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UI may honor Native American alum with dorm Acknowleding history with hall name BY MAGGIE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
The University’s first Native American graduate may be honored by having the newest residence hall named after him. Though not all students at the University know who Carlos Montezuma is, Jamie Singson, director of the Native American House, said he believes they should. “Carlos Montezuma was an amazing leader as an alumni of the University of Illinois,” Singson said. “But we don’t really know a lot about him, and we forget his contributions in later years, up until now.” The University administration would like to recognize the alumnus by naming the newest residence hall Wassaja Hall, in honor of Montezuma. The name “Wassaja,” Montezuma’s birth name, means, “signaling, or beckoning,” in Yavapai, said Renee Romano, vice chancellor of Student Affairs. “I think that this is a defining moment to recognize an important alumni who has fallen into the cracks of time,” Singson said. The residence hall is currently under construction and is expected to house students in the fall of 2016, according to the University Housing proposal. The hall will be a part of the Ikenberry Commons and will house 504 students. “Several groups of students and student leaders were asked their opinion about the name,” said Robin Kaler, associate chancellor. “The students were very enthusiastic about naming the hall after Wassaja.” Montezuma, a member of the Yavapai tribe, graduated from the University in 1884 as president of his class, according to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. As a student, Montezuma worked for Native American and tribal rights, not only for his tribe
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but also for Native Americans across the country, Romano said. Romano said she let the Yavapai know the University wanted to name the hall after Montezuma, and she traveled to a tribal council meeting to make a formal request. “They wrote a beautiful resolution that gave us permission to name the hall after him,” Romano said. The Board of Trustees will vote on formally approving the resolution to name the hall at its May 6 meeting, Romano said. The naming of Wassaja Hall comes at an important time in the University’s relations with Native Americans, Singson said. Native American student enrollment continues to drop. In the past five years, Native American students have accounted for about 0.1 percent of the total student body population, according to the Division of Management Information, Singson said it is important for the University to improve the campus climate. “We’re in a state that has no tribal nations with over 550 recognized tribal nations in the country,” Singson said. “Because of that lack of tribal nations in the state, it ups the responsibility of the institution to help students acclimate and feel welcome.”
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Annalisa Roncone (top left), freshman in LAS, Mitch Dickey (top right), junior in LAS, Farah Chalisa (bottom left), junior in LAS, Samantha Awad (bottom right), sophomore in LAS, pose on the Alma Mater after decorating it for the “It’s On Us” campaign Tuesday.
Campus prepares for Biden’s » » » visit, finalizes security details DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
Across campus, members are moving quickly to prepare for a campus visitor beyond the typical norm: the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden. Biden will deliver remarks on the “It’s On Us” campaign at Campus Recreation Center East on Thursday. The event will begin at 1 p.m. and is open to the public. The Illinois Student Senate has been one of the top participants in the “It’s On Us” campaign, which was launched by the White House in 2014. The campaign aims to empower students by promoting them to not serve as bystanders to sexual assault. Matt Hill, Illinois Student Senate vice president, said the student senate’s main focus is to make the student body excited about the event
and guarantee the “It’s On Us” campaign earns the necessary attention. Additionally, Hill said, students were able to register on the Quad Monday and others decorated the Alma Mater in “It’s On Us” apparel Tuesday to promote the event.
Tickets According to the event’s Facebook pages, tickets are already all distributed, but students can register on a waitlist. Hill said the Illinois Student Senate is hoping for as many students across campus to be able to attend and are trying to determine if there are any accommodations for an overflow area. A physical ticket is required for attendance and will detail security information. Students who registered online are not guaranteed a ticket.
Security measures University of Illinois Police Department
Patrick Wade , University of Illinois Police Department spokesman, said the details of the security measures cannot be released, but the department will be working with the Secret Service to make sure “everyone is very comfortable” with such a high-profi le guest on campus. Gregory Drive between
Campus Recreation Center East The location will be closed on Thursday for any regular users. The gym, upper level and Racquetball Court 1 and 2 at Campus Recreation Center East will be closed Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for the event. Hill said security measures simi-
Goodwin Avenue and Dorner Drive will be closed Thursday from approximately 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm to accommodate the vice president’s motorcade. “Obviously we can’t say anything very specific about what we are doing, but people should expect to see a couple more police officers and just some different security measures in place,” Wade said. lar to an airport will be in place Thursday. Students should bring few personal items and not bring large bags, backpacks, sharp objects, liquids or signs into CRCE.
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A press conference for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, TIGER, competitive grant program was held Tuesday at the Alma Mater to discuss the how the project will impact the University. Construction on the project is estimated to start on Aug. 26. Champaign-Urbana was granted $15.7 million of the $500 million available to improve its transportation system. The grant will be used to repair and revamp roads, bike lanes and sidewalks on campus and in the surrounding area. All modes of traffic will be slowed down and major streets will be undergoing
Gender inclusivity coming to dorms DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
Students returning to campus in the fall will be among the first to experience the University’s push for more gender inclusivity on campus. According to a University Housing press release, the 1 North wing of Allen Hall will be gender inclusive beginning in the fall of 2015.
The wing will be coed by door, meaning men’s rooms will be located next to women’s, similar to private University housing buildings, such as Bromley Hall. Additionally, the bathroom will be changed to a gender inclusive bathroom so students of any gender can use the same bathroom at the
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same time. To increase privacy, the housing department will install taller shower stalls, toilet stall doors and gaps on stall doors, according to the press release. The first floor of Saunders Hall will also become coed by door, but individual use bathrooms will still be available.
notable construction including Armory Avenue and Green and Wright streets. Karl Gnadt, managing director of the ChampaignUrbana Mass Transit District, said Champaign-Urbana was selected as a grant recipient due to the strength of the city’s submitted proposal. Associate Chancellor Mike DeLorenzo discussed the potentially negative impact of the project at the press conference. “We usually try to do the projects in the summertime and there’s no impact in the fall, but because of the size and scope of the project and all the money that’s being spent, it’s going to go on longer than just the summer,” DeLorenzo said. “But it will connect the University with both downtowns, Champaign and Urbana as we try to
enhance the complete street project.” Gnadt said the goal is to balance the modes of transit on and around campus for bikes, cars, pedestrians and buses. The project is still in its early phases, but the tran-
sit department has started designing new routes. Large changes may include more bus only lanes and changes in the direction of traffic.
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Champaign Mayor Don Gerard speaks in front of the Alma Mater about the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project.
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