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Dakota Access Pipeline denied; campus reacts BY GILLIAN DUNLOP STAFF WRITER
For months, protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline made headlines across the nation. On Sunday, the Army Corps denied easement and announced that the pipeline will be rerouted; however, the location is to be determined. The pipeline is more than a battle between an oil company and local citizens. For Thereza Litu-
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ma, sophomore in FAA, it represented a centuries long confl ict between the government and indigenous people. “The images I see from Standing Rock are so painful. It looks like a war zone,” Lituma said. “They’re spraying protesters with water, they’re shooting rubber bullets, people are being injured, and for me, it’s another attack on the indigenous community and silencing our voices for the profit
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Champaign-Urbana area Native American and indigenous organizers and their allies hold peaceful rally in Scott Park.
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BY ANGELICA LAVITO STAFF WRITER
The University is one of countless schools across the country scrambling after a federal court issued an injunction, which delayed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime exemption rule, which was set to take effect Dec. 1. The rule would have increased the threshold for overtime eligibility from $23,660 annually to $47,476 annually. The University reviewed about 1,300 positions, including academic professionals, postdoctoral research associates and civil service employees. It slated some to become overtime-eligible and some to receive salary increases to meet
Dakota Access Pipeline Art Installation and Teach in hosted by Anthropology Leaders at Anniversary Plaza and Noyes Lab.
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Students for Environmental Concerns host Illinois Stands with Standing Rock victory rally at Alma Mater.
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Facebook users begin “checking-in” at Water cannons and rubber Standing Rock in attempt to confuse bullets used on protesters law enforcement. by police.
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focused on two important factors: potentially disastrous environmental consequences and disgracing sacred indigenous land at the Standing Rock reservation. Located in both North and South The Sioux tribe, located in both North and South Dakota, resides on the reservation. “It (was) about money, and (the oil companies) don’t care to look at the
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CU Stands with Standing Rock fundraising concert held at Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center.
Actress Shailene Woodley is arrested for trespassing at protest site.
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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sues the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The pipeline was designed to be a 1,172-mile line connecting the Bakken and Three Forks oil production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. Essentially, the plan would enable the transfer of domestically produced oil to different refi ning markets in a more cost-effective way, according to the official Dakota Access Pipeline Project website. The controversy around the implementation of the pipeline
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The National Guard is called in by the governor of North Dakota to provide backup to local law enforcement against the protesters.
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of the oil companies.” The decision to reroute the pipeline away from Standing Rock inspired community members to change an upcoming protest outside of the Alma Mater on Dec. 5 to a victory rally. “The battle is not won yet,” organizer of the rally Mary Jane Oviatt, junior in ACES. “We need something written in stone that the pipeline won’t be happening at all.”
Stand with Standing Rock solidarity event held at the Red Herring.
Army Corps denies pipeline route.
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the new threshold. The increases would cost more than $3 million, but funding for post-doctoral research associates comes from multiple state and federal sources, according to University spokeswoman Robin Kaler. The University Human Resources Department sent a massmail to faculty and staff announcing the suspension of the salary increases and changes in overtime eligibility while considering the court’s injunction. This may be only temporary, as the University has not decided how it will proceed. Deb
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Alumni’s eco-friendly startup offers cheap, used textbooks BY MICHAEL SEMACA STAFF WRITER
The alumni creators of a new startup believe that they have a solution to help students get cheap textbooks and save the environment. The app, Wigit, is a mobile platform that allows users to rent anything to other local community members. Co-owner Chris Stiegal, who graduated from the University in May, said he and the other founders came up with the idea when they realized how many of their personal items could be reused. “We thought about all the items we have around the house that literally just get thrown away,” Stiegal said. He also emphasized textbooks are a main wasted resource. “I literally threw (my old textbooks) out,” he said. “And
what does that do? They end up in a landfi ll.” Each year, two billion pounds of books end up in landfi lls, Stiegal said. Wigit is designed to be an eco-friendly platform both by promoting reusing textbooks and allowing students to generate income. Instead of throwing away the books, Stiegal said Wigit would allow students to earn money renting out their old textbooks. To further its commitment to the environment, the compa ny hosted a pre launch fundraiser with the Conservation Fund, a leading national environmentalist group. Stiegal said they plan to do more fundraisers in the future with them. “We’re going to end up
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Students looking for live holiday music don’t have to look further than their cell phones. But they don’t need to open an app like Spotify or Apple Music. Instead, they can place a call. The University Dial-ACarol team will host its 56th annual event from Dec. 8 to Dec. 14. If a student calls the number, someone on the other end of the line will sing them a festive carol. Anyone from anywhere in the world can call and request a live rendition of a holiday tune. Up until recently, most callers received recordings of songs, but now every call is a live performance. “What happened until
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Elmassry said that a wide range of people use the service, including people from different parts of the world. Some even prefer to sing their own songs to the volunteers. “I used to remember one, it’s like a group of patients in a hospital,” Elmassry said. “Some people liked to sing to us but not get songs sung to them. People (that call) from the countries that are not the U.S. are also pretty interesting.” Last year, the number of calls received was 16,354, which doubled the record set from last year. So, the team has prepared to accommodate an even larger number of calls this year. “At this point in pre-planning, there are already 50
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TedxUIUC highlights female success in STEM related fields BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY STAFF WRITER
TEDxUIUC, a local chapter of the national conference, hosted its first salon, a scaled-down event in the Illini Union. Organizers hosted the Dec. 1 salon on women in STEM in preparationfor a larger spring launch. Claudia Morawa, TEDxUIUC marketing team member and AHS sophomore, said the organization is considering professors to speak in the spring. They only chose student speakers were chosen for the fall semester. Engineering sophomore Rachel Berg was nervous yet excited about speaking. Berg represented MakerGirl, a Champaign nonprofit teaching 3D printing to seven to 10-year-old girls. “I knew I wanted to incorporate MakerGirl in the speech because that
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SORF BOARD er Big Ten campuses. However, he sees SORF Board’s limited size as a great way to cut back on campus bureaucracy. “Their sole job is to understand how much students are paying into fees, what organizations are making a difference on campus, what is going to be a good program or a good use of student money,” Villanueva said. “At the same time, I think if our student government were in charge of that, it would be worse. In SORF board, you have got to convince a dozen people; in student senate you have to convince half of 54.” Mark Schaer, senior in Business and student senate’s press secretary, said the student senate’s smaller financial power, compared to other Big Ten schools, allows the senate to focus more on student life. “What I do like about our system with the student senate having a smaller budget is we get to focus a little bit more on the broad scope of students at the University rather than just funding RSOs,” he said. SORF Program Adviser Dementro Powell said the creation of SORF Board allows RSOs to be run independently from the University. He said other colleges use their student government or administration to allocate funds for RSOs, but under that system, those RSOs must represent the
After confiding in a high school teacher, Borkiewicz began embracing the label of “woman.” “I had little in common with this tattooed man twice my age, but I could relate to him for a single reason: neither of us could fit the stereotype.” After understanding that most people do not fit the stereotypical definition of their fields, Borkiewicz had a realization. “If it wasn’t for my tattooed teacher just being who he was, just doing his job, but not hiding what it is that made him different, I don’t think I’d have the courage to be a woman in SABRINA YAN THE DAILY ILLINI STEM today,” Borkiewicz added. Kalina Borkiewicz, an engineer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, has a By embracing being a conversation with students during the TEDxUIUC Salon: Women in STEM on Monday night. woman engineer, she hopes is what I am represent- printing and why teaching graduate student, told her to inspire other girls. ing tonight,” Berg said in it to the younger genera- story of the struggle in Chamila Amithirigaan email before her talk. tion, especially girls is so choosing between being la, said 46 percent of this “But I also did want to talk important.” labeled as a “woman engi- year’s computer science about the importance of 3D Kalina Borkiewicz, a neer” or an “engineer.” majors were female, a wel-
come advancement. She also said she struggles with Imposter Syndrome. “Imposter Syndrome is where people internalize their accomplishments and have a fear of being exposed as a fraud,” Amithirigala said. Amithirigala’s family encouraged her to pursue scientific fields, never thinking a woman could do less.As an undergraduate student at the University, Amithirigala experienced her first of sexism in STEM after a male classmate told her she got in solely because she was a woman. She suggested for those dealing with Imposter Syndrome to rely on passion and to look for a mentor to follow. With those two steps, she was able to overcome her internal struggles.
said. “It’s to help (people) feel empowered and that their voice and their actions do make a difference.” The biggest concern regarding the environment was about the possible contamination of drinking water in the event of an oil spill. “(The event) is really about the protection of that resource,” Harris said. “(The pipeline) will contaminate any water if there’s a spill or a leak and that will be extremely detrimental to that water
source as a resource.” Even though the pipeline is being rerouted, the event is still occurring. “At this point, what will be communicated about the Dakota Access Pipeline is uncertain,” Harris said. “I’m keeping my eyes open about what the leaders of this movement say and what direction they’ll be giving.” Students and local community members have protested at the University. The Anthropology Leaders, a student advisory body
representing the needs and interests of other students, presented an art installation and teach-in event last week to help fuel education about the pipeline. Four speakers from different departments across the University gave brief presentations about various aspects of the pipeline during the tech-in. The engineering speaker, Ann-Perry Witmer, discussed the disconnect between the oil companies and the people their pipeline is affecting. “ T he pe ople t h at
designed this pipeline thought they were doing a beneficial thing, but there was no meeting of the mind, because the decision making ignored the cultural considerations,” Witmer said. She also made the point that if the water was contaminated, the effects would long outlast our lifetimes. “Future generations will eventually be impacted, because all water is connected,” she said. Harris believes that even
though the pipeline is being rerouted, the fight is far from over. “The greater issue is ultimately about water and the natural world and future generations,” Harris said. While the protesters got their wish for now, there is still a battle over where the pipeline will end up. “Our hearts are with our people and we’re doing the best we can to raise money and raise supplies,” Lituma said.
number” of academic professional staff received notices of appointment that reflected their new salaries before the injunction, while “very few” postdocs received them. People who were supposed to be overtime-eligible under the new law were required to start tracking their time Nov. 20, two days before the injunction was announced, Stone said. The University will pay any overtime to those employees who worked during that week, but those employees reverted back to exempt or not eligible overtime status Nov. 27. Stone said the University sees three options going forward: proceeding with raises and making about 600 people at the University newly eligible for over-
time, continuing with raises OK, what are our options, only or stopping everything. and which options are best Either way, the University for University of Illinois?” needs to make a decision by Faculty members at the Dec. 7, when employees are meeting expressed concern that the University would supposed to be paid. “We have identified break contracts if it did not options, and we’ve had lots proceed with the raises it of convernotified sations employees about. and consultations B i l l y with faculVermillion, ty (princia psycholopal invesDEB STONE gy academDIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC HUMAN tigators), ic adviser, RESOURCES unit heads, said the deans — wording of particularthe letters ly around area of postdoc employees received was research associates — and “very definite and clear” legal counsel for what our that eligible faculty would options are or are not,” Stone receive a certain amount. said. “Included in these con- The letters made no mention versations have been the of contingencies or court president, vice president challenges. and provost to talk about, “In 20/20 hindsight, we
would’ve included that language,” Stone said in response. “We never saw this coming.” Katharine Schleich, a wetlands geology specialist with the state geological survey, said she received communication her raise was supposed to go into effect Nov. 16. She asked whether she would still receive the salary she was promised. Stone said the University again has options for how to handle such situations. One is to proceed with the increases continuously despite the injunction. Another is to proceed with increases up until the date of the injunction. Yet another is to temporarily proceed with increases with the expectation that a resolution might come soon.
“It all really hinges on the legal decision on what our contractual obligations are,” Stone said. The decision also depends on how other universities respond. Stone said Illinois State, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois universities are stopping everything. Schleich thinks continuing with the raises while other universities suspend theirs will bolster the University’s reputation. Whatever decision the University makes, affected employees will receive notification in a more personal communication than a massmail, Stone said. The outcome remains uncertain, but the deadline is certain: Dec. 7.
universities they are funded through. By creating a third body, like SORF Board, students are given the freedom to run their RSOs with limited administrative interference. “At other colleges, RSOs have to follow guidelines to represent the university,” he said. “But here, since the RSOs aren’t funded by the University, they have more freedom to represent themselves as students separate from the school. But with that, they can’t be funded by the University.” Brianne Lang, chair of SORF Board and junior in Business, said it was surreal to realize how much money her organization is responsible for. SORF Board bylaws allows the organization to give clubs as much as $6,000. “It’s a nice job to do,” she said. “It’s nice to know I have an impact on some of the events that happen on campus. I have an impact on who comes to speak here, and I’m influencing how these RSOs are influencing the students.” In order to eliminate bias, SORF Board only judges fund allocations by how thoroughly the RSO filled out the application. “Once you meet the rules, you’ve met the guidelines, you’ve done everything we’ve asked you to, you can get funded,” Lang said. “It doesn’t matter what RSO you are, you just have to meet the rules.”
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STARTUP donating a lot of money to the Conservation Fund,” he said. “It helped gain a lot of traction for us, and we’re helping out the environment.” Notably, the system can be used on more than just textbooks, Stiegal said. From mini fridges to futons, the app allows users to rent a variety of
resources. “We have a ton of extra stuff that you use only a couple times that you can rent out to other students in the local community to make extra money,” he said. Stiegal explained that this system of renting in the community is more than just financially beneficial. It can also connect people of certain interests through its sharing economy. If someone wanted
to learn how to play an instrument, they could rent one off Wigit for little money, Stiegal said. They could even rent it from an expert, who may help them learn about the instrument in other ways. “That’s our main vision; we want to create this platform where people are allowed to share experiences with one another,” he said. The system launched on Dec. 1 and is still in the
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Trevor Noah, Tomi Lahren embody civil discourse ISABELLA WINKLER Opinions columnist
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case you somehow missed it, the universe collapsed Wednesday when the Daily Show’s Trevor Noah invited Tomi Lahren from TheBlaze to interview on his show. Two people from opposite ends of the political spectrum hashed out their equally strong opinions on Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump and other hot topics. Lahren, a conservative political commentator, is popular for her video segments on Facebook that regularly go viral, while Noah’s show on Comedy Central is famous for its satirical criticism of the conservative party. Lahren’s strong opinions on issues like Black Lives Matter, gun control and immigration have gained her millions of views and made her a strong voice for young Republicans, but her inflammatory comments on controversial issues put a target on her back for Internet mockery. She referred to the people protesting the results of the election as “misfit babies” and suggested that Black Lives Matter is the new Ku Klux Klan. Noah’s objections to the conservative ideologies which Lahren embodies make him the perfect person to interview Lahren, PHOTO COURTESY OF GAGE SKIDMORE especially if a heated debate Tomi Lahren speaking at Politicon in Pasadena, California on June 26. Columnist Isabella says is what you’re looking for. The interview quickly went that her political discussion with Trevor Noah demonstrated a respectful debate.
viral, but it seems that the point went over many people’s heads. Given the divisiveness of the recent election and that 80 percent of Americans believe the nation is more divided now than in the last several years, the harsh and competitive nature of politics is more obvious than ever. So, the public’s reaction to the interview was no surprise. Headlines such as “Trevor Noah Expertly Skewers Conservative Tomi Lahren” and “The Final Scorecard for the Tomi Lahren v. Trevor Noah Showdown” fueled the narrative that Lahren and Noah were going head to head to compete for their respective parties. While viewers were busy debating who came out victorious, the reality went unnoticed: Lahren and Noah, who share virtually none of the same political opinions, exemplified what civil discourse could look like if we take the time to listen to what other people have to say. The rhetoric surrounding their debate is similar to that of the election. When the media and voters make the election a competition and thus make the presidency a title to conquer, this is how the nation responds — people stop caring about the practical importance of politics and become concerned with nothing but their party’s ultimate victory. While remaining calm and collected, both Lahren and Noah made valid points and refuted each other
respectfully. Neither resorted to name calling or fallacious tactics to “skewer” the other. They demonstrated how productive political discussions can be if done with open pairs of eyes and ears. While agreeing to disagree on divisive social issues, the two tweeted niceties to each other after the video aired to prove that despite differing opinions, you can still respect the people who sit across the aisle. Lahren tweeted, “I had a great time with @Trevornoah on @TheDailyShow and I respect our obvious differences but common goals,” to which Noah responded, “Thank you for being my guest Tomi. Our goal should be to destroy these ‘bubbles,’ not each other. You’re always welcome on my show.” They also agreed that most heavily debated issues don’t have right or wrong solutions, and the answers will not be found at the extreme ends of the spectrum. Rather, seeking common ground is the only productive way to solve the problems that divide us. By demonstrating that political discourse doesn’t have to be cutthroat, ruthless and unforgiving, Lahren and Noah’s debate is hopefully a nod to how the nation can mend the cracks created by our harsh political climate, especially in the aftermath of a divisive presidential election.
Isabella is a sophomore in ACES. iwinkle2@dailyillini.com
Victoria’s Secret displays appropriation JESSIE WEBSTER Opinions columnist
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here’s a great segment on “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” called “How is this still a thing?” in which Oliver mocks the continued existence of subjects ranging from pennies to daylight saving time to Columbus Day to beauty pageants. The genius behind this segment is Oliver’s ability to mercilessly question the necessity of not only what is objectionable in society, but also of what is popular and even revered. In this spirit, I’m making my own addition to the list of unnecessary, even hurtful, events that should no longer be a thing in 2017: the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Victoria’s Secret, if you will, has always been sexappeal. By selling garments such as the “Very sexy push-up bra” and the “Very Sexy Lace-trim thong panty,” it doesn’t take much reading between the lines to figure out what the company’s marketing ploy is. Make no mistake, there is nothing wrong with women embracing the beauty and individuality of their bodies. And if lingerie is something that helps women achieve that feeling, it should be celebrated and encouraged. However, during Victo-
ria’s Secret’s annual fashion show, the brand fails spectacularly at celebrating body diversity. Instead, it objectifies women and their ethnicities in order to sell merchandise. It champions a stick-thin yet selectively curvy body type so difficult to obtain that even the models train and diet for weeks in advance to achieve the look. Full disclosure — I was once an avid watcher of the “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.” There is a special, albeit stereotypical, kind of camaraderie gained by sitting around the TV with your girlfriends and eating junk food while watching the flawless models walk the runway. Over the past few years, though, the magic and luxury of the event has been wasted on the brand’s repeated use of cultural appropriation to sell its underwear. In 2012, supermodel Karlie Kloss walked the runway while wearing a Native American-inspired headdress, complete with a fringed leather bra and panties, in a puzzling and offensive tribute to Native Americans and the Thanksgiving season. This year’s show features a section called “The Road Ahead,” in which models will be wearing designs that drew inspiration from Chinese culture. Images of the segment released before the show include supermodels Kendall Jenner sporting a flame tail, Elsa Hosk
wearing a dragon costume and Adriana Lima walking in embroidered thigh-high boots. Even with four Chinese models walking the Victoria’s Secret runway this year, there is something undeniably outdated and transparent about claiming to celebrate an entire culture by attaching a dragon tail to a bra and panty set. That, coupled with the fact that the company is actively trying to expand its market in China makes the whole production seem fake. Victoria’s Secret’s decision to televise their fashion show has undeniably turned the brand into a household name. The show attracted over 9 million viewers in 2015, and adding big-name musicians to accompany the segments gives the night a “Super Bowl of fashion” effect. If you’re on social media, it’s almost impossible to avoid the images. At a time of so much divisiveness in the U. S., it’s not a stretch to see how stereotypes, even in fashion, make a lasting and powerful impact on the way we view and treat one another. Victoria’s Secret doesn’t need to rely on cultural appropriation to sell their products, and any attempt to do so is both offensive and lazy.
Jessie is a senior in Media. jmwebst2@dailyillini.com
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Merchandise on display at the Victoria’s Secret Las Vegas store in Paradise, Nevada in 2006. Columnist Jessie Webster says the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show praises a nearly unattainable body image and plays off of stereotypes.
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Now-former Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson, left, congratulates former Michigan head coach Brady Hoke, right, after a Michigan win in 2013. Wilson’s resignation as head coach of Indiana University’s football program marked yet another instance of alleged player abuse.
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hursday felt like deja vu for Illinois football. This time, it was another team and another coach: Indiana football’s Kevin Wilson. Rumors were circling the entire day that Wilson was to be fired for coaching abuse. Indiana University held a press conference later that day, and Athletic Director Fred Glass announced that Wilson resigned after several weeks of meetings. Glass gave Wilson credit for his many contributions to the program and said there were no NCAA compliance issues. He announced Defensive Coordinator Tom Allen as the permanent head coach. Contrary to Illinois’ Simon Cvijanovic, whose tweets started a public questioning and school investigation into former head coach Tim Beckman, there was no outright display of problems with the Hoosiers before Thursday. In 2015, the Indiana Star reported that one player’s father ap-
pealed to the athletic department on how his son was treated after an injury and there began an external investigation. The results led to Wilson’s resignation. From what has been released so far, it seems that Indiana handled the problem well. As soon as the father approached Indiana, the school responded with the investigation, highlighting the commitment to student athletes that Glass has preached. Times are changing in college athletics. Twitter gave Cvijanovic a platform to speak. His tweets restructured an entire athletic department. It’s fair to say that without those tweets, there would be no Josh Whitman or Lovie Smith appointments. Tim Beckman might still be leading the Illini, injured players and all. Instead, with social media and the current political climate, athletes now have a voice to address issues relevant to athletics. Political problems, such as racism at Wisconsin, were brought to attention through social
media, as evidenced by basketball standout Nigel Hayes’ tweets. In our social mediacentered world, student-athletes have a grave responsibility to speak up when abuse happens. Cvijanovic was a victim of an “old-school” coach who didn’t believe he could push his players too hard. Based on the reporting coming out of Bloomington, Wilson seems to be from the same tree. Without the help of a simple tweet, the future of Illinois athletics, and perhaps athletics at other colleges, wouldn’t have changed. Perhaps Cvijanovic didn’t feel comfortable enough to talk to a reporter or the administration; the send button was an easier option, and understandably so. More players will turn to social media to let their voices be heard regarding injustice. And in an era of easily accessible platforms comes the responsibility of serving your teammates and fellow athletes — because sometimes the coach might not have their best interests in mind.
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World War II veteran speaks at Air Force ROTC event BY MERAL AYCICEK STAFF WRITER
Editor’s note: The opinions from the cadets quoted in this article are their own and are not reflective of the Air Force. On Aug. 14 1945, Capt. Jerry Yellin flew the final combat mission of World War II. Phillip Schlamberg, Yellin’s wing-man, was the last man in World War II to die on a combat mission. Today, Yellin travels the country, visiting high schools and universities to impart wisdom on ROTC participants. At the University, the Air Force ROTC program, like other ROTC programs, tends to fly under the radar. This year Yellin was the guest speaker of the Air Force ROTC’s dinner event, Dining Out. Dining Out is an event held by the Air Force ROTC program where cadets are permitted to bring guests to a formal dinner. About 150 guests attended the event Thursday at the Colonnades Club in Memorial Stadium. Madeline Blankensop, the wing commander of detachment 190 and senior in Nursing, said Dining Out is an opportunity for members of the Air Force ROTC to socialize and get to know each other better. “It’s always the end of the semester, it’s a nice time to be with your friends and peers and just get to relax a little bit,” Blankensop said. “Obviously there are still the military customs and courtesies, but it’s a time to have fun and it’s a time to celebrate the end of the semester.” One of Dining Out’s most famous traditions is the grog, which consists of two toilet bowls filled an unpleasant mixture of food and drinks such as corn flakes, pickles, orange juice and Gatorade. The senior cadets decide what goes into the grog.
Air Force cadets volunteer to stand up and say a rhyme that includes an invitation for another cadet to either respond with a rhyme or drink from the grog. During Dining Out, there is a set of rules that every cadet must follow, such as the requirement to rise from his and her chair if a woman rises from the table. If cadets violate a rule, or if they are in violation of the dress code, they are required to drink from the grog. When called upon by other ROTC members via rhyme, one has to approach the grog, salute it, fill a cup one-third with the grog, toast “to the mess” and drink the grog without removing the cup from the lips. After drinking every last drop, one must salute the toilet bowls and walk away. The grog is a military tradition that dates back decades and it is present in most military dinners, connecting all branches of the military. “The grog is nasty,” Blankensop said. “Everyone does this so it’s kind of almost like a rite of passage.” Blankensop thinks the location of the event was appropriate because the Colonnades Club has a lot of historical meaning to the ROTC program. “All of the columns stand for those fallen in war, on each end all of the fallen Illini are inscribed into the wall,” Blankensop said. “So there is a lot of history here as opposed to just doing it at the Union or like a hotel banquet hall. We’re a land-grant school so this school has a lot of military history.” Omar Haney, senior in LAS and cadet in Air Force ROTC, played a big role in planning this year’s Dining Out. Haney agreed that Dining Out is special for members of ROTC, and was espe-
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Air Force ROTC members bond at the Dining Out event hosted at the Colonnades Club in Memorial Stadium on Dec. 1. cially grateful for the venue and speaker this year. “The venue is just amazing,” Haney said. “I mean, the Colonnades Club is almost impossible to secure and the fact that we were in location with so much military history, with a guest speaker who is, himself, military history, made this night so much more special.” There were many teary eyes as Yellin, the guest speaker, gave a brief account
of his final combat mission and advice for future members of the military. Yellin began his speech by describing the last days of World War II. The room was completely silent and full of respect for the esteemed veteran. Yellin explained why he travels the country telling his story and why the next generation of military men and women are a big role in defending the U.S. “You have taken on a mis-
sion that 16 million of us took on in World War II,” Yellin said during his speech. “The headlines that I read in 1936 spoke about racial problems in America, about religious problems in Germany, where they were persecuting the Jews, and about countries who were willing to kill other people for what they believed. The headlines today in 2016, are the same.” Yellin explained that the only difference today is sci-
ence and the capability of nuclear warfare to cause harm. He said it was up to America and the people he saw in front of him at the event to protect the world. “If military men are willing to give their lives in the line of good to protect other people, no one can do more than offer themselves in sacfrifice for what we believe in, in America,” Yellin said.
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Student organization presidents share experiences, frustrations BY OLIVIA BIEVENUE STAFF WRITER
There are currently 930 RSOs at the University, and that number has the potential to grow each year. Shannon Merk ys, senior in AHS, is one of two student supervisors and a UofI Connections Specialist at the Office of Registered Organizations. One of the main parts of her job is overseeing the process of registering student organizations. According to Merkys, the requirements for creating an RSO are simple. “All you need is five members, and you need to designate those five members to fit the specific positions: one president, one treasurer, and then
separate agents one, two, and three,” Merkys said. “That is literally all you need to start an RSO. And then you kind of just go through the registration steps.” Students can register their organizations from April 1 to Sept. 30 every year, and there is also a brief period of about two weeks after winter break for spring registration. Despite the minimal requirements needed to apply for an RSO, several RSO leaders agree that the process of registering an RSO is unnecessarily complicated, and it involves a lot of online “paperwork.” If an organization is applyi ng for re-registration, the leaders
of the club must first contact the RSO Office to update any contact information for new officers. The new president and treasurer of the organization then must take several quizzes through Compass 2g and fill out applications. Finally, the remaining agents listed on the application must accept their positions in the organization. The entire process can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to a few months. Molly McGhee, president of the Illini Equestrians and senior in ACES, wrote in an email that although the process has been established for a long time, it could be improved. “The UofI Connections website is confusing to
navigate, and we had quite a few communication problems with the RSO Office during the time of re-registration,” McGhee wrote. “I know a few people from other RSOs that have had a lot of problems with the Uof I Connections website as well.” Analytics in Business is an RSO that was created this year. Tarun Mittal, the vice president and a senior in Business, agreed that the process was long and dull. “It is too tedious,” Mittal wrote in an email. “The steps must be reduced and the quiz should not be made mandatory.” Students who do choose to go through the long process of registering an
organization will most likely be rewarded. Merkys also said the Office rarely turns down an application, and students can create RSOs about virtually anything that interests them. “The only reason their application would get denied would be if they had a duplicate submission or if there’s already an RSO with that exact same name or if the description is similar, that’s what we look out for,” Merkys said. “You need to try to set yourself apart from the other organizations … you just kind of want to make yourself stand out.” For students that want to start an organization, McGhee explained it’s
worth all of the hard work. “My best advice for someone who is interested in leading an RSO is to approach the leadership position with a positive attitude and not to get upset if things don’t go perfectly every time,” McGhee wrote. To McGhee, creating an RSO has given her leadership skills that she would not have otherwise. “I’ve approached my experience as president as a way to learn about my own leadership and communications skills, and it’s been rewarding to be able to help organize and promote an organization that I’m passionate about.”
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The Morrow Plots, established in 1876, is one of the oldest experimental fields in the Midwest, particularly for crop rotation. ACES students want to raise awareness on campus about its significance.
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t’s the most forbidden area on campus. University students pass by it on their way to Mumford Hall, the Animal Sciences Laboratory and the Undergraduate Library. The Morrow Plots is an iconic University landmark because it is North America’s oldest experimental cornfield. According to University legend, students who walk on the Morrow Plots without permission will face immediate expulsion from the University. Because of this, some students see sneaking onto the plots before their senior year ends as an impressive feat. The Morrow Plots was established in 1876 and is an important contribution to research on crop rotation. At the University, agriculture students study the Morrow Plots to see how crop rotation affects the soil over long periods of time. Emerson Nafziger, professor of agriculture, said the Morrow Plots “goes back to the dawn of crop and soil science in the middle of the 19th century. They were trying to study the impor-
tance of adding nutrients to the soil to make the crops do better.” Nafziger also said the fields were primarily developed in order to demonstrate crop rotation and to prove how growing the same thing on the fields year after year could be detrimental to the soil. The crops are split into three sections, some of which alternate between corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops. Every six years, such as last year, every section of the Morrow Plots grows only corn. Thomas Poole, junior in ACES, said the Morrow Plots is important to everyone. “Morrow Plots is one of the oldest experimental crops for crop sciences in the world. To have that at our university to act as a global monument is pretty cool,” Poole said. Coming from Chicago, Poole did not grow up surrounded by agriculture. He said that until he arrived at the University, he didn’t have a strong connection to agriculture. Today, Poole said he has a lot of appreciation for how crops grow and how the Morrow Plots contribute to agricultural
research. Poole suggested that the University sponsor an “Agriculture Day” or “Morrow Plots Day” in order to draw attention to the importance of the Morrow Plots for students with a lot of agricultural experience, and to help educate students and community members who don’t have a lot of agricultural experience. “Morrow Plots symbolizes freedom of research on our campus, allowing for professors and student researchers to come up with their own ideas and test it out, collecting pieces of research that they’ve produced and searched for themselves,” wrote Naomi Canino, freshman in ACES, in an email. Canino said it’s disheartening when students try to sneak onto the Morrow Plots because it’s not only disrespectful of all of the researchers who put time and work into studying the plots, but it can also be harmful to the students. “These students probably have no idea what important information they are trampling on, whether that be of crops, different types of soil, seedlings or even chemicals. Not only are they destroying
people’s research, they could be in contact with chemicals that could make them really sick,” Canino said. Poole feels slightly different about walking on the Morrow Plots. Poole has been on the plots, with permission, for the Field and Furrow club and sold pumpkins and mums to students passing by. However, while Poole said being on the plots for research is a great experience for agriculture students, he agreed with Canino’s thoughts on ruining others’ hard work. “It’s one thing if you’re walking on the perimeter, but it’s another to start dancing on the fields. Just don’t mess with someone’s research,” Poole said. For Poole, Morrow Plots has a very large impact on him. He said it is significant that the Morrow Plots exists on campus, and he sees the plots as a mascot or symbol for the Department of Crop Sciences. “It represents the impact that we’ve had on the University, the state of Illinois, and even the world,” Poole said.
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Basketball wins big at home game BY MICHAEL GASICK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
After a week that gave Illinois men’s basketball fans little hope for the season, the Illini look like they’re back to contending for a NCAA tournament bid. Illinois appeared to be a much different team last week, taking down North Carolina State and VCU — two potential tournament teams. The team opened a bit sluggish against the Wolf-
pack but came out strong in the second half with Malcolm Hill and Leron Black leading the way. Hill continues his consistency on the offensive end; if he can’t get his shot to fall, he drives to the rim to draw fouls and knock down free throws. The senior is averaging 18.4 points per game and has made 49 of his 61 free throw attempts this year. The team has also felt
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Eric Saulters makes a play for the puck during the Illinois hockey team’s match against Northern Illinois University last weekend. Illinois plays two more exhibition games before break.
Illinois hockey completes weekend sweep BY STEPHEN COHN STAFF WRITER
Illinois hockey forward Eric Saulters lunged towards a Northern Illinois player as the clock expired on the second period Saturday night. A referee restrained Saulters, who had three goals during the weekend series, and he began the third period in the penalty box with Illinois center
Stephen Quinn. Saulters turned to Quinn, who was still serving a twominute minor penalty, and explained how he did not know why he was in the sin bin since no official penalty was on the scoreboard. “I just felt like hanging out in there,” Saulters chuckled. The Illini had to find ways to amuse themselves that night as they rolled
past the Division II Huskies, 9-4, completing the weekend sweep after a 5-4 victory Friday. “Winning is the most fun you can have as a hockey team,” Illinois Head Coach Nick Fabbrini said. “Games like this are good to build confidence and continue to work on the things that we need to work on.” Senior forward Austin Zima opened the scoring
for the Illini seven minutes into the first period. NIU freshman forward Nick Gulli answered with one of his three goals on the night less than a minute later. Illinois center Eric Cruickshank answered Gulli’s goal 21 seconds later, and the Illini kept the lead for good.
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Martinez takes title in new weight class in Iowa The junior continued his dominance BY MASAKI SUGIMOTO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The Illinois wrestling team did not go home empty-handed at the Northern Iowa Open. The highlight was Isa-
iah Martinez who made his debut at 165 pounds. Martinez has won two consecutive titles at 157 pounds — only losing one match in the last two years. Martinez showed that he deserved to be ranked as the top wrestler in his weight class by taking out Missouri’s No. 3, nationally-ranked Daniel Lewis. Brooks Black also start-
ed off his season on a highnote. Black is one of the six Big Ten wrestlers ranked in the top-ten of heavyweights in the country. Black beat Ryan Streifel of Minnesota for the title. Minnesota did not send out Michael Kroells, who is currently ranked eighth in the country by InterMat. Kroells and Black are familiar opponents, as Kro-
ells has eliminated Black from the NCAA tournament two years in a row. At 184 pounds, Illinois’ Emery Parker was able to dominate his opposition with two tech falls and two pins. Parker is starting this season after temporarily filling in for Zac
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10 Big Ten teams earn bowl games, Ohio State headed to CFP Illinois might not have made a bowl game, but 10 other Big Ten teams are bowl bound, including Ohio State, who will make an appearance in the College Football Playoff. The playoff was quite the race, but Wisconsin's loss Saturday to Penn State in the Big Ten Championship made the decision easier for the playoff committee. Here are all of the Big Ten's bowl games:
Quick Lane Bowl
Capital One Orange Bowl
MARYLAND V. BOSTON COLLEGE
MICHIGAN V. FLORIDA STATE
Holiday Bowl
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (CFP National Semifinal)
Fort Field, Detroit Dec. 26, 1:30 p.m.
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Dec. 30, 7 p.m.
MINNESOTA V. WASHINGTON STATE
OHIO STATE V. CLEMSON
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Dec. 27, 6 p.m.
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona Dec. 31, 6 p.m.
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
NORTHWESTERN V. PITT
WISCONSIN V. WESTERN MICHIGAN
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Dec. 28, 1 p.m.
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Jan. 2, 12 p.m.
Foster Farms Bowl
Outback Bowl
INDIANA V. UTAH
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Franklin American Mortage Music City Bowl NEBRASKA V. TENNESSEE
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee Dec. 30, 2:30 p.m.
IOWA V. FLORIDA
Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Jan. 2, 12 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game PENN STATE V. USC
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Jan. 2, 4 p.m.
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Illinois’ Leron Black goes up for a layup during the game against North Carolina State at State Farm Center on Nov. 29.
Power rankings DAILY ILLINI BASKETBALL STAFF
Editor’s note:Every week, The Daily Illini sports staff ranks the basketball teams in the Big Ten, 1-14, and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings. 1. Indiana: Indiana can now put North Carolina on its list of key wins come March. The Tar Heels were overmatched by Indiana’s starting five — all of whom finished the game in double figures. The Hoosiers then beat SIU-Edwardsville to go to 6-1 on the season. 2. Wisconsin: Following a tough loss to North Carolina, the Badgers have won three straight, including a blowout against No. 25 Syracuse. Bronson Koenig has been great all season at the guard spot and is averaging 15 points per game. 3. Purdue: The Boilermakers have dropped two games in the top-25 teams this season and have had a little trouble with their other competition. The team needs more consistent play from 7-foot-2 Isaac Haas. The big man is averaging just under 15 points per game but averaging just five rebounds with it. 4. Maryland: Maryland has rolled this season aside from its lone loss to unranked Pittsburgh. Star point guard Melo Trimble has continued to surpass expectations and is currently averaging nearly 20 points per game. 5. Ohio State: The Buckeyes went on the road to take on a challenging Virginia squad and lost by two points. Ohio State has handled the rest of its competition this year, boasting a 7-1 record. The Buckeyes will have to stay focused and not look ahead to a midDecember matchup with No. 11 UCLA. 6. Michigan: The Wolverines are off to a strong start and have dropped just two games so far with one of them being to No. 20 South Carolina. Though they have been good, they have a tough week ahead with a home game against Texas before heading out to California to play No. 11 UCLA. 7. Illinois: After losing three straight games — to two top-25 teams — the Illini have picked up two big wins against NC State and VCU. The team that looked to be in an early season downfall has bounced back strong and picked up a couple of statement victories. 8. Northwestern: The Wildcats have been surprisingly good this season with only two losses coming against No. 18 Butler and Notre Dame. Besides their losses, they have picked up big wins against Wake Forest and Texas. 9. Michigan State: Sparty has disappointed thus far in the season but after a narrow victory over Oral Roberts, they have brought their record back above .500. The team still has loads of potential, but haven’t put it together yet this season. 10. Minnesota: The Golden Gophers have had little trouble with their non-conference schedule so far. The team dropped its only game of the season last week against a top25 Florida State squad. 11. Rutgers: Rutgers has been solid in all of its games so far and has gone 7-1 in its first eight games. However, its one loss came against its only real competition so the Scarlet Knights are still very unproven. 12. Penn State: Penn State has been very up and down so far this season. After dropping a game against Albany, the Nittany Lions picked up two games before losing a close game against then No. 1 Duke. They followed that up with a 24 point loss to No. 24 Cincinnati but have yet to lose since. 13. Nebraska: The Cornhuskers dropped a close one in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge against Clemson. Nebraska has defeated the teams it is supposed to beat this year but will have to add multiple key wins to have a chance at the Big Dance. 14. Iowa: The Hawkeyes are having one of the
worst starts imaginable this season. They have lost to four unranked teams including Omaha and Memphis. The Iowa defense has been atrocious, giving up 98 points and 100 points to Omaha and Memphis, respectively.
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Diab shows off in friendly competition tie breaker BY TATIANIA PERRY STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Dennis Minton performs his routine on the rings at the meet against Michigan on Mar. 12. Minton had a time of 14.6 seconds in the still rings tie breaker.
A day of light, friendly competition is the only way to characterize the Illinois men’s gymnastics Orange and Blue Exhibition meet. The men split into two teams — Orange and Blue — then combined with the women who did the same to form hybrid teams. The competition consisted of four rotations of six events — three men’s and three women’s. At the end of the four rotations, the Orange and Blue were tied so the competition went into a makeshift version of overtime. For the tie breaker cross contest on the still rings, each team selected a men’s representative — sophomore Alex Diab for the Orange and junior Dennis Minton for the Blue. Diab went first, holding for 25.2 seconds which drew gasps from the crowd, as most competitions only require a two-second hold. Needless to say, Minton had his work cut out for him. He held on for 14.6 seconds before dropping. Although the Blue team ended up losing, everyone was very impressed
with Diab’s hold and ran to embrace him following the lengthy time. The Orange team gained the bulk of its points from the men’s side and mostly from the pommel horse. Senior Tom Gibbs grabbed the first Orange point of the day with his opening performance. The coaching staff agreed that the top overall performance was from junior Tyson Bull of the Blue team. He had a couple falls, but coaches said he had improved from where he was expected to be. “There were some guys stepping up, hitting some amazing routines, but with the majority of the performances today, we definitely need those five weeks,” head coach Justin Spring said. “There is a lot of stuff to improve on, but we’ve got the time to do so.” Many of the gymnasts competing were freshmen or upperclassmen looking to polish up some new skills. The day was filled with screaming group hugs, handmade posters, chants and endless support from all of the gymnasts. Members of the Blue team went
as far as painting their chest as a show of support. Going along with tradition, student athletes were guest judges of this competition — football, men’s track, women’s tennis and soccer were represented. Their task was simple, hold up an orange or blue flag for whomever they felt performed the best. Freshman football judge Jamal Milan was one of the most entertaining, according to Spring. “He was judging rings, but he was front and center on high bar,” Spring said. “High bar is that event that had that wow factor and just watching his face, it was like his brain didn’t believe his eyes.” On three separate occasions, the athletes were too “wowed” to decide, so it was left up to the audience to make the decision based on the volume of their cheers. “I love when they come out and judge us for this meet,” junior Chandler Eggleston said. “I just love the support we have here at U of I.”
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Orange and Blue exhibition brings camaraderie to Huff Hall “I also have to give kudos to Karen Howell. On both bars The Illinois women’s gym- and floor she did a phenomnastics team started its sea- enal job.” son off with the Orange and Team Blue kept the lead Blue exhibition at Huff Hall in the second rotation, addthis weekend. ing three more points to its Many Illini fans came score, but the Orange team out on the snowy Sunday to was not far behind after watch the women’s and men’s gaining five points teams have a friendly comIn the second rotation, petition against each other. freshman Brittany Jones Both were combined, and earned more points for the Blue team the Orange team defeated on the vault, the Blue team and junior 13-12. B r i d g “ It wa s et Hodan exciting for helped the (the g ymteam after nasts) to get nailing her floor exerout in front of their fans,” cise. The head coach Ora nge team began Kim Landrus said. “We saw to catch up a lot of great with a win hit routines.” LIZZY LEDUC by Lindsay WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS The Blue Dwyer on the uneven team started out in first bars. after the first The third rotation with four points rotation began with a score against the Orange’s two of 9-9, which Landrus said points. was unexpected. Senior Sarah Lyons Senior Erin Buchanan earned the first win for the won the balance beam and women’s side of the Blue sophomore Brielle Nguyen team with her vault perfor- recorded a near-perfect floor mance. Sophomore Lizzy exercise routine, to receive LeDuc followed with her points for the Orange team. performance on the uneven In the third rotation, bars. Haylee Roe finished freshman Rae Balthazor the first rotation with anoth- won the vault for the Orange er win for the Blue after her while Hodan earned more balance beam performance. points for the Blue during “LeDuc was such a ham her balance beam routine. on the floor,” Landrus said. LeDuc won the floor exerBY DANIELLE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER
“Just having the support of the fans really helped us. Orange and Blue is always a fun meet.”
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Illinois’ Sarah Lyons performs a routine on the uneven parallel bars during the State of Illinois Classic at Huff Hall on Mar. 5, 2015. The Illini claimed victory for the ninth consecutive year with a total of 195.425 over Northern Illinois (194.225), UIC (192.625) and Illinois State (191.500). cise for the Blue, and Lyons also earned more points for Team Blue. “I thought my performance went well,” LeDuc said. “I’m very excited about how it started off, just having the support of the fans really helped us. Orange and Blue is always a fun meet.” By the end of the meet, the teams were tied at 12. And the tie-breaker was in the hands of the men. Sophomore Alex Diab earned the tie-breaking point for the
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Orange team. “I think that one thing we need to work on is the details,” said LeDuc. “Right now, we’re getting our routines done, but we obviously need to be perfect while doing them. At least that’s the goal. Working on the handstands and working on the sticks is what we are going to go back into the gym and do a lot more.”
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form hybrid teams. The competition consisted of Result: The Orange four rotations of six events defeated the Blue 13-12. Key performer: Senior Erin — three men’s and three women’s. Buchanan won balance Quote of the match: beam and sophomore Brielle Nguyen recorded a “(Lizzy) LeDuc was such a ham on the floor. I also near-perfect floor routine have to give kudos to for the Orange team. Karen Howell. On both Hidden stat: The men’s bars and floor she did a and women’s teams phenomenal job.” - Head split into two teams to coach Kim Landrus
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Steward leads Illini to double digit win THE DAILY ILLINI SPORTS STAFF
After winning eight out of 12 total events, the Illinois women’s track and field team secured a victory over NIU 67.5-50.5. Illinois’ Jayla Stewart was one of the major standouts from the meet. She won both the 60 meters and the 60 meter-hurdles. Stewart is no stranger to success, as she also competed in the same two events in the Big Ten Championships last season as a freshman. Aside from Stewart, the Illini saw eight different freshmen make their debuts at NIU. Stewart aside — oth-
er individual titles came from Kandie Bloch-Jones (high jump), Briana Driver (long jump), Kristina Kladar (800 m), Chisom Nwoko (600 m) and Sarah Madsen (1,000 m). Following their big victory, the Illini will have some time to recover and prepare before their next event in Iowa City, Iowa. The meet will not take place until Jan. 7, in the annual “Border Battle” with Iowa and Missouri. Illinois won the event last year.
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Illinois vs. NIU Result: Women’s track and field team secured a victory over NIU 67.5-50.5. Key Performer: Jayla Stewart: She won both the 60 meters and the 60 meterhurdles. Hidden Stat: Illinois had eight different freshmen make their debuts at NIU.
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Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt scrambles out of the pocket during the game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 8.
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Illinois’ Kristina Kladar competes in the 800 meter run in the Illini Open meet at the Illinois Track Stadium on May 4.
Illinois football’s Wes Lunt accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game. The senior quarterback finished his Illini career Nov. 26 with a loss against Northwestern. During Lunt’s time, the Illinois football program went through a tumultuous period. He had three different head coaches, two different offensive coordinators and two different athletic directors, along with an
interim athletic director. He spent over a month on the sidelines with a leg injury during the 2014 season. Then, he missed over another month this season with a back injury. He played in eight games and threw for 1,376 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions in the 2016 season. Lunt ranks seventh in passing yards (5,900) and completions (550), and he ranks eighth in touchdowns (36).
Five Illini were selected to the East-West Shrine Game last year: Geronimo Allison, V’Angelo Bentley, Clayton Fejedelem, Josh Ferguson and Ted Karras. All five were signed by NFL teams. Two were drafted and four are on current rosters. The 92nd annual game will be held Jan. 21 in St. Petersburg, Florida and will be broadcast on NFL Network.
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Beasley plays strongly in loss to George Washington Team splits weekend, wins at home Friday BY JACOB DIAZ STAFF WRITER
With time expiring in the first half, George Washington women’s basketball team inbounded the ball and pushed it upcourt to forward Kelli Prange, who was just a few feet inside of the halfcourt line. Prange paused, measured and fired, and as the shot rattled around the rim, the Illini had hope. But the shot dropped into the net, symbolically sealing the deal for the Colonials. In its first road game of the season, the Illinois women’s basketball team kept up with George Washington for the first six minutes of the game. With 4:09 left in the first quarter, Illini guard Brandi Beasley hit her second jumper in 30 seconds to make the score 11-10 in favor of George Washington, but it was all downhill from there for the Illini, and the team lost 72-56. The loss followed a 56-33 win over Fort Wayne on Friday, with strong performances from junior Kennedy Cattenhead and freshman Petra Holesinska. Both came into the game averaging 8.3 points and 7.2 points respectively, but they were the only two to score in double figures for the Illini. “I thought (Holesinska and Cattenhead) really stepped up and gave us a lift, especially on the offensive end,” head Coach Matt Bollant said. “When we needed baskets these two
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HOCKEY Illinois (12-5-3) finished the night with nine goals on NIU goalie JoJo Durrbeck after scoring only five goals on Friday. Fabbrini said he was more pleased with the simplicity of the Illini’s offense in attacking Durrbeck. “We did a better job of getting traffic in front of [Durrbeck] tonight,” Fabbrini said. “(Friday) we got a lot of shots, but I thought he saw a lot of them. We talked about getting bodies in front of him tonight, and I think we did a much better job.”
got us going.” Holesinska made a season-high, five three-pointers, and led the Illini in scoring with 17 points. Over the last two games, she’s averaging 15.5 points. The freshman was also active on the defensive end, recording a team-high three blocks. Sophomore Alex Wittinger had the most shot attempts on the evening, but was held below her season average of 15 points. She recorded just eight points, and was not able to extend her five-game streak of double doubles. Illinois’ inside presence was spearheaded by Cattenhead. The junior scored 15 points and shot a season-high 70 percent from the field. “I think that everyone contributes in their own way,” Cattenhead said. “Everybody has to step up and make a play once in a while. We needed a pick-meup as a team so I feel like getting this win helped our confidence.” But the confidence boost didn’t carry over into the loss against George Washington. In the first quarter, the Colonials went on a 17-0 run that lasted two and a half minutes into the second quarter. The Illini struggled against the Colonials stifling defense, their own defense outmatched by the balanced George Washington attack. The Colonials employed a 1-2-2 zone against the Illini — a defensive scheme the young team has not seen this season. The defense gave the Illini headaches all game, as they struggled
to break it down and create good shots. “We needed to get some more movement against the 1-2-2,” Bollant said. “They did a pretty good job matching (the defense) up to what we wanted to do.” For Bollant’s side, the hole continued to grow through the third quarter, as five Colonials scored at least eight points on the night and three in double digits. The Colonials only shot 40 percent from the floor, but 16-16 from the free throw line and out-rebounding Illinois 48-25 helped them keep the game out of reach. Noticeably missing from the floor for long stretches of the game was Alex Wittinger, the Illini’s leading scorer and rebounder. Wittinger — who is averaging double-doubles — got into foul trouble early in the first half after picking up two fouls on one Colonial possession, and didn’t make much of an impact as the game went on. She finished with just six points and three rebounds. One bright spot for the Illini was the offensive display that Brandi Beasley put on in the first half to try and keep her team in the game. Beasley scored 14 points in the first half, keeping the lead within reach for the time. “Brandi was really good in the first half,” Bollant said. “But we need more people to step up and make shots. We need more than one scorer in the first half. You need to get two, three, four kids playing well and making shots and we just didn’t have that.”
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Illinois’ Brandi Beasley drives to the basket during the game against Wake Forest at State Farm Center on Nov. 30. Beasley scored 14 points in the first half against George Washington.
A trio of Illinois freshman forwards — Chance Homerin, Bobby Ernsting and Luke Forfar — scored on Durrbeck on Saturday. Freshman Stephen Quinn had several scoring chances, too. Quinn said the confidence is building with Illinois’ freshmen as the team heads to the second semester. “The boys are just trusting in the system,” Qui n n sa id. “Coach [Fabbrini] has been honest with us all year, and we’re finally just starting to believe in him, and it’s starting to click at the right time.” This weekend also marked the second annual
teddy bear toss for Illinois hockey. Traditionally, fans bring teddy bears to the arena to be donated to children’s hospitals and throw them on the ice after the first goal. Fans forgot to throw the teddy bears on the ice after Saulters’ second period goal Friday, but the bears went flying after Stephen Quinn scored the go-ahead goal minutes later. Zima scored the opening goal Saturday, and fans remembered this time to toss bears. “It’s really special,” Fabbrini said of the teddy bear toss. “The community here makes playing here so special and any chance we
have to give back we try to make the most of it.” With two exhibition games next weekend against the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Chicago Cougars, the Illini basically head toward their winter break following the weekend sweep. Fabbrini plans to start goalie Ross Lipic in Friday’s meeting with the Cougars, which will be the freshman’s debut. The Illini return to playing Division I opponents when play resumes on Jan. 5. Illinois heads north to play in-state rival Robert Morris.
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Illinois vs. Northern Illinois Summary: For the second straight night, NIU stayed with the Illini early. However, Illinois’ offense proved too much for NIU goalie JoJo Durrbeck in the 9-4 win. Key Player: Illinois’ forward Eric Saulters tallied a goal and had three goals over the weekend series.
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Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez getting a hold over Penn State’s Jason Nolf during the wrestling match vs. Penn State at Huff Hall on Jan. 23. Martinez took a title in this season’s opener.
WRESTLING Brunson at 174 pounds last season. Zac Brunson — ranked ninth in the country by InterMat — lost a high scoring decision to Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa. Lujan edged Brunson 13-10 to take the title and upset one of the highest ranked
wrestlers. Brock Ervin returns after being injured for a large portion of last season. Ervin lost to Max Thomsen in the final match of the tournament. Both Travis Piotrowski and Dylan Duncan wrestled unattached for the team and made it to title matches at 125 pounds and 133 pounds, respectively. A total of 17 wres-
tlers competed for Illinois between its attached and unattached wrestlers. Illinois ended the Northern Iowa open with three first-place and four second-place finishes. The team will travel to SIUE next to for its first dual meet of the season.
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Up Next: A weekend exhibition set with U.S. Premier Hockey League’s Chicago Cougars starting on Dec. 9.
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Quote of the Game: “Winning is the most fun you can have as a hockey team.” — Illinois head coach Nick Fabbrini
Illinois wrestling in the Northern Iowa Open
Result: Three Illini took first place in their weight class. Key Performer: Isaiah Martinez showed he is dominant in another weight class. He took out No. 3 Daniel Lewis from Missouri. Hidden Stat: Emery Parker took first place in the 184-pound division. Parker is currently unranked and has two tournament titles under his belt this season.
Black’s presence in his return to the court from a six-game suspension. The Illini have fed off of his energy along with his abilities on the offensive end. Black’s mid-range jumper has been close to automatic, scoring 15 points and hauling in 8 boards against the Wolfpack. Illinois then put on a defensive masterpiece against VCU. Groce continually switched from ma n-to -ma n to zone defenses throughout the game. The defensive changes caused the poor three-pointer shooting Rams to never get comfortable in their offensive set. Groce’s ability to make in-game changes has proved beneficial to the Illini, confusing teams with not only schemes but also players. A healthy roster has given Illinois plenty of options and makes Groce’s job easier. Many other players are finding different ways to contribute, including Jalen Coleman-Lands. The Rams’ defenders were all over ColemanLands along the threepoint line, but he adjusted and started being more assertive by driving to the rim. Tracy Abrams was also a key contributor in both wins last week. Abrams scored 17 points against NC State and recorded six rebounds and four assists in the team’s defeat of
Virginia Commonwealth University. Illinois seemed to have let ugly defeats to Winthrop, West Virginia and Florida State escape its memory. However, the Winthrop loss stings just a bit more at this point in the season. The Illini would have been 7-2 heading into the rest of their non-conference schedule if they could have escaped the Eagles of the Big South Conference. Illinois has manageable games against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis , Central Michigan, Brigham Young and Missouri to round off its nonconference schedule. An 11-2 Illinois squad heading into the Big Ten would have looked like a tournament team. But right now, the Illini are not and have plenty of work to do. At 6-3, the team can still make its way through the Big Ten to receive an atlarge bid come March. Illinois will have to knock off a few top-25 teams in the Big Ten to improve its resume. The Illini need to stay focused this week and not look ahead to Big Ten play. Winthrop is already a key loss that will appear on Illinois’ resume come Selection Sunday, so Illinois has to ensure that none of these next four teams on its schedule will join the Eagles in that column.
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Zev Grumet-Morris retrieves the puck for his teammates to prevent Northen Illinois from gaining possession at the Ice Arena on Friday.
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Continental Plaza Apts
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Ginger Creek Apts
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www.robsapartments.com
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Smith Apts.
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507 W. Church, C.
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53 E. Chalmers, C.
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306 W. Washington
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Marlin Apartments 710 W. Western, U.
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Most utilities included
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Near North Unit Sublet Available Subletting from January 2017 to May (or August if preferred). Both rooms available. All utilities included except electric. Washer/ dryer in unit. One of two rooms with a balcony. ECE building within a 5-minute walk. Several buses stop two blocks south, and a couple stop in front of the building. Contact me for more information or go to: http://www.theelectrumgroup. com/NearNorth.htm Email: pueblakody@gmail.com
113 Stanage 4bd/2ba Located 10 blocks West of the U of I Library. Features spacious downstairs and large, covered front and rear porches. Pet friendly with fully fenced side yard. Private parking lot. More information at: joelwardhomes.com
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