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D-428 hears 1st quarter tech update Data being gathered to evaluate Chromebooks to students program By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN bkeeperman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The first quarter of the school year is wrapping up and the DeKalb School District 428 technology initiative is well underway and going well, officials said Tuesday. District staff will collect
data throughout the semester that will evaluate financial, technology, teacher and learning, student behavior and student academic achievement data. “We know this is a big initiative, so we want to make sure we are on top of monitoring its progress,” said Amy
Luckner, 3TM coordinator for assessments and research. District 428 initiated the first phase of one-to-one technology rollout plan that put 3,331 Chromebooks in the hands of the district’s third- through ninth-graders this year. Phase one cost the district $1.3 million, of which, 60 percent
has been spent in the first quarter. “We are pretty much where we want to be,” Cindy Carpenter, financial accounting manager for the district, said. “We have used 60 percent, but most of that was on the devices. Everything else is pretty much in line.”
The Chromebooks themselves cost $487,987, about 5 percent more than what was budgeted. The district’s previous board approved the three-year rollout plan, which will cost about $8.5 million when all is said and done. Phases two and three,
which will gradually incorporate technology into all district classrooms need to be evaluated and re-approved each year, which is part of the importance of monitoring data like this, Superintendent Doug Moeller said.
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Economics graduate students Tom Carr (left) and Avinash Pulchan meet Tuesday at The College Grind in the Holmes Student Center on NIU’s campus after class with a couple of classmates to have Hawaiian-blend coffee with a shot of hazelnut and coconut flavor.
Jonesing for a cup of Joe Coffee-drinkers know they’re hooked, won’t cut back By KATIE SMITH
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ksmith@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Karson Kurzeja is swapping out her three cups of coffee a day for a gallon jug of water. But Kurzeja, a junior elementary education major at Northern Illinois University, is in the minority. Only 10 percent of coffee drinkers said they would cut back, despite the fact that 10 percent of those who drink one cup of coffee a day consider themselves addicted, according to a recent Gallup survey. This jumps to 29 percent among those who have two cups and 49 percent among those who have three or more. Although an increase in coffeehouses isn’t encouraging people to drink more, it might be making the decision to cut back even harder. “I actually didn’t really start drinking coffee until last year,” Kurzeja said. “I thought it was the most disgusting thing ever.” It was a crème brûlée latte at NIU’s Coffee Corner that got her hooked, and soon the full-time student was drinking from two to four cups a day. “It depended on the day and if I wanted just a small coffee or if I really needed a grande then I’d go with a grande. Once in a while it
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Almost two-thirds of U.S. adults drink at least one cup of coffee a day. Coffee-drinkers in general have maintained an average 2.7 cups a day since 1999, according to a recent Gallup survey. would be a venti,” she said. “I am trying to do a healthier lifestyle.” Almost two-thirds of U.S. adults drink at least one cup a day. Coffee drinkers in general have maintained an average 2.7 cups a day since 1999, according to the survey. Caffeine junkies’ unwillingness to ween themselves off the stimulant might have something to do with its benign side effects, owner of South Street Coffee, Eugene Powers, said. “I think people do get addicted to it, but then what’s the worst that
can happen? If you don’t drink it, you get a headache,” Powers said. “Worse things could happen to you.” But research on caffeine addiction has mixed messages. One hundred milligrams of caffeine a day can lead to physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Behavioral Pharmacology research unit. Caffeine has the ability to produce small increases in blood pressure and studies have established
that unfiltered caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee (including espresso and French Press) contain fats that raise serum cholesterol, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. However, other studies have shown that coffee may have health benefits, including protection against Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes and liver disease. It’s also believed to improve cognitive function and decrease the risk of depression, according to the Mayo Clinic. Given risks and benefits, many coffee drinkers believe the beverage is OK in moderation. “If you drink it a lot, probably like I did in the beginning of the semester, it’s definitely not healthy,” Kurzeja said. “But if you just watch the intake you have and what type of coffee you’re really drinking then I think it’s OK as long as you’re drinking enough water with it, too.”
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CHICAGO – Authorities will announce that a northern Illinois police officer whose shooting death led to a massive manhunt in September killed himself, an official briefed on the crime investigation told The Associated Press. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has called a news conference today to announce “conclusive results” of the investigation. The official spoke to the AP Tuesday night on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. The investigation into the death of Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz determined that the Fox Lake officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, other media outlets reported Tuesday, all citing anonymous sources. Lt. Joseph A spokesman for the Gliniewicz Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Covelli, declined any comment Tuesday evening. The office said in a statement that it would not comment until the news conference. Gliniewicz, a U.S. army veteran affectionately known as “G.I. Joe,” radioed on Sept. 1 that he was chasing three suspicious men on foot. Backup officers later found his body 50 yards from his squad car. Authorities said in October that the officer, 52, was shot with his own weapon. He was struck by two rounds, one that hit his ballistic vest with the force of a “sledgehammer” and another that pierced his upper chest, Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said at the time. After Gliniewicz’s shooting, a massive manhunt ensued, with hundreds of officers searching houses, cabins and even boats on a chain of area lakes. Authorities released a vague description of three suspects, although no one was ever arrested. Flags flew at half-staff in honor of the 30-year police veteran after the shooting in Fox Lake, a close-knit community of 10,000 residents located about 50 miles north of Chicago. The tattooed officer with a shaved head was described by those who knew him as tough when needed, but also as sweet, and a role model to youngsters aspiring to go into law enforcement. More than 100 investigators stayed on the case for weeks, though questions arose in mid-September, and investigators began to concede that they could not rule out suicide or an accident. One hint came when Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd announced that Gliniewicz was killed by a “single devastating” shot to his chest. That prompted an angry response from Filenko, who said the release of such details put “the entire case at risk.” Gliniewicz’s family dismissed the suggestion of suicide. His son D.J. Gliniewicz said his father “never once” thought of taking his own life, and described how his dad spoke excitedly about what he planned to do after retiring.
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