MONDAY October 17, 2016
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‘Drunkorexia’: a dangerous habit
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BY JESSICA BERBEY STAFF WRITER
University students starve themselves all day long in order to get drunk quicker and without consuming extra calories. According to a recent study by the Research Society on Alcoholism, college students are skipping meals to get drunk cheaper and faster. They will also work out excessively to avoid gaining weight from binge drinking. “I haven’t heard of (drunkorexia) occurring on a regular basis, but I have heard of people doing it before and have definitely seen people get a lot more intoxicated by not eating before they drink,” said Lorna Gilmore, senior in Social Work. The report shows that one third of college students engage in this activity, and that students don’t drink casually but rather to get blackout drunk. Joseph Ketchem, the alcohol enforcement sergeant at the Champaign Police Department, expressed his concern over the recent epidemic. “It’s stupid,” Ketchem said. “Any time you are starving yourself in order for you to go out and drink, not only will there be medical problems, but safety issues as well.”
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Muslim association invites students to spread peace BY MADELEINE HUBBARD STAFF WRITER
To fi ght ignorance, the Muslim Student Association of the University of Illinois hosted Islam Awareness Week the week of Oct. 10. The group also hosted a free concert titled “Black Lives Matter: It’s a Muslim Issue” with a performance and talk by Muslim rapper Khalil Ismail on Friday. With the theme of “Mythbusters,” Muslim students fought against discrimination and ignorance. The week began with Wear a Hijab Challenge, where the Muslim Student
Association gave out headscarves and cotton candy, encouraging non-Muslim girls to know what it feels like to wear a hijab in their daily lives. The association also hosted several talks, including “Interfaith Can Restore Humanity” and “Islamophobia and the Media.” H ate cr i mes a nd discrimination toward Muslims in A merica occur at an alarmingly high rate. A study led by Professor Brian Levin at California State University, San Bernardino, showed
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Students shine lights as Khalil Ismail performs as part of the Islam Awareness Week hosted by
Panel gives historical perspective on Black Lives Matter BY ASHLEY HARRIS STAFF WRITER
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A growing number of colleges are banning hard liquor on campuses in an attempt to moderate extreme drinking. For example, schools such as Stanford University and Dartmouth University placed bans on the consumption of hard liquor. Ketchem said that extreme alcohol intake can severely impact a person’s life. “Alcoholism can lead to people trying other drugs. It leads to them not showing up for classes, binge drinking, binge eating and not eating at all,” he said. “It’s a huge problem, not just among college students.” Bob Wilczynski, assistant director of University Housing, said that he is aware of the concept of drunkorexia but as far as he knows, there is no direct attribution to it here at Illinois. There has been no detection of students intentionally starving themselves to drink, he said, but that he isn’t surprised that this category exists because of its correlation with body issues. According to the study, athletes and students who live in fraternities and sororities were more likely to report such behaviors. Wilczynski said that he sees why drunkorexia could
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Protestors occupy Taste of Chicago 2016; the Black Lives Matter movement has rapidly proliferated and permeated various facets of society, including the University environment.
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With over 20 AfricanAmerican student organizations on campus, the conversation regarding black lives is ongoing here. To continue the campus wide conversation, the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives hosted the “Cross Border Conversations on Black Lives” in the Illini Union on Friday. “(It gave) historical content for students, who now proclaim that Black Lives Matter is one that includes exclusion, segregation, and low enrollment of African American students, (and) low numbers of AfricanAmerican staff,” said Assata Zerai, the vice chancellor for diversity, who opened the discussion by providing statistics and information on the campus and its connection to the Black Lives Matter movement. The University, which started off with a goal of enrolling 500 AfricanAmerican students, is now
part of the movement. “Given what is happening in the U.S., and not just the U.S., but globally, it’s about having an interdisciplinary conversation around black lives,” said Karen Flynn, who sits on the board of WGGP and helped plan the event for the Cross Border Conversations. The conversation was led and approached through many different points of view so that the panel could connect throughout every aspect. It featured four main speakers. Pascale Diverlus, the co-founder of Toronto’s Black Lives Matter movement, was the fi rst speaker to spark energy in the room. “These conversations are necessary, but I think we should complicate it more,” said Diverlus, a well-known activist, who takes Black Lives Matter personally. “Think of the names we don’t know, the names we’ll never know.” Another featured speaker included journalist Evan Moore, who spoke about the
media’s portrayal of black lives. Moore, who grew up on the south side of Chicago, focused his discussion on his hometown’s movement, emphasizing that Black Lives Matter is not just about protesting but also about uplifting the community. “In one incident, there was a group of students and the media portrayed them as (Black Lives Matter) protesters. They aren’t protesters, they were just students,” Moore said, who has been on both sides of the movement; reporting on it and witnessing it two blocks from where he grew up. “People don’t see the difference between a hashtag, the group and the actual movement.” Tommy Curry, a professor at Texas A&M University, spoke on the connection and importance of the struggles of a black man. “American society is generally dangerous for
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