Editorial: Now is not the time to alienate those who loved the Chief OPINIONS, 4A
‘Packed’ loss Illini falls to Spartans 79-75 SPORTS, 1B
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BY CLAIRE EVERETT STAFF WRITER
The Illinois Student Senate is calling for students to submit ideas for a new University symbol to student group Campus Spirit Revival. “Our mission is to see options students come up with and which of those they like most,” said Thomas Ferrarell, president of the registered student organization Campus Spirit Revival. Submissions are due Jan. 27 and voting will take place Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 at vote.illinois.edu. The contest winner will receive a $200 prize, and the top five submissions will be presented to the University administration for consideration. Brock Gebhardt, president of the Illinois Student Senate, said the student senate has been supporitve of Campus Spirit Revival’s initiatives since last year. The student senate sent out a mass mail with information about the contest on Jan. 9. As of press time, there had been 39 submissions. Entries with the most likes on Facebook include an eagle symbol; a wolf, meant to “pay homage” to Native Americans; a lion, meant to symbolize “Illini pride, power and strength”; and Fighting Abe Lincoln, meant to symbolize “the leadership, courage, and stalwartness” at the University. Ferrarell said he has been keeping track of student feedback. “Many students responded
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that a cartoonish mascot has never been a part of U of I history and shouldn’t be in the future,” Ferrarell said. “That’s being echoed in a lot of the submissions coming in.” Three Fighting Abe Lincoln submissions were created by David Kaplinsky, senior in FAA, with the help of Carolina Ibarra, senior in FAA. “I think Lincoln is a symbol that everyone can get behind,” Kaplinsky said. “I got excited about the idea because I think our University deserves a good symbol in place of what was. I wanted a symbol that shows we strive to be as great as our state’s figures, such as Lincoln.” University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said in an email that this initiative is dependent on what students and alumni want. “The creation of most campus traditions, including the Chief, began with individual students whose ideas resonated with others,” Kaler said. “Whether anything comes of this contest will depend on it resonating with others in the Illinois family.” Kaler said that if the contest results in the creation of feasible ideas, the University may
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A backhoe demolishes the former site of White Horse, 112 E. Green St., on Wednesday. The Larson Company will build an apartment at the old White Horse and Garcia’s Pizza sites. Doug Larson, president of the Larson Company, said the five-story building will be ready for occupancy by fall 2014.
Apartment to replace former pub DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
The former sites of White Horse Inn and Garcia’s Pizza In A Pan will be replaced with a new student apartment building next year. Demolition of 112 E. Green St., White Horse Inn’s previous location, began this week. A demo-
lition permit was issued for the vacant building at 108 E. Green St., which used to house Garcia’s. A footing and foundation permit has also been issued for the 112 and 108 E. Green St. sites, owned by Larson Company. Doug Larson, president of Larson Company, said some the five-
story building is set to be ready for occupancy by fall 2014. The first level will house a parking garage and commercial businesses. The upper four levels will consist of two- and four-bedroom apartments, totaling 52 units. The total cost for the project is $7 million. White Horse Inn had been locat-
ed at 112 E. Green St., since 1973. It briefly closed under previous leadership. Daina and Aidas Mattis, husband and wife and partowners of the bar, joined the staff in 2008 and reopened it. The bar moved to its new location at 512 E. John St. during the summer of 2012.
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Moving back in
SEIU takes step closer toward striking Vote to authorize strike on Jan. 24-25 BY AUSTIN KEATING STAFF WRITER
Eight months into negotiations, campus employees of the Service Employees International Union Local 73 may be taking the fi rst step toward a strike. Members of SEIU, an organization that represents about 800 food and building service employees in the University, petitioned for a strike authorization Thursday. Voting will take place Jan. 24 and 25, said Ricky Baldwin, SEIU Local 73 chief negotiator. “We’ve tried to compromise as much as we could to reach an agreement that we feel would be mutually benefi cial to the workers as well as to management at the University,” he said. “But unfortunately, the University doesn’t seem willing to budge on the most important issues.” Some of those issues include a requirement that employees begin participating in the campus wage program, which the provost uses to determine annual fl at rate pay increases adjusted for infl ation. University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said the majority of campus employees’ salaries are set by the program. “It’s what we feel is appropriate with what resources the University has available,” she said. Baldwin and other members of the bargaining team have taken issue with the
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Ho Chan Lee, freshman in AHS, rolls his bags up the Illini Tower ramp on Sunday. On coming back to school, he said, “(My) first year I was excited because it was new. This year I have some new classes to RST (Recreation, Sport and Tourism).”
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ILLUSTRATIONS COURTESY OF CAMPUS SPIRIT REVIVAL FACEBOOK PAGE
Pictured are student submissions to Campus Spirit Revival. Top submissions, in order of the most “likes” on Facebook at press time, include an eagle symbol, the Illini wolf, an “Illini pride” lion, fighting Abraham Lincoln, Chef Illini and the Illini owl.
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