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UI trustees discuss 'war chant' in closed session

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URBANA — University of Illinois trustees apparently had something to say about the decision to stop the "war chant" music at UI athletic events, but they didn't do it in public.

The board discussed the matter in closed session at the start of Thursday's UI Board of Trustees meeting, specifically the process that Chancellor Robert Jones and Athletic Director Josh Whitman used to make the decision — and whether they should have discussed it with trustees.

Both Jones and Whitman attended the closed session.