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UI reports record number of applications for class of 2020 BY SAMANTHA JONES TOAL STAFF WRITER

A record number of students applied for enrollment to the class of 2020 across all three University of Illinois campuses. The University system received 56,017 applications for freshman seats on its three campuses for the fall of 2016, according to a University press release. The apparent interest from students created a 13 percent increase in applications when compared to the 49,530 prospective students who applied to the University for the fall of 2015. In 2015, the University

adopted a single notification date, meaning the University no longer “wait-lists” applicants. Instead, prospective students can apply to the University’s various honors programs by Nov. 1 and to general admission by Dec. 1. All applicants were notified on whether they were admitted Friday. In a meeting with The Daily Illini’s editorial board, Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said the University found the wait-list system resulted in some applicants feeling like a second-choice admit, thus causing the University’s yield to suffer.

Enrollment has increased continuously since 2011 and newly released fall 2015 enrollment showed a record amount of students on campus. On the Urbana-Champaign campus specifically, freshman applications increased 11.2 percent, from 34,033 applicants to 37,844 applicants. According to the release, applications increased among Illinois residents, African-American students and Latino students. Applications from students in Illinois increased 9 percent, applica-

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Applicants to the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus increased 11.2 percent in Fall 2015, from 34,033 applicants to 37,844.

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‘It’s On Us’ engages campus singing groups with A Capella contest Happens To You” and upload a video recording of their University students are performance. hoping to bring awareness “We encourage the a capto sexual assault on college pella groups to sing their campuses through the pow- own versions. And they can er of song in the It’s On Us upload their submissions in campaign’s “Til It Happens the following four weeks To You: Sing for Survivors until the deadline, which Contest.” is on Feb. 26,” Avery said. The It’s On Us campaign, “After four weeks we will along with “The Hunting open the voting to the pubGround” documentary and lic on March 1.” ROK Mobile, launched the The winning group will a cappelh ave a la contest chance to to bring enga ge awareness in a “vidto sexual eo master assault in class” and the theme discussion of Lady with Diane Wa r ren, Gaga’s the co-writsong and er of the m u s i c video. song “Till “ B y It Happens To You,” calling KRISTIN AVERY and record on all a CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR IT’S ON US producer cappelDavid Fosla groups ter. The at colleges, It’s On winners Us is engaging new allies will also win a Skype sesin the arts community and sion with a cappella group empowering more young Pentatonix. “It’s the first time that we people to speak out about sexual assault,” said Kris- are doing campaign works tin Avery, campaign man- for people who are involved ager for It’s On Us. in music, so we are all very The contest is inviting col- excited about it,” Avery said. legiate a cappella groups to sing Lady Gaga’s “Til It SEE A CAPPELLA | 3A BY YI ZHANG STAFF WRITER

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Carl Huntere, 48, of Flint, Mich., walks home through the snow from the North End Soup Kitchen in Flint on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, where he received a case of free bottled water.

UI finds Flint connection

Resident director raises money to provide water for residents BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER

When Prince Robertson, a native of Saginaw, Michigan, heard about the water crisis in Flint, he knew he needed to help. While the nation raised concerns about the high levels of lead in Flint’s water system, Robertson thought about all the personal connections he has to the city. “I’m passionate about social justice issues, and with Flint being a predominately African-American community, this defi nitely is an issue that is unjust,” Robertson said. Robertson grew up almost 40 miles outside of Flint and has friends who grew up and still live in Flint. His mentor was a pastor in Flint; Robertson said they would visit his church and the community regularly. Additionally, his college basketball coach and some old teammates live in Flint. “It’s a special kind of connection between Saginaw and Flint residents,” Roberson said. That special connection encouraged Robertson to

“By calling on all college a capella groups, It’s On Us is engaging new allies in the arts community.”

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fi nd a way to help Flint residents, despite being more than fi ve hours away in Champaign-Urbana. Robertson is a resident director for University Housing but said he took on the initiative alone. At the outset, Robertson, along with Tekita Bankhead, an assistant director in the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations , Dwarne McNair, Robertson’s fraternity brother in Saginaw, and Chavez Marshall, Flint native, aimed to raise $500. Through the creation of a 20 day GoFundMe initiative, the group was able to raise $1, 278 to benefit Flint residents. The GoFundMe initiative ended on Wednesday but Robertson said they will continue to collect donations of bottled water in hopes of making a second or even third trip to Flint. On Friday, Robertson, Bankhead and Laura Hamilton, University graduate student, drove to Saginaw to buy 13,000 bottles of water at a Wal-Mart in

40%

About of Flint residents are below the poverty rate.

$200 million

The new funding will be used to establish a Center of Excellence on Lead Exposure in Flint.

in federal funding will be appropriated to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Sevices.

It will cost approximately

$767,419,500.

to replace the City of Flint’s water supply infrastructure.

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The Illinois Xtension Chords A Capella group performs at the Homecoming pep rally on Oct. 23, 2015.

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University designates all gender restroom signs DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

As the fight over the right to use bathrooms according to gender identity have raged in legislatures from Florida to Texas, the University announced that “All Gender” campus restroom signs will be available in the Facilities and Services sign shop. The Chancellor and Provost Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Concerns

announced the signs on Thursday, explaining that the signs aim to identify already available singleuse, locking-capable restroom facilities in campus, such as family or wheelchair accessible restrooms. All gender restroom signs have already been placed in several campus buildings, including the Illini Union and Clark Hall. According to a press release from the commit-

tee, “The Chancellor’s and Provost Committee on LGBTQ Concerns officially recommends the usage of this sign for all applicable restrooms.” University Housing has already taken steps to introduce gender inclusive facilities, as Allen One North introduced gender neutral restrooms in Fall 2015. In addition, Allen Residence Hall plans to introduce gender-inclusive housing to stu-

dents in fall 2016. The University’s restroom redesignation follows in the footsteps of other Illinois colleges, as Illinois State University converted their campus family restrooms to all gender signage in 2014. In recent years, several state legislatures have attempted to pass “bathroom bills” or legislation introducing penalties for people who use restrooms that does not match the gender on their

birth certificate - regardless of gender identity. Although the Obama administration announced that transgender people are protected from certain discriminatory practices by the Civil Rights Act, the fight over what constitutes as discrimination continues in schools across the nation and in Illinois in particular. Township High School District 211 in Palatine announced last month that

the district would allow a transgender student to use the locker room consistent with their gender identity after a months-long legal battle. After a student filed a Title IX c omplaint against the district, federal authorities ruled that the district violated federal anti-discrimination laws in November. news@dailyillini.com

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Let there be laptops

A historical device

Another loss at home

Technology in classrooms has potential to help more than it hurts.

As students use their i>clicker for classes, they may not realize its roots.

No. 5 Iowa knocks out Illinois on Sunday, dealing John Groce’s team its eighth Big Ten defeat.

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Champaign • Nothing to report.

University • An 18-year-old male was arrested on the charge of retail theft at the Illini Union Bookstore, 809 S. Wright St., around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to the report, store security personnel called police after seeing the offender tampering with an access code book required to access online portions

of textbook assignments. The book has a retail value of $105.50. • Theft was reported at Oglesby Hall, 1005 College Court, around noon last Friday. According to the report, the cellphone has an estimated value of $800 and was left unattended in a lounge.

Urbana • Burglary was reported in the 1000 block of S. Lynn Street around 7 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the report, an unknown offender entered the victim’s unsecured, detached garage and stole a laptop. • Burglary was reported in the 800 block of Ohio Street around noon Wednesday. According to the report, an unknown offender entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle, rummaged through the victim’s belongings and stole multiple items.

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Former Illini Curtis Lovelace to be retried DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

Judge Bob Hardwick ordered a new trial for Curtis Lovelace — the former University football player who was charged with the murder of his wife in 2014 — after jurors could not reach a verdict, the Chicago Tribune reported. A retrial is set for May 31. Lovelace was a member of the Illini football team, starting as center for three years and even serving as team captain. Lovelace, who previously served as a prosecutor and defense lawyer in Quincy, is facing a first degree murder charge for the death of his wife, Cory Lovelace, who died on Feb. 14, 2006.

According to a report from the Associate Press, Lovelace was not charged until 2014 when a Quincy detective decided to revisit the case. When Cory died in 2006, Lovelace told police he found her dead after returning from dropping three of their four children off at school. He said she had “flu-like” symptoms for several days, but an investigator said Lovelace never called 911 or attempted to resuscitate his wife, the Associated Press reported. An initial autopsy was inconclusive in determining Cory’s cause of death, but subsequent pathology tests and photographic evidence later revealed she died from suffocation.

A special state prosecutor handled the case because of Lovelace’s seven-year term as an assistant county prosecutor in Adams County. Deliberation of the case began on Thursday, but on Friday afternoon the jury foreman said they could not come to a decision, the Tribune reported. Two of Lovelace’s children testified that they saw their mother alive on the morning of Valentine’s Day 2006, the day she was found dead. Their testimony diffused the state’s theory that Lovelace used a pillow to suffocate his wife in her sleep, the Tribune reported.

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6 found in Chicago house were homicide victims ALEXANDRA CHACHKEVITCH AND LIAM FORD TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO — The Cook County medical examiner’s office determined Friday that all six people found dead inside a Chicago home died in homicides, five of them from “sharp force” or “blunt force” injuries and the sixth from gunshot wounds. The six people found dead Thursday inside a home in the Gage Park neighborhood were identified earlier as a couple in their 60s, their son, their daughter and her two sons, 10 and 13, according to Chicago police and relatives. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not released their identities officially, saying in a release: “In all homi-

cides, official identification must be done visually by next-of-kin or by scientific means, for example using fi ngerprint matches.” The family members were found dead a little after 1 p.m. Thursday when police were called to the home to do a wellness check. The older man who was among the dead and the two children died from multiple sharp-force injuries, according to the medical examiner’s office. The older woman died from multiple sharp- and blunt-force injuries, while the middle-aged man died from multiple blunt- and multiple sharp-force injuries, according to the office. The middle-aged woman died from multiple gunshot wounds. Police had said Thursday they

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could not rule out the possibility that one of those found dead may have committed suicide, but the medical examiner’s office ruled all of the deaths were homicides. Chief of Detectives Eugene Roy had said at a news conference Friday morning that it appeared at fi rst that all of the victims suffered “blunt trauma,” and that there was no sign of gunfi re in the home. Roy said the doors were locked, there was no sign of forced entry and the home was not ransacked. He said the six were killed between late Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Asked about a motive, Roy said it was too early in the investigation to say. He would also not comment on whether police had any suspects in mind.

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FLINT Robertson’s home town. The bottles were then transported to Flint and donated to Northridge Academy, a high school in Flint. Robertson said the group chose to make Northridge

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ADMISSIONS tions from Latino students increased 22 percent and applications from AfricanAmerican students increased 20.6 percent. According to the press release, the University planned to accept around

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the main benefactor of their efforts because of a friend who has a connection to the school. “We live in a world where we have technology at our fingertips, and my thoughts were to use social media to make a small change,” Robertson said. According to a report

from the Associated Press, 87 cases of Legionnaire’s disease were reported in Genesee County — where Flint is located — during a 17-month time span. Ten of the cases led to deaths but the public was not informed about the increase in diagnoses. The Michigan Senate recently approved $30 mil-

lion to reimburse water customers and Gov. Rick Snyder said he is hopeful for more federal aid; President Barack Obama already allocated $5 million to the state as part of an emergency declaration, the Associated Press reported.

22,000 students, anticipating a freshman class similar to the class of 2019, which was the second-largest in campus history at 7,500 students. Despite a spike in applications to the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses, applications on the Springfield campus are down slightly, the release stated. The Springfield campus will con-

tinue to accept applications until fall 2016 classes begin on Aug. 22. President Timothy Killeen said that, with a lack of a state budget, “financial stewardship and ongoing efficiency initiatives” have given the University stability and the ability to channel resources to academic programs. “The University’s reputa-

tion for quality is resonating with students from around the state and beyond, and our commitment to affordability is ensuring access to a worldclass education that transforms their lives and paves the way to success,” said President Timothy Killeen in the press release.

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A CAPPELLA “We are looking for the uniqueness of what they do and of course the quality of the song and originality.” Girls Next Door, an allfemale a cappella group at the University founded in 1971, participated in the contest with other a cappella groups on campus. “It was a really cool and rewarding experience for everyone,” Rachel Collins, the business manager of Girls Next Door, said. “Because the writer is so famous, it would be a great honor that (we could actually work) with her.” According to the Hunting Ground’s website, the

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competition will be judged by Warren, Foster, LL Cool J, Pentatonix, Catherine Hardwicke, Trudy Green, Bonnie Greenberg and Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga’s mother. “One of the girls from It’s On Us contacted our group, and we arranged with other groups to sing the song together, ” said Johanna Scott, president of Girls Next Door. “It’s really rare to sing with other groups together, which is a life changing, great experience for me.” Girls Next Door sang with fellow University a cappella groups The Xtension Chords, the ILL Harmonic and the Rip Chords.

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Chinese New Year celebrated on campus BY MORGAN CLEARY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For Glen Lin, junior in Business, Chinese New Year is a “form of Thanksgiving.” Lin, who serves as the taskculture chair of the Taiwanese American Students Club said the holiday is a time to appreciate the past and celebrate the future. Chinese New Year is a 15-day holiday celebrated by over a billion people across the globe. In accordance with the Chinese zodiac, this year is the year of the monkey. It is a time for families to reconnect and celebrate the past year as well as the future. He explains that during this 15-day festival, people wear red — a symbol of good luck — and pray for a good harvest, good weather and good fortune in the coming year. Unfortunately, on college campuses, it becomes difficult for students to maintain these traditions of Chinese New Year when they’re away from their families. Originally from Taiwan, Yi-Wei Chiu, sophomore in FAA, admits, “I don’t really celebrate Chinese New Year in the U.S. since I am apart (from) my family.” In an attempt to reconnect students with the traditions of Chinese New Year, the University’s Taiwanese American Student Club is organizing an event to celebrate the first day of the Chinese New Year and to bring awareness to students about a major festival in Asian culture. Eric Chen, the president of the Taiwanese American Student Club and a former Illini Media employee, has organized a Lunar New Year festival that will be taking place in the ARC MultiPurpose Room 6 on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. This will be the first day of the 2016 Chinese New Year. The club plans to divide the ARC’s Multi-Purpose room into two areas, one for a guid-

Taiwanese American Student Club’s Special Ops rehearses before the team’s performance at Filipino Culture Night on Feb. 7. ed, interactive tour and the other for activities and food. The tour will teach students stories about the history and meaning of the Chinese New Year. Students will learn different ways to celebrate and the tale of the “Nian Dragon,” a story

explaining why people wear the color red on Chinese New Year, Chen said. Stations will be set up with activities such as karaoke, games and a photo booth. According to Chen, there will be music performances by Taiwanese American Stu-

dent Club’s Special Ops and Korean Drums, in addition to food and an arts and crafts station to make origami and paper lanterns. Because the Chinese New Year is a time for families to come together, share a meal and celebrate, the event will serve a vari-

ety of food including dumplings, fried rice, salt and pepper chicken and veggies. The event welcomes all students to come together to celebrate the past year, as well as the New Year, with their very own family. “Being Asian-American,

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you have an identity that’s completely made up. (Therefore,) we might not be doing the most traditional way of celebrating, but we are celebrating in our own way,” Chen said. features@dailyillini.com

Young Democrats gravitate toward elder Sanders BY DAVID LIGHTMAN TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

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From left, Anna Keller, 18, and Martha Sudderth, 16, dance with Bernie for President signs before the Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speech at Sheraton Dallas Hotel on July 19 in Dallas.

To voters under 30, Bernie Sanders is one of them. Forget Hillary Clinton. “She’s a corporate sellout,” said Emmy Ham, a senior international affairs and anthropology major at the University of New Hampshire. And forget the notion that young women are eager to see Clinton president because of her gender. “There will be other opportunities for me to vote for a woman for president,” Ham said. Sanders has surged among young people as few candidates have since the U.S. senator from Vermont was a college student in the 1960s. Sanders, 74, topped Clinton 84 to 14 percent among Democrats 29 and younger in Iowa’s Monday caucus. He’s got a 3-1 lead among those ages 18 to 29 in the latest NBCNews/ WSJ-Marist New Hampshire poll. Sanders has two important traits common to younger voters: he’s new and he won’t compromise his ideals. Young voters see Clinton as part of another era. She’s been in the national spotlight for 24 years, before many of them were born. “She’s been there their entire life, and she’s yesterday’s news,” said Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. “But no one knew who Bernie Sanders was until recently.” In Sanders they see someone who stubbornly follows his own path. He pitches higher taxes and universal health care, initiatives long derided as incompatible with Washington’s incremental, cautious ways of proceeding.

He won’t take corporate contributions, and unapologetically promotes himself as a democratic socialist. “He owns himself,” said Jacob Moss, a senior geography major at UNH. “He follows his own moral compass.” And he follows it with the same uninhibited fervor as a college student. “Hillary is a good candidate, but Bernie has more passion,” said Megan Roche, a sophomore English major at UNH. Clinton’s forces insist she appeals to younger voters. “She loves talking to young people,” said Joel Benenson, Clinton’s pollster. Her supporters note that she built her career working with younger people on such issues as easing the cost of college and women’s rights. When Clinton campaigned door to door in Manchester Saturday, students from Saint Anselm College were waiting for her. “She’s the first person to say women’s rights are human rights,” said Emily Rice, a student from Saint Anselm College. But she acknowledged that most young people she knows are Sanders backers. “People our age are very angry,” Rice said. “They don’t see a path forward, and Sanders has tapped into that.” That’s easy to see on the University of New Hampshire campus. A Sanders for President table outside the food court in the Memorial Union building has constant traffic. “Feel the Bern” T-shirts are popular. Fifteen traveled 37 miles to Concord at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to await Sanders’ arrival from Iowa, and found students from other campuses waiting in a parking lot.

There’s no evidence of much, if any support for Clinton. There’s no table outside the food court and editors at the student newspaper were unaware of any organized effort. The Sanders allure runs deep, fueled by several factors. Students appreciate his views on the military. They see Clinton as part of the Obama administration that has had trouble controlling terrorism, and some cite her 2002 vote to authorize the war in Iraq. Clinton last week reiterated that her vote was a mistake. “I don’t support all-out war in the Middle East, and I do believe there’s a better chance that could happen with Clinton,” said Jacob Compagna, a freshman classic major. Many of these students grew up in homes where parents came of age during or just after the Vietnam War. Many protested, or were reluctant to back, American involvement. Emma Booth, a junior women’s studies major, said her parents are pacifists, helping drive her into Sanders’ camp. Sanders also has a huge weapon that helps endear him to young voters — his proposal to make public colleges and universities tuition free. Gabrielle Greaves, a sophomore English major, has a brother entering college soon. Her family, she said, is “going to need a lot more money in the next two years.” Clinton has a detailed program to help with tuition, largely by reducing interest rates on college loans. Not enough, Greaves said, explaining, “She just wants to pick up where Obama has failed.”

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Ridicule of Canada Goose jackets largely hypocritical LEAH PEARLMAN Opinions columnist

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raveling to class on the Main Quad, walking down Green Street or just waiting for a bus at Transit Plaza, you will be surrounded by them. I’m talking about a coat with a big fur-trimmed collar and a recognizable red patch on the upper arm. These distinct markings can be found on a Canada Goose jacket, and everyone seems to own one these days. Commonly priced at around $600 per parka, these coats are a pretty huge investment. Sales in the U.S. have been reported to reach $30 million just this year. The company President Dani Reiss has been quoted saying he views the U.S. as the market with the “greatest potential in the world.” So, we should only expect more purchases of this expensive and aesthetically unique coat around campus; however, some foresee a different future for the brand. The hoods of the jackets are made of real coyote fur. Animal activist groups are dead set on getting their opinions out about what they consider to be the inhumane collection of this fur. These groups criticize those who own the coats because they believe the collection of coyote fur causes excessive pain and suffering to animals. Canada Goose gets its fur from northern Canadian communities, which have been coyote trapping for hundreds of years. Additionally, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies has a regulated trapping standard. One of the policies is that steel-jawed leghold traps are prohibited, but other leghold traps, such as padded and offset traps, are permitted. Canada Goose only purchases its coyote furs from certified Canadian trappers, who use the traps that

supposedly don’t cause excessive pain to the animal. Further research suggests these regulations don’t do enough to prevent suffering for the coyotes. Evidently, the traps are up to code, and the number of animals that trappers are allowed to hunt is acceptable, but the amount of time each coyote spends in the trap isn’t regulated. The animal could writhe for hours or days in agony, and chew at its injured leg until it bleeds or worse. This is all technically acceptable under the Canadian legislation. Now, anyone with a moral compass would take their Canada Goose parka out of their cart and proceed to North Face or Colombia, right? Perhaps not. There are concrete reasons to use real coyote fur in coats.

Taking a stand against abuse is great; however keyboard warriors should check themselves before hitting the share button. Canada Goose creates some of the warmest coats you can buy, and a warm coat is all but necessary for walking around campus when the temperature dips below zero. The fur isn’t a fashion statement as much as it is a functional part of the coat to make it warmer for extreme weather. Coyote fur doesn’t freeze, it doesn’t hold moisture and it retains heat in a way that a synthetic material could not. Replacing this trim would take away from the warmth for which this coat is known. This evidence doesn’t make the animal abuse OK, but they do provide some insight into why the coats are so desirable. Certainly, there is a need for

reform in the Canadian coyote trapping industry. Though coyotes are being killed quickly in the wild, there should be regulation for how frequently trappers must check their traps to ensure that no animal suffers. Coyotes surely aren’t the only animals who are suffering due to subpar hunting regulations, and animal activist groups are justified in protecting them. Many people have shared viral Facebook posts criticizing Canada Goose for causing excessive pain to coyotes, but the company is following all the current legal requirements of Canadian coyote trapping. And the same people complaining on Facebook about animal mistreatment likely aren’t giving their leather Rebecca Minkoff bags to charity or eating on a vegetarian diet. The raising, penning and slaughtering of beef cattle is plenty appalling, but few take measures to stop the caging and hormonestuffing of cows because those animals aren’t cute enough to star in short films lambasting the meat industry. The age of the Internet has allowed people to publicly voice their opinions on any topic, and that’s a good thing. Taking a stand against abuse is great; however, keyboard warriors should check themselves before hitting the share button. Criticizing students, or anyone, who chose to buy a coat from Canada Goose can be quite hypocritical if it comes from somebody who isn’t actively taking measures to fight animal abuse elsewhere in life. I don’t support the excessive harming of coyotes, or any other animal, but I would advise Internet activists surfing Facebook looking for something to complain about to look at the big picture, and their own actions, before criticizing those who wear the coats.

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ast Thursday, students of the University received an email from University of Illinois Police Department Chief Jeff Christensen detailing four separate criminal incidents that occurred just north of campus. If you’re like most students, you probably marked the email as read, without actually bothering to take notice of the enclosed information. Security on college campuses has become a frequent nationwide conversation following the rash of shootings in the past several years, with many students advocating for increased gun control or mental health awareness. Yet, despite how fervently many students push for policy changes that could lower the threat of mass violence on campus, few seem to take every measure possible to ensure their own safety — such as actually reading the safety notices that the UIPD carefully curates when active security threats present themselves. “It’s information to keep you safe and help us potentially identify who the offenders are,” Christensen said in a meeting with The Daily Illini Editorial Board on Thursday. “We want to use them as more educational, to let folks know what the resources are.” The UIPD is legally required by the Clery Act to send out safety notices when crime occurs within certain campus limits. If the criminal offender is caught by the UIPD relatively quickly, the department refrains from sending a notice. Safety notices are only issued when an offender re-

mains at large, and students need to protect themselves. This makes it all the more important for students to read every notice they receive in a timely manner. Safety notices are split into two designations: campus alerts and community alerts. The two are differentiated only by the location of the crime and have equal importance for students. Illini Alerts are slightly different, in that they are released for any urgent threat to student safety: extreme weather, the leaking of hazardous materials and active shooters all fall under this category. Students should take advantage of the comprehensive information we receive from the UIPD because most communities don’t have the benefit of receiving specific notices of crimes nearby. “People know not to (walk alone at night) here because we have things like the campus safety notices, and we do some stuff on social media,” Pat Wade, UIPD spokesman, said. “Whereas, when you go back home, your city is not sending out emails every time there’s a robbery.” The University is large, but its campus is tight-knit. When the next safety notice comes out, take some time to read it. Make sure you’re taking precautions not to be a victim, and make sure those around you are being safe as well. We have the ability to make this campus and our classmates safe and comfortable, but the first step in doing so is to stay informed of the potential threats around us.

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or students, especially college students, technology has proven to be very helpful in the classroom. It aids in taking notes, downloading powerpoint slides to follow along with the professors’ lectures, looking information up and often in doing homework. Given how much students today rely on technology to add to their learning experience, it doesn’t make sense for professors to ban technology from the classroom. Usually, this is done in an effort to make people pay closer attention. However, by doing so, those who best learn and study by using technology are at a disadvantage. In this generation, there are more than a couple people who are so apt with using technology in the classroom, that to strip it away would be hurting and not helping. Professors, and even all teachers in general, should embrace the changes of technology with open arms, and develop more flexible ways of teaching and learning that can include these new technological advances. The common policies banning technology from the classroom are still somewhat understandable. Professors fear that some students will take advantage of having their laptops in class and will use them to shop online or browse the web. However, if a student chooses not to pay attention in class, that is his or her own fault, and the teacher will not be able to fully regulate it. I’ve been in classes on this campus where the professor has put a ban on technology, and I have still

seen students zone out, doodle and not pay attention. Take away the technology, and students who do not want to pay attention will find other ways to occupy their minds without it. In that class, the professor and the teaching assistants, who were roaming around the room looking for technology users, had to stop class constantly to tell violators to close laptops or put away cell phones. It actually became a bigger distraction than simply making technology available would have been. On the flip side, I’ve been in a couple of classes on this campus that welcomed technology use, and

Millenials, who learn better with technology, will better succeed in a more flexible, techsavvy learning environment. the professor encouraged students to take notes, follow along and provide useful classroom examples using their technology. One student knew of a great movie scene that embodied the topic of that day and was able to find it on their laptop; the entire class watched it and was better able to understand the lecture. All in all, this was by far the superior learning environment. This generation of learners is different than in the past; students are more inclined to remember concepts if shown real-life learning experiences where

the information is applicable. Millennials have different learning characteristics due the era in which they’ve grown up. They are more collaborative, teamoriented and have a larger access to information than ever before. By incorporating technology into the classroom and allowing students to draw from real-life information while learning, millennials will be better able to retain the information. Additionally, incorporating technology for students of this generation will help them as they go on into their future careers, which undeniably will warrant the knowledge and use of technology. Having the power of technology can either help or hurt a student, and those students who choose to use the technology to further advance their studies will go farther in this generation than students who choose to use the technology to waste time in class. While technology in the classroom may distract some students, it can help the majority of students stay engaged in class because of the numerous learning benefits provided by laptops and smartphones. These important additions to the academic environment can help students start doing, instead of just learning about doing, and will make coveted teaching concepts such as group work more convenient. It is understandable that teachers and professors want to be seen and heard by their students in class. However, banning technology is not the way to achieve this goal. Millennials, who learn better with technology, will better succeed in a more flexible, tech-savvy learning environment.

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NIGHT the introduction of another component to the annual event. A documentary entitled, “The Phoenix: Hope Is Rising” debuted that night, detailing the origin stories of Jackson, Comtois, C-U At Home and The Phoenix. “I think it really helped a lot of people understand more about our ministry who don’t know the different things that we do,” Jackson said. “I think it really brought it to life to be able to have it in video form.” The documentary talked about more than just origin stories. It also explained the causes of the high homelessness rate in Champaign-Urbana, citing the closure of several mental health institutions in the central Illinois area as one of its contributing factor. Comtois said this was beneficial in addressing misconceptions about homelessness. “A lot of people think the ones on the streets are just ones who struggled with addiction, but unless you address the mental institutions, you have people on the street forever,” Comtois said. He said it’s important to not just know that home-

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lessness exists but to also know the causes. “It’s another way to get information out there,” he said. “It’s not just about making people aware — it’s about explaining why it is the way it is. If you say they’re homeless because of this reason, people go, ‘Oh, I didn’t know about that.’” To Brittany Barajas, freshman in Education who also was a box dweller that night, this documentary was especially inspiring. “I already signed up to volunteer at C-U At Home,” she said. “A lot of places will serve food and give out items, but to C-U At Home, it’s not about the stuff. It’s about establishing trust and letting them know that they’re loved.” Barajas volunteered with a group of students affi liated with the Stamp Scholars and raised over $1,000 for the organization. She said she learned a lot by spending a night in a box. “I wanted to experience what it would be like in their shoes,” she said. “No matter how many layers you wear, you can’t get completely comfortable. It was very cold. There are plenty of people who don’t even have a box. It really opened my heart. I want to view people without an address as people like everyone else, who are

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“One Winter Night” raises proceeds for C-U At Home’s five ministries, including The Phoenix. According to Melany Jackson, executive director of C-U At Home, over $128,000 were raised, beating last year’s total by almost $20,000. just going through a rough time.” Jackson said the event’s success taught her how much the event means to the community. “It brings the community together behind this cause,” she said. “It’s a way for people to get involved and learn more about the issues related to home-

lessness, to invest their time and their money, and help us get people more involved.” Since the Friday night event, Jackson said she’s received several notes from potential volunteers. Jackson thinks they’re better off called friends. “They want to get involved, and that’s so

valuable. This is so much more focused on relationships than work,” she said. “Friends is a good word.” Though Comtois has since found a new address and home, he still feels the struggles of fi nancial insecurity. “I still don’t feel like I’ve got past it that much,” Comtois said.

But on that night, Comtois said he was thankful for the opportunity to use his story to help make a difference. “I know the struggles,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of guys come up to me and say, ‘If you can do it, I can do it.’”

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i>clicker inventors see its rise in popularity Device created at UI now used across campus BY MARIAH SCHAEFER STAFF WRITER

It’s a simple device. Depending on the version, it only has six or 13 buttons. Sometimes it has a small screen. It doesn’t connect to the Internet, yet many University students take it to lecture every day: It’s the i>clicker. Jamie Nelson, senior eLearning professional at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, estimated that hundreds of faculty and half of the student body have used or currently use the device across campus. Due to its popularity in lectures across the University, the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning will hold a workshop for faculty on Feb. 12 from 2-3:30 p.m. at Armory 428 . The purpose of the “Teaching with Digital Tools” training is to instruct professors on how to effectively use the response system. Nelson has been supporting faculty in the use of i>clickers since the response system was implemented at the University in the mid-2000s. Nelson said that the device is easy to use

in class, but there are a lot of details and best practices about which professors need to learn before integrating it into their classes. “It’s not the best way to use it just to take attendance,” Nelson said. “Students don’t like that; I don’t promote that … So you can see if people are participating, but let’s turn this around. Let’s use this for the right reason, not just for pressing ‘A’ if I’m here or something like that.” Nelson said there are many ways of effectively utilizing the i>clicker in classes: to facilitate discussion; to test preexisting knowledge; to ask anonymous questions; or to quiz students on the material taught, where instructors can give points to correct answers or simply to student participation. The i>clicker was developed at the University with the purpose of making large lecture courses better. Tim Stelzer, associate professor of physics, was teaching a big physics class in the year 2000. At the time, response systems already existed, and he was using one through Texas Instruments. “The department of physics actually invested in wiring one of the classrooms … so (students) could plug their Texas Instruments calculators into it and vote that way,” Stelzer said. “They

had to download software into their calculator. The idea was great, but the logistics of it were just a nightmare, so you spent all your time dealing with logistics and none of your time thinking about physics.” After that experience, Stelzer teamed up with Mats Selen, professor and associate head of the department of physics; Gary Gladding, professor emeritus of physics; and Benny Brown, a

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graduate student at the time. They started developing a response system that would be simple and inexpensive to use. Stelzer said the University was incredibly supportive, and the Office of the Provost helped fund the project. “It was really because we’re at the University, and so we have a lot of respect everywhere,” he said. “When we talked to a cou-

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ple of people, and they heard we had done this, they said, ‘Yeah, we are interested.’” Selen said they worked on the project for about five years and went through several prototypes to improve the device’s range and functionality until the publishing company Macmillan bought the i>clicker in 2005. “The short, sort of interesting, salient part is we worked on it for several years, and then somebody else got interested,” Selen said. “They’re the ones who were actually able to create something and market it and have distribution and sell it – all the kind of stuff that you need that you can’t do if you’re just a couple of guys.” The name “i>clicker” has stayed with the product since its earliest versions. Selen recalled the team’s coming up with it while they were trying to register a domain name for the device. Stelzer said that they wanted to name the device “Clicker,” but it was already being used. “Someone said ‘IClicker’ for Illinois, and we had a capital ‘I,’” Stelzer said. “Then the publisher said ‘i>clicker’ is good but (with a) lowercase ‘I.’” After about a decade since its release into the market, Stelzer said he still thinks the i>clicker is the right tool. “Even as much as tech-

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The University of Illinois is known for inventing the i>clicker, which is now used at many colleges across the country. nology has advanced in 10 years, this original design is really the best tool to use for teaching … because, if you look at this, there’s absolutely nothing to be distracted about,” he said. “It’s the most boring piece of material you could have, and that’s actually the key because as soon as people start thinking about the clicker, then they’re not thinking about the content.” Both Stelzer and Selen still use the device in their classes. Selen said he finds it cool that some students have the first version of the i>clicker, and those devices still work well. “It’s happened to me a couple of times that a student has asked me to auto-

graph their i>clicker, which is really silly, right?” Selen said. “Before the first time it happened, it was the farthest thing from my even imagining something like that ever happening.” Stelzer acknowledged that students have varying experiences with the device because instructors use the i>clicker differently. “It’s like any tool; it can be used to enhance an experience or destroy an experience,” Stelzer said. “I think if you talk to students, they will have experienced both or one or the other.”

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It knows when we are sleeping, it tracks our every step and it monitors our heart rate. The all-knowing Fitbit is motivating exercisers everywhere through personal fitness tracking, but the craze might just be a short-run fad for some. Fitbits, however, have been gaining popularity among college-aged students. In fact, USA Today reported in January that Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma will require students to wear Fitbits and meet daily step standards. “The general college student population tends to spend a lot of time sitting and studying or sitting in class,” said Liz Evans, Carle Foundation Hospital physical therapist and athletic trainer at the ARC. “Your physical fitness or activity level can go down, so the bands are a good reminder for students to stay active.”

On the move Lucy Avila, sophomore in Education, is a member of the synchronized ice skating team at the University and works to balance school with athletics. With practice four times a week, the ice skater’s Fitbit provides a personal tracking system that helps her manage her fitness. For an hour a week, aside from skating, the team alternates between abdominal, arm and running workouts. “Because a lot of the workout is doing sit ups and squats, it’s not about the steps. It’s about seeing my heart rate and how it goes up or down during a workout. My Fitbit checks active minutes during a workout even when I’m not taking steps,” Avila said. In addition, Avila said that she finds her Fitbit beneficial while skating because it can monitor her water intake. “When I’m practicing, I sometimes forget to drink water. My Fitbit has an option to track water and to check how many ounces

Educating the public The fitness tracking devices are also striking interest among fitness professionals. Elizabeth Frasca, exercise physiologist at McKinley Health Center, explained that Fitbits are best utilized by people who are “motivated by electronics and gadgets.” “I would have a patient use a Fitbit if they feel as though they need some extra encouragement, or if they would like to keep track of the physical activity,” she said. Even with the benefits, Frasca said she questions the accuracy of the calorie count feature on the bands. “I’m not sure how quite accurate the calorie count is because it is only taking information from movements and not taking information from sleep levels, stress levels or anything else that can play a role in your calorie needs for the day.” Frasca’s position at McKinley involves working with patients and students to educate about exercise programs. She critiques current exercise programs and figures out ways to motivate them to exercise. The exercise physiologist defined exercise as getting your heart rate up and keeping it up for the duration of 20 minutes. Frasca said the heart rate function on the Fitbit is a positive feature for runners or individuals who are not on pieces of equipment that could help calculate your heart rate, when exercising. “I think Fitbits are a great tool to track physical activity. When I talk with patients, I talk about physical activity being your general movement throughout the day,” Frasca said. Despite the benefits the bands might provide, Frasca said poeple like herself might use the band for a month and “think it is cool but then think it is not for me.”

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Night of homelessness raises money ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

On a 30-degree Friday evening, Tony Comtois reminisced outside with an old friend. “We just talked about our stupid behaviors — but none of it was good,” Comtois said. Standing beside several cardboard boxes that lined the sidewalks of downtown Champaign, he returned to a difficult part of his past as he participated in C-U At Home’s “One Winter Night.” He remembered a time fi lled with issues of sobriety, addiction and homelessness. “For a lot of us, once you get on that track, it’s hard to change,” Comtois said. “I woke up one day in 2006 and said, ‘I can’t live like this anymore.’ I packed a bag and walked away.” But as Comtois returned to a similar situation by simulating homelessness that Friday evening, this

time, he did it for a new reason: to make a difference. Comtois, now a mentor for C-U At Home, was one of 155 box dwellers at the organization’s fi fth-annual “One Winter Night,” where participants spent a 12-hour night outside in refrigerator boxes. According to Melany Jackson, executive director of C-U At Home, this year’s event was the biggest yet. Not only were there more box dwellers, but so far, over $128,000 has been raised, beating last year’s total by almost $20,000. The goal is to raise $150,000 by Feb. 18, and all proceeds go directly to C-U At Home’s five ministries, including The Phoenix. Just this year, The Phoenix moved into a new location in Campustown at 34 E. Green St. and hopes to incorporate more University students. According to Comtois, “One Winter Night” is the

primary way the organization raises money for all of these goals. “We are completely private funded. It exists all on private donations,” he said. “Our budget consists of ‘One Winter Night.’” According to Jackson, if the organization meets this year’s goal, they can hire a new full-time staff member. But the money raised doesn’t just go to The Phoenix. It also goes to the organization’s other four areas: outreach, transitional housing, transportation ministries and education and advocacy. Even though “One Winter Night” is the main fundraising event for C-U at Home, Comtois said it’s about more than just the money. “Fundraising is important, but we need to get to know the real-life situation. Money is huge but not the solution,” he said.

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In 2013, a sea of orange stormed the Assembly Hall court after Tyler Griffey’s layup lifted Illinois over then-No. 1 Indiana. Three years later, Orange Krush was hoping for a similar outcome against another top-five opponent. But there would be no halfcourt celebration Sunday against Iowa, who got its 10th conference win, 77-65. No. 5 Iowa (19-4, 10-1 Big Ten) came into Sunday’s matchup with Illinois (1113, 3-8 Big Ten) as the clear favorite, and the Hawkeyes jumped out to a quick 16-6 lead. The home team didn’t let it get out of hand during the first 20 minutes. Despite shooting 11-for-32 from the field including several blown layups, the Illini entered the halftime tunnel trailing by single digits, 38-29. Illinois couldn’t muster the same kind of fight in the second half. Freshman guard Jalen Coleman-Lands hit a three to open the second period, which cut Iowa’s lead to six. But the Hawkeyes — who boast four seniors and one junior in their starting lineup — cruised the rest of the way. Swingman Peter Jok (21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals), stretch-four Jarrod Uthoff (18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks) and center Adam Woodbury (10 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists) took complete control of the game. Iowa head coach Fran McCaffrey runs a tight ship. His players know exactly where they’re supposed to

be on the court at all times — whether it’s a halfcourt set, an inbounds play or a zone D — and it was evident Sunday. Meanwhile, Illinois continues to have miscommunications with only a month remaining in the season. Jok was a pest on defense, disrupting passing lanes and ballhawking Illinois’ Malcolm Hill and Kendrick Nunn. Offensively, the 6-foot6 junior used his strength and athleticism to get to the cup with ease. The Sudan native, who counts Luol Deng and the late Manute Bol as relatives (per his HawkeyeSports.com bio), has steadily improved his play throughout his junior season. “He’s playing with a tremendous amount of confidence. He’s a much more complete player,” McCaffrey said. “The steal he made in the second half was a bigtime momentum shift. When he was young, he made some mistakes. And he’s not doing that anymore. I’m really proud of him.” Uthoff is a 6-foot-9 shooter, penetrator and boardgetter with arms like tentacles, which allow him to block jump shots and shield the ball on drives to the hoop. Prior to Sunday’s game, he was averaging 18.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. He’s a sneaky player who racks up stats without much flash or pizzazz.. And he may earn some Wooden Award attention with the way he’s playing. He certainly looked like a Player of the Year candidate Sunday against Illinois.

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Illinois’ Malcolm Hill tries to dribble around Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff during the game against Iowa at the State Farm Center on Feb. 7. For the Illini, some individual performances served as bright spots in an otherwise cut-and-dry beatdown. Malcolm Hill dropped 14 points, grabbed 8 boards and dished 4 assists. Coleman-Lands continues to impress; the youngster sank 5-of-11 from three and posted 17 total points. Fel-

low freshman DJ Williams showed flashes in an 8-point, 4-rebound performance. “Coming off the bench, you get to evaluate what the team needs,” Williams said. “My number was called, I know my role and I think I did a great job. I wanted to bring as much energy as possible.”

Next up for Illinois is a Saturday game at Northwestern (16-8, 4-7 Big Ten). Head coach John Groce has six days to prepare his team for the Wildcats. “We had some communication errors that we need to clean up,” Groce said. “Rebounding was an issue.

We’ve got to block out better. We’ve got to pursue balls better. At the end of the day, what hurt us most defensively was (Iowa’s) transition game, and then the rebounding.”

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Red flags appeared early in latest Illinois loss ALEX ROUX Illini hoops columnist

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he red flags appeared early. Illinois missed a combination of six layups and inside looks in the first ten minutes of Sunday’s game against No. 5 Iowa, setting the tone for the Hawkeyes’ eventual 77-65 dismantling of the Illini. In a game where Illinois needed to play nearly perfect to pull the upset, its execution wasn’t up to par. “I thought they imposed their will, physically and mentally, more than we did today,” said Illinois head coach John Groce after the game. The fifth-ranked team in the country did what it was supposed to do Sunday against an inferior opponent. As the Hawkeyes (194, 10-1 Big Ten) methodically trampled the Illini (11-13, 3-8) into the State Farm Center floor, it was evident why they’re having one of the best seasons in program history. Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery has assembled a juggernaut in his sixth season, rolling out a roster that never seems to run out of meaningful contributors. Senior Jared Uthoff (18 points Sunday) is the

clear-cut star, but the Hawkeyes are stacked with talent behind him. Guys like Peter Jok (game-high 23 points), Mike Gesell, Anthony Clemmons (10 points) and center Adam Woodbury (10 points, 14 rebounds) fill and execute their roles perfectly within McCaffery’s system. “Look at this group, they all played as freshmen,” McCaffery said after the game. “So we’ve kind of had a continuation of experienced players.” The Hawkeyes’ veteran poise was on full display against the Illini. Illinois opened the first half by whittling its deficit to six points and threatened to climb within striking distance sporadically the rest of the game, but Iowa was unwavering. Gesell and Jok hit several crowdsilencing jumpers and when they missed, Woodbury always seemed to be there for an offensive rebound and putback. Iowa scored 26 second-chance points on the afternoon. On the defensive end, Iowa’s length was suffocating on the perimeter. Two-point buckets were hard for Illinois to come by and nearly non-existent in the first half. The Illini made just 6-of-13 3-pointers in the first period and shot just 39 percent for the game. That’s not even close

to good enough to beat a top-tier Big Ten team. Illinois’ leading scorer Malcolm Hill had a nice game with 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists, but his partner in crime Kendrick Nunn couldn’t keep up. Nunn recorded just six points, shooting an abysmal 2-for-13 from the field. If both those guys aren’t playing at an elite level, it’s simply very hard for Illinois to beat anybody. There were bright spots for the Illini in defeat, and that’s what you have to look for in the midst of such a slog of a season. Redshirt freshman forward Michael Finke returned to the lineup after missing one game with a leg injury, scoring five points in 17 minutes. Fellow big man Maverick Morgan continued his junior-year emergence as a legitimate Big Ten center, scoring 10 points and pulling down 7 rebounds against the Hawkeyes. Most encouraging for Groce and fans were the contributions of two true freshmen Sunday in Jalen Coleman-Lands and D.J. Williams. Coleman-Lands has had a hell of a freshman season for Illinois up to this point, and he’s taken his game up a notch recently. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard followed up a career-high 26-point performance Wednesday against Rutgers with

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Illinois head coach John Groce watches his team from the sidelines during the game against Iowa at the State Farm Center on Feb. 7. six 3-pointers. His game is pretty one-dimensional right now as a perimeter threat, but he’s been a deadly marksman as a freshman. When he adds some strength and tightens his handles, watch out. Williams has been invisible for most of the season, buried on the bench by inconsistency and raw inexperience. Sunday he showed flashes of progression and potential in a second-half burst of eight points and four rebounds.

It was by far the best game of Williams’ young career, who used his athleticism to be active on the glass and slash to the rim. But as Groce pointed out after the game, his primary focus isn’t on the future and what kind of players his freshmen might blossom into. He’s worried about now, and the reality right now is that Illinois is a conference punching bag. Injuries have decimated this team, but as Groce said Sunday, there

are other controllable factors that the Illini leave underutilized. “We need to be a lot more resilient, a lot more mentally tough,” Groce said. No one can control the injuries, but it would be nice to see Illinois make games more competitive from start to finish. Especially at home.

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Despite best effort, Illini fall to Wolverines BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER

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Illinois’ Chatrice White takes a layup over during the game against Northwestern at the State Farm Center on Feb. 4.

Center Chatrice White gave it all she could, but couldn’t stop Illinois women’s basketball team from dropping its sixth straight game. The Illini (8-15, 1-11 Big Ten) traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to take on the Wolverines (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten). Illinois fell behind early and never recovered as it lost a high-scoring battle on the road 96-83. White led the game with a careerhigh 35 points along with 11 rebounds in 34 minutes of play. “I thought (White) was special,” said head coach Matt Bollant. “I told her before the game that I thought she is the best five in our league, and she played like it.” White’s career day was overshadowed by the Wolverines’ fast start. Behind guard Katelynn Flaherty’s 14 points, Michigan ended the first quarter with a 10-point lead.

Bollant pointed to defensive breakdowns as being the main problem in the first quarter. He said that too often Flaherty, who finished the game with 36 points, was left open and took advantage of her opportunities. Illinois picked up its offensive game in the second and third quarters, outscoring Michigan in the third. White, who had just four points in the first quarter and faced foul trouble, picked up her game the rest of the way. Illinois managed to cut Michigan’s lead down to just six points with a 3-point field goal by guard Brooke Kissinger late in the third quarter. But with the score at 54-48, Flaherty once again capitalized off two Illinois mistakes and scored consecutive 3-pointers off Illini turnovers. “We had the momentum and cut to six,” Bollant said. “We turned it over and she made and three. And then we turned it over again, and she hit another three. And

just like that it was back up to 12. She was a difference maker for them for sure.” With those six points, Michigan swung the game back in its favor and took control the rest of the way. Although White scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, that wasn’t enough to get the job done. The Wolverines scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and finished the game with a 56 percent field goal rate. Illinois had a productive game on offensive, sinking 47 percent of its shots and 45 percent from beyond the arc. The team’s 83 points ended up being its highest scoring total since its win over Tennessee State on Nov. 24. The defense was what hindered the team in the game, which Bollant credits in large part to forward Alex Wittinger being out with a broken finger. She is expected to return sometime this week, but her absence was certainly felt on the defensive end in Sunday’s game.

“We have to get better defensively,” Bollant said. “We just didn’t do enough. Michigan is a great offensive team, but we just didn’t do enough to stop them.”

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Michigan 93, Illinois 86 Summary: Illinois got off to a slow start in the first quarter due to poor defensive play. The team was never able to catch up to Michigan. Player of the game: Chatrice White had 35 points (career-high), 11 rebounds. Quote of the game: Matt Bollant: “I thought (White) was special. I told her before the game that I thought she is the best five in our league, and she played like it.”

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Ngai achieves career best on pommel BY JAMES BOYD STAFF WRITER

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Illinois’ Alex Diab performs a routine on the high bar during the meet against Temple and University of Illinois at Chicago at Huff Hall on Saturday.

Women’s gymnastics falls in Minnesota

The Illi nois men’s gymnastics team took down Temple and University of Illinois at Chicago in convincing fashion Saturday. The No. 5 Illini swept through the competition taking home all six individual crowns, as well as all six team crowns on its way to a season high score of 436.550. Temple finished second and UIC third with scores of 394.900 and 391.050, respectively. It was the Illini’s third matchup with the Flames this season, and their first with the Owls since 2012. The win moved the team to 9-1 on the season. Head coach Justin Spring decided to rest all-arounders sophomore Bobby Baker and freshman Alex Diab, providing other members of the team with opportunities to showcase their talents — the first of whom would be junior Matt Foster. “It was amazing to see some of our other guys step up,” Spring said. “That’s exactly what you want to see.” Foster posted a season best 13.900 in the Illini’s first event of the day and senior Logan Bradley followed suit with a careerhigh 14.650. Dominating the competition with a 15.400, sophomore Ch a nd ler Eggleston walked away with the event title – his third straight floor exercise crown in as many weeks. In the second rotation of the day, Illinois sophomore

Brandon Ngai set an NCAA high and career best 15.600 on his pommel horse routine. Spring has repeatedly complimented Ngai for his attention to detail and tedious work ethic, and the effects of that were on full display Saturday. “I think at this point, I can hit even way higher than the score I did today,” Ngai said. “One of the big goals here is to break coach Daniel Ribeiro’s record of 16.000 ... that would be spectacular.” The Illini continued their dominant outing on still rings. Sophomore Dennis Minton scored a personal best of 15.350, earning him the still ring title, and freshman Alex Diab finished second, tying his career high with a 15.300. In his first home meet since tearing his Achilles at the NCAA championships, senior Fred Hartville showed no signs of injury during his vault routine. His score of 14.850 on vault was runner-up only to his teammate Eggleston, who scored 15.150 on his way to his third consecutive vault title this season. “It took me about nine months, ten months to come back,” Hartville said. “It’s my senior year ... so just to be able to get back out here in front of (the home crowd) and have their support (was amazing).” In his first action of the day, Baker performed in parallel bars and high bar. The sophomore won parallel bars with a score of 14.750, and after a

Illinois 436.550 UIC 394.900 Temple 3091.050

Summary: Illinois swept the competition, winning all six indivdual crowns and all six team awards. Player of the Game: Brandon Ngai, career best 15.600 on the pommel horse Quote of the game: “We’re not there yet ... but this is a huge step in the right direction,” said head coach Justin Spring. “I’ve kind of been waiting for us to steamroll from event one, clear through a meet, and we almost did that today.” season low 13.000 on high bar last week, he was back on track this time around scoring a 14.500. Sophomore Tyson Bull earned his first career title on high bar with a score of 14.800 in the sixth and final event of the day, and freshman Johnny Jacobson was named the all-around champion after earning a personal and team high score of 86.500. “We’re not there yet ... but this is a huge step in the right direction,” Spring said. “I’ve kind of been waiting for us to steamroll from event one, clear through a meet, and we almost did that today.”

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NOTEBOOK

Illinois fails to measure up to previous standards as team BY TYLER FEDAK STAFF WRITER

Illinois vs.

Minnesota The Illinois women’s gymnastics team fell short Summary: Illinois falls of its recent standard of perto Minnesota in its formance in its road meet fourth Big Ten matchup against Minnesota, falling Key player: Giana 195.775-195.000. With Illinois’ All-AmeriO’Connor secured an can Mary Jane Horth sideEvent title on vault, lined with an injury, the second in all-around team had a setback from Quote: “The team the beginning. Horth, who must commit to their ranks 24th in the nation in the all-around, is the only gymnastics and expect Illinois gymnast to boast success each and top-three all-around finevery day in the gym,” ishes in every meet this said head coach Kim season. Landrus. With Horth out of the meet, Illinois head coach Up next: Iowa, 4 p.m., Kim Landrus put several Saturday, Huff Hall Illini in positions to step up. “With MJ out of the lineup, I am hoping that this will their expectations, scoring fuel individuals to step up a 48.875, a season-low in the and fill the void,” Landrus event for the season. said. “They have had very The gymnasts closed out successful high school the meet producing a 48.950 careers, so they are fully on beam. Sunny Kato made capable of it.” a second place finish with Illinois gathered a .050 a 9.875 and O’Connor tied lead over Minnesota after her season best with a 9.850. the first rotation. The team The effort from Illinois performed its second- wasn’t enough to take down best score of the season their undefeated Big Ten on the uneven bars, total- competitor. In the 195.000ing a 48.750. 195.775 Senior Giawin, the na O’Connor team manled the Illini aged to with a searack up one son-best event title 9.850, placand seven i ng her top -th ree finishes. second in Illinois the event st r uggled and sophomore Bridgwith the et Hodan absence KIM LANDRUS scored a of Horth, HEAD COACH 9.700 in the who won first comher first petitive all-around bars routine of her Illinois title of the season against Penn State. O’Connor and career. On vault, O’Connor LeDuc helped bridge the shared the event title with loss, placing second and her score of 9.800 — her third all-around. ninth event title of the seaThe loss to No. 18 Minneson and her 30th career sota makes No. 19 Illinois title. The team scored a 2-3 on the season, 2-2 in the 48.425 overall on the event, conference. The 195.000 finplacing them behind Min- ish marks a season-low total nesota going into the second score for the team, a major half of the meet. rebound from last week’s The Illini faced a high-set season-high total of 195.725. bar going into the last two “Obviously, today was not events — they had just set the outcome that we wantseason-best totals in each ed,” Landrus said. “The of the events last week at team must commit to their Penn State. gymnastics and expect In the floor competition, success each and every Erin Buchanan and Lizzy day in the gym. When that LeDuc managed to place happens, the results will second and third respective- follow.” ly in the event. As a team, the Illini didn’t match up to tfedak2@dailyillini.com

“The team must commit to their gymnastics and expect success each and every day in the gym.”

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Illinois' James Mcging fights for possession of the puck during the game against Lindenwold University at the Ice Arena on Jan. 30. The Illini lost 4-1.

Hockey’s defensive lapse puts team in tough spot for tournament play Illini fall to Bobcats over weekend BY ETHAN SWANSON STAFF WRITER

Giving up a threegoal first-period lead and allowing five unanswered goals in a 7-5 loss can bring to light a number of things the Illini need to shape up entering the final month of the season. Both the coaches and players were able to identify their most prominent deficiency: mistakes in the defensive zone. The Illini couldn’t win a faceoff in their defensive zone, giving up four goals as a direct result of losing a defensive draw. Junior goalie Joe Olen shined in the Oct. 23-24 series with the Bobcats, only allowing two regulation goals on 92 shots. This weekend, Olen and the Illini defensemen were torched for 13 goals on 84 shots — giving up a season-high 51 shots on goal Saturday. “There was a lot of confusion in the defensive zone,” said sophomore forward James Mcging. “We were having problems picking guys up and getting

in front of people. That’s definitely going to be one of our main focuses in practice this week.”

Mcging still shines Despite a dismal team performance, Mcging’s stats continue to highlight the box scores. The sophomore wing had his stick involved with five of the Illini’s seven goals over the weekend, notching two goals and two assists on Friday and adding another assist on Saturday.

when he’s up and going and playing his game, he gets the other guys going, too. He’s played a high level of hockey for a long time, other guys know and understand that.”

Bubble Team Two losses to a conference opponent did not help Illinois to solidify its place in the ACHA national tournament. After the weekend, the Illini know where they stand in the CSCHL — sitting at

“Guys follow (Mcging) when he’s up and going and playing his game and he gets the other guys going, too.” NICK FABBRINI HEAD COACH

His four-point game Saturday tied his own season and team-high mark, and Mcging now has a team-leading 43 points for the season — No. 2 in the CSCHL and No. 20 in the ACHA. “We just need him to continue to grow in his role,” said head coach Nick Fabbrini. “Guys follow him,

fourth, Illinois will take on five-seed Robert Morris Feb. 19 – but with a current No. 21 ranking in the ACHA, the Illini will need help getting into the 20-team national tournament field. Even if Illinois does defeat Robert Morris in the play-in game to the CSCHL tournament, a potential matchup with league No. 1

Hockey weekend recap

Summary: The Illini fell 7-5 and 6-2 to the Ohio Bobcats, hurting their chances at a shot in the ACHA national tournament. Hidden stat: Illinois sports a 2-8 record in its last 10 games away from the Illini Ice Arena Up next: Illinois State comes to Champaign on Feb. 12 and 13 for Police/Fire appreciation weekend. Lindenwood looms. The Illini’s best chance to make the 20-team field is to romp Illinois State in this week’s home series with the Redbirds and dominate a Feb. 26-27 series with Indiana Institute of Technology — two of the weaker teams in the league. “All we’re worried about is beating Illinois State by as many goals as we can,” Mcging said. “We haven’t even really talked about any tournament yet.

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Illini wrestling’s Brooks Black pins Jennings for win BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER

With the dual coming down to the final match, Illinois’ Brooks Black faced Northwestern’s Conan Jennings with the Wildcats leading the Illini 24-19. After taking down Jennings early on in the match, Black found an opening and took advantage, flipping Jennings over and getting not only the pin, but the win for an Illinois team that was without one of its top wrestlers. “It’s kind of like (SIU) — it wasn’t a real big match, but I got the pin,” Black said. “Every time you get a pin, you get really excited, especially to win the match for

the team and you almost lose your emotions a little just because you know what you did for the team.” What Black remembers most, though, is what Illini head coach Jim Heffernan said to him when he was a freshman. “Coach Heff said it might come down to me and I said ‘Remember what you told me freshman year?’” Black said. “He told me that if it came down to me, I wasn’t going to lose and I kind of had that sitting in the back of my head before I went out there and wrestled.” Black was coming off of his worst defeat of the season just two days prior, as he was pinned in 34 seconds by

Collin Jensen of Nebraska. Without No. 2 Zane Richards at 133 pounds due to sickness — Heffernan said that it was going to be tough without him — the Illini suffered the second straight forfeit at the weight class. “We tried to get him to rebound a little bit between last night after we got home and this morning, but he just didn’t have anything in him,” Heffernan said. “We had no choice other than to forfeit, so we were in a giant hole to begin with.” At 197 pounds, Illinois’ Andre Lee escaped Northwestern’s Jacob Berkowitz to regain a 7-6 lead before stumbling and eventually finding himself pinned to

the mat and Northwestern regaining the lead at 24-19. “Andre is ahead with 16 seconds left, kind of trips over his own feet a little bit, gets caught on his back and pinned and we had no other choice then to have Brooks find a way to pin the guy and he did,” Heffernan said. “It was a really, really ugly match, but I’m glad that we found a way to pull it out.” Along with Black, the Illini earned one other pin on the day, at 157-pounds. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez pinned Anthony Petrone in 55 seconds to earn his 22nd win of the season and third straight since dropping his first collegiate match to No. 1 Jason Nolf of Penn State.

Illinois 25, Northwestern 24

Hidden stat: Illinois dropped its secondstraight match at 133 pounds without No. 2 Zane Richards, who missed the meet due to illness. Up next: Illinois vs. Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 12, at Huff Hall.

Summary: The Illini got a rare pin from Isaiah Martinez and a meet-clinching pin from heavyweight Brooks Black to top Northwestern at Huff Hall.

“I didn’t think I wrestled very well,” Rodrigues said. “I let him get to my legs a few times. I just wasn’t ready to go, like I should have been. I just kind of wrestled down to the competition.”

At 165 pounds, No. 4 Steven Rodrigues earned a major decision victory over Luke Norland 12-3 to improve to 20-2 on the season. Despite the major decision victory, Rodrigues said that he could have wrestled much better than he did.

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Illinois falls to Kentucky at home upper hand. Kwong, Baillon, Vias and Pedraza Novak were all defeated in straight sets. Pedraza Novak took on Adachi, who came into the contest ranked No. 100 overall nationally. Kwong and Baillon both jumped out to strong starts in the first set, but saw their leads diminish from the quality play of Mikulskyte and Kirsten Lewis, respectively. “At one time we had three three setters that could’ve gone either way. We were right in there but credit to Kentucky. Up and down the lineup, they are very good, but we will learn from it,” Clark said. Clark submitted that the scoreboard wasn’t reflective of how close the match was overall. Vias was close to taking her match to three sets, just falling in the second set 5-7. Casati and Boone both went three sets, but ended up losing. Casati fell to No. 97 Sutjiadi 1-6, 6-3, 4-6 while Boone lost to Ravita 6-3, 4-6, 4-6. The Illini are looking to continue to build on their play and prepare for a homestand that has them slated to play every match in February at the Atkins Tennis Center. “We are going to keep working on trying to make adjustments quicker. I don’t think we did a great job today at making adjustments quickly and that’s kind of the biggest thing that’s holding us back,” Clark said. “We got to understand when something’s going wrong and make the fix quickly. That just comes with more match

BY TIM GRIFFIN STAFF WRITER

The Illini returned home to the Atkins Tennis Center for their Saturday matchup, where they took on the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats. The matchup marked the beginning of the Illini’s long February homestand. The 4-1 Wildcats bested the Illini, defeating them 7-0. The Illini are now 3-3 on the Spring season. Kentucky started strong out of the gates, taking two out of three in the doubles matchups, and coming away with a 1-0 lead to start. Ines Vias and Louise Kwong did not finish their match, but were losing 4-5 to No. 1 ranked doubles pairing of Mami Adachi and Aldila Sutjiadi, who were surging back from an early 4-3 deficit to Kwong and Vias. “They were very aggressive in doubles, they moved a lot at the net and we can learn from them,” head coach Evan Clark said. “They just did a good job at taking control of points early on, with their angles and using their weapons that really really hurt us.” Daniela Pedraza Novak and Alexis Casati lost 6-3 to Justina Mikulskyte and Nadia Ravita while Jerricka Boone and Madie Baillon were defeated by Akvile Parazinskaite and Morgan Chumney 6-2. The doubles loss was Illinois’ first of the season. In singles play, Kentucky had the

Illinois vs. Kentucky

Summary: Illinois fell to Kentucky, 7-0 Key performer: Although the doubles pairing of Ines Vias and Louise Kwong were unable to finish their match, they were only down 4-5 and lead at one point to the No. 1 ranked doubles team in the country, Mami Adachi and Aldila Sutjiadi. Quote of the game: “I was still really pleased with the girls and the way they competed and played,” said head coach Evan Clark. Hidden stat: Illinois lost its first doubles tally of the season. Up next: South Florida, 6 p.m, Feb. 13, Atkins Tennis Center play which obviously we are getting.” Clark will also have his team continue to work on fitness with conditioning and weights in preparation for its home matchup against unranked South Florida. “We are just going to keep building up and make sure we are strong for Saturday,” Clark said.

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Vukic’s victory highlights successful night Sophomore leads Illinois men’s tennis to second win against Notre Dame this season BY MIKE GASICK STAFF WRITER

Friday night against Notre Dame was just one of those matches for Illinois men’s tennis sophomore Aleks Vukic. The Australian native took on No. 37 Quentin Monaghan of Notre Dame and swept him in a 6-0, 6-0 victory. This was the fi rst time Vukic completed a match in which he did not give up a game. “Really anything I was doing today was working for me,” Vukic said. “I am sure (Monaghan) didn’t play nowhere near where he could have played, so I got a bit lucky there, but it was just good to get a point on the board.” Vukic’s singles victory was part of a 5-2 Illini win. It was their second victory against Notre Dame this year — Illinois defeated the Irish 4-0 back in January. Monaghan was overpowered by Vukic’s strong serving and consistent play. Vukic continued stepping around his backhand shots to hit inside-out forehands that kept Monaghan guessing whether he would put the ball crosscourt or down the line. “Vukic was incredible tonight,” said head coach Brad Dancer. “You’re talk-

Illinois 5 Notre Dame 2 Summary: Illinois knocked off Notre Dame behind a point in doubles and a 6-0, 6-0 singles win from Aleks Vucic. Quick notes: The Illini are 2-0 against the Fighting Irish this season. They beat them 4-0 in January. Up next: The ITA Indoor National Championship runs from Feb. 12-15 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

ing about Quentin Monaghan as one of the great players in the NCAA, and Vukic was styled in. He was much more into what we know he is capable of playing tonight.” Vukic was also able to take down Monaghan in doubles as well, as he teamed up with sophomore Aron Hiltzik to defeat Monaghan and partner Grayson Broadus 6-2 . Dancer noted that Vukic has had some slow starts in previous matches but was excited to see the performance he put on for his teammates. Vukic’s victory gave the Illini a 2-0 lead over the Fighting Irish after Illinois

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Illinois’ Aleks Vukic gets ready to return a ball during his singles match against Notre Dame’s Quentin Monaghan on Friday. Aleks won his singles match 6-0, 6-0, and the Illini defeated Notre Dame 5-2. garnered a point from the doubles matches. Senior Jared Hiltzik was next off the court, as he cruised to an easy 6-1, 6-4 match win, avenging a doubles loss earlier in the match. Notre Dame’s Josh Hagar defeated junior Alex Jesse 6-2, 6-1 to put the Fighting Irish on the board. For the deciding point of the match, both Aron Hiltzik and junior Julian

Childers were at match point in their respective matches. Both the players had long rallies with their opponents, as Aron was fi rst to close out his opponent, with Childers following seconds after. In the fi nal match of the night, freshman Asher Hirsch took Broadus to a third set, which was played as a 10-point pro-set to decide the match. Hirsch took the fi rst set 6-3 but

lost the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-3). The third set was back and forth, but Broadus came out on top to claim the third set 10-8. Overall, Dancer was pleased with the effort, saying that Vukic was the highlight of the night. However, he would have liked to have seen more consistency in closing out matches. “Our guys are staying focused enough to put wins together, so I am proud of

them for that, but we have to get a lot better, especially with this stretch coming up,” Dancer said. That stretch includes a trip to Charlottesville, Virginia, to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, as well as dual matches against three top-five opponents over the next couple of weeks.

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1. Illinois’ Kendrick Nunn shoots a hook shot over Iowa’s Dom Uhl during the game against Iowa at the State Farm Center on Feb. 7. The Illini lost 77-65. 2. Illinois’ Jalen Coleman-Lands shoots a three over Iowa’s Adam Woodbury. 3. Illinois’ Malcolm Hill takes contact from Iowa’s Ahmad Wagner on his way to the basket. 4. Lauren Mroz, junior in Media and former Illini Media employee, holds up the Orange Krush Edition of The Daily Illini before the game.

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