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Unionization sparks dispute among faculty Campus faculty divided on whether or not to unionize STAFF WRITER

Members of the campus community gathered at the Campus Faculty Association’s press conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday to voice their support for faculty unionization. In attendance were members of the Graduate Employees Organization, who negotiated a new contract with University administration in December 2012. “We were just there letting them know how much we appreciated their support in the past and how much we appreciate what they are doing now,� said Stephanie Seawell, GEO spokesperson. “(Unionization) makes our campus stronger — making sure we have effective governance at the University is something

A message is left for Chancellor Phyllis Wise in front of Anniversary Plaza on the Quad on Wednesday.

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Police officers in Champaign County have a unique tool at their disposal. When they receive a call about a disturbance, they can enter the address into a database that connects officers to an array of information about the destination, such as names of property owners, or directions to the site. This “Geographic Information System,� said Leanne Brehob-Riley, director of the Champaign County GIS Consortium, can be a very valuable tool in the planning stages of major operations. “We’ve had officers come in ... if they know there’s drugs in an area and they want to plan out the best way to get to the property ... they’ll come in and ask for aerial photos,� she said. The county’s GIS is provided by the Champaign County GIS Consortium, an entity composed of seven members: unincorporated Champaign County (the area of the county not directly governed by municipalities), the City of Champaign, the City of Urbana, the University of Illinois, the Village of Rantoul, the Village of

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“We’ve had officers come in ... if they know there’s drugs in an area and they want to plan out the best way to get to the property ... they’ll come in and ask for aerial photos.�

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Snow covered streets didn’t stop guests of Yahoo’s expansion announcement from attending the event at the I-Hotel on Wednesday. Yahoo held the ceremony to announce their plans to expand their presence in the University’s Research Park. “The Research Park has been a great home for Yahoo’s Champaign team, and I know the people love working here at the Yahoo Champaign site for a variety of reasons,� said Senior Engineering Director and

Champaign Site Director Catherine Singer at the ceremony. Yahoo’s Champaign location is one of its main engineering facilities in the U.S. The 40,000 square foot facility will be designed to encourage a fun, collaborative atmosphere, according to Yahoo’s invitation. Yahoo opened the location in 2007, and is the largest employer in Research Park with 90 employees. They anticipate creating at least 80 new jobs with the new facility. Scott Burke, Yahoo’s senior vice president of advertising technology, is happy to have a

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Mahomet and the Village of Savoy. Each of these members pays a fee to gain access to the system. The fees are based on the population of each body. Additionally, the consortium receives about $100,000 in additional revenue selling the map data to private entities. But on Monday, the Urbana City Council passed a resolution to change the language in their agreement with the consortium. The updated language clarifies the role of technical advisors and also updates the process of data disclosure to non-member agencies. Urbana City Council member Diane Marlin, Ward 7, said she had seen similar tools before that stored more information and tied it to property addresses. She said the current GIS was, in comparison, slightly outdated. Nevertheless, the GIS database is the groundwork for engineering projects, sewer systems and tax information, said Bill Gray, Urbana director of Public Works. “It’s a very useful tool for (city staff) in our daily work,� he said. Additionally, residents can access the spatial data main-

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that graduate students care about too.� Unionization has become a controversial topic among faculty at the University — more than 120 faculty have already signed a statement in opposition of faculty unionization as a part of the Preserving Excellence campaign, headed by professors Joyce Tolliver, Jeff Brown and Nick Burbules. Faculty members who signed the Preserving Excellence statement have listed the loss of critical faculty as one of their main concerns about unionization. “I have heard people tell me that they would leave if the campus unionized,� Burbules said in an interview earlier this week. “That is why the campaign is called Preserving Excellence.� Harriet Murav, president of the Campus Faculty Association, believes that faculty unionization is the best way to

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UNION preserve, or restore, excellence on campus. “I think there are misconceptions about ... the perception that this is bad for prestige and bad for excellence,� Murav said. “I think what is bad for excellence is when people’s pensions are limited to salaries below what their current salaries are. That is what is going to drive away excellence — not unionization.� On Feb. 4, the GEO issued a press release in support of the Campus Faculty Association’s mission to unionize. “The Graduate Employees Organization is excited to work with the Campus Faculty Association as they work to form a union,� said GEO Co-President Clayton Alsup in a press release. “It sends a clear statement to the University of Illinois administration that we are prepared to stand in solidarity in order to maintain high quality education and working conditions at our university.� GEO itself inspired the Campus Faculty Association to take action towards unionization, Murav said. Murav referred to a specific incident in which GEO asked for and received a contract and pay raise during a furlough . “A lot of us faculty saw this and said, ‘If they can organize, and they are graduate students and we are professors, why can’t we organize?’� Murav said.

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YAHOO location close to the University because of the opportunity for partnerships with students. “The University has a great history, actually, of being at the innovative edge ... Having that kind of attitude and vision about inventing new businesses and ideas, that’s really the most important,� Burke said. “The technical skill is important, and the training, but you have to have a willingness to try new ideas.� University administrators addented the event, including Chancellor Phyllis Wise. “I can’t thank (Yahoo) enough for (their) confidence in what we are doing and what we are going to be doing,� Wise said. “The groundbreaking today is truly one more example in the founda-

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tion that was built with Yahoo in 2007, and will continue to grow in 2014.� Mayor Don Gerard is excited about Yahoo’s expansion because he thinks it will help grow Champaign-Urbana’s technology presence, and agreed with Champaign City Council’s plan to pay Yahoo $3 per-square-foot built and $1,000 per new employee hired at a study session in November. “What we’re trying to do is retain talent. We have the best and brightest passing through, but a lot of them tend to go on to San Francisco or Boston or Chicago or elsewhere,� Gerard said. “This provides them with an opportunity to stay right here in our community.�

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CVS Caremark Corp.’s imminent exit from the cigarette and tobacco business — an unprecedented move for a major pharmacy company — is being cheered by many medical professionals and lawmakers as a triumph of corporate responsibility over the bottom line. But industry experts say the strategy shift is less an altruistic endeavor than a savvy marketing ploy from a drugstore giant trying to promote itself as a retail health hub in an age of increasingly self-serve health care. “It’s smart business on CVS’ part,� said Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond in Virginia, a state steeped in tobacco history. The drugstore chain — the largest in the country by sales with $123 billion in revenue in 2012 — said Wednesday that it will be tobacco-free by Oct. 1. CVS has more than 7,600 stores, making it second in retail locations only to Walgreens. The move comes soon after the 50th anniversary of a landmark report from the surgeon general linking smoking to illnesses such as lung cancer and heart disease. Pharmacies have faced years of criticism from

health advocates for juxtaposing tobacco items with medical products. Former smoker President Barack Obama applauded CVS, saying the company “sets a powerful example� and that its decision “will have a profoundly positive impact on the health of our country.� He added that the strategy shift will aid his administration’s efforts to reduce tobacco-related deaths and illnesses while also bringing down healthcare costs. CVS said that it is sacrificing $2 billion in annual revenue in its endeavor, which it said also includes a “robust national smoking cessation program� to begin this spring. But the Woonsocket, R.I., chain also has much to gain. Amid a shortage of primary care doctors and legislation that expands access to health care coverage, CVS and many of its competitors are investing in more in-store urgent care clinics. They’re also featuring pharmacists who can offer medical counseling and extending outreach efforts to clinicians and medical centers. More Americans are seeking self-service options at local retailers providing a growing suite of services and products made cheaper and simpler by improving technology, said Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath. “In today’s fast-moving, competitive market, retailers are taking their resources from declining categories like cig-

arettes, where there’s a lot of cost associated with securing the products and checking people’s ages, and putting them into growth areas that involve health and services,� she said. Retail establishments such as CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid operate more than 1,600 health centers, according to a report Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was written by Dr. Troyen A. Brennan, CVS’s chief medical officer, and Dr. Steven A. Schroeder, who runs the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at UC San Francisco. “Making cigarettes available in pharmacies in essence ‘renormalizes’ the product by sending the subtle message that it cannot be all that unhealthy if it is available for purchase where medicines are sold,� they wrote. Investors were uncertain, sending CVS Caremark’s stock down 1 percent, or 67 cents, to $65.44 a share Wednesday. Meanwhile, Walgreen Co. rose 3.4 percent, or $1.90, to $57.85, and Rite Aid Corp. increased 2 percent, or 11 cents, to $5.45. But by renouncing cigarettes, CVS could end up engendering loyalty among customers, some experts said. tobacco products in pharmacies, becoming the fi rst U.S. city to do so. Boston and Needham, Mass., followed the next year with similar laws. Less than 5 percent of cigarette revenue came from pharmacies in 2009, according to the Center for Global Tobacco Control.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Clay Aiken’s announcement Wednesday that he wants to be a congressman from North Carolina drew the expected national attention and mixed reactions. Some expressed skepticism that the entertainer is substantial or conservative enough to carry the 22nd Congressional District. Others welcomed his entry into the Democratic primary and speculated he could defeat U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers, the Republican incumbent. Among those who broadcast their support for him on Twitter was Arsenio Hall, who tweeted: “Run Clay Run!!!� And 2003 “American Idol� winner Ruben Studdard, tweeted “Please support my friend.� Aiken was a runner-up to Studdard, but the show launched his successful career as a singer. Then there was the less enthusiastic “Now I’ve seen everything,� from a man in Illinois. Meanwhile, the national news media glare intensified. Aiken, 35, spent the day Wednesday doing interviews, including an extended segment on CNN, where he said President Barack Obama could do a better job resolving the “dysfunction� in Washington. “He is not immune� from the criticism, Aiken said. A New York Times reporter was quick to post a list of five questions Aiken might face on the campaign trail. They ranged from what he thinks of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership and its effect on North Carolina manufacturing, to whether it’s harder to place in a national singing contest

or to pass meaningful legislation in Congress. The North Carolina Republican Party wants to know what he thinks about gun control and abortion. “The residents of North Carolina’s 2nd District have no clue where Aiken stands on important issues and whether he’s going to be an automatic vote for President Obama and Nancy Pelosi’s liberal agenda,� GOP spokesman Daniel Keylin said in a news release. Aiken’s campaign spokesman, Karl Frisch, responded: “The GOP’s press release looks like it walked out of central casting for ‘politics as usual.’ Clay’s announcement video and subsequent media interviews begin his conversation about the problems 2nd District families face, the role the incumbent has played in exacerbating those problems, and the solutions he’ll seek in Washington. While we appreciate their interest in how Clay should conduct his campaign, they’ve not proven themselves to be particularly good stewards of the 2nd District so we’ll have to pass.� But those questions will persist in the battleground that is the weirdly lopsided U-shaped district that Republicans redrew in 2011. The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake blogged that only three House Democrats represent districts that are more Republican than Ellmers’ district. Two of them – Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina and Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah – are retiring. The third, Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia, is in a tight race despite having been in office for decades.

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Singer Clay Aiken, seen in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, officially announced his campaign for Congress on Wednesday, producing a challenger to U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers in the Democratic primary. Mitt Romney won almost 60 percent of the vote in that district in 2012, according to an analysis by the N.C. Chamber. The election saw easy margins of victory by several statewide Republican candidates. The worst-performing GOP candidate in that election, unsuccessful state schools superintendent candidate John Tedesco, still won that district with 51.4 percent of the vote. “I have no doubt Clay Aiken will have all the money he needs to run an effective campaign. And his ‘I’m not a politician’ message is the right one for this political environment,� the Chamber’s Nathan Babcock said. “But even the strongest Democratic candidate faces a steep uphill climb in the 2nd Congressional District.�

Yet David Wasserman, an analyst of U.S. House races for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said in an interview Wednesday that Aiken livens up the race, which could test whether elections have become entirely partisan. “If a candidate as likable and as backed by as much star power as Clay Aiken cannot win in this solidly Republican seat, who can?� Wasserman said. “Clay Aiken’s records have sold well in areas like the 2nd District, but the Republicans’ ability to draw the map prior to 2012 is a much more daunting factor in this race.� Aiken will still face a strong opponent in the May primary election. Former state commerce secretary Keith Crisco said he will remain in the race.

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High grades don’t reflect hard work or effort of students

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t’s an increasing trend sweeping across college campuses and even reaching some Ivy Leagues: grade inflation. Whatever the rumors were about C being average — that’s not the case anymore. Nowadays, A has become the new C. According to a December Washington Post article, nearly 41 percent of undergraduates obtain an A- grade or higher, while only 5 percent of undergraduates are receiving grades of C or less, nationally. It doesn’t appear problematic at first — more and more students must be working harder and challenging themselves to enter an increasingly competitive workforce and economy. But what this grade inflation really reflects is that colleges are losing their grasp on how to gauge students’ work. Even Harvard University, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 2 university in the nation, found that the median grade was an A- and the most frequently received grade was an A. One of the nation’s most rigorous schools is also one of the nation’s most lenient graders. So that brings about the question many colleges are faced with today: What does an A even represent anymore? And if it doesn’t reflect exceptionality, what does? Professors at the University of Illinois are given the freedom to determine how many percentage points account for an A-, A and A+, or if they even want to include a plus and minus distinction. With more distinguishable marks, we can differentiate the achievements of students more easily, and identify their strengths and weaknesses. But here, students can’t receive anything higher than a 4.0, which is given to a student who earns both an A or an A+. A better system is to make an A+ worth 4.333, and then cap the overall GPA a student can graduate with at 4.0. Think of it this way: When pluses and minuses are enforced, there is a wider range of grades students can receive — B-, B+, A. If grades can’t creep above 4.333 to match the grade inflation happening across the country, more people crowd toward the top, and everyone starts to look the same. Of course, they are not. In school, it’s hard to be good and even harder to be great, so why isn’t that reflected in our GPA system? Grade inflation crept up in universities because employers want to see A’s, and professors want to help their students get jobs. When an employer or graduate school sees a resume or transcript full of A’s, they aren’t going to consider how many other applicants also received A’s. An A means exceptional, and that’s all they’ll see. They’ll just see that A, which, hypothetically, was awarded to one student for her perfect fluency in Italian and another student who can only read it well. But the question is: What happens when a 4.333 isn’t high enough? Bumping up the GPA earned for an A+ is a temporary fix. The real solution, and the more difficult one, is to deflate the grade nationally. Professors must give D’s and C’s to average work, and students must once again work hard for the almighty A.

The art of multitasking produces average work NICKI HALENZA Assistant opinions editor

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rite three paragraphs. Stop. Check Facebook. Write two more paragr — stop. Check phone. Answer text. Continue writing. Stare into space for 10 solid minutes. Finish paper. Watch an episode of “Parks and Recreation� on Netflix — OK, fine, two episodes — OK three episodes. Start next assignment. Essentially, this is the narrative for most college students when it comes to doing nightly school work. And this narrative is probably parallel to most other things we do as well. Younger generations tend to fall into this apparent trap of multitasking — and we all think we are so good at it. We think that we are capable of listening to our professors while catching up on readings for class and periodically switching from one Internet tab to another, all with the occasional email check or social media check. However as Professor Clifford Nass of Stanford University demonstrates in “Digital Nation,� a Frontline documentary, “multitaskers are terrible at every aspect of multitasking. They get distracted constantly. Their memory is very disorganized ... they’re worse at analytic reasoning.� So here we all are, thinking we are being productive and proficient, but in the meantime we are probably doing unexceptional work as we distribute our attention to multiple tasks. Although, I think much of the issue lies within the range of technological advancements, cultural expectations and cognitive processes that intermingle and facilitate the highly prevalent “multitaskers.� With so many new mediums to work through such as iPads, tablets, laptops, smartphones and more, many of us are able to have a wider

range of resources at our fingertips. We text on our cellphones, check up on different websites, take notes on an iPad, etc. And we do so rather effortlessly. But because of this, there seems to be different cultural expectations as well, in terms of timeliness and social responsibilities. For instance, if we don’t respond to an email within a matter of a few hours, we might completely miss an opportunity, all because of our cultural emphasis on time and efficiency. We are expected to be prompt in most aspects of life, such that we use these different mediums to maximize our productivity and reach out to many different people at once. Meanwhile, all of this seems to be affecting our brains and the way we think. N. Katherine Hayles, a literary critic and professor at Duke University, discusses the differences between hyper and deep attention. She says hyper attention entails doing different tasks at once and tending to many different stimuli — such as the case of my brief narrative presented at the beginning. Undoubtedly, hyper attention is more prevalent among younger generations, which definitely takes part in our rampant multitasking. Deep attention, on the other hand, deals with concentrating on one subject for an extended amount of time, which allows us to focus on more thoughtful projects. In doing this, we might have a better understanding of a concept than when using hyper attention. So while multitasking may be at the hands of multiple different forces, it is proving to have an effect on how we work and the ways in which we work. And the real question is how will this impact our future as a society? If us multitaskers are supposedly worse at analytical reasoning and have less tolerance for focusing on one subject for too long, how does that impact our work ethic or our ability to be critical thinkers?

These are important questions to consider when it comes to how we structure society in terms of the cultural expectations and technologies we produce, because ultimately I think college students and younger generations are victims of the circumstances that surround us — and it’s showing in our cognitive processes. Granted, this semester, several of my professors have implemented strict policies limiting the use of media sources in the classroom, such as laptops, tablets or cellphones, to ensure that we are engaging with discussions and class material. And I have to say, I find it to be a reasonable and effective method to limit multitasking and promote deep attention in an environment where we should be focused and learning. I feel that a stronger emphasis needs to be placed on deep attention and determining how to incorporate that kind of thinking into everyday life, because I don’t want to be a part of a world full of mediocre producers and less-than-thrilling thinkers. So while I don’t place the blame of this multitasking phenomenon on anything but gradual, societal development, I think we ought to be more aware of the ways in which we are all being influenced by our surroundings and how that can affect the ways we think and live. The irony of it all is that I wrote this entire column on a laptop while simultaneously answering texts and working on another computer with several tabs open, all while listening to Beyonce — and I thought I was good at it. Meanwhile, I probably produced a pretty average column. Whoops.

I think we ought to be more aware of the ways in which we are all being influenced by our surroundings and how that can affect the ways we think and live.

Nicki is a junior in Media. She can be reached at halenza2@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @NickiHalenza.

Students more salty about weather than streets KATE CULLEN Opinions columnist

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he winter weather has led to a lot of controversy lately. Specifically, a certain snow day (or two) that never was. But that seems to have been beaten to death. So, instead, I thought I would pose a question to the campus community: Why, for the love of all things orange and blue, can’t the sidewalks be safer to walk on instead of large sheets of ice? It seems like such an easy task. Pour a little salt here and there so that the downpour of snow and rain will not turn our paths into icy, treacherous trails. Now I understand salting the sidewalks costs money, labor, politics and a bit of science to it that I don’t know about or understand — but people are falling like bowling pins. The Facilities and Services department of the University is responsible for snow and ice removal on University property, and, although, they do not post a schedule of how often the sidewalks are salted, they do describe how snow removal is “priority work.� Just to recap: Last week, Mother Nature kindly decided to freeze Champaign-Urbana over

with the second polar vortex of the year. This week, Mother Nature really rubbed it in our faces by adding another six inches of snow on top of all the ice. As we nursed our frostbite from some of the coldest weather we will probably ever experience, last week, it began to rain. Yes, pouring down rain, creating a lovely slush on every sidewalk and crevice of cement. As if that wasn’t enough, it got colder and, slowly but surely, that slush began to freeze into ice. Last week it was frostbite; this week, it’s bruises from the inability to safely walk the streets of Champaign because of the thick layer of ice. All of this could have been avoided with a little salt. It seems like a simple solution for such a horrific problem, but, apparently, we will all have to ice skate around campus this week. For those of you who were smart and decided not to venture outside, let me paint a picture of just how hilariously awful the thickly iced sidewalks were. Like many, I stupidly decided to brave the weather conditions to attend one of the watering holes on campus, and the scene that unfolded on Green Street was something out of a movie. People everywhere were collapsing as they walked along the sidewalk, and as my friends trudged along, we all warned each other to be careful and use caution. In an effort to escape

Last week it was frostbite; this week, it’s bruises from the inability to safely walk the streets of Champaign because of the thick layer of ice.

the cold conditions, I decided to speed up my pace, confident in my stride. And I paid for it, in a big way. Right by Potbelly, there is a slight incline in the sidewalk, and I clumsily fell hard onto the pavement. But it got worse. As I tried to get up, I began to slide on the ice into the ongoing traffic on Green Street. As my friends tried to come to my rescue, they too fell, one by one, onto the ice. Hilarity ensued, and while I’ve never laughed so hard, it left me wondering why the little John Deere salt cart was not running rampant all over campus. Everywhere we looked, there were people falling from simply walking along the sidewalk. And while my situation was funny and I’m able to laugh at it, I’m sure many were actually injured from their tumbles. A little bit of simple salt could have prevented all of this if the University were more proactive in how they prepare for winter weather conditions. I’m not asking for those in charge to be able to read the future, but I am asking that my walk to class not involve ice skates. While many could argue that it’s not reasonable to ask that every sidewalk be salted, I do think it is reasonable to expect that the common walkways be salted, regularly. If the city of Chicago is able to do it, then the University should be able to maintain a handful of common sidewalks, like the Quad. I’m salty about it, and the sidewalks should be, too.

Kate is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at cullen9@dailyillini.com.

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FROM 6A

TIM MILLER educators may not know of his mobile app business, his work ethic and passion do not go unnoticed. “He was a keen student with a lot of enthusiasm (and) used to help other students understand the concepts better if they were confused,” said Dharthi Nagaraj Kashyap, Miller’s former computer science teaching assistant.

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NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD Miller’s “entrepreneurial spirit” is a distinct characteristic that sets him apart from others, said Jake Hamill, fellow Illni Swim Club member and freshman in Engineering. “Many people have ideas but can never follow through and actually make their ideas into a reality,” he said. “I believe that Timothy will be successful in whatever he does because he gets things done and turns his ideas into reality.” With all that he has accom-

part of improvisation is accepting that you don’t have any control over it. You just get up there, and you wait for a big wave to come in and just ride it in. But we always listen to each other. Almost more than we even listen to ourselves.

make the music you make? Compa: I don’t think there’s any conscious effort to be different or anything. You just have to make room for what everybody likes and can put into music. And all of us have so many different influences that we have to make room for. We have to make room for everyone’s personality in the song.

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plished, Miller’s immediate goals are focused on his undergraduate studies. He aims to graduate a year early with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Business. For now, his future employment doesn’t worry him too much. “Coding gives me fi nancial independence,” he said. “My job is anywhere where I can get WiFi connection.”

Stephanie can be reached at skim108@dailyillini.com. pod come from? Compa: I don’t know. I honestly don’t. Because I wasn’t in the band when it started up. I know that it’s not drug related, and everyone is so surprised to hear that when I tell him or her. It has something to do with dopamine, the chemical in your brain that causes happiness.

Alex can be reached at vassili2@dailyillini.com.

‘Gakked’: one student’s journey into self-publishing, writing poetry ALICE SMELYANSKY STAFF WRITER

In the quiet moment after she has expelled a poem down onto a sheet of paper, Sophia Ege, junior in LAS, breathes a sigh of relief. As immersed as she is in her emotions at the start of the process, the end is all revealing — Ege deconstructs her prose, as well as the root causes for her emotions. “I think a poem is created before you write it, and you simply fill in the blanks and you feel around for what fits it best,” she said. Poetry is the house cat Ege comes home to and tells about her day, the method through which she bleeds out her frustrations and an avenue to express the silly life events she experiences. And on Jan. 29, Ege put together about 50 of her poems and self-published “Gakked,” her first book of poems. According to a 2012 report published by Bowker, the number of self-published books produced in the U.S. annually has tripled since 2006. After she chose an appropriate cover illustration for the book, a photo of her cat Simon, a Champaign native, Ege submitted her poems and pages to CreateSpace, an online self-publishing web service. She received a physical proof of the book in the mail, made more edits online and then completed the final version. According to Ege, “Gakked” is about adolescence, coming onto a college campus, womanhood, violence and how she has been shaped throughout her life. She also uses her poems to challenge the role education plays in the lives of students today, and relationships with the leaders in her life. However, she juxtaposes these themes with happiness and an overwhelming gratitude for life. “I think gratitude comes out of realizing that the world is going to be okay in your worst moments, and realizing that you do have a support system,” Ege said. Ege met one of her biggest supporters and best friends, Kirsten Onsgard, junior at DePaul University, in high school. Both managed their school’s Writer’s Club and bonded over a love of creative writing. “She and I provided each oth-

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Four years ago, sweaty masses of eager yet heat-stricken students passed between the Illini Union and the Undergraduate Library on a quest to join some of the school’s numerous and diverse organizations. That blistering Sunday afternoon was the University’s 39th Quad Day, and coincidentally, also one of Julie Brady’s first days as a student on campus. Like many fresh-out-of-highschool college freshman, Brady wanted to try something she had never attempted before college. While navigating her way through the information booths and students who were crowding the Quad, she stumbled across an enormous poster with the words “Improv Comedy” plastered across the front. Having never attempted improv comedy or theater prior to college, Brady was nervous to perform in front of an audience. But, remembering her wish to try something new, she took it as a sign to try out. “It’s college,” Brady said she remembered thinking. “I can do whatever I want.” At first, Brady said she was nervous to perform in front of an audience, but she soon found that the laughter her performances received was more than powerful enough to quell any ounce of stage fright she had experienced. Brady, now a senior in AHS, has stuck with comedy to this day. “Improv is such a good skill builder in a lot of different areas,” she said. “I have no problem with public speaking now because I’m on stage in front of over a hundred people.”

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er a lot of support in high school,” Onsgard said. “For me, like a lot of people, high school was rough. Though I don’t want to speak on her behalf too much, I think we somewhat shared in the struggle of finding support and finding people to confide in.” When Ege came to the University campus, she first struggled to find a supportive social structure and a group of people to identify with. These challenges, along with others she encountered, allowed Ege to learn about herself through her poetry. “Especially in poetry, writing and analyzing the environment around you, you realize that there is a balance to everything,” she said. “And most of the time, the good is in your favor. It’s just a matter of perception and picking up on it.” Though Ege began writing poet-

ry during her sophomore year of high school, she started putting “Gakked” together about six months ago. This school year, Ege adopted a new mentality and decided it’s “now or never.” “It’s so great to see the girl who started a small club for poetry at school become a woman who is now publishing her work,” said Cara Jones, Ege’s friend from middle school and junior at DePaul. “Gakked” is available for purchase on Amazon.com, but Ege’s goal in finally publishing her work was not a monetary one. “The purpose was to get it published,” she said. “I’m not looking to make a lot of money off of this. It’s just me saying, ‘Here I am.’ And that’s fulfilling enough in itself.”

Alice can be reached at smelyan2@dailyillini.com.

UI’s newest student-run improv group to perform at Courtyard Cafe Saturday night BY ELIZABETH DYE

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And after much contemplation this previous summer, Brady and members of other existing comedy troupes on campus officially launched their RSO comedy group, The Phoenix Improv Company, last August. Brady and Anna Gooler, cocoach of Phoenix and senior in LAS, said they felt the need for a student-run comedy group. And because their group is studentrun, they believe it extends their creativity, gives them the ability to experiment with different comedic formats and allows them to make more of their own decisions. The group comprises 12 members, excluding those selected at their most recent audition, which took place Tuesday. A second round of auditions will be taking place at Gregory Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. The group will be performing their first on-campus performance at the Illini Union’s Courtyard Cafe on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both Brady and Gooler said they hope the uniqueness of their comedic style will draw the public to their first performance on campus. Brady explained that the group tries to perform different “forms” that audience members can’t just turn on “Who’s Line is it Anyway” on the home TV to see. Gooler added that the huge amount of involvement they give to younger members also sets their group apart from other comedic clubs on campus. “We want to help coach members and get them to where they are not only learning, but really enjoying (themselves) too,” she said. Because the group performs

improv, Brady and Gooler are not able to reveal details on their upcoming performance. For those who are not familiar with improv comedy, all of the scenes, actions and dialogue are made up on the spot. None of what the audience sees at the group’s Feb. 8 performance will be rehearsed, and neither their group nor the audience will be sure of what to expect. However, Brady and Gooler did reveal that they would be performing an original form created by one of their members, as well as several forms that include audience interaction. One form, Gooler said, involves bringing an audience member on stage and asking him questions about his life, such as what he likes to do or how his day is going. Then, an entire skit is based solely on that person’s life. “I think it’s fun for them to see their life on stage, and for their friends to see our interpretation of this stranger,” Gooler said. As excited as Brady and Gooler are for their upcoming show, many students are also sharing the same sentiment. Alec Fountas, freshman in Engineering, is one of those students. “I’ve always watched shows like ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway,’ and have always wanted to be in the audience,” Fountas said. “It would be cool to be right next to the stage, witnessing these hilarious scenes happening in live time, right in front of me.” Admission is $2 for students with iCards and $3 for the general public.

Elizabeth can be reached at edye2@dailyillini.com.

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Freedom of expression Sophia Ege, junior in LAS, recently selfpublished her own book of poems called “Gakked.� Turn to Page 5A to learn more about Ege’s writing process and her passion and talent for the written word.

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TIM MILLER: MASTER OF MOBILE APPS How one student’s hobby turned into a career

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Tim Miller, freshman in Engineering, is a young entrepreneur who began making mobile apps when he was 15. BY STEPHANIE KIM

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age 15, Tim Miller, freshman in Engineering, began creating mobile apps as a hobby. Soon, this hobby flourished into a business — one that now pays for his college tuition. By the end of this year, Miller expects to make a six-figure annual profit from the mobile apps he has made so far. But it’s not the money that’s important, Miller said. Rather, it’s the opportunity to learn more about coding, and to provide resources to users and content managers. Miller’s interest in coding began when the iPhone and App Store were first launched. “I knew it was going to be pretty big,� Miller said. “But then I was 13 or 14 at that time, and there was nothing I could do.� But after taking a computer science class in Javascript his freshman year of high school, his interest in programming was able to develop into an acquired skill. Miller credits his teacher for giving him the inspiration and enthusiasm for coding that he still has today. “He emphasized that program-

DOPAPOD BY ALEXANDER VASSILIADIS STAFF WRITER

Electronic funk jammin’ is the game, and Dopapod is the name. On Thursday, Eli Winderman (keyboards), Rob Compa (guitar), Chuck Jones (bass) and Scotty Zwang (drums) will hit The Canopy Club at 9 p.m. Three years young, Dopapod is an improvisational jam band that experiments with electronic funk. They are currently on their third tour around the East Coast and Midwest, which will continue until May 3. The Daily Illini was able

ming can be fun,â€? he said. “He made the class not (about) teaching for the AP test, but more for making sure we enjoyed what we were doing.â€? The following summer, Miller increased his coding skills by teaching himself through online sources such as Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer forum for coding enthusiasts. After a period of time that is “too long to tell,â€? Miller eventually made his first mobile apps for Android phones and found success. Although back then he didn’t make nearly as much money as he earns today, he still made a “sizeable amountâ€? of money for a 15-year-old, he said. Some of his earlier apps include Eggmergency, a PokĂŠmon-inspired game, and two that have since been taken down: GTxter Pro, a textbombing app that could send multiple messages at one time, and Memegenerator, which is used to create and view memes. While Miller jokes that some apps, like the text-bombing app, may have done more harm than good, he considers “Speed Boost,â€? which helps Android users have increased phone speed and utility, his most successful app. Since the start of his programming career, Miller has made more

than one dozen apps, the majority of which were games for all iPhone and Android models. However, he plans to create mobile apps for those who want to earn money from their content, such as their Facebook fan pages and personal online websites. “It’s easy to get followers on the web, but everybody’s always interested in making more money on the content so they could do what they love,� Miller said. “And this app would allow them to do that.� So far, Miller has successfully signed two contracts with the website Supercross/Motocross Updates and the Facebook page “Cats Are Liquid� to create mobile apps that would help increase the number of users and amount of earnings the webpages would receive. The app Supercross/Motocross Updates Real Time News was released this week, which is an outlet for motocross news, photos and videos. The app for the Facebook page “Cats Are Liquid� is currently under review. And yet, although Miller has gained success, he points out challenges for those wanting to go into the industry. “The app market is really saturated right now, so I wouldn’t recom-

mend anyone to do what I’m doing at this point,� he said. “It’s just too hard to start from zero and get a decent following. It really doesn’t matter how good the app is. If you can’t get access to people, you can’t get any sizeable revenue from it.� Miller attributes his achievement to the early start he was able to have once the App Store began, calling himself a “veteran of the app ecosystem.� “I’ve been around since the beginning, and I’ve seen it grow,� he said. “It’s still relatively new, but just getting good advertising for apps is really important and that’s something I have access to.� Miller also cites the advice and teachings of “top notch� professors that have helped him enhance his coding capability and knowledge. “It’s interesting learning languages in a formal setting that I’ve known for a couple of years on my own, rationalizing how it works and how to apply it,� he said. “In high school, if I ever had a question or an issue, I couldn’t ask anybody because I was the person that was supposed to know the answer.� Still, Miller cites an obstacle of his own: finding motivation. “The hard part is to keep doing

what you’re doing, even though it’s making enough, or you would assume, would be enough,� he said. “Right now, I’ve taught myself to not to get complacent from what I’ve done from the past, and to keep getting motivated to make better content and apps.� While he believes the app industry will remain strong in the next five to 10 years, Miller holds a different vision for his future. “I want to be making jobs for the college students that are at career fair(s), looking forward to getting an internship,� Miller said. “The inspiration is to help other people get jobs. So, down the line, this would be big enough where I can employ somebody else or start a corporation to have a board and have a whole culture revolve around this. Coding is a means to an end. It’s what I do, but it’s not all that I do.� When he’s not coding, Miller spends his time as an active student in the College of Engineering and participates in the University’s water polo club team, the Illini Swim Club and the Animal Protective League. But even if Miller’s peers and

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to talk to Rob Campa about their upcoming show. Daily Illini: Have you guys performed at The Canopy Club before? Rob Compa: Yeah, two other times. One time we opened for Papadosio, who are our best buddies, and the second time was our last tour before this. So this will be our third time. DI: How was the energy at your concerts before, and are you expecting anything different this

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time? Compa: It was great! Both times were awesome. I never know what to expect, I kind of have trained myself never to expect anything, so I am happy with whatever happens. I don’t even think about it. Last time, I remember being really psyched because we only were there one other time so I was like, “Is anyone even going to come?� And we ended up having a really great show and an amazing crowd. We were all really pleased.

DI: What is your purpose when performing? Compa: For one, it’s the feeling that we’re in a room with no one watching, which is the more selfish reason to do it, where it is just the four of us playing together. I search for that feeling every night. We don’t always get it, but that’s what we’re looking for. We just really want to walk in and make something incredible happen on stage. I guess for the second reason, for me personally — I remember when I was 18 and 19 ... how I (would) feel when

I (would) listen to my favorite musicians and guitar players. So I guess my goal is to make people feel how I feel when I see my favorite musicians.

the whole thing. And improvisational. Improvisation is easily 50 percent of what we do. As far as genre wise, I can never answer that. I never know what to say.

DI: How would you describe your band’s sound? Compa: That’s tough. We’re trying to be progressive in a way without trying to be pretentious. We love making weird arrangements and music you’re not even sure you’ll like or not, but without being academic about it. We try to have a sense of humor about

DI: What makes you unique to the stage? Compa: I think we have our own twist on how to improvise. I think we have good enough experience that we can work with each other really well, music-wise. Interesting things happen on stage. A big

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SPORTS Ohio recruit joins his older brother with Illini football

Peter Cvijanovic enrolls early, joins brother Simon BY SEAN HAMMOND SENIOR WRITER

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Illinois recruiting coordinator Alex Golesh speaks to the audience during Illini football’s National Signing Day event at Colonnades Club in Memorial Stadium on Wednesday.

Illini football signs 18 in 2014 class For 2nd consecutive year, Illinois signs 5 junior college prospects BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

For the second consecutive year, head coach Tim Beckman and the Illinois football team dipped into the ranks of junior college players to fill recruiting needs. The Illini class of 2014 includes five junior college players, the same amount as in 2013. The 18-man class rounded out with 12 recruits signing letters of intent Wednesday, in addition to the six early enrollees already on campus. Scout.com ranks the Illini class last in the Big Ten and 70th in the FBS.

The crown jewel of the class is junior college defensive lineman Jihad Ward, generally considered the class’s only four-star recruit. Ward will have two years of eligibility in the Orange and Blue and is ranked the No. 23 junior college player in the country by Scout. “He’s huge. He’s what you want him to look like,� defensive coordinator Tim Banks said. “He could go anywhere in the country and be one of the biggest guys there.� Ward, from Philadelphia, connected with offensive coordinator Bill Cubit — who is also from Philadelphia — during the recruiting process, and Beckman believes it

was their relationship which was crucial in his commitment.

Familiar faces There are a few familiar faces in this year’s class. Defense end Paul James III was a 2013 commit and joined the Illini in the summer, but had to delay his enrollment to January. Also, fellow early enrollee Peter Cvijanovic is the brother of current Illini left tackle Simon. Peter spent a year at prep school after high school before enrolling for the spring semester.

Illini looking for early impact from WRs The 2014 class signed four wide receivers, two of whom are already enrolled for the spring semester.

Big Ten class of 2014 rankings 1. Ohio State (5th) 2. Michigan State (19th) 3. Penn State (25th) 4. Michigan (27th) 5. Wisconsin (29th) 6. Nebraska (30th) 7. Iowa (41st) 8. Indiana (41st) 9. Minnesota (50th) 10. Rutgers (50th) 11. Northwestern (56th) 12. Rutgers (60th) 13. Purdue (64th) 14. Illinois (68th)

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Groce searching for answers amid losing streak BY SEAN HAMMOND SENIOR WRITER

After eight consecutive losses, it becomes hard to fi nd answers. Illinois basketball’s losing streak has nothing to do with the players’ attitude or effort. It comes down to execution and, maybe more importantly, consistent execution. “We’re trying everything,� head coach John Groce said. “I’m open to anything and everything. We talk about being solutions-based. We are going to try and stay positive and fight.� The Illini didn’t play a great game Tuesday against Wisconsin, but they were in it. Like they’ve been in games against Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana and Iowa. Saturday’s game against Iowa, more than any of the aforementioned matchups, was there for the taking on a night when Illinois was playing well, but they couldn’t hold onto the lead. Tuesday didn’t feel quite like that. The same intensity was not there. “A couple possessions were like (Saturday),� senior Joseph

Bertrand said. “I don’t think we had as much as we should have to win the game. We had glimpses of it.� Throughout much of Big Ten play, Illinois has had glimpses of what it could be. But the Illini have not been able to put it all together for some time now.

Against Iowa it felt as if the bench helped fuel Illinois’ 21-point comeback. Nunn had a key fast break block in the fi rst half turnaround and also hit a three. Groce said he’s really liked t he st r ides Nu n n has made si nce the beginning of the season. One could Little help a rg ue t h at from the Nunn has been bench the most conIllinois’ sistent playfreshmen-lader off an Illien bench musni bench that tered only five has, for the points against most part, been the Badgers on inconsistent. Tuesday. Only A lack of JOHN GROCE one of those consistency is HEAD COACH what has Groce points came searching for in the second half. Kendrick answers. “We’re trying everything,� Nunn had four points and Jaylon Tate added a free throw. Groce said. “And I do mean Malcolm Hill and Maverick everything.� Morgan, who combined for 18 minutes of play, failed to notch Losing streak mounts a point and each recorded a turnover. Illinois’ eight-game losing

“I’m open to anything and everything. We talk about being solutions-based We are going to try and stay positive and fight.�

streak is the program’s longest since the 1973-74 season, when Illinois lost 11 straight games and finished 5-18 overall. And sitting in last place in the Big Ten, it’s hard to argue that Illinois is the favorite in any of its remaining games. Next up is a road trip to Penn State on Sunday to face a Nittany Lion team that’s won its last three. After heading to the far eastern reaches of the Big Ten, Illinois will stop in Champaign for a couple of days before heading in the opposite direction to play a Nebraska squad that is one point short of a perfect Big Ten home record. “Watching these games in our league, every night it’s a grind, it’s a dogfight,� Groce said before the Wisconsin game. “It’s a play or two here or there that makes a difference in games.� For Illinois, a play or two could be the difference between a last-place finish or not.

Sean can be reached at sphammo2@dailyillini.com and @sean_hammond.

Illinois softball kicks off season with 5 games in Rosemont BY CHARLOTTE CARROLL STAFF WRITER

With forecasted temperatures barely reaching 20 degrees and a chance of snow predicted, a day at the ballpark is likely one of the last things on people’s minds. However, the Illinois softball team is looking to improve on its past as it opens the season with a game against UIC on Friday. For the second straight year, the Illini are starting the season with an indoor tournament. Illinois will play five games in the Rosemont Rumble FridaySunday at The Dome at the Ballpark. “This year, we kind of have a new mind-set,� said sophomore outfielder Kylie Johnson. “Last year, we were on the couch at the end of the season, so we don’t want that again. I think we’re really coming together and the chemistry’s great.� After fi nishing 22-27 (11-12 Big Ten) last season, Illinois is looking to start strong. Last year’s team saw a ninegame losing streak turn into a 10-game winning streak that allowed the team to move from

last to sixth place in the con- means forgetting the teams ference after it opened Big Ten from the other 18 leagues conference play at 1-11. But the beside the Big Ten. That means magic fi zzled and Illinois lost forgetting the only 17 out of 56 to Penn State in the Big Ten games to be played at home. tournament. For now, it’s all in perspective. Putting those memories to “It’s the fi rst game of the work during ye a r a nd t he offse a that’s where son, the Illini the focus is,� are taking the Sullivan said. upcoming year “ T h at’s the one game at a fi rst pitch . time. We’ve rea l“I know our ly challenged our players to players a re mentally have hungry to get after it against that kind of anyone and any approach and team from the just focus on state obviousthe next pitch and that’s difly,� I l li nois ficult to do he ad c oach KYLIE JOHNSON Terri Sullivan sometimes in ILLINOIS OUTFIELDER said. “But our softball. But prime focus that’s the fi rst has been really one slated on just playing great softball and the schedule and there has to having pitch-by-pitch concen- be someone you play fi rst.� tration, and just doing our job.� Under the leadership of That means forgetting the seniors Alex Booker and Jen20 games to be played against na Mychko, the team hopes to teams that participated in the carry its preseason camara2013 NCAA tournament. That derie onto the fi eld and com-

“This year we kind of have a new mind set. Last year we were on the couch at the end of the season, so we don’t want that again.�

pete highly both offensive and defensively. Mychko received the 2013 Illini’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Booker was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, and along with junior Jami Schkade, to the fi rst ever Big Ten All-Defensive team. “There’s a defi nite pressure but good pressure,� Booker said. “We have a very close-knit and tight team this year, and we’re all very talented so that actually takes the pressure off me. So I think we’re all excited to get into this weekend, and this will be a good fi rst tournament for us.� Though the focus is on the fi rst pitch of the season, Booker is looking for the team to go 5-0 after preparation on Illinois’s practice turf. “Sometimes you can be over pumped for that opening game and opening tournament,� Sullivan said. “But we really just want to stay within our game plan throughout the year and know that every game counts.�

Charlotte can be reached at cmcarro2@dailyillini.com

Even with all of the snow, Peter Cvijanovic has been avoiding the buses on campus. He doesn’t want to get lost. The Illinois offensive lineman is new to campus and new to college. He is one of 18 signees to Illinois’ class of 2014 and one of six January enrollees. For him, these first few weeks have been the same as they have for everyone: cold. If there’s one person it doesn’t surprise that he has not made a freshman mistake yet, it is his brother, rising senior offensive lineman Simon Cvijanovic. “He’s on top of his stuff,� Simon said. Simon picks Peter up for early morning workouts in the car their parents gave them, and Peter is often waiting or even calling to make sure his brother is up. “I’m like, ‘I’m awake, stop calling me,’� Simon jokes. The brothers hail from Ohio, and Peter joins the Illini after a season at East Coast Prep in Massachusetts. While one might think Simon influenced his younger brother to come to Illinois, the truth is the Illinois coaches took more convincing than Peter. Simon said he kept telling his coaches to look at Peter as a football player, not as his brother. Eventually, they came around, and now, the brothers are united at Illinois, even if it is just for one year. “I’ve been telling people, the bond I have, the guys in the locker room, is something I’ll have the rest of my life,� Simon

said. “Now I’ll have that with my brother on top of him being my brother.� And similarly, Peter doesn’t feel like his brother was overly influential in his decision to play for Tim Beckman and the Illini. “If he didn’t go here, I would probably still go here,� Peter said. Simon remembers what it was like to be a freshman. He doesn’t have any experience being diabetic, however, like his brother. But he’s not letting that affect his brother’s college experience. He promised his little brother that since he shouldn’t be drinking alcohol like a large portion of the college population, he — Simon — wouldn’t, either. “I told him, ‘I’m going to be with you and show what it’s like to be in college and not have to party all the time to have fun,’� Simon said. “He’s underage anyway, but you shouldn’t be (drinking) as a football player anyway.� Simon says the biggest adjustment for his brother will be the speed of the college game. But enrolling in January will help a lot. It gave Simon extra time to learn the playbook and not be flustered about being in a new state on top of football season. When Simon first came to Illinois, he didn’t know anyone. And while he may not know the bus system yet, Peter knows at least one familiar face on campus.

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SIGNING DAY Geronimo Allison and Tyrin Stone-Davis are both junior college players rated as threestar prospects by Scout. Allison will have two years of eligibility while Stone-Davis will have three after redshirting at junior college in 2013. Stone-Davis signed a letter of intent to enroll this semester, but academic issues forced

Tyrin to wait until the fall to join the Illini. His brother, Tyree, was also committed to Illinois as a two-star cornerback but will not be enrolling at Illinois because of similar academic issues. Allison already had an Illini connection as he came from the same junior college as current Illini players Martize Barr and Dallas Hinkhouse. “They can teach me the early ropes,” Allison said. “I’m here early to compete to start

early. Those seniors did a heck of a job last year, they put up numbers. I’m looking to do the same.” The other two wide receivers, incoming freshmen Malik Turner and Mike Dudek, have the coaching staff excited as well. Beckman called Turner a “steal,” because he missed his junior season due to injury.

Recruiting in-state and ‘Illini nation’

The Illini added five players from the state of Illinois — nearly one-third of the 18-man class, bringing the total to 52 players on the roster from the Land of Lincoln. Beckman wasted no time in his news conference taking a veiled shot at Northwestern, saying the Illini signed four players from Chicago, more than “the team that is in Chicago.” Even outside of the state of Illinois, Beckman and his staff

recruited “Illini nation” heavily — the area within a six-hour radius of Champaign-Urbana. The 2014 class has 10 players from “Illini nation,” and Beckman said recruiting in-state is always his top priority. Of the top-11 players in the state of Illinois, the Illini signed one, three-star center Nick Allegretti from Frankfort, Ill.

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Success of new recruits depends on leadership, motivation

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2 Tyrin Stone-Davis - Philadelphia, Pa.

14 Paul James III - Miami, Fla.

3 Malik Turner - Springfield, Ill. 4 Geronimo Allison - Tampa, Fla.

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5 Mike Dudek - Naperville, Ill.

15 Chris James - Orange, Texas 16 Julian Hylton - Tinley Park, Ill.

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6 Matt Domer - Hazel Crest, Ill.

7 Carroll Phillips - Miami, Fla. Offensive Line

8 Henry McGrew - Overland Park, Kan.

15 Nick Allegretti - Frankfort, Ill.

9 Austin Roberts - Rice Lake, Wisc.

16 Peter Cvijanovic - Concord Township, Ohio

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How does Illinois football’s class of 2014 stack up against recent Illinois classes? A look at this year’s recruits in comparison to previous years.

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t’s that time of year again when college football makes a weird appearance in the realm of relevance, and people we’ve never heard of become the most important subjects of conversation. Signing day and the forthcoming spring football “season,” are both largely overblown. That’s not to say it’s unimportant. Recruiting in football, while not as glamorous as men’s basketball — one freshman can’t change your program — is perhaps the most demanding part of a coach’s job. For Illinois fans, it’s a matter of whether head coach Tim Beckman and company can breakthrough into the ranks of the Big Ten’s middle tier. This year’s class does not change the face of Illinois football, but it does address some needs and should not be considered a failure. Beckman and company managed to snag just one four-star recruit, per Scout.com, but that four-star recruit, Jihad Ward, is a defensive lineman. Illinois’ defensive line was its weakest position group in 2013, and the 6-foot-7 behemoth should solidify a position group that was severely lacking in size. He weighs 285 pounds, which is somewhat slim for a defensive tackle at that height, but he’s got all spring and summer — not to mention four seasons — to bulk up. Ward is a three-star recruit per Rivals.com. Tre Watson is Illinois’ only three-star linebacker recruit (two stars per Rivals), which is a concern for a unit that just lost Jonathan Brown. No heroic signing was made in the secondary, but Illinois really should be more focused on developing the talent it already has in that department. On offense, the area Illinois best hit on was wide receiver. Tyrin Stone-Davis, whose twin brother Tyree (a cornerback) signed a national letter of intent to Illinois but is no longer a part of the class; Michael Dudek, who was taken sixth overall in the team’s spring squad draft; Geronimo Allison, who revives the Florida receiver pipeline for Illinois that produced A.J. Jenkins and Darius Millines; and Malik Turner, who hails from state champion and resident villain Sacred Heart-Griffin (Go, Solons!), are all three-star recruits who should help fill the void left by Ryan Lankford, Steve Hull and Miles Osei. The biggest hole for Illinois is actually not in the department of what you would call “tangibles,” which is a pretty significant concern for a team that went 4-8. After being the face of Illinois football for four years, Nathan Scheelhaase is gone. The face of the defense, Brown, is also gone. Beckman touched on the subject of leadership Wednesday. He said he misses the leadership of the senior class, and he may be on to something. Beyond the aforementioned faces, Hull, Osei, Lankford, Tim Kynard and Corey Lewis were all steadying presences in the locker room as well. The senior class kept a terrible team pushing forward and getting better and competing with better rosters. Without their influence off the field, Illinois may have given up in a way similar to how it did in 2012, and the program would be staring at a 22-game conference losing streak. In year one of Beckman’s regime, there was not enough leadership. In year two, the senior class provided it. In year three, Beckman and his staff have to take charge. The senior class will have some notable figures: Reilly O’Toole, Donovonn Young, Simon Cvijanovic, Houston Bates, Zane Petty and Austin Teitsma; however, O’Toole and Young are in position to be backups, and Petty and Teitsma were liabilities on defense last season. The leadership will have to come from players who don’t have “it’s my last shot” as motivation. Guys like Wes Lunt, Mason Monheim, V’Angelo Bentley, Josh Ferguson, Spencer Harris and Teko Powell. The leadership has to come from them — and the coaching staff has to be able to keep this team’s interest even if things go bad. Otherwise, things could regress from last season, and Illinois, more specifically Beckman, have neither much room nor much time for regression. The recruiting class could pan out, or it could fizzle. A lot of that development depends on the leadership of the program. Going forward without Scheelhaase, it’s time for Illinois football to get a new face. But whose?

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Nike re-brand could reunite campus ALEX ROUX Illini columnist

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t’s no secret that it’s been a rough year for Illinois sports. Our football and men’s basketball teams have found the Big Ten basement in seasons that included lengthy losing streaks. We’ve seen better days as fans. Our sports egos have taken a bruising. On-field struggles aside, Illinois athletics hasn’t exactly gotten the best publicity nationally, either. The football and men’s basketball teams made headlines for the wrong

reasons several times this year. Remember the infamous Cliff Alexander hat-switch? Well, that footage ended up on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Photos of a nearly empty football student section at Memorial Stadium made the rounds on Yahoo! and Deadspin. Did I say rough year? The 2013-14 year has been a disaster at times for Illini Nation. School pride from the student body is dwindling. This fan base needs something new to get excited about. Thankfully, Nike is giving us something to look forward to until our major sports teams come around. Currently, the University is partnering with Nike on an 18-month

re-branding of Illini athletics. All 19 sports teams will get new uniforms with new logos and designs. The re-brand will also apply to Illini merchandise sold in stores, so get your wallets ready. The logos and results of the re-brand are set to be unveiled in mid-April. I’m pumped. Our basketball uniforms are pretty sharp, but football has had the exact same uniforms since the Ron Turner era. And it’s not just football and basketball. It’s time to switch it up across the board. Whenever I attend various Illini sporting events I notice the lack of uniformity among our 19 programs. The women’s basketball jerseys are different than the

men’s. The baseball team has had the same design on its jerseys since I chased foul balls at Illinois Field as a gradeschooler. Some teams use the “Circle I� logo. Others use the plain old “Block I.� The underlined and italicized “ILLINOIS� appears on the backs of our volleyball jerseys. We have an identity crisis. After the University was forced to abandon the Chief as its primary logo, it hasn’t really settled on one since. As a school without an official mascot, it’s hard to create an identifiable logo to represent our entire university. Especially if all you have to work with is the letter “I.� The Illinois state outline has appeared on

the basketball court and football fields recently as well as in the “Our State, Our Team� campaign, suggesting that it may have a place in the future plans. Still, no one really knows what Nike has in store for the Illini. No matter what they end up unveiling in April, one thing is certain: some people will hate it, others will love it. Either way, this can only be a good thing for our athletic programs. Whenever all 19 teams benefit, it’s a positive. Effective branding and flashy uniforms can even have a favorable impact on recruiting. If you shop at NikeTown in Chicago on Michigan Avenue, you’ll notice that there’s no

Illini gear to be found. You can find apparel for Michigan State and Ohio State, who are the benefactors of recent Nike branding efforts. It’s pretty sad that you can’t find any Illinois gear at one of our largest sponsor’s largest stores in Chicago. Hopefully the re-brand brings more orange and blue to the stores. Hopefully it brings a more cohesive identity to the University and fans alike. And if our athletic teams lose, at least we’ll look good doing it.

Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@ dailyillini.com and @aroux94.

Hockey looks for wins to earn spot in ACHA tournament BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

The Illinois hockey team is looking for a pair of wins against CSCHL conference rival Iowa State this weekend. No. 19 Illinois (17-14-2) is on the cusp of an ACHA national tournament birth but will need to put on a strong showing this weekend to solidify a spot against No. 10 Iowa State — a team who swept the Illini earlier this season. Illinois has only missed the tournament once in the past 16 years (2010-11), when the team finished the season 21-10-1. The Illini seniors, who were a part of the 2011 team, are battling the possibility of a similar fate by stressing the confidence

they have in making a late-season run. “It’s win or go home,� senior forward Matt Welch said. “We have confidence that we’re going to go all the way. If not, there’s no reason for us to even play.� Illinois has outscored opponents 28-23 since the semester break, pulling out big wins against No. 7 Minot State — the defending national champions — and No. 8 Ohio. “When we’re scoring a goal per game, you don’t leave yourself a whole lot of margin for error,� head coach Nick Fabbrini said. “I think we’re realizing now, to score goals in this league, you’ve got to go to the front of the net and take a hit to make a play. You’re not going to score from

the perimeter on good teams and good goalies.� Iowa State goaltender Matt Cooper will be looking to shut down the budding Illini offense this weekend, posting a .956 save percentage with a 16-1-1 record for the Cyclones so far this season. After a tough stretch early on in the year, when the Illini went just 1-7 throughout October, the team has started changing the locker room environment before games, even turning off the loud music typically heard blasting from hockey dressing rooms. “We were (playing music) all year, and obviously it wasn’t working early,� senior goaltender Nick Clarke said. “It’s a lot more quiet, and guys can get a lot

more mentally prepared. We’ve been doing that the past couple weeks, and it’s been working for us.� The Illini have won six of their last 10 games, nearly winning a seventh last weekend in a shootout against No. 7 Minot State in what Fabbrini called a “moral victory.� Fabbrini believes this weekend’s series against No. 10 Iowa State will go a long way toward determining whether the Illini will make the national tournament. “It’s a tough place to play, and it’s always been a tough place for us to go in and win games,� Fabbrini said. “We’re more than capable of going there and getting two games. It’s just a matter

of bringing the right effort and right attitude.� But while teetering on the edge of the rankings, the Illini have been playing the best hockey they have all season with four wins over top-10 opponents since November. Fabbrini said he isn’t concerned about Illinois getting into the national tournament, even with just four ACHA games left to play. “I think we’ve put ourselves in a good position to go to Iowa State and basically get into the tournament,� Fabbrini said. “We just need to keep winning games, and the rest will take care of itself.�

Sean can be reached at spneuma2@dailyillini.com and @Neumannthehuman.

“I think we’re realizing now, to score goals in this league, you’ve got to go to the front of the net and take a hit to make a play. You’re not going to score from the perimeter on good teams and good goalies.� NICK FABBRINI

HOCKEY HEAD COACH

Illinois changes lineup with hopes of ending losing streak BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

Despite an overhaul of the starting lineup, the Illinois women’s basketball team couldn’t buck its losing streak in a loss to Michigan State. The Illini (9-14, 2-8 Big Ten) got burned by a late run from the No. 24 Spartans (15-7, 7-2) in the first half and never threatened, losing 69-53. Illinois has lost four consecutive games, and nine of its past 11. Illinois is also winless in its last six appearances at home after opening the year a perfect 6-0 at State Farm Center. “We haven’t shot the percentage we’ve needed to,� head coach Matt Bollant said. “Good teams make shots. We didn’t get as many touches inside with Jacqui being out, so we shot more from the 3-point line and tonight is not the kind of night where we can go 3-17 (from three) and beat a ranked team.� The Illini sported almost an entirely new starting lineup Wednesday night, a move that head coach Matt Bollant hinted at after the team’s 77-58 loss to Indiana on Sunday. While usual starter Ivory Crawford was in the lineup, freshmen Sarah Livingston, Taylor Gleason and Ashley McConnell all earned their first career starts. Illinois was without forward Jacqui Grant due to mono — the freshman will be out one to two

weeks — while Michigan State was without starting point guard Kiana Johnson, who was suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team rules. The lineup change didn’t change the team’s recent fortunes, especially in the first half. The Illini were down by just three points before the Spartans ripped off a 17-3 run to close out

“We’ll keep evaluating every day. We were pleased with the way they fought today so they’ll probably get another chance this weekend and go from there.� MATT BOLLANT HEAD COACH

the half. The Illini didn’t make a field goal in the final seven minutes and 10 seconds of the first half. Michigan State shot 69.6 percent from the field in the opening half as compared to Illinois’ 25.8 percent overall. Illinois got a boost from the freshman Gleason, who scored six points in the first half but

whose foul trouble forced her to leave the game late in the period. She ended with eight points on 4-of-12 shooting. “I’m a perfectionist, so nothing is ever good enough,� Gleason said. “It wasn’t too nerve-wracking.� “I like that Taylor believes in herself and believes that shots are going to go in,� Bollant added. Tori Jankoska and Becca Mills led the Spartans with 22 points apiece on a combined 15-of-21 shooting. Illinois smothered the Spartans’ two leading scorers, Aerial Powers and Annalise Pickrel, into just 10 combined points, 17 below their combined season average. While Ivory Crawford ended with 20 points, she was just 5-of18 from the floor to go with seven rebounds. In the second half, the Illini pulled off a 14-0 run to shrink the lead to nine, but Michigan State held firm down the stretch to secure the victory. As for the lineup changes, Bollant said he wants competitors that are willing to play defense, and that this lineup might not be just a one-game audition. “We’ll keep evaluating every day,� he said. “We were pleased with the way they fought today so they’ll probably get another chance this weekend and go from there.�

Stephen can be reached at sbourbo2@dailyillini.com and @steve_bourbon.

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Illinois’ Ivory Crawford dribbles the ball during the game against Michigan State at State Farm Center on Wednesday. The Illini lost 69-53.

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