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goal should be to undermine the ideology itself, not its voice.” Rachel Storm, assistant director at the Women’s Resource Center, said social media can be used for social justice as much as it can be used to exploit BY IMOGEN LINDSLEY or harass others. STAFF WRITER “Social media has been Yik Yak is an anonymous a tremendous space for social media site that allows calling out racism, sexism, individuals to “get a live trans-phobia and other sysfeed about what everyone’s tems of oppression,” she saying around you.” But a said. “If you see something problem occurs when the oppressive online, speak up users — 95 percent of which and if someone is harassing are from colleges and uni- you or someone you know, versities — also receive a reach out for help.” live feed about what everyEfforts to protect students against one is saying harmful about them. On Oct. posts have 21, 72 womresulted en’s and civil in 130,000 rights orgaschools in the U.S. banning nizations the app. gathered in M atthew Wash i ngMullen, a stuton D.C. to dent at Michadvocate igan State for the U.S. University, Department JUSTIN BROWN posted, “I’m of EducaASSOCIATE DEAN OF tion to insist gonna (image STUDENTS that collegof a pistol) es monitor the school at 12:15 p.m. a nonymous social media for racist today,” on Yik Yak on Nov. and sexual comments to 24, 2014. In March this protect students who are year he was sentenced to identifiable. two years of probation and However, the University charged an $800 fi ne. is not monitoring or banIn April, over 500 stuning the app to prevent dents protested against racoffensive comments. ist comments on Yik Yak at Associate Dean of Stu- Colby College in Maine. In dents Justin Brown said May, female students at silencing hate does not help. University of Mary Wash“Hate always fi nds a way SEE BULLYING | 3A to be heard,” he said. “Our
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Madeline Skellie, a HungerU crew member tells students what the organization's goals are and how students can help on the quad Nov. 4, 2015.
HungerU educates students on food security, makes local donations man said. “We know that we can engage a lot of students here.” She said there are several ways students can get involved in ending food security, on and off campus. HungerU’s goal is to start a
three digital screens that displayed statistics on global food security and a prize wheel, which gave students who took a short quiz about international food security a chance to win frisbees and backpacks. For every quiz
BY LILLY MASHAYEK STAFF WRITER
A banner reading “let’s give hunger an expiration date” greeted students outside of the Illini Union Wednesday, encouraging passers by to visit the mobile HungerU RV that was parked on Anniversary Plaza for the day. The University was the last of eight stops on HungerU’s semester-long campaign to educate students about hunger and global food security. “Our goal is to get students more aware of these issues, to talk about them — with the role that modern agriculture plays in solving them — and to get them more engaged, whether in their community, or with their major,” said Fiona Coleman, a HungerU crew member. The HungerU RV housed
“Illinois is on our list being that it has a big agriculture program and also that it’s a really big, bustling, active campus.” FIONA COLEMAN
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taken, HungerU donated funds to local campus kitchens to help provide meals. “Illinois is on our list, being that it has a big agriculture program and also that it’s a really big, bustling, active campus,” Cole-
campus conversation about food security and to urge students to think about how problems surrounding global food security problems can be solved. Michelle Stewart, an Illinois farmer and member of
“Our goal should be to undermine the ideology itself, not its voice.”
the Farm Journal Foundation was on campus to speak to students about food security. She said HungerU is a Farm Journal Foundation initiative. The Farm Journal Foundation educates legislators about the Global Food Security Act and ways to ensure that money is spent improving agriculture infrastructure in other countries, rather than only supplying food, she said. Coleman said it’s likely HungerU will visit the University again within the next couple of years. “We’ve had such an amazing outcome here on this campus, it’s been our busiest campus yet,” Coleman said. “A lot of students really want to know what they can do.”
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The offenders of Monday’s pepper spray incident near the Main Quad have been identified, according to a campus safety update sent by University police Tuesday evening. The police received information that led to the identification of the “juvenile offender and others who were with that person at the time,” according to the brief. University police will continue to investigate. The aggravated battery occurred Monday around
6:00 p.m. just south of the Illini Union at 1401 W. Green St., according to the initial campus safety notice sent out Tuesday morning. The victim is a student who was approached by four women while walking, one of whom pepper sprayed her in the face. The offenders fled from the scene toward Wright Street. The student was not seriously injured. Security cameras are located in the area of the assault and captured images of the event but the offenders have not yet been identified. The safety notice is the third in six days and the second aggravated battery. University of Illinois Police Spokesman Pat Wade said although it may appear to be an unusual amount of
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Chipotle E. coli cases climb in Washington, fall in Oregon The number of E. coli food-poisoning cases linked to Chipotle restaurants in the Northwest continues to rise, with 29 cases in Washington. The count dropped from 12 to 10, in Oregon, however, for a total 39 confi rmed in the outbreak, health officials reported Wednesday. Fourteen people have been hospitalized; no deaths have been reported. Forty-three restaurants operated by the Mexican fast-food chain remain closed in the two states, as regional health officials scramble to identify the genetic fi ngerprint of the bug and federal officials prepare to send in an out-
break team. So far, many of the cases appear to be caused by E. coli O26, a strain that produces Shiga toxins that can cause serious illness. Health officials suspect fresh produce may be the culprit, but test results of food from the restaurant sites — and the supply chain — are pending. In Oregon, new lab results excluded three people originally thought to be part of the outbreak and confirmed one suspected case, for a total drop of two. Cases there range in age from 11 to 61. More cases could be reported, with a time frame that now dates to Oct. 1.
Private-sector job growth slows a bit to 182,000 in October WASHINGTON — Private-sector job growth slowed slightly in October but still posted a solid gain of about 182,000 net new positions, payroll firm Automatic Data Processing Inc. said Wednesday. The figure was down from 190,000 net new jobs created the previous month. ADP initially had estimated job gains of 200,000 in September but revised that down on Wednesday. Still, the private-sector labor market is performing well in the face of lower oil prices and a global econom-
ic slowdown that have hurt energy and manufacturing companies, said Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, which assists ADP in preparing the report. “The economy is creating close to 200,000 jobs per month,” he said. “Job gains are broad-based with energy and manufacturing alone subtracting from the top line.” ADP’s data is watched closely as an early signal of overall job growth ahead of the government’s job report.
Police arrest suspect in stabbing of Paris-bound train hero SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police Wednesday announced the arrest of a man in the stabbing last month of U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, one of three Americans who helped thwart an attack on a Paris-bound train in August. Stone, 23, was stabbed multiple times during a street fight in the predawn hours of Oct. 8 after he and his friends had left a popular club. At the time, Sacramento police described the incident as a “very unfortunate altercation between two groups of folks who were enjoying the
nightlife.” Sacramento police Chief Sam Somers said officers secured a warrant Tuesday and on Wednesday morning arrested James Tran, 28, during a traffic stop near his home in Elk Grove. The Sacramento County district attorney’s office has decided to seek attempted murder charges against Tran, police said. who Somers said has a record of past felonies. Somers said the investigation was developed through tips as well as footage from security cameras in the area.
Romanian Prime Minister to resign amid anger over club fire BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Wednesday that he and his government are set to step down amid public anger about corruption and a deadly weekend nightclub blaze. Ponta, 43, has come under pressure from protests related to the government reaction to Friday’s blaze, which left 32 dead. Around 30,000 took to the streets Tuesday demanding his resignation. “The anger is legitimate. It would have been a big mistake to ignore it,” Ponta said. Romanians largely blame the problems that led to the blaze on official corruption, which allows venues such as the one hit by the fire to operate despite safety shortfalls. Iran marks US embassy storming as deal leaves rivalry intact TEHRAN, Iran — Iran held rallies to mark the 36th anniversary of the storm-
ing of the U.S. embassy on Wednesday, the latest reminder that July’s landmark nuclear deal has done little to reduce enmity between the Islamic Republic’s top rulers and their longtime foe. In downtown Tehran, around 2,000 people gathered in Taleghani Avenue, where the building that once housed the U.S. embassy is located. University students, school children and government workers, some bused in from outside the capital, held placards emblazoned with “Down with U.S.A.” and chanted “Death to America.” The protests are held every Nov. 4 to mark the day in 1979 a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy demanding the extradition of the deposed Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. They seized dozens of hostages, holding 52 for more than 14 months.
ington in Virginia complained to the U.S. government about the failure of their school to protect them after they reported assault and death threats made on Yik Yak. Storm said there are a number of resources at the
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DRUGS scription drugs are misinformed about the seriousness of the offense. “They don’t realize that actual criminal act, which is a felony,” McCullough said. “They don’t realize the University can dismiss somebody for a period of time because of that.” The study reported that 71 percent of undergraduate students reported that obtaining stimulants was somewhat or very easy, and 82.6 percent of those students obtained stimulants from a friend. About 53 percent of undergraduate students reported using illegal drugs like marijuana, cocaine or hallucinogens in place of their non-medical use of prescription drugs. 30 percent of students who used sedatives experiences memory loss as a consequence to their usage, and 63 percent of students who used stimulants reported experiencing a positive impact on their academics
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University aimed to protect students facing threats. “If a student is experiencing harassment on social media, they definitely can reach out to the Women’s Resources Center, as well as the other cultural centers on campus, for supportive services,” said Molly McLay, assistant director at the Women’s Resource Center. Brown encourages vic-
tims of prejudice-based harassment to contact the police and the Office for Student Conflict Resolution. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Access also recommends that victims of gender-based or sexual harassment contact their office or use the We Care website. Speaking out and alerting others to instances of dis-
crimination is also a feature adopted by the app. When encountering an offensive Yak, users can tap the post and hit the flag on the top right-hand corner of the screen. Brown said preventing abusive behavior on social media requires a “holistic societal effort.”
as a result of their usage. Students across the board overstated the percentage of students who use non-prescription drugs, estimating that a third of students used stimulants. Two similar studies on prescription drug misuse were conducted at Ohio State in 2008 and 2001. According to Anne
The 2015 study included eight different universities by way of an anonymous online survey. Undergraduate, graduate and professional students were all extensively surveyed as part of the study. “This is the type of issue we have some basic descriptive data on, but this is the fi rst study that’s real-
pose is for institutions to have data about their students so they can appropriately tailor educational efforts.” This lack of education on prescription drug misuse is a major fi nding for pol ic e offic ers encountering prescription drug misuse. Students with misdemeanors or no criminal background using the drug to study for exams are often the major culprits, said McCullough. M c C u l lo u g h s a id officers approach students who use study drugs differently than those who sell second-hand prescription medication. “We generally use it for an educational opportunity — from a policy standpoint, because the university is going to deal with it pretty strictly,” he said. “However when we fi nd somebody who is selling it, we will make a criminal arrest on that. They know what they’re doing. They’re trying to put drugs on the street.”
They don’t realize the university can dismiss somebody for a period of time because of misusing prescription drug. JOE MCCULLOUGH UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT
McDaniel, associate director of research and data management at The Ohio State University’s Center for the Study of Student Life and author of the study, trends are consistent across the various studies. “We did see a lot of the same fi ndings when we looked at other institutions. Ohio State wasn’t an outlier in any way,” McDaniel said.
ly more comprehensive and looking at more in-depth reasons on why they misuse prescription drugs,” she said. McDaniel said the study has a twofold purpose: to inform and to educate universities. “We will do research and hopefully publish a manuscript off of the study,” she said. “But the primary pur-
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Upending the portrayal of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz as a hero cop tragically gunned down in the line of duty just before his planned retirement, authorities on Wednesday said the Fox Lake, Ill., officer died in a suicide he staged as it became clear he could face consequences for years of criminal behavior. At a news conference, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said Gliniewicz, 52, shot himself in a “carefully staged suicide” designed to look like a murder after he had engaged in “extensive criminal acts.” Gliniewicz ran the village’s Explorers program, which gave youths interested in policing exposure to the field, and he had been stealing and laundering money for years, Filenko said. Gliniewicz stole a dollar amount in the five figures and used the money for personal expenses, including mortgage payments, travel and adult websites, Filenko said. The a nnouncement marks the completion of a 180-degree turn for an investigation that began Sept. 1 with hundreds of officers, as well as dogs and helicopters, searching for suspects who apparently never existed. In the weeks that followed, Lake County authorities downplayed the possibility that Gliniewicz had committed suicide while they followed leads and reviewed forensic test results. Gliniewicz, a 30-year veteran and fixture of the village, was laid to rest after a funeral attended by thousands at which he was portrayed as a selfless public servant and devoted family man who gave his life for his community. The lieutenant, an Army veteran known to many as “G.I. Joe,” men-
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Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd, from left, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko and Lake County Sheriff’s Detective Chris Covelli confirm that Fox Lake Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, 52, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound last month during a press conference in Round Lake Beach, Ill., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. tored many youths through the Explorers program, and some portrayed his death as evidence of an escalating war on police. To the contrary, authorities said Wednesday, Gliniewicz staged his suicide as it became clear that an audit of village procedures and equipment would reveal his purported thefts. Text messages Gliniewicz sent before his death, which authorities revealed Wednesday, appeared to suggest threats against Village Manager Anne Marrin. “There are no winners here. Gliniewicz committed the ultimate betrayal to the citizens he served and the entire law enforcement community,” Filenko said. “The facts of his actions proved he behaved for years in a manner completely contrary to the image he portrayed. “This is the first time as a law enforcement officer … that I’ve felt ashamed by the acts of another police officer,” he said. Members of the lieutenant’s family, who have insisted he did not kill himself, could not immediate-
ly be reached for comment. The ruling of suicide could have serious financial consequences for Gliniewicz’s survivors, as the families of officers killed in the line of duty are eligible for benefits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, attorneys said. His death will likely continue to reverberate, and other people involved in alleged criminal activity before his death could face prosecution, authorities said. The investigation indicates criminal acts by at least two other people, police said. Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim said the results of the investigation have been turned over to his office, as well as to the FBI, for investigation and potential prosecution of alleged crimes that are not related to Gliniewicz’s shooting but were uncovered during the investigation into it. Nerheim declined to go into further detail, and the FBI declined to comment. The question of how he died has driven controversy since shortly after officers found Gliniewicz mor-
tally wounded in a remote, marshy area of the village. About 8 a.m. Sept. 1, Gliniewicz radioed in that he was pursuing two white males and a black male. After dispatchers lost contact with Gliniewicz, responding officers found him shot, with his .40-caliber handgun resting nearby. Officers didn’t initially find the weapon in the tall grass, Filenko said, but eventually found it a little more than 2 feet away from him. That touched off a massive but fruitless manhunt followed by an investigation initially geared toward finding the trio Gliniewicz described before he died. Officers tracked down three men captured on video in the area, but then announced they’d been ruled out as suspects. Gliniewicz staged his death by leaving a trail of his equipment around the scene to try to mislead investigators, Filenko said. He fired a shot into his protective vest and aimed a second, fatal bullet beneath his vest in his upper torso, Filenko said.
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mericans have a very strange relationship with mental illness. Most often, the majority of us attempt to hush up mental illness wherever we encounter it in ourselves or others. We bind mental health to peoples’ personalities much too intimately, which causes us to be embarrassed to admit to struggling with a condition that could be perceived as “crazy.” When we do take the time to discuss mental health, we do so as though participating in a binary: Either we belittle, trivialize or normalize disorders or we treat them, to an unrealistic extent, as terrifying, uncontrollable problems. Tuesday evening, the United Muslim and Minority Advocates on campus hosted a lecture by Dr. Sarah N. Syed of the Khalil Institute to create a discussion around the stigmas of mental illness and its intersection with race and other sociological lenses. Having discussions regarding the reality of and treatment options available for mental health disorders is essential to ensure that students at the University can recognize when signs of mental health disorders begin to develop. The fact is that mental illness is so prevalent that, in all likelihood, you or someone you are close with will probably experience it to some degree. Approxi-
mately one in every five adults experiences mental illness in a given year in the United States. When you narrow it down to only the mental illnesses that interfere with everyday activity, the number still remains surprisingly large. About one in 25 adults will experience a severe mental disorder within their lifetime. Given this immense risk, students have to know that there are a multitude of resources available for them on campus, including the Counseling Center and McKinley Health Center if they believe they may be developing a mental illness. I’ve come across too many students who swear they could never take medication for a mental health disorder, especially ones like anxiety or depression, because they don’t want to alter their personalities, alter who they are. That inaccurate mindset trivializes the issue. It also, incorrectly, assumes that a person and their mental illness are one and the same. Similarly, I’ve seen far too many students become frustrated with a friend with a mental health disorder because it feels as though he or she is being personally apathetic, mean, high-strung, etc. But someone with a mental illness cannot control his or her symptoms anymore than a person with a cold can control a cough. Mental illnesses have to be taken seriously. We have to begin treating mental illnesses, on a social level, the same way that we would any physical ailment. We must eradicate the stigma that exists around seeking therapy,
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Donations made to UI colleges in fiscal year ’15 ACES isn’t the only campus college getting Donations to Engineering decreased, while donations to LAS more attention. Donations to Media increased by and Media increased. about $2 million and donations to LAS increased by about $1 million. And we hope this trend continues. 35 We have an excellent Engineering program at the University and we believe that deserves donations and funding. But we also have amazing 30 agricultural programs, phenomenal MCB paths and we’ll even go as far as to say we’re pretty 25 big fans of the University’s Media programs. So, we’re glad those programs are receiving more 20 funding and we’d like them to continue getting more attention and funds. 15 Donations across colleges are never going to be equal. And they shouldn’t be. Some colleges 10 aren’t as big, others don’t need as much funding. But if the University of Illinois Foundation, the 5 department responsible for fundraising here, could keep raising donations across the board, 0 the whole campus would benefit. A thriving campus is one where students and RACHEL KAPLAN THE DAILY ILLINI SOURCE: University of Illinois Foundation faculty in every major have ample resources. Everybody should be able to feel as though their bly unfounded, but the difference in donations major impacts the campus in a positive way. makes it hard to argue otherwise. Complaints that the University only cares The increases in the past year have us hopeful about Engineering and Business are probafor the future. Donations (Dollars in millions)
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psychotherapy, medication, etc., for mental wellness. We can’t afford to not be talking about this — we certainly can’t afford to be embarrassed about this. What we should be doing instead is dispelling popular myths that restrict people with these disorders from seeking help. Further, there are critical aspects to mental wellness to which we must eventually devote time for discussion, for instance how our perception of mental health intersects with race, socioeconomic status, nationality, gender, etc. One of the most insightful discussions at Tuesday’s lecture was when students brought up that mass shootings are characterized differently by mental health as according to race. The media tends to emphasize that white offenders are likely struggling with mental health, but if a Muslim man were the shooter, it would likely be characterized as terrorism. Women report mental health issues far more often than men. Many times, women’s mental health issues are stigmatized to a lesser degree than men’s. We need to actively be discovering why and how we can change that. But we cannot even begin to have those discussions on a meaningful and influential level unless we begin by being more generally open about mental health. This is an issue that will directly or indirectly affect every single person on this campus; it’s hard to ignore.
COMMENTAR Y DI DENIED “UNFAVORITE” NEW TWITTER CHANGES Somehow, in the age of constant updates — with frequently bad reviews following them — application developers still haven’t learned the lesson that if something isn’t broken, you shouldn’t try to fix it. The Twitter is the latest app to fudge this up by changing the infamous “favorite” to a “like” with a heart. What is this blasphemy? We want the favorites back! It goes without saying that people really don’t like this update — so Twitter, do us a favor(ite) and change it back.
DI DENIED THE YEAR WITHOUT A HARRY POTTER WEEKEND Following suit of last year, ABC Family is abstaining from including a Harry Potter movie marathon during the infamous “25 Days of Christmas.” While we understand that these eight movies can take up a lot of airtime, removing some people’s favorite weekend from some people’s favorite 25 days doesn’t really make sense. Especially not when they play “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” six times, “The Santa Claus” 9 times and “Elf” 12 times. Petition to bring back a HPW anyone?
Alex is a senior in LAS. amswans2@dailyillini.com
Gender-neutral bathrooms required for a tolerant University JESSIE WEBSTER Opinions columnist
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’ve fallen in love with two college campuses during the course of my post-high school career. First, Mount Holyoke: a small, liberal arts women’s college in western Massachusetts, where you’re not a freshman but a first year—because down with the patriarchy. As a member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, Mount Holyoke has emerged at the forefront of the conversation about what it means to be a woman, or a man for that matter, and what happens when a person’s gender does not align with their sex. I left Mount Holyoke after my freshman year to attend the University, for financial reasons and to be closer to where I grew up, in a northern suburb of Chicago. However, my time at Mount Holyoke solidified for me that transgender students must be allowed to use the gender-specific facilities with which they identify. The option of gender-neutral bathrooms was offered campuswide at Mount Holyoke, even
though it is technically a women’s college. I have adored every minute of my time at the University, both academically and socially. However, I am also a Caucasian, cisgender female, meaning that I have experienced a lot of privileges that minority or non-cisgender students may not have. To make the University more enjoyable for everyone, the administration should require all public dorms and buildings on campus to provide genderinclusive facilities. Not only would the University be making an impact on the lives of transgender or genderfluid students in the community, they would also be setting a positive example for school districts across Illinois. On Monday, federal education authorities found that Township High School District 211 in Palatine, Illinois. violated anti-discrimination laws when it did not allow a transgender student who identifies as a girl and participates on a girls’ sports team to change and shower in the girls’ locker room without restrictions. In a statement to the New York Times, John Knight, who is representing the student, argued that any legitimate concerns from the district have
been overshadowed by their attempts to challenge the student’s gender. “The district’s insistence on separating my client from other students is blatant discrimination. Rather than approaching this issue with sensitivity and dignity, the district has attempted to justify its conduct by challenging my client’s identity as a girl,” Knight said.
We must all remember that transgender students have just as much right to their body as everyone else. In an interview, also with the New York Times, District Superintendent Dr. Daniel Cates said that the decision by federal education authorities to overrule the district’s decision has undone what Cates believes to be a fair compromise between the two parties.
Essentially, the student is allowed to participate on a women’s sports team, and to be in the locker room with the rest of the team. However, when it comes time to shower or change, the student must do so behind a curtain. That’s not a compromise, it’s dehumanizing. If members of the team are uncomfortable changing and showering in the same room as their transgender teammate, they should notify their coach that they would like to move to a more private area of the locker room. If any of the students need further accommodations, they should remove themselves to another room. And the student in question should have just as much authority to make her own decision as to where she would like to change and shower. It’s very possible that as she undergoes surgical changes to her genitals, she would like some privacy as well. High school students are old enough to make decisions about their personal space in these matters, and if some teammates would like to change separately from their transgender teammate, that needs to be respected. However, transgender students are human too. District 211’s actions suggest that it is
more focused on hiding its transgender student from sight than respecting her enough to make her own decisions as to what’s best for her physical and mental health, just like a cisgender student. And that’s disgraceful. The University has made some improvement in the area of transgender rights. Allen Hall, for instance, has a gender-inclusive wing, where all bathrooms are open to any gender. Wassaja Hall, which is opening in the fall of 2016, will have two clusters of gender-inclusive rooms. All bathrooms in the building will be individual use. But, there is still more to be done. By offering gender-neutral bathrooms in only a few places at the University, are we truly ensuring transgender students equal rights everywhere on campus? We must all remember that transgender students have just as much right to their body as everyone else. That means giving them the right to make their own decisions, whether it be in a high school locker room or a University bathroom. The University has an opportunity to make positive change. It should take it.
Jessie is a junior in Media. jmwebst2@dailyillini.com
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MAHER now you’re busy with a lot of different projects. Why do you still make stand-up a priority? Maher: The main reason is I love it. It’s really fun. It hasn’t always been fun. When you start out, comedy is very painful those first few years, and then it’s sort of drudgery the next few years after that when you’re playing small clubs. If you’re lucky enough to start playing nice theaters, where people are coming out to see you instead of just some local comic at a comedy club, you might as well take advantage of that because that’s when it’s really fun. I just enjoy the hell out of it. The other reason I think it’s important is, as someone who does a show every Friday night commenting on the country, I think I should see the country. I watch a lot of these people on television — Bill O’Reilly comes to mind — I don’t think Bill O’Reilly ever sees America, I think he sees the commute from Long Island to the Fox Studio in New York. He might talk about the flyover states … I land in them. DI: Do you make it a priority to perform in smaller markets?
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ENGINEERING University as an undergrad and then pursuing a career as a professor in the field. “There were a lot of slices and hurtful comments along the way … And then when I took the job of working here, there was a lot of pushback because I was the first woman in the department,” Coverstone said. “There were people who didn’t want me here because it was different— it was change. And a lot of times, people don’t like change.” However, Coverstone says that she believes this is because there is a lack of awareness of what S.T.E.M. jobs truly are. Being from a small town, she said she had no idea herself what engineering was before she arrived at the University. Coverstone said she switched from a computer science and math major to an aerospace engineering major after a canoe trip she took with an all-boy dorm, where they discussed engineering and it piqued her interest. “The more I found out about it, the more excited I got, so I transferred
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Maher: I try to go to every market. I say to my agent, give me some new territories. Present me with some places people wouldn’t expect me to go. I love being in the South. I love being in red states, because there are always a lot of blue people dying for someone who thinks like them to come to their area. I’ll go anywhere where there’s a couple of thousand people who want to see some free-thinking comedy. DI: You’ve been doing comedy for more than 20 years. Have you noticed any changes in the audience during that time? Maher: Well they’re certainly nicer to me. It’s one thing when you have to do out there and win them over. It’s nice when you go out there and you know the people know you, know what you do. It makes you really want to do it for them. There’s nothing I like better than looking down and seeing someone in the front row that’s just a puddle. That’s a big part of it. I don’t think the audience has changed that much in my crowd, because they know who they’re going to see. They’re obviously people who are interested in the world, or they wouldn’t be seeing me. DI: You’re coming through two college towns this tour. Do you find that you draw over,” she said. “It’s really my passion for the series ‘Star Trek,’ and like I said, I wanted to be an astronaut.” Despite some of the discrimination Coverstone received being the only female engineer in her aerospace classes, she said she looks back on her experience with a positive attitude — joking that being one of
“I think that diversity not only means female and male, now we’re bringing in international students.” VICTORIA COVERSTONE PROFESSOR IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
the only women is actually how she met her husband. Coverstone also said that she feels as though the University and the College of Engineering is more diverse now than it has ever been. “I think that we’re setting up awareness that these fields exist. I think that diversity not only means female and male, now we’re
the college crowd, or does your audience tend to be older? Maher: It’s a mix. I’m always surprised when I see how many young people there are. It’s much more than it used to be. First of all, young people generally have less money, so it’s harder for them to buy a ticket to anything. I’m always grateful for a healthy percentage of young people in the audience coming to see me. I think what millennials value the most is authenticity. I think they really get that that’s my bond with the audience. I’ll tell you how I feel, even if you don’t like it. Even if it makes you boo me, it’s at least real. DI: You’re a comedian, but you also serve a role as a social critic and an educator as well. What kind of responsibility do you think that puts on you? Maher: I think it’s a tremendous responsibility, because I don’t think any other liberals do it. I think if you watch other liberal comedians who talk about politics, I don’t see any of them ever say anything that would challenge what liberals already believe. I’m a proud liberal, but sometimes liberals are wrong too, and someone in their camp needs to try to tell them.
features@dailyillini.com bringing in international students,” Coverstone said. “When I went here, it was almost entirely Illinois students and a few out-of-state students. The way we’re moving is in a really positive direction.” Bryan Schley, senior in Engineering, said that from a male engineering perspective, he feels that ww sometimes female engineers actually have the upperhand. “A lot of people are looking for the diversity now, so if you’re a girl it’s almost an advantage because it’s mostly males coming out of engineering majors,” Schley said. As the University strives to diversify its engineering programs and the entire campus in general, Coverstone said she hopes to continue to see this type of progress in the younger generations of women. “I did not start off wanting to be an engineer, I came here and learned about what engineering is,” she said. “That’s why I think it’s important for us to reach out to high schools and help young ladies learn what their options are.”
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MODESTO, Calif. — When Emily Littleton was growing up, she was often awoken at night by the sound of her younger sister wheezing and struggling for breath from an asthma attack. Littleton would grab the nebulizer, hook it up for her sister and get her dad. The experience remained deeply rooted in Littleton’s memory, resurfacing several years after she graduated from high school as a calling for a career. The first time she attended community college, Littleton said she vacillated from major to major, finally earning a two-year degree in natural sciences. Then, while working at an assisted living facility, she heard about the respiratory therapy program at Modesto Junior College in California’s Central Valley, and her past echoed, directing her choice of a career. In December, Littleton
and her 23 classmates will graduate with their associate’s degrees. But those degrees are already on the verge of becoming obsolete, as respiratory therapy and other skilled fields increasingly require a higher level of education in order to meet rapidly expanding demands for greater technical know-how and knowledge. An associate’s degree just won’t cut it anymore. “I’ve been watching with great concern the fact that many employers who previously required associate degree-level training now require bachelor’s degreelevel training,” said Constance Carroll, chancellor of the San Diego Community College District. Carroll helped launch a campaign to make it easier for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in these key areas. Last year, after two failed efforts, the state Legislature gave the goahead for some community colleges to offer bachelor’s
degrees on a limited basis. California, normally a bellwether in public higher education, was behind the curve this time: 21 states, from West Virginia and Vermont to Florida and Texas, gave community colleges this opportunity years ago. California’s law created pilot programs at 15 of the state’s 113 community colleges in specific highneeds technical fields. From a pool of 34 applicants, the statewide community college Board of Governors selected two schools to offer respiratory therapy baccalaureates, two to offer dental hygiene degrees, and two others to offer degrees i n hea lth i nformation management. The board also gave approval to bachelor’s degree programs in automotive technology, airframe manufacturing, equine industry, industrial automation, occupational studies, interaction design, biotechnology and mortuary science.
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Real Time With Bill Maher Season 10.
ILLINOIS GETS REAL Bill Maher to perform at Virginia Theater on Sunday BY PARKER RECHSTEINER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Nov. 8, comedian Bill Maher will be performing stand-up in Champaign at the historic Virginia Theatre. Since the late 1980s, Maher has been a staple of the American comedy scene. He is best known for his irreverent debate show on HBO, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” as well as his 2008 documentary “Religulous,” which skewered the role of organized religion in the modern world. In anticipation of his performance, The Daily Illini spoke with Maher to discuss comedy, politics and more. Daily Illini: You had a stand-up special “Live from D.C.” come out just last year. Is the new performance mostly new material, or do you recycle old
jokes as well? Bill Maher: Oh no. Recycling old stuff is not in my vocabulary. That’s the biggest no-no. I would never do that. If I paid to see a comedian and he did a
“I’ll tell you how I feel, even if you don’t like it.” BILL MAHER COMEDIAN
show I just saw last year on HBO, I’d be furious. One of the great advantages of doing topical material is that it changes all the time. I’m not the comedian who
needs to stare at a lamp to figure out what’s funny about it. DI: So what should people expect? Your normal political commentary, or is there some other theme for this tour? Maher: It’s certainly political commentary. The difference with stand-up as opposed to “Real Time” is that it’s all laugh-out-loud funny. That’s what stand-up is. I take it seriously. I don’t think a stand-up comedian should be a humorist. It’s not a lecture, it’s not a TED talk. It’s to make you laugh. But I think I cover the same kind of subjects I’ve always been into: politics, what’s going on in the world, religion. You know, the kinds of things you’re not supposed to bring up at a polite party. DI: You started as a stand-up, but
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Engineering at the University is renowned around the country. In fact, the college is one of the most nationally prestigious, ranking fi fth for undergraduate engineering in U.S. News & World Reports’ 2016 list. However, the ranking criteria does not consider student demographics, and some Illinois students have noticed the undergraduate population in the college lacks gender diversity. Catherine Ernst, junior in Engineering, said that her classes are predominately male. “Typically I’m the only girl in my group projects,”
Ernst said. “It’s sad because sometimes I do really feel like an outcast in my major.” Ernst said that this frequently discourages her in her studies. “I have gotten the feeling from people that they don’t think I’m as smart as them … and I’ve had males in my classes tell me that they don’t want me as their partner because I’m not as smart as them,” Ernst said. “And I know it’s because I’m a female.” Aerospace engineering professor Victoria Coverstone said that she shared a similar experience to Ernst while she was attending the
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Fejedelem excels as Illinois’ leading tackler BY CHARLOTTE CARROLL STAFF WRITER
When tight end Tim Clary received his scholarship back in August, the Illinois football coaching staff knew who to ask to deliver the honors: safety Clayton Fejedelem. Fejedelem hid the envelope in his helmet wrapped in a plastic bag so it didn’t ruin from sweat, until the moment he tapped Clary on the shoulder to share the news. Clary didn’t want to immediately acknowledge Fejedelem, but the moment was well worth it when Clary
finally took the envelope and players crowded around to watch. “Me and him fought for those scholarships,” Fejedelem said. “It was cool to see his eyes lighting up and the weight lifted off his shoulders.” Fejedelem and Clary shared similar paths as walk-ons to starting for Illinois. So Fedejelem was thrilled he got to be the one to tell Clary. Both earned their scholarships and Fejedelem is proving this season why he deserved his. He leads the Big Ten in
tackles per game during conference play (12.2) and is second in the Big Ten — 10 in the FBS — in total tackles per game (10.9). He had 19 tackles against Wisconsin, the most in the Big Ten and sixth most by an FBS player in a game this season. In addition, he has two interceptions, 1.5 tackles for losses, four pass breakups and a forced fumble this season. Fejedelem transferred in the spring of 2013 from NAIA powerhouse St. Xavier in Chicago. He helped St. Xavier finish 11-2 in 2012, tallying 87 tackles, 10.5
TFLs and three interceptions. Those numbers earned him second-team All-MidState Football Association honors. Illinois’ defense is schemed in a way that demands a lot of activity from its safety. Fejedelem said the free safety is a free hitter in defensive coordinator Tim Banks’ scheme. In the past three seasons, a defensive back has been one of Illinois’ top tacklers. “A lot of the plays we play a little differently where we’ll float the free down the box a little bit every now and then,”
Fejedelem said. “This allows you to get another safety in there … We play cover four and if your corners can play man that allows you to have a nine-man box which is really effective in the run game.” Fejedelem said Bank’s defensive style resembles that from his high school and St. Xavier days. He added that it was not a hard transition to make. While the defensive line is performing well this season, Fejedelem has been a bright spot for an Illinois secondary that has given up several big plays. He was Illinois’
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leading tackler in its last two games. Head coach Bill Cubit said that defenses across the country often have a safety as one of their top tacklers because the scheme helps defend both the running and passing game. “It says you got a pretty good safety coming down the hill,” Cubit said. “That’s why I really like that Clayton. I mean he doesn’t miss many tackles.”
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Tackling Leaders of Illini Big Ten Opponents
2015: Illinois has made 603 total tackles/ opponents have made 593 total tackles DB Clayton Fejedelem: 8 games/87 total tackles LB T.J. Neal Jr.: 8 games/69 total tackles LB Mason Monheim: 8 games/59 total tackles
Penn State 39 Illinois 0 LB Jason Cabinda: 68 total tackles DT Austin Johnson: 54 total tackles S Jordan Lucas: 53 total tackles
Wisconsin 24 Illinois 13
2014: Illinois made 1,048 total tackles/ opponents made 842 total tackles LB Mason Monheim: 13 games/111 total tackles DB Zane Petty: 13 games/109 total tackles DB Taylor Barton: 12 games/100 total tackles
ILB T.J. Edwards: 61 total tackles OLB Joe Schobert: 56 total tackles S Michael Caputo: 44 total tackles
Iowa 29 Illinois 20 OLB Cole Fisher: 67 total tackles OLB Josey Jewell: 62 total tackles DE Nate Meier: 49 total tackles
2013: Illinois made 967 total tackles/ opponents made 900 total tackles LB Jonathan Brown: 12 games/119 total tackles DB Earnest Thomas III: 12 games/101 total tackles LB Mason Monheim: 12 games/97 total tackles
Illinois 14 Nebraska 13 S Byerson Cockrell: 51 total tackles S Nate Gerry: 50 total tackles CB Joshua Kalu: 49 total tackles
2012: Illinois made 879 total tackles/opponents made 862 total tackles Mason Monheim: 12 games/86 total tackles STAR Ashante Williams: 12 games/78 total tackles DL Akeem Spence: 12 games/72 total tackles
Fejedelem is everywhere, except in the backfield: The Illini safety leads the team in tackles, but only has 1.5 tackles for loss. Despite the significant tackle numbers for Illinois’ defensive backs in the last few seasons, they don’t lead the Illini in tackles for loss. Defensive linemen dominate in that category.
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LB Jonathan Brown: 15.0 TFL DE Houston Bates: 12.0 TFL DT Tim Kynard: 8.0 TFL
LB Jonathan Brown: 9.5 TFL DT Akeem Spence: 7.0 TFL DE Michael Buchanan: 7.0 TFL
Football to play crucial game against Purdue BY MICHAL DWOJAK STAFF WRITER
Illinois’ football game at Purdue on Saturday is important for many different reasons. The Illini need to win two of their four remaining games to become bowl eligible and Saturday’s game against the Boilermakers will be a good opportunity for Illinois to gain one of those wins. Bowl-eligibility would improve the current staff’s resume when it’s time for Athletic Director Mike Thomas to decide on the team’s head coach going forward. A bowl game would also be an opportunity for the senior players to leave on a high note, a motivation for many underclassmen on the team. But for offensive lineman Ted Karras, there’s a different motivation. He was surprised that Purdue didn’t make an offer to the Indianapolis native when he was in high school. One of his favorite memories was ending the Illini’s 20-game Big Ten losing streak in West Lafayette, Indiana, two years ago, but he is ready to create another. “It’s my home state and the guys that didn’t offer me,” Karras said. “We ended a big losing streak there two
years ago, so I want to go do it again.” Some of the players admitted that last year’s loss to the Boilermakers will fuel them heading into Saturday’s matchup. Illinois’ offense will need quick adjustments if it wants to leave with a win. Starter Josh Ferguson is likely to play, which will open up the Illini running game. Freshman Ke’Shawn Vaughn has been the primary rusher since Ferguson’s injury and struggled against Penn State, but could rebound against the Boilermakers. Purdue ranks last in the Big Ten in rushing defense and has allowed 16 rushing touchdowns and let opponents average 183 rushing yards against Purdue. Illinois’ defense will try to rebound after allowing 39 points to the Nittany Lions. Purdue quarterback David Blough poses a problem in the air and on the ground. The freshman threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 82 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown against Nebraska last Saturday. The Illini’s defensive line failed to create any pressure on Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg after the unit showed vast improvements from last sea-
Illinois at Purdue
When/Where: 11 a.m., Saturday at West Lafayette, Indiana TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/Fighting Illini Sports Network Quick note: Illinois faces a must-win against the Boilermakers with four games left in the season and two wins needed to become bowl-eligible. Hidden stat: Saturday’s game marks the 91st time meeting between Illinois and Purdue, dating back to 1890. The series with Purdue is the oldest in Illinois program history. son. The linemen need to be a factor if players want to limit Blough’s impact. “You have to go in there and play your game,” safety Clayton Fejedelem said. “Our defensive line has to go in there and impose their will, and that’ll allow us to throw in our defensive scheme and allow our defense do what we need to do to dictate the game.” Illinois and Purdue will
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Running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn makes a run down the sideline during the game against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Oct. 10. be playing for the Purdue Cannon, a trophy that is presented to the winner of the rivalry game. Purdue leads the trophy series 33-27-2 and reclaimed the trophy after last season’s 38-27 win at Illinois. Rivalry games are exciting
for many of the players and they use it as extra motivation. But with four games left in the season, a bowl-berth near reach and the future of the program hanging at the balance, the Illini know that Saturday will be an important game.
“It’s a trophy game and it’s huge,” Fejedelem. “This is a big game in the season, we have four games left and this is one where we need to come up after three loses.”
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Purdue game a must-win for Cubit, bowl berth PETER BAILEY-WELLS Sports editor
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he Illini football season prior to last weekend’s 39-0 drubbing at the hands of Penn State was well-represented by what Wes Lunt said following the team’s 29-20 loss to Iowa. “We’re tired of moral victories.” Last weekend, Illinois snapped its streak of moral victories, and this week, a moral victory is off the table against Purdue. The Illini need to win — it’s fair to say they need a moral victory against the Boilermakers. If Bill Cubit and his guys can’t beat Purdue in West Lafayette, Illini dreams of a bowl game start to fade, the win against Nebraska will fade to memory and Cubit’s likelihood of coaching in Champaign long-term will be quite low. Illinois is “supposed to” beat Purdue: any preseason Illini prediction — mine included — chalked up this
game as an orange and blue bloodbath. But this game doesn’t look like a lock any more. The Boilermakers have the reigning Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week at their disposal, and scored 55 points on a Nebraska defense that Illinois squeaked out two touchdowns against. Sure, they’re 2-6 and on paper,
western teams and one is against Indiana, who is a hot and cold Big Ten team in the style of Illinois. The Boilermakers won’t be favored in any of their remaining games. They’re a 2.5-point underdog against the Illini, and that’s probably as close as they get, spread-wise, for the rest of the year. If I was a Purdue player,
If Bill Cubit and his guys can’t beat Purdue in West Lafayette, ... Cubit’s likelihood of coaching in Champaign long term will be quite low. they’re worse than Illinois. But last year, a two-win Purdue team came into Memorial Stadium and embarrassed Tim Beckman and Co. before losing its fi nal six games of the season. This year’s Boilermaker team has three games remaining after they play the Illini: two are against ranked Iowa and North-
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that’d be motivation. What would also be motivation would be the fact that Purdue is 8-2 against Illinois in the teams’ last 10 matchups. The Illini have won twice at Ross-Ade Stadium since the turn of the century. When asked about the Illini’s preparation for Penn State, senior safety Clayton Fejedelem said he thought
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SEPT. 5 VS. KENT STATE — (W 52-3) SEPT. 12 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS — (W 44-0) SEPT. 19 AT NORTH CAROLINA — (L 48-14) SEPT. 26 VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE — (W 27-25)
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the team had some sloppy practices. If his assessment is right, going forward, the Illini can’t afford another week like the last. On Monday, Ted Karras was more serious than he’s been all year, particularly when he was asked if anyone on the team quit against Penn State. “No,” he said. “I’ve never seen anyone on this University of Illinois team quit.” And that matters, but only up to a point. There are no moral victories to be found in West Lafayette this weekend. At the beginning of the season, the seniors and the captains talked about their goal of winning the Big Ten West. Now they’re talking about their goal of qualifying for a bowl. They’re adjusting accordingly — Karras is right, they certainly haven’t given up, but the way this season is going, for morale’s sake, they need a win against Purdue.
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OHIO STATE MICHIGAN STATE PENN STATE MICHIGAN RUTGERS MARYLAND INDIANA
OCT. 3 VS. NEBRASKA — (W 14-13) OCT. 10 AT IOWA — (L 29-20) OCT. 24 VS. WISCONSIN — (L 24-13) OCT. 31 AT PENN STATE — (L 39-0)
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IOWA WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTA NEBRASKA PURDUE
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Interim head coach Bill Cubit is 1-1 against Purdue as an Illinois assistant.
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NOV. 7 AT PURDUE — 11 A.M. NOV. 14 VS. OHIO STATE — TBD NOV. 21 AT MINNESOTA — TBD NOV. 28 VS. NORTHWESTERN — TBD
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ILLINOIS AT PURDUE — 11 A.M. PENN STATE AT NORTHWESTERN — 11 A.M. IOWA AT INDIANA — 2:30 P.M. RUTGERS AT MICHIGAN — 2:30 P.M. WISCONSIN AT MARYLAND — 2:30 P.M. MICHIGAN STATE AT NEBRASKA — 7 P.M. MINNESOTA AT OHIO STATE — 7 P.M.
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GERONIMO ALLISON — WIDE RECEIVER
DAVID BLOUGH — QUARTERBACK
Allison leads the Big Ten in receptions per game with 6.5 and is one of two Big Ten players averaging over 90 yards a game (91.8). The wideout has 52 catches for a total of 734 yards on the season — last season he had 41 receptions for 598 yards. Allison is a midseason addition to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
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ILLINOIS OFFENSE
QB Wes Lunt 12 RB Josh Ferguson 6 WR-X Geronimo Allison 8 WR-T Desmond Cain 86 WR-Z Malik Turner 11 TE Tim Clary 47 LT Austin Schmidt 57 LG Chris Boles 55 C Joe Spencer 71 RG Ted Karras 69 RT Christian DiLauro 67 K Taylor Zalewski 17
The quarterback has completed 57 percent of his passes the season, throwing for 1,104 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Blough threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns last week in the Boilermakers’ 55-45 victory over the Cornhuskers, tossing no interceptions. He has 82 yards rushing this year on 10
DEFENSE
DE Jihad Ward 17 NT Chunky Clements 11 DT Rob Bain 16 LEO Dawuane Smoot 91 WLB Mason Monheim 43 MLB T.J. Neal Jr. 52 STAR Eric Finney 14 CB V’Angelo Bentley 2 SS Taylor Barton 3 FS Clayton Fejedelem 20 CB Eaton Spence 27 P Ryan Frain 13
EYE ON THE ENEMY: ANTHONY BROWN:
The defensive back leads Purdue with four interceptions this season — one more than Illinois’ interception leader Eaton Spence. Three of Brown’s interceptions came last week in the team’s victory against Nebraska. Brown won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award for his efforts. Brown and Illinois’ top wide receivers are Tampa Bay natives.
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Purdue defeated conference foe Nebraska 55-45 behind David Blough’s five passing and one rushing touchdown. Anthony Brown dominated on the defensive end for the Boilermakers, intercepting three passes.
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QB David Blough 11 TE Jordan Jurasevich 85 WR Danny Anthrop 33 WR Domonique Young 5 WR DeAngelo Yancey 7 RB Markell Jones 8 LT David Hedelin 75 LG Jason King, Jr. 72 C Robert Kugler 57 RG Jordan Roos 70 RT Cameron Cermin 66 K Paul Griggs 37
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DT Jake Replogle 54 NG Ryan Watson 92 DE Evan Panfil 95 RE Antoine Miles 11 WILL Danny Ezechukwu 36 MIKE Jimmy Herman, Jr. 29 SAM Andy James Garcia, Jr. 42 LCB Anthony Brown, Sr. 9 SS Leroy Clark, Jr. 3 FS Robert Gregory, Jr. 7 RCB Frankie Williams 24
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Wes Lunt 174-for-313, 1,831 yards, 9 TD
Geronimo Allison 52 catches, 734 yards, 3 TD Desmond Cain 27 catches, 222 yards Marchie Murdock 20 catches, 194 yards, 3 TD Malik Turner 20 catches, 241 yards, 1 TD
RUSHING Ke’Shawn Vaughn 123 carries, 485 yards, 4 TD Josh Ferguson 71 carries, 397 yards, 3 TD
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Lunt leads the Big Ten in completions per game with 21.8 and is fifth in the conference in passing yards per game (228.9). His nine passing touchdowns ranks sixth in the Big Ten. The redshirt junior quarterback has thrown four interceptions in 313 pass attempts, making him one of the eight quarterbacks in the nation with over 250 pass attempts and four or less interceptions this season.
HISTORY
Illinois leads the overall series with Purdue 43-41. The Illini won on their last trip to West Lafayette, in 2013, but the Boilermakers came out on top in Champaign last year, 38-27.
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PENN STATE LEADERS PASSING
RECEIVING
David Blough 111-for-196, 1,104 yards, 8 TD
Danny Anthrop 38 catches, 283 yards, 2 TD DeAngelo Yancey 23 catches, 432 yards, 4 TD D.J. Knox 20 catches, 155 yards Markell Jones 18 catches, 138 yards, 1 TD
RUSHING Markell Jones 101 carries, 550 yards, 7 TD D.J. Knox 90 carries, 359 yards, 2 TD
The series with Purdue is the oldest in Illinois’ 125-year history. The Boilermakers were one of two teams that the Illini played in the inaugural year of college football.
SEPT. 6 AT MARSHALL — (L 41-31) SEPT. 12 VS. INDIANA STATE — (W 38-14) SEPT. 19 VS. VIRGINIA TECH — (L 51-24) SEPT. 26 VS. BOWLING GREEN — (L 35-28)
OCT. 3 AT MICHIGAN STATE — (L 24-21) OCT. 10 VS. MINNESOTA — (L 41-13) OCT. 17 AT WISCONSIN — (L 24-7) OCT. 31 VS. NEBRASKA — (W 55-45)
NOV. 7 VS. ILLINOIS — 11 A.M. NOV. 14 AT NORTHWESTERN — 11 A.M. NOV. 21 AT IOWA — TBA NOV. 28 AT INDIANA — TBA
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Reaching across enemy lines: Purdue Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini football staff will chat with a sports editor or football beat reporter from an opposing school’s paper. Up this week is The Exponent sports editor Brock Reish. His answers have been edited for space. The Daily Illini: How big of a win was the Nebraska game? BR: The win over Nebraska was huge for Purdue as a program. It was Hazell’s first conference win in front of a home crowd. It was David Blough’s fi rst win as a starter. And it was a game that most people didn’t expect Purdue to win, at all. The Boilermakers have been in close games throughout the season, so to fi nally come out on top of one, means a lot to the team, coaching staff and Purdue football community. DI: Is there a sense of hope now after the win or was it just a nice surprise? BR: This one really
depends on who you ask. There were plenty of things in Purdue’s favor during Saturday’s matchup, and some will make the argument that the team lucked out, facing an inexperienced quarterback whose tendancy to turn the ball over gave Purdue great field position and cost the Huskers the game. On the other hand, there was defi nitely hope to be found in that game. David Blough and the rest of the offense looked entirely different. He was moving more in pocket, making plays outside the pocket and even taking off on some runs he might not have tried earlier in the season. The Purdue defense gave the fans reason to be excited as well. Anthony Brown’s three interceptions, no matter how inexperienced the quarterback was, are somthing for him and the rest of the defense to be pround of. Whenever a team comes out plus-five in the
turnover margin, you’ve got to give credit to more than just luck. DI: What is the general feeling about football at Purdue? BR: There are a few different categories of people when it comes to the general feeling about football here. Some fans gave up on the team weeks ago, and probably won’t be paying much attention unless they can string together three or four wins. Others see the upswing of the program. The Purdue football team of today is orders of magnitude better than the team Hazell was coaching his first year here. It have found a way to stay competitive in games throughout the season, but seem to just now be learning how to fi nish close matchups. Some people in the community see that, and they are the ones who are starting to get excited about Purdue football again. DI: Is it just a matter
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of time before head coach Darrell Hazell is fired? BR: I have no idea. Most of the people who say he is going to be fi red have gathered their information from online message boards and social media comment sections. There has been no official word, no information from a reliable source and no concrete reason to think that is happening in the near future. DI: What type of quarterback is David Blough? BR: David Blough is whatever type of quarterback the coaching staff wants to put on the field. If the game plan invloves him handing the ball off and making short passes, he’ll do it. I think what the Nebraska game demonstrated, however, is what type of quarterback David Blough needs to be to thrive. During that game, Blough was outside the pocket, scrambling around, looking deep, taking off on
his feet. That style seems to fit Blough much better than the Peyton Manning “sit in the pocket and take a sack if nobody’s open” style. I’m sure John Shoop and Hazell plan to use him in a similar fashion to what we saw on Saturday for the remainder of the season. DI: What kind of defense should Illinois’ struggling offense expect? BR: Purdue’s defense gets by on being solid everywhere, despite not being excellent in any one particular area. Up front, Evan Panfil, Gelen Robinson and Jake Replogle lead the defensive line and have been able to get pressure on quarterbacks and slow down the run. The linebackers have been battling injuries since fall camp, but are playing well. Sophomore Ja’Whaun Bentley is out for the season after having ACL surgery and junior Jimmy Herman is a day-to-day decision with a hamstring injury. The younger players
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that have been forced to step up are improving quickly and making an impact. The secondary is coming off a solid week, and is led by Brown and Frankie Williams, both senior cornerbacks. They are often touted as the most experienced defensive unit and created four turnovers against Nebraska. DI: Why should Illinois not overlook Purdue on Saturday? BR: Purdue has been just at the edge of getting some big wins for a while now. Coming off the win over Nebraska, it seems as if the Boilers are fi nally tying up some of the loose ends that were keeping them from victories earlier in the season. Illinois’ offense has been struggling and Purdue’s defense is fi nding its footing. I don’t think Illinois can afford to overlook Purdue and vice versa.
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The Illinois defense tries to stop an Iowa rushing attempt during the game against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, on Oct. 10.
ILLINOIS DEFENSE VS. DAVID BLOUGH Illinois’ most embarrassing loss last year was against Purdue, and any bowl hopes seemed to be gone. Even when they did win six games, some had doubts that Illinois would be one of the few teams not invited to play in a bowl game. Austin Appleby was the quarterback for Purdue last sea-
son, and he had two rushing touchdowns and a 62-yard run that had Illini fans scratching their heads. This time the quarterback will be David Blough, who had a very similar game against Nebraska. Blough had a 56-yard touchdown run, not to mention four passing touchdowns, that gar-
nered him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors. If Illinois wants to get revenge for its rough loss last year, it starts with the defense stopping Blough, which seems a tall order after it gave up 39 points to Penn State last week.
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Quarterback Wes Lunt gets ready for the snap during the game against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Wide receiver Geronimo Allison runs for extra yards after a catch during the game against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, on Oct. 10.
ILLINOIS O-LINE VS. PURDUE D-LINE
GERONIMO ALLISON VS. ANTHONY BROWN
Illinois’ offensive line was manhandled by Penn State’s dominant defensive line play. Purdue will be a chance for Illinois to be able to redeem itself at the line of scrimmage. Purdue has the worst rush defense in the conference, which
bodes well for Illinois. If Josh Ferguson returns, the Illini O-line will have a chance to use its strength to try and get Illinois’ poor rushing game going. Purdue will need to be on its toes, as last week it gave up 5.6 yards per carry to Nebraska’s Terrell Newby.
Both sides seem to be coming off of poor games, and this game is a pivotal one on each squad’s schedule. If the Illini win, they’re one game away from bowl eligibility and if Purdue wins, it establishes a Big Ten winning streak for the first time since 2012.
This battle is one of two seniors, two Tampa natives and two players who will need to show up for their respective teams to succeed. Allison has been the biggest producer for the team due to the nasty injury bug Illinois’ skill positions have
caught. Allison was only had four grabs for 34 yards against Penn State. On the other side, Brown had a stellar game at cornerback for the Boilermakers, snagging three interceptions. He was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Allison will need to bring his A-game to end Illinois’ three-game losing streak, as well as get revenge for his Spoto High School Spartan’s 28-8 loss against Brown’s Hillsborough High School Terriers this past football season.
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Freshman steps up with surprising skill STAFF WRITER
Freshman Ali Bastianelli is a 6-foot-3, tough-as-nails middle blocker who leads the Illinois volleyball team with 98 blocks on the season. The source of Bastianelli’s toughness behind the net may come as a surprise. She’s a black belt in Karate. The Marysville, Michigan, native participated in martial arts for seven years before realizing volleyball was her true passion. Bastianelli said her freshman year at Marysville High School, when she began playing National Club Volleyball, is when she knew she wanted to play the sport in college. College coaches began to take notice of Bastianelli’s speed and court awareness. One of those coaches was from the University of Illinois, a man by the name of Kevin Hambly. “I saw (her talent) in high school. I watched her make three moves, and I was like ‘I want her.’ She was the only middle I wanted in that class,” Hambly said. “I’ve always felt like we’re just trying to find players who can block the way that she blocks. Same thing with Katie Stadick when she was a freshman and I saw her, and Anna Dorn when she was a freshman.” Four years later, Bastianelli is coming into her own as a starting middle blocker on the No. 18 program in the country. After tallying a team-high 14 combined blocks in wins over Michigan State and Michigan over the weekend, Bastianelli earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. Bastianelli said it felt good to be recognized for her hard work and that the accolades were a “nice surprise.” But the young gun was quick to credit her teammates for playing up to par, as well. “I’m a team player, and it really was a team effort,” Bastianelli said. “Defensivewise, without our tough serving, it would’ve been hard to block and do the things I did.” Senior setter Alexis Viliunas had high praise for Bastianelli. “She has really adjusted to
Illinois vs Northwestern When/Where: Saturday, 7 p.m., Huff Hall Radio: WDWS 1400 Quick Note: Ali Bastianelli earned Big Ten Co-Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week awards. Hidden Stat: The game marks the second time that Illinois faces Northwestern in a four day span. the college level, and I can’t wait to see how much better she gets in these last few weeks of the season,” Viliunas said. “She brings a lot of energy to the team and a lot of fight that our team has been looking for throughout the season.” Throughout the first half of the season, Bastianelli had trouble adjusting to the college level. But Bastianelli is starting to turn the corner; she’s had more blocks over the past three matches than in any other three-match span this year. And Hambly approves of her play. “She’s gotten better at attacking. Things are starting to click for her,” Hambly said. “(Early on), we were frustrated at times with her development … I think it’s a combination of the training and her really understanding what’s required. I think it just took her a while to learn and figure out what we were looking for.” Hambly knew what he was looking for four years ago, when Bastianelli was a 14-year-old sensation in Michigan. Bastianelli went on to lead her club team to a first-place finish at AAU Nationals in 2013 and was then selected to the Under Armour All-American in 2014 – her two favorite volleyball accomplishments. She played against freshman setter and current teammate Jordyn Poulter in the Under Armour All-American game. Bastianelli said she definitely prefers having Poulter on her team. Prior to teaming up with Poulter, Bastianelli was deciding between Michigan,
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Naya Crittenden (left) and Ali Bastianelli (right) jump to block and attack during the game against Michigan State at Huff Hall Friday. Stanford and Illinois before eventually choosing Hambly’s program. Early on in the recruiting process, the veteran head coach noticed nuances in Bastianelli’s game, including her suddenness and her volleyball IQ, which set her apart from other middle blockers. “(The best players) have
some quality about ‘em that’s different, and she’s definitely one of those. I would say that out of all the kids we’ve had, better things happen when the balls hit her hands than most players that we’ve had,” Hambly said. “Ali Bastianelli, for the most part, when she touches it, a good thing happens. Some kids aren’t that way.
to 1989, and her cousin Kimberly played ice hockey at Ohio State from 2008 to 2013. As for Bastianelli, it appears she’s found her athletic niche. That is unless, of course, she decides to quit the team and join one of Illinois’ seven martial arts clubs.
Bastianelli’s family is full of athletes. Her biggest inspiration has been her sister, Samantha, who played volleyball at Oakland Community College from 2012 to 2013. Her father Gregory played football at Northwood University from 1987 to 1988 in Michigan, her mother Joan played volleyball and basketball at Northwood from 1985
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