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Body Camera Program for UCPD Officers Begins This Month BY ISAAC EASTON NEWS STAFF
Last Wednesday, March 23, the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) announced that it will begin requiring its officers to wear body cameras. It said in a statement that this change is part of “an ongoing commitment to the safety of officers and the people the department serves.” The statement went on to say that the UCPD would begin implementing this program in April, with 20 officers receiving the cameras. They would then expand the program so that every officer will receive a camera by the beginning of the 2016–17 academic year. The statement tied this decision to significant steps the UCPD has made over the past year toward increased transparency. “Last June, the University’s safety and security website expanded to include extensive additional information about UCPD activities, including a daily re-
port on all traffic stops and field interviews by UCPD officers,” the statement said. “In addition, arrest records are now available upon request and the UCPD’s general orders are available for review in person, by appointment.” UChicago alumnus and Illinois State Representative Christian Mitchell thinks that the new policy is an “encouraging step” toward restoring what he sees as waning faith in police departments across the country. Mitchell advanced legislation last year that would have required the UCPD to adopt some of the public-access requirements that apply to public police agencies. Tristan Bock-Hughes, a thirdyear student in the College and member of the Campaign for Equitable Policing, an organizing community whose aim is to “end racial profiling in the University of Chicago’s private police force,” is skeptical of the UCPD’s new policy. Continued on page 4
College Council Protests End of Airport Shuttle BY WENDY LEE SENIOR REPORTER
O n M a r c h 15 , S t udent Government’s Executive Slate abruptly cancelled the end-ofquarter airport shuttle service without consulting the Executive Committee or the General Assembly. The announcement was made three days before the end of winter quarter and two days before the shuttle service usually begins. Every year during SG’s annual budgeting process, the E xecutive Slate is g ra nted a n “ ad m i n i s t r at iv e f u nd .” T his fund, which consisted of $34,000 this year, is typically used to buy food for SG’s month ly G enera l A ssembly meetings and to pay for the shuttle service. The current Executive Slate is comprised of President Tyler K issinger, Vice P resident for Administration A lex Jung, and Vice
President for Student Affairs Kenzo Esquivel. Kissinger said that declining ridership and administrative burdens made the service difficult to operate, especially for the SG members who volunteer to staff the service during finals week. “ W hile the program operated, it was a consistent struggle to find a shuttle provider that was to provide the bare minimum of shuttles to make the service happen. Once, we didn’t even receive final confirmation from providers until the day before that they’d be able to provide the necessary shuttles...It was [also] not uncommon for shuttles to break down or run late, and we’ve had to deal with lost luggage and other mishaps. The prog ram...required someone to be on-call and available for troubleshooting for about 12 Continued on page 4
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Ahona Mukherjee
Students march through the quad kicking off a rally pushing for divestment from some companies operating in Israel.
Push for Divestment from Some Companies Active in Israel Looks for CC Resolution BY PETE GRIEVE DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR
A new coalition is urging College Council (CC) to vote on a resolution that calls for the University to cut financial ties with 10 companies that are “complicit in, or profiting off of” the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, it said in a press release on Monday.
The coalition, U of C Divest, said in the press release that the coalition is acting in “direct response” to the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” (BDS) movement against Israel for its treatment of Palestinians. The coalition added that it supports BDS’s calls on Israel to end occupation, to dismantle the Israeli West Bank barrier, to Continued on page 5
Istanbul Program Moved to Paris After Bombings BY ANNIE NAZZARO ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The Istanbul Mediterranean Civilizations Program has been moved to the University of Chicago’s Center in Paris after a bombing in an Istanbul shopping center killed four and injured 36 on March 19. Sarah Walter, director of the Study Abroad Office, notified participants in the program of the change on March 20 via email. Students had previously been required to arrive in Istanbul on March 25. According to the email, Dean John Boyer, graduate assistant Ipek Hüner-Cora, on-site administrator Gülseven Bektaş, and Walter made the decision to move the program together.
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“With reluctance in every case, the consensus of the group is that holding your Civilizations program in Istanbul this year would be subject to continued unrest, and could at best offer a highly constrained experience of Istanbul,” Walter wrote in the e-mail. Participating students had to decide whether to relocate to Paris or to stay in Chicago for the quarter by March 22 at 5 p.m. The University also offered to cover the costs of students’ original travel fare to Turkey. Students that decided to stay in Chicago were not charged the Istanbul program fee. Students that decided to relocate to Paris are still taking the Middle Eastern Civilizations seContinued on page 5
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Daniel Diermeier, dean of the Harris School of Public Policy, will be appointed provost of the University, effective July 1, according to an announcement by the University yesterday. He will replace Provost Eric D. Isaacs, who will assume the role of Executive Vice President for Research, Innovation, and National Laboratories. Diermeier has served as dean of the Harris School since 2014. Prior to joining UChicago as the Emmett Dedmon Professor of Public Administration, he taught at both the Stanford Graduate School of Business at and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. His writings, which include two books and over 90 academic publications, cover political science, economics, management, psychology, computer science, and applied mathematics, among other subjects. Diermeier’s most recent book, Reputation Rules: Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset, addresses how institutions can maximize their reputation and public appeal, as well as minimize the backlash to corporate mishaps. He also has experience as an adviser to government, non -profit, and corporate organizations including Accenture, BP, the City of Chicago, the FBI, Johnson & Johnson, Shell, and UnitedHealth Group, among many others. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester, as well as two master’s degrees in political science and a master’s in philosophy. Isaacs began his term as provost in late 2013. Before taking the post, Isaacs had been the director of Argonne National Laboratory and the fi rst director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials.
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Supporters of Today’s Teachers’ Strike Organize on Campus BY ALEX WARD SENIOR REPORTER
On Thursday in Swift Hall, the UChicago April 1 Solidarity Committee hosted a discussion panel in support of tomorrow’s citywide teacher’s strike. The event, which coincides with the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) April 1 “Day of Action” strike, centered on a panel featuring representatives from the CTU and various supporting community organizations. The CTU’s “Day of Action” is a citywide event involving a strike and protests by union members and supporters. “ The strike is a call for increased revenue for Chicago Public Schools and its students, and a direct response to continued attacks and efforts toward union-busting,” according to a press release on the CTU’s website. Anton Ford, a University of Chicago professor and member of the American Association of University Professors who moderated the discussion, opened by describing the events scheduled for Friday. Gabr iel Sher idan, a C T U A sso ciate Delegate and a teacher at Ray Elementary School in Hyde Park, outlined the budget difficulties she and her colleagues face in terms of class sizes and basic building maintenance. Sheridan criticized the idea that public
school teachers are overpaid, arguing that inexperienced teachers may not be prepared to handle challenging classroom environments and that attempts to replace long-time teachers are actually intended to weaken unions. Peter M a lon is w ith UCh icago’s Graduate Students United organization highlighted the University’s role in the citywide processes behind the issues the CTU is protesting. Malonis named members of the University’s board who financially support establishment politicians including Governor Bruce Rauner and implicated the University in taking advantage of public school closings to expand its own charter school initiative. Johnáe Strong, a member of racial equality activist organization Black Youth P roject 10 0 and a UChicago graduate, explained that the ongoing violence against African-American and Latino Chicago residents is not merely physical, but is part of a system of economic abuse and racial prejudice driven largely by corporate and political greed. F inally, Elizabeth Lalasz, a National Nurses United steward and a Stroger Hospital employee, discussed her experiences during and after the 2012 CTU strike. Lalasz argued that funding to Chicago P ublic S chools (CPS), Chicago State University, and Northeastern Illinois University has
Hyde Park Will Get Compact Target in 53rd Street’s Vue53 Development Next Fall BY EILEEN LI DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR
On March 15, Target announced that it will open a new store in Hyde Park in the Vue53 development, near the intersection of 53rd Street and Kimbark Avenue. The new store will open in late fall 2016 or early spring 2017 and will take up 21,000 of the 28,000 square feet of retail space available in Vue53. Its merchandise will include expanded beauty products, apparel, kids and baby items, a curated home selection, tech accessories, and select grocery products. The store will also offer a pharmacy, Target Mobile, and order pick-up services. James Hanson, a principal at Avison Young, the development firm behind Vue53, said that Target first conducted extensive market research about the Hyde Park area and local consumers before approaching the development project. “When you’re the developer of a project which is going to have a retail component, if you have the opportunity to have a retailer the size and prestige of Target enter your shopping center, you jump right on that opportunity. It’s really more a situation where Target found us. I think they had determined as part of their rollout of new urban stores in Chicago that they wanted to be in Hyde Park and then once they looked at the Hyde Park retail landscape…Vue53 offered what they were looking for,” Hanson said. According to a Chicago Tribune article, the 53rd Street store will be one of
Target’s smaller, flexible format stores designed specifically for urban environments. “In the urban stores, they’re looking at shoppers making frequent trips to buy smaller amounts of goods, probably walking, biking, or using public transportation, as opposed to a typical suburban Target store where they’ll maybe be coming once a week, stocking up on things, and driving in their car,” Hanson said. Target currently operates 19 f lexible format stores and plans to open 18 additional locations over the next two years, including a store in Lincoln Park later in 2016 and another in Lakeview in 2017. The Vue53 development has been a subject of controversy due to concerns of increased congestion and lack of parking on 53rd Street. Hanson said that research conducted on driving patterns and urban car owning habits indicates that Vue53 will not substantially add to traffic on 53rd Street. Some of Vue53’s over 200 parking spaces will be available to Target shoppers. The residential component of Vue53 also seeks to be open in the fall of 2016, with development currently aiming for September in order to allow UChicago students and employees to live in Vue53 for the fall term. The complex will be silver certified by the Leadership in Energ y and Env ironmental Design (LEED) and contain 267 apartments, half of which will be furnished. The remaining 7,000 square feet of Vue53’s retail space will likely be divided into three or four additional retailers. No leases have been signed yet.
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(left to right) Johnáe Strong, Gabriel Sheridan, Anton Ford, Elizabeth Lalasz, and Peter Malonis speak about the upcoming strike.
since been intentionally decreased, but that Friday’s strike offers a new opportunity for change. The discussion was then opened to members of the audience. Speaking after the event, attendee and CPS teacher Kimberly Goldbaum expressed hopes that Friday’s strike will connect activists from various backgrounds. “ I ’m hoping that connections between human workers get made and that we come away from this with some sort of victory in each other, but a sense of tentative unrest that our work
is not done,” Goldbaum said. Goldbaum also suggested the possibility of future follow-up actions by the CTU. “I think that tomorrow the empowerment we’re going to have from the different working groups is going to be so awesome that we will be ready for another definitive, long-impacting action in the near future.” As part of the protests, supporters will host a “Speak Out in the Quad” event at 2 p.m. Friday’s event is intended to allow students and UChicago staff to gather in support of the CTU’s broader efforts.
Requirement of Background Checks for Off-Campus Volunteers Prompt Concerns at WHPK BY KATIE AKIN ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Under a new university policy, aff iliates of W HPK , the University ’s non-profit radio station, will have to submit to criminal background checks if they are not students or staff of the University. “As a matter of policy, UChicago regular staff employees undergo routine criminal background and registered sex offender checks at the time of hire,” University spokesperson Marielle Sainvilus said. “In keeping with this practice, the University is requiring the same of volunteers whose work with RSOs includes extensive interaction with students or work in University facilities.” According to former DJ and University student James Hines, many station aff iliates object to the new regulations. “ The backlash was pretty immediate from the community and it seemed like most of the other DJs were also confused and angry about the new policy,” Hines wrote in an e-mail. “People were pretty quick to voice their opposition, and I think most DJs are still pretty pissed off about the whole thing.” Many DJs are concerned that the WHPK staff was not consulted about the change, that the University will have the power to bar affiliates on the basis of any criminal charge, and that this will isolate the station from nontuition-paying volunteers from outside the University. “ The University wants nothing to do with non-students, since they bring no money,” DJ A lex A nneken wrote in an e-mail. One of the main points of contention is the disciplinary policy under
the new contracts. “Any students and staff, when disciplinary action is required, will be referred to the deans or the relevant department heads (who, from personal experience, might slap you on the wrist). On the other hand, non-University affiliates are subject to disciplinary action from law enforcement,” Hines wrote. Station leaders have met with the administration, and the deadline for submitting the new contract has been pushed from March 17 to some time later in the summer. The station initially announced the policy change to WHPK affiliates some time mid-February. Hines believes that the station hopes to find a compromise that assures the University doesn’t have complete executive power over WHPK decisions. The News Office says that having a criminal record will not justify immediate disqualification from working with University organizations. “Each individual is assessed on a case-bycase basis that takes into account many factors, including the type of crime, how long ago it occurred, and whether it is part of a larger pattern of criminal conduct that has resulted in convictions,” Sainvilus said. Hines doesn’t believe that the background checks are warranted and feels that the “close-knit” community of DJs would be able to identify any problematic individuals. “ To my knowledge, there really aren’t any ‘ bad apples’ among us, and so there’s really no need to have background checks at all—they don’t have the human element that is really the heart of WHPK,” he said.
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Hyde Park Mourns Its “Mayor,” Who Escaped Then Fought the Nazis BY CHRISTINE SCHMIDT SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
Herman Cohn, the informal “Mayor of Hyde Park” who escaped Nazis in Germany, returned as a U.S. soldier to fight them, and eventually settled Hyde Park as the owner of a tailor shop for more than five decades, passed away in Hyde Park on March 21. He was 94. “He cared passionately about the community,” Hyde Park Herald publisher Bruce Sagan said in an obituary. “He was one of the people that created the environment in the neighborhood.” After growing up in a deeply patriotic, non-kosher Jewish home in Germany, Cohn experienced fi rsthand the effects of Hitler’s rhetoric and the rise of Nazism among his own neighbors and community. A particularly formative experience was his witnessing of Kristallnacht, or “the Night of Broken Glass,” as a 17-yearold. Kristallnacht was a state-sponsored pogrom against German and Austrian Jews where Nazis destroyed and burned thousands of Jewish-owned stores and synagogues, ending with the departure of 30,000 Jews to concentration camps. 75 years to the day of this horrific event, Cohn shared his story at a public event at Ida Noyes Hall. While Nazis set fi re to prayer books and the city of Cologne’s synagogue,
Cohn noticed, “the fi re department pro- Germany. He helped liberate the Dachau tected [adjacent] buildings,” while let- concentration camp—the very concenting the synagogue burn. When he tried tration camp where he would have been to obtain an exit visa, he was detained sent had the Gestapo not released him and beaten at the Gestapo headquarters. six years earlier. His grandmother had He was told he would be sent to the Da- died in a similar camp at the age of 84. At chau concentration camp but at the last the Ida Noyes event in 2013, he recounted minute, for unknown reasons, a Gestapo what it was like to see the mass grave official informed him “We can’t keep you. at Dachau: “I was very numb…I walked We’ll give you two minutes to get out of around like a zombie in the camp.” Last year, Cohn returned to Germany the building.” As a 17-year-old, Cohn escaped from to be honored at a ceremony for the 70th Germany on the last Kindertransport anniversary of the liberation of Dachau. train ride out of the country to the Neth- The History Channel in Germany also erlands before heading to the U.S. the profiled him for a documentary called next year with his family. They settled “The Liberators.” After the war, Cohn came back to in Chicago, where they joined with other Hyde Park and purchased a dry cleaning family members in Hyde Park. “My father loved the diversity of Hyde business before co-opening Cohn & Stern Park and appreciated that it was one of Men’s Store, which existed in Hyde Park the few neighborhoods in Chicago that for 54 years, according to the Herald. The had stable integration,” his daughter store served politicians, White Sox baseball players, Nobel Prize winners, enterJoyce Feuer told the Hyde Park Herald. Out of the ashes of Kristallnacht, tainers, and more. The store, as well as his long-term Cohn built a new life for himself and his family, including his soon-to-be-wife involvement in community organizations Elsa Kahn. But he did not forget about such as the Hyde Park Chamber of Comhis origins of Germany, and he enlisted merce, Congregation Habonium, South in the U.S. Army to fi ght the Nazis in East Chicago Commission, and the Hyde World War II, marrying Kahn the week Park YMCA, helped establish Cohn as a before his deployment. When he went to reliable force in the Hyde Park commuthe local recruitment office to sign up, he nity. Cohn was also a regular at Valois Restaurant, where he often enjoyed his said simply, “Take me now.” In June 1944, Cohn and his unit dis- favorite dish of chicken pot pie alongside embarked on Omaha Beach in Normandy, businesspeople and politicians such as France and eventually reached his native the future President Barack Obama.
Campus North Dining Hall Named After Alum and Wife Who Gave $7 Million BY CAIRO LEWIS ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
On Monday, the University announced that the College’s new Campus North dining hall has officially been named The Frank Baker and Laura Day Dining Commons. The name honors alumnus and College Visiting Committee member Frank Baker, A.B. ’94, his wife, Laura Day, and their $7 million donation to the New Leader Odyssey Scholarship and Internship programs. Like the Campus North Residential Commons, Baker Dining Hall was designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects. The building will feature two private dining rooms and floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking a landscaped quadrangle. Both the residential and dining commons are scheduled to open at the beginning of the 2016–17 academic year. University president Robert Zimmer stated that the new campus and the Bakers’ gift support the University’s goal to provide all students with a unique educational experience. “The strong intellectual community formed through campus housing is a vital part of that experience. Frank and Laura’s generosity will help broaden access through the Odyssey program, and we honor their dedication to supporting students in achieving academic, personal, and professional success,” Zimmer said in a statement released by the News Office on Monday. The Bakers’ gift goes toward UChicago’s Odyssey Scholarship Program, which awards lower-income undergraduate students with outstanding academic performance. The program launched in 2007, after an anonymous donor known
as Homer gave a $100 million dollar gift and challenged the University to raise up to $150 million. Donors have since then exceeded that goal by $100 million. As of this month, the program is approximately 71 percent of the way to meeting its new goal, $350 million. The Frank Baker and Laura Day New Leader Odyssey Scholarships and New Leader Odyssey Internships are a part of the New Leader Odyssey Scholarships program. Launched in 2009, these scholarships both fund lower-income students with high academic performance, but they also fund annual stipends for summer research, travel, or internships as well. The Baker and Day Scholarships will be awarded to seven undergraduate students each year. Baker, a co-founder and managing partner at private equity firm Siris Capital in New York, has served as a member of the University’s College Visiting Committee since 2010. A Sports Illustrated article from 1993 described the two-time Academic All-American football player who also served on Student Government (SG) and the Organization of Black Students as an undergraduate (OBS) “a bruising fullback with the brains of a college professor.” Day owns Laura Day Living, a New-Yorkbased interior design firm. In the news statement, Baker emphasized the importance of inspiring minority students by giving them as many learning opportunities to succeed as possible. “As a student at the College, I set a goal for myself to help students like me, students of color, to have the transformational experience of a UChicago education. Laura and I hope that through our gift we can inspire minority students to be leaders in their chosen fields,” he said.
Although Cohn & Stern Men’s Store in the Hyde Park Shopping Center at 55th and Lake Park closed in 2006, Cohn welcomed the changes that were happening to the commercial landscape in Hyde Park. “It’s inevitable and necessary that these major retailers are moving into the neighborhood and I welcome it,” he told the Herald last year. “It will be good for the people of Hyde Park.” His daughter, Feuer, also told the Herald last year: “My father’s vision was to make Hyde Park a better business community.... He was committed to dressing every man in the neighborhood.” “Hyde Park is one of the fi nest neighborhoods in the city of Chicago,” Cohn once told the Herald. “I am very fortunate to be able to live in this vital community.” According to the Herald, Cohn is survived by his children: Howard (Phyllis) Cohn, Dr. David (Valerie) Cohn, Joyce (David) Feuer; his grandchildren Lauren (Jeffrey) Kovach, Joshua Cohn, Dana (David) Kite, Amy Feuer (Isiah Parker), Zachary (Ashley) Cohn, Aaron Feuer; his great-grandchildren Jori Parker, Sienna Kite, and Maxwell Cohn; and Margot Eisenhammer, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins around the world. His wife of 65 years, Elsa Kahn, passed away in 2009 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Services for Cohn were held this Monday at Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Hyde Park and Jewish Oakridge Cemetery.
Mansueto Donation Establishes Institute for Urban Education BY BEN ANDREW NEWS STAFF
On March 9, the University of Chicago announced the establishment of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Education, a new institute that will promote research and education related to cities. The Institute aims to study cities from a multidisciplinary perspective, incorporating work from the social, natural, and computational sciences, as well as from the humanities. To achieve this goal, the Institute will offer seed funding for urban research projects. The Institute also plans to establish an online library of urban data and to develop analytic tools to understand this data. The new institute will be supported by a $35 million gift from Joe and Rika Mansueto, two UChicago alumni. Joe Mansueto, A.B. ’78, M.B.A. ’80, is the CEO of Morningstar Inc., an investment research and management firm in Chicago. The Mansuetos previously gave a $25 million gift to the University, which enabled the construction of the Mansueto Library. The Institute will offer new classes and internship opportunities for undergraduates in addition to expanded suppor t for g raduate students and post-docs with urban interests. According to executive director of UChicago Urban Anne Dodge, the specific initiatives of the Institute will be largely shaped by whoever is chosen to direct it. “Because the new faculty director will have full discretion over the di-
rection and programs of the Mansueto Institute, there isn’t much to say about the Institute until that person gets here to shape it,” wrote Dodge in a statement. The search for this new director will be led by a commi ttee of faculty members, and the process of finding and hiring a director could take up to 18 months. The Institute plans to open as soon as a director is chosen. The idea for an organization like the Mansueto Institute originated before the gift from the Mansuetos. According to the University statement, “ The idea of such a multidisciplinary institute, its potential programs, and its capacity to enhance and foster a distinctive perspective in urban research and education at the University of Chicago has been articulated in recent years in a number of reports by faculty and deans.” The Institute will be part of a simultaneously launched umbrella organization called UChicago Urban, encompassing a number of other urban-related organizations at the University of Chicago, including the Urban Education Institute, the Urban Labs, and the Office of Civic Engagement. According to a statement from executive director Anne Dodge, “UChicago Urban will be working to capture the University’s efforts and activities surrounding urban scholarship, practice, and engagement.” The University has yet to announce where the institute will be located on campus.
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“March Gladness” Competition Dusable’s Affiliation With Smithsonian Harnesses Internet for Good Will Expand Access to Exhibits, Artifacts BY FENG YE NEWS STAFF
University students are competing in the “March Gladness” Internet charity fundraising competition held by the app development company Gladly. This year’s game began on March 15 and will end on April 11. The winner will get a scavenger hunt on their campus with over $1,500 in cash prizes. Having recently beaten the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan in the first two rounds, UChicago is now in the third round and will play against Brigham Young University, which was champion last year. “March Gladness,” a charitable homage to the NCAA basketball tournament March Madness, consists of 64 college groups on “Tab for a Cause,” an extension app on Chrome browser developed by Gladly. After installing “Tab for a Cause,” for each new tab the user opens, one “heart” is earned, which translates into donations that users can make to charity groups they choose. The team’s score is the sum of all of the hearts each team member earns. The team also receives 500 hearts for each member who joins Goodblock, another advertisement blocking extension on Chrome developed by the Gladly Company. Second-year Christopher Walker is the
representative and founder of the University of Chicago group. “I just heard about [Tab for a Cause] and started using it… And I thought I might as well share it with more people,” Walker said. The team wins 350 hearts for each new member to join. Walker recruited friends he personally knows, who then go on to introduce more people to the project. Starting from a single person, the University group currently has 128 members. Luna Shen, a thirdyear who first heard about March Gladness through Walker, has now successfully invited 14 new students to the team. “It seems like a good way to help. I don’t really have to do anything except for opening tabs,” Shen said. Walker knows many of the group members, including the member who has contributed the most hearts, only through their user names. “Sharing is the key of this game. I actually have no idea what would be the most effective tactic to win…what I’ve been doing is just to explain why it’s a good thing, and how it doesn’t really cost you anything,” Walker said. After the tournament ends, each individual can still earn hearts to donate to charity organizations. “The chances for us to win the whole thing are relatively low, but the good thing about it is that whether you win or not, you are raising money for charity,” Walker said.
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“Although this is going to be seen as a progressive move by a lot of people in elite power positions and by a lot of people who support police, for us what this move is classified as is the University once again putting their resources into a police department instead of putting their resources into bettering the safety of the community…. The University is once again investing in triage as opposed to primary care.” “Community members have expressed strong support to me for implementing body-worn cameras. We believe such cameras can be valuable in promoting public safety, as well as professionalism and accountability among officers. I would also note that national police accountability and civil rights groups have expressed the view that body-worn cameras can be a helpful tool in protecting the public,” UCPD Police Chief Fountain Walker said. The “primary care” Bock-Hughes would like to see instead includes the rehabilitation of broken streetlights, which he argues is correlated with a reduction in crime, and a widespread effort from the University to breathe economic life into the surrounding neighborhoods. That said, Bock-Hughes hopes surveillance will change UCPD behavior for the better.
“[The UCPD officers] are going to be more careful when they’re being watched. Which is good, we want them to be constantly second-guessing, like ‘do I really have to stop this guy? Do I really need to do this?’ In that alone, I think that body cameras are going to be helpful.” Campuses across the country have adopted similar policies. Arizona State and Wake Forest universities have implemented a body camera program, and the entire University of California system has committed itself to adopting one by the end of 2016. An ongoing study from the University of South Florida started in 2014 suggests that body cameras significantly reduced the number of complaints the Orlando Police Department (OPD) received. Although many officers were initially skeptical about whether or not these cameras would allow them to do their jobs better, by the end of the study about 75 percent of the officers who wore them said that they should be adopted by the rest of the agency. An American Civil Liberties Union spokesperson suggested that these cameras prompt restraint from both police and citizens. “It has a calming effect on everyone involved when they realize their behavior is being memorialized for all to see,” she said.
In Ranking, Booth Tops Wharton for First Time BY EMILY KRAMER DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR
On March 16, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business achieved its highest position to date on the U.S. News and World Report’s MBA rankings. Booth tied with Stanford for second place. In the 2017 rankings for best business graduate schools, Harvard University ranked first, taking Stanford’s previously held position. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania followed UChicago and Stanford at fourth place. This is the first time that
Booth has ever placed higher than Wharton. The UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine dropped out of the Report’s 2017 top 10 schools for medical research. Pritzker tied for 11th place with NYU, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and University of California, Los Angeles’ medical schools. In last year’s 2016 rankings, Pritzker placed 10th for research, one position higher than both its 2015 and 2017 11th place rankings. Pritzker also ranked 20th for best medical schools for primary care this year, one ranking lower than its 2015 ranking of 19th.
BY EMILY KRAMER DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR
On March 23, Washington Park’s DuSable Museum of African American History announced its recent partnership with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. This “Smithsonian Affiliation” will grant DuSable access to artifacts, traveling exhibits, and rarely seen sculptures and paintings from the Smithsonian. Smithsonian A ffiliations is a department of the Smithsonian Institution that was founded in 1996. It establishes long-term partnerships between the Smithsonian, other museums, and educational and cultural organizations. Its efforts are directed towards promoting joint research and sharing the Smithsonian’s collections, exhibitions, and educational methods. In addition to providing DuSable with access to a variety of the Smithsonian’s resources, this partnership will also allow the museum to offer its own members a discounted membership to the Smithsonian. The museum will also be able to participate in the annual Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference in Washington. According to DuSable president and CEO Perri Irmer, her mission has been to expand the relationships and collaborative efforts of the museum since taking over as president last September. “ We have been actively reaching out to a variety of institutions, including the Smithsonian, to see how many opportunities we can create to work
together and expand DuSable’s profile as well as its relationships with other institutions across the country and internationally,” Irmer said. “What the Smithsonian Affiliates program is proud to do is to bring the Smithsonian into different communities and cities around the world via its affiliates,” Irmer added. “For the DuSable Museum, this affiliation is a very welcomed partnership in that it will raise our profile and recognize the quality and level of our collection, our archives, and the educational programming that we offer.” There are over 200 Smithsonian affiliate organizations across 45 states, along with Panama and Puerto Rico. DuSable is the second institution in Chicago to gain this partnership, the first being the Adler Planetarium. Including these two museums, there are currently six Smithsonian affiliates in Illinois. The UChicago A rts Pass, which provides UChicago students with access to some of Chicago’s greatest cultural organizations, offers students a discounted membership fee and free admission to the DuSable Museum as well as its special performances, exhibitions, films, and literary readings. DuSable’s partnership with the Smithsonian will now offer UChicago students un ique access t o va r ious Smithsonian resources. “ This alliance is great not only for the DuSable museum but for the entire city of Chicago as well,” Irmer said. “We are proud to be joining the ranks of the affiliates program.”
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hours during the days during finals week that the shuttles were running,” Kissinger said. On Tuesday, CC assembled at its weekly meeting in Stuart Hall to petition the Executive Slate to reinstate the shuttle service for spring quarter, stating that students have come to rely on the service for convenient and dependable transportation from campus to both Midway and O’Hare airports at the end of every finals week. According to the official resolution statement written by Eric Holmberg, chair of CC, the service has consistently been popular for the past 12 years, with 680 students using the service last winter quarter. CC also said that there is sufficient funding allocated to the administrative budget to pay for the service. Holmberg said that the cancellation of the service places an undue burden on undergraduate students. “ I do u ndersta nd that we were planning on discontinuing the service next year when we have U-Pass, but I think it makes sense to continue to do it until the end of this year. It’s not unreasonable to me, and it’s worth pursuing for our constituents. I know the money already exists, so I...want to present a resolution that calls on Slate to reinstate the program this quarter,” Holmberg said. Class of 2016 Representative Mike Viola agreed with Holmberg, saying
that despite the fact that this year’s administrative budget was less than last year’s, the service has always been an assumed part of the administrative budget. “ To put this all into context, I believe that we granted the administrative budget $34,000 last spring...which is still more than half of last year’s budget. I don’t know how much [of the administrative budget] Slate has spent, but I can’t imagine it was all that much. Shuttles were, and have always been, an assumed part of the budget… [even though this year’s] budget was less than that of previous years,” Viola said. The motion to adopt the airport s hut t le r ei n s t at ement r e s olut ion passed unanimously with 15 representatives in favor and zero opposed. Si nce the C ou nc i l’s res olut ion , which has since been passed to the Executive Slate, K issinger has been looking at potential next steps. “ We empathize with the concerns aired in CC’s resolutions. We will be working with them and any interested members of the student body over the next few weeks to come to a resolution that best serves student needs,” Kissinger said. Remaining funds for the year that would have typically gone toward the shuttle service will be redirected to the SG Finance Committee to fund RSO events.
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U of C Divest acts in response to the “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions” movement said that the council can press the University University/Barnard College and Students for conflict: “Divestment excludes people like Continued from front page grant Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel “full to reallocate its assets by passing non-binding Justice in Palestine at Tufts University. Jew- me from campus conversation about the Isequality,” and to promote the rights of Pales- resolutions, and chair of CC Eric Holmberg ish Voice for Peace at UChicago also expressed raeli-Palestinian conflict. U of C Divest places total blame in a delicate and nuanced situatinian refugees to return to their homes and said in an e-mail that CC has passed such support for the coalition on social media. resolutions in the past. The coalition hung banners around cam- tion squarely on Israel, seeking to do so on properties. “There was nothing on the [CC] agenda pus on Monday, reading “End Apartheid,” behalf of the entire student body.” “We are going to bring [CC] a proposal, Director of the UChicago branch of the present our resolution to them. They can ask this Tuesday regarding the U of C Divest res- “Free Palestine,” and “Divest Now.” Another us questions sometime within the coming olution. Any [CC] representatives can place banner presents itself as a mock report card Chabad Jewish Center Rabbi Yossi Brackweeks, and then probably the next week or items on the agenda, but no one has done so for the University. It reads “South Africa: F” man wrote in an e-mail that he is worried sometime shortly after that they’ll have a vote for next week’s meeting yet,” he said Thurs- and “Darfur: F.” The University did not divest about “escalation” at UChicago given that the from companies conducting business in South introductions of pro–BDS agendas to college on it,” fourth-year Sara Rubinstein, who is a day. On Thursday, a group with the mission of Africa during apartheid or from corporations campuses have, in some cases, sparked intimleader of the coalition and a member of Jewish countering the divestment resolution, UChi- affiliated with Sudan amid violence in Darfur. idation and violence. Voice for Peace, said in an e-mail. “The students pushing this pro–BDS Although the coalition is not affiliated cago Coalition for Peace, announced itself on The banner ends: “Time for our makeup test agenda know full well that the University will with any student organizations on campus, Facebook. Fourth-year representative Maxine #UofCDivest.” In defense of its opposition to calls for di- not divest from companies that do business it is an “initiative” of Students for Justice in Berman wrote in an e-mail that the coalition Palestine (SJP), according to the coalition’s is a reformulation of the Israel Engagement vestment, the University has repeatedly cited with Israel, and indeed there is no reason it the 1967 Kalven Report, which recommended should. Rather, they want to delegitimize the website. First-year Afreen Ahmed said in Association, a pro-Israel group. “The coalition’s position is that the di- that the University act politically neutral in only thriving democracy in the Middle East, an e-mail on behalf of SJP that the student group “endorses the values set forth by the U vestment resolution is harmful and counter- order to promote freedom of expression. Uni- create discomfort, and alienate those that productive to efforts to achieve a two-state versity spokesperson Marielle Sainvilus cited speak out in support of Israel,” Brackman of C Divest campaign.” The resolution calls on the University to solution, which is the stated policy of the Pal- the report in an e-mail to The Maroon in re- said. Member of USPCN’s National Coordidivest from a list of companies that it says estinian Authority, the U.S. government, the sponse to questions about U of C Divest. “Over more than a century, through a nating Committee Muhammad Sankari fund or support Israel’s “military occupation,” United Nations, and the Israeli government,” great deal of vigorous debate, the University said in an e-mail that USPCN is supporting “apartheid,” and “human rights violations” she said. “Divestment would leave us feeling mar- developed a consensus against taking social U of C Divest “because [it] won’t tolerate mulagainst Palestinians. The list includes Boeing, Caterpillar, Cemex, Elbit Systems, General ginalized by our peers and it would prevent or political stances on issues outside its core ti-national corporations that are complicit Electric, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lock- productive dialogue between the two sides mission. Doing this through investments or in Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinian heed Martin, Motorola Systems, Northrop that could lead to a lasting peace,” reads the other means would only diminish the Uni- people.” “U of C historically has a horrible social coalition’s announcement post on Facebook. versity’s distinctive contribution—providing a Grumman, and Raytheon. “These companies perpetuate apartheid “A BDS resolution is counterproductive to the home for faculty and students to espouse and justice record, and we want the students there and human rights abuses by providing tech- two state solution and drives the parties fur- challenge the widest range of social practices to know that they are part of the broader Chicago progressive community and the broader nology and resources used by the Israeli ther away from necessary compromise while and beliefs,” Sainvilus said. SJP said that the University’s inaction on Palestine support community, and that we military and government to attack and kill simultaneously radicalizing both sides of the this issue is not neutrality, but rather com- will work together with them for however long Palestinian civilians, maintain and build the spectrum.” At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, the coalition held plicity in “illegal occupation.” “The Univer- it takes to win divestment and Palestinian Apartheid Wall and checkpoints, and destroy Palestinian property for the purpose of build- a rally on the main quads attended by approx- sity’s investment in corporations that profit national rights,” he added. On Wednesday, U of C Divest hosted a ing illegal settlements,” the coalition said in imately 60 students. The students carried a from Israel’s illegal occupation is a political 70-foot Palestinian flag, provided by the U.S. statement in itself: it subjugates and under- night of “radical art and truth-telling” at the press release. “We are not asking the University to di- Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), mines students who believe that Palestinians the Logan Center. On April 5, it is holding vest from Israel and we are not asking the from the north side of the quad to Levi Hall. deserve to live free from a military occupation an event called the “The Jewish Case for DiUniversity to divest from Israeli companies,” Outside Levi, the University’s main adminis- that enforces apartheid and violates human vestment” at 8 p.m. in McCormick Lounge, Rubinstein said in their e-mail. “We’re specif- tration building, rally attendees held the flag rights,” Ahmed said on behalf of SJP in an and on April 7 it will host a “discussion on ically asking them to divest from companies as several students took turns speaking about e-mail. queer politics in Palestine/Israel” in Stuart “The University’s investment team per- 104 at 6 p.m. that are complicit in the occupation and com- divestment over a megaphone. The students shouted several chants as forms thorough due diligence to ensure that plicit in human rights violations in Palestine.” At least nine student government bodies The coalition does not know how much they marched across the quad: “Brick by brick, the entities in which it invests and their man- at universities across the U.S. have passed money, if any, the University has invested in wall by wall, Israeli apartheid has to fall,” agers have no history of illegal behavior and non-binding resolutions calling on their rethe companies, according to the resolution. As “Free free Palestine, viva viva Palestina,” have a strong track record of meeting the pro- spective colleges to divest to some extent fessional norms of their business,” Sainvilus from Israel, although the institutions have a private institution, the University does not “Hey hey, ho ho, Israeli apartheid’s got to go.” make its investments public. generally not acted on the resolutions. The Several student groups from other schools said in an e-mail. Adam Biesman, a second-year who list of schools includes seven in the UniverEven if CC were to pass the coalition’s res- around the country used “#UofCDivest” to exolution, it cannot mandate that the University press support for the coalition on social media, watched the rally, said in an e-mail that the sity of California system, as well as Stanford change its investment strategy. Rubinstein including Jewish Voice for Peace at Columbia resolution would suppress one side of the University and Loyola University in Chicago.
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quence, but are learning French instead of Turkish, according to the e-mail. Eighteen students were originally enrolled in the program, according to thirdyear Mari Cohen, who is in Paris for the program. Fifteen of them traveled to Paris for the Istanbul civilizations course, one traveled to Paris but switched over to the humanities program, and two decided to stay on campus. Third-year Danna Elmasry decided to stay on campus and was able to get refunds for her flight to Turkey and program fee, but noted that the timing of the program’s move had caused some trouble. “Those fl ights were booked a long time ago, so it’s a significant amount of money, but it’s not anywhere near what it cost me to book flights back to Chicago a week before I flew,” she said. “The fact that they canceled it on Sunday was a really close call in terms of figuring out all your logistics.” The March 19 attack follows other bombings in Turkey, including a bombing in Istanbul in January and two attacks in Ankara in February and March. After one of the attacks, Elmasry had contacted
the program coordinator and asked if the incidents would affect the program going forward. “I think they could have legitimately canceled it earlier, on the theory that things are not likely to get better,” she said. Cohen stated her disappointment in missing the opportunity to live in Istanbul while she studied it. “One of the big draws of UChicago study abroad is what you’re studying is directly relevant to what you’re experiencing,” she said. “So I think for us to miss out on that, is a bummer for sure.” However, Cohen said she understands the reasoning behind moving the program, especially since their graduate assistant, Huner-Cora, who is Turkish, helped explain. “[Hüner-Cora] told us about right now in Istanbul, the situation’s pretty difficult,” Cohen said. “The on-site administrator in Istanbul who’s scheduling all of our activities was feeling very nervous, and [Hüner-Cora] was feeling nervous, and so they thought it would be a kind of relief to cancel it. Once I heard that, it sounded like they made the best decision.” According to the program’s website, the University anticipates holding the 2017 program in Istanbul as usual.
Ex Libris Changes Meant to Provide More Seating, Outlets BY OLIVIA ROSENZWEIG NEWS STAFF
The Ex Libris Café in the Regenstein Library was renovated over spring break, with new table and seating arrangements added to the space. Brian Barker, the general manager of the café, confirmed the changes, which include high-top tables with additional outlets, in an e-mail to THE MAROON. Barker explained that this redesign was, for the most part, prompted by customer feedback. “People wanted more power outlets in Ex Libris, and often had difficulty finding a place to sit
during peak hours,” Barker said. These changes are meant to cater to students’ different seating preferences and create more room in the café. “This design increases usable seating space while adding 132 new places to plug in. The new tables can be used seated or as standing desks, providing more seating options for individuals and groups,” Barker said. While the bulk of changes are finished, Barker and his team are still waiting to receive high-top stools to fit with the new tables. This construction will not impact Ex Libris’s regular hours of operation.
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Paying Less With Single-Payer Letter to the Editor: Medical Students Call for Single-Payer Health Insurance As medical students, we have chosen a profession dedicated to treating illness and helping people live healthy lives. Yet, early on during our training, we learn about the unequal access to care, unaffordable treatments, and medical debt that patients face because of our current private, for-profit health insurance system. We hear about physicians who are increasingly burdened with paperwork and frustrated by a system that does not serve their patients. We discover that despite spending more per capita on health care than other developed countries, the U.S. population has a shorter life expectancy, higher infant mortality, and worse overall health. While the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has expanded coverage, it fails to sufficiently address the problems our health care system faces. Around 33 million Americans remain uninsured, some indefinitely. These individuals are immigrants, who still cannot afford health insurance or live in states that have blocked
Medicaid expansion. In addition to this remaining lack of coverage, increasing deductibles and cost sharing are also being used to shift the financial burden from insurers to patients. Over 50 percent of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are due to illness and medical debt, even though the majority of individuals in this group has some form of coverage when they file for bankruptcy. Expanding insurance coverage that leaves patients vulnerable to the financial burden of illness is not the answer. Furthermore, narrow network health plans prevent patients from having continuity of care with their physicians and expose them to exorbitant (and often unexpected) out-of-network costs. Medical students often ask what can be done about this. The clear solution is a single-payer health care reform. In a single-payer system, Medicare would be expanded to cover all U.S. residents, but care would continue to be delivered by private institutions. This would guarantee access to health care for the 33 million Americans who remain uninsured under the ACA,
cover necessary services without copays, coinsurance, or deductibles, and contain health care costs by reducing the high administrative costs of for-profit insurers. While a single-payer wouldn’t solve all the problems that our health care system faces, it would be an important first step to make our health system more equitable, affordable, and efficient. Implementing single-payer, or Improved Medicare for All, is far from revolutionary, and it can work in the U.S. We already spend more money than other countries that have implemented universal coverage. Furthermore, public opinion favors this approach. Recent polls have found that 58 percent of the U.S. population supports the idea of Medicare-for-all. Here at the Pritzker School of Medicine, a fall 2015 survey distributed by the school’s chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) identified 108 medical students and 119 physicians/faculty (including at least seven deans and six thirdyear clerkship directors) who publically supported single-payer. While
many argue that single-payer would be too expensive for patients and the government, an economic analysis of the single-payer bill HR 676 in the U.S. House of Representatives showed that 95 percent of Americans would actually save money. As a key hospital on the South Side of Chicago, single-payer could benefit rather than harm the bottom line for the University of Chicago Medicine. During the discussions around the Level I trauma center, a main argument brought forth against the expansion of the University’s emergency department involved the need to have a financially viable patient mix. Since Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement often do not cover the full cost of treating a patient, privately insured patients are needed to subsidize this uncompensated care. A trauma center would likely be used by patients in the surrounding communities who are insured by Medicare or Medicaid or are otherwise uninsured. Under a single-payer health care system, varying rates of reimbursements would not be
an issue, and there would no longer be a financial incentive to serve the wealthy over the underinsured and vulnerable. As doctors-in-training, we are excited to devote our futures to serving others, but we have already seen the struggles and burnout faced by providers and patients under our fragmented, expensive, and inefficient system. We want to practice medicine in a system that serves all Americans and guarantees health care as a basic human right for all. Those who stand to lose from single-payer in the U.S. have significant voices in the political sphere and include the for-profit insurance companies and their stakeholders, Big Pharma, and political leaders who benefit from the current status quo. However, as the next generation of physicians, if we stand together and make our voices heard, single-payer will be achieved in our lifetime. Mark Chee, Rebecca Gieseker, and Rachel Stones are medical students at the Pritzker School of Medicine.
Anatomy of a Trump Supporter Obama’s Policies Didn’t Create Future Trump Fans, but His Presidency Pushed Them Over the Edge
Natalie Denby
Where Fun Comes to Write As it becomes increasingly likely that Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee, people have begun to
play the Trump blame game. The astonishing support that Trump has won for himself does demand an explanation—how could some-
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one like Trump, a blatant sexist, racist, and shameless provocateur, maintain such a punishing lead for so long? During a recent press conference, President Obama sharply rebutted accusations that he was responsible for Trump’s support. In one sense, Obama is right—his policies didn’t create the Donald Trump phenomenon. But the color of his skin certainly didn’t help. Indeed, the simple fact of Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president was the final straw for future Trump supporters. The astonishing success of Obama’s 2008 campaign was what, paradoxically, set the stage for the rise of a far-right demagogue. With Obama’s soaring speeches, historic candidacy, and devoted supporters, general election turnout would prove to be shockingly high, with Democrats taking the highest percentage of the vote since 1964. Faced with such an enthusiastic liberal base, it’s hardly surprising that Republicans did what they could to increase conservative turnout. What is surprising is that those efforts included incendiary, racist rhetoric. “Birthers” questioned the legality of Obama’s campaign with the farcical claim that he was born not in Hawaii, but in Kenya—a claim that not only flew in the face of reason but also would never have gained traction if Obama were white (and thus, by their logic, demonstrably American). The birther movement against Obama gained far more support than any
challenge to either John McCain’s or Ted Cruz’s legitimacy (neither was born in the mainland U.S.). Other conspiracy theorists accused Obama of secretly being Muslim. This was a claim that no one made in earnest against any white candidates—apparently, only the black presidential candidate would lie about his faith. Obama’s racial identity drove a huge swath of voters to question his credentials, his honesty, and his basic American-ness. That these race-based challenges were not dismissed but repeated on “mainstream” news sources and by prominent public figures validated the paranoid fear that a black presidency could only come at the expense of white America, popularizing and legitimizing the demand for a white, demonstrably devout Christian president. Efforts to agitate voters against a black presidential candidate were born of a cynical desire to whip up the conservative vote at all costs. When certain parts of the GOP acquiesced to the inflammatory racial rhetoric creeping into the presidential campaign, it was because they believed that they had simply brought indifferent voters back into the Republican fold. Instead, they sped up the creation of a new class of voters utterly uninterested in working within any existing political framework. The voters who were told that their paranoid distrust of all things Obama was legitimate believed that they’d been vindicated. Angry, white, and mid-
dle-class, it was easy for this newly energized class of voters to blame all their troubles on the political “establishment”—meaning, first and foremost, Obama but also all of their political representatives, including the GOP. And this is not at all surprising. The white, American middleclass has felt under siege for quite some time; according to a Pew poll, the American middle-class is shrinking steadily, and the share of white people in the middle class has dropped. Middle-class men are making fewer socioeconomic gains than women. The incomes of people with only a high school diploma have also plunged. The result: a demographic comprised largely of working class white men that feels endangered. The rhetoric of the 2008 presidential campaign not only validated this sense of victimhood, but also gave angry voters multiple targets; they felt betrayed by previous politicians (like George W. Bush), and they were certain that they would continue to be betrayed by future ones (especially Obama). A black president was the final blow for voters whose fury had been fermenting for years. And when middle-class wages remained stagnant and the economic recovery came slowly during the Obama administration, enraged white voters believed they’d been proven right. Now a substantial segment of white, middle-class America saw themselves not only as victims, but Continued on page 7
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as victims who’d been exploited and beaten down by the rest of America (anyone who didn’t belong to their demographic). The two-term presidency of a black liberal didn’t make these voters, but it was the last in a series of events that created them. Obama wasn’t the only enemy for these voters—anyone who represented political moderation or the old Republican Party was also a threat. The idea of working with the establishment is repugnant to these voters for obvious reasons; the establishment is not entirely averse to compromise, and any compromise whatsoever is intolerable to people who are convinced that it can only come at their expense. Unable to accept Obama or even someone like Mitt Romney as their representative, the new class of conservative voters demanded someone who actually represents their concerns, someone who isn’t a member of the “establishment,” someone willing to accept their vision of the world in terms of “us” versus “them.” Donald Trump, with his xenophobia, racism, and misogyny is perfect for the role; Trump is the incarnation of the fury that the GOP fanned and then lost control of. What critics of Trump don’t understand is that all of his would-be flaws comprise the entirety of his appeal; Trump supporters don’t want a complete, coherent policy platform or a respectable candidate. They want only a microphone for their gripes—the louder, the better.
They want someone who is willing to shout from the rooftops what they’ve been muttering for years: that white America has been screwed over by everyone else, and it’s time for revenge. Immigrants? Get rid of them. Black protestors? Attack them at rallies. Familiar Republican politicians? Make childish taunts and bizarre threats. What few actual policies Trump has articulated are tailored precisely for this crowd: protectionist tariffs to shelter them from competition, anti-immigration policies to keep out people who they fear are gunning for their jobs, and high taxes on the rich to provide relief for the middle-class. The fact that Trump’s campaign is outrageous and bad for America is irrelevant. Outrage is Trump’s barometer for success. And when he says he’s going to “make America great again,” the America he refers to is suspiciously white, old, undereducated, and furious. So is Obama to blame for Trump? In the sense that Obama looks like everything Trump supporters hate, yes. But Trump was made possible years before Obama became a household name, during the second Bush administration, when the economy tanked and Republican voters realized they were furious with their representatives. And Trump was made inevitable in 2008, not by Obama, but by his fiercest critics. Natalie Denby is a first-year in the College majoring in public policy.
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Destabilizing the Establishment To Achieve Equality, Anti-establishment Groups Have to Be Willing to Find Common Ground
Andrew Nicotra Reilly
The Identity Files There are countless movements working toward equality in American society today, including the Black Lives Matter movement as well as feminist and LGBTQ+ rights movements. All of these groups call on politicians and the more generalized “establishment” to recognize their rights. This establishment is often associated with white, cisgender men, and rightfully so. The process of integration into society for groups that aren’t made of white, cisgender men has been slow in part because, for some, integration is not the desired outcome. Instead, they focus on what sets them apart from members of the “establishment.” These marginalized groups, however, would benefit more by trying to change their public perception; it is imperative that they convince the establishment that there is no fundamental difference between them. In doing so, they would be able to more effectively dissolve the barrier that gives way to the systemic oppression that they face. This is, for some, a scary proposition. Often, these groups feel that maintaining, recognizing, or even celebrating their differences is paramount for group cohesion. In order for feminism to maintain a strong core of female support, for example, they must keep the concept of female identity as a central part of the movement. However, as long as these groups continue to frame their respective movements as opposed to the establishment, which can seem inherently opposed to them, progress cannot be made. There is nothing inherent to being a straight white male that pits you against women, people of color, or those in the LGBTQ+ community—it is the arbitrary delegation of power conferred by society onto these groups that causes these rifts. Therefore, these groups should focus on obtaining the structural power that they don’t currently have access to. In order to do this, the gap be-
tween these groups and the group in power must be closed, not widened. Power is not a zero-sum game—groups can gain power while other groups maintain their level of power. With a more balanced societal structure, white men would lose dominance, but the hiring practices, respect of individual rights, and other “privileges” they currently enjoy can be maintained even as other groups gain those same rights. It’s not that white men enjoy a life that is undeservedly good; rather, marginalized groups do not have a life that is good enough. In order to fix the inequality, marginalized groups should be raised to the status enjoyed by these establishment players. This requires a dissolution of any “us vs. them” mentality. There is no fundamental reason or logic to explain why certain groups are marginalized or why the establishment is what it is. White men hold
power not because of anything inherently better about them but because the society we live in is structured that way. Once everyone comes to accept that it is not the fundamental characteristics of the oppressors that cause the inequality of the oppressed, we can move toward dismantling the social institutions and systems in place that promote inequality. So long as groups of people are separated, equality and fairness cannot exist. Bias is an inherent part of group identity. If you identify with somebody, then you are more likely to give them preferential treatment. This much we have seen through hiring standards: white men like to hire white men (look to the tech industry or Wall Street to see evidence of this). This is, in part, due to the fact that they identify with the other person on a socially derived (though ultimately arbitrary) basis. There is no evidence to suggest that there is a direct link between a person’s biological identity and their ability to work or perform as well. To put it bluntly, more white men are hired because white men enjoy an elevated social standing, not because they are necessarily better applicants. This type of logic extends to all facets of
American life. White men do not deserve any more rights than any other group, but they enjoy more rights because they are a politically salient group who want to help each other out. This may sound innocuous, but it has become painfully obvious that this is a recipe for inequality. Once other groups achieve equal status, they must convince their base of support to dissolve the notion of difference or uniqueness to avoid the division that leads to inequality. White men will have to look at a wider range of people and be able to identify with them, just as those people will need to see the similarities they share with white men. As gratifying as it is to have a unique struggle recognized, that cannot be the final step in the process of achieving equality. The next step is to integrate minorities into the majority. This is no easy task, and it will take time in order to fully dismantle these established lines. Nonetheless, it is important to do so. It is only when everybody is able to join the establishment that the establishment ceases to exist. Andrew Nicotra Reilly is a second-year in the College double majoring in economics and political science.
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BLAMING JESUS FOR JEHOVAH
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AFTER 2000 YEARS THE CASE IS NOW CLOSED It Will Consternate The Pulpit and Liberate the Pews
Learn what makes us human. Observe bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and many species of monkeys and lemurs in a mature oak/ chestnut forest in eastern France.
3. Incarnate Jesus introduces Hell, where the ‘many’ will suffer forRobert M. Price, double PhD in Theology, presents for the first time, in only 162 pages, what none of the great historical, philosophiever in a ‘lake of fire’—infinitely worse than the horrors of Jehovah, cal, and scientific works have done: a set of predicates which apologists who was content to let his victims rest unmolested in death. Only a cannot deny and which lead to conclusions which are irrefutable. ‘few’ will be saved to live forever in Heaven.
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This case will stultify theologian-pastors as they struggle to explain how it is really so—and good—that the loving-just-merciful-forgiving Jesus is equally the author with Jehovah of the commands to mayhem, mass murder, rape and insane acts of rage detailed in what they call the inerrant Holy Bible. This hate-filled immorality, the handiwork of Christian theologians, has always been there but has never been so clearly revealed. Now exposed, it shows the love-forgiveness mantra, the source of Christianity’s powerful emotional appeal to adherents, is rendered impossible by its bottom line: Everlasting suffering for most of mankind.
All this shows that God could not be loving-just-mercifulforgiving and also be the author of the atrocities detailed in the Old Testament and later of the worst fate within the imagination of man, an eternity of suffering, the fate for those he knew before the Creation would be consigned there. And this even though he could just as easily have left them in innocent nothingness. As a circle cannot at the same time be a square, it is all quite impossible, even for God.
Robert Price is uniquely qualified to make this case; not only by formal education and vast reading but also by experience. He was an The evidence cannot be denied as Price uses only Christian authori- ardent fundamentalist student, “witnessing” to all who would listen ties: their definition of God’s attributes, their Holy Bible and the sayings and later, pastor of a liberal congregation. He is now a teacher and and acts of Jesus and Jehovah reported there, along with the Doctrine prolific writer of books and papers both for professionals and laymen. His style—sui of The Holy Trinity. generis—abounds with allusions and quotations from the expected sources but 1. God’s definition as believed by the overwhelming majority of Christians. In all his attributes God is the zenith of perfection. He cre- also includes many from movies, TV and ated the universe, all living things, and endowed man with free will. comic books! All this makes his material a He is all powerful and knows everything that has happened or, some delight to read and quite understandable. say, could ever happen. He is loving, just, merciful and forgiving, cares for us and considers our prayers. He will reward those who Blaming Jesus for Jehovah will last as obey his laws and whom he judges good with eternal bliss in Heaven; long as Christianity flies under its false and will condemn those he judges bad to suffer forever in Hell. moral pretensions. 2. Jesus of the Trinity is, always has been and always will be, One and the Same as Jehovah in the Old Testament—with all the moral implications that entails.
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ARTS
Knight of Cups a Heroic Feat of Cinema BY CHARLES KHOSLA ARTS STAFF
In the world of cinema, despite its magnitude, there are few fi lmmakers who have established a voice as unique as it is inimitable. Included in this elite coalition is Terrence Malick, whose Knight of Cups was released on March 4 in select theaters. Since Badlands (1973), Malick has created some of the dreamiest pictures of the last several decades. He is renowned for emphasizing the natural background as a metaphor for his characters’ emotional states. Because of the surreal temperament of his work, Malick’s fi lms are an acquired taste, with detractors arguing that the fi lmmaker focuses too heavily on visuals at the expense of narrative. Malick’s newest work will certainly not sway doubters and could possibly even turn off fans. Yet for the filmmaker’s biggest devotees (a group this writer
happily subscribes to), Knight of Cups is an ocular paradise that features quintessentially Malickian themes of tragedy and romance. Much like The Tree of Life (2011) and To The Wonder (2013), Knight of Cups is told nonlinearly and experimentally. It focuses on Rick (Christian Bale), a screenwriter who wanders through Hollywood struggling to fi nd comfort in his family and attempting to fi nd love through a revolving door of women. Expressed through a Godardian episodic structure, the fi lm is segmented into eight chapters, each titled after a different kind of tarot card. Characters briefly appear and disappear with supporting roles played by Cate Blanchett, Antonio Banderas, and Natalie Portman, as well as brief cameos by Nick Offerman and Cherry Jones. Malick’s chopped narratives leave room for multiple backstory possibilities, making
the plotline enigmatic. Yet unlike The Tree of Life or To The Wonder— or any previous Malick picture, for that matter— Knight of Cups is not set within the colorful backdrops that have defined such pictures as The Thin Red Line (1998) and Days of Heaven (1978). Rather, it is set in the industrial playground of Los Angeles—a startling move, given that Malick typically strays away from the Hollywood-blockbuster ethos. Yet Malick finds beauty within L.A., capturing its desert plains and illustrious shorelines as well as the concrete jungle that dominates the city. It’s a testament to Malick’s direction, as well as cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s eye, that the film can bring out the splendor of bare parking lots and cluttered roads. It’s through this scenery that Malick illustrates the dual nature of Hollywood, contrasting the luxury and glamor projected
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Rick (Christian Bale) is at the foreground of Malick’s latest landscape.
on screen to the bitter reality that roams the streets of L.A. Rick acts as a representation of his home city: he lives a colorful lifestyle, bouncing through nightclubs and inviting strippers back into his luxurious apartment, yet he is unfulfilled by such superficial pleasures and desires. In a way, this is Malick’s interpretation
of Italian fi lmmaker Guido Anselmi’s fantastical 8½ (1963), underscoring the juxtaposition between fantasy and actuality. R epe at ed v iew i ngs will undeniably shed new light upon Malick’s intentions, and I’m convinced that Knight of Cups will resonate for quite some time. K night of Cups is si m i la r t o Cha rl ie
Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York in that it takes apart the consciousness of an artist, scrutinizing the personal and emotional events that defi ne an individual. Hopefully, like Synecdoche, Knight of Cups will garner a greater appreciation in future years, when audiences rediscover its eloquence and articulacy.
Graphic Novelist Daniel Clowes (LAB ’79) Comes Home BY GRACE HAUCK ARTS EDITOR
American cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes drafts dark realities in sucrose color. From his cult classic comic-series-turned-movie Ghost World (1997) to covers for The New Yorker, Clowes’s vision thrives on stories both personal and painful. He constantly probes, exploring the question: What is weirdly universal in a way that you wouldn’t expect? This past Tuesday, the
Special Collections Research Center welcomed back the ’79 University of Chicago Lab School graduate to celebrate the opening of its newest exhibition, Integrity of the Page: The Creative Process of Daniel Clowes. Curated by Ashley Gosselar, the exhibition showcases the progenitors of three famous Clowesian works acquired by Special Collections in 2015: Ice Haven (2005), The Death-Ray (2011), and Mister Wonderful (2011). Tuesday’s event featured a conversation with
the artist himself, a Q&A session, gallery viewing, and book signing, complete with mascarpone and pinot noir. Clowes took the stage a half-hour late in a thin grey sweater and his characteristic black-framed glasses. Professor of creative writing Daniel Raeburn joined Clowes on stage to moderate the discussion, marking the duo’s first interview since 1997. They began with a brief minute of self-deprecating banter—feigning surprise at the abnormally large (70-
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A series of self portraits by Daniel Clowes.
In his conversation with plus people) crowd—before print. plunging into the real work: With a basic understand- Raeburn, Clowes illustrated defining the integrity of the ing of the craft in mind, the a few aspects of his process page. viewer can proceed through that never hit the page. He “It’s thinking about each the gallery of featured drafts revealed that when it comes part of the page,” Clowes and doodles. Each glass case to birthing characters, he said. “And the real challenge explores a different facet of conducts mental casting is that it all has to be me.” illustration technique: how calls in his “fantasy film stuFor Clowes, superfluous Clowes crafts the perfect dio,” recycling character eleand mechanized art bastard- eye, sculpts the head, or for- ments from earlier works to izes comics. He rejects all mats dialogue. One work, repurpose them for new ones. ready-made tropes, peeking “Cropped Scan of Line Art, When asked about his stance instead into the woodwork Mister Wonderful,” reveals on the ethics of revision, of the quotidian to root out Clowes’s dozen attempts to Clowes came down hard: narratives that are bizarre construct the face of Mar- it’s moral if done during the yet ubiquitous. A self-pro- shall, his iconic romantic “heat of battle,” but harmful claimed control freak, Clow- divorcee. For fans, this if indulged post-production. Titles? For Clowes, these es reflected on the solitary graphite skeleton exposes and controlled nature of the the gritty adolescence of an come first. Despite the heroic comic book genre, admitting eternally middle-aged friend. promise of the title, however, that he can’t really read com- For Clowes virgins, however, Clowes rarely knows how his ics to his 11-year-old son at this work—like the exhibit it- story will end until his pen night. His son doesn’t get to self—is a visual thought pro- hits the page. assemble “Mr. Protagonist” cess significant for its artistic “It’s a paradox,” Clowes in his mind. Instead, he sees merit alone. Thanks to Goss- said of endings. “It has to what is already invented for elar, you can peruse this work feel both surprising and inhim. He is told. and more online through the evitable.” “It’s the perfect one-to- Special Collections Archive. The hour-long chat conone relationship from artist At the heart of the show cluded with applause, cheers, to reader,” Clowes said. and the gallery itself, you’ll and a book-signing line out Integrity of the Page dis- find the three published texts, the door. Still, in emphasizsects the construction of this each perched on its own ing the virtues of Clowes’s relationship in two parts: stand. Viewers are welcome artistic process, Integrity of a minimalist step-by-step to leaf through an Ice Haven the Page omits the addictive breakdown of the comic book or Death-Ray to compare fi- ingredient that won him process and a point-by-point nal product and preliminary more than a dozen awards investigation of Clowes’s sketch. For the technologi- and propelled his works into detail work. Lining the far cally inclined, a fourth pillar more than 20 languages: the wall of Special Collections, holds a touch-screen pad with virtues of his narrative puria process timeline pinpoints a slideshow tutorial detailing ty. For that, you’ll just have to the anatomical evolution of the arduous coloring process. read his books. the comic, slowly accumulat- (After coloring eight hours a Integrity of the Page: The ing layers of flesh—from the day for a year, Clowes started Creative Process of Daniel lightbulb moment to the final to dream in Photoshop). Clowes runs through June 17.
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No Rest at South by Southwest BY MIRIAM BENJAMIN DEPUTY ARTS EDITOR
& AUSTIN BROWN MAROON CONTRIBUTOR
Probably nobody has ever said that music festivals are easy on the body, but for sure nobody’s ever said that about South by Southwest (SXSW), a weeklong musical bonanza in Austin, TX. For one, SXSW isn’t in a concentrated area like Grant Park: the showcases are held in Austin’s bars and concert venues, which means a shit-ton of walking (or Uber-ing, if you’re willing to pay approximately 8.6 times the standard fare). Second, the official SXSW showcases start at 8 p.m. and run until 2 a.m., which means you’ll be sitting on a curb at the intersection of 10th and Red River at three in the morning for six nights in a row. Third, wristbands are $700, which is decidedly out of the price range of your average fringe-clad festival attendee. Since only a select population of music industry dickheads can afford wristbands, showcases usually aren’t, to borrow a phrase, lit. To rectify this, Austin’s bars and venues throw free day parties booked by various magazines and labels. However, with more access to live music comes more problems: you’ve dragged your ass all around Austin for a good eight hours before you even step foot in a showcase, and there are so many parties that you’re saddled with constant FOMO. Bands play a ridiculous amount of shows, so cancellations are frequent, due to illness or poor organization. The best parties fill up quickly, resulting in massive lines, and some parties are kept under wraps until the last minute, creating weird circles of exclusivity (i.e. grime pioneers Skepta and Lethal Bizzle’s secret set, the location of which is still a mystery). Knowing that, SXSW is best compared to playing the lottery, but one where the worst outcome is losing half a day hunting down wherever CHVRCHES is supposed to be playing. In that way, your worst enemy at SXSW is yourself: your expectations, your internal hype machine, and your mindset that day. It’s only when you get caught up in keeping up—whether it’s finding the secret Young Thug showcase or making it in for that fifth Anderson .Paak set of the week—that you end up really losing out. Although immediately post-SXSW we wanted to fling our iPods in a ditch, we eventually came to our senses and realized that
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Sam Wilkinson of White Reaper crowdsurfs at The Sidewinder, a venue in Austin.
that was crazy. If anything, SXSW proved to us how many great artists, experiences, and people are out there: you just have to be willing to try something new. The rest of this article chronicles some of our most memorable moments of SXSW; it’s in no way a comprehensive account of “what was good at SXSW.” But it’s the closest we can get to telling you what it feels like to absorb the “best” the 2016 music industry has to offer. P.S. No, we didn’t see Drake. Sorry. Best Exa mple of SXSW Actually Helping Break an Artist: Stormzy Grime is a permutation of British rap—MCs’ flows are faster because the grime gold standard is 140 beats per minute—and it’s been “about to break into the mainstream” for about 13 years now. But I got t o see Stormzy’s very first show in the U.S., and grime has never had a Stormzy to rep the genre abroad. He’s young, he’s clever, he’s funny, his tracksuit game is on point, and he’s got a few hits to brag about (“Shut Up,” “Know Me From”). But most importantly for grime’s impending worldwide domination, Stormzy seems to accept that grime won’t take over the United States without a struggle. His showcase at SXSW was far from triumphant: he was 15 minutes late, and his DJ had to play Skepta’s “Shutdown” twice to keep the crowd interested. The crowd could barely be bothered to hum along to “Functions on the Low,” the instrumental for “Shut Up,” although Stormzy—who performed without a backing track—was dynamic live. Yet if Stormzy was frustrated, he didn’t let on. He powered through his set,
and by the time he reached “Know Me From,” people (not just me) had started to jump around. Which is why Stormzy might just be the key to grime’s promised American breakthrough: he was willing to perform in front of an audience that didn’t care, and he fought all the way through to make them care. (Miriam) Best Middle Finger to The Hegemony: “How Deep Is Your Love,” Mitski (Calvin Harris and Disciples cover) Rising icon Mitski’s appeal, far beyond simple riot grrrl revivalism, is tied to her understanding and throttling awareness of identity. So despite an abundance of original material at her intimate set for She Shreds, her most sublime moment was grabbing hold of Calvin Harris’s “How Deep Is Your Love,” peeling away the layers from the deep house psychodrama until the dark eroticism turned sour and exhausted. Agency, not submission, was the name of the game here, and she couldn’t have picked a better song to make her own; the singer of the original, Ina Wroldsen, remains uncredited for the multinational hit she spawned, while allmale producers Harris and Disciples see their names broadcast across the planet. Mitski took the song’s undeniably powerful fatalistic yearning and framed it as honestly that, rather than as a stranded vocal, subject to the whims of the dance floor and her dancing partners. So, to be clear, when Mitski asked, “How deep is your love?”, that wasn’t really the question—she knew exactly how deep hers was, and wanted to make sure people could keep up. (Austin) Most Puzzlingly Perfect Set: DMA’s
Earnest yodelers are everywhere at SXSW: onstage, inside bars, and under the I-35 overpass playing guitar and stomping along to a Twenty One Pilots song. By day four, I started to feel bombarded by earnestness. I was skeptical of serious bands who just wanted to make beautiful music, man, and more into the hedonistic punk bands-cum-shitshows who were valiantly attempting to drink the dollar equivalent of a booking fee. DMA’s, more than any other band I saw at SXSW, made a case for professionalism. They performed an impeccably rehearsed set that involved extraneous band members exiting the stage in the middle of a song and then coming back on cue, a feat that I don’t think any of the drunk punks I saw could’ve reliably executed. And, somewhat surprisingly, their best songs weren’t the ones with blasting guitars, Oasis circa Definitely, Maybe-style. The band’s set peaked when they let their latent earnestness float to the top: the highlights were “Delete,” which included the aforementioned band member choreography, and the truly lovely “So We Know,” done with just lead singer Tom O’Dell and Johnny Took on acoustic guitar (guitarist Matt Mason came back for the last few bars). Live, “So We Know” is a high-stakes game: without a full band, all ears are bent to O’Dell’s voice, but landing in the center of those pitches can be deceptively difficult (at least that’s the way it seems to me, someone who has often tried to sing along and always failed). O’Dell didn’t hit a bum note, and the song was so pure I walked away feeling cleansed. (Miriam) Biggest Victory Lap: Kevin Gates It’s easy to think that New Orleans native Kevin
Gates’s recent success— the ubiquity of 2 Phones, his number-one debut album—was all predestined. He plays the role of the sneering, successful bully impeccably, using the stage not as a space to move around but rather a pedestal from which he can leer and glare at the audience. But to be that reductive erases the complicated, unassuming story of Gates’s unlikely rise, and a live set from the rapper makes it clear that he wasn’t going to let you pigeonhole him that easily. The most potent moments of Gates’s SXSW set weren’t any of his songs or freestyles, but the Kanye-esque monologues that accompanied them. In one, Gates drolly announced, “I’ve been coming to South by Southwest since 2011…right after I got out of prison,” with the same tone of a boss announcing a new Casual Fridays policy. But at one point, Gates took an unexpected turn, soberly muttering, “This goes out to anyone suffering from clinical depression.” He would go on to return the time-worn tropes of “those with brothers in prison,” but for one moment, a different rapper appeared, one with a dark side that rap—even with its newfound “sensitivity”— usually doesn’t address as head-on as Gates seemed willing to. So yeah, he’s got two phones. One for the plug, and one for his…therapist? (Austin) Best Use of a Vibraslap: Fade Up Fade Out Bye Bye Go ahead, laugh at the name. Now think about the inherent absurdity of watching someone who looks like Mike Myers in Wayne’s World wildly bang a vibraslap against his knee, somehow expecting it be heard over his scraggly
punk band. Then imagine said Wayne singing a song with the lyrics, “I’m fucking aliens tonight/ ’Cause I’m kinda horny!” You’re probably about halfway to forming an accurate idea of Fade Up Fade Out Bye Bye’s show at Hotel Vegas, 0 percent of which featured serious musicianship and 50 percent of which happened to (inexplicably) be in Franglish. I knew the show was going to be atypical when the first words out of lead singer Kyle Newacheck’s/Wayne’s mouth were “1-2-3-4 here we go/ No we don’t/ Here we go!”, a gag that would’ve made the Slits proud. Hell, I was proud—this band had made it all the way to Austin as a joke band, which, by that point at SXSW, I decided I vastly preferred. (Miriam) Most Sublime Moment of Pure Industry: Dua Lipa Let’s be honest—SXSW is an industry creation, through and through. The showcases, the day parties, all of it—it’s all pure consumption for those who think they’re too “in the biz” for the radio, those guys who are so inculcated in the music world that they can’t stand the hits. So maybe that’s why it took a complete industry plant to shake me out of my Thursday stupor, to make me perk up when no amount of experimental footwork, jazz-punk or whatever the hell could. Dua Lipa arrived—as many future pop star hopefuls do nowadays—seemingly fully formed, complete with official font and single artwork. Days into the release of Tumblr-pop synth nugget “Be The One,” her most successful song so far, many were already calling her a future star. Of course, that means nothing—the bottom of the music industry is littered with countless “future stars.” But as Hype Hotel packed itself to the brim with people escaping the pouring rain outside, there was something sublime, whether constructed or otherwise, about one woman transgressing the upturned noses of hundreds of hipsters, if only for her 30-minute set. Whether she’s a future star or not, I couldn’t really care less. What matters most is that for those 30 minutes, as a singer and as a performer, she felt personally powerful—life-affirming, even, to anyone who was really listening close. (Austin) An extended version of this article can be found on CHICAGOMAROON.COM.
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Critic v Batman v Superman BY JONATHAN HOGEBACK MAROON CONTRIBUTOR
Superhero films are for regular people—like, the ones who don’t write movie reviews. At least, that’s what Zack Snyder’s B atm an v S uperm an : Dawn of Justice seems to count on. The fi lm opened to a weekend box office of $169.2 million, despite heavily publicized jeers from critics. Moviegoers hankering for the next monster mash of classic comic book characters w i l l be satisf ied simply by the concept. But look much deeper than that and the film goes sour. Like Clark Kent’s famously lame Wa rby Parker disguise, suspending all disbelief is key to enjoying the facade—but the slightest critical eye snaps this fi lm’s illusion in two. Our story begins with a forced, magical origin for the Caped Crusader (Ben Aff leck). Batman’s typical narrative ingredients are all there—dead parents and a fall down the rabbit/bat hole—but from the get–go, there’s a n emph a si s on su r real camera work and post-production, in what seems to be an attempt to
enhance already-significant origin scenes. The focus on gaudy theatricality over concrete storytelling is clear. A trip back in time to the city-crumbling action that took place in Snyder’s previous fi lm, Man of Steel, reminds us that heavy-handed drama is a staple for the director. The scene is shown from the eyes of a distressed Bruce Wayne on the ground, rather than through the perspective of the warring Man of St eel h i msel f ( Hen r y Cavill). There are apparently consequences to an overindulgent fistfight; the major confl ict in this fi lm stems from anger toward Superman for the deadly events in Man of Steel. Aff leck proves his worth, playing Batman with a near-perfect, grumpy hatred. Whether or not Snyder intended for Batman’s disgust with destruction to ref lect the criticisms that fol lowed Man of Steel, the parallel seems obvious. But despite the character’s opposition to ruin, his lawless Batman seems to cause a lot of it in the fi lm. A totally confusing sequence midway into the plot fi nds Bruce
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Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) face off in Zack Snyder’s mind-numbingly action-packed blockbuster, leaving Metropolis in ruins—again.
Wayne tinkering in his lab when he suddenly begins to imagine an elaborate post-apocaly ptic world in which he fi ghts Superman. Whether this alludes to future events or is simply a dream sequence, the fi lm provides little context and subsequently forgets the scene ever happened. This sequence, and other scenes in which Batman crusades against Superman haphazardly, sig nal a
rupture in character and equally haphazard execution of story. The confl ict of the fi lm hinges on Batman (and the rest of the world), who believes Superman is too dangerous to go unchecked. W hile L ex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) puts all of his jittery brainpower toward making it seem as though Superman is the villain, it’s a stretch to believe his audience is conv inced.
Engaging in further danger and violence to oppose the Man of Steel would seem beyond these characters. But the answer to danger seems to be more danger, just as the answer to critiques of a certain prequel’s action sequence seems to be more action. The highlights of the f ilm are the moments of guilty pleasure when the story can be ignored. W hile Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) seems simply
thrown in just so she can start her own franchise in a year or so, the distraction is welcomed. I f you enjoy blo ckbuster special effects and want a high-budget showdown, the fi lm is perfect. Its thrilling premise is just enough to rack up millions at the box offi ce and media buzz galore. But look too closely, or try to unmask the hero, and the fi lm loses all its wonder.
T hurs d ay, A pr il 7, L ogan C ent er, Performance Penthouse, 5:30 –7 p.m., f ree, but R S V P h ere : https:// www.eventbr ite.com/e/ what-the-business-community-can-learn-fromthe-theater- communitytickets-21463399606.
the Logan Center at 6:45 p.m. Yeezy Season: Kanye West at Logan Center We remember it as though it was yesterday: May 11, 2015, the day Kanye’s surprise cameo at the Logan Center set Overheard ablaze a nd sent many a frantic student scrambling to L ogan. If your heart was broken last spring, fear not: an insider has told T HE M A ROON that Kanye returns to Logan tonight at 9:30 p.m. The source hinted at the possibility of new material from K a nye ’s up c om i ng r e cord, Turbo Grafx 16, set for release this summer. Last year’s surprise performance was hosted by Chance the Rapper and featured Vic Mensa, so it doesn’t seem too farfetched to expect ’ Ye to bring friends—the insider mentioned that Gucci Mane, with whom Kanye has never collaborated before, was released on parole just in time for the gig. (Did we mention it’s April Fool’s Day?)
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Theater [24] University T heater/ Theater and Performance Stud ies ( U T/ TA PS ) is back for its spring installment of the theatrical marathon known as Theater [24], where participants will write and direct an entire play in less than 24 hours. For the six teams of students—writers, directors, designers, and actors — the clock starts at 8 p.m. tonight. R eady or not, these groups will take the stage tomorrow night to perform fleeting works of inspiration—never before seen and never to be repeated. S a t urd ay, A pr il 2 , Francis X. Kinahan Theater, Reynolds Club, 8 p.m., $4 online or at the door. Of f- Of f Ca mpus and Occam’s Razor in Hilarity for Charity Campus improv troupes Off-Off Campus and Occam’s Razor are joining forces to put on Hilarity for Charity, a n at ionw ide one -n i g ht comedy bonanza. A por-
tion of ticket sales will go toward A lzheimer’s research through the Alzheimer’s Association, and the school that raises the most money will be blessed with a visit from Seth Rogen, who founded the event. You can donate at https: //w w w.crowd r ise. com/offoffcampus. Friday, April 1, The Revival, 7 p.m. Nato Thompson “Seeing Power: A r t a nd Activism in the 21st Century” Hosted by UChicago Careers in Journalism, A rts, and Media ( UCIJA M ), the Department of Visual A rts ( DoVA), UChicago Arts, and the S em i na r y C o - op, th is lecture will explore the role of contemporary art at the intersection of art and politics. L ecturer Nato Thompson, of Mass M O C A a nd C r e at i v e Time, will lead this discussion on the topic of his most recent book, published this past August. Saturday, April 2, Logan Penthouse, 6 –7:30 p.m., free.
Le Vorris & Vox Cir- be available to view at c u s a nd Un iver sit y galleries and art studios Theater Present: The in Pilsen. The Chicago Arts District hosts this Monkey King The central figure of monthly event as a way the 16th- centu r y Ch i- to enable arts enthusiasts and Chicago resinese novel Journey to the West, the Monkey K ing dents alike to get a “beis a mischievous monkey hind the scenes” look at art and artists. with magic powers who Friday, April 8, Halstdefies heaven. Adapted and directed by Andrew ed and 18th Streets, 6–10 Mao, The Monkey King p.m., free. i nt er t w i ne s b ot h t he Arts & Innovation or ig i n a l fol k t a le a nd a new story of a young Series: The Business of Show Business girl who is adopted from The Logan Center and China and brought to America. A collaboration the Chicago Innovation between Le Vorris & Vox Exchange present the Circus and University latest installment of the T heater, the show fea- Arts & Innovation Series: tures acrobatics, aerials a panel discussion titled acts, dance, taiko drum- “What the Business Community Can Learn from ming, and more. T hurs d ay, A pr il 7, the Theater Communi7:30 p.m.; Friday, April ty.” Frank Sennett, the 8, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, director of digital stratApril 9, 7:30 p.m., Logan egy and custom media at Center, Theater West 115, Crain’s Chicago Business, $6 in advance and $8 at is slated to moderate the d i s c u s s ion . Pa nel i s t s the door. include David Schmitz Pilsen’s Second Fri- (Steppenwolf T heatre), Erica Daniels and Kerdays in April The work of over 30 ry Sheehan (The Second Ch icago a nd non- Ch i- C it y), a nd L es C oney cago –based artists will (Goodman Theatre).
Teatrocinem a (A r t s Pass Exclusive) This play at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago explores the very thin line (or lack thereof ) between reason and madness—a theme with which UChicago students are all too familiar. Based on the novel Historia de Amor by French author R ég is Jau ffret, the play featu res 2 -D and 3-D video projection, and the performance will also include a talk after the show with UChicago alumna and A ssociate Director of Performance P rog rams at the MCA Chicago, Yolanda Cesta Cursach. Friday, April 8, MCA Chicago, 7:30 p.m., $15 with UCID. Transportation included, bus leaves
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Fundamentals: Issues and Texts announces a public colloquium:
THE POWER OF BOOKS with
Na’ama Rokem Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and
Rosanna Warren Committee on Social Thought
Monday, April 4th, 3:00-5:00 pm — Classics 110 — Reception to follow This event is recommended for students considering a major in Fundamentals. Persons who may need assistance should contact fundamentals@uchicago.edu.
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Spring Swing Provides Inconsistent Results for South Siders BASEBALL
BY MICHAEL PERRY SPORTS STAFF
O ver spr i ng brea k, the Maroons played eight games in eight days from March 19 to March 26, posting three wins and five losses on a long road trip. The team took two of three from Hanover C ol lege a nd a lso beat Oglethorpe College. However, Chicago went 0 –2 against both Emory University and LaGrange College. The Maroons are now 5 –7 on the year. After starting the trip going 2 –1 against Hanover, the Maroons lost a tough 3 –1 game against conference rival Emory. Although third-year outfielder Nicholas Toomey was able to knock in a r u n f r om se c ond-yea r Max Larsen to take a 1– 0 lead in the top of the third, Emory responded with the tying run later the same i n n i ng, a nd took the lead in the fifth. Chicago was able to respond with a 7– 5 win over Oglethor pe, pr o pelled by first-year outf ielder Connor Hickey. Hickey is batting .448 with four RBI, scoring
six runs of his own in the game and stealing three bases out of the lead-off spot. Hickey was a big reason why Chicago beat Oglethorpe; he went four for four at the plate with two RBI and two stolen bases in just his fifth career game. R e g a r d i n g t he de fense, second-yea r catcher Matt Slodzinski had praise for some other first-years as well. “ The team’s defense is poised for a great seas o n . F i r s t -y e a r s M a x Brzost owsk i a nd Josh Parks have played big roles at second base and r ig ht f ield , r epl ac i n g graduated seniors Will Katzka and Eddie Akers. [First-year] Ian Bohn’s control of the running game has been a huge addition to our defense,” Slodzinski said. Slodzinski also played well against Oglethorpe, hitting a three-run homer in the top of the second inning to set the tone for the game. I n the f i rst of two games against Lagrange, the Maroons lost 4–3 after a ninth-inning comeback attempt came up short. Despite getting 10
hits, Chicago only converted those into three runs and could not overc ome the t e a m’s fou r errors, resulting in two early unearned runs. In the second game against LaGrange, a disastrous second inning put Chicago in a six-run deficit that it was unable to ever come back from. Sim i la rly t o the f i rst game, the squad fought back with four runs in the seventh and ninth innings but fell short. In their final game, the Maroons looked to reverse the trend of the road trip and come home with a solid win. However, inconsistent pitching and defensive lapses sunk the squad in its second game of the road trip against Emory 15–4. The team collectively allowed 11 walks and committed four errors that allowed six unearned runs. “On the road trip, we started off really strong, w i n n i n g t wo a g a i n s t Hanover. A fter that we let a couple games slide o u t f r o m u nd e r u s ,” said second-year pitcher Robby Fuentes. “We are chock-full of young talent, though, and that’s
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Fourth-year Lucas Friss wheels and deals in a recent game for the Maroons.
something we realized playing a bunch of games over spring break. We all know that we have the talent to have an incredible season this year,
and just need to focus on blending our talent together in order to keep being successful.” The squad plays two double -headers th is
weekend against a pair of Wisconsin teams: U W– Oshkosh at noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and UW– Platteville at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday.
Maroons Pool All-American Honors in 15 Events
Spring Season Starts With Ted Haydon Invitational
SWIM & DIVE
TRACK & FIELD
BY RHEA BHOJAWANI SPORTS STAFF
Chicago entered the NCAA Division III Championships in Greensboro, NC hoping to display its hard work and talent. These traits, which benefited Chicago throughout the season, resurfaced during this fourday meet. The squads swam to a fast start on the first day and earned All-American status in three events on Wednesday. When he qualified for the final of the 50-yard freestyle, fourthyear Thomas Meek set the bar high for his teammates. Subsequently, Meek swam in the evening race and tied for fourth place. At the end of the day, he earned All-American honors. Meek was also part of the All-American 200-yard medley relay team along with first-year Alexander Farrell, fourth-year James Taylor, and fourthyear Matthew Veldman, as they finished in 12th place. On the women’s side, the 200-yard medley relay team also finished with an All-American performance. The relay team placed 15th overall. The quartet included second-year Melissa Bischoff, first-year Christina Cheng, first-year Daria
Wick and third-year Maya Scheidl. The Maroons increased their All-American total and set two new school records at the second day of the NCAA Division III Championships. Third-year sisters Megan and Alison Wall broke the two school records for the 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard freestyle, respectively. In addition to this, in the All-American 400-yard medley relay, Chicago placed 15th overall. On the other hand, the men’s team garnered two more All-American honors in the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard medley relay. On the third day of the NCAA Championships, Chicago teams broke two more school records. Bischoff earned All-American Honors for the 100-yard backstroke and broke one of the two school records on the day. The women’s 800-yard freestyle relay placed fifth overall. It shattered the previous school record and earned All-American status in the process. The team consisted of Wall, Scheidl, fourth-year Karen Chu, and first-year Hannah Eastman. The men also received All-American Honors for the 800-yard freestyle relay.
The team completed the final day of the Championships on Saturday with three more All-American awards. Wall earned one for the 200-yard backstroke, the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay team earned the second, and the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay team earned the last honor. Over the entire national meet, the Maroons gathered All-American honors in 15 events and set four new school records. The men’s coalition earned 60.5 total points, while the women earned 79 total points; both finished in 14th place. Emory received the women’s title with 560 points and Denison snatched the men’s title with 455.50 points. Now that the swim season is over, Wall elaborated on her plans during the offseason, “In the offseason, I will probably swim a couple times a week. I also like to play water polo. I’m very excited for next season because it’s my last one. I will definitely miss the seniors, but I’m excited to meet the new freshmen and see what they can bring to this school.” This is almost assuredly a sentiment that each one of the returners shares, as the strong finish bodes well for next year’s squad.
BY FRANCES MCDONALD SPORTS STAFF
T he track and f ield team will compete at the first meet of the outdoor s e a s on t h i s S at u r d ay against 13 teams. This annual meet is named a f t er UC h ic ago’s ow n Ted Haydon, a member of the U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame. Each year, the Ted Haydon Invitational serves as the first meet of the outdoor season for the Maroons. In 2015, both the men’s and women’s teams started the season by placi ng first among their opponents. This year, the indoor season for the Maroon women went extremely well at the NCA A Championsh ips. UCh icago sent runners into f ive events and came home with a national champ i o n s h i p . T h i r d -y e a r Michelle Dobbs, a familiar face on the winning side for UChicago with si x A ll-A mer ican honors, brought home yet another national title in the 800-meter race. She ended the indoor season with a bang, breaking her own school record
to come in first place by .64 seconds with a time of 2:11. 3 4 . More suc cess came from younger teammate Khia Kurtenbach, who ea r ned two All-American awards after the NCA As. Kurtenbach placed fourth in the women’s 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:40.03, brea k i ng the school record for that event , and also finished sixth in the 5,000-meter run. T he UC h ic ago women placed eighth out of 77 teams to finish the 2016 Indoor NCA A Championships. Last year in the Ted H ay d o n I nv it at i o n a l , the men’s and women’s teams garnered a total of 14 event wins. Firstplace wins came in the pole vault, 3,000-meter run, shot put, 400-meter hurdles, 800-meter run, high jump, discus, and 4x400-meter relay. O n the men’s side, last year’s outdoor seas on w rapped up w ith n i ne A l l-UA A awa rd s a nd f ive UA A C h a mpions. Kev in On (A .B. ’15) placed first in the 10,000-meter run. Other first-place finishes came in the 4x400-meter relay
from current second-year Nathan Downey, current third-year Temisan Osowa, and current fourthyears Ben Clark and Jacob Romeo. Last year, the women f inished the season as UA A Champions. They ga r ner ed 15 A l l-UA A awards and named eight UAA champions. Current fourth-year N kemdilim Nwaokolo, named UA A M V P for f ield events, won f i rst place i n a l l three throwing events: shot put, hammer throw, a n d d i s c u s . C u r r e nt fourth-year Nelson Trotter placed first in both the triple jump and the high jump. 2015 graduate Pam Yu placed first in the long jump. A s for the runners, Dobbs won the 800 -meter run and went on to be an A l l-A mer ica n i n the same event for the 2015 Outdoor NCA A Championships. Four runners won the 4x800-meter relay. T he M a r o on s lo ok forward to the meet that will take place at home this Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Ted Haydon Track in Ratner Athletic Center.
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SPORTS IN-QUOTES...Ken Rosenthal on his predictions and allegiances towards baseball’s 30 teams: “As column duitifully notes, I hate all 30 teams - and YOUR team most of all.”
Tennis Finds Spring Break Success in California MEN’S & WOMEN’S TENNIS
BY ZACHARY THEMER SPORTS EDITOR
While brisk winds whirled across Hyde Park during spring break, the UChicago tennis teams were able to escape to the warmer skies of the West Coast for their annual spring break trek to Claremont, California. There, the No. 4 men faced a quartet of top teams in the nation, and were able to return to Hyde Park with a trio of wins (No. 25 Stevens, No. 30 UC Santa Cruz, No. 22 Tufts), and a lone loss against No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Meanwhile, the No. 15 women split a pair of matches, winning against No. 25 Whitman and losing against No. 22 Tufts. The men’s trek began with a face-off against Stevens. Holding a 9–1 record, the Maroons entered the match as a heavy favorite against the 5–2 Ducks. The Maroons faced a formidable challenge from their New Jersey–based foes, but were able to escape with a 5–4 victory. One of the major keys to the Maroons’ victory was first-year Charlie Pei, who won at No. 2 singles by a match score of 6–4, 6–2; and at No. 2 doubles alongside second-year Peter Leung by a score of 8–3. Following their opening victory against Stevens, the Maroons faced UC Santa Cruz and Tufts. The Maroons made quick work of these lower ranked opponents, as they defeated Santa Cruz by a score of 7–2 and Tufts by a score of 8–1. Following this trio of victories, the then No. 4 Maroons found themselves with a 12–1 record and a faceoff against one of the other top teams in
the nation: No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Despite the momentum from their three victories, the Maroons were unable to topple the Stags as they dropped the match 7–2 and left Claremont with a 12–2 record. Against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Maroons garnered their two victories in singles, as second-years David Liu and Luke Tsai both defeated their opponents in straight sets. Meanwhile, the Maroons dropped four singles matches, and were swept in the three doubles matchups. “At the end of the day, they were simply a little bit tougher than us and won lots of close matches,” said Pei. “The loss gave us extra motivation and we look forward to the chance to play them again, hopefully in the post-season.” On the women’s side, the team only had two matches during its time on the West Coast. However, the level of competition was just as strong as that which the men faced, as the women faced a pair of top 25– ranked opponents. First-year Rachel Kim stressed that the team didn’t look at the rankings of the teams they played, but instead focused on their environment. “These were our first matches outdoors so that was something new we had to overcome, but we did a really good job handling these other factors,” she said. The then No. 14 Maroons entered their first match against No. 25 Whitman with a 4–2 record and a three-match winning streak. Showing that they are a force to be reckoned with, the Maroons clobbered their opponents from Walla Walla, WA by
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Second-year David Lui returns a volley in a recent match for the Maroons.
a match score of 8–1. The match dropped Whitman’s record to 9–7, and the Maroons garnered their fourth straight victory, giving them a 5–2 record on the season. On the doubles side, the Maroons won a clean sweep in the three matches, as all three pairings won by at least five games in a super set that required eight games to win. Meanwhile, the Maroons won five of the six singles matches. Two days after their triumph against Whitman, the Maroons had a date with No. 22 Tufts, who were undefeated on the year at the time with a 2–0 record. While the South Siders were the higher ranked squad heading into the match, they encountered trouble across the board as they eventually lost to the Jumbos by a score of 8–1. The lone victory for the Maroons came
at No. 3 doubles, as the pairing of fourthyear Stephanie Lee and third-year Tiffany Chen won 8–5. While the Maroons may have lost, they put up a valiant fight against the Jumbos. In singles, first-years Kaela Bynoe and Kat Stevanovich both forced their opponents to three sets, a strong showing for a pair of rookies that will likely prove integral to the Maroons’ championship hopes later this season. With the West Coast trip wrapped up, the Maroons have since returned to Hyde Park for spring quarter and the continuation of their outdoor season. The men’s season continues next Friday, when they will take on the No. 5 Case Western Reserve University at home. Meanwhile, the women get things started again today at the Midwest Invite, where they will have three matches through tomorrow.
Softball Tees off With Strong Showing in Florida SOFTBALL
BY OLARICHE OBI SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
The Maroons returned from their annual spring break trip with an 8–1 record, giving them a strong start to their season. During the trip to Clermont, FL, the South Siders got the chance to take on DIII teams from all around the country. The Maroons had fierce battles against UW–Stevens Point, UW–Platteville, Union (NY), MIT, Millikin University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Williams College, and Middlebury College. Each battle resulted in victory. The squad posted only one defeat, falling to Buena Vista University. With their debut against UW–Stevens Point, the Maroons came out strong, despite the game delay that pushed the start time back by an hour. Fourth-year pitcher Jordan Poole boasted an excellent performance on the mound as she allowed only four base runners: one hit and three walks. After four innings with no runs by either side, the Maroons were able to get on the board with an RBI by fourth-year Kristin Lopez, giving them a 1–0 lead over the Pointers. The sixth inning proved to be huge for the Maroons as they put six runs on the board. First-year Carly Schulz made her collegiate debut with a three-run homer over the fence. Lopez followed with a threerun of her own, putting the Maroons at six runs against the Pointers’ zero. The game ended with a score of 7–0. The following day proved to be another success for Chicago as it went on to play
Union and then MIT. Against Union, the Maroons hit their opponent away early as they scored two runs in the fi rst inning thanks to a two-run homer by Lopez. In the second inning, the squad really did damage as the players scored six runs. In the fifth inning, the South Siders were up 10–1, ending the game via eight-run rule. MIT also demonstrated no challenge for the Maroons ,who toppled them 6–0. Although the first four innings were dry for both teams, in the fifth inning, the Maroons unleashed an offensive burst and scored all of its six runs. March 22 had its ups and downs for the softball team; the South Siders defeated Millikin with an 11–2 victory but fell to Buena Vista 2–1. This was the Maroons’ first loss of the season. Buena Vista scored its runs in the first and last innings. In the first inning, the Beavers had one run with one out, but Poole calmly responded by retiring the next 17 batters. First-year Serena Moss got on the board with a run, and it is interesting to note that Moss has posted at least one run every game this season. Against UW–Platteville and Eastern Connecticut State, Chicago picked up two more victories. The Connecticut game was a nail biter—the momentum continuously teetered between the two teams. The Maroons pulled through with a 10–9 victory over ECSU. Over Platteville the Maroons posted another dominating 7–1 victory. Moss said, “Florida was a lot of fun. We got pretty behind in a couple games and ended up coming all the way back to win so that was pretty awesome. It was tough
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Third-year Anna Woolery takes a hack in a recent game for the Maroons.
losing to Buena Vista because we outplayed them.... We got a tough call by the umpires in that game, though, that was a turning point in the game.” However, the first-year remained optimistic about the loss: she said, “It was a tough loss, but it was also a learning experience. All in all, we showed a lot of good things in Florida.” The squad also played a double-header against Lake Forest College this past Tuesday. Unfortunately, they were unable to ride the momentum of their trip to Florida and dropped both games by 10–4 and 8–0, respectively. “It was tough losing to Lake Forest on Tuesday because we just didn’t
come out ready to play, and they did,” Moss said. However, the team is planning on coming back stronger than before. “I know that we’re a much better team than that, and it was a bummer that we couldn’t go out and prove that. This is a learning experience, though, that we can’t underestimate any team and we always have to come out ready to play,” Moss said. The Maroons have a great chance to rebound as they play two doubleheaders this weekend: against Kalamazoo at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday and UW–Whitewater at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday.