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CU Uber launch successful BY JANE LEE STAFF WRITER

Since the launch of uberX services in Champaign-Urbana last week, the number of local users has taken off. While no official number has been released, Chris Taylor, managing director of Uber Illinois, said the number of people requesting the app-based taxi service is rising quickly. “I can tell you that the business in Champaign is going really well,” Taylor said. Taylor said there were initially about a dozen Uber drivers in Champaign-Urbana though he expects the number to rise. Generally, drivers are parents who have extra time, students or others who drive part-time, he said. Statistics on the number of student drivers could not be released. “(A Driver) might be someone who is in between jobs or a student during a break who wants to get out there and

earn some extra cash to pay off for loans,” Taylor said. With Uber in town, there are more transportation options available for the community, but there is also a possible economic impact on other transportation companies. Elizabeth Beaty, administrative services manager in the finance department of the City of Urbana, said the city is working with Champaign on how Uber would fit in with the current reciprocal vehicle for hire license code and how it would be licensed. “Currently, we are working together to come up with a way to see how we would incorporate transportation network companies like Uber into our current code of ordinances,” she said. Beaty said any company like Uber would certainly be a direct competition to other transportation services. However, she said the cities of Urbana and Champaign

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will likely hold a meeting for public comment from vehicle for hire companies to discuss their concerns. Taylor said Uber Illinois has a call scheduled this week with law enforcement within Champaign-Urbana to discuss how to avoid acci-

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Daniel Gonzalez and Reginald Scott’s original plan was to rob Vicente Mundo of cannabis and cash. The two Parkland College students claimed they did not intend to kill Mundo, according to Champaign County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Christopher Darr at a preliminary hearing Monday. During the hearing held at the Champaign County Courthouse in courtroom F, Darr took the stand to explain the testimonies of how the suspects described the events that took place on the night of Mundo’s death. Plans went awry when the meeting location was changed. Instead of meeting Mundo, a junior studying statistics at the University, in his apartment, they went to meet him in Gonzalez’s car in the garage of his apartment complex, Darr said.

dents and ensure safety. “Our whole purpose of doing that is making sure we have good passive communication with law enforcement. That way in case there are complaints or reported inci-

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Women’s golf falters in final round in Arizona

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Hard times may be ahead for the University, which faces $209 million in cuts to state funding in Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016, which begins July 1. “The appropriated dollars are the ones that end up in things that have to do with student services,” said Kent Redfi eld, professor emeritus at University of Illinois at Springfield. “There’s no question there’s going to be an overall decline in quality in both instruction and research.” A major portion of student services’ funding comes from state appropriations. Renee Romano, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, said programs ranging from leadership training to confl ict resolution and student conduct hearings face significant budgetary reductions. Student employees may also

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be at risk. “We’re likely to reduce student employment, cut back on student employees,” Romano said. “And of course that’s not good because students use the money that they earn to help them stay in school, but also many of our student employees are peer educators, so they do a lot of outreach for us.” Romano also said the HireIllini initiative, a University program that connects employers with students, would have less money to put into advertising and employer outreach and be far less effective. If the cuts are implemented, Romano said the University faces a budget shortfall this year due to

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Today’s Birthday Choose a dream that fills you with purpose and go for it this year. Take on new leadership. Prioritize fun and passion with beloved people. Romance percolates after April’s eclipse. After June, launch an adventure or research project. Innovation sparks. Prepare for the spotlight after October eclipses (10/13 & 10/27). Play your game. Practice what you love. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Today is an 8 — Increase beauty in your work and workspace. Earn extra points for style and presentation. Weave in a bold vision. Practice makes perfect in the coming phase. Dance with a change in plans. Friends support you. Make an extra sexy effort.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is a 7 — Romance and partnership soar with clear communication. Today and tomorrow are good for educational adventures. Get moving! Take time for future planning. Consider the consequences. Declare your commitment again. Your influence grows. Believe in love.

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All five Danville men who were arrested early Sunday morning after their alleged involvement in two incidents on campus appeared in arraignment court Monday afternoon. Police are continuing to look into the incidents, one of which involved a University student. According to a University of Illinois Police report, police were called around 3:30 a.m. Sunday when a University student reported he had been walking home when he was followed and hit over the head by at least two men at the Armory, 505 E. Armory Ave. The victimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tooth

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MUNDO Darr said Scott, 21, confessed to him that his pants got caught up in the trunk from a concealed position where he was hiding. As a result, he panicked when Mundo attempted to get out of the car when he realized a threat was being imposed, and Scott fi red his gun, which was determined to be the cause of Mundoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scott emerged from the trunk with a pistol pointed at Mundo,â&#x20AC;? Darr said.

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BUDGET the decision to implement a tuition freeze. However, the University has no plans to roll back the freeze, even in light of a budget deficit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The University is really committed to trying to keep the cost of education down,â&#x20AC;? Romano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The cuts) really put the University in a doubly difficult position.â&#x20AC;? There is still time for the Illinois General Assembly to change the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget before July 1, and Chris Mooney, director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, said it is unlikely the fi nal budget will contain all of Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The budget is sort of a political statement, saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is what I want as governor, this is what I think the state ought to be doing,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Mooney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to get everything he wants ... but the broad parameters are probably going to be more like the current one than something else.â&#x20AC;? Some of the cuts laid out by Rauner, Mooney said, face more pushback from state legislators than others. He said state appropriations to local governments, which would be halved under Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, and a $1.5 billion cut to Medicaid will be particularly challenging to pass through the General Assembly, he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the cuts have stronger constituencies

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UBER dents, or anything to work with, we can help them as quickly as possible,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uber takes the safety of its riders and drivers very, very seriously and when we are met with issues that we need to deal with law enforcement, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really, really happy to help provide data.â&#x20AC;? One feature of the app allows Uber to know who the driver and passenger is, which the company is able to trace through GPS.

was chipped in the attack. Police said the victim provided a description of the vehicle, which was found and stopped at Circle K, 809 W. Green St. They identified the three men in the vehicle as Deterryus M. Henderson, 20, Carl J. Lately, 22, and Duane A. Williams, 19. While police spoke to them, two more men, Jeremiah M. Carter, 22, and Daniel M. Carter, 20, arrived. The men had been at a local bar earlier that night and were driving around for about 90 minutes before they attacked the student. They were also involved in chasing other University students earlier in the night. Henderson said Jere-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essentially, (Scott) stated that it was a robbery.â&#x20AC;? Scott and Gonzalez â&#x20AC;&#x153;drove out to the country and disposed of the body by a row of trees,â&#x20AC;? Darr said. Mundoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body was found Jan. 31 on a rural Tolono road. Darr said Mundo left his apartment between 6 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 25 and told his roommates he would be right back. Mundo was reported missing by his roommate and his sister on Jan. 27. He was last seen by a group of friends on Jan. 25. Police found that Mundo and Gonzalez had

miah and Daniel Carter would point out victims and then get out of the car and chase them. Upon searching the car, police reported they found a gun in the back pocket of the front passenger seat. Jeremiah Carter admitted to owning the weapon but had a valid Firearm Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Identification Card. According to the report, although it was legal for him to be in possession of the gun, it is not legal to carry an uncased, loaded gun in a vehicle. The men were arrested on the charges of mob action, attempted robbery and aggravated battery, along with one charge of unlawful use of a weapon.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;communicated electronicallyâ&#x20AC;? shortly before Mundoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance. When asked by Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Julia Rietz about what the investigation yielded, Darr said there was evidence of Mundoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement in the sale of cannabis on campus. Darr also said the two suspects admitted to having purchased ammonia and seat covers to conceal the blood in the car. The gun was found at Pawn King in Urbana after being pawned there by Scott, who left his name

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Obama administration seeks to block judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration ruling WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Obama administration is seeking to block a federal judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling last week that halted programs intended to grant deportation waivers to up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The motion, filed Mon-

day in the U.S. District Court in Brownsville, Texas, said a delay in implementing President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to offer legal protection to qualified immigrants would cause â&#x20AC;&#x153;irreparable harmâ&#x20AC;? even if the administration ultimately wins the legal case.

and was found on video surveillance. The two suspects were both arrested on Monday, Feb. 2. Judge John Kennedy found probable cause to try both suspects, and each are CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE required to attend pretrial A dolphin takes a high leap at SeaWorld in San Diego, hearings on April 14 at the California. Champaign County Courthouse in room C. Gonzalez will be charged under the belief that he is responsible for Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions. Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ORLANDO, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The for years at Dolphin Cove hearing is scheduled for 9 to pet the creatures and a.m. and Gonzalezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hear- tradition of feeding dolphins at a petting area has spend a few dollars on fish ing for 11 a.m. ended at SeaWorld Orlanfor them. Visitors can still do. pet dolphins but may not cjcolli2@dailyillini.com People have gathered feed them.

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than others,â&#x20AC;? Mooney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local government is very influential at the state level. A lot of state lawmakers used to be mayors, or still are mayors, and council people.â&#x20AC;? While certain programs and entities may be able to evade Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cuts in the long run, Redfield is doubtful the University will be so lucky. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these cuts will be restored, but I would not be optimistic that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get anywhere close to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget figure,â&#x20AC;? Redfield said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;University budgets have been fl at or declining in terms of state support for at least 15 years.â&#x20AC;? As a result of the cuts, Redfield said the University would have an incentive to attract students to programs with a higher tuition, like engineering and business, as well recruit more out-of-state students who pay a higher rate of tuition. Maxwell Balkan, vice president of Illini Republicans, is not thrilled about the proposed cuts to the University, but said his opinion of Governor Rauner has not changed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate that we need to have cuts, but the situation is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been running significant deficits and to continue on the way that we have in the past will lead to even greater deficits,â&#x20AC;? Balkan said. However, he does not believe that the cuts will be as drastic as they are at the moment. Like Mooney, Balkan said Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bud-

get is essentially his starting point for negotiations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a step in the right direction,â&#x20AC;? Balkan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of it goes a lot further than he even wants in the sense that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to negotiate from that position.â&#x20AC;? For example, Balkan said, if you wanted to buy a car for $30,000, your fi rst offer to the car dealer would be much higher. If you started with your desired price, he said, you would not be in a good position for further

negotiations. However, Evan Keller, communications director for Illini Democrats, disagreed with Balkansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; analogy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost everything heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed has demonstrated that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to propose outlandish numbers in hopes that it will move the spectrum of conversation like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a business deal, when really itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not,â&#x20AC;? Keller said.

Taylor said the data is protected very closely to protect userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s privacy. The main use of this feature is to provide immediate assistance if an incident may occur, which builds a safer experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you order an Uber, the app gives you the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, picture, license plate number and car type and model, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always important to check and make sure you get into the right vehicle,â&#x20AC;? said Amanda Basalaj, freshman in LAS at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Uber serves a number of other Illinois cities near

college campuses. Taylor mentioned Chicago, which includes the University of Chicago, DePaul University and Kendall College. Evanston and the newly added cities of Aurora, BloomingtonNormal and Rockford are near universities such as Northwestern, Aurora University and Illinois State University. Basalaj said the Uber drivers in Champaign were â&#x20AC;&#x153;unbelievably niceâ&#x20AC;? compared to the drivers she has experienced in downtown Chicago. She added that using Uber is worthwhile because it is cheap-

er than using a taxi service and prevents students from walking in the cold or too late at night alone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of time where college students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have cars and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all out and about,â&#x20AC;? Taylor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need to get to class, maybe they want to go out on a weekend, but they want a safe ride home, and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily want to walk back late at night and Uberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really something that fits their needs very well.â&#x20AC;?

Tax increases much-regretted necessity for Republican governors WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republican governors met in Washington this weekend said financial conditions in their states have deteriorated so much that they must raise taxes. In the face of antipathy

deepened by the tea party, chief executives in Alabama, Nevada and Michigan among other states are proposing increases this year to address shortfalls or to spend more on faltering schools and infrastructure.

Union leaders vow to fight Walker on right to work in Wisconsin CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than a dozen Wisconsin labor leaders said anti-union legislation supported by Gov. Scott Walker is being rushed through the legislature to discourage discussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If right to work was any good for this state, we

wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it being tried to pass this quickly, with limited debate in an attempt to circumvent democracy,â&#x20AC;? Phil Neuenfeldt, president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, said Monday during a news conference in Madison, the state capital.

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Military judge convicts Marine for deserting combat post in Iraq DURHAM, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Marine who disappeared from a U.S. military base in Iraq in 2004 was convicted Monday on two counts of desertion. A military judge at Camp Lejeune, N.C., found Marine Cpl. Was-

sef Ali Hassoun guilty of deserting his combat post in Fallujah, Iraq, in June 2004 and deserting his Marine unit at Camp Lejeune in January 2005. In both instances, Hassoun fled to his native Lebanon.

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he single most important institution to the future of the state is the University of Illinois, and it does not make sense for the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state funding to be drastically cut, as Governor Bruce Rauner has proposed. Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget proposal, which he announced last Wednesday, plans to cut state funding for higher education by 31.5 percent. This cut equates to over $387 million, and a whopping $209 million of it would come from the University. The state of Illinois sends some of its smartest students to the University to become the future â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the next generation of engineers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, journalists and a myriad of other notable career paths. The jobs created and the knowledge gained by these students make it an indispensable institution, one the state relies on. Already, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible lack of support has harmed the University. Ever-decreasing state support has made the University look elsewhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; namely to tuition prices and nonresident students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to make up for the lost funding. As tuition prices have risen, working-class and middle-class students have been priced out, and that is a whole issue in itself. Even today, before the proposed cuts to the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state appropriation, thousands of working class students are left behind because they cannot afford to go here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a $209 million cut may leave many more students behind. The rising costs have made the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top students look elsewhere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to similar institutions in other states. Ask anyone from a suburban Illinois high school â&#x20AC;&#x201D; many of their top classmates are choosing to go to college at Purdue, Iowa, Indiana or Missouri because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cheaper alternative to the University of Illinois. Seeing these students educated outside of the state, meaning they are more likely to stay out of state for jobs or start-ups, is bad for the state of Illinois. Keeping these students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and their intelligence, inventions and startups â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the state of Illinois should be a priority. The best way to make the state better is not to take money away from the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future. Instead, the state should be investing in the future. We know there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much money to go around, but education should be a priority. While we realize not all (if any) of Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget proposals will make it into the next budget, this cut is unrealistic and unwelcome. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see a governor take an aggressive jab at fixing the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiscal position, but cutting funding to the University of Illinois is not the answer to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems.

Social media unifies student body CAMRON OWENS Opinions columnist

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ost of us are probably familiar with the social media app Yik Yak, which has spread across campus smart phones like wildfire in the past few months. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also no surprise that Yik Yak, an app that lets you post anonymously, can have many offensive, insensitive or hurtful posts, which has caused a lot of controversy about how the app is being used. Besides bans already in place at some high schools and elementary schools, colleges such as Utica College in New York have even banned the app from their campus. The University of Illinois has one of the most active Yik Yak user regions in the state. With the user activity doubling over the course of the past year or so, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understandable that some Yakkers on our campus fear for the future of the app at the University due to controversy at other schools. While our university currently has no plans to ban the app, it does bring up a bigger question about our campus involvement and presence on social media. When used properly, social media sources can help us create a unified campus community online. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undeniable that social media can be used in negative ways. However, banning or discouraging the use of

these apps and sites is a preposterous idea when we consider just how beneficial they can be. In the case of Yik Yak, the app is not inherently evil or offensive. In fact, Yik Yak continues to crack down on those using the app to bully or offend by constantly improving filters and â&#x20AC;&#x153;geofencesâ&#x20AC;? according to its website. Yik Yak lead community developer Cam Mullen told the Daily Illini last semester that the appâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purpose is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;produce an open forum and give a voice to those people that might not otherwise have one.â&#x20AC;? Smaller, simpler social media forums such as Yik Yak allow us to express ourselves, joke around and even encourage one another. The anonymity of Yik Yak can allow users to express themselves in ways that might not feel comfortable in other circumstances. Similarly, apps like Snapchat can help University members come together and even help create a presence that might not otherwise be there. Take the popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;illiniwayâ&#x20AC;? Snapchat account for example. While the account is not verified with the University, it provides accounts of campus life from students who choose to contribute. Social network-

ing sites and apps can help paint a picture of what the Illinois experience is and provide a virtual scrapbook for happenings at the University. Over 75 percent of college students use Snapchat daily, making it a relevant and effective medium for translating messages to those of us at the University. While Snapchat and Yik Yak work on a smaller scale to define campus life and express thoughts, bigger and broader social networking sites associated with the University can be beneficial, as well. For example, the UIUC Reddit thread is a great resource to easily find answers to questions about our university. A couple of clicks through the subreddit and you will see questions posted by current students, prospective students, alumni and staff members. In this subreddit, Redditors ask questions and discuss various aspects of campus life including travel, class work and restaurants. UIUC Reddit threads can also help people to learn about the University on their own desired platforms instead of seeking out official University websites. This might help attract prospective students or allow active student Redditors to maintain their identity as Illi-

Social media forums such as Yik Yak allow us to...joke around and even encourage one another.

nois students online. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fortunate to have a campus where students are engaged with social media. While some schools have a very small online presence or none at all on Reddit, the UIUC subreddit stays consistent with new posts and already has over 500,000 page views this month alone. Social media gives us forums to engage with those from different areas or associations with the campus. I could continue to provide further examples by detailing various Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and websites created by students that can help us all have better college experiences. However, my point is this: As universities begin to look into banning different apps and social networking sites, they discourage all of these benefits and forms of community. With so many people online, we need social networks to provide outreach and connectivity throughout the University. Say what you will about social media usage in general, but having a university presence on them certainly can help many students. Banning apps is the wrong approach to fixing online issues since many companies are already addressing these problems with filters, increased moderation and guidelines. If we can continue to harness their power for good, we reap the many benefits from having an online student body.

Camron is a junior in LAS. Cowens8@dailyillini.com

Dedicate the week to body positivity REBECCA KAPOLNEK Opinions columnist

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itting in my sorority house on Sunday night, I overheard one of our executive board members promoting an event that will take place later in the week. The Illinois Panhellenic Council will be sponsoring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Body Positivi-tea,â&#x20AC;? a seminar and tea party featuring speakers from an eating disorder treatment facility. These spokespeople will give a presentation on the importance of body positivity. Sunday also kicked off the beginning of National Eating Disorder Awareness week, which takes place Feb. 22 through Feb. 28. As someone who has struggled with disordered eating habits in the past, I see an immense need to support this week and raise awareness about eating disorders on our campus. Throughout the United States, 30 million men and women will suffer from some form of an eating disorder during their lifetime. Around 91 percent of females surveyed on a college campus have admitted to trying to control their weight

with some form of dieting. About 86 percent of these cases also have an early onset (typically around the age of 20), proving that college-aged students are very conscious about their weight and try to control it. I believe that eating disorders are commonly overlooked diseases and ones that deserve more attention. These issues were especially enlightened for me through my experiences with restrictive eating. Our best friends and other people in our lives could all potentially suffer from eating disorders, and our college campus as a whole would benefit from learning more about them and recognizing them as serious and prevalent issues. Events such as the Body Positivi-tea seminar are easy ways to target people who, statistically speaking, might struggle with eating disorders, as well as educate students on campus who might not know about the disorders. This week, by drawing

attention to eating disorders and their causes, multiple other campus activities will fix the seeming lack of focus on these disorders as well. A community art project titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Build-A-Wallâ&#x20AC;? will be running at the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resource Center, ARC and CRCE throughout the whole week, where people can place a brick over unhealthy body images in the media. In addition to the wall, there will be multiple speakers and exhibits every day in various locations around campus. Their focus ranges in topics from â&#x20AC;&#x153;eating disorders donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discriminate,â&#x20AC;? (which is an exhibit on display this week at the Main Library) to an â&#x20AC;&#x153;interactive panel exploration of body image and disordered eatingâ&#x20AC;? titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no ideaâ&#x20AC;? (held at the Illini Union on Wednesday). To raise awareness during this week, I believe that students need to learn the facts and understand the diseases. If every student attended just one of the many events

Throughout the United States, 30 million men and women will suffer from some form of an eating disorder during their lifetime.

this week, everybody would be much more aware of the issues and why they happen to people. Oftentimes with eating disorders, there are deep-rooted psychological and emotional issues that go along with developing a disorder and that should be acknowledged. For me, my disorder was caused by the fact that I was a competitive gymnast and was obsessed with working out and reaching my goal weight. However, everybody has different reasons and no reason is invalid. Eating Disorder Awareness Week, as well as the many other weeks we dedicate to causes on this campus, can be great ways to form a sense of community among University students. They allow us to show empathy and support toward one another, which is one of the best ways to form that community. Still, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that fully without learning about the various problems our peers might face. Throughout this week, all students should take these opportunities and aim to learn more about eating disorders and show support to those who might be suffering. It is up to us to promote body positivity on campus.

Rebecca is a senior in LAS. Kapolne2@dailyillini.com.

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VIDEO copies of the latest hits.” That’s Rentertainment, while holding newly release movies as well, has over 50,000 individual titles. Its biggest selections include documentaries, foreign and independent films. “We’ve got a lot of things you cannot find online,” Merritt said. He said that while he is proud that the store carries different selections, it is the heritage of the small business that gives him pride in his store. This proves true as customer Richard Hamilton, University alumnus, discovered the store after he was unable to find the movie he wanted to watch online. “I was complaining that I couldn’t find this movie online, and my co-worker suggested I look here,” he said. His membership has now existed for a year and a half, and he said the number of visits he’s made to the store is more than 30. Hamilton added that he utilizes the movies That’s Rentertainment offers more than what he finds using online streaming devices. Merritt said the store maintains success because it offers most of what can-

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not be found through legal streaming and its narrow customer group. “We’re dealing more with people who are looking for a certain director’s films or certain films from specific countries,” he said. “They’re very intent on what they want, so that’s when you have to go to a video store. And some people just like video stores, like me.” Other than That’s Rentertainment, the only other video rental store in Champaign and Urbana is Family Video. The chain, which is based in Glenview, Ill., is the largest movie and video game rental franchise in the U.S., according to its website. But despite three locations in Champaign and Urbana, Merritt believes the majority of his store’s competition is online services. Ja me s O nderdon k , employee of That’s Rentertainment for the past five years, said he has seen firsthand how the store can maintain success even with the competition of online streaming devices. “Even compared to any other streaming service online, we’re going to have more volume, greater variety and much more obscure titles compared to popular blockbuster titles,” he said. Besides the unique selection, the foundation of the store’s success is ultimate-

ly its heritage. Having been on campus for 30 years, That’s Rentertainment has witnessed many customer turnarounds as a majority of the customer pool changes every four years; however, there are still local residents who live in Champaign-Urbana that remain loyal to the store. “There are enough people in this community who are willing to help keep this place around,” Merritt said. Onderdonk agreed, referring to the video store as a staple to the community. “There are people who remember when he had multiple locations and who have been coming here for over two decades,” he said. Merritt and Onderdonk said they believe the store can and will survive due to the presence it has created on campus and the relationships that have been formed with the more loyal customers. “The online trend makes everything so uninteresting, and it’s pushing everything towards the familiar. So I think that, somehow, interesting stores need to find a way to stay open,” Merritt said. “Hopefully there’s enough people in each community that are willing to help these things stay around.”

spective, that’s not something we’d ever do. It was a poor decision on these officers’ parts.” Obiamaka Onwuta, sophomore in Business, is part of the registered student organizations Central Black Student Union and the Ma’at Black Student Union. She said instances like these make it seem as though a black person is always the bad person. “It makes black people seem like the type of person you would need to use your gun for,” she said. With recent stories of police brutality against African Americans in the

news, including the killings of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice, Onwuta said some people may be confused about the many causes of these incidents. But practices such as the North Miami Beach police department’s can shed light on some. “These small things trigger something in your mind,” she said. “Even subconsciously, if you are using a black person to practice on, every time you see a black face you’re going to associate it with something to shoot.”

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. — In an old trailer at the edge of a cemetery lives a little dog who loves meatloaf scarfs it down with tail wagging and then begs for more. Therein lies the problem. The meatloaf isn’t meant for Andy, a 7-year-old schnauzer. It is for his owner, Jack Patrick, a 73-yearold disabled artist, but like many senior citizens with pets, Patrick often shared his home-delivered-meal with his dog because he cannot always afford pet food. “What was I supposed to do — just eat in front of him?” Patrick asked one day last week. “I cannot do that. He is my best friend.” Patrick no longer has to choose. Folks at the Warrensburg Senior Center now include pet food in their version of meals-on-wheels. Every Wednesday, the driver brings a plastic bag of dog food for Andy — a week’s worth — along with Patrick’s hot meal for that day. The idea is spreading across the country as officials learn more about the prevalence of seniors sharing food with pets. Many simply can’t fit a $20 bag of dog food into a fixed income. Of nearly 100 meal recipients along six routes in Warrensburg, a fourth or so are pet owners. A program sponsored by Banfield Pet Hospital, an Oregon-based company that operates veterinary clinics in many PetSmart stores, now provides pet food for more than 400 home-delivered meal organizations, including the one in Warrensburg. Another in Hiawatha, Kan., is preparing to add pet food delivery, too. “If these seniors are giv-

ing their meals to pets, they are not getting the proper nutrition for themselves,” said Keith Greene, the chief membership officer for a national meals-on-wheels organization. “So this is a big issue.” In Warrensburg, Gower said some seniors share their stories — how they don’t have money or just cannot get out to shop. For many, the pet’s face is the only face they see all day. “Their mate is gone and the children gone,” Gower said. “But that pet is still at their feet.” Before heading out on his route one cold day last week, Bill Turnage carefully scanned the sheet in the kitchen at the Warrensburg Senior Center, matching names with the hot meals in a large box. Turnage, who is retired, started doing this when the senior center announced it could no longer pay drivers. “I saw an ad in the local paper asking for volunteers and thought that was something I could do,” he said as he drove. “But these people really appreciate it. Their pets are so important to them. And given a choice of them eating or the pets eating, some have a hard decision.” His first “pet stop” was the home of Ramon Lopez. Lopez is in a wheelchair from polio. He has two dogs, King and Ginger, both typically hungry. “Sometimes they beat me to the door,” Lopez said. The Warrensburg plan was set in motion by Andy Poslusny, 76, a retired Air Force man. He’d heard about seniors sharing mealson-wheels with their pets, and the more he learned

the more he wanted to do something. “Some have had to give their pets away,” he said. “That’s not right. So we’re helping them out. We even have a cockatiel we take food for.” Gower said that before grant money from Banfield came in, Poslusny for several months funded the pet food program out of his own pocket. “Oh, I kicked in a little on that,” Poslusny said. Good ideas, born in the abstract, at some point need to crunch. Poslusny’s did just that on the floor in Jack Patrick’s kitchen when Andy went to work on a bowl of dog food. The little dog is all Patrick has. He’s divorced and the children gone. His friends live elsewhere. Glaucoma has taken his ability to paint. He has had both hips replaced. He has bad knees and degenerative arthritis. On cold days he sits in his trailer surrounded by paintings he cannot see. They show sleek Cadillacs and sports cars cruising busy streets lined with bright lights. “I really do not have anything or anyone except Andy,” he said. “He came to me as a pup and never left. I do not want to sound senile, but he is like my child.” As much as anyone, Jack Patrick is the reason that senior citizen organizations are increasingly adding pet food to the mealson-wheels menu. And Gower had a quick response when asked about critics who think that money for dog food could be better spent. “I would say they are not pet lovers.”

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alking into a video store, scanning aisle after aisle of endless titles and fi nally fi nding the perfect fi lm was like winning the lottery as a child. With the introduction of instant movie streaming resources such as Hulu and Netfl ix, the novelty of these stores has significantly decreased, putting many shops out of business â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including national brands such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. In 2014, Blockbuster shut the doors on all of its corporate locations, leaving only 51 remaining franchises in the U.S., principally located in

Alaska and Texas. In contrast, Netfl ix has seen exponential growth in recent years since its launch in 1997. The streaming service, which charges $8 a month, has seen its overall subscriptions grow to 57.4 million, according to Forbes. But despite the growth of online streaming, some rental stores continue to follow a model, still a float in a digital age. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rentertainment, Champaign-Urbanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last locally owned and operated video store located at the corner of Sixth and John streets, continues to hold its own. Beginning in 1985, Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rentertainment has boasted an atypical assortment of movies

including foreign, independent, gay and lesbian, documentary and classic fi lms. Geoff Merritt, owner and 1984 University alumnus, has seen the progression of the store since its opening a year after he graduated from the University. Despite the struggle to keep a video store relevant in a world that lives online, he credits the uniqueness of the selections and the store itself with its success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the mainstream video stores such as Blockbuster or Hollywood Movie,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they existed, they boasted a lot of top titles, but not titles in general. They carried

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With over a month since its start, the hashtag campaign against a police departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of real mugshots for target practice is still receiving new submissions. In late January, the North Miami Beach Police Department received widespread criticism after it was revealed its officers had been using mugshots of people, some still living in the surrounding area, for target practice over several years. Quickly following the revelation, a national Twitter campaign brought the issue to light as users tweeted their own headshots with the hashtag #UseMeInstead. Many of the submissions came from clergy members, including Champaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Reverend Beth Maynard of the Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grateful for our public servants in law enforcement, I invite @myNMBPolice to #UseMeInstead in target practice,â&#x20AC;? read Maynardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweet on Jan. 18. Maynardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tweet received 43 retweets and 36 favorites and was also picked up by multiple news organizations, including The Washington Post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the Episcopal Church, we take a vow at baptism to respect the dignity and freedom of every human being,â&#x20AC;? Maynard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw tweeting as part of this campaign as a way of fulfi lling that baptismal vow.â&#x20AC;? Although she said she believes social media activism is extremely limited, Maynard said it is better than doing nothing. The tweets she saw called for as many people as possible to pass the message along. The North Miami Beach incident gained national attention

after Valerie Deant, a sergeant in the National Guard, saw mugshots of black men with multiple bullet holes at a police gun range. One of the photos was of her brother, who had been arrested nearly 15 years ago. The bullet-fi lled sheet, which included six mugshots of other black men, were spread across Internet shortly after. With the many following accusations against the police officers, J. Scott Dennis, police chief for the North Miami Beach Police Department, clarified that the department also used mugshots of white and hispanic men, and that they were all used for sniper trainingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facial recognition exercises. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It certainly could be taken as sending a message that that law enforcement agency felt that black men were more likely to be involved in criminal activity,â&#x20AC;? Maynard said.

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Freshman Becca Cuppy walked to the balance beam sporting a navy blue GK Elite leotard that had metallic orange ribbons and rhinestones scattered on it. She was finally wearing an official Illinois leotard. Cuppy didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care that her performance was just an exhibition. Standing up on that four-inch wide beam in front of the home crowd at Huff Hall on Feb. 7 was what she had been waiting for. That was the first time Cuppy performed in a competition for Illinois. She fell on a tumbling series in the midst of her routine, causing her to score a 9.100. But it was just an exhibition, so Illinois wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t counting it. The fall didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even diminish her experience, though. Cuppy still called her exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;amazingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;so much fun,â&#x20AC;? and her teammates felt no different. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh my gosh, I felt like I was living through her,â&#x20AC;? freshman Jordyn Givens said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was such an exciting experience.â&#x20AC;? What made it even better for Givens was the fact that Cuppy, who joined the team at the start of the year, was already making her mark. Cuppy skipped out on her last semester of high school, graduating from Ankeny Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa, in December. She signed her national letter of intent on Nov. 12 and later enrolled at Illinois for the spring semester, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t her idea to come early. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a situation where a scholarship was available, and I knew that she really wanted to come to Illinois,â&#x20AC;? head coach Kim Landrus said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her visit to campus

Power rankings

The Spartans are scoring 71.9 points per game and have won six of their last seven games.

3. MARYLAND (2) The No. 14 Terrapins have won three in a row heading into one of the biggest Big Ten matchups of the year against No. 5 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

4. PURDUE (6) The Boilermakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; height has helped the team grab 36.6 rebounds per game, leading the team to eight wins in their last 10 games.

5. IOWA (8) The Hawkeyes have shot 45.7 percent in Big Ten games this season with an 8-6 conference record.

6. INDIANA (5) The Hoosiers are shooting 47.9 percent from the field this season and have been alternating wins since late January.

7. ILLINOIS (7) The Illini have lost two straight after a four-game winning streak, averaging just 51 points per game in their last two losses.

8. MICHIGAN (10) The Wolverines have struggled, losing six of their last eight, scoring 63.9 points per game.

9. OHIO STATE (4) The Buckeyes fell from the AP top-25 rankings after back-to-back losses to rivals Michigan and Michigan State.

10. MINNESOTA (9) Minnesota has lost three-straight, averaging just 63.3 points per game during the stretch.

11. NORTHWESTERN (13) The Wildcats have won three in a row after a 10game losing streak, averaging just over 63 points per game.

12. NEBRASKA (12) The Cornhuskers have struggled in the Big Ten with a 5-10 record, scoring just 57.1 points per game against conference opponents.

13. PENN STATE (11) The Nittany Lions have lost six of their last seven games, shooting just 42.3 percent. SONNY AN THE DAILY ILLINI

Illinois' Becca Cuppy performs a routine on the balance beam against Minnesota at Huff Hall on Feb. 7. Cuppy is in her first semester at Illinois after graduating high school early.

14. RUTGERS (14) The Scarlet Knights have lost 11 straight games, posting a 2-13 Big Ten record.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf falls short BY LUCAS WRIGHT STAFF WRITER

The Illinois womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team was riding high Sunday afternoon at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Arizona, sitting in third place and coming off its best round of the season. The Illini were primed to make a run in the final round and finally break its string of poor previous spring seasons. However, everything came crashing down on Illinois following a final round Monday where it dropped five positions to finish in eighth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; out of 15 teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for the second straight year. The Illini opened the tournament with a 3-over par 291 in the first round Sunday, putting them in sixth. Illinois got out to a hot start in the second round, combining for seven birdies and an eagle on its way to an even par 288. The Illini followed that up by shooting an 8-over 296 to finish 11-over for the tournament. Head coach Renee Slone said she was disappointed with her teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play in the final round. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were a wealth of birdie opportunities out there and we just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give ourselves enough chances today,â&#x20AC;? Slone said. The highest finisher for the Illini was the unlikely freshman Chayanid Prapassarangkul. She opened her tournament with a 1-over round, but rebounded in her second round. Prapassarangkul only had one bogey and went eagle-birdie on holes 14 and 15 en route to a 2-under second round. Her eagle was one of only four in the entire tournament, and was the fourth for the Illini this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hit my drive right down the fairway, and then I laid up for my second shot,â&#x20AC;? Prapassarangkul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had like 95 yards left for my third and I tried to draw it in to the hole, and holed it out.â&#x20AC;? Prapassarangkul shot 2-under in her final round to finish at 3-under for the tour-

Illinois finishes in 8th place at Westbrook Spring Invitational Summary: Illinois started off hot, but collapsed in the final round at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. Key Performer: Chayanid Prapassarangkul shot 3-under par and finished tied for third. Quote of the game:

Coach Renee Slone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were in a perfect position and just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take advantage of the opportunity.â&#x20AC;? Hidden Stat: Illinois led the field in total pars with 193, but was next to last in birdies with 25. Up next: Hurricane Invitational, March 2-4 at Coral Gables, Florida.

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Spartans coach Tom Izzo talks to Branden Dawson on Sunday at State Farm Center. Izzo described Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game as a war.

Izzo believes Big Ten is overlooked BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

nament in a tie for third. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall, she was very solid from tee to green,â&#x20AC;? Slone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She worked on getting her speed on the greens dialed in more, and I think that paid off (on Monday). I think she was in a great mental state and was relaxed out there.â&#x20AC;? Dana Gattone got out to an early start in the first round, birdieing her opening hole and two of her first six. She went into her final hole of the day 3-under, but a bogey would lead to a 2-under 70 for the round. Gattone stayed in the top 10 throughout the second round, firing a 1-over 73. However, she faltered in round three with a 4-over 76, leading to a 3-over 219 total. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early on, I was really happy with my game,â&#x20AC;? Gattone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall, my game

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Tom Izzo looked out of breath when he arrived to talk with reporters following Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60-53 win over Illinois on Sunday. The Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; head coach sat down, shook his head and gave a laugh of disbelief: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the hardest, most physical game weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been involved in.â&#x20AC;? For the legendary head coach, Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over Illinois wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a battle between two teams. It was a national statement that the Big Ten is one of the elite conferences in college basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sticking up for us,â&#x20AC;? Izzo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sticking up for the other teams in the league.â&#x20AC;? The former national champion, who has led the Spartans to the Final Four six times, said he believes the national perception of the Big Ten is that of mediocrity. This all despite 44 Final Four appearances from the

Big Ten, including five in the last six years. Izzo has led his Spartans to 17-straight NCAA tournament appearances and coached Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2000 team, the last Big Ten team to win a national championship. Illinois head coach John Groce noticed the same thing on the other side of the court during Sunday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our league is a challenge every night,â&#x20AC;? Groce said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our league is a lot better than what people think right now.â&#x20AC;? The game had 46 foul calls and four lead changes. The matchup was tied five different times, with the Spartanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead hanging in single digits for most of the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a tournament team that we just played,â&#x20AC;? Izzo said of Illinois, leaving his thought unfinished. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many things that our leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be given more credit, because that was a war.â&#x20AC;?

The search for the Big Tenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;second-best teamâ&#x20AC;? has been a cloud hanging over the conference all season, with No. 5-ranked Wisconsin as the clear standout among its 14 teams. No. 14 Maryland is the only other ranked Big Ten team, while Michigan State and Ohio State are the only others receiving votes in the AP top 25. But Izzo was adamant in his stance Sunday that the Big Ten is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not top-heavy.â&#x20AC;? The Spartansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach believes Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue and Minnesota are â&#x20AC;&#x153;all potential tournament teams,â&#x20AC;? even saying that the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guard combination of Rayvonte Rice, Malcolm Hill and Kendrick Nunn is one of the best in the league â&#x20AC;&#x201D; high praise from a man who has coached six first-round NBA draft picks and 13 total NBA draft picks. Illinois has relied on the three-guard combination, which has averaged a combined 42.1 points per game

throughout the season. But as the Illini make a fi nal push for the NCAA tournament, the team is still looking to do some fi ne-tuning. As Rice said after Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss, Illinois needs to improve defensively. The Illini allowed Michigan State 60 points despite the Spartans shooting 20-for-47 from the floor and just 20 percent from 3-point range. Yet, Illinois displayed a tenacity that was enough to impress Izzo, erasing an 11-point Michigan State lead in the final five minutes Sunday. The physical performance from both teams Sunday was enough to solidify Izzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief that the Big Ten should be getting more respect around the NCAA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the perception (of the Big Ten) is as good as it needs to be or should be,â&#x20AC;? Izzo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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GYMNASTICS was great, and so, I asked her if it would be something she would be interested in, and immediately she said yes.â&#x20AC;? When she returned home from her visit to Illinois during her junior year, Cuppy took a trip to see her high school counselor. The two worked together and figured out how Cuppy could make her desire to enroll early a reality. Cuppy took online classes throughout her junior year, the summer and fall of 2014 to make up for her lost semester of high school. She admitted it was a lot of work, but it was worth it in the end, because it meant she got to compete in collegiate gymnastics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just felt like a dream come true,â&#x20AC;? Cuppy said of earning a scholarship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just the best thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever heard.â&#x20AC;? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interesting, though, is that the 17-year-old Cuppy hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even considered competing in the NCAA until she had began competing level nine gymnastics, around the time she was 15 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just never really thought about it,â&#x20AC;? Cuppy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just focused in the moment, so I just did gymnastics.â&#x20AC;? When Cuppyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club teammate Kara Lovan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now a sophomore â&#x20AC;&#x201D; committed to Oklahoma, Cuppy realized she wanted to follow in Lovanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps and be a collegiate gymnast. Afterwards, Cuppy searched for colleges where she could continue her gymnastics career for another four years. Illinois happened to be the perfect fit for her. Cuppy had nothing but an endless amount of good things to say about Illinois. She sees beauty in its campus, and the emphasis on academics and athletics is exactly what she was looking for in a school. But before she arrived at Illinois, she had to deal with a stress fracture in her left foot.

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On Sept. 12, Cuppy found out she had the injury, but it had been nagging her for months. She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know exactly when it occurred, but pain began to linger in July. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just very frustrating because it was just a really long process of healing,â&#x20AC;? Cuppy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I just had to stay positive, and that was really hard for me. But I got through it, and now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m back to doing gymnastics. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I love, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all good.â&#x20AC;? Cuppy returned to gymnastics in January, and her training has consisted of beam, floor and uneven bars. Bars isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an event sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be competing this year, but she has performed the event twice in exhibitions. In Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 196.500-196.325 win over Michigan State on Friday at Huff Hall, Cuppy improved upon her first beam exhibition, scoring a 9.675 for her beam routine. She has yet to compete a floor exhibition, but Landrus mentioned itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a possibility once her routine is ready. Despite the fact Cuppy hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t officially competed yet, Illinois is still glad to have her. Landrus likes Cuppyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential to become a good all-arounder and the difficulty she brings on beam and vault. Givens agreed with her coach, saying Cuppyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beam routine is â&#x20AC;&#x153;beautifulâ&#x20AC;? and that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highlighted by her great lines. Givens continued saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good everywhereâ&#x20AC;? even though Cuppy hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trained for all events yet. Cuppyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick transition from high school and club gymnastics to collegiate gymnastics hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been difficult. She already feels adjusted and is looking forward to what Illinois has to offer her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really great with helping me get through all that, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just been a lot of fun,â&#x20AC;? Cuppy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m) making great memories already, so I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for the next few years.â&#x20AC;?

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Softball lacks consistency Inconsistent softball

BY LAUREN MROZ STAFF WRITER

Second baseman Allie Bauch and shortstop Ruby Rivera have been the only consistent offensive sources for the Illinois softball team through three weekends of play. This weekend in Houston, Bauch batted 10-for-17 with two walks, while Rivera went 7-for-15 with two walks. Bauch has served as a catalyst for the Illini offense. Of her 11 home runs since the start of last season, eight have led off an inning. Oddly enough, in eight of the 10 games that the junior has homered, a second Illini has also homered, but Bauch was the first to homer. Rivera had a 10-game hitting streak going before it was snapped in the tournament finale Sunday. She and Bauch work off of each other. Bauch usually gets on base, and Rivera often drives her teammate in to score. Twice in Houston, Bauch opened the inning with a hit and Rivera would take care of the rest. In Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rematch with New Mexico, Rivera registered the only pair of RBIs for Illinois and accounted for three of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven hits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought I was very consistent,â&#x20AC;? Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting better at being more consistent and having the team follow in on my lead.â&#x20AC;?

Illinois started off strong in its first two games of the weekend, putting up a combined 22 runs. But the intensity quickly dropped off for head coach Terri Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. The Illini exploded both offensively and defensively in their 12-4 win over New Mexico on Friday. Having trailed by as many as three runs, the Illini outscored the Lobos 12-1 in the final three innings. The Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rematch with the Lobos on Saturday proved to be a halt in progress. Illinois could not recover from a 12-4 loss, losing the next two games, as well. Inconsistent pitching and field play, in addition to weak bats, paved the way for Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final games of the stretch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all started getting in our heads a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Rivera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go as hard as we could have gone a few days ago. I just felt like we were all off, and no one was consistent. The team just followed in on that, and it really hurt us.â&#x20AC;? Sullivan added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we played aggressive, we took care of business. But I really felt like we beat ourselves with some walks at critical times, defense that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make plays, and then not getting hits when we needed to strike back.â&#x20AC;?

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Illini unable to sustain fast start

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Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; James Mcging attempts to steal the puck from Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tyler Pecka during the CSCHL semifinals against Ohio at the Ice Arena on Saturday. Illinois lost 5-3 despite taking a 2-0 lead in the first period. BY MATT GERTSMEIER STAFF WRITER

In the first period of Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-3 loss against Ohio, the Illinois hockey team did something it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done in a while. In their past five games, the Illini have fallen behind three times to opponents in the first period. In the CSCHL semifinal, however, Illinois jumped out to a 2-0 lead to end the first 20 minutes. Head coach Nick Fabbrini said it was one of the best first periods of hockey Illinois has played in a long time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked about coming out flying and taking advantage of the fact that we played last night and they had a long bus ride and came in late last night,â&#x20AC;? Fabbrini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was really encouraging.â&#x20AC;? In Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first period, Illinois converted twice on 12 shot attempts and Ohio was unsuccessful on its 11 shots. Despite its impressive first period, Illinois quickly fell flat. Ohio respond-

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GOLF held up really well in competition, and I gave myself a lot of birdie chances. I was really happy to be in contention through the first day of play.â&#x20AC;? The rest of the Illini did not contribute much, with sophomore Stephanie Miller and freshman Grace Park each shooting 9-over. Sophomore Emily Joers, who was named Big Ten Player of the Week after her last match, finished tied for 59th at 10-over. Individual Pimploy Thirati, whose score did not count for the team, shot 16-over and finished in a tie for 75. Although it was a rough ending for the Illini, Slone still thinks it will do them well in the long run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think (Sunday) was a huge positive. To be posting two very solid rounds in a very competitive field and including ourselves in the final pairing was big,â&#x20AC;? Slone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good step forward, and sometimes you have to experience those things and learn from them so that you can be better prepared for the next time.â&#x20AC;?

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ed, scoring five unanswered goals. Fabbrini thought the Illini became distracted with the officiating and Ohio players and lost focus on the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come out with the same energy, the same intensity that we had in the first,â&#x20AC;? Fabbrini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We basically just stopped playing and stopped doing all the things that we did well in the first period.â&#x20AC;?

Power play hurts Illini Over the weekend, Illinois had a total of eight power play chances. The team couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t convert on any of them. Winger James McGing said that the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power play performance hurt its chances to win Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest against the Bobcats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score on any of our power plays so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a difference right there,â&#x20AC;? McGing said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special teams really killed us.â&#x20AC;? In Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2-1 win against Iowa State in the

quarterfinal Friday, the Cyclones were unsuccessful on two power play opportunities, but on Saturday, the Bobcats were able to convert six power plays into two goals. After Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, Fabbrini stressed the importance of killing penalties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We gave up two power-play goals today and had three or four other penalties that are easily avoided,â&#x20AC;? Fabbrini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you take penalties, you have to be able to kill them.â&#x20AC;?

Illinois adjusts to different overtime period ACHA regular season overtimes consist of a fiveminute sudden-death period to decide the winner. If neither team scores in the overtime period, the game goes to a shootout. During playoffs, the format is different. If teams are tied after regulation, there is a 15-minute intermission followed

by a 20 -minute suddendeath overtime period. The 20-minute overtime sessions continue until one team scores. Friday, Illinois and Iowa State experienced the different overtime format and Fabbrini utilized the intermission before overtime to strategize. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal we talked about was anytime we had a chance to get pucks to the net, they had to go on net,â&#x20AC;? Fabbrini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pucks had to go out of our zone, and we really had minimize our mistakes.â&#x20AC;? The strategy worked as forward Matthew Flosi passed the puck to front the net and it deflected off Iowa Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goaltender and went in early in the overtime period to beat Iowa State 2-1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw Eric Saulters in front and just tried to get it to him,â&#x20AC;? Flosi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was standing behind the net hoping it went in somehow.â&#x20AC;?

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball faces errors with goal to improve BY BRETT LERNER STAFF WRITER

After a comeback win at Purdue on Saturday, Illinois womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball now sits at 14-14 (5-11 Big Ten). While .500 is a step up from last season, head coach Matt Bollant expected more of his unit. With only two games left in the regular season, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s odd to think that Illinois has been primarily battling one issue since mid-November: consistency. Illinois has fought consistency problems in nearly every possible way this season, especially since Big Ten play began, and evident in only one back-to-back win in conference play . Junior point guard Kyley Simmons is averaging 37 minutes per game and has only missed one game. Simmons was a bit taken aback by the fact that her team has only won two straight conference games once all season, but she wants to use her leadership to make sure the momentum from the Purdue

game carries into the rest of the season. Inconsistency is most obvious in the win-loss record, but it has also affected Illinois in less obvious ways. Since day one, lack of consistency in the overall playing rotation has been an issue and hard to avoid due to a lack of depth. The Illini had even less depth during a seven-game stretch of conference games when Ivory Crawford, who averages more than 30 minutes of court time a game, was out with a knee injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We won two early (games) with Iowa and Penn State and then lost Ivory for a while, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping now we can be a little more consistent with our best player being back,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said. Aside from lineups, the other major inconsistency has been offensive production, even in the Purdue win when Illinois only had 16 points at halftime. The Illini have only scored more than 65 points in four of their 16 conference contests, only losing one of

those four. With her leadership role now even greater, Simmons sees that playing a key role once again, this time on the offensive end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just need to get us calmer in our offensive, slowing us down a little bit and getting that great shot instead of one pass and throw it up there,â&#x20AC;? Simmons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me just being the calming effect and keep reassuring my teammates (will help on offense).â&#x20AC;? Bollant hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shied away from acknowledging the lack of consistency in multiple areas of his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game at times. However, all it takes late in the season and in the Big Ten tournament is for a team to get hot at the right time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Offensively, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to be a little bit better, and we had good defensive effort against Purdue and Ohio State,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just seeing if we can be a little more consistent.â&#x20AC;?

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Tie finish disappoints Illini baseball EST curfew, because the Illini return flight home was scheduled for 7:40 EST.

BY PETER BAILEY-WELLS STAFF WRITER

Following the weekend, the Illinois baseball team made things clear: Ties arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the worst thing in the world, but they leave everyone involved wanting more. After the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4-4 tie with Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, head coach Dan Hartleb said he knew neither team liked how the game ended and both wanted a win. Senior Casey Fletcher expressed his disappointment with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like we had all the momentum after tying it in the ninth,â&#x20AC;? the right fielder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But hey, what can you do?â&#x20AC;? Even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a win, the tie preserved Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; undefeated season, meaning the Illini are without a loss after seven games for the first time since 1986. The last time the Illini tied a game was against Sam Houston State in 2005, a 1-1 game that went 14 innings. That season, the Illini followed the tie with 11 wins in their next 14 games, well on their way to a regular season Big Ten Championship. Florida Gulf Coast last tied a game in 2003 against Barry University. The Eagles became a Division I program in 2008, so Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first tie as a Division I program. Before the game, the coaches agreed on a 5:45

Duchene still benched Junior pitcher Kevin Duchene has not seen the mound through two weekends. He remains benched by Hartleb, who said that before the Illini ace will play, Duchene must be â&#x20AC;&#x153;doing all the right things.â&#x20AC;? Duchene, who received multiple preseason All-Big Ten first team selections, did not travel with the team to Florida over the weekend or to Texas for the season-opening weekend. In his absence, the Illini have thrown four starting pitchers in seven games. Seniors Drasen Johnson, John Kravetz and Rob McDonnell have all started two games apiece and junior Tyler Jay, usually a closer, has started one.

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Discussing the Blues Brothers and Northwestern again one of them huddles under the basket, while the other uses him as a stepping stool, and in sync with the music, dunks the basketball. When I first saw this act, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize it was something they do every single game. Now that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m covering the team, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen this act too many times. I tried my best to tolerate it, because at the end of the day, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a silly act. That being said, my anger came when the act missed the dunk. I think this was in a game last season, but in my mind, when you miss the dunk once, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it. Everyone makes mistakes, but that missed dunk just stayed with me. Now when I see the act, I get annoyed. The Blues Brothers act SHOULD be stopped. Can it be stopped? Probably not. It seems like fans like it, despite the fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone stale. I like in-game entertainment,

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his first question was basically asked twice, but in slightly different ways. Micheal asks: SHOULD the Blues Brothers act during Illinois basketball games be stopped? Jordan asks: CAN the Blues Brothers act during Illinois basketball games be stopped? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure these questions are in reference to my angry tweets whenever the Blues Brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s act goes on at Illinois games. If you are unfamiliar with this act, during one of the media timeouts, two members of the Illinois band dress up as the Blues Brothers and dance around the court while the band plays â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Turn You Loose.â&#x20AC;? Afterward,

but hopefully next season they think of something new. This season theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already tried the remote control airplane and drone camera device that flies around the court. Should I be afraid of the Illinois basketball drone? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question for the next mailbag. Alan asks: Northwestern has three Big Ten wins in a row. Can they be stopped before the Big Ten tournament? Are they the second hottest team in the country behind Kentucky? Well, I feel like I get a question about Northwestern basketball every week. I will stay true to my belief that Northwestern basketball is bad. Yes, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won three in a row and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for them. If someone was going to pay me a million dollars to say something nice about Northwestern, I still wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say anything nice (unless anyone is actually willing to offer me

a million dollars, in which case I would totally say nice stuff about Northwestern). In terms of your other question, what do you think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to say? Hunter asks: What is now the scenario in which Illinois basketball makes the NCAA tournament? Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Michigan State could have all but guaranteed an NCAA tournament appearance for the Illini. Michigan State came in angry, and they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t messing around. It was a hard-fought game on both sides, but at the end of the day, MSU converted on most of its offensive opportunities, and the Illini just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get stops for long periods of time. The loss doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t knock the Illini out tournament consideration by any means, but now they have to be near perfect to close out the final four games of the season. On Wednesday night they play on the road at

Iowa. That game is one of two toss-up games theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play for the rest of the season. I see Illinois losing to Iowa on Wednesday, and then beating Northwestern at home on Saturday, because it is Northwestern. Illinois stays home to play Nebraska on March 4, and I see Illinois winning that game as well. They close out the regular season at Purdue on March 7. My roommate is a Purdue fan and even though he has no faith in his favorite team (which seems to be a common trait in Purdue fans), I do see that as being a tough game for the Illini. Unfortunately for them, it might be a game that they need to win if they want to make the tournament. If Illinois can win at Iowa, that would be huge, and it takes some pressure off heading into two winnable games. If the Illini lose, like I expect them to, they have to win their

winnable games, then face off against Purdue in what could potentially be a must-win game. Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NCAA tournament hopes could be decided by Purdue big man A.J. Hammonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interest level in playing basketball on that given day. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it comes down to, I actually like Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chances. Champaign Mayor Don Gerard asks: Where is your hat? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freezing out there. The Mayor is talking about how he saw me earlier on Monday and I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wearing a hat. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty cold out, so I should have been wearing a hat, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lazy and decided not to look for it this morning. Please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell my mom I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wearing a hat, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be really mad at me if she finds out I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wearing a hat in this weather.

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