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APRIL 29, 2016

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U of C Wrestling Coach Regrets Letter of Support for Hastert BY PETE GRIEVE DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

On Wednesday, a federal judge sentenced former R epublican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to 15 months in prison for committing bank fraud to cover up sexual abuse. UChicago’s wrestling coach, Leo Kocher, knew Hastert and sent a letter to the judge urging him to give the former speaker a light sentence. Yesterday, Kocher said in an e-mail to T HE M A ROON that he now regrets his decision to write the letter. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin gave Haster t a 15-month prison sentence for

paying $1.7 million in hush money to a victim to cover up an incident of sexual abuse perpetrated against a high school boy when Hastert was a wrestling coach over 30 years ago. “Like many people I did not want to believe these allegations about someone whom I respected. In light of the recent confirmation of detailed allegations, I now deeply regret my decision seven weeks ago to submit this letter and to write it on University of Chicago Wrestling Program letterhead. I have only sympathy for the victims in this case,” Kocher said. Continued on page 3

Teamsters Protest for Better Contract for Clerical, Maintenance Workers BY CAIRO LEWIS ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Outside Levi Hall this past Wednesday morning, clerical and maintenance workers from the Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 743 spent Administrative Professional’s Day making their case in ongoing contract negotiations with the University. The local, which represents over 700 campus employees, called the protest after receiving unsatisfactory contract negotiations from the University since last September. Local 743 Director of Field Services Catharine Schutzius said that many of the workers are dissatisfied with retirement benefits and the three-year 1.5%, or $0.25 per hour, wage increase that the University has offered. She also said that the low wage increase does not support employees who work longer hours or hold more than one position due to low staffi ng. “Many of the over 700 clerical workers have taken on significantly increased workloads during the past three years as the University shifts work to remaining support staff to avoid fi lling vacant positions. It’s very hard for our members to pay

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their bills with those kind of wages,” Schutzius said. “Union members believe that they deserve better wage increases than the University is offering.” For two hours, Schutzius a nd Un ion R epresentative Jarvis Gutter led about 30 of their fellow Teamster members through the protest. According to fourth-year Spencer Mcavoy, the co-coordinator for student-led organization Fair Budget UChicago, the rally is the workers’ fi rst protest due to a contractual clause that bars workers from protesting. The workers are now allowed to protest since the three-year contract ended last February. Workers marched in a circle chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho/ 25 cents is a no;” “Hey hey, ho ho/ $0.25 won’t melt the snow;” and “What do you want?/ A fair contract!/ When do you want it?/ Now!” They also carried posters that read: “Teamsters for Living Wages;” “25 Cents Per Hour? We’re Worth More;” “ Fair Pay Increases;” “ Fair Wages/ Fair Contract;” and “We Do Quality Work/ We Deserve Quality Pay.” Students from Fair Budget UChicago, Graduate Students Continued on page 5

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Missing Medical Student Last Seen at Crerar Library BY PETE GRIEVE DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

& OLIVIA ROSENZWEIG NEWS STAFF

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Left to right: First-year Paul Soltys, second-year Matthew Foldi, and second-year Tamar Gordis give a presentation to College Council on a resolution calling on divestment from Chinese state-owned companies.

Divestment by Blue Chips, From China Now on CC Agenda BY CHRISTINE SCHMIDT SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

College Council (CC) faced a wave of calls for transparency and consistency at its weekly meeting this Tuesday after the council passed a resolution two weeks ago calling on the University to divest from 10 companies divestment supporters named as complicit in human rights violations in Palestine. CC is now being asked by students aligned with the Coalition for Peace, which opposed the previous divestment vote, to consider two more resolutions: the first calls on the investment RSO Blue Chips to disclose its investments and divest

from any companies considered complicit in human rights violations in accordance with the list of companies in the original divestment resolution passed by CC two weeks ago. The second calls on the University to divest assets from Chinese and China-associated companies based on the country’s authoritarianism and human rights abuses. Before debating about the resolutions, CC considered an amendment to its bylaws regarding transparency and recordings at CC meetings on the heels of the meeting two weeks ago where recording of any kind was banned for safety reasons. CC Chair and second-year Continued on page 6

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is searching for 28 year-old and fourth-year medical student Ambrose Monye, who was last seen at Crerar Library on April 21. Yesterday, his family posted flyers around the area. The CPD said Monye is a 5’10” 180-pound black man with black hair, brown eyes, and medium complexion, according to ABC 7 Chicago. He is a student at versity of Guadalajara, but is in Chicago on a two-year clinical rotation at Jackson Park Hospital. Monye frequented the John Crerar Library and coffee shops in Hyde Park, according to various Chicago-based news sources. His younger brother Joseph said that he moves predictably between his Hyde Park apartment, the gym, and the hospital, according to ABC 7. There has been no recent activity on his phone or credit card, Joseph added. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Special Victims Unit detectives at (312) 747-8380.

SG Candidates Face off in Debate BY EMILY FEIGENBAUM SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

The leading candidates in next week’s Student Government election debated divestment, transparency, and other issues on Tuesday. Four prospective Executive Slates, two candidates for Undergraduate Liaison to the Board of Trustees, and one unopposed candidate for Community and Government Liaison spoke before an audience of un-

dergraduate students, answering questions and defining their campaign objectives. The four Executive Slates that took the floor of Kent 107 were United Progress ( UP), Unite & Support ( US), Our Campus, and the satirical Delta Upsilon (DU) Moose Party. The slates answered questions from audience members on topics including the sexual assault awareness program and the impact of the Boycott, Divestment, Continued on page 4

Inaugural Campus— South Side Festival Puts the “Art” in Partnership

Maroons Look to Rebound at Home Against Robert Morris

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The main goal of the event was to bridge the gap between the University and its surrounding community.

The baseball team fell to North Park but looks to bounce back against Robert Morris this Sunday.

Alex’s Food Journal: Girl & the Goat Page 11 This West Loop flagship restaurant stands proudly along the food crawl destination of Randolph Street.

Photo courtesy of Chicago Police Department

Medical student Ambrose Monye was reported missing on April 27. He was last seen near Jackson Park Hospital.

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Residents Push Independent Fourth Ward Alderman BY SONIA SCHLESINGER DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

Leon Despres was a lifelong Hyde Parker and an independent-minded alderman from 1955 to 1975. A progressive who fought for civil rights and open housing, he was known for riding his bicycle to City Hall and angering Mayor Richard Daley enough to cut off his microphone mid-speech. Despres is a favorite reference point for a group of Fourth Ward residents hoping to present a reform-oriented candidate in next February’s aldermanic election. On Monday, this group met for the third time to discuss the policies and principles they hope their future aldermen will take into consideration. The meetings, organized by Gabriel Piemonte, former editor of the Hyde Park Herald, began after alderman Will Burns resigned in February. Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Kenwood resident Sophia King interim alderman in mid-April; she will serve until 2017, at which point the city will hold a special election for the ward, which includes the northern edge of Hyde Park and parts of Bronzeville, Kenwood, and the South Loop. The community members involved in the meetings hope to compile their concerns by August and, potentially, to support King’s opponent in February should the candidate commit to working on these issues. Forty to 50 people have attended each of the meetings, which are held at an event space in North Kenwood. At the fi rst two meetings, attendees split into groups and brainstormed a list of local issues that most concerned them, including education, policing, neighborhood development, mental health services, and increasing communication and transparency between residents and their alderman. At the third meeting, attendees began drafting statements in small groups about the role they hope residents will play in the election. “We need to talk about how we can hold someone accountable,” meeting attendee Ebony Lucas said. All the groups agreed that an ideal alderman would be independent: beholden to the residents who elected them rather than to a mayor who appointed them. Several expressed frustration that the mayor-appointed King, an alderman they say is friends with the Obamas (former Kenwood residents) but is not familiar with most of her ward. “She says she cares about local education, but her kids go to the Lab School,” one attendee said. “How do you reconcile that?” Piemonte agreed: “The wealthiest, most influential people who have access to decision-makers like the mayor are able to make a stronger case in terms of what the mayor appreciates, which is money and power,” he said when King was appointed. He also pointed out that current Hyde Park Herald editor Daschell Phillips attempted to organize a forum with King in May but that King has not responded to the requests. Piemonte urged attendees to press King to attend by signing a petition online. Residents who attended the meetings were disappointed by Burns, a University of Chicago alumnus, during his time as alderman. “Burns is a U of C creature, not a Hyde Park creature,” said Michael Continued on page 3

Demolition Makes Way for Rubenstein Forum BY GREG ROSS MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

Demolition of the Charles Stewart Mott building is underway as the University makes room for the Rubenstein Forum, a multi-purpose conference center to be built on 60th Street between South Kimbark and South Woodlawn Avenues. The structure that will rise in Mott’s place will serve as a hub for lectures, conferences, and visiting scholars. It is named after Law School alumnus and

university trustee David M. Rubenstein, whose recent gifts to the Law School support full-tuition scholarships. The University aims to break ground on the Rubenstein Forum this year, with a 2018 completion date. A more detailed timeline will be released in roughly three weeks, according to University spokeswoman Calmetta Coleman. Coleman also indicated that renderings will be released to the public in the coming weeks. Charles Stewart Mott was a founding partner of General Motors and a threeterm mayor of Flint, Michigan in the

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The Charles Stewart Mott Building, which stood on 60th Street for almost 60 years, was demolished over the last two weeks.

early 1900s. Mott donated $1 million to the University in 1957. Two years later, the Mott building opened its doors to house the Industrial Relations Center, a research hub for business and industrial organization. Most recently, the Mott building contained University administrative offices. By Wednesday afternoon, the building’s three stories of glass and limestone were completely demolished, leaving the plot of land fi lled with bent and buckled remains. The oft-overlooked Mott follows the fate of the Research Institutes building, which, like Mott, was a mid-century building designed by the fi rm Schmidt, Garden, & Erikson. The Research Institutes building was demolished in 2012 to make room for Eckhardt Research Center. The Rubenstein Forum will be designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), a New York City–based architecture fi rm. DS+R’s portfolio includes New York’s High Line—a park built along an old elevated rail line—and the recently-completed Broad Museum in Los Angeles. The fi rm is also a fi nalist to design the Obama Presidential Center. In a press release last year, DS+R architect Elizabeth Diller said, “ The Forum’s unique position on the Midway will allow for expansive views toward the campus and surrounding communities as well as downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan.”

Concern About Goslings as Goose Nests Atop Searle BY FENG YE NEWS STAFF

A female Canada goose is nesting and hatching eggs on top of the five-story Searle Chemistry Laboratory in the northwestern corner of the quad. Without any source of food or water, the goslings may have to jump down the building once hatched, unless another solution is found. Graduate student Aaron Olsen spotted the goose on April 8. A Ph.D. student in organismal biology and anatomy studying the evolution of bird feeding systems, Olsen has been closely observing the goose with a pair of binoculars from the Anatomy building. He keeps notes on the be-

havior of the goose. “I study the evolution of water fowls. It’s pretty close to what I research,” Olsen said. According to Olsen, the mother goose usually builds a nest and stays on top of the nest most of the day when she is laying eggs. The eggs usually hatch in approximately 20 days. In this case, Olsen estimates that the goslings will probably break out of the shells around early May. The goslings will have to leave the roof and get down to the ground. Sometimes in the wild, Canada geese nest in high places, and the goslings can jump. “But here, it’s much higher. I don’t know whether the goose would actually be able to land safely,” Olsen said. Olsen has notified the University Fa-

cilities about the goose. For now, they plan to leave the goose where she is. “It is not causing any problems,” Steve Koppes, the associate news director at the News Office, said. Facilities, however, could not remove the goose and her nest even if they wanted to, since the Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects migratory birds against artificial removal. “I don’t know what the best course of action is. Whether we put down mats, or try to get them go inside the building and go down the elevator,” Olsen said. Besides closely monitoring the situation, Facilities has not responded to the potential danger of the goslings jumping off Searle.

State Report Finds Issue With Parts of UCMC Trauma Center Expansion BY ALEX WARD SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

On Tuesday, the state of Illinois released a report criticizing parts of the University of Chicago Medical Center’s (UCMC) recently proposed expansion plan, which includes the long-contested trauma center. UCMC does not anticipate that the fi ndings will prevent the project from going forward. The report takes issue with the number of new beds and radiology stations the UCMC plans to install, as well as the expected cost per square foot of the renovations. The University’s Get CARE (Community, Access, Reliability, Excellence) proposal, made to the state board on February 16, has three main aspects: 168 additional medical-surgical beds, 20 additional intensive care beds, and the construction of a Level I Adult Trauma Center. The trauma center in particu-

lar has been a target of community and student activism. According to UCMC predictions, it is expected to see 2,700 visits annually. In its response to the state report, the UCMC noted that while the review board’s usage figures are based on past data, their own plan takes into account predicted future growth. Specifically, the UCMC notes that since 2009 it has seen average annual increases in visits to its medicine and emergency care departments of 6.7 and 6.5 percent, respectively. The state report, released by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (IHFSRB), does not necessarily mean the end of the project. On May 10, the proposal will go before the state hospital board, and while the IHFSRB report will be taken into consideration, the project may still be approved. The Get CARE proposal met 16 of the 19 criteria in the report, and according to the UCMC’s response, “Each of [the negative] fi ndings was anticipated in the

original application and none preclude the Board from approving the project.” The proposed trauma center will require separate approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health in order to be granted the desired Level I status, the highest possible designation. According to the American Trauma Society website: “A Level I Trauma Center is capable of providing total care for every aspect of injury—from prevention through rehabilitation.” In a statement about the report, Sharon O’Keefe, president of the UCMC, said, “We appreciated the staff ’s time reviewing our extensive proposal and were pleased that the staff made positive findings on 16 of the 19 review criterion on the State Board Report. We are encouraged to be one step closer to delivering the care our community wants and needs, and remain confident the Board will see the merits of our proposal to increase access to care on Chicago’s South Side.”

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University Releases Statistics on Harassment, Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct BY EMILY KRAMER DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

On April 19, the Office of the Dean of Students released statistics on reports of harassment, discrimination, and sexual misconduct involving University of Chicago students. These statistics include all reports submitted between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. This is the fi rst publication of such statistics since 2008. The statistics include the number of reports filed, the types of issues reported, the resolutions achieved, the number of official hearings held with the University-wide Student Disciplinary Committee (UWSDC), the allegations made and their outcomes, and the sanctions issued. Of the 53 students to fi le complaints during this period, 41 were students in the College and 10 were graduate or professional students. Thirty of the 52 individuals accused of misconduct were College students and six were graduate or professional students. Sixty-six incidents were reported in total, the majority of which were for sexual harassment (19), followed by sexual assault (15), sexual abuse (7), non-sexual harassment (7), and dating violence (6). Students may submit reports or complaints to the Title IX Coordinator and/ or the Associate Dean of Students in the University for Disciplinary Affairs. These

reports are addressed in a variety of ways, including informal resolutions as well as formal disciplinary hearings before the UWSDC. In this time frame, 103 resolutions were achieved. Thirty of these resolutions involved no-contact orders. Michele Rasmussen, Dean of Students in the University, said it is important to note that the statistics reveal that many incidents reported in 2014–15 were resolved through measures other than formal disciplinary hearings. “The University’s disciplinary process gives students the right to request that their complaint be heard by the UWSDC, and many students may assume that going through a hearing is the only option available to them if they want to formally report sexual misconduct. For some students, this may not be something they are ready to do or feel comfortable pursuing. The data in this report indicate that there are actually a broad range of choices available to a complainant, including requesting a disciplinary hearing,” Rasmussen said. The UMatter website, which provides students with resources and information about gender-based misconduct and UChicago’s resolution process, lists the potential informal resolutions for harassment, discrimination, and sexual misconduct, which include no-contact directives, housing changes, schedule adjustments, restricted access, and mediation.

Second-year Meg Dowd, co-leader of the Phoenix Survivors Alliance (PSA), said the statistics revealed a lack of knowledge of or faith in the University’s practices and policies. Dowd believes that this is why many students do not report their cases to the University. “The most distressing statistics to us are the very low number of reports that went to disciplinary committee, and the sanctions that resulted from those six disciplinary hearings. It would seem as if the University is relying on no-contact orders to deal with issues of sexual violence, due to the disproportionate number of issuances,” Dowd said. Thirteen allegations of dating violence, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, harassment/discrimination, and other forms of misconduct were formally heard by the UWSDC. In seven of these allegations, the offender was found responsible. Of the cases presented to the UWSDC, the Committee issued a variety of sanctions. Of the 17 issued sanctions, two were suspensions. There were no expulsions. “It is ultimately the choice of the complainant to decide whether or not to pursue disciplinary action,” Dowd said. “But we believe that if the University invested more resources into providing education and transparency about these proceedings, more people who report would feel

confident enough to go through with a hearing.” According to Rasmussen, this was the fi rst year that the University was able to gather comprehensive data on all reports and complaints of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. Going forward, the University will be able to make year-to-year comparisons of the data. In an interview with T HE M A ROON , Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services Karen Warren Coleman said the University used to publish similar statistics in a publication known as the University of Chicago Record, which contained official University reports, addresses, and policies. When the University of Chicago Record went out of print in 2008, the statistics stopped being released. “Based on student feedback, we knew that there is strong interest in understanding the volume of reports that are submitted to the University, the nature of these reports in terms of the kinds of sexual misconduct students are experiencing, and how these matters are resolved. Our hope is that the annual release of this information will bring more clarity to University policy and processes as well as keep attention focused on the absolute need to address and prevent sexual misconduct in our community,” Rasmussen said.

Former Speaker Was Sentenced for Bank Fraud to Cover Up Sexual Abuse Continued from front

Kocher’s letter, which was made public by the judge last Friday, was drafted before a court filing on April 8 that detailed allegations by four individuals who said that Hastert sexually abused them as children. The allegations say that Hastert gave groin massages to the athletes and that he set up a chair to watch them shower. Hastert admitted to sexually abusing his athletes on Wednesday, and the judge said that he is a “serial child molester,” but the statutes of limitations on the sexual abuse allegations have long passed. At the time of Kocher’s writing, federal law enforcement officials had said that Hastert paid one of the victims to cover up sexual abuse, and he had already been indicted for lying to the FBI about the reason why he circumvented bank regulations. Six months ago, Hastert pleaded guilty to evading bank rules to avoid requirements to report where the money was going. Investigators said at the time that the money was going to someone he had agreed to pay $3.5 million to keep quiet. Kocher wrote in his March 7 letter that everyone who knew Hastert thought he was a “good man.” “Dennis Hastert is an outstanding

human being who has made enormous contributions to society—particularly the youth of society—over his lifetime,” reads the letter to the judge. “[He] is a good man—and is universally regarded as such by those who have gotten to know him. Please note that you can count on that as fact.” Prior to joining the House of Representatives in 1981, Hastert taught social studies at Yorkville High School in Illinois, where he also coached football and wrestling. Kocher, who has coached wrestling at UChicago for 37 years, said in his letter that he started working with Hastert when the two decided that the Department of Education’s (DOE) interpretation of Title IX could threaten the existence of wrestling programs. The DOE required academic institutions receiving federal funds to have proportional numbers of male and female student athletes. In some cases, compliance required schools to cut wrestling programs. In his letter to the judge, Kocher cited, as evidence of good character, Hastert’s fight against DOE enforcement of Title IX and his disregard for potential backlash. Kocher has long been a critic of the effect of Title IX implementation on col-

legiate wrestling. In a 2012 interview that a Florida lawmaker had sent sexwith The Times of Northwest Indiana, ually suggestive messages to teenage Kocher said, “I don’t believe we need boys, Kocher wrote a letter urging the federal bureaucrats coming in with wrestling community to call talk shows their agenda, which hurts male ath- and write letters to the editor in his deletes. I trust local athletic directors and fense. “Hastert has stepped up time and school boards and community leaders much more than I do the government.” time again for wrestling. Now wrestling In 2003, he helped plan a lawsuit claim- needs to step up for [him],” it reads. ing that Title IX implementation sexu- “He has been directly involved in savally discriminates against men, according or reinstating nearly a dozen coling to CBS News. lege wrestling programs.… [Hastert] is “ The smart thing to do politically a good and honorable man—and one of was to not touch this issue —no one wrestling’s own. [Hastert] is now being benefits from being accused of being unfairly and viciously smeared by the anti-female by the well-funded and Foley sex scandal.” media savvy feminist groups,” reads University spokesperson Marielle his letter to the judge. “But [Hastert] Sainvilus said in an e-mail yesterday did whatever he could, whether it was that Kocher’s letter, even though it was prevailing upon the [DOE] to relent in written on UChicago letterhead, does its demands that a male college sports not represent the views of the Univerprogram be dropped (yes that did hap- sity. pen), or encourage a college president to “UChicago Athletics is committed to find another way to satisfy the onerous upholding core principles of education, demands of a [DOE] Bureaucracy that excellence and integrity, and helping was bearing down hard.” students develop as athletes, teamThis isn’t the first time that Kocher mates, and as citizens in the world,” has defended Hastert by citing his work she wrote. “Members of the University to protect wrestling amid Title IX im- community express their individual plementation. In 2006, when Hastert views on a wide range of topics, and was under fire for not taking strong none of these are to be taken as posiaction toward investigating allegations tions of the University itself.”

Local Residents Hope to Support a Reform-Oriented Candidate in Next February’s Aldermanic Election Continued from page 2

Scott, another organizer of the meeting and longtime Hyde Park resident. Multiple attendees agreed that their priority was avoiding an alderman similar to Burns. Some residents attribute frustrations with Burns to the University. “Sometimes the alderman will not know what the University is doing before the neighborhood does, so they end up in a weird position

compared to other aldermen,” Piemonte said. “The University can go to City Hall without the alderman, so I think even when [the aldermen] make an effort to be cooperative and informative it creates a different kind of culture.” Because the Fourth Ward has changed significantly in recent years, the meetings include a diverse range of concerns. Prior to redistricting in 2012 it included more of Hyde Park. Redistricting shifted

the district north, incorporating more of ment developed over the course of several Bronzeville and South Loop. Scott argued meetings. He believes that this is enough that the differences in neighborhoods are people to sway an aldermanic election. reconcilable. “I think there’s a broad conPiemonte made clear that whether or sensus that people want independence not the group grows as much as he hopes, and transparency and a large group of continuing the discussion represented by people who think policies from the may- the group’s meeting is his priority. “We or’s office are problematic,” he said. have this unique opportunity that’s a Ultimately, Piemonte envisions a civic campaign with no politicians,” he said. convention in August or September in “It’s a beautiful thing, a beautiful moment which 1,000 or more people ratify a docu- in the civitas.”

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Candidates Explained Their Platforms and Responded to Audience Questions Continued from front

and Sanctions (BDS) movement on campus. A fter each slate gave a 90-second opening statement, the slates had 45 seconds to respond to each question. RSO Funding One of the fi rst questions of the debate regarded inequity of RSO funding. The question cited the Moot Court team and Chicago Raas as RSOs that do not receive full travel funding while the Coalition of Academic Teams (CAT) does. CAT includes Mock Trial, Model UN, and College Bowl. The candidates were asked whether this disparity in funding is fair. US candidate and secondyear Michael Meng said that CAT has a nuanced funding structure and fundraising is a significant source of travel funding. Adding to Meng’s point, Our Campus’s Paul Drexler pointed out that certain RSOs with higher funding have existed longer. These groups have had more time to increase funding and have been successful in building large memberships. Salma Elkhaoudi, UP’s candidate for Vice President for Administration, argued that more can be done about allocating funds to RSOs in need of additional funding. Funding decisions, Elkhaoudi said, should not be a matter of how long an RSO has existed. Graduate Students The candidates were then asked how they would improve graduate student life at the University. UP’s Cody Jones, the only

graduate student in the running, answered this question on behalf of his slate. Jones said students need to form a “united front” to collectively express their demands to the administration. He described the demands of graduate students as reasonable and similar to those of undergraduates, stressing the importance of improving health care services. “I’m one-third of this slate and represent two-thirds of this school. I think we can do better,” Jones said. The other slates expressed general agreement with Jones’s statement. Our Campus’s Chase Woods said there needs to be a conversation in which graduate students have more input on SG decisions. US’s Kennedy Green cited a need to expand peer support for graduate students by increasing sexual assault awareness and expanding mental health resources. Sexual Assault Prevention Another audience member asked the candidates to share their specific plans to combat sexual assault. The Moose Slate refrained from commenting, stating that sexual assault is a matter that should not be satirized. Green expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of resources and staffing available for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, calling it “unacceptable.” She called for an increase in stable funding and support for the program. Our Campus’s Victoria Monteiro agreed that the existing sexual assault awareness program needs to be improved. Monteiro noted that no other slate, past or present, has ever met with

the Title IX coordinator. Monteiro blamed SG for not better addressing the flaws of the current program. Eric Holmberg defended the efforts of College Council (CC), of which he is Chair, and suggested that the administration was to blame. Holmberg noted that the administration celebrates CC’s efforts without meeting it halfway. In January, SG allocated $10,000 to a committee focused on projects increasing the awareness and prevention of sexual assault on campus. Divestment The next topic of discussion regarded the recent divestment resolution passed by CC. The resolution, which passed 8–4–3, called upon the University to divest from 10 companies identified as complicit in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The candidates were asked to answer why their slates are uniquely qualified to handle future foreign policy questions. UP, US, and Our Campus all supported the recent CC resolution to call upon the University to divest from the companies in question. Green began her statement by condemning the notion that divestment is strictly a matter of foreign policy and apologizing to those who viewed the CC vote as offensive. “CC and SG are supposed to be used as conduits for students to talk to administration and the rest of campus about issues that are important to them,” Green said. Woods stated that Our Campus is a pro-divestment slate, but suggested that Israel’s right to exist could have been recognized

as a “gesture of good faith.” Woods further pressed the need for town-hall meetings and referenda to amplify student voices on such matters. Elkhaoudi affirmed that it is the duty of SG to address issues like divestment. Explaining that the resolution contains clauses that assert neutrality on political questions, she said there is a need for increased transparency with regard to the spending of tuition dollars. “It’s reprehensible that some of our tuition goes to companies complicit in human rights violations. I think that’s scary and not something that should be happening,” she said. In response to a question regarding the impact of the divestment decision on campus climate for Jewish and Palestinian students, Drexler said both sides felt “ostracized.” He said the discussion could have been executed more effectively by giving anti-divestment students a meeting to voice their objections and allowing a discussion of the effects of boycotts and sanctions on low-income countries. Holmberg said he was impressed by the conduct of the CC meeting, in which the floor was open to public comment for more than three hours. Defending the notion that CC is responsible for discussing controversial matters and ideas, Holmberg said the debate was not meant to challenge anyone’s “personhood.” Liaison Debate The prospective Undergraduate Liaisons to the Board of Trustees took the f loor next. T hird-year Kenzo Esquivel, past SG Community and Gov-

ernment Liaison and current Vice President of Student Affairs, was the first to speak. Esquivel said he is excited to push for student issues to “actually get to the Board,” to increase SG transparency, and to provide students with more opportunities to interact with the Board of Trustees. Laura Brawley, a first-year in the College, presented her lack of prior SG experience as an asset. Like Esquivel, Brawley said she plans to give students the opportunity to meet with the Board. Brawley added that she hopes to gain a more comprehensive view of campus issues and cited her amiable personality as an important strength. W hen the two candidates were asked how many trustees are on the Board and whether they could name three of them, both Esquivel and Brawley struggled to answer. Esquivel, chuckling, said there are probably more than 50 trustees on the Board, and was able to list one name. Brawley admitted that she was uncertain, but listed President Zimmer and a past Board member. Both candidates concluded by expressing hope for increased cooperation between the B oard and the student body, but conceded that the structure of the system was unlikely to change. Brawley added that the key is to work within the system rather than changing it. The debate concluded with statements from unopposed Cosmo Albrecht for the position of Community and Government Liaison.

Uncommon Interview: Arianna Huffington on the Sleep Revolution BY GRACE HAUCK ARTS EDITOR

Last March, Arianna Huffi ngton, the editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, announced that she would visit universities across the country on a “Sleep Tour” to discuss her newest book, The Sleep Revolution, published this April. Since then, Huffi ngton has hosted speaking events and sleep fairs at over a dozen colleges, planning to hit over 100 by the end of her tour. Bearing free pajamas and alarm clocks, Huffi ngton hopes to transform the unhealthy culture of sleep deprivation on college campuses. In advance of her engagement at the Quadrangle Club just yesterday, Huffington spoke with T HE M AROON on the phone about her book, the tour, and the feasibility of her revolutionary proposal. CHICAGO MAROON: Can you tell me a little about the Sleep Revolution Tour thus far? Arianna Huffington: We’ve talked to many students about how to change their habits and be happier. I have been to the

University of Denver, the University of Nevada, USC, UCLA, Dominican University, Belmont, and, tomorrow, Chicago. CM: At the University of Chicago in particular, is there anything that you’re looking forward to talking to students about? AH: I think really two things. One, students are very datadriven, so I want to talk to them a little bit about the latest science, which is very conclusive: when we don’t get the sleep we need, every aspect of our life is affected—our immune system, decision-making, grades. Our happiness. I think once we realize that we have been living under a collective delusion, and that we are now ready to create a culture shift around sleep, it’s going to make such a difference in students’ lives. And then it becomes contagious: you see your friend getting enough sleep and doing better—being happier, less anxious or depressed—and you want more of that yourself. CM: In your announcement of the Sleep Revolution Tour, you talked about the trifecta: be-

tween social life, grades, and sleep, you have to choose two. For students who don’t want to sacrifice for sleep, especially if it’s not feasible, what do you suggest they implement in small ways?

tressed. And you’re more likely to catch colds, which take you out of commission.

nine years ago. I had a painful wake-up call, which is what started it.

CM: Is that something you ever experienced as a student at Cambridge?

CM: What do you plan to do next? After the Sleep Revolution Tour?

AH: Yes, this is the model at many colleges. But it’s not about what I suggest—I didn’t just come up with a number. This is a universal consensus. So unless you have a genetic mutation where you can function very well on four or five hours, the majority of us need seven to nine hours. Somewhere in between there.

AH: Absolutely. Yes, I’ve done everything wrong. That’s how I know, from personal experience, that I’m so much different now—when I’m actually getting enough sleep and what a difference it makes.

AH: We are very committed, and we want to pursue this project. We are having sleep fairs at over a hundred colleges.

CM: You cited some University of Chicago research in your book too, yes? AH: Yes, and I’ll go over it tomorrow. I think it’s important to see that if students want more information, it’s right there on your doorstep. I think the key thing to recognize here is that when we get enough sleep, we do everything faster, more efficiently. We don’t get sick. You know when you’re exhausted, your immune system is dis-

Csacrificed any significant experiences to get enough sleep? AH: No, not at all! That’s what’s so interesting. Obviously, FOMO is a big part of a student’s life— the fear of missing out. But the truth is that when we walk through life like a zombie, we are missing out on life. CM: When did you fi nally come to that realization? AH: Well, you know, the book starts with my own wake-up call. I was completely exhausted. I collapsed and hit my head on my desk and broke my cheekbone

CM: Do you see this sleep culture playing out at The Huffington Post or other media publications? AH: Well, at The Huffington Post, we are very careful to encourage our reporters and our editors to get enough sleep. We have two nap rooms. When reporters and editors are off work, they are not expected to be on their phones. If there’s an emergency, we’ll call them, but they’re not expected to be on reserve. We are very cognizant of creating a culture that is supportive of people’s time to sleep and recharge. For a longer version of this interview, see the M AROON website.

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Renovations Begin on Shrine of Christ the King Church at 64th Street and Woodlawn BY KATIE AKIN ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Katie Akin

Renovations are in progress at Shrine of Christ the King Church after a fire almost destroyed it last October.

Renovations to repair Shrine of Christ the King Church on 64th Street and South Woodlawn Avenue began on Monday. Contractors worked on clearing the interior of the church of the large piles of charred debris left from the fire last October that almost led to the church’s demolition. After the refuse is cleared, lifts will be brought into the structure so engineers can re-examine the steel trusses supporting the roof. After this examination, they will design an entirely new steel roof structure that Canon Michael Stein anticipates will be installed in the late summer or early fall. “We’re kind of in a race before

winter to put a new roof back on the building,” Canon Matthew Talarico said. This step toward restoration comes after a lengthy battle between community organizations that wanted to protect the Shrine and the Archdiocese, who considered the damage too extensive to reasonably repair. In late February, the Archdiocese gave the land to the Institute of Christ the King, a national Catholic organization headquartered at the Shrine. The Institute, along with numerous historical preservation societies and community groups, is now responsible for the restoration of the landmark building. Installing a new roof is part of what the Shrine has designated as Phase 1. This stage also includes installing new thermal

windows and repairing the masonry. The Shrine anticipates this initial phase will cost $2.5 million. They have already gathered $1.1 million through the Institute of Christ the King, various historical preservation societies, and community donations. For the last few months, the congregation of Shrine of Christ the King has held services in the gym of the nearby First Presbyterian Church on Kimbark and 64th. “Actually, our community has grown since the fire because many people already knew about us, many people would come for certain programs we offered, but then they felt a much greater attraction to be with us in this time of trial and to offer their support to us,” Stein said.

Local Is Unsatisﬁed With Retirement Beneﬁts, Wage Increase Offered in Negotiation Continued from front

United (GSU ), Students Organizing United with Labor (SOUL), the Fight for Just Food Coalition, and Student Government (SG) slate United Progress (UP), also joined the protest, along with representatives of newly organized non-tenure track faculty. Third-year SOUL member Psalm Brown stated that he and other representatives from the student-run support group have a duty to support campus workers when they feel that the University has not suffi ciently responded to their requests. “When campus workers are f ighting for better working conditions, SOU L wants to be supportive and show student solidarity. By joining the Teamsters and rallying with them, we want to show the University administration that students care about the workers who make this campus run on a daily basis and that we expect them to be treated and paid fairly,” Brown said. Second-year Eric Holmberg, who is running for SG President under UP, said that he and his fellow running mates believe that too many workers are making less than $15 per hour and that the University should work towards increasing their wages

by more than 1.5%. Holmberg’s slate has been endorsed by the local’s stewards. “ There are many workers making less than $15 an hour. That means they deserve pensions and step-increases, and the University should negotiate with them on those things. More broadly, we can afford to pay our workers a living wage. It’s good for students, it’s good for staff, and the University has the resources to do it,” Holmberg said. Holmberg later stated that the low-wage increase affects him as a campus worker and that he hopes to target the issue if elected to SG. “I work a campus job working $10 an hour, so I know what it’s like to work many hours to pay for school. I’ve known about the Teamsters because many of the members work in our dorms... I’ve met with union stewards, and so I know what the issue is because people talk about it,” he said. Lastly, Holmberg explained that Fair Budget UChicago, which advocates for a living wage of $15 per hour for all campus workers, has consistently been denied meetings with University President Robert Zimmer and former Provost Eric Isaacs, so he and his slate

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Members and supporters of Teamsters Local 743 protest outside of Levi Hall.

hope to address wage increases and other benefits with new Provost Daniel Diermeier. Schutzius added that Teamsters has represented University workers since the early 1980s and will continue to protest if the University is unresponsive. “We’ll continue to escalate our activity until we get an offer that’s fair,” she said.

Corrections Due to an editing error, the original version of the article “1002 Sign Petition for Fair Compensation for Resident Assistants,” published in the April 26 issue of THE MAROON, incorrectly stated that the petition would be delivered to College Housing and the Office of Financial Aid when it reached 1,500 signatures. As of publication, the petition had already been delivered. The article also misstated the original signature goal for the petition. It initially aimed for 100, not 500 signatures. The article “Protest of Genocide Denial Interrupts Talk on Turkey, Armenia,” published in the April 26 issue of THE MAROON, incorrectly stated that the protest was headed by the Armenian Circle. It was led the Armenian Students Association. The original version of the article “African Civ To Be Held in Dakar, Senegal Starting in Winter 2018,” published in the April 26 issue of THE MAROON, misspelled the name of Sarah Walter, the Director of Study Abroad.

Teamsters 743 is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council 25, which represents more than 125,000 men and women throughout Illinois and northwest Indiana. The local currently supports approximately 10,000 Illinois workers. Besides the protest, the union held a vigil on behalf of UChicago and the University

of Chicago Medical Center’s ( UCMC ’s) 1,50 0 workers to raise awareness of low-wage increases and unsubstantial retirement benefi ts. The vigil was held last January, when workers were still under their contract with the University. The University declined to comment on the Wednesday rally.

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CC Tabled Discussion on Divestment and Transparency “If something is sensitive or potentially en- today are about consistency and letting peoThe three students also introduced a secContinued from front representative Eric Holmberg said in an e- dangering, saying, ‘Hey, record it but we can ple know what College Council voices are all ond resolution focusing on the University’s investments in and ties to China and the counmail to THE MAROON that, in accordance with edit it later’ doesn’t seem like a great situation about,” Foldi said. Foldi argued that the issue of Blue Chips try’s reputation as a human rights abuser. guidance from the Center for Leadership and if it’s that sensitive or potentially endangering was under CC’s domain because of its status They spoke about the Communist Party’s Involvement, CC prohibited recording at its in the first place,” Sands said. Second-year representative Cosmo Al- as an RSO. stronghold on public speech and the judicial April 12 meeting due to the sensitive nature of “It’s totally within purview to resolve… system; the alleged occupation of Tibet by the agenda, which focused on the Israeli-Pal- brecht said it should be up to CC to decide recording procedure on a case-by-case basis: that Blue Chips disclose who they’re investing China and Tibetans’ resistance efforts, includestinian divestment resolution. At the meeting this Tuesday, third-year “Audio recording should not be singled out… in so we can make sure they’re not investing ing self-immolation and protests; involuntary representative Peggy Xu and first-year rep- College Council should have the discretion to in companies that [CC] has deemed to be com- organ harvesting of prisoners in China; and resentative Qudsiyyah Shariyf introduced an not have recording if it’s particularly sensitive, plicit in human rights violations,” he said. If the University’s recent disassociation from they do not disclose or drop the investments, the Chinese government-sponsored Confucius amendment explicitly allowing photography whether it’s audio or video,” he said. Fourth-year representative Mike Viola ef- Foldi’s resolution called for revoking Blue Institute last year because of its issues with and the use of recording devices at meetings. academic freedom. However, for circumstances “in which sensi- fectively ended the debate on that topic when Chips’ RSO status. In the debate following the presentation, “Like their bodies roasting in the fire tive or potentially endangering information is he raised the question of scheduling a vote on being presented or debated on, a two-thirds the amendment in relation to the previous Cottrell, who was a vocal opponent of the self-immolating, the Tibetans’ culture, their vote by [CC] members, may suspend the abil- banning of recordings two weeks ago and the Israeli-Palestinian divestment vote in a pre- history, their language, and their identity is ity of any attendees to take photography or upcoming Student Government elections next vious meeting, said that any individual who being burned right before their very eyes and supported the previous divestment resolution [the Tibetan people] refuse to remain comuse video recording devices,” the amendment week. “I do not think we should vote on this to- should support this action for the sake of con- plicit in this,” Gordis said, describing her own to Article IV, Section 8 read. It also stated that audio recording should night. We should form an ad hoc committee sistency—especially considering that RSOs interaction with the Tibetan people during a be allowed at all CC meetings but can be ed- but being asked to act on this so quickly dur- are under CC’s control more so than Univer- homestay program in 2014. “We too refuse to be complicit in this blaited to protect the anonymity of constituents ing the election, [we are] trying to cover up sity investments, the target of the previous tant violation of human rights…. [CC], you at their request. This more nuanced approach tracks of controversy,” he said. Several CC resolution. came after Holmberg introduced an amend- members are running for reelection or election “The point of divestment is to send a mes- guys want to tackle human rights issues. ment last week simply stating: “[CC] shall not to the Executive Slate. sage using the University’s clout as a multi- Here’s another opportunity for you,” she conThe amendment debate was tabled until billion [institution],” Albrecht, who strongly cluded. prohibit photography or the use of recording next week’s meeting, which will be after the supported the original divestment resolution, Katherine Shen, a third-year repredevices at its meetings.” “Considering what everybody talked about voting for the SG election begins. Discussion argued, saying that Blue Chips invests money sentative, responded to their presentain last week’s meeting, we thought it was too next turned to resolutions about Blue Chips from an alumnus rather than the University’s tion “as someone who personally knows much to completely prohibit photography and and divestment from China. Second-year endowment, which he said “represents every individuals persecuted by the Chinese government” by suggesting they discuss recording because of special circumstances Matthew Foldi presented the Blue Chips res- student in this institution.” that might occur,” Shariyf explained. “We olution. Foldi, second-years Paul Soltys, who “The people proposing this resolution don’t the issue with people on campus who have specified photography and video recording is running for CC representative for the Class support divestment,” Albrecht went on to say. been personally affected by Chinese government actions. because essentially the minutes that the sec- of 2018, and second-year Tamar Gordis then “So I don’t understand. This is farcical.” The topic was also tabled until next retary takes serve as what would be audio presented the China divestment reolution. Other representatives raised the quesrecording, so we said audio recording should Foldi and Gordis are members of the Coali- tion of mentioning fossil fuel divestment in week, with priority for discussion over tion for Peace. They emphasized that these the Blue Chips resolution before the topic any matters other than internal Student be allowed at any meeting.” Fourth-year representative Mark Sands resolutions were a logical next step from the was tabled until next week’s meeting. In an Government affairs. In an e-mail to T HE and second-year representative Calvin previous divestment resolution, and most of e-mail to THE MAROON, Blue Chips president M AROON, Foldi said that Gordis is working Cottrell both doubted the feasibility of edit- the representatives who spoke in support of and third-year Cyrus Adamiyatt declined with some CC members to bring students ing an audio recording after the meeting to their efforts opposed the original resolution. to comment on the issue due to his lack of who have been affected by the Chinese “The two things we’re going to introduce familiarity with the resolution. remove the identity of an individual. government to next week’s CC meeting.

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The MAROON Editorial Board Endorses Our Campus The MAROON Editorial Board endorses Our Campus for Executive Slate. The slate consists of Chase Woods for president, Paul Drexler for vice president of administration, and Victoria Monteiro for vice president of student affairs. Our Campus has its finger on the pulse of the student body, and is committed to finding realistic solutions to the issues that have most directly affected UChicago over the past year. Its goal is to integrate Student Government (SG) into campus culture and to facilitate a dialogue between RSOs and athletic teams, Greek-affiliated and non-affiliated students, activists, and administrators. Sexual assault and Greek life are at the center of Our Campus’s platform. The slate released a detailed sexual assault policy on Monday recommending that funds for sexual assault awareness programs be distributed throughout the year instead of concentrated in one month, and that the bulk of programming be shifted from the spring to the fall, when new students are arriving on campus. Our Campus also proposes the creation of a

student liaison position to Sarah Wake, the Title IX coordinator. This position has the potential to reduce some of the bureaucratic frustrations that often stand in the way of open dialogue between students and the administration regarding sexual assault. Monteiro is in a sorority, which gives Our Campus the insight it needs to work toward integrating the Greek community into the greater campus community. She explained that given fraternities’ lack of support for an Interfraternity Council, Our Campus would push for a peer standards board to increase accountability within Greek life. This peer standards board, comprised of Greek and non-affiliated students, would develop policies aimed at preventing and addressing sexual assault, racism, and other forms of misconduct. Our Campus does not have a graduate student on the ticket, but it is committed to fairly and equally representing students across all graduate divisions. It proposes the creation of a student labor committee aimed at communicating to the administration undergraduate and graduate con-

cerns pertaining to unionization and fair wages. It also stresses the importance of transparency and accountability in Student Government, promising to work to live-stream assembly meetings online. Not only will measures like this enable a broad cross-section of the student body to stay informed about campus issues, but it will also protect against unfair and inconsistent regulations such as those applied to recording in the CC meeting on divestment earlier this month. Our Campus is not interested in campus politics. Its goal is to represent and unite subsections of the student body in a way that the current executive slate has been unable to do. Woods, Drexler, and Monteiro may not have prior SG experience, but they are informed and active members of the community who will grow into their respective roles. Our Campus is in touch with the issues UChicago students care about and possesses the energy and vision necessary to take them on. United Progress United Progress has SG experience and a plan aimed at increasing University of

Chicago Police Department accountability, both of which Our Campus lacks. However, presidential candidate Eric Holmberg, who prohibited recordings at CC’s divestment debate earlier this month, has a poor track record when it comes to SG transparency. United Progress also dedicates part of its platform to Chicago State University (CSU), which Holmberg initially proposed UChicago’s endowment be used to support. He later walked back this idea after realizing it was infeasible, but struggled to clarify in an interview with T HE M A ROON last week how the University could use its fi nancial and political clout to help CSU. The idea comes from a good place, but is beyond the scope of SG, which is already limited in its ability to effect change on its own campus. Unite & Support Michael Meng’s Student Government Finance Committee experience is a considerable asset to Unite & Support, whose primary focus if elected would be to bring greater equity

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Give Me Another Question Combating Gender Inequality in the Workforce Starts with Changing Perceptions in College

Jasmine Wu

The Blue Rider “What was the name of Justin Bieber’s new album?” It was Jeopardy, and I was—contrary to what the question may suggest—in a meeting for an investment club. We were welcomed into the spring quarter with a review game to refresh our memories about techniques and tactics for valuing a company. Questions were fired at us about FCFs, the acquisition of a media conglomerate, and ratios for REITs. The atmosphere was competitive, the questions were hard, and the game was exciting. As we were nearing the end, a final question popped out. “What was the name of Justin Bieber’s new album?” Eyes turned to me, and I self-consciously remarked that I didn’t know. Was I supposed to know? Why would my teammates not enlist my help for the five technical questions, three M&A questions, and four current news questions, but would for the mock question about Justin Bieber? It’s obvious. As a millennial girl, I should be most attuned to this boy’s career. But the problem is not merely that my male teammates assumed I knew the answer to a pop culture question, but that society’s perception of gender has remained unchanged. Less than 10 percent of all U.S. fund managers are women, and women exclusively run about 2 percent of the industry’s assets and open-end funds. By contrast, men exclusively run about 74 percent of the industry’s assets and 78 percent of funds. What is so distressing about this discrimination, however, is that in the face of such a pessimistic statistic, women are blamed for it. Supposedly we shy away from math, we are ruled by emotions, and we cannot make decisions. We don’t deserve to manage a portfolio; we should just leave it to the men, who make the decision 98 percent of

the time anyway. What is so distressing is that articles from Bloomberg View’s “Where Are the Women in Finance” to The Wall Street Journal’s “The Price Women Pay For Not Being Confident,” in an effort to expose this imbalance, still attribute the underrepresentation to us. They say that women are not successful because they lack confidence. They argue that women hold only 2 percent of CEO roles in the finance industry because they are not present in the field in the first place. Despite what these sources may have you believe, the problem isn’t that women are somehow unsuited for business careers. It is that college—the bedrock of the American Dream, and the great equalizer—is not doing its job. Why are women not confident about their knowledge of financial markets and investing? Why have we held only 14.3 percent of executive officer positions, and why has this statistic not changed for three consecutive years? It is not that we are any less knowledgeable, any less ambitious, or any less effectual. It is that we are perceived and treated as such. It explains why I should be more competent in pop media than in valuation techniques, why there is a severe lack of women in finance-oriented clubs around campus, and why even though women represent 60 percent of all financial services employees, they hold only 14 percent of board seats. This inequality has been acknowledged, but we’re still far from a substantive solution. For every relevant statistic about gender imbalances, RSOs targeted at women empowerment are created, programs designed to give women an advantage are made, and articles exposing these issues are written. I should not, then, be able to say that in this year, there are only 20 women chief executives of S&P 500 Companies,

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down from 24 in 2015. I should not be able to say that the percentage of women holding board seats has remained stagnant at 14 percent for seven consecutive years. Why can I say this? The programs, articles, and clubs, in exposing a branch, bury the roots. By making hollow promises of change, they inadvertently avoid the main issue: society’s perception of women. Before these programs, articles, and clubs can even begin to address deeply rooted inequality, they need to combat its cause. A statistic is not a disease: it is only a symptom of a larger, systemic problem. We need to start with college, a

supposed foundation of equality. We need to start with college, so that when someone asks what the name of Justin Bieber’s new album is, a woman is not expected to know. The hope is that when we play Jeopardy again, our team trusts us to say that Price/ FFO and EV/EBITDA are a few of the metrics to value REITS, because no, we don’t all know what Justin Bieber’s new album is called. The hope is that when a question is asked, eyes will turn toward men and women alike for an answer. Jasmine Wu is a first-year in the College majoring in economics and philosophy.

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Letter to the Editor: Outgoing United Progress Slate Weighs in on Current Student Government Election When we reflect on our time participating in Student Government (SG), we find that much of our work leads back to the underlying principle that students should have a substantial role in the governance of their university. From leading the effort to enroll the College in the U-Pass program to fighting for more resources for low-income, first-generation graduate and international students, we’ve devoted our time at this university to transforming Student Government into a place where students can effect change on their campus. As the current Executive Slate, we recognize the need for future leaders to approach this work in an open and collaborative way. Perhaps more now than at any point in recent history, SG is at a crucial crossroads. The budget recommendation put forward last week by the Executive Committee will increase resources for RSOs, academic teams, arts groups, and graduate students, but it will require care to implement. And securing more resources for all students will require undergraduate and graduate students working hand-in-hand, as partners in an effort to

involve all students in the operation of SG and University governance. We are prepared to endorse any and all slates that we feel are equipped to carry on the work of leading SG. This might seem odd given that a slate is running under the same banner we were elected under last spring. However, our allegiance lies not with a particular banner but instead with the institution of SG, and its ability to meet the needs of students and student organizations on this campus. With this in mind, we reached out to Our Campus and United Progress. We felt each of these slates shared our values and vision for what SG can and should be, and we sought to meet with them in order to share our experience in this role. Our invitation to meet was ultimately declined by Our Campus, who said their campaign manager was opposed to our meeting. The work of Executive Slate requires a commitment to open dialogue both leading up to and throughout its term, and this lack of engagement required us to rely on their platform to evaluate their positions. On what is arguably the most important function of

Executive Slate—oversight of the SG budget—their platform suggests a lack of familiarity with many critical aspects of the RSO funding process, and calls for the creation of services that already exist. This is concerning because the budget proposal put forward this year by SG’s Executive Committee and the stability of student organizations’ access to funding require an Executive Slate which understands the nuance of the SG budget and is able to work to direct more resources in support of student life. We are also concerned by their platform’s failure to recognize existing efforts to address issues of racial and economic justice on campus—issues around which they claim to center their platform— including efforts to end racial profiling by UCPD and support fair compensation for student work. In our view, there is one clear choice for Executive Slate: United Progress, made up of Eric Holmberg, Salma Elkhaoudi, and Cody Jones. Having served with Eric and Salma, we can speak to their work ethic, diligence, and record of working to address the issues that we agree matter. Eric played

a key role in the formation of the Executive Committee budget recommendation that will increase funding for RSOs and has led efforts to implement a living wage on campus. Salma has been a consistent voice in pushing for expanded funding for RSOs through her role on SGFC and has worked to re-establish direct student appointment powers to the Independent Review Committee of the UCPD. Cody is a much-needed voice capable of advocating for the unique needs of graduate students, which include access to affordable health care, fair wages, and expanded support for resources for professional development and the childcare stipend program. His voice and experience are crucial given that two-thirds of the students that SG represents are graduate students. We believe that Eric, Salma, and Cody have the vision, the experience, and the knowhow to continue creating a stronger SG that advocates for a stronger, more democratic University for all students. — Tyler Kissinger, Alex Jung, and Kenzo Esquivel, current Student Government Executive Slate

ARTS Inaugural Campus—South Side Festival Puts the “Art” in Partnership BY MAY HUANG ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR

This past weekend’s First Annual Washington Park Arts Festival was a collaboration between the UChicago Student Government (SG), University Community Service Center (UCSC), Office of Civic Engagement (OCE), and organizations like the Chicago Youth Programs (CYP) and the K.L.E.O. Community Family Life. Fifteen RSOs were involved in the festival, which took place at the Chicago Youth Programs Center—a five-minute shuttle ride from Ratner. Throughout the afternoon, more than 150 attendees witnessed performances from UChicago groups such as Ransom Notes and the Underground Collective, as well as spoken-word poets from the K.L.E.O. Center. According to graduate student Carlos Ortiz, who serves as the community and government liaison on the Student Government’s Executive Committee, the main goal of the event was to bridge the gap between the University and its surrounding community.

“The idea that we could use music, dance, spoken-word, or food to get people of diverse backgrounds into a shared space was a very intriguing prospect,” Ortiz said. “We wanted to generate awareness by showcasing the talents of our students and community youth, so that others could witness these wonderful art forms and be inspired.” Speaking about the local organizations involved, Ortiz also said that he wanted the festival to give local organizations and businesses a way to directly connect with their community. As an annual event, the festival will continue to encourage creative partnerships between UChicago students and the neighborhoods of the South Side. “I think that the spark is there for this festival to be a UChicago tradition that redefines how we conceive of UChicago’s role in the South Side,” Ortiz said. Ultimately, the festival brought together both communities in a way that demonstrates not only the importance of such collaboration, but also the unifying power of the arts.

May Huang

More than 150 people attended the First Annual Washington Park Arts Festival, held this past weekend.

After 17 Years, Ensemble-in-Residence Bids Farewell to UChicago BY HANNAH EDGAR ARTS EDITOR

The year was 1999. The Pacifica Quartet had recently moved from Los Angeles—the group’s namesake—to Chicago. Brought together by celebrated pedagogues Roland and Almita Vamos (who taught violinists Simin Ganatra and Sigurbjorn Bernhardsson at Oberlin, and whose son, Brandon, was the quartet’s cellist), the newly-minted quartet was teaching alongside the Vamoses at the Music Center of the North Shore, now the Music Institute of Chicago. Then, somewhat on a whim, the quartet reached out to the University of Chicago. “We made a cold call and sent a recent recording of Bartók’s String Quartet No. 5,” first violinist Simin Ganatra recalled. Their recording happened to land in the hands of professor of composition Shumalit

Ran. She liked what she heard and shortly thereafter, the Pacifica Quartet became ensemble-in-residence at the University. What began as “a one-year experiment”—as Ran would quip later—turned into a distinction the quartet would maintain for 17 years. Since then, Pacifica has grown into one of the classical world’s most celebrated quartets. After cementing its current configuration (with Masumi Per Rostad on viola) in 2001, the group went on to win the prestigious Avery Fisher Grant, a Grammy, and Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year Award. Pacifica was named the Quartet-in-Residence of both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in 2009, and the first Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago in 2013. Earlier this year, it was announced that Imani Winds—a New York-based woodwind quintet—will succeed Pacifica as the Uni-

versity’s next Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in-Residence at the end of this academic year. Though the quartet returns next year under the auspices of the on-campus concert series UChicago Presents, its April 24 performance at the Logan Center formally capped off its long and distinguished residency at the University, which has encompassed master classes, world premieres, and many, many performances. “We’ve played a lot of works here at the University of Chicago—it’d be difficult to tally them all up,” Bernhardsson said in a pre-concert interview in the Logan Center. “It’s probably in the hundreds, and spans through the whole of music history, from Boccherini to music that’s being written right now.” The quartet credits its steady diet of “music being written right now” as particularly formative. While in residency at the University, Pacifica played as part of Contempo, the

University’s resident contemporary music collective, of which Shumalit Ran served as artistic director from 2002 until her retirement last year. “It influenced us in making new music a priority,” Vamos said. “We picked up a lot of music here that we ended up carrying with us in our permanent repertoire.” When asked what moments stand out from their residency, the quartet cited musical memories, like the conclusion of its Shostakovich and Elliott Carter quartet cycles or workshopping new pieces with Ran and Contempo. But many memories were personal. For example, after the quartet moved from Chicago to Champaign in 2003, Rostad fondly recalled being taken in by late sociologist and former Dean of the College Don Levine, who died last year. Levine’s family “adopted” Rostad, giving him a home away from home. Continued on page 10

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“The people we used to coach are out in the world now doing all sorts of things . . .” Continued from page 9

“I remember going to the Aikido dojo mat with [him],” Rostad said. “It was a nice complement to a long day of rehearsing and teaching.” Vamos shared a story about a former student he’d taught while giving cello lessons through the University. “We played a concert in Kansas City once, and he showed up with his wife, who’s a violinist. Now he’s a doctor,” he said. “The people we used to coach are out in the world now doing all sorts of things.” The common denominator throughout has been the enthusiasm of University audiences—Pacifica’s “best audience,” according to Ganatra. “The Hyde Park audience is a very devoted chamber music audience,” Bernhardsson affirmed. “There’re audience members here who I can confidently say have heard every single quartet concert we’ve played here. That’s pretty astounding, actually.” Last Sunday’s sold-out concert—which showcased dedicatory quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich, and Beethoven—spoke volumes to this devotion. Fittingly, the concert

was introduced by the now-retired Ran, who noted the bitter-sweetness of the occasion but seized upon the concert as an opportunity to express gratitude for “all that was.” And what gratitude there was: at the conclusion of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14 (Op. 131), Pacifica was greeted with a lengthy standing ovation. Though the program had been selected before the news of its departure broke, no better piece could be chosen to conclude Pacifica’s time at UChicago: Beethoven himself wrote it as a gesture of gratitude to his friend, and he considered it the greatest of his late quartets. “Opus 131 is considered by many musicians the greatest piece ever written, so it seemed like a fitting end to the season, and now a fitting end to our residency,” Bernhardsson said. After Bernhardsson thanked the audience (many of whom rejoined with hearty “No, thank yous!”), the quartet returned to the stage to play an encore: the expansive Lento from Beethoven’s last string quartet, his No. 16 (Op. 135). As the quartet’s sweeping lines washed over the Performance Hall, one could hardly imagine a sweeter send-off.

Saverio Truglia

The Pacifi ca Quartet, the University’s former ensemble-in-residence, concluded its residency with a concert on campus last Sunday.

DuSable Museum Hosts Roundtable With Renowned Composers BY GRACE HAUCK ARTS EDITOR

Yesterday evening, the DuSable Museum of African American History collaborated with the Fulcrum Point New Music Project, a Chicago music programming nonprofit of 18 years, to host an open roundtable conversation about music history and education. The event, titled “The Black Composer Speaks: A Roundtable Discussion on Diversity, Inclusion, and Access in Experimental New Music,” welcomed a slew of renowned musicians, composers, educators, and artivists. Although the Ames Auditorium stood virtually empty, the small but ambitious group took a diagnostic of modern music and prescribed solutions to underrepresentation and inaccessibility. Social entrepreneur Saudia Davis mod-

erated a conversation with Stephen Burns, founder and artistic director of Fulcrum Point New Music Project; Kahil El’zabar, artistic director of the Chicago Academy of Music; Rami Gabriel, fellow at the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College; Jeffrey Mumford, classical composer and educator; Roberto Quinones, managing creative director of Chicago Academy of Music; Augusta Read Thomas, professor of composition at the University of Chicago and curator of the upcoming Ear Taxi Festival; and Seth Parker Woods, composer and cellist. The discussion began with the basics: “This country has a conflicted relationship with contemporary culture,” Mumford said. “There’s plenty of contemporary music that a lot of orchestras completely ignore, and it’s a real shame. So I think there needs to be a higher consciousness of people on the board, of people on the artistic-administrative level,

all the way down through the audience level. People need to understand that this music doesn’t exist in a vacuum—there’s context.” Mumford furthered his discussion of the crisis of diversity by explaining exactly what he meant by “context”: “If people come to the orchestra and see people that look like them—either in or at the orchestra—I can assure you they will come. I had the opportunity to conduct the Cleveland Orchestra on Martin Luther King’s birthday, and that’s a very particular context. The audience was packed with people of color. They don’t always come back to other concerts. Funny thing about that; if there was serious, conscious, mindful effort about that programming concept, then that could be addressed in a major way,” Mumford said. El’zabar lent a bit of background to Mumford’s assertions, explaining why artists—often undervalued for their intellec-

tual currency—lie at the mercy of administrative whims. In the past, they wielded far greater autonomy. “Up until the 1980s, an artist could get an individual grant of up to half a million dollars either through the National Endowment for the Arts or through the National Endowment for the Humanities,” El’zabar said. “Then government felt that it had the right to the intellectual sanction of the arts. And the first way it happened was to take away the choices individual artists could make for their own projects. You had to work with a regional organization or established institution with a 501(c)(3), so artists then got censored through the institution before they even got censored by the individual boards. Today, artists themselves are completely disempowered.” Visit chicagomaroon.com for the full version of this article.

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Max East Lemonade Screening Our Queen, Beyoncé, has released her latest and greatest. Not only is it a feat of musical genius, but Queen Bey has now entered the realm of visual art. Get in formation and come see her magical visual album Lemonade on the 70-inch television in the Max East lounge, complete with snacks and of course, lemonade. Following this Beyhive celebration, there will be a screening of Runaway, the visual album from Our God, Kanye. If you enjoy pop culture, come (preferably in 6-inch heels). Friday, April 29, 9 p.m., Max Palevsky Residential Commons East Lounge. Free. Snacks and lemonade provided. Spring Swing Study Break Join the Chicago Swing Dance Society this Saturday night for a free foodie fling. Veteran or novice, come out to dance East Coast swing to the smoky tones of famous Chicago jazz singer Nicole Kestler, accompanied by her live quintet. The evening will begin with a short lesson before breaking into the free dance portion of the night. Feel free to take a break from twirling to munch on dinner straight from everyone’s classic haunt, the Med.

Saturday, April 30, 7:30–11 p.m., Library Lounge, Ida Noyes Hall. Free. Dinner provided. FOTA’s SpringFest Presents: Performance Night As part of SpringFest, Festival of the Arts (FOTA) will be hosting a Performance Night on Sunday to showcase campus art groups such as The Ransom Notes, Rhythm and Jews, and Memento (the performance ensemble of Memoryhouse Magazine). Individual student artists, including Chris Good, Vivian Kuo, Camilla Fascina, Emiliano Burr, and Supreme Hinton, will also be performing. Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m., Logan Penthouse. Free. Civic Orchestra at the South Shore Cultural Center One of the foremost young conductors of our time, Matt Aucoin, will be leading the Civic Orchestra of Chicago in performances of Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543, excerpts from Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D. 200. Joining the orchestra will be American mezzo-soprano J’Nai

Bridges, who appeared earlier this year in the Lyric Opera’s debut of Bel Canto. Sunday, May 1, 3:30 p.m., South Shore Cultural Center. Free. Tuesday, May 3, 8 p.m., Chicago Symphony Center. Free. The IFJ Presents: Opera-nomics, the Business of Opera The Intercollegiate Finance Journal at the University of Chicago, with funding from Student Government, is hosting a panel discussion with special guests Anthony Freud, general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Daniel Grambow, general director of the Floating Opera Company. The panel will discuss the economics of creativity with a particular focus on opera. This discussion will also delve into such topics as the impact of economic constraints on creativity in general and the role of opera in society. Tuesday, May 3, 7 p.m. Saieh Hall, Room 203. Free. Light refreshments will be served 7–7:30 p.m. Marilynne Robinson: A Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society Director’s Lecture

P ulitzer P r ize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson, best known for writing the Gilead trilogy, will be giving a talk entitled, “What is Freedom of Conscience” next Thursday at the Neubauer Collegium. Her presentation will be the second “Director’s Lecture” hosted by the collegium this year. Come and be influenced by one of Time magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People of 2016! Thursday, May 5, 5:30–7 p.m., Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, 5701 South Woodlawn Avenue. Free. Navarasa: Reimagined, Exploring Classical Emotion through Pure Dance Apsara, the classical Indian dance RSO on campus, has combined classical and semi-classical choreography in its upcoming performance to explore the emotional landscape of dance. In collaboration with UT/TAPs, Navarasa: Reimagined is its fifth annual spring production. Thursday, May 7, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Logan T heater West. T ickets available at tickets.uchicago.edu. Show runs approximately 70 minutes.

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Alex’s Food Journal:

Girl & the Goat: Shared Plates With Best Mates april 20 / 809 w randolph street BY ALEX YE

~ STARTER PLATES ~

MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

Shared plate format has come a long way. In select establishments, it achieves comparable prestige to the chef-driven, fine dining operations consisting of eight-plus course tasting menus. The trend sees its downfalls, especially in subpar “tapas” joints serving fist-sized portions that still dig a hole in your wallet. However, thanks to the efforts of big names like Stephanie Izard and Paul Kahan, who directs the well-known institutions Avec and Publican, the bar has been set high for the trend while preserving the boozy nights with good friends and good eats that we all need on occasion. I made a reservation for Girl & the Goat the moment I set foot on campus this spring quarter. I had high expectations walking into Izard’s West Loop flagship restaurant, which stands proudly along the food crawl destination of Randolph Street. With the addition of her modern American diner, Little Goat, and her most recent take on an Asian bistro, Duck Duck Goat, Izard, the first woman to win Bravo’s Top Chef contest, has built a small empire in Chicago and is now a major creative contributor to the Chicago food scene. On multiple occasions, I’ve fondly watched the Munchies: Chef’s Night Out episode dedicated to her, proud that Chicago can tout Stephanie Izard as its own. Plan ahead and bring a few foodie friends to enjoy one of the most famous dining experiences in the city.

Miso Hungry ($5): The steaming, light buttery bread looked like cornbread, the white miso in the dough adding a savory undertone that reminded me of the dou fu lu I ate in my childhood (a preparation of fermented tofu curds that is often spread onto Chinese steamed buns, or mantou). The pairing of airy compound miso butter and cooling, acidic kimchi relish was an unlikely combination that was a pleasant starter. I would have preferred a spicier, funkier relish, however. Fried Oysters ($12): Creamy horseradish integrated into a cooked egg-yolk base was appropriately hot, but its combination with the battered oyster inevitably diluted the fl avor of the seafood. A solid bite but not particularly interesting. Raw Oysters ($12): The subtly sweet brine of the Kusshi sourced oysters were dominated by pickled shallots and grated raw horseradish. Personally, I would prefer mine not dressed, as the acidic pickling brine was cooking the oysters by the time they arrived at our table. These should be left to the diners to dress themselves. Your money on oysters is better spent at the Publican. Charred Caulif lower ($13): Mint leaves, pine nuts, grated parmesan, and pickled serrano

peppers were a winning combination for the tender, crispy florets of cauliflower. My only complaint is that the dish was slightly under-salted and could have used more acidity to contrast the nutty oil. Sh i s h it o Pepp er s ($12): These peppers are my favorite to cook with. When pan-fried until blistered and simply seasoned, these make for great crispy, salty snacks, and the occasional spicy member makes for a culinary game of Russian roulette. Unfortunately, Girl & the Goat’s preparation featured soggy peppers drenched with Parmesan and sesame. Extremely disappointing. ~ M AIN P LATES ~ Duck Tongues ($17): This dish was ingenious. Bursting with umami, this plate met crispy but tender duck tongues with bloody tuna tartare and black beans. Peppery arugula furthered the spiced, citrusy piri piri peppers—the whole bite a masterful control over an unintuitive, yet wonderfully balanced flavor profi le. My favorite of the night. Pan- Seared Halibut ($19): The taste of the blueberry nuóc châm—a take on the spicy, staple Vietnamese dipping sauce— paired with Marcona almond butter oddly evoked the classic peanut butter and jelly combo but with a lean fish and crunchy

white asparagus. I still have conf licted feelings about this dish but would attest that it’s worth a second try. The halibut itself was slightly overcooked, but that’s avoidable. This is the dish that won Izard Top Chef, but I’m still not entirely convinced. Sugo ($19): Though the gemelli pasta was undeniably overcooked, the succulent combination of braised goat, beef, and pork was a memorable sensation that ignited the carnivore in me. Rosemary aioli added a fragrant, garlicky creaminess, and cape gooseberries popped on the palette for what could have turned out to be just an ordinary pasta sauce. Definitely worth another try. Goat Liver Mousse ($14): My party unanimously agreed that this was the peak of the dinner. Velvety goat liver mousse was accompanied by a sticky blueberry jam, smoky pickled grilled mushrooms, and spicy caulif lower giardiniera, reminding me of Sichuan pickled vegetables. The fried yet airy biscuits provided the vessel to create an inspiring array of fl avor combinations. The humble, minimalistic plating—featuring each component neatly presented in a ramekin, with the mousse in its own glass jar— lent a certain hominess to the experience that I didn’t experience with the other dishes.

Goat Empanadas ($16): This dish featured a solid combination of salty queso fresco—think feta but much less pungent and far more crumbly—and guacamole, served with a refreshing slaw of apples, strawberry, and squash. I’m not quite sure why the blue cheese-miso aioli advertised on the online menu was substituted with guacamole because the combination could have changed my mind about this dish. The empanadas themselves featured succulent shredded goat and an appropriately thin fried wrapper. A decent plate, but defi nitely not worth the money. Wood Oven Roasted Pig Face ($19): For Girl & the Goat’s quintessential meat entreé, this dish fell short. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but the fatty, crispy pig face and thinly cut potato hash were ultimately lacking in dimension, only accompanied by a creamy maple glaze and sweet tamarind. I was left underwhelmed chewing on what was a muddled bite of unseasoned egg yolk coating the crispy bits of meat and sweet duo of sauces. Even a splash of lemon juice would have salvaged this dish. Confit Goat Belly ($19): Imagine a pool of melted butter, babyfood textured lobster and crab, and out-of-place shaved fennel all piled around a skimped portion of under-seasoned goat belly. I really looked forward to this dish, but all around, it was goat gone bad—very bad. ~ DESSERT ~ Pot de creme ($9): The unconventional sesame and coffee was an inspiring combination. The shattering sesame brittle and dense ginger caramel appropriately provided textural contrast to the airy, almost mousse-like coffee custard while the sesame spun a nostalgic fragrance All the Leches Cake ($9): The classic combo of strawberry and rhubarb in the sorbet evoked a sense of spring, and the cake passed the moistness test. However, the pink peppercorn—which may have taken this dessert past the familiar f lavors —wasn’t particularly pronounced.

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Girl and the Goat, located in the West Loop, is one of Chicago’s premier luxury dining experiences.

While my splurge at Girl & the Goat was arguably not entirely worth the money, I’m glad to cross the experience off of my bucket list. It satisfied my stomach and inspired my own culinary creativity. Due to the fi nancial burden incurred from the ordeal, I may not return anytime soon, especially with no reason to celebrate and a world of different food cultures in Chicago to explore. Tune in next time for Puerto Rican grub and a much more budget-friendly option for your goat cravings.

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SPORTS IN-QUOTES... “That son of a bitch could play for me!” -Basketball coaching legend, Bobby Knight, after endorsing Trump for President.

Maroons Look to Rebound at Home Against Robert Morris BASEBALL

BY ALEC MILLER SPORTS STAFF

It might not feel like spring, but for the Maroons the baseball season must go on. Despite the cold and the rain, Chicago played its home game against North Park on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the weather seemed to affect the home team more than the away team, as the Maroons fell 8 – 4 to North Park. They will look to turn it around this weekend as they play a doubleheader aga i nst R ob ert Morris (Springfield) on Sunday. T he S outh Siders were on their last legs on Wednesday, and that was a big reason for the loss. Letting up eight runs has become an unfortunate norm for the Maroons this season, as the squad has let up eight or more runs in its last three games. It was not just one pitcher that was to blame for the outburst of runs. Chicago used five pitchers, four of which had an earned run scored against him. Chicago’s offense was not the best it could have been either, only scoring four runs on the day. One of the bright spots was first-year Josh Parks. Parks went two-for-four and drove in a run.

This is becoming a trend for Parks who is emerging as one of the team’s best players. He has a .352 batting average and has stolen nine bases this year. Parks thought that the cold conditions were a big factor for the Maroons, but not for North Park in the loss on Wednesday. “First off I’d like to give all the credit in the world to North Park. They came to our campus on a day with brutal conditions and were ready to win the baseball game from the first pitch onward. The exact opposite was true for our guys,” Parks said. W hen play i ng baseba l l i n Ch icago, you ca n never be su re what the weather is going to be. The Maroons will have to get used to it before they play Robert Morris on Sunday back on Ch icago’s home f ield. Robert Morris has not had a great year thus far. They come into the game with a record of 4 –25. The Maroons, who stand at 13–14 this season, should have a great chance to gain momentum for the final month of the season. If Chicago wants to take advantage of this opportunity to win a couple games this weekend, it will need its pitching to improve. Parks thinks that the few days off will help the Maroons’

South Siders to Honor Fourth-Years in Final Home Game

University of Chicago Athletics Department

Third-year Thomas Prescott stretches for the ball in a recent game.

staff have a good weekend. “Sunday we’ll have a couple of our horses throwing so I’m confident about our chances, but every game at this level truly comes down to who can produce on the offensive side of things,” Parks said. It will be interesting to see if the Maroons’ batti ng a nd pit ch i ng w i l l improve

Individuals to Prepare for Nationals at Valparaiso

SOFTBALL

BY OLA OBI SPORTS STAFF

It’s a big weekend for Chicago. To preview what the next few weeks hold for the Maroons, they have Wheaton, Elmhurst, Lawrence, and Illinois Wesleyan on the schedule to close their season before tournament play begins. With an incredible record of 21–6, the South Siders are already ahead of where they stood this time last season. With a four-game win streak, one away from their season best of five, the squad heads into a weekend of doubleheaders for a chance to best its streak and pick up four more wins. The Maroons will roll to Wheaton, Illinois on Friday to face off against neighboring competitor, Wheaton College. Thirdyear Anna Woolery said that in order to have a great close to their great season, the Maroons must “keep their momentum going and, as a team, maintain their intensity offensively and their focus defensively.” The South Siders will certainly have their hands full against Wheaton’s star pitcher, Katie Thornton, who has pitched 70 percent of Wheaton’s innings while averaging almost a strikeout per inning. To get Thornton early, the Maroons must have good pitch selection and utilize their short fame to manufacture runs when necessary. Saturday is a quick turn around, however, as the Maroons will face off against Elmhurst in another doubleheader. Saturday, the last home game of the season, is also Senior Day for the Maroons. The squad will be sending off fourth-years Kristin Lopez, Jordan Poole, Kat Kohm, and Devan Parkison. Woolery said she had lots of fond memories of this accomplished bunch. She recalls hitting behind fourth-year Devan Parkinson, saying, “It has

been a really fun experience. Devan always give me solid intel on the pitcher and fires up the team by finding a way to get on base.” On Lopez, Woolery added, “besides getting to play with such a poised player, making Sunday dinner, with Kristin has been wonderful. She is truly one of the most happy and giving people I know.” First-year Serena Moss, though new to the team, immediately became keen on one of her fourth-years. She rambled on about pitcher Jordan Poole, saying, “She is one of the most calm and collected players I know, even in high pressure situations. The bases will be loaded. Two outs. Jordan will be smiling on the mound and throw a strike with no problem.” Woolery said she’ll miss fourth-year Kat Kohlm making a pancake breakfast for the entire team after a Saturday morning practice each winter. First-year Carly Schulz said, “Being a freshman on this team has been an amazing experience. The upperclassmen are extremely welcoming and encouraging; they treat all of us first-years as their equals while simultaneously showing us the ropes on what it means to be impactful teammates and leaders. They make contributing as a freshman not only possible, but really exciting and worthwhile, too.” The game following Elmhurst will be against Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Originally scheduled to take place this Sunday, the game has been postponed to a later date, which is pending. Going into these games Schulz said, “we’re thinking a lot about regionals. Our chances for regionals are pretty dependent on us showing up and executing in the coming games. We know that we deserve the chance to extend our season into NCAAs, so we’re definitely going to fight with that in mind.”

this weekend. Against a subpar Robert Morris team, it is likely they will. Chicago will welcome in R ober t Morris on Sunday, May 1. The first game is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the second game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. After Robert Morris, Chicago will play North Central next Tuesday, May 3.

TRACK & FIELD

BY ERIK WONG SPORTS STAFF

This Saturday, the Maroons will compete in the Valparaiso Crusader Open at Valparaiso University in Indiana. T he men’s team, a fter a f i fthplace fi nish out of seven teams at the UA A Outdoor Championships, has moved much of its focus toward individual athletes who have a chance to qualify for the NCA A DIII Outdoor Championships at the end of May. T he M a r o on s h ave p er for me d well throughout the season, but at this point, individual athletes must come to light if they want to be a pa r t of the C h a mpion sh ip me et . Third-year Joey Gary, who specializes in high jump, long jump, triple jump, and javelin, commented, “With some great performances behind us at UA As, team goals are more secondary, and people are refocusing to try and capitalize on good weather and throw down some fast times.” Gary also noted, “Ryan Manzuk in particular has a great shot at qualifying for nationals in the 400 hurdles, perhaps the most diffi cult event out there,” referring to one of his teammates who has performed quite well this season. Manzuk, a fourth-year from Greenfield, Wisconsin, qualified for the NCA A Championship Meet in 2015 as part of the 4x400-meter relay, but has yet to make the championships in an individual event. With an impressive time of 54.14, recorded at the UAA Championships last weekend, Manzuk has a great chance to qualify for the Championship meet

if he continues to run similar times. A nother notable per former for the men was third-year thrower Andrew Maneval, who placed first in shot put with a 15.4 -meter throw. As for the women’s squad, it is also all business at this time of the year. First-year sprinter Emma Koether said, “In order to ensure that athletes perform in their top events, coaches have entered most individuals in fewer events than they typically run in one day.” The women are following up a third place fi nish out of seven teams at last week’s UA A Outdoor Championships, which included key performances from fourth-year Nelson Trotter, second-year Megan Verner-Crist, and the 4x400-meter relay team, which included Koether. Trotter fi nished in fi rst place in high jump with a 1.69-meter jump and Verner-Crist also placed fi rst in the women’s 1,500-meter event with a time of 4:43.33. The 4x400-meter relay team, including fi rst-year Nicole VacaGuzman, fourth-year Mikaela Hammel, thirdyear Michelle Dobbs, and Koether fi nished in second place with a total time of 3:49.01. With an impressive UA A Championships, the women look to continue their success this weekend. Koether also noted that, “ Women in events such as the 50 0 0 -meter, 8 0 0 -meter, long jump, high jump, and many more are looking to hit national qualifying times this weekend.” T he M a r o ons w i l l c ompet e i n Va lpa ra iso t o sol id i f y thei r positions in the NCA A DIII Championships in late May. The action starts this Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m.