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Wendy’s opening at Healy and Sixth on Monday
Wendy’s is reopening on campus Monday after closing in the mid-1990s. Wendy’s will be located at 608 S. Sixth St. The restaurant’s old location was at 528 E. Green St., which is now the location of Chipotle and Noodles & Company. HEALY ST
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Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers on Sixth and Green streets will open its doors Monday at 9 a.m., serving a limited breakfast menu and staying open until the bars close. The two-story restaurant, located at 608 S. Sixth St., took over the space once occupied by Den Liquors. Tony Allegro, director of operations at WAM Holdings, said this will be WAM’s first store on a college campus out of 17 total. “We’re a family-owned business ... and being close to the student body, we think we can build a relationship with the community and with the school,” Allegro said.
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Matt Wavering, director of commercial brokerage at Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty, who represents WAM Holdings, saw an opportunity for the chain to bring the restaurant to campus. “There’s a lack of national burger chains on campus,” Wavering said. “With the amount of food traffic here, in the center of campus, I think we’ll do well in this location.” Wendy’s will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day the first week and will stay open until 3 a.m. every Friday and Saturday. After next week, doors will open at 7:30 a.m. every day. The restaurant has hired 40 staff members, many of which are students. Allegro said they
plan to give future job opportunities to students on campus. JSM announced its lease with Wendy’s in August, and construction began in October. Wavering said they liked the location because of its proximity to the proposed construction site in Lot J, the parking lot at the corner of Green and Sixth streets, which neighbors Legends Bar and Grill. JSM plans to construct a hotel, apartment building and retail building in the lot. Wavering said he predicts the construction crews, and eventually the out-oftown guests, will help fuel the new business. Wendy’s was previously located at 528 E.
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Police’s new street crimes unit kicks off with successful bust
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Engineering students talk with representatives from Expedia at the 2013 Engineering Expo this Thursday at the ARC. Companies from all over the country sent representatives to recruit students and alumni from the University of Illinois College of Engineering.
The University Police Department’s new street crimes unit had its first success Saturday in a drug bust involving the arrests of five nonstudents. The unit was formed at the end of last month and is made up of two undercover officers solely dedicated to long-term investigations of crimes such as armed robberies and drug-related incidences. Capt. Skip Frost of the University Police Department said the department is pleased with the unit’s early success. “We’ve wanted to do this for some time,” Frost said. “Now we are in the position to do it, and we have also seen the needs with the crime that we see increases in, especially robberies.” He said one of the department’s goals is to find the roots of known problems and prevent crimes from happening. “You don’t have time to sit and watch something that you believe to be a developing or potential problems,” Frost said. “The idea is to be proactive instead of reactive.” The University Police Department is not the first agency to develop such a unit in the area. The Urbana Police Department formed its unit in 2003. Lt. Robert Fitzgerald of the Urbana Police Department said the unit has three officers on duty, which is coordinating with the new University unit. “It’s working out very well for us,” Fitzgerald said. “They have a great working relationship between our street crimes unit and their (University) unit.” Fitzgerald said the street crimes unit of Urbana Police Department also supports patrolling during special events such as Unofficial St.Patrick’s Day. Champaign County has its own street crimes unit; while Champaign does not, it has its own narcotics unit. University police continue to investigate the incident from Saturday. Drug enforcement detective Joe McCullough said the
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UI students, brothers place 1st at hackathon, win trip to California participants made MHacks the largest student hackathon ever, breaking the previous record of 500 at PennApps, according to a news release. The Razfar brothers created Speakeasy, which beat 122 other submissions to win fi rst place, said Daniel Friedman, an organizer of MHacks, in an email. The Web application translates the voices of people speaking in two different languages. The users speak into microphones, and the application transcribes the audio to the language of the other speaker. The application then reads aloud the transcribed audio. Ehsan said he and Ali wanted to develop an application with the potential to help people who may not necessarily live in the “fi rst world,” like many other apps do.
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Two University students and brothers are moving on to a national-level hackathon after placing fi rst at MHacks, a hacking competition hosted by the University of Michigan from Feb. 1-3. Ali and Ehsan Razfar won fi rst place and will compete in Facebook’s hackathon in California. The Razfar brothers were followed by a secondplace team from the University of Michigan. The MHacks competition, with the slogan “Most Epic Hackathon. Ever.,” included 36 hours of hacking and featured Facebook as a sponsor. The three-day event invited student hackers from universities across the region to develop Web and mobile applications. The 550
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Ehsan suggested a scenario in which a child of an immigrant who does not speak English could use the Speakeasy app to understand what is happening in his classroom while also being able to contribute to a discussion using his native language. This was the fi rst hackathon for Ehsan, sophomore in Engineering. He followed the lead of his brother Ali, a senior in Engineering, who had previously competed in seven hackathons. “He just has been learning how to do this stuff within the last year,” Ali said. Ehsan said his and Ali’s ability to work together helped them win the competition. “We definitely work well together,” Ehsan said. “I mean, we came out of the same womb.”
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Chancellor Phyllis Wise announced in a mass email Thursday the creation of the massive open online course website mooc.illinois.edu. According to the email, the website will serve as a resource for students, faculty and staff who are interested in online teaching and learning. The University partnered with Coursera in July to offer content and courses to students through an online platform. MOOC provides a proposal and review process to faculty members that will allow them to teach courses through the Coursera platform. “We are hopeful that our work in the MOOC environment will expand availability of and interest in content from our campus to individuals across the country and around the world,” Wise said in the email.
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The village of Venga in the Solomon Islands was destroyed after a tsunami Wednesday. The damage seen is part the survey by the assessment crew of the aid organization World Vision.
Small tsunami kills 9 on Solomon Islands BY KRISTEN GELINEAU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY — Aid workers struggled to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands, and the death toll rose to at least nine as more bodies were found in wrecked homes and debris in the South Pacific country. A strong aftershock rocked the islands Friday morning. The victims, including a child, were killed when a powerful earthquake set off a small tsunami that sent 1.5-meter (5-foot) waves roaring inland on Santa Cruz Island, in the eastern Solomons, on Wednesday. Around 100 homes across five villages were damaged or destroyed.
The waves proved deadly for five elderly villagers and a child, who weren’t fast enough to outrun the rushing water, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Three more bodies were found Thursday, but Herming said details of how those victims died were not immediately available. Several others are missing and dozens of strong aftershocks were keeping frightened villagers from returning to the coast, Herming said. “People are still scared of going back to their homes because there’s nothing left, so they are residing in temporary shelters on higher ground,” Herming said.
The tsunami was generated by an 8.0-magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of Lata, on Santa Cruz in Temotu, the easternmost province in the Solomons. Disaster officials were en route to the isolated area Thursday after the local airport, which was flooded by the tsunami, was fi nally cleared of debris. Another jolt that registered a magnitude of 6.6 hit near Santa Cruz at 5:59 a.m. Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No tsunami alert was issued. There were no immediate reports of further damage or casualties. Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo was on a plane to Santa Cruz to
assess damage Friday morning when the aftershock hit, said Silas Lilo, a spokesman for the Prime Minister’s office. The plane was forced to return to the capital Honiara. The Solomons comprise more than 200 islands with a population of about 552,000 people. They lie on the “Ring of Fire” — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90 percent of the world’s quakes occur. More than 50 people were killed and thousands lost their homes in April 2007 when a magnitude-8.1 quake hit the western Solomon Islands, sending waves crashing into coastal villages.
Some skeptical of Quinn’s ideas on ethics reform BY SOPHIA TAREEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRINGFIELD — The idea seems simple enough: Ban Illinois lawmakers from voting or taking action on anything that might benefit them personally, all in the name of honest government. But the ethics proposal Gov. Pat Quinn outlined in his State of the State speech has sparked questions about whom it targets and whether it’s necessary as the state deals with mountainous fi nancial problems. Some Republicans and political experts also have alleged political motives, suggesting the Chicago Democrat was simply floating the proposal to lay the groundwork for what could become a pet issue in his 2014 re-election bid. Quinn insisted Thursday that the issue has long been his priority and said newly sworn-in lawmakers might be more receptive to such a plan. “It’s not directed at anything other than what’s good for the people,” he said. “We have to understand that the people of Illinois come first. The office holders always have to take a back seat to what’s best for everyday people.” Quinn zeroed in on ethics in his annual address, a roughly 40-minutes campaign-style speech that made nods to a long list of populist issues, from schools to immigration to spending. With two predecessors sent to prison for corruption, Quinn boasted about how he has cleaned up the office before announcing his proposal that would bar lawmak-
ers from voting or taking official action deemed a conflict of interest. Some lawmakers said they were confused by timing: Illinois traditionally enacts reforms in the wake of scandal, and they expected more details on fi nances when Quinn has made overhauling pensions his top issue for more than a year. Illinois has a nearly $100 billion pension problem, the worst of any U.S. state. Quinn’s plan comes at a time when Illinois once again has been reminded of its reputation for ethical challenges. Three sitting lawmakers face criminal charges — related to guns, bribery and bank fraud. But Quinn’s plan is aimed at limiting votes cast by lawmakers who haven’t been accused of any impropriety — including lawyers, real estate agents and entrepreneurs with business interests in the state. For example, House Speaker Michael Madigan runs a Chicago law firm. “It’s a delicate subject,” said David Morrison, an Illinois Campaign for Political Reform director. “In a political sense, to say that someone is unethical is one of the most devastating charges you can put to somebody. If voters believe you’re running to feather your own nest, it’s something that could quickly become toxic.” At the same time, Quinn painted anticorruption efforts as the cornerstone of his governorship. He led a petition drive against confl ict of interest vot-
ing in the 1970s, collecting more than 600,000 signatures. Both ideas could simply add up to Quinn gearing up the election season, when he’s expected to face several competitive Republican challengers and potentially a Democratic primary faceoff if former White House chief of staff Bill Daley or state Attorney General Lisa Madigan steps in. “It’s about him asserting his credentials as a reformer,” said Kent Redfield, a political scientist at the UIS, who called the speech part of Quinn making the “case to get re-elected.” Quinn’s proposal is still rough. It’s three basic sentences outlining ideas and doesn’t have a sponsor yet. Also, any such legislation is likely to face a cold reception in the General Assembly; a previous effort failed. The plan also doesn’t yet define what constitutes a conflict of interest, which is a detail many political reformers and fellow lawmakers want to see before they weigh in. That’s because having expertise in an area is not always a bad thing for lawmakers, Morrison said. “It can give them understanding of how things work outside of the Dome, but it also might give them an incentive to favor their professor over their constituents,” he said. Still, he and other political reformers applauded the idea and said Illinois could model itself after such states as California, which has stricter and complex guidelines on the issue.
Illinois statute says when taking an official action, like a vote, a lawmaker should “consider the possibility” of eliminating the interest or abstaining from the official action. Unlike federal lawmakers, who face strike provisions and can be investigated by bi-partisan ethics committee of their peers, the state law guidelines contain no provision for enforcement or penalties. The Legislature’s inspector general, Thomas Homer, calls Illinois’ laws “somewhat farcical.” He pushed reforms in a 2011 report he issued detailing problems, including relationships with lobbyists. A former lawmaker himself, Homer said his office received two dozen complaints last year, and about half were related to potential conflicts of interest. However, Homer said his hands are tied when it comes to acting on the complaints. Any investigations must be approved by a commission, and he doesn’t have power to punish or take action. “It’s frustrating. I would think it would be a compelling agenda item in light of all of the adverse publicity given the state with such allegations,” he said. “A lot of these run-of-the mill conflicts fall through the cracks.” Taking cues from his report, state Sen. Kirk Dillard — a Republican mulling a run for governor — last year sponsored a bill on the issue that went nowhere. He said any ethics-related legislation — sure to come up in the 2014 race — faces a legislative uphill battle.
Green St. but closed in the mid-1990s to make way for Chipotle Mexican Grill and Noodles & Company. With the limited selection of burger fast food chains on campus, some students are excited for the addition of the restaurant. Al Merkley, junior in LAS, organized a Facebook event for the grand opening celebration. Merkley said because he lives close to the restaurant, he thinks he will eat there several times per week. “I would not be as excited if it were a McDonald’s or Taco Bell,” Merkley said. “Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich is the best fast food sandwich offered anywhere; that’s a big draw for me.” Franchise owner operator Mike Allegro also plans to open a Wendy’s in Urbana by fall of 2013 and another in Champaign, although those contracts have not been completed, according to Wavering.
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STREET CRIMES FROM PAGE 1A investigation has led to them to believe the assortment of drugs, which included ecstasy, MDMA, cocaine, cannabis and nitrous oxide, were intended for sale. Police also discovered $3,400 along with the drugs. University police Lt. Matt Myrick said 50 grams of drugs are unknown. “We have sent those unidentified drugs to the Illinois State Crime lab to verify what it is.” Myrick said. The unit had this week off but will resume duty Friday night.
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CONTEST FROM PAGE 1A A team of two University students also won third place at MHacks. The third-place application, $now_code, was created by University students Rishabh Marya and Bhuwan Khattar. Friedman said the application is a real-time text editor and compiler, which helps a user learn to program. “It refl ects well on the strengths of the students and the training they receive in the computer science department,” said associate professor and associate head of computer science Craig Zilles, who taught Ali Razfar in a computers science class. Zilles also said the department encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities and hackathons, so long as they do not interfere with academics. Ali and Ehsan Razfar won a combined $2,000 and $500 in Apple and Visa gift cards for their fi rst-place application. The brothers were also awarded two trips to California, including one to compete in Facebook’s competition, which is only open to competitors who have already won a regional level competition.
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Asteroid to come remarkably close to Earth, won’t be observable for most BY MARCIA DUNN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 150 -foot-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than high-flying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known flyby for an object of this size. But don’t worry. Scientists promise the megarock will be at least 17,100 miles away when it zips past next Friday. “No Earth impact is possible,” Donald Yeomans, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object program at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., said Thursday. Even the chance of an asteroidsatellite run-in is extremely remote, Yeomans and other scientists noted. A few hundred satellites orbit at 22,300 miles, higher than the asteroid’s path, although operators are being warned about the incoming object for tracking purposes. “No one has raised a red fl ag, nor will they,” Yeomans told reporters. “I certainly don’t anticipate any problems whatsoever.”
Impossible to see with the naked eye, the asteroid is considered small as these things go. By contrast, the one that took out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was 6 miles wide. Yet Asteroid 2012 DA14, as it’s known for its discovery date, still could pack a wallop. If it impacted Earth — which it won’t, scientists were quick to add Thursday — it would release the energy equivalent of 2.4 million tons of TNT and wipe out 750 square miles. That’s what happened in Siberia in 1908, when forest land around the Tunguska River was fl attened by a slightly smaller asteroid that exploded about five miles above ground. The likelihood of something this size striking Earth is once in every 1,200 years. A close, harmless encounter like this is thought to occur every 40 years. The bulk of the solar system’s asteroids are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and remain stable there for billions of years. Some occasionally pop out, though, into Earth’s neighborhood. The closest approach of this one will
occur next Friday afternoon, Eastern time, over Indonesia. There won’t be much of a show. The asteroid will zip by at 17,400 mph. That’s roughly eight times faster than a bullet from a high-speed rifle. The asteroid will be invisible to the naked eye and even with binoculars and telescopes will appear as a small point of light. The prime viewing locations will be in Asia, Australia and eastern Europe. Observers in the U.S. can pretty much forget it. Astronomers using NASA’s deep-space antenna in California’s Mojave Desert will have to wait eight hours after the closest approach to capture radar images. Scientists welcome whatever pictures they get. The asteroid offers a unique opportunity to observe something this big and close, and any new knowledge will help if and when another killer asteroid is headed Earth’s way. The close approach also highlights the need to keep track of what’s out there, if for no other reason than to protect the planet.
NASA’s current count of near-Earth objects: just short of 10,000, the result of a concentrated effort for the past 15 years. That’s thought to represent less than 10 percent of the objects out there. No one has ruled out a serious Earth impact, although the probability is said to be extremely low. “We don’t have all the money in the world to do this kind of work” for tracking and potentially deflecting asteroids, said Lindley Johnson, an executive with the Near-Earth Object observations program in Washington. Indeed, when asked about NASA’s plans to send astronauts to an asteroid in the decades ahead, as outlined a few years ago by President Barack Obama, Johnson said the space agency is looking at a number of options for human explorations. One of the more immediate steps, planned for 2016, is the launch of a spacecraft to fly to a much bigger asteroid, collect samples and return them to Earth in 2023. As for Asteroid 2012 DA14 — discovered last year by astronomers in Spain
— scientists suspect it’s made of silicate rock, but aren’t sure. Its shape and precise size also are mysteries. What they do know with certainty: “This object’s orbit is so well known that there’s no chance of a collision,” Yeomans repeated during Thursday’s news conference. Its close approach, in fact, will alter its orbit around the sun in such a way as to keep it out of Earth’s neighborhood, at least in the foreseeable future, Yeomans said. Johnson anticipates no “sky is falling thing” related to next week’s flyby. He and other scientists urged journalists to keep the close encounter in perspective. “Space rocks hit the Earth’s atmosphere on a daily basis. Basketballsize objects come in daily. Volkswagen-size objects come in every couple of weeks,” Yeomans said. The grand total of stuff hitting the atmosphere every day? “About 100 tons,” according to Yeoman, though most of it arrives harmlessly as sandsized particles.
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University police’s new street crimes unit has promising start, but it should beware of possible pitfalls in future
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Saturday, the new University Police Department street crimes unit hit the ground running. Accompanying the drug operation bust was the arrests of five non-University students carrying large quantities of narcotics and cash in the parking garage of Krannert Center. The assortment of narcotics included cocaine, marijuana, LSD, ecstasy and nitrous oxide. This undercover, two-officer team was created at the end of January as part of an initiative that campus police say they’d always wanted but lacked the manpower to implement. The unit will focus on larger issues — long-term investigations or the crimes that require the most attention — instead of regular, day-today police work. Considering its success so suddenly, it seems that this type of police presence will benefit campustown. Between 2009 and 2011, when the most recent annual campus security report was released, drug abuse violations that resulted in arrest on campus had increased from 92 to 134, and violations that resulted in judicial referrals increased from 91 to 218. A team devoted to patrolling high-crime areas, be it for drugs or any other crime (students who didn’t notice all the robberies at last semester must have lived under a rock), will give students a sense of security and, hopefully, improve campus safety. There are, however, considerations the creation of this unit necessitates. First, the new unit adds to an already existing group of similar units in the cities of Champaign and Urbana and Champaign County departments. Therefore, it will have to be sure to coordinate in order to reduce redundancy. It would be a waste of students’ and overall University money to celebrate UI police finally having the money to spare on a street crimes unit only to find that the effort was not being handled correctly. Second, let’s not forget the fate of the original street crime unit: the famous-theninfamous 1970s-era NYPD unit, which came to a grave disbandment when officers shot unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo. This calls to mind Kiwane Carrington on a local level and Trayvon Martin on a national scale. Racial profiling plagues police departments across the country, and this new crimes unit will need to be very aware of the need to eradicate its ugly history.
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here’s something to say about standing up for your beliefs. Something brave, something bold. At the University of Michigan, Asian InterVarsity did just that. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is an evangelical and inter-denominational campus ministry with over 700 chapters at schools across the nation. Last week, the story of Michigan revoking its recognition of AIV’s status as an official student organization came into the media spotlight. It happened like this: AIV requires leaders to sign a statement of faith, declaring Jesus Christ as Lord. To hold a position in the group, you have to be a Christian. Enter the non-discriminatory policy, which says Michigan “is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of ... religion.” According to the school, AIV was guilty. In December, Michigan asked the group to revise its constitution, but it wouldn’t back down. And so Michigan kissed them goodbye, causing a roar of backlash from Christian organizations and support from the secular society. AIV came back to campus this past Monday, after a few botched peace talks and lots of commentary from the campus. In an editorial written by The Michigan Daily, students sided with the University, arguing the need for AIV to open its leadership positions to all students. The editorial board’s gentle attack on Christian groups encouraged Michigan officials to check up on other InterVarsity chapters on campus, expanding the argument past AIV.
Their opinion was clear: AIV was (and still is) in the wrong. What happened at Michigan is about much more than club leadership. The actions of the editorial board and University reflect the mind-set of public universities across the country. People crave pluralism, acceptance, coexistence and compromise. They want to stuff religious differences far, far down and say an enthusiastic “yes!” to everybody. This is the way of the world we live in. Compared to Michigan, our university is far less liberal. We’re not there — not yet, anyway — and I hope to God we don’t ever get to the point of kicking a religious RSO off campus for requiring its leaders to adhere to spiritual tenets. Still, the mere possibility is too big, too important to ignore. As soon as someone cries discrimination, colleges take action. I’m not suggesting that discrimination as a whole is permissible, but in the context of religious groups, it doesn’t make sense to open up leadership opportunities to students of any faith. Would a Jewish society want a Mormon to be president? Would Muslims adopt an atheist as a club officer? Would a Christian group want anyone other than a believer to be in charge? Consider what happened at Vanderbilt University. Last spring, the school implemented a non-discriminatory policy requiring all organizations to allow any student, regardless of his or her faith, to hold a position of leadership. In response to the policy, eleven Christian groups banded together to create the Vanderbilt Solidarity. The official statement read: “Each of our eleven organizations is a faith-based group dedicated to sharing the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ on campus. As such, we simply cannot allow those who do not share our faith to
lead our ministries, as Vanderbilt now demands. To do so would not only compromise our very reason for existence, it would also violate the central tenets of our faith.” Is this what Vanderbilt wanted? To take away the students’ religious freedom? To lessen the risk of offending? To compromise these Christians’ very reason for existence? In January 2012, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito caused a strong reaction with his thoughts on a 2012 case concerning federal discrimination rules: “A religious body’s right to self-governance must include the ability to select, and to be selective about, those who will serve as the very ‘embodiment of its message’ and ‘its voice to the faithful.’” I wholeheartedly agree with Justice Alito. Christian groups need Christian leaders, Muslim groups need Muslim leaders, Buddhist groups need Buddhist leaders and so forth. This is more than common sense. For Michigan’s AIV and the Vanderbilt Solidarity, it is a Biblical standard. Taking away an organization’s right to choose leaders undermines the core values of the group. Here at the University, I remain thankful that our vast and varied religious organizations are able to meet, to grow, to exist. But watching these trials unfold at other colleges across the country stirs something in my soul. I believe in the freedom of religion. I believe we should enjoy that gift of freedom on each and every college campus. If there ever comes a time when our clubs come under fire, I can only hope that we stand up and together for the truths we hold closest to our hearts.
Melanie is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at mastone3@dailyillini.com and @mellystone.
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Feb. 1, Hillary Clinton officially stepped down from one of the most successful stints as secretary of state in American history. She leaves her reign as the chief U.S. ambassador to the world and as one of the most popular figures in the country, with an approval rating of 69 percent in January. She has been called “the most powerful woman in American history” by news outlets such as “Newsweek” and has been urged by many in the Democratic Party to run for the party’s nomination in 2016. There are those who say she would be unbeatable against a Republican opponent. As of right now though, she publicly says she has no intentions to run for president, but the speculation remains. Though I have always been a Hillary fan (and a Bill fan for that matter), I don’t believe she should run. Over the past four years, Clinton has traveled 956,733 miles, visited 112 countries and has spent a total of 87 days travelling across the globe representing the United States. The jet lag has taken a toll on Mrs. Clinton. Though she was secretary
of state for four years, she looks as if she has aged 10 since her days as a candidate. Her health is not what it was back in 2008, when she ran for president, and what it would have to be in 2016 if she were to run at age 69. John McCain was scrutinized in 2008 for his age and his past bouts with skin cancer. Clinton, who has had health problems in recent months, would face that same scrutiny and probably even more because she is a woman. The Democratic Party and the national media that is urging her to run in 2016 is the same Democratic Party and national media that turned on her and Bill during the 2008 primary season. Many in the party and media called her and her husband closeted racists and accused them of race baiting white Democratic voters. They turned their backs on the Clintons to a young new up-and-comer: Barack Obama. Now, in 2016, with an aging Democratic field and a fresh, young Republican field, the party has no choice but to turn to Clinton to continue its electoral success, but Clinton should say “Thanks, but no thanks.” It’s time for Clinton to retire and enjoy life with Bill and daughter,
Chelsea. She should retire to her suburban New York home, read a few books, write a memoir, do a speaking engagement here or there and finally enjoy life after over 20 years in the political spotlight. She could use her status as one of the most admired women in the world to champion the causes she cares about, such as global women’s rights. She shouldn’t waste the political capital she has earned during her four years as secretary of state running for president. She should use it to truly make a difference. Hillary Clinton has some remarkable accomplishments in her career: attorney, Wal-Mart board member, U.S. senator and secretary of state. Though she always wanted to be president, her time to run was in 2008, and, unfortunately, the Democratic Party chose the future over the past. She’s changed American political landscape for the better, and she should be proud of that. She broke the glass ceiling for all present and future female candidates, but now’s the time for Hillary to move on and for her to finally focus on Hillary. CODY WILLIAMS, freshman in Business
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‘Actions are illegal, people are not’
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I deeply regret to be associated with the article, “Proposed Laws Could Benefit Illegal Immigrants,” which ran Wednesday. Please stop referring to human beings as “illegals” or “illegal immigrants” or “illegal aliens” in the media. Actions are illegal, people are not. Entering into the country without the proper documentation is not a criminal offense, it is a civil one. Therefore, referring to people in this way is, at best is sloppy, ignorant and just plain wrong on multiple fronts.
It is high time that we all, as members of this “civil society” come to grips with the reasons why people are coming here and the many ways our comfort and privilege rest on the cheap exploitable labor of people here at home and overseas. Furthermore, journalists, pundits and others who enjoy their platforms to disseminate knowledge for a healthy debate should really refrain from further dehumanizing people through such negative and false representations. Here at home we continue to enjoy the fruits of a dehumanized, silenced and exploitable labor force. To turn profits and guarantee cheap goods for our consumption, we continue to destabilize
local economies overseas. Yet we continue to whine, protest and dehumanize people when those, whose lives we negatively effect, come here to work to feed themselves and their families back home. Because we insist on ignoring how our lifestyles encourage economic exploitation, destabilization and suffering, at home and abroad, maybe we should in turn refer to each other as illegal consumers. In the meantime, I strongly suggest that media reps refrain from dehumanizing people. FRANCISCO BAIRES, community programs director at University YMCA
earning for the grade. Learning for the degree. Learning to get a job. What ever happened to learning for the sake of learning? Last Friday, I accompanied my roommate to see the dance department’s production of “February Dance.” My roommate was required to see the performance for a dance class. Other students and community and faculty members surrounded us. Even Chancellor Phyllis Wise was there. Near us, I overheard one student telling his friends how he didn’t want to be at the performance but had to be there for a class. Continuing to be nosy, I then heard behind us an older individual, whom I presumed to be a faculty member, comment on the student’s attitude to the man beside him. He basically said students don’t learn for the sake of learning anymore. Many do the minimum to get the grade and forgo any opportunity to learn things for fun. Instead of embracing the opportunity to expose themselves to the world of contemporary dance, many students saw the requirement as a burden. Maybe some students are simply not interested in dance and are just there to complete a general education requirement. Instead, they delve into their own major with rigor and eagerness because that truly interests them. While this may have some basis in fact, it misses the mark. So many times I have heard students in my major, news-editorial journalism, tell others that the readings in their journalism classes are not necessary because the content is not on the test. “Honestly, it’s a waste of your time.” I can count how many times I’ve heard that on, well, more than 10 fingers and 10 toes. What is happening to us? Yes, college is a time to have fun, and sometimes our studies hinder that, but it’s also supposed to be a hotbed of ideas and inspiration. After all, students chose to continue their education at the collegiate level because they like learning, right? All sarcasm aside, supplemental information shouldn’t have to be a waste of our time. Students tend to start out semesters fresh, anxious for new classes to start. But as the weeks wear on, students get tired. It’s much more difficult to comprehend that chapter of Spanish in March than it was in January. The semester always gets busier as it goes by, and students may not have as much time to focus on every part of their studies. But do these things mean that learning has to be deadweight on our shoulders? Many times, when we are in the middle of “learning” we tend to be caught up in the “stupidities” of an assignment or the professor’s high expectations. But when we step back and look at the big picture, we realize we learned something. And it was kind of cool. Think back to a class you had last semester. Think about what you learned in it. Before you auto-reply “nothing,” think about what you knew about that topic before you took that class. You really did learn something, didn’t you? Sometimes we get a great sense of satisfaction when the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon occurs: You learn something and then suddenly start hearing that name, word or concept repeatedly. Those moments make us love learning. But we shouldn’t only enjoy learning when we experience this phenomenon. We need to enjoy learning in the moment. Sure, some topics are going to interest you more than others. But don’t close yourself off to learning about something you don’t know if you like it yet. It all boils down to one concept: intellectual curiosity. Maybe you’re reading an article online and, because you’re interested in the content, you keep clicking on the hyperlinks to find out more. Maybe you see a poster hanging in the Armory about a renowned professor from another university visiting campus and decide to attend the lecture. Maybe you wander into the Spurlock Museum in Urbana and spend an afternoon browsing its exhibits. If you’ve got intellectual curiosity, don’t let it go. But many of us could work on our voracity of learning. This world is a lot larger than a Facebook feed or a Saturday night out. Get out there and learn.
Kirsten is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at kekellr2@dailyillini.com.
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ew businesses are as farreaching and dominant as Google. The rapid growth Google has undergone in such a short amount of time is astonishing. Every student on campus is older than Google, but now it’s an almost constant part of our lives. Google is famous for its simple, white search page with the colorful Google type. But thinking of Google as a search engine is too “high school keyboarding teacher.� The stylized G is a massive part of everyday life for most people. Google handles our private communication, our navigation, our schedules, our fi le storage. It fi nds answers for anything and everything your imagination can think of — even if that idea is inappropriate. The word “Googling� itself is now a verb. The scope of Google’s influence was very clear this week when Yahoo announced that the two companies would team up to provide advertisements on Yahoo services. Yahoo is a rival to Google in many ways, offering a competing search engine and email service in particular. Yet Yahoo decided to use one of its biggest foes for advertising. It is as if Coke used Pepsi plants to bottle their products. The reason Yahoo would play with its main competitor is that Google amazing at what it does — collect information about you and sell you the most personal advertisements you can get on the Web. Just refresh your Gmail a few times and watch how the advertisements read like a list of your inbox. Google may
be too specific at it: A recent Harvard study found that when a person with a name typical of African-Americans was on a page, Google was more likely to show them ads that dealt with criminal records than for Caucasians. While that example is extreme, it shows the incredible amount of information Google takes in and processes about people all over the world using the Internet. This is one reason Google has a network of massive physical data centers across the world. And it’s why it offers great advertising — Google knows what you want or what will be relevant to what you’re reading about. Yahoo knows this, which is why it went to Google to help them out in raising some cash. Google is very powerful. Similarly to how Microsoft
Google is very powerful. Similarly to how Microsoft boomed in the ’90s, this is Google’s time. boomed in the ’90s, this is Google’s time. And because of this, it gets to offer a lot of incredible services: fast email, faster search engine, nearly perfect digital maps and directions, Google Drive to hold fi les in the cloud, calendar, translations, a Web browser, even fun games on the Google homepage. All of these things are products I use on a daily basis, and they improve my life tremendously. And all of these essentials can all be accessed simply with a name and password. But it’s important to remember what these services effectively are: products. Just like you pay Comcast to connect
you to the Internet, you pay Google to use their features. But you don’t pay cash; you pay statistics and data. It is not just a name and password. When you open Gmail, you tell Google who and what you talk about. When you use Google Maps to ask directions, you tell them where you’re going, when, what route and how often. When you search, you could be telling Google everything from your favorite foods to whether you are single to your mental stability. At fi rst glance, this seems terrifying. I’m giving up my privacy to some giant, colorful typeface in the sky? But this is the world we live in, and it is not going to change. If Google doesn’t do it, other companies will, and they do. Using free services such as Facebook, Twitter and Google requires that you relinquish some data about yourself. It doesn’t have to be a bad situation if you remember one thing: Facebook, Google and others don’t use your money as currency — they use your information. Just like you would prefer to spend your money on the best physical product you can fi nd, do the same with online products. Find the best provider of email or search or maps and directions and allow them to use your info in return, rather than blindly using one or the other — and in the process giving up your privacy. In my book, Google is the best. It offers a wide variety of things that have become integral to how I go about my day. Just a heads up, Google, I’m not going to my usual lunch spot today. But as long as you get me the best directions there, I’ll keep telling you when I go back.
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Saturday mail has outlived its utility, but some will miss it SEAL BEACH, Calif. — The death of Saturday mail delivery would seem to have the biggest impact in places such as Leisure World, where residents — many in their 80s and 90s — grew up with the mailbox as their connection to the rest of the world. But many people just don’t care in the Southern California community, where life slowly revolves around golf, card games and splashing in a heated pool. Now there’s email for letterwriting and Facebook for keeping in touch with friends and relatives. And there’s snail mail for ... well, for what, really? “All we get anymore are bills,� laughed Leisure World resident Albert Rodriguez, 83, a retired bus driver whose wife, Gladys, quickly corrected him. “We also get junk mail,� she added with a smile as she pushed the couple’s groceries in a cart. Some older people might remember the days of waiting anxiously for the Sears catalog or “Saturday Evening Post� to land in their mailbox. But those days died long before the U.S. Postal Service announcement this week that it plans to kill Saturday deliveries except for packages.
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Breaking down the Best Picture nominees ‘Argo,’ ‘Lincoln’ have the best chance at taking home the Academy Awards’ top prize SAHER KHAN Staff writer
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Argo This Ben Affleck-directed film puts history in perspective with a well-performed and delivered account of the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979. Telling the story of how one government agent poses as a Canadian film crew to save a group Americans hiding in Iran, Affleck’s film has all the elements of winning best picture. With a cast consisting of less mainstream actors, and a script that delivers witty and thoughtful dialogue, the film perfectly balances being a historical drama with dark, comedic moments in the sharp dialogue. Although Affleck was snubbed by the Academy for a best director nomination, “Argo� has won top prizes from the Directors Guild, the Producers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild. He also won best drama film at Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes. After sweeping all these awards, “Argo� may be most likely to win the Oscar for best picture. The film is smooth and to the point, the upbeat tempo builds intensity without the use of graphic violence. Argo is thoroughly entertaining, easy to understand and contains the right blend of drama, suspense
and humor. In my opinion, it truly deserves the best picture win.
Life of Pi The story of a boy lost at sea with a Bengal tiger, “Life of Pi� is a cinematic masterpiece. Directed by Ang Lee, an alumnus to the University, the film’s use of special effects is exceptional but very different from many of the films that are special effects-heavy today. The story itself, adapted from the book by the same name, turns a tale of a boy, Piscine Molitor “Pi� Patel, and a tiger into a question about belief in God. Like Tom Hanks and Wilson the volleyball in “Cast Away,� Pi’s relationship with Richard Parker, the tiger, tugs on the audience’s heartstrings. Suraj Sharma, first time actor, delivers an amazing performance as 16-year-old Pi that makes it easy to relate with his struggle. JOHN SHEARER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With the use of unidentifiable actors and visual brilliance, Oscar nominees gather for a portrait at the 85th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Argo,� Lee’s greatest accomplishment “Life of Pi,� “Lincoln,� “Silver Linings Playbook� and “Zero Dark Thirty� are all in the running for Best Picture. is maintaining the story throughout all the other elements of the trays the beloved, yet controver- als as they find love; in my opin- that I sit in the minority group, lacks strong character developmovie. The unforced and easy- sial president. ion, the film is overrated. because the Academy and crit- ment; it relied too much on findDay-Lewis successfully capRussell’s previous film “The ics seem to really love the film. ing Bin Laden that I never felt paced delivery makes this film Oscar worthy; however I don’t tures all the complexity that Fighter,� was also critically There might not be much of a a personal connection with Jesbelieve it is likely to win because goes into the character while acclaimed, but more deserv- chance for “Playbook� to actu- sica Chastain’s lead character. it is underrated when compared humanizing him with ease. Some ing. Not to say that “Playbook� ally win best picture, since comThe film’s torture scenes to its competition. may find the film a little slow, is a poorly created film; it is far edies rarely do. also left me feeling unsettled but the acting is very well exe- from it. and uncomfortable. It does do cuted and the content of the film The dialogue is clever and a good job of balancing huge Lincoln Zero Dark Thirty is informative. funny, delivering right when it action scenes with a human eleSteven Spielberg’s biopic brilThe Academy has already needs to. It has a nice pace and Kathryn Bigelow’s most ment. It will definitely be a film liantly captures the story of shown appreciation for the film is very character driven, with recent film, centers around the that is looked back on as a cruAbraham Lincoln during the last as it leads the nominations with amazing performances coming war on terror as her last film, cial portrayal of a major event four months of his life. The film 12. I think it is also very like- from Jennifer Lawrence, Brad- “The Hurt Locker,� did; howev- in American history. informs and entertains; the cos- ly to win best picture, although ley Cooper and Robert De Niro. er, “Zero� is very different and It seems to be a favorite tume design, settings and over- its greatest competition may be At the end of the day, however, not as good. While “Hurt Lock- among the Academy, but it has it is a well-made comedy-dra- er� told the story of a soldier and less of a chance of winning comall design of the film transports “Argo.� ma and only that, nothing near the effects of war, “Zero� is a pared to the likes of Argo and the viewer back to an era. Daniel Day-Lewis’s perfora masterpiece. I do like its over- historical drama that accounts Lincoln. Silver Linings Playbook mance is what best sells the film. all portrayal of the ties that bind the events leading up to the killHe seems to be truly invested in Directed by David O. Russell, people together, but I don’t think ing of Osama Bin Laden. Saher is a sophomore in Media and his character, as he is with each “Silver Linings Playbook� fol- the movie lives up to all the Despite the well-delivered act- can be reached at smkhan3@illiniof his roles, and accurately por- lows two slightly crazy individu- hype. It is apparent, however, ing and sharp dialogue, the story media.com.
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tough to relieve a came away with a steal with less than season of brutal eight seconds remaining. National Defensive Player of the Year frustrations in .9 seconds. candidate Victor Oladipo chased him Somehow, after down the court and swatted the ball out senior forward Tyler Griffey hit a buzz- of bounds on Richardson’s layup attempt er-beating layup to defeat No. 1 Indiana with less than a second remaining in the 74-72, it happened for the Illini men’s game. Then came the inbound. Griffey basketball team. snuck behind Indiana big men Zeller Griffey, who was in the midst of an and Watford, Paul found him on a pass 0-for-20 slump from 3 and had become from the baseline, and the rest is history. somewhat of a punch line as of late, But the Illini never would have been rode atop shoulders on Thursday in in a position to win if it wasn’t for Paul Champaign. and Richardson, who accounted for 10 Seniors Brandon Paul and D.J. Rich- of the Illini’s last 12 points. ardson, questioned by many for their Assembly Hall realized what could toughness, buried their faces in their be possible once Richardson hit backjerseys to hide cheerful tears. to-back 3’s to draw the Illini within two First-year head coach John Groce, with 2:04 remaining and then hitting who had become an expert on disap- the tying jumper with just over a minpointing press conferences over the ute left in regulation. Illini’s recent dismal stretch, they’d Oladipo briefly quieted the crowd with a contested layup lost six of their last seven games, led the as the clock ticked crowd of overjoyed down to :50, but the Illini fans in a huddle Illini put the ball in after they poured from the hands of Paul, the bleachers onto the who carried them court once Griffey’s No. 18 Minnesota through the early Illinois layup fell through the (16-8, 3-7 Big Ten) part of the season. (17-6, 5-5) net. After driving the A season may have lane and nearly comSunday, 5 p.m. turned around in .9 pleting a 3-point play, Minneapolis seconds. Not an easy Paul headed to the The Illini lost 84-67 to the Golden thing to do. free-throw line and Gophers at Assembly Hall Jan. 9. “We ran an out of banked-in the first bounds play — one of attempt, rocking the our standard ones that Hall to its core. we’ve been running since the begin“Prayer,” Groce said after the game. ning of the year,” Griffey said. “I didn’t “It left my hand, and I was like, ‘Good expect ... (Cody) Zeller and (Christian) Lord,” Paul said. “But it went in and I Watford both right in front of me, and I was like, ‘All right, let me calm down.’ kind of went through them. They both D.J. just told me, ‘You’ve been here before.’ It got me back. If you noticed, stayed there.” Illinois was down as much as 14 in the I had a lot of fun this game.” second half Thursday, but Groce’s team Paul drained the second attempt to fought back with a 12-2 run to close the tie the game. The Illini’s final defengame, something the Illini have failed sive stand ended with the ball in Richat again and again over the last month. See MEN’S BBALL, Page 3B In the end, it was Richardson who
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Illinois aims to continue turnaround against Minnesota The turnarounds in the Big Ten can be brutal, and after an emotional, nail-biting 74-72 victory over Indiana, Illinois (16-8, 3-7) crosses into Gopher territory for a Sunday afternoon matchup against No. 18 Minnesota (17-6, 5-5). Minnesota bested Illinois in its previous matchup at Assembly Hall on Jan. 9, using a second-half spurt to win 84-67. The loss was Illinois’ third of the year at that time. In the wake of that victory, though, Minnesota experienced some tribulations of its own. The Gophers have won only two of their last seven games, including a 6150 loss to Michigan State on Tuesday. Despite the accumulation of losses, Minnesota remains ranked at No. 18 in the nation. Point guard Andre Hollins continues to lead his team in scoring at 14 points per game, while Trevor Mbakwe grabs 8.7 rebounds a game. The matchup will mark the fifth game in a row that Illinois has faced a team in the top-half of the Big Ten standings. Illinois has gone 1-3 in that stretch. BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINI
Women’s basketball falls at Michigan, ends road streak the early going with the score tied 15-15 at the 11:07 mark. Both teams were shooting The Illinois basketball team’s five-game 7-for-12 from the field until that point and Big Ten road winning streak came to an turned the ball over five times each. end Thursday. Illinois led by a score of 23-22 with less Despite 25 points and seven rebounds than eight minutes left in the half and was from sophomore guard shooting a sizzling 61.1 Ivory Crawford, Illipercent from the field. nois (13-9, 6-4 Big Ten) Twelve of its 23 points couldn’t outlast Michigan first-half points came off (17-6. 6-4) in Ann Arbor, turnovers. falling 72-69 to end its A 3-pointer by senior program-best road winguard Jenny Ryan with Minnesota Illinois ning streak. 3:32 remaining in the half (15-9, 4-6 Big Ten) (13-9, 6-4) “I’m just really disapgave the Wolverines their pointed,” Illinois head biggest lead of the game Sunday, 1 p.m. coach Matt Bollant said. at that point with a score Assembly Hall “I’m not sure how we can of 31-25. The Illini look to win their second go play with the energy After starting the game and fight that we did the home conference game in a row and shooting 11-for-19, Illijust the third of the season. last four games and come nois ended the half shoothere and wait until the last ing 4-for-10 from the field. four minutes before we had that energy and Although Illinois found its 3-point stroke fight. For whatever reason, we weren’t our- in its last three games, it only shot 1-for-8 selves, and we kept ourselves from winning from behind the arc in Thursday’s first half. a basketball game.” Both teams played at a frenetic pace in See WOME’S BBALL, Page 3B BY MICHAEL WONSOVER STAFF WRITER
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Illinois hopes to repeat earlier win against Minnesota The Illinois women’s basketball team will try to rebound when Minnesota heads to Assembly Hall on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Illini were on a three-game winning streak before falling to Michigan on Thursday night in its first conference road loss. The Illini won their most recent game at Assembly Hall after opening Big Ten play 0-3 at home. Minnesota has gone 2-1 since the teams last met, with consecutive wins over Michigan and Iowa. Illinois beat Minnesota 91-86 in the last matchup between the two teams on Jan. 28. Illinois built an 11-point lead, but Minnesota surged back behind Rachel Banham’s 37-point performance. The Illini were able to overcome the Gophers’ run to jump start their three-game winning streak.
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Illinois’ Adrienne GodBold (24) defends at the game against Illinois at the Crisler Center on Feb. 7. The Wolverines narrowly defeated the Fighting Illini 72-69.
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Illinois faces familiar foes in Robert Morris a lot of familiarity between the two of us, so that will probably With the season coming to a lend itself to some added intenclose, there are going to be a lot sity this weekend.” of lasts in the near future for Personal pride may be on the the No. 9 Illinois hockey team. line this weekend, but someNo. 4 Robert Morris’ coming to thing the Illini have taken pride town this visit in all semester will mark the is their power Illini’s last play and penalty kill. c on ferenc e home game of “Our special teams are the season. No. 4 Robert Even though really good. ... No. 9 Illinois Morris the Orange We’re about (20-9-2) (26-4-1) and Blue have 29 percent on yet to face the power play Friday, 7:30 p.m. and something Robert MorIllinois Ice Arena around 90 perris this year, familiar fac- Goaltender Nick Clarke has previously cent on the played for Eagles’ head coach Chico kill,” junior es are sure to Adrathas. forward Matt be on the ice. “ T h e r e Welch said. might be a little bit more pride “That’s something we’ve been on the line just because there priding ourselves on. ... I know are so many Chicago area guys they are going to have a pretty on their team,” head coach Nick good special teams because ChiFabbrini said. “I think there’s co (Adrathas) is their coach.”
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Illinois’ Nick Clarke defends the goal against Iowa State on Jan. 18. Clarke has previously played for Robert Morris head coach Chico Adrathas. Some of the Illini are sure to be just as familiar with the Eagles’ players as they are their head coach, Adrathas. With assistant coach Dan Rooney and Nick Clarke having played for Adrathas, some tactics may be recognizable. “Our assistant coach, has played for (Adrathas,) he knows him really well. He knows what he likes to do. I wouldn’t say it’s an advantage, because he can switch things up like that,”
Welch said. “ Just knowing that he is going to switch the game up instead of keeping things one-dimensional means we have to switch our game up as the game goes on.” The result of this weekend’s two-game series could play a role in switching up the CSCHL standings as well. There are as many contingencies for who will win the conference as there
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was wholeheartedly embarrassed the other day when my boss told me Mannie Jackson was at the basketball game and that I needed to write a blurb about him. He seemed pretty confident that I knew who he was — which I didn’t — so I hit up my good friend Google. Google pulled through for me and I quickly discovered that Jackson is kind of a big deal. He was the first AfricanAmerican letter winner and starter for Illinois basketball during the 1957-58 season, alongside Governor Vaughn. Jackson played professionally with the Harlem Globetrot-
ters and then became a top executive at Honeywell, Inc. He purchased a struggling Globetrotters team in 1993 and helped revive the organization to a status like the glory days. Jackson was one of three African-American basketball players honored this season as part of Illini Basketball Honored Jersey program. I was disappointed in myself. I attempt to call myself vigilant of underappreciated athletes and I was ignoring a major demographic — African-Americans. Now, it’s high time to make up for my lack of knowledge by learning more about black athletes at the University and looking at what impact they made. It is Black History Month, after all. In the early 1900s, African-
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Men’s gymnastics preps for Winter Challenge BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER
For the first time in five years, C.J. Maestas will be watching the Winter Cup Challenge on his TV. Maestas’ first competition at the Winter Cup Challenge was in 2008, leading to him making his first junior national team. He made the junior national team every year after, until he aged out of the competition in 2010. Maestas then moved to the senior competition, where he made the senior national teams in 2011 and 2012. After tearing his right tricep in November, Maestas knew that he wouldn’t be able to compete in the Winter Cup Challenge. But he has petitioned to for a spot on the team. “The best guys deserve to be on the team,� Maestas said. “I feel that I’ve earned that spot with my previous accolades. I’ve competed at the Pan American Games, Olympic Trials, and I was close to making the Olympic team. I feel they know what I can do and what I’m capable of.� After deciding to try petitioning his way onto the senior national team, Maestas looked for help from Illinois head coach Justin Spring, who has petitioned onto the senior team before due to injuries. He refers to the petition as an “informal document� because there is no specified proposal to submit to be on the national team. A meet- or competition-petition form is used because it is the only one in existence. This form would normally be used to petition a gymnast to an event. “This one is a little tricky because it’s in the middle of the season,� Spring said. “I’m a little bit worried because it’s after an Olympic year, there is already eight guaranteed spots and this is usually a good turnover for new, young blood to come into the system.� The biggest concern that factors into the petition being passed is Maestas’ health. He is currently only cleared to do swinging exercises, though he tries to touch the equipment everyday in practice. Maestas said his body is adjusting as if he was never hurt. “I was putting on the honey and the chalk, and my body automatically started gripping how I normally grip. It felt like, ‘Oh, here we go. Let’s do a set right now.’ It was cool to have that spark again,� he said.
Maestas is scheduled for a checkup with his doctor early this month and expecting to hear good news. He is hoping to be cleared to start doing some “harder� gymnastics but doesn’t want to push it if the doctor says otherwise. “I trust him 100 percent,� Maestas said. “I know that his mindset is the same as mine. He knows that I’m pushing to try and get back as quick as I can.� Tensions may rise among the competitors if Maestas’ petition does go through and is awarded one of the spots on the national team. Not being able to participate but still taking a spot on the national team can cause bitterness. Spring, who petitioned to be on the national team three times, went through a similar situation. “I was always jokingly given a hard time for it, but in the end I did my job,� he said. “I made an Olympic team, and we won a medal. I think that USA Gymnastics takes risks on people they see high value in.� Maestas’ teammates, senior Yoshi Mori and juniors Chad Mason and Jordan Valdez will be competing this weekend at the Winter Cup Challenge. Even though Mori will be fighting for a spot that Maestas could seal through petitioning, he has still showed his support. “It better go through,� Mori said. “He worked so hard, it would be messed up if it didn’t go through. There have been other athletes that have been hurt and then made the national team by petitioning, so why not C.J.?� Maestas has trained with many of the gymnasts that will be competing this weekend and doesn’t think hard feelings will be dealt if the petition is accepted because of his history with the sport. “I’m not just some new guy trying to get on the team,� Maestas said. “I consider myself a semi-veteran to the national team.� There are two ways Maestas could be placed on the team. He could be given one of the 15 spots on the official team, or he could be given an unranked, unfunded position. “They will still bring him out to all of the camps,� Spring said. “It will feel entirely as if he is on the national team,
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Illinois’ C.J. Maestas competes on the pommel horse during the Gym Jam at the Huff Hall on March 2. Maestas will not compete at the Winter Cup Challenge for the first time since 2007, but he will watch three teammates compete for a spot on the U.S. National team. but he won’t take up an official 15-man spot. He would be the 16th man of a 15-man national team.� Spring said this will most likely be how Maestas’ petition is accepted. He said the sophomore is “in a good spot� and hopes that the committee will approve the petition. If Maestas does make the national team, it will be another step closer toward making the Olympic team in 2016.
“I love to compete and show off what I train so hard to do,� Maestas said. “I don’t train for my own smile at the end of the day, I do it for a purpose. When I wear that USA on my chest, I wear it for a reason. I am competing for my country and I don’t take that lightly. I take it seriously. It’s an amazing honor to have.�
“I don’t train for my own smile at the end of the day, I do it for a purpose. When I wear that USA on my chest, I wear it for a reason.�
Gina can be reached at muelle30 @dailyillini.com and @muelle30.
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Women’s gymnastics hopes to bounce back against Minnesota BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s gymnastics team is motivated. With only seven meets before the Big Ten Championships, the team is looking for something it hasn’t been able to find all season: consistency. After a subpar performance at last weekend’s meet against now-No. 9 Nebraska, No. 22 Illinois is looking to bounce back this Saturday against No. 13 Minnesota. “I’m pretty confident that we’ll do great,� senior Alina Weinstein said. “I think that last weekend was a big disappointment for us, and sometimes you need something like that to get
you back into gear. So, hopefully that gets us going again.� Illinois will have a tough task keeping up with a scorching Minnesota team that is 8-0 overall (3-0 Big Ten). The Golden Gophers started the season strong with a win against Washington and two weekends ago defeated then-No. 1 Michigan in a quad meet. Minnesota lacked consistency in its performance against Michigan State last weekend, but still emerged victorious. “They’re a very well-coached team,� Illinois head coach Kim Landrus said. “They preform well. They’re a very talented group and they’re going to be on their A-game. They also went
and had a meet last weekend that will make them hungry, just like we did.� All-arounders Jenny Covers and Lindsay Mable, who rank 42nd and 43rd, respectively, lead the Gophers. The Illini will look to match the Golden Gophers with all-around performers Weinstein and freshman Giana O’Connor, who ranks 61st in the nation in all-around and was awarded the Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor for her performance against the Cornhuskers. “It’s a great honor,� O’Connor said. “I’m trying to be humble about it so I don’t want to ‘woo,’ but I’m really happy.� Illinois has had an up-and-down
year. The Illini started the season 0-2 before finding their stride against Michigan State. They are looking to bring the flare they had against the Spartans and lacked at Nebraska to the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. “At Nebraska, we weren’t great on every routine,� Landrus said. “We had some great routines, don’t get me wrong, but we had some things we need to work on in order to put together 24 great routines.� To go 24-for-24, the Illini will be focusing, as always, on the little details. “What we have been really focusing on bars are our handstands and our stuck landings,� Landrus said. “On beam, we have gone back to working on execu-
tion, our form, the way we preform our skills. On vault, the dynamics of the vault, and on floor, the leaps, and the jumps, and the landings on our tumbling passes and giving it the wow factor.� Weinstein agreed that things like sticking routines will be the deciding factor. “At this point, what separates the good teams from the great ones is what we have been working on,� Weinstein said. “Hitting handstands, sticking dismounts, minimizing the deductions and finding that tenth (of a point) where you can, and I think that’s what’s going to set us apart.�
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HOCKEY FROM PAGE 1B are checks in a game. But with a clean sweep, the Illini can pick up 12 conference points this weekend, and with at least one Lindenwood loss, the Illini would secure a spot at the top of the conference with momentum on their side. The top two teams in the con-
MEN’S BBALL FROM PAGE 1B ardson’s hands, flying down the court with seconds remaining. Illinois stayed with Indiana through much of the first half until it looked like the wheels had finally fallen off against the nation’s top-ranked team. The Illini had blown strong early first-half efforts just in losses to Wisconsin and Michigan, and Thursday was no different. Indiana headed into the half with a 41-29 lead on the heels of a 22-10 run. But this time, the Illini stayed even keel. Despite its best efforts to prod at the lead in the early going of the second half, Illinois never drew the game closer than six until Richardson’s first 3 that started the run with 2:52 remaining in the game. In the end, it was Illinois’ seniors – Griffey, Richardson and Paul, the faces of the class of 2009 – that gave it its third
ference are guaranteed a bye for the first round of the CSCHL tournament. Both the Eagles and the Illini will be looking to earn that free pass to secure some extra rest for the postseason, a postseason where the two teams may meet again.
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win over a top-ranked team in the program’s history. The last time the Illini accomplished the feat was against Wake Forest on Dec. 1, 2004, and Michigan State on Jan. 11, 1979, before then. “We were basically telling each other, ‘We’re not done yet, we’ve been through a tough stretch,’” Paul said. “The fact that we all contributed, the seniors that came in at the same time, I think it says a lot about our character.” Paul and Griffey were both in a rut entering Thursday’s game. After much discussion among the two and Richardson about not going down with a fight, Paul texted Griffey on Wednesday with two words: “Make shots.” Griffey arguably made the biggest shot of his life on Thursday, and now everything’s in play again. Because of those .9 seconds.
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BAYCI FROM PAGE 1B Americans were banned from participating in most intercollegiate athletics altogether as a result of the Jim Crow laws. Black athletes, along with all colored people, were seen as racially inferior to whites. The University began recruiting black male athletes in the 1930s, typically to play basketball. Several sports were whiteonly until the 1950s, when the Civil Rights movement gained full force. This battle wasn’t only on the collegiate level but worldwide, proven when Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in the Black Power salute at the 1968 Summer Olympics. One of the pioneer black athletes at Illinois was Albert Spurlock, who ran track in 1934-35. Spurlock was the first
WOMEN’S BBALL FROM PAGE 1B Illinois headed to the locker room with a 36-32 halftime deficit. Senior forward Karisma Penn led Illinois with 12 points, four rebounds, three steals and a block in the first half. Senior guard Adrienne GodBold struggled in the first half, scoring only three points and failing to grab a rebound. Senior forward Rachel Sheffer led the Wolverines with 15 first-half points.
athlete recognized for winning a varsity letter in any sport at Illinois. He had to wait tables through college because during that time, scholarships weren’t given to black athletes. “Because of discrimination and the coaches didn’t want to be bothered with it, I guess, the blacks couldn’t win a varsity letter,” Spurlock said in an interview with Ellen Swain for a 2001 Oral History Project for the University archives. In the interview, Spurlock discussed the discrimination he faced at Illinois and how he lived in a very hostile environment, but that’s what it was like for everyone. He said he made some friends on the team but only talked to them during meets. Spurlock was racing during the time when track star Jesse Owens was competing, when black athletes were making their names as powerhouses.
Spurlock was a pioneer of African-Americans, and over time, as conditions began to get better in society, it was also shown through sport. More and more African-American athletes are recruited every year: On signing day Wednesday, 20 of the 25 football recruits were African-American. African-American track star Tonja Buford-Bailey is one of the most decorated Illini female athletes of any color. Buford won more titles than any other Illinois athlete, male or female. She holds more titles than any other student-athlete in Big Ten history. Buford proved herself as an athlete despite her color and gender. There’s one athlete that I’m sure everybody in our generation remembers — Dee Brown, who was the face of Illini basketball during the 2004-05 title game run. He was Illinois basketball’s last big hero and his
Michigan outrebounded Illinois 20-12 in the first half, along with six offensive rebounds for the Wolverines. Despite the advantage, 12 Michigan turnovers leading to 14 points kept the Illini close. Just as Michigan looked as if it was pulling away with a 45-40 lead in the second half, GodBold hit Illinois’ second 3-pointer of the game to bring it within two points with 15:07 left in the game. Despite GodBold’s big shot, the Illini couldn’t get a rhythm
going from the perimeter. After making at least seven 3-pointers in their last three games, the Illini shot 4-for-23 from distance. The free-throw disparity loomed large in the second half, as Illinois shot only 7-for-12 at the line, compared with Michigan’s 17-for-21 from the stripe. After being down 60-51 with 6:22 remaining, Illinois charged on a 10-0 run behind two 3-pointers from Crawford. Michigan senior guard Kate Thompson responded by draining consecutive 3’s of her own to
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combination of swag and success quickly popularized the team. These are only a small fraction of the African-American athletes who have made a lasting impact on Illini athletics. Many of these athletes demonstrated the importance of equality and stayed strong during a time when they were not accepted. When I interviewed Jackson a few weeks ago, he was elated that he was finally being recognized for making it through such tough times. And he deserves that recognition, like everybody else. Here’s to us recognizing those who persevered during tough times and to some of these new recruits and current athletes becoming the next campus legends.
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give the Wolverines a 66-61 lead with 2:55 remaining in the game. Penn fouled out with Illinois behind 66-65 with 1:51 remaining, leaving Illinois without its best rebounder and defender down the stretch. Illinois missed several opportunities to tie the game, and Crawford’s missed 3-pointer with 13 seconds left gave Michigan a 72-69 win in Ann Arbor.
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Softball to play in dome for 1st time in season opener “The team is very competitive,” Booker said. “Everybody has a The Illinois softball team has an shot to play, and we’re all going to advantage in its first tournament come out firing.” Head coach Terri Sullivan of the year this weekend, one that has nothing to do with the players agreed that every aspect and every player will be crucial this on the roster. Junior outfielder Alex Booker season. said the Illini are “All parts of the the only team that game are key,” practice on turf Sullivan said in a statement. “You and have been practicing indoors want to have in preparation for strong defense their season-openand fielding, make ing UNI Dome the routine plays Tournament in and score runs Cedar Falls, Iowa. and challenge “I say we have a your opponent to huge edge,” Bookdo things a little er said. “We know bit quicker than the bounces, the what they’re used hops, how it plays to, but it still starts ALEX BOOKER, and even lighting, in the circle. And junior outfielder if it comes down that’s really why our coaching staff to that. We know everything, and we will use that and our team is really confident to our advantage.” heading into the season.” The UNI Dome Tournament The ace of the pitching staff will will be the first time in school his- be Gay, who has performed well in tory that Illinois plays sanctioned her three-year career. Coming into indoor competition. The team’s this season, she holds the Illinois first experience in the dome will mark for the best opponent batting be a tough one, as Illinois will take average with .214 and is ranked on No. 1 Alabama, a team that won second in strikeouts with 463. Gay the national title last year, to open was named to the preseason allBig Ten First Team. its season Friday. The road doesn’t get any easi“It’s great to be recognized for er after the first game, as Illinois my pitching,“ she said. “But what plays last year’s Summit League really matters is the end of the searegular-season and tournament son, so I’m going to try to be all-Big champions North Dakota State in Ten at the end of the season, too.” Illinois’ goals for the season are Game Two of the tournament, as well as Missouri Valley Confer- quite simple: The team is hoping to ence regular-season champion win three of the five tournaments, Northern Iowa in the final game. to win the Big Ten title and to hope“Obviously we know Alabama is fully host regionals in May. a great team, they won last year, “I feel like we can win the Big but it’s a new season and anything Ten in the regular season and not can happen,” senior pitcher Pep- have to wait out till the postseaper Gay said. “All the other teams son,” Booker said. “That was a goal were very good and most won we set almost the end of last seatheir conference titles last year, son, we knew we could do it and but we’re still going into the tour- now we just have to do it.” nament extremely confident and Those goals start with a tournawe’re ready to play anyone.” ment win this weekend. A group of core veterans lead “Expect us to come out fightIllinois: Gay, senior pitcher Jackie ing,” Booker said, “to be very conGuy, sophomore power hitter Jess sistent and to win a lot.” Perkins and Booker. The Illini will also rely on the Nicholas can be reached at goldwyn2@ eight freshmen on the team. dailyillini.com and @IlliniSportsGuy. BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Mario Gonzalez during the meet against Wisconsin at Huff Hall on Feb. 3, 2012. Delgado will face the No. 1 wrestler in the country.
Wrestling to face No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Delgado faces NCAA defending champ BY DAN BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER
After losing a pair of Big Ten dual meets last week, the Illinois wrestling team is looking to get back on track this weekend as its set to face No. 2 Iowa on Friday and No. 17 Northwestern on Sunday. Wrestling against ranked opponents has become routine for the Illini. Head coach Jim Heffernan described their schedule as “easily the most difficult schedule in the country.” “We’re wrestling the equivalent of Alabama, Oregon, Florida and Ohio State in football in a four week stretch,” Heffernan said. “It’s not like we’re losing to bad teams, I think we’ve competing pretty well for the most part.” After defeating the Illini 20-13 last season in Iowa City, Iowa, the Hawkeyes increased their all-
time series lead to 47-27-1 against No. 10 Daryl Thomas of Illinois Illinois. The Hawkeyes are 16-1 will face No. 2 Tony Ramos in the this season, with their only loss 133-pound match. “It’s gonna be a good match,” coming to No. 3 Oklahoma State. At 125 Thomas said. “I just need to pounds, the come out and Illini’s No. 3 enforce my Jesse Delgastyle, keep his do will take on the defendhands off me ing 125-pound and I think it NCAA champiwill be a good No. 2 Iowa No. 8 Illinois (6-4, 2-4) on, No. 1 Matt (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) night for me.” McD o nough . The Illini Friday, 7 p.m. The two wreshave dropped Huff Hall tlers met twice four of their last ye a r, last five Big The Illini No. 3 Jesse Delgado is set to when DelgaTe n dua l face defending NCAA champion at do claimed the matches. The 125 pounds, Matt McDonough. first match 11-7, Big Ten Chambut was defeatpionships are ed 4-3 in the Big Ten Champion- slowly approaching, as they ships. McDonough’s loss to Del- will occur mid-March. Thomas gado last year was his only loss stressed the importance of gaining momentum before the Big of the season.
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Men’s tennis hosts Kentucky after tough losses on home court and we can’t let that happen again.” Coming off three weekends Like Kentucky, Illinois gradof back-to-back meets, Illinois uated its No’s. 1 and 2 players men’s tennis will defend its — Dennis Nevolo and Roy Kalhome court against a similar manovich, respectively — which No. 7 Kentucky team and try to resulted in younger rosters for both teams. redeem its 1-3 Head coach home record. Tied for a Brad DancNo. 19 Divier has talksion-I ranking ed about the with Stanford, “great energy” his younger the Illini have No. 7 Kentucky No. 19 Illinois athletes bring hit some unex(6-0) (3-3) pected bumps to their tennis in their season game, but the Saturday, 6 p.m. with a loss to rankings lean Atkins Tennis Center Tulsa and two in the WildThe Illini are looking to redeem their cats’ favor. to Tennessee 1-3 home record this weekend. — all at home. “I think we’re hungry. “I think that just coming off that Duke win, All of us are hungry,” senior we didn’t really want to have Bruno Abdelnour said. “Of that let up against Tennessee,” course, they’re better ranked sophomore Ross Guignon said than us, so it’s a very good of last weekend. “For the most opportunity for us to take.” part, they just out-toughed us, With Toledo as the exception, BY J.J. WILSON STAFF WRITER
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the Illini have relinquished five of six doubles points this season, making it their undeniable weak spot. But Guignon said falling just a couple points short in the last weekend’s match against Tennessee shows progress. “Things are starting to click, but we just need six guys firing on all cylinder in the same match,” Guignon said. “I think we’re pretty close now.” Another weekend with homecourt advantage has Guignon and Abdelnour optimistic, but it will take much more than loud fans to pull out a victory. “I really think with our win over Duke, I just think we’ve got a lot of guys doing a lot of the right things,” Guignon said. “As long as each person is taking care of what we need to take care of, I think we should be able to walk away with a win.”
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Ross Guignon reaches for the ball in his two-set victory over Patrick Elliot of Ball State on Jan. 20, 2011, at the Atkins Tennis Center. Illinois will try to rebound from starting the season 1-3 at home when it hosts Kentucky on Saturday.
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