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Settlement reached over Chief Illiniwek
UI agrees to end 5-year battle on trademark rights DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
The University Board of Trustees and the Honor the Chief Society, Inc. have come to a settlement agreement, ending a five-year dispute over the Chief Illiniwek trademark. In 2009, the Honor the Chief Society fi led an application to register the trademark Chief Illiniwek in connection with dance and educational services, as well as community festivals, including sporting events. The University filed in opposition to this application. After the new agreement is finalized, Honor the Chief must abandon its first application and agree not to fi ll out any other trademark applications consisting of the term Chief Illiniwek. According to the new agreement, the University cannot object to the term “Chief” in “Honor the Chief Society.” The University also cannot object, but does not approve, sponsor or endorse, the Society’s events that honor the history of Chief Illiniwek or the Society advocating the reinstatement of Chief Illiniwek as the official symbol of the University. The events can include a performance that is a choreographed tribute to the dance
that was performed by previous chiefs, as long as the events comply with the terms of the agreement and University policies. The Society will not be allowed to use the term “Chief Illiniwek” or the Chief logo. The Society also cannot refer to people as Chief Illiniwek or say they are the next Chief Illiniwek. Finally, the Society must include this disclaimer on its website: “The Honor the Chief Society is not sponsored, licensed, approved or endorsed by the University of Illinois.” Roger Huddleston, member of the Honor the Chief Society, said he is very satisfied with the agreement. “Basically, we have to make it known that all of our actions are not supported by the University of Illinois,” Huddleston said. “It gives us a right to promote the Chief’s traditions.” The agreement was signed by Huddleston on Oct. 14 and by University Board of Trustees Comptroller Walter Knorr on Oct. 23. “We are happy that our trademark and our logo are being protected,” Robin Kaler, campus spokeswoman said. The Board of Trustees announced in February 2007 that Chief Illiniwek would no longer be a symbol of the University or perform at University events, according to the Honor the Chief Society’s website.
UI maintenance costs deferred UI sees consequences of expansion without increase in funds
Assessments were performed in 2002, 2004 and 2006, but stopped since the money was better spent actually doing maintenance, said Ben McCall, chair of the Senate Committee BY STEFFIE DRUCKER on Campus Operations. STAFF WRITER The University is not The University currently alone in this issue. Doris faces about $600 million in Reeser, coordinator of capital deferred maintenance costs, maintenance planning said seeing the consequences of the University is on par with “dramatic expansion” without other institutions of its size and “corresponding increase mission, according to reports in funds for maintenance,” the University receives from an according to a Senate Executive agency called Sightlines. Committee report. The University evaluates “Having some deferred deferred maintenance with the maintenance isn’t unhealthy,” facility condition index, which is said Randy McCarthy, a chair the ratio of deferred maintenance of the Urbana-Champaign to the current replacement value Task Force on of campus Faculty Issues buildings and Concerns. used as a The real benchmark problem, to compare McCarthy the relative said, is a lack condition of of ste ady a group of facilities. funding for The campus’ maintenance costs. index has “Everyone RANDY MCCARTHY shifted quite CHAIR OF TASK FORCE ON likes to build a bit over FACULTY ISSUES AND CONCERNS a castle, but the years. nobody likes In 2002, the index stood at to wash the windows,” he said. “It’s easy about 15 percent and grew to get someone to give you the to 23.5 percent by 2007. The money to build a big glorious University stepped up its efforts building in their name, but it’s in 2007 to address the deferred hard to get someone to give you maintenance backlog, and now the index has returned to 16 the money to take care of it.” The exact amount of current percent. An index of 10 percent deferred maintenance, the is considered acceptable by postponement of buildings and industry standards, according equipment upkeep due to lack of to the report from the Senate funds, is unknown. In 2001, the Executive Committee Task Force Board of Trustees commissioned on Faculty Issues and Concerns. an assessment of the campus’ “In prior years, the state would deferred maintenance. The fund large renovation projects plan was to have the agency for universities and other state who performed the assessment agencies,” Reeser said. “We’re come back every two years and not getting that kind of funding assess 20 percent of the campus every year or even every other at a time so that, within 10 years, year.” the entire campus will have been assessed. SEE MAINTENANCE | 3A
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New 3-D printing class offered
MakerLab provides open printing for all BY JULIANNE MICOLETA STAFF WRITER
Next spring, the College of Business is offering a new 3-D printing class to 21 students from the colleges of Engineering, FAA and Business. “Because 3-D printing is going to be bigger than the Internet,” said Aric Rindfleisch, executive director of the Illinois MakerLab and Business professor. “It’s the next big thing that’s going to change the world as we know it.” 3 -D pri nters are manufacturing tools that create physical objects from digital designs by layering materials to construct a three-dimensional product. Due to their additive approach, they can produce complex designs that are difficult to manufacture using conventional techniques. They can be used to make a variety of objects ranging from toys to household devices. Commercial 3-D printers are commonly used for design and prototyping in a variety of industries, including aerospace, architecture and automobiles, and are employed in the dental and medical fields as well, Rindfleisch said. Currently, the use of 3-D printing is on the rise. It has been
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The 3-D printers create physical objects from designs on computers and use a layering technique. identified by the U.S. government as a key component for regaining U.S. competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. It is reshaping business and now, business education, he said. “There is no other class like this,” Rindfleisch said. “The students are going to be broken up into three teams of Engineering, Art and Design and Business students. They are going to conceptualize
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0RUH RQOLQH To watch a a design and manufacture a product during the course, and voice-over video about their grade will be dependent on how the 3-D printer performance outcome.” works, visit www.DailyIllini.com Rindfleisch is looking for five more engineering students to take the course that will be Rindfleisch said. “A lot of it is held three hours a week at the going to be collaborative and MakerLab. there’s going to be a lot of peer “This class is going to be learning involved. It’s going to giving students the ability give students an opportunity to work closely with this SEE 3-D PRINTING | 3A transformative technology,”
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Increased rental registration fees resolve home inspection inefficiency BY ELI MURRAY STAFF WRITER
Urbana City Council voted 6-1 to increase the rental registration fees to bring in an estimated additional $48,500 annually for the city. The vote took place on Oct. 21 and will allow the city to hire a third housing inspector. The rates for single-family homes, duplexes and multifamily homes are $55, $70 and $65 per building, respectively. Additionally, multi-family homes must pay an extra $16 per unit. Previously, single-family homes, duplexes and multi-family homes were charged $50, $60 and $45 per building, respectively. The previous additional fee for multifamily homes was $12 per unit. Libby Tyler, the Community Development Services director for the city, said there were nearly 800 houses and duplexes that haven’t been inspected since the inspection program was put into effect six years ago.
“Something’s going to have to change,” said Bill Brown, Ward 4, noting that the inspections weren’t being completed in “any reasonable cycle.” A memo from staff at the Department of Community Development Services recommends the ordinance in order to “add capacity to the housing program so that the inspectors can better meet the demands of the program and provide for a more acceptable cycle of systematic inspection.” Currently, Urbana employs two full-time housing inspectors who systematically review the 8,900 rental properties in Urbana, respond to tenant complaints and inspect motel and hotel properties. Eric Jakobsson, Ward 2, said he had mixed feelings about the fee schedule. “I really hate the idea of ramping up the fees on good landlords for problems that are necessitated by the bad landlords,” he said. Mike Madigan, Ward 6, was
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the only council member to vote against the ordinance. “What we’re talking about here is increasing fees on the good landlords, not just on the distressed properties,” he said. “We’re talking about raising everyone’s rent. Don’t ... be under the illusion that (these fees) will not be passed on (to residents), because (they) will.” Under Jakobbson’s proposal, a motion was passed 4-3 to have city staff conduct a study as to the feasibility of lowering rental registration fees for landlords who receive high marks on their inspections, therefore not costing the city as much for continued inspections. Esther Patt, director of the Champaign-Urbana Tenant Union, said she didn’t think a graduated fee would effectively address the issue. “If you looked at (the grading list) ... you would see that more than four out of five buildings are graded B,” she said. “If
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Single family/mobile home (per building) — $55 Duplexes (per building) — $70 Multi-family (3+ units)(per building) — $65 Additional multi-family fee (per unit) — $16
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Single family/mobile homes late registration — $25 (per month) Multi-family late registration — $100 plus $10 per unit (per month) Incomplete registration — $50 Re-inspection (no-show/ missed deadline) — $100 per visit Failure to register — $300
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