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MONDAY March 4, 2019
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Vol. 148 Issue 46
Professor faces sexism accusation BY JULIE KANG STAFF WRITER
University professor in FAA Joan Hickey is facing backlash from members of the University community after publishing a suggestively sexist Facebook post regarding female music students. Hickey, lecturer of jazz performance and piano pedagogy, posted this on her personal Facebook page: “I’m realizing now that having so many female students is not such a great thing. They are very inconsistent with coming
profanity against her. The person who reposted Hickey’s original post is Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena. His Facebook profile indicates he is a teaching assistant at the University. The repost, which is public on Hiranmayena’s Facebook page, received contradictory reactions, with some standing up for Hickey and others condemning her for her words. Hickey said everyone who knows her has supported her. Saffron Bruno, freshman in FAA, is an aspiring pianist and violist. She
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The original post was reposted by Patu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena, who identifies as a teaching assistant at the University on his Facebook page.
to lessons. Too many varied interests? Lack of commitment and focus on one thing? I wonder if that’s one reason there are so few women jazz players. My guys come to their lesson every week without fail.” Hickey works part-time at the University. In an email, Hickey said her Facebook post was not about the University nor its students. “My words were misconstrued and taken out of context,” Hickey said. “I have a long career of promoting women in jazz. I am working to sort this out.” Hickey said an individual she does not know discovered her post and reposted it to his own public profile page. Hickey said the repost included name-calling and
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believes it is important for women to be proud of paving their own path in the music world. Although she does not know Hickey personally, Bruno said she believes women in music, especially in jazz, should not put other women down. “It’s not the attitude to put down your students, let alone on the basis of their gender,” Bruno said. Bruno shared she has experienced sexism and misogyny numerous times in the past years, getting into arguments and discussions about whether or not women are fit to be musicians. However, she said she has never faced an altercation with another woman.
Students wait to enter the Red Lion on Friday for Unofficial. CoverMe, an app released on Feb. 18, provides live bar information to users.
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New app displays bar cover BY GRACE MALONEY STAFF WRITER
The weekend has arrived. You get dressed up, call your friends and start making your way toward your favorite campus bars, only to find out the cover charge is $20 when you were expecting $10. Many students at the University have undoubtedly encountered similar issues, and it’s quite the inconvenience if you did not bring enough cash to pay the cover. CoverMe, a new app
which launched Feb. 18, aims to solve this problem and provide convenience for bar-goers on campus. “Last year, I was thinking it would be nice to know the bar data before going out,” said John Chomiak, creator of the app and junior in LAS. The CoverMe app provides its users with the current covers at bars on campus as well as special drink deals at each bar. Though it is currently only available on the Apple App Store, there are plans
to expand it in the future, Chomiak said. “I started from scratch about six months ago,” Chomiak said. “I knew really nothing about iOS development. The issue I’ve had is that you can only code on Apple devices and I have a Windows laptop. So I do all my work at the (Undergraduate Library).” The app is built around user participation, Chomiak said. “If the price is wrong, you can click a button that says price is wrong, and it
prompts you to update it,” Chomiak said. This system has been successful so far, and the cover prices have been pretty accurate. After the first week, there were over 2,000 downloads, Chomiak said. Evan Eckels, freshman in Engineering, has been helpful with graphic design, Chomiak said. The two teamed up for the creating and design process. One of the most challenging parts of the app was
Same-sex marriage legalization boosts satisfaction BY CLARE BUDIN SENIOR REPORTER
After the 2015 United States Supreme Court decision to legalize samesex marriage nationwide, the LGBTQ community was given a freedom which increased life satisfaction, emotional well-being and family support, according to a study published by University professors. Professors Brian Ogolsky, Ramona Faith Oswald and TeKisha Rice surveyed 279
individuals in committed same-sex relationships and 266 individuals in heterosexual relationships four months before, and then two weeks, three months and one year after the 2015 decision. In the first of two papers published in the study, the professors found on average after the Supreme Court ruling, life satisfaction increased and psychological distress decreased noticeably among same-sex
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While the cold winter in Illinois is on its way out, the lasting negative effect could stay with us for a while. The frigid temperatures this winter have brought hazardous driving conditions, caused by damages such as potholes and cracks to the roads of ChampaignUrbana. These determinants can cause severe problems for drivers as they attempt to maneuver the roads. Jose Rivera-Perez, graduate student in Engineering, attributes the creation of potholes to temperature and moisture conditions. “Water has some chemical properties that when it gets mixed with asphalt, the asphalt debunks from the aggregate,” he said. “Especially since we’ve got such low temperatures here in Illinois, the asphalt gets more brittle and combines with water, and that’s going to complete-
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to a woman, agreed with Oswald’s contention that denying rights to fundamental social institutions like marriage can have damaging effects on those being discriminated against. “A lot of experts on these issues will tell you that to abstain from actually giving people the right to marry regardless of who they choose to love is doing a harm and disservice to them as a person emotion-
ally and psychologically,” Netemeyer said. “If you’re telling this person what their limitations are based on what they don’t choose, that can cause trauma.” Netemeyer said the rul-
ing was a cause for celebration for many in his life but also a point of confusion as to why the decision was so contentious. SEE EQUALITY | 3A
“If I ever choose to get married, I could with the approval of my government.” CHESTER WILSON STUDENT IN LAS
Drainage system could pave way for longer-lasting roads BY KIMBERLY BELSER
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couples. “It is demeaning and exhausting to have people argue about whether or not you and your partner are socially legitimate, and there were so many burdens for same-sex couples trying to manage rights and benefits without marriage,” Oswald, professor in ACES, said in an email. Sean Netemeyer, sophomore in LAS who identifies as gay and whose biological mother is married
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ly damage the asphalt.” Kevin Burke, executive vice president of the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association, also attested to the impact of water and temperature on the asphalt pavement. “Any time you have a significant freeze that causes stress on material, materials expand and contract as the material changes,” Burke said. “Water that has gotten underneath the pavement, that expansion and contraction can obviously do significant damage.” Burke said if the roads are not upheld over the years through maintenance and water has gotten into the pavement, then the water will expand and begin to break the pavement up. Imad Al-Qadi, director of the Illinois Center for Transportation, compared the asphalt pavements to a complex system designed for VISHESH ANAND THE DAILY ILLINI failure. Traffic passes through at Wright and Green streets on Feb. 24. The cold weather combined with water on the roads causes asphalt to deteriorate quickly, so individuals in transportation are
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