Burns talks health care, housing at meeting University mourns

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Chance the Rapper
to headline fall show
Marina Fang
News Editor
Chance the Rapper
will headline the Major
Activities Board (MAB)’s
fall show on November
9 at 7 p.m. in Mandel
Hall, according to MAB
chair and fourth-year Jack
Friedman.
Friedman said that in
selecting the headlining
act, the Board hoped to
bring in someone relatively
unknown to students but
who could excite a wide
audience.
“We wanted to highlight
something
new
and
emerging. He’s someone
who’s a fresh face on the
scene,” he said.
Another tipping point
in the Board’s selection
was the rapper’s affiliation
with the city of Chicago.
Chance, 20, launched his
career while a student at
Jones College Prep High
School in the South Loop.
In addition, as he told
Interview magazine, he
was inspired by the work
of fellow Chicagoan Kanye
West, whom he first heard
on the radio at Edwardo’s
Pizza on East 57th Street.
Chance started working
on his first mixtape, 10
Day, after being suspended
during his senior year in
2011. The release of the
mixtape in the spring of
2012 received positive
feedback and led to a
mention
in
Complex
magazine’s “Top 10 New
Chicago Rappers to Watch
Out For.” As a result of his
newfound fame, Chance
was invited to make guest
appearances
in
songs
by Childish Gambino,
Hoodie Allen, Lil Wayne,
and Joey Badass.
“We wanted to show
someone innovative and
honor someone from our
city, so those were the two
biggest factors,” Friedman
said.
Chance the Rapper is
currently promoting his
second mixtape, Acid Rap,
which was released in
April. In addition to his
own headlining tour, he has
appeared with Eminem and
Kendrick Lamar on their
recent world tour. Rolling
Stone magazine recently
named him its 2013 “Hot
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A happy homecoming
Second-year Cole Thoms scores the first touchdown in the Homecoming game against Macalester
College on Saturday. See back page for story.
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East to west, alum bikes for better housing
Stephanie Xiao
Associate News Editor
For Max Rubinstein (A.B.
’10), what started out as a fun way
of de-stressing after work quickly
spun into a cross-country bicycle
journey spanning 10 weeks and
more than 4,000 miles.
This past summer, Rubinstein
biked across America as a
participant in Bike & Build, a
nonprofit organization centered
on raising money and awareness
for affordable housing. As part
of the southern U.S. regional
team, Rubinstein and 30 other
riders pedaled 4,058 miles from
Jacksonville, FL, to Monterey,
CA, traveling through and
volunteering in cities like New
Orleans, Dallas, and Santa Fe
along the way.
“I thought it was a really cool
way to do something that was
both fun personally but also
meaningful more broadly, in
terms of the affordable housing
cause,” Rubinstein said.
During the course of the 10
weeks, riders fundraised and
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University mourns Austin Hudson-LaPore Burns talks health care,
housing at meeting
Alex Hays
Associate News Editor
Family,
cherished
friends, and colleagues
congregated to remember
and celebrate the life of
Austin
Hudson-LaPore
(1992-2013) in a memorial
service held yesterday
evening in Rockefeller
Chapel.
Hudson-LaPore, 20, went
missing on June 12 after
he ventured out without
his wallet or cell phone to
watch the aftermath of a
large thunderstorm that
had rolled through the
area earlier that evening.
His body was found a week
later in Lake Michigan,
and soon after, his death
was declared an accidental
Laurie Hudson, Austin Hudson-LaPore’s mother, recounts Austin’s adventurous spirit
and curiosity during a memorial held in his memory on Monday evening.
JAMIE MANLEY | THE CHICAGO MAROON
drowning by the Cook
County Medical Examiner.
He was planning to work
at a lab on campus over
the summer and preparing
for his fourth year at the
University.
A dedicated biochemistry
student, Hudson-LaPore
was described as a kind
and intelligent friend.
Fellow students shared
their memories of HudsonLaPore’s tenacity in the
face of grueling problem
sets and his willingness to
help his friends succeed in
whatever they were doing.
In opening remarks,
Reverend
Elizabeth
Davenport,
dean
of
Rockefeller Chapel, told
those in attendance to take
the opportunity Monday
evening to grieve and to
remember their loved ones.
She invited anyone to share
their memories of Hudson-
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Isaac Stein
Maroon Contributor
Fourth Ward Alderman
Will Burns (A.B. ’95, A.M. ’98)
played host to a lively community
discussion on Monday evening,
fielding questions ranging in
subject from local enrollment
in the Affordable Care Act to
a new housing development in
Bronzeville.
Angela Gibson, a member of
Burns’s staff, gave a presentation
on the implementation of
the Affordable Care Act and
encouraged attendants of
the meeting to buy health
insurance through the new
online exchanges set up by
the government to provide
a marketplace for citizens
to purchase health care. She
reminded interested residents
that they must sign up by
December 15.
Additionally, Gibson said that if
anyoneattemptingtobuyinsurance
online could not access the federal
government’s enrollment forms on
healthcare.gov, he or she could sign
up via the Illinois Department of
Healthcare and Family Services
Web site instead.
After Gibson finished, Robert
Turner, director of the soon-tobe-completed Sullivan Station
apartment complex on East 41st
Street in Bronzeville, presented
an outline of the project at
the meeting. Turner said the
project, owned by real estate firm
Draper and Kramer, represents
a residential revitalization of
an area previously occupied by
public housing. The land had
been left vacant for more than
a decade after the housing was
destroyed.
“Fifteen years ago, a large
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | October 22, 2013
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Polsky-aided companies see success
Carolyn Kang
Maroon Contributor
Budding entrepreneurs are seeing their efforts on
campus pay off in the real world.
Eleven student businesses that began and
developed with support and resources from the
Polsky Center at the Booth School of Business have
been acquired or merged this past year, including
GrubHub, which merged with Seamless on August
9, and Braintree, which was acquired by eBay for
$800 million on September 26.
With an endowment of $7 million, Michael
Polsky (M.B.A. ’87) founded the Michael P. Polsky
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in
2002, with the goal of advancing the University as
an entrepreneurial hub through academics, research,
and global outreach.
The resources and exposure provided by the
Polsky Center have been vital in developing and
growing business start-ups, according to Jason
Brown (M.B.A. ’09), the founder of Gen110, a
company that provides homeowners a cost-effective,
alternative way to purchase residential electricity.
“We started Gen110 with a lot of help from
the Polsky Center and support from the Booth
community,” he said. “In fact, Travis Bradford, the
professor of our Renewable Energy class, was our
company’s first investor. Other prominent Booth
alumni quickly followed his lead and enabled us to
raise the capital to launch the company one week
after we graduated from Booth.”
Gen110 is now one of the largest residential solar
companies in California and was recently acquired
by Choose Energy on September 26.
An additional endowment from Polsky in
2012 further supported several programs in the
Center, such as the Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New
Venture Challenge, the University’s premier startup program, from which many of the recently
acquired businesses were first conceived as ideas.
This competition gives students from across the
University the opportunity to work in teams to
come up with ideas and build business plans while
receiving guidance from faculty, experienced
investors, and established entrepreneurs.
The recent string of success for Polsky-supported
businesses is indicative of a larger trend at the Center,
according to Associate Director of Marketing,
Communications, and External Relations Tracey
Elder.
“We’ve been on a growth trajectory these couple
of years,” she said. “We opened up our programs to
the rest of the University, thanks to Michael Polsky’s
endowment.”
The New Venture Challenge, for example, has
expanded from its original Booth-focused iteration
and now includes three additional tracks: Social,
Global, and College. Now, even undergraduates
have the opportunity to begin their career as
entrepreneurs and perhaps launch the next
GrubHub or Braintree.
Housing project director: new
complex to revitalize neighborhood
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public housing complex was destroyed at
this very location. I don’t want to go into
the details—there were a lot of lawsuits
with that demolition—but this project
works with the Chicago Housing
Authority, as they still own some land on
the property,” Turner said.
According to Turner, Sullivan Station
apartments consist of 132 one-two-and
three-bedroom apartments, in mid-rise
construction. Of these apartments,
some are rented at market rate, and
others are offered at discount for
working people who earn 60 percent or
NEWS IN
BRIEF
Chipotle likely to
open by end of month
Your prayers have finally been
answered, Chipotle lovers.
Students will be able to get as many
burritos and as much guacamole as their
hearts (and wallets) desire tentatively
by the end of October, a spokesperson
from Vermilion Development, one
of the major partners in the Harper
Court project, confirmed. However, the
spokesperson was unable to provide an
exact date for Chipotle’s grand opening.
less of the median income in Chicago.
Additionally, the Chicago Housing
Authority operates 47 apartments in
the complex, which are not owned by
Draper and Kramer.
Sullivan Station apartments are
scheduled to be fully completed within
two weeks.
Burns represents the Fourth Ward,
which extends roughly from East 26th
Street in Bronzeville to East 55th Street
in Hyde Park. The monthly community
meeting was open to the public and took
place at the West Point Baptist Church
in Bronzeville.
Almost a year and a half has passed
since the announcement last April that
Chipotle Mexican Grill would sign on
as a lead tenant in Harper Court, located
on East 53rd Street between South
Harper Avenue and South Lake Park
Avenue.
The restaurant’s interior has been
finished, as has the store’s famed logo
outside the storefront. In addition, the
store is currently in the process of hiring
employees.
The popular restaurant will be in the
53rd Street Frontage section of Harper
Court, according to the Harper Court
Web site, where Starbucks, Five Guys,
and AKIRA are currently located.
—Thomas Choi
CORRECTIONS
» The October 18 article “Student Experiences Spark Pune Reevaluation”
misattributed the request for an on-site therapist, due to an editing error.
Michaela Cross asked for that resource.
» The photo accompanying the October 18 article “La Bayadère Puts Joffrey
In First Position” incorrectly stated Marius Petipa’s craft. He is a choreographer.
» The October 18 article “With Move to Crerar, New Computer Lab Encourages
Interactive Environment “ misstated the hours of operation for the lab. The lab
is open at 9 a.m. during the week, 10 a.m. on Saturday, and at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
Service highlights Hudson-LaPore’s enthusiasm
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LaPore at the end of the service.
Fourth-year Marie Wu, a close friend of
Hudson-LaPore, read from an open letter
she posted online in June, shortly after
hearing the news of his passing while in
Taiwan.
“To the boy I laughed with, learned
with, grew with, and who quickly became
one of the dearest of friends,” she read.
“You’ve shaped me and changed me, and
I am much of who I am today because of
your influence.”
Hudson-LaPore’s family and friends
described him as a student with diverse
interests, including an affinity for nature
and fascination with numbers. His
mother, Laurie Hudson, added that he also
enjoyed baseball, especially rooting for the
underdogs “because he was open to the
possibility of a surprise.”
As interludes throughout the memorial
service, The Decani, a semi-chorus of the
Rockefeller Chapel Choir; Russell Rolen
on the cello; and Thomas Weisflog on
the piano performed various works by
Bach, Gabriel Fauré, and John Tavener
in tribute to Hudson-LaPore’s love of
classical music.
Professor Richard Jordan, chair of the
department of chemistry, spoke about
Hudson-LaPore’s accomplishments in his
department. Jordan said that even though
Hudson-LaPore was a newer addition to
the department, he was already making
a great impression as a high achieving
student.
“With his creativity and enthusiasm and
the positive way in which he interacted
with his colleagues and everybody…I’m
sure he would have excelled in research,
accomplished something, and put his own
stamp on it,” he said.
Hudson-LaPore’s father, Gregg LaPore,
also introduced and thanked three men
who helped his family find their son in the
weeklong search in June: Andrew Holmes,
a community organizer; Eddie Hudson,
a fisherman who found Hudson-LaPore’s
body by Lake Michigan; and Rob Larson
with his K-9 Captain Dexter, who led
searchers early on to the lake shore.
After learning of their son’s death,
Hudson and LaPore “asked everyone to
commit more fully to what matters most
in their lives. To live a little bit larger, in
order to take up some of the space that he
left behind,” they recalled at the memorial.
Hudson-LaPore,
a
native
of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, is survived by
his father, his mother, and his sister, Aidan
Hudson-LaPore.
Chance the Rapper to be joined by British duo Bondax
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MC.”
Also making an appearance at
the fall show as a special guest
will be British duo Bondax.
Members George Townsend, 20,
and Adam Kaye, 19, specialize in
electronic music that combines
elements of dance music, garage,
R&B, and pop. The young duo
first came to fame after its music was
played on BBC Radio One.
The process of obtaining both
artists was done through what is
known as a “middle agent,” according
to Friedman. The middle agent
negotiates between MAB and the
artists’ agents.
“This is a professional who works
with colleges to help to navigate the
legal and contractual obligations of
placing a quote on an act. So we don’t
really interact with the artist, but
we’re really excited to have him and
hope he’s excited,” Friedman said.
Tickets for the show will go on
sale Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the
Mandel Hall box office. They are $5
for students and $10 for faculty with
a UCID.
Bikers averaged 71 miles per day during trip
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participated in volunteer building
projects with national and local housing
organizations, including Habitat for
Humanity and Rebuilding Together, to
construct affordable homes for families
in need, according to an October Bike &
Build press release.
Biking, Rubinstein said, was an
especially effective way of raising
awareness for affordable housing.
The riders traveled mostly on county
highways and back roads. There, they
were more visible to civilians and
pedestrians, many of whom would
donate money to the organization.
“You’re a group of bikers, so a lot of
people stop and ask you about what
you’re doing and about the cause, and
you just talk to them. People donate stuff
along the way,” Rubinstein said.
To minimize expenses, program
participants slept in churches and
community centers. The program,
founded in 2002, has accumulated
a large enough alumni network that
many past participants also hosted and
fed the riders, according to Rubinstein.
“There were times when something
fell through at the last minute, and
we had to change our plans, but it all
worked out, which was lucky,” he said.
The group averaged 71 miles per
day, which was physically trying for a
nonprofessional cyclist like Rubinstein.
However, the pain was worth it, he said.
“Initially, we would stop every 10
miles and stretch, because you’re just
not used to it and your muscles have
to adjust,” Rubinstein said. “But once
you’ve been doing it every day, your
Max Rubinstein (A.B. ‘10) is biking across the country for Bike & Build,
a volunteer organization that promotes affordable housing.
COURTESY OF MAX RUBINSTEIN
body gets used to it.”
There was also a pre-program
fundraising component. Before the trip,
which took place from May to early
August, each participant was required
to fundraise $4,500 to be granted
to the program’s affordable housing
partners—most of them youth-oriented
organizations—at the end of the trip.
Each individual rider, Rubinstein said, was
also allowed to give $500 in additional
fundraised money to an affordable
housing organization of his or her choice.
Rubinstein chose to donate his
$500 to the Washington, D.C., chapter
of Habitat for Humanity, where he
volunteered a few times over the course
of the year before his trip, mainly as a way
to reduce stress after work.
“I always had a really good time. I
would just take off work and go volunteer
at Habitat. It was a nice way to de-stress,”
Rubinstein said.
For Rubinstein, who studied history
at UChicago, Bike & Build served as a
distinctive way of supporting a cause he
cared about in the three-month interim
between ending a full-time job at the
U.S. Department of Justice and starting
graduate school in public policy at
Georgetown University.
“I think it’s not often that you have
three months you can spend biking
across the country,” he said.
Because of its mission and timing,
Rubinstein said that the Bike & Build
experience is not one that can be easily
replicated.
“You guys at UChicago should do
this if you can, because it’s really awesome
and a really fun experience,” Rubinstein
said. “By the end, you’re definitely tired
of biking, but it’s a lot of fun. You really
can’t beat it.”
THE CHICAGO MAROON | NEWS | October 22, 2013
Humanities Day 2013
3
On Saturday, the Division of the Humanities hosted its 35th
Humanities Day, an annual series of talks and tours showcasing
the work of University professors. Find coverage of selected talks
below, with expanded coverage online at chicagomaroon.com.
Meltzer keys in on symbolism of ruins to Romanticism
Jon Catlin
Maroon Contributor
Comparative literature professor
Françoise Meltzer delivered the
keynote address at the University’s
35th annual Humanities Day on
Saturday, entitled “In Search of
Nostalgia: Ruins.”
“All men have a secret attraction
to ruins,” Meltzer began, quoting
the French Romantic author
Chateaubriand. “This feeling stems
from the fragility of our nature,
from a secret conformity between
these destroyed monuments and the
rapidity of our existence.”
Meltzer
traced
Western
civilization’s uncanny fascination
with ruins in art and literature
across millennia, from the worries
of Thucydides that future historians
would misjudge the relative powers
of Sparta and Athens by their ruins,
to Freud’s shock upon visiting the
Acropolis in Athens that “all of this
really exists” because it held so much
symbolic power for him, to Nazi
architect Albert Speer’s insistence
that Reich buildings be made of
stone so that their ruins would be as
awe-inspiring as those of the ancient
world.
Viewing
the
ruins
of
past
civilizations
“inspire[s]
contemplation and engender[s] what
we might call suspension, or at least
the feeling of self-diminishment,”
Meltzer said, describing the paradox
of ruins. “Ruins...give you the sense
that much more is going on than
meets your eye.”
Meltzer ultimately used ruins to
help explain “the Romantic obsession
with sentiment,” and characterized
the Romantic encounter with ruins as
“nostalgia,” a state which implies longing
for a past grander than one’s own.
“But,” she asked, “what about ruins
produced unnaturally, not by time?”
Turning to the topic of her book in
progress, Ruins: Berlin in 1945, she
contrasted the Romantic “enjoyment
of ruins, with its self-titillating
contemplation of mortality” with
bleak photographs of a leveled
postwar Berlin.
She also suggested that there are
markedly different stakes in reflecting
on German ruins in the wake of the
moral catastrophe of the Holocaust.
“In a place, Germany, 1945, where
culpability and responsibility are
incontestable, is thinking about
[German] victims…restricted? Is it
even permissible? And by whom?
And by what law? The ruins of
Berlin or Dresden, 1945, engage the
problem of an ethical response to
human suffering,” she said.
True to what Dean of the
Humanities Martha Roth called
Chicago’s hallmark “cross-disciplinary
approaches to the humanities” in her
introduction, Meltzer is on the faculty
of the Divinity School, the College,
and the comparative literature
department, and also specializes in
French and German literature.
“I could make several compelling
arguments about the value of studying
and thinking about what makes us
human. Ultimately, however, I just
need to look out over this crowd,”
Roth said. “Your commitment to
humanistic inquiry, your hunger for
knowledge that informs and enriches
your life makes the best possible case
for exploring what it means to be
human.”
Bourdaghs: Japan had West unstrings Pinocchio parable
large role in Cold War
Robert Sorrell
Arts Staff
Molly Becker
Maroon Contributor
“I’ve
increasingly
come to think that you
can’t really understand
the Cold War without
thinking about Japan’s
role in it.”
This argument formed
the foundation of East
Asian
languages
and
civilizations chair Michael
Bourdaghs’s lecture, in
which he illustrated the
Cold War’s impact on
Japan by tracing the life of
Jiuji “George” Kasai (A.B.
1913).
Bourdaghs first began
rethinking
postwar
Japanese culture in terms
of the Cold War when he
changed the name of the
syllabus of a course he was
teaching from “Postwar
Japanese Culture” to
“Cold
War
Japanese
Culture”
without
changing anything else.
“I wanted to force
myself to take the same
writers whom I had always
thought of as postwar
writers and think of them
as Cold War writers,” he
said. “I’m finding that
postwar Japa nese culture
looks very different when
you think of it as being
Cold War culture, and
that the Cold War too
starts to look like a very
different entity when you
start thinking about Japan
being at the center of it.”
Bourdaghs
followed
Kasai’s life backward
from his death to show
that, when Kasai argued
that the United States
and Japan should be
working
together
to
fight communism, he
had been using the
Cold War language of
“containment,” the idea of
separating the world into
the spheres of capitalism
and communism, and
“integration,”
which
emphasized
respecting
cultural differences and
overcoming these through
bonds of sentiment and
affection, as early as
1913. He used this to
demonstrate his point
that in some sense, the
Cold War had actually
started well before the
1940s.
Bourdaghs concluded
the talk with a special
announcement:
In
honor of Kasai, the
University will this year
begin awarding the Jiuji
“George” Kasai Class
of
1913
Fellowship
for
Undergraduate
Research in Japan, which
will support summer
research in Japan by
advanced
UChicago
undergraduates.
In the hundred years since
Carlo Lorenzini published a
series of stories about the puppet
Pinocchio, his creation has turned
into something more than a piece
of wood. Contemporary Italian
writers have pinned Pinocchio’s
longevity to the connection
between the puppet’s personality
and a stereotypical “modern
liberal Italian” that people cling
to in the face of widespread
globalization. But there are many
reasons we take this “real boy”
seriously. Last Saturday, professor
Rebecca West sought to distill
years of work, multiple articles,
and even a quarter-long class on
Pinocchio’s film adaptations into
a 60-minute lecture.
Pinocchio is a character
whom the highly political
Lorenzini (writing under the pen
name Carlo Collodi) wished to
portray as “torn between social
bonds, ‘strings,’ and personal
autonomy,” a predicament
that resonates widely in our
current age. West drew a
fascinating comparison between
Pinocchio’s individualism and
the regional identities that are
resurging around the globe
through movements such as
locavore cuisine. She explained
how local cultures and dialects
are gaining prominence after
being suppressed in favor of the
“monolithic nation.”
West prefaced her presentation
Saturday by announcing that
after 40 years of teaching Italian
literature and film classes at the
University, she would be retiring
in December. Her work over
the years has earned her the
position of William R. Kenan, Jr.
Distinguished Service Professor
of Italian Literature.
Though, as West mentioned,
Pinocchio has inspired many
other writers, including Italo
Calvino, the silver screen has seen
the most varied and intriguing
interpretations of the tale. The
most notable is Walt Disney’s
1940 animated version. It not
only reinterpreted the story, but
also marked a huge leap forward
for animation and cinema in
general, since it introduced a
multi-plane camera that could
depict scenes in three dimensions.
And while Disney’s version more
resembles the Bavarian Alps than
Collodi’s Tuscany, as West noted,
it has become the most famous
and best loved.
West offered her own reason
for
Pinocchio’s
enduring
popularity
across
media.
“Wanting to be real, for example,
is another way of saying ‘I want
to be grown up; I want to be
independent,” she said. “That’s
part of the appeal, I think, for
little children, is that he wants so
much to be his own boy rather
than to be a puppet.”
—Additional reporting by Sara
Cao
Faculty discuss texts that shaped them
Sindhu Gnanasambandan
News Staff
The red chairs extending
far into the bookshelves of
the Seminary Co-Op were
too few to house the dozens
of
interested
listeners
there for the Humanities
Day lecture “How Writers
Read.” The talk featured
three
creative
writing
faculty members, each
speaking about a single text
that has transformed his or
her life.
First up was poet Peter
O’Leary (A.B. ’89, A.M.
’94, Ph.D. ’99), who shared
advice that his teacher had
given him when he analyzed
Walt Whitman’s “Song of
Myself ” in a University
fundamentals class.
“My professor used to
say, if you are going to read
Whitman, lock the doors
to your apartment, close
the shades, unplug the
telephone, and just read
it for three hours, don’t
do anything else. Just give
yourself over to this poem,”
O’Leary said.
Short story writer Vu Tran
spoke about how his feelings
for the short story “Lady
with a Little Dog” by Anton
Chekhov evolved through
the years.
“At first,” Tran said,
“I
found
it
rather
melodramatic, a hackneyed
story about an adulterous
affair between an annoyingly
cattish 40-year-old man
and an annoying innocent
woman who was half his
age. Something about their
passion was clawing to me. It
was too theatrical.”
As he grew older, however,
what he had first interpreted
as melodrama revealed itself
to have a level of honesty and
sincerity he had not realized.
Jennifer
Scappettone,
a translator and poet,
discussed translating the
poems of Amelia Rosselli
and, more broadly, the art of
translating.
“Every act of reading is an
act of translation,” she said.
While the answer to the
question of how writers read
varied, the question of why
was quite consistent.
“What stuck with me is
the value of the experience
of reading, O’Leary said,
“not just what you can draw
forth from its meaning
but that we have these rich
experiences in our lives, and,
among them, are reading
texts of importance to us
that imprint themselves on
us, that create some sort of
lasting contact point.”
Ebeling re-envisions “world literature” as truly global
Lauren Gurley
Arts Editor
In an age of globalization,
is the search for the next
Great American Novel
narrow-minded
and
archaic? At his Humanities
Day lecture “What is
World Literature?” Sascha
Ebeling,
professor
of
South Asian languages and
civilizations, made his case
for the end of “nationalist
literature”
and
called
for a new era of “world
literature.”
Ebeling , who teaches
the first-year humanities
sequence Readings in
World Literature, traced
out a genealog y of the
concept of world literature
beginning in the early 19th
century, when the German
poet and thinker Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
first popularized the term
weltliteratur.
Ebeling
argued that in order to
fully understand what
it means to be human,
literature
departments
must teach books from
all of the languages of
the world. According to
a study Ebeling cited, 90
percent of comparative
literature
graduate
education and research
today is directed to three
percent of the literatures
of the world.
For Ebeling , a canon
that restricts itself to one’s
own national literature,
language, or even the
Western
hemisphere
defeats what he sees as
literature’s purpose of
increasing empathy in
readers. “The future of
the humanities must be
broader,” said Ebeling , who
made reference to the fact
that although he grew up
in a small German hamlet,
he now teaches an eclectic
array of texts, including
the Mahabharata and
Beowulf, to students from
all over the world. While
Goethe valued Greek
literature above others and
viewed Chinese, Eg yptian,
and Persian literatures
as
“mere
curiosities,”
Ebeling
argued
that
every literature is equally
valuable and that in a
digital age, universities
are now capable of
giving underrepresented
literatures
their
due
attention, a vision for the
study of world literature
that is idealistic and yet
appealing.
VIEWPOINTS
Editorial & Op-Ed
OCTOBER 22, 2013
Coping mechanisms
Study Abroad Office’s changes to the Pune program can benefit all study abroad programs
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On August 18, fourth-year
Michaela Cross published an article
on CNN iReport detailing the
experiences with sexual harassment
she had while studying abroad with
a University program in Pune, India
last fall. Those experiences included
being the victim of stalking and
attempted rape, and resulted in
a PTSD diagnosis in the spring.
Her article has since received over
a million views, and University
administrators are faced with
responding to the concerns raised
by the story. The University has
taken steps in the right direction in
its reevaluation of the Pune study
abroad program, but many of these
reactionary measures should exist as
the norm, not only in Pune, but also
across all University study abroad
programs.
“When I went to India, nearly a
year ago, I thought I was prepared.
I had been to India before; I was a
South Asian Studies major; I spoke
some Hindi,” Cross wrote in her
article. “I was prepared to follow
the University of Chicago’s advice
to women, to dress conservatively,
to not smile in the streets…but
I wasn’t prepared.” The Study
Abroad Office has made efforts to
address Cross’s concerns with this
year’s Pune program participants.
In response, administrators have
established more intensive cultural
sessions: Students are taught
not only what kind of attention
they will attract and how to dress
appropriately, but also how to react
to unwanted touching and assault,
and what actions to take after such
incidents. The information from
these expanded training sessions can
give students in India a place to turn
should harassment occur.
This year, the Study Abroad Office
also implemented changes in the Pune
program to increase communication
about the students’ day-to-day
experiences during the program. In an
interview with The Wall Street Journal,
Cross said that “there was no forum
to discuss these issues that the women
were facing on a daily basis.” This
year’s Pune program includes weekly
informal meetings where students can
talk about culture shock and which
can serve as the forum Cross felt her
experience lacked.
However, these structures should
be in place in other study abroad
programs. Many comments and
articles responding to Cross’s
iReport have noted that tourists can
face sexual harassment anywhere.
And while we do not disregard the
problem of sexual harassment that
occurs on this campus, the issue
here is the particular challenges
associated with being a foreigner
in a new environment. All students
in all countries could benefit from
a forum where they can share their
experiences and work through
the challenges that come with
studying abroad. Furthermore, the
Study Abroad Office is missing an
invaluable opportunity to improve all
study abroad programs by soliciting
feedback from students while they
are actively participating, rather
than only after their experiences are
over. Immediate feedback would
allow for opportunities to improve
the program while students are still
invested in it.
The Study Abroad Office must
not see Cross’s experience in India
as simply an isolated incident
which can be left behind with some
quick fixes. The specific reactionary
measures the Office has already taken
can be expanded to better the study
abroad experiences of all students,
and implementing more extensive
preparation and feedback structures
can benefit all of UChicago’s study
abroad programs.
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It is Friday of Family Weekend
and, at the request of my RH, I am
attending a dorm-wide reception. I
am glad-handing parents, I am taking
advantage of the free food, and I am
sending everyone to the same tapas
bar on the North Side when they ask
for dinner recommendations. The
families of several first-years in my
house with whom I am varying levels
of acquainted tell me about how
impressive they find the University,
how happy their son/daughter is here,
and how concerned they are about
what kind of coat to buy their child
for the winter. My job today is to
provide them with the solution to all
their thinly veiled anxieties: I become
very impressive, very happy, and very
prepared for cold weather.
My own family is at home in
California. They sent their apologies
for not working out travel logistics
in time to make it this weekend,
and told me they would see me for
Thanksgiving. I told them it was
fine—attempting to play hostess for
my own parents during their visit last
year was too stressful a role reversal
anyway. It’s difficult to navigate the
changes that my moving out has
brought to our relationship: How
are they supposed to parent someone
who is (at the very least) a semi-adult?
At home over the summer, we were
unsure of the logistics: My mother
was amused whenever I asked for
permission to go out somewhere; I
was taken aback at the idea of sharing a
beer with my father. It is easier, in many
ways, to renegotiate these boundaries
from afar, when I’m not sharing a roof
with them. I don’t have to answer their
questions about dating, but they at
least get to ask. I will still discuss the
Project Runway season finale with my
mom; my dad will still forward me
bizarre chain e-mails from his office.
We’ve had a year to get used to this new
kind of “opt-in” parenting relationship,
and even though it feels strange, we’re
getting the hang of it.
My father calls me after visiting his
brothers for a family memorial service
I couldn’t attend, where he saw my
cousins and family friends. Everyone
was asking about me, he says. Out of a
sick desire to feel like I am successful
enough to be bragged about, I want
to ask him what he told them in
response. I refrain because I am afraid
his answer will include words like
“difficult time” and “stress crying.”
On the one hand, I want to at least
pretend to my parents that I have my
life together; on the other, I still want
to be able to do the aforementioned
stress crying over the phone with my
mother. I know that my parents will
take care of me if I ask them to, but
for some reason I feel guilty every
time I do. Maybe someday I’ll be able
to handle tax forms and basic kitchen
skills without needing a loving adult
to intercede and tell me exactly how
to do things, but that day does not
seem to be in the foreseeable future.
In the meantime I am torn between
the ideas that growing up is about
asking for help and that it is about no
longer needing that help at all.
I know I am lucky to feel difficulty
and strangeness in this gradual
separation. Friends of mine dread
having to occasionally return to their
parents’ houses and their strained
relationships; some don’t even have
two parents to return to. I sit solidly
at the other end of the spectrum,
struggling to maintain close bonds
while also attempting to create an
independent life for myself. The
latter is a slow and hard process, full
of false starts, which is the impression
I am starting to get of adulthood in
general. But it is happening, and in
the meantime I am unsure of how
appropriate it is for my parents to be
caring for me while I try to learn how
to take care of myself. I also suspect
that my parents have felt this way ever
since I learned to make myself lunch.
When another mother at the
reception asks about parka shopping,
I can sense her searching for
something to latch on to. Ensuring
that your son doesn’t freeze is a solid,
tangible way to be a caregiver. I tell her
to buy something warmer than her
son thinks is necessary, even though
I know that’s exactly what she’d do
regardless of my advice. I don’t tell
her that she should also let him know
that she’ll take care of him for longer
than he thinks is necessary. In a lot of
ways, I think the coat will be her way
of doing just that.
Clair Fuller is a second-year in the
College majoring in gender and
sexuality studies.
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The other side of the coin
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We all suck at something.
Thankfully, if that flaw is ever
brought to light in the professional
world, we can always turn it
around and distract potential
employers, or whomever we’re
trying to impress, with another
skill. Yes, I may not have much
work experience, but I do have the
sharp skill set of a recent college
graduate. Ah, you saw the D that
I got in physics? Oh, but look here
at this shiny A in Democracy in
India!
Our “flaws” are usually not
direct faults of our own, but simply
consequences of our different
characteristics. These differences
in personality are neither purely
positive nor purely negative traits;
each is like a coin, and has two
potential sides to display. For
example, the “seeking practicality”
coin could be viewed as either
“high-strung” or “efficient.”
To market ourselves as desirable
candidates, we learn to capitalize
on these differences and develop
them from mere characteristics
into talents. We pour time and
energy into polishing every ridge
and indent of whichever side of
the coin we choose to present.
But imagine walking into
an interview with a potential
employer that doesn’t care about
any of that. As much as one side
of your coin shines and gleams,
nothing matters to her but the
other side. All the effort you may
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | VIEWPOINTS | October 22, 2013
5
MAB: Give us a Chance
Major Activities Board aims to bring high-quality music to campus while navigating limited process and budget
Jack Friedman
& Katie Kirkland
Viewpoints Contributors
The Major Activities Board
(MAB) has had a prominent
role on campus for over 30
years, and our large budget
gives us the responsibility to
put on not only quality, but
popular and accessible events.
Summer Breeze, our signature
event, is attended by about half
of UChicago’s undergraduate
population each spring , and our
fall and winter shows are their
own campus institutions. We
recognize that many students
are eager to see a contemporary,
relevant roster of talent. In
addition to announcing a fall
show that we believe meets this
standard, we want to explain
why and how MAB makes
its bookings. This is less a
justification of our decisions
than a clarification of our
process; we’re committed to
being more accessible and visible
to the students who care about
our presence on campus.
MAB’s primary duty is to put
on good shows, but it’s worth
noting that “good” can mean
anything to anyone. What the
14 of us on the board look for
are not only musicians and
comedians who are proven live
performers, but who represent
strains of interest within popular
music that can appeal to the
most people on campus. That
requires serious judgment on
our part: We have to approve of
not only the performer’s quality,
but also appeal. Our goal is to
sell out every show.
This is only the first phase of
our work. We have to consider
artist costs, negotiate dates,
and then organize backstage
requirements with booking
agents. Our group works
tirelessly on and takes great
pride in these arrangements,
but they rarely proceed as
either party imagines or hopes.
We would love to be able to
send Frank Ocean a personal
e-mail with a date and an
offer on our terms, but there
are a considerable number of
obstacles that prevent us from
maneuvering the nuances of the
music industry and its booking
process that effortlessly.
What we do end up with
is an extremely limited and
conditional list of artists—
narrowed down from an
original list of hundreds—
who fit both our interests and
our price range, timing , and
musical standards. While the
board tries to maintain a keen
awareness of the music world’s
shifts and trends, it’s always a
challenge to reconcile these
with what students want, and
any booking will likely make a
significant section of campus
“
Our fall show,
which features
Chance the
Rapper and
Bondax,
highlights
emerging talent
”
unhappy. We want ever y show
to be tailored to our audience’s
interests, but as an independent
group we also have to take
responsibility for introducing
the campus to what we think
is the best and most for wardthinking new music. We’ve
failed to do this in some of
our bookings, and because of
the nature of the system, we
might fall short of our own
expectations in the future. But
we’re working harder than ever
this year to meet our standards.
In addition to this process,
MAB needs to clarify the
preferences that shape our
choices. There are two genres
that we feel compelled to defend
as the central focus of our
booking process: hip-hop and
electronic music. Every board
member has distinct music tastes,
and many don’t listen to rap or
electronic music regularly. But
all of us recognize the place
of these genres in modern pop
music and in the interests of
students: They’re no longer
niche-oriented subcategories of
the mainstream—they are the
new mainstream. Artists like
Drake and Kendrick Lamar are
as essential to radio now as Lady
Gaga was just a few years ago.
Because of the Internet’s ability
to give voice to so many new
artists and genres in so many
different ways, the term “popular
music” can no longer be restricted
to older record label–driven
notions of what that signifies.
Electronic music is the
fabric of these newer and more
accessible hip-hop sounds, and
its energ y is the perfect partner
to hip-hop’s new party-oriented
tones. This new center of
gravity within popular music is
the organizing principle of this
show. What MAB looks to do
with these genres now is not just
highlight them, but use them
to create a new dynamic for our
shows—a consistent and exciting
environment that sustains itself
through the entire concert.
Our fall show this year, which
features Chance the Rapper
and Bondax, is exactly that
kind of concert. It highlights
emerging talent from hip-hop
and electronic music, and an
assortment of sounds indicative
of what we feel is quality,
popular, and accessible in
music today. Most importantly,
Chance and Bondax are terrific
live performers. The Major
Activities Board is just the 14
of us, and we are always looking
to hear from music fans whose
interests diverge from our own.
We hope that with a better
understanding of our challenges
that our bookings will make
more sense, and that MAB will
be able to successfully expose
students to this new era in
popular music.
Fourth-year Jack Friedman is the
chair of the Major Activities Board.
Third-year Katie Kirkland is MAB’s
public relations chair.
Disabilities are not always disadvantages
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have put into the good side of the coin is
useless. In fact, to her, you’re not someone
with coins. You just have one big, ugly,
and fundamentally messed up rock. Your
“flaw” is not a multifaceted characteristic
that can be used in many ways, but rather
an inherently negative feature of who you
are. No matter how much you try to prove
to her otherwise, she’s already classified
you as incompetent based on an unfounded
assumption, and it’s a lost cause.
Forget her, then. She’s just one person,
one opportunity, in a sea of others. But
what if it’s not just one person, and just one
interview. What if it’s the entire world, and
every conversation you ever have?
That’s life for someone with a disability.
Let’s be honest. As much as we’d like to
think that federal regulations on equal
employment opportunities are changing
America’s workforce, employers and
managers today would probably prefer a new
hire for whom they don’t have to rearrange
their office space or order new software to
comply with cumbersome regulations.
Historically, the disability rights
movement has fought for many different
unrecognized rights for people with
disabilities. Its efforts have established
regulations to guarantee equal treatment in
federally funded programs, removed physical
barriers of inclusion—such as requiring
ramps and wheelchair lifts for buses—and
overcome numerous other constructs that
limit disabled people from participating as
equal citizens of society. The eradication of
negative social perceptions and stereotypes,
however, has yet to make progress, at least
in comparison to the progress made by
race and gender movements. In a world
where first impressions play a crucial role
in the hiring process, this creates distinct
employment disadvantages for people with
disabilities.
Preferential hiring for people with
disabilities has had positive results, but it
still seems like a temporary patch to ensure
everyone the benefits of equality, instead
of ensuring equality itself. It’s difficult
to imagine a world in which disability
doesn’t connote inferiority, much less
beneficial qualities. Disability, and every
negative assumption associated with it,
seems inextricably tied to identity. Could
a stranger passing a disabled person on the
street ever just think, “That man has brown
hair,” or “He has a weird hat on,” without
first thinking “He has no arms”?
Hopefully, yes. The world has proven itself
to be capable of seemingly impossible change
before. A hundred years ago, who would’ve
thought that a college professor would be
able look at one of his African-American
students and not have his first thought be
“This black man can read?” but instead “He
has the wrong edition of Arabian Nights”?
Equality does not eliminate trait-based
classification, but rather acknowledges that
no trait is inherently lesser than another.
I personally have characteristics—I’m a
girl, I’m Asian-American, I’m a political
science major—that make me a unique
individual. Maybe because of those traits, I
have a slight accent when I talk and I can’t
do multivariable calculus, but also because
of those traits, I’m bilingual and am well
versed in Montesquieu and Marx (well, at
least someday). Those traits differentiate me
from, but do not subordinate me to, others.
I don’t see why a disability has to be
understood as any different.
Maybe some need their documents to
be read out loud to them, or they need to
be facing their boss to know they’re being
spoken to. As a direct consequence of those
same “disadvantages,” though, maybe they
are also able to organize large amounts of
abstract information in their head, or have
extensive communication and mediation
skills, sharpened from years of having to
accommodate to a world that is reluctant to
accommodate to them.
Maybe they have the ability to recognize
what everyone else sees as a rock for what it
actually is: just another coin.
Grace Koh is a second-year in the College.
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Pacifying Politics, Part 2
The same objective beliefs can give rise to dissimilar political views
Matthew Morgado
Viewpoints Staff
If you’ve stuck around for part two, get
ready for something much heavier. The last
part was Cinnamon Toast Crunch; this
part is oatmeal.
My goal in this article is to develop two
opposing belief systems which are both, for
the most part, justifiable. They are held
each by Connor Servative and Libby Rawl.
Here we go.
I will develop two types of justifiable
beliefs: personally justifiable beliefs,
which describe subjective ideas, and
rationally justified beliefs, which pertain
to objective beliefs. I define “subjective” as
“dependent on personal perspective” and
“objective” as “independent of personal
perspective.”
I think that a belief is personally
justifiable for an agent only if it is strictly
subjective or at least greatly subjective, and
if the agent holds the belief to be true.
By “strictly subjective,” I mean that the
belief holds a truth entirely dependent on
an agent’s mental states. Beliefs pertaining
to favorite colors, food, and music fall under
this category. Furthermore, personally
justifiable beliefs do not require warrant.
My belief that teddy bears are cool needs
no further explanation other than that I
believe it.
Political ideologies, on the other hand,
rely on objective beliefs, which take the
form of core assumptions about human
behaviors. The claim that everyone enjoys
teddy bears holds value outside of the mind.
The pressing question here is what
rationally justifies objective beliefs.
Indeed, the truth of an objective belief is
independent of our thoughts; however, the
belief ’s apparent truth depends on some
evaluation by reliable cognitive processes,
which would here involve studying human
behaviors.
It is possible for Connor and Libby
to agree on basic assumptions of human
behavior, and still quarrel over what makes
a consequence beneficial or “good.” Connor
and Libby may both subscribe to these
general points like 1) power can corrupt,
2) most people can be greedy, and 3) many
may care only for their self-interest.
They are rationally justified in
holding these beliefs, which can follow
from historical evaluation, background
experiences with others, and some
intuition of human nature. It is critical to
note here that the pair affirms only logical
possibilities of instances (e.g. power can
corrupt). We may simplify by assuming that
they hold firm to the idea that it is better
to be safe than sorry, and to err on the side
of caution.
The preceding is rooted in subjective
preferences for safety, and is thus personally
justified. They may claim that power does
corrupt, and that most people are greedy.
There are plenty of exceptions to these
beliefs, but many will assert that they seem
to be the rule. I will construct their belief
systems with this minimalist approach, so as
to avoid objections that most people are in
fact not greedy or susceptible to corruption.
Descending from these assumptions is
the final piece: the political values held by
Connor and Libby, which are (surprise!)
respectively conservative and liberal.
This subjective value weighting forms a
collection of personally justified beliefs,
which justify themselves. It is safest to say
that the students’ preference rankings are at
least partly subjective. However, these views
do feel attached to concepts of objective
social morality and have an element of
objectivity to them. They are arguably
formed by some moral intuition, which I
regard as a reliable cognitive process.
Libby might argue that wealth
redistribution feels intuitively just, while
Connor stresses the inequity of coercing
others to surrender their money. Still others
claim that social morality does not even
exist. As it stands, social morality seems
indecisive enough that we ought to grant
equal merit to Connor and Libby on this
point.
“
It is remarkable
that two opposing
viewpoints can
follow from the
same assumptions
of human behavior.
”
Differing views on government can
be justified similarly. Libby views active
government with its safety net as fairer
for society, while Connor sees limited
government with less coercion as more
just. They both hold reasonable social
morals here.
Beliefs about cultural tradition are more
obviously subjective and can be described
as being personally justified.
It is remarkable that two opposing
viewpoints can follow from the same
assumptions of human behavior; the
differentiating factor is their subjective
preference rankings. This fact underscores
the importance of defining political
beliefs, as done in the first part, and
understanding how background influences
can mold our views. For example, race,
gender, and socioeconomic status can
shape our subjective preference rankings.
A hapless worker may appreciate economic
equality more than economic freedom,
while a self-made business owner might
value freedom over equality.
By showing that the very basic
conservative and liberal positions in
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OCTOBER 22, 2013
Big laughs as CSO stages nightmare on South Michigan
MJ Chen
Maroon Contributor
Aleksey Igudesman and
Hyung-ki Joo aren’t your ordinary classical musicians. For
one thing, they take requests:
Mozart or James Bond? Turns
out Mozart is the audience
favorite, but it’s never just
Mozart. There’s always a twist,
something that sneaks up on
you—like 007 music creeping
in under Mozart’s 40th symphony. Or the Rachmaninoff
piano concerto that turns
out to be Eric Carmen’s “All
by Myself.” Or Joo’s tips on
success in the classical music
industry…delivered alongside
Strauss’s “Blue Danube” waltz.
(Tip two: only play music that
everyone loves.)
This was Friday’s BIG
Nightmare Music at the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
(CSO): a spirited mix of pop
culture, classical music, and
dad-worthy jokes. Violinist
Igudesman and pianist Joo,
the duo behind the viral
video “Rachmaninov had big
hands,” are clearly brilliant
musicians and performers.
They make comedy with a
series of musical arrangements
that couple simplicity with
genius delivery. Their sketch
“From Mozart with Love”
begins with an onstage spat
over repertoire. Mozart beats
out Bond for the slot (the
violinist calls the shots) but
Joo goes ahead and plays 007’s
theme music anyway. What
the audience hears is a subtle
change in the accompaniment—the symphony’s opening tune above, the iconic doodoo-doo-doo underneath. It’s
so subtle and so obvious that
you can’t believe your ears at
first. But it’s happening, and
pretty soon the orchestra is
swinging both tunes at full
forte, one after the other, then
both at once. It’s so witty and
brilliant, you can’t help but
laugh.
BIG Nightmare Music
abounds with such clever
moments. In “New Work,”
Igudesman and Joo rehearse a
country ballad (Joo, it turns
out, has quite the baritone).
At one point, Igudesman is
asked to moo like a cow—and
does so on the violin. “A Very
Blue Danube” pokes fun at the
classical music industry. Want
to be a successful musician?
“Show off,” Joo says, breaking
into a florid piano cadenza—
complete with swoons worthy
of Lang Lang (yes, this was
part of the joke). There’s “Alla
Molto Turca,” in which Joo
finds a problem with Mozart’s
famous “Turkish March.”
“It doesn’t sound Oriental
enough,” he says, and substitutes B-flat for B, with mindblowing results. Then the
CSO joins in full-out janissary mode, Igudesman bops
seductively, and you’re left
wondering how Mozart’s piece
sounded remotely Turkish in
the first place.
BIG Nightmare Music
builds on the pair’s original
show, A Little Nightmare
“[Aleksey] Igudesman’s and [Hyung-ki] Joo’s solo sketches seem simpler and more intimate, and help pace the show.”
COURTESY OF TOD ROSENBURG
Music, a pun on Mozart’s Eine
kleine Nachtmusik. The new
show brings in an orchestra,
which expands the scope of
its arrangements. More elaborate effects are possible—
“A Very Blue Danube,” for
example, plays several recognizable waltz melodies in
counterpoint, and the fun lies
in identifying each one. The
bigger soundscape also makes
for more complex timbres,
like the sketches “Fistful of
Dollars” and “Tambourin chinois,” which parody Westerns
and kung fu movies. In contrast, Igudesman and Joo’s
solo sketches seem simpler
and more intimate, and help
pace the show. The orchestra is BIG Nightmare Music’s
greatest weakness, as its role
is to act as pure accompaniment. I would have liked to
see a sketch built around the
orchestra; Igudesman and Joo
missed a great opportunity
there.
BIG Nightmare Music also
suffers from a lack of unity.
Each sketch on the program
is pretty standalone, so the
whole thing feels more like
cocktail sausages than steak.
Two sketches, “Tango Loco”
and “Uruguay,” make this
chaos more obvious. They
are random, sort of tacked
on: definitely the weaker
sketches. But for all its rowdiness, BIG Nightmare Music is
extremely engaging. There’s so
much happening that you are
bound to like something—
and there’s a lot to like about
Igudesman and Joo.
Part concert and part circus
show, BIG Nightmare Music
is brilliant, funny, and even
insightful. As part of the duo’s
articulated “dream…to make
classical music accessible to a
wider and younger audience,”
it’s exceptionally good at making people laugh at music
generally seen as serious and
stuffy. It’s a refreshing and
candid way to package classical music away from its rusty
reputation. Appropriately
enough, the final number
on the program is Gloria
Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.”
Honesty might not make the best Poliça Pressing issues in print
Tori Borengasser
Arts Staff
Will Dart
Arts Editor
After the vocalist Channy
Leaneagh’s first band, Roma di
Luna, broke up, and after her
collaboration with the indie
soft rock collective Gayngs, the
group Poliça formed in 2011
with considerable hype in the
Minneapolis and Midwest
music scenes. Even before it
had put out a record, Poliça’s
reputation preceded it because
of Leaneagh’s prolific work. The
band even received recognition
from Jay-Z and Bon Iver’s Justin
Vernon; the latter told Rolling
Stone last year that Poliça was
“the best band I’ve ever heard.”
The band’s debut album, Give
You The Ghost, which was
released in Februar y 2012 to
favorable reception, combined
synth-pop, the funk of R&B
beats and bass lines, and layered
and distorted vocals. The tragic
lyrics reflected the struggles of
Leaneagh’s recent divorce and
added a beautifully haunting
quality to the band’s songs.
Their new album, Shulamith,
officially released today, lingers
on these same themes, but looks
at them with a new frame of
Tell me what you read, and I will
tell you what you are. Or, better yet:
Tell me how you read. We are scholars
in the era of the e-book and The
Pirate Bay, and if we can’t always
choose which books we’re going to
pore over at least now we have the
power to choose how we do it. Are
we old-world academics, or students
of the mighty pixel? Do we still barricade ourselves in the library, or are we
a breed of more liberated intellectuals? And what’s the deal with that kid
who’s always sitting in the poplar tree
on the quads?
Of course all inquiries into the
habits of the UChicago undergrad
must begin in the creature’s natural
habitat, the Regenstein Library. Here
students congregate to drink coffee,
play Minecraft, and occasionally read.
Not that there’s anything wrong with
that—by its own admission, the Reg
is first and foremost a safe and welcoming environment where students
meet to pursue knowledge, whatever
that might entail (e.g., Seminar on
Applied Sexuality, 12–1 a.m. daily,
fifth floor bookstacks). Still, all those
dusty books must get lonely back
there in the stacks, waiting for some
hapless grad student to stumble upon
“Tiff,” the lead single on the album, features Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.
COURTESY OF POLIÇA
mind. Leaneagh’s lyrics are
empowered, strengthened, and
maybe even a little embittered
by what she’s experienced. This
is first evidenced by the album’s
title and the album art itself,
which features the back and
shoulders of a nude woman,
her hair and neck soaked with
blood. As such, the image had
to be censored in at least one
news outlet that reviewed the
album. The title, Shulamith, is
related to the Hebrew name
Solomon, which is related to
POLIÇA continued on page 8
them by chance and take them home.
But why bother with library rentals when you can easily own that
book forever? On Marketplace or
Amazon you can get a fucked-todeath copy of any book in existence
for back-alley prices, and sometimes
for free if you’re savvy and confident in your foot speed. Most of
the students I spoke with tended
to prefer this option to the library
checkout system, which is often
inconvenient: If the book is there
at all, you could spend weeks in the
stacks just trying to find it.
But there are other, more dignified
ways to purchase your tomes. I asked
a frequent patron of the Seminary
Co-Op about this. Although he’s
new to campus, first-year Gadiel
Williams has already purchased five
weighty course books from the shop
this quarter. He treasures the Co-Op
both for its extensive collection and
for its place as a beloved and historic repository of knowledge—Hyde
Park’s own Library of Alexandria. “I
use Amazon pretty often actually, but
if I need a book immediately, I come
here,” Williams said. “I don’t have a
sort of fixed love for this place, no. It’s
just pretty handy.”
Hmm. OK. At least he still has
some respect for the printed word,
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | ARTS | October 22, 2013
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Press director to feature in lecture series Shulamith “picks itself up when it falls”
University of Chicago Press Director
Garrett Kiely.
COURTESY OF CHICAGO ARTISTS RESOURCE
PRESS continued from page 7
unlike those scoundrels who download all
their readings, thus saving time and money
whilst helping to conserve the environment.
Rank charlatans, the lot of ’em. Granted, textbooks are becoming even more outrageously
expensive every year, but you can’t put a price
on the feel of a solid book in your hands,
right?
Not quite, says Garrett Kiely, director of the
University of Chicago Press and self-professed
Kindle user. Kiely will be speaking on this very
subject—that is, the fate of books and publishing in the post-digital world—on Tuesday at
the Harris School. Despite heading the largest
university press in the country, Kiely has no special proclivities for the printed word, nor any ill
feelings toward e-books. “It’s a new format, not
unlike the paperback was,” he said. “We now
publish hardcover, paperback, and electronic
copies. There are new challenges, of course, but
there are some real benefits as well. We’re constantly evolving with the needs of our authors
and our vendors.” Under his direction, the Press
is capitalizing on the opportunities the new
medium allows: Nearly all their publications are
available in electronic copy, and they now offer
some content exclusively online, such as their
Chicago Shorts series. And, strange though it
may seem, Kiely isn’t even entirely convinced
that digital piracy is the devil.
“It’s a real hot-button item in the industry,
whether piracy is really a detriment or not.
Many feel that it amounts more to advertising
than anything, although at the same time we
have a duty to protect our authors’ copyright.
So a whole new industry has arisen in the publishing world of protecting our products from
piracy, while at the same time we’re not sure that
that’s really a good thing to be doing.” Which is
handy, because he is also fairly confident that
textbook prices aren’t coming down anytime
soon. (Anybody know a good torrent for Core
Biology?)
So maybe it doesn’t matter too much if
you’re holding a book, a laptop, a Kindle, or a
Nook (LOL). Basically, it’s where you read that
really counts. “I like to migrate when I read,”
said third-year Teddy Niemiec. “Sometimes
I’ll do it on my bed, sometimes I’ll do it on a
couch. It really just depends on how my back
is feeling.” And the quad remains a popular
book-perusal location, weather permitting. On
a sunny day in October it’s hard to walk more
than a few feet without trampling on a copy of
The Histories of the Kings of Britain, 4th edition
paperback. We here at UChicago retain a strong
and lively reading culture, however we might
choose to express it. I personally tend to concentrate better while studying at a height, even
if I do have trouble getting down from the tree
afterward.
POLIÇA continued from page 7
shalom, the word for peace. This, viewed
in context with the cover art, seems to
present a paradox.
Then again, maybe Leaneagh’s critical
way of dealing with themes of matrimony
and relationships through Shulamith’s
lyrics are her way of making peace with
the past. In collaboration with Justin
Vernon, the album’s lead single, “Tiff,”
expresses frustration with Tiffany & Co.
and the vanity of marriage: “I don’t want
a diamond ring/ Found a man, and he’s
found me/ It’s a pact like a lion’s den/
You come out, but you can’t come in.”
Again in “I Need $,” Leaneagh proudly
declares, “I don’t need a man,” as though
she is one of the independent women of
Destiny’s Child. In “So Leave,” she scoffs
at the thought of being objectified: “I
don’t like when you tell the boys/ that
I’m your girl/ Wear me ’round like a
lucky charm/ with plastic pearls.”
Overpowering synths, layers of sound,
and vocal distortion obscure a lot of
the lyrics, but the band experiments
throughout the album with stripping
back these layers and then piling them
back on later. “ Vegas” is one of the
more stripped-back tracks, and when
Leaneagh’s vocals start in without the
expected distortion and Auto-Tune of
previous work, it’s somewhat surprising.
The synthetic g litz of “ Vegas” is
definitely reflected in the sound of the
song , as well as, unfortunately, some
flavor of cheapness. At points Leaneagh’s
voice sounds like it’s emanating from
a seedy club. Not that her voice isn’t
good—but in this particular instance it’s
simultaneously alluring and awkward,
like watching Dorothy Vallens perform
in the nightclub in Blue Velvet. “Torre”
DESIGN.
DRAW.
and “Trippin” are also a bit tedious both
vocally and melodically.
A track that better shows off her
abilities is “ Ver y Cruel,” which is
somewhat of a throwback , both
vocally and sonically, to what the band
Portishead was doing in 2008 with its
album Third. The song opens with a
menacing , deeply distorted beat and
synthesizers that are reminiscent of early
Nine Inch Nails, or even some of the
tracks on Kanye West’s newest release
Yeezus. “Spilling Lines” also seems to
be influenced by its contemporaries,
opening with a womping beat that
conjures EDM and house music
influences. The captivating , dark melody
and wispy, distant vocals on “Smug ” are
really compelling , and “ Warrior Lord” is
very much like the Auto-Tuned, looped
vocals, and spacey atmosphere created
on most of the tracks from Give You
The Ghost. “Chain My Name” is led by
a sickeningly sugar y melody, with an
almost 8-bit sounding track and equally
computerized bass. The vocals again get
lost in the complexity of this track, but
that seems to be the nature of Poliça.
The lyrics matter, but Leaneagh’s voice
certainly is not the lead instrument.
Rather, it is a way of adding to the
ambience and the space in which these
songs exist.
Shulamith is not a disappointment.
It certainly has its weak and boring
moments, but is essentially able to pick
itself back up when it falls down. In
experimenting with the synthetic vocals
and sounds that gave the band its wistful
signature, Poliça retains the qualities
that make its work distinct, but only
narrowly avoids falling into a dreaded
sophomore slump.
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | SPORTS | October 22, 2013
ATHLETES OF
THE WEEK
3–1 weekend highlighted
by defeat of No. 4 Emory
Russell Mendelson
Sports Staff
of 23 and third-year Eirene
Kim had a combined 33 digs,
exceeding her performance
in that category from the
day before by one.
“They were on a mission
this weekend to try to
finish at the top of our
conference,” said head coach
Vanessa Walby. “For the
most part, we played pretty
steady and confident.”
After the weekend, the
Maroons ranked second
in the UAA behind only
Washington
University
(22–5, 6–1 UAA) with a
winning percentage of 70.4
percent compared to the
Bears’ leading 81.5 percent
in the conference.
Despite
a
solid
performance
over
the
weekend, the Maroons fell
in the rankings to 19th
overall in Division III play
where they had previously
rounded out the top 15 in
the nation.
Next up for the Maroons
is the Morgan Buerkett
Memorial Invite, during
which Chicago will also be
celebrating Senior Night.
Those matches, against
Alma and Elmhurst, will be
the South Siders’ final home
competition of the season,
and are scheduled to take
place at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. on Friday.
CATHERINE YOUNG,
CROSS COUNTRY
Catherine Young is a second-year runner for the
Maroons cross country team. At Saturday’s Lucian
Rosa Invite, Young ran the 5K in a time of 17:51.1 to
place third in a field of 294 finishers. She was named
UAA Athlete of the Week for the fourth time on
Monday.
Head coach Chris Hall: “We were the only NCAA
Division III school in the field, which was primarily
composed of Division I and II with some NAIA
schools. This was the fastest 5K recorded by a
UChicago runner since two-time NCAA champion
Liz Lawton ran 17:46 in 2010. In the process of placing third in the meet, she finished
right in front of the runner from Ferris State who won the NCAA Division II title last
winter in the 5K indoor. Going into this meet, Catt had not been beaten this season, but
we knew this was going to be a much more elite field. It was good to see how well she
responded to being tested by the other athletes, and she appears to be one of the best
runners in our region right now.”
DANIEL POVITSKY,
CROSS COUNTRY
COURTESY OF UCHICAGO ATHLETICS
The Maroons put on a
strong showing at the UAA
Round Robin II, taking
three of four in St. Louis this
past weekend.
The South Siders (19–8,
6–1 UAA) swept through
their Saturday matches,
defeating
third-ranked
Emory (24–3, 5–2 UAA)
3–1 and fourth-ranked
NYU (20–4, 4–3 UAA)
3–0.
Chicago suffered a brief
hiccup on its second day of
play, losing its first match
to fifth-ranked Carnegie
Mellon (19–7, 4–3 UAA)
3–1, but came back to
win its final match of
the Round Robin against
sixth-ranked Case Western
Reserve
(13–14,
2–5
UAA) 3–0.
The Maroons started the
tournament with a hardfought win over Emory.
Although it was outscored
in team points 64–61,
Chicago pulled through,
winning very close third and
fourth sets after splitting the
first two.
The South Siders became
more comfortable as the
afternoon
progressed,
beating NYU 3–0 while
allowing no more than 20
points in any set. Chicago
had a final team point tally
of 53 to NYU’s 41.
Second-year Maren Loe
had a combined 20 kills on
the day as well as 21 digs.
Fourth-year Maggie Vaughn
accumulated 19 kills and
recorded Chicago’s only
blocked shot of the day.
After the first set on day
two of the tournament, it
appeared as if Chicago’s
early victories on the
previous day would portend
continued dominance, as
the team took on Carnegie
and Case. The Maroons
pulled ahead in their first
set against Carnegie to win
it 25–13.
However, the Tartans
responded well, sweeping
the following three sets with
Chicago only able to muster
an average of 17 points per
set.
Chicago
found
redemption in the following
match, albeit facing a
significantly
weaker
opponent.
The Spartans put up a
fight the first two sets, only
losing by two in each set,
but Chicago asserted its
dominance in the final set
with a resounding 25–16
victory.
Loe outdid her kill total
from day one with a total
COURTESY OF UCHICAGO ATHLETICS
Volleyball
Daniel Povitsky is a fourth-year runner for the
UChicago cross country team. On Saturday, he
placed 11th out of 255 runners at the Lucian Rosa
Invite. Povitsky has been UChicago’s top runner for
four consecutive meets and earned UAA Athlete of
the Week for the fourth time on Monday.
Head coach Chris Hall: “Dan has been having a
tremendous senior season. He’s not only running
out in front in our meets; he’s also been outstanding
daily in practice. I feel he has a complete knowledge
of when to push himself and when to ease up. What
I mean by this is Dan seems to fully understand his body and how to get the most out
of himself right now. He did a great job this weekend of putting himself in a position to
compete against some of the best runners in the country and looked very confident in
what he was doing.”
Offense sparks to life in back-to-back conference wins
Women’s Soccer
Fourth-year Claire Mackevicius takes a corner in a game against Illinois Wesleyan
University.
COURTESY OF HANS GLICK
Tatiana Fields
Associate Sports Editor
In their home doubleheader
this weekend, the Maroons earned
two conference victories against
Rochester and Case Western. On
Friday, the South Siders (9–3–2) fell
behind to the Yellowjackets (5–4–3,
0–2–2 UAA) 1–0, only to quickly
recover, scoring two goals of their
own to take a 2–1 win. Chicago then
went on to shut out the Spartans
(7–7–1, 0–3–1) 1–0 on Sunday,
improving its UAA record to 2–1–
1.
In a crucial stretch of conference
play, the Maroons’ offense finally
broke out of its slump and scored as
many goals this weekend as it had in
its last four games combined.
The Maroons’ first game against
Rochester started off slowly; both
teams created plenty of scoring
opportunities, but neither was able
to get on the scoreboard. Chicago
took control from the start and held
it throughout the first half, leading
in shots (10–8) and corner kicks
(6–0). The score was tied 0–0 at
half, leaving the door open for either
team to step it up in the second half.
The Yellowjackets broke through
first and scored just five minutes
into the second half after a free kick
awarded for a hand ball, putting the
visitors up 1–0.
Rochester’s goal proved to be the
spark the Maroons needed to push
their offense even further, and the
hosts evened the score five minutes
later. Third-year forward Meghan
Derken scored her second goal of the
season off of a pass from fourth-year
forward Natalia Jovanovic.
The South Siders rallied to
take the lead in the 76th minute,
bringing the score to 2–1. Thirdyear midfielder Sara Kwan stole the
ball, ran it up the center, and passed
to second-year forward Julia Ozello
on the left wing who scored the
game-winner, her fourth goal of the
season.
Third-year goalkeeper Jacinda Reid
held onto the lead for the Maroons
with four saves and one goal allowed
with 80 minutes in goal. The South
Siders outshot Rochester 23–11.
“Rochester was a must-win
game,” said third-year midfielder
Katharine Hedlund. “When we
went down 1–0, it was a chance for
us to regroup. Our team was able to
remain positive and get two goals
back and the win, which is a great
thing to know we can do moving
forward into the remainder of our
season.”
Against Case on Sunday, the South
Siders started off strong offensively,
creating many opportunities and
getting on the scoreboard quickly.
Eleven minutes into the game,
fourth-year midfielder Micaela
Harms headed the ball into the goal
for her sixth goal of the season off
a corner kick from Jovanovic. The
Maroons held that lead for the rest
of the game.
“Our team created a number of
great chances against Case,” said
Hedlund. “Although we weren’t
able to put more than one away,
it was one of our best games in
terms of creating dangerous scoring
opportunities.”
Since the Maroons’ offense
couldn’t score any more goals, the
pressure fell on the defense to stop
the Spartans from scoring. Case
came close right off the whistle in
the second half, but Reid stopped
the shot with one of two saves made
throughout the game.
“Our defense had to have a
shutout to win the game,” said
Hedlund. “We were able to shut
them down offensively and keep
them scoreless to ensure our win.”
Chicago will now take a break
from conference play. The Maroons
face off against UW–Oshkosh
tomorrow. The Titans (10–5–1),
winners of seven straight games,
should provide the South Siders
with a challenge in their last nonconference game of the season.
The game against UW–Oshkosh
is scheduled for 3 p.m. tomorrow on
Stagg Field.
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THE CHICAGO MAROON | SPORTS | October 22, 2013
Seven inducted into University’s Hall of Fame class of 2013
Adam Freymiller
Maroon Contributor
Let’s play a word association
game. When someone says
“college sports,” what comes
to mind? Humility, honor,
integrity, and gratitude aren’t
words often used to describe
collegiate athletic programs
these days, what with all the
scandals swirling around, but
the University of Chicago
took the time last Friday to
remember some of its athletes
who, as well as excelling on
the field, did embody those
words.
Seven former athletes were
inducted into the 11th class
of the UChicago Athletics
Hall of Fame on Friday
night. The inductees were
Adam Hughes (A.B. ’98),
Cinnamon Pace (A.B. ’00),
Gary Pearson (S.B. ’60, S.M.
’63), Ted Repass (A.B. ’87),
Paul Russell (Ph.B. ’16),
Janet Torrey Schultz (A.B.
’81), and Brandon Way
(A.B. ’99). Their statistics
and accolades are impressive,
but none gave any indication
that those achievements
were more important than
the camaraderie they’d had
with their teammates, the
wisdom gained from the
tutelage of their coaches,
and the life values they’d
learned balancing academic
and athletic examinations at
UChicago.
The evening began in the
McCormick Tribune Lounge
where the inductees, their
friends, their family, and
other University dignitaries
mingled and recounted the
memories that they had
made during their time at
UChicago. Many of the
inductees felt strongly about
the University’s role in
shaping the ethos of college
sports.
“I arrived at the University
five years after Title IX. In
fact, my high school didn’t
even have a basketball team,”
said Schultz, a volleyball,
basketball, and softball star.
Schultz was a recipient
of a Dudley Scholarship in
1977, a scholarship initiative
started to attract more female
student-athletes. “When I
first saw an article about the
[positive] treatment of female
athletes at the UChicago
in Parade Magazine, I
didn’t know much about
the University. The notion
of offering women athletic
scholarships was unheard
of; it was like a Shangri-La
for women’s sports,” Schultz
said.
One sentiment that was
shared by all the inductees
was the importance of their
teammates.
“I come from a team
sport. Individual honors are
touching but undeserved,”
said Pace, who helped lead
women’s soccer to its first
Final Four tournament in
1996. “The women I played
with during my years here
are still my best friends.
These are relationships I
From left: Ted Repass (A.B. ’98), Cinnamon Pace (A.B. ’00), Adam Hughes (A.B. ’98), Janet Torrey
Schultz (A.B. ’81), Paul Russell, Jr. on behalf of his father (Ph.B. ’16), and Brandon Way (A.B. ’99)
were inducted to the 2013 University of Chicago Athletics Hall of Fame on October 18.
COURTESY OF JASON SMITH
wouldn’t have otherwise
had.”
“I had a great relationship
with Coach [Brian] Baldea,
he was really cognizant of the
importance of our academics
and how we managed our
time,” said pitching ace
Hughes. “But there were a lot
of other great guys too. In fact
my best friendship was with
my catcher. We started out
our first year together, and he
caught all of my games until
the very end.” The catcher,
Jaired Stallard (A.B. ’98),
remains one of his closest
friends.
“The victories and league
championships were great,
but what really made the
experience special were the
little moments celebrating
with
teammates.
Even
accomplishing small things,
such as getting a first down,
was enhanced by the shared
camaraderie,” said Way, a two-
Maroons split weekend doubleheader
Men’s Soccer
David Gao
Maroon Contributor
In
their
first
UAA
doubleheader of the season, the
Maroons (7–4–1, 2–2 UAA)
beat Rochester (10–2–1, 3–1),
which had been in first place,
2–1, but couldn’t make it two
wins out of two on Sunday,
when it lost to Case Western
(6–4–4, 1–2–1) 4–0.
The South Siders now sit
fourth in the U AA standings,
trailing Emory (10–3–1, 3–0–
1), Carnegie Mellon (10–2–1,
3–1), and Rochester.
Against the Yellowjackets, the
Maroons knew they would have
to work hard to contend with a
high-pressure offense.
“Friday night was definitely
one of our greater efforts,”
said head coach Mike Babst.
“I wouldn’t say it’s the best
game we played but we fought
really hard for 90 minutes and
attacked very well with fewer
chances than we usually have.”
Chicago started the game
on the front foot, but the
Yellowjackets were beginning
to come back into the contest,
putting in several dangerous
crosses, when the Maroons took
the lead through third-year
forward Kyle Kurfirst.
“With the first goal [thirdyear midfielder] Nick Codispoti
hit the ball in on the right side
and there was some space outside
their center backs,” Babst said.
“We put a really good ball in and
Kyle just got inside and was able
to finish it.”
The Yellowjackets battled
back, ending the first half with
an advantage in shots (10–3)
and corner kicks (5–2).
In the 67th minute Rochester
midfielder Alex Swanger tied
the game, scoring on a free kick.
The score remained 1–1 until
the last moments of the game.
“With a little over 10 minutes
left,
[first-year
forward]
Brenton-Neal Desai made a
great play in the offensive corner
of the field and played the ball
to [first-year midfielder] George
Voulgaris. George took a touch
and buried a shot in the bottom
left corner from over 20 yards
out for his first goal of his
collegiate career,” Kurfirst said.
After what was an impressive
win against a Rochester side
that was riding an eight-game
unbeaten streak, the Maroons
looked to Sunday’s game against
Case, which was coming off of a
4–1 loss to Wash U.
“I think there’s times when
you come off a really big
win and you look at a team
that got hammered on the
scoreboard even though they
weren’t outplayed,” Babst said.
“Psychologically guys feel like
it’s a lot easier than it actually is,
when in reality the challenge on
Sunday was as great as the one
on Friday.”
Case scored three goals in 12
minutes in the first half to take a
commanding lead.
The Maroons came out for the
second half with a marked sense
of urgency, but were unable to
create any clear-cut chances, and
the Spartans added a fourth in
the 51st minute.
The
loss
marked
a
disappointing trend in Chicago’s
season. The Maroons have lost
every game they have played
following a win against a top-25
team this year.
The South Siders will now
look to the weekend, when
they are hoping to right the
ship against UW–Whitewater
on Saturday and Rockford on
Sunday.
“We’re just focusing on the
game on Saturday right now.
When you come off a result like
that you have to put everything
into performing like the team
that we are and we showed on
Friday,” Babst said. “You take
what happened on Sunday, look
at it for a week, and hopefully
that brings everything into focus
on Saturday because we really
want to get back out there and
on track to get results.”
time UAA Offensive Player
of the Year and running back.
“It’s a great feeling seeing
guys I played with 15 years
ago put their lives on hold,
get the babysitters, and come
from all across the country
just to share this moment. It’s
special.”
During their speeches, the
athletes continued to express
humility and gratitude to
those who had contributed
to the success of their athletic
careers.
“I’m grateful, I’m honored,
and I’m humbled,” said
Repass, a record-holding.
“Humbled that every day, I
got to interact with brilliant
people who also had great
character in their actions
and decisions, and absolutely
wonderful depth.”
After a medley from the
UChicago Men’s A Capella
Choir, the festivities at the
Reynolds Club concluded.
In the Chatter’s
Box with Sarah Langs
Kelly Wood is a third-year thrower on the track team. We chatted with her to get some
insider info to kick off what will be an ongoing look into the lives of Maroon athletes.
COURTESY OF DAVE HILBERT
CM: So, you’re a thrower on
the track team here. How did you
get into that? How old were you
when you started learning the
sport?
KW: I basically became a
thrower because I’m not good at
other sports. But throwing actually
involves a lot of athleticism if
you want to be good. I had just
quit basketball the fall of my
sophomore year of high school
because my coach expected great
things from everybody on the team
and I definitely did not have that
potential. I was working out one
day in our school’s gym and my
history teacher came in and asked
if I wanted to throw. I needed to
have three seasons of a sport to
graduate, so I said yes. I guess I
came rather late to throwing, but
people aren’t really taught how to
throw when they’re eight, right?
CM: At what point did you
know you would continue the
sport in college, too? Could you
ever imagine yourself not having
been on the team?
KW: I actually didn’t want to
do track in college; that wasn’t
the experience I wanted. But my
senior season ended terribly, and
during the summer before first
year, I realized I didn’t want to
remember my experiences as a
thrower like that and I also knew
I was going to miss throwing, so
I emailed Coach Hall, gave him
my stats and I joined the team.
Looking back, I can’t imagine not
having been on the track team. I’d
probably weigh 300 pounds and
have less than five friends. I’m
only kind of kidding—the team
has become this really big family
full of passionate and extremely
talented individuals who I would
never have had the good fortune
of meeting otherwise. I have made
so many great friends through
the team and I can’t imagine not
having been at this school without
all the experiences I’ve had.
SPORTS
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A happy homecoming: Chicago dominates Macalester 26–7
Football
Noah Hellermann
Maroon Contributor
The football team gave its fans a reason
to cheer against Macalester (2–4) this
weekend, and the homecoming game
was audible from across the street and
through the crowd of people tailgating,
grilling, and eating, as Chicago (5–1)
beat the Scots 26–7 without giving up a
point after the first quarter.
The Maroons scored first with a
field goal in the seventh minute, but
Macalester came back just a minute and
a half later with a touchdown. Their
team’s quarterback, Samson Bialostok,
ran 62 yards to give the Scots a surprise
7–3 lead.
Even though it was facing an early
deficit, Chicago didn’t change its style
of play.
“The coaches put together a really
good game plan and we were able to
execute it as a team,” said fourth-year
defensive lineman John Marshall. “We
knew that if we did what we were
supposed to, we would control the
game.”
Neither team threatened to score
again until five minutes into the
second quarter. Chicago advanced up
the field with mostly passing yardage.
Then, fourth-year quarterback Vincent
Cortina found second-year wide
receiver Cole Thoms diving into the
back corner of the end zone for a fiveyard touchdown pass.
Chicago continued to shut out
Macalester despite Bialostok rushing
for a total of 122 yards. Head coach
Chris Wilkerson credited the Maroons’
good play to a balanced effort. “Overall,
it was a good team performance. The
offense, defense, and special teams
complemented each other very well,”
he said.
In the third quarter, Chicago secondyear defensive back Christopher
Dengler intercepted a Macalester pass
from Bialostok, and returned the ball
to within 20 yards of the goal line. A
few plays later, third-year kicker Karol
Kurzydlowski nailed a 22-yard field goal
to put the Maroons up 13–7.
Cortina passed for two more
touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but
Chicago only converted one of the
extra points. “We still have lots of room
for technique improvement across the
board,” Wilkerson said.
To set up one of those touchdowns,
the South Siders forced a fumble on
a kickoff that gave them the ball back
with excellent field position. Like the
interception that ended with a Maroon
field goal earlier in the game, Chicago
capitalized on this turnover. Defensive
coordinator Ernest Moore was very
Fourth-year Ian Gaines evades defenders during Saturday’s homecoming game against
Macalester.
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pleased with his team’s ability to take
advantage of those opportunities.
“[We were] opportunistic in creating
turnovers,” Moore said. “Our team
plays hard and has been competitive in
each of our games this season.”
In addition to aggressive defense,
one of the things that distinguished the
Maroons from Macalester was their
consistency in third-down conversions.
Chicago managed to convert nine third
downs, while the Scots did so only twice.
Coming off of a homecoming victory,
the Maroons are looking forward to
their upcoming games. “We are excited
about our next opportunity to compete
as a team in our last non-conference
game against the very good 5–1 Pacific
University team,” Wilkerson said.
Chicago will kick off against Pacific
University next Saturday at 1 p.m.
South Siders ready for UAAs Leo Kocher, coach for 35 years , honored
after strong performance in WI by National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Cross Country
Isaac Stern
Sports Staff
The men’s and women’s cross-country
teams continued along the path of success this
past weekend as they took sixth and second,
respectively, at the Brooks Invitational in
Oshkosh, WI.
In a highly competitive field, the men totaled
230 points and managed to outrun their ranking
and finish higher than expected, losing only to
better ranked teams such as North Central (33
points), Wash U (64 points), UW–Eau Claire
(133 points), and UW–Oshkosh (152 points)
on the D-III level. The No. 17 men did defeat
Wabash (235 points), who currently ranks 13th
in the country.
Fourth-year Dan Povitsky again led the
charge for the men, finishing the 8km course
in 25:08. First-year phenom Gareth Jones
followed just over 30 seconds behind, with
the rest of the pack about another 10 seconds
behind him.
The No. 6 women’s team totaled 120 points
and also raced well, but ran into a couple of
obstacles on the course. They were beaten
by Calvin (71 points), who took first at the
meet, and escaped defeat by rival Wash U
(124 points). However, while the national
rankings later this week might reflect the
Brooks Invitational results, the final scores are
not truly indicative of the Maroons’ strength
as a team.
“We needed to close the gap between runners
two and five,” said fourth-year Michaela
Whitelaw. “However, we had some people
cramp up during the race, which hurt us.”
Despite the injuries, the rest of the team
continued to perform, which showed in
the overall finishes. Second-year Cat Young
Wrestling
continued to dominate the field, coming in
fourth overall with a time of 21:31. Whitelaw
and second-year Karin Gorski finished less than a
minute later to steal spots 13 and 18 respectively.
“The team maintained a competitive nature
throughout the race,” Whitelaw added. “We ran
as a team, and while we didn’t do as well as we
would have liked, we know we can accomplish a
whole lot more when health is on our side.”
Both squads will now prepare for the
upcoming championship season. The Brooks
Invitational served as a sort of grand finale to the
regular season. It provided a strong lineup for the
Maroons to compete against, and let them see
the type of runners they will have to face at the
conference championship regional qualifiers.
The men know they will have to improve if they
want to win a conference title. Wash U looks as
strong as ever and the Brooks Invitational threw
away any doubt of the Bears’ talent.
The women’s squad looked good, but not
great. Even though it defeated Wash U despite
injuries, its toughest competition will come in
the form of a very strong No. 15 NYU team.
But for now, the Maroons have a full two
weeks to rest and prepare for their trip to
Pittsburgh.
“We want to use these next couple of weeks
to get healthy,” Whitelaw said. “We are going to
focus on maintaining our competitive drive and
getting better.”
However, do not expect these South Siders to
get complacent. They have competed since the
middle of August and trained for far longer for
these next few weeks.
“I am proud of what we have accomplished
so far, and I look forward to the championship
season,” Whitelaw said. “We respect the skill of
every team we run against, but we expect to win
the conference title.”
Derek Tsang
Sports Staff
Head coach Leo Kocher (M.B.A. ’87)
doesn’t like tooting his own horn, but
the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
is willing to do it for him. Last Sunday,
Kocher was awarded the Hall’s Lifetime
Service Award at its Illinois Chapter in
Countryside, Illinois.
Kocher is entering his 35th year as
Chicago’s wrestling coach, a tenure that
has seen his squads place in the top 15
at the NCAA D-III Championships
four times and win the University
Athletic Association 15 times. Kocher
has coached 21 of his wrestlers to AllAmerican plaudits, including two D-III
championships by Peter Wang (A.B. ’92)
at 177 in 1991 and 1992.
Speaking to the Chicago Tribune in
1992, Kocher was quick to diagnose
Wang’s weaknesses as a wrestler.
“When Peter arrived here, he had good
instincts and physical gifts,” Kocher said.
“But he had no style while he was on his
feet. He needed good coaching and good
competition.”
Under Kocher, he got both.
Kocher’s current wrestlers can testify
to his commitment to giving his wrestlers
the coaching they need and then some,
from the team’s annual trip to the
Olympic Training Center in Colorado
to critical individual attention even after
the regular season ends.
In 2012, when fourth-year Samuel
Pennisi booked a surprise bid to the
NCAA D-III Championship at 184
pounds, he had a couple of weeks alone
with Kocher and his staff.
“It is really helpful to have all that focus
on what I’m doing,” Pennisi said at the
time, “but it makes for harder practices.”
“He is deeply committed to what he
does,” said fourth-year Jeff Tyburski, who
wrestles at 285 pounds. “I believe that
wrestling and his role as coach are on his
mind for most of his waking life.”
In his day, Kocher was an excellent
wrestler in his own right. At
Northwestern, where he studied history as
an undergraduate, Kocher was a captain,
a two-time runner-up at 158 pounds at
the Midlands Tournament, and a first
alternate at 163 for the U.S. World
University Games Freestyle Team.
After college, Kocher won the Montreal
Open in 1974, and finished second at the
1974 U.S. Freestyle National Open, third
at the 1973 U.S. Greco-Roman National
Open, and fourth at the 1976 AAU
Freestyle National Open.
Kocher started his coaching career as an
assistant at Northern Illinois University.
He spent two years as an assistant
at Northwestern before switching
allegiances to coach the Maroons.
Kocher also served as a member of
the NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee
from 1990-1996. After earning a master’s
degree in education at Northwestern,
Kocher graduated with an M.B.A. from
the University in 1987.
Along with his award, Kocher received
a commemorative plaque and jacket from
the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and will have
his name engraved on a bar at the Hall’s
museum.