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MONDAY November 18, 2013
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Tornadoes touch down across Illinois
Professor fired, financial issues addressed at board meeting BY MARYCATE MOST
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The University Board of Trustees voted to dismiss Engineering professor Louis Wozniak at its meeting Thursday in Springfield. “This has been a long and deliberative process governed by the University statutes,� University President Robert Easter said. “The goal throughout has been to give due process to the professor, and we have now arrived at a decision.� Wozniak’s tenure has now officially been revoked, though he had already been suspended for actions including sending inappropriate messages to students, disregarding student
more discussion on Wozniak’s dismissal, read our editorial on Page 4A.
privacy and creating a hostile environment in his class, according to a Board of Trustees report. “This is a unique experience in the history of the University,� Easter said. “It has been very difficult for us having to make a decision.� The termination process will now be invoked, and the campus will work with Wozniak on his transition out of
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Houses were heavily damaged after a tornado ravaged through Gifford, Ill., on Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, multiple tornadoes touched ground in Champaign County shortly before 1 p.m. Around 12:30 p.m., a tornado warning was issued for Champaign County until 1 p.m. and was later extended to 1:15 p.m. At press time, the Chicago Tribune reported that at least five people were killed across the state because of Sunday’s tornadoes and storms. Pekin and Washington, two communities near Peoria, were among the hardest hit.
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ISS, lawmakers push UI YMCA loses grant over affi liation dispute for state legislation in student debt crisis STAFF WRITER
The University YMCA recently lost an annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development grant, which supported their immigrant projects, because of a connection the campaign found to be contrary to the moral teachings of the Catholic church. This decision came after the campaign added a new condition into the grant, stipulating that the YMCA must cut ties with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, an organization that the YMCA receives much support from. The YMCA decided not to comply. “We were notified when we reapplied for a second year of funding that it was going to be raised to $60,000, I think reflecting the good work that was happening here,� said Mike Doyle, executive director of the University YMCA. “But with that came the condition that we would have to withdraw from this state-wide organization that we work closely with because they had come out in support of same-sex mar-
repaying their student debt loans, said Tony Fiorentino, a graduate student in the College of Law who has been working with the Illinois Student Senate for the past year to address student debt issues. “I think the biggest problem facing the student loan system is that the students are treated unequally under the law, particularly in respect to our bankruptcy laws,� Fiorentino said. “Students cannot fi nd
BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER
While the debt clock continues ticking away without pause, Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student loans, which is more than the country owes in credit card debt. In 2011, college seniors in Illinois graduated with an average of $26,000 of debt per graduate, according to The Institute for College Access & Success. Welcome to the age where 50- and 60-year-olds are still
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riage.� He added that the YMCA does not have a stance on samesex marriage. The fi rst grant the YMCA received totaled $4,000 from the local Catholic church, and the second one was for $37,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Doyle said. “The bishops of the United States don’t want to fund groups that have taken positions contrary to the moral teachings of the Catholic church,� said Don Clemmer, assistant director of media relations to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He said because there are many people who live in poverty, the grants from the campaign are really competitive, which plays a big role in deciding which organizations receive grants from year to year. “The philosophy behind the Catholic Campaign for Human Development is this notion of the church supporting people who are going out into the world to help empower low income and mar-
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Recruit Cliff Alexander snubs Illini, commits to Jayhawks BY SEAN HAMMOND SENIOR WRITER
The jewel of John Groceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye spurned Illinois and his home state school in favor of Bill Selfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kansas Jayhawks. Chicago native and Curie Metropolitan High School center Cliff Alexander verbally committed to play at Kansas in a televised announcement. Alexander was the No. 3-ranked player overall in the class of 2014 according to ESPN.com and the No. 4-ranked player overall according to Rivals. He will join
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Tony Fiorentino, graduate student and Illinois student senator, sits on top of the Alma Mater base during a student debt awareness rally on Friday. He spoke about how the Alma Mater used to stand with her arms open and how college affordability should be avaliable to all.
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the Jayhawks beginning with the 2014-15 season. The decision had been narrowed down to four schools: Kansas, Illinois, DePaul and Memphis. Alexander made his announcement at his high school minutes after topranked players Jahlil Okafor, of Chicago, and Tyus Jones, of Apple Valley, Minn., committed to play at Duke. Alexander first grabbed the Illinois hat and raised it partway toward his head before putting it back down and grabbing the Kan-
sas hat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did what was best for me and what was best for me and my family,â&#x20AC;? Alexander said. Alexanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement came on the same day that Illinois lost a commitment from Louisville, Ky., point guard Quentin Snider. Snider had been committed to Illinois until he switched his commitment and signed with Louisville on Friday morning. Illinois has already signed power forwards Leron Black, of Memphis, and Michael Finke, of Cham-
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