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Axelrod describes himself as Believer Christine Schmidt News Editor Since announcing the establishment of the Institute of Politics (IOP) on campus in January 2012, David Axelrod (A.B. ’76) has become a familiar face at the University of Chicago. A former adviser and campaign strategist to President

Fourth-year Nikita Sachdeva is an international student from India. “UChicago has been pretty invested in India—now they have a center in Delhi, which they opened last year—which is a big deal,” she said. “I think...UChicago’s really got that going for them.” A full interactive story is available at chicagomaroon.com. MARTA BAKULA | CHICAGO MAROON

International students make up one-fifth of the College Raymond Fang Associate News Editor The life of the mind has gone global in the last three decades, with international student presence doubling over the last 30 years to encompass a fifth of the University’s student population. According to data obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education, the percentage of international students at the University grew from 9.55 percent of the total student population in 1980 to 20.61 percent in 2013, for an overall increase of 11.06 percent. The undergraduate international student population grew from 1.14 percent of the undergraduate population in 1980 to 9.47 percent in 2013, for an overall increase of 8.33 percent. Though specific country data are only available from 2011, the percentage of students from main-

land China at the University has grown significantly in the last four academic years, increasing from 19.49 percent of the international student population in fall 2011 to 25.76 percent in fall 2014. The percentages of the three next largest countries, India (12.28 percent to 11.61 percent), Canada (6.58 percent to 6.27 percemt), and South Korea (7.53 percent to 6.24 percent), all remained stable or declined over the same time period. Specific-country data was obtained from official University Censuses. Josh Liu is an international outreach intern for the Admissions Office and a second-year international student from China. Liu attributes this dramatic rise in Chinese international students to an increase in the number of Chinese middle-class families, who are able to afford to send their children abroad to American universities as a result of the burgeoning Chinese economy. “Ten years before, we’ve got a stereotype that people STUDENTS continued on page 2

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Barack Obama, Axelrod is now the author of the recently published book Believer. He sat down with The Maroon to share his thoughts on optimism in politics, the state of the IOP, and his hopes for the Obama presidential library. Chicago Maroon (CM): At nearly every IOP event where you speak, you emphasize the optiAXELROD continued on page 3

Crunchbutton expands to Univ. Shelby Lohr News Staff Crunchbutton, a food delivery startup, recently added a branch at the University, promising students one-click food ordering and delivery for traditionally pickup-only restaurants in Hyde Park such as Chipotle, Starbucks, and Five Guys. “It’s a great service for those late nights if you’re studying or partying—you know you can... quickly get food the way you want it,” said first-year Emma Madden, a marketer for Crunchbutton. Crunchbutton operates from 6 p.m. to midnight every day, adding a $3 delivery charge to

orders and arriving within a 30-minute delivery period. Orders can be made both online and through an app, and both platforms save previous orders to enable one-click ordering. The service is particularly useful “when it’s zero degrees outside and and you can’t leave the Reg,” Madden added. Crunchbutton has already existed in its early stages on a national level. It is popular on the west coast, but is gaining more of a national presence. David Klumpp, one of the founders of Crunchbutton, began it at Yale with several undergraduate seniors. “We started at Yale with a single sandwich called the Wenzel,” he said in an e-mail. “We STARTUP continued on page 4

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Pierce houses spend “toilet money” Anne Nazzaro News Staff As Campus North goes up, the Maroon has decided to take a look at how Pierce went down. Pierce Tower was built in 1960 and demolished in 2013 due to extensive maintenance and facilities issues. In order to compensate for deplorable housing conditions, the University doled out what was known as “toilet money” to Pierce residents.

The residence hall had been plagued with maintenance issues for a long time prior to its closure. Elevator outages, water outages, broken drains, and decaying furniture were regular and recurring problems. Not only that, but in February 2012, toilets actually exploded—turning into geysers upon flushing—with enough force that pieces of shattered porcelain were found on the floor around one of the toilets. PIERCE continued on page 4

A history of University housing Adam Thorp News Staff For almost 100 years, the University has had the vision of using on-campus housing to create a cohesive undergraduate community. Ambitious plans to draw undergraduates to campus imagined huge complexes rising to the north and south; though the architects’ 1920s and 1960s drawings never became reality, these plans anticipated this last decade’s dorms sprouting around campus. The post–World War I era found few undergraduates living on campus, essentially making the University a commuter school. A 1923 study titled “The Problem of Housing for the Junior College” found that the number of students in University housing was much lower

than in every other type of housing. Members of the administration were concerned that this isolated students and planned a large, unified housing project as a solution. “We must bring together the great majority of our students, graduate and undergraduate, in comfortable and attractive residence halls…. Until this is done it will be impossible to achieve the social solidarity and esprit de corps which are essential to the carrying out of a well-rounded educational program,” Vice President and Dean of Facilities Frederick Woodward wrote in a 1927 report. The planned solution was a complex south of the Midway, which would provide housing for 1,200 undergraduates. Undergraduate students would move into the complex, freeing HOUSING continued on page 4

The legendary Pierce Tower, opened in 1960, stood at the corner of East 55th Street and South University Avenue before its demolition in 2013. Its demise came as a result of “exploding toilets” and other issues in its infrastructure. PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES

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UChicago team wins CIE challenge Kelly Zhang News Staff Motherhood Savings Today (MOST), a project designed by UChicago students to help lowincome expectant mothers save money during pregnancy, was one of the two winning projects at the Healthy Chicago Innovation Challenge at the Chicago Innovation Exchange on February 9. The team of students working on this interdisciplinary project include Kunmi Sobowale, a fourth-year medical student; Sneha Elango, a researcher at the Center for the Economics of Human Development; Anne Knapke, a master’s student at the Harris School; and Sebastián Gallegos, a Ph.D. candidate in economics. The other winning project, designed by students from the Illinois Institute of Technology, is called Foodborne 2.0, and aims to decrease the number of food poisoning cases in Chicago by using data from Twitter to flag potentially dangerous restaurants. The two winning teams now have the opportunity to work with the Chicago Department of Public Health on their projects for a three-month period, and will present their results at the Innovation Champions

Day event in May. Kunmi Sobowale came up with the idea for MOST in order to address health-care disparities. “The group we want to target is low-income women because children growing up in low socioeconomic backgrounds have health care disparities in terms of their physical and mental health. So these children are more likely to have mental health and behavioral problems, more likely to have physical health and disability problems, as well as poor academic outcomes,” he said. “All these different things hinder their life trajectory, and so we are interested in whether saving some money during the prenatal period dedicated to early childhood could potentially mitigate some of these negative effects of poverty and low income,” he added. Studies have shown that teaching people about finances is not particularly effective in changing people’s actual saving behavior, so the MOST project aims to use insights from behavioral economics, like simplifying personal spending records and setting up default saving strategies, to help families save. The interventions the MOST team plans to test out are Mint. com and SavedPlus. Mint.com is

a budgeting website that exemplifies “simplification” because it helps users track how they are spending their money, and helps users set budgetary goals. SavedPlus, on the other hand, exemplifies “default saving strategies” by helping users automatically transfer a certain amount from their checking accounts to their savings accounts for their child whenever users make a purchase. Sobowale and his team members will work with Women Infant Children (WIC) Clinics in Chicago to see which intervention—if any—will help expectant mothers save more for their children. The hope is that if mothers are able to save more before their child is born, they will be able to help reverse the negative effects associated with being born into a low-income family. “I think in the future, if it does work, there will be chances to make it better, to figure out how to help people save more, to think of other ways we can do this—like maybe women instead of paying a sales tax, should pay a tax that would go into an account for their child,” Sobowale said. “There are different ways you can think about how this would work. Let’s see, at least on a small scale, if it has some positive effect.”

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who, after attending high school in China, go to the United States, are people who could not get into a very good college in China for gaokao [college [the Chinese college entrance exam],” Liu said. “Now, the trend is that a lot of the ‘elite’ students from China are going to top-tier American universities. First of all, their families can afford that, and second, people are realizing that the quality of higher education in China is not quite satisfactory. Except for the top-tier schools in China…students’ lives are so laid-back and relaxed. They are not studying, and they cannot get much from their college experience. That’s why a lot of students are coming to the United States,” he added. Liu also noted that the University of Chicago’s recent rise in the

US News and World Report’s college rankings also influences the decision of Chinese students to attend the University. Nikita Sachdeva, a fourth-year international student from India, indicated that the devaluation of Indian currency in recent years has made it more difficult for Indian students to study abroad. This may have contributed to the slight decrease in the percentage of international Indian students at UChicago. “If you look at what’s happened in the past one and a half years, Indian currency has devalued. When I started school, one USD was equal to around 50 Indian rupees. Now, one USD is equal to 62 Indian rupees. For any parent who’s paying a part of the tuition, or the full tuition, it’s a big change. It’s a big jump in how much you

have to pay in four years. I don’t think it’s become any easier at the economic or financial level for the Indian student.” However, Sachdeva was quick to add that UChicago’s focus on India, exemplified by its new Center in New Delhi, has spurred interest in Indian students to study abroad at UChicago. “I think UChicago is actually one of the bigger reasons why there’s been an influx of Indian students. UChicago has been pretty invested in India—now they have a center in Delhi, which they opened last year--which is a big deal,” she said. “I think looking at India from a different perspective, UChicago’s really got that going for them.” International admissions officers were unavailable for comment.

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Robie House still standing Natalie Friedberg Associate News Editor On March 18, 1957, a 90 year-old Frank Lloyd Wright returned to the Robie House, along with a host of student and community protestors. The Chicago Theological Seminary had announced a few weeks prior its plans to demolish the building to pave the way for the construction of a new student dormitory. “There were significant protests from the community and international community as well, architects and writers. A whole slew of people got together to protest against its demolition,” David Bagnall, director of interpretation for collections and sites at the Frank Lloyd Trust, said in an interview with The Maroon. Fred C. Robie and his wife, Lora Hieronymus, were living at the Windermere Hotel when they decided to commission Frank Lloyd Wright to build them a home in Hyde Park in 1908. Lora had graduated from the University in 1900 and want-

ed to maintain an active role in the campus community. “My mother…was still interested in the campus life and the social life of the University and [my] father thought it would be a good idea to have a house within easy access of that atmosphere,” Fred Robie Jr. said, according to the 1984 book Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House by Donald Hoffman. The Robies, however, had to sell after 14 months due to financial and marital issues. The building changed hands a few times until eventually it was purchased by the Chicago Theological Seminary and used as a dormitory, but with the intent to demolish. “It all goes to show the danger of entrusting anything spiritual to the clergy,” Wright said, according to Hoffman. However, the Robie House still stands, and the Seminary was not able to go ahead with its construction plans. The newly formed Commission on Chicago Landmarks declared the Robie House to be a Chicago

landmark, and two fraternities in the area offered to give up their housing lots to provide alternative construction sites for a new student dormitory. The Robie House was purchased by an architectural firm, which donated it to the University of Chicago. Since then, the University has utilized the building as the Adlai Stevenson Institute for International Affairs, as well as headquarters for the Alumni Association. As of 1997, use of the building was turned over to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, which has since conducted tours and restoration projects. The Robie House, along with nine other Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, has been nominated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, which would make it eligible for certain protections under international law. If the nomination is approved, it will be the first such designation for both Chicago and for work by Frank Lloyd Wright.

History of trauma center closing Katherine Vega News Staff A state report found the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) to be the area hospital best equipped to maintain an adult Level I trauma center, drawing attention to oncampus debates about the issue. While many students are aware of the frequent protests and debates, fewer are aware of the circumstances that caused the original Level I trauma center, which operated from 1986–1988, to close in the first place. On May 16, 1986, the Chicago Tribune published an article about nine Chica-

goland hospitals being designated as “trauma centers where victims of serious injuries will be taken for emergency care.” Sixteen hospitals had applied for this designation, the UCMC among them. The Level I adult trauma center opened later that month. The “serious injuries” that Level I trauma centers are equipped to deal with typically involve blunt or penetrative injury to the body, such as gunshot wounds or injuries from serious car crashes. Less than a year later, tensions arose between city health officials, who approved trauma center quali-

fication, and physicians. According to a 1987 Tribune article, trauma surgeons were highly critical of the number of hospitals that then–ßHealth Commissioner Dr. Lonnie Edwards was approving, citing financial and medical reasons. They argued that too many trauma centers, some of which were in hospitals that lacked the financial support to sustain them in the first place, would result in both financial and medical problems. Too many trauma centers would mean that the number of patients who actually needed Level I trauma care would plummet in each hosTRAUMA continued on page 3

Uncommon: Father Pat Lagges Maggie Loughran News Staff Father Patrick Lagges, a life-long Chicagoan, is in his sixth year as chaplain and director at Calvert House, UChicago’s Catholic center. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago with a Ph.D. and J.C.D. (Doctor of Canon Law) from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario. Lagges sat down with The Maroon to discuss the history of Calvert House and his experience growing up on the South Side of Chicago during the 1960s. Chicago Maroon (CM): Can you tell me about growing up in Chicago, especially what you witnessed in terms of civil rights? Patrick Lagges (PL): I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in an area of the city called Washington Heights. That was around 103rd and

Halstead. Although a true Chicagoan will always tell you what parish it was, which was Saint Margaret of Scotland. I lived on the South Side until I was about 14, so that would have been from about 1952 to 1966. 1966 was when we moved up to Des Plaines, which is out by O’Hare. My brother was traveling a lot. and it got kind of tiring driving out to O’Hare from the South Side to pick him up and everything. We thought we might as well move out that way. Certainly when I was in grade school, at a very integrated public school, the race thing didn’t bother me. I mean it wasn’t something we thought about. We were classmates. There wasn’t any of the racial tension that people would experience later. But as I got toward eighth grade, things started to

change. We used to get these three or four phone calls from real estate agents each night subtly telling us we needed to move. They wouldn’t tell you there were African Americans moving into the neighborhood, but they would say, “I can get you top dollar for your house right now. I don’t know what it’s going to be like a month from now or two months from now. You may not be able to get anything for it.” We didn’t move because of that, but because we wanted to be closer to O’Hare for my brother. None of us felt like we weren’t safe in the neighborhood or anything like that. When I was growing up, we [kids of both races] did the normal things—we played ball on the corner and visited each other’s houses. But you could tell that LAGGES continued on page 4

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High-rise coming to Hyde Park

NEWS IN BRIEF UChicago Dining plans changes with Campus Dining, will begin UChicago Dining has several changes on its plate, ranging from changes in specific café hours next year to the opening of Campus North Dining Commons the following year. According to Richard Mason, executive director of UChicago Dining, the Campus North Dining Commons will have many of the same features as the current dining halls. Mason wrote in an e-mail that “Campus North will enhance our existing options and provide a central dining location for students on the north side of campus.” It will feature kosher, halal, and glutenfree stations. Campus Dining will introduce several smaller changes within 2015. The Smart Museum Café, which was previously unaffiliated

accepting Maroon Dollars. An Aramark-operated café will open on the ground floor of the new William Eckhardt Research Center at Eat 57th Street and South Ellis Avenue in the fall. UChicago Dining has already introduced one change. Recently, the Harris Café began offering small plates on weekday evenings. The meals are sold after normal hours of operation, from 4 to 7 p.m. According to second-year Owen Charles, Inter-House Council Campus Dining Advisory Board chair, another potential development is a crossover between dining on main campus and dining at the UCMC. The UCMC recently renewed its contract with Aramark, suggesting that the medical campus may accept Maroon Dollars in the future. —Maggie Loughran

Marta Bakula Associate News Editor A new high-rise will brighten the horizon of Hyde Park housing with the Solstice on the Park project, an apartment building and hotel designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects. The development, located at 5540 South Cornell Avenue, revives plans for a condominium complex that was proposed more than seven years ago. Located on the northwest corner of East 56th Street and South Cornell Avenue, the lot was once the site of Studio Gang’s previous plans for the Solstice on the Park project, a 26-story tower that planned to house 145 condo units. The plans were announced in 2007 but were postponed during the economic recession that soon followed. Last Tuesday, the Silliman Group, the development branch of MAC Property Management, unveiled new

plans that repurposed the previous building designs into a mix of 160 independently managed hotel rooms and over 200 apartment units, if city regulations permit it. Otherwise, the complex will feature just over 250 rental units. The new building will be 24 stories tall and will feature a new restaurant on the South Cornell Avenue side, along with five stories of underground parking spaces for the complex and surrounding apartment buildings. “When the development was first proposed by Jeanne Gang, we noticed that it had a real lasting quality,” Peter Cassel, director of community development for MAC Property Management, said. “The design and location suggested that a very good building could thrive there.” The design of the Solstice structure was inspired by the angles of sunlight that would hit the building’s façade on the day of the summer solstice of June 21. The property featured angled por-

tions of the façade that would sit at a 71-degree angle to “allow sunlight to enter the apartments during winter for a passive solar warming and precluding it during summer to reduce air-conditioning usage,” according to the Studio Gang website. Studio Gang Architects remains in charge of the current development, which is currently not planned to break ground for at least another year. The firm is also responsible for designing the upcoming City Hyde Park, a 180unit apartment complex currently in construction on East 51st street and South Lake Park Avenue. Cassel said that there has been a strong demand on the apartment side of the Solstice on the Park development. “There hasn’t been an apartment building built in Hyde Park since 1987, and the new construction of a contemporary building with many amenities will bring a huge series of opportunities for a great living experience,” he said.

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Axelrod discusses his belief in politics, students

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The University recently began offering Research Seed Grants to University professors interested in pursuing research at the Marine Biology Lab (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA, as part of an initiative to strengthen ties between the newly affiliated institutions. The MBL and the University officially became affiliated in 2013, and these grants, offering $25,000 in funding money, are meant to spark collaboration that will be built upon as time goes on. One proposal recently approved for funding is “Quantifying Cuttlefish Camouflage,” conducted by Stephanie Palmer of UChicago and Roger Hanlon of MBL. With the $25,000 her lab received, Palmer has purchased two terabytes of data to store images of the cuttlefish whose camouflage she is trying to study. “A great thing about this new partnership,” Palmer said about the Research Seed Grants, “is that it

goes both ways, so MBL researchers can choose a University of Chicago faculty member they want to collaborate with as well.” The MBL has historically been an affiliate institution of the University. It opened in 1888 and was run by UChicago professors for the subsequent 40 years. In 2013, the University reestablished its ties with the MBL and has recently set up programs for students as well, including a study abroad– type program where non-biology majors can fulfill the bio requirement by studying whales during fall quarter at the MBL. This past summer, some UChicago students interested in the new affiliation embarked upon on a Metcalf fellowship to the MBL. The University plans to establish more opportunities for both students and faculty to make use of this facility in the future —Isaac Easton

NEWS IN BRIEF Philanthropy event damages Logan stage Several organizations that participated in the Pi Beta Phi sorority’s annual Arrowfest charity event were honored with awards during the festivities, such as “most creative.” However, it is unclear who will be awarded the bill for damage to the Logan Performance Hall: a performance by the Sigma Chi fraternity involved the use of canola oil, which had the effect of staining the floor. According to the Facebook event page, Arrowfest was an opportunity “to watch our very talented student organizations dance and lip-sync their hearts out,” with $100 to be donated to the charity of the winner’s choice. The February 6 event at the Logan Center included singing performances from 15 fraternities and sororities. According to Kevin Gunnerson, the University’s Assistant Director for Facilities and Operations, Sigma Chi’s oil usage inflicted damage by seeping into the floor. No details on how the oil was used were available.

“As with any type of wood, if oils or other caustic materials [such as] paint, wine, or blood come in contact with the wood, there is a possibility for staining the material beyond just the surface. In this case, the oil seeped into the wood leaving dark marks where it is stained,” Gunnerson said. He also said that while the stage has been used for events since Arrowfest, his department is looking for firms to both estimate the cost of the damage and to repair the floor. Facilities Services might determine if anyone is liable for the damage. “As with all building-related issues, this will be assessed by Facilities Services working with Logan Center Operations. If it is determined that there is liability from a user, it is addressed as appropriate,” he said. Representatives of both Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Chi declined to comment for this story. —Isaac Stein

mism and aspirations that you have for the future of youth in politics. And some might say that in addition to your book, you’re overly optimistic. Do you agree? David Axelrod (DA): We’ve had ups and downs in our democracy from the very beginning—in times when people were discouraged and in times when people were engaged. But the way I judge the success at the end of the day of our democracy is, are we moving forward? Yes, we haven’t solved some of the institutional problems in Washington that were so much on our minds when we ran in 2008, but solving those problems was a vehicle to solving larger problems—in other words, greater cooperation in Washington was just a means of addressing some of these big generational challenges we face. CM: How did you not lose your belief in politics throughout your career? DA: For that reason, I’ve seen the impact that elections can have for good and bad. I always point out that in 2000 the whole presidential election foundered on 527 votes in the state of Florida. If that had gone the other way, history would have been a lot different. There’s different views on whether it was good or bad [but that is] an example where politics made a difference...and simply because people didn’t participate. CM: So then, what do you say to those who are cynical to politics and politicians in general? DA: As I talk to young people on this campus, they’re as public-spirited

as any group of people I’ve encountered in a really long time. But they’re skeptical of whether politics is an appropriate way to address their concerns. I understand it, because a lot of you guys, you know, you see a problem, your first instinct is to create an app— get on social media and organize that way. And that has value, that’s important, but there are some things—you can’t repair the infrastructure of America that way. You can’t probably beat climate change that way. There’s certain things you have to do together—and we do that through politics, through government. Congress is going to meet whether you guys avert your eyes or not, and the question is whether you want to leave decisions that are going to impact every inequity you care about to others. So my answer to those who are cynical is to say this is a messy, sometimes frustrating business, but democracy is still the best option and to make it work, you gotta pick up an oar and row. CM: How confident are you that the University of Chicago will get the Obama presidential library? DA: I’m hopeful. I don’t have any inside information...but my big interest is seeing the library come to the city of Chicago. It belongs here. Barack Obama is thoroughly a part of the fabric of our city; we claim him, we love him, we’re proud of him. The city is very much a part of him. CM: Going back to the IOP and how it began, what was your original vision for it, and do you think that’s come through?

DA: I went through a process [in choosing the location for the IOP] and talked to Northwestern, talked to UChicago but really, as I think back, I kind of knew where I wanted to go after my first conversation with [University President] Bob Zimmer. I told Bob I had a very kind of unhappy experience here 40 years ago as a student because I was interested in the world and engagement and politics, and there weren’t a lot of places you could go [with that] as a UChicago student.... He said, “So that’s why we need your IOP.” We’ve been able to do great things. We can always do better. CM: In an interview with The Maroon in 2012, you said in reference to the IOP, “For me, success will be measured by whether a significant number of students who pass through the program end up, in some form or fashion, in the public arena.” Do you think that’s still true today? DA: Oh absolutely, and I think that’s happening. You see some of the students who have left who are involved in politics and government and journalism. I look at young people who come through the IOP, and I see people who are going to make a big difference down the line. I’m really proud of that, and I just can’t wait to see what everyone does. Hopefully what we’ve done is open up some doors for them, created not just some avenues of thought of what they could do, but also made it easier for them to do it by introducing them to practitioners, whether it’s in journalism or policymaking or campaigns. I think we’re on track to deliver on that commitment.

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pital. As a result, resources would go to waste and doctors would lose their edge. The opening of its trauma center resulted in a serious financial blow to the UCMC, reporting losses of more tha $2 million a year from 1986–1988. By May 1988, the UCMC became the second of the ten hospitals in the citywide trauma network to pull out of the system. At that time, according to a Tribune article covering the UCMC’s

decision to leave the trauma network, the adult Level I trauma center was treating roughly 35 patients a month in the last six months of its operation. The trauma center’s director of public affairs at the time stated that each case cost the medical center $3,000. Problems with insurance were partly responsible for this additional cost; because adult Level I trauma centers are normally reserved for the gravest cases, potential patients with insurance were often turned away in order to

provide care for patients with more serious injuries, but who did not have insurance. The city network continued to shrink. Nearly a year and half later, a third trauma center, Loyola University Medical Center, withdrew, though in the years since its closing, Loyola has since reopened its Level I trauma center. By January 1990, only six of the original 10 hospitals that had been members of the Chicago Trauma Network were still operational.

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In 1967 students held â&#x20AC;&#x153;sleep-inâ&#x20AC;?

An artistic rendering of the imagined North Quadrangle, which would have housed 800 students. COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ARCHIVES

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up the campus north of the Midway for the use of graduate and professional schools. For financial reasons, only Burton-Judson was ever completed. After Burton-Judson, no more dorms would go up on campus for a quartercentury. As new dorms were builtâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;notably Pierce Tower in 1960â&#x20AC;&#x201D;older dorms were retired, leaving the University struggling to provide housing.

Student frustration over scarce and sometime lowquality housing was one of many causes that attracted the attention of student activists in the late 1960s. In 1967, a group called Students Interested in Improved Housing presented the University with demands before staging a sleep-in, which The Maroon called the largest student protest in five years. The demands included immediately building dormitories to the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; specifi-

Exploding toilets in Pierce resulted in major cash cations: coeducational, with small houses, and within ten minutesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; walking distance of campus. Warner Wick, the dean of students at the time, responded that the demands were in line with the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing housing plan. Before the end of that year, a plan for the land just north of the quad was announced. Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes drew up a modernist plan for what was to be called the North Quadrangle, which would include accommodations for 800 students. However, the expansive proposal was not completed due to budget problems, and the Woods-Cochrane Art Center and the Smart Museum of Art were built instead. As a result, the University scattered its undergraduates to renovated neighborhood buildings or adopted University buildings. The large-scale projects around campus today return the University to its earlier vision of large undergraduate residences. In a paper tying housing developments to the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with its undergraduates, Dean John Boyer referenced these projects when setting the goal of building more dorms around campus, so that â&#x20AC;&#x153;our residential system remains truly capacious, culturally effective, and attractive to all of our students.â&#x20AC;?

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Student outrage over these incidents led to renovations over the 2012 spring break, including new furniture and plumbing improvements. But that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only step the University took to placate students; a week after spring break, it was announced that each resident of Pierce would be given $500 to spend at bookstores on campus. Moreover, each houseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Shorey, Thompson, Henderson, and Tuftsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;received $25,000, and Pierce Tower Council got $10,000. Some called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;toilet money,â&#x20AC;? but a lot of people called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;hush money,â&#x20AC;? according to Jonny Behrens, a third-year from Henderson. The credits were meant to compensate for the worsening living conditions of Pierce, but they were also viewed as a way to make students quiet down about maintenance incidents like the exploding toilets. By the 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2013 school year, Henderson had already spent a good deal of its money and still had $15,000 to $20,000

left in funds. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;toilet moneyâ&#x20AC;? came from Housing, so it had to be used for events that would foster house culture, including restaurant dinners, performances of The Book of Mormon, comedy shows, and laser tag. Pierce Tower was set to close two years ago, and as early as May 2012, administration stated that there were plans to submit a proposal for the building of a new dorm in Pierceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place. However, nothing was officially decided until November 2012, less than one year before the dormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closure. Henderson spent most of the rest of its compensation money by the end of Behrensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were afraid that after we moved, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if that money would come with us,â&#x20AC;? said Behrens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were afraid that it was going to just disappear.â&#x20AC;? This was because Pierceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s houses were going to be moved to other buildings, with Henderson and Tufts possibly merged together into one house in New Grad. After much pro-

test, the houses remained separate. The other two houses that moved from Pierce, Shorey and Thompson, which were both relocated to International House. However, once Pierce houses moved to new residence commons, they did retain their house funds. Unlike Henderson, Tufts left enough of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;toilet moneyâ&#x20AC;? for future residents to enjoy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve definitely made an effort to save it and spread the effects over multiple generations,â&#x20AC;? Olivia Stovicek, a second-year from Tufts, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has usually meant a big event once or twice a year for the house, like a dinner at an expensive Brazilian restaurant, or a trip to Medieval Times.â&#x20AC;? Even though the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence has moved, their house culture is stronger than ever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You might assume that being transplantsâ&#x20AC;Śwould lead us to being less close as a house, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not true at all,â&#x20AC;? Stovicek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really a bonding experience for people, having those stories, that history, to hearken back to.â&#x20AC;?

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things were not good in the city of Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that there was stuff brewing. You knew there were these tensions going on, and you knew that there were certain streets that African Americans couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cross. One of the big areas of tension was Marquette Park on the South Side. I remember when Martin Luther King came to Chicago to march for open housing and how much that was opposed by Mayor Daley and other politicians. Daley tried to at least say that he was interested in opening up housing to all people, but in reality he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. MLK was assassinated after we had moved, when I was going to school downtown. I remember getting on the train to go out to Des Plaines and seeing the whole West Side in flames and thinking how scary it was that this violence was taking place in my city.

That would have been 1968. In the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s there were a lot of priests and nuns from Chicago that went to march in Selma. The Archdiocese of Chicago was a major proponent of civil rights; it was at the forefront of the movement. CM: Do you think the Church impacted civil rights? PL: I think it did. Even now looking at those pictures, there is something moving about seeing the nuns and the priests among the protesters. You feel that the Church is standing in solidarity with these people. CM: Can you share a little bit of history about Calvert House? PL: Catholic students at UChicago created the Calvert Club in the early 1900s. In the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;20s, they asked Cardinal Mundelein for a chaplain and Mundelein said no. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catholics shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the University of Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll lose their faith.â&#x20AC;? After he died, the Catholic students asked the new cardinal for a chaplain and he said yes. Calvert House got its name from Lord Calvert of Baltimore, who was the first governor of Maryland. Maryland was the Catholic colony in the midst of Protestant colonies. So the students called their organization Calvert House because they felt like they formed their own Catholic colony at the University of Chicago. Because, you know, everything has to have a quirky name here. CM: What are some of the changes to the campus climate youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noticed during your time at UChicago? PL: Well, the campus climate, I think, is becoming more corporate. I had the impression when I came here that the University was a different institution, but now I see it as taking on the aspects of every institution.

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made a website called One Button Wenzel that was literally a giant button that ordered you a sandwich. We sold $50,000 of that sandwich in the first few months, and decided to turn it into a

startup.â&#x20AC;? While the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s branch does not sell the Wenzel, it does draw on the model inspired by the original Wenzel-selling website. Students can recommend restaurants for pickup, and

similar to Uber, can work as drivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see ourselves as the leading national logistics network for getting anything to your door,â&#x20AC;? Klumpp said. The startup is now up and running in Hyde Park.

Correction An incorrect photo caption was published in the Friday February 13th issue. The photo caption was adjoined to the article â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students and faculty mourn victims of Chapel Hill shooting.â&#x20AC;? The correct photo caption is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students come together Thursday night on Bartlett Quad to remember three Muslim Americans who were murdered in Chapel Hill, NC earlier this week.â&#x20AC;? We deeply regret this error.

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STUDENT RALLY: Demonstrators meet on Ad building steps Monday to show support for the 31 students threatened with expulsions. Photo by David Travis.

20 STUDENTS EXPELLED!! March 7, 1969 Ten more students have been expelled from the Univesrity for participating in disruptive demonstrations, following recommendations by the Oaks disciplinary committee and the committee of the council. This brings the total number of

expelled students to 20. As of Thursday, the only final decision that the new Shireman disciplinary committee had reached was one recommendation of no discipline for a student who had not previously been suspended. The Shireman committee was formed last week to

Bus routes #173 and #174 set to be slashed By Clair McNear July 23, 2009 I always like getting vague e-mails from the University, because it either means a) no one knows what’s going on or b) no one wants anyone else to know what’s going on. The former figured into messages like the one President Zimmer sent out in October about the economy; it appears that the latter was behind a message sent on Tuesday to the Campus Transit listhost. from: dgarfi@uchicago.edu date: Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:28 PM subject: [Campustransit] CTA routes 173 and 174 A CTA public hearing will be held in regards to these routes. Information on this hearing can be obtained from the CTA website at the below web address. The information is located under the News and Initiatives column. http://www.transitchicago. com/ Comments or questions can also be forwarded to bus@ uchicago.edu.

Following that prompt takes you here, at which point it becomes clear that the hearing has a single purpose: the elimination of both routes. Notice is hereby given that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) shall hold a Public Hearing on the proposed elimination of bus routes #173 U of C – Lakeview Express and #174 U of C – Garfield Stations. At the request of the University of Chicago, the proposal is to eliminate these routes. The #173 and #174 are University-subsidized CTA routes. The #173 takes passengers on a winding path from Hyde Park to the Loop to Belmont; the #174 ferries people from the Garfield Red and Green Line stops back to campus. A page offering additional information about the routes displays the findings of the bus study that the University commissioned earlier this year: Both routes have relatively low ridership (the #173 has 172 passengers per weekday; the #174 has 427) and easy substitutes (the #6 and #55 respectively), and should therefore be eliminated. The two routes do have CTA continued on page 6

deal with the cases of students summoned to appear for having participated in disruptive demonstrations at the home of University president Edward Levi and at the Quadrangle Club February 24. Dean of Students Charles O’Connell summoned 23 students who were already sus-

pended to appear before the Shireman committee threatening them with expulsion if they did not respond. Fourteen responded to the summons; the other nine have been expelled by O’Connell at the recommendation of the committee of the council.

Dear Readers, Spend enough time mining The Chicago Maroon’s archives, and you’ll start to notice a few trends in our coverage. In truth, it’s a fairly predictable fare: Each year, there’s been the standard stutterings on administrators loved and loathed and more ink than milk spilled about the dining halls. Which is to say nothing of the never-ending whirl of articles about campus dormitories—at least we can blame the plumbing, and not The Maroon, for that one. But in the 125-year panaroma of this evolving community, there’s been one narrative that has all too often fallen off the page: the story of the student. Which—let’s be real—aren’t students the, well, point? Here in The Maroon’s newsroom, we’ve redoubled our efforts to focus on individual narratives, unofficially deeming 2015 ‘‘the year of the student.” This Historical Issue comes to you curated so as to reflect this present-day pledge. In the pages of this special issue, you’ll find both reprinted articles from The Maroon’s archives and new reporting on our history that seeks to showcase the curious histories of your classmates past and present, and not the donors that bankrolled the libraries in which they sat. So, these “curious” classmates—just who are they, exactly? Active, political, and hungry for knowledge on and off the page, they are the consciousness of this community; indeed, the very reason why the University of Chicago has made it this far. Best of all, it’s a history to which you belong. The Maroon is fortunate to have such an engaged public to be writing for. You keep on making history, and we’ll keep telling your story. Sound good? Sincerely, Joy Crane and Emma Broder, Editors-in-Chief

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Arrest uproar prompts Sit-in demands end to urban renewal forum, answers from admins By Jim Haefemeyer April 22, 1969

By Asher Klein March 5, 2010 Administrators outlined preliminary steps yesterday to remedy percieved racial profiling within the University police department (UCPD) after issues were raised at a contentious Tuesday open forum. They will also consider revising Library behavior policy and protocol in how staff ask for ID. Over 200 people attended the forum, which was convened to address a powerful student response to last Wednesday’s arrest of fourthyear Mauriece Dawson in the A-level. Many at the meeting said the arrest part of a larger culture of racial profiling on the part of UCPD. A Regenstein clerk called the UCPD last Wednesday night to report an “unruly” group of students, including Dawson, although witnesses said they were not unusually loud for the popular study area. When told to leave the building by a UCPD officer, Dawson repeatedly asked why he had to leave; the officer placed him in a choke hold, pinned him to the floor, and placed him under arrest. Witnesses said Dawson, who

is black, was never asked for identification. He was charged with criminal trespass and resisting arrest. Since the arrest, students’ parents have contacted administrators, including President Robert Zimmer, to express distress at Dawson’s arrest, which witnesses claim was unwarranted and inappropriately violent. In an e-mail response to the parents of one student, Dean of Students Susan Art said, “We too are very upset about this situation, and I am in complete agreement with you that this is a heart wrenching situation…I hope this situation can ultimately move our campus in a positive direction, though it is hard to see right now if this can happen.” Art did not return requests for comment. At the forum, UCPD Chief Marlon Lynch and Associate Director of the Library Jim Vaughan told the crowd that investigations into police and library staff conduct are underway, but could not say when they would conclude. As of Thursday night, one-third of witnesses and all UCPD officers had been interviewed for UCPD’s UCPD continued on page 7

More than 50 demonstrators jammed two small offices of the Center for Urban Studies for an hour Monday afternoon to demand that the University “end destruction, start construction” in Woodlawn. Three protestors first locked themselves into Kelly 203, office of center direc-

tor Jack Meltzer for several moments. Meltzer said the three entered his office, but did not take anything important. Others crowded into Kelly 201 and shoved with University police violently and repeatedly. The demonstrators attempted to spread out into the back of the small room and to secretaries’ desks, but were blocked by police. SIT-IN continued on page 7

Faculty okays 3 major College curriculum revisions to affect only new students June 15, 1945 Requirements for the bachelor’s degree for the majority of students entering the first year of the College next fall will include two years of English, one year of a foreign language, and three years of a natural sciences survey, under action taken last

Friday by the College faculty. The revisions, made as part of a continuous program of improvement of the curriculum, will not affect students who already enrolled or those who enter in the summer. The new requirements have been formulated in terms of the number of comprehensives CORE continued on page 7

THE CHICAGO MAROON | HISTORICAL ISSUE | February 17, 2015

Colloquium SafeRide to Hits Racism stay in tact

U of C responds to September 11 tragedy

February 25, 1969

While talk of war spread across the country, the U of C community gathered Tuesday to hear words of peace and hope at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Although no one from the University was reported missing, the inter-religious service was just one of many vigils held on campus since the terrorist attacks on September 11. For some people, religion can help make meaning out of this, and they can draw a sense of comfort from knowing they are not alone,” said Chapel Dean Alison Boden. The first vigil, held on the day of the attacks, came just after University President Don Randel’s e-mail of support to students, faculty and staff. He began by stating: “The immense tragedy that has been inflicted on this country will deeply affect each of us .” The effect of the attacks was immediate and widespread. University workers left offices early to check on loved ones. People across the campus held moments of silence. The flag flew at half-mast. At the U of C hospitals, volunteers lined the corridors, waiting to give blood. By that Friday, we were already booked the next several weeks for blood donations,” said hospital spokesman John Easton. “I think people were very frustrated by the events and that was the one good thing people could do.” Many doctors volunteered to help, but no planes could fly them to the scenes. The burn unit prepared in vain for injured survivors that would never come. Samir Patel, a University doctor in New York at the time, visited local hospitals but found that most injured people were fatally injured. At the Laboratory School, where classes started on September 10, administrators decided school should go on. We wanted to keep life as normal as we could for the kids,” said lower school Principal Beverly Biggs. “On

Alleged racism was the focus of SDS’s two day colloquium on “What Can Be Done to Fight Racism” Friday and Saturday. Harold Nelson, an orderly at Billings Hospital and steward of Local 1657 of the service employees union, said that the University systematically discriminiated against its black employees. He said that while 80 percent of hospital employees are black, only one percent hold supervisory positions. Those black supervisors do not receive pay comparable to that of white supervisors with similar positions, he charged. Hospital personnel officer Ronald Twomey, however, told a Maroon reporter Monday that “no differentiation” is made among registered nurses on the basis of color regarding jobs or salary. HE said that nurses are paid on a regular solaray scale with increases based on longevity. Twomey said that Nelson’s charge of pay discrimination against black supervisors “isn’t true at all. There is no differentiation as to the salary level of black supervisors,” he said. Other colloquium speakers included radical journalism Clark Kissinger, discussing University trustees, and Mrs. Lois Dobray, discussing Hyde Park High. Other events included a debate between Noel Ignatin, PL member and skilled laborer at International Harvester, and Earl Silbar, SDS member; workshops on educational racism; and a concluding meeting at which participants presented demands for the end of destruction in Woodlawn, increased black and working class admissions, a free day care center for children of employees, students, and faculty, and a department to study oppressed people. The SDS colloquium was organized after the Beardsly Ruml colloquium on white racism scheduled for Feb. 14 and 15 was postponed after SDS threats it would be disrupted.

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problems. The #173 is slow – some two dozen stops will get you from the Lab School to Belmont – and runs infrequently. In two years of taking the Red Line to and from downtown, I’ve caught the #174 back to campus twice, even though the #55 is infamously slow and unpredictable. The fact that the routes are underutilized owes less to their design than to their deployment: If the routes ran more frequently and were more tailored to community members’ needs, they would be used more. This is reflected in Student Government President Jarrod Wolf ’s CTA- and Transportation Officebacked efforts to rework the #173 to better serve the University of Chicago community, with service to the new South Campus dorm included. We backed this last year, encouraging the University to get rid of the #174 to help offset the costs of a more expensive #173. The reworked #173, called the X173, would cost $145,000 more than the combined #173 and #174, which it was set to replace. Though it garnered a Facebook group with some 200 members, even in January administrators expressed doubt about the X173’s viability. Now it seems that the University is simply going to scrap both routes entirely, with the X173 put on hold indefinitely. Undoubtedly, this is due to budget pressure as the ever-underfunded Transportation and Parking Office works to make cuts in areas that won’t mean trimming back on campus safety (e.g. SafeRide service). The #173 and #174 are hardly vital to the community thanks to their present lack of practicality – but the X173 would be a boon to the University, better connecting South Campus and facilitating access to downtown Chicago. The public hearing to discuss the eliminations will take place on July 30 at 6:00 p.m. in room E-1 in the Social Services Administration Building. Comments can be submitted to the CTA until August 4.

By William Wan September 28, 2001

the second day, there were a lot of questions. So we let the kids ask and we discussed it, but we weren’t afraid to say we didn’t know why these things happened.” In the following days, life on campus continued, though altered. President Randel along with Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist representatives led an interfaith prayer service September 12 on the Quads. Games were postponed for women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer. Practices for all sports teams were sporadic as some players were still in shock. Alumni on a University-planned trip to Normandy flew home September 16 after sleeping several nights on church pews in Newfoundland, where their plane had been diverted. Some first-years got off to a rocky start with almost 200 absent on September 15, the first day of orientation. Many took trains or drove because of flight delays. International students arrived latest, many stranded in Canada because of diverted flights Orientation went very well, considering the circumstances,” said Linda Choi, director of College Programming. “It’s difficult enough to start your college life, and I imagine all this made it a little more difficult. But on opening day, I saw a lot of excitement.” Maureen Tracey-Mooney, a firstyear in the College, enjoyed orientation but was frustrated. “[The administrators] talked about it a lot, which in some ways was good, but I also wanted to experience the whole beginning of college life. I wanted to be happy about being here.” Upperclassmen, most still at home or work, had different experiences. Afaf Qayyum, a second-year, spent the whole day watching television. “The second day, I slept 14 hours,” she said. “I didn’t want to look at the TV or know what was going on in the world. It was very depressing.” For graduate student Maha Nassar, the past weeks were also tinged with fear. As a Muslim, I’ve been concerned for friends and family,” said Nassar, a member of the Muslim Student Association (MSA). She heard of one Muslim beating at another college and knows friends who were discriminated against in the Chicago suburbs. People in general are very emotional and want to vent that anger, but people at the U of C have been pretty supportive,” said MSA President Khalid Najib. He noted that President Randel had talked to MSA’s vice-president, promising a

zero tolerance” policy toward discrimination. All these different reactions are normal,” said Dr. Morton Silverman, director of student counseling and resource services. The range is everywhere from shock and anger, to fear and dismay, to grief and mourning, but students are getting help dealing with these feelings.” After the terrorist attacks, University counselors held special training sessions with resident heads and assistants. They also met with students coping with the trauma. Counselors will conduct two support groups in October for students still struggling to deal with September’s crisis. The best thing for students is to talk about their feelings and establish routines to get some regularity in their lives,” Silverman said. Life at the University seemed regular enough this first week of school. Students filled the Quads and packed Cobb Hall’s classrooms. But even these classes many miles and weeks removed from the tragedy were affected. On the first day of his English literature course, Professor Edward Rosenheim related the texts to the tragedy in New York. Pope and Hume were dealing with the same question that faces us today: how could a benevolent God allow such evil in the world?” he said. Professor Charles Lipson spent most of his introduction to international relations class explaining U.S. policies of response to the attacks. It seems like the international relations classes are just jam-packed,” said John Brehm, political science department chair. In Lipson’s class, for example, attendance jumped from 83 students last year to 188. Everybody is now curious about the state of world affairs,” Brehm said. There’s been a return nationwide of interest to political science.” Lipson said that the University’s role in the crisis is to be a bastion of learning and free discussion.” The University’s professors are fulfilling that role, appearing frequently as experts in newspapers and radio and television broadcasts. The National Opinion Research Center is also contributing with a survey assessing public reaction to the attack by comparing it to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Tuesday’s inter-religious service at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel was one of hope. For we can do nothing but hope,” concluded Associate Chapel Dean Daphne Burt. And the reasons for hope are all around us. People are coming together in ways we have never done before. We are united as a community of hope.”

THE CHICAGO MAROON | HISTORICAL ISSUE | February 17, 2015

SUPPORT HARASSMENT VICTIMS June 5, 1987 In the past few days events have been shaping which suggest that the University is finally responding to outraged cries from students, faculty, and community members who have been subjected to violent harassment because of their political views or sexual orientation by the Great White Brotherhood of the Iron Fist. While the University has declined to make an open statement con-

cerning possible disciplinary action against Russell Miller and David White, seniors who have been implicated with their roommate Jeffrey Benner in the Great White Brotherhood harassment, a source claimed that “a decision has been made.” Miller, White, and Benner, who is currently on leave from the University, were served with a summons to appear in court on charges of “intentional infliction of emo-

tional distress,” and libel. Seven plaintiffs are suing for $21 million in the case against the Great White Brotherhood of the Iron Fist. Although the Univesrity may be bound by laws governing disclosure of student information, their silence on this matter contributes to an atmosphere of alienation and fear. It is imperative that the Administration unequivocally support and defend the individuals who have been victimized

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TUITION UP AGAIN IN ’59 By Rochelle Dubnow December 12, 1958 UC’s tuition will be raised to $960 a year including the general service feed. The change, effective in the summer quarter, 1959, was announced to the Maroon yesterday. Tuition in both the undergraduate and graduate schools with the exception of the medical and divinity school will be raised to this level. Tuition in the medical school which was raised to $1,060 last year will remain the same. UC’s divinity school tuition remains at $769. Kimpton attributed the hike in tuition to the need for increased faculty salaries, inflation and the recession and stated that scholarship aid will increase by the “same percentage as tuition is raised.” “Faculty salaries are our prime concern,” Kimpton stated. We have increased salaries over the past three years and although the UC is in “the front ranks” Kimpton stated that the University was not yet satisfied with the salary level. “UC’s problem was how to maintain and increase this salary level and the solution involved a modest increase in tuition.” Inflation was cited by the Chancellor as one of the factors causing the tuition increase. “Costs

over which we have no control have gone up…from insurance to postage stamps.” The recession has been felt sharply at UC also, stated Kimpton and has caused reduction of income in the endowment. Money has become harder to raise, he went on. Many who contributed heavily to the University during its three year campaign for funds, (the campaign ended this summer) are “still liquidating the commitments in terms of the campaign…that has made money increasingly hard to raise.” We are still low in tuition as compared with most schools “to which we compare ourselves.” Kimpton added…”UC tuition covers only about 1/5 of the cost of educating students. UC’s tuition was hiked last October. At that time undergraduate tuition was raised to $840 for three quarters from $690. Graduate and professional school tuition—excluding the medical school increased from $720 to $840. The medical school’s rate became $1,000. In addition, the then year old general service fee, which is paid by all students at the University, was increased from $37.50 per school year to $60. John I. Kirkpatrick, vice chancellor of the University stated at the

time of the increase last year that “during these past five years, the University has preferred to slash its budget rather than raise tuition. “This has meant that faculty salaries have not increased substantially, we have not replaced faculty who have retired, resigned or died, there has been much deferred maintenance and the library system has suffered because of budget cuts. This is no longer to be tolerated, he said last year, “we cannot keep top level faculty and personnel unless we pay them top level salaries. The dollar pays less now than it did a few years ago and they want better pay. Tuition was increased once before in 1952. Since then, two non-tuition fees were inaugurated; in 1955, the $15 yearly “health fee” and two years ago the $37.50 “general service fee.” UC’s new tuition rates are still below other major private educational institutions. Harvard’s tuition is $1,060; Yale, $2,000, which includes room, board and tuition, not books for students in residence, $1,100 (for non-residents); Princeton, $1,500; Columbia, $974; Swarthmore, $1,125; Radcliffe, $1,036; Bennington, $1,400; Colgate University, $1,000; Dartmouth, $1,170; MIT, $1,100. (all figures include fees).

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The other 11 expulsions were made by O’Connell at the recommendation of the Oaks committee. Three students who appeared before the committee received a final decision of expulsion. Eight students who had been previously suspended for participation in disruptive activities at the administration building were expelled when they failed to appear before the committee after being warned to do so. Other disciplinary decisions appear below. They are all decisions made

by the Oaks committee, and the figures are accurate as of the evening of March 3, the latest date for which official figures are available. In the figures below, “suspension” means effective suspension unless otherwise noted: • Two quarter suspensions: 6 • One quarter suspensions: 11 • Suspensions of less than one quarter: 7 • No effective suspension, “suspended” suspensions of varying duration: 9 • Probation, no suspension: 4 • Recommendation of no disciplin-

ary action: 17 • Charges dropped due to insufficient evidence or mistaken identity: 6 • Hearings pending: 14 • Had not responded to summons but still had time to do so: 20 • Had not responded to summons, and temporarily suspended, following administration building sit-in: 3 In addition to the original summonses by O’Connell to appear before the Shireman committee, the committee has since summoned 14 additional students identified as participating in the February 24 incidents.

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which must be taken by the average student, although under the system of placement examinations a number of students will probably be excused from some comprehensives. Mathematics 1, a course offered for the first time this year will also be required for graduation after next fall. In addition, all students taking a foreign language sequence,

beginning this summer, must take Language 1, a twelve-week course in the linguistic principles common to all languages. Although average students entering in the first year will be expected to take two years of English, there will be special remedial classes for those who have not attained the basic proficiency necessary. Students entering at the third year will

probably take one year of English, although remedial courses will be open to them also. The new natural sciences survey will be required for those beginning in the first year only. It will replace the current combination of physical and biological science courses. Physical Sciences 3 and Biological Sciences 3 will be retained for third-year students, however.

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investigation. The arresting officer, whom witnesses have identified as Sergeant Eric Grays, has been taken off patrol, according to Vice President for Campus Life Kim Goff-Crews. Vaughan said union rules prevented him from reassigning or firing the clerk, whom witnesses identified as Lynn Franco. Many of the comments at the forum centered on a perception of racial profiling by the UCPD. Lynch said he took those concerns seriously, and the community could hold him responsible for changing UCPD culture. “It’s my responsibilty,” he said. “But I’m also going to ask and put some responsibilty on those in this room to assist me with that, to provide the input neccessary to make it effective.” Goff-Crews also sought student partnership on policy changes at the forum, although none in the audience offered any suggestions themselves. Yesterday she provided a summary of topics covered at the forum for students who did not attend. That summary, posted on the Office of Campus and Student Life Web site, included several responses to student comments, including the appointment of UCPD Lieutenant JoCathy Roberts as “a liaison between students of color and the police” through the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Goff-Crews also wrote that there would be a review of what constitutes acceptable behavior in the Library, and how to deal with disruptions, a process she said will involve students. Forum attendees had suggested there was a strong disparity between the response to Dawson and his friends, who were laughing loudly, and when “white frat boys” drank beer and ate pizza in the A-level. She and Lynch said that students would be informed of the investigations’ results. Goff-Crews said at the forum

that the University cannot drop any charges against Dawson once they had been filed in court, although a press officer at the State’s attorney’s office could not confirm charges had been brought and police officers said the investigation is ongoing and could not comment. Dawson could not comment on the status of his charges. “The charges were made by the police, so they’re responsible for shepherding them through the system. We don’t think, legally, the University can pull them back,” Goff-Crews said at the forum, adding later in the meeting, “We’ll do what we can” to support the student. At the forum, which was sponsored by the Office of Campus and Student Life, and Student Government (SG), administrators had few specific answers to attendees’ questions. “We heard the same things over and over in that room tonight,” said fourth-year Brittany Little, a former member of the Organization of Black Students’ executive board. She and others interviewed said the forum did have a positive outcome, in that many took the opportunity to mention times when they felt they were treated inappropriately or racially profiled by the UCPD. “I feel like the discourse went well, because students who have been keeping silent for a very long time were able to bring their problems around experiences with UCPD,” Dawson said. Concerns over Dawson’s case and other potential cases of racial profiling dominated proceedings. Around 50 attendees raised their hands when Dawson asked how many felt that they, or someone they knew, had been racially profiled by UCPD officers. More than half were black. “This is not an isolated incident,” Dawson said. To read the rest of this article, please visit chicagomaroon.com/?p=71643

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When 20 people entered Meltzer’s office and began firing questions to him, he said, “Obviously you have me cornered with just brute strength. I will not talk under these circumstances. I’m only here because obviously you’ve gone through my files.” In 201, demonstrators argued with Brian J. L. Berry, chairman of the training program in the center, and chanted “pigs out now” at policemen. As the temperature in the room rose, two members of the Students for Freedom and Capitalism, Pete Pranis, graduate student in business, and Chris Barnekov, graduate student in economics, entered and argued with demonstrators. After most protestors had left, Meltzer and Berry discussed urban renewal with remaining students. “As a black person, I think it was ridiculous,” Mrs. Leona Cochran, one of the three secretaries trapped

in the back of 201, said of the demonstration. “It was a peaceful demonstration. This is part of the democratic process,” said Fredrika Blanker, who was present at the demonstration as the owner of a condemned building at 6043 Woodlawn. Assistant dean of students James Vice said shortly after the demonstration that he expected no disciplinary action would be taken. (Dean of students Charles O’Connel was out of town.) However, University photographers snapped pictures throughout the hour-long occupation. The demonstrators had turned on the Center for Urban studies after University police barred their entrance to the Young Memorial Building, location of the offices of physical planning and construction. Intending to conduct a two-hour sit-in, more than 70 persons had marched a rally in front of the ad building to the Young building.

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Is the price right? Obama is right: monetary prospects shouldn’t have to be the main priority when considering the future

Lear Jiang

C(lear) and Simple President Obama recently announced a plan for two years of free community college to anyone who applies—with a stated goal to make “two years of college as free and universal as high school.” The plan would be paid for by taxpayers, and many are already decrying the proposal as a “bad investment.” There are strong indications that, on a monetary level, the plan would be a pure cost— that is, there would be no balancing in increased tax revenue from the plan, technically making it fiscally irresponsible. But are these the right issues to focus on? College is a huge investment— anyone who has taken out loans or is paying the slightest bit of attention to higher education knows this. But over the past few years, discourse over policy decisions on federal, state, municipal, and even personal levels has been molded by quantitative calculations of how much money we put in and how much we expect to get out. A plan is deemed fiscally irresponsible if it results in the individual or organization ultimately operating at a deficit, regardless of other benefits—like having a smarter citizenry or a more creative workforce. While we ought to monitor our spending reasonably, discussing policy calculations solely through the narrow issue of fiscal evaluations risks underestimat-

ing less quantifiable values that a policy brings to society. What is the monetary value of a more educated populace? Of a more diversely educated democracy? How many dollars is a more educated citizen worth over a less educated one? These are questions that have no concrete answers, but are key in helping to determine the direction our society progresses. Many students may be burdened with constant calculations of making college “worth it,” forgoing majors they are passionate in for more career-oriented ones. These may be wise fiscal decisions to make, especially if one is financing one’s own education— but they don’t capture the whole picture. Is this mentality creating more accountants at the expense of artists, or more insurance salesmen at the expense of writers? Further, discussions surrounding decision making based mainly off of financial considerations do not account for the unpredictable monetary payoff in such a quickly evolving job market. A college degree in computer science might be worth only the hypothetical $150,000 sticker price if you learn the basic skills needed to start a career as a programmer. Or it may be priceless if you end up meeting a business partner who helps you launch a startup that influences the world.

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A degree and how you use that degree may not be similar to how others use the degree—a biology major may pursue law school or an economics major may become an artist. Putting a dollar amount on a college education based on its future financial impact is an imperfect science, and it entirely leaves out the more abstract ben-

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Letter: News article on Kagan leaves out the important details In “Kagan urges the U.S. to “lean forward,” (February 13), Adam Thorp, unfortunately omits to review perhaps the most relevant question of the event: Kagan’s particular ideological special interests and his related conflicts of interest. His foreign policy construct is more accurately defined by serial war and destabilization (postured clinically as “leaning” or of other euphemisms), as such conflict defines Middle East sociolog y and its multi-party state-based (and Western-backed) policies of cultural contention, ethnic purgation and ambitions of resource appropriation and hegemony, which is in its fullest flower as the GWOT, or the global war on terror, arguably Kagan’s ideological raison d’être. Both his particular brand of cultural solidarity, as well as the related institutionalization of such ideolog y within the University, may be a basis for more serious reflection, including the

legitimacy of the CPOST/UPOST and the University’s related obligation to more carefully sustain the “Chicago School” which, one could be forgiven, appears to be conditionally for sale. As for the Dean’s Fund for Student Life which sponsored the speaker, one might more accurately regard it as one for student indoctrination. The so-called CPOST (the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism) casts a dark shadow over the integrity of the entire Chicago School. It is a platform of perhaps the most troubling kind of academic, logical and otherwise cognitive fallacy as it co-mingles special interest viewpoints on Middle East and defense policy, with domestic security and civil liberty measures. In such a compromised emotional environment, and over related public (and foreign) policy issues that are now deeply institutionalized in authoritarian hierarchy such as Kagan represents, an understandable post hoc or

false presumption fallacy is easy to understand. The sequencing and grouping of certain dramatic events over the past decade-ranging from rogue state terror to war, territorial claims, security surveillance to constitutional revision--along with serial synthetic conflict (ISIS for example), have been repetitively reported and framed as prima facie and causal. As for the future of U.S. (American sovereign) foreign policy, it may begin to regain its clarity and equilibrium by an initial healthy exercise of ideological defiance against its feigned external allies and their domestic agencies, perhaps even taking its communicative cue from Mrs. Kagan’s (Nuland’s) now infamously artful and diplomatic expressivity. As for Kagan, one might urge him to “lean over.” —Matt Andersson, Class of 2016 (MBA)

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Carillonneur carries on after decades of playing at Rockefeller Chapel #HistoricalIssue2015 Evangeline Reid Associate Arts Editor Wylie Crawford taught himself to play the carillon in the University’s own Rockefeller Chapel almost 50 years ago. Today he has been the University carillonneur for 31 years and is the president of the World Carillon Federation. As a firm believer in the magic of the bells, he has been instrumental in the history of the University and of Chicago’s carillon community, making a point of continuing the legacy and sharing the wealth. He not only has unique access to the carillon’s history; he has become a part of it. The Rockefeller carillon is played twice each weekday and on Sunday afternoons. But when the music reaches so far, it’s easy to take it for granted. Campus’ seemingly anonymous serenades come from the second-largest instrument in the world, composed of an impressive 72 bells that range from 10 pounds to 17 tons and are housed in Rockefeller Chapel's tower. The carillon is played from a mechanical keyboard using both hands and feet. Many may not realize just how much the car-

illon is laced into the life of the average student, even beyond the typical performances, but Crawford is uniquely aware of it. It has been his duty as head carillonneur to play the opening and closing convocations for many years. “The first sounds you hear when you come to the University of Chicago will be the sounds of the carillon” Crawford said. “and the last sounds you hear when you leave the University of Chicago will the swinging peal of the carillon after graduation, after everyone tosses their hats in the air. So the Rockefeller bells initiate you and launch you.” For Crawford, a lifelong journey with the carillon began in the ’60s when he was working on his Masters of Arts in Teaching at the University. One evening, drawn by the music, he stumbled upon an annual gala performance he described as “creative insanity.” The spectacle included a traveling carillon in addition to Rockefeller’s bells, a row of tubas along the roof of the Chapel, and spotlights. When “Stars and Stripes Forever” was played, Chicago journalist Studs Terkel played the cymbals and the University’s presi-

dent played the bass drum. The following Sunday he took the tour of the carillon tower where he found the third University carillonneur and orchestrator of the dramatic performance, Daniel Robins. “[He was] in full dress array, wailing away on this instrument, just giving it all its worth,” Crawford said. “I looked at the thing and my jaw dropped and my eyes turned into stars.” But when Crawford asked if he could take lessons, Robins drew himself up and said, “I don’t give lessons.” But, persistent, Crawford didn’t give up. He asked how he could practice, and Robins eventually relented, offering him a key to a room in the basement where there was a practice keyboard. Crawford would soon learn that Robins had good reason to not want to take on new students who might become strong enough to compete with him. Robins had no sense of economics and was on rocky terms with his employers. Those spectacles blew their budget every year, and the solution the dean of the Chapel had come up with to cover the unauthorized spending

Wylie Crawford poses with the carillon in Rockefeller Chapel. Crawford has greatly expanded the carillon program since he came to the University. EVANGELINE REID

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was to withhold much of his salary and make him a small living quarters in the Chapel’s basement alongside the practice keyboard. “He was giving me, basically, the key to his apartment!” Crawford said. To this day there is a shower and sink in the practice space. “He was the most unforgettable character I had ever met at that point, still probably since,” Crawford said with

a laugh. “But he was very nice to me, gave me some pointers, but I basically taught myself.” There is a notable difference between playing on a practice keyboard, particularly the un-weighted one the Chapel had then, and playing high up in the tower where players have to contend with the weight of the bells and the efBELLS continued on page 10 fort

Despite hype, Fifty Shades of Researchers collaborate to discover Grey feels flaccid new information on mummies Walker King Arts Contributor The unqualified literary smash hit Fifty Shades of Grey became relevant to our generation of debauched libertines when our parents read the books and forced us to see their relationship from an uncomfortable new perspective. The series has fed our endless quest to figure out what sundry pieces of pop culture really mean, a pursuit keeping hundreds of our millennial colleagues fed and off the streets. However, what these books mean is (happily) not of concern to this column. What you’re here to find out is if the new film adaptation, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is any good, which it kind of is, actually. Saying that Fifty Shades of Grey is “kind of good” means it is also “kind of bad.” First, the script is overwrought, especially in early scenes before the actors can settle into a rhythm. When Anastasia Steele’s (Dakota Johnson) second line is “I have a 4.0 GPA,” there isn’t much room for relaxed naturalism. Like another wish-fulfilling romance series that will remain nameless, this movie exists in some kind of parallel universe, where characters are pitched toward realism, but often fall into a kind of uncanny valley of reality. The moments of complete camp are relatively rare, but throughout the whole runtime there was a sense that the crowd at Harper Theater could burst into laugh-

ter at any moment. Sometimes we laughed because scenes tended to lurch between emotional tenors without any logic, shoved in the right direction by an insistent score from Danny Elfman (who, according to IMDB, scored three movies in 2014 and is scheduled for another five in 2015. Keep cashing those checks, Mr. Elfman). Since there really isn’t an antagonist, conflict, or guiding narrative superstructure, the movie leisurely ambles around for 120 minutes, then crashes into its own ending as if the filmmakers ran out of money. We laughed at that, too. That the film doesn’t slip all the way into ironic disaster is thanks to its two leads. It’s obvious from the first scene that Johnson is capable; she manages to sell shy awkwardness in a way that’s immediately endearing instead of just grating, and her later turns into flirtation and forcefulness feel like natural extensions from her established self. Johnson’s hard work to create this little character arc manages to keep the Ana—Christian relationship somewhere close to believable. Jamie Dornan, as ultra-manly business dude Christian Grey, is a little harder to parse. In his first meetings with Ana he tends to wear an expression somewhere between skin-harvester menacing and eaten-too-muchpeyote terror. Once we spend more time with him, Christian is able to reveal his true character: an immature man-child.

This sounds like it might doom the movie, but Dornan is so adorable in his sulking and so blatantly thrilled when he does something right that he becomes a charming foil for the more grounded Johnson. Their dynamic comes to life in the best scene in the film: the negotiation of the infamous “contract” that establishes the pair’s BDSM relationship. Watching Dornan pout when he has to strike out “anal fisting,” then beam when Ana is pleased with a small concession is precious and silly in all the right ways. Grey is kind of a selfserious clown as written, and Taylor-Johnson is smart enough to wink at this interpretation, instead of insisting that her romantic hero be taken completely seriously. So what we’re left with is a move that, despite its own efforts to the contrary, achieves some manner of artistic success. Much ink has been spilled over the real-life animosity between Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, but it doesn’t translate to screen. That’s a pity, because it might push Fifty Shades of Grey into epic disaster territory. This film could have been Moment by Moment bad, or it could have been Showgirls weird, or, actually romantic, like In the Mood for Love with leather handcuffs. Instead it lands awkwardly in the middle of the triangle. There’s probably someone this movie is meant for, but if you’re reading this column, it’s probably not you.

Grace Hauck Arts Staff Chicago is currently witnessing the alliance of three powerhouse institutions: the University of Chicago Medical Center, the Oriental Institute, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Since last February, Egyptologists and radiologists at these prominent facilities have been working together with the latest computerized tomographic (a technique of mapping the human body using x-ray or ultrasound) technology to shed new light on two of the Art Institute’s ancient mummies. Representatives of these institutions shared their surprising findings at a Classical Art Society presentation and panel hosted at the Art Institute last Thursday. The panel’s title? The Mummy is a Daddy. The panel featured three speakers: Mary Greul, Elizabeth McIlvaine assistant curator of ancient art at the Art Institute; Emily Teeter, egyptologist at the Oriental Institute Museum; and Michael Vannier, professor of radiology at the University of Chicago. Greul kicked off the presentation with a quick history of the two mummies, explaining how the famous Charles Hutchinson and Martin A. Ryerson originally donated Paankhenamun and Wenuhotep, the mummies, to the Art Institute in the early 1900s. In 1941, the Art Institute loaned Wenuhotep to the Oriental Institute, and the mummy then left in 1959 to go on display

at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. In 2007, the mummy returned to its home in Chicago. Teeter assumed the podium next, leading the audience through the methods and analysis of mummification. The mummy’s physical encasement—the coffin—discloses vast amounts of information about the human preserved inside, their family (recording up to 26 generations back), and their social status. The style of the coffin anchors the mummy in a certain time period, sometimes linking it to a particular city or even to a single mummification workshop. If researchers can gather so much information from the mummy’s coffin, why, you may wonder, is C.T. scanning necessary? Not only do these images give researches insight into the amulets and other treasures encased within the coffins,; they also allow researchers to make further inferences about characteristics like the health, diet, and wealth of the mummy. Bones shown to be wrapped in many layers of linen, for example, reveal a mummy’s elevated social status, for linen was expensive in ancient Egypt. Imagine the confusion when evidence garnered from the outer coffin conflicts with data collected by C.T. scans—when, say, the mummy’s crossed arms indicate a mummification date later than the period suggested by the style of the coffin. How could this be? The ancient Egyptians were cheap: They reused coffins.

“This process of [using] nondestructive imaging of mummies has added a completely new weapon to the arsenal of Egyptologists..” Teeter said. “These days when anybody enters in the study of mummies it’s going to include Egyptologists, radiologists, physical anthropologists, historians, dentists, and it’s really through these large groups of interdisciplinary experts that you can tease a tremendous amount of information out of these specimen.” Vannier affirmed this revolutionary power of radiology when he projected scans from both 1982 and 2014 for the audience to see. The conclusion was clear: The 1982 basic x-ray was informative yet primitive compared to the latest C.T. scan’s higher image quality. What is it that these C.T. scans of Wenuhotep showed that earlier x-rays could not? A penis. It turns out that Wenuhotep, literally the model for distinguishing mummy gender, was actually male. The shocks didn’t stop there. The audience also had the chance to gaze into the hauntingly brilliant eyes of the beautiful, fleshyfaced Menesamun—a woman thousands-of-years-dead. Thanks to enhanced C.T. scanning, artists and researchers can now more accurately reconstruct the faces and bodies of mummies—without ever opening the coffin. Teeter commented on the projected image of the facial reMUMMIES continued on page 10

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ASH WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18 A day for remembering who we are: mortal, imperfect, beloved

12 noon and 7 pm | Bond Chapel Ecumenical services for Ash Wednesday, with communion and imposition of ashes Led by Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan, Associate for Congregational Life and Stacy Alan, director of Brent House 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | Rockefeller Chapel “Ashes to go” throughout the day 6 pm | Rockefeller Chapel We warmly welcome Archbishop Blase J. Cupich to celebrate and preach at the Ash Wednesday Mass, at the invitation of Calvert House and the Roman Catholic community at the University. The service features the Mass of Creation sung by the Calvert Choir, with Schola Antiqua offering anthems of Guillaume de Machaut, Heinrich Isaac, and Palestrina. Msgr. Patrick Lagges, Executive Director of Calvert House, concelebrates. Sponsored by Spiritual Life/Rockefeller Chapel and Brent House, the Episcopal ministry

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Maroons come short of a title for fourth straight year Wrestling

Second-year Justin Klein competes against an opponent earlier this year. COURTESY OF UCHICAGO ATHLETICS

After an exhausting regular season that has spanned nearly four months, the Maroons finally entered postseason action this past weekend, taking part in the UAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Looking to capture the UAA Conference Title and to

ready themselves for the rest of the postseason, the Maroons sought to crush the competition and make a statement. Unfortunately for the South Siders, their efforts were not enough as they fell just short at the conference championships, taking second place to

UAA champion NYU. The first match of the UAA Championship weekend was against No. 24 NYU. Carrying a dualmatch win streak of seven, the Maroons hoped to continue their winning ways and position themselves for a shot at the confer-

ence title. While the momentum was in place, there just wasn’t enough steam behind the South Siders as they fell to NYU by a score of 28–12. While the Maroons may have lost against NYU, and lost out on hope for a conference title, there was still hope for several individual performers to make a claim to the UAA All-Association Team. Maroons advancing these efforts included season standouts such as first-year Devan Richter at 125 pounds, first-year Nick Ferraro at 174 pounds, and fourth-year Mario Palmisano at 258 pounds. After the dust settled on the mats against NYU, the Maroons may have lost, but they still had a shot at second-place in the conference, and the likes of Richter, Ferraro, and Palmisano still had hopes of making the All-Association team. “I felt pretty good in my personal performance. Being the 125 pounder, I am

the first one out there, so I feel like it is my job to try and get the team started on a good note,” Richter said. Richter was not alone in his sentiments, as Ferraro had similar opinions to share. “I could have wrestled better, and I will have to in order to qualify for nationals at regionals next week. I wasn’t sure of what to expect in my first match against NYU,” Ferraro said. Coming off of their loss against NYU, the Maroons did not get lazy. They showed up against Case Western in their second match of the tournament with the same intensity they have brought to the table all season. At the end of the day, the Maroons were able to emerge victorious over Case by a score of 38–6 as the South Siders improved their season record to 8–4. Against Case, all but two Maroons were winners of the day, as there was utter

domination on the mats. Notable winners for the Maroons include Richter, Ferraro, Palmisano, second-year Paul Papoutsis at 165 pounds, fourth-year Timothy Salazar at 157 pounds, and third-year David Gremling at 197 pounds. Unfortunately, the victory over Case was not enough for the Maroons to take the title, as NYU had secured enough points by the end of the day to claim the conference title, while the Maroons had to settle for second. With the conference tournament done, the Maroons will now set their sights on the NCAA Midwest Regional that will take place in two weeks in Crawfordsvile, Indiana. With a strong performance there, the Maroons could advance to the NCAA Division III Championships that would take place two weeks later in Hershey, PA.

Depth propels Maroons to victory over DII Lewis Women’s Tennis Zachary Themer Associate Sports Editor After stringing together a pair of overriding victories last week, defeating both Kenyon and Oberlin by a score of 9–0, the Maroons set out to continue this pattern of dominance into their match against DII Lewis. This trend proved withstanding as Chicago put together one of its most polished performances of the season. The No. 12 Maroons emerged from Lewis with a victory as they moved to 4–2

on the season and handed the Flyers (0–1) an opening loss to their season by virtue of a 6–3 victory. Going back a few steps and looking at the Maroons’ approach heading into Lewis, it was clear that the South Siders had a very specific mindset in place for their long-anticipated matchup against the Flyers. “The matches we’ve had this season have definitely tested us both with our technical skills we’ve been working on during practice, as well as how we deal with pressure

on the court,” said fourth-year Megan Tang. “We have been in tight situations, and I think having these matches gives us a lot of opportunity to make the right plays when the pressure is on.” Certainly, the pressure was on for the Maroons as they were able to muster two victories out of the three doubles matches. After watching the pairs of first-year Jasmine Lee and third-year Stephanie Lee and second-year Tiffany Chen and first-year Courtney Warren dominate their doubles matches and cruise to victo-

ries, the Maroons were forced to watch their No. 1 doubles seeded pair of Tang and firstyear Ariana Iranpour drop a tough fought match 8–6. With the top-seeded doubles pair losing for the Maroons, it was clear that the South Siders would have to depend on an entire team effort for victory. It was going to take victories from players at the rear of the line-up to help topple the tough Lewis team. “We want to remember that in order to win the match, we need the entire team to fight, whether on the court or

cheering from the sidelines,” Tang said. Fortunately for the Maroons, the entire team was prepared to fight, and they were eventually able to win four of the six singles matches and thus win the matchup as a whole by a score of 6–3. Winners for Maroons included the No. 3 through No. 6 seeded women Lee, Chen, Warren, and third-year Sruthi Ramaswami were able to cruise to victories in straight sets. At the top of the board, both Iranpour and Tang dropped tough matchups that each

went the full distance of three sets. With the Maroons demonstrating the prowess of their depth, as well as one of the top rankings in the country, they now set their sights on the ITA Indoor Nationals that will occur in two weeks in Greencastle, IN. With one of their strongest teams in years, and the expertise of head coach Jay Tee at the helm, the Maroons will look to capture a national championship to bring back home to Hyde Park.

Youthful but mature squad cruises in pair of weekend wins Men’s Tennis Helen Petersen Associate Sports Editor While it would be incorrect to claim that the Maroons are a squad of veterans, the men proved this weekend that this does not correlate to a lack of maturity. First-year Nick Chua said, “Obviously we weren’t playing our top rivals this weekend, but we know that no school is going to give us matches for free. For many of them, a win against us would be huge.” No. 17 Chicago took on their only unranked opponents of the year, and while an immature team may have been prone to playing down to the level of their

opponent, the young team, consisting of four rookies consistently in the starting line-up, came away with an egg in the loss column and a bushels of wins under their belt. Wheaton and Oberlin sought to challenge the Maroons on their own turf and went home with their tails between their legs and nine losses on their record. The South Siders first hosted Oberlin in their home indoor court, XS Tennis in Hyde Park. The Yeomen did not stand a chance against the hard-hitting Maroons. “We went into this weekend looking to squash any hope that they had. We knew we could take every

match if we played well, and we executed well to do that,” said Chua. “Bringing our top energy every week will be important for when we finally play those schools where it’ll make a difference.” Chicago’s opponent’s chances were gloomy right from the beginning with doubles play. The No. 1 doubles squad of secondyear Max Hawkins and firstyear Luke Tsai kicked off the match with a 8–1 victory over Oberlin’s fourth-year Soren Zellger and thirdyear Callan Louis. Both the No. 2 doubles partnership of fourth-year Deepak Sabada and first-year David Liu as well as the No. 3 doubles team of first-year

Nick Chua and fourth-year Ankur Bhargava defeated their opponents by as score of 8–3. Singles play followed suit, with all six Maroons coming away with wins. Every player was able to grab a victory by winning out their first two sets. Liu came away with a 6–0, 6–0 win over second-year Paul Farah to end with the sole shutout of the match. Oberlin went on that day to defeat Wheaton, an indicator of the results that were to be expected from the second match of the day between the Thunder and Chicago. Again Chicago made quick work of the doubles column, winning three

right out of the gate. The same lineup that competed against Oberlin played against Wheaton with similar results. The singles lineup, however, looked a bit different. Sabada, a staple in the Maroon lineup, sat out the match and was replaced by Peter Leung at No. 2 singles. Hawkins also made it into the lineup, earning a 6–2, 6–0 victory over fourthyear Derek Mumaw. Again, every Maroon finished off their opponent in only two sets. The pair of decisive 9–0 victories will be important for the Maroon’s momentum as they continue with their season. Chua said, “These match-

es were good for the team in the sense that [we] were able to bring out some of the things we worked on in practice and in matches. It was good that everyone took care of business, but we still have areas which we could definitely improve on. We’ll work on those this week and in the coming weeks. Chicago will finish up February with a match against DI UIC. The team will then turn around to face off against No. 24 DePaul, No. 20 Cal Lutheran, No. 19 Whittier, and No. 11 Pomona–Pitzer in succession. The Maroons will take the next week off and begin their match against UIC on February 28 at 6 p.m.

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Several South Siders shine at conference championships Swimming & Diving

A Chicago swimmer dives into the pool to begin a race earlier this season at the Ratner Athletic Center. COURTESY OF UCHICAGO ATHLETICS

Katie Anderson Sports Staff

squad placed third at the meet’s conclusion on Saturday. On the men’s side, powerhouse Emory garnered its 17th conference title with 1,551 points, while Chicago came in second with 1,408 points. On the women’s side, Emory picked up its 23rd conference title with 2,076.5 points, while Chicago

Chicago had a successful week at the four-day UAA Championships hosted by Emory, host to the top talent in one of the toughest conferences in the country. The men’s team finished second and the women’s

scored 1,184 points to come in third place. At the end of day one, the Maroons led the standings as a result of stellar diving performances by fourth-year Matthew Staab (second place) and fourth-year Tony Restaino (third place) in the men’s one-meter. On day two, which marked the start of

swimming competition, Emory rose to the top spot for both the men and the women, while the Maroon men dropped to second, and the women came in at third. These standings remained constant through the remainder of the meet. Throughout the four days, the men and women won a combined three event titles and earned 21 all-conference finishes. The South Siders also made a whopping 52 additional NCAA “B” cut marks for the national meet, which will take place in mid-March. Despite not reaching their goal to finish first over Emory, the men spoke very highly of their team’s effort and performance at the meet. “As a team we came into this meet with the lofty goal of beating Emory,” said third-year Thomas Meek. “After prelims it wasn’t possible for us to beat Emory, but it didn’t get us down. We shifted our goal to fend off Wash U and NYU to secure runner up and to win the 4x100 freestyle relay. Although Emory won the meet, Chicago put up some of

the fastest times of the year and demonstrated an unprecedented team atmosphere.” The 400-yard free relay, as Meek mentioned, was the last event of the meet. Meek, along with second-year Jonathan Simoneau, second-year Jeremy Estes, and third-year Matthew Veldman, finished first in the event while shattering the previous UAA record by 2.11 seconds with a time of 2:59.94. Individually, Meek had multiple highlights, placing second in the 100-yard freestyle, to break Chicago’s school record with a time of 44.90 seconds. He also broke the school record for the 50-yard freestyle in the prelims, going on to win second in the finals. In the 200-yard freestyle, he placed first, broke the school and conference records, and made the NCAA “B” cut mark. Despite incredible success this weekend, Meek remains modest. “I was pleased with how I did individually,” Meek said. “I almost hit all the goals I was shooting for.” On the women’s side, highlights included second-year

Alison Wall and first-year Khia Kurtenback finishing second and third, respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke with a close finish. Second-year Abby Erdmann finished second in the 200-yard butterfly. The women divers found success as well, with first-year Natalie DeMuro placing fourth in the three-meter with a score of 384.50. With the NCAA championships right around the corner, the teams also recognize that there are improvements to be made. Meek, for example, looks for his 400-yard relay team to improve. “The NCAA group will be focusing on tightening up relay transitions,” Meek said. “The faster we can get off the block in the 200 relays the better. Also, since we had a long taper for UAAs , the Nationals team must increase the intensity of practices again for the next couple weeks so we can drop back into another taper and be ready to perform at our best.” Chicago’s next meet is the two-day UChicago Midwest Invitational on February 20–21.

Ten straight wins keep Chicago atop the UAA

Team collects podium finish at Chicagoland Championships

Women’s Basketball

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Ahmad Allaw Sports Staff Over the weekend, Chicago (16–6, 10–1 UAA) took care of business against conference foes Rochester (13–9, 5–6) and Emory (11–11, 3–8). The win extended the team’s winning streak to 10 in conference play. In the first game, Rochester was the first to score. Just three seconds in, a layup gave the Yellowjackets a two-point advantage. However, their lead was short-lived. On the other end, fourth-year forward Ali Shaw countered with a three to put Chicago ahead. From then on, the Maroons never played from behind. Rochester kept the game competitive through the first eight minutes of regulation, when a pair of free throws evened the score at 12. However, in just the next minute and a half, Chicago spread its lead to 10. Fourth-year guard Claire Devaney led the way early on, scoring 14 of her game high 19 in the first half. But it was the three-point shot that carried the Maroons in the first 20 minutes of play. Chicago went 7–12 from behind the arc, with both fourth-year forward Ellie Greiner and third-year guard Caitlin Moore knocking down a pair.

Little changed after the break. Chicago’s lead never fell to single digits. The final score, 76–66, was as close the Yellow Jackets came to evening the score in the final half of play. Despite dominating from the opening whistle, Chicago was outplayed in certain parts of the game. They gave the ball away 19 times to Rochester’s 15. The Yellowjackets also bested the Maroons on the glass, outrebounding their opponents 51 to 42. The game against Emory differed little. Again, the game started off close. After seven minutes of play, the score was knotted up at seven. But, just as they did against Rochester, Chicago poured in 10 points in the next three minutes. Four different players scored during Chicago’s early 10–0 run. But the first half again belonged to Devaney, who dropped 12 of her game high 14 in the first 20 minutes of play. By the end of the first whistle, Chicago held a 35–24 advantage. The second half only gave Chicago more time to extend its lead. By the game’s end, Emory finished with 16 more total shots than did Chicago. However, the Eagles converted only 20 of their 74 field goal attempts. Behind the three-point line, they weren’t much better, connect-

ing just a quarter of the time. The pair of victories extends Chicago’s win streak to 10. Their last loss came against the No. 6 Wash U. This weekend the Bears fell to Rochester, bringing them to two losses in conference play. With just one loss in conference play, Chicago now has sole possession of first place in the UAA. However, despite its impressive run, Chicago’s pair of wins again exposed one of its flaws: turnovers. Two of their next three games will come against ranked opponents: in-conference rivals NYU and Wash U. To beat such stellar opponents, the Maroons will have to cut down on their mistakes. However, the team is confident that it will continue its winning ways. “Our team has continued to emphasize working together both on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor,” said Devaney. “We know that if we can play as one unit and control the rebounding battle and tempo of the game we will be in good shape. This week, we’ll focus on having three great practices and we’ll take each game one at a time.” Chicago’s next two games will be at home. It will face Brandeis on Friday at 6 p.m. before taking on NYU on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Russell Mendelson Senior Sports Staff In their only away meet of the month, the Maroons made a strong impression in Naperville this weekend while competing in the Chicagoland Indoor Championships. Both the men and women finished close to the top, collecting third-place finishes. The men stood out among a field of 20 on Saturday, while the women held their own against 16 other squads on Friday. One event in which the women shined was the 4x400m. They succeeded in breaking Chicago’s school record in the event, a feat that they accomplished at the very same meet one year ago. The team has the sixth best time posted this year and is the fifth-ranked school as UW–La Crosse holds both the best and second-best times of the season. “This season our training has been focused differently, so we came into the meet with the only expectation of running our best and trying to win — not necessarily running a superb time,” said third-year Mikaela Hammel, who ran the first

leg of the relay. “I think what led to the strong result this weekend was just having the culmination of our training start to come together and this past weekend we got a peek at the fast times yet to come.” Hammel has bounced around in this event this year, having run in every leg of the race except for the second leg so far this season. She explained her strategy this weekend leading off the race as opposed to the anchor leg, which is the concluding lap. “With the first leg you can be a little more aggressive and risky. Your job is to run away from the competition and to have as fast a split as possible,” Hammel said. “Racing against another person becomes much more important. For instance, sometimes as anchor it is better to sit on a person and wait to kick, while as first leg one might be running more aggressively and pass.” While no one took first for the Maroons on the men’s side, there were still enough impressive performances to warrant their third-place ranking overall in the meet. Among them

was the second place finish in the 60m dash by secondyear sprinter Temisan Osowa. “I think continued weeks of hard work and dedication in my training, especially weight room really helped me succeed. A little bit of pre-race visualization also contributed,” Osowa said. Osowa also credited third-year Ben Clark with helping him work on his start, which in turn allowed him to cut down his time. Osowa finished second in this event the previous week, as well running a 7.12 compared to his 7.07 finish this past weekend. “Our team really has all the tools necessary to succeed,” said Osowa on the team’s prospects heading down the stretch to UAAs in two weeks and Nationals just under a month away. “[W]e just need to keep our bodies right and stay focused, and we should be able to perform much better than last year at conferences, and hopefully send many people to Nationals.” The Maroons will compete at the Margaret Bradley Invitational next Saturday at 11:30 a.m. as their final tune-up before UAAs.