Wednesday, January 16, 2013 VOLUME 31 / NUMBER 16 www.uicnews.uic.edu facebook.com/uicnews twitter.com/uicnews UIC NEWS youtube.com/uicmedia For the community of the University of Illinois at Chicago “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” — John Dewey Photos: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin As the new semester begins, the student centers are busy with activities for Winter Welcome Week. Left: Kimberly Randall tells Bolaji Oke-Samuel about Primo Dance Troupe at the Student Organization Fair in the Ward Lounge; Krystal Fowlkes and Sara Wissmiller have lunch in Inner Circle; Abdul Aduib, Mahair Chamout and Ahmad Alomari share a table in the Pier Room. The rest of the week includes Thirsty Thursday, with free hot chocolate and mentalist Craig Karges in Student Center West, and a UIC Fashion Show open house through Friday, Student Center East. More info at www.uic.edu/depts/campusprograms Back to the books, winter or not! INSIDE: Profile / Quotable 2 | Campus News 4 | Calendar 8 | Student Voice 9 | Police / Deaths 10 | Sports 12 Osamah Hasan’s dream: better Dee Alexander balances careers Architecture grad Dan Meis, the Freshman steps up, leads Flames health care for developing nations on campus and onstage man with the Tatlin’s Tower tattoo to Horizon League victory More on page 2 More on page 5 More on page 6 More on page 12 2 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I JANUARY 16, 2013 profile Send profile ideas to Gary Wisby,
[email protected] His ambition: bringing health care to people of developing nations By Gary Wisby Osamah Hasan’s ambition is to be a globe-trotting physician, bringing primary health care to people in developing nations.