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President Barack Obama signed the Agriculture Act of 2014, otherwise known as the Farm Bill, on Feb. 7 at Michigan State University. The bill authorizes $956 billion to fund agricultural and food policy programs and cuts an estimated $23 billion over the next 10 years in some of these programs. Some significant changes made in the bill include the elimination of the direct payments program for farmers, which will be replaced by an insurance program, and $8 billion worth of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next 10 years. As one of the proponents of the bill, Rep. Rodney Davis, R-13, made a statement regarding the bill’s passage in the House on Jan. 29, which he said would provide five years of certainty to America’s rural communities. “I was proud to support this bill because it gives us one of the single largest cuts in mandatory spending that we’ve seen in this Congress and because it is essential that we pass a new, responsible Farm Bill that cuts spending, protects the agriculture community and reforms federal government,” Davis said in the statement. Jonathan Coppess, a clinical assistant professor of law and policy in the college of ACES, had a role in working on the farm bill. He served as the chief counsel for the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. He noted that it has been a three-year process to get the bill reauthorized after the farm bill of 2008 was extended a year, with challenges arising due to its timing. “The reauthorization and need to write the Farm Bill came at about the same time as Congress was overwhelmingly focused on federal spending issues,” he said. “So one of the challenges was, how do you write a bill that spends money to the tune of about $100 billion a year? How do you do that in a Congress that wants to cut spending?” He said that the delay of the bill — which should have been completed and in operation in 2012 — is due to difficulty finding compromise. The two main areas of struggle were the cuts made to SNAP and the design of the farm commodity and subsidy programs. “On the SNAP piece, you had a very political partisan divide — you had Democrats wanting to cut as little as possible or nothing, and you had Republi-

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As a part of its commitment to energy efficient technology, the University upgraded the lights in Parking Lot E-15 to energy efficient, motion-activated lightemitting diodes, or LEDs, after receiving $50,000 in funding from the Student Sustainability Committee. The parking lot on the corner of Fourth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue is one of the first test locations in the state to feature adaptive lighting and the first in Champaign-Urbana to use this technology. “We first heard about this technology at a conference with the Big Ten & Friends Environmental Stewardship Group,” said Morgan Johnston, associate director of sustainability for Facilities and Services. “The Student Sustainability Committee had one of their representatives with us, and they

had indicated that they would be interested in it.” In 2012, the University and other Big Ten institutions formed the Midwest Collaboration for Adaptive Lighting, whose goal is to reduce energy consumption in parking across university campuses and promote adaptive lighting techniques to surrounding communities. “We are a committee that’s looking to bring new technology to campus,” said Marika Nell, chair of the Student Sustainability Committee and senior in Engineering. “We get our funding from student green fees (the Sustainable Campus Environment Fee), so we look into funding projects that will benefit campus and students in some way, and we also help people take risks with new technology.” Lot E-15 was selected as the prime location to be home of the

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Another chance for Freeway BY CLAIRE HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

Even without most of his muzzle, Freeway, a 6-year-old pit-boxer-mastiff mix, is learning new ways to perform his old tricks. With the help of the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Freeway was able to overcome Fibrosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, in November 2013, and he has been on the road to recovery since. Tawnya Mosgrove, a resident of Bellflower, Ill., first noticed

swelling on Freeway’s face after he came inside one day in late October. At first she just thought he was having an allergic reaction or was stung, but as time went on, the swelling worsened, and she decided to take him to his regular vet. The vet took an X-ray, and it was pretty clear that Freeway had a mass on the tissue of his face. When Mosgrove’s vet gave Freeway’s diagnosis, she decided to seek a second opinion from the

University Veterinarian Teaching Hospital. She had never gone to the University before, she said, but it was always a good back-up plan in her mind. Mosgrove wanted the best options for the “gentle giant,” who spends most of his time attached to her in some way — even acting as a 93-pound lap dog. After dropping Freeway off at the hospital, Mosgrove spent the afternoon concerned about Freeway as the vet team performed tests. When she arrived to pick

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cans wanting to cut a lot more,” Coppess said. “That played out in a fairly destructive matter, if you will, in the summer and fall when the House actually voted down the first farm bill that came up.” David Lloyd, senior policy analyst at the children’s advocacy group Voices for Illinois Children, said the SNAP cuts enacted by the bill will affect almost one million households throughout the United States that will lose an average of $90 in benefits per month. However, the $8 billion SNAP cut is far less than the original $40 billion that some Republicans had originally proposed. But Lloyd said the cuts will only affect some states — not including Illinois — that were using a loophole to give residents increased SNAP benefits. Although Illinois will not be directly affected, the impact on the country as a whole could be detrimental. “That affects the entire national economy, it’s not just isolated to those states necessarily, it’s not good for the country as a whole,” Lloyd said. “But that said, it’s much better than what would’ve been the case if we had enacted $40 billion in cuts. We certainly would have preferred that there had been no cuts, but it was much better than the alternatives that were being proposed.” Overall, Coppess said that the benefits will be “in the eyes of the beholder” and uses the elimination of $5 billion in direct subsidies as an example. He said that in the last few years, the country has seen good prices and strong farm incomes, leading people to ask why payments continued to be made to farmers who are doing well when the U.S. has a federal spending problem. “There are many who view eliminating direct payments as a very good reform, and if you take a very neutral stance on farm policy, it’s very hard to justify a $5 billion stream of payments out to farmers if they don’t have losses and they have good years,” he said. “This is a program that pretty much everybody agreed needed to be cut. But there are farmers who utilize the direct payments, so they may not necessarily think it was a great thing to lose it.” In its place will be an insurance program that aids farmers only when help is needed. Coppess said there is an attempt to provide assistance to farmers when they encounter losses or

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Face behind the arctic apology to Chancellor Wise BY ELIZABETH DYE STAFF WRITER

Snowflakes whirled through the frigid winter air, pelting the face of Luke Dobrovits, sophomore in FAA, as he dragged his feet through several inches of snow. It was around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, and except for the snow removal team clearing the roads free of grey slush, and perhaps a few squirrels scurrying across the Quad, little life seemed to inhabit the campus. Nevertheless, Dobrovits, bundled in various bulky layers of shirts and jackets, was determined to brave the bone-chilling gusts of wind and snow to finish the design he had started to create. And after three hours of diligently trudging through the tightly packed snow, his work was finally done. The morning sunlight swept over the Quad, revealing Dobrovits’ meticulous

and time-consuming work: two massive words carved out of the slush and snow covering the Quad in front of the Illini Union. The words? Sorry Phyllis. “It just felt like the most appropriate thing to write out in the Quad. I faced the words toward the Union, as a way to represent the campus apologizing to Chancellor Wise,” Dobrovits said. Dobrovits was one of the thousands of University students who, late last January, witnessed the racist and sexist remarks targeted at Chancellor Phyllis Wise after she sent out a Massmail, informing the campus community that the University would still hold classes the next day. “I respected Wise’s snow decision. It was just cold,” Dobrovits said. “It’s fine to have your own opinion, but there was no justification for our fellow students to lash out in the way they did. It was completely uncalled for.”

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think anyone would really think anything of it,” Dobrovits said. Dobrovits explained that the idea of drawing an apology in the snow came to him as he was walking back to Newman Hall from Flagg Hall, where he spent all night sketching designs late last Tuesday. “I was walking through the snow, back from Flagg, just making zig-zags and other patterns in the snow,” Dobrovits said. “I remembered that there was a bunch of snow on the Quad, and I thought I could go make something there.” Once at the Quad, he composed a quick sketch of his design and began his work. Using a grid-like design, he was able to create a large rectangular box by walking in the snow. Then, he segmented the box, lengthwise, into two halves. He then created five equalsized boxes in the top half and seven boxes directly beneath it.

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The Urbana-Champaign Senate met Monday to discuss changes to employment guidelines for nontenure track faculty to address concerns about campus safety and to hear about recent staff benefits issues. Campus safety concerns were brought up in a Senate Executive Committee meeting on Jan. 27, shortly after a shooting at Purdue University on Jan. 21. University Police officer Lt. Todd Short of the Office of Campus Emergency Planning, delivered a presentation about the necessity of enforcing security procedures. “It seems like there is an increasing frequency of negative activity,� Short said. “I look at CNN, I look at MSN.com and I hear stories of shootings and kids who have actually set themselves on fire during the last three weeks.� Short added that the Office of Campus Emergency Planning employs only three people. “Does that raise the hair on the back of your neck?� He asked. “It should.� Short referenced professors at Purdue University who did not follow safety procedures during the shooting, emphasizing that in order to keep the campus safe, participation from faculty and staff is critical. “My biggest concern for our campus is that the faculty, staff and students need to understand some basic emergency responses,� Short said. “When we do emergency access training, I need you (faculty) to attend that training.� Short asked specifically for two

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PHYLLIS was well worth the time in the cold. “I, personally, did not take part, in any way, shape or form, of the bashing of Wise on Twitter that night, but I felt like saying ‘sorry’ to Phyllis was the only appropriate thing to say at that time,� Dobrovits said. “The whole thing really gave U of I a bad reputation, and I just hoped this apology would rebuild the great reputation we’ve always had.� The Twitter backlash that Wise received garnered nationwide coverage, with articles on BuzzFeed, Reddit and the Huffington Post, along with stories on several news and radio stations criticizing the University and its students’ behaviors as sexist and racist. “I don’t think it’s fair to say

things: that faculty read the mass emails sent out to them and take a minute to read safety precautions to each of their students. He also said the Office of Campus Emergency Planning is working on a video to educate faculty, staff and students about safety precautions. The faculty senate also discussed a draft of the Provost’s Communication for Specialized Faculty, which would revise the process of hiring, evaluating and promoting non-tenured faculty at the University. The communication is a response to a senate task force, which called for more protections for non-tenured, “specialized,� faculty who made up 33.67 percent of the total faculty in 2012-13, said associate provost Katherine Galvin. The list of nontenured faculty includes lecturers, instructors, adjunct professors and about 40 other titles for non-tenured faculty. “The task force that looked at these issues (titling, promotions, hiring) in 2011 and 2010 found that there are elements that do very well,� Galvin said. “This is not an implication that these things don’t happen, but we wanted to have a document that we had better uniformity around these things. This document seeks to bring great consistency and clarity for the use of specialized faculty titles.� Following senatorial discussion, Senate Chair Roy Campbell made a movement to vote in support of the draft; however, the senate did not reach quorum, so the vote was postponed. Currently, departments can only hire specialized faculty members on a semester-to-semester or year-to-year basis and no formal promotion system is estab-

lished for these faculty members. This communication would allow non-tenured faculty members to be signed to three-year contracts and promoted to senior positions when recommended by their respective departments. Chuck Tucker, vice provost of undergraduate education and innovation, spoke to the senate about the progress that has been made in the realm of massive open online courses, free courses developed by University faculty that are available to tens of thousands of people around the world. Tucker described an idea that would enable the production of more MOOCs at a quicker rate. “The same people that do the production — video, audio, production design — are the same people who produce our traditional online courses, and that production pipeline has been very full,� Tucker said. “There has been a recommendation to increase the staffing so we can move courses through the pipeline and not inhibit traditional courses.� John Kindt, professor of business and legal policy in the College of Business, concluded the meeting with a presentation on current benefits issues. Kindt explained that there are three cases that have been filed challenging the pension reform act. He also offered advice to faculty who are approaching retirement, explaining that the State Universities Retirement System will be waiving its usual one-consultation-per-year rule so that they might help clear up any confusion that may have resulted from the pension reform act.

the University as a whole is racist and sexist, and only a small amount of students behaved that way. And even they just got swept up into the bustle of it,� Dobrovits said. “I feel many students acted immaturely, but the whole University shouldn’t be reflected in the actions of those few students. ... As a whole, we are a lot better than what our actions have shown a few of us to be.� Albert Qiu, freshman in Business, shared a similar opinion. “Students were just upset we wouldn’t be getting a snow day, and so they needed a scapegoat to lash out on, and that scapegoat was Chancellor Wise,� Qui said. “Most of the students who posted negative comments about Wise weren’t racist or sexist, but merely felt entitled to a snow day that they didn’t get, and thought lashing out would change that.� Since the Twitter backlash

made headlines, the University has responded by making more efforts to emphasize how inclusive the campus is, including a two-hour long session called, “#OneCampus: Moving Beyond Digital Hate,� which took place last Thursday at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. “I believe the University is handling the situation well,� Dobrovits said, “and I did a small part on the students’ behalf to show that we are trying to mend the situation as well.� Dobrovits said he hopes that Wise accepts the snow apology, and that the students who helped tarnish the University’s reputation have learned a few valuable lessons. “It takes years to build credibility,� Dobrovits said, “but only an instant to throw it away.�

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have risks in producing crops. He added that the farm bill also has a positive impact on the University as it provides the authorization to fund agricultural research programs. “You’ll see a lot of the University help work through and explain these new programs as well as turning federal research dollars into new crops and new opportunities for farmers,� he said. “It’s a big, very positive development for the University.�

bi-level adaptive lighting, Johnston said. “We wanted to put it somewhere where the lighting had to be replaced anyway,� Johnston said. “It’s not really sustainable to cut short the life of the lights, and because we had not ever done it before, we didn’t want to do a huge parking lot for the first installation. And another factor was that we were looking for a parking lot that would be visible so the general com-

Eleanor can be reached at eablack2@ dailyillini.com.

one of her favorite cases she has worked on. “His owner Tawnya was very dedicated to him,� Selmic said, “and without treatment, Freeway would have been euthanized within a few weeks because the tumor was growing and causing him problems.� The fibrosarcoma was eating into Freeway’s upper jaw, so there was just one surgery that would cure him of his cancer — but it involved removing the bone, Selmic said. She said the surgeons reconstructed the muzzle of his face and created a new place for his nose so he could live a normal life. “He looks very different now, but he is still the same to his owners and still the same dog who really enjoys life,� Selmic said. Cancer is more common in animals than humans, she said, adding that one in three dogs and one in four cats are diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Selmic said animals get types of cancer similar to cancer found in humans and are treated with similar methods, such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. She said some animal cancers can be treated, but others can only be controlled to help improve the quality of the animal’s life. The hospital treats many different types of animal cancer. Mark Mitchell, doctor and professor of zoology veterinary clinical medicine, said the exotic animal department sees very diverse animals affected by cancer, from fish with skin cancer to rats with mouth cancer. “(Exotic animals) get all the same types of cancers that we see in dogs and cats and in humans,� Mitchell said. He said cancer is very common in hedgehogs, ferrets and parakeets. Many chickens are susceptible to ovarian cancer, and with the big push for backyard farms, more and more people own chickens as pets, so the department has been seeing a lot of them, Mitchell said. Pet cancer treatments are not as expensive as those for humans,

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Freeway, Bellflower, Ill. resident Tawnya Mosgrove’s 6-year-old pit-boxermastiff, before and after his surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his upper jaw. but money can still limit how much veterinarians are able to treat pets’ diseases, he said. Freeway’s surgery went flawlessly, and Freeway was able to return home the next day, but his recovery process was more difficult, Mosgrove said. “It was very intensive — it was like bringing home a newborn,� Mosgrove said. “We didn’t sleep through the night.� Freeway had to be hand fed a wet gruel-like food for 14 days. The first three days following his surgery, he could not drink water out of a bowl, instead sucking on ice chips for water. After six weeks, Freeway was ready to eat normally again. “He actually finally was sick of (the gruel and) he would go to where we keep our dog food — our dry kibble — and he would look at the bag, look at the bowl, and then look at us,� she said. With part of his nose and jaw missing, Mosgrove explained he eats, drinks and even plays differently. He liked to play fetch as well as tug-of-war with Gracie, one of the Mosgrove’s other dogs, but he has not yet figured out how to hold things in his mouth, so the Mosgroves have had to adapt and give him different toys.

Freeway has tried very hard to live his life as he used to. Mosgrove said just on Sunday, Freeway was so determined to pick up a toy and he worked at it until he finally figured it out. She said that is how he has reacted to all of his new challenges — he just wants to do things normally, and he keeps trying until he figures it out. Mosgrove said the care she received from the hospital was amazing — the doctors, oncologists and his surgeon contacted her themselves. They walked her through every step of the process and made her feel like Freeway was in good hands. The total treatment cost about $4,000, but Mosgrove said it was absolutely worth it to have Freeway well again. Freeway’s cancer is gone, but he will continue to have checkups at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital to ensure it does not return. “He is young — only six years old — and we knew this (surgery) would give him the opportunity to live out his natural life,� Mosgrove said.

Claire can be reached at hettngr2@dailyillini.com.

Arrests made for Sunday robberies DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

Two men were arrested Sunday in connection with two armed robberies on the 600 block of White Street in Urbana. The first robbery was reported at around 6:15 p.m. Sunday after police received a tip that a man and a woman were robbed at gunpoint by two men, according a press release from the Champaign Police Department. Derek D. Cox, 20, and a juvenile were arrested for the first robbery. Cox was later taken to Champaign County jail.

munity could easily go by it and see it.� The new 25 LED fixtures used in Lot E-15 double the light intensity when movement is detected in the parking lot, which allows the lights to consume less power, while still maintaining a minimal level of lighting at all times. “The thing about adaptive lighting is that it cuts the power about 50 percent without cutting the light 50 percent, so we save a significant amount of energy without causing a safety hazard,� Johnston said. In addition to reducing energy consumption and increasing visibility of surroundings for occupants, another

The victims were walking into the courtyard of the apartment building and had their cell phones and a backpack with a laptop inside stolen. The suspects were seen leaving the scene in a Lincoln Town Car. A short time later a University Police Department officer and Champaign Police officers located the Lincoln Town Car. All five of the vehicle’s occupants, including the armed robbery suspects, were detained. A search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded revolver and the stolen property.

benefit of the adaptive lighting is its durability. Because it is estimated to last up to 100,000 hours, cost avoidance is expected to provide a payback for the initial investment within a few years, Johnston said. As one of the first major research institutions to commit to LED technology as its main source of lighting, the University is also looking to change all of the interior and exterior guide lights by 2025, with the majority of the lighting to be LED by 2050. The University is also looking to make more parking lot lighting upgrades in the future, said Michelle

Champaign police officers received another report of a second robbery attempt also in the 600 block of East White Street at around 6:30 p.m. the same day, according to the press release. Police determined that both suspects, who were arrested for the first robbery, were also identified as the suspects in the second robbery. The victim told police that his wallet was not stolen because there was no cash inside. Both suspects were arrested on the charges of two counts of armed robbery.

Wahl, director of the parking department. Light poles in Lot B-21 will be replaced with LEDs, and all the lights in Lot E-14 and C-16 will be replaced with LEDs as well. “Whether or not there’s been a decision for the other upgrades to use this technology, for every future exterior lighting upgrade on campus property, we will evaluate the potential for using the adaptive bi-level lighting,� Johnston said.

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eciding to form a union, especially at a university like ours, is complex, although members of the Campus Faculty Association and some of its strongest opponents would disagree. At face value, we are inclined to support the formation of a union, which generally aims to make things better. But it gets tricky when a union needs to be more specific and define what exactly those “things� are. So far, we’ve heard that the CFA wants more job security for non-tenure track faculty, better pay, clout in arguing for a better pension system and a more stable tuition for students. And that’s where this gets tricky. The state owes so much money to the University, and its unseemly pension plan makes the situation for faculty here all the worse. Chancellor Phyllis Wise is working to bolster the number and quality of faculty here so that we students can enjoy a better education. All of that’s hard to do at a public university when the funds are not there even as tuition climbs higher. Harriet Murav, president of the CFA, said in a report by The Daily Illini that the wouldbe union doesn’t want to see an increase in tuition but wants a higher minimum pay for faculty members. But the way it is, you can’t hire more faculty, raise salaries at a higher rat than they’re raised already and keep tuition where it is. It just doesn’t work that way. Something is going to give if the union forms and strives to accomplish all of its goals. So what’s going to give? Students’ education. Of course, no one wants students to be negatively affected by a union or strike, if the potential union should get to that. But that’s what would happen. Last year, the Graduate Employees’ Organization nearly went on strike, and it would have canceled classes across the University. Then, the GEO was willing to pit students against the University to achieve its goal. Fortunately, though, faculty were there to step in and help pick up what the GEO would have vacated during a strike. If a faculty union would strike, the GEO would likely join, meaning nearly every class would be canceled. To be clear, we don’t find the goals of either the CFA or the GEO to be trivial. There are real problems here that need solutions. But deciding to unionize is something that can’t be undone. The hostility that will eventually form between the union and the administration will never cease. We need only to look at UIC and its looming strike to see that. This needs further thought. The CFA needs to better assemble its mission and its goals and demonstrate how it plans to achieve what it wants with as little damage to students as possible. Forming a union is a hefty decision. It will give the members of the union a voice to bargain with (who’s to say what will happen to those who decide not to join?), but a voice without demonstrably actionable goals that serve the interests of both students and faculty is not a force for good. It’s a force that stagnates and delineates.

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Michael Sam, defensive lineman at Missouri, comfortable declared that he was gay earlier this week, meaning he could possible become the first openly gay player in the NFL. But let’s be real — to think that there has never been another gay athlete, although perhaps not an “out� athlete, is ridiculous. We applaud Sam’s courage, although we hope one day this won’t be headline news. But for now, let him serve as an example to other athletes that gay is OK!

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Last week, the Department of Justice announced it would extend the same legal benefits to same-sex couples as other couples. Same-sex couples will not have to testify against their spouses in court, they will receive equal visitation rights in prison as other married couples and can apply for federal programs. So, yes, now same-sex couples can suffer along with the rest of married couples in the country.

Here are some of the week’s most descriptive and unique headlines: “Britney Spears Is No Longer A Blonde� She just figured it out yesterday. “Of Course Kim Kardashian Takes Pole Dancing Lessons� Well, yeah, how do you think she shed that baby weight off? “Kendall Jenner And Miley Cyrus Pose For Sexy Photo Shoot� No foam fingers were harmed in the process of filming.

With every mistake, there’s a lesson to be learned THADDEUS CHATTO Opinions columnist

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llow me to start by saying that you are an adult. And one thing about being an adult is having the freedom to make your own choices in life. You sign up for the clubs you want to join on Quad Day. You even register for the classes you want to take. And sometimes the choices you make don’t always turn out so well. For instance, last Saturday night, Oklahoma State University basketball player Marcus Smart let his emotions get the best of him and shoved a fan of the opposing team. He may not have been thinking too clearly because the fan got under his skin, but regardless, he shoved a fan. That definitely wasn’t the smartest thing to do, but he made his choice, and I’m sure he is regretting it. If you make a mistake, it’s important to take away something useful and valuable to not commit that mistake again.

I believe that with every mistake is a lesson to be learned. I hope students that were involved in the sexist and racist attacks toward Chancellor Phyllis Wise have learned their lesson the hard way. Even students who were not involved in the hateful tweets have learned a lesson or two over this incident. It’s been about two weeks, and we — the student body — have had plenty of time to reflect on the events that occurred and what subsequently followed. Personally, I feel one lesson that should be learned is that we are old enough to make choices for ourselves, and if we make bad ones, then we have to live with them. We decide how to live our lives. You chose to be a part of this University. You chose to go out to the bars Thursday night. You even chose to watch another episode of “The Walking Dead� on Netflix, even though it’s already midnight, and you have class at 8 a.m. My teaching assistant for one of my communication courses, Natalie White, said it perfectly. She told my class that if the weather gets bad and you think

it’s unsafe to go out, then make the decision yourself and don’t go to class. She said we are adults that can make decisions for ourselves. She is completely right. We’re old enough to make those choices. Don’t just gripe and whine until something goes your way. If you think the snow and cold is too much to handle, then just don’t go to class. That was the root of the whole problem. Students wanted the University to cancel classes, so they would have a free day and not be penalized for skipping. News flash: No one is making you go to class. Maybe your parents have a say because they are financially enabling you to attend this University, but they aren’t here holding your hand as you walk to class. Just remember that you are accountable for your own decisions. You might miss out on notes, participation points or even a quiz. It’s your responsibility to make sure you make up what you missed. I’ll admit that I also thought it was extremely cold that day. What I did was put on an extra sweater and whip on the warmest

pair of socks I own. If your concern was slipping on ice, then the solution is to leave a little bit earlier to class to avoid walking quickly and risk falling on your bum. When I got to my lecture for “Strategies of Communication� the next morning of the incident, I was surprised to see so many students in attendance. It clearly showed that a majority of students cared more about their education than the hazards associated with the cold weather. With every mistake is a lesson to be learned. I hope Marcus Smart has learned that his actions, although an understandable response to being heckled, was a choice — and it came with consequences. And in light of everything that has happened recently, I hope students have learned that the choices we make can lead to consequences that can be either good or bad. Let’s just hope for the future that our choices lead to good outcomes.

Thaddeus is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at chatto1@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @Thaddingham.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Administration, not faculty, inhibits successful unionization at UIC Opponents of a faculty union on our campus give a distorted picture of the situation at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For 17 months, the two sides there have been meeting to craft a first contract. The faculty union is seeking improvements such as guaranteed raise pools during the life of the contract, a return of some grant “overhead� monies directly to facul-

ty to help support further research and a living wage for “contingent� faculty (who work year-to-year and are never eligible for tenure). Further, no legal reason forces the university administration to freeze salaries while negotiations are ongoing because the union offered at the beginning of the process to accept the campus salary program for the duration

and bargain only over future salary increases. The administration said no. Rather than blaming the faculty for being “combative and divisive,� opponents might want to ask why the university administration could not reach a financial settlement in Chicago while running a surplus of $287 million in the last year alone, for a total unrestricted surplus over

four years of $1.26 billion. Administrators at UI Chicago could try learning from their counterparts at the University of Oregon, who showed up in person to bargaining sessions and came to agreement with the new faculty union after only ten months. Richard Laugesen, professor of

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Faculty unionization would have positive impact on University The Graduate Employees Organization, the union that represents all 2,700 teaching assistants and graduate assistants at the University of Illinois, stands in solidarity with the Campus Faculty Association. Last week, members of the GEO participated in a lively CFA event, attended by more than 100 faculty and community members, publicizing the CFA’s union organizing campaign. As a union, the GEO fully supports the efforts of campus faculty to unionize. A faculty union would have a positive impact on the University. By allowing the faculty to have an officially recognized collective voice, they would be able to participate in shared governance with the University. As a result, they would be able to improve the working conditions of both tenuretrack and non-tenure-track faculty members. We believe it is important for all faculty to have job and wage secu-

rity, regardless of tenure status. A unified and empowered faculty is all the more important in a time when reliance upon underpaid adjunct faculty is on the rise, and funding to state universities is uncertain. To maintain high standards in public higher education, the faculty must be able to negotiate fair employment terms. That way, the University will be able to attract talented scholars and provide high-quality instruction. This is a worthy fight, and the GEO has a vested interest in this cause — we have always believed that teachers’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions, graduate and undergraduate alike. Furthermore, a faculty union would attract prestigious and talented faculty because working conditions would improve the competitiveness of the University. A union would also assist with the retention of current faculty. In fact, prominent faculty have long associated themselves with unionization.

As Albert Einstein, himself a founding member of the Princeton Federation of Teachers, Local 552, stated: “I consider it important, indeed urgently necessary, for intellectual workers to get together, both to protect their own economic status and also, generally speaking, to secure their influence in the political field.� Finally, we know from first-hand experience that unions work. Since the GEO became recognized as a union in 2003, we have improved working conditions for graduate employees and organized in solidarity with University students, staff and faculty to advance higher education more broadly. In 2009 and 2012, our contract increased security for graduate tuition waivers, which allows the University to recruit the best and brightest graduate applicants from across the country and around the world. We have also been able to increase wages in excess of inflation every year

for the lowest-earning graduate employees. Over the past 10 years, we’ve increased the teaching assistant minimum wage by more than 35 percent, bringing us each year closer to a real living wage. And while health insurance costs skyrocket for much of the country, our ability to bargain collectively has reduced health care costs by more than $1,000 a year for most graduate employees. In summary, we know from experience that unionization by the CFA will improve working conditions for faculty and enhance public higher education for the rest of us.

Kaye Usry, graduate student in political science Lance Larkin, graduate student in anthropology Matthew Carter, graduate student in natural resources and environmental sciences

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ASIANLENS “Many questions that our director threw at us when we were making the film forced us to face our conflicts directly. It was a difficult process, very challenging emotionally, for we were not used to talking about the problems we had,� Ping said. Facing their problems head on has proven an effective means of

NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD rekindling their relationship, Xia said. And after “Mulberry Child� was shot, the pair spent time on the road together promoting their film and speaking to audiences. According to Xia, this time together helped their relationship grow, perhaps even more than the film itself. “After the year we spent shooting, my Mom and I essentially went on tour together,� Xia said. “You learn a lot about each other that way, and you also learn a lot

about patience, tolerance and love. I think that’s what’s helped our relationship evolve even more so than even the film.� Directly following the film’s screening, Ping and Xia will hold a post screening discussion in Spurlock Museum’s Knight Auditorium, where they will offer additional insight and answer questions about their film.

Jed can be reached at jedlacy2@dailyillini.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF QUYEN TRAN

Jian Ping (left) and Lisa Xia are subjects of the documentary, “Mulberry Child,� showing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Spurlock Museum.

Design for America UIUC aids community, society BY SAHER KHAN STAFF WRITER

Philanthropy takes a creative form in Design for America UIUC. Connected to a national organization, the University’s chapter of DFA, a registered student organization, wants to make a difference in the ChampaignUrbana community through human-centered design. “It’s not just an RSO or putting something on our resume; it’s going out in the community, seeing what’s wrong with it and figuring out how we can help,� said Ryan Johnson, the RSO’s head of marketing and sophomore in Business. Launched at Northwestern University in 2008, DFA now has several university chapters that create projects aiming to help local communities and society as a whole. “One thing people don’t realize is how much we do for the community,� Johnson said. “It’s really hands on. We go out, and we research the community. We interview people and get their opinion on things, and we try to fix their problems.� At the University of Illinois chapter, DFA members are divided into groups focused on specific initiatives. During the fall semester, DFA had four teams working on different issues: electronic waste, natural disasters, homelessness and driving independence for older adults. During the spring semester, the e-waste team continued its project, and two new teams also formed: a health care project and OpenIDEO challenge, an online platform for design. OpenIDEO focuses on how to help women and girls feel safe and empowered in low-income areas. According to Zonghe Chua, junior in Engineering, DFA is important because it teaches people that design is not just about aesthetics — it is about problem solving creatively. This, in turn, can be used to better the community and the nation. Sanny Lin, chapter co-founder and senior in FAA, said DFA brings together students from all majors to contribute to something positive. “DFA is also important because it acknowledges the importance of diversity in problem solving,� Chua said. “A psychology major is not going to have the

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same viewpoint as an engineer, a biologist or a marketing guy. All are equally valuable.� Lin said that part of DFA’s goal is to educate people on the design process. By design, they do not necessarily mean graphic design, industrial design or interior design but, rather, humancentered design, using community members and engaging them in the design process. “That’s a process anybody can learn and take away from,� Lin said. Since DFA’s goal is to design something that can be applied in society, a huge part of the process is to fi nd a community partner that is relevant to the project and work with that community partner to implement what they design. For example, Johnson’s e-waste team met with U-Cycle, an Urbana recycling program, to discuss what DFA could do to help and improve the situation. On a national level, DFA has done a lot effective projects. To combat the issue of patients getting infections after hospital stays, DFA Northwestern created SwipeSense, a clip-on hand sanitizer that can be used by hospital workers and doctors to maintain better hygiene while at the hospital. The team’s community partner was Chicago health system NorthShore. Success met the team when it presented its idea to hospitals. Now, SwipeSense is a start-up looking to sell their product to various hospitals. “You design something, and it kind of fades away,� Johnson said. “But other times, someone will pick up your idea, and it’ll really become something.� One of Johnson’s favorite DFA UIUC projects from the fall semester was the Driving Independence for Older Adults project. DFA national gave a project sponsored by Chrysler to five different universities, and each school worked on it independently so that there were five unique ideas to pitch. The DFA UIUC eight-member team went to the Stevick Center, a senior center in Champaign, and talked to seniors about problems they faced when driving. The center’s seniors changed from just being the team’s target users to its design partners. One of the ideas they came up with was “Turning Headlight,� a

headlight that turns on whenever the vehicle slows down before taking a turn. This helps seniors with their visibility because seeing becomes harder for senior drivers at night. The team also developed “Spatial Lights,� an internal, colored lighting system that signals drivers of their position relative to other external objects to prevent them from hitting them. On Dec. 5, four team members had the to opportunity to go to the Chrysler headquarters in Michigan and present their ideas to Chrysler. “It was a surreal experience to be honest,� Chua said, who was a part of the team that presented to Chrysler. The team did things like tour the complex and have lunch with top level executives — such as the chief engineer and head of fi nances. “If I ever hop into a Chrysler group car and see something that looks like our concepts, I would be immensely fulfi lled knowing that my work has made it to production and is helping many people drive safer,� Chua said. According to Lin, DFA UIUC’s next step is to secure funding from the University for project materials. Previously, companies like Chrysler have sponsored them but getting University funding will help DFA with buying project materials. DFA UIUC also plans to get a permanent space for its organization. That space would be used for meetings, and it would be available for them to work on projects. Having a permanent creative space would significantly change how DFA functions as an organization, Lin said. “I think everybody wants to do something that matters and do something that makes an impact. With DFA, that is our goal; we take you through a hands-on process that makes an impact,� Lin said. “And you can see the results directly from your work in the local community, and you can talk about it and you can see your users’ reactions fi rst hand.� For those who want to get involved, DFA hosts meeting every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Art and Design Building in Room 331.

Saher can be reached at smkhan3@dailyillini.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN JOHNSON

The University’s Design for America’s electronic waste team meets to brainstorm, a process they call “ideation.� The registered student organization met on Feb. 8 for its weekly Saturday meeting at the Art and Design building from 1 to 3 p.m.

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BRINGING THE NOISE University alumnus serves as long-time influence on campus music scene by booking local venues BY BRIDGET HYNES STAFF WRITER

Ward Gollings, who now books bands to play at venues such as The Highdive and Cowboy Monkey, has been involved in the music scene in Champaign-Urbana since his college years at the University in the late ‘80s. It was here that his best friend and roommate at the time, Chris Corpora, introduced him to the business of booking shows. Corpora had started booking bands for Trito’s Uptown, which was located on Sixth and Green streets where Hometown Pantry is now. He brought in many bands, including The Smashing Pumpkins, The Afghan Whigs and The Flaming Lips. “I was best friends with him, so I helped him by doing flyers, tickets and running around town promoting the shows,� Gollings said. “I even sometimes helped with sound, the money or just everything that goes along with putting on a show.� After Corpora graduated in 1989, a new venue opened called The Blind Pig Co. At the time, Gollings was working at a campus record store whose owner became the coowner of the new venue. When Gollings asked the owner if he could book one or two shows for The Blind Pig Co., the co-owner responded that he could book the entire calendar if he wanted to. “Booking bands just kind of fell into my lap when I was about 21 or 22, and I’ve been lucky enough to make a career out of it,� Gollings said. He booked The Blind Pig Co. for eight years, and eventually started booking for The Highdive, which he has been doing for about 15 years. Carlos Nieto, one of the owners of The Highdive, said Gollings is the sole reason their venue has had success in the live music business. “He just seems to have a knack for bringing in unique talent and is a fantastic communicator between talent and ownership,� Nieto said. Ten years ago, when the owners of The Highdive opened up Cowboy Monkey, Gollings also started booking for them and has been ever since.

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In addition to booking shows for these two venues, Gollings also books shows independently and has been involved with Pygmalion Music Festival, an event started by his good friend, Seth Fein. Fein said Gollings taught him everything he knows about booking and producing shows. “He taught me that no matter what, you should always thank everyone who worked a show at the end of the night, from the security guards to the sound man to the bartenders — across the board,� Fein said. “It’s something I do and always have. Big deal, really, it is.� One of the perks of his job, Gollings said, has been having the opportunity to meet incredible artists. He once drove Will.i.am. of The Black Eyed Peas to FedEx and back because the singer had to mail a package, he said. It was July 2000, before Fergie had joined the group, and they were set to perform at The Highdive. “Whenever I see Will.i.am. on the Grammys or the Super Bowl or something, I think, ‘Man, I drove that guy to FedEx,’� Gollings said with a laugh. “Sometimes you’ll meet rock stars,

and they’ll be so down-to-earth and genuinely nice that you can see how they got places.� Gollings said he has also met Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips and Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age. “At the end of each year when you look back, there’s always a dozen mega highlights of awesome shows that you not only got to see but also be a part of orchestrating,� Gollings said. He said his music taste is pretty all-encompassing, and when he books shows, he looks for all genres — as long as the music is engaging and exciting. “It’s great to encompass as many genres as you can, because that’s just what widens your fan base or your potential customer base. You’re not trying to draw from the exact same group of customers every time,� Gollings said. When he was at school in the late ‘80s, Gollings said the music scene was much like it is today: “Solid, with a great smattering of local bands that make great music.� However, he said the music scene back in

that era was a little different because people had to go to live shows to hear music or buy a cassette. “Nowadays, you don’t even have to leave your desk or your living room — twenty-some years ago, before the Internet, you actually had to go seek it out. Going to a show was more of an experience,� he said. Gollings said he used to go see shows at Mabel’s, now home to Brother’s Bar and Grill; House of Chin, now replaced by The Clybourne; and Trito’s Uptown. One of Gollings’ favorite shows in college was seeing Jane’s Addiction at Mabel’s for only $6 before the band got famous. “It was right before ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ came out,� he said. “After that, they went from playing at small clubs to playing in big halls.� Gollings said he hopes to keep booking shows for as long as he can and as long as he can keep himself relevant.

Bridget can be reached at bhynes2@ dailyillini.com.

Documentary tells of Chinese Cultural Revolution BY JED LACY STAFF WRITER

On Tuesday, at 7 p.m. the Asian Educational Media Service is screening the 2011 award-winning documentary, “Mulberry Child� at the Spurlock Museum as a part of its AsiaLENS Film Series. The goal of AsiaLENS is to present students with documentaries and independent films that depict issues of contemporary life in Asia. Founded in 2008, AsiaLENS screens a new film on the second Tuesday of each month, free and open to the public. According to Jason Finkelman, events coordinator for the Asian Educational Service, the films selected for the AsiaLENS

2014 Spring Series were chosen for their ability to exemplify two major themes: to educate students about the Cultural Revolution of China and share stories that deal with broadcast journalism in and about China. “I hope that students leave wanting to know more about the history of the Cultural Revolution and to better understand how its effects resonate with those who experienced it first hand,� Finkelman said. “Mulberry Child� will kick off the AsiaLENS spring calendar and will be followed by films including “High Tech, Low Life� and “The Revolutionary.� Winner of the Spirit of Freedom Documentary category at

the 2012 Bahamas International Film Festival, “Mulberry Child� is an adaptation to Jian Ping’s book, Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China. Ping’s memoir tells the tale of her experiences growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution. “I grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution, when millions of people suffered from political persecution. My parents were among them, and, as a result, we were kicked out of our home in the middle of a winter and forced to settle in a mud house without heating, water and plumbing,� she said. “Our life was turned upside down. Writing the book helped me come to terms with many difficult

issues I had buried deep inside for decades.� The documentary, unlike the book, isn’t exclusively a tale about Ping’s childhood during China’s Cultural Revolution. In “Mulberry Child,� director Susan Morgan Cooper includes an additional narrative detailing the cultural divide that existed between Ping and her 28-yearold daughter and 2007 University alumna Lisa Xia, who served as Ping’s inspiration for writing Mulberry Child in the first place. “I wrote the book for Lisa, so she could understand where she has come from. I wrote it at a time when she was struggling with her identity and didn’t want anything to do with China.

I didn’t want her to forget where she had come from,� Ping said. Xia moved to America with her mother when she was four years old, and as a result, she felt little to no connection with her mother’s homeland. Growing up in America, Xia struggled with her identity as a Chinese immigrant. “When you grow up being different, the only thing you want is to assimilate, to be normal, like all the other kids,� Xia said. “I don’t think it would have mattered if I were Chinese, Korean, Kenyan or Bolivian — I just wanted to be American and to minimize the things that made me different.� Despite writing the memoir for her daughter, it took Xia eight

months to finally read her mother’s book. Xia said it was difficult for her to read a book that told stories of the pain and oppression experienced by the people she loved. “I didn’t want to hear the painful stories of yesteryear from people who I had just viewed as my loving aunt or doting grandmother,� Xia said. “You don’t want to sometimes see that side of their lives; it somehow makes everything more real.� Through the filming of “Mulberry Child,� Ping and Xia were able to shut the door on many unresolved issues that had long plagued their relationship.

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ILLINI BASEBALL ‘14 SEASON PREVIEW Editor’s note: This is first in a two-part series previewing the Illinois baseball season.

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Illini lose offensive production in offseason Players accounting for more than 50 percent of the team’s hits, runs and total bases won’t be back for the upcoming season

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Young, strong pitchers decorate Illini BY J.J. WILSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Illinois baseball needed renovations after last season ended. Shortly after the team’s postseason run to the NCAA Nashville Regional, its starting lineup lost its entire outfield and the left half of its infield. Center fielder Justin Parr, left fielder Jordan Parr and shortstop Thomas Lindauer were all drafted and have accepted contracts with major league teams, while right fielder Davis Hendrickson and third baseman Brandon Hohl both graduated. The Illini also lost two pitchers — four-year starter Kevin Johnson and closer Bryan Roberts. Johnson, who holds the school record for career innings pitched (334), was drafted after missing the last month of his senior season with a forearm strain. Meanwhile, Roberts graduated with 17 career saves,

his last coming against Georgia Tech in the first round of the Nashville Regional. But making the necessary changes to the lineup hasn’t been just about who head coach Dan Hartleb can find as replacements. It’s about which of his young and developing players is best suited for the job. “It’s going to be an interesting time for us because we have a lot of youth, which I like from the standpoint that I think we’re very talented,� Hartleb said. “I wish I could sit here and tell you these are the nine guys that are going to play, but I think we have 12, 13, 14 guys that are capable of playing and the identity of the offense is going to be determined by which ones of those step up and take the starting position.� Arguably the strongest

aspect for the Illini this season is its pitching staff, which will return all three pitchers from its postseason rotation. Sophomore Kevin Duchene,

“It’s a situation where we need to experiment to find how guys are going to handle situations.� DAN HARTLEB HEAD COACH

who pitched at the No. 1 spot in his last six starts, will resume his role on Friday nights after breaking the Illinois school record for wins by a freshman (nine) last season. Following Duchene in the rotation and resuming his role

as well is junior John Kravetz, who previously held the school record for most wins as a freshman (8) in 2012. The change comes at the No. 3 spot, where redshirt junior Drasen Johnson assumed the role of sophomore Ryan Castellanos, who started at No. 3 in the postseason; although, both Hartleb and Kravetz alluded to the possibility changes to the rotation through the season. “Especially with the staff being as good as it is, you have to either perform or someone else will,� Kravetz said. “Everyone has to have a chip on their shoulder and everyone has something to prove each time they’re on the mound.� The Illini dropped their ERA from 4.77 in 2012 to 3.76 last year, the team’s lowest ERA in 37 years. This mark was com-

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The road to a second straight NCAA tournament berth for the Illinois baseball team will be challenging to say the least. Standing between the Illini and another appearance in the tournament is a schedule as daunting as it is diverse. Illinois will play four teams — Coastal Carolina, Wichita State, Florida and Indiana — that made it to the 2013 NCAA tournament in addition to a number of games against other high-caliber teams from both the Big Ten and beyond. “It’s going to be challenging, but that’s the way we want it,� junior pitcher John Kravetz said. “A tough schedule gets us ready for the Big Ten season and it helps with RPI. It’s the same thing with last year. Probably a little tougher this year, but last year we went to Baylor and got the sweep and that helped us down the road in May when the selection show came around. Hopefully that same thing happens this year with Coastal Carolina, Florida, Georgia State. They’re quality teams, and that’s what we’re looking for.� In addition to the top-notch competition on the field, the Illini’s string of road games to start the year may be another schedule-induced obstacle. Illinois will spend the first five weeks of the season on the road in four different states, playing three series and two tournaments against teams such as Wichita State, Coastal Carolina and Florida, all tournament

teams from a year ago. “We always start off early in the year traveling to these different places to play, which is cool to get away from home and be on the road and all that,� junior infielder Reid Roper said. “But we know its not vacation, it’s a business trip. We go down there to win. That’s our mind set now, to go down there and win.� Although the nonconference schedule may look extremely rigorous, it hasn’t dulled the excitement the Illini have in their team for the upcoming season. “It excites the team,� Kravetz said about the Illini playing good teams on the road. “We have all the confidence in ourselves. We might be over-confident. We feel good about what we’re doing. We want to play the Florida’s and whoever else. We’re looking forward to the challenge.� After spending the first four weekends of the season in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky, the Illini will get a bit of travel break as the team will face Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill., before beginning Big Ten play. Despite the fact that Illinois opens the season with a nonconference schedule that includes multiple teams currently receiving NCAA votes, the hardest block of games for the Illini may come in the middle of conference play. Illinois will play eight Big Ten teams in the conference season. But the Illini will have possibly

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BA Scouts are paid to ask “what if?�, and after Marcus Smart’s actions over the weekend, they’re going to be using that phrase a lot. Smart’s draft stock will — and should — dip as a result of his shove of Texas Tech fan Jeff Orr. What if there had been a child next to Orr who had been knocked down by the stumbling man? What if Smart hadn’t retreated from the scene of the crime so quickly? What if Smart had thrown a punch rather than a shove? In an NBA that still lives under the long shadow of the “Malice in the Palace�, players who interact with fans develop a negative reputation quickly, unless their play is unreal. Unfortunately for Smart, his play doesn’t mitigate his attitude in the eyes of NBA scouts. He doesn’t deserve a nasty reputation, but the NBA is a business and the businessmen in the league are quick to pull the plug on a player deemed to be a character issue if their play does not hold up, just ask Andrew Bynum. If, as rumored, Orr tossed a racial insult in Smart’s direction, Smart deserves some sympathy and understanding for what he did, but NBA scouts usually cannot afford to use either of those qualities very much. Anyone watching that game might say that Smart was provoked, and down two points with six seconds left certainly anyone would be inclined to react to a slur, but the NBA is the best of the best, and behavior certainly is a factor that scouts look at when considering professional potential. It doesn’t help Smart that his Oklahoma State Cowboys have dropped four straight games, dropping out of the top 25, where they

had risen to as high as No. 8. Smart still is a top-flight player, and will certainly go in the first round in the 2014 draft, but may slip outside the top 10 to a spot in the top 15. All it takes are a few teams to be scared off by his temper for him to slide down the draft board on June 26. Smart’s apology and general regret will hopefully smooth things over for him in the long-term, but he is on thin ice for the rest of his collegiate career, with eyes on him from all directions. Another significant transgres-

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aturday night, Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart lost his temper at the end of his team’s fifth loss in six games. He shoved Texas Tech fan Jeff Orr following a verbal altercation after a block attempt spilled into the stands. Inevitable speculation about his NBA Draft stock has surfaced, raising the possibility that

Players who interact with fans develop a negative reputation quickly, unless their play is unreal. He has a temper problem ... but he certainly wouldn’t be the first hot-head in the NBA. ILLUSTRATION BY JUNE SHIN THE DAILY ILLINI

Smart stands to lose a lot more than his public perception and three games to suspension. It suggests that his shove may ultimately cost him a higher spot in the draft and contract money. But I don’t believe the incident should affect his NBA Draft stock. Was the shove appropriate? Absolutely not. Both Orr and Smart were out of line, but Smart is a Division I athlete on a big stage. He has more to lose by confronting a fan. That’s not to say Orr didn’t deserve it. If he said something racial, which Smart claims, then it’s not hard to argue that Orr’s actions didn’t warrant a shove or worse. Still, Smart is old enough to remember the Malice at the Palace, when Ron Artest and Co. attacked opposing fans. He has to know the potential consequences of fighting with spectators. He has to know it has no place in sports. The consensus is that Smart will enter the NBA Draft following this, his sophomore season. He has already stayed in college longer than most expected out of loyalty to Oklahoma State and his desire to win a national championship. That decision could negatively affect his draft stock, as the 2014 class is considerably stronger than the last. His heat-of-the-moment decision to push a fan should not. The NBA is not exactly full of stand-up guys. The league has its share of questionable citizens, who also happen to be very, very good at basketball. Basketball prowess earns players a roster spot, not glistening personalities. It’s why knuckleheads like J.R. Smith and Artest made it in the league. Smart is also a great basketball player. He has NBA-level talent. He has no known criminal history. He has a temper problem on the court, but he certainly wouldn’t be the first hot-head in the NBA. And at only 19 years old, he still has time to correct it. He can learn and grow from this situation. The aforementioned Artest (now known as Metta World Peace) offered his unique perspective on the Smart situation. World Peace called it

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Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini basketball staff ranks the basketball teams in the Big Ten 1-12 and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.

Illini take Penn State 60-55 Freshman help men’s basketball end losing streak BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

1. Michigan State

3. Iowa

2. Michigan

4. Ohio State

The Hawkeyes fell to Michigan on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena by an 18-point deficit in a game that many Iowa fans felt was a must win. Fran McCaffery’s squad had dropped back-to-back home games against Michigan State and Ohio State, but they were able to right the ship largely thanks to Roy Devyn Marble’s 26 points, 22 of which came in the first half. No. 16 Iowa (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten) is next at Penn State and at Indiana.

5. Wisconsin

T6. Indiana

Traevon Jackson’s mid-range jumper in the final seconds Sunday sunk Michigan State and pulled Wisconsin back over .500 in Big Ten play. The Badgers (19-5, 6-5) had lost five of six games before the win over the Spartans and a win over Illinois in Champaign five days earlier. Wisconsin dug itself a hole in the conference standing but has won its way back within a game of third-place Iowa.

T6. Minnesota

8. Northwestern

With 26 seconds left, the shot clock winding down and Illinois leading by one, the Illini found themselves in a familiar position Sunday. In Illinois’ last two trips to State College, Pa., Penn State had a knack for knocking off the Illini in the closing seconds. Two seasons ago, Tim Frazier hit a jumper with eight seconds left to propel the Nittany Lions to a 54-52 win. The season prior to that, Penn State’s Andrew Jones converted an offensive rebound with one second remaining to beat the Illini, 57-55. In order to prevent another late loss to the Big Ten bottom-feeders, the Illini needed a shot. The shot clock ticked down — 12, 11, 10 — and point guard Tracy Abrams began his move. He dribbled left off of a Kendrick Nunn screen, hesitating for a fraction of a second near the top of the key while Nunn streaked to the opposite corner. Nnanna Egwu moved in to set another screen. Abrams dribbled right and drove to the

Less experienced players struggle with her absence STAFF WRITER

10. Purdue

Nebraska finds itself in position to win more conference games than it has since joining the Big Ten two years ago. The Cornhuskers (12-10, 4-6) have never won more than five Big Ten games, but head coach Tim Miles has them looking good, having won four of the last six. Terran Petteway is near the top of the conference with 17.5 points per game this season. Nebraska has Illinois at home Wednesday in another winnable contest.

11. Illinois

12. Penn State

Penn State had won three straight Big Ten games, but losses to Michigan State and Illinois dropped the Nittany Lions back into last place in The Daily Illini power rankings. D.J. Newbill and Tim Frazier have carried the scoring load for Penn State (12-12, 3-8), but they just haven’t had enough help to get the Nittany Lions out of the conference cellar.

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sion, and Smart could be looking at falling outside lottery range. According to the Texas Tech athletic department, Orr said something inappropriate to Smart and voluntarily has removed himself from Texas Tech games for the rest of the year, but this is not the fi rst time this season that Smart has shown a quick temper. In a game against West Virginia, Smart kicked a chair after picking up his second foul midway through the fi rst half and being put on the bench. A minor incident, to be sure, but it came during a game in which he scored only four points and made only one shot from the field. NBA scouts may have an overly quick trigger, but Smart has to be smarter to show he is mature enough for the demands of the pros.

a “lesson learned” for Smart in an ESPN.com article. He hopes Smart can learn from this situation and be able to withstand the hate that fans might throw at him in the pros. I agree. Better for an incident like this to happen early on, when Smart can make life adjustments accordingly. If drafting Smart is now deemed as more of a risk, it would hardly be the first time an NBA team has taken a risk on a potential player. Teams draft unknown foreign players all the time, risking and sometimes wasting a pick in hopes that they’re getting a star. We know Smart is a great player. We know he made a mistake. He’s not a criminal, he’s a frustrated kid whose dream season is now in a tailspin. NBA teams, judge him by his loyalty, statistics and gameplay. Not on his impulse reaction to an idiot fan.

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

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BASEBALL plemented by a strikeout-to-walk ratio of nearly two-to-one (316 strikeouts to 162 walks). The Illini will look to senior Ronnie Muck to fill the shoes of Roberts. Redshirt junior Reid Roper also has previous closing experience, though his customary position is second base. “I feel really good about our pitching staff,” Hartleb said. “On paper, velocity-wise, commandwise, experience-wise, we’re better than we’ve ever been.” Statistically, the Illini will return less than half of its offense from last season, which was ranked second in the Big Ten. The lost players accounted for 56 percent of the team’s hits (320 of 571), 56.8 percent of its runs (191 of 336), 59.3 percent of its total bases (467 of 787) and 84.4 percent of its home runs (27 of 32). Junior fi rst baseman David Kerian returns as Illinois’ biggest slugger after batting .313, with 39 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .390 in 2013. He also contributed one of the five home runs recorded by returning players. Roper will contribute offensively as well after a season in which

Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @aroux94. he hit .266 for 21 runs, 22 RBIs and three of the five home runs produced by the returning Illini. Total production from last year doesn’t tell the entire story, though. Center fielder Will Krug, who missed the second half of last season after suffering a broken arm, returns to the lineup. Before being sidelined, Krug had scored 25 runs in 25 games while batting .305. He was also Illinois’ leadoff hitter in 22 straight games, during which the Illini posted a 17-5 record. Illinois has a schedule full of tough, NCAA tournament-caliber opponents. But after making the NCAA regionals twice in the last three years, Hartleb’s biggest challenge this season will be finding which players give the renovated squad of 2014 its best chance to make a return appearance. “There’s a lot of question marks and it’s going to be a little bit of experimenting,” Hartleb said. “It’s a situation where we need to experiment to find how guys are going to handle situations, and at the same time do smart things, so we can win games.”

J.J. can be reached at jjwilso2@dailyillini.com and @Wilsonable07.

erans,” Groce said. He said he thought it would be nice to have some experience on the bench, which has comprised entirely freshmen thus far. While Groce thought the veterans handled the situation well, they were clearly outplayed by their younger counterparts. In the previous game against Penn State this season, the veterans had their best collective game of the year. Four of the five starters scored in double figures, and the only one who didn’t, Nnanna Egwu, had seven points, eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Instead, on Sunday, none of the upperclassmen scored in double figures. Illinois’ top scorer on the season, Rice, and Ekey led the veterans with nine points apiece, but Egwu and Abrams each had two, while Bertrand was held scoreless, for a total of 22 points. With Illinois’ two freshman forwards, Austin Colbert and Maverick Morgan, each scoring four points and playing double-digit minutes, the freshmen outscored their older teammates 38 to 22. “Colbert and Morgan earned their minutes tonight by how they played when they got in,” Groce said. “They took advantage of the opportunity. Hopefully that gives them a little more confidence and an understanding of how we need

them to play all the time.” Although this was the fi rst game where Nunn and Hill started, the offensive emergence of the freshmen isn’t a new trend — the freshmen are the only Illini to have improved their scoring averages in conference play. After accounting for just 17.0 percent of the scoring in nonconference play, the freshmen have stepped up to score 24.1 percent of Illinois’ points in Big Ten play. They are also scoring at a more efficient rate than the veterans, making 39.3 percent of their shots in Big Ten play, compared to a 37.1 percent clip shot by the veterans. When Groce was asked, following the game, if fans could expect to continue to see Hill and Nunn in the starting lineup, he said “potentially”. Although the freshmen didn’t win the game by themselves — the defensive contribution by Egwu and the other veterans cannot be ignored — the Illini wouldn’t have won without them. “The maturity level of our veterans, the playmaking ability at the end of the day, and contributions from all 10 guys — we needed all of it to dig out a very hardfought road win,” Groce said.

Johnathan can be reached at hetting2@dailyillini.com and @jhett93.

Women’s basketball’s Hartwell benched BY BLAKE PON

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basket, drawing Frazier, Nunn’s defender, in on help-side defense. Double-teamed, Abrams kicked the ball out to a wide-open Nunn in the corner. Nunn, having the best game of his young college career, sank the 3-pointer to put the Illini ahead by four and secure a win over Penn State. The 3-pointer gave the freshman a career-high 19 points in his first career start. Freshman Malcolm Hill started alongside Nunn and also scored a career-high. He scored 11, making the two freshmen the only Illini in double figures Sunday — a far cry from the veterandominated team that began the season, showing both the strides made by the freshmen and the struggles of Illinois’ veterans in conference play. “I really felt like Nunn and Hill really earned that opportunity with the way they learned our defense,” Groce said. “It was time to give them a shot in the arm that would give us a shot in the arm and blend our team.” The freshmen replaced seniors Joseph Bertrand and Jon Ekey in the starting lineup, marking the first time this season that Groce hasn’t started the usual Abrams, Rayvonte Rice, Bertrand, Ekey and Egwu. “I was also really impressed with the maturity level of our vet-

When Illinois women’s basketball coach Matt Bollant said he’d consider re-managing his team’s minutes after a 77-58 home loss against Indiana on Feb. 2, he meant it. In the previous two games, Bollant gave big opportunities to a plethora of players with little experience, specifically freshmen Taylor Gleason, Ashley McConnell, Sarah Livingston and junior Nia Oden. Most of the team’s feature players haven’t taken too big of a hit to their minutes leading up to the Indiana game, with the exception of

sophomore guard Sarah Hartwell. Hartwell has been noticeably absent in the Illini’s past two games, as she has played a combined three minutes after beginning the season as a starter and regularly logging upwards of 25 minutes per game. Bollant said he thought Hartwell did not give the team the boost of energy it needed when she came off the bench for two minutes against Indiana, nor was she “giving to her teammates” while sitting on the bench. Hartwell could be the shot of offense Illinois desperately needs right now. Hartwell has showed promise on the offensive end, especially in the early stages of the season. She scored in double digits in the team’s first four games of the season. Her offensive decline came shortly after the return of junior guard Alexis Smith, who resumed

ball-handling duties from Hartwell. In the team’s last two games with little play from Hartwell, the Illini averaged 57 points per game. Winning games isn’t easy in the Big Ten if a team can’t crack 60 points easily.

McConnell still finding herself on offensive end It may take a few more games for guard Ashley McConnell to adapt to the college level. The freshman has struggled on the offensive side of the ball since Bollant decided to put her in the starting five. McConnell played a staggering 53 minutes in the team’s past two games after having played only 42 minutes combined in the team’s other 22 games. McConnell has been one of the contributors to Illinois’ offensive struggles as of late, as she has yet to record a point during live

ball play. She scored her first college points against No. 24 Michigan State on three made free throws but has shot 0-of-12 otherwise. “I think Ashley is going to make some of those shots,” Bollant said. “She’s a good shooter; I think she’s going to make some more.”

Grant remains out Freshman Jacqui Grant, who recently emerged as a pivotal player for Illinois, will miss the Illini’s game on Feb. 13 at Iowa. Grant contracted mono a week ago and has missed the team’s last two games. The forward is third on the team in scoring at 13.4 points per game, second in steals (2.0 per game), first in rebounds (6.0 per game) and first in blocks (1.5 per game).

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Shawn Johnson shares lessons, stories with Illini gymnasts BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER

It had been three days since freshman Erin Buchanan received the opportunity to spend time with her idol, but the excitement still lingered in her voice. Not even a tough loss to rival Michigan could alter her tone. Tuesday, Buchanan was one of four Illinois women’s gymnasts who had the opportunity to have dinner with Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson. “I’ve always looked up to her, and people used to tell me all the time that I looked like her when I was younger,” Buchanan said. “So it was exciting to fi nally talk to her on a more personal basis because I’ve met her in gyms and everything like that.” The process of getting to attend the dinner, though, took extra effort. When head coach Kim Landrus initially asked her team who would like to attend a dinner with Johnson, about half of the team volunteered. To narrow it down, Landrus thought to pick names out of a hat, but she changed her mind. An email was later sent out to all of the gymnasts asking who really wanted to go. Buchanan, fellow freshman Mary Jane Horth, junior Jordan Naleway and sophomore Giana O’Connor were the ones who responded, giving them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “It was weird at fi rst for us because we were like, ‘There’s an Olympian sitting at the same table as us,’” Horth said. “But she was totally a regular person, really down-toearth, and she just made us feel really com-

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SCHEDULE their biggest test of the season in late April, as they will host No. 7 Indiana for a three-game series from April 25-27. Illinois will also play Nebraska, a team that is currently receiving votes in the NCAA rankings, to end the regular season. With its combination of tough nonconference and potentially even tougher conference schedule, Illinois will need to perform well throughout the year to have a chance of success. Head coach Dan Hartleb said although the schedule is tough, he expects his team not only to be up to the challenge but to rise above it. “I think it’s a very good schedule,” head coach Dan Hartleb said. “I’m excited about it. We’ll have to play at a high level to win games. It’s something we’ll need to do to get at-large bids in the regional. It’s something that I expect our players to handle. I think we’re getting to a point where people look at us on their schedule and say, ‘You know what, that’s a tough opponent and we’ve got to strap it on and play well.’ If I didn’t think we could handle it, I don’t think I’d schedule it.”

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Illinois' Erin Buchanan competes her vault pass during a dual meet against Iowa at Huff Hall on Jan. 31. Buchanan placed first with a score of 9.875. fortable. And the conversation was normal, but we were just so in awe of her because she’s such an amazing person.” Although conversation seemed regular, no one could forget Johnson’s achievements. After all, it’s why the gymnasts wanted to partake in the dinner, so hearing stories about the Olympics, “Dancing with the Stars” and things of that nature highlighted the event. “It was so fun listening to all the things she got to do,” O’Connor said. “You got to watch it all on TV, and then you got to hear her side. So it was like behind-the-scenes information that you never knew about.” There was more to the stories than fun moments and unforgettable memories, though. Johnson had plenty of lessons to give the gymnasts, but there was one in particu-

Schedule

Feb. 14 at Georgia State Feb. 15 at Georgia State Feb. 16 at Georgia State Feb. 21 vs. George Mason Feb. 22 at Coastal Carolina Feb. 23 vs. Wichita State Feb. 28 vs. Florida Gulf Coast March 1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast March 2 at Florida March 7 at Western Kentucky March 8 at Western Kentucky March 9 at Western Kentucky March 14 at Southern Illinois March 15 at Southern Illinois March 16 at Southern Illinois March 18 vs. Indiana State March 21 vs. Eastern Illinois March 22 vs. Xavier March 23 vs. Xavier March 25 at Illinois State March 28 vs. Purdue * March 29 vs. Purdue * March 30 vs. Purdue * April 4 at Northwestern *

lar that really stood out. “One of the lessons she learned from gymnastics as a whole was that there’s always going to be something bigger than what you’ve done,” Horth said. “So for her, there was always something bigger than the Olympics, which, personally, was her faith, her family and all that.” This message was just one of many that opened Naleway’s eyes, but it is the one she will take the most out of. It offered her a new perspective of approaching gymnastics. “I love representing my school, but there’s always so much more,” Naleway said. “There’s always another meet. There’s always another routine. There’s always another chance.”

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April 5 at Northwestern * April 6 at Northwestern * April 8 vs. Eastern Illinois April 11 vs. Michigan * April 12 vs. Michigan * April 13 vs. Michigan * April 15 vs. Illinois State April 18 at Penn State * April 19 at Penn State * April 20 at Penn State * April 22 vs. Eastern Illinois April 26 vs. Indiana * April 27 vs. Indiana * April 29 vs. Southern Illinois May 2 vs. Michigan State * May 3 vs. Michigan State * May 4 vs. Michigan State * May 6 vs. Missouri (Sauget, Ill.) May 9 at Iowa * May 10 at Iowa * May 11 at Iowa * May 15 at Nebraska * May 16 at Nebraska * May 17 at Nebraska * May 21-25 Big Ten Tournament *

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The Illinois wrestling team continued to battle injuries this weekend with redshirt senior Mario Gonzalez and redshirt sophomore Caleb Ervin sitting out of the Northwestern dual. The two were replaced with redshirt sophomore Jeff Koepke and John Fahy, respectively. Illinois has suffered from injuries for the majority of the season, often missing two wrestlers from the lineup; However, head coach Jim Heffernan is confident the injured members will be prepared for the postseason. The Illini did see the return of redshirt sophomore Steven Rodrigues this weekend. Rodrigues has missed the last month of action with a broken hand. Heffernan praised his comeback performance, as he went 1-1 on the weekend with an impressive 7-2 victory over Northwestern.

Redshirt freshmen provide energy to Illini The Illini have received a boost from two of the young-

est wrestlers in the lineup: redshirt freshmen Zane Richards and Zac Brunson. The two have put up a winning record and are both ranked in their respective weight classes. Brunson went 2-0 on the weekend; Richards went 1-1. Despite their success, Heffernan still found room for improvement in both wrestlers. In Brunson’s win against Northwestern, Heffernan said he would’ve liked to see Brunson continue to fight after he went up 9-1 in the fi rst period. Brunson allowed his opponent to fi ght back and missed out on securing bonus points for the team score. Heffernan also pointed out that Richards needs to stay confident even if the situation looks bad, which is something he failed to do in his loss against Purdue. “One situation went against (Richards), and he went downhill from there,� Heffernan said. “He is a tough enough kid and needs to learn how to fight through those situations.�

season competi ished regular step is NWCA tion, their next next weekend at National duals Columbus, Ohio before the Big Ten Tournament starts. The team then expects to send at least seven wrestlers to com pete at the national tournament in March. does take the While the team seriously, red regular season Dallago point shirt senior Tony ed out that it doesn’t much have effect on the results of the post season besides for seeding. So despite the team’s disappointing regular season, it can make up for it at the Big Ten Tournament and nationals. “We just wrestled these last two the way we should have wres+HOS WR PDNH ZHOO NQRZQ RI VXGRNX WRSLFDO FRP tled a lot of our other dual meets, but unfortunately, we didn’t,� <RX OLNH WKLV ZHEVLWH" 7KHQ UHFRPPHQG LW WR \RXU IULHQGV Dallago said. “We are starting ,I \RX RZQ \RXUVHOI D ZHEVLWH SODFH D OLQN WR VXGRNX WRSLFDO FRP to figure it out, and that’s all that matters at the ,I \RX SULQW RXW WKH VXGRNXV WKHQ SULQW WKHP WZLFH DQG JLYH RQH WR RQH RI \RXU IULHQGV end of the season. The dual meets don’t really 7HOO \RXU DFTXDLQWDQFHV IULHQGV DQG WHDPPDWHV DERXW VXGRNX WRSLFDO FRP matter, but there is no national -XVW KHOS WR PDNH WKLV VLWH ZHOO NQRZQ champion of dual meets. We are just prepping for Big Tens and NCAAs at this point.�

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he NBA’s Eastern Conference has suffered through the first half of what has been maybe its worst season ever top to bottom. That said, two of the NBA’s absolute elites tower over the rest of the conference in the standings. Coming into the year, we thought we’d have five teams (Pacers, Heat, Bulls, Nets, Knicks) then a dropoff. Turns out the Bulls were doomed to another year of #TheWait and the Knicks and Nets have been exceedingly underwhelming. I made a big deal of my season preview, and I don’t believe in letting myself off easily. As the All-Star break nears, I decided to have a day of reckoning with my season preview, going back to look at how teams have performed in comparison to how I thought they’d do entering the year. With a little more knowledge under my belt, I’m ready to regroup and offer some newer, better predictions for how teams will finish. 1. Indiana Pacers (Preseason assessment: No. 3 in East) Update: Indiana has kept up the playoff intensity from last year, and seen improvements in the day-to-day game of Paul George and Lance Stephenson. This team has developed according to plan. The Pacers are the favorite to beat the Heat and advance to the NBA Finals from the otherwise-pathetic Eastern Conference. The signing of Andrew Bynum at the very least does not hurt this team, which cannot be said for the last two teams he’s signed with. My preseason assessment was: Modest. I ranked Paul George as the 12th best player in the league, which was too low, and I ranked them third in the East, which would be too low even in a world where Derrick Rose never got hurt. New, better prediction: Eastern Conference champions 2. Miami Heat (No. 1) Update: Miami has gotten a bit complacent. You feel this team has something more in it, which we’re bound to see in the playoffs, but right now it can’t match the dominance to which it subjected the league last season. LeBron James is having a great year but playing without urgency, and Dwyane Wade has had a bounce-back year marred by nagging injuries. My preseason assessment was: Pretty spot on, I think. They’re still the team with the target on its back. What I didn’t account for was the elevation in play from the Indiana Pacers. If you’re Miami, you’re hoping Indiana is putting too much focus on the regular season, and that they’ll be worn down come

postseason. Miami fell victim to that last season, enabling Indiana to come so close to toppling the No. 1 seed. New, better prediction: Loss in the Eastern Conference Finals 3. Toronto Raptors (No. 11) Update: The Raptors have found a way to make it work, which, surprisingly enough, was as simple as trading Rudy Gay for spare parts. Kyle Lowry and DeMar Derozan are one of the East’s best backcourts, and Jonas Valanciunas is good and getting better down low. My preseason assessment was: Bleak. But the Raps let go of Gay, and managed to capture chemistry that had eluded them. It’s hard to say they’ll ever contend for a title with this core, but they’ll get a good chance to test the waters in the postseason this year. New, better prediction: First round loss 4. Atlanta Hawks (No. 10) Update: Even without Al Horford the Hawks have managed to stay afloat in the East. Kyle Korver has developed into a viable shooting guard, valued beyond his spot 3-point shooting. Jeff Teague has been playing at a near-All-Star level, and Paul Millsap has done more for the Hawks than anyone outside the organization could have hoped. The lone weak spot is small forward DeMarre Carroll. My preseason assessment was: Very wrong. While a losing season this year — which I actually recommended for the Hawks — would help nearly any team long term, the Hawks have shown something different. New, better prediction: First round loss 5. Washington Wizards (No. 7) Update: John Wall has been great, while Otto Porter Jr. has been a major disappointment. Bradley Beal hasn’t taken the next step Washington was looking for him to take, though he’s been serviceable. The Wiz are playing well enough to have a spot carved out for themselves in the postseason, which will give John Wall and company good experience going forward. This is still a young core with its eyes on the future. My preseason assessment was: Pretty spot on. Otto Porter Jr.’s paltry contributions have been the difference between a team that’s in the picture and a team that’s looking to do something. John Wall was deserving of his All-Star selection, and should have been the starter over Kyrie Irving. New, better prediction: First round loss 6. Chicago Bulls (No. 2) Update: I’m pretty sure Tom Thibodeau could coach a team of you, me, my girlfriend, Kendrick Nunn and a stray dog to the NBA playoffs. The heart of this Chicago Bulls team, something the national media and some Chicago fans are totally over, forges on. D.J. Augustin has proved

himself in the absence of Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich, and Joakim Noah is playing the best basketball of his career right now. My preseason assessment was: Made for a parallel universe. In which Derrick Rose is healthy, Luol Deng is still a Bull, and Chicago nabbed Andrew Bynum after some other sad organization dealt for him and dropped him in a cap-clearing move. New, better prediction: Second round loss 7. Brooklyn Nets (No. 4) Update: Brooklyn has so many high-level players, none of whom ever take charge when they need to. Deron Williams is, for some reason, timid about making his way back on to the first unit. Paul Pierce has yet to lead Brooklyn to a victory this season. Joe Johnson by default is the leader of this team, when he should really be fourth or fifth on the pecking order. The veterans haven’t provided stable leadership so much as mutual passiveness. My preseason assessment was: More optimistic, but not blind to this being a possibility. I pegged them fourth in the conference, and a strong fourth at that. But I didn’t pretend to know it would work out well, and cited last year’s Lakers and the 2004 Lakers as references to teams that threw stars together, only to watch them explode and negate each other. New, better prediction: Second round loss 8. Charlotte Bobcats (No. 12) Update: They would be the most “whatever� playoff team since the 2012 Jazz squad got chomped by San Antonio in the first round, and the Bobcats appear to be little more than placeholder text until the Knicks surge ahead and nab the final playoff seed. Al Jefferson is raking in statistical accolades, and appears to be loving it. My preseason assessment was: A little bit pessimistic. It’s apparent Charlotte isn’t tanking, insomuch that “tanking� is relative. New, better prediction: No. 10 in the East 9. New York Knicks (No. 5) Update: Carmelo Anthony! The Baltimore-native is having one of his best seasons ever, even before the 62-point supernova he threw at the aforementioned Bobcats. His rebound numbers are up and he’s getting his teammates involved when they’re playing at a level that’s worth involving. If the Knicks were a better team, he’d be every bit the MVP candidate Kevin Durant is. New York cannot play consistently. I think they’ll will their way to a playoff spot, as the lottery does them no good this season. My preseason assessment was: Way off. Most pundits had this team all wrong, not seeing how the lack of veteran leadership and quality point guard play

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Paul George and the Indiana Pacers have risen to the top of the Eastern Conference, while the Miami Heat follow behind in pursuit. While the East has disappointed this season, Indiana and Miami are still title threats. would affect it. Even still, it’s shocking how this team racks up losses. New, better prediction: First round loss 10. Detroit Pistons (No. 6) Update: Detroit went for it all when it brought in Josh Smith. But after the season got away while Detroit was mired in the exact quagmire we feared it’d be — a frontcourt weighed down by too many talents — general manager Joe Dumars fired head coach Maurice Cheeks. It appears Dumars made the change hoping to surge ahead and steal a playoff spot. But if the Pistons do so, it will be an unprecedented effort. You simply don’t fire your coach and immediately get better. No matter who it is. My preseason assessment was: Far too kind. I’ve long been enamored with Jennings’ flash, but it’s the wrong fit here for obvious reasons. New, better prediction: No. 9 in the East 11. Cleveland Cavaliers (No. 8) Update: For those who don’t believe in the power of chemistry, riddle me this: How does a team with a superstar talent at point guard, two players that can stuff the stat sheet while maintaining facilitating roles, and three top-five picks from recent drafts including the No. 1 overall selection of the rookie class lose about two-thirds of its games? Dion Waiters appears to be the problem. He and Irving don’t get along, and head coach Mike Brown doesn’t appear to be the guy to tie it all together. Just an unfortunate team. My preseason assessment was: A much happier scenario for this Cleveland Cavaliers team. A

return to the playoffs in the postLeBron era would do wonders for morale, and I had them slipping in as the No. 8 seed. New, better prediction: No. 12 in the East 12. Philadelphia 76ers (No. 15) Update: The 76ers sit in an encouraging 12th place in the East, with Nerlens Noel waiting in the wings to aid the effort for next season. Thaddeus Young has played accrued some pretty good statistics and has been a breakout player for the 76ers, which is not to mention the overachieving raw talent of Michael Carter-Williams. My preseason assessment was: Morbid. I had them last in the East, which I don’t find unreasonable. They’ve impressed, even if they’re still lottery bound. New, better prediction: No. 13 in the East 13. Boston Celtics (No. 14) Update: Rajon Rondo is back, which gives Boston fans some idea of where their team stands at full strength. Jared Sullinger has had some monstrous games for them, and Jeff Green has been solid, but I have a feeling this team will look very different by the time it’s contending again. My preseason assessment was: A little harsh, but not much. What I really underestimated was the positive impact of head coach Brad Stevens. New, better prediction: No. 11 in the East 14. Orlando Magic (No. 13) Update: The Magic are something of an amorphous blob as far as shaping the future goes. Victor Oladipo has played pretty well, stellar at times, but still doesn’t have a position to call his

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