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Questions on UI pet-friendliness ranking remain Officials weigh in on pets on campus BY SUSAN SZUCH
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tudents who miss their family pets may have been excited by a recent LendEDU article that ranked the University as one of the most petfriendly campuses but anyone in a University residence hall should leave Fido at home for now. Shared on the University’s Facebook page on Sept. 13, the article ranked Illinois third out of the 10 most pet-friendly campuses. It cited the fact that the University offers classes for pet owners but also included one incorrect statement that there is a residence hall that allows pets. According to Kirsten Ruby, associate director of housing for communication and marketing, no residence halls are pet-friendly. There is just one student housing apartment building that allows pets: Ashton Woods at 2221 S. First St. in Champaign. But for students outside of the dorms, pets are prevalent, as well as the instanc-
es of pets being abandoned at college. “We frequently see pets left behind at the end of the school year,” Director of Animal Control Stephanie Joos wrote in an email. “Many people leave the pets behind in their empty apartments or houses.” In this event, animals are held for five days if they do not have identification. If they do have identification, they have a week, during which time animal control tries to contact the owner. If no one claims the animal, and they’re suitable for adoption, they are sent to another group, like the Champaign County Humane Society. Champaign County Humane Society is a “low-kill” shelter, so animals sent there are only euthanized in the event that they are too sick to be adopted or dangerous to the other animals and staff members, said Jackie Althauser, adoption supervisor at the humane society. PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER DANOS AND SEAN ROMBERG
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Chief, a 10-week-old pit bull, stands on the steps of Psi Upsilon Fraternity. He was recently adopted by Sean Romberg, junior in LAS, and lives at the fraternity house.
Water crisis conference held at the University BY ALI BRABOY ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Although those at the University might not see a water crisis on campus, the choices people make affect the quality of water elsewhere, mused Madhu Khanna, associate director for education and outreach of Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment. iSEE is presenting a conference titled “Water Plan-
et, Water Crisis? Meeting the World’s Water-Food-Energy Needs Sustainability,” Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Khanna said this is the second year iSEE held a conference, and the topic of choice represents a grand societal problem. Although the world is full of water, only about 3 percent is freshwater, according to
the World Wildlife Fund’s website. Approximately 1.1 billion people lack access to fresh water. The world’s population is projected to be more than 9 million people by 2050; with this comes an increased demand for water, according to an article written by geography professor Murugesu Sivapalan. If trends continue, Sivapalan wrote that industrial water use could double
by 2025, and agricultural water use could increase 50 to 100 percent by 2025. Sivapalan wrote that the crisis is partially a water management crisis, but it can be reversed by learning from the past. Fabian Neira, graduate student in Engineering, attended the conference Tuesday and said he is working with the issue of water quality in his classes.
He said he is interested in the social implications of pollution and water consumption, and the conference is important because it allows the University to discuss what other people in the world are doing to combat problems with water. Ashlynn Stillwell, civil and environmental engineering professor, explained how
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“Allowing a faucet to run for five minutes uses the same amount of energy as allowing a 60-watt light bulb to run for 14 hours.” ASHLYNN STILLWELL CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR
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Alma Mater stands near the Main Quad wearing an It's On Us campaign shirt in anticipation of Vice President Joe Biden's visit to campus.
It’s On Us campaign set to recognize one-year FDSA BY JASON CHUN ASSISTANT DAYTIME EDITOR
The Illinois Student Senate will recognize the one-year anniversary of the It’s On Us campaign with the launch of a new task force on Sept. 19. The task force will attempt to bring together students from across campus to raise awareness about sexual assault. The goal of the task force is to build on the momentum of the campaign’s first year and to get more of the campus involved,
said Matt Hill, student senate vice president-external. “We want to bring together students from all across campus and different organizations to generate new creative ideas,” he said. “We feel that creating a task force will allow some senators and other students from across campus to really focus on expanding the campaign in ways that reach more and more students.”
What is It’s On Us? Q It’s On Us is a campaign started
by the White House to end sexual assault Q People committed to helping end sexual assault are encouraged to sign an online pledge Q The pledge states the undersigned will: Recognize nonconsensual sex is assault, identify
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situations in which assault may occur, intervene in unsafe situations and create an environment where sexual assault is unacceptable Q “It is a promise not to be a bystander to the problem, but to be a part of the solution,” the web site states SOURCE: IT’S ON US NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
The University is under fire from research watchdog group Stop Animal Exploitation Now, or SAEN, for the deaths of five cows on campus. In a news advisory sent Monday, SAEN reported it filed a complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture against the University. According to the USDA, it will “institute an immediate investigation” of the charges. Robin Kaler, campus spokesperson, said the USDA conducted a standard inspection on Aug. 3 and the University will implement changes based on the report made after the visit. She said the cows were in the lab strictly for research purposes and died after complications from surgery. Kaler said the University will not be fined, despite the $100,000 charge urged in the advisory from SAEN. Michael Budke, SAEN co-founder, said the USDA conducted a regular inspection of the facility at the University on Aug. 3 and issued two citations. He said procedures done with five instructors, three veterinarians and two technicians present were not performed “aseptically”, and resulted in the deaths of the cows. Budke said SAEN filed a complaint with the USDA based on the report’s findings. “In the past, we’ve asked them a number of times when there was something like this; that was a more serious issue. We’ve asked them to go back and they often do a more detailed search, as far as going through records and things of that nature, and that often brings up more instances of noncompliance than they were aware of previously,” he said. Budke said the standard response from he USDA is to allow 60 to 90 days for a response, due to research being conducted at numerous other national research facilities registered with the department.
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