Chicagomaroon052617 by The Chicago Maroon

MAY 26, 2017

VOL. 128, ISSUE 50

GRADUATION ISSUE

Courtesy of Camelia Malkami

CLASS OF 2017

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Four Years of Campus News 2013

Trauma Center Arrests (January 28) During a sit-in at the U of C hospital protesting the lack of an adult trauma care facility, UCPD arrested four protesters when the sit-in became violent. Students at the protest described UCPD pulling the protesters to the ground and hitting them repeatedly. The arrested protesters included the cameraman for the protesters, two members of Fearless Leading the Youth (FLY), and a graduate student.

speech and expression and was supported by multiple RSOs and professors. 2015

Axelrod and notable pols at ribbon-cutting. (Tiffany Tan)

has played host to a number of high profile guests, including comedian Jon Stewart, 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, press secretary Sean Spicer, and House minority leader Nancy Pelosi.

most severe offenders,” according to the website. The Tumblr stated that it was created by “concerned citizens” and purported to “[keep] the community safe— since the University won’t.”

UCPD Ends Sit-in at Trauma Center (May 19) Eight members of the Trauma Center Coalition, six of whom were University students, staged a demonstration inside the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) garage construction site. The protesters barricaded the site entrance by binding together with lockboxes made with PVC pipes, carabiners, and bungee cords. UCPD officers unchained the protesters and dragged seven away, injuring three. None were arrested. The events sparked heated argument two days later at a panel of ad-

Theaster Gates, who provided the vision for the Incubator.

Arts Hub Opens (March 12) The Arts Incubator opened on East Garfield Boulevard and South Prairie Avenue. At the opening ceremony, President Zimmer described the project as a way for the University to “positively represent ourselves as active partners to these communities.” The Arts Incubator has programs for exhibitions, performances, and local arts education. The University hopes to expand the Garfield “arts corridor” in years to come. Campus Climate and Facebook Page Spark OMSA Forum (April 19) A Facebook page, “Politically Incorrect UChicago Confessions,” provoked an outcry and a gathering of more than 75 students and administrators upset by racist, homophobic, and sexist remarks shared anonymously on the page. Offended individuals gathered in a forum at the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) to discuss strategies for supporting a safe environment for all University students. IOP Opens, Marking First Full Year of Programming (September 23) The Institute of Politics (IOP) officially opened in January 2013, making the 2013–14 year the fi rst full academic year during which the Institute provided speaker events programming, career resources, seminars, and workshops for students interested in politics. Founder David Axelrod stressed the nonpartisan goals of the Institute, and told T HE M AROON he envisioned the IOP as an “ROTC for public service.” Since its opening, the IOP

bus and rail rides on the CTA in a new U-Pass program. Supporters of the program explained that it was an opportunity for students to explore Chicago in depth, while critics argued that the $250 annual price tag was expensive and unrealistic. Gun Threat Cancels All Class and Activities (November 29) All classes were canceled after an individual posted a shooting threat online on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, allegedly in response to the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald. The University employed extra security and worked with the FBI to investigate the threat. By Monday afternoon, a UIC student was arrested and admitted to posting the threat. No guns were found in his apartment. Classes resumed on Tuesday.

Trauma Center protesters. (Peter Tang) One of the threatened dorms (Frank Yan).

Eugene Fama (Peter Tang)

Fama and Hansen win Nobel (October 15) Eugene Fama and Lars Peters Hansen shared the Nobel Prize in Economics with Robert Shiller of Yale, for their research on the predictability of asset prices. They developed statistical tools to test price forecasts, and complicated the efficient markets hypothesis with data that had practical applications for fi nancial markets.

University Announces Closing of Dorms (October 7) The University announced its plan to close five satellite dorms with the opening of Campus North Residential Commons: Blackstone, Breckinridge, Broadview, Maclean, and New Graduate Residence Hall. It later sold Blackstone, Broadview, and Maclean, spurring protests by satellite dorm residents who believed the changes would thwart house culture.

2014

Snow Days Announced for Post-Break Blizzard (January 7–8) In a rare occurrence, the University declared snow days due to students’ inability to return to campus on time after winter break in the wake of a massive snow storm and record low temperatures. Hyde Park List accuses students of sexual violence (September 24) A Tumblr page called the Hyde Park List, which accused several students of committing sexual harassment or assault, troubled students as it spread across the University campus. Physical copies of the list, which named six male students whose graduation years ranged from 2012 to 2017, were also posted around campus. These six students were labeled as either “code red” or “code orange,” with red identifying “the

A #liabilityofthemind protest in Harper. (Peter Tang)

Students Protest Racist Halloween Costumes, Campus Climate (November 14) In response to several students who dressed up as cholos, or stereotypical Mexican gangsters, for Halloween, two undergraduate students penned a statement asking the University to condemn the students’ actions and address the racial climate on campus. The statement, written by Vincente Perez and Jaime Sanchez Jr., challenged the University’s stance on freedom of

ministrators convened by Student Government to discuss the University’s protest and dissent policy. University Responds to Criticism of Sexual Assault Policies (May 20) The university faced an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights for its potential breach of Title IX in its handling of sexual assault. Three months later, the University created an Associate Dean of Students position to handle campus sexual assault directly. Dan Savage Comments at IOP Spark Controversy (May 30) During an event at the IOP with political columnist Ana Marie Cox and the founder of the It Gets Better project, Dan Savage, Savage discussed his personal experience as a gay man and used a transphobic slur in an anecdote about reclaiming words. When a student at the event asked Savage to use the term “t-slur” instead, Savage named other slurs and started a tense dialogue about the usage of slurs and gender identification that resulted in the student leaving the room in tears. After both Cox and the IOP stood by Savage’s comments, students in the LGBTQ+ community started a petition calling for an apology from the IOP. College to Implement CTA UPass Program in 2016 (April 24) SG announced that full-time undergraduate students will receive

UCMC to Bring Adult Trauma Center to Hyde Park Campus (December 17) After five years of protests, UChicago Medicine announced that it would open a Level I adult trauma center. Community activists demanded that UCMC create the facilities to help accommodate trauma victims on the South Side, a historically underserved area for medical care. The protests picked up speed in 2010 when one young community organizer was shot three blocks away from UCMC, but died en route to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The trauma center is scheduled to open in 2018. Argument at Charlie Hebdo Event (February 27) In January 2015, two gunmen killed 12 at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s office in revenge for the paper’s satirical cartoons against Islam. The newspaper’s Zineb El Rhazoui spoke at the University in February about the attack and free speech. The school had to increase security after El Rhazoui received death threats online. During the Q&A portion of the event, then fourth-year Aseal Tineh criticized Charlie Hebdo for its portrayal of an already-marginalized Muslim population. El Rhazoui argued that not everyone had “the balls” to say they stood with Charlie Hebdo, and that Islam has bigger problems than Charlie Hebdo.

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2016

Speaker Driven from IOP by Black Lives Matter Protesters (February 19) A group of approximately 35 protesters interrupted a seminar held by Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez at the IOP, causing Alvarez to stop the event after 20 minutes. According to a press release from Black Lives Matter Chicago, the protesters accused Alvarez of perpetuating “state violence against Black and brown people in the City of Chicago,” not holding police officers accountable, and being criminally negligent to the well-being of Chicagoans. This protest has served as the basis for ongoing debates about free speech and disruptive on UChicago’s campus since then. Harris Dean Diermeier Will Take Provost Post (March 31) The University announced the appointment of Daniel Diermeier, then-dean of the Harris School of Public Policy, to the position of University provost. A former professor of business and public administration, Diermeier has taught at Stanford and Northwestern Universities and is the author of two books.

tests, which interfered with multiple IOP events. The University received nationwide media attention for its stance on the issue.

A brief presentation by Boyer preceeded the vote. (Ahona Mukherjee)

abuses in Palestine. Discussion took place before the vote in a crowded room in Stuart, with supporters waving signs and Palestinian flags and opponents wearing T-shirts that read “yes to peace, no to divest, no to BDS [boycott, divestment, and sanctions].” Intense debate ultimately led to eight votes for the resolution, four against, and three abstaining. The vote proved controversial, with UChicago Coalition for Peace and JStreet UChicago posting lengthy statements opposing the decision online.

On the eve of his graduation, then-SG President Tyler Kissinger was placed on disciplinary probation for using his title to allow protesters into the fi fth floor lobby of the University president’s office. Nearly 200 professors, 3,276 students, and a tweet from Bernie Sanders voiced support for Kissinger, who graduated the next day.

Campus North opened last September. (Giovanna DeCastro)

Campus North Opens (September 12) Campus North Residential Commons was officially unveiled five days before first-years moved in. Jeanne Gang, founder of Studio Gang Architects, and David

A rendering of the Obama Presidential Center designs.

President Obama greets young admirers at the Law School. (Zoe Kaiser)

Oba m a Returns t o L aw School to Discuss Supreme Court Nomination (April 7) President Obama came to the Law School to discuss his nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. He explained that a Republican president’s nominee has never been denied a hearing or vote, adding, “Mitch McConnell and others have said, ‘we will not even show the courtesy of meeting with the judge to find out what he thinks.’” Responding to an audience question regarding criticism that the Court’s vacancy could have been used to increase its diversity, Obama stated that he does not scout demographics to fi nd candidates. “At no point did I say, ‘Oh, I need a black lesbian from Skokie,’” Obama said. “Yeah, he’s a white guy, but he’s a really outstanding jurist.” College Council Passes Resolution Recommending Divestment (April 14) College Council voted to pass a resolution urging the University to divest from 10 companies said to enable Israeli human rights

resented by third-year Max Freedman.

Bon Appetit to Replace Aramark as Dining Provider (May 3) The University switched dining providers from Aramark to Bon Appetit for the 2016–17 school year. Aramark had been the dining provider for the University for more than 30 years, according to a statement by Aramark Vice President Karen Cutler.

Kissinger post-acquittal. (Peter Tang)

Kissinger Receives Probation, Will Graduate Tomorrow (June 10)

Jackson Park Selected as Obama Library Site (July 27) The Obama Foundation announced that Jackson Park will be the site of the Obama Presidential Center. “We are proud that the center will help spur development in an urban area and we can’t wait to forge new ways to give back to the people of Chicago who have given us so much,” Obama said in a statement released by the Obama Foundation. Aside from the president’s personal involvement with South Side community development, considerations in the decision included the neighborhood’s proximity to Lake Michigan and to the Museum of Science and Industry. The project aims to bring new jobs and resources to the community. Un iver sit y t o I nc om i ng Freshmen: Don’t Expect Safe Spaces or Trigger Warnings (August 24) A letter was sent to all incoming students in the Class of 2020 that expressed the University’s commitment to freedom of speech. In the letter, Dean of Students in the College Jay Ellison wrote that the University does not condone “trigger warnings” or “safe spaces” that may shield students from exposure to ideas they do not agree with. This statement was released in response to the previous year’s disruptive pro-

Clark, assistant vice president for campus life, emphasized the importance of student needs to Campus North’s architecture during a media tour. “The house hub is the kernel that generates all of the dimensions,” Gang said.

2017

University Files Joint Amicus Brief Opposing Immigration Order (February 13) The University jointly fi led an amicus brief with 16 other universities following President Trump’s unilateral decisions to bar travel into the United States to citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations and to restrict refugee admission. The brief stated that the executive order would create significant hardship for international students and limit the diversity of perspectives on campus. O b a m a V i s it s C a m pu s , Speaks to Student Leaders (April 25) Former President Obama moderated a discussion panel in Logan Center for the Arts with six students and graduates of Chicago colleges to discuss the political mobilization of today’s youth, the role of media in the internet age, and the prospect of bipartisanship in national politics. UChicago was rep-

University Groups Petition for Union Recognition (May 9) Two student groups, Graduate Students Union (GSU) and Student Library Employees Union (SLEU) filed petitions to the National Labor Relations Board for union recognition. The University has fi led against graduate student unionization, and legal representatives of the University and GSU affiliates are currently debating the matter at ongoing hearings downtown. SLEU has won the right to unionize from the NLRB and will hold an election in June. Fiji Responds to A llegations of Racism at Construction-Themed Party (May 10) Six multicultural student organizations signed a letter accusing Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity of hosting a “racially insensitive” party on Cinco de Mayo. The event was originally named “Fiji Presents: ‘Get Hammered,’” fraternity members were found wearing construction uniforms, and a brother posted on the party’s Facebook page, “What’s the mustache policy for tonight? Asking for an amigo.” FIJI responded to the allegations in an open letter shared on May 9, denying intentional connections between Cinco de Mayo and the party’s construction theme. Faculty Senate Creates New Disciplinary System (May 23) The Council of the University Senate passed a revised disciplinary policy on disruptive conduct in a private meeting. Disruptive conduct includes actions like obstructive protests and silencing speakers on campus. The updated policy includes warnings, probation, and, in the most extreme cases, expulsion as punishment for its defined range of instances of disruptive conduct.

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(Above) The polar vortex—and an almost unimaginable cancelation of classes—greeted first-years in the winter of 2013–14. (Below; clockwise) Barack Obama during his 2016 campus visit; communicants at 2017’s Kuviasungnerk; an estimated 250,000 protesters gathered in the Loop for Chicago’s Women’s March; visitors pour into the last haunted house in the now-shuttered Breckinridge dorm; protesters calling for a trauma center on the South Side of Chicago at a 2014 sit-in at a University construction site; 2015’s Scav hunt, featuring a wedding between two alumni.

Four Years in a Few Photographs

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A Farewell to Em-dashes Parting Ref lections from the Desk of a Copy Editor BY SOPHIE DOWNES COPY CHIEF

A common misconception about newspapers is that most of the writing comes straight from the reporters, and that the copy editor’s job is to make minor corrections. This is far from the truth. The reality is perhaps best stated by my dad, who like me, my mother, and many of my relatives, has worked as a copy editor: “Reporters are the ones who go out into the forest and fell the trees and drag the logs back to the office; copy editors turn it into fi ne furniture.” I was not thinking about this when I joined T HE M AROON ’s copy desk at the beginning of my first year at UChicago. I felt like a small cog in a big machine. Eventually, though, the basement office in Ida Noyes Hall became my home, where I spent many giddy, exhausted late nights with some of the smartest and most dedicated people I’ve ever met. Even when the paper faced criticism and derision, I remained fiercely proud of my colleagues and the work we were doing. By the fall of my second year, I was promoted to copy chief. In addition to gaining

authority over our idiosyncratic style guide, I inherited a duty to uphold the standards that have made T HE M A ROON respectable, if not quite illustrious. I was partly responsible for the newspaper’s image, and I took that responsibility very seriously. Copy editing became a vocation. What do copy editors do, and why does the world need us? We have a reputation as insufferable pedants who delight in correcting people’s grammar. Actually, I couldn’t care less if you wrote “effect” when you meant “affect,” as long as your writing is clear and meaningful. I minored in linguistics—unsurprisingly, a lot of copy editors study linguistics—and one of the fi rst things they teach in introductory classes is that rules are arbitrary and being prescriptive about language is bad. This was quite a blow, since an important part of my identity was my knack for “fi xing” people’s writing. But I discovered that it’s easy to reconcile the two attitudes if you separate work from life. While I fi rmly believe that a newspaper, academic journal, or anything else that will be published should have a consistent style and be error-free,

I’ve internalized a fact to which I was painfully oblivious in middle school: pointing out typos is rude and makes people dislike you. Besides, copy editors aren’t proofreading machines. We also have to be good journalists. Copy editors do research, write headlines, and make the fi nal changes before a piece is published. We are defenders of fact, devotees of style, and champions of clean, rock-solid writing. We preach good grammar not for its own sake, but in the interest of clarity and consistency. We’re not here to judge you or to suck the life out of your prose—we’re here to help. We are the reader’s advocates. I came to this job because I was good at it and it was fun, but it feels more urgent now. Copy desks all over the country are being drained of staff, and mistakes are becoming more common. The New York Times and CNN mobile apps, where we get more and more of our news, are rife with errors that a vigilant copy editor should have caught. One correction might not spell disaster for a small biweekly operation staffed by undergraduates, but when distrust of the media is the norm, ev-

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ery mistake can be used as ammunition to discredit a publication. As newspapers, we’re fighting for our very existence, and we can’t afford to compromise on quality. I try to instill this belief in every new M AROON copy editor; I can only hope it sticks. My goal when I became copy chief was simple: to leave T HE M A ROON a little better than I found it. Working for

this paper has been tremendously educational and humbling, and I thank every writer whose article I tore apart and put back together, my co-chiefs for disagreeing with me and for having the answers when I didn’t, and everyone in the office who has listened to me yell about em-dashes and misplaced semicolons and mixed metaphors. It was all out of love, I assure you.

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Arts Logan Center Celebrates Five Years of Campus Art BY IVAN OST ARTS STAFF

In honor of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts’ upcoming fifth anniversary, we’ll consider the building’s history, the changes it has made to campus arts, and whether the University has fulfilled its vision for the space. The Logan Center was conceived more than 15 years ago to answer a challenge: What can be done for the arts at the University of Chicago? A report compiled in 2001 by then-provost Geoffrey Stone with input from faculty, staff, and architects yielded two important yet conflicting declarations that demanded resolution. First: the arts are integral to an effective liberal arts education, and students at the University are interested in pursuing it. Second: current arts facilities on campus are scattered, poorly maintained, and generally inadequate. As early as 2001, there was talk of a consolidated arts space on East 60th Street and South Drexel Avenue to bridge the gap between Mandel Hall’s immense 985 seats and Fulton Hall’s more intimate 150. Guided by a firm commitment to honor and protect arts as a liberal arts institution, the University aimed to create a unified space dedicated to the practice and process of art. With this commitment in mind, the administration turned to the monumental task of financing a space that would include, at minimum: two theaters, triple the number of practice rooms, storage facilities for props and other materials, and open spaces for collaborative projects, receptions, and entertainment. It was not until 2007 that the University received a $35 million donation from David and Reva Logan, arts patrons and University alums. Plans for construction were

finalized with a staggering budget of $114 million. New York firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects ultimately won the contract to design a space that could fit needs complex as those of Logan. They proposed a tower of Missouri limestone as an homage to the Indiana limestone of the neo-Gothic quad while the tower recalled the classic Midwestern grain silo. The large stone slabs on the building’s exterior also reference Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. The architects envisioned collaborative spaces where students could practice their art under natural light from skylights and huge windows. As visions of the University and the architects coalesced, leadership from the Music Department, University Theater, the Visual Arts department, and other groups that would occupy Logan began meeting with contractors and architects to arrange the spaces according to their needs. “When we were actually building the building or drawing up the plans we had just endless meetings. It was a long, long process,” remembered Barbara Schubert, director of the Music Department. Negotiations were hindered by budget concerns, which led to a smaller building with more limited storage space. Yet the process pressed onward. Conceptions of the Logan Center as an art space, collaborative hub, and venue for outreach were finalized in one plan and construction began in 2010, nine years after the building was conceived–a remarkable turnaround time for a project of this magnitude. With the design process underway, conceptions of what the space could be were challenged and expanded. The administration, reflecting growing concern for the University’s broader role in South Side communities, reoriented its focus from solely supporting the

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Courtesy of Tod William Billie Tsien Architects The Logan Center was one of several buildings honored with a 2017 American Institute of Architects National Honor Award.

arts to expanding venues for community engagement. Plans were adjusted to include doors on both the north and south sides of the building, a symbolic welcome to non-University communities south of campus. Despite occasional hiccups, construction was completed in 2012 and the building celebrated its opening festival October 12–14. It combined outreach and arts in one place that might provide the University with a legitimate claim as an arts-respecting and philanthropic institution. Whether it would pan out as hoped would be another matter. Now, Logan is a hub for artistic endeavors from the student and wider South Side communities. Bill Michel, executive director of the Logan Center, confirmed the center’s mission to provide practice and performance spaces, project funding, technical support, and resources to student groups on campus. “[A] diverse range of student groups...have created terrific work in the Logan Center,” Michel said. Fire Escape Films uses Logan’s camera equipment to produce original films, while other spaces in the building are home to Le Vorris & Vox Circus’s open practices and Kitchen Sink’s weekly painting sessions. Most recently, dance groups showcased their choreography at Where Fun Comes to Dance and a cappella group Voices in Your Head will sing in the Performance Hall next Friday. The University Chamber Orchestra, Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, and other groups also rehearse and perform there. “We couldn’t exist in the performance program without it,” Schubert said of Logan. Aside from working with over 60 campus groups, the Center also collaborates with local organizations and initiatives to bring arts to Hyde Park. Logan has hosted citywide events like the Chicago International Puppet Festival and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It also regularly features the work of local and international upcoming artists—this year, it hosted an exhibit of Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga’s work and panel events for the Brooks Centennial. “It has become a center that celebrates artistic practice and en-

courages collaboration between our students, faculty and many South Side and city-wide artists and arts organizations,” Michel said. Logan also hosts 500 graduate and undergraduate classes each year, from creative writing to visual arts, while also providing arts education opportunities to the wider Chicago community. “We have supported the development of new artistic work including new music compositions by Ph.D. composition students, work by M.F.A and B.A. students in the Department of Visual Arts (DOVA), [and] the development of new plays through TAPS,” Michel said of the center’s support of student academic work. At the same time, more than 175 public schools work with Logan through programs such as the K-12 School Matinee and Logan Family Saturdays, which bring 10,000 school children to the Center each year. Partnerships with the Hyde Park School of Dance and the ASE Youth Ensemble help nurture a new generation of artists. Schubert, who was deeply involved in the process of getting Logan off the ground and sculpting it into its current form, has her reservations about the building’s final structure. “One [potential] configuration had a whole group of practice rooms together and a lounge for music department students...that was in the plan. But then, budget cuts,” Schubert said. The current design, she says, does not emphasize collaboration in the way that the architects and University consultants, herself included, and envisioned. Her office, deep in the recesses of Logan’s second floor, is inaccessible to students; she no longer has casual student visitors like when she worked in Goodspeed Hall. Practice rooms, small and individualized, are meant for solitary work that does not reflect the building’s original collaborative intentions. These intentions have also been limited in part by the building and in part by what Schubert sees as a lack of motivation on the part of members of different arts departments. There has been little overlap in the past five years, with most branches remaining insulated in their respective sec-

tions of the building. Music and theater, a natural pairing, have hardly worked together. Scattered studio spaces originally intended to facilitate group work have instead encouraged pockets in the building with different focuses, separating the resources of the different arts divisions without necessarily expanding collaborative focus. The building has also seen its fair share of construction problems, including notorious leaks and broken elevators that have led students to question the structural and architectural integrity of the building. The black box theater, for instance, was designed with skylights, limiting the ability of student productions to employ lighting effects during daytime shows. There aren’t bathrooms on every floor, which fourth-year Natalie Wagner said was meant to encourage exploration of the building, but often presents challenges to accessibility and convenience. “The Secret Service really didn’t want them to explore!” she joked, referencing Obama’s recent visit. Hallways have presented further inconveniences. Many of them are huge, and much of Logan’s vertical space is devoted to large stairwells, part of compromises necessary in allocating space to different departments in competition for limited resources. Even so, Logan has swiftly become a home for campus arts, a dazzling constellation of different performance and creative groups. It supports a thriving ecology of music, theater, and visual art. Despite limitations to storage and collaborative ability, performance groups across campus have grown and diversified as a result. For a university that is sometimes willing to rest on its laurels, making grand statements about a commitment to principle without taking confirmatory action, the Logan Center is a refreshing change of pace—a commitment to a noble vision to achieve a very plausible conception of what the liberal arts ought to be. “There are problems in the space,” Schubert reflected when concluding her interview. “But we can work around them. We can be creative. That’s what it’s for, after all.”

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Maroon Awards 2016–2017 Female Athlete of the Year:

Male Athlete of the Year:

Britta Nordstrom, Basketball

Burke Moser, Football

It comes as no surprise that Britta Nordstrom is this year’s female Athlete of the Year. The forward from Scottsdale, Arizona began her career as a Maroon four years ago, and each year her impact on the women’s basketball team has grown. She earned All-UAA accolades in every season and sits in the top 10 in five different statistical categories. In her senior season, Nordstrom led the team to their first post-season appearance since 2012. She lead the team in scoring, assists, steals, and field goal percentage, and raked in First Team

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All-UAA and Third Team All-Region honors. On February 3, 2017, Nordstrom became the 12th Maroon to surpass 1,000

points. “The impact Britta made on me goes past basketball and into all aspects of life,” teammate Ola Obi said.

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graduate with 6,363 career passing yards and 11 school records, including career passing touchdowns (51), career completion percent-

Burke Moser has quarterbacked the record-breaking Maroon offense for the past two years on the football team. Moser will

age (58.3%), season passing yards (3,766), and season touchdown passes (30). Moser’s other on-field accomplishments include being a captain, two time UAA Athlete of the Week, two time SAA Athlete of the Week, three time UAA All-Academic, Second Team All-UAA, and Honorable Mention All-SAA. Moser led the team through the transition from a ball-control, pro-style offense his third year into the hurry-up, spread offense his fourth year, resulting in the second highest passing yards in all of DIII football last season.

Coach of the Year:

Team of the Year:

Mike Babst, Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

Mike Babst, five-year head coach of the UChicago men’s soccer team, has been named Coach of the Year by THE M AROON. With a lifetime record of 50–18– 9, he has led the team to 10 school records, 12 All-Region Awards, and 18 AllUAA honors in his career, but this year was far and away his best. Babst led the team to a 17–1–2 record, a UAA Conference title, and a Sweet 16 appearance in the DIII NCA A Tournament after only making it to the second round in 2014 and 2015. Babst’s defensive system and possession based attack, along with some stellar play from goaltender Hill Bonin, also resulted in

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the lowest goals-against average in all of DIII. He has also been a two-time UAA Coach of the Year and was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Central Region

Coach of the Year. As the team looks toward next year, there is no doubt its future is bright in the hands of coach Babst.

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With a school record–tying 18–4–1 record (4–3–0 in UAA) and a .804 winning percentage, the women’s soccer team is T HE M AROON’s Team of the Year. The South Siders were ranked

eighth overall, making it to the Final Four of this year’s NCAA tournament. Coached by Amy Reifert, the squad went on a terrific tournament run, beating Webster, Augsburg, Thomas More,

and Pomona-Pitzer along the way. It was the fourth time in school history the team had reached the Final Four. Standout performers included third-year Mia Calamari and second-year Jenna McKinney who were able to gain All-American status and were also in the D3soccer.com’s All-American First Team. In addition, first-year goalkeeper Katie Donovan kept nine clean sheets with the eighth-best record in the country, giving her All-UAA Second Team and National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region Second Team berths. Boasting a roster loaded with young talent, next year’s team will come out hungry for a championship.

Male Rookie of the Year:

Female Rookie of the Year:

Dante Nepa, Football

Alyssa Rudin, Tennis

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In his first year, Dante Nepa racked up 62 receptions and 899 receiving yards, the fifth and sixth most, respec-

tively, in one season in school history. He also advanced an average of 14.5 yards per catch and made 8 receiving

touchdowns. He had the most receiving yards and receiving touchdowns of of any of his teammates as well as the second most receptions. He won UAA Rookie of the Year and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the football team. Senior quarterback Burke Moser had only positive things to say about Nepa. “He wasn’t afraid or nervous,” said Moser. “He would come to the sideline and beg for the ball. That takes a lot of guts and confidence, but I respected that.” Moser sees much more success for him moving forward. “Sky is the limit no doubt.”

The tennis season isn’t even officially over yet, but that hasn’t stopped first-year Alyssa Rudin from making her mark on UChicago as this year’s female Rookie of the Year. Back in March, Rudin played a part in UChicago’s third place finish at the ITA DIII National Team Indoor Championships, winning her matches against Pomona-Pitzer, Sewanee, and Wash U, along with doubles wins against the latter two schools. Rudin was a strong contributor to the Maroons’ performance at the 2017 UAA Championships. Rudin won all six of her matches across

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the weekend, esrning Second Team All-UAA honors. Rudin concluded her season at the NCAA DIII

Team Championship, helping UChicago reach the quarterfinals with wins in singles and doubles.

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The Class of 2017 GRADUATES P-sets. Long nights in the Reg. Bartlett. You’ve weathered a lot during your time at UChicago—so much that it may take a while to comprehend what an achievement your impending graduation is in itself. But that doesn’t mean too much coming from us anonymous editors at THE MAROON. Who better to remind you how far you’ve come since O-Week 2013 than your family?

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CONGRATULATIONS JARNICKAE! You have made us and your country so proud! Con nue to dream, to shine and to stay true to who you are and may you be blessed with happiness and success now and always... Love—Mom & Chanel

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Eleanor, Be proud of all that you have accomplished. Your hard work and dedication have paid off in spades. As you start the next great chapter in your life - just remember, “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ~ Confucious Our Warmest Love, Mom and Dad

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Congratulations, Siobhรกn! We are so proud of you, and of all that you have learned and accomplished at the University of Chicago. Now, on to your next adventure! With all our love, always, Mom, Dad, and Fiona

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Xanthe Gallate Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had a great sense of wonder! We are all very proud of you graduating Phi Beta Kappa from UChicago class of 2017! Love George, Tanja, Zac, Zoe, Omi, Gaga and Papster.

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ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŶĚƌĞǁ /ƐĂĂĐ :ĂĨĨĞ Proud of you then… …even more proud ŶŽǁ͊ tŝƚŚ ŵƵĐŚ ůŽǀĞ͕ DŽŵ Θ ĂĚ͕ hŶĐůĞ ĂŶ Θ dŝŽ >ĞŽ͕ DŽŵͲDŽŵ Θ WŽƉͲWŽƉ

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CONGRATULATIONS AND BRAVO! MELISSA LI THIS DEFINITELY WON'T BE THE LAST TIME WE GET TO BRAG ABOUT YOU. LOTS OF LOVE, MOM, DAD, YIEN & PALAK

ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŶĚƌĞǁ ŚŽǁ DĂŶĞǀĂů͊͊ ϮϬϭϳ ŵŽƐ ůŽŶǌŽ ^ƚĂŐŐ DĞĚĂů ZĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚ͊

ůů ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ KĨĨĞŶƐŝǀĞ >ŝŶĞ h ĂŶĚ ^ ͊ h DŽƐƚ KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ &ŝĞůĚ WĞƌĨŽƌŵĞƌ͊ zŽƵƌ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ Ă ^ĐŚŽůĂƌͲ ƚŚůĞƚĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŚŝĐĂŐŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ǇŽƵ ǁĞůů͘ zŽƵƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌǇ ƉƌŽƵĚ͘ tĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ 'ŽŽĚ ůƵĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǆƚ ƐƚĞƉƐ͊͊

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Joaquin Pinto You make us so proud Te queremos con locura Mama, Papa, Paloma, Nico, Abuela Mami, Abuela Yeye, Abuelo Pebe, Abuelo Pepe, Marisa, Susa, Boni, Juan, Martin, Berni, Mariel, Picu, Naina, Maggie, Carola, Alejo, Josefina, Sanitago, Eu, Cata, Guada, Valen, Ramiro, Vale, Malena, Benja y Olivia

¡¡¡Felicitaciones!!!

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Congratulations Graduates!

You did it!