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Section C TUESDAY March 17, 2015
THE DAILY ILLINI 5he independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871
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Vol. 144 Issue 94
BY MIRANDA HOLLOWAY AND MAGGIE SULLIVAN DAYTIME EDITOR AND STAFF WRITER
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editorial about racism on campus. Page 4A
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A confederate flag hangs out the window of Delta Chi fraternity on First Street last May.
ISS creates budget task force BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS
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Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed 31.5 percent, or $209 million, reduction in state funding for the University could make the campus experience much closer to that of a private institution, said Mitch Dickey, student body president. Dickey passed an execu-
tive order to create a budget task force by the Illinois Student Senate to address the proposed reduction. He aims to “bring awareness� to the cuts and what areas they will affect, converting awareness “into lobbying power and political effort.� The University of Illi-
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University budget for fiscal year 2015
State appropriations $241,036 — 12 percent Tuition $681,939 — 33 percent Institutional funds $156,565 — 8 percent Grants, contracts and
federal appropriations $453,218 — 22 percent Gifts and endowments $130,748 — 6 percent Departmental activities $134,482 — 7 percent Auxiliary enterprises $243,190 — 12 percent
SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE PROVOST FY15 UIUC BUDGET REPORT
Q: What do you think of Rauner’s proposed cuts? What would cuts in student services/employment (at the University) mean to you? COMPILED BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
“I’m a federal work-study student, so I would have to find another means of income to support myself. So I would be pretty much broke.�
— -(66,&$ :,//,$06, sophomore in LAS
“This job (giving University Housing tours) is a pretty integral part of my experience here at the University ... I get spending money off this job, so if I didn’t have this job, I just wouldn’t have the money available to pay for rent, groceries.�
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City, police, fraternity face lawsuit
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“That sucks, a lot. A lot of students are here on scholarships, and a lot of students have to work in order to keep afloat here.�
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Criminal charges resulting from an altercation on campus in 2013 have led Kyle O’Brien to take new legal action. On Wednesday, O’Brien fi led a civil lawsuit against the UIUC chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, two Champaign police officers, the City of Champaign and the SAE house director. The case stems from an incident that occurred during “rush week� in August 2013 when O’Brien was visiting the University, according to the lawsuit. In September 2014, a Champaign jury found O’Brien not guilty of charges of aggravated battery against Champaign Police officer Jeffrey Pickett and did not reach a decision on charges of resisting arrest. Charges of aggravated battery against a member of SAE were dropped. Now, O’Brien is fi ling his own lawsuit, seeking damages and claiming his constitutional rights were deprived. Fred Stavins, the Champaign City attorney, said he felt the lawsuit was fi led in such a way as to gain ample media coverage. He said neither he, nor anyone else in the city, has been formally served with this lawsuit yet. “Police officers were called to the scene, and they did their job to the best of their ability,� Stavins said. “They often encounter situations not common to the general public.� The lawsuit described the events that took place leading up to and following the altercation and alleged discrepancies in the original trial against O’Brien. According to the lawsuit, on Aug. 31, 2013, O’Brien was walking in the area of East Daniel and South
Third streets at 7:30 p.m., where the SAE house is located. Unknown individuals tipped over the fraternity’s dumpster, and members believed O’Brien was part of the group that tipped it over. After a verbal altercation, the SAE house director, Ricky Eyestone, called the police. O’Brien then left, walked south on Third Street toward Chalmers Street. The lawsuit stated members of the fraternity then jumped down from a fence and followed O’Brien down Third Street to Chalmers Street. As O’Brien neared Washington Park, also known as “Frat Park,� he ran south through the park. Eyestone allegedly told a SAE member to chase down O’Brien. The member then tackled O’Brien on the basketball court in the park. Pickett, one of the defendant officers, saw the member tackle O’Brien, which the lawsuit claimed as battery against O’Brien. Pickett and Eyestone then allegedly used an excessive amount of force on O’Brien, including blunt force, pressure on his head and pepper spray. The second police officer, defendant Jedidiah Mackey, arrived and delivered multiple knee strikes to the torso and a blow to O’Brien’s head. This blow injured Mackey’s hand. The lawsuit said Pickett knew Eyestone and Mackey were going to use excessive force and did nothing to prevent it. According to the lawsuit, Pickett accepted help from Eyestone because he claimed to be a former law enforcement offi cer. It was later learned that Eyestone’s Arizona law enforcement license had been terminated because he had stolen money from
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UI adds new online summer courses BY LIYUAN YANG STAFF WRITER
This summer the University will offer over 300 online courses, including more than 20 new ones, in a range of subjects. So far, 138 graduate sections and 186 undergraduate sections have been added, though more are on the way, Deanna Raineri, associate provost for Education Innovation, said. Registration starts at 11 a.m. on April 6 for students with Chancellor’s Honors status, and eligible veterans or service members. Courses were chosen based on a survey conducted by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning during the winter term, said Raineri. The “two big ones� students asked for were general education and business courses, she said. Many students opt for
summer online courses if they have a job or don’t want to wait another semester, Raineri said. “(Students) can take one course over the summer, that’s one less they have to take in the fall, and it can control the time in graduation so it saves some tuition,� Raineri said. Raineri said they have seen more interaction in online courses because students feel comfortable and safe behind a computer screen. Eric Snodgrass, director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, has taught online courses since 2011. He currently teaches ATMS 120: Severe and Hazardous Weather and ENSU 310: Renewable and Alternative Energy in the summer. Snodgrass said online
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Student talent showcased at pageant
Top: Illini N Motion Dance Team performs during Alpha Phi’s King of Hearts Pageant in Lincoln Hall Theater on Monday. Bottom: Members of Beta Theta Pi perform John Legend’s “All of Me.�
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