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University announces it raised $511 million in total last year Marta Bakula News Staff The University raised a record-breaking $511 million in fiscal year 2014. Announced last week to coincide with the launch of the public phase of a new fundraising campaign, the $511 million includes gifts donated to specific causes, such as a $90-million gift for cancer research from Ludwig Cancer Research. Other gifts include $25 million from the George Lucas Family Foundation for the creation of a new arts hall at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and a $15-million gift from the Pritzker Foundation for a new
nanoscale fabrication facility at the Institute of Molecular Engineering. “The University’s recordbreaking annual fundraising results show that we are reaching new heights of support at exactly the right time,” Chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew M. Alper said in an email. “Our alumni, parents, and friends are demonstrating unprecedented enthusiasm and commitment to the University’s ambitious intellectual agenda.” This year’s amount marks an 11-percent increase from the last fiscal year. The University has seen an overall increase in alumni gifts and involvement from past years,
with 41 percent of alumni donating to the University in fiscal year 2014 and more than 81,000 alumni donating, volunteering, or attending University events. The Senior Class Gift campaign also showed record success in the past year, with 1,013 students participating to raise more than $107,000 toward The College Fund. The record fundraising contributed to the preliminary, or quiet phase, of a major new fundraising campaign, The University of Chicago Campaign: Inquiry and Impact. The public phase of the campaign is set to begin on Wednesday and will con-
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Student group looks to restart Access to Reynolds Club restricted for ROTC on campus University fundraising campaign launch GIFTS continued on page 2
Hafsa Razi Maroon Contributor
Sarah Manhardt News Editor Events commemorating the University’s major new fundraising campaign will restrict access to Reynolds Club this week. The University is hosting a reception on Wednesday to celebrate the launch of the public phase of The University of Chicago Campaign: Inquiry and Impact. According to University spokesman Jeremy Manier, the main event will be in Mandel Hall. A dinner will take place
in Hutchinson Courtyard, and there will be an exhibition in Hutchinson Commons. With a target goal of $4.5 billion, the quiet phase of the campaign launched without announcement in early 2013 and has raised over $2 billion. Manier says the event is for “key supporters” from the quiet phase who will also have a role in the public phase. The event will be followed by programming for the global UChicago community throughout the next year. Construction for the event
began in the courtyard last week, and certain spaces in Reynolds are unavailable this week. The Hutchinson Courtyard entrance to Reynolds Club has been restricted. On Monday, students were directed to walk around the courtyard and enter through Mandel Hall. Hutchinson Commons is closed for the entirety of the week, but the food vendors will be open, except on the day of the event. Reynolds Club offices will close at 2 p.m. Wednesday but will reopen with the food vendors on Thursday morning.
Panhellenic sorority recruitment grows by 26 percent Raymond Fang News Staff Sorority formal recruitment at the University increased by 26 percent this year, continuing a recent upward trend in growth. This year, 202 women signed up to go through the recruitment process this year, up from 160. The UChicago Panhellenic Council, which is composed of members of the National Panhellenic Coun-
cil sororities on campus— Alpha Omicron Pi, Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Pi Beta Phi—coordinates recruitment, which takes place every October. Fourth-year Claire Shipton, President of the Panhellenic Council, said that there has been an upward trend in recruitment numbers in the past few years. From 2011 to 2014, the number of girls rushing increased by 62 percent. During formal recruit-
ment, women meet all four sororities through a series of events over several days. Fewer and fewer women are invited back for each day of recruitment. In the mutual selection process, both the sororities and the women rank their top choices, and are matched through an algorithm. On the final day the woman may receive a bid from a single sorority, which she can then choose to accept or deny. GREEK continued on page 2
Three times a week, second-year Sarah Starr travels downtown and receives an education completely different from her University experience. She alternates between doing physical conditioning, learning to write operation orders, practicing reconnaissance, and conducting battle drills—all in preparation for a career on the front lines. Starr is an Army cadet in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). Currently, University students can participate in ROTC off-campus through programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Few choose to do so—Starr is one of just two cadets at UChicago. However, an organization called UChicago Students for ROTC Reform is hoping to change those numbers. Over the past few weeks the group, composed of seven to eight student members, has been raising awareness and gauging student interest for the formation of an ROTC chapter on campus. They hope to bring the program to campus by next year, though nothing has been decided yet.
According to fourth-year William Fernandez, a leader of the group, UChicago Students for ROTC Reform is trying to address a historical concern about ROTC: a lack of student interest. The University had an ROTC chapter that opened during World War I, but very few students took part, according to John Boyer’s monograph Judson’s War and Hutchins’s Peace: The University of Chicago and War in the Twentieth Century. Because of this low turnout, the war department shut down the chapter in 1936. Both Starr and Fernandez think this is no longer an issue today. “It’s just that a lot of people don’t know that ROTC’s around,” Starr said. “Just in terms of the fact that we don’t have a traditional ROTC program, and we don’t have a program on campus, a lot of people do feel like that’s an obstacle and don’t know how to get started.” Fernandez said UChicago Students for ROTC Reform has found around 20 to 30 students who already have plans to enter the military or would be interested if ROTC were available here. This number, Fernandez said, could be even higher, as an on-campus ROTC
chapter could draw prospective students. “We want to make sure ROTC is an option, especially for students who have already identified it as an option, and also for students who are thinking of other institutions that may already have ROTC, and this might become a deal breaker for them,” Fernandez said. There are many logistical issues to work out before a chapter could form, Fernandez said. The University would have to figure out how to fund the program and how to incorporate the necessary military science courses. The recently reinstated ROTC programs at peer institutions such as Harvard and Yale could provide a blueprint for the University, especially when it comes to incorporating military courses into the curriculum. Because there is no oncampus ROTC, Fernandez said that many militaryminded University students have found alternate ways to get trained. For example, Fernandez plans to take part in an Officer Candidate School program, a six-week training after graduation that will prepare him for a career in the Navy. ROTC continued on page 2
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Police to begin random bag checks on CTA with federal anti-terrorism grant Shelby Lohr Maroon Contributor The Chicago Police Department (CPD) will begin random bag checks for Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) passengers next Monday. CTA commuters will be subject to a random, compulsory swabbing of their bags. The police will swab passengers’ bags with sticks designed to test whether traces of
explosive materials are present. The search does not require passengers to open their bags. Approximately four to five CPD officers will conduct the tests from a portable table on randomly selected El routes. The tests will occur at one El stop per day, primarily at downtown stations during rush hour. The process should take “less than one minute of a passenger’s
time to conduct,” according to a CPD press release. The short time frame for searches, plus the random nature of the searches, leads the CTA to maintain that traffic should not be significantly altered through the change. Although the project is funded through a $3.5-million federal anti-terrorism grant, the CTA and the CPD emphasized that Chicago is not more susceptible to an attack
than other American cities. “There are no credible threats to Chicago or the region’s public transportation facilities,” Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy said at a press conference last Friday. “Chicago is taking this step, as other major cities in the United States and around the world have already done.” Some UChicago students expressed curiosity over the new ini-
tiative. “The CTA has not had any kind of previous security systems in place, so it seems interesting that they look specifically for explosives rather than guns, for instance,” Nick Brown, a graduate student who takes the Red Line to school each day, said. Despite the changes, Brown said he will continue to commute to the University.
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Lieutenant Colonel Luke Meyers, professor of military science at UIC’s Army ROTC program, said that the program develops leadership qualities that are valuable in any career. Meyers also emphasized that students enrolled in ROTC can take on military duties
other than ground combat. Another potential appeal of ROTC programs is that they offer significant financial benefits for participants. “The military gives incredible benefits for students who then decide to go into the officer ranks after ROTC, and helps them pay
for [their] college education…. As we all know, costs have risen dramatically over the past decade,” Fernandez said. Fernandez feels that the University does not currently offer enough opportunities for students interested in military service. “With an elite institution comes
elite opportunities for you to engage fully in your community and your democracy; there are really incredible ways to get involved civically on campus,” Fernandez said. “But in terms of military service, there really isn’t a group out there.” Starr added that UChicago students tend to have traits that
would make them especially strong cadets. “The military is downsizing, and they’re not looking to take anybody. They’re not looking to take anybody from any school. They’re looking for the cream of the crop, and that’s what we have at UChicago.”
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Shipton said recruitment switched from paper to electronic recruitment sign-up several years ago, which helped boost numbers. “I think one thing that makes a difference is the fact that a lot of the recruitment advertising and recruitment sign-up has been switched to an online process, so in 2011, when I went through recruitment, you kind of found out about recruitment once you came onto campus,” she said. Shipton also indicated that the switch to an online advertising and sign-up process helped spread interest in sororities by providing an in-depth look at sorority life. Fourth-year Rachael Nass, presi-
dent of Pi Beta Phi, attributed the increase in recruitment to improved sorority visibility and advertising. “I think Panhellenic [Council] has been very active in promoting Greek life, because you see Greek life permeating places it didn’t really permeate before,” Nass said. “I lived in B-J [Burton-Judson] my first year, and I didn’t even know rush occurred… now, I think there are a lot of people in B-J who are aware it’s happening,” she added. Fourth-year Ellen Mulvihill, president of Delta Gamma, speculated that changes to the Common App could be linked to the rise in recruitment numbers. “I think [the Common App]
put UChicago more on the map, and more people know about the school now nationally rather than just a more focused group of people who have heard about it from other ways,” she said. Mulvihill even conjectured that another sorority may be added to campus in a few years to absorb the increases in recruits, though Shipton said that the addition of another sorority in the near future was unlikely due to the lengthy application process. “The process is so long, and the way the process is set up is to ensure healthy and sustainable growth of Greek life on campus,” she said. “So we would never ever want to bring on a group that, within a couple
The University of Chicago Law School presents:
Rule of Law Research Consortium (RLRC) Conference, Fall 2014
years, wasn’t able to get up to the same number of members as other groups…. If Greek life continues to expand, there could be another group on in eight to 10 years,” she added. An equal number of first- and second-years made up the majority of the recruitment class, though several third-years rushed as well. Nass indicated that this trend might be because underclassmen that are looking for a good network of friends find Greek life attractive. “I think that when you’re an upperclassman, you’ve found your niche…but for younger members, especially underclassmen, you’re still trying to find where you fit in,
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What We Know and Don’t Know About The Rule of Law October 31–November 1, 2014 University of Chicago Law School, Room V
The rule of law is now at the center of the global agenda of development, viewed as a key to good governance, democracy, and growth. But we still know remarkably little about where the rule of law comes from, how it is sustained, and what outside actors can do to enhance it. This workshop will bring together many of the leading scholars in the field to consider the state of the art on the rule of law, integrating theoretical and practical perspectives. The goal of the meeting is to define an agenda for rule-of-law research going forward.
and Greek life seems like a quick way to expand your network, to get to know older members,” Nass said. Shipton predicted that with the increase in sorority life on campus, Greek life would grow and fill more aspects of University life. “Sororities were founded to be support groups for women while they were in college, and it’s about women supporting each other no matter what they’re involved in at the college—RSO groups, classes—so I think as sorority life expands, you’re going to see a lot more Greek life support at other UChicago student events.” Editor’s note: News editor Sarah Manhardt is a member of Pi Beta Phi.
clude in 2019. According to a press release, the University created the campaign to enhance “support for faculty and researchers who are shaping fields of inquiry, distinctive educational opportunities for students at all levels, and innovative programs to
enhance the University’s local and global reach and impact.” The campaign’s fundraising goal is set at $4.5 billion. As of May 2014, the quiet phase of the campaign had already raised more than $2 billion toward this goal. Alper said that members of the board have already pro-
vided immense support to the campaign. “Our trustees, trustee emeriti, and their families together have donated more than $825 million to the campaign thus far, representing more than a third of the money raised during the campaign’s quiet phase,” he said.
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Editorial & Op-Ed OCTOBER 28, 2014
The powers that be A look into how Student Government exerts its influence, and where they should have more
Lear Jiang
(C)Lear and Simple Many students probably thanked the rain that washed away the chalk plastered around campus by firstyear Student Government (SG) candidates. But inevitably, the whole cycle will begin anew next year with a new batch of even fresher-faced first-years eager to pad their college résumés. Despite the furor of campaigning, it rarely seems that many—if any of the promises made by candidates are kept. A quick glance at the statements of the Class of 2018 candidates reveals no fewer than four promises of more “Maroon Dollar Utility” (potential economics majors?), a few guarantees of student CTA passes, and an almost unanimous vow of greater SG transparency and feedback. All of the proposals are great, and personally, I would love to see each one of them implemented. But similar assurances were made my first year, and I still have to pay $2.75 every time I get on the #55. What are the true powers of the
University of Chicago’s student government? According to its constitution, the mission of SG is “to further the interests and promote the welfare of the students at the University of Chicago; to foster a University community; to represent the body more effectively before University authorities and the community at large.” Noble goals indeed, but what of more concrete responsibilities? Further reading of the constitution reveals that the main power of the SG is to allocate funds for registered student organizations (RSOs), and other funds “under the Assembly’s control.” There is no indication of the ability to change where Maroon Dollars are accepted or the ability to procure free CTA passes, or really any power outside of its main authority of fund allocation. So I decided to sit down with a current third-year rep Mike Viola to hear straight from the source. What I learned surprised me. SG actually sets up numerous events for students to interact di-
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rectly with their representatives and the administration. Last year, after the dining hall health code violations, SG created a Campus Dining Advisory Board, where students were able to voice their questions and concerns directly to Richard Mason—the executive director of campus dining. According to Viola, a similar advisory board on campus dining is being planned for this year. In addition, SG has a representative who sits on the Campus North Advisory Board—which directly influences the administration’s decisions on the logistics of building the new dorm. SG also held a highly attended event last year where students were able to meet University staff—the individuals in charge of dining, housing, and other facilities and services—and share ideas for improving life on campus. According to Viola, a similar meet and greet is also in the works for this year. However, despite these events— all of which I enthusiastically support—two main issues still exist. First, even though the event to meet administrative staff was well attended, with apparently 600 students in attendance, many other students I asked had never even
heard of it happening. Moreover, others I spoke with remembered the event but were unable to attend due to other obligations. Which begs the question of why an open forum for such ideas does not exist online for students to input feedback more flexibly? Meeting with University staff face-to-face is a great initiative, but to be more responsive to students, ideas need to be able to flow more freely and through means more accessible to students. Second, while the Campus North Advisory Board is a great way for students to input their voice in the development of the new dormitory, the initial decision to build and the location of the new dorm were not discussed with the student body. While I have no problem with the construction of North Campus, it is a bit unsettling that drastic changes to our community are made without input from our elected representatives. A need exists for a new dormitory, but the University needs to relay the information and open an avenue for objections before proceeding full scale. This applies to many other construction and development projects in Hyde Park. There are many students, myself included, who are concerned with
the University’s efforts to gentrify our neighborhood. The decision to develop high-rise luxury apartments and the shuttering of many small businesses on East 53rd street were never really publicized to students until after the fact. There was no consultation with SG or any students for that matter, only a cursory advisory board established after plans were already set. Whether the onus to change this falls more on SG or administration is up for debate. Overall, I tend to believe our elected representatives work hard for their fellow students. The SG member I spoke with says that most members dedicate up to 15 hours a week for the cause. However, as elected members, SG as an organization ought to be held to a very high standard of representation. Opening access for new ideas, and demanding a more concrete standing in the eyes of the administration are only two areas for improvement. A true representative democracy— as UChicago SG attempts to be— needs to be constantly reformed and altered to better reflect its students. Lear Jiang is a fourth-year in the College majoring in political science.
Alum: It’s not too late to report assault Reporting can in and of itself be a source of empowerment for sexual assault survivors Michele Beaulieux, A.B. ’82 Maroon Contributor UChicago’s federally mandated Clery Act statistics show twice as many rapes reported on the Hyde Park campus in 2013 as in the previous year. But it’s still less than a dozen: 10 in 2013, up from five in 2011 and in 2012. With over 13,000 students on campus, these doubled numbers are still minute. However, rape is not the anomaly that these reported rapes imply. Anonymous surveys show that one in five women is sexually assaulted while in college. That translates to more than 100 women in each UChicago College graduating cohort. Why are the reported rapes so low? When I tell people that, in 1979, a fellow first-year student raped me in my dorm room at the University of Chicago, the response is often the question, “Did you report the guy?” For decades, my answer was no. The night of the rape, I was high. The next morning, I just wanted to escape Chicago for the weekend. It frankly never occurred to me to tell anyone—certainly no one official. My reaction is typical. Rape is a dramatically underreported crime. When the vast majority of people do not report the assaults they endure, their behavior is, by definition, normal. Rational. Survivors don’t report for myriad reasons. Some, like me, take time to come to terms with the violation. Others are scared or don’t think they can. Many fear retaliation
or don’t think reporting matters. Many don’t trust the institutions tasked with protecting them. Under Title IX, schools are obligated to investigate reports of sexual assault. UChicago may pursue disciplinary action against an assailant deemed a threat to the safety of the community even if the victim does not want to. Survivors can report without naming their assailants but the University’s investigation may reveal their assailants’ identities. And before reporting, survivors can check the confidentiality obligations of the UChicago faculty or staff to whom they want to talk. It took me years to overcome my shame and acknowledge that a fellow student had raped me. By then, I didn’t think I could report the crime because the statute of limitations in Illinois was long past. But, there’s a difference between reporting a crime and pressing charges or—in the University setting—pursuing disciplinary action. It turns out you can always report a crime to the University and to the police (and, at UChicago, there’s also no time limit on pursuing disciplinary action). When people asked, “Did you report?” I could have answered, “Not yet.” That’s because it’s never too late to report. And, depending on where the crime occurred, your report may also be included in the University’s Clery statistics. The Clery Act mandates that schools report the crimes that were reported in a given year, not the ones that occurred in that year.
Survivors report for myriad reasons. Some need to talk. Others don’t want to see their assailants in their dorm or in class. Some, like me, inadvertently report in the process of exploring disciplinary options. For many, reporting is the first step toward pursuing disciplinary action or pressing charges. Reporting sooner may yield better results, but survivors can benefit whenever they report. I have a secret to share with you: One of the four rapes reported in UChicago dorms in 2012 is the one that happened in 1979, in my Upper Flint dorm room, 3418, in the now-demolished Woodward Court. When people ask me whether I reported, my answer is now: “Yes! I reported to the University, and I plan to report to the police.” To heal, I need to know I’ve done what I can to hold the man who raped me responsible for the felony he committed against me decades ago. When I asked UChicago Title IX Coordinator Belinda Cortez Vazquez whether the university counted the rape I endured more than 30 years ago in its 2012 Clery Act statistics and she responded affirmatively, I was elated. UChicago officially recognized my experience. The majority of rapes are not reported. For 33 years, the rape I endured was one of them. Assault is a crime of power, of overpowering and overriding a victim’s choice. The ability to report a crime is also power. Survivors have a choice, and recognizing that we do is, in itself, empowering and healing.
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Queen of Scandal: The groundbreaking style of Regina Carter Hannah Edgar Arts Contributor In December 2001, Regina Carter was invited to Genoa, Italy to play on one of the most famous violins in existence: a 1743 Guarneri once favored by the virtuoso Niccolò Paganini. Nicknamed Il Cannone (“The Cannon”) for its explosive, robust sound, the violin is usually only played in a performance once a year by the winner of the Premio Paganini, a violin competition featuring young musicians from across the globe. When news broke that Carter would be performing a concert in the city on Il Cannone, conservative Genoans were appalled. Not only was Carter black—the first black musician to play on the instrument—but she planned to play jazz, of all genres. At an intimate listening session on October 23, the night before her Chicago concert, in the Logan Center for the Art’s Performance Penthouse, Carter recalled her shock when, shortly after arriving in Genoa, she saw her name printed in an Italian newspaper with the headline “Queen of Scandal.” The epithet didn’t fit her well. With her soft, melodic voice and voracious musical curiosity—the latter of which inspired her newest album, Southern Comfort, a genre-melding
delight—it’s easy to see how Carter eventually won over even the most buttoned-down skeptics. Her performance in Genoa was a hit, and she rejoined forces with the immortal Il Cannone two years later to record the classical-jazz crossover album Paganini: After a Dream. As she told audiences during Thursday’s panel, Carter was solely a classical violinist until her late teens, when she was introduced to jazz by classmate and future jazz vocalist Carla Cook. “She would talk about Eddie Jefferson, Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan, and I didn’t know who any of those people were,” Carter remembered, to the amusement of many in the audience. After Cook lent her friend a handful of jazz violin records, as Carter put it, “That was it.” She redirected her creative energy to jazz, and the rest, as they say, is history. Carter’s classical training is still evident in her coolly controlled, meticulous playing style. Technically impeccable, and possessing an otherworldly amount of musical tact, her artistry is sensational in its lack of sensationalism. Carter’s musicianship—with its effortless tonal purity and razor-sharp wit—demands to be heard, not seen. During Friday’s performance, she was joined by wildly talented partners in musical crime:
Will Holshouser on accordion, Chris Lightcap on bass, and Alvester Garnett on drums, and the virtuosic and charming Columbian harpist Edmar Castañeda as a special guest. The production of Southern Comfort, like several of Carter’s previous albums, aligned with a period of self-discovery for the artist. Using ancestry.com and other resources, Carter traced her genealogy, focusing especially on the life of her longdeceased paternal grandfather, Dan John Carter, a coal miner in Bradford, Alabama. Drawing upon the few biographical details she uncovered about his life, Carter researched folk songs men like Dan would have heard living in Bradford at the turn of the century, then recorded improvisations upon those themes in Comfort. Friday’s opener, “Shoo-Rye,” gave listeners a taste of what defines most of Southern Comfort. A riff on an old Southern traditional, the tune was unmistakably country-infused and bursting with instrumental color; Holshouser’s accordion was a definite scene stealer. As the other instrumentalists dropped down to a low pulse halfway through the number, Carter herself provided evocative, almost distant-sounding vocals, surely intended to recall the lamenting workday melodies sung by men like
Virtuoso violinist Regina Carter performed music from her new album, Southern Comfort, at the Logan Center on Sunday. COURTESY OF ARMANDO L. SANCHEZ
Dan John Carter. Castañeda joined the quartet for the third number, laying into an intricate and pianistic solo that elicited wild applause from the audience. A bouncy and delightful highlight was “Zerapiky,” derived from traditional Madagascan music. Carter, Holshouser, Lightcap, and Garnett covered the tune in their 2010 album Reverse Thread, and the lush addition of Castañeda’s double-handed chords and fluid runs brought an extra jolt of electricity to an already crackling number.
Though each individual musician’s chops were spotlighted at some point during Friday’s performance, perhaps most captivating was the way they worked together: the acuity of their musical sensitivity, their deference to one another whenever a solo materialized from the whirling notes of the ensemble, and, most of all, their sheer joy. Flashing cheeky grins throughout, it was apparent that this was a group that loved playing together— perhaps just as much as we would love seeing them at Logan again in the near future.
Taylor Swift ditches country for bubble-gum pop with 1989 Jake Bittle Senior Taylor Swift Correspondent Blue-eyed blue-jeaned Chevy truck–riding Georgia star–outshining Taylor Swift this is not. This is the cool new Taylor Swift of the unremembered '80s, the Golden Age of Pop that ended when she was still sucking on a pacifier in Pennsylvania. Or, at least, this is an East-Village–living–music–industry–linchpin–cum–global–female–icon’s vision of what an '80s pop album might have sounded like if it were produced by Jack Antonoff and Skrillex’s soft-core cousin. This is Taylor Swift’s Yeezus, except apparently this time, everyone saw it coming but me.
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I guess Swift hinted at dance-pop preoccupations with “22” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “I Knew You Were Trouble” on RED, but the bottom’s really fallen out on 1989, which is the career equivalent of Kierkegaard’s leap into the abyss. The shift in sound here reminds me a lot of what Lester Bangs said about Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music: “If you ever thought feedback was the best thing that ever happened to the guitar, well, Lou just got rid of the guitars.” Even the dubsteppy “I Knew You Were Trouble” was anchored by a real guitar riff underneath all that bass (though it may have just been there to help ease the transition), but on 1989 there are maybe one
and a half actual instruments. Like a rural child enchanted by the novelty of countdown crosswalk signs and subway stations in the big city, Swift flops around among all these new Max Martin synths and only occasionally remembers to insert a concrete image or— heaven forbid she continue the confessional songwriting that made her world famous in the first place—a real emotional sentiment. Just listen to her sink beneath those beepy, buzzy, pulsey noises on the aneurysmically insipid opening track, “Welcome to New York,” which sounds like it belongs on Sesame Street. Where’s the slamming screen door, the sitting there by the water, the dancing in the refrigerator light? Where, for the love of God, is Taylor Swift ? Fortunately, this song is by far the worst on 1989 (surpassing even that LaVigne-esque shake-themed travesty about which this reviewer refuses to speak); on the second track Swift comes to her senses and realizes that she is neither Ian Axel nor Bill de Blasio, then promptly decides to write about boys again. The ensuing dance-pop album, I’m sorry to say, doesn’t immediately sound like a Taylor Swift-goes-pop album (except on robo-avalanche, arena-screaming, bubble-thumping Harry Styles diss track “Out Of The Woods”). Nor, however, does it really sound like anyone else’s pop album, despite resemblances to Lorde on “Bad Blood,” Lana Del Rey on the fantastic “Wildest Dreams,” and everybody ever on “Style.” Rather, more than half of this album sounds like debut material from a new pop singer with much of Swift’s gift for melody but only some of her emotional intensity and almost none of her narrative genius. This new singer—Saylor Twift, we will call her—shines best on songs like “How You Get The Girl” (fantastic melodies), the exquisite “Clean” (featuring Imogen Heap, though you wouldn’t know it), and “Blank Space,” which is by far the album’s most memorable track. Here Twift makes fun of the “long list of ex-
lovers” (give me a break) that make fun of her dating habits before confessing that she is, in fact, a real man-eater: “Baby I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.” If you say so, Saylor, but I have to break it to you that, compared to the absolute knockouts on Fearless and Speak Now, the songs on 1989 feel more like anesthesia. Aside from being the first Taylor Swift album to include a swear word (“hell”) and the first to include an overt reference to sex (though, praise be, Taylor is not at all trying to pull a Miley here), 1989 is also the first Taylor Swift album to include a few deep cuts, songs on which Taylor clearly just phoned it in. Examples of these are “I Wish You Would” (if you listen closely at 2:06 you can hear Jack Antonoff snoring in the background) and “I Know Places,” which I don’t think was mixed properly because the really obnoxious synths make Swift pretty much inaudible for most of the song. Other songs like the mum “This Love” and “All You Had To Do Was Stay” come dangerously close to mediocrity but sort of, I guess, pretty much end up sounding good. If you wanted an adjective of quality to describe this album, I would probably use the word “good.” Seven out of 10, maybe. But that would miss the point. The point is that for some reason—pressure from the haters, a newfound love of skyscrapers, whatever— Taylor has not only totally discarded country, which was probably inevitable, but has also apparently either chosen not to be a genius anymore or been replaced by a body double with a totally different approach to songwriting. Of course the melodies on this record are infectious, sometimes sublimely so, but it’s missing all the imagery and diarism that made Taylor Swift so inimitably herself. It all winds up feeling a little bit hollow and, much like Swift does with the '80s, you find yourself wishing you could go back to the good old days.
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | ARTS | October 28, 2014
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A Tribute to Bernard Rands
Third Coast Percussion If you’re someone who gets a kick out of cool experimental music or simple percussion sounds, then the upcoming concert hosted by the University of Chicago as part of the Music Series is definitely an event you don’t want to miss out on. Third Coast Percussion, an ensemble esteemed for its unique take on the investigation and development of the “sonic possibilities of percussion� will be performing in the Performance Hall of the Logan Center this upcoming Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The ensemble hailed for creating a “youthquake� in Chicago’s music scene will present works by three composers, all of whose music is political. In short, this concert is bound to be entertaining. November 1, Performance Hall, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., $25 without UCID, $5 for students —James Mackenzie
This Sunday, the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble will hold a concert to commemorate the 80th birthday of famed contemporary composer Bernard Rands. Born in England, Rands spent his early adult years studying with classical composers all around western Europe before moving to the United States in the 1970s. In 1984 he composed his most lauded classical piece, Canti del Sole, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Graduate students in composition—Iddo Aharony, John Hughes, Jae-Goo Lee, Timothy Page, and Phil Taylor—will present original compositions. Critically acclaimed Chicago group Spektral Quartet will perform Rands’ String Quartet No.2 (1994) and pianist Amy Briggs will perform the composer’s Three Pieces for Piano (2010) at the event. There will be a reception following the performances. November 2, Fulton Recital Hall, 2 p.m., free admission —James Mackenzie
Mind Bytes Nerds rejoice! The University of Chicago
Research Computing Center (RCC) will be hosting its first-ever research symposium/ extravaganza, Mind Bytes, tomorrow in Ida Noyes. The allday symposium (“a celebration of research and scholarship at RCC and an opportunity to collaborate and network with fellow researchers,� according to RCC) will feature “lightning talks� by notable faculty of all departments, a Big Data panel featuring industry insiders, and a presentation on cognitive computing by IBM tech wizard Swami Chandrasekaran. Chandrasekaran will also lead an interactive demonstration of his super intelligent and slightly terrifying Jeopardy Champion computer, Watson. The event will kick off at 12:30 p.m. with coffee, snacks, and a research project poster contest, with awards given to visualization in research, performance and scalability, big data research, and attendees’ choice. The top-prize winner gets a NVIDIA K40c Active Fan Tesla GPU, which is every bit as awesome as it sounds. October 28, Ida Noyes, 12:30–5:30 p.m., free with online registration —Will Dart
CORRECTION
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Bernard Rands. Rands will be honored this Sunday by the UChicago New Music Ensemble.
• A caption in the October 21 edition of The Maroon misidentified the man in the photo on the front page. He is Justin Simien, the director of the film Dear White People, not Myles Durkee, a postdoc in the comparative human development department. Â
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | SPORTS | October 21, 2014
Homecoming—October 25, 2014 Here’s to Homecoming. To a block party with funnel cakes, to a tug-of-war match, to Dean Boyer with a banner of Dean Boyer (showing off his pearly whites), to Phil the Phoenix taking a rest from the action, to chest-bumping football players celebrating their victory against Wash U. Congratulations, phoenixes! —Photos by Simon Cohen, Frank Yan, and Kathy Zhou
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IN QUOTES “RT if you want us to keep tweeting this game. Favorite if you’d rather we just stop.” “Your sentiments have been acknowledged. We’ll send you the final score when we have it.” –In separate tweets, Michigan Daily Sports polls fans during Saturday’s game. Michigan lost 35–11 to Michigan St.
At Homecoming, Maroons declaw Bears after three-year drought Football Russell Mendelson Senior Sports Staff After three years, Chicago has found the elusive prize. Over Homecoming weekend, the Maroons (6–1) beat UAA rival Wash U (2–5) for the first time since 2010, by a score of 44–23. In the victory, Chicago captured what the Bears owned during that period: the Founders Cup. Wash U opened the game with a field goal, but the Maroons came surging back, scoring 30 unanswered points between the first and third quarters, putting them ahead of the Bears 30–3. Fourth-year running back Zak Ross-Nash led the charge, with 100 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the victory, but hugely credits his blockers. “[T]he big guys did an awesome job of opening up holes all over the field, which allowed me to have the success that I did,” Ross-Nash said. “Yesterday was the epitome of a team effort.” The defense played a large role in the effort as well, causing the Bears to turn over the ball four times on three forced fumbles and an interception. “When we were able to hold Wash U to a field goal, we got a little bit of
momentum to swing to our side, and the offense was able to capitalize on that momentum,” said second-year linebacker Jackson Garrey. “They played well all game, and we were able to help them do that by getting them the ball back.” Garrey forced two fumbles during the afternoon and collected the Maroons’ only sack. Third-year receiver Sam Coleman, who led the Chicago receivers with three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown, also gave the defense praise for giving the offense all the opportunities it had. “[G]ive credit to the defense,” Coleman said. “[T]hey gave us great field possession and opportunities to score on short fields.” Coleman also felt that Chicago’s early attack with the running game threw off the Bears’ defense. “We were able to be successful passing the ball because of our ability to run the ball early,” Coleman said. “They were forced to focus more on the run, which allowed us to exploit different holes in their defense.” Although the fourth-years were especially proud to finally defeat Wash U in their final season, the team knows that there’s still plenty of work to be done. “It was a great feeling coming off
Third-year cornerback Vincent Beltrano returns the ball against Wash U at the Homecoming game last Saturday. SIMON COHEN | THE CHICAGO MAROON
the field on the winning end yesterday. However, we know the season is far from over,” Ross-Nash said. “Our goal is to compete competitively every day—no matter who the opponent is—win UAA, and earn a playoff bid. We are going to do everything in our power to accomplish
UAA record still intact after loss at No. 7 Wheaton Women’s Soccer Ahmad Allaw Maroon Contributor The boom of Thunder can often be overwhelming. The No. 12 Maroons traveled to Wheaton on Thursday to take on the No. 7 Thunder. Chicago looked to improve its record to 12– 2–1 while Wheaton hoped to keep its season loss count to under two. The Thunder controlled the game from the initial whistle, threatening the Maroons’ backline with an overwhelming first-half attack. “Wheaton attacks with numbers, and they caught us on counterattacks,” said firstyear defender Kaitlin Price. “They ran fast at our backline, and we didn’t organize quick enough.” Wheaton took little time to capitalize on the South Siders’ mistakes, as third-year Kristin Rauh headed in the first Thunder goal just 13 minutes into the match. Wheaton’s offensive pressure never waned in the first 45 minutes of play—it launched twice as many shots as Chicago. The Thunder were rewarded for their efforts when another goal doubled Wheaton’s lead just 10 minutes before the half. From then on, it was an uphill battle for the Maroons, but things started falling into place in the second half of play: The South Siders threatened the opposing keeper with 10 strikes, four of which were on goal. Meanwhile, the Thunder offense stalled. But while the Maroons’ efforts were handled by the Wheaton goalkeeper, fourth-year Kelsey Graham, the Thunder were able to find success in their limited second-half chances. In the 61st minute, Wheaton third-year Ally Witt put
the game out of reach for the Maroons, slotting the ball in the back of the net and bringing Wheaton’s lead to 3–0. In the end, both teams had their fair share of chances. However, one team made the most of its opportunities and the other team did not. “The difference in the match was that we didn’t capitalize on our chances in the final third of the field,” said first-year forward Mia Calamari. By the end of the day, it was the Thunder (14–1–2) who claimed victory, handing the Maroons (11–3–1) their second loss in five matches. Wheaton is one of the best teams in the country at home, so Chicago had a difficult task in front of them playing on the Thunder’s home turf. “We do try and put the game behind us because it’s over with, and you can’t go back and change anything, so why continue to beat yourself up about it?” Price said. “But we also use the game as motivation going forward so we can play harder the next game.” However, despite the tough loss, the team remains upbeat. “We are definitely a resilient team, and we still have a lot to accomplish this season,” Calamari said. “A solid week of practice will prepare us for our upcoming UAA weekend.” The Maroons now turn their attention to their next opponent, NYU (10–4–1). The competition will be the first of Chicago’s final three conference matches, all of which will be critical in determining a place and seed in the NCAA tournament. The South Siders’ play NYU on Friday at Stagg Field at 6 p.m.
that goal.” Garrey emphasized the need to focus only on forces within Chicago’s power. “If we continue to play at a high level, we’ll put ourselves in a great position to win our last two games,” said Garrey. “All we can do is control
the controllable, take care of these next two games, and then see what happens.” The Maroons take a weekend off next Saturday and play against Carnegie Mellon at Stagg Field on November 8, which will be Senior Day. Kickoff is at 12 p.m.
In the Chatter’s Box with Sarah Langs
Caitlin Moore is a third-year guard on the basketball team from Grosse Point, MI. We chatted with her to get some insider info on the life of a Maroon athlete.
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Chicago Maroon: When did you start playing basketball? Caitlin Moore: When I was like three or four. It was before kindergarten. CM: When did you start playing competitively? CMoore: I was on a competing team in our town’s community center teams. And then when I was in third grade, I started playing for my church team, which was more competitive. CM: When did you know you’d play in college? Did you always want to? CMoore: I always wanted to. And then high school, around junior year, is when I started talking to colleges and really considering it. CM: Do you follow professional basketball? CMoore: Yes, but I prefer college basketball. I like watching it much more. But I do follow the NBA as well. CM: What college team do you follow? CMoore: I like Michigan State, so I follow their team. CM: Why them? CMoore: I really like [head coach] Tom Izzo,
and I’ve just grown up watching them. I’m from Michigan, so they were the team I always watched and the games I went to. CM: You mentioned before you follow the NBA a bit as well. Which NBA team? CMoore: The Pistons, but they’re really bad. I like the Bulls. I like the Spurs. Those are probably my top three, if I had to choose. CM: Do you feel like you watch the game differently because you play it? CMoore: I guess so. I think that as a player, I probably watch different things than someone else, because I’m watching the more technical movements of the plays as a whole, not just who has the ball and who’s scoring. CM: So what’s it like being a student-athlete here? CMoore: I really like it. I think that the community of athletes is really strong, and [everyone] really supports each other, and it’s nice to have that group. And then, also, I think it’s a unique experience to be able to go to such a good university and be able to play sports and travel to all these cool places to play basketball. I like it a lot. CM: What’s your favorite team-travel spot? CMoore: I like the New York City/Boston trip—that one’s fun. And then I also like going to Emory because I have family in Atlanta, so I get to see them. CM: When you travel for basketball, do you get some time to go around the city you’re in? CMoore: Yeah. When we travel, we leave here on Thursday and then have games Friday and Sunday, so on Saturday we drive between the two cities—so when we go to New York and Boston, we’ll drive from one to the other—and then that day you have time to do stuff. And then also after the games on Friday, you can go out to dinner with your parents and stuff like that.