Volume 109, Issue 3
Teachers sit in on November Board of Education meeting LT faculty still waits on new contract proposal
Page 2: Turn to Page 2 to learn all about new security measures at NC.
Page 4 includes the full story coverage of the Nov. 16 Board of Education Meeting along with the status of teacher contracts.
Page 3: Come rock out with Josie Dunne ‘15 and get all the details about her hometown show on Page 3. Page 4: Music Makers makes a big move. Read all about it on Page 4. Page 5: Take a look at some of the groups making this holiday season merry and bright on Page 5.
Right: Teachers gather for the entirety of the Board of Education Meeting in NC room 104 on Nov. 16 (Breen/LION).
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) institutes new scholarship program by Harper Hill @harpss42
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) recently instituted the Chancellor’s Fellows Program in hopes that free tuition will encourage high-achieving, low-income Illinois residents to stay in state for their college education. “The state of Illinois has, over the past number of years, been rising in the rankings of states who have exported a [higher] number of students to other out-of-state institutions than they were importing,” Director of Recruitment and Outreach at UIC Oscar Rodriguez said. According to Illinois Policy, 83 out of 102 Illinois counties experienced a decline in population from July 2016 to July 2017. When population was measured over the five year period from April 2010 to July 2015, Illinois ranked number one for highest state out-migration rates: Illinois lost 3.3 percent of their population. “There’s a lot of concern about what that means because when students leave the state, there’s a greater likelihood that they won’t return,” Rodriguez said. “For the vitality of the
‘18- ‘19 staff awards
Harper Hill ‘19- Honorable Mention in Feature Writing Mary Okkema ‘19- Honorable Mention in News Editing/Headline Writing Greg Smith ‘19- Excellent Award in Editorial Writing Taylor Schmitt ‘19- Excellent Award in Journalism Ethics and Press Law Lars Lonnroth ‘19- Superior Award in Newswriting ‘17- ‘18 staff awards Lonnroth- 5th place in nation in Story of the Year: Podcasting; Honorable Mention in Story of the Year: Podcasting; Honorable Mention in Story of the Year: Blogging
Sydney Kaehler ‘18- Story of the Year: Editorial Cartooning compiled by Grace Kulat
was important to try and include some form of structured academic program.” The Chancellor’s Fellows program was set up to allow students to participate in the Honors College, business scholars or the academic component of the President’s Award Program, Rodriguez said. “We’re trying to put together those scholarship dollars and also [add] an academic component to make sure that we keep some of the best and the brightest in Illinois and at UIC,” Rodriguez said. The scholarship program will start in the 2019-2020 academic school year, and only students who meet the Nov. 1 Early Action and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline will be considered, Fletcher said. There is not a Continued on page 3
state of Illinois and the Midwest, it’s really important that we keep a higher percentage of students in the state of Illinois so that they remain in the state of Illinois and contribute to the economy.” UIC received a $3.8 million allocation from the Illinois legislature, which is being redirected to fund the Aim High scholarship within the newly instituted Chancellor’s Fellows Program, Executive Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships at UIC Kiley Fletcher said. All 12 Illinois public institutions were offered an allocation from the state, but not all schools accepted. Each university has to match the funds that they receive from Aim High in a new form of aid dollars, Rodriguez said. “We felt that the best use of those funds was to try [to] attract and keep some of the higher ability students here in Illinois, the Chicagoland area and UIC in specific,” Rodriguez said. “For us, we didn’t think about it as just the Aim High scholarship; we thought that it
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New scholarship at UIC is an option for eligible students
Monday, December 3, 2018
Page 6: Get to know some friendly faces with the third edition of People of LT. Check out page 6. Page 7: You already know the grid is poppin’. Hit up page 7. Page 8: Check out Page 8 to see the three perspectives on grade inflation. Page 9: Read all about the staff’s opinion on LT’s athletics and new security measures. Page 10: Get an in-depth look at how the boys swim team is handling some major changes this year. Page 11: Get the scoop as LT dribbles into basketball season on Page 11. Page 12: Shoot your shot on Page 12, and see what intramural soccer teams scored a spot on our top eight power rankings. Page 13:
LION Newspaper scores nationally at NSPA/JEA LT newspaper students win, bring home nine national awards by Grace Kulat @gracekulat Five LION Newspaper members earned a total of nine national awards at the National High School Journalism Convention held in Chicago the first weekend of November. They competed against student journalists from all over the country. The four day event is held semi annually and sponsored by the Journalism Education Association (JEA) and the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA). The staff competed in journalism contests on Friday and attended educational seminars on Friday and Saturday. The members of LION attended seminars on different journalism related topics where professional journalists provided advice on how to improve writing and reporting skills. “I learned the importance of capturing the
heart of the story and honing in on the most important details,” News Co-Editor Harper Hill ‘19 said. The LION members also participated in writing contests against other student journalists from across the country. “You realize how well prepared you are coming from LION and LT’s journalistic writing program” News Co-Editor Mary Okkema ‘19 said. The LION earned a total of nine national awards at the convention. Lonnroth won four of the nine awards. “It was pretty crazy because I didn’t know how to feel,” Managing Editor of Breaking News/Multimedia coverage Lars Lonnroth ‘19 said. “It’s so weird to see the work I did get recognized nationally. It was crazy, surreal and fulfilling.”
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