ortiz is interested in integrating gun violence prevention into his work as Liaison. “[Kavanagh] founded a nationwide group called American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, and that kind of work is really interesting to me,” Ortiz said.

“The University of Chicago is this premier institution in the midst of all this gun violence, and if we’re able to take a leading role on that—or, at the very least, invite an open conversation about it—I think that would be

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the University had not yet responded as to the reason Clayman was banned from University property or the issue date of the no-trespass directive.

However, the UCPD incident report states that Mr. Clayman “had been warned repeatedly, both orally and in writing, not to trespass on University property.”

First-year David Noursi arrived to the scene shortly after the altercation took place and posted photos of the incident to the Overheard at UChicago Facebook page, showing Clayman with a bloody face in UCPD custody.

After Clayman entered the

building, Crown staff called UCPD officers, who arrived and informed Clayman that he was in violation of his no-trespass directive and was under arrest, according to an e-mail from Sainvilus. After refusing to leave the building, Clayman sprayed the UCPD officers with a chemical spray. The UCPD officers then wrestled Clayman to the ground to disarm him, wrote Sainvilus, at which point he sustained a cut to his face and began to bleed. “ I walked down from the basketball courts around 11:00 [p.m.] to see about six police officers, a bleeding handcuffed man on the ground, and a large pile of [his] belongings on the

floor…. As the officers discussed what to do with the man, he sat on the ground repeatedly yelling that he had been assaulted by the UCPD. He asked bystanders to report an assault by the UCPD,” Noursi wrote in an e-mail.

The incident report published on UCPD’s website did not indicate what type of injury Clayman sustained, but noted that he was taken to the ER for treatment. UCPD offi cers also received medical treatment following the incident.

Clayman has been charged with two counts of felony, aggravated battery, and one count of criminal trespass to land, according to Sainvilus.

City Will Use UChicago Urban Labs to Target Potential Dropouts in Chicago Public Schools

BY EMILY KRAMER NEWS STAFF

O n Ja nu a r y 11 , M ay o r Rahm Emanuel and Chicago P ubl ic S chools (CP S ) Ch ief Education Off icer Janice K .

Jack s on pr op o s ed t wo new pr o g r a m s fo c u s e d o n pr e paring incoming high school freshmen for social and academic success, both of which will be funded by recently imposed taxes.

UChicago Urban L abs is supporting these initiatives.

Urban Labs seeks to address the va r ious cha l lenges fac ing urban areas today. These challenges include —but are not limited to —poverty, overpopulation, and crime. “ Urban L abs helps cities d iscover what works t o improve lives,” said Kelly Hallberg, the scienti f ic director for the Education Lab. “Our approach is informed by the insight that the persistence of ma ny u rba n ch a l lenges , s uc h a s g u n v iolenc e a nd poor educational outcomes for youth, is not the result of the lack of innovative approaches,

but the lack of feedback about what works.”

I n add ition to of fer ing a o n e -we e k o r i e nt at i o n pr o g ram to prepare the 20,0 0 0 incoming high school freshmen, CPS will prov ide summer prog rams for r isi ng eighth g raders. T hese summer pr o g r a m s w i l l t a r g et students that both CPS and UCh icago Urba n L abs v iew as being at risk of dropping out before even reaching high school.

According to Hallberg, Urban L abs’ role w ill be to help ident i f y these at -r i sk students, t o work w ith the city a nd C P S i n desig n i ng the summer program, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these prog rams a nd i nvestments. “ In-depth high school orientation that focuses on both academics and social adjustments is critical in ensuring that a ll students who come th r ough ou r do ors a re successful from day one,” Jackson sa id i n a press release from the mayor’s press office.

B oth CP S prog rams w i ll

begin this upcoming summer and w ill be funded by revenue from new tobacco taxes.

The city of Chicago plans on imposing a city w ide ta x on smokeless tobacco and cigars starting later this year, the revenue from which will be entirely d irected toward funding these programs. “ T his ordinance is a winw i n ,” Ema nuel sa id i n the press release. “ It not only invests in the education of our youth, but works to prevent them f rom ever pick i ng up smoking.”

Emanuel stated that these pr og ra ms a nd i nvestment s w i l l a l low CP S t o atta i n a graduation rate of 85 percent by 2019, 15.1 percent above the 2015 graduation rate. “ Ou r students, teachers and schools are making g reat prog ress every day in our classrooms, and we are pleased that this new investment w i l l a l low us t o c ontinue building on the success we have already seen,” Jackson said.

really great. If [such violence] is affecting members of the community that much, it’s important, especially when you’re a student with access to so many levels of information and so many levels of access to so many types of people. You have a greater responsibility.”

Ortiz said he is looking forward to learning more about the inner workings and impact of Student Government during the months to come. “ I don’t know if Student Government has the ability to change the political implications of how the school runs itself, but I do know at the very least that Student Government has the ability to lend voice,” he said.

Ortiz said he aspires to work

in public service and to connect members of the community with the locally elected.

“For me, [public service] is about finding something you enjoy working at; [something] that helps the people. Working in public service can be super frustrating, but then you have this moment where a person gets an increase in their food stamps because of something you did. It might have only been twenty dollars, but that twenty dollars means that this person isn’t running under budget that week. That’s an amazing win, and it feels amazing too; it’s better than any monetary enumeration. [Through this position], I hope to recapture some of that feeling,” he said.

Northwestern University Faculty Call for Overhaul of the Quarter System in Proposed Plan

BY OLIVIA ROSENZWEIG NEWS STAFF

A recent proposa l by Northwestern University facu lty t o revamp the qua r ter system has led some students a nd facu lty at UCh icago t o weigh i n on the va lue of a quarter system education.

A committee of students, faculty, and administrators at N o r t hw e s t e r n r e c e nt l y released a proposa l to overh au l thei r qua r t er syst em.

A c c or d i n g t o a n a r t icle i n The Daily Northwestern, the pr op o s a l i nc lude s pu s h i n g the start of the fall quarter back five weeks into August.

A s a resu lt , spr i ng qua r ter wou ld end ea rl ier, a l low i ng N U students to have a summer brea k that sta r ts m idM ay a nd end s m id-Aug ust , as is ty pical at most semester-based universities.

T he new plan would also break up the winter quarter, so that students would have f ive weeks of class, a break, a nd t hen f ive mor e we ek s of class. T h is proposa l has been dubbed the “10 -5 -5 -10 ” calendar.

Nor t hwe st er n f i r st -ye a r Ruth ie Cha rendof f weighed i n on the st at e of her u n iversity ’s ca lenda r as it cu rrently stands. “ I really like the quarter system in that it allows me to take way more classes tha n other schools,” C h a r e nd o f f s a id . “ B ut o n the other hand, the fact that we do the sa me a mou nt of c ou r s ework a s a s eme s t er scho ol i n 10 weeks i nst ead of 15 can get a little heavy….

I fe el l i ke b oth Nor thwest er n a nd UC h ic ago spend a lot mor e t i me work i n g b e c au s e o f t he q u a r t e r s y s tem.”

Cha rendof f a lso added that the lat e end t o spr i ng quarter interferes with a lot of summer i nt er nsh ips a nd jobs t h at a s su me st udent s

work according to a semester system.

Mary Abowd, Campus and St udent L i fe News O f f ic er at UChicago, has con f irmed t h at t her e a r e no c u r r ent pl a n s t o a lt er UC h i c a g o ’s a c a d e m i c c a l e n d a r. “ T h e qua r ter system has been in place since the University ’s found ing and no formal d iscussion ab out a mend i ng it has occurred since 1997,” she said.

Nor thwest er n’s pr oposa l led T h e Maro on t o ask student s a nd facu lt y at UC h ic a g o a b out t hei r t hou g ht s on the va lue of ou r qua r ter system. “ H av i n g g o ne t o u nd e r grad with a semester system, I think you’re able to do bett er long-t er m r ese a r ch [on the semester system],” K ara Per uccio, a Ph D student i n Near Eastern Lang uages a nd C iv i l i zations, sa id . “ I f the quarter system is to stay the same I think it would be beneficial to end the quarter before Thanksgiving because that puts a lot of f i na ncia l h a r d sh ips on p e ople , e sp e cially if you can’t travel home for T ha n ksg iv i ng a nd then t r avel home for C h r i stma s break.” She added that this v a c at i o n e x t e n s i o n w o u l d also be helpful from a mental health perspective.

T h i r d -y e a r Ay e l e t P i n nol is l i kes how the qua r ter system allows her to explore many different areas of interest, but said, “ I don’t know if the actual act of having quarters is especially integral to our school.” “ I don’t th i n k it ’s a bad system in and of itself,” said K ay Heikkinen, a lecturer of A rabic , “ F r om the p oi nt of view of faculty, it does mean you’r e a lway s h av i n g m idt erms a nd f i na ls a nd t erm papers, but of course for students it’s the same too.”

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THE CHICAGO MAROON - JANUARY 26, 2016

University Mourns the Rudolphs, Scholars of South Asia

BY ISAAC EASTON NEWS STAFF

Lloyd Rudolph, professor emeritus of political science, passed away last Monday after losing a battle with prostate cancer.

R u d o l p h’s d e at h c a m e shortly after that of his spouse and longtime colleague, Susanne Rudolph, who passed away in December. The couple met while they were graduate students at Harvard and Radcliffe in the early 1950s. They both received Ph.D.s in government with a particular focus on South Asia—he in 1956 and she in 1955.

A f ter ser v i ng as jun ior faculty at Harvard for several years, Lloyd and his wife moved from Cambridge to Hyde Park in 1964, where Rudolph’s mother had worked as a real estate agent during his youth.

Over the years, the Rudolphs pursued long and illustrious careers that centered on

the study of Indian socio-political and economic issues. They focused on the reverberating effects of the caste system in the rapidly modernizing country, capitalism set against the backdrop of traditional Indian values, and the legacy of Gandhi in the contemporary era.

The Rudolphs were decorated and respected among colleagues at Chicago and scholars of India around the world. Lloyd received grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller foundation, the MacArthur foundation, and the Guggenheim foundation, among others.

So conjoined was their reputation as scholars of South Asia that at a talk delivered in 2013, Yogendra Yadav, the professor who introduced them, confessed to having originally thought of them as a single, eminent scholar named “Rudolphs.”

Lloyd then began the talk by commenting that his wife would

go fi rst and he would go second, as they had done for their entire career.

Wendy Doniger, professor of the History of Religions at UChicago, who knew the Rudolphs since her first year at Radcliffe College in 1958, remembers the last time she saw them in 2009 at the Jaipur Literature Festival. “[T]hey invited me to dinner at their wonderful home there, a cross between the Musée Guimet and an apartment at the Plaza. They made sure to invite all sorts of people whose company I would enjoy that evening and who would also be useful to me later, both during that time in Jaipur and still later in my work back in Chicago… Susanne was elegant and quick as lightning; Lloyd was mellow and wise. Their warm and happy affection for one another was palpable, and made the rest of us like one another more than we might otherwise have done.”

Lloyd and his wife both retired in 2002 but continued to pursue their joint research, most recently editing and publishing a book in 2006 entitled Postmodern Gandhi and Other

Essays: Gandhi in the World and at Home. In 2014, he and Susanne received the Phadma Bhusan, the third highest civilian honor awarded by the Indian government.

Courtesy of UChicago News Office

Former professor Lloyd Rudolph passed away at the age of 88 after losing his battle with prostate cancer.

Pay Increases for Graduate Students to be University to Implement Spending Over Three Years Implemented in Coming Years

BY EILEEN LI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Graduate students in the Social Sciences and Humanities Div isions, the Div inity School, and the School of Social Ser v ice Administration will receive a pay raise, the Un iversity announced ea rly last month.

I n the f i rst of two ema i ls sent by P rovost E r ic D. Isaacs last month, Issacs detailed the $2,0 0 0 increase i n the Graduat e A id I n itiative (GA I ) stipend t o Ph.D. st udent s who c u r r ent ly r e ceive the stipend , t o be implemented over the next two ye a r s . I n f a l l of 2 016 , t he s t ip e nd s w i l l i n c r e a s e by $1 , 0 0 0 . Tot a l s t ip end s for st udent s who r e c eive su mmer f u nd i ng w i l l r ise f rom $23 ,0 0 0 t o $27,0 0 0, i ncluding the teaching component of the G A I. I n fa l l of 2 017, the GA I minimum standard stipends will increase by another $1,0 0 0, up to $28 ,0 0 0 each year.

T he se c ond e -ma i l , sent on December 8, outlined a 20 percent increase in teaching c ompen sat ion for p o st - G A I fel l ows h ip P h . D. s t udent s who a re beyond thei r f i f th ye a r, h ave ach ieve d c a nd id a c y, a nd a r e m a k i n g ap propr iate prog ress t owa rds t he i r d e g r e e s . Q u a l i f y i n g le c t u r er s w i l l now be pa id $6 ,0 0 0 per qua r ter i nstead of the prev ious $5 ,0 0 0 a nd TA s will be paid $3,6 0 0, up from $3,0 0 0.

Tanima, who declined to g ive her last name, is a second-ye a r g r adu at e st udent in the S ocia l S ciences Div ision and member of Graduate

Students United (GSU ). Tanima said that the new wage i n c r e a s e w a s i n s u f f i c i e nt t o of fset the r isi ng costs of graduate student living. GSU is a UChicago g raduate student movement that, since its founding in 2007, has pushed for improved conditions. “ E ven i f you get a st a ndard lecturer position every qua r t er of the yea r...that ’s the best case scenario, previously you were paid $50 0 0… now you’re pa id $6 0 0 0… with all your other fees that you’re pay ing…you’re barely making ends meet,” Tanima said.

Ta n ima stated that on ly t he for m at ion of a le g a l ly recognized graduate student union could give students an equal voice at the bargaining table and prevent the University f rom ma k i ng a rbitra r y d e c i s i o n s a b o u t g r a d u at e students’ wages and benefits. “ T he ad m i n istration has framed [the raise] as “out of ou r ow n benevolence”… but t he f i r st t i me t h at [wage s went up] wa s i n 2 0 0 8 a nd that was a fter sustained efforts by GSU.” T he wage i ncrease for g r adu at e s t udent s fol lows the successf u l un ion ization of non-t enu re track facu lty i n m id- D e c em b e r. A nd r ew Ya le, who g raduated w ith a Ph.D. f rom the Depa r tment of English Language and Literatu re i n 2 015 a nd is now i nvolve d w it h t he Fac u lt y Forward initiative, cited the presence of GSU on campus and the newfound aler tness on campus for labor organizi ng a s r e a s on s b eh i nd t he increase. “ The wage increase is a win for labor on campus.

T he Fa c u lt y For wa r d ba r gaining committee intends to build on that win,” Yale said.

T he two e-mails also outlined plans for a framework that “ best approx imat es t he g ene r a l hou r s worke d for various teaching-related p o s it i o n s ” a n d i n d i v id u a l counseling on topics such as fel lowsh ip s t at ement s a nd pedagogical practices.

T he a n nou nc ement a l s o reit erat ed the Un iversit y ’s 19. 5 -hou r c ap on g r adu at e s t ud e nt e mpl o y m e nt . “ We v iew g raduate student members of our community f irst and foremost as students and th i s pr ior it i zat ion of thei r ac adem ic pr og r ess i n for ms the Un iversity ’s long-standing policy that full-time students should work less than h a l f a we ek ( i .e., no mor e than 19.5 hours), on average, ac r o s s t he ac adem ic ye a r,” the second e-mail stated.

W h e n a s k e d a b o ut t h e rationa le behind the recent wa g e i n c r e a s e , B et h N ie s t at , the exe c ut ive d i re c t or of UChicagoGR A D administration and pol icy, sa id the decision-making is complex.

“Student and faculty input, conversations with divisional deans, budget priorities and plann ing, awa reness of curr e nt i s s ue s a nd c o n c e r n s , and consideration of impacts on ad m issions a nd re cr u itment are but a few of these inf luences, and it is hard to say if any one thing is more i m p o r t a n t t h a n a n o t h e r.

This change was in the plann i ng stages wel l before the D e c e m b e r a n n o u n c e m e nt ,” Niestat wrote in an e-mail.

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Community Conference, which organizes committees to work on local issues, agrees that the 2011 plan has proved beneficial for the area and is glad to see the new plan taking shape outside of the immediate university neighborhoods. “To me it’s been a very positive move,” she said. “Especially the fact that they’re committed to the mid–South Side…not just Hyde Park and Kenwood and Woodlawn.”

The 2011 MOU included provisions for development on 53rd Street, including street and park improvements. The new MOU plans for the continued development of 53rd Street and for similar initiatives in the Washington Park and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Members of the Hyde Park community have indicated concern regarding the plans for Nichols Park on 53rd street. The new MOU includes development of a framework plan for the park with the help of the Park Advisory Council. Nichols Park Advisory Council President Stephanie Franklin, explained that the Advisory Council has already developed such a plan.

“If they want to spend money in Nichols Park the first thing they should do is talk to the advisory council. I had not been informed of the MOU and there’s no way we’re inclined to start over.”

Franklin said that the University’s surrounding community has expressed frustration for similar reasons in the past.

“The community has been noted for its activism and its protests because the University doesn’t announce these things until after they’re done, and that’s not honest,” she said.

The new plan also expands on the 2011 commitment to work-

ing with the University’s Office for Business Diversity to assist women and minority business owners, and refers to plans for business forums and workshops to promote local business development. Hoffman-Zoller believes that promotion of women- and minority-owned businesses is important for the neighborhood.

“I’m really hopeful that we will get more employment of the minorities in the community…,” Hoffman-Zoller said.

Further plans in the new MOU include expansion of educational initiatives, especially through the University’s Urban Education Institute, and improvements to Metra in the neighborhood. While the 2011 plan included funding to improve the 59th street Metra platform and to construct a 60th street station, the State of Illinois has yet to release the necessary funds to Metra. The 2015 MOU commits to “making a good faith effort to move this project forward” once such funds are obtained.

In addition to plans for Hyde Park, this MOU includes new provisions for the development of Garfield Boulevard. The University now plans to invest in an “arts and culture corridor” on Garfield in collaboration with the city’s arts community, similar to the Logan Center on campus and the Arts Incubator in Washington Park.

It will also work with the city to develop “key mid–South Side corridors” such as the Bronzeville South Lakefront area with the help of local community leaders.

Overall, Hoffman-Zoller is satisfied with the new MOU’s commitment to smaller projects.

“It’s about economic development in the community, people getting jobs, wanting to eat and go to the parks and enjoy themselves in the communities where they live.”

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THE CHICAGO MAROON - JANUARY 26, 2016

Client of Law School Clinic Granted Clemency

BY TAMAR HONIG ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Last month, Eugene Haywood, a client of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of Chicago L aw School, received clemency from President Barack Obama. Haywood’s release came after he served 14 years of a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a nonviolent drug crime.

Judith Miller, Haywood’s lawyer and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law in the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, is using Haywood’s case to advocate for criminal justice reform, particularly in the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.

Haywood was one of 95 individuals granted a commutation as part of the President’s new clemency initiative, which

encourages qualified federal inmates to petition to have their sentences reduced.

“Part of what’s so incredible about this sentencing scheme is how easy it is to get to an enormous mandatory minimum sentence for relatively little misconduct…. If you’re being charged in federal court for a drug crime, you can be a multiple murderer and have a lower mandatory minimum sentence than a guy who sells drugs on the corner,” Miller said.

Haywood had been dealing crack cocaine since age 15 and had two prior convictions for which he received prison sentences of 60 days and two years, respectively. When he was charged in federal court for drug possession with intent to distribute at age 25, the prosecutor had the option of fi ling two enhanced charges against him because of his prior con-

victions. By law, judges must impose the minimum sentences that come with the enhanced charges chosen by prosecutors.

“It was wrong to sentence Mr. Haywood to death in prison, which is what a sentence of ‘life without parole’ means. Life without parole says that a 25 year old man who barely had a chance can never change, that he will never have anything to contribute to society,” Miller said.

Mandatory minimum sentences also deny the possibility of rehabilitation, Miller said.

According to her, Hay wood works three jobs, studies in a yearlong technical certificate program, and helps pay child support with his prison earnings.

Miller said that the Obama administration’s clemency initiative seeks the extraordinary few, which can’t achieve broad

federal sentencing reform. “[Obama] is trying to find the needle in the haystack— the people, like Mr. Haywood, who are suffering from unjust sentences and who also are the most deserving of mercy…Mr. Haywood eventually had the maturity and insight to use his time in prison to become a new man, and the Bureau of Prisons offered him opportunities to make that possible. But what about someone slightly less insightful, who responded to the hopelessness of a life sentence by withdrawing instead of throwing himself into rehabilitation?” Miller said.

As an alternative to Obama’s initiative, Miller suggests a model for using clemency to address systemic problems within the criminal system. She cites the historical example of President Gerald Ford, who pardoned over 14,000 Vietnam War

draft dodgers after the war, and notes that the current president could work on the same scale for federal sentencing.

Mark Osler, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law who has worked extensively in sentencing and clemency policy, also expressed his qualms with the current system of mandatory minimum sentences. “ If we are going to have mandatory minimums at all, they should be tied to the profit an individual takes from drug traffi cking,” Osler said. “That way we will get to the real kingpins, instead of those who will immediately be replaced in a market economy, like Mr. Haywood…. Overall, we need to recognize that narcotics are a business, and you don’t shut down a business by sweeping up low wage labor.”

New Booth Scholarships Target Non-Profit, Government Professionals

BY EILEEN LI ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Last week, the Booth School of Business announced eight annual full-tuition scholarships for professionals in the nonprofit and government sectors. The scholarships, which will be called the Civic Scholars Program, will be part of Booth’s Weekend M.B.A. program.

The scholarships are partially funded by a $4 million gift from the Neubauer Family Foundation, the non-profit organization of Booth alumni and former Aramark CEO Joseph Neubauer.

The Booth website specifies that Civic Scholars should be between the ages of 27 and 35

and have worked in the nonprofit or public sector for less than 6 years. The Scholars will continue to work at their regular day jobs while taking classes on weekends at the Gleacher Center downtown.

Glenn Sykes, the associate dean of evening M.B.A. and weekend M.B.A. programs at Booth, said the new program was targeted towards those who want to contribute to social change. “ We’re really keenly interested in people in those fields that are already committed to and have a future interest in staying involved in civic engagement,” Sykes said.

While recipients of the scholarship are held to the same curricular requirements as other

M.B. A . students, the Civ ic Scholars will also take three courses specially designed to provide experiential learning opportunities in the public and nonprofit sector.

The fi rst course will involve group projects in a nonprofit or public sector organization under the guidance of a faculty member. The second course will allow students to do an individual project on a strategic issue within the organization they work for. The third course will focus on the Neubauer Civic Scholars’ role as leaders within the Booth community as they work alongside other Booth students to complete a project in the nonprofit or public sector.

The Civic Scholars will have

access to many of the same extracurricular resources as other Booth students, such as alumni meetings and speaker series, but with a focus on the nonprofit and government sectors.

“Seeing huge sectors like the non-profit sector, like the public sector, underrepresented in the M.B.A. program, when there’s an opportunity to increase the diversity by bringing them in, we think that’s a really valuable aspect of the program for everyone,” Sykes said.

Sykes also highlighted how a Booth education would provide Civic Scholars with access to Booth’s network, resources, and the skills to more efficiently run an organization.

“I think they’ll be able to

think strategically about the longer term view for the organizations… they’ll have a set of management skills in the functional areas of the organization—people management, decision-making, marketing, finance, that are involved in the day-to-day running of the organization,” Sykes said.

In recent years, Booth has increased courses and student programming focused on the social good. These programs include the Social New Venture Challenge, a startup launch program focused on social entrepreneurship, and the Social Enterprise Initiative, a locus for research and student programming around social enterprises.

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prised she hadn’t taken down my name, and appalled that she so cavalierly destroyed the evidence of contamination, evidence whose very existence I would later be questioned about…. At least I had taken a photo as proof, posting it on Overheard immediately.”

The post on the Facebook page Overheard at UChicago elicited numerous reactions from people who had had similar experiences while eating at Bartlett and Cathey Dining Commons. Gardner collected other photos and stories from the Overheard page. She “found a treasure trove” of negative dining stories, and plans to meet with as many people as possible to hear their concerns. At her first meeting with UChicago Dining after the incident, she presented a printed PDF of the saved stories.

After speaking with Assistant Director of Dining Operations Stacey Brown at the meeting, Gardner spoke with Syed Ahsan, another dining supervisor on the Bartlett dining floor. “He was incredibly thoughtful and listened

to me speak for many minutes, as I explained what happened and then took him through the photos in my packet. He profusely apologized and was the first person who seemed genuinely distressed about the issue,” Gardner said.

Upon returning to her dorm after speaking with Ahsan, Gardner received an e-mail from UChicago Dining that arranged for her to meet with Executive Director Richard Mason. The next day, she received another e-mail with the results of the investigation.

In addition to discussing her own story, Gardner raised other people’s concerns in her e-mail, including one observation about how smoothies were being served.

“I made sure to point out a photo of smoothies being served out of containers marked ‘For Food Waste Only,’ saying that I had seen this many times and it concerned me,” she said.

Jasmine Davenpor t, Aramark’s director of safety and sanitation at UChicago, admitted in an e-mail that “The containers were not only labeled as such, but

indeed [were] used for food waste.”

At the meeting, Mason presented Gardner with the results of the investigation into her case.

In accordance with UChicago Dining’s policy, Aramark’s staff removed the entire pan of grilled chicken immediately after the incident had been reported and threw out the remaining pieces of chicken. Upon inspection, UChicago Dining concluded that the screw had become loosened from one of the brushes used to clean the grill where the chicken was prepared. It is most likely that the screw became attached to the chicken while moving it from the grill to the pan.

In Gardner’s second meeting with Mason, the latter said that incidents like these are Aramark’s responsibility, as opposed to UChicago Dining’s. “We buy the pots, pans and those sorts of things for the first lot. Subsequently, the provider [Aramark] is then responsible for replacing any used or worn equipment, those sorts of things.

If it had been the grill itself that was the problem, then that would

have been our responsibility,” Mason said at the meeting.

UChicago Dining has now started follow-up training with Aramark workers, in addition to ensuring that all incidents are logged and tracked. Amid this investigation, it is in the process of renegotiating its contract with Aramark and is considering proposals from other companies.

“UChicago Dining is concerned about the reported incident and takes such reports extremely seriously. UChicago Dining and Aramark reviewed the results of the investigation and decided that Aramark would retrain its managers, supervisors and staff on protocol for responding to food service concerns. This includes training on customer service, proper food handling, and food safety investigations,” Mason said in a statement on behalf of Dining.

Aramark responded to the incident with plans to maintain a cleaner and more vigilant environment. “We take all customer concerns about food quality very seriously and have ongoing, rig-

orous training and quality assurance processes to ensure we meet very high standards. We maintain rigid standard operating procedures for the entire flow of food production…. Our employees undergo a food safety orientation before they start work, ongoing manager certification and associate food safety training, and job-specific training to continually reinforce safe practices. Our managers and cooks will be vigilant in maintaining food safety and preventing incidents such as this one,” read a statement from Aramark.

Both UChicago Dining and Aramark apologized to Gardner for the incident, and she was compensated with 50 Maroon Dollars.

Gardner hopes that her experience will encourage the University to consider other plans.

“While I’ve found the academic life at the University incredible, I’m surprised there is such a discrepancy in this vital aspect of student life. I am hoping this is another ‘screw’ in the coffin of Aramark’s partnership with the University,” Gardner said.

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in the best interests of our patients and employees.” “ We have been diligently trying to be a team player. The hospital is not labor-friendly,” Debra Simmons-Peterson, President of Local 743, said.

Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, whose mayoral candidacy Teamsters Local 743 endorsed in 2015, spoke in support of the union at the vigil.

“I want you to know that you are not alone—that you have friends, and that we stand in solidarity with you...responsible elected officials…call on the University to do the right thing,” he said.

James Thomas, Local 743’s Secretary-Treasurer, called representatives of the newly unionized non-tenure track faculty, Graduate Students United, and Students Organizing United with Labor to the microphone over the course of the night. Members of SEIU Local 73, which rep-

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On Jan. 25 the Teamster 743 union, as well as representatives from other unions and allies, held a prayer vigil.

resents other employees at the University and UCMC, and other representatives of organized labor also spoke at the event.

Union members sang gospel music between speakers. Three ministers offered prayers at the conclusion of the event, as attendees gathered in a circle under a tent against the rain.

“In our contract you

can’t rally and you can’t picket, so what we normally do is hold prayer vigils. Praises go up and blessings come down,” Simmons-Peterson said.

The UCMC was unable to provide comment before The Maroon’s print deadline after being contacted late Monday night. Additional reporting by Isaac Troncoso.

LGBTQ Student Life Sends Students to Conference

BY ANJALI DHILLON NEWS STAFF

The Center for Identity and Inclusion’s LGBTQ Student Life Office sp on s or ed 2 0 Un iver sity students to attend the 28th annual Creating Change Conference, hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force.

B a sed i n Wa sh i ngton D.C., the National LGBTQ Task Force is a policy and advocacy organization that promotes social justice and equality for LGBTQ+ people.

This year, it hosted its annual conference at the Hilton in Downtown Chicago.

According to the Creating Change 2016 Conference Program, a goal of the conference was to foster discussion about issues currently facing t he L GB T Q + c om munity. “ Together we will strategize and address critical issues facing our movement including: the increased targeting and murder of trans women of c olor ; the g r ow i ng number of queer youth who a re ex per ienci ng homelessness; the continuation of punitive and ineffective disciplinary measures in our schools of t en ta rgeti ng queer youth; and fighting for

equal employment and housing protection for LGBTQ individuals,” the program reads.

The LGBTQ Student Life Office selected students for sponsorsh ip through an online application. Out of 30 applicants, 20 students were chosen with regards to their involvement and investment in the LGBTQ+ communities on campus, their years at UChicago, and their commitment to issues of social justice and advocacy, according to Tobias Spears, the director of LGBTQ Student Life Office. “[ The Office] is dedicated to providing student s w it h ac c e s s t o spaces where they can learn, grow, and network with others who are minoritized around gender and sexuality. In addition to this commitment, the proximity of Creating Change led us to dedicating funding and also programming to the conference,” Spears said.

Breeshia Turner, an M.Div./SSA dual-degree graduate student, said the conference had both positive and negative aspects.

“I believe the conference provided space to have conversations that aren’t really had within

my depa r tment; I ap preciate that. I think it was more intersectional, more del iberate, tha n what I am used at U of C. However there were moments in which I feel like people of color weren’t adequately represented in terms of the panels,” she said.

As a part of the sponsorship, all student participants are required t o at t end a C r e at i ng Change Mixer early February, in which they will share more of their experiences from the conference.

C u r r e n t l y, u n d e r g r adu at e s t ud e nt s i n I-Hou s e i nt er ac t w it h g raduate students through a variety of events, i nclud i ng T ha n ksg iv i ng d i n ners and mov ie nights.

I-House is also home t o i Mondays, i n wh ich internationa l students prepare food from their n at i v e c o u nt r i e s a n d sha re it w ith the rest of the dorm.

For fourth-year Lauren Feldman, who lived in I-House’s T hompson House as a secondyea r, being pa r t of the I-House commu n ity was a n oppor tu n ity t o pu rsue her academ ic interests. “ I ’m st udy i n g a nt h r op olo g y a nd S p a nish , so for me, hav i ng graduate students from S p a i n a nd g et t i n g t o ha ng out w ith them, le a r n ab out t hei r c u ltu re, a nd spea k Spa nish with them was such a n i n f luent i a l pa r t of my se cond yea r,” Feldman said.

Dan iele Macugl ia, a Ph.D. student at the F ishbei n Center for the H ist or y of S cience a nd Me d ic i ne who or chestrated the petition, has l ived i n I-House si nc e 2 0 0 9. M ac ug l i a , who is from Italy, said t h at I-Hou s e pl aye d a v ita l role i n helpi ng him transition to life in Chicago. “ It was persona l ly difficult for me to make s u c h a bi g c h a n g e . I

c ou ld not i mag i ne l ivi ng a lone…. I felt l i ke I was pa r t of a ver y s a fe , we l c om i n g , a nd friendly environment of people…. International students who had a simi la r perspective as m i ne c o u ld t e a c h me t he s t e p s t o f i nd my way i n th is completely d i f ferent env i ronment , not ju st i n ac adem ic s , but a lso the A mer ica n met r op ol it a n env i r onment of Chicago, which is ver y d i f fer ent f r om where I come f rom,” Macuglia said.

I-House prov ided Nico K au fma n n , a th i rd-ye a r excha nge student from Germany, with similar help in adjusting to Chicago. “ It’s the place where I g ot t o k now p e ople , got to meet people, got t o m a k e f r i e nd s , n o t o n ly w it h o t he r e xcha nge students but also A merican stud e nt s . It ’s h a r d t o i m a g i ne how my s t ay in Chicago would have been had I not lived in I-House. I-House is the b e s t pl ac e on c a mpu s t o ma ke f r iends a nd feel l i ke a pa r t of the UC h ic ago c om mu n it y,” K aufmann said.

Though I-House will continue to host events w it h a n i nt er n at ion a l focus, Macuglia bel ie ve s t h at w it hout a sig ni f icant internat ion a l st udent p opu l ation, I-House’s roots in mu lt ic u lt u r a l i sm w i l l be compromised. “ Especially now that t h e Un i v e r s it y i s e n -

l a r g i ng it s g loba l out r e a c h , it ’s i n c r e d i bl e t h at t hey a r e at t r ac t i n g a nd i nv it i n g p e o ple f r om a l l over t he world , but a r e t a k i n g away basic res ou r ces ,” Macuglia said.

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The Pickle of Political Correctness The University Can Take a More Active Role in its Supposed Commitment to Free Speech

Felipe Bomeny

Where Fun Comes to Write “Where are the pickled vegetables?”

As I watched a bemused professor eye Bartlett’s lackluster rendition of banh mi (the classic Vietnamese sandwich traditionally topped with pickled vegetables and served on a baguette), I could not help but think of Oberlin College’s now-infamous cafeteria food complaint. Several Asian and Asian-American students protested their cafeteria’s Asian fare—from orange chicken to banh mi—as, one student phrased it, a “ridiculous” example of cultural appropriation, in what became another headline-grabbing episode in the nationwide campus debate on political correctness.

Should UChicago students protest Bartlett food for the same reason? According to various cultural commentators and professors writing for mainstream publications, such protesting students are products of oversensitivity in higher learning. The September 2015 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, for example, featured an iconic cover story criticizing trigger warnings with the headline, “The Coddling of the American Mind.” The media, from USA Today to the Wall Street Journal, later lauded the University of Chicago as a supposed bastion of free speech on college campuses. Professor Geoffrey Stone’s Statement on Principles of Free Expression, on the be-

half of the University, earned plaudits for championing students’ freedoms and providing a forum for debate. Instead of neutering material, the statement promised discussion of any legally permissible idea, no matter how “offensive, unwise, immoral, or wrongheaded.”

This attitude towards freedom of speech is often seen as diametrically opposed to that of college stu-

dents whose requests for trigger warnings are misinterpreted as attempts to impinge upon freedom of speech. The University’s position, in reality, does not mean we should disregard trigger warnings, microaggressions, and other additions to the social justice lexicon. Rather, the statement affi rms that such terms should be acknowledged as indicators of changing demographic landscapes in college, where minority groups— ethnic, gender, or otherwise—now have access to higher education and a say in it. Trigger warnings should be brought up as discussion points rather than means of avoiding controversial works, which only restricts

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the aims of higher education, as the statement alludes to in its conclusion.

However, the statement’s prominent opening example— in which the administration allowed a student group to host the leader of the Communist Party— exemplifies the students’ initiative more so than the administration’s. If UChicago is truly at the vanguard of reasserting free speech as an integral component of intellectual inquiry and learning, then it can take more steps to challenge its students rather than simply allowing them to challenge themselves. The inclusion of even one work in the Core could be the proper fi rst step.

A friend recently recommended Mein Kampf ’s inclusion in the Core Curriculum.

Although slightly shocking at first, the more I thought about it, the more such a proposal made sense. Most students will have surely read Aristotle by their second year; in Hum and Sosc classes, the relevance of longdead philosophers and their studied works make for vibrant discussion. Disregarding Mein Kampf ’s non-existent literary quality, discussing its messages as warnings can provide moving and thought-provoking conversation in the classroom, despite its obvious controversy.

When I attended school in South Florida, I had the privilege of hearing Holocaust survivors share their narratives with elementary and middle school students. Unfortunately, many of these survivors are approaching old age, and there are fewer and fewer of them left to tell their tale. Including read-

ings from Mein Kampf (alongside complementary survivors’ accounts) therefore, could not only edify future generations of the prevalent post-WWI ideology and its grave consequences, but also allow for microaggressions as talking points. It is remarkably easy, for example, to draw parallels between the seething undercurrents of anti-Semitism in 1930s Europe with the present xenophobia central to Donald Trump’s platform or the rampant Islamophobic vitriol of Marie Le Pen’s far-right National Front party in France. If the University really wants us to come face-to-face with challenging material that is “offensive, unwise, immoral, or wrongheaded” without turning away or shutting down the conversation, inserting a challenged text like this in a required course would be one way for the administration to stick to its word.

Simply allowing students, then, to protest something like cultural appropriation in the dining halls isn’t enough. Because the University needs to realize that the whiny, politically correct college students lambasted in conservative and even mainstream media are, at the end of the day, still students. Teach them. In doing so, uncomfortable questions may be presented—hence the importance of recognizing trigger warnings—but by discussing them instead of dodging them, we can produce insightful answers and set an example for other campuses.

Felipe Bomey is a first-year at the College.

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The Skunk at the Lawn Party If someone knocked on your door in the middle of the night, would you answer it? If you opened your door to fi nd a cold, dejected soul looking for a bed and a bit of food would you let them in? Would you feed them?

What if there was a family at your door? What if there was a four-year-old girl with dreams of learning to read; or an old man, sick, tired, and hungry; or a mom, desperately looking for a home for her family; or a man scarred from war? Would you answer them? Would you let

them in? Would you bear their burdens as your own? How far would you go?

Europe faces these questions as it attempts to deal with an increasing influx of migrants from across Africa and the Middle East. These people, members of a contingent of 60 million displaced individuals, are the product of the collapse of Arab nationalism under the immense weight of ethnic, tribal, and religious tension. Increasingly, the ancient boundaries of sovereign states have become meaningless

as their governments sow their own destruction in the pervasive understanding that the state is no longer capable of or willing to enforce the formal rights of its citizens.

Hobbes claims that war can only be prevented by a contract between citizens and their government. An individual enters into an agreement with their sovereign and each of the other citizens to ensure peace, but this contract is only valid insofar as the sovereign is capable of maintaining the safety and security of each citizen. The Arab governments’ inability to provide these rights to their constituencies has in effect invalidated the Hobbesian political Continued on Page 7

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“...migrants of the modern era face terror at home, but their plight may be almost as dire in the countries where they are headed.”

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This void of power has led to a state of struggle, in which complex entities of individuals, organized ad hoc on the ground, endeavor to secure their own rights and sovereignty.

The geopolitical implications of this struggle and the increasing pressure on the region due to macroeconomic headwinds and sinking oil prices have ensured that large portions of the affected populations have been stripped of their practical rights, their safety, and their economic security. These individuals, the migrants of the modern era, face terror at home, but their plight may be almost as dire in the countries where they are headed.

Though international law protects refugees—asylum-seekers f leeing confl ict or persecution whose claims have been approved—migrants, defined as individuals who have moved for economic or other reasons, don’t receive the same guarantees. All refugees are migrants, but not all migrants are refugees. The myriad causes contributing to the expulsion of migrants from their homes blurs this fi ne line between refugees and migrants and further complicates the situation.

In 2015, Europe fought to deal with the more than one million migrants streaming into the continent. Nationalist sentiments brewed, many countries closed their doors, detention centers cropped up, and fi nes and deportations became commonplace. At the same time that the migrant crisis tested the economic capacity of nations to absorb large

numbers of ailing individuals, it tested the resilience of the European Union as a legitimate governing entity. The Schengen Agreement, one of the centerpieces of European integration, which eliminated border crossings and allowed for unimpeded, visa-free travel among certain countries, was threatened by the vast numbers of migrants moving unchecked throughout the continent. The Dublin Regulation, which mandated that migrants remain in the fi rst country they enter, was loosely enforced, if at all, and many countries, unused to coping with waves of migrants, reinstated border

crossings and other forms of migration deterrents.

In the years leading up to World War II, individuals all across Europe—socalled “minorities”—were increasingly stripped of their rights by nationalist entities governing sovereign nation-states.

Though the League of Nations attempted to institute formal rights for these individuals, it failed on a practical level and the many individuals recognized as “minorities” became, in effect, “stateless.” They became neither refugees nor migrants—they were simply unwanted.

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as members of a society, these people were the same ones that were eventually driven into detention centers, concentration camps, and gas chambers.

The situation today is markedly different from the one then, but there are inevitable and grave implications of denying migrants the right to enter and coexist in Europe. The EU and other nations need to coordinate a response to the crisis without infringing on the rights of individuals who deserve support.

Nicholas Aldridge is a first-year in the College.

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Midwest’s Best Shine at ICCAs

BY EVANGELINE REID GREY CITY EDITOR

Before there was Pitch Perfect, there was Varsity Vocals’ International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA).

The rivalries in ICCA competitions inspired a book, which later inspired the movie and pop culture phenomenon. A cappella has gained a massive following in the two decades since ICCA started, and the stakes and competition have risen with the growing attention. Audiences and judges expect increasingly sophisticated song arrangements and performance quality—a group has to be nearly professional to win the ICCAs. Last year, the University of Chicago’s own Voices in Your Head took second in the ICCAs, and this past Saturday, they hosted the Great Lakes Quarterfinal, the first step for hopeful a cappella stars.

Ten groups from the Great Lakes area competed on the Mandel Hall stage, each with exactly 12 minutes to convince the judges that they were good enough to advance. Only the top two groups go on to the semifinals in March.

When each group walked onstage they faced a soldout crowd and probably one

of the most nerve-wracking performances of their lives.

A nervous hush filled the theater, broken only by thunderous applause. The audience was caught up in every detail of performances; made up of mostly friends, family, and other a cappella singers, their empathy and awe were expected.

Four UChicago a cappella groups competed in the show: Run for Cover, Rhythm and Jews, Men in Drag, and The Ransom Notes. They competed alongside groups from the University of Illinois Chicago, Northern Illinois University (NIU), Loyola University, and even Oakland University in Michigan. (Other regional quarterfinals gather groups from University of Illinois and University of Michigan.)

Each group brought something unique to the stage: stellar solos, dope dance moves, exceptional expressiveness, or even songs in a multitude of languages. Rhythm and Jews competed for the first time, garnering laughs and cheers with their opening parody cover, “Talk Yiddish to Me”; Run for Cover followed up with a set that evoked everything from choir boys to rock-and-

roll heroes; Men in Drag brought the crowd to its feet with a thickly harmonized rendition of Halsey’s “New Americana”; and The Ransom Notes used slick choreography to its advantage, bringing its songs to life.

When the judges strode out of the theater to deliberate, it was clear that while there were some particularly wonderful performances, any one of the groups could’ve walked out disappointed.

During the wait, Voices in Your Head surrendered its announcing duties just long enough to perform its victory set from the 2015 ICCA finals, including a microphone-less version of fan favorite “Heroes Listen.” They also invited a surprise guest—Jae Seo, a young but very talented second-year vocal percussionist—to the stage for a solo set that brought the audience to its feet.

Mor e th a n a hu ndred singers filed onto stage during Voices’ final song—a menagerie of colors, once competitive but now united. As the awards were announced, joyful tears and embracing filled the stage even within groups that did not advance; they accomplished something great.

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The NIU Huskie Hunks took second place at ICCA’s this past Saturday night.

UChicago’s Ransom Notes took third, NIU’s Huskie Hunks took second, and Oakland University’s Gold Vibrations took fi rst.

Outstanding Soloist and Choreography awards also went to members of Gold

Vibrations, and a Huskie “ Misery Business,” the Hunk won Outstanding soloist turned her back to the audience and reached Vocal Percussion.

The quarterfinal cham- out to her friends. Facing pions were still weeping as the crowd again, she sang they picked up the micro- through her tears: “Just phones one last time. Half- watch my wildest dreams way through Paramore’s come true.”

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BY MIRIAM BENJAMIN ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR

One of my friends has persistent boy problems, and her problems can al-

ways be solved by being honest with the boy in question. I was thinking about how hard it is for her to be candid as I took the train to Schubas Tav-

ern to see Majical Cloudz, a band whose heart is f i rm ly stuck on thei r sle eve s — a ba nd t h at ma kes open ness seem l i ke the most natura l

Photo Courtesy of Zimbio.com

Canadian duo Majical Cloudz performed at Schubas Tavern last Monday.

state in the world. “Just tell him how you feel,” I always say to my friend, but she never does. ***************** Majical Cloudz compr i s e s M at t hew O t t o ( producer) a nd Devon We l s h ( v o c a l s ) , a n d they ’re from Montreal.

Their music is what Lou Reed once called “maxi m a l i s t m i n i m a l i s m .”

Although there aren’t a lot of notes or beats, the synthetically-created organ notes are sustained for maximum expression; the overall effect is similar to Martin Hannett’s spacious production for Joy Division, albeit much warmer. Otto’s music provides the foundation for Welsh’s vocal melodies: his voice soars over the music the way seagulls glide over the ocean, or the way Steven Morrissey sings “Puuuhnctuuured biiicycleee.”

For two people who look ridiculously intimidating in photos—Welsh is bald with strikingly d a rk eyes a nd br ows,

while Otto has hollows voice, the words felt like where most people have i mpa r t e d s e c r et s , a s cheeks and a well-kept though Welsh knew givver sion of R a sput i n’s ing voice to these private beard— Majical Cloudz feelings was taboo, but was nothing more than was compelled to blurt slightly awkward in real them out anyway.

Most of Welsh’s lyrics life. I had a hunch the intensely personal nature are just as unnervingly of Welsh’s lyrics made the honest and plainspoken non-musical interactions as the open i ng verse between the band and from “ Disappeared.” In audience more awkward “Downtown” he sings, “It than usual, like changing just feels good being in the subject from some- your arms.” From “Silver Car Crash”: “I am afraid thing heavy.

At 9:15, Welsh and of love.”

T hroughout Majical Otto snaked their way through the crowd and Cloudz’s set, I marveled arrived onstage. Otto’s at Welsh’s willingness equipment was set up on to expose himself for the an ironing board. Welsh sake of human connecg a v e a l o n g - w i n d e d tion. I was blown away pre -show i ntroduction by his honesty and by the ( “ T h a n k s for c om i n g bravery I saw in its execuout…. Yeah…. Um.”) be- tion. Putting those lyrics fore Otto queued up “Dis- on a record is one thing; appeared” from Are You it’s possible to abstract the c onsu mer, t o not Alone?.

“Disappeared” begins think about the audience “Those that forever disap- as Mike, the man who pear/ All I want is for you listens to Are You Alone? to talk to me/ The way as he drives to work, or you used to do.” With the as Miriam, the girl lishushed piano chords and tening to “Downtown” as the gravitas of Welsh’s Continued on Page 9

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How could he possibly allow himself to be that vulnerable?

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she falls asleep. But when 150 people are splayed out in front of him, staring at him, waiting for him to confess—how could he possibly allow himself to be that vulnerable?

But that’s what Welsh did.

He twitched like he was being electrocuted, and his stage banter was straight out of a Michael Cera movie (“ I feel like I have something to say, but I don’t”), but he sang the living shit out of those songs.

Fuck, he was even making eye and I was honored to have witcontact —I locked eyes with nessed your first pee break.” him right as he sang, “Do you (After Majical Cloudz finished hear what I’m saying, or not at “ I f You’re L onely,” Otto announced that he “really had to all?”

I heard him. We were effort- pee,” that “this has never happened to me before,” and then lessly connected. dashed offstage, leaving Welsh **************** After the show, I bought Are to make hugely uncomfortable You Alone? and headed over to smal talk with the audience.)

Otto giggled uncomfortably Otto to ask him to sign it. He was in a conversation with a and replied, “ That wasn’t acgirl and her boyfriend. The tually the first time I’d had to girl said something along the stop the show for a pee.” The lines of “ Thanks for the show, g i rl smi led a nd he conti n-

ued, “I think it was my second or third… Yeah, after I announced I had to pee, Devon turned around and looked at me like, ‘Again? Really?’”

I stopped still. Otto’s white lie meant what I’d just witnessed wasn’t an outpouring of unmitigated human emotion; it wasn’t someone lowering their defenses for the noble purpose of true connection. He lied to make the moment feel special, to make us think we were witnessing something unusual. Or

maybe he lied because he was embarrassed—maybe he nervous pisses all the time, and he didn’t want the audience to know how bad his stage fright gets. Maybe he lied because he thought it was funnier that way.

And that’s how I came to realize that for all of their soul-baring, Majical Cloudz were still performers, and performers don’t necessarily bare their souls. They never do.

Marsalis and JLCO Well-Calibrated, but Lack Character

BY REBECCA JULIE

corrected course and remained “Everything is Everything,” a a little awkward—a bit remi- walked around the stage while on track for the rest of the eve- tune that was introduced by niscent of sticking a classically playing, serenading the lucky ning, with just a few tuning is- Gardner as “groov[ing] so hard, t r a i ne d Ru s si a n ba l ler i n a aud i e n c e m e m b e r s wh o s e Consider a well-oiled ma- sues in the trombone section whatever [else] you have to do in Cruz’s famed F itChicago seats were onstage. It felt casual, less mechanical than the chine —its mechanical preci- interspersed throughout the is just gonna sit there,” I was Zumba class at Crown.

The finale was a rendition previous hour-and-a-half, and hoping there would be a mosion, its efficiency, its agility. night.

One of the most exciting ment when the band members of “Blame it on the Boogie,” ar- I greatly appreciated the auNo wonder F riday ’s concert at Orchestra Hall, featuring pieces was “ Eleanor Rigby,” would take off their perfectly ranged in the style of a New thenticity.

There’s a reason Marsalis Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz arranged by saxophonist Ted pressed, matching grey suits, O rlea ns brass ba nd. A bout at Lincoln Center Orchestra Nash. What started out as a roll up their sleeves, and jump three-quar ters through the is as famous as he is, and (JLCO), completely sold out— seemingly standard big-band into the thick swamp that is a tune, the band members stood there’s a reason the Jazz at up, walked around the stage Lincoln Center Orchestra sold even with extra seating on arrangement of a pop tune sumptuous, slow blues.

Un for t u n at ely, th at mo - brass-band-style, and simply out Orchestra Hall. There’s quickly evolved into something stage behind the musicians.

As part of the Symphony wonderful. During the tenor ment never came. Yes, the tune walked off whilst playing, end- noth i ng more beaut i f u l or Center Presents Jazz series, sa xophone solo, the g r oup grooved hard, but not quite ing the performance with the gratifying than seeing a work which features some of the sh i f t e d g r o ove s — I a l mo s t hard enough. During the drum jazz equivalent of a “mic drop” of mechanical genius in its element. most famous jazz musicians thought I was hearing a fresh, solo, the band clapped a steady moment.

The encore, a quartet perBut at the same time, there alive, F riday evening ’s con- contemporary jazz composition beat, an attempt to unleash cert resembled a sonic version rather than a Beatles classic. that supposed epic g r o ove, formance by Marsalis and his is also a reason Subaru comand audience members joined rhy thm section, was f inally mercials are some of the most of a Maserati effortlessly f ly- Bravo, Mr. Nash.

Another exciting arrange- in with glee. But even then I the Subaru moment I’d been heartwarming on T V—someing down an impeccably paved highway. The JLCO has per- ment was Crosby, Stills, and still felt like the clapping was waiting for. Marsalis casually times it’s fun to go off-roading. fected jazz to a level of acute Nash’s “ Wo oden Sh ips ” by precision. Every gear is oiled, trombonist Vincent Gardner, every detail finely polished, who a lso acted as the eveand the engine fueled by some n i ng ’s music d i rect or. T he of the finest diesel: Wynton tune opened with each instrumental family moving differMarsalis himself.

One of the most successful ently, resulting in a rhythmic musicians of our time, Mar- variation that was slightly unsalis is a master trumpeter in settling and endlessly exciting.

On another piece, Stevie every sense of the word. Few musicians are as virtuosic in Wonder’s “Another Star,” the multiple genres—he is the only ever-formidable clarinet player musician to have won classical Victor Goines took a lengthy and jazz Grammys in the same solo. I was disappointed that year, and he’s done so twice— t he a mpl i f ic at ion on s t a g e and he brings that virtuosity took a toll on his performance, turning his warm tone shrill in directing the JLCO. Friday’s performance was and thin.

The only caveat to an ena continuation of the group’s recent series of New York per- semble embodying such perfecformances, “Jazz in the Key tion is that it can sometimes of Life.” The band played pop result in a loss of character. A music from the ’30s to ’80s, Lamborghini is beautiful and including selections like the effortless in all things, but ’30s classic “For All We Know” does it have as much personand music by Stevie Wonder. ality as a 20-year-old Subaru Each song was arranged by that’s schlepped across the a band member, resulting in country, blanketed in bumper unique, creative arrangements stickers acquired over its two of songs that otherwise would decades?

There were moments in the have been harmonically monotonous for a group of such performance when I wished the band was more willing to talent.

T h e g r o u p ’ s o p e n i n g , roll in the mud. Jazz is not “Streetlife” by the Crusaders, necessa r i ly about consta nt was surprisingly jarring, with perfection; it’s about sitting in a strange disconnect between a smoke-filled hole-in-the-wall the rhythm and horn sections. listening to raw, visceral blues However, like any high-qual- at 3 a.m. after a few drinks.

Frank Stewart W hen the g r oup played ity machine, they immediately Wynton Marsalis teamed up with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra last Monday at Orchestra Hall.

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From Dream Team to Scout Team WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BY BRITTA NORDSTROM ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

I t ’s a We d n e s d ay night like any other at Ratner Athletic Center, with athletes, students, a nd c ommu n it y members filtering in and out of the building for their daily workouts. As it is the winter season, the women’s basketball team steps onto the court for another day of practice.

However, since it is a Wed nesday, the squad welcomes to its ranks three unexpected members that constitute the scout team.

Although a relatively new practice for Ch icago, the use of scout teams occurs on almost every stage at the collegiate level and beyond.

It allows every member of the squad to focus on defeating the other team,

instead of occasionally having to “be” the other team in practice. At the Div ision I I I level, the limit on the scout team is a maximum of three mem b e r s , o ne d ay a week. The players must also be academically eligible just like any other athlete. Both men’s and women’s college and professional programs have adopted this technique, but what is most interesting about the women’s side is that, more often than not, the scout team members are men.

Such is the case with the Maroons. The three unexpected members are third-years Burke Moser and Jackson Garrey and fourth-year Cole Thoms.

If the names sound fam i l i a r t hey pr o ba bly are; all three men play significant roles for the football squad. Moser is the starting quarterback,

T homs was a star ting wide receiver, and captain Garrey holds down the defensive end of the gridiron.

“I joined kind of just to stay in shape over winter and play some hoops,” said Moser. Garrey, however, had a different set of motives when accepting the offer to play with the women’s t ea m. “ I joined primarily because I get to hang out with some campus celebs once a week, also known as the women’s basketball team,” he said.

T he women pr obably couldn’t ask for better competition from an athletic standpoint, as Moser, Thoms, and Garrey stand at over six feet and can jump out of the gym. Luckily, that is exactly what the Maroons want. They get a chance to face off against athleticism that they probably

won’t see in a game, and therefore the effort must be constant.

Not only are the scout players advantaged in terms of athleticism and height, but these particular players also aren’t something to laugh at on the court. A ll three men play in the Chicago Basketball League and earned All-Star honors.

Moser took home the title this past year.

Garrey certainly has a sense of humor about the match-ups. “I really enjoy coming in each and every week and holding third-year Stephanie Anderson completely scoreless in practice,” he said.

Thoms, however, admits that the scout team is occasionally out of its leag ue. “ B est memor y so far was being thrown to the wolves my f irst practice and being asked to press full-court,” he

said. “ It was a pretty humbling experience to get run into the ground by ballers barely half my size.”

One would expect the more athletic scout team players to loaf in practice, but they are also dedicated to their role. Every member attends film sessions with the team and is assigned to emulate a player on the opposing team. Aside from occasionally being late to film, the scout teamers are constantly engaged, running through their offense on one side of the court while the actual players warm up and do offensive drills. “ Ever y Wed nesd ay, I’m usually being aggressive getting some boards, or just f lat-out dunking on the girls,” said Moser of his contributions. ( It seems that most of the women’s team would re-

fute the claim of dunks).

G a r r ey, on t he ot her hand, br ings a deeper level of engagement to the team. “A side from the givens, such as basketball shoes, I always bring a desire to help the team win and improve,” he said.

Regardless of motivations, the scout team brings much to the table for the women’s basketball squad. Every player on the team appreciates t he c om m itment t h at the three men g ive to the program, and every player has acknowledged that the trio makes the unit better. Indeed, after implementing the scout team program last year, the Maroons went 12 –2 in conference play.

Editor’s Note: Britta Nordstrom is a member of the women’s basketball team.

Maroons Fall to a Strong Elmhurst Squad WRESTLING

BY ANDREW BEYTAGH SPORTS EDITOR

Over the weekend, the Maroons returned to Elmhurst College, where they competed just a week ago at the Al Hanke Invitational.

Last weekend, there were 11 teams at Elmhurst, and the South Siders didn’t get a chance to take on the home squad. This time, though, they battled the Bluejays in a dual meet. Elmhurst’s team ranks No. 8 in the nation according to InterMat Wrestle, so the Maroons knew it would be a good test of their form.

They started out the meet on fire with a firstperiod pin by second-year Devan Richter. At 125 pounds and the 2015 UAA Rookie of the Year, Richter recorded his seventh pin of the year. Following Richter’s pin, first-year Louis DeMarco won his match 3–1 at 133 pounds. Newcomer DeMarco has been a consistent force for the squad this year.

However, this 9–0 lead after the first two matches

was the largest that Chicago would see that day.

Elmhurst rolled through seven of the next eight matches, with the Maroons’ only victory coming from fourth-year Paul Papoutsis.

Papoutsis defeated a tough competitor from Elmhurst in a close match that ended in a 6–2 decision.

Tough competition has defined Chicago’s season thus far. With losses in their last three duals and a sixth place finish last week, the Maroons are struggling to find a win. However, scheduling competition like Elmhurst earlier in the year prepares them for the consistently tough UAA championships.

Although the UAA conference only boasts three teams for wrestling–NYU, Case Western, and Chicago–winning the championship certainly comes with bragging rights. Based on NYU’s 6–4 record and Case’s 6 –10 status, the Maroons certainly have a chance to make a mark.

Richter commented on this week’s performance,

saying, “We learned a lot about the areas we need to improve in, both as a team and as individuals.

The coaches realize this and have started addressing our problem areas in the room by emphasizing the technique that we are struggling with.”

Looking forward to the rest of the year, Richter said, “As long as the team gives it their all these next few weeks and tries to correct their mistakes, we should be good to go by the time UAAs roll around.”

With the UA As fast approaching on February 13, the South Siders have limited opportunities to fine-tune their roster and technique, but the home mat advantage will hopefully provide a boost.

The Maroons look to get back on track and continue their progress at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational at Wheaton College on January 29 and 30. The 35-team meet will be a true litmus test for the squad as it quickly heads toward the UAA Championships.

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Chua, Iranpour Lead Charge in Victory Over DI Chicago State TENNIS

BY ZACHARY PIERCE SPORTS STAFF

Both the men’s and women’s squads hopped on a bus and traveled just south of campus this weekend to square off against a Division I team, Chicago State University, at Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet & Fitness Club. Even though they would seem to be disadvantaged based on NCAA Division, both teams came away with decisive victories in their fi rst dual meet of the season. The UChicago women won 5–2 while the men won 6–1.

In singles play for the women, Ariana Iranpour won handily 6 –1, 6 –2 against her opponent at the number one spot for the Maroons. She was followed by first-year Rachel Kim with a 6 –3, 6 –4 victory

and fourth-year Stephanie Lee who also won easily 6–2, 6–0. First-year Kaela Bynoe was also able to pull out a victory in three sets with a 6–3, 2–6, 10–6 triumph at the four spot. The women also proceeded to sweep Chicago State in all three doubles matches.

A fter the win, K im said, “Considering that this was my fi rst match since preseason, I was pleased with the way I played. It was a great feeling to be back on the court competing for our school alongside an incredible group of girls.

This win was a great start to our season. We brought great energy to the courts and took down a DI team.

Everyone played well today and I couldn’t have been more proud of the way we performed. I am excited for the big things that this season has for the UC women’s

tennis team.”

The men complemented the women’s win with a convincing victory of their own. At the number one spot, second-year Nicolas Chua led the team with an impressive two-set win in which his competitor scored no more than three points. He also managed a doubles win with his partner, fellow second-year David Liu, 6–4.

When asked about his performance, Chua said, “It’s always nice to start the season winning. We took care of the doubles point, but we definitely had many chances to close it out earlier and more efficiently. As for singles, I was very happy with the way I played, especially for my first match in a while. I didn’t get broken throughout the match so I was happy with that, and I did

Top Individual Performances Shows Promise for South Siders TRACK & FIELD

BY MICHAEL CHEIKEN SPORTS STAFF

Continuing with their preseason competition, the Maroons traveled to Bloomington, IL for the Illinois Wesleyan University Triangular this past weekend. The meet provided the squad with a great opportunity to get in some warm-up reps before the competition really gets into gear in a few short weeks.

On the men’s side, third-year Temisan Osowa showed that he would be instrumental in Chicago’s success this season for the second week in a row. Once again, the sprinter took first place in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, with times of 7.14 and 23.45 seconds, respectively. As Osowa continues to regain his form and approach his times from last year, he will certainly remain a runner to watch come conference.

The other sprinters on the men’s team followed in the third-year’s footsteps.

Despite being in a slower heat, fourth-year Ryan Manzuk and first-year John Havlik placed first and fourth, respectively, in the 400-meter. Manzuk kept up his recent form and set a personal record in the event with a time of 51.44 seconds. He garnered the men’s team five points with his finish atop the podium.

Second-year Patrick LeFevre matched his time from last week in the 60-meter

hurdles at 8.57 seconds, taking home first place in the event for the second time.

The throwers brought home victories for the Maroons as well. Third-year Andrew Maneval won the shot put. Fourth-year Nathan Massey and third-year Brandon Dixon finished first and second, respectively, in the weight throw.

Second-year thrower Elazar Chertow found their performances a source of optimism for the season to come. “I don’t know. Shock the nation. Something like that. That’s what I’m thinking,” he said.

The distance runners did not meet the same success at the meet, as Chicago’s mainstays fourth-year Michael Frasco, third-year Gareth Jones, and third-year Timofey Karginov were unable to make the trip. In the 1200-meter, first-year Owen Melia was Chicago’s top finisher, just missing out on the podium and taking home fifth place. Third-year Nick Nielsen took second in the mile, while his compatriot third-year Eyal Hanfling set a personal record on his way to third place in the 3k.

The women had many bright spots of their own, but none greater than fourthyear Nkemdilim Nwaokolo, who took first place in the weight throw and second place in the shot put. While upperclassmen were putting in the majority of the

top finishes, first-year Nicole VacaGuzman provided great encouragement for the future of Chicago track and field. She and teammate third-year Eleanor Kang took first and second place, respectively, in the 400-meter dash.

Watching the young ones race is always a delight for the upperclassmen, and VacaGuzman’s teammates had nothing but praise for the runner. Third-year Minnie Horvath said of the race, “Nicole had a great debut and seems especially focused on shocking the nation this season.”

The women showed a similar degree of excellence in the 1200-meter run. Fourth-year Brianna Hickey led a trio of Maroons to second, third, and fourth place in the medium distance event. Second-year Cassidy McPherson joined her on the podium, while third-year Michelle Dobbs finished less than half a second behind her teammate.

The meet provided invaluable experience for the newer runners while giving the Maroons a chance to continue getting into shape for a season against solid competition. With that in mind, first-year jumper Thomas Rhines said, “It was worth the drive.”

T his coming weekend the Maroons travel to UW–Whitewater for the Warhawk Invite, which will be the Maroons’ first large meet of the season.

a good job of neutralizing his strong serve. Hopefully I’ll continue to improve and I think I have a shot of doing better than last year.”

At the number two spot for the South Siders was second-year Peter Leung who, despite dropping the first set, came back in three sets to defeat his opponent in a third set tiebreak 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 (7–5).

Leung said, “I am very excited with our team’s performance. We came off the match with good energy, focus, and discipline.

We usually have a great energy boost from our lower lines because of our depth, but we had to deal without it today. Despite this, all of us came out with great fight routing a DI team.

The future looks good for us, and I hope we can keep it up and shoot for the title.”

The next match for the men’s team is this coming Sunday, January 31, at Coe College beginning at

11 a.m. The women won’t be on the courts until February 6 at UW–Milwaukee starting at 12:30 p.m.

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Second-year David Liu plays in his doubles match against Chicago State University this past Saturday.

No. 8 Women’s and No. 11 Men’s Squads Dominant at DePauw SWIM & DIVE

BY RHEA BHOJWANI SPORTS STAFF

T he M a r o o n s d i s played prowess, strength, and skill in Saturday’s tri-meet hosted by DePauw this past Saturday in Greencastle, IN. The Chicago men and women both emerged victorious as they showed their competition what they are made of.

T he men’s prog ram was victorious over DePauw 125 –105, and Calv i n C ol lege 1 2 5 –11 2 .

Meanwhile, the women defeated DePauw 162 – 80 and Calvin 180 – 63.

In addition to these triumphs, the Maroon diving team earned multiple NCA A B cut scores.

As the squad gets closer to championships, each individual athlete made his or her mark and exuded confidence, showing major potential for future success.

The men’s team raced to six victories for the day. Two of these fantastic finishes were provided by first-year Alexander Farrell, who placed first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.27 and the 10 0 -yard freestyle with a time of 47.43.

T he women enjoyed wins from thirdye a r M aya S cheid l , who brought home vic-

tories in the 10 0 -yard and 200-yard freestyles with times of 53.63 and 1:5 5 .10 , r e s p e c t ively.

Third-year A lison Wall and first-year Christina Cheng added to the win total as well. Wall took the 200-yard individual medley and also contributed to the success of the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Cheng placed first in the 2 0 0 -ya rd breaststroke and won the 20 0 -yard medley relay.

W hen a sked ab out her impressive performance against DePauw and Calvin, Wall said, “I was happy with my individual performances. I went a career best time in the 200 IM, so I was very excited about that.

I don’t get to swim that event very often, so it was fun to swim something different.”

In terms of the team’s overa ll per formance, Wall said, “As a team, I believed that we performed very well. We are currently going through our toughest training of the season, so we are all tired and broken down.

Even though we are broken down, we were still able to swim fast, have a dominating performance, and come out on top.”

As for the immediate future, Wall emphasized that the team is hard at

work preparing for big meets later on. “[We are] preparing for the championship season by having really tough training,” the third-year said. “That may not seem like we are preparing, but the harder we work in practice now, the better the results will be when we rest for conference. We still have a couple of weeks of hard training before we start br i ng i ng the ya rd age down and resting. I think if we keep working hard in practice everyday and most impor tantly stay healthy, we will be ready to go for conference in a few weeks.”

As the season closes in on the championships, the team looks to make the final push to the end.

Wall said, “My goals for the championships are to swim fast and be the most supportive teammate I can. Also, I think it would be g reat i f I could qualify for NCA As individually.”

The Maroons will be getting ready for their meet against Lake Forest and Olivet Nazarene this Saturday. The meet begins at 1 p.m.

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SPORTS IN-QUOTES... Second-year thrower Elazar Chertow on the Maroons’ plans for the season: “I don’t know. Shock the nation. Something like that.”

Streak Extends to 13 for No. 12 Chicago MEN’S BASKETBALL

BY EMMETT ROSENBAUM SPORTS STAFF

Another weekend, another two wins for the Chicago men’s basketball team.

The No. 11 squad dispatched the No. 17 NYU Violets on Friday and the Brandeis University Judges on Sunday, with both victories coming in front of some of the largest crowds of the year. The Maroons, now having won 13 games in a row, improve to 5–0 in conference play.

Friday night was Hoops at Hogwarts, at which a packed house of students received Harry Potter–themed T-shir ts and watched a Quidditch match during halftime. However, the main attraction was the game itself, as the Chicago squad faced its biggest challenge of the season so far: the Violets of NYU. The Maroons jumped out to an early lead and were ahead 21–6 early in the first half. Strong showings from fourthyear forward Jordan Smith, who netted 15 points, and third-year forward Waller Perez with 14 points, helped the South Siders maintain their lead the entire game, with the final score tallying 69 –58 in Chicago’s favor.

Coming off their Hoops at Hogwarts high, the Maroons faced off against Brandeis on Sunday afternoon. However, the squad came out sluggish. Both teams missed easy shots and struggled to string passes together. Each team shot below 40 percent from the field in the first half, and the Maroons were

lucky to exit the period with a 24 –22 lead.

Yet when the Maroons emerged for the second half, they looked nothing like the group that couldn’t find the bottom of the bucket earlier in the game.

They managed over 50 percent from field, including five three-pointers, and pulled away from Brandeis fast, winning handily by a score of 65–50.

“We settled down on offense,” said second-year forward Ryan Shearmire of the second-half explosion. “We understand that the first four to five minutes of the second half are vital to how the game goes, so we really made sure we were juiced coming out of the locker room.”

The victories this weekend were defining moments in a season that is shaping up to be special for the Maroons. The squad is forming an identity by defeating a ranked conference opponent and emerging victorious in a game where the team wasn’t at its best. However, the players aren’t letting themselves get distracted by what their accomplishments might mean for the school. “[With regard to] the history component, we aren’t worried about that,” a pensive Shearmire observed. “The only thing we can control is the next game and how we are playing and practicing; the rest takes care of itself. As for our success, a lot of it has to do with how close we are as a team. We love being around each other, even Tyler Howard,

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Third-year forward Collin Barthel prepares to play defense in a game earlier this season.

and that translates into cohesiveness on the court.”

“We proved that when we play together and are focused we can compete with anybody. We have an enormous weekend against Emory and Rochester coming up to prove that we can stay consistent,” he said. With Emory and

Rochester representing their biggest conference challenges besides the Violets, the road won’t be getting easier for the Maroons anytime soon.

The Maroons face off against Emory at Ratner Athletic Center on Friday, January 29. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Conference Home Openers Results in Loss to NYU, Win Over Brandeis WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BY MICHAEL HINKLEY SPORTS STAFF

The Maroons returned home over the weekend to take on a pair of UA A opponents. On Friday, the team faced a nationally ranked squad from New York University. Despite playing with high energy, Chicago fell victim to the Vio-

lets’ accurate shooting and suffered a decisive loss. Encouragingly, the Maroons bounced back on Sunday with a dominant 73–59 victory over Brandeis. With these results, Chicago moves to 10 – 6 overall and 2–3 in conference action.

In the fi rst leg of the doubleheader, both teams got off to a fast start. The Maroons put up 23 points in the fi rst

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First-year forward Olariche Obi celebrates a three-point conversion earlier this season.

quarter, but NYU answered with 22.

Coming off the bench, second-year guard Madison Dunbar provided a spark for the home team, scoring seven points on her own in the opening period. Unfortunately, Chicago fell into foul trouble early as well. Six players, including three starters, committed at least two fouls before halftime. With key Maroons on the bench, NYU took advantage and outscored the hosts 24–7 in the second quarter.

“When we get into foul trouble, it’s hard for us to matchup with the other teams,” said third-year guard Stephanie Anderson. “We want to play aggressive defense, but we also can’t afford to foul too often. It’s a delicate balance.”

Facing a large deficit at the half, the Maroons were not deterred. The squad fought hard and stayed on pace with the Violets throughout the remainder of the contest. Unfortunately, they were never able to gain any ground on their opponents, who seemingly couldn’t miss from long range. NYU shot a remarkable 64 percent from three-point range. On top of this, the Violets converted 20 of 23 free throws to keep the game out of reach.

At the fi nal whistle, NYU prevailed, earning a 71–55 victory. For the Maroons, Dunbar and third-year forward Britta Nordstrom finished with 10 points each. As a whole, the squad grabbed 31 rebounds, the same number as their opponents. But Chicago struggled to score

and converted just 39 percent from the field, which eventually led to their demise.

Against Brandeis, the Maroons came out far more aggressive and looked strong throughout. Thanks to continuous ball movement and high-percentage shooting, the team pulled away, securing a decisive victory in a game they led for nearly every second. Nordstrom had a career day, posting a season-high 24 points to go along with five rebounds. Anderson and second-year guard Elizabeth Nye also provided high-scoring performances, banking 16 and 17 points, respectively.

After the game, Anderson said, “We got back on the right track against Brandeis. Everyone played together and we had really good energy all game. I’m really proud of my team.”

This weekend, the Maroons will remain in the Windy City to take on another pair of UAA foes. Chicago will host the Emory University Eagles on Friday, January 29. Then, the squad will take on No. 7 Rochester on Sunday. Given that the UA A is so competitive and evenly matched this season, this weekend gives the Maroons a great chance to move into the top ranks of the conference. Last year, Chicago beat both teams in both meetings, so the South Siders are hoping to continue this success. To start the weekend, the Maroons tip off against the Eagles at 6 p.m. Friday at Ratner Athletics Center.