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“Hooded Truths”
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BY ASHNI GANDHI STAFF WRITER
For Candace Hunter, the hoodie is more than an article of clothing. It’s a symbol of racial injustice and blackness in the United States. Hunter, a Chicago-based collage artist, displays various images through the use of the common hoodie in her exhibit “Hooded Truths”, which was unveiled at the University YMCA Thursday, Aug. 25. Currently, part of the exhibit can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends in the University YMCA Murphy Gallery. However, the space did not allow for the display of Hunter’s full collection. The death of Trayvon Martin inspired the series. He was killed in 2012 by George Zimmerman, who was later acquitted of murder charges. Hunter noticed many artists reacted to Martin’s death by depicting him in a hoodie. “The hood became synonymous with Trayvon and the things that were going on in the country,” Hunter said. “I decided to take it a little further because I realized that his death was just one of the symptoms going on in the nation.” She does not limit the scope of her art to a specific time period; rather, her art spans from the Middle Passage slave trade to present-day death row inmates. The hood serves “as a loop of which to look through and be able to look at injustices,” Hunter said. Ann Rasmus, associate director for the University YMCA, runs the Art @ the Y program. When looking for artists to feature, she considers the Y’s four focal points: social justice, environmental work,
Dr. King Li will need a specific vision for the College of Medicine as the inaugural dean for a new college. Luckily, Carle Chief Medical Officer Dr. Matthew Gibb said Li comes with that vision and more. Li will begin on Oct. 1, and will start by focusing on hiring faculty, submitting applications to gain accreditation and fi nishing plans for the school’s curriculum. Li said he jumped at the opportunity to apply for the position because this was the most exciting opportunity in hewalth care education, delivery and research due to the potential for building something new with potential local, national, and international impact. “This is at a world class university with top-notch programs, not just in engineering and technology but all the way through and through,” he said. “Because in order
faith and action and cross-cultural understanding. Rasmus noted that “Hooded Truths” informs and creates a meaningful space for the community through the hood. “For Art at the Y, I am always seeking artists who are making important work that connects to the mission of the Y,” Rasmus said. Both Hunter and Rasmus agree that the art promotes dialogue. Michal Walewender, a junior in actuarial science, believes Hunter is portraying the instances of mistreatment of individuals in the history of the United States as covered by the hood. “The hood is to symbolize how the injustice has been covered and now is resurfacing,” Walewender said. “The exhibit is trying to show what is underneath the hood, and is in reference to one specific person who was killed and caught the artist’s attention.” Walewender further states that this artwork is vital for students as it “tests what (university students) believe is right and what we learn about each other so we can become more open-minded and aware of our surroundings.” Hunter directs her artwork to both students and community members to look at history’s effect of current societal discussions. “I hope that my artwork can start a dialogue and that questions can be asked by themselves or in a group about what is going on in the world,” Hunter said. The exhibit will be displayed at the YMCA until Oct. 7.
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Dr. King Li is currently the director of the Translational Science Institute at Wake Forest School of Medicine and chair of the radiology department. He will be the dean for Illinois’ College of Medicine starting Oct. 1.
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Team places second, creates lifesaving device BY VIVIENNE HENNING ASSISTANT DAYTME EDITOR
Teams of undergraduate engineering students from universities all across the country competed in the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams Challenge (DEBUT), with the University of Illinois’s team claiming second place. The University’s team earned the $15,000 award by developing a disposable and cheap chip that has the ability to detect biological markers of sepsis. The team consists of six undergraduates: Emilee Flaugher, Manish Patel, Michael Rappleye, Ishan Taneja, Samuel Wachspress and Jackson Winter. Early detection is vital for sepsis since survival rates decrease each hour after a person contracts
it. The microfluidic device analyzes the stage of sepsis from a singular drop of blood instantaneously, with the help of a controller and mobile app. The device possesses greater specificity and sensitivity than other devices currently available. Zynep Erim, manager of the DEBUT competition, said in a prepared statement, “(The device) is a new way to more easily and effectively diagnosis sepsis (and) could potentially save millions of lives.” The DEBUT Challenge was sponsored by the NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). The NIBIB’s criteria for the winners was based off of the teams’ innovation of design, impact, existence of a working a prototype and the significance of the problem the
prototype is addressing. The Illinois team, along with the five other schools making up the top six winners, will be honored at the annual Biomedical Engineering Society Conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 7. Head of the Bio-Engineering Department Rashid Bashir, said that the student team worked in his research group and lab. “I am very excited about the possibilities to address this grand challenge of sepsis and this is a big focus of research in my group,” Bashir said. Bashir said that the student group has been working for about a year, and they will continue to do research in this subject very actively, working with Carle Hospital and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
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Construction on Matthews Ave. obstructs the bike path and sidewalk in Urbana on Tuesday.
Reroutes, closures continue due to campus construction projects
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BY AARON NAVARRO ASSISTANT DAYTIME EDITOR
Starting Thursday, one lane of Green Street between Third and Second Street will be closed due to a construction project. The closure begins Sept. 1 and will extend through Dec. 1, according to a press release by the City of Champaign. Westbound traffic will be concentrated in the center lane of Green Street. Closures or reroutes on campus due to construction is not an uncommon thing, mainly due to the nature and frequency of these projects. In January alone, five construction projects were started in five College of Engineering facilities, said Facilities and Services Manager of Communications and External Relations Steve Breitwieser. These five facilities were the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, the Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, Loomis Laboratory, the Engineering Sciences Building and the Supercon-
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This inexpensive, disposable chip, developed by UIUC students, analyzes blood to detect early markers of sepsis to help with early detection.
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