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CFA urges University to prevent censure BY FARAZ MIRZA STAFF WRITER
The Campus Faculty Association held an academic freedom and shared governance panel Wednesday night to highlight where Steven Salaita’s case stands after controversial tweets resulted in his rejected appointment on Sept. 11. The panel, held at the University YMCA, was led
by John Wilson, co-editor of the American Association of University Professors’ Academe Blog. Wilson discussed the importance of shared governance, explaining it is vital in protecting academic freedom. “There’s no real doubt that there was violation of shared governance in the Salaita case,” Wilson said. Wilson said the nation-
al AAUP is likely to vote on censuring the University at its annual meeting on June 14, and the University needs to move fast to stay off the AAUP’s list. He believes the AAUP will only remove the University from censure after the policies and principles surrounding hiring processes are corrected, and a settlement, compensation or reinstatement is given
to Salaita. Additionally, he suggested when new information is revealed regarding a hire, it should be sent to the candidate’s search committee for review. He also suggested the Board of Trustees should be removed from voting on hiring processes. He said academic decisions should be made by academic experts and not a politically-appointed board.
“What I would propose is U of I create a set of ethical standards for the hiring process,” Wilson said. He also expressed censure by the AAUP is very probable, and will have a negative effect on competitive hiring. He said professors receiving offers from different universities would likely select an uncensured university and might feel distrust with
the University’s Board of Trustees. Cary Nelson, former president of the national AAUP and emeritus professor of Jewish Culture and Society, said the AAUP is visiting campus near the end of February and is likely issuing their own report at the end of March. He said there is time between
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Ammons seeks big changes for Ward 3 BY FATIMA FARHA STAFF WRITER
Aaron Ammons isn’t someone defined by his past. Despite his former struggle with street life and drug use, Ammons’ future looks to bring justice and empowerment to the African-American community in Urbana. Ammons, who replaced his wife Carol Ammons as the Urbana City Council Alderman for Ward 3 in January, said he’s been down a bumpy road of bad decisions to get where he is today. “I don’t know what people think they can accomplish in that lifestyle,” Ammons said. “I don’t even remember what my goals were, I was searching for something I never found in that lifestyle.” During this dark time in his life, Ammons found comfort in reading, poetry and prayer. After seven to eight years of drug addiction, he began regrouping his life. He then returned to Parkland College and worked in a small gas station on Lincoln
Road and Kirby Avenue. Ammons’ inspiration to work for social justice came from workshops he attended during that time about the science of nonviolence, atonement and the civil rights movement. He then became involved in community activism on issues such as the purchase of Tasers in the county. Around this time, Ammons worked with several others, including his wife, to start Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice. Ammons also started the Citizens with Conviction program, which helps people with felony convictions and confront the dehumanization of these people. “I think it’s my responsibility to humanity,” Ammons said. “I know that what I learned through that spiritual walk for me, it was so profound, it led to all of these things we’re discussing now, and it led to a quality of life
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Members of the Orange Krush attempt to distract Rapheal Davis while he inbounds the ball during the game against Purdue at State Farm Center on Jan. 21. The Illini won 66-57.
Basketball faces Michigan Men’s basketball looks to avenge previous Michigan loss, extend conference winning streak BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
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Illinois basketball’s loss to Michigan was the most heartbreaking of the season. It’s one the Illini are looking to avenge, and there might not be a better time to do it. The team dropped the last meeting between the two in Ann Arbor, Mich., losing in overtime 73-65. Michigan came back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to grab the overtime win. Illinois (16-8, 6-5 Big Ten) has won three-straight games for the first time since
a trio of nonconference wins in late December. The Wolverines (13-11, 6-6) are experiencing the opposite, having lost four of their last five games. The teams will meet for the second time on Thursday night in an “Orange Out” at State Farm Center. Since the loss to Michigan, the Illini have gone 6-4 in conference play, trading wins and losses up until its recent three-game winning streak — all while dealing with injuries and suspensions to guards Rayvonte Rice and Aaron Cosby.
On Wednesday, head coach John Groce said both Illini guards are still “suspended indefi nitely” for violation of team rules. The two have been healthy scratches from the Illinois lineup since Jan. 31. Rice was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder before breaking his hand in practice in early January, while Cosby started 13 games for Illinois before suffering a retinal tear in his left eye against Indiana on
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Illinois vs. Michigan When: 8 p.m. Thursday at State Farm Center TV/Radio: ESPN/Fighting Illini Sports Network Quick notes: Illinois is looking for fourth-straight win. Michigan has lost four of last five. Hidden stat: Illinois is 0-5 against Michigan under head coach John Groce
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Campus representatives discuss safety, racism BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
In light of the recent crimes on campus, La Casa Cultural Latina held a discussion at the Asian American Cultural Center regarding students’ unsafe feelings at the University. Representatives from University Housing, the University of Illinois Police Department, the Counseling Center, the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations and the LGBT Resource Center were in attendance Wednesday night. Xavier Ramirez,
senior in Social Work and LAS, said he worries younger students out on campus at night may feel a justified sense of insecurity about their surroundings. “I don’t want people to be scared to be in certain spaces after it’s dark out,” Ramirez said. “We talk to students and tell them it’s okay, and we don’t know it’s okay. With everything going on that’s so recent, we don’t know if it’s okay.” UIPD Sergeant Joan Fiesta said she is aware of the concerns, especially regarding minorities on
campus. “There are issues at play that we have to balance, part of that is do we use racial identifiers?” Fiesta said. “Because based on a very, very scant description, that makes a part of our population feel targeted. We don’t want to do that, as the police.” Several attendees raised the topic of Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day t-shirts, specifically a recent design featuring Illinois’ former mascot, Chief Illiniwek, as well as a comment about reservations. Students made com-
ments about feelings alienated on a predominantly white campus. “I remember we had this issue last year when Phyllis Wise wouldn’t close down the school. We had students who felt in a position that they could make these racist, sexist comments to the Chancellor,” said Ramirez. “... It’s hard to tell students to feel safe physically when socially they feel so vulnerable.”
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Medical dispensaries to open in Urbana BY ANGELICA LAVITO SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR
Companies NuMed Rx, LLC and Phoenix Farms of Illinois, LLC are closer to opening medical marijuana dispensaries in Urbana. Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the approved applicants last week. NuMed Rx, LLC and Phoenix Farms of Illinois, LLC were selected to receive District 10’s two dispensary permits. District 10 is comprised of Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion counties, but both dispensaries will call Urbana home. Phoenix Farms plans to occupy 202 W. University Ave., and NuMed Rx will occupy 105 E. University Ave. “Suffering patients who desperately need access to medical cannabis products will fi nally have a place to go that is safe and healthoriented,� said Brett Walrod, chief operating officer of NuMed Rx in a press release. Libby Tyler, community development director and city planner of Urbana, said she and her staff
worked with applicants to fi nd suitable locations for the dispensaries and feels that University Avenue is an optimal area for the facilities for a variety of reasons. “We thought it was a good corridor because there are two hospitals along University Avenue,� Tyler said. “We have a lot of medicalrelated uses with Carle (Foundation Hospital) and (Presence Covenant Medical Center), and medical offi ces and pharmacies. Dispensaries seem to fit in the business sector right there.� A lt hough R au ner ’s announcement is a milestone for the dispensaries, there is still more to the application process. The dispensaries must receive their licenses before they can open. “When the announcement was made last week, what that was, was basically an authorization by the Department of Financial & Professional Regulation for the businesses to apply for licensure,� said Terry Horstman, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional
Regulation. “At this point in time they’re simply in the application process phase.� Horstman could not disclose what steps dispensaries must take in order to move forward, but said the process includes FBI background checks. Similarly, cultivation centers must receive formal approval from the Illinois Department of Agriculture before they can operate. Shelby County Community Services Inc. is prepared to begin construction on its cultivation center outside of Shelbyville, a city about 70 miles southwest of the University. “Once the state gives us the official go-ahead, then we’ll need to have the facility constructed and operational within 6 months,� said Tom Colclasure, executive director of Shelby County Community Services. Colclasure said the facility will plant its fi rst crop when the cultivation center’s construction is complete, and expects to have the fi rst harvest about three months after it’s planted.
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Time capsule found on campus BY JASON CHUN STAFF WRITER
Construction workers discovered a time capsule inside of the Lincoln Hall gateway while renovating the arch last month. The discovery came as a surprise, as there is no record of the capsule being placed inside of the gateway. The capsule, a handmade copper box, is about 5 inches tall, 10 inches long and 8 inches wide. The box contained business cards, some with handwritten names on them, a 1913 Lincoln head wheat penny, an 1894 Indian head wheat penny and a handwritten tag with the name of the locksmith who crafted the
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MBBALL Jan. 18. Thursday’s game will be the fourth the pair has missed due to the suspension. “We’re playing better,� Groce said. “We’re a bit more consistent with effort and toughness.� Sophomore guard Malcolm Hill has 61 points in three games since his teammates’ suspensions, including a game-winning basket in the final seconds against Penn State. Hill has averaged 20.3 points and five rebounds per game during Illinois’
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AMMONS that I want for everybody. I want for my brother what I want for myself.� Ammons said becoming the new representative for Ward 3, a predominantly African-American community, is a “completion of a task� he had begun with Citizens with Conviction. For him, it was important to show that people with felony convictions can get back on track and accomplish their goals. Ammons describes himself as the “poster child� of a citizen who was convicted, got himself pardoned and was able to move on to fulfill his goals for his community. The best way for him to rep-
Timeline for medical marijuana
Aug. 1, 2013 — Former Gov. Pat Quinn signs Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act Jan. 1, 2014 — Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act goes into effect July 15, 2014 — Rules for the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act are approved Aug. 4, 2014 — Urbana City Council approves zoning changes to establish rules for dispensaries and cultivation centers Sept. 22, 2014 — Application deadline for hopeful dispensaries and cultivation centers Feb. 2, 2015 — Gov. Bruce Rauner authorizes medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation centers for registration
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Obama seeks increased involvement against ‘grave threat’ of Islamic State WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday officially asked Congress for war authority to fight Islamic State militants, opening a debate on Capitol Hill over the extent of U.S. military involvement in fighting the group Obama says poses a “grave threat� to U.S. national security. Obama’s request
European leaders meet in Belarus to stop continuing violence in Ukraine MOSCOW — European leaders converged on the Belarus capital of Minsk on Wednesday to try to end 10 months of violence in eastern Ukraine as fighting there continued to escalate and support was rising in the United States for sending arms to the embattled Kiev government. Five people were killed at a bus station and another at
winning streak. “We also know if we don’t have the right mindset and prepare the right way, don’t communicate, we’re not connected — all those little things, if we don’t do those things, we don’t play as well,� Groce said. “We’ve got to bring those things to the table every single day.� Groce has relied on senior center Nnanna Egwu for more than numbers on the stat sheet this season. He’s depended on the senior to be a leader on an Illini squad that has had injuries and distractions all season. Egwu has done his part on the court as of late. During
the Illini’s three-game winning streak, the senior has had 19 rebounds, averaging more than six per game. The senior center was big in Illinois’ 59-54 win over Michigan State on Saturday, grabbing nine rebounds over the Spartans’ conferenceleading forward Branden Dawson. Illinois will look to capitalize on an advantage down low against Michigan on Thursday. The Wolverines post the Big Ten’s worst rebounding margin at minus-3. The Illini have spread the offense well over the past three games, with players scoring in double-digits nine
times during the stretch. The offensive spread is partly due to point guard Jaylon Tate, who leads Illinois with 84 assists this season. Illinois proved its depth, finding a way to string together wins late in the season despite the absence of injured players and the distractions of suspended ones. “To (be prepared) takes great mental toughness,� Groce said. “I do think we’ve made a lot of strides with that with this team.�
resent the African-American community, he said, was to work for the city council. Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing said she helped Ammons receive his pardon from Gov. Pat Quinn after hearing that with a conviction, he would not be allowed to serve on city council. Prussing said she knew Ammons would be the right choice as alderman for Ward 3 after speaking to residents and seeing overwhelming approval for him. “He’s been very active in the community, and I think he has shown natural leadership,� Prussing said. “I wanted someone who could represent the people who lived there.� As alderman, Ammons said he hopes to alleviate
the tension between the African-American community and the police department, while addressing the problems of marginalization and racial profiling that target the community. After years of working together on community issues, Imani Bazzell, director of SisterNet, sees Ammons as her younger brother. “The reason we have a sort of community activist relationship is because he understands that what we’re trying to accomplish is a long distance run,� Bazzell said. “Of course we seek victory along the way, but he has a mature understanding that what we’re after is really about making a real promise toward democracy, which
the campus visit and the report for the campus to take action. Several attendees agreed the campus needs to act quickly. On Monday, the Academic Senate voted to urge administration to consider the committee on academic freedom and tenure’s report. The report urged the College of LAS to form a committee to reconsider Salaita. Attendees believe an additional committee on hiring policies and procedure’s report should also be moved forward.
Parents of Deah Barakat, Namee Barakat and Layla Barakat, embrace during a news conference at the Swift Creek Exchange Club on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.
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Victims’ father: Chapel Hill triple homicide was ‘hate crime,’ not dispute
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The father of two of three students shot to death in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Tuesday says the shooting was a “hate crime� based on the Muslim faith of the victims. Chapel Hill police said Wednesday morning that a dispute about parking in the neighborhood of rented condominiums may have led Craig Stephen Hicks to shoot his neighbors, Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, and his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and Abu-Salha’s sister, Razan Mohammad AbuSalha, 19, of Raleigh, N.C. But the women’s father, Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha, who has a psychiatry prac-
tice in Clayton, N.C., said that regardless of the precise trigger Tuesday night, Hicks’ underlying animosity toward Barakat and AbuSalha was based on their religion and culture. “This has all the signs. It was execution style, a bullet in every head,� Abu-Salha said Wednesday morning. “This was not a dispute over a parking space; this was a hate crime. This man had picked on my daughter and her husband a couple of times before, and he talked with them with his gun in his belt. And they were uncomfortable with him, but they did not know he would go this far.�
is a much broader effort.� Ammons also currently works at the University as a Building Services Worker. He is the president of the Service Employees International Union Local 73 Chapter 119, which he became involved with after receiving assistance from the union while working at the University. He was impressed by the union’s commitment to providing protection for working class citizens like himself. As a city council member, Ammons he wants to work with public works services, community and economic departments, and environmental projects for the community. As an organic gardener, Ammons is involved with agricultural efforts and
issues as well. Apart from his work in the government and society, Ammons spends time writing poetry. Belden Fields, member of CU Citizens for Peace and Justice, said Ammons hosts SPEAK CafĂŠ events at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, for young people to express themselves through poetry. Fields, a professor emeritus in Political Science, has worked with Ammons for more than 10 years. “He really engaged in the struggle for what he believes is right and just, and he doesn’t deviate from that,â€? Fields said. “I just really, really am so impressed with his character, his determination and his commitment to the cause of social justice. It
has been very enriching for me to work with him.� For Ammons, his goals for justice and self-empowerment are not just for the residents in Urbana and Ward 3, but for the rest of the world. “The initial premise that I started talking about through atonement and the principles of nonviolence — these were life saving teachings for me,� Ammons said. “That permeates and penetrates all boundaries and state lines, because we’re talking about reaching people and getting people to understand that power and how they can impact their own lives.�
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EDITORIAL CARTOON DAVID FITZSIMMONS THE ARIZONA STAR
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Illinois government needs to tackle growing poverty rates
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a university where we are privileged with the opportunity to receive a higher education, where we have a campus home to go back to and several other University resources at our fingertips, sometimes it’s hard for us students to put a face to poverty in Champaign-Urbana. But if you step off campus, away from the shiny Illini merchandise store windows and outside of the seemingly unpoppable campus bubble, you’ll notice some of the 40,000 community members that live in poverty everyday. A recent study by the Heartland Alliance program found that Illinois is suffering from the lowest poverty rates it’s seen since 1960, which stand just below 15 percent. What is more worrisome is that Champaign County was added to its watch list and it’s not alone. Currently, 42 counties in Illinois need to be monitored and four require immediate corrective action. With staggering numbers such as these, it is clear that something needs to be done about the issue of poverty in our community and our state. Last week, the community came together to raise $96,135 to alleviate homelessness, many times a closely related side effect of poverty. The event is called One Winter Night and it is where hundreds of students and community members spend the night in cardboard boxes experiencing a simulation of extreme poverty first hand. The efforts made by C-U at Home, who hosted the event One Winter Night, as well as by community members and students was inspiring. Yet, we know eventually that money will run out before all of those in need in our county are helped. What we need is something bigger. We need local and state governments to acknowledge the harsh effects that are plaguing a significant percent of the population in our county, and we need direct action to combat this problem. During his State of the State address given on Feb. 4, Governor Bruce Rauner spoke about raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour. While that raise may help many, his plan aims to give installments of 25 cents each year. But what we need is more immediate change. While Rauner may have plans for the middle class, it is not clear how he hopes to help our state’s poorest. While we applaud the valiant efforts of our community to lend a hand to their neighbors, the growing state-wide issue of poverty needs to be adequately addressed by the government.
While on campus, consider Fido first CARLY CHARLES Opinions columnist
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hether you reside at a University dorm or in a campus apartment, there are countless thingsthat-go-bump-in-the-night that can keep you from your direly needed sleep: Parties, garbage truck routes that start before daybreak, the next door neighbor with a nasty and very cough-addled case of bronchitis. Recently, though, it hasn’t been any of these aforementioned commotions that’s left me sleepless in Urbana. For me, it’s been the shrill and perpetual barks coming from a neighbor’s lapdog. Lately, I’ve had to endure multiple hours straight (not exaggerating here) of barking and scream-like sounds. These noises have occurred at various times of day, as well as — for similar increments of time — the middle of the night. The dog must clearly be in need of something for the yapping to persist so loudly and frequently. Given the dog’s sheer yap volume, it’s pretty hard to ignore, particularly at 4:00 in the morning, and I have to wonder whether the barking is caused by some degree of lackluster dog parenting. This anecdote is personal, but the message it projects spans a larger, campus-wide
stretch: If you’re a college student considering the adoption of a new non-human friend into your life, it’s important to consider all the responsibilities and limitations that come with housing an animal. But my sleeplessness doesn’t even place a fluorescent peg in the Lite Brite that is injustice compared to the possible canine suffering that’s come about as a result of inadequate care. Now, I have no tangible means by which to declare these pet-owning neighbors uncaring — I have a pet Chihuahua-Papillon mix back home, and thus I know from personal experience that the breed is often characterized by incessant barking. But, regardless, the neighbor dog’s ceaseless crying does inspire me to consider the factors and lifestyle circumstances that must be in place before one even fathoms caring for a loving but very dependent, non-human creature. We have ample research findings that show the positive impact of cats and dogs on medical patients and the elderly — consider the growing usage of “therapy dogs� in inpatient and outpatient hospital programs, and even in our own Undergraduate Library during finals week. Research suggests that the same comforting, stressalleviating results can be observed in pet-owning college students. The feelings of
isolation and loneliness that often arise throughout the transition from home to college should be familiar to many. The findings of an Ohio State University study suggest that living with a pet can help younger people who lack a well-defined, geographically close circle of friends cope with feelings of sadness and stress, as well as help keep feelings of isolation at bay. So all in all, pets are great: They can cheer you up from a particularly downtrodden mood, they can lick your face and maybe even do something cute enough on camera to land you viral status on the world wide web. The problem is that while pets are great to have around, they also require a good deal of work. If a University student isn’t capable of adequately caring for a pet, however, I believe there is a danger of placing onto the animal the very stress and anxiety it’s helped you to discard. Pets can be sweet and forgiving — they are givers of unconditional love, and for this reason I, from time to time, much prefer their company to a human presence. Although animals might be kinder and simpler than humans, it is a grave mistake to believe that they don’t require a similar level of care and keeping. Let’s consider the size of an average crappy, cheap college apartment. Mine, fortunately and unfortunately, is on the
crappier and cheaper end of the scale. So, for a comparably cheaper price than, say, one of those hulking towers on Green Street, my roommate and I get a teensy-weensy 600 square feet. On average, I’m out of my apartment, tending to various matters — class, rehearsals, studying — for roughly eight hours per day. So, I’d best get to walking the hypothetical dog I have sitting around in my very small apartment with regular frequency. All day is a long time to be sitting alone and untouched and unfed on a stained linoleum floor, even for a dog. There are reasons both economical and ethical that might dissuade a college student from attempting to care for an animal: There is a limited number of apartments on campus that allow pets. Possession of a pet that is illegal or unaccounted for can come with serious fines and consequences. While I really do see and support the benefit of caring for a pet during college, it’s best for both the student and animal that the student thoroughly investigates his/ her personal situation to see whether the fit and time is right to become a pet parent. At the very least, your sleepdeprived neighbors will thank you.
Carly is a junior in FAA. She can be reached at ccharle2@dailyillini.com.
“Fifty Shades of Grey� glamorizes abuse KAANAN RAJA Opinions columnist
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his past Sunday, I tuned into the Grammys along with millions of other Americans and was heartened to see such a rally against sexual abuse. The public figures who took on this matter ranged from President Barack Obama to activist and domestic-violence survivor Brooke Axtell, finally ending with a solemn performance of the song “By The Grace of God� by Katy Perry. While I was comforted to see such support from the 2015 Grammys, my positive thoughts were juxtaposed by a commercial for “Fifty Shades of Grey.� The movie, based upon the best-selling trilogy by E.L. James, focuses on the erotic relationship between millionaire Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. While the book and soon-tobe released movie are becoming a worldwide sensation, a new study released in the Journal of Women’s Health has shown that the idealized fictional character media and readers have glamorized is not as glamorous as people might think. In fact, the study has actually found behaviors in Christian that are comparable to behaviors of actual domestic violence abusers. After conducting a systematic analysis of the nov-
el, the researchers found patterns consistent with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions of interpersonal violence and reactions in abused women. In the article, examples are given of what the researchers consider abuse by Christian, like using intimidating verbal and nonverbal behaviors, demanding Anastasia to eat and threatening to punish her, limiting her social contacts, tracking her whereabouts, etc. While Anastasia consents to many of these situations, the bigger problem is that there are explicit times when Ana is upset with her agreement with Christian but seems too shy and uncomfortable with voicing them. Ana even states at one point, “From somewhere deep inside, I want to beg him to stop. But I don’t.� Some of these behaviors extend out of the bedroom, refuting many reader’s arguments that the couple is simply engaging in heightening sexual experiences of bondage, discipline, sadism or masochism. BDSM is a consensual sexual experience that can include force or violence, yet has concrete rules of communication that themes of this book violate. However, while people are picking up the novel or buying tickets to what they deem a fictional story with racy elements, the terrible reality is that there are many other women who have to actually deal with the terrors of living with a man like Christian.
The problem here is not necessarily that Christian is doing something that Anastasia doesn’t want, but rather, he is displaying behaviors comparable to abusers. Despite the apparent love story between Christian and Ana, as the content is becoming increasingly mainstream, the story could be perceived as glamorizing and even legitimizing domestic and sexual abuse. While Anastasia ends the book with being able to casually leave Christian and go to her best friend’s house, many real-life women in these situations are not able to simply leave like this. Despite the grey picture E. L. James has painted, statistics remain black and white about the real-life consequences that result from leaving abusers that portray similar behaviors as Christian. The National Network to End Domestic Violence has found that 38 percent of women who have been victims of intimate partner violence end up homeless. Even more, when a victim leaves an abusive relationship, they are at a 75 percent greater risk of being killed by their partner. This is the true reality of victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Therefore, as well-educated and aware students, it is our duty to not support media that legitimizes abuse that many people may endure. As 53 percent of domestic violence victims in college were abused by their partner,
the topic of abuse is definitely a familiar topic for our age group. The London Abused Women Centre has gained traction for this cause by boycotting the movie itself and getting the hashtag “#50dollarsnot50shades� trending on Twitter. Since then, other organizations such as the National Center on Sexual Exploitation have also supported the cause urging potential movie-goers to donate $50 to women’s shelters instead of buying tickets for the film as the hashtag implies. While many fans will continue to romanticize Christian’s abusive tendencies because of his glossy suits, handsome looks and powerful position, it is important that we recognize such behaviors. Then, not only will we be able to help recognize these patterns when we see them happening to someone we know, but we will also not devalue the pain that many victims of abuse have grappled with. So this Valentine’s day, I urge you all to follow what’s trending around the world and take the money that you could have spent on a ticket, popcorn and drinks and instead donate it to your nearest women’s shelter. After all, if we should learn anything from this franchise, it’s that abuse comes in many shades of grey, and we have a duty to stand up for victims of every shade.
Kaanan is a freshman in LAS. She can be reached at kraja2@dailyillini.com.
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YMCA’s Friday Forum discusses food justice BY ROBIN DEAN STAFF WRITER
The University YMCA is not a typical YMCA. Its rooms are lacking pools and workout facilities; instead, voices advocating for change are its continual guests, inviting community members to join in a discussion around central issues, both locally and globally. Every Friday at noon, the University YMCA hosts its “Friday Forum” lecture series, which fosters insightful conversations, conducted by experts within different fields. The series kicked off on Jan. 30 and will continue until March 13, with this semester’s theme being food justice. “Friday Forums are a venue to have ongoing important conversations about big topics that always include aspects of social change, which has a lot to do with the mission of the Y,” said Ann Rasmus, associate director at the Y. Friday’s lecture will focus on how politics can determine the way people help with the food movement. “One of the things the Y has done historically is serve as a place for important dialogue,” she said. “And so the Friday Forums program came out of that sense.” Friday Forums began in 1927, and for decades it has been an ongoing program at the YMCA. Each semester, the series is organized for a certain theme that the Y staff members believe people on campus should be aware about. The Friday Forum lecture series has featured speakers such as Barack Obama, Angela Davis and other prominent leaders throughout history. Today, it continues to thrive as new voices lead the conversations centered around different avenues of social justice. “When it first started, Friday Forum really was one of the few places where lecturers and people coming from off campus, as well as people from on campus, came to speak,” said Mike Doyle, executive director of the Y. “It has had a very significant impact, and it lasting this long speaks to the fact that it’s addressing a valuable need.” Doyle has been working at the YMCA for six years and said he believes each lecture is beneficial, no matter who the speaker is. “Even some of the lesser-known speakers blow me away,” Doyle said.
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THE CULTURE October of 2014, so it’s fairly new. But it’s growing. ... The Culture is something I came up with, and I used The Canopy Club to my advantage. ... I feel like it’s the best music venue in town, and being from the area, I kind of took all the things from the places I’ve been and tried to come up with an idea that would work here. There are a lot of hip-hop open mics, but sometimes they’re boring and a lot of people don’t come back. I wanted to create something that was signature. DI: Are there any new additions to Sunday’s event from the last one? SK: All of them are open mic, and it’s mostly about networking. This time around, we have live art and open mic, but we’re also going to open the fl oor to speakers as well. I’m hoping to get local political leaders, professors, community members and people from the GEO (Graduate Employees’ Organization) who have been rallying for rights. ... Hip-hop and music are important, but #BlackLivesMatter is the theme. DI: Why is this event important for people of all backgrounds? SK: I feel like a lot of people are really passionate about this topic, both the black community and allies and people who know the struggle. ... I want to maintain the momentum of the movement because it’s very important, and there’s a lot of stuff that happens in this community that students aren’t aware of. ... It’s a celebration and an opportunity for people to get on the same wave of thinking. It could be historical for Urbana-Champaign in build-
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From left to right, speakers Rick Weinzierl, Natalie Marquez, Brad Uken and Dawn Blackman discuss food justice at the YMCA on Friday.
What: “Friday Forum” lecture series When: Friday at noon Where: University YMCA at 1001 S. Wright St. How: Free For the lecture series to maintain its success within the Y, a different staff member is given the responsibility to choose a theme and facilitate the program each semester. “The themes always relate to the missions of the Y, those being social justice, environmental work, faith in action and cross-cultural understanding,” Rasmus said. With it being Rasmus’ turn to organize the Friday Forum series, she decided to dedicate the spring’s series to food justice. She said she believes it is a topic that is seen and experienced worldwide. “With food being a basic right that is truly unequally shared among people, there is a lot of conversation happening locally as well as globally,” Rasmus said. Both Andrea Rundell, executive director of the YWCA of the University, and Michael Gillespie, assistant professor of sociology at Eastern Illinois University, will speak about how political views affect the food distribution systems that are set up on a local and federal level at Friday’s Food Forum. Rundell said she believes solutions to hunger are directly correlated with perceptions of what it means to be poor. “What we consider to be the causes of poverty is what is going to affect how we decide to come up with solutions for it. This is going to make a big difference if you are setting up something like a food pantry,” Rundell said. Rundell said she hopes that others will realize this
political effect and gain a new outlook on food justice. “I think hunger still is a pressing issue that we face in the United States and in the world,” she said. “Hopefully our lecture will give people a bigger perspective on the food distribution system in the United States, from the federal level to the local level.” Mariya Yanovskaya, freshman in LAS and attendee of the Feb. 6 lecture, also found herself wanting to join the food justice discussion. “I wanted to see how figures within this community have found ways to make an impact through their accomplishments and agricultural work,” she said. After attending the lecture, Yanovskaya said she believes she has gained more insight on how to contribute to food sustainability through the enthusiasm of the speakers. “I enjoyed how passionate they were about the work they were doing and how they knew that the community could get involved with them,” she explained. For generations, Friday Forum has offered the community a deeper understanding of humanitarian issues, and students are invited to join this ongoing tradition at the Y. “One of the things that is in our DNA as an organization is that we are not your typical Y where there is a gym and a pool, but we are really about developing student leaders,” Doyle said. “We do this by engaging students in issues within the community and the world.”
ing our community and becoming a strong force. ... I hope people learn something: A greater sense of self-respect and power, and a community. I want to build a community. Hip-hop speaks something different to you, and to create a community through that and open up to the issues in order to create a movement, that’s what I want. It’s uncomfortable, and it’s supposed to be uncomfortable. But that’s how you get people thinking. African history is solely history; it’s not for anybody specific to learn. There is a lot to learn about it that I’ve learned through the fi lm and doing my own research. It made me proud of who I am and where I come from, and I think anybody could learn something new and benefit from it. DI: What was it like being a black student on campus? SK: Campus to me felt segregated automatically. When I immediately got to campus, there were already programs in place for African-American students, which is great. But when I got here I went to where I was comfortable, and those programs were operated through the Black House (Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center). One Hundred Strong was an organization where I met a lot of my friends, and they’re all black. It was completely different than living in Urbana, a completely different tone. I was one of five people who got accepted of black students in my class, so I was ready for integration. Those programs are important, but they shouldn’t dictate the only place people feel comfortable being. DI: Have you felt that your race has ever been a setback, or is it a force?
SK: The topic is fiery for a reason. We are still feeling the effects of white supremacy. Everything now is a result of racism. It’s not like we’re constantly faced with it, but it’s still encrypted in our society. It’s a distraction to constantly have to talk about it, but to not talk about it is to be defeated. ... When you look at who’s affected, you realize racism still exists and that is a setback. There’s so much truth that has been hidden from us, and a lot of African-American history starts and ends with slavery. They teach African Americans that that’s how you got here, that’s where the history starts, that’s where it ends. There’s so much before that that isn’t accounted for. People should challenge themselves and their own beliefs and use it as a force to make change. DI: What is the most signifi cant reason people should attend? SK: Black lives are important, and they do matter. I think anyone who is ready to challenge themselves and who is ready to do some actual work, they should come. It’s more than a rally; it’ll hopefully point people in the right direction. Once everyone comes out, I think they’ll be haunted by what they experience. I’ve unlearned everything I previously learned, and I think people may fi nd the same. White or black, people can really get something from it. Whether we like it or not, we’re a yin yang to each other. We both have something to give to each other, and it has to be equal. This will be a good way to get people to start looking at each other and themselves differently.
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A day to love
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Frito performs with DJ Forrest Bump on Oct. 21, 2014.
Bringing ‘The Culture’ back to campus
LILLIAN BARKLEY THE DAILY ILLINI
1. The University Arboretum offers 57 acres of secluded pathways for a romantic stroll. 2. The shelves of April’s Florist, at 512 E. John St., are flourished with options for love and romance offerings. 3. Customized cookies from The Cookie Jar emphasize the advantages of being single.
Giving Gifts
BY LILLIAN BARKLEY STAFF WRITER
Love or hate it, Valentine’s Day is unavoidable. Across campus, there are plenty of ways for students to make the most of the upcoming holiday whether single or taken.
Romance Temperatures may be below freezing on Saturday, but with a hot beverage in hand, the Arboretum will still be just as romantic. Across 57 acres of paths and gardens, students can fi nd an easy way to escape the campus crowds. Downtown Champaign presents the classic option of a romantic movie. The Virginia will be showing the 1940 romantic comedy “The Philadelphia Story� for $6 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the News-Gazette Film Series. But, for a more modern love story, the Art Theater will be showing “Dirty Dancing� at 10 p.m., so any romantic can have the time of their life. For those looking to give back, the University Engineering Council Service Committee will be hosting “Skate with a Date� from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. at the Ice Arena. Skating costs $5 and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association. Food and a raffle will be included, as well as a photo booth to capture all the memories.
Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be complete without flowers. April’s Florist offers wrapped and custom bouquets priced by the stem. Prices range from $40 to upwards of $250. Campus Florist does not price their flowers in advance, but their most popular item is a single red rose, according to owner Anne Johnston, who opened her shop 73 years ago. “I started it when I came down to school and I never left,� Johnston said. The shop has seen many Valentine’s throughout the years, but everyone likes to get Valentines and “flowers are the biggest hit,� she said. If someone’s Valentine has a green thumb, buying a succulent is an equally sweet alternative. Plant Mode in downtown Champaign has many different varieties of succulents, with the cheapest plant being $1.50. Owner Matthis Helmick said personalizing a succulent is not difficult. “You can craft around a cute little container,� he said. He suggested using a souvenir mug from a shared vacation and planting a Panda Paw, which is “the cutest plant ever,� Helmick said. A more relaxed, stay-at-home Valentine’s Day can still be filled with cheesy hearts. Jet’s Pizza is selling heart-shaped pizzas on Friday and Saturday. The special is a medium one-topping deep-dish for $8.49. The deep-dish option is new this year. For dessert, the Cookie Jar sells custom-decorated heart-shaped cookies. A 12-inch cookie is $15 and a 14-in cookie is $18. Valentine’s Day is the shop’s largest day of the year, said owner Ed Brubaker. The absence of students during winter break is rough on business, according to Brubaker, so the rush is welcome.
Being single
Valentine’s Day is widely thought of as the loneliest day for singles, but being in a relationship is not a requirement for having a good time. Anyone can order a pizza or cookie or take part in any of the activities with friends, family or solo. There are even some benefits to being single. Firehaus is hosting “Bitterness Bash� on Friday at 10 p.m. for those who need to escape the sugary-sweet couples. The event will feature music from the Social Alcohol Band, and two Blackhawks tickets will be given away to someone willing to share their bitterest breakup story. Groups of single friends can exchange gifts and ride out the holiday together, and complete singletons can take advantage of the time alone. They can revel in the fact that no reservations have had to be made, no arguments over plans have been endured and no money has been spent on gifts. They can fully embrace the stress-free atmosphere and go to a salon or just spend the weekend relaxing and doing what they want to do. And, of course, taking full advantage of the clearance Valentine’s Day candy the next day.
BY RACHEL BASS STAFF WRITER
The #BlackLivesMatter campaign is no stranger to the University. On Dec. 8, crowds of students gathered around the Alma Mater and embraced the worldwide mantra out of support for African-American lives following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice. The University’s campus community continues to make strides against racism and discrimination on campus. The Culture, a rally to raise race awareness, will be returning to The Canopy Club in Urbana on Sunday at 8 p.m. with a documentary screening of “Hitting Colors 2,� followed by an open mic night. For those arriving after 10 p.m. for the open mic, attendees must pay $3. The Culture was founded by Urbana native and University alumna, Shasta Knox. The Daily Illini sat down with Knox to discuss how she came up with the idea for the event and why she believes it is so important that racial disputes are brought to the forefront, especially on college campuses. The Daily Illini: How did The Culture originate? Shasta Knox: It started in
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Illinois’ Ivory Crawford (22) drives the ball down the court during the game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday. The Illini suffered a demoralizing loss to the Hoosiers after failing to keep up their defense.
Illini face tough loss to Hoosiers BY BRETT LERNER STAFF WRITER
Coming into Wednesday night’s matchup against Illinois, the Indiana women’s basketball team seemed to be an easy target. At 3-9 in Big Ten play and having lost six of their last seven games, the Hoosiers might have seemed like underdogs to the struggling Illini. If that was the storyline coming in, the script was thrown out at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, on Wednesday. From start to finish, the Illini were a step behind in a 85-58 defeat. The loss dropped Matt Bollant’s team (12-13, 3-10 Big Ten) to below .500 for
Indiana 85, Illinois 58 Summary: Both teams were tied in the Big Ten standings, but superb shooting from Indiana put Illinois in a hole early and kept it there for the whole night. Key performer: Amanda
Cahill had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists for Indiana Quote of the game: Coach Matt Bollant — “We just didn’t get enough stops on the defensive end. ... We tried to switch our defenses but we weren’t able to find
anything that consistently got stops.� Hidden Stat: 11 of the 12 Hoosiers who got on the court scored at least 2 points Up next: vs. Ohio State, 3 p.m. Saturday at State Farm Center
the first time all season, and the Illini clinched another season with double-digit conference losses. If one had watched the game or checked the box score without any prior knowledge of either team’s record, it would have seemed
safe to assume Indiana (1410, 4-9) was somewhere near the top of the Big Ten. As for the Illini, well, they probably would’ve seemed like the 3-10 team they currently are. Indiana (14-10, 4-9) was on fire from the field, convert-
ing on just over 55 percent of its shots. Just to make things tougher for the Illini, the Hoosiers shot well over 50 percent from behind the 3-point arc, nailing 13 of their 23 attempts. Such
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Illinois softball travels south BY COLE HENKE STAFF WRITER
As the Illini softball team heads to the February Freezer tournament this weekend in Starkville, Mississippi, it looks to give the smaller names more attention. Illinois played some of its best softball in two losses to No. 10 Georgia last weekend but played some of its worst softball against Murray St. (3-2) and Winthrop (3-2). Head coach Terri Sullivan said the team is ready to turn it around this
weekend. “We are not focusing as much on the opponent and focusing more on ourselves,� Sullivan said. “I could tell we’re more apt to play the name schools but not the smaller schools.� The Illini (1-4) will get a shot at another SEC school in Mississippi St. (5 - 0) while also getting some chances of redemption against smaller schools like University of Tennesee-Martin (3-2), Louisiana Tech (3-3) and Lamar University (3-2). It will be back-to-back
trips down south for the Illini. The team practiced twice this week before heading south, and it stuck to practicing fundamentals. Improving their hitting with runners on base will be a primary focus of the Illini, along with their pitchers’ throwing strikes. Senior Shelese Arnold has a 0-3 record with a 5.78 ERA after her first weekend. Arnold came out flat in her two starts against Murray State and Winthrop this weekend. It took a while for her
hat a difference a couple months can make. On Dec. 30, when Illinois (16-8, 6-5 Big Ten) and Michigan (13-11, 6-6) kicked off the Big Ten season in front of a raucous Michigan crowd that had a strong dose of Jim Harbaugh’s home-brewed adrenaline, these two teams were playing with the lineups they expected to have all season. Fast forward about a month and half and Illinois and Michigan look like two very different teams heading into Thursday night’s rematch at State Farm Center. The Wolverines’ big three has turned into the big one. Sophomore guard Zak Irvin has been carrying the load for Michigan over the past few weeks while leading scorer Caris LeVert and leading assist man Derrick Walton Jr. are out with foot injuries. The Wolverines are 2-4 without LeVert, have lost three straight Big Ten games and simply aren’t the same team that erased a 13-point deficit to beat the Illini in overtime earlier this season. While Michigan is trending downward, Illinois is trending upward with no decline in sight. Amidst the suspensions of Rayvonte Rice and Aaron Cosby, the Illini have come
together and won three straight games and five of their last seven. No one knows when John Groce will release Rice and Cosby from the doghouse. Heck, they could even end up playing Thursday. But what we do know is that Malcolm Hill will lead a balanced Illini scoring attack that has seen five different players score in double digits during the recent win streak. As two sophomores taking over their respective programs almost by default, the Hill-Irvin matchup will be key in this rematch. Hill’s recent excellence has been welldocumented — and rightfully so. He’s 11th in the Big Ten scoring and has averaged more than 20 points per game in Illinois’ last three games. With Irvin coming to town, it will be the fourth straight game where Illinois has faced a team with a scorer who ranks in the top 15 in the Big Ten. All of that being said, this game could come down to each team’s depth. The Illini have the clear advantage in that category. Kendrick Nunn leads Illinois in 3-point shooting and has been an effective Robin to Hill’s Batman. Speaking of 3-pointers, Ahmad Starks has finally been doing what Groce brought him here to do lately. Starks’ eight made threes in the past three games are nearly a third of his entire output from
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to settle in and find her groove. “This weekend we really need to come into every game with the same intensity,� Arnold said. “We need to show the smaller schools that we are here to fight for the win.� Sophomore transfer Breanna Wonderly accompanies Arnold in the pitching staff. Wonderly had a solid first weekend for the Illini, including a onehit shutout against Coppin State.
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Illinois football announces 2015 prices BY PETER BAILEY-WELLS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Prices for all 2015 Illinois home football games were announced by the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics on Wednesday. Several changes were made from 2014, including updated student ticket prices, payment plans and separate tickets for the recently announced Soldier Field game between Illinois and Northwestern on Nov. 28, which serves as a home game for the Illini. Season ticket plans do not include a ticket to the Soldier Field game. Season ticket holders have the option of adding the Sol-
dier Field game. All student season tickets are now Block I seats in the northern end zone. Previously, students could purchase non-Block I season tickets. Block I season tickets for all six Memorial Stadium games are now $77, down from $134. In addition, Illinois has introduced payment plans that buyers can use to distribute their payment for tickets across two or three installments.
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2015 season ticket prices
Prime: $290 Prime - Faculty/Staff: $230 Sideline: $215 Sideline - Faculty/Staff: $175 Orange Zone: $150 Blue Zone: $124 Horseshoe Endzone: $77 Student Season Ticket: $77
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Illinois’ Malcolm Hill takes a three-point shot during the game against Rutgers at State Farm Center, on Feb. 3. The Illini won 66-54.
Illinois baseball hopes to start season strong in Texas outside for some warm weather.� The Illini will have an The Illinois baseball team opportunity to get out in the sun hasn’t changed its daily routine this weekend when they travel much over the past three weeks. to Beaumont, Texas, to start the With the exception of three season at Lamar University’s practices, the team has prepared Cardinal Classic. Illinois will for the 2015 season inside the open with two games against New Irwin Indoor practice facility. Mexico State and follow with two Hearing the buzzing of the games against host Lamar. protective netting With an expeslowly dropping rienced team, players know the to the turf and importance of c a r r y i ng t he starting the seaartificial mound son on the right to the 50 -yard note. The Illini line has become the norm for the had a short postplayers. season last year Although habits — losing in the aren’t always bad, third round of most of the team the Big Ten tournament and failis ready to break this one. Players RYNE ROPER ing to qualify for INFIELDER are grateful to the NCAA tournament. They know practice in such a February loss a nice facility, but there’s nothing better than means just as much as an April playing outside in the warm loss. sunshine. Illinois has looked sharp since “We’re ready to be done with the first day of practice, and the practice. We’re ready to go team is aware games aren’t won out there and start playing,� on talent alone. Players need to infielder Ryne Roper said with a be in the right mindset to make smile. “Everybody’s ready to go. the critical plays that win games. Everyone’s excited, ready to go For head coach Dan Hartleb, the BY MICHAL DWOJAK
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“We’re ready to be done with practice. We’re ready to get out there and start playing.�
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Illinois’ Drasen Johnson pitches the ball during the game against Indiana at Illinois Field on April 25. The Illini lost 9-3.
Lamar University’s Cardinal Classic
When: 2 p.m. Friday vs. New Mexico State 11 a.m. Saturday vs. New Mexico State 2 p.m. Saturday at Lamar 11 a.m. Sunday at Lamar Quick notes: Illinois bats will need to start the season hot because the starting pitchers will be on a pitch count during the opening weekend. Hidden Stat: Illinois hasn’t won its season opening series since the 2009 season. players’ mindset is the difference between a good team and a great one. “We need to do a great job from a mental standpoint,� Hartleb said. “The best teams are strong mentally when they hit some adversity or they get late in games and things get tight. They play in that relaxed state, and they stay up, play at a high level and get their jobs done.�
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Consistency is key focus for women’s gymnastics team BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO
Illinois at Iowa
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When: 3 p.m. Saturday at The Illinois women’s gymnastics team may be ranked No. 15 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena the GymInfo rankings, but they Quick notes: Illinois is aren’t satisfied with their perforcompeting in its first away meet mance thus far. in two weeks. Senior Kelsi Eberly feels the Illini have experienced a lot of sucHidden stat: The Illini only cess five meets into the season, but average a 49 on uneven bars, consistency is their focus heading but are ranked in all events. into Saturday’s meet against Iowa at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. In its last meet, Illinois came Iowa in that the Hawkeyes are Illiaway with the win despite having nois’ first unranked opponent in two falls on the balance beam, so three weeks. The Hawkeyes are the gymnasts want to correct that averaging a 194.770 coming into and hit all 24 of their routines. To Saturday’s meet, while the Illini do so, practice consisted of work- are averaging a 195.800 — a score ing on pressure sets — particularly Iowa has yet to achieve this seaon beam — to help son. Illinois is create a meet-like also ranked on all atmosphere. They events, while Iowa have also been is ranked only on tinkering with uneven bars and f loor. Howevthe beam lineup — something the er, Iowa’s No. 12 team’s confident ranking on floor about. is better than IlliFalls aren’t the nois at No. 20. only thing to fix, The Illini have though. progressed from Meets always KELSI EBERLY last week, when ILLINOIS GYMNAST come back to they were ranked on all events the little things, except vault, but whether that be hitting handstands, sticking dis- they need to continue that progmounts, improving leaps — any- ress if they want to score at least thing to get those extra tenths to a 196, a goal of theirs. help reach the goal of scoring a The team’s real concern, how196 or better. ever, isn’t about scores or even The meet against Iowa also winning. They want to be consismarks Illinois’ first away meet in tent in the gym, whether that’s at two weeks, with its last away meet practice in Kenney Gym, home being a loss at Michigan on Jan. meets at Huff Hall or away meets 25 — the only loss of the season. elsewhere. Regardless, the team is excited to “It’s always about bringing it out back onto the competition floor and travel again. “We enjoy doing that and kind of showing it off and showing everygoing in and taking over other peo- one what we can do,” junior Giana ple’s gyms,” Eberly said of away O’Connor said. meets. “We’re definitely ready for Ashley can be reached at another weekend.” Illinois is coming into the com- wijangc2@dailyillini.com and petition with an advantage over on Twitter @wijangco12.
“We enjoy (traveling) and kind of going in and taking over other people’s gyms.”
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Illinois’ Kelsi Eberly performs a floor routine during the match against Penn State at Huff Hall on Feb. 1.
Men’s gymnastics takes on Penn State without Maestas BY DANIEL COLLINS STAFF WRITER
When C.J. Maestas leads the Illinois men’s gymnastics team out to the floor of Huff Hall this Saturday, it is possible he will remain in his warm-up suit for the entirety of the meet. Maestus, who was diagnosed with strep throat earlier this week, received a penicillin shot Wednesday. According to head coach Justin Spring, Maestus only practiced in one out of six training sessions this week. Not having the NCAA All-
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BASEBALL Hartleb guaranteed that he’ll put the players who are in the right mental state on the field this weekend against the Aggies and Cardinals. New Mexico State finished with a 23-31 record last season and Lamar finished at 31-25, so the weekend presents the Illini with an opportunity to get some quality wins to start the season. Hartleb’s players will need to take quality at-bats and not rely on their talented pitching if they want to win. The head coach mentioned that all his starters will be on a pitch count to make sure
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LINEUP beyond the arc this season. Starks’ fellow guard Jaylon Tate is tied for third in the Big Ten in assistturnover ratio (2.7) and has 13 assists in the last three games. Starks and Tate have seen more time on the court together lately, which has proved to be a quality combination for Illinois. It’s the Illini’s balance
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BASKETBALL hot shooting would seem to be a slap in the face for a Bollant-coached team that uses many different defensive looks throughout the course of a game and thrives on forcing turnovers. “We just didn’t get enough stops on the defensive end,” Bollant said. “Indiana broke down our man defense with its penetration, then was able to find the open shooter. We tried to switch our defenses, but we weren’t able to find anything that consistently got stops.” After a loss at Northwest-
American in the lineup can cost the Illini six to seven points, Spring said. Seeing as Illinois is facing its toughest competition of the season — No. 2 Penn State — every point earned on Saturday will be a crucial one. Both Illinois and Penn State are coming in with an undefeated record of 9-0. The Illini are ranked third in the nation. “We’re going to see a tension in competition that we haven’t had before,” Spring said. “We might be down at some point, and crazy that no one throws his arm out in the opening weekend. Simulated at-bats and catching fly balls while staring at a ceiling can only reveal so much about a team. Preseason accolades and projections can only show so much. The time has come to finally see how good this Illinois baseball team will be. “We want to be tested and see where we’re at,” senior right fielder Will Krug said. “It’s a measure of where we’ll be at more than anything, which I’m looking forward to.”
enough, we haven’t seen that all year.” If Maestas does not compete on Saturday, then the bulk of the workload will be placed on freshman Bobby Baker’s shoulders. Until a recent change to his training routine, Spring planned on limiting Baker’s action against Penn State because the freshman will be competing for a national team spot at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Feb. 19-21. Maestas is scheduled to participate at the Winter Cup as well.
“It’ll be the most pressure on me (I’ve had) in a competition,” Baker said about the Penn State. Since the start of the season, Illinois and Penn State have been playing leap frog in the College Gymnastics Association rankings. Neither team has been able to pull ahead by two spots thus far. “When you’re on the same piece of equipment, in that same gym, with the same judges, you find out how you really match up,” Spring said.
The Illini put up the highest score in team history (440.150) last week against Iowa. Spring said he is looking for performances like that to become routine for the team moving forward. “Last week we ended with what would appear to be a magical finish ... Like the planets aligned,” Spring said. “The paradox of having to play with a team’s mental approach is being confident and excited, but not putting it on a pedestal.”
Penn State at Illinois
When/Where: 4 p.m. Saturday, Huff Hall. Quick notes: This will be the first meet for the Illini that is not coed. Hidden stat: The Illini stuck five out of six landings on high bar last weekend against Iowa. Daniel can be reached at dcollns2 @dailyillini.com and on Twitter @collins_d2.
Women’s track preps for Iowa State on the technical side of the 60-meter hurdles,” Coleman said. “And also working on speed as well as just trying to get out of the blocks really fast.” With Big Tens just around the corner, associate head coach Randy Gillon said that this week’s practices were focused more on attention to detail and ultimately centered on his team’s weaknesses. Gillon also said there will be enough time after the Iowa State meet to sharpen up some things before Big Tens, which begin Feb. 27. But it starts with the Iowa State Classic and a chance to
string together back-to-back strong meets. Gillon expects quality performances this weekend. “We made some progress,” Gillon said. “Last weekend we had a lot of season bests and some personal records, which is good for progress and building a program, but for us to ultimately have a great effect at the Big Ten Championship meet, we need to see some more PRs and some greater improvement.”
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With only three weeks until the Big Ten Indoor Championships, the momentum-filled and highly confident Illinois women’s track and field team will travel to Ames, Iowa, on Friday and Saturday to compete in the team’s firstever trip to the Iowa State Classic. The Illini are coming off a strong pair of performances at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet and the Notre Dame Meyo Invite the past two weekends, and are looking to do the same this weekend against some of the nation’s
top competition. This weekend’s meet is highlighted by No. 2 Florida, No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 15 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Wisconsin and No. 20 Michigan, among others. Illinois will also be joined by three other Big Ten opponents: Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, bringing the total of Big Ten competitors to six. With five ranked teams in the mix, sophomore Nicole Choquette said this weekend’s meet will be a fast one. A meet with high-level teams has senior Breeana Coleman practicing with a different style in mind. “My focus has been to work
that has allowed them to stay afloat, and even excel, without their best player. I’m not trying to say Illinois has San Antonio Spurs-like depth, but compared to Michigan, the Illini looks like a team Coach Pop would be happy to lead. After Irvin, the Wolverines’ next leading scorer is freshman forward Ricky Doyle, who averages 6.5 points per game. The Illini have four different active players that average more
points than that. Michigan’s junior point guard Spike Albrecht is tied with Tate for third in the Big Ten in assist-turnover ratio and makes a solid impact running the show for Michigan, but beyond that, the Wolverines just don’t have the same amount of playmakers they did earlier in the year. Even with Michigan’s depleted roster, the biggest factor in Illinois’ quest for revenge on Thurs-
day could very well be the home crowd at State Farm Center. As I mentioned earlier, Jim Harbaugh should have gotten the game ball in Michigan’s previous win over Illinois. He pumped up the crowd in Ann Arbor from the get-go, creating an atmosphere that willed the Wolverines to a late comeback win in overtime. As far as I know, Harbaugh won’t be making any guest appearances on Thursday night.
Illini great Dee Brown will be there in spirit, though, since it’s Dee Brown bobblehead night Thursday. That, along with the athletic department’s “Orange Out” promotion, will create the type of rocking atmosphere that will surely have a huge impact on the game, which is already sold out. Fortunately, the crowd should work in Illinois’ favor. Illinois is 11-1 at home this season, including 4-1 during Big Ten
play. Having already played more than half of their conference games, every win is crucial for the Illini as they make their case for an NCAA tournament bid. With a fourth-straight win on Thursday, Illinois’ resume will be that much stronger.
The lone bright spot offenern on Sunday, Bollant talked about his players letting sively for the Illini was slow offensive starts affect freshman center Chatrice White, who all the other aspects scored 18 points, her of their highest g a m e s total since as well. a loss at Illinois Nebraska couldn’t come close on Jan. 29. to matchWhite was MATT BOLLANT also effiing IndiHEAD COACH ana’s offencient from sive output, the field, only shootconverting ing 37 percent from the field on 6-of-8 shot attempts and as a team. going 2-for-2 from 3-point “Give Indiana credit: land. They made a lot of shots, and Overall, the 17-point loss we let that affect us on the seems to be deflating. The offensive end,” Bollant said. Hoosiers were a team equal
with them in the conference standings. The other demoralizing aspect is that Illinois was dominated from the jump ball to the final whistle. Recently, the team’s issue has been putting together a full game instead of playing solid for one half and wavering during another. On Wednesday, Illinois came out flat and finished flat. “We have to play with better fight and better intensity, because we didn’t do a good job of bringing that today,” Bollant said.
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excited to get their season going and play some games. Losing the first four games of the weekend really made them reevaluate and focus on what they need to do to win games. “We learned a lot about ourselves as a team,” Johnson said. “We realized that we have a really good offense. It’s just a matter of getting the energy up there and turning into a form of consistency for our offense.”
BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
“(Indiana) made a lot of shots and we let that affect us ... ”
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SOFTBALL “It is a direct reflection of how (Wonderly) has been playing in practice,” Sullivan said. “We really want our pitchers to focus pitch by pitch, and she did a really good job with that. She had great control over the ball, and she threw strikes, which was huge.” The Illini will need their offense to produce more runs this weekend. Junior outfielder Kylie Johnson said last weekend was a learning experience. It came as a sort of shock to the Illini, who were very
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Illini hockey hits road in hopes of sweeping Ohio get even more physical because of how much smaller the Bobcats’ rink is compared to the Illini’s. “In our rink, you don’t notice it as much because it is so big,� Mcging said. “But that is something that we struggled with when we played at Lindenwood because they were a really physical team. I think that we will be fine, though, because we have a lot of guys who can be physical as well.� Fabbrini said that the smaller rink will also magnify any mistakes Illinois makes because turnovers can be turned into goals much quicker. This weekend, Fabbrini wants to see his team clean up its game, especially on the powerplay. In Illinois’ loss to Lindenwood, the Illini went 2-for-12 on their powerplay, an issue Fabbrini addressed in practice this week. He pointed out that the Illini were having several of their shots blocked by opposing defensemen during games. Illinois currently sits fourth in the CSCHL and a sweep of floundering, first-place Ohio could vault the Illini into the upper-half of the division and generate even more confidence for the team a week ahead of the CSCHL playoffs. “We are going to try and continue to keep them down in the dumps, and hopefully we can get two wins out of that,� Cruickshank said. “We want to come back in time for the playoffs with a sweep and a lot of momentum going our way.�
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After three weeks of playing in the comfort of the Big Pond, the Illinois hockey team will have to fendoff its bitter rival Ohio in a hostile Bird Arena. The Illini (20-14-1-0) and the Bobcats (24-6-2-1) are on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of momentum. Illinois has gone 4-2 in the last three weeks against highly ranked ACHA opponents. Ohio, on the other hand, is winless in its last four games against Robert Morris and Oklahoma, both of which lost to Illinois in recent weeks. According to head coach Nick Fabbrini, Ohio is suffering from the loss of two of its leading scorers and its top defenseman. Forwards Joey Breslin and Michael Harris and defenseman Tyler Benson joined Illinois’ Olen brothers at the World University Games in Granada, Spain. However, the Illini understand that there will be added motivation on the Bobcats part because of the height of this rivalry. “Being a freshman, I haven’t had the experience of being around that team a lot,� wingman Eric Cruickshank said. “All I hear about from the seniors, juniors and Fabbrini was that they do not like Ohio. They are the biggest rival we have had going back to when Fabbrini played.� Typically when the Illini play a division rival, the game ends up getting physical. In Illinois’ Saturday game against Lindenwood, the teams recorded a total of 90 penalty minutes. Wingman James Mcging believes this weekend’s series could
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Illinois’ Eric Cruickshank attempts to maintain control as Robert Morris put the pressure on Jan. 24. If the Illini wants to beat Ohio, they will need to clean up their game, according to head coach Nick Fabbrini.
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Quick notes: Illinois will be looking to make a statement in its division with a sweep of reeling Ohio on the road.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Bird Arena, Athens, Ohio.
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Hidden stat: Illinois is 3-1 since the Olen brothers left for the World University games.
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Illini, head coach prepare for Notre Dame matchup BY COLE HENKE STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s tennis match against No. 20 Notre Dame at home this Saturday means a little bit more than any other match to head coach Michelle Dasso — Dasso graduated from Notre Dame in 2001. She was a four-year starter for Notre Dame and set multiple school records, including most singles wins (140), most career wins at No. 1 singles (67), season singles victories (40) and combined season victories (74). To make the match even more significant, Dasso’s old coach, Jay Louderback, still coaches the Irish. Dasso and her former coach still keep in touch, and every year when this match comes around, a little bit of trash talk ensues. “It normally just becomes a contest of comparing gray
hairs,� Dasso said. “And he always wins those.� To her players, it is obvious how much this match means to Dasso. Her intensity during practice is higher than it normally is. “Michelle is amped,� senior Melissa Kopinski said. “She is trying to keep us motivated every day. We have only been focusing on Notre Dame this weekend, too, and not just looking at the complete weekend.� The Irish will be the toughest contest yet for the Illini, whose highest-ranked opponent so far was then-No. 26 Kentucky. Dasso is putting a major focus on the doubles point against Notre Dame, a historically strong doubles team. Only one of Notre Dame’s top four doubles players is returning from last season. Dasso knows the team will
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When/Where: Saturday, Illinois vs. Notre Dame Sunday, Illinois vs. Marquette, Illinois vs. Chicago State Atkins Tennis Center Quick notes: Illinois head coach Michelle Dasso was a four-year player at Notre Dame from 1998-2001 Hidden stat: The Illini are 8-23 all-time against the Fighting Irish still be tough, but she looks at the doubles point as a way for her team to take control of the match early. The Illini haven’t won the doubles point against Notre Dame since Kopinski’s freshman year. Kopinski, who was a late scratch from the singles lineup last week against San Jose State, will be returning to the lineup and hopes to make an impact in both singles and doubles. The Illini have two other home matches against Chicago State and Marquette on Sunday. While those match-
es are important, the Illini are keeping their sights set on Notre Dame on Saturday. The Illini are 8-23 against the Irish all-time, and have not won at home against the Irish since 1992. Despite the poor record, the team is confident that they can pull out a win, and are using Dasso’s energy to get them to the level they need to be. “It’s really exciting to see coach in her way,� Kopinski said. “It really motivates our whole team for this weekend.� A win on Saturday would
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matches. If the Illini win their first round match, they could end up playing four matches in four days. The Illini have played three sets of back-to-back matches, including a doubleheader after the trip to Baylor. With the potential for fatigue, Dancer said one of the Illini’s biggest advantages is their depth. Illinois has used a different lineup in each of its seven dual matches. Teams are allowed a roster of nine for the tournament, so things could be changed down the line. “If some guy’s overly sore or can’t go Saturday, we should be fine,� Dancer said. “We’ll plug a new guy in and go from there.� Another promising sign for Illinois is the progress of Brian Page. Page had his best weekend of the season against Kentucky and Purdue, and Dancer credited him with setting the tone in doubles. In the Illini’s lone win at last year’s indoor nationals against Pepperdine, it was the same way. Dancer said Page deserved credit for leading the charge in both singles and doubles. Page said experience will be key for the team’s success. He’s a junior, and last year was the first time his class played at indoor nationals. With that experience and
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Illinois’ Melissa Kopinski readies a return. The Illini last won a doubles point against the Irish during her freshman year. put the team back on track and give it the momentum it needs heading into Big Ten season. As satisfying as it would be to beat her alma mater on the court, Dasso has wondered if there are other ways to win the match.
“I mean I won enough matches for Notre Dame,� Dasso said. “You think Jay would just give me a win!�
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Illinois’ Brian Page serves the ball during the match against Kentucky at the Atkins Indoor Center on Feb. 6. The Illini won 7-0.
The Illinois men’s tennis team has already played three top-10 teams this season: Baylor, Duke and North Carolina. They’ll get a chance to take on the other seven, as well as several other top-flight opponents at the ITA National Indoor Championships this weekend at Chicago’s Midtown Athletic Club. The Illini will host 16 of the nation’s top programs in Chicago for a chance at their first indoor national championship since 2004. The Illini’s rigorous early-spring schedule should have them well-prepared for Chicago. The team took down Baylor in Waco, Texas, in its first dual meet of the season and split back-to-back matches against Duke and North Carolina. They also had dominated wins against Kentucky, a team that has qualified for indoor nationals four of the last seven years, and Big Ten foe Purdue. “When you look at our schedule, we’re playing enough good teams,� Dancer said. “Everybody there knows what’s coming, it’s not like there’s going to be any surprises.� Not only have they faced elite competition, but the Illini have also dealt with quick turnover between
another year of play in the NCAA Championships, Page said the team knows what to expect. Last year, No. 10 Illini lost their first-round match to Oklahoma. Illinois came back and dominated Pepperdine in a 4-0 shutout win, but then fell to Texas A&M. This year, the Illini are hosting the event in Chicago for the first time since 2009. While the other 15 teams have to qualify, the Illini received an automatic bid to the tournament. Page said it will feel like a home meet, especially with so many team members from the Chicago area. “The biggest thing for us is playing in Chicago ... playing in front of all of our Chicago fans.� Dancer said. The Illini will face No. 13 California in the opening round. California is undefeated but hasn’t faced the same level of competition that the Illini have, with its best wins coming over No. 28 Mississippi State and No. 30 Harvard at home for their ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Golden Bears are making their fourth consecutive appearance at Indoor Nationals, and had their season ended last year in the Round of 16 at the NCAA tournament. Dancer said the preparation for the Illini is all but
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