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Innovation center welcomes director

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William Sanders, Electrical and Computer Engineering head, has been named interim director of the Discovery Partners Institute, a new world-class innovation center led by the University System. The DPI is an interdisciplinary research institute in Chicago and is a branch of the Illinois Innovation Network. According to the DPI website, the program will promote entrepreneurship by empowering inventors. This year, Illinois approved $500 million in capital funding to develop the center, which is expected to house cutting-edge research. The state also used the money to create the INN, a virtually connected network of regional hubs that will spread the institute’s impact across Illinois. Sanders directed two campus-wide research centers during his 20 years at Urbana-Champaign, serving as founding director of the Information Trust Institute and director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory. “These accomplishments of innovation, leadership and creativity are what made Sanders the ideal candidate for the position,” said Jan Dennis, assistant director for University relations, in an email. “At the Information Trust Institute, he built the institute from the ground up, growing it to about 100 faculty members from 28 departments,” she said. “This enabled ITI to create interdisciplinary research teams to address important societal-scale problems related to cybersecurity and trust.” Dennis said Sanders will work closely as a member of the leadership team, with the chancellors, provosts and deans of all three universities in the Illinois system. Edward Seidel, vice president for economic development and innovation, will continue to help oversee development of DPI and IIN, Dennis said. Sanders will be in charge of launching and operating the DPI, as well as designing initiatives to accelerate job creation and economic growth through research. Sanders will also lead all facets of planning and operations. Sanders did not respond for comment at the time of publication. tpokor3@dailyillini.com

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Charmaine Gutierrez helps Aaron Brannen shave his face during one of her morning shifts. Some students with disabilities on campus choose to hire their own personal assistants to help them with their daily tasks.

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Every morning, as the sun hits his eyes, Aaron Brannen is ready to start his day. But there is one catch — he needs to wait for his personal assistant to help him out of bed. Brannen, senior in Media and former Illini media employee, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has compromised motor skills due to complications at birth. Like many other students with disabilities on campus, Brannen relies on the help of his PAs to carry out many daily tasks. Brannen currently has

a team of five PAs, all students at the University. They help him get out of bed, get dressed, use the bathroom, shave, shower and any other needs he might have. Alexis Halcomb, senior in FAA, has been Brannen’s PA for the last year and a half. The two went to high school together along with the same church. Halcomb said in an email that while she never planned on taking on a part-time job in college, she agreed to help when Brannen reached out to her. “It helps me stay responsible and keep an organized

schedule,” she said. “I also believe it was also the right thing to do because I know if I was in his position, I would want someone who I was familiar with to help me with daily tasks over a stranger.” Halcomb said it was extremely challenging to get the hang of the job at first, especially with tasks such as transferring Brannen in and out of his wheelchair and finding the willpower to wake up for a morning shift. But working with Brannen helped Halcomb learn about different types of accessibility facilities in buildings, rooms and other places on

New medical training center opens to students BY MADALYN VELISARIS STAFF WRITER

Three years after the $10 million gift from University alumnus Bill DiSomma, the Jump Simulation Center is now open for medical training for Carle Illinois College of Medicine students. The center is home to several new technologies, including a simulated operating room and simulation mannequins, according to the Jump Simulation Center’s website. Rashid Bashir, executive associate dean and chief diversity officer of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and professor in Engineering, said he hopes the Jump Simulation Center will expose students to a realistic medical environment. “It is like a mini, mock hospital where medical students can come and get trained on various medical procedures through the use of simulation tools and simulation environments and also simulated patients,” Bashir said. Artificial patients range across all genders and ages. The mannequins have technologies placed in them to simulate different medical conditions, so students can gain practice with procedures and exams, he said. “The priority is for the Carle Illinois College of Medicine students, but then after that we have a

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campus. Halcomb said seeing the difficulties of getting around on campus using a wheelchair makes her more aware of the importance of accessibility as an element of spaces. The job also brought the two long-time friends closer together. Halcomb said the two talk about their lives every day and give each other advice on the problems they face. “We both can tell when either one of us is having a bad day, and just being able to talk about that with each

Naomi Canino, intern with Illinois Public Interest Research Group and junior in ACES, nervously approached students by the Alma Mater with a clipboard in hand last week, trying to register students to vote before the November midterms. “It was a great time, but mainly students weren’t interested, and I think that’s because they were rushing to classes,” Canino said. “I joined PIRG because I felt like what they were doing in getting more students out to vote was a great thing I wanted to be a part of.” Illinois PIRG is one of the many organizations injecting itself into campus life and attempting to get college students, well-known for having a low voting turnout rate, to register to vote before the November midterms. According to Hadley Tuthill, campus organizer for Illinois PIRG, the organization registered around 2,000 students prior to the 2016 election. Canino thinks she registered 20 or 30 students during her clipboarding sessions. In a meeting that the University YMCA convened, representatives from seven organizations gathered to discuss their different strategies for boosting voter turnout in the November midterms, including hosting tables outside of residence halls, using online voter registration tools and going over the nuts and bolts of how to effi-

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The Jump Simulation Center officially opened its doors to students on campus on July 27. The center offers medical students realistic settings and equipment to help them get used to working in a hospital environment.

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CU ranks as best college town in Illinois BY THERESE POKORNEY ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR

A recent report by Reviews.org ranked Champaign-Urbana as the best college town in Illinois for 2018 based on key criteria that factor in the quality of student life, the local economy and diversity. The report ranked each college town in all 50 states, featuring colleges and universities ranging from Ivy League schools to large public universities. Reviews.org Marketing Director Aaron Gunderson said the team looked at factors conducive to what they believe is the best college town with data from the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data collected is based on towns with less than 250,000 people, he said. “We analyzed overall population, student population, rental costs, college education rates, transportation access, unemployment rates and bar availability,” he said. “From there, we narrowed it down further by weighing cost of living, unemployment rates for 20- to 24-year-olds and easy access to the city.” Gunderson said Bloomington, the city where Illinois State University is located, was a close second place. However, Champaign-Urbana would have had multiple contenders if the population cap was not in place, he said. “I decided to come to the University this year because

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The University was chosen as “Best College Town” in Illinois for 2018. The key criteria considered include quality of life, transportation, population and diversity.

ofmycampusvisit,”saidTimothyMurphy,freshmaninDGS. “I’ve always wanted to go to a bigger school since there are so many students and I can branch out. I also have older friends that go here who seemed to like it.” Murphy said aside from academics, he’s been enjoy-

ing his first few weeks at the University and finds it nearly impossible to be bored. “The Main Quad is so nice and there is always something to do,” he said. “Either it’s an event, a club, hanging out with friends or eating food. There are so many options available all the time.

It makes sense why Champaign is number one.” This isn’t the first time Champaign-Urbana has received high recognition. Last year, Champaign made Livability.com’s ‘Best College Towns’ top-10 list, ranking fifth. It also ranked as the best city for entrepre-

neurs, since it’s home to seven Fortune 500 companies and start-up opportunities, according to the website. With each factor taken into consideration, Gunderson said Champaign-Urbana perfectly fits the criteria for a college town, and it would be a good option for future stu-

dents to consider. “Champaign-Urbana met every requirement, ranking No. 1 in Illinois and No. 3 nationwide,” he said. “There’s no question this college town is a great place to live and to study.” tpokor3@dailyillini.com

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other is great because we definitely spend more time together because of the hours I work, and I know we would both hate it to be awkwardly silent every day,” she said. Brannen said he has close relationships with most of his PAs. “You can’t really not get close to someone who gives you showers. You can’t not be friends with them,” he said. Halcomb and Brannen are not the only pairs of friends who decided to give each other a helping hand. Chelsey Baker and Sandhya Dave, seniors in Education, became best friends when they met in class during their sophomore year. A year ago, Baker hired Dave as her PA. The job never brought awkwardness to their friendship. “We talked about it, and she agrees if it ever becomes that way, we would talk about it. It’s nice having a friend work with you, too, because the time you spent together is just even more,” Baker said. Dave also agrees that the friendship makes the job easier since taking a shift is just hanging out with your best friend. Dave said she was the one who initiated the arrangement. “I just have to know the difference between working and friendship, but it kind of just blends in and we never had an issue with it,” she said. “This worked out really well.” Baker currently lives in Nugent Hall under the Beckwith Residential Support Services, a program designed to help students with physical disabilities perform basic activities of daily living. Her parents took care of her pri-

ciently register students to vote. The People’s Agenda, a nonprofit progressive organization in Champaign, said it registered 2,030 students to vote on Quad Day this year and plans to continue doing door-to-door canvassing before the midterms. “The student vote leans more democratic, so when some 40,000 students decide this is important, their voice matters and they decide they want to cast their vote, their impact is going to be felt all the way through the ballot,” said Aaron Ammons, Democratic candidate for Champaign County Clerk and founding member of The People’s Agenda. According to Tuthill, PIRG wants to be a constant presence on campus in order to prod students toward the ballot box. She says she wants students to hear about registering to vote through PIRG’s announcements in lecture halls, posters in hallways, chalkings on the quads and PIRG’s posts on social media. “Our generation, 18to 24-year-olds will be the largest, most diverse group of potential voters, so they have a lot of ability to win elections, change elections and really take action,” Tuthill said. Illinois’ 13th Congressional District encompasses three college campuses, including Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Incumbent Republican schlitz2@dailyillini.com

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Sandhya Dave helps Chelsey Baker operate the lift in Baker’s room at Nugent Hall. The two were best friends before Dave took on an extra role as Baker’s personal assistant over a year ago.

at Beckwith, which help the residents move between the bathroom, bed and their wheelchairs without having the PA physically lift them. “It’s really nice because a lot of us coming in freshman year are very new to having PAs, so it’s just a really nice support to have people already lined up,” Baker said. However, Baker said the Beckwith program encourages residents to become more independent each year. Starting sophomore year, students can hire private PAs, meaning they are in charge of interviewing them, doing background checks, setting up payroll and teaching them how to use different equipment. “It’s really preparing you

“I would want someone who I was familiar with to help me with daily tasks over a stranger.” ALEXIS HALCOMB SENIOR IN FAA

or to coming to college, but she had to learn to build her own team with the support of Beckwith. Baker said Beckwith has staff in place for freshmen who need support. The PAs provided by the program have already been through background checks and basic training, such as operating the lift and electrical devices installed in all the rooms

to move out one day and be able to train your own staff,” Baker said. Drew Richard, graduate student in Labor and Employment Relations, is also concerned with preparing for life after college. Richard uses a wheelchair due to spinal muscular atrophy and was a resident under the Beckwith program. “It was kind of an interest-

ing environment because it was almost like a hospital in a way, in the sense that there was always somebody around if my PA didn’t show up,” Richard said. However, he chose to move into an apartment after he completed his undergraduate degree because he wanted to learn to live more independently. “That was a nice place to start because it taught me the kind of things I need to be thinking about when I’m living on my own. But in a way, it was not a good environment because it made you feel comfortable and secure, and it didn’t really push you to gain a level of independence,” he said. Richard said he came to the University when he was 18 years old. Having no experience and no idea what to do, he went through interviews and hired people to help him with his daily tasks. “When I was 18, I put out my first job ad before I even came to school. It was a rough start, but it wasn’t the worst start. I mean, you gotta start somewhere,” he said. Richard currently uses Facebook to build his team, posting the job availabilities for students at the University to see. Another platform available is the school’s virtual job board. However, Brannen, Baker and Richard all had lessthan-ideal experiences with

the hires they made from the job board. Brannen said he ran into some shady and lazy people on the job board. Baker said her experiences with the job board have been very hit-or- miss. “I have had two very great PAs come from it, and I have also had two very not-sogreat PAs come from it,” Baker said. The job of a PA doesn’t tolerate irresponsibility. For students who have mobility issues, not many options are left when their PAs don’t show up for their shifts. “Whenever she doesn’t show up for her shift, I have no way of getting out of bed,” Baker said. “That’s why this job is also very critical because if you don’t show up for your shift or you’re late, that’s someone waiting to go to the bathroom.” Other than physical support, it is important to get the appropriate emotional support from their PAs as well, and Richard found the hires he made off of the job board often couldn’t provide that to him. “The people I found there were not the type of people I typically vibed with. This type of job is different from other jobs, and I feel like to be a good PA, you need to know how to build a relationship and be a human with each other,” he said. karenl3@dailyillini.com

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Rodney Davis is facing off in an unusually competitive race with Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. “(College students) are a huge demographic in that district,” said Matt Grandone, Republican candidate for Champaign County Clerk. “It’s too big to ignore, that’s for sure. It’s not the end all be all, but it’s a big part of that district.” Helping students decide whether to vote at their campus address or parents’ address was a focus for some organizations like the Illini Democrats and The People’s Agenda. With the 13th Congressional District designated by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a “Red to Blue” district that national democrats believe can be flipped from republican to democrat, students’ votes could have more impact when they vote in Champaign rather than a relatively safe district. With 58 percent of young voters identifying as democratic, democrats like Mike Ingram, candidate for Champaign County Board District Six, predict college students could be pivotal in deciding the outcome of the race. “With the 13th having those big college campuses and big clusters of kids that could be bringing their votes from elsewhere, that could be the difference in the election,” Ingram said. “If you go out on Quad Day and register 3,000 voters or something, that could be the difference between whether or not that race goes to the person you want it to or not.”

advanced labs,” he said. Kesavadas said the center changes teaching because it allows students to physically practice what they are learning and to learn how to maneuver around a simulated environment. “Now they can come to the simulation center and be taught some basic skills required in a hospital or in a medical environment, so it really gives you a handson active learning experience,” Kesavadas said.

Center provides students with a new method of learning that has not been traditionally used, giving students the opportunity to practice in an environment outside of the hospital, Kesavadas said. “In the past, a lot of training is done watching videos and so on and so forth, or sometimes they also have to go to a hospital to get an opportunity to go and learn things, or madalyn4@dailyillini.com

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LIST OF TEACHERS RANKED AS EXCELLENT BY THEIR STUDENTS

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The results for the SPRING 2018 administration of student ratings of instructors are included in this list. Results are based on Instructor and Course Evaluation (ICES) questionnaire forms maintained by Measurement and Evaluation, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. More than one half of the faculty is estimated to have used student rating forms, but a substantial number have not. Therefore, the report is necessarily incomplete. Instructors who did not have students evaluate their classes or chose to use a form other than those reported here have no opportunity to be included. For some instructors who did use these forms, there is also the possibility that they received ratings that were not truly representative of their teaching ability. For these reasons, in the past we adopted the title “An Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students.” These reasons still hold and the list is still ‘incomplete’ but we have taken “Incomplete” out of the title. The results are presented in department alphabetical order. Criteria for inclusion follows. PREPARATION OF RESULTS This list is based on ICES forms completed by students during the Spring semester of 2018. Only those instructors who gave out ICES forms at least once during this time period and ACCOUNTANCY AHMED,W 506 * ANAND,V 575 * ARENDS,A TA 202 CHATTERTON,A 415 CHEN,C 410 CHEN,X 512 * CHORVAT,E 554 CHRISTIANSEN,R TA 202 * DAVIS,G 301 * DUCKER,M TA 202 HECHT,G 503 HOLDER,D 312 HUTCHENS,M 451 * IBRAHIM,A 517 JACKSON,K 517 KUSTANOVICH,M 410 * LEMAN,G TA 201 LI,W 304 LI,Y 517 MCDERMOTT,J TA 202 MENDOZA,K 301 * NEKRASZ,F 518 PESCH,H 415 * SCHWARTZ,R 303 STERNBURG,T 552 THOMPSON,A 405 URCAN,O 410,500 WILLIAMS,D 515 WILLIAMSON,M 503 WU,T TA 202 ADVERTISING AHN,R 284 CLIFTON,D 270 HALL,S 150 MABRY-FLYNN,A 283 * MERON,S 498 NELSON,M 393 * SHELDON,P 390,454 WIRTZ,J 588 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ANSELL,P 419 AW,J TA 461 BODONY,D 410 BRETL,T 482 * CENTELLAS,P TA 461 * DUTTON,J 311 ELLIOTT,G 498 FALCONE,G TA 443 GAO,G 598 HO,K 403 PUTNAM,Z 443 STANEVICH,K TA 435 VYAS,S TA 498 WILLIAMS,J TA 443 ZINNER,E TA 443 AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES * JARRETT,R MEYERS,J SMITH,S SULLERS,A TA

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AGRICULTURAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING * BARBER,B BHATTARAI,R CHU,M GRIFT,T RODRIGUEZ,L

425 456 454 425 498

AGRICULTURAL & CONSUMER ECONOMICS ALLEN,S 440 * ANDO,A 199 COPPESS,J 403 DALLERBA,S 499 DOEHRING,T 360 ELLISON,B 335,431 FORREST,S TA 210 GARCIA,P 527,561 GATTI,N TA 360 * LO,A 161 LYONS,A 474,476 * MURRAY,J TA 199 NAUGHTON,C TA 360 NELSON,C 530,561 * ONAL,H 503,563,567 * PARTHUM,B 161 SCHOLL,J 291 SERRA,T 261 * STODDARD,P 231,232 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION * BROWN,D TA 260 BURGOON,L 260 CARLSON,S TA 380 COLLINS,J 340 DIESBURG,A TA 260 * KEATING,K 310,451,480 * KORTE,D 250,300,420 MACKE,T 480 * MEYER,J TA 260 OCHS,G 450 * RODRIGUEZ,G TA 380 * ROSCH,D 380,421 RUNDBLOM,A TA 380 SCHIFFERER,O TA 380 AIR FORCE AEROSPACE STUDIES CENCER,T 112 JOHNSON,C 222 SIMMONS,J 342 ANIMAL SCIENCES * ALBERT,S 250,305,499 ALLEN,C 110 * BOLER,D 409 CARDOSO,F 100 CATTAI DE GODOY,M 422 DILGER,A 101 FISCHER,A 407 JONES-HAMLOW,K 298 * KLEHM,B 301 * KOELKEBECK,K 404 LEWIS,J TA 207 * PARSONS,C 404 RODRIGUEZ-ZAS,S 590 * SBARAINI-AREND,L TA 224 SHIKE,D 301 * STEIN,H 520 SWANSON,K 422 ANTHROPOLOGY BRINKWORTH,J 249,399 * COX,N TA 230 DAVIS,J 270,515 DODGE,L TA 270 * FARLEY,M TA 102 GREENBERG,J 515 HUGHES,C 346 JELINEK,P 240 KRAMER,E 372 MOODIE,E 399,515 ORTA,A 230 YIM,A TA 240 ZACHWIEJA,A 102 APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCES COURSES HAYS,K 494 * OFFENSTEIN,T 494 THOMPSON,M 494 ARABIC ABDULLA,W TA

202

ARCHITECTURE AMINMANSOUR,A 452,558,595 ANTHONY,K 563 * BLISS,A TA 517 * BOLLO,C 572,576 BRAKKE,A 172 BURNS,J 416 * CHASCO,D 574,576 HARRIES,T 374 * HEMINGWAY,E 199 * ISENHOWER,C TA 232 KAPP,P 419 KIM,M 573

who released their data for publication are included in the list. Only numerical data from the ICES questionnaire results were used, and at least five students must have responded in each class. Special Notice: In the past, to be included on the list instructors needed to be rated among the top 30% across campus in their respective Elective-Mixed-Required course group. Beginning with the Fall 2000

ICES Item #1

(Instructor Overall Teaching Effectiveness) Required Mixed Elective Course Course Course Faculty

4.4

4.5

4.6

TAs

4.3

4.4

4.5

ICES Item #2

(Overall Quality of Course)

Required Mixed Elective Course Course Course

Faculty

4.3

4.4

4.5

TAs

-na-

semester ICES results, our office has shifted to a set of criterion cutoffs for the List. Below are the ICES average (mean) results needed to make the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent

KONZELMANN,R TA 272 LOEW,T 476 MILLER,K TA 517 * MURRAY,S 573 * NASUEB,T TA 232 * RAMAKANTH,R TA 232 * REVELLE,C TA 232 STALLMEYER,J 574 TIERNEY,T 374 YI,Y 573 ART & DESIGN * BAKKER,C 595 * BALDUS,A TA 140 * BATTEN,L 261,362 BEATY,C TA 250 BECKER,S 299 BENSON,E 333 BILIMORIA,A TA 202 BOEHM,D TA 105 BOWMAN,M TA 202 * BRALOWER,A TA 111 * BRIGGS,M 104 BRUNEL,N 102 CARRILLO,A TA 230 CARTWRIGHT,S 299 DALLAS,M TA 104 DAVIES,G 103 * DOSHI,R TA 228 FERRONATO,P TA 310 GARTH,M TA 111 * GRIFFIS,R 449,595 * GROSSER,B 445 HAMMIE,P 455 * HANSEN,M 302 HENDERSON,A TA 202 * HETRICK,L 301,480 HODGIN JONES,K 105 HUDSON,B 151 * HUDSON,S 104 IMIG,K TA 281 * KIENKE,C 104 * LANDRUM,B TA 415 LINDSAY,R TA 102 * LINGSCHEIT,E 205,405 * LUCERO,J 201,501 MONTGOMERY,J 105 OBRIEN,D 240 RAJGARIAH,P TA 254 * RICHTER,S TA 113 ROMBERG,K 241 ROSENTHAL,L 235,436 * ROSS,J 104 SALAMANCA,J 318 * SAUTMAN,A 260 SENSENEY,J 111 SETHI,S 502 SHIN,S 228,301,401 SIMRUN,S 202 THEIDE,B 199 THOMAS,J 302 * THOMAS,N 333 TRAVIS,S 105 TUCKER,Z TA 105 VINCENZI,C 299 * WEAVER,D 343,499 YOLAC,A TA 140 ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES CHUNG,G TA 100 KELLY,J 100 * LEE,A TA 100 PAIK,A 100 RANA,J 561

ASTRONOMY FIELDS,B MULLEN,P TA WINANS,A WONG,T

210 122 121 405

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES * BIERI,C TA 100 * DI GIROLAMO,L 511 DOMINGUEZ,F 507 FRAME,J 313,505 * JEWETT,B 205,502 LASHER-TRAPP,S 306 NESBITT,A 311 PETTIJOHN,J 322 RIEMER,N 597 * SNODGRASS,E 120,201 THAYER,J TA 100 * TRAPP,R 314 WUEBBLES,D 491 BIOCHEMISTRY * CARRUTHERS,A TA MARTINIS,S BIOENGINEERING BHARGAVA,R BRADLEY,J * FANOUS,M TA IMOUKHUEDE,P JENSEN,K JENSEN,P * LI,Y TA * PEREZ-PINERA,P * QUICKSALL,Z TA SIMON,M TA SUTTON,B WANG,J TA * WINTER,J TA

455 595 572 574 415 498 202 298 202 498 415 202 420 420 498

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION * ANAND,G 379,564 ANDERSON,P 449 * BRADLEY,J 551 CHATTOPADHYAY,S 449 CHO,H TA 322 CHUNG,J TA 449 CLOUGHERTY,J 380 FRICKE,M 300 GREEN,K 395 HARAN,V 555 JANG,D 314 * KIM,J TA 311 KIM,J 449 KIM,Y TA 375 KOO,M 382 KWON,H 574,590 * LARSON,E 562 LEE,S TA 312 LIU,Y 326,524 * LOEWENSTEIN,J 508 MAHONEY,J 544 MICHAEL,S 461 * MUKHERJEE,U 566,590 NELSON,M 350 NOEL,H 520 PALEKAR,U 337 * PAMUKSUZ,U 352,590 RAQUEL,S 395 RINDFLEISCH,A 325,521,590 SACHDEV,V 395 SCOTT,N 375,590 SHABBIR,M 310,320 SHAH,S 449 * SHAVITT,S 323 * SHAW,M 571 SUBRAMANYAM,R 350 TAGHABONI-DUTTA,F 572 TORELLI,C 584,590 VISWANATHAN,M 333 WHITE,T 325 WOLTERS,M 320,420 WRIGHT,M 300,403 YAO,F 381 YE,H 374,590 BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING GALLAGHER,J GROHENS,J HAPKE,G * HUDEK,B KELLY,D MCGUIRE,L MCVICKER,Z MICKS,T TA

490 250 250 250 250 250 250 250

CAMPUS HONORS PROGRAM JAKOBSSON,E 395

by Their Students. Faculty must meet the requirements for both Item 1 (“Rate the Instructor’s Overall Teaching Effectiveness”) and Item 2 (“Rate the Overall Quality of this Course”). Teaching assistants must meet the requirement for only Item 1. Outstanding ratings (marked with an asterisk) are still awarded to instructors who obtained ratings of “High” (top 10% on each item for faculty and top 10% on item one for teaching assistants). INTERPRETATION OF LIST Instructors’ names are listed alphabetically within each department. The specific courses that were used in the ratings are indicated by the course numbers that follow the instructor’s name. The symbols used in the list have the following meaning: T.A. ‑ Teaching Assistant * ‑ The instructor ratings were outstanding. The list of excellent teachers was compiled by staff at Measurement and Evaluation of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. More information about the report may be obtained by contacting Measurement and Evaluation, 247 Armory Building, 244-3846, ices@illinois.edu. Recent lists can be found on the Web at go.illinois. edu/lotrae

CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING BENNETT,J CHEN,R TA DAHLKE,K DIAO,Y DUSZA,M TA HIGDON,J KARVELIS,E TA * NGO,M TA PARTIPILO,G TA RAO,C SING,C VIKRAM,A TA ZHANG,Z TA

431 221 422 494 321 221 321 421 321 440 321 424 321

CHEMISTRY * AKIN,L TA 104 * ALVARADO-RODRIGUEZ,E TA 105 BECKLEY,A TA 442 BONSON,S TA 332 BOUNAB,S TA 233 * BOYKO,Y TA 436 BROWN,H TA 442 * BRUBAKER,R TA 103 * BUNGE,C TA 102 CARDOSO DOS REIS MELO,M TA 576 * CHATKEWITZ,L TA 233 CHATTERJEE,S TA 550 * CHHEDA,M TA 105 DANI,R TA 105 * DAVYDOVICH,O TA 103 DESETTY,M TA 101 DEUTSCHER,W TA 103 DUONG,K TA 103 EBENER,T TA 104 FAHEY,K TA 102 FAROOQI,S TA 103 GEDDES,E TA 571 HAMAD,B TA 102 HARRIS,L TA 474 HARTMAN,J TA 102 * HINKAMP,J TA 102 HIRATA,S 442 IRANMANESH,N TA 199 JAIN,P 444,445 JAIN,S TA 102 JORGENSEN,M TA 204 KASTER,S TA 237 * KIM,T TA 104 KIM,Y TA 105 KOERNER,M 332 KRAVCHUK,V TA 102,199 * KUNDU,S TA 204 LALANI,S TA 101 LANTZ,T TA 205 LEAHY,C TA 105 LEDER MACEK,A TA 199 LENHART,A TA 102 MAKRI,N 550 MCDEVITT,M TA 102 MILLER,J TA 103 * MITCHELL,M TA 101 * MUNOZ,K TA 233 NATOF,T TA 101 NEGRI,C TA 104 NEMEH,A TA 104 PANDIT,S TA 332 PANGER,J TA 332 PATEL,C TA 205 PEDRETTI,B TA 199,204 * POOZHIKUNNEL,A TA 102 POTTER,M TA 588 QIN,X TA 105 QUEVEDO,R TA 530 RAY,C 104 * RITTHAMEL,J TA 102 ROSE,B TA 232 RUDEBUSCH,G TA 332 SHAH,S TA 104 * SHECHTMAN,L TA 104 * SHVED,A TA 436 SINGH,D TA 102 * SINGH,J TA 105 SMOLCZYK,T TA 237 * STILLABOWER,H TA 102 * STRASSER,C TA 105 * SUH,L TA 103 * TAYLOR,S TA 102 THORNBURG,E TA 102 * TONOGAI,E TA 232 VAN DER DONK,W 237 VARGHESE,J TA 103 * VERGARA PANZONE,J TA 104 VO,L TA 233 * WEI,Y TA 102 * WEIGLE,A TA 233 * WEINTRAUB,C TA 102 * WOLTER,G TA 104 * XIA,N TA 102 * XIONG,T TA 236 YI,Z TA 436 * YOU,T TA 102 * YOUNG,J TA 233 ZAVALA,J TA 332 CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING * ALEMAZKOOR,N TA 201 ALVES,P TA 470 ANDRAWES,B 598 BARKAN,C 410 * BRAVO,B TA 449 CONG,W TA 449 * DAMIANI,R TA 300 * GONCALVES,K TA 449 * DICK,C 411 EDWARDS,R 411 ELGOHARY,N 528 FAHNESTOCK,L 462 FARD GOLPARVAR,M 320 GARCIA,M 452 * GARDONI,P 598 * GIBBS,T TA 300 * GONCALVES,K TA 449 GURFINKEL,G 468 HAJAROLASVADI,S TA 462 HARDIN,A TA 448 * KANE,T TA 483 LANGE,D 507 LIU,L 420 LOMBARDO,F 460 MARINAS,B 449 MASUD,A 577 NABIAN,M TA 201 NUMANOGLU,O TA 380 OLSON,S 484 OUYANG,Y 418 OZER,H 310 * PANDEL,B TA 300 * PATEL,K TA 300 * POPOVICS,J 504 ROOD,M 546 * SARBAPALLI,D TA 300 SAWALHA,M TA 310 SEN,S TA 415 * SHAFIEE-JOOD,M TA 552 SINGHAL,G TA 300 * SONG,H TA 504 SPENCEN,B 573 STILLWELL,A 433 TUTUMLUER,E 598 VALOCCHI,A 557 * VERMA,V 545 WERNTZ,A TA 300 WILLIAM,R TA 433 YIFAN,H TA 452 ZACH,A TA 465 ZHANG,S TA 300 * ZHOU,S TA 462 ZILLES,J 444 CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION BURNS,K 323 CANTWELL,K TA 115 GOEBEL,C TA 115 HUNT,A TA 115 KREINDLER,K 132,217,232 MERKLEY,K TA 115 SOLOMON,J 111,120 * STANULL,J TA 115 * TRAILL,A 222 WALTERS,B 116

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE * AHMAD,K 604 * BARTLETT,B 688 KOCHERIL,A 675 COMMUNICATION * ABENDSCHEIN,B TA 338 * AL GHAITHI,S TA 101 * BACON,E TA 112 * BARLEY,W 410,529 * BELLWOOD,A TA 323 BIGSBY,E 595 BISBEE,D TA 101 * BISHOP,M 396 BISHOP,N TA 101 * BRUNER,K TA 340 BRYAN,A TA 212 BUNCH,C 101 * BUTKOWSKI,C TA 112,368 * CAMPBELL,A TA 101 * COSTELLO,T 101,211,396 * DEVINNEY,J TA 101 FANG,C TA 102 * FIJALKOVICH,M 101 FINNEGAN,C 538 * FULLER,K TA 101 GAILEY,B 101 GIORGIO,G 112,375 GODWIN,A TA 101 * GUNTZVILLER,L 230 HEBERT,G TA 101,375 * HUBER,C TA 112 IZAGUIRRE,J TA 112 KIMNACH,R TA 213 * KNOBLOCH,L 529 LAMMERS,J 463 LIAO,D TA 230 * MARTINEZ GONZALEZ,A TA 260 * MCADARA,J TA 101 * MICHAEL,M 101 * MIRIC,Z TA 112 MOGA,J TA 232 * MOIST,J TA 112 NEAD,K TA 102 * OBRADOVICH,A 101 * PITCHFORD,M TA 220 POOLE,M 212,529 POPP,E 101 * PULIDO,M TA 101 * QUICK,B 102,464 * RAMEY,M 368,435 * RECKARD,B TA 112 * REYNOLDS-TYLUS,T TA 213 * RODRIGUEZ,E TA 112 * ROMAN ALICEA,N TA 101 * RUGE-JONES,L TA 368 SALDIVAR,L TA 260 SEMETKO,L TA 101 * SIMAKOVICH,Y TA 112 * SMITH,M TA 230 WEEKS,K TA 277 WEICKUM,N TA 112 * WILLIAMSON,L TA 368 * WSZALEK,A TA 101 YANG,B TA 101 COMMUNITY HEALTH AN,R 421,594 BROWN,D 206,210 * CAMPBELL,M TA 304 COSAT,C 125 COSTELLO,K TA 101 DARGATZ,R TA 101 FARNER,S 250,304,380,469 FIRKINS,C 125 * KAPLAN,J 100,101,410 KHAMZINA,M TA 101 * LYONS,S TA 101 * MCLAY,M 199 MEJIA,S 577 NIEMIRO,G TA 206 * NOTARO,S 260,455,457,550,594 RITTER,E TA 243 SANTENS,R TA 243 SCHWINGEL,A 415,579 * SIMMONS,R TA 260,304 COMPARATIVE & WORLD LITERATURE ANDERSON BLISS,J 395,441 BAYTAS,C TA 207 CALDERWOOD,E 202 EZKERRA VEGAS,E TA 395 * HARRIS,R 199,320 * NELSON,M TA 242 COMPUTER SCIENCE ABDELZAHER,T 598 AGARWAL,R TA 125 ANGRAVE,L 241 * ASPLUND,J TA 210 BA,Z TA 225 BAILEY,J TA 233 * BHATT,M TA 241 BRAHMA,S TA 101 BUTLER,L TA 199 * CARLSON,C TA 374 CHAN,N TA 173 CHAN,T 498 CHAUDHRY,G TA 125 CHEKURI,C 583 CHENG,H TA 101 CUNNINGHAM,R 102 DAVIS,N 101 ERICKSON,J 374 FAGEN ULMSCHNE,W 225 FLECK,M 173 * FORBES,M 579 FORSYTH,D 498 GODFREY,P 538 GORSE,S TA 225 GUNTER,E 477 GUPTA,I 525 * HADZI-TANOVIC,M TA 225 HERMAN,G 498 HUANG,J TA 233 KHURANA,S TA 102 * KULKARNI,R TA 101 * LAVALLE,S 598 LAZEBNIK,S 543 LI,L TA 101 * LIN,P TA 374 LUDDEN,I TA 173 MEHAR,J TA 241 * MOZAFFARI,S TA 374 NAQVI,S TA 374 * NARAIN,R TA 241 NARASIMHAN,M TA 125 NISHRA,A TA 101 ODERBERG,S TA 418 PIRAMANAYAGAM,L TA 105 QIAN,X TA 225 * SALINAS,J TA 210 SATAPATHY,S TA 125 * SHIH,P TA 374 SINHA,S 598 * SMARAGDIS,P 498 SRIVASTAVA,A TA 233 SRIVASTAVA,P TA 225 SUN,H TA 225 SUN,S TA 125 TARIQ,F TA 125 TORRELLAS,J 533 TSAI,P TA 102 TUBBS,D TA 233 * VARDISHVILI,M TA 225 VATSAVAYA,S TA 374 WANG,G TA 101 WANG,Y TA 225,374 WANG,Z TA 225 WARNOW,T 581 XIAO,F TA 173 XIAO,J TA 102 XIE,S TA 173 YANG,X TA 173 ZHAI,C 410 ZHANG,B TA 241 ZHU,Q TA 173 ZILLES,C 233 ZOU,Y TA 105 CREATIVE WRITING HARRINGTON,J 106 HASSINGER,A 104 HAWKINS,A TA 104

* MADONICK,M 206 MCVICKER,Z 460 * MILLER,B TA 106 PIACENTINI,D 104,243 * PRICE,J 100,208,406 * RUBINS,J 104,202,204 * SANDERS,J 404 * SHAKAR,A 204,404 * THOMPSON-SPIRES,N 204,463 CROP SCIENCES * AINSWORTH,E 431 * BELOW,F 518 BOLLERO,G 543 BRISKIN,D 117 * CAETANO-ANOLLES,G 567 COOPER,J TA 112 DAVIS,E TA 440 DIERS,B 352 DZWILEWSKI,K TA 241 HELLER,N TA 543 JINGA,S TA 261 * KOLB,F 453 LAMBERT,K 265 LEE,D 336 * NAPIER,J TA 543 * NICHOL,A TA 440 OVERHOLT,M TA 542 RIGGINS,C 180 SCHROEDER,N 204 * SIMMONS,B 418 * WILMSMEYER,C 241,542 * ZUMPF,C TA 336 CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION * BRESLER,L 509 BROWNTESS,K TA 432 DEAN,S 451 * FRIESON,B TA 475 GONZALEZ,G 401 HUG,B 400,451 * JONES,A 448 KRIST,C 507 * LEWIS,A 448 * LINDGREN,R 437,507 MANN,J 401 * PAQUETTE,L 590 * POETZEL,A 404,431,432 * PRESIADO,V TA 202 SAWWAN,R TA 201 * SMITH,S 420,521 SOSNOWSKI,J TA 415 VALDERRAMA,L TA 415 * WILLETTS,V TA 466 DANCE ALLISON,E TA 104 * CHIARAMONTE,D 111,310 ERKERT,J 450 * FERRELL,R 375 * JOHNSTON,P 100,199,402 * KRAKER,M TA 103 * LEHOVEC,L 160,266 MONSON,J 261 NETTL-FIOL,R 245 * OLIVER,C 260 * TAYLOR,E 108,210,267 * WILKS,L TA 102 EARTH, SOCIETY, & ENVIRONMENT COLE,T 320 EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES CHEN,J 240 FONSECA,M TA 202 * HA,J 242,441 HUR,Y TA 202 * KIM,E TA 222 * LIEN,H TA 202 * MAENG,J TA 204 * MURAMOTO,K 204,306 PU,Y TA 242 * PYO,J TA 306 SADLER,M 202 * SHIH,C 550 * SONG,Y TA 202 TIERNEY,R 466 TYGER,S TA 250 WANG,L TA 202 * YOFUNE,M TA 202 * ZHANG,X TA 306 ZHOU,Y TA 204 ECONOMICS AKRESH,R 450,590 ALBOUY,D 590 AMINI BEHBAHANI,A 490 ARBELAEZ,M TA 102 ARGA,F TA 203 BAERLOCHER,D TA 534 BERNHARDT,D 598 BOYS,J 198 BUCKLEY,B 482 CALDAS,R 452 CHO,H TA 102 DIIANNI,I 490 FARHOODI,A TA 102 FEIGER,J TA 103 FORSYTHE,E 590 GAO,X 490 HEWINGS,G 590 KHAN,A TA 303 * KHAZRA,N TA 302 KIM,K TA 202 KYRIAZIS,A TA 202 * LAUMER,S TA 303 * LEITE,L TA 103 MARSHALL,G 590 MARX,B 590 MOCAN,T TA 302 * OLIVARES,M TA 535 OZKUL,O TA 203 PARENTE,S 501 * PETRY,J 103,199,203 PHILIPPS,C 490 * QIU,Z 480 QUIGLEY,D TA 302 * SANTANNA,V TA 203 SCHNEIDER,R 103 * SCHULTZ,C 484 SHAKIBA,M 490 * SHAPPO,M TA 501 * SHIN,M 490,504,590 THAKUR,P TA 503 VAZQUEZ,J 199,302 WEINSTEIN,R 490 WU,Y 440 * YUE,Y TA 303 ZHAO,R 517 EDUCATION * BROWN-TESS,K TA 202 GARNER,P TA 201 HARLESS,J TA 201 * HARRIS,J TA 202 HARRIS,T TA 202 WADDELL,S TA 201 EDUCATIONAL POLICY STUDIES AKANDE,I TA 201 * BURBULES,N 412,516 * DYSON,A 590 GALLAWAY,C 202 * JAMES,A TA 202 * VELEZ,A TA 310 EDUCATIONAL POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP * BIVIANO,C 199 BLANDEN,K 199 COX,J 199 CUNNINGHAM,T 199 * DYSON,A 585 * GARY,D 199 HACKMANN,D 541 * HOOD,D 582 * JANKOWSKI,N 577 JONES,N 199 LAMBERT,H 199 * MURPHY,C 199 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ANDERSON,C 590 BIDNER,S 203 BRENNEMAN,L 203 * BROWN,A 220 * BROWN,D TA 202 * CALIENDO,M TA 201 CHRISTIANSON,K 401 COLOME,S 203 * CROMLEY,J 400 CROSBY,M 203 DETERDING,R 203 GREENE,J 575 GUSE,K TA 201 HEALY,A TA 201 HOANG,T 202 HOFF,B TA 405 LANDRUM-BROWN,J 202,203 * LANE,H 590 * MASTERS,M 203 MCLAY,M 203 * MINARIK,J 203 MORROW,D 546 * NAPOLITANO,C 490 * RAHEEM,K TA 202 * SCOTT,I TA 201 STINE-MORROW,E 427 VALDERRAMA,L TA 201 YI,F TA 201 ZHANG,J 590 * ZOLA,D 200,201 EIL AND ESL FRANKS,S 488 KOSHIK,I 456 SADLER,R 445 ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AL-HASSANIEH,H 598 * ASGHARI-MOGHADD,H TA 385 AUTEN,A TA 391 BAILEY,M 422 BAYRAM,C 498 BELABBAS,M 598 BOSE,S 330 CAO,X TA 453 CATON,A TA 445 CHAMAN,A TA 210 CHEN,X 445 CHENG,L TA 431 CHUNG,K TA 391

CUNNINGHAM,B 416 * DENG,X TA 470 DO,M 310 DRAGIC,P 495 * ENG,B TA 311 * FAN,Y TA 486 FRANKE,S 453 GAO,A TA 444 GAO,J TA 220 GEZER,B TA 350 * GIBBONS,B TA 453 GUO,S TA 205 * HAKEN,L 395 HILLMER,P 316 HUANG,D TA 120 * HUANG,S TA 385 HUI,K TA 445 HWU,W 408 IYER,M TA 385 JARAMILLO JIMENEZ,J 120 JHA,S TA 498 JIN,A TA 431 * JIN,J 540 KEILLER,J TA 206 KIM,D TA 220 KIM,N 411 KOURANI,A TA 206 * KUSTRA,R TA 444 LAHIRI,P TA 220 * LEE,H TA 498 * LEE,K TA 206 LEVINSON,S 594 LI,H TA 120 * LI,P TA 206 LIANG,Z 310 LIBERZON,D 528 LIM,J TA 385 LIU,I TA 220 LIU,S TA 110 LIU,X TA 385 * LIU,Y TA 311 LIU,Z TA 385 LUMETTA,S 220 MALAGARI,S TA 110 MALHOTRA,C TA 205 MICHAL,K TA 205 MIN,B TA 385 * MIN,J TA 444 * NIE,J TA 420 * NUNEZ MORALES,J TA 320 OBEROI,N TA 110 OELZE,M 472 OFFENBERGER,S TA 120 OUTWATER,J TA 110 * PARK,K TA 498 PATEL,S 220 * PENSINGER,A TA 385 * PERETIC,M TA 120 PHAL,Y TA 445,468 PHILBRICK,C TA 445 PLESCIA,S TA 110 POPESCU,G 564 RAGINSKY,M 543 * RATAJCZYK,N TA 445 * ROSENBAUM,E 585 * ROVATSOS,G TA 543 ROY CHOUDHURY,R 498 SAIN,C TA 110 SAUER,P 576 SCHMITZ,C 110 SHANGGUAN,Z TA 486 SHI,D TA 445 SHIUE,G TA 385 * SMITH,A TA 395 SRIVASTAVA,S TA 199 SYED,U TA 486 TANG,S TA 470 TSENG,Y TA 120,199 VAIDYA,N 428 VARODAYAN,D 120 VARSHNEY,L 498 * VEMPATI,N TA 110 * VEMULAPATI,V TA 385 * VERMA,A TA 206 * WANG,D TA 420 * XU,J TA 470 YANG,S TA 210 YANG,X TA 314 YANG,Y TA 490 YEOH,M TA 343 YI,X TA 431 * YIM,C TA 343 ZHAO,T TA 391 * ZHAO,Y TA 451 ZHENG,L TA 431 ZHOU,J 342 ZHU,W TA 120 ZHU,X TA 445 ZHUANG,R TA 120 ENGINEERING BALES,A * JACKSON,N TA LI,Y TA * WITMER,A

198 198 198 441

ENGLISH BARON,I 119,274 * BASU,M 301,470 COLE,L 200 * COURTEMANCHE,E 435 CURRY,R 503 DEVRIES,B TA 255 * GAEDTKE,A 213,301 * GRAY,C 418 GROSS,H TA 120 * HASSAN,W 581 HENNINGSEN,K TA 255 * KIMUTIS,P TA 109 LOUGHRAN,T 396 MAHAFFEY,V 396 MAKHDOUMIAN,H TA 109 MARKLEY,R 428,527 MOSS,A 109 MURISON,J 547 NAZAR,H 206,301 * NORCROSS,K TA 209 * OTOOLE,K TA 120 * PARKER,R 200,451 PLASENCIA,S TA 103 * POLLOCK,A 200,245 PRENDERGAST,C 233,380 PRIOR,P 402 ROBB,A TA 250 * RUSSELL,L 481 SCHAFFNER,S 121 SHERWOOD,R TA 115 * SOTO CRESPO,R 245,445 SPIRES,D 116,455 TAUB,N TA 247 * THOMAS,E TA 251 TRILLING,R 412 * TRURAN,W TA 255 WILCOX,K 199 * WILLIAMS,K TA 209 WITTE,J TA 208 * WOOD,G 360,498 WRIGHT,C 564 WRIGHT,D 330 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AVCI,A TA 115 BONANO,C TA 512 CARROLL,E 115,508 CHERNETSKAYA,A TA 512 * DUNSE,A 115 FRANKS,S 508 * GENT,H TA 504 GORGONE,A TA 112 * GREENFIELD,A TA 504 HEALD,M TA 112 * HEWAGE,N TA 112 HUANG,J 115,522 JIA,H TA 112 * KLINE,P TA 112 * KOTNAROWSKI,J 592,593 LAMBERT,L 521,522 LANDBLOM,S TA 506 LATHAM,E TA 506 * LI,Q TA 112 PENNELL,J 522 PRENTICE,J 115,508 RANA,R TA 115 RIVERA PIMENTEL,D TA 115 * ROCHELEAU,S TA 115 SHALASH,D TA 115 SHAW,R TA 112 * SIMS,L TA 506 TORREJON,C TA 115 WALTERS,F 112,115 XIANG,X TA 111 YOUNG,J 111,115 YUN,O TA 110 ZALESOV,S 511 ZHANG,J TA 110 EUROPEAN UNION STUDIES * KOURTIKAKIS,K 502 FINANCE CHAN,K 551 * DAVIS,D 390,431 * IRANI,R 461,561,594 JOHNSON,T 512,513 KRONLUND,M 521 * KRUEGER,G 423 LAGARAS,S TA 221 * MARCINKOWSKI,M 500 PEARSON,N 567 * PENNACCHI,G 591 * PERKINS,S 443,580 PETERSON,P 512 * RASKIE,S 435,500 * REIF,J 434,572,573 SRIDHAR,S TA 221 TCHISTYI,A 446,546 TREMBACKI,M 526 WASPI,K 579 * WIDDICKS,M 514 * WU,Y 321 YANG,X 500 YE,M 411 YU,Y TA 221 ZI,C TA 221 FINE AND APPLIED ARTS BROWN,R 110 * CAPINO,J 110 FAURANT,N 110 HIGGINS,C 110 JOHNSTON,P 110 * LIEBERSOHN,H 110 LUCERO,J 110 MEHRTENS,B 110 MORRISSETTE,J 110 ROBINSON,V 110

FOOD SCIENCE & HUMAN NUTRITION * ALBIOL TAPIA,M TA 120 ANDRADE,J 595 AUBREY,A 398 * BAILEY,M TA 295 BOHN,D 101,419 * BROTHERTON,J 340 BURKHALTER,T 120,199 CAI,J TA 462 * CRAFT,J 232,442 FENG,Y TA 462 HOLSCHER,H 593 * KAHRAMAN,O TA 462 KARDUCK,J 322,329 KULKOYLUOGLUCO,E TA 120 LEE,S 199 LEE,Y 462 MILLER,M 471,573 MORRIS,S 593 MUZAFFAR,H 595 PALMA,S TA 312 PEPINO DE GRUEV,M 595 SCHMIDT,S 595 TAKHAR,P 462,595 TSUNG,K TA 418 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION * NAVEJAS,D TA 471 FRENCH AND ITALIAN BENBOUAZZA,M TA 101 BERTHELON,J TA 211 BURKEL,A TA 104 * CIPOLLA,S TA 102 CLAY,A 207 * DUBUISSON,C TA 205 FAGYAL,Z 213,529 * FERRARI,F TA 102 FLACK,C 103,413 GHADERI,A TA 103 * HILL,L 103,104 * MABEYA,P TA 101 * MALL,L 579 * MAROUN,D 419 MERITAN,C TA 103 * NARDECCHIA,F TA 101 * NICHOLAS,J TA 212 * PORTUGAL,N TA 102 PROULX,F 322 REYNOLDS,F 479 * RONCORONI,F TA 101 ROTA,E 415 * SPAGNOLO,P TA 102 * SWISHER,E TA 133 TARJANYI,P TA 104 THRASHER,T TA 103 ZSOMBOK,G TA 134 GENDER AND WOMEN’S STUDIES BEAUCHAMP,T 100,590 * BROWN,R 498 BYRD,J 459 * CASSINELLI,S TA 100 HENNINGSEN,K TA 202 NGUYEN,M 350 GENERAL STUDIES GARDINER,S 198 GEOGRAPHY & GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION DIAO,C 478 GONZALEZ,D TA 221 * HEIL,M TA 101 KASHEM,S 379 * LINDROTH,E TA 103 * LIU,D TA 379 * MCLAFFERTY,S 438 * PARK,Y TA 440 WILSON,D 594 GEOLOGY ALBRIGHT,J TA 107 * ALTANER,S 333,380 * BASS,J 553 BEST,J 593 CHRISTIE,M 118 GHOLIZADEH ANSA,M TA 107 GREGG,A 450 * HIGLEY,M TA 208 LIU,L 552 LUNDSTROM,C 436 MARSHAK,S 199,511 * SONG,X 593 STEWART,M 208,415 YANG,Y TA 333 GERMAN BAHRI,Z 104 FROHLICH,J TA 251 * HENKE,A 103 * HOEFIG,V 306,571 JENSON,J TA 102 * JOHNSON,L 199,251 PEHAM,L TA 104 STOECKL,S TA 102 * WADE,M 261,331 * WEBSTER,C 465 GLOBAL STUDIES * GOODNIGHT,M 100,200 HERCOG,M 100 KURISU,S TA 296 PINTAR,J 340 SILVERMAN,H 298 * WEDIG,T 100,392 WILLIAMS,A 296 GRAND CHALLENGE LEARNING STERN,C 144 GREEK * LEON RUIZ,D 411,511 HISTORY * ALI,T 430,492 * ANDERSON,C TA 203 BARRETT,M 287,473 COWAN,F TA 143 DAY,T TA 171 EBY,B TA 172 GILBERT,M 277 * HERTZMAN,M 104,499 * HOGANSON,K 274,380 * HOGARTH,R 275,367 JONES,D TA 274 KRASZEWSKI,G 270,374 MATHISEN,R 443 MORRISSEY,R 371 NAVALESI,K 245 NOBILI,M 213 RUIZ,M TA 100 TAKAUCHI,Y TA 173 VAN DER VELDE,A TA 140 VITALE,S TA 104 HORTICULTURE * CHATHAM,L TA COONEY,D TA KLING,G LOVELL,S * NOLAND,D * SORGINI,C TA VOIGT,T WOLSKE,E TA

107 106 100 361 107 105 100 106

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES * BROOKS,J 105,379 CHEN,X TA 594 DAVID,L TA 105 FERGUSON,G 220,426 * HARDESTY,J 521 HUGHES,R 291 JARRETT,R 591 * LLERAS,C 420 MCGOVERN,G TA 405 PARSONS,A 301 RAFFAELLI,M 322 RAVINDRAN,N TA 290 RICE,T TA 591 * SALTZMAN,J TA 290 TERAN-GARCIA,M 494 TU,K 305 WILLIAMS,A TA 120 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT * HUANG,W 402,414 JACOBS,R 440 KUCHINKE,K 530 * LI,J 536,550 POKIMICA,J TA 530 INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH SCIENCES BOBITT,J 232,375

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CHANDRASEKARAN,K 598 CHEN,X 598 HE,N 598 KING,D 330 SREENIVAS,R 531 SUN,R 510

INFORMATICS GINGER,J 490 GROUNDWATER,E TA 303 HARRIS,H TA 303 KAPCZYNSKI,A TA 303

INFORMATION SCIENCES BLAKE,C 590 BUSH,E 445 COOKE,N 545 DOWNIE,J 560 HOLBA PUACZ,J 504,508 LABARRE,K 502 * LAWRENCE,E TA 502 LECRONE,J 504 MCDOWELL,K 409 MITTS SMITH,D 404 REAM-SOTOMAYOR,N 507 SALRIN,M 581 TEPER,J 590 * TILLEY,C 515 * TWIDALE,M 490 WEIBLE,J 590 WICKES,E 452 WILSON,W 590 * WONG,M 458,567,590

INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY ACHURY MORALES,R TA 150 * ALLAN,B 361,481 BERENBAUM,M 435 BUSH,D TA 335 CAMERON,S 492 CHEN,Y TA 150 CHENG-DE VRIES,C 271 CLEGG,B 150 DANA,C TA 302 * DEAN,C TA 302 DOWNIE,S 335 GIERS,S TA 302 HAUBER,M 461 JONES,C TA 150 KANNAN,K TA 151 * LAWSON,S TA 202 * PARKER,A TA 481 PERRIN-STOWE,T TA 451 SUAREZ,A 329 SUTTON,N TA 150 SWANSON,D TA 302 WELSH,E TA 361 * WONG,M TA 299 ZERPA CATANHO,D TA 271 JOURNALISM DASH,L 315 * FOLLIS,J 471 HOLDEN,B 210,311 MCDONALD,J 220,361 MEYER,E 210,425 KINESIOLOGY BENSKEN,J 122 BOPPART,M 150 * BOX,A TA 100,102,340 BURD,N 352,551 BURROWS,B TA 150 * CARLSON,K 130,259,262,363,387 * CHAPARRO,G TA 101,107,355 * CHIZEWSKI,A TA 340 * CRULL,G 261,362,369 * DVORETSKIY,S TA 150 * EVANS,N TA 101,262 * GRABER,K 365 HE,Y TA 201 * HILL,G TA 268 HSIEH,K TA 259 HU,Y TA 355 * HUA,A TA 103 * JONES,A TA 201 * KILLIAN,C TA 460 * KINDER,C TA 100,109 KONOPKA,A 452 LARA-CINISOMO,S 540 * LOPEZ-ORTIZ,C 385 * MCLOUGHLIN,G TA 268 MEINERT,C 125 * MORALES,D 109,340 MULLEN,S 247 ONEILL,A 125 PARK,D TA 104 PETRUZZELLO,S 340,443 * SAFAIRAD,O TA 352 SILVA,S TA 150 SKINNER,S TA 352 STROM,D TA 140 SUN,Y TA 352 SYDNOR,S 346 * TISHA,A TA 140 YAN,H TA 421 LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS * BENTON,R 523,569 * CARDADOR,M 567,591 CHEN,Y 570 FORSYTHE,E 545 * HEADRICK,L TA 593 JUNG,J 590 KRAMER,A 590,595 * LAMARE,J 542,590 * LEROY,M 590 PARK,Y 590 WON,S 565,598 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CHAWLA,S TA 513 DHARWADKER,A 336,343 KRASZEWSKA,K 314,513 * SEARS,S 336,427 LATIN * GIPSON,C TA 102 HUNT,A 101 * SCHROER,C TA 201 * WALTERS,B 491 LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN STUDIES * MIDDLETON,I TA 170 MOLINA,C 455 LATINA/LATINO STUDIES PROGRAM * CACHO,L 215,490 COYOCA,W 296 * DIAZ,A 396 DIAZ-KOZLOWSKI,T 435 DOWLING,J 100,355 GLISCH-SANCHEZ,D 468 * MADARIETA,E TA 100 MOLINA,I 250 ORTIZ,L TA 100 * RUIZ,S 385,458 LAW ALAM,R 610,792,794 ANDERSON,K 793 * ANDERSON,S 610,668 AVIRAM,A 794 BARICH,J 692,797 BIAGI,F 796 BRADFORD,J 792 BRADLEY,J 792 * BRAUN,M 792 * BRUBAKER,R 794 COLOMBO,J 648 FISCHER,K 692 FREYFOGLE,E 618 * GALLINGTON,D 792 * GLOCKNER,D 792 * HEALEY,P 792 * HURD,E 792 * HURD,H 604,792 JOHNSON,E 682 KAPLAN,R 670 KEENAN,P 792 KORDIK,E 683 * KRAMER,L 792 LAGORY,D 794 * LAWLESS,R 631,794 * LEIFHEIT,K 792 * LEIPOLD,A 604,679 LEROY,M 685 * MAZZONE,J 606,798 MCDADE,T 792 MIARECKI,G 792 MILLER,E 795 MOORE,M 798 MORITZ,S 610 MURPHY,C 798 * PAHRE,J 199,686 PEA,J 610 PERKINS,S 624 ROSENBERG,S 792 SCHULTE,A 792 * STAHL,C 694 THOMAS,S 664,798 WEXLER,L 603 WILSON,R 792 * WINTER,G 792 LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES LINES,L TA 102 LUKUSA,M TA 102 SORANSO,M 399 LINGUISTICS ADAMS,C TA 270 DRACKLEY,P TA 111 * ELKARKAFI,J 202 GREENFIELD,A TA 111 * HERMES,Z TA 410 * IONIN,T 514 * KONTARI,M TA 202 LASERSOHN,P 547 MACDONALD,J 541 * SAADAH,E 150,406 * SHAILENDRA,I TA 202 SHOSTED,R 502,516 TSIOLA,A TA 111 WEISSMAN,B TA 100 YOON,H 304 MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING * DEWEY,M TA 404 EMIGH,M TA 405 FERGUSON,A 458 FLANAGAN,J TA 308 * GABRIELSON,N 404 HUANG,P 481 * HULBERT,B TA 308 * JAWAHARRAM,G TA 404 * KHANDELWAL,A TA 405 KIM,S TA 404 KULKARNI,A TA 487 * LI,Q TA 404 SAMUEL,D TA 201 * SHOAIB,T TA 308 * STEVESON,A TA 308 SUNG,J TA 405 TERBUSH,J 308 THURSTON,B TA 458 MATHEMATICS AHLGREN,S 347 ALBIN,P 418,525 * ALLEN,P 416,530 ANEMA,J 241 BALOG,J 584 * BALUYOT,S 347 BAVISETTY, V TA 241 * BHARDWAJ,N TA 231 * BLOCK GORMAN,A TA 241 BOCA,F 541 * CARMODY,D TA 415 CAULFIELD,E TA 231 * CHAVOSHI,A TA 231 CHRISTENSON,C TA 241 * CHUNG,J TA 231 CLIFTON,S 220 CONTRERAS,I 415 CULVER,D 402 DEY,P 416,561

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People enter Loomis Laboratory of Physics at 1110 W. Green St, where the Department of Physics is located, on Wednesday. Students will have chances to participate in the research and innovation activities through the Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High-Energy Physics. Data from the research will also boost physics discoveries when the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider starts operating in 2026.

University joins $25 million software institute to promote discoveries BY THERESE POKORNEY ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR

The University is part of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High-Energy Physics. This new $25 million software-focused institute was announced by the National Science Foundation on Tuesday. Physics professor Mark Neubauer, along with a faculty affiliate with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, will be part of the institute. According to the NSF website, the IRIS-HEP will help tackle the unprecedented torrent of data from the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, the

world’s most powerful particle accelerator, and help scientists in research of highenergy physics. “The HL-LHC is a major international particle physics experiment, with thousands of physicists collaborating to upgrade the LHC accelerator and the detectors to be able to create an unprecedented environment of high-rate protonproton collisions and collect the data stably and efficiently,” Neubauer said in an email. Neubauer said when the HL-LHC begins operating in 2026, there will be an exabyte of science generated annually by the experiments. Physicists will use

all of this data to boost their chances of discovering rare new phenomena about the Higgs boson, he said. Neubauer led the conceptualization of the institute and is also a key member of the group that developed the IRIS-HEP proposal. The money dedicated to the accelerator and detector upgrades is beyond the funding for IRIS-HEP, he said, and there is a tenfold projected shortfall of computing and storage resources needed to analyze huge HL-LHC datasets — a problem that can’t be solved by gains from hardware technology evolution or computing resources alone. The software is complex

and funding will go to support the research and innovation in the software, as well as other important activities that establish IRIS-HEP as an intellectual hub for software development for the international high-energy physics community. These will include outreach, fellowship, training, mentoring and professional development of the next generation of scientists. Both graduate and undergraduate students will participate in the software research and innovation activities of the institute, in close collaboration with the post-doctorates, research software engineers

“The students will develop skills and professional contacts ... from the largest international science project in existence.” MARK NEUBAUER PHYSICS PROFESSOR

and senior personnel from multiple disciplines such as physics and computer science. “The students will develop skills and professional contacts in sustainable software development, data science, machine learning and the analysis of ‘big data’ from

the largest international science project in existence,” Neubauer said. “If discoveries are made at the HL-LHC, they will have been part of something revolutionary in terms of our fundamental understanding of nature.” tpokor3@dailyillini.com

SPRING 2018 LIST OF TEACHERS RANKED AS EXCELLENT BY THEIR STUDENTS continued MATHEMATICS (cont.) * DONEPUDI,R TA 220 DRAKE,T TA 241 DUNFIELD,N 416 * DUTTA,S 595 * FIELD,E TA 241 FULAN,B TA 231 GAO,L TA 234 GAO,X TA 241 * HARIRI AKBARI,S TA 231 HARRIS,T TA 220 * HEATH,E TA 115 HELLER,J 417 * HILDEBRAND,A 241 HINKKANEN,A 476 HIRANI,A 595 HOFFMEISTER,A 103 HUANG,J TA 241 HUR,V 595 JOHNSON,R 115 JUNG,D TA 415 KAPLAN,E TA 415 KERMAN,E 519 KIELTY,D TA 231 KLAJBOR GODERI,S TA 220 KOSTOCHKA,A 581 KUTZAROVA,D 347 LAUGESEN,R 285 LAVROV,M 412,484 * LEE,C TA 220 LI,L TA 231 * LI,X TA 231 LIU,X TA 220 * LUO,R TA 415 MADDEN,E TA 124 MASTROENI,M TA 124 MORALES,A TA 220 MORTENSEN,K 403 * MOUSLEY,S TA 241 NAM,S TA 241 * NGUYEN,A TA 231 NIKOLAEV,I 444 OCHOA DE SALAIZ,I TA 347 O’NEILL,C TA 220 * PARK,S TA 241 PASCALEFF,J 417,595 * PRICE,J 100,406 QUAN,H TA 199 REZNICK,B 496 * ROBICHAUX,C TA 231 * SCHMIDT,J TA 231 * SHIN,B TA 241 SHINKLE,E 231 SISKAKI,M TA 220 SISNEROS-THIRY,S TA 115,199 SKABELUND,D TA 415 SONG,R 490 * SRIKANT,J TA 115 STONE,C 286 * TAMAZYAN,A TA 231 TOLMAN,S 595 TSERUNYAN,A 574 WANG,H TA 220 * WEIGANDT,A TA 241 WESTER,S TA 415 WOJTALEWICZ,N TA 241 * YADAV,H TA 231 YONG,A 413 ZAHARESCU,A 532 ZHANG,N TA 241 ZIRLIN,D TA 220 * ZOMBACK,J TA 231 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ALURU,N 471 * ATTEN,M TA 470 BAHL,G 487 BARSI HABERFELD,G TA 170 BHOSALE,Y TA 330 CHAMORRO,L 310 CHAN,F TA 471 * CHEN,Y TA 320,330 CHENG,S TA 320 * DANCHOLVICHIT,N TA 270 DING,M TA 340 DOWNING,S 431 DUNN,A 472 DWIVEDI,A TA 320 FAZLE RABBI,K TA 310 FENG,Z TA 340 FERREIR,F TA 370 * HEZAVEH,A TA 270 * ITO,M TA 360 * JASSIM,E 400 JOHNSON,C TA 370 JUAREZ,G 310 KAPOOR,S 455 LEE,C TA 270 MAO,Y TA 340 * MARRY,C TA 470 * MATIJEVICH,T TA 460 MCGUIGAN,B TA 370 MEHTA,I TA 330 MILJKOVIC,N 521 * MONDAL,P TA 320 MUCKATIRA,S TA 470 NAM,S 330 OH,J TA 320

PANGBORN,H 460 * RAMLAWI,N TA 310 * SABET,F TA 270 * SHANLEY,J TA 481 SHAO,C 340 SINHA,S 320 * TANVEER,A TA 455 * TOUSSAINT,K 360 VAN DER ZANDE,A 370 VANKA,P 412 * VISHWANATHAN,G TA 310 WANG,N 483 WANG,Y TA 320 * WRIGHT,N TA 360 * XIAO,C TA 170 ZHANG,K TA 330 MEDIA STUDIES BAIRD,R 326 BROWN,S TA 320 * COLE,C 364 GAO,Y TA 100 GROSSE,M TA 264 * HALL,S 390 KRISTENSEN,M TA 101 * LONG,D 262,295 * OYALLON-KOLOSKI,J 504 PAREDES,V 496 * PARROTT,J 199 * WISE,K 572 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY * AGASHE,P TA 301 * ANDERSEN,H TA 150 ASILADOR,A TA 151 * AZAM,M TA 150 * CAMPBELL,D TA 301 CHEN,J 480 CHEN,L 297 CHINEA DILIZ,M TA 150 * CLEMONS,N TA 101 * COSTLIOW,Z TA 199 * DEWERFF,S TA 250,299 DURAIRAJ,K TA 101 EDWARDS,W TA 247 FARLEY,K TA 150 FRYE,K TA 150 GHOLAMALAMDARI,O TA 299 GONZALEZ,R TA 247 * GORMAN,B TA 251 HANDY,N TA 247 * HAO,Q TA 252 HAYWOOD,E TA 150 HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ,G TA 252 HUFF,H TA 253 KALSOTRA,A 297 * KENNY,P TA 199 * KIM,H TA 251 KING,A TA 150 KOLHE,J TA 252 LEE,C TA 247 LEE,Y TA 101 LI,T TA 253 * LIEU,D TA 253 LLANO,D 320 * LLOYD,C TA 247 MACDOWELL KASWAN,Z TA 247 MEHRTENS,B 150 METCALF,W 424,534 NAIDU,S 298 * NASERI KOUZEHGARANI,G TA 150 NELSON,E 529 * NGUYEN,B TA 317 RADIN,J 297 RAETZMAN,L 493 RAO,P TA 250 REDDI,P 530 RIVIER,D 317 * ROWLAND,E TA 253 SAHA,A TA 247 SCHAEFER,Z TA 301 SEEGER,A TA 250 SHAH,T TA 247 * SHEREPA,N TA 101 SONAM,S TA 317 * STARR,M TA 301 SUN,Q TA 252 THATTAI RAGUNATHAN,P TA 253 TSAI,N 402,529 YUDINTSEV,G TA 247 MUSIC * ASHE,W TA 173 * BASHFORD,C 528 * BIALECKI,M TA 133 * BLANKENSHIP,S TA 169 * BROOKS,R TA 169 BUCHANAN,D 450,512,523 * CARRILLO,T 450 * CHASANOV,E 999 * CLARK,E TA 148,192 * CLARK,J TA 272 * DAVAL,C 999 * DAVIS,O 261,999 * FIELDSTEEL,E 409,499 FLORES,R 350,999 GALLO,D 342

* GODWIN,A TA 999 * GRAY,L 266,436,999 * GUZMAN BORRERO,J TA 178 GWALTNEY,B TA 169 HERRERA,R 999 HICKEY,J 266 * HIRANMAYENA,I TA 130 * HOLBROOK,B TA 133 HOLDER,S TA 033 HOUSER,B 271 * JANG,H TA 173 * KEEBLE,J 999 KOUZOV,D 999 * KRUSE,A 240,244 * KURTZ,F TA 169 LABARE,G TA 169 LEE,D TA 208 LEE,N 999 LEWIS,R TA 202,208 * LIM,Z TA 208 LIVENGOOD,K 104 * LIVESAY,C TA 140 LUND,E 400 MAGEE,G 524 * MCDONOUGH,D 999 * MCQUEEN,K TA 314 MORRIS,H TA 133 MURRAY,P TA 261 * PETERSON,B 269,332 PETERSON,S 268 * POFFENBERGER,W TA 999 REBONE,C TA 169 * REDMAN,Y 999 * RICHTMEYER,D 999 * RODRIGUEZ,A TA 102,108 * SAEGER,L TA 169 * SANCHEZ,G 999 SCHLEICHER,D 250 * SEKEL,D TA 133 * SILVERS,M 414 * SMALL,J TA 169 SPENCER,J 465 * STEPHENS,J 164,350,999 * STEVENS,D TA 999 * STEWART,K TA 169 * SUGG,W TA 272 SWEET,B 346,444 * THARP,R 502 * TOMSKI,R TA 169 TSEKOURAS,I 418 VALLIER,N TA 130 * WEISS,H TA 169 * WIELAND,C TA 202,208 * WIGLEY,S 181,422 * WILSON,S 501,528 * WITT,J TA 314 * YEUNG,A 350,999 NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT ALEXANDER,N TA 407 ALLAN,K 455 ARAI,Y 201 * COON,J TA 456 * GREEN,E TA 310 * HAYEK,J 285 KENT,A 475 * LARSON,E 362,499 MILLER,D 423 MILLER,J 420,456 * MULVANEY,R 572 * NELSON,S TA 285 SCHOOLEY,R 407 STAMBERGER,L TA 287 SWARTZ,T TA 420 YANNARELL,A 421 NAVAL SCIENCE CORAPI,A NEUROSCIENCE BESHERS,S * BROWN,J NUCLEAR, PLASMA & RADIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING HOLM,R RUZIC,D UDDIN,R ZHANG,Y NURSING CARTER,A JONES,K MILLS,J

303 520 530

498 101 455 447

361 361,406 321

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES * DILGER,R 511 NAKAMURA,M 511 PATHOBIOLOGY * BARGER,A 616,636 * CONNOLLY,S 616 * FIRKINS,L 617 * FREDRICKSON,R 606 HSIAO,S 606,608,616 LANKA,S 606

* LOBATO,D 542,606,608,616 * MADDOX,C 606,616 MILLER,G 645 * ROADY,P 542,606,608,616 * STERN,A 606,608,616 VIESON,M 606,608,616 * SANEI,T

PERSIAN TA

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OPINIONS THE DAILY ILLINI EDITORIAL

Keep an open mind about Obama’s speech

race yourselves; Barack Obama is coming. The former president of the United States will be accepting the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government at 11 a.m. Friday at Foellinger Auditorium. On Friday 1,300 students from the University of Illinois System will be able to see the former president up close and personal — a once in a lifetime experience. In the past, University students had the opportunity to see various political leaders such as former Vice President Joe Biden in 2015 and Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016, but never a former president. When the news of Obama’s visit broke last Thursday, many students were eager to apply for tickets, while others showed little to no interest. The Daily Illini Editorial Board wants students to understand the opportunity to see any living president is a big deal. No matter what your political stance is, you should take advantage of it. Even if you’re not a fan of Obama, it will still be an incredible experience to hear him speak in person. Whether it’s George Bush, Barack Obama or Donald Trump, you should feel ex-

cited to show off your campus to the leaders of America, past or present. For eight years, Obama ran the country with composure and grace. He is an example of leadership University students need — someone we can all aspire to be like. If you’re one of the 1,300 students to obtain a ticket, don’t take this occasion lightly. We normally wouldn’t encourage you to skip class, but it’s worth it for a former president. Your professors should understand that this moment in University history is more important than your 11 a.m. Friday discussion during the second week of classes. You could go learn about world politics in class or you could see the person who was the face of it for two presidential terms. It’s also important to note this speech is not open to the public; that is, only students in the University of Illinois System were eligible for tickets. The Daily Illini Editorial Board encourages you to go in with an open mind when seeing someone such as a former president. Even if it’s through your laptop or the live-viewing at Huff Hall, it means something to be witnessing a speech that will surely be remembered for years to come.

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Reform only works if officers speak up Say ‘yes’ on the Main Quad KYRA SADOVI COLUMNIST

the long-awaited Laquan McDonald murder trial began on Sept. 5, Chicago seems to be reckoning with itself. In a wavering step toward reform, Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson released a draft consent decree on Chicago police reform. It is a detailed, 232-page document that addresses a myriad of issues facing the Chicago Police Department. Most importantly, the changes within the department will be overseen by an independent monitor and enforced by a federal judge. Madigan believes “it will be different this time,” indicating that change is on its way. This latest attempt at reform could be the wake-up call the CPD needs, but reform requires action beyond altered policy. Individual officers within the CPD have to change. The McDonald shooting has had a strong force on affecting change in Chicago. Jason Van Dyke, the officer who shot and killed McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014, is the first CPD officer charged with murder for an on-duty fatality in more than 30 years. That fact is indicative of a larger problem. Chicago police officers have killed 96 people — disproportionately young men of color — since 2010, and certainly many more have been killed in the last 30 years. It’s telling, too, that the officers who fired their guns on duty during that period had, on average, almost a decade of experience each. These numbers show how the CPD protects bad officers from discipline. In fact, the department and the city have spent nearly $700 million on police settlements since 2004 — quite a sum for a city grasping at pension money to keep itself fiscally afloat.

Indeed, McDonald’s death was nearly erased, like innumerable others, wiped away by the insular CPD cover-up machine. As explained in the Chicago Tribune and WBEZ’s podcast “16 Shots,” that machine began to work as soon as McDonald was down. In police dispatch audio from the night, the emergency dispatcher said, “I need to get some info on the victim condition, whatever you can, when you can, OK?” An officer corrects her immediately, saying, “offender.” “Right,” she responds. “That’s what I meant.” As explained in “16 Shots,” the language used by the CPD has been informally codified by tradition in situations like these. Offender, not victim. The officer didn’t shoot; he was involved in a shooting. McDonald didn’t die, he succumbed to his wounds. This standardized language is a sign of the deeply entrenched “code of silence” enforced by the CPD. The consent decree, however, could be a turning point in police practice. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7, the CPD

union, condemned the document, claiming internal changes could be made instead. This is doubtful, considering the internal affairs of the CPD have a storied history of abuse, brutality and corruption. But the statement could be a sign the consent decree is creating unease among officers, possibly showing that change is coming. Meanwhile, however, Lori Lightfoot, former president of the Chicago Police Board, criticized the document, saying it too often “copies and pastes current police department policies.” Even if it is true the consent decree is simply current policies enforced by a federal judge, it is still a step in the right direction. More oversight is always welcome. But in order to really make the consent decree a success, good cops need to step up and speak out. The “blue code of silence” needs to end in order for policy reform to work, and that will only happen if reporting misconduct becomes the norm. Kyra is a sophomore in LAS. ksadov2@dailyillini.com

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Protesters stand outside of the CPD headquarters after a monthly board meeting on Dec. 9, 2015.

SAMUEL KOTTOOR COLUMNIST

’m sure there are many situations where a “no” would bode well for you on the Main Quad. However, let’s discuss the word that gives entrance to new opportunities: “yes.” In saying yes you can open your mind up to new possibilities in life, especially on campus. One of the most prominent attributes of the Main Quad is that it’s a prime venue of the people’s voice; it’s a gathering place for our freedom of speech as American citizens. With this comes the multitude of organizations, from far and mainly near, that want to sway, inform or recruit you. This should be no surprise to you if you are a student here, because chances are you have been handed a flyer about a club’s fundraiser, offered a clipboard to rally behind a petition or even given a pamphlet that kindly informed you that you will end up in hell. I personally love to witness all of these survey-givers and club-recruiters who liven up the Main Quad. Not only does it truly enrich the environment that delivers me from home to class and class to home, but it also provides me with another opportunity — one that I believe more of you should try. It gives me the opportunity to say “yes.” Let me elaborate. Standard procedure for a bulk of the pedestrians on campus is to walk clean past the informant without acknowledging him or her, or to politely nod at the informant and continue onward. Or, best yet, take whatever flyer they’re handed only to play the fun-for-thewhole-family game: Where’s the nearest trash can?

Here is what I suggest instead. When I do have the time, and I am approached by said informants, one of my favorite things to do is to full-on engage with them, especially when their goal is to sway my opinion. Standard procedure for me entails: a) introducing myself, b) receiving the flyer or asking them more about their organization, c) politely telling the person why I either agree, disagree, or more often than not, why I can totally see both sides, d) engaging in a not-so-smalltalk conversation and e) hurrying to the class I’m now late for. You can largely benefit from following this procedure. You can meet a new person, play a fun survey game and win a prize or even get a free pen. Participating in whatever the informant has ready for you can be a fun way to spice up your day. However, the greatest benefit of this routine is the opportunity to engage in a higher level of discussion, which is difficult to come across these days considering most people just want to inform you of how belligerent they were the night before. Discussions of these hot topics can be incredibly stimulating and interesting, as I’m sure you’re aware. It’s so important to not only know where you stand on an issue, but also to be open to having your views challenged and to engage in a civil debate with another human person, whose life experiences have led them to have different opinions and beliefs than you. Conversations like these help you to be better able to defend your beliefs, and more importantly, they can be eye-opening experiences that allow you to better understand the opinions of the person right in front of you. Samuel is a junior in Engineering. kottoor2@dailyillini.com

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Expanding nonprofit makes strides to inspire young girls BY MEGAN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER

MakerGirl, a Universitybased nonprofit, is taking steps to educate 10,000 girls in the next five years. MakerGirl was founded in 2014 by Elizabeth Engele and Julia Haried as a way to encourage interest in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) industries for young women. It accomplishes this by offering educational sessions to girls ages 7 - 10. Now, a few years after the nonprofit’s start, MakerGirl just hired its first full-time CEO, Stephanie Hein. Hein, who previously worked with MakerGirl on campus, is now beginning her work running the nonprofit and encouraging its outreach to more girls. Claire Follis, senior in Education, is the Chicago academies manager for MakerGirl and oversees the company’s current expansion to DePaul University. “Stephanie is a great addition to MakerGirl, especially as a CEO, because of her focus to help us expand and reach more underserved girls,” Follis said. “The company as a whole is taking a big leap forward with her to help (meet) our goal of reaching 10,000 girls by 2023.” Participation in a MakerGirl session is more than just

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an educational opportunity for the girls who sign up. MakerGirl can offer the confidence and inspiration in order to encourage more female participation in STEM. Mary Hadley, senior in LAS and MakerGirl’s managing and curriculum director, said the girls who attend sessions leave with knowledge, confidence and an actual 3D-printed product they create themselves. “It benefits young women to see university women either in STEM majors or knowing girls in STEM, and they look up to them as role

models,” Hadley said. “Seeing that someone else can do it can make them aspire to go into STEM as well.” As a way to further its reach, the nonprofit started #MakerGirlGoesMobile in 2016. The company took a road trip around the U.S. and taught 1,000 girls about 3D printing and STEM. MakerGirl has also opened academies at other universities, such as Northwestern University and DePaul. The UIUC MakerGirl has become the headquarters for the company. Rachel Berg, senior in Engi-

neering, works as MakerGirl’s team relations manager. Berg said by hiring a full-time CEO for MakerGirl, she anticipates the company will be able to grow nationally because there will now be someone fully invested in MakerGirl rather than having a staff of solely University students. “Stephanie will be key in helping establish academies in other locations, recruiting ChangeMakers to lead them and ensuring a smooth transition for all academies,” Berg wrote in an email. Although the company mainly offers 3D printing ses-

saying how she wanted to go straight home to keep working with her robot,” Berg wrote. “Helping this girl realize her potential is the reason I keep returning every year to MakerGirl.” To reach their goal of educating 10,000 girls in the next five years, MakerGirl’s new CEO will be spending about 60 percent of her time in the Champaign headquarters and the other 40 percent traveling to different conferences and locations to spread the word about MakerGirl. The nonprofit’s growth is able to attract more girls to participate in sessions and become “MakerGirls,” which is the name the company uses to describe the girls who will drive forward equality and diversity in education and future workplaces. MakerGirl has become an important resource for educating girls in limited-access communities about STEM, where they otherwise may not have had the opportunity to learn about 3D printing, robotics or coding. “MakerGirl helps bring that technology and opportunity to them. This small interaction helps the girls know that they are powerful and can follow their dreams no matter what those may be,” Follis said.

sions, Hadley said it is called MakerGirl so they don’t feel restricted to one category. MakerGirl has also offered sessions from a partnership with MU Spacebot, where girls were taught how to code their robots to do various actions. Berg said one of her favorite MakerGirl memories came from this session when a young girl was certain she wouldn’t be able to remember how to code her robot. “When her mom came to pick her up, she was so excited to show her mom what she had learned. She was meganmb2@dailyillini.com

Students land influential internships despite having little experience BY SARAH O’BIERNE STAFF WRITER

Stiff competition for internships in the professional world makes positions hard to find, and it’s even more challenging for undergraduate students with little experience under their belt. Maya Gupta, sophomore in Engineering, however, proved herself capable enough to intern under the Amazon Web Services division in Seattle. Gupta applied for the position online and was asked months later to complete a math and programming assessment before an interview was conducted via video chat. As a sophomore, much of Gupta’s experience in computer science stemmed from courses taken in high school. She took AP computer science, and other computer science courses, through a program at Columbia Uni-

versity in New York City. Gupta believes these courses were probably what made her application stand out. The computer science industry uses many programming languages. Amazon uses C#, a language which is not taught at most universities. “I had an option to work with a language I already knew, or learn C#,” Gupta said. “I chose to use this opportunity to learn something I knew I wasn’t going to learn in the (University’s) department.” Gupta had three different offers for internships but chose Amazon based on its specific program. “Amazon hires 3,000 interns every year, so I knew that they know how to work with interns, and I had heard a lot about their program,” Gupta said. “I thought it would be a better experience.”

Gupta said she had a positive experience with Amazon and could see herself working for another technology-focused company in the future. “The great part was I got to work on real projects that are going to be going into production, not getting bagels or coffee,” Gupta said. Emma Wilbur, sophomore in Media, interned at Human Capital Media. Wilbur didn’t formally apply for the internship; instead, she got her internship after talking with her cousin’s girlfriend, who works for the company. Because of this, she had the opportunity to do marketing-related tasks such as creating emails for events, writing LinkedIn posts and helping with redesigning its website. As an advertising major, Wilbur said her experience working in the marketing

department helped further solidify her choice in major. “Part of the reason I went into advertising is because there (are) a lot of different fields you can go into with it,” Wilbur said. “You can be creative, or do more analytics. This was business to business marketing, which I didn’t know existed.” Wilbur said this internship allowed her to learn what she wanted in a future career. “The part I liked was the analytics side and looking at who visited the website,” Wilbur said. “I’m minoring in informatics now, which I decided after this internship that was something that I wanted to do.” Wilbur said she was one of the youngest people in her office. To get to work, she traveled an hour and a half by train four days a week. “I felt like an adult; it was really weird,” Wilbur

said. “I was the youngest on the train pretty much all the time, with all the old businessmen.” Sarah Chen, sophomore in Engineering, interned at Northrop Grumman. Chen has interned at this global aerospace and defense company for the past two summers, beginning the summer after her senior year of high school. “My friend met the VP at a farmers’ market and took his business card,” Chen said. “I sent him an email explaining who I was, what I was interested in and asked if he had any spots open for graduating high school students.” Chen’s experience in Project Lead the Way, a program that promotes STEM careers to high school students, showed her interest in the field. Chen’s role in the company during her internship was to move production from one

program to the other and do environmental testing. “The company is really nice with their interns, and the full-time employees understand that we’re just getting our feet wet (in the industry),” Chen said. After working for the company for two summers, Chen hopes to work at one of the company’s other locations. “Each location does something totally different. Their location in California is working on the new satellite and their Boston location works more (with cyberrelated projects),” Chen said. Chen said she has enjoyed her summer experiences at Northrop Grumman because she gets to be hands on. “They didn’t really treat you like an intern. I liked that they gave me hands-on experience on products they actually use,” Chen said. sarahjo2@dailyillini.com

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University student prepares for Miss America competition BY SIDNEY MADDEN STAFF WRITER

On Aug. 25, Miss Illinois Grace Khachaturian was surrounded by friends and family at her send-off party for the 2019 Miss America 2.0 competition. The next time she will see most of them will be after she competes in Atlantic City on Sept. 9. Khachaturian, a competitive dancer, found pageantry after suffering a dance injury. Seeking out ways to remain competitive during her recovery, she was drawn to the Miss Illinois organization for its focus on scholarship, service and talent. She proceeded to win Miss Illinois Pre-Teen — a competition that no longer exists — which was just the beginning for Grace. Other titles she’s held over the years include Miss Central Illinois, Miss Illinois’ Outstanding Teen, Miss Capital City and now, Miss Illinois. She was crowned Miss Illinois on June 9 but had been training for months before. However, Khachaturian was adamant about keeping her pageantry pursuits under wraps. “Expectations (from others) is the barrier to get rid of once you put it in place,” she said. “So I wanted to reserve those expectations just for myself and not really create that around me in my day-to-day environment. I wanted to keep the focus on just being the best that I could be.” Khachaturian’s sorority, Chi Omega, had another Miss Illinois contender: Miss Springfield Addie Ippensen, senior in Media. Girls from the house went to the competition to support both sorority sisters. “Everyone was rooting for Grace and Addie, and I actually feel like it’s a testament to the type of house we are on campus,” said former Chi Omega president Kelsey Linnig, senior in Education. Leading up to the Miss America competition, Khachaturian’s day-to-day life is split between Miss Illinois duties and Miss America training. Friends like Linnig help her sustain a sense of normalcy. Recently, while at the sorority house, Linnig warned Khachaturian that girls might ask a lot of questions. “She was like, ‘I don’t even think people know I’m Miss Illinois,’” Linnig said. “So she’s also a little bit oblivious to the fact that all these people, who might not be her best friends, are still supporting her. She’s a little bit of a local celebrity.”

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University student Grace Khachaturian glides across the stage after being crowned Miss Illinois on June 9. Khachaturian is set to compete for the Miss America 2.0 competition this weekend.

“Expectations (from others) is the barrier to get rid of once you put it in place,” she said. “So I wanted to reserve those expectations just for myself and not really create that around me in my day-to-day environment. I wanted to keep the focus on just being the best that I could be.” GRACE KHACHATURIAN MISS ILLINOIS

The Khachaturian family is also relatively well-known in the C-U community. Khachaturian’s father, local radio personality Stevie Jay, has been on air for almost 40 years. The fami-

ly-oriented show often talks about the Khachaturian kids: older brother Nathaniel and triplets Christian, Benjamin and Grace. Stevie Jay’s morning show will be live from Atlantic

City the week leading up to the competition. The close-knit family and their faith has been a strong support system for Grace while she rigorously trains. Christian, senior in

was kind of forward-thinking and promised her if she won Miss Illinois, I would eat and train like her until Miss America.” The two usually go to the gym for two hours of cardio followed by an hour of lifting. A typical meal consists of a lean protein, cauliflower rice and asparagus. This is the health plan Khachaturian follows even without the swimsuit portion of the competition. In the wake of the #MeToo movement and controversy with Miss America’s former CEO Sam Haskell, Miss America 2.0 is the organization’s attempt to rebrand the competition with a larger emphasis on participants’ achievements and goal-setting. This is the first year without the swimsuit or evening gown portions of the competition. Grace said she thinks the Miss America changes are positive, believing it makes the competition more inclusive and empowering for women. The preliminary competition spans Sept. 5, 6 and 7. The Sept. 9 televised broadcast will be the final night, where judges will have already narrowed down a field of 51, to anywhere between 10 and 15 contestants. Regardless of the outcome, Grace will be postponing her senior year to fulfill either her Miss Illinois or Miss America responsibilities. She cites the University as one of her biggest supporters, having had mock interviews with various professors who offered feedback. “This has taken a lifetime of polishing and refining to compete on the Miss America stage,” she said. She will pay homage to the University at the Show Us Your Shoes parade, where she’ll be donning a custommade orange and blue Wonder Womanthemed costume. In post-pageant life, she said she is not certain about her career path. Grace is drawn to pursuing a higher education in social entrepreneurship and continuing her social impact initiative, YOU Matter: Mental Health Education for Our Youth. While she hopes to remain involved in Miss America by bringing a local competition to the C-U area one day, Grace is maintaining perspective and enjoying the moment. “This is not my sole purpose in life,” she said. “Just one season of it, which is the sweet part of it.”

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Illinois sweeps Big Ten/ Pac-12 challenge BY BRIAN BINZ STAFF WRITER

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Illinois midfielder Hope Breslin (10), forward Kelly Maday (15) and defender Ashley Cathro (33) celebrate with forward Caroline Ratz (8) after a goal during the game against Northern Illinois on Aug. 26. The Illini won 8-0 and have gone on to score more goals in six games this season than all of last year.

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Illinois soccer fans may not have seen it coming, but head coach Janet Rayfield’s squad is competing with some of the nation’s top talent. On Monday, Rayfield addressed the media at Memorial Stadium before football head coach Lovie Smith’s weekly press conference. The Illinois soccer team has shown its close contest against No. 6 North Carolina and win over No. 3 Duke were not flukes. “Scoring goals was a challenge for us, and certainly this year, that has been a different story,” Rayfield said. “Northern Illinois, we had eight goals from seven different goal-scorers and Sunday, we had five goals from four different goalscorers, so certainly our ability to put the ball in the back of the net has changed, and that’s changed our confidence and the way we play.” The team is coming off a 5-14 season that left some questions about the future of the program, especially after a 2-9 performance in Big Ten play. It only took the Illini six games this season to pass up the total goals scored in last year’s campaign. In the most recent contest against a ranked opponent, Illinois clashed with No. 14 Oklahoma State Friday and picked up its third

victory of the season. Much like its other battles against ranked opponents, it wouldn’t come easy as Oklahoma State’s Julia Lenhardt scored with just a second remaining in the first half. This was a rather large momentum swing. Junior goalkeeper Jaelyn Cunningham emphasized the team’s self-confidence, which allowed it to forget about the end of the half and prepare for a comeback bid. “At the end of the day, we all really believe in this team and each other,” Cunningham said. The Illini would come out of the halftime break pushing for an equalizer and finally found one in the 65th minute. The Cowgirls failed to clear their lines off a cross from the right wing, leading to sophomore midfielder Hope Breslin baiting her defender to the right before quickly darting back left and heading the ball in. With just five minutes remaining, senior midfielder Katie Murray was taken down in the box and the ball spilled ever so slightly away from her feet. While the referee did not give a penalty, junior midfielder Arianna Veland pounced on the loose ball and hit a powerful shot into the top right corner to seal the win. Veland decided to keep playing until she heard a whistle, which only came to signal the goal after she put the ball in the back of

the net. “I saw Katie go down and I knew the ref wasn’t going to call it, so I just went for it,” Veland said. “I’m glad that it went in.” Friday’s game was certainly intense, and the Illini rode the momentum from the upset victory to a lopsided victory over SIU-Edwardsville. Fresh ma n for wa rd Makena Silber opened the scoring just 33 seconds into the match, and the attack continued to flow after that. Murray added two goals to her team-leading total of four, and upperclassmen forwards Caroline Ratz and Kelly Maday also scored on the way to a 5-0 victory. Rayfield feels her team’s drastic increase in goalscoring can be attributed to the players’ improved attitudes, as well as the addition of talented newcomers. “People keep asking the question ‘why are we scoring goals?’” Rayfield said. “There are several things that contribute to that. We’ve got some freshmen coming in (and) making an impact. Certainly, Makena Silber makes a difference. I think you also see some maturity in our other players.” The Illini have just one more nonconference game left; they will host Illinois State on Sunday. As Big Ten play looms, Rayfield is happy with the impact her team’s offensive exploits

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Illinois midfielder Arianna Veland looks up the field during the game against Northern Illinois at the Illinois Soccer Stadium on Aug. 26. Veland scored the game-winning goal against No. 14 Oklahoma State for the team’s second victory over a ranked opponent.

have had on the other parts of its game. “Certainly excited with where we are right now,” Rayfield said. “I think the most exciting thing (is) that last year, scoring goals was a challenge for us, and cer-

tainly this year, that’s been a different story. That’s changed our confidence, the way we play and our results.” @MilesP_H milesp2@dailyillini.com

The Illinois volleyball team boosted its winning streak to five with a pair of wins in the Big Ten/Pac-12 challenge in Seattle. After blanking No. 21 Colorado in the first round of the tournament, Illinois took No. 13 Washington to five sets (25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22). Illinois got strong play from its front line, with middle blocker Ali Bastianelli and setter Jordyn Poulter receiving All-Tournament team honors, and outside hitter Jacqueline Quade picking up the Tournament MVP. “(Quade) was very steady over the weekend,” said head coach Chris Tamas. “(She’s) able to handle it all.” Quade totaled a teamhigh 31 kills on the weekend, with a high hitting percentage, and picked up an ace in both games. For Poulter, Quade’s has given her a nice safety blanket on the outside. “When we are struggling passing, being able to kinda just chuck up a ball to a pin and know she’ll put pressure on the other side gives me confidence,” Poulter said. The All-Tournament trio shined brightest in the last game against No. 13-ranked Washington, where Quade led the team with 18 kills, Poulter racked up 50 assists and Illinois got 10 more blocks than Washington, with Bastianelli picking up seven. “Obviously, your regular blocking is important, but it also sets up your floor defense too,” Tamas said. “If you have teams trying to avoid blockers, you can have your defenders in the right position.” O ver a l l , I l l i noi s ’ offense was dominant over Washington with hitting stats at a seasonhigh in the second and third sets. Junior Ashlyn Fleming also led the squad with eight of the team’s total 15 blocks against the Huskies. Illinois outhit its opponents in both games, holding Colorado and Washington to bleak hitting percentages. While last weekend Illinois jumped out to leads early in both games, it allowed both Colorado State and Northern Colorado to rally and force a game five. This weekend, the Illini closed the door, sweeping the Buffalo in three games and besting the Huskies in four. In the decisive fourth game against the Huskies, the Illini were able SEE VOLLEYBALL | 5B

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Illini look to continue second-half momentum into weekend matchup BY TATIANIA PERRY STAFF WRITER

After a sloppy first half, the Illini are confident that the second half of Saturday’s game has sent them in the right direction. The team took away a lot from that close-call matchup with Kent State, with running back Reggie Corbin emphasizing the importance of maintaining a level head during the postgame. This was especially important after the stadium filled with a sympho-

ny of boos, showing the fans’ disapproval of the team’s poor playing. “We’re a family,” Corbin said. “Some families get down and start to point the finger and things like that, but in the end, they always come together.” Though the coaching staff didn’t spend much time talking about the rough start in the halftime locker room, offensive coordinator Rod Smith did make it a point to tell the quarterbacks he

didn’t want to see a half like that again. Making his Illini debut against Kent State, quarterback AJ Bush rushed for 139 yards, the fifth-most all-time by an Illinois quarterback. He

is the first Big Ten quarterback with at least 190 passing yards and 139 rushing yards in a game since Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett in 2014. The linebacker duo Del’Shawn Phillips and Jake

“We’re a family. Some families get down and start to point the finger and things like that, but in the end, they always come together.” REGGIE CORBIN ILLINOIS RUNNING BACK

Hansen rank 1-2 in Big Ten tackles after combining for 27 stops in Week 1. Hansen added a school-record 6.0 tackles for loss. “We’ve waited for Jake to come out for a long period of time,” said head coach Lovie Smith. “He’s healthy now; lots of tackles. He played outstanding ball ... just one of those really outstanding games.” Running back Reggie Corbin had his first career two-touchdown game last

week against Kent State, including a 39-yard touchdown run to tie the game in the third quarter. Corbin had 10 rushes for 79 yards, after having only 78 rushing yards on 18 carries to total out last season. “Reggie was outstanding running the ball,” Lovie said. “That run down the sideline gives you goosebumps up your body. He’s capable of that, and I thought he played, SEE FOOTBALL | 5B

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Offensive lineman Vederian Lowe prepares for a block against Kent State last Saturday. Despite a first-half struggle, with several missed blocks and a lack of communication, Lowe and his fellow linemen made halftime adjustments to help lead Illinois to a 31-24 victory.

Illini offense aims to dominate Leathernecks on Saturday Coaches, players discuss tactics BY GAVIN GOOD STAFF WRITER

defensive line with relative ease. “As soon as (the coaches) said he was going to come to O-line, I was very excited because he was always a hard worker,” Palczewski said. “Throughout the entire offseason, whenever we were running, I was always with him because he and I push each other and we did a lot of stuff together. He’s been doing a great job; he’s been making great strides. He’s going to be very good.” Illinois put up 279 rushing yards, including 139 from Bush, and the holes were more evident in the second half. Palczewski wants to see Illinois take that next step on Saturday night against Western Illinois and control a game from start to finish, rather than having to play from behind. “I just want to see (the offense) keep on going,” Palczewski said. “Our offense is all about tempo. No matter what happens, if we bust a 20-yard run or something, we just need to get back on the ball and run our next play. If you look at the second half, that is what really started clicking for us. We kept on moving the ball and we kept on going as fast as possible.” For Lowe, ma k ing improvements on the line PHOTO COURTESY OF DARRELL HOEMANN so Illinois can maximize Offensive lineman Alex Palczewski prepares for a drill at practice. Palczewski believes the Illini need better, well-maintained Bush’s time in the pocket control to perform well in the upcoming game against Western Illinois. and give its running backs as much room to roam as possible is a fairly simple matter. They just need to talk well, stay alert and execute the game plan. “(We need to) stay on the same page, communicating, making sure we all go to our right assignments, be aggressive, use coach’s technique like he always talks about,” Lowe said. Once the team gets rolling offensively, things will only continue to get easier, Lowe said. When that forward momentum is picking up, especially in the trenches of the line of scrimmage, the offensive line can feel it. It happened against Kent State, and Lowe wants it to be an ever-present goal against Western Illinois. “You notice when you start moving the ball more,” Lowe said. “Everybody’s coming off the ball very hard; running backs are making plays all of a sudden. It just feels very different when you start moving the ball and when you start scoring touchdowns.”

Illinois knows it needs to play better to have a successful season. The team squeezed out a 31-24 win over Kent State in week 1, but it had to come on the back of a 21-point third quarter, the highest-scoring quarter for Illinois so far under head coach Lovie Smith’s guidance. After struggling to move the ball in the first half, the Illini put up 301 total yards (of 469) in the second half, breaking out on four scoring drives to bridge what was a 17-3 halftime deficit. At the half, linebackers Del’Shawn Phillips and Jake Hansen delivered motivational words. No position group was doing what it needed to for Illinois, and the offensive line was putting unwanted pressure on the defense. “First half was just not good,” said tackle Alex Palczewski. “We needed to come out way harder; we need to impose our will and dominance on our opponents. That’s just not what we did.” As offensive coordinator Rod Smith pointed out on Monday, the issue was a matter of not executing on assignments above all else. Once Illinois began to win the smaller battles on the field, the offense had an easier time marching down to score. Sophomore Vederian Lowe made his eighth start as an Illini on Saturday and next to newly minted guard Kendrick Green, he didn’t play his best game. But as Lowe said, he and the rest of the line got the composure needed to give quarterback AJ Bush Jr. time to make plays. Lowe thinks for his guys on the line, communicating efficiently and quickly was what helped make the difference in the second half. “We were trying to make sure that everybody went to the right person and there were some people on different pages,” Lowe said. “Halftime, we got the guys together, listened to the coaches, listened to the game plans, their adjustments. We came out the second half and made everything right.” Though Lowe and Palczewski have each started since last season, Green made his first start on the line on Saturday. Palczewski was proud of the 300-pound Peoria Illinois native’s work — it went much smoother after halftime. He said he always knew Green would make @itsallG_O_O_D the adjustment from the gavinrg2@dailyillini.com

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Vederian Lowe gets set during the game against Kent State last Saturday. The offensive line looks to amp up its protection for its matchup against Western Illinois this Saturday.

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Freshman athletes spring into action with success BY MILES POWERS-HUANG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

As the 2018 fall season gets underway, there have been a few standout Illinois freshmen making their mark in their respective sports. This year head football coach Lovie Smith welcomed in his third recruiting class, a roster brimming with athleticism the team has since been lacking. After nine freshmen joined Illini volleyball’s 2017-18 roster, only two fresh faces came to this year’s squad, but have since been important puzzle pieces for the growth of the team. On the cross country course, four freshmen are making their debut in orange and blue under first-year head coach Sarah Haveman. Illinois soccer ushers in one of the University’s largest recruiting classes with 11 freshmen, either adding considerable depth to the bench or making significant plays on the field.

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Jartavius Martin picked off a momentum-changing pass to help spark the Illini football team’s comeback Saturday against Kent State.

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Illinois running back Reggie Corbin shakes off a defender during the game against Kent State at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Corbin looks to be a big part of this year’s offense.

season easy. “To be able to play very good opponents is fun,” Poulter said. “If we see a Big Ten team later on in the tournament, we know what they’re doing, but to be able to get good wins against other competitive conferences is invaluable.” The Illini will look to continue their undefeated out-of-conference schedule in Cleveland for the Cleveland State Invitational next weekend. “It was a great team effort all the way around,” Tamas said. “We are playing some really good volleyball.” @binzy_20 brianb2@dailyillini.com

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Junior Jacqueline Quade relays the ball against Washington on Saturday. The Illini went on to beat the No. 13 Huskies 3-1 and sweep the Big Ten/Pac-12 challenge. Quade has been a go-to performer for the Illini early on this season.

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The buzz calendar is a compilation of events happening in the Champaign-Urbana area. Follow our top picks in Monday’s and Thursday’s papers for ideas on what to do on any night of the week, from where to eat to what to watch. Want to submit an event? Email calendar@readbuzz.com.

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The Academic has been touring nonstop since the release of their album. The Ireland-based group looks forward to creating more music. BY THERESE POKORNEY ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR

This interview was originally published online on June 4. Exploding in the music industry overseas is a group of friends who all have two things in common: playing music and living fast-paced lives. The Academic, a quartet and one of Ireland’s hottest groups, is giving fans a run for their money by touring nonstop since its debut album, “Tales From The Backseat,” was released earlier this year. The Academic’s debut album catapulted the members’ careers to a European and U.S. tour, but they never had trouble landing gigs before the release of their LP. The four-piece made up of singer and guitarist Craig Fitzgerald, bassist Stephen Murtagh, guitarist Matthew Murtagh and drummer Dean Gavin scored shows alongside The Strokes, Cage the Elephant, Twenty-One Pilots and The Rolling Stones, as well as selling out their UK tour with only a five-song EP under their belt. This is only the beginning for the Ireland-based foursome. The band has been touring extensively, which may explain the three-yearlong hiatus of production between its EP and debut album. “There’s a long time between ‘Loose Friends’ and ‘Tales From The Backseat’ where we played hun-

dreds of shows,” Fitzgerald said. “We’re very much a live act rather than a studio act.” The vocalist says the break has been a good way to practice their instruments and make their current music better. “In that time, we encountered life experiences and witnessed musical experiences,” he said. “You learn that it doesn’t all have to be constantly refined.” Despite the lack of rehearsal and studio time, Fitzgerald comes up with song ideas on the road. However, most of their music was written before the four friends labeled itself as a band. “There’s a mixture of old songs when we’re all together growing up as kids, and seeing each other every day,” Fitzgerald said. “Then there’s a couple of songs and more that nobody’s heard that were born as being four kids who quit college and school.” The Academic’s inception was inspired by the unearthed tracks by The Strokes, which was the biggest inspiration for the four childhood friends. Fitzgerald says their sound has changed drastically from the start to now. After relying on The Strokes as its inspiration, the band has crafted their own unique form of indie-rock. “The way we’re writing and the way we’re listening to music now is not as heavily leaning on that type of

sound anymore,” he said. “Our tastes have changed.” Although the similarity to The Strokes is uncanny in its earlier tracks, the band has strayed from their inspiration’s roots. For Steven, becoming a younger replica of a band robs the authenticity of an organic artist. “We were never called the next Strokes,” he said. “But being labeled as ‘the next’ anything is annoying when you just want to be yourself.” Comparisons aren’t the only issue Stephen has with the music industry. He believes artists should see some fruit for their labor, instead of getting nothing from millions of plays from streaming services like Spotify. “You’re giving away your art, and that’s something of value,” he said. “Today, the way you make your money as an artist is playing live. We love touring, it’s a great way to live. But it would be nice to see some benefit of selling music.” The nonstop band members are made to perform, and Stephen proves this by explaining what their potential second album might consist of. “There were songs written for the album that were really great songs, but lyrically and thematically didn’t fit the bill for the album,” he says. But that’s a good thing, because we can make another record.” tpokor3@readbuzz.com

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 10 p.m.  The Canopy Club, 708 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana  $7, 18+ The Mighty Pines are a soul-inspired roots rock band influenced by the wide rivers and red-brick streets of St. Louis. With soaring vocals and thoughtful composition, the two principle songwriters shift the band’s sound from catchy rock ‘n’ roll to earthy instrumentals. The Riverfront Times heralds the band as “a talented young quartet engaged in the roots and rhythms of bluegrass but mixed with a more contemporary ear for harmony and production.”

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William Elliott Whitmore’s ‘Kilonova’ is a tribute to his eclectic influences BY TAYLOR CYGAN ASSISTANT BUZZ EDITOR

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Shane Guerrette stands with his guitar. His new self-titled EP draws inspiration from a variety of musical styles, specifically music from the ’60s and ’70s, according to Guerrette.

Shane Guerrette’s EP sparks nostalgia BY ZOE STEIN STAFF WRITER

Shane Guerrette’s selftitled EP is, undoubtedly, a blast from the past. “My inspiration is mainly the eclectic range of music that I listen to and I grew up on,” Guerrette said. “A lot of the older stuff, like the ’60s and ’70s.” The four-song EP harkens back to the days when blues and rock were still largely predominant genres, sounding as though it could’ve come straight out of the ’60s and ’70s. Influenced by the greats, Guerrette created an EP that reinvigorates those genres, adding a modern flair while maintaining its roots. “I love blues and rock … I really love the sound of those old records … that’s where the heart is,” Guerrette said. The EP has plenty of heart, and with Guerrette’s inspiration, there’s no surprise it does. He loves the greats, the top performers of classic rock and blues — performers who put everything into their music. “I really love B.B. King, Peter Green from Fleetwood Mac … I love ZZ Top, the Allman Brothers Band, stuff like that,” Guerrette said.

Without a doubt, Guerrette’s self-titled EP is something his idols would be proud of. His music brings back the sounds of their era, while also refining it and making it his own. On songs like “Nomadic Soul” and “Runaway Blues,” the listener can hear the references to those he has been influenced by, molding the sound into a hybrid of the classics of yesterday and a more modern-day sound. Guerrette even had the chance to work with Bob Cutarella, a producer known for his work with artists like Les Paul and Eric Clapton. “It’s surreal to even be associated with him,” Guerrette said. While his debut is short, the four songs off the EP are strong, clear examples of Guerrette’s musical talent, especially on the guitar. “I’ve been playing since I was 14,” he said. “That’s probably my favorite part (of the album writing process), coming up with a new riff or a new chord progression.” His love for the guitar is equal to his talent. Each song features stunning, sweeping melodies on the instrument that sound absolutely effort-

“I love blues and rock ... I really love the sound of those old records ... that’s where the heart is.” SHANE GUERRETTE MUSICAL ARTIST

less. The riffs and chords, too, add an extra layer of depth, deepening the sound and enhancing it for the audience. “I’m either writing lyrics or playing guitar to start a song. Most of the time it’s guitar, and that’s probably my favorite part of the process because, you know, that’s my main instrument,” he said. His writing process typically begins with a riff or a chord progression. “Once I have that — that’s the backbone of the song — I’ll create a melody to layer on top and once I have that I’ll add lyrics,” Guerrette said. W h i le Guer r et t e ’s instrumental talent is clear, it’s entirely necessary to discuss his vocals, which only serve to highlight the hybridized rockblues sound he’s created on this EP. His voice is gritty and breathy, cap-

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turing the essence of the rock musicians who came before him. It’s impressive, really; Guerrette could have stepped out of a time machine with a voice like his. Guerrette’s self-titled EP is perfect for fans of a classic rock sound. He’s blended modernity and the past cleanly, twining them together in a way that makes for a near-perfect blend of sound. But what’s in store for the future? “Every day, I’m writing a new song. I have so many songs I need people to hear,” Guerrette said. “I feel like my music has a place in the world.” Shane Guerrette’s selftitled EP will be released on Friday on all major platforms.

incorporating of a bluesy style to his songs. Rather than having a stark contrast between his country songs and blues, a mix of styles was seamlessly integrated throughout the album. After “Don’t Pray on Me,” which is mid-way through the album, he makes the switch to this soulful blues style in “Hot Blue and Righteous.” Listeners also feel this dramatic, angsty blues style in his songs “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Country Blues.” Showing a new side of Whitmore, these songs provided a nice break between his slower country pieces. The pieces that were bluesy also showed a new side to Whitmore’s artistry. Listeners can hear that Whitmore was not only influenced by a more classic style of country, but also by blues singers. To complete the journey he takes his listeners on, Whitmore completes his album with “Bat Chain Puller,” a song that has powerful electric guitar solos, paired with Whitmore showing more of a punk style. Whitmore drops his country twang for a raspy, rock-esque vibe to great effect. Ending his album on a different note from where he began, Whitmore shows how dynamic he is as an artist. As a whole, Whitmore puts on a solid performance in his newest album “Kilonova” and manages to honor those who have influenced him throughout his career. While this would appeal to fans of classic country, those who tend to fall outside that genre will also appreciate Whitmore’s diversity in style and ability to genre-blend.

William Elliott Whitmore’s latest album, “Kilonova,” is a journey for any listener. An artist who identifies as singing in country, blues, folk and punk styles, Whitmore is a dynamic artist who manages to seamlessly mesh all of these genres into something unique. Comprised of 10 cover songs, Whitmore takes his listeners through an eclectic mix of artists, wellknown or not. Whitmore covers artists like Dock Boggs, singing his tune “Country Blues,” or Harlan Howard’s “Busted.” Although Whitmore has released six full-length albums, “Kilonova” stands apart from his previous work. In this album, Whitmore covers singers who helped mold him into the artist he is today. Listeners get an inside look at what helped craft Whitmore’s signature style. As for the album itself, Whitmore does all of the artists he covers justice. Whitmore’s voice has a unique rasp that adds a stylistic flair to each song. His style has a rustic, classic feel to it, as his voice has that old-timey, lovable country twang classic country lovers are sure to enjoy. This can be heard especially when Whitmore transports listeners back to a nostalgic style of country on “Don’t Pray on Me” and “Five Feet High and Rising.” His voice truly makes listeners feel like they’re swinging on a porch swing, somewhere in the South, sipping on sweet tea. And that is a specific mentality to nail, but to know listeners far and wide will project the same image is a testament to Whitmore’s voice. buzz factor: A pleasant, unexpected surprise is Whitmore’s tcygan2@readbuzz.com

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