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Professors march on Swanlund building to oppose Kilgore firing BY TYLER DAVIS STAFF WRITER
At Swanlund Administration Building, the doors to the offices of the chancellor and the provost remained closed Monday to a group of faculty members delivering a petition in support of the restoration of James Kilgore’s employment status at the University. Kilgore, a research associate for the Center for African Studies and instructor in FAA and LAS, was told April 9 by Provost Ilesanmi Adesida that the University would not approve any of his future employment contracts, declining to provide an explanation. In a letter written to the American Association of University Professors, Chancellor Phyllis Wise explained that the provost has charged a committee with reviewing the processes in hiring employees. Additionally, the committee will be asked to provide a recommendation specifically regarding Kilgore’s future employability at the University. However, Kilgore said a decision has already been reached. The committee has been formed to review that decision, he said, adding that, “it’s not as if we’re in an open-ended situation.” The situation appears to be close-ended instead. The deans
whom Kilgore had intended to work under next term have refused to approve his contracts due to orders from their superiors. “To me, that’s not simply an ordinary review of a contract,” he said. The 310 faculty signatories on the petition calling on administrators to restore Kilgore’s employment believe that this unilateral review may have resulted from the University buckling against political pressure rather than reviewing employment renewal based on job performance. Merle Bowen, director for the Center of African Studies, said Kilgore was hired to use his “great grant-writing skills” for the center in addition to his research scholar status. She said Kilgore is playing a leading role in the center’s Title XI grant applications. If the application is successful, the center will receive about $2.3 million, putting the center on “very sound footing for the next four years.” She added that his experience living on the African continent allows him to engage with other Africafocused scholars. “He plays a really important role for us,” she said. She said Kilgore’s presence on
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Faculty gathered on the steps of the Swanlund Administration Building on Monday to present a petition to Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Provost Ilesanmi Adesida, calling on administrators to restore James Kilgore’s employment status. The petition was signed by 310 faculty members. the center’s staff is an example of the University’s commitment to the capacity of people to transform themselves and make viable contributions to wider society, noting that she hopes the provost and the chancellor will reconsider, which would allow her to rehire him to the center. Bowen said she has no complaints regarding Kilgore — “he has done exceedingly well, more than we anticipated.”
UI to begin new hire background checks BY MARYCATE MOST
The University will now require all new hires to undergo a background check. “This is something that we have been thinking about for a while,” said Maureen Parks, associate vice president for human resources. “Sometime after the first of the year, President (Robert) Easter and Chancellor (Phyllis) Wise asked us to take a serious look at this and to implement changes to our background check policy.” Previously, the University only performed background checks on hires that were in “sensitive” situations: working with children, firearms, University funds or medical patients. This change came as a result of a trend throughout higher education, including a number of Big Ten universities. Indiana updated its background check policy to include all faculty and staff in September, Iowa and Michigan updated in November, while Penn State updated its policy in February 2013. Parks said this trend is due partly to the Penn State scandal involving former football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Q Draft of the background check policy will be ready by September Q Campus leadership and faculty governance will address it in October Q The Governance, Personnel and Ethics Committee will address it in late October or early November and the full Board of Trustees will review it in November Q The Governance, Personnel and Ethics Committee will see it implemented sometime between January and March of 2015
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Two and a half weeks after Kaler’s statement to the SunTimes, Kilgore was informed that he had been blocked from teaching courses next semester. “Nothing happened between the beginning of the term and end of term to in any way change my situation as an employee of the University,” Kilgore said. “And there is nothing in
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Faculty leaders reaffirm support for academic freedom BY MARYCATE MOST STAFF WRITER
A wave of disgruntled voices echoed around the Levis Center on Monday, as the UrbanaChampaign Senate discussed whether to pass a resolution regarding academic freedom at the University. “I would encourage senators to vote against it because I think it sends a message to the outside world that we have a problem, and we don’t have a real problem,” said Vice Chair of the Senate Executive Committee Kim Graber. Some members of the audience protested Graber’s statement. “Oh, come on,” one audience member yelled. Despite Graber and a number of other senators advising against it, faculty senators voted 44-to-21 to pass the resolution, which reaffirms the principles of academic freedom, fair employment and appropriate unit governance over curriculum. The resolution was proposed
by a group of senators who raised concerns after professor James Kilgore received notice that his contract would not be renewed for the 2014-15 school year, following reports by various media outlets highlighting Kilgore’s criminal history. MARYCATE MOST THE DAILY ILLINI “Many faculty in our departments have taken opportuni- Chancellor Phyllis Wise discussed academic freedom with faculty ties to express their concern senators at the meeting on Monday. about these principles as they are being observed or not within the University,” said LAS profesgraduate concentration in sor and sponsor of the resolution Final resolutions Accountancy and to revise the In its last meeting of the Kathryn Oberdeck. “Academminor in Accountancy ic freedom is not upheld when year, the Urbana-Champaign outside pressure is affecting Senate passed resolutions in Q Proposal from the College employment. Fair employment of Business and the Graduate addition to the Resolution on is not upheld when established College to establish a University procedures are Academic Freedom: graduate concentration in Q Resolution in support of not the proper resort of quesFinance tions regarding employment. ... continuing the University Of Appropriate unit autonomy is not Illinois Stewardship of CARLI Q Senate and Senate upheld when units hear, without Executive Committee, SEC, Q Proposal from the College explanation, that their own overcalendar for the 2014-2015 of Business and the Graduate seen courses are turned back.” school year At the Senate Executive Com- College to establish a
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and political involvement with the Symbionese Liberation Army in the 1970s, eliciting campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler to tell the Chicago Sun-Times in late March that Kilgore was doing a “great job,” and that he is a “good example of someone who has been rehabilitated.” When asked May 2, Kaler declined to comment on Kilgore’s situation, as it is a faculty matter.
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“He has so many skills, and we have been able to benefit — not only at our center but the University at large,” Bowen said. Rather than job performance, the faculty petition’s signatories believe that the University’s refusal results from political pressure stemming from sensationalist media coverage at-large. In February, the News-Gazette published stories highlighting Kilgore’s criminal background
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310 Professors have signed a petition calling on the University of Illinois to immediately restore Dr. James Kilgore’s employment status.
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Dr. James Kilgore is a respected researcher, writer, educator and criminal justice activist. He has been open about having felony convictions resulting from his activities in the 1970s and about having served time in prison. For the past three years he has worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a temporary faculty member, teaching classes in Global Studies, Urban Planning and the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Student evaluations of his work have been overwhelmingly positive, landing him on the University’s Excellent Teacher list in 2013. Each of his supervisors has given him glowing performance reviews and they had plans to employ him in the 2014-15 academic year.
On March 22nd University of Illinois spokesperson Robin Kaler told the Chicago Sun- Times Dr. Kilgore was doing a “great job” and that he was a “good example of someone who has been rehabilitated.” On April 9, the University Provost, in a private meeting, informed Dr. Kilgore that the University would not approve any future contracts to employ him, declining to provide any explanation as to why, how and by whom this decision had been made.
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On February 9th, 16th, and 23rd of this year, the local paper, the NewsGazette published attack pieces on Dr. Kilgore, highlighting his criminal background, political activities of the 1970s and questioning the U of I for hiring a person with such a history. The article also pointed to his work in opposing the construction of a new jail.
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We, the undersigned scholars, believe that the University of Illinois gave in to political pressure and refused to approve future employment contracts for Dr. Kilgore on the basis of his background and sensationalist media coverage, rather than on his job performance. Refusing to approve Dr. Kilgore’s employment contracts represents a blow to academic freedom and transparency in universities but also has serious implications for the fifteen million Americans who have felony convictions and face a constant battle to access employment. We call on the University of Illinois to immediately restore Dr. James Kilgore’s employment status.
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KILGORE the News-Gazette article that I haven’t revealed from the moment I was employed.” He added that he has been scrupulous in ensuring that anyone who employed him at the University understood that he has a “very complicated political and criminal background.” William Sullivan, professor of landscape architecture and organizer of the faculty
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ple outside the institution can have employees fired. “If you can’t be sure that you are not going to be judged on your job performance, then that is going to limit your teaching in the classroom, it’s going to make you constrained and scared, and that’s not good for our students,” Davis said. She added that she thinks it’s very important to treat people who have resolved their felony convictions as one would treat anyone else — “They have paid their dues, they deserve a sec-
ond chance. If they acquit themselves well, there’s no reason to be prejudiced against them.” In addition to the faculty petition, three separate petitions to renew Kilgore’s contract — which have 259, 401 and 1,546supporters as of press time — are circulating on change.org, uploaded by University student Stephanie Birch, the Prison Justice Project and Friends of James Kilgore. Amanda Hwu, junior in the school of social work; president of the Prison Justice Project;
and colleague of Kilgore on the Education Justice Project, said in an email that she decided to help mobilize student support for Kilgore once she learned of his situation. “Learning about this situation deeply angered me because it’s not only an injustice to James but a blow to the employment equity of those with a criminal record,” she said. Hwu added that the controversy regarding Kilgore’s employment further puts academic freedom at risk of being over-
ridden by political or corporate interests. “His employment status is tenuous at best, as it is for all nontenure track scholars here at the University of Illinois,” she said. “As a student here at the University, I want the educators in my classrooms to be chosen based on the merit of their teaching, not by the irresponsible, editorial choices of a local newspaper.”
and bring the resolution to the full senate. Many senators still voiced concern about whether discussion of the resolution was fair practice. “If the individual doesn’t take that first step to file a grievance with the Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure or the (Faculty Advisory Committee), then there is no reason for the senate to take any action,” senator Abbas Aminmansour said. “These are not issues we bring to the senate for discus-
sion. There is no reason for this resolution. Do we want to bring every case to the senate?” The concern that was raised by Aminmansour and LAS professor Joyce Tolliver was that the resolution, which originally requested that senate committees investigate the matter, overstepped the bounds of senate responsibilities. “It occurs to me that there may come a time in which this senate will discuss particular cases of alleged violation of
academic freedom — we are not at that moment,” Tolliver said. “There is every opportunity for the colleague to take his case to the standing academic freedom and tenure committee and/or the FAC if he considers that appropriate. I do not feel it appropriate for the senate to make any kind of judgment based on lack of evidence and lack of a full investigation.” A few senators that spoke out at the meeting did not know the exact case that the resolution
was referring to, but felt that it was a reasonable statement to release at any time. “I’m afraid I’m not familiar with the particular case of discussion, but my particular reading of the resolution is that it seems like a reasonable statement of the principles to me,” senator Tony Wong said. “My only concern was whether unit autonomy over curriculum and instruction might in some way circumscribe the authority of the senate.”
Senators voiced interest in defending the principles set forward by the resolution, whether they were directly addressing the situation at hand or not. “It is always important to reaffirm academic freedom and to point out that there is something going on and that we have to have a voice and stand up and say something about it,” senator Jennifer Monson said
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Looming penalties for homosexuality, adultery and other Shariah-law crimes in the oilrich nation of Brunei sparked a protest Monday in front of the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel and are expected to draw formal condemnation from the City Council. The Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air are part of the Dorchester Collection of properties owned by the Brunei Investment Agency, an arm of the Brunei government, which has come under widespread criticism since Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah last week announced the new criminal code based on Shariah law. Under the first phase of the new legal code introduced last week, fines and jail terms can be imposed for failing to attend Friday prayers, indecent behavior and pregnancies outside marriage. A second phase later this year prescribes the severing of limbs and flogging for property crimes. The third phase, set for late 2015, will allow for death by stoning for crimes including adultery and gay sex. Several groups and prominent public figures have since pledged to boycott the hotels until the country changes its laws or relinquishes its ownership. On Twitter, TV star Ellen DeGeneres said she would not visit the hotels “until this is resolved.” Jay Leno, who recently left his longtime gig as “Tonight Show” host, appeared at Monday’s protest along with his wife, Mavis, who is on the board of the Feminist Majority. The organization has since pulled its annual
Pension timetable on council agenda New policy would extend the time Champaign has to pay its obligations STAFF WRITER
The Champaign City Council will consider extending the time period for firefighter and police pension fund contributions at Tuesday’s meeting. Currently, Champaign is expected to pay most of its pension obligations by 2020; however, the city expects to see fluctuations in its payments in the next few years. The new policy would give the city a 15-year period to pay off its obligations, as opposed to having a fixed year to do so. “The problem is that as you get closer and closer to that fixed pay date, the swing in the markets and other factors also create swing in payment that makes it very hard to deal with,” said Richard Schnuer, Champaign’s finance director. Schnuer said changes in the stock market impact the city’s pension obligations, which is problematic when making longrange financial plans. Champaign has struggled to fund the police and firefighter pensions due to benefit increases and investment performance, according to the study session report. Existing pension contributions will be made by 2020, but future contributions will be subject to the 15-year payback period. Schnuer stressed that the changes will not mirror Illinois’ pension payment plan. “This doesn’t change what we’re doing with our current liability, just that year’s amount,” Schnuer said. The city and the Police Pension Board use different actuarial assumptions. The Police Pension Board assumes a 6.5 percent return on investments, while the city assumes a 7 percent return,
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Brunei government creates severe penalties for sodomy, adultery, rape
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Californians boycott Brunei hotels
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petition, said the University’s response has only to do with political pressure felt by the University, which he sees as a “direct attack on our academic integrity.” “It wasn’t based on his responsibilities or the excellent way he carried out his responsibilities. It was based on the political pressure that was brought to bare,” he said. Similarly, Susan Davis, a professor in the department of communication, said it’s a very bad day for the University when peo-
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anyone who is offered a job,” Parks said. “(Background checks) haven’t been as common in higher education, but after Sandusky, it has started to be the direction that we are moving in.” The policy, which started to develop in 2012, will work its way through various bodies of University governance next academic year, Parks said. Recently, the issue of background checks has been widely discussed after reports by various media outlets highlighted the criminal history of University instructor James Kilgore, who served time for second-degree murder before working at the University. While Kilgore did not undergo a background check when he was hired, Kilgore said he has “been scrupulous” about ensuring that his criminal background was fully disclosed during the hiring process. Kilgore’s contract was terminated by the University following the media reports. Parks said the University was in the process of changing its background check policy prior to the incident involving Kilgore. Concern about background checks was also discussed at the Urbana-Champaign Senate meeting on Monday. “Just in the terms of the general concern of whether we are being hired and retained on the basis of performance and academic competence, that sort of bothered me,” LAS representative Carol Leff said.
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according to the report. Bi l l Neuma n n, Police Pension Board chairman, said the current asset of the police pension fund is $80 million. The indexed expected rate of return is 6.04 percent and the average actual rate of return is 6.83 percent. “The index and actual rate of return are taken from First Midwest Bank’s Greenfield Reports — 13 years of data. The Board’s actuary report uses 6.50 percent assumption for the expected rate of return,” Neumann said in an email statement. The percentage is used to calculate Champaign’s contributions. Greater rates of return reduce the city’s contributions, while lower rates increase contributions, according to the report. S c h nu e r u nd e r s t a nd s Neumann’s concerns, but said the percentages are close and he stressed the importance of changing how the city finances pensions. “It’s certainly an important issue, but not the issue we’re bringing before council because even if city figures and Police Pension Board’s figures were the same, there would still be that issue,” Schnuer said. The city council will also be asked to allocate $250,000 from the city’s general fund, which is generated from last year’s sales tax increase, to the police and fire pension funds. “The bottom line is that we have people who have served in a position and we need to honor those,” Mayor Don Gerard said. “The implications are that we’re going to have to find ways to fulfill our obligations.”
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event from the hotel. “This is 2014, not 1814,” he said as he cracked a joke about people wondering “what I’m doing in my retirement.” With its move to Islamic religious law, Brunei is set to implement punishments such as flogging, dismemberment and death by stoning for crimes such as rape, adultery and sodomy. The Beverly Hills City Council is expected to pass a resolution Tuesday condemning the start of the revised laws set to go into effect Thursday. The resolution also calls for the Brunei government to sell the hotel. “Unfortunately, there are many offensive human rights situations around the globe,” said Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse, who proposed the resolution. “However, these new Brunei laws are so barbaric that the city felt compelled to add to the growing international outrage.” Outside the hotel Monday, security guards lined Sunset Boulevard in preparation for the protest, which began about noon. Representatives of the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, a local workers union and others were among the attendees. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Christopher Cowdray, chief executive of the Dorchester Collection, said a boycott “won’t stop the implementation” of the new laws, but rather would “only hurt the employees.” He added that the hotels would not be sold. “We are obviously very disappointed by the approach that has been taken,” he said of the boycott and protest. “This is an iconic property that relies on international business.”
Hotel staff members carried boxes of cookies and cases of water bottles to give to protesters. The Beverly Hills Hotel employs about 600 people, the Hotel Bel-Air roughly 400. He added that the Beverly Hills Hotel pays about $7 million in bed taxes and $4 million in city taxes each year. In a report, city officials said that any loss in business for the hotel could result in less tax revenue for the city. Former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad said the resolution was “overdue” and added that “we need to get our message across ... that human rights trump the local economy and local employees.” In an interview, Bosse said the city had often taken stands in favor of human rights. It has protested apartheid and stoning in Iran and has come out for gay rights. Dave Garcia, the director of policy at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, said the organization had not formally decided to boycott the hotel but would discuss “next steps” at a town hall meeting on Wednesday. Like the city’s leaders, Garcia was careful to differentiate between the hotel and its workers and hotel ownership. Officials and group leaders were generally careful to support the hotel, while discouraging patrons from pouring money into its owners’ pockets. “The Beverly Hills Hotel is like the Clippers; the Sultan of Brunei is like Donald Sterling,” Leno said. “Does that make it clear?” Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was banned for life last week from the NBA and fined $2.5 million for recorded comments he made about
African-Americans that were then made public. At the protest Monday, former state Assemblywoman Betsy Butler echoed that “even though the sultan is really far away, we need to speak with our dollars.” But it remains to be seen how the harsh laws in a faraway land will affect travelers seeking a luxury stay at a historic hotel such as the Beverly Hills. “That’s a tough one,” said Christopher O’Neill, a visitor from Vancouver waiting for his car in the portico. “They’re horrible,” he said of the new Shariah laws. “But my stay here was fantastic.”
“Unfortunately, there are many offensive human rights situations around the globe. However, these new Brunei laws are so barbaric that the city felt compelled to add to the growing ... outrage.” LILI BOSSE
BEVERLY HILLS MAYOR
Homeless woman refuses to leave streets Annie Moody has highest arrest record in Los Angeles BY GALE HOLLAND LOS ANGELES TIMES
LOS ANGELES — Steve Harvey’s DJ patter floated out of the orange tent, followed by a clear contralto singing along to KJLH’s classic rhythm and blues. Patrol cars slid by, and police officers called out, “Good morning” and “Time to get up.” It was reveille, skid row-style: Time for Annie Moody to step out of her tent, pull over a blue milk crate and sit. And sit some more. “It gets rather boring, really, nothing to do but sit and wait and wait and wait,” Moody said. That sitting and waiting has cost her: Moody has been arrested by Los Angeles police 59 times in roughly six years, according to LAPD arrest data — more than anyone else in the city. Since 2002, she has been tried 18 times, convicted 14 times and jailed for 15 months, costing taxpayers at least a quarter of a million dollars, according to court and law enforcement records. Under a court settlement, homeless people can sleep on the sidewalk overnight but must be up by 6 a.m. or face charges of resting on the sidewalk or having an “illegal lodging.” Most of the 1,000 or so street dwellers on skid row fear arrest and move along, if only temporarily. Moody stands her ground at Sixth Street and Towne Avenue. Authorities say she has turned down dozens of offers of shelter or services for the homeless. Friends believe police target her because she stands up for her rights. Police describe her as a homeless “anchor” whose defiance encourages others to remain in the streets, undermining efforts to clean up skid row. “Ms. Moody’s case represents an extreme, including her repeated disinterest in complying with rules that everybody else complies with,” City Attorney Mike Feuer said. Moody, 59, said she doesn’t like sleeping on the sidewalk but believes skid row is part of her “destiny.” “We’re human beings, not to be pushed around like cattle,” she said. “We have a right to be stationary.” *** Moody wears rose-colored glasses — literally. Her hair springs in braids away from her head, or is tucked neatly into netting. Denim shorts reach below her knees, and her crisp clean T-shirts recall long-forgot-
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Under a court agreement, homeless people in Los Angeles can sleep on sidewalks but must be awake and moving along by 6 a.m. Annie Moody, shown in her tent on March 6 has been arrested 59 times in about six years. ten events — a Batman movie, a Skechers beach walk. She estimates she’s been homeless the better part of two decades. Like many longterm skid row residents, she doesn’t like shelters, and she has cycled in and out of temporary homeless housing that didn’t lead to a permanent apartment. Even if someone handed her the key to a free apartment, she said she wouldn’t take it. Her first arrest on charges relating to homelessness came in 2002, according to court records. Often she spends a single night in jail and walks the next morning from the LAPD lockup next to Parker Center, the old department headquarters, back to Sixth and Towne. Other times she has done longer stints, including an 87-day stretch in 2010. The city attorney sometimes charges her, sometimes doesn’t. When she returned after her recent arrest in January, an officer slipped a ticket under her tent flap, she said. “If Einstein was right, that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,” said retired UCLA law professor Gary Blasi, who has studied homelessness, “then who in this drama is insane?” Since 2006, Moody has lived off Supplemental Security Income, a federal program for disabled people of limited means. She showers and washes clothes at the missions, shops at the Goodwill thrift shop and eats at the downtown Fishermen’s Outlet Restaurant and fast food places. ***
Deputy Public Defender Aaron Jansen filed a discriminatory prosecution motion last November challenging Moody’s latest conviction. The motion cited 2010 emails between police and a business leader discussing “Operation Bad Moody” and joking that a Halloween reveler might be wearing “an Ann Moody costume.” At a March sentencing hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Melissa Widdifield denied the motion. “There’s absolutely no evidence to indicate Ms. Moody has been selectively prosecuted,” the judge said. Widdifield called a recess for officials to make one last plea for Moody to reconsider temporary housing. Police, lawyers, outreach workers for the homeless and community activists spilled into the hallway, arguing and jostling. “People don’t look at the missions as ... housing,” said General Dogon, a skid row organizer with Los Angeles Community Action Network. “We’re trying to help,” said the LAPD’s skid row lead officer, Deon Joseph. “Nobody knows what to do, including our detractors, so we’re it.” The court reconvened for the sentencing. The judge ruled that Moody had already served enough time and, with no other charges pending, was free to go. Beaming, Moody headed back to Sixth and Towne. “When my grandma says no, it’s no,” Winding said. “Everything she does has a purpose. We just don’t know what it is.”
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ith drafty windows, tiles containing asbestos, peeling lead paint, tripping hazards and lack of handicap-accessibility, it is clear that the dilapidated conditions of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center are beyond problematic. Because of these poor conditions, among other important social and cultural considerations, we think immediate change is most definitely needed to ensure the survival of this center. This particular cultural center is one of six that exist on campus, and it serves as a location to promote the social, cultural, individual and academic well-being of African American students at the University. With black students making up around 5 percent of the University population, it is vital that we ensure a fixed, stable location where the voices of these students can be heard and represented in a fair and equitable way. As well as that, the center’s website states that part of the mission of the cultural center is to challenge all University students to think deeply about their roles as global citizens and advocates for encouraging a respectful campus — a mission that we feel is admirable and worth promoting further. Because we appreciate the mission of the cultural center and believe the center helps promote a diverse and welcoming campus, we find it imperative that its housing be restored to functional, durable conditions. While the condition of the facility has been noted by the University and administration, the solutions do not seem terribly promising at this point. One solution is to relocate the center to Lincoln Avenue, a solution that Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Renee Romano said administration is considering, but it is possible that this facility may be in poor condition as well. Another solution involves creating a facility to house all of the cultural centers and ethnic studies departments. However, creating one all-encompassing facility feels counterproductive to promoting diversity. In a way, it takes away from the uniqueness that each culture brings to campus, and we shouldn’t just lump all of these centers, and their rich histories, into one location. Not to mention, this plan is not estimated to be implemented for another five to eight years. And with decreasing rates of enrollment, retention and graduation among African American students, this time-stamp is way too long to wait for a very necessary solution to a current problem. We should continue to promote the unique differences that are offered at each of the cultural centers, which is why correcting the conditions of the cultural center is so crucial. As such, we believe that providing a safe, operational facility for African-American students is a reasonable, and feasible, way to show that we truly do care about the distinct experiences that different cultural groups have on campus.
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AMERICAN IDOL WINNER HELD AT GUNPOINT Our favorite country cutie fell victim to a home invasion early Monday morning. American Idol season 10 winner and North Carolina State University student Scotty McCreery was visiting friends in Raleigh, N.C., when three men broke into the apartment and held the star and his four companions at gunpoint. Needless to say, the See You Tonight singer was less than pleased with this particular visit. Though Scotty went unscathed, his wallet was stolen. Little other information has been released, but maybe he’ll make lemons into lemonade and turn his encounter into his next hit single.
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SNOW HAS FINALLY CEASED - WELL, WE’RE PRETTY SURE AT LEAST It seems that warm days are here to stay, and we couldn’t be happier. After a wicked winter plagued by disgusting amounts of snow and frequent subzero degree temperatures, we’re happy to shed our winter coats and snow boots and replace them with tank tops and flip flops. Plus, the sunny, 75-degree weather is just the morale booster we needed to propel ourselves through the last few days of the semester. However, we don’t want to get too cozy either, because we know how often Illinois weather tends to change its mind.
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SQUIRREL GETS A LITTLE TOO FRIENDLY
Saturday Night Live recently came out with a sketch that some hail as one of its best ever, and we agree. The sketch is called “The Beygency� where a man, played by actor Andrew Garfield, is outlawed in society for admitting that he did not like one of Beyonce’s songs. Playing off of the Beyonce fandom who refer to her as Queen Bey, we watch as the Beygency, a group of men who represent the Beyonce law enforcement, set out to capture the man who dares to insult Beyonce, using a variety of perfectly placed references to her songs. While this sketch is for comedic purposes, we would like to reiterate that Beyonce actually is the Queen — because she’s flawless — and we will openly ridicule and exile anyone who says differently. Bow down.
Two of the staples in the lives of students at the University are selfies and squirrels. In fact, we are certain that a large majority of students here have attempted to combine the two. But when seventeen-year-old Brian Genest took a selfie with a squirrel during a trip to Florida where he was visiting colleges, he got a little more than he bargained for. After the selfie was taken, the squirrel apparently climbed under his shirt and hung onto his back. Luckily, Brian’s mother was there to capture an awesome photo of the hilarious fiasco, and neither Brian nor the squirrel were harmed. Everyone here at the University assumes that the squirrel was just being friendly and going in for a hug, much like our local furry friends would do. We can also bet that Brian probably won’t be taking any college visits to Champaign-Urbana after that encounter.
Keep the obligations light; relax this summer break REBECCA KAPOLNEK Opinions columnist
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uring our first 12 years of school, we always waited impatiently for summer breaks. Summer was the best time of the year, a time to be carefree, have play-dates and hang out with friends. As the years passed, summer became less about having fun and more about working and taking on responsibilities. Summer break as a college student is a whole different story. As exam season approaches and the school year winds down, most people’s summer plans have been solidified. Whether it is an internship, job, summer school class or vacation, let’s face it — summer is busy. As someone who will be commuting three hours a day, three days a week all summer to my internship and then working weekends at the local drive-in, I, too, understand the stress of summer during college years. With all the chaos that can come with summer, students should use the months off to maintain healthy lifestyles, de-stress and have fun, in addition to all of the obligations they face. Instead of trying to balance an internship, a job, a class and other obligations, I have found that
cutting some things out to make time for yourself can be beneficial. While I completely agree that summer is a prime time to gain experience in your future field, students should not push the boundaries to the point where they are exceeding full-time job expectations and working 60-hour weeks. Limiting your obligations will not only lead to more professional development, but it will also lead to less stress throughout the summer, as you’ll avoid being stretched too thin. Last summer, I interned at a broker until about 4 p.m., five days a week. When I got home, I would hurry to change into my Sonic uniform and work there from 5 p.m. until midnight. Combined, I worked anywhere from 60 to 65 hours a week for the entire summer. Because of this, I stopped exercising, I ate unhealthy food and I stopped communicating with most of my friends from school. At the end of summer, I felt unsatisfied with the amount of things I was able to get done for myself, and I felt disconnected from my friends who had been hanging out without me all summer. The stress from my obligations consumed me, so this summer, I made sure to limit the number of obligations I’ll be taking on. To avoid being overly stressed, college students should embrace the opportunity for some much-deserved free time during the summer. While taking on multiple responsibilities might be necessary, we should find the time in
between to relax. Instead of picking up an extra shift, we should consider having a movie night with friends or catching up on the latest episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. These things are valuable for mental well-being. While it might be tempting to keep busy, doing what I did last summer only makes you feel empty inside. I missed out on valuable family time and events to work the late night shifts, and that is something I truly regret. Like I said earlier, summer break used to be fun, and it still can be. Sure, we have responsibilities to fulfill, but in the end we are still young. This is something college students too often forget. Treating yourself to some personal time every week by doing things like baking cookies with your mom, getting your nails done, having a movie night with a sibling or going to the beach with a friend is important. It’s the type of thing college students really need in the summer and that will help them return fresh and ready to go come back in the fall. As the school year finishes up and you head back home, it is important to understand that while summertime stress and busy schedules might be inevitable, taking the time out for yourself in between commitments will lead to a more satisfying summer.
Rebecca is a junior in LAS. She can be reached at kapolne2@dailyillini.com.
Dear class of 2014: THADDEUS CHATTO Opinions columnist
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or the class of 2014, the final finals week is upon us. It’s that time of the year when college students should be studying their hearts out, but instead are finding ways to procrastinate. One of the ways I find myself not doing any preparation for finals week is by watching commencement speeches from different college graduations. This year, this distracting activity has a little more meaning due to the fact I will soon be listening to a commencement speech for my own graduation. The point of a commencement speech is to offer advice, wisdom and guidance to a graduating class. There is always a lesson to be learned. A commencement speech I found particularly relatable was John Green’s speech at Butler University’s 2013 graduation. Green is an author of young adult novels such as “The Fault in Our Stars� and “Looking for Alaska.� I was interested in John Green’s speech because he seeks to answer the question of what constitutes a good life and success. It is reasonable to think that the point of human life is to be as successful as possible. This success can be achieved, as Green says, with “lots of fame or glory or money as defined
by quantifiable metrics: Number of twitter followers, or Facebook friends, or dollars in one’s 401k.� My ideas of success follow a similar trajectory, but after the hearing the speech, I think my definition of success is wrong. In his speech, Green talked about the hero’s journey — a pattern of a narrative where, essentially, a person goes from having nothing to having everything. However, John Green argues that the true hero’s journey is not from weakness to strength, but rather strength to weakness. By strength, I don’t think he means literal strength, but he means that we are going to make the transition from being the best informed and best engaged at the university level to maybe serving coffee for a boss we loath while working in a job we hate — if we’re so lucky to even find a job. That is the graduate’s journey from strength to weakness. He makes the journey sound difficult, and I can totally see why. The idea of going from strength to weakness seems disheartening and challenging. Not only that, but the job market is still on the rocks. But upon graduating from this university, we will be able to take this strength that we’ve gained here and carry it onward when we face harder times. If we never had to suffer pain or obstacles during our journey — in other words, if we never had to experience moments of weakness — then we would never learn the lessons we need to achieve success. And through this journey from strength to
weakness, we are able to learn how to be more empathetic towards others. All individuals have a different story, and it is our challenge not only to see others through our own consciousness, but to see the world through the eyes of others as well, which will round us out as people. There is a quote I heard recently from Arianna Huffington, creator of the Huffington Post, that I think appropriately applies to this idea of the real hero’s journey: “Have you noticed that when we die, our eulogies celebrate our lives very differently from the way society defines success?� Ultimately this quote lends itself to the fact that we should strive to have success not in the monetary sense or through fame, but have success through our experiences, which includes the people around us and the people we have yet to meet. The world is a strange, complex and beautiful place. The journey will allow us to make sense of the world, and truly see the beauty for what it is. As I return to my preparations for my final finals week, I will remember the words of John Green and use them as a reminder that the journey will be a humbling experience. Whatever path I end up taking after college, I will remember that true success can be found from the journey from strength to weakness.
Thaddeus is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at chatto1@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @Thaddingham.
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The University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library, located in the Main Library, holds a variety of diverse collection of letters, manuscripts and illustration books for students to explore.
Miles of rare books in Main Library Largest public university collection of works before 1501 BY ANNABETH CARLSON STAFF WRITER
The third floor of the Main Library is dead quiet. And empty. But at the end of the hallway, there is a place filled with life and intrigue. Inside, partitioned glass rooms with wood trim contain different scenes. In one room, people diligently type on computers near shelves of reference books, dated wood and gold card catalogues. In another, a student carefully thumbs through the pages of an aged book with a mahogany cover. In the center of the room, display cases line the glass walls, containing the off-white and yellowed pages of letters, manuscripts and illustration books. The end of the hallway isn’t a step into the past, it is the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Founded in 1936 with the personal collections of professors Harris Fletcher and Thomas Baldwin, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library contains almost half a million books and over three kilometers of manuscripts. The University Library has the third-largest collection in the country, after Harvard and Yale, and the largest public university library collection of “incunables,� or books printed before 1501, according to David Morris, a graduate assistant in library and information sciences. There are works from nearly every subject and time period in history, including the medieval ages, Elizabethan and Stuart periods in England, economics and science. It also features papers of authors — like Marcel Proust, Ernest Hemingway and William Maxwell — a collection of miniature books, a fragment of the Guttenberg Bible and Shakespeare’s first folio. For Marten Stromberg, a curator of rare books and manuscripts at the library, it is hard to pick one favorite selection. “The best answer that I can give is that my favorite book is always the next new thing that I
haven’t seen before,� Stromberg said. “I get to see new and interesting things on a daily basis.� Stromberg does have some favorite collections, however, including the letters of poet Gwendolyn Brooks and the personal libraries of Carl Sandburg and H.G. Wells. He also likes the Meine collection, which includes works of 19th century American humor and wit, like those of Mark Twain. Like Stromberg, Valerie Hotchkiss, the director of the library and professor of medieval studies, said she has a new favorite every month. She particularly enjoys a manuscript by a pirate under King James I, a dictionary of seafaring terms and sketches by Charles Dickens. “The collections are really varied and world class,� Hotchkiss said. Because of the high value and delicacy of the old books and manuscripts, they are stored in a vault. The vault consists of two floors and four quadrants, each containing different categories and collections, Stromberg said. He also explained that the vault is temperature and humidity controlled. Most of the vault is kept at 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Stromberg said the library is not only open to the students, but to the public as well, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors must register and bring identification for security reasons, he said, and then are able to view the material. The library has brought visitors from all across the country and world, including foreign dignitaries, Stromberg said. He explained that British researchers, for example, are drawn to the H.G. Wells collection. In addition to helping visitors find books and manuscripts, the curators also coordinate exhibitions that showcase different eras and treasures of the library. This semester’s exhibition, titled “Babylon to Baseball,� contains a miscellaneous variety of items, such as a Babylonian clay tablet circa 2050 B.C., baseball scoring guides, an illustration book of parrots and more, Stromberg said. Beginning on May 30, a new exhibition will be unveiled called
“Fire Burne and Cauldron Bubble.� Morris curated the exhibit, which will focus on works about witchcraft. He said the library has a wonderful selection of material on the subject, such as a 1496 edition of a handbook on hunting witches titled “The Hammer of Witches.� “It is actually kind of sad to think about how many things are going to be left out of the exhibit, (because) you are trying to decide what people are going to find cool, what is important from a research standpoint and what can fit in the display cases,� Morris said. In addition to curating this exhibit, Morris’ daily tasks at the library involve cataloguing early medieval manuscripts. “(The manuscripts) are vibrantly colored and painted in letters of gold so they are gorgeous to look at,� he said. One manuscript that Morris has catalogued includes a book from the coronation of Charles IV in France in 1326. It contains gold letters that kept their luster through the years. However, he said people must not touch the letters because they will oxidize immediately. He also said he deals with Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century B.C. “It is thrilling to work with this stuff,� Morris said. Both Morris and Stromberg encourage students to visit the library. “The only way to see what is here and what is interesting is to spend time working with the collections,� Stromberg said. “Find something you are interested in, talk to a librarian and we are happy to work with you to teach you how to explore.� Hotchkiss said that students should come to the library to do primary research, which she believes is the best kind of research. “If you don’t have an idea, we have ideas to lead you to research that hasn’t been done before,� Hotchkiss said. After all, in this extensive library, many of the books and manuscripts, filled with secrets of knowledge of the past, have been untouched by researchers. All one has to do is step inside.
Annabeth can be reached aecarls2@dailyillini.com.
Patent feud ensues between Samsung, Apple BY HOWARD MINTZ MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal jury on Friday found that Samsung Electronics Co. violated some of Apple Inc.’s iPhone patent rights, ordering the South Korean tech giant to pay about $120 million in damages — a fraction of what Apple sought from its chief smartphone rival as the jury rejected many of Apple’s copying claims. The outcome, reached on the fourth day of deliberations, was mixed for the two feuding companies. In addition to awarding Apple far less than the $2.2 billion it sought, the jury found that Apple violated one of Samsung’s patents, ordering the iPhone maker to pay $158,000 in damages. The jury found that Samsung violated Apple’s patent rights for two iPhone features, the slide-tounlock and data sync programs. The jury rejected claims on two other patents; a judge determined before trial that Samsung violated another Apple patent, so the jury only decided damages on that question. Samsung’s Galaxy S3, the most recent smartphone involved in this trial, accounted for the largest chunk of the damages award, about $52 million of the total. The jury determined that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet did not infringe Apple’s technology rights. For Samsung, the jury’s verdict was far less of a blow than an August 2012 trial, which resulted in the company being hit with nearly $1 billion in damages for violating Apple’s patent rights in an older line of products. During the recent trial, Samsung argued that if Apple won, it should only be entitled to about $38 million in damages. Samsung attorney John Quinn
told jurors during closing arguments this week that there would be “dancing in the streets of Cupertino,� where Apple is headquartered, if the company were awarded even $100 million. The jury, in siding with Samsung on one of its two counterclaims against Apple, found Apple violated its patent rights to camera folder technology in smartphones, a patent Samsung bought from Hitachi. That accounted for the damages award against Apple. The verdict is unlikely to be the end of the patent feud. The outcome is almost certain to be appealed to a federal appeals court, which already is reviewing the first round _ lost by Samsung two years ago _ in the rivals’ struggle for legal supremacy in smartphone technology. In the meantime, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh is expected to be asked to order a new trial or set aside at least parts of the jury’s findings. The outcome also may rekindle efforts to settle, although Apple and Samsung top executives have been unable to resolve their differences for years. The jury’s verdict is the latest chapter in the global conflict between Apple and Samsung, the top powers in the smartphone and tablet markets who are locked in a continuing legal and sales battle over technology that has reshaped daily life. Apple instigated the feud, for the past four years depicting Samsung as an unrepentant copier of iPhone and iPad technology that should be ordered to pay a steep price for climbing up the market ladder on the back of the Cupertino company’s innovations. To Apple, the case has been about protecting those innovations through the patent system.
But Samsung has struck back hard, portraying Apple as a bully trying to stifle competition. The maker of the increasingly popular line of Galaxy smartphones and tablets has denied copying, arguing that consumers are buying their products because they are cheaper and offer better features such as screen size, not because of any duplication of iPhone gadgetry. Both sides have spent tens of millions of dollars on lawyers, consultants and others to persuade judges, juries and to an extent the public that they are in the right. The four-week trial that just concluded was the second case pressed by Apple over allegations of patent infringement. Apple prevailed in August 2012, when a federal jury found that Samsung violated iPhone and iPad patents in dozens of its devices, and the South Korean company was hit with close to $1 billion in damages. But Apple failed to secure a permanent injunction that would bar Samsung from continuing to sell those smartphones and tablets in the United States. While those older Samsung devices are for the most part off the market, the failure to get an injunction has been a blow to Apple’s overall legal strategy _ not only punishing Samsung through damages, but restricting its sales in the U.S. of products Apple considers the fruit of iPhone technology. Samsung has appealed the first jury’s verdict to the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., the court that reviews all patent cases. Apple, meanwhile, has appealed Koh’s refusal to issue the injunction.
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VISION Google Glass unique but needs to work out its bugs BY MAGGIE O’CONNOR STAFF WRITER
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just might have the coolest pair of glasses on campus. Josh Doil, senior in LAS, has fitted his prescription lenses to Google Glass, a handsfree technology device that allows many of the same functions as a smartphone, including a camera, to be displayed in a tiny glass prism above the right eye. Though it has not yet been released to the general public, Google has given its new product to a limited number of individuals and businesses. Doil received Google Glass last November after developing a product that he was contracted for and the contractors covered the retail price of $1,500. Guillermo Monroy, doctorate student in Bioengineering, also had the cost of his Google Glass covered by his lab at the Beckman Institute, where he conducts research primarily in optics. He first was given the device through Google’s Glass Explorer Program, which gives applicants who demonstrate a significant use for the technology access to the product. After he flew to San Francisco to pick it up, Monroy went to work on developing the apps necessary to integrate it into his research in Optical Coherence Tomography. This technology produces images of the eye interferometrically, which means that it compares light from a sample to
light from a reference beam to produce an image much like that of an ultrasound, Monroy said. The Glass allows the streamlining of the images from the probe to the “screen� directly in front of the researchers’ eyes, rather than having to look at a monitor and away from the patient or sample. Because Google Glass is still in its developing stages, Doil and Monroy both said they have to code and program their own apps to tailor it to their own uses. While Monroy uses his primarily for his research, Doil said he has opted to use the device as he would any other pair of glasses. “I don’t think that if you don’t have glasses already or if you don’t wear them often, that you’re going to want to have something on your face,� Doil noted. “I don’t think it gives you enough utility for that.� For Doil, however, Google Glass has proved useful when biking because it can monitor and display speed, distance and cadence ratios. He also used it during the Illinois Marathon relay to text his relay team with his location while running. “I’m really into the developer experience,� he said. “But it’s not something you can easily integrate into your life unless you know exactly what you need or you’re willing to write code or go through other people to write it for you.� Nancy Benson, professor in journalism, said that she used two Glass devices in her Advanced Multime-
dia Reporting journalism course this semester. Like Monroy, she got them through the Glass Explorer Program. While Doil and Monroy indicated concerns with the camera for privacy reasons, Benson said that the audio, video and camera features made Glass a useful journalism tool for her students. She said some of her students found the device useful for covering news that required them to have the freedom and flexibility to move through a large crowd without the bulkiness of a standard TV video camera. It was less effective for audio in a loud room, where too much sound compromised the quality of the recordings. The shortness of the battery life, as well as the heat the battery generated, are two major factors that make the product less than ideal for most types of journalism, Benson said. “Working with new technology is always fun and interesting, but I think (my students) agreed and I agree with them that there is very limited use right now,� she said. “It would need to have a lot more features, at least as a journalistic tool.� Another problem is that Google Glass is so new that laws and policies have yet to be created to address security and safety concerns, many of which reflect the lack of familiarity with the product in the general public. “I’ve been careful not to use it when driving,� Monroy said. “Some people have gotten tickets because it’s technically a display, but it’s not always active.� Doil also said people will approach him and ask if he is recording them, but they do not
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realize that it would be obvious if he was recording them because of how the glass makes a loud noise or shutter sound when it starts to record or take pictures. He said that just as a precaution, he also removes it during exams to avoid professors thinking that he could be cheating. In addition to the Glass Explorer Program, Google also launched an #IfIHadGlass competition last spring, which called for 10-to-15second video submissions that demonstrated how they could potentially use the technology. Matthew Dierker, junior in Engineering, won a device through the competition. He said one of the interesting experiences he has had with the device was seeing his grandparents try it on. For people from a generation that has seen technological progress explode since before the Internet, trying on this futuristic piece of technology was enjoyable, he said. Cole Gleason, junior in Engineering, also won a Glass last July through the same competition. His was part of work he was doing on accessibility software for people with auditory disabilities, which could put subtitles in the Glass. “We’ve had some big jumps since smartphones,� Gleason said. “But we are still a long ways from seamlessly interacting through phone, which is what Google Glass attempts to do. But at this point, it’s not the best interface we can come up with.� To help improve the product, Glass Explorers and users are given forums for feedback and support. Google offers “Office Hours� for its explorers, Monroy said, which allows them to contact
Google with any problems or concerns they encounter. Benson said that as part of the Explorer Program, she will compile the feedback in her students’ journals from this semester and give it to Google. Overall, the consensus from Gleason, Dierker, Doil, Monroy and Benson seems to be that the product is an exciting step toward streamlining the functions of a smartphone into a handsfree device. However, it still has a long way to go before it is cost-effective enough for the general public and can provide enough everyday applications to replace smartphones. “My smartphone does a lot more things than Google Glass, and I can use it in many of the same ways, so I don’t know why I would choose a $1,500 piece of equipment instead,� Benson said. Whether Google Glass will be released this summer, the technology and its programs will continue to improve through Google Glass Explorers and users.
Maggie can be reached at oconno36@dailyillini.com.
“My smartphone does a lot more things than Google Glass, and I can use it it many of the same ways.� NANCY BENSON
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New smart watch provides engineering students with hands-on learning tool BY EARN SAENMUK STAFF WRITER
Many engineering students have been spotted wearing the same watch on campus, and it’s not an accident. Pebble Smart Watch has a blackand-white e-paper display. It can connect to any device that supports iOS or Android systems via Bluetooth. The main purpose of the Pebble is for owners to get notified about any incoming calls, messages, emails and more, without having to look at a phone. However, that is not the only thing this smart watch can do. The Pebble can be customized and modified by installing desired applications. Aside from the default applications, there are a wide variety of apps to choose from. Some popular apps include Google navigation, remote control for music, Evernote and an alarm clock. The University is a part of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, an educational project that encourages students to integrate skills. Pebble donated 2,000 free watches to the University’s computer science department and Cinda Heeren, computer science instructor, was placed in charge of deciding how they would be distributed. She decided to give
watches to all students in CS 225 Data Structure, CS 398 Special Topics: Computer Architecture and Visualizing Literature, and CS 241 System Programming classes. She was also the one that organized the workshops. Most students either received their Pebble watches from class or participated in a workshop organized by Heeren. However, Dario Aranguiz, junior in Engineering, got his Pebble through a slightly different method than most students. He proposed an idea for an app through a Twitter campaign called #ifihadapebble. “They get back to you and (was) like, ‘Oh yeah, we like that idea, here you go,’� Aranguiz said. “So I didn’t have to wait in line.� He said that giving out Pebble watches to students for free was a very good idea to motivate students to utilize the skills they learned from classes and get ready for the real world. It is not difficult to develop an app for a Pebble, and students are more excited to work on it. “Students have a hard time applying what they learned in the classroom out to other things,� he said. “There are some students who are better and students who don’t really get that drive. So if you hand them something for free and tell them
to code, I feel like people are more enticed to do it.� Aranguiz and three friends joined HackIllinois 2014 by building a WiFi-controlled microwave that can be used through an Android app called NextWAVE. The team linked this app to the Pebble to notify when the cooking is done. The Pebble has a convenient editor called CloudPebble, and it’s coded in C, which is a lower-level programming language. “It’s actually really easy,� Aranguiz said. “I think the Pebble app itself took maybe like an hour to do.� A few weeks before spring break, Nathan Handler, junior in Engineering, had a friend lend him a Pebble so he could learn to code for it. It took him 10 hours to make a CUMTD bus app that can locate nearby bus stops and find out which bus is approaching. “I went from nothing to a functional CUMTD bus application,� Handler said. Handler also created a HackIllinois watchface that had an event countdown, which shows a rocket ship animation when shaken. He also helped organize and lead two Pebble development workshops, where nearly 300 Pebbles were handed out, and taught peo-
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Pebble Smart Watch can notify its user of incoming calls, messages, e-mails and more. Some University students — participants in engineering courses, a campus workshop and a Twitter campaign — have received free watches. ple to develop a simple weather application. Whether students are creating apps for Pebble, many people are wearing them daily. A good number of engineering students are interested in coding for it and have discussed their interests in the Illinois Codes Pebble Facebook group. Although the Pebble Smart Watch is easy to acquire and work with, Google is coming out with a smart
watch for Android called Android Wear. This new device will likely catch many people’s attention as well. “To be fair, though, everybody has a Pebble, but not very many people have Android Wear,� Aranguiz said. “That you’ll probably have to pay for.�
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Duchene back on the mound for Illini; Kerian has hot bat BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
Sophomore starting pitcher Kevin Duchene only threw 44 pitches over three innings against Michigan State, but neither of those stats mattered for the Illini, who were just happy to see him back on the field. Duchene, the No. 1 starter on the Illinois staff, threw three innings of four-hit, one-run baseball in his first in-game action since experiencing forearm tightness six weeks ago. Both Casey Fletcher and David Kerian commented that having Duchene back was a relief moving forward for the Illinois baseball team. “I was really pleased that Kevin was able to go out today and give us a good start,� head coach Dan Hartleb said. “I thought he was very effective, yet not as sharp as he’s capable of being and that’s very much to be expected his first time back out.� Duchene was supposed to be limited to 40 pitches but was allowed to throw 44 to complete three full innings of work. “I was on a pitch count (Sunday), so throwing to contact was pretty much a priority for me just because I wanted to get through more than three innings. But I’m satisfied with today,� Duchene said. Duchene said he felt great after the game and that he had felt fine coming into it. “(The coaching staff) wouldn’t
put me out there if I wasn’t 100 percent,� Duchene said. Hartleb echoed Duchene as he said that although Duchene felt fine after the game, the coaching staff would still monitor him throughout the week to make sure he was progressing well. “He’s going to be day-to-day as to how he feels,� Hartleb said. “He feels good right now. There wasn’t anything that was discouraging. He’s not sore or anything. But the day after, you always have natural soreness and so we’ll just see how quickly he recovers from that and how his bullpen session goes.� Hartleb doesn’t know how many pitches Duchene will throw in his next outing but that he will throw more pitches in each outing, baring any setbacks. “If we can continue to progress him, get his pitch total up a little each outing and have him strong through the Big Ten Tournament, that will go a long way for us,� Hartleb said.
Illini hold Honor and Serve, senior day over weekend Illinois had not one, but two special event days over the weekend. The team held its third annual Honor and Serve Day on Saturday followed by Senior Day on Sunday. In addition, the Illini also
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Brandi Needham throws a pitch during the second game against Michigan on Saturday.
SOFTBALL BUILDS MOMENTUM Illini softball turns attention to Big Ten Tourney this week BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER
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Kevin Duchene returned to the mound this weekend after missing six weeks with forearm tightness.
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Illinois softball head coach Terri Sullivan’s two-game suspension for arguing with umpires against Michigan on April 26 was the first suspension of any kind for Sullivan in 15 years. Sullivan wasn’t overly concerned about how the team would do without her over the weekend because she had full faith in her staff and players. Associate head coach Donna DiBiase and assistant coach Katie O’Connell filled in during Illinois’ two wins over Penn State. “It was definitely weird not having her there,� O’Connell said. “She is the leader of this
team, but she would say that the players are the ones that win games. Players stepped up and did what they had to do.� Sullivan returned for the team’s last game of the regular season on Sunday as the Illini finished off their sweep of the Nittany Lions.
Illinois defense allows two runs over weekend The Illini had strong performances from pitchers Brandi Needham and Shelese Arnold over the weekend. The two pitchers have struggled in the past against Big Ten competition, but both were able to record complete games in their starts over the weekend. They prevented the Nittany Lions from holding a lead in any of the games, which included a shutout by Needham in the series opener.
Needham said her goal over the weekend was to make sure her pitches ended up being ground balls for the defense to get easy outs. The strategy was successful. The Illini tied the school record for double plays with three in Friday’s game. Sullivan believes her pitching staff has matured as leaders over the season, and they are peaking at the right time. “They didn’t allow too many big hits on the weekend,� Sullivan said. “Taking control of the count is so big. When you are ahead in the pitch count, you can do so much more. I really like the leadership they had in the circle, and they are getting better and better.�
Illini build momentum heading into Big Tens The Illini had their best weekend of the season against a con-
ference opponent, sweeping the Nittany Lions in the last series of the season. Prior to beating Penn State, Illinois had not won a series against a Big Ten opponent all season. Sullivan wanted to see her team play with a more aggressive style on a consistent basis. She was pleased with what she saw from her team over the weekend, both at the plate and in the circle. Needham was a big part of that success, and she hopes to continue her stellar pitching in the Big Ten Tournament. “It feels like we are getting rolling,� Needham said. “It feels like we are at the point in the season where it is a good time to peak. We are going into the Big Tens playing our best softball.�
Daniel can be reached at dadexte2@dailyillini.com and @ddexter23.
POINT-COUNTERPOINT THE NFL DRAFT - SHOULD HOUSTON DRAFT MANZIEL Drafting Texas-native Manziel at No. 1 overall a no-brainer for Houston Texans STEPHEN BOURBON Staff writer
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uarterbacks win in the NFL. In the past 11 seasons, there’s only been one team to win the Super Bowl without a consensus franchise quarterback — the Baltimore Ravens in 2013. The Houston Texans had Super Bowl aspirations this past season before the team crumbled around disastrous quarterback play. They can’t afford to miss on the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s draft. The guy to get the Texans back into contention is Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. The concerns around Manziel are more superficial than anything and overblown by people who didn’t approve of his celebrity tour after winning the Heisman in 2013. Critics say Manziel parties too much; he’s immature and not focused on football.
was a 4 percent improvement from his redshirt freshman year as well as an increase in yards per attempt from 8.3 to 9.7. As for the criticisms of his height, Manziel has handled that in college as well. He had just 1.4 percent of his passes batted down at the line, which is 0.5 percent less than the FBS average. New Texans head coach Bill O’Brien is an offensive-minded coach and is looking for a new face to start off his era as an NFL coach. O’Brien is a quarterback guru who trained Tom Brady in New England and is looking for a new pupil to train in the NFL. There won’t be much buzz around trotting out Ryan Fitzpatrick or T.J. Yates in Week 1. But for Johnny Football? Born and raised in Texas? Now that’s how you make your head coaching debut. The only other feasible option would be to
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There’s more to this draft than Johnny Football, and Texans need to realize that ARYN BRAUN Sports columnist
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ll Johnny Football, all the time. At least that’s how it seems in these last few days leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft. The Houston Texans are debating taking Manziel with the first overall pick in the draft, but being a franchise quarterback necessitates responsibility, which Manziel seems to lack. In addition to past issues that surfaced during his time at Texas A&M, like engaging in bar fights, using fake identification and being sent home after violating protocol at the Manning Passing Academy last summer, Manziel wants the NFL to believe he is reliable. I don’t buy it, and neither should Texans general manager Rick Smith.
The guy to get the Texans back into contention is Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. Johnny Football took advantage of the limelight after winning the Heisman and did what any 20-year-old would do: hang out with celebrities and enjoy the fruits of success. Since fall practice started in 2013, however, there hasn’t been a peep off the field from Manziel, which shows he is able to focus on football and stay out of trouble off the field. Critics say he’s not a passer, that his feet won’t be able to make magic in the NFL that they did in the SEC. Last season, teams would “mush rush� Manziel, meaning the defensive linemen holds their gaps to contain the quarterback and not let him create outside the pocket. All Johnny Football did was lead BCS Conference players in completion percentage from the pocket at 73.5 percent. That mark
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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is chased out of the pocket by Duke Blue Devils defensive end Dezmond Johnson during the second quarter of play in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31, 2013.
The problem isn’t that Manziel lacks talent, it’s that he lacks consistency. He has a supermanlike arm and natural football instincts that won him the Heisman Trophy as a freshman. But can Manziel operate as a pure-pocket passer? When he’s not scrambling to make spectacular, heroic plays, can he keep his cool and manage his frustration? There are other options if Smith and the Tex-
Johnny isn’t the only option... The Texans would do well to consider athletes outside of the quarterback position. ans are dead-set on drafting a quarterback No. 1. Central Florida’s Blake Bortles has the frame to succeed, standing at an intimidating 6-foot-5, 232 pounds. Bortles can keep calm and deliver the ball under pressure and his draft stock has been steadily climbing after leading the Knights to a 52-42 victory over Baylor in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl. Teddy Bridgewater was outstanding for Louisville in his two full years as a starter. He led the Cardinals to a Big East title in 2012 and a 33-23 win over the Florida Gators — a top-five team — in the Sugar Bowl. Like Bortles and Manziel, Bridgewater declared for the draft as a junior and will likely go somewhere in the first round. So why not No. 1? Alabama’s A.J. McCarron is considered a dark-horse quarterback contender. McCarron went 34-2 as a starter, was a part of three national championship teams and is the winningest quarterback in Alabama history. What a resume. McCarron’s record of excellence and consistency should make him part of the conversation. He shines on and off the field and lacks Manziel’s penchant for getting into trouble. If Smith wants a quarterback, Johnny isn’t the only option. But the Texans would do well to consider athletes outside of the quarterback position.
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Illinois athletics left something to be desired in 2013-14 ALEX ROUX Illini columnist
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ast Sunday, the Illinois men’s golf team fell just short of winning its sixth straight Big Ten title. Mike Small’s team fi nished second, four strokes behind Minnesota. A week before that, the men’s tennis team suffered a similar fate, coming in second place at the Big Ten Tournament behind Ohio State. The golf and tennis fi nishes of the last two weeks were a sort of microcosm for the past year of Illini athletics. Illinois’ best programs were good, they were exciting, but they just weren’t elite. The words “second place� understandably sting a little bit more to Illini fans as opposed to the average sports fan. Every Illini die-hard still feels the pain of losing the 2005 National Championship basketball game to North Carolina. More recently, the Illinois volleyball team came in second place nationally, falling in the 2011 NCAA title match to UCLA. The men’s golf team also fi nished second
in the NCAA Championships last season. Excluding the men’s 2012 National Championship gymnastics team, it seems that Illini teams of the recent past just can’t quite get over the hump. The bottom line is, Illinois has a good amount of solid programs in its athletic department. Many of them gave us some exciting moments throughout 2013-14. The volleyball and soccer teams made it all the way to the Sweet 16 after slow starts to their seasons. The wrestling, men’s tennis and gymnastics squads each enjoyed time being ranked in the top 15 in the country. But none reached the top. Forgive me if I sound slightly negative and unappreciative of the success that some Illini teams have enjoyed this past year. I don’t want to take anything away from their achievements. But when a team’s fans have a taste of success, it usually leaves them wanting more and wondering what could have been. To be fair, we should keep in mind that several Illini teams still have a chance to make noise in the postseason this spring. Maybe the baseball, men’s tennis or men’s golf teams will shut me up by making a postseason
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tournament run. Maybe they’ll take the next step and win it all. Though we haven’t had any elite teams so far this year, our sports were not devoid of elite athletes. Soccer’s Janelle Flaws led the nation in goals scored with 23. Wrestling’s Jesse Delgado won his second straight national championship at the 125-pound weight class. Jordan Valdez of the men’s gymnastics team is the 2014 NCAA Champion in the high bar event. Farris Gosea of the men’s tennis team had a breakthrough season and was named Big Ten Player of the Year. The list goes on. And though none of our teams have reached an elite level this year, many of them are in a great position to do serious damage in 2014-15. The baseball team, currently in second place (of course) in the Big Ten standings, has only two seniors on its roster this year and a great young BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINI core. Volleyball also only graduThe Illinois men’s tennis program finished second in the Big Ten this season. Its finish ated two seniors and will likely be solid again next year. Brad Dancer’s was one of many good, but not great, finishes by Illinois athletics this year. men’s tennis program is probably in the best shape of any at Illinois, with So this year has been good, not to an elite level. no seniors on its roster and a stelgreat. I can live with that since the lar lineup that will be largely made future looks bright. But Illini fans will Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@dailyillini.com. up of experienced upperclassmen in probably have to wait until next year 2015. to see if their teams can make the leap Follow him on Twitter @aroux94. FOR RENT
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Men’s golf seeded No. 2 at regionals After finishing the 2013-14 regular season with wins at Wolf Run, the Macdonald Cup, the Tinervan Cup and the Louisiana Classics, the Illinois men’s golf team placed second at the Big Ten Championships and earned a spot in an NCAA regional golf tournament. Following five stright Big Ten championships, the second-place finish was a disappointment for the Illini. But the team now has a chance to focus on the NCAAs, where it finished second behind Alabama a year ago. The No. 8 Illini will not have to travel far. They will be playing in the regional hosted by Northern Illinois at Rich Harvest Farms,
in Sugar Grove, Ill., between May 15-17. The 7,100-yard, par-72 course was rated No. 58 on Golf Digest’s list of top-100 Greatest Golf Courses in 2011-12 and has played host to the LPGA Solheim Cup. The regional will host some of the best college golfers in the country. No. 6 California, No. 16 Alabama-Birmingham, No. 25 Southern California and No. 28 UNLV will also be competing in the 14-team field. The Illini, led by sophomores Charlie Danielson and Thomas Detry, junior Brian Campbell and senior Jonathan Hauter, are the No. 2 seed at the tournament, only behind the Pac-12’s California Golden Bears.
hosted alumni during the weekend series with Michigan State. Former players and coaches who returned included Tom Dedin, the Illini’s coach from 1979-87, and Darrin Fletcher, former Illini catcher and father of current Illini Casey Fletcher. For the team’s third annual Honor and Serve Day, Illinois wore special orange and camouflage uniforms that were auctioned off at the game.
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Senior Jonathan Hauter and assistant coach Justin Fetcho celebrate at the Big Ten Championships. The Illini will be a No. 2 seed at regionals. After earning medalist honors at the Big Ten Championships last weekend, Danielson looks to lead the Illini to a top-five spot at regionals to move on to the the NCAA Championships. Illinois has made it to six straight
NCAA championships and is one of only six teams that can boast that feat.
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POINT take the best available player in the draft, South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Combining Clowney with J.J. Watt would immediately make Houston one of the best pass rushing teams in the league. However, the fit with Clowney isn’t great. Clowney is a prototypical 4-3 defensive end, while the Texans utilize a 3-4 scheme. I believe Clowney will be a great player regardless, but taking his hand out of the dirt and forcing him to occasionally drop into the flat partially wastes Clowney’s once-ina-generation talent.
Lemieux along with the New York Islanders. Mayweather’s biggest “rival” in the boxing world is Manny Pacquiao, the charismatic Filipino congressman. A Mayweather/Pacquiao fight has been in the workings since 2009, but has never materialized due to several different disagreements between the Mayweather camp and Pacquiao camp. And therein lies the problem. If Jordan were Mayweather, he would do anything to get into the ring with Pacquiao. If Mayweather really wanted to be the best, he would settle any disagreements with Pac-Man and force that fight to happen. Maybe it’s easy to be lazy when you make more money than any athlete in the world. Maybe Mayweather is scared. Maybe it’s tough to take it seriously when you’ve never lost. What we do know is that the Rockets won the NBA title in 1994 and 1995, and if MJ hadn’t
gone to play baseball, those trophies would be sitting in the Bulls’ trophy case. There is no doubt MJ was the best because before and after his “retirement,” he beat all comers, and left no stone unturned in his quest to be the greatest of all time (GOAT). If Mayweather wants to be the GOAT that he claims he already is, he has to fight like Ali, the Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the 20th Century.” Ali had no fear. Mayweather behaves like he has no fear, but there will always be skeptics, and until he fights Pacquiao and silences those critics, his status as GOAT will be in question. Until he fights Pacquiao, boxing’s relevancy will be in question.
But this is a quarterbackdriven league and Houston has a Texas-sized hole under center. Houston’s opening day starter Matt Schaub was 33rd of 37 NFL quarterbacks who qualified in QB rating last year. His replacement, Case Keenum, was 27th. Six of the top seven signal callers on the list were on playoff teams, and that’s no coincidence. Houston needs a quarterback to compete in the AFC and there’s a Texan on the board for them to take.
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terbacks everywhere. What general manager doesn’t want that on his team? Yes, Manziel is an option. Even former president George W. Bush was at the Texas A&M Pro Day to check out the promise of Johnny Football. But if the Texans are smart, they’ll consider the alternatives. Hometown heroes are intriguing and his hype will sell tickets, but there are too many questions surrounding Manziel that remain unanswered. Johnny Football will get his shot in the NFL, but he doesn’t deserve to go No. 1.
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fan, and it’s mostly Mayweather’s fault. Mayweather has made upwards of $350 million from fighting professionally, and reportedly has many luxury vehicles. He is the highestpaid athlete in the world, and makes most of his money without endorsement deals. His fight with Maidana had a guaranteed payday of at least $32 million and will probably net him more than that. But he’s still bored. As early as 2007, Mayweather discussed retiring from the sport that ceases to challenge him. How is it possible to take a sport seriously when its biggest athlete is bored? When athletes are dominant, they establish rivalries that spark a continued interest in their sport. Ali had the “Rumble in the Jungle” and the “Thrilla in Manila”. Jordan had Isiah Thomas, Reggie Miller, and the New York Knicks. Gretzky had Mario
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On Friday night in the bottom of the eighth inning, junior David Kerian stepped to the plate. With his team trailing 4-3 to Michigan State and Adam Walton on base, Kerian knew he had to get his first hit of the night. Kerian smacked the second pitch high into deep right field. It looked like it was going to be caught. The Spartans right fielder overran the ball, and Kerian was able to make it to third with an RBI triple. “I knew I put a good swing on it and it was a little up in the air, so I thought he was going to catch it,” Kerian said. During the next at-bat, Kerian was able to score a run to put the Illini ahead for good. “(Illinois third base coach Eric) Snider on third base told me be ready for the slider in the dirt and the next pitch was a passed ball and I scored on it,” Kerian said. “It’s just a lot of emotions right now. It was a big one for us.” After finishing Friday’s game 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run, Kerian went on an offensive tear the rest of the weekend, finishing the three-game series with four hits, seven RBIs and two runs. Hartleb said the way Kerian has been hitting, he no longer even considers giving Kerian the bunt sign, even with the tying run on base. “You can sit and look at games and talk strategies and things, but David is starting to come along enough where in that last inning it’s “can’t bunt him.’” Hartleb said after Sunday’s game. “We didn’t because he’s got the capability of winning the game with one swing.”
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The Big Ten and the Big East conferences announced the establishment of an early-season college basketball series Tuesday, set to begin with the 2015-16 basketball season. The Gavitt Tipoff Games will feature eight games each year between Big Ten and Big East opponents to be played during the first full week of the college basketball season. The agreement lasts eight seasons and guarantees each of the 14 Big Ten schools participate at least four times. All 10 Big East schools will participate a minimum of six times in the eight seasons. Games will be played at home arenas. Big East home games will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1, while Big Ten home games will be on either ESPN or the Big Ten Network. Two games will be played each on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the first week of the season. The games will present an increased effort to start the college basketball season strong. It will also provide some tougher competition when teams are usually playing weaker conference opponents. The Gavitt Tipoff will be played just a few weeks prior to the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The series is named in honor of Dave Gavitt, a former Providence basketball coach and athletic director. Gavitt was key in the formation of the original Big East in 1979 and served as the commissioner between 1979 and 1990. Gavitt died in 2011; he was 73. “We are excited to honor Dave Gavitt and his contributions to the sport of basketball,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said in a statement. “Dave was a friend and a mentor to me and often mentioned that college basketball should do a better job of tipping off the season, similar to opening day in baseball. I think he would approve of our effort to start a new tipoff tradition.” Geographically, the Big Ten and Big East share the Midwest with the likes of Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, Xavier and Butler. With the addition of Rutgers and Maryland into the Big Ten this summer, the Big Ten will have a stronger East Coast presence next year as well. “We look forward to partnering with the Big Ten,” Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman said. “We have natural connections with the Big Ten through our shared geographic regions, and these competitions promise some exciting new rivalries for our players, coaches and alumni.”
On senior day, the Illini’s three seniors, Chase Hainline, Luke Joyce and Ronnie Muck were recognized and given framed jerseys on the field before the game.
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111 S. Lincoln, U.
2
F
Near Green & Lincoln
707 W. Elm, U.
2,3,4
F
Balcony in the trees, free parking, fireplace, 1 & 2 baths
1004 W. Springfield, U.
1
F
$525/mo.
503 E. Clark, C.
Ef.
F
Secure bldg., free water
1010 W. Springfield, U.
3,4
F
2 1/2 blocks to Quad
101 W. Park, U.
1,2
U
EZ bus to campus, free parking, fiber optics
901 W. Springfield
1,2
F
Large units
506 E. White, C.
3
F
Balcony, secure bldg, free water & parking
Faron Properties/MJ Partners
www.faronproperties.com
217-352-8540
3B
Roland Realty
www.roland-realty.com
217-351-8900
713 S. Randolph
2, 3
B
Laundry center, seasonal pool, balcony, from $642
907 S. Third
2,4
F Luxury living; convenient location; secured
Small Buildings
1,2,3
U
Variety. Old town/downtown Champaign. Some utilities incl.
404 E. Stoughton
3
F Engineering school, County Market, right on bus line
901, 905, 909 S. First
St.,1
F FREE laundry room, onsite maintenance, great utility package
Hardwick Apartments
www.hardwickapartments.com
217-621-1012
407 E. University
1
B
Modern. Trash, sewer incl. W/D in unit.
112 E. Green
2
F Brand NEW TVs in every room, premium appliances
409 W. Green
1
B
Trash, sewer incl. Loft, parking incl.
512 E. Green
2,4
F Brand new; 6th and Green; TVs in every room; 14' ceiling
Hunsinger Enterprises, Inc. Hunsinger Apartments
2,3,4
Klatt Properties
www.hunsingerapts.com F
217-337-1565
Near campus. On-site laundry. Some utilities paid.
www.klattrentalproperties.com
217-367-6626
204 E. Clark, C.
St.,1,2,3
B
Laundry on-site. Includes internet & basic cable.
505 W. Springfield, C.
2
B
Heat Included
409 W. Elm, C.
2
B
Most Utilities. Heat Incl. $750-800
712 W. California, U.
5+
F
Big campus house. $2750/mo
407 W Elm, U
5+
F
$2100
MHM Properties and Management
www.mhmproperties.com
Royse & Brinkmeyer Royse & Brinkmeyer
www.roysebrinkmeyer.com 1,2,3
Shlens Apartment 1102 W. Stoughton
The Tower at Third 302 E. John
F
2
www.tricountymg.com
4
F
908 S. Locust, C.
1
F $40/mo parking
2,4
F
Bi-levels, free internet
705 S. First, C.
3
F
$40/mo parking
808 S. Oak, C.
2,3
F
Free internet, spacious
705 S. First, C.
4
F
Remodeled
606 E. White, C.
3
F
New ultra luxury
314 E. Clark, C.
3
F
New! Fall 2014
www.ramshaw.com
1009 S. First, C.
5
F
202 S. Lincoln, U.
1, 2
F
217- 359-6400
Free rent! Hardwood! Only 1 unit left! Convenient location. Some free parking available!
217-367-2009
Quiet, large
101 E. Daniel, C.
Ramshaw Real Estate
217-367-0720
F No Security Deposit
906 S. Locust, C.
Weiner Companies, Ltd
217-344-2901
Most units have 42’’ flat screen TV, 1 Block from Beckman
www.tower3rd.com
Tri County Management Group 217-337-8852
U Fireplaces, garages, lofts www.shlensapts.com
3
217-352-1129
www.weinercompanies.com
217-384-8001
704 W. Nevada, Urb.
1
U Laundry on-site, ONLY 1 LEFT!!!
403 E. Elm, Urb.
1
U
Modern 1 BR, near downtown Urbana. Rarely available!
1006 S. Busey, Urb.
4
U
HOUSE! Available June!
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