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Vol. 128 / No. 32

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSIT Y’S NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1888

ICYMI: a month of news Even though students have a Winter Break, the headlines never stop

MY VIEW HOLLY PETROVICH Editor-in-Chief

Rambo House demolition completes

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Rambo House, which resided behind Fell Hall on University Street, was officially demolished. The Illinois State University planning departments are currently discussing what will be built on the site. Early discussion ideas included the possibility of an attractive green space due to higher levels of student traffic around the site, but no official plan has been decided as of yet. The ISU board approved the university-funded project with a $750,000 price tag. The building, which has been vacant since 2005, originally housed female home economics students and was named after the former head of the Home Economics department, Jessie Rambo.

College of Business names new dean Ajay Samant has been named as the new dean of the College of Business at ISU, effective on July 1. Samant will replace the former dean, Gerry McKean, who retires on June 3. Currently, Samant is a professor of finance and former dean in the Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida (UNF). He earned a Ph.D. in economics from Indiana University. Samant raised $13 million for faculty scholarships, program development and scholarships for students through his fundraising efforts while at UNF. He has also been published in The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Global Business and Technology and The International Journal of Commerce and Management.

The Rambo House, located behind Fell Hall, was demolished over Winter Break.

No buyer found for the Mitsubishi Plant

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stantly shifting job market, the classes update workers on interviewing skills, job hunting and career planning.

Despite a five-month search, a buyer has not been found for the soon-to-close Mitsubishi Motors plant. Additionally, Mitsubishi Motors North America requested a lower assessment of the property value. While a final agreement is pending, the plant is expected to be valued at $5.9 million and its warehouse at $1.1 million for two years and three years respectively. The plant will close in May. Heartland Community College offers career readiness workshops for the employees displaced by the closing of the auto assembly plant. Aimed at helping workers re-enter a con-

Tear-down of south side residence halls begins The south side residence halls HamiltonWhitten and Atkin-Colby are currently in the demolition process. Once demolition is complete, the site is scheduled to be repurposed at the new location of ISU’s Mennonite College of Nursing. The buildings opened in 1960 and 1962 respectively, and after the decommissioning in 2012, have remained unused.

BloNo homes suffer from ice storm An ice storm caused power outages across the Bloomington-Normal area during the last week of December. Many homes were damaged, and basements were flooded as a result of the storm. Other areas in Illinois were impacted by the storm as well, and the Salvation Army set up shelters across the state for those affected by the flooding.

ReggieNet undergoes significant update ISU’s academic website ReggieNet migrated to an off-campus hosting environment over break, using the latest version of Sakai, according to ISU Media Relations. The enhancements will allow users to access more features through the website, while also displaying better on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. A full list of changes can be found online at www.news.illinoisstate.edu. BRENT BADER | Senior Reporter Jenna Kadziulis | Senior Photographer

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