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Taking a stand on consent Students respond and lead pro-consent movement By Brenden Moore

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s a response to calls from national leaders, advocacy organizations and The DePaulia itself, a studentled movement has emerged with the mission of raising awareness on the issue of sexual assault, one T-shirt at a time. The movement, called Consent the D, was started earlier this month by a group of DePaul students who were not satisfied with the levels of progress being made on the issue. Senior Randy Vollrath, founder of the movement, said students need to stand up and show that sexual assault is not OK and that a movement like this is “long overdue.” “The issue has rose to prominence in recent years, both nationally and at our own university. A few weeks ago there was a sexual assault a block off campus,” Vollrath said. “There’s been a lot of talk about the issue of sexual assault lately, but nowhere near as much action. The DePaulia boldly called for action on sexual assault a few weeks ago. This is the student response.” The name of the group is a direct reference to the Fear the D T-shirts that DePaul has sold

See CONSENT, page 8

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Randy Vollrath (center), a senior at DePaul, holds the preliminary T-shirt design for the Consent the D movement he started. Vollrath says this is the student response that is “long overdue” and hopes to show that DePaul students care and are doing something proactive about sexual assault.

Ebola prepares nursing students By Stefani Szenda Contributing Writer

The news of potential cases of Ebola continues to spread quickly throughout the United States. The threat is something that is on the minds of citizens across the country, but what about those working in health care who the threat is more immediate for? With the news of Amber Vinson and Nina Pham, two nurses who took care of Thomas Eric Duncan, the man who died from the virus, contracting Ebola the fear of the possibility must be very real for other nurses and health care workers in general. Students in DePaul’s nursing program have taken the recent events in stride, following the updates but not allowing fear to stop them from doing their jobs. “Our work puts us closer than everyone to the patient,” Bill Cody, director of the School of Nursing at DePaul University, said. He said he wasn’t surprised that it was nurses who got the virus because they work “the frontlines.” According to an Oct. 23 article from NBC, Vinson has now tested negative for the virus while Pham is, as of Oct. 24, Ebola-free. The

Voter registration, education push for midterm election By Courtney Jacquin Editor-in-Chief

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Nurses at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center demonstrate proper protective procedures during a training class Oct. 16. possible threat still remains for many other nurses and health care workers, but they now have new protocols and precautions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put up guidelines for hospitals for dealing with the Ebola virus, but were taken down before new, stronger guidelines were put up Monday Oct. 20, according to an Oct. 21 USA Today article. The guidelines cover personal protective equipment (PPE),

including a full face shield with a disposable hood, two sets of gloves, a fluid-resistant gown, apron and boot covers, according to the CDC guidelines. Also according to the CDC guidelines, any health care workers who are going to be working with the patient must be properly trained, wearing the personal protective equipment where no skin is shown and a

See EBOLA, page 8

First-year students at DePaul are presented with a plethora of new opportunities: Classes, organizations, all that city life in Chicago has to offer and for many, the chance to vote for the first time. The Office of Student Involvement and the Student Leadership Institute at DePaul have made a push to make the voter registration and voting process as simple as possible, making it easy especially for new students to understand the process. OSI handles voting education while SLI handles registration. “Over the summer, I worked with other leadership development coordinators as well as some of the professional staff in SLI to give incoming freshmen attending orientation the opportunity to register to vote,” Mehdi Bichri, senior management information services major and SLI leadership development coordinator, said.

“I think that the reason it was such a successful initiative is because we made it very quick and easy for students to register either in the state of Illinois or in their home state,” Bichri said. “We had a knowledgeable staff and once the confusion and difficulty about voter registration disappeared, a lot of students were eager to register.” Since June, SLI assisted with the voter registration of 1,437 students. Of that number, 76 percent registered in Illinois. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, only 24 percent

See VOTE, page 4

More coverage

• DePaul professors analyze the Illinois governor race. Page 3

• Quinn, Rauner break record in campaign ad spending. Page 5

• Important governor and Senate races to follow. Page 10

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Forget the typical Halloween costumes, some people push the envelope with distasteful constumes, see page 13.

After 16 years, Pokemon is still popular as ever with new games and cards, see page 16.

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Professors predict close election By Summer Concepcion Online Editor

A number of DePaul professors are unsure of who is going to win the Illinois governor’s race Nov. 4. With just a week left before the midterm election, professors cannot fully put their cards down on Democratic incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn or Republican challenger Bruce Rauner, a venture capitalist who has not held political office previously. “We have two very different candidates, meaning that there’s a clear choice for people to choose from,” said Bruce Newman, professor of marketing at DePaul and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Political Marketing. “Voters have the choice of voting for a candidate on the basis of promises (Rauner) or voting for the incumbent (Quinn) who’s fulfilled and fallen through some promises.” The professors interviewed universally agreed that the race will come down to the wire, similar to how Quinn narrowly won against Republican challenger Bill Brady in 2010 by approximately 30,000 votes. “Based on an educated forecast, it’s going to be a close race,” Newman said. “Opinion polls indicate the attitude of the public at a certain point in time. They are good indicators, but there’s always a margin of error.” But if professors had to choose between who would win narrowly, the majority would choose Quinn. “All of the polling shows within 2 percentage points, but I personally think that Quinn will probably pull it out,” said Scott Hibbard, political science professor at DePaul. “The polls in the last two to three weeks put him slightly ahead.” The professors also note that midterm elections produce less voter turnout compared to presidential elections. “Like most midterm elections, the key is turnout. If there is a strong turnout of voters, then Gov. Quinn has a strong chance of being re-elected,” said Michael Mezey, political science professor at DePaul. “The drop-off in voting (between) presidential years and non-presidential years is usually about 20 percent.” According to the Illinois State Board of Elections database, overall voter turnout in Illinois during midterm elections in 1998, 2002 and 2010 hovered around 50 percent to 52 percent with the exception of 2006 dipping to between 48 percent to 49 percent.

While Cook County (including the city of Chicago) and the Collar Counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will) have generally stayed within the 52 percent to 55 percent voter turnout range, counties in downstate Illinois show a decline in recent years going from 51 percent to 52 percent in 1998 and 2002 to 47 percent to 48 percent in 2006 and 2010. The last Republican governor of Illinois was 1998-elected George Ryan defeating Democratic candidate Glenn Poshard statewide by approximately 3 percent. The 1998 election had the traditionally Republicanleaning Collar Counties showing significantly stronger support for the Republican candidate by an approximate 34 percent difference compared to elections in 2002 and 2010 that had an approximate 13 percent to 20 percent difference. It was also the only mid-term election within the last 16 years where suburban Cook County predominantly voted Republican by approximately 100,000 votes. The past four midterm elections show Cook County as the only county voting predominantly Democrat while the collar and downstate counties voted Republican. However, the Democratic influence in the state is stronger with the weight Cook County and Chicago itself pull, according to Hibbard. “(Illinois) is a predominantly Democrat state,” Hibbard said. “You’ve got a good party infrastructure, and you have (the support of) both Michelle and Barack Obama. Democrats will do a pretty good job with their turnout.” Although Mezey agreed with how Illinois has “become more democratic,” he questioned how strong the Democratic voter base will be this time. “Democratic constituencies such as poor people, AfricanAmericans, Latinos, young people are less likely to vote in off-year elections, so that makes it tougher for a Democrat to win,” Mezey said. “Rauner’s supporters tend to be heavily white, middle class suburban folks, and they are more likely to vote compared to the democratic constituency.” Rauner needs to draw major support from collar and downstate counties to ensure a win, according to Zachary Cook, political science professor at DePaul. “Rauner needs to hit about 20 percent of the vote in Chicago, get about 45 percent of the vote in

SETH PERLMAN | AP

Gov. Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner debate in Peoria a few weeks ago. Experts have deemed this race too close to call. Over the past few weeks, every poll has shown a statistical tie.

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The three layers of Illinois politics 1. Cook County (blue) - Dominated by Chicago, the nation’s second-largest county is the state’s Democratic stronghold, only voting for a Republican president once since 1960. 2. The Collar Counties (purple) - Though traditionally Republican, the counties that comprise Chicago’s suburbs have become a battleground over the past decade.

3. Downstate (red) - Politically and culturally more conservative than the rest of the state. See ELECTION, page 5 Many downstaters resent how Chicago dominates the state’s politics.

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College Dems, GOP to ‘scuffle’ By Dylan Fahoome Contributing Writer

The DePaul Democrats and College Republicans will be debating crime, the economy, education reform and the environment on Oct. 28 at 6:45 p.m. in Student Center 120 A&B. The debate it being dubbed the “Sheffield Scuffle”. Nicole Been, the president of DePaul College Republicans, said that they decided to debate to help inform students’ opinions for the upcoming November elections. “We feel like it can really help a lot of the students who maybe don’t know which party they affiliate with yet understand the platforms and ideas of each group,” Been said. “We are all really good friends, too, so we thought a little friendly competition wouldn’t hurt,” Been said. Been said at last year’s debate the Democrats won, and Frank Schmitt, of the College Republicans, said that the parties were “cordial” and “polite” to one another. “The negativity that often clouds politics was absent,” Schmitt said. “That’s what is so great about DePaul … although we have different beliefs, we get along very well.”

“The Democrats won the debate pretty handily,” Michael Rance, president of the DePaul College Democrats, said about last year’s debate. “A vast majority of the audience polled (and) agreed that the Democrats debated more effectively.” Rance said the debate is a great way to inform students about the importance of being politically engaged during election season and beyond, and that it will be “focused on the facts and not the typical partisan dogma that you hear on the daily news.” “We will be debating the issues in a way that is productive and informative, and in a way that is also very relatable to the rest of the DePaul student body,” Rance said. The debate will last about an hour-and-a-half, and free refreshments will be provided. “People should come because they can learn a lot from some of the most politically minded and active students at DePaul,” Been said. “We are adults now and will be living in the real world soon, so students need to pay more attention to who gets elected and what their policies are and how they will affect them in the future.”

VOTE continued from front page of 18-29 year olds voted in for educational programs and the 2010 midterm elections communications in the Office in Illinois, matching the U.S. of Student Involvement, said. average. Overall turnout in Hagen and the rest of OSI Illinois in 2010 was 51 percent works on the educational side of registered voters. of the election process, getting Kamila Zaremba, a freshman students fully informed before studying secondary education they vote for potentially the first history, took advantage of time. SLI’s voter registration during “If you’re 18 or you’re her orientation in July and 58, voting can be confusing,” registered to vote in Chicago. Hagen said. “It’s important to “There was the option of get students a level platform, doing it, so I did it,” Zaremba, so they can make their own originally from Oak Lawn, said. educated decisions.” Grayson Keliehor, a OSI sent Illinois Student freshman from V o t i n g Dubai chose to Guides to wait until next students Our big mission is year to register who live on to educate students campus with to vote. “I’ll be information so they can make getting my own educated decisions. on what’s apartment, and needed when I’ll feel more going to the Kristin Hagen situated here,” polls and Keliehor, an information international studies major, on absentee voting. The office said. “This year with living in also sent out a mailer with the dorms, I just wanted to get a information on the candidates feel for living in America first.” broken down by specific issues. Though registration was “Sometimes the simple, it left some students commercials you see on TV are confused. confusing because you see one “I think I am (registered commercial saying ‘Pat Quinn’s to vote),” Veronica Klco, a the worst’ and then you see freshman marketing major, another saying ‘Bruce Rauner’s said. “I don’t know if I’ll vote, I the worst,’ “ Hagen said. “(The don’t know anything (about the mailers) are bipartisan, they’re election).” not saying ‘vote Democrat’ OSI works to alleviate this or ‘vote Republican’ or ‘vote confusion for students. libertarian,’ they’re just a good “Our big mission is to way to say, ‘Here are the issues, educate students so they can you can pick and choose what’s make educated decisions,” important to you.’ ” Kristin Hagen, coordinator

With a little help from his friends Governor Quinn has relied upon rock star surragates such as the president and first lady, the Clintons, and Vice President Biden, to fire up supporters.

EVAN VUCCI | AP PHOTO

President Obama, with Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin, provides volunteers at a Quinn field office snacks during his visit last week.

CHARLES REX ARBOGAST | AP PHOTO

Gov. Quinn (D) embraces President Obama (D) at a rally hosted at Chicago State University last week.

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Former President Bill Clinton (D) stumped for Quinn last week on Chicago’s Southwest Side.

Major Chicago dailies endorse Rauner Tribune, Sun-Times and Daily Herald urge Rauner to ‘shake up Springfield and bring back Illinois’ citing the state’s economic conditions

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Quinn, Rauner spend record amounts on ads By Grant Myatt Managing Editor

With just about one week until Election Day, primetime TV is still packed with election ads hoping to make one last impression on voters before the big day. For all the races in Illinois, an estimated $61 million has been spent on TV ads for this midterm election cycle. That puts the state in third behind Florida and Texas for the highest advertising spending amounts for this election, according to data from the Center for Public Integrity. For one of the closest governor races in the country, Gov. Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner have spent a combined estimated total of $47.8 million on advertising alone. Most recently, between Sept. 9 and Oct. 6, each candidate spent about $8 million to air ads. All recent polls show the Governor’s race as a toss-up at this point — so why are both candidates spending significant money on ads? Kwansik Mun, a doctoral student studying political advertising at University of Wisconsin, said that in general, there could be a relation. “The race is closer, and then

the number of political attack ads increases more because the frontrunner wants to broaden the gap between the other candidate while a pursuer needs to close the gap, slandering each other via political attack ads,” Mun said. Although the primary aim of political ads are to persuade electorates to vote for a certain candidate, that it is hard to change voters’ pre-existing attitudes and beliefs toward candidates. A 2006 Gallup poll reported that 69 percent of Americans said that they believe little or nothing of what is said in political advertisements. “Numerous scholars have paid attention to social identity theory, which is a dominant theoretical framework to explain human behavior, because people’s political decision is based on their political identity,” he said. Despite all the money poured into ads, it’s near impossible to measure the effectiveness or impact of these ads and “frankly, I am not sure (of) any conditions to make attack ads effective,” Mun said. Rauner’s two most expensive ad campaigns target Pat Quinn with the most expensive at $10 million and ran approximately 14,800 times, according to the Center for

TOP: Rauner criticizes Quinn in ad tying him to Blagojevich and Madigan. RIGHT: Quinn calls out Rauner for his association with Florida nursing home abuses.

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How do the candidates appeal to young voters? I think once students learn about (Rauner’s) economic policies they’ll understand he makes sense. He’s in support of MAP grants, he’s really pro-education, and wants students to come out of college and get a job. I think being conservative but not being pro-life, anti-gay marriage is a huge thing to help him win. Nicole Been President, DePaul College Repulbicans

I believe wholeheartedly that the Democratic agenda appeals to young voters specifically with student loans and MAP grants. It appeals to young people when you have someone standing and fighting for students saying, “I’m going to reduce student loans, make sure that college is affordable for everyone.” Minimum wage is also a huge deal because Bruce Rauner says he doesn’t want to raise the minimum wage while Quinn says he does. Michael Rance President, DePaul College Democrats 2006 Illinois Gubernatorial Results

Public Integrity. The same data showed Quinn’s most expensive ad at $12.7 million targeting Rauner and ran an estimated 13,600 times. Quinn also had an attack ad at Rauner from the Illinois Freedom PAC costing an estimated $7.1 million. Both candidates have their ads and other videos on their YouTube channels garnering extra exposure with more than 20,000 views on some videos. In a book titled “The Persuasive power of Campaign Advertising,” authors Travis Ridout and Michael Franz said, “The dominance of television in political campaigns is still true even at a time when campaigns are becoming more innovative in the tactics they use. Your ad will be seen by your base voters, undecided voters, voters of the other part and lots of nonvoters.” With the broad, non-targeted reach of TV ads, it’s only a matter time to see whose money will pay off.

the Cook County suburbs, crack more than 60 percent of the vote in the Collar Counties and crack over 60 percent downstate,” Cook said. “If he can hit those numbers, then he’ll be the next governor.” Third-party gubernatorial Libertarian candidate Chad Grimm also presents a possible threat to Rauner’s Republican voter base because of his more conservative stance on social issues. “Grimm is more socially conservative at least on abortion issues and gun rights issues than Rauner is,” Cook said. “That may siphon away just enough votes that Rauner won’t be able to hit his margins that he needs for victory.” Although Grimm is not projected to win, support for his campaign may help Quinn pull through. “If you look at where Chad Grimm is drawing his support, it’s largely Republicans from downstate Illinois,” Hibbard said. “These are the kind of people Bruce Rauner should be getting. If he pulls a significant amount away from Rauner, that’s going to give Quinn the edge that he’ll need.” Despite traditional voting patterns, unpredictability behind voting patterns still exists. “Voting is more complicated than the consumer marketplace,” Newman said. “Will voters vote based on how they’re feeling? Or are they actually looking at issues? Do they want something new and different? Part of Rauner’s appeal is based on (his appeal as someone ‘new and different’).” Professors agreed that Rauner is a different type of Republican from previous Illinois governor’s races. “This race is a little bit different than 2010

2010 Illinois Gubernatorial Results

because Quinn was running against (Bill Brady), a very conservative Republican,” Mezey said. “Quinn was able to win a very close race because people who might’ve been inclined to vote against Quinn didn’t like the alternative. In this election, Rauner in some ways is a more appealing candidate – he claims to be pro-choice, he’s muddled his position on gay rights, he’s not associated with the far-right of the Republican party, and this makes him more acceptable to the demographic of suburban women and men who are maybe more inclined to support an economically conservative candidate but are repelled by right-wing views on (social issues).” The negative nature behind both candidates’ campaigns may be a distraction to voters, professors said. “I think that this (election) has been an overwhelming negative affair,” Cook said. “Rauner’s forces are trying to channel feelings of disgust, dislike and incompetence around Quinn. Quinn’s forces are trying to make Rauner into a clone of (2012 Republican presidential candidate) Mitt Romney that he’s a vulture capitalist.” The preoccupation with candidate image makes voting behavior even more unpredictable with more important issues possibly taking a backseat in voters’ minds. “I don’t think there’s a really good debate going on,” Hibbard said. “What Rauner is basically saying is, ‘I’m not Quinn’, and he’s spending a lot of money to tarnish Quinn’s reputation. And Quinn is throwing mud back and critiquing Bruce Rauner’s business record. I’d rather have a more robust statement of their competing philosophies.”

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Campaign aims to stop harrassment on CTA By Christian Ianiello Contributing Writer

For most DePaul students, riding some form of public transit is a routine activity. With many commuters, as well as students who have classes in both the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses, it is part of the university culture. DePaul even provides students with a Chicago Transit Authority U-Pass. For many, however, experiencing harassment on public transit has also become a routine thing. According to a 2014 study by the website Stop Street Harassment, 65 percent of American women in the U.S. have experienced street harassment, as well as 25 percent of men. Chicago native Kara Crutcher is one of the many victims of harassment on the CTA. She had her first encounter with harassment at age 14, and since then she said she has “become numb to it.” “I started thinking it is just another day in the life of living in a city, and that is the sad part, because it is not something that should be the standard,” she said. “It is not a world we should have to face.” A combination of seeing her friend’s Instagram post of a sexual harassment bus ad, her love for transit culture, and her personal experiences with harassment in the city, specifically the CTA, led Crutcher to take a stand on the issue. She created the Courage Campaign, an organization intended to raise money for CTA ads against harassment. Crutcher’s campaign aims to end harassment that many DePaul students may be familiar with. Ranging from physical harassment to verbal harassment, many have stories to tell. Chanel Lewis is a junior at DePaul who rides the CTA frequently. The most common harassment she experienced is racial harassment. “People, specifically men, will make some racial epithet toward me sexually and then tug on my hair, or try to touch my butt,” Lewis said. When asked if anyone ever steps in to help, Lewis said most people try to stay out of the situation. “People try to mind their business as much as possible. In general, someone may share an ‘Oh-no-that-sucks’ look with me, but no one has ever intervened,” she said. When talking to her friends about these issues Lewis said it “became a weird ‘what-has-happened-to-you-today-onthe-CTA’ conversation, especially on the Red Line and Blue Line during particular hours.” Lewis said more action must be taken toward these issues. “There has to be some sort of system set up for anyone who feels sexually harassed on public transit,” Lewis said. “Part of it has to do with the attitude we have toward people in public, and how people would respond to that situation.” Sophomore Rebecca McDonald is another DePaul student who has been sexually harassed. On her way back from seeing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with her friends last Halloween, a male passenger touched her butt on the CTA. “We were on this overly packed CTA, and all of a sudden, I felt someone grabbing my butt,” McDonald said. “I held onto my guy friend, who switched spots with me. “I was 98 percent sure that he was touching my butt, but there is always that two percent chance he was hitting into me because the train was so crowded,” she said. McDonald said she is not the only DePaul student who has had this

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The Jackson Red Line ‘L’ stop is a key arrival and departure point for DePaul students and faculty at the university’s Loop Campus. According to an NBC 5 investigation earlier this year, the station recorded the most thefts of any platform in the system. experience. “I am sure a majority of DePaul students have been in a situation on the CTA where someone made them feel uncomfortable,” McDonald said. However, she has methods for dealing with sexual harassment. “I try and walk past the harassers, keep my head up, and do not bring attention to it, because that is what they want,” she said. Juniors Ellen Goese and Laura Springman also had uncomfortable CTA experiences. Last spring, Goese was standing at the Wellington Brown Line ‘L’ platform when a man exposed himself and began masturbating while looking at her. “I didn’t want to take the ‘L’ after class and get back on it,” she said. “It really shook me up.” In Springman’s case, she was listening to her headphones on the ‘L’ when a male passenger tried getting her attention by shouting “Hey, cutie” and other similar terms. “I don’t owe him any of my time or any information, so I did not say anything,” Springman said. When she ignored him, he proceeded to call her profane names. Springman said her friend even wears a ring on her finger during train rides to make it look like she is married so guys will not talk to her. Stories like these are part of the reason Crutcher is working on the Courage Campaign. Her unique definition of street harassment is applicable to all forms of harassment. “Telling someone one thing is sexual harassment and one thing isn’t is so complicated,” Crutcher said. “The root of all of it is it is objectification and a feeling of humiliation. That is what street harassment is to me. The campaign encourages forming a communal effort to feel safe.” Crutcher shared her ways of dealing with sexual harassment on the streets. “One thing that I find that I do frequently when I am walking on the street and a group of men are staring at me, I won’t look at them head on, nor straight where I am going, I will look anywhere but this group of people staring

at me. It makes such a huge difference to keep your head up,” she said. Ironically, on her way to her meeting for the Courage Campaign this week, she experienced sexual harassment. But last time, she handled it differently.

“I am doing this campaign; I have to do this right,” Crutcher said as she looked forward and kept her head up. “Is there some reason everyone is staring at me?”

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CPS principals share experiences at forum By Danielle Church Staff Writer

William H. Wells Community High School on Chicago’s West Side does not have a soccer field for its student-athletes. They are forced to play in a different neighborhood where just a block over there was recently a shooting as the boys’ soccer team was playing. According to Principal Rita Raichoudhuri, flares could be seen and the incident is something the school normally has to deal with. In a DePaul College of Education Fall Education Issues Forum hosted last Wednesday, Raichoudhuri and three other Chicago Public Schools principals came to speak about an ordinary day in their schools, such as the one the boys soccer team dealt with at the high school, and some of the basic struggles they deal with on a day-to-day basis. Principal Michael Beyer of Donald L. Morrill Math and Science School talked about how one boy had just come to his school on that day, after attending six different schools in the last five years. “You can imagine what he’s gone through,” Beyer said.

Beyer said situations such as these make the school question how it can deal with them and how they can make the transition easier for students who go through this type of thing normally. Beyer said one of the struggles his school constantly has to deal with is how to make the students stay, because out of a group of 100 students who attended, 30 are predicted to leave by the end of the year. Raichoudhuri struggles with the same problem at her school, where four charter schools within walking distance surround it, causing the high school to lose a lot of students. “The threat of being closed down is ever looming,” Raichoudhuri said. “It’s hard to keep the morale up when the staff is constantly worrying about whether or not they are going to lose their jobs.” In addition to talking about some of their main concerns within their schools, the principals also talked about the leadership skills it takes to be a principal and the impact of education policies on their institutions, as well as how to be an effective advocate for those policies. One of the major policies the CPS principals discussed involved their

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The College of Education hosted an education forum last week. teachers. Troy LaRaviere, principal of Blaine Elementary School, said the best performing systems in the world prepare their teachers and attract them with higher salaries. According to LaRaviere, teachers are likely to make the same salary as an architect or an engineer relative to other high-performing professions in that nation. Two other major factors that cause the best-performing systems in other nations to score so high are that they confront the opportunity gaps to lead to the achievement gaps, and they only have one track for everyone. This means those schools do not have a higher or lower track for students. When LaRaviere came to Blaine, he “slowly, but surely” deconstructed that curricular track so every student had the opportunity to perform at a higher level. To do this,

LaRaviere used the help of supporters called intervention specialists, which helped the students who were going to struggle without that lower track option. As an education major at DePaul, sophomore Megan Pietz found a lot of what LaRaviere and the other principals said to be very helpful in her goal of becoming more aware of what it takes to be an effective educational advocate. She walked away from the forum feeling “invigorated” to get out into the field. “I’m really interested in being an educational advocate,” Pietz said. “I feel like a majority of students in the college of education aren’t aware or present at these events. I want to make sure that I’m continually educating myself because as a future teacher, I’m worried about what I’m getting into and (want to) prepare myself as much as possible.”

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : Oct. 15- Oct. 21 LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

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DePaul Center

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Student Center

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS OCT. 15 1) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person in the

Student Center. Offender was given a warning not to return to any DePaul property.

2) A theft report was filed for an unattended jacket taken from a classroom in the Levan Center.

OCT. 17 3) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in Clifton-

OCT. 18 8) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in University Hall. No drugs were found.

9) A criminal damage to property report was filed for damage on the second floor of the Student Center.

OCT. 20 10) A criminal trespass to property report was filed for a

Fullerton Hall. No drugs were found.

subject refusing to leave the Richardson Library. Offender was taken into custody by Chicago police.

4) An illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor report was

11) Public Safety received information regarding a sexual

filed for an offender in Belden-Racine Hall. Offender was transported to Illinois Masonic by Chicago EMS.

5) A theft report was filed for a sculpture taken from Belden

and Racine avenues. Chicago Police were called to the scene.

6) A domestic violence report was filed for an incident involving two roommates in Clifton-Fullerton Hall.

7) A smell of marijuana report was filed for a room in Corcoran Hall. No drugs were found.

LOOP CAMPUS OCT. 15 14) A criminal damage to property report was filed for graffiti at the north exterior wall of the Daley Building.

15) A battery report was filed for a student who was grabbed by an unknown offender by the plaza at DePaul Center.

16) A criminal trespass report was filed for an offender in the Dunkin’ Donuts at DePaul Center.

OCT. 16 17) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person harassing student in the plaza at the Daley Building.

18) A theft report was filed for a jacket taken from the coat

assault that occurred in September 2013 in Sanctuary Hall.

rack at the 55 E. Jackson Building.

OCT. 21 12) A disturbance report was filed for an incident in the lobby

OCT. 17 19) A criminal trespass report was filed for a person trying to

of Belden-Racine Hall.

13) A theft report was filed for a resident in the Sanctuary Town Homes.

steal a book from the Barnes & Noble in DePaul Center.

OCT. 18 20) A criminal trespass report was filed for a previously

banned offender in the Barnes & Noble store at the DePaul Center.

8| The DePaulia. Oct. 27, 2014 EBOLA continued from front page trained observer must watch when the personal protective equipment is being put on and taken off. Cody said there are also the universal precautions, meaning that everyone and their body fluids should be regarded as potentially infectious. “Within the science of nursing, we try to give them the knowledge to protect themselves and their patients,” Cody said. Cody has been in the nursing field for 36 years and says he knows the risks involved, but that he doesn’t think about them often because he wants to be able to do his job to the best of his abilities. Students in the nursing school at DePaul seem to agree that as a nurse you know you are going to be caring for people, and that comes with risks. David Aken and Louie Espinosa, both secondyear graduate students in the nursing school, want to work in critical care, where the risks would be high for them. “I was personally frightened after getting the HIV needle stick lecture,” Aken said. “That was a frightening lecture to go through, but that’s part of the job.” Cody said that, “people become nurses because they have a capacity for caring for people, to state the obvious.” To go with that caring nature, students receive a lot of training and get new training when it is needed, such as with the Ebola virus. “Being a good nurse comes with experience,” Espinosa said. He also said that you need “a good knowledge base.” They get that experience through clinicals where they work in a hospital setting, but they aren’t worried about getting a patient with the virus anytime soon. “We wouldn’t even be allowed to be near those people,” Espinosa said. But more and more nurses and health care workers will be as potential new cases come up. Aken said that maybe something like this will change people’s views on nurses. They aren’t just people who change the bed sheets for patients, he said.

CONSENT continued from front page in the past. While the “D” in that context stands for “Blue Demons”, some have raised an issue with possibly implicit undertones being expressed. Playing off of that, the group is selling T-shirts that say “Consent the D”. “We really wanted to engage the DePaul community and bring awareness about an issue that people care about,” Drake Manelo, designer of the groups T-shirts, said. “We changed the idea a bit from the initial proposals, especially after having gathered insights from other DePaul students.” To make the shirts, the group employed the services of ThreadMeUp, a custom apparel startup founded by DePaul alums. “Randy first came to us with the idea,” Paul Salvucci, co-founder of the company, said. “He interned at ThreadMeUp for the summer and witnessed firsthand the power of ThreadMeUp Movements. He created the design concept with hopes to spread awareness around campus.” According to Salvucci, the newly formed company allows for users to create and advertise their design on a custom product where supporters can pre-order and essentially crowd fund the costs of production. “We have seen a lot of business from college organizations, especially DePaul,” Salvucci said. “Most of our team has graduated or are still enrolled at DePaul, so naturally we connected with their community first. It’s great to walk around DePaul’s campus and see shirts that we helped create.” According to Vollrath, about 30 shirts have been purchased so far. On the shirt’s ThreadMeUp page, the goal in T-shirts sold is 1,000. The time to buy is limited, however, with the last day to

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Drake Manalo (left) designed the T-shirts while Randy Vollrath (right) came up with the idea for Consent The D to show that DePaul students care. buy being Nov. 8. “The shirts are only available for a limited time, so you need to act quickly to get one,” Vollrath said. With more than 250 “likes” despite little advertising to this point, the group believes that their message is resonating and that students are ready to get involved in the pro-consent movement. “We had some great early stage growth. There will be special events exclusively for people who have purchased shirts,” he said. “We’re cultivating a community around the cause. It’s worth buying a shirt and following the page if only to be in on a big thing happening at DePaul.” With a goal of getting to more than 1,000 “likes” by the end of the week, Vollrath promised many exciting things coming up with the movement. “I’m very excited about our marketing strategy,” Vollrath said. “The next couple weeks will be exciting on the Facebook page and on campus. That’s all I’ll say for now.”

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The final T-shirt design that the group expects to receive this week. As part of bringing the community together, the movement established partnerships with the Alpha Epsilon Pi and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities on campus. “We want as many people wearing the shirts as possible,” Vollrath said. “We want the DePaul community to come together and support the cause. And we want the country to know where DePaul stands on sexual assault.”

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Nation &World

THE ELECTORAL BATTLEGROUND

By Kevin Gross

NATIONAL MIDTERMS 2014

Nation & World Editor

This year’s Nov. 4 midterm elections will occur across a heated political battleground. Currently, Republicans hold a majority in the House, while Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with key seats in states traditionally hostile to Democrats. Additionally, 29 states have Republican governors versus 21 Democrat governors. Although most pundits don’t predict the House majority to change, many are watching the Senate intently because of the very real possibility that the Democrat majority will flip; Ramussen Reports’ rates six Senate races as a toss up with five other races leaning slightly toward one party. Additionally, there are many important governor races throughout various states; many of these gubernatorial elections have strong ramifications for both state and national policymaking. A real flipping of colors may occur once elections are over. Here are a few of the most important governor and Senate races that you should be following.

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Governor races Florida — Incumbent Rick Scott (R) vs. Charlie Crist (D) This is perhaps the tightest of all races; an analysis from FiveThirtyEight.com gave each party’s candidate an even 50 percent chance of claiming governorship. Crist unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2010 and served as governor from 2007 to 2011, previously doing so as a Republican. He has since found himself alienated by the rise of extreme-right factions such as the tea party, instead embracing moderation on social and economic fronts. For instance, he has criticized Republicans for being too harsh on abortion policy while simultaneously maintaining an A minus rating from the NRA. Scott has been known for pushing hard conservative policies. In 2009 he founded Conservatives for Patients’ Rights, a major interest group opposing the implementation of Obamacare. Although Politico reported that Scott only had a 40 percent approval rating as of April, the Miami Herald reported that he has since outspent his opponent by more than $30 million on political advertising, helping tarnish Crist’s image. Don’t be surprised to see a similar situation to the 2000 election, when a few hundred votes determined the state’s presidential decision. The margin is hairthin this time around too. Arizona — Fred DuVal (D) vs. Doug Ducey (R) The governorship of Jan Brewer — characterized by the creation of some of the most controversial anti-immigration policies in the United States — comes to an end because of Arizona’s term limits for governors. The state now faces a political race characterized by uncertainty. Ducey, a former businessman, received backing from national tea party figures such as Sarah Palin. If elected, he would likely continue some of his predecessor’s policies. As to immigration policy, he has criticized the Obama administration for “offering amnesty” to illegal immigrants, while his official website said, “Any

progress on illegal immigration starts with controlling our border and stopping the flow of illegal immigrants here.” DuVal, on the other hand, previously served on the Clinton administration. He was known for helping develop federal workfare programs for low-income workers. Regarding immigration, he has urged a moderate stance, encouraging heightened border security in tandem with other policies such as expanded visas for immigrant workers. Recent polls from realclearpolitics.com showed Ducey with an 8 percent lead. Wisconsin — Incumbent Scott Walker (R) vs. Mary Burke (D) Incumbent Walker has come under fire in one of the most high-profile smear campaigns in America. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (the United State’s largest public-sector union) has been infuriated with Walker since his adaptation of policies that effectively ended collective bargaining by public unions. “We have a score to settle with Scott Walker,” Lee Saunders, president of that union, said to the Washington Post. It’s difficult to overstate how influential union actions have been in this race. The director of the AFL-CIO, another labor union, predicted that national labor unions would spend more than $300 million combined in 2014 campaigning, with much centered on Wisconsin. Supporters from Walker’s camp claimed union reforms have saved state taxpayers approximately $3 billion since 2011, with PolitiFact Wisconsin verifying this claim as “mostly true.” However, these facts haven’t deterred many voters’ frustrations, and he now faces an even more polarized public and a serious challenge from Burke, once considered a dark-horse candidate. The race is still extremely close, and Politico polls showed each candidate receiving 47 percent of the vote, with 4 percent uncertainty among polled voters.

Senate races North Carolina — Incumbent Kay Hagan (D) vs. Thom Tillis (R) Hagan sits on one of the most vulnerable Senate seats; she is a Democrat in a state that flipped Republican by giving Mitt Romney a narrow 50.39 percent of the vote in the 2012 Democrat elections. RealClearPolitics.com showed Hagan’s advantage drop from 5 percent to as low as 1.6 percent within the last month, and Politico referred to the race as “perhaps the key Senate race in the country.” According to Rasmussen Reports, Hagan currently has the backing of 80 percent of the state’s Democrats, while Tillis is currently the Speaker of the North Carolina House and receives overwhelming support from his party. Undecided voters will be vital here. Additionally, this has been the most expensive Senate race. The Economist reported that about $87 million, or $9 per state resident, has been spent total for both sides’ campaigns. Colorado — Incumbent Mark Udall (D) vs. Cory Gardner (R) Udall faces a tough feat on Election Day; polls from realclearpolitics.com showed him trailing Gardner by 4 percent. Once considered a relatively safe Democrat seat, Udall’s approval rating has been dropping, and the Washington Post reported that Udall lost much of his sway with traditional Democrat voter bases such as women. This is perhaps the likeliest place where a Democrat could lose his seat in a largely liberal state — Colorado backed Obama in both 2008 and 2012. Pundits at Politico reported that Jefferson County — a swing suburban county west of Denver that holds the most registered voters in the state — could be the key both for Colorado and potentially for the national Senate picture, especially in a state with an otherwise sharp urban Democrat/rural Republican divide. Considering the national implications of Colorado’s race, expect a lot of attention to be invested in Colorado’s swing counties.

Kansas — Incumbent Pat Roberts (R) vs. Greg Orman (independent) This race stands as a unique opportunity in that an independent candidate has a strong chance of winning a major political seat. Original Democratic nominee Chad Taylor withdrew in September because of weak fundraising and poor support from his fractionalized party. Orman is characterized on his website as “fiscally responsible and socially tolerant,” and claimed to hold Ronald Reagan as a childhood hero. Holding a 49 percent to 44 percent advantage against Roberts (based on Pulse Opinion Research), it will be interesting to see Kansas’ response to Orman’s novel blend of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism if elected. Georgia — David Perdue (R) vs. Michelle Nunn (D) Incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss announced his retirement earlier this year resulting in a wide-open race for both parties. Perdue, a former business mogul, received support from the strong southern Republican establishment. However, he came under heavy fire from Nunn based on research showing that he outsourced jobs during his business career. In a state that currently ranks second to last among U.S. states in employment, this insight hit voters hard. Within the last week, realclearpolitics.com now projected a 1 percent advantage for Nunn after supposedly being behind in the race throughout the whole year. This race boasts the highest likelihood of the Democrats picking up a new Senate seat. An interesting fact about Georgia law is that if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote (perhaps due to vote diversion from minor independent candidates), the Senate seat will be determined by a Jan. 6 runoff election. With such a close race — both within the state and nationally — Georgia presents the possibility that the U.S. Senate may not be determined until next year.

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The far-reaching implications of the dollar vote By Rachel Hinton Copy Editor

Since mid-July, the season for attack ads was in full swing, with both political parties’ candidates doling out blows. As constant advertising bombardment commenced, bolstering odd facts and heinous quotes, little is seen or mentioned of the money behind the ads blaring on TV screens as candidates and their supporters fight for the vote. These ads, of course, are nothing new. No campaign in the modern era has gone without them, but the amount of money being funneled into their creation has surpassed historical records set by the 2012 presidential election. The Illinois governor’s race between incumbent Pat Quinn and Republican opponent Bruce Rauner has only continued the trend. The Chicago Sun-Times reported a 335 percent increase in campaign spending between the March 18 primary and the end of June for the governor’s race, according to an article by NBC from August. During this period, the candidates spent about $8 million, far more than the collective $1.8 million Quinn and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady spent in their race. The flow of money has continued as the race has grown more hostile, and the polling figures display a neckto-neck race. Buying this media time is

costly — especially in the race for governor, which has been deemed a “dead heat” by news outlets in the region — but for the voter sitting on the couch the ads and other measures used by candidates may seem like overkill. “Some people argue that money in campaigns is necessary because media time is costly. Candidates need to attract those with money to conduct a viable campaign,” Catherine May, a DePaul political science professor, said. “Money buys access and influence, and this can correlate with policies which benefit those money-giving interests. It gives (those interests) that are wellorganized and well-financed a distinct advantage in getting their interests heard over the unorganized majority who have limited resources.” The role of money in politics moves past just general elections, according to May, but the connection between elections and the prominence of certain groups, such as the NRA — or, to a lesser extent, Planned Parenthood — is also problematic; groups such as the NRA, who are able to raise money and donate freely, get a much larger seat at the table of politics. Other possibilities for contributions come from Political Action Committees, or PACs, set up for candidates that allow the average worker with more than a little cash to spare to donate to campaigns; the limit on these contributions was overturned

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in April in McCutcheon v. FEC. Taxpayers for Quinn recently received more than $1 million in contributions of various sizes, but this is merely one of the many contributions made to the democrat’s campaign. “Interest groups have too much economic power, which leads to them having political power,” William Sampson, head of DePaul’s Public Policy Department, said. “If we restored politics to the public and enacted public financing of elections, we could cut down on some of these problems and drive down the costs of elections.” In other countries, money is

not exchanged for media time, and perhaps it’s about time the United States followed suit. However, no changes are likely to be seen in the political process, especially for how campaigns are conducted. What happened to the days of bashing your candidate on the radio or in an open house? Money, many analysts would say. Political efficacy in our country is underwhelming, perhaps a direct result of the massive role money plays in the system and the knowledge or perception that the people don’t have a voice. However, that’s largely an incorrect assumption. Even if people identify with

opposing parties, voting and letting their voices be heard is highly important if change is truly desired. “This is a dumb public,” Sampson said. “(It) has to wake up and stop voting against its own interests and remove the reactionary figures we have from power (to see change).” May largely agreed. “Reform is possible, but the public and congress need to realize that the integrity and legitimacy of our democracy rests on giving real power to majority interests which any reasonable understanding of democracy must include,” May said.

Political candidates scramble for African-American vote By Alicya Dennison Contributing Writer

After decades of neglect, the need for the black vote has Republicans scrambling to get their demographics up this election cycle. “Parties try to organize their campaign strategies around getting as many groups of potential voters as possible. Broadly speaking, I think the Republican Party has been internally battling how to figure out a plan moving forward, in terms of longterm strategy,” Benjamin Epstein, assistant professor in political science, said. The race to attract the AfricanAmerican vote can be seen nationwide as politicians extend their efforts by way of controversial advertisements and phony promises of reform. It was reported that southern states — North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Arkansas — have the highest African-American voter turnout, with enough power to make significant change this election. Though largely due to President Obama’s running for re-election, two-thirds of eligible African-Americans voted in 2012. Congressman Paul Ryan, a Republican representing southern Wisconsin, introduced proposals in January to target poverty, crediting a new program implemented in the United Kingdom as an example of how it could be used in the United States. This comes in sharp contrast to his stance on poverty just one year before, when he led a GOP project to balance the budget over the next 10 years, which involved cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Thad Cochran, senator of Mississippi,

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A publicity shot used on the website of Tom Corbett (center, blue shirt), Pennsylvania's incumbent governor running for re-election. It has been found that the African-American woman (middle, immediately left of Corbett) was photo edited into the image. was accused of buying the votes of African-American Democrats. Cochran, a Republican, allegedly hired Pastor Stevie Fielder to offer African-American voters $15 to support him. However, Cochran’s campaign confirmed they did pay Fielder $300, but it was for his organization of volunteers, part of their efforts to get out the vote. Cliven Bundy, alongside Nevada congressional candidate Kamau Bakari, called out former Attorney General Eric Holder in an advertisement, saying things such as: “Political correctness, that’s bad for America, a man ought to be able to say whatever he wants to say,” and, “I know blacks folks have had (it) hard with slavery … (but) it’s almost like black people think white people owe them something.” It has been said, long before the Obama campaign, that the Democrats took their loyal African-American voters for granted, which raises the question: What are the Democrats doing to keep the AfricanAmerican vote? “The Democratic vote and the black

vote have almost become synonymous, with a nearly one-to-one correlation. In the next week, I think we will see more efforts to get out the vote, to maintain (black) voter percentages,” Epstein said. In Louisiana’s 2002 and 2008 elections, Senator Mary Landrieu’s following comprised about 50 percent AfricanAmerican voters. However, a new political advertisement from the campaign of Elbert Lee Guillory, a black Louisiana senator, revealed the reality in connection to Democrats and the black voter. In this short video, Guillory outlined all the promises made to the black community, and how every promise was broken — only to be revisited years later at a time of re-election. “Take a look at the numbers of AfricanAmericans in poverty. Take a look at black unemployment and under-employment … it has been a very difficult time. What Democratic Party leaders fear is that this will discourage black voting,” Bruce Evensen, director of DePaul’s graduate journalism program, said. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White

expressed his concern about Bruce Rauner buying the African-American vote. Rauner, while on a campaign stop, donated $1 million of personal income to a Credit Union on Chicago’s South Side. White understood that African-Americans may be subjected to monetary bribes and may not be in financial positions to decline the illegal payments, but suggested they enter polling places and “vote right.” Recent debates regarding the black community amid the Illinois candidates, Quinn and Rauner, have been centered on education, crime, jobs and taxes. Quinn repeatedly expressed his support of the Affordable Care Act and an increase in the minimum wage. Rauner supports increased school funding; however, it is unclear how he will carry that out with all the proposed tax cuts. “Rauner isn’t particularly popular, but Quinn is one of the most unpopular governors we’ve had seeking re-election. That disapproval has given Rauner a chance to make his case that it’s time for a change,” Evensen said.

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Changing the political agenda vote by vote

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Voter turnout is often low in the 18-to 29-year-old age group. Because politicians respond to their voting constituencies, low voter turnout in this age group can greatly shift political agendas away from student concerns, such as the high price of tuition and interest on student loans.

By Brenden Moore News Editor

With only one week left before Election Day, the stakes could not be any higher. With control of the Senate up for grabs and the Illinois governor’s race in a dead heat, there is a lot left to be decided. Of course, with it being a midterm election, one would expect a drop-off in voter participation. This lack of urgency is particularly noticeable on college campuses. Certainly, students are among the many Americans frustrated with Washington and the way things are (not) happening. Since the GOP took control of the House in 2010, the government has been largely gridlocked, ineffective and moving from crisis to crisis with no long-term plan to move the country forward. Look at any poll and it will say that a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s job performance, Congress’ performance and think that the country is headed in the wrong direction.

And, yes, there is a lot to complain about, especially when it comes to issues important to young people. Student loans, the post-college unemployment rate and issues of social justice all come to mind. Yes, there are problems, but with every problem comes a solution, and this one is as easy as it gets: Become educated on the issues, vote and tell your friends to do the same. Despite all the problems facing the country, Americans get to make their voice heard every two years at the ballot box. It is a fundamental right that should be treated as a privilege seeing how so many around the world are denied the opportunity. Of course, one may think that their vote does not count at the end of the day. This feeling may be magnified by the Supreme Court’s decision in 2010 that stated unlimited sums of money in politics are protected by free speech. Despite this, more money does not equal more votes. A vote from a DePaul student carries the same weight as a wealthy

Lincoln Park resident. Everyone is equal, if they choose to be. In 2010, according to a study conducted by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University in Boston, only 24 percent of eligible voters in the 18-to 29-year-old age group voted in that year’s midterm election. Compare that to eligible voters in the 30 and older category who voted at double that percentage. Simply put, there is a reason why Medicare and Social Security are still around while federal aid for college students has not kept up with rising tuition costs. Senior citizens vote; young people do not. Politicians do not listen to us because they are not afraid of us. We may get frustrated, but we do not vote and hold them accountable to our needs. Young people are the future of this country. Young people will have to take on the problems that our current leaders could not, or choose not, to deal with. Therefore, young people should be considered when

leaders make these decisions; whether it’s the future of our city, our state, our country or our world. To be taken seriously, young people must use the power of the vote to assert their voice in the discussion. After all, no one has the right to complain about the actions and inactions of our political leaders if they decide to stay home on Election Day. It is amazing how committed DePaul students are to their clubs, activities, and a shared fight for social justice. Let’s bring that passion with us to the voting booth on Nov. 4. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” Let’s not sell ourselves short. Whether we vote on Election Day, participate in early voting, or vote by mail, it makes a difference. No matter which way you do it or which candidate you back, vote.

Ebola: ‘The terrorism of poverty’ in developing nations By Kate Kownacki Contributing Writer

As of late October, research shows that 4,500 people have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Out of the eight diagnosed in the U.S., only one person has died from the disease. Why is it that the mortality rate in developing nations is 50 percent, while the mortality rate in the United States is only 12 percent? Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, an organization dedicated to advocating health care as a human right, said Ebola “isn’t a natural disaster, it is the terrorism of poverty.” Despite its history in terms of mortality, when given the proper health care response, Ebola is less intimidating. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, health and medical care are basic human rights under the premise that health is essential to life. Allowing Ebola to kill thousands of people not only violates these human rights,

but also reveals the power wealth and nationalism have in dividing our society. Of course, the U.S. is concerned about the Ebola epidemic, but only when the disease directly threatens one of its citizens. The media hype surrounding Ebola has grown exceedingly out of control, and the truth is Ebola becomes powerless in places like the U.S. The living conditions in places that house the destitute poor are unimaginably different from the living conditions within the confines of the U.S. If there should be any concern about Ebola, it should lie in the fact that as a country we support a system of capitalism that allows the cycle of poverty to continue. Not only do we neglect to realize that health is a basic human right, but we also ensure that the poorest of the poor cannot afford it. House Republicans are highly critical of the Obama administration's inaction in handling the epidemic, but for all the wrong reasons. U.S. Representative John Boehner is avidly pursuing

a temporary travel ban between the U.S. and infected countries in order to “protect the American people.” Doctors without Borders criticized this notion: “It has been our experience that lockdowns and quarantines do not help control Ebola as they end up driving people underground and jeopardizing the trust between people and health providers.” Any action rooted in selfinterest will inevitably do more harm than good. To control the threat of Ebola in America, we must start in West Africa. In Liberia, the hospitals do not have MICHAEL DUFF | AP nearly enough beds for patients, This sign stands outside a family home that has been placed under and many are turned away to die quarantine because of the Ebola virus in Port Loko, Sierra Leone. in solitude with no medical care at all. Ambulance personnel and alism, in this case especially, is for the human rights violations doctors work tirelessly to give one of the most dangerous forms of everyone, not just those who hope to the hopeless, knowing of discrimination and somereside within U.S. borders. For that if they were not victims of how remains unrecognized as society to be just, the human structural violence, they would a perpetuator of human rights race must fall and rise together not be dying. The conditions violations. There needs to be a not allowing people to suffer are cruel and unjust, and we are shift in mentality that includes a while others thrive. The lonallowing them to happen. universal understanding that we ger we neglect the Ebola epiThe complete and utter lack are all human beings before anydemic outside our borders, the of governmental aid to combat thing else. closer we inch toward our own this disease outside of the U.S. is We must take responsibility destruction. reprehensible. Extreme nation-

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Dying with dignity: Physician-assisted suicide By Donyae Lewis Contributing Writer

29-year-old Brittany Maynard, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, has decided she will end her life Nov, 1. Maynard will take her life through a process known as physician-assisted suicide. The Dying with Dignity Act, which is legal in Oregon, Washington State, Vermont, Montana and New Mexico, allows terminally ill patients to ask their doctor for lethal prescription drugs. Maynard has raised a lot of controversy about her decision to “die with dignity.” Freshman Zsa Zsa Quach knows the pain of dealing with situations such as Maynard’s. Having a younger brother who is a leukemia survivor and a grandfather diagnosed with colon cancer, Quach understands the mindset that Maynard has developed. “With Brittany’s case, if she feels content with her life, feeling that she lived her life to the fullest, it’s her choice and I respect that because going through cancer is such a journey. If I was in her shoes, I would think the same way because I would never put anyone who loved me so much through that,” Quach said. Quach said there’s an aspect many people have overlooked: contentment. When you think about denying these victims the opportunity to die happily, it is completely unethical, and by allowing them to suffer while living, you’re killing them in the process. In the 2011 Emmy-nominated documentary, “How to Die in Oregon,” I was introduced to a woman by the name

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Terminally ill Brittany Maynard moved to Portland, Oregon, to take advantage of the state’s Death with Dignity Act, which was established in the 1990s. Cody Curtis, whose life changed after a perceived stomach ache turned out to be large cancer cells in her liver. After months of suffering, which included being in a coma for 50 days, Curtis made the decision to go through with the lethal prescription. Not everyone agreed with the route Curtis chose. Dr. Katherine Morris, Curtis’ physician, said she was extremely

conflicted as she got more attached to her patient. “This is a law that supports my value, but I’m going to write a prescription to end someone’s life,” Morris said. Doctors are not the bad guys in these situations. Derek Humprey, author of the book, “Final Exit,” also lost his first wife to cancer. “The doctor doesn’t kill the

patient, the patient kills themselves,” he said. Once the doctors write their approval for the prescription, the power and control is all in the hands of the patient. “No one is forcing them to take the drug. It serves as an aid, so when things are taking a turn for the worst, the patient has the option to die peacefully,” Humphrey said. I couldn’t help but think of my own family as I became more acquainted with the topic of physician-assisted suicide. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer run in my blood. Most recently, I’ve had to see my great-aunt Gerald change into a complete stranger. When my mom shows me pictures of my aunt’s bruised face from a bad fall, or during holidays when she doesn’t remember me coming up to hug her, my heart aches. She’s lost control of her life, so I begin to question if the life she currently leads is even worth living any more? I would want someone, like my aunt, to have access to these prescribed lethal drugs. That way, she could make the decision for herself regarding how much longer she wants to suffer. When looking at this debate, you have to set aside your personal emotions and religious oppositions and begin to look at what these victims and their families have to deal with. I know that when I die I want it to be peaceful. No struggles, aches or tears. I imagine dying in a serene, dignified manner with my family and friends surrounded around me. Across America, everyone deserves the same opportunity. You have a right to live a happy life, and dying shouldn’t be any different.

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Questionable costumes push the envelope on what is appropriate for Halloween By Kevin Quin Contributing Writer

Choosing a Halloween costume as a child was simple. The thought of being a pumpkin, skeleton or witch is enough to excite most young kids. For more creative college students, however, the boundaries of Halloween costumes are often pushed past the point of offensive and into a new territory that reflects negatively on our society. Over the last few years, distasteful Halloween costumes have taken center stage. Instead of dressing up in something familiar such as Frankenstein or Dracula, young adults are opting for more uncomfortable costumes such as domestic abuse victims, Ku Klux Klan members and the late Trayvon Martin. This trend in costumes has horrific references reflecting society’s tendency to satirize tragic events as a method of grieving. Though being able to laugh at a serious situation may ease uncomfortable tension

for a short time, those directly affected by the incident will be triggered into remembering something they desperately want to forget. Actress Julianne Hough used blackface to portray Uzo Aduba’s character Crazy Eyes from the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” last Halloween. Blackface, which originated during the 19th century, was theatrical makeup used by white performers to act out degrading stereotypes of black people. Because this was the only portrayal of black people in the media at that time, these stereotypes against black people transcended off the theater in which they faced discrimination. Once photos of Hough in blackface, African Bantu knots and an orange jumpsuit hit the Web, she received massive backlash for being culturally insensitive. Hough did later apologize via Twitter about the costume once the public was outraged. But the fact that she thought it was appropriate to use such a

historically oppressive act for entertainment purposes shows how most people are unaware of the consequences these distasteful costumes have. Professor Dan Bashara, who teaches media and cultural studies courses, said unpleasant Halloween costumes are the result of a competition among peers to see who can be the most shocking. “It seems like this new generation has to be taught every Halloween what is offensive and what is not,” Bashara said. “It will never be funny to do certain things.” Because she is in the public eye, Hough was instantly reprimanded for her costume. For our friends and family, opportunities to be informed about dressing up in a distasteful costume may not come so quickly, as our peers often encourage us to be as offensive and edgy as possible. Everyone has different tastes in humor, and what may be hysterical to some may be emotionally haunting to others.

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Ebola costumes are in stock in many costume stores around the country for this Halloween season. Hough and others who have been culprits of offensive Halloween costumes all share a place of privilege that distances them from the realities of the incidents they mock. For them, the horrific things they attempt to portray through costumes are just simply that — costumes. They do not have to suffer the emotional and psychological effects associated with those terrible incidents, as opposed to those who have experienced those situations. So before we splurge at Party City to get supplies to be the best Ray Rice, ISIS member or Ebola victim come Friday, take a moment to consider if emotionally triggering the people around us is worth a few laughs.

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This Ebola costume is complete with a respirator, gloves and yellow boots.

The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff.

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Mausoleums line the way at Graceland Cemetery, located in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The cemetery is home to many ghost stories.

Ghosts aren't just found in stories and movies. For believers, the undead are among us throughout many Chicago neighborhoods. By Megan Daley Contributing Writer

Chicago doesn’t need a dark and scary night for a good ghost story. The city’s long history of gang violence, roaring fires and freak accidents is enough to haunt your nightmares with ghosts and ghouls for the next 100 years. Well, that is if you believe in that kind of thing. “I’ve never experienced a ghost but I think the concept is interesting,” DePaul junior Megan Thall said. “But I'd be freaked out if I ever saw one.” Whether you take stock in tales of the unknown, there is something to be said in the stories these apparitions are based on. DePaul Professor Joyce Miller Bean teaches a class called Haunted Chicago: The Ghost Story as Oral and Written Narrative at DePaul. The course dives into the folklore surrounding the neighborhoods of Chicago while visiting some of the most haunted locations in the city. This idea is the foundation for a class steeped in Chicago’s most haunted history. The class focuses on ancient folklore, gothic tales and collecting ghost stories from Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods including Lincoln Square, Andersonville and Ukrainian Village. The class treats students to a bus tour by Ursula Bielski’s Chicago Hauntings company. The tour takes riders to the Iroquois Theater, Jane Addams’ Hull House and Graceland Cemetery. Bean’s students have experienced a few encounters of their own while on the tour. One instance occurred near the Chicago River, the location of the Eastland boat sinking of 1915, a tragedy that took the lives of hundreds of people. “One of my students called us over and said, ‘You guys aren’t going to believe this,’ ” Bean said. “But he captured what really looked like a face coming out of the water.” It’s not just seeing ghosts that have spooked students. A frequent occurrence while visiting these haunted locations around the city is the disabling of recording devices such as

cameras and cellphones. At both the Hull House and Death Alley at the Iroquois Theater, visitors won’t be able to record or take photos because their equipment will often mysteriously stop working. “Some argue that the energy of a horrible murder or the alley behind the Iroquois Theater was almost embedded into the bricks of the building and that energy is what conflicts with our electronics,” Bean said. Adriana Henriquez, a senior at DePaul, said she had a supernatural experience while at the Hull House on the Chicago Hauntings tour with the DePaul Activities Board in 2013. “On my camera you could see a white blur in the house,” Henriquez said. “It was pretty creepy.” Though the experience was spooky, she still isn’t convinced. “I'm a bit skeptical about ghosts just because even though I got a picture I never felt like there was any other evidence that proved they were real,” she said. But Chicago’s landmarks might not be the only places in Chicago to experience phantom activity. According to Bean, several of the dorms on DePaul’s campus may also be haunted. “One of my students actually moved out of her dorm because she had woken up the previous Saturday and there was a man standing in the shadows of her room,” Bean said. “She freaked out and started screaming, of course not thinking it was a ghost. The man looked at her and she heard people running down the hall toward her but she was too afraid to move. She sat up in bed and the man walked calmly, didn’t even look at her, right through the wall.” The incident occurred four or five years ago, she said. Bean even experienced seeing a ghostly figure on an early weekday morning nearly two years ago, in the bathroom of one of the academic buildings. The encounter inspired her to write her first book of ghost stories. So, be careful this Halloween as you step out in your banana costume or Miley Cyrus ensemble. You never know when you might be stepping into ghostly territory.

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The statue of Inez Clarke, a young girl killed by a lightning strike, at Graceland Cemetery. Many visitors to the cemetery claimed they have seen a young girl playing near the statue.

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1. St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Chicago’s deep history of mob violence culminated on Feb. 14, 1929 in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Seven men associated with Al Capone’s rival, George “Bug” Moran, were murdered in a garage on Chicago’s North Side. About 70 rounds of ammunition were used by a group of men dressed in police uniforms on Moran’s men. Though the crime was never officially pinned on Capone because he was in Florida at the time, people widely thought he was responsible. According to legend, you can hear the screams of the seven men, along with the sound of rapid gunfire even though the building itself is no longer there.

2. The Iroquois Theater

Just 32 years after the Great Chicago Fire, another fire left its mark on Chicago and took the lives of 605 people, earning the title of the fourth-deadliest fire in American history. In 1903, the Iroquois Theater opened its doors, claiming to be “fireproof ” with plenty of fire exits. But during a Dec. 30 performance of “Mr. Bluebird,” an overhead stage light caught fire and quickly engulfed the theater in flames. The faulty doors prevented many of the theatergoers from escaping, with some jumping from the balcony exits only to fall to their deaths in the alley below. The alley today is referred to as Death Alley. Visitors can expect to sense the souls and hear the voices of those 605 people who died horrifically that day.

3. Graceland Cemetery

Graceland Cemetery opened in 1860 after Chicago city officials announced the closing of Chicago City Cemetery. The cemetery is the resting place for several Chicago legends including Marshall Field, Phillip Armour and George Pullman. The most famous young resident is young Inez Clarke. According to legend, Inez Clarke, 6, was visiting the park when a rainstorm blew in. A bolt of lightning struck Clarke killing her. A beautiful, lifelike statue was built in her honor. Some visitors to the cemetery claim they can feel the spirit of the girl near her statue, while others say they’ve seen a girl playing by the monument dressed in old-fashioned clothes.

4. Biograph Theater alley

In 1934, as the notorious bank robber and Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger exited the Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue, he was gunned down by federal agents who had been searching for him. The outlaw had taken several precautions to make sure law enforcement officers wouldn’t recognize him, including facial surgery and dyeing his hair. There are some conflicting accounts as to whether the man shot in the alley was truly Dillinger. Either way some eyewitnesses say at night, they have caught a glimpse of what appears to be a man wandering through the alley. Is it Dillinger? Or the ghost of the man who took the fall for him?

5. Red Lion Pub

Bars and pubs have long been a place where people can get away, indulge in an alcoholic beverage and steer clear of their troubles. The Red Lion Pub on Lincoln Avenue is no exception. Except, patrons of this bar don’t ever seem to want to leave. Eight ghosts are said to roam the halls of the Red Lion from the previous owner's father to a 1920s-era ghost who makes herself known via apparition. She is a mischievous ghost who likes to lock doors and keep female patrons or workers trapped in the bathroom and after a period of time, the door will mysteriously re-open. Late at night and on Sundays are supposedly the best times to take a quick a glimpse of these apparitions.

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Still on a roll POKÉMON PERSEVERES AFTER 16 YEARS By Sergio Montealegre Contributing Writer

Sixteen years ago, America’s children were taken by storm by the catchphrase, “Gotta catch ’em all.” In a time where the schoolyards were bustling with the likes of Tamagotchi and “Digimon,” Nintendo took their 2-year-old popular pocket monsters brand in Japan, localized it and unleashed a media phenomenon with games, a morning cartoon and several lines of toys and clothes. Those of us going through school in the late ’90s and early ’00s likely remember the mini-black markets of Pokémon cards stowed in binders. (Want this Charizard? It’ll be three pizza slices and some milk, at least.) But like the Tamagotchis, Furbies and Beanie Babies, it was expected to come and go, giving way to the next big toy fad. What’s a Yu-Gi-Oh? A Beyblade? Can someone explain to me a Skylander? Except, Pokémon hasn’t quite faded out. What started with 150 monsters — 151 for those in the know — has exploded to 721 different Pokémon, three of which are currently unreleased, and at least 15 different movies, a massive trading card game still in publication tandem to the video games and the animated series well into its 17th season. And there are no signs of stopping. Launching Nov. 21 are the Nintendo 3DS remakes to the Game Boy Advance’s “Pokémon Ruby Version” and “Pokémon Sapphire Version,” titled “Pokémon Omega Ruby” and “Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.” Nintendo also announced that Japanese arcades will be getting a sort of hybrid fighting game of Pokémon and Tekken called “Pokken.” So what makes Pokémon special? Why has its legacy

endured well after its initial storm? It may have to do with the game’s easy to approach playing style. “The key concepts you need for any game was easy to learn, easy to pick up, but difficult to master. And you want it to have repeated game value or repeat play, and that play has to be different each time you play it,” Ed Keenan, a game development instructor at DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media, said. “One of the things that you see in video games is if there’s a pattern and people can learn that pattern, the game’s suddenly not fun. You need to have that randomization; you need to have that interaction between things.” The story for the games has remained constant: you set out from your hometown with your starting Pokémon on a quest to collect eight gym badges, and on the way you wind up saving the world by dismantling a team of bad guys mimicking the mafia, environmental extremists or a bizarre Japanese dance group. By the end of the journey you’re the best trainer in the land. For some, though, that’s where the game really begins. This summer, Nintendo hosted its annual Pokémon National Championship round in Indianapolis, bringing together some of the nation’s best players who raised powerful teams of Pokémon. The company also touted the national championship was the largest yet with a combined 2,166 entrants playing the video game and the card game. Of those entrants, 800 were registered to battle for the title of National Champion. The events drew hundreds of thousands of viewers to its Twitch.tv streaming page as well. Competing at this level requires far more work than simply beating the game. This is in part to a meta-game

implemented by developer GameFreak that ensures that no two Pokémon are alike. Using hidden stats, the strength of a Pokémon is randomized when encountered. However, with breeding and battling, players can maximize these stats, creating a sort of digital thorough-breeding that would rival dog shows across the nation. “The ultimate end goal is to play these competitive matches, which involve a lot of mind games and prior game knowledge,” Samuel Newman, a CDM graduate student in computer game programming, said. “There’s a whole lot of switching in and out. So you’re constantly trying to guess if you want to switch or use your next fighter, or even use your next move which is super effective.” In essence, competitive Pokémon takes the game’s rockpaper-scissors- type mechanic, which equates to something like grass beats water, which beats fire, which beats grass, and slaps on a game of mental warfare akin to the likes of chess, only far less complex. This level of play is not for everyone because of the work needed to even compete at the bare minimum, let alone remembering the table of the game’s 18 types and their strengths and weaknesses. “In order to play this at this level, you need to do these kinds of min-maxing, playing a roleplaying game, with the effort values and individual values,” Newman said. “But creating these Pokémon to fight for you, working for and getting that final product is satisfying. Similar to how you would do that in any other role playing game. You quest and you level to perfect your character, and it’s satisfying.” With Pokémon showing no signs of slowing down, Nintendo reapplied the initial marketing slogan from when the brand took off after letting it lose prominence

POKÉMON HISTORY Each of the major regions are based on real-world geographical locations. Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh are based off regions of Japan: the southern most portions of the Kanto and Chubu regions, Kyushu and Okinawa rotated right 90 degrees, and Hokkaido, respectively. Unova is inspired by the New York City/New Jersey area, and Kalos by the entirety of France. The Sevii Islands are also based off the Iizu Islands south of Kanto. The idea of Pokémon originated as a 1990 pitch document for “Capsule Monsters.” Alongside it, the first trademarked Pokemon was not Pikachu, but Mew, submitted May 9, 1990. It wasn’t until Sept. 11, 1995 trademarks for Pocket Monsters Red and Green surfaced in Japan. Bulbasaur, Mew, Rhydon and Arceus can all claim to be the first Pokémon. Bulbasaur was the first Pokemon in the PokeDex. Mew was the first Pokemon ever created and trademarked, and the last to be added to Red and Green. Rhydon was the first Pokemon in the original games’ internal ordering system. Arceus is currently identified as the first Pokémon in the lore for the Sinnoh region, giving it the nickname “Poké-god.” The entirety of the game was scrunched together into a tiny 512 kilobytes. The U.S. and European releases doubled this memory on the cart to one megabyte. The fabled "glitch Pokémon," has appeared unintentionally in some form in all the games. Called, Missingno., it's the result of an oversight in the programming where an area that can generate a random Pokémon encounter has no Pokémon to load, so it loads whatever garbage data is in the game's RAM at the time or whatever is programmed as a fallback option. Fans speculated Porygon's final evolution to Porygon-Z was Nintendo's nod to this, as it caused the cybernetic Pokémon to become corrupted using a "Dubious Disc."

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around 2003. A slew of other side titles under the Pokémon brand such as Pokémon Art Academy, which released Oct. 24, are set to for release, as well. The card game is also getting

yet another expansion under the current X and Y branding, and the TV show continues to air the misadventures of Ash Ketchum — still 10 years old after all these years.

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THE HUMAN ELEMENT Eddie Redmayne portrays the personal side of Hawking in ‘Theory of Everything’ By Alondra Valle Contributing Writer

When you think of Stephen Hawking, you might think of his theories on black holes and the numerous awards he’s won. What people may not recall, however, is the hardships Hawking faced and the influences that pushed him through his recovery. Eddie Redmayne, who plays Hawking in the upcoming film, “The Theory of Everything,” jokingly shared how little he knew about the professor’s personal life. “I knew that he had done work into black hole theory and I sort of just about knew what a black hole was,” he said. The heavy burden Hawking carried during the dark points of his life were lightened because of the unconditional love and support he received from his wife Jane and the hope his children instilled in him. “The Theory of Everything,” directed by James Marsh, goes deeper than the fame and glory that is Hawking and focuses on his relationship with his family — most importantly with his wife, Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones). The film, based on Jane

Hawking’s memoir “Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen,” opens with a young and healthy Hawking at a college party where he sees Jane Wilde for the first time and after a night of talking, inevitably falls in love. It’s almost unreal just how compatible the two are: Jane is the fun and lightheartedness that Hawking needs during his rigorous collegiate years. Jane and Hawking’s relationship is one that surely depicts what true love is about and how powerful it can be. After being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, at 21-years-old, Hawking gave in to his disease, putting down his textbooks and spending his days alone watching television. Jane gives Stephen an ultimatum that lifts him from depression and pushes him to make something of the two years he was foreseen to have left. Redmayne and Jones both do a remarkable job portraying the couple as they go through the highs and lows that come with Hawking’s motor neuron disease and his inextinguishable intelligence, all while encompassing just how perfect they are for one another. Redmayne’s impressive

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Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones as Stephen and Jane Hawking in “The Theory of Everything.” performance, despite the challenging role, will surely be acknowledged this upcoming awards season. Redmayne said that there was a lot of preparation for the film simply because of the topic of the film. “The stakes felt very high from the (beginning)… just because if you’re playing someone who is living you know that they’re going to see the film and ultimately judge it,” he said. In order to give an authentic performance, Redmayne went to director Marsh and asked for time to train with a choreographer for four months to perfect his muscle control, being that there were certain muscles he needed to isolate to make his performance the best it could be. Redmayne also visited an ALS

clinic where he met with patients and grasped the illness firsthand. For Redmayne, meeting Hawking was the most unforgettable moment of filming. “It was amazing because we were shooting the May Ball scene (with) the fireworks display and he arrive,” Redmayne said. “It was nighttime and he was lit up by his computer screen. Then on cue the fireworks just went off behind him, it was amazing.” The script, full of witty remarks combined with the cast’s stellar acting, truly helps carry the film. The audience will laugh, feel inspired and despaired all in the same scene. Anthony McCarten, the screenwriter, does an exceptional job of providing insight on the man behind the awards and theories. Hawking

is shown to be humorous and a true romantic, illustrated early on in the film. He sways Jane, but most shockingly during his illness, never loses his romance or humor. Throughout the film, Redmayne identifies with the type of person Hawking truly is. “It’s human. What I hope the film (conveys) is that although the obstacles placed in front of him were very specific,” Redmayne said. “I feel like everyone in life has moments of limitations. But, they have to attempt to live within those confines or to overcome. I feel like it’s a very human story (with) an element that people can relate to.” “The Theory of Everything” opens in theaters Nov. 14.

Pop-punk bands battle over stage-diving safety By Piper Schad Contributing Writer

Joyce Manor took a stand against stage-diving last month, sparking controversy among the punk community. Conflict surfaced when the poppunk band’s lead singer, Barry Johnson, denounced a stage-diver at their show in Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. 19. A YouTube video shows Johnson stop the band in the middle of a song, confront the man who jumped right into a crowd of girls and politely tell him, “Please don’t do that again.” Things became more heated in Houston later that week. After asking fans not to stage dive for safety reasons, Johnson stopped the show once again when someone tried to make the jump anyway. The two got into an argument on stage and Johnson called the unidentified male a “patriotic straightedge piece of s---” and then ordered him to leave. “You’re not at a hardcore show,” Johnson said. The next day, Joyce Manor publicly apologized on Facebook. This debate set social media on fire as Joyce Manor received hundreds of comments on Facebook and Twitter. Reactions ranged from praising and insulting the band to making bad jokes about stage-diving. Fellow punk bands were quick to show support to Joyce Manor on Twitter including Balance and Composure and Candy Hearts. Others made their own pro-stage diving posts. “If somebody is being obnoxious about

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Punk fans crowd surfing at Riot Fest. Pop-punk band Joyce Manor recently denounced stage diving at their shows, to the dismay of many. it and involving people who clearly don’t want to be involved or carelessly shoving people or kicking people’s heads, then that’s where the problem is and why I mostly agree with Joyce Manor,” sophomore Taylor Novak said. Stage-diving may be an adrenaline rush, but it can also be a safety hazard. Although some claimed that they have the right to enjoy this tradition, others argued that it compromised the safe and accepting environment that the punk scene has historically facilitated. Stage-diving can be particularly dangerous because if someone isn’t paying attention there is a risk of head

and spine injuries. “I think it’s OK as long as you’re not purposely trying to hurt somebody,” concert photographer and sophomore Anam Merchant said. “But Joyce Manor should stop name calling.” “Crowd surfing is a part of shows and if you get pissed off because someone kicked you in the head or fell on you, you need to leave,” DePaul freshman Lizabeth Applewhite said. Stage diving and moshing have been popular for decades but weren’t always part of the punk scene. DePaul Communications professor and punk connoisseur Daniel

Makagon helped conceptualize the history of stage diving and moshing. “Historically, in terms of punk dancing, people were just kind of pogoing, so jumping up and down,” Makagon said. “From there folks started slam dancing, which is basically the same thing as moshing. They would bump into each other in ways that were sort of disorganized and chaotic.” In the early ’80s this dancing wasn’t violent at all but with the emergence of East Coast hardcore bands in the early ’90s, the atmosphere became extremely violent. “People were showing up to the shows to fight under the excuse of dancing, in other words looking to hurt other people and that’s not what punk was about, that’s not how it started,” he said. “Stage diving is a very different animal than all these other things because what you get is someone who is jumping off a stage that is a minimum of three feet high,” Makagon said. “Stage diving, while not as violent as other forms of dancing like moshing, can be far more violent for an audience because someone not paying attention gets landed on and seriously injured.” He attributed this change partially to punk becoming popular with mainstream audiences. “Mainstream audiences don’t have any sense of punk’s history. In DIY shows there’s the idea that if someone falls down you help them up.”

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Disturbing determination in ‘Whiplash’ By Pat Mullane Contributing Writer

Today’s society is competitive, structured so only the strong-willed survive. With a scarce job market, college students are taught they must separate themselves from their peers; told only the best will be granted opportunities for the future. The question remains: Does our desired practice have to become the most important thing in our life in order to become the best? Should students be taught that this desired practice should be the most important subject in their life? The newly released indie drama and one of the most intense films of the year, “Whiplash,” explores the notion of what it takes to succeed, determining the thin line between passion and obsession. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash” tells the story of a musician’s struggle to become the lead drummer in the school’s top jazz band led by the school’s frightening maestro. Miles Teller, star of last summer’s “The Spectacular Now,” plays ambitious first-year drummer Andrew Neyman, the newbie at New York City’s top music school. The tempo of the film begins rapidly during the very first scene when the school’s notorious jazz conductor Mr. Fletcher, played marvelously by J.K. Simmons, stumbles upon Andrew practicing alone. Fletcher immediately commands Andrew to perform a “doubletime swing,” leaving him unimpressed and resulting in him walking out during Andrew’s impromptu audition for the conductor. This scene reflects the entity of the entire film, the lengths at which students will go in order to impress their instructor in order to prove themselves worthy. Norbie Kosinski, a percussion student at

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Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is a young and ambitious drum student taught by the dominant and aggressive Mr. Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) in “Whiplash.” DePaul University’s School of Music and an avid drummer of 11 years, said this type of dissatisfaction is normal. “Your first couple days of music school become a reality check,” Kosinski said. “You’re not as good as thought you were. You may have been the best in high school, but here you could be the worst of the program.” Simmons possesses the perfect portrayal of dominance in the film, bringing a human approach that allows any audience member to put a name on an old teacher or coach that resembles the character. His fearful authority provides two options for his students: Push your limit to their expectations or quit.

Before Andrew could choose either option, Fletcher unexpectedly decides to make him the alternate drummer in the school’s top jazz band. It’s here in the practice room scenes where Andrew’s limit is pushed exceedingly, and where we get a sense of Fletcher’s extreme teaching manner. Andrew’s drive strives from the insecurity produced by Fletcher in these scenes. What begins as verbal abuse from Fletcher soon becomes much more physical, as he slaps Andrew across the face for drumming out of tempo. “You hear a number of rumors about how hard teachers can be on their students; it’s scary,” Kosinski said. “I heard about this guy that would blindfold his

students and command them to play, all while popping plastic bags by their ears in order to teach them how to focus.” Andrew soon becomes engulfed with his drumming — developing bloodpopping blisters he wraps with bandages to continue playing. Drumming eventually becomes the most important aspect of his life, causing him to break up with his girlfriend. His only explanation to her was that she would hold him back from becoming “one of the greats.” Day in and day out, Andrew practices “Whiplash,” the same song Fletcher instructs them to play every class. By the film’s second act, it’s clear Andrew’s passion of drumming transitions into something of an unhealthy obsession. It becomes uneasy to watch Andrew play over and over, splattering blood over his drum kit, but we see stuff like this regularly. Andrew’s extreme drive to succeed reflects what many think it truly takes to become “one of the greats” in today’s society. “I know students that spend their whole day in the practice room. It’s their life,” Kosinski said. “Last year, 1600 students applied for the music program at DePaul. Around 64 were accepted. You have to prove yourself worthy here if you want to succeed.” Throughout the film, Chazelle presents a clear sense of disturbance in the way Fletcher transforms Andrew. In the film’s jaw dropping finale, you’ll be asking yourself if Fletcher’s extreme lessons were worth it. There’s a scene in the film where Fletcher claims that two most harmful words in the English language are “good job.” Perhaps he’s right.

Steppenwolf’s ‘Animal Farm’ brings Orwell tale to the stage By Emma Rubenstein Senior Writer

The productions presented in Steppenwolf for Young Adults may be geared toward a younger audience, but they seem to somehow always transcend their intended audiences. These shows contain something powerful and entertaining for every age group that comes to experience them. This fall, Steppenwolf ’s “Animal Farm” provides a wealth of thematic importance for young students and adults alike. The show is a theatrical re-telling of George Orwell’s classic novel, in which a group of animals enact a revolution against their terrible master and create a society of their very own. “It’s a really good adaptation in terms of the book, to my understanding,” actress and DePaul graduate Celeste M. Cooper, who is an understudy for two of the production’s main characters, said. “The animals take over the farm, which is called Manor Farm, and they turn it into Animal Farm because they are thinking, ‘Oh, we won’t have to be a slave to the man any

more.’” Though the main characters within the story are animals, the message they convey rings true for all people. “They have animal masks on, but it is real people today,” Cooper said. The responsibilities that she will be taking on within the production are no small feat, she said. “I am an understudy for two roles, Old Major and Julia,” she said. “Old Major is an old sow and Julia is a cow. Old Major actually is in the show probably the first 10 minutes and then she dies, but she is the one who brought about this revolution. She is the one who has this voice and presence that gets the animals to a place where there are not going to allow this man to abuse them any more.” Though “Animal Farm” is labeled as theater for young adults, it provides so much more than this label implies. “It’s going toward our middle and high school students,” Cooper said. “But at the same time, as an adult, I am blown away by all the different themes and things that

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Blake Montgomery and Sean Parris in Steppenwolf Theatre for Young Adult’s adaptation of “Animal Farm.” come up within this show.” Though Cooper’s career is taking off, she said she’s grateful for the roots that she established in college and all she was able to learn at DePaul. “I absolutely love The Theatre School,” she said. “They have had a huge impact on how my career has gone. I know that DePaul students, in The Theatre School in particular, we are respected and I feel like a lot of us work. I think it’s because we have been taught so many things by our professors. Cooper also had a wealth of

advice to offer young actors and actresses who are aspiring to make their way in the world of theater today. “I would say one of the best things that I think they can do is be spiritually grounded,” she said. “It’s OK to have those insecure moments, that’s natural and that’s normal. But if you don’t believe, then no one else is going to. So whatever they need to do, whether it is something that is some type of spiritually or connection or whatever it may be I think find it and stay with it.”

Cooper said to be a successful actor, you have to work hard and you have to treat people how you want to be treated. “That goes for everybody,” she said. “It doesn’t go just for your director or for your teacher. It goes for the person in the cast, the person working the lights board, the stage manager, the house manager. Everybody is so important in the making and breaking of your career.” “Animal Farm” is playing at Steppenwolf through Nov. 9.

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DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK Chicago’s emo scene is as strong as ever

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Emo band Dads performs to an excited crowd in 2013. Emo has been a mainstay in both the Midwest and Chicago since the ‘90s, thanks to a supportive and tight-knit scene.

By Cheriden Sablik Contributing Writer

The word “emo” has gained many stereotypes over the years. Emo has become synonymous to goth in popular culture; eliciting thoughts of darkly dressed teenagers at the mention of the word. But, in music, emo describes a genre that is catching a second wind in Chicago. Midwest emo saw its peak in the ’90s and many of its bands established a place for themselves at the forefront of emo. Even now, these bands are the first that come to mind when discussing

the genre. Emo music in Chicago and the Midwest as a whole has exploded within the last year. Essential ’90s emo bands such as Braid, The Promise Ring and more recently, Mineral and American Football have reunited (although The Promise Ring’s most recent reunion consisted of only a small stint of shows in 2011 and 2012), ushering in the so called “emo revival” that has brought the genre to the center of Chicago’s current alternative scene. But “emo revival” can be a misleading term. Emo never disappeared and the reunions of these ’90s bands aren’t bringing it

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back; they’re just forcing people to care again. With this recent explosion of interest in emo, many Chicago area bands are beginning to gain more recognition. Patrick Delehanty, guitarist for Rockford based band Joie De Vivre, witnessed this growth firsthand. “I’ve definitely seen an increase in (our crowds), it’s way different than when we started,” he said. “I mean, we couldn’t get anyone to come out and see us play so now it’s definitely the polar opposite of what it used to be.” Joie De Vivre is just one of many bands that have experienced an influx of notoriety. Chicago-based Into It. Over It. piloted by frontman Evan Weiss has skyrocketed in popularity, recently adding playing at Lollapalooza to their resume. “We’ve played with Evan (Weiss),” Delehanty said. “There’s this house that this band Merchant Ships used to have in Northern Indiana, and we saw him play acoustic there. We played with him, and there were small crowds and again, he’s playing Lollapalooza. It’s crazy just seeing everything move like that.” Chicago has become an influential force in the growth of emo and a designated stop for almost every band within the genre. “I’ve made more friends playing in Joie De Vivre than I’ve had outside of it and I’ve met people from all over the world doing it and it’s crazy,” Delehanty said. A major reason for such a strong emo scene in Chicago, he said, is the friendships that bands in the scene are making with one another. “I think that the whole networking of it, with people just being friends and supportive of each other, really rooting each other on and helping each other out with getting shows, telling each other about other people’s bands, I think that was a really big push for it in Chicago.” Even to emo bands who don’t call Chicago home, the city has pushed their bands to new heights. “You have bands like The World Is a Beautiful Place…

UPCOMING EMO SHOWS IN CHICAGO Nov. 7 Slingshot Dakota, The City on Film, The Please & Thank Yous, Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers Township, $8. Nov. 21 Dads, Tiny Moving Parts Beat Kitchen, $12. Nov. 22 The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Hotlier Subterranean, $12. Dec. 19 Owls Subterranean, $17. Dec. 30-31 American Football Bottom Lounge, $25 (Dec. 30) and $45 (Dec. 31) Jan. 1-2 American Football Lincoln Hall, $25 playing Riot Fest and just seeing those bands play to like 10 people and now they’re playing festival stages and that is pretty incredible,” Delehanty said. It’s not just the festival scene that’s helping emo bands gain popularity. Small Chicago venues such as Township in Logan Square, or the Subterranean in Wicker Park have been essential in promoting the growth of emo music in the city. Township is one of the most influential venues in Chicago’s emo scene, regularly hosting Chicago area bands like The Please & Thank Yous, The City on Film and Warren Franklin & the Founding Fathers. Township also actively supports touring bands such as Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), who just played at Township with Joie De Vivre at the end of September. Prawn, a New Jersey-based band, has had growing success at Township, as well. “The first time I saw Prawn in Chicago, there were probably 20 to 30 kids there and the last time

I saw them at Township half the place was full,” Delehanty said. The recent growth in the popularity of emo in Chicago and across the nation is due to, in part, the reuniting of ’90s emo’s biggest bands, but it all comes down to the great support system that has been built for the genre. Delehanty mentioned MP Shows, House Call Entertainment and Chicago Reader music reporter Leor Galil as being an important part in helping Chicago’s emo scene succeed. It is often what happens behind the scenes that has the most impact, and with Chicago’s emo scene, it really is the invisible connections between bands, venues, promoters and fans that hold the scene together. The connections made within the scene make the music even more enjoyable. “I have friends all over the country and overseas,” Delehanty said. “So it’s pretty amazing how many friendships came out of emo music and from the scene.”

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BONN-VOYAGE

Bonn-Appetite

Brötchen (bread rolls) are the center to the German breakfast, as well as various spreads, cold-cut sausage, cheeses and fruit.

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By Megan Deppen Senior Writer

One of the great joys of travel is sampling the new food. Perusing the streets of Bonn, I was surprised by where my nose led me. Schnitzel, sausage and sauerkraut were not the star attractions on every German menu. Although Germans haven’t mastered deep dish pizza, they have intermingled plenty of foreign dishes with their traditional German cuisine. Peppered around train stations and city centers are Ibises serving Turkish döner. Shaved meat, mediterranean salad and white yogurt sauce makes a döner wrap look and taste just like a Greek gyro (but don’t tell that to the Turks). They are the cheapest meal around and will satisfy your hunger when everything else has closed after 8 p.m. Most places also sell pommes (french fries), but in Germany the norm for condiments may startle most Americans: Pommes rot weiß means “french fries with red and white,” or french fries served with ketchup and mayonaise. Like the hot dog stands of New York, currywurst and crepe carts lure passersby with delightful aromas, and between these carts are “eis” shops by the dozens, sending streams of Germans licking Italian ice cream through the city. Even more populous than ice cream shops are the bakeries. In Germany, there is a significant difference between a place for sweet baked goods, called a konditorei, and a bakerei, which sells breads, rolls and small sandwiches. When bakeries open at the break of dawn every day, except Sunday, there is already a line of Germans outside. For lunch, I stop in for a sandwich: a fresh, wheat brötchen (bread roll) topped with pumpkin seeds and surrounding slices of creamy white cheese, butter, tomato, lettuce and cucumber. For a treat, I’ll also snag a chocolate croissant or a chocolate and almond-covered pastry. In reality, an exchange student is still a college student, so I can’t afford to eat out every meal.

Vendors call out prices at the outdoor markets where shoppers pick up fresh produce in the city center. Before stopping at the popular grocery store Edeka, I’ll wander through Marktplatz and pick out fresh fruits and vegetables from the year-round daily markets. Germans love their markets, the most famous being the Weihnachtsmarkts, or Christmas markets that resemble Chicago’s own Christkindlemarket in Daley Plaza. At Weihnachtsmarkt you can buy seasonal goods like lebkuchen (heart-shaped gingerbread), roasted nuts, and glühwein (mulled wine). A family I stayed with in Frankfurt made it very clear that each season has its special food or drink, and it is a cultural sin to consume it any other time. During kaffee und kuchen (the midafternoon coffee and cake), the family served zwetschgenkuchen,”a tart made with crumbled dough and plums. I loved the tart of the plums, but my family warned it would vanish once the plum season ended. Later that day we meandered through the small market in Frankfurt and my host insisted I try the red and white federweißer, a sparkling wine made of fermenting grape juice only available in the fall. I also burned my tongue on a piping hot “reibekuchen,” a fried

potato pancake dipped in a sauce like apfelmuss (applesauce). Though some German favorites come and go, there are staples to the German dining table that include just what I was expecting: schnitzel, sausage, and sauerkraut. Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), different kinds of würste (sausages) topped with mustard or served with sauerkraut, schnitzel (fried, breaded, thin-cut pork), frikadelle (German meatballs), and bread will be on every traditional German menu. For a typical “frühstück” (breakfast), Germans eat fruits, cheeses, cold sausage and buttered bread rolls and sipping on coffee, tea, or juice. The big meal of the day is mittagessen (midday meal), and this may be where the traditional German foods find their way to your plate. Like the Philly cheesesteak of Philadelphia, the Kansas City barbecue sauce, or the Chicagostyle hot dogs, different German cities have their own specialty food. So far I have discovered Frankfurt’s grüne soße (green sauce), and I have yet Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Vienna, and other German cuisine to try to compare.

Reibekuchen (fried potato pancakes) draws guests in with their savory smell and are a staple to cold-weather markets.

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Culture beyond the classroom Beyond the Museum Campus, Chicago is home to a trove of unique sites By Colin Sallee Contributing Writer

As students at a respectable university, knowledge is something that we all covet. Fortunately enough, Chicago offers one of widest spectrums of knowledge and learning outlets in the U.S. Many do not know what they have at their disposal. The museums in our city are unlike any collective group in the country. They’re not your average grade school field trip destination — they’ve got both national and global outreach. “The tourists come from everywhere,” Heather Grance, public programs director at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, said. “We’ve had people from Europe, Australia, South America. This may not even be their target destination, but due to

the reputation the city, we are able to reap the benefits.” Plenty of us know of the Museum of Science and Industry, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Adler Planetarium. But there’s much more out there to explore. The river of knowledge, history and the future runs deep in the city. Students have places such as the Museum of Mexican Art, The DuSable Museum of African American History, and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum right around the corner. These establishments offer knowledge and insight that Chicago residents don’t always realize — not to mention the estimated 35 percent of students who come from a different state. We’ve all got plenty to learn.

1. The DuSable Museum of African American History 740 E. 56th Place $7 with student ID

Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable is widely regarded as the first true resident of what would come to be known as Chicago. While not much is known of DuSable’s childhood, we do know that he worked for a British lieutenant governor in the Revolutionary War and made his home on the Chicago River in 1779. He also established the first trading post in the city, which would become incredibly influential in that area for the next two centuries. DuSable’s name is on countless buildings throughout the city, and his first place of settlement is now a historical landmark on what we now call Pioneer Court at 401 N. Michigan Ave. The Museum itself, located in Hyde Park, was built to educate, commemorate and honor not only DuSable’s history, but African-American history in both Chicago and the country. It was established in 1961 by a group of teachers, trustees and Chicago citizens.

Home to more than 15,000 pieces of art, text and memorabilia, you want to take a full day to appreciate the museum. Events are a constant at the museum, and visitors are welcome to even host their own events. “This isn’t a place to just walk in and walk out,” Herb Stokes, former Black Panther and now CEO of the Chicagobased Affluent Group, said. “The DuSable Museum will give you an appreciation for history like few places in the country.” He said the museum is not just a place to learn about African-American history, but American history as a whole. “The history of America shouldn’t be delegated,” he said. “We’re all Americans, and we’re all affected by each other’s history. This place creates an environment for everyone to learn, no matter who you are or where you’re from. If you’re open-minded and ready to learn, you’ll eventually grow as a person and appreciate it forever — this place has that kind of impact.”

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Photo courtesy of THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART

2. The National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th St. Free

The ancient Mexican tradition of honoring deceased family on Dia de Los Muertos is just one day, Nov. 1 through Nov. 2. But the significance at the National Museum of Mexican Art on West 19th Street is felt for months at a time. “They don’t make many places like this,” Carlos Tortolero, president of the museum, said. “The art, the knowledge and the experience that you get here is already unique enough.” “This time of year, things are taken to a different level,” Tortolero said. “The energy from patrons is much higher. They’re eager to learn more about the Day of the Dead, and the art does a great job of teaching.” The Dia de los Muertos exhibit officially

opened Sept. 19,. and will stay open through Dec. 14. Doors open at 6 p.m. and close at 8:30 p.m. The knowledge you get here is second to none. Though visitors can explore the museum on their own, it also offers educational tours for both teachers and students. The amount of art at the museum is incredible. With more than 13 different installation pieces on display at any given time, to go along with the 40-plus artists who’ve contributed, it’s easy to see why this museum ranks among the best nationally. While the museum’s focus is art, they offer events in both film and literature.

3. The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon Drive $7 with student ID, free on Thursdays Located just three blocks east of DePaul’s South Loop Campus on Michigan Avenue and Cannon Drive, this museum is one of the more hidden yet interactive museums in the city. With about 10 to 12 consistent exhibits, the museum is always finding new ways to teach as well as entertain the public. Though traditionally aimed toward children, they’ve done quite the job expanding their outreach over the

last four years. With craft beer spreading like wildfire across the city, the museum has teamed up with Half Acre Brewing Company and has designated times where adults can enjoy the museum without the presence of children. Exhibits such as the “Butterfly Haven,” “Beecher’s Laboratory” and the “Wilderness Walk” are all still open, but they’ve incorporated a whole new wave for

3 adults. Live music, food trucks and plenty of hands-on information regarding craft beers make for a unique experience for adults of all ages. “I love the nature aspect of this city, but I wasn’t aware of this museum until just this summer,” freshman Jake Kane, originally from Lake Zurich, said. “They offered new ways of preserving nature, as well, through composting, remaining green, as well as

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influencing your friends.” Program director Grance said the museum is vital to the overall well-being of the overall ecosystem of the city. “The Chicago Conservation Core is actually ran through the city,” she said. “This really gives us a lot of resources and strong base to get the word out on greener living in such a modernized city like ours. We’ve got a great platform here.”

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Panda Bear Mr. Noah Over the past 15 years, Noah Lennox has proved to be a multifaceted artist, both in his solo career as Panda Bear and with the experimental foursome Animal Collective. There was the sampleheavy, pop album “Person Pitch,” and its more prestine and solemn follow-up in 2011, “Tomboy” — not to mention the somber “Young Prayer” or any of his collaborative work. To further confuse things, it’s difficult to pinpoint how “Mr. Noah,” the EP to precede Lennox’s forthcoming album, “Panda Bear vs. The Grim Reaper,” will eventually fit into his expansive discography. It is certainly a more playful release, pulling bits of frazzled and frayed samples most akin to those used on “Strawberry Jam” or “Centepede Hz.” Paired with Lennox’s crisp and watery vocals and schoolyard chat lyrics, many of the tracks are nearly childlike. “This new record has more of a sense of humor,” he said to Pitchfork. “It’s not wacky, but it’s the sound of me having fun.” KIRSTEN ONSGARD | THE DEPAULIA

Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 When rumor spread to rappers El-P and Killer Mike that their latest collaborative album, “Run the Jewels 2,” had leaked online, they did the next best thing: Tweeted a link to a free download early Friday morning. The album takes off where their first left off, and is packed with bass-heavy production and a whirlwind of energetic and over-thetop verses, and the duo’s ability to play off each other, both live and in studio, is impressive. Though Run the Jewels have never been known to hold anything back, here they are clearly full-force. And if one album isn’t enough, fans have fully funded a Kickstarter campaign to completely remix “Run the Jewels 2” with cat noises. “Meow the Jewels” is to feature Baauer, Skywlkr and Dan the Automater, in addition to felines.

Oct. 30 Digitalism Concord Music Hall 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave., $18.50

Oct. 30 Slowdive The Vic Theatre 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., $30

Oct. 30 Twin Peaks, Ne-Hi, Flesh Panthers Lincoln Hall 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., $14

Nov. 1-2 Alt-J The Riviera Theatre 4746 N. Racine Ave., $38.50

in FILM “The Theory of Everything” Directed by James Marsh, “The Theory of Everything” centers on famed physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne), but goes deeper than the fame and glory. Instead, it focuses on his relationship with his family, most importantly with his wife, Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones). The film, based off Jane Hawking’s memoir “Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen”, opens with a young and healthy Hawking at a college party where he sees Jane Wilde for the first time, and after a night of talking, inevitably falls in love. After his ALS diagnosis at age 21, Hawking gives in to his disease, putting down his textbooks and spending his days alone watching television. But Jane gives him an ultimatum that lifts him from this depression and pushes him to make something of the two years he was foreseen to have left. Redmayne and Jones both do a remarkable job portraying the couple as they go through the highs and lows of Hawking’s disease and his inextinguishable intelligence, and the love they have for each other. Redmayne’s impressive performance will surely be acknowledged this upcoming awards season. Read the full review and an interview with Eddie Redmayne on page 17. ALONDRA VALLE | THE DEPAULIA

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“Whiplash”

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Enlisting the help of Bleacher’s frontman and pop machine Jack Antondorf, Taylor Swift has officially shaken off her girlish country charm in favor of seeking full-on pop stardom.

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Even a classic album by The Beatles isn’t sacred territory. Wayne Coyne is joined by an all-star pop cast of “fwends” — including his newest BFF, Miley Cyrus — to cover the entirety of “Sgt. Pepper.”

By the opening tracking shot, with the sound of Andrew Neyman’s double-time swing in the distance, writer and director Damien Chazelle captures everything “Whiplash” sets out to be in the very first scene. When the notorious music teacher Mr. Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) stumbles upon the drumming of first-year student Neyman (Miles Teller), you get a sense of both characters. Everything about the ambitious Neyman seems real here, beginning with the fear and inspiration driven from Fletcher’s unimpressed assessment of Neyman’s drumming in the first scene. That’s where Neyman’s drive strives upon, proving Fletcher wrong, which the audience knows is damn near impossible. We soon realize that Fletcher’s disinterest in Neyman is just part of his many mind games to drive the student harder. From bloody blisters to dumping his girlfriend, Neyman soon becomes engulfed in the perfection of his drumming. “Whiplash” might just be one of the most intense — and best — films of the year. Read the full review on page 18. PAT MULLANE | THE DEPAULIA

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D e JAMZ

“Spinning fresh beats since 1581”

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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Kirsten Onsgard

scary but ends up laughably flat. Here are some tracks that actually will scare you.

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The easiest way to assure that your Halloween party isn’t lame is to ban “Monster Mash” from the playlist. Indeed, it might be best to avoid all traditional Halloween music, otherwise you might as well start bobbing for apples and telling spooky stories. Congratulations, you’ve successfully replicated a fourthgrade class party. Just like there’s a difference between sparkly “Twilight” vampires and actual vampires, there is quite a variance in the definition of scary. Like movies, a lot of music attempts to be

1. Crystal Castles – “Celestica” Quite frankly, there’s little need to play any other artist on Halloween. Producer Ethan Kass and vocalist Alice Glass (whose name already sounds like it’s from a horror flick) create adrenaline pumping, freaked-out electronic music. If I ever found myself running from zombies, I could only hope “Celestica,” from “(II),” would miraculously be my soundtrack.

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2. Aphex Twin – “Come to Daddy” If a movie were to begin with the whispered words, “I want your soul,” I would immediately turn it off and go back to watching “Parks and Recreation.” Aphex Twin wants your soul, the warped and bursting beats and his screetching is evidence enough that he is pretty serious about it. 3. Oneohtrix Point Never – “Power of Persuasion” “Replica” is generally considered one of Daniel Lopatin’s most accessible works, but his compositions, created with retro samples

ACROSS 1. Text, briefly 4. Atmospheric hazard 8. Nile slitherers 12. Shooter missile 13. French bread 14. Cote cooer 15. Cockpit reading (abbr.) 16. Emergency vehicle 18. Lieu 20. Child's play? 21. Arcing shots 24. Joins 28. Harem 32. Eastern attire 33. Time before 34. Auto type 36. Tangle 37. Drink for Beowulf 39. Cause to explode 41. Cove kin 43. "Vamoose!" 44. Early development 46. It's acted seriously 50. Unreasonable 55. Appliance setting 56. Important statistic 57. Rooftop fixture 58. Turning point?

and acoustic instraments, are incredibly disorienting. The strange arpeggios on “Power of Persuasion” are almost reminscient of the soundtrack in the haunted levels in “Super Mario 64,” if it were chopped and maimed into a psychological thriller. 4. Death Grips – “No Love” MC Ride has lived through some very real things in his life. “No Love” begins with a shout that sounds like it is coming from the bottom of a well before a stark and marching beat kicks in. Death Grips also broke up suddently this year — proof they have no love for you.

59. Book section? 60. Compass doodles 61. Lacking a match DOWN 1. Evian, et al. 2. Cheesy lunch order 3. Content fully 4. Veteran seafarers 5. The word, if you're silent 6. An eye for the poetic? 7. Joint malady 8. Old pearls of wisdom 9. Bart, to Homer 10. Pipe material 11. "Didn't I tell you?" 17. Attorney's field 19. Miss. neighbor 22. Ran in the wash 23. Coleslaw and fries 25. "Seven Years in Tibet" role 26. "Doggone it!" 27. Construction zone 28. Final Four game 29. Drawn 30. Hardly illusory 31. Hippocratic, for one 35. Ramen soup strips

5. Radiohead – “Everything in its Right Place” The synthetic and cold piano melody, Thom Yorke’s pleading voice and the general feeling that everything actually isn’t in its right place make this a disturbing “Kid A” cut. 6. Nine Inch Nails – “Reptile” Trent Reznor and his entire discography as Nine Inch Nails is slightly disturbing. But here, Reznor is clearly a little miffed at some cold-blooded women. Its lyrics could easily be an outline for a heart-wrenching slasher flick.

38. Do a butcher's job 40. Scand. land 42. Harbor craft 45. Met attraction 47. Certain sax 48. Humor 49. Bedazzled 50. Gremlin 51. Meadow, in verse 52. Delay 53. Company perk, perhaps 54. Mandela's org.

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DePaul’s hockey club rebuilding after losing nine seniors By Ellie Braida Contributing Writer

“We’re in rebuilding mode right now.” Sports fans are used to hearing this phrase. It’s heard endlessly every year from eternally mediocre teams such as the Cubs, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Jacksonville Jaguars. But when DePaul’s hockey club team says this, they have solid reasoning to back it up. After a very successful season last year, the team graduated nine seniors and introduced 15 new players. “With so many new guys coming in, we’re still figuring out roles for the players in such a short period of time,” DePaul hockey club head coach Jerry Fronek said. Even with a winless record, the team goal remains the same, as it does every season: Be in the top 10 in their conference, compete in the regional tournament at the end of the season and make it to nationals. Freshman goalkeeper and team secretary John Cassata isn’t worried about achieving this goal. “We’ve had a really tough schedule to begin with, and it’s only going to get easier from here on out,” Cassata said. DePaul’s first three twogame series were against Illinois State, Lindenwood University and Missouri State — all teams among the top 10 in the region and top 15 in the nation. The

results weren’t pretty as the Blue Demons were outscored 44-13 throughout the first six games, leaving them with a disappointing plus-minus standing at -31. In their last two games against Lewis University, they lost by just 1 point each time could have gone either way. Fronek has given advice to keep his players’ spirits high in times of adversity. “I preach patience and persistence,” Fronek said. “And to look at the big picture and keep in mind the goal for the season”. While not an official NCAA team, DePaul hockey plays in the competitive American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Like any other club, it is student-run and the players do the majority of the decisionmaking. Their home games are played at West Meadows Ice Arena in suburban Rolling Meadows, although their next home game while school is in session isn’t until Jan.16, 2015. But they do have several upcoming games at Edge Ice Arena located in Bensenville, the weekend of Nov. 14, where they provide fans free busses for transportation for students to home games. Both Fronek and the players said that their biggest challenge is getting momentum going as a new, relatively inexperienced team. Once this happens, they’re sure the wins will start coming. It’s a long, demanding growing process, but they said their great

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DePaul’s hockey club is focused on rebuilding this season, going 0-6 in their first six games of the season. team chemistry has certainly helped ease the transition and create a positive atmosphere in the locker room.

Cassata has plenty of faith in his team. With so many more games left to play, he said DePaul hockey can’t be written off.

“We’re getting better every game and before long,” Cassata said. “We’ll even it out.”

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Women’s soccer wins on senior day By Matthew Paras Sports Editor

Despite not being able to capitalize on countless scoring opportunities, all No. 9 DePaul women’s soccer needed to beat Xavier was one goal. In the 59th minute, freshman Alexa Ben received a corner kick from senior Amber Paul and scored a header goal to lead the Blue Demons past Xavier (3-12-3, 0-7-1 Big East), 1-0. On senior day at Wish Field Saturday, the Blue Demons improved to 14-0-3 and 6-0-2 in the Big East with just one remaining game on the schedule before the Big East tournament. “I just kind of stepped out in front of the goalie and got my head into it,” Ben said. “I think (the goal) took off pressure. It was great to get a boost that we needed. It just got us mentally prepared and ready to fight for the rest of the game. “We have a willingness to win,” Ben said. “We don’t want to give up all we’ve done this season to lose just one game. That motivation just drives us every game.” Before that goal, DePaul struggled to score despite a number of chances. The Blue Demons finished the game with 25 shots, including 13 shots on goal. Xavier goalkeeper Katie Markesbery had 12 saves. DePaul junior Elise Wyatt led the Blue Demons with seven shot attempts, four on goal. The Musketeers were physical in the box, which helped slow the Blue Demons at points. Xavier committed 15 fouls to DePaul’s five. The Musketeers were also handed two yellow cards, one against forward Tori Doss in the 56th minute and another to forward Ellie Eckerle in the 61st minute. DePaul head coach Erin Chastain said her team wasn’t sharp in attacking the third. “We missed a lot of opportunities in the first half,” Chastain said. “We had 14 shots in the first half and just left too many on the table. Credit to their team, they battled.” But it was the Blue Demon defense that kept Xavier at bay. Senior defender Sarah Gorden anchored a group that allowed just two shots, none of which came after halftime.

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DePaul senior defender Sarah Gorden waves to the crowd at Wish Field on senior day. Gorden anchored a defense that allowed just two shots in a 1-0 win over Xavier. Chastain said that with the team finding a way to win regardless showed how much her group cares to win. “It’s not always going to be pretty, but it’s a good sign they find ways to win, and that different people step up,” Chastain said. “Our backline played really well. They didn’t give them any chances.” With it being senior day, Chastain said it was an emotional day for her and her team. “Our seniors won three games their freshman year, and they’ve been a huge part of the growth in our program,” she said. “They have set the tone for our team this year. They lead in all different ways. They have a tremendous work rate, and they brought that today for sure.” Before the game, DePaul’s eight seniors — Paul, Gorden, Rachel Pitman,

Sara Brathwaite, Carolyn Garrison, Megan Pyrz, MaryKate Cicinelli and Nina Kodros — were all honored. They were also met afterward with flowers and cheers from the crowd. “I’ve been waiting for this day since my freshman year and it was amazing,” Paul said. “Even though we didn’t play our best today, I thought we gave a good effort. It was awesome to have everybody here.” DePaul’s next game is at 3 p.m. Oct. 31 at Wish Field against St. John’s, who is second in the Big East. Chastain said that the team will have to play a lot better than they did against Xavier to get the win. If victoriosus, DePaul would end the regular season undefeated. “I expect to win,” Paul said. “I expect to go undefeated.”

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Freshman midfielder Alexa Ben moves the ball against Illinois State. She has eight goals and nine assists this season for DePaul.

this season has been her vision in picking out the forwards. “It kind of just happens,” she said. “I feel like Abby (Reed), Elise “Since we’re undefeated, every (Wyatt) and Amber (Paul) are part team wants to beat us, so every team of that too when they make their has that motivation to hand us that runs attacking. I just draw defenders first loss,” Ben said. “They come out in, get them open give them the ball each match with that motivation so and they always do well with it.” we have to match that energy.” Adjusting to playing with two Adjusting to a collegiate level of good scorers in Reed and Wyatt, play is tough enough, but making both with 10 goals on the year, came that adjustment while every team is naturally, Ben said. gunning to take an undefeated team “As soon as down adds an entirely we stepped out knew element. on the field we “It’s been a battle,” I wanted to come in just clicked, ” Ben said. “Every game and make a difference she said. “It has been tougher for the team, and I feel wasn’t hard and tougher as we like I have. playing with wind down and every them. It just team is just so close Alexa Ben came natural to to making it to the all of us. ” tournament.” Wyatt said Ben has been a Ben learned through all of the welcome addition. adjustments she’s had to make is “It’s always good when a to simply take challenges as they freshman can come in and change come. the dynamic of the team,” Wyatt “Just focus and don’t let a said. “It’s remarkable. She’s such a moment pass by because it passes skilled player and has great vision by in the blink of an eye,” she said. on the field. Anyone can work with One aspect of Ben’s game that her. She’s just such a versatile player.” earned her many of her assists

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Ben is able to accomplish these feats from the midfield despite being quite short in height. She is only 5 feet tall but uses speed and ball skills to compensate. “I get crushed a lot. I feel like when people see me they just want to hit me,” she said. “Overall, it’s not that bad.” Ben also got crushed by her own team when she scored her golden-goal against Marquette with a dog-pile on the celebration that ensued when Ben put her shot away for the victory. “I was yelling ‘get off,’ ” Ben said. “I was definitely crunched at the bottom.” With three more years of eligibility left after this year, Ben is poised to become a player that does more than make an immediate impact, as Chastain said she wanted in her. “I wanted to come in and make a difference for the team and I feel like I have,” Ben said. “I thought I would come in and play but not do as well as I have and I’m so thankful for how I’ve played, my teammates and the coaching staff I have.”

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Volleyball leaves their blues behind schemes. During the first half of the season, Leath said that the Sports Editor team looked at the ways other Sitting at 3-20 and teams were scoring against the already halfway through their Blue Demons and changed conference schedule, DePaul schemes conceptually. Leath also said that the volleyball is looking at this season as a turning point. With switch would help the younger seven games left on the schedule, players on the team. This season the group has collectively looked the Blue Demons have eight at their schemes and is making freshmen, which makes up half of the 16-team roster. adjustments. “It will definitely help us “We have enough time to knowing where people are make adjustments,” sophomore supposed to be at,” Leath said. Randi Leath said. “We have to get better every day and keep “We have a really new group here and it will help everyone grinding.” DePaul has struggled meld on the court a lot better. this season after going 16-14 You don’t have to worry about in 2013, in which the team who is next to you. It’s all about went undefeated in their non- the system. “With the sport we play, conference schedule and then you have to be able to work in a ended the year by going 2-14 in system really well,” she said. “If the Big East. Much like last year, you don’t know the system really the Blue Demons have struggled well, there’s in the Big East, going to be going 1-10 so confusion. far and have lost There are a lot of But everyone nine in a row. But the team opportunities to finish on this team good is planning to on a really strong note is enough that take advantage with this group. as long as we of the Big East play within schedule. Since Nadia Edwards it, we’ll be the team plays Volleyball head coach successful.” 18 conference E v e n games, they will play every Big East team twice. with the new players, some Having already played every freshmen have already created team at least once, DePaul now an impact. Freshman Myah Reed is fourth on the team in points has a shot at redemption. “This group is very talented (133) and third in kills with 117. And as the season progresses, and athletic, and we’re still Edwards said those players have trying to develop the chemistry,” improved. DePaul head coach Nadia “The younger players have Edwards said. “Now that we’ve already seen what they’re answered the call about taking on facing, it’s about playing better a role that they haven’t had to do before,” Edwards said. “Several volleyball in the second half.” To do that, the Blue Demons of them have found themselves are switching up their defensive in that position. They really have

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matured very quickly.” As a redshirt sophomore, Leath is using her three years of experience at DePaul to help the young group of players mature. While the Blue Demons don’t have any seniors on the roster, Leath pointed to the junior class as the leaders on the team. Juniors Colleen Smith, JayQuayla Baker and Saige Gallop all have had an impact for the Blue Demons this season. Saige leads in points (264) and kills (240) by a substantial margin. Smith and Baker, Leath said, are vocal leaders on the team. “We have a very defined upper class,” Leath said. “Especially because we had a group of girls here who were together in the spring. We figured out the goals that we wanted and the type of mindset we have. I don’t think that’s been lacking. Maturity wise, I think a lot of our juniors are seniors.” Leath said the culture that the upperclassmen want to instill is disciplined and one of competiveness. She wants the team to push each other hard in practice, so that it carries over to the games. In one of DePaul’s latest games and second meeting against Georgetown, the competitiveness was certainly there. The Blue Demons pushed the Hoyas to five sets on the road. DePaul lost the first set, but stormed back to take the next two sets, 26-24 and 25-23. DePaul narrowly lost the fourth set 28-26 and lost the tiebreaker 15-11. DePaul also lost 3-0 to Creighton, the top team in the Big East, Sunday. Amid the losing streak,

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Redshirt sophomore Randi Leath serves a ball against an opponent at McGrath-Phillips Arena. Edwards said her team has remained mentally strong. “There are a lot of opportunities to finish on a really strong note with this group,” Edwards said. “If we don’t believe, than it won’t happen. Believing is the starting

point.” Leath echoed that similar sentiment. “We have half a season left, and you can’t be complacent with what we have right now,” Leath said. “There’s still time to improve.”

From a family of athletes, Wood is ready for DePaul By Matthew Paras Sports Editor

By the time Darrick Wood committed to DePaul in April, he didn’t need any more selling from the program. From the instant he visited the Chicago campus, his roots with assistant head coach Renard Phillips and the connection with his soon-to-be teammates already made DePaul feel like home. “I feel like if I went anywhere else, I wouldn’t be in as close of a family situation with my coaches and teammates,” Wood said. “I felt like I could fit right in. When I came here on my visit, everyone wasn’t uptight. It was like they already knew me. I felt like I was already here.” Wood, a 6-foot-5 guard, was the fourth player to transfer to DePaul for this upcoming season. Unlike his teammates Myke Henry, Rashaun Stimage, Aaron Simpson, Wood will have three years of eligibility due to having only played at a junior college for one season. With the season approaching, Wood, who was ranked as a three-star recruit out of high school, said he is excited to prove his worth as a crafty, combo-guard. So far in practice, knee tendonitis has hindered his schedule, which has required him to miss

portions on and off. But he and the rest of his teammates are eager to reverse DePaul’s history of losing seasons. “We’re working hard,” Wood said. “I see it in their eyes — we’re tired of losing. When we’re practicing, I’ll be out there and see it in their eyes. They’re looking at me with a fire in their eyes. We’re tired of losing.” From Alexandria, Virginia, Wood’s parents were both athletes with his father playing basketball and his mother being a track athlete. Wood said his father, Darrick Sr., and his mother, Jerri, helped him instill a competitive drive in Wood. Wood went on to play high school basketball in Maine where Phillips coached him. In his only season at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, Wood averaged 13.6 points per game, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. As a player who can play either at shooting guard or even point guard, Wood’s length allows him to be potentially dynamic. DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell said he liked what he saw in Saturday’s scrimmage from Wood. “He showed in a scrimmage setting, he can be effective,” Purnell said. “ He has some things to work on, but clearly he’s talented. We saw Darrick handle the ball pretty

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Sophomore guard Darrick Wood

decently today, which is encouraging.” There was a period where Wood wasn’t a Blue Demon. Coming out of high school, Wood originally committed to St. John’s in

New York. Wood, however, de-committed from the school, noting that it had nothing to do with the coaches, but he said that it wasn’t the right fit. In fact, around that time Wood knew nothing of DePaul. “I’ll be honest. I really didn’t know anything about DePaul before the coaches got here,” Wood said. “I honestly would have never seen myself here. But when Billy (Garrett Jr.) came here, it really changed everything.” Wood and Garrett are familiar with each other because of their experiences on the AAU circuit, and it’s a pairing that Wood is looking forward to. When Wood committed to DePaul, Garrett tweeted that “DePaul fans are in for a pleasant surprise next year.” Wood isn’t sure he’ll be in the starting lineup next to Garrett, but said that he would like to be one of the five called upon in the final five minutes of a close game. He also gave the standard answer of just doing what he can to help the team win. Even then, Wood isn’t sure that his game will end up being a surprise to people by the end of the season. “I’m new to the NCAA and all that, but I feel like once I come and put in hard work, everything will be fine,” Wood said.

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ePaul: ‘D’ needed after inter-squad scrimmages By Matthew Paras Sports Editor

There are 12 days until DePaul men’s and women’s basketball teams take the floor at McGrath-Phillips Arena for their first exhibition game. In that time frame, head coaches Oliver Purnell and Doug Bruno will both be working to correct the defensive flaws they saw Saturday. Both teams scrimmaged separately Saturday at McGrath-Phillips Arena and Purnell and Bruno each said afterward that their teams had a long way to go defensively. “We were terrible,” Bruno said. “We have to get a lot better, fast. People don’t realize we normally do a good job defensively. But we need to get it cleaned up in three weeks.” Bruno watched his team scrimmage against each other, mixing up different lineups and switching players between the blue and white teams. Bruno said he was concerned, but added, “we’ll get it cleaned up.” On the men’s side, Purnell had hoped for a large defensive jump after the team’s open practice Oct. 18. After the scrimmage, Purnell said his team still had a lot to improve on. “We have a ways to go out defensively as you would expect, but I like this group,” Purnell said. “There was a jump, but I wouldn’t say there was a big jump.” Purnell cut the scrimmage short due to injury concerns that were suffered throughout. Originally, the scrimmage was supposed to be split into three parts with Purnell and his staff getting looks at different units. However, Purnell and his staff decided to end it during the second set before any more injuries occurred. DePaul forward Rashaun Stimage left prematurely with a foot injury and guard Darrick Wood was helped off when his head hit the floor after a collision. Wood returned shortly after. Sophomore

Women’s basketball preseason favorites for second straight year in Big East By Ben Gartland Asst. Sports Editor

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LEFT: DePaul guard Billy Garrett Jr. dribbles the ball. RIGHT: DePaul forward Megan Podkowa blocks forward Brandi Harvey-Carr on a layup attempt. guard Billy Garrett Jr. felt tightness in his hamstring near the end as well, he said. But the Blue Demons also took away positives from the event. There was good news for the women’s team as senior forward Megan Rogowski briefly played. Rogowski, who averaged 15.7 points per game last season, has been dealing with tendonitis in her heal since August and has been limited in practice. “It felt good. It’s been feeling really good this week,” Rogowski said. “I still have to get back into game shape, but it felt good for the most part. We have it under control.” For the men’s team, Purnell was able to experiment with various lineups, including who would play next to Garrett. Junior

Durrell McDonald started the game on the black team, but at halftime, guard Aaron Simpson played next to Garrett. Garrett, who was very efficient at attacking the rim and displayed a more consistent jump shot, said he thought the lineups were smooth. “Aaron and I both take pressure off each other,” Garrett said. “We both can shoot the ball and handle the ball. I really like the chemistry out there.” But like Purnell, Garrett said the team has to get better on the defensive end. “There’s always room for improvement,” Garrett said. “We didn’t like where we were last year. We’ve really been working on the half-court defense throughout, so we’ll see where it takes us.”

The 2014 Big East media day on Wednesday brought some good news for DePaul men’s and women’s basketball from what they respectively built in the 2013-2014 season. The women were unanimously chosen by the coaches in the Big East to repeat as conference champions; garnering nine out of nine possible first place votes. DePaul returns four starters from the 2013-14 season, including senior guards Brittany Hrynko and Megan Rogowski. They won the Big East regular season title with a 15-3 conference record before winning the Big East tournament against St. John’s in March. Hrynko and Rogowski were also selected to the preseason All-Big East team with Hrynko getting one of the four unanimous selections. 10 players were selected for the preseason honor. On the men’s side, sophomore guard Billy Garrett Jr. was selected to the preseason All Big East second team, the only DePaul player selected. This comes off his selection as Big East Rookie of the Year in 2013-14 in which he averaged 12.4 points per game and finished with 93 assists on the year. The men’s basketball team was picked to finish last in the Big East overall, predicting a repeat of last year’s campaign where they finished 3-15 in the conference.

Freshman Alexa Ben assists in historic season By Ben Gartland Asst. Sports Editor

DePaul women’s soccer head coach Erin Chastain said that they were “looking for someone who could make an immediate impact offensively.” With eight goals and nine assists secured already 26 games into the 2014 season, freshman midfielder Alexa Ben has been that someone. Ben stepped onto the Blue Demon roster this year in her first collegiate season and has so far been an important cog in the undefeated DePaul offense. Aside from the goals and assists, Ben earned Big East Rookie of the Week honors three times and was honored this past week as the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week, as well as Big East Rookie and Offensive Player of the Week. “She keeps getting better and better as the season goes on,” Chastain said.

Originally from Schaumburg, Ben came into DePaul as a fourstar recruit, earning a 2012 AllArea selection and 2011 AllConference selection. Part of her decision to come to DePaul was its closeness to her hometown. From there, it was all about meshing well with the coaching staff. “It was close to home, and I thought it would be a great opportunity for me,” she said. “I loved the coaching staff right when I first met them and thought it would be a great fit.” The feeling was mutual among the coaching staff. “She’s really fun to coach,” Chastain said. “She has a great personality on and off the field.” The National Player of the Week honor came after she had two goals and two assists, including the dramatic gamewinning overtime goal at Marquette University Oct. 19. “It was the first time that the seniors had beaten Marquette and I was so happy to be part of that,”

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Freshman midfielder Alexa Ben sets up a cross for her teammate against Creighton at Wish Field. Ben said. “It was a very exciting moment for all of us.” The Marquette win pushed DePaul to a 13-0-3 record and to

the top of the Big East standings. As one of only two undefeated teams left in the nation, DePaul is facing tough

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