APRIL 27, 2018
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SINCE 1892
VOL. 129, ISSUE 43
30 Years Later, U of C Opens a Trauma Center
Sydney Combs
The University’s trauma center will open on May 1, reducing ambulance ride times for South Side trauma victims. This issue features the tragedies and the activism that preceded the center, and information from officials on what to expect. Pictured: A 2014 protest at a construction site at East 56th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue.
Rallies, Sit-ins, and Padlocks: the History of Trauma Activism BY JASON LALLJEE AND DEEPTI SAILAPPAN NEWS EDITORS
The University ’s Level I adult trauma center, which will open on campus on Tuesday, was officially announced on December 17, 2015, but its history precedes the announcement by several years. In some ways, that final announcement in 2015 heralded the end of an era, though the community and campus activists who had agitated for it for years — since August 2010 — might deny that characterization. Work remains to be done even now, as the trauma center is poised to open, stressed
Darrius Lightfoot, cofounder of Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY ) and an early proponent of a trauma center on the South Side. “Folks aren’t going to stop getting shot,” he told T he M aroon . Over the years, the Trauma Care Coalition (TCC) grew to include Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) and its youth affiliate, FLY; Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO); the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA); National Nurses United; Students for Health Equity (SHE), a University student group; and the Prayer and Action Collective (PAC), formerly Trauma Center Prayers.
BY OREN OPPENHEIM SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
University of Chicago Medicine is running an expensive ad campaign featuring the slogan “At the Forefront” in magazines and on billboards, coinciding with the trauma center launch. But for Kristen Ambrose, 22, the trauma center is opening five years too late. Her brother Kevin died on a long ambulance ride to Stroger Hospital after he was shot near the 47th Street Garfield Green Line stop on May 7, 2013. It is not lost on Kristen that the University stopped providing adult trauma care three decades ago, when officials became tired of footing the bill.
After years of community activism and preparation, UChicago Medicine will open its level 1 adult trauma center—the only one on the South Side—on May 1. The Maroon sat down with Debra Allen, UChicago Medicine’s clinical director of trauma, and Dr. Ken Wilson, the deputy director of trauma, to discuss their professional backgrounds, the trauma center designation, and the future of UChicago Medicine. Allen has been in trauma care for over thirty years, and came to UChicago Medicine last year after working as the regional
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Trauma Official: “We’re filling a real need”
The campaign’s beginning, however, was personal. The first cries for a trauma center to be reinstated at the University came from the family and friends of 18-year-old Damian Turner, a cofounder of FLY who was killed on August 15, 2010. The Beginning F LY initially formed in 2 0 0 7 a s a t emp or a r y a fter-school and summer program for youth run by STOP, according to Lightfoot, who said he was already active with STOP as a 15-year-old living in Woodlawn. After the program reached its scheduled end date, Lightfoot said he and a group of others, including Turner, decided to continue FLY but
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Events 4/27– 4/30
Trauma Center Activist: “The bloodshed is on their hands” Continued from front
Tomorrow Workshop on Racial Justice University Church, 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. A free interactive workshop discussing new ways to work for racial justice will be facilitated by Rev. Velda Love, national minister for Racial Justice for the United Church of Christ. The workshop is hosted by Black Lives Matter of University Church. It is open to the public and includes lunch. RSVPs appreciated to uchurch@UniversityChurchChicago.org or 773-363-8142. A Meeting of Two Seas 2.0 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Music, dance, and poetry highlight the rich diversity and intermingling of Hindu and Muslim artistic traditions across South Asia. A catered dinner will follow the event. The event is co-sponsored by the Hindu Student Sangam, Muslim Students Association, Spiritual Life, South Asian Students Association, Rockefeller Chapel, Department of Music, and the Committee on Southern Asian Studies. Saturday
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refocus it as an activist youth wing of STOP. Health care on the South Side was “a big focus” of group discussion, Lightfoot said, but trauma care did not emerge as a specific concern until after Turner was shot on 61st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue on August 15, 2010. Four days later, 25 youth activists held a meeting to discuss their outrage at Turner’s death, which occurred during a 27-minute ambulance ride to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “Someone asked, ‘why was he taken so far?’ And that led to research,” Lightfoot said. The children’s trauma center at UChicago Medicine ( UCM ) treated only children 16 years and younger, they learned; UCM had not offered adult trauma care since 1988. No Level I adult trauma center had existed on the South Side since 1991, when Michael Reese Hospital in Bronzeville closed its center. Northwestern Memorial, 10 miles away, was the nearest center— and was technically within the Illinois standard of a maximum 30-minute radius for every Level I adult trauma center. FLY and Turner’s mother, Sheila Rush, coordinated a press conference on September 28, 2010, Turner’s birthday. A hundred protesters assembled on 58th Street and Maryland Avenue, where local community leaders spoke. 20th Ward aldermanic candidate reverend Andre Smith, forcefully attributed Turner’s death to the lack of a trauma center at the University: “ This hospital sits in the community and does not serve the community,” he said. “ The bloodshed is on their hands.” Student Involvement According to Lightfoot, the campaign’s early months largely involved door-to-door canvassing, which often proved fruitless. Student involvement lent new life to the activism, Lightfoot said in a sentiment echoed by several other protesters: “We had to get someone who they’d actually listen to, and who they cared for…. Having students on our team got us into many doors.” One example is a sit-in staged by 40 STOP, FLY, and SHE members on January 27, 2013, at the Center for Care and Discovery, which was slated to open within the next month. The sit-in resulted in the arrests of four people. Lightfoot, SHE leader Patrick Dexter (A.B. ’14), and Emilio Comay del Junco, a current fifth-year Ph.D candidate in philosophy whose involvement with the campaign began in 2013, all pointed to the event as a major turning point in the campaign. Dexter called it “the biggest splash the campaign had made at that point,” while Lightfoot said it showed University Police’s willingness to use force even on its own students. Though several of the protesters were pulled to the ground, Losier in particular was beaten. He did not resist. “Those who didn’t leave, they were forcefully drugged and stomped on,” L ightfoot said. “ Damian’s mother, Sheila—a cop is on video pushing her. A round five cops grabbed, tackled, threw down a [student] of the school.” Five Years of Police Encounters Protests frequently brought community members and students into contact with the police. In one notable example, University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) officers forcibly removed seven TCC protesters—including three College stu-
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Dominic Surya (A.B. ’16), a member of PAC and the Trauma Center Coalition. dents and two graduate students—from the construction site of the new UCM parking garage on May 19, 2014. None were arrested, though three reported injuries. The protesters had formed a chain, binding themselves together with lockboxes made from PVC pipes, carabiners, and bungee cords. Those at the end of the chain locked themselves to fences with bicycle U-locks. A year later, in June 2015, several TCC protesters barricaded themselves inside Levi Hall, requiring firefighters and UCPD officers to break into the building to end the protest. The incident resulted in a legal ban placed by the University on eight of the protesters, none of whom were students. Multiple activists described a “pattern of racial profiling,” as del Junco called it, in UCPD’s interactions with protesters. Both del Junco and STOP member Jesus Campuzano used the police’s treatment of Losier to illustrate this pattern. Campuzano said that in his experience during the trauma center campaign, UCPD was often more racist than CPD. “I know most of the Chicago police, and they do respect us,” he said. “They want to have a dialogue with us, to see how they can help us…. Chicago police know how to deal with protesters, and so don’t put their hands on us.” Campus and Community Attitudes “ When we first started, the campus attitude was pretty negative,” Dexter said of the campaign, saying that even students frequently expressed opposition to trauma center protesters. Meanwhile, the University’s view of the trauma center changed around late 2013, according to Lightfoot and del Junco. A study by Marie Crandall at Northwestern published that year found a significantly higher risk of death for gunshot victims transported over five miles in Chicago. Several activists also pointed to 2014 as a watershed year for the University’s view of the trauma center campaign. By the year’s end, UCM had announced the University’s early bid to host the Obama Presidential Center that it would increase the maximum age for treatment at the children’s trauma center from 16 to 18. A march on May 24, 2014 that included 300 protesters highlighted the University’s early bid to host the Obama Presidential Center. Speakers argued at a rally outside the UCM complex that the bid, without first building a trauma center, was hypocritical. A f t er the i ncident , Un iversit y
spokesperson Jeremy Manier denied that the issues are related. “The funding of a presidential library is completely different from how the University finances a new facility or funds ongoing University programs,” he told T he M aroon . “A non-profit presidential library foundation typically manages a presidential library’s construction phase, including raising funds for the project.” In spring 2015, leadership at Sinai Health System reached out to UCM about collaborating to open a trauma center, a partnership that was officially announced in September 2015. A trauma center was set to open on 68th Street and California Avenue, at Sinai’s Holy Cross Hospital. By December 2015, that initiative had been replaced with the decision to host a trauma center on campus instead. The Role of Religious Groups Much of the Coalition’s community organizing involved the support of religious groups that felt a moral responsibility to participate in the campaign. “We have this principle in Jewish law called pikuach nefesh,” said Marla Bramble, associate director and director of organizing at JCUA. “It essentially means that the preservation of life outweighs all other issues.” After three months of meeting regularly in the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine lobby, the group was asked to leave by a security officer; upon the group’s return the following week, they were asked to leave again and threatened with arrest, according to SHE member Azeem Ahmad. Eventually, hospital security staff formally requested that the Dean on Call be present at vigils going forward. Transition to a Push for a CBA Most of the groups involved with TCC are currently involved with the ongoing push to establish a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center. “Trauma Center Prayers is [essentially] UChicago for a CBA…. It is the same group, the same meeting time, the same church relationships,” Surya said. STOP and KOCO are also the leading members of the Coalition for a CBA. “Both of those organizations have more long-stand ing work in housing, and KOCO specifically has more long-standing work in education…but [the organizations] have many more relationships around the Obama Center, and more important than health care is concrete allyship,” Surya said.
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Sister of Columbia Student Killed Near U of C: “Why are our lives being negotiated?” Continued from front
“I know University of Chicago expensive as hell. And I see what they did to Hyde Park. They completely displaced all these families, these low income families, specifically black and brown ones moving more South and West. So you’re going to move them out of your neighborhood and then when they get shot you do nothing for them?” she said. “Why does it take 27 years for our black lives to be negotiated? Why are our lives being negotiated?” The South Side of Chicago has not had a Level 1 adult trauma center since 1991, and thousands of gunshot victims have had to wait 20 minutes or more to get care in ambulance rides to far-away hospitals. “We drew the entire South Side,” a spokesperson said in 2010, “That became overwhelming.
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Kevin was a Columbia College student. It put an enormous strain on the hospital.” In 1988, the University stopped providing trauma services for adults, while minors continued to be treated because the University “felt a greater obligation to help children.” “Kevin was 19. I mean, c’mon, like the
University could have took him,” Ambrose said. Knowing what she knows now about how much damage was done to her brother’s body, she is not sure if her brother would have survived even if the University had adult trauma care then. But he would have had a chance, she said, and “who knows what would have happened if he hadn’t spent so much time in the ambulance.” Kevin had just finished his freshman year studying theater at Columbia College the night he was killed. He had plans to hang out with two of his friends, one of whom had just gotten back from college in New Orleans. He was on his way to the 47th Street Green Line station to meet his friend Michael Dye when Jerome Brown, who is now serving 27 years for murder, mistook Kevin for his intended target and opened fire. Dye rode with police to Kevin’s house. When they got the news, Ambrose and her mother Ebony drove to Stroger Hospital, getting there in about 25 minutes and beating the ambulance. “We literally lived down the street from Provident Hospital, and the ambulance went like the opposite way. It really sucks because we went to Kenwood Academy, we were always on the University of Chicago’s campus, people know us over there, too, but when it comes to saving one of our lives, University of Chicago’s like, ‘Nah, I’m good. We tried 27 years ago, wasn’t making money off of it, so, never mind, maybe some other time. We gonna send you all the way to Stroger, or to Northwestern, or, you know, some random hospital in the middle of nowhere.’” It took Ambrose a long time to admit to herself that she was depressed. She was one month away from graduat-
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Kristen realized the UChicago needed adult trauma care after her brother was killed. ing when her brother was killed, and that month was hell, she said. She didn’t go back to school for a week because she wasn’t eating or sleeping. She couldn’t sleep because she was scared in her own house, so she started going to a friend’s place where someone would be awake while she got rest. She would also try to sleep during the day at school when she started going back to class. But Kenwood was miserable for her because people were overly sympathetic. It was too much to handle, she said. “I just wanted to act like everything was normal, but it was so overwhelming. Ended up going to prom, and I was miserable at prom too. I was happy to graduate, but he wasn’t there—he was supposed to be.” Ambrose went to Eastern Illinois University for a year, which was no better than Kenwood because so many classmates were from Chicago and knew what had happened
to Kevin. She dropped out because she felt depressed, and went to community colleges in the Chicago area for a while before becoming a swim instructor. She still has flashbacks that trouble her when sleeping. “It bothers me at my job. I can’t stop crying all the damn time, and it’s been nearly five years. People don’t realize the effects of this. It’s one thing to open a trauma center for the actual physical issues that people might die with, but afterwards what about the mental issues that I’m dealing with?” Nobody really cares about that, she said. “Clearly my life ain’t been worth much, because you’d rather just shut trauma care down completely, say, fuck us, ‘better make it to Stroger, but drive fast!’ So I’m glad they are opening this trauma center, but I hope University of Chicago takes accountability for the amount of lives they could have saved if they weren’t so worried about money.”
Jerusalem, Athens–Alexandria: Christian Wisdom Between the Bible and Greek Philosophy a lecture by Rémi Brague (Sorbonne/LMU Munich) with a response by Jean-Luc Marion (University of Chicago) Thursday, May 3, 5:00pm | Breasted Hall, Oriental Institute Free and open to the public. Hosted by the Lumen Christi Institute. Cosponsored by the Ethics Club. Register at www.lumenchristi.org Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this event should contact Lumen Christi at 773-955-5887.
Christian wisdom could work its way through the Hebrew Bible and Greek philosophy and produce some sort of “Alexandrian” synthesis by focusing on the Logos, a concept explicitly central to Greek philosophy and implicitly fundamental to Biblical revelation. Rémi Brague is Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Religious Philosophy at the Sorbonne and Romano Guardini Chair of Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In 2012 he was awarded the Ratzinger Prize for Theology. He is author of numerous books on classical and medieval culture, religion, literature, and law, including Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization and Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea.
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Trauma Doctor: “ When we go live on May 1st, [it’ll be] like building your own house.” Continued from front
trauma program manager for the city of Cleveland. Wilson worked in trauma in DC, Atlanta, and Flint, Michigan before coming to Chicago. Chicago M aroon: How has UChicago Medicine been preparing for the designation as a trauma center, and what have your roles been as the opening approaches on May 1? Debra Allen: For the last year, we have been working very intently on developing clinical protocols that are evidence-based. We are working on educating the staff; we have been working on changing processes and looking at the operationalization of how trauma patients are going to move through the system…Our trauma patients are going to be taken care of in the same fashion [as] all of the other patients that we take care of here, with expertise and medical care, and research. CM: The discussion about the trauma center has focused on the fact that the South Side has lacked a Level 1 adult trauma center for many years, which forces people who are injured near the University to travel long distances north for care. What is the significance of a new trauma center opening on the South Side for its residents and the University? KW: I think you stated what is obvious: that if you are injured around the campus, it would make sense that in this system that has every specialty and [type of] surgery, you go here. The sooner you stop someone from exsanguinating the better off the patient. So that really has been the cry for the neighborhoods that touch Hyde Park. We are going to decrease transport time for a whole bunch of people.
DA: We’re really looking to partner with the community, to help improve the care of the community, and just as you said, the South Side has been considered sort of a trauma desert. We haven’t had a Level 1 trauma center for a while [Michael Reese Hospital in Bronzeville closed in 1991]. So we’re really filling a need for our community. CM: In an interview you did last year for UChicago Medicine’s website—when you joined UChicago Medicine—you said that hospitals nowadays really need to work with public officials, and you spoke about collaboration between UC Medicine and community officials. How do you both feel that this effort has been working out? How do you think UChicago will keep on going with this as things move forward? DA: It’s very important that we now have a voice on the South Side. We will work collaboratively with not only the community officials, but also the community members, so we can help provide a voice for what is needed for the South Side—for not only the trauma care, but really for disparities and healthcare in general. I think that is something we all feel passionately about: to be able to really service the South Side in a collaborative effort. KW: I believe that we have an obligation to take care of patients, [just] as the community has an obligation to take care of the constituents. So what happens when they get here—we have to have a good rapport, as was mentioned, with community leaders. The community leaders tell us, they go back to their constituents and if we’re not doing a good job, then we want to know that. I think that’s what’s going to make this trauma center
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Debra Allen (right) is UChicago Medicine’s clinical director of trauma, and Dr. Ken Wilson (left) is the deputy director of trauma. different…[Community members] have seen intentional violence in our neighborhood, they have seen patients go past this place. There’s a little bit of mystery of what happens inside this place, if you’re a trauma patient. So we want to be able to...have [community] leaders go back to their constituents as I mentioned, and say that all is well. CM: You’ve also discussed how the designation [of UC Medicine] as a trauma center will transform UChicago Medicine into a trauma hospital, and that all the departments of the hospital are involved. Could you both elaborate on this, and how both of you have been coordinating efforts across departments of the hospital? DA: I think it’s kind of a misconception that a trauma department is in the emergency department...our goal is to get them out
of the emergency department as soon as possible and to get them to definitive care—whether that mean the Intensive Care Unit, the operating room, interventional radiology for procedures to stop bleeding, [the hospital medical] floor, wherever it is. So our trauma patients, again, will be coming through multiple departments before they’re discharged. CM: What’s a typical day at UChicago Medicine like for each of you, and what are the best and worst things about your job? DA: So I think right now, we’re not having typical [days], because right now we’re not open yet. I think we’re all waiting until May 1 so that we can get back into our comfort zone, where we can take care of patients, because that’s why we really came here, to take care of patients, and to make a difference in people’s lives. I
think our typical day is spent way too much in meetings right now, but [they’re] necessary in order to get ready. Talk to me May 1, and that’ll be our typical day with a trauma patient. We’re [going to] be doing what we love to do. KW: [On the] worst days, meetings start at six o’clock in the morning. [On] some days, we get here at four in the morning… The best part of the job is actually having the ability to create a trauma service—that is without any chronic issues—and we can develop the system in the way that we want to because we’re not walking into something that was already existing….That’s the exciting part—when we go live on May 1, [it’ll be] like building your own house. Note: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Judge Rules for UCPD Official Whose Subordinate Infiltrated Trauma Protest BY LEE HARRIS NEWS EDITOR
The University of Chicago is contesting a court’s recent decision on the side of a University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) official who filed a civil case alleging he was wrongly blamed after a high-profile incident where a plainclothes officer disguised herself as a trauma center protester. Former UCPD officer Milton Owens filed suit in 2015 alleging that he was improperly fired, defamed, and ‘scapegoated’ by the University. He was dismissed from his job in 2013, following an incident when detective Janelle Marcellis infiltrated a trauma demonstration while under his command. The charges, which were filed against the University of Chicago, University President Robert J. Zimmer, then-UCPD Chief Marlon C. Lynch, Assistant Chief Gloria Graham, and Deputy Chief Kevin Booker, included fraud, breach of contract, promissory estoppel (violation of a promise enforceable by law), in-
tentional and reckless infliction of emotional distress, and intentional and reckless spoliation of evidence. On October 24, 2017, Judge Moira Johnson granted Zimmer summary judgment all counts, and granted all defendants summary judgment on charges of fraud, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel. However, the Court denied summary judgment to defendants Lynch, Graham, Booker and the University on the counts of intentional and reckless infliction of emotional distress and intentional and reckless spoliation of evidence. The suit went to trial in January. In March, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Joan Powell ruled in favor of Owens. The University has filed new exhibits since the ruling, and intends to challenge the outcome of the verdict. In a statement, the University told The M aroon, “although we respect the jury’s verdict, we believe that it was unsupported by the facts and law and therefore are challenging the outcome via
post-trial motions and, if necessary, appeals.” On February 23, 2013, students and local activist groups marched in a protest demanding a Level I trauma center at the University of Chicago Medical Center. On March 1, T he M aroon obtained photographs of UCPD detective Marcellis, who is still employed by the University, posing as a protester, marching alongside activists in plain clothes, and actively engaging by carrying a sign and wearing a sticker over her mouth which read “TRAUMA CENTER NOW.” Activist groups Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY) and Students for Health Equity (SHE), who organized the protest, told T he M aroon that Marcellis did not identify herself as a police officer. The M aroon also obtained an image of Marcellis’ phone screen, which showed her sending a text message to Owens, who was then the Deputy Chief of Investigative Services and her immediate supervisor. Following the M aroon report, Zimmer and then-Provost Thomas Rosenbaum sent an email to
the University community stating that Marcellis’ conduct was “totally antithetical to our values, and such activity, which is deeply problematic for discourse and mutual respect on campus, will not be tolerated.” Zimmer and Rosenbaum stated that an independent reviewer would be appointed to investigate the incident, “to ensure that such behavior does not happen again.” The University subsequently contracted Chicago law firm Schiff Harden to review the incident, and the firm produced a report in April 2013, which concluded that neither Marcellis nor Owens had acted illegally. Repeatedly citing Owens’ order to “blend in and get intel,” the report found Owens to blame for Marcellis’ actions, Following the events, Owens and Marcellis were placed on administrative leave on March 4, 2013. After an internal investigation, Marcellis was issued a warning by UCPD for her display of “poor judgment” in taking an action that “brings discredit upon the department.” Owens, meanwhile, was fired on May 20, for failing to stop Marcellis from
pursuing that action, and for “making a false report” during an internal UCPD investigation. Marcellis testified in the internal investigation that “when she walked back to DC, Owens’ position and got in his car, he stated, “great job,” and that this was how UCPD was going to handle protests in the future.” The code of conduct cited in the Owens lawsuit, which is available in full in the court documents, does not include any provision regulating the use of detectives or plainclothes police officers. This code of conduct is dated “Effective Date: May 19, 2011.” “UCPD has a comprehensive protest and demonstration response policy that was developed in 2013,” the University said in a statement to The M aroon for this story. “Among other provisions, the policy prohibits the use of undercover officers.” The University did not comment directly on where these provisions have been codified, or whether they were implemented in response to the Owens lawsuit.
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CompileHer Hosts Tech Capstone 2018 BY NEHA LINGAREDDY NEWS REPORTER
This past Sunday, the RSO compileHer hosted its annual Tech Capstone event for 200 middle-school and highschool girls. The Capstone was run by volunteers, experienced undergraduate student instructors, and board members of compileHer who worked alongside University administrators and professors. Participants rotated through interactive classes that focused on topics in computer science and problem solving. “It was a cool and rewarding opportunity to teach girls computer science,
and it was something that I wish I had in high school, where my coding classes were predominantly male,” first-year Sophia Tang said. Fourth-year Sydney Ko, a compileHer board member, said that the event focused on engaging girls in the community with computer science. According to Ko, compileHer was originally established by a small group of undergraduate students four years ago as a local chapter of the national organization FEMMES (Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, and Science). “As the organization grew, we noticed that the syllabus of our education-
al events focused largely on computer science, and that based on statistics of AP scores, female student participation in [the] computer sciences was particularly low,” Ko said. “So, we decided to rebrand FEMMES as compileHer last January.” compileHer now regularly hosts two events—the Tech Capstone and a hackathon—and also organizes week-long workshops in local middle and high schools in order to engage more girls for a longer period of time. The hackathon occurs during the winter, and is limited to 80 participants due to a limited number of computers. It is team-focused and
participants build apps in a day via frameworking. Ko mentioned that the organization ensures that girls who leave compileHer are given extensive resources to study computer science outside of the event, and are left with a strong sense of community with each other. “I know some of the girls here by name and being a part of this feels like you’re actually building a community and impacting people’s lives with technology,” Ko said. “K nowing that so many people are coming together to host and participate in this event— that is just so rewarding.”
VIEWPOINTS SG’s UCPD Resolution Is a Common Sense Proposal Student Government (SG)’s draft resolution on the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) is a first step in a larger important conversation about the state of mental health resources and its role on campus. Executive slate proposed a resolution last week to address the issues of campus mental health and UCPD conduct. The resolution responds to the shooting of fourth-year Charles Thomas by UCPD officer Nicholas Twardak. The shooting occurred when Thomas appeared to be experiencing a manic episode. The resolution calls for UCPD to publicize its use-of-force policy, for the University to expand mental health programming during orientation and throughout the year, and for the collection of data on student perceptions of the campus mental health climate. The M a roon Editorial Board supports this resolution as part of a larger campus conversation about the UCPD’s role on campus and in the surrounding community, and as a concrete measure that SG can take to begin addressing the shortcomings of the University’s mental health programming. However, there are several concrete steps that SG’s resolution does not include, such as diversifying Student Counseling’s appointment system, increasing transparency for statistics on student health services, and examining the University’s enrollment policy. The resolution would be stronger if it addressed these issues, and we believe it could still find consensus among members of SG. Three SG representatives from the Class of 2020 —Alisha Harris, Marlin
Figgins, and Jahne Brown—have said they will vote “no” on the resolution because it does not address UCPD’s size, the fact that officers carry guns, or the larger problems around the inaccessibility of the University’s mental health services to students of color. This is a productive conversation to have in the coming weeks while the resolution awaits a vote, but resolutions like the one already proposed can catalyze concrete changes on campus in the wake of Thomas’s shooting. The Editorial Board considers the resolution not as a final solution, but as a viable starting point. Students currently can only make appointments with student counseling by walking into the office or calling during specified operation hours. The lack of an online appointment service is a major oversight, and the addition of this service could lower the barrier to getting help for students who cannot make it to the Alumni House or who want to make an appointment outside of call hours. The Editorial Board also believes that re-examining the leave of absence policy would prove fruitful, as the University and SG both strive to better accommodate students experiencing mental health challenges. Currently, the University gives students who need to adjust their enrollment status the choice to take a leave of absence or remain enrolled full-time. Allowing a student to take a reduced course load, rather than choosing between one of these two extremes, would enable a student to remain in the University community while giving them the time to address their mental health.
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Additionally, increased transparency regarding Student Health’s off-campus referral rate and return rates could give SG and the University a better idea of what needs to be fixed within Student Health’s services. For example, increased clarity on the policies for referring students to off-campus counseling would help the community understand whether the University needs to address the capacity of its counseling services. Currently, SG has postponed the vote on the resolution to obtain feedback from student groups and community members affected by UCPD policy, as the dissenting
SG representatives suggested. The Editorial Board supports this decision. Taking this time will produce a resolution that reacts to Thomas’s shooting in a meaningful way for the short term, but more importantly, will start a conversation within and around the University about the best way to respond long-term to the ongoing issues of mental health and the UCPD’s role on and around campus. To boycott this resolution entirely, though, is to neglect an important chance to make changes now. —The M aroon Editorial Board
Letter: Holding UChicago Admin Accountable To the Editor, I am disappointed that The M aroon, which frequently covers the essentially meaningless university rankings from U.S. News and similar sources, seems to ignore the rankings from Washington Monthly, which directly relate to what schools are doing—or not doing—for our country. In WM’s most recent rankings of national universities, it is distressing to find that the University of Chicago is ranked at a dismally low 192nd in “social mobility” (recruiting and graduating low-income students). Additionally, its percentage of students who are first-generation is only 12 percent. Compare these showings to our supposed peer institutions, such as Yale, which is 14th in social
mobility with 20 percent first-generation students; or Columbia, which is 21st in “Social mobility” with 20 percent first-generation students. These and other WM measures are direct consequences of meaningful university policies, unlike the U.S. News categories, which rely on “crude and easily manipulated measures of wealth, exclusivity, and prestige,” as WM puts it. Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Boyer, and Mr. Nondorf are responsible for the University’s abysmal showing, and thus they should be held accountable by The Maroon. I hope that I can look forward to articles questioning them on this matter. —Robert Michaelson (S.B. ’66)
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ARTS Run for Cover Shines in Every Track on Dawn BY GEN BRYANT MAROON CONTRIBUTOR
Entering the lobby of Logan Center last Tuesday, the members of a cappella group Run for Cover represented a motley crew: 14 male undergrads varying in personality, age, and style. As the group spilled into the practice room for a weeknight rehearsal, the room quickly came to life. One member practiced his beatboxing; a second sauntered in with a plastic Coke bottle in the pocket of his jeans; third-year Ben Donvan yelled, “I’m wearing black because I was rejected from an internship!” After the clamor of conversation subsided, warm-ups began, and the group proved its most admirable feature: having smooth, beautifully blended voices—and a lot of fun. The group has exercised their talents in their new album, Dawn, which features nine tracks and was released last month. “Dawn is basically a story about the fall and rise of a person in a relationship,” said third-year president George Saieed. “Looking at the different song themes and titles, you can see that this relationship hits a rocky point and then more or less plunges downwards…. Eventually, things start to get better, but the album lends emphasis to the idea that it is often darkest before the dawn.” On this theme, the album begins darkly with the minor-key melody of “Battesimo del Fuoco” and continues with songs that relate to the melancholy theme of failing relationships. The last track, “Gold,” features former Voices in Your Head member Kari Wei (A.B. ’16) and was the Recorded A Cappella Review Board’s 2017 single of the year. The album also includes covers of popular tunes, including “Chains” by Nick Jonas, “Krwling”
by Linkin Park, and “Collide” by James Bay. “I thoroughly appreciated recording this song in particular,” said second-year Aidan Coffey about “Collide.” “I was told to have energy, and sing with excitement. It’s pretty awesome to see that come to life. Of course, who wouldn’t love Alex Yu physically screaming at the mic?” To third-year Alex Yu, screaming at the microphone symbolized something greater. “Soloing is a special experience both for yourself and for other people,” Yu said. “For me, it was an opportunity for artistic expression. I got to take ownership of a song and put my own thought and meaning into it.” Yu performed the track for the first time at a fall concert in 2016, and he remembers being moved by his friends’ positive response to his debut. “I was really surprised and proud that by being a soloist, I was able to make friends happy for me; it bonded us,” Yu said. “Performing ‘Collide’ at that concert was one of my favorite experiences at UChicago.” Three years in the making, Dawn encapsulates the group’s evolution since 2014. “[Ziv Kraus], the member who spearheaded the making of the album, graduated last year,” says the musical director, Alex Hummels. “The album feels generational.” Part of this evolution, of course, comes in the form of humor. “We were founded 10 years ago in 2008,” said fourth-year Alex Yoo. Yoo chuckles, “A group of friends were too lazy to register an a cappella RSO so they reregistered an abandoned one, called Run for Cover, which may or may not have been for dodgeball!” Today’s Run for Cover, however, is anything but lethargic. The group’s spirit in discussing the creation process for Dawn exists even when recognizing the obstacles.
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Run for Cover released their album, Dawn, in March. “Creating an album requires a lot of money, and communication can get muddled,” said Saieed. “It’s an arduous process,” agreed Hummels. “It can take up to 16 hours to record and mix a single song, but the great reward is looking at this album and being able to take ownership.” In fact, the group’s funding efforts involved selling many churros—almost 5,000. Although the two first-years of the group, Zack Crenshaw and Itai Fruchter, as well as exchange student Steve Howell, did not experience the album’s creation, they credit the group for shaping their experience at UChicago and look forward to the future. “Run for Cover is a place for me to grow as a singer and a person,” said Fruchter. The group has its eye on the pinnacle of competitive a cappella: The International
Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCAs). “I’m one of the members who has competed,” Yoo said. “We’ve been working on our album these past couple years, but we’re trying to hunker down and work towards ICCAs without losing our camaraderie,” said Saieed. An hour into Tuesday night rehearsal, Hummels called for a break. The room filled with chaotic energy. Members started spinning in chairs. Saieed practiced his beatboxing, and Fruchter tried to jump over a wooden box he found at the side of the room. Yu and Yoo debated the spellings of segue and segway. But when the break ended, Hummels stepped into the center of the room, and the group formed effortlessly around him. From calamity to harmony, Run for Cover shows what they do best.
Montrose Trio Charms Mandel Hall With Virtuosity BY RENA SLAVIN MAROON CONTRIBUTOR
Last Saturday, UChicago Presents closed out its Classic Concert Series with a performance by the Montrose Trio. Founded in 2014, its members include pianist Jon Kimura Parker, violinist Martin Beaver, and cellist Clive Greensmith. Beaver and Greensmith were members of the Tokyo String Quartet, which disbanded in 2013, and with which Parker performed regularly. Their playing reflected the nature of Montrose—their perspective was fresh and their sound full of life, but their interaction with one another showed clear familiarity and understanding. The program opened with a lesser-known work: Joaquin Turina’s “Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor.” Turina, born in 1882, was part of the 20th-century resurgence of Spanish classical, which included composers like Isaac Albéniz and Manuel de Falla. Rhythmic and harmonic figures typical of the Spanish style can be heard throughout Turina’s piano trio, as can the influence of his time spent studying in Paris. Stylistically, Turina pays homage to the classical piano trios of Mozart and Haydn, which typically had three movements (fast-slow-fast), with the form of this work. Montrose brilliantly brought out intricacies in Turina’s composition, making the unusual piece an intriguing opening to the program. The piece also demonstrated the trio’s virtuosity. The flowing violin and cello lines immediately stood out; the tone quality blended together and the phrasing was jointly articulated, making the violin–cello
moments throughout the concert particularly memorable. Parker’s deft, light playing shone in the beginning of the second movement. The finale to Turina’s trio was an interesting mix of disparate ideas; from dark and brooding to heroic, delicate, passionate, and ultimately triumphant. The different moods in the piece were well delivered and beautifully closed out its three animated movements. The Montrose Trio followed Turina with Beethoven’s “Piano Trio in E-flat Major.” This work was among the first of Beethoven’s compositions to be published, though certainly not the first piece he ever wrote. While Beethoven is readily associated with heavier works (the last several piano sonatas, for example), this early work is exuberant and positive. All three performers approached the piece with a lightness of touch that rendered the cheerful sections all the more convincing without being out of place in lyrical passages. The Scherzo and Finale brought out the best aspects of this levity; Beaver, Greensmith, and Parker were clearly enjoying the performance, which made for a great atmosphere in Mandel Hall. Though vastly different in style, Turina and Beethoven’s trios share a certain optimism, which, though not altogether absent from Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor,” is far from its most prominent feature. Indeed, the post-intermission portion of the concert saw a much more passionate, even stormy, delivery. The first movement lived up to the marking: energico e con fuoco. Parker’s virtuosity was tested by the many characteristically “Mendelssohnian” passages, but his execution was superb. In
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The Montrose Trio performed in Mandel Hall last Friday night. the second movement, much calmer than the first, Parker traded his fiery attack for a softer approach. Beaver and Greensmith complemented the Andante espressivo’s affect with beautiful, singing lines. After the abrupt end of the energetic Scherzo, the Montrose Trio began the passionate finale. The powerful climax of the last movement, especially when contrasted with the lighthearted works of Turina and Beethoven, displayed the versatility of this group. In one evening, they presented three vastly different styles. They captured the French and Spanish Impressionism of Turina’s
1933 trio, with Spanish and French Impressionist inflections. They managed the complex musical development and usual four-movement structure of the Beethoven trio without losing the intimacy of the trio form. And they encompassed the breadth of the Mendelssohn, which aspires to stretch far past the bounds of chamber music. With their exceptional technical precision and musical sensitivity, the Montrose Trio delivered a strong end to UChicago Presents’s Classic Concert Series.
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Damn Right—Kendrick Lamar Just Won a Pulitzer BY MATTHEW HERSKOWITZ MAROON CONTRIBUTOR
Hip-hop music has never been more canonized and revered than it is today. With the recent explosion of trap and mumble rap, as well as the abundance of fantastic new releases by veterans and newcomers alike, hip-hop has climbed its way to be on an even keel with other musical genres. And Kendrick Lamar may have just pushed the genre into the stratosphere, legitimizing it as an indisputable art form. His poetically lyrical and thematically unified album depicting African American life, DAMN., won a Pulitzer Prize for Music this month, earning its title as the first body of music not considered jazz or classical to win this prestigious prize. Lamar uses DAMN. to tell the story of where he came from and document the sociopolitical woes of modern African American society. But what sets this album apart from the rest is his illustration of the anxieties he alone continues to face after becoming successful. In “DNA.,” Kendrick asserts his dominance and ability as an artist. Cultural pride is nothing new in Kendrick’s music, but he has never sounded more unabashedly himself. He takes pride in his blackness, as though he is taking his community to the top with him. In “DNA.,” he humorously and cunningly disses Fox News for their attempt to dismiss his music as both raucous and inartistic. Yet the song avoids sounding heavily political, mostly due to the exceptional beat crafted by veteran producer Mike WiLL Made-It. In “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick speaks about the need to maintain a level head
and a humble attitude after attaining success. He documents trying to maintain a perfect balance between the temptations of material wealth and a sense of duty to one’s self and one’s community. To express his moral struggle, Kendrick often invokes religious imagery throughout the album; the oft-quoted line “sit down, be humble” is taken from a Bible verse. Sonically, DAMN. is remarkable. On “LUST.,” we hear a drumbeat played in reverse layered with a deep, heavy bass. It is one of the most unique beats I have ever heard on a song. The same sounds and excerpts are recycled and reused throughout the album to a dazzling, cohesive effect. The structure and effects-heavy sound of the album draws comparisons to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. After all of Kendrick’s rebuttals to rap skeptics, self-reflections, and calls to political action, one arrives at the final and most important song on the album: “DUCKWORTH.” No other song in Kendrick’s catalogue so effectively and poetically documents both the struggle of growing up black and impoverished, as well as the power of fate and God. The song tells the story of Anthony, a hustler in Compton who plans to rob the KFC where Kendrick’s father works. Ducky, Kendrick’s father, foresees Anthony’s plans due to his past history of violence at the KFC, and gives him “free chicken…two extra biscuits” every time Anthony goes to the store. Ducky’s bribes prove successful when Anthony spares Ducky’s life when he actually does rob the store. Fast forward 20 years later, and Anthony becomes the head of Top Dawg Entertainment, the record label that Kendrick is signed to. Kendrick ties up the
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Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music. loose ends perfectly: “Twenty years later, them same strangers, / you make ‘em meet again / Inside recording studios where they reapin’ their benefits / Then you start remindin’ them about that chicken incident / Whoever thought the greatest rapper / Would be from coincidence? / Because if Anthony killed Ducky, / Top Dawg could be servin’ life / While I grew up without a father and die in a gunfight.” Never has a song been so personal yet so critical in portraying the danger and volatility of being black in America. It came as no surprise when this album won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. The Pulitzer Board calls DAMN. a “virtuosic song
collection” which “offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.” Kendrick’s album offers us a compelling candidate to rival the likes of musical greats such as The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Kendrick’s album didn’t win simply because of its musical mastery; no other contemporary artist has had such a profound impact on how we talk about race relations in the United States as Kendrick Lamar has. The acclaim merited by such a prestigious award ensures that he will continue to impact modern society for generations.
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Maroons Look to Sweep at Kalamazoo SOFTBALL
Tennis Battles for the Title TENNIS
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The UChicago softball team is hitting their busiest time of the year with four games in the next two days. The Maroons faced a road test versus Wheaton in a doubleheader on Thursday. Chicago blanked Wheaton in the first game with a score of 8 – 0, and in the second game won 13-4. The team went into the matchup with a dip in form, as they had dropped four of their last five games. Before Wheaton, UChicago played Roosevelt University, where the Maroons’ pitching could do nothing to shut down the Lakers’ bats. They won their first game 6–1 but got sluggish and lost the second 15 –9. It will be important for the Maroons to bounce back from this. Prior to playing the Maroons, the Thunder were 7–29 and had lost their previous four games. T he Maroons were given a perfect opportunity to get their season back on track, as they
had an extremely impressive start of 14–7. The Maroons have another road doubleheader this Friday against Kalamazoo College. Similar to Wheaton, Kalamazoo softball has had a difficult season to date. They come into the doubleheader with a record of 10 –22. Even though Kalamazoo’s record may not be the best, they do possess a dangerous offense. Their issues this year have primarily been with their pitching and their inability to prevent the opposition from scoring. If fourth-year pitcher Molly Moran is able to shut down their bats then it will be a long day for the Hornets. The Maroons should be able to take advantage of Kalamazoo’s pitching and hopefully sweep this upcoming round of games. The Maroons must take advantage of this doubleheader if they want to continue their successful year and to snap out of their current cold streak. Hopefully UChicago can get back on track and finish the year strong.
Yesterday the University of Chicago men’s tennis team headed to Orlando, FL, for the UA A conference tournament. The eight-team tournament r uns th rough Saturday, w ith each team playing three matches. Chicago, ranked third in the country and seeded second in the tournament behind Emory University, started play yesterday against No. 6 New York University ( N Y U ). With several big wins under their belt and an NCA A bid all but guaranteed, the Maroons are looking to upset Emory and improve their seeding come NCA A time. Ch icago f i rst faced of f aga i nst N Y U, who were 5 –7 coming into the match. The Maroons faced a challenge in the singles tournament against the top seed from N Y U, but second-year Erik Kerrigan, coming in hot from defeating the DI Valparaiso last weekend, was able to get the job done. In a candidate for match of the year, oft-injured fourth-year David Liu avenged his loss to NYU, ranked No. 7 last year, with a dominating performance. The Maroons dominated NYU with a 9 – 0 score. As a fourth-year, Liu is more than a little nostalgic for his final conference tournament. “ The level of energy,
intensity, and play at UA As is unparalleled,” he said. “So many teams are so close in the national rankings and there really are no easy matches. Coming into my final year of this, I just want to soak it all in and really enjoy my final postseason with my team, to whom I’ve given so much and who has given me so much.” The Maroons will face off against Carnegie Mellon University who narrowly defeated Case Western University 5 –4. The Maroons have yet to face Carnegie this season but did defeat No. 15 Case Western earlier in the winter, 8 –1. Both match ups, while not traditional rivalries like the UChicago – Wash U rivalry, tend to be very high energy and intense, and the Maroons will need to bring the full bearing of their intensity and effort. The Maroons’ opponent on Saturday will be determined by the three other matches occurring, but ideally they will challenge Emory for the conference title in a contest between two national title contenders. The Maroons will play Carnegie Mellon on Friday at 2 p.m. E.T. in Altamonte Springs, FL., and against a to-be-determined opponent at 9 a.m. E.T. on Saturday.
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South Siders Rock Rockford BASEBALL
BY ANNA ROSE SPORTS STAFF
On Wednesday, April 25, the University of Chicago baseball team traveled to Loves Park, Illinois to play the Regents of Rockford University. The squad had an impressive performance, winning 9 –4 and bettering their overall record to 19 –9. The Maroons started the game off strong, scoring four runs in the first inning. Hits by third-years Ian Bohn and Brady Sarkon, and second-year infielder Payton Jancsy contributed to the team’s solid start. In the third inning, however, Rockford struck back with three runs from two RBI doubles. The Maroons did not let up though, and they responded with two more runs from Bohn’s and fourth-year Max Larsen’s RBI singles in the top frame of the fourth. First-year infielder Brian Lyle also had remarkable contributions with a perfect performance at the plate. Lyle commented on the team’s pride following Wednesday ’s game. “A fter a disappointing split last weekend, we bounced back with a great team win against Rockford. We are both very excited and confident going into this weekend,” he said. The victory was definitely a team win, which made it that much better. Larsen commented on what the team did well in the victory. “We were able to jump out to a lead early which was great. The pitchers were able to use the breathing room and throw a lot of strikes to challenge Rockford’s hitters,” he said. “We had a lot of contributions up and down the lineup and a lot of great efforts on the mound.” The Maroons plan to take the energy from Wednesday’s win and run with it. Looking forward to the weekend, the Maroons will host their last set of home games for the season. On Sat-
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First-year James Kelly swings his bat to meet the oncoming pitch. urday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, the Maroons will take on the Caltech Beavers. The Beavers have had a rough season thus far, with an overall 4–30 record and a current nine-game losing streak. The weekend should be a fun one for the Maroons, and with so many games in so few days, the whole team must be ready to contribute. “ This weekend means a lot in terms of reaching our team goal of 27 wins
and keeping our chances alive to make the playoffs,” Lyle commented on the team’s attitude as they head into the weekend games. “This is also a special time for the seniors as this is their last series at home.” Larsen echoed his teammates’ sentiments. “ This weekend we’re really hoping to stay on track and keep playing well,” he said. “It’s our last home series and we have some things to work
on in practice, but we are looking to keep rolling this weekend.” The games this weekend will begin on Saturday at 12 p.m. The squad will play again at 3 p.m. and one last time at home on Sunday at 12 p.m. Come out to J. Kyle Anderson Field and support the seniors, Ricardo Fernandez, Matt Slodzinski, Chase Packard, and Max Larsen, as they play the last home games of their college careers.
Women’s Tennis UAA Preview TENNIS
BY SIDDHARTH KAPOOR SPORTS STAFF
After another strong regular season, the University of Chicago’s women’s tennis team gears up for the UAA Championships at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, FL. The Maroons boast the third seed out of the eight teams participating. They will be looking to improve on last year’s performance, when they were runners up in the tournament. Running on the back of a five-game win streak as well as a 3–1 record against the other teams taking part in the conference, the Maroons will not be short of
confidence in trying to achieve that feat. A culture based on winning, teamwork, and cohesion has led to high hopes for the Maroons. With a 15 –3 overall record and a 5–0 record at home, there are very few teams that have been able to keep up with the Maroons. Additionally, they have momentum on their side with strong wins against the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and Wash U. With this momentum, they will look to finally usurp Emory University, who is the first seed in the conference and who also beat the Maroons in the tournament final last year. One of the keys to a strong tourna-
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ment run will be the performance of star second-year Marjorie Antohi, who was UA A Rookie of the Year last year. Antohi boats a strong 16 – 6 overall record and a 4–1 record against ranked teams in singles competition as well as a 4–1 record in doubles competition with her first-year partner Daryn Ellison. Another strong performer has been second-year Estefania Navarro who has a 10 –4 record in singles play. Her strong performances also helped her receive her first career UA A Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week honor on April 16 after an undefeated performance in both singles and doubles play
that week. But perhaps most impressive has been the performance of first-year Claire Handa who plays at the number two singles position, which has brought a lot of success for the Maroons, where they have a 16–1 record. Handa has also won the UAA Athlete of the Week honor four times and is the ITA Central Region singles champion. Another strong point of the season has been that the Maroons beat their archrivals Wash U twice this season. They will look continue their success at the UAA Championships, which for the Maroons will start on Friday against ninth seed NYU.
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