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Esteemed computer science prof dies

College Council spot goes to tiebreaker By Adam Janofsky Associate News Editor

Partha Niyogi, a professor whose work spanned many disciplines, passed away of brain cancer October 1. COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NEWS OFFICE

By Asher Klein News Editor One of the most highly regarded professors in the Computer Science and Statistics departments, speech recognition expert Partha Niyogi passed away two weeks ago at the age of 43.

Niyogi died from brain cancer at home in Hyde Park on October 1. Niyogi was slated to begin his tenure as chairman of the Computer Science department last year when the diagnosis forced the department to seek another leader.

A computer science and statistics professor, Niyogi was remembered by his colleagues as a brilliant scholar and warm instructor. “The combination of his tremendous power as a researcher and his wisdom and human

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Student Government (SG) announced three winners of the first-year College Council election yesterday in Hutch Commons, but the fourth is still up for grabs, due to an unprecedented tie between first-years Angela Wang and Katie Burkhart. The 15 current memb ers of College Council will vote in Stuart Hall Monday on who will fill the spot after both candidates speak in front of the Council. Th e w i n n e r s o f t h e o t h e r three spots are first-years Ben Yu, Forrest Scofield and Alex B e n n e t t . Th e i r f i r s t v o t e a s College Council members will be to elect who fills the last spot. Wa n g a n d B u r k h a r t b o t h received 161 votes. “I cannot believe there was a tie,” Bennett said. “Ties in hockey and ties in soccer are common, but not in an election.” Bennett added that even though he knows the two candidates, he’s trying to go into the election with an open mind. “It will really come down to what they bring to the table, but it will

be intense,” he said. “Many of the candidates brought great ideas to the table,” fourth-year SG president Greg Nance said. “And I think the winners were the ones who stood out the most.” Wang said she’s looking forward to the tie-breaker election because it gives her a chance to run mainly on College Council issues rather than name recognition. “Mostly I want to improve communication,” said Wang, who mentioned improved transportation, subsidized laundry and printing, and better cell phone service as three issues that SG can address. “The student body doesn’t know what we do or can do.” Regardless of the vote, Wang said she’s glad to have made it this far and isn’t anxious about the outcome. “I’m not that worried because I know I’ll stay involved with SG either way,” she said. SG is hoping to expand student participation through action groups, teams of volunteers working on initiatives like getting student discounts at local busi-

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Graham School sprouts Green Business 101

Honduran coup brought in dangerous dictator, activist says

By Willy Hu News Staff Less than three years after taking up the green campus movement, and 18 years after developing a major in environmental science, the University finally has a class that teaches how to make money from sustainability. The Graham School of General Studies launched a “Leadership in Sustainability Management Certificate Program” this fall, a new non-credit program that offers students the opportunity to take six classes and participate in a cumulative final project at the end of year, all to make their businesses greener. The focus of the program is to give professionals the tools they need to help their business go green. “Our typical student is early to mid-career, who is working in an industry where they are trying to practice sustainability more thoughtfully,” said Cary Nathenson, associate dean of the Graham School. “We have seasoned professionals to students who just graduated enrolled in our classes.” While the Graham School had

previously offered environmental studies classes, the school had been receiving requests for classes with an applied focus. The program is being offered through one of the Certificate Programs at the Graham School, which allow students and professionals to take advantage of career-oriented education. There is no degree offered for completing this program, but the Graham School is offering students who successfully complete the program a certificate in sustainability management. “One of the things I really like about it is the holistic approach. We tend to be very academic and not focusing on the day-to-day operations, but this program looks at the real world applications,” said Ilsa Flanagan, director of sustainability and member of the program’s advisory council. The new program is one of a host of efforts by the University to improve sustainability, following the establishment of a Sustainability Council, the first of its kind at a university, the appointment of a director of sustainability, and the construction of

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By William Wilcox MAROON Staff The government of Honduras has consistently violated human rights and censored the media that could keep it in check, according to human rights advocate Berta Oliva, speaking on Monday in Stuart Hall. The January 2009 coup d'état in Honduras that ousted president Manuel Zelaya cast a cloud over the Latin American democracy, Oliva said. “We are living in a military dictatorship which is much more dangerous than dictatorships in Chile in the 1980s,” she said through a translator. “This is because it is a silent dictatorship.” Oliva received the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award on Wednesday for her work with the Human Rights Platform of Honduras. The award is presented by the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington to those who advance human rights in the Americas. Emphasizing the rampant censorship in the current government and attacks on journalists in the country, Oliva said many foreigners misunderstand Honduras’s plight. “We are victims of disinformation,” she said. “[The government] informs the international community of what they want to.” One of the greatest issues facing Hondurans is the lack of international response to the governmental crisis due

to the de facto government’s misinformation, Oliva said. The de facto government “thought they would get the support of the international community, and they have,” Oliva said. Since the removal of Zelaya, who lives in the Dominican Republic, the de facto government has held an election, which Oliva criticized as undemocratic. “They convened a public event disguised as elections,” Oliva said. “These elections were repressed savagely.”

Graduate student Erin Bradley called the talk informative, “especially given the lack of complete media coverage here in the United States. I think a lot of people don’t realize the human rights aspect and see it as much more of a political struggle.” Oliva argued that unless the international community takes action, Honduras will continue to suffer. “If they continue this silent treatment we will be in peace soon but it will be the peace of death,” Oliva said.

Activist Berta Oliva speaks about human rights issues in Honduras in Stuart Hall Monday evening. DARREN LEOW/MAROON

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Cocaine a metaphor for empire? Elementary, my dear Watson By Linda Qui News Contributor South African author and academic Jane Taylor, a visiting fellow of creative writing, spoke on the connection between Sherlock Holmes, Hamlet, poison, and colonization in Classics Monday. The Holmes series had a subtext of imperialistic ventures, Taylor said. Poison represents the infiltration of a system in the Holmes series, she said. The scars on Holmes’s body—due to his cocaine addiction—were “a metaphor for the permanent frontier between the colonized and the colonists.� Poisons from Africa and Southeast Asia were introduced into British society at the same time Holmes, who had an extensive knowledge of poisons, was writing, according to Taylor. “The Victorian imagination was deeply engaged with the problem of poison: how to detect it, how to classify it, how to con-

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COLLEGE COUNCIL continued from front page nesses. “Obviously 16 candidates didn’t win but we’re hoping to keep them all involved in SG,� Alarcon said. Burkhart could not be reached for an interview. A record 671 votes were cast, repre senting almost half of the Class of 2014, compared with 350 votes, or a quarter of the class, in last year’s election. An all-time high of 20 candidates ran for the four positions, one more than did last year. “I think the large turnout is partially a reflection on these candidates,� said second-year Liaison to the Board of Trustees Frank Alarcon. Most winners felt that getting their name out, especially in creative ways, was what gave them an edge. “When there are 20 candidates, you have to stand out some

way,� Alarcon said. “I spent quite a bit of money on chalk and posters. I spent a whole day chalking�, said Bennett, who thinks the name recognition helped him win. “When I got home I was sunburned on my arms and had cuts on my hands.� Some people at the announcement pointed to Scofield’s use of social networks as one of the more creative tools used by the candidates. One of his strategies: take a bunch of pictures with U of C students holding a “Vote Forrest Scofield� sign and tag them all on Facebook. “He had the best campaign I’ve ever seen,� said fourth-year College Council representative Joseph Dozier. “It’s easy; he’s already at parties. All he has to do is take pictures, upload them, and tag everybody.�

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Best-selling author, L. A. Banks will read from her popular series, The Vampire Huntress. Winner of the Booklover’s Career Choice Award for Paranormal Fiction and the 2008 Essence Storyteller of the Year award, Ms. Banks has written over 42 novels in multiple genres. Join us as she shares her creative process. (And don’t miss the Black Age XIII Comic Convention Oct. 16th at Kenwood Academy. For more information visit www.dablackage.blogspot.com )

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trol it, even at times, how to use its seductions,� Taylor said. Taylor said Conan Doyle’s writings began a “new regime of empirical knowledge.� A large portion of the lecture was devoted to a comparison of Holmes and Hamlet. “What I am considering here is not simply the representation between two literary figures. What I am interested in here is the practice of forensic sciences in Western culture and literature. During the 15th century, the conception of evidence as we understand it was yet to be invented. Trials were by fire and water, where body became the evidence,� she said. Taylor also discussed the influence of Doyle’s works on Freud and the psychology of poison. Second-year comparative literature major Anastasia Klimchynskaya said the talk was fascinating. “I’ve always liked Sherlock Holmes and literature,� she said. “I like the connections between Holmes and Hamlet. I’d never thought of that.�

warmth, this was something that made him one of the most highly respected and beloved people in the department,� said Laszlo Babai, a computer science professor who knew Niyogi for the ten years he had worked at the University of Chicago. “He was a great guy,� said professor Stuart Kurtz, whose office is next door to Niyogi’s. “He was not a typical Chicago faculty, he was a cut above.� Starting with an interest in acoustics— Kurtz recalled Niyogi’s bachelor’s thesis, in which he created computer software that recognized the beats of a tabla drum—Niyogi developed a vast repertoire of scientific skills, ranging from mathematical analysis to an ability to understand scientific problems in the abstract. Niyogi was “not applying known schemes to known models,� Babai said. “He was setting up new models and applying the right kind of techniques to them. In the course of this, he also made some important contributions to theoretical computer science." Niyogi is the author of two books, The Informational Complexity of Learning: Per spectives on Neural Networks and Generative Grammar and The Computational Nature of Language Learning and Evolution, and wrote or co-wrote dozens of articles in a number of fields, including machine learning, speech recognition, and language evolution. He worked in different fields, including statistics, linguistics, and computer science. But his research was far-reaching, Babai said. “In a way, he was a one-person intellectual center for half of the University,� said Babai, noting that his description was only a slight overstatement. “His ability to combine different disciplines was remarkable.� That interdisciplinary approach allowed Niyogi to break down his “big picture� vision of achieving artificial intelligence into smaller tasks, Babai said. Babai called it “a research project for a long period of time which promises to really change how we view interaction between humans and artificial agents,� and Niyogi gave the department a taste of it in an April lecture. A Computer Science department obituary said it “weav[ed] together ongoing research in multiple broad areas in a monumental tapestry that left the audience awestruck.�

His other work included ways of simplifying high-density data sets using complex pattern recognition, Babai said--work that would have applications in many branches of science. “He was a leader of the department, a great trainer of graduate students, someone who was very calm, very reflective, respected tremendously throughout the community,� Kurtz said. Those qualities made him so popular he was selected to chair the Department in 2009. “Shortly before his illness struck [about 15 months ago],� Babai said, “the question was raised of who should be the next chairperson of the department. He was the unanimous and clear choice of almost everybody in the department. Simply, people trusted him, which is no small thing in a department with various groups and people working on different things.� But a week later Niyogi was diagnosed with cancer. “It was all set, it was about to happen,� current chair John Goldsmith said. “It went through the whole procedure.� But following the diagnosis, Goldsmith, formerly the chair of the Linguistics Department, stepped in. “It was such a tragic situation,� he said. “I stepped in to become the interim chairman that summer...and then I went on to be chairman out of really a friendship for him as much as anything else.� Niyogi joined the faculty in 2000 after working at Bell Laboratories. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and two postgraduate degrees from MIT. Chair of the Computer Science Department in 2000, Kurtz recalled why he hired Niyogi: “He was great, an outstanding scholar. He had done groundbreaking work in speech recognition, in statistical learning theory, he came recommended by some outstanding senior scientists.� Kurtz noted that he was promoted relatively quickly—he received an endowed chair in 2009. “Somehow, I think, everybody felt close to him. It was kind of a magic quality,� Babai said. “It’s an astounding loss.� Niyogi is survived by a wife and two children. There will be a service held in his honor on October 30 in Bond Chapel. Additional reporting by Hans Glick

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Author offers close-up on writing style By Sam Levine News Contributor Brazilian writer JoĂŁo Gilberto Noll began a weeklong visit to the U of C Monday with a discussion in Wieboldt Hall, aided by a translator, on his works and experiences as an author. “I’m a little bit blind when I write, but I like this blindness,â€? said Noll, the winner of a 2002 Guggenheim Fellowship, speaking through a translator on how he feels during the writing process. “I want to be in this darkness when I write. The reality of fiction is an ambiguous reality.â€? Noll, who is visiting the University as a writer-in-residence, spent most of the discussion answering questions about his own artistic influences and the parallels between his life and his writing. Most of the discussion participants were students who studied Portuguese, and they asked Noll questions in his native language. Noll called the Portuguese language his artistic “home,â€? and added that he believes when literature is translated out of its original language, it loses a part of its essence and rhythm. Noll spoke of his admiration for Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, and Manuel Puig, and

listed the existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus among his greatest literary influences. Noll also said that much of his writing was inspired by North American cinema, and that he tries to watch two to three films each week. “When I write, I feel as if I am behind a camera,� Noll said. Three of Noll’s novels and one of his short stories have been adapted into feature films. Students in the discussion offered interpretations of Noll’s work that surprised the author. When one student suggested that Noll’s eerie narratives seemed strongly influenced by Franz Kafka’s writing, Noll said that he had never considered such a connection. Noll spoke about how his traditional Catholic upbringing led to a fascination with rituals, which he described as a central motif in all his writing. Noll also said that his own antisocial adolescence is reflected in the solitude of his characters. “All of my characters are outsiders. This is because I too was an outsider,� Noll said. Born in Porto Allegre, Brazil, Noll is the author of 13 novels. He is a five-time winner of the Jabuti award—one of the highest literary honors awarded in Brazil. He is being hosted by the University’s Center for Latin American Studies.

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Graham School classes vary in approach to sustainable business, but preserve liberal arts focus SUSTAINABILITY continued from front page three new LEED-certified buildings. However, the University of Chicago has been roundly criticized for its lack of consistently sustainable practices, receiving “C�s from both the Princeton Review and the Sustainable Endowments Institute. Harvard, Yale, and Middlebury all received “A�s from both for efforts like LEED-requirements for all new buildings, renewable energy sources, and reduced campus pesticide use. “Universities are supposed to be leaders in adaptation and technology.� Nathenson said. “We want to take full advantage of the community of people working on sustainability, and use their knowledge and experience— there is a network of efforts being directed towards educating people on sustainability.� The Graham School courses range from “Science of Sustainability� to “Mediation, Negotiation, Communication,� allowing students to prepare for a career in sustainability management through many different lenses. “We’re building on the liberal arts tradition here,� Nathenson said. “It’s interdisciplinary, with offerings from philosophy to science, economics to communication.

We think of it as an applied liberal arts program.� Biochemistry professor emeritus Dr. Thedore Steck, who will be lecturing for “Introduction to Sustainable Development,� said he is focusing on how to connect what he teaches with the careers of his students. “All these people have careers, and this has to somehow mesh with them. We’re here to introduce them to new ways of thinking about sustainability,� he said. Instructors for the classes are drawn not only from professors at the University of Chicago, but from experienced professionals working in the field as well. Students will take classes taught by Jeffery Johnson, director of facilities and operations at the Museum of Science and Industry, Katie McClain, the Chicago d irector for the Clinton Climate Initiative, and Rodger Field, a retired policymaker from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “This program will connect our campus initiatives to the urban center that we live in,� said Paul McGuire, a researcher in the Department of Geophysical Sciences and the lecturer for “Science of Sustainability.�

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EDITORIAL & OP-ED OCTOBER 15, 2010

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JORDAN HOLLIDAY, Editor-in-Chief JAKE GRUBMAN, Managing Editor ASHER KLEIN, News Editor ELLA CHRISTOPH, News Editor PETER IANAKIEV, Viewpoints Editor ALISON HOWARD, Viewpoints Editor HAYLEY LAMBERSON, Voices Editor JORDAN LARSON, Voices Editor WILL FALLON, Sports Editor NICK FORETEK, Sports Editor VICTORIA KRAFT, Head Copy Editor MONIKA LAGAARD, Head Copy Editor HOLLY LAWSON, Head Copy Editor MATT BOGEN, Photo Editor JACK DiMASSIMO, Head Designer JOSH SUNG, Web Editor BURKE FRANK, Assoc. News Editor ADAM JANOFSKY, Assoc. News Editor ILIYA GUTIN, Assoc. Voices Editor

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X the W The University should allow students to drop classes at any point during the quarter motives for dropping courses? We are capable of changing our minds for sensible reasons, and when we

Are you absolutely sure you want the class schedule you have? If not, you have until 5 p.m. today to decide. After that, add/drop is closed, and the only way to get rid of a class is to withdraw—and deal with a dreaded “W” on your transcript. Needless to say, W’s are highly u n d e s i r a b l e . Th e r e a s o n t h e y exist is to discourage students from dropping classes after third week. The University worries— and sometimes rightly so—that a student wanting to leave a course later in the quarter is just trying to lighten a heavy work load, or sidestepping the possibility of a bad grade. Sure, these aren’t the most honorable reasons to drop a class, but the three-week policy makes no allowance for other, more legitimate issues that can arise. Students don’t exist in a vacuum in which maintaining high GPAs

and finishing readings on time are the only issues at hand. Getting a new part-time job, going through a personal crisis, or other unanticipated changes are all perfectly understandable reasons to drop a class. Students shouldn’t be penalized with a W if these issues crop up after the add/drop deadline. It’s already commonplace for students to drop classes during third week or earlier because they think the exams and assignments will be too hard, or take too much of their time. Is it actually better to do this before fourth week? The W penalty seems to suggest it is, but in a way it seems better to make such decisions later in the quarter, when you know for a fact that the work is too much or the class is too hard. In any case, when and why a student chooses to drop a class is none of the school’s business. Why micromanage students’

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A year off for good behavior

Investing in evil

Why micromanage students’ motives for dropping courses? deem it best to drop a class, the University should have faith in that decision. Th i s i s n o t t o s a y t h a t t h e University should not change its policy that tuition becomes non-refundable after third week. If, sometime between that astronomy midterm and third Hum paper, a student decides that his

three classes are too demanding, the money he loses for dropping to part-time status should be on him. But he shouldn’t also have to deal with the basic character defamation that a W connotes. Th e u l t i m a t e p r o b l e m w i t h the W is that it casts aspersions on people. It takes a very complicated situation—that is to say, life at the U of C—and reduces it to the often-unfair assumption that a student couldn’t take the work load, or was faring poorly in a class. Not only is the actual situation probably more complex, but even when it isn’t, it’s unnecessarily paternalistic to give out W’s, and dropping the W policy altogether would be an A+ on the Administration’s report card. The M AROON Editorial Board consits of the Editor-in-Chief, Viewpoints Editors, and an Editorial Board member.

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Taking a gap year does not put incoming students at a disadvantage

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Those who decide to explore the benefits of a gap year more often than not find themselves working for a financial institution, a Barclays or Credit Suisse -type, or some sort of an accounting firm in New York or San Francisco. I, however, chose a more unconventional approach for my gap year experience and interned for Meg Whitman, former eBay C EO and current California gubernatorial candidate. If my experiences are any indication, a gap year, even one that doesn’t complement one’s ultimate career interest, provides a better perspective on life after college, offers the opportunity to explore various interests in a work environment, and helps build a resume. One of the most rewarding things one can get from a gap year is a realistic perspective on life after college. As a naïve high school graduate preparing for a gap year, you assume work will be easier than school. However, when you get involved in the work, you quickly realize that while it may seem glamorous and appealing beforehand, it is really quite the opposite. For me, it was a difficult and challenging, sevenday, 120-hour workweek, with hours and hours of phone calls followed by meeting after meet-

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The University shouldn’t invest in morally suspect enterprises By Craig Johnson Viewpoints Contributor Over thirty years ago, opposition in the U.S. to the oppressive, racist government of South Africa under apartheid spurred a nationwide divestment campaign. Institutions ranging from businesses to state governments sold any and all assets connected to that nation’s unjust system. Major colleges and universities played a large role in the divestment m o v e m e n t . Fa c u l t y , s t u d e n t s , and administrators on hundreds of campuses, including at the University of Chicago, called for their schools to divest. Hundreds of them did. The U of C refused. In 2007, students on this campus started a campaign for divestment from Sudan in opposition to its genocidal practices in the Darfur region. Again, they did so alongside thousands of other students, politicians, and businesspeople, all of whom agreed that the Sudanese government did not deserve the benefit of their financial or symbolic support. Again, the U of C refused. Last year, a number of students demanded that the University divest from HEI, a major hotel management company that operates hotels throughout the United States. H E I has a history of violating the rights of its maintenance and housekeeping employees, ranging from denying healthcare benefits to suppressing the organization of unions. Last October, the National Labor

Relations Board, a government body designed to protect workers’ rights to organize themselves, issued a formal complaint against H E I, and others followed. It accused the company of threatening and coercing workers involved in union activity. As before, when faced with a call for divestment from an institution with blatantly unacceptable and even illegal practices, the University refused. Sadly, these examples of reprehensible investment policy are only those that have garnered

It is unacceptable that the Administration has ignored the consequences of its investments for so long. open opposition. Among the other problematic investments of the University are Allegheny Energy, Arch Coal, Inc., and Omnicare. Allegheny Energy, an electricity company in Pennsylvania, was sued in 2 005 by the states of Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey for failing to comply with the Clean Air

Act by producing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions that far exceeded legal limits. In a 2008 case, healthcare provider Omnicare was accused of pressuring doctors to use Johnson & Johnson products in exchange for illegal kickbacks from that company; Omnicare settled for $9 8 million. Arch Coal is the U.S.’s second largest mountaintop removal coal mining corporation and was the target of the first Federal Court ruling against strip mining and mountaintop removal, an environmentally devastating mining method. The frustration around this laundry list of offenses comes not only from the immorality it implies but also the absence of sympathetic voices within the University administration. In response to concerns over investment, the Administration holds up the Kalven Report, a document that intends to protect academic freedom, to justify its behavior. But most of our academic peers (Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania, to name a few) and many multi-national corporations and foundations do not exhibit such coldness to the moral implications of their investment practices. They have made institutional commitments to responsible investing by adopting policies that explicitly detail standards for investment and creating committees to ensure those standards are met. At the mentioned

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A committee is needed to oversee University investment policies INVESTMENT continued from page 5

GAP YEAR continued from page 5 ing after meeting. For most of my gap year, my life revolved around the campaign; I ate, breathed, smelled, and, when I found time to sleep, dreamt campaign. By the second week, I was so absorbed in various projects that work began to feel like an extension of myself. A gap year also allows students to explore careers or opportunities related to their interests or passions. While many college graduates are attracted to jobs that will allow them to make a living and

schools, when it became apparent that the universities were supporting the violation of workers’ rights, genocide, or state racism, the administrations did not just reaffirm their right to do what they please on the marketplace but were able and willing to actually change their practices to reflect their principles. Responsible investment committees at other schools offer a diverse and important voice in investment policy through student, faculty, alumni, and administrative representation. In the hopes that the U of C would accept the logic that universities and their affiliates should not participate in

or aid unacceptable business practices, the Students for a Democratic Society chapter at the U of C submitted a proposal to the administration for the establishment of this kind of committee. Such a committee would have the power to review University investments and evaluate them according to some basic guidelines, such as following U.S. law or not violating the “paramount social values” the Kalven Report identifies as exceptions to its mandate of political neutrality. Implementing this kind of policy at the U of C wouldn’t need to be substantively different from its successful implementation in 16 of the top 20 colleges in the U.S. and would be a step toward

rectifying the damage the University has caused through decades of irresponsible investment. But, when given this opportunity to make good on its stated principles of social stewardship, to make up for past mistakes, and prevent further ones, the U of C refused once again. It is unacceptable that the administration has ignored the consequences of its actions and investments for so long. Taking responsibility for its investments is of paramount importance to the University’s future as a legitimate academic institution. Craig Johnson is a fourth-year in the College majoring in Political Science.

A gap year provides the ability to explore whatever one wants. pay off student loans and bills, those who choose a gap year are not similarly confined by circumstances for their year off. A gap year provides the ability to explore whatever one wants, wherever one wants, without the distractions of debt and pressing financial obligations, while at the same time gaining valuable work experience. One can only assume that when the time comes to leave school and join the workforce, the experience gained during a gap year will be helpful in landing that first job. In a competitive job market, the more experience one has, the better. A gap year is the first entry on the “experience” line of a resume, and each experience adds to the potential for the next level of advancement in a career. The gap year is the first experience of developing relationships and skill sets, the benefits of which will last a lifetime. When students tell people they were on a gap year, they are often asked whether they felt they were at a disadvantage going into college. I do not at all think that students taking a gap year are at a disadvantage. Students who choose to take a gap year have more experience than those who don’t—rather, they have a head start. One way in which a gap year can be extensively helpful, as it has been for me, is in the process of applying for internships for the following summer. A well-chosen gap year experience opens up the opportunity to qualify for internships restricted to rising juniors and seniors. Everyone eventually has to step out in the real world, and the more information one has, the better. My experience taking a gap year gave me a realistic picture of life after college, gave me the opportunity to see what my interests looked like outside the classroom, helped me to fine-tune my academic path, and ultimately has made me better prepared to enter the workforce and begin college. It is a dose of reality that can give some much-needed perspective to one’s college years, and the years to follow. Brandon Watson is a first-year in the College majoring in Economics.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 15, 2010

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Good Gurcharan

Amateur auteurs make their debut at Home Movie Day By Katherine Stewart Voices Coach McGuirk

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uthor Gurcharan Das spoke at International House this Tuesday about his book, The Difficulty of Being Good, as part of the Global Voices Author Series.

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It is again that time of the year— the time when the dust and lint will be cleaned from old home movies stashed away heedlessly in the crowded, forgotten corners of homes. It is the chance for communities to feast their eyes upon an eight-year-old recording of a boisterous birthday party or a recently made video on comedic improvisation. On Saturday, October 16th, the Chicago Film Archives (CFA), in correspondence with the Chicago Cultural Center, will host Home Movie Day for its eighth consecutive year. Fo r s e v e n y e a r s t h i s g l o b a l event has successfully graced the big screens of Chicago. Held every year in the Loop and Millennium Park, Home Movie Day has attracted vast crowds of people who hunger for the real, non-scripted aspects of their community’s culture. The CFA is a non-profit orga-

nization that promotes archiving home movies and amateur films f o r c u l t u r a l s t u d y. Fo r H o m e Movie Day, the organization digs through their home movie archive to play the best they have to offer. Attendees are also encouraged to bring their own films to be projected on the big screen, albeit after a quick quality check. Anne Wells, a processing archi-

HOME MOVIE DAY October 16 Noon to 5 p.m.

vist for the CFA, states that Home Movie Day is the organization’s “biggest outreach event.” It is as much about entertainment as it is about the promotion of Chicago’s art programs, as well as the preservation of Chicago culture. Representing the Midwest r e g i o n , t h e C FA h o s t s H o m e Movie Day with the intent to “serve institutions and filmmak-

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SHORTCUTS From banjos to blips, Sufjan Stevens enters a new Age

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By Lyndsey McKenna One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" for Voices Most people know Sufjan Stevens as the guy with the ambitious goal to create an album for every state. After tackling only Michigan and Illinois, the project is no more. On his newest album, The Age of Adz—the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2005 album Illinois—Stevens seems to be starting

anew, as the sound of banjos have been replaced by the whirls and robotic sounds of synthesizers and drum machines. The simplest way to describe the sound of The Age of Adz is that it’s incredibly complex and layered. Each song is so dense that on each subsequent listen, something new becomes apparent. It’s also immediately obvious that it’s something different from

his previous works. There’s neither the grandiose instrumentation of Illinois nor the bare, banjo-driven sound of 2004’s Seven Swans. For a listener familiar with Stevens’ past works, the richness of the songs and electronic orchestration can be overwhelming upon first listen. The album begins with “Futile Devices,” which is actually very reminiscent of the orchestral pop and lyrical storytelling Stevens is known for. Stevens’ new sound begins to emerge in the second track, “Too Much.” It immediately counteracts the lull of the previous song and introduces the new multidimensional, electronic sound. The third track, “Age of Adz,” is one of the album’s standouts. It features orchestral sounds combined with soaring vocals, electronic cacophony, and explosive moments that propel the song until the tempo slows, the mood shifts, and Stevens’ voice comes to the forefront. The album continues in this same vein, but a few songs show the kinks yet to be worked out in Stevens’ new sound. “Now That I’m Older” is a slow, meditative track that’s overwhelmed with its multilayered vocals. “Bad Communication” also focuses on vocals, with sporadic, futuristic electronic sounds not unlike a video game. Th e a l b u m c o n c l u d e s w i t h “Impossible Soul.” At 25 minutes long,

it seems less like a single song and more like a series of orchestral movements, perhaps reflective of his 2009 The BQE project, which itself is organized into interludes and movements. The song begins slowly. Layered electronic sounds and vocalizations creep into the track and suddenly take over, but the lyrics urge the listener to not be distracted. Perhaps this is a meditation on the album as a whole: The electronic sounds aren’t meant to detract from the music, but simply rep-

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resent a directional shift for the artist. The song then evolves into something completely unexpected from Stevens: It becomes an auto-tuned production. As the most heavily electronic portion of the album, it leads to a portion of the song that is almost danceable. However, at approximately the 22-minute mark, the electronic sounds are replaced with soft vocals. The track concludes in this familiar sound reminiscent of his older works. This, combined with the opening track of “Futile Devices,” perhaps indicates an attempt of continuity both within the album and with his body of work as

a whole. The Age of Adz often seems to be a self-reflective album for Stevens. Instead of taking abstract historical details and twisting them into stories of his own experience, Stevens is quite direct and intimate in his lyrics. Stevens has never distanced himself from grandiose themes of religion and humanity in his works, and The Age of Adz is no different. In fact, it may be more explicit. The songs reveal an artist with internal conflict, and the complex sound effectively mirrors this notion. On “I Want To Be Well,” he sings that he “wants to be well” just before asserting he’s “not f—king around” a total of 16 times. The Age of Adz shows an artist entering a new phase in his career. The use of inorganic sounds seems diametrically opposed to the amount of folksy honesty Stevens seems to embody. The three-year gap between full-length albums that Stevens spent working on other projects might be an indication of his need to experiment and hone his shift in vision and musical style The Age of Adz is an album that occasionally falters, but for the most part, it boasts a collection of quality songs. Its most important quality, though, is that it shows innovation, experimentation, and ingenuity. It is admirable when an artist deserts the sound his listeners have come to expect and asserts his own identity.

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Voices STD (Stuff to Do) Friday | October 15 Eat your heart out at the annual COUP (Council on University Programming)sponsored Blues ‘N’ Ribs. The night of free barbeque, coleslaw, and potato salad also features swing-dance lessons and live blues performances. For those over 21, don’t forget to bring two forms of ID. (Ida Noyes, 9 p.m., free) If you couldn’t get enough of K’Naan’s single “Wavin’ Flag” during this summer’s World Cup, the Somali-Canadian hip-hop artist will be performing at the Park West Theater. But don’t expect to see his World Cup connections: David Guetta and will.i.am will probably not be making appearances. Also unclear is whether or not Coca-Cola will be sponsoring the concert. (322 West Armitage Avenue, 8:30 p.m., $22.50)

Saturday | October 16 Chicago native and Last Comic Standing contestant Lil Rel will be performing his

stand-up routine this Saturday at the Harold Washington Cultural Center. The comedian will be appearing with Jermaine Dupri’s protégée, R&B singer Dondria. (4701 South King Drive, 8 p.m., $25). While she may have just been eliminated on Dancing with the Stars, comedienne Margaret Cho has a chance to redeem herself with her one -woman comedy routine “ChoDependent” at the Chicago Theatre. After the show, continue the fun and games at the official Margaret Cho after-party at Subterranean. (175 North State Street, 8 p.m., $22.50)

Sunday | October 17 Spend your Sunday afternoon with Doc and its back-to-back screenings of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire, the first two books in Stieg Larsson’s international bestselling Milennium Trilogy center around hacker Lisbeth Salander and her unlikely but tumultuous relationship with journalist Mikael Blomqvist. (Max Palevsky Cinema, 12:30 p.m., $5)

With Christine Yang

Monday | October 18 U n i v e r s i t y Th e a t e r w i l l b e h o s t i n g Donal Logue and Michael RaymonJames, stars of the new FX show Terriers. After a special screening of the comedic drama about two budding private investigators, the actors will conduct a Q&A. (Reynolds Club 1st Floor Theater, 5 p.m., free)

Tuesday | October 19 Although the world can now breathe a sigh of relief after the successful rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground, the National Museum of Mexican Art’s exhibition Vida Breve reminds us of how fragile human life is. This year’s exhibit on the Day of the Dead is dedicated to the people of Haiti and Chile. (1852 West 19th Street, 10 a.m., free)

Wednesday | October 20 Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico, Manuel Sánchez, will be at the Booth School giving a talk titled “Mexico’s Recent Road to Stability.” He will be speaking as part of the Latin American Briefing series. (Harper Center C07, 6 p.m., free)

Thursday | October 21 Peek through the Doane Observatory telescope, the largest telescope in the Midwest accessible to the general public, at Adler Planetarium’s Adler After Dark. DJ Mass Transit will be spinning beats while you take in Chicago’s skyline and amazing views of Saturn’s rings. (1300 South Lake Shore Drive, 6 p.m., $7, 21+)

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Sudoku is provided by Laura Taalman (A.B. '94) and Philip Riley (A.B. '94).

Solution to 10/12 puzzle:

This week's puzzle contains Rebus squares. Non-alphabet characters, or multiple letters, are intended to fill these entries. For instance, † would represent the letter sequence CROSS. Across 1. V on sheet music 5. _____ class 9. Signs of affection on the 51-across 14. Delhi dress 15. Russian performers of "Not Gonna Get Us" 16. Husband's bane? 17. Thanatos' partner 18. Algerian port 19. Tibet's capital 20. Soften, as the language in a Mamet script

22. Understated 24. F#, say 25. De la Reforma y De Gracia 27. See 25-down 29. H, for example 33. TV censorship grp. 36. Ned Flanders and others 38. Morally justified 39. Brewmaster's choice 40. Radiator radiation? 41. Possesses 43. League for Rose, Noah, and Boozer 44. Circle components 46. Amazed 48. Pet sounds (if your pet is a python) 49. Bobby Hull and Patrick Kane

51. Posh district carved out by the Seine 54. Girl you won't bring home to bubbe 56. _____ Cow! (A home run!) 59. Vitruvian Man Man 62. Marlo's lieutenant with a nailgun 64. Remove, as a suffix 65. Phone accessory? 69. Jason's ship 70. Hay units 71. Door openers 72. "The only one for _____ you, and you for me" 73. Pre-Soviet rulers 74. Shocked 75. Song w/o lyrics

Down 1. Boston over New York in 2004 ALCS, say 2. WWI flying ace red 3. University of Maine college town 4. Informed of 5. "It's _____ you!" 6. Allowed strokes 7. ORD figure 8. Plays between first and second 9. I - X, collectively 10. Rushed 11. Fell, as a beast 12. Soothe 13. Down, up, left, right, in a common keyboard configuration 21. Operatic conductor Ted who notably committed assisted suicide in 2009 23. When split, a soup 25. 1946 Rossellini film nominated for a 27-across 26. _____ You Afraid of the Dark? 28. Divisions, as in a lip 30. Centuries and centuries 31. Fondles 32. High sch. clubs discussing the recent injunction of DADT 33. Political spectrum for Michael Moore 34. Religious icon for the Squeeze Toy Aliens 35. Ghanian currency 37. Biblical kingdom known for its queen 40. Part of HRH 42. Lovelace who was the first computer programmer 45. Fly on the wall 47. Wilbur and Orville 50. [Their mistake] 52. High sch. club for overachievers 53. Code found in the circled entries 55. Cycle beginning? 57. Sophia of the screen 58. Bear and Berra 59. Credit card consequence 60. Beginning of a lament for a fellow of infinite jest 61. Bob of This Old House 63. Bjork's 1995 Album 66. Unagi to sushi first-timers 67. Tyler Durden's corrosive torture chemical 68. Bicycle Day hallucinogen, briefly

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Home Movie Day teaches that preservation, presentation are key HOME MOVIES continued from page 7 ers by establishing a repository for institutional and private movie collections,” said Wells. Wells stresses that home movies demonstrate a powerful embodiment of culture that cannot be adequately expressed within a textbook or a scripted movie. Old movies chart the evolution of family legacies with a bold and unique artistry that is all their own. Filmmakers range from proud parents documenting their child’s first steps (by themselves in general or with others on a graduation platform) to amateur documentary makers just finding their voices. Home Movie Day is not only a chance for artists to display their cherished memories and developing documentaries. It also provides these amateur moviemakers with the guided expertise of professional movie archivists. L essons on preserving, displaying, and archiving movies are

given to participants. These include how to transfer 8mm, Super 8mm, and 16mm films onto DVD for trouble-free sharing, along with the proper storage techniques for long-term preservation. This priceless opportunity to improve overall movie making abilities will only increase the quality and quantity of grassroots art for future exhibition. The official worldwide Home Movie Day website has a quote from John Waters, a famous American filmmaker and writer, where he says that “Home Movie Day is an orgy of self-discovery.” The “accidental art”— a type of art that can only be found in banal, everyday situations—which stems from these movies has the chance to be epitomized in the eyes of hundreds of culture-hungry citizens. Home Movie Day is a celebration of the beautifully ordinary. It is a time to both appreciate and preserve for future use each and every person’s contribution to their culture.

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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

UW-Oshkosh Invite to test Maroons’ mettle By Gracie Sonnabend Sports Staff The women’s cross-country team will face powerful rivals at the Wisconsin– Oshkosh Invitational on Saturday. “This is a great meet,” said coach Chris Hall. “The competition is a big challenge— we’re up against ten nationally-ranked schools.” Chicago stands fourth in the region and 15th nationally. “To be honest, I think we’re underranked,” said Hall. “We’ve been running very well, and I think we’re better than the polls indicate. This weekend, we’ll see if I’m right. It’s a chance to elevate ourselves and match up against the best in our division.” Seven of the top ten regional teams will compete in Saturday’s race, among them current regional leader Washington University. Other key competitors include host University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Calvin College, and Hope College, respectively ranked seventh, tenth, and thirteenth nationally. Calvin College took top honors at last year’s Invitational with a score of 80 points. North Central College and Illinois Wesleyan will also be at the meet. The Maroons finished behind them in last week’s Benedictine University Invitational, placing ninth with 205 points. At the meet, second-year Elsbeth Grant finished 19th with a time of 24:58, first among Chicago’s runners. She was followed by first-year Kiko Wemmer in 39th place (25:55) and third-year Kaila Queseda in 47th (26:07). And the Maroons will also need strong performances from

young runners like first-year Michaela Whitelaw, who ran a 19:10 at Loyola’s 5K. Hopefully, these rival regional teams will be swept away in Chicago’s effort to earn national recognition. “The team needs to understand that we should be mentioned as one of the top teams in the country. We all need to run fast times and smart races while also closing our time gaps and working together as teammates during the race,” fourthyear Molly Peverada commented. “We are mostly focusing on Wash U, as they are our rivals in our conference and have been dominant for so long. We also believe that UW–Oshkosh will be extremely strong, and since they are in the Midwest region, we need to focus our attention on them as well.” In terms of running strategy, the team will focus on racing in a closer group. Champ Liz Lawton will lead the pack, according to Hall. “We need to get the next four girls racing together,” he added. “Ideally there would be no more than ten to fifteen seconds between our number-two finisher and our number-five finisher.” (In cross country, the places of the first five finishers are added to get the team’s overall score). A strong finish Saturday would be a major boost on the road to the NCAAs. “The team hasn’t had much of a chance to compete with other D-III teams, and this would be a good indicator of our chances at the UAA Championship,” Hall said. That race, next on the list for the Maroons, will take place in New York two weeks from Saturday.

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strong skills and teamwork. It was scored with 1:20 left by fourth-year Alex Clifford off a pass from first-year Sam Duffield. “The game against Carnegie, we played great. We were moving the ball well,” said second year Kevin Wilson. However, it remains to be seen if the team can repeat this solid performance on the road. “The game against Emory, we were excited to get going,” Wilson continued, citing the missed penalty kick in the eleventh minute of the second period as a key moment. “You’ve got to capitalize on those chances.” “We were unfortunate not to have knicked a win at Emory, but that’s football,” said thirdyear Alan Pikna. “It’s an unpredictable game and sometimes the better team doesn’t win.” The Maroons’ defense has stepped up time and again this season. Third-year goalkeeper Chris Giusto has led the effort with an average of almost three saves per game this season. This includes a particularly strong performance against Emory, in which he had six saves. In their next few games, Chicago will be looking for its offense to come out strong and score early in the game. “We have big, upcoming away weekends at Rochester and Case Western,” added Pikna. “It would be huge to win both games on the road, especially since right now in the UAA, it seems that any team

could win or lose against any opponent.” Thus far, the team has failed to lose when it has scored in the first period. However, this season a majority of their goals have come in the second period, putting all of the pressure on the defense. It will be crucial for the Maroons to score early. To this end, the team will look to third-year Stanton Coville to bring a strong offensive performance. Last year, Coville scored a team-best three goals in UAA play—and made the All-UAA Second Team. This season, Coville is leading the team offensively once again with five goals, but has yet to score in UAA play. In their upcoming games, the Maroons will be playing Rochester and Case. Last year, they defeated both of these teams, winning against Rochester 1–0 in overtime and defeating Case 3–0. Wilson acknowledges the next few games will be tough, but he has confidence in his team. “Rochester is 0–1–1, and they’re usually one of the best teams in the conference. They’ll be coming out hard but we’ll be ready,” he said. In order to repeat last year’s success this year, it is essential that the Maroons relieve some of the pressure on the defense by scoring early. If they can do this, they should be able to take the games and gain some momentum for the rest of the tournament.

“We came out, and we were steady as far as our morale, and we were steady as far as our play,” third-year Isis Smalls said. The win sealed a perfect home record for Chicago, who played just three matches at Ratner. Since head coach Vanessa Walby arrived with the Class of 2012 three years ago, Chicago has gone 17–3 at home. “[Having only three home matches] is not totally desirable, but it also makes each one extra special,” Belak said. “Having a big crowd, which we did Tuesday, and how many people came out and how many people seemed to be having a good time, it really helped energize us.” Smalls led the way with 10 kills on the night, while Belak followed with 9 kills in 17 attempts. The victory was the team’s fifth win in six contests and, more significantly, another win in the Midwest Region. With a 13–3 record in the Midwest, Chicago must win its final six games against Midwest competition to reach its preseason goal of a 19–3 record in the region. More importantly, Chicago demonstrated consistency throughout Tuesday evening’s match, an aspect of play that Smalls said would be vital for the Maroons heading down the stretch. “Overall, we still haven’t reached our potential,” Smalls said. “Even though we’ve been consistently winning, we haven’t been consistently playing our best. That shows how good we are, but at the

same time, if we want to compete against teams at Nationals and things like that, we have to be more consistent.” Consistent play became a major target for Chicago at the last UAA Round Robin, where mental lapses cost the South Siders a major upset over top-ranked Wash U. As the Maroons head into the second Round Robin this weekend at Brandeis, level play will be vital against a stronger slate of competition. Starting off the weekend against 23rd-ranked NYU Saturday morning, the Maroons follow with Case in the afternoon, with Carnegie and 2nd-ranked Emory coming up on Sunday. Perennial powerhouse Emory barely edged Chicago the last time these teams met, a 3–2 affair in the second round of last year’s UAA tournament. An upset win for the Maroons would leave them in good shape for UAA tournament seeding in November and ease the sting of the narrow loss to Wash U two weeks ago. “I think we’re really excited [about this weekend],” Smalls said. “With Emory, they’re ranked number two right now, and for a while we’ve been saying we can beat them. We’ve been saying it and nothing has been done. And with us having a chance against Wash U, to fall short of that, I don’t think we’re going to let that happen again.” This weekend’s action kicks off with Chicago and NYU taking the court at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

SP O RTS CA LEN DA R Friday

10/15

• Women’s Soccer @ Rochester, 5 p.m. • Men’s Soccer @ Rochester, 7:30 p.m. • Women’s Tennis @ ITA National Small College Championships, all day

Saturday

10/16

• Women’s Cross Country @ UW–Oshkosh Invite, 11:15 a.m. • Men’s Cross Country @ UW–Oshkosh Invite, Noon • Volleyball @ UAA Round Robin vs. NYU, 9:30 a.m.; vs. Case, 11:30 a.m. • Women’s Tennis @ ITA National Small College Championships, all day

Sunday

10/17

• Women’s Soccer @ Case, 11 a.m. • Men’s Soccer @ Case, 1:30 p.m. • Volleyball @ UAA Round Robin vs. Carnegie Mellon, 9 a.m.; vs. Emory, 11 a.m. • Women’s Tennis @ ITA National Small College Championships, all day

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Maroons look to defend UAA’s top record By David Kates Sports Staff

Third-year forward Allison Hegel sets up a pass against Wash U last season. Hegel has tallied five goals and one assist in a backup role for Chicago this season. DANIEL SELLON/MAROON

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Third-year keeper Emma Gormley, last week’s UAA player of the week, has five shutouts on the season and has allowed only two goals in her last four games.

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Although they started their season slowly, winning only one of their initial four matches, the women’s soccer team has achieved some impressive goooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllls in recent weeks. For one, the Maroons, now 7–3–1, have won six of their last seven games, and since two of those were UAA games, the team is now first in its conference. This string of success has brought the Maroons back onto the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s weekly list of the top 25 teams in the division, their first appearance on the rankings since the preseason. In other good news, third-year goalkeeper Emma Gormley was named the UAA’s athlete of the week on Monday. She received the award for being the league’s top defensive player after she made eight saves in the Maroons’ most recent game, against Emory. Speaking of her achievement, Gormley said, “I’m definitely excited about winning the Athlete of the Week award, but I don’t think it’s something you can aim for or ever expect to win. I go out every game and try to play my best, and in the Emory game I happened to be given several opportunities to make big plays to help our team win.” It is comforting to know that this wave of success is at their back as the Maroons head into the most important part of their season. Of its remain-

ing seven matches, five are UAA games, meaning the team’s chances for nationals depend on performance in the coming weeks. Although the Maroons have a nice head start on their UAA games, according to Gormley, “There are still a lot of really good teams left to play.” One of those teams is Rochester, who the Maroons will play in their next game. Gormley said, “I’m expecting Rochester to be a tough team. They came out on top in our meeting last year, and I think that memory is still fresh in the minds of the returners on our team.” She continued, “They have some really good forwards that I think are going to make the back line’s job difficult, but I know we are up to the task.” The optimism in her remarks is tempered by a keen awareness of the team’s shortcomings and a need for improvement in certain areas. Again, Gormley explains, “ I think we could do better at making quicker transitions both offensively and defensively. Also, we need to continue to work on playing quick, simple passes to maintain possession.” Ultimately, she concluded, “If we can get better at those two things I think we have a really good chance of doing well in the rest of our UAA games.” Follow the Maroons this Friday and Sunday when they go on the road to face Rochester and Case, the beginning of the end of regular season play.

MEN’S SOCCER

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Rochester, Case to test men’s soccer on the road

Chicago nets win in final home game

in which they finished 5–1–1 in their conference, the Maroons started the tournament strong, defeating second-ranked Carnegie 2–1 in double overtime at home. Both defense and offense performed spectacularly in this game with Chicago out shooting Carnegie 21–14, including 9–0 in overtime. The winning goal of this upset victory showcased the team’s

With a strong win over Concordia Tuesday night and the second UAA Round Robin approaching this weekend, the Maroons have checked another item off their “To Do” list for the season and will have the chance to mark off a few more in conference play. The 17th-ranked Maroons (20–5) wrapped up their home schedule with Senior Night on Tuesday, a thorough 3–0 win over Concordia (9–13). But for a team with high aspirations for the postseason, this weekend’s Round Robin will offer another opportunity for Chicago to continue its climb in D-III volleyball. “We’re not there yet,” third-year Colleen Belak said. “Our season isn’t over yet, and we need to keep doing what we’ve been doing if we want to come out of it and be proud of what we’ve done.” Concordia entered the match marred by a six-match losing streak, and an energetic crowd at the Ratner Center was on hand for the Maroons’ 25–19, 25–20, 25–18 victory on Senior Night.

Second-year middle back Katie Trela fires a shot during the winning volley in Chicago’s game against Concordia on Tuesday.

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Second-year forward Yoni Einhorn makes a long pass during an NCAA tournament game at Wheaton last year. MATT BOGEN/MAROON

By Lori Knapp Sports Staff After taking its first loss during UAA play in a close match against ninth-ranked Emory, men’s soccer hopes to redeem itself this weekend as the Maroons remain on the road for two more UAA tournament games. In an effort to match their strong UAA performance last year

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