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Fiscal cliff deal could decrease UI funding

BY LAUREN ROHR STAFF WRITER

Despite a last-minute congressional agreement that allowed the nation to dodge the fiscal cliff, officials say the University faces a possible $65 million cut in federal funding next year.

Just before the New Year’s Eve deadline, Congress approved a bill that avoided a drastic tax increase for most Americans. However, Jon Pyatt, director of federal relations for the University’s Office of Governmental Relations, said the fiscal cliff compromise did not resolve sequestration, or the across-the-board spending cuts to federal agencies, which could harm the University’s research enterprise, student aid and health care system.

Sequestration could lead to automatic 8.4 percent spending cuts for most federal programs.

The process has been put off for two months so the newly sworn-in Congress can address the issue before March.

“The University understands the nation needs to spend less,” Pyatt said. “But the problem with these indiscriminate cuts is that they cut good things too much and other things not enough.”

During the 2011 fiscal year, the University’s three campuses combined received over $551 million in research funding, with the Urbana campus leading the state in total research funding.

But Pyatt said internal estimates predict a loss of at least $45 million to the University’s research funds in the 2013 fiscal year based on the proposed reductions.

“This abrupt reduction in funding will not only halt the advancement of new breakthroughs in medicine, national security, agriculture and energy, but it will also harm the career development of young researchers who will be the next generation of scientists to keep our nation globally competitive,” Pyatt said.

Richard Meisinger, associate vice president for research, said it is difficult to downsize research activities gradually. With large cuts in federal investments toward research, many researchers will be cut and projects will be significantly affected.

For example, Meisinger said, Blue Waters is a supercomputing project sustained by more than $300 million in National Science Foundation funding. However, a drop in funding could delay or stop the development of this project altogether.

See FISCAL CLIFF, Page 3A

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After serving a two-week suspension over winter break and paying a $3,000 fine, KAM’S is expected to reopen Friday afternoon with a new city-mandated age of entry of 21 years old. The restriction comes after numerous liquor code violations to the Champaign bar and will end May 12.

City forces KAM’S to raise age of entry to 21

BY NATHANIEL LASH MANAGING EDITOR FOR REPORTING

Ticketed: An 18-year-old football player. Though he was just 18, the freshman held a clear cup with a blue liquid with his black-inked hand stamped with a large “U.” How did he get into KAM’S bar? Well, as he put it, he was “one of the boys.”

Ticketed: Four out-of-towners, all 18. They told officers that a bar employee had let them in through the back entrance.

Ticketed: A bartender, after police sent in two undercover minors who were served a pair of Bud Lights. When an officer went in to confront the bartender, telling her she just sold to underage

patrons, the woman responded, “Was it those two girls without wristbands?”

Those patrons each faced $320 tickets from the city of Champaign, but the legal consequences didn’t end with those who were directly ticketed. These are just a few violations of Champaign’s liquor code city officials pointed to when cracking down on management at KAM’S. According to police reports and city records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, officers found other liquor code violations by KAM’S 11 out of the 18 times the bar was checked in 2012.

“The pattern which has emerged

at KAM’S is alarming not only to the City of Champaign but to the State as well,” said Champaign Mayor and Liquor Commissioner Don Gerard in a letter to KAM’S owner Eric Meyer dated Dec. 13.

After serving a two-week suspension over winter break and paying a $3,000 fi ne, KAM’S is expected to reopen Friday afternoon with a new city-mandated age of entry of 21 years.

Meyer had the opportunity to dispute the punitive measures, but according to Deputy Liquor Commissioner Teri Legner, he did not request a hearing against the city’s judgement, which could have resulted in the full revocation of his liquor

Urbana mayoral candidate criticizes ‘failed’ renovation Stratton says hotel owner not keeping his end of bargain with city

future taxes to subsidize the redevelopment. The city promises to forgive the loan if the hotel stays open for two years.

The city initially committed $650,000 to Yuan for the renovations, with an additional $200,000 for the next four years the hotel was open. But the city

BY JANELLE O’DEA cited the unexpected scope of CONTRIBUTING WRITER the necessary renovations as the No matter the number of reason to give Yuan an additional rooms available at the Urbana $400,000 before the hotel’s openLandmark Hotel, it’s a safe bet ing to continue the renovations.

Urbana Democratic mayoral The hotel had a soft opening on candidate Leslie Stratton will Dec. 1, with 45 of the hotel’s 128 not occupy one. rooms available for overnight Stratton held a press confer- stays. ence Wednesday at the UrbaCity council documents citna Civic Center to discuss the ed those issues with the reno“failed” renovavations of the tion plans for the 89-year-old hotel Urbana Landas slowing down Yuan’s plans. ma rk Hotel.

Stratton brought These include team member and safety hazards former Urbana like cracked Mayor Tod Satwater pipes terthwaite. Other and gas leaks, LAUREL PRUSSING, Urbana mayorwhich in addiUrbana mayor tion to replacing al candidates — the roof, repavincumbent Laurel Prussing and Republican Rex ing the parking lot, and other expenses cost Yuan roughly Bradfield — were not present.

Stratton said the owner of the $1 million, according to a city Urbana Landmark Hotel, Xiao Jin press release.

Yuan, is not keeping up his end Stratton and Satterthwaite of the bargain in his agreement said they are confused by Yuan’s with the city. As of the November development plan because it is 2010 agreement, Yuan is borrow- what they call a “rambling naring $1.45 million total in city tax rative.” They had several other increment financing funds until issues with the Urbana Land2015 to renovate the historic hotel. mark Hotel project, as well, sayThe TIF funds use expected ing that Yuan has not invested

“Taxpayers aren’t at risk because this is TIF money.”

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That two-week suspension ran from Dec. 21 to Jan. 4. The over-21 age limit, running contrary to the city ordinance that allows 19- and 20-year-olds into Champaign bars, will end May 12.

Under the liquor violation fi ne schedule the mayor adopted upon taking office, a liquor license can be revoked after five violations in a fiscal year. But Legner said the mayor was interested in looking for alternatives to forcing KAM’S to shut down.

“There’s a balance between holding a licensee accountable for com-

See KAM’S, Page 3A

University task force looks to curb cheating by updating student code

BY TYLER DAVIS STAFF WRITER

A revised version of the University’s academic integrity policy will be submitted to both the academic senate and council on conduct governance this semester by the task force that reviewed the academic integrity policies in the student code.

The changes are aimed at clearing up ambiguities in the current code and lowering the standard of proof in holding a student guilty of cheating. The new policies could be added to the student code for the 2013-14 school year if it passes through the senate and the chancellor signs off on it by the end of spring semester, said Charles Tucker, task force member and associate dean for undergraduate programs for Engineering.

“One of the major goals was to have a policy that was clear and understandable for students, for faculty (and) for staff so that we could actually use it and so that it could be used across campus,” Tucker said.

The task force set a more explicit basis for an instructor to decide whether a student has cheated: looking at whether it’s more likely than not that the student cheated, according to Section 1-403 of the revised policy. The current code says that the faculty member “should feel certain” that the student cheated before imposing a penalty.

Michael LeRoy, chair of the task force and a professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations and College of Law, said that if the standard

JANELLE O’DEA THE DAILY ILLINI

In this video still, Urbana mayoral candidate Leslie Stratton held a press conference at the Urbana Civic Center to discuss the “failed” renovation plans for the Urbana Landmark Hotel on Wednesday. He brought team member and former Urbana mayor Tod Satterthwaite, though Satterthwaite only spoke in interviews after the conference. enough of his own resources into the project.

Republican candidate Bradfield said he doesn’t expect the hotel — fi nished or not — to generate sufficient revenue for the city.

“The original idea of improving that hotel in order to generate business for downtown Urbana is not a sound premise because hotels do not bring business into the area,” Bradfield said. “The only way they bring in business is if there is a conference center. The conference center in the Urbana Landmark Hotel is not signifi cant enough to bring the kind of business we need.”

But Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing said the Urbana Landmark Hotel is still a worthwhile project.

“Taxpayers aren’t at risk because this is TIF money,” Prussing said.

“The original idea of improving that hotel in order to generate business for downtown Urbana is not a sound premise because hotels do not bring business into the area. The only way they bring in business is if there is a conference center.”

REX BRADFIELD, Republican mayoral candidate

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of proof were too high, the policy would be impossible to enforce. If it were too low, students would be at risk.

After the original draft of the new policy was written, it was posted online for comment by the campus community.

He also said the basic structure of how the University handles academic integrity has not changed, but the task force did make some changes to parts of the appeals process to make it more explicit, such as adding a standard for department hearings that previously was up to departments themselves to create.

“The revised code has a single unified description of both the college and department level appeal hearing processes and in both cases there is at least one student on the hearing panel for the appeal,” Tucker said.

LeRoy said he wanted the task force to create a new policy that covers a more comprehensive scope than the current policy.

“The current policy is out of date and essentially predates many of the technology extensions that student commonly use — social media, iPads, iPhones,” he said. “Things that are normal and can be put to good use but things that can also be used to cheat.”

LeRoy said the task force gave thought to not only changing the policy but to changing the student culture, emphasizing being proactive rather than

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State legislation to ban sales of semiautomatic weapons stalls

BY EMMA WEISSMANN STAFF WRITER

The Illinois General Assembly postponed the discussion of two recent pieces of gun control legislation as the lame-duck session ended Tuesday.

Action was not taken on the bills because there may not have been enough votes to pass them on the senate floor once out of committee, said Mary Shaw, spokeswoman for state Sen. Tony Munoz, D-Chicago, a supporter of the bills. Although both bills advanced through the Public Health Committee of the Illinois Senate on Jan. 2, the bills were not discussed during last Sunday’s House judiciary committee meeting.

One proposal would ban the possession, delivery, sale and purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons, while the second would ban the use of high-capacity magazines that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition. If made into law, both bills would go into affect Jan. 1, 2014. Those who already have the weapons would legally be able to keep them.

Both Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel endorsed the proposals in statements made Jan. 2, when the politicians thanked the senators who sponsored the bills, among them Munoz and state Sen. Dan Kotowski, D-33.

Both politicians also urged the senate to discuss the legislation quickly and pass the bills into law.

“As I have repeatedly made clear, there is no place in Illinois for weapons designed to rapidly fire at human targets at close range,” Quinn said.

Kotowski said he supports the proposed bans because there is a need to “pass mea-

sures like these to limit the damage and hold the gun industry accountable.”

Those in opposition to the bills have also publicly communicated their views concerning the bills.

The Illinois State Rifle Association kept members aware of the bills’ statuses on its website in the past week. The association also urged followers to vocalize their opposition to local representatives and senators, with executive director Richard Pearson calling the bills a “pending attack on your Second Amendment rights” in a statement from Jan. 4.

Pearson could not be reached for further comment.

The bill will likely affect the firearms business in the state. Dave Costley, owner of Dave’s Firearms in Urbana, said he sells the types of firearms legislators want to ban.

He said the profits from these firearms now make up 70 percent of his business, up from 4 percent before the bans were proposed.

“People are going to buy them before they’re outlawed and banned,” Costley said.

He said lawmakers are also perceiving mass casualties as a firearms problem when it should be dealt with as a mental health problem.

“I have probably several hundred regular customers, and not one of them has ever been convicted of a felony or used a firearm in the act of a crime,” Costley said. “Let’s put a little more emphasis on the mental health rather than beat on my customers.”

Mark Rozinsky, junior in LAS, holds a Firearm Owner’s Identification, which allows him to legally purchase firearms in the state. Although he doesn’t currently own

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SPRINGFIELD — Drivers will pay more to renew their Illinois license plates in the new year in order to help fund repairs to state parks, strip clubs will have to contribute to rape crisis programs and employers will no longer be allowed to ask job applicants for their social media passwords.

While inaction on the severely underfunded state pension programs took most of the headlines in 2012, lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn adopted about 150 laws that took effect Jan. 1 and range from prohibiting the possession of shark fi ns to requiring better reporting of people who should not be issued permits to purchase guns.

Despite a huge income tax increase during a similar January session in 2011, lawmakers continue to wrestle with state budget problems caused largely by the Legislature’s failure until recent years to make the huge payments to the state pension fund that should have been made.

One solution was to adopt fees — some more universal than others — to keep pace with expenditures.

Basic license plate fees

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“I believe that people have the right to keep their privacy. It’s ruining people’s privacy and their rights to keep their own life.”

ESTHER CHO, freshman in LAS

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A resident in the 1400 block of Holly Hill Drive reported several rounds were fired into the home. One of the rounds was fired through the wall of a 10-year-old child’s bedroom. The child was not injured.

2:09 p.m.

Officers responded to a report of several shots fired in the 200 block of Bellefontaine Street. The report also said glass broke in a house.

A 72-year-old woman said several shots were fired into her house by an unknown suspect. No one was injured.

7:53 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to the block of 1500 Holly Hill Drive. A 23-year-old man reported being shot while watching television in his living room with his friends.

Eight other people were in the home at that time but were not injured. The victim was transported to the local hospital to treat non-life-threatening injuries.

11:12 p.m.

Several residents reported hearing gunshots fired in the 1500 Holly Hill Drive but could not identify the location. Two residents found that rounds entered their homes. No injuries were reported.

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The Champaign Police Department is investigating multiple reports of a shooting and shots fired Jan. 6.

Residents near the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Holly Hill Drive said they heard several shots fired in the area. Venus Williams, an 18-year-old resident of Champaign, said gun violence is new to the area.

After the reports issued on Jan. 7, the investigation division said there is limited information and no suspect has been identified yet. Lieutenant Robert Rea of the Champaign Police Department said there is no evidence the shooting cases are related.

The department is asking anyone with information to call (217) 3514545. A reward of up to $1,000 will be paid by Crime Stoppers for information leading up to arrest of any person involved in the crimes.

150 laws took effect in 2013 including higher fees for license plates, strip clubs

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“I think that’s fine. To have access to see it like any other person, that’s fine. But as far as them actually being able to log in and potentially change your information, I think that’s a little too far.”

any firearms, he does hunt occasionally said he is “on the fence” about the bills.

“I am pro-guns,” he said. “I think that people should be able to have their guns. I feel like we don’t need those kind of weapons in our households, but we also have the need to protect ourselves from any sort of situation that may arise. Whether that requires a high-caliber weapon, I’m not sure.”

Rozinsky also said he thinks the bills are emotionally charged as a result of the recent shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn., last month.

“My fear is that this is an emotional time for anyone,” Rozinsky said. “When people are in fear of something, it’s easy for the government to take control and push forward bills that may or may not benefit the country.”

But Shaw said the bills were not advanced because of the recent shooting, saying guncontrol legislation has been on-going for years.

Kotowski said it is possible that further discussion and debate regarding the issues will occur in the current session by the newly sworn-in 98th Illinois General Assembly.

“I think we’re going to see similar legislation,” he said. “You’re going to see measures that will rein in the excess and irresponsibility of the gun industry.”

An exact date for the next discussion about gun control has not been set. Both Shaw and Kotowski said there is a possibility for the issue to be discussed in the session of the 98th Illinois General Assembly.

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“I think it’s a great thing because you wouldn’t have anyone else have that, so why should your employer be allowed to have it? They can look at it, but they shouldn’t have access to it.”

ELLIOTT KOEHL, junior in AHS

“I feel like that’s a good thing because I don’t believe you should hired or not hired based on your personal life. I honestly feel like it’s not really an employer’s business what you’re doing outside of work as long as you’re getting your job done.”

LESLIE DRINK, senior in LAS

will increase $2, to $101 annually, raising as much as $20 million for state parks.

Along with other fee increases, the Department of Natural Resources expects a new stream of up to $35 million to chip away at delayed maintenance and repair. The backlog has grown to $750 million, officials said.

Motorists likely won’t notice the fee until March renewals are due because when Quinn signed the bill earlier this month, state offi cials had already sent out January and February notices.

Strip club operators objected to a “pole tax” designed to raise money for rape crisis centers, at least at the initially proposed $5-per-patron level. Advocates argue that alcohol consumption in clubs where there is also nude dancing contributes to a culture that can lead to violence against women.

The two sides negotiated a $3 surcharge per customer, with the option that clubs pay an annual fee of $5,000 to $25,000, based on sales.

And a tightening of gun permit restrictions will take effect that was passed long before this month’s school attack in Newtown, Conn., but that in part addresses mental

health concerns raised by the massacre.

Among other things, the law that takes effect Tuesday requires notifying the Illinois State Police, which issues Firearm Owners Identification cards, anytime a local court determines that a person has a “mental disability” that might make him or her unsuitable for gun ownership.

That was already part of the law, but a review by the state Auditor General issued last spring found that only three of 102 circuit clerks statewide submitted required notices to the state police.

The audit arose from a 2011 brouhaha over a public records request by The Associated Press for information on all FOID cardholders in the state.

The state police denied the request, but the attorney general determined the information was public record. The Illinois State Rifle Association successfully sued to block the release of names of those who hold gun licenses.

Legislative action to shut down access followed, but not before lawmakers ordered the audit, which found an understaffed state police department “overwhelmed” by its FOID duties.

Other new laws: SB 2949: Non-religious universities must excuse students who need to be absent from class or who cannot participate in school work due to religious beliefs on a particular day. The university must provide the student with the opportunity to make up the work if the student notifies the faculty member or instructor “well in advance” of the anticipated absence or pending religious schedule conflict if the make-up work does not create an unreasonable burden for the university.

HB 1554: The bill amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934 to expand the definition of those guilty of a Class A misdemeanor to include those who allow underage drinking on any property they own.

HB 5314: Landlords can email the itemized statement of damages due to lessees who pay a security deposit. The list can also be “furnished to the lessee, delivered in person, (or) by mail directed to his last known address.” The list must be sent “within 30 days of the date that the lessee vacated the premises.”

Quinn fails to secure pension reform yet again

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Gov. Pat Quinn testifies during a House committee hearing on pension reform at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Jan. 8.

KAM’S FROM PAGE 1A pliance and putting someone out of business,” Legner said.

But the effects of operating as the only bar restricted to of-age drinkers on KAM’S’ business prospects remains to be seen.

The violations cited against KAM’S include the announcement of a police presence in the bar, the presence of minors

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“Up until now, our thinking is that 98 percent of all students don’t know about the code unless and until they are accused by a faculty member of cheating or fraud,” LeRoy said. “We want 100 percent of students aware of the code when they embark

under the age of 19 in the bar and sales to underage drinkers, as well as one “threshold violation,” where the number of minor in possession tickets issued in a single bar raid exceeded a limit based on the bar’s maximum occupancy.

No representative from K AM’S was available for comment.

Nathaniel can be reached at lash2@ dailyillini.com. on every class and we also want faculty members to be very clear about following the rules they set up and also adhering to the code itself.”

He said the largest change to the policy is in its philosophy.

“It is meant to be thought about when a course begins and not when a test is given,” he said.

Tyler can be reached at tadavis2@ dailyillini.com

SPRINGFIELD — After singling out Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension crisis as the most important issue of his governorship, Pat Quinn could only watch this week as his latest self-imposed deadline evaporated with almost no progress in a Legislature over which he has little sway.

The governor suffered perhaps the worst fallout from this week’s lame-duck session, which ended when his surprise plan for an independent pension commission was derided as desperate. The Legislature, controlled by fellow Democrats, didn’t even call a vote on it.

He has been widely praised for good intentions and efforts, but now it could be more months without movement and no promise of a solution on his signature issue as Republicans — and even a few fellow Democrats — begin angling to challenge him in the 2014 governor’s race.

FISCAL CLIFF FROM PAGE 1A “This is something we’re monitoring because this is a significant danger to, not only the University, but to the nation,” Meisinger said. “Federal funding for scientific research really fuels new ideas of technologies.”

In addition, Pyatt said many need-based student fi nancial aid programs would be affected by the sequestration; it would cut funds from the Federal WorkStudy program and weaken other programs that assist in students’ success in postsecondary education such as the Supplemental Opportunity Education Grant and GEAR UP. He said the University is looking at a $6.8 million loss in fi nancial aid, which primarily adds to the debt of students who depend on these programs.

“Investments in student aid have made it possible for gen-

Quinn just shrugged it off Wednesday as a new General Assembly was sworn in, effectively restarting the process.

“You have to have deadlines in life,” he said. “Sometimes you make those deadlines, and sometimes you have to keep working, keep running. That’s what long distance is all about. You never stop working on something until you get to the fi nish line.”

Since he proclaimed last year that he was “put on Earth” to solve the pension crisis, Quinn has isolated the problem above other priorities such as paying bills, legalizing same-sex marriage and enacting broader gun control. He has called a special legislative session, overseen a pension working group, released studies, discussed it with students and even tried a more lighthearted approach with a Web campaign and its cartoon mascot, “Squeezy the Pension Python.”

In the waning hours of the lame-duck session, his staff said he talked with dozens of lawmakers to secure votes on a proposal.

erations of young Americans to obtain a college education regardless of income,” Pyatt said.

In November, the presidents of the three largest research universities in Illinois wrote a joint letter to Sen. Dick Durbin encouraging him to work with his colleagues to prevent sequestration. Those signees, who include University of Illinois President Robert Easter, Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro and University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer, said in the letter that major cuts in federal funding toward scientific research and student fi nancial aid could “undermine our ability to train the next generation of workers for the types of jobs that will grow our economy.”

And the sequestration would affect more than the University’s research and fi nancial aid programs, Pyatt said. The University operates the nation’s largest medical school and teaching

He testified before a committee and floated last-minute legislation tasking a commission to come up with solutions by April.

But none of it rippled into action on a final solution, something that experts say damages him on this particular issue and on his broader image.

“Every time he tries and loses a fight, it just makes him weaker for the next one,” said David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

The unsolved pension problem has further agitated Quinn’s already contentious relationship with unions, a key voting bloc he needs, particularly if a fellow Democrat makes the bold decision to challenge the sitting governor in a primary. Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, the son and brother of two of Chicago’s former mayors, said he is seriously thinking about it and has condemned Illinois’ lack of leadership on pensions as a reason.

hospital in Chicago, where the majority of its patients are on Medicaid or Medicare. The twopercent reduction to Medicare will cost the University about $1 million in the 2013 fiscal year and about $2.5 million each year after, he said.

“These cuts, piled upon previous Medicare cuts mandated as part of the Affordable Care Act, jeopardize our ability ... to educate the next generation of medical professionals and to engage in nationally recognized, advanced medical research,” Pyatt said.

University spokesman Tom Hardy said Easter and Chancellor Phyllis Wise spent the day in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3. They met with several members of the congressional delegation to urge that more strategic cuts be put into place, as opposed to indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts.

“This is a high priority for the University,” Hardy said.

Pyatt said the Office of Governmental Relations will also be

working closely with the members of Congress to “make sure they understand we need to undo the sequester and protect smart, pro-growth investments in scientific research and education.”

Cuts to federal research funding means jobs will be lost at research institutions, national laboratories and supporting industries, Pyatt said. But he said he also fears that the University could lose many of its faculty members.

“If we divest as a nation in research and education ... we are not only losing the most promising students, but also losing our most promising faculty who rightly want to work in environments that embrace and fund their life’s work and research,” Pyatt said. “Research is an economic juggernaut, and carving it out of our federal budget will tear a hole in our economy.”

Lauren can be reached at rohr2@ dailyillini.com.

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2013 should be year of open minds, goal-setting

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Chief or no Chief, UI needs a mascot

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fter many years of defiantly declaring an assortment of New Year’s resolutions, I have decided to take a break in 2013. Typically, I make the admirable yet flawed decision to “work out more” at the start of each year. This has never been successful and the idea that I (on multiple occasions) successfully convinced myself that I’d magically increase my physical activity on Jan. 1 is slightly crazy.

After further review, the overall concept of a New Year’s resolution is also somewhat flawed. Although it is possible to completely change one or more aspects of your life out of nowhere, using the motivation of a new calendar year to do so doesn’t seem effective.

One of the biggest problems with this mentality is the fact that doing anything over a 365-day period is hard. Really, really hard. For example, each time I resolved to get fit at the ARC, I successfully worked out for approximately two weeks, missed one workout and never did it again.

After deciding to leave these crash and burn resolutions in 2012, I decided to make a non-binding list of goals for this new semester.

In doing so, I started to think about the things I was able to accomplish last fall. While making this mental list, I realized I was able to do much more over the past four months than I had even noticed.

These changes and accomplishments happened pretty naturally and were not the result of a pre-determined mandate like working out more, eating healthier foods or spending less money on frivolous things.

Of these changes, the most important was that I was able to make a new best friend. Coming into this year, I felt as though my friendships and social circles were pretty set in stone. Long gone were the days of meeting random people in my freshmen dorm or even striking up a random conversation in a class with someone sitting next to me. For the most part, we are very set in our ways by junior year of college and there isn’t the same need for openness to new friendships as that upperclassmen comfort level sets in.

However, during the first week back on campus in August, I met this new friend through mutual friends and, dare I say it, a “bromance” quickly blossomed. I’m not sure if it was our similar senses of humor, shared love of personal branding or interest in politics during an election year, but I quickly knew this kid was “inner circle” material. It didn’t even hit me until the other night that we have only been friends for four months because I feel as if I have known him since middle school.

Obviously, making new friends is something we can do at any point in life, but the deeper we get into the college experience, the harder it is to easily find new life-long friends.

Another big change in my life came through writing a weekly column for The Daily Illini. Like a New Year’s resolution, my time writing for this paper did begin on a specific date after applying for the position, but the real change happened over time. The change I am referring to is a new love of writing and increased confidence in my own ability. In high school, I was one of those kids that dreaded swapping papers in English class for peer edits. Now, I love writing, and actually appreciate feedback from others.

This receptiveness to constructive criticism and overall confidence in my own abilities has translated to both my academic and professional lives. As a result, I truly consider this gradual change to be a major accomplishment from Fall 2012 that will continue on into 2013 and beyond.

The realization that I was able to make some positive life changes without even noticing really solidified my new belief that New Year’s resolutions are silly — especially when it comes to resolving to change your normal tendencies and behavior in one day.

As we begin this new semester, I would encourage everyone on campus to avoid setting unattainable resolutions and deadlines to complete them. Instead, approach the next four months with goals and ideas for things you’d like to accomplish. More importantly, be open to the experiences, people and things that just might allow you to achieve them.

Come summer, you will be glad you did.

John is a junior in Media. He can be reached jbuyss2@dailyillini.com.

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returned to work a few days after.

She’s gung-ho about getting back in the groove of things, but for now, the best thing she could be doing to represent America in the eyes of the international public is to do good for herself and take it easy.

Just as a sedentary desk job may seriously deteriorate one’s health, causing higher blood pressure and raising risk for heart attack, a career that requires excessive travel increases risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease severely, according to a 2011 study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

To Hillary: Don’t wear yourself so thin that you expire sooner than the world needs you.

Breathe. All of us Hillary fan girls want to see you around by 2016, and not just existing on the Earth, but as a model of good health, too.

hree things gave me the beginning-of-the-semester wake-up call. The 2 ½ hour drive down here. The mountain of last-semester books on my bed that I forgot to sell back (sorry, wallet). And the ISS mass email that talked about the Campus Spirit Revival movement.

The pro-Chief/no-Chief debate has been an issue since I came on campus, even though I was a freshman a couple of years after the University removed the Chief. In the past year, I have heard less and less about the issue on campus, like the kind-of-talked-about elephant in the room that’s been shrinking.

But with Campus Spirit Revival, and their symbol/mascot contest that’s coming up, more students are speaking out. My Facebook feed is blowing up with different statuses, comments and pages on the matter. And this time, the debate goes beyond whether we should bring back the Chief. There’s the question of we even need a mascot (or symbol) or not.

As someone who went through an indifferent, “mascots are stupid,” phase for my freshman and sophomore year, I get why some students are on the “no-mascot” side of things. As of right now, we are not desperately suffering without one. We didn’t end up doing any worse in football because we lost a mascot, and we’re probably not going to get any better by gaining another one. And I agree that there should be an option to vote for no mascot. It’s a fair right for anyone to choose.

But I don’t see any harm in getting a new mascot. In fact, not having one makes me feel like our campus is missing something.

No so much like Destiny’s Child without Beyonce, but like a present without the red bow on top. We need a mascot, or a symbol, something that ties us together and makes us proud to go to this school besides our high-ranking academic status, diversity and never-ending wealth of outside-class opportunities. As silly as this may sound, things like traditions, mascots and symbols draw students together. In a world where we are all different, it’s something that makes us common students.

Now, the idea of having the Chief as a symbol is gone. Not gone in the sense that there aren’t T-shirts or certain store windows, or it’s not the hearts of wistful alumni.

But gone, as in the University isn’t going to reinstate the Chief as the mascot. The University sees that the Chief, and everything it stands for, offends members of the community, and it’s been six years without one mention of wavering back on the decision. Anything that makes even fraction of a University population feel like their culture is disrespected shouldn’t be kept around. Case closed.

But just because we lost a mascot doesn’t mean that we need to give up. There shouldn’t be any bashing of the Campus Revival Committee, any more than there should be bashing for people who feel uncomfortable with the Chief around. The committee is not the enemy, they do not have any weird, hidden agenda, and they are not out to start a war against those who are pro-Chief. They are just looking at a situation (no mascot) and making the best of it by trying to unite our campus.

Instead, let’s take this moment to reinvent ourselves. Let’s get some great artist to step up and create something that makes our school look as good as we are.

Let’s look at the selection, be open to some change and vote. And if there is a majority of votes for one design, let’s get the Illinois Student Senate to take this one step further and use its power as student government and pass a resolution.

This isn’t going to be easy. It may be easier to continue on with no mascot, and I may be in the small, idealistic, major-schoolspirited minority who thinks we need a school symbol. But at a time where we have temporarily lost another symbol of Illini-ness (come back soon, Ms. Alma!), I don’t think it would be a bad idea to gain something that we can all rally around and ban together.

We can’t dwell in the past of what was. But let’s see if we can look to the future and create something else.

Nora is a senior in LAS. She can be reached ibrahim7@dailyillini.com.

Tolu is a senior in Media. She can be reached at taiwo2@dailyillini.com.

With new semester comes new Congress, new conflicts JOANNA ROTHENBERGER Opinions columnist

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he 113th Congress met for the first time Jan. 3, and their favorability in the eyes of citizens is already negative. It is good to know we are starting off the new Congress with such warm and fuzzy feelings. According to Public Policy Polling, after the scramble that was the fiscal cliff debates, Congress came out with a 7 percent approval rate. Sure, that was the old Congress, but ending the 112th on such a sour note does not bode well for the next.

During all the fiscal cliff talk, all I could think of was the “Price Is Right” game: Cliff Hangers.

The way the media were describing it, going over the edge seemed inevitable. And just as the world did not end Dec. 21, 2012, the financial world did not end either Dec. 31.

But that does not mean all is good and well. A vote was indeed reached but a majority of the problems the 112th Congress just pushed out onto the 113th.

So what did it do exactly?

It stopped about 99 percent of Americans from receiving income tax hikes. Those who make over $400,000 as individuals and those who make over $450,000 as a family were not so lucky. But as many of us are poor college students, we do not quite fit into that category. For us, it renewed tax credits, which benefits those of us in college and those in low income households.

The “new” Congress, however, will make me quite nervous.

While there should be hope with a new set of congressmen and women, the leadership is almost exactly the same on both sides.

The only difference? The Senate Minority Whip. Seven out of eight leaders held onto their positions. And Boehner, the leader of the House of Representatives since January 2011, is through with one-on-one negotiations with the president. Seems a little petty to me.

Although the 113th Congress does have one thing going for it: far fewer extremists. With some Tea Partiers gone, such as Illinois’ own Joe Walsh — although some reports have him vying for a gubernatorial run — hopefully more work can get through in Congress. Lately, all Americans were hearing about is all the fighting, and when Congress is full of extremists, that is to be expected.

Of course, we never hear when they are getting along — getting along does not make for quite as exciting news. Imagine turning on your television for the nightly news and constantly hear, “The U.S. Congress once again got along today...” While that might be exciting at first, the fun of it all would die down rather quickly. Drama unfortunately sells.

Hopefully this Congress can get passed their differences and get work done.

However, that was not the only political news over semester break. John Kerry was nominated by President Obama to succeed Hillary Clinton as the secretary of state. And actually, I think he is a great choice. He is quite knowledgeable of foreign affairs.

He holds a chairman position in U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and has since 2009. He

is also holds the respect of many current world leaders, which is quite necessary for someone in this position.

But what does this mean for Secretary Clinton? A few months ago, I would have never believed she would have tried another run for president, but stepping down from such a prestigious position has changed my tune. Yes, she may be stepping down from age or stress, but Clinton has been known for taking on new challenges. After all, she accepted Obama’s offer to become secretary because of the challenges she would face.

Even Newt Gingrich, former speaker and Republican primary candidate, said on “Meet the Press,” “The Republican Party is incapable of competing at that level” if she were to make a run for the presidency.

And speaking of Public Policy Polling, the National Rifle Association now has an approval rating of 42 percent following the press conference by Wayne LaPierre just before Christmas.

His belief that every school needs to have a “good guy with a gun” was met with criticism and understandably so. It might have been the perfect opportunity to discuss limiting high-capacity ammunition, or only allow Civil War-era muskets. But alas, he chose not to go that route.

Naturally the NRA went with the “more guns!” route. No one should be really all that surprised.

While all of that, and even more, happened just over break, it should be interesting to see what will happen in politics over the upcoming semester.

Joanna is a senior in Media. She can be reached at rothenb2@dailyillini.com.

Dear Hillary, please take a break for your health and for our future NORA IBRAHIM Opinions columnist

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uring the University’s threeweek break, many of us took off to exotic locations to refresh our pre-break, burnt-out selves. To get there, though, it required a sedentary three, six or even 12 hours in a 17-by-30 inch seat — a flight with little room for anything other than a sneeze.

It is generally an exhausting, lethargy-inducing trip for any one person. And it’s why it shouldn’t have been any surprise that the most-traveled Secretary of State in history suffered a blood clot lodged between her brain and skull. Last month, Hillary Clinton fell ill to a stomach virus, which was subsequently followed by a concussion. It was when she checked in to a New York hospital that health specialists identified the clot.

Here’s why it should not have come as a surprise: According to Department of State, Clinton has spent a total of 86.8 hours traveling, with a total of 401 official travel days, and has covered 956,733 miles. Often, the globetrotter’s ride is a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, which is fitted with seats with 18-by-24

inch dimensions. In the past four years, she has spent 27 percent of her life traveling or on a plane.

Folks, she’s spent more time on a plane in the past four years than the average American has spent eating and drinking.

The demands of being Secretary of State are apparent beyond just these numbers, though.

In September 2012, Conde Nast published a profile on Clinton, following her for nine days around the globe.

During those nine days, she dined with the Japanese prime minister, spent two days talking diplomacy at Diaoyutai, and rejected an offer to costar with Jason Segel.

But the American public wouldn’t love her for being anything less than herself. It is her rigor and passion in her career and in diplomacy that makes her the sweetheart of American politics. But for Hillary’s sake, she needs to let up on herself.

Clinton was discharged at the beginning of the month, and she

But the American public wouldn’t love her for being anything less than herself. It is her rigor and passion in her career and in diplomacy that makes her the sweetheart of American politics.

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This year was the warmest Champaign-Urbana has ever seen, according to the Illinois State Water Survey. The average temperature for 2012 was 55.7 degrees, up from 2011’s 53.1 degrees. There was also less snow than was predicted, said Kris Koester, public information officer for the Champaign public works department.

Mild December weather saves Champaign money

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This year was the warmest Champaign-Urbana has ever seen, according to the Illinois State Water Survey.

The average temperature for 2012 was 55.7 degrees, up from 2011’s 53.1 degrees.

There was also less snow than was predicted, said Kris Koester, public information officer for the Champaign public works department. “The snow started much later than normal,� he said, “We usually get our first snow by Dec. 7; this year it wasn’t until the 20th.�

Scientists say even with global

warming, natural and local weather changes mean that temperatures will go up and down over the years. But overall, temperatures are climbing. In the United States, the temperature trend has gone up 1.3 degrees over the last century, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data.

Koester also mentioned that the lack of snowfall saved the city money by reducing the need for labor, fuel costs and salt.

There were, however, some high winds to be paired with the cold. “Although we had low accumulation of snowfall, the wind was casing us some additional issues,�

Koester said. “We had a downed stoplight and a downed tree and a downed fence in a few areas.�

All of those issues have since been fixed, but Koester advises being careful because there could be more winter weather still ahead. “It’s still so early on that we could get a lot more,� he said. “We would encourage people to pay attention to the weather and be safe if they are out traveling and walking in the event that there is snow.�

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The Associated Press contributed to this report. Maddie can be reached at rehayem2@dailyillini.com.

Legendary biology professor discovered 3rd branch of life

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Carl R. Woese, a University microbiology and Institute of Genomic Biology professor of 48 years, died Dec. 30 in his Urbana home at the age of 84. He is renowned for his discovery of archaea, the third branch of life, described in two papers he wrote with colleagues in 1977.

In his faculty profile for the school of molecular and cellular biology, Woese wrote, “I am a molecular biologist turned evolutionist.�

Woese has been celebrated as one of the greatest evolutionary biologists of the last century for finding this third branch, beyond the previously accepted two: bacteria and eukaryotes. “It is truly impossible to adequately describe or to categorize his contributions to the University of Illinois, to biology and to the world during his long and distinguished career here,� Chancellor Phyllis Wise said in a statement. “The campus community has lost one of our giants this week.�

Woese discovered archaea by determining the molecular sequence of parts of the ribosome, which are similar to bar codes but for organisms. “Woese mapped out the evolutionary history of all life,� said Nigel Goldenfeld, a physics professor and colleague of Woese’s. “He showed that all life is related and descended from a single organism or perhaps community, known as the last universal common ancestor.�

That ancestor existed around 3.5 billion years ago.

Woese and his colleagues concluded life began and evolved similar to modern cells, but the ancestor evolved in less than 1 billion years. “How this happened is still not fully understood,�

Goldenfeld said. “Carl Woese and I showed that to explain the known properties of the genetic code, life had to have evolved in a fundamentally different way from what people think as ‘Darwinian evolution.’�

This mode of evolution is communal, and it still occurs in modern bacteria. “The work was incredibly painstaking and detailed, but Woese believed in what he was doing and so persevered in isolation for 10 years or more,�

Goldenfeld said.

His isolation wasn’t always by choice, either. “Woese encountered huge opposition to his ideas from the orthodox scientific establishment, in part

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Microbiology professor Carl Woese died Dec. 30 at the because he was the consummate outsider,� Goldenfeld said.

When he first introduced his discovery, there was skepticism because he was overturning the accepted wisdom of two domains of life, said Gene Robinson, director of the Institute for Genomic Biology. “He was intense, unpretentious and totally passionate about science,� Robinson said. “He was especially interested in encouraging students and young scientists.�

Woese continued his work even during the last few months of his life. “He was very ill but wanted to talk science as much as he possibly could,� Goldenfeld said. “He and I were trying to understand the unpredictable nature of the evolutionary process and how novelty is generated.�

Woese is survived by his wife, Gabriella; his son, Robert; and his daughter, Gabriella. A memorial for will be held at 3 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Levis Faculty Center.

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Assistant City Manager Dorothy David was appointed city manager by the Champaign City Council on Dec. 18. David will begin serving March 30, after current City Manager Steve Carter retires after almost 30 years of service. “It truly is an honor to be chosen to serve as the next city manager and to support the city council in achieving its vision for our future,� David said in a press release.

David will be the first city manager appointed by the council in 28 years. Council member Marci Dodds, District 4, said she was very satisfied with the decision. “She knows the city, she’s committed to the city, (and) she’s been here for a while,� Dodds said. “She’s very well-respected, and I think that’s also important.�

Dodds also said the seamless transition would be beneficial for the council because David already knows what the council’s goals are. “She was in charge of the last council goal-setting session (about a year and a half ago), so it’s nice that we’ll be working on things that we’re already working on,�

Dodds said. “There won’t be a break when we try to bring somebody up to speed.�

The goal-setting session, which takes place every two years, is important because it allows the council to address problems and create plans of action to fix them. Dodds was impressed with David’s ability follow this plan and accomplish these goals. “One of the things that (David) not only helped with but also participated in, along with (Carter) and a lot of other staff members,

is getting very specific action plans and goals so that we could in fact achieve them,� Dodds said. “Some of them we already accomplished, and she was instrumental in that.�

Some of these goals for 2011-13 include creating affordable housing, assuring safety to citizens, maintaining a balanced city budget and creating environmental sustainability.

David said that she is looking forward to this transition and is thankful for the council’s trust in her to fulfill the council’s goals. “I am grateful to the mayor and city council for their confidence in my ability to lead the city organization,� David said in the press release. “Champaign is my home; I love this community.�

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Campus offers many resources to help students change majors

BY REEMA ABI-AKAR STAFF WRITER

Instead of simply saying, “This year will be different,” make it so.

For those looking to change majors, most colleges and departments open their doors to new student applicants around this time — the beginning of the semester.

The process of changing majors is a significant part of many students’ academic careers, and it is more common than some students may believe.

“It’s important for students to understand just how normal it is to be unclear about what major is the right fit for them,” said Sarah Watson, admissions director in the Division of General Studies.

Over 50 percent of students at the

University change majors at some point in their academic career, and almost 40 percent of those who are not DGS students will change their majors in their first two years, according to Watson.

For those who are unhappy with their current major, a good place to start is the “Changing Majors” link within the Illinois Course Explorer website (courses.illinois.edu).

This connects to the Intercollegiate Transfer guidelines website, which outlines up-to-date information about college transfer processes.

“If a student is ready to declare,” Watson said, “the best thing they can do is to be working with their DGS adviser to make sure that they have all their affairs in order (and) that they’re aware of the deadline

for an application if it’s due.”

Different colleges and departments have unique application components. For example, the College of Business requires applicants to hand in a resume, Education and Social Work look for volunteer hours, and all other colleges need at least a minimum GPA of 2.0.

“Most of the applications will require an essay; that is fairly standard,” said Chris Armstrong, honors director in DGS. “They’re going to want to know your familiarity with the program, what experience you’ve had in it (and) what you feel you would bring to the program.”

There are a number of resources on campus that cater to students who wish to change majors, Armstrong said. The Writer’s Workshop

is available to help with admissions essays, the Career Center can provide assistance in resume writing, and the DGS office is open for advising and more. “(The DGS department personnel) are experts in the first two years of every program on campus, so we can help a student stay on track for graduation while they explore multiple avenues,” Watson said. “What we do is not just about understanding course requirements and application requirements, but it’s also the more holistic conversation about interests and abilities and values ... just tying together a lot of different things that need to be considered if a student makes a decision.”

The majors and minors fair occurs each year in the fall to help

answer students’ questions about each department. Students can still seek out the department of their choice in the spring, even if they are not currently part of that college. Students in DGS and any other college can contact another department’s adviser if they would like to acquire more information.

“It’s an information-gathering process for students,” Watson said.

“So they should gather as much information as they can and consult with as many different people as they can.”

Above all, the most crucial aspect of changing majors is to think about what is the right choice for each student. “(It’s important to make) sure that if you’re making that transition, ide-

ally it’s something that you’re passionate about, that you’re excited about,” Armstrong said. “Those are the things that we really try to encourage students to go toward, particularly in DGS, before declaring that major.”

If students are unsure of their academic path, advisers and department personnel are available to discuss each individual’s specific situation.

“With careful planning, lots of doors can remain open for students,” Watson said. “But they just have to ask the right questions and seek out the support that they can get to make the right decision.”

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Illini defeat Wildcats, improve to 9-6

BY MICHAEL WONSOVER STAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s basketball team entered its game against Northwestern with an offensive identity, ranking second in the Big Ten and 29th in the nation in scoring at 73.2 points per game. In Thursday’s contest, the Illini proved they could play some defense, too.

Adrienne GodBold’s 20 points led Illinois (9-6, 2-1 Big Ten) to a 65-47 victory over Northwestern (8-8, 0-3), marking the least points the Illini have allowed this season.

Seniors Karisma Penn and GoldBold provided a lift early

for Illinois, combining for 10 of the Illini’s first 12 points. Only two Northwestern players made field goals in the first half.

Illinois’ defense was strong early, as Northwestern turned the ball over 16 times in the first half, only two fewer than its season average of 17.9 per game.

With the game tied at 10 midway through the first half, Illinois began a 7-0 run while utilizing the Buzz defense, stretching the score to 17-10.

GodBold led the defensive effort, grabbing six rebounds along with two steals and a block in the first half. She also led the Illini in scoring with nine points.

The first half ended with the Illini in front 23-19, marking the lowest scoring output in a half by an Illinois opponent this season.

Both teams struggled to make even a fourth of its field goal attempts, as Illinois shot 25 percent from the field in the first half compared to Northwestern’s 20 percent shooting.

Aggressiveness proved to be the difference maker in the second half. The Illini came out of halftime with more energy than the Wildcats, surging on a 17-6 run to take a 40-25 lead.

Northwestern finished the game with 34 turnovers, almost double its season average, which

led to 23 Illinois points. Penn and sophomore guard Alexis Smith each had six steals, while GodBold recorded five. The Illini’s 24 steals were one shy of a school record. “(Karley Roser) had eight assists and no turnovers against Indiana just last week, and today she had 15 turnovers,” Illini head coach Matt Bollant said.

“That says something about our defense.”

The Illini shot 23-for-28 from the free-throw line, compared to Northwestern’s 13-of-18 performance.

Illinois is 3-1 since GodBold returned from her academics-

induced suspension, with two of those wins coming against opponents ranked or receiving votes in the top 25.

Penn, who has won consecutive Big Ten Player of the Week honors, finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, six steals and a block. Moore chipped in with 16 points, six rebounds and two steals.

Thursday’s win at Northwestern marks the first time Illinois has won back-to-back road games in the Big Ten since the 2003-04 season.

Michael can be reached at wonsovr2@ dailyillini.com and @m_dubb.

The Illinois women’s basketball team will host Michigan State on Sunday in the team’s annual “Pack the Hall Day.” The promotion includes free attendance for all fans and the opportunity to receive autographs from the entire team.

Michigan State (13-2, 1-1 Big Ten) boasts one of the nation’s best defenses. As of Jan. 6, the Spartans have allowed 45.6 points per game, second in the nation, and have limited their opponents to 31.4 percent shooting, good for fourth in the nation. The teams only share one mutual opponent: Texas Tech. The Spartans defeated the Lady Raiders 50-48 in overtime on Dec. 20, but Illinois lost to Texas Tech 75-56 on Dec. 5.

The Spartans are coming off a 76-55 loss to No. 9 Penn State on Wednesday, but they won their Big Ten opener against Minnesota on Jan. 3.

Beatty, Butkus leaving after shake-ups to coaching staff

Keys to Illinois’ success after the break Let’s get the obvious ones out of the way. Yes, the Illini will have to shoot better from 3-point range than they have recently to beat elite teams. And yes, everyone knows they have a size and rebounding disadvantage to make up for. But here are a couple of other factors that will help make or break Illinois’ season.

The play of Tracy Abrams — Abrams started out the season hot then went through a mini-slump during which he was benched for large stretches of the second half in favor of Joseph Bertrand. But in the last five games, Abrams is often the second-best Illinois player on the court, at times taking over as the central innovator in the Illini’s offense from Brandon Paul.

His impact was most apparent when he picked up his second foul and was forced to sit the remainder of the first half against Minnesota, as the Gophers promptly built a lead. As the Illini’s only true point guard, Abrams does an excellent job of controlling tempo and pace, and his continued improvement will see Illinois become more consistent offensively.

John Groce must get something, anything, out of the “4” position — The trio of Tyler Griffey, Sam McLaurin and Myke Henry isn’t getting it done. Griffey’s the shooter of the bunch, yet Wednesday saw him passing up open shots in a scoreless performance. McLaurin is the rebounding, defending and intangibles guy, and yet there he was taking one dribble inside the 3-point line and launching an air ball in the second half. And Myke Henry hasn’t looked comfortable on offense since, well, I honestly can’t remember. All totaled, the trio combined for four points on 1-for8 shooting and five rebounds against Minnesota. There are no other options off the bench unless Groce gives Mike Shaw a shot, so one of these three must pick up the slack soon.

BY JAMAL COLLIER STAFF WRITER

Illinois faces Wisconsin in Saturday matinee After dropping two-of-three games to start Big Ten play, the No. 12-ranked Illini men’s basketball team (14-3, 1-2 Big Ten) heads to Madison, Wis., to face the Badgers.

Wednesday’s defeat at the hands of Minnesota marked the first home loss of the season for Illinois.

“This league is a monster. It’s a grind,” Groce said after the team’s loss to the Golden Gophers. “The next one is coming at you at 1:15 on Saturday.”

The Badgers (11-4, 2-0) have recorded wins against Penn State and Nebraska to start conference play. Wisconsin limited each of its last nine opponents to 60 points or fewer, leading the Big Ten in scoring defense at 54.9 points per game. Wisconsin ranks ninth nationally in that category.

Illinois has scored at least 60 points in every game this year, with the team’s lowest point total (61) coming last week against Purdue.

The Illini will need to focus containing Badgers senior standout Jared Berggren, who leads the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game.

Wisconsin has defeated Illinois in 10 of the teams’ last 14 meetings, including the last three games. The Illini have lost four of their last five games at the Kohl Center, one of the Big Ten’s toughest road environments.

No. 2 Michigan, No. 5 Indiana, No. 8 Minnesota and Wisconsin are the only remaining unbeatens in Big Ten competition.

Minnesota and Indiana face each other Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.

Illini try to ‘Pack the Hall’ on Sunday

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Minnesota's Trevor Mbakwe watches as Illinois’ Brandon Paul finishes the contact dunk during the Illini loss to Minnesota at Assembly Hall on Wednesday. The dunk counted, but an offensive foul was called on Paul. The Illini gave fans crushing disappointment, cautious optimism, abounding excitement and breathtaking plays this winter break.

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pening Christmas presents from my grandparents is always an adventure.

Some years, Grandma knocks it

out of the park. Like the time she gave an ecstatic 10-year-old me my first Nintendo 64 (still paying off).

Other years, I’m left dumbfounded after unwrapping a girl’s diary, wondering what I did to deserve it.

I really never know what to expect.

That feeling I get when I sit down with a nicely wrapped pres-

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The Illini have lost four of their last five games at the Kohl Center.

More than a month after the season ended, the Illinois football coaching staff is changing.

Co-offensive coordinator Chris Beatty was fired Saturday, and offensive line coach Luke Butkus left the program to join Florida International University on Wednesday.

Beatty’s firing comes just one year after he was brought to Illinois from Vanderbilt, where he served as the wide receivers and offensive recruiting coordinator. It was his first career offensive coordinating job. He was also the quarterback coach.

“Chris Beatty is an outstanding person and a good coach,” Illinois head coach Tim Beckman said in a statement. “His family will always be a part our Illini football family. I wish him the best as he moves forward with his career.”

Beatty was coaching players recruited by Ron Zook’s staff who may not have fit in his system.

This perhaps can be attributed to Illinois’ abysmal showing in 2012. The Illini finished 119th out of 120 teams in total offense and scoring offense.

The Illini looked dysfunctional and inept on offense, rarely threw the ball down the field and failed to effectively install the up-tempo spread offense the new coaching staff was expected to bring.

Illinois was plagued by injuries to all five starting offensive linemen, and quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase missed two games. The new coaching staff hadn’t necessarily inherited a team known as an offensive juggernaut at Illinois, either.

Beatty shared offensive coordinator duties with Billy Gonzales, who is also wide receivers coach.

According to multiple reports, Gonzales has been stripped of his title as co-offensive coordinator but maintains his job as receivers coach. Illinois said a national search would begin immediately.

Beatty and Gonzales split play-calling duties in 2012, with Beatty selecting the plays on first and second down and Gonzales calling the plays on third down, a process that drew criticism. It prompted Beckman to say he’d get more involved in the offense after a 17-3 loss to Minnesota on Nov. 10.

Butkus will join his former coach Ron Turner on the FIU sidelines, as he played under Turner from 1998-2001 as an Illini. The offensive lineman, as a team captain, helped lead Illinois to a Big Ten title and a Sugar Bowl appearance in the 2001-02 season.

Butkus spent one year as a coach at Illinois, where his offensive line struggled to maintain consistency, albeit aforementioned injuries. Illinois quarterbacks were the most sacked in the Big Ten — 39 times for 249 yards — and Illinois was next-to-last in the conference in rushing yards.

“The biggest reason why I am so excited to join FIU and Ron Turner, is that he gave me my first opportunity to play college football (at Illinois), then the chance to coach with the Chicago Bears,” Butkus said in a statement. “Having the chance to play for him and work for him, I respect the way he manages the football program. I can’t wait to get started with him again at FIU.” Turner coached the Illini from 1997-2004, amassing a 35-57 record and earning a Big Ten Coach of the Year honor after the 2001 season.

Jamal can be reached at collie10@dailyillini.com and @jamalcollier.

Illinois, Lindenwood to face each other after brawl in 1st meeting

BY PATRICK KELLEY STAFF WRITER

The brisk bite of the Ice Arena’s frigid atmosphere juxtaposed itself against the fiery tempers of Illinois hockey’s Kent Kovalsky and Lindenwood’s Cody Barra. After two periods of play that were chock-full of penalties and post-whistle jawing, the scoreboard was no longer the determining factor of superiority. It was brute strength. With the nearly simultaneous thrust of their arms, Kovalsky’s and Barra’s padded gloves slammed against the grated ice, and the first of many gloves-off fights ensued.

This was the scene the last time the Illinois hockey team faced off against Lindenwood, and the Illini have no illusions of a two-hand-

touch game for the impending Scully’s assertion falls in line series. with head coach Nick Fabbrini’s “It’s definitely going to be a very philosophy of beating teams with intense game, speed and sharp play. The No. obviously some of that (fighting 9 Illini (14-7-2) occurred Nov. enter this week10) and that will end’s series comcarry over in ing off nearly a month of rest — terms of playNo. 9 Illinois No. 5 Lindenwood not competing ing harder,” Illi(14-7-2) (8-7-3) ni forward John since their Dec. S cu l ly sa id .

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“We’re not gonna series against St. Charles, Mo. get sucked into the St. Louis Jr. their tactics and The Illini start the new semester with Blues. two additions to the squad. we aren’t going “A lot of guys to back down and needed the be intimidated. We are definitely break,” Fabbrini said, “We were going to try to stay away from pretty banged up. First semester that stuff, keep it simple and play with speed and physicality.”

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Kent Kovalsky (5) and Lindenwood’s Cody Barra (24) square off during the 3rd period of the game at the Ice Arena on Nov. 10. Both teams will face one another on Friday at 7:30pm at the Ice Arena.

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Illini Open provides men’s tennis with experience Young team uses Fla. meet as ‘training trip’

BY J.J. WILSON STAFF WRITER

A youth-filled men’s tennis team kicks off its 2013 season with the three-day Illini Open on Friday in Fort Myers, Fla. Last season concluded with the departure of two seniors whose spots were filled this year by four freshmen. This left the nine-man squad with only two returning seniors, while the rest were underclassmen.

“From last year, the biggest change is definitely the experience,” sophomore Ross Guignon said. “We’re going to have to be learning a lot of lessons and learn them quickly if we want a good season.”

Head coach Brad Dancer described the meet as a training trip to better prepare the team for the upcoming season.

In the last two weeks, the Illini have competed unattached in a pro event and against the USA national team. Beyond experience, Dancer said one of the things that have to come out of it is camaraderie.

Guignon said Dancer tries to pride the players in the idea of becoming a championship team, which requires a balance of competiveness and close, friendly relationships off the court.

Illinois will have one singles and one doubles competition for each day in the open in which Guignon hopes the team will get out any competitive kinks, tightness or nerves. But Dancer is also pushing the players to be competitive within one another.

“We don’t have a clear-cut, top guy on our team right now.

There are about six guys in the lineup who are neck and neck,” Dancer said. “I think we’ll know more after the next three days.”

Jordan can be reached at jjwilso2@ dailyillini.com.

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Illinois’ Adrienne GodBold (24) returned this past break after being academically ineligible in the fall semester. GodBold was voted team MVP last season, as well as Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year.

She averaged 15.6 points per game over the last eight games of the season.

Penn, GodBold lead Illinois over break

BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

Entering winter break, Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant said the team was “headed in the right direction” following consecutive wins at Memphis and against Oregon and had a 6-4 record. However, on the first day of break, the Illini suffered one of their worst defeats of the season when they fell to in-state rival Illinois State 69-68 and went into a seven-day break between games with defeat on their minds.

The Illini received a gift following Christmas: the return of senior Adrienne GodBold, who was academically ineligible in the fall semester. GodBold was voted team MVP last season, as well as Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year. She averaged 15.6 points per game over the last eight games of the season.

In GodBold’s first game back, Illinois hosted the undefeated

and then-No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs. In their first game against a ranked opponent, the Illini were powered by GodBold and fellow senior Karisma Penn and recorded a 70-59 victory. Penn had a game-high 26 points and 19 rebounds against a tough Georgia frontcourt.

Penn was named Big Ten Player of the Week for her performance, and she received multiple national player of the week honors. Penn also became Illinois’ school record holder in career blocks with 232.

Illinois opened Big Ten play Jan. 2 with a visit from No. 14 Purdue. GodBold recorded her first career double-double by scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She and Penn were able to force overtime, but both fouled out late and the Illini eventually fell 67-66 in overtime.

The Illini bounced back from the overtime loss with a trip to Ohio State, which was receiving

votes for the top 25. Penn led the Illini to a victory once again with a career-high 34 points and 12 rebounds. The Illini won 79-73.

Illinois has been receiving much attention from the national media over the break. Following the win over the Buckeyes, Penn was once again named Big Ten Player of the Week, and a picture of GodBold was on the front page of espnW. The Illini also received votes in top 25 poll for the first time since 2009.

“I mean, it’s great, but it wouldn’t have been that way if we didn’t work hard and if we didn’t go in and do what we need to do,” point guard Alexis Smith said.

“You can’t let those (things) go to your head. You’ve got to keep working.”

Illinois is now 3-1 with GodBold in the lineup, with all three games coming against teams receiving votes for the top 25.

GodBold said despite initial success with her in the lineup, the

“We finally have the attention we have been looking for the last couple of years.

We’ve got the eyes on us, and now we just have to make sure we take that and run with it.”

team isn’t finished improving.

“We’re still struggling,” she said. “We still have changes to make. We’re still not there yet.”

GodBold said that her and Penn, the team’s two seniors, want to end their careers as participants in the NCAA tournament.

“We have the potential to be a great NCAA team,” GodBold said. “We finally have the attention we have been looking for the last couple of years. We’ve got the eyes on us, and now we just have to make sure we take that and run with it.”

Illinois also beat Northwestern 65-47 on Thursday. The Illini will host Michigan State on Sunday in the annual Pack the Hall game. The game will include free attendance and the opportunity to receive autographs from the entire team.

ADRIENNE GODBOLD, senior guard

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Dedicated runner dreams of bringing marathon to Haiti

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Astrel Clovis, a 42-year-old marathon runner, trains in the early morning on Jan. 7 in Petionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Like virtually all Haitians in the capital of 3 million, the runner’s life was disrupted by the catastrophic earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. A month later he was back on the streets, resuming his routine along with the rest of the country. Clovis has run the hills and streets of Port-au-Prince for the past 10 years.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Six days a week, the rail-thin athlete sets off at daybreak, his neongreen running shoes glowing in the grey light of dawn.

It’s hard not to notice Astrel Clovis. He’s one of the only runners in Port-au-Prince, where there are few sidewalks and major thoroughfares seemed more pothole than road even before disaster struck three years ago.

Like virtually all Haitians in the capital of 3 million, the runner’s life was disrupted by a catastrophic earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. A month later he was resuming his routine along with the rest of the country. His daily run is a tour of a capital on a slow mend.

Clovis starts in the hills above downtown, donning running shorts and second-hand shoes inside a plywood shed that passes for home.

Clovis has run the hills and streets of the city for 10 years. He decided to run seriously after he entered a race in downtown Portau-Prince on a whim — and won.

“That is what pushed me to run,” he said in Creole. “I felt special.”

He pays $475 for two years’ rent on his one-bedroom shed, one of thousands of temporary shelters aid groups built after the quake — that were then claimed by “landlords” who charge for them.

As Clovis starts to run, he trots past remaining encampments that sprouted over the city after the earthquake and still house nearly 360,000 people. Before the quake, he shared a three-bedroom house with his aunt and cousins and dreamed of running a marathon.

The quake destroyed that house, along with about 100,000 homes across southern Haiti. The government put the death toll at 316,000.

Clovis was lucky. He didn’t lose any relatives or friends — or his marathon dreams.

About 45 minutes into his runClovis is at the National Palace.

After the quake, its collapsed domed roof symbolized a country in defeat. A beggar’s stump.

At the National Palace, Clovis turns around. It is a tough slog up the mountain but Clovis is game.

After Christmas, Clovis heard about a marathon in the Dominican Republic. A friend drove him to Santo Domingo to run his dream race. His first marathon.

It took him 2 hours and 42 minutes, averaging a six-minuteand-10 second mile.

Now, he is running toward a new dream. He hopes one day there will be a marathon in Haiti and he will get a chance to compete, and win, at home.

“I would like the world to know,” he says, “that Haiti has a very talented runner.”

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BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER

The goals of the Illinois men’s gymnastic team have not changed, but the path to get there has. Suffering multiple injuries before the start of the season has caused lineup and event changes for the Illini.

Over winter break, the challenge of adversity was an obvious one.

“We absolutely had some energy issues in the gym,” Illinois head coach Justin Spring said. “I think that we have had the opportunity to attack those head on over these last two weeks when we aren’t in school. We’ve had a variety of team meetings to try and offset some of the mental negativity and reassess our goal and evaluate all of the expectations that the team had on itself.”

Arguably the biggest change Illinois will suffer this season is the loss of team leader C.J. Maestas. After competing at the Olympic Trials this past summer, Maestas returned to the Illini at the beginning of the year to continue the strong performances he displayed as a freshman.

But during a practice in November, he tore his tricep while practicing a floor routine.

With Maestas and other major components to the Illinois lineup injured, opportunities for other gymnasts to appear in the starting lineup arose.

“A lot of guys are stepping up and it’s giving an opportunity for other guys to work in lineup,” junior Chad Mason said.

“Some are actually in lineup now. It’s been pushing everyone harder and it’s making our team stronger.”

Jordan Valdez saw this opportunity and decided to make a huge change. After only primarily competing in two events for the Illini, he will now be competing all-around in this weekend’s meet against UIC. The past two seasons, Valdez mostly competed on the high bar and the parallel bars. He hopes this experience will help him in a future competition later on in the season.

“I’m going to be competing later on in

the season at a meet called the Winter Cup in all-around, so I think this will be a good learning experience,” Valdez said. “I’ll be able to see where I’m at with my body, what kind of shape I’m in and if I’m in the condition to compete all six in one day.”

One of the biggest struggles for the Illini in the 2013 season will be adjusting the expectations they have for themselves.

After coming off of a 2012 NCAA Championship crown, Illinois was ranked No. 2 in the pre-season poll. However, after losing Maestas and other team members to injuries, the road to another championship title has changed.

“You create this path and vision for how this team is going to go and what we need to do to succeed and you do it at the beginning of the year,” Spring said. “Our team was scarily trying to do what we did last year, but we were not the same team.

When you are banged up, you’ve lost a lot of players, you aren’t the same team and you can’t keep the same expectations of how you are going to go about winning a championship again.”

Last year the Illini began the season at UIC competing in the Windy City Invitational against five other teams, four of which were Big Ten rivals. This season, Illinois will have a chance to compete in their first dual meet against in-state rival UIC this weekend before the Windy City Invitational on Jan. 19.

Spring said the team’s routine over the past few weeks has been pretty repetitive with no breaks, “Sleep, workout, nap, workout, repeat.” With the first meet of the season only a few days away, the energy in the gym has risen significantly.

“They are saying, ‘Please get us to a competition’,” Spring said. “It’s finally a chance to showcase all of the hard work.

We’re not as prepared as we normally are, but they are ready.”

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Women’s gymnastics begins season in Ariz.

BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s gymnastics team finished last season ranked 18th in the country and come into this season with the same preseason ranking.

Illinois this year will feature senior standout Alina Weinstein, who won NCAA regional all-around and beam titles last year. The team will open its season with a quad meet this Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.

“The first meet is always a mixed bag.

We don’t know what’s going to happen, so it’s a bit of an adjustment. Some girls have never competed before, so it will be interesting to see how our rookies adjust to the level of competition. But at the end of the day, I feel like we’ll get off on the right foot and build on the momentum for the rest of the year.”

The Illini will face familiar competition in No. 6-ranked Stanford, a team that Illinois hosted at last year’s regional meet, as well as No. 19 Arizona and San Jose State, a team that is receiving top-25 votes.

Illinois lost last year’s Big Ten beam champion Kelsey Joannides and Hannah Welker to graduation, and the Illini also lost senior Elise Gill because of injury.

“This team is ready to rise to the challenge,” head coach Kim Landrus said.

“The newcomers and our returning gymnasts are more than ready to overcome

the adversity of losing key gymnasts on the team and show everyone what Illinois women’s gymnastics is capable of doing.”

“We look great, we have a lot of raw talent on our team, and it’s really exciting to see,” Weinstein said. “We had a lot of injuries last year, and those people are coming back and adding to the depth of our program. I feel like a lot of people are underestimating how strong we’re going to be this year. We’re ready and we’re well-prepared, and I think we’re going to do great things this year.”

Both Landrus and Weinstein said the team has aspirations of advancing to the regionals and possibly the nationals.

“We want to make it to the evening session of Big Ten Championships,” Weinstein said. “And we want to be Big Ten (champions). We want to be seeded top two at regionals and make it to nationals.”

Weinstein added that she hopes to be in contention for the Big Ten Gymnast of the Year honor, though team goals are more important than any individual accolade.

“The Big Ten is ultra-competitive, so if we want to accomplish our goals, we have to put our minds to being champions,” she said. “We have to put in a lot of hard work on the little things that will set us apart, like sticking and presentation.”

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With C.J. Maestas, not pictured, injured, other Illini have had to step in to fill his spot. Jordan Valdez, pictured before the Orange and Blue Meet on Dec. 9, will be competing all-around in this weekend’s meet against UIC. The past two seasons, Valdez mostly competed on the high bar and the parallel bars.

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Illinois' Alina Weinstein waits to compete on the balance beam during the 2012 NCAA Champaign Regional at Assembly Hall on April 7. This year, Illinois will feature the senior standout, who won NCAA regional all-around and beam titles last year. The team will open its season with a quad meet Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.

Wrestling will open Big Ten season, 1st home meet Friday chose down and escaped to take the lead 1-0.

Garnett chose down in the third period and After winning the Midlands Champion- escaped Delgado to tie the score 1-1, forcing ships and starting the season 4-0, the fifth- overtime. Garnett put Delgado on his back in ranked Illinois wrestling team is set to start the extra period to capture the 125 title 5-1.

Big Ten competition Friday.

Futrell began his tournament by defeating The Illini will compete against the Purdue Eric Roach of Indiana by a 19-6 major deciBoilermakers in their first home meet this sion. The No. 3-seeded Futrell then topped season. Illinois leads the all-time border bat- Gustavo Martinez of Grandview and Mike tle 53-29-2, defeating Purdue 24-9 last year. Mangrum of Oregon State to move to the Illinois comes off a victory against UT- semifinals, where he moved past No. 2-seedChatanooga and at the Midlands — the ed Devin Carter of Virginia Tech by an 8-5 team’s first title at that competition since decision. No. 1 Kendric Maple of Oklahothe 2005-06 season. ma awaited Futrell in the 141-pound title The Illini racked up 99.5 match. After a scoreless points during the two-day first period, Maple immetournament in late Decemdiately scored a reverber, placing five wrestlers sal on Futrell for the only in Northwestern’s prepoints of the second period. mier meet. Virginia Tech Maple then took control in finshed second with 97.5 the third with a takedown No. 6 Illinois No. 21 Purdue to extend his lead to 4-0, points, while Oklahoma (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) (4-0, 0-0) placed third with 85. never looking back as he Sophomore Jesse Delgawon the title 5-1.

Friday, 7 p.m. do (125 pounds) and senior “It meant a lot for our Huff Hall B.J. Futrell (141) led the team to win this prestiway for the Illini with sec- The Illini take a strong start, including gious tournament, but even ond-place finishes. Jordan a Midlands title, into their first home though we won the tournameet against the Boilermakers.

Blanton placed third in the ment, we weren’t complete174 bracket, while Conrad ly satisfied with our perforPolz (165) and Mario Gonzalez (197) finished mance,” Futrell said. “We feel like we didn’t fifth in their respective weight classes. reach our potential. It’s good preparation, “It’s good to have that kind of depth to it’s a grind facing good competition in each win championships,” head coach Jim Hef- round and it’s a good simulation to what the fernan said.

Big Ten Tournament and what the national After a first-round bye, Delgado defeated tournament will be like.”

Nebraska’s Tim Lambert by a 12-4 major After winning the Midlands title in Evandecision and Iowa’s Thomas Gilman 7-2 to ston, Ill., Illinois won seven of its 10 bouts reach the quarterfinals. The No. 4-seeded against UT-Chatanooga. Futrell and BlanDelgado then moved past North Dakota’s ton both recorded pins to lead the Illini to Trent Sparkle 5-3 and pinned No. 8-seed- their seventh straight victory over the Mocs ed Christian Cullinan of Central Michigan 29-10. in 3 minutes, 28 seconds to reach the final.

After a scoreless first period against No. Dan can be reached at daberns2@dailyillini.com 2 Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech, Delgado and @yaboybernie11.

BY DAN BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER

at

DANIEL FROM PAGE 1B ent from Grandma in front of me — a little excitement, a little trepidation and a whole lot of uncertainty — is about how I feel before every Illinois basketball game.

The Illini gave us a little bit of everything over winter break.

Crushing disappointment, cautious optimism, abounding excitement, breathtaking plays (see Brandon Paul’s dunk on Trevor Mbakwe) and plays so bad you just can’t seem to forget, no matter how hard you try (see any play Illinois runs in the final seconds before halftime).

The Illini opened the break by losing their undefeated record and a fourth straight close game to Missouri, with the Tigers dominating Illinois physically in the exact manner the Illini’s critics said they would.

They followed that performance with a lackluster win against Auburn before kicking off the Big Ten schedule with an unthinkable road loss to Matt Painter’s worst Purdue team in years. After the game, I wrote Illinois off. Just like the last seven losses to the Boilermakers, the Illini were outhustled and out-toughed, a simple case of Purdue wanting the win more. It appeared that Illinois had reverted completely to the days of Tisdale, Davis and McCamey, turning into a finesse team that could be easily bullied.

And right when I’d written them off, the Illini blew the doors off of Ohio State, answering every question about their toughness and physicality in an impressive 19-point win (in case you’re wondering, this was the Nintendo 64 game of winter break).

Sitting courtside prior to the Minnesota game, my fellow Daily Illini writer Patrick Kelley asked me how I expected the game to unfold. It was like trying to guess what was in that nicely wrapped present from Grand-

ma. I thought for a moment before realizing I had no idea which Illinois team would show up: the team that laid down at Purdue or the team that crushed a tough Ohio State squad.

Turns out it was neither. Or maybe, it was a bit of both. The Illini brought the toughness from the Ohio State win and the lack of focus and execution from the Purdue loss.

They lost, yes, but they lost in a way almost nobody could have predicted, playing the nation’s best offensive rebounding team to a near-draw on the glass but shooting 35 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from beyond the arc.

There is no shame in losing to Minnesota, a team playing some of the best basketball in the country, especially not in the way Illinois did.

In fact, it felt almost like an achievement that the Illini went toe-to-toe with the Golden Gophers physically and held their own. But Minnesota waltzed into a rocking Assembly Hall on Wednesday night and showed Illinois what can happen when you combine that effort and toughness with a high level of execution on offense and defense.

The Illini have a long way to go to reach that point, but after Wednesday night, I’m more confident they will. The effort is there. The want is there. John Groce requires it to be.

This team will not collapse like the Illini of a season ago. Sure they still rely on the jumper too much offensively, but they’re not changing who they are at this point.

Saturday’s journey to the alwaystough Kohl Center against Wisconsin will be another important barometer of how far Illinois has come since losing to Purdue. I think they’ll bring the same energy and come away with a victory, but I could be wrong.

These Illini made it clear over winter break: They’re not shy about giving surprises.

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FROM PAGE 1B was a long semester. I think it became a bit of a grind for some guys, so I think everybody used the time off to come back refreshed.”

The squad will welcome two new faces in the second semester — Josh Baker and Matt Crook.

Baker, a defenseman, spent time with NAHL’s Chicago Hitmen before attending Parkland College and earning a spot with the Illini upon his second-semester admittance to Illinois. While Baker hasn’t skated with the Illini in an official game, he has roomed with team captain Austin Bostock since August, saying the Illini experience is more tight-knit than juniors.

“It’s a little more fun because all the guys are here right on campus, you live a 10-minute walk from each other,” Baker said. “When I played juniors, I had guys that lived an hour or two hours away, so there is a lot more team bonding (at Illinois).”

Crook, a forward, is also no stranger to Illini hockey, as he played on the Illinois Division II hockey team.

With senior Jonathon Sakellaropoulos graduating and a number of injuries, Crook has been called up to Division I. “Crook is definitely going to add some much-needed depth up front,” Fabbrini said. ”He’s a tough kid, hardnosed player. I coached him back in high school ... and he’s got a little bit of a nose for the net.”

The coming matchup against the No. 6 Lions is sure to be a trial by fire for the team’s new additions. Lindenwood (8-7-3) is fresh from a weekend sweep against No. 8 Ohio, a team whose only other loss in regulation came against the Illini. With the last stretch of the season in sight, both teams will be fighting — perhaps literally — for positioning in the ACHA rankings.

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