The Daily Illini: Volume 144 Issue 68

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Board chairman looks forward to crafting new vision for University

Getting interactive at Activity Day

BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER

Editor’s note: The Daily Illini held a Q&A over the phone with Edward McMillan, who was recently selected as chairman of the Board of Trustees. The following interview has been edited for length.

The Daily Illini: What will your focus be for the University as newly-elected chairman?

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Athrey Nadhan, junior in Engineering, explains the functionality of a robot to a student during Activity Day at the Illini Union on Wednesday. Activity Day featured booths and performances from RSOs, such as iRobotics, to expose students to opportunities to get involved on campus.

ISS defines “It’s On Us� success BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER

The Illinois Student Senate is looking to gauge the success of efforts to open dialogue on sexual assault: something that cannot be chalked up to numbers. It’s On Us, a national campaign, endorsed and advertised by public figures ranging from President Barack Obama to Snapchat, aims to raise awareness for sexual assault and promotes the notion of a community

responsibility to prevent sexual assault. ISS began its own campaign at the beginning of the school year, and its efforts have been recognized by the White House. Several PSAs have been released featuring campus leaders, such as Chancellor Phyllis Wise, basketball coach John Groce and Fighting Illini athletes. Vice President-Internal Sarah Hochman said she

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Upcoming “It’s On Us� campaign events: February

YouTube ads will premiere in February Q The Illinois Student Senate will host a Q&A session on Twitter about preventing sexual assault. Students who tweet at the student senate will have a Q

chance to win a free t-shirt. April Q The

student senate will observe sexual assault awareness month in partnership with the Women’s Resource Center. Q “The Hunting Ground� will be screened.

SOURCE: VICE PRESIDENT-EXTERNAL MATT HILL

Edward McMillan: First of all, is trying to make a very smooth transition from President (Robert) Easter to President (Timothy) Killeen, which will take place over the next three or four months and probably end in May. Second, is obviously dealing with the challenges from the state relative to funding from the state to the University, and all the campuses. Thirdly, I think Dr. Killeen is trying to get up-to-speed on learning about the University and the three campuses and the magnet schools and all that’s involved, and then begin a process of envisioning strategic direction for the University.

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does McMillan’s appointment mean for the University? Page 4A to create 12 policy committees that were then charged with advising the Governor on issues that needed to be addressed in all 12 policy areas. The three that I provided some insight to were the education committee, the agricultural committee and the economic development committee ... The Governor’s challenge to them, and obviously to all of us, was to think about the things that needed to be done in the fi rst 100 days of his administration, secondly to look at things that would be addressed and dealt with in the fi rst year, and then lastly, those things that were longer term that could be accomplished during the four years of his term as

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DI: How do you plan to work with Gov. Bruce Rauner? How is working on his transition team? EM: The fi rst initiative that Gov. Rauner and the team put in place was

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The Spice Box hosts ‘Friends’ themed dinner BY FARAZ MIRZA STAFF WRITER

The Spice Box, a student-run restaurant inside Bevier Hall, is launching a series of themed dinners on Friday, starting with “The One with the Spice Box Dinner� inspired by the hit TV show “Friends.� Jennifer Gulas, senior in ACES and organizer of the “Friends� event, said the dinners serve as “senior capstone projects� and are required of all seniors majoring in hospitality

management as part of their fi nal grade. “You run the restaurant for a night, so you come up with the menu, the meal, the theme, all the costing and purchasing, the decorations and you act as the restaurant manager for the night,� Gulas said. “Each senior has to do one, and we do them on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the spring semester.� Although the Spice Box is student-run, students will not be able to pay using

meal plans or credits from University Housing’s Dining Hall services. “It’s just like a normal restaurant, so you pay cash or credit,� Gulas said. The dinner’s menu consists of a four-course fi ne dining meal with two primary options: the “Prix Fixe� option and the “Special� option. Each individual item on the menu alludes to different characters, events and jokes from the TV show. The Prix Fixe is four

courses, including an appetizer, salad, entree and dessert, while the special includes two to three courses with a different entree, and the dessert “A La Carte�. The dinner will also include a full bar menu and the “How YOU doin’� featured beverage. Gulas admitted that she initially felt clueless about what to do for her capstone project’s theme; however, she knew she wanted it to be something fresh and unexpected.

“I didn’t want to do a particular food genre like Italian or Mexican,� Gulas said. “I wanted to do something that was kind of unique and that I really enjoyed and could do fun decorations with.� As she brainstormed several possible ideas for a theme, Gulas recalled that she and a friend, who graduated from the University last year, spent most of college watching the show

What's on the menu?

Q He’s Her Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms Q Phoebe’s Winter Wedding Salad Q Joey’s Chick & Duck (minus the duck!) Q Rachel’s Trifle (beef sautÊed with peas and onions not included) Q It’s Not Pink! It’s Salmon (with lemon risotto)

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Q: Who is your favorite “Friends� character and why?

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