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Construction begins on Green Street BY LEON LI STAFF WRITER
ing to take tours),” he said. The Altgeld Bell Tower unofficially reopened to the public on Jan. 26, though Cody Jones, former
In an area of heavy traffic, construction involving parts of Green Street and the Illini Union are set to be part of a long-term project to help advance the ChampaignUrbana community. “There will be some delays and there will be some overall congestion created by the project,” said Louis Braghini, engineer technician for the City of Champaign, “But once the project is done, this will be a great addition to the campus town area.” The Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project is a fivestage project aiming to address areas of conflict between modes of transportation, enhance transit corridors and improve overall infrastructure around Champaign-Urbana. Project 1, which involves a section of Green Street between Wright Street and Busey Avenue, includes the addition of protected bicycle lanes, a transit boarding island and a re-landscaping of the north face of the Union. “(A point of focus) was the bus access in front of the Illini Union,” Braghini said. “We have a lot of pedestrians, a lot of vehicles and then we have buses thrown in there.” Often regarded as the center of campus, the Illini Union and the surrounding areas see heavy amounts of traffic from all modes of transportation. “Whenever our vehicles are interacting, not only with cars but with pedestrians and bicyclists, of course there are safety concerns,” said Karl Gnadt, managing director at MTD. “There are a lot of
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Altgeld chime players look for answers BY LUKE COOPER STAFF WRITER
On March 17, University administration cut off access to Altgeld Bell Tower for both tours and performances as a result of its American Disability Act and fire code violations. Since then, students have only heard the tower’s carillon bells playing their programmed quarter-hour timekeeping function. For many chimes players, the tower’s closure marked the ending of a hectic six-month period of uncertain, ambiguous communication with school administration on the tower’s future. “We were all pretty surprised at the way things happened,” said chimes player and mathematics Ph.D. student, Dane Skabelund. First, the University administration instructed a shutdown of public tours effective on Oct. 19, 2016, in response to the violations found in the tower that month.
Campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler said the funds for the Bell Tower’s initial repairs will come from the Office of the Provost. Kaler said the tower will reopen when it is compliant with all current safety codes. Kaler did not clarify whether or not the tower’s reopening would be independent from the larger renovation of both Altgeld and Illini Halls, which according to an Illinois New Bureau release, has a $90 million budget that will be separate from the Altgeld Bell Tower’s funding. Skabelund said that chimes players were still expected to play despite the violations, so as not to bring attention to the tower’s status. “(The administration) said, ‘OK, you can’t play,’ and, ‘Now you can play.’ It was kind of back and forth for a little bit,” he said. Skabelund said that chimes players weren’t allowed to tell peo-
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Cody Jones, senior in LAS, performs the chime in Altgeld Hall on Sept. 19, 2015. Jones waits for updates on the status of the tower’s restorations. ple the tower was closed, or that they couldn’t take tours. “Basically we had to sneak into the tower more or less, unless we wanted to have some awkward interactions (with people want-
Millenials, students having less sex Millenials might not really be the “hookup generation”
College students who use
BY SAMANTHA JONES TOAL BRAND MANAGER
College students probably aren’t putting as many socks on their door handles, according to a study by the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. But it’s not specifically just college students having less sex. Millennials, the generation of Americans often nicknamed the “hookup generation,” are actually having less sex than their parents, according to the study. Millennials, or those born in the ‘80s and ‘90s, report having fewer sex partners on average than those in the prior two generations. Meanwhile, researchers found that younger millennials, such as college students, are twice as likely to be sexually inactive in their fi rst years of adulthood versus those born in the ‘60s and ‘70s. These fi ndings may be the result of distinct cultural differences between the generations said Mary Ramey, professor in sexual communication at the University. Students have more options when it comes to picking sexual partners and are not relying on their parents approval, Ramey said. “Technology has provided us the means to meet people beyond our geographic location,” Ramey said. “If you add in things like sexting, sexy photos, etc., sexual communication is very different for millennials. It can be both fun and complicated.” While there may be varying reasons for millennials having less sex, increased technology
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Alma Mater stands near the Main Quad wearing an It’s On Us campaign shirt.
It’s On Us draws criticism, changes focus to increase effectiveness BY GILLIAN DUNLOP ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Widely viewed as a successful campaign against sexual assault nationwide, its strategy of bystander education has been brought into question by the Illinois Student Government during their meeting on March 15. It’s On Us has garnered over 3,000 student signatures on the pledge against sexual assault since the campaign fi rst came to the University in the fall of 2014. When Bobby Knier, junior in
LAS and author of the resolution, and Gabby Gendek, sophomore in Business and director of the senate, presented the It’s On Us initiative during the March 15 meeting, however, it was met with criticism mostly stemming from sexual assault survivors. The initiative was designed to have as many students as possible sign the pledge against sexual assault. It required $967 dollars of student government
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3 in 10 people that use Tinder will actually meet up with somebody from the app BERCHAM KAMBER THE DAILY ILLINI SOURCE LendEDU
as well as pressures in a career are two theories suggested in the study as to why those born in the 1980s and 1990s might not be having as much fun as popular culture would suggest. “I feel like it might be true, there’s defi nitely less relationships,” said Joey Campbell, freshman in FAA. “There’s probably higher workloads and less time. People focus more on school than having a relationship.” But when it comes to technology hindering sexual relations, Campbell wasn’t so sure, citing a specific tool millennials have that their parents did not: dating apps. Tinder, Bumble, Her, Grindr and more are all easily down-
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loadable apps that boast instant communication with hundreds of singles, especially in a large area like the University. However, the data doesn’t suggest that these apps are evening the playing field between generations, and that technology is hindering sexual activity amongst millennials, rather than helping it. In fact, only 29.2 percent of college students report that they’ve ever met up with somebody from Tinder, according to a survey done by LendEDU. The survey also reports that only 22.2 percent of college students
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