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Bars reject international IDs, students feel wronged BY ADAM KAZ STAFF WRITER
Chirag Khushalani doesn’t have an Illinois driver’s license and up until recently, that didn’t seem like such a big deal. But beginning in April 2016, every time he tried to go to The Red Lion or The Clybourne, he was denied entry because he didn’t have an Illinois ID. Khushalani, a sophomore in Business, tried using his United Arab Emirates ID to prove his age at the bars but was denied. He is one of approximately 11,000 international students who attend the University. “It’s kind of insulting because being apart of this student community, I’m really interested in socializing and meeting people,” Khushalani said. “I’m legally allowed to be there.” General manager of The Red Lion and The Clybourne, Jason Reda, declined to comment on this story. Bouncers now encourage international students to bring their passports if they want entry to the bars, Khushalani said. Nikhil Jerath, a sophomore in Engineering and an Indian citizen, started using his passport as a form of identification. Yet Jerath is anxious about the arrangement, especially with the possibility of inadvertently losing it. “I don’t feel comfortable having to rely on my passport for the rest of my college career,” he said. “I still have three years left, and anything can happen in three years.” Some students have also been denied entrance while using replacement IDs. According to a new state policy, people who receive a driver’s license must get a temporary paper ID until their official ID arrives in the mail. Nikki Thayyil, senior in Business, used her passport while waiting for a replacement state ID to arrive in the mail. She’s seen some bars on campus decline her friends for using temporary IDs. Thayyil said all bars except Joe’s Brewery decline temporary IDs, which she thinks is a known policy around campus. “It doesn’t seem like there’s a basis for why they don’t let people use the paper IDs,” she said. “If there was a reason, and they specifically said the reason, I think that more people would be understanding.” Though Thayyil believes bars lack transparency, some bars on campus communicate their ID processes more clearly. Murphy’s pub manager Alyssa Ullrich said the bar handles the issue by requiring both the temporary license and the ID being replaced. Since Murphy’s is used to the new regulations, Ullrich said it’s better to make sure they aren’t serving anyone attempting to use a fake or duplicate ID. Khushalani is too nervous to carry his passport and international advising specialist Melissa Chin tells international students to keep their passports in a secure place. “We encourage students to keep their passports in a safe place, so ideally (bars on campus) would want students to carry copies of their passports rather than the original passport, just because it can be kind of hard to replace it if it gets lost,” Chin said. Students who lose or damage their passports will have to go to their home country’s Chicago consulate to get a replacement. Khushalani believes the bars are breaking state discrimination law. He’s considered legal action and has spoken to director of student legal services Thomas E. Betz about possibly fi ling a discrimination case
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Early voting began at the Illini Union on Monday. Students and community members alike took advantage of this opportunity and cast their ballots early.
Ballots open early, draw crowds Early voting open at the Illini Union until Nov. 6 and the ARC starting Oct. 31 DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten has expanded early voting locations to nine additional places for the Nov. 8 election. “There’s an enormous amount of demand for early voting in Champaign county, and we wanted to continue to provide locations that folks can take advantage of early voting without having to wait in line,” Hulten said. On campus, people can now vote at the Illini Union Federal Room in the basement until Nov. 6. Starting Oct. 31, the Activities and Recreation Center will also be an early voting place. “We wanted another location in a
BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY STAFF WRITER
For many millennials, this is the first United States presidential election in which they are eligible to vote and they are not taking the responsibility lightly. Over half of Americans are more stressed out now than when the 2016 presidential election cycle began. Fifty-two percent of Americans claim that the election is a “very or somewhat significant source of stress,” according to a survey done by the American Psychological Association. Millennials were the second-largest group to report higher levels of stress, with 56 percent reporting high stress. The study also highlighted that political affi liation is not a key factor in rising stress levels, since both Republicans and Democrats produced similar results. Fifty-five percent of registered Democrats reported significant
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stress, similarly 59 percent of registered republicans that reported stress. Dr. Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz, an assistant political science professor at the University, believes the rise of election-related stress can mostly be attributed to how little there is to like about the candidates. “The candidates from both parties have historically low levels of likability,” Ksiazkiewicz said. The ratings “may indicate anxiety among some voters who anticipate being dissatisfied regardless of who wins the election.” The political polarization between Republicans and Democrats has increased over the years, which could be a long-term cause of election-related stress. “There is some evidence that ‘neg-
Election-related stress guidelines • Limit exposure to media that is reporting on the elections. • Read just enough to be prepared to vote. • It’s okay to politely decline or change the subject away from elections. • Avoid catastrophizing, the elections will be over and people will move on. • Try to focus on issues that are enjoyable and practical. • Try focusing on local elections or representatives.
SOURCE: JENNIFER CARSON, STRESS MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AT MCKINLEY HEALTH CENTER
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Bar raids spike during popular weekends BY LILLY MASHAYEK STAFF WRITER
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“We look for facilities that are visible, that have enough room for us, that we can take over for two straight weeks and have the security we need,” Hulten said. “(We also look for a place) that is accessible for folks with disabilities, and then we try to spread those locations out in a way that’s geographically diverse.” According to Activities and Recreation Center event coordinator Andrew Funari, the Champaign County Clerk’s office reached out to the ARC to request the space. “It’s all been their coordination,”
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slightly different area of campus to try and spread the load out for people who are interested in early voting and live on campus,” Hulten said. The decision to increase early voting locations was in response to the demand for early voting last March. Hulten said the goal is to have 30,000 to 40,000 people vote early. “In March we had significantly more demand for early voting than we anticipated,” Hulten said. “Since this is the highest turnout election that we’ve had, we wanted to be ready.” Hulten said multiple factors come into play when determining if a location is able to host election polls.
Since students can go to bars at the age of 19, campus police have consistently combatted underage drinking. But, some students feel there has been a stronger police presence at the bars than in previous years. “To me it feels like they are really just trying to crack down on the weekends, almost to maybe prevent like other students from around the area, you know ISU, or Eastern, or Parkland that come,” said Andrew Hassiepen, a graduate student and alumnus. Since there is only one campus bar in Urbana, The Canopy Club, most of the policing of bars falls under the jurisdiction of Champaign Police. The University Police do not have jurisdic-
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tion in campus bars. “The majority of crime on campus is alcohol related,” said Sgt. Joe Ketchem with Champaign Police. “I think we wrote 59 (tickets) … on the first weekend, like on a Saturday.” As part of their campus patrol duties, Champaign Police conduct bar checks throughout campus. Ketchem said about five officers at a time go to the bar and check for underage drinking, as well as providing alcohol to underage patrons, among other possible violations. “Every semester we do about six of those, it just depends,” he said. “My philosophy is I try to do a little more in the fall,
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