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The latest issue of Inside Illinois online is available at 
http://www.news.uiuc.edu/ii

Aug. 18, 2005, Vol. 25, No. 4

In this issue 

CAMPUS NEWS:

* CAMPUS WELCOMES FRESHMAN
The Class of 2009, a record-setting class of 7,650 freshman, will be welcomed to 
the UI?s Urbana campus with a variety of activities and programs known as Illinois 
Celebration 2005.

* NCAA RULING MAY AFFECT POSTSEASON PLAY
The National Collegiate Athletic Association recently announced a new policy 
banning colleges and universities from 'displaying hostile and abusive racial/
ethnic/national origin mascots, nicknames or imagery' at any of its 88 postseason 
championship games, but it is unknown at this time how the new policy may affect 
the UI Board of Trustees' efforts to reach consensus on Chief Illiniwek.

RESEARCH NEWS

* STUDY ANALYZES EFFECT OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES 
Results from the first long-term study of online videogame playing may be 
surprising. Contrary to popular opinion and most previous research, the new study 
found that players' 'robust exposure' to a highly violent online game did not cause 
any substantial real-world aggression.


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