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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 • VOLUME 122, ISSUE 8 • CHICAGOMAROON.COM

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HYDE PARK

Developer: Restaurants, retail coming to Harper Court Representatives of the Harper Court redevelopment project presented plans and answered questions at a Student Goverment (SG) sponsored forum in the Reynolds Club Tribune Lounge yesterday.

Chris Dillion, a representative

from Vermilion Development, and Sophie Bideck, from Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, shared a two-part vision for the redevelopment at South Harper Avenue and East 53rd Street.

Phase one, which is scheduled for completion in 2013, will include ground-level retail and restaurants, office space, a hotel, underground

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and second-floor parking, and likely a fitness center.

Dillion said the developers were interested in working more with students to incorporate their interests into the project. “We have a strong interest in making sure that this is a place that students view as an extension to campus,” Dillion said, adding they are looking to

bring in retail and restaurants that would be appealing to students.

“It’s safe to say that all the Paneras, the Chipotles in the world are sold on Hyde Park,” he said.

However, the prospect of a 24-hour-diner—an idea that had earlier gained traction among both students and project developers— is less certain, he said. While

Vermilion has reached out to diners, there has yet to be any serious discussion of a 24-hour diner.

Another earlier vision, of a movie theater in the development, is no longer on the table, due to the financial environment, Dillion said.

But Bideck said pedestrian walk-

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WOODLAWN

U of C book gets Glenn Beck bump

Green market on 61st gets greenbacks

By Al Gaspari News Staff

By Hans Glick News Contributor

In 2008, liberals tapped a former U of C law professor to turn the tables in Washington. In 2010, it’s the Tea Party’s that’s been taking its cues from a U of C professor.

Thanks to conservative TV and radio personality Glenn Beck’s persistent promotion, former U of C professor F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom, first published by the University of Chicago Press in 1944, climbed to the top of Amazon.com's bestseller list this summer.

Since Beck spent one episode of his Fox News show on the book on June 8, Serfdom has sold 156,000 paper-

It’s the second year of comparatively strong financial performance by the University. In fiscal year 2009, the endowments of both Yale and Harvard fell about five percentage points more than the University’s, which lost 21.5 percent of its value.

Schmid credited the endowment’s performance to new Investment Office staffers, a diversified portfolio, and increased liquidity—all of which

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the 61st Street Farmers’ Market a $61,000 federal grant last week for its efforts to provide fresh produce and healthy eating options.

The Market, located just south of the Midway between South Dorchester and Blackstone Avenues, has offered fresh, locally grown produce as an alternative to processed foods since its inception three years ago.

Some parts of Hyde Park and nearby neighborhoods have historically lacked such resources, according to the USDA, making them “food deserts,” areas without healthy, affordable food options.

The grant, one of 77 (worth a total of over $4 million) awarded last week as part of the USDA’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP), will support the 61st Street Farmers’ Market’s operations and expansion efforts.

FMPP aims to encourage the development of farmers’ markets and similar “direct producer-to-consumer marketing opportunities” nationwide, according to a USDA press release.

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Endowment bounces back Return leads Ivy League, other top universities, after down year

By Asher Klein News Editor

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back copies and 14,000 e-book copies, according to Garrett Kiely, director of the University Press. The average book published by the Press, by contrast, sells several hundred to several thousand copies per year.

“This book was like a Mike Tyson (in his prime) right hook to socialism in Western Europe and in the United States,” Beck said, according to his website.

“But its influence didn’t stop there.

It has inspired political and economic leaders for decades since, most famously, Ronald Reagan. Reagan often praised Hayek when he talked about people waking up to the dangers of big government.”.

The Road to Serfdom, a treatise that relates a powerful centralized government with totalitarianism, has little in common with traditional bestsellers: as a sixty-year-old examination of the origins of totalitarian government, it’s much more academic than top-sellers like the Twilight series or Stieg Larsson’s detective fiction.

Still, popular commentators have

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The University of Chicago’s endowment rose by almost $500 million in fiscal year 2010, said a University report released Wednesday, an 18.9percent gain that outpaced many peer institutions. The endowment was valued at $5.54 billion as of June 30, 2010, the end of fiscal year 2010.

Coming after a year in which the

endowment lost relatively little in the midst of a deep recession, the almost 19-percent jump is six points above the median gain for similar investment funds and almost seven above the S&P 500, which gained 12 percent on the year.

“We’re very pleased with the performance, pleased that the market has come back from the lows of ’09,” said Mark A. Schmid, the University’s chief investment officer since 2009.

DISCOURSE

Lawful Israel unfairly criticized, Israeli politician says

By Haru Coryne News Contributor Israeli diplomat Arthur Lenk addressed the role of international law in shaping Israeli foreign policy and military doctrine at a talk Wednesday at the Harris School of Public Policy.

Lenk, director of the Department of International Law at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is working with the United Nations Secretary General’s Panel of Inquiry on the flotilla incident.

“Israel is a state of the rule of law,” said Lenk, whose office deals with human rights issues and border concerns.

He spoke on military concerns that may carry international implications, such as the use of human shields or of particular munitions. “There’s a public policy consideration of being called a

war criminal,” he said.

Lenk criticized the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for allowing membership to nations which themselves have spotty human rights records, such as Saudi Arabia, as well as for disproportionately targeting Israel in spite of other nations’ transgressions of international law.

“Are we two-thirds of the human rights problems around the world?”

Lenk said, referring to the percentage of UNHRC measures directed only at Israel. “I don’t think so.”

Lenk defended Israel’s human rights track record and what he described as the “significant risks for peace” it has made. He cited, among other events, the 1978 Camp David Accords that brought peace between Egypt and Israel, as well as Israel’s decision to

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Arthur Lenk, director of the Department of International Law at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks at the Harris School on Wednesday.

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CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | October 22, 2010

DISCOURSE

Wandering talk on Pakistani floods riles audience

By Tarika Khattar News Contributor Renowned Pakistani journalist and political analyst Imtiaz Gul discussed the recent floods that have ravaged Pakistan in front of a crowd at International House Tuesday.

According to U.N. statistics, the July floods left 21 million people in Pakistan injured or homeless, and Gul, chairman of the Center for Research and Security Studies in Islamabad, said it impacted half a million Pakistani farmers.

“The rivers of Pakistan are like a monster cutting through the country,” Gul said.

Gul strayed from his topic, however, discussing the difference between Pakistanis’ image of themselves and the international image of Pakistan, showing clippings of fashion shows and photographs of terrorists.

And in an impassioned question-and-answer session following his talk, some called the shift into question.

“Who speaks for those in Pakistan who live off $2 a day and who don’t give a damn about

DISCOURSE

Manuel Sánchez (M.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’85), deputy governor of the Central Bank of Mexico, advocated for economic stability in the country, which has historically experienced severe economic instability, at a lecture at the Booth School Tuesday.

Mexico’s economy plummeted in the 1994 economic crisis, Sánchez said, when the peso rapidly lost value due to debt and banking problems.

“We had been suffering from instability caused from inflation,” said Sánchez, who was nominated

by President Felipe Calderón to help lead the Bank of Mexico until 2016. “In a country like Mexico,” low-income people are hit hard by inflation,” he said.

But Sánchez remarked that Mexico’s “Great Moderation,” from 1996–2007, provided some stability for the country despite its previous and current economic hardships.

Though the recent global economic crisis hit Mexico particularly hard, sapping its GDP by six

year Maha Ahmad, leader of the student group UChicago for Pakistan, in an e-mail.

Nevertheless, Ahmad said it was important that the talks took place. “It was probably the first lecture on campus thus far to discuss one of the worst natural disasters of our time,” Ahmad said.

The lecture, sponsored by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies with support from the Pakistan Club at the Booth School and the RSO UChicago for Pakistan, is part of The World Beyond the Headlines lecture series that will take place at International House throughout the quarter.

Only two Illinois orgs get USDA grant Israel talk by invitation only

Mexican economy stable, banker says

By Janet De La Torre News Contributor

either the bearded men or the fashionable women you’re showing us?” asked South Asian language and civilizations professor Choudhri Naim.

Gul didn’t directly address the question, suggesting the role of the national parliament in alleviating poverty as a possible answer.

Other audience questions covered the range of Pakistani politics, including President Zardari’s tenure and separatist movements in the country.

“This happens with any discussion on Pakistan.

The conversation always drifts away to violence, politics, and Pakistan’s foreign debt,” said third-

percent, Sánchez said that the country appears to have emerged with more stability and a much improved inflation rate.

Sánchez showed graphs demonstrating how programs like NAFTA have benefited the Mexican economy by keeping the GDP gap between Mexico and the United States low. According to Sánchez, the U.S. has helped stabilize the Mexican economy thanks to its demand for manufactured goods. Eighty percent of Mexico’s manufactured goods end up in America, he said.

But the Bank of Mexico has plans to reduce the country’s revenue dependence on oil, improve tax effectiveness, and increase spending efficiency.

These reforms will make Mexico more competitive while fostering private investment, Sánchez said.

“Central banks are primarily concerned with price stability and controlling inflation,” Sánchez said. But “in general, economic stability and price stability do not have to go together.”

Sánchez said restrictions on trade would only make economic stability more difficult to achieve.

"Competition, competition, competition," he said.

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“We are thrilled and honored to have received the FMPP grant and the recognition for our work from the USDA,” Farmers’ Market manager Dennis Ryan said in an e-mail. The Market is one of two organizations in Illinois to receive grant money.

The Market offers locally grown fruits and vegetables along with an array of meats, baked goods, cheese, and eggs. It was the first such establishment in Chicago to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dollars—formerly known as food stamps—for purchases.

A 2006 study by the Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group first described parts of Hyde Park and the surrounding neighborhoods as food deserts, defined in the report as being “large geographic areas with no or distant grocery stores.”

The 61st Street Farmers’ Market aims to fill that gap, according to Ryan.

Along with bolstering its own operations, the 61st Street Farmers’ Market will devote some of the grant money to encouraging the growth of similar markets across the state through “training, consulting, [and] workshops,” Ryan wrote.

participate with a United Nations investigation into its raid last May on a supply flotilla bound to run the blockade around Gaza—a move he called “a great leap of faith.”

Not all the event’s attendees were convinced by Lenk’s argument.

In a discussion on the Israeli Defense Forces targeting civilian homes that are also being used as weapons caches, one audience member questioned the effectiveness of measures taken to mitigate collateral damage, asking where the people would be relocated. Lenk admitted that measures like evacuating the immediate area do not necessarily provide a long-term solution for civilians.

But as the event was open only to those with an invitation—its location was released only to those whose applications were accepted—the tone was academic and subdued, despite hard-hitting questions.

“There were some tough questions, but it was really academic and fair,” said audience member Sara Hirschhorn, a doctoral candidate. “When we start shouting each other down, who benefits from that?”

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CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | October 22, 2010

Sales slowing, but Serfdom U of C endowment closer than most large funds to pre-crash heights remains University Press top seller $ $6.6b

BECK continued from front page looked to Hayek’s work as a way to criticize what they perceive as ballooning of the government’s size under the Obama administration.

The book sold steadily since its publication, around 7,000 copies a year before President Barack Obama’s election in 2008. Then numbers crept up as conservative talk radio mentioned the book with increasing frequency, reaching 25,000 a year, according to Kiely.

But it was the so-called “Beck bump” that rocked the Press.

Week after week, Beck plugged Hayek’s book on his program, and the Press’s inventory of the book quickly diminished. It couldn’t handle the increased demand on its own.

“We needed to make arrangements for the short term with print-on-demand companies,” Kiely said.

“When people put an order on Amazon, [the printon-demand company] would print a copy” that would be mailed to the customer.

Demand has slowed since its peak in June, but Serfdom remains a top seller at the press along with perennial favorites like The Chicago Manual of Style.

The University Press may welcome the celebrity spotlight on one of its books, but Kiely emphasized that the book’s success does not mean that the Press subscribes to Beck’s ideological motivations.

“We publish books from all sides of the spectrum. Hayek writes about classical Liberalism. If his book has struck a chord then it’s good, but we publish books by other authors,” Kiely said.

While The Road to Serfdom has found unexpected popularity nationwide, its presence on the U of C campus has dwindled, according to Power, Identity, and Resistance lecturer Richard Westerman.

Once mandatory core curriculum reading in the Power, Identity, and Resistance social science sequence, in the last two years the College opted to replace it with other works that do not deal so directly with Cold War topics, Westerman said.

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ENDOWMENT continued from front page meant the University’s investment strategy took on less risk.

“Relative to the strategy we had employed in prior years, we have reduced the amount of stock investment, equity investment, by about 10 or 12 percent over the past year,” said Schmid, referring to a process that began in 2008 and which has continued through his tenure.

He noted that the strategy induced less risk than other universities’ endowments.

However, the $500-million gain won’t be felt in the University’s budget until next year, due to a risk-managing mechanism in the way the endowment can be spent.

Each year, the Board of Trustees earmarks a small percentage of the endowment for the University’s operating budget. But endowment returns are allocated the year after they come in, the one-year lag intended to balance long-term growth with spending on day-to-day operations.

Moreover, the amount is based on a three-year average; fiscal year 2009's 21.5-percent loss only began to affect endowment spending on the budget this year. It will continue to be felt over the next two years, even as this year’s gains are

factored in.

Schmid called that strategy a “smoothing mechanism” that means “we can more prudently plan budgets.” The Administration credits the strategy for its smooth transition into the recession as compared to that of Harvard, for example, which had to freeze faculty salaries and suspend a large construction project for lack of funds. The University of Chicago trimmed departmental budgets, but made no such drastic changes.

Schmid was hired June 2009, a week before the end of the 2009 fiscal year. His office brought in eight new staff members and hired investment managers, who aren’t on the Office’s staff but manage the University’s assets day-to-day, to work in areas like hedge funds and stocks, Schmid said. He said that since the 2008 downturn, “the new focus is risk management.”

“Approximately one-half of the new people are going to focus on risk management,” he said.

“The other half that we brought in is in charge of investment strategy and investment policy.”

Schmid said the investment strategy itself was highly diversified, investing in private and

international equity, real assets like real estate, and others.

There’s also been a focus on keeping some University assets liquid: “The team has done a really nice job of bringing liquidity to a level that’s really successful,” Schmid said, a strategy that “allows us to very prudently, very easily make the payout to the University.”

He said the 29 Investment officers have 250 years of investing experience between them.

The University’s endowment performed better than most funds with assets greater than $5 billion, according to figures put out by Wilshire Consulting, a firm that tracks institutional investments; the median gain for those funds was just over 13 percent.

The University performed better than many other schools: In September, Yale reported its endowment rose almost nine percent in fiscal year 2010, while Harvard’s rose 11 percent. Those endowments remain the largest in the country, at $16.7 billion and $27.6 billion respectively.

Like the U of C’s, Stanford’s endowment performed above the median, rising 14.4 percent.

Columbia University did better—its 17.3-percent endowment boost came closest to Chicago’s.

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CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | October 22, 2010

DISCOURSE

Harper Court developers seek LEED certifications

Nonagenarian grad talks about Core

By Jingwen Hu News Contributor In his lecture, “How The University of Chicago Opened My American Mind,” Dominican theologian Benedict Ashley explored the strengths and weaknesses of his education at the U of C in the mid-1930s. The talk, given Tuesday in the Biological Sciences Learning Center, explored his time studying under professors Mortimer Adler and Robert Maynard Hutchins.

Ashley, (B.A., M.A. ’37), a student of Chicago’s Great Books Program, was a self-proclaimed Trotskyite during his time at the University of Chicago, and said he frequently changed perspectives as he went through the curriculum.

“I don’t think I understood any one of those books,” said Ashley, adding that by the time he left the University, he could read a text and pick out its main ideas.

The first book the students read was the Bible. According to Ashley, Adler was a terrific teacher who had a sharp and logical mind like that of a prosecutor. Ashley

remembered one incident when a student told Adler that he was being unfair in debates because, the student complained, “You are using logic on me.”

As he looked through a recent College catalogue, Ashley noticed “it had a remnant [of the 100 Great Books program], but it was pretty well gone now.”

Ashley said society no longer values a liberal arts education as it did in the past.

“The contemplation of truth has been marginalized,” but, he added, “Contemplation and practical work need not stand in opposition.”

He said the University should be wary of investing in research at the expense of a liberal arts education. “The biggest danger for the University is depending on funding for research,” he said. As students focus more on research at an early stage in their college career, they lose sight of the bigger picture of a liberal arts education, Ashley said.

Ashley has written extensively on the ethics of health care and is currently working with California Institute of Technology physicist Anthony Rizzi on a book about the role of religion in science.

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HARPER continued from front page ways and a driving space that can be closed off by private owners, rather than requiring a permit from the city, can be programmed for events that would appeal to both neighborhood residents and University students, like outdoor movie screenings, farmer’s markets, and fairs.

Dillion said they are considering reincorporating chess tables, a community favorite at the original Harper Court, into the new design, which is arranged to increase pedestrian access.

The project is aiming for LEED platinum certification, the highest level possible, and LEED neighborhood development certification at a gold level or higher. Sustainable elements include insulating glass, a “living wall” covered in plants, and on-site showers for people commuting to work at the development by bike.

Audience members raised concerns about the impact of the development on community members, citing both the University’s mid-century urban redevelopment projects that pushed out poor black residents and local retail, and concerns about gentrification.

Dillion said the area would become more desirable and more expensive as well. “It will increase property values in and around the immediate area,” he said.

Twenty percent of the housing will be affordable housing as mandated by the city, while the rest will be market-rate. The developers project the creation of construc-

tion, retail, and hospitality jobs and an increase of $2.1 million in taxes for the city annually.

Developers are aiming for a mix of national, Chicago, and Hyde Park businesses to occupy the space.

Dillion said most of the businesspeople along East 53rd Street he had spoken with were excited about the project and hoped it would increase their business. The best way to support local businesses, he said, is to patronize their stores.

The second phase of the project, which can take place entirely independently of the first phase, does not yet have a timeline and is dependent in part on the relocation of the Checkerboard Lounge and Park 52.

The developers are looking into what Dillion described as “creative” ways of moving Checkerboard Lounge and other music venues into the new space, which will have leases more expensive than the club’s current rate. Park 52’s lease expires in 2016, but Dillion couldn’t recall if they would have the option to extend the lease or the lease agreement at Checkerboard Lounge.

While informational meetings on Harper Court development, a project funded by both the city and the University, are traditionally held at Tax-Increment Financing (TI F) meetings at Kenwood Academy, fourth-year and SG Community and Goverment Liaison Allan Linton reached out to the redevelopers to host a meeting on campus in an effort to increase student involvement in the project.

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To Woodlawn, and beyond It’s time for students and businesses to stop avoiding areas south of 60th Street The general consensus at the U of C seems to be that if you go south of East 60th Street, you’ll end up as the subject of a UCPD security alert. The blocks that line the bottom part of campus are, as an unwritten rule, off-limits. It is an area with a stigma established during O-Week and reinforced until graduation. Most descriptions render it a horrific combination of gang warfare, housing projects, and decaying restaurants, buildings, and sidewalks. Regardless of whether any of this is founded in truth, the negative and almost fearful attitude toward the neighborhood seems to permeate the student body.

People forget, however, that about 1,100 undergraduates—more than one third of all students in campus housing—live on East 60th Street in Burton-Judson and South Campus. The street is also home to the Law School, Midway Studios, multiple graduate buildings, Hyde Park Day School, and perhaps most importantly, the future campus landmark that is the Logan Arts Center. The new home of the

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offers. Increased development in the area is necessary not just to complement the mushrooming level of student activity on or near East 60th Street, but to commit the University to a healthy, productive relationship with a detached community. A project similar to the renovation of Harper Court would do wonders to the image of the Woodlawn area, and it could snowball into a more comprehensive redevelopment project.

The University of Chicago is in a unique position: The Hyde Park community is very closely predicated on how the University treats or prioritizes certain developments. This is an opportunity to better the student experience and make a statement to the broader populace. By investing in a neighborhood that has been historically and unfairly labeled, we can revitalize the area and, more importantly, revamp our attitudes toward it.

Practically, University students and employees would provide more than enough business to reinvigorate the neighborhood. Students constantly

complain about the absence of such college staples as cheap diners, coffee shops, and, above all, Chipotles. As the center of campus shifts south, there’s a chance for those long-wished-for businesses to come in and fill the commercial vacuum.

But before that happens, we have to tweak our judgmental perspectives.

We should ignore an outdated stigma and use our dollars to demonstrate a real interest in north Woodlawn; at the same time, the University should match greater student demand with new development in the community, and thereby do an act of genuine social service. So next time you’re in the area, don’t settle for a Jimmy John’s delivery or a walk to the dining hall: head on over to Jamaican Jerk Choice and see for yourself how good going south can be.

The Maroon Editorial Board consists of the Editor-in-Chief, Viewpoints Editors, and an Editorial Board member.

OP-ED

It’s Complicated with: China All about the Hamiltons Electoral politics ignore the reality of U.S.—China economic relationship

By Ajay Ravichandran Viewpoints Columnist

Circulation: 6,500 The opinions expressed in the Viewpoints section

Chicago Theological Seminary will be on East 61st Street. Two fraternities and a burgeoning number of apartments populate the supposedly taboo section of Hyde Park and Woodlawn. And yet, unlike the relatively developed areas on East 57th Street and the blocks north of campus, there is an unnerving lack of places for students to eat, meet, or just hang out. Even more disconcerting is the dearth of ongoing development.

This isn’t to say that the area south of East 60th Street is a complete commercial wasteland. Places like Robust Coffee and Backstory are fun, highquality cafés that serve as both cultural and communal beacons. They are also the exception to the rule. For such valuable assets, many undergraduates haven’t even heard of them. Other places like Daley’s Restaurant and Jamaican Jerk Choice offer cheap and tasty fare, but the south-of-60th stigma rules out almost all student business.

In short, we need more—more development in the area, and more awareness of what north Woodlawn already

If there’s one thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on as this often bitterly fought campaign draws to a close, it’s this: We should blame China (and its American stooges) for everything. During the first week of October, at least 29 candidates from both major parties ran ads attacking their opponents for killing American jobs by supporting open trade with the Chinese, and others have used the same message in debates and public appearances. However, the candidates are mistaken; furthermore, their simplistic appeals obscure the real danger which China poses to the American economy.

The recent attacks on China reflect ignorance of both empirical evidence and economic theory. Declines in the number of Americans employed in manufacturing, which opponents of unrestricted trade with China and other emerging market economies frequently cite as evidence for their claim that the Chinese are taking American jobs, have been accompanied by constant or rising rates of manufacturing output.

This would seem to suggest that most of the job losses result from improved productivity, not trade. Furthermore, the vast majority of economists support

The “That Kid” has a place in campus culture...and history free trade; a 2006 survey found that 93 percent of economists considered most types of trade barriers harmful to economic well-being. The basis for this view is the principle of comparative advantage: The market should be accessible to as many producers as possible so that each one can specialize in what he or she is best at doing, thereby ensuring that resources are allocated as efficiently as possible.

In addition to promoting an incorrect understanding of an important economic issue, the misguided focus on job losses caused by trade with China has also distracted our attention from a

Politicians’ simplistic appeals obscure the real danger China poses to the American economy. serious threat that that country poses to our economy. Ironically, the real problem is not that the Chinese are taking American jobs but that they are giving us too much money. For at least the past two decades, China has been the most prominent of several emerging market economies that have been exporting steadily increasing amounts of goods to the United States. Normally, economic theory would predict that two effects

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By Alison Howard Viewpoints Editor To be “That Kid” is pretty much the worst fate that could befall a University of Chicago student. Like many of the other great and terrible fates, it is also rather common—you can probably name five That Kids this second if asked. What I plan to offer is not a critique of this widespread phenomenon—goodness knows we get enough of that here—but rather a defense of his existence, in whichever Hum section you may find him.

I say this with the full certainty that I am not myself a That Kid. The rule of thumb, passed down through the ages, from hungry upperclassmen to naïve first-years with a meal point to spare, is that, if you cannot identify the That Kid in your class, then you yourself are the That Kid. I have always, except for one Visual Language class taken last autumn which constituted my one, obligatory run at being the That Kid (sorry, classmates of ARTV10200!), been able to point him or her out from among my classmates. So the following vindication is an unbiased assessment of the situation running rampant on our campus.

To reiterate, every class has a That Kid. He may maintain steady eye con-

tact or blink constantly, may wear a suit or T-shirts, may constantly reference David Foster Wallace or Montaigne (or both), may be always right or always wrong, and may be beloved or reviled by the class at large. She transcends rational characterization that tries to identify her by taste and style, and is instead characterized by her tendency to never stop talking. That Kid always has something to say.

I have to admit, part of my defense of the That Kid arises from the fact that I’m a little bit in awe of people who have opinions on every subject.

As an opinion columnist who has written three separate Maroon editorials about procrastination (Hello, future employer! That is a lovely shirt you’re wearing), often enough I find myself at a loss for words. This contributes to my tendency to speak a full sentence about 0.6 times per hour of class. But the That Kid, that lucky soul, speaks a full, carefully constructed paragraph you might love to have in the body of an academic paper, about 4.7 times per hour of class.

Yes, I have counted. Of course I’m not making these statistics up.

But the good part about having a know-it-all in your class is that he or she often sparks dialogue. How often will the That Kid answer on Bueller’s behalf as the economics professor desperately calls on the class to wake up and answer his absurdly easy question already? How often does the That Kid break an awkward silence in discussion with an even more awkward observation about the text? How often will the That Kid say something so completely off-base that you yourself will be rallied

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OP-ED

The U.S. needs to fix underlying problems in its financial system

Talking out the filibuster There is a case to make for the Senate’s majority rule barriers

By Josh Lerner Viewpoints Contributor When dealing with Congress, complaints about obstructionism in the Senate in general and the filibuster in particular are never far from the headlines. When there was talk of Republicans filibustering congressional Democrats’ health-care reform bill last January, Ben Eidelson of Slate Magazine lamented, “The filibuster undermines the democratic principle of majority rule and compounds the unrepresentative character of the Senate’s design.” When Republicans held Congressional majorities they had no use for this venerable tool of the United States Senate and wanted to do away with it on judicial nominations. The beauty of the filibuster is that it is completely in accord with the sagacious nature of the Senate, as envisioned by the Framers, and its very wisdom is in its ability to prevent the passage of bad laws. Opposition to the filibuster is, in the words of the late Senator Byrd, “essentially, opposition to the Senate.”

The Framers certainly did not believe that the Senate should be nearly as susceptible to the fluctuations of democracy as in the House. James Madison said as much in his “Federalist 63,” where he elaborated on how it should be the more aristocratic, stable, and prudential of the two legislative bodies.

The Senate would “serve as a check on the people, since, although during most times their will is just, they too are subject to the [periodic] infection of violent passions.”

The idea behind this was that we could limit the sins of our democratic tendencies by having a deliberative body that had more permanence and longevity than the House, and would therefore be shielded from the temptation to legislate while beholden to popular opinion. Because they only faced reelection every six years, Senators would not easily succumb to the mob-like nature of democracy. At the same time, because this was far from a lifetime appointment and their election was not a permanent one, they were still held accountable for their actions.

It is one of the great insights of our Constitution that we magnificently distribute differing levels of democracy among branches of the federal government, with everyth i n g f r o m the e x pl i ci t l y demo cratic House to the appointed terms of the Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate falls nicely between these two poles. The Senate’s age minimum of 30 years further illustrates the gravity of the job it is supposed to do.

Madison, in “Federalist 62,” justified this arrangement by arguing that the “senato-

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rial trust” necessitated a “greater extent of information and stability of character.” The combination of the greater experience of the senators and the length of their terms shields them from the tumult of public opinion, which brusquely falls in and out of love with policy ideas without consideration.

It is why the move to the direct election of senators, culminating in the

If the Senate is to be anything more than a smaller House, then it must be a strong bulwark against base majoritarianism.

Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, was a nobly misguided venture to further democratize our one true republican institution. The idea behind it was good enough: the old way of choosing senators—selection by the state legislature— promoted corruption and created a protected political class alienated from the citizenry. The easiest way to hold Senators accountable and to keep them in touch with the people would be to move the electoral powers away from legislators and toward the public.

The problem with this was that it radically weakened the footing on which the Senate rested, and further weakened the power of the state’s political apparatus to infl uence national politics. Having senators elected from the state legislature allowed the decentralization of political decision-making in the federal government; the Senate, by its very nature, was a product of the unique relationship between individual states and the federal government. The state legislatures forced the senators they selected to actively represent the best interests of their respective states in the Senate: The political class had a far greater control over the Senator, and can therefore ensure that his vote would be in the best interest of his state, and not just in accord with the whims of an impassioned public.

The idea behind having the state legislators select senators was also that they would choose men of exemplary character and conscience; because they were selected rath-

“That Kids” might be cool one day THAT KID continued from page 5 to speak? The That Kid might annoy the heck out of you, but he or she certainly serves an important role in the day-to-day functioning of a U of C classroom.

But that’s not all. Because as much as we must dislike a That Kid, we cannot lose sight of the fact that some of them, a very select few, to be sure, are actually justified in their unabashed pursuit of always being right. To this extent, look no further than former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, the ultimate That Kid, and a favorite Founding Father of many.

As he is one of my own favorite Founding Fathers, I can see how other Hamilton fans might be offended by how I have classified him as a That Kid—it being such a dirty term and all. But I think it’s important to note that Hamilton was so annoying in real life that he, to quote Lin-Manuel Miranda, Broadway star and budding hip-hop artist

inspired by Alexander Hamilton, “caught beef with every other founding father…on the strength of his writing alone.” Hamilton was known to argue and was a huge economics nerd. He also escaped poverty after a difficult childhood in the Caribbean and, you know, single-handedly developed the American financial system. Years after his death, a million female history nerds would marry him in a second. Instead, Hamilton was killed by Aaron Burr (who, by all accounts, appears to have been a That Kid as well), and did not live to experience the great love many now have for him.

Let this be a lesson. While maybe you feel like shooting the That Kid of your class, be grateful that he’s there. He might annoy you now, but even that’s for good purpose. Plus, he might even do something cool one day.

Alison Howard is a third-year in the College majoring in English.

er than elected, the senators ability to fire up the passions of the people would have no bearing on their longevity. The more superficial aspects of politicking would be pushed aside for more consequential and relevant facets of statecraft. Senators would moderate the fiery passions of democracy and provide the necessary permanence and discretion any competent legislative process needs.

Consider the types of men who were senators before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Stephen Douglas, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Elihu Root were all men of exemplary intellect and character. Root and Lodge, members of the last class of senators before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, published their arguments against its passage in the pages of the leading scholarly journals of their day. These are men who would be sorely out of place in our modern, more democratic Senate.

I recognize that proposals to revoke the Seventeenth Amendment are simply unfathomable: The Seventeenth Amendment was passed as a result of how corrupt and how far removed from thte ideals of our Framers the Senate had become. I hope this will remind us all of the important non-democratic role the United States Senate plays, and that the vestiges of its original conceptualization and more modern reinforcements of that same mentality—like the fi libuster— are crucial to the continued thriving of our nation. The Senate must be the ultimate bulwark against bad laws. As James Madison said in “Federalist 73,” “It may perhaps be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to the one purpose as well as to the other. But this objection will have little weight with those who can properly estimate the mischiefs of that inconstancy and mutability in the laws, which form the greatest blemish in the character and genius of our governments…. The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of bad ones.”

Ultimately, if the Senate is to be set anything more than just a smaller House, it must be a strong bulwark against base majoritarianism. Even if we cannot repeal the Seventeenth Amendment, we must at least keep the spirit of the Senate the same as it has always been, and try not to change it too much.

would follow such a rise in exports. First, the yuan, the Chinese currency, would become more valuable in relation to the dollar, as Americans began buying more of it in order to purchase Chinese goods, thus allowing the Chinese to buy more foreign products.

Second, as Chinese households acquired more dollars, they would spend more on American imports priced in dollars. However, neither has happened.

The Chinese government has prevented the yuan from increasing in value, and Chinese consumers have saved more of their additional income than economists expected. Therefore, Chinese financial institutions have found themselves sitting on a huge pile of cash and have decided to make those dollars more valuable by investing them in the U.S. As normally happens, the massive demand for investment products, generated by what Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has called the “global savings glut,” has led to an eagerness on the part of the American financial sector to supply such products. Many economists, including Mr. Bernanke, believe that the incentive to create more investment vehicles to capture this massive pool of money played a major role in the creation of the risky securities that produced the recent financial crisis. Companies were so eager to profit from the dollars entering the U.S. from overseas that they neglected their usual standards concerning risk and credit-worthiness. Eventually, however, the risks they had taken became clear and the losses they suffered as a result seriously hampered their ability to lend, producing the economic difficulties from which we are only now gradually recovering.

One might claim that this problem resulted from lax regulation, which the recent financial reform bill has strengthened. However, leaving aside the many flaws in the new law, even the best regulators can only do so much when confronted with a vast pool of capital, which encourages companies to innovate at an extremely high rate. We need to address the underlying financial imbalance.

There are several policies which could play a role in dealing with this problem. Many economists believe that Chinese households’ unusually high savings rates are caused by a desire to insure against risk, which flows from China’s minimal social safety net. In this case, encouraging the Chinese to improve their social insurance programs could play a role in addressing this problem. Furthermore, the wage stagnation which most Americans have experienced over the last several decades likely created a demand for loans in order to maintain a reasonably high standard of living. This, in turn, further strengthened the financial industry’s incentive to create investment vehicles to capture Chinese dollars. Finding a way to produce broad income growth could thus also be helpful in resolving this issue, in addition to its other benefits. Regardless of whether these solutions will work, this problem demands urgent attention, and it’s a shame that the current crop of candidates has largely ignored it.

Joshua Lerner is a third-year in the College majoring in Political Science.

Ajay Ravichandran is a third-year in the College majoring in Political Science.

VOICES

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 22, 2010

FILM

Tudor Tunes

Golden age of jazz comes to the silver screen

By Megan Anderluh Voices Jazz Hands It’s a skinny storefront much like any other in Harper Court.

There are folding chairs set up in front of a projection screen, and announcements for various upcoming cultural events in Hyde Park plaster the store’s walls. But with the rhythmic clickity-clack of a film projector, the space turns into a time machine.

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ella Voce, a local choir group, performed at Rockefeller Chapel Saturday. The performance, titled Gabriel Jackson and the Tudors, included works by Gabriel Jackson, John Browne, Robert Carver, and Thomas Tallis Gabriel.

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THEATER

Louie Anderson defends Midwest's understated cool

By Emily Gerdin Voices Survey Says Louie Anderson is an Emmy Award–winning stand-up comedian, best-selling author, and philanthropist performing this weekend at the Chicago Improv. But you probably remember him as the host of “Family Feud,” a position he held from 1999 to 2002.

Originally from Iowa, Anderson’s stand-up routine centers around his life in the Midwest as one of 11 children born to an alcoholic father

and an enabling mother, as well as his struggles with his weight. He talked to the Chicago Maroon about his past, his favorite accomplishments, and his aspirations.

CHICAGO MAROON: What inspired you to become a comedian? How did you get to where you are today?

Louie Anderson: The truth is that I did my first comedy thing on a dare. I was at a bar [where stand-up comics were performing], and it was after work. I was with

a friend of mine, and I said to my friend, “These comics are terrible.”

He said, “Well if you think you’re so funny, why don’t you try it?” So I said, “Oh, I will.” The next week I signed up for it, got all my friends and family down, and it went really well, and I just kept doing it. It was a weird thing. I mean, I always used humor a lot in everything I did but I never thought I would become a comedian.

CM: So you just sort of went with it?

LA: I did. I just said to myself, “Listen, I’m going to try it. It seems like it might be fun.” I actually thought I was funnier than those guys. So it might have been a little egotistical too. I really got lucky.

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Midwesterners are lame? Louie Anderson asks, "What's up with that?"

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CM: In the process of fulfilling this dream of becoming a comedian, what was your greatest obstacle?

LA: I’d say coming from a dysfunctional family really was the hardest thing. My father was an alcoholic, and my mother was a bit of an enabler, so I didn’t know how forming relationships went when dealing with people. When you have a family that is really dysfunctional, especially with an addiction like alcoholism, it’s all about manipulation. I don’t think I was very good at getting what I wanted in any straightforward way. So I think

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The room goes dark. “This is a jam session,” a smooth voice says with the ineffable, classic tone of those old-fashioned, crisp announcers. “These artists gather together and play ad-lib, hot music.” And for the next hour the small group of viewers in the skinny Harper storefront are treated to explosive jazz music played by the always smoking, always smiling, sunglasses wearing greats of the Jazz Age, recorded and shown in their original black and white.

This is Reel Jazz, an hour of vintage jazz films that runs for

an hour starting at 3 p.m. every Sunday this month. It’s presented by the Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture (HyPa) and the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival (CimmFest).

“The idea for Reel Jazz grew out of a presentation that CimmFest would give at the Bucktown Arts Fest after concerts,” said Michael Phillips, Jr., programming director for CimmFest. “Two years in a row we showed movies on Saturday nights at the Arts Fest, but I knew a lot of collectors who had 16-millimeter film you couldn’t show on a DVD player— and those films were mostly about jazz.”

Also a programmer for the Bank of America Theater, Phillips was able to obtain the rare jazz films because a regular customer of his happens to be Bob Koester, owner of Chicago’s Jazz Record Mart and the founder of Delmark Records, one of the oldest record companies in the nation.

“He’s been involved in the jazz scene for 50 years and is a collector of old music films, especially jazz,” Phillips said. “I asked him

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CAMPUS

Humanities Day opens classroom doors to campus and community

By Michelle Lee Voices Ivory Tower “Immerse yourself,” the flyer reads. It is a silent bidding, and one cannot help but wonder what treasures the behest holds.

Said advert is for the University of Chicago’s Humanities Day, a yearly spectacle whose numerous events make it almost impossible not to immerse yourself.

On October 23, the Division of the Humanities will host its 32nd annual Humanities Day celebration. With a core philosophy of showcasing the all-encompassing breadth of the Humanities, this year’s events are wide and varied in scope. Featuring speeches on topics ranging from castrati to the origins of Islam, those who attend will surely find something to pique their interest.

Kicking off the celebration will be a keynote address by Martha Feldman, a Mabel Greene Myers professor in the Humanities and chair of the department of music.

Entitled “Castrato De Luxe: Blood, Gifts, and Goods in the Making of Early Modern Singing Stars,” Feldman will explore the unique role of castrati in early

modern Europe.

Castrated at a young age to preserve their singing voices, the castrati were a strange brand of men both glorified for their talent and alienated by their sacrifice: For in a patriarchal society that placed great importance on inheritance, the castrati could not assume their

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rightful roles. Martha Feldman will examine this contradiction as well as the complex relationships formed between the singers. At the end of the presentation, there will be contemporary footage of singers attempting to recreate the castrati’s music to place the subject in a more modern context.

The address will take place in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at 11 p.m. Following the lecture, organist Tom Weisflog will give a performance featuring master-

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Style

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by Jessen O’Brien

Once upon a time, there was a little T-shirt company that could. They could design clothing that was both comfortable and chic. They could pay their employees a fair wage while still making a profit. They could even make political statements, selling shirts that proclaimed “Legalize LA,” “Legalize Gay,” and “Repeal Prop 8.” But its reputation managed to simultaneously rise and fall as its owner became known for sexual deviance and the company for flagrant sexism. And then, the really hard times came.

As you may already know, that company is American Apparel. On October 8, it announced the hiring of Tom Casey, formerly of Blockbuster, as acting president. Casey’s job is simple: prevent the company from going bankrupt. The reasoning behind this job, however, is much more complicated.

Most blogs label American Apparel as evil incarnate (Objectification! Sexual harassment!

Chauvinism!), and it can be hard to look beyond the outrage to the truth. Some blame American Apparel’s recent financial problems on its owner, Dov Charney. After all, the man is known for wandering around the office in his underwear (American Apparel Y-fronts,

of course), and the company has taken a few hits (financially and otherwise) for the sexual harassment suits he’s had to deal with over the past few years. None of this makes for positive PR, but it does make for a good story.

Nevertheless, I can’t believe that years of inappropriate behavior would suddenly start hurting the company just this summer.

Most people I’ve talked to either don’t know of Charney or have only a vague idea of his indiscretions. I don’t believe that this reputation prevents anyone from buying or affects American Apparel’s ability to design a goodlooking shirt.

Equally compelling is the company’s hiring policy, or at least the way it’s been portrayed online. Ask anyone frequenting Gawker, and you’ll hear tale after tale of the company requiring headshots of potential employees to ensure that their appearance aligns with American Apparel’s aesthetic and its refusal to hire overweight, older, or simply plainer applicants. More troubling, at least from a business standpoint, is that this results in hiring and promoting high school dropouts over candidates with real management experience.

However, like any clothing company,

Clothing amid controversy: Examining American Apparel American Apparel is selling a specific look. It’s more likely to hire someone who matches that style than someone who doesn’t. Although it’s taken more heat for that, there’s little evidence to suggest that its hiring practices are more discriminatory than others. American Apparel is selling an image, and it has a right to control what that image is. And I’d like to point out that most people I talk to don’t mention this when telling me why they don’t shop at American Apparel.

So what do people say? By people I mean college students, and most say that the clothing is simply too expensive, especially in this economy. Why pay $20 for a basic T-shirt?

That’s five Starbucks lattes, or three weeks worth of coffee at Cobb. The answer to that question lies mostly in American Apparel’s sweatshop-free policy.

The company pays its average factory worker $12 an hour—a little less than twice minimum wage—offers full-time employment, and guarantees job security in addition to providing an on-site medical clinic, ESL classes, and subsidized public transport.

The rest of my answer lies in American Apparel’s product. Most of the clothing might

be basic, but it’s certainly not simple. It is actually well-designed and long-lasting, unlike most other basic T-shirts, or at least the ones in my closet. They don’t pill or lose shape after you’ve washed them, and they don’t look like you’ve thrown on a bag.

Classic, streamlined looks are in, and American Apparel understands the unexpected intricacies necessary when designing minimalistic looks. Just because a dress looks simple doesn’t mean that it is—a great cut and fabric for a long-lasting item is often worth another $15. Also, I’m a little in love with their multi-wear dresses—over a dozen looks in one item!

Still, none of this changes the fact that $20 is $20 is $20, or that most of American Apparel’s ads seem to feature very little clothing. But, I do think the company deserves to be saved.

American Apparel seems to have a worse reputation for objectification and just plain smarminess than any other chain I can think of, but I doubt that its questionable hiring practices are unique. I will say, though, that the story’s only going to get more interesting in the coming months. My advice? Keep an eye out for sales, whatever your opinion.

Sound of Jazz,” with performances by Billie Holiday, Pee Wee Russel, Count Basie, and more. The following and final Sunday is titled “Jazz in Animation” and will feature classic cartoons.

“It’s really a meaningful program for the lineup it brought together,” Phillips said.

“It’s a multi-generational bunch of artists, ones who had been around since the ’20s, and others like Thelonious Monk, who was playing music that people didn’t know what to make of at the time.”

Phillips said there is also an element of humor to “The Sound of Jazz,” as the

announcer in the film, a New York media critic, seemed to know nothing about the artists he was introducing. “It’s almost like a molecular biologist is introducing each number,” Phillips said.

If you have time in your Sunday to be transported for an hour to another era, when resonant voices came from always smiling mouths, the rhythms were toe tapping, and the dancing was mad, show up at the HyPa Gallery and bring a little donation to ensure this wonderful program can continue bringing the past into the future.

that’s it. People say, why do you give that guy money when you know he will just buy alcohol or drugs? And I tell them, “Because one of those guys is not buying alcohol or drugs. He’s buying food for his family.” And I want to tell you, I am not in the position of telling you who should or who shouldn’t get charity. I think charity is something you give without expectations.

Fox Kids who wanted me to do a cartoon. I wasn’t sure if it would work, then they made these drawings, put my voice underneath them, and as I saw them, I thought, “Hey, that could work.” Then it just turned out to be one of the most fun things I ever did. And I was lucky enough to win two Emmys. A lot of people your age were young enough to have seen the cartoon, and were big fans of the cartoon when they were kids. Now they are growing up and coming to my shows, and it is so much fun.

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So for the last few Thursdays, Phillips has been poring through old movies in Koester’s basement, where he also has a screening room set up. From these perusals, they’ve found a different lineup for each Sunday, featuring artists like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, and Louis Armstrong—all on genuine 16-mm film.

Phillips originally hoped to show the films at the Hyde Park Jazz Fest, but when

that didn’t work out, HyPa suggested the Sunday afternoon screenings instead. This is the first time HyPa—a group that allies various cultural organizations throughout Hyde Park—and CimmFest—an organization that hosts a film and music festival every April—have collaborated.

“We’ve spent the last summer trying to branch out,” Phillips said. “We’ve done events at Lincoln Hall and the Metro, just to tell new audiences CimmFest exists.”

There are only two more Sundays left in the program. Next Sunday features the entirety of a 1959 television program, “The

Anderson's own family feuds inspired his comedy ANDERSON continued from page 7 that that helped me maybe in some ways, but hurt me in another way. But, it seemed to work out. I guess the luckiest thing in my life has been that my talent has pulled me through, regardless of the stupid things I did.

CM: Obviously, because you’ve become such a big success, you’ve overcome that.

In fact, you talk about your family in your stand-up routine. It is almost as if you’ve turned it around.

LA: I definitely used it to my advantage. I did what I think all artists do. I think you take the things that are most difficult for you, and you try to shed light on them so that other people in difficult situations won’t feel so alone. I think you lessen the burden other people have and certainly lessen your own burden…. You think you’re the only one with the crazy family, so I’ve always tried to [show] that everyone has crazy people in their family.

CM: What do you feel makes you stand out as a comedian, that makes you a little different from others?

LA: I don’t think I’m like most comics where I’m making a bold gesture. I think I’m more of a subtle comic. Also, my act is pretty “clean.” I try to be quietly hip. My goal, and this might sound a little crazy, is for you to pee your pants a little bit when you watch my show. For you to laugh so hard that you lose control of one of your senses. I’m not

going to attack any other people to get my laughs—outside of my family, that is.

CM: Your being “cleaner” than other comedians, that seems to be very uncommon today.

LA: Maybe I would be dirtier if I thought it would give me more laughs, but it wouldn’t.

It just doesn’t fit who I am. I don’t judge other comics who have to be bluer than me.

Freedom of speech is so important; especially nowadays, I feel that I want people to be able to express themselves. For me, it just doesn’t work.

My show is really a celebration of many things. One, Midwesterners are much cooler than you think, and smarter than you think.

I’m always promoting us Midwesterners. Just because we have to wear funny clothes in the winter. If you put all of those people from big cosmopolitan cities on the west coast and all the hip cool places in the world, they’d freeze their butts off, and they would be coming to us to help them. They wouldn’t look so cool then. I always think it’s funny that we don’t get the respect. My goal is to get the Midwest and the middle part of the country the respect it deserves in the entertainment business.

CM: You’ve performed stand-up comedy, written books, created TV shows, and you’re starting charitable organizations. That’s a lot. If you were to be remembered for one thing that you’ve done, what would it be?

LA: Besides being a really good dancer? I would want it to be that I was a person who was willing to help other people. To me,

CM: Back to your stand-up career, what is it about stand-up that you love so much, that’s kept you going?

LA: It’s the fact that every single show is somewhat different. That particular crowd of people, with my particular set of jokes, at that particular time. The experience is like live art.

CM: What has been the highlight of your career so far?

LA: You mean other than this interview?

[Laughs] I guess when people come up to me and they say, “Well, I read one of your books, and it really helped me. And it really helped my family situation. And I really want to thank you for that.” I love when I meet someone I don’t know, and they get something out of what I did, and I didn’t even know they were going to get that something out of it.

CM: You had a cartoon television series that ran for three seasons, Life With Louie. Was it your idea to turn parts of your life into a cartoon?

LA: Actually, there was a woman who ran

CM: I had seen you on Family Feud as a child.

LA: That was a great job. That was the most fun job in the world.

CM: Do you have a favorite moment from hosting Family Feud?

LA: I think it came from a woman who was from Chicago. It is one of my favorite things about how genuine Midwestern people are.

The question was “Name a way to prepare chicken.” And she said, “Thaw it out.” I just thought it was one of the most fantastic answers I’ve ever heard.

CM: What should we expect from you next?

LA: I’m working on a new book called Diary of a Fat Man and also a new webpage. It will be something new and unusual, a sort of daily videoblog about my struggles with my weight. Also, I’m working on Life with Louie: The Movie.

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Voices STD (Stuff to Do) Friday | October 22 The Shanghai Conservatory Chinese Instrument Ensemble will appear in concert with the Valparaiso University Symphony and Yuan- Qing Yu, assistant concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. They will perform music inspired by folk traditions from China, Europe, and the New World. The program will feature the famous “Butterfly Lovers” concerto, based on the regional Shaoxing opera of the same name. (Rockefeller Chapel, 7:30 p.m., $15)

Saturday | October 23 If five days of learning just isn’t enough, immerse yourself in Humanities Day this Saturday. Music professor Martha Feldman will be presenting the keynote address entitled “Castrato De Luxe: Blood, Gifts, and Goods in the Making of Early Modern Singing Stars.” The event will also include lectures by faculty members of the Division of Humanities. (Rockefeller Chapel, 9:30 a.m., free)

Since True Twilight: A Glee Club Musical combines the two hottest tween trends of the year, it’s unsurprising that the Gorilla Tango Theatre was forced to extend its run due to (very) popular demand. The musical parody will undoubtedly leave you singing “Don’t Stop Bleeding” all night long.

(1919 North Milwaukee Avenue, 8:15 p.m., $12)

Sunday | October 24 Meet visual artist and faculty member Jason Salavon as he leads a discussion on the need for finding a balance between art and information, focusing on his video installation “Everything, All at Once (Part III).” Salavon’s “digital cave” is part of the Smart Museum’s exhibition Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan.

(Smart Museum, 2 p.m., free)

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Wednesday | October 27

Indian-English writer Amit Chaudhuri will be reading excerpts from his latest book, The Immortals, as part of the Nicholson Center’s series on the Creative Arts. The Immortals is a novel about music in the modern world, undoubtedly influenced by Chaudhuri’s experience as an acclaimed Indian classical musician. (Classics 110, 4:30 p.m., free)

Tuesday | October 26 This year, Doc Films will be showing films for the 27th annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. Tuesday morning’s screening is the German film Here Comes Lola! about a nine-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a famous pop star but secretly just wants a best friend. (Max Palevsky Cinema, 11:45 a.m., $9)

World-renowned director Gale Edwards makes her Chicago debut in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Romeo and Juliet . Edwards, who has previously helmed plays for the Royal Shakespeare Company, directs the passionate tragedy.

(800 East Grand Avenue, 1 p.m., $20)

Thursday | October 28 Historian Eric Foner will be at the Newberry Library to give a presentation titled “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.” While the talk will focus on Lincoln’s fundamental role during the Civil War, Foner will also speak about the development of Lincoln’s career during a period of increasing political tension in Illinois. (60 West Walton Street, 6 p.m., free)

Have an event you’d like to see in STD? E-mail StuffToDo@ChicagoMaroon.com

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Alongside Feldman’s lecture, Humanities Day will feature several specialized sessions, each covering a certain aspect of the humanities, ranging from philosophy and art history to Near Eastern languages and civilizations. Several speakers will preview books that have been or will be published.

For example, W. J. T. Mitchell’s talk will

explore the impact of 9/11 on visual and verbal culture, while Fred Donner will investigate the origins of Islam as a continuation of his recent publication, Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam.

Meanwhile at the Smart Museum, museum director Tony Hirschel will offer a tour of the new exhibit, Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan.

Likewise, the Oriental Institute will offer

a tour of its exhibit, Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East, which explores how the invention of writing transformed prehistoric cultures into civilizations.

Concluding the day’s celebrations will be Rochona Majumdar’s talk on Indian cinema, complemented by a film screening of Satyajit Ray’s Pater Panchali, or Song of the Little Road, at 3:30 pm.

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Don’t miss this chance to be educated and entranced by the colorful palette that are the Humanities. So, heed the call: Immerse yourself.

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The Fun Corner.

40. National orgs. for swimming or softball 41. Recent Train hit subject?

44. Mine is 5987. Oops.

45. Pai _____ (Kill Bill character) 46. _____ n' Cheese 47. D.C.'s B and A 48. Smidgeon 50. Ryu's partner 52. 1992 Hasbro board game that you can play this weekend with the people at the end of 20-, 33-, 41-, and 52-across 59. Hot wax?

61. Pageant prize 62. Catalonian river 63. Genesis brother 64. Eagerly enjoy 65. Birds with a wonderfully juvenile name 66. Silence in the orchestra 67. Douglas who extolled the greatness of towels

"Only a Motion Away"

Across 1. Fort _____, N.C. 6. Achilles’s heel 10. Crit. condition areas 14. Material for a suit?

15. Like a certain ranger 16. Church in season two of True Blood, briefly 17. Thunderdome, e.g.

18. It’s under Italy’s boot 20. Hovering homework helper 22. Investigation VIPs, like Bubs on The

Wire 23. Take the long way home, maybe 26. The Hairy _____ 29. “Mr. Blue Sky” grp.

31. Grossman who somehow got the Bears to the Super Bowl in 2006 32. Spook org.

33. Orwellian figure 36. Folksinger Joan 37. Hairpieces rugs 38. Darjeeling, for one tea 39. "The Cautionary Whale," to some

Down 1. Eliciting a "meh" 2. Gallic giggle 3. Genesis brother 4. Photo finish?

5. Icy creeper 6. Miniature camcorder with a built-in USB stick 7. Ill-gotten gains 8. Frank who inspired "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea" 9. Stranger 10. "_____ now, when?"

1 1 . Yu r i G a g a r i n a n d Va l e n t i n a Tereshkova 12. Shoshone tribe member 13. Nine-digit no. issuer 19. Visa rival, familiarly 21. Norwegian capital 24. Web forums' ancestor 25. Fusion and Mach3 26. Discourteous 27 .15th-century pontiff 28. Decorative molding named for its alternating pattern 30. 'Great' Holy Roman Emperor 31.

Charlemagne domain 34. Canadian grp. with "You Forgot It In People" 35. Little Boy weapon-grade elem. 3 6 .

Signs of affection in Vincent House?

41. Frontier figure 42. Rice wine 43. Arnold Palmer portion 45. Defunct iPod

Solutions for 10/15 puzzle

49. Clowns 51. Mythical water nymph 53. Owlish 54. Little batteries 55. 1/17 of a Sickle 56. Star Trek android 57. Instrument for one-armed Rick Allen 58. Blabs 59. Croupier's concern 60. Fernando Tatis had eight in one inning

Chicago Humanities Festival Hyde Park Day Sunday, October 24, 2010

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

On the first day of the 2010 Fall Festival, you’ve got your pick of captivating discussions, lectures, and performances about The Body all on the University of Chicago campus. All events are FREE for teachers and students with a valid ID! Visit www.chicagohumanities.org for more info or call the CHF Box Office at 312.494.9509.

Schedule The Nose 10–11 am, International House 1414 East 59th Street

Human Vulnerability—Human Rights 12–1 pm, International House 1414 East 59th Street

A Mummy Comes to Life 2–3 pm, The Oriental Institute 1155 East 58th Street

Jane Taylor, visiting professor at the University of Chicago, discusses The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Dmitri Shostakovich’s The Nose with David Levin $5 / $10 at the door.

The leaders of the University of Chicago’s Human Rights Program—Michael Geyer and Susan Gzesh—discuss the evolution of human rights and how recent work puts old ideas to new uses. $5 / $10 at the door.

Peer into the life of an ancient Egyptian. with Egyptologist Emily Teeter, professor of radiology Dr. Michael Vannier, and forensic artist Joshua Harker. $5 / $10 at the door.

South Side Health and Vitality Studies 10–11:30 am, Mandel Hall, 1131 East 57th Street

Studying the Body: Rare Medical Texts of the History of Medicine 12–1 pm, The Oriental Institute 1155 East 58th Street

Dr. Eric Whitaker of the University of Chicago and panelists discuss the South Side Health and Vitality Studies, which focus on social, environmental, and technological factors and their impact on health and wellness. $5 / $10 at the door.

Scholars address the relevance of recently acquired rare medical texts, a collection that includes everything from 16th c. anatomy books to treatises on the insane. $5 / $10 at the door.

Sculpting Politics, Debating Art 11:30 am–12:30 pm, Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall, 4th Floor 1010 East 59th Street

Making a Body from Scratch: Human Development Before Birth 2–3 pm, International House 1414 East 59th Street

Tania Bruguera, internationally acclaimed political artist, and Hamza Walker, associate curator of The Renaissance Society, share thoughts on art and politics. $5 / $10 at the door.

Dr. Jeremy Marks, associate professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Chicago, looks at the development of the critical human systems from conception to birth. $5 / $10 at the door.

How the Body Became a Museum Exhibit 4–5 pm, International House 1414 East 59th Street

BAM: Body Percussion / Dance 6–7 pm, Mandel Hall 1131 East 57th Street FAMILY FRIENDLY The Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s resident performing ensemble, BAM! integrates tap classics, contemporary jazz-tap, and rhythmic expression such as body drumming, traditional African steppin’, Brazilian body percussion, and more. $10 / $15 at the door.

Join Patricia Ward, MSI’s director of science and technology, and Tom Hennes, principal of New York–based Thinc Design, for an insider’s look at YOU! The Experience. $5 / $10 at the door.

Hanna Gray: Machiavelli and the Body Politic 4–5 pm, Mandel Hall, 1131 East 57th Street Hanna Gray, former president of the University of Chicago and noted history professor, delves into the legacy of Machiavelli’s The Prince and its significance in modern political science. $5 / $10 at the door.

Tania Bruguera Art

Dr. Eric Whitaker Public Health

Hanna Gray Philosophy

BAM! Body Percussion/Dance

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CHICAGO MAROON | SPORTS | October 22, 2010

WOMEN’S SOCCER

North Park wilts under Maroon attack

By Lori Knapp Sports Staff Coming off a win against Case Western in their UAA tournament, the Chicago women’s soccer team continued strong on Wednesday, defeating North Park 4–0 in a non-conference game at home and improving their record to 9–4–1 for the season.

“I think right now we’re just using every game as an opportunity to improve on the things that we need to improve on,” said fourth-year Kate Manuelli. “We want to work on the nitty-gritties and make sure everyone is prepared for the bigger games.”

After first-year Micaela Harms scored the first goal of her career in the seventh minute, the Maroons took an early lead and never looked back. Just three minutes later, fourth-year Emily Benoit added another goal off a pass from second-year Brigette Kragie. Kragie swatted the ball in the left corner, feeding the ball across the field to Benoit’s waiting foot, for Benoit’s fifth goal of the year.

The rest of the half was rather slow comparatively. “We knew at halftime we needed to just stay systematic and put more goals away,” continued Manuelli.

“[We wanted to] be efficient with the opportunities that are given to us.”

Kragie stole the show in the second half, scoring the team’s third and fourth goals of the game and her third and fourth of the year for a brace. Both of the final goals came off of assists from third-year Allison Hegel in the 57th and 82nd minutes respectively.

“Brigette Kragie had a really great game,” she added.

The defense continued its impressive performance, not letting a single goal in the net. They held their opponents to just two shots and three corner kicks for the game, versus Chicago’s 18 and 10 respectively.

With a single save for the day, third-year Emma Gormley collected her fifth shutout of the year with relative ease, thanks to the support of a strong defensive line.

This win extended their home winning streak to four games. “It was good to be back at home; we’ve been away for the past two weekends,” said Manuelli, “It was really great to put on our white uniforms and play in Hyde Park.”

The win bodes well for the team, as two of their remaining three UAA games will be played at home.

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Second-year midfielder Brigette Kragie slots the ball past the North Park goalkeeper during the Maroons’ 4–0 win Wednesday at Stagg.

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“Obviously we have our hopes set on winning UAAs, and that’s a big goal for us,” concluded Manuelli. “We’re obviously not looking past games like North Park

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Friday

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• vs. UW-Platteville 8 p.m.

• Men’s Soccer @ UW-Whitewater, 7 p.m

• Volleyball @ Elmhurst Invite • vs. Wheaton (Ill.), 12 p.m.

• vs. UW-Oshkosh, 2 p.m.

Sunday

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SPORTS

“I don’t want to see anyone injured, but I’m not opposed to hurting anyone.”

—Steelers linebacker James Harrison, after being fined $75,000 for a violent hit during last Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

VOLLEYBALL

Not digging it At unranked Dominican, Chicago stumbles to second straight loss

By Charles Fang Sports Contributor

Third-year Lauren Tarpey sets the ball against Concordia earlier this season.

Tarpey had three kills against Dominican.

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The Chicago Maroons’ recent struggles continued on Wednesday when the team was upset by Dominican, losing three of their four sets. In beating the Maroons, Dominican became the first unranked team to unseat the Maroons since October 31 of last year. The defeat comes after Chicago’s fall in the rankings from 17th to 20th place in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.

The Maroons played solidly in the first set but were seeing stars after being overwhelmed by a Dominican squad that went on a tear with 14 kills while hitting .355 to take the set 25–21. Chicago would bounce back and take the second set 25–19 while hitting .167, setting the stage for a comeback victory that never materialized. Dominican took the third set 25–20 when hitting woes struck a Chicago side that hit an uncharacteristic .068 in the set.

The fourth set was hard fought, with Dominican ultimately edging out the Maroons 25–19.

“They came out and played very tough against us,” said head coach Vanessa Walby. “They played to win and with a mentality that they had nothing to lose.”

Chicago was supported by a big game from fourth-year Diandra Bucciarelli, who led the team with eight kills and 31 attacks along with 15 digs on the defensive side.

Second-year Samantha Brown had a game-high of 17 digs.

On Dominican’s side, Darcy Kammeier had 12 kills and Claire Dezelski tallied 8. More importantly, the four Stars hit above .200 while another four had double-digit defensive digs.

This was the same Dominican team that Chicago defeated earlier in the season on Sept 1. But this game seemed different from the start as the Stars seemed unafraid of a team that came in ranked 20th in the nation.

“We came out pretty slow against Dominican,” added Walby. “We had an off night executing a lot of the things that we normally do well.”

The Maroons failed to get consistent performances from all players as only one player hit above .100 and the Maroons failed to seize kill opportunities throughout the game. Their opponents also dominated on the defensive end, winning the battle at the net and getting more digs than the Maroons.

“Our loss yesterday was a wake up call that our success we have achieved so far this season does not mean we can let up on our

intensity,” said third-year Elizabeth Kossnar.

First-year Katie Trela was even more dispirited, stating, “Last night was a train wreck. That wasn’t our team out there. We just have to get back to playing for each other and having fun to break out of this rut.”

The team will look to rebound as the UAA Championship looms near and the Maroons fight for a spot in this year’s NCAA tournament.

After going 11–0 to start the season, the Maroons have faced some fierce competition lately and have gotten a little burned, going 2–3 in their last five matches.

“I don’t think this has anything to do with fatigue or a loss of focus,” insisted Walby, speaking about the team’s recent troubles.

“Sometimes you just have a bad night and maybe it was just our time for that.”

The Maroons have two tournaments, including the Elmhurst Invitational this coming weekend, before the UAA Championships in early November. If the team is feeling the wear of a long season, it would be hard to tell.

“In order to come back from this loss, we will have to remind ourselves of our goals for the season and regain the heart we went into the season with,” concluded Kossnar.

MEN’S SOCCER

Late goals haunt Maroons in conference play

By Matt Luchins Sports Staff As the great philosopher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

In back-to-back-to-back UAA road games against ranked opponents, men’s soccer has lost by allowing a goal in the final 10 minutes. Two weeks ago, it was a 1–0 loss at Emory. Last Friday, second-year Garrett Laird’s goal put the Maroons ahead before Rochester’s Misha Carrel-Thomas swindled away a possible victory with a late tying goal.

In Sunday’s 3–2 loss against Case, Trevor Bell completed his hat-trick with three minutes remaining. With better defense late in their games, and the Maroons (7–5–1, 1–2–1) would find themselves leading the UAA. Instead they find themselves at the bottom of the conference with just three games to be played.

“To say that conceding late goals has been a problem would be a big understatement,” said head coach Scott Wiercinski. “We played well in both games [last weekend]. Against Rochester, we defended our box courageously until their goal. Sunday we played extremely well offensively. I’d say it was our best performance. We moved the ball better than in the past and created good scoring opportunities. Our

defense just conceded some poor goals.”

The statistics reflect Wiercinski’s assertion. Rochester easily out-shot the Maroons, 18–11, but only forced third-year goalkeeper Chris Giusto into six saves—several shots were blocked or missed under heavy defensive pressure. Two days later at Case, while the Maroons were able to take 19 shots, three of the Spartan’s eight attempts found the net.

“We have always known we can play against teams ranked highly like Rochester, Emory, and Carnegie, and in the UAA we have to be able to do so,” said third-year Stanton Coville, who converted a penalty against Case to take his team-high goals total to six.

“However, they are ranked for a reason and they will punish any small mistake we make. I really don’t think it’s physical or mental fatigue [that’s caused the late goals]... maybe a bit against Case, as it was the second game of a long travel weekend. But that was no excuse for us as we just made too many socc,er mistakes against a team that we should have beaten. We had more of the possession and more shots; they just took advantage of our errors.”

The pattern could continue tonight. The Maroons travel to the UW–Whitewater, a ranked but nonconference opponent.

Fourth-year midfielder Kenzo Manners plans his route during an away game against Wheaton last season.

Manners recorded a shot on goal in Sunday’s game against Case.

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“I believe you get better by playing tough games,” Wiercinski said.

“There’s no point in playing games where you will win 6–0, 7–0 and then

think that you’re a good team when that’s not necessarily the case. I think our players are excited to come here not just because of the rigorous aca-

demics, but also the rigorous athletics.

This game will prepare us for, hopefully, a good run in the UAA and NCAA tournament.”