The Daily Illini: Volume 143 Issue 13

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State finances hurt University BY BRITTANY GIBSON AND JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITERS

The University’s relationship with the state of Illinois could cost the University money in years to come, Comptroller Walter Knorr said at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday. The state’s fiscal condition has depleted one of the University’s top revenue streams — state appropriations — and may soon place a new financial burden on the University in the form of pension reform, Knorr said. Because of this, the University may also have to pay more for future construction following having its credit rating lowered to Aa3 by Moody’s Investors Service on Aug. 9. Aa3 is the lowest credit rating among Big Ten universities, but it is still considered a highquality, low-risk investment. “The Moody’s rating was disappointing but expected,� University spokesman Tom Hardy said. “The debt ratings for all but one of the public universities in Illinois (have been) downgraded.� Knorr said Moody’s pinned the lowered rating on the state for its fiscal troubles, including billions of dollars in backlog on bills and looming pension reform. “They commended the University for its financial management, given the circum-

Senators addressed the recommendations listed in the Task Force Report on Faculty Issues and Concerns at the first Urbana-Champaign Senate meeting of the year Monday. The report was a compilation of solutions to issues raised by faculty members this past summer. The recommendations in the report were put together by three subcommittees headed by Nicholas Burbules, Randy McCarthy and Joyce Tolliver. “Each committee met repeatedly over the summer, including numerous meetings with administrative colleagues, to share information that will help develop realistic, achievable solutions to the issues raised,� said Burbules, professor in the College of Education.

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stances,� Hardy said. While Hardy expressed disappointment in the lowered rating, University finance professor Timothy Johnson said he didn’t believe the score would be terribly debilitating to the University. “I think the thing to keep in mind is that Moody’s ... doesn’t have any information that the public doesn’t already have,� Johnson said. “Stating their opinion is more or less like anybody else stating their opinion; it’s not like they’re revealing any new information.� Knorr said at the Audit, Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee meeting that the bonds sold for construction on the hospital in Chicago received a higher interest rate than initially anticipated, though he wasn’t sure if it had to do with the downgrade or if it was reflective of the bond market at the time. Hardy also said it’s possible that future projects will be affected by the credit rating. He cited two specific renovations, including work on the State Farm Center and residential facilities at the Urbana campus. “I think the question is whether or not (the projects) will be slightly more expensive because of having to pay a higher debt service,� he said. Additionally, the Urbana

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The University has a record high enrollment of 43,398 this year. Overall enrollment at the University has risen in recent years, largely because of a significant increase in the number of out-of-state and international students attending the University.

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UI enrolls record number International, out-of-state enrollment up from 2012 BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER

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The second-largest freshman class in University history has led to a record-high enrollment, according to ten-day enrollment numbers released last week. A higher than anticipated number of international students accepting an offer of admission pushed the freshman class to 7,331 students, 131 higher than the administration’s goal of 7,200, Chancellor Phyllis Wise told the Board of Trustees at its meeting Thursday. The overall number of students increased to 43,398, up 515 from 2012. “We’re getting more student applicants,� Wise said. “We’re enrolling students at an even higher rate, and finally, I’m really excited to tell you that the diversity is higher than ever before.� For the first time, more than ten percent of the student population is Hispanic, up 7.2 percent from last year. The number of African-American students increased slightly from 2,160 to 2,172, while the number of Caucasian students fell by almost 1,000, from 22,677 to 21,688. Wise said the University is still working on increasing the enrollment of Native American students, which has dropped from 57 to 35 students in the past two years. “We’re bringing in students

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There were a total of 18 recommendations in the report, a few of which referenced faculty salary inequalities and a goal of making salaries even across the campus. The subcommittees set a goal of creating a comparison model for gains in salary for faculty members which are being offset by other factors, like the rising cost of healthcare. The report said the University’s ability to attract and retain world-class faculty depended critically on offering a highly competitive compensation package, which appropriately combines salary with other benefits. “We want to bring faculty salaries up to a highly competitive level,� said McCarthy, mathe-

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from a wide variety of backgrounds,� she said. “We have them here for roughly four years, and we’re trying to provide them with the most transformational learning experiences that they could ever get anywhere, public or private and send them back out into the world where they can become leaders.� Wise said the freshman class has higher ACT scores than past freshman classes, with an average score of 28.6. She also said she was most impressed by the University’s 1,600 students who were the first in their families to attend college. “It’s humbling,� Wise said. “It’s inspiring. It makes us realize that we have an extra responsibility in terms of counseling, mentoring and advising these students because they can’t go home to their parents to ask them for advice.�

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International enrollment increased from 8,648 students in 2012 to 9,407 this year, with 88 percent of the gain coming from an increase in Chinese students. Chinese students now make up 10.4 percent of the total students at the University and 48 percent of all international students. In fall 2004, Chinese students took

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up just 17.8 percent of international students. The second-largest foreign country in terms of enrollment is South Korea, though that could change soon. South Korean

enrollment has declined 13.4 percent in the last three years, while India saw a 10.7 percent increase from 2012. South Korea current-

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At least 13 dead in Navy Yard shooting BY KEVIN G. HALL AND MARISA TAYLOR MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

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Law enforcement personnel respond to an attack on office workers at Washington Navy Yard Monday morning, A gunmen opened fire and killed at least 13 people in the attack in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON — A mass shooting Monday morning at the Washington Navy Yard left at least 13 people, including a suspected gunman, dead, three others wounded and authorities desperately searching for a middle-age man in a military-style uniform. District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier said police have identified the gunman as a civilian naval contractor, Aaron Alexis, 34, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was identified by fingerprints. He was a full-time Navy reservist until 2011, last serving

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have been wounded inside the Navy Yard. Orlowski said the hospital’s main concern was getting them “healed and back on their feet right now.� “We have no indication of any motive at this time,� Lanier said at her second news conference of the day, adding that “there are very few questions we can answer at this point.� The FBI was taking the reins of the investigation, the police chief said. Lanier credited D.C. police and the U.S. Park Police for preventing even more bloodshed in the morning rampage.

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with a logistics support squadron in Fort Worth. He reportedly used a friend’s identification to get into a building at the Washington Navy Yard and engaged in multiple shootouts with police before being fatally shot. Three victims, including a police officer, were brought to MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In a news conference, Dr. Janis Orlowski, the center’s chief medical officer, said the chances of their survival were good. The police officer was shot in both of his legs. The other two victims are both female civilians. One suffered injuries to her shoulder, the other to both her head and hand. All three are confirmed to

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