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Think Before You Drink program educates students on alcohol safety BY ABIGAIL SOLANO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Democrat George Danos, left, and Republican John Farney, candidates for county auditor, debate at the Champaign City Building on Wednesday.
Face-off at the forum
Candidates for county clerk, auditor, circuit clerk, recorder participate
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he eight candidates running for county office faced off at a forum on Wednesday night. The candidates wishing to fi ll the offices of county clerk, auditor, circuit clerk and recorder made their case to voters in a debate sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of Champaign County, the League of Women Voters of Champaign County, and the News-Gazette. With fewer than two weeks remaining until Election Day, the candidates discussed topics selected by the audience. The ws for county
clerk and recorder were moderated by Sandra Kato of the NAACP, and the debates for auditor and circuit clerk were moderated by Carolyn Casady Trimble of the League of Women Voters. The debate between Republican County Clerk Gordy Hulten and his Democratic challenger, Urbana Alderman Charlie Smyth, Ward 1, centered on improving voter registration and maintaining bipartisanship in the execution of the office. In his opening statement, Hulten said everyone deserves equal treatment under the law and
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Students had the opportunity to learn about safe drinking practices and alcohol’s effect on the body at the sixth annual Think Before You Drink Alcohol Awareness Program on Wednesday. The event was sponsored by registered student organization Special Populations, a health education group for underserved populations through McKinley Health Center. The group is open to anyone and accepts volunteers at the beginning of each semester. The RSO has been preparing for this event, which was open to all students, for the past month. At the start of the event, students were able to maneuver an obstacle course set up in the foyer of Temple Hoyne Buell Hall while wearing drinking goggles. There were also informational booths throughout the foyer about the nutritional content of alcoholic drinks, statistics about drinking and driving and University drinking statistics. “There is an increasing alcohol safety awareness on campus,” said Pajion Montgomery, chairman of the committees of Special Populations and senior in LAS. “A lot of tragedies happen every year, and this is a way to facilitate information about safety and being safe while engaging in drinking.” The panel presentation was made up of representatives from the Carle Foundation Hospital, coroner’s office, Urbana Fire Department and Student Legal Services. They were invited to speak about their experiences with alcoholrelated incidents on campus. All of the representatives assured students that they were not telling them to never drink alcohol but rather to be responsible. Many of the panelists encouraged students to “think before you drink.” “If you’re going to drink, do it in a safe place and make sure someone sober is with you,” said Allen Rinehart, director of Carle Foundation Hospital’s emergency room. “Every weekend about six to eight students spend the
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Students perform in flash mob for Illinois Spirit Day BY CHRIS SIMON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Decked out in school colors, students across campus celebrated Illinois Spirit Day on Wednesday as part of Homecoming Week. Students showed their pride for the University in different ways. On the Quad, decorated in orange and blue balloons, a group of about 30 students broke into a flash mob. At the Alma Mater, the Student Alumni Ambassadors stood in
place of the statue to ring in Homecoming. Aaron Klein , chairman for Block I and Orange Krush and junior in AHS, said his fellow Illini have a lot to be proud about. “Wearing orange is one part, but getting involved and promoting the school is important, too,” Klein said. “Everything you do should show your pride.” He said students should have pride in the new football and
Quinn visits Champaign to honor anniversary of LED invention, Holonyak DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
ALYSSA PETERSON DAILY ILLINI
Tharunsankar Aravazhi, senior in LAS, right, and other students participate in a flash mob and dance to various hits in honor of Homecoming Week. The flash mob happened at 11:52 a.m. on the north end of the Quad on Wednesday. basketball coaches and hope for the future of the athletic department. He said he also finds pride in traditions of football game days, like the Marching Illini and tailgates.
But, for Klein, attending a top public university that has been around since 1867 is another reason for him to show school
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Gov. Pat Quinn declared Oct. 24 “Nick Holonyak Day in Illinois” in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the scientist’s invention of the light-emitting diode, or LED light. Holonyak, who earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University, invented the energy-efficient lighting source in 1962. Aside from inventing the more durable light, he has many other accomplishments in the field. “Few scientists and inventors have done more to transform our lives than Nick Holonyak, Jr.,” Quinn said in a press release. Holonyak holds over 40 patents and invented the red-light semiconductor laser that is used
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in CD and DVD players as well as the shorted emitter p-n-p-n switch found in power tools and light dimmers. To celebrate the anniversary, the LED 50th Anniversary Symposium was held Wednesday and continues Thursday. It began at the I Hotel, 1900 S. First St., with opening remarks from Chancellor Phyllis Wise. Holonyak will speak at 3:40 p.m. Thursday. Other speakers include those who have contributed to the development of LED lighting and semiconductor lasers.
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UI makes strides toward sustainability, Wise says Chancellor says University exceeding its own expectations BY CLAIRE EVERETT STAFF WRITER
As part of Sustainability Week, Chancellor Phyllis Wise held a discussion Wednesday at the Illini Union about the University’s progress toward environmental efficiency. At the event, Wise presented a word cloud of energy and
environmental words faculty deemed most important at previous interactive luncheons. “I want to make sure there are actions behind each of these words,” she said. Food supply, production and safety, natural resources, innovative alternative energies, population growth and air quality were all words and phrases fl oating in the word cloud. Wise said she was impressed with the University’s desire to be sustainable and the students’ hard work.
Before December, she will make a decision on sustainability goals. “The word cloud is going to guide what we focus on this year,” she said. Wise said the University has already made a lot of progress reducing campus energy used this year. The University exceeded the Illinois Climate Action Plan goal, which was to reduce energy by 20 percent by 2015, by 5 percent. To continue reducing energy, Wise said the University
pledged to be the fi rst public research university in the United States to use energy-efficient LED lights. By 2020, all walkways will use LED lighting, and by 2050, the vast majority of all lighting will be LED. Discussing the topic of air quality, Jack Dempsey, executive director of facilities and services, said the 2017 goal for eliminating coal use was in fact possible.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, presents the inventor of the LED, Nick Holonyak, Jr., with a Proclamation from the state of Illinois commemorating his lifetime achievements Wednesday afternoon at the I Hotel. The two day symposium celebrates the LED’s 50th anniversary.
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