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Vol. 147 Issue 17
Diwali illuminates Illinois
University announces CS+Music degree program Preparing students for careers in music and technology DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
The University School of Music is the first in the Midwest to offer the new bachelor of Science degree in music and computer science. Stephen Burian, assistant director for public engagement at the School of Music, said students have been asking for dual degree programs like this for some time now. “Everyone on campus is always looking for a new program, and we haven’t had too many new degrees offered in the last decade,” Burian said. Students pursuing the degree take an equal amount of training in music and computer science. Certain classes in the curriculum combine principles from both areas of study. “A big part of this is that in our composition theory department, we have several composers who are very much engaged in computer science as part of their research and part of their work,” Burian said. Burian said students working through the dual degree will take classes in both schools and will take a course that uses programming for musical production. By graduation, students are expected to pursue careers in music, computer research or the global music industry, while being strong competitors with their digital training. “If someone wants to compose for the mass media, this is how to integrate music into machines,” Burian said. “With composition, there is always a need to innovate and say new things with music.” W it h tech nolog y advancing rapidly, Burian
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Students and community members celebrated Diwali, a traditional Hindu holiday, on the Main Quad Saturday. The Indian Graduate Student Association has been hosting the annual celebration for the past 15 years. Visit dailyillini.com for the full story.
Siebel Center for Design to open in 2020 BY CORI LIPPERT STAFF WRITER
The Siebel Center for Design, a project almost eight years in the making, has finally been granted the funds to be brought to life. Previously, the center could not be built due to lack of funding, until alumnus Thomas Siebel donated $25 million to the project. P r ofe s s or D a v id Weightman said the University matched Siebel’s donation to create a total budget of $50 million. The building will be two stories, with the first floor sunk into the ground, Weightman said. The project will break ground in spring of 2018 and will be finished in early 2020.
Shrimp-inspired camera advances tech BY REBECCA WOOD STAFF WRITER
With a new look through the eyes of the mantis shrimp, the world is able to make greater discoveries in marine biology and cancer detection research. A University professor and graduate student created a new camera, inspired by the eyes of the mantis shrimp, that can detect both light and polarization. Dr. Viktor Gruev, associate professor in Engineering, said he was inspired to create this camera on a trip with marine biologists to the Great Barrier Reef, where he first saw the mantis shrimp. “I was kind of fascinated by the visual system the marine biologist was working with,” COURTESY OF VIKTOR GRUEVE Gruev said. “They had Viktor Grueve (right) professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student SEE CAMERA | 3A
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Missael Garcia developed a camera inspired by the mantis shrimp.
Juuls: A toxic accessory used among college students
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Despite anti-tobacco campaigns and a ban on campus, students are still seen using Juuls, a smaller form of an e-cigarette. The tobacco industry heavily markets e-cigarettes as a cessation device, although they have not been approved by the FDA, for this purpose, according to a University FAQ page.
E-cigarettes are often believed to be a safer alternative to cigarettes, but they contain tobacco byproducts that are toxic to humans. The extent of their effects is not yet known. Some people, however, believe vapes and e-cigarettes to be a good way for people to wean themselves off of cigarettes. “I live it. I love it,” Scott Shull, owner of Vape Vault,
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said. “I get to help people (switch from smoking). I see positives come out of my business every day.” Although e-cigarettes are a relatively new piece of technology, there has been an increase of college-aged people using them. “I would say it’s grown. I wouldn’t say it’s grown substantially around here, but there’s been growth,” said Kirstina Hamilton, director
of Lung Health Promotion for the American Lung Association in Illinois. In 2016, more than two million U.S. middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, in 2016, 3.2 percent of U.S. adults were e-cigarette users.
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