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A new Design Center for more on the will offer technology and Design Center Page 4A resources for all students across campus. goal is to create opportuThe 59,300-square-foot nities for students to purDesign Center will be sue entrepreneurial projlocated between Fourth ects, said Frerichs. and Sixth streets, next to “There was an interest the Krannert Art Museum. in a design center sparkFouad Abd El Khal- ing entrepreneurship,” ick, associate dean for Frerichs said. “It is a camresearch and member of pus-wide initiative.” the Design Center ProThe center will also gram Working Group, eliminate some initial said the Design Center will problems faced by starthouse studios, 3-D print- ups and entrepreneurs. ing facilities, an audito“One of the needs we rium and spaces for stu- see on entrepreneurial dents to sit down and work teams, we generally don’t together. provide a location until Abd El Khalick said the they’ve already decided project will cost $60 mil- they wanted to become a lion – half of which will company,” Frerichs said. come from donors. “There’s nothing for the T h e in-between remainder s t a g e , of the budbetween get comes the invenfrom a comtion and bination product from other for m a donors, the tion.” state and The inithe camtial idea pus, said for the Andrew Design Singer, C e nte r cha i r of was draftthe Design LAURA FRERICHS ed back DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH PARK C e n t e r i n 20 0 9. Program There are Work i ng several Group. commitThe centees workter will ing on the include “spaces where stu- project, including facdents can experience vir- ulty from the university tual and immersive learn- and outside contributors, ing,” said Abd El Khalick. such as the University’s Because the Design Cen- Research Park. ter will not be owned by Some of these commitany one college, all stu- tees include the Design dents will be able to use Center Executive Committhe facilities. tee, the Design Center Pro“It is more of a neu- gram Working Group and tral location where they the Design Center Facility can explore together,” Working Group among sevsaid Laura Frerichs, the eral others. The center will offer University’s director of Research Park. “Wherever resources for students, a student comes from, that including access to facstudent will feel welcome.” The Design Center’s SEE NEW DESIGN | 3A
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Dr. Mats Selen receives Professor of the Year Award BY VIVIENNE HENNING STAFF WRITER
The University hired Mats Selen in the Spring of 1993, and after his many years here, it’s become apparent of the effect he has had on the students and the physics department. Selen was awarded the national Professor of the Year Award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. As a professor, Selen places a large focus on his students, and puts forth effort to help them achieve the most they possibly can. “The students at Illinois are just amazing,” Selen said. “They’re very smart of course, but just the attitudes — the idea that, ‘yes I’m going to study hard, I’m going to work part time, I’m going to volunteer for this student organization’ — doing ten things at once, just because they want to try and make a difference.” Selen also started the Physics Van, a roving community outreach program that allows students to visit schools with science equipment and demonstrate science concepts to young children . Selen said he is proud of the program as well as the students who have partaken in it. “It just shows their com-
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mitment to help other people achieve what they’ve been able to achieve by being at the University. A few years ago we had a reunion of the students who had been at the University who had been involved with it over the years,” he said. “It was so heartwarming to see that they’re still the same great people, they still volunteer and do science in their neighborhood, in their own kids’ schools.” Selen has been able to help past and present students grow and attain their goals. Claire Baum, junior in LAS, was impacted by his ‘can do’ attitude. Baum, who is the president of the Society for Women in Physics, often asks Selen for help when organizing events for her organization. “No matter what it is, Mats is willing to help,”
Baum said. “Even with the recent budget cuts, Mats will tell me not to worry about things like fees or travel costs to take the SWIP members to confer-
He does so much, not only in his classes, but throughout the department...” KATE WOESSNER SENIOR IN LAS
ences and that somehow we’ll make it work. I fi nd that extremely supportive.” Joe Mirabelli, senior in Engineering, said Selen can teach effectively and still engage a very large
lecture hall of students. “Mats was very personable and animated in lectures. For certain difficult problems, he had some interesting anecdotes, and he responded to the questions of students efficiently,” Mirabelli said, “He is very extroverted and friendly, and his knowledge and practice of the content was extremely obvious.” Mirabelli stated the programs Selen has developed for introductory level physics courses have made a lasting impact at the University. “The presence of personality that Mats provides through his leadership to the department is bright and positive; education at UIUC is tangibly
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SEC talks financial aid, discrimination SEC meeting discusses lack of state funding for financial aid, diversity programs, safety and employment discrimination BY CHRISTIN WATKINS STAFF WRITER
The lack of state funding continues to be an issue for University students with fi nancial aid, specifically M A P grants, Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said at the Senate Executive Committee meeting on Monday. The Universit y encouraged all students who are receiving this aid
to register for classes in Spring 2016, as they will cover the lack of state funding, Wilson said. In light of the recent “White Student Union” Facebook page controversy, Wilson also acknowledged the decision to remove these pages was to protect student safety rather than hinder several individuals’ rights to freedom of speech. The creator of these
pages was not a student of the University, Wilson said. Issues of diversity continue to be a priority for the administration, a nd ad mi nistrators are prioritizi ng the development of several programs that work to reduce discrimination, Wilson said. “We still have a lot of education to do on our campus,” she said.
All faculty and members of search committees must complete mandatory training on biases that contribute to discrimination and a lack of diversity, she said. “I think we’re doing a lot,” Wilson said. “We could do more. We know we have to do better.” Continuing with the
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Jabari R. Dean, a 21-year-old student at the University of Illinois at Chicago was charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce Monday, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois. DNAinfo reported that at Dean’s federal hearing Monday, his family said Dean’s threatening online post was a “stupid, silly, ignorant� decision. Prosecutors at the hearing reportedly said Dean did not intend to commit the crimes he threatened. The Chicago Maroon reported no guns were found in Dean’s off-campus apartment. Dean was arrested Monday afternoon in connection with threats made to the University of Chicago campus, according to a UIC press release. Threats were not made to the UIC campus but the University still increased security, according to a statement from UIC. “We are monitoring this situation closely and are concerned about the impact this has had on our campus and the University of Chicago,� UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis said in the statement. University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer canceled classes and campus activities at the school’s Hyde Park campus on Sunday night, following an online threat made Sunday morning. Zimmer said the university was informed of the threat by FBI counterterrorism. The threat specifically mentioned targeting the campus quad at 10 a.m. Monday.
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NEW DESIGN ulty members and special equipment, Abd El Khalick said. The project is expected to be finished in 2018 Singer said. The Design Center committees are currently looking for input from the University community about some of the aspects of the
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PROFESSOR different because of his contribution,” he said. Kate Woessner, senior in LAS, said she felt Selen deserved to be named the professor of the year. “It is so obvious how much he cares about his students,” she said. “He does so much, not only in his classes, but throughout the department, to ensure every opportunity to all his students.” Baum also expressed why she felt Selen deserved the award and title he was granted. “From helping create the i>Clicker to leading a research group on physics education, Mats has been one of our physics department superstars,” Baum
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“We still have a lot of education to do on our campus ... I think we’re doing a lot. We could do more. We know we have to do better.” BARBARA WILSON
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center. One of four town hall meetings about the plan for the Design Center will be held on Wednesday. “We’re looking for input on all facets of Design Center,” Abd El Khalick said. “(We’re) really looking at input on the building itself, about programs, about activities.”
lmasha3@dailyillini. com said. “He does a great job at making the students feel like they are cared for down to the individual level. I feel like he understands that students will go through up and downs both academically and non-academically and he will be there to help in any way possible.” Selen said he felt that there were many other people at the University who could have won this award just like him. “The place is full of amazing people. I think that Illinois is a really special place that encourages the kind of behavior this award recognizes,” Selen said. “I just feel extremely fortunate to be where I am and have this thing happen to me.”
vhenni2@dailyillini.com background policy should be clearly stated for members of the Senate and University in order to properly debate the issue, said Interim Provost Edward Feser. Regarding the current University background check policy, senate members discussed the balance between addressing potential safety issues and preventing discrimination ba sed on cr i m i n a l background. Safety issues potentially concerning students and staff, specifically regarding sexual assault and rape convictions, should be under consideration when determining employment, SEC vice chair Kim Graber said. This policy should continue to be in effect “if it can stop a rape, if it can stop a sexual assault,” she said. Anita Mixon, graduate student in LAS, agrees that while employment discrimination is an issue, safety should also be a topic of discussion. “I think there is a safety issue that has the power dynamic come into play,” she said.
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NIU removes Bibles from hotel after complaint letter BY ADAM KAZ STAFF WRITER
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a history of removing Bibles from public institutions, specifically universities. Northern Illinois University decided to remove the Gideon’s Bible from the rooms of the Holmes Student Center Hotel this month after receiving a letter of complaint from the foundation’s co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor, according to the Chicago Tribune. After the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin, NIU is the third school to drop Bibles from their hotels at the organization’s request. “Providing Bibles to the Holmes Student Center Hotel guests sends the message that NIU endorses the religious texts. Including Bibles sends the message to non-Christian and non-religious guests that they should read the Bible, and specifically the version of the Bible provided: the Gideon Bible,” Gaylor wrote in her letter. “The state of Illinois should not promote certain religious beliefs by placing Bibles in guest rooms.” The Illini Union Hotel currently keeps a copy of the Gideon’s Bible in each of their 72 rooms and two VIP Suites, according to Larry Uphoff, senior associate director of operations. Uphoff said he hasn’t heard any complaints about the Bibles in the year since he took his position. As far as he is aware, there have always been Bibles in the Illini Union Hotel and the The Illini Union houses the only University-run hotel. management does not intend to change that in the future. ism at the University. campus whose goal is to The Freedom From Reli“I just think it’s inter- raise awareness about the gion Foundation hasn’t esting how only the Bible separation of church and received any complaints is optioned when there are state, said Ellen Denby, about the Bibles’ place on clearly many people all SSA social chair and junior campus and, therefore, has around campus who are a in art history. Although not requested Bibles to be part of many different types the group does not plan to removed. of religions, so the fact that take any action, Denby said “Usually we rely on mem- only the Bible is available the Illini Union Bibles are bers to report issues to us, makes it . . . exclusive to “unnecessary.” but we don’t proactively go just Christian people,” said “A state school is a public out and try to stop things Rebecca Panitch, freshman institution, this isn’t really across the board,” said in FAA. “It seems as though a place for religion,” Denby Ryan Jayne, legal fellow at they are favored over dif- said. “I think putting Bibles the FFRF. “We don’t plan to ferent types of religions on in there makes it look like this (is) a Christian normareach out to other universi- campus.” ties unless we hear a comOther students see the tive school and even if it’s plaint about that.” Bible’s inclusion at the Illini not a Christian school, this is Although they haven’t Union Hotel to be a violation giving the idea that Christiheard a formal complaint, of the separation between anity is just expected.” there are some students on church and state. campus who see this as a The Secular Student Alli- adamkaz2@dailyillini. sign of Christian favorit- ance is an organization on com
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“I just think it’s interesting how only the Bible is optioned when there are clearly ... many different types of religions (on campus).” REBECCA PANITCH FRESHMAN IN LAS
Students who do not endorse campus protests face hostility port for the fight against racial discrimination. But Alton Luke II is an Afri- they called the use of huncan-American sophomore ger strikes to force Dean at Occidental College who of Students Mary Spellman backs the broad goal of to step down “extremely racial equity for students. inappropriate,” and also But he has chosen not to castigated the cursing at support the minority stu- administrators at a recent dent movement aimed student protest, the “cyberat ousting college Presi- bullying” of students over dent Jonathan Veitch and an offensive Halloween improving campus diversi- costume and the filing of ty — and bluntly announced a federal civil rights comhis views on Facebook. plaint against Claremont. For that, he has paid a “Never have we been price.Luke said some of his more divided as communifriends, black and white, ty. Never did we think the have started ignoring him. day would come where we He’s been called igno- were scared to speak our rant. He said the hostili- minds, where fear of our ty of some fellow stuprotestdents’ rage ers toward silenced those with us,” said d i fferthe letter, ent views signed on is a major behalf of r e a s o n t he st u dents by he is not Nathansuppor ting their iel Tsa i, uprising. a ju n ior “They’re ZACH YOUNG m aj o r i n g JUNIOR AT YALE UNIVERSITY doing what in governthey claim ment. “It white peois time for ple do to us, which is mar- the demonstrations and the ginalize us and cast us as hostile rhetoric to stop.” At Yale University, nearthe bad guy,” said Luke, a graduate of Long Beach ly 800 students, faculty, Polytechnic High and kine- staff and others sent a letsiology major who aims ter to campus President to become an orthopedic Peter Salovey expressing surgeon. “You can’t have concerns about several stua different opinion here dent demands — among or you’re persecuted. But them mandatory diversiI’m standing against their ty sensitivity training, an tyrannical and unjustified ethnic studies requirement and the firing of a faculty actions.” Protesters at Occiden- member who questioned tal, Claremont McKenna, staff warnings about culYale, Ithaca, Brown and turally offensive Hallowother campuses appear to een costumes. Zach Young, a junior have wide support as they demand action to address majoring in ethics, politics the bias some minority stu- and economics, had joined dents say they face. the Yale student “march But sharp dissent over of resilience” against disthe movement’s tactics is crimination. But he helped also emerging, as critics spearhead the letter after have begun to step forward. he saw the subsequent stuAt Claremont McKenna dent demands — especially College, where protests the call to fire Erika Chrisled to the resignation of takis, a faculty member a top administrator, more who had challenged the than 300 students sent a costume warning from the letter to the campus com- Yale Intercultural Affairs munity expressing sup- Council, asking whether BY TERESA WATANABE TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
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Alton Luke II, a black student who has been criticized for not joining the movement, on Nov. 20 in Los Angeles. Student protests over racial bias roiling campuses nationwide appear widely supported, but Luke, a sophomore at Occidental College, does not agree with the movement’s tactics. there was no longer room for students to be “a little bit obnoxious … a little bit inappropriate or provocative or, yes, offensive.” The letter defended Christakis’ free-speech rights and called the training and curriculum demands “a menace to the cause of liberal education because they are clearly driven by a particular political agenda devoted to conversion instead of intellectual exploration.” Salovey announced that he supported Christakis. Young and Luke said they have never been threatened with physical violence for their views
— unlike some protesters, who have reported receiving anonymous threats on the Yik Yak social media site. Some faculty members have also spoken out against the protests, including Glenn Loury, a Brown University professor who has researched racial inequality and wrote that he was “appalled” by student allegations of endemic campus racism. Loury, who is African-American, said he had been lavished with university resources for his work and well treated by open-minded colleagues. In a Facebook post, he
rejected student calls for a “revolutionary reshaping” to fight campus bias through diversity training, special staff to recruit more minority faculty and other steps, saying they could lead to “intellectual mediocrity.” At Claremont, a second critique was made last week by two students who called for letters of support for Spellman, saying she had been unfairly targeted. The former dean became the lightning rod for longstanding complaints by minority students alleging university inaction in addressing racial bias and providing resources, such
as funding and a dedicated space, to help them. Spellman was particularly criticized for telling a Latina student she would work hard to support students who “don’t fit our CMC mold.” The former dean could not be reached for comment. In marshaling support for Spellman, seniors Rachel Doehr and Katharine Eger said they supported the broader effort to give voice to marginalized students but expressed concern that the effort “quickly morphed into a torrent of seemingly uncontrollable anger that left casualties in its wake.”
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s a University known for innovation and research, it’s important that we not limit these potential opportunities to create things and instead offer them to everyone. While there are already buildings on campus that allow people from various backgrounds to work on projects, like the National Center for Supercomputing Applications or the Beckman Institute, the University is creating a place where students from various disciplines can collaborate on projects together using state-ofthe-art technology. The new Design Center will be available to the campus community and is meant to be a place where students are able to work to design solutions for real-world problems through collaboration, critical thinking and testing. In addition to physical tools like 3-D printing, the center will utilize virtual reality that will allow the campus community to connect with others and share ideas. The center is important in that it allows campus-wide collaborations. Students from all majors and disciplines can work together on problems, themes and skills. While we are definitely a university that prides itself on our engineering programs, this center will provide a chance to share the wealth and allow all students to experience the type of education so highly spoken of. By bringing students together, the center brings together different outlooks and experiences, allowing for unique and diverse ways of looking at presented issues. Any project that solicits advice from multiple viewpoints is likely to be more complete and offer unique solutions that otherwise wouldn’t come up. Not only does this center provide the opportunity for students of all races, genders and economic backgrounds to partake — which we should all know the importance of — but it furthers the aspect of diversity by being available to all fields of study. This is an extra level of diversity that may be overlooked, given the inherent engineering and design themes. Students working at the center will also be able to utilize the help and guidance of researchers at the University, further encouraging campus-wide collaboration and a sense of community. By conducting their own research at the center, students will add to the wealth of knowledge that is achieved through research conducted there. Offering the campus as a whole an opportunity to solve problems and create is very important. All students will be able to experience the amazing resources the University provides to them, where only a few were able to utilize them in other spaces. In addition to the benefit it provides the University through encouraging the community to work together, the center is also a welcome change of pace. Instead of donations only benefitting specific programs, the center benefits the University programs as a whole. It encourages students to come together to solve problems rather than to stay separated from each other. By opening up the floor for others to contribute their ideas and research, there is potential to help solidify the University’s reputation as a place of innovation and research. Through the creation of the Design Center, not only are we encouraging problem solving and design skills for what could potentially be the betterment of society, we’re also thinking outside the box for the betterment of our students.
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Wilson’s name should not be erased from Princeton RYAN HARDING Opinions columnist
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he legacy of President Woodrow Wilson is under siege at Princeton University. Protesters from the Black Justice League, a student group at Princeton, staged a 32-hour sit-in to demonstrate their frustration with the legacy of Wilson because of his alleged racist past. The protesters demanded that the university rename buildings named after Wilson and remove a mural of Wilson from the dining hall, among other demands. The university is now considering a possible name change despite his alumnus status and his prior service as university president. The protesters raise valid questions about Wilson’s legacy, but scrubbing Wilson from places of honor would be misguided. Wilson’s name should stay. It is important to realize that the Black Justice League is partially justified in their grievances because Woodrow Wilson was racist. Wilson, born and raised in the south before the occurrence of the Civil War and influenced by the subsequent Reconstruction Era, manifested many of the prejudices of his time and place. This is seen in his sympathy for the Confederacy, his complacency in the re-segregation of federal agencies and his private screening of Birth of a Nation at the White House, a movie glorifying the Ku Klux Klan. However, if we are
going to judge Wilson, focusing solely on his prejudices does not give a full picture of our 28th President. In most regards, Wilson was a progressive champion. He passed tariff reform, a new progressive income tax, created the Federal Reserve to regulate the supply of the nation’s currency, created the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and prohibit unfair business practices, passed laws curtailing child labor, initiated labor reforms resulting in an eight hour work day for railroad workers, nominated the first Jewish lawyer to the U.S. Supreme Court and
A line has to be drawn, and I would draw it in favor of Wilson. advocated for women’s suffrage. These progressive reforms shaped the course of American history and served as a building block for FDR’s New Deal and other transformative legislation. Wilson, by his foreign policy, also shaped the course of world history. By asking for a timely declaration of war against Germany, Wilson insured an Allied victory in World War I. Moreover, in negotiating the peace settlement with Germany, Wilson was instrumental in the
creation of the League of Nations, a precursor to the United Nations, in order to arbitrate disputes and avoid wars. For his role in foreign affairs, Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Although we cannot turn a blind eye towards Wilson’s racism, as has been done in the past, we also should not lose sight of his positive accomplishments and transformative effect on history. Students should demand a more holistic view of Woodrow Wilson on their campus rather than expulsion. To do otherwise would be a disservice to their educational experience. Quite simply, how can one learn from history if we erase teachable moments? Perhaps a prominent plaque describing both the positive and the regrettable moments of Wilson’s life could achieve that goal. To that point, it is often easier to find a convenient scapegoat rather than accept that a person was a manifestation of a larger problem. Keeping Wilson’s name, accompanied by the plaque, would prevent Princeton from distancing itself from less desirable moments in their history. Further, if Woodrow Wilson is not safe from banishment, who is? Although it is relatively easy to rename halls and buildings named after controversial figures, what about entire universities? George Washington, for example, was a slaveholder. Do we need to rename Washington University, Georgetown University or Washington and Lee
University? Would we also need to change the name of our nation’s capital? What about the state of Washington? Although this could be described as a slippery slope argument, it raises a question that needs to be asked: What names would we keep, what names would we change and to what extent? A line has to be drawn, and I would draw it in favor of Wilson. It is unwise to judge historical figures by our present standards of acceptability. That does not mean our ancestors were correct, but it is simply a realization that many, if not most of us, are victims of the zeitgeist of our time and place. As a recent example, Hillary Clinton initially opposed gay marriage. Opposition to gay marriage is now seen by many as homophobic. Should she be retroactively viewed as homophobic based on this current standard or should the time and place of her views be relevant? Although Wilson’s legacy needs to be examined holistically, it would be misguided for Princeton to purge Wilson. We need to learn from history, not whitewash it. We must also draw a line on what names to keep and avoid the hubris of presentism. These same principles apply equally to our university, and the nation as a whole, as we move forward in these times of great change. Thus, the name should stay.
Ryan is a University law student. opinions@dailyillini. com
The ironic evolution of Thanksgiving traditions LEAH PEARLMAN Opinions columnist
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et’s talk about irony; I just finished Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying”, and let me tell you, that book is filled with comedic irony (I recommend it 100 percent). Now I see irony everywhere I look, and I find it interesting that sometimes — because things are traditional — the irony is harder to see. Since I was young, I’ve heard the story of the Pilgrims fleeing religious prosecution and landing at Plymouth Rock. Then Squanto and some other Native Americans helped teach the pilgrims how to fish and plant corn. They come together with the tribe for the first Thanksgiving in 1621. Right? Sure. Beyond the flawed lessons we were taught as children, Thanksgiving has become a time to come together as families and friends to give thanks for another year. But it’s ironic that the basis of the history that goes along with this American holiday — genocide — is completely ignored.
Still, most people are aware of this already. We probably all had long conversations about this in American history classes during high school. As Americans we have transformed this story — the colonization and murder of indigenous people — into a day where we celebrate and say thanks with our families while eating turkey. The history doesn’t quite match the celebration, but tradition has made this holiday into something that has nothing to do with its questionable past. The values and ideas currently attributed to Thanksgiving, such as the importance of family and being thankful, are positive despite stemming from something terrible. Thanksgiving as we know it ironically might as well have no connection to any historical events. But what I have found to be most ironic, past the misinterpreted holiday aspect, is that right after Thanksgiving comes Black Friday. Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year in the United States, now takes place merely hours after you’ve finished with dessert and coffee. According to Fundivo, 27.2 percent of shopping was done on Thanksgiving Day compared to 33.3 percent of shop-
ping done on actual Black Friday in 2014. It is hard to see the irony in spending a day with the supposed mission of promoting family thankfulness to run off to your local mall because we are so used to it. It may be your family’s tradition. I know my family quickly changes to pajamas after dinner for a pre-shopping-spree nap. But at this point we have now forsaken any history for the good interest of family bonding and love, and consequently smashed that ideal to pieces with this vapid consumerism that happens directly after. It’s easy to make the argument that Black Friday happens in the name of love if we really want to. On Thanksgiving, we ignore history in order to celebrate family and thankfulness, and then on Black Friday, we spend hundreds on those we love. Walking with blinders is fun; staying naive of the situation is easy. But after being exposed to the ironies going on, I couldn’t help but think of them as I went through last week. I kept wondering if it was just I seeing the dichotomy between our gruesome history and celebratory dinner, or our thankfulness and greed.
I enjoyed my pumpkin cheesecake, and I did go to Akira and pick out a full sequined romper. But what I learned this weekend was to look deeper into the traditions that make up our lives and how they may not be completely honest. After reading Faulkner (thanks, professor), it is easier to see that these Thanksgiving phenomena make no sense if you actually think about them. Thanksgiving and Black Friday combined are ironically the greatest celebration of exploitation in American culture. And weirdly enough, I am okay with it, as long as Americans are aware they are celebrating on a day in history that isn’t always told the right way. There is nothing wrong with bringing the family together for one big meal and celebrating being thankful for all that you have. And there is also nothing wrong with following the big crowd headed toward the mall right after in order to buy some gifts for your loved ones. As long as we remember the true history behind this uniquely American holiday, we can continue celebrating it ironically.
Leah is a freshman in Media. lpearlm2@dailyillini.com
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JASONSLIST omore in Engineering and Jason’s roommate, remembers first seeing the public response to Jason’s self-produced video on Reddit. He said he was very excited to see the viewers responding to the videos and put it lightly when he described
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the experience as “pretty cool.” Another friend and recent University graduate, Alex Fung, is someone Jason said he looks to for advice when it comes to good storytelling. Jason describes Fung as an “influence on his life.” Throughout the process, Jason learned to not focus on one specific bucket list item, but to take them as
they come. Jason said he is incredibly thankful for the positive feedback on his projects because “these days, it is nice to see some good come out of people.” “Follow me on this journey. I have no idea where it will go,” Jason said.
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COVER’D APP and then built from there.” Wexler explained that the app’s limited availability at KAM’S is a good thing for the time being because he can make sure that everything is functioning properly and then use that to attract other bars into getting on board with the app as well. Jake Price, sophomore in Business, also played a vital role in making Reibman’s vision a reality.
“I played the role of bringing the ideas to life, not by writing code, but by creating a business plan and figuring out how to get it from paper to getting it started,” Price said. Price explained that his hope is to also have The Red Lion and Firehaus available on Cover’d. “We would like to expand as soon as possible, but we need to prove the concept right now at KAM’s, and then hopefully the other bars will come to us,” Price said. Reibman explained that
he plans on expanding the app to other universities in the future. He is in contact with Indiana University, Miami University and University of Iowa. “Our long-term goal is to be in every bar across the country that takes cover,” said Price. “We’re really only one week in of what we hope to be a long journey, and my goal with it is never to have a user pay more on the app than they would have to with cash.”
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Pressure’s on “Creed” BY NEIL BEST TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
JULIA RENDLEMAN PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Chancelor Humphrey, who created Keep Pittsburgh Dope, walks around Wednesday, Nov. 4 looking for people to photograph in downtown Pittsburgh.
Snapping Pittsburgh’s style BY SARA BAUKNECHT TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
P I T T S BU RGH — Chancelor Humphrey knows Pittsburgh’s streets well. He scours them often in search of people whose personal style he can capture on camera. In just over a year, Humphrey, his website KeepPittsburghDope.com and his social media feeds have become to Pittsburgh what New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham’s “On the Street” features are to the Big Apple’s fashion community. What Humphrey has curated in this short time is arguably the most comprehensive portrait of modern Pittsburgh style. The idea of a street style photographer in Pittsburgh might make some snicker. This is, after all, the city that’s landed on its share of fashion-flop lists. But this 27-year-old North Sider knows better. “There’s a difference between fashion and style. We got a unique style here,” he says. “In the pictures, I’ll guide a person, but when they make that turn to look at the camera, that’s their expression and it’s always no nonsense. ... It’s like, this is Pittsburgh.” On a recent afternoon downtown, Humphrey (a thin, towering guy whose own style is a mix of relaxed and refined) spotted a blonde in a pencil skirt and blouse at the corner of Fifth and Liberty avenues. He darted to the curb to snap a quick picture of her from behind as she crossed the street, unaware that she was his muse for the moment. On another street, a young man’s sleek sneakers got his attention. A couple of others Humphrey approached that
day smiled but declined to be photographed. A few blocks away from Point Park University, he stopped a young woman in active wear topped with a fringed eternity scarf and sunglasses. She not only agreed to have her photo taken, she recognized him. “I love it,” he says about the slice of local fame he’s gotten since launching Keep Pittsburgh Dope. On Instagram and Twitter combined, his following exceeds 11,000. “Man, it’s like what I do affects people.” For now, he shoots most of his street style photography downtown, but he also enjoys scouting other neighborhoods. “I love to go to Oakland and see the high-fashion finds along with the thrift fi nds,” he says. “There’s always just awesome style.” Since the summer, photography has become his full-time gig. He left his day job as a loan document specialist at PNC Firstside Center to build up Keep Pittsburgh Dope and pursue opportunities to shoot campaigns for other brands, such as BikePittsburgh and Chromos Eyewear. Becoming a photographer, however, was never something he envisioned for himself. “I thought I was going to be an NBA player,” he says. A native of Aliquippa, Pa., he grew up playing basketball, including two years at Penn State Beaver before transferring to the university’s State College campus. There he switched his major from business to communications and got interested in radio, even landing a job at a local station. Back in Pittsburgh, he found himself at a crossroads. He started a web-
site that covered local events and newsmakers, but it failed to get traction. Plus, sometimes his photographers wouldn’t show up. That’s when Humphrey decided to get a camera and teach himself how to take photos. Soon after came Keep Pittsburgh Dope. “I noticed a void as far as street photography and street style photography here in Pittsburgh,” he says. “I’ve always been a fan of street style photography in New York, so it just seemed like kind of a no-brainer.” And the name? He credits that to a shot in the opening credits of the comedy TV series “Portlandia” that reads “Keep Portland Weird” in graffiti. “It kind of just hit me, Keep Pittsburgh Dope, because I always use ‘dope’ in my everyday slang,” he says. “It just made sense.” He’s been inspired along the way by the likes of Cunningham and Scott Schuman, the fashion photographer known for his street style blog and books called “The Sartorialist.” He also gets ideas from collaborating with other young local photographers, such as Cody Baker. But one of his biggest motivations is his mom. Growing up, it was just the two of them, he says, so he sees photography not only as a way to build a life for himself but also to take care of her someday. While he’s made a lot of progress so far, he’s just getting started, he says. He hopes to evolve Keep Pittsburgh Dope into a lifestyle brand that includes events, branded goods and more. “I’m just learning as I go,” he says. “The time is now to do anything creative in Pittsburgh.”
Ryan Coogler is 29, with all of two feature film directing credits on his resume. But he already has checked off what for many people in his business is a bucket list entry. “Boxing movies are always something I wanted to make, ever since I realized I wanted to make movies,” he said. “I think every filmmaker wants to make a boxing movie one day. It’s just one of those things, man. I remember being in film school and we would always talk about it.” In Coogler’s case, he upped the degree of difficulty a bit. “Creed,” which he directed and co-wrote, is not just any boxing movie. It is the seventh entry in the venerable “Rocky” franchise, and the first not to be written by Sylvester Stallone. Oh, and by the way, Stallone is a producer of the film. And stars in it. Stallone plays an aging Rocky Balboa, who grudgingly agrees to train Adonis Johnson, the previously unknown — to film fans and to Balboa himself — illegitimate son of Rocky’s friend Apollo Creed, who did not make it out of “Rocky IV” alive. Pressure? What pressure? “We had a great asset having Sly there as a producer,” Coogler said. “He was there every step of the process to give us advice as far as what worked for him and what didn’t, but also to encourage us to try new things.” That last part was the key to the entire production. The idea was to balance faithfulness to the well-known back story of the characters and series while updating it for a new generation. Coogler was well positioned to straddle those worlds as someone who grew up watching the oldest “Rocky” entries with his father, a big fan of “Rocky II” in particular, even though the first four films came out before Ryan was born. So after several feints and jabs when it appears Coogler will trot out the original theme song but does not, he saves it for just the right moment to give longtime fans a kick. “The thing I realized in film school is no two filmmakers would ever make
the same movie,” he said of the challenge of freshening the series and making it his own. “We would do exercises sometimes where they would give us one script and they would crew up five times — five different directors, five different cinematographers. “It was the same words and just five completely different movies. And that kind of taught me that as long as you stay true to yourself and stay true to the story you want to tell and the characters, you usually end up with something unique — unique enough to stand on its own.”
Tale of the Tapes
Coogler prepared in part by “watching pretty much every boxing movie I could get my hands on,” a daunting task given the century-plus of material to wade through. He said his favorites include “Body and Soul,” the 1947 classic that stars John Garfield, and “On the Waterfront” from 1954. “Brando doesn’t box in that one, but he is a boxer,” Coogler said. He also mentioned “Warrior,” a 2011 film about a mixed martial arts fighter trained by his father, a former boxer. To ensure verisimilitude, Coogler cast real boxers opposite star Michael B. Jordan. British boxer Anthony Bellew plays the foe for the climactic bout, a character named “Pretty” Ricky Conlan. Using real fighters helped the boxing scenes ring true but challenged the actor. “One thing that’s underrated in talking about Mike’s performance is that Mike did all of his own stunts,” Coogler said. “There was never a stunt guy in the ring in his shorts. It was always Mike. Every time he stepped into the ring, on the other side of him was somebody who was a professional fighter who was very dangerous and very skilled. “For him to come off convincing against these guys took so much work. It is really a testament to Mike’s performance. It was important to me that we had authentic guys and had a fight culture in our crew.” The film does not shy from some of the cliches of the boxing genre in general and
“Rocky” movies in particular. Coogler knew he could not avoid that entirely. Again, the goal was to find a new voice in a familiar chorus. “We felt like the characters were unique enough that if we stayed true to what they were going through and what the story needed at the time, that we could come away with choreography and photography and stories of the fight that would be unique enough,” he said. One element Coogler was a stickler for was making the four fights in the film look and feel different from one another. “This was an opportunity to see him start his career, so we wanted each fight to kind of be a steppingstone for the next fight, so gradually they become more and more intense,” he said.
A Warrior at Heart
Coogler does not have a boxing background, but he is an athlete. He played wide receiver at Sacramento State from 2004-07. He grew up just north of Oakland, and his first feature was the highly regarded “Fruitvale Station” from 2013, which starred Jordan and told the true story of a young man shot to death by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer on New Year’s Day 2009. That was an art house favorite. This is a major studio leap of faith, notably by Stallone, who gave the goahead after being approached with the idea. Coogler said he has been heartened by the generally positive early response from critics. He also has gotten to enjoy some of the perks that come with the job. A self-described “massive Warriors fan,” he has met several players recently, including at a screening where he spoke to Andre Iguodala. “Smart guy and talented and a real film buff,” Coogler said. He is old enough to vaguely recall the Warriors’ “Run TMC” era, featuring Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin. Now they have the NBA champs, for the first time since the year before the original “Rocky” was released in 1976. Said Coogler, “We’ve got this run now, so it’s built up a real great, loyal fan base, man.”
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Eric Pursley sits in the airplane that Jason Yue, senior in Engineering, surprised him with. Yue created a YouTube channel called “JasonsList,” where he tries to fulfill his bucket list and, in doing so, helps other people fulfill their bucket lists.
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Presby Hall chef takes flight with assistance from YouTuber BY ELYSSA KAUFMAN STAFF WRITER
In an apartment filled with video games, fraternity guys and food, Jason Yue, a senior in Engineering, has knowledge of people who are different than the average college student. From his projects, like Humans of Champaign-Urbana, and his YouTube channel, JasonsList, Yue challenges beliefs and gains insight into people’s lives. In his most recent YouTube video, which has gained nationwide attention, Jason makes a Presby dining hall chef’s dream of flying a reality. His video has appeared on the Today Show and has been shared on social media, along with various news sites. Eric Pursley, Presby dining hall chef, had no idea what was in store for him when Jason’s car pulled up in front of his house one
morning. “I was sitting at home relaxing, fixing my daughter breakfast. There was a knock at the door, and I was shocked because it was Jason. He said we were going bowling. I got in the car and did not know I was being recorded,” Pursley explained. Little did Pursley know, a day of what he thought was “bowling” turned into a lifechanging experience. Pursley had never been flying, and Jason was going to to make this happen. Jason wanted to take Pursley on this flight to help him conquer his fear of heights. “I didn’t believe him when he said we were going flying. It was hard to believe, and I was very nervous,” Pursley said. The surprise was a success and recorded by Jason for his YouTube channel. Pursley summed up his experience: “It meant a lot to me being able to fly for the first time, and Jason helped me get rid of my fears.” Eric explained that as a freshman, Jason was one of the kids who came to the kitchen frequently and liked
to talk to the cooks. From then on, Pursley and Jason developed a friendship. While reflecting on this video, Jason stated, “I think it’s validation for the human spirit, in the sense that there has been a ton of positive reaction toward the video.”
Humans of Champaign-Urbana JasonsList is a result of Jason’s previous project, Humans of Champaign-Urbana, which he began in August of last year. Jason explained that one summer he spent a lot of time on buses commuting from Champaign to Minneapolis. After taking the 11-hour trip multiple times, he realized something. “You can do one of two things on a bus. You can talk to the people next to you, or you can put your headphones in and do your own thing.” Jason said. On the first trip that summer, Jason decided to talk to the person next to him into the night as everyone went to sleep. He said, “We had such a rich conversation,” that it
made him curious about people, and it made him want to learn more about what it means to be alive and to be human. Through these bus rides, Jason realized he did not know much about the Champaign-Urbana community. He wanted to learn more about the people. He said his first project is essentially a journal of people he has met. “Humans of ChampaignUrbana is the direct result of me wanting to know more about people,” Jason said.
JasonsList
From his experience with Humans of ChampaignUrbana, Jason began a new project. Jason created a bucket list of 100 things he wanted to complete. One of his bucket list items is to “Dougie with Ellen and/or Derrick Rose.” While completing his list, Jason also wants to help others complete their lists. “You can accomplish this as long as you work hard, and you are very genuine in your emotions and your intent,” Jason said. Aside from taking Eric fly-
ing, other JasonsList videos include helping with a surprise marriage proposal, a treasure hunt and planning the perfect homecoming. As a senior, Jason explained that homecoming was very important to him. His perfect homecoming began with a run around campus followed by tailgating and chauffeuring alumni from the I-Hotel to the game. He then went to the game, and Jason “may or may not have snuck on the field.” In continuation of the day, the YouTube star was pied in the face. To complete the day, Jason had dinner at the University president’s house along with the chancellor.
The Process
All of Jason’s videos are self-produced and uploaded to his YouTube channel. Viewers can subscribe to JasonsList where he currently has over 1,500 subscribers. Even with his large following, Jason said he is more focused on his storytelling and content rather than numbers. Nathan Marasigan, soph-
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Cash-free bar cover Cover’d allows debit or credit cover payment BY MADDIE GALASSI STAFF WRITER
A University student has found a way to fix a common problem many students encounter in the nightlife — paying cover at bars. Cover’d, which launched Nov. 17, is an app that allows users to pay for cover at KAM’s on their mobile device, eliminating the need to use cash to enter the bar. The app also allows purchases of multiple covers at once for future use. “You download the app from the Apple app store, and
then once you have the app you can either sign up through Facebook or make your own profile,” explained Elliot Reibman, sophomore in ACES, who created Cover’d. “From there, you choose “KAM’S,” and then can purchase 1 to 10 covers. Once you do that, a QR code comes up, and once you go to KAM’S, you show the code to the bouncer and he can scan you in.” Reibman said he first got the idea last year while walking to “block” on a Saturday morning. “When I was walking to block, I was with a girl who didn’t have cash on her, and the idea sparked,” Reibman said. “I thought of it and sat on it for a few months, and then brought the idea to my busi-
ness partners.” He said the making of the app began in early May. Jonathan Wexler, freshman in Engineering, designed Cover’d. Wexler’s history with app development aided him in bringing Cover’d to life, as he has helped produced two other apps: Soccer Pong and iStockAlerts. Writing the app took him three months, and the process of making it available on the Apple app store took one month. “This wasn’t my first app on the app store, but it is my first large-scale app,” Wexler said. “I took a short course on app development, but besides that everything I know is selftaught. I researched online
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SPORTS Thorne Jr. out indefinitely after Iowa State knee injury BY ELI SCHWADRON STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Mike Thorne Jr.dunks the ball during the game against Chattanooga at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois, on Nov. 21.
Center Mike Thorne Jr. had surgery on his knee for a torn meniscus Monday and is out indefinitely. The graduate transfer from UNC-Charlotte left the game in pain during the first half of Saturday’s matchup with Iowa State after posting 10 points and seven boards in 13 minutes. Thorne Jr. has been a force in the paint through his first seven games at Illinois. The 6 -foot11, 270 -pounder was averaging 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game prior to Saturday’s setback. His most dominant performance came in the season opener – he scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against North Florida on Nov. 13. Two days later, he dropped 21 and eight in a win over North Dakota State. Thorne Jr.’s efficiency on the offensive end and physicality on the glass earned him Illini of
the Week for Nov. 18. Thorne Jr.’s meniscus tear marks the most recent affliction to Illinois basketball amongst a long list of injuries. Jalen Coleman-Lands, Leron Black, Jaylon Tate and Kendrick Nunn have all just returned from their respective injuries. Tracy Abrams is out for the year with a torn Achilles tendon. The University wouldn’t comment on if Thorne Jr. would return after some recovery time or if he would miss the remainder of the season. If Thorne Jr. does not return in 2015-16, he may be able to return to the Illini next season if the NCAA grants him a sixth year of eligibility — he hasn’t played in 30 percent of this season’s games, so he qualifies for an injury redshirt.
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Nunn shows no signs of rust in return for Illinois BY ELI SCHWADRON STAFF WRITER
Malcolm Hill intercepted an errant Alabama-Birmingham pass and sped up the floor. As Hill neared mid-court, he threw a bullet to Kendrick Nunn, who caught the ball outside the three-point line, took one right-handed power dribble and exploded for a lefty dunk. Not bad for a player five weeks removed from thumb surgery on his shooting hand. Nunn’s above-the-rim finish accounted for two of his 18 points in a 72-58 win over UAB on Friday night. The 6-foot-3 junior guard showed no signs of rust against the Blazers, shooting 7-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range in 31 minutes of playing time. He followed up that performance with a 19-point outburst versus No. 4-ranked Iowa State in the Emerald Coast Classic Final on Saturday evening,
when he again shot 7-of-15. Nunn wore a wrap on his shooting hand to quell any lingering pain, but it didn’t seem to affect the team captain’s play whatsoever. “I was working out a couple days prior to this game and felt good about things,” Nunn told reporters after the UAB game. “I’ve got to get my conditioning up a little more. I felt winded in the first half but felt better as the game went along.” The native of Chicago’s South Side underwent surgery Oct. 21 to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, and he was expected to miss approximately eight weeks of action. Instead, he returned three weeks ahead of schedule and starred in this weekend’s games against UAB and Iowa State. He played aggressively and confidently in both games, never hesitating on his release. Nunn’s improved jump shot will help other areas of his game, because opponents will have to pay more
respect to his range. From the triple-threat position, he can use his trusty, lefthanded rip-through for easy access into the lane. From there, his crafty ball-handling skills can help create a shot either for himself or a teammate. In the final minute of the first half against Iowa State, Nunn pushed the ball and settled on the left wing. He crossed over from right to left and took a dribble toward the baseline before being greeted by a second defender. What Nunn did next is what separates him from many two-guards in the nation. Instead of panicking, he used a step-back hesitation move, which stalled the double-team just long enough for Nunn to turn the corner and reach the basket. A third Cyclone defender challenged him at the rim, but Nunn confused him by switching hands mid-air for a right-handed finger roll. With 16:45 left in the sec-
ond half of the same game, Nunn found himself in the same situation – hampered by two defenders on the left baseline. This time, Iowa State’s 6 -foot-9 Jameel McKay and 6-foot-6 Abdel Nader didn’t flinch on the hesitation move. Nunn was quickly running out of floor space, so he kicked a onehanded pass to Hill at the top of the key for a made 3-pointer. Nunn’s versatility – as a shooter, driver and distributor – is a key element to Illinois’ success. After starting the season with two big games, Nunn’s main focus is consistency. “A personal goal for me is to stay consistent throughout the season,” Nunn said. “Sometimes, I start the season off kind of slow and then pick it up during Big Ten play, then toward the end of the season it dies down a little bit.”
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Illinois’ Kendrick Nunn looks to drive to the basket during the game against Northwestern at State Farm Center, on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Football coach, runner leaving Illini volleyball to fight Salukis in tournament
BY MICHAL DWOJAK STAFF WRITER
Illinois football running back Kendrick Foster announced that he plans to transfer from the University over Twitter on Monday. The sophomore redshirted in 2014 and did not play in 2013. From Peoria, Illinois, he was a three-star recruit out of high school according to 247sport.com. He finished with 78 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown in six appearances this season. The Illini return Vaughn and Enyenihi next season, and also get back freshmen Dre Brown and Reggie Corbin, who redshirted this season with injuries. Illinois also has a commitment from four-star running back Kentrail Moran of O’Fallon, Illinois. Foster did not specify what school he would be transferring to — he isn’t the first Illinois running back in recent years to depart Champaign for another college town. Former Illini running back Devin Church left the Uni-
versity to go play at Eastern Illinois after the 2014 season. The change comes on the same day that multiple media outlets have reported that assistant coach Alex Golesh is leaving Illinois to go to Iowa State. Golesh served as a running backs coach during his time at Illinois. According to the Ames Tribune, however, the deal is not finalized. A Champaign TV station confirmed that he had spoken to Golesh on Monday and that the assistant coach was leaving the University to head join Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell’s staff. Golesh was ranked as a top10 recruiter in the Big Ten by Rivals.com last season, and with Bill Cubit on a two-year contract, the departure of his recruiting coordinator comes at a crucial time. Both potential changes come just days after Illinois’ season-ending 24-14 loss to Northwestern and the announcement of a two-year extension given to head coach Bill Cubit.
BY DANIEL COLLINS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Southern Illinois stands as the Illini volleyball team’s first task in the 2015 NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Illini hold an 18-12 edge against the Salukis all-time. The two faced each other last season at the Illini Classic — Illinois prevailed 3-0. This is Illinois’ 23rd trip to the tournament in pro-
gram history, and the seventh in the past 10 years. Illinois entered as the No. 9 seed last season and lost in the Sweet 16 to the Florida Gators in five sets (22-25. 25-21, 25-22, 17-25, 14-16). The Illini are 36-21 alltime in postseason play. Friday’s match is slated for 4 p.m.
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Illinois’ Kendrick Foster (25) gets brought down by Eric Finney (14) during the annual football Spring Game at Memorial Stadium on Apr. 18.
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Illinois’ assistant coach Alex Golesh during the game against Kent State on Sept. 05.
Illinois’ Ali Bastianelli attempts to spike the ball during the match against Northwestern at Huff Hall on Nov. 7.
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Fejedelem honored with conference award BY PETER BAILEY-WELLS SPORTS EDITOR
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Defensive back Clayton Fedejelem makes a tackle during the game against Northwestern at Soldier Field on Saturday.
Safety Clayton Fejedelem was the only Illinois football player chosen for the All-Big Ten defensive team that was announced Monday. Fejedelem was named to the second team as selected by the media after leading the conference in tackles with 140 and in tackles per game with 11.6. Rutgers’ Steve Longa was second in both categories with 117 total tackles and 10.6 tackles per game. He was not named to any of the top three teams by the conference’s coaches. No Illinois players were named to either the coaches’ or the media’s all-conference special teams lists. Six Illini — Mason Monheim, Taylor Barton, Jihad
Ward, Dawaune Smoot, T.J. Neal and V’Angelo Bentley — were named honorable mentions by the media. Seven Illini — the six media honorable mentions and Fejedelem — were named as honorable mentions by the coaches. Bentley was named the team’s spor tsma nship award honoree. Penn State defensive lineman Carl Nassib was named the conference’s NagurskiWoodson Defensive Player of the year. He led the country with 15.5 sacks and is second in the nation in tackles for loss, with 19.5. Tomorrow, the conference’s coaches and media offensive honors will be announced.
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Wrestling dominates in three New York matches Stars Martinez, Rodrigues and Richards seal Illinois’ victory BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
The No. 12-ranked Illinois wrestling team dominated a pair of matches at Madison Square Garden on Sunday and defeated Princeton at the New York Athletic Club to wrap up a successful East Coast trip. Illinois defeated Big Ten foe Maryland, 34-9, to improve to 6-0 on the season. The Illini got eight wins in the match, including one from freshman Francis Edelen – the first win of his Illinois career. No. 1-ranked, 157-pound Isaiah Martinez earned a technical fall victory over No. 18 Louis Mascola of Maryland. The win was one of three for Martinez on Sunday. 133-pound Zane Richards earned three wins for the Illini. The No. 6-ranked wrestler defeated Tyler Goodwin of Maryland by fall, David Pearce of Drexel by a 15-6 majority decision and Princeton’s Trey Aslanian by technical fall, 25-10. In the second match of the day at Madison Square Garden, the Illini defeated the Drexel Dragons 31-9 to
improve to 7-0 on the season. In a 184-pound dual, No. 17 Jeff Koepke of Illinois bounced back from a loss to Jaron Smith of Maryland by defeating Drexel’s Stephen Loiseau. The win was Koepke’s fifth on the season. The final match of the day took place at the New York Athletic Club, where the Illini defeated Princeton in its closest match of the season, 20-15. The win was the Illini’s eighth against a very solid Princeton lineup. “You know, they’re tough,” Martinez said regarding Princeton. “When you think of the EIWA and the Ivy League, they’re not the best at wrestling outside of Cornell, but these guys were fighting. Many of them were Jersey wrestlers and if you know anything about wrestling, you would know that New Jersey is a pretty good high school wrestling state and many of them go from Jersey to Princeton.” Even though the Illini didn’t wrestle Princeton at Madison Square Garden, Martinez was still excited to be able to step foot into a building that has hosted many memorable and iconic events. Martinez said that wrestling at Madison Square Garden was so much different than wrestling in St. Louis or Philadelphia. He said that the experience was awesome and loved that so many people were there. “When I walked into the
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Illinois’ head coach Jim Heffernan makes a call out to the mat during the wrestling match vs. Nebraska at Huff Hall on Jan. 23, 2015. arena, I was like ‘man, this is awesome,’” Martinez said. “It’s just neat being in a venue like that and knowing where nationals is going to be at this year.” Illinois head coach Jim Heffernan said that going
to Madison Square Garden and knowing that the national tournament was being held there this season was the main reason for scheduling it. Heffernan added that his team had been out to New
York City a couple of seasons prior and said that he wanted to get his team out there to get rid of the shock factor. “It’s a different kind of place and it is maybe the most historically traditional arena in the entire world,”
Heffernan said. “So it was pretty cool to get there and get it out of our system and become a little bit familiar with the whole thing.”
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Illinois men’s gymnastics announces 2016 schedule BY DANIEL COLLINS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Illini men’s gymnastics team announced its schedule for the 2016 season on Monday. Illinois’ first two competitions will take place at the UIC Pavilion when it faces
UIC Jan. 9 and then contests at the Windy City Invitational Jan. 17. The Illini opened up last year’s campaign in identical fashion, defeating UIC and placing first in a field of six at the invite. The team will face two Big Ten gymnastics pow-
erhouses — Penn State and Michigan. The Nittany Lions, reigning Big Ten champions, defeated Illinois last season, 435.750-428.500. Illinois’ regular-season finale will be against the reigning national champions — the Oklahoma Soon-
ers. The Sooners defeated the Illini last year by a score of 457.300-434.200. Both teams entered that meet as the only perfect teams in the country with a 10-0 record. The Big Ten and National Championships will be hosted by Ohio State in Columbus,
Ohio. Illinois finished second at the Big Ten Championship and failed to advance to the team finals at nationals in 2015. C.J. Maestas, who graduated in May, won the team’s lone individual national title (high bar). Three Illini won
individual titles at the Big Ten Championships — Maestas (floor exercise), senior Fred Hartville (vault) and Jordan Valdez (parallel bars). Valdez graduated in May.
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North Carolina State’s Maurice Trowell (87) celebrates with Jaylen Samuels (28) after Samuels scored on a 3-yard touchdown run during the first half against Old Dominion at S. B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolf, Va., on Sept. 19.
Old Dominion will accept bowl bid if offered BY HARRY MINIUM
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NORFOLK — The odds are slim, and could hinge on the outcome of three games on Saturday, but Old Dominion isn’t necessarily out of the running for a bowl bid after all. ODU lost its regular-season finale to Florida Atlantic, 33-31, Saturday at Foreman Field to finish 5-7, one victory short of bowl eligibility. However, at least two and as many as five 5-7 teams will be needed to fill all 80 bowl slots, and the NCAA has not figured out how to choose those teams. Depending on the outcome of games, as many as 17 teams could finish 5-7. ESPN has reported that the
NCAA Oversight Committee will figure out this week how those teams will be determined. ESPN and other media outlets say the NCAA is likely to use the Academic Progress Rate -- a measure of graduation rates -- to rate 5-7 teams. If so, ODU’s odds lessen. ODU is ranked 11th among those 17 teams with an APR score of 951. ODU’s scores has been hurt by the team’s recent move to the Football Bowl Subdivision, which caused a number of players to transfer to other schools. ODU coach Bobby Wilder said at his weekly press conference Monday afternoon that there is still a possibility that ODU could go to a bowl.
He added that the Conference USA officials have been discussing the issue with the NCAA. Conference USA has seven bowl agreements, but only five bowl-eligible teams. C-USA would prefer to fill the two bowl games with league members. C-USA has four 5-7 teams, including Florida International, UTEP and Rice. Rice is C-USA’s highest-rated team on the APR with a 973, tied with Illinois for sixth. ODU athletic director Wood Selig said “from what I’ am told, all 5-7 teams are in the conversation at this point until a decision is made on how they will be selected and how many will be needed.” Wilder said he would not
be surprised if several 5-7 teams from Power 5 leagues turn down bowl bids. Wilder said that he discussed the issue Sunday with ODU President John Broderick and Selig and they agreed that the Monarchs would say yes if a bowl bid is extended. Wilder said the benefits outweigh a potential bowl loss, which would leave ODU with a 5-8 record. “NCAA rules would allow us to conduct 15 practices, and then play in a bowl game,” Wilder said. “That’s like having an additional spring practice.” “We have a very young team. We have 100 of 112 players returning next season. This would do so much
to help this very young football team improve.” Wilder said ODU would not consider a bowl bid with a 5-7 record if it would cost the school money. However, Conference USA pays for travel, hotel and meals for up to 200 people to attend a bowl game. “I told our players Sunday that the school won’t be buying expensive gear for them if we go to a bowl,” he said. “That’s for when you win six games and earn a bowl bid.” Wilder said he would forego a bonus called for in his contract if ODU goes to a bowl. “It’s hard to say what our chances are, Wilder said. “Something like this has nev-
er happened before.” ODU finished 6-6 last season, its first in Conference USA, but because the Monarchs were in their final transition season into the Football Bowl Subdivision, they could only go to a bowl game if there weren’t enough teams otherwise eligible. In all, 86 teams were bowl eligible last season, and so far, only 75 have become eligible this season. Three games Saturday will determine whether two or five teams are needed: West Virginia at Kansas State (5-6), Georgia State (5-6) at Georgia Southern and Appalachian State at South Alabama (5-6). All three 5-6 teams are underdogs.
Indiana disappointed after Maui loss BY PETE DIPRIMO TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
BL OOM I NGTON — Sometimes you have to get rocked to find yourself. Sometimes. After the way Indiana was rocked in last week’s Maui Invitational (the 1-2 record was good for sixth place when the goal was a championship), the Hoosiers (4-2) are ready for a major bounce back. The first step comes Monday night against winless Alcorn State, and yes, forward Collin Hartman said, the Hoosiers are ticked. “We recognize we have a lot of talent. We have high expectations for ourselves. It never feels good to start with a positive mindset and come out like we did. We didn’t play to our abilities or our own standards. We let ourselves down. We let an opportunity slip away. All we can do now is work hard like we have, go over the film, and lock in to who we are and what we do and what gets us wins.”
Turnovers were a big problem. IU gave up 25 points on 16 turnovers in a win over St. John’s and 22 points on 21 turnovers in a loss to UNLV. IU has no chance if that continues, especially for Wednesday night’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge at No. 6 Duke, and the Hoosiers know it. “What we took away from everything is that we got away from being us,” Hartman said. “We didn’t play like we’d been practicing. There were a lot of fundamental things that we didn’t execute that we practice day in and day out. “It’s about making the simple plays, not try to make the home run passes. It’s staying sound.” Guard Robert Johnson said it’s about playing the way the Hoosiers practice. “There is no quick fix,” he said. “A lot of our turnovers were fundamental based. It’s about staying solid and executing on passing and pivoting and keeping
our spacing. It goes back to fundamentals and decision making. The things we practice every day.” The Hoosiers arrived at Maui unbeaten and ranked No. 13, then lost to unheralded Wake Forest and UNLV and struggled to beat a bad St. John’s team. Did the experience humble them? Coach Tom Crean wouldn’t go there. “I don’t use that word. I’m with these guys every day. If there was any humbling that needed to be done before we lose games, that would have been corrected. That’s not the group we have. We want to win and improve. “We won before we went out there, but we didn’t improve when we were out there the way we needed to. We didn’t take care of some of the basic things. I have to do more defensively to not put guys in situations that they’re not ready for.” IU has struggled with interior defense. Crean said it’s because of the
youth and inexperience of freshmen big men Thomas Bryant, Juwan Morgan and O.G. Anunoby. He added that the addition of senior transfer forward Max Bielfeldt brings experience in years, but not in familiarity with the Hoosier system. “We’re with a brand new front line,” he said. “I’m not sure everybody is picking up on that. It is a fact.” Crean said Morgan is out for a while because of an injury, and that Anunoby will have to be ready for a bigger role. Alcorn State (0-5) rates No. 348 out of 351 NCAA Division I teams according to the kenpom.com rating system, but the Hoosiers aren’t taking anything for granted. “We have to come out hungry,” Johnson said. “After a trip like that it’s a disappointment to not play like you want to. Go out and try to bounce back and get the ball rolling in a positive direction as soon as possible.”
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Indiana basketball head coach Tom Crean yells to his players during action against Penn State on Jan. 11, 2014, at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.
Minnesota, Claeys to replace fired offensive coaches BY ANDY GREDER TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
After firing two offensive coaches Sunday, Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys said Monday he doesn’t want to drastically alter how the Gophers play. “We’re not going to blow up the whole offense and restart all over,” he said. Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover and quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski were let go Sunday, and Claeys said the primary reason was a muddled organizational chart with too many shared responsibilities. Limegrover, also the team’s offensive line coach, and passing coordinator Zebrowski shared play-calling duties. “Had it been structured one guy in charge and doing all that, I could’ve lived with it, I really could have,” Claeys said. Dual play callers suited retired coach Jerry Kill, who spent all of his time with the offense before retiring Oct. 28 to address his epilepsy. Claeys, the former defensive coordinator, will split his time with the offense and defense. “That was structured where coach (Kill) was the buffer in between the two play-callers,” Claeys said. “I don’t want to be on the
offensive side of the ball all the time.” Claeys, who pondered the staff shakeup for about two weeks, wants the next offensive coordinator to be open to his suggestions but run the offense during games. “We just need one boss on the offensive side of the ball,” Claeys said. Claeys, now leaving Dinkytown this week for the recruiting trail, said he will meet with offensive coordinator candidates in person. Those meetings could take place at the American Football Coaches Association convention in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 10-13. “We’re not going to make a mistake and do it too quick,” Clayes said. The convention, he added, is “the best time to actually get a visit with people and get some face-toface and do some things. It could be sooner than that, I guess, but if we’re going to err, we’re going to err on the side of being a little slow and make sure we have the right person.” Big Ten peers Maryland and Rutgers are looking for new head coaches, and Penn State and Purdue have offensive coordinator openings. Claeys said he’d like his offensive coordinator to be
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Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill, center, greets a Michigan State coach before the start of the game as defensive coach Tracy Claeys, right, looks on the Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., on Nov. 30, 2013. the quarterbacks coach but is open to his coaching another position group outside of offensive line. That job will be held by one person with no extra responsibilities. “In today’s football, with the slanting and blitzing and the different fronts you see, I think it’s too hard to be the offensive coordinator and coach the offensive line,” Claeys said. “I think the
offensive line coach should be in the trenches with those guys during the game and ... not worry about calling the plays.” Limegrover said Sunday that he struggled with both roles. “There are probably times where I didn’t give both of them the attention that both were due,” Limegrover said. “That always kind of bugged
me.” The remaining offensive assistants -- wide receivers coach Brian Anderson, running backs coach Pat Poore and tight ends coach Rob Reeves -- “are on board,” Claeys said. Claeys said he is comfortable with 75 to 80 percent of the offensive playbook but isn’t ready to divulge what will change.
“I’m not going to do that,” he said. “One of the reasons is we’ve had enough tough luck with opening ballgames playing (against) new coordinators. (Now) we finally get to play in a ballgame and have a little bit of mystery there.” Claeys said he will be looking for hires who fit in with a connected staff. The Gophers were one of the most cohesive staffs in the country
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If 5-7, it’s up to K-State players BY KELLIS ROBINETT TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
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Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder and Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops talk before the start of play at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, on Oct. 17. giving them the opportunity to have those additional 15 days of practice, which is another full spring practice. There is a great reward for that.” Still, letting players choose is a unique twist on the decision-making process. There would be much more enthusiasm for a bowl at 6-6 than 5-7. If K-State wins its fi nal game of the regular season, the Cactus Bowl would be a possible destination. There are six bowleligible teams in the Big 12 and Oklahoma appears
regardless of record. All bowl teams receive an extra 15 days of practice, which would be more valuable than usual for the Wildcats’ young roster, and players would get the reward of a postseason trip and bowl gifts. Those factors likely outweigh the cost of bowl tickets and travel, as well as the risk of another loss. “That has always been our approach,” Snyder said. “There is a great deal of value in bowl games, as it relates to the development of younger players and
headed for the College Football Playoff. The top Big 12 team to miss the playoff will go to the Sugar Bowl, and the next four will likely go to the Alamo, Russell Athletic, Texas and Liberty bowls. T he C ac t us B owl , formerly the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, would have seventh priority, followed by the Heart of Dallas Bowl. There is no telling where K-State might land at 5-7. There are no rules for bowls when it comes to selecting teams with losing records. Only three teams with
losing records have played in the postseason - Georgia Tech in 2012, UCLA in 2011 and North Texas in 2001. But those were special circumstances. Georgia Tech and UCLA both fi nished the regular season 6-6 and lost in their conference championship games. North Texas won its conference. This season, there could be as many as 17 teams with fi ve wins vying for bowl spots. After K-State, the next highest APRs from 5 -7 teams belong to Minnesota
and San Jose State at 975 and Illinois and Rice at 973. The Wildcats want to remove all doubt on their bowl fate by beating West Virginia. “We have a statement to make,” sophomore linebacker Elijah Lee said. “We have something to play for. This is something we have been waiting for all season. It’s something you talk about before the season. We have got to get to a bowl game. It’s go big or go home now that we are in this position. It’s time to go big.”
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The plan is simple. Kansas State intends to defeat West Virginia on Saturday, fi nish the regular season 6-6 and accept a bowl invitation the old-fashioned way. But should the Wildcats fa lt e r against the Mountaineers, they’re still in line for a bowl berth even with a losing record. There are 75 bowl-eligible teams (with six or more victories) ready to fi ll a record 80 bowl spots, and only three teams, including K-State, could reach 6-6 this weekend. That means at least two 5-7 teams, or as many as five, will make a bowl trip this season. The NCAA announced Monday that Academic P rogress Rate would determine which 5-7 teams have fi rst crack at a bowl bid. K-State has an APR of 976, second to only Nebraska among five-win teams, so the Wildcats have in a sense clinched a berth. “I don’t want to think about that, in all honesty,” K-State coach Bill Snyder said. That is not the direction we are trying to move right now.” Missouri is also 5-7 and has the same APR as K-State according to the latest fi gures, from 2013-14. But with the Tigers searching for a new coach to replace Gary Pinkel, they will not seek a bowl berth. “A f t e r careful consideration, we have decided it is not in the best interest of our football program to seek permission from the NC A A to participate in a bowl game,” Missouri athletic director Mack Rhoades said in a release issued Monday after the NCAA announcement. “Our focus remains on identifying the right leader for our program and moving forward with the transition process.” But if the Wildcats lose this week and still receive a bowl invitation, Snyder knows how he will handle it. “It will be the option of our players,” Snyder said. “I will provide them the opportunity to make a decision on whether they would want to attend a bowl or not.” K- State would likely accept a bowl invitation
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AVAILABLE NOW! 4 Bedroom/ 2 Bath Fully Furnished with patio and fireplace On the bus line with 1 off street parking spot For the NEVER to be seen again price of 700/month! Other units in the same building go for $1400.
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