NOVEMBER 15, 2016
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SINCE 1892
Admissions Paid Workers Months Late
VOL. 128, ISSUE 14
SG Hosts Title IX Coordinators
BY JAMIE EHRLICH
BY JAMIE EHRLICH
SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR
Some students who work in the Office of College Admissions did not receive payment from the University for a period of several months during fall quarter, according to two sources in the office who would only speak anonymously for fear of reprisal. A University spokesperson said in an e-mail last week that all issues were resolved, and some employees said they were satisfied with the efforts of their supervisors to resolve the delay. The spokesperson said that “technical difficulties” caused the delays and that all student will receive their full pay. T he University was also months late in issuing financial aid packages this year due to delays that the Office of College A id attributed to a new electronic system. The delays do not appear to be related: the admissions off ice says its technical issues were related to its electronic system for logging hours. The first student reported that he exper ienced a twomonth delay in getting paid for the hours he worked as a Student Visit Coordinator (SVC). The second student admissions worker, also an SVC, reported not getting paid for several weeks and called the issue “widespread.” One of the students estimated that the delays affected 30 –40 percent of student employees; the other estimated that around 50 percent of students working in admissions experienced delays. The first student employee said the delay made it harder to pay for food and rent. “ It might not be a lot to the school, but a lot of students need it to live,” the student wrote in an e-mail. The f irst student worker reported being paid on November 10, which was his first time being paid since the second week of fall quarter.
goes by cycles. After I’ve been in Chicago for about a year or so, I start yearning like “I need to go back to Spain. I need to go
The University’s Title I X coordinators updated Student G over n ment (S G) on thei r work so far this quarter at a General Assembly meeting on Monday. Title I X coordinator Sarah Wake and Deputy Title IX coordinator Shea Wolfe presented new prog rams within the University, such as a new mandatory training program for faculty and staff, enhanced in-person training for staff most likely to receive reports, and enhanced 10 hour/ year training for staff members on the University-wide disciplinary committee, which adjudicates reports of sexual misconduct. The Title I X office developed workshops for students and student organizations to learn more about support systems in place and resources available. A workshop has al ready ta ken place for Un iversity coaches, and athletes will be undergoing a comprehensive workshop in the coming weeks. T he workshops, held th ree times a quarter, are designed to encourage student groups— including, Wake said, Greek organizations—to participate. When asked about the disciplinary reports released last year and the seemingly minor warnings issued to accused assaulters, Wake emphasized a new 10-hour “enhanced mandatory training” for those who sit on the disciplinary panels. “I’m hopeful that we’ll see some different outcomes going forward,” she added. Resources from the Title IX office are now available on an enhanced UMatter site and a newly designed section of the Provost’s website. Wake expressed excitement at the increase of personnel in the Title IX office. They have hired a graduate student intern and Wolfe was hired in July. Wolfe will additionally be chairing a new student adviso-
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Too Little, Too Late Page 7 Who ever thought it would be the Republicans calling for safe spaces where they can be free to express their ideas without name-calling or judgments?
Feng Ye The admissions offi ce paid some of its student employees months late due to technical diffi culties.
Uncommon: Sotomayor, CS Faculty and Campus Personality BY EMILY FEIGENBAUM ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
T H E M A RO ON sat down with seni or lecturer in computer science and Overheard at UChicago personality Borja Sotomayor last Tuesday to discuss his experience as both a UChicago alumnus and current faculty member. Sotomayor recently published a satirical article critiquing the administration’s decision to organize diploma ceremonies by residence halls. C HICAGO M A ROON : Where are you from? Borja Sotomayor: I’m originally from Spain, specifically from Bilbao, which is a city in the north of Spain, in the Basque country region. But I’ve been living here in Chicago since 2004. I moved here for graduate school; I got my
Brooke Nagler
Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. I go back to Spain about once a year or so, but Chicago feels like home at this point. It’s funny because now…. It kind of
Diner chez nous: Campus Supper Club Serves Up
No. 11 Chicago Thrives at Home
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Nous is a supper club started by third-year Alex Ye out of his apartment serving impressive food in a low-key setting.
Two games in two days didn’t faze the No. 11 women’s soccer team as they advanced to the Sweet 16.
Baroqueback Mountain: Purcell’s Fairy Queen Goes to Vegas Page 12 Las Vegas and the Baroque met in a wild adaptation of Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.”
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