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Back in October, three students from the Institute of Technol-ogy & Media had the privilege of forming part of the CISCO Dream Team during the Inter-net of Things World Forum. The three students, Tyler

Crane, Ricardo Lopez, and Emo-ry Long were joined by six other students from Wilbur Wright and Moraine Valley Communi-ty Colleges to form the Dream Team. CISCO’s Dream Team is an initiative to look for prom-ising and talented students studying in technological fields. Students are invited to join the team by CISCO with the pur-pose of helping them become more involved in the field. This is not the first time RMU

has had a student participate in a Dream Team. A few years prior, a student was invited out to California to be a part of the Dream Team that would attend CISCO’s conference at the time. This year CISCO hosted the second aannual Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Chicago. The IoT-WF is an exclusive event that can only be attended through invitation, and RMU was one of

The Dream Team meeting at CISCOs Rosemont Office before the forum.

Technology & Media Students Par-ticipate in CISCO Walking Tour

the invitation recipients. A to-tal of 1,500 people attended the forum where practitioners, in-novators, and other personnel from businesses, government, and academic backgrounds came together to network and share ideas for solutions for the technology industry. Part of the forum includ-ed the Smart City Walking Tour which was guided by the members of the Dream Team. The tour showcased a variety of smart solutions that have been set up throughout Chica-

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go and how the city can utilize the data from them. There were a total of five stops on the tour featuring innovations such as the BigBelly Solar Compactors, Divvy Bikes, street lights, smart intersections, and others. The students led tour groups for the duration of the three days the forum took place and approxi-mately every attendee took the tour. For more information about the Internet of Things World Forum visit their website at www.iotwf.com.

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THE EAGLECONTENT TEAM

Dan Ciaglia Editor-in-ChiefKevin Morales WriterAlex Ramirez Writer

Christian Neish Writer

DESIGN TEAMTyson Bosco Art Director

CONTRIBUTORSKyle Ashley

Jesus RodriguezCristal Rohan

Rena PettyMichael Chowlewinski

EAGLE ADVISORPaul Gaszak

pgaszak@robertmorris.edu

ADVISORY BOARDDavid Pyle

Mick McMahon

CAMPUS FACULTYDavid Belotti - Lake Countydbelotti@robertmorris.edu

Beth Gainer - Bensenvillebgainer@robertmorris.edu

Gerard Wozek - Dupagegwozek@robertmorris.edu

Jane Wendorff-Craps - Peoriajwendorff-craps

@robertmorris.edu

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Sincerely,

Editor-In-Chief

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A WORD FROM THE ART DIRECTOR

Hello to all you readers, It seems this is the time of the year for many changes. The weather cannot make up it's mind, leaves cannot make up the decision as to whether to stay in the trees or fall on the ground and gather. The same can be said as RMU works to-wards a new quarter.

With each season there comes to be additions and subtrac-tions. As you pick up your new schedules, new limitations, new priorities, try to create an equilibrium that allows for the most productivity. Remember, perennials die on the surface every Winter only to come back stronger in the Spring. Plan ac-cordingly. There are many things a new season can bring in terms of change. The coldness of the weather allows movement to be slow; it is as real in our worlds as it is to that of cells. With trav-el times increasing because of that, this is the time of the year that when most people will be late for things. It is unavoid-able. My advice would be: do not be like the late people. I, my-self, tend to find myself late for things, so I am not saying not to do this from the perspective of someone who is made of solid gold or anything, but remem-

ber what being late means. To many people, it means you do not care enough. It is easy to get in a habit where being untimely seems to work it's way into a daily regimen, but fight it with all you have got. Abraham Lincoln did not become President of the United States by being late to every-thing. Well, maybe he did, but he knew enough people in leg-islation for it to be taken off the record exactly what time he de-cided to showed up. The truth is, though, that one does not get to be late for things until they are experienced and powerful. They can show up late because they can blame it on their limo drivers. We all want to get to that stage, but it takes a great deal of pas-sion and hard work to get there. I believe in you, though. There will be many struggles, as there always is. That is the part that makes things fun.

RMU News: Pages 1 - 6-Technology & Media Students Participate in CISCO Walking Tour-Quarter Calender-New degrees are com-ing to RMU -Robert Morris is Offer-ing Numerous Scholar-ships to Adult Students -Adult Studies Demon-strate a Balancing Act -Meet The RMYou Crew

Arts & Culture: Page 7 -Music Review Sonic Highways

Eat & Drink: Page 8 -The Hungry Eagle pres-ents: Shake Shack -The Kris Kringle

Sports & Health: Page 9 -Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow -RMU Goes to the Next Level with eSports

Perspective: Pages 10 & 11 -He Says/ She Says: Pre-paring for Finals -The Chicago Walker: Thoughts Create Mental Movies

Exit to the Right: Page 11 -Sudoku -Comic

Greetings fellow Eagles, Welcome to a brand new quar-ter for the 2014-2015 school year! And for those of you that come here from all different parts of the country and the world, welcome to winter in Chicago - the best city to get a dose of 24-hour rain followed immediate-ly by 24-hour snow. Every year around this time, there's always that handful of people posting or tweeting about how much they love snow; if you happen to be one of these people, I would like to invite you to come shov-el at my house and clean off my parents' cars and you can tell me all about how pretty the snow is. Yes, I am one of those people that absolutely despises winter.

"Beautiful" blankets of powdery snow are nice for about an hour before it turns to grey mushy chunks of sadness all over the streets. Driving in snow is the ultimate test of one's patience, and the sound of scraping icy frost off all your windows makes my skin crawl. There were hap-pier times when snow meant getting your friends together for a snowball fight or building the biggest pile we could to sled off of. That was when I was maybe 8 years old, and at 23 winter just makes me question my moti-vation to make the commute down to school at 7:00am. Motivation is one of the core necessities any person needs to get through the day. What drives you? Do you need to put in 8 hours at work to make the money you need to provide for your family? Do you need an A in that class to keep your schol-arship? No matter what stage we are at in our professional or academic careers, motivation is key. There needs to be a reason to get up every day, and it's up

to you to find it. When I wake up at 6:15 and see a foot of fresh snow piled up from the night before, the easiest thing for me to do is just crawl right back into bed and take a personal day. The easy way out never got anyone anywhere, though, and that's where motivation comes into play. The start of this new quarter leaves 10 weeks left on the clock before I finish my de-gree, and I'm as motivated as ever to finish strong. If this winter is anything like that last (which earned Chicago the nickname "Chiberia"), you too will struggle to find the mo-tivation to get to class. Skipping 1 day doesn't seem like it'll hurt, but think about where it will set you up in the long run. Every decision has a domino effect, so I challenge you to look beyond the easy way out and find your motivation to succeed.Oh, and enjoy the new Winter issue too!

EAGLE NEWS

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We are always looking for writers, designers, and many other posi-tions as well. Either stop by the Publication Room and ask a staff member, or email Paul Gaszak at Pgaszak@robertmorris.edu

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urrent economic and market trends have made a college education a must. Employers are looking for

highly skilled employees, and credentials beyond high school are a necessity. In addition, jobs with the highest growth will require a college degree. Exciting opportunities exist for working adults as Robert Morris University is developing scholarships for adults with the greatest need of a college education. Ana Mendez, Dean of Admissions, says, “We have found that a good number of adults that entered the job market back in the 70's and early 80's were able to secure employment with little to no postsecondary education. Throughout the years some have been promoted to positions where they manage departments, coach and supervise employees, are entrusted with budgets, make strategic decisions or are accountable to specific projects. As such they have acquired

Robert Morris is Offering Numerous Scholarships to Adult

Studentscompetencies that can be translated to credits. At RMU we take into consideration their past and current work experience and provide the opportunity to earn credit for the competencies acquired. This is a new initiative and as with all new initiatives we assess them to ensure that the student’s needs are in fact being met.” Panorea Bakutis, Director of Communications, says that Robert Morris University is offering numerous scholarships to adult students in assisting them to meet their education, career and personal goals of higher education. A few of the scholarships offered are as follows: The Adult Work Experience Grant is a first year grant offered to students attending the Chicago Campus, in the evening division, with scholarship dollars starting at $4,000. By bringing in a resume showing any work experience, the scholarship amount will be determined after resume review, to assist the adult learner financially in their first year of study. At other branch campuses, RMU is offering the Adult First Year Need Grant in the amount of $3,000 to financially assist the adult learner

with the first year of study. In specific communities, RMU is offering the Community/Campus initiative Grants with scholarship dollars up to $18,700 awarded per academic year. These are amazing scholarship opportunities available to students attending at branch campus locations. Bakutis continues to state, “there are other scholarships available as well, and to find out more, please call at 312.935.5460 where you will be assisted to schedule a visit with an admissions counselor at the campus location of your choice. During this visit, you will find out about the marketable fields of study offered, accelerated programs, grant eligibility, and all other questions will be addressed. All in all, Robert Morris University is highly committed to assisting the adult learner with scholarship dollars where applicable, flexible class schedules, free tutoring, and the impeccable individual student attention for which RMU is known. The scholarships are available for new incoming students, and we encourage our current student body to help get the word out about these amazing new scholarship opportunities to their family and friends.”

Adult Studies Demonstrate a Balancing Act

here are a variety of reasons the working adult returns to college. Some, like me, have unfinished business. Finishing

what you started in your education is a discipline you

would like to prove to your self, and others. Perhaps you are an industry professional, whose pay will not increase until you pursue your Bachelor Degree. For some, it is about setting an example for their children on the importance of achieving a college degree. The amount of time and resources we allocate to each part of our lives is at times, difficult to decide. The balancing act night school students demonstrate every

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quarter, is something to admire. Several night school students have full time jobs. That means, we are working 40-hour workweeks, sometimes even more. Diana Bolano, 24, a current night school student, works as the Assistant General Manager to a popular hotel chain in the North Shore area. She says, “A hotel runs 24 hours, and so do the issues that arise. The job can be very demanding and therefore, contributes to my responsibilities even when I am not on property.” Many night school students also have children. Bolano also mentions “unfortunately, I do not get to spend as much time with my son as I’d like, due to my attending college. It is very difficult to think about because time goes by so quick with children, and I really want to be there for him every minute of every day.” For most working adults, the amount of responsibilities they tackle on a daily basis, is enough to earn you a good night’s rest. The passion we demonstrate on a daily basis to accomplish our goals, we demonstrate every day at Robert Morris University. It is not always easy.

I asked Nicole Nagel, a night school student who enrolled in June 2014, what are some of the challenges she has faced while balancing the discipline of attending night school, and fulfilling daily responsibilities. She answered, “finding alone time to complete assignments and study.” That is, aside from the typical tasks of everyday work related issues, night school students are confronting the responsibilities of being a good student. Diana Bolano also mentioned “the other challenges I face, are finding the time to finish all my assignments without it affecting my sleep schedule, and the little personal time I have.” When performing our balancing acts, my focus, and that of other night school students, is to retain our positive work ethic throughout all of our responsibilities. Our full time job should not suffer because we are attending night school. The same goes for our evening classes; assignments have deadlines, and tests have standards. Although people around us may empathize with our situations, the real

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number of new degrees will soon be offered at RMU for certain undergrads and grad students.

These degrees include a Bach-elors of Science in General Sci-ence, Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Masters of Science Physician Assistant, and Mas-ters of Science in Human Per-formance. In addition, a degree in Psychology is also being de-veloped. Many of these degrees may be available as early as 2017 while others may take a while longer to be implemented. The general science and phy-cology degrees can serve as use-ful double majors for students. For example, students studying to become engineers can use this degree to gain a better grasp of the scientific backgrounds of their job. Students in business or language may also greatly ben-efit from a psychology degree.

New degrees are coming to RMU

As for the new bachelor’s degree in nursing, it will not follow the same guidelines as the associates degree currently offered. However, the push for the bachelors degree has be-come increasingly anticipated by many. Many students as well as local hospitals have been asking for more nursing pro-grams at the bachelor’s level. Plans are also in the works to offer master’s degrees in phy-sicians assisting as well as in human performance. To en-ter either master degree pro-gram students must have al-ready met certain prerequisites or already be a grad student from RMU. These programs though only at the master’s level, will help anyone who chooses to pursue the degree. A master’s in human perfor-mance will allow many stu-dents from Exercise and Sports Studies as well as students from other health study majors to pursue higher level jobs in their field. Some of the careers avail-able in human performance include personal training, well-ness specialist, or even health educators.

world does not care. What we have learned from our work experiences, we bring to the classroom here at Robert Morris University. Bolano states, “organization is key. If you can’t keep your dates and events straight, you will struggle. I have found that it has helped me significantly to have a planner with me so when I do not have access to a computer; I can still work ahead to be productive every spare minute. The other important thing is dedication; dedication to do well, to keep moving forward, and dedication to finish what you’ve started. Remembering why you started and why you want to finish, I think it will help keep you dedicated.” The College of Adult studies offers an opportunity for responsible adults “Who work full-time and seek to fit college into their schedules”. The key word in here is “seek”. The working adults in this program sought this challenge, and are not looking for people’s sympathy. On the contrary, we want people to be excited for us, as we demonstrate and solidify our strengths here at RMU. We hope to inspire those coming into college, and hope that others learn from our experiences. Nicole Nagel, who has one son and a daughter on the way, says it best, “If I can do it, so can you!”

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Tyler WardenFollow Tyler on Twitter and

Instagram @tylerwarden_Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Illi-

noisMajor: Business Adminis-

trationFavorite RMYou Crew

Event: Segway tour of ChicagoWhat are some activities

or events you are looking for-ward to experiencing? “Defi-nitely the helicopter tour.”

Item #1 on Tyler’s bucket list: Skydiving

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “Lou Malnati’s. No expla-nation necessary.”

“I choose to represent RMU because I want to let everyone here know that not just our building, but all of Chicago, is our campus.

Tavia AndersonFollow Tavia on Twitter and

Instagram @goldenteee_Hometown: Toronto, OntarioMajor: Applied Health Sci-

enceFavorite RMYou Crew Event:

“My favorite event so far would have to be between the Segway tours and the Chicago Bulls game.”

What are some activities or events you are looking forward to experiencing? “I would like to go to a Blackhawks game.”

Item #1 on Tavia’s bucket list: visit Dubai

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “I’ve only had a chance to eat at one, so I think I need to try other places first!”

“I think it’s important to be a representative of RMU and ex-perience Chicago the way I have in order to inform others that RMU is not like other universi-ties. Being a student here allows you to experience everything the city has to offer as well as get a degree at a faster pace than most schools.”

Amanda BassillFollow Amanda on Instagram

@manderz1009Hometown: Park Ridge, Illi-

noisMajor: Medical AssistingFavorite RMYou Crew Event:

“Sluggers in Wrigleyville.”What are some activities or

events you are looking forward to experiencing? “I want to see a comedy show or go to a Black-hawks, Bears, or another Bulls game with court side seats.”

Item #1 on Amanda’s bucket list: to be able to travel a lot

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “Di-no’s is the best. It’s not your reg-ular cheese pizza; you can get something like macaroni and cheese pizza.”

Meet The RMYou Crew

Darby BennettFollow Darby on Twitter @

bennettdarby and Instagram @Darby_bennett006

Hometown: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Major: Applied Health Stud-ies

Favorite RMYou Crew Event: “I really enjoyed the Segway tour that we did around Chica-go and going to all of the sum-mer festivals.”

What are some activities or events you are looking forward to experiencing? “I would really like to do the architecture tour

Cindi ChavezFollow Cindi on Twitter and

Instagram @thechavezshoveHometown: West Chicago,

IllinoisMajor: Exercise & Sports

Studies and Culinary ArtsFavorite RMYou Crew Event:

“I’d definitely have to say the Segway tour, whirly ball, and jet skiing!”

What are some activities or events you are looking forward to experiencing? “Go to a Black-hawks game, indoor skydiving, and find more unique places Chicago has to offer.”

Item #1 on Cindi’s bucket list: “Hmmm, that’s hard to choose, but I think I would have to say watch Real Madrid vs. Barcelo-na with front row seats in the Real Madrid stadium, one of the biggest, if not biggest soccer game’s around the world. Hala Madrid!”

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “I

Mike MelkaFollow Mike on Twitter @

milksauce12 and Instagram @melksauce10

Hometown: Marin County, California

Major: Health & FitnessFavorite RMYou Crew Event:

Chive Fest or LollapaloozaWhat are some activities or

events you are looking forward to experiencing? “Eat at the top floor of the Hancock building; go to K1 speedway, or going to iFLY Chicago.”

Item #1 on Mike’s bucket list: Base jump off a skyscraper

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “Chicago pizza is unreal. With so many options it’s hard to choose my favorite. Dimo’s and Uno’s would be my win-ners though; Dimo’s has crazy pizza combinations that I guar-antee you’ve never even heard of. I had a slice of Philly chees-esteak and a slice of s’mores pizza. Uno’s was one Chicago’s oldest pizza joints and is still in the basement of the building it started and is one of the reasons Chicago deep dish is so famous.”

“RMU is growing and stu-

Lamont WimsFollow Lamont on Twitter

and Instagram @LAwimsHometown: Frederick, Mary-

landMajor: AccountingFavorite RMYou Crew Event:

“I’m new to the RMYou Crew, so I haven’t had the opportuni-ty to go out with them.”

What are some activities or events you are looking forward to experiencing? “Go to a Chica-go Blackhawks or Bulls game.”

Item #1 on Lamont’s bucket list: Go skydiving

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “I have tried a lot of the pizza around the city, and Lou Malna-ti’s stands out to me.”

“It is important because it is a great experience for me to see all over Chicago and experience everything the culture of the city has to offer. It also allows people to see what RMU has to offer being in the city of Chica-go.”

absolutely love PIZZA!!! My fa-vorite place is Pizano’s because they have delicious deep dish pizza and fried calamari! I don’t need any toppings on mine, but sometimes I do switch it up and they have great ingredients.”

“I think people need to see what is around Chi-town. RMU may be a small campus, but in reality the whole city is theirs to claim and explore.”

along with the Al Capone one as well.”

Item #1 on Darby’s bucket list: “Wow, that’s a tough one. I’d have to say to go on Dancing With The Stars or be a part of the USA Women’s National Soc-cer Team. They are two very dif-ferent things but describe both sides of me.”

Chicago is notorious for the best pizza in the country; which place is your favorite so far? “Pizzeria Uno has been my fa-vorite place thus far. I am some-one that likes the little ‘hole in the wall’ type of places and Piz-zeria Uno is just that. It’s a small intimate setting and has amaz-ing deep dish pizza.”

“I find that it’s important be-cause the students need to see that the city of Chicago IS our campus and they should know all there is to offer around the city. Experiencing it the way I have is a once in a life time op-portunity and I wouldn’t trade it for any other college job.”

dents are not only coming from all over the U.S. but are coming from foreign countries as well. Being one of the out of state students, I had no idea how much the great city of Chica-go really offers. Being in the RMYou Crew has given me the opportunity to experience ev-erything the city has to offer; to go to concerts and festivals, eat at premier restaurants, and ex-perience Chicago hot spots first hand.”

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KYLE ASHLEY

DAN CIAGLIA

Music Review Sonic

Highways

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he new Foo Fighters album, Sonic High-ways is a love letter to American music. Three years have passed since the last

album, and the band went look-ing for something to keep things interesting. After the success of band leader Dave Grohl's last two efforts with the Foo Fighter album 'Wasting Light and the project of 'Sound City: Real to Reel' the band came to a reali-zation. They noticed that cities across America had their own iconic studio, and that each of them had just as much of a story to tell as Sound City Studio. The Foo Fighters then made a trip across the country for their eighth studio album, traveling to eight iconic cities, to record eight songs, one dedicated to each city, to each a single stu-dio, speaking with the produc-ers who ran them and the artists who recorded at the locations

in order to get a sense of the re-gion's sound. Iconic artists were asked to join in on the creative process. Some artists included Rick Neilson, Joe Walsh, Gary Clark Junior, Zac Brown, and several others. The project didn't end with just an album, as Dave Grohl returned for another di-rectorial spot with a documen-tary series on HBO, following the same name as the album. The documentary explains how Grohl does his research on the various cities’ history, the his-tory of the studios, the artists, and the music movements they were involved with. It doesn't just appeal to a fan of rock and roll, but expands to other genres as the band takes influence from southern country, Chi-cago blues, Louisiana jazz and so forth to the creation of their music. After each session was com-pleted, the band returned to the city they recorded in, found a local venue, and played a small show. Some of the venues in-cluded the Preservation Hall in New Orleans in March and Chi-cago's Cubby Bear in October.

These places also have stories mentioned in the documentary series. Each song has lyrics written with pieces of history written into it, along with conversations by legends within the business

and a personal connection to each of the band members, all of which can be heard if you lis-ten close enough to their tales and the music. Over all, 'Sonic Highways' is a great source of music history and a decent lis-

ten. The album drops Novem-ber 10, and the Foo Fighters will be on tour in 2015 with each art-ist that they spoke with in the documentary in their respected hometowns.

ccording to Christine Fish-er, Robert Mor-ris University's

VP of Brand and Image, only a small handful of peo-ple will ever realize the vast potential that Chicago has to offer. Anything from world class museums and nation-ally renowned tourist attrac-tions all the way to 5-star restaurants and historic professional sports teams are at our disposal to experi-ence every day, and the State

Crew Members Tyler Warden and Mike Melka make sure RMU is repre-sented well at Chivefest over the summer.

RMU's Crew of Brand Ambassadors Immerse Themselves in the Chicago Culture

Street Campus is smack dab in the middle of it all.Part of Christine's job at Robert Morris is the empha-sis of building a brand; every single one of us has our own set of unique identifiers that we use to market ourselves and form our individual identity. Branding is one of the essential principles of marketing as well; business-es aim to establish a brand in order to keep consumers coming back, and Robert Morris University builds their brand to recruit stu-dents to become a part the Eagle family.The concept of building a brand combined with the wonderful culture through-

out Chicago is what led to the formation of the RMYou Crew. The purpose for cre-ating the Crew, according to Fisher, was to "give students the opportunity to become brand ambassadors for Rob-ert Morris. These students get to experience Chicago to its fullest extent while representing and branding our school to the city." They have certainly taken every opportunity to see all Chi-cago has to offer; the Crew

has been spotted enjoying a Cubs game from the in-famous Wrigley bleachers, dining at all of Chicago's famous pizza spots, getting some exercise in riding Div-vy bikes around the loop, and all sorts of other fun ac-tivities all over the city!The RMYou Crew is cur-rently made up of 7 brand ambassadors: senior Tav-ia Anderson, sophomore Amanda Bassill, junior Dar-by Bennett, senior Cindi Chavez, junior Mike Melka, senior Tyler Warden, and senior Lamont Wims. All 7 are athletes here at RMU, so when they are not busy practicing and getting their school work done, you could find them taking Chi-cago by storm. Typically, they will find time for one or two different things to do every week, always rocking their RMU gear and build-ing up the school's brand. The Crew also has the liber-ty to choose whatever event

or restaurant they want to experience; it is in their control how to experience Chicago. Fisher said that "Robert Morris isn't just the 1 building on State Street … Chicago is our campus, and these young men and women are the window to the city for the rest of our students."If you would like to keep up with the RMYou Crew, they always maintain a strong presence via social media and other online avenues. They have a main site, called The Hub, which is located at robertmorris.edu/hub where all of their tweets and posts can be tracked. If you're a fan of twitter or in-stagram, follow the hashtag #rmyoucrew and see what the Crew is up to that way. Or if you would like to fol-low the Crew members in-dividually, check out their profiles on the next page so you could get their twitter handle!

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Ingredients:

3 parts: Stoli Gala Apple Vodka

3 parts: Godiva White Chocolate Liquor

1 part: Fireball Whiskey

1 teaspoon: Cinnamon for decoration

1 Slice of Gala Apple for decoration

f you have ever traveled to New York City, you might be familiar with the name Shake Shack. If not, here is some back-

ground information to get you caught up to speed. Shake Shack’s origins begin all the way back in 2001 with a simple hot dog cart set up Mad-ison Square Park in Manhattan, New York. The cart was set up for an event being held at the park and became a big hit over the next three years. Eventu-ally in 2004, that cart became a permanent kiosk in the park and the Shake Shack was born. In the years since its establish-ment, Shake Shack has grown into a franchise that has spread throughout the east coast of the United States and even in some countries overseas. Now the franchise has decided to expand into the Midwest by opening its very first location here in Chicago. Across the

The Hungry Eagle presents: Shake Shack

street from Eataly, Chicago’s very own Shake Shack is locat-ed in the River North neighbor-hood at 66 E. Ohio Street. During a family trip in 2012, I personally had the chance to try one of Shake Shack’s locations in Manhattan’s theater district. The first thing we noticed was the long line that went out the door. For the first few days we were not sure what to make of the place until someone told us it was a popular place for burger fanatics. The situation has been no dif-ferent here in Chicago; since its opening, people have lined up

along the sidewalk to give the newcomer restaurant a shot. My wait was about 40 minutes long. Near the middle of the line stood an employee passing out menus so customers were ready to place their orders by the time they got inside. This helped the line move at a good pace. At this point in time the long lines are hard to beat and the later you show up during the lunch hour

the longer you will probably have to wait. Once inside, customers come face to face with a wall-sized version of the menu. Perpendic-ular to the menu are two order-ing stations: one to order any-thing you want from the menu, the other is meant specifically for frozen custard orders. The interior is very modern looking and is filled with booths, tables, seats, and benches. TVs and some pretty neat pieces of Chi-cago styled artwork add charac-ter to the space. Finding a seat can be tricky especially when you’re with a group of people, but it usually doesn’t take too long for a spot to open up. The menu is pretty simple and to the point. Options include burgers, flat-top hot dogs, fries, frozen custard items, and even a variety of wines and craft beers. Some of the burgers available include a simple hamburger, to the vegetarian ‘Shroom Burger, and the classic Shack Burger. The burgers are cooked medi-um unless otherwise requested and can be ordered as single or double. Frozen custard fans can

take their pick from the selec-tion of shakes, cones, floats, and concretes. And for those who like a nice cold beer or glass of wine with their meal, Shake Shack hand pick a selection of draught beers as well as red and white wines. The prices are fair-ly reasonable, but keep in mind that you might pay a few extra bucks on some of the burgers should you order them as a dou-ble, and wine products can go up to $29. For my first visit to the Shack since my trip to New York, I stuck to the classic Shack Burg-er. I felt ambitious enough to order a double which is filling if you haven’t eaten for quite a few hours. Toppings included lettuce, tomato, and the infa-mous sauce. To go along with the burger, I ordered the crinkle fries and a chocolate custard shake despite the unfavorably cold conditions outside. The burger was a decent size that was rightly juicy and every-thing fit perfectly in between the bun. Overall the meal was satisfactory and made waiting in line well worth the time. I usually restrict myself from reviewing franchises, but this time I made a worthy excep-tion. Shake Shack in my opin-ion is definitely worth giving a try especially if you are a burger enthusiast. It is a neat place to bring your friends for a quick bite (after you’ve waited in the line outside of course) and has the potential to be a worthy competitor for similar business-es. To find out more about Shake Shack, be sure to visit their web-site at ShakeShack.com

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The Kris Kringle

TYSON BOSCO

he first obvious thing about tak-ing a sip out of this drink is how fes-tive it tastes. Even

though it is named after Santa Claus, this is not just a drink for those that cele-brate Christmas; it is a drink for everyone who celebrates anything.Invented at D'Agustino's Pizza and Pub, this drink does not have much of a

back story. Besides where it came from, and the fact that it was thought up one day through the minds of a bartender, a server, and a customer, there is not very much else to say about this drink. There is, of course, the fact that literally all of the drink is alcohol. With no ice, and the sweet burn of cinnamon, this drink has got some heat. No worries, though, because if one is the only one in the establishment to order this drink, he/she could proba-bly convince the bartender to relinquish the rest of the apple. Because what else is there to do with it?

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ovember 15th marked more than just the end to another foot-ball season for Robert Morris. It

connoted the departure of the twenty-five seniors who were harbingers for Robert Morris University’s inaugural foot-ball season in 2011 under head coach Jarred Williamson. Pre-viously serving as offensive co-ordinator for Illinois Wesleyan University until June of 2010, Jarred Williamson became head coach at RMU that same year. Coach Williamson and his se-nior laden team opened the season on a six game winning streak and a 27-19 victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In spite of this great start, the Eagles lost

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

CHRISTIAN NEISH

CRYSTAL ROHAN

three of their final five games re-sulting in them barely missing the playoffs. “Obviously we were disap-pointed.” Said coach William-son on the matter. “We started out hot out the gates and then

we just lost team, we need to improve.” The Eagles grabbed a 17-6 over Concordia University to end their season on a bitter-sweet note. Coach Williamson was quoted saying: “There was a lot sadness.” Speaking to the

feeling in the locker room after their final game. The RMU foot-ball team is sure to undergo a substantial change as the twen-ty-five four year seniors depart and traverse into their respec-tive occupations; this is where Coach Williamson believes the effect of this football program will be a benison to his players and where they will truly reap their dividends. “We’ve impact-ed each other. They’ve given so much and left so much with the coaches. Hopefully they can take this into their profes-sional lives. Overall, this group should be proud of themselves

and their meritorious effort. They have amassed twenty-sev-en victories in three seasons and set the standard for the up-coming football classes at RMU. Being the first to try anything ensures an arduous journey replete with failure, success and lessons learned; as a result, this paves the way for others to succeed where you did not and to learn what you have taught them. This group deserves to be extoled ad Coach Williamson shares a similar sentiment. “The University will look back on this group and be proud of what they accomplished.”

ecently RMU has received a lot of attention in the media for becom-

ing the first school in the country to recognize play-ing video games as a varsity sport. The school even offers gamers scholarships just like any other athlete attending Robert Morris. The students involved in this program are some of the first ever to be competing in the Collegiate Star League

RMU Goes to the Next Level with eSports

which has teams from 103 other colleges and universi-ties. Some of their compe-tition includes teams from local schools such as North-western University, Depaul University, and University of Illinois Champaign. The team at RMU is made up of 35 students.. A space was created spe-cifically for the gamers on the south side of the Chi-cago campus on the third floor. The arena provides gamers with the latest In-tel Core i7 processors and GeForce GTX cards from Nvidia which help provide gamers with a high quality experience. The team meets every weekday in the late afternoon from 4 to 9 to tune their skills in the mul-

tiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game “League of Legends.” They also meet on the weekends to participate in various competitions. A lot of the players have the opportunity to take this activity to a professional lev-el and start making a career out of playing video games. The coaches here at Rob-ert Morris had to persuade some of the players to put that goal off for a while to play in college. Adrian Ma, one of the

team’s top players, had been thinking about playing pro-fessionally when he gradu-ated from high school, but decided to give college a try because of the scholarships Robert Morris was offering. He was also ranked amongst the best amateurs in North America when he was re-cruited to Robert Morris. Associate Athletic Direc-tor Kurt Melcher has been a huge proponent to the eS-ports team here on campus. He and some of the gamers

have been mentioned in multiple articles from ESPN, Huffington Post, and The Chicago Tribune just to name a few. The “League of Legends” team was also fea-tured on the television show Late Night with Seth Mey-ers. The eSports program is definitely a rapidly trending topic not just on campus, but in the media as well. This is just the beginning for Robert Morris and eSports.

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RENA PETTY

CHRISTIAN NEISH

Preparing for Finals

inals week is such a daunting apparition that should not to be taken on in a fa-cetious manner. So what is the best way

to prepare for finals? Inordinate amounts of studying? For the professional shirks with high-ly advanced apathy, is it cram-ming? Invoking spirits? Crying? Not studying at all? Consuming lethal amounts of coffee? More crying? While all of these are fine options, though some are more advantageous than others, there is a rudimentary solution guys can use to prepare for finals and pretty much every male that has ever existed is familiar with it. Prepare for finals in the same vain you would prepare to get a girl’s phone number; genius right? Two completely analogous entities that cannot be avoided beckon for a similar approach and here are the three key points to follow. One, you must approach the final meticulously. Dating back to the archaic age of the caveman, any goal trying to be achieved requires a certain air of sleuthing. Cavemen would ana-lyze the habits and quiddities of a saber tooth tiger before gal-lantly going in for the capture; as they did, so must you. Em-brace the final. Think like the fi-nal. Become one with the final. Be the final. Varnishing over the platitude, you have to find out as much as you can about the final in order to promote an aus-picious study method. ‘When is it? What chapters is it com-prised of? How many questions are on the final? How much time will be allotted to take the final?’ It is the simplest of infor-mation that gradually pushes you towards your overall goal; much like approaching that wonderful girl you have been ogling in your chemistry class. Ask here where she’s from, her

he weather is get-ting colder, thanks-giving and Christ-mas are just around the corner, and there are just a couple of

more weeks left until the fall quarter is over. Before we can relax and enjoy a much needed winter break, we must first em-bark on the stressful and nerve wrecking journey that is called Finals Week. The purpose of a final exam is for our professors to test us on most of the materi-al that they covered throughout the quarter. Most people have been taking final exams since high school but are still dis-traught about how to prepare for them. There are different kinds of people when it comes to prepar-ing for finals. There are the peo-ple who procrastinate studying until the night just before their exam. There are people who cut out their social lives and make studying their primary focus. Some people even pull all-night-ers prepping for their final ex-ams. Other people barely study at all and instead try to cram on every lesson covered from the entire quarter moments before they take the exam. There are also the people who decide not to study at all and just "wing it". This may work for a few special people but if you have found that this process does not help you, here are a few tips that may be beneficial for your finals. The first thing one should do to prepare for finals week is to start off by going to their profes-sor to see which lessons will be on the exam. A lot of professors give their students study guides but not all of them will. So, I would recommend speaking to your professor about what material you will need to study for. Once I find out what I need to study, I would do just that: study. There are three different types of learners so some people may study differently from others. If you are an auditory learner, meaning you learn things better if you hear them, I suggest you study with a partner. I would have a friend/study buddy talk with me about the material be-cause hearing them may help me better than reading over my notes. Another type of learner is the visual learner. These are

the people that learn better by looking at the material. For vi-sual learners, I would suggest making flash cards, charts and diagrams. Another thing a vi-sual learner could do is look at videos that may pertain to the topics that will be on their exam. The last type of learner is the kinesthetic learner. Kines-thetic learners are people who learn best by doing things. The more they physically do some-thing, the easier it is for them to understand it. If you find it dif-ficult to sit still while studying, you may be a kinesthetic learn-er. One way to study as a kines-thetic learner is to do what the lesson is. If you are a business major studying budgeting, I would suggest making a budget because actually doing it could help you understand it. Wheth-er you study best by doing, see-ing or hearing the material, it is vital to just make sure that you study either way. My final tip for anyone trying to survive finals week is to be healthy. One should eat healthy because it will give them a boost of energy. Junk food/ comfort food makes people drowsy and sluggish. When a person eats unhealthy, they are less moti-vated to do things. If you eat healthy foods, you will have so much energy. We all need ener-gy when it comes to finals week. That is why I would also sug-gest getting a healthy amount of sleep during that week. Some people like to stay up until two o'clock in the morning before their final so that they can get in all of the studying that they can. I wouldn't suggest doing this because staying up all night will make you tired the next day. So, get a healthy eight to ten hours of sleep. It is also important to be healthy because catching a cold or virus during finals week should be avoided. When most people are sick, they want to stay in bed all day and can't even focus on studying. Stay healthy to keep you energy and to avoid

catching any bugs that may prohibit you from studying ef-ficiently. Overall I suggest that everyone study hard but have fun with it so that you will not stress your-selves out. Do different activi-ties that help you learn better as auditory, visual and kinesthet-ic learners. Eat healthy, sleep healthy and avoid getting sick. These things should help some-one who may be trying to sur-vive finals week. Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor.

ambitions, what intrigues her, her favorite book, things of that nature. The more information you have about the unknown, the more comfortable you are with facing it. Do not be domineered by the final and do not fear it. You are man; consanguineous of the ancient Egyptians who erected the pyramids through nothing more than sheer industry and tenacity; consanguineous of the great George Crum, inventor of the potato chip. If man can cul-tivate effigies used to venerate ancient pharaohs made out of nothing but limestone and learn to deep fry diminutively thin potato slices and sprinkle them with salt, then by god anything is possible. Having trepidations about taking a final is well with-in our humanities; it is human nature for us to be concerned when taking on daunting tasks. It is also human nature for us to circumvent such anxieties. Fear affects performance and makes it all but impossible to be incisive. If you approach a wom-an quavering then you have substantially decreasing your chance of success. Be aplomb and act with conviction and surely the rest shall fall into its apropos position. Besides, that final is more afraid of you than you are of it—well you can at least tell yourself that in order to get the juices going. We have a tendency as a people to confer greater value to situations and implements than their actual worth. Finals are important, yes, but failing a final or getting a “D” on it does not define your intelligence or worth, nor does it portend the end of the world betokening an eternal reign of perdition on earth. Here, we ar-rive at my final point. Do not debase yourself; failure and disappointment are inexo-rable, but the more you fail and the more you disappoint your-self, the greater the opportunity for transcendence. Not to say that you should be content with perceived shortcomings, but to say that you now have been ac-quainted with acerbic and odi-ous taste that is inadequacy and you will want to avoid that. No one being is inerrant, and this connotes that there is perpetu-al room for improvement. You didn’t get that girl’s number? You got a 70% on your final? So what? There are other girls for you to talk to and there will be other finals for you to take; re-deem yourself. With these three keys, you are aptly prepared for finals, prepared to get that girl who doesn’t know she loves you yet and prepared to succeed in life. Any man that allows him to be defined by his failures never tru-ly triumphed. Always keep in mind one thing; finals are not final.

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The Chicago WalkerThoughts Create Mental Movies

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umanity has a tendency towards overlooking ev-eryday miracles; it seems there is just too many

things going on to notice them constantly. One example of a miracle is a dream. In the dead of night, my mind goes towards this topic quite a bit. While I pace around the city at a speed most cannot keep up with, everyone else is most likely dreaming. Being an insomniac gives one a special appreciation towards dreams; in a given night I wake up so often that I experience about 15 to 20 dreams a night. These little snippets of dreams are usually rather short, some-what realistic, yet still ridicu-lous enough for them to not

exist beyond the mind. What is it that makes them, though? Psychologists, psychiatrists, and dentists, for all I know, have been coming up with possibili-ties as to where dreams come from. It is more or less under-stood that they are a figment of our subconscious that happens in a relatively short amount of time during a sleep cycle. One would surmise that because the human mind can think a couple of hundred times faster than time moves, time spent in a dream would feel hours long but only take up around 15 ac-tual minutes. As to how dreams come to be, no one really knows. One idea is that the mind, during the sleep-ing state, pieces together memo-ries, thoughts, and feelings into intricate stories we then virtu-

ally experience. Although it is not known for sure where and how the mind creates these in-stances, there has been specula-tion that dreams are influenced heavily by daily interactions. Sometimes, though, things seem to get supernatural. It is not an entirely new idea that sometimes people dream about things before they hap-pen. Many signify this to be an act of the supernatural, but there are other ways to explain how this occurs. The best way to explain it is with a hypothet-ical situation; a woman dreams of a good friend of hers becom-ing her lover. In less than a month, the two start dating. Was it somehow fated for them to be together? It is a possibili-ty, but that does that make it a fact.

One possible explanation on how this phenomenon hap-pens could be stated merely as this; subtle hints about a per-sons characteristics could be noticed by the subconscious mind. After all, most thought comes from observation. If not in immediate connection, thought is connected to obser-vation through memory, which is basically a library that cate-gorizes an endless array of ob-servations. In this instance, a non-obvious message is sent out and received unknowingly. The message is then pieced together with other like-minded memo-ries or thoughts. In the end, a dream relating to that message is then experienced. To go back to the hypothetical situation, a woman has a real-ly good friend whom she likes.

Unbeknownst to her, this good friend really likes her, but does not know how to tell her, so he never does. However, because feelings are difficult to cover up entirely, this he gives her an endearing look every once in a while; it is totally acciden-tal but happens all the same. The woman, although also un-knowing, picks up this look subconsciously. Her mind then builds it into a dream of him confidently looking at her that certain way, and suddenly she realizes his romantic potential. As said previously, it is a clear fault of humanity to overlook things they deal with on a daily basis. If anything, dreams are proof that the lives we live have so much more going on than we realize.

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