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Saturday finals stretch schedules BY EMMA WEISSMANN STAFF WRITER
Though it is not the first time in the University’s history, Saturday finals are a new concept to almost every undergraduate on campus. Students in 357 class sections will take final exams this Saturday for the first time since prior to 2008. In 2007, the Urbana-Champaign Senate Committee on Educational Policy originally set the calendar without Saturday finals. But in November 2011, the committee proposed that finals week be condensed by holding exams on Saturday because the calendar did not give faculty adequate time to finalize grades before financial aid deadlines. It passed by a voice-vote. Although Saturday finals may disrupt the weekend, the committee felt it was the best option of the suggested solutions. “It was nothing mean-spirited; it was the best effort to try to get the semester accomplished in a timely fashion,” said University spokeswoman Robin Kaler. “I think there’s been some confusion with students thinking that this is the new normal and it’s
PRITEN VORA THE DAILY ILLINI
Champaign police officers dine with local families at Meijer Dec. 12. Area volunteers and Champaign police were on hand as part of Shop with a Cop, an event that provides donated money to needy children to spend at Meijer.
Shop with a Cop tightens community BY ILYA GUREVIC STAFF WRITER
The Champaign Police Department and the Champaign Meijer gave 32 local children from needy families the chance to choose Christmas gifts on Wednesday night at Meijer. At the event, called “Shop with a Cop,” the children spent the evening shopping for presents from their wish lists with their fami-
lies and Champaign police officers. The shopping was followed by a Christmas party, featuring holiday desserts, pizza and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Police Chief Anthony Cobb appeared at the event and interacted with the shoppers. Each family paired up with an officer or staff member of the Champaign police force. Sgt. David Griffet said the recipients
are identified through schools, social workers and officer interaction and are selected based on the level of family financial need, among other factors. Urbana resident Nicole Shorty, whose daughter Ashley was among the Shop with a Cop participants, praised the event. “It’s a great experience to see my children happy and ... know there’s someone in the commu-
Rise in out-of-state freshmen, revenue Out-of-state enrollment, tuition going up The University’s international and out-of-state freshman student enrollment has increased in recent years, as University revenue from tuition also rises.
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Illinois residents Out of state International Source: Stacey Kostell, director of undergrad admissions; Division of Management Information J MICHAEL MIOUX Design Editor
nity, especially our police department that’s a great asset to what’s happening in Champaign,” Shorty said. “(It’s) exciting for me ... that our ... police officers are really giving back to the community.” Officer Ed Wachala, event organizer and school resource officer at Champaign Centennial High School, said the 10th annual event
See COP SHOP, Page 3A
1977
Built in 1931, the Ice Arena becomes a Campus Recreation facility.
See SATURDAY, Page 3A
2011
1993
CRCE and ARC combine to have over 5 million visits since 2005 when CRCE opened.
Campus Rec receives a NCAA grant to participate in the National Youth Sports Program and organizes summer activities for low-income family children from the community.
1997
Campus Recreation adds the Outdoor Center building, field spaces, sand volleyball courts and basketball courts.
BY LAUREN ROHR STAFF WRITER
The University’s need for more money from students to make up for declining state funds has been one of the driving factors in increasing enrollment of non-Illinois students over recent years. Aside from goals to increase diversity, Stacey Kostell, director of undergraduate admissions, said the added funds the University receives from outof-state tuition rates is one of the driving forces for increases in international and out-of-state enrollment. Since 2007, the proportion of non-Illinois students enrolled in their first year has doubled from 12 percent to 24 percent of the total entering class, according to enrollment data from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. “We don’t receive the same funding from the state of Illinois that we used to,” Kostell said. “So the additional revenue that this (the increase in out-of-state student enrollment)
See ENROLLMENT, Page 3A
1968
Ground is broken for the $49 million Intramural-Physical Education Building.
1974
Division of Intramural Activities becomes the Division of Campus Recreation.
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2005
Campus Recreation reacquires Illini Grove.
2008
1989
IMPE renamed Activities and Recreation Center to better reflect its current operation.
CRCE (phases 1 and 2A) opened for use. The facility included fitness/free-weight space, three basketball/ volleyball courts, offices and a lobby entrance.
Campus Recreation celebrates 50th anniversary as an independent department in fall 2012.
SOURCE: CAMPUS RECREATION I-GUIDE
Campus recreation celebrates 50 years BY JACQUELINE OGRODNIK STAFF WRITER
Campus Recreation will begin celebrating being an independent department for 50 years on Thursday. The first celebration for the 50th anniversary will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the ARC Winter Garden. Cake will be provided at the event. Campus recreation will continue to celebrate its 50th anniversary at each event with cake and giveaways. Along with a new logo that advertises Cam-
pus Recreation’s 50-year celebration, a timeline has been created to feature key events in its history. The timeline can be found in the Campus Recreation iGuide, and a larger timeline is located at the ARC. The Division of Intramural Activities was created in 1962 with David O. Matthews as the first director. The idea for the Intramural-Physical Education Building, formerly known as IMPE, was also proposed to the Board of Trustees in 1962. The building was later renovated and
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not. It’s an exception.” Some of the alternative options the committee discussed included shortening Thanksgiving break, delaying the start of the spring semester, reducing the final exam period to two hours and eliminating Reading Day. Saturday final exams are rare, but they may happen every few years depending on changes in the calendar, Kaler said. The next time this is supposed to happen is during the 2017-2018 school year. Jim Maskeri, student senator and senior in LAS, voted against the proposal last year. Maskeri said he believed the change would be stressful for students who are not used to having finals on a weekend. “I did think it would cause hardships to my constituents, but the vast majority (of senators) did vote yes because it was extenuating circumstances,” Maskeri said. “I do understand why we had to move forward with making the amendment.” Another concern discussed at the meeting was the strain on
reopened in 2008 as the ARC. Outside the administrative office suite at the ARC is another timeline that shows what has happened with Campus Recreation, the University and the world during the past five decades, said Erik Riha, lead assistant director of marketing for Campus Recreation. “It’s a fun way for people to see what else was going on,” he said. “It has a lot of pop culture items and landmark events on campus.”
See CAMPUS REC, Page 3A
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