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This holiday season, do what you can to help those in need » ARIANA PORTALATIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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hile some of us are anxiously awaiting the long winter break so we can celebrate the holidays and spend time with our families, many others will not have this opportunity. Unfortunately, there are a lot of tragedies happening in the world right now, and instead of celebration, families are being torn apart, people have lost their homes to forest fires and floods, and depression is on the rise. With this in mind, it’s crucial we remember to donate time and resources to those in need. It’s the giving season, and that means we should take the opportunity if we can to give more than just gifts.

Scanning news sites and scrolling through social media, it’s not hard to see everything terrible going on in the world. However, this also means it’s easy to find ways to help out.

On Nov. 25, U.S. Border Patrol agents fired tear gas at migrant families trying to cross the Southwest border, which included men, women and children. Regardless of legality, it’s still morally wrong. Families are camped out near the border as they wait to apply for asylum, but worries about their health have started and supplies such as sleeping bags, diapers, hygiene products and cooking supplies are running low. Organizations such as the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights accept donations on their website so more supplies can be delivered.

Thousands of families have also been displaced following multiple wildfires and floods that have destroyed homes and injured many. Images and videos of the destruction have inspired the public to take action, and national and local organizations have been raising funds to support California residents and animals. While the wildfires have fallen out of the spotlight as time has gone on, help is still needed.

Donations to the American Red Cross, CCF Wildfire Relief Fund and the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation can help provide shelter, supplies and overall support and sense of security.

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ShopColumbia celebrates 10 years of bringing its Holiday Market to campus THE STREETS ARE decorated with lights, stu-

dents prepare for finals and ShopColumbia lights up with holiday cheer for its 10th annual Holiday Market.

ShopColumbia, 619 S. Wabash Ave., allows students, alumni, faculty and staff to sell their art pieces to the community.

Until Dec. 20, the shop is a market selling pieces for the holiday season, said Tracey Drobot Brouwer, ShopColumbia operations coordinator.

“In previous years, we had pop-ups around [campus] because we didn’t have the space, but now we’re in this beautiful gallery space. Last year was the first year we had [the holiday market] here, and it went really well,” said Drobot Brouwer. “This is the time where [artists] bring in new inventory and work, so we’ve got an excess of wonderful things people haven’t seen before in the shop.”

About 120 artists are represented in the market, selling clothing, music, fine art, holiday cards and jewelry, Drobot Brouwer said.

Junior illustration major Mary Freelove is this year’s holiday market illustrator. She created ShopColumbia’s window display

featuring tiny houses and a large poster she designed, as well as postcards. Freelove said this has been one of the largest projects she has worked on, having started working on the designs in September.

“It has been really rewarding to work on something for so long and then finally have it physically there in front of you,” Freelove said. “That’s probably my favorite thing.”

Freelove said she is also selling prints, sticker packs, pins and miniature 3D houses for the market.

“There’s some amazing stuff you can’t find anywhere else,” Freelove said. “You get a lot more personal and unique presents when you shop local.”

Drobot Brouwer said the market will have special promotions for customers every day filled with free gifts and holiday activities.

“Every day we’re open, we will be having either a featured artist or some sort of promotion for the day, [such as] ‘Come on in, and grab a cup of hot cocoa.’ [And] we’re going to have a holiday movie day,” Drobot Brouwer said.

Senior photography major Heather Monks is selling her photographs and artwork in the market this year and said she first got involved with ShopColumbia when she had a gallery opening at the college in

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October. She is selling holiday cards as well as matte prints from her “Ghost Flower” series and “Icy” series that show flowers photographed on a light table and encased in ice.

“Support local artists. A lot of the student work is so good,” Monks said. “It’s just really rewarding seeing people you don’t know and [seeing] strangers buy your work. It feels good.”

Drobot Brouwer said artists receive 75 percent of the proceeds from their sales.

“They get excited when they get a paycheck and somebody has purchased their art or their garment and they don’t know them,” Drobot Brouwer said. “That’s a pretty cool experience if you haven’t sold your work before.” tbrubaker@columbiachronicle.com

Junior illustration major Mary Freelove’s holiday window design—featuring miniature houses—and assorted artwork will be featured at ShopColumbia alongside the work of 120 students, faculty and alumni.

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» OLIVIA DELOIAN STAFF REPORTER MACY’S HOLIDAY WINDOWS are back, and eager Chicagoans are heading to the department store to see them in all their seasonal glory, along with chic mannequins sporting high fashion brands. A course allows Columbia students to help create the classic window scenes Chicagoans stop to see.

“Visual Merchandising I: Macy’s” is a class offered to fashion students in both the fall and spring semesters. In this class, students have the opportunity to design window displays that showcase fashion from Macy’s, 111 N. State St. Sophomore fashion merchandising major Luise Ebeling heard about the class her freshman year and was eager to take it herself.

“Visual Merchandising I: Macy’s” is a course offered in fall and spring that allows students to put together their own window displays showcasing fashion.

“It’s great. It’s different from what I expected. I expected it to be more of like, ‘Help us with putting up windows,’ but it’s much more than that,” Ebeling said. “It’s a very hands-on course.”

Ebeling said the course is taught

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practice design, Ebeling said. The course also teaches students how to dress mannequins and put the displays together.

Garner and Maehl did not respond to requests for an interview as of press time.

Ebeling said on Dec. 4, the class was divided into groups, each designing their own display.

In prior courses, they had workshops on how to dress the mannequins, she said.

“I feel like [the window is] my little baby,” Ebeling said. “Taking the course, it kind of makes you look more to windows, and you’re like, ‘I could do this,’ or ‘I would tweak this or tweak that.’”

Fashion Studies Department Chair Colbey Reid said the course, which has been offered since 2003, is one of the best within the department because it offers students real-world experience.

“We talk a lot in fashion studies about the importance of getting our students out of the classroom and into the city,” Reid said. “It’s an incredibly important part of our program and really [imple-

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Mokena, Illinois, resident Cathy Bianchi said she and her friend have visited Chicago to see the windows for at least 15 years.

Bianchi said the visuals of the windows have improved since a few years ago. Regarding students who are able to design displays, Bianchi said she thinks their perspectives are a nice addition and add originality to the windows.

Ebeling said she’s always been interested in the marketing aspect of windows.

“I’ve always liked the idea of catching people’s attention,” Ebeling said. “You have three seconds to catch someone’s attention [with] a window.”

Reid said through the course, students are able to connect to the city.

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Hillel to celebrate Hanukkah on campus with students » KACI WATT STAFF REPORTER

Hanukkah is a holiday when miracles are celebrated, said Hillel’s Loop campus Rabbi, or Rav, Ezra Balser. Hanukkah is derived from a miracle related to the Maccabees overcoming Greek control over the Jewish temple.

After the Maccabees won the war in 164 BCE, they rededicated the temple to their own people, God and practice, Balser said.

“We have the story of when they were resetting the temple, they were going to light the traditional Menorah, [but] they only could find a small amount of oil.

Instead of lasting the one day that it looked like it would, [it] actually lasted for eight days,” Balser said.

Balser said Hanukkah lasts eight days and includes lighting the candles of the Menorah each night to commemorate everything God has done for the Jewish people.

“Come by, come to a Shabbat dinner or to the Hanukkah program at Columbia, and check it out for yourself,” Balser said.

“You’ll meet good people.”

Leaving your religious community at home to go to college makes some feel disconnected from faith. Hillel makes it simple for one to keep that piece of tradition, Braun said.

“It has made me feel even more connected to Judaism because it reminds me it is always there, and I always have a place to go,” Braun said. “I am able to go to services, be involved and feel that sense of community that I felt growing up in Hebrew school.” kwatt@columbiachronicle.com » PATRICK CASEY/CHRONICLE

WEEKLY DINNERS, a strong sense of community and, of course, exploring Judaism are at the core of Columbia’s Jewish student organization.

According to its website, Hillel is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world.

It allows college students interested in the Jewish community to express their faith, said Jess Ashley, Columbia’s chapter president and sophomore multimedia journalism major.

While Columbia has a chapter of Hillel, it is also a part of the larger Metro Chicago Hillel, which includes schools such as DePaul University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University Chicago. The chapters hold their own events

but collaborate with each other throughout the year, Ashley said.

“You don’t have to know Hebrew perfectly, and you don’t have to have been raised Jewish,” said Secretary of Hillel and sophomore dance major Hannah Braun.

For Ashley, joining Hillel was her first introduction to a real Jewish community.

“We want to be that place for someone to have that force of a Jewish community or for someone who may not know a lot [and] wants to expand their knowledge about Judaism,” Ashley said. “We can be that place of learning or at least a starting point.”

Hanukkah began Dec. 2, and Hillel will host a celebration Dec. 6 from 6–8 p.m. in The Loft, 916 S. Wabash Ave. The event will feature dreidel painting and cookie decorating.

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oliday revelers are singing Christmas carols and silver and gold horns are strung along Macy’s on State Street. Ice skaters at the McCormick Tribune Plaza glide alongside the 60-foot glistening tree in Millenium Park as lights shimmer above. Soon, fireworks will sparkle over Lake Michigan to ring in the New Year.

It is the holiday season in Chicago and the city offers numerous activities that will keep the holidays merry and exciting through the New Year. The Chronicle has curated a list of the fun activities happening during the most wonderful time of the year.

Christkindlmarket opened Nov. 16 and will be open until Dec. 24 at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., where Chicagoans eat, drink and purchase festive merchandise.

Christkindlmarket is a GermanAmerican Chicago favorite, offering its annual souvenir mugs—perfect for filling up with a warm cup of hot cocoa or mulled wine—to nearly 1.3 million visitors each year. This year’s theme is “Ich liebe Christkindlmarket,”which translates to “I love Christkindlmarket,” represented with the 2018 mugs.

Maren Biester Priebe, general manager of German American Events, said the design of the mugs reflects the heartshaped gingerbread

typically found at the markets. “[The mugs are] shaped in the form of a heart,” Priebe said. “Each location that we are featured in has its own special design, showing off the location itself in its own color of gingerbread heart.”

Another holiday icon, the 105th City of Chicago Christmas Tree, returned to Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Nov. 16, with the annual tree-lighting event.

According to the city of Chicago’s press release, the tree is a towering Norway Spruce from Elmhurst, donated by Deborah Orth and her family. Chicagoans can visit the trimmed tree until Jan. 6, 2019.

The Lakeview Menorah Lighting will take place outside Lincoln Hub, 1409 W. Addison Ave., to kick off the first night of Hanukkah, according to the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce.

Starting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2, visitors can see the lighting of the neighborhood’s official menorah, listen to music and eat traditional Hanukkah treats.

Macy’s offers its annual Holiday Windows at 111 N. State St., along with giving shoppers a break from their gift-buying to eat at the classic Walnut Room on the seventh floor by the store’s Christmas tree.

For an active event, skating at the Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink, 201 E. Randolph St., is free with lessons on Saturdays and Sundays one hour before opening. Mondays through Thursdays the rink is open from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m., Fridays from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Lincoln Park Zoo’s 24th annual ZooLights runs until Jan. 6. The free event transforms Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N. Clark St., into a winter wonderland where visitors can observe their favorite animals.

In a Nov. 14 email interview with The Chronicle, Ellen Nicolau, events manager at Lincoln Park Zoo, said the zoo is excited to offer new events and additions to ZooLights this year.

The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink hosts its first skaters of the season after opening Nov. 16.

“We are really excited to bring the classic tradition of holiday carolers Mondays through Thursdays on ZooLights nights caroling all over the zoo,” Nicolau said.

Nicolau said last year the zoo reported its highest attendance ever—more than 600,000 guests.

Chicagoans can also head over to Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., for the Fifth Third Bank Winter WonderFest.

Lydia Jordan-Parnell, PR Coordinator at Navy Pier, said they are excited to welcome back the fest for its 18th year.

“It’s an incredible event that has really come to be a staple Chicago tradition,” Jordan-Parnell said.

This year, Jordan-Parnell said new additions include the ticket purchase for a ride on the centennial ferris wheel that offers

Christkindlmarket opened Nov. 16 at Daley Plaza and is a Chicago holiday tradition.

a 360 degree-view of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, as well as an extension of sensory-friendly hours for disabled people on Dec. 10 from 3-5 p.m.

To end the holiday season, Navy Pier also hosts its annual fireworks show to ring in the New Year, and bring viewers a beautiful sight over Lake Michigan. odeloian@columbiachronicle.com

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nxiously awaiting the first guests of the day, dedicated historians sit in cabins ready to recite tales of the past. Visitors entering the grounds listen to the sounds of a fife, smell the campfire and are unconsciously swept into the 19th century.

Reenactors posed as Revolutionary War officers, French settlers and Civil War infantrymen at the 46th annual South Holland Settlers’ Day at Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 Paxton Ave., South Holland, Nov. 18. Free and open to the public, attendees could watch wool spun into yarn, purchase hand-dipped, beeswax candles and eat turkey roasted over an open fire.

However, the morality of reenactment as a hobby has been called into question.

In a May 8, 2011, Salon article discussing Civil War reenactment, Glenn LaFantasie, the Richard Frockt Family professor of Civil War History at Western Kentucky University, said, “The entire idea of commemorating the Civil War strikes me as perverse, including bloodless battle reenactments.

Why would anyone want to replicate one of the worst episodes in American history?”

The primary goal of most reenactors is to educate people they meet. This becomes especially important for children, according to those who participate.

“It’s a great way to see how people lived in those days,” said Crystal Lake resident Chris Kubacki, reenactor who portrays a member of the 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment from the Civil War. “It’s a very hands-on [experience] that you don’t get in school and from books.”

According to Chicago resident William Schroeter, reliving history gives adults the opportunity to learn something, too. In a period of political division, reenactors disagree that ignorance is bliss.

“If you don’t learn your history, you don’t know where you’ve been and what you’ve done,” said Schroeter, one of Kubacki’s counterparts. “Things that were left over from the Civil War, things that we thought should’ve been settled, still aren’t.”

Historical reenactors are primarily seniors, and the validity of the hobby could be tested when its persistence becomes the responsibility of the next generation. For now, as long as the fires burn, they can lay claim to land in South Holland.

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1. Chris Kubacki, 48, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, portrays a member of the 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment from the Civil War. He has participated in living history events for more than 25 years.

2. Diane Pool, 74, of Kankakee, Illinois, takes the guise of a French settler. She spends her day chatting with her fellow “settlers” and making moccasins.

3. Rick Henson, 52, of Munster, Indiana, depicts a private from a British Revolutionary War regiment. Throughout the day, he speaks to guests about styles of cooking and various weaponry.

4. A “Liberty or Death” scarf hangs over the edge of a table displaying the tools of a Revolutionary War surgeon.

5. Rebecca Bruckner, 70, of Crete, Illinois, depicts a Swedish immigrant from Pennsylvania.

6. Chicago resident Irene Flebbe, 57, spends the day carding wool to spin into yarn. She is portraying a woman from the early 1800s.

7. Four turkeys roast over an open campfire. Reenactors tend to the birds throughout the day to ensure proper preparation.

8. Chicago resident William Schroeter, 71, depicts another member of the 9th Indiana Volunteers.

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he holidays are here. Christmas lights have sprung up on every street and State Street is flooded with shoppers.

While some people may see this as “the most wonderful time of the year,” not everyone feels this way. For many, the holidays are an especially painful time, and it’s

Bystanders must derail sexual harasment on CTA » ALEXANDRA YETTER STAFF REPORTER

During the holiday break when classes are over, the University Center dining hall does not serve meals, leaving students in dorms to fend for themselves — ­ even for students who come back early to take J-term classes. For Columbia students, the meal plan is not active from Dec. 16 until Jan. 19, and the cafe will run on reduced hours during that time, according to an email sent from the University Center to its residents.

That means students staying in the dorms over the holiday break have to rely on spending their own money to feed themselves. Because we’re college students, we can’t afford to get takeout for every meal or spend personal money in the cafe. The college should make food more accessible for students who don’t go home during the break so they aren’t relying on microwaved meals.

The University Center also houses students from DePaul, Roosevelt and Robert Morris Universities. These colleges

the other way. A 2016 study by Australian psychologists found that women are more likely than men to intervene when witnessing sexual harassment.

The CTA does not provide public statistics on sex crimes on its website.

A June 2017 report released by New York Sen. Diane Savino found that over the past five years more than 3,200 people in New York have been victims of sex crimes in the city’s public transit system.

During the height of the Me Too movement, many men supported women by tweeting #MeToo and speaking out against rape and sexual harassment.

Now, men need to support women by taking action, not standing to the side.

Sexual harassment doesn’t always appear violent. It’s often a creepy person breathing down your neck who just won’t take “no” for an answer.

The website claims the CTA does not tolerate harassment and that “everyone deserves the right to a safe and comfortable travel environment,” yet security cameras are the only safeguard.

On its website, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority

details how bystanders can safely intervene. It recommends calling 911 when witnessing an incident and escorting the victim to a police station. CTA’s 2009 anti-harassment campaign—which identified touching, rude comments and leering as harassment—advised victims to come forward, not bystanders.

A couple weeks ago, two of my female friends told me about a man on their CTA train who had gone up and down the car giving the passengers—all female—hugs without permission, and none of the male bystanders said or did anything.

Another friend told me about a time she was on the Red Line when a man continuously touched her hand, telling her how beautiful she was, as he smacked his

could partner to create an event during the holidays so students in the city have a place to go and interact with each other rather than feel alone. The UC could even create a group to do charity work, which is completely free and a rewarding way to stay busy during those long winter weeks.

If you know someone going through a difficult time, simply being there for them can go a long way. Don’t shove holiday music, movies or decorations on them, and understand when they may not want to partake in parties or markets. Offer to host a get together with friends before classes end to include those not celebrating on the day.

Avoid talking about how wonderful the holidays are with your family and all the wonderful gifts you’ve received over the years. Do whatever you can to support them, and don’t assume everyone is cheerful and merry during this time. tbrubaker@columbiachronicle.com

COMMENTARY lips for numerous stops, and no one did anything to ease her visible discomfort.

She felt the need to shower afterwards.

I don’t expect men to knock out someone who’s harassing women on the CTA. Helping someone who is being harassed can be as simple as pretending to know them from some distant, fictional place and standing in the harasser’s way, scaring them off. This is known as “girl code” among my circle of friends, but it really should be “human code.”

It’s time for male bystanders to put their money where their mouths are and stand up for women before we need to shout “Me Too.” ayetter@columbiachronicle.com » SAMANTHA CONRAD/CHRONICLE

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n September, CBS reported a woman sexually assaulted on the Blue Line at the Cicero stop. The anonymous woman got off the train at the next stop to escape the man.

A male passerby stepped up and gave her his phone to call the police, scaring the assailant off.

This is one example of a bystander who saw something and said something. More often, women on the CTA are sexually harassed as numerous bystanders look

important we recognize and offer support to those affected in the coming weeks.

For people who have lost loved ones, the holidays can serve as a painful reminder of someone who is not with you anymore.

Others may suffer from family problems that make going home especially different.

International students may not have any choice but to stay in the dorms for the holidays. For people suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression heightened by the changing seasons, the sudden cold temperatures and decreased sun exposure can make the winter months extremely difficult.

Whatever the reason may be, it’s important we support those going through a hard time this holiday season.

More can be done by the college to support students during the holidays.

Counseling services should send a notice reminding students of available resources and how to make an appointment if needed.

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Here comes Santa Claus right down CTA lane

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said the CTA should do a better job of advertising that aspect and should consider opening up donations to the public.

“I first learned about [the trains] on Chicago touristy Facebook and Instagram [pages], so they should advertise [the donation] part first,” Simmons said.” I don’t want to stand in line with a bunch of people, but I would to support a cause.”

Wrapped with holiday images and thousands of lights, the Holiday Train is a regular train that operates on each of the eight rail routes with six passenger cars and one flat car for Santa.

Inside the cars are strands of multi-colored lights, red bows, garland and candy cane-style hand poles.

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treats and even Santa Claus himself can be found aboard one of the famous CTA holiday transportation services.

Most people do not know the CTA Allstate Holiday Trains, in their 27th year, serve two purposes: providing a fun subway experience and delivering food baskets to charitable agencies and communities throughout the city.

“The Holiday Train began on the Blue Line in 1992, when a ‘Season’s Greetings from the CTA’ sign was placed on the front of an out-of-service train used to deliver those

food baskets to charities,” CTA spokesperson Jon Kaplan said in a Nov. 28 email to The Chronicle.

Food baskets are packed with full tradtional holiday meals. According to Kaplan, CTA employees donate time and money to purchase groceries and put the food baskets together before they are delivered across the city.

“This year, we’ll donate approximately 500 food baskets to local community organizations. Since 1992, more than 7,500 food baskets have been delivered,” Kaplan said.

Junior ASL-English interpretation major Alexis Simmons said she was unaware the CTA holiday trains were used to transport meal baskets throughout the city. Simmons

The train runs on a limited schedule that includes select weekdays and Saturdays leading up to Christmas, Kaplan said.

In 2016, a second train was added to the line up: the Elves’ Workshop Train, Kaplan said. This train only operates on Saturdays, to accommodate the extra demand, and follows the Holiday Train, he added.

“The Elves’ Workshop Train is a six-car train wrapped in green that resembles the Holiday Train. It is festooned with thousands of colorful lights, garlands, bows and festive winter scenes,” Kaplan said.

Each year, decorations are recycled and reused but new additions are also added, such as new LED panels, Kaplan said.

The CTA also has the Holiday Bus, a 60-foot bus decorated with white and multicolored lights inside and out. The exterior wrap features “Ralphie the Reindeer” and his green nose. Customers are greeted by a snowman inside the bus.

“The Holiday Bus was designed and created by CTA bus personnel as a way to say ‘thank you’ to customers and to make their commutes brighter and more cheerful this holiday season,” Kaplan said. “Unlike the trains, the bus allows you to get up-close with Santa, talk to him, give him your holiday wish list and take a photo.”

Freshman advertising and public relations double major Taylor Boydston said she has not been on the Holiday Train yet but would like to.

“I’m from a really small town, so coming here, I had no idea [it] even existed,” Boydston said. “If other cities [implemented] it, it would be cool for the urban kids and specific to them and their childhood.”

The CTA Holiday Train runs on select weekdays and Saturdays from Nov. 23 to Dec. 21, with the Elves’ Workshop Train following behind on Saturdays. The Holiday Bus runs from Nov. 27 to Dec. 23.

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Fans hope for playoffs after hot start to Bears season » JERMAINE NOLEN STAFF REPORTER

After the first eleven games the Bears rank within the top five in most defensive categories. The Bears rank fourth in total defense and yards allowed per game and first in interceptions with 20.

They are also tied for fourth in the league for fumbles recovered with the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts, forcing and recovering nine fumbles. These statistics are on par with those of the 2006 Bears defense that led the team to a 13-3-0 record. » PATRICK CASEY/CHRONICLE

THE CHICAGO BEARS have brought that winning feeling back to Soldier Field. Twelve games into the 2018 NFL season, the team has a winning record against divisional opponents and took a five game winning streak into Sunday’s game with the Giants.

South Chicago Heights native and loyal fan DeAndre Hooks said he is impressed with what the Bears have accomplished on defense and offense.

“The turning point was when they [traded for] Khalil Mack. That was the final piece of the puzzle,” Hooks said.

Before the 2018 season, the Bears sent four draft picks to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for all-pro pass rusher Mack.

Mack made NFL history in 2015 when he was voted to the

Associated Press All-Pro Team in two positions during his second year in the NFL. Mack had 15 sacks and 77 tackles while playing both outside linebacker and defensive end that season.

Prior to the 2018 season, Mack held out from the Raiders m a nd at or y m i n i c a mp, training camp and preseason games because he was hoping for a contract extension. His decision ultimately caused him to be traded to the Bears, signing a six-year, $141 million contract extension.

Senior multimedia broadcast journalism major David Chasanov said it is the most exciting time to be a Bears fan and that the team has been playing so well, fans are confident they can compete with some of the better NFL teams.

“I expect [the Bears] to at least win a playoff game,” Chasanov said. “They need to take the pressure off [Mitch] Trubisky

sometimes. Tarik Cohen is having a great year, so why not feed him the ball more?”

Bears running back Jordan Howard had 1,122 rushing yards on 276 attempts in 2017.

This year Howard rushed for 536 yards on 162 attempts over the first 11 games, while second-year running back Cohen has emerged as a dualthreat back, averaging 45.7 receiving yards and 25.9 rushing yards per game.

Karl Bullock, freelance writer for Sports Illustrated and USA Today NBA wire, said the Bears have a realistic shot to make it to the NFC championship game, but their offense is too inconsistent for him to confidently say they will make it to the Super Bowl.

Bullock projects the Bears will finish with either 10 or 11 wins this season. The top two teams in the NFC, the Rams and Saints, have already won 10 games or more this season. Bullock added that the Bears are not on the same level as other talent in the NFL, such as the Rams, Chiefs or Saints, which have high-powered offenses.

“They can win the division, but offensively, they still have a long way to go,” Bullock said. “Because that defense is one of the best, possibly the very best in the league, it gives them the ability to stay in the game and force the offenses—such as the Saints and the Rams—to rethink what they want to do because the Bears can take the ball away.” jnolen@columbiachronicle.com

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