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Left: The 2014 pledge class of Chi Omega meet their sorority sisters after receiving their bid cards on Bid Day on the Quad. Top right: Members of the Alpha Omicron Pi wait to meet the 2014 class of new members. Bottom right: The 2014 Pi Beta Phi pledge class meet their sorority sisters after receiving their bid cards.

Fewer in-state residents enrolling in recent years Map of students from five most popular countries This graph shows the top five countries that international students call home. This makes up 90 percent of the international student population. CHINA: 658 students 62.1% of pop. INDIA: 132; 12.5% SOUTH KOREA: 126; 11.9% SINGAPORE: 21; 2.0% TAIWAN: 18; 1.7%

By Taylor Odisho Assistant news editor

This year, fewer students traveled to the University for their freshman year of college — even students from Illinois. Since 2006, the number of incoming in-state freshman

that enrolled at the University has decreased from 6,385 to 4,927 this year. Charles Tucker, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Innovation, said in an email that the University regularly admits between 69 and 70 percent of

Illinois students who apply to the campus. For the 20142015 school year, 71 percent of students admitted to the University were from Illinois, compared with 73.1 percent last year. “We recruit aggressively within the state, and this year we had more freshman applications from Illinois (17,331) than in either of the two previous years,” Tucker said. He also said the University enrolled more in-state transfer students than last year. Last year, 35,822 of students applied to attend the University. Of those applicants, 21,150, or 59.0 percent, were admitted and 6,937, or 32.8 percent, of those students chose to enroll. This shows an increase in applicants from last year, which was 33,201 students; however, 7,331, or 35.4

percent, of admitted students enrolled to the University last year. Tucker said the most common reason that admitted students turn down the University is net cost. “For some students we cannot offer enough financial aid to offset our tuition,” Tucker said. “Financial aid is a major priority for campus fundraising, and we have steadily increased the scholarships we award each year.” The Board of Trustees recently approved an increase in financial aid from $68 million to $84 million. University spokesman Tom Hardy said in a previous interview that the University typically increases the level of financial aid on a yearly basis along with the rate of tuition, which largely funds

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Q: Why did you choose the University of Illinois? Compiled by Corinne ruff

“I always knew I was going to go abroad for my University undergrad. It was a toss up between UK and America. Once I decided to go into sciences, I basically looked up rankings. U of I was a good matchup between good research, great career opportunity and lots of fun meeting diverse people.”

“I picked this university because it has more student groups, and it also has the largest Korean student body in the country. I thought, the larger the school, the more opportunity and I thought I would have more diverse classes. But, I mostly chose here because of the physics curriculums.”

Aditya Vashist, senior in Enginnering from New Delhi, India

Gyoungheui Oh, junior in LAS from South Korea

“I picked UIUC because it has a great reputation back home academically. It is well-respected and it has a great school spirit and diverse student body. Ranking plays a big part in why I came here. I wouldn’t say less pressure here, but there are more options to do things you like.”

Edwin Hsieh, junior in Media from Taipei, Taiwan

“The reason I got away from China is because my whole life was like this. I wanted something different. I enjoy meeting people from all cultural backgrounds and meeting American locals. U of I is huge; we are a research college so we push more opportunity.” Aixin Li, senior in Media from Shenyang, China

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SEC discusses differences amid Salaita aftermath BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER

In a meeting Monday, the Senate Executive Committee discussed the recent controversy surrounding the University’s decision to reject Steven Salaita’s appointment to a tenured position in the American Indian Studies Program. Members of the SEC discussed departmental votes of no confidence issued towards Chancellor Phyllis Wise, the University’s image following the withdrawal of Salaita’s job offer and the division that has emerged within the University over Salaita. “We are a community and we have our differences, but we shouldn’t let these differences split us and prevent us from

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doing our business,” said Roy Campbell, chairman of the SEC. Campbell believes there should be a clearer way for faculty to disagree with administrators. Wise attended the meeting and expressed regret in how the withdrawal of Salaita’s appointment was handled by the University, voicing support for a more efficient hiring process. The senate will discuss the addition of a hiring ad hoc committee at its next meeting. The committee would review the current process for when a chancellor or provost decides not to proceed with

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Proposal for College of Medicine going smoothly Daily Illini Staff Report

After a public hearing Friday, University officials pushed forward with a College of Medicine proposal. Senate Executive Committee members will review the general idea of the college and its goals at the Urbana-Champaign Faculty Senate meeting on Sept. 22. If approved, subcommittees will create three separate documents to be reviewed, including curriculum, governance and budget plans. On Friday, professors and students attended a public hearing, where the proposal was discussed in-depth. Gay Miller, Educational Policy Committee chairwoman, reported a

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positive discussion to the senate, in which she said people who attended Friday’s meeting found the proposal exciting. Miller received several letters from the public following the hearing in support of the proposed college. “Not only will an engineering-oriented medical college be able to fulfill this mantra as a research institution, but it will also be an ideal place for aspiring physician-scientists, like myself, to attend for a unique education,” Aashay Patel, student in Engineering, wrote to Miller.

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Cannabis licenses available in Illinois

New Cannabis Pilot Program could be installed in Urbana area By Alex Swanson Staff writer

Many Illinois residents are now able to apply for medical cannabis licenses with the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. Registration for medical marijuana licenses for patients with last names beginning with the letters “A” through “L” began on Sept. 2, and lasts through Oct. 31. Patients with last names beginning with “M” through “Z” may apply from Nov. 1 until Dec. 31. Within the first few days of registration, over 2,000 people started the application process. That number came as a surprise to Melaney Arnold, spokesperson for the state’s Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. “We had anticipated getting a couple of hundred, so a couple of thousand was beyond our expectation,” Arnold said. Pricing for marijuana is not going to be regulated by the state and will be left up to the free market. However, Dan Linn, executive director for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for Illinois, feels that the price could be dependent on the price in the illegal market. “It’s really going to be

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Medicine Angus Rockett, professor in the department of materials science and engineering, also wrote to Miller, agreeing that a College of Medicine would

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SEC a tenure-track hire. The SEC also deliberated the compensation for faculty members who are developing the University’s new Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs. This program

pretty closely tied to the illegal marketplace for cannabis, looking at an ounce of cannabis as anywhere from $250-$400 depending on the part of the state that you’re in and the quality of the cannabis that you’re buying,” Linn said. He suspects that if the legal price is about 10 percent higher than the illegal marketplace, patients will turn to the illegal marketplace to buy cannabis. But, if the price is too low, then there may be legal cannabis resold on the illegal marketplace for profit. However, Kevin Garcia, an Urbana city planner, added that he doesn’t anticipate a substantial amount of state program marijuana being sold illegally, as the state program is very restrictive in who has access to it. He believes the dispensary facilities should be secure. Linn also said that a price war might develop between cultivation centers. To stay in business, many centers may even sell at a loss. While there are many patients anxious to access medical marijuana, there are still many patients that feel the nature of the program is overly restrictive. Linn said that patients have frequently com-

plained about the required tially 21 licenses available fingerprinting and the in the state. denial of access to med“With 21 throughout the icine based on felony entire state, it is going to convictions. be a very competitive proFurther, Linn said that cess because there are so $400,000 in liquid assets few licenses,” Arnold said. is needed for a dispensary As there are 60 licenslicense and half a million es available throughout is needed for a cultivation the state for dispensary center license. In Linn’s centers, Arnold feels that opinion, those costs have there will be a competitive made the market unattain- atmosphere for dispensary able for small business centers. owners and entrepreneurs. Urbana revised their zonParties can apply for ing ordinance in August in dispensary and cultiva- order to allow for medical marijuana tion center licensusage and es through fol lowed Sept. 22; the same h o w e v e r, geographthere are ic guidestrict geolines for graphic the placerestricment of tions that dispensary centers must be and cultiadhered to. vation cenD i s ters as the Melaney Arnold pensaries state. Spokesperson for Ga rci a , c a n not ILL. Medical cannabis who was be withpilot program in charge i n 1,0 0 0 of drafting feet of a the amendschool or day care facility, and cul- ment to the zoning orditivation centers cannot nance, stated that there are be within 2,500 feet of a a number of parties interschool, day care or resi- ested in opening a dispendentially zoned area. sary in Urbana. However, The program allows for the geographic limitations 22 cultivation center licens- of the program significantes in Illinois, one for each ly restrict areas in the city Illinois State Police district. that would be suitable for However, because one of dispensaries and particuthose districts is the Illinois larly cultivation centers. Tollway, there are essen“That 2,500 feet for the

“We had anticipated getting a couple of hundred, so a couple of thousand was beyond our expectation.”

be a valuable asset to the University. He stated that the program would work well with bio-related engineering programs throughout the College of Engineering. “It would work well with the talents in town associated with the College of

Veterinary Medicine, where many ground-breaking therapies are developed in animals that could connect well with potential to bring these therapies to human medicine, and with the very large hospitals in town,” Rockett said.

offers free online courses to participants from around the world. The University joined Coursera, a website which hosts MOOCs from universities across the nation, in 2012 and launched the first MOOC on Aug. 27, 2012. Most of the proposed MOOC’s involve one faculty member, but there are three

that potentially could require more staff. The SEC voted to forward the compensation levels for MOOC faculty to the Senate Faculty and Academic Staff Benefits Committee.

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Giraldo Garcia, 54, gets dialysis at DaVita Dialysis Center on August 28 in Inglewood, Calif. Tens of thousands of U.S. residents use peritoneal dialysis at home, but the nation’s leading supplier of the home dialysis solution says it can’t keep up with demand.

Shortage of in-home dialysis solution hurts, worries patients By Stuart Pfeifer and Chad Terhune McClatchy-Tribune

Unlike the hundreds of thousands of Americans who drive several times a week to dialysis centers, Joanna Galeas relies on an increasingly popular at-home alternative to treat her kidney failure. Galeas, 30, of Los Angeles, is among tens of thousands of U.S. residents who use peritoneal dialysis at home. She fills her abdomen with a sterile solution that helps remove toxins from her blood, a function ordinarily performed by healthy kidneys. Now, Baxter International Inc., the nation’s leading supplier of the home dialysis solution, says it can’t keep up with demand and has started rationing the product, directing physicians to limit the number of new patients to whom they prescribe the treatment and reducing the size of shipments sent to existing customers. Last week, Galeas’ shipment of the lifesaving solution didn’t arrive, she said. When she was down to her final dose, Baxter made an emergency shipment to her home. “I was freaking out all weekend until Monday when it arrived,” she said.

Baxter, based in Deerfield, Ill., blamed the shortage on an unexpected increase in demand, which it said has outpaced its ability to produce the solution. The company said that the number of U.S. patients using dialysis solution increased 15 percent in the second quarter from the comparable quarter last year, and that demand for the product “has never been stronger.” The number of patients choosing to treat themselves at home with peritoneal dialysis jumped 24 percent from 2008 to 2011, according to the U.S. Renal Data System. The treatment is not only more convenient for patients, but also less expensive for Medicare, which typically pays for it.This is the latest in a string of drug shortages that have forced many hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for drugs and crucial supplies, such as saline solution. “We definitely consider this a critical situation,” said Valerie Jensen, associate director of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug shortage program. Without access to the dialysis solution, people with kidney disease can use the hemodialysis treatment, which is most often administered at outpatient clinics.

In that treatment, a dialysis machine filters toxins from a patient’s blood. Baxter intends to open a new manufacturing line in early 2015, which the company says will increase its production capabilities and “enable supply to return to a more predictable state.” “We have taken multiple steps to ensure uninterrupted care for existing patients,” Baxter spokeswoman Christy Noland said in a statement. At the same time Baxter was struggling to keep up with increasing orders, the company announced Aug. 13 that it was voluntarily recalling two lots of the solution because they contained stainless steel, garment fiber and PVC particulate matter. The company said the number of recalled units represented less than 1 percent of its annual global production and was not a contributing factor to the shortage. But Jensen said the recall “definitely worsened the situation.” Hartwell, who runs the patient support group, said she’s surprised that the modest increase has created supply problems for Baxter. “Maybe they just had poor planning and underestimated it,” she said. “Whatever it is, it’s unfortunate.”

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diversity financial aid. According to Tucker, the University works hard to keep cost from being a factor that deters qualified students from coming to the University. The Board of Trustees is doing so by working to keep tuition growth to around the cost of living. As for the increasing number of international students from China, Tucker said the University office in Shanghai, which opened in December of last year, is not a reason why 62.1 percent of international students are from China. Instead, he said the office is focused on building connections with alumni, corporations and other universities. “The large number of applications we receive from international students reflects of the strong reputation of our university worldwide, so we do not spend much on international recruiting,” Tucker said. Aixin Li, senior in Media, traveled from Shenyang, China to attend the University. She said she applied to a lot of universities but chose the University of Illinois because of its high ranking — a reason mentioned by Tucker as a top reason international students chose to attend the University. “I did my research and I realized this college is really diverse,” Li said. “I felt I would be comfortable living and studying here.” Li said another reason she came to the University is because she believes it pushes opportunities for its students, allows her to meet students from different cultural backgrounds and promotes a safe environment. “U of I really wants to be acceptive of internationals and a lot apply, so more and more are applying,” Li said. Tucker reiterated Li’s desire to attend a university that promoted an inclusive campus by saying that one way the University helps students understand and work collaboratively is by building a diverse class of bright, talented students. “Part of the Illinois experience is getting to know people who are different from you,” Tucker said. “Having a student body that is diverse in many dimensions — gender, race, ethnicity, country of origin — improves the educational experience for everyone.”

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“Part of the Illinois experience is getting to know people who are different from you” Charles tucker

Vice provost for education and innovation

cultivation centers really limits the amount of spaces that you could put a cultivation center; it limits it pretty significantly. So there’s probably not a great spot in town where that would be able to occur,” Garcia said. “But for dispensaries, because it’s only a 1,000 feet, you have quite a few locations in the city.” Erik Kotewa, deputy director for the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation, said that he has seen about 12 applications come to his organization for dispensaries and cultivation centers in Champaign County. He feels the program could have significant benefits to patients and cities involved in the process. Garcia also felt that opening a dispensary could have monetary benefits for the city. “I think the benefits, just personally, are going to be adding a little bit to the tax base, in terms of a dispensary,” Garcia said. Garcia specified that although there is no written law that money will go to the city if a party secures a license for a cultivation center in Urbana, it’s likely that parties interested in creating a cultivation center will bring monetary benefits to the city in indirect ways. “Urbana sort of prides itself on being a regional medical hub, and I think this would just be anoth-

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Applying for the Illinois Medical Cannabis Program n Patients

with a last name beginning with the letter “A”-”L” can now register for the program by completing the application on the program website n Application Fee: $100 n Days to either approve or deny an application: 30 n Upon approval, number of day to issue registry identification card: 15 Source: Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program

er way to attract people to Urbana for medical care, and you might get some spillover economic benefits,” Garcia said. “You could see a lot of people have access to a natural medicine, that by many accounts, is much safer and more effective than a lot of the pharmaceutical drugs,” Linn said. “You could also see the State of Illinois, especially in the central and southern parts of Illinois, really look at this as a potential economic boom for their region.”

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Ukraine cease-fire in peril; Merkel urges Putin to respect it By Sergei L. Loiko and Carol J. Williams

KIEV, Ukraine — Six civilians and an unknown number of fighters were killed in artillery barrages in violation of a 10-dayold cease-fire in Ukraine, spokesmen for both government and pro-Russia separatist forces said Monday in accusing each other of waging the attacks. Heavy shelling of subu rba n neighborho ods of Donetsk, a separatist stronghold, was witnessed by monitors of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the group reported Sunday.

A statement on the website of the separatistdeclared Donetsk People’s Republic said six civilians were killed Sunday and at least 15 wounded. The OSCE monitors reported seeing the body of one woman sprawled on the street. G erma n Cha ncel lor Angela Merkel called Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge him to respect the cease-fire and remove any Russian forces from the territory of his sovereign neighbor, according to German government spokesman Steffen Seibert.

GM settles with 19 families in ignition deaths case, more expected By Nathan Bomey

DETROIT — The number of deaths from accidents caused by General Motors’ defective ignition switch is at least 19, the chief of GM’s victim settlement fund has determined. Ken Feinberg has awarded settlements to 19 families whose loved ones were killed because of GM’s ignition-switch problem. That’s up from the 13 GM and federal safety regulators have identified — a figure that was expected to rise after more potential

victims filed claims. Families of people who died will get at least $1 million. Feinberg, who began accepting applications Aug. 1, will take requests through Dec. 31. As of Friday, 125 people had filed applications seeking compensation for fatal accidents allegedly caused by the defective ignition switches. Feinberg said those applications were either still under review or had insufficient documentation.

Obama to announce boost in US aid for Ebola response By Christi Parsons and Noam N. Levey

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, facing criticism that the U.S. and other countries have been slow to respond to the deadly Ebola outbreak, plans to send additional medical aid to West Africa, according to a White House official. The move, to be announced Tuesday when the president travels to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, comes amid rising alarm that the

outbreak is overwhelming local health systems and the international aid response. The president will announce a “ramping up” of U.S. assistance, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said, but he did not give further details. That additional help would come on top of a Defense Department announcement last week that it would send a 25-bed, $22 million hospital to Liberia to help care for sickened medical workers there.

More than 115,000 could be facing loss of health coverage By Tony Pugh

WASHINGTON — After failing to respond to multiple outreach attempts, more than 100,000 people could lose their federal marketplace health coverage on Sept. 30, while more than three times that many could see their premiums increase, if they fail to verify their income, U.S. residency or immigration status as required by the Obama administration. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the deadline Monday when it began sending out cancellation warnings to 115,000 people in 36 states who haven’t yet provided the proper citizenship and immigration

documents with their applications for coverage. Another 279,000 households — representing 363,000 people — will receive similar notices that their federal marketplace premiums, deductibles and co-pays could increase after Sept. 30 if they don’t provide proper verification of their incomes. “But in a bit of last-minute leniency, the 115,000 with unresolved residency issues could have their canceled coverage reinstated if they provide proper documentation to HHS after Sept. 30,” said Andy Slavitt, principal deputy administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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E dito rial Enrollment numbers show need for change

didn’t come as a surprise to many that the percentage of students from outside of Illinois has increased when the enrollment numbers from the annual 10-day enrollment report were released by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions last week. What did come as a surprise, however, was that the number of students from Illinois that enrolled in the University for the 20142015 school year has fallen, as well as the number of students in the class overall. Has the University put more effort into recruiting students from across the ocean than in its own backyard? According to the numbers, that answer is yes. The University has persistently voiced that one of its leading priorities is to create a diverse student body that encourages collaboration amongst the top students in the nation at a leading research institution. Of course a diverse student body allows every student at the University the opportunity to learn about other cultures, traditions and societies, which makes us wellrounded members of the workforce once we leave this campus. That cannot be argued. However, where is the line for pushing diversity drawn? How long will the University continue to accept a rising number of international and out-of-state students? In 2006, 89 percent of the freshman class was from Illinois. Eight years later, that number has dropped to 71 percent. There are students born and raised in the state of Illinois that are determined to become students at the Champaign-Urbana campus. Their families pay taxes throughout their children’s lives to support a university their child may one day attend — but these potential Illinois students are rolling in less and less frequently. We understand that the University attracts international students and is a great institution to house a wide array of students. However, the University also needs to develop better systems for encouraging positive interactions between international and local students. Merely increasing the amount of international students, by itself, does little to achieve the productive, diverse learning experience the University seeks to foster. Assuredly, the bigger issues remain the lessening return on investment enjoyed by Illinois taxpayers and the University’s slipping grasp on its position as an attractive educational option for Illinois residents. We believe in diversity and we believe in building a cohesive culture with students from around the world. It opens our minds, pushes the envelope in research and in the work we do. But we also believe in helping students from Illinois attend the university of their dreams, learn from one of the leading universities in the nation and bring that knowledge back to their hometowns. This will build a generation that changes the state, the nation and the world.

You are what you tweet As unnecessary as it

carly may seem to attribute the charles entirety of one’s moral Opinions columnist

he Salaita situation is hard to avoid, particularly if you’re a student at the University. The case has spurred much debate over the question of the seemingly ambiguous “academic freedom,” and what, exactly, it’s supposed to mean. The case has been wrung dry by those on both sides of the debate. It’s been written, spoken and tweeted countless times over. Therefore, the intention of this column is not to express the knowledge of my meager two and a half years in the world of higher education, or what my professors and peers have taught me about the definition of academic freedom. For my purpose here, it is irrelevant. What I wish to explore is the means by which Salaita’s sometimes justified, sometimes inappropriate, fiery remarks were expressed: social media.

fibers to what they choose to make public via Twitter and Instagram, it’s important to establish the weight and responsibilities we give to social media. The revocation of Steven Salaita’s tenured position at the University, in truth, is just one in the growing number of career and work complications at the hands of negative attention on social media. If we look back on the online achievements of the past few years, a good number of controversial hashtag usages come to mind. The DiGiorno Pizza case took place last week in the midst of the Twitter campaign #WhyIStayed, which was dedicated to domestic abuse survivors and intended to create a sense of solidarity among survivors through the sharing of their stories. DiGiorno threw in what some claimed was poorly played humor when they tweeted “#WhyIStayed You had pizza,” which made light of the issue of domestic abuse.

A second instance of tweets with consequences occurred in late 2013 and involved Justine Sacco, a public relations executive for InterActiveCorp. Sacco was fired for her darkly humored tweet, “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” Do all DiGiorno employees believe domestic abuse is worthy of a good laugh, and is Justine Sacco a white supremacist who finds the AIDS virus, and the millions who die of it, hilarious? Likely not. Their tweets themselves are not necessarily an indicator of the sum of all their principles, beliefs, or tastes in humor. However, their choice to tweet flippantly, and with disregard for consequences, does speak to their personal and intellectual makeup. Particularly because they are public figures. And, subsequently, much of what we know — or, think we know — about the people in both our immediate and celebrity-worshipping lives is only what we are able to absorb through their consistent, public use of Twitter and other social

networking sites. So, in a way, we are what we tweet. Twitter’s originally intended use was to enable individuals to share small amounts of densely packed information among a small group of people. The definition of the pre-existing word twitter is, “a short burst of inconsequential information,” and “chirps from birds.” And, according to Twitter’s chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, “that’s exactly what the product was.” So many tweets are of this definitive “inconsequential” nature. A random selection of celebrity tweets will make this fact obvious to any Internet user: Miley tweeting her tongue, Kim Kardashian tweeting her butt, Cher tweeting incomprehensible, cryptic nonsense. It doesn’t matter. It’s trivial, sometimes stupid, sometimes guiltily enjoyable. But in the end it’s really all a load of crap. And yet, Kim Kardashian and her sisters tweeting privileged, idiotic selfies is just what we expect of them — that is, their tweets reflect the

rich, ditzy personality we’ve come to refer to as their personalities. Their tweets are merely an extension of their being. As trivial and “inconsequential” as their Internet personalities may be, the tweets and Internet communications of public figures support the personalities and morales we attribute to them over a period of repeat exposures. Surely we’re not so simple that our personalities and morals can be summed up in a nice, neat package of 140 characters or less. But when we’re public figures — celebrities, financial top-dogs, academics in possession of controversial views — this quickly becomes the case. What we choose to express and share with our followers captures a snapshot of our viewpoint and morals in the moment. And when you’re a public figure, sometimes “in the moment” can mean everything.

Carly is a junior in FA A . S h e c a n b e reached at opinions@ dailyillini.com.

Sit down for what? shivam sharma Opinions columnist

aving spent most of my life outside the United States, I’ve always been curious to explore the cultural and societal differences around me. Our diversity tends to manifest itself in the most basic of things — how we greet people, the way we share a meal (ever ordered family style at an Indian restaurant?), whether we leave our shoes outside the door before entering a house, and even the way we sit. I enjoy sitting cross-legged on the floor. It is something I have done for as long as I can remember. Where I grew up in India and Kuwait, we often sat on the floor when we ate together or watched TV, and it was not because we don’t have dining tables or sofas. (I did go to school on a camel, though.) But when I actually think about it I can’t figure out any particular reason for this way of sitting. Maybe it’s just a nice way to take in your surroundings from a different perspective. I find sitting on the floor is calming and peaceful — maybe the lower center of gravity and decrease in potential energy actually translate into a slight physiological equilibrium — probably also why sitting crosslegged on the floor is the universal posture for meditation. But once I came to the University, I experienced what seemed to me then a uniquely absurd reaction to me sitting on the floor — particularly from my friends,

who had grown up mostly in Western cultures. They thought it odd that I chose to sit on the floor versus in a chair. I always imagine they were thinking: “Wait, what is he doing? Why is he doing this?” And though initially, their responses baffled me, I later questioned the deeper cultural significance of this. As opposed to Western cultures, in several Asian cultures, sitting on the floor is a common aspect of daily life. In Japan, homes traditionally have low tables and thin mattresses or rugs to sit on, and meals are mostly consumed on the floor. The same is true in Middle-Eastern cultures, where the most common seating apparatus for traditional living rooms and hookah lounges is a Diwaniya (an assortment of floor sofas arranged against walls). It is also by far the most comfortable thing my derriere has ever had the privilege of resting on. Another stark cultural difference concerns the places of worship in the two opposite hemispheres. Temples and mosques don’t really have any seating. Many ceremonies, even weddings, happen while seated on the floor, in contrast to churches or synagogues where chairs and pews are used. What’s the reason for this difference between the two hemispheres? Maybe we must look deeper to find the root of this divergence. Bear with me. We didn’t always have chairs, right? Somehow we went from caveman sitting around a fire to using Barcaloungers. Could there be any anthropological or evolutionary significance to the sub-

ject? Genealogically speaking, we start at pre-historic man, sitting in his cave, unaware of the rich comforts a lounge chair could provide. To be fair, he probably had more important things to worry about, like fire and that bear outside his cave waiting to devour him. So, I don’t think the need to have something to sit on arose until much later, nor do I think was it born out of the need to be more comfortable. It is, I hypothesize, when we started living in small tribes that the chair became an object of our mental faculties. Every tribe had a leader, and the leader had to stand out from the rest. Hence came the crown and the throne. The throne became the symbol of the leader’s dominance and higher position. Similarly, I guess we invented the chair not for luxury, but out of a need to differentiate. A literal expression of one’s higher stature. In light of that, cultural associations and attitudes today toward sitting down on the floor make sense. In places of worship, sitting down is a part of humbling oneself before a higher power. It is also logical to look down upon sitting on the floor because, well, we’re better than that now. We live in a world designed to maximize luxury while elim-

inating all laborious effort. So as I write this, cross-legged from my futon, I realize one important thing about sitting on the floor is that it humbles you — a humility born out of a deeper animal instinct, a humility that makes us human but that we sometimes forego for comfort.

Shivam is a senior in Engineering. He can be reached at opinions@ dailyillini.com.

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ings have been packed into the suitcases of tourists, which has been an important aspect in reviving the art of weaving in the years since the civil war. Emilio Cabrera, freshman in DGS, got the opportunity to see the Huipils first hand this past summer on a two-week service trip to Guatemala. While on the trip, he served as a farmhand for rural families who taught him about their

weaving culture. “I was taken aback by how intricate the traditional Mayan weavings wear because they were so intricate and colorful,” Cabrera said. “They were very proud of their weaving culture. It was basically a lifestyle. Everyone did it, even the men. It wasn’t just the women’s job. Men especially knew how to basket weave and weave clothing ... these weavings were extremely important to not only their culture, but also their lifestyle, because that’s where they made

their money off of.” The exhibition runs from Tuesday to Jan. 15 at the Spurlock Museum on the first floor, and Lacy hopes it will educate the local community about Guatemalan weaving culture. “I would hope that they would have an increased appreciation for the artistry of the work that they see and begin to understand a few things that have to do with the fabric of life in Guatemala.”

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Dr. Douglas Lyle, an Orange County cardiologist in his Lake Forest, Calif., home on Aug. 28. Lyle has become widely known among crime novelists for his medically accurate answers to how people die.

Dr. Douglas Lyle knows how to kill By Christopher Goffard McClatCHy-Tribune

The doctor’s phone rang. A murderous son was donating an organ to his father. The procedure had to kill the dad. The murder weapon had to be the organ itself. “Can you help?” Pleaded the crime writer. It is the kind of call cardiologist Douglas Lyle, 67, relishes. He spends two days a week at his Laguna Hills heart clinic. The rest of the time, he writes crime novels and tries to answer other writers’ questions about how to end their characters’ lives in weird — but plausible — ways. When your Mac isn’t working, you go to the Genius Bar. When you want to find out how long your character will live if his body is skinned, you call Lyle. “Plot the perfect crime — the harder it is, the smarter your protagonist will look when he solves it,” Lyle says. How a crime writer builds a story is a seemingly occult process. Often, it begins with a question like the one about the organ donor from Lee Goldberg, a TV writer and novelist who was hard at work on a “Diagnosis: Murder” book. First, they had to decide on the organ to be transplanted. Could the son donate a kidney and get someone to poison it

mid-procedure? No. Someone would notice. Lyle thought: What if the son knows his dad is severely allergic to penicillin? And, the night before, he gives himself a massive dose of it? “Dad has anaphylactic shock, his blood pressure drops to zero. They’re not going to think it’s an allergic reaction for 10 minutes,” Lyle said. By then it would be too late. Goldberg thanked Lyle, hung up and put it in his book, “The Silent Partner: A Diagnosis Murder Novel.” “It’s rare to find an expert who understands storytelling,” Goldberg says. “Most experts are so into their science, they kind of bristle at the notion of flexibility.” In books and movies, the authorities are always seeking out the advice of an expert like Lyle. “I think a cold-case squad should have a crime writer as a consultant,” he says. “Why not open every door and see what’s behind it?” Lyle attended med school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was a medical resident, and then a cardiology fellow, at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. About 20 years ago, he decided to write novels. He

took writing classes at the University of California, Irvine, and began frequenting literary conferences, trying to learn the craft. “If you go to a cocktail party and people find out you’re a physician, they ask about their gall bladder and their cholesterol,” he says. “If you go to a writers’ conference, they want to know about guns and knives and poisons and dead bodies.” Word spread. He began answering forensic questions in the Mystery Writers of America newsletter, and for the widening circle of people who sought his advice. He didn’t ask for money in return, saying, “Knowledge should be shared.” He decided to collect his responses in a 2003 book, “Murder & Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers,” and two sequels. Lyle knows that some of the people who write him do not have innocent literary motives. A cop once told him that his explanatory book “Forensics for Dummies” had been found in a killer’s apartment. To weed out potential wrongdoers, he asks for the correspondent’s information and specifics of the situation. Lyle stresses: There is no such thing as an undetectable crime.

Huge tomato breaks, sets world record By Matt Mckinney McClatchy-Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — It took fertilizer, the greenest of thumbs and a pair of pantyhose for Dan MacCoy to grow his record-breaking tomato, a lobed behemoth that looked something like a partially-inflated beach ball when he finally plucked it. The deli scale at the grocery store in Ely, Minn., confirmed the tomato’s monster status: 8.41 pounds, enough that MacCoy expects the Guinness World Records to eventually certify it as the heaviest tomato ever grown. “It was pretty amazing to see that number come up,” MacCoy said Monday. The weigh-in at Ely’s Northland Market prompted “jumping and cheering” among people in the grocery store that day, he said. The weigh-in was witnessed by a representative of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, the non-profit organization that oversees the hobby of world-record fruit growing. If no one else comes up with a heavier tomato by Nov. 1, MacCoy can lay claim to the tomato title. He doesn’t expect anyone to beat him, though. The previous record has stood for 28 years, ever since painting contractor Gordon Graham of Edmond, Okla., discovered a single,

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Dan MacCoy stands with his world record 8.41-pound tomato. mammoth tomato growing on a vine that had been toppled by a storm. He nursed it along until it weighed 7.75 pounds, the record since 1986. The tomato was considered so large that for several years after Graham’s story made national news, fertilizer company Miracle-Gro offered a $100,000 prize to anyone who could better it. MacCoy originally didn’t intend to grow big tomatoes, he said. A few years ago, he started out in his 300 sq. ft. greenhouse with an attempt at a record-breaking pumpkin. It wasn’t to be. His best pumpkin weighed 1,197 pounds, well shy of the state

record 1,779 pounds. “I thought to myself, ‘I’m never going to come close to a world record,’” said MacCoy, who with his wife, Sara, and daughter, Aspen, 2, tends a variety of vegetable gardens inside their greenhouse. Using the same network of growers he met online while vying for a record pumpkin, he found a grower in France who had “Big Zac” tomato seeds to share. MacCoy grew four plants last year and ended up with a 4.57 pound tomato. He used the seeds from that tomato to grow 10 plants this year.

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New Art Exhibit at Spurlock By Eliseo Elizarraraz Staff writer

The exhibition “Artists of the loom: Maya Weavers of Guatemala,” opening Tuesday at the Spurlock Museum, tells its story through the narratives of handwoven textiles. The descendants of Mayan people in Guatemala have worn these colorful embroidered garments, called “Huipiles,” as a century old traditional insignia of identity. Hand-sewn images of quetzals, jaguars, maize stalks, ancient gods and folktale narratives are some of the mythical creatures and ancient motifs that have been translated into the bright threads of more than 90 weavings from 82 highland towns. Many of these designs are tales of ancient stories passed down through generations within isolated communities, while some are believed to possess supernatural powers. For example, when one dons the Huipil from Chichicastenango, Guatemala, on which the central head hole signifies the sun, the wearer is symbolically placed in the very center of the universe. “The significance of the imagery is reflective of long standing and important beliefs about the natural world,” said Tandy Lacy, director of education for the museum and coordinator of the exhibit. “I think that any time a people begin to better understand what incredible diversity there is in cultures around the world, the more respect that they might have for the people who carry on those traditions.” The collection is one that was donated by Gerard Lopez and his late wife Margaret “Peg” Kieffer in 2008 from a 30 year Ph.D. research endeavor, as the couple set out to explore the significance of these Mayan weavings to their cultural identity. They arrived at the height of the Guatemalan Civil war in 1972, and these so called “artists of the loom” were plying their trade at a time when cultural identity was crucial. The three-decade civil war, which ran from 1960 to 1996, saw the Guatemalan government pinned up against left-wing guerillas fighting for social, economic and religious changes in the country. One of the greatest casualties of this 36-year war was the weaving culture, as a lot of the fighting was done in rural areas with high concentrations of Mayan people. It was a deadly war that saw a scorched-earth campaign by

What: “Artists of the loom: Maya Weavers of Guatemala” Where: Spurlock Museum, first floor When: Sept. 16 to Jan. 15 Monday: Closed Tuesday: 12 to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: 12 to 4 p.m. How: Free admission; suggested $3 donation the Guatemalan military, resulting in more than 100,000 casualties and 400,000 missing people, as they intended to annihilate Indian villages who were sympathetic toward guerillas. One of the factors that helped identify groups of guerilla-sympathizing native Mayan groups were Huipil designs that were distinct to certain villages and towns. Because many of the government soldiers also came from villages with similar, case-special emblems and patterns on their Huipils and clothing, they were able to identify guerilla-sympathizing groups by their Huipil patterns. The brutality of war also displaced thousands of Mayans from ancestral lands, forever contaminating the weaving culture that was pure before the war had started. As a result, some villages lost their weaving cultures in the aftermath of the war. “In this (community) ... the Cofradilla died out. The weavers stopped doing this kind of intricate Cofradilla wear and only recently have those weavers been interested in bringing that tradition back, but because they have lost the skill behind the weaving, they’re having to go to other communities to have the weaving done and brought back in. In other instances people sort of stopped weaving what their community was identified by and are now just beginning to weave it again,” Lacy said. In recent decades, traditional Huipils have become less of a form of daily dress and more of a badge, as the traditional wear has often been relegated to tourism Eliseo Elizarraraz The Daily Illini and special occasions. These weav- “Artists of the loom: Maya Weavers of Guatemala” is the newest exhibit at the Spurlock Musuem opening Tuesday. The collection features hand-woven SEE Guatemala | 5A textiles made by the descendants of Mayan people in Guatemala.

Unseen enters social media free-for-all New app lets users post photos anonymously for public viewing By Annabeth Carlson Staff writer

Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. These are just a few of the popular social media

giants and apps out there today. However, a new app is on the rise on college campuses across the country. Known as the “Anti-Face-

book” by its creators, this app is called Unseen. Unseen is an anonymous photo-sharing app geared toward college students. The app was launched in May by the Austin, Texas based company, Bearch, at Texas A&M University. According to a press release, Bearch co-

Photos courtesy of Amber Leff

Unseen, an anonymous photo-sharing app for college students, plans to spread to more than 150 college campuses.

founders Michael Schramm and Munjal Budhabhatti created the app in hopes of providing students with a safe place to share their thoughts and experiences. Schramm, who is also the CEO of Unseen, explained how the app works. First, students take a photo and then upload it to their specific university’s page. The user can add a caption with commentary about the photo, and then other students can comment on it. Everyone is anonymous and has a unique avatar that changes with every post. He said Unseen will soon become the go-to way for finding and connecting with people on college campuses anonymously. “Think of Facebook, Twitter or Instagram ... it’s this inherently artificial, super glossy version of who you really are,” Schramm said. “You always try to maintain your brand or how you are perceived by your peers, your parents and really everyone else. So really the reason we feel like Unseen is having the success it has is because it’s an outlet, a social network you can go to say whatever you want, be whatever you want to whoever you want, without any fear of backlash or people judging you.” He also said that the most

meaningful things are usually embarrassing or sensitive, and there’s no outlet for that with traditional social media. Schramm said Unseen is currently in use at about 70 college campuses in the U.S., especially those in the South and in the Southeastern Conference. At University of Mississippi, students engaged in conversation about racism, and at Texas A&M, they talked about suicidal thoughts and battling depression. When dealing with these sensitive topics, Amber Leff, a public relations representative for Unseen, wrote in an email that most anonymous apps can turn into “digital burn-books,” filled with mean, hurtful comments. However, both Leff and Schramm explained that Unseen is a safe place to post your thoughts, and the app is closely monitored. The photos from Texas A&M dealing with suicide and depression prompted Schramm and Leff to plan to hire a mental health professional to be available to users reaching out for help. “We’ve seen really genuine heartfelt conversations through posts,” Schramm said. In addition, he said they do not allow inappropriate images such as nudity on the app,

as stated in the app’s Unseen Rules page; however, recent articles in TechCrunch and Motherboard report that spending a few minutes on the app reveals the moderating level is low. Against its proclaimed rules, Unseen is hosting countless posts containing sexually suggestive content and illegal drug use, Schramm said Bearch’s staff has big plans for Unseen. He said they want to build it into much more of a community for more than 150 college campuses and their biggest focus right now is how they can identify with users to create a better sense of community within the app. He said he hopes to do this with a direct messaging component. “Right now, the app is great for sharing and interacting and engaging, but what we envision this being is more of a tool for connecting with people in the real world ... a much more meaningful and authentic way than anything else available,” Schramm said. Unseen is available to download for free on both the iPhone app store and Google apps store.

Annabeth can be reached at aecarls2 @dailyillini.com.

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Count on Groce to get recruits alex roux Basketball columnist

March 23, 2013, Illinois head coach John Groce faced his team in the locker room following a crushing NCAA tournament loss to Miami.

His players were dejected, with several of them in tears, their season at an end. Groce then delivered a stirring post-game speech that featured, among many others, this memorable quote: “When you get hit in the mouth in life, because it will happen, remember to be resilient.” Coaches at all levels tend to give empty, rah-rah

speeches that are littered with clichés and worn-out mottos and adages. Groce is different. This guy means what he says, and it shows. Groce has been “hit in the mouth” several times during his tenure at Illinois, most notably during his recruiting battles for the nation’s top talent. It happened in 2012 when Demetrius Jackson

picked Notre Dame over the Illini. It happened in 2013 when Quentin Snider de-committed and Cliff Alexander tossed the Illinois hat aside. It happened last Wednesday when Jalen Brunson picked Villanova over Illinois. But Groce defines resiliency. Mere hours after Brunson revealed his Villanova shirt at a press

conference, Groce was in Cleveland watching Carlton Bragg, one of the best players in the country, participate in a workout. The day before that, he was giving one final pitch to Brunson at his home in the Chicago suburbs. After watching Bragg, Groce flew to Texas last Thursday for in-home visits with recruits Jawun Evans and Elijah Thomas. With the

Illini still in the running for all three, Groce wasted no time and hit the road. Groce simply took the punch from Brunson, nodded, and moved on. He makes his recruits feel like a top priority, and that’s why he’s able to go toe-to-toe with college basketball’s blue bloods in these recruiting battles.

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Point Counter-point Does Abrams’ injury mean disaster for the men’s basketball team?

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Illinois point guard Tracy Abrams tore his ACL and will be out for the season, the school announced last week. Abrams will redshirt and return for the 2015-16 season.

Abrams’ injury doesn’t doom Illini’s season

Illini in trouble after losing Abrams for season Stephen bourbon Senior Writer

ast week was a bad week for the Illinois basketball team. As has been a recent trend, a top recruit left Illinois on the outside looking in — this time it was five-star point guard Jalen Brunson, who committed to Villanova instead of the Illini. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that the Illini’s current point guard, Tracy Abrams, will miss the entire 2014-15 season with a torn ACL. The loss of Abrams will significantly hurt the Illini on the court; of all the players who could have been injured, only losing starting center Nnanna Egwu would have been worse. Abrams sets the tone for Illinois defensively and is the heart and soul of the team. While he takes too many “I got this!” moments on offense when the shot clock gets low, he is still a capable scorer. He can drive to the hoop and knock down the occasional jumper (although 27 percent from behind the arc could use some work). Abrams had 48 more assists last year than any other player on the team. He was second on the team with 30.1 minutes per game a year ago. Taking away his 10.7 points per game — second-highest on the team a year ago — will hurt the Illini this season, not to mention losing their best perimeter defender. His potential replacements will be a mix-and-match approach of Jaylon Tate, Aaron Cosby and Ahmad Starks (God help me if

walk-on Mike LaTulip is playing meaningful minutes). While Starks and Cosby are probably more dangerous scorers than Abrams, Tate is a total non-factor on offense, shooting 26.3 percent from the field last season and 21.2 percent in conference games. He was 1-for-23 from behind the arc — which means a lot more clogged lanes for scorers Rayvonte Rice and Kendrick Nunn. On the defensive end, the point guard position goes from being one of the team’s strengths to a potential weakness. Tate was bullied in Big Ten play last year and needs to bulk up in order to be able to keep up physically. Starks is listed at 5-foot-9, which might be generous, so his potential is limited on the defensive end. The only silver lining in this situation is that the team actually has Starks on the roster, after his hardship waiver was denied by the NCAA a year ago. Without Abrams, I think this Illini team drops down a tier in the Big Ten. This year’s squad had a chance to be in the top three of the conference and a mainstay in the top-25 rankings. With Abrams in street clothes, the Illini will still make the tournament as a middle of the pack Big Ten team but will land a lower seed with a much tougher chance to make a run in the dance. Abrams’ injury was the end to a bad week. But the negative consequences of his injury will extend over the entire season.

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Abrams sets the tone for Illinois defensively and is the heart and soul of the team.

Abrams is a solid guard who became Illinois’ go-to point guard because of a lack of other options.

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e’ve heard again and again that the most important position in John Groce’s system is point guard. Since Groce first set foot on campus, he has been searching for the Next Great Point Guard, first chasing Demetrius Jackson and Tyler Ennis, then moving on to JaQuan Lyle and Quentin Snider last year, before failing to land Jalen Brunson in the upcoming class. If the point guard is really the most important position, then it seems like Tracy Abrams’ seasonending ACL tear would doom the Illini season. But precisely the reason that Groce chased so hard after Jackson and Ennis in his first days on campus was that Abrams wasn’t the Next Great Point Guard and he never would be. Instead, Abrams is a solid guard who became Illinois’ go-to point guard more because of a lack of other options than anything else. Even without Abrams, we know what the Illini will look like, and it doesn’t look too bad. Sure, he’s a four-year starter, but a point guard by committee system would work just as well with this group of players. Abrams’ likely replacement is a combination of senior Rayvonte Rice, senior Ahmad Starks, junior Aaron Cosby and sophomore Jaylon Tate. Rice is one of the nation’s top scorers. Starks, a transfer, is Oregon State’s all-time leader in 3-pointers. Cosby shot 40 percent on 3-pointers two seasons ago at Seton

Hall. Tate has a year experience in the system, even playing significant minutes early last season. Last season’s Illini were historically bad at 3-point shooting, and Rice and Abrams both did the majority of their scoring inside of the arc. By subtracting Abrams, Rice will be the only driving threat in the starting lineup and will have more room to operate in the lane. By adding Starks and Cosby, defenders will be drawn outside, giving Rice even more room. If Nnanna Egwu and Malcolm Hill, or whomever the power forward is, are able to maintain their longrange shooting abilities, Rice will be even more potent. On defense, Abrams is likely stronger than the 5-foot-9 Starks, but the improvements across the board — with everyone returning — will likely be more than enough to cover up the difference. Plus, center Nnanna Egwu and Rice will still be two of the conference’s top defenders. Overall, the Illini will be more experienced, deeper and significantly better at 3-point shooting than last year’s team, which was one or two wins away from the NCAA tournament. On his good days, Abrams can carry the Illini with a stubborn will to win. On his bad days, Abrams can bury the Illini with poor shooting and stupid mistakes. Without him, they are — at the very least — an NCAA tournament team. And with Illinois’ recent lack of success, that’s not a season doomed.

Johnathan is a senior in Media. He can be reached at hetting2 @dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @jhett93.

Beckman not impressed by Illinois’ poor 1st-half performances By Sean Neumann Staff writer

The Illini defense was not playing at the level it wanted to Saturday. Illinois gave up 464 yards to Washington in a 44-19 loss — the first of the season for the Illini (2-1). The Illinois defense showed promise in the first two games, making big plays in big moments — Tay-

lor Barton’s two turnovers against Western Kentucky were particular highlights early on — but the Illini showed shades of last season against Washington. “We didn’t stop the run as well as we needed to,” defensive coordinator Tim Banks said. “As a defense, we’ve got to do a better job of just making sure that we’re tackling and not giving up extra

yards.” The rushing defense finds itself ranked last in the Big Ten after giving up 245 yards on the ground against the Huskies. The passing defense is still hanging around the middle of the conference, ranked seventh, but has given up an average of 231 yards in the first three games. Illini head coach Tim Beckman said he’s concerned

about the team’s first-half performance, allowing 38 points to Washington in the first two quarters Saturday. “Second-half statistics are unbelievable for us,” Beckman said. “Offensively, we’ve moved the football and defensively we’ve stopped people, but it comes down to what you’re doing in the first half and we’re not being successful in the first half.”

Illinois has given up 61 points in the first half this season, while only allowing 34 in the second half.

Kicking the issue Illinois placekicker Taylor Zalewski is not having the start he wanted this season. He has made only one field goal on three attempts — a first quarter attempt

Saturday bounced in off the upright from 25 yards out. Zalewski’s field goal kicking has concerned Beckman, who said there will once again be competition for the starting spot this week between Zalewski and his sophomore backup David Reisner. “We’ll make that decision

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During NFL’s rough week, Still inspires Peter baileywells Fantasy doctor

ast week was a rough one for the NFL. Many members of the NFL were cast in a poor light. Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, Greg Hardy, Adrian Peterson, Ray McDonald, the Ravens, the Vikings, the Panthers, the 49ers and everyone in between is under fire. They’re under fire for poor decision-making, violent tendencies, and for having a business-first mentality. Even ESPN, which has a tendency to be in bed with the NFL, brought the pain in the form of an emotional monologue given by SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm on Sunday. Storm is one of ESPN’s most recognizable anchors and probably the company’s most recognizable woman, meaning her opinion carries some real weight. Storm came down on the NFL for violating the trust of female football fans and was brought to the edge of tears when explaining how she discussed the Ray Rice situation with her daughter. The fact that ESPN allowed her to present her feelings so clearly on the air indicates that even the NFL’s best friends in

Bristol aren’t happy with how the league is doing business. So when talking on the phone with my mom Friday, the idea of boycotting the NFL came up. What good reason could I, a lifelong football fan, use to persuade myself that the NFL deserves my attention? I hung up the phone without an answer. Then I remembered why. Devon Still. Devon Still is why you should still love football. Still is a third-year defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals who is a former Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Penn State. Still has a fouryear-old daughter who is battling Stage 4 neuroblastoma, a sometimes-fatal cancer that spreads from the spinal cord or kidney. She is being given about a 50 percent chance of survival. Football took Leah Still’s cancer, what could have been a miserable story, and shined some light on it. The Bengals cut Still from the team at the end of the preseason but retained him on their practice squad, in part because of his predicament with his daughter. They knew his preseason level of play wasn’t at his normal standard because he was preoccupied. They felt sorry for him and wanted to

provide him with medical insurance. Then last Monday came. A tape of Ray Rice assaulting his wife was released by TMZ and the sporting world was turned on its head. However, that night, buried under the stories about Ray Rice and Roger Goodell, the Bengals announced they would sell Still’s No. 75 Bengals jersey and donate all of the proceeds to pediatric cancer research and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Jerseys cost 100 dollars. The next night, New Orleans head coach Sean Payton was driving home from the Saints’ practice facility. He heard Still’s story on the radio, and decided to buy 100 jerseys on the spot. Those jerseys, bought with money out of Payton’s pocket, were donated to Cincinnati-area Boys and Girls clubs and to kids at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. On Thursday, to provide a cherry on top of what might have been the most emotional week of Devon Still’s life, Still was called up to the Bengals’ active roster. On Friday, Still tweeted that jersey sales had netted over 400,000 dollars, all of which was donated as a part of the Bengals’ decision. On Sunday, Still made three tackles in the Ben-

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Former Penn State defense lineman Devon Still tackles former Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. Still, who now plays on the Bengals’ practice squad, has a four-year-old daughter who is battling Stage 4 neuroblastoma. gals’ 24-10 defeat of the Atlanta Falcons. Above all things, sports are about people like Devon Still. For every story about a Ray Rice or an Adrian Peterson, there are 10 stories about a Devon Still. We just have to find them. SportsCenter periodically produces a feel-good segment titled “Why We Love Sports Today.” These are the stories we need to

look a little harder for. Football is just like any other sport. They all have an ugly underbelly, and football’s was exposed last week. But there are a thousand clichés about silver linings and dark lights at the end of tunnels and everything else, and all of them are true. We love sports because they continue to make us smile. So don’t give up on

football. You will be frustrated by the NFL again, I promise, but I also promise that for every time that football brings you down, football will be there to bring you back up again.

Peter is a sophomore in Media. He can be reached at baileyw2 @dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @pbaileywells22.

Recent NFL decision leaves lots of critics mubarak salami Sports columnist

hen it rains, it pours. Such is a phrase NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league executives learned this week. One story after another continued to come out. Again and again, a star player found himself in the news for all the wrong reasons. What else could go wrong? I’m sure that’s a question Goodell has pondered numerous times in recent days. First, the Ray Rice story

broke, one of the more disturbing incidents in recent memory. As we all know, the former Pro Bowl running back of the Baltimore Ravens struck his wife Janay Palmer in an elevator, knocking her unconscious. While the video first became accessible to the public early last week, an AP source said a law enforcement official sent the tape to an NFL executive more than five months ago. Five months? Five months and the NFL did nothing. The NFL has since denied this report and claims no one in its office had seen the tape or been aware of it until it was released by TMZ last Monday.

Cute cover up, but I’m not buying it. Even if it’s true and the NFL had not seen the video until now, that’s just as bad, if not worse, than seeing and ignoring it. It would then be a case of extreme ignorance and negligence on the part of the league. The NFL either had knowledge of the video and tried to sweep it under the rug or did not give this situation its due diligence when Rice was first indicted on assault charges in March, and intentionally chose to remain oblivious. Either way you slice it, it’s a pretty bad stain on the shirt of Goodell and the league. So there’s that, and then there’s Adrian Peterson. One of the NFL’s pre-

mier players, the 2013 MVP was indicted Friday on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child. Peterson allegedly struck his 4-year-old son with a small tree branch causing the young boy to have to go to the hospital. Peterson turned himself in to authorities Saturday morning. The incidents involving Rice and Peterson are two of the worst kind. These, coupled with the ongoing drug abuse problems involving star wide receivers Josh Gordon and Wes Welker, paint a bad picture for the NFL and its players, who are supposed to be role models for our youth. But wait, there’s more. Adding to the tumultu-

ous week the NFL experienced off the field, on it, the league saw several of its star players injured. This included talented players such as A.J. Green, Robert Griffin III, DeSean Jackson, Jamaal Charles, Eric Berry, Vernon Davis and Charles Tillman, among others. Filled with countless Pro Bowlers and some of the game’s biggest stars, the list goes on and on. So how can Goodell fix this? Well, he can’t. Injuries are a part of the game, those will happen. However, in regards to the off-the-field issues, Goodell needs to do some damage control. He needs to take action and show football fans across the country what

exactly the NFL stands for. He recently said the NFL has “zero tolerance” for players who commit domestic violence or violence against children. Well, what exactly is zero tolerance? Last time I checked, Adrian Peterson is expected to play Sunday and Ray Rice is appealing his suspension en route to getting back on the field. I don’t know what Goodell is planning on doing next, but I do know that his job — as well as the notoriety of his league — seriously hangs in the balance.

Mubarak is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at msalami2@dailyillini. com. Follow him on Twitter @justmubar.

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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston celebrates after a touchdown during the game against The Citadel.

FSU continues reign as No. 1 team in country FSU’s bye week had no impact on the Seminoles’ position atop both the AP Top 25 poll and the Amway Coaches poll. The Seminoles are still the No. 1 ranked team in the polls, which were released on Sunday. However, No. 2 Oregon is gaining some ground on the top spot. Oregon received 17 firstplace votes in the AP poll after defeating Wyoming 48-14, while FSU had 37 votes to be No. 1. The previous week, FSU had 38 first-

place votes while Oregon had 16. No. 3 Alabama had a single first-place vote in the AP poll, No. 4 Oklahoma had two and No. 6 Texas A&M had three. The Seminoles could capture some momentum in the polls this upcoming week if they put together a strong performance against No. 22 Clemson. The SEC again dominates the upper half of the poll, placing five teams — No. 3 Alabama, No. 5 Auburn, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 8 LSU and No. 10 Ole Miss — inside the AP’s top 10. ACC teams Virginia Tech and Louisville both fell out of the top 25 after dropping games this weekend.

Even a college football Saturday can’t get in the way of LeBron James’ first game against the Miami Heat. Even if it’s a game that doesn’t count. The NBA announced Monday that the Heat’s Oct. 11 exhibition against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Rio de Janeiro will be televised at 5 p.m. that Saturday on ESPNews. It will be James’ first game against

the Heat in more than four years, having signed in July with the Cavaliers as a free agent. The NBA also announced that the Heat’s Oct. 21 exhibition against the Houston Rockets at AmericanAirlines Arena would be televised by TNT at 8 p.m. That game had initially been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Heat open their exhibition season Oct. 4 in Louisville against the New Orleans Pelicans and open their regular season Oct. 29 against the visiting Washington Wizards.

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Bears Charles Tillman intercepts a pass. Tillman was moved to injured reserve Monday due to a triceps injury that he sustained Sunday against San Francisco.

Bears designate starting CB Tillman to injured reserve

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LeBron James backs down the Spurs’ Danny Green during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. James, now with Cleveland, will face Miami in an exhibition on Oct. 11.

The Chicago Bears plan to put starting cornerback Charles Tillman on the season-ending injured reserve list because of the right triceps injury he suffered in Sunday’s win over the San Francisco 49ers, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed. ESPN first reported the news. Tillman suffered the same fate in 2013 after

he tore the same triceps in a loss on Nov. 10 to the Detroit Lions. And at age 33, it’s possible he has played his last down for the Bears. Tillman was injured with 10 minutes, 20 seconds remaining in the third quarter Sunday night. He engaged 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree in a block near the right sideline as quarterback Colin Kaepernick scrambled his way. Tillman doubled over in pain, favoring his right arm almost immediately after initiating the block.

Peterson will play on Sunday despite child abuse charges By Matt Vensel and Master Tesfatsion McClatchy-Tribune

The Vikings reinstated Adrian Peterson, saying he will play this Sunday at New Orleans. The star running back was charged late last week on a felony count of injuring a child. He was arrested early Saturday morning in Houston after flying there, and was quickly released after posting $15,000 bond. He was deactivated for the Vikings game on Sunday. Peterson issued a statement, saying in part: “I never wanted to be a distraction to the Vikings organization, the Minnesota community or to my teammates. I nev-

er imagined being in a position where the world is judging my parenting skills or calling me a child abuser because of the discipline I administered to my son.” An NFL spokesman said Monday that Peterson’s case will be reviewed by the league under its Personal Conduct Policy, and that one of those involved will be Lisa Friel, a special advisor just hired to work on domestic abuse cases. “I have to live with the fact that when I disciplined my son the way I was disciplined as a child, I caused an injury that I never intended or thought would happen,” Peterson wrote. “I am not a perfect parent, but I am,

without a doubt, not a child abuser. I am someone that disciplined his child and did not intend to cause him any injury. No one can understand the hurt that I feel for my son and for the harm I caused him. My goal is always to teach my son right from wrong and that’s what I tried to do that day.” Some of his teammates spoke during open locker room access early in the afternoon, and those who did were unanimous in support of him. “This is a difficult path to navigate,” Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman said at a news conference. “We believe he deserves to play while the legal pro-

cess plays out. The decision to play Adrian is not an NFL decision. That decision was made by our organization.” Peterson is scheduled to make his first court appearance Oct. 8 in Conroe, Texas, after his indictment for reckless or negligent injury to a child. Peterson faces up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty. A trial, if there is one, would not take place until 2015, a prosecutor has said. Peterson was indicted by a Montgomery County (Texas) grand jury last week based on evidence that he injured a 4-year-old son while whipping him with a switch,a tree branch, to discipline the child.

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Flaws leaves her mark in the record book Senior moves into 4th place for goals among Illini By Joey Figueroa Staff writer

Just as Illinois (6-2-0) ascended the NCAA rankings from No. 33 to No. 20 after its shutout win over Nebraska on Sunday, senior forward Jannelle Flaws is ascending the Illinois soccer record books. With her two second half goals Sunday, Flaws not only led the Illini to their first Big Ten victory of the season, but also moved into fourth place on the Illinois

put in to improve her game. “Jannelle is a tireless worker,” Freeman said. “We’ve spent hundreds of hours doing extra workouts and spending time in front of the goals. That repetition that she’s gotten in the past four years really has resulted in her being this fantastic goal scorer.” Because of knee and leg injuries, Flaws had to sit out her entire freshman and redshirt-sophomore seasons, which gave her plenty of time to practice and refine her game. She proved her work ethic with a record-setting 2013 season. Flaws’ school-record 23

soccer all-time goal scoring list. Flaws broke the tie with Jessica Bayne, who had previously held the spot since 2005. Flaws’ career total of 32 goals now trails only Vanessa DiBernardo (43), Emily Brown (46) and Tara Hurless (47). Assistant coach Jeff Freeman was not surprised to learn Flaws is ranked among the scoring greats in Illini history because of the endless effort she has

goals last season following her multiple leg injuries should have Derrick Rose fans foaming at the mouth. It shows what is possible with the right amount of rehabilitation and practice, and the correct talent. “She’s got amazing athletic tools, a great soccer mind, and she’s also got the work ethic to go with it,” Freeman said. “So it isn’t a surprise for me that’s she’s fourth all-time and it certainly isn’t a surprise to me that she’s one of the best goal scorers in the country.” Now with six goals in eight games this season, Flaws is on pace to take over the goal-scoring

throne this season. With the right amount of assists to go along with her goals, Flaws can even surpass Hurless’ career mark of 115 total points. Flaws has other focuses besides etching her name in the record books, however. “I haven’t been really thinking about it,” Flaws said. “I’ve just been thinking about winning as a team, and if the goals come, they come. I’m definitely going to try to find chances, but I’m looking more for the team wins than to beat the records.” Winning will always be top priority for the senior Flaws, but she still under-

stands the significance of the pace she’s currently on. “It would mean a lot,” Flaws said. “I’ve been fortunate every year to have great players next to me to make it easy for me to score those goals. That would obviously be a huge accomplishment and something that would be very humbling to have my name up there with those names. But it’s not just me who gets those goals, even if it’s my name up there, it’s a team effort.”

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Volleyball offense rules weekend tourney AVCA ranking drops; McMahon nominated BY STEPHEN BOURBON SENIOR WRITER

While the Illinois volleyball team’s record was 2-1 this weekend at the Blue Raider Bash, the team’s offense was firing on all cylinders. The Illini hit over .300 twice on the weekend for the third and fourth times on the season. Illinois hit .315 against Middle Tennessee State and hit a seasonhigh .404 against Washington State on Saturday. “We were really, really good offensively.” Head coach Kevin Hambly said. “I think we hit .400 in two of the matches and almost .300 in the other one, which are good numbers.” The Illini are currently ranked 15th in the nation in hitting percentage at .285 — a substantial improvement from a season ago. In 2013, Illinois hit .210 as a team, which was the ninth-best mark in the Big Ten.

ter Liz McMahon was nominated for the Senior CLASS Award. McMahon is one of 30 seniors across the country — only one of two players from the Big Ten, along with Michigan State libero Kori Moster — to be nominated for the award. The CLASS Award is an acronym for “Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School,” and celebrates student-athletes who achieve on and off the court. McMahon, also a preseason All-Big Ten selection, is second on the squad with 92 kills and third in total blocks. Her .337 hitting percentage and 3.29 kills per set are both careerhighs. McMahon was also named Academic All-Big Ten in 2012 and 2013. The award will be cut to 10 finalists in October and the winner will be announced during the NCAA Championship in December.

Hambly continues to stress the need for balance on offense, although he said the team was distributing the ball to the middles more often over the weekend. Starting middles Anna Dorn and Katie Stadick both had season-highs in kills and attempts Saturday in a loss to Virginia Tech. Stadick was especially impressive against Washington State, hitting .700 on 10 attacks with no errors. “We won’t have complete balance because when we’re out of system we can only set certain places,” Hambly said. “We want to have tremendous balance and I think we’re getting closer to that.”

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Illinois’ Liz McMahon was one of 30 seniors across the country to be nominated for the Senior CLASS Award, which celebrates student-athletes on and off the volleyball court. poll after the Blue Raider Bash and are the eighthranked team in the Big Ten. Penn State and Wisconsin are Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, while Nebraska is No. 9. Purdue is just outside of the

Updating the polls The Illini dropped down to No. 16 in the latest AVCA

top-10 at No. 11. Previous opponents Stanford and UCLA are also represented in the poll: Stanford is an overwhelming No. 1, taking 52 of 60 possible first-place votes. The Bruins

moved up three spots this week to No. 22.

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ROUX When does this guy sleep? Seriously. If Groce isn’t on a plane on the way to woo the nation’s top recruits, he’s in Champaign overseeing pre-season workouts (which will soon transition to official practices) and facing the media. He’s often spotted jogging around town in his spare time. His head coaching duties include the oversight of an entire staff of coaches, managers and trainers, as well as the 15 players on his team. If you think that seems like a lot for one man to take on, there’s more. On Sept. 2, Groce and his staff hosted a “Chalk Talk” event at the Ubben Practice Facility for the women of the local community. On Sunday, he was in Bloomington, Ill., speaking at a coaching clinic. Similar obligations are year-round, and they’re part of the job.

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One of the most important wrinkles of Groce’s job is making himself — a middle-aged man — seem cool to 17-yearold recruits. He excels at it. Evans has come away from visits impressed with Groce’s integrity. Thomas has spoken positively of his relationship with him. Bragg has even been quoted as saying, “Coach Groce is my man.” How Groce manages to squeeze all of this into his schedule is beyond me. The guy is tireless. But that’s why they pay him the big bucks, and if you ask me, he’s earning every penny. Things have gone relatively quiet on the recruiting front since Groce visited Evans and Thomas, and it appears Evans intends to stick with his plan of visiting Oklahoma State on Sept. 24 before making a fi nal decision. While we wait on a verdict from Evans, Illini fans will get to enjoy

the presence of another top prospect on campus this weekend. Groce will host Thomas for an official visit, who is fresh off a visit to Oklahoma State. Both Illinois and Oklahoma State are pitching the opportunity to play together in college to Evans and Thomas, who are friends and teammates on the AAU circuit. At this point, the Illini have a realistic chance of landing both. But if Evans and Thomas go elsewhere, Groce will take heat for being the bridesmaid in yet another recruiting battle. Such is the life when you have a job that relies largely on the whims of 17-year-olds. Either way, Illini fans can take solace in the fact that their coach won’t be out-worked.

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Power rankings DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini football staff ranks the football teams in the Big Ten 1-14 and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.

1. MICHIGAN STATE (LAST WEEK: 2)

Coming off a 46-27 loss to Oregon on Sept. 6, the Spartans have an easy go in their next two weeks, with Eastern Michigan and Wyoming up next before hosting No. 24 Nebraska.

2. WISCONSIN (1)

After a 28-24 loss to LSU to open the season, the Badgers don’t have any major threats on their schedule until mid-November when they play No. 24 Nebraska. Look for Wisconsin to string together a slew of wins on its way to another big season.

3. OHIO STATE (3)

The Buckeyes had an impressive 66-0 win over Kent State on Saturday and freshman quarterback T.J. Barrett had six touchdowns on 312 passing yards, stepping up big in the absence of injured starter Braxton Miller.

4. NEBRASKA (6)

The Cornhuskers put up 562 yards in a 55-19 victory over Fresno State on Saturday. Nebraska hit on big plays early and often with four touchdowns for more than 57 yards.

5. PENN STATE (5)

The Nittany Lions had another late-game win, scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Rutgers 13-10. Penn State’s early season momentum has carried it to a 3-0 start, the best in the Big Ten East Division.

6. IOWA (4)

Iowa’s season was dampened Saturday by a last-second loss to rival Iowa State on a late field goal. The Hawkeyes now find themselves 99th in the country in points for and 92nd in rushing yards.

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FOOTBALL on Thursday,” Beckman said. “There’s still too many questions when we stick Taylor out there.” Beckman said the biggest issue with Zalewski is his consistency, having been performing well in practice but not in games. “I’ve seen him do it,” Beckman said. “He just needs to focus. He’s got the capabilities to be as good as there is in the country, but he’s got to hone in on his skills.”

Inconsistency on offense Geronimo Allison had a career game on Saturday, just the third of his Illini career. The junior college transfer is already averaging 100 yards per game with 16 receptions. Allison hauled in two touchdowns Saturday, including a diving catch in the back of the end zone. “He made some outstanding catches,” Beckman said. “We all have to remember that was only his third football game. I think his game will get better and better.” Lunt said Allison’s will to battle back after a near injury was a great confidence

7. MICHIGAN (7)

The Wolverines had a much-needed win over Miami (Ohio) Saturday and looked better offensively with 460 total yards.

8. MARYLAND (9)

Maryland allowed 511 passing yards in Saturday’s 40-37 loss to West Virginia. The team allowed 694 total yards and failed to win despite four West Virginia turnovers.

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Illinois head coach Tim Beckman watches a replay after a referee’s call during the game against Youngstown St. boost for the offense, which continued to show signs of clicking despite two fumbles and an interception. Lunt threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns. Both touchdowns and 160 of those yards were thrown to Allison. “It was really positive seeing the guys fight and just not give up,” Lunt said. But despite the productivity through the air, Illinois’ rushing attack has struggled — its highest production being 78 yards on the ground against Youngstown State. “Our backs aren’t hitting the hole where it’s at and I think it’s the offensive line not sustaining their blocks,” Beckman said. Injuries along the offensive line are contributing

to a lack of blocking and opposing pressure on the pass rush. An injury to junior Pat Flavin has shaken up the offensive line, forcing senior tackle Michael Heitz to move to right tackle, and giving sophomore Joe Spencer the start at center. The Illini offensive line allowed eight sacks in its first three games — including six on Saturday. “There were a lot of yards left out there in the running game,” offensive coordinator Bill Cubit said. “We’re just a little bit off.”

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The Golden Gophers were nearly shut out by TCU Saturday, losing 30-7 while gaining just 99 yards on 39 rushing attempts.

10. ILLINOIS (10)

The Illini didn’t look good in Saturday’s 44-19 loss at Washington. More concerning, Illinois’ troubles came at its own hands — giving up three turnovers and committing 11 penalties for 110 yards.

11. RUTGERS (13)

Rutgers nearly stole its first Big Ten game from Penn State in Saturday’s 13-10 loss, but a tough second half cost them. Penn State earned all its points in the second half and made a late-game push to ruin Rutgers’ Big Ten debut.

12. NORTHWESTERN (12)

The Wildcats had a bundle of troubles before the season even began, losing starting running back Venric Mark — who was poised to lead the offense. Northwestern has yet to win a game heading into a much-needed easy matchup with Western Illinois.

13. INDIANA (11)

The Hoosiers were upset by Bowling Green, giving up 582 total yards. Relying heavily on running back Tevin Coleman, Indiana’s hopes for improvement are looking rather dim.

14. PURDUE (14)

The Boilermakers had just 56 rushing yards in Saturday’s loss to Notre Dame, getting outscored 13-0 in the second half on their way to a 30-14 loss.

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The Career Center on Wright Street is a resource for students at the University. They offer services such as career advising, mock interviews and career fairs.

Career Center offers resources for all BY TAYLOR LUCERO STAFF WRITER

Whether a freshman, senior or a graduate , students of all levels can come to the Career Center for help and advice on a multitude of topics. The Career Center is located on campus at 715 S. Wright St. in Champaign. Students can go to the Career Center to discuss their majors with counselors, get advisement for internship and job searches, receive more information about possible health professions and get an early start on graduate and professional school preparation. Emily Wickstrom, assistant director for communications and marketing at the Career Center, said the Center especially encourages freshman who visit to begin getting experience outside of the classroom. “We don’t want them to think of their careers yet,” Wickstrom said. “For most freshmen, that’s a little bit too intimidating.” I nste ad , Wickst rom recommended that these

freshmen do other activities to help provide a network. For example, they could volunteer, work, join a fraternity or sorority, or become a member of a registered student organization. Wickstrom advised that with all of the new activities, creating a resume would also be a smart decision. Students can also make half-hour appointments for career counseling to discuss topics like their interests and goals, as well as other issues about their major and potential career. The Career Center also offers 15-minute drop-in advising sessions, which do not require an appointment. But once sophomore year comes around, their majors are usually a bigger concern than extracurricular activities, Wickstrom said. At this point, they begin to encourage students to take on a leadership role. “They’re probably more solidifying their interests,” she said. “A lot of

times, they’ll know more of what they don’t like based on their general (education requirements).” It is during their junior ye a rs t h at st udents should start focusing on internships, according to Wickstrom. When a student begins to focus on internships, Wickstrom said they can go to the Career Center for preparation help, like how to do resume and cover letter checks as well as how to perform in mock interviews. Jorge Gallegos, senior in LAS, said he has gone to the Career Center since he was a freshman. Over the years, he has used the resume check and mock interview services. “I felt like I’ve lost some opportunities in the past just because of my interviewing skills, unfortunately,” he said of his previous experiences with interviewing. But Gallegos said the mock interviewers at the Career Center let him know what he needs to work on in a positive light.

By senior year, the Career Center offers students resources focused specifically on looking for a job. For example, Wickstrom said students who have not yet found a job can go to the Career Center, and discuss what they can do to improve their chances and what to do if they realize they no longer want the job they originally planned on. “People really have individual issues and they’re all at different points,” she said. “We see some freshmen who are ready to go and have a lot of professional experiences and have some goals in mind; then we see seniors who have no idea what they want to do, so it’s really a pretty wide spectrum.” Although the Career Center is available to graduate students, Wickstrom said that one of the center’s main focuses is to prepare students for graduate school. The Career Center offers graduate and professional school fairs, as well as workshops and advising

for those looking to find a graduate school. The next Graduate and Professional School Fair is Oct. 1 at the ARC from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Another major service offered at the Career Center is advising on health professions, i ncludi ng everything from audiology to nursing. One option students in these professions have is access to a new certificate program. The certificate program helps those students “stay on track and become a competitive candidate to graduate and professional programs,” according to the Career Center’s website. A career certificate program is being offered for international students, as well. This program is for students from different countries who want help getting a career in the U.S., Wickstrom said. Zelda Gardner, senior assista nt di rector of career counseling and campus outreach, said that the Career Center’s campus outreach is designed to make programs and

workshops available for students to help “educate them on how to make decisions in regarding career interest ... and how to create really strong application materials overall.” Gardner said students may see professional staff presenting during class time, discussing topics like exploring careers, having professional etiquette, networking, and job searching and researching. She also said she recommends students talk to others about career advice in addition to the Career Center staff including family, professors and advisors. “I think that every single person you talk to, hopefully, is going to provide you with some information that might help you make a decision regarding your career that you can feel confident about; one that’s going to help you explore your options and help you gain more experience.”

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Internships help students gain knowledge and experience outside the classroom, and successfully completing an internship can lead to a job offer after graduation.

Eight keys to internship success By Frances Welch Staff writer

After Glynn Davis, a senior in LAS, ended his internship last summer at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago, he was offered a full time position upon graduation. Davis first encountered PwC at the Actuarial Career Fair, where he spoke to one of the lead model analysts of the firm. A few days after the fair, Davis received an email offering him an invitation to the first round interviews held on campus, which was followed by a second round of interviews held in the PwC Chicago office. “During my interview, it turned out that the interviewer and I both liked running, which became a talking point between us and fostered a good relationship that carried over in my internship,” Davis said. At some companies, it is not unusual for a student to receive a job offer at the end

of the internship. “The qualities I had that made me best for this position was that I was technically capable, willing to take on new tasks and fun to be around,” Davis said. “If you are interested in an internship, ensure that you are working hard in school and doing something meaningful with your summers. The more well-rounded you are, the more likely you are to get an internship.” Pnina Steiner, senior director of Business Career Services, also believes that students who display academic success as well as showing eager interest in the company is a huge benefit to not only receiving an internship but using it as a pipeline to a full-time employment offer. “From what we’ve seen in regards to students who are successful is that there are several factors that play into thriving in an internship,” Steiner said.

According to Steiner, a student’s path to success depends on these key steps:

Attitude & work ethic: Maintaining a positive and motivating attitude toward tasks that may seem minuscule. Many employers have interns doing busy work. But done well, that recognition often times turns into a full time position. Employers notice that students who take on responsibilities and work hard during any task handed to them will succeed when it is really expected of them.

Knowing your expectations: It’s extremely important for students to recognize what is expected of them before accepting and starting an internship. Not all companies have a structured internship program. Therefore, interns need to seek out what company expectations are. They should speak to

their supervisors or the managing staff to ask questions about things such as deadlines and the ins and outs of their upcoming internship.

Seek mentors: Students need to find people who have been successful and are experienced in their field of interest. Hearing mentors’ path of successes and failures are extremely beneficial and rewarding. Some companies supply a mentorship program, but not all. Students should seek individuals within their unit to help with the transition from school to professional employment and also to feel comfortable asking questions.

Taking initiative: Volunteering and asking for work rather than waiting for your supervisor to ask you to do something shows the company how dedicated and hardworking the student is for that specific position.

High quality work:

Ask questions:

It is extremely important for students to demonstrate high-quality work. Check and re-check for typos, no matter how minuscule. If management were to see a simple mistake, that minor error displays lack of interest and responsibility. An internship is the time for a student to contribute their work in the branding of a company and there will not be another chance.

If a student does not understand something or is unsure, the student absolutely needs to ask questions. It is much better to ask than to make a mistake.

Show interest: Showing interest and doing company research beforehand stands out to employers immensely. However, be cautious in how you share your previous knowledge. Often times, employers are much older than interns, and there is a time gap between the knowledge of technology. Students need to respect that not all employers are up to date, so be cautious when making suggestions.

Networking: It is crucial for students to network within the entire company they are working for, not just in their specific unit. This is their opportunity to meet other professionals within the company and to make good impressions. Look into volunteer opportunities within the company and take advantage of social events, during scheduled work hours or afterward. The more people you know within a company, the better chance you have of receiving a full time position.

Fran can be reached at features@ dailyillini.com.

The Intern Queen offers advice on landing the perfect position By Samantha Rothman Staff writer

After writing a National Campus Best-Seller, “All Work, No Pay: Finding An Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience,” as well as launching her website, internqueen. com, Lauren Berger, otherwise known as “The Intern Queen” sat down with the Daily Illini to provide some insight on all things internships. Daily Illini: What sparked your interest in internships, and what made you get into this particular field? Lauren Berger: I had 15 internships in college. I realized there was a lack of information put out to young people about their future and career and internship opportunities. I wanted to change that. I started thinking that if I could be the face of internships and career experienc-

es for young people, maybe I could provide some insight and change things. I had that idea senior year of college, and three years later I launched and dubbed myself “The Intern Queen.” DI: Are there any interesting new internships that stand out to you? Perhaps a job field that’s completely new to the market? LB: There are internships in almost every field. I think it’s best for students to think about their dream job and find an internship that is in a similar space. Virtual internships are getting more and more popular — you intern from your dorm room, keep regular hours and communicate over the phone or internet. DI: Many students only focus on summer internships. Are fall and winter internships still important? LB: If you have time in

your schedule, I suggest trying out a fall or spring internship. You don’t need one every semester and you certainly don’t need 15 internships, but sometimes over the fall or the spring you have less competition. It makes it easier to get the position, and you get more attention from the company because there are fewer interns in the office. Also, pursue other career-related opportunities. For example, I’m working with the Ford Challenge and it’s actually coming to University of Illinois students. It’s an amazing business/marketing competition, and both grad and undergrad students should definitely apply. It’s not an internship but still a unique career-related experience that would look great on a resume. DI: It’s only September, but some students may be thinking ahead to the sum-

mer. What advice do you have for students looking to start preparing for summer internships? LB: If students are planning to intern at Fortune 500 companies, now is definitely the time to start thinking about Summer 2015 internships. You can never be too early. Just go to the company websites and start researching what you need to have in place to apply for the opportunities and make note of the deadlines. Something to keep in mind is that a lot of marketing and PR opportunities for Summer 2015 usually won’t be promoted heavily by the companies until after the New Year. DI: Did you ever have an internship that was particularly interesting or lifechanging in any way? LB: Every internship I had could be described as lifechanging. I learned so much about who I was and who I

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wanted to be both personally and professionally. I really enjoyed my summer internship with the Fox Network in Los Angeles. I interned on the drama development side and learned about how TV shows were made, and I made friends and professional connections that I’m still in touch with today. I have a rule that you should stay in touch with your professional contacts three times per year.

DI: If you could give your college self one piece of advice, what would it be? LB: Probably that rejection is part of getting to where you want to be. And remember, rejection doesn’t mean never — it just means not right now.

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Internships found through variety of ways By Reema Abi-Akar Staff Writer

Internship experience is a vital part of shaping your future career. When it comes to applying for internships, there is no single “right” way to go about it. In fact, there are so many different ways to go through the application process that sometimes it may be difficult to pinpoint where to start. For the past three summers, I have had three different internships, and I applied to several more each year. And now, as a senior, I have experienced

Using a job search site

at least a handful of different types of internship application processes. So, for those just starting out (and even the seasoned veterans), I’ve created a handy list of some of the most common ways to apply to internships. I have actually used all four of these methods throughout the years, and from my experience I have found that they are all worth trying.

Reema is a senior in FAA. She can be reached at abiakar2@dailyillini.com.

Online application through the company website

There are a number of websites that are designed to search your specific criteria of jobs or internships. Sites such as Indeed.com and Monster.com not only help you look for full-time or part-time jobs, but they include internships as well. These can be helpful if you know where you would like your internship to be and in what field. The website narrows down your search, and you can click through the results to narrow them further. I use these sites quite often to get a taste of what opportunities are available in a specific location.

If you know exactly where you would like to apply, the most straightforward thing to do is go to the company’s website. The good thing about this route is that you know exactly what you are applying for, and you know that it is a reputable place to look. Plus, the website will have the most details about any open positions, and there will likely be contact information listed if you have questions.

Through networking

Cold calling or emailing

This may be the most widely known way of acquiring an internship. If you know someone working at the company or someone who has connections, you already have your foot in the door. There is no guarantee that you will get it, of course, but it does give you a higher chance of snatching that coveted spot. If your connection is well known and appreciated, the company will think of you before looking at the list of applicants they don’t know.

I believe that this method is extremely underappreciated. I have used it several times — in fact, the past two summers I ended up with internships that hadn’t even been advertised at the time. If you do not see an internship listed with a certain company or organization and you would like to intern for them, send them an email or give them a call to let them know. This shows that you care, demonstrates that you have initiative and puts your name out there. Sometimes a shot in the dark is all it takes, and you don’t have anything to lose.

School year internships provide unique opportunities By Abrar Al-Heeti Staff writer

Managing a full course load can be quite the challenge, and having an internship on top of that requires even more dedication. But taking part in an internship during the school year instead of waiting for the summer months can benefit students tremendously. Not only do these semester or year-long internships provide students with networking and hands-on experience, it can also enable them to master time management and other important skills vital to the workplace, according to Emily Wickstrom, assistant director for communications and marketing at The Career Center. Jennifer Chuzhoy, marketing intern for EnterpriseWorks at Research Park and senior in Engineering, balances a busy school and internship workload. After starting her internship two weeks into the summer, she

is now continuing it through the school year. She said the key to balancing all her commitments is having good employeeemployer communication, a vital component to managing schedules and staying on task in school and at work. “I kind of explained to my bosses that there will be some weeks that if I have three exams in a week, I’m not going to be able to come in,” Chuzhoy said. “They’re very good about communicating with me when they need stuff done so that I can work further ahead of time.” Chuzhoy said she found her internship through Engineering Career Services. She liked the thought of staying in Champaign, which made her able to continue the internship into the school year. But Chuzhoy said taking on an internship during the semester requires great dedication, and might not be

suitable for everyone. She cautions underclassman from committing to such a heavy workload so early in their academic career. “I would (recommend a fall or spring internship) as long as they are an upperclassman or they are very confident in their abilities in school,” she said. “I know I would not have been able to handle something like this my freshman and sophomore years. And my major is completely unrelated; if you’re taking a lot of classes and you’re still trying to be social, it’s going to be hard just to balance everything out. But as you grow, you learn more about time management.” Chuzhoy also recommends students try out a summer internship before taking one on in the school year. “You don’t want to end up at an internship you hate while taking classes – it’s just going be very depressing,” she said. “In the sum-

mer, you get to learn more about the company instead of scrambling and getting over the learning curve while you’re also getting over the learning curves in classes.” Colleen Moloney is another student who is balancing a heavy course load and an internship. She graduated with a degree in agricultural and biological engineering from the University in May, and is now on a Ph.D. track and currently working on her Master’s degree at Purdue. Even as a graduate student at Purdue, she still finds time to continue her research work she began at the University in May 2012. Like Chuzhoy, Moloney is also an intern at Research Park. Her duties have included tasks such as assisting in a project dealing with agricultural sustainability and working on an algae project, where she helped with data visualization and tables for the sta-

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tistical report. She also participated in field work over the summer. Regarding internships during the school year, Moloney wrote in an email that “It’s not for everyone, but if you can do it, definitely look into it. It really helps with time management skills, and I was really able to get a feel for the workplace that you can’t get when you’re only there for a few months. I made great connections and friendships while working there.” During one semester, Moloney said she registered for 17 credit hours, did independent research and was involved in a few registered student organizations on campus. “It takes a lot of dedication to be able to handle everything,” she said. “Luckily, my boss was very flexible with the hours I worked, and if I had an exam I could just work extra the next week or something.”

Wickstrom also said having an internship during the school year can demonstrate a student’s time management skills and interest in their future, and will make them more appealing to employers. “I think that completing an internship or any kind of professional experience … is valuable because it shows employers that the student is very proactive,” Wickstrom said. “I think employers are impressed by students who are well-rounded. They want people who are doing things outside the classroom, showing that a student can go to class fulltime and then also do something else professionally.” Chuzhoy shares a similar sentiment. The underlying theme is “as long as you have good time management skills, it’s going to be okay,” Chuzhoy said.

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What is your dream career? University students share their future aspirations with The Daily Illini By Annabeth Carlson Staff writer

“(To be) one of those individuals who go overseas and teach kids in other countries to speak English and use technology. Basically, something where I’m helping people.” - Anna Wheeler sophomore in LAS

“I would like to be a cancer researcher because I want a career where I can help people and make a difference in the medical field.”

“To be a computer engineer because I like working with technology.”

- Mark Haynie

freshman in DGS

- Madelyn O’Gorman

freshman in Engineering

“I want to be a CEO of an automobile company. I love expensive luxury sports cars.”

“I want to be a social worker because I like helping people and helping people makes me happy.”

- Mrunal Sarvaiya

- Tongtong Zhang

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Grad school: Big dreams, big time commitment Christen mcglynn Staff writer

a senior at the University, my friends are constantly questioning whether they should apply to grad school, law school, medical school or some other type of secondary education. I have chosen to pursue a degree in law, and will continue my education after commencement in May. But I have to admit, after seeing my friends receive job offers, sometimes I wonder why I am

choosing to spend $40,000 per year to continue my education, rather than making it at a job after college. Then I remember. During my sophomore year at the University, I realized pursuing a career in broadcast journalism was not for me. Although I chose to remain with my major, I decided that I had other dreams I wanted to pursue. Six months of studying later, the LSAT arrived, and I was ready to take my first step toward law school. If you do decide to apply for graduate school, you should know a few things beforehand:

Be aware of the time commitment Between studying for exams, completing applications, gathering letters of recommendation and writing personal statements, the process can seem overwhelming at times. But life does not stop, and neither do classes at the University. Therefore, be mindful that organizing and managing time properly is a necessity.

Find a study buddy Most graduate programs require an examination, and whether it is

the MCAT, LSAT, GRE or DAT, and studying is extremely important. No, the LSAT certainly was not enjoyable, and seeing my friends go out and have fun while I was inside studying was difficult at times. Fortunately, one of my close friends was also taking the exam at the same time as me. We commiserated together, and simultaneously pushed each other toward achieving our goals. Finding a partner to study with definitely helped the process immensely, and allowed us to feed off each other’s strengths while assisting each other with

her own weaknesses.

Know Your deadlines Each graduate school will place a time limit on an application, and some are vastly different from each other. Graduate schools and programs have a very strict policy regarding timeliness, so it is imperative that students are aware of major due dates.

Be real The goal of an application is to stand out. However, students must be honest in their applica-

tions. For me, I know it was very difficult trying to convey what made me “special,” as I feel that I have lead a rather “normal” life. However, after thinking about it, I realized I did have some moments to highlight, such as leadership positions I have held, and there have been people in my life who molded me into the person I am today. If it seems difficult to find a topic to write about, sometimes it helps to look there first.

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Career Fair calendar: Business Career Fair:

Sept. 17 Sept. 18 Noon - 5 p.m. both days ARC http://illinois.edu/ calendar/list/78

Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Job Fair: Sept. 18 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Crane Bay of Newmark Lab http://cee.illinois.edu/ jobfair/students/

Engineering Career Fair:

Sept. 23 & 24 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. both days Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) http://ecs.engineering. illinois.edu/recruitingstudents/career-fairs/

ACES and Sciences Career Fair:

Oct. 9 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Activities and Recreation Center http://academics.aces. illinois.edu/content/acesand-sciences-career-fair

Business Career Fair: Feb. 4, 2015 Feb. 5, 2015 Time & Location: TBD

All-Campus Career Fair:

March 18, 2015 1 - 5 p.m. Activities and Recreation Center https://www. careercenter.illinois. edu/career%20fairs/ allcampus