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Blended classrooms soar in popularity BY CLAIRE HETTINGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Blackboard application was downloaded more than 10,000 times in the first month of school, showing mobile learning at the University is more popular than ever before. The app, called Mobile Learn, was launched by CITES in Fall 2012, and it allows students to access the Compass2g website on their smartphones. This trend is not unique to the University, according to a recent study from EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research. But the University keeping up with the curve, and the technology that the University is using is right along with its peer institutions, said Dan Hahn, an eLearning professional with CITES. “Students hold high expectations for anytime, anywhere access to course materials and for leveraging the use of their personal digital devices inside and outside class,” the study said, showing about half of U.S. students want instructors to better incorporate smartphone use. Ramit Arora, a student representative to the Illinois Compass Advisory Group, said the Blackboard app helps students, but, in the future, he thinks the app will only get better. He hopes it will include a centralized calendar for every course. “You’ll never miss a deadline or a midterm,” he said. “It will be awesome.” The increase in technology use creates many new challenges for CITES, spokesman Brian
Mertz said. However, he said these challenges have brought about positive changes, helping them to fi nd new tools to use across the board. From CITES’ perspective, the changes in technology means much more than keeping Compass running. With more people connecting to Wi-Fi than ever before, Mertz said CITES has had to think about the actual set up of the classroom and work “to make sure classrooms are flexible to technology.” Hahn said he consults with faculty members about the Compass site, teaching them how to use it to its full potential. He said Compass makes instructors’ lives easier by allowing them to grade assignments on the site, make announcements for the course, open up discussion boards and upload course material for easy access. Though mobile learning trends increase and technology gains popularity, one thing remains clear: Students do not want solely online courses. The ECAR study found that students “prefer, and learn most in, blended learning environments.” Nick Roldan, a sophomore in Media, said he doesn’t mind the changes of technology in the classroom, as long as it is limited and not strictly online. Melanie Waters, the director of Introductory Spanish Language, said her classes incorporate a mixture of online learning and face-to-face time. She said her students “really like
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Federal research projects hit standstill due to shutdown BY CLAIRE EVERETT STAFF WRITER
Because of the government shutdown, U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded University employees have been sent home, leaving some federal research projects at a complete standstill and others controlled solely by graduate students. Carl Bernacchi, a plant biology professor who’s working on a USDA-funded project called Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment, or soyFACE, said the research that he deals with directly went to a complete halt. “I think its absurd that the situation has evolved to what it is,”
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Bernacchi said. “One of the more challenging aspects of this is the fact that it’s actually against the law for me to work.” He said the pay aspect was a challenge in itself as well, but once the furlough ended, he would return to a huge amount of work. “We’re right in the middle of our harvest,” said Randy Nelson, a plant genetics professor and furloughed USDA researcher who also conducts research on a soybean plot . “Our field research is all based on the germplasm collection that need to be harvested, and we don’t have people to harvest them right now.” All the soybean plot’s harvest-
ers are employed by the USDA and cannot work during the furlough. “Many of the lines are very fragile in the field, and as soon as they ripen, many of the pods open and shatter,” Nelson said. “We have to harvest a couple times a week, or we’re going to lose that seed.” He said the later they got into fall, the more difficult harvest would become. Darin Eastburn, crop science associate professor, is not directly funded by the USDA but is directly affected by the furloughs. Now he’s looking for other options to harvest the soybeans in case the shutdown continues. “I’m talking with my colleagues in the department to see if they can help me hit those plots in the event the shutdown goes for much longer,” Eastburn said. “I’m
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hoping that the shutdown will end soon, so we can harvest our plot before we lose very important data.” Eastburn said it’s important to note that not only University faculty work is being affected — student work is too. He said students were impacted when graduate students had to meet with their advisers and the joint University federally funded employees couldn’t be there. “Some USDA people chose to attend not as federal employees, so they said ‘I’m just here hanging out with friends,’ and other people stayed home,” Eastburn said. “It has fairly broad implications for what happens for the non-federal, the non-USDA people at the University.”
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Marching Illini to host 43rd annual band competition BY JULIANNE MICOLETA CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon after shots were fired.
Rationale of Capitol shooter still unknown BY ALANA SEMUELS AND TINA SUSMAN LOS ANGELES TIMES
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — She was a big mystery — a seemingly caring mother who died after ramming her car in a highly secure area of the nation’s capital. And because so little was known about Miriam Carey, reporters from across the country headed to New York and Connecticut, seeking clues to explain the dental hygienist’s odd behavior. When she was fi nally shot Thursday after leading authorities on a wild chase from the White House to Capitol Hill, her 1-year-old daughter was with her. Miriam’s mother, Idella Carey, 68, had told ABC News on Thursday night that her daughter suffered from postpartum depression, and so reporters descended on Idella Carey’s apartment building in the Louis Pink housing project, a cluster of more than a dozen squat brick buildings set around courtyards in East New York, Brooklyn. On Friday, as news of Miriam Carey’s death spread, neighbors clustered around the courtyard talking and watching the three policemen who stood at the door of that apartment building to keep reporters out. But there were few clues about Miriam Carey’s behavior at her mother’s home. Many people in the neighborhood said that the elder Carey, like many others in the project, which has seen its share of crime in recent years, kept to herself. They mentioned seeing Miriam and her two sisters visiting at times, but most neighbors were tight-lipped about the family. “I’ve known her a long time,” James Rainey said of Idella. Rainey, who has lived in a building across the courtyard for 47 years, said when he last spoke to Idella Carey a week ago, nothing seemed abnormal, and she hadn’t mentioned her daughter. Many of the younger women in the project expressed their sympathies for Miriam Carey as they pushed baby carriages across the bumpy concrete paths that lead through the project, tsk-ing at the growing crowd of reporters and camera crews. Police, the FBI and other law enforcement had searched Miriam Carey’s ground-floor apartment building in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday night. By Friday morning, the apartment, in a sprawling beige building surrounding a common grassy area with a gazebo in the middle, was quiet again and devoid of police. A condo maintenance worker who did not want to give his name said he knew Carey by sight and had seen her and her baby many times, usually about 8 a.m. when she would leave for work. “The lady seemed OK,” he said.
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PHONE BANK effort to reach out to state district representatives that do not support the same-sex marriage bill, SB10. The phone bank night was part of a statewide campaign throughout Illinois, said Drew Duzinskas, Illinois Unites for Marriage representative. “A lot of people in the state have the misconception that civil unions should be just as good and have the appropriate benefits,” Berg said. “But there are 1,100 legal rights that married couples have, like fi ling joint taxes, which civil unions do not adequately provide.” Representing the ChampaignUrbana community, State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-103, cosponsors the bill. At the event, participants brought their laptops and cell phones to reach out to the rest of the state. “I really enjoy showing the teens that they have power in their own communities,” said Corbin Knight-Dixon, Planned Parenthood lead outreach and education coordinator. “They have the power to make a change and are able to educate others on what they love and care about.” Berg and other members of the Planned Parenthood Teen Awareness Group called registered voters within the district and urged them to leave voicemail messages with State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, who has yet to vote ‘yes’ toward SB10.
Few other neighbors shed any light on Carey. “It’s very private around here,” one neighbor said. News trucks still hovered around the apartment of Carey’s sister Valarie, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, where children rode bicycles and scooters up and down the street staring at the news crews. Valarie Carey’s neighbors told the New York Daily News that Miriam frequently visited her sister wearing hospital scrubs, sometimes with a man in a Porsche Cayenne SUV. The neighbor said Miriam Carey had a breakdown when visiting her sister three months ago. Miriam’s other sister, Amy Carey-Jones, lives in an apartment building on a street of brownstones in a rapidly gentrifying area of Brooklyn on the border of the Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy neighborhoods. The street is diverse, with white, tattooed young professionals walking dogs and African American families sitting on stoops; fancy bicycles and tomato plants adorn some of the balconies. Amy and Valarie appeared on CNN to talk about their sister; as part of their contract with anchor Anderson Cooper, they have decided not to talk to other media. In the interview they seemed unsure of what had happened. “We’re still trying to put the pieces together. It’s very sudden,” Amy Carey-Jones said. “It still doesn’t seem real. And we’re just waiting for the real story as to exactly what happened to come out.” Cooper said that, according to some authorities, drugs for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression were found at Miriam Carey’s house. After Valarie Carey said her sister was “not a bipolar, schizophrenic individual,” Cooper followed up with other questions on the topic, according to a transcript of the show. COOPER: “So as far as you know, she wasn’t bipolar, she wasn’t schizophrenic, you believe it was postpartum depression.” CAREY-JONES: “It was postpartum depression with psychosis. That’s what her diagnosis was. And she worked very closely with her doctor to taper off the medication and just get the counseling she needed to deal with that diagnosis.” COOPER: “How was that manifested in her life? Was that something you saw in her life?” CAREY-JONES: “No, we — it wasn’t something that was displayed. It was a momentary breakdown where she had to go and have emergency care. Once she understood what the diagnosis was, she knew how to move forward. “We hope for her to, over time, have thousands of messages on her voicemail,” Duzinskas said. “It’s been a distinct honor to work with the LGBTQ community and allies to make history.” Planned Parenthood partnered with Illinois Unites for Marriage after the marriage equality bill did not pass in February, KnightDixon said. “They have been an amazing partner in our coalition and have provided us great technology and volunteers,” Duzinskas said. The organization has hosted multiple phone banks, canvassing events and rallies. “I feel strongly for everyone in the entire country to have the same benefits. I do not believe your zip code should defi ne who you are able to marry,” Berg said. “Being youths and being able to help out on a state legislative level is a really great feeling.” Over the summer, the Defense of Marriage Act removed the provision of marriage between only man and woman, which allows federal benefits to couples who are legally married in states that permit same-sex marriage. Illinois currently permits civil unions of same-sex couples but has not legalized marriage for them. On Sept. 27, Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia Hall ruled that a lawsuit seeking to overturn the current ban on gay marriage can move forward in court.
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The 43rd annual Illini Marching Band Championship on Oct. 12 will bring more than 5,000 student performers to Memorial Stadium as a part of the oldest major marching band competition open to all Illinois high schools. “We have bands from across the state representing all school sizes and they are broken up into six different classifications,” said Barry Houser, director of the Marching Illini and athletic bands. “Fifty high school bands are going to compete with one another in front of renowned adjudicators (judges) from across the country.” The championship this Saturday will begin at 8 a.m. and will end with an exhibition performance by the Marching Illini in the evening. There is expected to be 15,000 to 20,000 people in attendance. “It’s exciting because it’s just going to be band performances
straight through the day,” Houser said. Performing during this particular event holds a lot of significance for many Marching Illini members, like LAS senior and mellophone player Greg Schwarz. “It’s a special experience because my former high school marching band goes here to compete,” Schwarz said. “So the big thing is that I get to march in front of my old high school band director who really got me to love marching.” The competition also draws University alumni like 2001 graduate Ron Fiorito, who was also a Marching Illini. “I actually went down there as a high school student,” Fiorito said. “That was the first time I saw the Marching Illini, and that was what led me to want to go back to U of I and be a part of that group. And now, I’m offering that same thing to my group of students, a chance to perform in that venue.”
Fiorito will be traveling down with the Elk Grove High School Marching Band that garnered a third place finish last year in the Class 5A division. “There is a lot of value in going down to this competition,” Fiorito said. “There’s an education value in getting feedback from the judges, and not only that it’s always nice to take students to a college campus that they might be interested in.” The Illini Marching Band Championship is only one of the special events that Illinois bands host and participate in. During March 13 to 18 of 2014, the Marching Illini will be traveling to Ireland to be a part of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin. “This will be the Marching Illini’s eighth return trip to Ireland since 1992, and we were the first college band to perform there,” Houser said. “We are very excited to make this return trip and give this opportunity to our students.” Schwarz is looking forward to
the chance to travel and perform internationally with the band. “I haven’t really left the country and I don’t plan to travel abroad so this is going to be a cool experience for me to be able to see other cultures outside of the U.S.,” Schwarz said. “St. Patrick’s Day is a tradition that started in Ireland so the fact that I get to be there for the actual holiday and perform in the parade is really amazing.” Houser also adds that it is going to be a good opportunity for the Marching Illini to represent the University overseas. “I think it’ll be great being an ambassador of the University and since we were the first band to be there we sort of have a reputation that precedes us,” Houser said. “So I think this is an awesome opportunity to be able to represent the University in a positive way.”
Julianne can be reached at micolet2@dailyillini.com.
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Pastor Kevin Brown, a retired Santa Ana police officer turned pastor, has started his own program that aims to save victims of human trafficking across the county. Here, Brown is seen in a Santa Ana parking lot explaining to volunteers about how the evening assignment will unfold on November 21, 2012.
Human trafficking victims saved Police officer turned pastor makes new extraction program
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LOS ANGELES — The stocky man with a goatee walks across the darkened parking lot of the motel and bangs on the door to Room 156. Greg Reese rehearses his lines. The door opens. The girl inside is wearing black lingerie and looks like she did in the online ad that caught his eye — a teenager using the name Candy Green in a bathtub fi lled with bubbles. “Ready to have some fun,” it promised. The girl is all business: $150 for a date, she says, standing in the room with bright blue carpeting and crumpled white sheets. Reese reaches into the pocket of his tan cargo shorts and pulls out a latex condom. There’s a phone number scribbled on one side in black marker. He hands it to her. He asks if she sees the phone number. She examines the packet but ignores the question. She presses him for the money. “I’m not really here for a date,” Reese says. “I’m here to offer you help.” ——— For 20 years, Reese, 43, patrolled the streets of Hunting-
ton Beach. As a police officer, he ran into his share of prostitutes. In his mind, the women were lowlifes who were selling their bodies. He remembered one who had been beaten up by a customer. “I took the report,” he said. “But I didn’t have any compassion for her.” On a Sunday at church, he heard a woman give a sermon about prostitution and human trafficking. Modern-day slavery, the woman called it. Reese, who retired from the force in 2011 because of a back injury, was shocked. “When you talk about human trafficking, everyone thinks about Third World countries,” he said. Before long, he met Kevin Brown, a retired Santa Ana police officer. Brown had gathered a Christian group of volunteers called Safe Passage to conduct unofficial stings to “liberate” women and minors from a life of servitude. For Reese, who had started a private investigation fi rm, Brown’s work seemed like a calling from above. “I feel like God was opening doors left and right ... that’s what he wanted me to do.” When Brown invited Reese
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NURAIL on this safer, more effective electronic system by 2015. Schmidt said Congress doesn’t realize how difficult it may be to follow through with a plan like that. “It’s going to be tough ... It costs a lot of money,” he said. Despite the costs, Christopher Barkan, executive director of RailTEC said rail safety has become a priority for the country in the last 30 years. According to the Association of American Railroads, train accident rates have fallen 80 percent since 1980.
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to come out with the group, he didn’t know what to expect. Was it going to be a bunch of renegades? But once he joined, he saw the missions as undercover police operations — with a dash of prayer. Reese was once again patrolling the same streets he worked as an officer. This time around, though, his purpose wasn’t to arrest the bad guys. It was to help people in trouble. ——— To prepare for the missions, Reese trolls backpage.com or craigslist for potential victims, particularly those who look like they might be minors with an “emptiness” in their faces. Reese also helped Brown revamp the training — two eighthour sessions on a weekend — for the group’s volunteers. The classes cover identifying victims, the culture of prostitution and undercover tactics. The group practices by using a Bluetooth as a walkie-talkie, driving around in a caravan and deploying as a surveillance team across motel properties, with each person assigned a specific role. “Everything is done just like a police operation,” Reese said. The missions have met with skepticism within the law enforcement community. “It’s not a method we endorse,” said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna, the spokesman for the Santa Ana Police Department. “It’s very
dangerous.” But Bertagna, who knows Brown from his policing days, said that the department wearily respects the missions. “The fact that other people could be injured if something were to go wrong,” he said. “That’s a concern for us.” Reese admits that even though the group’s movements are meticulously planned, there’s still an element of danger to the work. ——— It’s just past 10 p.m. when Reese pulls out of the parking lot of Green’s motel and drives down Dyer Road in Santa Ana. Reese walks back to his car to check his phone. There are two missed calls — and a text. She wants to get out. She will call when she’s ready. Group members grab one another’s hands, close their eyes and say a prayer for the woman in Room 156. Tonight, the pressure is on Reese and Brown, who will attempt to make what they call “the extraction.” Reese grabs two bags and leads Green toward the front lobby, walking briskly in front of her. “We’re all clear,” Reese says into the Bluetooth. That night, the woman stays at a hotel in Orange County. The next day, Reese takes her to church. The following day, she is on a Greyhound bus back to Arizona.
“I feel that improved technology has played a significant role in reducing accidents,” said Matthew Greve, a graduate student at RailTEC. “Traffic is up and accidents are down thanks to continued advances in both physical and logistical technologies,” he said. This grant will help fund the projects RailTEC and NURail undertake to continue their efforts toward railroad safety. Schmidt said RailTEC boasts one of the best railway education programs in the country. A goal of NURail is to prepare the next generation of railroad engineers.
“Traffic is up and accidents are down thanks to continued advances in both physical and logistical technologies.” MATTHEW GREVE
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work with the material, including grammar and vocabulary, ahead of time. “We don’t explain [grammar and vocabulary] in class anymore,” she said. “When they come to class, they are already familiar with it, and we can jump right in and talk about it.” Waters said she has noticed an
increase in students’ confidence since the change. Leslie Looney, associate professor of astronomy, said technology is bringing about “a golden age or a revolution in teaching.” He thinks technology makes little difference for higher-performing students, but it brings up the rest of the stu-
dents, giving them accessibility and a different perspective on topics easier and quicker than in the classroom. “It gives you more interest in learning,” he said. “It makes it more fun.”
Claire can be reached at hettngr2@dailyillini.com.
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Environmental sustainability creates rift between community, lawmakers
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May of this year, state Sens. Mike Frerichs and Chapin Rose, as well as state Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, stated their opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to increase oversight at the Clinton landfill. The oversight would have potentially inhibited, but not outright restricted, the dumping of PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, known carcinogens and cause of other adverse health effects, into the Mahomet Aquifer. Nearly all of the Champaign-Urbana community’s water comes from this aquifer, and the fear was that it could be contaminated by the landfill. Now, nearly five months later, Rep. Rodney Davis, R-13, is opposing an announcement made by the EPA to implement new standards for carbon emissions from new power plants, as previously reported by The Daily Illini. But the constant bellowing smoke and towering smokestacks arising from the Abbott Power Plant on the corner of Oak and Armory may not be the best representation of moving toward clean and sustainable energy. The fact that only three of the plant’s seven boilers are coal fired and that the University recently submitted a permit to burn more ecofriendly biomass fuels, however, shows that at the University and state levels, we are certainly trying to shy away from coal. Both oppositions to EPA proposals arise from a similar motive: to protect the community. There can’t be the chance of contaminating the community’s most relied upon water supply, and there can’t be a sudden termination of the coal industry when Illinois accounts for 5 percent of total U.S. coal production — a majority from the southern regions. But Rep. Davis has a rational point: The “war on coalâ€? will essentially hurt coal workers. What he leaves out is that this goal toward sustainable energy will consequently create new jobs in the sustainable energy industry down the road. Peter Whitney, junior in ACES and copresident of the UIUC Beyond Coal campaign, summed up Davis’ sentiments eloquently: â€œâ€Śit’s not a war on employees, it’s not a war on workers, it’s not a war on jobs. We’re trying to create more jobs, we’re trying to create a better future for everybody.â€? Whitney also has a point, and his words highlight the dissonance between the agenda of the University and that of Rep. Davis. Because registered student organizations, including Students for Environmental Concerns and UIUC Beyond Coal, have long been pushing for the University to pursue environmental sustainability and reduce or eliminate coal consumption. In 2008, the University signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, committing the campus to carbon neutrality by 2050. A few years later, the Illinois Climate Action Plan, complemented with support from UIUC Beyond Coal, declared that the Abbott Power Plant must cease burning coal by 2017 In early September, UIUC Beyond Coal addressed the issue of divestment, or removing financial support from harmful coal mining and utilities companies, to the University Board of Trustees. And earlier this month, according to the Daily Illini, the University received a perfect sustainability rating by the Princeton Review, which bases ratings on criteria such as waste practices, methods of transportation and sources of dining hall food. Rep. Davis’ mission may differ from that of the University, but we can’t forget the community Davis is representing: Champaign, Urbana and the University. His mission is to keep coal to keep jobs, as well as to make sure these proposed standards don’t crossover and apply to existing power plants, rather than just new ones. But our missions just aren’t the same. The community spoke when the EPA proposed increased oversight at the Clinton landfill. And our University — particularly our student organizations — spoke against Rep. Davis when he condemned new standards for power plants. Isn’t it time the missions of our community and the individuals representing our community align?
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Government shutdown a reflection of Republican obstinance ADAM SMITH Opinions columnist
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’ve reached my breaking point. I never thought I’d tire of covering the constant stream of drivel, ignorance and borderline racism that comes out of the Republican Party. No other political organization in the world has ever been so unintentionally entertaining as this current crop of conservatives. Remember when Rick Perry, during a crucial GOP primary debate in 2011, forgot the last of the three cabinet departments he’d eliminate if elected president — and concluded his allotted speaking time with a simple “oops?� Or when Mitt Romney — the owner of an honest-to-God car elevator — told a group of jobless Floridians that he, too, was unemployed? For a long time, this was humorous. Comedians like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have made fruitful careers out of the Republicans’ unending supply of idiotic soundbites. Now, though, I find myself unable to draw any entertainment value whatsoever from the GOP’s kooky antics. No longer is Mitch McConnell’s GalapagosAmerican heritage or Rand Paul’s ridiculously permed hair comical. No longer are Ted
than sit on the bench. So now the government is, for the first time in 17 years, largely closed for business. Do not — I repeat, do not — listen to the words of Tea Party hacks like Fox News’ Stuart Varney, who deemed the shutdown to be “not that big a deal.� Hey, Stuart? Go tell that to the millions of veterans who won’t be seeing their pension checks or disability payments anytime soon if the shutdown continues. Try consoling a lowincome single mother of three when she can’t pay for groceries because the USDA’s Women, Infants and Children program doesn’t have the money to give her a much-needed helping hand. If you find yourself unable to do so, just tell her everything will soon be OK, because your party is going to make sure that she can’t be covered under Medicaid either. Let’s not forget that the shutdown isn’t our lone GOP-instigated crisis. Recall the predicament we found ourselves in two years ago, when Republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling unless President Obama and congressional Democrats agreed to draconian budget cuts. We’re in the same situation again. Congress has nine days — nine days — to perform this once-routine legislative action, or the United States of America will have failed to pay its creditors on time for the first time in the country’s history. It is impossible to understate how disas-
The federal government is now shutdown, its future held hostage by a group of simple-minded reactionaries who just can’t stand the idea of losing. Cruz’s unprecedented levels of arrogance and outsized superiority complex chuckle-worthy. The federal government is now shutdown, its future held hostage by a group of simpleminded reactionaries who just can’t stand the idea of losing. This is most decidedly an unfunny situation. No matter how much they hate the Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare, aka the Compulsory Grandmother Euthanasia and Job Creator Relocation Act — there is absolutely nothing Republicans can do outside of extortion to prevent the possibility of people getting cheaper, better health care. They know this, of course. They know that the ACA was passed by both houses of Congress, signed into law by the president and upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. They know that when the American electorate was given a final choice between cheaper, better health care and a rich guy who liked to fire people, they picked cheaper, better health care because they’re not nearly as stupid as the Republicans would like to believe. Yet, for reasons beyond my comprehension, the furthest-right wing of the GOP still hasn’t come to terms with their undeniable legislative trouncing. They’re going to make sure the government’s ability to function remains crippled, unless, through some implausible act of God, Barack Obama agrees to repeal his signature presidential achievement. Instead of accepting defeat and making at least a passing attempt at solving our country’s health care crisis, they’re acting like the first grader who gets tagged out on the playground and runs away with the ball rather
trous a default would be. Almost immediately, the value of U.S. treasury bonds — widely considered to be the most stable investment in the world — would take a severe hit, traumatizing an already frail economy and potentially sending us into our second recession in less than a decade. The Republicans have already guaranteed the inevitability of economic Armageddon if their demands are not met. Speaker Boehner, whose power over his party has been all but usurped by the likes of Ted Cruz and Michele Bachmann, said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week� that default is “the path we’re on� if Democrats don’t allow for drastically reduced spending and a delay or repeal of Obamacare. Normally, this is when I’d call these people crazy. Normally, I’d brush the actions of Cruz and his ilk off as mere folly. Not this time. They promise injury to their constituents in the name of ideological purity. They govern not by fact or consensus, but by manufactured crisis after manufactured crisis. This must be the most obtuse, selfabsorbed and uncaring group of politicians in the history of self-governance. Call your Republican representatives and senators. Email them. Hell, send them a letter, because the Postal Service, luckily enough, is exempt from their shutdown. Tell them that while they’re busy fiddling a dirge about death panels and socialism and makers and takers, Rome is burning.
Adam is a sophomore in LAS. He can be reached at ajsmit11@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @hercules5.
here was a time when fans flocked to Illinois football games. A century ago, coach Robert C. Zuppke spearheaded the Illini, leading to an undefeated 1914 season, and the first of four national championships under Zuppke. Four thousand fans crammed into Illinois Field, which was located on Wright Street between University and Springfield Avenues. As the popularity of the team grew, the stadium was increased to a capacity of 17,000, but by the end of World War I, fans were still being turned away from games. And thus, the plans for Memorial Stadium were born. It was decided that a football stadium would best serve the University — and it would not be just a stadium, but a grand structure that would memorialize the fallen soldiers of WWI with their names inscribed on the 200 columns that support the stadium on its east and west sides. Students willingly forked over donations for the construction of the stadium — amounting to $700,000 from the undergraduate body alone. Nov. 3 will mark the 90th anniversary of the first game played in Memorial Stadium, in which Illinois defeated the University of Chicago, 7-0. And so much history has taken place in Memorial Stadium since then. A year later, on Oct. 18, 1924, which was the official dedication of the stadium, Memorial Stadium saw an amazing performance, which remains the greatest of its history: Harold E. “Red� Grange ran for five touchdowns and assisted in a sixth, leading Illinois to a 39-14 win over Michigan. He went on to play for the Chicago Bears, and his legacy led to a 12-foot statue of himself located in front of the west entrance of the stadium, along with the “The Grange Rock.�As of the current season, a tradition has emerged in which every player touches the rock before running onto the field. Chief Illiniwek made his first appearance on Oct. 30, 1926. He danced during halftime to the newly-written “March of the Illini,� and later two additional songs were added to create the “Three-In-One� drill, which Chief Illiniwek danced to with the Marching Illini. My parents tell tales of the ‘80s when Illini football was the talk of campus, the community and the state. Under coach Mike White, the team saw the largest crowds in Memorial Stadium history — reaching an all-time high of 78,297 on Sept. 8, 1984, when Illinois beat Missouri 30-24. Then, the stadium capacity was approximately 20,000 more than what it is now. Before the premium seating in the west stands was added in the 2008 renovations, the west stands mirrored the east upper balcony. My parents recalled the stadium roaring as the announcer revealed the attendance numbers to the crowd. Block-I was housed on the 40-yard line of the east stands, with the Marching Illini standing just south of them. The student section crowded into the east upper balcony. My dad recalls a time when a mini keg was snuck into the stadium and my mom remembers the students swaying back and forth, not just during “Hail to the Orange,� but to make the entire balcony sway, such that water (or more likely, beer) would slosh back and forth on the floor. Safety obviously wasn’t as much of a concern back then. In 2002, the Chicago Bears (whose colors were chosen by Bears founder and University alumnus George Halas), played all their home games in Memorial Stadium while Soldier Field was being renovated. A $121 million renovation completed in 2008 brought many additions to the stadium, including the north end zone stands, which now hold the Marching Illini and Block-I. In the current season, the largest crowd was 46,890 during the Illinois vs. Miami of Ohio game. The capacity of Memorial Stadium is 60,670. Illinois lost to Nebraska on Saturday in a stadium that had its 330th consecutive sell out — a streak that started in 1962. And the capacity of that stadium: 81,067. But I’d love to see a sold-out Memorial Stadium. Students, faculty, staff, families in the community — go to the Illinois football games. Don’t make Illinois’ record a reason not to go (however, our current record is already better than last season’s — something to be proud of). There is so much more than just football to experience at the games. Fill the seats and understand all that came before this time. Because when you understand, you truly become an Illini.
Kirsten is a junior in Media. She can be reached at kekellr2@dailyillini.com.
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League of Legends eSport draws crowd BRIAN YU Technograph editor
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Oct. 5, 13,000 people from all over the country filled the stands at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. However, they weren’t there to watch the L.A Lakers face off against another team in their home stadium. In fact, the two teams competing in Friday’s game weren’t even from the United States — they were from Korea and China. And the game they played wasn’t basketball; it was a multiplayer online battle arena video game called League of Legends. Before you roll your eyes and comment on how nerds should stay in their moms’ basements, it is time you realized that gaming tournaments like last Friday’s League of Legends Season 3 World Championships have now reached the size and scale of many major sports. The winner of the finals, Korea’s SK Telecom 1, won $1 million, while the runner-up, China’s Royal Club, also took home a sizeable amount: $250,000. Both of these teams beat out 12 other competitors from around the world, from Russia, Lithuania, Taiwan and the United States. This is far from a recent phenomenon, as last year’s Season 2 World Championships garnered over 8 million unique viewers on its online stream. Other games besides LOL, such as Call of Duty
and StarCraft, have had national competitions held by Major League Gaming since 2004. But despite the fact that there are full-time competitive gamers who make a living through sponsorships and tournament winnings, many people still view eSports as nothing but a passing fad. I’m not going to argue that eSports takes as much physical ability and talent as conventional sports; in fact, I think competitive video gaming should abandon the name altogether. But the fact remains that professional gamers put in just as much effort, if not more, into their game to improve their skills. Members of professional LOL teams live together and hold daily practices to prepare for tournaments and competitions. This year, Riot Games, the company behind LOL, started a championship series in the U.S. held over two 10-week splits of season play that ended in playoffs at the end of the spring and summer. Similar series were held in countries around the globe, and the winners of each of the playoffs were the ones that qualified for the World Championships. And it has been proven that an audience exists that is willing, even excited, to see them play. The weekly games during the North America League Championship Series drew up to 400,000 unique online viewers each week. Tickets to last Friday’s game were sold out within two hours and were subsequently made available on sites such as StubHub for several hundred dollars. Even companies have start-
ed to notice the trend. While most professional gaming teams were sponsored by computer and gaming accessory companies in the past, pro gaming has started to attract the attention of more mainstream brands. The LOL Season 3 World Championships were sponsored in part by American Express, and recently Riot Games, the company behind LOL, partnered up with Coke to create an amateur competition circuit. This sort of support has long existed in South Korea, which may explain why a South Korean team has placed in the top two at each year’s World Championships since LOL was introduced into the country. Major gaming events in South Korea are broadcast on television, with a professional StarCraft team sponsored by the Korean Air Force. Top players earn yearly salaries over six figures, not including tournament winnings. There were three teams from North America in the League of Legends Season 3 World Championships; none of them made it past the quarter finals. In fact, in none of the three World Championships so far has a North American team won. As a fan myself, this is heartbreaking, especially considering we created the game. But there’s always next year, and I believe that North American teams will finally rise and take the reputation of eSports with them.
Brian is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at brianyu1@ dailyillini.com.
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Youth sexual violence prevalent, study says BY MELISSA HEALY LOS ANGELES TIMES
Nearly 1 in 10 young Americans between ages 14 and 21 acknowledges having perpetrated an act of sexual violence at least once, and 4 percent of a nationally representative sample of American kids reported attempting or completing rape, a new study finds. While those most likely to report initiating unwanted sexual contact in their early to mid-teens were boys, girls were among the perpetrators as the age of respondents increased. Latino and African-American youths, and those from lowincome families, were less likely to have coerced another person to engage in sex than were whites and those from higher-income families, the study found. And among perpetrators of sexual violence, consumption of X-rated materials — specifically those depicting physical harm in the context of sex — was notably more common than it was among youths who did not report efforts to coerce or force someone else to engage in sex.The research, published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, appears to be first to gauge how widespread sexual violence is among Americans of high-school and college age. It was based on surveys conducted between October 2010
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and March 2012 with 1,062 people ages 14 to 21 who participated in a broader longitudinal study called “Growing Up With Media.� Drawing upon the U.S. Justice Department definitions of sexual violence, the authors of the latest research asked participants whether they had ever engaged in a wide range of behaviors, including kissing, touching, making an unwilling partner do something sexual or coercing or forcing someone who did not want to have sex to do so. That range of behavior might range from sexual harassment to rape, but is generally all defined as sexual violence. In all, 8 percent of those responding — 84 of 1,062 respondents — reported they had kissed, touched or made someone else do something sexual when they knew the person did not want to (characterized as “forced sexual contact�). About 3 percent reported they had gotten someone else to give in to sex when the perpetrator knew the other person did not want to (characterized as “coercive sex�). Also, 3 percent acknowledged attempting rape, meaning that he or she had been unable to force someone else to have sex. And 2 percent — a total of 18 individuals — said they had forced another person to have sex when they knew the per-
son did not want to, a completed rape. Coercive tactics, including arguing, pressuring, getting angry or making someone feel guilty, were most commonly reported by those who acknowledged attempted or completed rape. And the study found that 75 percent of the cases of sexual violence occurred in the context of a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. Ten of the respondents — just under 1 percent — acknowledged having threatened or used physical force to get someone to engage in sex. While vaginal sex was the most common form of forced or coerced sex sought, it was closely followed by oral sex. The study also found that perpetrators of sexual violence of all types were unlikely to accept responsibility for their acts. One in seven believed that he or she was “not at all responsible for what happened,� and almost 4 in 10 said they considered the victim somewhat or completely responsible for the reported incident. And only two of the respondents reported being arrested for the transgression. The study was conducted by Michele L. Ybarra of the Center for Innovative Public Health Research in San Clemente, Calif., and Kimberly Mitchell of the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center.
ing paint, and it is much more high-tech. After Geiken’s 20 years of directing and McCauley’s 15 years of volunteering — mostly in the old building — the new space “is like the Taj Majal compared to where we were before,� McCauley laughed. To raise money for their services, Geiken, Richardson and other volunteers have an annual Vintage Vinyl Sale in May, collecting and selling the community’s old records. Last year, Geiken said, they raised $16,000. “The virtue of the program speaks for itself,� McCauley said. “It’s such a good work for
the number of people who (listen to) it.� Overall, the IRR is the only program in town that provides a reading service for the print impaired, and more listeners are encouraged to utilize it, Geiken said. In addition, it’s just as rewarding for the volunteers who contribute to it. “There’s always something new to learn,� Richardson said. “So it’s a win-win, helping other people and learning at the same time.�
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“Phi Sigma Sigma is committed to providing hands-on support to our newest chapters so that they have a strong foundation for the future,� said Bianca Fazzina, director of recruitment and extension. “Starting a new sorority and laying groundwork is a wonderful opportunity for the women at the University of
Illinois.� In early December, the women will be initiated into the sorority, and next year, the Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma will once again have an established home on the University campus.
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THE POWER OF SPEECH Volunteers lend their voices to the ‘print impaired listening audience’ BY REEMA ABI-AKAR
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or 35 years, volunteer readers in Champaign-Urbana have been lending their voices to the local visually and print-impaired community. The Illinois Radio Reader program provides a 24-hour stream of read-aloud local publications, as well as special radios for these individuals to listen through at no charge. “The Radio Reader program is a statewide organization,� said Deane Geiken, director of the IRR, a service of Illinois Public Media. “We provide the reading of local newspapers, books, mag-
azines, periodicals, things of interest that would be of either interest or help to what we call the ‘print impaired’ listening audience.� People who are print impaired could be blind, partially blind or in a condition where they cannot easily read, gain access to a newspaper or leave their house to do so. “The majority of our listeners are probably 55 and older because they have developed vision loss due to age-related issues: macular degeneration, diabetes, things like that,� Geiken said. Listeners can receive this free broadcast via three different mediums: radio, Internet and mobile phone. If they call the IRR, the program will deliver free radios that are specially tuned to the Radio Reader’s transmission. If the listener is technologically savvy, he or she can access the stream online via the IRR website or on their mobile phone through the iBlink Radio app for Apple or Android phones. So far, the IRR has more than 70 volunteers, and it broadcasts to about 600
people. The broadcast spans 12 to 15 counties (or portions of them), including cities like Bloomington, Decatur, Vermillion and Mattoon. The volunteers range from retirees to University students. Each volunteer comes to IRR’s Campbell Hall location and records their reading a couple of hours before airtime. The average volunteer reads for a half hour or an hour, while others can read for longer if they choose. Ruth McCauley, a retired University employee, has been contributing her time and voice to the IRR’s listeners for about 15 years. “Where I had been in Texas, I was reading to a visually impaired woman, just directly in her home,� McCauley said. “I’d go to her home once a week and read for four hours ... so when I got here (to Illinois), I wanted to do the same thing. I couldn’t find a way to get hooked up oneon-one with a person, but I heard about Radio Reader, and this is a way to help people read a variety of things.� McCauley began reading once a week at the IRR, but increased her time to twice a week after she retired. She reads newspapers like the Decatur Herald &
Review and the News-Gazette, and she also reads books. The IRR also provides the readings of the Bloomington Pantagraph, the Danville Commercial-News and other periodicals, such as magazines. “We also take cues from listeners,� Geiken said. “One of the most listened parts of the programming, and I know it sounds odd, are the grocery store ads. Whether you’re blind or not, you still need to be able to save money.� The IRR broadcasts up to 17 scheduled hours of local readings in one day, and fills up the other seven hours with another network feed. In the early morning and through the night, the program borrows from the Talking Information Center, based in Marshfield, Mass. This service, like the IRR, provides the reading of publications to the print impaired — but from national papers, such as USA Today, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Cedric Richardson grew up in a family dedicated to volunteering, so contributing to the community is an ordinary thing for him. He has been reading for the IRR for four years now. “I previously did pretty much
If you or someone you know is visually or print impaired and would like to use the IRR’s free service, contact Deane Geiken at 217-3336503 or visit will.illinois. edu/illinoisradioreader. The program is always looking for new listeners. the same thing in New York, in Buffalo, for the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service,� he said. “I didn’t know it was a big network ... where you can pretty much find it wherever you live.� There are more than 100 similar radio reading services throughout the country, with 11 in Illinois, Geiken said. Each one is staffed by volunteers like McCauley and Richardson. “I always fancied myself as sort of a news reporter type guy,� Richardson said. “That would have been my nice dream to take journalism — be a world correspondent.� World correspondent or not, he still takes great pleasure in reading for the IRR here in town. Before the IRR moved to its
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“We also take cues from listeners. One of the most listened parts of the programming, and I know it sounds odd, are the grocery store ads. Whether you’re blind or not, you still need to be able to save money.� DEANE GEIKEN DIRECTOR OF IRR
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Deane Geiken, in his 20th year as director of the WILL Reader Service program, sets up real-time broadcasts on Thursday at the WILL radio station.
Phi Sigma Sigma welcomes 200 new members BY ALICE SMELYANSKY STAFF WRITER
In 1923, the Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma was founded at the University. On Sunday, just under 200 women accepted bids from Phi Sigma Sigma, re-establishing a tradition that began almost a century ago and marking their first pledge class after a three-year hiatus. “When Phi Sigma Sigma left campus, we worked closely with the college’s Panhellenic (Council) to plan for our return this fall, just in time for Phi Sigma Sigma’s 100th year anniversary,�
said Michelle Ardern, executive director of Phi Sigma Sigma. “It is truly a wonderful time to be a Phi Sigma Sigma member.� To join the sorority, potential new members went through a unique recruitment process. On Sept. 29, the colonization kickoff took place at David Kinley Hall, where women learned more about Phi Sigma Sigma and colonization week. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, the colonization team held personal interviews with women interested in membership. Selected women were then invited to meet Phi Sigma Sigma
sisters from Illinois State University on Oct. 4. The next day, the women participated in a preference party at the Illini Union. On Sunday, which was Phi Sigma Sigma’s Bid Day, those who were chosen for the sorority celebrated their acceptance at the Illini Union. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to be a part of a brand new sisterhood and create a group based on what we all want as a group together,� said Lindsay Goldstein, junior in Media and Illini Media employee. “We all get to be our own lead-
ers together.� Joining the sisterhood had special meaning for Goldstein, who left campus last fall after doctors discovered she had a cancerous tumor. After three rounds of chemotherapy, Goldstein went into remission last February. “I get a second chance at a real college experience, and hopefully now that I’m in a sorority, it will feel even more complete,� she said. Goldstein is also a triple-legacy of Phi Sigma Sigma, and will continue her own family’s tradition as a member of the sisterhood.
Annie Golminski, sophomore in DGS and transfer student from Sacred Heart University, is ready to make Phi Sigma Sigma a home for the founding members of the Theta chapter. As a sister from the Iota Nu chapter at Sacred Heart University, she is looking forward to showing the new girls what being in a sorority really means, she said. “Phi Sig to me was where I found my niche last year,� Golminski said. “It felt like home and that each and every one of us was a Phi Sig for a reason, and I really hope that is exactly how it is at U
of I as well.� Now that the chapter has its founders, it will participate in a six-week new member program facilitated by the consultant team, which consists of members from Phi Sigma Sigma chapters throughout the nation. In addition, there is a full calendar of events planned, including a sisterhood retreat, Homecoming activities and a barn dance. By next fall, chapter members will also return to living at 902 S. Second St., the current Phi
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Illini’s 2nd bye week might be bad timing Team will hopefully use time to improve, refocus ELIOT SILL Sports editor
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fter Nebraska ensured Illinois’ conference losing streak would extend to 15 games, a week to regroup seems like a good idea. The last time Illinois lost, versus Washington, it used a bye week to regain composure and pummel a miserable Miami (Ohio) team that has since fired its head coach after losing again and reaching 0-5. But this time is a different situation. And maybe a bye week isn’t so great. The Illini fell to the Cornhuskers 39-19. It wasn’t quite that close, either. Regardless, it was the second highest offensive output in a Big Ten game from the Orange and Blue since the streak began in 2011. Illinois scored 22 points in a 30-point loss to Ohio State last season. It wasn’t by any means an encouraging outing — after all, it fell way short of the 36 points per game average and was a season low for points — but it wasn’t miserable, either. The defense was as bad as ever, unable to be masked by an explosive offense. Tims Beckman and Banks have promised improvement in the areas that need it most, but the pace at which the Illini are learning hasn’t been fast enough. Offens-
es are learning and improving, too. And coaches. And fans! We’ll all be better at football by the end of November. The bye week will be a chance to get better and work on fundamentals such as tackling and not giving opposing receivers a 6-yard radius in which to operate. But practicing against people that need to believe you’ve gotten better won’t help as much as playing in real games against teams that want to embarrass you. The more your problems are exposed and embarrassed, the more you work to overcome those difficulties — as long as you’re competitive. In 2012, there was no reason for anyone to get better because Illinois wasn’t winning more than two games no matter who gave extra effort. This year’s offense, however, gives the defense a reason to go further in its preparation. Defenses and offenses get by on not letting each other down, and picking each other up when failures occur. A bye week doesn’t lend itself to failure and, therefore, to getting picked up. The Illini are on a two-year plan. Of the top 10 offensive playmakers list I made last week, five are returning, including running backs Donovonn Young and Josh Ferguson. Wes Lunt and Aaron Bailey will run the offense in Nathan Scheelhaase’s stead, and life will go on. The Illini defense will graduate
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Illinois head coach Tim Beckman looks on during the Illini’s 42-34 win over Southern Illinois at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 31. just two regular contributors. You play to win the game each week, but this year Illinois should be playing to get better. And of course the Illini are going to have two bye weeks, but to have one now stunts the learning process at a time when it’s critical for the Illini to play, and to not spend too much time thinking. The loss to Washington was an encouraging loss in that it wasn’t an Arizona State-caliber blowout. The Illini hung tough. Illinois’ performance against Washington was its best indication that it could succeed against Nebraska. Missed opportunities prevented Illinois from winning at Soldier Field. The Huskers, however, exposed some problems that can’t be resolved by opportunism. They exposed some problems that may not get resolved this season. They may have exposed the futility of the season, which we knew existed
to some extent, but never so definitely. That’s not something you want to spend two weeks mulling over. If Illinois knows what’s good for it this week, it should try not to think too much. Don’t think about how the game had “it’s over� moments in all four quarters. Most of all, don’t think about Ameer Abdullah. Don’t think about trying to stop years of Big Ten losses against Wisconsin or against Michigan State. Or the two-game road trip that follows. Or finishing the season against Ohio State and Northwestern. Don’t even think about the cupcake game against Purdue in between. Last time Illinois had a bye week, it had imminent success to think about. It had beating Miami to look forward to, besting last year’s win total in September, improving on its weaknesses, heading into conference
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I liked ranking Illinois’ 10 best playmakers last week, so I’ve decided to make it a tradition. I’ll be updating this list after each Illinois game with explanations of varying lengths to accompany it. 10. Matt LaCosse — The 10th spot could be either LaCosse or Evan Wilson. This weekend, it was LaCosse. 9. Aaron Bailey 8. Nathan Scheelhaase — More unplanned runs Saturday, shades of the old Nate — a good and bad thing. 7. Steve Hull — One of many receivers absent in Saturday’s game. 6. Donovonn Young — He’s fitting more into his role with each game.
5. Jon Davis 4. Miles Osei 3. Martize Barr — Faltered a little bit on the Big Ten stage, but he’ll have two weeks to prepare a rebuttal. Scheelhaase trusts him as a target, and he’s now second to Ferguson on the team in receptions. 2. Ryan Lankford — Zero catches for “Lank� on the weekend, but that doesn’t mean he’s no playmaker. It simply is one of the reasons Illinois had its season-low output offensively. 1. Josh Ferguson — Bad week for Illinois, but still a good week for Ferguson. The more he gets the ball in space, the better off Illinois will be.
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Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini football staff ranks the football teams in the Big Ten 1-12 and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.
1. Ohio State (last week: 1)
2. Michigan (T3)
3. Northwestern (2)
Oh so close. The Wildcats hung with Ohio State the entire game and it was close despite a late touchdown on a desperation play which made the score imply otherwise. Northwestern used a two-quarterback system, alternating between Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian throughout the game and both were sharp. Colter didn’t throw a single incompletion and Siemian tossed two touchdowns and 245 yards on only 18 attempts. It wasn’t enough, though, as the Wildcats were only able to stop Ohio State when the Buckeyes stopped themselves. Even with Braxton Miller not looking like himself, Ohio State racked up 451 yards and scored when they needed to late in the game. The schedule doesn’t get easier for Northwestern, though. A trip to Madison next week can be a statement bounce back game or further snowball missed opportunities.
4. Wisconsin (T3)
7. Indiana (11)
5. Nebraska (5)
6. Michigan State (6)
The Hoosiers made history Saturday by earning their first-ever victory against conference foe Penn State. Indiana utilized a strong fourth quarter — outscoring the Nittany Lions 23-7 in the final frame to earn a 44-24 victory. Indiana has never had trouble moving the ball with Nate Sudfeld under center, but it was the Hoosier defense that registered two fourth-down stops and a safety in the fourth quarter to seal the game. With a 3-2 record, Indiana is still not a lock for a bowl game, but Saturday’s victory was a must-have if the Hoosiers want to be bowling at the end of the year.
This past Saturday’s game against Nebraska was the first real test for the Illini, and they flunked it. The surprisingly upstart offense stalled in windy conditions and the defense continued to be porous, especially against the run. Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase had his worst game of the season with 135 yards passing and no touchdowns. Whenever Nebraska brought pressure with the blitz, the senior couldn’t take advantage of man coverage in the secondary, and it kept the Illini off the board. The conference loss marks the 15th consecutive Big Ten loss for Illinois, and the Orange and Blue have a bye week to regroup before a nighttime showdown with Wisconsin on Oct. 19.
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Illinois' Jannelle Flaws scores a goal during the game against Nebraska at Illini Track and Soccer Stadium on Sept. 29. The Illini lost 3-2.
Soccer searches for answers behind three straight losses Team blames communication; coach blames execution BY ALEX ORTIZ STAFF WRITER
The Illinois soccer team’s focus in practice this week was communication. Over the weekend, there was a noted improvement in communication, but that development, especially with a number of young players, is still a work in progress. “I think we did better (in communicating),� senior defender Kassidy Brown said. “On Saturday night we talked as a group that we need to even just communicate earlier. I think it’s getting better, but there’s definitely (some room) for improvement,
but I think it’s like a main focal point for us to work on.� It wasn’t just the anticipatory aspect of the game though, head coach Janet Rayfield noted. Execution on the field was lacking for the Illini in the two matches last weekend. On Friday, Rayfield acknowledged the defense did “OK,� but that fatigue did get to some players Sunday. While the weather Sunday was also difficult, both players and coaches were loath to put blame on the conditions. Combine that with the doubt that Rayfield said she noticed creeping up on the team, and it made
for a disappointing weekend for Illinois. “We struggled to maintain a rhythm,� Rayfield said. “Again, the first 20 minutes (of the Indiana match) I thought our rhythm was good, but we got to sustain that, and we got to sustain the execution through our fatigue and sustain our confidence.� Illinois’ confidence notably fluctuated in the match against Indiana. Like multiple times this season, the Illini took a quick lead and started to relax on defense, and Indiana capitalized.
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ome of the most successful athletes at the University of Illinois are not household names. They aren’t members of a varsity sport, and most students have probably never heard of them. But they’re there, under the surface, winning Olympic medals while we bemoan the short-
comings of the football team and wonder how many cups of coffee John Groce drinks every morning. Members of Illinois’ wheelchair track and basketball teams have been dominating collegiate, national and international competition for years now. For the track team this is largely due to the impressive efforts and experience of head coaches Adam Bleakney, and coaching legend Marty Morse before him.
Coaching is key A dirt bike accident left Morse paralyzed from the waist down when he was 21 years old. After a long and rigorous rehabilitation process, the Maryland native went on to receive his undergraduate and graduate degrees in kinesiology at Illinois while developing a passion for wheelchair sports. The goal was to learn how and why the body works. After suffering his accident in 1975,
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Packers’ Cobb makes 67-yard run against Lions BY BOB MCGINN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
GREEN BAY, Wis. — By rights, the Green Bay Packers really shouldn’t be exposing Randall Cobb as a running back. If Jordy Nelson, James Jones or Cobb goes down, the gap between them and Jarrett Boykin, the only other wide receiver on the roster, is a mile long. But when his Green Bay Packers were going nowhere fast Sunday at Lambeau Field, coach Mike McCarthy rolled the dice midway through the third quarter of a 6-3 game by beginning a series with Cobb instead of Eddie Lacy or Johnathan Franklin. Cobb’s 67-yard run — on just his fourth backfield snap of the season — flipped the complexion of an early NFC North Division showdown that ended up being won handily by the Packers, 22-9, over the Detroit Lions. “We were talking about it on the sidelines,” tackle David Bakhtiari said. “We needed to get a spark and open up. He (Cobb) is the one that we were talking about. He answered the call. He’s a hell of a player.” In one of the most shocking deactivations before a Packers game in years, the Lions decided after a midmorning workout that Calvin Johnson wouldn’t dress because of a sore knee. “When you miss the greatest wide receiver in NFL history,” said one of his replacements, Kris Durham, “it will have an impact.” Johnson’s absence, however, had nothing to do with the stubborn defense ably coordinated by Gun-
ther Cunningham. Despite permitting the Packers to mount drives of 15, 12 and nine plays, the Lions forced them to settle for just two Mason Crosby field goals in the first half. Through trial and error since 2009, Cunningham has found the best way to play the Packers was two-high safeties, soft corners and a furious four-man rush. Before the Packers began that momentum-turning series from their 11, they had gained merely 163 yards in 40 plays (4.1). The longest gain was 25 yards. After that, the Packers ran 24 plays for 286 yards. Basically neutered on offense without Johnson and Nate Burleson, their No. 2 wide receiver, the Lions were just trying to hang around and maybe spring the upset through a lucky bounce or an official’s call. Stranger things have happened. Then McCarthy made his canny substitution, Cobb worked his magic and the Packers improved to 2-2, one-half game behind division co-leaders Detroit and Chicago. “We didn’t want to go to 1-3,” said guard T.J. Lang. “We didn’t want to go into that hole. You have to take advantage of your home games and you have to win your division games.” Counting playoffs, Green Bay is 18-2 at Lambeau in the last 2{ seasons. McCarthy is 14-1 against the Lions, including 8-1 against coach Jim Schwartz. “Very pleased with the victory today,” said McCarthy. “Great to be back home.”
Featuring Eddie Lacy for injured James Starks, the Packers’ ground game had been 19 carries for a ho-hum 67 yards (3.5) when Cobb set up just to Aaron Rodgers’ left in a shotgun formation. The 67-yard rush, longest by a Packer since Brandon Jackson went for 71 in Game 5 of 2010, represented 37 percent of the 180yard rushing haul. It gave the Packers an average of 167 yards in the last three games, and 141 for the season. How rare is this for Green Bay? Since ranking third in rushing with an average of 159.9 in 2003, the Packers’ best mark has been 119.3 in ‘04. McCarthy’s highwater mark was 117.8 in ‘09. “I like our run game right now,” fullback John Kuhn said. “We made a conscious effort this week of really trying to have ball control...so the defense could rest a little bit. “I thought we did what we went out there to do. We just have to finish a little bit better and the score is 30 or 40 instead of 22.” Cobb’s explosive run set up the third of Crosby’s five field goals. Then, when Delmas blew a coverage and jumped Cobb inside, Rodgers found James Jones deep for 83 and the first touchdown on the MARK HOFFMAN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE next series. Later, with Cunningham forced Green Bay Packers M.D. Jennings (43) stops Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush (21) for a three-yard out of conservative mode and loss during the fourth quarter on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions, 22-9. sending an eighth defender into the box, a Rodgers-to-Jones con- a fourth receiver option there. If find themselves trailing just six tant come November and Decemnection for 39 set up a closing field they’re going to play a lot of high teams in the NFC, and only two ber for us to make the kind of run goal. safeties and stay in two-high or roll (New Orleans, Seattle) have fewer we want,” said Rodgers. “We had “We are a spread offense...a down late, we’re going to make you than two losses. some setbacks on defense today three-receiver offense,” said Rod- tackle a 230-pound back (Lacy).” “The health of this football ... the next guy’s got to step up gers. “Jermichael (Finley) adds Now the Packers, even at .500, team is going to be very impor- and play well.”
The sweet taste of victory
Drew Brees leaves Chicago a winner BY FRED MITCHELL CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO — Drew Brees fi nally left Chicago with a lovely parting gift — a victory over the Bears. “It’s about that time,” Brees said after the Saints remained undefeated with a 26-18 victory at Soldier Field. “Man, we’ve come up here quite a few times and in some big games, and unfortunately we were never able to walk away with a victory,” he said. “In ‘06, SCOTT STRAZZANTE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE ‘07 and ‘08 ... in three consecutive New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees congratulates Saints’ Pierre Thomas on his 2nd-quarter touchdown years ... we’ve been waiting for reception against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday. that opportunity to come back.” Brees was calm, calculated, giving its offense opportunities, and two touchdowns. 2011. efficient, and at the proper times it’s making you get impatient. “This is back home for me,” Asked about his bevy of receivassertive Sunday as he complet“So we knew what the formu- said Thomas, who played at T.F. ing weapons, Brees, with a huge ed 29 of 35 passes for 288 yards la coming into this game was: to South and Illinois. “When I’m smile, said, “It’s great. I’m not and two touchdowns. His passer remain patient, to run the foot- back here, I think about friends, complaining. It’s a tough job ball effectively, to be very effi- family, teachers, coaches, peo- at times for the game planners rating was 120.0. “You know this, whenever you cient in the passing game and to ple who helped me get where I because you are trying to give come up here, this is a great foot- take care of the football. That’s am now.” everybody opportunities to make ball team,” Brees said. “Great priority No. 1. We were able to do Tight end Jimmy Graham plays. And there’s only one ball defense, it has been a great all of those things, and that’s why had 10 catches for 135 yards. He and a lot of guys that deserve to defense for a long time. It’s a very we won ... and great defense.” matched an NFL record for a have opportunities. prideful bunch, as consistent a “One thing about our offense Brees targeted nine receivers tight end with his fourth straight defense as there is. You know and connected with six of them. 100-yard receiving game. Tony ... you never know whose day it what their formula is for win- Running back Pierre Thomas Gonzalez fi rst set the mark in is going to be. ... That’s the way ning. It’s taking the ball away, it’s caught nine passes for 55 yards 2000, and Graham matched it in our offense operates.
Disappointing loss for Bears against New Orleans Saints BY DAN WIEDERER CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO — The stat sheet didn’t appear overly disconcerting. In a 26-18 loss to the Saints on Sunday, the Bears offense racked up 434 yards, its largest output all season and 87 more than the high-powered Saints. Quarterback Jay Cutler threw for 358 yards, his most since the 2010 season opener. He also had two touchdown passes and no interceptions. And the Bears averaged 5.2 yards per rush against a vulnerable Saints defense. Nice day, right? Not quite. To focus only on the numbers without recognizing the array of breakdowns that plagued the Bears in Sunday’s loss would be taking two fists of fool’s gold into Week 6. That much was obvious to Bears coach Marc Trestman after his fi lm study of an offensive performance he labeled “totally unacceptable.” The woes seemed most maddening through the fi rst five possessions, a stretch during which the Bears surrendered three sacks, lost a fumble, picked up only two fi rst downs and never pushed the ball past their own 35. That’s a recipe for the 13-0 deficit that smothered the Bears. “It was one guy here, one guy there; we just were not clean,” Trestman said. “And it just did not correlate to the way we practiced.”
The early wave of malfunctions started with a dropped pitch by running back Matt Forte on the opening play, an error that led to a loss of 10 yards and stalled the fi rst drive. And the basic breakdowns in fundamentals, awareness and decision-making continued. Earl Bennett dropped an easy fourth-down catch in the fourth quarter, killing a 13-play march. Throughout a statistically productive day, Cutler himself was far from error-free. Cutler missed his share of throws Sunday, darting one pass too low for an open Brandon Marshall in the second quarter and miscommunicating with tight end Dante Rosario before another second-quarter incompletion. Cutler also opted out of two shotgun running plays. He turned one into a 12-yard keeper, producing a first down. But on a fi rst-and-goal from the Saints’ 4 in the third quarter, Cutler decided not to deliver an inside handoff to Forte, opting instead to throw the ball out of the end zone. That ad-lib left Kyle Long plowing through run block responsibilities and exposed for an ineligible-man-downfield penalty. After three subsequent incompletions, the Bears walked away from a promising drive with only a field goal. It was another costly and clunky offensive misstep on a day full of them.
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UW’s wide receiver works to realize dream
Grad students: Take advantage of sports activities on campus alty is with your undergraduate University. (You live in the cornfields now, get over it.) You’ve never been a sports person. (It’s never too late to give something a try.) You’re too old for this. (I’m not saying you have to start tailgating at six in the morning, though cheers if you do.) Undergraduates scare you. (It’s OK, you don’t have to sit by them.) The list can go on and on, but face the facts. Not that much harm will be done by taking a few hours off and attending a football game once in a while. If anything, attending a sporting event will be something you can cross off your bucket list. Or maybe you’ll find a passion you never knew you had and a way to ease the constant stress of grad school. Maybe you’ll be the next person who paints up in orange for every game and never misses an event. Illinois sports may not always have the best teams or athletes, but there is a long-standing history of success and tradition. This is your chance to be a part of that tradition. There are 19 Division I teams here, in addition to more than 70 listed athletic and recreation activities on campus. Graduate students make up roughly a fourth of the student population at Illinois. It’s not just the undergraduates’ jobs to show support for their University; you can pick up some of the slack. Graduate school may only be one, or two or five years of your life. Don’t let it be a time where you missed out on every opportunity to see the outside world because you spent every hour of every weekend holed up in your lab. Let’s face it: a full night’s sleep is never going to happen anyway. Sincerely, “Yourgraduatestudentfriendwhoonlyhastimetowriteabimonthlycolumnbecauseofgradschoolbutstilldoesitbecausesportsareworthit.�
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Jared Abbrederis’ goal is to play ball with the pros
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ear hypothetical graduate student, I know it’s the middle of the semester; you’re tired, behind and overworked. I know you probably have a pile of readings you never even started, a mountain of research you’re attempting to avoid and a calendar so packed you avoid looking at it. It’s questionable when was the last time you had a decent meal, a shower or a full night’s sleep. I’m there myself, and it’s not very pretty. But I’m here to remind you of one more thing that you should be doing with your life. Did you know that there is a gigantic campus outside of the four walls you’re confi ned in every day? Or that there are quads and fields and tennis courts? Or that you can attend sporting events at all these locations for free or reduced prices? You’re at a Big Ten school for your graduate education, and with that comes Big Ten athletics right in front of you. We’re talking volleyball, football, basketball and even gymnastics — teams that have some of the best athletes in the nation, athletes who can realistically make it big. Yes there’s also the ones that will never make it big, too, but that’s life. It’s OK to step out of that graduate student bubble and show a little school spirit once in a while. Attend a football game — and not just a tailgate. Or take a moment to read about the sporting events on campus. You could go to a swim meet, a cross country meet, even a tennis match. If you’re feeling really ambitious, you could even join Illini Pride, the student fan organization for Illini athletics. I know you have an excuse list a mile long: There are a million other things you could be doing. (But really, how much time do you spend on NetFlix a day?) You just don’t care. (That doesn’t mean it can’t help to enter the sunlight every once in a while.) Your loy-
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MADISON, Wis. — About 18 years have passed since a young boy growing up in Wautoma, Wis., fi rst shared with his mom what sounded like an implausible dream. “I remember this as clear as if it was yesterday,� Lisa Abbrederis, 46, said by phone from the family home in Wautoma. “He was about 4{ and I was putting him to bed. And usually I sit and talk to the kids and pray with them before they’d go to bed. “I was ready to leave the room and he said: ‘Mom, you know what I want to be when I grow up?’� Lisa Abbrederis turned and asked Jared Abbrederis, the youngest of her three children, to open his heart. “He said: ‘I want to be a pro football player,’� she said. “I just looked at him and said ‘Jared, you just work at it and you can do it...’ “He was such a little squirt.� That little squirt, now 22, is a fi fth-year senior at Wisconsin, carries 190 pounds on his wiry 6-foot-2 frame, is one of the top receivers in the Big Ten and appears talented enough to realize his dream sometime next year. “He’s the full package,� Badgers coach Gary Andersen said. “He understands zone coverages. He’s going to get into the holes. He’s very talented when it comes to catching contested balls. Jared is not deceptively fast. Jared is fast.... “So all those things combined, and then his ability to be able to get into man coverage. You can see it when he gets into guys, leans, gets himself back off. He just has a great feel of breaking off routes to cause separation.� So how does a 4-year-old boy growing up in Wautoma decide he wants to play professional football? He watches the Green Bay Packers, week after week, with the family. “His mom is a Packer freak,� said Jared’s father, 46-year-old Scott Abbrederis. “She loves the Packers.� Jared Abbrederis does, too. “I’d watch them on Sundays and then I’d go outside and play with my buddies or throw the football with my dad,� he said. Jared Abbrederis, who has been married for 14 months, is on the cusp of realizing that
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Wisconsin’s Jared Abbrederis hauls in a 47-yard touchdown pass against the University of Texas-El Paso at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, September 22, 2012. Wisconsin defeated UTEP, 37-26 dream he shared with his mother as a child. With UW (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) in the fi rst of two bye weeks in October, Abbrederis entered the week fi fth in the nation in receiving yards (572) and 11th in receiving yards per game (114.4). Going against one of the better cornerbacks in the nation in Ohio State’s Bradley Roby, Abbrederis had 10 catches for 207 yards and a touchdown. The journey from his bedroom in Wautoma to the UW campus has been fi lled with physical pain, disappointment, perseverance, triumph and, through it all, humility. Abbrederis competed in football, track and field and wrestling in high school. He was moved from wide receiver to quarterback as a freshman after the team’s starter was injured. Abbrederis weighed about 160 pounds as a sophomore and in October of that season his right leg was crushed by an opposing lineman. “He gets hit by a 300-pound D-lineman,� said former Wautoma coach Dennis Moon, who works for Bigger Faster Stronger, which specializes in high school athletic weight training. “He tore his ACL and his femur was broken off. He was done for the season.� According to Moon, Abbrederis was still using a wheelchair when classes resumed after winter break. “But he started training shortly after that,� he said. “Lo and behold by May the kid qualifies for the state track meet in the hurdles. That was unheard of. “Right there I knew there was something special. I thought nobody does this kind of stuff.� Abbrederis didn’t follow to the letter the orders of his doctor. “The doctor wasn’t sure if I was going to play again,� he said before proceeding to downplay the seriousness of the injuries. “My ACL just pulled off the bone. Luckily
it wasn’t really torn. They just had to sew it back on. I mean, it was a bad injury... “But I came back six months from the surgery.� Abbrederis doesn’t believe in boasting. He also doesn’t complain about trying times, such as the uncomfortable situation he experienced at UW in 2011. After catching 20 passes for 289 yards as a redshirt freshman in 2010, Abbrederis was told he would be put on scholarship for the 2011 season. However, he learned that wasn’t going to happen after UW added quarterback Russell Wilson, who transferred during the summer from North Carolina State. “And even at that, he wasn’t upset about it,� said Lisa Abbrederis, adding the family had to scramble that fall to deal with the fi nancial ramifications. “He said if Russell is good for the team...whatever is going to help the team win, he is all about it.� With Wilson leading Wisconsin to the 2011 Big Ten title and the Rose Bowl, Abbrederis caught 55 passes for 933 yards and eight touchdowns and was placed on scholarship in January 2012. He led the Badgers in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in 2012 and is on pace to do so again. Yet you never hear him talking about his individual accomplishments. “His mother and I have talked to him about being humble and having humility,� Scott Abbrederis said. “Win with humility and lose with pride. There is a lot to be said for that.� Whether playing quarterback in high school or wide receiver at UW, Abbrederis has been better than his opponent on most days. Now 18 years after a boy not yet 5 shared his aspirations with his mom, an NFL career looks more like a certainty than a dream.
Emily is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She can be reached at bayci1@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyBayci.
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play with a 3-1 record. This week, there’s not so much sunshine. We won’t know how Illinois handled its first demoralizing defeat of the season until the lights of Memorial Stadium shut off after the Oct. 19 contest against Wisconsin. If the Illini think too much and handle it poorly, you could see the season start to head in reverse.
Morse dedicated his life to figuring out ways to help himself and others like him succeed. In his 23 years at Illinois, Morse left a legacy of innovation and accomplishment, coaching athletes such as Jean Driscoll and Adam Bleakney — who would be Morse’s successor — to gold and silver medals at the Paralympics in Barcelona in 1992 and Athens in 2004, respectively. Bleakney replaced his friend and mentor as head coach of Illinois’ wheelchair track team when Morse retired in 2006. He continued to grow the program, which is technically under The Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services, or DRES.
Eliot is a senior in Media. He can be reached at sill2@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @EliotTweet.
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SOCCER “As soon as we scored (the first goal), we took a deep breath,” Brown said. “Maybe we took too big of a deep breath, and we (got) caught on our heels.” Brown said the defenders didn’t think Indiana’s Jordan Woolums could score on the header she tied the game with, but she did. From there, Illinois’ confidence seemed to have plummeted and the game was lost. “As we struggled with that, Indiana sort of found their rhythm and their confidence,” Rayfield said. “And as I said earlier (Sunday), we lost the battle for confidence.”
Flaws remains atop Big Ten in goals Junior forward Jannelle Flaws scored her 13th goal of the season against Indiana. With the goal, Flaws is still tied with Penn State’s Maya Hayes for the most goals in the Big Ten through 13 matches. Flaws has accomplished this due, in part, to her consistently playing all 90 minutes in recent matches. The last time she was subbed out of a match and did not play 90 minutes was back on Sep. 15 against Florida International. It’s not often that a forward plays so many minutes in the college game, but the responsibility and even the effect on her body is not what Flaws takes from having this much playing time. “I think (the coaches) keeping me on for that long has definitely given me confidence (with) my fitness that I am able to play a 90-minute game,” Flaws said. “Just to keep encouraging me to keep doing what I’m doing and find the goal; find the net; and just be dangerous on offense.” Like many college athletes, Flaws has not gone through the season totally unscathed. After many practices and games, she has to apply ice to her legs to keep them fresh for the next match. But she doesn’t feel it’s something to worry too much about. “My body is obviously a little sore,” Flaws said. “But nothing to hold me back from not pushing forward and keep improving.”
DiBernardo’s absence still hangs over team. On Sept. 27 against Iowa, senior midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo left the game with a knee sprain. For last weekend’s matches, she was a game-time decision but sat out both matches. DiBernardo has missed four matches overall this season, three due to injury. “(I) certainly feel like she’s making progress,” Rayfield said. “And we’ll see how the week goes, but with Vanessa and the other players who were out this weekend, certainly that’s a medical decision, and if they were capable of playing, certainly our medical staff (would have) cleared them to play. “We’ll go at it again this week and see how they are and hopefully get those players cleared to play next weekend.”
Alex can be reached at ajortiz2@dailyillini.com and @AlexOrtiz2334.
Illinois setting the bar One of the reasons Illinois is one of the most disability-
friendly campuses in the nation is because of the constant support given to the wheelchair track and basketball programs. Illinois was the first university in the nation to form a wheelchair basketball team. The year was 1948, and innovation was in the air. In April of the very next year, under the leadership and management of Illinois legend Ted Nugent — see Nugent Hall — Illinois held the very first National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. The women’s counterpart was organized roughly 20 years later in 1970. The men are currently coached by Matthew Buchi and the women by Stephanie Wheeler, both of whom are Paralympic gold medalists. Starting to see a trend? I’ll give you a hint: it’s excellence. DRES is proud of its many wheelchair basketball national championships, 15 belonging to the men’s team, and 14 to the women’s. Illinois is the epicenter of collegiate wheelchair sports. It’s
where athletes go if they want to be the best, as evidenced by the large Illinois contingent of the U.S. track team at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
Recent success Aside from the historical significance of wheelchair sports at the University, there are several young athletes that are just now earning their stripes. Among them is sophomore Raymond Martin of Bleakney’s wheelchair track team. In addition to winning four gold medals in London, Martin broke a world record and was nominated for an ESPY for Best Male Athlete with a Disability in 2012 and 2013. His accomplishments in London earned the New Jersey native the impressive title of U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Sportsman of the Year. No small feat for the 20-year-old kinesiology major. Tatyana McFadden is perhaps the most well known of
Illinois’ wheelchair athletes. McFadden left her native country Russia when she was 6 years old with adoptive mother Deborah McFadden, who was then a commissioner of disabilities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Tatyana suffers from spina bifida, a developmental congenital disorder that causes paralysis. Racing was a godsend, and boy is she good. McFadden has received medals in each of the last three Olympics, winning three gold medals last year in London alone. Though McFadden graduated this past spring from Illinois, she continues to represent Illinois wheelchair athletics with her talent and charisma. She won both the London and Boston marathons in April, which were a mere six days apart. Oct. 13 brings Tatyana’s next test, the Chicago Marathon. If she can win in the Windy City next weekend, she only needs to come in first at the New York marathon on Nov. 3 to capture
the elusive “Grand Slam” of four major victories in a single year. It’s a truly impressive goal, and she’s already halfway there. Illinois has a kind of family tree of coach-athlete relationships. The three current head coaches mentioned — Bleakney, Buchi and Wheeler — are all former Illini athletes in their respective sports, and when accepting their positions, Bleakney and Buchi both took over for their former coaches, Morse and Mike Frogley. It’s likely this trend will continue, especially with high caliber athletes like McFadden and Martin carrying the torch. In supporting these spectacular individuals, the University paves the way in gaining greater recognition for wheelchair sports. So give them their due. Cheer them on. They deserve it.
Aryn is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at braun17@ dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @ArynBraun.
Rival sisters face off, Illinois falls to Michigan State Freshman, senior sister pair enjoy play, Illini upset Michigan in five sets BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
Freshman McKenna Kelsay had been waiting for Friday’s game against Michigan State for a long time. The setter and defensive specialist was excited to not only have the opportunity to help the Illini in her first real action of her career for Illinois, but to be able to do it against her older sister Kristen, a senior setter for the Spartans. Illinois played twice on the weekend, losing Friday in straight sets to Michigan State, the elder Kelsay’s school, before pulling off an upset over Michigan in five sets. “That was so cool. We had been talking about it basically since I committed. My whole family has been so excited for it. So being out there and then getting to play her and see her across the net was one of the coolest things,” Kelsay said. McKenna, who thinks of Kristen as her volleyball role model said her family had no problem cheering for both teams. “My dad actually had a shirt
that he made that was split for Illinois and Michigan State, so it was really cool to see that,” McKenna said. “My mom at one point was just going: ‘Go everyone.’ So they were cheering for both sides, each point they were cheering.” When asked if Kristen will hold the win over her head, McKenna was quick to point out the two teams will meet again later this season and that Kristen had been nothing but supportive. “She might, but we play them again so we’re going to come out next game and hopefully we can get them so I can rub it her face a little bit,” McKenna said. “She didn’t say anything about that to me last night. She was just so happy for me and we were both just so excited that we got to play against each other.”
Birks influences both matches in different ways After starting the weekend slow against Michigan State, sophomore outside hitter Jocelynn Birks rebounded Satur-
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Illinois' Jocelynn Birks spikes the ball during the match against Iowa at State Farm Center on Sept. 27. The Illini won 3-0. day with her 15th 20-kill game against Michigan. Birks finished with only six kills in the Michigan State match but contributed elsewhere, leading the Illini with eight digs in the contest. Against then No. 14 Michigan, Birks finished with 21 kills and eight digs. “She was good,” Hambly said of Birks’ performance. “I was happy to see her get back on track.”
Beltran’s solid weekend moves Illinois’ all-time record for digs. her closer to school digs She currently has 1889 digs for her career, 22 digs behind ’09 record After finishing the weekend with 21 total digs in two matches, senior libero Jennifer Beltran is now 13th all-time in Big Ten conference history for digs. Beltran, who led the Illini with 14 digs against Michigan, had seven digs good for second against Michigan State on Friday. Beltran is also closing in on
Illinois alumni Ashley Edinger. Hambly said Beltran also excelled in the serve-receive battle this weekend where she completed the weekend without a service error, calling her performance in both matches, “really steady.”
Nicholas can be reached at fortin2@dailyillini.com and @ IlliniSportsGuy.
Mayers, Hambley chat with Illini Drive Mayers discusses the Michigan State game, adjustment to Big Ten Editor’s note: The following is a partial transcript from an Illini Drive interview with Illinois volleyball head coach Kevin Hambly and redshirt freshman Maddie Mayers. ILLINI DRIVE: You guys are coming off a 1-1 weekend, split the weekend. Got a big win on Saturday and dropped the match Friday. I’ll go to you first, Maddie, what happened on Friday? What kind of went wrong for you guys? MADDIE MAYERS: Against Michigan State Friday night, they’re a great team. They are athletic as all get-out, they run a really fast offense. Typically the Big Ten runs a slower offense. Not necessarily slow, but higher balls, higher sets, and Michigan State kinda speeds everything up. So it’s a lot harder to get use to and they’re just really tough. ID: This is your first year, you obviously redshirted last year, so you got kind of a feel, but how has first year kind of adjusting to the Big Ten play
for you going so far? MM: It’s a really fast game. That is still taking some getting used to. And I think it’ll take a few more months, probably the rest of the season to get used to this. ID: Coach, I wanna ask you about how you think Maddie’s adjusting to the Big Ten so far. KEVIN HAMBLY: I think she’s done a good job. She’s been a little bit upand-down with her attacking, but for the most part blocking-wise she’s been great. She’s picked up our system pretty well, which it’s not an easy system to understand. And she’s done a pretty excellent job, blocking-wise. Attacking-wise, she’s made some big gains technically, with what she’s done since she’s arrived. It doesn’t always show in the matches. I think that’s fair. MM: Yes, definitely. ID: Five-set victory against Michi-
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gan on Saturday night, five set victory. Can you break down that game for me and what it was like, I guess playing in that kind of environment MM: It was great, that game, it was a lot of fun. Obviously the first set, we came out, we played really well. We beat ‘em 25-20 I think. Sets two and three — not as good? Not as good. But obviously it’s OK because we came back in the fourth and fifth sets and we beat ‘em and we fought until the end, I thought. KH: Yeah, I’d say we won the first set, you know, we just executed. And then in the next two sets we tried to win the match, you know, we just played not very well. And it was a nationally televised match, so a lot of people got to see that we just didn’t execute, and we didn’t pass. And then we settled down in the fourth, and I thought we played pretty well. Then in the fifth we played really well. I think what was interesting about the weekend was that we fought in all the sets, and some we just
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didn’t execute. Last week, I don’t think we could’ve said that. We could’ve said that Iowa-Nebraska, we didn’t always compete that hard. This week we competed hard, not always in-control, but we competed hard. ID: I know that had to make you happy then, obviously. KH: Yeah, I mean that’s what we did all week. Everything in practice was for competitive. And then against Michigan State in the first, it felt like we were just swinging wildly. Like we were in a fight with a really skilled boxer, and we were swingin’ and swingin’ and swingin’ and not making contact. And they were just tearing up, just body shot. And then against Michigan we actually counterpunched a little bit, and then we gave ‘em a knock out. ... I think we started to figure some things out, which was great to see.
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