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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Is new scholarship funding worth the cost? » PAGE 28 Are students applying for Columbia THE COLUMBIA Scholarships? hronicle WEB-EXCLUSIVE VIDEO c ON ColumbiaChronicle.com The Of cial News Source of Columbia College Chicago February 22, 2010 Volume 45 Number 20 THEWEB ‘Avatar’ cinematographer re-visitshron campusicle Mauro Fiore’s Recent Films “The A-Team” (Post Production) “Avatar” (2009) “The Kingdom” (2007) “Smokin’ Aces” (2006) “Faceless” (2006) “The Island” (2005) “Tears of the Sun” (2003) “Training Day” (2001)

Mauro Fiore speaks about the technique and style he used during the  lming of “Avatar.” Fiore discussed how he worked with sets built in front of green screens for most of the movie. The conversation also included infor- mation on Fiore’s other works, including some commercials he has directed.

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Filmmaker alumnus “He was in the fi rst class I taught—a stays true to traditional fi lm tech class in 1984,” Bartoni said. cinematography Bartoni introduced Sheridan and Bright future for exoneree Fiore to the audience with a retrospec- by Ciara Shook tive speech about Fiore’s time as a stu- Positive outcome from the Wisconsin Innocence Project, Assistant Campus Editor dent and Sheridan’s arrival at Columbia after rape conviction he was released from prison in 2007 when in 2001. expunged from record the Seventh Circuit Court overturned his MAURO FIORE sat in an armchair before During the conversation with Sheri- second degree sexual assault conviction a fi lled auditorium at Film Row Cinema dan, Fiore said he did not always know by Spencer Roush and claimed his attorney was negligent. as part of the Conversations in the Arts he wanted to be involved in fi lm, but was Assistant Metro Editor Adams was convicted of the crimewhen series. He reminded students of the interested in photography. he was 17. Now 29, he will importance for everyone to fi nd their In an exclusive interview with The WHILE SITTING in a segre- graduate from South Subur- own path. Chronicle, Fiore said he developed an gated cell for 23 hours a day, ban College with honors in Students, faculty, alumni and members interest in photography in high school, packed between four slabs May. He said prison changed of the public sat in on a conversation but attended a junior college after high of concrete, Jarrett Adams, a his life and instead of com- between Bruce Sheridan, chair of the Film school because he didn’t know what he Chicago South Side resident, plaining, he is focusing all and Video Department, and fi lmmaker wanted to study. was researching law cases of his anger toward his goal and alumnus Fiore on Feb. 16 at the 1104 “Film really appealed to me because I when he heard the news that of becoming a lawyer. Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. was always interested in combining arts after spending eight years in “I probably would have In a welcome speech, Columbia Presi- like photography and music,” Fiore said. a Wisconsin prison, he was a fell short of my potential if I dent Warrick L. Carter, said, that although “Film incorporated all those interests and free man. wouldn’t have went through Columbia cannot take credit for the suc- I thought, ‘Why not?’” Adams worked tirelessly this,” Adams said. “At the Jarrett Adams cess of an alumnus, the college can feel Fiore said after graduating from Colum- for years, writing letters to same time, I wouldn’t have Lennytt GilmoreAdams THE CHRONICLE good about the fi nal product. bia in 1986, he had a gradual realization of law firms and innocence signed up for it either. To be “The real icing on the cake is when we a career while working on fi lm sets, such projects. He requested help to get an a 29-year-old black male, the odds in the see alums rise to the top,” Carter said. as the 1993 blockbuster “Schindler’s List” appeal on his case, which he said was deck are stacked even when you haven’t Doreen Bartoni, dean of the School of when he worked as a gaŸ er, whose job handled poorly by his attorney. been in prison.” Media Arts, said Fiore’s appearance was is the head of the electrical department After writing approximately 50 let- He said he wants to prevent wrongful advantageous because of his recent Oscar on a set. ters a week, Adams began studying law. convictions from occurring and hopes nomination as best cinematographer in The conversation took a series of When he became more familiar with the to fix some of the problems in the “Avatar” and his cover story in American subject, the letters were replaced by briefs Cinematographer in January. » SEE FIORE, PG. 10 of his case. After receiving attention » SEE EXONERATED, PG. 34

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EDITOR’S NOTE NEWS FLASH To take our motto to heart 2/22/10 AS STUDENTS at the truth, the whole truth and nothing Opera in Cinema: “La Traviata” Columbia, it is but the truth. It is important that we, as easy for us to joke human beings, tell the whole truth not about our eclec- only in our words but also through our Liliana Cavani’s 2007 portrayal of the opera based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel. tic art school and actions; as our actions speak much louder The film will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door. laugh about things than our words and always convey the such as our school truth. Film Row Cinema colors (what are Living our college motto, “to be, rather 1104 Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. they, again?) or than to seem,” is not an easy task, but it our mascot. How- is one that will help us build character by Bethany Reinhart ever, the moment I and allow us to excel in every aspect of 2/23/10 Editor-in-Chief first set foot on our our lives. When I think of the phrase, I campus, I fell in imagine that my actions will make me Graduate Student Forum love with our college. Recently, I found yet “be” and without actions that support my An open house for students to talk to those enrolled in masters studies at another thing to love: our college motto. words, I will face the fate of merely “seem- Columbia. Attendees will meet with the Student Government Association to Columbia’s official motto is “Esse Quam ing.” In my mind, a person who travels share insights and concerns as graduate students. The forum will be from Videri,” which is Latin for “to be, rather through life merely “seeming” runs the 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. in The Loft. than to seem.” Many students, and even risk of becoming stagnant, and worse yet, faculty, have no idea that we have an offi- untrue to themselves and those who sur- cial motto or what it is; but while com- round them. The Loft pleting a scholarship application recently, As I finished my scholarship applica- 916 S. Wabash Ave. Building I discovered this phrase and could not tion, I reflected on our motto’s deeper have been more impressed. We might not meaning. I stumbled upon another phrase know our school colors or mascot, but we that perfectly sums up how we can live our 2/23/10 should all know and live this motto in all motto, “Esse Quam Videri,” in all that we that we do. do, which includes our future endeavors ArtWorks: Collaboration/Photography + As I began to ponder our motto and in the professional world. This eloquent Retouching what it means to our college and to me, I phrase says it all: The simplest answer realized that it is actually more of a phi- is to act. Action, and more importantly, losophy than a motto. The phrase is simple authentic action, will carry us through A professional panel, which includes an agent, photographer, retoucher and and eloquent yet incredibly powerful. as we navigate the road that lies ahead. buyer, will discuss when and how their professions intermingle. The panel begins I think that it is extremely important With our motto and this phrase at 6:30 p.m. at Stage Two. for every student at Columbia, and every engrained deeply in our minds and souls, I employee for that matter, to stop and think know we can climb the highest mountains Stage Two about what this phrase means to them. For and achieve any and all of the dreams and 618 S. Michigan Ave. Building me, this phrase is all about authenticity. It goals we set for ourselves. We must simply is a reminder of how important it is to be take action and remain authentic. an authentic, genuine individual. 2/25/10 It conveys the importance of telling [email protected] Bio-neuro-politics: Haiti and Human Nature STAFF Columbia’s Cultural Studies Department’s Cultural Colloquium Series welcomes scholars to discuss the proactive reaction to the earthquake in Haiti and other Management Web sociological issues society faces. The colloquium will be held in room 921 of Bethany Reinhart Editor-in-Chief Kevin Lilienthal Webmaster the Alexandroff Campus Center from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Jazzy Davenport Managing Editor Photo Campus Lenny Gilmore Senior Photo Editor Alexandroff Campus Center Benita Zepeda Campus Editor Andy Keil Photo Editor 600 S. 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Miscommunication in Learning Studio? Tutoring initiative receives students with tutors is not particu- mixed criticism from various Student Satisfaction Rate My Tutoring larly flexible,” Adams said. “Students academic departments with the Learning Studio session... were getting turned away even if tutors were available.” Strongly Strongly At the at the by Benita Zepeda Agree Disagree Writing Center SMLC Adams said that in the case of the Campus Editor Basic Math Skills class, students are Scheduling an appointment 54.7% 1% was easy and convenient Exceeded my 45.6% 64.4% expectations required to put in three hours of tutor- Co mplaints from Hours / days of operation faculty and staff con- were convenient 74.4% 1% ing services if they miss a three-hour tinue to surround Columbia’s new tutoring Did not meet my 1% 0 class. That means students need to Front desk staff was 84.4% 1% expectations initiative after many thought the initial helpful and efficient come in three separate days for one growing pains would subside. hour at a time, rather than making up The Learning Studio, an initiative that the class in one sitting like the course. provides a central location where students “That was a matter of concern to can receive tutoring assistance in various the Learning Studio staff, the people subjects, opened January 2009 and is locat- who are actually doing the tutorial ed on the first floor of the 618 S. Michigan services,” Adams said. Strongly Strongly Ave. Building. Some faculty, staff and stu- Tutor Satisfaction Survey Fall 2009 Agree Disagree He said there is also a policy that dents have voiced the opinion that the new doesn’t allow students to swap tutors model of tutoring services has much room The LS enviroment enables me to efficiently tutor students 32% 24% even if they need to. Adams said that for improvement. a Basic Math tutor might be paired As The Chronicle reported last year on The LS training program enhances my effectiveness as a tutor 16.6% 12.5% with a student looking for help with Feb. 2, just a month after the Learning Stu- I would like more LS-wide activities to build community 24% 16% the Sound of Acoustics course, which dio’s opening, some faculty, staff and stu- has physics components. That student dents expressed concerns about putting all I like using the lower level lounge area during my breaks 17.4% 26% would not be allowed to swap with a of the departments under one roof. different tutor. I believe that adequate outreach has been done to make 19.2% 15.4% The Learning Studio now houses students aware of the LS “All the Science and Math tutors are the Science and Math Learning Center, instructors in our department part I believe that adequate outreach has been done to make 19.2% 15.4% the Writing Center, accounting tutors faculty aware of the LS time, and most of them have been and the Foreign Language Lab, as well doing both teaching and tutoring as The Conaway Achievement Project, Using the Timetrade scheduling system increases my for on the order of 10 years,” Adams 20.8% 29.2% Supplemental Instruction Program and efficiency as a tutor said. “They have a lot of experience placement testing. in doing things that are a little more The biggest concern that many faculty flexible like group tutorial session, like Overall, I am satisfied with my experience at the LS 20% 20% and staff members have raised, including having extended sessions for people science and math tutors, is the feeling that that need it and switching. These there is a lack of communication between were more commonplace when it was management of the Learning Studio and [the Learning Center] that have since various academic departments, including Erik Rodriguez THE CHRONICLE been prohibited.” confusion about particular policies. Karen Royster-James, director of the Student satisfaction surveys were con- - 19, a total of 294 students took the survey. pretty close relationship with several of the Science and Math Learning Center at the ducted by the Learning Studio late last year. The survey is broken down into various cat- tutors, and also the director of [the] Science Learning Studio, said she “was not comfort- Of 871 students who visited the Learning egories. In one category, 54.7 percent of those and Math Learning Center. They were start- able in her position to be answering ques- Studio between Nov. 7 - 9, 2009 and Dec. 14 surveyed strongly agreed that scheduling an ing to encounter problems that were mostly tions regarding the subject” and directed appointment was easy and convenient. In related to the management of the overall inquiries to Redmond. Campus Poll another, 64.4 percent of the students strongly Learning Studio.” Redmond said accusations of these poli- Do you feel Columbia’s scholarships are agreed that their tutoring sessions at the Sci- According to Adams, policies at the center cies are “absolutely not true.” adequate? Why or why not? ence and Math Learning Center exceeded have changed since the combination of “Last semester we added TimeTrade, their expectations. various tutoring centers, including the way which means students can make appoint- “I have never “They were very, very positive last fall,” said students can make appointments and take ments online,” Redmond said. “We will be gotten any scholar- Julie Redmond, assistant vice president of advantage of the services available. adding placement appointment setting as ships and it’s prob- Academic Affairs. He also said changes in the policies well for placement testing. However, stu- ably just because However, an additional survey of tutors have inhibited the satisfaction of the dents can come in to the Learning Studio and I have never made was conducted by the Learning Studio, and Learning Studio. make an appointment, or they can drop in.” the effort to fill out showed more dissatisfaction in areas such Adams said one of the She also said that anything to actu- as TimeTrade, an online scheduling system, tutors in the Science the Science and Math Tom Galvin ally get the scholar- and the Learning Studio’s environment that and Math Department Learning Center has Junior, audio, arts ships.” allows them to efficiently tutor students. was disciplined for walk-in appoint- and acoustics major A total of 24 percent of the Learning Studio volunteering her time, We want to make sure that it ments, as well as the tutors strongly disagree that the Learning unpaid, for an “infor- Writing Center. “I receive a Colum- is run efficiently, but also with Studio environment enables them to effi- mal” tutoring session In a response to bia scholarship, so ciently tutor students, while 32 percent with a student once the the caring and humanity that we various faculty and I definitely feel it’s stated they strongly agree with that state- 50 minutes had ended are proud to say we offer to our staff members stating adequate for me. ment. because she violated the students.” their dissatisfaction I pay for my own As far as Timetable scheduling increasing policy of staying in the on certain policies at school so I definite- -Pangratios Papacosta efficiency as a tutor, 29.2 percent strongly Learning Studio past the the Learning Studio, ly really appreciate disagree, while 20.8 percent agreed that it did. allotted time. Redmond said “it’s all Lauren McGrady having $6,000 a Despite the divide in the tutor survey However, Redmond stated she had no been fixed.” Senior, AEMM major year supplemented by Columbia. ” numbers, several faculty and staff members knowledge of a tutor being disciplined for “In large change processes such as this, in Columbia’s Science and Math Department extending a tutoring session. it’s a normal part of the change process to go “I have never had said they preferred the previous model of “No one would ever be written up for some- back and revisit things that work and don’t any scholarship the Science and Math Learning Center, for- thing like that,” Redmond said. work,” Redmond said. “One of the things that experience, but I merly located on the fifth floor of the Wabash Adams also stated that he has heard we have looked at with the tutors in Science get e-mails. I think Campus Building, 623 S. Wabash Ave. of cases in which students are no longer and Math and the director of the Science and they are pretty Gerald Adams, associate professor in the allowed to make walk-in appointments; Math Learning Center was what was and adequate. I think Science and Math Department, said he is they are required to make appointments on wasn’t working. So we have had a series of the TV scholarships upset and feels very strongly about the way Timetrade. Each session is 50 minutes and sessions with them and the result of that is Charlie Morkavich need to be upped a the Learning Studio is managed. cannot exceed that time, and each student is modifying and enhancing some of the ways Freshman, television little bit. They have “It started off sounding like a good idea,” also allotted only one session per day. production and a lot of film.” Adams said. “The problem arose and I “Even if a tutor was available, the schedul- directing became aware of this because of having a ing software that they are using to combine xx SEE TUTORING, PG. 11 4 The Chronicle I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Union contract raises concerns Staff members uneasy about talk about numbers too much. We try to and here’s what you can expect’ was never the union was that some felt as though the Feb. 10 voting results, feel play those cards close to our vests.” sent out.” scheduling of the meetings were deliber- misrepresented by US of CC Chip Talbot, counselor for the Veteran’s The members of the college’s Human ately ill-timed. According to Joan McGrath, Services in the Undergraduate Admissions Resources Department could not be reached administrative assistant to the chair of by Laura Nalin office, said he feels as though the US of CC for comment. the Film and Video Department, most Assistant Campus Editor was being intentionally unclear in order to Aronson added that every correspon- of the meetings were scheduled during get fewer votes. dence was over e-mail and there was no lunchtime hours. A number of complaints have surfaced fol- “It’s one of those statistical things,” other outreach from the union, which made “I work in the student counseling lowing the report of the union contract Talbot said. “If you decrease the poll of her feel as though her membership in the center,” Aronson said. “I see students settlement. Some staff members at the people voting, it increases union was option- all day and have a pretty busy schedule, college feel as though the United Staff of the chances of the ‘yes’ al because the as do all of my colleagues, so it’s hard Columbia College, US of CC, was unclear votes. Those of us that e-mails were not to get away from our desks to go to a about the voting process and feel the vote thought we didn’t have to explicitly stating lunchtime meeting.” was misrepresentative of staff sentiment. be in it obviously weren’t Neither the US of CC nor Colum- that it was nec- Talbot also found the meeting times to As reported by The Chronicle on Feb. going to vote.” essary to attend be problematic. 15, after years of negotiations, the US of Rebecca Aronson, Colum- bia’s HR department informed us. the meetings. “If they were scheduled during lunch CC and the college’s administration came bia Counseling Services We were all surprised in January to “This might be hours, I am meeting with these kids all day to a contract agreement Feb. 10 result- therapist, voted against learn we were automatically, and naivety on my and have a packed schedule,” Talbot said. “If ing in what was called an 80 percent the union on the polls Feb. for some of us, involuntarily, part part, and I think they had them later in the day, it would be approval vote. 10. She said that none of of this union.” on other people’s at say six o’clock at night, which we have The staff members who raised discontent her colleagues or herself parts who are in families, dinner to cook and whatever other felt they were not fully informed as to their were notified upon being -Rebecca Aronson the same boat fish to fry, so it was just a little difficult to union membership and were frustrated hired that they were part of that I am, but the work around.” upon discovering the voting results to be the union. e-mails were very The meetings held were not recorded as high as they were. “Neither the [US of CC] nor Columbia’s much like, ‘Hi, come join us for a lunch or videotaped, nor were the union mem- It is unclear how many members of the HR department informed us,” Aronson said. meeting,’ and had a feel to it like if you were bers updated on what they missed in union voted during the polls Feb. 10. In an “We were all surprised in January to learn interested, you should go, but I didn’t think the meetings. interview conducted on Feb. 11, Michael we were automatically, and for some of us, I needed to go,” Aronson said. “I had no idea “It’s up to the members whether or not Bright, president of the US of CC and faculty involuntarily, part of this union. It’s my that I was a part of this. I literally found this they want to reach out to us and find out member in the Film and Video Department, feeling that this whole process has lacked out for the first time in January. The e-mails what they missed,” McGrath said. “We said that the exact number of members was transparency. Many people on Columbia’s never specifically said, ‘You are receiving gave some updates in the e-mails, but unnecessary to declare, but a decentnum- staff are young professionals who have this because you are part of this union.’ we didn’t update every single e-mail that ber of union members were involved. never been involved with a union and Maybe they thought I should’ve figured it we sent.” Bright said they had picked about 20 don’t know how it works and why it’s nec- out, but I get hundreds of e-mails a day, and Jennie Fauls, assistant director of first- members, which brought them to two- essary. Even a simple e-mail from the US I just feel like it wasn’t explicit enough.” thirds membership. “But we don’t really of CC saying ‘Hi, you’re part of this union, Another issue with the organization of xx SEE UNION, PG. 10

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Once a month, The Chronicle pro- files people on campus who are doing interesting or important things. We’re always watching for faculty, staff and students with a story to tell. Here’s someone you should know.

by Laura Nalin Assistant Campus Editor

MUSIC PROFESSOR and award-winning bluesman Fernando Jones has been rec- ognized by a number of media outlets for his work as a musician and for his book, “I Was There When the Blues Was Red Hot.” Jones’ hobbies include cook- ing, fishing, painting and playing around on his Mac computer. He feels fortunate that his passion of music can be his pro- fession as well as his hobby. The Chron- icle talked with Jones about his work and his advice for aspiring musicians.

The Chronicle: You are a self-taught musician. When did you start playing? Fernando Jones: I started playing when I was very young. I’m the baby of the family, and like most little brothers or little sisters, we want to be with and like our big brothers or sisters. Fortunately for me, my brothers were musicians.

The physics of music—plugging in a Brent Lewis THE CHRONICLE guitar, strumming strings and a sound coming from out of an amplifier, as well Columbia professor and self-taught musician Fernando Jones teaches the nation’s first collegiate blues ensemble. He has been an instructor at Columbia since 2005. as the music being projected itself—it just blew my mind. It was like a toy on I was always amazed. In my backyard, cesses in real time with my mother, but a festival at the South Shore Cultural a whole other level. It was an intrigu- we would play sports and sometimes she left a lot of memories to carry on. Center. It’s gonna be a good time hanging ing process just to watch these guys they would do concerts there, so in my out with the future of the blues. It’s kind get together and start something, and mind as a child that was like a stadium. of cute because the musicians are start- by the time they finished it was what ing to fill out their audition forms and we called a song. And it just bit me. The Chronicle: Who would you they’re getting younger and younger, so say was your biggest influence? The physics of music—plugging hopefully I can give them an opportunity FJ: Without a doubt, my brothers. They in a guitar, strumming strings and being a part of the blues without having were everything. They were my heroes. a sound coming out of an ampli- to go through a wild pledge period and There was a lack of black role models at maybe not getting into the fraternity. You have to believe in yourself, the time, but in my family, I had every- fier, as well as the music being pro- but you have to be realistic enough. thing. I just wanted to be like them. I jected itself—it just blew my mind.” The Chronicle: What do you try to You have to think about people like did what they did, and I was fortunate bring to the table with your teaching? Michael Jordan, who is arguably that I picked up the good habits of music. -Fernando Jones FJ: I try to bring real-life experiences, the greatest basketball player of They taught me not only about music, honesty, being committed to the students but how to survive, how to protect the when I have them and being committed all time. He got cut in high school, music and how to share music. I think The Chronicle: What is it like after. I want them to have every advan- now people are killin’ over his gym the biggest thrill I get out of being a being a 2008 recipient of a Keep- tage when they string up, suit up and play. shoes. What if he would’ve given musician is being able to share with my ing the Blues Alive award? up?” students, my fans, as well as being able FJ: You know, it’s not a birthright to The Chronicle: What advice -Fernando Jones to learn from my students and my fans. receive the award, but I’m glad I got do you have for students? it. I feel that a lot of times when you FJ: You have to believe in yourself, but The Chronicle: What is your favor- receive an award, you earn it before you you have to be realistic enough. You have The Chronicle: What was it like grow- ite memory of playing music? get it. Then you spend the rest of your to be clothed in your right mind to the ing up with a musical background? FJ: Most recently, when my students were lifetime showing that you’re worthy point that you know you either have a FJ: I grew up on 60th Street and Michi- down in the Mississippi delta. I’ve known of it, and I hope that’s what I’m doing. shot in this or you don’t. You have to think gan Avenue, and in my neighborhood, most of them for three years; I’ve watched about people like Michael Jordan, who is the arts were promoted and flourished. them grow—and that was beautiful get- The Chronicle: You’re host- arguably the greatest basketball player of We had rock ’n’ roll, funk, soul and blues ting to watch my students play, throw ing a blues camp this summer. all time. He got cut in high school, now being played. Across the street from me, down and be flawless. Another one would What are some more details? people are killin’ over his gym shoes. What in the backyard of those apartments, have to be when I was on the road one FJ: It will be at Columbia from July 4 if he would’ve given up? [Albert] Einstein my brothers would do jam sessions on time back in 1999 and both my brothers through July 9. July 4 is a Sunday, so failed math in high school. He didn’t give some Saturdays in the summer. It was and my nephew were playing in a concert we’re going to have a big picnic for the up and we know his name today. There’s almost like a mini Woodstock in the at one time, and that has not happened kids and their parents. And we have some even a bagel company named after him. neighborhood. And even as a child, I since. It always brings a warm memory. activities during the week and then that understood what they were doing and I also miss being able to share my suc- Thursday [July 8], we’re going to have [email protected] CAMPUS I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 7

laborative environment to enrich peer-to- after he realized the software being built peer communication. had a broader long-term application than “In the wildly speculative realm, I would initially perceived. Professor develops teamwork tool love to see folks get together and there be Currently, the project is referred to what some kind of CONSTRUCT-derived element Gerding is calling “CONSTRUCT 2.” It is a that could help them have a better meet- mix of real people sitting around a table of ing,” Gerding said. “What if every meeting sensors and they will be watching on the could be just 5 percent more e ective?” screens the people who are playing the The idea for the project came from game in another room. The research team the concept of a simulated reality in will draw data from both real world sen- “The Matrix.” sors and simulated sensors in the game. “I can recall watching that movie and “In the longer term, we’ll bring some thinking, ‘If you were a programmer out- aspect of this into the real world in some side of the matrix, you could get all sorts of kind of meeting [robot],” Gerding said. data outside the world because everything Gerding expects to complete the second is quantifi ed and measurable,’” Gerding phase of CONSTRUCT as early as the end of said. “That was the nut of the idea.” this year, and to begin the third phase soon Gerding has done management consult- after. Funding will be allocated for phase ing work and sees CONSTRUCT as a hybrid three to be completed in approximately of di erent majors. three years. “I’m fascinated by collaboration and The IAM Department experiences ben- folks connecting with each other,” Gerding efi ts from the program for its students. said. “I like software development and I’ve “[CONSTRUCT] raises our visibil- had a lifelong interest in artifi cial intel- ity because the work emerging from it is ligence. CONSTRUCT sits neatly in the really important in terms of teambuilding middle of all those interests.” and teaching methodology,” Barbier said.

Andy Keil THE CHRONICLE The project CONSTRUCT began in 2007 CONSTRUCT has been designed to be with the fi rst round of research, which was reused in the IAM Department, Gerding Associate Prof. Dave Gerding of the Interactive Arts and Media Department creates a 3-D model of his face with a NextEngine Model 2020 3-D scanner. game-only, Gerding said. said. The degree to which the depart- “People had an image they were being ment can usefully apply the program asked to reproduce,” said Annette Barbier, is dependent on how many students Interactive Arts and Dave Gerding, associate professor in the chair of the Interactive Arts and Media seem interested. Media instructor works Interactive Arts and Media Department, Department. “A team of people had to “We’ve designed [CONSTRUCT] to be to improve collaborations has worked on a research initiative study- reconstruct this in three dimensions used on this game design engine called ing two or more persons working together with materials available to them in this ‘Torque,’ and that’s what we use in IAM,” by Ciara Shook toward the same objective. virtual environment.” Gerding said. “In the fall, I’m hoping to Assistant Campus Editor The initiative is known as CONSTRUCT, In the fi rst phase, Barbier said there teach a class where we’ll use the same Conglomerated Networked Telemetry were ways participants’ communication agenda, but instead of trying to make a “THIS IS the construct.” These four words to Raise Understanding of Collaborative and work were time stamped, including meeting facilitator, we’re going to try to from sci-fi movie “The Matrix” inspired Teams. Gerding commissioned the work of speech, gaze-tracking and avatar, which make the classroom that is smarter than a government-funded research proj- research experts in the U.S. Army and from portrayed their location in space. a normal classroom.” ect studying collaboration headed by a across the country to compile a system Gerding saw the mission of the project Columbia professor. that studies human interaction in a col- evolve over the course of its development [email protected] ATTENTION Continuing Students Columbia College Chicago Priority Deadline for 2010 - 2011 FASFA Completion IS MARCH 1st

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Brent Lewis THE CHRONICLE Herb Kent “The Cool Gent” visited Columbia College’s Radio Department on Feb. 17 to talk about his many decades in radio. He covered various issues about the changing trends of radio and how it used to be when he first began. Kent spent many years hosting WVON, an AM talk radio show, and now does a radio show Sunday afternoons on V103, an R&B station.

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xx UNION know what’s going on and I certainly xx FIORE mercial and I think the pressure of don’t know what kind of changes we that quickness helps the process along Continued from PG. 4 can expect.” Continued from Front Page much quicker.” McGrath stated that she, along with other He said he became involved in year writing in the English Department, said members of the union, tried for the past few breaks during which the audience “Avatar” because director James that for the past few years, she felt as though years to reach out to those who are against viewed sample clips of Fiore’s work Cameron admired his treatment of she was receiving the e-mails on accident. the union. from feature films such as “Training jungle landscapes, drawing from “I just didn’t feel as though it pertained to “We gave them our home telephone Day” and “Avatar,” and Fiore’s commer- past projects “Tears of the Sun” and me,” Fauls said. “I’m a very active member numbers, our e-mails—we wanted them cial work for Audi and Nike. “The Island.” in this community. Any chance I get invited to be able to reach us at any time if they As a movie that relies heavily on 3-D to vote on anything I do, but this is just a had questions or concerns with anything,” effects, Sheridan noted that “Avatar” complete mystery zone.” McGrath said. “However, they have yet to marks a large innovation in film with Fauls said she has two main issues with reach out to us, so I am not sure what to say the real-time rendering technology. This the contract. She said one is that she feels about that.” Film really appealed to me technology allowed Fiore and the film that the contract should have included a According to a recent spreadsheet listed because I was always interested crew to see the results of computer-gen- section for members of the union that are on the US of CC Web site, there are 745 in combining arts like photogra- erated imagery (CGI) work as the actors considered academic staff. Columbia employees listed as members of performed the scenes. “I have so many questions about how that the bargaining unit. Included on the list are phy and music. Film incorporated “Avatar” has been nominated for would affect us,” Fauls said. “Will it change at least two former employees from the col- all those interests and I thought, nine Academy Awards, including how we are evaluated based on our job per- lege’s counseling office. ‘Why not?’” Best Cinematography. formance in teaching? How are things going With two members on the list no Although “Avatar” made strides in the to change with me? For instance, what if my longer employees of the college, an 80 -Mauro Fiore film industry, the movie still maintains a boss gets disgruntled and his relationship percent approval vote would leave an good amount of traditional filmmaking, with me changes because he has to follow awkward number of 594.4 votes needed Sheridan said. some union guidelines that none of us are to be made on Feb. 10 in favor of the Fiore critiqued the clips, noting the “It’s interesting that 18 months comfortable with?” new contract. importance of subtlety during cer- of [motion capture] didn’t make the Bright said that there is no difference Through a phone call investigation on Feb. tain scenes in “Training Day,” and movie, but the cinematographer did,” between staff that are part of the union, 18, The Chronicle called 15 staff members the importance of pre-visualization Sheridan said. which is why the academic staff members listed on the spreadsheet. Out of the 15 staff before shooting a scene on the set of Fiore’s visit excited Sheridan to see an do not get their own section. members interviewed, five members said “The Island.” alumnus engage with the students. “We’re all staff,” Bright said. “I don’t know they had voted in favor. However, 10 people Despite his success in film, Fiore said “We had sessions today with stu- what kind of difference they see.” said they did not participate in the Feb. he enjoys making commercials because dent groups that were fantastic to Fauls also added that she, along with a 10 voting—two of whom said they hadn’t of the quick execution involved. listen to,” Sheridan said. “It’s fantas- great number of her colleagues, did not vote received a ballot in the mail, and three others “You get hired [to make] a com- tic when the learning people get from during the Feb. 10 session. asked were unaware that they were listed as mercial and two days from then, you Columbia gets poured back and gets “I know a lot of people here,” Fauls members of the bargaining unit. have to come up with an idea of how plugged in.” said. “I’ve worked here for 10 years. I to film it,” Fiore said. “The problem don’t know anyone who voted. I don’t [email protected] solving happens so quickly on a com- [email protected]

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middle school that I stopped going with her to gain my weekend back and sleep in like my other friends. To this day, my mother still attends church by herself every Sunday. However, on the weekends I go home, I do try to make an effort to go with her at least once. This isn’t because I Columbia College believe in what the church preaches but to Chicago make my mother happy and spend some time with her. congratulates After my father became an alcoholic, the I lost all my faith in any higher power. I couldn’t understand how I could have SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE such a happy life, and for no apparent 2010 reason that was stripped from me when my father chose drinking over his reli- WEISMAN My version of religion gion and family. I was forced to grow up faster than I should have because of my AWARD True/Believer: father’s disease. I missed out on some Critical Encounters’ personal major events in my life that I will never WINNERS narratives on Fact & Faith get back, and have more unhappy mem- ories involving my father than many by Elizabeth Charlton children, but that’s made me who I have undergraduate Sophomore, Arts, Entertainment and become today. & graduate Media Management Because God sacrificed his only son for 34 our sins, one would think God would want students will receive funding (totaling over Growing up, I was taught to believe in us to lead happy lives without hate and towards the God, accept him as my savior and never despair. Some of the choices we make in $73,000) question that. Religion was shoved down life determine our level of happiness, and completion of my throat, with my mother constantly I comprehend that. However, it seems like a significant reminding me to live through God and some of life’s more unfortunate events body of work. think about my decisions and actions so that we cannot control shouldn’t exist, as not to upset this higher power. When at least in my mind. No child should ever I was younger, I listened to pretty much be abandoned or abused, and temptation FOR MORE INFORMATION everything my mother said, so of course I shouldn’t be an issue. If God is almighty ON THE believed in God—and Santa Claus, for that and all controlling, he could stop the pain matter. and hurt we feel before it even happens. WEISMAN Growing up, I attended church every I believe there is a higher power, just not AWARD, Sunday with my mother and father. I how everyone depicts him to be. A higher visit... remember going to a few churches when power helped my dad decide to stop drink- www.colum.edu/weisman I was younger and not liking any of them. ing and fix the problems it caused. I don’t I grew up in a small town, so naturally the believe he could do this on his own, but church establishments had small congre- something gave him the will power to do gations where everyone seemed to know so, and I couldn’t be more happy. However, each other and get along in a fake fashion. I cannot live my life for something I don’t The kids from the Sunday school classes believe in. I live my life the way I want to were nice, but always seemed to have estab- and make choices as I see fit. I may not lished cliques by the time I joined. I always always make the best decisions, but they felt like such an outsider at the churches have made me who I am today. we attended. I eventually got to the point Religion tends to make people uncom- where I would go to church, but instead fortable because there are no hard facts or of attending Sunday school I would stay evidence to prove that any of it is real—it ..and the with my mother in the congregation. Bad all relates to your level of believing. I’m choice, considering I usually had no idea sure one day I’ll let my defense down and winners are.. what they were talking about, nor did I accept God into my life once I stop being really care. That ended up being worse than angry for the hand he gave me. Until then, Sunday school. I stick by what I know and what I feel is As I got older, my father became an alco- right inside. holic and stopped going to church with my mother and me. It was long after I entered [email protected] INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERDISCIPLINARY sends his students there he is a “stakehold- BOOK & PAPER ARTS ARTS & MEDIA er” in the department, and he thinks com- xxTUTORING Sara Andrews Suzanne Bartelson Continued from PG. 3 munication needs to be more transparent. “Certainly, it would be nice to have Matthew Aron Kristina Gosh students can come in and see them.” it assessed,” Papacosta said. “Many Teresa Pankratz Ramah Malebranche Pangratios Papacosta, associate profes- of us that are stakeholders need Areujana Sim Kevin Valentine sor in the Science and Math Department, to know how it’s working, what is said he thinks that the Learning Studio going on and also have the chance to FILM & VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY has good intentions, but there is room for provide feedback.” Randall Caspersen Anastasia Bailoni improvement and that these concerns He said he has had a couple of first-hand from faculty, staff and students should experiences with students he has sent to Matthew Cusimano Susannah Bichl be looked at constructively. the Learning Studio. Dalila Droege Katherine Bowen “A working Learning Studio is essential “I am pointing out what I think quali- Crystal Holt Timothy Campos for who we are as a college,” Papacosta ties of the Learning Studio need to be Deirdre Lee Heather Christoffer said. “It will help students that come less top priority,” Papacosta said. “Service, Devan McGrath Lenny Gilmore prepared here to catch up, whether it is in accessibility and friendliness of environ- Andrew Papke Cooper Link writing or in mathematics.” ment and caring need to be put as our Susanna Main Papacosta said it is also important to top priority.” Hsin Yin Sung have a Learning Studio to help increase Redmond reiterated that even Timothy Tamisiea Jennifer Ray retention, or the number of students that though things aren’t perfect yet, Maiko Tomita remain in the college. they are working towards fixing Marie Ullrich FINE ART “Unfortunately, I have heard that the so- any inconsistencies. Brent Yontz Liz Heller called friendliness of the Learning Studio “Change is a long process of learning has lost something in this new structure and refining and continuing to grow. For THEATER FICTION WRITING and process,” Papacosta said. “We want to the benefit of the students at the college, make sure that it is run efficiently, but also students are very satisfied with what we Jonathan Goldthwaite Jonathan Fullmer with the caring and humanity that we are are doing,” Redmond said. “We will con- proud to say we offer to our students.” tinue to work and enhance, but we’re on the INTERDISCIPLINARY Papacosta said even though he isn’t in a right path.” Jesse Kegan position to comment on the structure of the Brandon Will Learning Studio, as a faculty member that [email protected] 12 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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2/22/10 Dangers of games outweigh competition Chicago Cubs position players report for spring training THE DEATH of Geor- Winter Olympics are not in the best interest gian luger Nodar of the athletes. The luge track that resulted The Chicago Cubs’ position players report to Mesa, Ariz., for spring training. The Kumaritashvili on in Kumaritashvili’s death is the fastest Cubs are coming off a season in which they „ nished in second place, behind the Feb. 12, just before course in the world, and there had report- rival St. Louis Cardinals, in the National League Central. The Cubs’ „ rst spring the opening cere- edly been more than 12 crashes on that very training game is March 1 in Mesa against the Colorado Rockies. mony of the Winter course days prior to the fatal crash. Olympics in Vancou- Just before Kumaritashvili’s death, HoHoKam Park ver, British Colum- Australian luger Hannah Campbell-Pegg Mesa, Ariz. bia, Canada, truly expressed her own concerns to reporters: by Jazzy Davenport makes me believe the “To what extent are we just little lemmings 2/24/10 Managing Editor Winter Games are that they just throw down a track and too dangerous. we’re crash-test dummies? I mean, this is Kumaritashvili, 21, slammed into a steel our lives.” Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers pole at nearly 90 mph while training just Surely danger is what gets some people a few hours before the games began. He o¦ , but at some point we must consider The Chicago Bulls take on the Indiana Pacers on the hardwood at the United had reportedly expressed concern about the lives of these athletes and their fami- Center. The Bulls are averaging nearly 96 points-per-game, while their opponents the safety of the luge track just one day lies. The probability of a fatal accident have averaged almost 98 points-per-game this season. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. at the before his fatal crash. However, this is not during the Summer Games is substan- United Center. The game can be seen on Comcast SportsNet. the fi rst time a competitor has died at the tially lower. Rarely do you hear of some- Winter Games. A total of fi ve athletes have one getting injured on a balance beam or United Center died while competing or practicing in the during a fl oor exercise routine. How about 1901 W. Madison St. Winter Games, compared to two that have on the basketball court, or perhaps in the died during the Summer Games. swimming pool? 2/26/10 The safety of winter sports should really The Winter Olympic Games are at a much be reexamined. Luge, speed skating, ski higher risk for accidents and combined Chicago White Sox position players report for jumping and bobsledding are simply not with the heartless media that has repeat- spring training safe. These events take place on ice and put edly replayed video footage of Kumaritash- the athletes at an increased risk for acci- vili’s death is sure to result in anger. The Chicago White Sox’s „ rst full spring training workout takes place in Glendale, dents. Sure, an athlete’s ability to compete In my opinion, the Winter Olympic Ariz. The White Sox „ nished 79-83 last season, third place in the American League on ice and succeed is what makes them Games should be banned. When compared Central. The Sox’s „ rst spring training game is March 4, against The Los Angeles great, but it is just too dangerous. The to the Summer Games, consistent viewer Angels of Anaheim in Tempe, Ariz. powers that be are pushing Winter Olympic interest just does not compare—at least not Games too hard because of their desire to in my household. Camelback Ranch entertain people and to make money. Glendale, Ariz. Let’s face it, it’s a business, but these jdavenport@chroniclemail. Self-in icted injury more than a symptom Cutting for ‘emotional surface of his or her body, of a sort likely to Bozeday also said that reclassifying self- control’ soon to be induce bleeding or bruising or pain … [and] injury will prevent people from overreact- considered mental disorder performed with the expectation that the ing. injury will lead to only minor or moderate The behavior should always require by Ivana Susic physical harm.” immediate attention but he said he is not Assistant Health & Fitness Editor John Bozeday, a licensed clinical social sure people who are cutting always need worker in Evanston, said it is a good idea to be hospitalized. Often, therapy and MANY OF us have known someone with to defi ne self-injury as its own disorder antidepressants work best. mysterious marks displayed on his or her instead of a symptom of something else “Antidepressants reduce the skin, too aligned to have resulted from because it will help provide these individu- intensity of emotions,” Bozeday an accident. als with more proper care. said. “Think of it as turning the Cuts or scratches may appear in a row, or “This more formally separates sui- volume down like on a radio dial. in areas such as the forearm that are easy to cide from self-injury. For many people If the volume is turned down, cover up. This person may not appear sui- it’s not suicidal at all,” he said. “Do I you’re less likely to cut.” cidal or even overly depressed. According to think it’s worth having it as a separate Mark Reinecke, professor of HelpGuide.org, it is estimated that roughly diagnosis? Yes.” psychiatry and behavioral science 2 million people in the United States engage While self-injury is alarming, it is at Northwestern University, said one in self-harm. rarely suicidal, Bozeday said. way to tell if a behavior is a bad habit The Web site also states this number is Rather, the individual engages in or disorder is its impact on day to day probably an underestimate because the behaviors that seem to serve as a way to life; a disorder or disease will disrupt majority of cases go unreported. relieve stressful situations. According to what he called “normal functioning.” The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the National Institute of Mental Health, “You need to fi gure out, is it a Mental Disorders, published by the Ameri- cutting is the most common form of self- symptom, a bad habit or a disorder?” can Psychiatric Association, is used by psy- harm. It is defi ned as using sharp objects he said. chiatrists to diagnose psychiatric illnesses. to scratch or pierce the skin. Other forms Unlike disorders such as autism or Its fourth edition was published in 1994 of self-injury include branding and picking schizophrenia, Reinecke said individu- with minor revisions made in 2000, but no at skin or scabs. als are able to adapt self-harm to work new disorders were added at that time. In Cutting is a behavioral pattern and the for them; it makes them feel calmer or 2013, the DSM will be revised and include impulses associated with the behavior need more in control. It is a technique often several new disorders. to be addressed, Bozeday said. Rather than used by those who feel overly anxious MCT Newswire According to the APA, one of the new dis- a suicidal attempt, poor judgment is exhib- or depressed. orders listed will be non-suicidal self-injury. ited, because the individual does not know “The condition was there all along, we’re Currently, self-injury is often considered another way to deal with problems. simply putting a label on it,” he said. “It said the DSM has tremendous power. Once a symptom of borderline personality dis- “Cutting is a way to reduce tension or was covered up and under one’s sleeve, so the APA decides something is a disorder, order. Under the new revision, self-injury overwhelming emotions,” Bozeday said. to speak.” the o¤ cial diagnosis can make it easier for will be defi ned by the APA as engaging in “It’s a manifestation of emotions they feel Jeanne Segal, sociologist and managing “intentional self-infl icted damage to the they can eliminate by cutting.” editor and co-founder of HelpGuide.org, » SEE CUTTING PG. 15 14 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Shani Davis golden again at Olympics Chicago native makes up .26 Davis shared the podium with U.S. team- of a second in the final 400 mate Chad Hedrick, who surprised every- meters to claim top spot one by winning the bronze medal in what is not his best distance and set the stage by Gary D’amato for another battle with Davis in the 1,500 MCT Newswire on Feb. 20. “Nobody expected me to leave here with a THE PRESSURE started building the second medal today, nobody but me,” Hedrick said. Shani Davis stepped down from the top of “I don’t come out here for sixth place. I was the podium at the 2006 Winter Games. hard on myself today.” It built through a fall World Cup season It was a good day for the Americans, in which the long-track speedskater went who placed four skaters in the top 10. Nick unbeaten in the 1,000 meters, an all-out Pearson, a Mukwonago (Wis.) High School sprint that lasts a little more than a minute graduate, fi nished seventh in the fi nal race and depletes a man of everything he’s of his career. Trevor Marsicano, who lives got inside. in West Allis and trains at the Pettit Center, It built when he arrived in Vancouver was 10th. as the overwhelming favorite and encoun- Mo Tae-Bum of Korea, the gold medalist tered slow ice and inconsistent conditions in the 500 on Feb. 15, was paired with Hed- MCT Newswire at the Richmond Olympic Oval. rick and won the silver. Shani Davis, a Chicago native who now trains in Milwaukee, won the gold medal in the men’s 1,000 And it peaked when he dug the toe of his Davis’ winning time was 1 minute, 8.94 meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver on Feb. 17. clap skate into the ice Feb. 17, the weight seconds, far o“ his world record of 1:06.42 of the moment pushing on him until the on ice that was so sticky Hedrick said the with 400 meters left. your back,” he said. “It’s called a target. starter’s gun set him free. 1,000 “felt like 1,200.” But Davis’ strength is the fi nal lap where, After winning the 1,000 in Turin, Davis Then, Davis did what he does best. Mo fi nished in 1:09.12, and Hedrick’s time even fatigued, he hugs the turns like no one grabbed a teddy bear he christened “Shani He skated fast. And he won. was 1:09.32. else in the world. Jr.” for his victory lap. This time, Hedrick The 27-year-old speedskater, a Chicago Davis skated in the last pair with Korea’s “That last 200, 300 meters were really produced an American fl ag and the medal- native who trains at the Pettit National Ice Mun Joon and was assigned the outer lane. tough,” Davis said. “I felt my speed ists, including Mo, held up the fl ag as they Center in Milwaukee, was on a fi fth-place That was signifi cant because as the World leaving me.” skated slowly around the oval to the cheers pace after 600 meters, but made up the Cup leader, he started on the inner lane all “Shani really dug deep,” Hedrick said. “He of an appreciative crowd. ground with an incredible surge during the season. U.S. sprint coach Ryan Shimabu- deserved it.” The feud between America’s top middle- fi nal 400 to become the fi rst man to win two kuro said Davis practiced on the outer lane When he saw the time, Davis’ face lit up distance skaters over the team pursuit in gold medals in the 1,000 in Olympic history. all week for just such an eventuality. and he pumped his fi sts. He was overjoyed, 2006, when Hedrick called Davis “unpatri- “I’m extremely satisfi ed and very proud,” Mo had set a torrid pace—at one point, he relieved and excited. For now, at least, the otic” for not skating it, was long forgotten. Davis said. “I’m truly happy and I’m beyond was 15 meters ahead of Hedrick before the pressure was o“ . The two exchanged handshakes and smiles words to explain it. I’m just super satisfi ed American closed the gap—and Davis found “Once you become an Olympic or world with the e“ ort and the result.” himself .26 of a second o“ the leader’s pace champion, you get this nice little thing on » SEE DAVIS PG. 15 HEALTH & FITNESS I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 15

“It’s just opinions,” Segal said. Another xx CUTTING problem is the increasing reliance on medi- xx DAVIS cation without the benefit of therapy. Continued from PG. 13 Without finding the source of the Continued from PG. 14 problem, there is little hope to conquer people to get the help they need the issues that cause self-injury in the and were chummy in the post-race because it will fall under the scope of first place. news conference. insurance coverage. “Medications are a resource, not a cure,” “That’s old news, man,” said Hedrick, now “It’s like a rose by any other name,” she Segal said. “We’re told we can take a pill and married with a child and a convert to Chris- said. “By giving it its own jurisdiction … be fine, but that’s just not true.” tianity. “We’re just out here having fun. We people have a better chance of being reim- Stigma is an issue for all disorders, espe- really respect each other as athletes.” bursed [by insurance companies].” cially ones associated with mental health. On Monday, Davis skipped the second While cutting is not considered life- It can often cause a person to feel shut out of two 500-meter races; his representative threatening, many who attempt suicide or different. said Davis had used the race as training have a history of cutting, Segal said. “Once you’re labeled, that label can follow for the 1,000. Some felt it was disrespectful The problem comes in diagnosing some- you forever,” Segal said. to not go all-out in an Olympic event, but one with a particular disorder, because Sometimes, those labels also come from Davis refused to be drawn into another flap. there are common characteristics for many within us, she said. “I learned not to pay attention to things of the mental health disorders. What it Patients can stop seeing themselves out- that are negative,” he said. “I focus on what comes down to is judgment and experience, side of the disorder name. Both Reinecke I’m here to do, which is speed skate. I right- she said. and Segal expressed a hope that the differ- fully earned the spot, and it’s for me to do “There’s no test for any of this in mental entiation of self-injury will cause a greater what I want to do with it. health,” Segal said. acceptance. “I probably did the right thing because it There is a big difference between what With the new DSM guidelines, Segal helped me with my speed. Maybe skipping the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of said the greater chance that having insur- the second 500 allowed me to recover. I need Mental Disorders defines and what prac- ance coverage for treatment will lead more all my strength and energy for the last lap titioners experience with their patients, people to seek help. in the 1,000. Without that last lap, maybe she continued. “Hopefully it gets the attention it needs,” I’m not a gold medalist right now. So, to me, Even though the board in charge of revis- she said. it was perfectly fine.” ing the DSM is a group of individuals with Davis now has three Olympic medals, extensive knowledge, they are still people. [email protected] having also won silver in the 1,500 in Turin. Hedrick has won four medals, adding the bronze to the gold, silver and bronze he won Follow The Chronicle on in ‘06. “It’s a different type of energy,” Davis said, when asked to compare his Olympic experiences. “I feel a lot of people are out there that want me to win, where before they might not have so much. So I’m happy www.twitter.com/ccchronicle the tables have been turned in a positive Associated Press way.” Shani Davis celebrates his win in the men’s 1,000 meter long-track speed skating event. [email protected]

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Design layout by Dana LaCoco. Photos courtesy of Sarah Best, Jeremy Edwards and Kay Frederick. (Top left) Sarah Best takes artistic photographs with her 3G iPhone. Her work is appearing in Antena Gallery. (Top right) Jeremy Edwards developed the “From the Pocket” project, which exclusively includes pic- tures taken with his iPhone. (Bottom left) Kay Frederick’s iPhone photography will appear at Giorgi Gallery after winning a contest where three of her photos were chosen. Pocket pix galleries around the country, as opposed Chicago-based photogs to frivolous party pictures. use iPhone camera, While living in rural Kentucky, Edwards applications for art discovered peculiar subjects for photo- graphs and began shooting regularly at age by Mina Bloom 15. But it wasn’t until 2003 that Edwards Assistant Arts & Culture Editor graduated from college and experiment- ed with digital photography. Though he iPhone picture into a Polaroid with a white “I like the idea of people being able to own DURING 24-YEAR-OLD photographer Jeremy describes himself as always being “a photog- border, and Lo-mob, an application that alters their own art and also experience art while Edward’s walk to the El, he will likely iden- rapher at heart,” he pursued international the color scheme to appear warmer and they’re out having dinner or with their tify a gra tied, abandoned storefront in development work in both Japan and China more distorted, are among fi ve applications friends,” she said. the city, snap a quick photo, manipulate the after college. that Edwards said he uses regularly to edit Whether a photographer can a¡ ord an image using an iPhone application or two Edwards, now an Edgewater neighborhood his photography. expensive SLR camera is no longer an issue. and upload it to his online portfolio—all resident, launched the “From the Pocket” About 100 of Edwards’ photographs will be Kay Frederick, a 38-year-old accountant, within the fi ve to 10 minutes before the project in 2008 as a series of pictures taken featured in a book that he is self-publishing was given a fi rst-generation iPhone as a gift Red Line appears. exclusively with an iPhone camera and with an expected release date of either April in 2008, which is when she began to take Chicago-based iPhone photographers, edited with iPhone applications. He gener- 1 or May 1, he said. iPhone photography and build a body of work much like Edwards, are embracing their ally documents fragile parts of the city that “I wanted to put together something really on Flickr, an image and video hosting Web point-and-shoot, three megapixel camera have character, he said. substantial that gives a good illustration of site and online community. phones for a desired aesthetic—one that “I think there’s something organically how something as simple as a phone can “I can take a picture of those same Marina is akin to a Polaroid—in order to create beautiful about the limitations actually be artful,” Edwards said. Towers every single week and how I’m feel- art with intention, which is of the iPhone,” Edwards said. Chicago-based photographer Sarah Best ing, or what applications I’m into that week then showcased in “It’s just a simple point and describes her iPhone photography as an will make it totally di¡ erent each time,” shoot and there’s not that extension of her love for New York poet Frederick said. much you can do. What’s Frank O’Hara, whose poems were conver- Though she said she has downloaded unique about it is that all sational and usually centered around being about 50 photograph editing applica- your post-imaging pro- out around town with his friends, she said. tions for her iPhone, she only uses a few cessing is all done in the “I want to make you feel like you know applications—occasionally as a layering same place.” the people who are in my picture,” Best said. e¡ ect—depending on what the specifi c A strong advocate for “That warmth comes out when the pictures picture merits. editing iPhone pho- are a little washed out and the colors are dis- Frederick also explained that people tography with only torted with the Polaroid application.” are reluctant to change, which is why one or two applica- Trying to create a sense of immediacy is iPhone photography can be criticized for tions as opposed to important to Best, which she said adds an being amateur. handfuls, Edwards element of chance to her art—comparable to After submitting her work to a contest, insists that people any other medium such as ceramics if a pot three of her photos were chosen to appear who wish to take loses shape in a kiln, for example. in exhibit at the Giorgi Gallery in Berkeley, iPhone photog- Best, the Web specialist at Chicago O ce Calif., called “Pixels at an Exhibition—the raphy shouldn’t of Tourism, compiled iPhone photographs for Art of the iPhone.” The 200 selected photo- “push the her “Daily Photos, on the Project Wall” exhib- graphs will comprise a book as well. limits of what it, consisting mostly of portraits of friends. For more information about Jeremy a camera can The exhibit is showcasing at Antena Gallery, Edward’s “From the Pocket” project visit, Jer- and can’t do,” 1765 S. Lafl in St., from Feb. 19 to March 20. emyEdwards.Tumblr.com. To learn more about which is one Everyone is invited to bring their cell Sarah Best’s work, visit TryLessHard.com/ of many tips phones with them to the gallery so that she Sarah/. For more of Kay Frederick’s work visit, he listed on his “From can send them her work via multimedia mes- Flickr.com/Photos/SparkyLuck/. the Pocket” Web site blog. sage if they’d like to take the image home Shake It, an application that transforms an with them, Best said. [email protected]

ARTS & CULTURE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 19 Busy hands craft bowls for less fortunate Lillstreet Art Center eral other Lillstreet community normal. Hanna said now their stu- continues annual and charitable events. dents come from many different Empty Bowls benefit “We’re part of a larger commu- backgrounds and occupations and nity of artists working in clay,” make time for clay. by Cody Prentiss Hanna said. “We try to be a part of “When you say ‘ceramics com- Assistant Arts & Culture Editor that community through exhib- munity in Chicago,’ it’s not just ited pieces from potters who are people who make a living off of The first clay bowl Gary Jackson emerging around the world and clay, but it’s people who go out ever made sits somewhere in his established artists. We’re trying of their way to get here once a house. He has no idea where the to spark that passion in new stu- week because that’s their spiri- rest of the many bowls he’s made dents, and also provide a place for tual center or what they do to get over the past six years are. Some people who do have a experience away,” Hanna said. “They come were sold, some were given away working in clay.” here to get their hands dirty and and some will go to Lillstreet In the 35 years since Bruce feel in touch with something.” Art Center’s 4th annual Empty Robins founded the center, Hanna For more information about class- Bowls Benefit. said the Chicago community has es and events at Lillstreet Art Center, On March 5, the Lillstreet changed. Robbins started out as a visit LillStreet.com. To donate to Art Center, 4401 N. Ravenswood clay salesmen and found many of First Slice Café, visit FirstSlice.org. Courtesy KAT RAMSLAND Ave., plans to hold its 4th annual his customers lived lives different A wheel-throwing class prepares their wares for the event. Pots produced by students, Empty Bowls benefit event to fight than what most people consider [email protected] teachers and outside artists all contribute to Empty Bowl’s benefit. hunger. Attendees will receive a bowl made by teachers like Jack- son, artists and students from the Lillstreet Art Center for $20. Soup, along with bread, will be served inside those bowls by First Slice Café. Money will go to the cafe, a local hunger-fighting organiza- tion located inside the Art Center. A silent auction will also be con- ducted to raise money in which textiles, metal works and ceramic works will be auctioned off. First Slice Café provides food paid for by customer purchases and donations to several soup kitchens in the Chicago area. Among them will be a new soup kitchen with the Night Ministry opening in the next few weeks. Ryan Cooper, manager of First Slice Café, said about 600 people attended last year’s Empty Bowls event, which was double than the year before. This year they hope for 1,200 to come and want to raise about $20,000. Jackson has taught at the Art Center for the past six years and has a studio on its upper floor. He and his students can be found preparing bowls—many of which will be sold at the event on March 5—in the beginning wheel throw- ing class on Tuesdays in the Art Center. A maze of shelves, wheels, ceramics, tubs of glaze, baking clay and people fill the noisy space. Cindy Gaffney is in the interme- diate wheel throwing class at the center. She attended last year’s empty bowls event, but didn’t give any of hers away. She will for this year’s event, however, and said she is glad to help. “Knowing that somebody else is going to eat out of it and take it home with them is kind of cool,” Gaffney said. “When you donate a piece like that, it’s like it’s a piece of you. Your blood, sweat and tears have gone into that. There’s so much pride in something that you made with your own hands like that.” The Art Center isn’t limited to clay. They teach printmaking, painting and drawing, metal- smithing and jewelry, glass, tex- tiles and digital art. These depart- ments will all have pieces sold at Empty Bowl’s silent auction. Jane Hanna, Lillstreet Art Cen- ter’s Marketing and Communica- tions director, said this will be her first experience organizing the event. She said she organized sev- 20 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Celebrating Black Culture in Chicago Carter G. Woodson was a passion- “The month of February was selected because ate man and devoted historian who felt Woodson wanted to honor the birthdays of that his race was misrepresented in Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln,” said the pages of history. Instead of letting Leland Elder, a public relations and marketing that injustice stand, he decided to do representative for the Chicago Public Library. something about it, and the month of “In 1976, that Negro History Week celebration February hasn’t been the same since. became Black History Month, and we’ve been Woodson founded the Association celebrating it for the entire month since 1976.” for the Study of Afro-American Life and Elder explained that Black History Month has History in Chicago in 1915. In 1926, stayed true to the goals Woodson had in mind the association chose a week in Febru- when it began. ary to celebrate Negro History Week. “He wanted people to recognize the contribu- Since its was extended to a month in tions that African-Americans made to America 1976, the United States and the city of in the areas of literature, humanities, art, Chicago have embraced the monthlong science and everything else,” Elder said of celebration of black history and heritage Woodson. through various programs and events held around the city.

Several branches of the Chicago Public Library will also host a variety of Black History Month events to educate local communities about the significance of African-American culture. Elder said two of the major library events focus on African-American genealogy. On Feb. 27, the Patricia Liddell Researchers—the Chicago chapter of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society—will hold a workshop to teach patrons how to trace their family lineage at the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St. “Searching your personal history is certain- ly a hobby for some people, but for others it’s something they’ve been trying to do,” Elder said. He said some people had trouble tracing their lineage because of how slavery affected recorded African-American history. “For African-Americans, there was a discon- nect from their lineage [due to ancestors who were brought to America by force],” Elder said. “So for African-Americans to search records to find out who their family is—what their lineage is—is a bit interesting, it’s edu- cational and it’s a little exciting, as well.”

Written by: Luke Wilusz Designed by: Jonathan Allen ARTS & CULTURE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 21 Celebrating Black Culture in Chicago

The South Shore Opera Company of Chi- American composers and renditions cago will hold its second Black History of classic African-American spirituals, Month concert free of charge at the South Lynn said. He said the focus on spirituals is Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore enhanced through the participation of baritone Drive, on Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. This year’s singer Robert Sims. “Annual Salute to Black History” will feature “He is known across the country for his four local performers and focus on music by interpretations of Negro spirituals,” Lynn said. African-American composers. “He has done several television programs on “Last year’s show was mostly opera,” said PBS and so on, and he’s been noted for his South Shore Opera Company founder and work in this area.” executive director, Marvin Lynn. “It featured The other performers are soprano Kimberly one artist … Elizabeth Norman, and [her] E. Jones, tenor Cornelius Johnson and friends. And the music that was performed pianist and composer George E. Cooper. was not music written by black composers. It Lynn said the support the opera company was a variety of selections of opera.” received from the community has been over- Last year’s show was the company’s inaugural whelming, and he thinks South Shore residents performance. This year’s show, on the other enjoyed having this kind of cultural event in hand, will focus mainly on music by African- their neighborhood. “I think people really appreciate having good music in their community,” Lynn said. “People in the South Shore community enjoy classical Columbia has also hosted a series of events music, they enjoy opera and many don’t have in honor of Black History Month, including an opportunity to get downtown to the Lyric or lectures by performing artists like musician the Chicago Opera Theater sometimes because Gil Scott-Heron; actress, choreographer, and of accessibility, but sometimes because director Debbie Allen; and legendary radio DJ of affordability. So we’re glad to be able to Herb Kent, said Kimberly Weatherly, director of provide people with a really nice alternative African-American Cultural Affairs for Columbia. that’s really in the community, that features “It brings to our students a celebration of a lot of artists that they know and are familiar African-American culture for the students who with, and artists who have a sense of commit- are African-American and also teaches about ment to the community.” our history to the overall society, to the majority Lynn said the South Shore Opera Com- of the students,” Weatherly said. “Because it’s pany’s goal during Black History Month all American history. African-American, Asian, was to combat some common stereotypes Latino, it’s all American history.” he thinks exist about classical music and She said Columbia’s focus on performing and African-American culture. media legends for its programs this month was “I think some people have the notion that beneficial to the student body. black people don’t enjoy or don’t perform clas- sical music,” Lynn said. “I think there’s also this notion that black people who do perform Because it s all or enjoy classical music are somehow not black or somehow less black than other people. It’s American history. important for us to show people that you can be a classical artist, be an opera singer and still “African-American, be proud of who you are and still pay tribute to your culture.” Asian, Latino, it s all American history. -Kimberly Weatherly

“I think the idea that our students can sometimes perform before and introduce the person, and the idea that there’s always a question-answer period for our students is so much more meaningful for students … who are Another local staple of Black History Month at [going into] the industry.” the South Shore Cultural Center is the Chicago Weatherly used director Spike Lee as a Defender’s “Journey to Empowerment” exhibit, hypothetical example of the kind of experience which features photographs and articles from students can take away from these events: “I the paper’s archives celebrating the history of might like Spike Lee, but a film major’s going to African-Americans in entertainment and sports. receive something different from meeting Spike “It’s a celebration of the richness of the Lee, and that person’s questions are going to history of African-Americans,” said Adrienne be different because they’re in film.” Jones director of Non-Traditional Revenue Weatherly said attendance was overwhelm- sales for the Chicago Defender. “The Chicago ing for all of the college’s events. Defender has carried African-American his- tory for more than 105 years, and this is one way that we get to share it with the commu- nity. It is educational, it is enlightening and itself particularly well to the celebration it’s also inspiring.” of Black History Month. The exhibit is displayed every year for the “I think Chicago’s one of the few places in entirety of February in celebration of Black His- the country—and I’ve lived in New York and tory Month. It started in February 2007 with Elder thinks Black History Month is important lots of different places—where you can find a focus on African-Americans in politics and and beneficial to Chicago. some kind of main cultural event happening subsequent years have focused on business “Well, it helps the Chicago community,” he in the city on any given night of the week, as and entertainment, Jones said. said. “It shows the diversity in the Chicago com- long as you’re willing to travel across town or Written by: Luke Wilusz Some African-American icons highlighted in munity. It helps people learn and understand wherever it may be,” Lynn said. “There’s always Designed by: Jonathan Allen this year’s exhibit on sports and entertainment about African-American history.” something going on. So Black History Month is include Muhammad Ali, Billy Williams, Hank Lynn agrees with that sentiment. He said no different.” Aaron, Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington. Chicago’s unique cultural environment lends [email protected] 22 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Spreading groove Chicago jazz musicians quality that other jazz teaching programs teach students jazz, in the city do not, said Kate Dumbleton, other valuable skills executive director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Unlike other courses that by Colin Shively only focus on the most talented of music Arts & Culture Editor students, the Louis Armstrong Program spans all levels of talent in the CPS CHICAGO’S ART, music and culture are as music classes. diverse as the United States itself. From Although most schools that call upon pop and rap music icons to jazz legends, the the Louis Armstrong Program are middle city’s history is rich and vibrant. However, and high schools, the program has been over time, history tends to be forgotten. But involved with numerous elementary for the past three years, the Chicago Jazz schools around Chicago, Hampton said. Ensemble has been working hard to bring “We don’t necessarily expect everyone music to the Chicago Public School system. to be a professional musician,” Dumble- The Louis Armstrong Legacy Program ton said. “But anybody who participates and Celebration is a series of lessons taught can not only learn about Louis Armstrong to Chicago Public Schools students by pro- and the history of jazz, but also benefi t fessional jazz players through February and from the kind of skills that come from per- March each year. The lessons are incorpo- forming [and] play[ing] music, like criti- Courtesy JODY WARNER Chicago Jazz Ensemble Artistic Director Jon Faddis plays alongside the Dixon Elementary School Jazz Band rated into the students’ daily schedule to cal thinking skills and participating in a in last year’s Celebration concert. make it convenient to get students involved. group environment.” “This was an idea among several people The program is easy for teachers and pro- have,” Dumbleton said. “What our program said. “But we are a lot nicer.” to do this program to benefi t Chicago Public fessionals at CPS to use, Hampton said. The does is try to assist them with resources This year, because of the growth of the Schools,” said Darius Hampton, education program sends musicians from inside the that they might not have to work with. school bands involved in the program, Cel- director at the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. “We Chicago Jazz Ensemble to schools that ask For us that means they have direct access ebration will take place at the Chicago Cul- wanted to expose the students to the works the program to come in. The Chicago Jazz to professional musicians to come in and tural Center, 78 E. Washington St., instead of Louis Armstrong, and particularly impor- Ensemble also uses music teachers from work with the students.” of their personal music department, Dum- tant, was to stress Armstrong’s connection colleges, including Columbia. At the end of the spring term, the Louis bleton said. They will be using numerous to Chicago.” In recent years, CPS has been talking Armstrong Program hosts its Celebration rooms and stages which will allow a better In Armstrong’s early career, he recorded about reducing funding for fi ne art, which concert, where the students, teachers and learning environment for the students. his “Hot Five” and “Hot Seven” albums in would put students at a disadvantage. The parents join the Chicago Jazz Ensemble to The Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Chicago, which jazz critics named as two of Louis Armstrong Program doesn’t view perform what they learned throughout the Celebration will have its concert on May 6. The the fi nest recordings in jazz history. Hamp- itself as an alternative to music education semester. There, they receive support and ensemble will also host numerous concerts for ton and his colleagues wanted to give CPS in the school system, but as a resource that critiques from professionals like Jon Faddis, CPS throughout the spring semester. For more students the opportunity to learn and listen teachers can utilize, Dumbleton said. a well-known Chicago jazz musician who information, visit ChicagoJazzEnsemble.com. to those historical music moments. “The teachers in the public schools are helped form the program. The Louis Armstrong Program has a doing a great job with the resources they “It is like ‘American Idol,’” Dumbleton [email protected]

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po’s space in one of the Industrial describes her work on the Spanish they were able to move quicker,” Council of Nearwest Chicago’s lofts, Web, which is a rope that has a loop Brocade said. “I spent time in bars has a 90-person capacity, which the connected to the top, allowing her and drank a lot. It was sort of a performers find valuable. The INC is to spin from her hands and feet, as fluke for me.” a non-profit organization commit- a work in progress. Some who are involved, on ted to rebuilding communities. She said that the cabaret serves the other hand, are content just “It’s harder to relate to the per- as a great opportunity to showcase watching, which is what Amanda formers in bigger circuses,” said pieces that they’ve just started Kulczewski, business manager of Shayna Swanson, the artistic direc- working on or have been working Aloft Loft, said she prefers. tor and developer of El Circo Cheapo. on for years with various levels Kulczewski added that the caba- “They seem like they’re magical of completion. ret show is donation only. People robots doing tricks and we’re right Brocade, much like Swanson, who are unemployed or simply there in front of you acting like thrives upon the unique intimacy can’t afford it can get their money normal people. We have real people of their space. Often throughout back after the show, although doing this and it’s easier to believe.” the show, performers might talk to most people don’t. The El Circo Cheapo cabaret is the audience candidly about their The range of acts, as well as the a product of Swanson’s company, work or even ask to start over if they intense yet playful nature of the Aloft Loft, which primarily teaches felt that the beginning of their act shows, are among some of the rea- trapeze, aerial hoops, silk and rope, wasn’t up to par. sons behind why no one requests Courtesy JULIA KOROL she said. Classes occur seven days a “There’s definitely some casual- their money back, she said. A dizzying hula hoop performance is one of many acts at El Circo Cheapo. week with as many as three classes ness to [the performances] as much “If it’s circus-related and doesn’t taught at once. as we’re all professionals because we involve animals, there’s a good The members of Aloft Loft still work really hard at what we do,” chance it’s either been in one of weren’t making enough money Brocade said. “In the monthly show our shows or is coming up in one performing at private parties setting, you’re seeing the art as its of our shows,” Kulczewski said. because of the recession, which is being made. There’s newness that In Kulczewski’s case, for when Swanson developed an idea people feel. They can feel close to instance, a Cirque du Soleil show Cheap tricks for a monthly show in their train- us, in a way because we’re opening is not something her whole family Monthly variety circus racks on their red noses perform for ing space. The original intent of the up the process of making circus art.” could afford to go to. The earlier 7 performance sells out, a mere $10 ticket in between ring- shows was to get good audience In regards to anyone who might p.m. El Circo Cheapo show, howev- continues to thrive master Carmen Esposito’s stand-up feedback and to shoot video footage be interested in taking classes at er, has become increasingly popu- comedy routine. to send to companies if and when Aloft Loft, Brocade said the physical- lar for families to attend, she said. by Mina Bloom Families, 20-somethings, out-of- they started hiring again. ity of the tricks are more intimidat- Swanson said without a single Assistant Arts & Culture Editor towners and the like have snatched Local performers and interna- ing from an outsider’s perspective. El Circo Cheapo flyer taped in a up tickets to the poor man’s Cirque tional performers alike perform at A simple combination of determi- business window, the show relies THREE RINGS are nowhere to be found du Soleil, or El Circo Cheapo, selling the cabarets, along with company nation, being able to deal with pain on word of mouth, a 1,500-person in El Circo Cheapo’s industrial loft out each show, which has occurred members of Aloft Loft, who make and frustration and having a cer- mailing list and their Web site to on the Northwest Side of Chicago at on the first Saturday of every month up about 75 percent of the shows, tain amount of body awareness are sell out every month. 2041 W. Carroll Ave. But a myriad of since November 2009. Unlike the Swanson said. traits prospective circus performers For more information, professional circus acts like Russian big, traveling circuses such as Studio manager at Aloft Loft, should have, Brocade said. visit ElCircoCheapo.com. trapeze artists clad in sequined cos- Barnum and Bailey or Cirque du Elena Brocade, has been perform- “Other people came in with gym- tumes and clowns who balance coat Soleil, Chicago-based El Circo Chea- ing with Swanson since 2005. She nastic and sports backgrounds and [email protected]

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TV ON THE RADIO // WOLF LIKE ME THE TEMPER TRAP // SWEET DISPOSITION Courtesy TREATY OF PARIS DOVES // THERE GOES THE FEAR From left: Nick Fonzi (bass guitar), Chris Insidioso (drums), Mike Chorvat (vocals), Phil Kosch (guitar) and BLACK LIPS // BAD KIDS Dan Wade (guitar). Treaty keeps it ‘Current’ VICTORIA SWANSON, ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE by Luke Wilusz to. Local bands like Victory Gin, they’re a lot THE HOLD STEADY // SOUTH TOWN GIRLS Assistant Arts & Culture Editor of fun. They actually covered one of our songs THE KIDNEYTHIEVES // BEFORE I’M DEAD at our show one time, that was pretty funny. LOUIS XIV // FINDING OUT TRUE LOVE IS BLIND LOCAL POP-ROCK outfi t Treaty of Paris has As far as bigger bands to tour with, we always SAY HI TO YOUR MOM // NORTHWESTERN GIRLS toured the country entertaining crowds have fun touring with Jack’s Mannequin. with its upbeat songs, vocal harmonies And we had fun touring with the band Fun and catchy choruses. They played a Jan. 9 when we were on the same tour with them hometown show at Metro, 3730 N. Clark and Jack’s Mannequin. And we’ve always St., to celebrate the release of their new had a lot of fun whenever we’ve toured with EP, “Currents.” The Spill Canvas. They are a nice group of The Chronicle recently spoke with guys, and they’re great to watch every night. guitarist Dan Wade about the band’s history and its plans for the future. The Chronicle: Who writes your songs? Week ending Feb. 16, 2010 The Chronicle: How and when DW: Usually the songs start with me or #1 Album Top tracks ( ) Last week’s ranking in top five did Treaty of Paris get together? Mike—we write separately, strangely enough, but it’s kind of how we work best. United States Dan Wade: Treaty of Paris got started in I actually live in a house with Mike, and so We Are the World ... Haiti • Artists for Haiti 1 January 2005. We used to be another band, a sometimes I’ll hear him working on some- local band called Empyrean, and we decided thing through the vents in the house, and Imma Be • Black Eyed Peas (1) 2 to kind of change our band around. We were then I’ll know he’s brainstorming some new Hey, Soul Sister • Train (4) 3 a four-piece band and our singer, Mike [Chor- stu . I’ll write stu in my room, or go to my Soldier of Love Need You Now • Lady Antebellum (2) 4 vat], sang and played guitar. We decided we parents’ house and work in their garage and Sade wanted to become a fi ve-piece band where sort of try to fi nd places I can go that are kind TiK ToK • Ke$ha (3) 5 Mike just sang, so we recruited Phil Kosch of quiet, where I can focus. from another local band called Saraphine Once we get kind of a rough idea of a song, United Kingdom to play guitar for us. And we decided that we record it ourselves and give it to our band we were going to use the lineup change mates, and then they give suggestions and Everybody Hurts (1) 1 • Helping Haiti to kind of start fresh with a new band feedback, and we ultimately determine Fireflies • Owl City (2) 2 name, new songs and kind of start over. which songs are the ones that get worked on. And once everyone in the band decides If We Ever Meet Again • Timbaland (3) 3 The Chronicle: How did you guys we want to work on this song, then every- Glee Empire State ... Broken Down • Alicia Keys (4) 4 Glee Cast choose the name Treaty of Paris? one makes contributions to all the parts, Don’t Stop Believin’ • Glee Cast (5) 5 you know, lyrical suggestions, arrangement DW: When Phil joined our band, we told ideas and then it becomes a Treaty of Paris Spain him his fi rst assignment as a band member song. So it’s kind of a long process, but it’s a of ours was to come up with a new name. lot of fun. Our songs always come a really We Are the World ... Haiti • Artists for Haiti 1 We hated our old band name, Empyrean—it long way from when they start to where Everybody Hurts • Helping Haiti 2 was really hard to pronounce and spell—it they fi nish. was kind of a thorn in our side, so we told Meet Me Halfway • Black Eyed Peas (1) 3 Phil, “Help us come up with a new band The Chronicle: You guys just put out a new Soldier of Love TiK ToK • Ke$ha (2) 4 name.” It was just kind of a random choice, EP last month. What’s next for Treaty of Sade Bad Romance • Lady GaGa (3) 5 but we’ve gotten a lot of questions about Paris? it since, like “Why not the Treaty of Ver- Source: iTunes © 2010 MCT sailles?” or “Which Treaty of Paris?” And DW: We’re actually playing South by South- the answer is, we just picked it because we west, we have a few showcases lined up for thought it sounded good and it was easy March 18, 19 and 20 over in Austin, Texas. to remember. And then we’re doing a few tour dates like St. Follow The Chronicle on Louis, Kansas City, you know, playing around The Chronicle: You guys tour a lot, and the Midwest. you’ve played with some pretty big bands. And later this year we’re looking forward Who were you most excited to play with to more touring, pretty much touring when- and why? ever we can. For more information on Treaty of Paris and www.twitter.com/ccchronicle DW: It’s always really fun to share the stage upcoming shows, visit TreatyofParisMusic.com. with AM Taxi. They’re good friends and they’re a really fun band to watch and listen [email protected] 26 The Chronicle I FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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Lauren Kelly/Commentary Editor Jeff Graveline/Assistant Health & Ivana Susic/Assistant Health & MCT Newswire Fitness Eidtor Fitness Editor Tasteless media Important events in astronomy Drinking holidays according to me Films to watch when alone The most celebrated, international series Johannes Kepler publishes “Astronomia Nova” Labor Day: I t’s become a tradition amongst my “Gladiator”: The battle scenes alone in of athletic events is grandiose in scope and in 1609: Although Kepler wasn’t the first to sug- friends to let the summer end with drinking in this movie about second century Rome are impact. Shiny medals, sponsored gear and gest Earth rotates around the sun, Kepler was the day time, grilling mass amounts of meat enough to hold your attention. It’s best to immeasurable talent: it’s a cornucopia of the real brains behind establishing the laws of and reliving the best moments of summer. After have the entire couch for the jumping around emotional and physical triumph. But even planetary motion. Using math, he proved that or- several years, I can’t remember what I did be- that will ensue. amidst the glorification of athletes’ tears of bits were ellipses, not perfect circles. fore our Labor Day party tradition started … or joy, accidents do occur. And traveling faster really what I do at the party itself. “Glengarry Glen Ross”: With its focus on dia- than 90 mph down a luge track isn’t exactly Galileo sees moons orbiting Jupiter in 1610: Af- logue, this movie is easy to enjoy. It focuses the safest endeavor. ter pointing his telescope toward Jupiter, Galileo Rumpus Christmas: This is another tradition on four real estate salesmen struggling to Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21-year-old Georgian realized that four moons were orbiting the planet. amongst my friends. I actually like this day more keep their jobs. Their boss proposes a con- luge slider, crashed into a metal pole during a This discovery challenged established doctrine than my own birthday. The highlight this past test: “first prize is a Cadillac, second prize is training run at the Winter Olympics in Van- that said bodies could only orbit the Earth. It was year was several of my friends dressing as the a set of steak knives, third prize you’re fired.” couver Feb. 12. Olympic and International Luge one of the first direct observations that irrefut- cast of “A Christmas Story,” including the pink The cameo by Alec Baldwin is priceless. Federation officials investigated allegations ably proved heliocentrism. bunny outfit with feet.I can’t wait until the Rum- of an unsafe ice track, but found no such evi- pus IX … only 291 days and counting. “Lord of the Rings”: The first movie, “The Fel- dence, according to The Huffington Post. Issac Newton writes “Principia” in 1687: This lowship of the Ring,” is visually stunning even Regardless of who or what is at fault, it’s masterwork details the law of universal gravita- Fourth of July: There is nothing more American when compared with what can be done with unfathomable that every news channel tion, which was the accepted model of gravity for than blowing up a bunch of stuff and having a special effects now. It’s impossible not to get was repeatedly broadcasting video footage more than 200 years. Using calculus, he demon- cold one. This is another “day drinking” holiday, wrapped up in the story line. And it’s almost of Kumaritashvili flying over the luge track. strated how the motion of objects on Earth follow when it’s acceptable to crack one open at the three hours long. Replaying such horrific footage is insensitive, the same laws as celestial bodies. crack of dawn and keep going until the fireworks exploitative and a perfect example of how end. “Freeway”: This 1988 movie stars Reese desensitized we’ve become as news consum- Albert Einstein introduces General Relativity Witherspoon as a troubled teen who escapes ers. Imagine if you were one of Kumaritash- in 1915: E instein usurped Newton by describ- Christmas: L et’s face it, if you’re of age or your a juvenile detention center only to narrowly vili’s family members and every news channel ing gravity as curves in the fabric of space-time parents are “cool,” Christmas or any of the escape being the victim of a serial killer. As was continuously playing a clip of the moment caused by matter. After an eclipse in 1919 dem- other religious holidays during winter, when the an added twist, the movie takes on a subplot in which you lost your loved one. onstrated this theory in action, Einstein was extended family comes over, are a great excuse of “Little Red Riding Hood.” Not quite a horror The media must think if the average Ameri- awarded a Nobel Prize. His work completely to have a cocktail or six. You might not like weird movie, but it’s still creepy to watch alone. can wants to watch it while sitting on their changed how we understand light and time. cousin Robbie or crazy Aunt Jane, but they be- couch, plate of food on their lap only to exclaim, come a lot more tolerable after you’ve knocked “What About Bob”: Bill Murray plays a pa- “Woah! That’s messed up!,” then gosh darn it, Edwin Hubble calculates distance of galaxies a few back. tient who gets bounced around to different let’s provide that for the public. Let us not pro- in 1925: Before he calculated the distance to therapists, none of whom can deal with his tect those who are suffering, or at the very least Andromeda, scientists thought it was a gas cloud Cubs Opening Day: Baseball is America’s emotional needs. He meets a psychothera- be kind enough not to show it approximately in our galaxy. When he realized it was a sepa- pastime and nothing goes better with baseball pist he becomes attached to and follows him a million times in a day. rate galaxy, our place in the universe shifted. He than an ice cold adult beverage. Even if I’m not to his summer home. A feel-good movie that also found that all galaxies are moving away from at the game, I’ll find myself a stool at a local bar can make you feel a little more normal. —M. Bloom each other, evidence for an expanding universe. watching my beloved Cubs, beer in hand.

anymore,” Tormey said. Born and raised in Iowa, Tormey’s per- sonal fashion has changed drastically from being overdone to a simpler, sophisticated look when he moved to Chicago. During high school, Tormey would dress up everyday. From wearing ascots and ties to class, he said it was more of an intense, out-there look. He would never wear the same outfit twice during the school year. “It was complete overkill,” Tormey said. “It was like I overshot the runway. I would Cal Tormey uses a relaxed style wear blazers with feather brooches. But to give his wardrobe a sophisticated not anymore.” mature look. Now, wearing the same outfit twice is an by Colin Shively option because he does not care as long as Brent lewis THE CHRONICLE Arts & Culture Editor the clothing looks good together, he said. Tormey, however, does not like shopping Cl a Tormey, a sophomore marketing in the classic sense of wandering around a major, aims to have a fashionable style, yet store for hours, grazing the clothing racks. have a look that says it was effortless to He prefers knowing exactly what he wants put together. so he can get in and get out. “It is artificially relaxed,” Tormey said. “I That is why his shopping is done mostly try very hard to make it look like I didn’t try online, he said, although his store of choice hard to look good. It is a very waspy style, is Bloomingdales. and it suits me perfectly.” “I want sophisticated, older and estab- The Chronicle found Tormey before his lished,” Tormey said. “People try to dress evening class at Columbia wearing a clas- very young these days and I don’t want to sical suede jacket matched with a printed look young. I want to look like I am well- silk scarf that was passed down through established and that I have money.” his family. “I don’t have a problem reusing clothes [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 27

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“LIFE OF PI” BY YANN MARTEL “PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT” BY PHILIP ROTH TINA FEY ON MARCH 2010 ISSUE OF VOGUE A must-read for anybody with a large imagination. The story I just snagged a really cool copy of this book for 50 cents at a I don’t remember the last time I opened a copy of Vogue, but follows an Indian boy’s journey on a lifeboat after his cargo thrift store, which got me thinking about this book again. Essen- when I saw Tina Fey on the cover of the most recent issue, I ship wrecks. The cargo ship was not only carrying his family, tially, Alexander Portnoy, the narrator, talks with his psychoanalyst couldn’t resist peeling back the pages to see the feature written but an entire zoo his family owned. Over the course of seven about his sexual frustrations and overall neuroses, weaving in about my favorite actress. The article is hilarious, revealing and months at sea, Pi finds great strength and determination to fight and out of scenes from Portnoy’s life. Roth is unapologetic in heartfelt, and the photos are beyond perfect. The feature does for his life. Oh yeah, there is also a tiger aboard the lifeboat. style and tone, which makes it totally rad for being published in her justice and then some. Vogue just gained some points in my —S. Saviola 1969.—M. Bloom book. Nerds!—L. Kelly

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“TOOL ACADEMY 3” PREMIERE “UP IN THE AIR” “MAN VS. FOOD” I can’t get enough of dudes treating their girlfriends like crap and It may be nominated for six different Academy Awards, it may When I first heard the title I sincerely hoped that I would be then making up for it by running obstacle courses and competing star George Clooney and be directed by Jason Reitman (of watching a chunky sumo wrestler grapple with an animated grilled in dance competitions. This season of “Tool Academy” shows “Juno” fame), but this movie is incredibly overrated. The entire cheese or a man trying to swim his way out of a river of mashed women can be big jerks too, and two überskanks join the ranks thing is one long advertisement for American Airlines. And while potatoes. Sadly, I was confronted with the uncomfortable image of Neander-Tool and Teary Tool to prove that they can change some ads can be interesting, this is dull and unsurprising. I kept of an overweight man devouring meals the size of small villages. their ways. Let’s hope it makes up for last season’s uneventful hoping for a plane to crash to add more excitement.—L. Wardle I was not amused.—J. Allen run.—D. LaCoco no smiles MUSIC

FLYING LOTUS: “L.A. EP 3X3” SADE: “SOLDIER OF LOVE” LUPE FIASCO: “ENEMY OF THE STATE: A LOVE STORY” Flying Lotus aka Steven Ellison is an experimental multi-genre Now the best selling British Pop artist of all time, Sade re- Lupe Fiasco is warming up the winter with his new mixtape, music producer and DJ. If you’ve listened to his previous beat leased her sixth studio album “Soldier of Love” on Feb. 9. In “Enemy of the State: A Love Story.” It came out earlier this mash-ups and mixes, you will be surprised with the new electric the U.S., it debuted at No. 1 and is currently the best selling year, but its one of the best mixtapes he has. Twelve tracks and ambient sounds he produces. Some of the tracks are more album of the year and on iTunes despite many being at the something totally different from what you expect from Mr. Fiasco, ambient than others, but you will still find FlyLo’s intensely awe- hinterland of being broke. Why? Well, people are still making showing that he has what it takes to be ranked higher on the MTV some beats on tracks like “Infinitum” and “Parisian Goldfish.” babies and her music has conceived many of today’s young list of best MC’s, which they labeled him No. 7. It’s available only —E. Rodriguez professionals and will conceive those to come.—K. Obomanu online, but it is well worth the search.—B. Lewis

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TRADING GUITARS FOR FAVORS SLEEP DEPRIVATION ALL GOOD FESTIVAL 2010 LINEUP I don’t know why anyone would trade their acoustic guitar for a There’s nothing worse than being too busy to sleep. You have My eyes lit up and my heart pitter-pattered when I got the initial favor. I mean, if that favor is worth it in the long run, then great, so much to do that you only have time for a handful of hours of artist lineup in an e-mail last Tuesday morning. This is my favorite but if it’s just for a few moments of bliss, then seriously? One sleep a night. You start to get headaches and just feel generally festival of the season because not only is it in the beautiful of my friends did just that and I want to make sure no one else miserable all day long. Worst of all, you become too tired to focus mountains of West Virginia, but it’s also an hour and a half away does this mistake. Don’t trade guitars, trade drumsticks! They on the things you should be doing that are preventing you from from my house and has no overlapping sets. Yay.—L. Nalin are cheaper.— C. Aguirre getting sleep. It’s a vicious cycle.—L. Wilusz

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Editorials Scholarships will benefit freshmen AT THE latest College Council meeting cial need, should be taken into consider- on Feb. 5, Columbia President Warrick L. ation when deciding which students are Carter announced the college is planning awarded the money. Students with solid to increase scholarship funding by 100 per- high school GPAs would likely be safer cent for fall 2010, including a major addi- investments than those with poor perfor- tion in scholarships for incoming freshmen mance records. students. In order to provide funding for these An increase in scholarships for students scholarships, Columbia will likely is always beneficial, especially in this dif- increase tuition by a small percentage. ficult economic climate. It is a smart move Although this is unpleasant to hear, the for the college to concentrate on helping increase would directly benefit students. freshmen fund their education. They are Using the money to fund scholarships is the future of this institution. Some incom- much better than alloting it somewhere ing students decide on where to attend students will never see. college based on how much financial aid The college may also cut jobs of staff they are awarded. Increasing scholarship members to cover the cost. The college MCT Newswire funding for them may increase the overall should use extreme discretion in choos- number of new freshmen that choose to ing who to let go and try to avoid cuts attend Columbia. Many students drop out that would affect students’ curricu- or transfer to a different school between lum. Columbia is currently in a salary their first and second semesters, and offer- freeze, so another way to contribute to ing scholarships to freshmen may moti- the scholarship fund could be to skim vate them to stay at the college longer, some money off of future salary increas- thereby increasing retention rates. es or bonuses of higher-up levels of When deciding which freshmen to the administration. award the scholarships to, the college New scholarships benefit students, should take measures to ensure the especially freshmen, and the college money is used in the best possible way. should be sure to fund them appropriately Academic performance, as well as finan- and responsibly. Chicago advances Wi-Fi access LAST FALL, Sprint and Clearwire launched make sure they have firewall protec- the first city-wide 4G wireless Inter- tion to prevent identity theft and other net network in Chicago. It is available such problems. MCT Newswire by subscription for approximately the The new 4G, or fourth generation, net- same price as a typical home plan. Called work does not operate on the same system WiMAX, the network blankets the entire as BlackBerries and iPhones. This means city, allowing subscribers to access the it is faster and does not get weighed down Internet from anywhere within the by 3G activity in the area. Clearwire and network’s boundary. Sprint should make sure the network Being able to access the Internet on the keeps this speed constant and has enough go from a wireless-enabled laptop is not carrying capacity to handle a large amount only convenient, but is becoming increas- of online traffic as their subscription ingly essential for many people. By being base grows. one of the first and largest metropolitan Although the new Wi-Fi network is cities to have this option available, Chi- more convenient for many Chicago- cago is clearly stepping up and becoming ans, it does not provide more people a leader in technology. Communication with access. Those stuck in the “digital is moving faster than ever before, and it divide” of lower-income neighborhoods is important for our city to keep up with won’t see their options increase because the advancement. the service costs just as much as a home However, there is one major concern for subscription. users of the WiMAX network. Privacy and The city should continue to take steps security from other subscribers, potential forward in providing residents with con- hackers and government officials should venient wireless access and should also not be taken for granted. Because the net- look for ways to provide lower-income work covers the entire city, there is a risk families with easy access to the Internet, of information leaking into unwanted bridging the gap of online access in the MCT Newswire channels. Users of the network should digital era.

Editorial Board Members Have an opinion about something you read in this newspaper? Jeff Graveline Assistant H&F Editor Cody Prentiss Assistant A&C Editor Andy Keil Photo Editor Spencer Roush Assistant Metro Editor Did you catch a mistake, think we could have covered a story better or believe strongly about an issue Lauren Kelly Commentary Editor Stephanie Saviola Assistant Metro Editor that faces all of us here at Columbia? Laura Nalin Assistant Campus Editor Colin Shively Arts and Culture Editor Why not write a letter to the editor? At the bottom of page 2, you’ll find a set of guidelines on how to do Taylor Norris Copy Editor Ciara Shook Assistant Campus Editor this. Let us hear from you. Emi Peters Copy Chief Lisa Wardle Copy Editor Benita Zepeda Campus Editor —The Columbia Chronicle Editorial Board COMMENTARY I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 29 ‘Snowpocalypse’ does not disprove global warming theories “People on Even billionaire Donald Trump offered precipitation, humidity and wind levels, see a decrease in the variety of plant and both sides of his opinion on the matter, suggesting that while climate describes the overall patterns animal species. the debate the Nobel Committee take away former Vice of weather systems measured over a period But no matter what we call it, the evi- should note President Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize that of multiple decades or centuries. dence leads scientists to believe the Earth’s that short- was awarded to increase public knowledge The extreme blizzard that hit the north- climate is changing, likely due to human term weather regarding man-made climate change. east was just one weather event that adds actions. Every action has a reaction and According to the Washington Post, Trump to our understanding of the climate. In fact, the actions of humans seem to result in a patterns are said, “With the coldest winter ever recorded, the massive storm may very well be an indi- changing climate. not the same with snow setting record levels up and down cator, along with other sporadic and rare Many people say the actions of humans as climate.” the coast, the Nobel committee should take weather patterns across the world, that the hurt the planet, but that’s not necessarily the Nobel Prize back from Al Gore.” climate is in a state of upheaval and rapid correct. We are merely altering the earth’s by Lauren Kelly In one particularly offensive media stunt, change. However, we can’t be sure until environment, and as a result, hurting the Commentary Editor the family of Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) more time passes and meteorologists and living species that have evolved to func- built a 6-foot-tall igloo on Capitol Hill with climate experts collect more data. tion in its specific climate. The Earth will TWO MASSIVE blizzards hit the northeast- a cardboard sign reading “Al Gore’s new Therefore, instead of using the term right itself, but the real question is whether ern United States in the first weeks of Feb- home,” according to a Feb. 10 New York “global warming,” we should refer to humans and other animals will live through ruary and wreaked havoc on the region, Times article. the process affecting our planet as “cli- the changes and emerge on the other side resulting in closures of schools, roads and However, the “snowpocalypse,” as many mate change.” This term more accurately with new evolutionary features to help government operations. The multiple feet call the storm, does not negate or disprove describes what is happening to the global us adapt to the new climate we forced of snow sparked conservatives and global global warming. The fact that right-wing weather systems. It is clear that the into existence. warming skeptics to publicly question conservatives used the event to attack sci- weather on Earth is growing more chaotic, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh can the validity of claims that our planet is entists and believers in global warming unpredictable and severe than it was in make fun of people who care enough about heating up. illustrates how ignorant they are of what past decades. This may indicate an under- the future of humanity to try to make a dif- Right-wing pundits such as Glenn Beck climate change actually is. lying shift in overall climate as a result of ference, but they won’t be laughing when and Rush Limbaugh made snide comments People on both sides of the debate should human activities. But not all regions will climate change continues to escalate, forc- on their programs that belittled scientists, note that short-term weather patterns are experience a noticeable increase in tem- ing humans to evolve or perish. activists and government officials who not the same as climate. Weather describes perature. Some regions will see more pre- believe global warming is real. the day-to-day fluctuations in temperature, cipitation and flooding, while others will [email protected]

Millions of dollars Billions of dollars President Barack Percentage of Ameri- Number of allocated in Chicago’s Obama is giving in loan guarantees to can adults who said they American ath- budget this year for fund the construction of a new nuclear viewed military power in letes compet- 17 snow removal in the power plant to fight climate change, 61 Iran as a critical threat ing in the 2010 216 city. According to a Feb. 16 Washing- according to a Feb. 16 to U.S. vital interests, according to a Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, ton Post article, Chicago maintains Reuters report. The Feb. 16 Gallup poll. Additionally, 29 British Columbia, as of Feb. 1, accord- a fleet of 300 trucks specifically 8.3 facility, to be located percent of those polled said Iran is ing to TeamUSA.org. Of the 216, designed for removing snow and 200 in Georgia, will be the first new nuclear important, but not a critical threat to there are 123 men and 93 women trucks that can be fitted with plows reactor built in the United States in the the United States. competing. to remove the annual average of 38 past 30 years. inches of snow. CTA patrons should take safety precautions when using transit “With price hikes This scenario is not difficult to imagine. and safety is something that cannot be emergency as it is for a rider to notify the remaining a topic Any Chicagoan probably has had his or her compromised. There is a chance that cut- employees or the police of the incident. of discussion fair share of CTA horror stories, whether ting services will lessen the amount of People must become more aware of their among officials it’s a man with a moving newspaper over crime that takes place because there will surroundings because a Chicago police and many CTA his lap or a violent fight between patrons. be more people waiting for a particular officer said criminals are becoming even services on Frequent CTA riders risk being robbed or train or bus at one time, but that is not more aggressive and will attack in broad the cutting assaulted each time they slip their cards the intent. daylight or with many people around. board, security in the turnstiles and walk through. According to the CTA’s Web site, there are We all need to think twice before Tweet- and safety is As reported by The Chronicle on Jan. procedures for workers when a crime takes ing on our cell phones or searching for something 25, two men were robbed on Jan. 15 at the place, but how often are these procedures a new song on our iPods while riding that cannot be Harrison Red Line stop. A man approached overlooked for the sake of time or money? on the train or bus. Everyone needs to by Spencer Roush compromised.” them and said he would shoot them if CTA workers see a plethora of question- acknowledge the danger because a crime Assistant Metro Editor they didn’t give him their money. The sus- able conduct while operating. As a result, can happen to anyone. The incident at the pect only threatened to shoot, but never they report less crime because it’s become Harrison Red Line train stop happened to IMAGINE STANDING on a Red Line Chicago revealed a gun. common and seen as more bothersome a pair of 20-somethings for a measly $38, Transit Authority train platform or wait- After the men handed over less than than illegal. not a tempting candidate waving around ing for a State Street bus and having some- $40, the suspect ran onto a waiting south- The CTA recently spent money on new his shiny, new phone that looked ripe for one creep up behind you, snatch all of your bound train. The two men then allegedly signs, which say, “If you see something, say the taking. belongings or even attack you. While you told the train operator that they were just something.” There are other signs that say The criminals are not just aiming their fight the urge to shout “stranger danger” robbed, but the train pulled out of the “The CTA is committed to safety” and “Tell sights on a blonde female who looks a bit like you were taught by your second grade station anyway. a CTA employee immediately or call 911 clueless, naive about the city and every- teacher, you comply with the robber’s If the victims’ account of the robbery is for emergencies.” thing it has to offer. With the increasing demands and hand over your beloved iPod correct, how can any public transit cus- There may be some instances when CTA desperation of people in this economy, and anything else of value. The robber tomers count on CTA employees to call employees fall short of the correct proce- anyone can be a target and more needs runs off with your precious U-Pass, cash the police if a crime does occur? dures, but many times police were called to be done to ensure the safety of public and cell phone, and you feel helpless and With price hikes remaining a topic of and they resolved the issue on the trains transportation riders. know there is no chance of seeing your discussion among officials and many CTA or buses. However, it is just as much the belongings again. services on the cutting board, security responsibility of workers to respond to an [email protected] 30 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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Gay Liberation Network calls Catholic leadership bigoted Protestors try to ruffle Cardinal’s feathers by Patrick Smith Assistant Metro Editor

OUTSIDE OF Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral, six rainbow flags flapped in the wind, greet- ing Catholics as they left 9:30 a.m. Mass on Feb. 14. The flags were held by gay protes- tors, a group of about 30, who came out to protest what they called the promotion of bigotry by the church’s hierarchy. Protestors were confronted by several churchgoers who questioned the appro- priateness of picketing a place of worship. “I agree with you,” one woman leaving the cathedral said to a protestor. “But I don’t think you should be disturbing people when they’re going to Mass.” The picketing of Holy Name, 735 N. State St., was organized and promoted by the Gay Liberation Network. The group’s co-founder, Andy Thayer, said part of the goal of the protest was to expose Catholics who are not ordained priests, nuns or deacons, a group known as laypeople, to the bigotry of the church’s hierarchy. “I think if you look at civil rights strug- Rachel Jones THE CHRONICLE gles in the past with other communities, Protestors from the Gay Liberation Network pick- often times these actions do make people eted the Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., down the bigotry.” uncomfortable,” Thayer said. “You need to on the morning of Feb. 14. The group, which was Kaitlyn Cooper, a Catholic who attends get people out of their comfort zone, oth- separated from the front of the cathedral by a Mass every week said she does not agree police barrier, shouted at people as they entered erwise good people might go along to get and exited the church. The protestors said with the church’s position on homosexu- along. Hopefully upon reflection some of Catholic leadership promotes bigotry. als, she is exactly the kind of person Thayer those people say, ‘You know, they’ve got a and his group wanted to reach with their point.’ I think it’s a particular responsibil- for the Doctrine of the Faith, called Persona picketing. But she said she thinks protest- ity of lay Catholics to speak out. I think it’s Humana, contains the church’s first state- ing outside of a church is “inappropriate.” important to drag them out of the closet ment on the morality of homosexuality. “I’m not in complete agreement with the about their bigotry.” In it the Catholic Church acknowledges church, but I wouldn’t want people pro- According to Thayer, the group protested that homosexuality may be an “inherent testing around my church,” Cooper said. “I attempts by the Catholic leadership to faculty of being,” and says that it is not would be like ‘yeah, I agree with you,’ but thwart the advancement of gay rights. He morally wrong. I don’t need you yelling at me on my day said he believed there was a lot of support But 11 years later, a letter from the of worship.” for gay rights from Catholics as a whole, Conference of Bishops calls homo- The protestors, separated from the and that the issue was only the actions of sexuality “disordered.” church steps by two blue wooden police the hierarchy. Burke said that in the 1986 letter, the barricades and watched over by six Chi- Megan Burke, the director of the Rite of bishops clearly battled with a political issue cago police officers, did a lot of yelling. In Christian Initiation for Adults at St. Igna- and were unsure of how to proceed. Burke the northwest corner of the crowd, Thayer tius in Rogers Park, said she disagrees called the bishops’ position “reactionary.” struggled to keep the group on message, with the American church’s position on “The U.S. bishops tend to be more con- stopping the chants of “shame on you,” to gay marriage and gay rights. She thinks it servative,” Burke said. “I think, essentially, deliver speeches about the church hier- is outside of the church’s role to attempt to because they don’t know what to do.” archy and pleading with Catholics enter- influence legislation. Polls have shown that parishioners do ing and exiting the cathedral to speak out “The church has jurisdiction in the spiri- Rachel Jones THE CHRONICLE not, as a whole, support the American against their leadership. tual realm, but it doesn’t have jurisdiction church’s vehemence. While the hierarchy But some of the protestors were insistent when it comes to government and when it lot of good friends who are gay who are has been vocal in its opposition to gay on being antagonistic. comes to politics,” Burke said. “It is not only very dear to me,” Whitlock said. “We have marriage and the immorality of homo- “Homophobes go to hell,” one woman against the church’s teachings [to try to to remember that we are dealing with sexual acts, an August 2009 poll by the Pew shouted. When a priest going into the influence government], it is also a misguid- people, no matter what, you can’t deny their Research Center for the People and the church stopped and told the group he loved ed action of a human person and does not human experience.” Press, showed more Catholics support gay them, she fired back. “Don’t tell us you love represent the institution of the church.” Still, Whitlock does not believe gays marriage than oppose it. us and then go in there! Shame on you.” But the Catholic Church is a fairly pow- should be allowed to marry in the Additionally, a higher percentage of Most of the people leaving Holy Name erful lobbying body. The Archdiocese of Catholic Church. Catholics support gay marriage than the seemed confused, maybe even amused. One Chicago spent $235,200 in the 2008 fiscal The official position of the Catholic percentage of Americans as a whole. young couple and their two children tried year in “an attempt to influence national, Church is laid out in the church’s cat- Among Catholics, 45 percent support gay to give gift bags to the protestors and lec- state or local legislation,” according to the echism, which says homosexual orienta- marriage, as opposed to 43 percent who are ture them on the sins of homosexuality. church’s 990 form. tion is not wrong, but homosexual acts are against it. Only 39 percent of all Americans However, most of the people just wanted According to Thayer, the Archdiocese of wrong because gay couples cannot be mar- support gay marriage. The poll, which had the protestors to go away. Portland, Maine, funded over a quarter of ried in the church. a margin of error of plus or minus two per- “I think it’s kind of pointless because the campaign to defeat marriage equality “Homosexual orientation in the church cent, also found that 41 percent of Catholics they’re trying to change something they in the state, and the Conference of Catholic is really morally neutral,” Burke said. “The think homosexuality is “not a moral issue.” have no ability to change,” said Fred Men- Bishops spent thousands of dollars backing homosexual act, because it cannot be con- The poll results, and most of the Catho- doza, a churchgoer, while standing on the Proposition 8 in California, the proposition secrated with the institution of marriage, is lics who spoke with The Chronicle, sup- church steps. “All it’s doing is disrupting that successfully banned gay marriage in morally wrong. The church says the same port Thayer’s idea that the lay people are the peace.” the state. thing about heterosexual acts, and I think separate from their church leaders. But gay But disrupting the peace is exactly what California transplant Evangeline Whit- Catholics forget that. It’s not about sexual protestor Rich Wilson said he didn’t make Thayer and his group hoped to do. lock, a recent convert to Catholicism, said orientation. It’s about marriage.” the distinction. “The Catholic leadership has worked she watched the church spend money American Catholic bishops are more con- “The emphasis here is on the hierarchy, behind the scenes to attempt to thwart supporting Proposition 8 last year. Unlike servative than the church is universally. but I don’t make that separation,” Wilson our rights at every step,” Thayer said. “We Burke, Whitlock does not take issue with According to Burke, that’s a result of the said. “The Christian community needs to think the best way to combat this anti- the church doing political lobbying, but she bishops reacting to a political environment, be rebuked for not standing up and provid- equal rights activism is to expose it to the does have some problems with the church’s rather than being grounded in church ing a stronger voice against those who are light of day.” teachings on homosexuality. teachings. rabidly anti-gay. I think Christians need to “It’s an issue for me because I have a A 1975 document from the Congregation call upon their brothers and sisters to tone [email protected] 32 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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colum.edu/commencment METRO I February 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 33 Animal abuse still prevalent Changes in crime charges emergency surgeries for life-threatening help police crack down injuries,” said an employee of the South Sub- on cruelty, neglect urban Humane Society who wished to remain anonymous. “We had several that needed to by Stephanie Saviola have their eyes removed, they have terrible Assistant Metro Editor ear infections and they all had upper respira- tory infections.” “We call them silent victims,” said Terri The ages of the dogs and puppies ranged Sparks, of the Animal Welfare League, about from seven weeks to 10 years and they were animals that are subjected to cruelty, abuse being sold for $300 to $600, depending on their and neglect every day. Cook County’s Animal conditions. According to reports, the woman Crimes Unit rescued 53 of these victims on behind the puppy mill will be charged with Feb. 12 in Kankakee County. felony cruelty charges in Kankakee County. The South Suburban Humane Society in The woman was not at the home at the time Chicago Heights contacted the Cook County of the raid, and has been charged with misde- Sheriff’s office a couple of weeks ago to inform meanor arrests for similar crimes. them of a puppy mill being run in Kankakee “The conditions they were living in were Courtesy ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE County. so disgusting,” the South Suburban employee “The humane society brought this problem said. “Puppies were lying in feces. They should Ellie was rescued from a Maywood dogfight in September 2009 by the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. to us last [Feb. 8] and by [Feb. 12] we had hit the have never been living in sheds.” place,” said Steve Patterson, spokesman for In early 2007, the Cook County Sheriff’s ring] and everyone else would just be given “With all this violence going on with the Dart. “They knew we’d take it seriously and Department formed the Animal Crimes Unit. a misdemeanor citation for attending,” Pat- animals and the exposure that children are they knew we’d act on it.” The unit is dedicated to finding and stopping terson said. “Now if you attend a dogfight and being given, they are taught that this is a dis- After a weeklong investigation, Cook dogfighting rings, puppy mills, animal cruelty we bust it, you are going to be arrested and posable life,” Sparks said. “It is a part of society County Sheriff Tom Dart and the Animal and neglect. charged with a felony.” that is getting worse.” Crimes Unit uncovered the puppy mill oper- “There has never been anything like this Twenty-six felony arrests were made and Cruelty and neglect have been a large prob- ating out of two sheds filled with a total of before where we devoted a team of officers to 241 dogs were rescued since the law changed lem all along, but according to Sparks, since 53 puppies. strictly investigate animal crimes,” Patter- last year. the economic downturn things have turned “I think the whole Cook County group son said. “The interesting thing is the Animal According to Patterson, there are more from bad to worse. has really stepped up their efforts in busting Welfare League and the humane societies problems with the dogfighting rings than “It’s becoming all too common,” Sparks puppy mills and cruelty investigations,” said have realized what a priority we have made just animal abuse. said of the puppy mill bust. “People think it’s Sparks, marketing and public relations man- it.” “The sad thing is we are seeing younger and an easy way to make money in this economy.” ager for the Animal Welfare League. Patterson said last year one of the Animal younger people attend these events,” Patter- All of the dogs found from the puppy According to a Cook County press release, Crimes Unit’s main initiatives was to change son said. “[We found] a 9-year-old kid with his mill raid were taken to the South Subur- the temperature in the sheds was below animal cruelty charges from a misdemeanor brothers and dad watching dogs maul each ban Humane Society where they are said freezing and the puppies had broken bones to a felony, especially if you attend a dogfight- other.” to be receiving proper medical attention and internal organ problems. The puppies ing ring. The Animal Welfare League, Chicago’s and vaccinations. were also infected with fleas and mites. “Before, we could only get a felony charge largest animal shelter, also works to educate “Several animals had to be rushed in for on the guy that organized [the dogfighting youngsters about animal cruelty. [email protected]

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Jarrett Adams, 29, was exonerated in 2007 and is now graduating from South cago, depending on which college awards » EXONERATED Suburban College with honors. him the most money. Continued from Front Page Ferrero said money and seeking basic necessities can be a common problem for justice system. noticed Adams’ case was under-tried and exonerees because it can be di› cult to fi nd “Wrongful convictions in the justice the witness’ statements were never heard, a job with an accepting employer. system are like the closet in your house so they took his case. It was years before According to Adams, having an expunged where you throw all of your stu in when Adams was exonerated because their record isn’t enough for employers and they company is coming over,” Adams said. fi rst appeal attempt failed. For his second often ask what happened during the eight- Keith Findley, one of the attorneys from the appeal in the Seventh Circuit Court, Adams year gap in his life. Wisconsin Innocence Project who helped won unanimously. “More often than not, exonerees tell us Adams, said DNA testing has allowed many Throughout these years in prison, Adams the best strategy that works for them is to people to prove their innocence. He added studied law each day and continued to be up front and honest about it and really that calculating the total number of wrong- examine his own case. “If you give up, try to explain what happened,” Ferrero said. ful convictions is impossible because cases who’s going to fi ght for you? You are your Ferrero explained that another issue in without the luxury of DNA may never be last hope,” he said. the justice system is the lack of state com- solved or appealed. Adams also started looking at the cases pensation for exonerees. He said only 27 “We know that there have been [more of his fellow inmates and became their states have a law to provide money. than] 250 people exonerated since 1989 of advocate. While advocating for others, Because Adams was tried and convicted serious crimes, which is almost entirely Adams had success in helping people, but in Wisconsin, he qualifi ed for funds, but the rapes and murders, based on DNA testing the prison saw it as disruptive, which led state refused because he couldn’t reach an alone,” Findley said. “We also know that’s to his time in isolation. even higher standard of innocence that the just scratching the surface, because as won- “It wasn’t looking good for me for a long claims board demands. derful as DNA is, most cases don’t have DNA.” time, but at the same time I had to develop “If you do get compensation from them, According to Findley, the one thing that a psyche that I’m getting out tomorrow, in it’s terribly miserly,” Findley said. “It’s allowed Adams to win his case was the fact order to get me through,” Adams said. $5,000 per year of wrongful incarceration, that there was a witness, who had never Lenny Gilmore THE CHRONICLE Advocating for others and writing briefs which is capped at a total of $25,000, plus been heard by a jury, that could corroborate for his own cases led to eight years of expe- attorney’s fees. It’s insulting.” his story. He said Adam’s fi rst attorney prob- mistakes that were made in his trial. rience in law, so he said he is just going Adams said the outcome wasn’t a surprise. ably didn’t present a defense because it was “The fi rst year I was living in an out- through the motions of getting his associ- “It was clear and convincing evidence for assumed the case would be thrown out for of-body experience,” Adams explained. “I ate’s degree right now. However, he added me to be given my life back, but it’s not clear the state’s lack of evidence. couldn’t believe I was there. All the epi- that there are still many things to learn. and convincing for me to be compensated The jury ruled in favor of the state sodes of ‘Law and Order,’ when you’re inno- Eric Ferrero, spokesman for the Innocence $25,000,” he said. because, he said, the defense never used cent, you’re innocent. ” Project, said many exonerees have had vari- Adams said he is not complaining, but their witness’ account. He also said race played a major role in ous experiences after returning to society. wants change in the justice system. He said “It came down to a ‘he said, she said’ kind the case. The charge was that a black male Ferrero said there are many who decide to to check back with him in several years to of claim, as they often do when the question raped a white female, and the jury consisted practice law after their stint in prison. see where he is in his life and career and is consent,” Findley explained. of entirely white jurors. “[Exonerees] have gained a really unique how he’s overcome adversity. Adams said the state’s case consisted of “I went through three jury pools and all prospective on the law, and in some cases, Adams’ story will also be featured in Just the girl’s claim, “he raped me,” without of them were white,” Adams said. “I would they want to help other people who were in Released, a publication that caters to inmates additional evidence or statements from a have been happy to see a green person [on similar situations,” Ferrero said. and ex-o enders. doctor. He added that at the time, he was the jury].” Adams said he plans to attend either so ignorant of the law, he didn’t realize the The Wisconsin Innocence Project Loyola University or the University of Chi- [email protected]

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ette said. “We are going to see another 700 people go bankrupt and lose their insurance National health and their homes.” More than 100 people participated in the care debate rally and people told stories of their health problems and how they lost their insurance. hits Chicago “We had a really good number for a cold Fat Tuesday,” Gaudette said. Members from other health care reform Local advocates angered organizations such as MoveOn also attend- by insurer’s plan to ed the rally to demonstrate their concern. drop clients Protestors held candles in honor of those who die from lack of health insurance. by Stephanie Saviola “Part of what we are doing is telling the Assistant Metro Editor stories of what happens when people don’t have health care insurance,” said Melody In response to the ongoing health care Brynne DeGagne, Chicago central counsel debate on Capitol Hill, people from all over coordinator for MoveOn. “We are making the United States gathered to take action in sure those faces and stories get out there order to prevent more people from losing in front of our Congress and in front of their health insurance. the press.” Health Care for America Now, a According to HCAN, for each day health national grassroots campaign that rep- care reform is delayed, 6,821 people will lose resents 46 states, held a nationwide rally their health insurance and 123 people will that started on Feb. 16. HCAN’s goal is to die because they do not have the proper ensure all Americans have affordable coverage. Of those 123 people, 18 will be health care. Illinois residents. “What we are out here asking Congress “I feel like once politicians stop worrying to do is refocus on what this issue is really about money and start worrying about the about,” said John Gaudette, Illinois Health well-being of people first then things will Care campaign director for Citizen Action get done a lot faster,” said Bryan Straus- Brent Lewis THE CHRONICLE Illinois. “It is not about compromise and baugh, senior fiction writing major who negotiations. It is about social justice and does not have health insurance. Midge Hough, a protestor, discusses how the health care system allowed her daughter, Jenny Hough, to die from lack of health insurance. The protest was aimed at the CEOs of the insurance companies and civil rights.” The fact that large health care insurance the government’s ongoing battle to find a universal health care system. The protest took place outside of Chicago health care activists gathered in companies have profited during the eco- the Aetna headquarters on the corner of Madison Avenue and Wacker Drive. front of the Aetna Insurance Headquarters nomic downturn also sparked controversy on the corner of Wacker Drive and Madison during the demonstration. pleased to see that the CEO of Aetna Inc., “Tens of thousands of people are doing Avenue to protests Aetna’s announcement “When the economy is bad, these suckers Ronald A. Williams, made the top 10 in the the exact same thing we are,” Gaudette said. that it will drop 650,000 clients within the are out there taking as much money as they Forbes $100 million CEO club. “Some are out in the cold, some out in the next year. can from peoples’ pockets and sticking it in Aetna could not be reached for comment warm [weather], but we are all demanding “While we wait 10 more days for the their own,” Gaudette said. concerning Williams or the protest. that greed be held accountable.” president [Barack Obama’s] summit, we are Besides Aetna’s announcement of health According to Gaudette, 42 states are par- going to see another 20 people die,” Gaud- insurance cuts, protestors were also dis- ticipating in rallies nationwide. [email protected]

METRO I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 37 Sisters’ role highlighted New exhibit at DuSable legal proceedings and mass demonstrations Museum shows women’s dominated newspaper and television cov- part in civil rights movement erage in the 1950s and ’60s,” the museum’s Web site reads. “Missing from that picture is by Patrick Smith a group of extraordinary women who, while Assistant Metro Editor less prominent in the media, shaped much of the spirit and substance of civil rights AN ANTIQUATED video plays on a loop at the in America.” entrance of the “Freedom’s Sisters” exhibit The “Freedom’s Sisters” exhibit consists at Washington Park’s DuSable Museum of of three rooms, each of them filled with tall, African American History, next to a strik- wooden, interactive stations about the lives ing, multi-paneled black and white photo of and achievements of 20 black women. The female civil rights marchers. women celebrated by the museum range from In the video, school children of vari- the well-known, like Rosa Parks and Harriet ous races and genders name their heroes. Tubman, to those who have almost been for- The answers are unsurprising: a fireman, gotten, like Fannie Lou Hamer, who fought for Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. voting rights, or investigative journalist Ida B. and Superman. Wells-Barnett, who documented the extent of “That’s fine,” the host of the video says lynching in the early 20th century. softly. “But what about someone like It is Hamer’s words that adorn the back your mom?” wall of the exhibit, written near the top of a The new exhibit, which runs until April bare maroon wall where they read, “Nobody’s 4, was created to show how many female free ’til everybody’s free.” heroes there are in U.S. history, most of Passing underneath the phrase on Feb. 13 whom have been overlooked, accord- was a small crowd, made up mostly of black ing to the text in the exhibit. In conjunc- families; mothers taking their sons and tion with the “Freedom’s Sisters” exhibit, daughters through the exhibit. Courtesy DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY the museum collaborated with Macy’s “I think it’s wonderful to see this his- Sonia Sanchez is one of the 20 African-American women celebrated in the DuSable Museum’s new exhibit, “Freedom’s Sisters.” Sanchez is a poet who has authored more than a dozen books of poetry and was a to allow people to nominate a Chicago tory,” said museum patron Brittney Whit- part of Malcolm X’s separatist movement in the ’60s. Freedom Sister. field. “To see it, and have my daughter see it, “I think women have been a bit left out is amazing.” just one of many interactive features in the who has “historically demonstrated an of the history,” said Jocelyn Oates, Colum- Whitfield was visiting the museum with exhibit. Oates said she thought those features unbridled commitment to our struggle for bia professor of Interior Architecture, while her friend, who also brought her young made “Freedom’s Sisters” effective. equal rights.” exploring the exhibit. “I think it’s really daughter. As a video recreation of Rosa Parks’ “I like that you can communicate with According to Whitfield, the contest is just important that their stories be told.” famous arrest played on a television set, the every part of the exhibit,” Oates said. another tool that can educate people on the According to the DuSable Museum Web two small children stood captivated, the The “Freedom’s Sisters” exhibit was created important contributions women have made site, the exhibit was brought to Chicago from elder shushing her younger friend when she through collaboration between the Smithso- to history. Cincinnati to teach visitors about some of became distracted. nian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service “I see all types of strong women in here,” the women essential to the civil rights move- “To see what she went through is incredi- and the Cincinnati Museum Center. she said, gesturing around the exhibit. “As ment. ble,” Whitfield said of Parks. “Everyone should Unique to Chicago, the “Nominate a far as documentaries and TV shows, there “Much of our national memory of the come and see it.” Chicago Freedom Sister” contest invites should be more.” civil rights movement is embodied by male The video of Parks, which is activated by the public to nominate a Chicago woman figureheads whose visibility in boycotts, stepping on a mat in front of the screen, is who “fought for justice and parity,” and [email protected] IN OTHER NEWS More trouble for U of I Head of school learns a lesson Motorist had 40 prior tickets Open audition for Alderman

According to ChicagoTribune.com, the Uni- ChicagoSunTimes.com reported that ChicagoTribune.com reported that a motor- According to the Chicago Sun Times, Mayor versity of Illinois has been having prob- the former head of Triumphant Charter ist who killed a 6-year-old girl and critically Richard M. Daley is looking for people to fill lems with its admissions involving bribes School, Helen Hawkins, has been accused injured her aunt had at least 40 prior tickets the positions in the 1st and 29th Wards, the or threats. The Tribune ran an investiga- of using the school’s American Express for traffic offenses. The collision happened positions of former Aldermen Manny Flores tion in which they discovered that the credit card to make personal purchases. Feb. 16 in the middle of Ashland Avenue and Isaac Carothers, respectively. Inter- university had a secret admissions system Hawkins purchases included Coach and just north of 74th Street. According to a law ested candidates are told to send a cover that allowed politics to play a factor in the Louis Vuitton handbags, diet pills, $5,800 enforcement source, the motorist, Eddie letter with an attached resume and three acceptance decisions. Ten incidents were worth of jewelry and $30,000 from major Lumpkin, was taken into custody. Chicago letters of recommendation to City Hall. reported, which included a high school department stores. The case was brought Police found an open container of alcohol Some aldermen criticized Daley’s choice teacher who sent an unsolicited letter of by the Chicago Public School’s inspector in the vehicle. At the time of the accident, to have an open invitation for aldermen recommendation and a mother who “gave general who examined credit card Lumpkin had a valid driver’s license. The positions. An anonymous alderman said, veiled threats” of contacting a congressman purchases made in 2004. Hawkins was girl was pronounced dead an hour after “It invites all kinds of people who have no if her child wasn’t admitted to the school. found guilty of embezzlement on Feb. 12. the accident. business applying.” OFF THE BLOTTER W abash A

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Two college students took a shortcut through On Feb. 14, around 3:15 a.m., police were called 2 an alley at 8th and State streets at 7:10 p.m. on to the Travelodge Hotel, 65 E. Harrison St. Feb. 17. They were accosted by two 20-year-old According to police reports, a woman called men who told them to get up against the wall. them after her boyfriend physically assault- 1 4 The offenders threatened to shoot the two ed her. The two had an altercation after the 3 students if they tried anything. According to victim had laughed during a comedy show police reports, the victims gave the two robbers they had attended together. This apparently their wallets, which had no cash in them, and embarrassed her boyfriend, who choked her two cell-phones. The thieves were not found. and punched her. He fled when police arrived. Fit guys burglarized ATM used for theft

According to police reports, two men had A woman was called by her bank on Feb. 9 at their lockers broken into while they were 2:30 p.m. to let her know that her money had exercising at X-Sport Fitness, 819 S. State St. been stolen. According to police reports, an The theft occured at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15. The men, unknown offender withdrew $2,000 from the 49 and 27, reported to police that they had each 30-year-old’s personal bank account through had a brown Coach wallet stolen, one with an ATM at 850 S. Wabash Ave. The bank and Compiled by Chronicle staff with information provided by the Chicago Police Department. $200 cash inside and the other with $60. The the police were not able to find any informa- wallets were each valued around $60. tion about the offender. 38 THE CHRONICLE I FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) After several weeks of lost ambition or delayed business LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) Early this week, an unexpected attraction may cause ten- decisions, reliable proposals are now due to arrive. Early this week, rekindle forgotten sions in your social circle. Unlikely couplings or rekindled relationships from the past dreams and re-establish abandoned career goals, if possible. Creativity and long-term may be at issue. At present, close friends will be moody and unpredictable: Watch planning will soon provide tangible rewards. Thursday through Saturday accent social for quickly changing passions and unreliable romantic promises. Thursday through invitations and rare romantic compliments. After Friday, new relationships will be open to Sunday, business information and nancial opportunities may arrive without warning. public speculation: Remain cautious and wait for obvious signals. Thoroughly research all projects: Facts, gures and estimates may prove faulty.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20) Close relationships may now experience an intense phase SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) A trusted friend may this week offer a compelling glimpse of changing priorities. Late Monday, expect loved ones to propose revised daily com- into their private life. Areas strongly affected are private family disputes, ongoing mitments or social celebrations. Single Taureans may encounter new passions, revital- legal con icts or past nancial errors. Sensitivities are now high: Play the diplomat ized sensuality and fast romantic invitations. Stay balanced. After Wednesday, property and, if at all possible, avoid asking direct questions. After Wednesday, an older fam- contracts, leasing agreements or long-term nancial schedules may require last-minute ily member may request unusual advice. Emotional support, disrupted relationships negotiations. If so, ask for more time: Factual errors will soon be revealed. and repeated social patterns are accented. Stay alert: Minor details are important.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) Social introductions may this week lead to powerful at- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) Late Tuesday, minor romantic disputes and subtle tractions. Many Geminis will soon begin a new era of romantic expression and artistic social tensions will fade. Although friends and lovers are now open to your ideas, wait creativity. After Wednesday, dreams, insights and sudden glimpses of the future are for obvious signals of group approval. Public reputation versus private loyalty may also accented: Remain receptive to small clues from potential mates. Thursday through still be key concern: Avoid acting as advisor and all will be well. After midweek, new Saturday, workplace relations may be mildly strained. Pay special attention to issues of nancial opportunities will work to your advantage. Use this time to organized spend- seniority. Diplomacy and group discussion will bring the desired results. ing habits or research investments. Abundance will soon arrive: Expect bold changes.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Financial opportunities and job proposals will now captivate AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Romantic overtures will be gently persuasive over the the attention of loved ones. Before midweek, expect a friend or relative to challenge next two days. Watch for potential lovers to use humor, wit or social wisdom to en- authority or describe new long-term career aspirations. Be supportive but realize that courage trust and acceptance. This is the right time to reveal your feelings: Respond meaningful change will take time. After Thursday, many Cancerians will begin 16 days with warmth and nd creative ways to increase intimacy in love relationships. After of improved health and revitalized social interest. A recent phase of inward thought and midweek, a minor workplace dispute may trigger serious group discussions. Avoid self-doubt needs to fade: Make sure others appreciate your needs. defending a friend or colleague: Yesterday’s private information may not be accurate.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) Nostalgic moments and sudden impressions are accented over CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Loved ones may this week propose new living arrange- the next few days. Long-term friends or close relatives may soon reveal deeply personal ments, relocation or extended travel plans. Romantic creativity and family trust are information. Yesterday’s romantic promises or outdated home obligations may be on the now on the rise. Ask gently probing questions and use this time to improve long-term agenda. Remain attentive. Wednesday through Saturday, expect work of cials and older relationships or increase intimacy within the home. Later this week, many Capricorns colleagues to challenge new ideas or propose unusual nancial solutions. Caution is will be asked to review the work of a colleague or lead a controversial team project. best: At present, minor disputes will quickly escalate. Study options carefully: New job assignments will soon lead to new employment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Home planning may now be a top priority. Late Monday, watch PISCES (Feb. 20 - March 20) Property disagreements or contractual errors will now for a roommate or family member to openly discuss group events, social triangles and be easily resolved. Over the next few days, expect key of cials or governmental agen- short-term nancial expectations. Pay special attention to minor receipts, delayed prom- cies to admit mistakes. If so, quickly nalize all documents: Brief delays may cause ises or lost records: Accuracy will soon prove invaluable. After Wednesday, some Virgos authority gures to challenge your calculations or withhold vital permissions. After may experience a powerful wave of social insight and increased intuition. If so, remain Thursday, an unexpected social invitation requires a fast response. Don’t disappoint: silent: Your observations may trigger a complex power struggle. Potential friends or lovers now need to witness a meaningful display of affection. STAY IN I FEBRUARY 22, 2010 I THE CHRONICLE 39 monday, 2// 22 thursday, 2// 25

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“Flying Feathers” “The Philanderer” “Another Version of the Truth”: Elephant Gun, The Hudson Branch, 7 p.m. 7 p.m. A Nine Inch Nails Concert Film Torch Singer, Zach Pietrini and The Theatre Building Chicago Ruth Page Center for the Arts 9 p.m. Broken Bones 1225 W. Belmont Ave. 1016 N. Dearborn St. Metro Bottom Lounge (773) 327-5252 (312) 587-7390 3730 N. Clark St. 1375 W. Lake St. $10 $22; $10 for students (773) 549-0203 (312) 666-6775 FREE $5 in advance; $8 at door

Joelle Lamarre Grana’ Louise and the Troublemakers “The Long Red Road” 12:15 p.m. 9 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center Blue Chicago Goodman Theatre 78 E. Washington St. 536 N. Clark St. 170 N. Dearborn St. (312) 744-6630 (312) 661-0100 (312) 443-3800 FREE $8 $39 tuesday, 2// 23 friday, 2// 26

Vitalic, Lazer Crystal and Dark Wave “Master Sancho” Love Me Electric, Made Avail, Dear Windy City Story Slam Disco DJs 8 p.m. Noel and The Action Blast 9 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Playground Theater 6:30 p.m. Double Door Empty Bottle 3209 N. Halsted St. House of Blues 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. 1035 N. Western Ave. (773) 871-3793 329 N. Dearborn Ave. (773) 489-3160 (773) 276-3600 $5 (312) 923-2000 $7; 21+ $12 in advance; $15 at door; 21+ $8 in advance; $10 at door

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Uptown Poetry Slam Blacklisted, Harm’s Way, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Boiling Over and All to Hell Green Mill Jazz Club 8 p.m. 4802 N. Broadway Ave. Subterranean (773) 878-5552 2011 W. North Ave. $6 (773) 278-6600 $10 “101 Dalmations” 1 p.m. Cadillac Palace Theatre 151 W. Randolph St. (800) 775-2000 $19.50 - $82.50

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