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Chaz Ebert speaks on ‘Life Itself’ Ebert speaks at Campus Honors Program Convocation BY AARON NAVARRO STAFF WRITER
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Roger Ebert’s wife, Chaz Ebert, speaking at the Illini Union on Sunday.
Chaz Ebert spoke at the Illini Union Sunday about her late husband Roger Ebert, his book “Life Itself” and the arts. The event was part of the annual convocation for the Campus Honors Program, which provided students of the program with “Life Itself” as a summer read. “This year we thought it
would be nice to provide them with ‘Life Itself.’ Though Roger couldn’t be here, we thought it would be nice to invite his wife, Chaz, to speak,” campus honors program director Kim Graber said. In the book “Life Itself,” Roger talked about his time at the University, including his time spent as an editor at the Daily Illini and at the News-Gazette. “His former colleagues at the Daily Illini, who are now successful journalists, all say that he definitely made a difference in his time there,” Chaz said.
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Study finds food rebates effective BY SAMANTHA JONES TOAL STAFF WRITER
Ruopeng An, assistant professor of kinesiology and community health, conducted a study that found a cost-effective way to improve the dietary consumption of low-income people. The study was based on a USDA report of the Healthy Incentives Pilot. The pilot was a large-scale randomized trial conducted in 2011-2012; it provided 30 percent rebate on targeted fruits and vegetables to 7,500 study participants enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “Recently there’s been research suggesting that providing a discount or rebate for people to purchase healthy food may encourage people to adopt healthy dietary behavior,” An said. However, he said promoting or reducing obesity is not SNAP’s main focus.
“The main purpose of the SNAP program is not to reduce obesity but to provide low-income families with the food they need to reduce the malnutrition and nutrition deficiency and increase food security,” he said. Still, An conducted his study as a means to determine the cost-effectiveness of the expansion of the HIP program to all SNAP participants nationwide. Through his study, An found the rebate would increase the SNAP participants’ scores 0.08 on the quality-adjusted life year scale. The quality-adjusted life year scale is a measure of the quality of life of an individual within one year. If the individual is in perfect health they would receive a one on the QALY scale, while a person in extremely poor health would receive a score between zero and negative one. The QALY is also the unit
used in assessing the value for money of a medical intervention. An’s calculations predicted the program has a cost-effectiveness ratio of $16,172 per QALY gained, which is relatively cheap considering the threshold is often $50,000 to $100,000 per QALY gained in the U.S.An estimated the rebate to cost the federal government $1,323 per person on the program. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP participants are 10 percent more likely to be obese than higher income nonparticipants. An said one explanation for the higher likelihood of obesity in low-income people is that high-calorie junk food tends to be less expensive than healthy options. There is strong evidence that this awareness of price contributes to obesity, he
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University of Illinois President, Timothy Killeen at the homecoming pep rally on Oct. 23.
President requests to waive retention bonus Killeen would earn $225,000 in five years
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A study conducted by a University professor found that providing rebates on healthy food increased healthy eating among SNAP participants. Below are national demographics on the correlation between healthy eating and obesity in the U.S. Obese persons in the United States (millions)
120
45% of children living in poverty are overweight or obese
Adults 100
Children
80
NEWS EDITOR
P resident T i mot hy Killeen proposed two changes to Board of Trustees protocol at the Governance, Personnel and Ethics committee meeting Thursday. Trustee Timothy Koritz a n nou nc ed K i l le en’s request to waive the fiveyear retention bonus that is currently included in his contract. He will earn a $30,000
22% of children are obese who live in households with incomes four times the poverty level
60 40 20 0
BY ABIGALE SVBODA
2009-2010
projected by 2030 KELSIE TRAVERS THE DAILY ILLINI
SOURCE: President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
bonus every year he is president for the first five years of his time at the University, according to his contract. Once Killeen has served five years he will receive the entire bonus — a total of $225,000. Koritz said Thursday Killeen wishes to waive the bonus because he considers being able to serve at the University an honor and privilege. Trustee Patricia Holmes confirmed that Killeen will still be eligible for a performance-based bonus. The committee unanimously voted to forward Killeen’s request to the board.
The request comes after a debate over former Chancellor Phyllis Wise’s $400,000 bonus following her resignation in August. Gov. Bruce Rauner weighed in on Wise’s bonus, as well, saying it should not be awarded. The bonus was never awarded. Killeen currently earns $600,000 a year and can earn another $100,000 in annual performance-based incentives. Killeen also proposed more casual, informal discussion b e t we e n trustees and University faculty members. He suggested small group
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DRES to host fifth annual Disability Awareness Program DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
T he fi f t h a n nu a l Disabi lit y Awa reness Program will be held Wednesday. Corey Hyslop, a two-time University alumnus, will be the keynote speaker. The program will also feature the Beckwith Resident Panel which is composed of six students with disabilities. “We’re trying to promote awareness and inform the public about people with disabilities and how we live,” said Ryan Wilson,
panel member and Illini Media employee. Wilson said the panel will host a question-andanswer forum, aimed at informing the community with more information about disabilities. He said the panel is expecting a few hundred attendees. “Our main goal is to spread awareness about the disability world,” said RaeAnne Lindsay, panel member. “We are trying to break down the walls that society has put up around us and able-bodied people.”
Chelsey Baker, panel member, said she decided
disabilities. “I feel like it provides
“Even more students understand that we are just like them. We just get around differently.” RAEANNE LINDSAY BECKWITH RESIDENT PANEL MEMBER
to serve on the panel because she thinks people are often uninformed about
an opportunity for people to ask questions that they would feel uncomfortable
or too nosy asking in a different setting,” Baker said. Lindsay, who has been helping organizing the panel since the beginning of the year, said she hopes the panel will help break down barriers between disabled and able-bodied people. Lindsay said she hopes the panel helps “even more students understand that we are just like them. We just get around differently.” The pr o g r a m is sponsored by Disability
Resources and Educational Services at the University. DR ES was originally founded by Tim Nugent in 1948 to help veteran students. DR E S now exists as a resource for all students with disabilities. The panel will be held Wednesday in the SDRP Multipurpose Rooms of the Ikenberry Commons from 7-9 p.m. The event is open to the public and will include giveaways for attendees.
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