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VOL. 129, ISSUE 4

Trauma Center Head: “Our Proximity is Our Call to Action” CAMILLE KIRSCH SENIOR NEWS REPORTER

Selwyn Rogers, head of the new University of Chicago trauma center, argued that intentional violence is a disease rather than a moral failing at a talk on Wednesday.

The talk was the first of several planned lectures that will address “Ethical Issues in Violence, Trauma, and Trauma Surgery.” The annual lecture series, now in its 36th year, is sponsored by the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.

In his talk, Rogers framed vi-

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olence as a “complex disease” and argued for an ethical approach to violence prevention in Chicago and nationwide.

According to Rogers, the medical establishment has largely accepted the idea that violent crime is caused by individual bad actors.

Violence prevention is therefore seen as outside the medical realm.

“We often hear narratives about gangbangers, about bad people. There’s a moral failure component,” Rogers said. “That leads to a framework where…this [violence] is intractable, unsolvable, just the

way it is. But what if it’s a learned behavior?”

Factors including racism, educational disparities, lack of economic opportunity, the availability of guns, social networks, and policing can all impact violent behavior, according to Rogers. “The distribution of health-slash-wellness is not random,” he said.

As evidence, he pointed to the average life expectancies in different Chicago neighborhoods. A Loop resident can expect to reach age 85, while those living in Washington Continued on page 2

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Trauma center director Selwyn Rogers.

Alumni Donate $75 Million to Booth School DAKSH CHAUHAN NEWS REPORTER

The Booth School of Business received a $75 million donation on October 4 from alumni Amy Wallman, M.B.A. ’75, and Richard Wallman, M.B.A. ’74.

The donation will support initiatives like scholarships for students in full-time, weekend, and executive M.B.A. programs. Boot h dean Madhav Rajan will also direct funds towards co-curricular programming, faculty research, and other projects.

In addition, Booth will name its highest academic honors distinction after the Wallmans.

Graduating M.B.A. students who earn high honors at Booth will now become Amy and Richard F. Wallman Scholars; alumni who have achieved academic distinction will retroactively

earn this honor as well.

“This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the careers of Chicago Booth students for generations to come and express our gratitude to those who have helped us,” Amy Wallman told the University news office.

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Two University students recently created an online platform called Gather to enhance participation in political activism. The mobile application for the platform was launched this weekend.

Third-year students Alexander Swerdlow and Ryan Kuang founded Gather in June in an effort to bring together activists with similar interests. The platform customizes users’ recommendations according to the topics of political and civic interest in their user profiles.

“When you [are on] Spotify, for example, it shows you music that they know you will be interested in.... We are going to be able to match people with organizations and calls to action and gatherings based on the [political and civic interests] they’ve identified. It makes it stupid easy,” Swerdlow said.

Organizers can use Gather to host and advertise a gathering, initiate general calls for action, and get in touch with a network Continued on page 2

Page 3: A photo essay by Amelia Frank is Grey City’s inaugural publication of the year. “When I photograph, I am inspired by mundanity.

Nothing photographs as beautifully as streetlights in fog.”

Plans for the University’s Nuclear Commemorations

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How the University plans to commemorate its role in the advent of atomic weapons.

Jackson on Activism Page 2 Jesse Jackson spoke to University students about activism and the Trump administration.

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At the Book Expo Page 5 A convening of Chicagoland’s bookish types.

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Events 10/6 — 10/9

Jesse Jackson Talks Activism, Criticizes Trump

Today Barokksolistene —An Alehouse Session International House, 7:30 p.m.

An evening of old alehouse music hosted as part of the International Global Voices Program and UChicago Presents. Student tickets are $10 and available at ticketsweb.uchicago.edu.

Estelle Higgins

Saturday Community Yoga with Chaturanga Seeds Arts Incubator, 301 E. Garfield Blvd., 10:30 a.m.

This yoga class for complete beginners will teach participants basic yoga poses. All materials are provided.

Logan Five Year Bash Logan Center for the Arts, all day All-day events include art exhibitions, films, and scavenger hunts. Afternoon and evening events include concerts, workshops, and cocktail hours. Visit logan5year.org.

Sunday Hyde Park Used Book Sale 55th Street and Lake Park Shopping Center, 9a.m.–6.p.m.

The 11th Annual Hyde Park Used Book Sale will take place outside Treasure Island on Saturday– Monday. Profits will be used to fund grants for community events and organizations.

Eve Ewing Discusses Electric Arches Seminary Co-Op Bookstore, 3 p.m.

Dr. Eve Ewing will discuss her new book and will be joined in conversation with writer Hanif Abdurraqib.

Monday Foy Scalf Discusses Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt Seminary Co-Op Bookstore, 6 p.m.

Presented in partnership with the Oriental Institute, this talk will feature author Foy Scalf in conversation with Rita Lucarelli, an Egyptologist at UC Berkeley.

Online this issue: Lecture on nuclear physics; Obama Foundation searches for diversity consultant; Civic Engagement job portal launches

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Jesse Jackson spoke alongside a panel of student activists.

BY MICHAEL LYNCH NEWS REPORTER

Civil rights activist and Baptist minister Jesse Jackson joined a panel of student activists at an event hosted by UChicago Common Cause in the Logan Center for Arts last Thursday to discuss political organizing.

Jackson opened the event by describing the long struggle of many groups, including African Americans, women, college students, and Americans who do not speak English, for voting rights in the United States.

“It took us 25 years to get from the bridge in Selma to be able to begin to vote in a multiracial, multicultural way,” Jackson said, refer-

encing the infamous conflict outside of Selma in 1965, when a peaceful voting rights march was forcibly put down by state troopers.

Jackson praised Common Cause’s recent success in advocating for automatic voter registration in Illinois. He also criticized the Electoral College for putting states’ rights before the rights of people and preventing a “one-person, one-vote” democracy.

Jackson also called on University of Chicago students to register to vote in Illinois. He asked the crowd to repeat after him, “I should vote where I live.” He emphasized the importance of young people voting, both on principle and as a way of boosting the power of student organizing.

Jackson continued by describing

how the value of a university education in effecting political change dissuaded him from dropping out of college to become more involved in the civil rights movement. “[Civil rights activist] Dr. Sam Proctor asked me, ‘Do you want to be a student in the movement, or a student of the movement?’ A student in the movement, you won’t be young for so long. A student of the movement, you’ll learn its history….

You have the credentials to fight.”

Jackson went on to explain that with a degree, activists can better understand the social and economic forces behind what they are fighting for and help people in ways they otherwise could not, as lawyers, or doctors.

When asked about his opinion on the ongoing unionization efforts of graduate students at the University, Jackson said he considered organizing to be a fundamental right in a democracy and supported better conditions for University staff.

However, he avoided endorsing the graduate student union itself. “You all are going to get me in trouble up here,” he joked.

“The persons here who cut your grass, who clean your rooms, who cook your food should get paid at least $15 an hour,” he added.

Jackson spoke harshly of the

Trump administration at several points during the discussion, answering that if he had the power to enact one federal policy today, he would “send Trump’s ass back home.”

He added that apart from President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions represents “the most dangerous person to the civil rights movement” because of his views that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 imposes on states’ rights.

According to Jackson, as Attorney General, Sessions has used “money that was designed to pursue the armed military buildup of white nationalists” to attempt to end affirmative action in schools. This is an apparent reference to the Trump administration’s decisions to cut funds used by a Department of Homeland Security task force to combat white nationalism and to have the Department of Justice investigate claims that affirmative action policies discriminate against Asian Americans.

Jackson closed by elaborating on the role of his faith in his activism.

“My religion makes me political; my politics don’t make me religious,” he said. “My faith obligates me to help people who can’t help themselves [and] to build a coalition beyond my own box.”

“We are going to be able to match people to organizations... It makes it stupid easy.”

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of activists ready to participate in political action. People can also create new communities within the platform and attract new members.

The idea to build the platform was born during the College New Venture Challenge at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in May. Gather won third place in the challenge, receiving a $3,000 reward. The original Gather, however, served a different purpose. The Polsky Center’s announcement said that “Gather streamlines and centralizes com-

munications and engagement for student conferences such as Model United Nations.”

Swerdlow thought of the possibility to focus exclusively on political conferences. “We saw this big opportunity to capitalize on the waves of... democracy that’s kind of taken over right now. You see massive protest on a regular basis both on the left and the right,” Swerdlow said.

Swerdlow and Kuang told THE MAROON that the platform is nonpartisan. Gather allows both progressive and conservative groups to use the platform but prohibits

any form of hate speech. Neither student is associated with any activist group.

“We are going to make sure that groups that represent the “alt-right” and white-supremacy organizations are not able to have a voice on our platform. [They are not conducive to] any sort of meaningful discourse in the political space,” Swerdlow said.

According to Swerdlow and Kuang, Gather is for-profit and registered as a corporation in the state of Illinois. While the basic functions of the platform are free

for all, paid subscriptions provide organizers with further information, marketing tools, and increased publicity in activist feeds.

Partnering with third-party operations and providing a platform for advertisements will also bring revenue to the company. So far, Gather has partnerships with six civic organizations in Chicago, including ACA Consumer Advocacy—an organization that educates people on how the Affordable Care Act benefits Americans—and Direct Action Everywhere, a group that advocates for animal liberation.

“There’s a moral failure component.... But what if [violence] is a learned behavior?”

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Park only live to age 67 on average.

The violent crime rate in Washington Park is nearly twice that of the Loop, according to the Chicago Tribune.

“That’s 16 years, eight miles, in a great city called Chicago. Today.”

Rogers said.

Rogers believes that medical professionals have a duty to tackle this disparity. “My challenge to all [in] this room and beyond is that our proximity is our call to action,” he said. “Within 10 miles of us, a disproportional amount of intentional violence, of gun violence, happens every day.”

Little of that gun violence occurs in Hyde Park, which is among the 15 Chicago neighborhoods that see the least violent crime. However, nearby Washington Park and Englewood rank in the top 10 most violent neighborhoods.

As the head of the University of Chicago Medicine’s new trauma center, which is scheduled to open on May 1, 2018, Rogers plans to

partner with community organizations to improve the safety of these and other surrounding neighborhoods.

“If people don’t feel safe, they cannot be healthy,” Rogers said. He added that when doctors see a trauma patient, part of the treatment process should include asking, “Are you safe? Can we help you find a safe place to be?”

To drive home the importance of social intervention, Rogers shared the story of a 17-year-old patient who came to Rogers with a bullet wound in the neck.

The wound was not serious, but the boy reminded Rogers of his two teenage sons. “I just didn’t feel right sending this kid home, even though he was physiologically fine,” Rogers said. However, there was no protocol in place for next steps to take, so Rogers discharged the patient.

Six weeks later, Rogers saw the boy again. He was in the hospital with a new injury.

“In those intervening six weeks,

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Selwyn Rogers sits next to MacLean Center’s director Mark Siegler. he had been shot again in the abdomen, in the liver, in the small bowel, at high velocity,” Rogers said. “And I asked myself, ‘Have I done anything?’”

Trauma surgeons, Rogers said, “can weather a lot of people through a lot of really hard stuff.

But this stuff, healing the mind and the spirit after the trauma, we don’t know how to do this. Or

at least we don’t know how to do it well.”

Rogers hopes to change this.

When the trauma center opens in May, post-trauma care will be offered starting day one.

“Through shared working together, we’re going to make an impact,” Rogers said.

The MacLean lecture series will continue through May 2018.

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“And it will never quite be this way again.”

AMELIA FRANK

I do not usually consider myself a photographer. In matters of straightforward representation, I often favor a paintbrush or a stick of charcoal over a camera. I generally prefer my media tactile, organic, fallible. A quick sketch of a field or forest, with all of its imperfections, interests me more than its minutely detailed photographic counterpart. I admire the exaggerated features and inexact proportions born of an artist’s whim. Each stroke in a painting

“There is something immediately nostalgic about a photograph... forever entwined with the scene it depicts.”

indicates some degree of consideration followed by an action. Each line in a drawing remembers the artist’s hand: all slow and deliberate processes, the result of a sequence of aesthetic decisions, and as Bob Ross so nicely put it, “happy

accidents.”

Photography is increasingly precise, effectively instantaneous, and mediated by a machine. However, these are the very qualities that make it perfectly suited to representing what I fi nd so difficult to depict in any other medium: namely, the passage of time. There is something immediately nostalgic about a photograph. Unlike a painting, which is an entity in itself, separate from both the model and the artist’s initial vision, a photograph is, instead, forever entwined with the scene it depicts. When I look at a photograph, it says something like, “Here is the way things once were.” An especially good photograph will add, “And it will never quite be this way again.”

When I turn my attention away from my brushes and to my camera, it is because I want to say precisely that: “It will never quite be this way again.” Not all of my photos succeed, of course. I have taken my fair share of kitschy pictures of my friends, my bedroom, my cat. The photos I like best, however, are the ones that are the most diffi cult to describe.

When I paint and draw and etch, I am inspired by fantasy. When I photograph, I am inspired by mundanity. Nothing photographs as beautifully as streetlights in fog.

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VIEWPOINTS Unionization Nation

Graduate Students Do Essential Work, Yet the Administration Denies Their Right to Unionize

BY MIKE MEI MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

My name is Mike Mei, and I am a University of Chicago alum (A.B. ’12, economics) as well as a Ph.D. student in economics at the University of Michigan. More important than being a Ph.D. student was my role last year as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) at the University of Michigan.

Importantly, the University of Michigan has one of the oldest graduate student employee unions in the United States; I am additionally happy to serve on the stewards council for this union, the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO). I enjoyed my experience helping teach introductory and intermediate levels of economics to undergraduates. It was a pleasure and a privilege to be a part of helping hundreds of young college students learn, especially with the continued support of the graduate union.

My teaching experience brought back many memories of my own undergraduate experience at UChicago, especially in math and economics classes. I remembered long hours of working on problem sets with my friends, figuring out what we did or did not understand, and writing down questions to ask

our TA the next day. I remember showing up numerous times to TA office hours in the basement of Stuart Hall, so many times that my TA eventually learned my preferred restaurants around Hyde Park. I remember pitching bad research ideas to a graduate student panel in our experimental economics class. I remember long e-mail chains to TAs discussing one detail about a particular question on my econometrics exam. And I also remember the graduate students who taught full classes, especially one wonderful lecturer who inspired my curiosity for topics in labor economics, a subfield that I am working in today. Looking back, what I did not fully appreciate was the value of graduate students’ labor. I took it for granted, like it was my right as a high-tuition-paying UChicago student to have competent and dedicated people teach me, regardless of the circumstances of their employment.

What I have since learned as a graduate student myself is that our work is not an entitlement for anyone. Graduate students are not trainees, and their hours teaching are not part of their research and dissertation. Their work is real work, work that requires skills, work that displaces their

time for research, classes, and leisure. While every graduate student learns something from their teaching experience, a large proportion of the work is either monotonous or becomes routine— the hours spent writing test questions, checking test questions, and grading and inputting grades.

There’s also the contact hours with students, answering e-mails, and keeping track of what is going on in the class.

Given the large and substantial workload that many TAs face, I find it appalling that the University of Chicago would argue to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that graduate student workers are not really workers, that their work is not real work. The truth is that the University depends on graduate student workers’ labor to even function.

In addition to the odd claim that graduate student workers are not really employees, UChicago, through numerous e-mails and a new patronizing website, has argued that unionization efforts interfere with the interactions between faculty and graduate students. My experience is that the opposite is true. The union does not affect faculty and graduate student relationships

that are already healthy, as I have plenty of such relationships at the University of Michigan. However, the union does enforce a minimum standard of decent treatment for graduate student employees, allowing those who are having problematic relationships to have an official channel to address their grievances. In practice, it means that we have student workers who know they can take time off if they are sick, and that their managers cannot overwork them beyond their contract hours. This kind of arrangement promotes fair treatment and prevents problems before they occur; it incentivizes departments to come up with policies that both avoid abusive labor relationships and promote healthy ones—allowing teaching and research to flourish.

I care about supporting unionization efforts for graduate student workers because of the unique circumstances of their employment. Many people make the economic argument about employees being voluntary individuals who are paid what they are worth (in economic terms, this is their marginal product).

However, the graduate student relationship deviates from this competitive labor market ideal in an important way: Graduate

students are bound to their institutions for many years, and their degrees are held hostage by that institution. In addition, many of the managers that hold power over graduate student workers are the same people who hold power on a graduate student’s dissertation committee.

The fact that institutions quite literally have power over students’ degrees and employment means that it is only fair that graduate student workers hold power in the circumstances of their own employment, as a counterbalancing force that promotes a balanced and fair environment.

I urge my graduate student colleagues at the University of Chicago to vote “yes” for unionization this month. My experience with the labor union (GEO, Local 3550) at the University of Michigan has not only been phenomenal, but it has also given me, a person who learned about the importance of the “life of the mind” as a young person at UChicago, new meaning and purpose.

Mike Mei is an alumnus of the College (A.B. ’12).

An Assault on Victims

UChicago Claims to Care About Sexual Assault, But Its Actions Say Otherwise

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On September 22 of this year, Betsy DeVos rescinded the Obamaera guidance on campus sexual assault. Under this change, universities may increase the burden of proof necessary to discipline those students accused of sexual assault or misconduct. This action reverses years of civil rights efforts and ignores the rightful demands of victim advocates. DeVos’s move, ostensibly implemented to offer “fair justice” to both the victims and accused, gives universities too much power under the superficial guise of equal rights.

But while DeVos’s actions are reprehensible, the UChicago administration’s lack of discipline toward the accused is not much better.

UChicago and other schools like the University of Wisconsin– Madison and UC Berkeley have reaffirmed their respective sexual assault policies in response to DeVos’s announcement. But UChicago’s rhetoric on the issue is often lacking. Provost Daniel Diermeier, prior to DeVos’s announcement, sent an email “reaffirm[ing] that the University is strongly committed to supporting members of our community on these issues.” Comparably, Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California system, called DeVos’s suggestion “extremely troubling” and argued such a policy cruelly reverses years of progress.

Our university, as of now, has failed to condemn DeVos’s actions in similar terms and continues to commit itself to overly lax sexual misconduct

policies, which prioritize prevention at the cost of discipline.

To elaborate, the University deserves commendation for its emphasis placed on sexual misconduct awareness, prevention training, and affirmative consent, which is mandated in some capacity for all “students, faculty, other academic appointees, staff, and postdoctoral researchers” across campus. But while the University has placed strong focus on taking preemptive measures in combating sexual assault cases on campus, it does not place nearly enough of the same urgency on addressing the issue when sexual assault cases on campus do occur.

The University has a history of mishandling proper disciplinary protocols for assaulters. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) launched a campus-wide investigation into the University’s potential breach of Title IX, after mishandling a sexual assault case. Last February, the M aroon Editorial Board released a statement clarifying the necessity of the University’s commitment to strong sexual assault policies, alluding at times to the complainant’s experience with the administration, which involved then dean of students, Susan Art, classifying the assault as a mere “dispute between students.” Said complainant is hardly alone: The University is currently being invested by the Department

of Education (ED) for three cases of potential Title IX violations due to possible negligence in handling cases of sexual misconduct. In addition, a number of sexual assaults have been reported across fraternities, yet the University has been inconsistent with its response at best. As formally unrecognized institutions—staggering, considering many are physically housed on campus, close to dorms and classrooms—fraternities have essentially been left to regulate themselves.

Preventing sexual assault is clearly significant, but ensuring justice for victims in the aftermath is a moral obligation. Arguably, the severity of disciplinary action taken by the University in discipling those accused of assault could even serve as an initial deterrent, helping diminish the frequency of sexual misconduct on campus. With dubious policy shifts affecting sexual assault on college campuses at the federal level, the University cannot use this as an opportunity to double down on its already permissive system of discipline. Ineffectual protocols at the federal level must not allow the University to renege on its commitment to handling cases of sexual assault. The University community must take this period of time to pay careful attention to the next move the administration makes and to hold it accountable.

Soulet Ali is a second-year in the College.

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ARTS Book Expo Marks Annual Gathering of Literary Community

BY LEONE FANG AND CLAIRE POTTER MAROON CONTRIBUTORS

Last Sunday, writers, editors, nonprofits, and small presses in the Chicago area came together to promote independent writing and publishing at the Chicago Book Expo. Now in its sixth year, the allday event took place at Columbia College Chicago.

The now-defunct Chicago Writers House began the Expo in 2011, but it was not until volunteers Lynn Haller and John K. Wilson combined efforts two years later that the expo truly took off. As writers and editors themselves, they recognized the importance of having a free platform where independent presses and other independent literary groups could share their work.

When this niche was on its way to leaving Chicago, Haller and Wilson stepped up to keep the Expo alive.

Over the past six years, the pair has grown the Expo with great success, bringing in a constant stream of attendees as well as sponsors such as the South Side Weekly, Chicagoly magazine, CHIRP Radio, the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, and the Poetry Foundation. Together, this year’s volunteers and sponsors put together an event to celebrate the work of over 80 exhibitors and nearly 50 speakers.

Among the Expo’s keynote speakers were two from the University of Chicago, Eve Ewing and Adrienne Brown. Brown spoke about her new book The Black Skyscraper, which examines how architecture influences perceptions of race. Ewing gave an emotional and highly performative

recital of poems from her anthology Electric Arches, bringing alive the themes of black womanhood in her poems. She then discussed the events and individuals that guide her poetry, explaining how everyday objects—from notebooks to moisturizer— inspire her.

Apart from attending talks, Expo attendees also chatted with exhibitors, which included small presses, literary radio shows, zine publishers, and nonprofits that promote literacy in Chicago. Two University of Chicago based journals, Euphony and Chicago Review, were also among the exhibitors at the Expo. Euphony accepts poetry and prose submissions from around the world and compiles them into a biannuCourtesy of Mary Crylen al journal; Chicago Review has been publishing prose, poetry, and literary criticism Readers and writers alike gathered at the sixth annual Chicago Book Expo last Sunday. since 1946. By coming together at an event like the Expo, these publishers—regard- most of the authors [they] publish with,” be interested in collaborating with them less of their size or scope—attracted more said a representative from Haymarket. “A on projects. For instance, Chicago Books attention to the whole industry than any lot of them are longtime political allies and to Women in Prison hopes to attract people one of them could alone. friends, comrades, that [they] have known who have an interest in gender issues or “Direct-to-customer sales are the life- over the years.” criminal justice reform. line of a small press,” explained a repre“[People] will either want to come volAside from publicizing their work, exsentative from Belt, a small press based hibitors also came to the event to meet unteer with us or...have some books later in Cleveland that publishes nonfiction an- contemporaries in their field. But they on at home that they’ll drop off for us,” the thologies. For such small presses, the Book still recognize themselves as a communi- representative explained.

Expo provides a valuable opportunity for ty of collaborators instead of competitors; A yearly gathering of book lovers, the publishers to interact with customers in each has its own role in the independent Expo shows just how integral independent person. publishing is to writers hoping to spread publishing world.

Another publisher at the Expo was “[B]eing a children’s press gives us a bit their ideas, distribute their work, and conHaymarket Books, an independent publish- of an edge because we do stand out,” said nect with like-minded members of the literer that focuses on leftist writing and aims Hadah Triche of Tiger Stripe Publishing. ary community. In a city overflowing with to give writers an editing and publishing “At the same time, we can form a camarade- people who appreciate the crucial role writexperience that is more personalized than rie of relationships with other small press- ing plays in their lives as writers, editors, what they might experience with larger, es, all from Chicago…to pool resources.” publishers, or readers, the Chicago Book more corporate publishing companies.

Similarly, literary nonprofits come to Expo celebrates a vibrant literary scene. “[Our editors] work very closely with the Expo to reach out to people who might

Courtesy of Mary Crylen Writers give a panel discussion entitled “Race and Class in Trump’s America” in the Film Row Auditorium of Columbia College Chicago.

Courtesy of Mary Crylen Nate Marshall (left) and Eve Ewing (right) in conversation at the Chicago Book Expo.

Theater[3024] is Doing Fine, Doing Fine

BY PARKER MEE CONTRIBUTOR

University Theater’s Theater[24], which has taken place on the fi rst Friday and Saturday of each quarter since 2009, demonstrates the immense, unfettered theatrical talent of the College’s student body. Six teams of writers, directors, actors, and designers come together in only 24 hours to produce six new and neverto-be-seen-again plays based on titles inspired by a certain theme. This quarter, all the titles were inspired by the song “Year 3000” by the Jonas Brothers.

The fi rst play of Theater[3024], this year’s moniker, began as a well-staged and well-acted production on the common suffering experienced in line at the DMV. Instead of sticking with the banal, however, 10 a.m. at the DMV trans-

formed into a larger story involving the manhunt of a hitman. The second play, Fool’s Mate, was one of the funniest and most well-written pieces of the night.

One of the most memorable characters of the plays emerged from this piece: the two-sided, “good cop, bad cop” Delivery/ DiGiorno. The character portrayed the absurdity of common tropes in the murder mystery genre as the play unraveled the murder in a chess team. This was followed by The Brothers J., a comedy about weed. Filled with wordplay and jokes about such double meanings, the play contained some of the funniest moments of the evening.

This quarter’s Theater[24] also included more solemn material: The play on Charlie Hebdo was dense with content and cultural commentary. It left me wanting just a little more length to pro-

vide more time for the message and depth of its ambitions to be realized. The penultimate play, Save Your Receipts, began with a focus on surveillance and transformed into a satirical look at vengeful ghost stories. It was one of the most well-performed productions of the evening, with full commitment from actors who were deft and comfortable with their lines. The fi nal play, An Honest Sales Call, concluded the night with a comingof-age, magical realism story about a girl with synesthesia. The writing was engaging and the set and technical design was also very interesting. It ended with a transition into the song “Year 3000,” signaling the end of the plays.

For future Theater[24] plays, the curators are considering expanding their current curation responsibilities by providing assistance with the writing

process to ensure the plays have more cohesive emotional tones. Nonetheless, Theater[3024] was most striking for the diverse directions in which its writers grasped their pieces. Cops, ghosts, and murderers occupied the stage; a satirical, tongue-in-cheek comedy romp about weed was immediately followed by a somber piece surrounding the police brutality after the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Although some of the plays could have been shortened or otherwise streamlined, they were nonetheless impressive in light of the short timeframe in which they were produced.

University Theater’s upcoming productions include As You Like It, Next to Normal, and Peter and the Starcatcher.

More information is available at arts. uchicago.edu.

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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.

#LoganTurns5 loganfiveyear.uchicago.edu

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.

#LoganBluesfest loganbluesfest.uchicago.edu

Terri Odabi. Courtesy of artist.

Oct. 13–15 Logan Center for the Arts

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Maroons Remain Victorious WOMEN’S SOCCER

BY DIESTEFANO LOMA MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

The UChicago women’s soccer team continued their historic run with a decisive 6 – 0 victory against non-conference opponent Kalamazoo (7– 6). With an 11–0 record, the Maroon women stay ranked No. 1 in the NCA A DIII rankings, as listed by D3soccer.com Fourth-year Caroline Olivero left her mark in the match as she opened the scoreboard with a hellacious strike from 20 yards out in just 23 seconds with f irst-year Charlotte Waechter providing the assist. Olivero continued with a sensational cross that was met by third-year Jenna McK inney and led to the second goal just past the three-minute mark. McKinney continues to lead the team offense with eight

goals and four assists this season.

Second-year Hanna Watkins netted a brace as she scored her first goal of the game at the 26-minute mark, with an assist from fourth-year Mia Calamari who now has eight assists this season. Watkins would add on to the scoreboard just five minutes after the start of the second half, with an unassisted strike that was 18 yards out and, after the keeper mishandled it, hit the cross bar and went in.

Looking to extend the lead, second-year Julia Lodoen scored her second goal of the year off an amazing cross from first-year Katie Jasminski in the 75th minute. Lodoen would end the shutout by scoring her third goal on a penalty kick in the 84th minute that would go in through the bottom right. This was just after a foul made on

teammate Rachel Dias by Kalamazoo.

Olivero spoke of their undefeated streak, stating, “It feels incredible. We set a lot of goals when the season started and one of them was to take it one game at a time. Every game is a game we have to win, non-conference or conference.”

T he Maroons look to bring this momentum with them as they face off against Emory University. With a 7–3 record, the Emory Eagles won their last game 2–0 and have outscored their opponents by a 29–5 margin. Whether it’s the first half or second, they are lethal, having scored 10 of their goals in the first half and 19 in the second.

Despite the tough challenge that they pose, the Eagles should tread carefully against the Maroons and players like McKinney, who is a savant when

it comes to scoring, leading the team with eight goals, and Calamari, who continues to lead the team in assists with eight.

When asked about the pressure felt with maintaining their untainted record, Olivero added, “ Yes, there definitely is that pressure. We have the longest winning streak in UChicago women’s soccer history right now. Our coaches had our 350th win this game, so we definitely feel a target on our back, especially being number one in the country, but at the same time, I don’t think any of us feel like we are better than anybody. Every game is a time to test ourselves and prove ourselves. We don’t take anything for granted, so every game is a game to take care of.”

The Maroons will face off against Emory on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT.

UChicago Women Take Charge VOLLEYBALL

BY ALYSSA RUDIN SPORTS STAFF

To say that the Maroon volleyball team, ranked #16 nationally and currently 15–3, is having a good season is definitely an understatement. The team is on a 9-match winning streak, capped off by an undefeated UA A round robin this past weekend.

The South Siders’ performance at the Round Robin, held by Case Western Reserve University, was dominant from start to finish. In their first match against Brandeis University, the Maroons won in straight sets 25 –18, 25 – 12, 25–21. Chicago kept their errors low at only eight, while the Judges were a little sloppier with 21 errors. The Maroons were also very effective serving, leading Brandeis in aces, eight to three.

Third-year Sarah Muisenga was a staple offensively and defensively, recording 10 kills and 11 digs. In their next match, the Maroons swept University of Rochester, 25 –21, 25 –12, 25 –20.

Chicago once again dominated hitting, leading Rochester in hitting percentage .280 to .123. Muisenga and third-year Aubrey Scrafford excelled on offense, with 12 and 14 kills, respectively. On

defense, second-year Anne Marie Stifter, newly playing libero, led the team with 16 digs and first-year Emma Griffith recorded 35 digs and 10 assists.

Chicago again lead in aces, seven to five.

In their final UA A match, the Maroons faced third-ranked Emory. The South Siders were not intimidated though, and after losing a tight first set 25 –18, quickly recovered to take the next three sets 25 –17, 25 –10, and 25 –21. In a true team effort, the Maroons enjoyed spectacular performances from a large number of different players on offense and defense. Stifter and Griffith were once again rocks defensively, tallying a team high of 20 and 17 digs, respectively. Muisenga reached 16 digs and first-year Katherine Wilson had 10.

Meanwhile, offensively, second-year Annabella Pinton and Scrafford both made 13 kills. Second-year Madeleine Bol was a force at net, making three block assists in the match.

This win against Emory is the third win of the season for the Maroons against ranked teams. They previously beat No. 8 Milliken and No. 25 Cornell College at the Illinois Wesleyan Invita-

T&F Seeks to Continue Momentum TRACK & FIELD

BY MIRANDA BURT SPORTS STAFF

The University of Chicago men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to University of Wisconsin–Parkside to take part in the Lucian Rosa Invitational. The men competed in the event last year as well. They took a fourth-place finish, with current third-year Ansel Richards being the Maroons’ top fi nisher, coming in with a time of 27:32.8 to fi nish 40th. Both teams will compete in the event this year in Somers, Wisconsin and both teams have already run the course earlier this year at the Wisconsin–Parkside Midwest Open. The men placed fi fth of 10 teams and the women placed third of 11 teams.

The UChicago women’s cross coun-

try team have started the season off strong, placing fi rst, third, and fi rst in their opening three races. Last weekend, the women had three top five fi nishers, five in the top 10, and seven in the top 15. Third-year Khia Kurtenbach was the fi rst runner to cross the fi nish line at 18:23.5, followed by two fourth-years, Claire Costelloe (18:48), and Kelsey Dunn (18:56) to round out the top five.

Second-year Shelby Smith spoke of the beginning of the season, praising the fi rst-years, “The season so far has been great! The depth of our team is incredible as all of our returning runners and rookies have been racing extremely well individually but also cohesively as a team!”

The South Side men also put together a strong weekend, taking second in the Continued on page 8

tional. All of these wins have come in the past two tournaments for the South Siders; clearly, they are on a hot streak.

These wins have caused the Maroons’ ranking to shoot up from 25th to 16th in the country.

Looking ahead, they will face Otterbein in Elmhurst this Friday. Otterbein is currently 17–1, and while they are not currently nationally ranked, they did receive votes in the NCA A AVCA

coaches poll. Fourth-year captain Frances McDonald hopes that the team can continue “to stay very consistent and level headed throughout every single match. This is extremely important with teams as good as Emory and other teams we will play that will challenge us as well. Staying consistent whether we are struggling or leading in score.

[This] will allow us to stay competitive and focused.”

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SPORTS South Siders Stun Cornell FOOTBALL

BY JOEY GUTBROD MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

The University of Chicago football team (2–2) dominated Cornell College (2–2) this past weekend, outscoring the Rams 55–10. The Maroons established their running game early, with fourthyear Chandler Carroll rushing for three touchdowns in the fi rst quarter. Firstyear quarterback Campbell Garrett also found success late in the first quarter with a 71-yard touchdown pass to thirdyear Trevor Anderson followed by a 46yard touchdown pass to fourth-year Jamie Rieger. With the exception of scoring an 82-yard touchdown pass, Cornell College could not match the Maroon offense. One quarter into the game, the Maroons had dismembered the Rams with a score of 35–7.

Following that explosive first quarter, the Maroons slowed down their offense to control the clock while adding onto their lead. In the second quarter, they extended their lead on Cornell with a 70-yard touchdown pass from Garrett to second-year Dante Nepa. Nepa showed incredible strength as he shook a cornerback off his body and forced his way into the end zone.

The Maroons scored yet again in the first

half with a 26-yard field goal by third-year Mike Kurzydlowski.

As the game progressed, Cornell was stopped time and time again by the Maroon defense. The Maroon defense had undoubtedly their best game of the year, forcing eight turnovers and holding the Rams to 10 points. After another field goal

by Kurzydlowski and a 55-yard rushing touchdown by first-year Riley Trettel, the Maroons capped off their offensive campaign at 55 points and 547 total yards.

When asked how the team performed, fi rst-year offensive lineman Willoughby Urquhart said, “We came into the game thinking they were a good team, and they really were. But we ended up playing the best game of the season. We had a great fi rst quarter and carried our momentum from there.”

After a slow start to the season, the South Siders have won their last two games. They will be ready to face-off against the Lawrence University Vikings on Saturday. Lawrence is coming off a 34–0 loss to Monmouth College, lowering their record to 1–3. They are currently on a two-game losing streak.

All signs point to the Maroons winning their third consecutive game this up-

University of Chicago Athletics Department

Third-year Henry Imburgia observes the field as he gets ready for the next play.

coming weekend. The team is still doing everything they can to prepare for this game.

“Just like last week, we think they’ll be another good team that we can’t take lightly,” added Urquhart. “In every practice we’re trying to fix the things that we

didn’t do right last week and improve from there.” With exceptional play on both sides of the ball, the Maroons have a bright future ahead.

The Maroons’ matchup against the Vikings is scheduled for this Saturday, October 7 at 1 p.m. on Stagg Field.

Speedy Maroons Look to Win Big at the Lucian Rosa Invitational Continued from page 7

team standings. First year Ryan Cutter led the charge, coming in seventh with a time of 25:27. Second-year Ralph Patejunas (25:40) and fellow fi rst-year Jordan Olson (25:42) also had top-15 fi nishes.

The men had seven total runners place in the top 25. The Maroons will be looking

to capture their fi rst win of the season, so far placing second, fi fth, and second as a team.

Last weekend, the host Wisconsin– Parkside women took home a 10th place finish at the Great Louisville Cross Country Classic. The men finished fourth, with fourth-year Armando Tor-

res winning his second race of the year in 24:59.79.

Smith also spoke of this excitement surrounding this upcoming weekend, “We’re excited to run at this weekend’s meet because we ran on the same course just a few weeks ago. The familiarity of the Parkside course will make us more

comfortable racing together as we take on our competitors this weekend.”

This weekend, the men will start off at 10 a.m., and the women will start their race at 10:30 a.m. The Somers, Wisconsin race will take place on the Wayne E. Dannell National Cross Country Course.

M AROON

T hi s crossword or ig in ally appeared in the Maroon on Friday, September 29. The first three solvers to email The Maroon a completed version of this crossword are as follows: (1) Abigail Kuchnir (2) Annie Nazzaro (3) Lisette González-Flores, Briana Morales, Marco Anaya, and Sebastián Villegas Mejía (group-solved).

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Send pictures of correctly completed articles to editor@chicagomaroon.com with your full name. The names of the first three successful solvers will be published with the solution in next Friday’s MAROON.