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Charges filed against men in assault of UI student DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
Three men have been arrested on the charge of aggravated criminal sexual assault against a University student, according to a press release from the Champaign Police Department. The suspects were arrested Friday in connection to an incident that happened in the early morning of Sept. 23, 2012. The 23-year-old female student was taken from the dance floor of the Chester Street Bar in Champaign by a man whom police believe to be Champaign resident Alfredo Campos-Alvarez, 23, according to a press release from the Champaign Police Department and the Champaign County Clerk. Campos-Alvarez allegedly walked the victim to a waiting vehicle occupied by four other males, according to the press release. The other males were later identified in a Champaign Police Department press release as Alejandro Campos-Alvarez, 25, of Urbana; Christian Jaimes-Rodriguez, 19, of Urbana; Adan CamposMartinez, 34, Champaign; and Pedro Valerio-Mendez, 23, Champaign, whose addresses were verified by the Champaign County Circuit Clerk’s case lookup system. The victim told police she last remembered being out with friends at a nightclub and that she woke up on the floor of a bedroom where she was being sexually assaulted by a male. The victim was able to get dressed and leave the bedroom, where she was encountered by four other males. The victim reported that she was able to convince two of the males to take her to a friend’s apartment. The victim then called the police and reported the incident and was treated at a local hospital. Champaign Police arrested Alfredo Campos-Alvarez, Alejandro Campos-Alvarez
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At this time next year, University students will be taking classes in an Electrical and Computer Engineering building that uses zero energy. Construction began on the building, located on the North Quad, in January 2012 . Philip Krein, chair of the ECE building committee, said since the first day of planning with the architects, his committee expressed that net-
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zero energy consumption would be a challenge worth facing. This means, through sustainable technologies installed in the building, no carbon will be emitted. “From the get-go, we told the architects we wanted to design the most energy efficient engineering building in the world,” Krein said. “Now, it’s probably going to be the best equipped department of our type in the world. It’s going to
be tremendous.” A rch itect u re c ompa ny SmithGroupJJR took on the project in 2008 while it was still in the planning stages. The same firm also designed the Beckman Institute more than twenty years ago. In an interview on the ECE website , David King , lead architect for the project, said the ECE department really “stuck to their guns” about being energy efficient. “The project has reached a place that we’re doing things that will ultimately prove to be very smart for the institution long term,” King said. “These ideas didn’t emerge from traditional
processes and value equations.” The building costs $90 million dollars to create, but Krein said the zero-energy features of the building barely contributed to that cost. “The cost of being net-zero was only an extra 3 to 4 percent and will pay itself back quickly,” Krein said. Factors that will contribute to net-zero energy in the building include more insulation in the walls, LED lighting, solar panels and energy conversion as well as systems to power electronics. Krein said it was important to know that the students would be most affected by the new building when it opens in fall
UI urges students abroad to consider safety BY AMIRAH ZAVERI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In response to the national story of a study abroad student’s sexual harassment experience in India, University faculty members and the Study Abroad Office encourage students to take safety
into account while studying in a foreign country. Michaela Cross, a South Asian studies major at the University of Chicago, wrote an August 18 account on CNN iReport of her time spent studying abroad in India. She talked about her adven-
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The new net-zero energy Electrical and Computer Engineering building under construction on the North Quad is scheduled to open in fall 2014.
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tures and the splendor of the country. But Cross also wrote of the stalking, groping and other forms of sexual harassment she commonly encountered. Mithilesh Mishra, senior lecturer and director of the Hindi and Urdu program at the University, said in an email interview that he felt sympathy for Cross’ struggle. “Her experience, which she has most courageously articulated, it is quite unfortunately, a familiar narrative,” he said. “Although even Indian women have very similar experiences akin to (Michaela’s), I do believe, a western/foreign woman is considered an easy target by the perpetrators of such horrendous and criminal acts.” India has repeatedly been the center of several high-profile rape cases in the past months. In December, a young Indian student was beaten and gangraped by six men on a bus in New Delhi, resulting in injuries so severe that it led to her death. This act of sexual harassment sparked outrage and protests throughout the country. Additionally, six days ago, five men repeatedly raped a 22-yearold female photojournalist in the city of Mumbai; she is still recovering. In response, the Indian government has created stricter laws for perpetrators in an attempt to increase safety for women. However, Mishra said there are still
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many improvements that need to be made. “Nobody seems to have a clear answer to this problem, although practically everyone would agree that it is not merely a law and order problem,” he said. “Nothing short of a total social transformation is needed to put an end to such incidents. I see signs of positive changes, but it still seems to be a long journey.” Many students participate in the University’s study abroad program, 14 of whom travelled to India during the 2010-2011 academic year. Bo Michael White, assistant director for international health and safety at the Study Abroad Office, said the University believes students can stay safe with the proper preparation. “All University of Illinois students are asked to prepare for the country they will be visiting through careful study,” he said in an email. “We are still a multi-cultural world, and we’re not going to a different version of our own country but an altogether different nation.” However, while preparation is key, Mishra said safety must be a priority. “I have been conducting a study abroad course for the last four years in India, and I myself, or my trusted local representatives, always accompany students wherever they go,” Mishra said. In terms of safety while study-
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2014. “There are going to be lots of changes,” Krein said. “Bigger classrooms, labs and a lot of places for students to hang out — it’s a much more (homey) atmosphere than before.” In the building design, nearly 8 percent of the building’s space has been dedicated to offices and lounges for students. The rest of the space is made up of an auditorium, classrooms and labs. More information and a virtual webcam of the new building’s construction progress is available online.
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