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State University Retirement System to help faculty, staff understand pension changes will include information regarding the pension cap, delayed retirement age and changes to the effective rate of interest as well as encourage faculty to look into details about pension reform on the SURS website. At a later date, SURS will host three webinars and have Larry Curtis, the employer representative at SURS, give presentations about pension reform impacts. Spenc er a nd K i ndt emphasized the stipulations of the legislation affect each faculty member uniquely. “It is very sensitive and people need to make sure that they are getting good advice for their particular situation,” Kindt said. “Every situation is different. They (faculty and staff) should not rely on hearsay, or talk around the water cooler. My committee and I have not been giving advice.” Pension reform has stirred up discussion and debate on campus. University president Robert Easter and his staff are currently in the process of developing a plan to supplement decreased pensions in some way. Business Professor Jeff Brown wrote a paper in 2012 endorsed by both the Urbana-Champaign Senate and the University Senates Conference regarding how pension reform should be.
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The State University Retirement System has waived its one-consultation-per-year rule to aid University faculty and staff who are considering what the state’s pension reform will mean for them. John Kindt, chair of the Senate committee on faculty and academic staff benefits, said no one but SURS staff should be advising University faculty and staff on decisions regarding retirement. “People should simply talk to SURS,” he said. SU R S Communication Manager Beth Spencer said SURS will not make recommendations to faculty and staff but instead provide information to potential retirees to help them make the right decision. “We don’t give suggestions; we give people the facts and let them know what their options are,” Spencer said. “There are many components of this. We are just trying to break it down so they know how it affects them individually.” SURS will be giving a presentation at the University on March 1 explaining the details of the state’s pension reform, which was passed in December and will potentially be enacted on June 1, pending court cases surrounding the legislation. The presentation
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For Gene Week, Sigma Delta Tau sponsored a free yoga class at the Illini Hillel house Wednesday night. The first 60 people that walked in the door received a free yoga mat.
Gene Week encourages health Multiple student organizations focus on genetic information
genetic health to just being proactive with your health in general,” said Taryn Gluskin, assistant director of the Center for Jewish Genetics. “ ... We’re here to plant the seeds, to get the conversation going, knowing that there are things you can do now to be proactive for the future.” The term “Jewish genetic disorder” describes a group of conditions that are unusually common among Jews of Ashkenazi descent, according to the Center for Jewish Genetics’ website. The website also states that one in four Jews is a carrier of a Jewish genetic disorder.
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Wednesday marked the kickoff of the fourth annual Gene Week at the University. Gene Week’s programs focus on the importance of genetic health and is sponsored by several groups, including the Center for Jewish Genetics, the Genetics Student Leadership Committee and the Martin and Mary L. Boyer Foundation. “While we know that the idea of getting married and families is probably very far removed from your average college student’s mind, we want to tie your
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cups, sunglasses, string bags, hot chocolate, a bow and arrow game and a homecoming float,” Coppola said. “After speaking with many of my constituents, they became outraged by these expenditures.” He added that the senate has spent more than $8,500 on promotional items. Every year, the senate receives $39,000 worth of student fees. “This ensures that the money gets back to the students because it is their money and a lot of it doesn’t get back to the students,” Coppola said. “For example, the (Homecoming) float is primar-
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Signatures are currently being collected regarding whether students support the idea of reallocating the Illinois Student Senate’s annual funds to a general scholarship fund. If 3,000 signatures are collected, the question will appear on the Spring 2014 referenda. Matthew Coppola, senior in Engineering, submitted the petition. “During my time in senate, about a third of the money that the senate has spent is for plastic
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UIPD reviews safety practices, plans after Purdue shooting During the recent shooting at Purdue University, when a teaching assistant was shot and killed by a student, some professors continued to teach and even refused to lock doors and take safety precautions, according to the Purdue Review. In the wake of this tragedy, University of Illinois police officers have met with University faculty and staff to review emergency plans. An active threat can occur anywhere, from schools to the workplace, and does not only include someone wielding a gun, said Univerity of Illinois Police Department Lt. Matt Myrick. “People shouldn’t get locked into one mindset of thinking they can (only) be threatened
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Against Suicide to raise awareness on suicide; the senate bought balloons and helium tanks 6. Quad Connection, $1,680: Purchased sunglasses, cups and flyers for the Committee on Public Relations to organize a table outside the Illini Union on the Quad to distribute ISS giveaways
1. Student Loan Interest Rates, $26: Provided reimbursement to individuals who traveled to advocate for keeping the interest rates for student loans capped at 3.4 percent 2. Quad Day, $2,839.79: Purchased promotional tools, such as drawstring bags and plastic cups, handed out on Quad Day
7. ISS Operating Expenses, $2,000: While the expense is still pending, it covers the costs associated with general operations
9. Student Debt Awareness Week, $2,515.34: Used funds to host a week dedicated to growing awareness of student debt crises. Costs were used to rent a room at Lincoln Hall, purchase food and pay for lodging and transportation
4. Business Cards, $49.50: Purchased business cards for the Student Body President Damani Bolden to use while networking 5. Tea-Light Ceremony, $125.96: Co-sponsored with Students
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ate’s Treasurer Kevin Seymour submitted a judiciary petition to clarify whether the senate needs to follow the Illinois Open Meetings Act after it violated its constitution on Feb. 5. The College of Law’s Moot Court met earlier on Wednesday and declined accepting the case. Student Body President Damani Bolden will now have to elect an independent student organization to serve as judiciary.
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15. Hunger Games, $2,500: Cosponsored an archery battle with the Illini Union Board for Illinites 16. Activity Day, $5: Covered registration costs for Activity Day
11. New Member Workshop, $157.72: Provided a workshop for the new members of ISS, which included water, muffins, chips, dip and a media fee
17. ABTS Winter Conference, $2,336: Covered lodging, transportation and registration for senators to attend the Association of Big 10 Students Conference 18. Facilities and Services Bike Lane Improvements, $6,000: Repainted 1.2 miles of bicycle lanes
13. Teaching Excellence Awards, $3,528.85: Reserved the venue and entertainment for the Teaching Excellence Awards
19. ISS Co-Sponsorship of Engineering Open House, $1,000: Co-sponsored the Engineering Open House, which allowed ISS to be included in promotional tools
14. Fall Advocacy Day, $175.85: Hosted the Fall Advocacy Day in Springfield, IL and the expenses paid for transportation and folders
20. iLove Illinois Week, $508: Cosponsors with the 1867 Society and Student Alumni Ambassadors; the senate purchased cupcakes and electronic advertisements
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ily for ISS just to promote themselves and to reap the benefits of it. These funds are the students money and this is the best way to give it back to them.” 300 signatures have been collected so far, and Coppola said, “we’ve got a long way to go.” Coppola devised the idea to cut down on promotional spending within the senate, instead giving financial support to the students who need it. The signatures are due to the Campus Student Election Commission on Feb. 25. Additionally, the student sen-
12. Monthly Senator Emails, $150: Covers the cost of targeted emails to a voting block of students on updates on ISS
8. Homecoming Float, $934.20: Rented a float for ISS to use during Homecoming and purchased candy to pass out
3. iRent Expansion, $7,998: Provided more i>Clickers to be used for the iRent program, which allows students to rent i>Clickers for free
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in one way,” Myrick said. “An active threat can be anything — it seems like most often it is firearm related, but it doesn’t have to be.” An active threat is any incident that creates an immediate threat or presents an imminent danger to the campus community, according to the University Public Safety web site. Some other examples include fires or chemical spills. UIPD conducts training i n t e r n a l ly a nd w ith neighboring law enforcement agencies to prepare for times of emergency; these agencies include the Champaign and Urbana police departments, as well as the Illinois State Police. Myrick said the department builds these relationships
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when former student Sondra Feldman gained an interest in Jewish genetic health while interning at the Center. “She realized that her network at school really didn’t know much about Jewish genetics or that testing was available,” Gluskin said. Four years later, the Center for Jewish Genetics has partnered with various Jewish organizations around campus to present a week of programs that connect genetic health to general health and well-being. The week kicked off with a yoga class at Illini Hillel on Wednesday, and will continue with an educational program on breast and ovarian cancer at the
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Gluskin explained that everyone is a carrier for something, making genetic health important for people from all different backgrounds to know. “Depending on your ethnicity, certain disorders are more prevalent or more common for your particular group — but everyone is a carrier,” she said. Gluskin said some genes, like certain cancer genes, are affected by environmental factors so it’s crucial to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent the possibility of having cancer. “While your carrier status doesn’t change ... there are things you can do today to help prevent the risk of you getting cancer,” she said. Gene Week, a program that’s unique to the University, began
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Angie Wolters, the Assistant Director of Women in Engineering, builds an Olympic-themed marshmallow tower during E-Week on Wednesday.
E-Week promotes inclusiveness BY BRYAN BOCCELLI STAFF WRITER
The University is taking part in a nationwide event that celebrates engineering through activities ranging from think tanks to marshmallow tower building. The week long celebration, E-Week, is hosted by the Engineering Council, an umbrella organization for many of the engineering societies at the University that is sponsored by several different corporations and
businesses. The nationwide component is organized by DiscoverE as a way of engaging students in engineering. The celebration was first observed at the University in 1951, and Engineers Week 2014 began on Feb. 16 and will end on Feb. 22. “It’s a time for engineers to just relax and have fun,� said Sid Sethupathi, junior in Engineering and E-Week director. Every day the Engineering Council has something called
“Cheap Lunch� explained Sethupathi, where they sell food from local restaurants at a discounted price at the Engineering Hall. “We do a bunch of different types of events,� said Troy Meehan, junior in Engineering. These include “relay type events, engineering type events (and) silly type events.� The winning team will receive a trophy and $250. It’s not all fun and games though, as most of these events are competitions. Engineering
students pair-off into groups and compete against each other in the games. The more events they win, the more points they accumulate. There are about 46 teams with more than 400 students competing, Sethupathi said. “The events are pretty cool — it’s a fun way for all engineers to come together,� said Michael Norek, freshman in Engineering.
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Sigma Delta Tau house Thursday and health-oriented Shabbat services at Illini Hillel on Friday and Illini Chabad on Saturday. “I think the main idea of the (yoga) event is to promote healthy living in all aspects,� said Erez Cohen, executive director of Illini Hillel. “Including working out, keeping a healthy lifestyle, whether it’s eating right or getting tested for different diseases.� A genetics-related registered student organization, the Genetics Student Leadership Committee, was also founded at UIUC in 2011. Alex Rudolph, a 2013 graduate, was pre-med and looking for a volunteer opportunity during her sophomore year at the University when she received an email about Gene Week through her sorority. “I originally got involved with the center because I was motivated to spread awareness of genetic disorders more prevalent in the Jewish community,� she said in an email. “I truly believe that making others aware of their genetic health will aid in the prevention of single-gene disorders like Tay-Sachs as well as multifactorial diseases like heart disease and diabetes.�
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SURS “There is a lot of uncertainty and anxiety about the reform,� Brown said. “Both SURS and the University of Illinois have tried to actively communicate to employees about what this means, but a lot of the uncertainty is inherent in this (reform).� Much of the uncertainty is rooted in pending court cases that could still change the specifics of pension reform law. “There are a number of ways that the courts could go on this,� Brown said. “In the meantime, the University has made it clear
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While an intern at the center, Rudolph created a YouTube video about genetic health and genetic screening. “My goal was to raise awareness to the other interns I worked with,� she said. “(I was) trying to figure out a way to get to people and let them know what a Jewish genetic disorder is.� Cohen emphasized that, even though there are some disorders that are prevalent among the Jewish people, genetic health should be important to people from all backgrounds as it could include testing for diseases like Alzheimer’s in the family. The Center for Jewish Genetics generally tests for 19 different genetic disorders common in the Jewish community. Each pregnancy has about a 25 percent chance of being affected by a given genetic disorder if both partners are carriers of the gene, Gluskin said. If a couple finds that their child would have a certain genetic disorder, Gluskin said the center has three volunteer boards composed of experts in the field to help guide the parents down whatever path they choose. “That’s why we’re here — to simply (provide) the tools,� she said. “In this particular case, knowledge is power.�
Steffie can be reached at sdrucke2@dailyillini.com. that the University plans on taking some steps on mitigating the damage.� Many University faculty and staff have given their own time to raising awareness about the impact of pension reform, Kindt said. “The faculty and staff benefits committee and other faculty and staff have worked within the ethical guidelines to help their colleagues,� Kindt said. “It has been a unifying type of issue across campus as people try to assist without giving any advice.�
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UI study shows insecure caregivers may cause obesity BY CLAIRE HETTINGER STAFF WRITER
A new University study found that caregivers with an insecure attachment to their own parents may have parenting styles that contribute to obesity in the children they care for. The study suggests that insecure caregivers of two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half year-olds are more likely to instill emotional eating habits and use television to avoid stressful parenting situations, which may result in heavier children than those of more secure counterparts. Kelly Bost is an associate professor of child development and author of the study, “Associations Between Adult Attachment Style, Emotion Regulation, and Preschool Children’s Food Consumption.� She said the research looked at family mealtime patterns and the socialization of eating behaviors. Bost said the STRONG KIDS
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UIPD so that during a crisis, all departments can come together. “ We always work with our local agencies because I think you can always look back historically and find that whenever a major incident happens, like (at) Columbine or in Aurora, Colorado, the law enforcement resources from all over are going to pour in,� he said. While the University has a procedure for active threats, Myrick said the ensuing response is “nearly pure organized chaos because nobody knows what’s coming in.� Friends and family outside of campus will typically call students to see if they are OK, but the inevitable system overload of cell phone towers makes it difficult for emergency responders to communicate. “It’s a natural human reaction to reach out to your loved ones,� Myrick said. “From a public safety standpoint, it’s probably the worst thing you can do.� UIPD has given presentations to the chancellor’s cabinet, faculty executives, the council of deans and a majority of academics on campus, said
Team, an interdisciplinary group that takes a cells-to-society approach to studying childhood obesity and nutrition, focused on preschoolers because other studies focus on adolescents, but not many look at whether obesity patterns begin at this young age. Since young children learn to eat first from their caregivers, Bost said she wanted to look at the interpersonal context in which people eat and develop behaviors in the home. Barbara Fiese, professor and director of the Family Resiliency Center and a member of the STRONG KIDS Team, said in an email that they found when parents experience insecure attachment to their own parents, they have more difficulty responding to strong emotions and organizing meal routines which, in turn, compromises their child’s nutrition. “My area of expertise is in mealtime routines where we have found that families who regularly
share meals together and communicate positively during meals have children with better health,� she said. In this study, the researchers wanted to examine how the parent’s attachment style may be associated with how they respond to emotions and create mealtime routines, she said. As part of the research, the primary caregiver was asked to complete a survey to assess their level of insecurity, Bost said. Then, she said, the team videotaped dinner and analyzed how caregivers handled stressors that arose during the meal. Next, they compared the survey results to the recordings to assess how insecurity affected meal times. If a problem arose, Bost said more secure caregivers would comfort their children and assure them the problem could be handled and remained calm throughout the situation, whereas more insecure caregivers
UIPD Lt. Todd Short, director of the Emergency Planning Bureau. The presentation highlighted building emergency action plans for 200 buildings out of the 450 that require them and sharing information with students regarding these measures. Short said University Public Safety is requesting that every syllabus include information a b o ut ev a c u at i o n a nd procedures. Professors were given a script at the beginning of the year regarding this issue, which was not required to be read to students. UIPD strongly advocates that it becomes mandatory, Short said. During an active threat in one’s premises, running out of the building is advised if it can be done safely. If not, hiding and securing oneself is the best option. If running and hiding are not possible, the last option is to “fight with everything they’ve got,� Short said. The Department of Homeland Security has adopted a “Run, Hide, Fight,� policy that UIPD has also accepted. UIPD Sgt. Aaron Landers and Officer Brian Tison teach an active threat class for University faculty. Landers said the course first teaches people how to calm a situation before
it becomes a threat. “The vast majority of these (active threat situations) have had some sort of mental illness component,� Landers said. “What we would like to see is people actually identifying those people who are about to erupt and get them the help they need before they come back with a gun.� Landers said he has received two phone calls from past participants in his class who said they reported suspicious people because the course helped make them more aware of who to look out for. But in the cases where that person is not identified, the class offers basic protection tips such as locking doors, fighting back and arming yourself, Landers said. Offering real life scenarios on how to protect oneself will help fight the “feeling of doom� that often arises in active shooting situations. “When people do fight back in these situations, they are actually successful, and if they don’t, they’re generally not successful,� Landers said. “If you fight back you may die; if you don’t fight back, you will die.�
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would dismiss the child’s feelings and become stressed themselves. These caregivers are also more likely to give their children unhealthy food in order to calm them down during a stressful situation. There is a good bit of evidence that shows when someone is upset then, they tend to eat more salty snacks and sweets, Bost said. The study also looked at the amount of TV children watched and found insecure caregivers were more likely to have their children watch TV while they coped with the stress that arose during mealtime. According to the study, more anxious caregivers were more likely to use negative emotion regulation strategies, like giving children food when they know they’re not hungry, and reported that their children watched more television and ate more unhealthful foods than less anxious caregivers.
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dren through food, this behavior becomes a habit and the children learn that when they are emotionally excited, they are rewarded with food, she said. If these behaviors are not corrected and the child does not have a positive role model to look at, then they will not change, she said. If a child is not taught positive eating habits in the first five years of life, then the bad behaviors will likely follow them through their entire lives, she said. Bost said the study was not meant to blame caregivers but to look at their relationships with their charges and gain information about what contributes to eating behaviors. “I am hoping that people look at the findings and try to think about how we deal with obesity in different ways for children and their families and help them,� she said.
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Additionally, the study explained that one quarter of 2-to5-year olds in the United States are overweight or obese and weight increases between 2 and 5 years can predict adult overweight status. Margarita De L Teran-Garcia, assistant professor of nutritional sciences, said obesity has many long term consequences for the health of a child such as hypertension and diabetes. Unfortunately, she said, the chances of overweight or obese children remaining so as an adult are very high. “It is not difficult for a child to become obese because unfortunately we do not have a good perception of what is a normal weight for a child,� she said. Teran-Garcia said people are worried about their kids being underweight while they should be more concerned about their kids being overweight. When parents reward their chil-
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iking never seems to leave the campus discourse because in Champaign-Urbana, it has become a way of life. But as is often reported, the current biking is inadequate and broken for the kind of use the public would like. Part of those problems come from poor planning from the bike paths’ inception, part of it comes from the high ratio of pedestrians to bikers that use the same pathways, and yet another part comes from little to no upkeep of the paths (despite this summer when lines on the paths were repainted). Fixing this perennial issue, of course, comes down to money, and the University’s Facilities and Services biking infrastructure plan released last year will cost more than $4 million. Finding the money for these kinds of projects is by no means easy. But Grace Kyung, graduate student, wants to help reduce some of the costs. She submitted a referendum question this semester, asking students to vote to pass a $1 bike fee, which would generate roughly $80,000 year. That’s a small chunk of the $4 million needed, but, at this point, every dollar counts. The University district undoubtedly has a high ridership, especially during the warmer months of the school year. With the current paths, though, it can be dangerous for both bikers and pedestrians to travel. On the Quad, for example, the bike paths intersect and run adjacent to high-traffic walkways, and that raises the chances that a collision occurs. During the winter months, it can be easy to forget the complaints bikers and pedestrians have, so we urge students now to vote to pass the referendum. A single dollar each semester is negligible, especially compared to the $202 increase in tuition, approved by the Board of Trustees in January. For the fall and spring semesters this year, full-time students pay $1,492 per semester: The proposed fee would raise that only to $1,493. This is a community highly interested in developing and participating in a strong biking infrastructure, which would help reduce car traffic and gas emissions, and bolster a more health-conscious lifestyle. This semester when you receive the email asking you to vote on referendum questions, open it up and check yes.
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hen the price tag on a University of Illinois education soars to nearly $100,000 for in-state residents over 4 years, are the skills and knowledge we acquire even worth the price? Well, Illinois Student Senator Tony Fiorentino is helping us answer that question by introducing a resolution, which passed unanimously Wednesday, that would require the Office of Student Financial Aid to send financial disclosure statements to any student who receives University loans. While many students factor in expected family contributions, available resources location and area of interest to determine their college of choice, the nearly 60 percent of students who borrow annually consider the possible accumulation of student debt above all. So, by implementing a mechanism that would allow, or almost force, students to view their financial disclosure statements, we, along with the Illinois Student Senate, hope to make the student loan process more transparent. We want students, more so than their parents, to see the numbers in front of them. We want students to acknowledge the burdens that can arise from student loans if they aren’t properly maintained. Or, as Fiorentino said in a Daily Illini report, “What this resolution does is it merely requires us to tell students the truth.� And, beyond simply raising students’ awareness of the student loan process, as well as of the repercussions associated with student debt, we hope this resolution strengthens the collaboration between students who take out loans and consequently accumulate debt and the departments on campus that handle student loans. Whether students realize it, taking out student loans is an enormous financial responsibility and burden. Accordingly, we hope that making the student loan process more transparent will help students make more informed decisions.
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A proposal made by Senator Mattie Hunter, D-3, would tax soda and other soft drinks as a means of promoting healthy eating habits and behaviors. We know what you’re thinking: If you want your soda, you’re gonna have it! But would you be so willing when you learn that the proposal would add $2.88 to soft drinks? We came to the consensus that if we want a Coke, WE’RE GETTING A COKE.
Hate the movie “It?� Frequently dream about killer clowns? Do you scream at the sight of Bozo buckets? Good news is coming your way: America is facing a clown shortage. Well, kind of. According to Glen Kohlberger, president of Clowns of America International, it’s not that there’s a shortage, but that the older clowns are dying. Although it’s a slightly morbid response, at least there will still be balloon animals. Right?
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On Wednesday, The Daily Illini reported on a proposal made by a graduate student for a $1 student fee to support various bicycle-related projects on campus. Some of these projects include funding a campus bike shop, expanding bicycle parking, paving and painting bike lanes, among others. For a whopping $2 per school year, this seems pretty worth it, even for us non-bikers because maybe it will help limit some of the animosity between bicycle riders and pedestrians — which is justifiable for all the times we each annoyingly encroach on the other’s turf.
As Netflix viewers already know, the much-anticipated season 2 of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black� will be coming back to our laptop screens. It was announced recently that our favorite female inmates plan to return on June 6. And with all of this cold winter weather, nothing about this season premiere is more exciting than the fact that we will probably be sporting tans and wearing shorts while watching it. And since our assistant editor still thinks Abraham Lincoln was the first president, tune into season 2 of “House of Cards� on Netflix.
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Our favorite critic, Simon Cowell, is now a father. Girlfriend Lauren Silverman gave birth to their son Eric last week. And while that is great and wonderful and yay parenthood, we can’t help but anticipate how hard it is going to be growing up with Simon Cowell as a dad. Upon Eric starting to walk, learning to ride a bike or trying his hand at sports and essentially everything else in life, we imagine Simon being there with some infamous put-downs readily available — “You were absolutely awful.�
Apparently, this week one of the biggest celeb dramas is Britney Spears being caught on camera missing her cue for “Piece of Me� during one of her concerts in Las Vegas — wait, what!? Pop stars lip-sync?! Get over it, world, it happens. Singers lip-sync. A lot. Stop reporting about it. We don’t care.
Sense of self influenced by visual culture in daily life NICKI HALENZA Assistant opinions editor
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hink about some of our common sources of entertainment and information that we are exposed to everyday — BuzzFeed, PowerPoints, Instagram, newspapers, Netflix, magazines, textbooks and others. What do they all have in common? They are infused with photographs and visual stimulation. In a society filled with an overwhelming amount of images — which we are exposed to daily, thanks to up-and-coming technologies and a variety of other innovations — we have turned into an immensely visual culture — and not even always in the literal sense as we see with the examples provided above. We seem to have this overarching cultural obsession with watching others, while, at the same time, constantly being watched ourselves. As a result, it is shaping the way we live each day and how we perceive ourselves and others, similar to the psychological phenomenon of the observer effect, where we alter our behaviors due to an awareness of being watched. Even on our own campus, such a blatant representation of visual culture exists and manifests itself in a very literal way through the Quad Cam. On the University of Illinois website, you can actually watch a live-view of everything and everyone on the Quad at any point in time (which I would argue is highly unremarkable content). The same type of public live cam exists at four other campus locations. With the ability to pan, tilt and zoom, these cameras quite literally reflect our own metaphorical
cameras — meaning our real-world views — which pan, tilt and zoom in on our surroundings and guide our judgments of others. We rely on our sense of sight to such a great extent, in fact, that psychologist Jerome Bruner of New York University says that people tend to remember 10 percent of what they hear, 20 percent of what they read and a whopping 80 percent of what they see and do. With such an astounding number, visual forums have an immense impact on our judgments and comprehension of the world around us. This differs from some historical times, in which print dominated.. This can become particularly important because I would claim that the most critical part of visual culture is that it shapes our self-perceptions and perceptions of others in a way that makes us stick to norms and expectations. When thinking about various realms of life — such as the Internet, our criminal justice system and public spaces — we can see how they are all rooted in this visual culture. In a common example, and one I have written about several times before, is this idea of presenting one’s self in an appealing way to others online (particularly through social media), regardless of who we are offline, which sociologist Erving Goffman would refer to as our “front stage.� We are constantly morphing and molding ourselves to meet the expectations of others, and these expectations may stem from images we see in various mass media and may manifest itself in our online presence. And as we all know, much of our online presence is viewed by potential employers and even university officials to determine their interest in us, which only further emphasizes the importance of our appearance to society.
Even when looking at our criminal justice system, we are made aware of how closely we are supposedly being watched through this concept of surveillance. An interesting anecdote to surveillance and our criminal justice system is rooted in another sociological theory of a panopticon. The panopticon represents a particular arrangement of a prison in which prisoners feel they are always being watched by a central guard and how that is supposed to promote good, civilized behavior. On the University campus, we feel this same threat of being watched by authority with the overwhelming amount of cameras installed by campus police. As of March of last year, the number of campus surveillance cameras reached 900 with the anticipation of growing, all originating from a mere 13 back in 2008. With campus cameras and even those round black cameras we find in many public locations, we are supposed to be instilled with this mindset that we are always being watched, and as such, we need to act accordingly. Essentially, our visual culture manifests itself in nearly every realm of life. Images and pictures guide our understanding, and we are constantly monitoring ourselves and our behavior because of the constant judgment and surveillance of others, both online and offline. We dress our best for career fairs, we post flattering profile pictures, we peoplewatch from the Starbucks on Green Street and we act somewhat appropriately in campus buildings. But when it comes to our reliance on these visual means, if you ask me, seeing isn’t always believing.
Nicki is a junior in Media. She can be reached at halenza2@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @NickiHalenza.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Attention from state officials and administrators achieved by unionization Some years ago, I taught at a public university in which the faculty was unionized. That union formed because many years of experience had demonstrated that formal obeisance toward shared governance meant little. Resolutions by the faculty senate were routinely ignored and its recommendations vetoed. Unless we organized ourselves into a union, we realized neither state officials, the trustees nor appointed administrators were going to pay much, if any, attention to
what the faculty (or our students) wanted or needed. The same is true at the University of Illinois. At the state level, we have faced a bipartisan attack on our hard-won pensions and a chronic dwindling of financial support for the university — causing, among other things, student tuition to soar. The proportion of faculty with job security shrinks; meanwhile, the number of those without it (and with strikingly smaller salaries and benefits)
grows apace. Also growing is the number of well-paid campus administrators, as well as the ratio of students to full-time faculty. It’s long past time for the University of Illinois’ faculty to recognize the seriousness of the situation and take the only step that can enable us to turn things around — join the union!
BRUCE LEVINE, James G. Randall distinguished professor of history
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INSECT FEST lent way to begin thinking about insects in a different light, and consider what they are to humans besides nuisances and phobias, and this is important because many of them serve crucial roles in our environment,” Austin said. Austin has not attended the event in the past, but is excited to do so this year. His main contribution to the festival was producing graphics to advertise the event so he said he is looking forward to see people come. Austin said the festival is a unique way for entomologists to utilize their expertise and communicate with the gen-
eral public. For the festival’s 30th anniversary last year, Berenbaum said the theme was X-Files related, and she was able to get X-Files creator Chris Carter and staff writer Darin Morgan to come out for the event. “I contacted them and thought it would be a long shot, but they came down here to central Illinois, and ended up really enjoying themselves,” Berenbaum said. Last year’s festival included a screening of Episode 12 from Season 3. The episode, which is titled “War of the Coprophages,” features the character Bambi Berenbaum, a researcher who is studying cockroaches. Darin Morgan based one of his characters from
the show after Berenbaum. “He used some of my books for research and thought that ‘Berenbaum’ was a cool name for a ecologist,” Berenbaum said. Last year’s festival brought out around 2,000 people, some coming from as far as Kentucky, according to Berenbaum. “People who came as kids years ago now bring their own kids to the festival, so it’s really amazing to see,” she said. Berenbaum said that many community members and students come out to the event, and she hopes that there is a large turnout this year.
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WINTER TALES aspect of life. And so it did not seem exclusive to “Native American culture,” he said. “Your whole life you’re hearing stories (as a Native American) everywhere you are and every time you’re around other native people,” he said. “Especially at family times and you kind of get bored actually because you hear it over and over again. I want to do that where you don’t bore people. It’s exciting, it’s new and it’s still traditional.” Tchin’s aim is to tell Native American stories in a way that is acceptable for the contemporary times while still holding onto its traditional origins. The challenge is to rework stories that usually go on for hours into a 10 to 15 minute presentation that connects the audience to the Native American culture, he said. “It’s the little differences and little nuances. I’d like them to have questions and to learn something about Native culture that they didn’t know before,” Tchin said. Jamie Singson, director of the Native American House, also sees this event as a valuable opportunity for those who identify themselves as Native Americans. There are only 35 students who identify themselves as American Indian or Native Alaskan in the enrollment records, according to Singson. “This can be a really lonely place for those coming a long away and being separated from their traditional cultures,” he said. “Even if they may not be of the same tribal affiliation of the storyteller, it’s still important for them to have programming and events that they can relate to and make them not feel so lonely in a place that can be hard to be when you’re so far way from the indigenous people you affiliate with.” Although only a small number may be able to personally identify with the culture, Singson, the Spurlock Museum and Tchin hope the Winter Tales will help viewers feel more connected as a community through the overall value of storytelling and awareness of the Native American culture. “People can see something that is specific to an aspect of indigenous understanding that help you learn why stories are resilient, why they last through time and how oral traditions sometimes is a way to transmit information and knowledge in ways that we can be in jeopardy of losing through the digital age,” Singson said.
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A figurine depicting “The Grass Dance” at the Gallery of American Indian Culture at the Spurlock Museum.
Location: Knight Auditorium at Spurlock Museum Time: Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2-3:30 p.m. Cost: $5 Tchin expressed similar sentiments, hoping others will become aware of the strength and perseverance of “hidden people.” “We are just human beings like everyone else. We put our pants on one leg at a time,” Tchin said. “I hope people will leave knowing that we are still a strong people. We’re still here, we’re still practicing our culture and we’re still trying to survive.”
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Vijay Iyer Trio to push the envelope with ‘cutting-edge’ jazz at Krannert BY MAGGIE O’CONNOR STAFF WRITER
Living in New York City, teaching at Harvard University and performing around the world, Vijay Iyer pushes the boundaries of what seem possible in his work schedule — and with his jazz music — on a daily basis. As a composer, producer, performer and musician, Iyer said that his music is a process of exploration and challenging himself to do what has not been done before. “I started pushing myself to hear things that I don’t think I can hear or do yet,” he said. “Sometimes it’s about ... creating some sort of opportunity to reach outside of myself or beyond myself.” Larry Gray, associate professor in jazz studies, said that Iyer’s music is a “controversial kind of music because it is so forward-reaching.” He added, however, that these ventures have paid off. The Vijay Iyer Trio’s jazz album “Historicity,” released in 2009, was nominated for a Grammy Award and named No. 1 Jazz Album in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, among other reviews. His next album, “Mutations,” is set to debut in March. Vijay, who plays piano, along with Marcus Gilmore on drums and Stephan Crump on bass, will perform Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. For Iyer, the journey toward these successes began when he was just three years old and learned to play the violin. He said that this trained his ear and “let (him) live inside of music” throughout his childhood until college. “I learned piano by accident, really. It just grew in a different way, in that the process was very improvisational and self-guided,” he explained. “I just started imitating things and making things on my own.” Iyer said that during a brief period, he considered becoming a scientist. He earned degrees in mathematics and physics at Yale University before he entered the University of California–Berkeley. While continuing to play in ensembles there, his studies took a turn and he decided to focus on the science of music cognition. “I liked music better, and I had a chance to pursue it to make it the center of my life, instead of something on the margins,”
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Vijay Iyer Trio — which features musicians Vijay Iyer, Marcus Gilmore and Stephan Crump — will perform jazz Feb. 20 through 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. he said. “Opportunities opened up where I found myself on the international stage or collaborating with some of the best musicians in the world.” Though Iyer paints a picture of himself simply stumbling into a career in jazz music, his music embodies a complexity only possible from someone with extraordinary talent and skill, said Gabe Solis, associate professor in jazz studies. “He’s technically among most advanced musicians you can imagine,” Solis said. “You can just hear the pure skill honed over years; that’s remarkable.” One of Iyer’s projects that exemplifies this “remarkable” skill and creativity was the 2013 album, “Holding It Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project.” The album is a musical and poetic collaboration with poet Mike Ladd and Iraq and Afghanistan veterans of color. Largely electronic, the album expresses the dreams and realities that veterans have faced post-9/11. “We were dealing with war indirectly at home, and (Mike Ladd and I) realized we’d been skirting around that reality and felt that the best step forward was to face it squarely and collaborate with veterans,” Iyer said. “For us it was really driven by the story telling and our belief that music needs to respond to that and support it.” The result was an album that accomplishes a collaboration of electronic music, jazz and poetry, while addressing a relevant issue in an uncharted way — something that Iyer said is central to his efforts to balance jazz roots with artistic exploration. “Even when we kind of push the envelope of format, we’re connected to a jazz community. Our points of reference are from
that lineage,” he said. Responding to the jazz community and the specific audience energy is exactly what Iyer said his trio will do during this weekend’s performance. Gray agreed that as a musician, Iyer seems to be the type of performer who wants his audience to feel his music, so his concert could also feature more melody-driven pieces. Iyer said that the trio’s performance is based on a pre-determined repertoire but that the group also adjusts and responds to the space and to the audience. “It’s very intuitive based on the feeling in the room,” he said. “Is the audience starting to get restless? How do we keep them from throwing tomatoes at us?” Solis said that given the energy in the Vijay Iyer Trio’s music, it is unlikely that there will be any tomato-throwing. “There’s a level of intensity that audiences will probably really respond to,” Solis said. “It’s not always easy, though. His music repays those who pay close attention. You’ll notice things in it because it’s deeply layered; there’s a lot going on in it.” Iyer also acknowledged that the trio’s music appeals to the trained jazz ear but that even those with no prior knowledge can draw something from their performance. “Improvisation creates a lot of different rhythms, so that brings a lot of force and also delicacy and texture,” he described. “It’s very lyrical as well, so it’s something that anyone can enjoy and you don’t have to be an expert to still get something out of it.”
Maggie can be reached at oconno36@dailyillini.com.
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major effect on people’s everyday lives and the government spends millions of dollars on trying to develop ways of controlling them. The festival will screen the 1949 film “Riders of the Whistling Pines� and the 2005 film “Locusts: The 8th Plague.� Before the film screenings, the festival features various other activities in the foyer of Foellinger Auditorium, such as face painting, an art competition and an insect petting zoo. The festival will also include a pesticide zoo, where people will get to see the dangers and after effects of pesticides. Berenbaum also has a collection of antique pesticide cans that will be on display, Berenbaum said. Michelle Duennes, publicity head of the festival and graduate student in entomology, said that when Berenbaum introduces each film to the audience every year, she points out their biological inaccuracies. Berenbaum said she, along with her film critic husband, choose the films that are screened each year. “Every year, people can come see tons of different species of live insects and lots of exotic ones we don’t have here,� Duennes said. “It’s an opportunity for people to touch them and see them and see that there really isn’t anything to
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W hen Native A merica n storyteller Tchin asks his audience what happened to Native Americans, he often gets this response: living on reservations or not living at all. In other words, “dead.� “The main thing is to let people know we’re still here,� said Tchin, award-winning Blackfeet and Narragansett storyteller. “We’re still living in our means and culture in what is allowed to be.� Tchin said he desires to bring this message to the University as the featured storyteller of Spurlock Museum’s annual Winter Tales on Saturday. The program features American Indian storytelling and is one of the Museum’s most popular events, according to the Museum’s website. Tchin will be a newly featured storyteller and the Museum’s fi rst featured Blackfeet/Narragansett artist. The Winter Tales began in 2003 after Tandy Lacy, Spurlock Museum’s director of education, visited the Newberry Library in Chicago and discovered that they brought storytellers for their American Indian storytelling event each February. Valuing the power of storytelling, Spurlock sought the opportunity to collaborate with Newberry Library. For the fi rst two years, they hosted the same storytellers each year. For its third year, Spurlock Museum started featuring its own for the Winter Tales. “We see the event as an extension of the education the Museum does through our Laubin Gallery of American Indian Cultures,� said Kim Sheahan, assistant director of education. “We see stories as an effective, engaging way of connecting people with artifacts and the cultures they come from.� Spurlock Museum decided to invite Tchin after Dovie Thomason, a regular performer for the museum, recommended him. Initially, Tchin made a living producing artwork and goods after he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. It was not until the American Museum of Natural History in New York asked him to do a program on the Native American flute that his storytelling career began. Since then, he has spoken at various workshops and lectures about the Native American culture, which were “amazing� to him at that time, he said. “I didn’t have to make anything. I told them what I knew, I explained it and demonstrated it, and I got paid,� Tchin said. Growing up in Norfolk, Va., storytelling was an everyday
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SPORTS After big win over Minnesota, Illini still in the game Nunn definitely shines, but Egwu plays his part in tow MICHAEL WONSOVER Basketball columnist
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Illinois upsets Minnesota Nunn leads way to 62-49 victory with 19 points BY SEAN HAMMOND SENIOR WRITER
Illinois men’s basketball has dug itself some deep holes this season, but Wednesday night the Illini were fi nally able to pull themselves out of one. After trailing Minnesota by as many as 11 points in the game’s first eight minutes, Illinois stormed back behind Kendrick Nunn’s 19 points on its way to a 62-49 victory at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
The Illini (15-12, 4-10 Big Ten) picked off a Golden Gophers squad (17-10, 6-8) that is in the hunt for an NCAA tournament bid in head coach Richard Pitino’s first year. The loss was only the third home loss Minnesota has suffered all season and won’t look good on its resume come Selection Sunday. At the 11:43 mark in the first half, Illinois trailed 14-3. Kendrick Nunn hit his first 3-pointer of the night to spark the Illini comeback. His night was just beginning. The freshman hit two more 3-point shots in the first half and helped pull the Illini within three by halftime. He shot 5-for-7 from behind the arc on the night. His 19 points tied a career high. In the second half, Illinois used a 12-0 run to grab the lead and extend
it to as many as nine. Minnesota didn’t go away easily. The Gophers cut it to six late in the game but wouldn’t get any closer. Nnanna Egwu fi nished the game with a double-double. He scored 14 points, grabbed 11 rebounds — his third consecutive game with double figures in rebounds — and added four blocks on the defensive end. After a dismal 39-point offensive performance against Ohio State its last time out, head coach John Groce thought Illinois looked discouraged in the second half against the Buckeyes. There was no hesitation Wednesday. Illinois shot 42.2 percent from the field and 8-for-13 from 3-point range. The eight 3-pointers nearly matched Illinois’ 11 two-point field goals on the night.
Minnesota contrasted that with only four 3-point field goals made on 25 attempts. The Gophers settled for 3-point shots in the second half and stopped attacking the rim. Egwu’s presence in the paint was partly to blame. Minnesota turned the ball over 15 times on the night. Andre Hollins led the Gophers with 15 points and Austin Hollins added another 10. The win was Illinois’ 11th at Willams Arena in its last 13 trips to the Gophers’ home court. Illinois has an extended break with a week off before facing Nebraska at State Farm Center on Wednesday.
Sean can be reached at sphammo2@dailyillini.com and @sean_hammond.
reshman guard Kendrick Nunn represents what could possibly be a bright future for the Illinois basketball program this season. His solid performances have made Illini Nation more optimistic about what lies ahead. But Nunn isn’t worried about the future; he’s too busy leading the present Illini squad. Nunn, with the help of Nnanna Egwu, helped Illinois leave Minnesota with a huge 62-49 win on Wednesday. Illinois started this game slow, as they have countless other times this season. Minnesota led 14-3 just seven minutes into the game as Illinois was getting run out of the building. We’ve seen this narrative over and over again for the Illini as yet another ugly loss appeared to be on the horizon. That’s when Nunn decided to flip the script. The athletic freshman drained his first 3-pointer of the game off a Joseph Bertrand pass, giving the Illini their first glimpse of hope. Nunn would hit another 3-pointer in the face of a Minnesota defender a couple possessions later. He was just feeling it Wednesday night, and there was nothing Minnesota could do about it. Illinois would end the half at 21-13, behind nine points from Nunn, who led all scorers; although, the freshman’s heroics weren’t done quite yet. A Nunn 3-pointer once again sparked the Illini. This time, his 3-pointer ignited a 12-0 Illinois run that flipped this game on its head. Nunn scored eight points in the stretch. Nunn showed off everything he’s got in that run. Nunn’s stroke is beautiful. His high-arcing, smooth, lefty release is hard to defend and is pretty when it drops in. Nunn was impartial with the location of his 3-pointers, first hitting one on the right wing and then splashing a longball from the corner. As long as he’s in rhythm, Nunn could shoot it from anywhere. He also displayed his athleticism on a fast break dunk that led to an eruption from the bench. The kid just has it. He led all players with 19 points and five 3-pointers. Nunn didn’t single-handedly carry the Illini; Egwu did some heavy lifting as well. Egwu has figured something out as of late, and John Groce and Co. couldn’t be any happier with the results. Egwu followed up his 14-rebound performance against Ohio State with 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks against Minnesota.
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Illini men’s gymnasts look to earn spot on national team BY KIERAN HAMPL STAFF WRITER
All year it has been about the team for the Illinois men’s gymnastics program and making a run at the end of the season during the Big Ten and NCAA championships. That is not the case this weekend for the five Illini who will be competing in the Winter Cup in Las Vegas for a chance to claim a spot on the U.S. national team. The Winter Cup is a four daylong event with the competition
getting underway on Thursday. The five athletes who will be competing for the Illini are freshman Chandler Eggleston, sophomores C.J. Maestas, Fred Hartville and Joey Peters and junior Mike Wilner. Hartville will be competing in the floor and vault while Wilner will do rings and floor. It is a long shot that either will qualify for the national team, as they are each only competing in two events, but they both have the chance to be U.S. national champions.
“My expectations for Winter Cup is to just go in and hit both the events and hopefully make second day,� Hartville said. According to head coach Justin Spring the other three all have strong shots at making the team if they are able to put together solid routines in multiple events, which would allow them to accrue more total points. “I do think that Joey, C.J., and Chandler have a decent shot at making the national team because they got two or three strong events
Illini pitching ‘humbled’ by opening series performance Dickinson said. “He got tired, but his mechanics stayed the same, and Junior pitcher Drasen Johnson everything was at the bottom of the doesn’t care about many numbers knees, at the bottom of the strike from last Sunday’s game. zone where you’re taught to pitch.� Following his first start since Nevertheless, every member of moving into the regular rotation, the Illinois pitching staff holds the he doesn’t care about the 105 pitch- same sentiment. Personal statistics es he threw or his career-high 10 mean nothing when they surrender strikeouts; the only numbers he 45 hits and 27 earned runs en route cares about are 10-6, the final score to a 1-2 start to the season — espeof Illinois baseball’s second loss of cially after being advertised as the strongest part of Illinois baseball in the weekend to Georgia State. “It’s nothing special because we the preseason. lost, so that’s a The weekend personal stat and struggles can’t has nothing to do be blamed on any with winning the specific pitcher, either. No. 1 startgame,� Johnson er Kevin Duchene said of his performance Sunday. said he thought “The first goal is to they elevated too win the game.� many pitches in Johnson kept the strike zone as an entire staff the mound for 6 1/3 innings in Sunthroughout the day’s game before weekend. While KEVIN DUCHENE retiring to the the sophomore PITCHER credited the Pandugout with the Illini leading 6-4. thers’ hitting, he Despite allowing also added that the 13 hits — the most by any pitcher quality of pitches was poor — and on either team — his 10 strikeouts they paid for it. “As much as people want to find more than doubled the count of the other two Illini starters combined. excuses for it, there really are none,� Even the second highest on the staff, Duchene said. “We’re a much better reliever Tyler Jay, only managed to ball team as a whole, and the pitching staff especially, we’re much betthrow five. He also struck out seven of nine ter than what we showed.� batters on his third time through the Head coach Dan Hartleb shared lineup, a time when pitching coach Duchene’s frustration and was left Drew Dickinson typically checks on disappointed by his pitching staff, the condition of starters and decides which he said is filled with estabwhether to pull them. SEE BASEBALL | 2B “The reason why is he got tired,� BY J.J. WILSON
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that they can get points on,� Spring said. Maestas may be considered the favorite to land a spot on the team considering he was a member of the national team as a freshman and knows what it takes. Still, it will not be easy coming off a triceps injury, but not being able to reclaim his spot last year will certainly provide him with motivation. “First and foremost, (I am focused on) doing all six (events) again and getting back on the
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national team,� Maestas said. “Not only just getting back on the national team, but proving to the coaches and the national team coordinator ... that I’m a different gymnast.� Eggleston has performed at a very high level this season winning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for five consecutive weeks. His two best events this season have been the floor and vault. Spring thinks the key for Eggleston will be putting up solid scores in his secondary events.
Peters also has a strong shot to make the team because of his versatility on each event. As a freshman, he earned All-American honors in the all-around and posted at least one top-five finish on each apparatus except vault. Out of the 15 people who will be on the U.S. national team, eight of them will come directly from the Winter Cup and will be named on Saturday after the final round of competition.
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WONSOVER You could just see the confidence in Egwu’s approach. He wasn’t afraid to hit a jumper or get in the face of a Minnesota big man. This was easily the most physical Egwu has played all season long. Even when Minnesota was able to get into the paint, Egwu was there and ready to disturb any shot in his vicinity. It’s refreshing to see Egwu fi nally starting to use his tremendous length. Illinois is still last in the Big Ten and only has a record of
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BASEBALL lished players who have been in pressure situations before. The only pitcher to make his collegiate debut was freshman Cody Sedlock, who was credited with Saturday’s win after replacing No. 2 starter John Kravetz with two outs in the first inning. “Pitching should be strong, I believe it should be strong, and it was terrible,” Hartleb said. In one week, Illinois’ pitching has gone from highly touted to
15-12, but there’s still something to fight for this season. Minnesota isn’t just another Big Ten team. The Golden Gophers entered this game with a 17-9 record and wins over Ohio State and Wisconsin this season. Illinois took on the challenge and persevered. Despite its record, Illinois still has something to play for, and they proved that Wednesday night.
Michael is a senior in Media. He can be reached at wonsovr2@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @The_MDubb team is selected,” Spring said. Even though the Illini will huddle up together before the event like they usually do, this time they will be competing against each other for one of the most sought after spots in the sport of gymnastics. “This should be a good year for us,” Spring said. “I would be surprised if we didn’t come back with at least one national team spot.”
Kieran can be reached at hampl2@dailyillini.com. largely unpredictable, but Dickinson encourages his guys to treat last weekend as a “humbling” experience and to recognize that talking about greatness isn’t the same as being great. “We’re just not good enough to throw the gloves and hats on and win,” Dickinson said. “We’ve got to put the work in to win. “Three games in, there’s a lot of season to go, and I promise we’ll turn it around.”
J.J. can be reached at jjwilso2@dailyillini.com and @Wilsonable07.
Illini women’s basketball gets 2nd shot at Indiana on the road BY BLAKE PON STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s basketball team’s 77-58 loss to Indiana on Feb. 2 remains fresh in the minds of nearly everyone who donned orange and blue that day. That was the last time anything was the same with head coach Matt Bollant’s squad, as he fl ipped the team’s minutes on their head and started three freshmen. Now, those three freshmen will have a chance to make amends for the season-altering loss one last time against the Hoosiers on the road Saturday, where the Illini have seemingly played best all season. Despite the team’s record, Bollant said he isn’t giving up on the season just yet. “We’re still trying to continue to build the program,” he said. “Get better and grow kids and grow individually and grow as a team and see if we can fi nish on the best note possible.” Early-game defense cost Illinois (9-17, 2-11 Big Ten) in the teams’ fi rst matchup, as Indiana (17-9, 4-9) was able to score 34 points in the fi rst 10 minutes of the game to take a commanding lead it would never surrender. Bollant said his team’s mission was to stop the Hoosiers’ guard play, which proved costly in the fi rst matchup. Larryn Brooks, Indiana’s main scorer (16.7 points per game), reached her season average in points with 16 and racked up 10 assists.
Alexis Gassion had one of her best games of the year at State Farm Center when she hit 4-of5 threes and 8-of-10 shots for 22 points. “Their guard play is a huge strength for them,” Bollant said. “Their freshmen guards (Brooks, Gassion and Taylor Agler) are really good. They’re really skilled as a team with their ability to handle the ball and pass and shoot.” Bollant said he’s not going to attempt any lineup changes with three games remaining in a lost season. All eyes will be on guard Taylor Tuck, who has looked like a completely different player the past two games. The junior scored nine points against Iowa on Feb. 13 and then set a career-high 18 points against Michigan on Sunday. “Coming off the bench, my focus is to contribute,” Tuck said. “Whether that means fi nishing open shots, pressuring the ball up top, or just doing anything I can to help our team.” The Illini will once again be without freshman Jacqui Grant, who has not recovered from mono. The pressure will be on freshmen Sarah Livingston to guard the Hoosiers’ bigs. Without Grant, Illinois is devoid of the ability to rebound the ball, which was evident in the team’s 70-63 loss against Michigan in which the Wolverines out rebounded the Illini 48-19.
Blake can be reached at pon1@dailyillini.com.
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Illinois' Taylor Tuck dribbles the ball during the game against Michigan at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. on Sunday. The Illini lost, 70-63.
Illinois women’s track to use home meet to prepare for Big Tens BY MUBARAK SALAMI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Illini women’s track and field team will compete Saturday in the Orange and Blue Open at the Illinois Armory. After an impressive team showing in their last meet, with five Illini netting top-five fi nishes, the Orange and Blue look to fi nd a collective groove with Big Ten Championships just a week away. The team hopes to use the meet as a momentum builder as well as an opportunity for rest and preparation. “Saturday is our fi nal tuneup before Big Tens,” head coach Ron Garner said. “It will give us a chance to see who is ready to go and can give some of our athletes confi dence for next week.” Illinois State will be the only
other team competing in the meet. Garner said he wanted the meet to be a low-pressure environment, conducive to working on technical execution. Senior mid-distance runner Amanda Duvendack, who will sit out this weekend to rest up for Big Tens, has come on strong lately and is hitting her stride at the right time. Duvendack, who currently holds the fi fth-fastest 800-meter run time in the Big Ten, has been practicing hard and it has translated well. “I think a big thing for me is my confidence. I have really grown in that area and have become more confident in my abilities,” Duvendack said. “I really just need to work on my competitiveness. I need get my mindset right and really go into Big Tens with my game face on.”
Freshman high jumper Kandie Bloch-Jones, who is getting better and better as the season moves forward, will be looking to continue her recent success. At last week’s Tyson Invitational, Bloch placed second in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 11.5 inches. It was the fourth-best performance in school history and the top mark in Big Ten this season. “I did not expect this success to come so soon, but it’s very nice,” Bloch-Jones said. Bloch-Jones will compete Saturday, unlike some other of the team’s top athletes, to maximize preparation. “Coach (Garner) asked me if I wanted to compete, and I told him yes because I am used to competing every week,” she said. “Saturday will be like a
practice for me, and I’ll be able to work on some things.” In addition to Bloch-Jones, junior Alyssa Schneider is hoping to stay hot. Schneider ran a personal best time of 4 minutes, 47.34 seconds in the mile last weekend, the 10th-best performance in school history and sixth best in the Big Ten this year. While Schneider is expected to lead the way for the Illini in events on the track, BlochJones and pole vaulters Nicole Demarais and Jennifer DeBellis will spearhead the charge in fi eld events. Both Demarais and Debellis are coming off personal-best performances. The Illini will also send a distance medley relay team to compete for just the second time this year. Last week’s squad
of Stephanie Morgan, Chloe Schmidt, Kymbriona Taylor and Alyssa Schneider clocked a time of 11:29.51, good enough to place fourth at last week’s Tyson Invitational. This was also the fi fth-fastest time in school history and is currently third best in the Big Ten. With Big Ten Championships so close, Illini must stay composed and take things step by step. “It’s important that our girls stay within themselves and everyone is prepared for next week,” Garner said. “Saturday is important but our focus is also on Big Tens because then you only get one shot.”
Mubarak can be reached at msalami2@dailyillini.com and @justmubar.
“I think a big thing for me is my confidence. I have really grown in that area and have become more confident in my ability. I really just need to work on my competitiveness.” AMANDA DUVENDACK
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Illinois softball team looking for the heart in Lone Star State this weekend -BY CHARLOTTE CARROLL STAFF WRITER
When the Illinois softball team travels to Arlington, Texas, this weekend for the UTA Tournament, freshman Brandi Needham will have both friendly competition and family to greet her. Needham will face a trio of players who played for the same travel team system she did in high school and now play for Texas-Arlington but will have a rooting contingent in the crowd to cheer her on as well. The Dripping Springs, Texas, native is one of three team members who will get to go home to Texas this weekend as the team prepares for only the second trip to Arlington in program history. Sophomore Katie Repole is from Bulverde,
Texas, while junior Jami 2003. After losing to No. 1 Tennessee Schkade grew up in Albany, Texas. and South Florida, Illinois is Illinois will face Texas looking to tighten its play in Tech, Creighton and Texas- later innings by reviewing Arlington once last weekend’s and Missourig a me s a nd Kansas City b r i n g i n g tw ice this those lessons w e e k e n d . to prac t ic e Illinois has only as le a r n i ng played fou r experiences to games against transition into these teams, this weekend’s games. going 1-2 “I’m really against Texas mixing in Tech with a speeds because sole victory I feel if I had in the pair’s done that last matchup TERRI SULLIVAN more, it would in 20 09 and HEAD COACH have been more a lone wi n effective i n against Texas my pitching,” Arlington in
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Needham said. “So I’m really just focusing on little things like hitting corners more. The last pitch where (South Florida) scored the run off of, it was a little too much on the plate. So I’m really trying to pinpoint my spots.” The Illini are fi ne-tuning their physical abilities but have also looked more to the mental aspects of softball that head coach Terri Sullivan believes to be extremely important. “Sundays are a really big day for us throughout the year,” Sullivan said. “It’s always the last games of a tournament. We call them championship Sundays and a lot of times it comes down to heart. So we need to probably be focused a little bit about that, but just being physically and mentally
ready to go.” The Illini have no ranked teams to play in this week’s lineup but aren’t overlooking the toughness of the competition. Creighton is coming off a 6-4 win against previously ranked No. 24 California. “We learned a lot against Tennessee because we know we have what it takes to compete with some of the best teams out there,” sophomore Allie Bauch said. “I think we realized the potential we have as a team, and it’s kind of like a motivator for us this week, and we’re ready to take on any competition now.” The pitching staff recorded a 2.97 ERA, while the defense had a fi elding percentage of .972 during last weekend’s USF Tournament. The Illini had a
.303 batting average. The Illini will look to improve upon their Big Ten-leading seven double plays. Illinois is looking to avoid the sloppiness that Sullivan said played a role in its losses to Tennessee and South Florida by taking each game as it comes with a pitch-by-pitch mind set. “We have goals going into every game,” Sullivan said. “We really expect that at this point, it’s the third weekend of college softball, so everyone has got their feet wet and has some game experience under them. So we’re not going to take anyone for granted, and we really look forward to getting back out there.”
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his time of year can be depressing. Classes are in full swing, and getting to them requires slogging through inches of snow, slush or puddles. Things can seem gray and bleak. Luckily, a unique brand of hockey has swooped into the nation’s conscience, saving us from February monotony. Olympic hockey, the headline sport of the 2014 Sochi games, has rejuvenated a sense of
pride within Americans that seems to pop up every time the Olympics or World Cup comes around. The 4-0 start by the U.S. hockey team certainly helped spark the excitement of the tournament, but I think the most intriguing aspect of these games is the format. Now that the qualifying rounds are over, it’s win or go home for the remaining countries. Had the U.S. lost to the Czech Republic on Wednesday, they’d have been eliminated. This is a brand of hockey that the casual NHL fan isn’t used to seeing. These do-ordie games only occur in Game 7 of a playoff series. Now in
the medal rounds, every game is Game 7, and everything is on the line. The NHL playoffs can be long and drawn out, but the Olympics are compelling and instantly rewarding. The nationwide spike in hockey interest clearly did not spare our campus, as evidenced by bars packed with students that witnessed the U.S. victory over Russia at 6 a.m. last Saturday. And with the hockey fervor at an all-time high, the good news that the Illinois hockey team received Monday night couldn’t have come at a better time. The Illini received word that they had been selected
as one of the fi nal seeds for the ACHA national tournament, which is collegiate club hockey’s equivalent to NCAA basketball’s March Madness. The 20-team tournament is single-elimination, just like March Madness and the medal rounds of the Olympics. Illinois barely squeaked into the tournament, grabbing the fi nal spot with a record of 19-16-2. Come March 7, it will be the Illini’s turn to play highstakes hockey when they take on Arizona in the fi rst round. Don’t count this team out when the pressure’s on. With goal differential factoring into the selection process for the tournament, the Illini need-
ed to beat Indiana by a large margin this past weekend to have a chance at being chosen — and they did. Illinois topped Indiana 12-0 in the fi rst game and 6-3 in the second. This throttling of the Hoosiers was good enough to bump the Illini above No. 18 Buffalo for the fi nal spot in the tournament. The beauty of a single-elimination tournament is that any team can go on a run. If the Illini were playing a sevengame series against higherseeded teams, they might be in trouble. In one game, anything can happen. Forward Matt Welch is well aware of the significance of
each game and, as a senior, is ready to take advantage of his last chance at a championship. “This is our last shot at winning nationals, and the seniors are taking it upon ourselves to pull through for the team,� Welch said. “Since the tournament is win or go home, the excitement is a lot greater than a regular season game.� Hockey fans, enjoy the upcoming win-or-go-home action. It doesn’t come around every year.
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Coming off strong end to season, Illinois hockey headed to Delaware for end-of-year tournament in order to prepare for Lindenwood’s smaller rink, which is this year’s location of the league tournament. Senior goaltender Nick Clarke doesn’t expect the Lions to benefit too much from having home-rink advantage. “I’m sure they’ll have a decent crowd, but it’s nowhere we haven’t been before,� Clarke said. “Every year we play a home-and-road series against them, so we’re familiar with their rink and we’re familiar with their locker rooms. We know exactly where to go right when we get there. So it doesn’t really play that big of a factor.� The Illini’s last trip to Lindenwood wasn’t very successful, as they suffered two losses by a total margin of 13-2 for the weekend. Illinois is 6-3 since that weekend, however, and head coach Nick Fabbrini thinks it is a much better team now. “I think we’re a much different team now than the first four times
we played them this year,� Fabbrini said. “We need to come out and do the things that we’ve done well the past couple of weeks to get us into the position that we’re in now. I think we’ll give ourselves a great chance to win if we do that.� The Illinois seniors used that disappointing weekend in Lindenwood to rally the team in its recent run at making the national tournament, so it’s fitting that the Lions will be the Illini’s first challenge in the league tournament. “Any time something like that happens, when we go and have a bad weekend, we want a chance to face them as soon as a possible,� Scully said. “We’re looking forward to it. If we come out and show up and play consistent, we’re going to be in good shape.� Illinois is the No. 5 seed of six teams in the CSCHL, and if they are able to defeat Lindenwood on Friday, they will most likely face the regular season
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The regular season has reached its end, and the No. 18 Illinois hockey team is preparing to face No. 17 Lindenwood in the first round of the CSCHL tournament this Friday. After receiving the exciting news Monday night that they will be heading to Delaware for the ACHA national tournament, the Illini have now set their focus on the Lions and this weekend’s league tournament. “Right now we’re just focused on league, especially with the quality teams we’re facing,� senior forward John Scully said. “I think we enjoyed it (Monday) night and we came out to practice today and played some small area games to kind of focus on that. We started right away with practice to get focused on (Lindenwood).� Illinois has been practicing playing in narrower areas
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CSCHL champs, Robert Morris, in the semifi nals on Saturday; however, if Indiana can beat Iowa State on Friday, Illini will match up against Ohio on Saturday since Robert Morris has the luxury of facing the lowestseeded team that advances to the second round. Since Indiana has just one win in conference play this season, this scenario seems unlikely. Clarke still thinks the tournament is a toss-up, though. “I think anything could happen, that’s the good thing about hockey,� he said. “Regardless of seed, I think any team in this league could beat anyone on any given night, and that’s been proven.� Even with the possibility of playing multiple teams in one weekend, Fabbrini isn’t too concerned about game planning since every team in the CSCHL is already familiar with each other. “Obviously we adjust a little
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