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OCT 7, 2016

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String of Break-ins at Same Apartment Building on 54th BY FENG YE NEWS STAFF

Fourth-year Amanda Wallbrink came back to her apartment at 5422 –24 South University Avenue around 3:15 p.m. last Wednesday to fi nd her closet and drawers open and her belongings dumped all over the floor. When she went to alert other tenants in the building, who are all undergraduates, she found out that every floor of the 3-story-6-unit building had experienced a break-in in the past three weeks. The method of burglary has been consistent. The burglar, or burglars, entered by breaking through the back door screen on each individual apartment’s back porch and unlocking it from the inside. University spokesperson Marielle Sainvilus told T HE M A ROON that according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD), there was a break-in in

the basement four weeks ago. Around September 10, an apartment on the fi rst floor was burglarized. On September 26, two days before the break-in on Wallbrink’s third-floor apartment, a man walked into the kitchen of a second-fl oor apartment, was confronted by a tenant, and ran away through the back door, according to Shilpa Mantri, anothPete Grieve er tenant in the building. “Trump 2016” was chalked under a candidate’s ad near Hull Gate. Wallbrink reported the case to University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) and CPD immediately after she got home. “UCPD was pretty helpful. They responded quickly,” Wallbrink said. On Monday, CPD sent officers to collect fingerprints but weren’t able to pull any full BY ADAM THORP first-year Grant Morrison after prints, according to Wallbrink. chalk advertisements for one of NEWS EDITOR Mantri lives on the fi rst floor. his opponents, Sat Gupta, were The apartment was left empty Cha l k i ngs that defaced chalked over and pro-Morrison after a summer subletter left advertisements for a Class of ads were written in. In a couabout a week before O-Week. 2020 College Council candi- ple cases, ads were edited to When the subletter came back date and associated him with suggest that Gupta supported after a week, she noticed that Donald Trump’s presidential Trump. Underneath one pro-Gupta campaign drew the first comContinued on page 4 plaint of the year to the Stu- ad that read “Vote Sat Gupta,” dent Government (SG) body someone wrote “ Trump 2016 – Gupta.” In another case, “Gupthat enforces election rules. SG’s Election and Rules ta 4 Trump,” was written. C om m it t e e ( E & R) wa r ne d Continued on page 5

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UChicago is tied with Northwestern for 13th best U.S. college in a new college ranking from The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education (WSJ/ THE). The list is topped by Stanford University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ranked seventh by U.S. News & World Report, comes in second. Princeton University, ranked fi rst in U.S. News & World Report, is ranked eighth. Traditional stalwarts such as Yale University and Harvard University are also included in the top 10. The WSJ/THE rankings differ from the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, which recently ranked the University of Chicago third. The WSJ/THE ranking does not look at the average SAT scores of incoming first-years or acceptance rates

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GSU Votes to Stay Affiliated With Union Affiliation BY JAEHOON AHN ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

Graduate Students United (GSU) members voted to stay with their current union affiliation as they push for graduate student unionization. GSU members decided to remain a f f i liated w ith the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The unions will contribute resources to GSU’s unionization efforts. “To be clear, this was not a vote on unionization…Instead, this was a decision for GSU members on whether we will pursue that goal [unionization]

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with AFT and A AUP, or with SEIU Local 73,” GSU stated in an e-mail. A F T won with 62.79 percent of votes in the referendum, which closed Tuesday at midnight. A total of 481 votes were cast by GSU members, with AFT receiving 302 votes and Service Employees International Union (SEIU ) Local 73 receiving 179 votes, according to an e-mail sent out by the GSU organizing committee to its members after the referendum. “Tens of thousands of graduate students are already affiliated with the AFT, as momentum builds in our nationwide fight for them to be recognized as the higher education profes-

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like U.S. News & World Report does. Its ranking system gives 40 percent weight to student post-graduation success by taking into account factors such as the ability to pay student debt and graduation rates, 30 percent to the resources the college provides to its undergraduates, 20 percent to how engaged students feel at their college, and 10 percent to how diverse the learning environment is. The University of Chicago and Princeton University are ranked lower in this ranking compared to other rankings due in part to low scores in student engagement and perceived teaching and education quality. “Though both schools scored top marks on student outcomes— with near-perfect graduation and loan-repayment rates, and enviable graduate salaries—they fall short on engagement measures. Neither makes the top 600 when

IRAN DEAL ARCHITECT AT THE IOP The U.S. diplomat who led negotiations leading up to the Iran nuclear deal gave a talk at the Institute of Politics (IOP) on Wednesday. Ambassador Wendy Sherman’s talk, which she called “a tour of complicated times,” focused on the foreign policy challenges that the next U.S. president might face. Sherman gave a broad overview of some of the most salient challenges faced in several areas of U.S. geopolitical interest, touching on the role of the U.S. military in the world and national security. Sherman said the Iran nuclear deal, which she called “the best solution out of really bad choices,” limited the access of the Iranian government to nuclear materials in a verifi able way. “I don’t trust Iran, they don’t trust me,” she said. The deal includes provisions so that the U.S. and its allies can be sure that there is no nuclear development in Iran. She quoted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying the plan is one that aims to “distrust and verify.” The talk began with a discussion of current populism in the U.S. and the U.K., particularly its effects on the Brexit referendum a nd Dona ld Trump’s candidacy. Sherman said she understood the concerns of people who feel like they have been “left behind” by globalization. “Globalization and trade create a lot of winners, but it also creates some losers, with all due respect to all the 55-yearold white guys in the audience,” Sherman said. The talk then shifted to the country’s relationship with Russia, which Sherman believes is “complicated.” She touched on the role of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that “he doesn’t necessarily play by the

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“Nothing that I did in government...was as heartbreaking as the conversations around Syria” Continued from front

rules that the rest of us play by.” She believes there is some reason to be skeptical of any potential future cyber-attacks from Russia on American political institutions, worrying that Russia is doing what they’ve done in Europe, which is release authentic hacked documents before releasing more that won’t necessarily be legitimate. Sherman has experience dealing with North Korea, which she also delved into during the hour-long talk. She stressed the very real dangers that could come from the North Korean nuclear program. “They have developed more sophisticated military technology, which in the not too-too distant future, will probably result in a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon to the continental United States. At that point North Korea will believe that they have deterred the United States…and therefore deterred the world,” Sherman said. She also mentioned the importance

of cooperation with China when dealing with North Korea. When the moderator of the discussion brought up Syria, Sherman’s tone turned more somber. “Nothing that I did in government…was as heartbreaking as the conversations around Syria,” Sherman said. She stressed how diffi cult it has been to create an effective plan of action in the country. “It was very hard for any of us to tell the president with confidence: if we did this, this, and this, what would happen? What would be the next five things that will occur?” Sherman said. Tucked away in her response to an audience question dealing with the future of Iran-U.S. relations, Sherman expressed a glimmer of hope, paraphrasing the fi rst female secretary of state, Madeleine Albright: “I tend to be an optimist, by nature. Madeleine Albright…always says she’s an optimist that worries a lot. I think that’s a great description.”

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Ambassador Wendy Sherman was at the IOP on Thursday, October 6.

Communist Revolutionaries UCSC Celebrates 20th Anniversary Stand on Flags at Quad Protest BY SARAH LEWIS

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BY JAMIE EHRLICH SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

Protesters were seen on campus standing on an American flag on the quad on Wednesday. Lou Downey, one of the protesters, told THE MAROON that security told him to stop stepping on the flag and to cease passing out literature. According to University spokesperson Jeremy Manier, “a UCPD officer spoke with the individuals to ensure that their protest would not block the public way.” The protesters are affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party (RevCom), which is a Maoist political party chaired by Bob Avakian. Avakian, who is known as “Chairman Bob,” and once called Mao Zedong’s China “wondrous,” is sometimes

accused of running the party as a cult of personality. The party advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States. As students were handed fliers, the activists shouted “America was never great!” and “It’s time for a revolution!” Downey pulled out a large American flag from his backpack and began standing on it until he was approached by the UCPD. Downey likened his actions to the burning of an American flag outside the Republican National Convention on July 20 and the refusal of Colin Kaepernick to stand during the National Anthem. “I don’t respect this flag, because I know what this flag represents; what it has flown over. In other words, America.” Downey said. “This kind of speech in particular should flourish on this campus,” Downey said.

The University of Chicago Service Center (UCSC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a series of events that summon the community to engage in service, even if just for 20 seconds. The 20 for 20 Community Engagement Challenge is a program of service and special programming. The programming will include “First Friday” events on issues like education, criminal justice, and housing and economic development as well as “Second Saturday” excursions into the community. First Friday community sessions, which will begin with a panel discussion at 1 p.m., will be followed by roundtable discussions and networking events about each month’s topic. Second Saturday sessions, which will last from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will bring students and faculty out to surrounding areas in order to engage the community directly. The fi rst session of First Friday, on education issues, will be held on Friday, October 7, while the fi rst session of Second Saturday will be held on Saturday, October 15. Other chances to get involved with the 20 for 20 Community Engagement Challenge include the Reflection and Dialogue Sessions, Civic Engagement Coffee Chats, workshops/skill-building sessions, and externships or job shadowing. These monthly events continue the theme of discussing problems in the neighborhoods surround-

ing the University of Chicago. In addition, there are “20 for 20” pledges that can be made on the UCSC website. These pledges are commitments to the community to become more civic-minded, and highlight the main idea of the 20 for 20 Community Challenge: What can be done in 20 seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months to invoke social change in our nation? The UCSC has drawn roughly 2,000 students each year to programs that emphasize areas such as social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, community education, and advocacy. The center works to engage fi rst-years through service even before their official entrance into the College during O-Week through programs such as Chicago Bound and Seeds of Justice. The 2,000 students involved in UCSC programs have reached out to 55 of 77 Chicago communities and a number of community organization partners. UCSC, founded by Michelle Obama in 1996, is a student-led group aided by five professional staff members led by director Amy Chan. “Over the next 20 years, if we could get at least half of the student body involved in UCSC programming, I believe that we could create an even stronger culture of civil engagement in which we would set a new standard among our peer institutions about how we can continue to be good neighbors and activate social change in Chicago and beyond,” Chan said.

CORRECTIONS: An article titled “On Induction Night, Phi Delt Pledges Served ‘Copious’ Amounts of Everclear Then Held in Basement Room,” published on Tuesday, October 4, misidentified Phi Delta Theta’s social chair at the time of the events described in the article. THE MAROON’s interview with student body president Eric Holmberg, which was published on Tuesday, October 4, contained several transcription errors. When discussing to whom he spoke before the election, Holmberg referred to “adjunct faculty,” not “admin faculty.” Teaching assistants and research assistants will be able to vote in the upcoming unionization election; the published version said they could not. The resolution regarding University of Chicago Police Department’s Independent Review Committee was passed, as well as introduced.

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One protestor likened his standing on the flag to the refusal of Colin Kaepernick to stand during the National Anthem.

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Panel Discussion on Latino Vote Features Chuy García

(left to right) Johnáe Strong, Gabriel Sheridan, Anton Ford, Elizabeth Lalasz, and Peter MaEmily Feigenbaum

Northwestern University professor Geraldo Cadaba and University of California, Berkeley professor G. Cristina Mora were also on the panel.

BY EMILY FEIGENBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

A panel discussing the existence of a singular Latin-American political identity was led by UChicago history professor Emilio Kourí at the Quadrangle Club last night. On the panel were Northwestern University professor Geraldo Cadava; University of California, Berkeley professor G. Cristina Mora; and 7th District Cook County Commissioner and Chicago mayoral race runner-up Jesús “Chuy” García. Mora argued that Latinidad, the blurring of various Hispanic and Latin-American nationalities into a singular identity, is a socially-constructed category that has developed real significance. Though older generations may view the Latino categorization as superficial, Mora stated, younger generations of Latinos have grown up with a sense of cultural solidarity. Mora attributed this unity to shared stories

of systemic social disadvantage, the rise of ise of mass deportation, contending that Latin American news outlets, and increased Latinos will either vote for Hillary Clinton intermarriage and integration of Latino or stay home. Adding that a Clinton presidency would likely not differ greatly from communities. Cadava drew attention to the particular- that of Barack Obama, who has been coined ities of individual Latin-American cultures “Deporter-in-Chief,” Kourí argued that the in the United States. He noted that Mexican peculiar constraints of this election could Americans are likely to place importance potentially prove detrimental to voter turnon border security and trade when casting out among Latinos and Hispanics. “There are 57 million Latinos or Hispantheir votes, while the political personas of many Cuban Americans are shaped by a ics in the U.S., there are a potential 27.3 history of communism and those of Puerto million eligible to vote, 44 percent of the potential Latino electorate are millennials. Ricans by statehood and bilingualism. “The thing that unites all Hispanic or Millennials already shook up the electoral Latino groups are experiences of race, immi- cycle as they trended toward Bernie Sandgration, empire, labor. In one way or another ers. If that could continue into the general all of those categories have cut across all election, that would get us, I think, major groups of Hispanics and Latinos,” Cadava attention,” García said, emphasizing that the growing political power of Latinos could said. The moderator, Kourí, then turned the be a source of pressure on the two major discussion to Donald Trump’s notorious political parties. Mora stressed that the narrative regardbranding of Mexican migrants as criminals and rapists in addition to his prom- ing the tipping force of the Latino vote has

recycled throughout several election years since 2000, never coming to fruition. It is important, Mora stated, to understand that the widespread cynicism and lack of political efficacy within this demographic is justifiable. Mora noted that instead of faulting low Latino voter turnout, the blame should be shifted to society for the systemic neglect of Latinos and the false sense of hope that comes with every election cycle. Before opening the discussion to audience members, the panelists agreed that the reduction of the Latino and Hispanic political agenda to solely regard immigration is concerning. Mora noted that Latinos and Hispanics are also concerned about the economy, the affordability of education, and issues of race. To many Americans, Mora said, third- and fourth-generation Latinos and Hispanics will always be viewed as foreigners.

Yelp-Style App for Police Officer Reviews Wins Polsky Competition BY LAUREN PANKIN MAROON CONTRIBUTOR

A free Yelp-style smartphone app for user-submitted reviews of Chicago police officers won first place on Thursday in a Polsky Center entrepreneurship competition. The “South Side Pitch” competition was hosted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship. Finalists this year ranged in background from college students to former soldiers in Afghanistan. The CEO of the winning app, Excuse Me Officer, said he was inspired by a friend’s near-fatal encounter with a Chicago police officer. The app allows users to submit both positive and critical feedback about their interactions with specific police officers. “Winning first place allows us to be attached to the University of Chicago, which will bring us more profit than the monetary prize,” CEO Channing Harris said. “Our connection will allow us to increase the number of people who use our service.” The first-place prize includes $4,000 in cash, advertising in Crain’s Chicago Business, free conference space rental and a one-year membership to the Polsky Center.

While over 17,000 people in Chicago have already downloaded the app, Harris said he would like to introduce it into five other U.S. cities within the year. Excuse Me Officer was among six finalists that were selected from an original pool of over 150 applicants. A tworound elimination process, including a 30-second video pitch round, began in mid-August. In the final round of the competition on Thursday, competitors presented three-minute-long pitches to a panel of three judges. “ The number-one criteria I looked for in pitches tonight was community impact,” said judge Bobby Turner. “Every business should impact not only the community in which they work, but the communities where they source materials.” The second-place winner, which received $2,000, was Oooh Wee Sweet Tea, a company that makes f lavors of sweet tea with names like “Obama” and “Beyoncé” using raw honey sourced from about 20 beehives in Chicago. The third-place winner was another food-related business, Justice of the Pies, which plans to employ non-violent criminal offenders from the South Side. Winning third place, which includes a cash prize of $1,000, will allow Jus-

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tice of the Pies founder Maya-Camille Broussard to expand her business to Whole Foods Markets in the Chicagoland area, she said. “ My dad was an attorney with a pie-making hobby,” she said. “I want to keep his ethos of people deserving second chances alive.” The keynote speaker and founder of Green Delta Ventures, Galen Williams, shared an anecdote about the impact of a similar fast-pitch competition on his entrepreneurial endeavors. As a Uni-

versity of Chicago graduate student, he co-founded the first indoor produce farm in Chicago and won first place in a San Francisco pitch contest. “I’ve been on both sides of the table, both judging and pitching,” Williams said. “I’ve asked for money and I’ve been denied money. But it all starts with a pitch.”

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New Exhibit With Flight Simulators Opens at Museum of Science and Industry BY KATIE AKIN DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

A n interactive aerospace exhibit opened Tuesday at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). The “Above and Beyond” exhibit features multiple simulators, including an avian f light simulator that allows guests to experience f light through motion-sensing technology, and a simulated space elevator. In a 5,000-squarefoot space, the exhibit also houses full-

size versions of space drones and touch screens where guests can design and pilot their own supersonic fighter jets. Guests can experience what the MSI describes as “the ultimate interactive experience” with the purchase of an entry ticket to the museum, although they must also acquire a free, timed-entry ticket onsite. “Sparking an interest in the wonder of aerospace at an early age is a priority for Boeing, and the Above and Beyond exhibition provides future engineers,

pilots or astronauts with an interactive glimpse into how they can achieve their dreams and inspires them to pursue careers in science and technology,” Greg Hyslop, Boeing’s chief technology officer, said in a press release by the MSI. The exhibit, presented by Boeing, which is headquartered in Chicago, is celebrating Boeing’s centennial anniversary of flight and space exploration. It will remain open until January 8.

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it comes to how students feel about the way they learned,” Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal reports. The University of Chicago earned a 15.3/20 in engagement compared to topranked Stanford, which earned a 17.4. The engagement ranking was largely calculated by a survey of current students about their college experience. In total, 100,000 students were surveyed, and at least 50 students were surveyed at each college.

NEWS IN BRIEF 19 First-Years Run for College Council Petition signatures were due at 5 p.m. on Thursday for first-years running for College Council. 19 candidates submitted petitions, which needed a minimum of 30 signatures. Candidates will have to attend a meeting at 5 p.m. Friday evening to officially secure their spot on the ballot. The candidates are Adam Berger, Andres Leland, Andrew Harrington, Andy Hatem, Anitej Ramesh, Antonia Stefanescu, Edward Chang, Grant

Morrison, Hunter Brookman, Jackson Gibbs, Jahné Brown, Jersey (Joshua) Fonseca, John Patrick (JP) Neenan, M ike Wiley, Obi Kosa rachi ( Kosi) Achife, Satyen (Sat) Gupta, Teddy Knox, Veronica Myers, and Zarek Drozda. Candidates will be tabling in Reynolds Club for an hour each October 10 –14. A link to vote in the election will be emailed to the first-year class on

October 12 at 10 a.m. and voting will remain open until October 14 at 4:30 p.m. First-year students will be able to vote for four different candidates each. On Tuesday, T HE M A ROON will publish results of a survey sent to all of the candidates. The winning candidates will be announced October 14 at 5 p.m. —Jamie Ehrlich

Obama Will be at Hyde Park Home on Friday President Obama will return to his Hyde Park home on Friday night. The President will be attending events in Chicago for both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Hillary Victory Fund. The Hillary Victory Fund is a joint fundraising committee for Hillary for America and the Democratic National Committee. Before returning to Washington D.C., President Obama will be attending a campaign event for Democratic Representative Tammy Duckworth, who is running for Senate against Republican incumbent Senator Mark Kirk. —Jamie Ehrlich

Campaign for Equitable Policing Merges With Activist Network BY OLIVIA ROSENZWEIG ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR

The Campaign for Equitable Policing (CEP) announced on Tuesday that it will be joining the Coalition for a Just University, a collection of campus activist groups and unions. CEP said the merger will help them push toward their goals in the face of University opposition. CEP ’s mission is to ensure just treatment within the jurisdiction of the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD). “Since 2013, Campaign for Equitable Policing (CEP) has put pressure on the University of Chicago through legislation, direct action, com-

munity pressure, and public shaming to fight racial profiling and unaccountable policing in the UCPD,” the CEP said in its announcement. “ T ime and time again, the University of Chicago administration has pushed back against our efforts,” the announcement read. The release cites the University’s decision to appoint students to the UCPD’s Independent Review Committee instead of allowing Student Government to do so and its opposition to legislation that would subject the UCPD to Freedom of Information Act requests as examples of the University’s intransigence. “ The administration’s constant attempts to undermine our organizing

has led us to rethink our strategies, and to come together, as a coalition, to better and more effectively build power to fight for a more just University and community,” the CEP said. According to the statement, the Coalition for a Just University was created last spring in order to “democratize the University.” Other organizations within the coalition are Faculty Forward Chicago, UChicago Student Action, Teamsters Local 743, Graduate Students United, and the University of Chicago’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors. “ We believe this merge will make us stronger and help us build with and alongside community partners to more

effectively fight the root causes of racist policing in our communities,” the statement said. They also had a personal message for the University ’s administrators and Board of Trustees. “ To President Zimmer, Provost Diermeier, Vice President Fithian and Isaacs, CFO Rowan Miranda, Board of Trustee member Ken Griffin, Joseph Neubauer, Thomas J. Pritzker: we are watching you, you are not above scrutiny, you have treated this University and city community wrongly, and we and all our allies are organizing to fight back.”

“It feels a little scary to know that...our apartment is so vulnerable” Continued from front page

the doors and windows were open. Every room except for Mantri’s, which had a lock, was entirely searched through. When Mantri’s roommates moved back in, one of them found her iPhone and jewelry taken. Although the case was reported to UCPD and the landlord was informed, Mantri said that she and her roommates did not receive much help, if any. According to her, the landlords did not believe that a burglary had taken place and did not take any measure to increase security measures before the other break-ins that happened about two weeks later. The police came in but did not fi nd any evidence for a break-in and consequently did not take any further action, Mantri said.

“It feels a little scary to know that… skeptical to the 1N tenant when informed our apartment is so vulnerable…. You of a possible unlawful entry (she relied never think that this could actually hap- on a report from a subletter, who we did pen to you. That’s what hit us the most,” not know, because she was out of town),” Newton wrote in an e-mail. Mantri said. The landlords said that they encourThe landlords said they are taking the rash of burglaries seriously. One of age their tenants to notify the CPD more the landlords, Betsy Newton, also said and hope that they take more control that they inspected the apartment right of the situation. According to the other away and immediately met with the landlord, Harold Newton, this year has UCPD. The police could not take a report been totally unique; there might have from them since there was no physical ev- been only one burglary in the last ten idence available or report of actual loss years. “In almost all of these cases [of the but suggested that the tenant and sublet- past few weeks], if not all, the students ter report to the CPD once they had es- themselves probably could have been a tablished that something had been taken. little bit more careful,” Harold Newton “We kept an open mind on the subject said. A few days ago, a new camera was and offered to help in any way we could.... We hope we did not sound unreasonably installed. “We saw there was an article

on the Hyde Park Herald on September 30 in which the Chicago police said there were a lot more incidents, and they listed some of the locations…. We are going to follow all of the recommendations of the Chicago police,” Newton said. The CPD suggested in the article that residents keep the perimeter of property well lit and windows and doors secured, and recommended video surveillance and immediately repairing any broken windows, doors, or locks. “We now have heightened awareness, and think more of our tenants do as well.... We think the increase in property crime in Hyde Park student buildings has not been much reported (other than the 9/30/16 Hyde Park Herald article),” Betsy Newton said.

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AFT/AAUP Get 62 Percent of Vote in Referendum Continued from front page

sionals they are,” AFT president Randi Weingarten said in a press release Thursday. “The AFT will be with them every step of the way.” In a separate vote that was held simultaneously, GSU members decided not to change their bylaws to make it easier to change their affiliation. The proposal would have allowed GSU to de-affiliate from the current union, AFT, with a simple majority instead of a two-thirds supermajority. While 53.18 percent voted in favor of changing the bylaws, they remained unchanged, since a supermajority is needed to change the bylaws. “ Even i f the bylaws had been changed, SEIU would have been short

of its fifty percent plus one target. That being said, this was an important way through which to allow differing opinions to be heard—and I think this shows the fact that we are putting every part of the decision through a democratic process,” said GSU Departmental Organizer Claudio Sansone. Sansone also emphasized the intricacies of the unionization process and GSU’s careful approach in defining its terms. “Graduate students do not imply graduate workers. But the decision of the graduate worker’s union will obviously impact graduate students… If it says in your contract that you will teach, but you are not teaching right

now, are you a graduate worker or a graduate student? So there are things like that that need to be sorted out,” Sansone said. GSU expects to hold the official vote to unionize in March or April of next year. “I think that’s what most people are hoping,” Sansone said, “that if we renew efforts on the card campaign today and continue working on these kinds of issues, we will have a functional proposition by then.” A card check is a method of organizing a labor union in which a majority of the members in the bargaining unit sign a card stating their desire to be represented by the union.

“The GSU is now looking forward to the larger project of campaigning for a recognized union, and to that end the GSU is excited to continue building on the clear mandate of the referendum, to generate awareness on campus, and to build solidarity among graduate student workers—this is the time to get involved, the time to build a union from the ground up, a union that works for you,” said Matthew Vanderpoel, member of the GSU Organizing Committee.

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Morrison told E&R that a friend of his had defaced Gupta’s advertisements. He declined to identify his friend when asked by T HE M AROON. Under SG’s Election Code, candidates are culpable for the actions of their campaign, which can include any person working on their behalf. Article 3, Section 2 of the Election Code adopts the University’s posting policy, which prohibits new postings that cover old ones. “My only comment is that my campaign expresses remorse,” Morrison

wrote to T HE M A ROON . After the E&R hearing, Morrison told T HE M A R O ON that the chalkings would have only been visible brief ly before recent rainstorms washed them away. E&R can deduct 5 or 10 percent from a candidate’s vote total or disqualify a candidate entirely, depending on the weight of the offense. Instead, after a short closed meeting, E&R voted unanimously to “issue a decorum warning in the name of sportsmanship and a clean election.” “In ordinary circumstances, viola-

tions of the posting rules could result in a minor infraction [and a 5 percent deduction], but given the circumstances surrounding the action, and the candidate’s forthrightness with the Committee, we issue a warning,” the committee’s ruling read. The warning requires Morrison to clean any remaining chalkings that associate Gupta with Trump by 5 p.m. on Friday. “I’m glad that E&R is encouraging a sportsmanlike and clean election,” Gupta wrote in an e-mail to T HE M A ROON . Gupta did not file the complaint.

Because the complainant did not appear at the E&R meeting to make their case, they remain anonymous.

On and Around Campus October 7–October 13 Friday, 10/7 Poetry and Translation with Kristin Dykstra Kristin Dykstra will be lecturing on her work. She is an award-winning translator of Latin-American literature. She published three critical editions of translations of Cuban literature in 2016. Her current projects include translation of authors from Colombia and Uruguay. Rosenwald Hall, Room 405, 1 p.m. Max Weiss–“The Slow Witness: Syrian War Literature in Real Time” Max Weiss in an Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. This lecture discusses Syrian war literature and how violence affects both journalism and fiction writing. In wartime, when decisions must be made quickly and speed is essential, how do authors maintain their code of ethics? Wilder House, 5811 South Kenwood Avenue, 3:30–6 p.m. Aaron Schuster–“The Trouble with Pleasure: Deleuze and Psychoanalysis” Author and professor Aaron Schuster will be speaking about his book, which examines the philosophy of Deleuze and Lacan, and how it applies to human pleasure, negativity, and desire. Seminary Co-Op, 6–7:30 p.m. Tuition-Free Illinois Launch University of Chicago students and activist groups will join other college students and Democratic politicians at this event to begin a concerted push against Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s agenda on higher education. The campaign aims to make public higher education in Illinois free for all residents for the state. UIC Forum, 725 West Roosevelt Road, 6:30–8 p.m. The Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers The Renaissance Society will be showing The Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers, a film by Ben Rivers. Based loosely on a short story by Paul Bowles, the film follows a director who abandons the set of his movie and begins to go mad in the Sahara desert. Logan Screening Room, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 10/8 Diasporal Rhythms 2016 Home Tour: South Suburban Collections This annual bus tour takes attendees to the homes of collectors of African art. Five members of the

Diasporal Rhythms group throughout the South Side have been selected to host the tour this year, which is the 13th anniversary of the tour. Buses leave at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. from Logan Center, tickets $25 with UCID. Hyde Park Used Book Sale (through Monday) The venerable Hyde Park Used Book Sale usually offers more than 30,000 books for prices ranging from 50 cents to two dollars. Proceeds go to benefit the Hyde Park–Kenwood Community Conference. Hyde Park Shopping Center at 55th Street and Lake Park Avenue, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Monday. South Side Civic Scope-a-thon South Side Civic and the IOP are teaming up to produce this all-day convention that focuses on using data to create solutions to real problems. Participants will split into teams that learn about issues facing the South Side and brainstorm potential technological applications. The event also includes speeches from local civic leaders, and a keynote address from Rayid Ghani, director of the Center for Data Science and Public Policy. Polsky Exchange, 1452 East 53rd Street, 9:30 a.m.–7 p.m., register online. Natalie Moore: The South Side In The South Side, journalist and author Natalie Moore looks at how segregation has shaped warped life in a third of the city of Chicago. She will present her book and sign copies in Washington Park, a neighborhood that has lived many elements of her book’s narrative. Church of the Good Shepherd, Congregational, 5700 S. Prairie Avenue, 12 p.m.–2 p.m., $20 suggested donation, RSVP by leaving a message at (773) 684–6561. Video Screening: Deirdre Fox The Hyde Park Art Center will be showing Deirdre Fox’s silent animated short, “A Constructed Poem,” which she created out of plastic waste. After the viewing, the audience members will be invited to critique the piece and discuss their own poetic interpretations. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 South Cornell Avenue, 2 p.m. Hyde Park Historical Society Open House The Hyde Park Historical Society is opening the doors to its headquarters, one of the last remnants of what was once the country’s second largest cable car systems. Come meet the society’s docents and see a collection of historical posters. Hyde Park Historical Society, 5529 South Lake Park Ave, 2 p.m.–4 p.m.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: All the Real Indians Died Off Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will discuss her new book, in which she and Dina Gilio-Whitaker challenge myths about American Indians and trace their origins. Dunbar-Ortiz has written seven other books and is the 2015 Recipient of the American Book Award and the 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. 57th Street Books, 3–4:30 p.m.

Sunday, 10/9 Carol Becker: Losing Helen Carol Becker’s Losing Helen explores the experience of losing her 98-year-old mother in a first-person narrative essay. Becker, the dean of Columbia University School of the Arts, explores her grief through a mélange of cultural and spiritual references. Seminary Co-Op, 3–4:30 p.m. Alternative Histories of Labor: “Finally Got the News” Detroit factory floors did not escape the ferment that swept the country in 1969. Finally Got the News follows militant black autoworkers as they challenge their employers and fellow workers. An academic and a labor organizer will frame the screening and lead a discussion afterwards. Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 South Stony Island Avenue, 7 p.m. Monday, 10/10 Artist Talk: Laura Letinsky Laura Letinsky, a professor in the visual arts department at the University of Chicago, will speak about her work at this event. Letinsky’s photographs are often compared to the tradition of still-life painting, though they incorporate modern ideas and elements. Logan Center, Room 901, 6–7:15 p.m. William Birdthistle: Empire of the Fund The disappearance of pensions in favor of 401(k) s has moved America’s vast retirement savings into new financial instruments. Perhaps the most prominent of these is the mutual fund. At this event, William Birdthistle will explicate his deeply skeptical view of this pillar of the financial system. Seminary Co-Op, 6–7:30 p.m. Justice in the Service of Equality Former French minister of Justice and French-Guianese politician Christine Taubira

pushed both legalization of same-sex marriage in France and the recognition of the slave trade as a crime against humanity. At this lecture she will present on these issues and the high rates of incarceration for people of color in both France and the United States. International House Assembly Hall, 6–7:30 p.m. Lloyd Sachs: T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit At this event Lloyd Sachs will discuss his book about T Bone Burnett, the musician behind the soundtrack for the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?. His talk will be followed by a live performance inspired by Burnett’s Americana stylings. The Hideout, 1354 West Wabansia Avenue, 7–8:30 p.m. OMSA Heritage Series: Jeff Chang Jeff Chang, the director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford, has long combined a concern with social justice with artistic work. Chang’s talk will be accompanied by musical performances and spoken word poetry. University Church, 7–9 p.m., register online. Tuesday, 10/11 Religion & Human Science Workshop: Kajri Jain This year, the religion and human science workshop series is considering religion and public life. At this edition of the workshop, Kajri Jain, Associate Professor of Indian Visual Culture and Contemporary Art at the University of Toronto, will discuss public religion in the world’s largest democracy. Snacks and drinks provided. Swift Hall, Room 208, 5–6:30 p.m. Mark Osler: Prosecuting Jesus Mark Osler, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and a former prosecutor, started imagining how a prosecution of Jesus would play out in a modern courtroom years ago. He’s taken his moot court, and now his book about the process and what it taught him about his faith, across the country. 57th Street Books, 6–7:30 p.m. Bruce Willard: Violent Blues The poems in Violent Blues quickly draw musical comparisons from reviewers. Bruce Willard, a poet and businessman, will read from his collection at this event. Seminary Co-Op, 6–7:30 p.m. Improvising Change: Bleep that Bleep Come for the screening of a movie about improContinued on page 6

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On and Around Campus October 7–October 13 (Cont.) Continued from page 5 visation and activism; stay for the conversation between two Second City cast members and an anthropology professor. Part of the Alternate Realities and Virtual Worlds series. Food and drink will be provided. The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Room 103, 6:15–8 p.m. Wednesday, 10/12 Career Lunch & Learn: “Let’s Put On a Show!” How Curators Work Emily Teeter, who runs Egyptology and special exhibitions for the Oriental Institute, will discuss how she puts together a museum exhibit. Pizza and drinks will be served. Oriental Institute, 12–1 p.m., UCID required, register online. Race to the Middle: How Politics Shapes & Stymies Scientific Progress Matthew Tirrell, the dean and founder of the Institute of Molecular Engineering at the University, is presumably well equipped to speak to the influence of politics on scientific research and funding. Institute of Politics, 4:30–5:30 p.m., register online. Urban Readers Series: Forrest Stuart – Down, Out, and Under Arrest In Down, Out, and Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row, Forrest Stuart, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University, writes about how ordinary life along America’s most famously impoverished neighborhood can land its residents in prison. Stuart spent five years with Skid Row’s residents and the men and women who police them. This is the first event in UChicago Urban’s Urban Reader series. Seminary Co-Op, 6–7:30 p.m. Thursday, 10/13 Stress Relief Day Drop in anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to unwind with some coloring, snacks, and free five-minute massages. This Student Health–sponsored event happens once a quarter. Reynolds Club, McCormick Tribune Lounge, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Hamilton Public Lecture with Martha Nussbaum and William Baude Nussbaum will be discussing the emotions that drive duels, particularly the fine line between envy and ambition. Baude will also discuss ambition, but in the context of constitutional checks and balances. Students attending this lecture will be entered in a lottery for a chance to win discounted Hamilton tickets for the show’s October 20 performance. Laird Bell Law Quadrangle, 4 p.m., register online. Representing Mexico: The Photography of Graciela Iturbide After a tour of the Smart Museum’s *There was a whole collection made* exhibit, participants will be introduced to the work of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. After discussing her life and work, the group will have the chance to make photo-zines inspired by her story. Smart Museum, 5:30 p.m. Indie City Writers: “Love, Horror and Everything In Between” A writers’ collective is holding a reading of poems, short stories, and essays that center around the themes of love and terror. The event falls near Sweetest Day (October 15), which is a Midwestern celebration of romance, as well as Halloween. Local authors including K.B. Jensen, M.L. Kennedy, Wednesday Quansah will be reading. 57th Street Books, 6–7:30 p.m. A City for All: The State of Accessibility in Chicago This event will give participants a chance to discuss accessibility issues at the University and greater Chicago area with Commissioner Karen Tamley, who has led citywide accessibility campaigns during her tenure. Reynolds Club, McCormick Tribune Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

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VIEWPOINTS Know Thyself Although Emotionally Daunting, Genuine Reflection Is a Crucial Step to Mental Health Recovery

Jane Jun There are many reasons why people may avoid seeking treatment for mental illness—social stigma, financial limitations, time constraints, etc. For some, it may seem easier to repress and ignore feelings because there is seemingly no practical gain from analyzing onesel f. A nother common reason many people avoid psychotherapy, however, stems from the fear of seeing who they really are. Self-reflection, an essential aspect of psychotherapy, can be extremely anxiety-provoking by itself, especially when thinking about the causes of certain negative emotions like fear. However, it has become clear to me through my own experiences that, though possibly distressing, self-ref lection does lead to healing. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a tendency of replaying past events through a lens of self-doubt and anxiety. To give an example, I was trying to sleep one night when I started to think about my time teaching in China for a month. The experience was overall both incredible and joyful, but for some reason, as I

began recalling moments in the classroom—whether it was leading an activity or explaining a concept—I started to see the events through a new lens of selfdoubt and fear. This was only one of many sleepless nights in which I took positive memories and distorted them to fit a particular negative narrative of myself. It seemed as though there was another person living in my head, creating a second, more negative narrative of my life. This voice seemed t o d is c ou nt my happier memories, questioning my every action and thought until I began to see myself and my accomplishments through a much harsher lens. I had avoided trying to understand why I did this because of the anxiety associated w ith d issecting the habit, but eventually I became determined to understand it. I found and read a psychology book by Lindsay Gibson that provided a clear structural framework that pertained to me and identified the negative, second-person voice in my head as a possible symptom. It offered clear, tangible guidelines on how to Amelia Frank

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heal. Implementing the tips Gibson provided actually freed me from the negative voice because it forced me to truly reflect on not only my symptoms, but their underlying causes. My chaotic inner life had had much control over my life because it was shrouded by mystery, confusion, and guilt. The invisible battles within my head paralyzed me because they seemed random and even spiritual. There was no clear reason as to why they were happen i ng, a nd w ithout a n obvious answer, I just let the battles wage on. But, by u nde r s t a nd i n g t h at these intruding thoughts were simply symptoms of an underlying cause, logic imposed order onto what I thought was just chaos. Structurally comprehending the once-obscure forces reduced their power on me. Now that I knew the “answer” behind my troubled feelings and recognized the

truths Gibson put forward, I knew that her postulates required more self-ref lection on my part. Howe ver, t h i s c onstant journey into the inner workings of my mind proved emotionally taxing a nd a n x ie t y-pr o du c i n g. The more work I put into my mental health, the more anxious I became. It almost seemed easier to stop and just live life as I did before. But I again found comfort in Gibson, who encourages understanding despite the distress: “Although the uncertainty inherent in this process of s el f- ex a m i n at ion c a n create the by-products of anxiety, g uilt or depression, tackling these deep questions ultimately yields a stronger, more adaptive personality.” Her words rang true — although I did feel anxiety from a deeper understanding of my psyche, the long-term relief and great-

er confidence I gained far outweighed the temporary discomfort. I k now m a ny p e ople continue to navigate their mental health journeys for a long time, and seeking to understand oneself better can be an uncomfortable a nd emotiona l ly pa i n f u l process. But the undertaking is worth it, as it means triumph over an aff licting symptom, better self-confidence, and a happier life. Jane Jun is a fourth-year in the College majoring in economics.

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Ensemble-in-Residence Brings Winds of Change to Campus BY HANNAH EDGAR SENIOR ARTS EDITOR

W hen it comes to classical music on campus, the winds of c h a n g e a r e a-blow i n g — l it er a l ly. After 17 years of having a string quartet in-residence, the University appointed New York–based woodwind quintet Imani Winds to succeed the Pacifica Quartet as the University’s second Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in-Residence, effective this season. The position, which was inaugurated in 2013, includes performances under the auspices of the on-campus concert series University of Chicago Presents and participation in the University’s new music collective, Contempo. Additionally, the new ensemble-in-residence will directly teach University students through master classes and sectionals. The seeds for Imani Winds were planted in 1997, when flutist Valerie Coleman sought to form a chamber ensemble entirely comprised of musicians of color. In doing so, she hoped to challenge long-entrenched notions of what classical musicians and audiences look like, as well as provide role models for young musicians of color. “It was sort of an experiment to see if a group of musicians’ shared background would affect the way they approached music-making,” founding member Monica Ellis recalled. The same year, then–University of Michigan undergraduate Aaron Dworkin founded the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization to support pre-professional classical

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musicians of color. Yet the lack of networks and visibility at the time made recruitment a challenge: Coleman knew only a few musicians, and mostly reached out to potential group members through cold calls. Eventually, Coleman brought on four other musicians to form a traditional woodwind quintet with Ellis on bassoon, Toyin Spellman-Diaz on oboe, Jeff Scott on horn, and Mariam Adam on clarinet. They called themselves Imani Winds, after the Swahili word for “faith.” As the group approaches its twentieth season, it has had only one change of personnel, when clarinetist Mark Dover succeeded Adam earlier this year. Imani Winds stands today as the oldest active woodwind quintet in the world and one of the few whose members prioritize cham-

ber music (Other prominent quintets like the Berlin, Philadelphia, and New York Woodwind Quintets reap talent from symphony orchestras in the same cities). Though the ensemble’s configuration may be traditional, its music-making is anything but. An Imani hallmark is its wide-ranging concert programs, where the irrepressible ritmos of Paquito d’Rivera’s jazz-infused Kites Over Havana are as at-home as an arrangement of Stravinsky’s snarling Rite of Spring. The group has the added perk of having two in-house composers among its ranks: Both Coleman and Scott have written works for wind quintet and beyond. Last year, Scott brought the quintet together with the celebrated Harlem Quartet and a jazz trio for his seven-move-

ment Passion. Set to words by writer A. B. Spellman (Spellman-Diaz’s father), the composition imagines a meeting between Bach and John Coltrane—a quintessentially Imani undertaking. “I don’t really think of what we do as playing music outside the canon as much as I consider it expandi ng the c a non ,” S c ot t obser ved . Their two concerts scheduled as part of University of Chicago Presents are similarly all-embracing: Considered Modern, on January 20, will feature the music of contemporary composers like Elliott Carter, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and Paquito d’Rivera, followed by a world-premiere-fi lled concert on May 3 to coincide with the citywide Gwendolyn Brooks centenary celebration. Unlike the Department of Music ’s residency program—which has hosted Spektral Quartet since 2012—the Don Michael Randel residency is intended to be something of a revolving door, switching out ensembles every two years. T he pinched time frame, however, do esn’t d au nt the I ma n is. “We know how fast two years can fly, but we’re hoping our time here will be impactful, not just at the University, but in the community at large,” Ellis said. “We just want to share our music with as many people as possible.” E dit or’s Not e : Hann ah E d gar is the marketing and communications assistant of University of Chicago Presents, the concert series which produces the Imani Winds’ concerts.

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Cookies That Deliver—All Night Long BY EVANGELINE REID ARTS EDITOR

You know that song that goes, “ It ’s a qua r ter a fter one, and I’m a little drunk * a nd I ne e d you now ” ? I t h i n k t he y we r e t a l k i n g a b out I n s om n i a C o ok ie s . The 2003 brainchild of UPenn student Seth Berkowitz, Insomnia Cookies serves to fulfi ll the deepest desires of an overworked, over-partied college kid. They deliver warm, gooey cookies, milk, and even ice cream (for a particularly decadent ice cream sandwich) until 3 a.m. Students from the East Coast are likely intimately acquainted with the wonders of this midnight snack, but it’s a more recent migrant to the Midwest. Even then, Insomnia Cookies has stuck to very specific places. Its Illinois shops are located exclusively in upscale residential a reas — L i ncol n Pa rk, R ogers Park, Wicker Park—and college towns — Carbondale, Champagne, and Normal, IL. Now, the company has ventured into Hyde Park and settled on East 55th Street in Campus North Residential Commons. I stopped inside the quiet storefront on a Wednesday afternoon. A small display labeled the options. Did I want chocolate

chunk, double chocolate chunk, or double chocolate mint? In fact, I could even choose a triple chocolate chunk. Or should I go with something completely different and try the peanut butter chip, white chocolate and macadamia, or the snickerdoodle? The sales lady looked painfully bored but smiled. I asked if it was slow and she nodded, eyes wide to emphasize. The nights are busier, though, she said. Their product is simple, but they have their audience pinned down. There’s nothing younger generations appreciate more than getting precisely what they want as soon as they want it. Coming into the store almost takes the novelty out of it. But I still walked away with a warm cookie—the s’mores f lavor, quite good—and, as the chocolate oozed onto my fingers, I was reminded that there’s really nothing as satisfying as a warm cookie. The one thing that is more satisfying is being without cookies and then, 10 minutes after clicking a button online, having warm cookies delivered to you. Insomnia Cookies claims it can take up to 45 minutes to receive your order, but twice I’ve gotten mine in the time it took to scroll through my Instagram feed or finish a Chalk post. But what to order? The op-

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tions are a bit overwhelming. The ice cream is creamy, an under-appreciated delight at a store named for its cookies, and can be delivered in sizes as large as a quart for gatherings. The traditional chocolate chunk cookie is always amazing. The three “deluxe” cookies (s’mores, triple chocolate chunk, chocolate peanut butter cup) are also fairly universally successful. The rest of the cookie options, however, can be more hit or miss. Because — spoiler alert — these cookies aren’t that good. Defi nitely not good enough for the price, almost $2 per cookie (You’ll notice if you ever leave one to cool). Their greatest strength is being warm and decadent. Selecting a cookie

that is particularly improved by heat—melting the chocolate or the peanut butter into an oozing delicious mess—is key. C rack i ng open that i ndu lgent , bou rgeois del ight is every bit worth the price.

* There are different types of “d r un k ”— a lcohol-d r un k, Bar Night–drunk, Reg-drunk, Sosc-drunk, drunk in love. All of these are well known t o t he UC h ic ago st udent . All of these can be remedied by a warm cookie at 2 a.m. Insomnia Cookies is located at 1105 East 55th Street. It is open Monday–Friday, 10–3 a.m. and Saturday–Sunday, 11 –3 a.m.

Queens Behaving Badly: Drag Race All Stars Shoots for the Finish BY MJ CHEN ARTS EDITOR

“Gentlemen, start your engines…and may the best woman win!” Thus RuPaul decrees unto his queens, handpicked from the nation’s premier drag covens; thus he subjects them to our voyeuristic gaze—and, separately, to us voyeuristic gays. Heather. Booger. Glamor. Camp. Thus they are deconstructed to the cameras, radical queerness neatly fi led into sanitized cabinets which, somehow, remain too scandalous for primetime. Tooth and acrylic nail, she emerges: America’s Next Drag Superstar.

But RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 is not RuPaul’s Drag Race. Where Drag Race, now coming to its ninth season, celebrates victory, the All Stars franchise highlights redemption (or rudemption, to borrow one of the show’s unceasing puns). Having lost their respective seasons, the returning queens have nonetheless built a legacy that merits another crack at the crown. These are some of the industry’s most recognizable names: dancing diva Alyssa Edwards, former American Idol contestant Adore Delano, and alt-queen Alaska Thunderfuck, just to name a few. Already a series known for

self-reference and caricature, All Stars 2 sinks fake-boob-deep in meta from the fi rst episode with no respite for the casual viewer. The producers splice together a buffet of characterisms and inside jokes: First to enter the Werk Room, Katya (Season 7’s Russian hooker with a heart of gold), wishes the girls “Happy Hunger Games”...in Russian. It’s a double nod to her original season’s entrance as well as that of All Stars 1 winner Chad Michaels. This show, like a queen’s makeup, has layers. Not that the fi rst-time viewer needs to brush up on Drag Race herstory to enjoy All Stars 2. The producers flesh out the

queens’ storylines with clips, talking heads, and montages— it doesn’t take Holmes to deduce that Phi Phi O’Hara and Roxxxy Andrews both want to get rid of the “mean girl” reps they built their respective seasons, or that Tatianna’s out to prove that a Season 2 queen’s still got it, or that Alyssa’s out to give face and spit catchphrases. The main challenges are zany enough to be wildly entertaining at the surface level, from the long-running Snatch Game (think Match Game with queens impersonating off-brand she-lebrities) to RuPaul’s Fish Tank (in which the queens hawk merch to a panel of investors).

Even Drag Race’s immortal “Lip Sync for Your Life” segment (a concept poorly pirated by Lip Sync Battle for hetero late-night) gets an extra twist. Typically the bottom two queens fight to sashay another day, but on All Stars the top two duke it out for 10 grand cash and the right to send a girl home. RuPaul also ups the ante on music—’70s classic “Got to Be Real,” Rihanna’s “Shut up & Drive,” and even “Shake It Off,” which is an…interesting song choice for men in wigs to say the least. It’s made for some of the strongest lip syncs of any season so far. As for the editing, All Stars Continued on page 10

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“Ever ready to laugh at herself, [Roxxxy] comes off as warm, enthusiastic, and fun.” Continued from page 9

2 boasts two of the most cohesive parallel storylines ever stitched together for reality TV. Season 5’s Roxxxy seems to have made a genuine turnaround—ever ready to laugh at herself, she comes off as warm, enthusiastic, and fun. Her talking heads effuse with energy: on the topic of her two-in-one runway look, she gushes, “Anybody knows anything about a reveal? She! Me! Her! She does! ” I am a little concerned about Roxxxy jabbing herself in the eye, but damn if she isn’t the cutest thing ever. Phi Phi, on the other hand, seems so bent on redemption she forgets to enjoy the competition. She gives the producers plenty of shit to splice into a Bitter Betty edit, from a guardedness that can read as crafty with the right sound effect to an inability to move on from one queen’s elimination. Editing may have excised her vulnerable moments—Phi Phi helps another queen with last-minute costume alterations—but her stiffness becomes something a little more malicious by her elimination. I’d argue that Phi Phi’s exit disqualifi es her from all but a failed redemption arc…but you’d have to watch All Stars to fi nd out why. Drag Race is mainstream now— there’s no denying that fact. The queens backed up Miley at the VMAs; RuPaul has an Emmy. Though I’m grateful for the dialogue the show has opened between pop culture and gender expression, Drag Race has its problems. For all its celebration of authenticity, the judges

seem to enforce heavily heteronormative ideals of glamour and beauty. Queens of color succeed most when performing racial caricature in comedy or acting challenges. A Season 6 mini-challenge smacked of transphobia and inspired outrage from trans activists. Yet Drag Race continues to evolve. Season 6 crowned the series’ fi rst Latinx Drag Superstar; Season 8 hit record representation of people of color and crowned its second ever African-American Drag Superstar. With a week left until RuPaul crowns her second All Stars champion, the show continues to bring queer margins mainstream. Paradoxically, as Drag Race evolves to embrace ever more outré queens, its core message resounds with ever greater strength: “We’re all born naked, and the rest is drag.”

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Top: Alyssa Edwards (Season 5) serves trademark face. Bottom left: Alaska Thunderfuck (Season 5) and Katya (Season 7) match wits during the Snatch Game. Bottom right: Tatianna (Season 2) prepares for the runway.

Answers to Friday’s crossword puzzle, “Heavy Schedule” Divide the block of text into 14 chunks of eight letters. The first, second, seventh, and eighth letters form a department. The third through sixth letters form a number in hexadecimal. The department and number together make a class; the first letters of the teachers give ANSWERSSDBECAD, SSDBECAD gives SSAD 56300, which is taught by professor SAMUELS.

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’Roons Ready to Rebound vs. Rochester WOMEN’S SOCCER

BY KATIE ANDERSON SENION SPORTS EDITOR

The No. 6 women’s soccer squad will look to bounce back from last week’s loss at the hands of Emory as it takes the field against Rochester this Saturday at home. Last week’s defeat was the first of the season for the South Siders, who now sit at an impressive 9 –1 record (0 –1 UA A), and boast a top 10 national ranking. T h i rd-yea r m id f ielder M ia Ca lamari, who holds the record for career assists at Chicago, has noticed a positive shift in the team’s focus and work ethic this week in response to last weekend’s results. “Following our disappointing loss to Emory this past weekend, our practices this week were designed by our coaches to promote constant competition. We looked to challenge each other in every drill in order to build fitness and create gamelike situations in practice,” she said. Third-year defender W hitley Cargile echoed her classmate’s sentiments. “Last week’s loss was motivation to increase our intensity in practice and refocus our attention going into the rest of UA A’s,” she said. “ We understand even better now that it’s a tough conference and no game can be taken for

granted.” Such a realization is important to come to early in conference play, especially considering the very young players Chicago f ields. F irst-years Katie Donovan, Hanna Watkins, Adrianna Vera, and Mackenzie Peebles are all regulars in the rotation, and experiencing their first career loss could serve as extra motivation to return to the winning ways to which they’re accustomed. While Chicago is coming off its first loss of the season, Rochester comes to Chicago on the other end of the spectrum. The Yellowjackets just earned their first win of the season, a 3 –1 upset against No. 12 Wash U, putting them at 1– 4 – 4 for the season (1– 0 UA A). In the two teams’ previous meeting in 2015, Rochester defeated Chicago 1– 0. “Rochester is always a battle,” Cargile said. “They are an emotional team who comes full force. They also play very heavy ball side. We must work to control their emotion to use in our favor and switch the point of attack to University of Chicago Athletics Department relieve pressure.” Third-year defender Kaitlin Price passes a ball up the field. Calamari is optimistic that a week of focused training will bode well for hope our week of training will trans- to offense.” The match is the first UA A compethe Maroons on Saturday. “ When we late to faster speed of play and more take the field against Rochester, we success on the transition from defense tition of the season to take place on

Cross Country Volleyball Set for More Carrying Momentum Top 25 Tests MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

BY ERIK WONG SPORTS STAFF

The University of Chicago men’s and women’s cross country teams look forward to their fifth competition this season on Saturday. Both teams will be competing at the Lucian Rosa Invitational at University of Wisconsin– Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The men’s and women’s cross country teams look to improve on solid performances at the Illinois Intercollegiate Meet last Friday. The men’s team placed fourth out of 13 teams in total, while the women’s team finished in first place. Notable performances on the men’s side include third-year Peter Kreuch, who finished in 10th place with a time of 26:42.3, and first-year Tim Koenning, who finished in 12th place with a time of 26:45.0. The men are currently ranked 31st in DIII with 34 points and want to continue to build upon their early success this season. The men’s team finished in first place in both the St. Francis Invitational and the Aurora Invitational and the team hopes to return to the top of the podium this weekend. Expect Kreuch and Koenning to lead the men’s team to victory this Saturday. Meanwhile, the women’s cross country team dominated this past Friday, with five runners completing the race in the top 10. Third-year Khia Kurtenbach led the women to victory and finished in second place with a time of 18:27.2. Coming in behind Kurtenbach, third-year Kelsey Dunn finished in fourth place and fourth-year Michelle

Dobbs finished in fifth place with times of 18.59.2 and 18:59.9, respectively. Third-year Cassidy McPherson, who placed eighth at the Illinois Intercollegiate with a time of 19:06.3, mentioned, “We have a very competitive meet next weekend in Oshkosh, so we are using the meet at Parkside to finalize our roster for Oshkosh.” The team can only bring 12 men and 12 women to the Oshkosh meet, so Chicago runners must bring their A-game to the Lucian R osa Inv itational. McPherson also said, “ This weekend will be a really good opportunity for some freshmen on the women’s team to step up and try to earn a spot on the roster for next week,” which shows that the team is not afraid to put its best 12 runners out there. The women, who are ranked 20th in the country for DIII with 122 points, are going into this weekend confident that they can pull off a victory. For both teams, the transition into school early last week has definitely made their jobs much more complicated, but McPherson stated that practices have gone very well thus far. The teams have adjusted to their new schedules and now look to focus on the tasks at hand. First, they must prove victorious at the Lucian Rosa Invitational and then they must prepare for the battle to come at the Wisconsin–Oshkosh A AE Invitational on October 15. The race begins this Saturday, October 8, with the men’s 8K starting at 10 a.m. and the women’s 6K commencing an hour later at 11 a.m.

VOLLEYBALL

BY ANNA ROSE MAROON CONTRIBUTER

The Maroons’ performance this past weekend was defi nitely one for the books, and if it is any indication of things to come, the squad will be ready for this weekend. With wins over No. 15 Wash U, No. 16 Carnegie Mellon, and Brandeis, the South Siders managed to remain undefeated in conference play and defeat two top 25–ranked teams. The team’s relentless effort and powerful offense paved the way to a quick win over Brandeis in three easy sets, along with a 3–2 win over the Tartans of Carnegie Mellon and a 3–1 win over Chicago’s main rival, the Wash U Bears. The team’s effort this past weekend improved their overall record 11–4, and they are currently riding an eight-game win streak. But it wasn’t just the numerous kills and digs that contributed to the team’s success. For the Maroons, a sense of “togetherness” and a positive attitude on the court are just as important as offensive and defensive execution. The team’s chemistry defi nitely led the way to its success, especially according to firstyear Anabella Pinton. “The biggest key to our team’s success this weekend was our ability to play together as a team, no matter the situation in the game,” said the outside hitters. However, the team certainly isn’t satisfied yet, as it plan to continue its eightgame win streak this weekend on its home court at the UChicago Invite. “The momentum from last week’s wins will defi nitely motivate us as we would like

to continue our streak,” Pinton said. Furthermore, the team hopes that its energy and momentum coming off of three big wins will translate into this weekend’s play too, as it will be much needed. At this weekend’s tournament the volleyball squad will take on Aurora University, along with two more top 25–ranked teams, No. 15 Elmhurst College, and No. 11 Juniata College. In earlier play, Juniata College managed to defeat the same Carnegie Mellon Tartans 3–1, and if the scores are a hint of what is to come, Chicago is definitely in for an interesting match. The game against Elmhurst College should also be a nail-biter, as Elmhurst defeated Wash U in just three sets earlier in their season. Regardless of the result, it’s safe to say the team is happy to be home. “I’m really excited to play at home this weekend because it’s nice to already have a feel for the gym you are playing in,”Pinton said. “It’s also great to have fellow classmates and friends support you at the games.” In preparation for this weekend’s matches, the Maroons have been focusing on improving their offense. “We are giving 100 percent effort in practice and training hard with our conditioning trainer, coach Carissa Sain Knoche, to prepare ourselves for this weekend,” Pinton said. The UChicago Invite kicks off this Friday, October 7, at 2 p.m.when the South Siders take on Aurora. Next, they will face off against No. 15 Elmhurst at 6 p.m., and on Sunday they will look to take down No. 11 Juniata

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South Siders Primed to Bounce Berry FOOTBALL

BY ANDREW BEYTAGH SPORTS STAFF

T he Maroons will travel down to Mount Berry, Georgia, this weekend to take on the B er r y College Vikings. Coming off a thrilling comefrom-behind victory against Bi rmingham S outhern College 38 –34, Chicago looks to continue its winning ways on the road. Berry returns home after its first loss of the year against Wash U. The road has not been too kind to the Maroons so far this season with both of their losses happening away from Chicago. Fourth-year captain Jackson Ga r rey hopes th ings change for the team on the defensive side of the ball this we ekend . “ D efen sively, we didn’t play our best game last week, but we made stops when it mattered. Berry has a very solid team as well as two tremendous receivers, and losing last year in overtime really stung. I’m excited to play them in their stadium and come out with a win.” So far this year, the Maroon offense has led the team while the defense has struggled, giving up a total of 144 poi nts i n just fou r games. Garrey hopes that the defense

comes out fast because it has allowed a touchdown on the opening drive in three of Chicago’s last four games. Pressure and personnel changes are in store for the Maroons this week, who are looking to stop a Berry offense that ranks amongst the best nationally in points per game. On the other side of the ba l l , UC h ic ag o i s r ol l i ng. Burke Moser and Chandler Carroll have been lighting up the scoreboard and the stat sheet. The offense has averaged more than 460 yards per game, and over the last two games Moser has passed for 421 and 433 yards respectively. During that same stretch, third-year running back Carroll has unconventionally led the Maroons in receiving yards and has found the end zone on five separate occasions. He is excited about the opportunity to play such an accomplished team as Berry on the road. “ It should be a competitive game,” Carroll said.“Both teams have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball. However, the game will come down to execution and who can make the big plays when their team needs them. I think if we come out with great energy and fo-

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Third-year running back Chandler Carroll carries the ball for the Maroons.

cus that we can beat them.” A big key to the Maroons’ success this year has been offensive line play. The line has only given up three sacks in 199 drop-back passing attempts in the first four games. Second-year offensive guard Tucker Squiers commented on

the line’s play, saying, “It’s a group effort, all five lineman have to work together to be successful. Cohesion and commun ication a re pr ima r y i n keeping Burke upright andChandler running. It’s something we take pride in.” T he Maroons play Berry

College this Saturday at 11 a.m. Next week,UChicago returns to Stagg Field to play hosts to Rhodes College for Homecoming.

Soccer Staring at Top 5 Showdown With Rochester MEN’S SOCCER

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Fourth-year forward Chris Mathis attempts to steal the ball off of an opponent.

BY EMMETT ROSENBAUM SPORTS EDITOR

This Saturday sees a clash of titans as the No. 2 UChicago Maroons square off against the No. 4 Rochester Yellowjackets. Neither team has lost yet this

season, and a victory over its conference rival could ensure Chicago a No. 1 ranking for next week. The Maroons enter the game boasting an 11–0–0 record this year, tying them with Trinity University for the best record in

Division III. Rochester, meanwhile, has suffered two draws on the season, giving it a 7–0–2 record and a lower ranking than Chicago. When the two teams met last season, the result was a fierce 1–1 draw in two overtimes. The cornerstone of this Chi-

cago team has been its defense, as the group has only allowed three goals all season. Rochester, sure to come out with guns blazing in the first half, will certainly put the backfield to the test. However, the defenders are working better than ever as a unit, utilizing their chemistry and communication to shut down every opponent they’ve come across this year. “The team is communicating better than ever, which is a key to defending effectively,” said thirdyear goalkeeper Hill Bonin. “The defenders and I are constantly problem solving on the fly—analyzing what the other team is doing and fi nding ways to neutralize their attack. So far that has been effective. Good mentality is another huge factor; we are all supportive of one another and have a collective sentiment that we will do anything possible to stop a team from scoring.” Bonin has been a major factor in Chicago’s goal prevention as well. The third-year has started all 11 games for the Maroons this season and posted nine clean sheets. He is also sporting a .27 goals against average, which would shatter the school record if

the season ended today. However, with the No. 1 ranking potentially on the line in this weekend’s match, the pressure is certainly mounting. “It’s defi nitely a big game,” said Bonin. “It will be a serious matchup between two nationally competitive teams. We have not played to our full potential the past couple of games. The real opportunity for us this weekend is to get our form back on track. I think that the excitement of this weekend’s game will help motivate us to play our best soccer again.” With goals certain to be at a premium Saturday, the Maroons will likely look to second-year forward Max Lopez to put the ball in the back of the net. The second-year striker has already buried 10 goals on the season while also tallying five assists. Chicago will certainly be feeding him the ball all game long to try to find any kind of breakthrough. With Bonin in the net behind them, one might be all the Maroons need. The game is scheduled to take place Saturday at Stagg Field. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.