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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SINCE 1892

VOL. 128, ISSUE 47

Snell-Hitchcock Wins 2017 Scavenger Hunt Breckinridge, Campus North Tie for Third Place

BY ANNIE NAZZARO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Brooke Nagler

Chase Harrison, Calvin Cottrell, and Sabine Nau after their unopposed victory earlier this month.

Rise Slate: Past, Present, Future

BY MARJORIE ANTOHI AND RACHANA MUPPA NEWS STAFF

The Rise slate garnered 1,008 votes in UChicago’s spring 2017 general election to become the new Executive Slate of Student Government (SG). Rise consists of thirdyears Calvin Cottrell and Chase Harrison and second-year Sabine Nau. The trio brings a diverse array of experience and ambition to the positions of Executive Slate.

Calvin Cottrell, the SG presi-

dent, will bring to office an interest in policy and public service that he has fostered for many years.

Cottrell initially got involved in the Rise campaign through his familiarity with some of the Graduate Council representatives.

“I was approached by some Graduate Council representatives about the possibility of running,” Cottrell said. “After I met them and told them my potential platform I saw there could be strong graduate student support for my positions.”

When putting together the Rise

slate, Cottrell searched for people he respected and with whom he believed he would enjoy working. Nau stood out to Cottrell as a “highly respected” member of Model UN and a “great campaigner and communicator.”

Harrison also caught Cottrell’s eye, partly because of his work as the head sponsor of the Freedom of Expression letter to President Zimmer.

Last year, Cottrell was a College Council (CC) representative for

Team Snell-Hitchcock, known this year as “Egg;”, has won the 2017 Scavenger Hunt. The Burton-Judson team, Gordon Ramsay and the Nine Circles of Hell’s Kitchen, came in second. Team STTR-BBoY, composed of every house in Campus North except Strongin and pronounced “Starboy,” as well as team Breckinridge, known only as “”, tied for third.

The University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, or Scav, is an annual four-day-long event that always ends on Mother’s Day. Items on the list this year ranged from cracking a double-yolked egg in front of the judges to filming a reenactment of the iguana’s escape from snakes in Planet Earth II. This year’s hunt was the University’s 30th.

The judges announced the re-

sults at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday in Ida Noyes. Although most teams were running on very little sleep, that didn’t stop them from chanting before and while the results were announced. Snell-Hitchcock was especially enthusiastic, with chants like “Best cult ever!” and a reminder for the day: “Call your mom!”

Also announced were the winners of sub-events within Scav, including the Scavenfeast, a cooking competition, and the Scav Olympics, a series of Olympics-style games with a Scav twist. Team STTR-BBoY came in first in the Scavenfeast, and GASH (the Grad/ Alum Scav Hunt team) won the Scav Olympics.

Head judge and fourth-year Kate Mooney ended the event by thanking all the participants and, once again, reminding everyone to call their moms.

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Hotel to Be Built on 60th and Dorchester

BY YAO XEN TAN NEWS STAFF

A 15 -stor y hotel will be coming to UChicago’s campus on the corner of 60th Street and Dorchester Avenue. Images of the 18 0 -room hotel along with updated plans of the Rubenstein Forum were announced at a presentation from a meeting last Wednesday night.

A c c or d i n g t o D NA in f o, University officials have mentioned the need for nearby hotel options as the Rubenstein draws academics to the area for conferences.

The hotel, which will be named “The Study at the University of Chicago,” will include a 1,5 0 0 -squa re-foot f itness

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center, 2,20 0 square feet of meeting rooms, and an 85-seat restaurant and bar, according to slides from a meeting hosted by 20th Ward alderman Willie Cochran. Development of the hotel is expected to create 150 permanent jobs and 250 construction jobs.

The new hotel will be built on 70,000 square feet of land and will replace the vacant colonial-style Hyde Park Day School building. “ W hile the hotel is being privately developed and will not be owned by the university, like many other buildings on our campus, it will include a men it ies that ser ve both the university and the larger community,” said University Director of Communications

for Civic Engagement Calmetta Coleman in a statement to DNAinfo.

Coleman added that the University was not releasing when the project would start or what it was expected to cost.

T he Study will be the f irst building on campus dedicated strictly to a for-profit business.

T he hotel will be developed by the New York City– based firm Hospitality 3, and be part of the firm’s brand of college-based “Study Hotels.”

Hospitality 3 has two existing hotels at Yale University and in the University City neighb orho o d of P h i l adelph i a — each hotel featuring contemporary-styled boutique decor inspired by their respective Continued on page 2

Giovanna DeCastro

Students erect a tall construction of the “Muffler Man” on the Quad, one of hundreds of items on the 2017 Scav list.

Nikita Dulin

Scampi Scav captain Jack Barbey constructs a catapult that shoots smaller catapults.

Portrait: Of the Chief as a Young Rapper

Women Advance to Elite Eight

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Two EPs, two mixtapes, and 40 songs later, third-year Ben Glover (a.k.a.

Chief Wicked) reflects on his craft.

The women’s tennis team powers on to NCAA quarterfinals.

CPS and CSO Bring Music and Mettle to Center Stage Page 6 Yo-Yo Ma and Civic Orchestra musicians joined forces with CPS students for an afternoon of affecting and personal performances.

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Events 5/16 — 5/18 Today

Yerkes Observatory Project to UCM Microbiome Research Targets Premature Infant Health Make Astronomy Accessible

BY RACHANA MUPPA

The Chang ing Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Ida Noyes, Cloister Club, 10 a.m.

Featuring keynote speeches from Homeland Security Secretary General John Kelly and former CIA and NSA director General Michael Hayden, policy makers will answer questions about terrorism and U.S. policy.

Do I Have to Become a Pot to Know a Pot? International House, Assembly Hall, 6 p.m.

The fourth annual Vivekananda Lecture will be presented by David Shulman. He will speak on the Sanskrit language theater of Kerala state in southwest India.

The Modern American Frontier Social Sciences Research Building, Room 122, 6 p.m.

Photographer Dominic Braco II reflects on his work along the U.S.–Mexican border.

Wednesday, May 17 Free University of Chicago: “Notes on Collective Madness, Political and Otherwise” Seminary Co-Op, 8 p.m.

Free University of Chicago devotes its inaugural Spring quarter to the theme “Politics Now.” The fourth session features Tom Mitchell, Gaylord Donnelley distinguished service professor of english and art history, with Lauren Berlant, George M. Pullman distinguished service professor, responding.

Thursday, May 18 Timuel Black on the Art of Oral History Build Coffee, 6 p.m.

The City Bureau and South Side Weekly’s public newsroom presents historian Timuel Black.

“In the Ruins of the Present: Trump, Joblessness and Anger” International House, Assembly Hall, 6 p.m.

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture’s 2017 Annual Public Lecture will feature Vijay Prashad (Ph.D. ’94) in conversation with Adom Getachew, the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and the College. Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair of South Asian History and professor of international studies at Trinity College.

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BY EUGENIA KO DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

The University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory will work with high school students in Chicago and around the country for a three-year research initiative to make astronomy more accessible to the blind and visually impaired.

T he Innovators Developing Accessible Tools for Astronomy (IDATA) program at the Yerkes Observatory hopes to produce software, named “A fterglow Access,” that will generate learning models like 3-D printouts and sound displays that will allow blind and visually impaired students to more easily study astronomy and other STEM subjects.

I DATA w ill desig n soft-

ware that uses the same light data astronomers use to view stars and galaxies, but will interpret the data into sound and objects instead of images.

It will be working with 20 0 teachers and high school students from schools around the country to test the software every year, and hopes to complete “Afterglow Access” after three years.

The initiative is funded by a $2.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant and follows the success of similar NSF and Yerkes Observatory–partnered programs like Skynet Junior Scholars, which provides professional astronomy tools to young students.

Recruitment of schools and teachers for 2017 closed in late April.

New Restrictions on RSO Food Sales

BY KATHERINE VEGA SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

A new RSO food policy that restricts the distribution of homemade goods will take effect in summer 2017, according to the Center for Leadership and Involvement.

The new policy states that “to ensure the health and safety of all University community members, home-prepared foods of any kind are prohibited for sale and/or distribution outside of formal RSO events” and applies to all RSOs hosting fundraisers in Reynolds Club, Bartlett, the quad, and classroom buildings. The policy also applies to “informal” events, defined as fundraisers, informational tabling, or giveaway events.

The policy will affect fundraising strategies for some RSOs next year, as common fundraisers such as bake sales and bubble tea sales will no longer be allowed if the items are homemade. RSOs may still hold food fundraisers as long as the food is purchased through a vendor and meets all the new guidelines.

Under the policy, all food must be purchased, provided through UChicago Dining, or donated by a vendor. All food must be fully

prepared in advance, and no food that requires heating or cooling for safety reasons may be distributed.

RSO representatives must wear gloves while distributing foods, unless each item is individually wrapped.

Under the old policy, all food had to be approved by the Community Development and Operations Office. Baked goods had to be wrapped separately in plastic wrap or zip-top bags.

“We’ve been looking to adopt a food policy that embraces basic food safety regulations for some time in order to keep the broader community safe. Many of our peer institutions have adopted similar policies and we used those documents to help craft our new policy,” wrote Sarah Cunningham, senior director of the Center for Leadership and Involvement and assistant dean of students in the University, in a statement to THE MAROON. The policy change was announced in February in an e-mail to RSO leaders, but had been in development since December 2016.

Cunningham said that the announcement was made in advance of requesting Annual Allocations funding and budgeting for next school year.

New research from the University of Chicago Medical Center on the microbiomes of premature babies could have a major impact on the health of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an inflammatory bowel disorder that affects 10 percent of premature infants. These babies, born with underdeveloped organs, are susceptible to a host of complications. NEC can be devastating, with a mortality rate between 30 and 50 percent. Babies who survive may develop long-term developmental problems such as cerebral palsy.

Erika Claud, a neonatologist specializing in endocrinology, has been comparing the microbiomes of healthy premature babies with those of babies who contracted NEC in an attempt to isolate the role of the gut microbiome, a term that refers to the collections of bacteria within the intestines.

The popularity of microbiome research surged in 2007, and according to Claud, many scientists at the University believed that the microbiome was the key to discovering what causes NEC. When this approach did not yield conclusive results, Claud changed her focus.

“Instead of looking at what bacteria perhaps cause NEC, I’ve been looking at the role of bacteria in intestinal development. Since we know that preterm infants are the babies that are [more] susceptible, it makes sense that their fundamental immaturity may be what is predisposing them to the disease,” she said.

The hypothesis Claud has

been pursuing suggests that environmental factors in the fi rst days of an infant’s life affect the microbiome and allow infants to develop resistance to NEC. Accordingly, changing aspects of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment may be essential to understanding healthy microbiome development and preventing NEC. Many precautions in the NICU, such as feeding and breathing tubes, are vital for infants’ survival. However, Claud said other practices can be implemented that keep the premature microbiome in mind. These include encouraging breastfeeding to build the infant’s microbiome from the mother’s, limiting the use of antibiotics to protect healthy bacteria, and incorporating “kangaroo care,” or skinto-skin contact that is known to contribute to development.

For adults to maintain a healthy microbiome, the natural option is probiotics. Claud, however, pointed out that the solution to NEC is not as easy as eating yogurt.

“There are certainly a lot of studies looking at probiotics; I think premature infants are a little bit different because they’re still going through development and so it’s not as simple as giving probiotics,” Claud said.

Looking to the future, Claud commented that microbiome intervention could start as early as in utero. “In my lab, we are actually doing animal experiments where we give them probiotics—to the pregnant dam, to the pregnant mouse, and seeing how [the effects transfer] to the pups that are born, but that’s still very much at the bench.”

Hotel Located Near Obama Library Continued from front

campuses.

The Study will be roughly two blocks away from Jackson Park, and is poised to be the most convenient lodging option for the Obama Presidential Center. Another hotel, a nine-story boutique hotel by Olympia Companies and Smart

Hotels, has recently beg un construction at 53rd Street and Dorchester Avenue and is slated to open next spring.

The hotels are some of the many recent development proposals in the Hyde Park area, which include new apartment buildings and stores.

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“Veep” Actress Talks Grades and Graduation

BY EMILY FEIGENBAUM SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

THE MAROON sat down with Emmy-nominated actress Anna Chlumsky (A.B. ’02) to discuss her experience as an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago and how her pursuit of acting following graduation ultimately led to her leading role as the high-strung vice-presidential aide Amy Brookheimer on the HBO comedy Veep.

Chlumsky landed her first major role in the 1991 film My Girl, in addition to a few smaller films and television series during her teenage years. Upon graduating high school, Chlumsky applied to UChicago in order to take some time off from acting and study paleontology. Chlumsky explained that she learned about the University because of her admiration for the work of Paul Sereno, a professor in the Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, and became engrossed with paleontology during her internship at the Field Museum.

Initially intimidated by her classmates who had graduated from rigorous high

schools like the Latin School of Chicago or St. Ignatius College Prep, Chlumsky admitted that it took time to adjust to her new academic setting.

“Slowly, I think as I would get my As and B+s on my papers, I started to realize it’s not about the stuff you already know but it’s about if you can make an argument and if you can pay attention to what you’re reading and make sense of it,” Chlumsky said.

“I think I gained the confidence that you need in your own brain, in your own ability to learn.”

Chlumsky was a resident of the recently retired Maclean House and was involved in University Theater, acting in such shows as Words, Words, Words, Into the Woods, Orestes and Nine. Setting aside her interest in paleontology, Chlumsky declared a major in international studies with a focus in politics.

Chlumsky toyed with the idea of pursuing a career in government, but ultimately decided against it.

“I had the foreign service study guide on my desk that last year as I was writing my thesis. I would look at that study guide and

man, you couldn’t procrastinate something more. I would always find a reason not to look through that guide. I think it’s one of those things where it’s like ‘oh I don’t want to do this, I actually really don’t want to take this test.’ That showed me that I really didn’t want to work at the State Department either,” she said.

Chlumsky remembers her undergraduate experience fondly. Noting that she met her husband at Summer Breeze when rapper Eminem was the headliner, Chlumsky joked that it was one of the few UChicago parties worth attending. As her fourth year came to an end and her graduation approached, Chlumsky recalled not feeling ready to graduate.

“From my memory, I swiftly found a home and I was definitely one of those who graduated kicking and screaming. I remember going up to the gate in our processional, and somebody next to me was like ‘haven’t you dreamt of this day ever since you got here?’ I was like ‘no, I haven’t!’ I felt like I had just arrived and I was going to be there for the rest of my life,” Chlumsky said.

After working as a fact checker for Zagat Survey and an editorial assistant at a publishing company, Chlumsky eventually joined the Atlantic Acting School in New York to pursue her passion for acting. When asked if she regretted not immediately attending a conservatory after high school, Chlumsky explained that her experience at UChicago was still immensely valuable.

“I’m a big believer in [the idea that] everything you learn is worth it,” Chlumsky said.

“The marketing of schools is to convince people that it’s about their career, but it’s not. It’s about learning and it’s about becoming a person and…knowing how to look at the world from all angles and figure out your place in fitting in that. That’s really what school is.”

“More often than not, you’ll run into people who are doing something completely different than what they studied in school, and yet it makes complete sense,” Chlumsky added.

Chlumsky noted that she doesn’t visit Chicago as often as she would like to, but always tries to dine at Medici on 57th when she’s back in town.

Members of the Rise Slate to Prioritize Communication, Transparency Continued from front

the Class of 2019.

As SG president, Cottrell aims to have a positive impact on the UChicago student body, especially in the area of mental health.

“I promise that mental health would be a focus of my administration,” Cottrell said. “As a former CC representative and through my work at the Center for Identity and Inclusion I understand the layout of the administration well. I am excited to hit the ground running by having meetings over the summer.”

In the end, Cottrell said that interaction with other students is what he is most looking forward to. “Being Student Government president puts you at the middle of so many events and communities on campus,” he said. “I think having the ability to connect students and foster partnerships is what excites me most.”

Joining Cottrell is third-year Chase Harrison. Harrison served on SG this year as a class representative. He is a transfer student from Sarah Lawrence College, where he also served on the student government.

Serving as a Class of 2018 representative this year, Harrison was proud to vote against the budget, unhappy with the way funds were allocated. He was also proud to

sign immigration legislation written by Class of 2020 representative Jahne Brown and tampon legislation spearheaded by Class of 2020 representative Sat Gupta.

Just last week, Harrison said, SG members met with Dean Jay Ellison and Dean Michele Rasmussen to discuss disciplinary policy for student protests.

“None of us were interested in challenging the principle that anyone should be able to speak on campus but there were notions of security concerns, of what kind of resources are available for counter-protests, how does the free speech policy mesh with the disciplinary policy,” Harrison said. “[Rasmussen and Ellison] said that Zimmer, though he’s busy for the rest of the quarter, is going to commit to doing a really big public event in the fall [related to these concerns].”

Looking to the future, Harrison emphasized the importance of communication. He expressed disappointment that the past slate did not make full use of social media and the ability to e-mail the entire student body during their term.

Harrison believes that this lack of communication between SG and the student body could be why fewer people are running for SG offices and why there were not more applica-

tions for things like the Uncommon Fund.

In contrast, Harrison said, “I think we just intend on being more of a presence both on campus and online, which won’t be that difficult, I think, because all of us run in a lot of circles.”

Cottrell approached Harrison about joining Rise at the beginning of winter quarter following the frustration of graduate students at how the current slate at the time was handling unionization.

“We decided that we were going to run and then we wanted someone that hadn’t been on SG but was well connected on campus, and Sabine was the perfect candidate,” he said.

Sabine Nau is a second-year from Virginia. While she is new to SG at UChicago, she is involved in a number of other campus organizations and had student government experience in high school. “[Cottrell and Harrison] said they had been approached by a couple of graduate institutions encouraging them to run and they were looking for a third person to complete their ticket,” she said. “They had heard from a few different people that I might be a good choice, so they just wanted to hear my take on it—if I was interested in it.”

Nau acknowledged the gravity of her new position but was confident in her capabilities.

“I definitely was a bit concerned that maybe not doing student government so far in college would be an issue,” she said. “But I definitely think that it’s more of a strength because I’m kind of approaching it with a new take.”

Like Harrison, Nau emphasized the importance of transparency and communication in the upcoming year. She also explained that, while she understood why the decision was made, her slate would try to rework the budget in order to allow the Uncommon Fund to remain on campus.

The new Executive Slate comes from a variety of places on campus, Nau said. “I think that that’s one of the strengths of our slate—we all have really different perspectives whether it be me working in the Admissions Office or doing Model UN and then Chase being involved in Hillel, and Calvin in the Center for Identity and Inclusion. We bring a lot of different perspectives that I think are pretty important to have.”

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VIEWPOINTS Letter: Divinity School Students Call for More Inclusive Environment in Light of Fulton Brown Controversy We, the undersigned students, write to address the recent controversy over Rachel Fulton Brown’s February 16 article in Sightings. We welcome commitments made by our administration and faculty to defend students genuinely threatened by harassment. However, we are compelled to contextualize Fulton Brown’s argument in our current political climate and wish to insist on further concrete actions from the Divinity School moving forward. These actions must cultivate an environment where all students are free not merely to express themselves but to exist as they are. No institution can thrive while significant portions of its population are at risk of being marked, targeted, threatened, or silenced.

The publication of Fulton Brown’s article must be understood in its proper context: the escalation of bigotry and its violent effects, both locally and nationally. In fact, the central

ideas Fulton Brown relates in her essay resonate with and act as means of harassment and recruitment common to the informal coalition of the self-identified alt-right. The correlations are straightforward. Her praise for Yiannopoulos amplifies his antipathy to trans students and has welcomed threatening anti-trans flyering on our campus by white nationalists. Her selective valorization of European history along with her critiques of the modern academy and so-called multicultural Marxism aligns with the platform of another recently active white nationalist organization. One need not establish whether or not Fulton Brown supports or collaborates with these groups, given the bare ideological similitude. What remains essential is the welcome offered to such individuals and organizations by national politics, University policy, and Sightings editorial standards. Unwittingly or otherwise, the publication of Fulton Brown’s

article has provided a platform for the proliferation and mobilization of white supremacy, nativism, and patriarchal chauvinism.

Various interested parties have made public displays defending this kind of speech by resorting to arguments for “freedom of expression.” We find this line of reasoning disingenuous. The University itself deploys the rhetoric even as it threatens student activism with disciplinary action. Sightings, for its part, deferred to freedom of expression only in response to public critiques, none of which took into account the bodies this article endangered or the inability for the response to uproot the cause of bigotry. In both instances, a highly circumscribed idea of free expression has been deployed selectively and after the fact to dismiss criticism out of hand, to defend discriminatory speech, and to leverage “shared ideals” against anyone who merely expresses opposition to established authorities. Under these conditions,

“lively and fearless freedom of debate and deliberation” is impossible.

Freedom of expression cannot exist without freedom of subjects. We take this approach because we firmly believe that students are able to critically assess their ideals and intellectual commitments. Central to Fulton Brown’s critique of the modern academy is her belief that students are passive vessels to be filled by the ideological priorities of their instructors. We reject any characterization of students that assumes we are incapable of discerning the critical quality of arguments. Such characterizations, regardless of whether they come from Fulton Brown, her allies, or her critics, only lend credence to Fulton Brown’s insistence that our rejection of her own particular religious frame is not a practice of discernment but rather an effect of indoctrination. We discern Continued on page 4

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“With such actions we hope to build the Divinity School as a safe and flourishing environment for all of its students, faculty, and administration.”

Continued from page 3 and describe our terrain with analytical categories of race, class, and gender that require capacious critical thinking as well as serious engagement with so-called “politically incorrect” speech, not its avoidance.

F reedom of subjects requires a prior commitment to protecting the physical, emotional, and intellectual security of all people, especially those most concretely and his-

torically threatened: people of color, LGBTQ+, trans, gender non-conforming people, immigrants, undocumented people, women, religious minorities, and people with disabilities.

Failure to adhere to these commitments is ref lected in the University’s recent Campus Climate Survey, in which students who identify as members of marginalized groups report higher incidence of physical violence, intimidation, discrimination, and harassment. In

spite of these facts, University statements have not addressed freedom of subjects, instead focusing on free expression.

This preference denigrates the creation of safe spaces and the use of trigger warnings, vital resources both for those who have experienced trauma and for the cultivation of effective educational environments.

Accord ingly, we demand that the Divinity School take specific actions to help define the climate and values that we

seek to sustain in our shared institution. First, the Diversity Committee at the Divinity School needs to be reformed with official student representation and participation with equal procedural authority.

Second, we request more pr og ra m i ng at or ient at ion events to proactively combat current climate issues. Finally, we request annual Divinity School climate surveys with published results and action plans to maintain transparen-

cy as we continue to define our institution in the future. With such actions we hope to build the Divinity School as a safe and f lourishing environment for all of its students, faculty, and administration.

Editor’s Note: The full list of signatories can be found in the online version of this letter.

The Possibilities of Privilege Dismissing Arguments on the Basis of Someone’s Privilege Hinders Productive Dialogue

Ashton Hashemipour While it’s important to acknowledge from the outset that it is nearly impossible for people with privilege to understand the experiences of someone without privilege, we should nevertheless still engage in political debates with those of varying levels of privilege. For example, though most American-born white people will never be able to fully conceptualize my family’s pain of not being able to see relatives because of stringent visa policies, I cannot use their lack of understanding to justify shutting them out of conversations about immigration or other similarly relevant discussions. Privileged people might never be able to fully understand the struggles of more

marginalized communities, but they will likely still be sympathetic to those who struggle— and that’s a good starting point for meaningful debates.

Time and again, I see people dismissing the arguments of others on the sole basis that their privilege doesn’t allow them to see an issue from other perspectives. Statements resembling “your opinion on this issue shouldn’t be taken into account because you’re white, male, heterosexual, privileged, etc.” are not actual arguments.

No matter how cathartic it is for someone to dismiss an argument on the basis of privilege alone, it will do nothing to change anyone’s mind: it will only alienate potential allies

from seeing the true merits of other arguments. Debating a person with privilege should instead involve attempts to foster dialogue through logical arguments based on experience.

If the ultimate goal of people engaging in potentially polarizing debates is to change the opinion of those with privilege, then privilege cannot be used as a reason to not debate them.

However, for this to be possible, people with privilege must first be willing to listen to the concerns of marginalized groups; both those with and without privilege have potentially substantive contributions to most political debates.

We saw this phenomenon in action when Paul Ryan, admittedly one of my least favorite politicians in the country, decided to listen to the grievances of his constituents. After hearing people’s experiences, and “spending more time listening,” in his own words, Ryan decided that he had been unfairly generalizing those in lower socioeconomic classes. Such a personal revelation ultimately

led Ryan to push for criminal justice reform, which unfairly targets racial minorities and poorer Americans, only to have any hopes dashed by his fellow Republicans, who valued political points over the worries of their constituents. This change in Paul Ryan’s personal mindset, though limited, was achieved because people interacted with Ryan as a person.

They shared their deeply rooted grievances instead of attacking him on the basis of his privilege. However, Paul Ryan’s inability to mobilize his party to affect meaningful policy changes is perhaps emblematic of the barriers privilege still creates.

As white, wealthy members of the political elite, Ryan’s colleagues likely felt distant from those most affected by toughon-crime policies and thus had no personal stake in the matter, ultimately culminating in a political standstill. Regardless, a Republican Party leader even listening to the concerns of the most vulnerable and altering his personal position shows that meaningful dialogue be-

tween disparate groups is possible and can be productive.

This isn’t at all to say that privilege doesn’t exist and affect the way people look at issues—it does. People are often blinded by their own privilege, and any subsequent discussions can feel rightfully frustrating for more marginalized groups. Nevertheless, this does not mean that we should refuse to engage with those who are better off. A nd more importantly, people should never be villainized for having privilege: such antagonistic remarks often cause the privileged to feel pushed away from the very causes that those without privilege are fighting for. Ultimately, it would be in everyone’s best interests to have more diverse, tolerant, and far-reaching debates with privileged individuals about relevant sociopolitical issues.

Ashton Hashemipour is a first-year in the College majoring in political science.

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PORTRAIT: I actually did record lyrics on my Android, but I didn’t really have any big plans to record actual music throughout high school. I went to American Heritage in Plantation, South Florida. Tenth, 11th grade it was just freestyling at lunch. One of my older friends, Joe, was the one who was rapping first.

I was just watching, thinking: This is really cool. I want to do this too. I started writing in 10th grade, and I went to my first studio in 12th grade. I wrote about being in school. I wrote about wanting to be a rapper. It was all corny, but I didn’t know it then.

By the time I got [to UChicago], I had made a Facebook group called Bars where I posted my Android phone videos. I let other people post, too.

Hersh would post things. Joe would post things. I think even [third-year] Harry Kioko posted something a while back. It became a collective. A lot of people were giving suggestions.

Then I heard about something called Third Coast, which became an RSO my first year. They invited me to come here to freestyle with them: We went around in a circle, we freestyled to the beats, we talked about different rappers, and that was my first exposure to the Logan recording rooms. I had no idea that the school had these.

I remember making this song with [now fourthyears] Sandeep [Malladi] and Archit [Batlaw] called “Hot Boy Shit”—raw vocals, no pop filter, a stage mic. The response was odd because people were not used to hearing rappers that they knew, student-rappers. Then I started posting stuff exclusively to SoundCloud and my personal Facebook.

Since first year, [I’ve made] probably close to 40 songs. There was Way of the Wicked my second

year, which was my first EP. Lakeside was my second EP. There were two mixtapes. “Poppy Fields” was my first real single, winter quarter of second year. It was my attempt at a coming-of-age song.

The chorus was, “I’m tryna get in the game / So you remember my name.” The vocals, production, and engineering were all on similar levels, and I think people really noticed that. That was when I started to realize that this was something that could be worth investing more time into.

I started performing my first year, at a hip-hop jam at the Logan Café. I didn’t memorize my lyrics.

I had a paper. I was visibly shaking. Then spring quarter, I performed at the Organization of Black Students (OBS) cultural show—the first time I officially performed in front of a huge crowd. I’ve performed almost a dozen times since then: apartment parties, school functions, the Underground Collective, the OBS show again, and even different poetry slams or showcases.

I picked my name winter quarter of my first year. Kyd Wykkyd was the name of this villain in Teen Titans, which was my favorite show growing up. He was the kid with the cape that didn’t talk.

Ever. It was a clear Batman rip-off, but his cape could send people into other dimensions.

I decided to change it about a year ago. If I’m going to be rapping for real and making this a career, I can’t be “Kid” when I’m 25. “Chief” sounded official. At first it was disappointing because the syllables in “’Kid Wicked” worked so well in songs.

“Chief” is harder, but it had that mature edge.

Chief Wicked performs on stage at Alpha Delta Phi. Courtesy of Allan Lake Jr.

OF THE CHIEF AS A YOUNG RAPPER

by grace hauck

BEN GLOVER // THIRD-YEAR COMPARATIVE RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES

I’m tr ying to make music that my parents would be proud of—that will change people’s minds about rap music as a whole.”

Finishing school here is my primary objective, but music is number one. I write a lot in class. Comparative race and ethnic studies has provided me with a lot of knowledge about blackness. I took Afrofuturism last quarter—the best class I’ve ever taken. We watched movies and read black science fiction. For example, the premise of Space Traders is that aliens came to Earth and offered white people riches beyond their wildest dreams in exchange for all the black people. They gave white people two weeks to accept the deal. What would Earth be like with no black people?

Those stories make you think about the way blackness is perceived, and that shapes music.

The only label I’m really thinking about is Shady [Records]—being under Royce [da 5’9”]. Anything Tyler or Earl Sweatshirt-y would be cool. I’m trying to make music that my parents would be proud of— that will change people’s minds about rap music as a whole.

I did a TEDx Talk last month about how rap is not a monolith. A lot of people have this idea that rap is vacuous, vice-heavy, and all sounds the same.

So I went through the three pillars of rap: lyricism, flow, and delivery. I gave a good and bad example of

Courtesy of Ben Glover

each—a verse that was garbage, and one that was strategically crafted. Some of the older people who were there came up to me afterward. They told me I made them reconsider what rap is. I showed an Earl Sweatshirt song, an old Eminem song, and a Kendrick verse. People are stuck on this one conception of rap, and I wanted to explain that away. Different forms of rap are so vastly dissimilar.

I don’t care about how many people know me as long as I can support myself. People here know me, but it’s still in the stage where it’s kind of weird. If I get the amount of clout that I want to get, there will be a chance to collaborate with people like Kodak Black— rappers I don’t want anything to do with based on the things they do. Hopefully I have that choice.

My favorite song is “Black Market.” It was the first time I experimented with my voice and went to a professional studio to record. I went downtown. It took me 30 tries to get it right. It was also the first time I worked with Dantes. But I’d like to go in the direction of “Diamonds Got Claritin.” I like jazz beats and combinations of different cultures and styles—like jazz and trap. I’m hoping to put out an album soon that is only jazz-trap fusion beats.

EXHIBIT [A]rts [05/16] T UESDAY 7:30 p.m. The Chamber Music Program puts on its Spring Quarter Showcase. Enjoy Brahms, Villa-Lobos, Schubert, and more from students in the program. Logan Center Performance Penthouse, free.

7:30 p.m. The end of the month means Third Tuesday Jazz is back! The Hyde Park Jazz Society invites local musicians to perform in this monthly favorite. Nourish your body with food and drinks (alcoholic and otherwise) and your soul with great music. Café Logan, free.

[05/18] THURSDAY 7 p.m. Featuring trans and nonbinary

performers followed by an open mic for all participants—cis, trans, or questioning— Gender and Other Childhood Lies: An Open Mic Night highlights the voices of trans artists. Sanctuary Cafe´, free but limited seating.

7:30 p.m. Apsara is collaborating with UT/TAPS to present Nari, a show named for the Sanskrit word for woman.

This performance explores aspects of worship and femininity and “the dichotomy between goddesses and women in South Asia” through South Asian dance, Rupi Kaur’s poetry, and short film. Logan Center, Theater East 127, tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the door.

7:30 p.m. The UChicago Music Depart-

ment hosts a listening session with famed jazz pianist Vijay Iyer. Stop by for an evening of music and discussion, moderated

by Peter Margasak, longtime critic for The Chicago Reader. Logan Center, Performance Penthouse 901, free.

[05/19] F RIDAY 5–9 p.m. Everyone’s favorite student radio station is hosting a pre-MAB Summer Breeze! Join WHPK for an evening featuring Palm, Fee Lion, Clearance, and Blackerface. Bartlett Quad, 5640 S. University Ave, free and open to the public.

7:30 p.m. Come enjoy a joint concert between the UChicago Women’s Ensemble and the Motet Choir. The pro-

gram includes songs from different American choral genres, as well as songs from around the world. Ida Noyes Hall, 3rd Floor Theater, 1212 E. 59th Street, free.

[05/20] SATURDAY 7 p.m. Join the UChicago Middle East Music Ensemble for a performance of traditional and folk music from the Arab world. The ensemble features over 45 musicians on traditional Middle Eastern instruments, and is directed by Wanees Zarour. This performance features special guest singer Hela Melki and percussionist Tareq Rantisi. Logan Center Performance Hall, free but donations recommended, $5 for students, $10 for non-students.

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CPS Students and CSO Bring Music and Mettle to Center Stage

BY MAY HUANG ASSOCIATE ARTS EDITOR

“Who are we?’” violist and Civic Orchestra fellow Kip Riecken asked a crowd of students. “What makes you, ‘you’?”

Bassoonist Midori Samson invited the audience to share their answers together, all at once.

“I…” she began, “Am…” The hall erupted into noise as the students shouted their responses while brass sounded from the back of the room.

Fourteen fellows from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago stepped forward to kick off the event. In a bright and resounding major key, the piece they played captured the jovial spirit of last Tuesday morning at the Walt Disney Magnet School.

The performance celebrated the Curriculum Program, the three-year-long partnership between the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and five Chicago Public Schools (CPS). This year, musicians from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago mentored CPS students as they created written work, visual art, and performances based on courage, a theme drawn from Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote and the tone poem by Richard Strauss it inspired.

Tuesday’s audience included 350 CPS students and their teachers, members of the CSO, and world-renowned cellist YoYo Ma. Ma, who serves as the Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant to the CSO, works closely with the Negaunee Music Institute’s outreach programs and mentors the Civic Fellows.

We were told at the beginning that the performances would explore mature themes, and this was no exaggeration.

The students handled such topics with remarkable maturity.

Clinton Elementary School opened the student showcase with a shadow puppet show about a transgender high school girl. Students played keyboard and percussion, interspersed with short violin and cello solos from the fellows. Menacing melodies channeled the gravity of themes such as transphobia and suicide.

Edwards Elementary School students followed with a protest song titled “Ugly Man, Uglier Heart,” led by their music teacher Christopher Dixon and accompanied by the Civic Fellows. Dixon explained that his students—who mostly identify as Latinx—belonged to a community targeted by the current president’s administration. The performers encouraged audience participation, inviting us to shout, “Don’t let them do it!” to convey the fighting spirit of the song.

The Negaunee-CPS partnership also included a professional development program for teachers. Not all schools presented group showcases, illustrating the different ways in which teachers chose to channel student creativity after participating in these workshops.

Four students from the Walt Disney Magnet School took the stage to individually express their “main themes.” The students described their various moods— happy, confused, and even “feeling as excited as a flower in bloom”—and translated these feelings into music performed Brooke Nagler by the fellows.

“It’s really hard sometimes to say things that are very personal. This is where the art form The students of Swift Elementary can protect the vulnerability that we sometimes feel,” Ma said.

Specialty School performed two pieces in separate ensembles; the fi rst was an scribed as “the embodiment of courage, space than that offered in a politician’s original composition based on The Cir- identity, and incredible musicianship,” offi ce. But creating such spaces takes cuit, a novel about a family of undocu- echoed Ramsey’s sentiment. “It’s really work. mented Mexican immigrants. The more hard sometimes to say things that are “It takes…administration, teachers, dissonant second piece was inspired by very personal,” Ma said. “This is where and people like Jonathan McCormick the war hero Desmond Thomas Doss, the art form can protect the vulnerabili- [head of The Negaunee Music Institute] who refused to use violence on the bat- ty that we sometimes feel. We will have a to come together,” Ma said, referring to tlefield. better conclusion to the stories we make the Curriculum Program.

Finally, Agassiz Elementary School about ourselves.” Ma then played “Song But the power of each individual perperformed six astonishing slam poems, of the Birds,” a short but moving Catalan former should not be underestimated. tackling themes like legacy, family, and, folk song arranged by Pablo Casals.

“Even though we are children...we do most memorably, feminism. The stu“As you go through life, you fi nd out have a voice and know what’s happening,” dents, who also incorporated musical that... [music] affects people,” Ma ex- said one of the students that Riecken and elements such as percussion into their plained afterward. “It is a service that Samson interviewed in between perforperformance, had their pieces completely people have invented because it serves a mances. memorized. Delivered in sequence with certain need in society.” He pointed out, Ma agreed. “I think every musician has that power, as well as every individfor example, that he knows a violinist passion and purpose, the poems were a powerful conclusion to the displays of who works as an artist-in-residence with ual.”

The talent and maturity the young the Boston Police Department. student expression and innovation.

“I think what’s missing in our soci- students demonstrated onstage created “It can be kind of scary to put that stuff out there and talk about it in front ety is this middle ground…to get people moving and memorable performances, of a lot of people,” violinist and fellow together in a neutral space that’s not showing that they are not only precious, charged,” he continued. A concert hall, but also precocious and powerful.

Tara Lynn Ramsey said.

Ma, an artist whom Samson de- for instance, can provide a more neutral

Brooke Nagler Students explore courage through artistic expression with Civic Orchestra Fellows.

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Maroons Stunned by Early Exit MEN’S TENNIS

BY GARY HUANG SPORTS STAFF

The University of Chicago men’s tennis team’s season came to an unexpected close this past Sunday, as the Maroons bowed out in the round of 16 in the NCAA Division III Championship.

The No. 6 team finished its campaign with an 18–5 record after reaching the NCAA postseason for the third straight season. Other notable achievements in the past year include earning third place in both the UAA Conference regular season and championship and beating 12 teams ranked in the top 40 nationally.

Hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, the Maroons’ first match of the NCA A tournament resulted in a 5 –1 victory over the No. 35 Coe College Kohawks in Saturday’s round of 32 battle. Because of their superior regular season performance and ranking, the South Siders were given a first-round bye, and they were tasked with facing a familiar foe in Coe College. Holding 9–0 and 8–1 team wins in two previous encounters this past year, the Maroons did not surprise anyone by routing the Kohawks in their third meeting.

Coe College came out aggressive and defeated Chicago at the No. 1 doubles slot 8–5 in the fi rst match of the day. Coe was also in pole position to take No. 2 doubles with a 7–4 lead before the Maroon tandem of first-year Tyler Raclin and fourth-year Max Hawkins stormed back to claim the match in a 9–8 tiebreaker.

Newly minted partners third-year Nicolas Chua and second-year Charlie Pei showed great chemistry, as they strolled to an 8–0 sweep of their opposition.

The South Siders kept the ball rolling into singles play, with first-year Erik Kerrigan dispatching his foe 6–0, 6 –0 at the No. 2 slot. Third-year Luke Tsai finished next at No. 5, winning 6 –3, 6 –1, and first-year Ninan Kumar secured the fifth and final team point at No. 6 with a 6–1, 6–1 win to conclude the day’s play.

Advancing to the round of 16, Chicago faced a determined No. 21 Gustavus Adolphus team, and the Gusties played the matches of their lives. Sunday started out positively with the first-year duo of Kumar and Kerrigan taking the first match at No. 1 doubles.

However, the tables soon turned as No. 2 and No. 3 doubles went in favor of the hosting side. Through four singles matches, Gustavus Adolphus led the

Maroons 4–3 in the overall score with the No. 4 and No. 2 games coming down to the line. Kumar bounced back from a difficult second set to even the team score by winning 6 –2, 4–6, 6 –3. With only the third set of second singles left to be played, the Gusties ultimately upset the Maroons in a heartbreaking 7–5 tiebreaker in the last set.

When asked about what the team could have done differently in the last game, third-year Peter Leung said, “We could have simply prepared better during the school ear and the rest of the season.”

Leung also reflected on the season, saying, “There is so much more that we are capable of. There needs to be some major changes to implement—I don’t know what that is yet, but when we should be national title contenders, and we get upset in the most important tournament of the year, something is clearly wrong with what we are doing.”

The team was stunned by the defeat, but a strong, experienced roster, featuring a first-year class that made an immediate impact this year, will certainly make the Maroons a title contender come next season. Preparation for next season will be in the motivated South Siders’ minds sooner rather than later.

Courtesy of Universiy of Chicago Athletics Second-year Max Liu in action during a game last February.

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Women Advance to Elite Eight WOMEN’S TENNIS

BY MINNIE HORVATH SPORTS STAFF

Last weekend the University of Chicago women’s tennis team hosted the second and third rounds of the NCA A Division III Championships. The Maroons received a first-round bye after an impressive season that ranked them ninth in the country. They steamrolled Augustana 5 –0 in their second round matchup on Saturday and continued on to earn a dominant 5–1 victory over No. 38 Gustavus Adolphus in the third round on Sunday. The Maroons improved to 18-4 and will travel to Chattanooga, TN, to compete in the quarterfi nals against No. 4 Williams next weekend.

The Maroons have seen varying levels of competition over the course of the season, and they will undoubtedly see better and better opponents as the tournament progresses. One of their goals for the weekend was to play championship-level tennis, regardless of the level of their opponents. The team “maintained a high level of intensity throughout the weekend,” fi rst-year Estefania Navarro said.

“We competed our hardest and kept each other positive. Our head coach wasn’t there to watch us because he was traveling with our men’s team, so both of our assistant coaches stepped up and really showed their belief in us…we really proved we can handle ourselves under pressure.”

Saturday’s match against Augustana began with three doubles victories, putting the Maroons ahead 3–0 heading into singles play. All six UChicago women won their fi rst sets, setting the tone early on. Navarro and fi rst-year Alyssa Rudin quickly finished off their opponents in the next set (6–1, 6–0 and 6–1, 6–2 respec-

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Third-year Ariana Iranpour returns the ball over the net.

tively), earning the remaining two points needed for victory.

On Sunday the Maroons faced off against Gustavus Adolphus in the second match of the weekend. UChicago earned two points in doubles play, giving the team a slight advantage going into singles. Again, all six Maroons won their fi rst sets to weaken the spirits of their opponents. Another speedy victory by Navarro (6–1, 6–2) and wins from second-year Rachel Kim (6–0, 6–3) and first-year Marjorie Antohi (6 – 0, 6 –2)

clinched the match for the Maroons.

Over the course of the weekend’s matches, Navarro was able to elevate her play to secure wins for her team. “Before this weekend I hadn’t been playing my game the way I would have liked to,” she said. “I was holding back on my shots, and putting a lot of unnecessary pressure on myself. I decided to approach these two matches like I would in practice: working on being aggressive and playing my game instead of focusing on the result. In the end it paid off; I played the best I have

in months.”

In addition to individual achievements, Navarro emphasized the importance of playing for her teammates. “We want nothing more than to fi nish strong.

We have two seniors on the team who have changed the culture for the better, and this tournament is for them and the hard work they have put into this team,” she said.

The Maroons will continue to look for consistency and excellence in next weekend’s quarterfi nal.

Growing Cricket Team Bests Northwestern Squad MEN’S CRICKET

BY SIDDARTH KAPOOR SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Chicago cricket club had a very strong outing this weekend, winning decisively against Northwestern University by 48 runs. This win brought the Maroons’ record to 3–1 against the Wildcats over the course of the year.

Cricket is a sport that is growing by leaps and bounds every day in the United States and specifically, UChicago. This is reflected by the impressive stature of the cricket club in which anyone from the graduate or undergraduate divisions can take part. Even then, cricket is a sport that does not have that large a following in the States. But, although the club is predominantly international students, there has

been active participation from people of other sporting backgrounds, highlighting the inclusivity and reach of the club. Normally, the club meets up at Stagg Field every Saturday from 3–6 p.m. if the weather is nice. Otherwise, the play is shifted to Henry Crown Field House. The members usually play short matches of 6–8 overs within themselves. But, on occasion, they play other schools like Northwestern in competitive matches.

First-year Kahaan Shah has been pleasantly surprised by the prevalence of the cricket club at UChicago, commenting, “I’ve found the cricket culture at UChicago a very inclusive…experience built around having fun. I was truly surprised by the extent to which I have an opportunity to play a game I love, in Chicago, in the U.S. I did

not expect it before I started my first year.”

The game against Northwestern is a great step forward for this burgeoning club. Even though the Maroons lost the toss and were put into bat, they produced a masterful batting performance with a score of 103/4 in 18 overs. Star performers included Shah, who scored 35 runs, while second-years Adarsh Kumar and Rutvij Bhise chipped in with 28 and 27 runs respectively. In response, Northwestern had no answer to the great bowling and energetic fielding of the South Siders. The Maroons rampaged through Northwestern’s batting lineup and got them all out for 55. The great fielding was highlighted by two run outs and a great diving catch from Bhise to dismiss star Northwestern batsmen Arjun Jaykrishna. This game was

also really special because it was the last game for team captain and club president Milind Harish.

Even with Harish leaving, the only way for the club is upward, as it wants to transition into a more competitive club playing more games against other universities.

Speaking on the club’s future plans, Shah remarked, “I think the biggest thing we need to do in the future is to start playing more universities and more games. Eventually, hopefully we can start participating in leagues as a hard ball team. But to do so, we need more participation from players who are willing to come out often and have fun but also try and get better. We already have plans to travel to Ohio State next year and that would be the first time we’ve traveled outside the Chicagoland.”

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