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THURSDAY April 14, 2016
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Ron Lewis wants to connect students to government
Students react to Lewis’ election about those movements, he’s also good at comproLast month, Ron Lew- mising. It’s really imporis, junior in Business, tant to him to work with was elected by his peers everyone on all sides of in the Illinois Student the table.” Senate as next year’s Joseph Moseley, a firststudent body president. year graduate student, His friends and col- has known Lewis since leagues sat down to dis- he was a freshman in the cuss Lewis both as a per- School of Business. son and as a leader. “Ronald will be a great “There’s a difference leader because he has between a boss and a made a lot of friends in manager,” said Alex Vil- the senate, developed lanueva, junior in LAS. a lot of relationships,” “A boss directs things Moseley said. “But more and a manimportantager gets ly, he’s not down and afraid to dirty, maknot only ing sure le ad as everyone’s president, on t a sk but also and accomlearn.” plishing L e w what they is looked wa nt to to many accomplish upper — that’s classmen Ron.” such as W h e n Moseley Lewis was to ta ke full advancampaigntage of the ing fo r ALEX VILLANUEVA resourcpresident, JUNIOR IN LAS he reached es at his out to studisposal. "He not dents and student senators to get only wanted to become an idea of what needed to friends with us, but be done on campus. wanted to learn someFarah Chalisa, senior thing from us," Moseley in LAS, said she couldn’t said. “He was an indevote for him so it meant pendent thinker but he a lot that Lewis reached sought mentorship, not out to her when he was only as a student, but as running for president. a professional.” "Lewis has made an “He cares a lot about minorities, different impact on those around cultures and solidarity him, not only as a profesbetween movements, and sional, but as a person," that’s something that Villanueva said. we really need,” Chalisa said. “While he cares SEE ELECTION | 3A BY CLAIRE TEXTOR STAFF WRITER
“Lewis has made an impact on those around him, not only as a professional, but as a person”
BRIAN BAUER THE DAILY ILLINI
Newly elected student body president Ron Lewis in front of the Alma Mater on Wednesday.
The Daily Illini sits down with next student body president BY CLAIRE TEXTOR STAFF WRITER
The Daily Illini: What were your goals coming into college? Ron Lewis: Being a business student, I wanted to get some type of job full time to have the security for my family so I could pay them back for every-
thing they’ve done. I came in thinking,‘I want to really make an impact and meet as many people as I need to.’ I knew that I wanted to leave some type of legacy and try to help the people who come after me. I had a lot of mentors and because of that, I was able to get a lot more out of college than most people who might not have as many mentors.” DI: How do you balance everything? RL: When I’m really passionate about different things, I always make
it work, always put in the extra time. Whether I’m at the library until four in the morning or if there are two meetings within 30 minute intervals, I’m willing to run across campus because I’m passionate about what I do. DI: How do you feel about race, ethnicity and tolerance on campus? RL: When we think about what diversity looks like on this campus, we always try to say that we’re where we need to be, and we’re just not. It’s a long process. There’s been some progress but I think there’s so
much that needs to be done before we can say we are actually inclusive, we’re actually diverse. As much as everyone wants to say that we are, I think we have a long way to go. I love connecting people and connecting different communities because until you actually have the opportunity to meet with some people that you might not like or you have some specifi c stigma against, you really won’t be able to understand what it’s like to be in a minority.”
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Students undeterred to study abroad by European attacks BY MICHAEL SEMACA STAFF WRITER
Each year, thousands of students from across the country take a semester to study in a foreign country. With the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, some students are concerned about their safety abroad. However, the number of students studying abroad next year is comparable to previous years and shows no serious fluctuation, according to Bo White, the director of Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange. White has not seen a negative response or reaction to the programs themselves from students or families at the University. “I don’t know that it’s affected the program’s perception,” White said. “It’s more the perception of the region and a shift in response to 24/7 media coverage of these events.” No Illinois Study Abroad programs have been canceled in response to the attacks, White said. Staff members in Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange are working to make Illinois students safe. “We take doing the proper research seriously, and we are prepared to have answers because of the media coverage and the manner in which both Paris and Brussels happened,” he said. “But we’ve been taking that seriously since the beginning.” While the terrorist
ANGELA KERNDL THE DAILY ILLINI
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh lectures about gender based street harassment as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Anti-Street Harassment week at Allen Hall on Tuesday.
Public art project artist speaks for Anti-Street Harassment Week BY SAMANTHA JONES TOAL ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, activist, artist and illustrator, is no stranger to sexual harassment. As a 30-yearold woman, she said she can recall numerous incidences of feeling threatened by simply walking down the street. “I’ve been experiencing sexual harassment since I was a kid,” she said. “Since walking home from the bus stop … and having men, teenagers lean out of their cars and drive next to me, saying lewd comments about my body parts.”
Fazlalizadeh said various men have grabbed her arm and catcalled her as they walked by. But one notable interaction stands out for her. A man once stopped her for wearing a skirt during the summer. He proceeded to scold her on her safety, because “there’s a rapist that lives in this neighborhood.” Knowing she is not the only woman to regularly experience street harassment, Fazlaizadeh wanted to do something. So, she turned to her profession. As an artist, Fazlalizadeh launched her “Stop Telling
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Women To Smile” street art series in 2012. Speaking to a crowd at Allen Hall Tuesday night, Fazlalizadeh discussed her “Stop Telling Women To Smile” street art series. Her keynote was a part of the University's Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Anti-Street Harassment Week events. Since 2012, her works have become internationally recognized as a way to create dialogue and combat street harassment. “When I talk about street harassment, I’m talking about sexual harassment that happens in public spaces,” she said. “I don’t like
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attacks have made some students timid, others remain fixed in their desire to study abroad. For Joel Mathews, freshman in engineering, the unfortunate events in Paris and Brussels have not changed that desire one bit. “The point of terrorist attacks is to scare people, and if I became scared it would make their objective complete. I don’t want to do
“The point of terrorist attacks is to scare people, and if I become scared it would make their objective complete.” JOEL MATTHEWS
FRESHMAN IN ENGINEERING
that,” he said. Mathews has always dreamed of traveling the globe, experiencing the many different experiences the world has to offer. So, he is not letting fear stop him. “Ever since I was small, I’ve only been to two countries: India and the UAE, and I’ve only seen other countries through TV and media, so I have a desire to see the different parts of the world, the different cultures, the cuisines,” Mathews said.
Sophomore Alexa Ruiz, studying interdisciplinary health science, echoed that sentiment. Ruiz will be studying abroad next year in Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. “Terrorists are called terrorists for a reason,” she said. “They want and like people to live in fear, and if you don't allow yourself to have a great opportunity like studying overseas out of fear then I think you've given them what they want.” While Ruiz has no concerns for her own personal safety, she said her family is a little worried about her decision to study abroad. Nevertheless, she acknowledges the potential dangers that currently exist in Europe. “I know Amsterdam has been named as a potential target, but I am staying positive about the situation and hoping everything is okay and that no other countries are affected by these threats,” Ruiz said. White believes that studying abroad still has a lot to offer students despite the worry of increased risks in Europe. “I think that study abroad is an important component of their four year experience, and if there’s a way to integrate an international experience with their major I think they should,” he said.
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