Medical Students Meet Their Match

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“I’m looking forward to starting the next chapter — finishing up the school part and actually start practicing.”

Photo: Joshua Clark Medical school classmates Shrinal Vyas and Janai Carr celebrate their good news at Match Day Friday. It was a day of tears and cheers for UIC fourth-year medical students when, like others all over the country, they received their residency placements through the National Resident Matching Program. Vyas will train in pediatrics at Advocate Lutheran General; Carr, who is completing an MD and Ph.D., will be a resident in internal medicine at the University of California at San Francisco with plans for an oncology fellowship. Read more about this rite of passage for medical students on page 6 and watch the video at youtube.com/uicmedia. Medical students meet their match

Joel Demuth follows his dreams On July 1, new policy will make UIC robots crush the competition Postseason tourney tonight: on land and water UIC smoke-free at Midwest contest Flames vs. Chicago State More on page 2 More on page 3 More on page 11 More on page 12 2 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MARCH 20, 2013

profile Send profile ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected] Joel Demuth puts heart into swimming, serving country By Gary Wisby

Joel Demuth is a Division I athlete — a swimmer — and an ROTC cadet, a rare combination. He first made a connection between the two pursuits at age 10, when he at- tended a swim camp at West Point, N.Y., home of the U.S. Military Academy. “Seeing all that [military] stuff at a young age piqued my interest,” Demuth (pronounced “d’-mewth”) said. “I thought the whole Army thing was cool.” As a UIC student, he was interested in the Reserve Of- ficer Training Corps, but “I never thought I would have time for it because of my swimming,” he said. When he approached ROTC officials at the beginning of his sophomore year, “they said we can work around that.” It will require a fifth year of school — he’s a junior now — that’s all ROTC, no swimming. Both programs provide Demuth with a scholarship, so between them, he has a full ride. He swims freestyle at distances of 50, 100 and 200 yards. UIC’s team was 6-4 in dual meets last season, with Demuth winning eight first-place finishes. At the conference meet, he won the 100 free and placed third in both the 50 free and 200 free. With him leading off, his relay team won the 400 free. Demuth also swims in Puerto Rico, where his mother was born, in competitions organized by the Puerto Rico Swimming Federation. Last May, he finished third in one race and second in two others. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin “The guy that beat me went to the Olympics,” he said. Joel Demuth found his passion for the Reserve Officer Training Corps after attending a swim camp at the home of the U.S. Military Academy. Demuth will race in Puerto Rico again this May. “In July, there are Central American and Caribbean of high school, I really had to make a choice to commit to After graduation comes military service. If he’s in the top championships they want me to compete in,” he said. one sport or the other, or else I was not going to be able to 50 percent — his score determined by grade point average, While attending Naperville North High School, Demuth excel at both,” he said. Army physical fitness test and ROTC grades — he’ll spend coached swimming and water polo for park district teams. “As much fun as lacrosse was — and I was pretty good — the next four years on active duty with the Army. He swims 20 hours a week — “The NCAA says you can I decided to go with swimming.” If not, he’ll be attending monthly meetings in the Army do 18, but I do extra on my own,” he said — and lifts weights He realized he’d made the right choice at his first state Reserve or National Guard for eight years. for three to four hours. meet junior year. “My main interest in serving is the thought of being able He played lacrosse from age 10 to 15, and water polo “Walking on the pool deck and seeing hundreds of to represent my country,” he said. from 13 to 18. swimmers walking around and warming up, it felt like I was “I love that I’ll be out there serving my country in what- “After playing lacrosse and swimming my freshman year a professional,” he said. ever way I’m needed.” “It was awesome. And then swimming in front of hun- Demuth is majoring in criminology and may end up in dreds of screaming fans was a very exhilarating feeling. the military police. “I feel more comfortable with a Speedo on than I do with If he doesn’t choose a career in the military, he may go to any other clothing. The pool is where my heart is.” grad school or get a job in the criminology field, anything Demuth lived in Naperville until he was 9. The family from being a police officer to working for the Drug Enforce- moved to New Jersey when his father got a job transfer, re- ment Administration or FBI. turning to Naperville when Demuth was 12. “Or I could definitely see myself pursuing a career as a Now he lives in an apartment near campus with two collegiate swim coach if the opportunity came up,” he said. Joel Demuth won eight first-place finishes for the Flames last year. gymnasts and a track and field athlete. [email protected]

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“It was disappointing that, with such clear evidence “This was a good time in my life to do what I thought “I tell my students, don’t trust anything you read in about the effects of carrageenan on inflammation, was interesting. I didn’t mind taking an adventure. I the popular press. Even if there is a [peer-reviewed the FDA did not restrict the use of carrageenan, didn’t mind going someplace new.” scientific] paper, there’s often a disconnect between particularly in infant formula.” what is in the paper and in the popular press.” Rachel Ressler, a recent graduate of the College of Urban Joanne Tobacman, associate professor of clinical medi- Planning and Public Affairs who is working as a city Peter Doran, professor of earth and environmental sci- cine, on the safety of carrageenan, a food additive, March planner in the fracking boomtown of Williston, N.D., March ences, on later-discredited reports by Russian scientists 18 Chicago Tribune 17 Chicago Tribune that they had found a new form of bacteria in an Antarctic lake, March 12 Christian Science Monitor MARCH 20, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 3 Higher ed likely Campus becomes tobacco free this summer to face decline By Christy Levy Effective July 1, UIC will become a tobacco-free campus, prohibiting all forms of in state support tobacco: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing By Sonya Booth tobacco, electronic cigarettes and smoke- less tobacco products. The American economy is gradually im- The new policy, available online at proving, but it’s too soon to stop worrying http://bit.ly/15mmr2b, will mean a healthi- about Illinois’ grave financial circumstances er campus, administrators say. — and the effect on higher education fund- “UIC is committed to creating and ing. maintaining a healthy, productive envi- That was the message from campus ad- ronment for all its students, faculty, staff, ministrators and economic experts at a town patients and visitors,” Chancellor Paula hall meeting on the university’s budget Mon- Allen-Meares and vice chancellor for ad- day in Student Center West, sponsored by ministrative services Mark Donovan said Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares. in a March 15 email to the campus com- Another budget town hall meeting will munity. be held today, 1 to 2:30 p.m., in the Illinois The Urbana-Champaign campus will Room, Student Center East. become smoke-free in November. “As a result of the state’s continuing finan- Administrators consulted with the uni- cial challenges, it appears that public higher versity president, UIC vice chancellors and tions that they’re taking or what they have in smoking when they’re out there?’” she said. education will face yet another year of declin- deans, campus senate, graduate and under- mind. Greg Maddix, a junior in English and a ing state support,” Allen-Meares said. graduate student government and student “We find a safe and effective approach to smoker himself, said he wasn’t sure the policy The state is about $9 billion behind in pay- organizations before enacting the policy, quitting smoking.” would stop people from smoking. ing its bills, said David Merriman, professor Donovan said. The process of quitting is difficult, Wilken “I just don’t see how they’re going to en- of economics and public administration and “The consensus was that we should said, but it can be done effectively within a force that,” he said. associate director of the Institute of Govern- move on this, especially because of the fact few months. Repeated violations of the policy could ment and Public Affairs. that we’re a medical campus,” he said. “Nicotine is known to be as addictive as lead to discipline of students and progressive As of last week, the state owed the U of I UIC will launch a public awareness heroin and cocaine and it can be very chal- discipline of employees, up to termination, $494 million of its contracted payments. The campaign to promote wellness and smok- lenging for people to quit cold turkey,” she according to the policy. direct state appropriation for operating costs ing cessation treatment. said. “Hopefully, people will be respectful of it, for this fiscal year is $667 million. “We’re hoping that people will take the “If somebody is motivated to quit smok- either through peer pressure or we’ll send the “It’s a really significant problem not to be next step and quit smoking,” Donovan said. ing right now, start medication treatment and appropriate staff over to remind people of the able to pay your bills — when you literally Employees and students who want help come up with behavior changes — change policy,” Donovan said. don’t have enough in your checking account quitting can contact the Tobacco Treat- up their routine after meals or during breaks Meagan Kowalski, a sophomore in chem- to pay for the services you’ve contracted for,” ment Center at the Outpatient Care Center, — it takes about three months for a behavior istry and a nonsmoker, said she supports the Merriman said. 312-996-1682, or the Illinois Tobacco Quit change to work.” new policy. “Each year, the state has made its pay- Line, 1-866-QUIT-YES. UIC’s tobacco-free policy sends a positive “There’s nothing worse than walking to ments [by Dec. 31],” said Frank Goldberg, “My approach is to help patients on an message, Wilken said. class and breathing in smoke the whole way,” vice provost for resource planning and man- individual basis,” said Tobacco Treatment “We’re struggling with our patients or she said. agement, who presented an overview of the Center director Lori Wilken, “depending visitors who see their nurses or physicians [email protected] campus budget process. “The fear is, one of on what they’ve tried in the past, medica- outside smoking and say, ‘Why should I quit – Matt O’Connor contributed to this report. these days, that won’t happen.” Two clouds loom on the horizon, Mer- riman said: the state’s pension liability and the possible end of the income tax increase New lottery game benefits MS research passed in 2011 and set to expire in 2015. “The situation will be really bleak even if By Sherri McGinnis González blindness and paralysis. The symptoms and the tax increase stays,” Merriman said. “If the severity of MS vary greatly among individu- tax increase expires, nothing will make up for A new instant Illinois Lottery game, als. t h at .” called MS Project, announced Monday at Meghan Melone, 23, has lived with MS If the General Assembly does not pass UIC will generate over $1 million this year since she was diagnosed at age 14. She has pension legislation by June 1, he said, bond to support multiple sclerosis research pro- experienced temporary blindness, pain and ratings that have already been “downgraded grams in Illinois. paralysis, but said she has a mission to help and downgraded and downgraded” will con- Douglas Feinstein, research professor of others with the disease. tinue to drop. anesthesiology, participated in a news con- “MS is just a curveball that life throws at Merriman briefly outlined the most likely ference in the College of Medicine Research you, but it doesn’t mean that you stop living,” pension changes for state employees: Building with Michael Jones, Illinois Lot- said Melone, who spoke at Monday’s press • increased employee contributions tery superintendent, John Blazek, president conference. (“probably close to a certainty”) of the National MS Society Greater Illinois “I feel that I know the reason I was diag- • increased retirement age to 67 Chapter, and LaMar Hasbrouck, director of nosed. It’s to make our stories be heard, to • requiring retirees to choose between an the Illinois Department of Public Health, to give back to others who have it worse than automatic cost of living adjustment or health discuss the importance of research funding I do, and to give those who feel like they’re benefits for MS. Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin fighting this battle alone hope. No one is in • shifting more of pension costs to univer- Feinstein was awarded an Illinois Lottery Researcher Douglas Feinstein this fight alone,” she said. sities and school districts research grant to investigate a new therapy About 20,000 people in Illinois have MS. • increasing income tax rates. that could help restore function in patients “If you take these mice and let them get Since 2008, the lottery has raised more The town halls are moderated by provost with MS. The treatment, which may slow ill and you start treating them with this drug, than $5.7 million from the sale of MS instant Lon Kaufman, vice chancellor for academic nerve damage and enhance nerve growth they actually start to recover, really signifi- tickets. The new MS Project ticket costs $2 affairs, who said additional forums will be and myelin repair, is being conducted in cantly,” said Feinstein. and includes potential top instant prizes of held when next year’s state budget has been animal models. Initial results have shown Multiple sclerosis is an often-disabling up to $20,000. Tickets are available at Illinois finalized. promise in reversing the consequences of disease of the central nervous system. Symp- Lottery retailer locations across the state. [email protected] the disease. toms range from numbness and tingling to [email protected] 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MARCH 20, 2013

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Food for thought Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser will give the key- note address April 4 at “Food Justice: Interdisciplinary Per- Shaving their heads for a good cause spectives,” sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities and the Chancellor’s Initiative in the Humanities. By Matt O’Connor Schlosser, an investigative journalist and author, will speak at 5 p.m. in the Illinois Room, Student Center East. There will be plenty of heads shaved Urban agriculturists Laurell Sims and Seneca Kern will and money raised April 5 when Campus discuss local solutions to issues of food production and con- Housing hosts its annual St. Baldrick’s sumption at the conference’s kickoff event, “Think Global/ event in the Student Center East atrium. Garden Local,” presented earlier that day by the UIC Global Over the past three years, Campus Learning Community. Sims, production and marketing man- Housing faculty, staff and residents have ager for Growing Power Chicago, and Kern, co-founder of raised more than $20,000 for the St. Bal- WeFarm America, will speak at noon in 613 Student Center drick’s Foundation, which funds childhood East. Food will be served. RSVP to [email protected]. cancer research. This year, they increased For more information, call 312-996-6354. their goal by $5,000. Event organizer Gavin Quinn will go Freedom of speech bald for the fifth year in a row — he even Photo: John Quinn A discussion Thursday focuses on the complexities of free- schedules his haircuts around the head- Ryan Tan (left) and Nick Schiller shaved their heads last year to benefit St. Baldrick’s. dom of speech at universities. shaving fundraiser. Quinn often plays the “Freedom of Speech in an Urban Public University” takes bagpipes at the annual event, but this year to give up his hair. “You’re shaving your head for a good place from noon to 1 p.m. at the African American Cultural decided to take a more modern approach by acting as DJ. cause,” Lullo said. Center, 207 Addams Hall. Light refreshments will be served. “It’s a real easy way for people to be involved in a good The event starts at 6 p.m. Whether you donate, volun- The event is sponsored by the Office of Diversity and the cause,” said Quinn, a resident assistant in campus housing. teer, or simply go to the atrium and watch the hair shower Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change. “For people like me who could never run a marathon, the floor, Quinn encourages everyone to get involved. For more information, call 312-355-1308. shaving my head is not that big of a deal.” “If we can get people together to raise money to fight Fellow resident assistant and event treasurer John Lullo kids’ cancer and shave our head and have fun, why not?” Thinking about retirement? will join Quinn. Influenced by his parents, who work in Quinn said. UIC will host a free retirement planning conference from health care, and his girlfriend, who is pursuing a degree in To sign up or donate, visit www.stbaldricks.org/events/uic 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 20 in Student Center East. nursing, Lullo decided St. Baldrick’s was a worthy reason [email protected] Registration is required at http://bit.ly/yxwWKA MARCH 20, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5 6 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MARCH 20, 2013 Envelope holds key to future for medical students By Christy Levy

Four years ago, if you asked Justin Fiala where he’d be this summer, he never would have predicted it. Fiala was one of 166 fourth-year Chicago campus medical students gathered Friday at the Mid-America Club at the Aon Center to learn their fate: where they will train for their medical residency program. Fiala matched at his first choice: internal medicine, Mayo Clinic. “Mayo Clinic has world experts, and the opportunity to learn from them and hone my skills at a place like that is just fantastic and really beyond my dreams,” Fiala said. Since last summer, medical students all over the U.S. have been preparing for Match Day, applying and interviewing with medical programs across the country. They rank their top programs and the medical programs rank their top candidates. With a mix of nerves and excitement, the students opened envelopes at 11 a.m. Friday to find out where they were headed. “The magic of Match Day is because you really feel like you have not all that much con- trol over the situation,” Fiala said. “It’s a huge relief to feel like the past four years plus have Photo: Joshua Clark been leading up to this.” Fourth-year medical student Kimberly Sokol celebrates her match in emergency medicine at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. Nearly 16,400 students at medical schools nationwide were matched to residencies this cine’s Rockford campus, 48 from Peoria and just does a great job, I think, of serving the Al Yang received his top choice: training in year through the National Resident Matching 24 at the Urbana-Champaign campus re- underserved, which is something that was radiology at University of California, Irvine. Program. ceived their placements on Match Day. really important for me. He felt good about his chances after hitting it Of UIC’s Chicago campus students, 39 The top five hospital placements for stu- “I definitely feel ready to get going.” off with program directors during his inter- percent will stay in Illinois for their residency dents from the Chicago campus were UIC, Celeste Cruz will stay at UIC, training in view. programs, with the University of Chicago, general surgery for five years. “I felt like I was at home there,” he said. rest off to medical Northwestern, Loyola and “I get to work with a very diverse popula- Janai Carr is happy to be headed back to centers in 26 states. “Match Day 2013” Rush. tion in an urban setting and it’s always been California after matching in internal medi- The top specialties View video at Nathan Stackhouse is my goal to work with a diverse community,” cine at the University of California at San for the UIC match youtube.com/uicmedia one of the 16 percent of she said. Francisco. Carr, who graduates with an MD/ were internal medi- students who will stay at She’s expecting an “intense” first year of Ph.D., plans to complete an oncology fellow- cine (16 percent), UIC. He’s excited to start training. ship after her residency program. family medicine (16 percent), emergency his training in family medicine. “I’m just really prepared to work hard and “I’m looking forward to starting the next medicine (9 percent), anesthesiology (7 per- “UIC was, for me, by far the best in Chi- learn,” she said. chapter — finishing up the school part and cent) and general surgery (7 percent). cago,” he said. “I get to be at a big academic “I feel really excited to start my intern year actually start practicing,” she said. Fifty students from the College of Medi- center with a bunch of other residents. UIC and finally use that MD that we’ll get in May.” [email protected]

Photo: Joshua Clark Rockford student Kandace Walker hugs her mom after learning of her match: pediatrics, University of Missouri. Dean Dimitri Azar congratulates Justin Fiala, who’s headed to the Mayo Clinic to study internal medicine. MARCH 20, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 7

Interdisciplinary program puts spotlight on social justice

By Brian Flood Since its formal launch last year, the initiative has become a conduit for faculty, students and the A key part of UIC’s mission is “to create knowledge that community to explore the meaning and practice transforms our views of the world and, through sharing and of social justice in relation to the environment, application, transforms the world.” health disparities, violence, racism, poverty and A new interdisciplinary program, the Social Justice Initia- immigration, among other issues. tive, was established to further that objective. There are nearly 200 faculty and more than 200 “The Social Justice Initiative represents a very organic courses offered at UIC that focus on some aspect coming together of faculty, students, staff, administrators and of social justice scholarship, Ransby says. community partners committed to various aspects of social “We have a rich and robust community doing justice research, teaching and practice in collaboration with life-altering work that expands the boundaries of community partners,” says Barbara Ransby, director of gender ‘justice,’” she says. and women’s studies and head of the initiative. While the challenges of social justice may have The new program, based in the Office of the Vice Provost personal significance for many in UIC’s diverse for Planning and Programs, builds upon ongoing socially student population, the variety of projects gener- conscious research and interests across different disciplines ated by the initiative intends to benefit students of on campus, improves connections with external partners and all backgrounds and majors. serves students “We want to help our students build critical interested in social thinking and research skills that will make them Global Activism Expo justice work. more effective social change agents and ethical UIC Forum, April 6 For example, and socially conscious professionals,” says Ransby, Free with RSVP its next event will who is also a professor of history and African- http://bitly.com/XWWUwO be a collaboration American studies. The program has already hosted a variety of with WBEZ-FM Photo: Joshua Clark campus events, including the Pop Up Just Art Chicago Public UIC’s Social Justice Initiative, a new interdisciplinary program, sponsored a human Space, 729 W. Maxwell St, and a human rights Radio on April 6. rights event last fall that featured civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson. The Social Justice Initiative will co-host the station’s sixth an- discussion last fall featuring civil rights leader Rev. nual Global Activism Expo, an all-day event at the UIC Forum Jesse Jackson and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, featuring scholars and civic leaders involved in global service UIC’s first Jane Addams distinguished social justice fellow. Black Radical Tradition: New Histories and Stories,” with An- and activism. Earlier this month, the initiative hosted a panel discussion thony Bogues, director of the Center for the Study of Slavery The idea for the Social Justice Initiative began to develop with filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, director of “Jai Bhim and Justice at Brown University. during campus discussions more than three years ago. Comrade,” and a session on “Archive, Historiography and the [email protected] 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MARCH 20, 2013

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Anti-slavery novel published “Food Justice and American Injustice”

March 20, 1852: April 4 S M T W T F S Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Featuring investiga- Harriet Beecher Stowe’s tive journalist Eric anti-slavery novel, Schlosser, author of 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 is published, selling Fast Food Nation, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 300,000 copies in three Chew on This and months. Reefer Madness. 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stowe met future Part of the Chancel- 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 slaves while she lived lor’s Lecture Series. in Ohio and wrote the 5-6 p.m. Illinois novel in reaction to Room, SCE. tightened fugitive slave laws. Eric Schlosser

March 20 Exhibits LECTURES/SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES Music Master Class Through March 23 Joel Spencer, drums. 3 p.m. L060 EPASW

“Body Doubles” March 20 March 21 Exhibit features the work of master’s of fine arts students Joshua Albers, Daniel Bennett, Lauren Edwards and Kera MacKenzie. Budget Town Hall Meeting “Absolutely Safe” Artist talks, 5-7 p.m. March 20. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Provost Lon Kaufman hosts discussion on the FY2014 budget Film screening. Discussion follows with filmmaker Carol Cian- March 22. Exhibit hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. outlook. 1-2:30 p.m., Illinois Rooms, SCE cutti-Leyva and Our Bodies Ourselves co-founder Judy Norsigian Sat. Gallery 400, ADH. 312-996-6114 in discussion on women’s health topics, including breast implant “Telling About Violence: Narrative Payoff in Violent safety, body image and activism. 5:30-7:30 p.m. SPHPI audito- Acts and Violent Careers” rium. Register at http://go.uic.edu/safe Curtis Jackson-Jacobs, professor of sociology, UCLA. Sponsored by the department of criminology, law and justice. 3 p.m. 4011 Tour de Farms Information and Registration BSB Information about June 22-23 bike ride to raise money for Mul- tiple Sclerosis Society. Sponsored by the Chicago Campus Cyclers. April 3 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Hospital lobby. [email protected] or http://bit.ly/ YCCHef “Making Crime and Criminals: Policing Citizenship on the Arizona-Sonoran Border” April 2 Patrisia Macias Rojas, Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy visiting scholar. 2 p.m. Latino Cultural Center, LC B2. “Tuesdays-at-One” 312-996-9145 Michael Weiss Trio. 1 p.m. L060 EPASW “Body Doubles,” on display at Gallery 400. April 11 Workshops April 2-6 “The Effects of Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation on the Experience of Hate Crimes in Chicago” March 27 “A Strange House in My Voice” Paul Schewe, associate professor of criminology, law and justice, and Alicia Matthews, associate professor of health systems sci- “Measuring Your Impact” Exhibit features the work of master’s of fine arts students Cam- ence. Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Race and Pub- Online library workshop. Noon-1 p.m. Register at eron Gibson, Ben Murray and Tina Tahir. Artist talks, 5-7 p.m. lic Policy. Noon-1 p.m. 330 CUPPA Hall. 312-996-9145 http://library.uic.edu April 3. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. April 5. Exhibit hours, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat. Gallery 400, ADH. 312- 996-6114 “RefWorks” SPECIAL EVENTS Online library workshop. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Register at Through May 31 http://library.uic.edu

“Commerce in Human Souls: The Legacy of the March 20-21 March 29 Atlantic Slave Trade” Exhibit includes 18th and 19th century documents from the UIC Blood Drives “How to Find Full Text” Library’s special collections including letters, government reports, Phi Sigma Sigma drive, March 20, SCE atrium. Interfraternity Online library workshop. Noon-12:30 p.m. Register at diaries and slave ship drawings. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Tues. and Council drive, March 21, SCE atrium. All drives from 9 a.m. to 2 http://library.uic.edu Thurs.-Fri., and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed. Third floor, Daley Library. p.m. Appointments required; email [email protected] 312-996-2742

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Want to contribute a story? student voice Email Christy Levy, [email protected] UIC campus sets stage for NBC firefighter drama

By Rana Khatib

If you’re watching NBC’s “Chicago Fire,” you might see some familiar sights. Several episodes of the drama series, which follows the lives of firefighters, paramedics and a rescue squad at the Chicago Fire Department, have been filmed at locations on and around campus. UIC has been a perfect place to shoot some episodes because of its locations and buildings, said Robert Hudgins, location manager for the series. “There is such a wide variety of buildings on campus and UIC is so great to work with that we scout for as much as we can there,” Hudgins said. If the exterior of the show’s fictional hospital looks familiar, that’s because it’s actually the School of Public Health, at Taylor Street and Ashland Avenue. The Feb. 20 episode of the show featured a scene shot in the College of Medicine courtyard. Campus rooftops of the parking lots are an excellent asset when filming takes place, Hudgins said.

The Feb. 20 episode of “Chicago Fire” featured a scene with actor Taylor Kinney filmed in the College of Medicine courtyard.

“We’ve used the rooftop of the building at Roosevelt and “There is a standard use agreement that is used to make Halsted for the roof of the Fire Academy,” he said. sure we meet all insurance requirements, indemnity, etc.,” “Most recently, a hallway was converted to a psychiatric he said. ward. We also rely on support areas like parking lots for Although the UIC area is a busy area filled with curious our crew parking.” students, Donovan said filming has not proved difficult. Show representatives originally contacted the hospital “So far, we have not had any difficulty in scheduling a with their interest in filming on campus, said Mark Dono- filming; we do work with any departments that may be im- van, vice chancellor for administrative services. pacted to make sure that there are not any issues,” he said. Show staff members contact UIC every few months to [email protected] The courtyard is just one campus filming location. discuss filming on campus, he said. • Rana Khatib is a senior in English.

Mobilization spurs change, anti-gun leader tells students

By Nathan Oelker legally buy guns, gun show exhibitors are not required to run through economic means. For example, to influence gun background checks and background checks are not required laws in the state of Florida, first “tell” the legislators that a Elliot Fineman’s life changed forever on Dec. 31, 2006. for online purchases. U.S. survey shows that 100 million people support changes to That morning, a Chicago policewoman told Fineman that Fineman discussed how gun dealers who knowingly sell gun laws. Then “compel,” by threatening the absence of eco- his son had been murdered, shot dead in a San Diego restau- guns to customers who fail background checks cannot be nomic involvement for 100 million people. rant while dining with his wife. prosecuted. In all, 40 percent of private sales don’t require As Fineman put it concisely, “For 100 million people, Overcome with emotion at this sense- this research, he said. Florida doesn’t exist,” and that boycotting would damage less act, Fineman was appalled by the fact “We give immunity “We give immunity to virtually every- tourism and economic growth. that the gunman had a history of mental one in the gun industry,” Fineman said. In Fineman’s view, action through economic means can illness and had purchased his gun legally. to virtually everyone A person cannot defend himself with more easily effect change. The problem, he explained, is mo- Through a loophole in our country’s gun a gun because the element of surprise bilizing millions to action. laws, because this person had twice com- in the gun industry.” always trumps defense, he said. Fineman said that can be accomplished by showing how mitted himself voluntarily, his gun rights “If someone sneaks up behind you gun violence can affect them. were not infringed. to rob you and puts a gun to your head, will you move to He recalled how reports connecting smoking to lung can- Following this tragedy, Fineman thought it would be retrieve your gun? Carrying a gun offers no chance of protec- cer affected only smokers, but reports about the dangers of trivial to spend his time “helping corporations make more tion unless you do it first,” Fineman said. secondhand smoke affected everyone. This realization led to money,” and gave up his strategic communications firm to The NRA’s influence is primarily economic, Fineman mobilization that created current smoking laws. found the National Gun Victims Action Council in 2010. said, because its leadership pushes for protective legislation Fineman hopes that similar realizations, resulting from Fineman’s organization and mission were the subject of a to promote sales. the deadly shootings in the U.S., can cause a similar effect for talk given to a UIC media class Feb. 19. After explaining the problems, Fineman turned to so- gun legislation. “Our gun laws are utterly insane,” said Fineman, explain- lutions, presenting his strategy of “Tell and Compel,” with [email protected] ing loopholes such as that individuals on the No Fly List can which governments can be influenced to change legislation • Nathan Oelker is a junior in English. 10 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MARCH 20, 2013

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UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 on narcotics charges at 6:55 p.m. at 320 Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 S. Ashland Ave. March 13: A woman was arrested at March 11-17 1:11 a.m. for DUI at 931 S. Ashland Ave. March 16: A woman was arrested on Crimes reported to UIC Police a warrant at 9:04 a.m. at the hospital. Theft: 7 March 17: A man was arrested for Battery: 1 DUI at 4:51 a.m. at 2000 W. Roosevelt DUI: 2 Road. Warrant: 1 Narcotics: 1 For more information on police Disorderly conduct: 10 activity, visit the UIC Police crime map, www.uic.edu/depts/police, and the Arrests by UIC Police Chicago Police CLEAR Map, http://gis. March 11: A man and a woman were arrested chicagopolice.org

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UIC’s Engineering Design Team put their three robots to the test this month and won top prizes. UIC’s robots crush competition

By Gina Russell perform other tricks to obtain extra points. The naming of the robots is crucial to the Robots designed, built and operated by building process, Quinn said. UIC engineering students demolished the This year the team opted for powerful competition in a two-day contest for Mid- name choices: Thanatos, the demon personi- western universities. fication of death, and Lamashtu, the female UIC’s Engineering Design Team took demi-goddess who menaces and kidnaps home top prizes at the 26th annual Jerry children. Sanders Creative Design Competition, spon- They changed it up a bit for the last robot, sored by AMD Inc. and held March 8-9 on named Richard. the Urbana-Champaign campus. “Richard was the wildcard. It was an ex- Every March, robotics teams from perimental robot that did not want to follow universities across the Midwest test their the typical naming scheme,” Quinn said. skills and creativity at the challenge. This The design team has about 40 members, year’s challengers included UIC, Valparaiso, most of them majoring in mechanical engi- Northern Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Il- neering, electrical engineering or bioengi- linois Institute of Technology and College of neering. DuPage. “This year, we added a lot of new freshman The UIC team entered three robots to and sophomore members to the team,” Quinn win first-place, second-place and demolition said. champion honors at the competition. “This success has fueled their interest in “Each robot takes about six months to the team, and will help us be competitive for make,” said Zachary Quinn, president of our next competition in June.” UIC’s team and a senior in electrical engi- The students’ success reflects their talent, neering. said College of Engineering dean Peter Nel- “All three were made in unison with son. each other. About two months are spent on “This interdisciplinary project with con- design, one month for manufacturing, two strained resources, tight deadlines and tough weeks for assembly, and the rest for planning competition is great career preparation,” Nel- and prototyping mechanisms, which is the son said. most important part of the robot.” “One of my messages to companies is that The tasks for the robots this year involved they can hire UIC engineering students who picking up Nerf, bocce and ping pong balls, will match or exceed the quality of students then depositing them in basins. They could from any university in the country.” [email protected] Staying on their feet to help kids

By Gina Russell on their feet through dancing, games and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the UIC students will dance for eight hours Inner Circle, Student Center East. More than straight April 6 to raise money for patients 150 people have registered, raising more than at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s $6,000 so far. Hospital of Chicago. “People want to save lives and people want UIC hosts its own dance marathon as to have fun — here’s a chance for them to do part of a nationwide event at more than both,” said Arjun Arya, event organizer and 1,000 high schools and colleges across the sophomore in economics. country. Sign up to dance or donate at http://www. Participants will receive pledges to stay dmuic.org 12 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I MARCH 20, 2013

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Softball sees success at Indiana competition By Robbin Cooley

The softball team (6-16) won its third straight game Saturday in a 6-5 comeback victory over Toledo during the second day of the Hoosier Classic. The team then fell to Indiana, 8-0, in five innings for a 3-1 record through two days of play. The Flames posted nine total hits against Toledo. Senior Melissa Preish had two hits and two RBI. Junior Jacki Fletcher had two hits and the game-winning RBI. With a bottom-of-the-seventh inning surge, UIC lifted its way to a tie game at 5-5. The Flames placed a run on the board in the bottom of the third inning when junior Courtney Heeley hom- ered for a 1-0 lead. The Rockets went on a scoring spree in the sixth inning to produce five runs against UIC starting pitcher Bridget Boyle. Senior Devin Miller then entered during the inning and pitched the remaining 2.1 innings. The Flames couldn’t score in the bottom of the sixth but held off the Rockets in the top of the seventh inning to keep the score at 5-1. Photo: Alex Rauch Junior Jenna Marsalli led off the seventh inning for This year was a turnaround season for the Flames, including (L-R) Jake Wiegand, Hayden Humes, Gary Talton and Marc Brown. UIC and singled through the left side. Senior catcher Teresa Aguilar and Heeley posted back-to-back walks to load the bases with one out. Junior Natalie Hernandez Flames prep for postseason challenge singled to right field to score a run for Marsalli. Senior Kara Komp’s hit scored a run for Aguilar, pushing the By Brett McWethy Wednesday’s game marks the first time the Cougars have score to 5-3. Preish collected two RBI to tie the game at advanced to the postseason as a Division I member. five in the bottom of the seventh. The Flames held off Toledo during the tie-breaker The first round of the CollegeInsider.com postseason tour- UIC head coach Howard Moore orchestrated a turnaround inning. In the bottom half, freshman Alex Wyss entered nament will feature a little Chi-town flavor. this season: an increase of nine wins over the 2011-12 cam- to pinch run for senior Coryn Schmit at second base, The Flames will host crosstown rival Chicago State for the paign with a winning percentage increase of 26.46. before freshman Laura Swan singled to advance Wyss opening round of the postseason CollegeInsider.com Tourna- During the regular season, UIC posted notable wins over to third base. Marsalli reached on a fielder’s choice that ment today in the UIC Pavilion. 2012 postseason foes Mercer, Iona, Northwestern, Colorado rung up Swan at second. Junior Fletcher produced the Game time is 7 p.m. Tickets start at $10, available by calling State, Cleveland State and Milwaukee. game-winning RBI to secure the 6-5 victory over Toledo. 312-413-UIC1. Students are admitted free with i-card. The Flames were picked as No. 5 seed in the Horizon UIC hosts Green Bay Saturday and Sunday. UIC (17-15) garnered an at-large berth in the CIT, giving League Tournament, their best regular season finish since the Flames their first postseason appearance since 2004. 2008. Chicago State (10-21) claimed the Great West Conference The UIC-Chicago State rivalry dates back to the 1947 sea- automatic berth after capturing the tournament title with a son, but today’s game is the first time the teams have competed 75-60 victory over Houston Baptist Saturday. since 2005. The Cougars lead the all-time series, 34-28.

Gymnastics team captures wins, honors seniors By Laura White tainly helps make a statement to everyone else and a statement to ourselves about what we can do and what we can accom- The men’s gymnastics team won four events, captured plish at a conference meet,” Nelson said. three first-place finishes and posted a season-high score Sun- Zerbel led the team with top scores in three events. He took day in a 412.550-407.650 win against No. 13 Temple at the first on floor (15.200), first on parallel bars with a season-high Physical Education Building. 14.650 and second on the horizontal bar (13.900.) David Ishida, Justin Maxwell, Bryan Pusateri and Daniel Joseph Hodges collected a first-place finish on pommel Zerbel were honored in a senior ceremony following the meet horse (14.150) and took the all-around with a combined score after garnering a collection of top scores on the day. of 83.200. “I am so proud of the guys,” head coach Charley Nelson Fighting through a torn ACL injury, Ishida also competed said. “It is really starting to come together, they are believing on pommel horse to bring in a score of 13.200. in themselves and what we are able to do, and we are moving Pusateri and Maxwell placed third and fourth on rings, in the right direction.” following a first-place tie for Temple. Pusateri scored a season- The Flames came away with wins on floor and pommel best 14.150 and Maxwell scored a 14.100. The Flames head to Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday to take on horse, before besting Temple on parallel bars and horizontal Photo: Steve Woltmann No. 2 Michigan at Cliff Keen Arena. The meet is set to start at bar, taking first place in three of the four events. Jackie Fletcher scored the game-winning RBI Saturday. “To take a win from one of your conference rivals, it cer- 6 p.m.