By o!JJL UL BRENDEN MOORE &MATTHEW PARAS News Editor & Editor-in-Chief A coalition of students, faculty and human rights groups called for Dean Gerald Koocher's removal as dean of the College of Science and Health at a press conference Thursday morning over his alleged role in the American Psychological Association's (APA) collusion with the Department of Defense in crafting interrogation guidelines that allowed for torture to take place during the Bush Administration. The coalition, calling themselves Vincentians Against Torture, spoke for around 30 minutes in front of about 25 supporters outside the Lincoln Park Student Center. This is the latest in a series of developments following the release of the 543-page Hoffman Report, which details APAs collusion with DoD. Senior AJ Lubecker is the youngest comedian to host a show on the 10 p.m. Friday spot at the Laugh Factory. Must-see concerts this season Arts & Life, page 16 By PARAS Editior-in-Chief AJ Lubecker is the life of a party. He tells stories to get people laughing. He busts out in raps of his own and encourages others to dance. Hell, like any good gathering, he can be seen stumbling and slurring his own words occasionally before he shotguns a beer. ButunlikealotofotherDePaulstudents who enjoy the nightlife, Lubecker's party FANTASY FOOTBALL The ins and outs of online sports Focus, page 14 TAKING A STAND Coalition demands Dean Koocher's resignation Dr. Frank Summers calls for College of Science and Health of Dean Gerald Koocher to resign Thursdy as part of protest at the StudentCenter Senior Jack O'Brin formed Vincentians Against Torture to protest Dean Gerald Koocher. Student comedian MATTHEW also present. an produces factory is on stage. Lubecker, a senior, has carved out a niche for himself at just 21 years old as a stand-up comedian in Chicago's ultra competitive comedy scene. Lubecker brought his comedy act to the Laugh Factory Friday, debuting "Funked Up Friday" a show he created that featured four other stand-up comedians and also hosted the event. Lubecker is the youngest comedian to host the Laugh Factory's coveted to p.m. Friday slot in the club's 36 years of existence. Speakers included DePaul emeritus professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, who helped found the College of Law's International Human Rights Law Institute, as well as Northwestern professor Frank Summers, who was past president of the Division of Psychoanalysis in the APA. Representatives from human rights organizations like World Can't Wait and Voices for Creative Non-Violence, as well as someone who represents tortured prisoners, were The coalition was formed and led by senior Jack O'Brien, president of DePaul's honors society for psychology students, DePaul Psi Chi. O'Brien also started online petition calling for Koocher's removal, that has gathered more than 500 signatures. See KO0CHER, pge4 of laughs "My sense of humor works better (with later shows). I don't need to work quite as hard and I'm able to be looser," .Lubecker said. "I wanted to re-create that ... a loose show where kind of anything goes." On stage, Lubecker was relaxed. He eased the crowd of 200 people-with a pre- recorded video on the difference between getting funked up and the expletive it looks like. The message of the video was simple: get ready to have fun. See LUBECKER, page 18
By o!JJL UL BRENDEN MOORE &MATTHEW PARAS News Editor & Editor-in-Chief A coalition of students, faculty and human rights groups called for Dean Gerald Koocher's removal as dean of the College of Science and Health at a press conference Thursday morning over his alleged role in the American Psychological Association's (APA) collusion with the Department of Defense in crafting interrogation guidelines that allowed for torture to take place during the Bush Administration. The coalition, calling themselves Vincentians Against Torture, spoke for around 30 minutes in front of about 25 supporters outside the Lincoln Park Student Center. This is the latest in a series of developments following the release of the 543-page Hoffman Report, which details APAs collusion with DoD. Senior AJ Lubecker is the youngest comedian to host a show on the 10 p.m. Friday spot at the Laugh Factory. Must-see concerts this season Arts & Life, page 16 By PARAS Editior-in-Chief AJ Lubecker is the life of a party. He tells stories to get people laughing. He busts out in raps of his own and encourages others to dance. Hell, like any good gathering, he can be seen stumbling and slurring his own words occasionally before he shotguns a beer. ButunlikealotofotherDePaulstudents who enjoy the nightlife, Lubecker's party FANTASY FOOTBALL The ins and outs of online sports Focus, page 14 TAKING A STAND Coalition demands Dean Koocher's resignation Dr. Frank Summers calls for College of Science and Health of Dean Gerald Koocher to resign Thursdy as part of protest at the StudentCenter Senior Jack O'Brin formed Vincentians Against Torture to protest Dean Gerald Koocher. Student comedian MATTHEW also present. an produces factory is on stage. Lubecker, a senior, has carved out a niche for himself at just 21 years old as a stand-up comedian in Chicago's ultra competitive comedy scene. Lubecker brought his comedy act to the Laugh Factory Friday, debuting "Funked Up Friday" a show he created that featured four other stand-up comedians and also hosted the event. Lubecker is the youngest comedian to host the Laugh Factory's coveted to p.m. Friday slot in the club's 36 years of existence. Speakers included DePaul emeritus professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, who helped found the College of Law's International Human Rights Law Institute, as well as Northwestern professor Frank Summers, who was past president of the Division of Psychoanalysis in the APA. Representatives from human rights organizations like World Can't Wait and Voices for Creative Non-Violence, as well as someone who represents tortured prisoners, were The coalition was formed and led by senior Jack O'Brien, president of DePaul's honors society for psychology students, DePaul Psi Chi. O'Brien also started online petition calling for Koocher's removal, that has gathered more than 500 signatures. See KO0CHER, pge4 of laughs "My sense of humor works better (with later shows). I don't need to work quite as hard and I'm able to be looser," .Lubecker said. "I wanted to re-create that ... a loose show where kind of anything goes." On stage, Lubecker was relaxed. He eased the crowd of 200 people-with a pre- recorded video on the difference between getting funked up and the expletive it looks like. The message of the video was simple: get ready to have fun. See LUBECKER, page 18
