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10 The DePaulia. May 16, 2011
NuLIon & WorId
It began in Canada with a small
group oI Iive Iriends outraged
aIter a Toronto police oIIicer
told law students they would
be saIer iI they didn`t dress
like 'a slut. What began as a
conversation among Iriends grew
into a multinational movement.
with protests scheduled across
the world.
The protests. known as
SlutWalks. began in Toronto on
April 3 and have since spread
worldwide and are coming soon
to the streets oI Chicago.
'SlutWalk isn`t iust about
rape and assaultit`s not
about iudging people on their
sexual behavior and on double
standards. said Jamie Keiles.
a co-organizer oI the Chicago
SlutWalk. 'Instead. let`s iudge
them as a person.
Since SlutWalk's inception. it
has become 'a lot broader oI an
idea. Keiles said. 'It`s about
promoting sex positivity and
giving people agency over their
identity. she said.
Keiles said she hopes the
movement will inIorm people
about victim blaming'the
idea that victims oI rape are at
Iault and somehow their actions
contributed to the Iact that they
were assaulted. she said. 'It`s
an accountability Ior all people to
know that`s not true.
Many DePaul students plan to
participate in Chicago`s SlutWalk
protest on June 4.
'It is never the victim`s Iault.
and the notion that women were
asking Ior it` is exactly what
the victimizers use to explain
their actions. said Ireshman
Andreia Lapsys. who plans on
participating in the Chicago
SlutWalk. Lapsys. a public
relations maior said. 'Girls dress
to attract the attention oI guys.
but so do they. Why should
women be Iorced to change what
they wear?
DePaul Ireshman and political
science maior Angelika Giatras
also plans to attend the upcoming
Chicago march. Giatras said
the Canadian police oIIicer`s
statement was 'completely
ridiculous and added that.
'It reveals the problem oI
stereotyping in society. and such
thinking unIairly places blame on
victims Ior crimes against them.
But not everyone disagreed
with the police oIIicer`s 'slut
remarks which said. 'Women
should avoid dressing like sluts
in order not to be victimized.
according to the Associated Press.
'Honestly. I kind oI agree with
that statement. iI a girl is dressing
promiscuous that obviously
means they want some sort oI
sexual attention. said Alanna
Bagladi. a Ireshman maioring in
digital cinema. 'II they`re going
out to the bars and not looking Ior
sexual relations they shouldn`t be
so suggestive. she said.
Some DePaul students said that
how a woman chooses to dress
doesn`t necessarily have to do
with sexual attention.
'Everyone is entitled to
dress and express their own
sexuality however they please
and should never be shamed Ior
those very personal decisions.
said Melina Lindsey. a iunior
maioring in secondary education.
According to Lindsey. students
'can recognize that what people
choose to do with their bodies is
entirely up to them.
Chicago`s own 'SlutWalk
protest is scheduled to take
place on June 4th. with the walk
assembling at the Thompson
Center Plaza an hour beIore
marching at noon. There will
be live music and entertainment
Iollowed by a social gathering Ior
drinks and conversation on the
patio at Zella. 1938 N. Clybourn
starting around 3:30 p.m. aIter
the walk.
Giatras encouraged students to
participate in the walk. and said.
'The only way you can aIIect
change is to take the time and
eIIort to protest and make your
voice heard.
CIIcugo geurs up Ior SIuLWuIks
From left, sa Stearns of Somerville, Mass., Nadia Friedler of Cambridge, Mass., Louisa Carpenter-Winch, of Cam-
bridge, Mass., and Emma Munson-Blatt, of Cambridge, Mass, chant during the "SlutWalk" in Boston on Saturday, May
7, 2011, which organizers described as a demonstration against those who blame the victims of sex crimes.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
By MCHAEL CORO
With the glamour and extravagance oI
the royal wedding over. British taxpayers
must think about the wedding's aItermath
and how much it is going to cost them in
the end.
British taxpayers have been leIt with
security costs. estimated to total at least
$11 million. according to the Associated
Press.
However. the increase in tourism and
retail sales are said to have helped boost
the British economy.
'The British expended millions on an
event that drew two billion television
viewers and hundreds oI thousands oI
people to the streets. said Patrick Murphy.
an associate proIessor oI management in
DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate
School oI Business. 'From a purely
business or economic perspective. it's
important to understand the true meaning
and value oI so many eyeballs coming
together. he said.
'The idea oI tourism doesn't mean
the same thing in today's world as it
did in 1981. when Diana and Charles
were married. Murphy said. 'I don't
think anyone who understands tourism
realistically expected a big spike in
tourists headed to Britain and spending
money. he said.
Charles and Diana`s wedding. in
comparison to William and Kate`s.
was much more grandiose. with more
international travelers. a longer procession
and a close-to three month honeymoon.
The newest royal couple said they were
being mindIul oI the tough economy when
planning the wedding. according to the
Guardian.
Still. the amount oI money spent leIt
some people thinking that it may have
been over the top given the current state
oI the British economy.
'The initial Iixed cost helped ensure
a successIul event that impressed the
world and eIIectively mitigated the
many potential variable costs oI a poorly
executed large event. Murphy said.
'The waste in money is a valid claim.
said Sean Ring. a student at DePaul.
However. Ring said once the security
costs are divied up to taxpayers. the money
doesn't amount to too much.
Murphy said the overall production
oI the wedding is something that Brits
had been looking Iorward to and will
remember Iorever.
'The royal wedding's real return Ior
the British has less to do with tourism
and more to do with the intangible
beneIits associated with the large scale
socialization oI a core element oI British
culture. Murphy said.
'It's very hard Ior an American to
understand it but. Irom the point oI view
oI many British people. the day oI the
royal wedding was a great day to be
British. Murphy said.
By LAURA FTZGERALD
DePuuI gIves ILs Lwo cenLs on rovuI weddIng's economIc ImpucL
Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall watch as Brit-
ain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge on the
balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London Friday,
April, 29, 2011.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
Nation & WorId. May 16. The DePaulia 11
Photos and news courtesy of The Associated Press
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The nation`s largest
online poker companies
were Iorced to Iold on April
15 aIter the FBI seized
the Internet addresses
oI the sites. Authorities
unsealed Iraud and money
laundering charges against
the companies` chieI
executives.
The poker community
nicknamed the shutdown
'Black Friday. as many
Americans rely on online
poker Ior their main source
oI income. An estimated 8
to ten million people live
oII their online earnings.
according to a player`s
advocacy group.
Many students are among
those millions.
DePaul student Marty
Rose played an average
24 tables simultaneously
Irom 2009 to 2010. With
this money. Rose was able
to Iully support himselI.
paying Ior rent. tuition and
other expenses.
Neel Choksi. 20. has
Iully supported himselI
since he was 18 years old
with poker money. Choksi.
a Lakeview resident. used
his earnings to pay Ior a
year oI tuition at DePaul.
While some argue
proIessional poker is risky
behavior. Choksi said. 'it`s
a great idea.
'Even with all oI this.
Choksi said. 'I don`t regret
it at all.
'Going broke is almost
unheard oI iI the player has
selI-control. Choksi said.
'Most proIessionals use
rules where we only play
games that we have 100
buy-ins Ior. which reduces
the variance. However. he
added. 'OI course you get
the bad apple who can`t
help but play out oI their
bankroll.
This is not the Iirst
time the government tried
to shut down the online
poker empire.
According to
the Federal
D e p o s i t
I n s u r a n c e
Corporation.
in 2006
the Bush
administration
instituted the
U n l a w I u l
I n t e r n e t
G a m b l i n g
EnIorcement
Act (UIGEA).
The act
i n s t i l l e d
r e g u l a t i o n s
that created
o b s t a c l e s
Ior online
gambling companies
to legally operate in the
United States.
26-year-old poker
enthusiast JeIIrey SaberoII
oI Cleveland. Ohio. said
he blames the UIGEA Ior
Iorcing the online poker
companies to use illegal
methods Ior which they are
now being indicted.
'The UIGEA Iorced the
online poker companies
to set up shell companies
and Iraudulently corrupt
payment processors
into transIerring their
checks. so that the players
could receive money Ior
gambling. SaberoII said.
SaberoII said many oI his
Iriends make an average
$300-$400 per day. Many
oI his college Iriends didn`t
need to take out student
loans. They relied solely
on their online winnings
Ior tuition
costs and other
expenses.
'There are
also players
out there that
may have
made $50.000
a day. easy.
SaberoII said.
'Now they
must go Iind
a iob where
they may be
lucky enough
to make that in
a year.
Accor di ng
to Los Angeles
Times. The
M a n h a t t a n
court has oIIicially Iiled
money laundering and Iraud
charges against the site
owners oI Full Tilt Poker.
PokerStars. AbsolutePoker.
and Ultimate Bet.
A 24-yearold senior
at DePaul University.
Nick Daglas played only
Ior recreational purposes.
However. unlike other
students. Daglas did not
rely on his winnings.
'Individuals make a
living Irom online poker.
Millions oI people are now
out oI a iob due to these
sites being eliminated.
Daglas said.
'I have a number oI
Iriends who rely on poker
to pay the bills who are
moving to other countries
where online poker is
legal. said Rose. 'Many oI
them are going to Canada
because it's close and
English speaking
SaberoII said many oI
his Iriends in his online
poker community are
also considering moving
to other countries where
online poker is legal.
'Most Iulltime players
are waiting Ior the dust to
settle with the indictments
and see what happens.
beIore moving residences.
SaberoII said.
Many are hopeIul Ior the
shutdown to be overturned.
or that regulations Ior
online poker companies
will be created. allowing
them to legally operate
within the U.S.
Neel said he believes
that within two to three
years. regulated poker
sites backed by Las Vegas
Casinos may arise.
'I panicked Ior the Iirst
24 hours oI learning online
poker had been shutdown
because a large percentage
oI my network was tied
up online. Choksi said.
'American players can`t
access our accounts so
there isn`t much we can do
10 The DePaulia. May 2, 2011
I panicked for
the hrst 24 hours
of learning online
poker had been
shutdown because
a large percentage
of mv network was
tied up online.
-NEEL CHOKS
Sonoma State sophomore Chris Benton, 18, is surrounded by Poker books at his home in Fremont,
California, August 14, 2007. Benton is one of a small but growing number of teens who see online
poker as more than just a pastime, but as a vocation.
Photo courtesy of MCT WIRE SERVICES
NuLIon & WorId
Student loan debt
surpassed credit card
debt Ior the Iirst time
last year and as more
students pursue college
and graduate level degrees
this year. is predicted to
exceed $1 trillion dollars
this year.
However. the number
oI applications to DePaul
at the undergraduate level
rose 40 percent Irom
2010. according to DePaul
Assistant Vice President
Ior Institutional Research
and Market Analytics. Liz
Sanders.
While applications to
DePaul`s undergraduate
programs increased
substantially. enrollment
at DePaul`s College oI
Law decreased 17 percent
Irom 2010 compared with
the national average oI an
approximate 11 percent
drop. said Michael Burns.
the Assistant Dean and
Director OI Admissions at
DePaul`s College oI Law.
Burns said part oI the
economic decline is in
part responsible Ior the
drop in applications as
many prospective students
are concerned about
increasing their student
debt during at a time when
positions Ior lawyers in
some markets are on the
decline.
Yet. even as Law school
applications decrease
nation wide. DePaul`s
Pre-law advisor. ProIessor
David Barnum said he
believes that student
interest in law school is
as great as ever. Barnum
said there has always been
a bimodal distribution oI
salaries Ior lawyers and
that DePaul students
remain conIident that
they will Iind themselves
prospering aIter law
school. making Law
school worth the expense.
DePaul students seem to
be optimistic about other
graduate opportunities as
well.
Freshman Jake Garcia.
a sound recording
technology maior. said
expense was certainly a
maior consideration in his
choice to attend DePaul
and would continue to be
a Iactor in his graduate
plans. However. he said
that presently he was
'more concerned with
where graduate school
could get him than with
the expense and associated
debt.
Timantha Tran.
a sophomore and
psychology maior.
also acknowledged the
signiIicance oI expense
in her choice to attend
DePaul. However. she
said the scholarship
given to her by DePaul
and the nature oI the
5-year undergraduate and
graduate program she
is enrolled in made the
expense worthwhile.
or onIIne poker, Is IL
game over?
Getting degree still helps
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows higher trends
in unemployment for those who did not graduate high
school than those with higher education in 2010.
Unemployment rate by education level
Men and women age 25 and oIder
2011 MCT
Source: U.S. Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics
Graphic: Chicago Tribune
M F J D N O S A J J
2010 2011
M A M F J
20%
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10
5
March
13.7%
9.5%
7.4%
4.4%
Less than high school
Bachelors degree or higher Only high school
Some college
TIe prIce
Lug oI un
educuLIon
SLudenL Iouns surpuss
credIL curd debL
By SARAH RENS
The amount owed on student Ioans in-
creases at a rate of about $2,854 per es-
cond. Student debt is predicted to exceed
$1 triIIion sometime this year.
By NKA BLAKE
Nation & WorId. May 2, 2011. The DePaulia 11
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - PaIestinians have reached initiaI
agreement on reuniting their rivaI governments in the West Bank
and Gaza, ofciaIs from both sides said Wednesday, a step that
wouId remove a main obstacIe in the way of peace efforts with
IsraeI.
Even before the agreement was to be signed, however, key
questions about how to unify rivaI security forces remained un-
soIved, and IsraeI immediateIy rejected the prospect of a PaIes-
tinian government incIuding Hamas.
Fatah and Hamas ofciaIs said the pIan, brokered by Egypt,
caIIs for the formation of a singIe caretaker government in the coming days. The
government wouId administer day-to-day business untiI new presidentiaI and
IegisIative eIections are heId in exactIy one year.
"We have a comprehensive agreement now. We have
agreed on aII the issues," said Azzam aI-Ahmed, the
chief Fatah negotiator in the reconciIiation taIks. It was
not cIear when the agreement wouId be signed.
Hani Masri, a member of a PaIestinian deIegation that
met with Hamas Ieaders in Syria and the new
I e a d e r - ship in Egypt, said the poIiticaI upheav-
aIs in both countries pushed the two rivaIs together
and "made the agreement possibIe."
AI-Ahmed said that under the deaI, Fatah and Hamas security forces wouId be
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NuLIon & WorId
The U.S. invaded Iraq eight
years ago. Despite promises oI
removing Iorces. nearly 50.000
U.S. troops remain in Iraq today.
DePaul`s Middle East
Politics Association (MEPA)
wcommemorated the anniversary
on April 8 with a panel oI Iraqi
students and staII to discuss the
war. current conditions in Iraq.
and the resulting reIugee crisis.
'I want to tell other people
Iraq lost. America lost .nobody
won. said MustaIa Basree. a
student at DePaul and an Iraqi
reIugee. Born in Baghdad. his
Iamily was Iorced to Ilee to Syria
in 2005 aIter several threats to
their lives.
In Syria. Basree said his
Iamily struggled to assimilate to
a new culture and Iind work.
AIter Iinally settling down. in
2009 the United Nations High
Commissioner Ior ReIugees
(UNHCR) oIIered Basree`s
Iamily resettlement in the United
States.
'I come Irom a culture where
men kiss each other on the cheek
out oI respect or love; you can`t
do that here. Basree said.
Basree now studies biology
and chemistry at DePaul and is
president oI MEPA. He hopes to
become a microbiologist to Iind a
cure Ior cancer.
Other panelists included DePaul
Arabic proIessor Mahmoud
Sae`ed. an Iraqi-American and
award-winning novelist. and
Islamic Studies proIessor. Laith
Al-Saud.
Al-Saud was born in Baghdad
but grew up in the United
States. With a Shia mother and
Sunni Iather. Al-Saud said the
denominations oI Islam are not as
exposed as the U.S. media would
have us believe.
'|Islamic denominations| are
only important now since its been
publicized by outsiders. he said.
Although Basree has been
in the U.S. throughout the
occupation oI Iraq. Al-Saud said
he remembers the Iirst GulI War
and is Irustrated by the current
situation and 'Islamaphobic
views oI many Americans.
'II we`re going to turn this
country around. we have to do it
together. Al-Saud said.
US InvusIon oI ruq goes on eIgILI veur, DePuuI commemoruLes
By KATRNA KOPECK
|rerte':
:ettler re|ier
France was declared to be the most
militantly` secular country of
Western states in a BBC analysis
of church and state relations:
'Secularism is the closest
thing the French have to
a state religion. It under-
pinned the French Revolu-
tion and has been a basic
tenet of the countrvs pro-
gressive thought since the
18th Centurv.
To this dav. anvthing
that smacks of ofhcial
recognition of a religion -
such as allowing Islamic
headscarves in schools - is
anathema to manv French
people.`
France defnes the right oI Iree-
dom oI religion as a liberte pub-
lique (public liberty). rather than a
civil right (as interpreted in most
other countries).
Along with Islamic veils. the
wearing oI crucifxes. Jewish kip-
pa skullcaps and other religious
symbols are banned Irom public
schools.
"Veil ban continued from cover
plicitly state it. Abed said she
Ieels the ban targets the Mus-
lim community.
'It is telling them they are
not French enough and that
to be French. she said. 'you
have to shed your religious
and cultural identity to some-
how ft in.
According to Abed. these at-
titudes do not run parallel to
those in the U.S.
'Although there is tension
here and a rising xenophobia
that targets and profles Mus-
lims. she said. 'we still praise
individualism.
Abed said that in Chicago.
most oI the violence over rip-
ping scarves oII Muslim wom-
en does not take place at De-
Paul University. 'On campus
there is a lot oI appreciation
Ior diversity. she said.
When the veil debate was
approved last July. a survey by
Pew Research
Center Iound
Western Euro-
pean countries
to be in over-
whelming sup-
port oI the ban.
According to the
survey. 71 per-
cent oI Germans
and 62 percent
oI British said
they would sup-
port a similar
law in their own
countries. In
contrast. 65 per-
cent oI Americans said they
would oppose such a measure.
University President Rev.
Dennis Holtschneider said
banning Iace veils has never
been considered at DePaul.
'That conversa-
tion doesn`t exist
here. he said.
'Our Muslim
student popula-
tion has grown
in recent years.
and it`s greatly
enriched us as
an institution.
Hol t schnei der
said.
In 2004 France
banned religious
s ymbol s i n-
cluding cruci-
fxes and Islamic
veilsIrom public schools.
Church and state were Ior-
mally separated in France
more than a century ago. a
time when Muslims were bare-
ly a presence in the country.
Today. France has the larg-
est Muslim population in the
world. with 10 percent oI the
country's 64 million people
who are Muslim.
But oI the 5 million Mus-
lims living in France. less than
2.000 wear a Iull Iace veil.
Warner said she believes De-
Paul University and Chicago
have 'a very open and accept-
ing environment Ior students
who have diIIerent thoughts.
belieIs and ideas to kind oI
work together and challenge
each other. to push those
boundaries.
'I think this is a very posi-
tive environment to have these
kind oI discussions.
Even though
some people think
that the hiiab and
burqa opresses
women. its still a
choice.
-MARWA ABED
CUTURE COSON
Groups work Lo preserve IdenLILv In runce, vIew women's oppressIon dIIIerenLIv
Women supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-i-slami rally to condemn the ban imposed on
wearing a burqa or veil in France, Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan. Placard on left reads
"veil is pride, respect and security of a woman."
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
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preservuLIon
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Congress narrowly avoided a shutdown oI the U.S. Iederal government on April 8. reaching a tentative
compromise on a budget with $38 billion in cuts. Despite claims Irom both political parties that the
$38 billion in budget cuts is a noteworthy step towards reducing the national debt. the Congressional
Budget OIIice estimates the bill will only cut $352 million Irom the deIicit through Sept. 30.
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There are a halI dozen words Ior drug cartel inIormants. and dou-
ble that Ior drug war dead. "Narco" has become a general prefx. The
trend has people worrying that Mexico is developing a kind oI oII-
hand iargon that anesthetizes people by making escalating violence
seem routine.
Some experts. however. say slang and euphemisms can help people
deal with the horrors around them.
Some Mexicans are so terrorized by the especially brutal Zetas
gang that they reIer to the cartel in hushed tones as "The Last Letter."
or merely "The Letter."
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on AprII 6, zo11. TIe sIgn reuds In SpunIsI: 'CuIderon, murderer oI voungsLers`.
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D R U G S A N G N W A R
10 The DePaulia. April 11, 2011
NuLIon & WorId
In the States. 'Mexican Iood
was always at the top oI my
list oI Iavorites. ReIried beans.
guacamole. nachos. tacos. and
dare I say it the occasional late
night Queso Crunchwrap Supreme
Irom Taco Bell. I knew when
I traveled to southern Mexico.
these 'Tex-Mex dishes probably
wouldn`t appear on every menu.
What I didn`t know was that
lumping Yucatecan cuisine in
with my perception oI 'Mexican
Iood would be doing it quite an
iniustice.
From the succulent Pollo
Pibil chicken marinated in red
chili paste and orange iuice. to
the tostada-like Panuchos and
Salbutes a sure bet on every
appetizer menu in Merida. to the
delicious Sopa Lima lime soup
with tomato and cilantro. Iood
Irom the Yucatan state in Mexico
is as Ioreign and delectable as
those countries who do not share
a border with the U.S.
In Mexico. dishes such as
burritos and Iaiitas are imported
Irom the United States; American
Ioods that can be rather hard to
Iind when walking along the
streets oI Merida.
Food is more than a means oI
sustenance here; it is part oI the
national identity. Yucatecan dishes
are a cultural display as signiIicant
and beautiIul as Merida`s historic
colonial architecture or the ancient
ruins oI the Riviera Maya.
No matter the Iare. meals are
social events here. Coming Irom
a culture in which I`m doing well
to make it out oI my apartment in
the mornings with a piece oI toast
and a to-go mug oI coIIee. it is
odd to sit at the table and enioy
every meal oI the day Ior at least
a halI hour. Domesticity is still
the liIestyle oI most women here.
and Iood preparation is an integral
part oI their trade.
Men. on the other hand.
dominate the restaurant industry
a precedent I was quick to
note in my Iield notes Ior my
anthropology class. Due to the
cultural value placed upon Iood.
waiting tables is held in high
regard. Thus. men prevail in the
proIession.
However. the most mouth-
watering meal I`ve had thus Iar
in Yucatan was prepared by a
sweet Mayan woman at a small
cocina iust outside oI Merida.
She did not speak any English.
so my Iriends and I ordered the
Iirst thing she suggested. While
it looked rather daunting when
she placed it in Iront oI us with a
plateIul oI tortillas a bubbling
black stew with meaty bones
surIacing at odd angles it tasted
better than anything I`ve ordered
at the lovely bistros downtown.
II I only knew the name and
recipe oI the mystery dish.
I would prepare it every night
when I return to Chicago. iust
to Irighten my roommates out oI
asking Ior a bite oI my dinner.
An Afghan protestor holds a banner during a peaceful protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday April 7, 2011. Cler-
ics at the protest of about 300 people say a U.S. pastor who burned a Quran should be prosecuted and Americans
should withdraw from Afghanistan.
'In iust a Iew short minutes Paul Carisma
said his country`s way oI liIe was destroyed.
'The Haiti earthquake was a horrible
experience. he said. Carisma came to
Chicago aIter the 2010 Haiti earthquake to
Iinish high school. Now. he is a Ireshman
at DePaul University and on April 1. he
participated at 'Taste Ior ZaIen. a beneIit
aimed to help the people oI Haiti.
The beneIit celebrated the one-year
anniversary oI ZaIen. a micro loan proiect
aimed to support sustainable economic
development in Haiti. The organization
does so by providing interest-Iree loans to
entrepreneurs to start businesses.
'I got involved with ZaIen because it is a
really helpIul organization. Carisma said.
'What makes them diIIerent is that their
loans are interest-Iree. It is very beneIicial
Ior the overall community.
The event raised more than $15.000.
which was matched by the Vincentian Iamily
Ior a total donation oI $30.000 to Haitian
entrepreneurs. Much oI this money will be
used to buy an irrigation pump. enabling a
village to Iarm additional land and improve
local nutrition.
Since ZaIen`s inception one year ago. the
organization has raised more than $300.000.
According to Laura Hartman. the DePaul-
appointed representative oI the proiect. $25
can put a child through school Ior a year
or can buy a water Iilter that can help stop
cholera.
'Imagine what $350.000 could do. It`s
economic transIormation. she said.
The money will also be used Ior clean
water Iilters Ior about 100 Iamilies and Ior
tuition Ior schoolchildren.
According to Yasmine Caiusce. a member
oI the proiect`s board and DePaul graduate
student. the proiect was designed in a model
that can be easily done again.
'I hope that proiects like ZaIen can be
repeated throughout the world. she said.
'This proiect lets people`s dreams come
true.
Marcus Saint Jaen. a Haitian who currently
attends DePaul. said he became involved
because he 'really believed in it and its
conception.
'Sometimes it costs iust as little as $10 to
get started. but they don`t have the Iunds.
Jaen said. 'Nobody ZaIen helps is getting
anything Ior Iree. It really is about helping
others help themselves.
Jaen said his Iavorite aspect oI the program
is seeing them succeed because so much oI
the country is in need. 'This is absolutely
beneIicial Ior them. he said. 'It is not only
helping Haitians. but helping the whole
community.
'II you go to certain areas oI Haiti. you
can see hope in people`s eyes. But in some
areas you can`t. Jaen said. 'For the country
as a whole. the only thing they have is hope;
they don`t have any money. iust hope.
By RACHEL METEA,
Nation & World Editor
A farmer in Boucan-Carr displays
eggplants cultivated as a result an
irrigation water pump received from
Zafn.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Girard
"Quran burning continued from cover
and the Internet, streaming a
video of a fellow Pastor lighting
a kerosene soaked Quran on fire
via YouTube and Facebook.
'It's sad that it's always the
fundamentalist crazies that get all
the media attention, said Jordan
Kelley, 20, an economics and
religious studies major at DePaul
University. Kelley is also liaison
to the university for Intervaristy,
a interdenominational Christian
club.
'I can understand why they
would get really upset, he said.
'But at the same time, it's sad
that they had to take what a
small group did and put it on a
bigger scale.
In Afghanistan, President
Hamid Karzai announced the
story publicly, calling for the
U.S. government to condemn
Pastor Jones for his offenses
to Islam and the Muslim
community. This was the first
time news of the burning had
been released in the country.
Protesting of the video-taped
burning of the Quran began
on Friday, April 1, in Mazar-i-
Sharif, one of the least troubled
areas of the country with little
known pro-Taliban or anti-
American sentiment. There
were no Americans stationed in
Mazar-i-Sharif at the time of the
protests.
Demonstrations spread to other
cities in the country and lasted
four days, resulting in multiple
deaths and one of the worst
attacks on the UN. In Mazar-i-
Sharif, thousands of people took
to the streets, some peacefully.
However, others sought out
foreign targets, mobbed a UN
compound and killed seven UN
workers and five Afghanis, BBC
News reported.
'The average Afghani gets
their news from people around
them. It's very traditional that
way, said Khalil Marrar, a
political science professor at
DePaul University. 'They're not
really going to understand that
Pastor Jones is a minority in
America and that everyone is not
happy with it.
Images of an American igniting
Islam's sacred scripture can fuel
the frustrations felt by Afghanis
towards the U.S.'s presence in
Afghanistan as a whole.
Khaled Keshk, an associate
professor of religious studies at
DePaul said the pastor's problem
is that he sees the actions of
the 10 people on Sept. 11 as
a representation of Islam as a
whole.
'We do the same thing. So
for the Afghanis to do the same
mistake shows they are as
civilized as we are.
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1951
Libya wins independence aIter three decades oI Ital-
ian colonial rule and eight years oI U.N. trusteeship.
Libya was the frst oI the Iormer European posses-
sions to get independence.
1969
Moammar Gadhaf. a 27-year-old army captain.
leads a largely peaceIul coup that overthrows the
monarchy and soon becomes Libya's disputed ruler.
He moves to establish a socialist system. including
nationalizing businesses. and supports groups con-
sidered by the West to be terrorists.
1986
U.S. Jets bomb a Gadhaf compound in Tripoli aIter
Libya is Iound responsible Ior a bomb blast at a Ber-
lin discoteque Irequented by U.S. troops. The U.S.
airstrikes kill Gadhaf's adopted baby daughter.
1988
Suspected Libyan agents plant a bomb that blows
up Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town oI
Lockerbie. killing 270 people. mostly Americans. In
the wake oI the bombing. Libya becomes increas-
ingly isolated. including the subiect oI U.N. sanc-
tions.
2003
In steps that help the country emerge Irom isolation.
Libya acknowledges responsibility Ior the Locker-
bie bombing. agrees to pay up to $10 million to the
relatives oI each oI the 270 victims. and declares it
will dismantle all weapons oI mass desctruction.
2009
The U.S. and Libya exchange ambassadors Ior the
frst time in 35 years. aIter Libya pays compensation
to the Iamilies oI the Lockerbie victims. Gadhaf
marks 40 years oI rule with lavish celebrations. He
is elected chairman oI the AIrican Union Ior on year.
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POWER
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PopuIation: 6.6 million
Life expectancy: 77.65
years
Literacy rate: 82.6 percent
Male: 92.4 percent
Female: 72.4 percent
Government type:
Authoritarian state
0| exports by destnaton
Jan.- Nov. 2010
Media: State-controlled
UnempIoyment rate: 30
percent (2004, latest avail-
able)
Poverty: 30 percent live at
or below the poverty line
GDP: $89.0 billion (2010)
GDP per capita: $13,800
(2010)
Economy depends
primarily upon revenues from
the oil sector, which contrib-
utes about 95 percent of ex-
port earnings, 25 percent of
GDP, and 80 percent of gov-
ernment revenue.
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Compiled by Rachel Metea
taly
28%
France
15%
China
11%
Others
23%
Germany
10%
Spain
10%
United
States
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A pro Gadhaf supporter wears a green scarf on his face in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday March 29, 2011.
Nation & WorId. April 4, 2011. The DePaulia 11
F8. 15 ' Anti-government protests
erupt as part oI a wider wave oI
pro-democracy rallies in the Arab
world. The Libyan uprising quick-
ly turns bloody. with pro-Gadhaf
Iorces clamping down hard and fr-
ing on protesters.
F8. 17 ' Activists designate this day
as a day oI rage. It is the anniver-
sary oI clashes in 2006 in Benghazi
when security Iorces killed protest-
ers attacking the city's Italian con-
sulate.
F8. 21 ' Diplomats at Libya's mis-
sion to the U.N. side with the revolt
against their country's leader.
F8. 22 ' A defant Gadhaf vows to
die "a martyr" in Libya and says he
will crush a revolt which has seen
eastern regions break Iree Irom Iour
decades oI his rule.
F8. 26 ' The U.N. Security Council
imposes sanctions on Gaddaf and
his Iamily. and reIers Libya's crack-
down on rebels to the International
Criminal Court.
F8. 28 ' EU governments approve
a package oI sanctions against Gad-
daf and his closest advisers includ-
ing an arms embargo and bans on
travel to the bloc. The 27 EU states
also agree to Ireeze the assets oI
Gaddaf. his Iamily and govern-
ment. Gaddaf reIuses to acknowl-
edge the protests in the streets oI
Tripoli. saying all Libyans love
him.
NA8. 1 | The U.N. General Assem-
bly unanimously suspends Libya's
membership in the U.N. Human
Rights Council because oI violence
by Iorces loyal to Gaddaf against
protesters.
NA8. 9 ' Gaddaf repeats earlier
claims that the revolt is inspired by
Ioreign al Qaeda militants.
NA8. 10 ' Warplanes sent by Iorces
loyal to Gaddaf bomb the oil town
oI Brega. extending attacks deeper
into rebel-held territory in the east
oI Libya. rebels report.
NA8. 11 ' Libya suspends diplomat-
ic relations with France.
NA8. 12_The Arab League calls Ior
a U.N. no-fy zone over Libya.
NA8. 17 ' The U.N. Security Coun-
cil votes to authorize a no-fy zone
over Libya and "all necessary mea-
surescode Ior military action" -
code Ior military action to protect
civilians against Gaddaf's Iorces.
NA8. 19 ' The frst air strikes halt
the advance oI Gaddaf's Iorces on
Benghazi and target Libya's air de-
Ienses.
NA8. 21 ' Western Iorces launch a
second wave oI air strikes on Libya
overnight and oIfcials in Tripoli
say a missile intended to kill Gad-
daf destroys a building in his Iorti-
fed compound.
NA8. 22 ' Western warplanes fy
more than 300 sorties over Libya
and fred more than 162 Tomahawk
cruise missiles in the mission to
protect Libyan civilians.
NA8. 26 ' Rebels capture the strate-
gic town oI Aidabiyah with the help
oI Ioreign warplanes. and advance
unchallenged to Ras LanuI. the oil
terminal town.
Narch 28 ' Qatar becomes the frst
Arab country to recognise Libya's
rebels as the people's legitimate
representative.
NA8. 30 ' Gaddaf Iorces press Iur-
ther east with an artillery oIIensive
against rebels. Since March 28.
rebels have been pushed back more
than 150 km (95 miles) towards
Brega.
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A Libyan woman reacts with her hands written on them in Arabic, " love Libya" as she joins a rally in support of the allied air campaigns against
the forces of Moammar Gadhaf in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Wednesday, March 23, 2011.
For every college student. there are
worries about whether or not they will get
iob out oI school utilizing their degree. In
the current iob market. things are looking up
Ior unemployed workers. and employment
Ior last year`s DePaul graduates was ahead
oI the national average.
Although uemployment rates in 2010
were the highest in over two decades.
things are expected to be better Ior the
unemployed in 2011. The Iastest growth
in nearly a year. employers added a net
192.000 iobs in February. the Labor
Department reported last Friday.
There has been a substantial increase
in the number oI employers recruiting
Ior DePaul interns and graduates at the
university`s iob Iairs. said Amanda Powers
Snowden. the University Career Center`s
communications manager. According to
Powers Snowden. by the end oI 2010.
iob postings increased by 37 percent and
internship postings grew by 17 percent.
According to the Career Center. DePaul
is ahead oI the national average Ior
undergraduates becoming employed.
'Thirty percent oI DePaul bachelor`s
degree recipients had Iull-time positions
by the time they graduated in June 2010.
compared to the national average oI 24
percent. Powers Snowden said. 'The 6
percent increase can be attributed to the
skills DePaul students receive Irom careers
services and inIield advisors.
'We take pride in getting our graduates
hired. she said.
Many Chicago businesses preIer to hire
DePaul graduates over recruits Irom other
local universities. said Powers Snowden.
She added. 'DePaul is one oI the highest
recruited universities in the Midwest.
The Midwest has seen signiIicant
decreases in unemployment. Chicago
and its surrounding suburbs saw the third
largest cut in unemployment oI the maior
metropolitan areas with a drop oI 1.9
points.
Sophomore Amy Mason said the nation`s
iob market hurt her Iamily. but the situation
has improved.
'My dad was a car dealer and my
Iamily was very hurt Iinancially during
the recession. but he has Iound work
elsewhere in the car industry recently.
Mason said.
Four out oI ten workers are likely to
look Ior a new iob in the next 12 months.
representing an increase oI Iour percent
Irom December to January. With growing
new opportunities that were not available
beIore college graduates look to be using
their degrees.
Although most students seem pleased
that America`s unemployed are getting
back to work there are some who beneIited
Irom the recession.
'I received a lot more Iinancial aid Irom
my FAFSA aIter my parents got laid oII
than I did when they were working. said
iunior Juan Garcia.
ConIidence is highest in younger
employees. Workers between 18 and 34
years old have the strongest belieI that the
iob market is getting better.
'When I started college I was nervous
about Iinding a iob aIter graduation. but
things seem to be changing so I am a little
more conIident. said senior Alex Miles.
He also said that his tension was highest
when contemplating changing maiors.
'At DePaul. we`ve also seen a demand
Ior those with communication. marketing
and sales skills. said Powers Snowden.
Industries proiected to do the best in 2011
are in sales. healthcare and manuIacturing
reported the U.S. Department oI Labor.
'Even though my hopes are high I know
competition is greater than ever in Iinding
a iob. Miles said.
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However. Edwards only
agreed with Hymowitz
to a certain extent. 'I do
believe that our culture has
many negative eIIects on
young adults. but it can`t be
generalized to males only.
'Studies have shown that
boys are Ialling behind
in schools because oI the
gender roles and expectations
oI society. Edwards said.
According to Edwards.
these education trends are
directly related to the later
development and behavior oI
young men today. 'I believe
that both genders are aIIected
by today`s individualistic and
consumerist society.
Drawing on the 'radical
reversal oI the social
hierarchy. Hymowitz wrote.
'Among pre-adults. women
are the Iirst sex. Women
graduate Irom college in
greater numbers and have
higher GPAs. 'As most
proIessors tell it. they also
have more conIidence and
drive. she wrote and added
that they are 'more likely
than men to be in graduate
school and make strides in the
workplace.
According to Hymowitz.
this causes identity uncertainty
among pre-adulthood males.
Marriage is delayed longer
than ever beIore and the pool
oI possible spouses continues
to grow while career-driven
Iemales seek work instead oI
a Iamily.
Another Iactor cited was pop
culture. A number oI media
channels promote a careIree.
live in the moment` attitude.
sans career responsibilities.
as well as sexual promiscuity
without consequences.
'Relatively aIIluent. Iree oI
Iamily responsibilities. and
entertained by an array oI
media devoted to his every
pleasure. the single young
man can live in pig heaven
and oIten does. Hymowitz
wrote.
DePaul students Iall into
Hymowitz`s pre-adulthood`
generation. Within a week
oI this essay being printed.
several DePaul students posted
the article link on social media
websites such as Facebook to
share their opinion.
'I know guys who read this
Ielt resentIul and attacked.
which is a reasonable
response. said Molly
Gudmundson. a iunior who
said she agreed the career
development process has
contributed to young men
exhibiting irresponsible.
adolescent behavior.
'Maintaining a romantic
relationship and eventually
starting a Iamily is not
necessarily a priority Ior those
pursuing career-related goals.
or as the author put it. Iamily
is not a part oI the picture.`
she said.
However. Gudmundson said
Hymowitz`s argument could
have been more compelling.
had it Iocused on how this
phenomenon is unique
to young men oI recent
generations. 'Although. it is
not an indication that young
men oI our time are completely
incapable oI age appropriate
behavior. she added.
Gudmundson was not alone
in her ideas. A number oI
students voiced their concerns
online. arguing the author`s
bias. deIending their gender.
and pointing to societal Iactors
in relation to pre-adulthood.
'I Ieel like the entire article
is one-sided. said Travis
Grandt. a iunior. 'It`s 100
percent Iactual that people are
putting oII adulthood as long
as possible and many oI the
reasons cited in the article are
valid. he said. 'However. I
despise the idea that it is only
men who are holding back on
adulthood.
'It`s neither women nor
men who are responsible Ior
this. but society as a whole.
Grandt said. 'I can`t deny I
know more women who are
ready to iump into adulthood
than guys. but when you think
about little kids. it`s the girls
who are playing house and
trying to imitate adults and
boys who are running around
playing in the dirt.
Whether one agrees or
disagrees with Hymowitz. her
article highlights a signiIicant
societal pattern oI pre-
adulthood.
Hymowitz may have
claimed all the good men are
gone but Travis Grandt Ielt
this is untrue.
'The article shouldn`t be
called Where Have All the
Good Men Gone` because we
still exist. he said. 'Women
who are actually looking Ior
adults and not Iinding them are
probably looking in the wrong
places. iust like men who are
looking Ior women are likely
in the wrong places.
By SAMUEL GRADY
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10 The DePaulia. February 14, 2011
NuLIon & WorId
AIter weeks oI violence. Egypt's historic revolution
pushed President Hosni Mubarak to resign Irom his
30-year presidency last Friday.
Fear has spread to the DePaul community. as some
students have said the protests may aIIect their Iuture.
Some Egyptians living away Irom the revolution
have said it is hard to be apart Irom their country
during a time oI chaos.
'When I think oI my Iuture. I don`t know what
I`m going to do. said Egyptian Sayed ElSalamony.
who is studying economics and Iinance at DePaul.
ElSalamony. who is here on a student visa. said he
is worried what state his country will be in when he
returns home.
Mubarak addressed his nation last week in a
televised statement announcing that he would not step
down Irom his presidencydespite three weeks oI
protests calling Ior his resignation. Expectations that
Mubarak was to resign that night led to more violence
revolts in Cairo. The Iollowing day. Vice President
Suleiman announced Mubarak had resigned.
'Psychologically it is aIIecting me. said
ElSalamony. 'I iust can`t see my country Iall apart in
Iront oI my eyes and not be there because I`m here
and not there. and that`s really Irustrating. he said.
'I don`t know what`s going to happen. I don`t
know where the country`s going. or where the
economy is going. where the political side is going.
is it going to go into a better state? That`s what we`re
trying to Iigure out. ElSalamony said.
Prior to Mubarak's resignation. Scott Hibbard said.
'In my personal opinion. the sooner Hosni Mubarak
leaves the better oII Egypt will be. Hibbard. a
political science proIessor at DePaul. said. 'There are
diIIerent ways that can unIold. but he`s really become
the Iace oI the old regime and the Iace oI everything
that`s wrong.
Citizen protests against the old regime erupted on
Jan. 25 when the people demanded Egypt`s economic
situation and government change. Hibbard said that
while getting Mubarak out oI power may be the Iirst
step in Egypt`s revolution. addressing the country`s
economic situation needs to come next.
'I really hope to see a more vibrant economy.
Hibbard said. According to Hibbard. there is an
enormousbut poorly distributedamount oI
wealth in Egypt and in the region. 'What you have
is the absence oI a Iree and open market. and that`s
contributing to mass poverty. Hibbard said.
Egypt`s transition period has been said to be
aIIecting the Arab population as a whole. Faten
Bushehri. a recent DePaul graduate oI Arabic descent
said she believes the Arab community should support
Egypt during this time oI distress.
'Arabs usually tend to stick together and support
each other because it`s one regionand what happens
in one country aIIects the other countries. Bushehri
said.
As an Arab-American. Bushehri said she Ieels
that it is only right that she and others in the Arab
community back Egypt`s revolution in hopes to
spread democracy.
'We`re supporting other countries that are Iighting
Ior their Ireedom. Bushehri said. 'In America it`s all
about democracy and Ireedomand that`s something
that we try to promote to people in other countries. It
would only make sense to support Egyptians to Iight
Ior their Ireedom. With a president who has been in
power Ior nearly thirty years. Busheri said it`s about
time.
While Egypt may be on the road to democracy. they
are still only at the beginning stages oI their iourney.
said Hibbard. But he still has hope Ior the country`s
transition.
'At this stage the Iuture is yet to be written he
said. 'Some change will happen. The question is
how much change and how signiIicant. There is a
movement Ior change and I think it is long overdue
Ior the region. Hibbard said.
By KATHERNE TELLEZ
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An Egyptian mother hugs her child as she watches some thousands of Egyptian protest-
ers gather at Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, with the ruling National
Democratic party building burned at top right behind the red coloured Egypt museum.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
Power, ruge und Leurs oI jov
spIII ucross EgvpL
Thousands protest nationwide; governent
shuts down Internet access; organizers
call protests. 'the day oI revolution
against torture. poverty. corruption. and
unemployment.
Protesters burn down ruling party's
headquarters; protests turn into riots.
Omar Suleiman named vice president.
Mubarak swears in new cabinet. a gesture
met with scorn by protesters.
Entire leadership oI Egypt's ruling party.
including Gamal Mubarak. son oI the
president. resign.
Vice President Suleiman agrees to
concessions such as Ireedom oI the press and
to release detained protesters.
DeIying expectations. Mubarak says he
will not step down but will hand over some
powers to his vice president now and transIer
all power in September aIter the election.
President Hosni Mubarak oI Egypt resigns
turning over all power to the military; leaves
Cairo Ior his resort home in Sharm el-Sheik;
hundreds oI thousands celebrate outside
Mubarak's main palace chanting. 'the people
ousted the regime.
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Tre dec|s|or lo||oWed la||s oe-
lWeer lre lo(e|dr sec(ela(|es ol lre
lWo courl(|es. lre |alesl |r a vea(-
|ord sl(|rd ol reel|rds |rlerded lo
(eou||d lre ral|ors' sralle(ed l(usl.
A slalererl (e|eased s|ru|lare-
ous|v |r NeW 0e|r| ard ls|araoad
sa|d lre reW la||s Wou|d locus or
courle(le((o(|sr. rurar|la(|ar |s-
sues. peace ard secu(|lv. lre d|s-
puled Kasrr|( (ed|or ard olre(
oo(de( |ssues.
Pa||slar P(|re V|r|sle( Yousul
Raza 0||ar| We|cored lre la||s
ard p(a|sed r|s lrd|ar courle(pa(l.
Varrorar 3|rdr. lo( lre oper|rd
ol a reW craple( |r lre (e|al|ors oe-
lWeer lre lWo courl(|es.
8ul lre(e |s ||ll|e expeclal|or ol
a (ap|d ad(eererl lo erd lre s|x
decade corl|cl oelWeer lre o|lle(
(|va|s. Ever |l redol|alo(s rar-
aded lo o(|dde lre daps or eve(v-
lr|rd l(or (ed|ora| Wale( sra(|rd
lo sove(e|drlv ove( a d|spuled
c(ee|. lre(e |s ro dua(arlee lral
lre sra|v Pa||slar| dove(rrerl. o(
ever lre ro(e slao|e lrd|ar adr|r-
|sl(al|or. cou|d se|| sucr a dea| lo
lre|( pa(||arerls ard lre|( peop|e.
-8%$6XGDQ Tre rud-rul loWr ol Juoa ras ea(red a p(oro-
l|or lo Wo(|d cap|la| |ale( lr|s vea(. 0r|v 3oulre(r 3udar reeds la(
ro(e lrar |ls oWr cu((ercv ard a ral|ora| arlrer: Vosl ol lre (oads re(e
a(e d|(l ard ever a|d Wo(|e(s ||ve |r sr|pp|rd corla|re(s.
lr a ||ll|e ro(e lrar l|ve rorlrs. 3oulre(r 3udar |s s|aled lo oecore
lre Wo(|d's reWesl courl(v. F|ra| (esu|ls l(or |asl rorlr's |rdeperderce
(ele(erdur arrourced or Vordav sroW lral 98.8 pe(cerl ol lre oa||ols
casl We(e lo( secess|or l(or 3udar's ro(lr.
Juoa |s o||-(|cr oul |ac|s lre eroass|es ard s|vsc(ape(s ol olre( Wo(|d
cap|la|s. Tre(e Was or|v a r||e o( lWo ol pavererl re(e jusl a vea( ado.
ard lre |oca| a(cr|ves a(e slo(ed |r a lerl. Varv. lroudr. see d(eal po-
lerl|a|. ard a(e exc|led|v |oo||rd lo(Wa(d lo corl(o|||rd lre|( oWr desl|rv.
Erl(ep(ereu( 3o|orar Crap|a|r Lu|. 12. |s ove(see|rd lre corsl(ucl|or
ol 10 apa(lrerls ard role| (oors or a (oc|v o|ull ove(|oo||rd Juoa. Tre
courl(v's |a(desl sW|rr|rd poo| s|ls re(e. lroudr |ls Wale( |s ru(|v. l|s
a(r po|rls loWa(d erplv l|e|ds Wre(e re ropes lo ore dav ou||d a ra||
ard a do|l cou(se.
As l la|| lo vou roW lre(e a(e rarv peop|e l|oW|rd re(e. re sa|d. A
reW courl(v |s oe|rd oo(r.
TWo decades ol Wa( oelWeer lre p(edor|rarl|v Vus||r ro(lr ard (eo-
e|s |r lre Cr(|sl|ar-ar|r|sl soulr ||||ed al |easl 2 r||||or peop|e oelo(e a
2005 peace ad(eererl Was (eacred. Res|derls a(e juo||arl lo rave lre|(
oWr courl(v al |asl. lroudr rucr Wo(| (era|rs.
72.<2 F(esr oll a
daro||rd scarda| lral deep|v
su|||ed |ls |rade. Japar's ral|ora|
spo(l ol suro W(esl||rd |s roW
d(app||rd W|lr a||edal|ors lral
ser|o( W(esl|e(s ard coacres used
ce|| prores lo p|ar roW lo l|x oouls.
Po||ce rave lourd lexl ressades
or corl|scaled roo||e prores lral
|rp||cale as rarv as 13 W(esl|e(s
|r screres lo l|x ralcres. lre
Japar 3uro Assoc|al|or ard
Japarese red|a sa|d wedresdav.
0re (epo(led|v Werl |rlo dela||
aooul roW re Wou|d allac| ard
roW re Warled r|s opporerl lo la||.
Tre lexl ressades. lourd or lre
prores ol a W(esl|e( ard a coacr.
|rd|cale lral lre W(esl|e(s (oul|re|v
l|xed oouls ard cra(ded rurd(eds
ol lrousards ol ver |lrousards ol
do||a(s) pe( ralcr lo do so.
3uro ras oeer dodded ov
scarda|s ove( lre pasl leW vea(s
ard ras seer |ls popu|a(|lv
rosed|ve.
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lourde( Ju||ar Assarde ap-
pea(ed |r cou(l Vordav lo( a sroW-
doWr W|lr 3Wed|sr aulro(|l|es lo
ldrl ar exl(ad|l|or o|d ove( sex
c(|res a||edal|ors.
Assarde |s accused ol sexua|
r|scorducl ov lWo Worer re rel
du(|rd a v|s|l lo 3loc|ro|r |asl
vea(. 0elerse |aWve(s W||| a(due
lral re srou|d rol oe exl(ad|led
oecause re ras rol oeer cra(ded
W|lr a c(|re. oecause ol laWs |r
3Wed|sr p(oseculo(s' case ard
oecause a l|c|el lo 3Weder cou|d
everlua||v |ard r|r |r 0uarlararo
8av o( or u.3. dealr (oW.
Are(|car ollc|a|s a(e l(v|rd lo
ou||d a c(|r|ra| case ada|rsl lre
sec(el-sp||||rd s|le. Wr|cr ras ar-
de(ed wasr|rdlor ov puo||sr|rd a
l(ove ol |ea|ed d|p|oral|c cao|es
ard sec(el u.3. r|||la(v l|es. As-
sarde's |aWve(s c|a|r lre 3Wed|sr
p(osecul|or |s ||r|ed lo lre |ea|s
ard po||l|ca||v rol|valed.
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10 The DePaulia. January 31, 2011
NuLIon & WorId
In the wake oI the Tucson mass
shooting. the maiority oI DePaul
students said gun control laws
should be stricter. according to
a new DePaulia poll.
Many students did not Iavor
the right to bear arms over gun
control. according to the poll.
OI over 100 students who were
surveyed. only 29 percent said
they did not believe gun control
laws should become stricter. These
numbers Iall short to the national
average oI 46 percent oI people who
believe it is more important to protect
the right to bear arms over gun control.
Nationally. 41 percent oI 28-29-year-olds
Iavor the right to bear arms over gun
control. according to the Pew Research
Center (PRC).
The issue over gun control became a hot
topic nation-wide in the aItermath oI Jan.
8`s Tucson shooting which leIt six dead
and Congresswoman Gabrielle GiIIords
with a gunshot wounded in the head.
In Chicago. gun violence is nothing
new to the city. Although Chicago`s
homicide rate was at a 45-year low in
2010. gun violence has still remained
prevalent. On Jan. 26. a bullet was Iound
inside a Chicago elementary school aIter
it allegedly was shot through the window
overnight. According to the Chicago Police
Department. 80 percent oI last year`s 436
homicides were done by Iirearms.
'Chicago sees hundreds oI homicides
and shootings each year. said Ireshman
Caelin NiehoII. a sociology maior. She said
Chicago`s
h a n d g u n
restrictions are
important because oI the city`s
high murder rate.
Last June the Supreme Court
struck down Chicago`s 28-year ban on
handguns saying it was unconstitutional.
The new ordinance requires training in the
classroom and Iiring range beIore residents
may apply Ior the $125 Iirearm permit.
Applicants cannot have any previous
convictions oI any violent crimes or have
two or more oIIenses Ior driving under the
inIluence oI drugs or alcohol.
Stephanie Torres. a Ireshman. said
although she Ieels every citizen has a right
to carry a gun. she still believes in stricter
gun laws. Torres. a psychology maior.
said. 'Too many mishaps and tragedies
occur because it is oIten easy to obtain a
gun and get a license Ior it.
In Utah. public colleges and universities
are Iorbidden Irom banning concealed
weapons on campuses. Earlier this month.
the University oI Utah placed a police
oIIicer
and security
guard on paid
administrative leave aIter
leaking an internal memo that
gave guidelines banning the open
carrying oI Iirearms.
Although the shooting oI Gabrielle
GiIIords received national attention.
the nation`s views on gun control have
remained relatively the same. with halI
who prioritize gun control and halI who
prioritize gun rights. to where they were
in Sept. 2010.
According to the PRC. most respondents
saw the Tucson shooting as an isolated
event. About halI as many (31 percent)
said they saw the incident as a reIlection
oI broader problems in American society.
These respondents deIined the 'broader
problems with themes such as as social
climate (27 percent) and the political/
media climate (21 percent).
Ruba Sweis. a Ireshman maioring in
public relations and advertising. said she
w o u l d
Ieel much saIer iI
there were strict handgun regulations.
'However. she added. 'I believe that this
is not the only solution to the problem.
More Americans46 percentwere
likely to see broader social problems
behind the Virginia Tech shootings nearly
Iour years ago than in the Tucson shooting.
NiehoII said that as a sociology student.
she recognizes that even with handgun
restrictions in Illinois. death and shootings
are still a problem. 'We are called to
question the root oI gun problems and why
they remain a problem. NiehoII said.
GUNS
WIere DePuuI sLunds
By NATALE FCEK
& RACHEL METEA, Nation & World Editor
Weakest
Strongest
State scoring based on the strength and weakness of state gun
laws to prevent gun traffcking. Some cities and counties have
their own restrictions.
Graphic by RacheI Metea
Source: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun VioIence
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sLudenLs suId:
30.5%
8.6%
20.0%
17.1%
23.8%
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Disagree
No preference
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H0NTERREY, Hex|co
Tre po||ce cr|el ard a|| 38
po||ce oll|ce(s ol a ro(lreasle(r
Vex|car loWr rave cu|l lo||oW|rd
a se(|es ol d(ud ca(le| allac|s.
|rc|ud|rd lre decap|lal|or ol lWo ol
lre|( co||eadues.
3o|d|e(s. slale ard lede(a|
po||ce rad oeer dep|oved lo pal(o|
0ere(a| Te(ar. a loWr a|ord a
rolo(|ous d(ud-srudd||rd (oule lo
lre u.3. oo(de(. sa|d Vavo( Raror
\|||adorez.
Tre po||ce cu|l alle( lre d|scove(v
wedresdav ol lre rul||aled ood|es
ol lWo oll|ce(s Wro rad oeer
||drapped ov durrer lWo davs
ea(||e(.
Tre |||||rds lo||oWed lr(ee
allac|s or lre po||ce readcua(le(s
s|rce 0eceroe(. 0urrer ru(|ed
d(erades ard sp(aved lre ou||d|rd
W|lr racr|re-dur l|(e.
\|||adorez sa|d arolre( po||ce
oll|ce( ras oeer r|ss|rd lo( Wee|s
|r lre loWr ol 11.500 peop|e
soulrWesl ol lre |rdusl(|a| c|lv ol
Vorle((ev.
Vass po||ce (es|dral|ors rave
oeer corror |r sra|| loWrs |r
Vex|co. Vur|c|pa| po||ce corp|a|r
lrev a(e oulruroe(ed ard
ouldurred ov Vex|co's o(ula| d(ud
ca(le|s. Wro l(ecuerl|v slade oo|d
allac|s or secu(|lv lo(ces W|lr
ser|auloral|c assau|l (|l|es ard
d(erades.
P(es|derl Fe||pe Ca|de(or ras
|rl(oduced a p(oposa| |r Cord(ess
lo d|sso|ve Vex|co's ro(e lrar
2.000 rur|c|pa| po||ce lo(ces. Trev
Wou|d oe (ep|aced ov a s|rd|e lo(ce
lo( eacr ol Vex|co's 31 slales.
JUA, 8udan Tre Al(|car ur|or
cr|el savs lre o(dar|zal|or |rlerds lo
oe lre l|(sl lo (ecodr|ze 3oulre(r 3udar as a
reW slale srou|d lre (esu|l ol |ls (ele(erdur
oe secess|or.
Va|aW|'s P(es|derl 8|rdu Wa Vulra(||a
rade lre slalererl wedresdav alle( reel|rd
3oulre(r 3udar's |eade(. 3a|va K||(. Vulra(||a
cu((erl|v ro|ds lre (olal|rd cra|(rarsr|p ol
lre 53-reroe( Al(|car ur|or.
3oulre(r 3udar re|d a Wee||ord (ele(erdur
lral oedar Jar. 9. Tre (ele(erdur corc|udes
a peace dea| s|dred |r Jarua(v 2005 lral
erded a 21-vea( c|v|| Wa( oelWeer ro(lr ard
soulr 3udar.
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wA8h|NCT0N - P(es|derl 8a(ac| 0oara de||ve(s r|s 3lale ol lre ur|or add(ess
al lre Cap|lo| |r wasr|rdlor. Tuesdav. Jar. 25. 2011.
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8ANAA, Yemen Ters ol
lrousards ol Yerer|s de-
rarded lre p(es|derl slep doWr
|r ral|orW|de p(olesls Tru(sdav.
la||rd |rsp|(al|or l(or lre popu|a(
(evo|l |r Tur|s|a ard voW|rd lo cor-
l|rue url|| lre|( u.3.-oac|ed dove(r-
rerl la||s.
Yerer |s lre |alesl A(ao slale lo
oe r|l ov rass arl|-dove(rrerl p(o-
lesls. jo|r|rd Tur|s|a ard Edvpl |r
ca||s lo( (evo|ul|ora(v crarde. Tre
derorsl(al|ors pose a reW lr(eal
lo lre slao|||lv ol Yerer. lre A(ao
Wo(|d's rosl |rpove(|sred ral|or.
Wr|cr ras oecore a raver lo( a|-
0a|da r|||larls.
No de|avs. ro de|avs. lre l|re
lo( depa(lu(e ras corel srouled
p(olesle(s. ca|||rd lo( lre ousle(
ol P(es|derl A|| Aodu||ar 3a|er.
Wro ras (u|ed lo( rea(|v 32 vea(s.
3a|er's dove(rrerl |s (|dd|ed W|lr
co((upl|or. ras ||ll|e corl(o| ouls|de
lre cap|la|. ard |ls ra|r sou(ce ol
|rcore o|| cou|d (ur d(v |r a
decade.
Tre p(olesle(s We(e |ed ov oppo-
s|l|or reroe(s ard voulr acl|v|sls
|r lou( pa(ls ol lre cap|la|. 3araa. lr
lre soulre(r p(ov|rces ol 0a|| ard
3raoWa. (|ol po||ce used oalors lo
d|spe(se peop|e. Wr||e lrousards
loo| lo lre sl(eels |r a|-ludavdar
p(ov|rce. ar a|-0a|da sl(ordro|d
a|ord lre Red 3ea coasl.
Tre acl |s lre |alesl |r a Wave ol
allerpls al se|l-|rro|al|or ac(oss
lre A(ao Wo(|d. Wr|cr appea( lo oe
|rsp|(ed ov everls |r Tur|s|a.
A leW rurd(ed p(o-dove(rrerl
suppo(le(s re|d a courle(-p(olesl
|r 3araa. oul lrev We(e d(eal|v oul-
ruroe(ed.
6A|R0 - \|o|erce esca|aled
|r lWo c|les ouls|de lre cap|la|
Ca|(o Tru(sdav Wre(e arl|-dove(r-
rerl p(olesle(s lo(cred a l(e slal|or
ard |ooled Weapors lral lrev lrer
lu(red or po||ce. Edvpl's lop deroc-
(acv advocale (elu(red lo lre cour-
l(v ard dec|a(ed re Was (eadv lo
|ead lre carpa|dr lo ousl |ordl|re
P(es|derl losr| Vuoa(a|.
lr lre lasrpo|rl c|lv ol 3uez.
easl ol Ca|(o. W|lresses sa|d (|ol-
e(s sore Wea(|rd su(d|ca| ras|s
lo Wa(d oll lea( das l(eooroed
lre ra|r l(e slal|or ard l(eldrl-
e(s jurped oul W|rdoWs lo escape
lre lares. as reavv o|ac| sro|e
o|||oWed l(or lre ou||d|rd. lr lre
ro(lre(r 3|ra| a(ea ol 3re|| ZuWe|d.
seve(a| rurd(ed 8edou|rs ard po-
||ce excrarded ||ve durl(e. |||||rd a
1Z-vea(-o|d rar. Aooul 300 p(olesl-
e(s su((ourded a po||ce slal|or l(or
(oollops ol rea(ov ou||d|rds ard l(ed
lWo RP0s al |l. darad|rd lre Wa||s.
3oc|a| relWo(||rd s|les We(e aouzz
W|lr la|| lral F(|dav's (a|||es Wou|d oe
sore ol lre o|ddesl so la( ca|||rd lo(
lre ousle( ol Vuoa(a| alle( 30 vea(s
|r poWe(. V||||ors dalre( al roscues
ac(oss lre c|lv lo( F(|dav p(ave(s.
p(ov|d|rd o(dar|ze(s W|lr a rude
ruroe( ol peop|e a|(eadv oul or lre
sl(eels lo lap |rlo.
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l(ee |r lre Fo(esl ol 0ear. 0|oucesle(-
sr|(e. Erd|ard. ore ol lre lre courl(v's
re(|lade Wood|ards Wr|cr rav oe allecled
ov lre 0ove(rrerl's p|ars lo( a se||-oll ol
Erd|ard's puo||c lo(esls.
3ore ol Erd|ard's oesl-|oved ard o|desl
puo||c lo(esls cou|d oe so|d oll lo p(|vale
corpar|es urde( dove(rrerl p|ars p(o-
posed Tru(sdav. Tre p(oposed sa|e cou|d
(a|se up lo 250 r||||or pourds |S399 r||-
||or) lo( lre dove(rrerl. oul |l p(ovo|ed |(e
ard ro((o( l(or ralu(e |ove(s Wro sav lre
rove Wou|d darade W||d||le ard srul oul
Wa||e(s ard cvc||sls l(or lre Wood|ards.
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ucharest, R0HAN|A - JeWs s|l |r lre 0(eal 3vradodue du(|rd
a correro(al|or ol lrose ||||ed ac(oss Rorar|a du(|rd a (evo|l
|ed ov reroe(s ol lre l(or 0ua(d lasc|sl pa(lv oelWeer Jar. 21-23.
1911.0r|v aooul .000 JeWs ||ve |r Rorar|a lodav doWr l(or 800.000
oelo(e wo(|d wa( ll acco(d|rd lo oll|c|a| Rorar|ar slal|sl|cs.
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10 The DePaulia. January 24, 2011
NuLIon & WorId
BeIore last Wednesday. I had only
seen neighborhoods like Merida`s
Emiliano Zapata Sur in books. in
movies. on television. and through the
bus window. I wasn`t sure what to expect
when my group members and I stepped
oII the bus in Iront oI Marista University
on the south side oI the city. where we
would be taking our service-learning
course and volunteering with the local
residents.
I had to dodge a decomposing cat
in the gutter beIore stepping onto
the sidewalk (not the greatest initial
observation. but hey. dead cats aren`t
exclusive to the developing world).
We began our assigned neighborhood
promenade hesitantly. Ieeling more like
a conspicuous imposition than a group oI
humble college students.
There was an eerie silence in the
streets. and the smell oI incinerated
garbage hung in the air there is very
limited trash collection in Emiliano
Zapata Sur. so residents burn their waste
outside.
As we walked beside a row oI
windowless homes. most oI which
were made oI cement and rooIed with
scrap metal. I was careIul to look inside
without catching the eyes oI inhabitants.
Most oI the houses appeared to be
single rooms with unIinished Iloors.
There was music emanating Irom many
oI them. and Iew times I heard the low
murmur oI a television set. Towels were
draped here and there to keep the bugs
out. and cinderblocks served as stairs
on most porches. Occasionally. a house
would be painted. usually a bright hue
similar to those in neighborhoods on the
north side.
It was impossible to avoid eye
contact with the residents in their yards
or sitting in doorways. I don`t know
why I Ielt like I should I suppose I
Ielt pretty voyeuristic wandering down
the street with a notebook in hand. It
seemed wrong to walk in Iront oI them
wearing new clothes and a backpack
with a laptop computer inside. II I lived
in Emiliano Zapata Sur. I`m quite sure
I would resent the people who walked
through observing my poverty.
Despite my apparent discomIort. the
people oI Emiliano Zapata Sur were
welcoming; they smiled. waved and
nearly all oI them greeted us with EXHQDV
WDUGHV. They were outside hanging
laundry on their clotheslines. inside
cooking on their stovetops. or arriving
home Irom work.
Children played outside. laughing
the same way children laugh behind
white picket Iences in the United States.
On porches. teenage girls painted their
toenails and mothers rocked their babies
to sleep next to large shrines to the
Virgin Guadalupe. Small Iamily-owned
WLHQGDV sold cold drinks and snacks. and
the neighborhood dogs ran and chased
one another harmlessly in the streets.
The people oI Emiliano Zapata Sur
weren`t angry we were there. at least not
noticeably. They didn`t scoII at the large
group oI JULQJRV walking on their turI.
and I never heard one catcall.
They were iust people. Regular.
Iriendly. hospitable people doing
the same things that regular. Iriendly.
hospitable people do in my own
neighborhood at home. And suddenly. I
Ielt very much at ease.
nLerneL surpusses TV us muIn news source Ior voung uduILs
(',725,$/
Two years ago the Internet surpassed
newspapers as the main news source
Ior Americans. Although television`s
popularity remained higher than
Internet. its numbers quickly began to
Iall. And now. the Internet has surpassed
television as a main news source Ior
young adults.
According to a national survey
conducted by the Pew Research Center
(PRC). since 2007. the number oI 18
to 29-year-olds citing the Internet as
their main news source Ior national and
international news has nearly doubled
to 65 percent. Over this time period. the
numbers oI those who said television
was their prime news source dropped to
52 percent.
'TV network news demographics
have been changing Ior years. said
iournalism proIessor. Mike Reilley.
'Viewers are getting older and liIestyle
and technology changes have impacted
viewership oI the 5:30 p.m. news.
However. television news is still
dominates among less educated young
people. According to the PRC. iust 29
percent oI those with no more than a
high school education cited the Internet
as their main news source. while
three-quarters oI the respondents cited
television.
While Reilley said the Pew study
didn`t surprise him. he said. 'it does
tie quantitative research to what we`ve
long knownthe web and mobile
technologies are delivering news Iaster
and diIIerently than traditional media.
including TV news.
Ricky Green. a senior Iinance student
said he gets his news Irom iGoogle.
. 'Users are able to personalize their
Google homepage by customizing their
news preIerence. Green said. 'I can put
in all the big news websites onto one
page with the top Iive to IiIteen stories
Irom each website into my Ieed.
With more and more young adults
turning to the Internet Ior their news.
many are beginning to wonder what is
to come Ior broadcast news.
'As someone who grew up watching
Walter Cronkite on network news
as well as local evening and night
newscasts. I`m disappointed to see
the sea change. Reilley said. 'I think
we are a smarter. better-served news
consumer when we draw inIormation
Irom multiple platIorms. Reilley said
making reIerence to what he called. 'the
depth oI newspapers. the immediacy
oI TV and radio. and the multimedia
aspects oI online storytelling.
Andrew TreIIy. a recent DePaul
English graduate said he is convinced
that television will Iind a way to evolve to
the rapidly changing media. 'Television
still has somewhat oI a chance to utilize
the medium oI the Internet through
Internet viral marketing and such.
Most news networks have done so
by working with the Internet by taking
advantage and utilizing various Iorms
oI social media to break news stories.
'News networks are well aware oI the
shiIt. It`s most likely that they`re going
to work with. and adapt to the change in
media source. rather than Iight against
it. said TreIIy.
Many young adults
say the Internet makes
it convenient Ior those
always on the go to
check their news on
their smart phones.
Krystina Andreoli.
a iunior vocal
perIormance maior.
is no stranger to
mobile web browsing.
'Most people have
Internet services
on their phones.
It makes it easier
to access the news
because college kids
are on the go. and
like. don`t have time
to sit and watch
television. she said.
Senior Iinance
student Green
agreed with Andreoli.
'I don`t watch
television Ior any
news. other than to
turn on ESPN.
Despite television
news` Ialling numbers.
Reilley said stories will
always need to be told on
its medium. 'I think there
will always be a place Ior TV
news. he said. 'especially on
the local level
'As long as advertisers still see
it as a valid option. and the audience
doesn`t completely vanish. Reilley
said. 'the medium will remain in some
Iorm.
By V NGUYEN
Children in Emiliano Zapata Sur line up as they wait to take a crack at breaking open a pinata on
Mar. 23, 2010.
Photo by RacheI Metea
By MARGARET THOMPSON
'GrIngos` begIn servIce work In MexIco
Graphic courtesy of MCT Wire Services
Nation & WorId. January 24, 2011. The DePaulia 11
TIIs week In worId news
Na|rob|, KENYA - 3co(es ol p(olesle(s dalre(ed al
F(eedor Co(re( or Tuesdav. Jar. 18. 2011 lo oed|r
a carpa|dr lo co||ecl 1 r||||or s|dralu(es |r suppo(l
ol lre lrle(ral|ora| C(|r|ra| Cou(l. lCC P(oseculo(
Lu|s Vo(ero 0carpo ras puo||c|v rared s|x r|dr-(ar||rd
dove(rrerl oll|c|a|s ard p(or|rerl Kervars as lre peop|e
Wro oea( lre d(ealesl (espors|o|||lv lo( v|o|erce lral
lo||oWed lre 0eceroe( 200Z e|ecl|or |r Wr|cr ro(e lrar
1.000 peop|e We(e ||||ed.
lr lre alle(ralr ol lre d|spuled e|ecl|or. a roo sel l|(e
lo a cru(cr Wre(e rurd(eds We(e la||rd (elude. 3lore-
lr(oW|rd dards W|e|d|rd racreles ||||ed sco(es ol peop|e.
ard po||ce lala||v srol p(olesle(s.
3eve(a| op|r|or po||s corducled |r lre pasl vea( sroW
o(oad puo||c suppo(l lo( lre lCC p(ocess. lroudr. ard
c(|l|cs Wa(r sucr a de|av Wou|d p(everl jusl|ce lo( lre ro(e
lrar 1.000 peop|e ||||ed du(|rd Wee|s ol (|ol|rd ard elrr|c
c|asres.
ATLANTA - Fede(a| aulro(|l|es a(e
r|dr||drl|rd Al|arla's ere(derce as a ruo
|r rurar l(all|c||rd a|ord lre Easl Coasl as
lrev l(v lo (a|se aWa(eress aooul lre p(oo|er
ard dere(ale l|ps l(or lre puo||c.
8(oc| N|cro|sor ol u.3. lrr|d(al|or ard
Cuslors Erlo(cererl lo( 0eo(d|a ard lre
Ca(o||ras savs rurar l(all|c||rd ras oeer
|rc(eas|rd |r lre Al|arla a(ea ard lre c(|res
a(e oller ra(d lo urcove( oecause rarv v|cl|rs
Wor'l core lo(Wa(d.
N|cro|sor sa|d v|cl|rs oller lea( oeal|rds
l(or l(all|c|e(s o( a((esl ard depo(lal|or ov
aulro(|l|es |l lrev l(v lo escape. le sl(essed
lral aulro(|l|es W||| rol pur|sr o( depo(l v|cl|rs.
N|cro|sor sa|d lWo l(ouo||rd reW l(erds a(e
lral v|cl|rs a(e dell|rd vourde(. sore as vourd
as 11. ard l(all|c|e(s a(e |rc(eas|rd|v us|rd
v|o|erce lo corl(o| v|cl|rs.
wA8h|NCT0N - A u.3. oll|c|a| savs
lre 0oara adr|r|sl(al|or W||| soor
|rc(ease lre use ol r|||la(v l(|a|s lo( p(|sore(s
al 0uarlararo 8av. Cuoa. Ard |l W||| sel up
a pa(o|e-lvpe svsler lo (ev|eW lre cases ol
p(|sore(s Wro a(e rol expecled lo del sucr
l(|a|s.
Tre oll|c|a| spo|e or cord|l|or ol arorvr|lv
oecause lre p|ar ras rol vel oeer arrourced.
le sa|d 0elerse 3ec(ela(v Rooe(l 0ales
|s expecled lo soor ||ll a 2-vea(-o|d o(de( lral
o|oc|ed arv reW cases l(or oe|rd sla(led
ada|rsl le((o(|sr suspecls al 0uarlararo.
P(es|derl 8a(ac| 0oara |s expecled lo s|dr
ar execul|ve o(de( sell|rd up lre pa(o|e-lvpe
svsler.
Tre oar or reW cases Was pul |r p|ace jusl
alle( 0oara's 2009 |raudu(al|or oecause re
p|arred lo c|ose lre p(|sor. 8ul r|s ello(ls rave
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lo lasr|or lr|s Wee|. W|lr 2012 W|rle( co||ecl|ors
or lre (urWav sla(l|rd wedresdav al 8e(||r Fasr|or
wee| ard ere(d|rd des|dre(s sroW|rd oll lre|( eddv
p|eces al lre sl(eelWea( l(ade sroW |roWr as 8(ead
& 8ulle(. A rode| |aoove) p(eserls a c(eal|or ol lre
lasr|or des|dre( 0aW|d ToraszeWs||.
8e(||r Fasr|or wee|. Wr|cr oller sl(udd|es |r
corpa(|sors lo lre oelle( |roWr. We||-eslao||sred
coulu(e p(eserlal|ors |r Pa(|s o( V||ar. del|res |lse|l
as a sroWcase lo( vourd ard |oca| des|dre(s.
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0a|ev's |ord ello(l lo ou||d
l|es W|lr lre Wo(|d's secord-|a(desl
ecororv seered lo pav oll Tru(s-
dav as Cr|rese P(es|derl lu J|rlao
a((|ved lo( r|s l|(sl v|s|l lo Cr|cado.
r|s or|v slop ouls|de wasr|rdlor
du(|rd lr|s l(|p.
lu Was expecled lo locus or
ecoror|c l|es oelWeer Cr|ra ard
Cr|cado du(|rd r|s Wr|(|W|rd ove(-
r|drl v|s|l lo lre c|lv. Expe(ls sa|d
lre allerl|or l(or Cr|ra ras oeer
lre ervv ol olre( u.3. c|l|es ard
cou|d ra(| a d|darl|c ard p(ol|l-
ao|e slep lo(Wa(d lo( oolr pa(-
l|es. desp|le lre sorel|res (oc|v
u.3.-Cr|ra (e|al|orsr|p.
Varv c(ed|led 0a|ev's ello(ls.
Tre ravo( ras l(ave|ed lo Cr|ra
lou( l|res s|rce 2001. loul|rd Cr|-
cado as a d|ooa| l(arspo(lal|or ruo
W|lr |a(de rarulaclu(|rd ard |r-
dusl(|a| seclo(s l(|erd|v lo Cr|rese
ous|ress.
Cr|cado dese(ves sore |udos.
ll's c|ea( lral re's |0a|ev) cu|l|valed
lre Cr|ra (e|al|orsr|p ard re's
|ea(red roW lo do lral ve(v We||.
sa|d Kerrelr L|eoe(lra|. d|(ec-
lo( ol lre Jorr L. Tro(rlor Cr|ra
Cerle( al lre 8(oo||rds lrsl|lul|or.
Vavo(s ard dove(ro(s a(ourd lre
courl(v. (eda(d|ess ol lre|( po||l|cs.
see Cr|ra as a sou(ce ol polerl|a|
cap|la|. ra(|els ard joos. 3o vou
oelle( oe ores |oo||rd lo rave lre
p(es|derl ol Cr|ra core re(e.
0a|ev cra(acle(|zed lre v|s|l as
a o|d. o|d. o|d. o|d. o|d dea|. al a
reWs corle(erce |asl Wee|.
As|de l(or ous|ress. lu's v|s|l
Was expecled lo re|p |rc(ease
aWa(eress ol Cr|cado ard lou(|sr.
Corp||ed ov Rache| Hetea [ Prolos ard reWs cou(lesv ol The Assoc|ated Press
NEw Y0RK - Fede(a| au-
lro(|l|es o(cresl(aled ore
ol lre o|ddesl Val|a la|edoWrs |r
F8l r|slo(v Tru(sdav. cra(d|rd 12Z
suspecled roosle(s ard assoc|-
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exlo(l|or ard olre( c(|res sparr|rd
decades.
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|r sl(aled|c sl(||es a|red al c(|p-
p||rd |rd|v|dua| c(|re lar|||es. Tr|s
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|rd sco(es ol s|ru|lareous a((esls
slerr|rd l(or d|lle(erl roo |rves-
l|dal|ors |r NeW Yo(|. NeW Je(sev
ard Rrode ls|ard.
Veroe(s ard assoc|ales ol La
Cosa Nosl(a a(e arord lre rosl
darde(ous c(|r|ra|s |r ou( courl(v.
Allo(rev 0ere(a| E(|c lo|de( sa|d.
Tre ve(v oalr ol a||ed|arce sWo(r
ov lrese Val|a reroe(s du(|rd
lre|( |r|l|al|or ce(erorv o|rds lrer
lo a ||le ol c(|re.
lr lre pasl. lre F8l ras add(es-
s|ve|v pu(sued ard |rp(|sored lre
|eade(sr|p ol lre c|lv's l|ve lla||ar
roo lar|||es. or|v lo see aro|l|ous
urde(||rds l||| lre vacarc|es. sa|d
Jar|ce Feda(cv|. read ol lre F8l's
NeW Yo(| oll|ce.
we dea| |r (ea||lv. ard lre (ea||lv
|s lral lre roo. |||e ralu(e. aoro(s
a vacuur. sre sa|d.
loWeve(. lre F8l ras da|red a
(ecerl advarlade ov cu|l|val|rd a
c(op ol roo l|du(es W||||rd lo Wea(
W|(es ard lesl|lv ada|rsl dardsle(s
|r excrarde lo( |er|ercv |r lre|( oWr
cases.
Tre voW ol s||erce lral |s pa(l
ol lre oalr ol ore(la |s ro(e rvlr
lrar (ea||lv lodav. sre sa|d.
Kua|a Lumpur, HALAY8|A - A l|rdu devolee dels p|e(ced W|lr a rela| (od du(|rd
lre Tra|pusar lesl|va| al 8alu Caves. Tru(sdav. Jar. 20. 2011. Tre lesl|va| |s (ooled
|r l|rdu |ederd ard Was o(oudrl l(or soulre(r lrd|a ov 19lr cerlu(v |rr|d(arls Wro care
lo lre Va|avs|ar per|rsu|a lo Wo(| |r (uooe( eslales ard dove(rrerl oll|ces.
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NuLIon & WorId
Over December intercession. 20 DePaul
students oI various areas oI study traveled
to Kenya as part oI a short-term study
abroad.
'The people there said they welcome
us with open arms. said senior public
policy student LeAaron Foley. 'This little
8-year-old said to me. we`re a Iamily. we`re
brothers.
Throughout their travels around southern
Kenya. students stayed primarily in Karen.
a suburb oI Kenya`s capitol. Nairobi. as
guests oI the Green Belt Movement.
The Green Belt Movement (GBM).
is an organization whose mission is to
'mobilize community consciousness
Ior selI-determination. equity. improved
livelihoods and security. and environmental
conservation. according to GBM`s
homepage.
Not Iar Irom Karen is Kibera. the largest
slum in Kenya and arguably the largest in
all oI AIrica. Kibera is a community made
oI tin-rooIed shacks. poor sanitation. and is
the home oI 800.000 to one million people.
DePaul students spent a day in Kibera
with children Irom Red Rose School.
They talked with students and teachers.
made activity books with the children. and
donated supplies to the school.
'I loved Kibera and being at Red Rose
School. Devin Meyer said. 'Despite the
destitute look oI things the people are really
genuine and sincere. The kids there are
so ambitious despite their circumstances.
she said.
Meyer said she anticipated a great divide
oI resources among the people oI Kenya.
'I expected there to be a lot oI poverty
and a lot oI rich people. I didn`t expect
there to be such a strong middle class.
Meyer said.
While Kenya is estimated to have a
40 percent unemployment rate. students
learned that people who lack money can
still be rich in other resources.
'They were completely happy iust with
what they had. Jaclyn Tabbert. a iunior
psychology student. The DePaul students
who traveled to Kenya said their outlook
on service and community has been altered
Irom studying abroad.
'The way I relate to organizations has
changed because oI this experience. said
Meyer. 'There are ways to put money
directly into the hands oI the people who
will be using it. I want to make sure
when I give money or time I want it to go
directly to the community rather than a
huge organization like UNICEF. she said.
'There`s a diIIerent world outside oI
where we are. said Foley. 'II you get a
little uncomIortable exploring the other
parts. that`s good. It`s important that you
get out oI your comIort zone. it makes you
such a more well-rounded person. he said.
Upon living in Merida iust over
a week. my Spanish has improved
tenIold. I Iind myselI saying. 'Lo
siento. no entiendo. (I`m sorry. I
don`t understand) about halI as oIten
as I was mere days ago. I am able to
conIidently tell people good morning.
good aIternoon and good night without
wondering iI I said something wrong.
and even when I`m on the phone with
Iriends and Iamily in the States I Iind
myselI accidentally saying. 'si instead
oI 'yes. and 'porque instead oI
'because.
I`m able to get Irom point A to point
B with relative assurance using the bus
system. I know how to ask someone
Ior help iI I get lost. and I know
how many pesos a Corona costs on
Thursday nights at El Cumbanchero.
the local salsa bar.
I know that when you`re hot. you
always want to say you`re calor.
not caliente. (unless you are in
Iact caliente. which probably isn`t
something you want to advertise on
the street). I know that the Yucatecan
culinary special. 'Pollo Pibil. is a sure
bet at most restaurants. and that iI you
are an easily-oIIended young American
Iemale who doesn`t take well to being
ceaselessly ogled by the locals. this
probably isn`t the place Ior you.
On the list oI quagmires I have yet
to solve is Iiguring out a polite way
to tell my host mother that there is no
hot water in my bathroom. that there
is a colony oI possibly carnivorous
ants living in my bedroom. or that I
would like a little more than rice and
lettuce Ior dinner sometimes. (Dinners
are quite small here across the board;
lunch is the main event in most oI
Latin America and Spain).
Speaking oI my host mother--
her name is Maria Lucia. and she
is the nicest. most helpIul Mexican
woman that I have met thus Iar in
Merida. She is patient with me as we
attempt to converse in Spanish over
breakIast at 6:30 a.m.. she gives me
directions everywhere I need to go.
andchanneling the spirit oI my real
mothershe will not let me leave the
house iI my shorts are too corto (Take
a guess at that one).
Maria Lucia has three grown
children who live here with her
Pricilla. Patricio. and Paulina. In
this culture. it is customary to live at
home until you marry. Pricilla works
Ior a company based in Boston that
sells travel packages to American and
Canadian universities sending students
abroad. I see her the most out oI all
my host siblings. and she speaks Iluent
English because oI her work.
Patricio recently graduated Irom
a local university. where he studied
marketing. He is currently tirelessly
looking Ior work. yet he always
enough Iree time to tell me where all
the best discotecas are (and appears to
Irequent them nightly).
I see Paulina the least out oI the
threeshe leaves Ior work beIore I
wake in the mornings. and retreats
upstairs beIore I have time to talk
with her any other time oI the day. It
seems that Maria Lucia. as my primary
caretaker. is the only one who takes
much notice oI me. I can hardly blame
the kids Ior their lack oI interest in
attempting to speak Spanish with me
the Iamily has been hosting students
Irom the U.S. and Canada Ior over
IiIteen years.
As my second week in Merida
draws to a close. I can already tell
that the most diIIicult task Iacing me
on this trip will not be learning the
language or writing ten-page papers Ior
my classes. but rather. deciding which
oI the hundreds oI exciting activities
oIIered to visitors oI the Yucatan I can
squeeze into ten short weeks.
Although the recession has oIIicially been declared to be over.
many students have said it changed their lives in ways they still
continue to experience.
College tuition is increasing at a Iaster rate compared to
Iamily income. While the median household income in the U.S.
Iell by 4.2 percent over the course oI the recession. DePaul
University`s tuition increased by nearly 6 percent.
'LiIe is tough now. said Nikol Gabrisakova. a Ireshman
maioring in psychology who said she Ieels the recession has
changed her liIe tremendously. AIter spending months looking
Ior a iob. Gabrisakova said it is hard to Iind a iob even at a store.
'I Ieel guilty asking my parents Ior money because my mom lost
her iob and my dad`s business is not prospering like it was beIore
the recession.
During the recession. employment oI students enrolled in
colleges Iull-time dropped by 20 percent. while part-time student
employment Iell by 7 percent. According to the U.S. Bureau oI
Labor Statistics. during this time the gap between Iemale college
students who were more likely to be in the labor Iorce than their
male counterparts continued to grow.
Gabrisakova`s decision to come to DePaul was due in large
part to its relative inexpensiveness and her desire to attend a
maior university.
'I decided to come to DePaul because it was my cheapest
option and one oI my top schools. Luckily. I qualiIied Ior
Iinancial aid because oI my parents` Iinancial situation. I did
not want to go to a community college because school is very
important due to the competitiveness with the iob market.
According to the National Center Ior Education Statistics.
during the Iirst year oI the recession. roughly 66 percent oI
undergraduates received Iinancial aid.
Gabrisakova is also Iinancially aware when it comes to
where she lives. choosing to live oII campus to save money.
Nevertheless. she is still worried about paying oII student loans
in the Iuture.
Many students have said their spending habits changed as a
result oI the recession.
'Money is tight and I need to save it so I can pay oII my
loans. said Karishma Riman. a Ireshman maioring in biology.
'Due to the changes I do not go shopping as oIten because I am
saving money Ior everyday necessities. said Riman who now
spends more time cooking dinner at home instead oI going out on
weekends. Riman said the recession changed her driving habits
and that she only drives when absolutely necessary because oI
the high gas prices.
Stephanie Kopalski. a sophomore maioring in history. also
Iaces the challenges oI the recession. 'I have to watch my
spending a lot more. It used to be easier to iust spend money
on random things. but now I have to really ask myselI iI I need
certain things.
Some students such as Kopalski went to community college
beIore enrolling at DePaul as a way to save money.
'My Iamily and Iriends are the same way. Kopalski said.
'BeIore I came to DePaul. I attended a community college
because I wanted to save money.
When Martin Bednarczyk`s Iather lost his iob he did not
let it stop him Irom coming to DePaul. 'I still went to college
because I knew how important it was Ior Iuture success.
Bednarczyk said. Now a Ireshman with an undecided maior. he
said. 'I wanted to maior in business. but due to the recession I am
questioning my choice.
Although Bednarczyk is now questioning his maior as a result
oI the recession. he said that his liIe didn`t change too much and
added. 'I still go out and have Iun.
Graphic courtesy of MCT Wire Services
RecessIon`s uILermuLI IILs DePuuI
IndIng udjusLmenL In MexIco
Kenvuns weIcome
sLudenLs wILI
'open urms`
By NATALE FCEK
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By MARGARET THOMPSON
Photo courtesy of Katrina Kopeck
By KATRNA KOPECK
Nation & WorId. January 17, 2011. The DePaulia 11
TIIs week In worId news
Port-au-Pr|nce -- A Worar ro|ds a (osa(v as sre p(avs
du(|rd a rass al lre Calred(a| |r Po(l-au-P(|rce. la|l|.
wedresdav Jar. 12. 2011. wedresdav ra(|ed lre ore
vea( arr|ve(sa(v s|rce la|l|'s radr|lude-Z.0 ea(lrcua|e lral
devaslaled lre cap|la| ard |s esl|raled lo rave ||||ed ro(e
lrar 230.000 peop|e ard |ell r||||ors rore|ess.
8ANT J0AN, Ha||orca -
3ee||rd lo (a|se rorev lo(
lre|( Rorar Calro||c voulr d(oup.
reroe(s care up W|lr a (|scue
|dea: Pose rea(|v rude lo( a
ca|erda( (ec(eal|rd sceres l(or
lre Pass|or ol Cr(|sl.
Tre d(oup ras a|rosl so|d oul
ol lre 10-eu(o |S13) ca|erda(s lo(
2011 ard |s cors|de(|rd arolre(
p(|rl (ur oecause ol r|dr derard.
8ul Va||o(ca's 8|srop Jesus Vu(du|
|s o|asl|rd lre ello(l as sroW|rd
d|s(especl lo( lre rosl |rpo(larl
Calro||c ro||dav.
Tre ca|erda( l(|v|a||zes
Easle(. lre 8|srop's oll|ce sa|d
|r a slalererl e-ra||ed lo Tre
Assoc|aled P(ess or F(|dav.
ll added: we (ed(el lral lre
(e||d|ous lee||rds ol Calro||cs or
lr|s |s|ard rave rol oeer la|er |rlo
accourl ard lral Cr(|sl|ar svroo|s
srou|d rol rave oeer sroWr due
(especl.
Veroe(s ol lre 0ava||arerl
Calro||c d(oup ol vourd adu|ls lral
d|ves 3urdav scroo| c|asses sav
lre sree( popu|a(|lv ol lre ca|erda(
sroWs lrev rave lre puo||c's
suppo(l. Trev rave a|rosl so|d oul
lo( a p(ol|l ol 1.500 eu(os lral W|||
oe used lo ouv rale(|a| lo( lre|(
Wo(| a|red al educal|rd vourd
Calro||cs ard |eep|rd lrer |r lre
lo|d.
Tre ca|erda( lealu(es o|ac|
ard Wr|le srols ol vourd rer ard
Worer ol 3arl Joar. popu|al|or
2.000. (ec(eal|rd |rades ol lre
Rorar e(a Wrer Cr(|sl|ar|lv Was
oo(r.
lrades la|er |r (usl|c sell|rds
|rc|ude rea(|v ra|ed d|ad|alo(s
l|drl|rd W|lr spea(s. ard Rorar
cerlu(|ors W|lr lre|( oulloc|s
v|s|o|e esco(l|rd lr(ee |rp(|sored
Cr(|sl|ars Wea(|rd s||rpv |o|r
c|olrs Wr||e ca((v|rd a (usl|c
Wooder c(oss.
TU680N - F(or |ell. E|||e 3leve. . Luc|a Reeves. . ard Zoe Reeves. 18. dalre(
lo( a card|e||drl v|d|| ouls|de lre oll|ces u.3. Rep. 0ao(|e||e 0|llo(ds. 0|llo(ds Was
c(|l|ca||v Wourded du(|rd a srool|rd al a po||l|ca| everl 3alu(dav |r Tucsor or Jar. 8.
TUN|8, Tun|s|a - l|s lace Was p|asle(ed a||
ove( Tur|s|a. ard lre ressade Was p|e(c|rd:
Ar ade|ess ard uo|cu|lous |eade( W|lr a seer|rd|v
erd|ess d(|p or poWe(.
Trer care urp(ecederled (|ols ard r|s ousle(. ard
lre p(eva|||rd |rade Was ol a orce-urlr|r|ao|e ralu(e:
0r v|deo-sra(|rd s|les. Tur|s|ars Walcred loolade ol
p(olesle(s sell|rd ||drl lo lre prolo ol P(es|derl Z|re E|
Ao|d|re 8er A||. lre|( |eade( ol 23 vea(s.
P(|re V|r|sle( Vorarred 0rarroucr| Werl or
slale le|ev|s|or lo sav re Was do|rd lo assure poWe(
|r Tur|s|a.
lr (esporse lo lre (|ols. lre p(es|derl dec|a(ed
a slale ol ere(dercv |r lre No(lr Al(|car ral|or.
d|sso|ved lre dove(rrerl ard p(or|sed reW |ed|s|al|ve
e|ecl|ors W|lr|r s|x rorlrs.
8er A|| rad dell|v raraded lre ecororv ol r|s
sra|| courl(v ol 10 r||||or. a oeacr raver lo( lou(|sls
ard oeacor ol slao|||lv |r vo|al||e No(lr Al(|ca. ll
seered as lroudr lre(e Was a l(adeoll W|lr r|s
peop|e. Tre(e Was a |ac| ol c|v|| (|drls ard ||ll|e o( ro
l(eedor ol speecr. oul a oelle( cua||lv ol ||le lrar |r
re|droo(|rd courl(|es |||e A|de(|a ard L|ova. 8ul |l Was
urerp|ovrerl oll|c|a||v reasu(ed al 11 pe(cerl
lral |ed lo r|s doWrla||.
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8EATTLE - A s|rp|e W(|l|rd exe(c|se car (e||eve
sluderls ol lesl arx|elv ard rav re|p lrer del
oelle( sco(es lrar lre|( |ess arx|ous c|assrales. a
reW sludv ras lourd.
Tre (epo(l |r F(|dav's ed|l|or ol lre jou(ra| 3c|erce
savs sluderls Wro sperd 10 r|rules oelo(e ar exar
W(|l|rd aooul lre|( lroudrls ard lee||rds car l(ee up
o(a|rpoWe( p(ev|ous|v occup|ed ov lesl|rd Wo((|es ard
do lre|( oesl Wo(|.
Psvcro|od|sls. educalo(s ard pa(erls rave |roWr
lo( a |ord l|re lral lre Wav sluderls pe(lo(r or a
lesl does rol recessa(||v |rd|cale Wral |roW|edde
lrev o(|rd lo lre lao|e. Tesl arx|elv |s la|(|v corror
|r c|ass(oors. espec|a||v |r lre ur|led 3lales oecause
ol |ls |rc(eas|rd|v lesl-oosessed cu|lu(e. sa|d 3|ar L.
8e||oc|. a co-aulro( ol lre sludv.
E|RUT - Leoaror's dove(rrerl co||apsed
wedresdav alle( lezoo||ar ard |ls a|||es (e-
s|dred l(or lre Cao|rel |r a d|spule W|lr wesle(r-
oac|ed lacl|ors ove( upcor|rd |rd|clrerls |r lre
2005 assass|ral|or ol lo(re( P(|re V|r|sle( Ral||
la(|(|.
A u.N.-oac|ed l(|oura| |rvesl|dal|rd lre l(uc|
ooro|rd lral ||||ed la(|(| ard 22 olre(s |s W|de|v
expecled lo rare reroe(s ol lre 3r||le r|||larl
d(oup. Wr|cr rarv lea( cou|d (e-|dr|le secla(|ar v|o-
|erce lral ras e(upled (epealed|v |r lre l|rv ral|or.
lezoo||ar's Wa||oul usre(s |r lre courl(v's Wo(sl
po||l|ca| c(|s|s s|rce 2008 |r ore ol lre rosl vo|al||e
co(re(s ol lre V|dd|e Easl.
Corp||ed ov Rache| Hetea [ Prolos ard reWs cou(lesv ol The Assoc|ated Press
TERE80P0L|8, raz|| -
Tre poWe( Was oul. oul ||drl-
r|rd l|asres |||ur|raled lre ro((o(
as v|||ade(s Walcred re|droo(s'
rores var|sr urde( a Wa|| ol rud
ard Wale(. lu(r|rd re|droo(roods
|rlo d(aveva(ds. 3u(v|vo(s dud al
lre ea(lr oa(erarded Tru(sdav. oul
a|| lrev lourd We(e ood|es.
ll Was a scere ol ruddv de-
sl(ucl|or |r rourla|r loWrs ro(lr
ol R|o. Wre(e al |easl 11 peop|e
We(e ||||ed Wrer lo((erl|a| (a|rs ur-
|easred ruds||des |r lre p(e-daWr
rou(s wedresdav. ou(v|rd peop|e
a||ve as lrev s|epl. 0ll|c|a|s Wou|d
rol verlu(e duesses or roW rarv
peop|e We(e r|ss|rd oul lea(s
We(e r|dr lral lre dealr lo|| cou|d
sra(p|v (|se.
lr lre (erole Carpo 0(arde
re|droo(rood ol Te(esopo||s. roW
access|o|e or|v ov a pe(||ous l|ve-
r||e r||e lr(oudr rud-s||c|ed
jurd|e. lar||v reroe(s pu||ed lre
||le|ess ood|es ol |oved ores l(or
lre ruc|. Trev ca(elu||v |a|d lre
co(pses or d(v d(ourd. cove(|rd
lrer W|lr o|ar|els.
A vourd oov c(|ed oul as r|s la-
lre('s oodv Was lourd: l Warl lo
see rv dadl l Warl lo see rv dadl
F|ood|rd ard ruds||des a(e cor-
ror |r 8(az|| Wrer lre surre(
(a|rs core. oul lr|s Wee|'s s||des
We(e arord lre Wo(sl |r (ecerl
rero(v. Tre d|sasle(s urdu|v pur-
|sr lre poo(. Wro oller ||ve |r (|c|elv
srac|s pe(cred pe(||ous|v or sleep
r|||s|des W|lr ||ll|e o( ro lourdal|ors.
8ul ever lre (|cr d|d rol escape lre
darade.
l rave l(|erds sl||| |osl |r a|| ol
lr|s rud. sa|d Ca(o|s Eu(|co. a
(es|derl ol lre c|lv's Carpo 0(arde
re|droo(rood. as re rol|ored lo a
sea ol desl(ucl|or oer|rd r|r. ll's
a|| dore. ll's a|| ove( roW. we'(e pul-
l|rd ou(se|ves |r lre rards ol 0od.
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10 The DePaulia. January 10, 2011
NuLIon & WorId
Graphics courtesy of The Associated Press
La Decepcion y las
pastillas Ialsas se han
utilizado durante mucho
tiempo por muchos medicos
cuando necesitaban curar
a sus pacientes. Conocido
como el eIecto placebo.
los pacientes llegan a
sentirse meior a traves
de la creencia de que se
tomo un medicamento
real. Pero ahora. la nueva
investigacion sugiere que
este metodo Iunciona
incluso cuando los
pacientes saben que estan
tomando medicamentos
placebo.
La Ialta de honradez
en el uso de placebos con
los pacientes Iue revelado
para que los medicos de
EE.UU. puedan usarlo
comunmente de una
manera etica y permisible.
segun se encuentra en un
estudio publicado en el
British Medical Journal
en el 2008. Alrededor de
la mitad de los medicos
estadounidenses inIormo
la prescripcion de placebos
en lugar de la medicina
actual y sobre una base
regular. Segun el estudio.
los medicos que utilizan
tratamientos con placebo
lo describen comunmente
como un medicamento
potencialmente beneIicioso
para los pacientes. o como
un tratamiento que se
suele utilizar para s u
personas en su condicion.
En respuesta a esta
practica que 'viola los
principios eticos. lea su
inIorme. los investigadores
de Osher. Centro de
Medicina de Harvard de la
Escuela de Investigacion
y Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center. analizaron
si es posible obtener
beneIicios del eIecto
placebo de manera honesta.
El estudio dividio a 80
pacientes con sindrome de
intestino irritable (SII) en
dos grupos: un grupo Iue
inIormado que las pastillas
que tomaban dos veces al
dia eran pildoras 'Ialsas.
mientras que el otro
grupo no recibio ningun
tratamiento
Despues de tres
semanas. casi el doble
de pacientes tratados
con placebo presento un
adecuado alivio de los
sintomas en comparacion
con aquellos que no
recibieron el tratamiento.
Ademas. los pacientes
que tomaron el placebo
duplicaron sus tasas de
meiora en un grado mas
o menos equivalente
al de los eIectos de los
medicamentos mas
potentes para el SII.
Los investigadores
deiaron 'absolutamente
claro a los participantes
que estaban recibiendo
tratamiento con pastillas
placebo. diio Dr. Ted
Kaptchuk. proIesor
asociado de medicina en
Harvard Medical School
y Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center. Sin
embargo. a pesar de
que las pastillas Iueron
administradas a los
pacientes en una botella
que decia: 'placebo en
toda su superIicie. se les
diio que la droga habia
sido demostrada en
ensayos clinicos rigurosos
para producir importantes
procesos de auto-curacion
en mente-cuerpo.
For a translation of this
article. go to:
depauliaonline.com
By RACHEL METEA,
Nation & World Editor
Illinois has been called the 'wild
west because oI its unregulated politi-
cal campaigns that escalated to unIair ad-
vantages and domination Ior the highly
sponsored political parties. However. the
New Year began with a new set oI laws
in Illinois that will limit the amount oI
money that can be contributed to politi-
cal candidates and political action com-
mittees.
This is a good frst step Ior less cor-
ruption in Ill.. said political science pro-
Iessor Zachary Cook. 'The law might
help protect honest businesses Irom be-
ing pressured by political fgures to give
them signifcant contributions in the
Iorms oI bribes. Cook said. Although
the law will be very relevant to candi-
dates running Ior governor. Cook said.
the law may have little impact on up-
coming elections because the contribu-
tion limits are still relatively high Ior a
candidate.
During the 2005-2006 elections. Rod
Blagoievich`s campaign collected $18
million and his opponent. Judy Topinka.
collected $9.5 million. The new law
comes aIter Blagoievich's arrest. im-
peachment and indictment on block-
buster government corruption charges.
During Blagoievich`s era. Illinois was
one oI fve states in which there were no
boundaries Ior political contributions.
Contributions to all candidates by
individuals have now been limited to a
maximum oI $5.000 per election. Busi-
nesses and associations are limited to
$10.000 per candidate and political ac-
tion committees are limited to no more
than $50.000 per candidate. The impact
oI this limitation oI money contributed
to political candidates will be assessed
to determine Iuture precautions and re-
quirements Ior elections.
Bruce Newman. a DePaul proIessor
who specializes in political marketing.
said the new law will level the playing
feld to give those that do not receive
signifcant amounts oI money a Iair op-
portunity to compete in elections. This
will encourage the political candidates
to Iollow the 'Obama motto oI using
the Internet to collect contributions. he
said. According to Newman. this method
will enable political candidates to col-
lect money Irom more people rather than
collecting a signifcant amount oI money
Irom iust one organization.
'This law will aIIect political parties
because the candidates will not rely on
one organization Ior support and will
gain support Irom the people. Newman
said.
Michael Evers. a iunior at DePaul
University maioring in political sci-
ence. worked on Obama`s campaign in
Cincinnati. Ohio. His perception oI
Illinois beIore coming here was
that it was not the cleanest
state in sense oI poli-
tics. 'This law would
be benefcial Ior the
voters because the
people. rather than
businesses and as-
sociations. would
gain more
interest on
the politi-
cal candi-
d a t e s .
Evers said.
G o v e r n o r
Patrick Quinn
signed the new legislation
into law on Dec. 9. Candi-
dates will be required to
fle campaign ex-
penditure and
contribution
reports every
three months
instead oI every
six months.
The thermometer outside the kitchen
window read ten degrees below zero
yesterday morning. By the time I arrived
at the Denver International Airport. my
Ieet were slowly regaining circulation
inside my snow-covered black Ilats
the only closed-toed shoes that would
be making the trip to Merida. Mexico
with me.
I hadn`t Ielt such a puzzling
combination oI anxiety and excitement
since leaving Greeley. Colorado Ior
DePaul a year and a halI ago. I was
trying hard to Iocus on the essentials
check bags. get boarding pass. don`t
drop it. etc. but this was becoming
increasingly diIIicult due to the non-
stop barrage oI questions running
through my head. What iI all oI my
classes were taught in Spanish? (Mi
espaol es muy terrible.) What iI I
slept in a hammock tied to two palm
trees and drank nothing but coconut
milk? What iI my host Iamily was part
oI some Mayan cult in which ancestor
worship and human sacriIice were still
customary?
Upon arriving in Merida. I was hit
by a blanket oI warm. Iresh. humid
air. There`s nothing quite like your
Iirst breath in the tropics. My clothes
immediately Ielt too heavy and every
odor in my surroundings was enhanced.
My skin Ielt moist all over and I couldn`t
imagine ever applying lotion again.
Even at night. the colors oI the
city were stunning. The term 'concrete
iungle took on a whole new meaning
it was truly an urban rainIorest. I didn`t
realize how accustomed I was to neutral
colored buildings in the States. Every
structure in Merida seemed to be a
unique color bright orange. baby blue.
and lime green were commonplace.
Despite the Ioreign nature oI the
architecture and landscape. many
buildings were adorned with Christmas
decorations and a giant Christmas tree
was situated in the center oI el Paseo de
Monteio. Merida`s main street.
I slept like a rock when we got back
to the hotel. and woke up this morning
eager to see Merida in the daylight.
BeIore leaving the hotel. I brushed my
teeth with bottled water the amoebas
in the tap water don`t take well to
gringos.
During our bus tour. there was no
hiding the Iact that I was new to the
city. I snapped photos ceaselessly Irom
beginning to end like a kid in a candy
store. Every building was unique.
every plaza was Iilled with beautiIul
monuments. and it seemed like every
other car on the road was an old-
Iashioned VW Bug. I grew increasingly
excited and nervous as the tour drew to
a close meeting our host Iamilies was
the next scheduled event.
We arrived back at the hotel in the
aIternoon. where our host mothers were
to pick us up and take us to our new
'casas. Our resident director. Claudia
Chapas. met us in the lobby. 'Are you
ready to meet your host mothers? she
asked.
That`s all I have time to write Ior now.
Stay tuned. DePaul. Ior more articles
Irom Merida soon! Adios amigos.
By NATALE FCEK
By MARGARET THOMPSON
SLudenL kIcks oII sLudv ubroud
New Iuw LurgeLs IIInoIs poIILIcs
Unu menLIru InnecesurIu
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TIIs week In worId news
4 TEhRAN, |ran - A slale-oWred l(ar|ar
reWspape( savs aulro(|l|es rave dela|red ar
Are(|car Worar or esp|orade susp|c|ors.
Tre (epo(l Tru(sdav ov lre lRAN Fa(s|
da||v sa|d sre rad r|dder spv|rd lecrro|odv
o( a r|c(oprore |r re( leelr Wrer sre Was
dela|red ov cuslors aulro(|l|es |r lre oo(de(
loWr ol No(douz |r ro(lrWesle(r l(ar.
ll sa|d sre a((|ved |r l(ar l(or re|droo(|rd
A(rer|a W|lroul v|sa.
Tre (epo(l d|d rol sav Wrer lre Worar Was
dela|red.
5 wA8h|NCT0N 0elerse
3ec(ela(v Rooe(l 0ales ar-
rourced Tru(sdav re W||| cul
SZ8 o||||or l(or lre Perlador's
ouddel |r lre rexl lve vea(s
rorev lral W||| core l(or
sr(|r||rd lre r|||la(v's d(ourd
lo(ce. |rc(eas|rd rea|lr ca(e
p(er|urs lo( l(oops ard olre(
po||l|ca||v urpopu|a( cosl-sav|rd
reasu(es.
Tre p|ar a|so |derl|les a
sepa(ale S100 o||||or |r sav|rds.
|rc|ud|rd lre carce||al|or ol a
S11 o||||or arpr|o|ous Va(|re
ver|c|e. loWeve(. lre se(v|ces
W||| oe a||oWed lo (e|rvesl lral
rorev |r reW Weapor svs-
lers ard p(od(ars lral oerell
l(oops. re sa|d.
Tre rove |s pa(l ol a o(oade(
ello(l lo l(|r lal l(or lrer|||la(v's
rarrolr ra|l-l(||||or arrua|
ouddel |r ||drl ol lre ral|or's oa|-
|oor|rd delc|l.
''we a(e rol exerpl l(or
sc(ul|rv ard oe|rd as|ed lo ld-
u(e oul Wral We a(e do|rd W|lr
|ess do||a(s. 0ales lo|d (epo(l-
e(s.
8ul pa(ls ol lre p|ar a(e
|||e|v lo (ur |rlo se(|ous oppos|-
l|or l(or Cord(ess. LaWra|e(s
rave loudrl pasl p(oposa|s lo
|rc(ease rea|lr ca(e p(er|urs
ard cul Weapors p(od(ars lral
p(oduce joos |r lre|( slales.
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0ppos|l|or |aWra|e(s da|red a
o|dde( p(eserce ard a p|allo(r
lo cra||erde ludo Cravez as
a reW Nal|ora| Assero|v loo|
oll|ce wedresdav. lroudr lre
cord(ess' poWe(s a(e ||r|led ov
a reasu(e |ell|rd lre p(es|derl
eracl |aWs ov dec(ee.
Alle( rav|rd a|rosl ro
(ep(eserlal|or al a|| |r lre
ouldo|rd cord(ess due lo
a dec|s|or lo oovcoll 2005
e|ecl|ors. lre oppos|l|or roW
corl(o|s Z ol lre Nal|ora|
Assero|v's 15 seals. Tral
rears Cravez's a|||es ro |orde(
rave a lWo-lr|(ds supe( rajo(|lv.
lre lr(esro|d reeded lo app(ove
sore lvpes ol rajo( |aWs ard
appo|rl 3up(ere Cou(l jusl|ces.
LaWra|e(s slood ard sard
lre ral|ora| arlrer al lre sla(l
ol a (aucous |raudu(a| sess|or.
Wr|cr saW oper|rd speecres
lral d(eW app|ause ard srouls
l(or lre lWo carps. P(o-Cravez
|aWra|e(s crarled lre|( s|odar
Trev W||| rol (elu(rl lo Wr|cr
sore oppos|l|or |aWra|e(s
(ep||ed lral lrev rad. |r lacl.
(elu(red.
3uppo(le(s ard opporerls ol
Cravez oolr derorsl(aled rea(
lre Nal|ora| Assero|v. Wr||e
rurd(eds ol Nal|ora| 0ua(d
l(oops ard po||ce |r (|ol dea(
o|oc|ed sl(eels.
'I'd like my liIe back.
T0NY hAYwAR0, BP CEO at the time oI the GulI oil spill.