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Campus smoke-free initiative postponed Enforcement date moved to January BY KAT BOEHLE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The smoke-free campus initiative that was unanimously voted on by four subcommittees has been postponed, pushing the enforcement date from November to January. Heather Horn, faculty cochair of the Faculty and Staff Well Being committee and Labor & Employee Relations employee, said the subcommittees realized the original date was at the end of November, only a few weeks before fi nal exams and project deadlines. “We thought it would be a tough time with students getting ready for finals,” Horn said. “We don’t want to make more stress.” Michele Guerra, director of the UI Wellness Center, also said this would be interrupting the college football season, a time when alumni visit campus and tailgate. She said it wouldn’t be fair if people were able to smoke at one game, but unable at the next. Guerra said the subcommittees decided January would be the best time for enforcement because it’s a new year and a new semester, and therefore, an appropriate time for a new policy. The enforcement date change also gives the subcommittees the entire fall semester to communicate and prepare students for the transition, Horn said. The four subcommittees, formed by Chancellor Phyllis Wise last October, include: Student Well Being; Faculty and Staff Well Being; Communications and Culture; and Facilities, Grounds and Property. The UI Wellness Center helped coordinate these subcommittees and is actively involved in decision-making. Each of these subcommittees have a faculty member and student, who together serve as co-chairs, in addition to staff and student members. Guerra said although they have been communicating with students about the transition through informational tables in the Activi-

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Student Wellbeing Faculty and Staff Wellbeing Communications and Culture Facilities, Grounds and Property

UI planning to expand its offices abroad

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The building formerly known as Assembly Hall was renamed the State Farm Center after a 30-year, 60 million dollar deal was announced on Monday

Assembly Hall bids farewell to title State Farm purchases naming rights YOUR VOICE » » » » » » » More inside: Want to find out what

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basketball head coaches John Groce and Matt Bollant think about the new name? To find out, flip to Page 1B.

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Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas announced Monday that Assembly Hall will be known as the State Farm Center, effective immediately. The University It’s our community center. And now, it’s and State Farm agreed to a $60 million, the State Farm Center,” she said. “This 30-year deal for the naming rights. honored building fi nally getting a name The money will go toward the pro- rather than a description is what this is posed $160 million renovation of the are- all about.” na, which, if approved, Men’s ba sketba l l coach John Groce said will take place from the new partnership March 2014 to November 2016. gives him even more confidence that the ren“It has been the place where students, faculty ovations will take place. and staff have gathered “The fact that this for so many different effort will benefit future generations of students, occasions from commencement to convocastudent-athletes, fans tion, from the circus to and the general public Big Bird,” said Chancelwas the driving force lor Phyllis Wise. “It has behind our decision to been the place where get behind this project,” said Randall Harbert, families have joined executive vice president together and enjoyed what this community has for State Farm. to offer.” Harbert said State Farm spends $670 milState Farm — the 43rd PHYLLIS WISE, largest company in the lion on an annual basis chancellor United States — is headon media, which would quartered in Bloomingmean the naming rights ton, Ill., just 50 miles northwest of cam- would account for nine percent of the pus on Interstate 74. State Farm has company’s annual media expenditure 80,000 employees in the United States this year. In light of the 50-year anniversary of and Canada. Wise said State Farm’s longstanding State Farm Center’s construction, a sturelationship with the University, both dent referendum for a $25-per-semester academically at Research Park and in fee was passed in March to help fund advertising revenue, makes the partner- the renovations to the stadium. The fee ship even better. will last 30 years and fund roughly 17 “It is our academic center. It is our athletic center. It’s our cultural center. See STATE FARM, Page 3A

“It has been the place »students, » » where faculty and staff have gathered for so many different occasions from commencement to convocation, from the circus to Big Bird.”

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“I think it’s kind of strange that the Assembly Hall will now be named as State Farm or after State Farm because we have known it for so long as Assembly Hall. It gives a whole new connotation to it because it seems like it’s owned corporately rather than it’s something owned by the University. ” ALISON GANKO, sophomore in ACES

“Overall, I think it’s going to be a good thing for the marketing of Assembly Hall. People will think like, ‘Oh, there is something new about it.’ Especially with the name of State Farm, that is so good with the University’s name. They will be able to come up with more sales and promotions off this name change.”

New planned offices to strengthen UI international ties The University will open two offices in Shanghai and New Delhi this year. A third office may open in Sao Paulo in the future.

ADHIRAJ SINGH, sophomore in LAS

“I feel it’s just like Sears Tower being renamed Willis Tower. But we are still going to call it as Sears Tower. People are still going to call it as Assembly Hall.” GRACIE HUMMEL sophomore in ACES

CITES to test antiphishing program Targeted Attack Protection will be tested for 20-30 days starting in May

BY TAYLOR ODISHO

BY JANELLE O’DEA

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The University of Illinois is going international by planning to open two offices in Shanghai, China, and New Delhi, India, as well as a possible office in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Associate Chancellor Pradeep Khanna started working on the project about six months ago. He said he believes there are a number of benefits that can come from opening international offices. “We are trying to strengthen

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Source: Chancellor Phyllis Wise & Associate Chancellor Pradeep Khanna

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“In society nowadays, a lot of names are changing, and I guess it’s a representative of a certain trend toward businesses owning the meaning behind certain places. I honestly don’t care. I think the name changes have been going on forever. Change of names isn’t going to change the essence of it.”

MATTHEW HERNANDEZ, Junior in Business

Plans under way to open offices in China, India

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CITES will test Targeted Attack Protection, an antiphishing program, for 20-30 days starting at the beginning of May. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine whether the University will use TAP to prevent future phishing attacks. CITES Chief Communications Officer Brian Mertz said CITES is still generating a pool of testers for the service. “We’re only starting with

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a limited number of staff — although students are free to sign up to help evaluate — for the limited evaluation window we have from the company,” Mertz said. Proofpoint, a company that provides data protection services for businesses and other organizations, maintains TAP. Many of the large and highly publicized data breaches in recent years have started with one carefully written email that

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