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Senate to talk on hiring and pay Confusion surrounds status quo definition BY ANDREW NOWAK STAFF WRITER

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Alex Lutz, senior in FAA, paints during class at Flagg Hall on Thursday. Applications to the College of Fine and Applied Arts have been dropping since 2008.

College of FAA adapts to » declining enrollment, funding BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER

Since declaring her major, Eliana Park has been pressured by her parents to chose a major with more fi nancial security. However, Park, senior in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, couldn’t see herself sitting behind a desk commuting numbers, as her original major in accounting would have likely required. Despite the concerns raised by her parents, Park is pursuing her career aspirations

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out our Editorial Board’s opinion on the threats art faces from rising tuition and dropping in violin performance. “In the beginning, when enrollment on 3DJH $ I fi rst changed my major (from accounting), they were kind of upset about it,” Park, said. “They wanted me to be in a field of study where I would have a forsure job and have a stable future.” While Park decided to pursue a major in the arts, she is an outlier to a larger trend showing falling enrollment numbers in the college. According to enrollment

data from the Division of Management Information in 2008 there were a total of 1,982 undergraduate students enrolled in the college. Since then, enrollment in FAA has been on a steady decline, with 1,499 undergraduate students enrolled in 2014. Dean of FAA Edward Feser said that the economic

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Police departments alert C-U to on-campus crime BY ELYSSA KAUFMAN STAFF WRITER

Two sexual assaults at 309 E. Green St., along with four to five aggravated batteries, that occurred on Oct. 11 sparked concern and questions on campus. Champaign Chief of Police Anthony Cobb said the crime that weekend was very uncommon, but added that there is a typical spike in crime every fall. However, Cobb said that the two sexual assaults on Green Street were particularly rare because most assaults on campus are date rape sexual assaults, rather than strangers approaching an individual. The Champaign Police Department and the Uni-

Five key points of College Bound Safe and Sound 1. Always keep your head up when walking on campus. This means staying off of phones or technological devices. 2. Be aware of what is going on around you. 3. Designate a friend when going out to a party versity Police Department work closely together to ensure safety on campus and since the incidents, have started an increased police presence in the loca-

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Total fall semester costs, including tuition and expenses, in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. 2014: $31,754 2013: $31,198 Q 2012: $31,000 Q 2011: $30,394 Q 2010: $29,646 Q 2009: $29,646 Q 2008: $28,492

College of Fine and Applied Arts enrollment decreases

CORRECTION In the Oct. 16 2014 edition of The Daily Illini, the article “C-U Public Health District restaurant inspection results now o n l i ne ,” i nc or r e c t ly stated that Papa Del’s Pizza received one of the lowest scores on its health inspection, when in fact this was the score of Papa D’s. The Daily Illini regrets this error.

2014: 1,499 1,574 Q 2012: 1,627 Q 2011: 1,769 Q 2010: 1,799 Q 2009: 1,893 Q 2008: 1,982 Q

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The College of Fine and Applied Arts undergraduate enrollment numbers since 2008.

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The Urbana-Champaign Academic Senate will discuss two proposed resolutions at a regular meeting Monday, regarding the University’s hiring process and uniform pay for specialized faculty. The Senate Executive Committee originally proposed to create an ad-hoc committee to oversee and prevent issues within the hiring process. This comes after the rejection of Steven Salaita’s appointment to the American Indian Studies program. The resolution aims to enforce current University statutes regarding the hiring process. The resolution also cites the Provost Communication No. 9, which states “the provost makes fi nal decision, with advice from the Campus Committee on Promotion and Tenure and the Dean of Graduate College.”

SOURCE: DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

Marching to the beat of an entire band

to ensure everyone in the group leaves together. 4. Give your family and friends a heads up when there is a change of plans in your schedule. 5. Give the school a heads up if anything on campus appears strange and could be a potential issue. SOURCE: JACK SHILNEY, COLLEGE BOUND SAFE AND SOUND

tions where the assaults took place. “Students need to be aware of the crime and

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A John Hersey High School Marching Huskies percussionist performs on the marimba during the Illinois Marching Band Championships at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The championships showcase high school marching bands from around the state. The Marching Huskies won 2nd place in Class 5A.

University research finds video games may actually be advantageous to health BY PAULINE GAFFNEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A University researcher found that playing video games for long periods of time can actually be beneficial to your health. Chennan Liu conducted research on the effects of video and computer gaming for her doctoral degree in social work from the University. She recently published her secondary data analysis, which found that excessive

gaming does not directly correlate to certain health issues such as obesity. Liu said she was surprised to learn that in some instances, playing video games can actually be beneficial to your physical health and everyday life. “The study took a longitudinal design that tracked video and computer gaming from adolescence into young adulthood,” Liu said in an email. She analyzed data from the

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National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health from 1994-1996 and 2001-2002. The study defi ned heavy video and computer gaming as at least 21 hours per week spent gaming. There were additional usage points to gauge time spent gaming at 35, 42 and 56 hours. While Liu found mixed results from the study, her analysis showed that those who gamed 21 hours or more a week were less likely to

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complete high school, but more likely to better selfreport health and less likely to suffer from obesity. Playing video and computer games for more than 35 hours per week was associated with better health and more total years of education. Video game players in all three categories (21-plus hours, 35-plus hours and 42-plus hours) were found less likely to use marijuana in the future.

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Liu found mental health problems arose in video game players who played 42 hours or more a week because this group was more likely to suffer from depression. However, this group also better selfreported health. Despite common stereotypes for gamers, Mylene Haus, sophomore in LAS and president of the Social Gaming Club, said he believes gaming has certain health benefits.

The Social Gaming Club is a Registered Student Organization that gathers students weekly to play console games, PC games, board games and card games. “Gaming is a mentally stimulating activity that can test all sorts of your abilities, such as reaction time, logic, planning and more,” Haus said in an email. “With the increasing availability of

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