A long way to go
By Taylor Howard, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
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Fifty years later University students are still fighting for what was proposed to administration 50 years later. Alumnus and then-student leader Bradley Harrison said the United States is racially divided, especially when it came to interacting with other students at the University. “I wou...
A long way to go
By Taylor Howard, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
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A few short months after Project 500, an initiative to recruit more black and brown students to the University, was implemented in 1968, minority students claimed they were still being discriminated against by administration through housing, funding and lack of equitable resources. Although students pl...
A passive investigation
By Aaron Navarro, Contributing Writer
December 6, 2018
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“I had to kill a snake.” From Apr. 6, 2015 to Sept. 14, 2015, F&S carpenter Joe Williams had one source of ventilation in the basement of the Material Science and Engineering building. A small window with a fan in front, right next to a pipe with hanging asbestos, would pump air out. It was ...
A passive investigation
By Aaron Navarro, Contributing Writer
December 3, 2018
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About a year and half since a University report and investigation on illegal discrimination and harassment in the Facilities & Services department was released, minority workers claim the investigation was a “sham” and are coming out with their own experiences of discrimination and harassment ...
Lacking lactation spaces
By Jessica Peterson, Contributing Writer
October 22, 2018
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Syeda Fauzi traveled to campus during the week with three separate bags: one for her books, her lunch and her breast pump after her son Fakhry was born in April 2015. Fauzi is entering her final year as a Ph.D. student in Human Resources Development at the University. Every morning, she’d pack up her supplies,...
Political climate change
By Charlotte Collins, Staff Writer
June 18, 2018
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On Nov. 8, 2016, millions of Americans stayed up late. We refreshed Twitter, flipped channels, called friends, hoped, wept, cheered and lamented. At about 2:50 a.m. EST the following morning, the president-elect made his victory speech from Manhattan. ... “Now it’s time for America to bin...
A journey reenvisioned
By James Boyd, Staff Writer
April 30, 2018
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The high bar in men’s gymnastics stretches just under 8 feet wide and is raised just over 9 feet into the air. Joey Peters is in the middle of a routine, and as he spins around the bar, he releases his left hand, spins 180 degrees and then reattaches it to the bar. Now with his eyes facing the mat, Peters dro...
They, them, theirs: The remaining progress needed at the University
By Brooke Eberle, Special Sections Editor
February 22, 2018
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Unrest on restrooms Letting people choose where to live on campus, or even where to use the bathroom, concerns Timothy Kilcullen. It’s all about discomfort and privacy. “(There are) issues with violating other people’s rights, rights to privacy because it’s not just a transgender student you...
They, them, theirs: A better housing experience for all
By Brooke Eberle, Special Sections Editor
February 15, 2018
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A multicultural advocate’s mission Holiday Tang tries to carry out his role as best as he can. Tang, junior in LAS and former Illini Media Company employee, was the multicultural advocate (MA) for Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Hall during the fall 2016 semester. He had applied to be a residential advi...
They, them, theirs: The evolving process for LGBTQ students in Housing
By Brooke Eberle, Special Sections Editor
February 8, 2018
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The concept of being non-binary is not widely accepted, or even considered, in today’s society, based on CJ Seymour’s experience on campus. Seymour, a junior in Media, is someone who does not follow the gender binary. They find it aggravating when people mess up their preferred pronouns: they, them, the...
They, them, theirs: A look into the life of a non-binary student
By Brooke Eberle, Special Sections Editor
February 1, 2018
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A constant conflict CJ Seymour is exhausted with teaching people how to respect them. Seymour, junior in Media, identifies as non-binary. Every day, Seymour struggles with making people see them for who they are. “It’s like every day I have to come out,” Seymour said. “Some days I defini...
A quiet crisis: A conversation on mental health, suicides on campus
By Charlotte Collins, Video Editor
December 11, 2017
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Everything seemed to be in place for her collegiate career. She graduated from the prestigious Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois, and was recently admitted to the University as a chemical engineer. Everything wasn't just falling perfectly into place; rather, everything...
