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Photo: S.K. Vemmer April Rahman, a graduate student in educational policy studies, helps her son, Wage, 2, blow bubbles with, left, Adithyan Subramanian, a sophomore in bioengeering, and Danica Baguisa, a sophomore in kinesiology. They were spreading cheer for the Random Acts of Kindness club Friday in the lecture center plaza. Today’s Involvement Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the plaza, will give students a chance to join clubs and organizations. UIC student groups say ‘join in!’
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profile Send profile ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected] Alan Schwartz finds solutions to tough medical decisions
By Gary Wisby
Alan Schwartz, an expert on medical decision making, asks you to imagine that you’re blind. Now, further imagine that he has a magic pill or miracle surgery that will restore your sight. But there’s a catch — it will shorten your life by a certain number of years. Say it’s three years out of a life expectancy of 30 years — many people would say, “Go ahead, give me the pill or do the surgery.” But what if your life would be shortened by 10 years. Would it be worth that to see again? “Eventually you get to the point where you’re on the fence,” said Schwartz, professor of clinical decision making and associate head of the department of medical education. Finding an example in recent news, Schwartz noted that the actress Angelina Jolie had undergone surgery. “She had to decide whether to spend the rest of her life with a double mastectomy or the likelihood of developing breast cancer,” he said. To get good medical decisions, physicians must be smart about interviewing patients. “One major area of research I’m involved in is why physicians fail to appreciate something unique about a patient,” he said. “Asthma, for example. If the doctor doesn’t find out you lost your job and can’t afford expensive medications, you won’t Photo: Joshua Clark be able to fill prescriptions and you’ll get worse.” Physicians must ask patients the right questions, says Alan Schwartz, professor of clinical decision making. “If the doctor doesn’t find out you So the physician needs to ask more questions in order to lost your job and can’t afford expensive medications, you won’t be able to fill prescriptions and you’ll get worse,” he says.
Email and News Postings. — his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and Ph.D. are all from “Spam-filtering systems have gotten better” since the University of California, Berkeley. “One major area of research I’m the book came out in 1998, he said. “At UIC, the ACCC He’s been at UIC since 1997, and received an Award for [Academic Computing and Communications Center] folks Excellence in Teaching in 2009. involved in is why physicians fail do a really good job.” He lives in Oak Park with his wife, M.G. Bertulfo, who How did he come to write the book? teaches creative writing to children in her studio in the Oak to appreciate something unique “I was in graduate school and I needed the money,” he Park Arts District. They have a 12-year-old son. about a patient.” said. “It was a burgeoning topic where I could get a publisher. “I love to knit,” Schwartz said. There was a period when I had no higher mission than that.” anyone who was expecting a present from him knew it would find a solution, such as an inexpensive generic inhaler for the Schwartz, who got his first computer for his 8th birthday, be a hand-knitted hat, sweater or scarf. asthma sufferer. added, “Spam was annoying, and I knew something about it.” “But over the last year and a half I’ve not done as much as I Schwartz is co-author of the book Making Medical He is the director of APPD LEARN (Longitudinal would like to,” he said. Decisions: A Physician’s Guide. It translates theory and Educational Assessment Research Network) for the Asked what is so enjoyable about knitting, Schwartz said, research findings in decision science into practical approaches Association of Pediatric Program Directors. “It’s a physical activity that I find to be meditative. And the to help physicians guide their patients’ decisions. “The network is a collaborative of over 110 pediatric yarn is soft, I like the feel of it. In January he became editor in chief of Medical Decision residency programs that want to work together on multi-site “I’m kind of a crafty person. I like the idea that I can take Making, a peer-reviewed journal published eight times a year. educational research,” he said. a piece of yarn and make something I could wear and stay Schwartz is also co-author of a book on a completely Schwartz grew up in Los Angeles. Asked where he earned warm.” different subject. It’s Stopping Spam: Stamping Out Unwanted his college degrees, he replied, “Berkeley, Berkeley, Berkeley” [email protected]
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“Compared to a century ago, garbage not only “Our thought was that since we’ve known for about “This is supposed to be the place that defied differs in generation rate, but also in composition. 35 years that a great principal could improve student aristocracy, that gave the ordinary person a chance, Intuitively, the amount of garbage increases along learning in schools, that we ought to try to produce so you would think that would also work in favor of with economic growth.” such principals instead of wait for them to come a labor movement to bring the bottom up. But it has along.” always been contested, always a matter of struggle, Ning Ai, assistant professor of urban planning and policy, and in recent years the balance has shifted even more on Chicago garbage collection over the last century, Aug. Steve Tozer, head of the Urban Education Leadership toward the forces of finance and business power.” 28 WBEZ-FM program and professor of educational policy studies, on UIC’s program to train school principals, Aug. 29 PBS Leon Fink, professor of history, on the connection between News Hour civil rights and labor rights, Sept. 1 Chicago Tribune SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 3 Alcohol breaks brain connections for processing social cues
By Sharon Parmet four or more drinks for women — put them at high risk for dynamic, interactive relationship. How the amygdala and developing alcohol dependence. prefrontal cortex interact enables us to accurately appraise Alcohol intoxication reduces communication between The participants were given a beverage containing either our environment and modulate our reactions to it,” Phan two areas of the brain that work together to properly a high dose of alcohol (16 percent) or placebo. They then had said. interpret and respond to social signals, according to a an fMRI scan as they tried to match photographs of faces “If these two areas are uncoupled, as they are during study by College of Medicine researchers. with the same expression. acute alcohol intoxication, then our ability to assess and “This research gives us a much better idea of what is They were shown three faces on a screen, one at the top appropriately respond to the non-verbal message conveyed going on in the brain that leads to some of the maladaptive and two at the bottom, and asked to pick the face on the on the faces of others may be impaired.” behaviors we see in alcohol intoxication, including social bottom showing the same emotion as the one on top. The Stephanie Gorka and Daniel Fitzgerald from UIC and disinhibition, aggression and social withdrawal,” said K. faces were angry, fearful, happy or neutral. Andrea King from the University of Chicago contributed Luan Phan, professor of psychiatry and corresponding When participants processed images of angry, fearful and to the research, which was supported by a Brain Research author for the study, published in the September issue of happy faces, alcohol reduced Psychopharmacology. the coupling between the Previous research has shown that alcohol suppresses amygdala and the orbitofrontal On Placebo On Alcohol activity in the amygdala, the area of the brain responsible cortex, an area of the for perceiving social cues such as facial expressions. prefrontal cortex implicated in “Because emotional processing involves both the socio-emotional information amygdala and areas of the brain located in the prefrontal processing and decision- cortex responsible for cognition and modulation of making. behavior, we wanted to see if there were any alterations in The researchers also the functional connectivity or communication between noticed that alcohol reduced these two brain regions that might underlie alcohol’s the reaction in the amygdala effects,” Phan said. to threat signals — angry or Phan and colleagues examined alcohol’s effects on fearful faces. connectivity between the amygdala and the prefrontal “This suggests that during cortex during the processing of emotional stimuli — acute alcohol intoxication, photographs of happy, fearful and angry faces — using emotional cues that signal functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI. threat are not being processed The imaging technique allows researchers to see which in the brain normally areas of the brain are active during the performance of because the amygdala is not various tasks. responding as it should be,” Participants were 12 heavy social drinkers (10 men, Phan two women) with an average age of 23. Their reported said. average of 7.8 binge drinking episodes per month — “The amygdala and the Functional magnetic resonance imaging shows the difference in connectivity between the brain’s defined as consuming five or more drinks for men, and prefrontal cortex have a amygdala and prefrontal cortex while looking at photos of angry faces. Open house highlights UIC’s academics, diverse programs
By Brian Flood
UIC will roll out the red carpet Saturday Oct. 5 when it welcomes thousands of prospective students, families, friends, alumni and community members to the UIC Open House. The event, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature a variety of informational activities involving UIC’s colleges, departments and organizations. “The day offers an extensive look at the diverse programs and academic opportunities available here, but it is structured so attendees can tailor it to their interests,” said Kevin Browne, vice provost for academic and enrollment services. “For many attendees, the open house will be their first experience at UIC.” Guest check-in will be located at the UIC Forum, where More than two dozen campus units have signed up to over 70 support services and academic areas of interest will participate, but Browne encourages more to join the open be represented and available to answer questions. house program. The program includes admissions and financial aid UIC units can contribute to the event in multiple ways — sessions, guided tours of the campus and six residence halls, host an information table at the UIC Expo, plan a relevant and academic presentations featuring UIC faculty. academic lecture or information session, give a tour of Potential and current students can explore opportunities academic space, or present a demonstration at different points for involvement at a student life fair staffed by student throughout the day. organizations and campus recreation. “We want to deliver the most comprehensive look at Live music and performances by the pep band and spirit everything UIC offers,” he said. teams will be presented in the lecture center plaza. “Our colleges, departments and organizations play an “We hope our guests will gain greater insight into important role in the university’s continued growth and the the quality of our academic programs, research, support open house is a great way to engage in those efforts.” services and cultural activities,” Browne said. To present an open house program or reserve a table at the “It’s a marvelous opportunity to showcase the campus expo, visit www.admissions.uic.edu/openhouse2013 or contact Photo: Brad Cavanaugh and communicate our mission.” [email protected] before the Sept. 12 deadline. 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
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Happy birthday, Jane Addams Jane Addams Hull-House Museum celebrates the social reformer’s 153rd birthday Transit passes change as city rolls out Ventra system Thursday with music, spoken word and food. By Matt O’Connor issued each semester. The pass will still All events are free. activate five days before the first day of Artists and grassroots organizations will UIC students are getting classes and deactivate five days after finals. present ideas and crafts in the “Feminist something slightly different this year Transit value can be added to the Ventra Village,” museum courtyard, 4 to 6 p.m. when they pick up their U-Pass. U-Pass for use on PACE year-round and The Crunk Feminist Collective will The Ventra U-Pass replaces the the CTA when school is not in session. present “Sing About We: a Crunk Feminist previous CTA card as UIC joins the Value can also be added if students are not Mixtape” in 302 Student Center East, 6:30 to city in its move toward more efficient full time for the current term. 8 p.m. The event was moved to a larger room; fare payment. With the Ventra system, users tap the tickets can be reserved at The decision to use Ventra was a card over a Ventra reader and the card https://crunkatjaneaddams.eventbrite.com/ choice made by the CTA as it phases never leaves the rider’s hand. The day ends with music and refreshments out the magnetic-strip transit cards, As the card is held over the reader, a from 8 to 9 p.m. in the museum courtyard. including the Chicago Card and student rate increase from $0.81 to $1.07. green “go” flashes on the screen to indicate For more information, visit Chicago Card Plus. The increase is the first in four years. the card is registered. hullhousemuseum.org “A lot of people feel like it was forced on UIC employees who use the Chicago Cards must be activated before initial use them,” UIC transit benefit coordinator Teri Card for the pre-tax qualified transportation by calling the number on a sticker placed on Waste not Austin said. program will not lose their benefits, Austin the front of the card. The Office of Sustainability and the “I think it’ll be fine — it’s just that said. U-Passes are being distributed through Chicago Composting Coalition will anything that’s new, people are reluctant “Nothing from our side has changed, the Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the UIC ID demonstrate composting of food waste in a b out .” CTA will just be introducing a new card,” Center in the Student Services Building. three campus dining locations this week. This semester, students will pay a $31 she said. For more information, visit www.uic.edu/ The campus all-you-care-to-eat dining hike in CTA transit fees, increasing from The Ventra U-Pass will be valid for five depts/idcenter/upass.shtml locations will begin composting leftovers this $109 to $140 because of a CTA daily years, unlike the previous pass, which was [email protected] year. Demonstrations will be held at James Stukel Towers on Wednesday, Student Center Cousin was executive vice president Undergrad Research Award to work as research assistants in faculty labs. West on Thursday and Student Center East on and COO of Feeding America (then called Applications from faculty and students are Students must be eligible for Federal Work Friday, all from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. America’s Second Harvest) and led its response being accepted for the 2013-2014 Chancellor’s Study to participate. Visit www.dineoncampus.com/uic to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She was head of Undergraduate Research Awards, which will For more information, visit www.ure.uic. government communications and community fund more than 100 undergraduate students edu/ Health issues for minorities affairs at Albertson’s Foods and president of “Bridging the Gap: Emerging Health Albertson’s Foundation. Issues in Underrepresented Minorities” will The lecture is part of the 2013-2014 be presented by UIC’s Department of Surgery Chancellor’s Initiative in the Humanities on Sept. 13 at the UIC Forum. food studies at UIC. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will be guest speaker, and six medical Tech-assisted learning professionals will also speak. The TechTeach@UIC Conference, set for Visit https://10thbtgstudent.eventbrite.com/ Oct. 9, will showcase successes, challenges and to register. opportunities in technology-assisted teaching and learning. Humanitarian food aid Curious about using iPads in classrooms? Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the About setting up an online or blended course? United Nations World Food Program, will About MOOCs? speak Oct. 11 on “Delivering Food Assistance Register by Oct. 1 to receive lunch and a in a Shrinking Humanitarian Space.” printed nametag. Visit http://techteach.uic.edu The UIC alumna will talk at 2 p.m. in 302 for more information, and http://go.uic.edu/ Student Center East. techteachreg to register. SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5
Inspiring African American males to consider teaching By Anne Brooks Ranallo “The leadership interns are doing all the things the adults are doing,” Tatum said on the first day of the teens’ teaching. Alfred Tatum is so committed to recruiting African “They provided the orientation to the parents this morning. American men to become teachers that he was willing to live They’re exercising leadership.” in a campus residence hall for nine days last month, far from Not all of the high school boys were drawn to teaching, but the comforts of home. this program could persuade them, Tatum said. Tatum roomed with 21 high-achieving high school juniors “When they work with elementary-age boys, I can and seniors who came from northern Illinois for the new Pre- convince them of the high impact they can have on boys who College Leadership and Impact Program, held July 31 through look like them,” he said. Aug. 9. The timing of funding for the program left Tatum with a Tatum, professor of curriculum and instruction and 72-hour window for recruiting, yet he heard from more than interim dean of the College of Education, hopes to inspire the 100 applicants from four states. He chose a mix of urban, teens to consider careers in teaching. suburban and small-town students. He was joined in the effort by doctoral student Marcus Allan Lake, 16, a junior at the Chicago High School Croom and students in the college’s youth development for Agricultural Sciences who is interested in teaching master’s degree program. engineering, said he learned the importance of collaboration “Our rate of enrollment of African American males in the by attending the program. College of Education is depressing,” Tatum said. “We need to He described the “helium stick” game, in which each reinvest in these boys.” teammate supports a yard-long dowel with one finger and all The instructors led their charges through 15-hour days try to lower it to the floor while keeping it level. of physical, intellectual and creative exercises, including two “The hard thing is, when everyone at once is trying to get it morning and evening one-mile runs each day. settled, it gets higher,” Lake said. “We always had a route that circled the College of “I’ve been torn between studying business and computer Education. We sang cadence: ‘Tell me, tell me, what you see; I science in college,” said David Latimore II, a 15-year-old can see the COE.’ Every day I put another leader in front of the junior from Plainfield North High School. “But after I master “We need to reinvest in these boys,” says Alfred Tatum, professor of group,” Tatum said. the subject itself, I’d consider teaching it.” curriculum and instruction and interim dean of the College of Education. For five days, the high school students were trained in “five Ty Jai, 17, a carpentry student at Manley Career Academy, frames of leadership”: collaborative, cultural, community, found the mix of students enlightening. Croom said the teens showed two key qualities a teacher youth and academic. “I’m a city kid from the West Side. I never thought I’d be needs: “knowledge of your subject and how to connect with For the next five days, they were assigned to teach the same close with a suburban kid, hanging out after the program, people; and a sense of who you are, so you’re culturally leadership exercises to 19 elementary school-age boys whose talking. I feel like I could teach a younger person a lot,” he grounded and respectful of others.” parents brought them to campus each day. said. [email protected] 6 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
Awards put research a step closer to commercialization
Six research projects with engineering, “Novel Catalysts for Syngas potential for commercialization Production by CO2 Reduction” are the first selected for a new fund • Ying Liu, assistant professor of to encourage startup companies chemical engineering, “Scalable Process based on university-developed for Manufacturing Nanoparticles technology. Encapsulating Hydrophobic The first 2013 Proof-of- Compounds” Concept Awards Program • Nadim Mahmud, associate professor winners, funded by the of hematology/oncology and director of Chancellor’s Innovation Fund, the Clinical Stem Cell Laboratory, and were selected from 47 proposals Shrihari Kadkol, associate professor of and 10 finalists. pathology, “Expanded Cord Blood as an The winning projects, which Off-the-Shelf Bridge Graft to Augment receive over $400,000 in total Blood Cell Numbers” funding, were selected by a • John Hetling, associate professor panel of venture capitalists and of bioengineering, and Jason McAnany, business leaders, including assistant professor of ophthalmology and IllinoisVENTURES, ARCH visual sciences, “Detecting Glaucoma Venture Partners, Baird Capital, Where it Starts” Hyde Park Angels and Mercury • Sandeep Jain, assistant professor of Fund. ophthalmology and visual sciences, “New “The response from the UIC Drug for Treating Dry Eye Disease – inventor community re-affirms Phase I/II Human Trial.” the importance and relevance of Oct. 3 is the deadline for pre-proposal the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund,” applications for the second round of said Chancellor Paula Allen- The winners and their projects are: Proof of Concept Awards. Meares, who announced the fund in April. • Venkat Venkatakrishnan, associate professor of For more information on the awards, visit cif.uic.edu “This round of funding will go a long way to encourage computer science, “Security Analysis of Online Enterprise The UIC Chancellor’s Innovation Fund is supported by the type of innovative thinking that UIC needs to continue Websites” the Office of the Chancellor, IllinoisVENTURES, the Office of its tradition as one of the top research institutions in the • Amin Salehi-Khojin, assistant professor, and Bijandra Technology Management and the Office of the Vice Chancellor nation.” Kumar, visiting research scholar, mechanical and industrial for Research. SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 7 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
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SEPTEMBER 4 IN HISTORY HIGHLIGHT SEPTEMBER
From coast to coast Spark in the Park
Sept. 4, 1951: President Sept. 5 S M T W T F S Harry S. Truman’s UIC’s annual free speech at a San music festival Francisco conference features Kendrick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 is broadcast across the Lamar, Chicago native 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 country, marking the Chance The Rapper, first transcontinental TV Frankie Knuckles, 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 broadcast. In his speech, GRiZ and UIC student Truman discussed a opening act J. Larroc. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 treaty that would officially end America’s occupation Gates open at 3 of Japan after World War II. p.m.; i-card required. The broadcast was picked up by 87 stations in 47 Harrison Field Chance The Rapper cities and transmitted by microwave technology.
EXHIBITS Sept. 5 Feminist Collective. Funk, soul music; conversations on peace and social justice. 4-9 p.m. Hull-House Museum. http://bit.ly/17ZJ26S “The Edward Snowden Affair: Sept. 6-Oct. 19 Journalistic Ethics and Speed Networking International Politics” Sponsored by the Academic Professionals Advisory Committee. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 1152 MBRB. Register at https://uofi.uic.edu/fb/ “The Program” Discussion of espionage activity sec/3071740 Curator Michael Scott Hall’s exhibit features a variety of smaller revealed to Britain’s The Guardian exhibitions by Vienna-based artists that rotate biweekly. Opening newspaper by former National Sept. 14-15 reception, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6. Gallery 400, ADH. Exhibit hours, Security Agency contractor Edward 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-6 p.m. Sat. 312-996-6114 Snowden. Sponsored by the Global Edward Snowden Learning Community. 5 p.m. 1-470 “Shoebox Lunch” Through Dec. 20 Daley Library. [email protected] Interactive listening event and multisensory performance that highlights the intersections between black culture, migration and “The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the Oct. 9 wellness. 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 14; 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 15. World’s Columbian Exposition” Residents’ Dining Hall, Hull-House Museum. For tickets, visit http://shoeboxlunch.bpt.me Interactive exhibit presents historical accounts of black TechTeach@UIC Conference Americans’ thoughts, feelings and experiences related to the Showcasing opportunities in technology-assisted teaching and Sept. 26 Chicago World’s Fair. African American Cultural Center, 207 learning at UIC. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. UIC Forum. http://techteach.uic. Addams Hall. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Friday. Evening, weekend and edu/ group tours by appointment. 312-996-9549 16th Annual MATEP HIV Update Dinner Oct. 11 Conference on HIV pathogenesis, treatment and prevention. Sponsored by the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center “Delivering Food Assistance in a Shrinking and department of family medicine. 5-9 p.m. Holiday Inn Mart Humanitarian Space” Plaza Hotel, Chicago. RSVP at http://bit.ly/2013MATEP Ertharin Cousin, executive director, United Nations World Food Oct. 5 Programme. Chancellor’s Initiative in the Humanities. 2 p.m. 302 SCE. 312-996-6354 or [email protected] UIC Open House Admissions and financial aid sessions, campus tours, student panels and college information tables. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 312-996-4350 SPECIAL EVENTS
Sept. 4 WORKSHOPS “Weigh Your Waste with Dining Services” Sept. 10 Part of Sustainability Days 2013. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Stukel Towers dining hall “How to Find Full Text” Sept. 5 Online library workshop explains different methods on how to find full text through the library website. 4-4:30 p.m. http://bit.ly/ Open House bcmmC1 LECTURES/SEMINARS Learn more about the College of Urban Planning and Public Sept. 18 Affairs. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 110 CUPPA Hall. uic.edu/cuppa Sept. 4 “Sing About We: A Crunk Feminist Mixtape” “Using Box” Online library workshop. 2-3 p.m. http://bit.ly/bcmmC1 “Resumes that Get Results” Annual Jane Addams’ Birthday Celebration honoring the Crunk Webinar sponsored by the Alumni Career Center. 11 a.m.-noon. Alumni, free; others, $45. http://tinyurl.comUIAAResumeWebinar
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student voice
Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Christian Alfaro, a senior in gender and women’s studies, adds a butterfly plant to the UIC Heritage Garden site between Lecture Centers C and D. Tour student-led campus gardens at a kick-off event Monday. A closer look at campus gardens
By Humaa Siddiqi The event includes guided tours, vegan cooking demonstrations, Mazehual dancers As students scurry to class, some may and more. be curious about the colorful new gardens The Latino Cultural Center, in Lecture around campus. Center B2, will host storytelling, recipe The gardens sprouted with help from sharing, salsa tasting and a photographic the UIC Heritage Garden Student Task journey of the making of the gardens. Force in several spots in the Lecture Center Outside Taft Hall, the Asian American Plaza, outside the Latino Cultural Center Resource and Cultural Center will hand out and outside the African American Cultural free butterfly-shaped seed paper so others can Center. start their own gardens. “We want students to have a connection To promote harmony, balance and with the university and the education it spirituality, the Kalpuli Nahualli Dance provides us and also the nature that surrounds Group will share its traditions in the Lecture us,” said Eduardo Muñoz, student leader for Center Plaza. The day of events wraps up with the project and a senior in the College of poetry slam performances centered on youth Urban Planning and Public Affairs. empowerment and social justice. The gardens will shine during a kick-off For more about the UIC Heritage Garden event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. and a full schedule of events, visit http://
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Flames fight hard in season opener Men’s basketball ready By Mike Laninga for ‘challenging’ season The soccer team fought tooth and nail against No. 13 UC By Mike Laninga Santa Barbara Sunday at Flames Field, but a lone goal in the first period by the Gauchos proved to be the difference. The men’s basketball team’s nonconference schedule “I think our overall performance was good considering the includes some exciting games: home contests against fact that we played a nationally ranked opponent for our first Northwestern and Southern Methodist, a matchup regular season game,” head coach Sean Phillips said. against Illinois at the United Center and road games at “The lesson we have to take away is that if we want to beat Colorado State, UC-Riverside and Loyola. these programs, then we have to take our chances.” “We’re extremely pleased with the way our schedule The Flames out-shot the Gauchos, 6-5, and had two strikes turned out,” head coach Howard Moore said. “It’s on goal in the 1-0 loss. definitely a challenging schedule, but that’s what we want Senior Slobodan Aleksov connected on a header in the as we continue to raise every standard of our program.” first period that bounced off the crossbar and out of play. The season begins with an exhibition contest Nov. 2 Junior Jesus Torres nearly scored in the second half on a hard against the University of Chicago. kick less than 10 yards in front of the net but it went straight UIC begins the regular season with a four-game into the arms of the UCSB goalie. homestand, starting with Drake Nov. 9. “In many instances our players went toe-to-toe with them The Flames cap off the November home schedule and I thought we created some pretty good chances,” Phillips with a Nov. 20 contest at the UIC Pavilion. said. “Our fan base will be highly entertained by the “We are going to have to find a way to score some of those quality of opponents playing in the UIC Pavilion goals. this season,” Moore said. “Establishing a home court “Our passing was advantage is extremely important to us.” not as sharp as it was in “Our fans will have UIC participates in the bd Global Challenge Nov. the preseason and credit 25-27 in Naples, Fla. The tournament field consists of St. the chance to see that to Santa Barbara. It Bonaventure, Southern Illinois, UNC-Greensboro, San was a very good initial some great home Diego, Stetson, Louisiana Tech and Wagner. gauge for our guys.” The Flames conclude their nonconference season games this season.” The nonconference with a battle against Illinois at the United Center Dec. matchup featured nine 28. These squads last met Dec. 18, 2010, when the yellow cards, including seven for the Gauchos. In the second Photo: Steve Woltmann Flames upset Illinois, 57-54. The Fighting Illini garnered half, Tim Vom Steeg, their head coach, was ejected after Slobodan Aleksov connected on a header in Sunday’s match. a No. 7 seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament, ousting receiving his second yellow card. Colorado in the second round. The Flames resume action at 7 p.m. Friday, hosting DePaul Horizon League play begins Oct. 5 against Cleveland State. View the complete schedule at http://bit.ly/1cCmNXZ at Flames Field. UIC hosts Milwaukee, Wright State and Green Bay this The team hosts Western Michigan Sunday. season and makes road trips to Detroit, Valparaiso and “It’s important for us to have home games during the early Oakland. portion of the season,” Phillips said. “I think this will be the most competitive year of Horizon “This allows our newcomers to gain some confidence and League soccer in recent memory,” Phillips said. help them balance their athletic and academic responsibilities. “Oakland is a great addition to the league and I think we Our fans will have the chance to see some great home games are finally getting the national recognition we deserve as a this season.” conference.”
Volleyball team falls short at invitational
By Robbin Cooley Against Navy, Johnson collected 17 kills and 12 digs to pick up a double-double performance but the Flames fell The Flames beat Elon but dropped their games against short, 3-1. Navy and UNC-Wilmington over the weekend at the Kristen Johnson paced the Flames with 17 kills (.263) and 12 Dickmann Invitational in Annapolis, Md. digs. Juniors Molly McCoy and Sternard had 11 kills at a Junior Sara Sternard and newcomer Kara Johnson logged .222 and .348 clip. 15 kills each to lead UIC to a 3-1 opening day victory over The team had 56 total kills at .241. Elon. Imrie had 49 assists and senior Justine Garcia had 14 Sternard posted a .414 hitting percentage, while Johnson digs. hit at .242. The team hit at .203 with 51 total kills. UIC had Sternard and Melissa Nava led UIC with 12 kills each 13 service aces against Elon: Sternard had two, senior setter against UNC-Wilmington but the team was defeated, 3-1. MaryKate Imrie had three, and senior Justine Garcia and McCoy chipped in 10 kills and Imrie dished out 42 junior Tracy Friel each had four. assists. Garcia earned 11 digs and Johnson had eight kills Imrie dished out 42 assists in the match and Garcia had 19 and 11 digs. digs. The team compiled 47 kills at an attack percentage of Sternard paced the Flames with seven kills, while Johnson .101. chipped in four. UIC returns to action Thursday against TCU in its Photo: Steve Woltmann The team hit at .300 on 15 kills. Imrie handed out 11 assists. home opener at 5 p.m. at the Flames Athletic Center. “We continue to raise every standard of our program,” says head On Saturday, the Flames fell to Navy and UNC- The Flames host their home tournament Friday and basketball coach Howard Moore, pictured with Marc Brown. Wilmington. Saturday.