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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 • VOLUME 122, ISSUE 30 • CHICAGOMAROON.COM

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STUDENT LIFE

Dorm room café brews artisan coffee

Protesters share Tahrir Square experiences By Jingwen Hu News Staff

Second-year Patrick Ip discusses the finer points of syphon coffee brewing with a customer at Café 4B, a coffee bar that he operates from his Stony Island dorm room. DARREN LEOW/MAROON

By Amy Myers Associate News Editor Something strong is brewing in a fourth-floor Stony Island suite. Ip, a second-year, runs Café 4B out of his dorm each Saturday. His café is one of only two in Chicago to offer cutting-edge syphon brewed coffee.

With a halogen-heater and specially made glass containers, Ip’s syphon coffee machine looks more like lab equipment than a dorm room kitchen accessory (and is worth about as much—the equipment costs hundreds of dollars). The Japanese-inspired system, also called vacuum brew coffee, relies on heat from water vapor and vacuum

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pressure to brew coffee by the cup. The result is “one of the freshest, purest ways to drink coffee,” according to Ip. Intelligentsia’s downtown location is the only other store in Chicago to brew syphoned coffee, which was recently called a “20,000 dollar cup of coffee” by

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Four exchange students from Cairo shared firsthand accounts of the revolution Thursday at the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OM SA) in an effort to connect Egyptians on campus. Th e e v e n t , o r g a n i z e d b y the Office of International Affairs, brought students from Cairo University and American University in Cairo together with University faculty and students to discuss the 18-day protest that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. The students arrived late January and early February and will be studying at U of C during Spring Quarter. Noha Syam, an exchange student from Cairo University, attended the protests for one day but still shared her experiences watching the protests unfold in Tahrir Square. She said that as protests continued for days and the Internet was shut down, the unity of the protesters made her realize a potential for revolution she had initially dismissed. “I saw how people were very wise.

Even those who are not well–educated, they were aware of what they were doing,” Syam said. “I liked how they were sharing ideas. They were sharing food. They were sharing water. They were sharing everything.” She added that she was impressed that the protesters, who came from all social classes and education levels, banded together to protect public buildings like the Egyptian Museum amidst the chaos while there was no government presence. However, the National Democratic Party Office was looted during this time. Mohamed Salem, also an exchange student from Cairo University, shared a much darker perspective on the same events. Salem was part of the protests almost every day since January 28 and experienced police brutality firsthand. “They b eat us very heavily. They drove us back to the side streets. They actually followed us to the side streets and they gassed us with no less than 80 canisters of tear gas,” Salem said. But the fear ended as the police left. “I think the thing that people were most afraid of was not get-

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CAMPUS LIFE

Another daytime robbery Rocket launch hits tree, misses 1,000 foot target prompts security alert By Adam Janofsky MAROON Staff

By Sam Levine News Staff A university student walking south on Ellis Avenue between East 61st and 62nd Streets was robbed at gunpoint last Monday. The attack triggered the first campus-wide security alert of the quarter. The robbery follows in a series of attacks that have taken place

during the daytime this month. According to the University of Chicago Police Department (UC P D), there have been four instances of robbery, attempted robbery, or assault before 6 p.m. this month. “To see a robbery at that time of day is not common,” UC P D spokesman Bob Mason said regarding last Monday’s attack.

clean air, meeting with congressional offices to lobby. Students for a Just and Stable Future (S J S F), a subset of the R S O Green Campus Initiative (GCI) that was founded this fall, is hoping to send 25 students to the conference. “You go from being interested to feeling like you’re part of a really big movement,” S J S F director and firstyear Caitlin Grey said. Traditionally, Loyola University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, and other local col-

Yellow caution tape surrounded the center of the main quad Friday as five hundred students prepared for lift-off. A seven-and-a-half foot homemade rocket stood on the circle of the quad, teetering over with the unexpected gusts of wind. During the final countdown, the crowd watched as the rocket shot into the air, blew in the wind, and careened into a nearby tree. Th e l a u n ch w a s t h e c l i m a x of a month-long project by the Engineering Society, a student organization that started this fall. Although it went off with some hitches, it was the RSO’s first large campus event, and several future projects are in the planning stages. According to students who helped build the rocket, it had the potential to reach a maximum altitude of 1,000 feet. The weather, paired with technical issues, bogged the launch. “The wind disrupted the angle and we had our electrical control mess up–only one cluster engine of three set off,” Engineering Society board member and first-year Alex Kolchinski said. “500 feet plus was the expected altitude. We definitely got 10 to 20

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SUSTAINABILITY

GCI looks toward climate conference By Rebecca Guterman News Staff U of C environmentalists are shifting into high gear to raise enough funds to send student representatives for the first time to Power Shift, a national conference on climate activism and lobbying held by Congress in April. Every two years, thous ands of top climate activists, policymakers, and students—mostly college-aged—spend four days in Washington, D.C., at workshops focusing on campus activism and

The Engineering Society and the Student Organization for Aeuronautics and Robotics (SOAR) launched a 7 foot 6 rocket in the middle of the main quads Friday afternoon. MATT BOGEN/MAROON

CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | February 22, 2011

Egyptian exchange students discuss experiences protesting Mubarak regime

A building burns adjacent to the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square in a photo taken by a U of C student studying abroad in Cairo.

Protesters and riot police clash in the streets of Cairo in this photo taken by a U of C student studying abroad.

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EGYPT continued from front page ting beaten but getting caught, because once you get caught, you’re history,” Salem said. Still, violence and disorder continued with looting of public offices as a political demonstration. “‘These are our things,’ which was actually what some people said. ‘This

is our money. This is public money. This is Egyptian people’s money,’” Salem said. Salem had access to al-Jazeera, alArabiya, C N N, B B C, and the Egyptian television; he said that Egpytian media under-reported the number of protesters in the streets of Tahrir and never

ARCHITECTURE

CTS gets green roof with stimulus funding By Ben Pokross News Contributor The new Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) building will feature a green roof, thanks in part to a $50,000 grant to cover some of the construction expenses. The roof will contribute to the University’s new Sustainable Building Policy, which mandates that all buildings over $5 million be LEED certified—a measure of the building’s environmental impact across categories like energy and water efficiency. The 5,000 square foot renovation will allow for rooftop plants that help to reduce the urban heat island effect and facilitate water run-off, according to CTS President Alice Hunt. “Green roofs last longer than conventional roofs, reduce energy costs with natural insulation, and create an area that people can enjoy,” Desiree DiLucente, senior project manager for the new CTS building, said in an e-mail.

The grant is from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity through the Green Roofs Program of the Federal 2 00 9 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to DiLucente. The grant only partially covers the expenses of the roof. The building was conceived with nationally recognized efficiency standards in mind. “Part of our vision was to have it be as sustainability-conscious as possible,” Hunt wrote in an email. “The new building is designed to meet leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) silver certifi cation from the U.S. Green Building Council.” Hunt envisions this building as a symbol of the CTS’s commitment to sustainability and environmental consciousness. “We consider attending to environmental issues to be a matter of justice,” she said. The building is slated for occupancy in January 2012, following the installation of the green roof.

Mason also said that UCPD officers will pay increased attention to the areas of attack. Still, UCPD officials say that despite the recent uptick, overall they have not seen an unusually high number of robberies during the day. In 2010, UCPD reported that six percent of robberies took place between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. and an additional 23 percent of robberies occurred between 12 and 4 p.m. 43 percent of all robberies occurred from 4 to 8 p.m. This was not the first time that students were robbed at gunpoint this quarter. On January 14, two university students were

Far from Egypt, Ismail describ ed the mixed emotions he and other Egyptians abroad felt during the 18 days. “We were very happy that the people, the youth… decided to change the status quo of Egypt. The other part was worry about what would happen to these youth,” he said.

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showed live footage of the protests. University faculty members offered accounts of their own experiences w a t ch i n g t h e p r o t e s t s f r o m C h i c a g o . OB /GYN professor Mahmoud Ismail said he could not sleep for days watching the protests unfold on CNN.

robbed on Woodlawn Avenue between 54th and 55th Streets. However, because the attack was off campus, it did not trigger a security alert. Designated on-campus areas include space between academic buildings and dormitories frequented by students. Mason said that the fact that the assailant had been armed and that the attack had taken place in an oncampus area had triggered the security alert. UCPD issued two security alerts in the fall quarter. Police believe that last Monday’s attack was unrelated to other attacks that have occurred this month. No arrests have been made.

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Climate activists fundraise to attend national conference POWER SHIFT continued from front page leges have sent representatives to the conference. But according to Grey, this will be the first time U of C sends students. Attending the conference would boost U of C’s role as a supporter of sustainability, said Grey. “It’d help us catch up in terms of sustainability and climate initiatives.” But first, S J S F has to raise enough money and get volunteers on board. S J S F member and second-year Sandy Carter said that the club is trying to raise enough to pay for at least half of the $200 total cost for each attendee. The club is applying to many different grants, and each recruit is asked to put in at least 10 hours of fundraising for the group. “It eats into your budget, but I really think this is a great opportunity for anyone interested in political activism and environmentalism,” Carter said. Currently, SJSF is in the recruitment and fundraising stages of the process. They have been selling chocolate on campus, which

Grey hopes will also attract recruits. She said the recruits just have to be interested— not a member of GCI or even particularly knowledgeable about climate issues. Even if they do not raise enough by April, the group will continue fundraising after the conference to pay back students for their out-of-pocket costs, Carter said. On a national level, Power Shift 2011 will encourage Congress to shift billions of dollars to clean energy and to veto legislation that would weaken the Clean Air Act. On a local level, SJSF has been working on the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance, which Grey said could come up at the conference. Since S J S F’s founding in fall quarter, legislation to clean up or shut down two coal plants in Pilsen and Little Village has been its main target. The group has worked with environmental organizations like the Sierra Club, lobbying and phone banking at least once a month.

Ip brings brewer from Australia, beans from London, and cups from France to Hyde Park

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The “Rocket Launch on the Quad” was the inaugural event of the Engineering Society and SOAR, two organizations devoted to physics and mechanics. The large turnout and quick popularity of The Engineering Society, which now has around 100 students peripherally involved, is an indicator of student interest in engineering, according to Kolchinski. “Not having an engineering program is regrettable and not having a society [until this fall] is ridiculous,” Kolchinski said, adding that the rocket launch was just one of many projects the Engineering Society is planning. The next event will likely involve a “flying robot, an autonomous helicopter,” he said.

Second-year Patrick Ip stirs the grounds to get a clearly dilineated gradient as he prepares a cup of coffee at Café 4B. DARREN LEOW/MAROON

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The New York Times. But Ip’s current menu lists no prices. Instead, he requests tips to avoid legal issues. As for profit, Ip said it depends on the customers; he recognizes that high quality coffee drinks fall outside the typical student’s budget. Ip views the café not as a money-making venture, but as a way to practice his barista skills and share his coffee education, which he believes customers miss when they pick up coffee at local shops. With an extensive international coffee training background, it’s only fitting that Ip grounds rare beans hailing from Nicaragua and London. Ip studied coffee preparation in Australia while working for the United Nations Youth Committee. He completed courses in Espresso Preparation and Latte Art at the New South Wales Technical and Further Education Commission and learned the syphon brewing method at the Sensory Lab in Melbourne, Australia. The learning process was not always fun, said Ip. “You burn your hands a lot learning how to make coffee.” In addition to syphon coffee, Café 4B offers hot chocolate, espresso, and iced coffee drinks. Stony Island first-year Julie Huh joined Ip in his venture, providing baked goods for the Saturday hours of operation. Ip cleared his plan with his resident head Jody Otte—himself a former Starbucks employee and now regular customer—and opened for business in early fall. The café has since expanded through a Facebook page, with 112 followers and updates that range from newest beans to information on local coffee culture. The café has served as many as 40 customers on a Saturday morning and on average sees between 10 and 20 patrons, comprised mostly of other Stony Island residents and University students. Ip even offers to-go cups and a “drive-thru” experience—he runs out with a cup of coffee and

hands it to a customer who drives by on his way to work at seven in the morning. Café 57 owner Tony Wilkins was among the Saturday customers at Café 4B last week. Ip says he’s learned from Wilkins’s entrepreneurial efforts, and the relationship has been mutually beneficial— he says their respective coffee shops cater to different audiences and are not in competition. Ip is part of the third-wave coffee movement, aiming to produce high quality, artisan coffee drinks. In addition to his special equipment, Ip serves beans roasted by third-wave roasters like Blue Bottle Coffee from San Francisco, Intelligentsia coffee from Chicago, and Cup of Excellence. The first wave of coffee was the invention of coffee, and the second wave of coffee brought it to the masses, through businesses like Starbucks and Folgers. Ip brought his machine to his hometown Starbucks in Modesto, CA to compare systems— Starbucks brews coffee using the more traditional and less expensive drip-system. He used the same beans, but brewed them using the different techniques, and Ip said the syphon coffee strongly came out ahead. “It’s just a massive difference,” he said. “With the syphon, you get six or seven flavors out of the bean.” Still, Ip understands the value of a quick, cheap cup of joe. He praised student-run coffee shops for the ability to fill a niche and produce cheap coffee to serve the student audience. “The Div School [Divinity School coffee shop] takes the cake for best quality for price,” he said. The experience—not the caffeine—is Ip’s endgoal in creating coffee. He limits his own intake to just a few cups a day, and spends free time studying skills such as latte art and new brewing techniques. “People spend their free time on Facebook,” said Ip. “I spend mine looking at coffee videos on YouTube.”

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| VIEWPOINTS | February 18, 2011

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EDITORIAL & OP-ED FEBRUARY 22, 2011

EDITORIAL

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Electoral college

Students should consider registering to vote in Illinois Today, the people of Chicago will go to the polls to elect their local alderman and the city’s next mayor. Even though this election will likely have serious consequences for the future of the city and of Hyde Park, very few U of C students will participate in the process. Even though the mayor and city council both wield significant influence over students’ experiences in Chicago, only a small subset of the students not from the Chicago area ever consider changing their voter registration to participate in local elections. Because the choice of alderman has significant consequences for Hyde Park as a whole, students should take an active interest in the process, and consider registering to vote

in Chicago elections. Community development is a common student concern, and the election of local aldermen can change our neighborhood’s approach to development. Aldermen make numerous decisions regarding taxes and regulation, and help determine whether or not their area is hospitable to new businesses. Students criticize Hyde Park’s lack of options for dining and night life, but rarely take an active role in local politics, which is one of the ways that these problems can be resolved. U of C students make up a substantial portion of those eligible to vote in the 4th and 5th wards. In theory, they should be a constituency whose concerns are taken seriously by the city government.

However, by remaining registered in their hometowns, they essentially encourage candidates for city council to ignore their interests and demands. And it’s not like altering one’s registration requires serious effort—anyone who is over 18 and who has lived in the area for more than 30 days can register either by mailing in the form or submitting it online. A Chipotle in Hyde Park is not the only thing students stand to gain by taking an interest in local elections. Hopefully, getting involved in city council politics will catalyze interest in Hyde Park issues. There is a woeful lack of integration between the U of C community and the neighborhood; for many students, Hyde Park is not so much home as it is

COLD SNAP

Hook-up culture dominates in an age of instant communication

The New York Times recently relaunched its “Modern L ove” contest, inviting students to describ e what love is like “in this age of 24/7 communication, blurred gender roles and new attitudes about sex and dating.” Let’s be real for a moment here: In terms of relationships, most of today’s college experience can’t really be characterized as love at

all. Maybe “like” is a better term, but not even; perhaps the most accurate of all is the now ubiquitous “like a little.” And truly, most of the winning essays from 2008 don’t wax poetic about love at all, but rather recount the fleeting nature of the connections made in an age of instant communication: Text messages and Facebook chats, Chatroulette and missed connections (the website, not the idea). Of course, now there’s also likealittle, brilliantly separated by each college campus, and UChicago Hookups, “Where BJ Doesn’t Refer to the Dorm.” Again, pure, distilled brilliance. L i k e a l i t t l e w a s l a u n ch e d i n October of last year. There’s now a likealittle page for well over 400 campuses around the nation. Its growth has been phenomenal. For

each “flirt” posted, you have the option of commenting, liking, or, of course, messaging. Some would say it’s an entirely innocuous site, existing purely for entertainment, but that would be oversimplifying its intentions and consequences. At first, I personally couldn’t believe that any of these “flirts” would actually lead to any sort of tangible results. Who, after all, would be flattered by—much less convinced to date—the guy from your Sosc class, whom you have never spoken to, who professed his love for you online, anonymously, using lines from a Pablo Neruda poem? Yet at the height of the U of C site’s popularity, when the novelty had not yet worn off, someone told me about plans to meet up with a stranger who had

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SHARING THE LOOT

Water for thought SG's bottled water resolution oversimplifies environmental concerns

By Tyler Lutz Viewpoints Columnist They’ve done it again. In their unceasing effort to garner popular support, Student Government (SG) has espoused a resolution on reducing bottled water sales that aims for more glamour and

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a place they stay for a few years before moving on. But it doesn’t have to be so. Students don’t have to be isolated from the community as a whole, and an easy way to bridge this divide involves taking an interest in the politics of the area. So, consider changing your registration and becoming involved in local politics, even if your involvement doesn’t go beyond voting in the occasional election. After all, students are residents of Hyde Park too, and their voices and votes should count when it comes to planning the neighborhood’s future.

glitz than actually getting things done. In a few swift keystrokes, they have reduced an intricate problem into an arbitrary dichotomy—sales vs. reduced sales—and positioned themselves exactly where they expect our “educated” sympathies to lie. That’s not to say these sympathies are misplaced: Emotionally, at least, the resolution seems downright admirable. Just pause for a second to imagine that rosy near future where students don’t think twice about all of those spurious reports of pernicious compounds lurking in tap water,

where lines for the water fountain rival those for the bathroom during between classes, where carrying around a Nalgene has become not only a habit for most students but perhaps even a fashion trend. So props to the SG, right? It’s about time they, the real voice of this university, stand up for all that is noble and good in this world, that they become a glowing beacon of hope in this dark, increasingly polluted wasteland. If you answered yes, I would like to thank you for taking the bait. If, on the other hand, you are

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Alum suggests razing Reagan apartment On Sunday, February 6, Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday, my husband and I slogged through the snow to see how many Reagan groupies were hanging around the shabby building at 832 East 57th Street to honor the Great Communicator: There were none. That there is a push to save the worn-out apartment building where the Reagans lived many years ago should come as no surprise. What’s surprising is that the effort seems to be coming from within the Hyde Park community rather than from Tea Party conservatives far beyond Chicago’s so-called liberal borders. Where were the preservationists when this small nook of Hyde Park first came into question? There have been run-down buildings in that area for as long as we can remember, and we came here in the 1950s. Why so late? We offer two possibilities for recognizing this small piece of property. First, after the building is replaced by a contemporary structure, a small, tasteful plaque should be placed on the site calling attention to its historical significance. Second, break the walls, floors, ceiling, and fixtures of the Reagan family apartment into small fragments and sell them on the Internet for between $100 and $1000 a chip, depending on the size. This should raise many thousands of dollars for the University, rather like selling fragments of the True Cross. Now that’s entrepreneurship for you! Frances S. Vandervoort S.B. ’57, S.M. ’65, C.E.R. ’82

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DAY IN THE LIFE

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Banning bottled water sales only alienates consumers WATER continued from page 4 as interested as I am in actually producing a sustainable solution to the bottled water question, let’s work through where SG went wrong and what they should have done instead. In casting the issue as more one -dimensional than any question of this scale and scope could ever possibly be, the SG has simultaneously stifled possible ideas for reducing the impact of bottled water without directly reducing sales and created discord where there didn’t necessarily have to be any. 1) If you aren’t for us, you’re against us. Let’s face it: The fact that selling bottled water on campus is still prevalent despite other (free) alternatives means there’s a demand for it. A significant one. Naturally, with a little prodding or perhaps a few “educational” campaigns some, but certainly not all, of these students will investigate alternatives. So what about the rest of them? Who ARE those fiends in the first place?! Horrid, insensitive monsters bumbling through their daily lives with no concern for the larger impact of their actions? Hardly. For the most part, these are just people who happen to like having clean, cool water available at their convenience. Many of them would, if given the choice, actually like to live more sustainably, but they are so off-put by accusations of bad, wasteful people that they have no desire

to do so. Though to be fair, I should redirect some of my criticism here: This problem is general, plaguing many environmental projects and movements. Instead of lending a helping hand to those who would, in theory, like to improve their habits, these movements are all too prone to declaring themselves the good guys and everyone else the enemy, and then lambasting (or, more subtly, “reeducating”) them to the point that they are completely unreceptive to the possibility of changing their habits. At the end of the day, we don’t have to be environmental saints to make a real difference. Despite being fully aware of the negative health effects of fried foods, I happen to really enjoy eating falafel, and I intend on continuing to do so not because I particularly want to succumb to cardiac arrest anytime soon, but rather because I feel that I am able to balance my eating habits to have a positive overall impact on my health. If we want to have a positive influence on the environment as a society, we need to stop demonizing (and mandating in certain cases) and instead create a system where better habits are easier to pursue. 2) Reducing bottled water sales is the only way. It turns out that bottled water can be sold in a way that is just as environmentally sustainable and economically feasible as not selling it at all. In fact, this is being done as we speak. Consider

Germany’s legally supported Pfand system: If I buy water in Germany, I am required to pay a nominal additional fee (let’s say 0.25 euros), which I will receive back in exchange for returning the bottles to the store, where they will be cleaned, refilled, and resold to other customers. Et voilà, customers get their beloved bottled water without having to waste the plastic or glass that went into producing it. A system like this could, if properly implemented, work wonders on our campus; charge $4 for a (reusable) bottle of water and return $3.50 if the student brings the bottle back at some point. How is this different from just having students lug around their own bottles? The bottle is now available precisely when I want it, so I don’t have to think ahead about when I will be thirsty on a given day. When I carry it back it will be empty, i.e. lighter; and if I really want to, I can just keep the bottle and refill it on my own. Of course, I can’t say definitively that this is the right solution for the U of C, but in any case it’s a viable idea. In phrasing their resolution, the SG should have focused less on the emotionally-charged “right” answer, assuming a clear divide between right and wrong, and more on encouraging a multiplicity of ideas about how to move forward realistically. Tyler Lutz is a second-year in the College.

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posted on likealittle. I was in disbelief. But once I got over my initial “no freaking way,” I couldn’t believe I had been surprised in the first place. This is what modern college relationships are like. We meet, we text-flirt, we hook up, we’re in the do-we-date-or-don’t-we limbo, things fall apart, and we move on, mostly. So it cycles on. The “normal” courtship, in which people go on dates to see if they like each other, progressing eventually into a relationship, is an increasingly rare practice. Likealittle, in many ways, is the online manifestation of today’s real-life connections: Brief and fragmented, always tiptoeing the line between sincere and creepy, endearing and pathetic, ambiguous and straightforward. A mere week before Valentine’s Day, U Chicago Hookups was launched. It’s likealittle but more explicit, simultaneously more grown-up and more immature. To give credit to the few who have thus far posted on the site, people mostly seem to take it as a joke. While I would not judge anyone who seeks a casual relationship, to do so online heightens the sense that this “modern love” makes fun of itself but partakes in the joke anyway. The proliferation of these connectionfacilitating websites must have implications. Does the hookup just make sense for the overworked and under-loved UChicago student? How can there be time to maintain a serious relationship when we have so much else on our plate? No, believing the last two statements would be falling for easy stereotypes and rationalizations. The communication revolution isn’t destroying modern love, as so many are quick to argue. But our willingness to let these websites—or texts—do the talking for us, especially when it comes to relationships, is profoundly altering the way we look at making connections in college. Now that a great deal of romantic expression comes through these anonymous and instantaneous platforms, every connection seems incredibly tenuous. At any moment, another possibility could be discovered, pursued, dropped. People still develop feelings for each other, but instead of confronting these feelings, we carry on perpetual internal deliberations that now often find their way onto the Internet instead of turning into real-life actions. The sentiment might be that this way the rejection will be less painful, or better yet, the possibility of rejection will be eliminated. Th e w i n n i n g e s s a y f r o m t h e 2 0 0 8 Modern Love contest is titled “Want to Be My Boyfriend? Please Define.” The definition seems to have changed, but it hasn’t. We’re simply more afraid of using the official label, preferring instead to make up names for all the other non-committed in-betweens, or disguising ourselves as “At Frat: Male, Brunette.” Committed relationships take precious time, but they’re ultimately more rewarding and stable, and would likely take up far less time than the complicated dance of almost-girlfriends and almost-boyfriends, of “I like you but you don’t like me,” of evasions from regrettable hookups and of figuring out statuses and even more often non-statuses. It takes compromise and sacrifice, but commitment can work, whether that commitment means making it official or simply committing to saying “Hi” in person to that girl from Sosc class. You may be ignored, but you might also end up discussing your love for Chilean poets over coffee. Emily Wang is a first-year in the College majoring in English.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 22, 2011

ART

HPAC puts police and thieves on the same pedestal By Charna Albert Voices Combat Rock For some, being a criminal means breaking the law. For others, law enforcement officials themselves are seen as criminals. Police and Thieves, the latest exhibit at the Hyde Park Arts Center, acknowledges that the distinction between those who commit crimes and those who enforce the law is never quite so black and white.

POLICE AND THIEVES Hyde Park Art Center Through May 29

The exhibit, which includes drawings, photographs, films, and sculptures from a variety of artists, examines the conflicting relationship of power between criminals and cops and the stereotypical images of heroism and immorality that are associated with both, depending on who you’re talking to and what neighborhood you’re visiting. Curators Karla Diaz and Mario Ybarra Jr. were inspired by the reggae song “Police and Thieves” by Junior Murvin, which describes the struggle between cops and criminals from both perspectives. Both from L.A., a city with a turbulent relationship with the law, the curators look towards their own and other cities to explore the complex relationship between police and thieves across the country. The exhibit brings together artists from both L.A. and Chicago, another city with a long and troubled relationship with law

Arnoldo Vargas's "Notice to Appear—Defendant's Copy" reminds us a little too much of a police station. COURTESY OF HYDE PARK ART CENTER

enforcement. Perhaps the piece most indicative of Chicago’s complicated relationship with law and authority figures is “Daley Riot,” by Chicago-based artist Ray CRO Noland. The painting features a menacing-looking Mayor Daley dressed in riot gear with a large badge that reads “Welcome to Chicago.” He looms large, challenging the audience, with the Chicago skyline and two Chicago Police Department vans in the background.

The painting was inspired by Daley’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 28-year ban on carrying concealed handguns in 2010 when he said, “Welcome to America. Americans kill each other.” The painting exposes the inherent conflict between a legal system that both allows the ownership of concealed handguns and prosecutes their use. The artists featured in the exhibit are diverse. They come from many different backgrounds and use an

array of mediums and subjects, demonstrating that relationships to law enforcement and criminality are relevant to all kinds of people. An installation by Gusmano Cesaretti called “Before the Revolution” consists of photographs of places in L.A., Chicago, and Panama that seem dark and criminally infested. A video by artist Meg Cranston depicts her friend Steven Wong in his prison cell, where he is serving a 33-year prison sentence for drug possession in Thailand. Perhaps the

most disconcerting part of the piece is his constant smile; like society, he has become complacent. Wilmington, CA-based artist Arnoldo Vargas’s piece called “In Memoriam: Bike Misdemeanor Leads to Post-Injunction Officer Involved Shooting, Watson and L Street” takes its title from the actual headline of an area newspaper, highlighting the one-sided view on criminality the media often takes. Vargas recreates the street memorial from this particular scene and photographs it in other locations where people have been killed. In doing so, he hopes to make audiences think twice about labeling criminals before considering how they are portrayed in the news. Vargas’s other installation, “Notice to Appear—Defendant’s Copy,” shows a set of photographs of high school students along with police tickets issued to them for truancy. It asks the audience to consider the implications of a society that often criminalizes people from a very young age and how that criminalization effects youth. While the exhibit highlights interesting aspects of the relationship between criminality and law enforcement, it makes no claims about what is wrong with the current status quo or what the ideal relationship should look like. However, it accomplishes what it sets out to do by sparking a dialogue. Though it’s called Police and Thieves, the exhibit speaks more to police and society, and how we should remember to examine critically the differences and similarities between crime and the law.

MUSIC

Radiohead creates another challenge with King of Limbs By Mahmoud Bahrani OK Voices One big reason I love Radiohead is that I don’t love every song made by Radiohead. They are constantly challenging the b oundaries of music, and their attempts at creating something beautiful are more important than the mass appeal of the end product. So even though I am an ardent Radiohead fan and love most of their work, there are tracks scattered about their seven albums that fall short for me. And that’s completely fine, because it wouldn’t be Radiohead if they made songs that were always e a s y t o e n j o y. K i n g o f L i m b s , the band’s latest studio effort, is perhaps their most challenging album yet. Last Monday, Radiohead suddenly announced that King of Limbs would be available for download that coming Saturday. However, at a moment’s notice they moved the download date to Friday, leaving many fans scrambling. Apparently it’s not enough

for Radiohead to simply challenge us as listeners—they also have to challenge our perceptions in a world driven by deadlines, preciseness, and realized expectations.

KING OF LIMBS Radiohead TBD Records

In R ainbows, the band’s last full length album, destroyed a lot of conceptions about how we are supposed to purchase music. In Rainbows was the first of its kind, available as a “pay what you want” album available for download off Radiohead’s website. This time around, however, you will have to pay for your music. Th e b a r e b o n e s M P 3 v e r s i o n will sell for nine dollars online, but you can also purchase what Radiohead is calling the first ever “newspaper” album for 48 dollars. This deluxe edition will be an easy purchase for ardent

Radiohead fans, but it’s a bit disappointing to see the band selling such an unconventional album in such a conventional way. Radiohead albums have always demanded a lot out of their listeners, and King of Limbs is no different. In fact, in terms of listener involvement, this album is right near the top. This is not an album that you can listen to and appreciate while studying, or something that you would play at a party. Listeners are expected to actually listen when they press play on their music players. King of Limbs is less about crafting melodies and more about eliciting a personal experience. The tones are haunting and ethereal and challenge you at every turn to not “blow your mind with whys,” as frontman Thom Yorke sings in “Bloom.” Th e a l b u m i s q u i t e s h o r t , clocking in at a little less than 40 minutes. Quite honestly, though, I couldn’t imagine it being any longer. It demands so much out of the listener that you finish feel-

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ing spiritually exhausted. King of Limbs breaks down conceptions of what music is supposed to sound like from the very first discordant piano chords of the first

track, “Bloom,” to the dissonant faraway wails of Thom Yorke at the end of “Separator.” Melodies and drum loops don’t

RADIOHEAD continued on page 7

CHICAGO MAROON | VOICES | February 22, 2011

MUSIC

Limbs proves uncrackable, yet engaging

Key opens new doors in Bright Eyes' sound By Lyndsey McKenna Take It Easy (Love Voices) In musical terminology, the G-major key is occasionally referred to as “the people’s key,” as it is one of the most oft-employed keys throughout both classical and popular music. While Bright Eyes has rarely been described as accessible, The People’s Key is easily the band’s most straightforward rock album.

THE PEOPLE'S KEY Bright Eyes Saddle Creek Records

Over the course of seven albums, Bright Eyes has demonstrated a continuous stylistic shift. The band gained particular national prominence in 2005 with the simultaneous release of two drastically different albums— the more electronic Digital Ash in a Digital Urn and the more acoustic I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning. Cassadaga, released in 2007, followed in the Americana vein of the latter and is a deeply, perhaps even over-the-top, conceptual album. Bright Eyes continues to reinvent itself and its sound, and The People’s Key, which is reportedly its last album, seems to be the culmination, as it shies away from the almost folk sound that the band and lead man Conor Oberst have honed in the past. The album begins with “Firewall,” a song filled with stripped-down guitar sounds and drumming so rhythmic that it remains with the listener as more instruments are added.

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Keeping in line with openers from previous albums like Cassadaga and I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, the song opens with spoken word. A Southern-accented man speaks on a myriad of mystic topics, and as the song shifts, Oberst’s voice enters and provides a caustic parallel to the background melody. “Firewall” serves as a perfect introduction to an album that demonstrates the nuances of Bright Eyes—the abstract qualities beloved by fans, criticized by others—but with a shift toward a more mature, self-assured sound. “Haile Salassie” is a percussive song that demonstrates the band’s departure from Oberst’s well-known folk sound. There are still hints of the abstract woven through the album, namely the continuation of the spoken word portion from “Firewall” that intermittently reappears throughout various songs. The vocal distortion on “Beginner’s Mind” reminds the listener that despite the immediacy of this album, this is still a Bright Eyes piece. “Ladder Song” is a keyboard-

RADIOHEAD continued from page 6 laden track that recalls the somber tones evident on previous works and also evokes a sense of finality. What’s most striking about The People’s Key is that in separating itself from the conceptual underpinnings of Cassadaga and the somber, melancholy lyrics so unrelenting on I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, what remains is a poprock album. “I’m still angry with no reason to be,” Oberst sings on “Shell Games,” which is a bona fide Bright Eyes pop song. It begins with jangling sounds and becomes an upbeat tune propelled by just a touch of electronica. It’s familiar enough to sound like a Bright Eyes song, but it’s also something that the band’s label, Saddle Creek, could easily pass off as a single for alternative radio stations. “Triple Spiral” is another pop-style tune with an upbeat tempo that seems diametrically opposed to some of the earlier folk-inflected works of the band. While The People’s Key sounds and feels more polished and refined than previous works, it also means that the Bright Eyes aesthetic most identifiable on 2005’s I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning is inevitably lost. Oberst himself has evolved from the wide-eyed wunderkind to something of a tour de force, like it or not, and it will be interesting to see which direction he takes if this is indeed the conclusion of Bright Eyes. The People’s Key lacks some of the ingenuity present on previous Bright Eyes works, making it a bit less interesting than some of the earlier albums. Overall, it’s a decent album that isn’t bogged down in the conceptual, which is refreshing following Cassadaga. It does seem to be a fitting conclusion for a band that hasn’t relegated its sound to one specific genre or style.

often overlap, and none of the tracks really have a conventionally “catchy” beat or rhythm. Despite this, every one of the eight tracks on King of Limbs is beautiful and memorable in its own way. You won’t be humming these songs as you walk to school or sing “Codex” in the shower, but as soon as you start listening, you’ll be swept right back into Radiohead’s world. There has been a vested attempt to compare this latest outing to Radiohead’s previous work, and honestly such comparisons are unimportant. Comparing assumes understanding, and therein lays the mistake. I’ve listened to King of Limbs five times through now, and I still can’t figure it out. Every listen has been just a little bit different, and the album feels malleable, like it can sound however it needs to sound given the listener’s mood. If there’s an accomplishment with this album, then that’s it: Radiohead’s ability to make an album that you can listen to four different times and still discover something new the fifth time through. So I can’t tell you what I think about King of Limbs because I honestly don’t know. It wouldn’t be a Radiohead album if it was so easy to figure out. Perhaps this review needs to come a few months down the road, after I’ve fully digested it. All I can tell you right now is that you should listen to this album, and not just once, but multiple times. The journey of trying to figure this album out is a perilous one, but you might learn something about yourself along the way. And after all this, I’m realizing that that’s probably what Radiohead wanted in the first place.

CHICAGO MAROON | VOICES | February 22, 2011

Journey to the center of Maxwell Street Market Please remember fun while reading this column. It was had. A few days ago, Evan bought duck shoes. That’s not a brand. That’s not a style. These are literally shoes that are ducks. In particular, mallards. Evan approached a rusty-dusty, brown paper bag-colored Plymouth minivan, ducks in hand. “How much?” Evan asked. “Three dollar,” said the withered crone. “How about two?” Evan haggled. “Aight,” replied the woman. Evan handed her his bills through her Plymouth’s window. She stuffed the bills in her pocket, as a squirrel would its nuts, and pulled out a mint and a plastic bag, which Evan refused. What are you doing? What are you holding? Where are we? Evan is looking for some wire cutters. Everyone sells wire cutters. Evan is eating a taco. Evan is looking at some shoes. Ben is holding a 38x44 painting of Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus, P. occidentalis. But more like a flamingo than a pelican, really. Three of them. This is the hemisphere of Maxwell Street Market. Consider this to understand where we are going—beyond the crust and into the center. The market is earthlike in character. Its outer

rim is filled with points of interest and extreme variation. Duck footwear closer to Canal Street, N64 controllers near the Dan Ryan, and pelicans on Taylor. These hemispheres surround the inside of Chicago, protecting it as they would the earth’s vital innards. Passionfruit. Dental wax. Igneous processes—all are seen as we pass into the core.

MAXWELL STREET MARKET 640 West Roosevelt Road

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Where are you? What is your stomach doing? What is that smell? What are those signs? People yell at you to visit, to taste their wares. The language is foreign but not alien, and the attitude is forceful but not mean. “Do you want it in a cup?” Yes. And so it was buttered, becheesed, salted, and bepeppered. Fresh from the grill, the corn sizzled, and spooned tenderly into Evan’s mouth it was. Little parcels of warm brass, an ooze of pleasure falling and sliding down. Delicious, yes, and two dollars for the prize. Ben and Evan arrived at last at the market-in-

the-market, the Hivemarket, the Marketmind, the Übermarché. “What’ll you have?” bellowed a staunch group of Hispanic chefs. Ben responded. “Want a wire clipper with that?” hollered back the troupe. “No, thanks!” said Evan. A quiet man opened up a fresh bucket of tongue. A long piece of pork rotated in epicyclical motion on a spit, dripping juices into the machine. A long knife was produced and plunged into the shank. A small woman fashioning tortillas got one there just in time for dollops of slivered meat to fall into it. Cheese rained and so did vegetables and so did sauces. Evan was given a ticket. He and Ben stood waiting, while Evan finished his corn in a cup, scooping the last nuggets out from a lone sour cream dollop. And then they called. “One steak taco, one marinated pork quesadilla, one tongue taco in green sauce, and one marinated pork Huarache.” And then we ate. Lips to teeth to tongue to mouth to back of the mouth to esophagus to stomach. All sorts of people eat around you, each with their own tankard of green sauce/red sauce and their own grinning faces. Little boys and big girls scuttle past, torAgata Zubel

tillas being passed from person to person like checks in pneumatic tubes Upon rising, we were weighted with the new gravity given to us by the many marinated meats we had just recently masticated. Stall after stall, trying to offer us tamales, plantains, and more meats wrapped in corn, faded suddenly as we arrived back to the crust of stands offering wire cutters and antediluvian video game implements. A horse galloped by and a man laughed. Horses had sold out in the morning; after all, Evan and Ben got there rather late in the day. Evan tried to buy scarves as a gift but found that they, too, were covered in corn. People munch everywhere here on the crust, taking their goods from the core to the surface, filled with a new vitality and need to buy. Farewell, stay well, eat well. *Our rating system: Our Rating System®, a mult-eye-dimensional modular restaurant system based around two axes: the self-explanatory “unexcellence/excellence” x-axis and the similarly self-explanatory “unfancypantsness/fancypantsness” y-axis, with the center at (0, 0). A coordinate pair will be assigned to each restaurant based on its rating on each of these axes. Jason Marsalis

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Backlund’s mile time earns spot in the fast heat at UAAs

First-year Michael Roualet and third-year Brian Wille compete in a meet earlier this season. Wille will lead off the distance medley relay in this weekend’s UAA championship. DARREN LEOW/MAROON

TRACK AND FIELD continued from back page Ashley Eaves in the 55-meter hurdles (8.85) and second-year Kayla McDonald in the 800-meter run (2:20.95). “[This] was a great meet for our team. It was our last big push before Conference, and everyone really stepped up their performances,” second-year Elsbeth Grant commented. “Coming off of such a big win at home will definitely help us at Conference and hopefully push us to win

next weekend too.” The men were equally proud of their performance. “Before the meet, Coach Hall had a couple goals for us: Get in the best position we could be for conference, and come together as a team and support each other,” third-year Robert Cooper said. “I think we did a great job at both of those things, especially coming together as a team.” “There’s nothing better than running a

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race and going past a wall of screaming Maroons; there were times when you could really feel the energy in Henry Crown. Especially towards the end of the day, during the 3k and 4x4, the whole building was hopping, and we had people all the way around the track cheering. That’s exactly the kind of environment we want to have next week for the UAA championships. We’re hosting, and we want all the other teams to know that Henry Crown is our

house,” Cooper added. Cooper won the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:49.77. The four other winners were first-years Przemyslaw Pawlikowski in the 400-meter (54.04) and Zihan Xu in the long jump (6.59 meters), fourth-year Harry Backlund in the mile (4:18.99) and second-year Demetrios Brizzolara in the 400-meter (51.11). “It was a good opportunity for our team to compete on our home track as a warmup for next week’s conference meet. We’re hoping our familiarity with the field house will give us a bit of an advantage, so it was nice to get used to running here again after a couple weeks away from home,” said fourth-year team captain Brian Andreycak. “Nothing happened to monumentally shift our conference lineup, though we did have a few people improve their standing within the conference and place themselves in better heats for next weekend.” Backlund’s improvement was one of the most crucial improvements of the weekend. His time of 4:18.99 practically guarantees a spot in the fast heat of the mile at UAA’s, putting him in prime position to score important points for the Maroons. The Maroons will host the UAA championships this weekend at Henry Crown, and the team is tremendously excited. “It should be an electric atmosphere,” said Cooper. “I literally cannot wait until conference. It will be the seniors’ last meet in Henry Crown, our last indoor UAA championship, and our last crack at some of those indoor personal records, so the pressure will be on. However, pressure is only the shadow of great opportunity. All I know is I’m following one rule and one rule only: Rule number 76, play like a champion,” Lawton added. The UAA’s kick off at noon on Saturday and at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

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CHICAGO MAROON | SPORTS | February 22, 2011

TENNIS

Late threes by Johnson, Sustarsic end three-game skid in thrilling fashion

Victories continue women and men’s win streaks By Daniel Lewis Sports Staff

Third-year Steve Stefanou blocks a shot attempt by NYU with time running down. The Maroons escaped with an 82–80 victory over the Violets. DARREN LEOW/MAROON

M. BASKETBALL continued from back page place in the UAA and will finish their season against Wash U next Saturday. Despite being out of UAA contention, Chicago knew that the last home games of the season were just as important as any other games they had previously played. The players wanted to give the fans something to talk about, given how enthusiastic and supportive the crowd has been all season. “Our fans have been great to play for this year,” third-year guard Tommy Sotos said. “It’s always fun to play in front of the home crowd.” After falling to Brandeis earlier in the season 59–53, Chicago once again had difficulty. “Brandeis is a weird team to play,” Sotos said. “They always play a different style, but we knew we had to get stops late in the shot clock.” The Maroons were unable to do that. Chicago had only 17 rebounds in the first half, allowing Brandeis to capitalize on second chance opportunities. The Judges shot 43.3 percent from the field in the first half compared to Chicago’s 31.8 percent. Going into halftime, the Maroons trailed Brandeis 33–26. “We played tough, but I didn’t think we played well,” Sotos said. The second half provided more of the same: Brandeis held onto a double-digit lead through the first 12 minutes of the half. However, just as the Maroons were losing all hope, third-year guard Matt Johnson, in preparation for his showstop-

ping performance on Sunday, scored 10 points in five minutes, lowering the deficit to three points with 3:30 left on the clock. Unfortunately, it came too little too late, as Brandeis was able to pull away, winning 71–63. While the loss extended the Maroons’ losing streak to three games, the men knew they had to retain their focus to win the last home game against NYU on Sunday. “We had to just move on and take what’s next,” Sotos said. “We had to quickly get [the loss] out of our minds.” Spectators never would have guessed that Chicago was coming off a three-game losing streak going into Sunday’s game; the Maroons gave their all in their home finale. Unfortunately for the Maroons, NYU was a force to be reckoned with. In spite of Chicago’s impressive 51.9 percent shooting from the field in the first half, NYU controlled the shooting game, hitting 57.1 percent of their shots from the field and an astounding 63.6 percent of their shots from behind the arc. Going into halftime, the Maroons trailed 43–40. However, with the help of the surprisingly large and emphatic Sunday crowd, the Maroons were able to maintain their composure and stop NYU at crucial points in the game. A swing of ups and downs brought the Maroons within one point just two minutes into the half but 10 points down with 7:15 left in the game. Yet, clutch three -point shooting by third-year guard Michael Sustarsic brought the Maroons within four. It was then that

the game became the Matt Johnson spectacular. With 1:13 left in the game, Johnson sank a three -pointer to cut the Maroon deficit to one point. The Maroons were then able to regain possession, not allowing NYU to score. With 26 seconds left in the game, the Maroons called a timeout to discuss their last possession at home this season. With 36 points already, everyone knew where the ball was going. Sotos got the read he wanted, finding Johnson just inside the arc. Johnson took a step back and sank the three-pointer, causing the Maroons to go up 82–80 with only 15 seconds remaining. But the game was not over. A questionable foul call on third-year forward Steve Stefanou sent NYU star Andy Stein to the line for two free throws. He missed the first and had to intentionally miss the second. Stefanou redeemed himself by blocking a last second shot by NYU as the Maroons won 82–80. Johnson led the team with a behemoth 39 points, besting the record of 33 points in a game at the Ratner Center and being only five points shy of the most points in a game by any Maroon. “I had no idea how many points I had until I heard the PA announcer say that I had tied the Ratner record for points in a game,” Johnson said. “It all felt a lot sweeter when we were able to close it out and win a great game.” “We persevered pretty well,” McGrath added. The Maroons end their season in St. Louis, playing Wash U on Saturday at 3 p.m.

The Maroon tennis teams turned in strong performances this weekend, extending their respective winning streaks to three matches apiece. The women beat Wash U 8–1 in Belleville on Saturday, while the men defeated Kalamazoo 6–3 on Sunday in Hyde Park. The women are now 3–0 on the season and have won 13 dual matches in a row since last season. They are currently ranked fourth in the nation and easily disposed of the 16thranked Bears. “[Beating Wash U] is always a pretty solid win for us,” said second-year Linden Li, who ran her doubles winning streak with thirdyear Carmen Vaca Guzman to five matches. “Coach Perry reminded us of how we work as a team: Taking every match seriously no matter who is on the other side of the court and putting 100 percent behind every stroke. That really is the marginal difference between winning and losing.” The women’s sweep of Wash U in doubles included an 8–1 victory by third-year Kendra Higgins and fourth-year Chrissy Hu. The pairing improved to 11–0 on the season. Higgins and Hu each defeated their singles opponents as well. They will square off against Kalamazoo in Hyde Park this Sunday, looking to extend their winning streak to four matches. The men’s team split six singles matches but swept their doubles matches, ensuring victory. Suprisingly, this was the first match each doubles team had played together. “With a whole new doubles lineup, we were able to shock them because they were not expecting a change,” third-year Jan Stefanski said. Stefanski, alongside first-year Zsolt Szabo, defeated Kalamazoo’s number one pairing 8–1. “Zsolt and I dominated with our big serves. [Third-year] Troy [Brinker] and [first-year] Neil [Karandikar] used their spectacular volley skills to dominate their team. [First-year] Krishna [Ravella] and [fourth-year] Will [Zhang] used their consistency to out grind their competition. After sweeping the doubles we were very confident going into singles. We performed well enough to get the win.” First-year Alex Golovin was one of the three players who won his match, helping to secure the victory for Chicago. “We’ve been working hard this year and clearly, it paid off,” said Golovin, the lone first-year to win a singles’ match. “This was a match we felt we could win and it happened for us.” “We felt pretty good about the match and felt we deserved to win and we did,” echoed Stefanski. The women’s team will square off against Kalamazoo in Hyde Park this Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. The men, winners of six of their last seven matches, will try to extend their streak of victories to four against Gustavus Adolphus College in Wisconsin on Saturday, February 26 at 12:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Looking ahead: Keys to success in the NCAA tournament By Mahmoud Bahrani Sports Editor Winning the UAA with such dominance this season has a lot of fans excited about Chicago’s chances in the postseason. Here are three ways for the Maroons to ensure that they will break out of a tough Midwest region and play for a national championship in Bloomington:

D-Fense!!!

From Downtown!

The Show Down Low

The Maroons have played stifling defense all season, and will need to continue to do so, especially against tough offensive squads like Illinois Wesleyan. Meghan Herrick has done a great job of locking down opposing teams’ individual scorers, while Bryanne Halfhill is on pace to break the University single season steals record (she needs only eleven more steals to tie the all time record, set in 1992).

The Maroons are shooting an absurd 39 percent from beyond the arc, compared to only 33 percent by their opponents. Threepoint shooting has been key for the Maroons this season, but relying on it too heavily could definitely disadvantage the Maroons. Against Brandeis on Friday, the Maroons struggled from beyond the arc, and were unable to pull away until the second half.

Taylor Simpson and Morgan Herrick compliment each other extremely well. Simpson bangs down low in the post and puts in everything around the basket, while Morgan Herrick has a deft midrange touch. The combination is deadly, because teams can’t commit to guarding one without leaving the other open. For the Maroons to be successful, the two will have to continue to play at the high level that they have all season long.

IN QUOTES

SPORTS

“It was a fantastic meeting, trust me. No words, live music, excellent atmosphere. We looked into each other’s eyes. Just real man talk.”

—New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, discussing a meeting with

Carmelo Anthony. Sources are reporting that Anthony was traded to the Knicks late last night.

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UCHAMPIONS Chicago clinches automatic NCAA bid, conference title By Charles Fang Sports Staff Here comes the Big Dance, and the Maroons may be juking all the way to the Shirk Center in Bloomington, IL. On Sunday, women’s basketball continued a thrilling season by clinching the UAA Championship and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in March. “I’ve honestly never been on a team like this before,” affirms third-year Bryanne Halfhill. “We really have something special.” The Maroons guaranteed a share of the UAA Championship with their win over Brandeis (11–12, 3–9) on Friday. The Maroons came in ranked sixth in the nation and posted a dominant 70–54 effort. Third-year Taylor Simpson notched a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while four other Maroons scored double figures. The Maroons shot 46 percent from the floor including 11 of 22 from beyond the arc. On the other end, the esteemed defense of Chicago held the Judges to 31 percent shooting. Despite their dominance, the Maroons machine showed some early sluggishness and managed only a four point lead at halftime. “I didn’t think we played with our usual energy or attitude in the first half on Friday,” said head coach Aaron Roussell. “But we settled into a groove for parts of the second half.” “Heading into the game Sunday was especially nerve-wracking, after not playing so well on Friday night,” said third-year Morgan Herrick. “The last time we faced NYU, they played amazing.” They need not have worried as

A LOOK AHEAD

Sunday’s game against NYU (12–12, 6–7) had a slightly different trajectory and the same result. In Roussell’s words, Chicago came in “determined to make a statement.” They did just that, mounting a 45–21 advantage by the end of the first half and coasting to an easy 77–49 win. Third-year guard Joann Torres led with 14 points and third-year Meghan Herrick contributed 13 with the Maroons shooting a blistering 57 percent from downtown. The key, however, was the premier defense of the Maroons, which stifled the Violets to just 33 percent shooting from the floor with Meghan Herrick holding NYU’s leading scorer, Maggie Ely, to just three points, all on free throws in the waning minutes of the game. The Maroons are now on a 17-game winning streak; however, things have not always looked so rosy this season. “After dropping three games [early in the season], we quickly realized that there was something common about each of those games that led to our defeat,” said fourth-year Karly Kasper. “We simply didn’t play together as a team.” “We’ve learned throughout the season that team chemistry is everything, [regardless of] the talent of the team,” Torres agreed. “Success is love and looking forward to working hard every day.” In fact, the fourth-year players had to sacrifice something special for the team on Sunday. “Typically, the coach starts the seniors on Senior Day,” reports second-year Jenna Lillemoe. “However, our seniors approached our coach and said that too much was at stake to mix things up, and [we] decided to keep the starting lineup as is.” With their championship win

As Chicago prepares to take on Wash U in the UAA finale, a look at both teams in the national rankings* this season.

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Highlights from that week: Chicago tops Wash U 73–71 in the UAA opener at the Ratner Center.

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Highlights: Chicago and Wash U each defeat then-fifthranked Rochester.

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Third-year Morgan Herrick drives past a Brandeis defender. Herrick scored 19 points and dished out six assists over the weekend. MATT BOGEN/MAROON

on Sunday, the seniors have a golden reward for eschewing individual goals and focusing on the big picture. “We are thrilled about winning the UAA, but we’re not done,” cautions fourth-year Dana Kaplan. “We have big goals, and we’re going to keep working

until we achieve them.” The Maroons take on Wash U in the season finale before advancing to the postseason. With unselfish play, the Maroons have overridden adversity and look to cement history. “It’s not how a team starts, but how a team finishes,” said Torres.

Highlights: Chicago defeats then-16th-ranked Rochester, which defeated Wash U two days later. The Maroons pass the Bears in the national rankings for the first time.

Feb. 20

Highlights: The Maroons defeat Brandeis and NYU to clinch sole ownership of the UAA title. *D3Hoops.com rankings

TRACK AND FIELD

Johnson’s 39 lifts Maroons over NYU By Alexander Sotiropoulos Sports Staff 36 points from Matt Johnson weren’t enough to beat NYU at home on Sunday—it took 39.

losing streak in the process. The rebound victory came after the South Siders fell to Brandeis 71–63 on Friday. The Maroons (6–7, 9–15 UAA) fell to fourth

Down by two with 15 seconds left, before a frenetic crowd, Johnson drained a silky smooth three-pointer to defeat the Violets in Chicago’s final home game of the season, erasing a three-game

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BREAKING IT DOWN, POINT BY POINT Third-year Matt Johnson broke three Ratner Athletics Center records in Sunday’s 82–80 win over NYU.

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Chicago dominates in UAA tune-up By Matt Luchins Sports Staff The Maroons triumphed spectacularly on Saturday at the 10-team Chicago-hosted Margaret Bradley Invitational. The men earned 206 total points to place second to Benedictine’s 97; the women, 221 to Carthage’s 96. “We all stepped up across the board and performed to the level we know we are capable of. There were really stellar performances in all events, and I think we got the ball rolling for an unreal UAA championship next week,” fourth-year Liz Lawton said. Lawton won the mile with a final time of just 5:01.37. “I actually had a lot of fun in that race. I ran a personal best and a provisional qualifying time in the

meanwhile, so I can’t complain. It’s nice to know that I have a five-minute mile in my legs so if a future race ever comes down to the best miler, I have the faith and confidence to know I have an upper hand.” The Maroon women won a total of seven events. Fourth-year Kristin Constantine claimed firstplace in the shot put with a provisionally nationally-qualifying throw of 12.89 meters, and met the automatic qualification standard in the weight throw with her winning toss of 18.14 meters. Constantine was named the UAA Athlete of the Week last Monday. Other winners included fourthyear Karmarkar Dipti in the long jump (5.15 meters), the UChicago “A” squad in the 4x4 00-meter relay (4:08.69), fourth-year

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