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VOL. 129, ISSUE 3

Student Activists Rally for Racial Justice ALEX WARD ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

RSO Fair: Students wander around and explore the hundreds of RSOs at UChicago on September 29. Photo of the Issue by Giovanna DeCastro.

More than 70 people rallied and marched for racial justice on Friday, demonstrating in front of Levi Hall before marching to Hutchinson Courtyard.

The demonstration concluded a week of activism events regarding race at UChicago that was organized by a coalition of campus groups.

Representatives of these groups, including Graduate Students United (GSU) and UChicago Student Action (UCSA), spoke on topics related to racial justice, as well as the recent campus unionization campaigns and a perceived crackdown on activism at the University.

The nine organizing groups were GSU, UCSA, Students Working Against Prisons (SWAP), UChicago for a Community Benefits Agreement (UC for a CBA), UChicago United, the UChicago chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Faculty Forward UChicago, Reparations at UChicago, and International Socialist Organization (ISO).

The ralliers held signs with messages including “Reparations at UChicago” and chanted slogans

U of C and UIC to Open Environmental Health Center KATHERINE VEGA DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

The University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) received a joint $4 million grant last week from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish an environmental health sciences center.

The new center, called the Chicago Center for Health and Environment (CACHET), will be run in partnership by the two universities.

Habibul Ahsan, a UChicago professor in the departments of Public Health Sciences and Medicine and Associate Director of the Cancer Research Center, is one of the co-directors of the center. UIC professor Gail Prins, Michael Reese Professor of Urology and Physiology and Director of the University Andrology

Laboratory, serves as the other co-director.

CACHET will study disparities in environmental health among Chicago residents and aims to find ways to mitigate them. According to the CACHET website, it will do this by promoting multidisciplinary environmental health research among clinician, laboratory, and population scientists. CACHET is currently studying issues including air pollution, lead in Chicago water, and airborne metal pollution, among others.

The grant will fund infrastructure to support various aspects of the center. “This includes education, community outreach in pollution-affected areas, statistical support, translational assistance, and pilot project funding to initiate new research opportunities across both campuses,” Prins wrote in an e-mail

to T he M aroon.

Prins wrote that CACHET was formed conceptually three years ago, but was officially launched this September.

In an e-mail to T he M aroon, Ahsan called the collaboration between UIC and UChicago “productive and rewarding.” In addition to the partnership between UIC and UChicago, CACHET researchers will also collaborate with other local organizations and researchers, such as the Array of Things and the Southeast Environmental Task Force. “ There are groups of scientists on both campuses with common interests and goals, yet diverse resources and specialties.

By working together, the opportunities for the environmental health research as a whole [are] markedly expanded,” Prins wrote.

“Arts and the Nuclear Age” Interrogates Atomic Past

including “Zimmer, Zimmer, you can’t hide, we can see your corporate side” and “urban renewal is urban removal.” The chants alluded to the University’s involvement with the Obama Presidential Center and other South Side development projects, which critics fear will displace current residents.

The center will be built on a 21-acre site in Jackson Park. One speaker, fourth-year Cindy Du with UC for a CBA, noted that the project will coincide with the University’s

Students and faculty hold signs reading “Reparations at UChicago” and “Slavery built UChicago” while partaking in a racial justice rally.

Law Professor Testifies on Special Counsel Bills

BY LEE HARRIS NEWS EDITOR

Law School Professor Eric Posner argued during testimony before a Senate committee last week that two bills that would protect Robert Mueller from being dismissed as special counsel are constitutional.

The two bipartisan bills in question were put forth in August after President Donald Trump alleged that Mueller’s committee is fraught with conflicts of interest in an interview with The New York Times.

The pieces of legislation considered at the September 26 Judiciary Committee hearing are intended to add a layer of security for Mueller, who was appointed under a statute that gives him limited protection from being dis-

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missed by the executive branch.

As it stands, Trump could direct the Department of Justice to fire the special prosecutor.

One bill, sponsored by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Continued on page 2

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The University began its quarter-long exploration of the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction— and what it means for the future— through art.

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construction of the Rubenstein Forum conference center and a 15-story for-profit hotel.

Between rounds of chanting, attendees heard from 12 speakers representing different organizations.

Nearly all of the speakers emphasized the University’s alleged avoidance of racial issues, including a connection between the original Baptist University of Chicago and prominent Illinois politician Stephen Douglas, who took a mor-

Come to the Fun Home Page 6 The musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s “family tragicomic” touches down in Chicago.

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Events 10/3 — 10/6 Today Hyde Park Dinner Crawl 53rd Street and 57th Street, 5:30–9 p.m.

For $30, you can sample food from 14 53rd Street restaurants. There is also a $20 option featuring seven 57th Street establishments.

More info at hydeparkchamberchicago.org.

Indivisible Co-Founder at IOP Quadrangle Club, 5:30 p.m.

Leah Greenberg, co-founder of the activist group Indivisible, is giving a talk at the Institute of Politics moderated by political science professor John Mark Hansen. Register online.

Wednesday “Millennials in Politics” Panel Reynolds Club, South Lounge, 5:30–6:45 p.m.

Join the University of Chicago Democrats for a discussion about the role of millennials in the democratic party with panelists Kevin Oyakawa, Mary McNicholas, Jaylin McClinton, and Sarah Horvitz, and moderator Jason Kander, U.S. Senate candidate and IOP Fellow.

“Intentional Violence as a Disease” Talk Billings Hospital Auditorium, 4:00–5:30 p.m.

Selwyn Rogers, Section Chief for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine, is hosting a talk called “Intentional Violence as a Disease: Bending the moral arc toward justice and healing.”

Thursday Logan Five Year Bash BBQ Logan Center Courtyard, 5–7:20 p.m.

Enjoy some freshly-grilled food and performances by UChicago’s Dirt Red Brass Band and avery r. young & de deacon board for the Bash BBQ. More events all day— see logan5year.org.

Book Talk: Augustus Rose The Readymade Thief 57th Street Books, 6–7:30 p.m.

Augustus Rose, professor in creative writing, discusses his new book, The Readymade Thief, in conversation with Rachel DeWoskin.

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Targets of “Terrorist Supporter” Posters Request Action

BY ALEX WARD ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Over the past week, posters targeting members of the UChicago community as “terrorist supporters” appeared around campus and have since been removed by the University.

The posters included the names of 26 members of the University community, including the names and drawings of two members of the faculty.

The students named on the posters are affiliated with the Muslim Students Association (MSA), Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), and U of C Divest. The David Horowitz Freedom Center placed similar posters on campus in October of 2016 and May of this year, after College Council (CC) approved a resolution calling for the University to divest from companies connected to the Israeli occupation in May 2016.

Another poster depicted Rasmea Odeh, a community activist convicted in 1970 of bombing an Is-

raeli supermarket who later came to the U.S. Odeh was convicted of immigration fraud in 2014 for not mentioning her conviction for the bombings, which she says she only confessed to under torture by Israeli police.

The posters called Odeh a “terrorist murderer” and a “hero to SJP and JVP.” The posters are part of a campaign by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative organization that oversees campaigns criticizing leftism and opposition to the state of Israel, particularly on the issue of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.

The poster campaign coincides with an announcement by the Center that it has named UChicago and DePaul University to its list of the “Top Ten Worst Schools that Support Terrorists.” UChicago’s inclusion is credited to the presence of an active chapter of SJP and the divestment campaign.

On Wednesday, Dean of Students Michele Rasmussen sent an e-mail to the University community

condemning the posters and vowing to remove any further related postings. Rasmussen, along with Provost Daniel Diermeier, sent a similar e-mail to the University after the postings last May. Like May’s posters, the most recent posters include names that can all be found on Canary Mission, a website that posts information about individuals connected to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement across the U.S. In a Facebook message, one of the individuals mentioned in the posters who asked to remain anonymous said that the posters amount to slander and pose a threat to their safety. “Most of those named ‘terrorists’ are Muslim (many visibly Muslim) students living in the United States. We don’t just ‘not appreciate’ being called terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. These remarks are not a light claim in America.”

The individual also said that those targeted by the posters have asked the University several times to pursue a lawsuit, among its other actions, though no lawsuit has

been filed. According to internal University documents obtained by The Maroon in July, the University considered legal action against and public condemnation of the Center after the postings in May. Individuals mentioned on Canary Mission who were contacted by The Maroon during the summer did not indicate that they had heard about any further action by the University.

The documents included an annotation mentioning that the Center had threatened legal action against UCLA after its vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion, Jerry Kang, publicly condemned the organization for a similar set of postings on UCLA’s campus.

The University did not respond to a request for comment.

Professor W. J. T. Mitchell, who is depicted in one of the posters, responded to questions over e-mail.

He said he is considering legal action, and he has asked that the University condemn the Howoritz Center by name. The full Q&A can be found online.

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ally ambivalent position on slavery in the run-up to the American Civil War. Some of the speakers mentioned a paper by a team of UChicago graduate students working at the Reparations at UChicago Working Group (RAUC), which argues that Douglas was a direct financial beneficiary of slavery. The paper also argues that the old University of Chicago, which received the land for its campus from Douglas, should not be considered a separate entity from the modern University, as it traditionally has been.

During the second half of the rally, the group marched through the main quad to Hutchinson Court, near the plaque of Douglas outside of Mandel Hall in Reynolds Club. Another commemoration of Douglas, a stone from Douglas Hall of the old University of Chicago, sits in the wall of the tunnel connecting

the Classics Building and Wieboldt Hall.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, prominent intellectual and public advocate for black reparations, attended the part of the rally outside Reynolds Club, at one point filming the ralliers.

Second-year Michelle Yang spoke on behalf of UChicago United, a coalition of multicultural RSOs: the Movimiento Estudiantial Chicanx de Aztlán (MEChA), the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS), the Organization of Black Students (OBS), the African Caribbean Students Association (ACSA), the Arab Student Association (ASA), and the PanAsia Solidarity Coalition (PanAsia). Yang said large numbers of students at UChicago incorrectly believe that racism is not an issue on campus and called for more targeted measures to support minority students, including ethnic studies programs

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Students and faculty protest with signs reading “Slavery built UChicago” during a racial justice rally Friday. and a stronger bias response team.

“We want the establishment of ethnic studies, black studies, Chicanx studies and Asian studies for core classes that don’t only offer texts by dead white men, not only

for students of color but for all students to understand the racist foundations that America was built on.”

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Chris Coons (D-DE), would give the special counsel the right to challenge his dismissal in court, after the firing. A bill put forth

by Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) goes further—it would require the Attorney General to petition a federal court and demonstrate good cause for removal before firing a special counsel.

At the hearing, legal scholars weighed in on the constitutionality of the special counsel investigation, and whether it oversteps constitutional separation of powers between executive and judicial branches.

Posner defended the constitutionality of the two bills, but believes they don’t go far enough.

“The bills do not recreate the independent counsel but give the special counsel, a creature of executive branch regulation, reasonable additional job pro-

tection…. This layer of security would not interfere with executive power but would more likely enhance it by reassuring the public that the officers of the executive branch, including the president himself, are not above the law,” Posner testified.

In an August 7 New York Times op-ed, Posner and fellow UChicago Law School Professor Daniel Hemel wrote that while the bills check the President’s power to fire the special counsel, they would do little to prevent presidential interference or obstruction of the investigation. “[I]f President Trump wants to halt Mr. Mueller’s inquiry, he can order Mr. Rosenstein not to reauthorize the special counsel’s investigation this October or to starve the special counsel of funds. If Mr. Trump wants to stop Mr. Mueller even sooner, he can instruct Mr. Rosenstein to exercise veto power over the special

counsel at every step of the way.

And if Mr. Rosenstein rebuffs the president’s commands, Mr. Trump could replace him with a loyalist who will follow his instructions,” Hemel and Posner wrote.

In a conversation with T he M aroon, Posner explained that he supports the bipartisan bills because they provide necessary, if insufficient, protections, and because their Republican backing sends a message to the President.

“The Democrats want a bill that is weak enough that some Republicans will join it, so they can send a stronger political signal,” Posner told T he M aroon.

“Favorable votes on this bill would be a very important signal to the President—it would show that Congress very strongly supports Mueller, and therefore that if the President tries to fire him or otherwise interfere with the investigation, there might be a high

political cost that he’d prefer not to incur.”

Posner added that although the bills would not prevent Trump from meddling in the investigation, firing is the more politically attractive option to the presidential administration, because interfering with Mueller’s work could be construed as obstruction of justice.

“I don’t think an ideal bill would pass, but a weaker bill like ones the President proposed would still be valuable as a political signal,” Posner said. “And also I think it may be politically easier for Trump to get rid of Mueller, than to interfere with the investigation, because then it begins to look a lot more like obstruction of justice, which is a crime. So I think these bills will be helpful, even if they’re not perfect.”

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VIEWPOINTS Outside the South Side Students at UChicago Don’t Venture out of Hyde Park as Often as They Should

Natalie Denby N Few things are more embarrassing than discovering you know nothing about your own city—besides, of course, stumbling upon the fact in the company of others. Over the summer, I had the misfortune of doing exactly that. When a friend asked for recommendations while planning a visit to Chicago, my entire family turned out to be appallingly useless.

Fun spots for kids? Nada, though there must be playgrounds somewhere. Fine dining? Off the top of our heads, we could think of one place. More casual places?

Not many of those, either, unless you count fast food chains. How about good Chicago-style pizza?

Surely, we must know where to fi nd some downtown. Really couldn’t say, but there’s always Domino’s. And forget about interesting sightseeing: Aside from the Bean and the Art Institute, we hardly know what tourists do in this city.

Ours might be a more extreme case, but a naive observer would think that attending the University of Chicago precludes extreme ignorance about Chicago. That’s not so. Plenty of UChicagoans, obviously, know a great deal about the city—and plenty know a great deal more than lifelong city dwellers. There are still many of us, however, who fall somewhere on the spectrum of cultural reclusion: from those who know Hyde Park like the back of their hand

but couldn’t locate Navy Pier on a map to save their lives, to those whose mental metropolitan maps extend little further north than North Campus itself.

But the students can’t be blamed entirely: It’s easy to cling to Hyde Park as though it were an oasis. The few times I can recall venturing out of Hyde Park for fun were trips to grand, obvious, and obligatory landmarks: Millennium Park, the Art Institute, the Riverwalk, etcetera. These are places everyone should visit, but they barely scratch the surface.

Restricting ourselves to a few major landmarks gives us an underdeveloped understanding of the city. Many end up seeing as much of Chicago as we might if we were tourists rushing through a frantic weekend trip—which is to say, not very much. And since many students don’t kayak down the river, visit Willis Tower’s Skydeck, or check out the Shedd Aquarium/Driehaus Museum/ National Museum of Mexican Art, you could argue that we see less than savvy tourists.

The University’s geographical location plays into our relative seclusion—it’s easy to get away with a hermit mentality at UChicago.

Hyde Park is just contained and self-sufficient enough to make trips around the rest of the city seem unnecessary and taxing. In fact, there is enough going on in the neighborhood to make it feel

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like a stand-alone college town.

Although that makes our lives much easier, it can push the city around us out of the foreground.

Why visit the Magnificent Mile when there are stores near us?

Why go downtown to visit a museum or a specific exhibit with the Smart Museum and the Oriental Institute in our backyard? With the advent of Grubhub and a respectable assortment of restaurants within walking distance, who has the time to eat out so far away from campus?

Logistical issues certainly don’t help. Leaving Hyde Park can still be a hassle. The University shuttles, U-Passes, and the (now partially walked-back) Saturday dining hall closures are all testaments to the fact that the University is concerned with how little its students leave Hyde Park. The same can be said for the free and discounted admis-

sion tickets students get for a range of destinations and performances in the city.

And yet, somehow, destinations outside of the downtown area may as well be in different worlds—how many of us have visited the Brookfield Zoo, the Garfield Park Conservatory, or any of Chicago’s interesting neighborhoods, like Pilsen? For your average automobile-deprived student, these destinations seem about as accessible as southern Indiana.

This is regrettable, however, because these more far-flung destinations are part of what makes urban exploration worthwhile. Now, between U-Passes, campus shuttles, and the new Metra schedule (with a train going through Hyde Park every 20 minutes), a lot, if not most, of Chicago is very much within our reach. There’s no reason to make Hyde Park the be-all and end-all

of the student universe.

It’s important to remember that attending school in an interesting city isn’t appealing because we all want to play tourist-on-steroids for four long years.

But knowing a city entails a great deal more than transforming into a walking guidebook; it means having a more general understanding of the city’s layout, its various neighborhoods, and its phenomenal cultural attractions—and UChicago’s appeal is in large part predicated on this unadulterated access to the thriving city of Chicago. It’s a shame that you can get away with living in it without learning about it, and it’s about time we became more proactive about changing this state of affairs.

Natalie Denby is a third-year in the College majoring in public policy studies.

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SAT, OCT 7 11:30am–11:30pm Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St As we celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, join us for the Five Year Bash, a 12-hour arts festival featuring FREE concerts, performances, exhibitions, family-centered arts activities, hands-on workshops, and more.

Registration recommended at tickets.uchicago.edu.

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The Logan Center Bluesfest is an annual public celebration honoring the South Side roots of the blues tradition with three days of concerts, workshops, film, food, and conversation. Many of the events during the Logan Center Bluesfest are FREE. Use code BLUE to save $5 on adult tickets to evening concerts. For tickets, and to make reservations for workshops, visit tickets.uchicago.edu.

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ARTS “Arts and the Nuclear Age” Interrogates Atomic Past 75 YEARS SINCE THE REACTION

BY JONATHAN MANDEL MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

Last Thursday saw the launch of UChicago Arts’ speaker series, “Arts and the Nuclear Age,” in conjunction with the University’s broader interdisciplinary series, “ Nuclear Reactions—1942: A Historic Breakthrough, an Uncertain Future.”

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the first controlled sustained nuclear reaction on December 2, 1942, as well as the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of Henry Moore’s sculpture Nuclear Energy, “Nuclear Reactions” will continue throughout the quarter, culminating on the anniversary itself.

With the support of the Smart Family Foundation and the Franke Institute for the Humanities, the University welcomed Serge Guilbaut, professor emeritus of art history at the University of British Columbia, to kick off the series.

Standing before a packed lecture hall in the Cochrane-Woods Art Center, Guilbaut focused on the year 1946.

His lecture, entitled, “Cold War Under a Soft Cloud: Politics and Art Around 1946,” traced the inf luence of the United States’ nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll on the American psyche, and its man-

ifestations in American and European art.

Although American consumer culture was optimistic following the destructive Great Depression and World War I I, it was not blithely euphoric: “ Tensions between East and West [were] beginning to rise,” explained Guilbaut. “Pleasure was mingled with anxiety in the American imagination,” as the iconic image of the mushroom cloud above Bikini Atoll entered the national consciousness and the public was forced to ponder the possibility of the Soviet Union acquiring the same Courtesy of the University of Chicago nuclear capabilities.

The iconic mushroom-shaped cloud from the Operation Crossroads nuclear explosion Indeed, reminders of the dangertests at Bikini Atoll on July 25, 1945. ous and uncertain future penetrated popular culture; as Guilbaut pointed mushroom cloud propels projectiles artworks produced in the United States out, the invention of the atomic cock- around the canvas, and anthropomor- and in Europe, which can be partially tail, packing a hell of a punch, and the phic apes take refuge near a brick wall. attributed to political circumstances. bikini swimsuit, guaranteed to make Embroi led i n the S ov iet Un ion But Guilbaut noted that even Jackbeachgoers drop dead, are just two of son Pollock’s Eyes in the Heat series of in a battle for inf luence, the United many examples. the same year is undeniably visceral, State poured money into demonstratGiven the prospect of nuclear war, tactile, eerie. The thick globs of paint ing abroad its superiority. The State it’s not hard to believe, as Guilbaut create a relationship with v iewers, Department even purchased, directly said, that “primordial anguish sud- whereby they are drawn into the paint- or indirectly, 79 oil paintings and 39 denly became the essential condition ings’ physical space, and become agents watercolors for the 1946 exhibition Adof modernity…this astonishing moder- in examining its beautiful, alarming vancing American Art in Prague. nity, that seemed to be walking back- disorder. Even the name—“eyes in the “ The issue at stake: How could we, wards.” heat”—is discomforting. Decades lat- or should we, i llustrate A mer ica? ” In the case of artists living in 1946, er, existential anxiety and primordial summarized Guilbaut. argued Guilbaut, the distressing con- anguish were far from my mind when, Perhaps the most striking quality ditions of modernity weighed heavily in elementary school, my art teacher of this new, ontologically American art, on their minds, even if these anxieties showed us images of Pollock’s splatter according to Guilbaut, was its vitality: were not as blatantly expressed as in paintings.

Eyes in the Heat is an entropic swirl Philip Evergood’s 1946 painting ReGuilbaut also invited his audience that engages viewers with its physinunciation, in which a Bikini-esque to examine the differences between Continued on page 6

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“The issue at stake: How could we, or should we, illustrate America?”

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cality. While also concerned with potential disaster, contemporaneous art

by European avant-gardists like Bram van Velde, observes Guilbaut, was “lucid, tragic, voiceless…withdrawn into silence.”

Guilbaut’s lecture concluded with his observation that while the European artists managed “to be silent without capitulation…it is comical, but

not surprising, that the cowboy Pollock won…. It is obvious that Pollock, [Franz] Kline, and [Barnett] Newman had a great time at the club while drinking the atomic cocktail.”

After a summer of anxiety over escalating tensions with North Korea, Guilbaut’s lecture, and perhaps the entire “Nuclear Reactions” series, seems timely.

Glass Animals Brings the Pineapples and Punch to Aragon Ballroom

BY ZOE BEAN MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

There are concert venues, and then there is the Aragon Ballroom. Located just off the Red Line uptown, it might as well be another world. Enter the main ballroom and you’re transported to a scene from One Thousand and One Nights—the balconies’ intricate facades mimic a town square scene, complete with Spanish roof tiles and life-size turrets. Gaze to the star-spangled ceiling and you are greeted by a Van Gogh-esque view. What better venue then, for indie-rock band Glass Animals, whose front man, Dave Bayley, gleefully announced to the full house, “We’re your acid trip,” at the onset of their show this past Thursday. It was indeed a trip, with the audience collectively transported to a world in which you can use a “cookie for a coaster” (“Season 2 Episode 3”) and drink “pork soda” (“Pork Soda”).

The stage was set with several large cubes in pixel-like formations that changed colors to the beat of the music, a giant television set and an oversized, golden, pineapple disco ball. Why a pineapple? Fans would point you to a single lyric from the band’s popular song, “Pork Soda” off their Mercury-nominated album, How to Be a Human Being: “Pineapples are in my head/ got nobody ’cause I’m brain-dead.” The fruit has become a sort of mascot for die-hard fans. In fact, the band made the news when this summer’s Reading and Leeds Festivals banned pineapples in response to fans’ habits of bringing real or blowup pineapples to shows. In an interview with NME, Bayley describes that, despite the ban, “Some people got creative. There were at least five real pineapples in the crowd, which is actually pretty good considering they were cracking down on everything—inflatable pineapples were getting chucked away.”

This droll irreverence can be found in spades in the band’s dreamy lyrics. Coupled with a bright, futuristic indie sound,

Court Theatre Opens Season with Moe Songs and Moe Heart

BY MAY HUANG ARTS EDITOR

The Court Theatre season opener, Five Guys Named Moe, is a delightful tribute to the music and legacy of jazz musician Louis Jordan. Although the musical begins with a downcast Nomax (Stephen “Blu” Allen) singing “Early in the Morning,” the bluesy tune sets no precedent for the humor and liveliness that imbues the rest of the musical. Moments after the song ends, fi ve guys— Eat Moe, No Moe, Little Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, and Big Moe—emerge, literally headfi rst, from Nomax’s radio to offer him relationship advice through song and dance.

As director Ron OJ Parson noted, this show is typically produced in 1,300seat theaters. Yet the intimate setting of the Court does not diminish the actors’ showmanship, which shines in both laugh-out-loud moments (Four-Eyed Moe wearing a chicken headdress during his falsetto performance of “Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens”) and somber ballads (Eat Moe’s rendition of “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying”). Each song in the musical is a show in itself, spectacularly choreographed, and accompanied by live music that resonates throughout the theater.

There are certain expectations that come with a musical of Louis Jordan’s greatest hits: We know, before even taking our seats, that we’ll hear hits such as “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby” and “Caldonia.” Yet from No Moe’s backfl ip to the lyrics falling from the sky, Five Guys Named Moe is chock-full of surprises. Even the classic “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby” is lovingly reinterpreted in a bluesy tone.

Just as the five men startle Nomax by inviting themselves into his personal life, they surprise the audience by inviting us into the bizarre musical

world they have invented. They address male members of the audience from the beginning, singing “Beware, Brother, Beware.” Later, they invite two women onstage, offering an “apology for all the chauvinistic songs” in the play, and serenade them with “Look Out, Sister Look Out.” We join the chorus for “Caldonia,” participating in a call-and-response with the Moes. And in the most memorable segment of the show, concluding a winning fi rst half, the fi ve guys have the audience singing gibberish (“Push Ka Pee Shee Pie”) and walking out the door in a conga line. (Were the Moes walking off stage in a conga line, or were the audience members leaving their seats for intermission?)

Like the members of every great band, each Moe has his own quirk—true to his name, Eat Moe is always hungry—but they move as a cohesive unit, singing in perfect five-part harmonies (particularly memorable in their a cappella rendition of “Knock Me a Kiss”) and snapping in unison throughout the show. Their energy is so unsurpassable that Nomax and his storyline become tangential, serving mostly as fodder for the songs performed.

We never truly learn why the Moes commit to guiding Nomax, and, amid music and laughter, we never completely invest ourselves in Nomax’s relationship woes.

Yet this all fits in with Louis Jordan’s philosophy, and the blues tradition, of “laughing to keep from crying.”

Five Guys Named Moe is an absolute joy to watch; song after song, the audience cannot help but laugh as they join Nomax in affi rming, as the fi ve Moes collectively sing, that “life is so peculiar.”

this music is magnetic; live, it’s explosive.

This year the band was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize; past winners include indie-rock heavyweights Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, and alt-J. At times, like Franz Ferdinand, drummer Joe Seaward hits thumping ’70s-style beats, at others, the nonchalant vocal style and electric accents of alt-J are evident in Drew MacFarlane and Edmund Irwin-Singer’s harmonies, and the lyrics are reminiscent of the kaleidoscopic Arctic Monkeys. This is not music to rave to or hear at a nightclub; it’s music you can dance to getting dressed in the morning, music for when your study sesh turns into a study break.

The audience at the Aragon Ballroom reflected this—casual listeners were present, but big fans were also in attendance.

It was easy to spot the people decked out in pineapple print shirts, shorts, or hats. During one song, a boy turned to me and yelled over the music, “It’s a religious experience!” He was ecstatic. OthFive Guys Named Moe will run until ers mouthed lyrics. “This is my favorite October 15. Court Theatre’s UChicago song!” a friend yelled. “This is your faStudent Night is October 6, 8 p.m. Advorite song? It’s mine too!” a stranger revanced and rush student tickets cost $20 sponded. People bopped to the music and and $10, respectively, and free Jimmy everyone flooded forward as, during one John’s will follow the performance. song, the front barriers were pulled away and Bayley performed from a platform in the middle of the crowd. Thousands of people crowded around him, illuminating him by the lights of their cellphones as they attempted to make the moment last.

After a rousing call for an encore, the band returned to the stage for one more song. But instead of one more hit, or even a lesser-known gem from their fi rst album, ZABA, they chose to cover “Crazy”

by Gnarls Barkley. I am of the opinion that a fantastic cover needs to pay respect to the song in question but also add a new stylistic spin, and Glass Animals delivered with a version all their own that honCourtesy of Michael Brosilow ored the original. It was a fantastic end From left to right: Stephen Allen as Nomax, Lorenzo Rush Jr. as Big Moe, A.D. Weaver to a fiercely charming concert experience. as Little Moe, James Earl Jones II as Eat Moe, Eric Andrews Lewis as No Moe, and Kelvin If this show was any indication, expect to Roston Jr. as Four-Eyed Moe. see Glass Animals on the Mercury Prize shortlist and beyond, this year and next.

Come to the Fun Home: Victory Gardens Delivers the Family Tragicomic

BY EMILY EHRET ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Courtesy of Livenation.com The Oxford-based band consists of Edmund Irwin-Singer on the bass, Joe Seaward on the drums, Dave Bayley as the lead vocalist and guitarist, and Drew MacFarlane on the guitar.

I am entirely smitten with Alison Bechdel. I’ve read Fun Home three times. In my fields, gender and sexuality studies and creative writing, the autobiographical graphic novel pops up on syllabi left and right. For good reason, too. Through the lens of the relationship between memory and writing, Fun Home depicts Alison ref lecting on her childhood and early adulthood as she comes into her lesbian identity and family dynamic in the wake of her father’s

suicide. So I went to Victory Gardens’ production of the musical Fun Home ready to laugh, cry, and think a whole lot about my childhood. And the “family tragicomic” did not fail to deliver.

For all its claims to diversity, Broadway did not feature any lesbian protagonists until Fun Home performed in theaters in 2015. The show toured nationally with great critical acclaim, especially for writers Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, an all-female writing team, which is another rarity in the world of Broadway. On stage, Alison Continued on page 7

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“Fun Home is redefining norms, and it’s about damn time.”

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Bechdel comes to life in three forms: Small Alison in childhood (Stella Rose Hoyt), Medium Alison in college (Hannah Starr), and adult cartoonist Alison (Danni Smith). As Alison grapples with her memories, these three leading actresses often appear on stage simultaneously. Three women on stage at once outside of a chorus is still a musical theater rarity. But Fun Home is redefining norms, and it’s about damn time.

The musical feels cozy in its Lincoln Park residence for this two-month run.

Victory Gardens seats sizable audiences, but not so large that you lose a sense of the community around you. There was a unity in the audience’s response unlike many other shows I’ve seen. I saw the rows in front of me wave with emotion, heads bobbing with laughter and hands raising to wipe away tears. This speaks to the power of the cast: Every actor knows exactly what they are trying to convey with their role, and they have the skill to do it.

Rob Lindley left a particular impression as Bruce Bechdel, A lison’s father. He was magnetic, drawing attention on every entrance, fitting for a character who is both charismatic and authoritarian. While the narrative is preoccupied with his death, Lindley’s rendering is incredibly alive, even when he is bent over the embalming table of the “Fun Home,” the family-run funeral business. He made exacting efforts to maintain the façade of his perfect home, but for the audience, the window was wide open to his desire and his pain, and every bit of it hurts.

Although Lindley has such a dominating presence in the show, mirroring Bruce Bechdel’s looming presence in the narrative, the rest of the cast powerfully holds its own. Starr’s Medium Alison brings a hilarious and honest rendition of “Changing My Major,” a number documenting her reaction to her first lesbian sexual experience, performed in a pair of white briefs. “Ring of Keys” is another standout and a personal favorite. Hoyt, a fifth grader, is unforgettable as Small Alison, doing every justice to the song’s exploration of identity and representation. Chicago is lucky to have this cast.

If that’s not enough to convince you, here’s why you should see it: Fun Home will be good for your health. Not only is the music great and the cast talented, but the experience of the show acts as a practice in self-reflection. Alison’s personal narrative digs into memories, finding common ground in feelings: the need to make sense of our pasts and to see ourselves represented in the world.

Whether you are already a fan of the show, or read the graphic novel in Hum, or know nothing about it, every minute of Fun Home’s relentless hour and a half is worthwhile. Hop on the Red Line, go see it, and then talk about it all the way back to campus.

See Fun Home at Victory Gardens Theater now through November 12. Arts Pass performance Thursday, October 26, with $15 tickets and free transportation with UCID.

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SPORTS Maroon Men Stay No. 1 MEN’S SOCCER

BY ANNA ROSE SPORTS STAFF

The University of Chicago men’s soccer team continues to be unstoppable.

With a 10 – 0 record, including an impressive win over UA A rival University of Rochester this past weekend, the Maroons are once again ranked No. 1 in NCA A DIII rankings.

Saturday’s victory against Rochester was one for the books. After jumping to a 4–0 lead in the first half, the Maroons held on to win 4–1. Game leaders included third-year forward Matthew Koh, with two goals in the first half, and fourth-year midfielder Andre Abedian, with one goal and one assist. “ We were very pleased with how we started our game against Rochester this past weekend because it was the best start to a game we have had all season,” said second-year defender Nate Johnson. “The game gave us a lot of confidence looking forward to Carroll University on Tuesday and Emory University on Saturday.”

Averaging roughly four goals and 19

shot attempts per game, the Maroons should have no trouble continuing their winning streak this Tuesday, October 3, when they take on the Carroll University Pioneers. Despite the struggling Pioneers’ record of 2–7–1, the Maroons are not taking them lightly. To get ready for the game, the Maroons are preparing both mentally and physically.

“We treat every practice and game as if it were the first and last,” said second-year forward Dayo Adeosun. “As a team, we are always focusing on the next game, and being the best team we can be on the field.”

Continuing Adeosun’s sentiments, Johnson said, “Every team we play is going to give us their best game. Every game is a hard-fought battle, and obtaining a win will never be easy. It is always tough having to travel during the weekdays to play a game, so the biggest thing we have to do as a team to prepare is just get locked in and focused as soon as we step foot on the bus to travel.”

With an impressive weekend win under their belt, the Maroons are excited

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and prepared for what is yet to come.

They are looking to redeem themselves after falling short last year and losing in the third round of the NCA A DIII Championship.

“We hope to bring the trophy home

to UChicago, and we will continue to perform to do so,” Adeosun added. Taking it one game at a time, a win over Carroll University on Tuesday is exactly what the Maroons need to stay on track.

South Siders Attack at Round Robin VOLLEYBALL

BY ANDREW BEYTAGH SPORTS STAFF

The University of Chicago women’s volleyball team (15 –3) continued their stellar season as they played the first round of the UA A Round Robin at Case Western Reserve University this weekend in Cleveland.

Last Thursday, the Maroons returned home for Senior Day after defeating two ranked teams the previous weekend. At home, they blitzed Wheaton 3– 0, before continuing their domi-

nance on the road this weekend at Case Western.

In their two matches this past Saturday, the Maroons beat both Brandeis and Rochester, winning all six sets of the day. The Maroons dominated hitting percentage and limited errors in the two matches.

“We knew that our first conference weekend was going to be a challenge because all the teams in our conference are so strong,” second-year Anne Marie Stifter said. “Team communication and chemistry were going to be key this

weekend, so we made an extra effort to communicate and give energy.”

On Sunday, the No. 25 Maroons took on the No. 3 Emory Eagles in a heavyweight conference matchup. Emory came into the match with an impressive 14–1 record. At the end of the day, however, UChicago gave Emory its second loss of the season in another victory for the Maroons. Emory won the opening match 25– 18, but UChicago responded by sweeping the next three sets 25–17, 25–10, and 25–21. UChicago’s defense was terrific as well, tallying 78 digs and limiting Emory

to a .045 hitting percentage.

“Our serving was really strong the entire weekend as well, which really helped us get teams out of system and made our defense and offense much more efficient,” Stifter added. “We knew that having a strong opening weekend in UA As was really essential in setting the tone for the rest of the conference games.”

The Maroons’ next match occurs on Friday, October 6, versus Otterbein at the Elmhurst Quadrangular Tournament.

Chicago Clutches Titles at ITA Central MEN’S TENNIS

BY AUDREY MASON MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

Repeating history for the fourth consecutive year, the University of Chicago men’s tennis team once again took out the competition with singles and doubles titles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Regional Championship. The team dominated the entire tournament, obtaining all four spots in the singles semifinals on Sunday.

UChicago began the day with five singles players in the quarterfinals. No. 1 second-year Erik Kerrigan swiftly advanced to the semifinals with a 6–1, 6–1 victory. He was later joined by teammate first-year Alejandro Rodriguez, who advanced to the semifinals after a 6–2 loss, followed by 6–2, 6–4 wins. Defeating Rodriguez 6 –3, 6 –4, Kerrigan proceeded to the singles finals.

The other singles semifinal also saw Maroon teammates face off, with first-year Jeremy Yuan and second-year Ninan Kumar playing each other. In the previous quarterfinals, Yuan demolished his Case Western Reserve opponent and Kumar defeated Chicago third-

year Charlie Pei. After a close match in the semifinals, Yuan defeated Kumar after a 6 –3 loss, followed by 6 –2, 7– 6 wins.

On Tuesday at the Stagg courts, Maroons Kerrigan and Yuan will face off for the singles title, with the winner advancing to the ITA Oracle Cup. In the consolation singles tournament, fourth-year Luke Tsai destroyed the competition, emerging victorious with wins of 6–0, 6–0 and 6–0, 6–2. He secured the consolation final with a 6–1 loss, followed by 6–4, 10–6 wins against his Wash U opponent.

On the doubles side of the competition, the Maroons also dominated, with three of the four semifinalists representing the Maroons. The No. 2 team from Wash U blew away second-year Abhin Sharma and first-year Justin Lee in one semifinal. In the other semifinal, second-year Tyler Raclin teamed up with Yuan to defeat the No. 1 team of second-years Kerrigan and Kumar.

In the finals, Raclin and Yuan lost the first set 6 –4 and found themselves falling behind in the second set 5 –3 against the Wash U team. Making a

huge comeback, the Maroons ended up claiming the second set 7–5. With the title on the line, Raclin and Yuan won the third set 10–8 to claim the regional doubles trophy. The pair will advance to the ITA Oracle Cup where they will play against other regional champions in Rome, GA. This is the second consecutive year that two-time A ll-A merican Raclin earned this title, but it was the first

time he had ever played alongside Yuan.

Coming into the tournament unseeded, they were not expected to do well, especially when faced with the No. 1 duo.

“The team and I did a great job of locking in and grinding out close matches,” Raclin said. “For the next match we are going to build on our progress, hit the gym, and work on hitting the ball harder.”

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Opponent Carroll ITA Central Kalamazoo

Score 55 –10 4–1 3 –0 3 –1

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