Pueblo’s Latine Heritage Month Issue, course registration and all things voting
plus a new category in the Chicago Marathon
Welcome back to ‘In the Loop’! It’s your newsletter team — Kate, Richie, Cary, Eiman, Isabella, Lauren, Monique and Bridget.
Tonight, Pueblo’s managing editor Richie Requena is introducing Pueblo’s Latine Heritage Month issue, which will be published online this Friday. We’ve got the details on upcoming course registration, student government elections and early voting in Chicago.
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Pueblo Celebrates Latine Heritage Month
By Richie Requena
Just before Latine Heritage Month ends on Saturday, Pueblo is putting out an issue to celebrate the month! We will feature poetry, what the university is doing to accommodate more Hispanic students and our favorite Latine authors.
First things first, we use the word “Latine” to describe ourselves when we speak in a non-gender-specific way. Think how the words fireman and congressman have evolved over the years to firefighter and congressperson. It is important for us at Pueblo to be inclusive with our language. That also means in our Spanish translations we are also “Latine.”
That being said, you might have realized I wrote Hispanic students up in the first paragraph. That is to be accurate with how the university tracks our race/ethnicity/nationality. It is important to me that people come to realize that putting Mexicans, Hondurans, Puerto Ricans and Venezuelans among many other Latine countries into a single category has never been an easy thing to accomplish, and there are valid reasons why they shouldn’t be put into one category either.
Latinindad has been used to erase the experiences of Black and Indigenous Latines as much as it has been used to highlight the culture we are proud of. There is no easy way to say that without writing down the plain truth. My mind wanders back to an episode of Univision’s “Tu Cara Me Suena” showing a contestant of the singing show donned with Black face makeup and an exaggerated nose to make the contestant look like Celia Cruz, or a bit further back when Univision also had to fire a host for comparing Michelle Obama to a cast member of “Planet of Apes.”
We, as Latines, have not gotten it right for a long enough time. It would be untrue to say we are not just as racist as other races and nationalities that we try to accommodate ourselves to fit in to. We need to do better in our reporting, our media representations and ultimately how we treat our neighbors. I have confidence that we can do better to be kinder neighbors to the people we are most common with.
DePaul News
By Cary Robbins
Registration for December and Winter Term
The course cart for December and Winter Term registration opened on October 3. Students are now able to put classes into their course carts. To see when you are able to register for those classes, students should go to their Campus Connect homepage > Manage Classes > Registration Appointments. Here is a link to explain how to register for classes.
SGA Elections
DePaul’s Student Government Association announced new positions available during their general board meeting on Thursday, according to the DePaulia. Requirements to apply for a position include being a part-time or full-time student at DePaul, having a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and complying with the school’s code of conduct. The student should be a part of the community they are applying to represent and can only apply for one position. One must get 25 signatures from DePaul students to get on the ballot. Students can fill out an application on DeHub once they have 25 student signatures, and the application will be open from Oct. 10-21.
Here are the open positions for SGA:
Senator for Graduate Students
Senator for Transfer Students
Senator for Theatre School
Senator for College of Law
Senator for Mission & Ministry
Senator for Sustainability
Senator for First-Generation Students
Senator for Community & Government Relations
Senator for International Students
Senator for 1st-year students
Dolores Huerta Celebration
Hispanic Heritage Month is not over yet, and celebrations are not either! On Tuesday October 11, the DePaul community is invited to attend the Dolores Huerta Heritage Event. Huerta is a labor and civil rights activist for social justice. During the event, there will be “a panel of individuals who will speak to Living Justice: Stories of Action from the Latinx Community.” It will also highlight “the university’s Latinx resources including academic departments, centers, and student services,” according to the event’s page. This event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Park Student Center, 314 A/B, but people are also able to join via zoom. Here is the link to register and find more details about the event.
Immunity and Nutrition Workshops
Want to learn how to eat healthy and how to best support your body’s immune system? On Wednesday, October 12 at 4 p.m., there will be free nutrition workshops at the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, Room 135. At these workshops, people will be able to learn “about the nutrients required for overall health and function of your immune cells.” Here is the link to learn more about the workshops.
Lastly, here is your weekend sports update (Oct. 7-9)
DePaul’s volleyball team lost 2-3 against Seton Hall on Friday.
DePaul men’s soccer team tied 1-1 with Georgetown on Saturday.
DePaul’s volleyball lost 0-3 against St. John’s on Saturday.
DePaul women’s soccer lost 1-2 against Butler on Sunday.
Chicago Headlines
By Eiman Navaid
Chicago Marathon held on Sunday — The Chicago Marathon took place on Sunday, October 9. This year, for the first time, there was a category for nonbinary racers. While this is a huge step, runners say a lot more needs to be done in the future. Maddie Ellis of the Tribune reports the details of the race.
South Side opens a community living center — After years in the making, the Healthy Lifestyle Hub opened in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Friday, October 7. The center includes medical care, healthy food, banking, and educational resources for the community, built in a nearly 100-year building that was not being used. Residents can grab food, learn to cook, and receive medical care all in one center as well as tutoring for school and work. Atavia Reed of Block Club Chicago has the details.
Early voting starts in Chicago — Early voting started in Chicago on Friday, October 8 at two downtown locations – the Loop Super Site and the Chicago Board of Elections Office. Residents can register to vote, turn in their mail in ballots, or cast their votes. Both locations are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays until October 30. After that, they will have extended hours until Election Day. More locations will be opening starting October 24. Kayleigh Padar of Block Club Chicago has the details.
Abortion rights demonstration in the Loop — Hundreds of Chicagoans took to the streets on Saturday, October 8, to stand in solidarity with Women’s Wave, organized by the national Women’s March as a day of action dedicated to pressuring politicians ahead of the midterm elections. The demonstration took place about a month before the midterm elections and nearly four months after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling that had protected abortion rights for decades in America. Zack Miller of the Chicago Sun Times reports.
National Headlines
By Isabella Ali
Surge of cholera cases around the world — The World Health Organization warned about a surge in cholera cases around the world, blaming conflict, violence, poverty, and climate change for the rise in cases. The WHO highlighted that outbreaks had been detected in 27 countries since the year's beginning. In the past six weeks, Syria reported more than 10,000 suspected cases, the first case of cholera since 1993 was reported in Lebanon and cholera recently returned to Haiti after a three-year absence. More cases have been reported in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Nigeria. For more on the story, Emma Farge from Reuters has the story.
Presidents of UAE, Russia to meet — United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan will travel to Russia on Tuesday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting comes less than a week after OPEC+, a group of oil producers that include the UAE and Russia, agreed to significantly cut oil production in defiance of U.S. pressure. They intend to reduce output by two million barrels per day, which will be the biggest supply reduction since 2020. Furthermore, the meeting comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens global energy supplies. Visit Al Jazeera for more information.
U.S. officials met with Taliban for the first time since military strike in July — U.S. officials held their first in-person meeting with the Taliban since a U.S. military strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri this summer. CIA Deputy Director David Cohen met with a Taliban delegation alongside their head of intelligence, Abdul Haq Wasiq, in Doha, Qatar. Since Al-Zawahri’s killing, the U.S. continued to interact with the Taliban, but officials had not met face-to-face until Saturday. The conference placed emphasis on counterterrorism. Alex Marquardt from CNN has the story.
U.S. airport websites taken down by Russian hackers — Numerous major airport websites were subjected to widespread distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks by hacktivist group KillNet. At least 13 U.S. air travel websites, including Chicago O’Hare Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International and Los Angeles International Airport, were inaccessible Monday morning. The attacks prevented users from logging in to check the status of their scheduled flights or make bookings for airport services. For more, Kevin Collier from NBC News has the story.
Deadly Russian strike against Ukraine — Russia launched missile attacks against Ukrainian cities just hours after Russia accused Ukraine of “terrorist attacks” and being responsible for explosions that destroyed vital Russian infrastructure including a bridge from Russian-occupied Crimea to the Russian mainland, pipelines and nuclear power plants. At least 11 people were killed and 64 were wounded, the Ukrainian emergency services said. It was also the war's closest strike to the city's core. For more on this story, visit NPR.
Hey, Check This Out!
With Featured Columnist Lauren Sheperd
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s rec! I hope you’re having a great start to your week. Personally, my voice is still trying to recover from the Harry Styles concert. I’ve got another food rec for you this week, especially if you’re looking for somewhere to take your parents next weekend for Parents Weekend at DePaul. The Butcher and The Burger is located on the southeast corner of Armitage and Kenmore, just a 15 minute walk from the Lincoln Park campus. The restaurant has been a staple in the area of Lincoln Park since 2011 and is more than just a burger joint.
If you’re anything like me, you live for a good burger, especially as the weather gets colder. My friends and I went for the first time last week for my birthday (yes, I’m old now) and it was one of the best meals I have had in a while. My favorite part about The Butcher and The Burger was how customizable each burger was. You start off with the type of patty – there are multiple options, including vegetarian options. You also get a choice of bun and toppings. Some toppings are included – like lettuce and onion – and some come at an additional charge – like fried egg and avocado. The most unique part of this restaurant was that I got to pick the spice blend my burger was cooked in. You could go with the traditional salt and pepper blend, but I would recommend the Chicago-style steakhouse blend. To round out the meal, you have to get the french fries and lemonade, or whichever side and drink you want.
The next time you're at the Armitage Brown Line stop, pay a visit to The Butcher and The Burger. Even if you’re in a hurry, the food comes quickly, and you can even order online and take it to go.
See you next week!
Resources
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The 14 East Newsletter Team