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Ganchimeg Ganzorig was in high school when she applied to a job and found out she was “different.” “They told me I can work, but they just needed my social security number,” Ganzorig said. “I asked my mother and she said I didn’t have any documents.” At the age of eight, Ganzorig’s family left their native country of Mongolia for the U.S. “I felt normal, like everyone else, I grew up here. My life is here,” she said. As a student at the University of Illinois, however, she is not alone. The University of Illinois is known for attracting students from around the globe. According to a recent study released by the Open Doors Institute, the University of Illinois is the third-highest ranking institution for hosting the largest number of international students in the 2013 to 2014 academic year. However, not all international students are under the same stress as Ganzorig, a junior in LAS, as undocumented students do not qualify for any financial aid and many scholarships exclude those who are not U.S. citizens. Illinois state law allows the University to accept undocumented students and charge them in-state tuition, as long as they graduated from a high school in Illinois after having attended it for three or more years. Going to college in America put a significant fi nancial burden on Ganzorig’s family. “I’ve been working multiple jobs since high school and through my parents, whatever they scrape through and whatever jobs
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Connor Sible, sophomore in ACES, cuts Christmas trees at Illini Forest Plantation on Saturday. The Illini Foresters sold trees throughout the weekend in their annual fundraiser. Proceeds will be used to buy new equipment for the plantation as well as to offset the cost of hiking activities for the group.
Rally supports higher pay for workers Movement for increased pay enters 3rd year BY CAMILLE MURRAY STAFF WRITER
A small crowd gathered on the corner of Neil Street and Kirby Avenue on Friday, braving the rain and cold temperatures to rally in support of higher pay for fast-food workers. During the rally, which took place at 5 p.m. near a local McDonald’s restaurant, protestors held up signs that displayed phrases such as “Fight for $15 wages” and “We’re not lovin’ it.” The crowd also chanted sayings, including “overworked and underpaid, we demand a living wage.” The rally was sponsored by the local chapter of Jobs With Justice, a coalition organized to help with issues concerning workers’ rights. It was one of many
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ridiculous.” The widespread movement to raise wages for fastfood workers is entering its third year. Last year, a similar rally titled “Fight for 15” was held in Champaign. “We want to encourage the workers to know that if you are asking for higher wages, you have the support of your community,” said Stuart Levy, who was also present at the rally. “And to the fast-food companies, that customers are aware that this is an issue.” The matter of increasing the minimum wage for all workers is one that has lately gained national attention. In the 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called on Congress to increase the national minimum wage. The Council of Economic Advisers reported that raising the minimum wage would benefit more than 28 million workers. In addition, the Chicago City Council recently approved Mayor Rahm
Emanuel’s five-year plan to raise the city’s minimum wage from the current $8.25 to $13 dollars by 2019. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, polls conducted since February of 2013 show that a majority of Americans support some sort of increase in minimum wage. An increase in minimum wage would not necessarily have a negative impact on the economy, the Department of Labor reported, as federal minimum wage has increased 22 times since 1938 while real GDP per capita has continued to increase. Baldwin said he believes the fight to increase wages for fast-food workers is gaining momentum, and the movement will only continue from here. He said his organization will continue to support the cause as long as workers need it
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“We want to encourage the workers to know that if you are asking for higher wages, you have the support of your community. And to the fastfood companies, that customers are aware that this is an issue.” STUART LEVY
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Latina immigrants prone to higher stress levels » UI » study shows impact Recent of acculturative stress on Latinas BY ESTEFANIA FLOREZ STAFF WRITER
For Nicole Flores the hardest part about immigrating to America was learning a new language. Flores, sophomore in FAA, immigrated from Bolivia when she was 16 years old and has experienced more stress than a typical teenage girl. “When you come from another country, it is really hard to get accustomed to the social differences,” Flores said. “Being an immigrant, you’re forced to work and go to school at the same time, if your parents don’t make enough money, so there is a financial disadvantage.”
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protest demonstrations held in almost 200 cities this past week to increase minimum wage. The rally was part of a movement demanding that fast-food workers be paid $15 wages and be granted the right to form a union without interference from employers, said Ricky Baldwin, co-president of the Central Illinois chapter of Jobs with Justice. “People think of it as a job that people just get in high school, and that they don’t have many responsibilities — just live at home, they don’t have kids — but it’s not like that anymore,” Baldwin said. Median pay for fast-food workers is currently $8.59, which yields an annual income level significantly below the federal poverty line. “Too many people in this country are working too hard for too little,” said Sidney Germaine, a participant in Friday’s rally. “I think it’s
A recent University study found that Latina immigrants report higher levels of stress in their daily lives. The study, conducted by assistant professor Venera Bekteshi, focuses on the impact of acculturative stress and uses data from the California Health Interview Survey and the National Latino and Asian American Study. Bekteshi chose her research topic because she believes that studies on Latina are lacking. “Understanding the context of acculturative stress and psychological distress for Latina immigrants is important, not only because of their numbers in the U.S.,
but also because compared to Latino men and non Latino counterparts in the U.S., Latina women tend to report higher rates of psychological distress,” Bekteshi said. Flores believes being a Latina immigrant has been stressful because she often feels looked down upon. “People think you are under educated because of the language barrier, and so people might not expect you to do well in school, and they underestimate your skills and knowledge,” Flores said. Bekteshi explained there are many factors that contribute to Latina distress, which should be addressed continuously. “When Latina women face many negative factors in their environment, other factors influence their acculturative stress,” Bekteshi
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difficulties in visiting family abroad.” She also believes her study can have a great impact on students aspiring practice-
related careers, as well as the Latino culture. “As our students of Latino background increase, this is especially important in effective teaching and learning,” Bekteshi said. Bekteshi said the movement between the United States and respective Latino countries should be better facilitated, as research showed that stress levels increased for women who were not able to visit family at home due to financial difficulties. “Family is a very important source of support for this group of women and I hope that immigration policy emphasizes its social service programs,” Bekteshi said.
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Today’s Birthday Step into the spotlight this year, with Saturn in your sign (after 12/23). New home beginnings occupy you after 3/20. Community action takes priority after 4/4. Jupiter’s retrograde in Leo today encourages moderation and tranquility (until 4/8). Enjoy an entertaining phase of exploration and adventure, until 8/2015. Give love to projects of truth, justice and spirituality. Redefine freedom. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Today is a 7 — For the next few months during Jupiter’s retrograde, reaffirm your commitment to the game. Concentrate on the finer details of an enthusiasm. Practice your skills and learn new tricks. Settle into your cozy nest. Social arrangements could change. Entertain esoteric possibilities, just for fun.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Today is a 7 — Jupiter stations retrograde in Leo until 4/8/15, for domestic retrospection. Don’t dip into savings. Let your imagination flower with ideas for home improvement. Make charts, drawings and plans. It’s amazing what a coat of paint will do. Freshen your space.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Today is a 9 — With Jupiter retrograde in Leo until 4/8/15, review and revise communications for greater effect. Study, research and edit what you’ve written. Publish after Jupiter stations direct.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Today is a 7 — Send in those coupons and rebate requests. Make do with what you have. Save as much as you can. Over the next few months with Jupiter retrograde (until 4/8/15), review and revise financial matters. Plug leaks. Invent new income ideas.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Today is a 6 — Practice to achieve mastery over the next few months, with Jupiter retrograde in your sign (until 4/8/15). Personal growth and discovery allows new capacities. Let go of old practices and habits that no longer serve. Prepare taxes early this year.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Today is a 7 — Begin a re-examination of your personal priorities. Take time while Jupiter’s retrograde (until 4/8/15) for peaceful contemplation and introspection. Spirituality and ritual comfort. Embrace healthy lifestyle practices. Tend your garden. Step in to carry the load when your partner falters.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is a 7 — Refine your style over the next four months. Now that Jupiter’s retrograde (until 4/8/15), it’s easier to collect old debts. Get nostalgic with friends, and enjoy old photos and memories. Strengthen bonds by reviewing shared highlights. Remember a dream.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Today is an 8 — For about four months with Jupiter retrograde, refine your plans for fame and
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Blackout Hollywood protests brutality BY TONY BARBOZA TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES — Hundreds marched peacefully down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on Saturday to protest the killing of unarmed African-American men by police, the latest in a series of demonstrations across the nation in recent weeks. The march, called Blackout Hollywood, began about noon at Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue and continued west along Hollywood Boulevard to the TCL Chinese Theater.
“We were here to show ourselves, to be counted, to say, yes, I’m here and I want to be heard.” JOSEPH MURPHY PROTESTOR
Many demonstrators dressed in black clothing while others held both hands in the air and lied down on the pavement in protest. Some held signs and chanted refrains such as “Black lives matter,” “Hands up, don’t shoot” and other slogans that have become widespread in protests against recent cases in Staten Island, N.Y.; Ferguson, Mo.; and Los Angeles. “We blacked out Hollywood for a couple of hours to bring awareness to the issues that are going on in America right now: police brutality, the lack
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Jamey Wentling is with other protesters in front of Manns Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday in Los Angeles. A group calling itself Blackout Hollywood planned the protest against police violence, and the march ended where police shot and killed a knife-wielding man on Friday. of justice for Eric Garner, Michael Brown and the failure of our judicial system,” said Darnell Appling, 27, of North Hollywood, a television actor who organized the march. T he demonst rators blocked traffic, including the Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue inter-
section, where on Friday evening Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man they said was armed with a pocketknife. The march was planned over social media several days prior to that shooting, which took place in front of crowds of pedestrians and motorists in the
popular tourist and shopping district. Police have not released the identity of the man killed in the officer-involved shooting, but described him as white and said he was a suspect in a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. About 70 officers were on the scene Saturday after-
Truvada protects against HIV, stirs controversy with CDC BY ERYN BROWN AND ADOLFO FLORES TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES — It would have seemed the stuff of fantasy in the dark days of the 1980s, when an AIDS diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence: a pill, taken daily, that could protect against HIV infection. But today, such a drug exists. The blue tablet, marketed as Truvada, has been available to people at risk of being exposed to HIV since 2012. The pill can be highly effective — reducing infection risk by as much as 92 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It could have a dramatic effect in Los Angeles County, where about 47,000 people are known to live with HIV. Contracting the virus is no longer a death sentence because of a cocktail of drugs that suppress it, but the county still reports more than 1,000 new HIV infections each year. “We want to bring HIV to its knees, and this will help,” said Mario Perez, who directs the county’s prevention program. But the concept of using the pill has stirred a surprising debate in the gay community, with some longtime activists calling Truvada a “party drug” that people will never take consistently enough to stave off infections. If not taken daily, the CDC warns, protection levels are lower. Most notable among the skeptics is AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein, whose organization recently launched a new advertising campaign urging the CDC to rethink its support for a communitywide prevention method that does not emphasize condom use first and foremost. Those with a more sanguine view of the pill wonder why critics such as Weinstein’s foundation would
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IMMIGRATION they have it’s all dependent on them, loans from people. Because to apply for student loans you need papers,” she said. “It’s a lot of borrowing money and every single dime and penny from my parents.” Recently, P resident Barack Obama introduced an executive action regarding immigration in the U.S. It outlines a four-point plan to bring to light the “11 million people living in the shadows” of the country. Undocumented immigrants can expect to see
noon to monitor demonstrators and facilitate the movement of the crowd, but they made no arrests, said Lt. Michael Ling of LAPD’s Hollywood station. Joseph Murphy, 50, took the bus and subway from Mid-City L.A. to Hollywood to voice his frustration over recent shootings by
police and the grand jury decisions in Missouri and New York. “Like most people I was here because I’ve been disturbed by all of these shootings,” he said. “We were here to show ourselves, to be counted, to say, yes, I’m here and I want to be heard.”
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NASA launches Orion: ‘New era of American space exploration’ KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Atop the most powerful rocket available, NASA’s next generation space capsule Orion blasted off Friday morning against the backdrop of a rising sun at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and later landed with a “bull’s-eye splashdown” in the Pacific Ocean. “Liftoff at dawn, the
dawn of Orion and a new era of American space exploration,” said Michael Curie, NASA announcer. Four and a half hours later, his colleague Rob Navias declared the splashdown, 270 miles west of Baja California, Mexico, a bull’seye. “America has driven a golden spike as it crosses a bridge into the future,” Navias said.
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Ken Almanza, an AIDS Project Los Angeles health and wellness outreach worker and a Truvada user, hopes to educate others interested in taking the pill to prevent HIV. dismiss any tool with the potential to decrease HIV infection rates, which are creeping up among young gay and bisexual men of color. “There is a moral imperative to make this available for folks who think it’s the right approach,” Perez said. Public health officials throughout the U.S. have already made the approach a key part of their official HIV prevention strategies. Last spring, the CDC added its stamp of approval when it released official guidelines on pre-exposure prophylaxis. Truvada combines two drugs that have been part of the anti-retroviral cocktail taken by HIV-positive patients for years. The medicines, tenofovir and emtricitabine, work together to block an enzyme called reverse transcriptase that allows HIV cells to multiply. In addition to suppressing HIV that is already in the body, the drugs can also prevent the virus from gaining a foothold initially. It’s unclear how many in California are taking the drug to prevent HIV infec-
tion, but the number probably isn’t very large. At $13,000 a year, Truvada is expensive, but it is covered by most insurance plans. In early November, Gil-
ead Sciences, the company that manufactures the drug, reviewed retail pharmacy records from a little more than half of U.S. pharmacies that dispensed Truvada between Jan. 1, 2012, and March 31, 2014, and found that 3,253 people in the U.S. started the prevention regimen during that period. The crux of critics’ concern is that offering gay men another way to block AIDS infection will undermine a
long-standing push in the community to promote condom use, which is known to also prevent the transmission of HIV and STDs. CDC guidelines for administering pre-exposure prophylaxis stipulate that Truvada should be used with condoms, not instead of them. But some, most notably Weinstein, say that men won’t bother with condoms if they believe they are protected by a pill. Weinstein and others have noted that overall risk reductions in clinical trials for pre-exposure prophylaxis were lower than the CDC-cited 92 percent. The so-called iPrEx study, for instance, reported that people who took Truvada experienced only a 44 percent reduction in HIV infection risk. The overall risk reduction rate was low because many participants in the study did not take their medication as directed, scientists say. Weinstein argues that others will also fail to use the drug correctly, leading to a rise in new HIV cases and other sexually transmitted infections.
more legal ways to come forth and obtain citizenship. Additionally, undocumented graduate students in math and science will receive assistance to stay in the country “rather than take their skills to other countries.” Ganzorig believes there has been a stigma around the topic of undocumented immigrants and hopes the proposed reform in the news will start some discourse. “I think a lot of people here in the U.S. think undocumented people are people that are uneducated or have no values. These are people that are working hard and trying to just survive,” Gan-
zorig said. “Start a conversation and break down the wall instead of just sweeping it under the rug.” The Illinois Student Senate is hoping to open discussion on campus by teaming together with a newly-formed registered student organization, RISE. The student senate approved allocating funds to premiere the movie Documented, an autobiographical film by Jose Antonio Vargas, a Filipino-born journalist who shared his personal experience living in the U.S. for many years and later came forward publicly with his undocumented status.
In addition to obtaining the rights to show the film, ISS and RISE are working together to host a screening next semester. James Tandaric, chair of international and minority student affairs and junior in LAS, said Vishal Disawar, executive director of RISE and sophomore in LAS, came to him with the idea for a screening. “RISE is a new RSO on campus and it focuses on things like immigration reforms. (Disawar) contacted me and said he wanted to start an event because often it’s an issue that isn’t talked about even though there are definitely undocument-
“There is a moral imperative to make this available for folks who think it’s the right approach” MARIO PEREZ
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated former top Defense Department official Ashton B. Carter on Friday to replace outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, describing Carter as an innovator, a reformer and “one of the nation’s foremost national security leaders.” “He’s an innovator who helped create the program that has dismantled weapons of mass destruction around the world and reduced the threat of nuclear terror-
ism,” Obama said. “He’s a reformer who’s never been afraid to cancel old or inefficient weapons programs. He knows the Department of Defense inside and out, which – all of which means that on day one, he’s going to hit the ground running.” Obama for m a l ly announced his choice from the White House. Hagel, who was pushed out of the post late last month, was expected to attend the event, but backed out at the last minute.
Rolling Stone casts doubt on University of Virginia rape story Rolling Stone says it no longer trusts the account of a brutal gang rape described in an explosive story it published last month about sexual assaults at the University of Virginia. The story, written by contributing editor Sabri-
na Rubin Erdely, opens with a grisly account from a woman identified only as Jackie, who described being attacked by several members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, sexually assaulted for hours and raped with a beer bottle at their fraternity house.
China’s ex-security czar Yongkang expelled from Communist Party BEIJING — After more than a year of intense speculation and secret i nvestigation, Ch i na’s ruling Communist Party on Friday expelled former domestic security czar Zhou Yongkang for alleged misdeeds includ-
ing accepting bribes, disclosing state secrets and sexual improprieties. Zhou was arrested, the state-run New China News Agency reported, and his case will be handed over to the judicial authorities for prosecution.
ed students on this campus,” Tandaric said. “We’re going to show the documentary then do a student and faculty panel about immigration reform.” While she admits it can be a touchy topic, Ganzorig said that she’s glad recent developments like Obama’s executive action and the documentary screening are opening up discourse on immigration reform. Her position is one of conflict: caught between believing there should be laws in place to naturalize citizens and have immigrants come through legally and having already broken those laws. However, she said those who
strictly think all undocumented citizens should be deported are being too extreme. “People say, ‘Oh they should be deported because they came here illegally, doesn’t matter the situation,’” she said. “I want to say to them, you’re talking about the people who are cooking for you, cutting your grass, cleaning your houses or taking care of your children, all these activities that they don’t notice. That’s contradictory to me.”
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here can never be enough smart people — people that we want contributing to our country and collaborating with others to help make productive and necessary changes in our world. That’s the general premise of President Obama’s startup visa and staple visa proposals, and it’s a premise that we agree with. The proposals are only one part of the immigration reform suggested by the president, but it’s a very strong aspect. The startup visa proposal would provide visas to allow foreign entrepreneurs to come to the United States to start and grow their businesses and allow them to permanently stay if their business is successful. This would also have the potential to provide more jobs and contribute to our economy. In addition, the proposal would essentially “staple� green cards to graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Some of the smartest people from across the world come to the United States to study and we are glad to have them here. They attend worldclass institutions, such as the University, and learn to be engineers, doctors and scholars. Essentially, they come here to be the best in their fields. Education is something we value highly and we appreciate working and learning alongside a variety of different people from a variety of different backgrounds and countries. Many of these students may wish to return to their home countries after completing their education, and we understand and admire that desire. But many of these international students want to stay here in the United States and pursue other ventures. They come here, they want to take advantage of the resources offered in the United States and they want to raise families and start businesses. Some of the smartest people in the world want to stay in the United States, and they want to help make the country even better. That should be encouraged. The United States is a nation built on immigrants. We are a melting pot of different people and ideas, and we should welcome the smartest people in the world who are trying to study, start businesses and create jobs. We should make it as easy as possible for these people to stay and contribute to bettering our country. President Obama’s proposal would help do that, and we hope the proposal is able to create a new generation of foreign entrepreneurs and scholars who come to the United States and help make the nation even better. And, hopefully, many of these people will begin their endeavors here at the University.
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Over the weekend, football and Duggar fans alike rejoiced over the rumor that football quarterback Tim Tebow and oldest “19 Kids and Counting� daughter Jana Duggar were dating. For a brief moment, we saw a future of Jana and Tim double dating with Jessa, Jill, Ben Seewald and Derick Dillard. We saw a spike in stadium income as all 1,000 Duggar children would be eating hotdogs and sipping on Coke as they watched their brother-in-law throw the old pigskin. However, Tebow’s rep said the two have never even met and confirmed it was just a rumor. That won’t keep us from dreaming though. We plan to get their celebrity couple name trending soon: Team #Jim.
Living out every Disney fan’s fantasy, a young lass named Isabella recently reamed out Disney’s worst villain, Gaston from “Beauty and the Beast,� while on a trip to one of Disney’s parks. After Gaston tried to retaliate by asking Isabella to make him a sandwich, the feisty child told him that she was going to go talk to the Beast and make the two of them fight — a fight she is sure Gaston would lose. We can’t decide what’s better about this: When she is still walking away screaming at Gaston, or when Gaston admits defeat after she leaves. Whom are we kidding ... it’s all perfect.
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First there was “I Love College� by Asher Roth, next there was “Red Solo Cup� by Toby Keith. But, college kids rejoice, the newest drinking anthem is officially here. Nick Offerman, AKA everyone’s favorite “Parks and Recreation� character Ron Swanson and University alumnus, recently filmed a video for Elite Daily titled “My Tales of Whisky.� With another special mention going out to his love of scotch, the song is perfect for when you need an ode to your favorite Jack and Coke. It’s not quite an upbeat party song, but we’ll survive.
Yes, it’s Monday, and most of us probably have a perpetual case of the Monday blues. This Monday, however, is the last Monday of classes for the fall semester. And if you ask us, that’s something to celebrate. To add on to this momentous joy is the fact that we also don’t have classes on Friday (OK, fine, there are exams that day, but whatever). Talk about holiday cheer! Yes, sure, finals, projects and papers loom in these next two weeks and in what is arguably the most mentally draining part of the semester, but as the kids say these days, YOLO.
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limate change is an issue everyone in the world knows about. Even if people don’t make a conscious effort to combat global warming, most people at least know that it’s some sort of problem. Publicizing this problem, the fictitious HBO show “The Newsroom� recently made substantiated claims about climate change that essentially pointed to the apocalypse. One character representing the Environmental Protection Agency said, “A person has already been born who will die due to the catastrophic failure of the planet.� While watching, I thought, “Wow, that sucks for their fake world,� believing it to be a work of fiction. By following the news, I know climate change is getting worse every day, but I didn’t think things were that bad. Maybe I was expecting a thirty-day warning from a group of scientists saying, “If you don’t stop being careless with the environment within the next month, we’re all going to die.� That would have been nice. Even though “The Newsroom� dramatized the findings for television purposes, their claims are true and the planet and its inhabitants are in danger.
My goal has always been to leave this world better than I found it for my future family. But now we face a harsh reality: We might not leave a world for the next generation at all. I believe that climate change is the number one danger to face this world at the moment. This is also the opinion of Greenpeace, Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, The White House, EcoWatch, Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon — to name a few. If you’re wondering why this is our opinion, or why we think global warming needs to be approached with reinvigorated immediacy, you should know all of the immediate effects global warming is already having on our lives. The planet’s human-caused increase in temperature and CO2 levels causes all of the changes listed below. Climate change is also believed to have influenced 400,000 deaths annually, as of 2012. Scientists and doctors also estimate up to “7 million people may face premature death as a result� of air pollution. “If the world warms by just [3.6°F]...which may be reached in 20 to 30 years — we could see widespread food shortages, unprecedented heat-waves, and more intense storms,� reported The World Bank. Tropical regions that provide us with large amounts of food
could be effected in the next ten years, decreasing crop yield. With rising sea levels, U.S. cities face the risk of flooding. If this happens, 90 percent of New Orleans’ homes could be submerged and 300,000 residents would be forced to evacuate as early as 2030. There are seven other cities facing this same risk. Global warming is also destroying species, increasing the risks and repercussions of natural disasters and increasing heat-related illnesses and disease. But all those things are still not enough for some people to see global warming as a risk. Our choices now are causing all of the things listed above — things that will happen in our lifetimes. If we don’t try to stop this, we’re knowingly putting ourselves at a great risk and further contributing to the destruction of this planet. It’s frustrating that climate change is such a prevalent issue that everyone knows about, but only 36 percent of people think it’s a serious issue. If it were taken as a serious threat to humanity, the amount of CO2 in the air would be decreasing, not increasing. Same with yearly average temperatures. There also wouldn’t be almost twenty members of congress, including the Speaker of the House, who are adamantly against making pushes toward environmentally-friendly bills.
Climate change has turned into a political debate between parties instead of a danger almost universally agreed upon by scientists. Speaker of the House John Boehner has recently said that the US-China environmental deal is “hurting jobs and squeezing middle-class families.� There’s no point in trying to save American jobs when climate change is threatening American lives. We have to be alive and healthy if we want to be around to work. But all of my pent up anger isn’t going to do anything to fix the issue that is plaguing every species on the planet and the planet itself. It’s time to start making a change by banding together and making a conscious effort to start improving the environment. We need to remove politics from the environmental conversation and give up on the common, blatant ignorance that global warming won’t have an impact on us until the far future. Some of the effects of global warming might be 15 years down the line, but the choices we make now determine the near future. These are our lives and this is our planet. Unless we want to destroy it, we have to take action now.
Emma is a sophomore in LAS. She can be reached at egoodwi2@dailyillini.com.
‘Orange is the New Black’ author talks prison reform ALEX SWANSON Opinions columnist
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ednesday night, Piper Kerman spoke in the Illini Union Ballroom about her experience in a woman’s prison as well as the necessity of prison reform. Kerman is the author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,� which has been adapted into a popular Netflix series. Foremost, Kerman advocated for significant changes in the criminal justice system. For instance, she said that Americans need to examine the way in which race and socio-economic status affects the ways that prisoners are sentenced. For example, she argued being a racial minority can mean a harsher sentence. And data backs up that claim. One article in the The Wall Street Journal from 2013 stated that black men received sentences that are on average 20 percent longer than the sentences white men received for similar crimes. Kerman suggested that minorities, more often than white people, use a general defender lawyer rather than hiring one. General defenders are often
overworked which may contribute to unfair sentences for their clients. And sentences affected by race cannot exist in a country that claims to have a criminal justice system that operates on the notion of equality. Considering current events regarding sentencing and race such as the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, this is an issue that Americans need to address. We need to investigate our criminal sentencing system to ensure that racism, as well as socio-economic status, don’t have any effect on a person’s sentence. Kerman commented that incarceration rates are climbing. According to The Sentencing Project, from 1972 to 2010, there was a 500 percent increase in the number of prisoners. What’s worse is that many people are serving extensive time for non-violent crimes. A report by the American Civil Liberties Union found that as of 2012, there were 3,278 prisoners serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes. Some of those crimes include shoplifting. It is almost fantastical to think that there are people serving life sentences for shoplifting. Obviously, the punishment far outweighs the crime. There is sufficient evidence to
conclude that the sentencing laws and process of the United States does not approach a satisfactory level. When we graduate from college and become the next generation of policy makers, police officers and voters, this will be an important issue to consider. And moving beyond the manner in which people are sentenced, brutality occurs within prisons with alarming frequency. Kerman said women are sometimes forced to give birth while in shackles, and solitary confinement is used, at times, as a punishment for low-level offenses. She also said that there is often a large problem with sexual assault of women prisoners by male correctional officers. Further, she commented that re-entering society can be incredibly difficult for some prisoners once they are released. Fortunately, Kerman did more than illuminate issues in the justice system; she also suggested solutions. She said that we need to reexamine our sentencing laws to see if we can find more fitting punishments for low-level and non-violent crimes. Kerman points out that sending a person to prison not only severely affects his or her life, but also the life of that person’s family. As such, it should only
be used as a punishment when absolutely necessary and for the most appropriate duration. She also spoke about the University of Illinois and investing more in education rather than incarceration. “This is the kind of public institution we want,� Kerman said. “When we have communities that have great public schools and universities that have hospitals, that have great libraries, that have arts institutions, here’s what we find: Those places are vibrant and prosperous places to live. And guess what: They’re also safe. If we want public safety, we have to invest in those institutions.� I completely agree. Education and awareness is the key to many societal benefits, including public safety. It is true that much of the American population does not have a direct connection to prison culture. Many of us attending the University may have never been to a prison before. Therefore, it is often relatively easy to push major issues occurring in prisons from our minds. But the problem is still there, regardless of whether or not we can physical see it. And it must be corrected.
Alex is a junior in LAS. She can be reached at amswans2 @dailyillini.com.
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Donate toys at various campus locations, mall BY REEMA ABI-AKAR STAFF WRITER
Three community organizations are coming together to provide toys and gift opportunities for local children and promote the spirit of giving to others during the holiday. These organizations are the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree, the University’s Office of Volunteer Programs and the Crisis Nursery. Each program is locally based, has been going on for several years and always welcomes more student and community volunteers to help out.
The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree The Angel Tree is a part of the Salvation Army, and along with Toys for Tots, the Angel Tree hosts a toy drive each year in Marketplace Mall. This year, it began on Nov. 21, and will continue until Dec. 16, with a toy dropbox in front of Bergner’s. “On the 16th, (we) will open it up to parents that have pre-registered and they can shop for what their kids would like,� said Barb Davies, volunteer coordinator for Angel Tree. Davies has served as the Angel Tree volunteer coordinator for eight years, and she enjoys bringing volunteers together to bolster the community’s existing charity organizations. “My son is now 25, and when he was a little boy, like 2 or 3 years old, I remember the Angel Tree being (in existence),� Davies said. “So it’s been going on for quite a while.� This is the Champaign branch of the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree, which is a nationwide organiza-
ery holds an annual event and gifts to children during for children to shop for ACROSS the holidays, focusing on gifts for their family. This those who are in difficult event, which is in its 22nd situations. DOWN year, began Dec. 6 and will Students and community continue until Saturday at members can help out by Lincoln Square Mall in donating unwrapped toys Urbana. or signing up to volunteer “When (the children) on the Angel Tree’s online arrive to the store, they volunteer form. have their shopping list already filled out — their parent or their guardOffice of Volunteer ian, someone helps them Programs fill that out prior,� said Here on campus, the Heather Wienke, special Offi ce of Volunteer Pro- events coordinator at the grams is holding its own Crisis Nursery. “Then toy drive to commemorate they are placed with a volOVP’s 25th anniversary. unteer, and that volunteer The toy drive has been helps them walk through ongoing each year since the shop and do their 2001, according to the Illi- shopping.� nois News Bureau. This All items available are year, it began on Dec. 1 priced affordably, between and will last until Dec. 15. $2 and $8. The volunteer “We have about 17 (gift helps the child budget his collection) boxes through- or her list with the money out campus, and we have their guardian gave them. at least five different cateBecause the event has gories’ worth of volunteer been going on for decades opportunities for students in the Champaign-Urbana to help with the event,� said community, it has turned Alicia Robinson, OVP grad- into a yearly practice for uate assistant and doctoral some families. student in Education. “It’s a huge family traSome of these locations dition. We have volunteers include the Illini Union, now that are like, ‘I came the Native A merican and shopped here as a House, the Bruce D. Nes- kid,’� Wienke said. “There bitt African American Cul- are families that we’ve tural Center, the College of seen for 10, 15 years come Business and the College of in and shop.� Fine and Applied Arts. Further, Weinke wantOVP also hosted a Hol- ed to clarify that the Holiday Toy Drive Perfor- iday Shop welcomes all mance on Nov. 12 at the children, not only those Union as a kickoff event affiliated with the Crisis before the drive. Nursery. This is the orgaThe goal of the toy drive nization’s second-largest is to collect 250 toys or fundraising event — it more to give to three local raised $33,000 last year, charities: Salt and Light with this year’s goal set at Ministries, Habitat for $35,000 to $40,000. “The kids always leave Humanity and Cunningham Children’s Home. full of pride with the items A list of acceptable items that they’ve picked out all as well as a volunteer reg- on their own,� Wienke said. istration form is available “Hopefully, the goal is (the kids) have an understandon the OVP website. ing that it’s just as great Crisis Nursery Children’s to give as it is to receive.�
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Tea steeped in health benefits Consumption of drink proven to aid in reducing stress, lowering health risks BY SUSAN SZUCH STAFF WRITER
While coffee and energy drinks may tend to prevail as drinks of choice during fi nals cram sessions, students shouldn’t overlook tea as an option. The drink, in many capacities, has an array of benefits, and Natural Gourmet at 2225 S. Neil St. in Champaign, and the Common Ground Food Cooperative at 300 S. Broadway Ave. in Urbana, both have wide varieties of tea to offer. While studies linking tea consumption and a lowered cancer risk have been inconclusive, there have been studies that show how drinking black tea regularly can lower blood pressure as well as reduce stress. According to a study done by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, green tea holds benefits as well. In addition to exercise, it has the potential to aid in weight loss by reducing risk of metabolic syndrome. Additionally, a meta-analysis conducted in 2011 found that catechins, antioxidants that bind to free radicals in the body, in green tea lowered LDL
and total cholesterol. Margeaux F lannery, senior in ACES who works as a wellness assistant at Common Ground, finds green tea benefi cial for more than just lowering cholesterol or managing weight. “I recommend green tea for a little energy boost,� she said. “Black tea is a little acidic; it can be acidic at times, but green tea is really, really good for the system ... It’s cleansing and detoxifying to the organs.� While black and green teas both have many benefi ts, so do herbal teas. In a study done by the USDA, researchers found that chamomile has some antibacterial properties and antiplatelet-clumping activity, while peppermint has strong antioxidant and antitumor abilities. In a clinical trial, drinking hibiscus lowered blood pressure of subjects that were pre-hypertensive or mildly hypertensive. Gaylene Amorasak, coowner of Natural Gourmet, encouraged students to try herbal teas and their benefits. “For people who get really stressed by the whole idea of an exam, it might be a good idea to have a little chamomile tea. It will not necessarily put you to sleep, but just take the edge off,� Amorasak said. “Basil tea, actually, kind of does the same thing, and you can get green tea with basil in
it, or just straight up basil and just make a tea out of that, and that’s very good for stress.� Flannery also noted that students don’t have to limit themselves to green tea or black tea. “We have a Kava Stress Relief tea that is really, really useful, and kava basically just helps to calm the nerves. Getting a good night sleep is really important — peppermint can help do that, it’s sort of just cooling to the system,� Flannery said. “If you think about certain herbs being heating, like cinnamon and spicy herbs like cayenne pepper or chili, think about mint as a cooling herb. So instead of warming up the metabolic system, it will cool it down.� Additionally, Common Ground offers a variety of tea in their bulk section, which change depending on the preference of their customers. They also carry dried items in bulk that people can use to brew their own tea. “We have fresh raspberry leaf which is really useful for regulating the menstrual cycle and women’s systems in general, and we have rosehip and mint,� Flannery expalined. “Mint is really good for aiding digestion and the body system, for example, at the end of the night.�
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Students find meaning in James Scholar prestige BY ROBIN DEAN
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very year, the audience at graduation goes silent as “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1.� begins to play. Among the sea of blue gowns, the distinguished cords of James Scholars pop against the standard academic dress. It’s an honors program meant to recognize the top students within their class. Named after the fourth president of the University of Illinois, the James Scholar program looks to advocate scholarship and research within campus. Its purpose is to challenge students, give them recognition and allow them to be a competitive candidate if they wish to pursue graduate school, said Kirsten Bartels, Honors of Liberal Arts and Sciences director. Each college has a different James Scholar curriculum and even some departments within that college may have an honors track. Each college presents its own qualifications, meaning the credit hours and GPA requirements vary from school to school. Most James Scholar programs, however, challenge students to fulfill an honors or activity credit. “The University adopted the program to really augment the education of their best and brightest,� Bartels said. However, many students question whether the James Scholar title compensates for the pressure to maintain a certain GPA and number of credit hours, in addition to the activ-
ity requirement. As every scholar same prestige in other ways. challenged in various aspects, time “Being a James Scholar guaranmanagement becomes crucial, said tees that you did well in your classJames Oto, sophomore James Schol- es,� Erickson said. “But there’s a lot ar in Engineering. He finds the most of people that gets those kinds of challenging part of the program to grades who aren’t in the program.� be the GPA. Although many colleges on cam“The high GPA isn’t an unreason- pus emphasize the various perks of able expectation, but one bad class being seen as a James Scholar, Barcan make you fall below the cutoff,� tels hopes for others to realize the agreed Emily Alessio, sophomore intrinsic benefits students receive James Scholar in Engineering. from the program. Most people on campus are aware “It isn’t just a box you check. Hopeof the privilege of fully the day you registering early fi rst step foot on and receiving reccampus and begin ognition on trantaking classes, you start looking at scripts as James yourself as a leadScholars. James Scholars can arguer and as a future leader,� Bartels ably be seen as better candidates for said. graduate school or LAS James Scholgetting a job. Howars are offered the ever, Lenny Erickopportunity to get son, University involved with a stuKIRSTEN BARTELS HONORS OF LAS DIRECTOR dent advisory comalumnus in committee, serve as puter science and interns that teach physics, claims it does not make a huge impact grad- classes and go on trips and conferences. Bartels’ main concern is to uation based on his experience. “I would say it wouldn’t have a sig- make sure that students leave with nificant impact,� he said. “It would a well-rounded education and that have more of a secondary impact, they have the tools they need in order because you get to pick the classes to succeed. you want; it gives you more freedom “We are really trying to provide while you are a student. ... (But) it’s avenues for students to get involved with a variety of things that will an in-school benefit only.� Although he still thinks that it is enrich their education and their worth being a part of the program, future,� said Bartels. he believes students can still gain the Abigail Ling, senior James Schol-
“The University adopted the program to really augment the education of their best and brightest.�
ar in Business and president of the James Scholar executive committee, also believes that students have more to gain than just the standard early registration. She trusts that one of the greatest things the James Scholar program can do is develop students as learners and leaders. “It gave me a huge opportunity to grow in leadership. It has given me a lot to talk about in interviews and a lot of people know about the James Scholar program, which makes it prestigious in a way,� Ling said. With their motto being “leadership and action,� Ling and the rest of the committee hope to stretch students and give them the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, in addition to their willingness to serve. With these various opportunities, some students find that it does add to their work load. “We have to do honors projects that can be time consuming, so we adjust to accommodate more work than we’re used to from just our classes,� Alessio said. Although some people fi nd the James Scholar program insignificant, others still fi nd it highly profitable. “I don’t think it is unnecessary,� Alessio said. “The early registration is helpful in the first two years and the honors contract should enhance the college experience if a student enjoys what they’re doing it for.�
Robin can be reached at jdean21@dailyillini.com.
Cream & Flutter bakes creative comfort foods BY FRANCES WELCH STAFF WRITER
Known for its gourmet cupcakes, Cream & Flutter is transforming the way the local community thinks of sweet treats. Located in the heart of downtown Champaign at 114 N Walnut St., customers can find a wide variety of sweets, such as cookies, homemade macarons and marshmallows, along with custom design cakes, tarts and pies. When the business first opened, some might remember it as Cupcakes on Walnut, owned by Amanda Wyatt, who is Cream & Flutter’s current owner and her sister, Trisha Sutton. “When we first opened up the store, being downtown was ideal for us. Being a part of the downtown microcommunity was super meaningful and we loved being a part of all the local businesses,â€? Wyatt said, a University alumna in Engineering. “We really wanted to have a business where we could be creative and center it around a design aspect. We try to incorporate our dĂŠcor and interior design into our product placement.â€? Now Cream & Flutter, Wyatt is the sole owner, allowing her to incorporate her creative side in every aspect of the business. “The change in the name is really about the longevi-
ty of the business. Cream & Flutter is what we originally wanted it to be named,� she said. According to Wyatt, she felt that the name, Cupcakes on Walnut, was limiting to her business and her creative outlet. Having ‘Cupcakes’ in the name made the store focus solely on cupcakes, rather than the accumulating variety of sweet treats being offered. Incorporating the location in the name, “on Walnut,� was also extremely limiting, if it were to move locations or open a second store, specifying “on Walnut� when another store is on Neil, for example, would be confusing. “Cream & Flutter is about the two different parts of the business. The cream stands for the tangible products that we offer, like buttercream or other creamy products; the flutter is about the emotional and intangible, more of how you feel when you come into Cream & Flutter,� Wyatt said. With the holiday season in full effect, the purpose of the name couldn’t be more appropriate. Gearing up for the December holidays, Cream & Flutter has released a holiday catalog filled with seasonal treats that are being offered with limited supply in-store and can also be made to order. A few items being offered
in the catalog are gourmet candies, homemade caramels, peppermint bark and mini pies. In regards to the in-store cupcakes, a popular seasonal flavor being offered is Cream & Flutter’s Nutmeg Eggnog cupcake, which is made of nutmeg cake, eggnog bourbon buttercream and a gingerbread flower to top it off. “The way our process works is that we have three signature flavors that we always have: chocolate, vanilla and red velvet,� said Hann Lindahl, Cream & Flutter’s customer service manager. “We try to keep it fresh by rotating in monthly flavors the first Monday of every month along with seasonal flavors. This month, for example, is the nutmeg eggnog and dark chocolate peppermint.� The store’s unique flavors and overall store experience is what keeps Cream & Flutter such a valuable staple for downtown Champaign. “Customers like to have a unique experience but they also like for food to be approachable,� Wyatt said. “We try to start that balance by giving people something unique and creative but also something that keeps them in a comfort zone they feel happy with.�
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Cream & Flutter releases its holiday catalogue filled with sweets such as gourmet candies, homemade caramels, peppermint bark and mini pies.
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First bowl game in 3 years for Illinois Illinois to face Louisiana Tech on Dec. 26 in Dallas BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Jocelynn Birks hits the ball past Iowa’s block during the NCAA Second Round vs. Iowa State at Huff Hall on Saturday. Birks recorded a team-high number of kills in Illinois’ 3-0 win over Iowa State.
Illini sweep Iowa State, advance to Sweet 16 BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
Jocelynn Birks and the Illinois volleyball team took care of business Saturday night. The Illini achieved their goal of making the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in Kevin Hambly’s six years as head coach thanks in part to an exceptional performance from Birks, who led the Illini in kills with 23. Illinois (26-7, 16-4 Big Ten) swept Iowa State (19-10, 10-6 Big 12) at home by scores of 27-25, 25-18 and 25-1. The match belonged to Birks, who carried the Illini offensively. Birks scored the Illini’s first and last points of the first set and recorded eight kills in the set. To go along with her team-high in kills, Birks turned in a .408 hitting percentage and seven digs in the match. “Obviously Birks was phenomenal,� Iowa State’s head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch said. “That was one of the best performances I’ve seen in the NCAA in
my time. It didn’t really before Illinois eventually seem to matter what we did put it away. against her.� “The first set was one of At times, Iowa State used the highest level sets we’ve three blockers to try to slow played,� Hambly said. “They down Birks. The match and presented a ton of problems. the extra attention she was We were able to put enough pressure on them that we given didn’t faze her. “(Junior had a setter Alexchance to is Viliunas) win the was giving sets.� me the ball The seca lot,� Birks ond set said. “I was was more just swingof t he ing, trying same in to score.� the early Neither going. Neiteam could ther Illibuild much CHRISTY JOHNSON-LYNCH nois nor IOWA STATE HEAD COACH of a lead in Iowa State the first set. c o u l d There were mount a 14 ties and five lead changes. sizeable lead. It seemed as if every time The Cyclones built a 13-10 Illinois or Iowa State went lead before Illinois fought on a run, the other team back with a 7-0 run later quickly answered, killing in the set to take a 21-14 the momentum and prolong- lead that they wouldn’t ing the set. relinquish. The Cyclones wouldn’t “Overall we stayed calm go down without a fight as and worked within our own they fought off three Illi- arousal level,� McMahon ni set points in the first set said.
“Obviously Birks was phenomenal ... It didn’t really seem to matter what we did against her.�
Iowa State came out hot in the third set with an 8-4 lead. Out of the break, the Illini regained the momentum as the team fought back to tie the set at nine points apiece and force a Cyclones timeout. Illinois mounted a 5-1 run of its own to gain a 17-13 advantage and didn’t look back for the rest of the set. The Illini will have almost a week to prepare for their next opponent, as the team will take on the No. 8 seed Florida in Ames, Iowa, in the Sweet 16 on Friday. Hambly said he’s just happy to have another week to work with his team on getting better. “(We need to) continue to try to get better throughout this and see how high a level of volleyball we can play,� Hambly said. “We’re not a finished product yet and it’s nice that we can continue to play.�
The Illini football team (6-6, 3-5 Big Ten) was selected to play in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl against Louisiana Tech (8-5, 7-1 Conference USA) on Dec. 26. It will be Illinois’ first trip to a bowl game since winning the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl over UCLA, 20-14. Louisiana Tech defeated the Illini 52-24 at Memorial Stadium in the teams’ last meeting in 2012. This will also be Tim Beckman’s first bowl game as the head coach of the Illini. “I hope (the players) hold their chests high, because that was the goal: to get to a bowl game,� Beckman said. “Hopefully we’ve built something or are starting to build something that continues.� Illinois was 4-6 heading into its final two games of the season, needing to win its final two games to become bowl eligible. The Illini strung together backto-back wins over Penn State and Northwestern in the final two weeks to qualify for a postseason game. Beckman received assurance from Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas that he will remain the Illinois head coach next season after concerns over his job security following a 38-27
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Big Ten Bowl Schedule Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Dallas, Dec. 26, Noon Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Quick Lane Bowl
Detroit, Dec. 26, 3:30 p.m. Rutgers vs. North Carolina
New Era Pinstripe Bowl New York, Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. Penn State vs. Boston College
National University Holiday Bowl
San Diego, Dec. 27, 7p.m. Nebraska vs. USC
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif., Dec. 30, 9 p.m. Maryland vs. Stanford
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla., Jan. 1, Noon Wisconsin vs. Auburn
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, Texas, Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m. No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla., Jan. 1, Noon Minnesota vs. Missouri
Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal New Orleans, Jan. 1, 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla., EverBank Field, Jan. 2, 2:20 p.m. Iowa vs. Tennessee
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Illini take care of business in victory ALEX ROUX Basketball columnist
Illinois beats American with improved play from the bench
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an afternoon that saw ranked teams like Michigan and Miami fall at home in upsets, Illinois basketball avoided that same fate. The No. 24 Illini methodically took care of American University in a 70-55 win Saturday at State Farm Center. What John Groce’s squad lacked in spectacle they made up for with an effective, businesslike approach, executing on both ends of the floor and beating American at its own “slow-itdown� game. “I was really proud of our guys, the way they grinded,� Groce said following the game. The game was never in doubt, and it’s hard to blow out a team like American due to its plodding style of play. The Eagles entered the game allowing an average of just 49.2 points per game, but the Illini put up 70. Thanks to a great defensive effort, Illinois
kept the Eagles at arm’s length throughout. The Illini forced 19 turnovers and made American earn each of its 55 points. The only truly disappointing aspect of the afternoon was the normally sure-handed Illini turning the ball over 14 times, but I’m willing to bet this game was an aberration turnover-wise rather than a sign of things to come. We’ve grown accustomed to Rayvonte Rice and Malcolm Hill carrying the offensive load, so Saturday’s stat line shouldn’t surprise anyone. Rice and Hill led the way with 10 and 13 points, respectively, and it was just another day at the office for those two. Seriously, they’re really good. What was pleasantly surprising was the impressive stats off the bench for backup point guard Jaylon Tate and backup center Maverick Morgan. Tate finished with eight points and four assists, evenly splitting time with starting point guard Ahmad Starks. Morgan added a careerhigh eight points and four boards just four days after not seeing a single minute of playing time in the loss to Miami. Groce called on Morgan earlier in the week to “play better, period,� and the sophomore big man responded nicely. “It was great to see Mav join the party,� Groce said.
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The Illini football team presents the Land of Lincoln trophy during the basketball game against American on Saturday. The Illini won the trophy by beating Northwestern.
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Illinois’ Jaylon Tate drives towards the basket after going around a screen during the game against American at State Farm Center on Saturday. The Illini won 70-55. Starks and fellow guard Aaron Cosby also showed signs of busting out of their recent shooting slumps. The two combined to go 5-of-11 from the field, which is an encouraging improvement after shooting a combined 4-of-35 in their two previous games. Overall, this game served its purpose as a perfect tune-up before the Illini clash with No. 10 Villanova at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. While not super-impressive, American was a quality team that had a solid game plan coming in. They just weren’t quite talented enough to give the Illini serious trouble. So now
Groce has just two days to prepare his team for the Jimmy V Classic, where the Illini will be in the national spotlight with an opportunity for a marquee win once again. No Illini player registered more than 30 minutes on Saturday, and the team will need fresh legs to run with the Wildcats next week. It’s too early to tell how good the Illini will be this season, but Saturday they did what good teams do: They took care of business.
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llini football fans breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday when the College Football Playoff committee moved an idle Mississippi State above an idle Michigan State in its final rankings. Mississippi State is pegged for the Capital One Orange Bowl, while the Spartans are heading to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The decision had huge ramifications for the Illini and the Big Ten. The Big Ten’s new agreement with the Orange Bowl pairs an ACC team against the highest-ranked nonconference champion from either the Big Ten, SEC or Notre
Dame. But there is a clause stating that if a Big Ten team makes the Orange Bowl, the conference would give up its spot in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. Thus, if the Spartans went to the Orange Bowl, the Big Ten would have been stuck with more bowl-eligible teams than bowls available. For whatever reason, the committee swapped two teams, neither of which played over the weekend, and Illinois is now tabbed for the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl to play Louisiana Tech on Dec. 26. The matchup is an intriguing one and one we saw not long ago. Louisiana Tech beat Illinois 52-24 at Memorial Stadium in 2012 behind
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Illini fall behind early, split series and made a couple of good shots that could have gone It was a weekend of in,” Belmont said. “Mine comebacks for the Illinois was pretty lucky. It was a hockey team. backhand shot from around The Illini won the series the circle. I guess the whole opener against Robert Mor- thing was just working ris on Friday by a score hard and getting pucks of 2-1, and took Satuday’s near the net for the guys game into overtime, but the down low.” Eagles ultimately won, 6-5. With a win under their The Illini started off belt on the road, the Illini sluggish in both games, looked for the sweep Satfalling behind 1- 0 ear- urday against a division ly in the first period in opponent. The second game was a each game. Head coach Nick Fabbrini said he has higher scoring game and noticed a concerning trend Belmont said the Eagles with his team letting up the came out with much more first goal. intensity than the previ“For whatever reason, ous night. However, Illinois we have been starting hung with them throughout slow,” Fabthe game brini said. but were “I don’t could n’t know why take the lead. exactly that is, but Down it seems 5-3 headl i ke we ing into need to get the third scored on period, first before Illinois we can controlled start playJOSH BELMONT the entireILLINOIS CENTER ing. That’s ty of the a little bit period t r o u bl i n g and came and something we defi- back to tie the game off nitely we will address this goals from forward Jonweek in practice.” athan Langan and defenAs a result of their slow seman Aaron Dusek. Fabstart, the Illini had to crawl brini called it one of the back into both games. On best periods of hockey he Friday, both teams allowed had seen from his team all only 25 shots on goal, and season. Illinois made the most of “We were clicking and its opportunities. getting a lot of opporLeft wing Jack Soneson tunities,” Fabbrini said. capitalized on a power play “We were really using our goal in the second period, speed. It was really fun to and then center Josh Bel- watch. The way we played mont sealed the comeback in third period is what in the third with shot from made our play in the overtime so much more disapthe inside. “We got the puck deep pointing. We had the opporBY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER
“Every team is beatable, and we are definitely in a really good spot to make a good run this season.”
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HAMMOND a high-powered offense. That Bulldogs unit put together a 9-3 campaign and was in the national rankings for five weeks. Oddly enough, they happened to get snubbed from a bowl that year. But these teams are vastly different from what they were two years ago. Illinois didn’t have much of an offense in 2012, when it went 2-10 in coach Tim Beckman’s first year. Louisiana Tech lost coach Sonny Dykes to California and picked up Skip Holtz in his place. Illinois will also be lining up opposite a familiar face in Houston Bates.
The former Illini defensive lineman transferred to Louisiana Tech for his senior season. Bates graduated from Illinois in May, making him eligible to play without sitting out a season. He started all 12 games for Illinois in 2013. It’s hard to know what to expect from the Illini in their first bowl appearance since 2011. But the Illini seemed to play their best football in their last two games — wins over Penn State and Northwestern. The 8-5 Bulldogs really didn’t have any impressive wins. They did lead 12-1 Marshall with less than two minutes remaining in the Conference USA championship game on Saturday, but couldn’t pull it out.
Illini fans can forget any fears of being left out of the postseason and make plans to stay in Dallas.
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The Illinois hockey team put together a pair of late comebacks against Robert Morris, but split the series on the weekend. The Illini won 2-1 on Friday but dropped a 6-5 decision on Saturday. tunity to seize the moment there and win a big game, and we weren’t able to grasp it.” Fabbrini said his team came out flat in the overtime and didn’t create the same chances to score as in the third period. The team gave up a goal to Robert Morris’s Nathan Chasteen to end the weekend on a
loss. Despite failing to sweep their division rival, the Illini still came away with four of the six points up for grabs during the weekend series. Robert Morris came into the matchup ranked No. 8 in the ACHA, four spots ahead of Illinois. The team has now played a two game series against
every team in the CSCHL and is currently in fourth place in the division. Belmont said the team proved it can play with the rest of the division, and if it can have a strong second half of the season, it should be in contention for a league championship. “We have seen everyone, and we have only not beat-
Expect a lot of points on their end. Quarterback Cody Sokol threw for more than 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns on the year. Three times Louisiana Tech surpassed 50 points this season. This game could be a test for the Illini defense, or it might be a shootout — a test to see if the offense can keep up with the Bulldogs’. At the very least, the extra practice time is huge for the developing freshmen and sophomores. It couldn’t have been fun having to sweat it out Sunday after all the celebrating the Illini did following the Northwestern win. But it doesn’t matter anymore. Illini fans can forget any fears of being left out of the postseason and make plans to stay in Dallas on Christmas.
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he spoke to me more than he spoke to all the other Big Ten schools combined.” The Illini defense was key to the team’s final two victories, forcing five turnovers against Northwestern after allowing Penn State just 14 points the week before. While Beckman has allowed his team to enjoy reaching a bowl game, the Illini will begin focusing on Louisiana Tech going forward in practice before traveling to Dallas on Dec. 22. And for the Illini players, they know how important a bowl game is to both the program and its players. “It’s very important that you cherish moments like this and that you remember it and make it mean something,” linebacker Earnest Thomas III said. “This could really start something and get something rolling for this team and this program.”
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FOOTBALL loss to Purdue in October. “(The media) didn’t think we had a chance,” Beckman said. “It’s kind of a giggle now. When people doubt you and you prove them wrong, for our football players, it was very rewarding.” The Illini coach said the turning point late in the season was when reality hit the Illini players following a 30-14 loss to Iowa at home. “After the Iowa game, we talked and really had a reality check and asked, ‘How good are we?’” Beckman said. “We were honest and we talked about it. Everybody was honest.” Thomas said there is no doubt the Illini brand and the University’s broad alumni base across the country helped the team in receiving the bowl bid. The athletic director was busy this weekend talking up the program. “I was in constant talks with the Big Ten,” Thomas said. “One bowl rep told me
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en Lindenwood so far,” Belmont said. “I think we can turn that around. I think every team is beatable, and we are definitely in a really good spot to make a good run this season.”
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“(The media) didn’t think we had a chance. It’s kind of a giggle now. When people doubt you and you prove them wrong for our football players, it was very rewarding.” TIM BECKMAN
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Gymnastics begins season at Orange and Blue meet BY LAUREN MROZ STAFF WRITER
It was an afternoon of introductions, competition and humor Sunday at Huff Hall as the Illinois men’s and women’s gymnastics teams made their season debuts at the Orange and Blue Exhibition. Gymnasts were divided into Team Orange and Team Blue, matched up in four rounds of five head-to-head competitions in each rotation. Team Blue came away with a 11-9 victory. On the men’s side, coach Justin Spring’s team made its first appearance at Huff since finishing at the 2014 NCAA Championships and the program’s 12th straight visit to the NCAA team final. Coach Kim Landrus and the women’s team are coming off their first ever backto-back trips to Nationals. The team also finished a programbest 11th in the final national rankings. The women kicked off Sunday’s event on the uneven bars as sophomore Sarah Lyons defeated senior Jordan Nale-
to see people outside of their quintessential competitive game face. It’s good to allow them to have fun and perform and enjoy the moment.� Junior C.J. Maestas definitely enjoyed his moment in the final round of action. Maestas approached his still rings routine in a puffy black winter vest. Seconds into his routine, Maestas dropped to the floor, stopped his traditional performance music and removed the top half of his Illini uniform. Sporting only a red bowtie he danced for the crowd and ultimately finished with a flawless still ring performance to Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend.� “I think C.J. is a perfect example of someone who is comfortable being a performer, but at the same time, he knows how to finish.� Spring said, “He had some of the most standout gymnastics of the night. He stuck his dismount cold. That’s what we’re looking for.� Reigning high bar national champion, Jordan Valdez, had a rocky start to his final season with the Illini. He missed
way. Lyons was one of 13 Illini making her debut at Huff Hall after taking a medical redshirt last season. “It was an incredible feeling.� Lyons said of her first competition at Illinois. “I would never trade it. It’s great to get used to the competition equipment and to finally put on my orange and blue leotard for the first time.� Freshman and Australianative Tyson Bull also made his Illini debut, giving fans an intricate high bar performance to the sound of his teammates chanting “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!� Although he had participated in smaller team competitions before, Bull said that he never had a full team experience like he is having at Illinois and thinks that the support can only help his performance level throughout the season. “It’s a great way to showcase athletes in a way that you don’t get to usually see them in competition,� Spring said when asked about the Orange and Blue meet. “I think it’s fun
his first release move, causing him to belly flop to the ground, scaring both the crowd and Illini trainers. Valdez had previously dislocated his fingers that he said still bother him but does not think the injury is what hampered his performance. “One thing or another, I don’t really need an excuse.� Valdez said. “I messed myself up, but I’ll be ready to go once UIC comes around.� The men’s team will travel to Chicago to face UIC on Jan. 9, while the women will head to Central Michigan on Jan. 11 to start their regular season. “Overall, I was somewhat surprised with what I saw today in a positive way.� Spring said. “With some of the routines, I have not seen some great hits with in practice, I saw them done well today. I think things are going well, and it gets everyone excited for the rest of the season.�
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Illinois’ Tyson Bull performs A high bar routine at the Orange and Blue Exhibition at Huff Hall on Sunday.
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