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For the first time in 20 years, the University will freeze tuition for in-state freshman enrolling this fall. The Urbana campus’ baseline tuition will remain at $12,036 and out-of-state tuition will increase with inflation. For the past two years, base tuition increased by 1.7 percent annually, according to reports by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees met Thursday in Chicago and unanimously agreed to not
raise tuition, in an effort to keep the University competitive in comparison to other schools. However, student fees and room and board expenses will increase slightly. Student fees on the Urbana campus will increase by $34, to stand at $3,018 a year. Room and board will increase by $152, to stand at $10,332 per year. Additionally, non-resident tuition will increase
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Compromise, conflicts ahead for Governor Rauner BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER
While the chaos of November’s elections may be over, the 2015 legislative session promises to be a challenging one for Illinois politicians, particularly as major fiscal challenges face the state.
“The top issues will be fiscal; how to reduce spending and increase revenue,” said Brian Gaines, professor of political science. “On the revenue side, the top question is whether the General Assembly and Bruce Rauner can reach a compromise on some extension of an income tax rate over 3 percent, but under 5 percent.” NANCY STONE TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE To close the gap in Illi- Bruce Rauner with his wife, Diana, by his side is sworn in nois’ budget shortfall, new- as governor of the State of Illinois on Jan. 12 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. Rauner's 6 SEE GOVENOR | 3A children and son-in-law are on the stage with them.
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Hemp research legalized for 4 Illinois universities BY FARAZ MIRZA STAFF WRITER
Four universities within Illinois, including the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, will soon be able to grow hemp for research purposes, thanks to a new Illinois law, HB 5085. The law, effective Jan. 1, allows universities, which are registered with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, to cultivate hemp for academic research purposes and must study the hemp’s
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Illinois rang in the new year with a few new laws on education, health and technology. Below is a compiled list of some of the most notable laws to pay attention to this year.
State universities with a four-year agriculture degree can grow and conduct research on hemp, the stalk of the cannabis plant species that also produces marijuana. The universities must work with the Department of Agriculture by providing quarterly and annual reporters on the research.
HB 5701: Employers can’t ask about criminal history until the interview This law prohibits companies with 15 or more employees from asking applicants about their criminal history until they have been offered conditional employment or selected for an interview. The law excludes applicants for emergency medical service and security-related positions.
HB 4207: Schools combat cyberbullying Illinois schools will receive tools to protect their students from cyberbullying. Students cannot be subjected to cyberbullying if it interferes with their ability to learn or the school’s ability to educate. Schools can investigate cases even if the bullying happened over private internet devices.
SB 2636: MyoclonicAstatic Epilepsy patients can get medical marijuana This law adds myoclonic-astatic epilepsy to the list of “debilitating medical conditions” that qualify for medical marijuana. Cannabidiol is a major non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that has been used to treat patients suffering from frequent seizures.
This law creates the Chicago Educational Governance Task Force, which will examine the Chicago public school system and assess the best procedure and structure for governing the largest public school district in the state. The task force must report to the General Assembly by May 30, 2016.
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You may not get Grandpa’s Camaro when he passes away after all. Under the law, if a deceased person’s estate is worth less than $100,000 dollars, the executor of the small estate affidavit must first list and pay all outstanding debts their client owed before their heirs or legatees receive any of possessions.
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TUITION with inflation. Tuition for the 2015-16 year will stand at $10,584 for the Chicago campus and $9,405 for the Springfield campus. Trustee James Koritz said he felt it is important for students, families and residents to realize that students are promised a set tuition rate for their entire time at the University. “I think one thing that’s underappreciated about our tuition scheme is that by state law a student has guaranteed tuition for their four years,� Koritz stated. University Vice President Christophe Pierre said many universities have frozen tuition, including Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He added the freeze will only make the University more competitive with its peers. Pierre concluded the tuition freeze not only helps the University remain competitive, but fulfills its mission to provide affordable,
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quality education. Although the University is working toward providing more affordable tuition, the cost is still too much for many families. Dan Mann, director of student financial aid, said most middle class families struggle to afford University tuition. “As it’s costing more and more, I think many families are really struggling to pay the cost of education, Mann said. “A lot of programs like Pell and MAP are designed for the lowest of income levels. More like the first and second quintile instead of the middle incomes of maybe, $50,000 to $150,000. There’s not a lot of need based aid available for those families.� Mann said that efforts are being made to help ease the burden of tuition, and students should search for external scholarships and stay on a budget. “Live like a college student now, so you don’t have to live like a college student after you graduate,� Mann said.
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Coyotes are very adaptable animals. Recent research funded by a National Geographic committee allowed Gehrt and his team to outfit six coyotes with cameras and observe their behavior. The footage revealed coyotes astutely waiting on passing cars so they could safely cross streets, using sidewalks, and even raising a litter of coyote pups in the top of a parking deck. “As long as they don’t get hit by a car, they actually can live for a pretty long time,� Gehrt said. So far, Gehrt says, the risk
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GOVENOR ly-inaugurated Governor Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly may increase revenue by raising taxes, cutting government spending or devising a combination of the two. According to a January 2014 report by State Budget Solutions, a nonprofit organization, Illinois has a debt of more than $321 billion. This may be easier said than done. Rauner, a Republican, must work with the Democratic majority in the General Assembly, which could mean an ideological clash in Springfield over state economic policy. Kent Redfield, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfield, said both parties are eager to solve Illinois’ fiscal woes as soon as they can, which could make them more willing to compromise on certain legislation. “It’s in everyone’s best interest for the state to have made some progress (on the budget),� Redfield said. “Rauner, when we get to 2016, wants to show that he’s making good on his promises, things are getting better.� Some politicians have already come forward to make calls for bipartisanship in 2015. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, a Democrat, expressed his willingness to work with representatives on both sides of the aisle to solve Illinois’ ongoing pension crisis. “We need to go back to the drawing board, sit down with all parties that are invested in this and reach an agreement,� Frerichs said. “We all have an interest in making sure the state can pay its bills and meet its obligations.�
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On top of pressing fiscal issues, education has been a hot topic in recent Illinois politics, Redfield said, particularly regarding the organization and funding of kindergarten through 12th grade education. “It is likely you’re going to see a conflict over how we’re going to organize education in K-12 and where our priorities are and how that relates to things like vouchers and charter schools,� Redfield said. During his campaign, Rauner advocated for privately-funded charter schools and increased teacher testing and accountability, Redfield said. This will likely put him at odds with progressive legislators. State Sen. Scott Bennett, D-52, is one of the legislators at odds with Rauner over education. Bennett, who was recently appointed to fill Frerichs’ vacant Senate seat, said he plans to push for comprehensive education funding reform during his first term in office. He hopes to find a solution to equally fund Illinois’ schools, many of which he says have become drastically unequal in their available resources and quality of instruction. “K-12 funding right now is this kind of antiquated formula which nobody really seems to understand,� Bennett said. “The state funds well below what they agreed is the minimum funding per student, and so what happens is more and more (funding) is made by property tax. It’s no surprise there’s a huge disparity between some of the poorer districts and the wealthier districts in the state of Illinois.�
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of bans in such countries as Spain, Germany and France. Kalanick said Uber could create 50,000 jobs in Europe while pulling 400,000 cars off the road by the end of the year as it expands its carpooling service, UberPool. Similar to a bus service, UberPool carries passengers traveling similar routes in a single car. Because that drives down the cost to each user, Kalanick said he hopes that many will fi nd it more affordable than owning a car.
BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine special prosecutor who last week accused the nation’s president of being involved in a coverup tied to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center died of a gunshot wound to the head, an official said Monday following an autopsy. Natalio Alberto Nisman, whose body was discovered the day before in his apartment, was shot in the temple and a .22-caliber firearm was found nearby, prosecutor Viviana Fein told reporters.
She otherwise provided few details from the autopsy and did not disclose whether homicide or suicide was suspected. Nisman’s death came days after he accused President Cristina Fernandez, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and other officials of making a deal to cover up the alleged involvement of Iranians in the Buenos Aires bombing, which left 85 people dead. Nisman, 51, was to have presented evidence Monday to the nation’s Congress backing up his charge.
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interested in research projects that could lead to growing hemp either in a greenhouse or at the ISU Farm,� Rhykerd said. “But at this time, there is no hemp scheduled to be grown on campus this year.� Waltraud Kriven, professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, currently does research primarily on geopolymers, which are liquid ceramics derived from fibers that can create sustainable construction materials. Though she has already derived geopolymers from fibers, including corn and jute, Kriven said she believes hemp is a much better source of fiber. “The strongest of them all is hemp and there are varieties of hemp, and some of them are very good fibers,� Kriven said. “It’s a logical next scientific step to make geopolymer composites with hemp.� The applications of hemp geopolymers include the development of fiberglass, which can be used in cars among many other things, and agstone, a form of concrete that is much stronger and more sustainable than concrete made from cement, Kriven said. In addition, Kriven
explained the use of hemp’s fibers would be more environmentally friendly, since the geopolymer derived from it solidifies at room temperature, and no energy is wasted in heating to solidify it. Kriven said she has made contact with local experts, including Luke Haverhals, assistant professor of chem-
als for energy and environment,� Kriven said. “We’re focused on sustainable materials, and hemp is just one of the examples we’re using, but it’s also the strongest one.� Kriven also addressed the common concern that hemp grown for research purposes could easily be used to produce marijuana, saying that it would be impossible to gain marijuana from the hemp if they extracted the fibers for research. “Hemp is good for fibrous material; but when they flower, they become useful for drugs such as marijuana ... we need the fibers, we don’t need the flowers,� Kriven said. “That’s why people freaking out that we may produce marijuana don’t know what they’re talking about.� Kriven said she believes hemp research is beneficial not only to Illinois, but to society, and only good can come from educating people on the various valuable applications of the plant. “I haven’t got a hidden agenda except to make the world a better place,� Kriven said. “The state of Illinois has got a lot to gain.�
HEMP rather than because the law has opened new opportunities for it. “It’s often a decision made by individual faculty, so it would really depend upon a faculty member that has that interest and wants to take the time to get involved,� Branham said. Darcie Shinberger, assistant vice president of advancement and public services at Western Illinois University, said there are no immediate plans to grow or conduct any hemp research in the university’s School of Agriculture. Comparably, Rae Goldsmith, chief communications officer at Southern Illinois University, said the eligible Carbondale campus has no immediate plans. However, Illinois State University and the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign both possess faculty that have explicitly shown interest in the opportunity to conduct hemp research. Rob Rhykerd, professor of soil science at Illinois State University, said there is a possibility for hemp growth at the university. “ISU has faculty who are
“We’re focused on sustainable materials, and hemp is just one� WALTRAUD KRIVEN
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istry from Bradley University, and Eric Pollitt, president of the Global Hemp Inc. in Peoria. She said she would like to collaborate with them to grow structural hemp for fibers, but said she believes it needs to be done through the University to get permission to grow it. In the meantime, she is currently working on a proposal that she hopes will be the first step to getting hemp research established. “I’m preparing a big proposal for sustainable materi-
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E DI TO R IAL Tuition freeze first step toward attracting more prospective in-state students
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long last, the burdensome tuition hike for in-state students at the University has ceased. With steady tuition increases of 71 percent at the Urbana and Chicago campuses over the past decade, it is about time. Yes, believe it or not, on Jan. 15, the Board of Trustees froze tuition rates for in-state students, making this the first time in 20 years when tuition rates will not increase. According to The Daily Illini, for the 2015-2016 school year, the base tuition will remain at $12,036 a year at the Urbana campus, but student fees and room and board costs will increase slightly. In addition, while the tuition rates for in-state students will not increase, the tuition for out-of-state students will increase by 2 percent. In previous years, the University has seen annual tuition increases of 1.7 percent. And while these rates are locked for first-year students’ full four years (meaning what students pay beginning their freshman year remains steady throughout the course of their time at the University), we are pleased to see a momentary moratorium on annual tuition hikes — especially when bringing in Illinois students has proved problematic for the University. Attracting in-state students has been a clear issue for the University in recent years, with the University losing Illinois students to schools like Iowa and Mizzou. We have expressed our concern and discontent with the lack of in-state students in previous editorials by acknowledging the importance and necessity of attracting and admitting in-state students and making their time at the University more affordable. As we noted, the University is a public school funded in part by Illinois taxpayers and the University ought to make it a priority to address the needs and interests of Illinois citizens — and addressing high tuition and actually doing something about it is a great first step, but should certainly not be the only step. We also previously noted that our school had one of the highest undergraduate resident tuition rates in the Big Ten for 2013-2014 and also took the prize for eighth most expensive tuition rate for in-state students among all public 4-year schools in the United States. These aren’t rankings we care to place highly on, and if this doesn’t give a good indication for why this tuition freeze is beneficial and necessary, we don’t know what will. Also reported in The Daily Illini, University Vice President Christophe Pierre stated that the tuition freeze helps the University remain competitive among its peers as well as fulfill its mission to provide affordable, quality education. And after years of students losing money from their pockets and the University losing Illinois students to other schools, we sure hope that’s the case.
More to ‘Boyhood’ than Oscar buzz CAMRON OWENS Opinions columnist
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ith awards season upon us, we are once again bombarded with a slew of movies featuring actors portraying real life figures and situations. From Eddie Redmayne’s incredible performance as astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything� to the heartwrenching scenes of 1960s Alabama in “Selma,� these movies seek to give audiences entertainment and a history lesson. One of the Academy Award nominated films, “Boyhood,� takes a different approach to depicting a real life situation. “Boyhood� seeks to evoke the experience of growing up as viewers follow a character named Mason from age seven until he leaves for college. It’s not a film with an enticing plot, special effects or an abundance of big stars; however, I believe it’s a film that everyone currently going through the early stages of adulthood should see. What separates “Boyhood� from other coming-of-age films is that director Richard Linklater made the film over a span of 12 years using the same actors. Audiences are able to see Mason and his family age in real time. Ellar Coltrane, who plays Mason, is now 20 years old,
making many of us relatively the same age as Mason over the film’s time period. What I found while watching “Boyhood� was not that it was reminiscent of my childhood or the childhood of anyone I know, but that the film realistically portrayed a childhood that many people my age could have experienced. Mason goes through a series of tumultuous relationships with father figures and has an ever-changing circle of friends as he moves to different cities. However, even if these situations don’t seem exactly relatable, that doesn’t mean “Boyhood� fails at depicting an accurate picture of adolescence. What makes “Boyhood� so prevalent to people my age is the fact that the world of Mason’s childhood is the same one that we grew up in. The same events that were prominent when I was growing up also play a role in Mason’s life. Just as period piece films seem to define the 1970s with disco and “Star Wars,� “Boyhood� reminds us of the events that defined many of our adolescences. From discussion of the war in Iraq to the election of President Obama, the cul-
tural events taking place in Mason’s childhood took place in many of ours. It’s a callback to historic periods that feature cultural landmarks like “Toy Story,� Motorola Razr phones and “Crank That (Soulja Boy).� As I watched the movie, I saw someone roughly the same age as me experiencing many of the same cultural phenomena that I experienced. Mason goes to the midnight release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,� plays Game Boy Advance SP and watches Will Ferrell’s “The Landlord� on Funny or Die just like my friends and I did. The character feels like someone I could have grown up with or gone to school with. This message, that there are universal aspects of our childhoods despite the obvious differences, is an important reason why I believe this film is eye-opening to my generation. While “Boyhood� defines prevalent aspects of my generation’s adolescence, it also is able to define the childhood of all generations. “Boyhood� shows us that despite how different our cultural upbringings are, certain aspects are universal. Mason finds and
The film realistically portrayed a childhood that many people my age could have experienced.
loses love and faces peer pressure, which, in turn, help him discover who he is. While many of us may not have experienced the same turmoil and situations that Mason experiences, we can probably all remember experiencing disappointment, fear and heartbreak growing up. As we see these events play out onscreen, we are reminded that pain can be nostalgic too. Adolescence can be a messy journey of self-discovery. However, the film also reminds us that no matter what our childhoods are, we always have the opportunity to start anew in adulthood. For Mason, it’s going to college and meeting new people, a situation that most of us at the University can probably relate to. I encourage everyone my age to watch the film because even though it doesn’t feature Ninja Turtles or a talking raccoon, it tells the story of our generation. Despite what researchers may conclude or debate about the accuracy of the events depicted in films like “Selma� or “The Imitation Game,� “Boyhood� remains an accurate depiction of growing up and seeking change. It’s a reminder that many of us have experienced pain in the past, but there’s no reason to let it deter our futures.
Camron is a junior in LAS. He can be reached at cowens8@dailyillini.com.
A final thanks to the University before we part REBECCA KAPOLNEK Opinions columnist
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ell, University of Illinois, it is nearing that time. For some of us, it’s second semester of our senior year, and it is almost time for you and I to go our separate ways, and it is time for me to enter into a scary place called the “real world.� I’m sorry I’m leaving, but hear me out: I promise it’s not you, it’s me. I have learned as much as I can from you. You have immensely prepared me for my professional career, taught me everything I know about communication and public relations and facilitated many great friendships I will never forget. But before I walk across that Krannert stage and receive my diploma, I can’t help but look forward to our last four months together. I make many promises to you before I leave “Chambana� for good. I promise to attend my second ever Illini basketball game as a student. Athletics are something we, as students, are privileged enough to attend for a very low cost. As a second semester senior,
I need to take more advantage of attending athletic events and supporting the Fighting Illini. Hey, I will never ever find Blackhawks or Bulls tickets as cheap as student tickets here. I promise to minimize my stress and enjoy the time I have left with my sorority sisters and friends. Far too often, I see seniors falling into the same trap. They get stressed about job and graduate school applications, and they quickly forget about having fun and spending time with their friends during their last semester. I promise to hold true to the theory that there is a balance for everything — I can make time to apply for jobs and have fun too. Never again will I have all of my best friends in the same town, within walking distance from each other. I promise to see a show at Krannert, visit the Japan House and take a bell tower tour at Altgeld. These are places many of us will never again be able to walk or take a bus to with such convenience. Every
student must have these experiences and take in the diverse culture of the University. I promise to take advantage of my gym memberships at the Activities and Recreation Center and Campus Recreation Center East. Let’s be real: I will miss climbing on the rock wall, tanning by the outdoor pool during finals week and running around the track more than anything. I promise to make memories with the younger girls in my sorority and help them realize how much the University has to offer them if they let it. As a freshman, I needed a mentor. I needed someone to help me navigate the ropes of campus and my academics. It was not until I joined my house that I felt a sense of security. I hope to be that security for other women who will be facing these challenges next. I promise to stop crying about our inevitable separation and look back on all of the good memories these past four years. I promise to make a conscious effort to forget about how sad I am and try to have
Never again will I have all of my best friends in the same town, within walking distance from each other.
as much fun as I can during my last months with you. I promise to never turn down a karaoke night at White Horse, country night at KAMS or senior night at Red Lion, no matter how tired and stressed I am. I promise to stop calling everything my “last (insert event here)� and start focusing on the memories I can make in that exact moment. Memories are not made when people sit around being sad. And lastly, I promise you, Illinois, that I will say thank you to my parents. I will remember to consistently thank my parents for all of the love and support they have given me throughout my years here. Without them, I would not be where I am today. Every senior needs to remember to say thank you to those who have supported them the most, parents or whomever else it might be, while on their journeys at the University. Well, Illinois, it is almost time to part. I am looking forward to the next four months together and dread the time we must say goodbye. When we do part in May, I know that I can still return for Homecoming next year. After all, we’ll always stay friends.
Rebecca is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at kapolne2@dailyillini.com.
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Which Wich offers customized sandwiches BY RACHEL BASS STAFF WRITER
The decision of what to eat between classes and around 2 a.m. is now even more challenging for University students. Which Wich opened at 512 E. Green St. on Dec. 15 as a create-your-own sandwich shop hoping to impress the Champaign area with its plethora of options and student deals. Which Wich is open from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and it will stay open until 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Currently, there are over 300 Which Wich locations across the globe, nine of them being on college campuses. According to Jeremy Cook, the vice president of real estate and construction, the chain is set to open up on 10 more campuses in the near future after postive feedback from current locations. Which Wich offers a total of 51 different types of sandwiches. “We’re the only ones with this many options,” said Brijesh Patel, owner of the Green Street location. Patel became familiar with Which Wich when visiting Houston with his brother, who introduced him to the company. What he said he appreciated about the product was that it was natural and fresh. “I thought to myself, ‘This is good. Let’s do this,’” he said. Having received positive feedback from other large universities, Champaign was an obvious destination. “College towns have very good traffic,” Patel explained. “Some students are hungry, some students want to work part time; either way, these restaurants are doing well on campuses.” The ordering process is what makes Which Wich
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COVER UP played Blondie, Hot Glue Gun covered DEVO, Honcho Overload played The Doors and the Didjits covered Ted Nugent. This six-band lineup started a 24-year spectacle. After Dave Landis left, Gollings took over and has been running the Cover Up ever since, evolving the benefit from a six-band, two-night event to five nights and nearly 30 bands. Although the benefit organizations have changed throughout the years, the 2015 event’s proceeds will go to Cunningham Children’s Home, Bart Tredway Trust Fund and the Greater Community AIDS Project. Jim Kelly, label manager for Parasol Records and drummer for Sixteen Tons, was part of the first lineup that made the Cover Up what it is today. “I played the first four Cover Ups with Sixteen Tons, and I remember them all as spectacular affairs. It was fun to rehearse and perform these great songs and even more awesome to see what our peers were pulling out of their hats as well,” Kelly said. “I’ve played seven Cover Ups, with this year being my eighth. 1994’s Big Black set sticks out to me for the story behind me getting to
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SENIOR GRAD tor for the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, that Chrzastowski was able to continue to take religion courses at the University, despite being classified as a non-degree student. Hoffman was one of Chrzastowski’s first professors at the University and said that Chrzastowski was a leader in the classroom and admired his return to college. “First of all, it takes a lot of courage when you’re so competent in one field to then enter a field that you’re not competent in especially later in life, I think it takes a lot of courage and a certain ==amount of humility as well,” Hoffman said. “To be able to accept that you’re going to study something that you’re really unfamiliar with. I think it’s wonderful.” To see Chrzastowski and his fellow members of the initial class graduate has been a great honor to see for members of the religion department, both Hoffman and David Price, professor and chairman, respectively. Both Hoffman and Price said the program initially took quite a bit of work to
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After opening on Dec. 15, Which Wich, located at 512 E. Green St., has become the newest customized sandwich shop on campus. unique. Customers will receive a brown bag, a sharpie and a sandwich selection list, including meats, gyros and vegetarian options. From here, customers choose their type of bread, whether it will be hot or cold, and the size. After the foundation is laid, customers may choose from over 60 unlimited toppings. Finally, they’ll hand their bag labeled with their name to the cashier in order to receive which ‘Wich’ they desire. “Our concept is based upon the brown paper bag,” Cook said. “If you go out to the other sandwich shops, none of them have this customization process. You can create whatever you want, whatever the case is. It’s your own and personalized.” Besides allowing customers to build their own sandwiches, Which Wich prides themselves on the amount of options they offer. “We have 12 different cheeses, three types of onions and a multitude of spices,” Patel said. And this is only the beginning. Which Wich also offers five vegetarian options — hummus, black bean patty, tomato, caprese and artichoke hearts — as well as a kids’ menu. The Which Wich
headquarters in Dallas promoted their concept by stating, “Bending the rules of the sandwich world is our specialty.” The variety and freedom of choice is not the only thing that Which Wich believes will draw college students. In addition, the store offers different student deals and provides ways to earn rewards. “We’ve created Vibe Club,” Patel said, who believes this unique deal will create big business. Upon joining, students will automatically receive two free sandwiches, one for signing up and one on their birthday. There is a special offered each month as part of Vibe Club, and fi nally a punch-card that will give students a free sandwich on their 11th purchase. Of course, Which Wich is a sandwich shop amongst many others that line Green Street. When asked about the competition, Patel doesn’t exude concern. “We’ll put something special out for students, and our food is good,” he said. “I’m expecting it to do well.”
the show and the fact that it was Sixteen Tons last show prior to our reunion 20 years later.” As a veteran who has seen the benefit evolve into what it is today, Kelly explained how the Cover Up hasn’t made extensive changes in his eyes. “The key ingredient seems to be a really fun, appreciative atmosphere, some seriously powerful sisterhood/ brotherhood in the local scene,” he said. With the Cover Up only centering on bands performing covers, Ward Gollings feels that it gives peers of the scene a night to mix things up. “It gives bands who play original music a chance to step outside their normal agenda and have some fun. Some play homage to an influence or hero, others pick something silly and tonguein-cheek,” Gollings said. In terms of being silly, Andrew Kling, front man of The Dirty Feathers, embraces the event’s performance freedom and creativity. “This will be our fifth year doing this. Last year we did Iggy and The Stooges, and I was out of my mind and covered in oil and glitter,” Kling said. “We’ve done The Who, The Rolling Stones, and the first year we were the backup band for Kayla Brown as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.” The Dirty Feathers, who are putting out a new album
later this year, are no strangers to going the distance for their performance, replicating their chosen band to be as eccentric and far-out as the original. “I think The Who was the most fun. We set off some fireworks on stage, smashed a guitar and a bass drum,” Kling said. “Doing The Rolling Stones with the local celebrity Aaron ‘A-Rock’ Davidson as our own Mick Jagger was seriously fun. Our songs kind of revolved around him and following his cues, but you can’t put a leash on a tiger.” The Great Cover Up is nothing shy of a great time, but for fans and musicians, it’s also a trip down musical memory lane, allowing oldschool favorites come to life again. “All the bands we’ve done have been some of my alltime favorite bands, so it’s pretty fun to learn and play these songs that I’ve listened to since I was a teen. Playing the chords to ‘Baba O’Riley’ or ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash,’ and you get a sense of why these old timers are still out touring, cause it’s a fucking incredible feeling,” Kling said. “I also feel that as a band, we learn something each year and it makes us a better band.”
get off the ground; however, looking back it has been a “meaningful experience,” Price said. Price said that the program is the only graduate religion studies program at a public school in Illinois and said that with the help of Chrzastowski and his peers, the program’s students have continued to fi nd success since it began no matter what their focus. Chrzastowski said he knew his focus would pertain to Islam, as each graduate student must have a specific religion as a focus area, because of the relation between Christianity and Islam. “I was very surprised at what I learned and what became aware to me what information I had was misinformation, or in many cases was just wrong,” he said. “That’s why I became interested in teaching more of that to other Christians.” Through the development of the University’s religion department, Chrzastowski said his principal goal now that he has achieved his fifth college degree is to teach at a Christian school at the collegiate level, “that understands the importance of its students getting a basic
understanding in Islam, which is the second largest religion in the world,” he said. For Chrzastowski, the importance of religion continues to impact daily life, whether one is especially devout to a religion or not. “Religion is a factor that influences world events,” he said. “If we want to understand what’s going on elsewhere in the world, we need to understand the backstory to a lot of events, which are people making decisions and taking certain actions based on religious beliefs. Understanding that better... helps us understand our world better.” Now, more than 40 years after receiving his fi rst bachelor’s degrees from the University of Washington in 1974, Chrzastowski said education continues to impact his life. “There’s no age limit to education. I’m an example that there is also no limitation, there’s no real sense of a terminal degree,” he said. “It’s the most beneficial thing a person can do for themselves and that hasn’t changed at all.”
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63 years old, Michael Chrzastowski was much different from the other graduate students last fall. After working as a University employee for 25 years at the Illinois State Geological Survey, Chrzastowski graduated on Dec. 20 with a master’s degree in religion with a focus on Islam, achieving a degree that was 10 years in the making. The educational milestone was not his first. With his new master’s in religion, Chrzastowski now has five collegiate degrees from major universities across the country, but the newest addition marks a dramatic shift in Chrzastowski’s professional arc; after four degrees in the sciences, his fifth is the first in the humanities. But in 1986, Chrzastowski was sure his formal education was finished. He started in Seattle at the University of Washington where he would work toward two bach-
elor’s degrees, one in geology and one in oceanography. Eight years after graduating with the two degrees, he received a master’s degree in geology in 1982 from Western Washington University and in 1986, a Ph.D. in coastal geology from University of Delaware. And after one year of working as a geology visiting professor at Delaware, he began working as a coastal geologist at the Illinois State Geological Survey in 1987. “I’d never imagine that then I would also go ... back to school and start all over again,� he said. “My earlier education was pursuing a very ingrained interest, and pursuing science is something that I had from youth.� But Chrzastowski’s education path would begin once again in 2004, when he enrolled in courses at Parkland College. “When my retirement was already on the horizon, I started considering what were the possibilities of what I wanted to do after retirement. I could have just continued doing geologic work as a consultant, but I
thought I would look at other possibilities,� he said. After taking courses in business management and computer mapping, he enrolled in his first religion course at Parkland, which would turn into two courses, and after transferring to the University in the spring of 2005 with a full tuition waiver under University employment, he decided to continue a formal education in the religion department. “I came up with the goal of, in my post-retirement, to be a religion teacher,� he said. Even though religion wasn’t a huge part of Chrzastowski’s life, he said he understood the vitality of a belief system in society especially as he grew with age. “It is something that matured with time, and it is maybe something to do with getting older, where you start to think more about life and death,� he said. “But earlier in my life it was not, it was marginal.� While still working at the Illinois State Geological Survey, which is a branch of the Prairie Research Institute, Chrzastowski was taking one religion class a semester to work toward a degree for his post-retirement career. Even having to switch his work schedule around to fit in class, Chrzastowski often skipped lunch breaks and worked into the eve-
ning to make up for his class time. Despite still considering himself a scientist, Chrzastowski is now looking to teach religion to fellow Christians, particularly about Islam beliefs, and the overall importance of religion. “Religion is not science, and science is not religion,� Michael Chrzastowski said concisely. “What you have to do is learn how to compartmentalize them. When you try to mesh them is where things can become difficult and problematic. But they’re separate.� After eight years of taking undergraduate courses, Chrzastowski was retiring, and the University was accepting applications for the first class of graduate students in religion. Due to his part-time schedule, Chrzastowski said that his graduation was delayed a semester after the other four members of the first five finished their studies. Chrzastowski applied for the masters program and was accepted as one of the first five students. At the beginning of his second path of education, it was with the help of professors and faculty such as Valerie Hoffman, professor of Islamic studies and direc-
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Bands play covers for charity at The High Dive BY FRANCES WELCH STAFF WRITER
For two weekends in January at The Highdive in downtown Champaign, the 24th annual Great Cover Up — a benefit for regional charities — brings together local acts, new and old, to transform into tribute bands. The idea of seeing a cover band may seem like a step down from seeing the original, but the annual benefit series has become something of its own. The benefit kicked off Thursday, continuing Friday and Sunday night. The event will conclude with two final days of performances Thursday and Friday. The Cover Up not only showcases the best of favorite local acts, but brings to surface the strong sense of camaraderie for the local
music community. Newly developed bands get the chance to share the stage with local veterans while the quietest of indie bands can transform into screaming, devil-worshipping metal heads on stage. According to the official Facebook page, Dave Landis, graphic designer for local music staple Didjits circa 1991, was responsible for the creation of the Great Cover Up. Landis came up with the idea as a benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and when he pitched the idea of a cover band benefit to several of the most popular bands during that time, all of the bands asked to participate agreed. The first two years consisted of one night and six bands, and “the line to get in the bar was out the door
The Great Cover Up schedule Thursday 12:25 to 1 a.m. The Dirty Feathers 11:40 to 12:05 a.m. We The Animals 11 to 11:20 p.m. Tigerbeat 10:20 to 10:40 p.m. Tara Terra 9:40 to 10 p.m. Hi Ho Buffalo 9 to 9:20 p.m. Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen Doors open 8:30 p.m. ($7 cover) and down the block.� When the first year took off, local staples Poster Children covered Didjits, Sixteen Tons
Friday 10:35 to 11 p.m. Elsinore 9:50 to 10:15 p.m. Grandkids 9:15 to 9:35 p.m. Tractor Kings 8:40 to 9 p.m. The ACME Principle 8:05 to 8:25 p.m. A Cool Hand 7:30 to 7:50 p.m. Motes Doors open 7 p.m. ($7 COVER)
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Sixteen Tons performed last Thursday at The Highdive as part of the 24th annual Great Cover Up. It was the band's first show in 20 years.
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Illinois can’t stop final run in loss to Indiana ALEX ROUX Basketball columnist
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was a game of runs between Illinois and Indiana on Sunday, and the Hoosiers had the last one. Kendrick Nunn hit a 3-pointer to extend an Illini lead to 72-67 with three minutes remaining, and it looked like Illinois would send a record-breaking crowd of 17,085 home from State Farm Center happy. But things unraveled from there for Illinois. Nick Zeisloft hit a three to cut the Illini lead to two. Nnanna Egwu fouled out, then Leron Black missed a layup. And Troy Williams gave Indiana the advantage for good with an acrobatic tip-in above the rim, where he killed the Illini all day long. The Hoosiers ended the game with a 13-2
run, and won it, 80-74. The game was wildly entertaining from the opening tip. Nunn gave Illinois (12-7, 2-4 Big Ten) an early 9-0 lead with three consecutive threes and didn’t cool off, leading all scorers with 24 points. Indiana quickly stormed back, and the whiplash-inducing play was just getting started. Just look at these crazy swings: Indiana (14-4, 4-1) went on a 29-9 run in the first half, but the Illini clawed back and trailed at half, 38-34. Indiana then opened up a 50-40 lead, only for Illinois to storm back again with a 21-2 run of its own. The Illini led 61-52, but peaked too early — the Hoosiers had one final push left. Indiana is too explosive offensively to be kept down for long, with too many weapons on the perimeter. Freshman James Blackmon, Jr. had 21 points on
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Illinois’ Ahmad Starks takes a three-point shot during the game against Indiana at State Farm Center on Jan. 18. The Illini lost 80-74.
Illini lose, drop to 12-7 BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
Illinois just couldn’t put Indiana away. The Illinois basketball team brought out all it had to offer Sunday afternoon, but fell to Indiana, 80-74. The Illini ran onto the court in throwback Flyin’ Illini jerseys as pyrotechnics went off before the record-breaking sellout crowd of 17,085. Groce even wore his orange blazer. But Illinois’ offensive performance wasn’t enough to mask its defensive troubles in a back-and-forth game that saw seven lead changes. Illinois began the game on a 9-0 run on three consecutive 3-pointers by sophomore Kendrick Nunn. Nunn ended the game with 24 points on a career-high
six 3-pointers. Illinois held a 14-3 lead early, but a 14-2 Hoosier run put Indiana ahead midway through the first half — a consistent trend throughout the game. Indiana’s Troy Williams and James Blackmon, Jr., both had 21 points Sunday. “We weren’t real thrilled with our transition defense in the first half,� Groce said. The Illini allowed 24 points in transition in the first half. Illinois’ erased a 10-point Hoosier lead in the second half on a 21-2 run, going up 61-52 midway through the second half behind a leadchanging three by junior Ahmad Starks. Starks ended the game with 19 points on five threes. “Our team is starting to find more of a rhythm
offensively,� Groce said. “Defensively is where I’m most concerned. You have to defend, rebound and take care of the ball.� The Illini made 12 threes and shot 47.3 percent from the field, but couldn’t contain the matching Hoosiers offense. Indiana had 11 threes of its own and shot 48.2 percent on the game. “We’ve got to clean up the defense,� Starks said. Indiana ended the game on a 13-2 run to cap off a back-and-forth win. Senior center Nnanna Egwu fouled out with zero points and just two rebounds in 27 minutes. He wasn’t able to grab his first rebound until the 17:27 mark in the second half, as the Hoosiers out-rebounded the Illini 31-25 despite a career-high from freshman
Leron Black (nine). “Nnanna didn’t have a great game,� Groce said. “He didn’t affect the game on the glass. We do need him to be a little more productive.� Illinois’ loss pushes them further from the NCAA Tournament picture, dropping to 12-7 on the year with just under a month and a half remaining in the season. The Illini found their trouble in closing out another game in which Groce said “the margin for error is so small.� But for Illinois, Groce’s hope is that his team can close out the season.
Sean can be reached at spneuma2@dailyillini. com and on Twitter @Neumannthehuman.
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Illinois’ Kendrick Nunn goes up for a shot during the game against Indiana at State Farm Center on Sunday. The Illini lost 80-74.
Illini can’t upset top-ranked teams in country BY ETHAN SWANSON STAFF WRITER
This past weekend for Illinois wrestling team was as simple as 1-2-3: one team, against the top-two teams nationally, in just three days. Last Friday marked the beginning of a Big Ten weekend on the road for the Illini featuring the secondranked Iowa Hawkeyes and first-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Illini entered Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday ranked No. 4 according to WIN Magazine’s power index and undefeated in Big Ten competition. However, the Illini would not leave with the same credentials. No. 2 Iowa handed Illinois its first Big Ten defeat in a 25-12 loss. Through the first six matches Friday, Illinois led Iowa 12-10. After dropping the 125-pound match by a major decision, sophomore Zane Richards ignited Illinois’s scoring run with a 6-5 victory over
Iowa’s fifth-ranked individual Cory Clark. Illinois’ middle-weight wrestlers Isiah Martinez and Jackson Morse soon followed with victories by technical fall and major decision, respectively. “We’ve seen things from Isiah on the mat this year that we’ve never seen from a freshman before,� head coach Jim Heffernan said. “As for Jackson, he’s a senior. He knows this is it for him and he’s figured out what he needs to do to win by now.� After Morse’s win at 165 pounds, the Illini couldn’t claim another victory. Illinois grapplers found themselves on the wrong end of a series of close matches that ultimately cost them the meet. Sophomore Zac Brunson surrendered a pin late in the 174-pound bout while junior Jeff Koepke and freshman Brooks Black both suffered defeats by top-five nationally ranked individuals by a combined total of
six points. “We had opportunities to win almost every match, but we just couldn’t finish,� Heffernan said. With only a day for travel, the Illini found themselves in hostile territory again on Sunday, this time against the undefeated, No. 1-ranked Golden Gophers. In front of a nearly sold-out crowd in Minneapolis, Illinois suffered its first consecutive loss of the season in a 20-19 match characterized by a late Illini rally that fell short of accomplishing a major upset. In the first eight matches of the meet, Morse’s major decision victory over Minnesota’s 19th-ranked individual Nick Wanzek and junior Dominic Olivieri’s major decision over Jordan Bremer constituted all of Illini’s points. Zane Richards suffered a crushing overtime defeat after leading first-ranked individual Chris Dardanes 7-1 in the
second period. “Zane was up big and had control of that match,� Heffernan said. “He stopped being the aggressor and tried to just hold on the match. That let the guy get a few takedowns on him which sent it to overtime. That match was probably the deciding factor in the meet.� Down 20-8 with only two matches remaining, Illinois once again called upon its middle-weights to make a run. Freshman Kyle Langenderfer pinned Minnesota’s Seth Lange in just 51 seconds to bring the score to 20-14 with Isaiah Martinez left to wrestle. Martinez tried furiously to get the pin against his Minnesota opponent, but his dominant performance and multiple takedowns led to a bittersweet technical fall win, only awarding Illinois five points and missing a draw with the No. 1 team in the country by just a point. Although Illinois finished
Dual Meet at No. 1 Minnesota Summary:
Middle-weight heroics not enough to dethrone the Hawkeyes and Golden Gophers
Key Performer:
Senior Jackson Morse went undefeated on the weekend, beating two national top-20 individual wrestlers
the weekend 0-2, coach Heffernan still showed optimism in his team’s performance. “It’s not easy facing topfive teams back to back on the road,� Heffernan said. “It’s difficult to mentally and emotionally prepare yourself for that level of competition on a daily basis, but this is the point of
Quote of the Meet:
“This is the point of wrestling top-ranked guys in the same weekend, this is the way it’s going to be in March.� Head Coach Jim Heffernan
Hidden Stat:
The Illini entered the weekend ranked fourth nationally and fourth in the Big Ten standings as well.
Next:
Jan. 23, vs. Nebraska. Huff Hall wrestling top-ranked guys in the same weekend. This is the way it’s going to be in March at nationals, consecutively wrestling great competition.�
Ethan can be reached at erswans2@dailyillini.com or on Twitter @EthanSwanson88.
Illinois women’s basketball in a slump without Crawford BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER
Before winter break, the Illinois women’s basketball team had gotten off to one of its best starts in recent memory with a 9-3 mark against nonconference foes. The Illini may not have been fully prepared for Big Ten play, however, and are just 2-4 in conference play so far this season. Illinois (11-7, 2- 4 Big Ten) had won four of five games heading into its first Big Ten matchup against Purdue on Dec. 28, but that momentum wasn’t enough to edge out a victory in a low-scoring game. Following the 62-55
defeat, head coach Matt Bollant said he wanted more leadership from his older players and for the Illini to have more confidence. “We’ve got to start by believing,� Bollant said. “For Illinois to take a step, they’ve got to believe that they’re supposed to win those games and that we’re different and better. And I’m not sure that we started the game with that mentality.� Illinois bounced back in its first game of the new year by handing Penn State its worst home loss in four years. The 91-76 victory in State College was the first time the Illini had
beaten the Lady Lions on their home court since 1998. Illinois was led by sophomore forward Jacqui Grant’s career-high 29 points and looked to carry over momentum into its next game against Iowa. “Everyone in the Big Ten’s going to be really tough this year, so just to get one win on the road is really good,� freshman center Chatrice White said after the victory over Penn State. “I think that’s definitely going to carry over at home in front of our crowd.� White proved to be correct when the Illini knocked off the then-No. 17 Hawkeyes. Illinois over-
came a 14-point first-half deficit and battled back in the second half to pull out a 73-61 victory. “What a great win for our program,� Bollant said after the win. “I’m just really, really pleased.� The impressive win over Iowa did not come without its negatives, though. Senior guard Ivory Crawford went down with a torn meniscus just nine minutes into the first half and will be out for two to six weeks. The Illini have gone 0-3 in her absence. Without Crawford’s energy and shot-making ability, Illinois is averaging just over 54 points per game during its current losing
streak, 15 points off its season scoring average. The Illini lost by just five and seven points against Nebraska and Michigan, respectively, but suffered a 20-point drubbing in their most recent loss against conference-leading Maryland on Sunday. Freshman guard Amarah Coleman has averaged almost 17 points per game as Crawford’s replacement in the starting lineup, but with Coleman no longer coming off the bench, Illinois has yet to find a consistent contributor from the second unit. After the loss to Maryland, Bollant said the Illini are missing Crawford
on both ends, especially in their “buzz� defensive scheme. “Ivory is our best player, no question,� Bollant said. “She brings a level of toughness to us, and rebounding and taking care of the ball. Ivory’s really good in the buzz, and I don’t know that we’re quite as good without her on the floor.� Illinois will be facing the upper to middle tier of the Big Ten in the coming weeks, and is likely without their senior leader until February.
Joey can be reached at jfiguer2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @joeyfigueroa3.
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Illini split pair of meets at home Two Illinois divers qualify for NCAAs BY DANIEL COLLINS STAFF WRITER
Competing at home for the first time to begin the second half of the season, the Illi ni swimmi ng and diving team split its weekend meets by defeating Iowa State 168132 and losing 165-135 to Iowa on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The meets also marked the Illini’s first competition in nearly two months due to the winter break. “We were not as sharp as we will need to be in the coming weeks, but we can continue to address that in practice,” head coach Sue Novitsky said. “For the Iowa meet, we were definitely sluggish and at some points trying too hard.” Big Ten rival Iowa came in ranked 21st in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America rankings. “We knew going into the weekend that it was going to be tough to compete in back-to-back duals,” Alison Meng said. “We came in
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with a positive attitude and swam strong throughout the span of the weekend.” F reshman Samantha Stratford showed little signs of rust and picked up where she left off the first half the season, winning a combined four individual and two relay events. Her time of 2:04.31 in the 200 individual medley against Iowa set the ARC pool
“We were not as sharp as we will need to be in the coming weeks, but we can continue to address that.” SUE NOVITSKY HEAD COACH
record. Other notable ach ievements i nclude Meng’s six event wins — three individual and three relays — and sophomore diver Olivia Kassouni’s game as an Illini, scoring 19 points, 15 of which came on threes. Hill scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half. And Illini head coach John Groce got a big lift from the freshman Black, who recorded eight points and nine rebounds off the bench. However, Black’s production was offset by a very quiet game from center Nnanna Egwu, who went scoreless and fouled out in 27 minutes. Aaron Cosby followed up his 19-point outburst at Northwestern with a scoreless performance
a nd senior Erika Murphy’s performances in the 3-meter dive. In the 3-meter event against Iowa, Kassouni and Murphy recorded a 290.02 and 289.04, respectively, which qualifies them to compete in the NCAA Zone Diving Championship in March. The Illini are now 4-4 on the year and have two more meets, which will also be at the ARC, before the Big Ten Championships in February. “We’re excited to finally have the opportunity to swim at home,” Meng said. “The atmosphere at home is a lot more energizing and it will be good to have our home crowd for the last few tough duals.” Novitsky said she will look for the team to use the home meets as a way to prepare for competing in tension filled and exciting situations. “We will have to continue to work on competing and executing in pressure situations,” she said. “Our remaining schedule is only going to continue to help us heading into the Big Ten Championships.”
Daniel can be reached at dcollns2@dailyillini. com and on Twitter @collins_d2.
Illinois’ Samantha Stratford swims during the Orange and Blue Exhibition meet at the ARC, on Oct. 3. Stratford won four individual events this weekend.
against the Hoosiers, going 0-5 from distance. And after Nunn’s final three-pointer, the entire team just didn’t execute down the stretch, which Groce called “disappointing” after the game. Ultimately, this one felt like an unfortunate microcosm of Illinois’ season. Groce entered his third year with NCAA tournament expectations, but late game collapses and injuries have prevented this Illini team from reaching its potential. There have been multiple speed bumps along the
way, and things just haven’t truly clicked for Illinois despite sporadic bursts of momentum. We saw a similar pattern against the Hoosiers Sunday, condensed into one game. Fans were excited, the place was sold out, and the excitement level in Champaign made it hard to imagine anything but a positive outcome for Illinois. The crowd provided the hype and the Illini provided the offense, but just couldn’t close the deal. Similar to the games against Oregon and Michigan, fans were left
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scratching their heads and wondering what could have been. During the game’s final minutes, you just got the sense that Illinois’ NCAA tournament hopes were hanging in the balance. Such high-pressure situations are where successful seasons are forged, where tournament privileges are earned. Instead, Indiana solidified its tournament resume, while the Illini’s postseason prospects grew bleaker. There’s still a lot of season left, and the Illini do
look like they’re improving, despite missing senior Rayvonte Rice due to injury. But the reality is that seven losses at this juncture is tough for any team to overcome, especially one missing its star player. If the Illini do indeed fall short of the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years, the Indiana game will be one of several you can point to as one they just couldn’t afford to lose.
Alex is a junior in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@dailyillini.com
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Track & field dominates Illini Classic
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Men’s team wins multiple events including high jump and mile BY WILL SMALL STAFF WRITER
Jonathan Wells tied the Illinois school record on high jump as the Illini men’s track and field team won its second straight Illini Classic on Saturday. Wells, a freshman, wasted no time etching his name in the Illinois record books, jumping a height of 2.20 meters and tying the record previously set by Gail Olson in 1979. The meet featured various teams from around the Midwest, including Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Loyola (Chicago), Bradley, St. Louis, Butler and Southeast Missouri State. “We had some really outstanding performances,”
head coach Mike Turk said after the meet. “We had really great leadership from our older guys, and some of our young freshmen showed that they have a lot to give and can really compete at a high level. I am very pleased with the overall effort.” One upperclassman Turk was excited about was Brandon Stryganek, who tied for first place with fellow Illini Molefi Maat in the 60 meters. Stryganek also claimed the top spot in the 200 meters. In both races, the Illini finished with three of the top five runners. In the mile, Illinois claimed the top three spots, highlighted by freshman Garrett Lee’s time of four minutes and 13 seconds.
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Illinois’ Brandon Stryganek runs the 100 meter dash during the Illinois Twilight Track and Field meet at Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium, on April 12. The Illini won their second straight Illini Classic last Saturday. As a team, Illinois won the Classic in dominating fashion, scoring 266 points. The next closest team, Southeast Missouri State, had 124 points.
The Illini will try to build off their strong start as they compete at the Rod McCravy Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday.
Stryganek said his team is looking forward to the challenge, “All our guys are ready; we’re prepared, we’ve been prepared for a while, and now its just time to go
out and do it.”
Will can be reached at wsmall2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @will_small_.
Women’s track cruises to win in Illini Classic BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s track and field team started the indoor season well in its fi rst two meets of the season over winter break. The Illini began the indoor season in Iowa City, Iowa, for a dual match against host Iowa and Missouri. The Illini fell to the Hawkeyes 73-64, but bounced back to beat the Tigers 84-53. The team then returned home to host the Illini Classic on Saturday, a meet it has hosted for the last five
years and a meet in which they have come out victorious in four of those five. The Illini had little trouble in the meet, as they cruised to a 42-point win over Northern Illinois, who fi nished second, and a 60-point win over Eastern Illinois, who fi nished in third place. Illinois also had six individuals fi nish atop the leaderboard in six different events: Sophomore Nicole Choquette in the 400-meter dash, sophomore Lindsey Rakosnik in the 600-meter dash, junior Britten Petrey in the 800-meter run, senior
Alyssa Schneider in the 1-mile run, Breeana Coleman in the 60-meter hurdles and Stephanie Richartz in the pole vault. Two weekends into the season, the Illini have a 2-1 record, and head coach Ron Garner believed his team had a much better effort in the second week. “We came in and got a lot of quality work,” Garner said in a press release. “We had a better effort as a team this week. We had a good meet last week, but we saw across the board kids come out and compete and improve.”
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Richartz’s story is one that is impressive. Coming off an injury that took away her entire junior season, Richartz came back and won her lone event in the Illini Classic. In her first competition in two years, she beat teammate Jennifer DeBellis by two points and Hannah Ciasto-Poor of Ball State by four points. “I’ve been working hard this fall and have had a lot of attention with physical therapy and rehab, so they’re defi nitely taking good care of me,” Richartz said. With the tough Rod McCravy Memorial meet
this week, it will be a good test to see how good this team is. Last year’s meet saw nine Illini break personal records in their events and is something that Schneider hopes to do again this year. “I would like to PR (personal record) in the 3K, and it will be good for us to get a DMR (distance medal relay) going to start the season,” Schneider said. With a tougher test ahead of them, a good week of practice could help the Illini compete well this weekend. “We practice like we compete, and we compete like
we practice,” Richartz said. “That’s kind of our motto, especially as pole vaulters. So I look forward to the competition because it gets a little extra fi re under my belly when I have some other great jumpers around me as well.” With a tough weekend approaching, it was important for the Illini to perform well on their home turf, no matter how difficult or easy it was.
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Gymnastics wins season opener Women’s team outperforms Rutgers in conference win BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER
Only one week separated the Illinois women’s gymnastics team’s season opener and home opener, but that didn’t stop the gymnasts from making significant gains in their 196.175-192.775, home-opening win over Rutgers. “They touched well, and went out and competed with confidence,” head coach Kim Landrus said in a press release. “I was happy with the mental toughness they displayed.” On Saturday night, thenNo. 9 Illinois began its firstever meet against new conference foe Rutgers on a strong note. Its first event was vault, and junior Giana O’Connor led the Illini’s 49 team total on the apparatus with a career-high 9.875. O’Connor’s score was also enough for her to grab her second-straight vault title of the season. The 49 was the first one of the season on vault for the Illini, they just missed it by 0.325 last weekend at Central Michigan. In fact, the Illini only scored a 49 or higher on the uneven bars against Central Michigan, but they improved upon that by scoring at least a 49 on three events Saturday. Illinois’ 49.250 on bars was the highest event score of the meet, and it was highlighted by senior Sunny Kato. She anchored the event and scored a 9.925 to take the bars title. Sophomore Mary Jane Horth earned a 9.900 to take second place. Horth was also the only other gymnast in any apparatus to score a 9.9 or higher. On floor, Illinois posted a 49.050. The Illini’s all-around gymnasts, O’Connor and sophomores Erin Buchanan and Horth, took the top three scores on the event, respectively, for the entire competition. O’Connor earned her first floor title of the season by earning a 9.875. Buchanan followed suit with a 9.825,
and Horth added a 9.800 on the event. All three scores were new season highs for the gymnasts. Illinois’ struggles came on the balance beam, as only two gymnasts scored a 9.800 or higher. This led to a teamtotal of 48.875, but it was an improvement over the 48.775 from the prior week. It was also higher than all of Rutgers’ event scores, with the exception of its beam score. The difficulties on beam weren’t enough to deter Horth, though. Her 9.725 on beam may have been her lowest individual score that night, but it still helped her win her first all-around title — in just her second collegiate meet as an all-around competitor. “(Horth) has worked so hard this season to compete in the all-around,” Landrus said. “With her upgraded bar routine and the addition of floor, she is truly one to watch. She has the drive and `strive for perfection’ attitude that will make her that much better every time out and that showed (Saturday).”
Ashley can be reached at wijangc2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @wijangco12. Illinois 196.175, Rutgers 192.775 Summary: The Illini scored their first 196 of the season in their home opener over Rutgers. Key performer: Mary Jane Horth earned her first collegiate all-around title. Quote of the game: Head coach Kim Landrus — “They touched well and went out and competed with confidence. I was happy with the mental toughness they displayed.” Hidden stat: Illinois scored a 49 or higher on all events but the balance beam. Up next: at Michigan, 3 p.m. Sunday at Crisler Center
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C.J. Maestas performs the rings routine at the Orange and Blue Exhibition at Huff Hall on Dec. 7.
Illinois wins in Windy City Despite win, Illini look to improve performance BY DANIEL COLLINS STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s gymnastics team did not feel like there was much to celebrate after coming in fi rst out of six teams at the Windy City Invitational this weekend. The Illini were not in as good of form as they expected and are still trying to figure out their best lineup after injuries sidelined sophomore Chandler Eggleston and junior Fred Hartville prior to the season. Eggleston suffered a ruptured patella tendon
and will not return this season. Instead, he will redshirt. Hartville is estimated to miss a few more weeks after suffering a minor knee sprain. Illinois, who ended with a score of 428.100, fi nished the invite ahead of Michigan (422.950), Ohio State (414.800), Iowa (414.000), M i n nesot a (410. 3 5 0) a nd U IC (3 8 8 .4 0 0), respectively. “The results show us having an excellent weekend, but the fact of the matter is we know we have to be a lot better,” head coach Justin Springs said. “(The injuries) tremendously weaken our lineup. We really have to step up.” Regardless of the injuries, Illinois received solid performances from junior C.J. Maestas, senior Jordan Valdez and freshman Bobby Baker.
Maestas, who was awarded Big Ten Gymnast of the Week following his performance in Chicago, won the floor, rings and allaround titles. “We’re excited with the win but still hungry and unsatisfied,” Maestas said. “We’re overachievers. We’re not going to be satisfied until we have that trophy at the end.” Valdez clinched the parallel and high bar titles, while Baker clinched the vault. “The past few weekends have been eye opening in a couple of spots where we can see we are weaker,” Valdez said of the Illini’s winning performances against UIC and at the Invite. “It comes down to fi lling the shoes of Chandler on floor, vault and high bar.” Valdez said he plans on
being one of the members who is used from time to time to compete in the vault. Even though the Illini put up solid performances at the Invite, the result did not come without a little bit of a shock. “We came off a team meeting, right after parallel bars, and we were a little bit down and we were surprised that we won,” Valdez said. “It’s fantastic to hear that even on one of our harder days where we struggle and fight through to the end, that we are still right up there at the top with everyone else.” The Illini will face the Buckeyes again this weekend at Columbus, Ohio.
Daniel can be reached at dcollns2@dailyillini. com and on Twitter @collins_d2.
Men’s tennis hosts spring opener in Fort Myers No. 11 Illini earn 17-6 record, begin to build momentum for a strong spring BY CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY STAFF WRITER
While students prepared to return to frigid Champaign this weekend, the Illini men’s tennis team hosted its first meet of the year in sunny Fort Myers, Florida. The No. 11 Illini kicked off the spring season by posting a 17-6 record against No. 23 Memphis and Florida Gulf Coast in the Illini Invite. After a promising fall season, freshman Aleks Vukic
put together a stellar fi rst weekend. Vukic was a perfect 3-0 in singles, capped off by a hard fought 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Memphis’s highest ranked player, No. 23 Andrew Watson. Vukic also had a strong doubles showing, going 2-0 with two different partners. In the fall, his first semester of college tennis, Vukic had an 18-4 record. He started off the season hot with a semifi nals appearance at the Southern Intercollegiate
Championships and then won seven straight qualifying matches at All-Americans. Vukic’s also went 4-0 at his final meet of the fall at Texas A&M. He begins the season ranked for the first time at No. 44. Another Illini freshman, Aron Hiltzik, earned his first ranking in the start of season list. Hiltzik is ranked No. 62 . In singles, Hiltzik was 1-1 on the weekend with a victory over No. 23 Watson of Memphis. He also won a doubles match with Vukic over Memphis’s Connor Glennon and Kai Lemke. Freshman Toshiki Mat-
suya went undefeated in singles play in Fort Myers. He went 3-0 and defeated all three opponents in two sets. Matsuya struggled early in the fall season, but with a semester of college tennis under his belt, he should be more prepared to make an impact in the spring. In doubles, Matsuya was 0-2, playing with Hiltzik and Brian Page. Page spent the fall recovering from a broken wrist and a stress reaction in his foot. In the fall, he said his goal was to be ready for the team-focused spring season. He had his first action
of the spring this weekend, going 1-2 in both singles and doubles. Ross Guignon was the third and fi nal Illini to go 3-0 on the singles court. Guignon was also a perfect 3-0 on the doubles court with partner Tim Kopinski. In the fi rst national rankings of the spring season, Kopinski and Guignon are ranked third. They’re coming off a second-place fi nish at the ITA Indoor National meet and a professional championship at the Champaign JSM Challenger. Kopinski went 1-1 in singles. He enters the spring
ranked No. 40 in singles, moving up from his No. 44 preseason ranking in the fall season. In the fall, Kopinski had a strong performance, advancing to the Round of 16 at the ITA AllAmerican Championships. He fell in a tough match to then-No. 1 Julian Lenz of Baylor. Kopinski will have another chance against Lenz this week, as the Illini travel to Waco to take on the Bears in their first dual meet of the season.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SPORTING WORLD Chicago Cubs acquire Dexter Fowler from Astros
NFL suspends Blackhawks player
coach in Houston in 2014. The acquisition of Fowler means that Arismendy Alcantara will play more of a utility role. “You look at his onbase percentage, and that speaks for itself,� Mallee said. “He has a history of not chasing pitches, yet he’s always ready to hit.� Alcantara will compete with Mike Olt and Tommy La Stella for time at third base until mega prospect Kris Bryant is deemed ready. Second baseman Javier Baez, who needs to improve his contact rate, also will work out at third in spring training.
The Chicago Cubs intensified their push toward 2015 playoff status by acquiring switch-hitting leadoff center fielder Dexter Fowler from the Houston Astros in exchange for infielder Luis Valbuena and pitcher Dan Straily. Fowler, 28, batted .276 with a .375 on-base percentage last season. Fowler will be reunited with new Cubs hitting coach John Mallee, his hitting
The NHL has lowered the boom on the Chicago Blackhawks’ Daniel Carcillo. The veteran winger was suspended six games by the league Monday for a cross-check that injured Jets forward Matheiu Perreault during Friday night’s game at the United Center. It is the ninth suspension of Carcillo’s nine-season career and will cost him $40,243.92 in salary. The veteran waived his right to an in-person hearing and instead spoke with the NHL’s Department of
Player Safety via phone Monday. On Saturday, Carcillo called the incident during which he drilled an unsuspecting Perreault in the left arm with a two-handed cross-check, “just kind of a hockey play.� “I didn’t think it was very, like, malicious or anything, you know?� Carcillo added. The NHL didn’t agree and hit Carcillo with the lengthy suspension. In its video explaining the suspension the league said, “This is not a hockey play in the sense that it has nothing to do with the puck and the blow is delivered after the whistle has blown the play dead.�
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New England Patriots fullback James Develin scores a touchdown during the first half on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The NFL is investigating the weight of footballs used during the game.
NFL investigates under-inflated ball claim at AFC game Did the New England Patriots have an unfair advantage during their blowout win over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game on Sunday? The NFL is investigating whether the Patriots used under-inflated balls during their rain-soaked victory. NFL spokesman Michael Signora told the league’s website that officials are looking into the matter after Bob Kravitz of WTHR-TV in Indianapolis reported that officials during the game took a ball
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Houston Astros’ Dexter Fowler connects on a two run double during a game against the Kansas City Royals, May 28. The Cubs acquired the center fielder in exchange for two players.
out of play at one point and weighed it. It’s unknown if the ball was underweight. All game balls must be infl ated with 12.5 to 13.5 pounds of air pressure, according to NFL rules. Patriots Coach Bill Belichick told reporters Monday the team “will cooperate fully� with the NFL’s investigation. The NFL rulebook states that each team must provide 12 balls to the referee for testing before the game. Home teams ultimately are responsible for having the balls available at all times. The rules also state that the offensive team’s center can request a “playable ball� in the case of a “wet, muddy or slippery field.�
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Chicago Blackhawks left wing Daniel Carcillo tries to get possession of the puck during a game at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 29, 2011. Carcillo will be suspended for six games following an illegal cross-check from last Friday.
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Hockey swept by Minot State Illinois had improvements but faces 5 straight losses
BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER
The Illinois hockey team faced a tough road challenge this week against No. 4 Minot State. The Beavers swept the Illini in a weekend series, extending Illinois’ losing streak to five games. On Friday, the Illini allowed five goals in the second period that put the team in a deficit it couldn’t overcome. The Beavers’ offense was relentless in the game, taking 49 shots on goal. Head coach Nick Fabbrini gave credit to goaltender Joe Olen for his efforts in net against Minot State’s high-powered attack. Fabbrini said he thought his team’s defense played well, but the Beavers’ style of play pushed the pace and led to so many shots on goal. The Illini held firm against the Beavers in the third period and didn’t let up any more goals, but weren’t couldn’t generate enough of their own offense to make a comeback. “On Friday, we played a great first period, and then we made some bad decisions in the second,� Fabbrini said. “We had some unfortunate bounces that knocked pucks into our own net. We played a decent third, but we weren’t able to come back into the game.� The team showed improvements Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to avoid the sweep. Right wing Kyle Varzino was the lone goal scorer for Illinois, which took 36 shots in the game. The Beavers, however, continued to push the offensive pace throughout the game, recording 54 shots, but they only managed three goals. Illinois put itself in a position to take the lead several times throughout the third period while the score was tied, but it just couldn’t find the back of the net. The Beavers responded to the equalizing goal with one of their own three minutes later, and then sealed the game with a minute and half to go. “We were better in all areas on Saturday,� Fabbrini said. “The energy and decision-making was much better, and we played better in our end. We had a couple chances in the third that really could have changed the outcome of the game and just weren’t able to capitalize.� With the loss, the team extended a five-game losing streak that started with a division loss to Rhode Island on Jan. 3. Fabbrini said the team has made too many mistakes with regards to discipline and special teams. On Friday, two of the five goals scored by the Beavers came off the powerplay, and the Illini had a total of 18 penalty minutes in the
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Illinois’ Kyle Varzino and Iowa’s Alec Wilhelmi both look for the puck during the game against Iowa State at the Ice Arena on Nov. 14. Illinois won 3-1. game on nine infractions. The Illini showed improvement on Saturday, recording only eight penalty minutes over the course of the game. Fabbrini expects the team to rebound from its recent slide in a division series against Robert Morris Friday and Saturday at the Illinois Ice Arena. “We played a lot better this weekend than we did the previous two weekends,� Fabbrini said. “As long as we can get back on track and win that first game, it puts us in a good position to win the series.�
Friday: Illinois 2 Minot State 5 Summary: Powered by a five-goal second period, the Beavers blew out the Illini in the series opener. Key performer: John Olen scored the team’s only two goals. Quote of the game: Head coach Nick Fabbrini — “On Friday, we played a great first period, and then we made some bad decisions in the second. We had some unfortunate bounces that knocked pucks into our own net.�
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