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Proposed fee aims to fix up Assembly Hall BY LAUREN ROHR STAFF WRITER
With a proposed $25 student fee increase, students will be able to “leave a legacy,” as part of a $160 million renovation to Assembly Hall. If the student committee for renovations receives the required 2,800 signatures on its petition by Feb. 17, students will get the opportunity to vote on this fee on the next referendum March 5-6. So far, the petition has 1,500 signatures, according to Claudia Christy, co-chair of the student committee and sophomore in LAS. The 50-year-old iconic building is “falling behind” in many areas, Christy said. The proposed renovation plans include air conditioning for the whole building and upgrades to restrooms and concession stands, she said. The building will also be more handicap accessible. In addition, the bowl will be expanded, and a student floorseating area will be added. There will also be a new pregame meeting area for the Orange Krush student section and new entry areas, including private student entrances. Christy said additional recreation rooms in the building will be made available to RSOs and for intermural championships. Discussion of renovations has been in the works for more than 10 years, but last fall, officials finally started setting plans in motion, Christy said. Renovations will begin in 2014 and will last for three years, but basketball teams will not be displaced during this time. Next year, students will pay a total of $2,916 annually in student fees. If fees for the renovation are approved, an additional $50 will be added to that cost for the 2014-15 academic year. But student senator Keenan Kassar, senior in Business, said he is not fully convinced that plans for the fee increase have been properly communicated to the student body. He said he is concerned that students have not received
enough information about the fee to vote on it, especially with the referendum election less than a month away. Although he said he supported the idea, he wished the process had been more transparent from the start. “We’re going to benefit from (the project), so we might as well pay into it,” Kassar said. “But if they were planning to have some of our money fund the project all along, it would’ve been nice for them to reach out to students near the beginning when they started planning to use our money.” In the past few weeks, the committee created Facebook and Twitter pages to inform students of the possible increase and to encourage them to sign the petition, Christy said. Kent Brown , associate director of athletics, said many of the proposed changes to Assembly Hall will benefit the entire campus, rather than just the athletic community. The building hosts many University sporting events during the year, as well as student convocation and graduation. “It’s not just an athletics building, it is a multi-purpose building,” he said. “More than half of the events in the building are non-athletic.” Christy said the project’s “leave a legacy” campaign is intended to make students understand that they will be helping to make history if this fee is approved. Although upperclassmen may not be on campus when the renovations are completed, the University is known to have a strong alumni base. Students often return to campus after they graduate for sporting events and concerts, she said. “Nobody wants to pay extra money, but what we’re trying to make people understand is that you’re leaving your stamp on campus,” Christy said. “When you come back, you’re going to see it, and you’re going to say, ‘that’s something I was a part of. That was my legacy.’”
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Students weigh in on wage debate Obama, Quinn want wages raised to fight poverty BY CHRISSY PAWLOWSKI STAFF WRITER
Molly Forrest, sophomore in media, makes the minimum wage of $8.25 per hour working as an I-Star, or campus tour guide, to cover her expenses while at the University. But, if Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to raise minimum wage to $10 per hour passes, as introduced in his State of the State address Feb. 6, covering these expenses would be easier for Forrest and other students and residents like her in Champaign-Urbana. “Nobody in Illinois should work 40 hours a week and live in poverty,” Quinn said in his address. “That’s a principle as old as the Bible. That’s why, over the next 4 years, we must raise the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour.” Quinn commended Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-4, for spon-
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“Who wouldn’t mind making more money?” Forrest said. “But ultimately, Illinois doesn’t have the money to pay these additional expenses.” Forrest said if her job was more challenging, she would be in favor of the raise. “The work I do is by no means back-breaking,” Forrest said. “If I was doing manual labor I would want more, but for what I do, the pay suffices.” Other students, like Chelsey Lange, sophomore in AHS, feel a raise in minimum wage would only hurt employers and the economy. “I feel that by raising minimum wage they are trying to raise tax wages in the future and overall expenses as well,” she said. Lange works part-time at Franklin Middle School in Champaign and Tap In Leader-
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ship Academy in Champaign, a tutoring and mentoring nonprofit organization. While both jobs pay minimum wage, Lange said the paycheck is enough to cover her expenses. “I feel like I am paid an adequate amount for what I do,” she said. “It’s enough to get me through my everyday expenses.”
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Negotiations for SEIU slow, but promising BY AUSTIN KEATING STAFF WRITER
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CEOs from local tech companies gather Wednesday night at the iHotel Conference Center for the annual Champaign-Urbana CEO Roundtable.
JOBS Act, crowdfunding act as main topics at Tech Roundtable BY JACQUI OGRODNIK STAFF WRITER
Leaders of the ChampaignUrbana technology industry discussed new investment opportunities Wednesday at the iHotel and Conference Center for the quarterly CU CEO Tech Roundtable. The purpose of these roundtables, sponsored by Research Park , is to bring together presidents, CEOs and founders of tech companies so they can learn from each other, share success stories and
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Members and supporters of Service Employees International Union Local 73 picketed in front of Ikenberry Commons and the Illini Union on Wednesday. The participants wanted to show, as the lead negotiator for the SEIU Ricky Baldwin said that they “still have a number of issues that are of a very big concern.” On Tuesday, Baldwin and other SEIU negotiators, who represent about 800 building and food service workers on campus, met with the University to negotiate the food service contract. “I think it went well,” Baldwin said. “It’s by no means settled, it’s just that we made some progress.” A major point of contention in these nine months of contract negotiations has been the campus wage program, a fl at rate percentage increase that most University employees receive to compensate for infl ation. Baldwin said that because the raise has been below infl ation, and in one case gave no increase at all, SEIU employ-
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Daniel Werst, senior in LAS, protests in front of the Illini Union with the Service Employees International Union on Wed. The SEIU is negotiating with the University for higher wages. ees are reluctant to accept the campus wage. He said that during Tuesday’s negotiations, the University hinted at setting a base rate raise for SEIU members. Doing so would give SEIU members something to fall back on if the campus wage was low, as was the case in the last contract. “They suggested that they might be willing to offer us
a minimum (raise) in future years,” Baldwin said. “That’s defi nite movement. It shows that they do understand what it is that we need. We need to know that we’re at least going to get something.” An official offer was not made, but Baldwin said he is optimistic about the future of negotiations. He still feels some other issues need to be addressed, such as
outsourcing facility and building service work. The next negotiating session will take place Friday and will focus on facility and building service workers, Baldwin said. Robin Kaler, campus spokeswoman, could not be reached for comment.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn looks on as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago, where it was announced that Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to help run an online marketplace where thousands of state residents will shop for health insurance beginning Oct. 1.
Illinois residents allowed to shop for health care Online marketplace will be available for thousands BY CARLA K. JOHNSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to help run an online marketplace where thousands of state residents will shop for health insurance beginning Oct. 1 — a big step toward carrying out the national health law in the state. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued an approval letter Wednesday to Gov. Pat Quinn that lays out six conditions, some with deadlines, which the state must meet. The letter was released to The Associated Press by Quinn’s office. The milestone was celebrated with a press conference featuring Sebelius and Quinn at a Chica-
go medical clinic, where an uninsured woman spoke about her hopes for affordable insurance. Celeste Castillo, 56, an immigrant from Guatemala and a U.S. citizen since 1996, spoke at the press conference. The suburban Chicago resident is a selfemployed nanny. “I have been in this country 37 years. All of those years have been without insurance,” Castillo said. “Today, I can so happily say that is no longer going to be just a dream, to have affordable insurance.” Conditional approval isn’t unusual. All the federal government’s approvals of health insurance marketplaces have been conditional so far, but deadlines set in the letter — including some for choosing contractors to do some of the work — will mean state offi-
cials remain under extreme pressure to get the online marketplace up and running. “I do think they can meet these conditions,” said Sonya Schwartz of the National Academy for State Health Policy, which has been tracking states’ progress on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. “They’ve got a lot of work to do to move to being a state exchange.” Illinois, Obama’s home state, is partnering with the federal government to offer the online marketplace for coverage in 2014 — and that’s the step that received conditional approval Wednesday. The next step may be more difficult: Quinn hopes to get the Legislature’s approval for a statebased exchange to offer coverage in 2015. The state would have more authority over how the exchange would be run in a state-based model, but Quinn hasn’t yet been able to get that off the ground. Quinn, a Democrat, said Wednesday that a state-based
exchange remains his goal, and that he has support from two key Democrats, House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton. “The speaker of the House and the president of the Senate have made it very clear to me that they support the legislation,” Quinn said. “I think we have good majorities and people want to do the right thing.” Sebelius’ letter acknowledges that “Illinois is working under intense timelines.” At the press conference, she praised Quinn as “a great governor and a great leader in health care.” With the Illinois approval, 20 states and the District of Columbia have been conditionally approved to partially or fully run a health insurance marketplace, also known as an insurance exchange. The exchanges are a key part of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law that is reshaping how Americans buy insurance. Beginning Oct. 1, people with-
out health insurance will be able to sign up for government-subsidized private coverage through the new exchanges. Coverage will start Jan. 1. Low-income people will be steered to the expanded Medicaid program. Most Americans will be required to have health insurance, either through an employer, a government program, or by buying their own commercial plan. The subsidies available through the exchange would mean a $10,742 tax credit toward an annual $12,130 insurance premium for a family of four making $35,000 a year. Nearly 1.8 million Illinois residents are uninsured. An estimated 486,000 Illinois residents will get coverage from commercial insurers through the exchange in 2014. That figure is expected to reach 1 million customers by 2016. Illinois officials expect 260 health plans to be offered by 16 different insurance carriers when the site is up and running.
Simon’s seat open for 2014 election Lieutenant governor won’t seek re-election, may seek other office BY SOPHIA TAREEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon made it crystal clear Wednesday that her political future won’t include re-election next year, but she was more mysterious about what office she might seek instead, playing up her legal and fiscal background. The potential nod at Illinois’ attorney general, comptroller or treasurer comes as the 2014 governor’s race is heating up and some of those officeholders are mulling a challenge against Gov. Pat Quinn. Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Wednesday she still hasn’t decided. Simon, 51, repeatedly declined to give details about her political future during a three-minute news conference, instead touting her law-related background and accomplishments: Pro bono lawyer, prosecutor and fiscally-prudent lieutenant governor among them. The Carbondale Democrat said she’d make an announcement in the coming months and was keeping her options open. “I have always been an advocate for Illinois,” she said. “I anticipate that I will be in public service, running for office.” Political experts said the move points toward a possible run for attorney general, comptroller or treasurer, all of which are seen as
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stepping stones to higher office in Illinois, unlike lieutenant governor. But Simon’s choice of which office to run for would depend on how the gubernatorial race shapes up. “The fulcrum is Lisa Madigan,” said longtime political strategist Don Rose. “It all depends on her.” Challenging Madigan would be unwise, he said. Madigan is a popular three-term Democrat who’s been in the national spotlight for advocacy on fair housing and the banking industry. Also, her father, House Speaker Michael Madigan, is head of the state’s Democratic Party. However, if she steps down to run for governor, the number of candidates running to replace her is expected to be large. A number of Republicans — State Sen. Bill Brady, Sen. Kirk Dillard, Treasurer Dan Rutherford and U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock among them— have said they’re thinking about challenging Quinn, who says he’s ready to seek reelection. Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, a Democrat, said he’s also mulling a primary challenge. Simon gave no clues about why she decided to make her announcement now and with such few details. But campaign and political experts said announcing early experts who come in and address issues, whether legal or business related, that affect attendees’ companies. “ W henever leaders of companies get together and share ideas and discuss issues... it results in lot of knowledge sharing,” Wood said. Wood and Christopher Pesch, another guest speaker and shareholder from the same law fi rm, addressed this quarter’s issue, which was of changes in crowdfunding. The presentation included ways for businesses
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In this May 5, 2011 file photo, Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is seen in Springfield, Ill. On Wednesday, Simon announced that she would not seek re-election. The Carbondale Democrat was first elected to the office in 2010. allows Simon to fundraise separately from Quinn. The Democratic governor has seen his approval ratings dip over the past months and been scrutinized by Republicans and his own party for being unable to broker an agreement on a pension overhaul, his top priority for more than a year. “If she carries any baggage, it is that she is lieutenant governor under a governor who has mixed reception across the state,” said Alan Gitelson, a Loyola University political science professor. Simon offers name recognition, popularity as a downstate Democrat and wisely used her office to travel statewide, experts say. She
is the daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, worked as an assistant state’s attorney in Jackson County and taught law at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. “She has her sights set on being her own person,” said Paul Green, a political science professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Simon said she told Quinn her decision in December. He said Wednesday that he did not consider it as an insult that she was leaving and did not persuade her to stay. “She told me she had pretty much thought about this and had other ambitions, so I accept that,” he told reporters an unre-
lated event. In Illinois, the office of lieutenant governor hasn’t been seen as a stepping stone to the state’s highest office, with the recent exception of Quinn. He inherited the job after ex.-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who last year began serving a 14-year federal prison sentence for political corruption, was impeached and removed from office in 2009. Former Republican Gov. George Ryan — who was recently released from prison for wide-ranging corruption convictions — served as lieutenant governor then secretary of state before he was elected governor in 1998.
to raise their capital when they need money and how they can use crowdfunding to their advantage. Crowdfunding is when a startup company or small business receives small investments toward their company from groups of people who normally would not be considered “qualified investors” because they may not understand the risks associated with investing. “The concept of crowdfunding is a really big deal because as soon as the law is written, startup companies will be able to raise
money for businesses and be able to do it through a crowd and get their companies off the ground,” Jurczyk said. Before the passing of the JOBS Act in 2012, there were restrictions and limitations on what the Securities and Exchange Commission considered a qualified investor. Crowdfunding was strictly limited to those who matched the criteria of a qualified investor, such as having more than $1 million in assets or making more than $100,000 per year. Jurczyk said certain
groups of people, such as students or friends, who were previously deemed “not qualified” will now be able to invest in companies. “Crowdfunding is not currently available in the form that was passed in the 2012 JOBS Act,” Wood said. “We’re waiting for the SEC to pass regulations to implement the law. Until those rules come out, the law doesn’t allow crowdfunding to go into practice in this form.”
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DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways will merge and create the world’s biggest airline. The boards of both companies approved the deal late Wednesday, according to four people close to the situation. The carrier will keep the American Airlines name but will be run by US Airways CEO Doug Parker. American’s CEO, Tom Horton, will serve as chairman of the new company until mid-2014, these people said. They requested anonymity because the merger negotiations were private. The merger caps a turbulent period of bankruptcies and consolidation that will leave the U.S. airline industry dominated by four big carriers — American, United, Delta and Southwest. Together they would control almost threequarters of U.S. airline traffic. The deal has been in the works since August, when creditors forced American to consider a merger rather than remain independent. American has been restructuring under bankruptcy protection since late 2011. AMR creditors and possibly its shareholders will own 72 percent of the stock, and US Airways Group Inc. shareholders will get the rest, three of the people said. If the deal is approved by American’s bankruptcy judge and antitrust regulators, the new American will have more than 900 planes, 3,200 daily flights and about 95,000 employees, not counting regional affiliates. It will be slightly bigger than United Airlines by passenger traffic. Travelers on American and US Airways won’t notice immediate changes. It likely will be months before the frequent-flier programs are merged, and possibly years before the two airlines are fully combined. When that happens, American’s presence will grow in key East Coast markets including New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport. The merger will add US Airways hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix to American’s in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles. US Airways would boost American’s service to Europe and the Latin America-Caribbean market but wouldn’t fix American’s weakness on routes to Asia. Just five years ago, American was the world’s biggest airline. It boasted a history reaching back 80 years to the beginning of air travel. It had popularized the frequentflier program and developed the modern system of pricing airline tickets to match demand. But years of heavy losses drove American and parent AMR Corp. into bankruptcy protection in late 2011. The company blamed bloated labor costs; its unions accused executives of mismanagement. The merger is a stunning achievement for Parker and his management team at US Airways, based in Tempe, Ariz. Just a few years ago, they were running a mid-sized carrier called America West Airlines when they bought the old US Airways out of bankruptcy. Parker’s airline is only half the size of American, but he prevailed by driving a wedge between American’s management and its union workers and by convincing American’s creditors that a merger made business sense. Despite its smaller size, US Airways has prospered in the last several years, earning a record profit of $637 million last year. “They’ve done an absolutely terrific job with what they have,” said Bill Swelbar, an airline-industry researcher at MIT and board member of Hawaiian Airlines’ parent company. Parker began pursuing a merger almost as soon as AMR filed its Chapter 11 petition. He found willing partners in American’s three labor unions, who have long fought with management at their own company over pay, work rules and executive bonuses. American suffered strikes by pilots and flight attendants in the 1990s. Bad feelings hardened in the early 2000s, when union workers took pay cuts to keep the company out of bankruptcy while AMR gave bonuses to management employees when the stock price rose. AMR’s Horton professed no interest in thinking about a merger until his company was out of bankruptcy court, but his creditors pressured him to reconsider. AMR lost more than $12 billion between 2001 and 2010. It has lost another $2.8 billion since it filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011 — a period in which US Airways earned about $650 million. Some analysts and creditors called for new management at AMR. Bob Herbst, a financial analyst who studies airlines, said AMR has failed to adapt to changes in the industry since consolidation began in the middle of the last decade. He said AMR was fixated on gaining market share rather than on profitability.
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Proposed minimum wage hikes pander to the public, distract from real labor problems
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llinois residents had two chances this week to listen to carefully concocted and contrived phrases, assuring them that both the state of the state and the state of the union is “strong.” And while the sentiment is nice, there is one promise in particular that is a little unsettling. Last week in his State of the State address, Gov. Pat Quinn promised to raise minimum wage in Illinois to $10 an hour over the next four years. Illinois’ current minimum wage is set at $8.25, as of Jan. 1. That’s one dollar higher than the federal minimum wage, and the fourth-highest rate in the U.S. Though Quinn’s reasoning (“Nobody in Illinois should work 40 hours and live in poverty.”) is admirable, it seems he is ignoring a few awfully large parts of the equation: jobs and cost of living. The first, and more immediate concern regarding the minimum wage hike is the amount of jobs that will have to be cut for businesses to adhere to the 20 percent increase. Among business groups in Illinois, minimum wage increases are usually referred to as “job killers.” The prospect of such an extreme pay raise will strike alarm in companies who are still on shaky ground, as the economic recession is still not over, and Illinois is still losing on that playing field. Additionally, businesses that have the potential to grow the economy— new technology businesses especially—are far less likely to consider locating or opening up branches in Illinois because of the high premium they’ll have to pay in minimum wage right off the bat. The second tenet Quinn seems to have forgotten is that raising minimum wage to drag the impoverished over the poverty line is like putting a bandage over a bullet hole. While the increased pay may help some for a while, eventually the cost of living is going to catch up with the higher rate, and those who did not benefit—or benefitted at a baseline rate—from the increase will be back to square one in terms of living affordability. In four years, it’s extremely likely that a family of four in poverty will still be outspending what they make. Raising the minimum wage was a favorite promise of Quinn’s predecessor Rod Blagojevich in the days before the 2008 economic collapse. And while the words Pat Quinn and “pension crisis” are inextricably linked, there’s no doubt that Blagojevich’s reign was a major contributing factor to the mess Illinois is in—two weeks ago downgraded by Standard & Poor’s. That alone does not make this skyhigh minimum wage hike sound too appealing. In a surprise move Tuesday, President Barack Obama mentioned the federal minimum wage in his State of the Union address, calling for an increase to $9 an hour. “Tonight, let’s declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour,” Obama proclaimed in front of a joint session of Congress. This is an interesting proposal, especially considering he never followed through on the minimum wage increase proposal from his 2008 platform. The president also mentioned the creation of public works programs, namely a “Fixit-First” infrastructure program, which, ironically would do much more to rescue the U.S. economy than raising the minimum wage such a large amount. Both politicians were trying to appeal to a large base of democratic voters, especially in areas of high concentrations of minorities in poverty, like Chicago. But the fact remains: promises of large increases in the minimum wage are merely shiny distractions away from the real problems of not enough jobs, and not enough incentive for companies to grow into hiring for more jobs.
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ongratulations! Based on your outstanding academic achievement, you are qualified to become a member of (insert Greek symbols or acronym) honor society to join a network of accomplished scholars nationwide. Such a greeting is familiar to the thousands of students who have received invitations to join campus honor societies. Honor societies are usually open to students who maintain a certain GPA. They typically promise opportunities to gain leadership and volunteering experience on campus while becoming a part of a nationally recognized organization. The only barrier to membership other than GPA is usually a fee that typically ranges from $40 to $100. I once received an invitation to join The National Society for Collegiate Scholars. It boasted nearly 300 nationwide chapters as well as the fact that NFL quarterback Tim Tebow was a member. It also offered the possibility for job opportunities with companies that “know the caliber of students that join NSCS” (not at all vague). While it’s a common belief that joining such an organization is a good resume booster, I think there are good reasons to suggest that joining an honor society may not be worth the money. For starters, the exclusivity of these organizations is often overstated. The reality is that the required GPA for most societies is a 3.4 or 3.5, which actually applies to a large number of students. The organization Phi Eta Sigma, for example, has over 5,000 members from this campus alone, and over 900,000 members nationwide – hardly an exclusive club. The University recognizes over 50 independent honor societies on campus, all claiming to have the most talented and high
achieving students. The fact that you probably can’t name more than a handful of these organizations off the top of your head probably means that most employers can’t either. As a quick experiment, try distinguishing between these honor societies: Beta Phi Mu, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. One is an LAS honor society, one is for engineering, and one is an international society for students in library and information service studies — though you wouldn’t know which is which based on their names. Thus, a particular string of Greek letters doesn’t necessarily convey anything more than the fact that you have a high GPA (which is already listed on your resume) and that you are capable of paying a membership fee. Ultimately, recruiters are looking for transferable job skills, and clubs that admit solely based on GPA do not contribute to this category. Little additional value is gained from these organizations’ marketed leadership and volunteering events. This is because most honor societies operate under an umbrella style, which attempts to provide a wide scope of opportunities without particular attention to quality. This typically results in a couple meager service events per semester along with maybe one leadership conference or related gathering. Often the most significant takeaways from these organizations are just the fancy certificate and snazzy group portrait. There are definitely better ways to showcase your abilities to employers, particularly through RSOs with more specialized objectives. These groups are able to focus on providing more meaningful experiences because they don’t waste their time trying to do everything under the sun. Thus, if you’re interested in getting service experience, join an organization that only does service. If you want leadership experience, find a club that interests you and contribute to it as much as possible. Sure, throwing an honor society on your resume certainly couldn’t hurt, but it
As a quick experiment, try distinguishing between these honor societies: Beta Phi Mu, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. One is an LAS honor society, one is for engineering, and one is an international society for students in library and information service studies — though you wouldn’t know which is which based on their names. definitely should not be the focal point of your accomplishments. Aside from maybe the highly exclusive and mysterious Skull and Bones society at Yale (and possibly some other Ivy League exceptions), honor societies represent nothing more to me than a means to transform my GPA into acronym form. That is why I much rather try to win employers over with my extracurricular involvements and tangible achievements than with the artificial notoriety of an umbrella style honors organization. My sincerest regrets to Tim Tebow.
Andrew is a sophomore in Engineering. He can be reached at ajhorto2@ dailyillini.com.
Letter to the Editor Proposed Assembly Hall fee would be unfair to students
discounts that we already receive, and I’m sure our ticket prices will also go up throughout the life of this project.
While I am an avid supporter of Illini athletics, especially the basketball team, I believe that, first off, it is unfair to subject the 42,000 students and the future students to agree to a fee that would be approved by 2,800 students. A petition on the Fighting Illini website asks that a $25 fee be charged to students to support a renovation of Assembly Hall. Also, I believe that the fee provides no additional perks for students. We will be paying for promotions and
I believe there should be proper parity. If we, as students, agree to this deal, we should receive a freeze in ticket prices throughout the terms of this deal as I’m sure ticket prices will increase. I propose that as ticket prices increase, student tickets stay proportional so that students pay the same amount now for tickets as they will in the future. To ask to subject students to an additional $25 fee in a world where the cost of tuition supersedes inflation rates, without offering a
concrete incentive, is unfair and taking advantage of students school spirit. I have no doubt that students will agree to this fee, but isn’t our institution better than taking advantage of 18- to 24-year-olds? The Division of Intercollegiate Athletics should offer the students a better incentive than a student lounge and increased student seating to secure the estimated 17 percent of the total cost of construction that we would contribute. What do you think? KEITHAN HEDRICK, law school student, Class of 2015
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could not tell you much about last year’s State of the Union address. In fact, without going back to check the transcripts, the only thing I do remember is his “spilled milk” joke — which besides a few sympathetic congressmen, I was probably one of very few people to actually laugh. What can I say? I love puns and corny jokes. So I was let down this year because it lacked a standout line. In fact, there was nothing too special about it. A good friend of mine did not watch the annual address. But while I was watching it, he messaged me with the following: “So how is our Union looking? Strong, but still have challenges to face together?” He was being entirely sarcastic. But, he was not wrong. In one sentence, he summed up the entirety of the speech. Every year the address comes down to the same thing from almost all presidents no matter what party — we need to stand together to make our country as strong as possible. The thing about the State of the Union address though, is that it is always quite clear that we are a country divided. The congressmen do not even try to hide it — the Republicans prove this when the Democrats stand and they do not when in disagreement. And when there is a Republican president, the exact opposite happens. By one group standing and the other sitting, it sends a clear message of “we don’t want to work together to improve the Union.” Although, if you want to put a positive spin on it, it shows politicians being relatively honest, at least once a year. I’ve got to give credit where credit is due. But that is just the problem; too often you see them clap along party lines. Is it wrong to stand up against your party and yell a jaunty “hearhear?” But it’s hard to believe Congress plans on working together when Speaker of the House John Boehner refuses to work one-on-one with the president. But I would be lying if I said the speech did not have a predominately Democratic spin on it with harsher gun laws and education — themes that tend to scream liberal nowadays. As for the speech itself, I was glad the president spoke about climate change for the second time this year. But I must once again ask: Where was this during the election? It was ignored for so many months; I honestly feared the PR campaigns against global climate change were going to win out. More people in 2008 seemed to believe humans were the main factor in causing a change than the natural environment than just a few months ago. But at least it is back in the political realm. I hope with that, more and more Americans can realize just how much we are at fault with driving gas guzzling cars like Hummers. Yes, people still drive those. I was also disappointed that as a supporter of same-sex marriage and the LGBT community, he did not mention it once in his State of the Union especially when he had such a great line during his inaugural address on gay marriage (“Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to another must be equal as well”). I thought he might have dedicated some portion of his speech to revive the LGBT community in his talks after the let-down that was the Boy Scouts decision, or should I say, lack-there-of. While they are a private organization, the president could have addressed the issue nonetheless. He did address the costs of a college education, stating that although tax credits and loans have made college more affordable, “taxpayers can’t keep on subsidizing higher and higher and higher costs for higher education. Colleges must do their part to keep costs down, and it’s our job to make sure that they do.” With that he announced a new “college scorecard” his administration is releasing that allows families to figure out where students can get the most “bang for [their] educational buck.” It’s greatly needed with many high school seniors deciding now where they want to attend school. Overall, it was a solid speech. Maybe it would have been good if he had one corny joke because it would be nice to see the Supreme Court laugh — or even just smirk. But whatever it is, it will be interesting to see just what happens with the president’s initiatives within the next few years, especially between now and the State of the Union 2014.
Joanna is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at rothenb2@dailyillini.com.
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BOUSFIELD FROM PAGE 6A ies and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Considered musically gifted at a young age, Bousfield became the first black woman to attend and graduate from Charles Kunkel Conservatory of Music in St. Louis in 1903. Shortly after, she became the only black woman on the Urbana campus during her first two years of attendance. One year later, she graduated the University with honors, majoring in mathematics and astronomy. Upon graduation, Bousfield taught mathematics at several high schools in Chicago, Baltimore and East St. Louis, Ill. Though it was a hard time for many African-American teachers to obtain a permanent position, Bousfield’s previous teaching experience, exam scores and education at the University helped her to become the first African-American dean of a Chicago public school in 1926, according to 2009 article pub-
PEOPLE TO KNOW FROM PAGE 6A Murphy and Fister’s goal is to spread their music to as many people as they can. Thompson operates the Regime website and their profiles on Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud and Youtube, and Murphy establishes connections with those in the industry. “I met with producer Chris Patton just in a store by showing
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Although the school had a poor reputation, Bousfield hoped to build the school’s repute in sports, music, arts and education through her devotion to the students. “Bousfield used her education and the opportunities it afforded her to make a difference for those most in need,� Noble said. “Her legacy of teaching and the shaping of lives of African-American children in institutional racism and poverty is one of the most brilliant things we can desire to model ourselves after.� Bousfield retired in 1950, leaving behind a legacy of 28 years of hard work and dedication to her students. Noble hopes Bousfield Hall will bring forth this message to the University student body. “Honoring her legacy by naming a residence hall is a great acknowledgement to how important students are to us,� Noble said. “We are signaling that we care about them and we want them to be surrounded by messages of hope and purpose.�
him some work,� Murphy said. “He goes, ‘White boy’s got some style!’ ... But even with lucky breaks like that, it’s diving in to the industry, meeting people, meeting the people those people know so you can work toward a center.� Thompson said he is nervous for the trip to Nashville, where “the bar is exceptionally high,� and the December due date for the first album looms over every member of Regime.
But Murphy and Fister said they are happy to seize the opportunity. “The emotions are all excitement. It’s not stressful at all because this is what we want to do for the rest of our lives,� Fister said. “We remain goal-oriented and know that the doors are open. Now, we just have to walk through it.�
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Look to C-U restaurants for romance on Valentine’s Day Radio Maria JOLIE HUANG Staff writer
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Silvercreek Restaurant Address: 402 N. Race St. Located in the heart of downtown Urbana, this seafood-themed restaurant boasts the freshest cuisine in the area. Silvercreek is known for making all its dishes from scratch, with its menu changing seasonally to provide the best seafood. “We try and do different things for each of our holidays, so we’re actually doing a special Valentine’s Day menu. We’re going to have more lobster, scallops and chateau brion in a special dinner package for couples,� said Jacob Sartin, executive chef. A dessert buffet called the “Mountain of Love� features about 12 desserts. “It’s going to be a lot of chocolate,� Sartin said. “Everything from truffles to cake, you name it.� If you’re not planning on going to Silvercreek on Valentine’s Day for their special menu, the crispy potato crusted Michigan whitefish and the filet mignon are the most popular dishes. The restaurant also serves over 100 wines and beers.
119 N. Walnut St. Radio Maria is a creative restaurant in downtown Champaign inspired by food from around the world. Similar to Spanish restaurants, tapas are offered in the afternoon along with lunch and dinner. Tapas are smaller portions of dishes, almost like appetizers that are typically eaten before dinner as a snack. Many customers enjoy the coffee-crusted filet and the grilled Skuna Bay salmon, according to Miles Salman, host at Radio Maria. “The salmon is really unique because we get it all the way from Vancouver Island,� he said. On Valentine’s Day, Radio Maria will offer a special four-course tasting menu featuring its popular spicy tuna roll, steamed lobster bun, polenta fritter and grilled hangar steak. This tasting menu can be found on Radio Maria’s website.
Bacaro 113 N. Walnut St. This restaurant is a bit pricier than the others, but well worth one’s time, especially on Valentine’s Day. The Italian food served at the Champaign restaurant is acclaimed as some of the best in the C-U area. As with other restaurants in the area, Bacaro focuses on seasonal ingredients and local producers to make its dishes. Because of this, the menu is always subject to change. All of the dishes include a unique blend of flavors, such as the popular braised veal with hedgehog mushrooms or kilgus creamery saffron breme brulee with blood oranges. Coupled with wine from around the world, the restaurant is sure to please any date. On Valentine’s Day,
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KoFusion 1 Main St. #104 If you are looking for a cultural experience, KoFusion in Champaign is the way to go. With a wide array of sushi and traditional Japanese meals, the restaurant can make any customer feel like he’s in Japan. “They have really good Kurobuta pork belly tacos,� said Yu-Jen Chen, junior in Engineering and frequent customer at KoFusion. “Usually I like getting that along with sushi. The flaming phoenix roll is the best. They actually set the plate on fire before you eat it.� One of the unique aspects of KoFusion is that it offers $1 sushi rolls from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays. The restaurant recently started serving buffets, complete with sushi, on Saturdays.
Big Grove Tavern 1 E. Main St. This recently-opened restaurant in downtown Champaign features American food with an organic flair. According to the restaurant’s website, it is a “farm-to-table restaurant,�meaning it sources all of its produce and ingredients from local farms. The dishes are also made from scratch. Big Grove Tavern will have a special prix fixe menu for Valentine’s Day (available Feb. 14-16)with four courses and dishes, such as a lamb carpaccio and seared mahi-mahi. If couples choose to go to the restaurant outside of these dates, popular dishes are the mac and cheese, pork belly starter and free-range chicken.
Jolie is a freshman in Business. She can be reached at features@ dailyillini.com.
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tepping stones in students’ careers arrive slowly but surely, with solid opportunities as payoffs from their tried-and-true commitments. But many will be hard-pressed to receive a helping hand from the music producers behind Wacka Flocka Flame, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown and Ludacris. For students Stephen Murphy and Ashley Fister, dedication has paid off. And they know that they better be able to keep up with the pace of what is ahead. Under the title of Fister’s full name, the couple will travel to Nashville, Tenn., over spring break to record material at Tyler Ward Studios with additional members of their group. There, they will work with Jeremy McCoy, the touring bass player of The Fray, among other producers who will help the students prepare their first contract-signed EP and LP releases, scheduled to hit later this year. This scenario appeared for Murphy and Fister after a lifetime of developing passion and a friendly relationship. “We’ve known each other since we were 3, and music has always been an important part of our lives,” said Fister, sophomore in LAS. “I went from dance and voice lessons to piano, and Chris has played piano for 17 years.” Fister and Murphy participated in music pro-
grams at their high school in Mokena, Ill., and started to practice together in their junior year. Murphy said he has written music and produced for the eight years and that working within the music industry has always been his dream. “We started our work toward music early because it’s something we want to have as the main part of our future, not something we wanted to begin the day we graduate from college,” said Murphy, sophomore in Business. “We want to have a successful pathway paved so we can walk down it rather than start building it when you need to start making money and support yourself.” Murphy formed his own company, Regime Production, with business partner and University alumus Evan Thompson in August. The two became friends last year when they shared a negotiations course, and Thompson said he helped Murphy develop a business plan to start the production company. Regime incorporates their music with a business approach for funding and promotions, which Thompson handles as chief financial officer while Murphy and Fister focus on producing music. “I make sure everything we do is according to law and that our money’s going in the right places,” Thompson said. “I’m currently living in Las Vegas working for a production company, but Stephen and I stay in touch constantly so that everything’s operating well with the studio in Mokena.” Back home, Murphy converted his room into a private studio with equipment individually costing more than $1,000 — a heavy investment he saw was necessary for Regime. “We work with what’s more or less the best you can get, at least above a uniform home studio,” Murphy said. “We built a vocal isolation booth that’s 100 percent soundproof and record on a
$3,500 microphone and use an even more expensive compressor. Not to boast, but we want to make our work sound like something that goes on the radio.” One of Murphy’s focuses in business is entrepreneurial studies. In person, both Murphy and Fister were direct in their speech and presentation, never mincing words or flubbing an inflection. Their careful, composed manner is the result of the mounting demands they face from their music and pressures elsewhere. In addition to their coursework at the University, Murphy and Fister occupy executive positions within their fraternity and sorority houses and participate in philanthropic activities. But Murphy and Fister openly share jokes and make an affable presence. “It’s easy for us to write a song one way or we can easily change it around into a completely different style with a new feeling,” Fister said. “I sing with a more pop, R&B feel, but we’re happy to try out whatever we think people would enjoy the most. Our style can be both from a creative and business standpoint.” The artists’ working processes are fluid as well. Murphy added that his writing procedure changes constantly and he regularly improvises until he finds something that he likes. He stopped taking piano lessons because his teachers did not want to put up with his intuitive methods of playing. “I hear something and I just play it — that’s how I write. I’ll sit down for an hour, two hours, however long, and then begin to layer sounds,” Murphy said. “Then we go into post-production ... where you get into the nitty-gritty, technical process of it.”
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Those planning on living in one of the Ikenberry Commons dorms next year will have another option to choose from: a dorm named after the fi rst African-American woman to graduate from the University. The University’s newest residence hall, Bousfield Hall, is named in honor of Class of 1906 alumna Maudelle Tanner Brown Bousfield for her accomplishments as a student and educator. Bousfield Hall is scheduled to open for housing by Fall 2013 and will house about 480 students. “This is a great moment for African-Americans, whose contributions are often rendered invisible because they go unacknowledged,” said Safiya Noble, assistant professor in the department of African American Studies. Bousfield is also the first building on campus to be named after an African-American. “I believe our buildings should be named after a diverse array of people who have contributed and enriched the campus and the communities,” Noble said, who is also a faculty affi liate in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the department of gender and women’s studies. Rory James, director of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, agrees. “It not only speaks to African-American students but to women students as well,” James said. “It’s a great move on part of the campus.” Noble said she was inspired when reading about Bousfield’s life and thinks others will be too. Born into a family of educators in St. Louis, Bousfield’s determination and diligence helped her become “the fi rst” in many areas, and the pioneer of AfricanAmerican educators during a time of gender and racial discrimination. “We always honor our firsts because they had to fight against the ravages of racism and segregation and all of us have benefited from their sacrifice,” said Abdul Alkalimat, professor in the department of African American stud-
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Illinois pummels Purdue 79-59 BY THOMAS BRUCH STAFF WRITER
As Purdue head coach Matt Painter was escorted off the Assembly Hall court with 8:08 remaining and D.J. Richardson calmly sank four straight free throws to give Illinois a 22-point lead, it certainly felt like a changing of the guard. An Illinois program that had lost its past eight contests against Purdue exorcised some Boilermaker demons Wednesday night, culminating in those four consecutive free throws after Painter was ejected with two technical fouls. While Painter spent the rest of the night waiting in the bowels of Assembly Hall contemplating his meltdown, Illinois breezed to its third straight conference victory, pummeling Purdue 79-59. Though the victory seemed sealed after Richardson’s free throws, Illinois laid the
foundations for a winning performance much earlier in the game. Illinois head coach John Groce preached toughness in the days leading up to the Purdue tilt, and toughness was evident at the outset. Illinois was outrebounded 45-35 in the last matchup against Purdue — a 68-61 defeat on Jan. 2 — including a crucial offensive rebound on a Purdue free-throw attempt by Boilermaker guard D.J. Byrd that clinched the game. The battle for rebounds skewed in a different direction Wednesday, with the Illini holding the edge 44-34. Twenty of those rebounds were offensive, a season-high for a team that struggled in that facet earlier in the season. “We were active. We were really engaged. We looked good, instinctively, and I watch that as a coach,” Groce said. “We were locked in from beginning to end.”
Even more unlikely, but perhaps a good omen for the remainder of the season, was the total team characteristic of the win. Illinois’ leading scorer entering the game, Brandon Paul, scored only three points, yet Illinois blew out Purdue by 20 points. Sam McLaurin bodied his way to three crucial offensive rebounds and countless other tips to keep possessions alive. “(Sam) was just active,” Groce said. “He’s got great awareness. He just sees things. It’s a gift. The stat sheet doesn’t come close to telling the whole story on the defensive end.” Myke Henry exploded for eight points in the first half, then didn’t touch the court in the second half. Joseph Bertrand soared for 12 rebounds and easy put-backs. And then there was the steadying presBRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINI ence of the usual suspects in Illinois’ line- D.J. Richardson shoots a 3-pointer during Illinois’ win over Purdue at Assembly Hall on See BASKETBALL, Page 2B Wednesday.
Shadowing hockey preparations Play-by-play of Eddie Quagliata and John Scully’s pregame rituals before an Illinois hockey game
BY STEPHEN BOURBON AND PATRICK KELLEY STAFF WRITERS
The Illinois hockey team played its last regular season games Feb. 8-9 against Robert Morris. With the puck drop not until 7:30 p.m. on Friday, The Daily Illini followed center Eddie Quagliata and forward John Scully for a day to see their pregame routines. Their rituals paid off, with the Illini sweeping the Eagles in the two-game series.
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Eddie Quagliata
John Scully
11:30 a.m. — Eddie Quagliata awakens after a long night at KAM’S. No, the junior center doesn’t go out to party the night before game day. He is the head doorman at the “Home of the Drinking Illini.” 11:35 a.m. — Quagliata
descends down the curved staircase of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house to eat lunch with his brothers.
1:30 p.m. — Quagliata returns
to ATO to shower and get ready for his lone class of the day, a Physics 101 lab section. He then embarks on his nearly mile-long walk to Loomis Laboratory. 4:27 p.m. — Quagliata receives
a call from his dad, “Big Ed,” and gets ready to leave the house, making sure he doesn’t leave anything behind that might throw him off of his game, such as his headphones.
4:41 p.m. — Quagliata’s dad
pulls his black Infiniti into the fraternity’s parking lot and Eddie piles in for a ride to dinner and the Illinois Ice Arena.
5 p.m. — Eddie’s father zips up
Sixth Street on his way to the Ice Arena.
10:30 a.m. — Illinois hockey’s
John Scully rolls out of bed in his apartment at 1107 S. Second St., more commonly known as the “Round Balcs.” It’s game day for the Illini against No. 4 Robert Morris.
12:30 p.m. — After shooting the breeze and eating lunch,
he heads off to CRCE, a short walk from his Greek abode. Quagliata uses his time at the gym to warm up with plyometrics to get ready for his team’s pending matchup against Robert Morris.
3:42 p.m. — Quagliata emerges from Loomis and returns
back to his house. Quagliata says he makes sure to walk instead of catching the bus to stay loose, especially on game days.
4:02 p.m. — After running into a few friends on his journey home, Quagliata enters the Solo Cup-laden foyer of the ATO house and ascends the curved staircase to the second floor. As he enters his room, his roommate and longtime friend Nick Carsello greets Quagliata. As Carsello leaves for a game of pickup basketball, Quagliata stays back and flips between Comedy Central and ESPN as he awaits his father’s arrival. 4:39 p.m. — With Mario Pacheco — his teammate whom
lives in the house — struggling to find the right tie, Quagliata, cloaked in a suit and tie of his own, decides to grab a piece of Pacheco’s gum and heads out to catch a ride from his dad. 4:51 p.m. — With 670 AM providing background noise for the ride, the Quagliatas talk hockey until arriving at Penn Station to grab a quick sandwich.
11 a.m. — Scully whips up
11:45 a.m. — It’s one-class Friday for Scully, who is out the door for the class at noon. The supply chain management major heads off to Economics 302, which is Inter Microeconomic Theory, located at Wohlers Hall.
brunch.
1:05 p.m. — Coming back from class, it’s relaxing time with teammates, who double as roommates, Austin Bostock, Daniel Kerr and Josh Baker. As it is almost always is, the TV is on NHL Network, which is recapping the Blackhawks’ successful six-game road trip.
3 p.m. — Scully retires to his room for a power nap before making preparations to leave for the Illinois Ice Arena.
4:25 p.m. — The noodles are done, and he takes a shower while his dinner cools.
4:15 p.m. — After getting up from bed, Scully pulls out a pan and boils some pasta noodles in water for dinner before the game.
4:50 p.m. — Scully makes
the short walk, with a hockey bag and a new stick, still in its plastic, in hand.
4:40 p.m. — Bostock and Kerr
have already left, and Scully dresses for the walk to the arena after scarfing down his meal. A suit and tie is the standard outfit, with his blue Illinois hockey warmup jacket over the top.
4:57 p.m. — He’s arrived 2 1/2 hours before the game and descends down the stairs to the locker room. Pregame film study is about to begin.
5:03 p.m. — After being dropped off at
the rink, Quagliata heads down to the locker room for a quick film session.
5:53 p.m. — After film session and sorting out a ticket dilemma, Quagliata, Scully, John Olen, Matt Crook, Matt Welch and Kevin Chowaniec head over to the Armory to warm up.
5:57 p.m. — The teammates loosen up by alternating between numerous playground games, which all involve a soccer ball.
6:23 p.m. — Scully and Quagliata head across Armory Avenue to the Ice Arena to dress
6:12 p.m. — Quagliata takes a break from the games to work on a high-knee drill before
7:09 p.m. — Illinois and Robert Morris head back to the locker room to give the Zamboni
6:51 p.m. — The Illini take the ice for warmups to the musical stylings of “Til I Collapse”
for the game.
returning to an improvised soccer kickaround with Scully.
time to resurface the ice.
by Eminem. Quagliata is usually responsible for all warmup music.
7:27 p.m. — The Illini take the ice as a team as the fight song blares across the arena.
7:30 p.m. — Puck drop is next.
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Illinois’ John Olen (16) looks for an open teammate during the 4-1 win against Robert Morris at the Illini Ice Arena on Saturday .
Nothing compares to dating the athletes EMILY BAYCI Sports columnist
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t’s time for me to make a confession. Please promise me you won’t tell anyone because it will totally ruin my street cred. Here’s the reason I’m in graduate school. It’s not to get my MLIS, not even my MRS, but rather my MRSJ. Then you can call me Mrs. Jock. It’s a foolproof plan, don’t you see? All anyone needs for a fulfilled life is to land an athlete. And as a special Valentine’s Day treat for all the single people out there, I present you with an exclusive guide for dating athletes. Actually, this is for the committed people out there. If you’re not dating an athlete, then you better immediately break up with your current partner immediately. (I’ll give you a little break to do so before you continue reading this column). Obviously, there’s no other option for true love than from someone who wears a jersey, works out seven days a week and can outsprint a cheetah. It’s only in an athlete that you will find the perfect combination of swag, brains, power and looks. You won’t find this perfect mate at Grainger, that’s for sure. They won’t be playing DDR at the Union. Or doing keg stands at a frat. Or smoking pot with the hipsters in Urbana. Or skeeving around the dance floor at Cly’s — well, maybe. But you will find them at Assembly Hall. Or Huff Hall. Or the soccer fields. Or Kenney Gym — if you catch my drift. When you date an athlete, you’ll get a front-row seat to all the best games and you don’t have to pay. You’ll get lots of free swag and you don’t have to work. And you’ll get your own personal fan club without even doing anything. You can fanangle in public and you won’t get judged too hard. Glamour, publicity, fame and money will be all yours. You can flaunt it in the faces of
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Fool-proof athletic pickup lines Q If I buy a soccer ball, will you kick it with me? Q You must be a track star because you’ve been running through my mind all day. Q You must play soccer because I heard you were a keeper. Q How about you take one for the team and go out with me? Q Are you in the outfield because you’re an angel. Q Hey, I have a poster of you in my room, come check it out.
Women’s basketball looks to improve with unconventional Buzz defense BY MICHAEL WONSOVER STAFF WRITER
When trying to figure out how the Illinois women’s basketball team has had a complete turnaround from last season, it’s easy to give all the credit to the offense.
Illinois, a team that already has three more wins than last season, is ranked second in the Big Ten and 28th in the nation in points per game at 72.1. The Illini have also scored over 90 twice this season for the first time since 2002-03. At the same time last season, the Illi-
ni were averaging only 63.8 points per game, 8.3 less than their current average. While Illinois’ offensive numbers are some of the most impressive in college basketball, some of its defensive statistics aren’t going to blow anyone away.
Illinois stands last in the conference in opponent’s points per game at 67.2 and opponent’s fieldgoal percentage at .410. Despite those lackluster numbers, the most important categories on defense for the Illini are often overlooked.
Illinois is first in the Big Ten in turnovers forced per game at 23.6 and second in turnover margin at plus-4.61.Illinois has already forced six more turnovers than all of last season with five games left before the conference tournament. If Illinois aver-
aged the least amount of turnovers it’s forced in a game this season (17 against Iowa State), it would still own the third-best mark of turnovers forced per game in the Big Ten.
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Buzz defense situations: Ball at the top
The 1 guards the passing lane to the right wing. The 2’s responsibility is to guard the passing lane to the left wing. The 3 and 4 try to steal lob passes thrown to the wing while guarding the passing lanes from the wing to the corner. The 4 is often the best rebounder. The 5 is the smartest defender, who stays between the ball and the basket and moves in front of any opponent on that line.
Ball on the wing
The 1’s job is to keep the ball out of the high post. The 2 guards the passing lane to the point, or the top of the arc. The 3 guards the passing lane to the corner. The 4 is defending any skip or lob pass. The 5 stays in a line between the ball and basket and fronts anyone that is on the line.
Ball in the corner
The 1 and 2 have to deny any lobs from the corner to the post. The 3 guards the passing lane to the wing. The 4’s job is to front anybody on the post. The 5, as always, stays in a line between the ball and basket.
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The big 10 of the
Indiana back on top after victory in Ohio in the top 10, Indiana and Minnesota in the top 15, and Ohio State ranked at 23, Illinois at 27 and Wisconsin at 31.
BY ETHAN ASOFSKY AND THOMAS BRUCH SENIOR WRITER AND STAFF WRITER
Editor’s note: Big 10 of the Big Ten is a collection of tidbits from around the conference. This weekly feature provides a recap from the previous slate of games and also serves as a preview to the upcoming basketball week.
Sparty on
Indiana bounces back In the grist of the Big Ten schedule, losing a heartbreaker to an unranked Illinois would constitute a drop in the rankings, but not so for Indiana. Instead, another opportunity presented itself for the Hoosiers at then No.10-ranked Ohio State. Indiana prevailed 81-68 to retain its top billing.
RPI or die The Big Ten is one of two conferences with seven teams ranked in the top 35 of the latest RPI ratings and ranks first overall. Michigan and Michigan State appear
A Michigan State blowout over Michigan on Tuesday night elicited a fastgrowing tradition from Spartans’ Derrick Nix. The center, who contributed 14 points to the win, tweeted his usual catchphrase after a victory: “R.I.P. ta da competition,” which has been retweeted over 4,700 times in under 24 hours.
Wolverine woes Michigan, who possessed the No. 1 ranking for a week earlier this season, is stuck in a rut, having lost three out of its last four. Consistent shooting has been a problem, and a 1-for-11 shooting performance from Tim Hardaway, Jr. didn’t help the Wolverines’ cause against Michigan State.
Swopshire down Northwestern has encountered some injuries, but it has become almost comical now. Leading rebounder and third-leading scorer Jared Swopshire will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
Race to the top Ohio State’s Deshaun Thomas, Michigan’s Trey Burke and Illinois’ Brandon Paul are leading the pack for the Big Ten scoring title this season. Thomas leads the way with 20.1 points per game, while Burke and Paul are averaging 18.2 and 17.3, respectively.
Draft update In ESPN basketball writer Chad Ford’s latest top-100 draft prospects, two Big Ten players are inside his top 10: Indiana’s Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo. Burke sits at 14, Michigan State’s Gary Harris comes
Stannard back to train with coach Spring BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER
It was a gut feeling. After taking nine months off from practicing gymnastics, Luke Stannard made one of the most important decisions of his career. A call made to Illinois head coach Justin Spring brought Stannard back to his alma mater. The former Illini gymnast wasn’t heavily recruited like most Division-I athletes. Instead, he walked onto to the Illinois gymnastics team as a freshman in 2007. Trying out for the team instead of being recruited didn’t discourage Stannard. “He’s one of those classic case examples of, not necessarily one of the most with God-given talent, but one of the hardest workers I have ever seen in my entire life,” Spring said. “He progressed quicker and faster, to a level I never thought.” During his career, Stannard earned the Nissen-Emery Award, became an All-American and won a gold medal at the 2009 Visa Championships on the pommel horse. Stannard graduated in 2010 but stayed with the program for an extra year as a volunteer coach for the 2010-11 season. He then moved to Colorado to train at the Olympic Training center, where he suffered multiple injuries before ultimately quitting the sport. “He had been struggling with really bad back issues,” Spring said. “For a tall gymnast that is pretty normal, for any gymnast that is pretty normal. He came back from Visas and decided to call it quits.” After nine months off from training, Stannard realized that his career as a gymnast was not over. His body started to recover and after playing around in the gym, he was determined to come back.
BUZZ FROM PAGE 1B Illinois also leads the conference with 12.4 steals per game, which ranks 12th in the country. Three Illini players are ranked in the top 13 in the conference in steals per game; that doesn’t include senior guard Adrienne GodBold, who would be second in the Big Ten but does not qualify because she hasn’t played in enough games. Although Illinois’ switching man-to-man defense has contributed to its defensive progress, one of first-year head coach Matt Bollant’s holdovers from Green Bay has ignited Illinois’ defense. The Buzz defense, also known as the Twilight, has completely changed Illinois’ philosophy. The main idea behind the Buzz is to force opponents to lob pass, giving the zone enough time to shift. The passing lanes are guarded first, preventing the opponent from firing line-drive passes. If the opponent holds the ball near the 3-point line, two players will shift over to trap the ballhandler. Each position in the Buzz serves a different role. The 1 guards the passing lane to the right wing. The 2’s responsibility is to guard the passing lane to the left wing. Sophomore guards Alexis Smith and Ivory Crawford respectively fill
“It’s harder than any other sport,” Illinois assistant coach Daniel Ribeiro said. “What they always say is, ‘The amount of time you take off, it takes double to come back.’ If you take a week off, it’s supposed to take you two weeks, just to get back to where you were.” Needing assistance with his training, Stannard called Spring in hopes of once again training at Illinois. Spring agreed to help in exchange for help from Stannard as a volunteer coach. “He’s a passionate alumn that came from the program, but he thinks about gymnastics in a different way than Dan, Ivan (Ivankov) and I do,” Spring said. “Even if you are saying it the exact same way, saying something slightly differently to a different person is maybe exactly how it needed to be received. That’s the value of having different minds and different personalities as coaches.” Most of his first months at Illinois were spent preparing for the Winter Cup Challenge. Stannard’s training schedule fluctuated, but at one point he was training six hours a day, including some two-a-days. Stannard, along with senior Yoshi Mori and juniors Chad Mason and Jordan Valdez traveled to Las Vegas last weekend to compete for a spot on the national team. Pommel horse was the event Stannard needed to excel in to have a shot at clinching a spot on the team, but he faltered. After the first day of competition, he was 12th in the all-around and fifth on the pommel horse. However, like most Illini this season, Stannard suffered from an injury. A torn ligament in his thumb caused problems during his training and competition. “His pommel horse was his bread and butter event and he needed to hit that,” Spring said. “Both days he hit it
the 1 and 2 spots (typically point guard and shooting guard). The 3 and 4 (typically small forward and power forward) have similar jobs, but they also try to steal lob passes thrown to the wing while guarding the passing lanes from the wing to the corner. Associate head coach Mike Divilbiss calls the 3 spot “Michael Jordan,” where GodBold plays for the Illini. Senior forward Karisma Penn plays the 4, where the best rebounder on the team usually plays. The 5, played by junior guard Amber Moore, is the team’s smartest defender, who always stays in a line between the ball and the basket and moves in front of any opponent on that line. “The overall concept of each person’s role is to funnel the ball at the 5,” Divilbiss said. “What we’re telling you is you can’t drive the ball in with a player on each side of you trapping you, drive at our 5 and jump up and score and make a shot off the dribble. You’re not good enough to do that 25-26 times a game and beat us.” Divilbiss may not have invented the Buzz defense, but he perfected it. He first saw the Buzz used as a graduate assistant at Eastern Washington in 1985 by Dave Olmstead, who was then Portland’s head coach. Divilbiss also saw Aki Hill, the former Oregon State women’s head coach, who used the unique defense for her team.
OK. It was enough to get sixth. ... He doesn’t have the difficulty to have an OK routine and still get (national team) points. He needs to perform and compete at an elite level very close to perfection. It’s tough for him.” After the second night of competition, Stannard finished seventh on the floor exercise and 14th in the allaround. Returning from Las Vegas, Stannard will continue as volunteer coach for the Illini and share his valuable knowledge about the pommel horse with the men. As a former teammate, Ribeiro said coaching with Stannard isn’t much different than when they were Illini. “It’s not that weird just because we have always bounced things off of each other even when we were on the team together,” he said. “I think that Luke and I have a very good understanding of the pommel horse and as teammates we used that to get each other better, now it’s the same thing except it’s not getting me better, it’s getting the team better.” With a disappointing appearance at the Winter Cup Challenge, Stannard is unsure of what his next step will be. Spring and Ribeiro are both encouraging him to continue to train for the World Championships, where Stannard can earn individual titles on events, but his future career as a gymnast remains unknown. “I’m kind of in the deciding phase right now,” Stannard said. “I’m talking to my coach and we are looking at the rest of the country and looking at a bunch of different factors. It’s very open-ended at this point, but I’m not sure what the future holds.”
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After losing three times while facing the Buzz in the NAIA national tournament while coaching at Lewis-Clark State, Divilbiss began to use that system during his last two years of his 14-year coaching career at LCSC. The first year he ran the Buzz for the Lady Warriors in 2000, his team went 26-0 and was the No. 1 team in the country until it lost by a half-court buzzer-beater in the Frontier Championship. The team went on to reach the Elite Eight in the NAIA that year. During his last season at Lewis-Clark State in 2001, the team won 33 games and lost in the NAIA Final Four. After an up-and-down seven years as the head coach of Idaho, Divilbiss was hired by Bollant as an assistant coach at Green Bay in 2008. Although Divilbiss was no longer the head coach, Bollant was intrigued by the Buzz. “Right away I said, ‘We need a change of pace from our man(-toman),’” Bollant said. “We started talking about the Buzz, and then I actually saw a California coach run it, and I said, ‘Can’t we do that?’ and (Divilbiss) said, ‘Yeah, we can.’” During their first season together during the 2008-09 season, Green Bay went 29-4 and reached the first round of the NCAA tournament. After ranking 106th in the nation in scoring defense
in at 31 and Paul is at 43 as a second-round pick or undrafted option.
Players of the Week Illinois’ D.J. Richardson and Wisconsin’s Ben Brust shared the conference’s Player of the Week honors after both teams had huge wins against top-five opponents. Richardson scored 23 points against Indiana, while Brust scored 14 and hit a game-tying buzzer-beating shot from just inside mid-court to send the game to overtime against Michigan.
JOHN DIXON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indiana's Cody Zeller (40) dunks over Illinois' Nnanna Egwu (32) and Tracy Abrams (13) at Assembly Hall on Feb. 7. Illinois defeated No. 1 Indiana 74-72.
Poor, poor Penn State Though the conference is hailed as the best in the nation, the Big Ten also harbors Penn State, a team that is winless in conference play. The Nittany Lions will have their best shot at a victory, on paper, Thursday against visiting Iowa.
No. 13 Ohio State heads to Madison, Wis., to face the No. 20 Wisconsin on Sunday. The game will tip at noon and will be televised nationally on CBS.
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BAYCI FROM PAGE 1B the wannabes who line up for a chance to touch your lover’s hand or take a shot with them while you smugly look on. When you hang out with a baller, your wildest dreams come true. Yes, there will be drama. But will it really matter when you’re up on cloud nine? I would say date a future movie star, but you never know when they are putting on a show or being real. Then there’s the possibility of dating a future rock star, but that’s just the fast track to drug addiction and an MTV reality series, highlighting your breakup. But looking at an athlete — talk about perfection. They’re sore losers, which means they’ll never quit early or leave anyone unsatisfied. They’re hot, athletic and throw amazing parties. Exercise gives them endorphins and endorphins make them happy. And other things. They are the studs of the campus, the kings and queens of the jungle and the stars of the stage. There’s no question that after college your athletic soulmate will go pro and make it big. They’ll undoubtedly be the best of the best. It takes that to date you, right? Now that we know dating an athlete is the only way to true love, it’s time to figure out which one to choose. This is when things start getting complicated. Basketball players have swag and riches, though their tree-like height can get rather intimidating — and awkward. Baseball and
BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 1B up. Richardson led the way scoring with 18 points and Tracy Abrams ran the show, posting 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists on two turnovers. Wednesday night’s game marked the third victory in seven days for Illinois, drastically
and 60th in steals per game the season before, the Phoenix that year allowed the least points in the nation and had the sixth most steals per game in the country. Bollant and Divilbiss had a record of 122-13 during their four seasons together at Green Bay. Now coaching at Illinois, the two had to find out if the Buzz would fit well with different personnel. “When I was out, playing against it was a headache,” GodBold said. “I was paying attention to the positions and what I needed to do or where I would come in to fit in. Coming in it wasn’t bad, I had to play in it to get a feel for it.” “We thought with this group that they potentially could be really good in the Buzz because of their athleticism,” Divilbiss said. “They’ve had to learn to kind of let go and trust it. It’s been a little bit of a process. They’re getting better and better at it all the time, and quite frankly they’re getting really good.” Because the Buzz relies on player instincts, the defense has only been practiced about 10 hours this season. Bollant estimates the team plays the Buzz only 30-40 percent of the time during games, but those moments can be the difference. Two games in particular stood out for Bollant where the Buzz defense thrived: Illinois’ win at Nebraska, when the Illini forced 26 turnovers, and at home against
softball players have stamina to last into the late innings, the All-American attitude. The biggest issue is that games are too long to handle. Golfers are the prototype boys — or girls — next door, but does golf really count as a sport? Track stars are typically laid-back and attractive, but you do have to worry about keeping up with them. Gymnasts have the rock-solid build, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find one taller than you. Football players got all the game, but their beefiness can seem kind of lame. Then there are swimmers, who easily take the cake: Have you seen Ryan Lochte? OK, the decision-making process may be harder than I thought. I should have known when we’re trying to pick the perfect mate from a pool of eligible heartthrobs. I guess we can look at the on-campus benefits. Basketball players are sure to get you past the line at Joe’s on a Friday night and exempt from paying the $5. But once you get in, who will secure the quickest and cheapest drinks? Maybe it’s the wrestlers, who can force their way through any line to the bar. Then it’s all about making it to the dance floor and seeing who has the best moves. I’ll leave that one to a dance-off. With that, my work here is done. Don’t let the fear of being played keep you from giving it a go. Just remember: Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
Author’s note: This was written as a satirical column in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Emily is a graduate student. She can be reached at bayci1@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyBayci.
changing the outlook on the season in that last week. The team is in such a rhythm that Groce doesn’t want to take the NCAA-mandated day off on Thursday. “I’m disappointed we have to take a day off tomorrow” Groce said. “We’ve had a heck of a stretch, but we’re on a roll right now.”
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The numbers behind Illinois’ Buzz defense The main idea behind the Buzz is to force opponents to lob pass, giving the zone enough time to shift. And the system has led to increased turnovers forced for the Illinois women’s basketball team. Buzz defense Steals per game 12.4 Number 1st Big Ten ranking 12th National ranking
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then-No. 24 Iowa, when Illinois went on a 14-2 run to end the game while employing the Buzz. “I don’t think I’ve ever played a defense that rattles teams so much,” Penn said. “We’re in Big Ten season, people know that we play this defense and nobody still has an answer for it.” “I think it’s unconventional,” Bollant said. “It’s different from what people normally see. It’s hard to figure out when you’re gonna be trapped and if you’re gonna be trapped. It just makes kids feel uncomfortable.” Although other teams — such as Oral Roberts, Utah State, Fresno State, Dayton, Northern Iowa and Minnesota — use versions of
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the Buzz, the defense isn’t successful unless the players are disciplined. “If you don’t play this defense really, really hard, you’re gonna look really, really stupid,“ Divilbiss said. “We expend a lot of energy running the Buzz, it’s taxing. It’s human nature to play offense hard because everybody likes to score. But to get kids to play defense extremely hard is challenging.” Unfortunately for Illinois’ opponents, the Buzz’s weakness will forever be a secret of Divilbiss’. “Not saying. I don’t say.”
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Kevin Johnson may have been the most excited member of the Illinois baseball team to be able to practice outside. The weather was around 48 degrees, but he said it got him in baseball mode. As soon as the clock hit 3 p.m. on Wednesday, he was one of the team leaders calling players to begin their drills for the start of practice. Johnson will take the mound Friday for the start of the Illini baseball season when the team travels to Cookeville, Tenn., for a three-game series against Tennessee Tech, just as he took the ball every Friday of last season. And every Friday the season before that. Actually, Johnson isn’t sure when he last missed a start. “I don’t think I ever have, to be honest,� Johnson said after some additional thought. “I guess I didn’t really think about it like that.� The senior returns as the ace of the Illinois pitching staff and will be expected to repeat last year’s performance. He threw for a team-high 88 1/3 innings and won seven games, both career highs, with a 3.97 ERA as a career low. That led to him being drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 2012 MLB Draft, which was later than he expected. Johnson spoke with teammate Jordan Parr often over the summer about coming back; one of the factors that played into the decision was how good he thought Illinois could be this year. Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb said Johnson is as sharp as he’s ever been coming into this season. Johnson even developed a slider during the summer to add to his repertoire. Illinois will have depth on its pitching staff in 2013; Johnson thinks it’s the deepest pitching staff he’s been a part of at Illinois. Sophomore John Kravetz also returns to Illinois after setting the Illinois’ record for singleseason wins by a freshman with eight as last year’s No. 2 starter. But he’s not even in the rotation this weekend. Two freshmen — Kevin Duchene and Nick Blackburn — will start on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The left-handed Duchene was the No. 6 overall prospect
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Illinois’ Kevin Johnson pitches in the 12-3 loss to Indiana at Illinois Field on April 6. Johnson was drafted by the Yankees in the 31st round but returns as a starter for Illinois this year. in Illinois as ranked by Prep Baseball Report. He uses four pitches and hopes to give teams a different look after the righthanded Johnson. Illinois has five lefties on its pitching staff this season. Blackburn throws hard, consistently from 89-92 mph, and was listed as the No. 21 overall prospect. “Those guys, at least to this point, have shown maturity beyond their freshman year,� Hartleb said. Illinois struggled finding a consistent third starter last season, which isn’t unusual for most teams. But Illinois will have Kravetz in the pen along with sophomore Josh Ferry, who got some experience starting last season, compiling a 3-1 record despite an ERA over seven.
Redshirt sophomore Rob McDonnell was expected to be Illinois No. 2 starter last season but was shut down after experiencing arm soreness following his first two starts. He’ll start the season in long relief, but Illinois is still cautious about his return. Closing games figures to be a strength of Illinois’ again this year, as redshirt sophomore Reid Roper will fill in as closer along with his duties at second base. Opposing batters hit .196 against Roper last season, and he recorded three of Illinois’ six saves. The man with the other three saves was his set-up man, Ronnie Muck. Both Roper and Muck were named to the Stopper of the Year Award Watch List by the National College Baseball Writers of America.
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