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Editor’s note: The Daily Illini held a Q&A over the phone with Edward McMillan, who was recently selected as chairman of the Board of Trustees. The following interview has been edited for length.
The Daily Illini: What will your focus be for the University as newly-elected chairman?
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Athrey Nadhan, junior in Engineering, explains the functionality of a robot to a student during Activity Day at the Illini Union on Wednesday. Activity Day featured booths and performances from RSOs, such as iRobotics, to expose students to opportunities to get involved on campus.
ISS defines “It’s On Us� success BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
The Illinois Student Senate is looking to gauge the success of efforts to open dialogue on sexual assault: something that cannot be chalked up to numbers. It’s On Us, a national campaign, endorsed and advertised by public figures ranging from President Barack Obama to Snapchat, aims to raise awareness for sexual assault and promotes the notion of a community
responsibility to prevent sexual assault. ISS began its own campaign at the beginning of the school year, and its efforts have been recognized by the White House. Several PSAs have been released featuring campus leaders, such as Chancellor Phyllis Wise, basketball coach John Groce and Fighting Illini athletes. Vice President-Internal Sarah Hochman said she
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Upcoming “It’s On Us� campaign events: February
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Edward McMillan: First of all, is trying to make a very smooth transition from President (Robert) Easter to President (Timothy) Killeen, which will take place over the next three or four months and probably end in May. Second, is obviously dealing with the challenges from the state relative to funding from the state to the University, and all the campuses. Thirdly, I think Dr. Killeen is trying to get up-to-speed on learning about the University and the three campuses and the magnet schools and all that’s involved, and then begin a process of envisioning strategic direction for the University.
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The Spice Box hosts ‘Friends’ themed dinner BY FARAZ MIRZA STAFF WRITER
The Spice Box, a student-run restaurant inside Bevier Hall, is launching a series of themed dinners on Friday, starting with “The One with the Spice Box Dinner� inspired by the hit TV show “Friends.� Jennifer Gulas, senior in ACES and organizer of the “Friends� event, said the dinners serve as “senior capstone projects� and are required of all seniors majoring in hospitality
management as part of their fi nal grade. “You run the restaurant for a night, so you come up with the menu, the meal, the theme, all the costing and purchasing, the decorations and you act as the restaurant manager for the night,� Gulas said. “Each senior has to do one, and we do them on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the spring semester.� Although the Spice Box is student-run, students will not be able to pay using
meal plans or credits from University Housing’s Dining Hall services. “It’s just like a normal restaurant, so you pay cash or credit,� Gulas said. The dinner’s menu consists of a four-course fi ne dining meal with two primary options: the “Prix Fixe� option and the “Special� option. Each individual item on the menu alludes to different characters, events and jokes from the TV show. The Prix Fixe is four
courses, including an appetizer, salad, entree and dessert, while the special includes two to three courses with a different entree, and the dessert “A La Carte�. The dinner will also include a full bar menu and the “How YOU doin’� featured beverage. Gulas admitted that she initially felt clueless about what to do for her capstone project’s theme; however, she knew she wanted it to be something fresh and unexpected.
“I didn’t want to do a particular food genre like Italian or Mexican,� Gulas said. “I wanted to do something that was kind of unique and that I really enjoyed and could do fun decorations with.� As she brainstormed several possible ideas for a theme, Gulas recalled that she and a friend, who graduated from the University last year, spent most of college watching the show
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Urbana issues snow clearing ordinance BY FATIMA FARHA STAFF WRITER
Icy conditions earlier this week reminded Urbana citizens to keep their sidewalks clear for students walking to class and community members getting around town. The Urbana Public Works issued an ordinance Tuesday, requiring property owners to clear the snow and ice on their sidewalks within 24 hours. The ice accumulated dangerously on the sidewalks Monday, causing pedestrians to have a difficult time walking on the sidewalks, said Scott Tess, environmental sustainability manager at Urbana Public Works.
Tess said the sidewalk snow removal ordinance requires homeowners, apartment owners and business owners in Urbana to clear the ice and snow within the 48-inch width of their sidewalks. “If there is cumulation of ice that can’t be removed with a shovel, property owners can put down salt to melt the ice or put down salt or sand to make the surface gritty so it can be walked on safely,” Tess said. Residents are given 24 hours to comply after the ordinance is issued, and there are usually no problems when it comes to compliance, Tess said. Though if a proper-
ty owner does not comply within the allotted time, they will be given a warning and an additional 24 hours to clear the ice or snow. If it still is not cleared by that time, the city may choose to clear the sidewalk and bill the property owner. “We encourage all the residents and businesses to be good neighbors and clear snow and ice as soon as they can so everyone has a safe pedestrian environment,” Tess said. Urbana resident and Alderman for Ward 1, Charlie Smyth, said the ordinance is necessary to make sure that property owners do their part in keeping the neighborhood a safe place
for pedestrians. Smyth said he had a very difficult time walking and riding his bike on Monday when the ice had settled in, and he had to resort to using the roads, which were less slippery. He said drivers on the road should stay mindful of the fact that pedestrians may have to use the road due to the icy conditions. “Be careful, and respect each other’s right to be out in the road,” Smyth said. “Homeowners, apartment owners, business owners can all do their own parts to make sure the ice is clear on the road.”
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Maker of crashed White House drone to regulate future location The manufacturer of the drone that crashed on the White House grounds earlier this week plans to install software in its devices that would prevent them from flying in Washington. DJI, the China-based company that manufactures the quad-copter found at the White House, will install software in the coming weeks that will disable several models of its
drones from flying over a 15.5-mile radius that spans downtown Washington, it said in a statement. It said the restriction is part of a planned extension of the company’s nofly zone system that prohibits fl ight near airports and other locations where such fl ights are restricted by local authorities, the company said in a statement released Wednesday.
Convictions erased for ‘Friendship 9’s’ whites-only lunch counter sit-in The convictions of 9 South Carolina black men who sat at a whites-only lunch counter to challenge Southern Jim Crow rules in 1961 and then chose to serve a month on a chain gang rather than post bail were thrown out on Wednesday. This formally ended one of the key episodes of the
civil rights era. Judge Mark Hayes issued his ruling exonerating the group, which has become known to history as the Friendship 9. “We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history,” the judge said in televised proceedings. He then signed the order throwing out the charges.
Senate Democrats press majority Republicans toward immigration funds WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are increasing pressure on majority Republicans to abandon plans to block President Barack Obama’s immigration orders as a condition of funding the Homeland Security Department. Second-ranking Senate
Democrat Richard Durbin said that it would be “the height of irresponsibility,” given recent terrorist attacks in France and elsewhere, for Republicans to use the spending measure to try to thwart Obama’s easing of the deportation of undocumented immigrants
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U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, in Washington, D.C. Lynch will succeed Eric Holder to be the next U.S. Attorney General if confirmed by the Senate.
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WASHINGTON — Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch deftly maneuvered through her confirmation hearing Wednesday, pledging to retain her independence and restore some frayed relations on Capitol Hill. Pressed about Obama administration policies on such issues as immigration and marijuana, Lynch avoided major sand traps and unexpected commitments as she presented herself as the voice of reason before the 19-member Senate Judiciary Committee. “I look forward to fostering a new and improved relationship with this committee, the United States Senate and the entire United States Congress, a relationship based on mutual respect and constitutional balance,” Lynch said. A 55-year-old native of Greensboro, N.C., Lynch currently serves as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, based in Brooklyn.
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IT’S ON US believes a large social media presence and national recognition will bring the topic to the forefront and challenge students to be more than bystanders and to refrain from victim-blaming. “My main focus in how we’re going to know that we met our goal is the nationally highlighted success,” Hochman said. “We’ve made the White House newsletter multiple times for being a leader in this campaign, not just among Illinois students knowing what’s going on, but really around the country.” While ISS does have some quantifiable evidence of having spread the It’s On Us message, such as YouTube views and approximately
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DI: Have you worked with Gov. Rauner previously?
EM: I’ve known Governor Rauner for many years. When I was president and CEO of Purina Mills in St. Louis there were times when we were seeking investment participation with the company and his fi rm, Golder Thoma Cressey Rauner (GTCR), was involved. And then, for the last 18 or 19 years, as I’ve worked in the merger and acquisition and the food and agribusiness industry, there have
With her father, the Rev. Lorenzo Lynch, and other relatives sitting behind her, and her mother, Lorine, back home in Durham, N.C., Lynch attributed her law enforcement strengths to “tenacity and resolve,” as well as to “insight and compassion” she learned from her family. Lynch cited cybercrime, national security and the targeting of “financial fraudsters” as among her top priorities. She stressed that while she was “not involved” in President Barack Obama’s controversial executive action deferring deportation of immigrants, she said she found the Justice Department’s legal analysis reasonable. Buffing her law enforcement credentials, Lynch called the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs “constitutional and effective” and said “the federal narcotics laws will still be enforced” even as states legalize marijuana. At times, she emphasized the importance of maintain-
ing a degree of separation from the president that nominated her. “The attorney general has a unique responsibility to provide independent and objective advice when it is sought, and sometimes even when it is not sought,” Lynch said. At other times, she spoke succinctly, as when she was asked about harsh interrogation techniques authorized during the George W. Bush administration. “Waterboarding is torture,” Lynch said, “and thus illegal.” If confi rmed, as seems certain, Lynch would replace Attorney General Eric Holder, who has served since 2009. Loathed by conservative Republicans, and voted in contempt of Congress by the GOP-controlled House in June 2012, Holder was an invisible presence in the spacious second-floor Hart Senate Office Building hearing room. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told Lynch
that “Attorney General Holder’s record is heavy on our minds,” and Holder’s alleged shortcomings were repeatedly thrown at Lynch. “Over the last few years, public confi dence in the department’s ability to do its job without regard to politics has been shaken, with good reason,” said Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the committee’s 81-year-old chairman. Eighty-two U.S. attorneys general will have preceded Lynch since 1789, if she is confi rmed. Lynch, though, would be the fi rst African-American female to hold the office. Born in May 1959 in Greensboro, N.C., where her father was a Baptist minister, Lynch graduated from Harvard College and, like the president, Harvard Law School. But they were not classmates. She served as federal prosecutor in Brooklyn for 11 years.
500 pledges, they plan to get more face-to-face contact with students in the months to come. Vice President-External Matt Hill said ISS will be branching out to get in touch with students and has partnered with the Women’s Resources Center to plan a screening of the film “The Hunting Ground.” The movie focuses on rape culture in a university environment in honor of April standing as national Sexual Assault Awareness month. In February, ISS is also planning to host a questionand-answer session through Twitter, regarding the mission of the campaign and tips on how to prevent sexual assault. If students tweet to the student senate, they can receive a free It’s On Us t-shirt.
Assistant Director of the Women’s Resources Center Molly McLay looks forward to seeing results around campus in the form of dialogue and sexual assault awareness being a part of everyday conversations. “This is a community effort, and we want to hear more people talking about the issue,” said McLay. “When we see people outside of the Women’s Resource Center, and the usual groups that work on these issues — like this, FYCARE, the Counseling Center, the police department — when we see groups from outside of those circles start to talk about it more, that is showing that campaigns like this are working. It can’t just be the work of a prevention advocate, it needs to be the work of everyone.” Hochman said that while
the few quantifiable indicators of success such as pledges and PSA views are the most obvious markers of the campaign having reached its goal, she hopes to generate any amount of change in the way students think about sexual assault and bring attention to a serious topic that isn’t always a part of common conversation. “I think we live in this culture and on this campus where things like this happen every day and are not being reported, addressed, not being talked about,” said Hochman. “I think even by creating this small amount of change, we’re choosing to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.”
been times when we’ve contacted their fi rm ... I served on his exploratory committee when he fi rst was thinking about running, but then stepped off of the involvement once he declared his candidacy, because as a member of the Board of Trustees, it’s just not appropriate for us to be involved in a campaign for governor.
ing the world’s best and brightest faculty and researchers, and then how we can continue to accelerate technology commercialization and obviously how that can be a major support for Gov. Rauner’s initiative to strengthen the business community in the state to be able to attract businesses to come here and to be able to expand businesses. Obviously at the University, we spend a lot of time in our incubators starting up new companies. Obviously, we want to continue to do that in conjunction with our professors and researchers as well as with commercial companies externally as we do in the Research
Park in Champaign. But also to retain those people and to retain their businesses for the state means that we’ve got to attract venture capital to those initiatives here and not continue to lose businesses to the coasts.
DI: How do you plan to work with newly-appointed President Timothy Killeen?
EM: I would expect early on Dr. Killeen - soon to be President Killeen and I will spend a lot of time talking about how we can further enhance both attracting and retain-
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DI: There have been talks about possible censure from the American Association of University Professors because of Steven Salaita’s case. How would this impact the campus if we were censured? EM: I can’t really give you enough of an opinion about that to give you an answer. I think that’s probably a better question for President Easter or one of the Chancellor’s; I just don’t
Jordan may accept Islamic State hostage deal if pilot freed BEIRUT — Jordan will release a militant that Islamic State wants freed in a prisoner swap only if a captured Jordanian air force pilot being held by the group is part of any deal. Isla m ic State h as dema nded th at Jordan hand over Sajida alRishawi, a convicted Iraqi jihadist on death row, as its price for freeing Japanese war journalist Kenji Goto being held in Syria. The militant group didn’t
mention releasing the pilot, Muath al-Kaseasbeh, in a video posted on the Internet on Tuesday offering the swap for Goto. Jordan has said it is taking unprecedented steps to ensure the freedom of the two hostages, and Bassam Al-Manaseer, chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the lower house of parliament in Amman, said on Wednesday that he expected to hear good news “in the next few hours.”
Millions may face tax penalties under health law provisions An estimated 3 million to 6 million households that fi le 2014 income tax returns might incur penalties this tax season for failing to secure health insurance last year under the Affordable Care Act. Senior offi cials at the Treasury and Health and Human Services departments wouldn’t confi rm the estimates during a telephone briefi ng Wednesday. They did, however, say that
2 percent to 4 percent of an estimated 150 million taxpayers are likely to be penalized. The health law’s “individual mandate” required last year for the fi rst time that most Americans obtain health insurance or face a penalty equal to 1 percent of their annual household income, or $95 per adult and $47.50 per child — whichever is higher.
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well as giant coffee mugs serving as centerpieces, hinting at the popular “Central Perk” cafe from the show. Though the sitcom’s 10 seasons were added to Netfl ix on Jan. 1, Gulas said the timing was purely coincidental. “I was going to do it no matter what, but it kind of worked out in my favor now that Friends just came on Netfl ix,” she said. The event will take place Friday, with reservations available between 5 and 7:30 p.m.
FRIENDS together. Gulas said the project encompasses everything she learned throughout her time as a student in hospitality management, including food science and management. “It’s kind of like our big ‘end of the year’ project,” Gulas said. Gulas explained that the decorations in the restaurant would reflect different aspects of the popular sitcom, including a couple of windows decorated like the apartments of Joey Tribbiani and Monica Geller, as have an opinion for you right now.
DI: What are your thoughts on the proposed College of Medicine for Urbana’s campus?
EM: I’m very interested in hearing more about it. As you probably know, we had a very detailed presentation from the joint (Audit, Budget, Finance and Facilities) committees that talked both about the proposed plan for it as well as a kind of top line of the fi nancial requirements for it, including the money that (Carle Foundation Hospital) would put up as well as the amount that would be required to be raised independently.
Faraz can be reached at famirza2 @dailyillini.com. I know there’s been a lot of discussion about if it’s complimentary to the College of Medicine in Chicago or is competitive to that, or some even think it may be detrimental to that. We obviously want to make sure we fully understand that. My understanding is that there will be a more competitive recommendation being brought to the Board in the March meeting coming from President Easter, and I think Dr. Killeen will be working with President Easter on bringing that forward.
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New board chairman brings hope for better state relations
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he Board of Trustees appointed Edward McMillan as its new chairman on Jan. 15, and he’s much different than his predecessor, Chris Kennedy. And with these differences, we hope McMillan will bring about new improvements — namely, to the University’s relationship with the state. McMillan is a downstater and a University alumnus, graduating with a B.S. in agriculture in 1969. Kennedy, the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is a Boston-native, who attended Boston College and Northwestern University. Unlike Kennedy, McMillan is a Republican, and he will likely lead a Republican-leaning board. Gov. Bruce Rauner, the first Republican governor since 2003, will have the power to appoint five Republicans to four Democrats. Both McMillan and Kennedy have many years of experience on the board, serving as members since 2009. With their terms expiring this year, however, Rauner reappointed McMillan for another six-year term. Kennedy, who served as chair since he was appointed by former-Gov. Pat Quinn, did not seek reappointment after Rauner’s election. What we’re most looking forward to is McMillan’s personal and professional history with Rauner. In his Q-and-A with The Daily Illini, McMillan went into detail about this relationship, claiming that he has known Rauner on a professional level for many years. “When I was president and CEO of Purina Mills in St. Louis there were times when we were seeking investment participation with the company and his firm Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner was involved,� McMillan said. “And then, for the last 18 or 19 years, as I’ve worked in the merger and acquisition and the food and agribusiness industry there have been times when we’ve contacted their firm.� Their relationship has extended beyond that. McMillan served on Rauner’s exploratory committee when he first considered running for governor. After Rauner won November’s election, McMillan and Chancellor Phyllis Wise were placed on his transition team. This has the potential to be a very positive step in mending the relationship between the University and the state of Illinois. For years, that relationship has been terrible. University administrators came to view the state as an “unreliable partner.� Decreasing state funding, late and inconsistent payments and a pension crisis made dealing with the state a consistent headache for the University. It hurts both the University and the state of Illinois to have a strained relationship between the state government and the state’s flagship academic institution. A positive relationship could do wonders for both. Although McMillan admitted he won’t work with Rauner directly — he will rely on University administrators for that — we hope that McMillan’s history with Rauner will help repair the University’s relationship with the state government.
Some fancy food for thought CARLY CHARLES Opinions columnist
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of late, I’ve gotten into the habit of whimsically throwing some spinach leaves and hunks of goat cheese on to a Jack’s Frozen Pizza I get from the store as part of a threefor-ten-dollars sort of deal. I call it artisanal pizza. In categorizing my otherwise ordinary frozen dinner as “artisanal� merely for the fact that it is topped ever-soartistically with toppings one does not find typically atop a Jack’s Frozen Pizza, my personal goal is, one might have guessed, to mock and criticize the increasing trend of over-branding various food products to take on a pretentious aura. To be frank, the increased popularity of over-branding foods is a topic I find equal parts puzzling and hilarious. But it creates other implications that go beyond mere hilarity. Several online publications, such as Bitch Magazine and EcoSalon have published articles demonizing the branding of certain food items, such as kale and quinoa, claiming these labels alienate the lower classes and prevent them from purchasing nutritious, healthy foods. They call it “food gentrification.�
The term gentrification is generally used to describe real estate, but in general signifies an increase in value, alienating a lower class. In my eyes, the notion of food gentrification is extreme and out of place; the only outcomes created through certain foods labeled as “super� is an absence of information in place of trendy, fashionable advertising. The European Union has taken measures to address this problem of fad-foods. Like myself, a BBC article emphasized the importance and simultaneous lack of nutritional food information. As the article explains, in 2007, the EU “will ban the use of the term superfood unless it is accompanied by a specific authorised health claim that explains to customers why the product is good for their health.� I think this is a good, useful tactic. If the same provisions were applied to food products at say, Whole Foods, the description cards for super chic kale and boring broccoli would reveal that the latter is just as much, if not more, nutritional than the faddy for-
mer produce, where kale consists of .6 grams of fiber per cup and broccoli has 2.3. Similarly, there are 278 mg potassium per cup of broccoli and 79 mg per cup of kale. It seems as though almost anybody — but most prevalently places such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s — can attach a trendy vibe onto the names of food products and, in doing so, can potentially increase consumer demand. Let me illustrate this phenomenon for you with a Whole Foods blog post from January, 2014: “Collards are the New Kale.� Not once does the Whole Foods blog post mention any nutritional benefits associated with the frequent digestion of collards; instead, it replaces substantial information with cute, pleasing-to-the-eye photographs of artfully prepared collard greens featured alongside phrases containing sexy words like “versatile,� “interchangeable� and “beautiful.� If you want to be healthier, that’s great — but broccoli or the now-out-ofvogue celery sticks will certainly suffice. Before the age of trendy food, it would have never occurred to me that anybody
To be frank, the increased popularity of over-branding foods is a topic I find equal parts puzzling and hilarious.
could act so passionately on behalf of a vegetable. These days, you can find a wide range of fancy products gracing the shelves of your local Whole Foods, ranging from organic heirloom tomatoes to chia seeds. But beyond my incessant, snarky and ultimately ineffectual laughter, and besides the lack of substantial information offered on the behalf of these superfood products, there are few larger-scale impacts of the branded food craze. Although I do think the term food gentrification — and the hashtag that ultimately accompanied its advent into American English usage — is a bit on the extreme, overly dramatized side, its underlying point gets across an important message: Foods should be nutritious before they are fashionable, and they should be readily accessible to families across all incomes. Beyond the mask of frivolity branding foods attaches to once-mundane vegetable products, for example, it does little to harm the less fortunate’s ability to consume healthy, nutritious foods. So, let the bourgeois eat their hard-earned superfluous food products, and the rest of us can stick, unharmed, to broccoli and cauliflower.
Carly is a junior in FAA. She can be reached at ccharle2@dailyillini.com.
Keeping the heart healthy and happy KAANAN RAJA Opinions columnist
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hile February is usually known as the month of love in the air, the color red and especially hearts, I’ve always seen some of the month’s symbols in a more literal sense. February is actually also known as National Heart Awareness Month, a month that serves as a reminder to keep an active heart, both physically and emotionally. Every 33 seconds, someone in the United States dies from the leading cause of death in both men and women: cardiovascular disease. That’s over 2,600 people every day. As someone who is already at high risk for this disease due to a family history of diabetes and various heart conditions, I urge all my peers to plan for prevention and learn about their own risk factors for this debilitating disease from a trusted physician. However, even though CVD is on the rise, college students are dealing with another heart related problem — just not a physical one. Psychologists Jean M. Twnege and W. Keith Campbell, when conducting a com-
prehensive study within a group of 37,000 college students, saw selfish and narcissistic personality traits rise almost as quickly as obesity from the 1980s to the present. These findings emphasize our need for maintaining a well-rounded heart, both in health and in compassion. Over the past four years, I’ve volunteered at Edward Heart Hospital and witnessed both patients and families suffering from this “silent� disease. So, first hand, I’ve seen many cases of patients — ranging from the ages of 16 all the way to 94 — who have had to cope with CVD in some way. However, the biggest fascination that volunteering left me with wasn’t only the patients’ endurance through a disease such as CVD, it was the immense mutual care that both physicians and patients consistently displayed. They demonstrated kindness, resilience, care and optimism, even in such a bleak environment. Despite their hearts’ poor physicality, the patients truly showed me qualities that I should apply to my own life. These are qualities that I think should be transferable to the students of this University, as well. As I watched patients interact with doctors and nurses, I noticed that they had established give-and-
take relationships: Only when a physician would show tenderness and care from the heart would the patient then be comfortable enough to trust their physicians and share information regarding their heart condition. Both physicians and patients constantly demonstrated how a physically healthy heart isn’t the only quality that matters in health care. I saw this mutual relationship work even between a patient and a volunteer such as myself. For example, after weeks of smiling, arranging bed sheets and delivering flowers to one particular elderly man who had suffered from severe strokes, he started smiling back and even shared stories of his past as a war veteran. The patient let me in on a life that was filled with so much grief and loss, and I was astonished that a stranger trusted me enough to confide in me so much. The elderly man’s constant warmth and caring remarks were a kind of light that I was surprised to see in that environment, as many CVD patients in that hospital were in so much physical pain. I try my hardest now to mimic this same relationship outside of the health care setting with people I interact with on a day-to-
day basis. Whether it’s asking someone how their day went or paying a compliment to a stranger or even chasing a kid’s runaway ball and throwing it back to him, I’ve since noticed that people will always appreciate even the smallest of gestures to show that you care. Not only is a beating heart crucial, but many of us are in need of keeping an affectionate one too. This is especially important as college students of this day-and-age may tend to focus on their own miniscule problems and lives rather than caring for another, as the study suggested. While many of us are trying to prepare for a job that involves caring for others or even just working with others, it seems ironic that our generation is on the rise for selfishness. However, if the same type of concern and care was placed not just in health care, but in our daily lives, our campus could foster even more respect for one another. Therefore, this Valentine’s Day, I challenge each one of you to try to be larger than you are: Set a mission to keep not only a healthy heart, but a beautiful one too.
Kaanan is a freshman in LAS. She can be reached at kraja2@dailyillini.com.
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Krannert Art Museum set to premier spring exhibits BY MANISHA VENKAT CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Krannert Art Museum’s spring 2015 public opening reception will feature collections of art ranging from contemporary pieces to traditional Japanese art. The opening reception kicks off Thursday at 6 p.m. and will display five different exhibits. For “MetaModern,” one of the five exhibits, the opening will be the first stop on a two-and-a-half year, six-location tour across the nation. The exhibit highlights some of the best metamodernist works, according to curators Judith Hoos Fox and Ginger Gregg Duggan of CuratorSquared. “MetaModern” will be displayed alongside other exhibits such as “Artists Including Me: William Wegman,” “Versions and Revisions,” “Speculative Visions of Pragmatic Architectures” and “With the Grain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Postwar Years.” Fox, who has over thirty years of curatorial experience in the field, has worked at various museums and exhibits studying a range of art types including the many facets of modernism, according to CuratorSquared’s website. “In the case of Modernism, it was originally considered to be beyond style, as style changes according to social and historic context,” Fox said. “But Modernism was considered to be truth, rather than a mutable style. What we have seen, with now 50 to 80 years distance, is that no, Modernism was indeed a style, and not a truth. It was not the end of style.” Artists featured in “MetaModern,” like Conrad Bakker, seem to be commenting on modernism by modifying its own style to achieve their metamod-
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TROMBONE more knowledge of musical theory and the science and math behind music. I learned a lot more by ear, listening to jazz and playing along with it. I (soon) developed my knowledge of music theory, and they do a great job of teaching me how to play.” Pugh said Allen’s onceinexperienced background is what helped him stand out among the other applicants. “Byron is young and enthusiastic. His heart is on his sleeve when he’s playing. He has an innocence and a purity in his approach to music and the way he plays. I remember seeing that in myself,” Pugh said. “It’s something for all of us to remember. You like to keep in touch with that as much as you can. It’s been really fun to see this talented freshman where things start to fall into place.” In contrast, Seybert had a different approach to the contest. As an older and more experienced musician, Seybert was looking for an excuse to create new recordings. “I thought I might as well send it out to some competitions,” Seybert said. “When it comes to judging music, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am grateful that the judges who listened to me felt moved to make me a finalist. ... Honestly, I was
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ORGANIC in Social Work, also feels fortunate to be a part of the Go: Organic Orchestra and to be able to experience Rudolph’s teaching style. “It’s cool to get his point of view on teaching,” Rast said. “When he took us all aside and taught us all these rhythms, it was really interesting to see how he teaches someone to play improvised music because it is something that is so hard to teach.” Feeling fortunate to have had influential artists, such as the trumpeter Don Cherry, impacts him greatly. Rudolph said he felt like it was his time to share his experiences with others. Therefore, in 2001 he began practicing conducted improvised music leading him to create the project. He said he believes music coming from the body, mind and spirit is an oral tradition, where older musicians should share their knowledge with younger musicians. “What I love about con-
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ernist purpose. Bakker’s work like “Untitled Project: eBay (Ding)” is a part of the exhibit. Bakker intends “to reveal and critically comment upon the political economies and relational networks between persons and things,” according to his website. Luke Turner of Notes on Modernism, an online webzine that compiles work on Metamodernism from various media, stated, “The metamodern generation understands that we can be both ironic and sincere in the same moment; that one does not necessarily diminish the other.” The exhibit will be on
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display from Thursday to March 30, and more than 10 artists’ works will be featured. Accompanying metamodernism at this opening will be a more minimalist and rather playful “Artists Including Me: William Wegman” exhibit. Wegman, a University alumnus, is known for his famous paintings and photographs of Weimaraners. A look at Wegman’s website provides a sense of his passion toward using Weimaraners as subjects: books, art and videos of the animal. However, his artwork is far more experimental than simple portraits of dogs. This is evident in “Artists Including Me,” in which Wegman comments
What: Spring 2015 Opening Reception at Krannert Art Museum When: Thursday at 5 p.m. Where: Krannert Art Museum How: Free; $3 donation suggested
on a list of lauded artists including Leonardo Da Vinci and Wassily Kandinsky in a humorous manner. “In this exhibition, Wegman parades through the history of art with references to iconic artists and art movements, all the while using visual puns and subversive humor,” wrote Kathryn Polite, co-curator of Wegman’s exhibit, in an email. “Artists Including Me” is a collection of works done from the mid-1970s to present day including Polaroids, drawings and paintings with found postcards. William Wegman will also be present at Krannert Art Museum on March 5 for an “Artists Talk” lecture. “Speculative Visions of Pragmatic Architecture” will feature works of Erik Hemingway, associate professor of Architecture, in an attempt to “raise awareness in saving lesser-known modernist homes as well as highlighting the history of their regional design importance,” according to Krannert Art Museum’s website. “With the Grain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Postwar Years” takes a traditional turn in the modernist opening with its Japanese prints produced by both Japanese and foreign print artists.
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DOONESBURY happy I made the recordings and could share them with others.” Seybert grew up in a musical home; his father was a trombone player and influenced an 11-year-old Seybert to follow his father’s path and play the trombone. “We had a trombone in the house already, so it was a convenient choice. I have been playing trombone for 15 years,” Seybert said with a pause. “Man, I’m getting old ...” Pugh explained that Seybert’s experience and expertise show when he plays, and that it’s what helped him stand out on the recordings he submitted. “Austin is very thoughtful and smart and a very good composer,” Pugh said. “He has a lot of understanding of music under his belt. It’s interesting teaching him and being much more detailed. Austin showed me a couple fancy scales I hadn’t thought of before.” But with a little over a month until the competition, Seybert, Allen and Pugh have realized that this experience isn’t about the award or the achievement: It’s about the opportunity to share their biggest passion with others. “Music means a lot to me. It took over my life,” Allen said. “I really want to be a performer. I think about how I felt when I saw older musicians play — it blowing my mind and me feeling so
inspired. It made me feel so great. I want to do the same thing to others.” For Seybert, while the award is a great honor, it’s the craft of performing that continues to empower him. “It’s the artistry, the sharing with others, the story telling,” Seybert said. “All of these qualities are the reason why I do what I do. I am the same person before and after (this award). This competition is nothing more than a small ripple in the pond. I’ve told my wife several times that music is something I will never stop or retire from. I intend to improve myself and share with others for the rest my life.” To Pugh, that’s the purpose of music. That’s why he composed works for various artists, played solos in multiple orchestral scores and even withstood a painful injury from a truck door. That’s why he continues to share his experiences with his students every day. “If your plan is just about trying to get that award, that’s a small plan. I don’t think composers write pieces to win a Pulitzer Prize. It’s always in the back of your mind that you’d like to get it because it’s a validation of the path you’re on, but it can’t really be a goal,” Pugh said. “At the end of the day, it’s just a piece of paper.”
ducting the Go: Organic Orchestra is encouraging the musicians to cultivate their imagination,” Rudolph said. “I love seeing everyone blossom in the process of developing their music individually, but also in the context of the collective.” Since the project’s inception, Rudolph has introduced it to various groups of musicians around the globe. From Sicily to Denmark, the Go: Organic Orchestra has been able to gather different performers to create a unique, improvised sound. “This is like a new vision of a 21st century orchestra,” Rudolph said. “The music is prototypical and is going to sound like itself. People should come prepared to hear something that they have never heard before.” Rudolph said he believes that what makes the Go: Organic Orchestra unique is the fact that no one knows how the music is going to unfold. Unlike the traditional ways an orchestra operates, musicians get to participate in what is happening in the music in Rudolph’s orchestra. “There is a philosophical
basis for this because that’s the nature of how we live anyway. The future really doesn’t exist, and the past doesn’t really exist. They are concepts of the mind. All that really exists is what is in the moment,” he said. He said he hopes the audience will be actively engaged as they join him on an adventure to see how the performance develops. “It’s a really exciting opportunity because the audience gets to get on board with us as we create the music in the moment and not really know what’s going to happen next,” Rudolph said. With praises from various critics such as LA Weekly and allaboutjazz.com, the Go: Organic Orchestra is noted to be an interesting presentation of “a blend of gentle sustained dissonance, heaven-crashing rhythm jams, and individual improvisations.” “Hopefully, we inspire other people to become more creative themselves in whatever they do,” Rudolph said.
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Making a name in jazz Two University students head to the National Solo Jazz Competition finals
BY SARAH FOSTER STAFF WRITER
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im Pugh has a variety of extraordinary experiences to share with his students. Throughout his half-century-long musicianship, the trombonist and professor of jazz studies has written and directed pieces for symphonies. He’s soloed on soundtracks for feature fi lms and he’s had his head smashed in a truck door by esteemed jazz musician Woody Herman. But along the way, Pugh has also discovered that sometimes his students are the ones sharing the exceptional experiences with him. For the fi rst time, two University students were selected as fi nalists for the American Trombone Workshop’s National Solo Jazz Competition. Austin Seybert, a doctorate student in FAA, was selected as a fi nalist for the 22-to-29 age division and Byron Allen, junior in FAA, was
selected for the 21-and-under division in early January. Along with Pugh, the two fi nalists will travel to Washington D.C. on March 18 for the fi nals. A multitude of applicants spanning the nation submitted CDs of recordings and various pieces to the popular and competitive contest, according to the competition’s website. Out of the two divisions, there are only three fi nalists allowed to continue. This is the fi rst time that a fi nalist in each category comes from the University. “I’ll be their cheerleader,� Pugh said. “You send the stuff out there, and you have no idea for sure. The honor of being chosen as a fi nalist is a nice acknowledgement from the trombone world of their abilities and passion, and it’s a great pat on the back. I am very pleased and very happy. We’re all very proud of them.�
For Allen, the award is a recognition that will continue to drive him to work harder in the future. “It keeps you moving, when you do stuff like this,� Allen said. “It’s nice to have something to feel really accomplished for. It gets you to practice more.� Coming from a small, rural town in Missouri, Allen said it seemed like there was little to no chance in making it in the music world. “There wasn’t a lot of festivals where I lived. (Other than band), we didn’t have music classes. No one really taught me about it,� Allen said. “My interest in music kind of came from nowhere. My dad’s side of the family is generations of farmers, and my mom’s side of the family has random town jobs.� But music couldn’t stay away from Allen for too long. After he joined his school’s jazz band in eighth grade, he soon fell in love with it.
“I was really bad (at fi rst). I wasn’t a natural musician,� he said. “It took me a while, but after I joined jazz band, I started feeling really passionate about music. I thought jazz was a fun kind of music. It swung. It was really enjoyable to me. No one around me listened to jazz.� From then on, Allen explored the genre. He studied professional musicians in the field, observing the way they played and performed, and he listened to every recording he could get his hands on. But when Allen came to the University, he found his rural background to be very different from the rest of his peers. “When I got out here, the music was a lot more complex. I played easier type of solos, like blues — all pretty similar (to jazz), but nothing too complex,� he said. “The players here are a lot different. They had a lot
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Go: Organic Orchestra embodies music for the mind, body, spirit BY ROBIN DEAN STAFF WRITER
The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will host a night full of music that reveals an assortment of colors, textures, images and storytelling. The concert will be led by composer and percussionist Adam Rudolph who is the current George A. Miller Visiting Artist. The Go: Organic Orchestra will embody a form of music that is for the mind, body and spirit. “We are looking to have an exchange of feelings from one heart to another heart,� Rudolph said. The University’s Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is thrilled to welcome back Rudolph, after a previous performance at the Krannert Art Museum, according to Jason Finkel-
man, director of global arts performance initiatives for the Center for World Music. During Rudolph’s last visit, he hosted an evening workshop for students, which allowed participants to explore his style of music. However, this time around, the Go: Organic Orchestra will consist of students who undergo a week-long workshop — which started on Monday — that leads up to a final performance. It welcomes a wide variety of musicians on campus that are willing to explore and practice conducted, improvised music. “One of the beautiful things about this process of Adam’s is that he is open to establishing an ensemble that incorporates musicians from many different backgrounds,� Finkelman said.
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What: Go: Organic Orchestra When: Saturday at 7:30 p.m Where: Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts How: Free The workshops begin with Rudolph teaching students his own conducting signals in preparation for the final performance. “Adam has been successful in putting his own imprint on his process of conducted improvisation and is one of the principle people practicing it now,� Finkelman said. Carmen Rast, sophomore
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Illini face Blue Devils, Tar Heels BY CHRIS KENNEDY STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Aleks Vukic returns the ball during the tennis game vs. Green Bay at Atkins Tennis Center on Friday. The Illini won 4-0.
Last year, the Illinois men’s tennis team’s first defeats of the year came in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, when the Illini faced Duke and North Carolina in backto-back early-season dual meets. This year, the No. 8 Illini will face the No. 11 Blue Devils and the No. 6 Tar Heels at home in Champaign. “We’re looking forward to some great matches,� head coach Brad Dancer said. “We know with the level of teams that we have coming here, there’s going to continue to be a great challenge this weekend.� Last weekend, the Illi-
ni shut out two mid-major conference champions in Wisconsin-Green Bay and Ball State. This weekend’s opponents are a much different challenge. Duke and North Carolina are two of the top teams in the country and are coming off wins against quality competition. Both Duke and UNC spent last weekend playing in different ITA KickOff matches for a berth in the National Indoor Team Championships in Chicago. Illinois is hosting the event and receives an automatic entry. Duke dominated one of the Kick-Off weekend’s toughest group draws to earn its spot in the tournament. The Blue Devils
took down No. 19 Wake Forest 4-1 and No. 25 Memphis 4-0. They’ve also already beaten No. 27 Kentucky on the road this year. Duke’s line-up sports one of the nation’s top freshmen in No. 18 Nicolas Alvarez. Alvarez is the current ACC Player of the Week after clinching Duke’s last two wins. He has eight wins against ranked opponents this year, including the Illini’s own No. 31 Jared Hiltzik at the ITA AllAmerican Championships. Alvarez is the Blue Devil’s highest ranked player, but he’s been playing at No. 2 singles. That’s the spot Hiltzik played in last week, so a rematch could be in the works.
Duke isn’t the only team with an impact freshman. The Illini have a freshmen squad that looks to be immediate contributors for the team. No. 44 Aleks Vukic is undefeated in singles this spring and clinched the Illini’s comeback win over No. 6 Baylor last Wednesday in Waco, Texas. No. 62 Aron Hiltzik picked up two singles wins on Friday against Wisconsin-Green Bay and Ball State. “All of our freshmen have been pushing the envelope,� Dancer said. “(They) force our upperclassmen guys to play well to keep their line-up spots.�
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Illinois aims to end losing streak BY BRETT LERNER STAFF WRITER
Riding a five-game losing streak and still without its leading scorer, Ivory Crawford, the last thing Illinois women’s basketball needs is a road game against a top-15 team in the nation. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what the Illini will battle through at Nebraska on Thursday night. This is the second matchup of the season between the two teams: the first was won by the Cornhuskers 58-53 and was the first loss in the current losing streak for head coach Matt Bollant’s Illini. “The preparation’s a little different when we play a team a second time,� Bollant said. “We’re still watching film to see what they’re doing differently and hopefully be able to watch the first (game) and adjust to the things (Nebraska) did last time.� One of the main issues Illinois has dealt with throughout the losing streak is the ability to put together a full game, which was the case in the first matchup with Nebraska. The Illini had a two-point halftime lead, but lost the second half by seven. Similar situations have happened in other games in the losing streak as well, although in most games Illinois has started slow and tried to make a run in the second half. “We’ve got to be more of a 40-minute team, in the Big Ten playing against great teams you can’t be a 15, 20, 25-minute team,� Bollant said. The other big issue Illinois has been battling all season is bench production. Senior Taylor Tuck is the only nonstarter that is averaging over two points per game over the course of the season. She’s also the only bench player averaging double-digit minutes per game on the season with 11. The issue has been a constant fight for Bollant all year, but without Crawford, the issue has become magnified throughout the losing streak. One bright spot on the issue was sophomore guard Ashley McConnell’s play in the loss at Michigan. McConnell shot 2-of-2 from 3-point range, and Bollant
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When: 7 p.m. Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska TV/Radio: Fighting Illini Sports Network Quick Notes: The Illini lost the first meeting of the season to start their five game losing streak, 58-53. Hidden Stat: Only one Illinois bench player averages more than two points per game. said he is trying to get her to look for her shot more. “I’m really confident coming off the bench and playing with (the starters),� McConnell said. “I know they believe in me so it’s an easy transition to come from the bench to the court.� One thing Illinois can expect to be the same in Nebraska’s gameplan is the attacking mentality of junior guard Rachel Theriot. Theriot is averaging 17 points per game and dropped 27 on the Illini earlier this month. Bollant says he expects Coleman to guard Theriot in most situations, so Coleman’s foul situation will be something worth keeping an eye on. Another thing working against Illinois could be the environment at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were No. 11 in the country last season in attendance, averaging over 6,100 fans per home game according to the NCAA. Although it could be a factor against them, it seems that Illinois could embrace the underdog mentality in order to pull off the road upset and stop the losing streak at five. “I think (going to Nebraska) is going to make us want to play better,� Coleman said. “We’ve been on a little losing streak, but it’s not stopping us from wanting to get better and play better and beat bigger teams that people portray to be better than us.�
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Illinois' Erin Buchanan competes her floor exercise routine during the Gym Jam at Huff Hall on March 8.
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Motherly love makes Pink Meet personal for Buchanan BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER
One white blood cell held the fate of Erin Buchanan’s heart and soul. The night before one of Erin’s biggest gymnastics meets of her junior year of high school, her mother, Jane, was rushed to the hospital. Jane just had her first chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and that white blood cell was the only thing keeping her alive. A white blood count below 4500 is below normal for a healthy person, according to the National Institutes of Health. “Everybody’s bodies react differently, and her’s just shut down,� Erin said. It was at that moment Erin realized her mother was the reason for her success. Erin labels Jane as many things: her mom, her best friend, her hero, her biggest fan, an incredible woman, a breast cancer survivor. But even though they have always been best friends, their relationship wasn’t always what it is now. Growing up, Erin felt like more of a daddy’s girl. Having two brothers made her want to be one of the boys. With time, though, Erin
and Jane grew closer. She learned to enjoy shopping with her mother, and they reached the point where they were the same size and could wear the same things. But those aren’t the only things they shared. Erin’s competitive nature comes from her mother. Jane was a 5-foot-3 basketball player at Division III Christopher Newport University in Virginia, and she was one of the best players on the team. It taught Erin that “certain things don’t matter. You can be whoever you want to be, and nothing can hold you back from that.� Erin’s start in gymnastics had nothing to do with her mother, though. At first, Erin was a soccer player and swimmer. It wasn’t until later that she dropped the two sports to focus on artistic gymnastics. Gymnastics has taken Erin far, as she is one of three all-around competitors on the Illinois women’s gymnastics team, but the sport didn’t come naturally to her. There was, however, no doubt Jane had her back. “She was the most supportive parent about it, where if I had a bad day, she would say, ‘You know, I’m proud of you,
but you don’t need to do it,’� Erin said. At Illinois’ home opener against Rutgers on Jan. 17, Jane continued to prove her positive impact on her daughter. She was in the crowd watching, and it was her presence that helped Erin thrive. When Erin spotted her mother in the crowd, she went out and earned her previous season-high on the balance beam. But that’s not the only instance in which Jane helped her daughter succeed. It was the night before the 2012 Virginia Level 10 State Championship that Jane was rushed to the hospital, with that one white blood cell keeping her alive. That’s why Erin’s father was the only family member in attendance at the meet. Even so, it was Jane who got Erin through the competition. When her father came back from the hospital the morning of the meet, he explained to Erin, “She wants you to do this so bad. She wants this for you.� Erin wanted to compete for her mother, the person who always told her she could do anything. She wanted to prove her mother right.
No. 14 Illinois vs. No. 9 Penn State When: 4 p.m. Saturday at Huff Hall Quick notes: The Illini will be hosting their annual Pink Meet for the eighth year in a row. Hidden stat: Illinois heads into the meet ranked No. 7 on the uneven bars and No. 8 on the balance beam, both of which are higher than Penn State. “I think that’s the most valuable lesson a mom can teach their daughters: The sky’s the limit,� Erin said. “She did that for me.� With a 38.075, Erin won the state all-around title, bringing tears to both of her parents’ eyes: her dad at the competition and her mom at the hospital surrounded by friends. Regardless of the outcome, though, Erin knew her mother would be proud of her. Even though it’s Jane who has fought cancer, she has constantly thought of Erin
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Super Bowl-bound Patriots boast four former Illini players From Memorial Stadium to NFL success BY STEPHEN BOURBON SENIOR WRITER
It’s safe to say the Illinois football team will be cheering on the Patriots when Super Bowl XLIX kicks off Sunday. Four former Illini will be in the big game, and all four are members of New England’s roster. Here’s a breakdown of how all four fared this season. DAILY ILLINI FILE PHOTO
Illinois' Tavon Wilson attempts to tackle Michigan's Jeremy Gallon. Wilson is one of four former Illini football players headed to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots.
Michael Hoomanawanui, TE The blocking tight end is in his third season with New England after being
drafted by the Rams in the fifth round of the 2010 draft. This season was the first of Hoomanawanui’s career that he appeared in all 16 games of the regular season. Hoomanawanui recorded just three catches for 44 yards in the regular season but has been effective in the postseason. In the Patriots’ victory over the Ravens in the Divisional Round, Hoomanawanui doubled his regular season output with four catches for 43 yards. He was rarely used in the passing game during New England’s blowout of Indianapolis, with one catch for six yards. However, at 6-foot-4, 260 pounds, he is used as an extra offensive lineman in the Patri-
ots’ blocking scheme. New England already has one of the top receiving tight ends, Rob Gronkowski, which limits the need for Hoomanawanui as a receiving threat.
Tavon Wilson, SS After receving a sixth or seventh-round projection for the NFL Draft, according to CBSsports. com, many were shocked to see the Patriots spend a second round pick on the strong safety in 2012. Wilson’s most successful season was his rookie year — he made four starts and accumulated 41 tackles in addition to four interceptions and six passes
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FOOTBALL defended. Wilson has not replicated that sort of production in the past two seasons. A hamstring injury slowed his sophomore campaign, forcing him to miss three games. The highlight of his 2013 season was a 74-yard interception returned for a touchdown in a blowout of Baltimore in Week 15. Wilson spent this season as the Patriots’ third safety behind Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty. Wilson has recorded two postseason tackles.
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Illinois' Joe Olen attempts to block a shot during the hockey game vs. Robert Morris at the Ice Arena on Saturday. The Olen brothers are competing at the 2015 Winter World University Games in Grenada, Spain.
Hockey tested without Olens BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER
The Illinois hockey team will be tested again this weekend against No. 6 Oklahoma, but this time, it will be missing two of its best players: the Olen brothers. Forward John Olen and goaltender Joe Olen were selected by USA Hockey to represent the United States at the 2015 Winter World University Games in Grenada, Spain. As a result, Illinois (17-13-1) will be missing its points leader and starting goaltender. Despite the holes in both their offense and defense, head coach Nick Fabbrini is approaching the series against the Sooners (185-2-0) with a next-man-up mentality. In place of Joe Olen, the team will start sophomore Zev Grumet-Morris in goal. Grumet-Morris received significant playing time prior to the semester break due to Joe Olen’s groin injury. Most recently, he replaced Olen in net in the second period of the team’s 5-2 victory over Robert Morris on Friday. Fabbrini is also expecting
his offensive players to step up in place of John Olen. Fabbrini hasn’t been happy with the team’s offensive output in its recent five-game losing streak, in which Illinois failed to score more than two goals in any game. “There are a lot of guys who are going to get an opportunity to play this weekend, so now would be a good time for them to prove themselves offensively,” Fabbrini said. The Sooners’ offense will take a serious hit this weekend with the absence of forwards Bryce Johnson and right wing Jordan Greenberg, who lead the team with 42 and 41 points, respectively. Johnson and Greenberg are also going to the World University Games. Oklahoma’s closest points scorer to those two is center Ty Jones with 25 on the season. However, Illinois defenseman Josh Baker knows the team can’t take the Sooners lightly, especially after its last game against Robert Morris in which the Illini let up three goals in the first period. There was a team consensus that the early deficit was a result of a lack of effort after
the previous night’s win. Illinois’ energy returned in the second and third periods but wasn’t enough for a win. For the series against the Sooners, the Illini hope to avoid any lackadaisical periods. “We just have to keep the guys believing in what we are doing and make sure that we are all on the same page,” Baker said. “We can get back on pace, and, with last weekend, we started to do that a little bit.” In preparation for this weekend, the team has been focusing on one-on-one defensive matchups because of the Oklahoma’s pro-style offense. Fabbrini said the Sooners play physically and often involve their defensive players on offensive rushes. Fabbrini also believes the Illini play much better at home than on the road, and their record supports that. The Illini are 11-3-0 at home and 3-8-1 on the road. They’re in the midst of a sixgame home stand, and Fabbrini expects them to return to the form they played with prior to their five-game losing streak — all five of which came on the road.
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Buchanan saw limited action in three games this season and recorded two tackles. However, an ankle injury ended the secondyear defensive end’s season and landed him on injured reserve on Oct. 6. In his rookie year last season, Buchanan appeared in 15 games and recorded nine tackles. The Patriots selected Buchanan in the seventh round of the 2013 draft.
Justin Green, DB In his first two seasons in the league, Green has had a journeyman’s road trying to find a place in the league. An undrafted free agent in 2013, the Patriots signed him in July, and he appeared in all four preseason games before being cut before the season. The cornerback spent much of the season on the practice squad and was active for two games during the 2013 campaign, recording no statistics. After one preseason game on the Patriots in 2014, Green was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive end Ben Bass. Green stayed with the Cowboys for two additional preseason games before being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. He was cut four days later. After not being on a team for much of the season, Green rejoined the Patriots’ 10-man practice squad on Dec. 3.
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When/Where: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Illinois Ice Arena Quick notes: Illinois will be without the Olen brothers against Oklahoma. Hidden Stat: Behind John Olen, the Illini’s next two highest scoring leaders are freshmen James Mcging and Eric Cruickshank, with 25 and 23 points, respectively. “It’s easier to go through your own routine when you get to sleep in your own bed as opposed to a bus,” Fabbrini said. “We are excited to be back, and these next four games are a great chance to get back to where we want to be.”
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Illini face Minnesota in new format BY DANIEL COLLINS STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team will compete in a different event format this weekend against Minnesota. In a typical dual meet, the two squads don’t compete in the same event at the same time and don’t compete in the events in the same order. Illinois head coach Justin Spring said this format makes the sport hard to follow, mainly because it makes it difficult for the average fan to keep up with the score. With events varying in score, sometimes it is hard to determine a winner until the meet is finished. When the Illini host Minnesota, both teams will compete in the same events at the same time and alternate turns. “Our mission is to revamp college gymnastics as we know it to make it more of an understandable team versus team (compe-
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WGYM throughout this suffering. Jane thought of her daughter and her meet while in the hospital, and she thought of Erin when she first received the news of her diagnosis, deciding not to tell her immediately. “She knew that it would impact me more than my brothers only because I’m a girl, and at that point, I was — she was my best friend, my biggest fan,” Erin explained. “And the minute she told me, it didn’t hit me. It was more of, ‘What can we do to make her better?’” There were no hard feelings about deciding to wait to tell her. Erin trusted her mother’s judgment. “I wasn’t mad at her,” Erin added. “I was mad that this could happen to anyone.” Soon after that, Jane had her head shaved. Erin wanted to show her support too. She asked her mother if she, too, could shave her head. Jane insisted her daughter leave her blonde hair as is, for it was “too pretty.” That wasn’t the first instance Erin showed an instinct for breast cancer advocacy. She has been donating her hair since she was little, around 10 years old, when her parents stressed the importance of giving back and how it’s
tition)” Spring said. “That’s what university athletics is about. We’re an individual sport struggling with that.” Trying to revamp the meet format is something that Spring has been looking to accomplish the past few seasons. When Illinois faces Stanford later this season on March 6, a new scoring system will be used that he and assistant coach Daniel Ribeiro created. The system will be similar to a faceoff. One member from each team will compete against each other for a single point. Judges will also keep score, but that accumulated total won’t be announced until the end of the meet. For the third week in a row, Illinois will be facing top-10 competition. The Gophers jumped to No. 10 in the rankings after defeating the Air Force Academy on Saturday. The Illini currently rank fourth. Spring will look to place
junior C.J. Maestas and freshman Bobby Baker back into more events against Minnesota. Unlike last week against Ohio State, Illinois will make more use of Baker and Maestas. Baker, who has impressed both his coaches and teammates early on this season, is still looking to advance his routines. “I’m definitely not at my full potential,” Baker said. “Training with (the coaches) is slow progress, but they’ll get me to where I need to be. At this point, I’m only about halfway there.” Receiving more rest at this stage of his career seems ideal for Maestas, who has reached the point where he is trying to master the mental aspects of gymnastics. “I’ve noticed a lot of changes in my body,” Maestas said. “I’m more of the meditation type now before events. I have full difficulty
always the best thing to do. That lesson combined with the experience of her mother fighting cancer has greatly influenced Erin’s life plans. “I almost want to say that going through all of this has really helped me make the definite decision that I want to help kids with cancer of any kind,” she said. Erin knows most about breast cancer, but she does her best to learn about other types of cancers because of her interest in the subject and desire to make a change. She even went as far as to say it’s her passion. During the 2014 fall semester, Erin received a text from her mother: “Doctors said I’m two years cancer free.” In that time, Erin has learned a lot, whether it be just growing into a more mature person with a positive outlook on life. She can’t even put the experience into words, but one thing is for sure: Erin would feel incomplete without her mother in her life. “I’ve said it a million times, and I’ll say it again: I don’t think I’d be where I am today without my mom,” Erin said. “She’s my better half, to put it in simpler words.”
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TENNIS North Carolina advanced out of its Kick-Off Weekend group draw as well, downing Oregon 4-0 and No. 34 Viriginia Tech 4-1 to earn a spot in Chicago. Last week, Illinois faced one of the nation’s top players — No. 5 Julian Lenz of Baylor. North Carolina brings another this week with No. 2 Brayden Schnur. While Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski took home second place at ITA Indoor Nationals in the fall, Schnur won the singles bracket. In last year’s match in Chapel Hill, Schnur handed thenNo. 4 Jared Hiltzik his first singles loss of the season. Facing the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels back-toback will be a challenge for the Illini, who will have faced three top-15 opponents in two weeks. Dancer says that quality competition is essential to the Illini. “We play elite competition all year long. That’s kind of our M. O. if you will,” Dancer said. “We want great teams coming here and just can’t wait to play these teams.
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Minnesota at Illinois
When: 4 p.m., Saturday, Huff Hall. Quick notes: The Illini defeated Minnesota earlier in the season at the Windy City Invitational, 428.100410.350. Hidden stat: Freshman Bobby Baker has earned Big Ten honors in his first three weeks of the season. He has won the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award twice and was named co-gymnast last week with teammate junior C.J. Maestas. and my routines are kind of dangerous, so I have to be focused.”
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Men’s Tennis weekend Illinois vs Duke
When: 6 p.m. Friday at Atkins Tennis Center TV/Radio: Live scoring at FightingIllini.com Quick notes: The No. 11 Blue Devils defeated the Illini in Durham last spring and bring one of the nation’s top freshmen in No. 18 Nicolas Alvarez. Hidden stat: Alvarez has 8 wins against ranked opponents, including a victory over Jared Hiltzik in the fall.
Illinois vs North Carolina
When: 6 p.m. Saturday at Atkins Tennis Center TV/Radio: Live scoring at FightingIllini.com Quick notes: Illinois faces the No. 6 Tar Heels and No. 2-ranked Brayden Schnur at home after losing in Chapel Hill last season. Hidden stat: After this match, the Illini will have played three top-15 teams in the season’s first two weeks.
C.J. Maestas performs the rings routine against Ohio State at Huff Hall on Jan. 26, 2014.
Dual wins bring Illini closer to season goal KIERAN HAMPL Sports columnist
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he Illinois men’s gymnastics team came into the season with the lofty goal of winning a national championship. Almost two months later, those goals are still very much alive and the team is performing as strong as ever. The first two meets didn’t do much to show how good Illinois could be this year, but after the Windy City Invitational, the Illini cemented their position as one of the top three teams in the country. This was the team’s first big test against the cream of the crop in the Big Ten, including defending national champion Michigan, as well as Ohio State, Iowa and Minnesota. The meet was a monumental victory for the Illini, considering Michigan dominated them in both the Big Ten and NCAA Championship last season. Ohio State has also proven to be a big challenge for the Illini in the past. It was the first time that Illinois placed first in the Windy City Invitational since 2011. Not only did the Illini blow out the field, beating Michigan by 5.15 points and Ohio State by 13.3, but senior C.J. Maestas put together one of the most dominant performances of his career, placing first on the floor, rings and the all-around titles. The Illini followed up their dominant performance a week later with another victory against Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes made it a close match, only losing by 2.7 points, but were overpowered by the Illini, who turned in their sixth-
best score to date in Illinois program history. The deciding factor in the match was the large margin of victory on rings for Illinois. Mike Wilner, Joey Peters, Bobby Baker, Max Mayr, Thomas Gibbs and Dennis Minton all contributed strong scores, helping the team pull away. The team has been impressive all season and is looking like a legit contender to win a championship, but what has been most impressive so far have been the team’s individual performances. Freshman Bobby Baker has made huge contributions to this early season run and is achieving close to the level of former Big Ten Freshman of the Year Chandler Eggleston. In his collegiate debut, Baker finished with both pommel horse and parallel bars titles. In the match against Ohio State, he picked up his fourth event title of the season on his fourth different apparatus. The Illini finished last season in fourth place during the NCAA finals, but the contributions from Baker and other freshman, including Tyson Bull and Minton, could provide the extra spark needed to vault the Illini back to a title run. The contributions from the new gymnasts, as well as returning leadership, will provide a recipe for success for the Illini, who have always been talented but have struggled with consistency through the years. The victories over Michigan and Ohio State show the Illini have become much more consistent and balanced, which will be crucial for a late-season championship run.
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No. 2 track heads to Indiana BY WILL SMALL STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s track and field team is gaining national attention this season: The Illini are ranked No. 2 in Track and Field News’ dual meet rankings. “They’re reflective of the fact that we’re improving as a team and a program,” head coach Mike Turk said when asked about the rankings. “It’s nice for the guys to get some recognition for the hard work they’ve put in.” But Turk doesn’t really pay much attention to the rankings. “At the end of the day, (the rankings) don’t really mean much,” Turk said. “It’s a nice little pat on the back, and it motivates you to work hard for that day, and then you just keep going.”
“At the end of the day, (the rankings) don’t really mean much.” KEVIN VONGNAPHONE THE DAILY ILLINI
Illinois’ Jesse Delgado pins Rider’s Zach Valcarce during the wrestling match vs. Rider University at Huff Hall on Sunday, Nov. 9.
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Illinois wrestling to face Maryland Delgado’s return perfectly timed for crucial matches BY ETHAN SWANSON STAFF WRITER
This weekend is one of a couple firsts: the first time the Illini will face Maryland as a conference opponent and the first time defending national champion Jesse Delgado returns to the Illinois lineup since suffering an injury in the Illini’s Nov. 9 home opener. On a night where Illinois will be honoring local servicemen as a part of its “Hometown Heroes” promotion, Illini wrestling will be glad to have its own hero back on the mat. Head coach Jim Heffernan emphasized the impact Delgado’s return will have on the team for Friday and the rest of the season. “He has looked really good in practice,” Heffernan said in a press release. “Working hard on improving his strength and technique, while maintaining his conditioning. He looks sharp and we are excited to have him back.” “I’ve been wrestling since I
was a young kid and it’s something I like to do,” Delgado added. “I’m ready to go.” It seems Delgado could not have picked a better weekend to return to action. Maryland brings a 0-5 conference record to Huff Hall on Friday and will be the first team outside the WIN Magazine national top-25 rankings the Illini have faced in two weeks. Illinois is also 2-0 against the Terrapins all-time, their most recent meeting was in 2012 and ended in a 31-6 Illini victory. Sunday, the Illini will travel to Purdue, a team Illinois has much more experience with. The Illini lead the all-time series with the Boilermakers 65-27-2 — the most recent matchup concluded with a 18-16 win that also featured a Delgado victory. This weekend doubles as a chance for Delgado to ease his way back into a rigorous Big Ten schedule, and facing the Terrapins could revitalize an Illinois squad that is 3-3 in its last six meets. “It’s good to see someone different,” Heffernan said. “We’ve seen the Big Ten teams pretty frequently and have been wrestling them for so long that there’s a lot of rematches. To be honest, it’s refreshing to see a different team, it adds to the excitement.” “You just have to treat it like
the NCAA tournament,” added 174-pound sophomore Zac Brunson. “We all have our own individual jobs, watch our own films and study our own opponents. At the tournament, you won’t know who you have until he’s right in front of you, you just have to be ready to compete.” Although the team views this weekend as an opportunity to escape the emotional and physical grind of traditional Big Ten wrestling, both coach Heffernan and his team said that any team that wears the “B1G” emblem is no team to be taken lightly. Heffernan expressed that no one can be overlooked at this point in the season, already three matches behind Minnesota for the conference lead, Illinois needs all the help it can get to make a run going into the postseason. “These meets are crucial,” added Brunson. “We need these wins to help keep our seeding at the Big Ten Championships and so we can keep our momentum and confidence. Although these might not be the opponents we want to face at the end of the season, these matches are great for building confidence and to help us enter the postseason at full stride.”
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Weekend wrestling preview When: Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. vs Maryland, Huff Hall Sunday, Feb. 1, 1 p.m. at Purdue, West Lafayette, Indiana. Quick Notes: Illinois will face unseen competition this weekend in Maryland as the Terrapins continue their first year in Big Ten play. With two teams near the bottom of the Big Ten, Illinois has a chance to make a major leap in the conference standings. Hidden Stat: Maryland and Purdue have combined for only one Big Ten win this season
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The team can attribute its hot start this year to a strong offseason in the fall and winter. “They did a very good job in the fall and then carrying that over the holidays,” Turk said. “They came back to campus in January in really good shape.” Another important factor for the Illini has been the level of competition they have been seeing week after week. It has helped the team fi nd out where it stacks up against the top teams in the country. “When you see the really high level of competition from the Floridas and the Arkansas’, it desensitizes you as an athlete when you see the best in the country,” Turk said. “It helps keep things on a level playing field.” The Illini will look to make even more progress this weekend as they send a small group of distance runners to the Indiana Relay meet in Bloomington, Indiana. The event will take place on Friday and Saturday. The rest of the team will stay home and work on their training. “We’ve been going at it pretty hard,” said Turk when asked about the upcoming meet. “The hot start we’ve had has come with a price, so we’re not going to be taking a full team over to Indiana. We’ll use this week to train.”
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Women’s golf returns from 3-month break BY LUCAS WRIGHT STAFF WRITER
Following a three-month hiatus, the Illini women’s golf team is back in action this weekend at the Illinois Challenge in Venice, Florida. Illinois will return from a much-needed break, during which players had time to fine-tune their games. In sophomore Stephanie Miller’s case, this was time well spent. “I had a funk in my back swing, which caused me to hit everything left,” Miller said. “My swing coach and I worked on that for about two and a half weeks, but now I’ve
finally got it right, and things are going straighter.” Miller closed out her fall season on a tear, claiming two Big Ten Player of the Week awards in late October and early November. With her swing fixed, she seemed confident that she will continue her dominance going into the spring season. Miller was not the only Illini putting in work over the winter break. Freshman standout Dana Gattone spent her time in Florida gearing up for her first spring season as an Illini. Gattone played throughout the break on the unique Florida courses that
Illinois will play in upcoming tournaments. She said it was an opportunity to scout out the courses for her teammates. “It was my job to look over the Bermuda grasses and get a feel for it around the greens,” Gattone said. “I was just trying to bring back some tips to our coach, and give her an idea of what types of shots we need to practice.” The players’ consensus was that the break was a positive one, and head coach Renee Slone agreed that the extra rest for the players will be crucial going into such a busy spring season.
The effect of the offseason will show itself this weekend. Illinois will face off against Illinois State in the Illinois Challenge, a one-day match-play event. The Illini have won six straight Illinois Challenges. Illinois has not lost to Illinois State since the event began in 2009, which has coach Renee Slone very confident in her team and its ability to use this event as a building block heading forward. “I feel that everyone is well-prepared and that we can go down there and focus on ourselves and stick to the process,” Slone said. “We
can use this as a gauge to see where we are at and what we need to focus on in our next few weeks.” The Illini enter the event as the 62nd-ranked team in the nation according to Golfweek, 85 spots higher than Illinois State. With a win, Illinois will notch its first of the spring and third of the 2014-2015 season, which would be the Illini’s most in a season since 2002-03.
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Illinois vs. Illinois State
7 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 1, Venice, Florida. Quick note: Illinois opens its fall season with a favorable matchup against the Illinois State Redbirds. Hidden stat: Illinois has never lost in the Illinois Challenge, going 6-0 against the Redbirds.
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Infielder Gordon Beckham will return to the Chicago White, the team announced Wednesday.
Beckham signs with White Sox Infielder Gordon Beckham is returning to the Chicago White Sox after just five months away from the club that drafted him. The Sox announced Wednesday that they had signed Beckham to a oneyear, $2 million contract and designated outfielder Dayan Viciedo for assignment to make room for Beckham on the 40-man roster. The Sox have 10 days to trade, release
or put Viciedo through waivers. Beckham, a Sox firstround draft pick in 2008, played the majority of his six seasons with the Sox at second base, but Sox general manager Rick Hahn said the hope remains that either prospect Micah Johnson or Carlos Sanchez will win the job at second this season. That would leave Beckham, 28, as a substitute at second, third or shortstop, along with utility man Emilio Bonifacio, who can also play in the outfield.
A 7-foot monument to Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks began its fourday stay at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, attracting a hodgepodge of Chicagoans seeking to honor the beloved baseball icon. Banks’ wife, Liz, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, Mayor
Rahm Emanuel, hundreds of people heading to work or draped in Cubs attire and even Cubs superfan Ronnie “Woo-Woo” Wickers stood for photos near the bronze statue. A public visitation is scheduled Friday for Banks, who died last week at 83, but the statue that depicts a smiling Banks at bat in his Cubs uniform gives the public a chance to pay tribute all week.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Liz Banks, right, widow of Cubs Hall of Famer, carry a wreath to the statue of Ernie Banks.
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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to fight on May 2.
Boxers meet at Heat game Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao’s unscheduled meeting at a Miami Heat game has triggered rapid movement toward the long-anticipated Super Bowl of boxing. Pacquiao advisor Michael Koncz told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday that the unbeaten Mayweather visited Pacquiao at his Miami hotel suite Tuesday night after the game, express-
ing his feelings on what can help finalize talks that are currently centered around how to broadcast the May 2 pay-per-view fight jointly on Showtime and HBO. “Floyd was sincere,” Koncz said. Koncz said as a result of that talk, he has received confirmation of an agreement between CBS/Showtime chairman Leslie Moonves and HBO chief executive Richard Plepler that the fight will feature two broadcasters from each premium network.
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Veteran leaders a boon for Illini
Numbers behind Illini basketball’s struggles on the Big Ten court
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also making a run in the Big Ten tournament and the NCAA tournament. “(It’s) real important,� senior center fielder Will Krug said of having so many returning position players. “Everyone just knows how everyone else operates and that’ll just help us not only in the beginning of the season ... but also in the long run.� Despite the good feeling surrounding the team, Hartleb knows that relying on being a veteran team doesn’t guarantee wins. He’s had three or four teams with the same type of leadership and returning starters. It’s a long season filled with injuries and ups and downs. If the team wants to succeed and live up to all the preseason hype, it’s up to the players to do their jobs. “The veteran portion is good if we take care of business and go about things the right way, and to this point, we have,� Hartleb said. “You have to be optimistic, but cautious.�
multiple Big Ten losing streaks. The Daily Illini breaks down the stats that have been the most indicative of Illinois’ performance.
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legiate Baseball’s Fabulous 40. The team knows that the rankings don’t mean much if the team doesn’t prepare for every game physically and mentally. “We need to know that every game is important,� senior right fielder Casey Fletcher said. “You don’t not show up one game. That can be the difference between going to the tournament and not going to the tournament, so we have to be ready to play every day.� A veteran team means that players are familiar with each other and fewer adjustments need to be made. During the first practice of the season, Hartleb expected his team to be a little rusty and make mistakes. Instead, he was surprised to see few errors and was impressed with how sharp the team looked. Much of that has to do with all eight starting position players returning from last year. Drills are smoother because the players are familiar with each other and know what to expect under certain circumstances. That familiarity could be key to the Illini not only getting off to a quick start but
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Illinois’ Tyler Jay pitches the ball during the game against Indiana State at Illinois Field on Mar. 18. The Illini’s veteran team has led to high expectations for the upcoming season.
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As reporters inside the Irwin Indoor Facility surrounded Kevin Duchene during Illinois baseball’s media day Monday, he was asked what it was like to be heading into his junior season with an experienced team. A certain confidence came from the 6-foot-2 pitcher in what he said next. “You can tell that there’s a different sense of demeanor around us,� Duchene said. “This is a team that has high aspirations of winning. This team is going to have the potential of achieving a lot this year, and we showed it on Day One.� This year’s team is filled with mostly upperclassmen, as Illinois lost only three of its 19 pitchers and has all of its starting position players returning. With such a veteran team, head coach Dan Hartleb is aware of the high expectations, especially for a pitching staff that he called the best he’s had at Illinois. Despite high expectations, Hartleb knows there is a difference between a veteran team and a young team. The first priority for the program is always to win. With a veteran group, there isn’t just an expectation to win but also the knowledge of how to do it. Young players don’t always know what to do in certain situations, the veterans do. After a short postseason run last year — just three games in the Big Ten tournament — the Illini head into the season ranked No. 38 in the nation by PerfectGame.org and No. 40, according to NCAA Division I Col-
Illinois’ DIA announced that the men’s basketball home game on Feb. 12 against Michigan will be an “Orange Out.� Fans are encouraged to wear orange to support the team. The game is already sold out, as the team hopes to tie State Farm Center’s record attendance of 17,085 that was set against Indiana on Jan. 18. It will also be Dee Brown Bobblehead Night: the first 6,000 fans that enter the arena will receive a scratch-off card and 1,000 of those fans will win a Dee Brown bobblehead. Blakeway Gigapixel will take a panoramic image of the crowd during the game to commemorate the record crowd. The night will also include fireworks prior to tip-off when the Illini take the court.
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“Orange Out� Planned for game against Michigan
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For the Illinois men’s basketball team, the keys to winning in the Big Ten are simple: defense and rebounding. Although the Illini may know the right formula, neither of head coach John Groce’s first two seasons were a cakewalk in conference play. “We just have to do what we’ve been doing the last two games,� center Nnanna Egwu said. “(We have to keep) playing hard on defense, making it hard on teams to get points.� Illinois has already dealt with a two-game losing streak to start the Big Ten season. Although wins against then-No. 11 Maryland and Northwestern have given Illinois hope, a longer losing streak may be on the horizon for the depleted Illini, who have suffered major injuries to three starters. For Groce, no matter the circumstances, there is never an excuse for losing, especially in conference play. “You can put five guys on the floor at a time and the other team does the same thing, so we don’t have any excuses,� Groce said. “We’ve got to figure it out.� The Illini broke the century mark twice in their first five games, but in Big Ten play, the team’s shooting percentage and points per game has dipped. Illinois has shot a lower percentage in its three conference wins than its five losses this season. While history says the Illini may encounter another Big Ten losing streak this season, the team will continue to improve its play on the boards and on defense while trying to have a short memory in regards to its shortcomings.
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