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Survey shows Columbia full-time faculty dissatisfied with college penny pinching A SURVEY CONDUCTED by the Columbia Faculty Senate shows faculty members are more dissatisfied with the college compared to last year’s survey, particularly with regard to compensation, the administration and its policies. Yet, the survey reports most faculty members are not seeking new employment. The survey is in its second year, the first iteration conducted in 2017. The results of the survey are preliminary and pending revision by the faculty affairs committee. Sixty-five percent of the 191 respondents reported being satisfied with medical and health benefits, a decrease from last year’s survey, which reported 88 percent of respondents being satisfied. “There have been changes to the healthcare benefits recently, and there are changes coming up,” said Sean Andrews, associate professor in the Humanities, History and Social Sciences Department and Faculty Senate president. “There’s going to be an increased amount faculty have to pay for their monthly premium. We’re still getting a better deal than some other institutions, but it’s a worse deal than we had before.” Fifty-one percent of respondents said they disagreed with the value of their current salary, a decrease from last year’s survey which reported 66 percent of respondents disagreeing with the appropriateness of their salary. Sixteen percent of respondents agreed their cost-of-living adjustments were adequate, following years of no costof-living adjustments by the college. Senior Vice President and Provost Stan Wearden said the dissatisfaction comes from budget cuts due to low enrollment. “Faculty are beginning to feel like their compensation, in spite of these efforts, may not be keeping up in ways they had hoped,” Wearden said. “We want to make sure we have competitive salaries to attract and retain good faculty.” » JOCELYN MORENO/CHRONICLE

Wearden said the college is currently engaged in a deep-dive analysis of Columbia faculty salaries compared to other higher education institutions to see if the college is in line with the market. The college decided several years ago not to do a cost-of-living increase and instead do performance-based compensation increases, Wearden said. However, Andrews said those increases are not enough. The survey also reported only 24 percent of respondents were satisfied with the administration’s implementation of college policies; 58 percent said they were satisfied with salary equity adjustment policies but only 38 percent reported being satisfied with the way changes in college policies and leadership were communicated. About 56 percent reported being satisfied with parental leave, which is a 10 percent decrease compared to last year. “To say faculty have a problem with parental leave policies is to say we have a parental leave policy, but we really don’t,” Andrews said. “We have the bare minimum, as required by the federal government, which is just to say you’re allowed to take [unpaid] time off and not get fired.” Andrews also said it was demoralizing for administrators to create or change policies without including faculty in the process. However, Wearden said he makes a personal effort to connect with Faculty Senate on a regular basis in order to increase communication. Sixty-six percent of faculty reported being dissatisfied with administrative leadership, including with the Office of Academic Affairs and the provost. Wearden said these numbers can be due, in part, to the social distance effect, wherein the further in rank respondents are from the person they are reviewing, the worse their rating. Wearden encouraged faculty to get involved with Faculty Senate in order to have their concerns heard and acted upon.

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Kim’s contract extension a defensive act by college officials » ARIANA PORTALATIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ight days after the C-Fac union and OurColumbia coalition called for President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim’s resignation, the Board of Trustees extended his contract through the 2023–2024 academic year. What may come off to some as a routine decision made by trustees actually seems to be a message to those who favored the president’s removal and question the college’s actions. Kim was appointed president and CEO in 2013, and his three-year contract was extended in 2016 through June 2020, as reported Oct. 27, 2016, by The Chronicle. Kim was not due for another contract renewal until 2020. Why was it renewed now? Not only was it renewed early, but it was extended for one year longer than the previous contract. According to an Oct. 25 collegewide announcement, Kim’s contract was renewed unanimously by the Board. “The college is fortunate to have Dr. Kim as its president and CEO,” Board of Trustees Chairman Bill Wolf said in the announcement. “His leadership and vision for the college’s future, and his respect and appreciation for Columbia’s proud history is essential to guiding the college through these challenging times.” While the board’s vote was unanimous, Kim does not have everyone’s vote at the college. Community members have demanded his removal and faculty dissatisfaction has reached new heights, as reported on the Front Page. Kim’s leadership has reported many accomplishments we must keep in mind: Progress made on Strategic Plan goals, the centralized Career Center, implementation of diversity initiatives, improvements of the college’s online education platforms and increases in donations and student financial aid. However, many problems still exist, and while the college is working to solve its most pressing challenges, such as enrollment and retention, it’s crucial for the college to communicate with transparency and address critiques of the president and other college officials. How can students and faculty trust a process or officials they know little about and rarely see? 2 THE CHRONICLE OCTOBER 29, 2018

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Making it in Hollywood: The real ‘American Horror Story’ » OLIVIA DELOIAN STAFF REPORTER SARAH PAULSON WALKS through a dark corridor in a psychiatric hospital, searching for answers as she portrays journalist Lana Winters looking for the infamous killer Bloody Face. She turns her flashlight toward the wall as she hides in a barely-lit cell when something grabs her. The screen fades to black. Michael Goi, 1980 film alumnus and Emmy-nominated “American Horror Story” cinematographer, was one of the filmmakers who created this scene in “AHS: Asylum.” Goi was a featured speaker in the Cinema and Television Arts Speaker Series Oct. 22 at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., during which students were invited

to hear from successful alumni and get advice on how to achieve success in film and television. Goi spoke to aspiring filmmakers on how to work past the horrors of trying to make it in the film industry, including advice on making connections and not being afraid to fail. Goi said before the event someone had asked for the most important advice he took away from Columbia, to which he replied, “The most important thing was not being afraid to f--k up.” Goi said during his time at Columbia, he made more than 125 films in four years, messing up some aspect of every film he created. Despite these little failures, he said they allowed him to learn from his mistakes which then helped him get over the fear of failure.

“That lack of fear of failure is so important as you go through this business,” Goi said. “People who want to do what they know everyone will like are the people who are not going to ever advance on [becoming] journeymen, cinematographers or [even] directors.” Associate Chair in the Cinema and Television Arts Department Kevin Cooper spoke to The Chronicle before the event and said Goi’s many successes will give students important insight on how to make it in the industry with support of the CTVA Speaker Series. “[Goi] is a successful cinematographer and director. My hope is that he can speak to the transition from being a student to being a professional, and specifically, colorize what it’s like to get in the mainstream industry,” Cooper said.

Goi said working within the professional environment is crucial when it comes to the second half of students’ education. “Everything technical in the film industry, frankly, you can learn in a book, but the other half of it is learning the politics of how the industry works,” Goi said. “To do that, you have to associate yourself with people who are in this industry.” Sophomore cinema art and science major Julia Kempka Benson attended the event to gain insight on secrets of the film industry while also wanting to see who was behind the series of “AHS.” Benson said the advice that stuck with her the most is the need to go into the field and just film. “So much [of] what he said [resonated with me], like to just do it, because my parents have told me that since I was younger,” Benson said. “You’re not going to get anything done if you’re not going to actually do the work. I’ve always thought about [how] I would love to do this, but, obviously, if I don’t do the first step, it’s not going to get done.” odeloian@columbiachronicle.com » PHOTOS ORLANDO PINDER/CHRONICLE

1980 film alumnus and cinematographer Michael Goi spoke to students Oct. 22 at Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., to give advice on how to get past the fear of making it in Hollywood. Goi showed scenes from “American Horror Story: Hotel” and explained his professional journey while showing students they can be successful. FACULTY SURVEY, FROM FRONT

Andrews did not attribute dissatisfaction to the distance. “We are in a time when there’s a great deal of turnover at the level of deans and chairs—and now even the provost—and that kind of uncertainty and change in leadership happening periodically and suddenly makes it difficult to have confidence in the leadership,” Andrews said. And yet, 70 percent of respondents said they are satisfied being a full-time faculty

member at the college, and only 36 percent said they intended to leave Columbia in the near future. Wearden said the satisfaction comes from the unique student-professor relationship and creative atmosphere Columbia offers. Although Andrews said he and his colleagues love working at Columbia for the reasons Wearden cited, that satisfaction may change depending on how the administration acts in the future. Assistant Professor of higher education at the University of Massachusetts Boston

Ray Franke said Columbia’s survey pales in comparison to other institutions’ because it is not as comprehensive or broken down demographically by rank, gender or age. “You find through some of these questions where it’s superficially scratched on, like ‘overall satisfaction’ or ‘happiness with salary,’” Franke said. In the future, Franke said the college should consider implementing focus groups instead because they are more effective and provide a deeper analysis of faculty sentiment through discussion of issues.

Andrews said he has not seen any interest from senior administrators in the results of the survey, adding that he has been told college administration has no short-term plans to make changes to address concerns reported on the survey. “We’re entering a period when there will be tough decisions the administration has to make,” Andrews said. “It would be good if the faculty were involved in those decisions, so that if they do impact the curriculum, the faculty will continue to feel like it is a good institution.” OCTOBER 29, 2018 THE CHRONICLE 3

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serve the life-long learning market so people of all ages [and] at different aspects of their career will be able to take these courses,” Green said. “What it’s doing is enabling them to have access to some of this technical curriculum that previously was unavailable to some of these students within the city of Chicago.” Executive Director for Genesys Liz Rafferty said they wanted to

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GENESYS WORKS CHICAGO collaborated with Columbia College Chicago Online to educate local high school students on the importance of coding as part of Apple’s initiatives in the Everyone Can Code program. Genesys is dedicated to career success for high school students, and Everyone Can Code was established in efforts to educate students on coding as early and easily as possible. Columbia Online has created an eight-week online course called “App Design with Swift Programming” and partnered with Genesys Works to enroll 25 high school seniors in the course, according to a Sept. 29 News Office press release.

Vice Provost for Digital Learning Rob Green said Columbia became involved with Apple’s coding movement and, after discussions with the company about Genesys, felt they were a good fit; thus the partnership was created. Green said he believes the coding courses will be beneficial to students in many ways. “The coding classes we’ve developed are really suited to

get involved after hearing Apple’s initiatives within Chicago Public Schools to give students easy access to coding. “As an organization that works with youth in Chicago and works to provide them with skills training and work experiences and internships, we felt this was something really critical for the students we serve to give them exposure and learning of new technology and the skills that are going to be required in the digital space,” Rafferty said. Rafferty said the program is open to any student who is at least a junior in high school, including any CPS or charter school. “The critical part of our program is that once the students complete the eight weeks of skills training, they’re eligible for a corporate internship that lasts during their entire senior year of high school,” Rafferty said. “They’re getting over 1,200 hours worth of skill building and practical application of those skills, and starting to further build their skill base and career experiences at

the age of 17 or 18.” Kayli Plotner, adjunct professor in the Communication Department who teaches “Web Design for Storytelling,” said coding is a great skill to have coming out of high school. Three new $1,000 scholarships are being offered to Genesys Works students who will then be able to enroll in the courses, including two new courses: “Foundations of Swift Coding and iOS” and “Data Visualization Using Excel and Tableau.” Green said while there is no specific date of when the scholarships will be dispersed, Genesys and Columbia are currently in the process of choosing recipients. Rafferty said they are looking forward to seeing what students take from their courses, and how they are able to apply coding skills to the real world. “We’re excited for them to use this as a way to build their career paths and identify where they want to go,” Rafferty said. odeloian@columbiachronicle.com

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n State Street, that great street, I just want to say, they do things that they don’t do on Broadway,” Frank Sinatra sang in his song “Chicago.” Although New York City has The Great White Way, thespians and Columbia students alike should not take Chicago’s theater district for granted. The Chronicle has cultivated a list of some of the theaters and production companies around town offering college discounts and programs so students can snag a ticket, take a seat and enjoy the show. The Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St., offers a variety of opportunities for college students to see its productions, according to Aaron Wegner, a marketing associate at the theater. The Goodman offers discounted seats through its student ticket program, 10TIX, as well as on its College Nights, Wegner said. For the 10TIX discount, students can purchase tickets online for any Goodman production for

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only $10. Students can then pick up their tickets at Will Call by presenting a valid student ID before the show, Wegner said. Goodman College Nights also include tickets discounted at $10, which include pizza and a discussion with an artist before the show, Wegner said. The first College Night took place Sept. 27 and included a performance of “We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time,” a musical memoir written and performed by David Cale about hope, family and adversity, according to a March 22 Goodman Theatre press release. Wegner said the Goodman has two other College Nights planned for the season, scheduled for Feb. 13 and March 13. Wegner said the student discounts allow younger people to experience great theater now, rather than when they are middle-aged and wealthy enough to buy full-price tickets. “Theater is one of the few places you’ll go and hear a story that is not on your Facebook feed,” Wegner said. “There is value in that, and it helps us learn to empathize with other people.”

Production company Broadway Lyric Opera Marketing in Chicago offers discounted Associate and Special Programs tickets for performances at the Director Sarah Sabet said the theCadillac Palace Theatre, Oriental ater has a student program called Theatre, CIBC Theatre, as well “NEXT,” which offers $20 tickets as the Auditorium Theatre of to undergraduate, graduate, law Roosevelt University and and medical students. Broadway Playhouse, according “We also have a subscription to BIC’s website. series called ‘NEXT Now,’ but Broadway In Chicago’s it’s a ticket package to three or Executive Director of Sales more shows of the season [and] Gemma Mulvihill said most also for select dates,” Sabet said. shows have day-of “rush” tickets “We do offer two to three dates per at $25 for students, and for some opera and the musical. There’s a shows, the discount is available good range to choose from, and to anyone. we always include at least one BIC offered $35 balcony seats date that’s on a weekend, so it for performances of “Tootsie” won’t conflict with night classes the musical for $18.50 during the or any other studying that goes on week, Mulvihill added. “Tootsie” in the week.” premiered at the Cadillac Palace Sabet added that regular-priced Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Sept. tickets can be as expensive as 11 and played for five weeks, as $229, so the options available are reported Aug. 28 by The Chronicle. great discounts. Mulvihill said there is also a disSabet said attending a theatricount for select productions on the cal performance is a mental health 25th of every month, during which break, educational and relevant to tickets sell for $25. college classes. Lyric Opera of Chicago opened “A lot of our operas this season its 64th season with opera pro- are applicable to courses duction of “La bohème,” Oct. 6 that are taught in uniand offered $20 tickets to students, versities, like Greek according to a Sept. 10 Lyric Opera mythology,” Sabet said. press release. “We have baroque and

early music, which definitely pops up in music history classes—you can really find an opera for anything you’re interested in.” Notable Chicago comedy theater The Second City recently announced its Student Rush Ticket Program offering affordable tickets to high school and college students, according to an Oct. 9 press release from the theater. Current students with valid student IDs will be able to purchase $15 tickets for all available Second City performances one hour or less before curtain time at the box office of the theater, 230 North Ave. In addition to this program, the theater is also offering $10 tickets to two improv shows currently running, the Improv Comedy Hour on Mondays at 8 p.m. and its latenight improv show After Hours at 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. These tickets can be purchased online in advance using the promo code “STUDENT.” mwalsh@columbachronicle.com

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to say it and how to deal with being told “no.” “If we start young, teaching the idea of consent in any sort of situation, not just in a sexual situation, it becomes easier for children and young adults to understand consent as they get older,” Montgomery said. Implementing consent education in schools is more than curriculum, Stryker said, adding that educators also need to teach abusers about consent rather than simply punishing them. Otherwise, they learn

to not get caught instead of changing their behavior, Stryker said. High schoolers can become consent advocates by being vocal, educating peers, organizing walkouts, creating support groups and implementing social media movements, Montgomery said. “A lot of people fear that because they’re younger they won’t be heard,” Montgomery said. “But more and more people are listening to youth because of the voice that we have.” ayetter@columbiachronicle.com » JOCELYN MORENO/CHRONICLE

Illinois does not require schools to offer sex education, but schools that do are only required to teach AS VICTIMS COME forward to talk about abstinence and contraabout their experiences with ceptives to receive state funding, sexual assault and harassment, according to the April 2016 Illinois educators and activists want to State Board of Education’s guidcreate a culture of mutual consent ance document on sex education. by educating students. Beyond providing a support “With the Me Too movement, network for survivors, Project people were coming forward and Consent tries to improve educausing their social media to make tion on consent culture with the a change,” said Liv Montgomery, hope of lowering the occurrences chief executive officer at of sexual assault during and after nonprofit Project Consent and a schooling, Montgomery said. senior public relations and docuAccording to the Rape, Abuse mentary film major at Chapman & Incest National Network, Child University in California. Protective Services estimates For Montgomery, and other 63,000 children are victims of students, formal sexual educa- sexual abuse every year; and surtion in high school was laughable, vivors are four times more likely and consent was never part of the to experience depression. conversation, Montgomery said. Tony Rigitano, health teacher at However, social media and the Burlington Central High School Me Too movement is ramping up in Burlington, Illinois, said open, that conversation. honest discussion of what consent

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is and what to do in a variety of situations can lower those statistics. Although adolescents do not always make the right decisions, Rigitano said he sees a lot of interest in learning about consent from his students because of the current political atmosphere involving the Me Too movement. “As a teacher, you can’t always discuss everything you want to in a public setting because it might offend somebody, and they would take it to [the] administrators,” Rigitano said. “[But] I try to be honest with them.” Kitty Stryker, author of “Ask: Building Consent Culture,” has educated herself about sex and consent since she was 10 years old and would often be the person peers went to when their sex ed classes were ineffective, she said. Stryker and Montgomery both advocate strongly for teaching students at a young age how to make choices without feeling pressured. Stryker said by knowing how to say “no,” adolescents may have fewer bad experiences later in life because they recognize how

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Diversity begins where gate-keeping ends

Harvard’s current undergraduate class has 14.6 percent black students and 11.6 percent Hispanic and Latino students. But Harvard’s admissions committee is ignoring the fact that they have promised significant enrollment—29 percent of undergraduates, according to Harvard’s student newspaper the Crimson—to children of faculty and donors known as legacy students and students favored by higher-ups in the college. These students are overwhelmingly white, according to the Oct. 18 article. Diversity is impossible when gates are kept locked, and giving nearly a third of open seats to descendants of the same rich, white families who have attended for hundreds of years slams the gates in potential students’ faces. Harvard is going about fixing its diversity problem in all the wrong ways. Not only is Harvard discriminating against Asian-Americans by limiting their enrollment in favor of legacy students, but it is insulting the intelligence of black, Hispanic and Latino students to imply they would only get in as the result of lowered academic standards. Instead of evaluating students based on non-academic factors in order to increase diversity, the college

should reach out to underserved communities to find the students being left behind. Creating non-academic and subjective standards for admission, as Harvard has done, allows the admissions committee to bring in their own internal biases they may not even be aware of. Colleges, including Ivy League schools, will always struggle to decide between two equally qualified applicants when presented with a large pool of students all in the 99th percentile, but the final decision should never come down to race and ethnicity exclusively. The idea that certain marginalized groups are simply less intelligent, have lower test scores or did not participate in as many extracurricular activities as their white counterparts is ridiculous. It is not marginalized students limiting themselves, but Harvard’s excessively high cost of attendance, $75 application fee and lack of outreach. If Harvard and other elite academic institutions truly

want to commit to diversity, they must do everything in their power to ensure all qualified students are able to apply. There is no lack of ambitious, intelligent and motivated people of color; there is a lack of commitment to including them. jberghuis@columbiachronicle.com

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arvard University is being sued by Students for Fair Admission on behalf of rejected Asian-American applicants, alleging that Harvard discriminated against Asian students during the admissions process. According to a June 15 New York Times article, Asian-American Harvard applicants had higher test scores, grades and more extracurricular activities than any other group, but were rated lower in so-called abstract factors the Harvard committee uses to decide admission. Asian-American students were, as a group, rated lower on “positive personality, likability, courage, kindness and being widely respected,” all of which are rated by the committee on non-standardized, undisclosed scales. The Harvard admissions committee brought stereotypes, bias and internalized racism to the decision process. Harvard’s Dean of Admissions William Fitzsimmons defended using non-academic factors in admission decisions by saying without such policies, admission for black students would drop to 6 percent and Hispanic and Latino students to 9 percent of the Harvard population, as reported Oct. 17 by the Washington Post.

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Stop jumping into relationships » HALIE PARKINSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

hether you swipe right on Tinder, scroll through social media or tackle the hook-up culture, the concept of dating surrounds us. We are constantly watching celebrities leap into new relationships, the

most recent being Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson. Their engagement began just a month after Grande split with rapper Mac Miller. Shortly after Miller’s death, Davidson and Grande announced the end to their short engagement. Watching celebrities get engaged, married and divorced so fast makes my head spin, and it has become a norm. We date on and off and “fall in love” with every person we encounter. People in their early 20s need to understand they will change, and, more importantly, that there are consequences for making commitments while both parties are still early in adulthood. Most of us are uncertain, seeking independence and learning how to live on our own. During this period, attitudes, wants, needs and attractions are more likely to transform. Today’s technology allows more access to people than ever before. Social

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psychology has demonstrated there is a special allure to having so many choices, and having many suitors was no exception to this rule. This theory is supported by Dr. Liraz Margalit in a 2011 Psychology Today article: “People love to have many options, even if they only exist in theory.” When too many options are given to us, it’s easier to choose the wrong one. Going on a few dates to figure out what you do and don’t like about a person is beneficial and healthy. However, I have a problem with couples rushing into a serious relationship, falling head over heels and then getting their hearts broken when the “fling” fails. Choosing someone worth waiting for is more beneficial. Instant gratification has become a trend. A culture of impatience has been caused by easy access to TV shows streamed in seconds, and we can receive immediate interaction and validation from social media.

This same need for instant gratification has automatically become expected in the dating world. We are always looking for that next “like,” “follow” and now ,“match.” But rushing into relationships often yields pain. As young adults, we are beginning careers and establishing a sense of self. When we put pressure on each other to find a soulmate, we take away from growing alone and molding ourselves into unique individuals. We need to remember that someone who we think is perfect for us now might not be perfect for who we may become. We should be living for ourselves. Being in a relationship does not mean we have succeeded. Accept that it’s OK to be single in a world of people rushing to change their relationship status. hparkinson@columbiachronicle.com

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CROSSWORD In defense of Dr. Kim— PUZZLE NO. 944

43. “Renaissance 22. Balanced ____” (DeVito 23. Notation film) 24. Mumble 25. Dry, as dishes 45. Picks 46. Garden 26. Solely produce 27. On bended 47. Probability ____ 48. ____ up to Hits (confess) need money as well.29. I do not deny that. 32. Breakfast fare 49. Moreover But the student center is the future 35. Gallery 50. Kindergartner of this campus and will bethese utilized52.inPlace so for 40. Not experiments 42. FloorsThis project many different capacities.

what OurColumbia isn’t telling students LETTER TO THE EDITOR

t is no secret the campus has become high strung. Last year with the part-time faculty negotiations and now with the evolving faculty as a whole getting in on it, things look pretty was started by a donor who wrote the grim on paper. What students aren’t school a check for a couple million [dolseeing is that OurColumbia is a vocal lars], and while that is pocket change few who do not have a leg to stand on. to [the college], that money can only be OurColumbia’s demands are ludicrous. on what the check said it can be 33. Ostrich’sspent DOWN ACROSS Thumbs specifi- relative spent 1. The words they use are 1.written on.Thin It’sboard not a GoFundMe account. (through) 34. Beseech 2. Parrot cally to instigate students’ emotions and The faculty simply does not care 6. Translated 36. Current 3. Land parcel to get them fired up about into thesymbols spot wheremeasureabout 4.you when Apply icingit comes to negotiaANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 944 Amass “We 37. Scand. tions. 5. Bask you make connections is it will affect them: their11.wallets. Helping 13. Not often country 6. Bamboo demand an immediate freeze on student something 14. Multitude 38. Observer stemthey obviously do because 15. Authorize budget 39. Try 7. Florida fruit if you’re fortunate tuition and fees and a transparent it is their job, and 16. Cultivates 41. Desert beast 8. Newcomer including administrative salaries.” 44. Vagabond enough to find a nice faculty member, you 17. Supplied to society Sure, I will give you the transparent will gain a mutual friendship. However, 19. Neutral colors 48. Canada’s 9. Building shape capital using one 21. Diamonds, budget. A document uploaded on the webstudent’s decisions to blame e.g. 10. Hue 51. Married on site would be a nice touch; however, salary who had literally nothing to do the sly a man12. 25. Chinese Christmas chef’s item drink sexism is toxic and frankly 53. Made ofwith oak alleged is common knowledge. The Chronicle 28. Bird call 13. Priest: abbr. 54. Sampled reported the 2014-201529. fiscal findings Teachers shouldn’t be using Slanting edge 55. Musicaldisgusting. 18. Separate from [the college’s] 99030. IRS Form [stories] to further their Small hotel a littlesymbolsstudents’ 20. Corrosive CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS liquid USE AMERICAN SPELLING 31. Snow building 56. Wins agenda because over two years ago. If a student reporter they simply are only in can find it, why can’t a teacher? Tuition it for the contract and not for students. freezes are out of the question as well. It’s As president of a Student Life Advisory part of our societal agreement with curBoard section, I wrote a press release with rency. Until the federal government can my colleagues around this time last year NO. 946 regulate it more evenly,PUZZLE inflation will con- that stated our support for the students 19. Disgrace 41. Comedian King tinue to rise, and so will the cost of living. over this issue. I cannot sit by and watch 21. Apprehends 42. Egyptian river As you all are aware, the student center them blatantly be taken advantage43.ofBecame by 22. Ravel larger 23. Current fadthe time is being built. This money was accumuC-Fac using fear tactics. Take to 24. At the peak of 44. West’s lated by the use of capital funds. Capital actually talk to administration. Yes, they opposite 25. Inventory funds can only be spent on capital. This wear suits, but Dr. Kim’s administration 45. Remove 28. Quartet fasteners 29. Largest money can only be used to purchase shows plenty of diversity and understand48. False hair continent land or future assets, such as buildings ing. I regret my previous fora 50. Had 30. Lasendorsement Vegas sandwich lightit would stop or building renovations. While some of OurColumbia, and I wish 51. Train unit 31. Zesty the buildings are historical landmarks using students as pawns inflavor its chess game. 40. Corgi or pony 52. Needle hole and cannot be upgraded or altered, some are in need of repair. Some departments, Matt Coyle, senior live and installed especially the underfunded ones that sound and live performance manageonly have a floor of a building rather ment double major than an entire eight-story building,

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PUZZLE NO. 945

28. Generation 29. Neither 30. Porky’s pad 33. Difficulty 36. Martial art 38. Intrude 40. Wear down 41. Samples

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ACROSS 1. Night birds 5. Physique, for short 8. On a boat 12. Postpone 13. Corn unit 14. Bath need 15. Anytime 16. Exist 17. Decoy 18. Rejected 20. Puffs up 22. Snoop 23. Not he 24. Peeler 27. Intensifies 31. Sheep’s ma 32. Cherish 34. Go bad

33. Rope loop 34. Black or Baltic 35. Not nope 36. Channels 37. Charged particle 38. Biblical boat 39. Nasal tone 41. Heavenly beings 45. Employ 46. Turkish coin 47. Hold title to 49. Delicate trim 53. Malt drinks 54. Halfway: pref. 55. Linger 56. Certain amphibian

57. Personality part 58. ____ and now

DOWN 1. Taxi 2. Regret 3. Airport abbr. 4. “Pretty ____” 5. Network 6. Astound 7. Smallest 8. Horn’s sound 9. Honolulu’s island 10. Mix 11. High heel, e.g.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING

35. Cravat 37. Journal 39. Suffer 40. Tall tree 41. Uncommon 44. Rest 48. Tiny bit 49. Barnyard sound 51. Comply 52. Scheme 53. Beauty pack 54. Flatfish 55. Ditto 56. Breakfasted 57. Slippery swimmers

DOWN 1. Due

2. Signal farewell 3. Hold on property 4. Band 5. Small and round 6. Rowing tool 7. Bureau 8. Snoozing 9. Spirit 10. Nobleman 11. Acts like 19. Variable 21. Persuade 24. Ink holder 25. Wonderment 26. Family room 27. Fawn’s mom

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PUZZLE NO. 947

ACROSS 1. Ship’s staff 5. Thick pad 8. Mix, as a salad 12. Vehicle 13. She-sheep 14. Sworn promise 15. Smile broadly 16. Look at 17. Cleveland’s state 18. Volcano’s dust 20. Human ____ 22. French coin 25. ____ Lancelot 26. Mouse’s kin 27. Later 29. Picnic insect 32. In the past

42. Soda 43. Small particle 45. Reed instrument 46. Auction 47. Potato buds 50. Absent

8. Sideways 9. Behold 10. Young boy 11. Unruly crowd 19. Portland’s site 21. Commands 23. Individuals 24. Bird’s dwelling 25. Not home 26. Skeleton material

27. Unused pieces of film 29. Most distant 33. Staggered 34. Small sofa 37. White 39. Greatest 41. Pain 42. Oxford or loafer 43. Jump 44. Allow 45. Popeye’s yes

ACROSS 1. Deep 4. This girl 7. Sleeveless jacket 11. Long skirt 12. Sandal width 13. Scheme 14. Prophetic sign 15. Ford or Honda, e.g. 16. Mellow 17. Fold 18. Baltimore ____ (bird) 20. More loving 22. Triumphed 25. On a ship

28. Purify 30. Was willing to 31. Helium and oxygen 32. Animal horn 34. Most tender 35. Still 36. Take offense 38. Not present 40. Chopped meat dish 44. Erie or Champlain 46. Building space 47. Resounding sound 48. Spud buds

49. Meadow mama 50. Bargain hunt 51. School exam 52. Tinting agent 53. 20th letter

DOWN 1. Metallic fabric 2. Farm animals 3. Unexpected good fortune 4. Minute part 5. Listened to 6. Spookier 7. Medicine bottle

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MIDTERM ELECTION:

fter months of campaigning during the most expensive midterm in U.S. election history—with more than $1 billion spent—voters will soon head to the polls, some for the first time. Joyce Williams, director of voter registration for the League of Women Voters in the LaGrange area, moved from Massachusetts to Illinois and said she was shocked how long the ballot was. “There’s a very small percentage of voters who will be totally prepared when they walk STORY BY BLAISE MESA, DESIGN BY SAMANTHA CONRAD into the voting booth,” Williams said. Williams suggested voters schedule and an Illinois FOID card as acceptable Websites such as Ballotready.com provide enough time to get to a polling place because forms of ID, according to its website. information on specific polling places and the wait could take an hour or more. It also lists bills, academic transcripts or every candidate. Illinois is a same-day-registration state, report cards, bank statements, pay stubs and Uber and Lyft are offering reduced fares which means potential voters can bring official mail from any government agency for rides to polling places Nov. 6 to spur two pieces of ID to a polling place and will as acceptable forms of voter ID. voter turnout. be able to vote that day even if they did not Students who may have moved to a new Lyft will provide rides at 50 percent off previously register, Williams said. district for school can either mail home their and shuttle voters in underserved commuThe Chicago Board of Elections lists ballots as absentee voters, or go to a polling nities to polling places for free. Uber will passports or military ID, driver’s license, place that offers same day registration and provide rides to the polls at $10 off. state ID card, college or work ID, vehicle vote in the district they currently live in, Approximately six million registered registration card, lease, credit or debit card, Williams said. voters aged 18-29 did not vote in the social security proof, medicare or medicaid Students must have lived in that district 2016 election, according to the Center for card, insurance card, LINK card, public aid for at least 30 days before voting in that Information and Research on Civic Learning and Department of Human Services card district, she added. and Engagement.

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With the midterm election looming, President Donald Trump tweeted Oct. 20 that all levels of government were watching for voter fraud and that violators would be subject to maximum penalties. Despite the president’s claims, Jim Allen, a spokesperson for the Chicago Board of Elections, said voter fraud is highly unlikely, and even if it did happen, would not change the outcome of an election. “We have a hard enough time getting people to vote once,” he said. Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, an associate professor in the Communication Department who helped students register to vote during convocation, said voting is a person’s way of putting people in office who will make the changes they wish to see made. “Failing to vote means that people get into office who enact programs and policies you might disagree with, and you come to regret the fact that you didn’t take action,” Bloyd-Peshkin said. The Chronicle has reported on the midterm election over the past year, and has compiled a list of its coverage from the gubernatorial race, attorney general’s race and the 7th congressional district. SEE MIDTERMS, PAGE 14

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GOVERNOR’S RACE

On March 5, The Chronicle emailed three questions to each candidate in the gubernatorial primary election about student debt, climate change and employment opportunities for millennials. In response, Governor of Illinois Bruce Rauner said, “We must transform our vocational, technical and apprenticeship programs so that those who choose not to attend a four-year college can still have an outstanding career with good pay.” Rauner also boasted about his success in making Illinois a Midwest leader in clean energy jobs, and said fixing the tax and regulatory system could be the start of keeping millennials in Illinois. During his time in office, Rauner signed bills such as HB 40 to protect abortion rights and keep Illinois a sanctuary state by signing the Trust Act.

J.B. Pritzker said he would expand funding for higher education and expand MAP grants to make college more affordable. Pritzker said he would take action to enter Illinois in the U.S Climate Alliance and uphold the provisions set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement. He will also try to put Illinois on track to meet and surpass the goal of 25 percent renewable energy by 2030, as reported March 5 by The Chronicle. Pritzker plans to keep people in the state by providing workers and students tools for success. After the primary election, The Chronicle contacted candidate Sam McCann of the Conservative Party of Illinois and Libertarian Grayson “Kash” Jackson to ask them the same questions. McCann, who currently serves as a state senator in the 50th District, said student loan reform and addressing climate change need to come from the federal government, and said he will work with President Trump to address those issues.

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As senator, McCann voted to keep MAP grant funding, Jackson did not respond to requests for comment as of press time. According to his campaign website, Jackson will work on the budget and encourage small business growth.

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Democratic candidate Kwame Raoul and Republican candidate Erika Harold have run a bitter campaign, but do agree on certain topics, such as the legalization of marijuana and protecting immigrants from deportation. Harold earned her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law in 2007 and, in 2015, was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Equality. Raoul earned his Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and worked as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office before running for attorney general. Harold and Raoul debated Oct. 5 at a Reform for Illinois event , as reported Oct. 13 by The Chronicle.

Both candidates were asked during the debate whether they supported the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with Harold responding “yes”, and Raoul “no.” Libertarian candidate Bubba Harsy was not at the Oct. 5 debate, and did not respond to requests for comment as of press time. Harsy is a private lawyer, and said he has a generalized practice that includes working with small businesses and criminal defense, according to his website.

7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

On Oct. 9, The Chronicle asked 7th Congressional District candidates why they felt qualified to serve as congressman, and how they would help college students. Congressman Danny Davis was first elected to the 7th District in 1996, and has spent nearly 40 years in public service. Davis is the co-chair of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Education and Labor Task Force, and said this keeps him

consistently engaged in problems that affect students. Davis is also involved with multiple scholarship programs, as reported Oct. 9 by The Chronicle. Davis also said a major part of his campaign is in criminal justice reform, including introducing the Second Chance Act, which helps inmates reintegrate into society. Craig Cameron does not have experience in public office, but said his time spent managing money, people and resources as a construction manager have prepared him for office. If elected, Cameron said he would help students by attempting to lower interest rates and implementing debt forgiveness plans. Cameron said he would introduce tax-free zones or give businesses tax credits to help them move into certain parts of the community and stimulate job growth. bmesa@columbiachronicle.com

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hicago native R od ney “HotRod” Washington has a voice the windy city is familiar with. He is a radio personality at Chicago’s Power 92.3 WPWX and the home DJ for University of Notre Dame’s football and basketball teams. As the organizer of Pep Rally Takeover, he also visits high school and elementary students throughout Chicago and Northwest Indiana to host their schools’ homecoming pep rallies, giving students a chance to dance and let loose. His radio show airs from 7-10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6-10 p.m. on Saturdays. Washington spoke with The Chronicle while he was on the air to discuss how he earned the primetime radio personality slot after only six years in the business

CHRONICLE: What made you want to get into radio?

WASHINGTON: It has always been an interest of mine to be around music. When I was in high school I sold CDs, but when I got to Chicago State [University], I was just trying to get my degree and that was it. It was a guy named Devin Washington, who used to be Herb Kent’s producer, who put me in radio classes because he knew I liked music. How were the early years in your career before you got to Power 92.3?

It was a grind honestly. I was doing an internet show at Chicago State and I would shadow Tone Kapone, Shag Nice and DJ Ferris, but mostly Tone. I was having him listen to my show and then finally landed an

OCCUPATION: Radio Personality

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internship at Power 92.3, while still doing my internet show. I came to the station late at night, worked a 12 a.m. until 6 a. m. shift and watched people on air. That really motivated me, and I knew that I could do this. I would send in air-checks, which is essentially a radio personality’s version of a demo tape and try to get my foot in the door. Describe Pep Rally Takeover.

I visit elementary schools and high schools around Northwest Indiana, the South suburbs of Chicago and give back to the youth. I’m not preaching at them; I’m not going in and telling them to put down the guns because they get that enough from their teachers. My goal is to relax their minds and give them music and help them feel good because you never know what these kids are going through. If you come in and play some of their favorite songs and have fun with

HotRod said the most fufilling part of his job is the people he gets to work with. Working with a lot of creative people keeps him motivated.

them, uplift their spirit, and talk with them, it really helps. I try to be that big-brother figure.

because if you aren’t working hard, someone else is out there working hard doing air checks, working on their voice, reading aloud. Push What would you say to someone yourself and make sure to network interested in breaking into the whenever possible and build relaradio business? tionships. Stay humble, never feel Stay focused, don’t rush your pro- like you know everything. cess, believe in your process and jnolen@columbiachronicle.com believe in yourself. Work hard

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