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Changes could be coming to the Illinois Student Senate’s Constitution. The ISS has formed a Commission on Constitutional Reform, which will have meetings throughout the week to discuss possible adjustments to the document. “What we are proposing is an ongoing process,” Senate Vice President Internal Spencer Haydary said. “Right now the Commission on Constitutional Reform is meeting to draft a report for the Illinois Student Senate to debate, and this will include a recommended Constitution. In a few weeks, the Student Senate will be debating the report as a body, and fi nalize the Constitution that we would like to see put on the ballot for referendum.” Haydary couldn’t dive into details regarding what exactly will change in regards to the Constitution, claiming that the ISS is examining the entire document, with changes being made constantly. “What I can say is that we are working to ensure a balance of efficiency, accountability a nd transparency as an organization,” he said. Haydary further explained that one of the primary goals of a revision would be to make sure the student population has a more direct say in Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections. Currently, the four executive officers of the ISS Executive Branch are chosen by the student senators themselves - not by ordinary students. “The main concern is making sure we open our organization up more to the entire student body, and that they have a direct say in electing their President and Vice-President,” he said. “This is not to say that our

UI falls in annual college ranking BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER

U.S. News and World Report released its annual college rankings Tuesday, with the University coming in at 44th among all national universities. The 2017 ranking is three spots lower than the 41st rank the University received in 2016. This year, it tied with five other universities: Lehigh University, Univer-

sity of California-Davis, University of California San Diego, University of Miami and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. However, the University tied with University of Wisconsin-Madison as the 10th top public school in the U.S., which is one spot higher than the 2016 ranking. According to the report, the rankings are formulated on up to 15 different

measures of academic quality, with the most emphasis placed on factors such as student graduation and retention rates. The average six-year graduation rate among the top 10 National Universities is 95 percent, compared to 71.3 percent among all ranked universities. Freshmen retention rate among the top 10 universities is 98.1 percent as opposed to

86.9 percent for all ranked schools. The report includes a summary of each school’s academic life, fi nancial aid, student body and more. Princeton University topped the list for the sixth year in a row, followed by Harvard, which was ranked second for the fourth consecutive year.

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Nuclear fusion device receives $1 million grant, research begins University device uses lithium technlogy BY MICHAEL SEMACA STAFF WRITER

The Department of Energy awarded a $1.05 million grant to the University’s nuclear fusion device, the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications, or HIDRA. This grant, the first one for the machine, will allow researchers at the University’s Center for Plasma Material Interactions to conduct experiments with the HIDRA. “The g ra nt is specifically for developing liquid lithium technology to be run inside the fusion reactor as a component that faces the plasma,” Daniel Andruczyk, the head of the HIDR A department at the CPMI, said. The HIDRA is able to perform a high-tech process called nuclear fusion. This involves

taking two types of hydrogen atoms and smashing them together at high speeds, causing them to form the element helium and releasing huge amounts of energy. One of the biggest obstacles of fusion reactors is that they require massive amounts of energy to run the reaction. The molecules must be at extremely high temperatures — hotter than the sun — to actually fuse. This poses a huge problem for researchers, as temperatures like that can melt anything the reactor’s walls are made of, forcing them to consider more unorthodox solutions. “A whole bunch of people over the years have thought, ‘Well, if we’re melting this stuff, why don’t we just start with a liquid?’ A liquid metal,” Andruczyk said. “Turns out lithium is probably one of the best liquid metals we can have.”

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The Northern Triangle exhibition is a response to the current Central American refugee crisis along the US/Mexico border. It aims to open spaces for constructive and ongoing dialogues about human rights and immigration. The exhibition is on view in the Krannert Art Museum through Dec. 22.

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The Northern Triangle sparks conversation BY ANDREA FLORES STAFF WRITER

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On campus, the conversation around immigration has not been quiet. Last semester, chalk messages near the Latina and Latino Studies building seemingly held a pro-Trump stance on immigration. These messages included “Build the Wall” and “They have to go back #Trump.” Now, the conversation continues on campus through Northern Triangle, an exhibition at Krannert Art Museum focused on immigration, displacement and geographic identity. Borderland Collective, the long-term art project group behind Northern Triangle, stems out of Texas,

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where this exhibition premiered. Northern Triangle was on display in Chicago last spring and can be viewed on campus through Dec. 22. Jason Reed, founder of Borderland Collective, said in an email that the goal of Northern Triangle is to develop space for exchange and conversation, but also to create cultural objects in the form of pictures, drawings, maps, poems, essays, books and exhibitions as a way to contribute to a larger dialogue around these issues. Thousands of unaccompanied minors migrating into Texas from the northern triangle region of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador inspired the exhibit. Director of La Casa Cultural Latina, Gioconda Guerra Pérez, was excited to see this exhibition

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that images both support and contest power; bringing this fact together with themes of migration and borders is a real contribution at our historical and political moment,” Powell said in an email. The moment Powell refers to is this presidential election year. Both she and Reed agree that this exhibition adds to the dialogue surrounding the race. “It worked out to be quite timely not only because an election is happening but because this election is happening, which is being played out largely over issues of citizenship, immigration and American Exceptionalism,” Reed said. On Sept. 15, a gallery conversation is being held at Krannert Art Museum on the exhibition and the topics behind it. Powell and Pro-

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come to campus. Sponsoring the exhibition provided an opportunity to bring differing perspectives to the conversation. Pérez noted that it is important to look at these issues through a humanitarian perspective. Through La Casa, Pérez is aware of students who come to the United States in K-12 schools here in Champaign-Urbana. “Last year, we were very involved with the unaccompanied minor project. We had students in our K-12 schools, who were here by themselves,” she said. “We will be having conversations with people in the community.” Amy Powell, curator of modern and contemporary art at Krannert Art Museum, is no stranger to the importance of this story that Northern Triangle has narrated. “The artists recognize

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Native American and indigenous organizers and their allies will gather in Scott Park for a peaceful rally on Friday. The rally will begin at 5:00 p.m. in solidarity with the Camp of the Sacred Stone at Standing Rock and the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota. The Standing Rock Sioux, who have led the peaceful protests at Sacred Stone, have been protesting the construction of a 1,172-mile pipeline that would run through the Midwest and end in Illinois that could potentially contaminate the water supply and devastate the land. The Facebook event for the rally states that “Thousands of Native Americans

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1960s,” the Facebook post said. “On September 8, the governor of North Dakota called in the National Guard to provide backup to local law enforcement against the protesters.” A federal judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux’s request to cease the pipeline’s construction. However, its construction has been stopped by the Justice Department, the Department of the Army and the Interior Department for the meantime, pending further discussion. “This situation lends clarity to a remarkable array of issues surrounding care for our beautiful planet Earth and all of the people and other creatures who share it,” said protestor Barbara Boring in the release. “The

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UIPD promotes app for student campus safety Students can access new safety resources BY LILY MASHAYEK STAFF WRITER A new Campus Safety Guide has been added to the Illinois Student Affairs app that offers students resources to keep them safe on campus. Patrick Wade, spokesman for the University of Illinois Police Department, said 367 people have downloaded the safety guide since it launched Aug. 2. He said the department mainly uses the app as a way to keep students informed. Different units across the campus have guides within the app including the Graduate College, Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and University Housing among others. “We felt, ‘well let’s all get together and do this app and we can have it all in one place,’” Wade said. The guide includes links to different pages on the UIPD website for students to access such as crime reports, campus safety notices and additional information about their available resources. “We have links to our news feed, so often we’ll post different kinds of news items on our website, and those will go directly to the app,” Wade said. The guide also includes

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NUCLEAR He explained that there are actually many benefits to using liquid lithium in the reactor. Since it is such a small, light atom, it has a minimal effect on the energy of the plasma itself, tending to stay outside of it. And because it’s such a reactive element, it sucks up many of the impurities within the plasma, allowing the process to be more efficient. “We’re going to be able to do the first large-scale testing of our idea for this flowing liquid lithium,” Andruczyk said. “And if

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ISS current system doesn’t do that, we just want to make this organization as ideal as possible.” The current Constitution was adopted back in 2011, but has been subject to criticism in the past. The ISS proposed a new Constitution just last year, but was unable to be passed due to time constraints, according to Haydary. H ayd a r y sa id he himself is strongly in favor of changing the Constitution in order to give the students more of a voice. “I think the Constitution

information for students on how to keep themselves safe. “We give information about how to register your bike, register your laptop, (and about) different classes you can take with us,” he said. A messaging system is also available within the app, where students can find campus safety notices and crime alerts. The safety guide is a convenient way for students to stay informed, Wade said. They also have the ability to send push notifications through the app which Wade said would most likely only be used for “dire situations.” “There’s a lot of people on our campus who still aren’t signed up for Illini Alerts … so this is another way we can inform them if something’s going wrong,” he said. “It’s another layer to our emergency notification tools.” Wade said the guide can help facilitate teamwork between the UIPD and the campus community, which can in turn help UIPD keep the campus safe. “Part of that is keeping people informed,” he said. “That’s why we send out the campus safety notices … because we do want people to be aware of public safety issues when they come up.” Other guides within the Student Affairs app are ones for the Illini Union and the Graduate College. “(It’s) our website at your

fingertips,” said Erik Riha, marketing director at the Illini Union. “It’s a way to kind of focus in on the things … people go to the most, so the calendar information, the food vendor information, that kind of stuff.” He said one way the Illini Union, which started using the app in 2014, uses it is to inform students about

events, such as Quad Day. “Our guide is put together with new students in mind,” said Charlotte Bauer, director of communications for the Graduate College, in an email. “We also want the guide to be useful for current students, so we highlight events like the upcoming Research Live! competition and make it really easy to

access our event and deadline calendars.” Similar to the Campus Safety Guide, this is the first year the Graduate College has used the app. “So far, it has been used over 700 times, which we are excited about because we’ve only recently started to advertise it,” Bauer said. Riha said the app is able

to compile different campus units into a single resource. “The nice thing with the Student Affairs app is there’s multiple areas within one,” he said. “So all the other units that are part of it, so Public Safety, Graduate College, all that information is all within one app.”

it’s successful, it could be the game changer. That’s the exciting thing.” Scientists have been trying to harness the fusion process as a potential energy source for decades but have encountered many issues, including the temperature issues CPMI is hoping to solve using this grant. The reason nuclear engineers and physicists have been trying so hard to get fusion to work is because it has tremendous potential to become the next big energy source. It produces no carbon emissions but emits massive a mou nts of energy using only water

as fuel, making its fuel, called deuterium, virtually unlimited. “If you take a liter of water, it turns out that 0.015 percent of that water has deuterium,” Andruczyk explained. “If you were to take all that deuterium and react it with the same amount of tritium, the amount of energy you get from that — and it’s a tiny amount [of fuel] — is the equivalent to about 900 liters of gasoline.” In addition to this lithium research, CPMI has many more plans for HIDRA according to Director David Ruzic. “Now that HIDRA is funded and running, it

gives us a wide range of proposals and proposal opportunities to apply for,” Ruzic said. “This will broaden our scope beyond just fusion. Clearly it’s a fusion device, and fusion funding will be a key thing, but it also allows us to broaden our educational programs, our programs of other uses of plasma.” Ruzic spoke about many of the potential plans with HIDRA, like using it as an educational tool for students of all kinds to learn about fusion. He also mentioned plans to use HIDR A with other engineering field — something relatively rare at other universities

due to the scarcity of fusion machines. Ruzic believes that this kind of collaboration could lead to special developments. “I think we’ll have, somewhere along the line, some very innovative things that have never been done before,” he said. CPMI also lets students studying nuclear engineering fields work on the HIDRA. One such student is Nirbhav Chopra, a junior in LAS. Chopra has worked at CPMI for a year and a half, getting hands -on experience with the HIDRA. “It’s really exciting because I get to work on a project that’s technically

international now, which is pretty awesome,” Chopra said. “And we’re collaborating with another national lab. I get to meet all these smart and very ingenious people, and we get to work on stuff that might eventually go into the fusion reactor of tomorrow.” Chopra believes that his work on the HIDRA can lead to a breakthrough that can make fusion a viable and economic resource. “Fusion kind of seems like a perfect solution. Now the thing is to find the solution to fusion,” he said. “That’s the hard part.”

should change,” he said. “The current way is more reminiscent of a prime minister style, where our senate elects our leadership after being elected themselves, so it’s not undemocratic. But opening it up to the entire student body is something that is more consistent with the American idea of government, and is something I personally feel should be determined by the entire student body.” The Commission on Constitutional Reform will be meeting throughout the week in the Illinois Student Senate Complex in the Illini Union to discuss the constitutional changes. In accordance

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with their desire to be as democratic as possible, all ISS meetings on the constitutional reform are open to the public. Haydary said he and the rest of the commission are incredibly open to hearing from its constituents on the matter. “If people think the current system is not working, then it is our duty to make sure that it changes so that way it does work for them,” Haydary said. “At the end of the day, our job is to represent and serve the students here, and if something can improve, we’re willing to take the steps necessary to do that.” semaca2@dailyillini.com WENYUAN CHEN THE DAILY ILLINI

Sustainable Student Farm is helping to grow a greener table Programs educate students on agriculture BY VIVIENNE HENNING ASSISTANT DAYTIME EDITOR

Students at Illinois are working to be a part of a more environmentally friendly and sustainable future. On F r i d ay, the University of Illinois Sustainable Student Farm and Woody Perennial Polyculture, or W PP, project will host an open house at their farm sites. Located at Lincoln Avenue and Windsor Road, just south of the main Urbana campus, the open house will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The University Dining Services will be helping to serve free food and drinks, using SSF grown produce, to guests while they walk around and tour the SSF, WPP and the University Community Garden Plots at the open house on Friday.

The SSF helps to provide certain University residence halls with locally grown, low-input, sustainable food. The farms enable students to learn how to get connected with their communities and the state in regards to learning about how to function a small-scale food system. For 45 to 48 weeks out of the year, the SSF utilizes six acres for outdoor field production and approximately 10,000 square feet of year-round functioning high tunnel production of crops. Students and community member can reap the benefits of their hard work every Thursday through the months of May and November, where the SSF markets its products on the University’s Main Quad. Founded in 2012, the

WPP project is the first large-scale sites fostering research on savannabased agroecosystem, or the study of ecological process that operate in agricultural production systems. Its aim is to help lay a basis of scientific understanding of the potential agricultural and ecological benefits of woody polyculture systems, which is the use of multiple crops in the same space and the avoidance of large stands of single crops. Also, at the open house, presentations will be made about how to make farming more sustainable in regards to architecture and design. Current projects underway will be presented by the College of ACES researchers.

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The exhibition shows various art works and documentations about the current Central American refugee crisis along the U.S./Mexico border and the long and complicated history of U.S. intervention in which it is irrevocably entangled.

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KRANNERT fessor Terri Weissman will be moderating this informal discussion between other faculty. “What is oft-lacking in political coverage and its contemporary outlets on social media is informed, constructive dialogue and reflection around the histories, policies and modes of representation of these issues,” Reed said. Nearly nine percent of University students reported their ethnicity as Hispanic, according to Division of Management Information. For the 2016 school year, enrollment is 11.2 percent amongst Latinos and Latinas. The question is whether or not this exhibition can resolve the negative dialogue. Pérez believes that Borderland Collective’s work is a part of the solution. Without this dialogue, Powell believes these actions will continue to happen. “If the US public, including our campus public, had a greater awareness of and curiosity for issues of politics, power and econo-

mies around migration and immigration in this country, ideally different conversations could happen without such xenophobic actions,” Powell said. For Reed and Borderland Collective, the exhibition is also more than just

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creating dialogue on these important topics. “We are really interested in how the exhibition might invite viewers to examine their own individual position in relation to the historical and contemporary moments we have put forward,” Reed said. “In reaction, Blue Star Contemporary Museum in San Antonio invited Borderland Collective to make work around the issue as a way to extend the conversation to the community,” Reed said. “I reached out

to a few colleagues, artist Mark Menjivar and art historian Erina Duganne, and we decided to transform the gallery into an archive, classroom and space for dialogue centered around an exploration of the United States’ long history of involvement in the Northern Triangle.” This long history is showcased in the exhibition through visual representation, which Reed believes is vital to the exhibition. “Each picture and document has a story that is interesting in its own right, but more interestingly is how the pictures and documents hold dialogue with each other across the space of the gallery, all together telling a more fruitful story,” Reed said. Members of Borderland Collective involved with Northern Triangle will be on campus in October, hosting a variety of events including a Timeline Workshop, class meetings, public panel talks and collecting migration stories of graduate students from the University.

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Sorority members wait for their new sisters to exit Foellinger Auditorium on Monday. Columnist Hayley Nagelberg argues that you can still have fun even if Bid Day didn’t go your way.

Greek life isn’t only way to enjoy college experience HAYLEY NAGELBERG Opinions columnist

his past Monday, after a long day of classes, I was startled awake from my postChem Lab nap by a lot of high-pitched squeals outside of my apartment window. That’s right, as if this campus could have possibly let me forget, it was bid day. The University has one of the country’s largest Greek networks. According to the University’s Fraternity and Sorority Affairs there are currently 59 fraternities and 38 sororities. As smart as you may be, and as great a memory you may have, you can spend four years on this campus and not know every house’s letters or location. There are many positives to joining a house: Greek life provides networking opportunities and an instant family for life. But not being in Greek life provides an even bigger window of opportunity. With bid day over, some people on campus are being introduced to their

new sisters and settling into years of taking pictures in matching clothes and throwing hand signs. And this may be exactly what they wanted. If you were hoping for this to be your future, and things did not go according to plan, you may be feeling frustrated. But look around at the opportunities that are afforded to you by not being Greek. Joining a house of a few hundred students means there is only so much room for you to take on a leadership role. For those not in a house, there is significantly more time to devote to seeking out leadership roles earlier in your collegiate career. And with that extra time, you can explore the plethora of communities this campus has to offer and find people who value you, challenge you and can become your closest friends that you would never have had the chance to meet outside of this mini world formed here. Not joining a house means you get to choose where you live. It means you get to choose what you cook, or it may mean you have friends who invite themselves over (sometimes when you

are not there) to cook for themselves and then for you. It means choosing to learn life skills like paying bills monthly, and divvying up house responsibilities like shopping and cleaning much sooner. And it means you get to choose who among your friends is truly worthy of owning matching shirts with you. I fully recognize that Greek life is integral to the college experience for many people on this campus. For many, it was integral to their parents’ or maybe even grandparents’ experiences. But Greek life is not for me, and it may not be for you either. I am an independent, and I am happy about it. Setting aside the controversies in the news over trigger warnings and safe spaces, college is a time to challenge your beliefs and grow as a person. It is a time to become an independent, and the fact that someone not in Greek life is given the exact title of being an independent is the biggest compliment and cause of content one could be offered.

Hayley is a sophomore in ACES. nagelbe2@dailyillini.com

ith midterms right around the corner, stressed students know just how easy it is to fall into an emotional plea for less homework, only to have teachers or parents construe their complaints as evidence of laziness. But for hardworking students, too much homework has real post-graduation consequences, especially if it makes it nearly impossible to partake in part-time work, internships, research or other extracurriculars. “But school is your JOB,” protest people from older generations. We agree. It’s a job that most students take seriously. But having this academic “job” doesn’t mean that college students don’t have other responsibilities that will determine their success in the workforce after graduation. Often, students must take on extra jobs and excel in multiple internships to be competitive candidates in their desired fields. From a financial perspective, students often need to work one or more part-time jobs. About 30 percent of students at the University work one or more of these jobs

because of the high price of college. With the hefty costs of tuition in mind, students need to maximize their time at the University so that their jobs after graduation can pay enough to help repay their debts. Compounding this issue, the swelling number of prospective employees with degrees causes what some have called “degree inflation.” In many cases, a bachelor’s degree has become a minimum requirement — not a distinguishing feature — on a resume. Employers increasingly seek to fill entry-level positions with graduates who have had relevant internships or research experience. In a 2014 GallupPurdue University poll, 71 percent of students who held relevant internships and jobs during college had full-time jobs a few months after graduating, as opposed to the 56 percent full-time employment rate of those who did not. The soft skills, such as communication, organization and cooperation that students develop while working with people in different workplace settings are valuable for

their future careers. In order to complete the experiential learning necessary to work in their desired field, students need to have time outside of class. Excessive homework eats into this time, and this is particularly damaging when that homework is from general education requirements that have little relevance to one’s career. In terms of dayto-day concerns, too much homework often does more harm than good for students who are busy with extracurriculars. When students try to balance too much, they slip into the habit of finishing homework hastily, with a focus on completion rather than quality. Excessive homework can paradoxically undermine the process of learning and thinking it intends to promote. We aren’t asking for the elimination of all homework, or for an anti-intellectual environment at the University. We’re simply asking for a greater opportunity to continue our practical educations and develop skills that cannot be learned while sitting at the library for hours on end.

Explaining the minority experience MINJU PARK Opinions columnist

the University’s diverse campus, there still exists an overwhelming amount of racial tension. It bubbles at the surface, only occasionally bursting in a spit of flame. These few conflicts are what receive attention. By partaking in several extracurricular activities, observing the atmosphere in classrooms and just being an active member of this campus in general, I’ve come to realize the extent of the plain ignorance that exists in the minds of many. The way I experience university life is starkly different from the way others experience it on the same campus. While I don’t want to chalk it all up to one cause, I must admit that the race of the person I am interacting with plays a significant role in the way I’m treated. There are so many things that I worry about in

regards to my identity as a racial minority in this community. The thoughts are almost unconscious now as it has become a constant screening in the back of my mind for my whole life. Then I realized something — some people have never had any of these thoughts about their racial identity at any point in their lives. It isn’t their fault. Growing up and being conditioned this way was not a choice. However, at this point in anyone’s life, being mindful of how you treat people is most definitely a choice. Here’s a list of experiences that the majority of our campus community will never experience, but must learn to understand: Stepping into a room full of people, looking around and feeling intimidated when you’re the only person of your ethnicity in the room. Feeling like you’re being judged when you eat your favorite home-cooked food in front of other people who aren’t familiar with “ethnic” food.

Having to explain to your parents what a sorority is and worrying about receiving a bid because you don’t have the countless letters of recommendations for the legacies that stretch back multiple generations. The constant worry about people assuming you can’t speak English fluently based off of surface appearances such as the way you dress or the way you do your makeup. Having to correct stereotypes based on your race, disprove misconceptions about your culture or deal with cultural appropriation. Suspecting that your skills, expertise or qualifications are overlooked due to prior judgements based on the way you look. Worrying that your race will become a disadvantage when applying for a job or obtaining a professional position. Feeling the need to join together with other people of your race in order to have a voice in a large community because, otherwise, you feel powerless. Awareness is only the first step in improving race

relations on campus. While many of us remain oblivious to rampant injustices in our community, it is important to acknowledge them

to stop the cycle of ignorance in its tracks. Hopefully someday, our diverse community will reflect equal opportunity

across all races.

Minju is a sophomore in Media. mpark78@dailyillini.com

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Columnist Minju Park says that minority students are experiencing a completely different campus atmosphere than the majority.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Daily Illini should stop running High Caliber shooting range ads

was deeply disturbed to see an ad for “International Student Night” at Urbana’s High Caliber shooting range in a recent print edition of the Daily Illini. Just as many venerable media outlets have taken stands against advertising tobacco and alcohol products, I would expect a

news outlet whose primary audience is the student and campus community, to reject advertisement revenue from an industry with the blood of our nation’s children on its hands. Over 33,000 Americans are killed each year by guns. Chicago just witnessed the deadliest summer in over 20 years

thanks to gun violence. Perhaps High Caliber is counting on new international students who weren’t around in June of 2016 to read about the man who unintentionally shot and killed himself at the High Caliber range in Urbana, but most international students I’ve spoken with are extremely trou-

bled by the gun violence epidemic in this country. They come from countries like the U.K., France and Canada that have recently issued travel warnings urging their citizens to use caution when visiting the United States because of our gun violence problem. They come from coun-

tries like South Korea, Japan and Australia where gun violence is practically non-existent. As a recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine found, Americans aged 15-24 are over 25 times more likely to be killed by a gun than their peers in other high-income

countries. The Daily Illini should take a principled stand on this issue and decline advertising from High Caliber and other businesses that promote gun violence in our community.

Written by Elly Hanauer, Champaign

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

A local touch to campus dining

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Pizzas topped with fresh ingredients are cooked in a wood-fired oven in the Newman Cafeteria on Wednesday. BY AARON NAVARRO ASSISTANT DAYTIME EDITOR

Tomatoes, kale, beets, spinach, banana peppers — a plethora of produce and meats are bought locally, cooked by Hendrick House employees and served to the students. Stickers above the food in Newman Hall signal if it’s local. “Anywhere you see ‘locally sourced’ stickers, that’s either from our farm or other meat farm or poultry farms,” Newman Hall Head Chef Ryan Pecchenino said. “These stickers are kinda of

all over the place.” Newman Hall began bringing locally grown and sourced food when Hendrick House came in three years ago. It has 35 accounts on campus, a majority of them being at fraternities or sororities. But they also provide meals at Newman Hall, Presby Hall and Armory House. All locations serve locally grown food, said Hendrick House Interim Food Service Director Diane McNattin. “It all started in 2009; we put a green roof at

Hendrick House. In 2010, we decided to utilize that space to grow herbs. We put in ground planters, planting boxes, and filled it with ewepoo [compost], and to grow herbs in, and some small plants. The following year, we went to Meadowbrook Gardens, and we started a plot there that turned into two plots,” McNattin said. Through creating relationships with farmers and suppliers, Hendrick House has been able to be involved with many local farmers’ small businesses. It buys all of its eggs

from Cascade Poultry in Fairbury, IL. The farmer, JoEllen Gehring, initially did not have enough eggs for the multiple halls and many houses Hendrick House serves. However, she committed to adding more produce to fit their needs. “Every year it’s more and more, and she’s been able to add a barn to her farm. And her children now work there through her,” McNattin said. “It’s good to know that we are changing people’s lives and giving them business.”

With donuts from Ye Old Hendrick house recognize, Donut Shop and coffee or but is also where they are tea from Columbia Street different. The goal of most Roastery, both McNattin University housing is local and Pecchenino emphasize and sustainable, Dawn said. “Even though it is organthe importance of supporting the local community. ic doesn’t mean it’s sustain“You just feel good when able or local. We look at all you’re cooking with their of the choices to procure, food or supporting a small that it is local, that it is susfamily like JoEllen’s,” Pec- tainable,” Dawn said. “If it chenino said. “If I could is an animal protein, we have everything be local, want to make sure that it is that would be ideal.” treated well, that it is harIn Newman Hall alone, vested correctly. We actuPecchenino said about ally tour these facilities — $3,000 to $5,000 a week is we take this very seriously.” spent buying local food. However, McNattin said Over the course of a year, they try to grow as organIkenberry Dining Hall ic as possible, which they serves about $1.8 million do on their two-acre plots on the corof loc a l ner of Linfood, with coln and $4 million spent overWindsor. all on cam“All of pus dining our plants, halls, said all of our Aubrey food, is D a w n , g r o w n organicala ss o ci ate ly as much director of housing as pos DIANE MCNATTIN for dining sible. We HENDRICK HOUSE INTERIM FOOD services. learned SERVICE DIRECTOR D a w n the hard says curway that rently 28 completely percent of the food budget going organic is [difficult]. is designated for produced We try to grow as organic or processed food. With as possible,” McNattin said. iCAP, the 2020 sustainabilCertified organic foods ity path for the campus, must go through a process Dawn says they want to hit with the USDA, McNattin said. 40 percent. “We choose not to go Processed food refers to locally produced food, pre- through that certificapared and then given to the tion process, but we stand University, Dawn said. For behind our product in that instance, the soft-serve mix we try to be organic as posis the same mixture used sible. But our main goal is at the local Dairy Queens. to source as much locally The division between as we can,” McNattin said. organic versus local food is one that both Dawn and alnavar2@dailyillini.com

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Jerk Wings - $4/$8 BY BIANCA REYES CONTRIBUTING WRITER Music lovers will get an extra weekend to “Pyg” out this Friday and Saturday. A food component in Downtown Champaign has been added to this year’s Pygmalion Festival. The FOOD Festival will be made up of six local restaurants including Maize, Black Dog and Watson’s Shack and Rail. The vendors will open at 5 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday at The Accord’s outdoor venue, 51 E. Main St. Producer and creator of the Pygmalion Festival Seth Fein decided to further develop the festival. “Seth has been dreaming up this component of the festival for about six years now, actually … seeing the growth of the festival in scope has been rewarding to create a more

culturally relevant event in this region of the Midwest,” said Patrick Singer, director of development for the Pygmalion Festival. Since its founding in 2005, the festival has hosted musical artists to perform shows all across the C-U area. Some of the venues include the Krannert Center, Exile on Main Street and various bars in Downtown Champaign. Adding the extra weekend has given artists like Joan Shelley, The Fights and The Hood Internet x Showyousuck another stage to perform apart from the main headliners who are performing next weekend. Festival attendees will be able to experience a sampling of restaurants without leaving the venue. Annie Victor, former Illini Media Company employ-

ee and sophomore in LAS, said having all of the best restaurants of Champaign in one place was what convinced her to try the festival for the first time this year. “Black Dog Smoke and Ale House is really good but they’re not conveniently located,” Victor said. “I’ve only been there once, so I’m excited to have a chance to eat there again.” Including only six restaurants was a purposeful decision for this inaugural event. “We chose a small number of restaurants in our first year because we’ve never done this before,” Singer said. “The hope is to grow to more restaurants in the future — but this being our first year we wanted to keep it as manageable as possible. There are a lot of possibilities

for the food festival in the future.” Ticket information can be found on the festival’s website with day passes ranging from $25-$30 and festival passes being $99. FOOD, MADE, TECH and LIT festival components will be free to attend, though the available food ranges from $4-8. Each vendor will offer a limited festival menu and specialty cocktails, like a lemon bourbon fizz from Bacaro and spicy paloma from Maize. “This year felt ripe to implement a food component into the mix,” Singer said. “We think it can grow into something really special — and this being our first year of doing it, it’s an experiment and a challenge we’re really excited about.”

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Oldest professors share their memories of University’s evolution BY ARIEL MAJEWSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER For many students, the University will become a small chapter of their lives after graduation. But for professors, it represents books — even volumes — of their lifetimes. Three professors who have spent a major portion of their lives on campus offer their perspectives on how the University has changed throughout their time teaching. Winton Solberg, professor emeritus of history since 1961, witnessed the impending institution of theatrical arts. The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts was formerly a gas station with a few houses behind it. “It was a totally different development,” Solberg said. “Foellinger was the place where there were the things

that you now find in Krannert. Plays were given on the stage of Lincoln Hall. It was just a different world.” Harold G. Diamond, professor emeritus of mathematics, became a faculty member in 1967 and retired in 2002. He recalled 49 years of campus history from his office in Illini Hall, where he moved after retirement. Diamond remembers major architectural developments throughout the 1960s, including the construction of the Foreign Languages Building and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Sciences and Technology. The convenience of fulltime advisers was another benefit during the 1960s. Diamond recalled how faculty members across the board would get a certain

number of people who discussed programs with them at certain times of the year. “They were not all experts in requirements — there was a kind of hit-ormiss enterprise,” Diamond said. “Now full-time advisers pay more attention to (students) and give them higher-quality advice.” New academic institutions and counsel weren’t the only factors that shaped a student’s education. Historical events triggered various work ethics on campus. Diamond said technology and faculty members were cultivated quite extensively during his early time at the University because of the launch of the Sputnik in 1957. “It was really a very good time to be in a technological subject,” Diamond said.

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“The math expanded, the engineering departments expanded. Scientific developments came in response to where we stood vis-à-vis the Russians.” In contrast to this time of enlightened curiosity, the Vietnam War cast a different tone on students and faculty. A mass depression spread as students thought about the likelihood of being sent out into the war. Demonstrations on campus called for the end of the war and its threatening draft. For safety purposes, the administration decided to glue down the decorative rocks placed around the campus. Trucks had loads of glue that they poured on top of them so they were immovable. “It was the opposite of what it was like in the earliest time that I was here,”

Diamond said. “People just didn’t have any enthusiasm for school beyond staying out of the draft.” As a specialist of religion in American culture and the history of the University, Solberg tracked how the education of faith has evolved in a secular institution. In the early 20th century, the University pioneered allowing Catholic, Protestant and Jewish religious foundations to offer courses. A student could take up to six credit hours if the foundations got properly registered through the state and had decent standards. “This was the only University in the nation in which this was being done,” Solberg said. “Today, the University does offer courses on religion as the institution interprets the constitu-

tion somewhat differently.” Bruno Nettl, professor emeritus of musicology, has served on the campus for 52 years. He came to campus in 1964, formally retired in 1992 and continued regular part-time teaching until 2005. If Nettl could sum up the evolution of the University in one word, it would be: technology. “The introduction and development of technology has changed dramatically,” Nettl wrote in an email. Nettl also sees a decline in “the emphasis on traditional humanistic disciplines.” “There’s much less interest in taking undergrad courses or majoring in fields such as European languages, history (and) social anthropology than when I came,” he said.

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Illinois’ wild man

Phillips’ style leads him to top of national rankings BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER

An old photo of Carroll Phillips hangs alongside his helmet, pads and No. 6 jersey. Every time he opens his locker, he sees the picture in which he’s much smaller, much younger and sporting a Scott Lake Park football jersey in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Phillips has kept more than the same jersey number since childhood. T he I l l i noi s’ sen ior defensive lineman has gone by the same nickname for over a decade: Wild Man. “Ever since I played little league, guys would be like, ‘Oh that’s Wild Man, No. 6 right there,’” Phillips said. “So I’ve just carried that all the way up until now.” Phillips has more than lived up to his nickname so far this season. The 24-yearold leads the nation in tackles for loss with 6.5. He topped his previous singlegame high for TFLs with three against Murray State and set a new mark a week later with 3.5 against North

Carolina. He’s also tallied a sack in each of the fi rst two games. Overall, the Illini are second in the nation in tackles for loss. “It’s only two weeks in, but I’m just trying to maintain and trying to stay at the top of that list week in and week out,” Phillips said. Now in his third year as an Illini, Phillips has endured a long journey to fi nally earn his spot as a full-time starter on one of the best defensive lines in the country. F resh off a state championship with Miami Central in 2010, Phillips sig ned to play with Cincinnati. He was half a credit short to academically qualify to play, though, and was forced to take the JUCO route in order to continue his football career. So Phillips packed his bags for Wesson, a town of under 2,000 in Mississippi, to play for Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The move for Phillips, a self-proclaimed city guy, from Miami to Mississippi

Top 10 single-season tackle for loss totals in Illinois history 1. Simeon Rice, 1995 — 23 2. Mike Poloskey, 1991 — 23 3. Whitney Mercilus, 2011 — 22.5 4. Fred Wakefield, 2000 — 21 5. Simeon Rice, 1994 — 20 6. Moe Gardner, 1989 — 20 7. Jonathan Brown — 19.5 8. J Leman, 2006 — 19 9. Mike Piel, 1987 — 19 10. Don Thorp, 1983 — 18 10. Octavus Morgan, 1973 — 18

was difficult to say the least. “I had to drive at least 20 minutes just to go get something to eat every day,” Phillips said. “The transition from Miami to Mississippi was a struggle. Once I came here, it was like a big upgrade from Mississippi. I just blended right in.” After totaling 49 tackles and four sacks in seven ga mes w it h C opi a h Lincoln in 2013, Phillips committed to Illinois as a two-star recruit, according to 247sports.com. With one year of eligibility exhausted, Phillips came to Illinois as a sophomore and quickly found himself behind another sophomore on the D-line depth chart: Dawuane Smoot. While Smoot has become the face of the Illinois defense, Phillips has been content with being the guy on the other side of opposing offensive lines’ double teams. “I’m so proud of Smoot,” Phillips said. “To see him transition over and be in the spotlight, it’s a blessing for him and it shows me that I can be just as much in the spotlight as he is. But right now, I’m kind of happy I’m not in the spotlight so I can make more plays and keep being under the radar.” Smoot doesn’t think the attention he’s garnered has anything to do with Phillips’ success, though. “Everything that’s come his way is because of him,” Smoot said. “He’s always been a great player. I feel like he’s more confi dent and he’s out there just letting it go and feeling

more comfortable on the field.” Despite their three-year age difference, Phillips and Smoot rose up the ranks in similar fashions and trudged through the same tumultuous path that plagued the Illinois football program over the past few years. Now, they fi nd themselves on either side of the front line of head coach Lovie Smith’s defense. Phillips said he could barely believe the news when Smith decided to join the team in March. Since then, the admiration has gone both ways. “ I’ve liked C a r rol l Phillips since he’s been here,” Smith said. “He’s a guy that can rush, he’s a legitimate outside pass rusher. He can create havoc on the outside. Just being able to maintain that type of play is what were looking for right now.” Si nce he’s a rrived, Smith’s agenda has included big plays on defense. For extra motivation, a chart detailing every big play made for the season hangs in the defensive meeting room. Although Phillips has 26 yards worth of TFLs already, he said he still isn’t on the chart and has made it a goal to get his name on that list. Once he does make the list, Phillips may want to pencil in his nickname instead. “He’s defi nitely a wild man,” Smoot said.

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Is Abu Kigab a lost cause for Groce, staff? Maybe not MATT GERTSMEIER Illini hoops columnist

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Lovie Smith’s squad will be fested this week once again against Western Michigan.

Illini to get last win before Big Ten schedule begins BY COLE HENKE STAFF WRITER

Illinois football head coach Lovie Smith said he likes to break his seasons up into quarters. Saturday’s matchup against Western Michigan is the last game of the fi rst quarter for the Illini. A win this week means entering Big Ten play with a 2-1 record. A win won’t come easily: despite the game taking place at Memorial Stadium, as of Wednesday they are a three-point underdog to the Broncos. “We don’t need a lot of motivation (to win) right now,” Smith said. “We lost last week, and that is motivation enough for us right now. I don’t think University of Illinois is ever an underdog playing at home.” Western Michigan is 2-0 on the season, and have already beat a Big Ten team in Northwestern. It is the team’s best start to a season since 1994. The Broncos’ biggest threat to the Illini is definitely their explosive offense, which put up 70 points against North Carolina Central last week. They are led by senior wide receiver Corey Davis. In two games, Davis has already racked up 220 receiving yards — Malik Turner, Illinois’ leading receiver, has 116 receiving yards in two games — and has caught three touchdowns.

Broncos quarterback Zach Terrell has also gotten off to a monster start this season. The senior is averaging 236 yards per game and has thrown five touchdowns in two games, four of which came in the blowout win over North Carolina Central. Illinois defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson said that his team is preparing for the Broncos’ explosive offense. North Carolina gave the Illini some experience against a high-scoring offense, and according to Nickerson, his team will learn from their mistakes last week. “The tempo of their offense is very similar in that regard,” Nickerson said. “They both have very good skilled players, so that gets you ready. What we have learned is that in those crucial situations, we will be able to bounce back, and make the plays that we weren’t able to make last week.” Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee is working to keep his side of the ball more disciplined: they committed seven offensive penalties against North Carolina and punted on six straight possessions at one point. McGee is also preparing for a unique defensive style from the Broncos. “They are good. They play an interesting style of defense,” McGee said. “I have read all of the sto-

ries, I have read a lot about their defensive philosophy. They believe in stopping the run. That is their defensive philosophy. They believe if they can hold a team under 100 yards rushing, then they have a 92 percent chance to win the game.” So far, Western Michigan has held opponents to an average of 114.5 rushing yards per game. The Illini are averaging 234.5 rushing yards per game. McGee said he will be relying on his offensive line to open up holes for the Illini running backs, despite true freshman Gabe Megginson being helped off the field with a leg injury against North Carolina. Smith refused to give an update on the injury, but he was wearing a walking boot at practice Tuesday. The Illini counted on offensive lineman Jordan Fagan to fi ll in for Megginson the rest of the game, and may be counting on him to contain the Broncos’ defensive line. “(Fagan) has shown me a lot since spring ball and training camp,” McGee said. “He came back with a lot more energy and enthusiasm. He is a big, athletic kid that is going to be around for a few more years. That is how he earned his time on the field.”

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bu Kigab is coming to Champaign this weekend, but his heart might be staying back in Oregon. The four-star wing is taking an official visit with Illinois starting Friday. He has length, raw athleticism, scoring abilities and defensive prowess. And he is fresh off a recruiting visit from Oregon. I’m not going to sugarcoat this. Abu Kigab is looking like a lost cause. Kigab’s crystal ball predictions say he is 100 percent going to commit to Oregon. Seven different recruiting analysts and scouts who all have a solid track record of successfully forecasting commitment destinations have made these predictions. But if Illinois’ class of 2017 has proven anything, Illinois head coach John Groce can turn it all around. This weekend will be a good test for Groce’s recruiting skills. There’s a reason Kigab scheduled a visit with the Illini, and Groce needs to do everything in his power to give Illinois a chance. Two spots remain for the class of 2017, and Illinois can’t afford to sit and wait for other recruits like Kris Wilkes, a five-star forward who visited Illinois last weekend. Wilkes had a successful visit with the Illini but is most likely going to take a while to make a deci-

sion. His last scheduled visit is for the weekend of Nov. 3 with Connecticut. This means Illinois needs to push hard for Kigab. The 6-foot-7 wing is ranked No. 136 and is the 27th-best small forward in the nation, according to 247sports.com. While his ranking is significantly different compared to Wilkes, Kigab would still be a solid addition to the class of 2017. Kigab would be the third four-star commit for the class, which also includes a three-star and five-star commit. The forward from Napa, California, has demonstrated a solid ability to clean up rebounds with his jumping and rebounding skills. He’s aggressive and attacks the offensive glass. He possesses a good basketball IQ and can read offenses when he is defending the basket. A majority of his scoring comes from down low by pounding the ball in the paint or attacking the rim on drives. A questionable aspect of his game, though, is his jump shot. Kigab’s shooting ability is rarely featured in his highlight tapes. It would be reassuring to see more of Kigab’s jumpers featured in his tapes. Another area of concern from Kigab is his solid passing ability. Usually it’s nice to see a player with strong passing skills, especially wings and bigs. But Kigab’s case is different. I am worried that Kigab wants to focus on playing more of a guard position than a wing or post.

One of Kigab’s highlight tapes on YouTube from January 2015 features some interview questions. One of Kigab’s responses discussed his desire to switch to a guard role. “I see myself playing as a guard,” Kigab said. “Right now I’m working on my handles and shot. Just trying to transition from a bit of a forward to more of a 2-1 type of guard.” This interview is from a while ago, but it’s something to consider. Illinois’ class of 2017 already consists of three guards in DaMonte Williams, Trent Frazier and Javon Pickett. They don’t need to add another. Regardless, there is a lot of potential during this weekend’s visit. The last visits with Frazier, Ayo Dosunmu and Wilkes have all gone pretty well. Groce needs to keep that trend going with Kigab. Including Illinois and Oregon, USC, Tennessee, California and UCLA are Kigab’s final six schools. After this weekend, he has a visit scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 7 with California. Not committing after his visit with Oregon last week indicates that he will take his time with his decision. While there is still a lot of uncertainty with Kigab, one thing is for sure — Illinois fans will be consulting their psychics after this weekend to see if Kigab’s crystal ball is changing.

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WESTERN MICHIGAN COREY DAVIS: WIDE RECEIVER

CARROLL PHILLIPS: DEFENSIVE END

Western Michigan’s leading receiver Corey Davis will be a tough challenge for the Illini secondary. Davis is the active leader in FBS receiving yards, and is on the watchlist for national awards such as the Biletnikoff, Maxwell and the Walter Camp award. Through two games, he has 14 catches and three touchdowns. Last week’s matchup against North Carolina exposed the secondary as one of the Illini’s weaknesses, as they allowed North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky to throw for 265 yards and two touchdowns. If the Illini want to succeed they will have to keep Davis in check.

The senior defensive lineman has 6.5 tackles for loss this season, which leads the nation. Phillips has also recorded a total of two sacks to begin his fi nal season with the Illini. He will be up against a talented Western Michigan offensive line that had only allowed two sacks on the season. Western Michigan quarterback Zach Terrell has dual-threat abilities, and Phillips and the defensive line have already proven that they can match up well against that style of quarterback play. Murray State dual-threat quarterback KD Humphries was under constant pressure by Phillips and the Illini on Sept. 3, when he threw for 163 yards and two interceptions.

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QB Wes Lunt 12 DE Dawuane Smoot 91 RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn 5 DT Chunky Clements 11 FB Nathan Echard 39 DT Rob Bain 16 WR Justin Hardee 19 DE Carroll Phillips 6 WR Malik Turner 11 WLB James Crawford 5 TE Tyler White 87 MLB Hardy LT Austin Schmidt 57 Nickerson10 LG Gabe Megginson 72 SLB Tre Watson 33 C Joe Spencer 71 CB Jaylen Dunlap 1 RG Nick Allegretti 53 FS Taylor Barton 3 RT Christian DiLauro 67 SS Julian Hylton 30 CB Darius Mosely 24

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K Chase McLaughlin 43 P Ryan Frain 13 LS Ryan Frain 13

KO Ryan Frain 13 KR Caleb Day 7 PR Darius Mosely 24

ILLINOIS LEADERS Passing Wes Lunt 32-56, 353 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Kendrick Foster 16 carries, 172 yards, 2 TDs

Receiving Malik Turner 6 catches, 116 yards, 3 TDs Desmond Cain 3 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD Justin Hardee 2 catches, 35 yards

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Eye on the enemy: running back Jamauri Bogan Bogan has put up impressive numbers two games into the Broncos’ season. The redshirt sophomore rushed 22 times for 103 yards and a touchdown against Pat Fitzgerald’s Northwestern defense. Last week against North Carolina Central, he gained 131 yards on the ground to go along with another touchdown. Bogan has proven he is a reliable back who can get between the tackles and explode through openings. Last year, he totaled 1,051 yards on the ground and 16 touchdowns. The Union, New Jersey-native is not a big threat as a receiver, only hauling in four receptions over his college career.

Eye on the Illini: Defensive Line Saturday’s defensive line performance was one Illinois would love to see repeated on Saturday night. The line is led by NFL draft prospect and preseason third team All-Big Ten Dawuane Smoot. Murray State quarterback KD Humphries was constantly under pressure, forcing throws into double and triple coverage and causing two Humphries interceptions. The line was responsible for five of the six sacks the Illinois defense compiled on Saturday. The group also forced eight tackles for loss against the Racers, giving up -10 rushing yards. The line will have bigger a test this weekend against the running back duo of Elijah Hood and T.J. Logan, who put up a total of 152 yards and a touchdown against Georgia.

History Saturday will mark the sixth time the two teams have met each other on the gridiron. The Illini are 4-1 against the Broncos. The last matchup resulted in an Illinois 24-7 victory back in 2012. Western Michigan’s only victory against Illinois came in 2008, when the Broncos won 23-17.

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LS Wyatt Pfeiffer 43 KR Darius Phillips 4 PR Darius Phillips 4

WESTERN MICHIGAN LEADERS Passing: Zach Terrell 41-for-58, 473 yards, 5 TDs Rushing: Jamauri Bogan 39 rushes, 236 yards, 2 TDs

Oct. 1 AT Central Michigan - TBA Oct. 8 VS. Northern Illinois - 5:30 P.M. Oct. 15 AT Akron - TBA Oct. 22 VS. Eastern Michigan - TBA Nov. 1 AT Ball State - 7 P.M.

Receiving: Corey Davis 14 catches, 220 yards, 3 TDs Michael Henry 9 catches, 80 yards Carrington Thompson 4 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD

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FOOTBALL

Playing to avoid a “terrible feeling deep down” CHARLOTTE CARROLL Sports editor

llinois football is a home underdog to a Mid-American Conference team. The story line for Illinois is coming back

from a loss, but it’s also about avoiding a major defeat in a game that is put on the schedule solely for the purpose of adding a ‘W’ to the season. Yet, Western Michigan is coming in at 2-0, a fi rst for the team since 1994, and P.J. Fleck is leading a squad that’s already beat a Big Ten opponent at

home in a 22-21 win over Northwestern. The matchup against the Wildcats showed a team capable of competing against a Power Five team on its home turf. Northwestern won 10 games last year and appeared in the Outback Bowl. After another loss

in Week Two to Illinois State, the Wildcats clearly aren’t the same squad as last season. However, don’t underestimate the Broncos — they’re not your typical MAC team. Illinois had difficulty defending receivers last week against North Carolina, struggling

especially on third and long. Western Michigan wideout Corey Davis is sure to pose a problem on this front — he leads the FBS as an active receiver with 4,005 yards. He had seven grabs for 105 yards and three touchdowns last week. Illinois’ Julian Hylton is going to have his work cut out for him this week if the Illini secondary hopes to stop Davis. Now, let’s talk about the Broncos’ standout running backs. Jarvion Franklin and Jamauri Bogan combine for 363 yards and three touchdowns this season. Bogan is averaging 6.0 yards a game, with Franklin going for 4.6 a game. The Broncos’ offense is held together by quarterback Zach Terrell who had 3,522 yards and 29 touchdowns last season, with 473 yards and five touchdowns already this year. Like Illinois’ Wes Lunt, Terrell has been in control of his respective offenses for a few years. Terrell

has been demonstrating complete control of his squad, where Lunt struggled to complete a pass last week. From both an offensive and defensive standpoint, the Illini have a lot of work to do to get the win. Illini head coach Lovie Smith has preached that this week is all about coming back from a loss. He said everyone should feel bad about the loss, complete with a “bad, terrible feeling deep down inside until the next game.” Ideally, the North Carolina loss will drive Illinois to avoid adding another ‘L’ to the season. If a close game that escalated to a blowout score in front of a sellout crowd doesn’t get this team fired up, I’m not sure what will. But Smith’s team is going to have to play some serious football to avoid that sinking stomach feeling again.

If a close game that escalated to a blowout score in front of a sellout crowd doesn’t get this team fired up, I’m not sure what will.

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The Illinois secondary has to stay in front of the ball to get the win.

Following last week’s loss in front of a sold out home crowd, Illinois (1-1) will play its last non-conference game before the start of Big Ten play. However, Western Michigan (2-0) will be a considerable foe. In Week One, the Broncos defeated Northwestern on the road and are coming off a 70-point showing in Kalamazoo last weekend over North Carolina Central.

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Illinois secondary vs. Western Michigan receiving corps While unknown to the casual Illini fan, the Broncos’ receiver Corey Davis is one of the most prolific targets in college football. The 6-foot-3, 213-pound Wheaton, Illinois, native is the current active leading receiver in the FBS with 4,005 yards recorded over his career. The senior is only 182 yards away from the MAC record and needs a fourth consecutive 1,000 plus yard season to cement his place atop all other receivers in FBS history. Davis will be one of the most talented players on the field Saturday and could very well be one of the fi rst of his position

taken in the upcoming NFL Draft. Davis possesses polished route-running ability and has the potential to break away from the defense at any time with his next level speed and acceleration. Last week against North Carolina, Illinois’ defense allowed 265 yards and two passing touchdowns. The Illini will not get a break with Davis. Jaylen Dunlap, Taylor Barton, Caleb Day, Julian Hylton and Darius Mosely will have their hands full, but will have to keep Davis in check if they want a shot at winning.

Illini’s run game vs. the Broncos’ defense Ke’shawn Vaughn totaled more than 100 yards against North Carolina, but was held in check after breaking loose for a 65-yard touchdown on his first touch of the game. Expect the Illini to pound the ball with Vaughn and Kendrick Foster to alleviate some pressure from Wes Lunt and open up play action opportunities. Illinois lacks playmakers outside of the backfield; it was apparent throughout the entire game as Lunt repeatedly made poor decisions and threw into tight windows that his receivers couldn’t get to. Aside from Malik Turner,

Illinois lacks a legitimate deep ball threat (barring a miraculous return from receiver Mike Dudek). Running the ball will also effectively waste time off the clock and keep Western Michigan’s high-powered offense off the field, providing valuable rest for the Illinois pass rush. Just as it was with the Bears during the Kyle Orton-Rex Grossman Era, ground-centric offenses have remained Smith’s preferred method of offense. Look for the Illini to get back on track this weekend.

Illinois’ defensive line vs. Western Michigan’s backfield Last but certainly not least, the defensive line needs to ramp up its game for the Illini to be successful. One of the few bright spots for the season so far, the team’s front seven, anchored by Hardy Nickerson in the middle, will not only have to account for a fifth-year senior under center, but two dangerous running backs in Jamauri Bogan and Jarvion Franklin. Last season, quarterback Zach Terrell threw for over 3,000 yards, recording 29 touchdowns and

only nine interceptions. Bogan has led the way so far out of the backfield, averaging six yards per carry. In order to slow down the Broncos’ playmakers, the Illini will have to dominate the line of scrimmage. This task falls on seniors Carroll Phillips and Dawuane Smoot. After two games, Phillips is currently tied for the FBS lead with 6.5 tackles for loss and Smoot has the potential to be a first-round NFL selection.

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FOOTBALL

Wes Lunt needs to — and will — be better KEVIN MCCARTHY Assistant on-air sports editor

ou didn’t need to read this page today to realize that Wes Lunt didn’t play well enough last Saturday for his team to win. He was bad. No one knew this more than Lunt himself, who was quick to admit his mistakes after Saturday night’s loss, completely shouldering the blame. His stats were lackluster; he completed 17 of 35 passes for 127 yards. Don’t forget he dropped the ball leading to a North Carolina touchdown late in the first quarter. However, the stats don’t tell the entire story. The tape shows more. Lunt looked shaken and unconfident, as was evidenced in a number of throws off of his back foot, play clocks that continued to wind closer to zero and a number of miscues with his receiving corps. In the post-game, when asked if he was rattled during the game, his response was very telling. “I don’t know,” he paused for a moment, as he saw the pocket of reporters narrowing in on him. “That’s a good question. I’ll have to watch the film.” In saying nothing, Wes Lunt told us everything. The answer to that question was simple: yes. Of course he was shaken — it doesn’t take a football genius to tell you that — and he most certainly didn’t need to watch the film to be sure. He was off. And he wasn’t the only one. “I think Wes performed the way all of us performed,” Lovie Smith told reporters after the game. “We all have to do better than that. We were just off tonight — Wes and everyone else.” The offense wasn’t

good — thirteen offensive penalties, six fumbles and an inability to find consistency plagued the team throughout the evening. And, since it’s a part of the job description, the quarterback is going to take a lot of the heat for the team’s poor performance. I realize that it’s early and that it’s a long season, as Lovie Smith and his players mentioned countless times during Monday’s press conference. That being said, this game against Western Michigan is crucial. In order to head into an early bye week with momentum and help set the tone for the rest of the season, Illinois needs to win this upcoming game. It may sound forward, but this game has major implications on the team’s chance at a bowl game. If they were to lose to Western Michigan, it would be difficult to imagine a scenario where they the win five Big Ten games needed to earn a bowl bid. The Illini are going to have to play a lot better to swing a victory, and a lot of it starts with No. 12.

Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt did not play up to par in Saturday’s loss to North Carolina.

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going to start questioning him. It’s time that Wes Lunt plays up to the caliber that everyone says he can. He needs to show off his big arm, his poise in the pocket, his calmness under pressure. Will he? That’s yet to be seen. But, I think we’ll learn a lot about Lunt in this game. There’s a tremendous amount of pressure on him to bounce back after such a poor performance. More than that, he knows how much this game means to the team’s season. And don’t overlook this Broncos team either. When the Illini take the field Saturday, barring a massive swing in betting, they’ll be underdogs, according to Vegas. Does that fact actually matter? No. But it shows that these underdogs have something to prove. And no one has more to prove than Wes Lunt.

“We all have to do better than that. We were just off tonight — Wes and everyone else.” LOVIE SMITH ILLINI FOOTBALL HEAD COACH

I think he will be better. “Wes is a competitor. And he’s one of the best guys in the country at wanting to better himself,” center and team captain Joe Spencer said. “Unless everything is going perfectly, Wes won’t be happy.” And if he doesn’t perform Saturday, fair or unfair, people are really

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Volleyball hits the road once again Louis this weekend to take part in the Billiken Invitational hosted by Saint Louis University. The Illini have three matches over the weekend, starting off with a Friday afternoon showdown against the Univer-

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The Illinois volleyball team is hitting the road for one more tournament before the Big Ten season gets underway. The team will travel to St.

Billiken Invitational When and Where:

Quick Notes: Coach Kevin Hambly and his team will look to make some final improvements and gain some confidence heading into conference play. The Big Ten season starts Wednesday the 21st for the Illini.

Friday Sept. 16 at 4:30 P.M. V. Omaha; Saturday Sept. 17 at 10 A.M. V. Murray St. and at 7 P.M. V. St. Louis; all games are at the Chaifetz Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri

sity of Nebraska-Omaha. The Mavericks have had a rough start to this season, posting a 2-9 record so far. The Illini then return Saturday morning to take on Murray State. The Racers are 4-5 on the season so far, including a loss to the same Oregon team that handily defeated the Illini last Friday at the Nike Invitational. Illinois' final match of the weekend will come against Saint Louis on Saturday night. The Billikens have gone 3-8 through three tournaments. Although the Illini are the favorites over all the teams this weekend, head coach

Kevin Hambly doesn't want his players taking their opponents too lightly. “Omaha's been struggling,” Hambly said. “But they've played a tough schedule. Saint Louis has been injured. If they are healthy, they could play a lot better. They've had four really key injuries. The teams are all different, and like anything, they are going to present some challenges.” Hambly is glad that the travel times for this tournament won't be too long. After two straight tournaments where the team traveled over 1,000 miles west, a trip to nearby St. Louis is

a welcome change for Hambly's team. The Billiken Invitational is the last tournament the Illini will compete in before the Big Ten season, which begins Sept. 24 against Purdue. There are currently eight Big Ten teams ranked in the top-25 nationally in the AVCA poll. The Illini received votes but fell out of the top-25 following the loss to Oregon – making the Big Ten one of the most competitive conferences in the NCAA. Some Illinois players know they will have to play at a higher level to be competitive

in such a loaded conference. Middle blocker Ali Bastianelli thinks that there are still places the Illini could improve. “I think we could do a better job of focusing on ourselves,” Bastianelli said. “We do a good job of scouting and knowing wh at the other teams run, but I think we could do a better job of taking a look at ourselves and saying 'this is what we need to do better, this is where we need to hit the ball.' That's one thing we could improve on before we hit the Big Ten (season).”

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SOCCER

Soccer kicks off Big Ten play this weekend “No matter what happened in the non-conference, everything got wiped clean,” head coach Janet Rayfield said. “The Big Ten season was going to be a fresh start, but also a completely clean slate. It wipes away anything good and anything bad. It really is a restart.”

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After one of its most disappointing non-conference runs in recent memory, the Illinois soccer team is ready for a fresh start. The team will have this opportunity when it kicks off the Big Ten season Thursday night against Purdue.

After a 2-0 start to the season, the team dropped five matches in a row, including three shut-outs. At 3-5-0, it’s the Illini’s worst non-conference record in 10 years. The Illini struggled to generate offensive pressure in their second weekend of play during a road trip through Missouri. They corrected

that on a two-game swing through Texas, (outshooting their opponents 31-23) but were still outscored 4-1 and lost both matches. In their return home last weekend, the Illini split their matches — losing to Miami of Ohio in a double overtime Friday night and beating Evansville on Sunday to snap their five-game losing streak. Despite outshooting the Redhawks and the Aces 35-12 last weekend, the Illini only scored once — their first goal in three games. “Our possession, our ability to keep the ball and make an opponent work really hard to get the ball has certainly been a strength,” Ray-

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Illinois will kick off Big Ten play this weekend after a rough non-conference slate.

field said. “The thing that we take into the Big Ten is now we really have to capitalize on the opportunities we have.” The Illini have made the Big Ten tournament five years in a row; the journey to a sixth consecutive trip starts with conference play this weekend. So far this season the team has leaned heavily on its experienced upperclassmen, especially a strong group of veteran midfielders. Senior midfielders have scored all but two of the team’s goals this season, including Summer Schaefer, who put in the game winning goal against Evansville and against Morehead State in

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the season opener. Purdue comes to Champaign for the conference opener Thursday night. The Boilermakers are coming off their first winning season since 2009, but still went 2-4-0 in conference play. They haven’t played a full game in more than a week because their match against Utah was cancelled last Friday. The Illini will play another Hoosier State opponent on Sunday against 3- 41 Indiana. The Hoosiers have a young roster, with 11 true freshmen on the team. Freshman goalkeeper Sarah L’Hommedieu has impressed thus far, ranking second in the Big Ten with 38 saves. “Every minute of every Big Ten game is a battle,” Rayfield said. “Every single game matters, and you start to keep track of points and you start to look at where you are in the conference standings. It’s the day-today intensity that changes with the Big Ten season.”

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