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House ranks UI in top fifteen, “above average.” More on Page 3A BY ABIGALE SVOBODA NEWS EDITOR
Alumni, students and parents who scoffed at Princeton Review’s decision to list the University as the number one party school for 2015 aren’t alone. Recently, President Barack Obama stated prospective college students don’t need to know who drinks the most beer but rather “need clear, reliable, open data on college affordability and value.” Thus, the White House launched the College Scorecard, a project Obama has mentioned sporadically since 2013. Obama said the new system should include information on whether students are likely to graduate, find good jobs and repay loans. Charles Tucker, vice provost for undergraduate education and innovation, said he thinks the ranking system provides “very useful information” that will be
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0RUH RQOLQH Duncan Malik and Michael Yudin, visits UI, discusses U.S. assistant secretary for special education and rehachallenges for bilitative services. students with disabilities Duncan listened as each member of the panel told www.DailyIllini.com their own story about their experience with disability University of Illinois as resources on campus. the only option out there The panel told Duncan anymore,” said Brian Siethat while the University is mann, University alumnus doing a standout job in pro- and U.S. Paralympic Track viding resources, the stu- and Field National Team dents believe there needs member. to be a stronger foundation James Applegate, execuof promoting and providing tive director of the Illinois such resources nationwide. Board of Higher Education, “There needs to be some said the U.S. needs to bettype of report almost, ter appreciate what peoacross the nation of what ple with disabilities have schools provide services to offer. and what [schools] don’t. So “We need all the talent that people can do research and they don’t just have SEE DUNCAN | 3A
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Current university investments
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Average salary after attending across the Big Ten $70,000 $60,000
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Operating Permanent Core 43.8%
Hedge Funds 2.2%
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Private Equity Endowment Farms 0.9% 10.2% 10.5% Sep Invested Endowment 0.4%
Real Estate 1.3% Cash Equivalents 19.6%
SOURCE: U.S Department of Education
Endowment Farms 4.0%
Endowment Pool ex Operating 45.6%
Fixed income 59.1%
Separately Invested Endowment 0.1% U.S. Equity 4.8% Non-U.S. Equity Global Equity 2.4% 5.6%
SOURCE: Board of Trustees
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USDA not probing into UI cow deaths
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off at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday. “ T he state budget remains at an impasse,” he said. “We continue to have a spread of possible reduction ranges from $57 million, or 8.5 percent, to $209 million, or 31.5 percent.” Bruce Rosenstock, CFA president and associate professor in religion, said the University should be more concerned about the possibility of major cutbacks rather than the budget stand-off. “In the past, such cutbacks were more than paid for by tuition increases and higher admission rates for
out-of-state students,” he said. Knorr said he expects the remaining $49 million from fi scal year 2015 to be paid out by the end of September. He also said the University was able to make payroll with the resources on hand for August, and he expects it will be able to do the same for September. The CFA said this is typical procedure. “It is true the state has not begun appropriation payments to the university for the current fi scal year, which started on July 1,” the report stated. “But
that is normal: almost no funds were received from the state through August in each of the years 2012, 2013, and 2014.” Tom Hardy, University spokesman, agreed a remaining payout from the state is not unusual; he said this has been standard procedure for the past five or six years. However, Hardy said the University can only work without state appropriations for so long. Rosenstock said the University is sitting on several hundred million dollars of
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A recent standard inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture revealed five cows died at the University due to complications from surgery. Lyndsay Cole, spokeswoman for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said there does not appear to be an open investigation at this time. The USDA released a report on the Aug. 3 inspection stating that following a surgical procedure, five cows developed an infection and did not survive. The report stated it was a “major surgical procedure
conducted in a prep area, not a surgical suite” and the “post-operative care was not adequate.” As a result, four cows had to be euthanized and one died naturally, according to the report. Five instructors, three veterinarians and two technicians for six student groups operated on the cows. The report concluded the University recognized there were errors in the surgical technique and post-operative monitoring. Robin Kaler, University spokeswoman, said the cows involved were part of a training exercise that occurred
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SPORTS
LIFE & CULTURE
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Illini head to Red Lyon Classic
Club fights for selfdefense skills
Wheelchair basketball face preseason grind
Volleyball riding fourmatch win streak into Arizona invitational
Illini Boxing Club welcoming new members
Coaches highlight team work ethic, returning players
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The University’s Endowment and Operating Assets totals $2.82 billion
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University officials continue to express concern over the lack of a state budget in Springfield, but the Campus Faculty Association recently made a claim that the shutdown in Springfield does not totally affect the University’s fi nancial situation. “The budget show-down in Springfield has made no difference whatsoever to the university’s fi nancial situation so far,” the CFA asserted in a report on their web site. The report goes on to state the $49 million currently owed to the University from the state for fi scal year 2015 can easily be temporarily covered by the University. “Indeed, the University has socked away more than 30 times as much (the amount owed) in investments over just the past five years, and the University generates more than 20 times as much each year in tuition revenue,” the report states. Walter Knorr, University vice president and chief fi nancial offi cer, gave a report on the University’s budget situation and discussed the budget stand-
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UI group: Budget has wiggle room BY MAGGIE SULLIVAN
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The men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams had a special spectator at their Wednesday morning practice. Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, visited the ARC as part of his national “Back-to-School” bus tour. “[UI’s wheelchair basketball program] is extraordinary, and I have read a lot about it before in Chicago,” Duncan said. “But to see the difference they’re making and the opportunities they’re creating: It’s unbelievable.” Duncan’s sixth annual bus tour is themed “Ready for Success.” During his visit, he highlighted the
successes made in education and the accompanying challenges as well. The University’s Disability Resources and Educational Services program was a big focus of Duncan’s visit. He heralded the University as a model for campus disability services and called on universities across the nation to implement similar programs. “Again, the University of Illinois is an absolute model,” Duncan said. “It is an absolute model for the nation to be looking at.” Following the basketball practice, Duncan participated in a roundtable discussion with students, alumni and faculty, including DRES Director Pat
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Average annual tuition across the Big Ten
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Secretary of Ed talks disability resources
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks with members of the University’s wheelchair basketball team Wednesday morning at the ARC.
most helpful to prospective students and their parents. The Urbana campus was included on the scorecard’s list of top 15, four-year public institutions with high graduation rates that lead to high incomes. The University’s graduation rate is 84 percent, which is 40 percent greater than the national average of 44 percent. The average Urbana campus graduate earns $56,600 per year, ten years after entering the University — typically six years after graduation. The national average is $34,343. “Students and families don’t always understand the actual amount you pay to go to college is not always the sticker price,” Tucker said. “Sometimes it’s not even close to the sticker price.” For example, he said, the yearly cost of tuition and other fees at the University is listed at about $30,000 but the average cost of attendance is $18,798 after financial aid. He said this shows how much of the University’s resources go
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