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THURSDAY November 1, 2018
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Future business students visit UI ALPFA gives Latino high schoolers glimpse of college life
Lucero Gutierrez, president of ALPFA and senior in Business, does not directly oversee this program but is proud the organization is opening doors to students across Illinois. “We do this program specifically because we are looking at the pipeline,” Gutierrez said. “Predominantly, there’s not a lot of minority students that go to college or universities within the majors of business.” Those who participate in the program go through different workshops and live with their assigned ALPFA member for the weekend. Activities they can participate in include a case study, a scavenger hunt and more, Baccera said. When high school students submit their applications, the ALPFA committee looks for applicants who are dedicated to academics. Marco noticed many students might focus more on their test scores, but the key to stand out is what you say in the personal statement. “A lot of students are competitive with their GPA and ACT scores, but we really try to find students that are inspired to go to school and are looking in the College of Business since we are trying to serve as a pipeline of finding Latino high school students that are specifically coming to the College of Business,” Baccera said. A rmando Miranda, sophomore in LAS, said
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Student cyclists lock and unlock their bicycles outside the English Building. Bike thefts have decreased since last year since the UIPD introduced anti-theft bikes on campus.
GPS tracking deters thieves BY JULIE KANG STAFF WRITER
Since the introduction of anti-theft bikes on campus last year, the University of Illinois Police Department has seen a decrease in the number of stolen bikes reported by students. Anti-theft bikes are tracked by GPS and put out
around campus by the UIPD. When a tracked bike is stolen, the police can locate the person by tracing the bike. Patrick Wade, communications director in the Division of Public Safety, said according to the reported bike theft data, the anti-theft bike initiative has been effective. Prior to the start of the ini-
tiative, 30 bikes were reported stolen in the time period between Aug. 23 and Oct. 9 of 2017. This year, only 18 bikes were reported stolen in the same interval of time. Wade said bike theft is a crime of opportunity, meaning people do not necessarily plan on stealing bikes in advance.
“Bicycles become an easy target because they’re left in public areas and they’re unattended,” Wade said. “A lot of times they’re unlocked, so they’re a very simple target.” Wade said the introduction of VeoRides to campus may SEE UIPD | 3A
A Latino professional association at the University is giving Latino high school students the opportunity to visit campus and is providing multiple workshops to assist in the transition from high school to college. The High School Outreach Program, offered to Illinois high school students, is being hosted by The Association of Latino Professionals for America from Nov. 8-11 this year. ALPFA is the largest Latino organization for students who are studying business in college. The University is one of 160 student chapters nationwide. Marco Bacerra, vice president of internal affairs of ALPFA and senior in Business, oversees the High School Outreach Program. He leads a committee of 45 active ALPFA members who review program applications. “It is a little bit stressful just overseeing it, but I have a lot of help,” Bacerra said. “Even though we have a lot of applications, I don’t actually have to go through every single one by myself.”
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Consulting teams to compete in Ohio Business contest offers real-world experiences BY XIN DING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Several consulting teams from the University will travel to Ohio to participate in the West Monroe Partners Case Competition on Friday. West Monroe Partners, a consulting company headquartered in Chicago, invited students to participate in a competition at Miami University based on business case studies, where students are given mock business problems and asked to solve them. “West Monroe Partners built this compe-
tition to allow students with interest in problem solving and consulting to test their abilities in real world applications,” said Taylor Smairat, senior in Engineering and vice president for recruitment and communications for Illinois Consulting Academy, in an email. Smairat is responsible for recruiting students for the competition. She said it will help students expand their worldviews and prepare them for encountering new problems. Kelly Kim Yeong Sun, junior in Business, said she’s interested in the competition because she enjoys teamwork and strategic thinking. “I would love to pursue a career in consulting,” Sun said. “It’s strategic thinking and planning in a short duration of time, which is SEE COMPETITION | 3A
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Members of the Engineering Without Borders RSO meet to discuss a bridge in Malawi on Thursday. They are trying to raise $50,000 to start building the bridge this summer.
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Bridge project lacks funding BY EMILY DAO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University’s Engineers Without Borders chapter is struggling to raise $50,000 for materials and labor to construct a bridge in Malawi, a project it hopes to begin this summer. “If we can finish the design by the end of the year, we’re thinking about
starting construction in the summer of 2019,” said Alex Kawar, senior in Engineering and internal vice president of EWB-UIUC. “But that’s all dependent on crowd fundraising because if we don’t have the money, we can’t start.” Since EWB-UIUC began fundraising more than a year ago, it has raised nearly $2,800 of its $50,000
goal. The RSO hopes to raise more money through events like their LaTea fundraiser on Thursday. The project has been in the works since 2015, but money raised prior to this year was spent funding assessment trips made by students within the organization.
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