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From campus bars to University board BY GILLIAN DUNLOP ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Once a student DJ at KAM’S and now a physician at the Christie Clinic in Champaign, Stuart King was appointed a member of the University Board of Trustees by Gov. Bruce Rauner on July 21. King is the first local representative on the Board in over a decade. King, who received his BA, MD and MBA degrees from the University of Illinois, said he’s delighted to give back to the community. “It was something that had never really crossed my mind until I saw Dr. (Timothy) Koritz and I thought ‘you know, this is a guy who is giving back to the University. He’s lending expertise. He’s serving,’” he said. Born and raised in Champaign, King began to take advantage of the educational opportunities in the community when he took a class on aviation at Parkland College when he was 16 years old. Although he did not receive his pilot’s licence until 1999, he has since bought a six-seater plane with a propeller on the front. “I just love to fly, it’s such a joy to be up in the sky,” he said. “Every few months we’ll travel to see my wife’s family down in North Carolina. Lately I’ve been pursuing aerobatic flying.” Jeff Brown, dean of the College of Business and close personal friend and neighbor of King’s, said it is wonderful that King is so well ingrained into the community. “It’s a huge positive, because he knows the University and this community really well,” Brown said. “He knows a lot of faculSEE BOARD | 3A
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A view of the chime in the Altgeld Hall Tower. The chime was installed in the tower in 1920 as a gift from the classes of 1914 through 1921 and the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics.
School of Music to oversee playing of Altgeld chime Applied Arts and will report specifically to the School of Music. Though the position’s title has not yet been declared, the role will oversee the same duties of the program’s former chimesmasters, such as: providing musical oversight, playing the chimes and overseeing the weekly performance schedules and the recruitment of chime players. School of Music Ph.D student and longtime chime player Jonathon Smith will be the first to take on the position when the
BY LUKE COOPER STAFF WRITER
As repairs continue within the Altgeld Chime Tower, the chime players’ program has been preparing for the tower’s indefinite reopening. Associate Provost for Capital Planning Matthew Tomaszewski announced the creation of an official leadership position within the Altgeld chime musical program in an email sent to chime players this summer. The position will be based within the College of Fine and
Tower eventually reopens. “When I heard that they (University officials) were going to do this,” said Smith, “I was glad to know that they were interested in keeping the program running. It shows that the higher-ups within the school are concerned with keeping the chimes going.” Smith’s position is the first of its kind in a program which has been solely volunteer-led since the tower’s bells were installed in 1920. “I’m excited to be a part of this and I hope the other chimes play-
ers are too,” he said. “This is sort of a transition for the Bell Tower, and it’s kind of an historic thing because this has never happened.” For many chimes players, the closure of the tower in March for repairs endangered the future of the chimes program; the program was particularly at risk after the discontinuation of public tours of the tower, a common initiator in recruiting chimes players. SEE ALTGELD | 3A
1,000 miles away, Hurricane Harvey still affects campus community BY KAREN LIU STAFF WRITER
Although the Champaign-Urbana area remained mainly sunny this past week, Hurricane Harvey still casts a shadow on the local community. As an effort to combat this, local organizations are coming together to help those who have been affected by the flood. Phillip Smith, sophomore in FAA who was born and raised in Houston, found out his house is damaged beyond repair from the flood. Smith said the water level rose to over six feet at its peak. “(My parents) were rescued by the coastguards. That’s the point where the water starts getting higher and higher and a lot quicker, and it’s harder to escape,” Smith said. Smith said it is uncertain if his family can ever go back to their house, and the flood is going to have a severe impact on their lifestyle. “We had four cars, all of them are gone, washed away by the hur-
ricane,” he said. “The only way to improve from here is to spend money, and some people unfortunately don’t have that money.” Although heavily impacted by the flood, Smith said he feels fortunate to still have food on his table and a roof over his head. Meanwhile, he urges people to help those who have less. “It’s something that once you’ve been through it, it opens your eyes and makes you realize how much we need other people,” he said. “It can’t be only the people you know; you have to branch out of your comfort zone, you have to go the extra mile. It takes a team. At least of being aware of what people are going through.” Amelia Mugavero, a University alumna from Texas, said it is heartbreaking and disturbing to see a whole city underwater. “More and more people are in danger and in fear (for) their lives. They’ve lost everything,” she said. “However, it also gives us hope to
know we’re all coming together.” Mugavero said thousands of responders and volunteers are helping on scene by giving out food and supplies. However, many people are still without clean drinking water. Mugavero also said there are many people who are diabetic, on dialysis or under cancer treatment who have been left without adequate medical resources due to the flooding. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, at least 16 hospitals are closed due to the flood. “This is going to be one of the largest repair processes to date,” Mugavero said. “This is something that is going to be going on for several years; it’s not just going to go away in several months. This is going to be years and years of recovery for these victims, and that is just so heartbreaking to see.” However, many local resources
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Harvey by the numbers MPH winds as Harvey made landfall on the evening of Aug. 25 Years since a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) made landfall in the United States before Harvey Years since a major hurricane made landfall in Texas before Harvey
of distress calls that crews in Houston responded 2,500 Number to on the morning of Aug. 27
24.83
Three-day rainfall total in Houston, which makes August
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Rainfall total in Houston on Aug. 27. It is now the single
in. 2017 the city’s wettest month on record
in. highest daily rainfall total in the city’s history
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Tornadoes reported along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26 BERCHAM KAMBER THE DAILY ILLINI SOURCE ACCUWEATHER
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Students looking to rush Alpha Chi Rho out of luck BY ANDREA FLORES DAYTIME EDITOR
As undergraduate men continue the informal recruitment process, there is one fraternity they will not be able to rush this fall. At the end of the spring 2017 semester, the Alpha Chi Rho National Council approved a vote to close the Phi Kappa chapter at the University. The chapter has been on campus since 1916. This decision follows the fraternity’s inability to regain recognition from both the Interfraternity Council and the University in the last three years, according to a press release from Alpha Chi Rho nationals. The University revoked Alpha Chi Rho’s recognition as a student organization after a student fell off a fire escape at the fraternity’s chapter house during a party in fall of 2013. There had been speculation last year that Alpha Chi Rho was
seeking to merge with Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Pi Chapter. In a Facebook message, Delta Kappa Epsilon confirmed that “there will not be a merging of DKE & AXP.” Nicolas Hewgley, director of communication and development at Alpha Chi Rho nationals, said he had heard the rumor, but it was never mentioned by fraternity members. There are three fraternity chapters, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Beta Sigma, who are not currently recognized. However, their statuses have expiration dates in 2017 and 2018. Alpha Chi Rho’s revocation of recognition was suspended indefinitely. According to the press release, Alpha Chi Rho hopes to return to the University’s Greek community in the future. There is no expected date of return.
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Several alumni and current students who were members of Alpha Chi Rho declined to comment on the closure. Alejandro Gonzalez, senior in AHS and former Alpha Chi Rho president, also declined
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