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Part II: Sexual assault hearing process at U of C Joy Crane Associate News Editor & Hannah Nyhart Special Contributor

This is the second installment of a quarter-long series on sexual assault, the first of which was published on Oct. 12. It can be found at chicagomaroon.com. Recent media attention, particularly an account of sexual assault at Amherst University which went viral, has thrust to the fore the issue of response infrastructure for college sexual assault cases. A university’s response apparatus is multifaceted, but the disciplinary process is an integral component. The University of Chicago’s disciplinary policy as it stands now reflects three significant updates that have been implemented over the course of the past three years after prolonged student pressure and federal clarifications. In this second installment of the Maroon’s series, we’ll be explaining what a disciplinary process for sexual assault cases looks like at the

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U of C, and how the process has evolved in recent years. The complaint The official response by the University begins when a student first contacts a Sexual Assault Dean-onCall, a call that is often made after a referral from a friend or adviser. The University has five Sexual Assault Deans-on-Call on current rotation, who have each undergone 56 hours of training from the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault. “The things that the Sexual Assault Deans-on-Call do across the board is that they provide information, they provide support, and they describe options,” said Vickie Sides, a Sexual Assault Dean-onCall and the director of the University’s Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP). If the victim chooses to take disciplinary action through the University, their point of entry into the disciplinary process depends on whether the accused is an undergraduate or graduate student. If the ASSAULT continued on page 4

Children go trick-or-treating on ‘Professor’s Row’ on 52nd Street and Greenwood Avenue. Housing prices in this area are at least double what they are a few blocks south. JULIA REINITZ | THE CHICAGO MAROON

Sarah Miller News Staff The trick to securing a good haul of treats often depends on real estate, according to experts of the trade, and Hyde Park is prime candy-asking turf.

Every Halloween, the neighborhood is flooded with ghosts, ninjas, superheroes, and princesses. In particular, the usually calm 5200 block of Greenwood Avenue known as ‘Professors’ Row’ welcomes hordes of costumed kids and accompanying parents coming from Ken-

wood, Washington Park, Bronzeville, and Woodlawn. On Wednesday evening, the block was teeming with activity as several residents stood outside their homes and greeted trick-or-treaters. REAL ESTATE continued on page 2

City snubs South Side food trucks Student input helps

increase halal offerings Tatiana Fields News Contributor

The SamichBox food truck sells sandwiches on 57th Street. JAMIE MANLEY | THE CHICAGO MAROON

Janey Lee News Contributor The Chicago City Council provoked the ire of some South Siders last week when it did not include any South Side locations in an ordinance exempting 21 areas to a rule that requires food trucks

to be parked 200 feet from a restaurant. The ordinance comes as good news to food truckers facing business obstacles that include parking restrictions, disgruntled restaurant owners, and a rising number of city-wide regulations. Under current city rules, food trucks are not allowed to park within 200

feet of an existing restaurant without facing a $2,000 fine. With the exemption, food trucks that frequent areas like Lakeview, Gold Coast, the Loop, and Lincoln Park will now not be subject to the 200-foot rule. Critics of the new rule say that the FOOD TRUCK continued on page 3

After years of collaboration with the Muslim Students Association, UChicago Dining Services has created permanent halal stations in two dining halls and expanded food options for students with dietary restrictions. Beginning this quarter, both Bartlett and Cathey Dining Commons now permanently offer daily halal offerings for students. Until last year, halal options rotated between dining halls each week. Last fall, dining halls began dedicating an entire station to halal food for the first time during the week, but had no halal offerings on weekends. The expansion of the halal program has largely grown out of a collaboration between UChicago Dining and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) over the last five years. Fourth-year Saalika Mela, one of several MSA students who

helped UChicago Dining gauge the dietary needs of Muslim students on campus, said that students wanted more variety in halal offerings. “We wanted healthy food options for Muslims, such that we could have grilled chicken and greens and not always have to resort to fries or cheese pizza,” she said. Halal food must be prepared according to tenets of Islamic law, including specific guidelines for slaughter. Halal meat also cannot come into contact with other foods restricted by the Qur’an, such as pork. According to Richard Mason, executive director of UChicago Dining, figuring out how to provide halal foods in the dining halls was mainly a case of finding places to procure halal meat and ensuring that it did not come into contact with foods that would contaminate it according to the halal laws. Since the dining halls HALAL continued on page 2

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already adhere to kosher, vegetarian, and vegan dietary requirements, which are also concerned with contamination, offering halal food was not an entirely new concept, Mason said. The collaboration between dining officials and MSA that produced more halal offerings began around Ramadan five years ago. Mason said that, at the time, the dining halls offered no halal options. “During the course of that work, it became clear that there were additional needs that they had for halal offerings. At that particular time, we didn’t have any halal program, so we worked with the MSA to figure out what we could do and what they were looking for,” Mason said. According to a University statement announcing the improvements last week, Mason also took UChicago Dining chefs to different neighborhoods to sample different recipes to increase the diversity of halal offerings. As halal offerings increased, Mela and other MSA students served as an intermediary between Muslim students and dining administrators. “The MSA spearheaded the initiative on campus,” Mela said. “We conducted surveys on Muslim students’ satisfaction with dining hall foods and their needs, and we met with the Dining committee frequently and made cer-

Bartlett chef Leroy Sutton serves students at the Halal station at lunchtime. IVY ZHANG | THE CHICAGO MAROON

tain proposals.” Mason said that working with the students was an “enlightening and rewarding experience.” “The students have been educators and great to cooperate with. They have kept feedback

very frequent and let us know when we are going in the right direction. They’ve given us recipes and been real problem-solvers,” he said. Third-year and MSA member Mohamad Kodaimati said that

the increased offerings made students with dietary restrictions more comfortable in the dining halls. “I think the addition of halal foods to the dining halls has greatly contributed to an easier

and more comfortable experience,” Kodaimati said through e-mail. “It represents a considerable amount of accommodation for Muslim students on campus as well as a phenomenal job done by dining.”

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“They’ve been coming in big groups; some are from around here, lots of kids come from the elementary schools nearby,” fourth-year Ben Lange said as he handed out candy in front of his apartment building at 52nd Street and Greenwood Avenue. For the trick-or-treaters, it’s all about the weight of the bag at the end of the night, and Professors’ Row is known for being especially generous. For parents, Hyde Park is the annual destination on October 31 because of safety concerns. “We like [Hyde Park] because we don’t have the same problems here as we do in our neighborhood. We feel comfortable and we don’t have to worry about people messing with [us] or messing with the kids,” one woman said as her young daughter tugged her along. The size of the candy bars given on Professors’ Row reflects the prices of the 20 houses on the Row: each is worth at least a million dollars. The most recent sale on the Row, by Carol Moseley Braun, the first ever African-American female senator, cashed in at $1.2 million, according to The Chicago Tribune. Even off Professors’ Row, which was granted protected status as a Chicago landmark in 2004, the average price per square foot for homes in Hyde Park last quarter was $305, while the Woodlawn equivalent was $42, according to real estate website Trulia. Take, for example, the value gap between two 5,300 square foot houses in each of the neighborhoods. The Hyde Park house, built in 1881, is a single family home with six bedrooms and three bathrooms and is worth $2.19 million. A multifamily home, built in 1886, on 60th street and King drive, just on the northern edge of Woodlawn, has six bedrooms and four bathrooms and is worth $260,000. Diane Silverman (A.B. ‘58), who owns the brokerage firm Urban Search Realty Owner, said the difference in prices between homes that are only several blocks apart is partially due to craftsmanship. Many of the more valuable homes in Hyde Park, including those on Professors’ Row, were custom built for U of C professors who had a particular design in mind and specific needs for them-

selves and their families. The houses in Woodlawn, in contrast, are more cookie-cutter. “Basically, there is a very large difference between the house stock in Hyde Park and Woodlawn because they are really different neighborhoods architecturally,” she said. The difference in value is also the product of time, Silverman pointed out. Hyde Park and Kenwood, which is a historical landmark district and home to President Barack Obama, flourished during urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. Meanwhile, the story of Woodlawn is less glamorous. As Hyde Park and Kenwood maintained their lofty economic status, Woodlawn declined for a number of years. It was not until a decade ago that Woodlawn experienced a “wonderful resurgence,” according to Silverman, during which new six-unit flats, 12-unit flats, apartments, and condominiums were built. Then in 2008, when the recession hit, Woodlawn was especially affected, which made it more difficult for homes to maintain their value. “With the recession, Hyde Park and Kenwood experienced more than just a dip, but they are still in wonderful shape, and I think an upturn in general in Hyde Park and Kenwood will help Woodlawn too,” Silverman said. The annual October 31 exodus of Woodlawn residents up north vividly highlights this discrepancy between the neighborhoods for candy-askers and givers alike. “It definitely feels safer in Hyde Park. I like it down here on Halloween, mostly because you see lots of police cars; cars are considerate, they stop when they see you walking through the street, and the people are friendly,” trick-or-treater Moriah Scott, 15, said. Jake Interrante (A.B. ’12) recalls his first Halloween at his apartment on 50th Street. “I went grocery shopping at Michael’s on 47th street, and on the way back this woman approached me and said, ‘Trick-or treat, can I have your groceries?’” he said. “I couldn’t believe how difficult the situation is for people who live so close.”

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New markers to guide visitors Poets’ group thrown for a loop to, from, and around campus

RSO looks for permanent home to host open-mic events Marina Fang Associate News Editor

This is a series the Maroon publishes summarizing instances of campus crime. Each week details a few notable crimes, in addition to keeping a running count from September 24. The focus is on crimes within the UCPD patrol area, which runs from East 37th to 65th Streets and South Cottage Grove to Lake Shore Drive. Here are this week’s notables:

Since Sept. 24

Oct. 25 Nov. 2

Robbery

Attempted robbery

Battery

Burglary

Criminal trespass to vehicle

Damage to property

121

Other report

» Sunday, 6300 South Ellis Avenue, 1:15 p.m.—A male suspect asked a woman for her cell phone to make a call and then ran away with it after she gave it to him. » Various times and locations—Three underage persons, two females, one male, were transported to the emergency room this weekend for alcohol intake. One was taken from Dorchester between 52nd and 53rd Streets on Saturday at 12:34 a.m., and another was taken from Pierce Hall at 3:07 a.m. The third was taken from 1100 East 57th Street at 2:10 a.m.

Type of Crime

Simple assault

Theft

Trespass to property

Arrest

47th

51st S. Hyde Park

53rd

55th

» Wednesday, Breckinridge, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.— Two thefts occurred. The first, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., was a purse taken from the couch when it was left unattended. The second, between 8:05 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., involved an iPhone taken from the basement when it was left unattended.

S. Lake Shore

» Sunday, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, between 5:20 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.—Unknown suspect took a book bag with a laptop and textbook inside when it was left unattended by a table in a coffee shop in the Hyde Park Art Center.

57th

59th 60th

62nd

Cornell

lack of locations south of 437 South Columbus Drive is another example of the perceived dearth of new services and opportunities available for communities on the South Side of the city. Several food truck vendors on campus this week shared their take on the implications of the rule. Devlin Leroux, operator of the Two Italians food truck, said he believes the ordinance shows the blatant segregation and stratification of the city. He believes the food desert problem in the South Side, which he notes is often brought up by city officials, was ignored in the recent Council decision. “The South Side gets neglected and it probably has a lot to do with race and income,” he said “It’s a shame.” Critics are also voicing vehement concerns on the neighborhood forum Web site EveryBlock, which allows community members to discuss neighborhood issues via an online forum. “Once again the South Side of Chicago is left out of commercial progress. Why do we pay equal real estate taxes as everyone else cross the city, when we get NO services here?” asked a Bronzeville resident who identifies herself online as “Quee.” Still others see safety as the main problem. “Chi-

cago would have to put more police officers on the road if they were to place food truck stands in the more unsafe neighborhoods on the city’s South Side, and the current budget does not allow for that,” Kristin Casper (A.B. ’04), owner of the food truck Schnitzel King, said in an e-mail. Others do not see the Council’s decision as an issue of social inequality, but as a business-minded choice to foster robust customer bases. “I am more than willing to come out to those [South Side] neighborhoods, but the foot traffic has to be there,” said Amy Le, owner of the Duck N Roll food truck and founding member of the Illinois Food Truck Association. Le, among several other food truck owners parked on Ellis Avenue, believe that new stands downtown are strategically located in places where food trucks would not otherwise be able to go and have nothing to do with income inequality. They believe that the City Council was attempting to give food trucks a business opportunity by allowing an exception to the 200-foot rule and giving them legal parking spaces in areas of high congestion, which are not regionally determined issues. Most food truck operators interviewed reported that, in practice, they do not normally go south of Hyde Park except for private events and festivals.

Weekly Crime Report

By Rebecca Guterman

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Due to an editing error, the October 30 article “Uncommon: Arley D. Cathey” misidentified the location where Robert Manyard Hutchins was recruiting students to start college early. He was recruiting students in Chicago.

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For the first time in 20 years, the University began a holistic upgrade of signs and maps around campus and nearby roadways this week, which will continue at least into the summer of 2014. The project began this week with the installation of 18 new maps on and around campus, as well as the installation of signs directing visitors between campus and Lake Shore Drive, the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) and the Chicago Skyway (I-90). New signs also were added near the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) directing patients and visitors to parking. “The new navigational tools are part of a fouryear effort to expand, improve and unify University signage,” according to a University statement about the changes. “The University of Chicago attracts visitors from around the country and the world. We wanted to make sure that our campus was welcoming and convenient not only for our guests, but also for members of our own community,” Associate VP for Communications Planning and Programming Robert Rosenberg wrote in an e-mail. Planning for the project began in 2009. Because

the last comprehensive signage update happened in 1992, administrators felt it necessary to introduce new signs to make campus navigable and to “strengthen campus identity” and provide consistent signage for all University buildings, Rosenberg wrote. “The new signs are designed to be informative and clear, and to contribute aesthetically to our campus,” Rosenberg wrote. In addition to the new transportation signs, the upgrades will also add stone markers with the University crest to outline campus borders, large pillars on the Midway and 55th Street welcoming visitors to campus, and updated signs identifying handicapaccessible routes and fire lanes. The project will be implemented in four phases, beginning with the installation of prototypes for building signs as well as vehicular directional, parking, and campus maps. The second phase involves pedestrian directional signs and others, followed up by the third phase with building markers and gateway signs in summer of 2014, according to a University news release. Before the third phase, the Office of Communication and Facilities Services will assess feedback on the prototype signs. The last phase of the project will include regulatory and miscellaneous changes.

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Lina Li Senior News Staff

The words are out on the street. Catcher in the Rhyme, the U of C’s slam poetry RSO, is struggling to find a home. The group was founded last year by second-year Shaan Heng-Devan. It hosted weekly open-mic events at Southside Hub of Production (SHoP), but with uncertainty surrounding SHoP’s future, Catcher in the Rhyme faces similar uncertainty in establishing a permanent home for its members. Given mixed messages about SHoP’s continued location at Fenn House on South Woodlawn Avenue, Heng-Devan secured Harper Café for Catcher in the Rhyme’s first show on October 10. But Harper turned out to be only a temporary solution. The building manager decided against letting the group return after patrons in Harper Reading Room placed noise complaints. Now Heng-Devan is scrambling to find a new venue. “It came without really any warning. We had been planning our next show, and then we were left kind of high and dry with no notice and then [were] going into panic mode,” he said. Heng-Devan hopes to find a permanent on-campus venue for Catcher in the Rhyme to host its weekly open-mic shows. But many venues on campus do not main-

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tain a regular schedule because of high student demand for space in buildings such as the Logan Center for the Arts and the Reynolds Club. Heng-Devan has considered locations that are far off campus or venues that require a fee, although he speculated that those options would likely deter audiences. Size is also a concern. The show at Harper Café attracted an audience of over 60 people, which he said “was both a blessing and a curse.” “Now that we know we can get large audiences, we need to find venues that could support large audiences,” he said. As options begin to run out, Heng-Devan has considered switching to bi-weekly shows or charging an admission fee. In the meantime, Catcher in the Rhyme has shifted its focus to “getting to know people and getting stuff written,” HengDevan said. In place of its shows, it is holding writing workshops, working on integrating new first-years into the organization, and making general plans for the year. But Heng-Devan is eager for things to return to normal. “I’m still not sure whether this time is good or bad for us. It’s nice to have some time to plan and organize things instead of having to start up right away like we otherwise would have, but, on the other hand, I’m constantly afraid of losing momentum.”

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THE CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | November 2, 2012

Sexual assault disciplinary hearing processes and committee composition have changed in recent years ASSAULT continued from front

former, the student meets with the Dean of Students from the College; if the latter, the student meets the dean of the graduate division of the student who allegedly committed the assault. This meeting typically takes place within the week of the the initial call to the Sexual Assault Dean-on-Call. The choice to pursue disciplinary action is ultimately up to the victim. But Belinda Vazquez, associate dean of students in the University for Student Affairs and the Title IX coordinator for students, emphasizes that â&#x20AC;&#x153;we always want to encourage that student to consider discipline as an option....By the time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking to a Dean of Students, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pursuing pretty strongly that they want to take it to discipline.â&#x20AC;? The Dean of Students meets separately with the accused to explain that proceedings have been initiated against him or her and to ascertain his or her version of events. Both the accused and the alleged victim then submit written statements. The Dean of Students may also call on other witnesses in order to obtain information and additional statements about the events. At this point it is determined whether the case will go to a disciplinary hearing. The hearing and recent changes Prior to the hearing, both parties and the disciplinary hearing board are granted access to the written statements of the accused, complainant, and witnesses, with some details redacted out of privacy concerns. Equal access to materials for both parties was formalized in the summer of 2011 after a federal clarification from the Office of Civil Rights of the requirements of Title IX as they relate to sexual harassment and assault. Such equal access to materials was a major aim of student activist group Working Group on Sexual Assault Policy (WGSAP). Prior to the explicit equalization of access, the accused always had access to the alleged victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement and the alleged victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s access was contingent upon permission from the accused. However, University spokesperson Jeremy Manier pointed out that the accused typically gave this permission for documentation access to the alleged victim. Bianca Lara, an RSVP Peer Educator who was sexually assaulted by a student in 2010, went through the disciplinary process prior to the 2011 clarification, before document access was formally equalized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I requested access, and it was denied to me (by the accused),â&#x20AC;? Lara said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like it was catered to the rapist. I was not allowed to see any of his documents, yet he had access to all of mine, including my personal statement.â&#x20AC;? The people allowed at the hearing are limited to the hearing committee, which includes the Dean of Students and a represen-

tative of the Office of Campus and Student life in a non-voting capacity, both parties and the moral support person that each may select, and witnesses. If the accused student is a member of the College, the rest of the committee is drawn from a standing College disciplinary committee. For cases in which the accused is a graduate or professional student, the rest of the committee is selected according to division-specific guidelines of the alleged assailantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduate division. In a 2010 University-wide referendum, students voted against having members of an alleged assailantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduate division hear his or her case. WGSAP, a primary force behind the referendum, argued that the decentralized approach risked committee bias in the case of small divisions, such as the 450-student School of Social Service Administration. Following recommendations from the Provostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee, the policy was changed to diversify the hearing board in these small graduate division cases: New requirements mandated the addition of the College Disciplinary Committee Chair to the members of the accusedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s division in the hearing, as well as the addition of a student board member from a graduate division outside that of the complainant or accused. This diversified but decentralized approach was explained by Vazquez: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have members of the community thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affected on the board, as well as a College chair, and a student that is not representing either partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area, to create more of an objective disciplinary group hearing the case.â&#x20AC;? On the day of the disciplinary hearing, the accused is the first party to give their optional opening statement and be questioned by the disciplinary hearing board. As ensured by the Sexual Assault Victim Bill of Rights 1992 Amendment to the Clery Act, both the accused and the alleged victim are entitled to having one moral support person in the hearing, such as a lawyer or a Sexual Assault Dean-on-Call. The moral support person may not address or respond to the hearing board. Both parties have the option to give an opening statement, and each has the right to be present throughout the hearing, with the exception of the deliberation process. Prior to the hearing, the disciplinary board is led through sensitivity discussions regarding both questioning and deliberation. This added step was first implemented in the 2009â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2010 academic year. In a hearing just prior to the implementation of the sensitivity discussions, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The faculty that was on the committee were joking about frat parties on campus. There was one point where I was asked if I party a lot,â&#x20AC;? Lara said. Now, sensitivity discussions serve to educate the hearing board about University policy, the Illinois statute regarding sexual assault, institutional obligations to protect all students, considerations of rape culture, and

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how to sensitively pose questions in a hearing setting, according to Sides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to avoid the person feeling revictimized by the line of questioning,â&#x20AC;? said Sides, who acts as a sensitivity discussion leader. Following committee deliberation, the accused student and the alleged victim are informed as concurrently as possible of the results of the hearing. Each has the opportunity to request a review of the case within 15 days, claiming a miscarriage of procedure or the emergence of new evidence. The national context The University is not the sole architect of this process. The Office of Civil Rightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clarification, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dear Colleague letter,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; aimed to tighten procedures for dealing with sexual harassment complaints in federally funded higher education institutions under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The letter mandates that the burden of proof required for colleges to take action is less than that required for criminal convictions, answering a long standing question as to what the general standard of proof is in university disciplinary hearings in cases of sexual assault. Under the new mandate, colleges need only a â&#x20AC;&#x153;preponderance of evidenceâ&#x20AC;? showing itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more likely than not that the assault occurred, not guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. But the newly lowered standard of evidence needed for adjudication does not resolve some ongoing concerns. In cases that involve inebriation, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;he-said, she-saidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; component still mires a trajectory of justice in disciplinary hearings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The hearing board] wanted to know the extent of my intoxication....It seems like a lose-lose situation. In one moment you

could say, I was really drunk to the point where I was blacked out and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember what happened. And then the disciplinary committee could say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh, well, she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what happened, how do you know that this even occurred.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But then if you say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oh, well, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink that much,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; well then you should be able to recall everything,â&#x20AC;? Lara said. National data suggests that the likelihood of sexual assault victims on college campus receiving justice is slim. According to a 2002 Justice Department-funded study, less than five percent of college-age women who report their sexual assaults do so to an official university body. Taken in combination with the fact that, according to the U.S. Justice Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office on Violence Against Women, colleges expel only around 10 to 25 percent of men who are found â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;responsibleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for sexual assault, more often than not, the guilty will walk. Asked about the opportunity for justice afforded by the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system, both Vazquez and Sides emphasized that an abstract notion of justice isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always what a victim is seeking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so case by case.... Justice is a very difficult thing to quantify.... But in terms of acknowledgement, recognition, support, I think that we are able to provide that in greater ways to students. And I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if that equals justice, but I guess that would depend,â&#x20AC;? Sides said. The Maroon is committed to achieving as thorough knowledge as possible of all aspects of this issue. If you have information on the history of U of Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies with regard to sexual assault, or if you or someone you know has experiences relating to sexual assault and/or subsequent hearings, please contact us. hannah. nyhart@gmail.com or joycrane7@gmail.com.

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Recouping our funds Current funding system for COUP and other major campus organizations is inefficient and detrimental

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Tonight, the Council on University Programming (COUP) will hold its annual Fall Formal. The swanky event will be held at perhaps its most posh location yet: the 99th floor of the Willis Tower. Tickets for the Formal sold out in two days—only around five and a half hours of tabling. However, as COUP chair Denver Barrows said in an October 26 Maroon article (“Ticket to the Top: Formal Sells out in 2 Days”), COUP has had $13,000 slashed from its budget in the last three years by the Program Coordinating Council (PCC), which in turn receives funds from Student Government (SG). Because of these newfound financial constraints, COUP was unable to move the event to a larger venue—a change that, given the remarkable ticket sales, would certainly have been welcome. The fact that COUP’s huge success at planning large events and bringing the University community together is not rewarded under the current funding system points to the need to revise that system. Currently, COUP’s budget is deter-

mined by a lump sum given by SG to the PCC, which consists of COUP, the Major Activities Board, University Theater, Doc Films, WHPK Radio, and Fire Escape Films. These six organizations then meet and self-allocate the lump sum for their respective budgets. Due to variance in both the lump sum and the meeting negotiations, organizations’ respective annual budgets are continually in flux regardless of their relative successes. Take COUP, which has built a solid track record of living up to its stated purpose “to provide largescale, engaging, and entertaining events to the entire University community.” Every year, students look forward to COUP–sponsored events like Kuvia, the Summer Breeze carnival, and Blues ’n’ Ribs, to the extent that they have become U of C staples. One wonders, then, how such popular, well-executed events could merit a budget cut. However, these budget cuts are not just undeserved given COUP’s success, but are also actively damaging its efforts in the short term. Although the Willis Tower is nothing to scoff at, it

was fortunately cheaper to book than past locations, and is a smaller venue than last year’s event, which took place at the Crystal Gardens in Navy Pier and allowed for 25 more tickets. Barrows admitted that budgetary constraints prevented Fall Formal from moving to a larger venue. To resolve cuts like the ones COUP has experienced, SG should consider increasing the lump sum given to the PCC in order to avoid internal budget trade-offs between these important student groups. Though COUP reliably plans entertainment-focused events, it also organizes events like Dance Marathon, one of the single largest annual charity events at the U of C. It’s clear that COUP’s budget has important consequences not just for student entertainment, but for student philanthropy. More important than increasing the lump sum given to the PCC, however, is considering alternative options to the entire model of funding used by the PCC. Having six organizations meet and fight for their budgets only leads to antagonism between student groups,

which is not conducive to cultivating a fun, entertaining, and productive culture at the U of C. It’s unclear why the six organizations of the PCC can’t just be allotted funding by the Student Government Funding Committee (SGFC) just like every other RSO on campus. In any case, feedback should be sought out in determining what events and activities students deem most valuable; this would be a more objective, fair way to determine which large RSOs (such as those of the PCC) gain funding increases. It’s admirable that the PCC grants explicit authority and control to student groups to determine their own funding, but precedent shows that all such a model produces is infighting and six organizations that are rarely content with their budgets. COUP’s budget woes are just the tip of the iceberg for student organizations that are unfairly penalized because of the funding system under which they operate.

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You know, guys, I’m turning 20 in a few months. And it’s scaring me—the thought of no longer being a teenager, specifically. The presumed stupidity of adolescence is a hell of a buffer to have surrounding your behavior. Think of all the times you’ve driven a golf cart through some hedges, or run across a highway with a traffic cone on your dome, or had unprotected sex knowing that the worst consequence could be ending up on MTV. For seven years, that’s all fine. And all those opportunities

seem to disappear when you turn twenty—or “drop the deuce,” as I call it. I’ve also dropped the deuce in another sense by coming back here for a second year. This time last year I was still a greenhorn to the U of C lifestyle (i.e. I still had time to do things that I enjoyed and/or would later regret). Of course, as the year went on, I found better, or, at least, more adult ways to spend my time. But now there’s no grace period: I know what I’m doing. And really, to pretend otherwise would confer a death sentence upon my GPA. (And, in turn, on my sense of self-worth. Do you wish I were kidding? I wish I were kidding.) So, it shouldn’t really be so hard to leave behind the licensed frivolity of youth in the context of my day-to-day life. I have a pretty good/unhealthy bed-class-Reg-bed thing going on, and it gets right in the way of any teenaged shenanigans. I’m mad responsible, is what

I’m saying. Next stop: 401(k). The thing is, though, while all signs point to money market ac-

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counts and tax brackets and all the other serious things that come with bona fide maturity, I don’t yet feel like I’m quite up for that stuff. And feelings are important, right? My teenage years may be coming to a rapid and anticlimactic close in the temporal sense, but my time at the U of C has cut short some of the freedom they could have afforded me. I think that’s why I feel so lopsidedly mature: The quarter sys-

tem, as only this place can do it, really sneaked this whole being a man thing up on me—so much so that I feel like it’s superficial; like everything about me as a person, havingmy-shizz-togetherness aside, will remain full-on teenager, perhaps in an exercise of most futile protest. That’s when I decided that, following in the footsteps of the venerable Mulan, it was time to make a man out of me. Admittedly, having immediately referenced a Disney princess movie, I was off to a bad start. Also, I feel like I owe it to you to admit that, currently, my laptop is flanked by what can only be called a nest of Pixy Stix, and a friend sitting beside me is playing and singing along to “Sk8er Boi” by Avril Lavigne. (Can I make it any more obvious that I was singing too?) My point is I had a lot of work to do if I was going to catch Ajay Batra, the alleged man, up with AjMANHOOD continued on page 6

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Michael Reinhard Viewpoints Contributor I studied abroad in Paris fall quarter last year. I loved it so much, and despite what others may say, the city is magical and will lead you to question and fix self-acknowledged, problematic parts of your identity, until at least a few weeks after you return home. The only problem with studying abroad was what it did to my housing situation, which many others can sympathize with as a result of the housing office’s inability to do

right by anyone coming back home. Most of the people that I wanted to live with had started to find living arrangements with each other by the end of fall quarter last year, while others’ plans for RA–hood and study abroad complicated things further. So, it was at the end of winter quarter that I was faced with a decision for the coming year. I could stay in housing, where I would be forced to engage in small talk at the dining table on a regular basis. My own personal hell is to be forced into neverending small talk while waiting at

the Garfield bus stop—each part, the chatting and the waiting, has a similar innate ability to steal time away from you in peculiarly unsatisfying ways. Alternatively, I could adopt the vagabond lifestyle of a quarterly subletter. I picked the latter, which landed me on 55th and Dorchester for fall, and a location to be decided for spring and winter—please feel free to offer me accommodation via my Facebook (the name listed above is not a pseudonym) as I could not survive much longer than a night or two on the streets.

My first sublet was set up through my house with two people with whom I was more or less an acquaintance. I approached my first three weeks in this apartment with the “I’mnot-here-to-make-friends” mindset. Subsequently, one of my roommates nicknamed me Ghost Face, because of my propensity to be entirely absent from the apartment—in my room with the door shut napping, or just having affectionate “me-time,” which consists of me doing stupid things on the internet and laughing at the dumb SUBLET continued on page 6

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Why I’m voting When it comes to democracy, idealism to one is a principled stand to another Meaghan Murphy Viewpoints Contributor This election season, for the first time I can remember, I have been called an idealist. I know, it’s kind of shocking—who in their right mind could be an idealist in today’s political climate? And, I’ll be honest: The potential consequences of this election kind of scare me. So, surely I am not an idealist when it comes to American politics. American democracy, however? I suppose that’s another story. I come from a small town in New England: Ipswich, Massachusetts. And up there, we cling vehemently to the old structures of local government. We have town selectmen, complete with town meetings that publically debate licenses and zoning and budgets in an absurdly dull fashion. My father is an elected member of this town government. He moderates these absurdly dull meetings with an enthusiasm—really, an idealism—that, though I do not understand it, I admire. When you grow up in a town that prides itself as the ‘birthplace of American independence,’ you gain a sense of institutional trust that can only come from an idealist perspective. Though we may

complain about this selectman or that town bylaw, or the length of town meetings, we take pride in our practice of direct and local democracy. And I think this holds for national government, as well: As infuriating as the politics in this country can be, I think our system beats most others. At least, that’s how I feel about things. The other day, I was talking with a friend who comes from New York City (which is, in many ways, quite the opposite of Ipswich, Massachusetts). She had spent the summer volunteering her time at Obama for America and, for many complicated and personal reasons, has decided not to vote in this upcoming presidential election. Logically, this choice does make some sense: She had spent the whole summer staring at the facts and statistics that prove her vote for the president in her area of New York really just won’t matter. It’s no surprise to anyone that New York is going blue. At first, I couldn’t understand her decision at all. Given my relationship to the democratic process, voting had always been this clear-cut thing for me—an obviously fundamental way to exercise my democratic rights and voice my opinion, not just for my candidate of choice, but on the issues I care so deeply about. This will be my first time voting

in a national election, and as a young person, a college student, and especially as a woman, I want my voice to be ‘heard.’ I didn’t understand how anyone could pass up being a part of that. Personally, I believe that anyone who has the opportunity to vote should. Because, no matter the color of your state and its position in the Electoral College, no matter if you’ve given further support to your candidate in the form of time, energy, or money, voting is the purest form of political expression. Of course, in the United States, voting is a right, a duty, and (with the rise of prohibitory ID laws) a privilege, all at once. And that makes it a pretty complicated thing for people like my New Yorker friend. And, as I discussed my views on voting with her (as I tried to lay down my argument with the much logic and reason as she did), I realized my passion for this must be coming from somewhere. As I waxed poetic about the symbolic power of voting and used phrases like “great equalizer” and “community activity,” I was forced to recognize that my argument wasn’t entirely based in objective reason. And I was okay with that. I was okay with being

the idealistic American enamored with the sound pillars of democracy upon which our government is built. And she was okay with being the kind of American who exercised democracy in ways other than voting—through phone banking and knocking on doors, and convincing housemates from Ohio to get registered in their swingy home state. She has her logic and realism for politics; I have my zeal and enthusiasm for democracy. And I’ve taken that idealism (along with my informed opinions) to my absentee ballot, and exercised my right, my duty, and my privilege to vote. While I still encourage anyone and everyone to partake alongside me in the voting ritual, I concede that not everyone will share the same idealist vigor that I have, and that not everyone will vote. But, no matter how you choose to spend your time on Election Day, and regardless of how much or little you think your vote will count, I would implore you to really think about why you’ve made your decision. If you’re anything like me, it may well teach you a little something about yourself. Meaghan Murphy is a second-year in the College majoring in English. BENJAMIN LANGE

Man up by keeping your head down a real adult could possibly justify being a minute late, or not quite finishing a reading, or losing focus in lecture, or— “Thank you!” An interjection mercifully derailed my panicky train of thought. It came from a woman walking through a door I held open for her on the way into Harper. How nice! Not everyone says thank you to a held-open door; as a devoted holder-open of doors, I know this well. That’s always really bothered me, when people do nothing to acknowledge that someone’s held a door open for them. It doesn’t always have to be a thank you—a smile, an up-nod, or pretty much anything in-between will suffice. I was always taught to throw a little something back at those who act right—and to act right myself, of course. Such, I’d argue, is the way of the gentleman.

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time that they need refreshments. But, what, was I supposed to get on the property ladder? I know it’s a buyer’s market, but, honestly, I don’t even think I can afford a down payment on a house. Thanks for nothing, CAPS. This wasn’t going very well. In a desperate moment I considered going out and picking a fight, alpha male–style. But as I was buttoning up my most menacing slim-fit polo, I realized something : If I got into a scrap with the sort of person who gets into scraps, it would look almost exactly like Squidward trying to play patty cake with a freshly cattle-prodded Brock Lesnar. There seemed to be nothing I could do to rush my transition to adulthood (I even tried listening to Boyz II Men more than usual). And that bothered me—often as I walked to class, wondering how

MANHOOD continued from page 5 Batron 3000, the outlining, notetaking Android. Naturally, the first thing I did was google “increasing your manhood.” After sifting through a lot of smut, I found that a good place to start might be my confidence. The quiet self-assurance of grown-ass men has always impressed me. Unfortunately, however, my social awkwardness is so powerful that it occasionally wakes me up at night, causing me to stutteringly apologize to my duvet cover for no reason. Moving on, I reasoned that the problem might lie where I live—could the Pierce dorm life be cramping my blooming manly style? I mean, we did receive a talking-to recently about not bringing beers into the bathroom (true story). Surely grown men shouldn’t live where people can afford to set aside so much toilet

And aren’t I already a scholar? No, this little thank you didn’t finally make me feel like a for-reals adult. But it did get me to stop thinking about it so much. As with academics, I’m gonna have to keep

my head down and keep doing the right things. Then, hopefully, this change will sneak up on me, too. Ajay Batra is a second-year in the College majoring in English.

Compartmentalization of work, study, and social life impedes personal growth SUBLET continued from page 5 thoughts I have. It was not as if I tried to avoid my sublet—far from it. I just have a fondness for the Regenstein; this usually leads to being wildly unproductive as a result of the succession of ten-minute, back-and-forth conversations with acquaintances about our shared need to stop conversing and do work.

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My roommates barged into my room the other Saturday night, where I, Ghost Face himself, sat reading Freud. They told me that we were bonding and that I had no choice. They brought me into our living room, thrust a double shot of vodka at me, and we toasted our address. The night continued on in this fashion until we found ourselves tipsily discussing our living

situation. We told each other what we disliked and liked about each other in shy but constructive ways; we spent the rest of the night simply talking and bonding. It was an experience that I rarely have at the U of C, and to be honest, it really made me appreciate my roommates. If they had not been so aggressive in forcing us all to spend time together, we wouldn’t have. I wonder how many more people I’ve missed out on since I’ve been here because I haven’t made time for experiencing and exploring relationships with other people outside of the Reg or RSOs. Many of us complain about the social life here, but we do not take initiative in fixing it ourselves. So many of us, myself included, demarcate spaces in which we are to be social, study, and live, and, to give ourselves order, we try very hard to not have those distinctions bleed through. We try to play hard and work hard separately, usually never within the same hour, or even the same day. We frequently see people we have met, but we do not say hello, nor put in any effort in trying to get to know them. Even for people we know, we manage little more than saying hello when we see them in the Reg or on campus. We ask them a question, and then it is incumbent upon someone to jet off because of some “pressing time commitment.” In many ways, we erect barriers against people from

ever reaching us by sticking to the routine of our lives. We don’t think of conversations as possibilities to strengthen friendship because we are more concerned with not deviating from our schedules. I understand the stress of this school and the desire to do well—I think we all do—but it’s truly a shame that quite a few of us prevent ourselves from getting to know others just because we want to be successful. We should all push ourselves a little more to find the rewarding parts of other people, and to show our more charismatic qualities to others. I honestly don’t expect anything to change here, or for any of us to prioritize our ambition any less, but I hope that we can all just be more open to getting to know others, rather than shutting each other out to make way for our personal projects. With my nomadic stint this year, I hope to explore new spaces and redefine old ones. Maybe if we become less fixated on routinizing our lives, we may just find a certain relaxed fluidity, creating stronger bonds with those around us. And through this flexibility, I may just fix certain self-acknowledged, problematic parts of my identity. Michael Reinhard is a third-year in the College majoring in English.

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Logan’s walls are worth a thousand words Janey Lee Arts Contributor If you have visited the Logan Arts Center recently, you may have noticed the strange rectangular planks on the walls of the north staircase, which look like an exploded woodworking project. You may have stopped to read the random plaques that seem to be making small, subtle observations to passersby. “It’s an odd feeling when you trigger instinctive behavior—like nursing—in someone. It’s funny to be in his presence while a different part of the nervous system takes over and his eyes get strange,” one reads. Or you may have been enlightened by the quote in the Gidwitz Lobby that gives careful instructions on how to throw a good cocktail party—for instance, you should not “try to offer more than three kinds of drinks without a professional bartender.” All of these works, unrelated though they may seem, are part of the Logan Center’s new exhibition, Wall Text, the culmination of a conceptual art project that began in the 1960s, run by the University’s Department of Visual Arts. Curated by MFA alum Zach Cahill and Visual Arts Program Curator Monika Szewczyk, the exhibit seeks to reveal the ways in which visual art is inseparably related to and, in many cases, enhanced by textual or language-based art. While wall text is traditionally seen as an adjunct that accompanies the

main pieces of a gallery and merely serves to explain its historical background or context, this particular exhibit highlights the text itself as the main work, thereby encouraging viewers to question the ways in which a difference of focus changes the artistic experience.

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Wall Text poses other questions about the relationship between text and image. “The old adage ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ has always held a curious attraction for me. What does that mean? Where do we make a clean division between words and images?” said Cahill of the exhibit, which clearly seems to pose more questions than it answers through text. The most striking element of this exhibit is its unique use of wall space. One look at the Berlin Wall or the Great Wall of China makes it easy to conclude that walls are used to divide and separate both space and people. However, just as Berliners impregnated the Berlin Wall with messages of unity, text and art have the enormous power of invading these entities of separation and, in so doing, open the space up for dialogue and public discourse. Thus, as the exhibition booklet

states, Wall Text is “a pairing of opposites: a method for drawing together and splitting apart; a form of communication and resistance.” Indeed, the exhibit unites the walls of the Logan Center as a microcosm of creative thought and activity, since it makes use of the entire building as a gallery, from the lower level all the way up to the eighth floor. Although the exhibit’s title implies the exclusive use of text, the exhibit features much more than words on a wall. William Pope .L uses vinyl on the eighth floor windows to create a haunting image of a precipitous cliff. Buzz Spector uses yarn on cotton to create an image involving both text and image in his piece, “Chapman’s Homer.” Even the exhibit’s informational booklet is an artistic contribution from DOVA MFA alum David Giordano. The variety of media used as well as the continuous interplay between text and image makes us constantly question the issue Cahill brings to light: What is the relationship between text and image, and what kinds of distinctions, if any, can be made between the two? It’s entirely possible that these distinctions are more opaque than we think. As the Logan Center grows as a hub of artistic activity, curator Monika Szewczyk sees the exhibit as something that can bring together the center’s two target audiences: students and faculty from the visual arts, theater, cre- Stephanie Brooks, “Lovely, Caution,” barricade tape, 2010. WALLS continued om page 8 COURTESY OF THE REVA AND DAVID LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

A long-term relationship gets high exposure in Keep the Lights On eventually deciding to become a couple (after Paul finally resolves the fact that he has a girlfriend). From one of the first encounters, Paul’s drug habit begins to creep into the relationship (and the narrative). Over the next eight years, Erik and Paul’s relationship goes from good to great to bad to worse (and then back again), constantly raising the question of why Erik is so devoted to Paul, why Paul resists normalcy, their relationship, and help, and how the saga can possibly end.

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Erik (Thure Lindhardt) channels a vampiric Alexander Skarsgård in a scene with his lover Paul (Zachary Booth). COURTESY OF COURTESY OF JEAN-CHRISTOPHE HUSSON

Jordan Larson Editor-in-Chief Drama is as drama does, but what drama usually doesn’t do is craft a tale of a tortured, drugfueled love affair without leaving a bitter taste in the mouth. Keep the Lights On, produced by Chicago’s own Music Box Films and directed by Ira Sachs, manages to portray a difficult, nearly decade-long rela-

tionship with an abundance of subtlety and depth, but a minimum of melodrama or self-pity. Based on a past relationship of Sachs’s, the film centers on Erik (Thure Lindhardt), a Danish documentary filmmaker living in New York, and the full course of his relationship with Paul (Zachary Booth), a highpowered publishing house lawyer. Spanning from 1998 to 2006, the film is very much informed by gay

New York culture from the ’50s to the ’80s. A large portion of the film centers on Erik’s latest documentary, a look at gay porn culture in New York, which goes on to win the Teddy Award in Berlin, foreshadowing Keep the Lights On’s own eventual win of a Teddy Award. Erik and Paul meet inauspiciously—through a casual hook-up call line. After their first encounter, they end up meeting time and again,

The film’s basis in Sachs’s life rescues it from relentless drudgery and a depressing take away message. Keep the Lights On’s redemption is reflected in a few key elements. The opening credits: The framing of Sachs’s film takes place in its very beginning moments, as paintings by his current partner, Boris Torres, lazily flash across the screen. The story slides into the universal; Erik and Paul’s love is once again situated in the context of the many couples and vast culture that have preceded them. It’s the opening—with its focus on atmosphere and the ordinariness of Erik and Paul—that sets the

tone for the rest of the film, making its successes possible. Arthur Russell: The music of Arthur Russell—a cellist, guitarist, keyboardist, and singer—anchors the soundtrack. Appearing in nearly every scene, Russell’s music acts almost as a third main character in the drama, giving the film’s sordid details a sense of poignancy and humanity. The sweet and the sour: Just as in any relationship that sustains itself, the film balances bitter fighting, petty disputes, and self-doubts with painfully passionate love scenes, surprise birthday parties, and the support of friends. Because the film has such a large time-span to draw from in telling its story, Keep the Lights On can curate the best and most effective moments from Erik and Paul’s trajectory. That one scene: You’ll know it when you see it. One of the most heart-wrenching and real experiences between Erik and Paul, this scene ultimately brings a plot sodden with more traditional relationship woes and waverings into the realm of pure love and suffering. It shows the results of the first half of the movie playing out, both in terms of Paul’s addiction and Erik’s commitment. The scene acts as both catalyst and catharsis for the rest of the film. The ending: Realism at its best. Likely attributable to the story’s basis in Sachs’s life, the film comes to a LIGHTS continued om page 8

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At Lookingglass, millenia-old story’s still got the muse Eliza Brown Arts Contributor Like most great works, one sees Ovid’s Metamorphoses through a new lens every time one encounters it, whether as a written piece or a theatrical production. Of course, it helps when a visionary playwright like Mary Zimmerman transforms familiar tales into fresh scenes as effortlessly as rotating a kaleidoscope, creating a dazzling new interpretation of the classic in the Lookingglass Theatre Company’s new show Metamorphoses.

METAMORPHOSES Lookingglass Theatre Through December 16

This iteration of Metamorphoses highlights the fine line between greed and love. These twin emotions seem to arise from a commonly rooted passion, and yet they could not be more different. The play opens with the tale of Midas (Raymond Fox), whose wish to turn everything he touches into gold is granted. Unfortunately, he had forgotten that he sometimes hugs his daughter (Anjali Bhimani). His fetishization of money eventually illuminates the people he truly cares about, but perhaps it does so too

late. The last tale of the play highlights the love of Baucis (Anne Fogarty) and Philemon (Lawrence E. DiStasi), who demonstrate their love of the stranger through hospitality and in exchange are granted the greatest gift one can give two lovers: the ability to die at the same time. Other viewers have their choice of salient themes, such as the dichotomy of revelation and deception, the travails of youth and aging, and, of course, the possibility of transformation. At times, particularly in the tale of Eros (Doug Hara) and Psyche (Louise Lamson), Zimmerman can become somewhat didactic, though the audience is so spellbound by the visuals of that scene (and all scenes) that a bit of explaining barely breaks the hypnotic aura of the show. The genre of readers’ theater is often fraught with poor translations and awkward shifts of medium. However, Metamorphoses is especially notable for its fluidity and expert use of stage. For example, the personification of characters like Hunger, who wears dark pantyhose over her face and cloth talons on her hands and latches onto her victim, proves effective and haunting. Another excellent translation includes the myth of Orpheus (Usman Ally) and Eurydice (Lauren Orkus), which Zimmerman tells twice, first by Ovid

Bacchus (Douglas Hara) brown bags his drink of choice while chilling poolside with a mortal (Anjali Bhimani). COURTESY OF COURTESY OF LIZ LAUREN

from the point of view of Orpheus and then by poet Rainer Maria Rilke through the eyes of Eurydice. Metamorphoses is perhaps best known for its muchreproduced innovation of a full pool of water on stage, and this revival does not disappoint. The bottom of the pool is painted black and appears as dark as the waters of the Aegean at night for most of the play. The pool is deeper than some theatergoers might expect and creates dramatic waves during several scenes—so

much so that most of the audience is provided with large towels. Costume designer Mara Blumenfeld fashioned garments that further emphasize the mythical cloth of the work. The pieces, which interact with the water as much as the characters do, range from men’s scarlet culottes to a full skirt lit with Christmas lights. Zimmerman’s artistic sense shines through the mélange of romantic, classic, and Bohemian attire. Audience members will find themselves

wondering what sort of magic must occur each night to restore the clothing to its original splendor. Lookingglass Theatre Company’s redux of Metamorphoses in honor of its 25th anniversary speaks to the true hallmark of the theater: the aesthetic audacity that underlines the power of live theater. Metamorphoses combines several of the elements of other works that put this Tony Award–winning company on the map: for example, The Jungle and The

Arabian Nights. Of course, perhaps its main purpose is to promote Zimmerman’s retelling of The Jungle Book in June 2013. Perhaps Zimmerman’s talent is best highlighted by the fact that novice theatergoers might not even realize that Metamorphoses is a reproduction. As difficult as it is to keep ancient stories feeling novel, keeping theater productions fresh through the new millennium requires more than a little inspiration from the Muses.

Cat Power outage at Vic Theatre Lily Gordon Arts Staff Two days before announcing via Instagram that she may have to cancel her upcoming European tour “due to bankruptcy & [her] health struggle with Angioedema,” indie singer Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) played an uneven, but still entertaining , show at the Vic Theatre in Lakeview on Sunday. The start and finish to the 80-minute set were shaky, but what came in between was reason enough to attend. First, an OxFam representative greeted ticket-holders at the door at the suggestion of Marshall, asking them to sign a petition supporting small-scale farmers and the stabilization of food systems. This made me appreciate the likable Marshall even more. “Chicago, Chicago, let’s have a good time, Chicago,” she wooed the audience in

a singsong, raspy voice. Perhaps the early raspiness and frequent sips of tea from a mug between songs foreshadowed what was to come. Yesterday, Cat Power confirmed via Twitter that the “European tour is on. Without stage presentation.” The stage’s aesthetically pleasing backdrop displayed images of clouds, a psychedelic-looking sun radiating purples, pinks, and oranges, and hieroglyphs during different songs. During the first two songs, “Cherokee” and “Sun” (both from September 2012’s Sun, her first album in six years), the instrumentals from Marshall’s four-person band, which includes two drummers, drowned out her vocals. She didn’t exude energ y or confidence, but the crowd still enjoyed itself and gave Marshall the time she seemed to need to acquaint herself with the stage. Even so, Marshall was the standout of the show, not her band. During the third song , “3, 6, 9,” also

from the well-crafted new album (she nearly performed Sun in its entirety), Marshall’s strong vocals broke through, and remained for the majority of the show. Seeing Marshall so “in her element” was exhilarating , and the vibe of the audience quickly shifted from excitement mixed with disorientation to complete admiration. A man next to me, who had previously been standing still or taking pictures, put away his camera and started dancing. Finally—this is what we’d come for. By the sixth song, “Manhattan,” Marshall was shuffling across the stage, winking at the audience, and howling. As she sang, “Don’t look at the moon tonight/ You’ll never be never be never be Manhattan,” she pointed towards the sky and looked upwards. The spunky entertainer with the platinum blonde, feathery mohawk hairdo came to life. Soon after her breakthrough, as Marshall

covered Pedro Infante’s “Angelitos Negros,” one enamored audience member sighed, “Oh my goodness.” The rest of the audience had to laugh in agreement—the smoky a capella performance in Spanish was beautiful. She smiled radiantly as she nailed another new song, “Silent Machine.” While she excited fans by performing old favorites like “The Greatest” and “I Don’t Blame You,” the focus of Cat Power’s show was promoting Sun, and in that she succeeded. She did silly things, like lighting incense and waving it around on stage. Marshall also announced, “As a grown adult I want to say I fucking thank you. I fucking thank you for coming.” By the end of the set, her fiery momentum dwindled—she coughed frequently, checked her watch, and even yawned. It was no surprise that she didn’t perform an encore to her inconsistent performance.

Sachs’s film sheds light on casual tragedy Read between the lines of Wall Text LIGHTS continued from page 7 close when Erik and Paul finally part ways. The saga is over, but the way Erik makes his way into a New York City crowd hints at the vastness of what has happened and what could still happen. Paul has seemingly overcome his addiction and gotten his life in order, while Erik is investigating new love interests and becoming more well-respected as a documentary filmmaker. Their parting doesn’t cast these events

in doubt, but rather situates them in the lives of real people—or, at least, real characters. Keep the Lights On creates an unforgettable character in Erik and an array of unanswered questions, beautiful comparisons, and lasting moments. Though focused on the most common of human endeavors and failures—a romantic relationship—Sachs saves his film from the pitfalls of mundanity, navel-gazing, and despair.

WALLS continued from page 7 ative writing departments, as well as the general public who come to the center for performances and exhibitions. “It seemed important to begin by presenting works that quite literally speak volumes, without labels and didactics,” she said. Indeed, enjoyment of the works does not require the expertise of an art historian. I am no art connoisseur myself, but as I walked through the halls of

Logan, I felt as if I was on an intellectual scavenger hunt—one in which each piece I came across raised more questions than the next. In short, the exhibit provides an artistic experience much needed in a world in which the relevance and importance of art is continuously under close scrutiny—one that provokes, raises questions, and ultimately encourages viewers to make connections that would not ordinarily be made.

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The Film Studies Center is now as old as a college junior (I mean, “third-year”), and we couldn’t be more proud. Help celebrate 20 years of the FSC’s decidedly non-adolescent youth w i t h c h a m p a g n e , c a ke a n d a screening of the recently restored 35 mm print of Busby Berkeley’s The Gang’s All Here (1943), starring Carmen Miranda. You won’t want to miss this movie in which, according to the late New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael, “chorus g irls dissolve into artichokes ; there’s a banana xylophone; and Ca r m e n M i r a n d a a p p e a r s i n platform wedges on an avenue of giant strawberries.” In other words, plenty of song, dance and vitamin C. 915 East 60th Street. Starts at 7 p.m., free. The Lycée Francais de Chicago kicks off its annual, weekendlong Fall French Market with liberté, égalité, heavy pastries, and bric- a -brac. To celebrate the opening of the market, the school is also hosting a FrenchV ietnamese Pre vie w Par t y t o n i g ht w i th a m enu c at ere d by Hai Yen and a performance by the V ietnamese Student Association of the University of Illinois at Chicago. While you’re

at it, put your name in the hat for some quite frankly fantastic raffle prizes, including a three night stay in Park City, Utah in a house with a movie theater, a spa package, and two tickets to the ‘Soiree’ (no additional information added or needed). Go back Saturday and Sunday for cooking demos by chefs from A Tavola, Sw e e t W h i m s y, a n d B u t c h e r and Larder. 613 West Bittersweet Place. 7–10 p.m., $35 in advance, $45 at door. Saturday | November 3

With any luck, sadomasochistic ‘shades of grey’ will quickly fall out of pop culture favor and we can return once more to the blues. The Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture, in conjunction with the Logan Center, presents “Shades of Blues” where U of C English professor Kenneth Warren and Prof. Mikell Pinkney from the University of Florda will discuss the works of August Wilson and Lonne Elder III from the perspective of blues music. Spend the evening awash in the smooth stylings of dramaturgical giants—your wealthy young entrepreneur/plaything will still be chained to your bed, waiting for you when you get home. 915 East 60th Street, Seminar Terrace 801. 4–6 p.m., free.

Today you can get a face full of pie or a face full of complimentar y passed appetizers—which one is entirely up to you. In honor o f th e ir g r a n d o p en ing , Two Restaurant is serving up tiny noshes, wine, beer, and cocktails for free at the bar, before serving up a special $50 prix fixe menu. (Note: This is a totally fake opening as Two Restaurant was already fully operating by August.) Or, you can stay right here in Hyde Park and gorge yourself on golden, flakey pie crusts and seasonal fillings of spiced squash. The William H. Ray Elementary School hosts the Southside Pie Challenge, a serious matter to some, and, moreover, a delicious one for all. Proceeds go to the Hyde Park & Kenwood Hunger Programs. APPS: 1132 West Grand Street. Starts at 6:30, free. PIES: 5631 South Kimbark Avenue. 1–4 p.m., free admission, all pies $3/slice.

only instead of swinging his hips and all but swallowing his mic stand, he creates things like “Egg Custard in Eggshell” and “Lunchbox”—and then you eat them. Achatz, of Next and Alinea fame, is speaking at the Francis W. Parker School with Pritz ker Dire ctor of the MCA Madeleine Grynsztein in conjuncti o n w i th Ti m e O u t Chicago. 2233 North Clark Street. 10–11 a.m., $25 “short list” tickets in advance.

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Heaton: “[A] win against Wash U would be huge” SOCCER continued from back page regular season loss coming against Wheaton back in September. Since then, the Bears have gone 11–0–1 and have jumped up the national rankings to fourth place. The Maroons, as ever, are focusing on their own game, regardless of the opposition. “We prepared this week like every other UAA week,” fourth-year Emily Heaton said, “high intensity. We focused on getting the ball wide, slotting it in, and finishing our chances consistently.” Consistent shooting has been somewhat of a theme for Chicago after being held to only two goals in its first two conference games. Since then, the Maroons have averaged four goals a game in UAA matches, including six against Case last Friday, and will be hoping to capitalize on that momentum. “We are feeling confident heading into our game against Wash U,” Heaton said. “We are coming off of an important weekend with two wins at Case Western and Rochester respectively. We’re going to bring the same momentum and level of intensity to St. Louis.”

Midway Monsters seek to reach .500 in UAA Football Sarah Langs Associate Sports Editor After a disappointing loss to Case Western Reserve at Homecoming last Saturday, the Maroons (4–4, 0–1 UAA) are looking to break above the .500-mark on the season against Carnegie Mellon (5–3, 0–1 UAA) this weekend. “I think the best thing we could do as a team is forget about the Case game and move on,” fourthyear wideout Dee Brizzolara said. With that mentality in mind, the South Siders will be taking on a worthy UAA opponent in the Tartans. The game is the second conference matchup for both teams, and the middle contest in threestraight UAA face-offs for both as well. Though Carnegie dropped their first UAA game this past Saturday, 15–3 to Wash U, Chicago can’t afford to rest on its laurels. “Carnegie will be tough and we need to give it our best,” third-year quarterback Vincent Cortina said. The Maroons are still harboring hopes that they can split or win the UAA title, and avoiding a 0–2 start in conference play is a crucial step along the way. “We should win out. We can still win or split the UAA title. Also, we play Wash U for the Founders Cup as our last game,” Brizzolara said. “There’s a lot left to play for.” The road will not be easy. The Tartans have featured a high-scoring offense throughout the year, putting up single-digits only once—in last week’s loss to Wash U. In fact, prior to the Wash U game, the lowest points total Carnegie had accumulated, in a win or a loss, was 23. Chicago’s defense will need to bear down early on Saturday. Surrendering a quick lead to the Tartans could put the Maroons in a hole too deep to dig their way out of. The offense will need to emerge strong right out of the gate as well. “I’m really hoping our offense will showcase our talents,” Cortina said. “We have a lot of potential, and I’m looking forward to making it all work.” After Carnegie, the Maroons return home for a showdown with the Bears. “[I’m] looking forward to heading to Pittsburgh. It’s always fun traveling with the team,” Cortina said of the team’s vibe during away games. The South Siders will be hoping that the “fun” translates into a positive attitude and a win in Pittsburgh. Otherwise, those league title hopes will have to wait another year. Kickoff in Pittsburgh is set for noon (EDT) on Saturday.

The game against Wash U will be the Maroons’ fifth game in a row on the road and they are not taking the hostile atmosphere lightly. “Away games demand more mental discipline and focus. Having more away games at the end of the season has not proven to be a problem for us,” Heaton said. “We know we must win, and that’s our mentality. No excuses.” For Wash U, an NCAA bid looks very likely. They are guaranteed at least a tie for first place in the conference with a loss, and a draw or win will see them top the UAA ahead of Carnegie Mellon. But this game has implications beyond league position. This is a rivalry game, and Wash U, who has dominated Chicago in recent years, will want bragging rights again. There will be plenty of distractions for the Maroons this Saturday, but the situation is very clear. They need to win.w “Wash U is our big rival,” Heaton said. “It’s the last regular game of our season. It’s at their home field. Needless to say, a win against Wash U would be huge.” Kickoff against the Bears is set for noon tomorrow in St. Louis.

Third-year Claire Mackevicius attempts to outrun a defender during a home game against Illinois Wesleyan earlier this season. COURTESY OF NATHAN LINDQUIST

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Proof by induction: Hall of Fame adds more than just members

By Matthew Schaefer Sports Editor “This is, on a personal level, really emotional but unbelievably gratifying to be here,” the son of a late University professor told me last Friday night. “I’m so appreciative of UC to honor my dad.” That son was U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (LAB ’82), all 6’5” of him. But the night was not about him. It was about his father, Starkey Duncan—and the seven other Maroons initiated into the Athletics Hall of Fame for their accomplishments on the field. It was about Thomas Weingartner, the University’s former Director of Athletics, who guided the Department for 22 years. And it was about Chicago athletics, pure and simple. It was about sports—but it was also about something deeper than sports. Friday night testified to the storied tradition of Chicago athletics, from DI to DIII, from the Big Ten to the UAA. To the pride that we have for our programs. Or that we once had. It reminded me—or perhaps made clear to me for the very first time— that we have the people to keep that spirit alive…and rekindle it. We have the right type of student-athletes, fans, coaches, and administrators. But we all need to make the effort. It was a four-part bash: a cocktail reception in the McCormick Tribune Lounge, a dinner, the official Ceremony, and a post-Ceremony cocktail reception at the Quadrangle Club. There were two hundred people in attendance—parents, best mates, current athletes, coaches, loved

ones, administrators, fans, members of the Hall, inductees. “Every time I do this, I end up finding out about the inductees. This year we have eight. And every time I’m impressed,” confided ESPN and ESPN.com legal analyst Lester Munson ( JD ’67), who has hosted the annual event since its inception. “This is the tenth class, and it always seems to me they should have been in the first class—I mean, they’re all so good.” Let me introduce you to a few people. Meet Dennis Ball (AB ’74), soccer. Jessica Berry (AB ’00), idem. Two track national champions, Tom Haxton (SB ’04) and Dale Letts (PHB ’31, JD ’35). And Tom Lisco (LAB ’56, SB ’61, PHD ’67), the best Maroons freestyler of his epoch. When you stride down the southeast hallway at Ratner, as you head to watch the women’s basketball team, the men’s basketball team, the volleyball team, you will see them on the wall. Their likenesses memorialized on plaques. You’ll see their faces, and the faces of the more than 80 other members enshrined in the Hall. “I think it’s a great honor,” Ball said. “I was surprised. I wasn’t thinking about it in terms of myself, and I wasn’t even aware of the particular stats which caused [me] to be recognized.” “It’s a great honor. I was walking around and seeing all the cool sites,” Haxton said, “and [it was] bringing back memories.” Meet Starkey Duncan (PHD ’65), who served as the University’s faculty athletic representative to the NCAA for more than 25 years and attended thousands of Chicago home games. “This is part of how we were raised,” Secretary Duncan said. “And he loved it— he loved being a faculty representative to the NCAA. He was instrumental in setting up the conference, the UAA conference— that was a big deal. We used to have lots of conversations at night about the studentathlete balance and values, and he so much believed in the model here.”

Meet Susie Gutowski (AB ’06), basketball. Now a member of the Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jay Berwanger, and J. Kyle Anderson…names you might hear around here. Decades apart, but united by history. “To be part of something really unique and special is—I don’t know how to put it into words because I’m just beyond flattered and I’m surprised it’s happening to me,” she said. “You’re just like, ‘Whoa, I’m important’—and I don’t feel important dayto-day, you know. So it’s just a great honor.” And meet Neal Rodak (AB ’98), a member of the armed forces, a two-time All-American wrestler and four-time UAA. “It means a great deal to me,” Rodak said, “and I think this institution—both on and off the mat—contributed tremendously to whatever I have subsequently accomplished.” The Hall of Fame, according to the Department of Athletics, “has been established to recognize and honor those men and women who have distinguished themselves and the University in the field of intercollegiate athletics or who have contributed to the development of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Chicago.” It’s about more than honor, though. It’s about shared experiences, familial love, friendship. It’s about preserving an individual memory to create a collective one. “I was worried that I was just going to break down because my experience here was just so important to me,” Gutowski said. “[I think of ] my best friends, the people who for the first time in my life I was like, I’m going to know these people forever, and that’s just the best part.” I felt something that night, a sense of connection with Chicago athletics that I hadn’t felt before. Something more intimate. A sense that they belonged here. A sense that the sports we cover at the Maroon matter. Or that if they don’t, one day they can. As Munson said, “The University is part of our family.” Maybe events like these—events that connect the University’s athletic history with her present—are a way to revive the Chicago athletic spirit. One of the reasons the Homecoming football game fails to generate increased sports interest on campus, I submit, is that we fail to unite the moment with a larger narrative, with an attachment to our team. Our Chicago. We have a severe absence of the pride that was so palpable in Hutchinson Commons. Maybe this is just my self-selective bias, but I think there’s something to it. Because here’s the thing : on the whole, we don’t care about Maroon sports. But that doesn’t mean we can’t. “In my work as a journalist I see the dark side of college sports—Penn State, Miami, the University of North Carolina.... Today, I’m working on a scandal at Harvard of all places,” Munson said. “But it feels really good to come here and see something that’s being done the right way.” Duncan told me that the “U of C family was [his father’s] second family, his second love.” If we all can only have an ounce of that connection, we’ll create something that’s bigger than sports. Than ourselves. We’ll create a community.

UAA Standings Rank School 1 Carnegie 2 Chicago 2 Case Western 4 Washington (MO)

Record 5–3 (1–0) 4–4 (0–1) 5–3 (0–1) 3–5 (1–0)

Win % .625 .500 .625 .375

Passing Rank 1 2 3

Player Rob Kalkstein Erik Olson Vince Cortina

School Carnegie Case Western Chicago

Yds 1701 1429 992

4 5

Eric Daginella John O’Connor

Washington (MO) Washington (MO)

684 130

Receiving Rank Player 1 Tim Kikta 2 Dee Brizzolara 3 Sean Lapcevic 4 Timoth Swanson 5 Drew Sexton

School Carnegie Chicago Case Western Carnegie Washington (MO)

Avg/G 88.2 68.9 55.6 53.6 52.1

Rushing Rank 1 2 3 4 5

Player Manny Sicre Patrick Blanks C. Castellucio Zak Ross-Nash Ian Gaines

School Case Western Carnegie Washington (MO) Chicago Chicago

Avg/G 78.6 71.7 62.6 55.9 54.8

MEN’S SOCCER UAA Standings Rank 1 1 1 1 5 6 7 8

School Brandeis

Record 15–1–1 (3–2–1)

Win % .861

Carnegie NYU Emory Rochester Washington (MO) Chicago Case Western

12–2–1 (4–1–1) 10–6–1 (2–3–1) 9–6–2 (3–2–1) 9–3–3 (2–1–3) 10–4–1 (4–2) 8–4–4 (2–3–1) 3–13–1 (0–6)

.833 .618 .588 .700 .700 .625 .206

Goals Rank Player 1 Lee Russo 1 Andrew Natalino 3 Dylan Price 3 Max Tassano 4 Sam Ocel

School Brandeis Emory Emory Carnegie Brandeis

Goals 12 12 11 11 9

School Carnegie Brandeis Emory Brandeis Emory

Assists 11 9 6 6 6

Assists Rank 1 2 3 3 3

Player Ben Bryant Sam Ocel David Garofalo Lee Russo Kyle Feather

WOMEN’S SOCCER UAA Standings Rank School 1 Washington (MO)

Record 15–1–1 (5–0–1)

Win % .912

1 3 4 5 5 7 8

11–1–5 (3–1–2) 11–1–2 (3–1–1) 12–5 (4–2) 12–2–2 (1–3–2) 7–6–4 (1–4–1) 10–6–1 (2–3–1) 3–12–1 (0–6)

.794 .833 .706 .722 .529 .618 .219

Emory Carnegie Chicago Brandeis Case Western NYU Rochester

Goals Rank 1 1 3 3 5

Player Melissa Menta Anna Zambricki Sara Kwan Dara Spital Cami Crawford

School NYU Washington (MO) Chicago Brandeis NYU

Goals 12 12 10 10 9

Assists Rank Player 1 Charlotte Butker 1 3 4 5

Sara Kwan Melissa Menta Brigette Kragie Lillie Toaspern

School Emory Chicago NYU Chicago Washington (MO)

Assists 10 10 9 8 6

VOLLEYBALL UAA Standings

Left: 2012 inductees to The University of Chicago Rank School Athletics Hall of Fame Susie Gutowski, Tom 1 Washington (MO) Haxton, Dennis Ball, Neal Rodak, and Jessica 1 Emory Chicago Berry stand holding their awards. Hal Lieberman, 1 4 Case Western second from the right, accepted the plaque on 5 Rochester behalf of his brother-in-law, Tom Lisco.

Record 27–2 (6–1) 29–5 (6–1) 26–9 (6–1) 23–9 (4–3) 21–10 (2–5)

Win% .931

.853 .743 .719 .677

Bottom: The University of Chicago celebrates

Carnegie

14–16 (2–5)

.467

the 2012 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Hutchinson Commons.

Brandeis

19–11 (1–6)

.633

NYU

17–14 (1–6)

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SPORTS

IN QUOTES “Before we begin, I know that everyone here and around America watching has in their thoughts and in their abiding concerns those who were affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.” —NBA Commissioner David Stern before the Miami Heat season opener on Tuesday.

Judgment Day as Maroons kick off UAA tournament against Brandeis Volleyball Qianyi Xu Sports Contributor The Maroons have flown south to Emory this weekend to compete for the UAA championship. They will face Brandeis today at noon (EDT) in the quarterfinal. The UAA tournament will decide Chicago’s chance at an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. If the South Siders win three matches in a row, they will be playing at Regionals for the championship tournament—their ultimate goal. After consistent improvement at Elmhurst and Benedictine in the last couple of weeks, the Maroons are ready to test their mettle in the post-season. “I do feel that we are ready for this weekend,” head coach Vanessa Walby said. “Even though we don’t play or see these teams all of the time, I feel like the girls know them pretty well.” Judging from Brandeis’s 0–10 conference record last season and their 1–6 mark this season, it seems that the second-seed Maroons are the favorite to advance to the second round. “Brandeis will be a good match,” thirdyear Nikki DelZenero said. “With singlematch elimination in the UAA Tournament, every team will be playing their absolute best. While they have not performed par-

ticularly well this season, we need to be ready to play a solid match and focus on our next match.” If the Maroons proceed from the quarterfinal as expected, they are likely to encounter Wash U in the semifinal. The team is currently ranked first in the country and has a historically strong program. Chicago expects a hotly contested match. “Wash U has some great pin hitters and a very good defensive libero,” DelZenero said. Nevertheless, the Maroons beat the Bears earlier this year for the first time in history, improving their all-time record against Wash U to 1–33. “It is important that we take one match at a time and realize that we are going to come out and play our best every single match,” Walby said. If the Maroons were to advance to the final, their most likely opponent would be Emory, the sixth-ranked team in the nation, who received a by in the quarterfinal after NYU withdrew from the tournament following super storm Sandy. “Emory is also a good offensive team,” DelZenero said, “but they have younger girls, and if we serve aggressively and [are able to] be on top of our blocking game, good things will happen for us.” This is all mere prediction, however, and

Fourth-year Caroline Brander prepares to spike the ball during a home game against Benedictine. HANS GLICK | THE CHICAGO MAROON

in a conference full of talented teams, it will be important not to get distracted by regular season records. “I think that a lot of the teams in the UAA are evenly matched,” Walby said. “There were a lot of ties (including the 3-way tie for first). Anything can happen

on any given day. We see it in March Madness every year. The same thing can happen here. You need to come and play every single match as hard as you can.” The Maroons’ quarterfinal against Brandeis begins at noon today (EDT), with a potential semifinal scheduled for 4 p.m.

South Siders to meet high stakes in St. Louis Men’s Soccer Daniel Lewis Sports Editor This weekend, the South Siders (8–4–4, 2–3–1) will head to St. Louis for the final game of the regular season and the stakes couldn’t be higher. For one thing, the opponent is Wash U (10–4– 1, 4–2), the ever-lurking antagonist for all Chicago sports, and the team that sent off last year’s fourth-years with a 2–0 home defeat. For another, a bid to the NCAA tournament may be on the line. “It’s a statement game in many ways,” second-year midfielder Michael Choquette said. “The plan is outright to beat them soundly.” Wash U will undoubtedly be the favorite to win, sporting a slightly better record to go along with home-field advantage. But don’t be quick to assign a loss to the Chicago side after last weekend’s 4–1 fall to Rochester. The Maroons match up more favorably with the finesse of the Bears, as opposed to the straight-shooting, go-for-goal style of the Yellow Jackets. “Wash U is a much more technical, possession oriented team,” fourth-year defender Garrett Laird said. “We don’t have a very big team, but we do have plenty of skilled and technical players.” Motivation won’t be a question for Chicago. This weekend’s match-up offers Chicago an opportunity to bounce back from last week’s game, in which a victory would have improved their tournament bid.

Bear-ly breathing: Chicago’s season on line versus Wash U Women’s Soccer Jake Walerius Associate Sports Editor

Second-year forward Kyle Kurfirst runs the ball down the field during a home game against Brandeis. HANS GLICK | THE CHICAGO MAROON

One month ago, the Maroons were 0–2 in conference play with five UAA games remaining. With their hopes of an NCAA tournament bid hanging by a thread, five wins were a must. Four weeks and four victories later, that number is down to one. Chicago (12–5, 4–2) will face off against Wash U (15–1–1, 5–0–1) this Saturday in a game that could well decide whether or not they receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. If they win, a bid remains a distinct possibility. If they lose, the Maroons’ season is almost certainly over. Wash U is unbeaten in UAA play this season, with their only SOCCER continued on page 10

“We use a loss as motivation,” Laird said. “It’s awful having to wait a full week to erase a loss from your memory so everyone is motivated to go get a win.” And then there’s what happened last year. In the final game of an already disappointing Chicago season, Wash U broke a four-game Maroon winning streak with a 2–0 victory on Stagg Field. “It definitely hurt a lot, as it was the seniors’ last game and my

last time playing with them all,” Choquette said. “I would love nothing more, at this point, than to avenge that loss.” Avenging that game would mean a potential bid in the NCAA tournament. Another loss would send the Maroons home early. “We feel we have the talent, the drive, and the will to win any game, especially this one against Wash U,” Choquette said. “We are going into the game expecting

to win.” But either way, the season will not be a lost cause. “This has been a great season looking back,” Choquette said. “We’ve put together a great body of work; we’ve played well on the field, we’ve improved on results from last year, we’ve dealt with a whole string of injuries, and we’ve put ourselves in a position for postseason play.” Chicago will take on Wash U at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday.

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