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Chancellor Phyllis Wise discusses Salaita and future Editor’s note: The Daily Illini Editorial Board sat down with Chancellor Phyllis Wise on Friday to talk about the state of affairs on campus. THE DAILY ILLINI: We know the University is currently undergoing a presidential search committee. What kind of person would you like to see fill the role of the next University president? WISE: I would love to see someone who is academically really well-respected and really has an excellent record as an academic leader. Also, someone who is ready to go out and do the external work, which is so important at the moment, ... but (someone) really ready to promote the University of Illinois to a broader audience. By that I mean corporate leaders, legislators, the governor, federal legislators, to really promote the value of the University. ... (I learned that) we did a lousy job of communicating and promoting ourselves in a bold but not boastful way. So I took it upon myself to spend a significant amount of time outside the campus, but the president should do it in spades. ', Following the recent Salaita controversy, 14 departments issued votes of no confidence. What would your response be to this? WISE: I’m saddened that this has happened, obviously, because no confidence really means that they have no confidence in my leadership, and I take that very seriously. I have met with faculty in all of the different colleges already. I had planned to do another listening and learning tour this fall, and when all this started hap-
pening, I decided I wanted to do it much more intensively. ... I hope we can have a good conversation and a better understanding and even if we don’t come to total agreement, we at least understand and respect each other. ', Despite saying donors had no influence on Salaita’s rejected position, many people insist they did. Do you have a further response to this? WISE: Everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve tried to reemphasize that I was not at all influenced by donors. I was getting emails from both sides — to “hire Salaita” or “I’m so glad you didn’t hire Salaita” — and I never went back to check who those people were who were emailing me. ... I never went back and checked whether they had been a donor or whether they were possibly going to be a donor, whether we were talking with them already about a possible gift. As the state contributes less and less towards our overall budget, it becomes critical that we find other sources, otherwise it’s going to be on tuition and we already know how high tuition is. So, I’m looking for different sources of revenue and whether it is corporate donations or philanthropy from foundations or individuals, I’m always out there telling our story. The decision about Salaita was purely a personnel decision. It had nothing to do with specifically the Palestine or Israel issue. I would have taken the same action — I hope I would have used more consultation — but I would have taken the same action if it was someone who was for Israel as someone who was for Palestine.
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Phillip Louie, junior in Engineering, gives a speech in front of the Union on Friday describing the efforts in Hong Kong to achieve democracy. Students are frustrated by the Chinese government’s use of force.
UI students rally for Hong Kong Supporters assemble on Quad to protest undemocratic policies BY SUYEON YANG CONTRIBUTING WRITER
University students gathered on the Quad on Friday and chanted “Give true democracy to Hong Kong” as part of a rally meant to show solidarity with prodemocracy protestors in Hong Kong. A booth was set up in front of the Illini Union displaying a large photograph of police officers spraying protestors with pepper spray. The group of supporters handed out fliers and yellow ribbons, which represent the official color of many suffrage organizations, and had conversations with passing
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Annual fall seminar provides forum for poverty discussion BY CAMILLE MURRAY CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Wesley Foundation and United Methodist Church held its seventh annual fall seminar on Sunday, titled “The Reality of Poverty Here at Home.” The panel of speakers for the seminar consisted of four distinguished University professors from a variety of different departments: Tom Ulen, Swanlund Chair Professor Emeritus in the College of Law; Craig Gunderson, Soybean Industry Endowed Professor of Agricultural Strategy in the college of ACES; Barbara Fiese, professor of Human Development and Family
Studies and director of the Family Resiliency Center; and Ruby Mendenhall, professor of Sociology and African American Studies. “The fall seminar offers a chance for people of lots of different backgrounds, ideas and interests to come together and relate, talk about a topic, and collaborate and work with these distinguished speakers to come up with ideas,” said Derek Attig, director of communications for the Wesley Foundation and Wesley United Methodist Church. The speakers gave presentations on several subtopics
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government announced that three candidates for chief executive will be chosen by the Election Committee. Then, the people of Hong Kong can vote based on those candidates. “The Chinese government gave us a framework of how the election should be and it was completely different from what we’re asking for,” said Matthew Gieuw, senior in Engineering and member of the Hong Kong Student Association at the University. “Because we’ve already done everything, the protest is the only thing we could do right now. That’s why we have to occupy.” Fiona Chau, member of the Hong Kong Student Association at the
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Professor celebrates 100 years, seeks more research funds BY ANDREW NOWAK
Chancellor Phyllis Wise sat down with The Daily Illini Editorial Board to discuss the Salaita controversy and other topics.
University students. Priscilla Tse, graduate student in LAS and organizer of the rally, said the purpose of the rally was to support those currently protesting for universal suffrage in Hong Kong, and to “condemn brutal and unnecessary force” used by police officers toward the protestors. “When I was watching an on-air video of the protest, I felt like I was there although I’m not physically in Hong Kong,” Tse said. “By watching police releasing tear gas and pepper spray toward unarmed protestors, I was angry about this unjustness. Those pro-
testors sacrificed a lot, and I wanted to support them even from thousands of miles away.” The protestors in Hong Kong are fighting the Chinese-proposed framework for political reform for upcoming elections. Under the current system, the chief executive of Hong Kong, which is the highest position of leadership, is chosen by a 1200-member Election Committee. This committee is controlled by the 150-member Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which is under the People’s Republic of China. In 2007, the people of Hong Kong were promised universal suffrage for the 2017 election, but in August, the Chinese
Before guests gathered at his Urbana home to celebrate his 100th birthday on Saturday, University professor emeritus Fred Kummerow was more focused on finding funding for his Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s research than on his centennial. “I still need, right now, $15,000 a month to keep myself going,” Kummerow said. “And I’m having a hard time getting that.” In addition to what he needs, Kummerow receives $5,000 a month from funds generated by oil wells that were originally donated to the University by Ethel Burnsides decades ago. Burnsides also funded the Burnsides Research Laboratory, where Kummerow still works. “The Carle Clinic is willing to work with me on (Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s research) and give me samples of blood from these people,” Kummerow said. “But they did not have any money. And the University does not have any money either, they tell me. I am trying to get money out of the (University’s) Foundation. I got a couple of birthday cards from the Foundation, but I don’t want birthday cards, I want some money from them.” Kummerow gave sev-
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eral reasons for why he switched from researching heart disease to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s this year and said that he “felt that (he) was through with heart disease.” He also said that he wanted to research Parkinson’s disease because his wife, Amy, to whom he was married for 70 years, died of the disease two years ago. Another reason Kummerow has chosen to focus his research on Alzheimer’s disease is because he has a donor for his research. “I have a source of funding which gives me about $25,000 a year, who has Alzheimer’s disease, bad Alzheimer’s,” Kummerow said. Amy was also interested in the community and politics, and she was a precinct committeeman from 1970 to 2009 for the local democratic party. Kummerow said his birthday party would also serve as a fundraiser for Ann Callis’ congressional run. Jean Kummerow is one of three children to Fred. She said her father’s birthday was “pretty amazing” and that it was the first 100th birthday party she had attended. “He is not someone who likes a lot of attention on himself,” Jean said. “So since my mother was in politics, this seemed like a perfect way
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University professor emeritus Fred Kummerow and his daughter, Jean Kummerow, wrote a book together titled “Cholesterol is Not the Culprit.” to celebrate: to have a fundraiser for a candidate that she would have supported and he would too.” Jean also co-authored a book with her father and an updated version was released in April titled, “Cholesterol is Not the Culprit.” Kummerow helped make her father’s research understandable to a general audience. The book is about what is healthy to eat and why, based on Kummerow’s research into heart disease and trans fats, which he has spent a large portion of his career researching. Fred said he hoped the book would start to make an impact. “All the physicians in the United States believe that cholesterol is the culprit and the only thing they have now is they give people a statin,” Kummerow said. Statin is a type of drug physicians prescribe that helps lower patients’ cholesterol. However, Kummerow said he believes trans fats, not cholesterol, is a cause of heart disease. Working on the book with
her father “was a challenge” for Jean, but not without its rewards. “I would keep searching and at times I would just have to give up because you can not get all of the scientific principles in plain English,” Jean Kummerow said. “But it was also interesting because I learned a lot and it was a nice way to spend time with my dad.” Lou Ann Carper, Fred Kummerow’s caretaker, said she helps him with his typing and answering his phone and emails. She said his 100th birthday is wonderful and that he is in good shape. “He just got reports back from the lab that he is terrific,” Carper said. “He is more like a 25-year old than he is a 100-year old.” While he was surrounded by guests during his party, Fred said 100 felt “no different than 99”, except that there wasn’t a party when he was 99.
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You’re clear what’s important this year. Connect with friends, groups and family. The two eclipses this month (10/8, 10/23) incite changes in partnership and new profitable opportunities. Intention and action reap cash rewards through 12/23, when focus shifts to writing, researching and recording. Springtime service leads to personal power. Share love abundantly and playfully. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Today is an 8 — Take the practical path, and the most direct route. Update your equipment. Discover imaginative ways to save money. Contemplate possible changes. Watch for hidden dangers, as you march boldly. Old stories are a reliable guide.
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ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Today is an 8 — Complete the task at hand and then venture farther out. Expand your influence, with help. Mobilize team efforts. Do it with passion. Revise your sales pitch or resume. Accept a difficult assignment. Work interferes with playtime.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Today is an 8 — Disciplined collaborative effort surges forward and pays off. Plan and prepare. Steer a steady course, and tie up loose ends. Someone needs to take responsibility. Re-commit to a project. Figure out who does what, by when.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Today is a 9 — Consider a steady income. Think about a partner’s good idea. Let yourself get persuaded. Think quickly, but move slowly. Put your feelings into each activity. Confer with family.
Today is an 8 — Get empowered by love. You’re even more attractive now. Your fame travels far and wide. It’s okay to be proud of an accomplishment. Consider long-term implications. Prepare documents, and await signatures. There’s no magic involved.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Today is an 8 — Invest in your home. It doesn’t need to be expensive. Use something you’ve been saving. Let circumstances dictate the time. Working at home increases your benefits. Advance despite breakdowns or distractions. Get your partners involved.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is a 9 — Discover a whole new batch of options. Resist temptation to run away or spend carelessly. Accept an offer for more authority. Doors that seem closed open later. You know what you’re talking about. Love transforms you.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Today is a 9 — Don’t push too hard. There’s more money coming in. Grasp a potent opportunity. Beat out the
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21) Today is an 8 — You can see the road winding into the distance. There’s a way around this problem. Invest in long-term solutions, without diminishing resources. You’re growing wiser and gaining respect. Make plans now for action later.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22JAN. 19) Today is an 8 — Work could interfere with travel or transportation. Do your share of the chores. If you’ve kept your word, you gain status. Don’t make new promises yet. Keep some things hidden. Consider the road ahead.
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Local businesses highlighted at Champaign EDC BY AIXIN LI CONTRIBUTING WRITER
When you ask Siri certain questions on your iPhone, answers are generated from a search engine developed by Wolfram Research, which was created and hosts its worldwide headquarters in Champaign. Wolfram was one of the many local businesses represented in the annual Champaign County Economic Development Corporation meeting at Artisan Technology Group Friday. The meeting is held to recognize the achievements of 23 local businesses, including five startups, who displayed their businesses to an audience of about 200 guests. The University, city of Champaign and city of Urbana are lead investors in the corporation and each one has invested over $10,000 this year. “EDC [Economic Development Corporation] is a connector,� said Erik Kotewa, deputy director for Champaign County EDC. “Our main activity is business retention; we want our local business to grow and thrive.� Each table displayed information and signature products from the local companies. Several products made their debut, including BRG Sports’ movie-themed bike helmets. “Students aren’t necessarily aware of all those things that are made in Champaign County,� said Carly McCrory, communications
director for Champaign County EDC. The red Solo cup that “most college students are familiar with� is owned and produced by Dart Container Corporation in Urbana, McCrory said. Another startup presented was Servabo, a local, student-founded startup. Its product, Shadow, connects with smartphones via Bluetooth and calls for help in dangerous situations with just one click, said Tim Deppen, co-founder and recent Ph.D. graduate. With the corporation’s help, Servabo gathered $100,000 in funding and is working toward its $300,000 goal, Deppen said. Rithmio, a startup company based in Research Park, demonstrated its gesture-recognizing technology at the meeting. “The ultimate result is that instead of creating products ourselves, we create a platform that let other companies create gesturebased products,� said Adam Tilton, co-founder of Rithmio and Ph.D. student. Champaign County EDC discussed its ongoing effort to create 3,000 local jobs, attract $225 million in new private investment and increase per capita income to over $26,000 by the end of 2015. “We grow the economy,� said Craig Rost, executive director for Champaign County EDC. “We do that by supporting our businesses and by making sure that new com-
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Servabo co-founders Tim Deppen and Nishana Ismail display their Shadow device at the annual Champaign County Economic Development Corporation meeting at Artisan Technology Group on Friday. panies come here to locate and existing companies can expand here and increase employment.� Along with helping local businesses, Champaign County EDC is actively involved in local education. During the summer, it helped local company HL Precision Manufacturing, Inc. to develop an enrichment
program with local high schools. It sponsors outstanding students with education, gives training for manufacturing skills and aims to provide job opportunities to students. Karen Foster, Champaign city council member, said she was impressed with the local companies at the meeting.
“To come to events such as this, that highlights 30-some businesses that do so many different things within our community, and within the world, it just makes me proud to be part of Champaign,� Foster said.
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Si nce breaki ng his silence on Sept. 9, Steven Salaita has quickly become an activist for academic freedom on university campuses. This week, Salaita will give a series of talks on his controversial rejected appointment at Chicago universities. Salaita’s appointment to join the American Indian Studies program at the University as a tenured professor was denied by the Board of Trustees on
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HONG KONG University and senior in ACES, said that because the election committee is screened by the Chinese government, mainland Chinese politicians have driven Hong Kong’s main political decisions. This is undemocratic because more than half of the people in the committee are pro-Beijing and preselected politicians, according to Gieuw. The protests in Hong Kong are made up of mostly college
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POVERTY related to poverty including a general overview of poverty in the U.S., food security, children and families in poverty and housing, earned income tax credits and economic mobility. Toward the end of the event, the panelists were able to respond to questions and comments from the audience. “I hope that they’ll get a clearer picture of what we’re doing in regards to poverty, what more we could do, and specifically what things are likely to help in minimizing the pain of poverty,� Ulen said. According to Attig, this year’s topic was chosen in part due to Wesley’s commitment to working on povertyrelated issues. The organization is home to the Wesley Evening Food Pantry, which serves more than 1,000 people every month and works to alleviate food insecurity in
Sept. 11. The lectures were organized with student leaders of the organization Students Justice for Palestine. Salaita will begin at Northwestern University on Monday with a talk titled, “Academic freedom and campus censorship.� According to a post on the American Association of University Professor’s Academe blog by Peter Kirstein, contributing writer and vice-president of the Illinois AAUP,
Salaita will lead the talks, “not only to seek a reversal of the sudden cancellation of his appointment, but also to defend other critical-thinking academicians who dare challenge the ideological preferences of chancellors, presidents, and governing boards.� Salaita’s legal attorney, Anand Swaminathan of Loevy & Loevy, could not be reached for comment. In the post Kirstein said he will join Salaita and Iymen Chehade, professor
of Humanities at Columbia College Chicago, during a talk on Wednesday at Columbia College. Salaita also spoke to students last week in a separate lecture series organized with professors at Centenary College in Louisiana titled, “Religion Matters.� According to Kate Pedrotty, director of strategic communication at Centenary, Salaita was asked to attend the lecture before he resigned from his position as a professor
students who are frustrated by the irresponsibility of the government and committee, Chau said, which neglects the voice of people in Hong Kong but accepts what the mainland Chinese people want. “The problem with overflow of mainland investors is that the ones who are rich buy houses in Hong Kong, and they don’t even live there,� Chau said. “And our generation, and the middle class, won’t be able to buy houses since they can’t keep up with extremely high real estate prices.� It is unclear how long the
protests in Hong Kong will last. “We don’t want to be a clone of the Chinese government. It has been two weeks since Hong Kong people paralyzed Central so the government can take it seriously, but by not responding to our demands, they are dragging the time and energy of the crowds,� Chau said. “If we don’t continue protesting now until the government listens to us, there would be no more chance.�
Champaign County, where the poverty rate is 20.5 percent, according to the Social Impact Research Center. Wesley has also declared October as its poverty awareness month. The link between education and poverty was one of the recurring issues discussed throughout the presentations. “Early education is key,� Fiese said during her presentation. “It’s important that young children that are being raised in households with limited resources are enrolled in high-quality early education.� The fall seminars held in previous years covered a number of different topics, including issues related to church and state, religion and politics, religion and war, and the relationship between the University and faith institutions. Throughout the month of October, Wesley will continue the dialogue on poverty by hosting discussions with representatives from six local non-profit organi-
zations: Habitat for Humanity and Restoration Urban Ministries on Oct. 12, Crisis Nursery and Local Immigration Issues on Oct. 19, and the Eastern Illinois Foodbank and Salt and Light on Oct. 26. Attig said that students who are interested in solving the issue of poverty should get involved. He suggested students attend seminars and events, volunteer at food pantries, get involved with social justice groups through the student center, join RSOs like “Illini Fighting Hunger� and participate in the yearly Day of Service. Ulen stressed that people of all backgrounds and specializations can still help with the fight against poverty. “The more people inform themselves about this, then the more they can match their talents and time to what most interests them and what they’re best at,� he said.
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at Virginia Tech. Salaita gave a lecture on “Palestine in the American Imagination� based on his academic work, which compares Palestinians in Israel to Native Americans in the United States, Pedrotty said. “I think it was a great opportunity for us to hear about what some of the complexities are in the question of academic freedom and how it should be protected - and not in some people’s opinion.�
Schedule of Salaita talks this week
Monday – Northwestern University, 5 p.m. Tuesday – University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 p.m. Tuesday – University of Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday – Columbia College, 7 p.m. Thursday – DePaul University, 4 p.m.
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NBC freelancer in Liberia diagnosed with Ebola The man, identified only as a 33-yearold working with the network’s medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, became symptomatic on Wednesday, when he was said to be running a slight fever and feeling achy.
A freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has contracted the deadly Ebola virus and will be flown back to the United States for treatment, the network said in a statement Thursday.
Central Americans can now apply for US refugee status from home nations WASHINGTON — In an effort to discourage thousands of unaccompanied children from trying to enter the U.S. illegally, President Barack Obama has instructed immigration officials to allow citizens of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to apply for refugee status in their home countries for the first time. The order, contained in a White House memo to the State Department, did not say how many refugee applications should be approved. But the program is unlikely to stem the flood of unaccompanied minors that began pouring across the Southwest border last spring. The same memo capped the total number of refugees the administration will admit from all of Latin America and the Caribbean at 4,000 this fiscal year.
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President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at Northwestern University's Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, Ill., on Thursday.
9 United Nations peacekeepers killed in Mali BAMAKO, Mali — Nine United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday in an ambush in northeastern Mali, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in the West African country said. It was the deadliest attack on U.N. peacekeepers in Mali, which is recovering from a military coup and an Islamist insurgency. “We understand that a number of assailants drove up to and blocked the
convoy,� mission spokesman Olivier Salgado told dpa. “They were on motorbikes and used rocket launchers.� He said the mission also lost two pickup trucks and a fuel truck in the attack. The UN soldiers, who are from Niger, were killed while on patrol between the towns of Menaka and Salgado. The attack brings the total number of peacekeepers killed since the beginning of the mission to 30.
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', With a lot of faculty members and scholars across the country threatening to boycott the University, how much of an effect does that have on the University’s academic goals? :,6( Whenever someone boycotts the University, it is very troubling. ... The sad thing is that when they boycott the University, it is really not hurting me. It is hurting their colleagues who have invited them to come and participate one way or another. It saddens me that people have chose that way to express their frustrations and clearly, I would hope that as we go forward and correct the processes that might have been flawed, or try to work out issues of academic freedom and freedom of speech, which I think is a very important topic we should be discussing, I hope that colleagues will realize this continues to be a great University and there is no change in our desire to be a place which is founded on academic freedom and freedom of speech. ', Do you support faculty unionization on this campus? :,6( In my opinion, unionization is not going to help the excellence of the University. It is not going to help us achieve our vision. ... I value and cherish shared governance with the faculty, and I enjoy working with the faculty on all sorts of levels: through working groups, through the chancellor and the provost group, by meeting with faculty and departments and by working with the academic senate a lot. I believe that direct contact is much better than having a mediator between us.
Having a College of Medicine down here is really critical to the future of this campus. ', The University is looking into developing a College of Medicine for the Urbana campus. There has been concern from the Chicago campus about how having a medical school here will detract from the college there. Do you have a response to this? :,6( We believe that having a College of Medicine down here is really critical to the future of this campus. That is to say that it’s one of the areas that if we’re really going to pay attention to health care, that is going to be one of the huge areas of the globe over the next 50 to 100 years, that the College of Medicine will enable us to really contribute to solving those problems of how do you provide better health care for more people at a lower cost? ... We believe that by creating a second College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at large, it will strengthen the entire University, and we can contribute even more than we do. We do not see this as competing with UIC at all. We see this as acting in a complementary way. ... I think competition is good. I think cutthroat competition is not good, but friendly competition and collaboration is what makes everybody better.
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These tests come at the same time every semester, but, somehow, we’re never ready for them. October brings an onslaught of midterms, which hit harder than the bus does Regina George in “Mean Girls.� Although the volume of homework and tests might seem unbearable at times, remember that there are others suffering with you and that there are only 66 short days until reading day. It’s just so close. When it seems there are too few hours in a day, remember that you’ve been graced with the same 1,440 minutes as Beyonce. You’ve got this. And even when tear-filled phone calls home can’t improve your outlook, remember that Britney Spears made it through 2007. You can make it through these few weeks.
There truly is a world record for everything, and somebody somewhere is always trying to break one of them. Apparently the University of California, Irvine, just broke the world record for the largest pillow fight conducted during a welcome week event that included 4,200 students. We can only hope that these students spend some of the same vigor, time and energy for Guinness World Records for saving lives, solving world hunger and promoting world peace, if only there were records to be broken concerning issues like these. Meanwhile, the opinions editors are on their way to breaking the world record for the most amount of family-sized bags of chips consumed in an hour’s time.
LE TT E R T O T HE EDI TOR Facing the existing gender gap The opinions column “Drawing the gender line� was very disconcerting to me. To be told that I am a minority because I perceive myself to be is offensive and factually inaccurate. There is a gender gap in engineering, which can be proven to exist by numbers and the anecdotal experience of almost any female engineer on campus, and it has nothing to do with the Society of Women Engineers. According to the University’s enrollment data for Spring 2014, there were 9506 enrolled students in the College of
Engineering, 1667 being women. That is 17.5 percent. Not even a fifth of the engineering students on this campus in Spring 2014 were women. The reason women “act� like a minority on this campus is because we are. In my MATH 231 class, I was one of three girls. We worked on worksheets in small groups of four or five. I rarely got to work with another girl in my group. I was often disrespected and my contributions ignored by my male classmates. I remember having my worksheet grabbed out from under my pencil by a classmate to ask the teaching assistant if it was wrong after
I suggested an answer. After he was told that my answer was correct, he then began furiously copying my sheet and then tossed it back onto my desk without saying a word to me. This was not the only time this happened. This disrespect did not encourage me to remain in a “traditionally male dominated field� as it happened more than once. If we truly want to close the gender gap in engineering, we need to recruit and retain female engineers, which requires a support network for them.
Jen Alinger, sophomore in Engineering.
If we truly want to close the gender gap in engineering, we need to recruit and retain female engineers.
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ntegrity, inclusive environment, mutual support, professional excellence and trust. These are the five core values that drive the Society of Women Engineers, an international organization with over 27,000 members, 55 percent of which are students. Since it was founded in 1950, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. The first SW E National Conference in 1951 had 112 attendees and the 2013 National Conference had over 7,000 attendees. The College of Engineering at the University is home to 16 top-ranked engineering programs, and in the fall of 2013, over 7,000 students were pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering, but the percent of those students who were female hovers around 20 percent. Women make up less than a quarter of the engineering workforce. Currently, at the University and nationally, women are a minority in engineering. SWE-UIUC has over 400 members and is proud to be one
of the largest engineering organizations on campus. SWE is an inclusive organization that welcomes a diverse group of individuals to its community. It has over 200 events each year in order “to be key to the success of women in engineering and technology.� Through our community service, we give back to the local community while strengthening the bonds between our members. Our outreach events reach girls and boys K-12 and help us give students the opportunity to see how engineers can change the world and that anybody can be an engineer. Members of SWE develop their professional and academic skills through workshops with corporate sponsors, engineering services and other societies. In addition, membership enrichment and social events develop a tight knit community within the large college. Creating an inclusive environment is one of our main goals as a SWE section. SWE is a supportive community for anyone in engineering as well as a great resource for women
in a male dominated field. Our members are highly involved in many other organizations on campus as well, such as Engineers Without Borders, Illini 4000, Greek life and varsity sports. SWE provides fundamental building blocks for students of all races and genders to succeed in engineering. There are many other organizations on campus similar to SWE that are meant to bridge minority gaps, not reinforce the divide. Organizations like Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Women in Business and many more work toward providing a community for all those who are underrepresented in their field. Nick Rivera, senior in Engineering, says being in SHPE “provided [him] an opportunity to learn how to become a successful engineer, while still maintaining [his] cultural identity from people who had already done it.� He says that “the need for these organizations lies in the fact that we need to see ourselves in these
roles,� whether this be academically or professionally. Darren Miller, junior in Business and member of the Association for Information Systems, believes that “the goal of any organization should be the betterment of its members, no matter the size or demographic makeup.� This is something every minority organization strives for. Minority organizations are important because minority gaps do exist. The goal of these organizations is not to make minorities feel uncomfortable, but rather to strive to bridge these gaps and lessen them. They create communities where students who share a common goal can feel like they are working to accomplish these goals. These organizations reach out to make a difference in the local community, student community and within the University as a whole.
Members from the Society of Women Engineers. They can be reached at uiuc.swe @gmail.com.
Free education should become a reality BOSWELL HUTSON Opinions columnist
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I told you that our tuition here at the University could be completely free, I bet your jaw would hit the floor. Free universal higher education is nearly unheard of in America. In Germany, however, a major power in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union, it was recently decided that tuition would be free — yes, you read that right, completely without charge. Starting in the upcoming term, tuition is free for all students in Germany, even international students. (Grad school, anyone?) This was such a surprising concept to me that at first I didn’t realized the gravity of that investment. In my jealous rage, I wondered if this would be possible anywhere in the United States. While it may sound impractical, after a little thinking, it seems reasonably plausible to me. I’m not claiming to be an expert on the United States’ budget, (I’m pretty happy I’m not because our budget seems
like such a complex mass that I could never have a complete understanding of it) but it seems like the budget could pretty easily be reallocated to make free tuition possible. Making tuition free for students at U.S. public colleges would cost the government $62.6 billion. While this may seem like a lot, it’s only a fraction of the national budget. At the risk of sounding simplistic, what if we allocated some of the money we spend on Humvees, rockets and troops in peaceful countries, and gave some, if not all, Americans free college educations? I know it’s far-fetched, and probably unlikely, but it seems like a plausible enough scenario for a developed country like the U.S. The U.S. Military budget is hovering somewhere around $640 billion, and giving universal higher education less than 10 percent of that seems attainable. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the United States ranks first in the world in defense spending. That figure is more than the next nine countries combined, and every one of those except Russia and China are our allies. Perhaps we face more serious threats than I can comprehend, but that amount of money seems
exorbitant, especially compared to every other nation in the world. Once again, I’m not an expert on budgets, but it sure seems like there’s at least a little room somewhere in there for a broadsweeping social program, if the population truly sees fit. Student debt from tuition loans in America is a staggering problem, putting nearly a $1.2 trillion burden on the economy. It’s gotten so bad, that twothirds of American students are now expected to leave college with some form of debt. This, combined with crippling interest rates, has put America and Germany in contrasting places when it comes to higher education. While one sees education as free and equal for all, the other sees it as a way to make money, oftentimes off those who cannot afford it, aggravating a debt problem to out-of-control levels. Education is the most important tool for empowerment, and more people should be able to take advantage of it. This would hypothetically create a more aware, educated society, where students would not have to worry about financial constraints, eliminating the prohibitive nature of higher education. As German Senator Dorothee
Stapelfeldt puts it, “Tuition fees are unjust. They discourage young people who do not have a traditional academic family background from taking up study.� While cutting from something else to give to massive free tuition programs isn’t the most orthodox idea, I definitely see the appeal and think a surprising amount of others would, too, especially on a college campus like ours. No, education isn’t the endall-be-all of America’s ills, but it certainly should be valued highly, perhaps more than it already is. Maybe we have a priority problem here, by the way we choose to allocate our capital. Or maybe the way we spend our money is necessary. Either way, Germany, arguably Western Europe’s most stable power, thinks that universal higher education is a necessity, and they seem to be instituting it pretty well. I’m not sure if universal higher education, like universal health care, would go over well in America, but I do think it is at least worth a discussion, something that has yet to happen.
Boswell is a junior in LAS. He can be reached at hutson2 @dailyillini.com.
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Jim and Judy Riley recently announced that they plan to close Riley’s Trick Shop in Palos Hills, Ill. The magic and novelty shop has been a family business for 77 years.
Family-run novelty shop faces its final Halloween BY LAUREN ZUMBACH TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
PALOS HILLS, Ill. — The jokes are coming to an end at Riley’s Trick Shop in Palos Hills, which will likely sell its last gags, pranks and Halloween costumes this fall. After 77 years employing five generations of Rileys, the shop — one of the area’s few remaining magic and novelty stores, according to its owner — is closing its doors. Jim and Judy Riley moved Riley’s Trick Shop from Worth, Ill., to a smaller Palos Hills location just last year. They hoped to be able to keep the business going but their son, whom they’d expected to take over, decided, like his three siblings, to not go into the family business. “It was a little bit of optimism but it just didn’t work out,” Jim Riley said. Riley’s parents, Jim and Eleanor Riley, opened a general store in March 1937 in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, Riley said. They got into the magic and joke business thanks to a popcorn machine. It made their shop, next to a movie theater, a popular prefilm stop until the theater’s owner, annoyed about the lost business, bought the machine for $75. Riley Sr. used the money to buy his first line of magic tricks and never looked back, Riley said. Since they announced the closing on the store’s Facebook page on Sept. 22, more than 130 disappointed customers have left notes,
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RSO ty, natural produce, according to its website. Field and Furrow meets once a month and has various activities throughout the season that students can get involved in, which according to Greenstreet, can lead to potential employment opportunities. “Getting to meet different professionals in our industry is one of our club’s biggest focus because it has lead to various job and internship opportunities for our members,” she said. One persistent global issue — air pollution — has caused Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS) to take action in many facets, according to Drew O’Bryan, president of SECS and a senior in Engineering. The RSO is the oldest and largest environment group on campus, established in 1969. SECS consists of five working groups including the Beyond Coal Campaign, which focuses on getting the University to stop investing in coal companies. The other groups are Earth Week, a planning committee that hosts a week of environmental activities each spring semester; Environmental Education, a group dedicated to teaching environmental education at local elementary schools; Sustain-
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MOUSTIS tunately, I didn’t get a guitar while in the house. It messes with their sound, so I couldn’t put my skills to use.” MTV also asked the cast what their favorite pickup lines were. Moustis said he typically strikes up a conversation with a girl at a bar to be flirty, but by the end of the night he asks, “Hey, do you want to make out?” Moustis says the line
many reminiscing about past visits. The response has been gratifying, Riley said, but too few of their fans still visit the store today. “It really is a shame; they’re just great people,” said Phil Johnson, owner of P.J.’s Trick Shop in Arlington Heights, who said he got the idea for his store after visiting Riley’s Trick Shop and deciding the magic business looked like fun. “Times change, I guess.” Johnson, in his 46th year in business, said he’s still hoping his son will take over when he decides to retire, but he agreed that though people love magic and jokes as much as ever, business is slowing and novelty shops are disappearing. Jim Riley blames a combination of online vendors and proliferating big-box stores. In the Internet’s early days, the technology spread their business to multiple continents. Riley said he once sold 105 Cruella de Vil wigs to someone on Curacao, an island off the coast of Venezuela, and he claims Victoria’s Secret sought him out when the company needed $4,000 worth of yacht hats. Now that people would rather buy online than in store and he struggles to compete with bigger retailers’ prices, online sellers are eating his lunch, he said. They also used to be able to count on Halloween sales to get them through the postholiday slump until sales picked back up around St. Patrick’s Day, Riley said. This year, the Rileys think they’ll be able to han-
dle the Halloween traffic themselves. Among the party stores and seasonal big box Halloween stores, “we’re the runt of the litter,” Jim Riley said. While the business has changed, much has also stayed the same. Their most popular items are the tried and true classics, including whoopee cushions and joy buzzers, Riley said. They’re still making personalized joke newspapers, a Riley Sr. innovation from 1949, though they’ve gone digital and no longer use their movable type press. Jim and Judy Riley run the shop together, just as Jim Riley’s parents did. They haven’t set a closing date. Riley said they’ll stay until they sell off their remaining, discounted inventory — every last squirting flower, trick coin, orange beehive wig and pair of shorts exposing artificial buttocks. Among the few items not for sale is the last of the costume items sewn by Riley’s mother, Eleanor, who had a knack for capes and clown hats but also made the last remaining oversized pumpkin themed tie. After that, Riley, who published a book of shop and family lore called “Oh Really, Riley?: The Story of Riley’s Trick Shop and the Family Behind It,” said he plans to write an updated version with new stories and a fi nal chapter. He said he has no regrets about his life in the family business. “It is what it is,” Riley said. “It’s time.”
able Business, the newest group that works to promote green and sustainable business in Champaign-Urbana; and Stable Landscapes and Food Groups, which sponsors Food Day on Oct. 26. The event will feature a panel of speakers and a local food potluck at Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant. O’Bryan said his position helps facilitate all five working groups, but the most active project is the Beyond Coal Campaign. The campaign is currently trying to get Chancellor Wise to support oversight of the University’s investments from its endowment fund. The most notable project in the last year aimed to get a majority student vote to remove investments for the use of coal. “In less than two weeks, we were able to receive over 4,000 petition signatures from the students to place a student body referendum on the student ballot for coal divestment. That vote was approved 6-1. That was the biggest achievement we had in numbers and visibility,” O’Bryan said. The biggest goal for SECS is to promote sustainability on campus and within the community through promotion of all five campaigns. Members meet every Wednesday at the University YMCA and encourage students of all majors to participate to help make
the campus more environmentally friendly, according to O’Bryan. Another major organization on campus that is working to combat environmental issues is The Wildlife Society. The purpose of the club is to take an active role in preventing environmental degradation and raise awareness and appreciation of wildlife values, according to its website. The organization participated in a river cleanup in September, and by the end of the excursion, the group had fi lled up multiple kayaks with trash, according to Isha Robertson, president of the RSO and sophomore in ACES. Robertson said the organization’s participation in the cleanup epitomized the group’s ideology. “It was a lot of hard work, but just looking at the wildlife around us and seeing what a difference cleaning up that trash made was worth it,” she said. The next big event for the group is a trip to Peoria to visit its wildlife prairie park on Oct. 18. Members will volunteer for three hours and then have access to the rest of the park. The group will also go to the St. Louis Zoo at the beginning of November.
doesn’t work well for him; there’s no lucky bar on campus where it does work. Moustis can’t say whether he found love on the show or even after the show with his pick-up line, but he said he defi nitely thinks the show was a learning experience. “I would just say that at times I can be a pretty calculated person, which comes in handy in law school, and I brought that with me on the show,” he said. “I try not to let my emotions get in the way of my thinking too much, but when you’re
in this game and your task is to date 11 girls and figure out which one is the best for you, that doesn’t really come in handy.” Moustis plans on watching the premiere with his friends at State Restaurant & Cafe in Chicago. “At the end of the day though, while we all helped, John sells himself,” Shiner said. “He’s going to be great on the show.”
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Did he find the one?
BY REBECCA JACOBS STAFF WRITER
John Moustis thinks it’s tougher to date at the University than on MTV’s dating show, “Are You the One?� On the show, Moustis can find a lady in a small dating pool. At the University, the dating pool is bigger, and he said he never knows what he is getting into. But he said he did realize that if he does something stupid in real life, it won’t be broadcast on national television. Moustis is a law student at the University, and he’s also a contestant on season two of MTV’s “Are You the One?� premiering at 9 p.m. Monday night. On the show, 10 women are matched with 10 men. The group of 20 people live together in a house in Puerto Rico to figure out who their match is. If each contestant can figure out their match, the entire group splits a prize of one million dollars. In the second season, MTV added a twist. An eleventh woman was added to the house as a double match for one of the men. In addition to finding their match, the contestants compete in survi-
vor-style challenges of obstacles and puzzles. To prepare for the challenges, Moustis worked out a few times a week leading up to the show. When he got to Puerto Rico, he said he realized the other guys were athletic, ranging from college and pro athletes to personal trainers. Still, Moustis said he was happy to be in shape. In addition to survivor-like challenges, “Are You the One?� has similarities to MTV’s “The Real World.� There was no phone, TV or Internet use allowed for the whole 32 days of filming, Moustis said. “It was weird not to talk to my parents for that long, but I liked not having the distraction,� Moustis said. “I think people use their cell phones as a crutch sometimes, so I liked not having to deal with it.� Getting used to having a camera on him all the time was harder than he expected, Moustis said. Therefore, he tried to dress nicer, but said he was more shy than usual. Moustis said knowing he had an audience made it more nerve wracking to flirt with girls. “You’re aware that there’s a camera and you know anything you do is
going to be on TV, so there’s always a voice in the back of your head saying like, ‘Why are you doing this?’ or ‘You shouldn’t have done that,’� he said. Being on camera was a new experience, but Moustis was familiar with the show. He got hooked on the first season with a couple of friends and University graduates, Sam Shiner and Brian Harris. It was during the first season, Moustis said they saw an advertisement for a casting call for the second season. “John’s a pretty good looking guy who had a lot of interesting experiences in his various relationships, and based on the themes of the show, the consensus in our apartment was that John would make an intriguing cast member,� Shiner said. Moustis and his friends wrote a quick bio, sent a few pictures and submitted his application. The next day, he got a call from MTV. “When he got on the show after a month of application processes, it was like we all got on the show,� Shiner said. Now that filming is over and the premiere is on Monday, Moustis is
back on campus. He’s continuing his studies as a law student, and he’s a graduate adviser at Delta Tau Delta. “They don’t ask me for dating advice, but they like to ask me every time they see me talking to a girl if she’s the ‘one,’ � Moustis said of the fraternity members. “They think they’re pretty hilarious.� As he’s waited for the show to premiere and has resisted leaking spoilers, his friends and family have joked about the show. Moustis said he gets a lot of questions about the hand scanners, where couples have to lock in each episode as they figure out their match. “There hasn’t been a post on my Facebook wall in the past five weeks that didn’t have to do with the show,� he said. Since he’s been back on campus, Moustis has said he has a few new methods to use with ladies. Moustis is in a band called The Bread Machine, based in Chicago, but he plays shows in Champaign. “Being able to play guitar and sing is definitely something girls appreciate,� Moustis said. “Unfor-
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University RSOs promote environmental sustainability BY AMANDA GECEWICZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
University students and faculty have joined together to combat environmental issues on campus in hopes of continuing the awareness raised by recent protests in New York City. On Sept. 21, more than 300,000 protestors marched down the streets of New York City in hopes of prompting world leaders to take initiative in preventing climate change. The University has taken its own initiative to raise environmental awareness by sponsoring organizations and taking actions to be more cognizant of where waste materials from research labs end up. “One of the biggest issues in the past was that people would dump waste chemicals down the drain (at research labs),� said Peter
Ashbrook, director of the University’s Division of Research Safety. Waste Management now regulates the disposal avenues that customers use for chemical waste. Due to the initiative, the campus has become more eco-friendly by sponsoring clubs and organizations to participate in ongoing projects. Field and Furrow, established in 1935, is a registered student organization that aims to educate its members on agriculture and provide opportunities to get involved with various projects. The club is a part of SASES, which stands for Students in Agronomic Soils and Environmental Sciences, a national student organization affiliated with work in agronomy, crops, plants and sciences. The RSO will be attend-
ing the next SASES meeting, which takes place in Long Beach, California on Nov. 1. The event will include a speech contest and quiz bowls that members can participate in. This is one of the many national meetings the organization attends. Taylor Greenstreet, vice president of Field and Furrow and a senior in Media, said that every meeting gives the group invaluable experience. “It’s really good to get out there as a club to see what other clubs are doing and how different parts of the country have different agriculture,� she said. The organization’s philanthropy is Sola Gatia Farm, a community garden located in Urbana. The farm is dedicated to growing high-quali-
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Environmental Activism-related RSOs: American Fisheries Society
The RSO is open to anyone interested in conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems. Members participate in biweekly meetings and various activities, which help students learn about fisheries related jobs.
Field and Furrow
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Aiming to prevent environmental destruction, members participate in activities that raise awareness for various wildlife issues.
Illini Foresters
Members plant trees, assist local landowners with management plans and participate in the annual Midwestern Foresters Conclave. The club’s bulletin board can be found in the west hallway of Turner Hall.
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Soil and Water Conservation Society
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Lunt out 4-6 weeks with fractured leg QB injured in Saturday’s loss against Purdue BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ head coach Tim Beckman walks to the locker room after the game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
Illinois football’s struggling defense cements fans’ fears BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
It should come at no surprise: The Illini’s defense was the problem in Saturday’s 38-27 loss to Purdue. Illinois’ rushing defense ranks last in the Big Ten and the Boilermakers exposed it from the first quarter on, rushing for 349 yards on the day. “It was aggravating,� Illinois coach Tim Beckman said. “We didn’t play very well at all today. We didn’t coach very well at all today.� Led by senior running backs Akeem Hunt and Raheem Mostert, Purdue had four rushing touchdowns on the day — two of more than 40 yard runs. Junior linebacker Mason Monheim said the loss to Purdue hurt more than others this season. “It sucks,� Monheim said. “For whatever reason, we’re struggling.�
The Boilermakers’ quarterback Austin Appleby joined in, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start. Appleby took a 62-yard run to the Illini 1-yard line in the third quarter, setting up Purdue’s third rushing touchdown. “After I broke the first tackle, I was like, ‘Oh wow, here we go,’� Appleby said. While defensive coordinator Tim Banks took a hefty amount of blame following the loss, Monheim stuck by his coach and said it’s up to the defense to execute. “I don’t think adjustments need to be made. It’s not in the scheme,� Monheim said. “Coach Banks is a great defensive coordinator. He calls a hell of a game.� Four different Boilermakers had runs for over 40 yards Saturday — Hunt had a 54-yard run, Mostert had a 44-yard run, Appleby had a 62-yard run, and
freshman back Keyante Green had a 53-yard run. Purdue’s Danny Anthrop tacked on an 80-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter when Illini cornerback V’Angelo Bentley missed a tackle along the sidelines. Banks said the defensive troubles are developing from the combination of missed tackles and players being out of position. “I’ve got to coach them better,� Banks said. “I’ve got to put those kids in a great position to be successful.� Illini defensive lineman Austin Teitsma said the mood in the Illini locker room was filled with disappointment, having not capitalized on a game the players were expecting to win. “It was quiet,� Teitsma said. The Illini offense was not quiet, despite the team’s trouble on defense.
A physically struggling Wes Lunt threw for 332 yards, while freshman Mike Dudek had 200 yards receiving. Still, the Illini were the first Big Ten team to lose to Purdue since 2012. The bad news continued for Illinois when Lunt had to be helped off the field following a sack in the fourth quarter. Secondstring quarterback Reilly O’Toole played the remainder of the game, throwing for 118 yards. The team announced Sunday that Lunt will be out four-to-six weeks with a leg fracture. Illinois didn’t just struggle defensively Saturday. The Illini were four-foreight in trips to the red zone and fumbled away the ball on one of those opportunities. Kicker David Reisner missed a point after attempt
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Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt is expected to miss the next four-to-six weeks with a leg fracture. The quarterback fractured his fibula Saturday against Purdue and needed to be helped off the field following a sack in the fourth quarter of a 38-27 loss. The Illini announced the injury via press release Sunday. “I’m very disappointed for Wes, his family and the Fighting Illini family, but I know we all will respond to this situation in a positive way,� head coach Tim Beckman said. “He’s having an outstanding season and we’re very hopeful to have him back on the field for the final three games. We are fortunate to have
two bye weeks coming up so the games Wes will have to miss are limited as possible. We have a lot of confidence in Reilly O’Toole and Aaron Bailey as we prepare for our upcoming game against Wisconsin.� Lunt led the Big Ten in passing yards per game (309.2) heading into Purdue, where he threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns. He currently ranks 10th in the nation in completions per game (25.4) and 14th in passing yards per game (313.8). Beckman has stressed he doesn’t want to play the sophomore Bailey, who has the potential to be redshirted. Whether or not that is still the case remains to be seen. O’Toole has been Lunt’s backup and started at Nebraska a week ago. O’Toole has thrown one touchdown and four interceptions in the past two weeks.
Sean can be reached at spneuma2@dailyillini. com and on Twitter @neumannthehuman.
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Illinois’ Wes Lunt is helped off the field after he suffered an injury during the game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Lunt will miss the next four to six weeks.
Loss to Purdue marks new low for Beckman era SEAN HAMMOND Sports editor
This is the lowest of lows for Illinois football in Tim Beckman’s two and a half seasons in Champaign. The Illini’s 2-10 campaign in Beckman’s first year was rough, but this is a different type of rough. A 38-27 loss to Purdue at home Saturday brought any optimism to a screeching halt. As if it wasn’t bad enough already, the team announced Sunday that quarterback Wes Lunt will miss four-to-six weeks with a leg fracture. This was the year Illinois was supposed to see results.
This was the year the Illini were supposed to contend for a bowl game. The Illini lost to a Boilermaker squad that didn’t win a single Big Ten game last year and Beckman’s best response was: “We didn’t play very well at all today. We didn’t coach very well at all today.� We’ve been hearing that for two and a half years now. The defense was atrocious against Purdue. The Boilermakers could only muster 156 total yards of offense against Iowa a week ago, yet the Illini managed to gift-wrap them 551 total yards. They made running back Akeem Hunt look like Nebraska’s Ameer Abdullah and they made quarterback Austin Appleby look like a seasoned veteran — not a sophomore making his first career start.
We didn’t play very well at all today. We didn’t coach very well at all today. Beckman is doing the right thing by deflecting the blame onto himself and his staff. But the players have to make things happen on the field. Saying they didn’t coach well is as good as saying, I don’t know what else to do, we just have to do better. The staff might have done a poor job coaching Saturday, but Beckman and his coaches have been coaching to the best of their abilities. You
can see how badly it hurts them when the Illini lose. The question is whether this coaching staff’s abilities are good enough to turn around the Illini football program. If Beckman’s seat wasn’t hot before the season, it sure is hot now. I l l i nois’ three wins needed fourth quarter comebacks against non-conference opponents. It’s hard to imagine Beckman retaining his job if Illinois doesn’t turn things around and reach a bowl game.
If Beckman’s seat wasn’t hot before the season started, it sure is hot now.
Illinois won’t win a Big Ten game giving up 500 yards of offense every game. Without Lunt, Illinois has no chance of keeping up with that type of production. Reilly O’Toole is the starter for now, but I can already hear fans calling for Beckman to put sophomore Aaron Bailey in the game, eliminating his chance to redshirt. Beckman now finds himself in a pretty nasty mess. We didn’t play very well at all today. We didn’t coach very well at all today. There is still time to straighten things out. The season is only halfway over. But I am not going to believe in any optimism from this coaching staff until I see results on the field. Beckman is walking on the thinnest of ice right now,
and unless something dramatic happens in the next eight weeks, he is as good as gone once the season is over. One look at the Internet tells you fans are fed up with losing and being ridiculed for the poor state of their football program. There was even a short while on Saturday when Beckman’s Wikipedia page was changed to list him as the “former� coach of the Illini. We didn’t play very well at all today. We didn’t coach very well at all today. Coach, you hit the nail right on the head.
Sean is a senior in Media. He can be reached at sphammo2@dailyillini. com and on Twitter @sean_hammond.
Volleyball breaks Huff attendance record, ends home winning streak BY NICHOLAS EDWARD DAVID FORTIN STAFF WRITER
While the 4,536 fans in Huff Hall on Saturday night broke Huff Hall’s attendance record, it was the streaksnapping performance on the court that means more for the No. 16 Illinois volleyball team. Illinois (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) lost to Wisconsin (12-2, 3-1) by scores of 25-17, 25-22, 11-25 and 25-23, ending a season-long, six-game home winning streak. “We had chances to make plays, we just didn’t execute,� head coach Kevin Hambly said. “We just missed a couple things here and there to give us an opportunity to get into that fifth set.� Hambly said he felt the team let Spike Squad (the Illinois student section) down because of the energy the Illini fans brought. Illinois was able to make the match competitive after a lacklus-
ter performance early on. The Illini’s play compounded with a Badgers’ defense that compiled 18 digs in the first set. Illinois recorded a .000 hitting percentage — tallying nine kills and nine attack errors on the way to a Badgers first set win. “We could’ve come out a lot stronger than we did,� sophomore middle blocker Katie Stadick said. “It took us a while to get into it.� Hambly echoed Stadick’s statement. He said the Illini didn’t do “anything all that well,� in the first set. Hambly attributed the Illini’s slow start to the team’s emotions in the early going. “We were rushing things, playing a little frantic and then cautious,� Hambly said, “It was a strange emotional setting on the floor that took us a while to work through.� Illinois found its flow in the second set. The team bounced back to make the match competitive. The
Illini and the Badgers had nine tie scores in the set and although Wisconsin eventually took the set, the Huff Hall fans saw an emotional change in the team as Illinois settled in. The Illini’s change in attitude was evident early in the third set as the Illini battled back-and-forth with Wisconsin early in the set before pulling away. With Wisconsin within a point at 11-10, Illinois began to build its run. The Illini ended the set on a 14-1 run to take the third set convincingly. “After the third set, we all knew that it was good that we won but we had a long way to go,� junior outside hitter Jocelynn Birks said. “We were aiming to get that fifth set out of them.� Birks led the Illini offensively on the night. She finished with 22 kills, 12 digs and a .340 hitting percentage — the highest on the
team. Throughout the match, Birks seemed to be the driving force behind Illinois’ energy on the floor, trying to keep the team fired up and focused. The fourth set seemed to be the most hotly contested of them all as the Badgers and the Illini fought back and forth to a tie at 23 points. Wisconsin remained collected despite back-to-back attack errors that tied the fourth set at 23. The Badgers pulled out the set and the match with consecutive points. “We were just kind of waiting for them to make mistakes and they’re not going to do that,� Birks said. “They’re a great team and they were making plays on defense and working hard and we weren’t doing that for the amount of time that we needed to.�
Nicholas can be reached at fortin2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @IlliniSportsGuy.
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Illinois’ Jocelynn Birks (7) spikes the ball during the game against Wisconsin at George Huff Hall on Saturday. The Illini lost, 3-1, marking their first home loss of the season.
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Illini hockey’s winning streak snapped Following 7-0 victory, Illini drop series finale BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER
With a chance to showcase its talents to Chicago fans, the Illinois hockey team won its first game this weekend in dominant fashion but saw its five game winning streak come to an end the very next night. Illinois opened a series with Colorado State on Friday by putting on a clinic against the Rams, shutting them out in a 7-0 victory. The Rams, however, countered in the final game and the Illini were sent home with a 2-1 loss Saturday. Head coach Nick Fabbrini said energy made the difference in the two games. The Illini came out and controlled the puck quickly Friday but couldn’t seem to find its rhythm for the majority of the game Saturday. “I don’t think we brought anywhere near the same focus to the rink that we brought on Friday,” Fabbrini said. “I think that was pretty clear. We made a lot of simple mistakes. We didn’t start playing the way
we want to play until about 30 or 35 minutes into the game.” In Friday’s game, the Illini finished the first period with a 2-0 lead despite outshooting Colorado State by only two shots. Illinois used its momentum in the second and third periods to score five more goals and out-shoot the Rams 24-17. Left wing Jack Soneson and forward Jacob Matysiak led the way with two goals apiece. “Even when the score was 4-0, we were still making the right decisions and not playing sloppy,” Matysiak said. “Regardless of what the score was, we played like the score was 0-0 the whole time.” The second showed a different side of the then undefeated Illinois squad. Despite getting on the board first with a power play goal from defenseman Josh Baker, the Illini couldn’t hold on. The team fell behind in the second period and wasn’t able to make up the deficit in the third. Matysiak thought the team took Colorado State too lightly Saturday after blowing the Rams out Friday. He said the players had complacency issues last year, when they would drop the second game after winning the first. Matysiak believes the team needs to
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Illinois hockey head coach, Nick Fabbrini, speaks to the team during the game against Michigan State on Sept. 27. The Illini saw their five-game winning streak come to an end Saturday in a 2-1 loss to Colorado State. approach every game the same way without getting too ahead of itself. “We have to bring the same type of energy every game, no matter what the score of the game was the previous night,” Matysiak
said. “That’s something we have to learn as a team and I think we all learned that last night.” The team has two weeks to improve after its first regular season loss of the season. It will return for a
home game against Michigan–Dearborn at the Big Pond. “We didn’t take it one game at a time, and it haunted us,” Matysiak said. “I didn’t look at it as a streak coming to an end. It’s just a
game. It’s unfortunate that we lost but hopefully it will give us a chance to start on another streak.”
Daniel can be reached at dadexte2@dailyillini. com and @ddexter23.
Illini women’s basketball pads recruiting class with new talent 2016 class will boast two top recruits and one transfer
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The Illinois swimming and diving team come together after the Orange and Blue Exhibition to meet at the ARC on Friday. The Orange Team won 125-97.
Exhibition starts swim season BY DANIEL COLLINS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Illinois swim and dive team experienced its first competitive action Friday in its annual intrasquad Orange and Blue exhibition meet. Winning all but three of the 12 events, the Orange team finished with a score of 125-97. With the season set beginning Oct. 17 against Northwestern, head coach Sue Novitsky used the exhibition to help prepare for the meets ahead. “This will definitely help us put together our line-
up when we’re going into Northwestern and it’s going to be a very competitive meet,” Novitsky said. “We can’t control what Northwestern does, but we’re going to keep making ourselves grow and become better.” Senior Alison Meng, who was on the Orange team, broke a meet record in the 100 back (56.01 seconds) and was on the relay squad that broke a record in the 200 medley (1:47.32) and the 200 free (1:36.84). “It’s awesome to get some records out of the way, right away,” Meng
said. “To get to compete against each other is awesome and fun ... it’s all a good time for us.” F reshman Samantha Stratford was also a part of the winning Orange team in the 200 IM (2:05.14) and was victorious in her other individual event, the 100 free (52.68). “It was a good start to the season,” Stratford said. “My hope is to make a NCAA qualifying A-standard and just work hard every day to make that happen.” The three events won by the Blue team included
Gabbie Stecker in the 500 free (5:01.12), sophomore Olivia Kassouni in the three-meter dive (238.90) and senior Erika Murphy’s diving sweep in the 1-meter dive (220.25). “We’re training really well right now and we’re a lot stronger,” Novitsky said. “I think we’re going to be able to surprise some people and be very competitive throughout the season.”
Daniel can be reached at sports@dailyillini. com and on Twitter @chisports2.
Men’s cross-country takes 12th McDonnell, Markham deliver strong times despite injuries MATT GERTSMEIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In a meet meant to give younger runners race experience and return a couple of runners coming off of injuries, Illinois men’s cross-country head coach Jake Stewart was satisfied with his team’s 12th place finish in the Greater Louisville Classic meet Saturday in Louisville, Ky. “I think we did a good job of getting the most out of the opportunity,” Stewart said. “It’s important that the guys come out here and perform at a high level and compete against these teams.” Illinois ran in a field of 28 teams Saturday. Big Ten opponents Wisconsin and Ohio State took first place and eighth place, respectively. Wisconsin is ranked 11th in the country. Senior Brendan McDonnell finished first for the
Illini at 49th overall with a time of 24 minutes, 59 seconds. Liam Markham, a junior, placed 55th and had the second best time for Illinois, finishing in 25:03. Saturday was both M c D o n n el l’s and Markham’s first race of the year. Both spent the beginning of the season recovering from injuries — a back injury for McDonnell and a stress fracture in his leg for Markham. “I wasn’t as smooth as I wanted to be, but it was a really good first step I think toward the bigger races like Wisconsin (Adidas Invite) and Big Ten (Championships),” McDonnell said. Stewart was pleased seeing the upperclassmen getting back into competition. “They had very solid openers,” Stewart said. “At no point did I get a sense that either Brendan or Liam were settling; they were moving forward, picking people off, went out very controlled and finished the race moving forward rather than going backwards.”
For Illinois, Saturday was also an opportunity for some younger runners to get more race action under their belts. Three freshmen — Garrett Lee, Alex Gold and Alex Notten — and one sophomore, Ryan Burgoon, competed for the Illini in Louisville. “Each guy did a very good job of performing in a way that they can be satisfied with moving forward, that was the goal,” Stewart said. “For each guy it was important for them to be in this race and see where they are at, knowing what’s coming up.” After this weekend, the Illini can look forward to a week off, during which they will prepare for the Adidas Invite at Wisconsin on Oct. 17. “The big thing for us as a team is making sure that each guy understands that they need to keep feeling that sense throughout the race of moving forward,” Stewart said. “Not settling, not getting comfortable, being aggressive when they are tired, those are the things that are really going to be important as
Summary:
Illinois finished 12th in a field of 28 teams.
Key performer:
Brendan McDonnell, time of 24 minutes, 59 seconds, best finish for Illinois, 49th overall
Quote of the game:
McDonnell: “I’m definitely getting back in that groove. I’m 100 percent, I feel great now.”
Hidden stat:
Liam Markham finished only four seconds behind McDonnell.
Up next:
Adidas Invite, 11:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, Madison, Wisconsin; Bradley ‘Pink’ Classic, 5:05 p.m. Friday Oct. 17, Peoria, Ill. we move in to some of these bigger races.”
Matt Gertsmeier can be reached at gertsme2 @dailyillini.com and on Twitter @MattGertsmeier.
Illinois basketball has been getting headlines for its recruiting moves on the men’s side. It’s time to take notice of what Matt Bollant has been putting together for the women on the recruiting trail. Illinois received a verbal commitment from Jaelyne Kirkpatrick, the top ranked point guard in Canada from the class of 2015, and the second-highest rated overall. Kirkpatrick will join an already impressive class, headlined by Cierra Rice, the No. 66 player in the nation. Last week, Bollant began to build his 2016 class. Ali Andrews, a 6-foot-2 forward from Huntley, Illinois, also gave her verbal commitment to the Illini.
Andrews was selected to the second-team All-State roster after last season and was also heavily recruited by DePaul, Michigan, Iowa and Marquette. In case that wasn’t enough to turn heads towards Illinois women’s basketball, the Illini added some experience to finish off their week. Brittany Carter, a senior guard from Ball State, announced her intent to transfer to Illinois and will be eligible to play this season. Carter put up more than 11 points per contest last season. Carter was also considering the likes of Indiana and Missouri before choosing Illinois. While recruiting wins are building momentum around the Illinois program, fans now have a taste of real basketball to get excited about. Illinois held its first official practice of the year on Sunday.
Brett can be reached at blerner2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @Blerner10.
Women’s golf wins over Iowa Gattone ties for individual title with 9-overpar finish BY LUCAS WRIGHT CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Illinois women’s golf team got back to its winning ways this weekend at the Diane Thomason Invitational with a 14-stroke victory over second-place finisher Iowa, and freshman Dana Gattone tied for the individual title with a score of 9-over-par. Illinois finished 14 strokes above second-place Iowa and 19 strokes above Wichita State and South Dakota State in Iowa City, Iowa. Gattone carded a 9-over, 225, in the three rounds, good enough for a tie with Northern Illinois sophomore Lena Gautier. Gattone’s performance featured seven birdies over the 54 holes, and it also included an even scoring average on par-5s and a 1-over average on par3s, where she did most of her damage. Gattone continued the tradition of Illinois freshman winning the Diane Thomason Invitational. She followed sophomore Stephanie Miller’s victory from last year.
Aside from Gattone, the rest of the Illini posted solid finishes at Iowa City, including a fifth-place finish for sophomore Stephanie Miller, a 12th-place finish for Grace Park and a 14th-place finish for Chayanid Prapassarangkul, who climbed 30 positions with a 3-under final round. Sophomore Emily Joers also posted a 17th-place finish as the final Illini team score. The Illini entered the final round holding a one-shot lead over South Dakota State, at 50-over. Illinois went on to post its lowest round of the tournament, a 3-over 291 in the third round, also becoming the only team to post a sub-300 round throughout the tournament. The win for the Illini is their first of the year, and their total score of 917 improved upon their score from their last event, the Minnesota Invitational, by three shots. Looking forward, the Illini will have two weeks to prepare for their next tournament, at the Hoosier Invitational in Noblesville, Indiana, where the Illini carded a second-place finish last year.
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The problems are stemming from the defense, which allowed 551 yards of total offense on Saturday. And heading into a tough Big Ten schedule, with three games on the road and two ranked opponents, the fear for Illinois fans is that things won’t be fi xed anytime soon.
FOOTBALL and had a field goal blocked in the fourth quarter. The Illini were also 0-for-2 on fourth down conversions. Beckman said the next two days are crucial in building Illinois’ confidence back up. “We’ve got to look at what we’ve got, see where the problems are and fix them,� Beckman said.
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Soccer suffers third conference loss against NU The Illinois soccer team fell to the Northwestern 2-0 Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill. The Wildcats opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a strike by sophomore Addie Steiner, and it was Steiner who capped off the game with an 87th minute strike to hand Illinois its third conference loss of the season. Steiner scored two stellar goals for Northwestern from 20 and 40 yards out, respectively, outwitting Illinois goalkeeper Claire Wheatley with two looping shots from distance. Wheatley had four saves from 12 Northwestern shots while the Illini were unable to put one of their 17 shots past Wildcat keeper Lauren Clem, who made six saves. “Northwestern came in here and kept us from doing what we like to do,� head coach Janet Rayfield said. “They took us out of our rhythm with their defensive scheme and effort. We gave up the early goal and were chasing the rest of the game. They
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Sept. 6 Western Kentucky — W 42-34
Freshman wide receiver Mike Dudek had 200 yards on eight receptions and is only the fourth player in Illinois history to post a 200-yard game. He also had three plays of more than 30 yards.
The Illlinois offense totaled 515 yards and finished with more than 500 yards for the second time this season.
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Aug. 30 Youngstown State — W 28-17
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marked Jannelle and didn’t let us do what we wanted to do, which was the difference in the game.� The Wildcats, who were previously win-less in the conference, improved to 5-6-2. Illinois was handed its second consecutive conference loss and now stands at 4-3-0 in the Big Ten. It’s Illinois’ second 2-0 shutout loss this season and the Wildcats are just the third opponent to score fi rst against the Illini this year. It was also only the second time the Illini have trailed at halftime. It was a scrappy game that saw three yellow cards handed out at the Wildcat’s Lakeside Field and there were a total of 22 fouls the entire game. Jannelle Flaws, who led the team with six shots, saw her streak of five games with at least one goal come to an end, while Northwestern’s five game conference losing streak also ended against the Illini.
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Sept. 20 Texas State — W 42-35
School
Conf. Overall
Ohio State
1-0
4-1
Michigan St
1-0
4-1
Penn State
1-1
4-1
Sept. 27 @ Nebraska — L 45-14
Rutgers
1-1
5-1
Maryland
1-1
4-2
Oct. 4 Purdue — L 38-27
Indiana
0-1
3-2
Michigan
0-2
2-4
The Illinois defense allowed Purdue to gain 551 yards of total offense. The Boilermakers came into the game with the worst offense in the Big Ten.
GAME TO REMEMBER Mike Dudek
The freshman had 200 yards receiving Saturday, the most for an Illini since Steve Hull’s 224 yard performance against Indiana last year. Dudek caught eight passes, including three for more than 30 yards.
GAME TO FORGET
Oct. 11 @ Wisconsin — 7 p.m.
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Between Wes Lunt’s injury and the team’s embarrassing WEST DIVISION defensive play, it was a very forgettable week for Illini School Conf. Overall fans. This game might have sealed Tim Beckman’s fate with Illinois, Tim Banks is also on a very hot seat and 3-2 Northwestern 2-0 this game leaves many Illini fans wondering if things can 1-0 4-1 Iowa possibly get worse.
Oct. 25 Minnesota — 11 a.m. Nov. 1 @ Ohio State — 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Iowa — TBA Nov. 22 Penn State — TBA Nov. 29 @ Northwestern — TBA
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Nebraska
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Purdue
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3-3
Wisconsin
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3-2
Illinois
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3-3
QUOTE OF THE GAME
UP NEXT
“I said earlier a coward’s way out is to point fingers and I’m not going to let that happen. We’re not going to do that. That’s not the team we are. We’re a family. We lose together, we win together.�
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ON A LIGHTER NOTE
Purdue quarterback Austin Appleby nearly threw a touchdown pass to himself in the second quarter Saturday. The quarterback’s pass bounced off a lineman and back into his hands. He then ran the ball seven yards and was finally stopped at the 1-yard line by Illinois’ Zane Petty.
Illinois at Wisconsin, 11 a.m. Saturday
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