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Carol Ammons and Sam Rosenberg, answered questions posed by members of the community at the third and final candidate forum, held Friday night at the Champaign City Council Chambers. The two are democratic candidates for the 103rd district’s House seat.

ty can prepare one for the experience that is Springfield politics,” Rosenberg said. “Being a prosecutor allows me to see not only where laws are applied, in the truest sense of the administration of justice, but additionally it requires you to work with a variety of individuals and apply the laws to people who do not see the situation from the same perspective as you do.” He has received endorsements from local leaders, like current representative Naomi Jakobsson, Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing and Champaign Mayor Don Gerard. He noted a comment Rietz had made in regards to him earning the endorsement of Prussing and Jakobsson. “Julia said she had the abil-

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Although this is the first time 28-year-old Sam Rosenberg has run for public office, he has served the ChampaignUrbana community through his law career. After graduating from the University of Illinois’ College of Law in 2010, he was offered a job by Julia Rietz, a former professor of his and the state’s attorney for Champaign County. As an assistant state’s attorney, Rosenberg prosecuted DUIs and domestic violence but also worked on a variety of cases becausue of the office’s smaller size. He now works for a law firm in downtown Champaign, although he is currently on a leave of absence so he can campaign full-time. “Nothing in Champaign Coun-

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13TH DISTRICT BY THE ISSUES ERIKA HAROLD REPUBLICAN PARTY

MICHAEL FIRSCHING REPUBLICAN PARTY

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As a current member of the Urbana City Council and former member of the Champaign County Board, Carol Ammons has spent six years in elected public service to the Champaign-Urbana community. Now running for representative of the 103rd district, she is looking to widen the scope of that community. Her career in public service has led to endorsements from local organizations and community members, including the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Service Employees International Union, Local 73, and the Graduate Employees Organization, Local 6300. Despite these

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Sam Rosenberg and Carol Ammons applaud after the completion of the candidate forum held at the Champaign City Counsel Chambers, in Champaign, on Friday. endorsements, Urbana mayor Laurel Prussing, who serves with Ammons on the city council, endorsed her opponent, Sam Rosenberg. “We very rarely endorse as an organization, but the GEO decided to endorse Carol Ammons,” said Stephanie Seawell, GEO spokeswoman. “She has experience both in com-

munity causes that are very important to our members, but also as an elected official. “Whenever we need people from the community to support us as a union, one of the very first people we turn to is Carol Ammons.” As representative, Ammons

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Candidates running for the 13th congressional district met Thursday night for a public forum to discuss both national and local issues at the Champaign City Council Chambers. All candidates beside the incumbent Rep. Rodney Davis were in attendance. Michael Firsching, a veterinarian from Midway, and Erika Harold, an attorney from Urbana and former Miss America, are running against Rep. Davis in the Republican primary. The candidates for the democratic primary are David Green, who works at the University’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs; George Gollin, a physics professor at the University; and Ann Callis, a former judge from Edwardsville. The primaries are scheduled for March 18.

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“I wouldn’t favor raising the federal minimum wage because I think that it would have the economic consequence of having employers reduce the number of people that they employ. If states feel that that’s something they want to do, they always have the ability to raise their state minimum wage above the federal.”

“You cannot mandate people to be more productive. If you make a minimum wage law and raise it to $30 an hour, do you think everyone’s going to start making $30 an hour? No, anybody who can’t produce $30 an hour is going to lose a job. That’s true whether it’s $30, $20, $15 or $12.”

“I would want to seek a balance between making sure that we have an upholding of the rule of law, but also celebrating the fact that we are a nation of immigrants. So two specific things that I would support is enhanced guest worker programs and also enhanced high-tech visa programs.”

“I would not cut Federal Pell Grants because I want to make sure that on-ramp into our economy and our educational system is something that’s important. ... If we start to cut Pell Grants, then we make it impossible for a young person who has the academic potential but not the financial means to be able to attend college.”

“When you look at actual risks to communities and environmental risks, It’s really important that you give businesses (and people) that might be subject to the regulations the ability to weigh in and then do a cost-benefit analysis. I would want the debate to be brought much more to a concrete, finite matter.”

“We can’t fix (global warming) just by putting a carbon tax on the United States. All across the world, societies are getting better at using fossil fuels to get ahead because it’s a good, cheap form of energy. We can’t tell them not to do that because we’ve gotten this country ahead about it.”

“I would reduce much of the paperwork and bureaucratic nonsense we have in regards to immigration. I’m not quite saying we’re at the point where we can have open borders, but the process of people traveling in this country needs to be much freer. ... We need to change our whole philosophy of how we’re handling immigration.”

Firsching said the skyrocketing education cost and too much loan money available from the federal government has allowed universities to charge excessive rates for education. “What we need to be doing is to bring universities back more into a market model where there’s more competition.”

Though Davis was not at the event, his campaign website relays his caution against overregulating businesses. “Creating an environment of certainty where businesses can afford to take a risk and expand their payroll is something I am focused on with nearly every bill I cosponsor and vote I take in the House,” he said in an online statement.

Davis wrote an Op-Ed with Rep. John Shimkus, R-15, on Sept. 30, 2013 expressing his concern with the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards, which limits the release of carbon dioxide for new power plants. He also supports the Keystone XL Pipeline.

In a Feb. 6, 2013, interview with The Daily Illini, Davis spokesman Andrew Flach said, “Congressman Davis believes that any immigration reform proposal must begin with strengthening our border control. Unless we can prevent people from entering this country illegally, any attempt to reform our immigration system will fail.”

Davis’ website states his position on higher education. “I want to work with the colleges and universities in my district to find ways the federal government can help them control costs. Most importantly, we must grow our economy so our college graduates can find the jobs they need to start careers and begin to repay their loans.”

“The federal government needs to create living wage jobs for everyone who wants one ... All these jobs at living wages of $15 per hour.”

“Carbon tax, good idea. Cap and trade, bad idea. We need to move toward a post-fossil fuel future with conservation, retrofitting, solar energy, wind and creating a cost-structure which encourages renewable energy resources.

Green said he would vote for the DREAM Act, though it “provides too expensive, too long and too onerous a path to citizenship. It should be much easier. Immigrants in this country contribute to our economy, and they need to have their rights, and their children need to grow up with the same rights as we have.”

“College needs to be free like it used to be; we can well afford it. $150 billion would make public higher education at the state-level free on a nationwide basis. It’s chump change for the 1 percent to fund free higher education.”

Gollin was not asked about this position at the debate; however, on Dec. 5, he came out in support for the “Fight for $15” campaign at a protest in front of McDonald’s. “To get cheaper hamburgers, cheaper goods, we’re having to put tax revenues into important programs like food stamps and other forms of aid,” he said.

“We need to move away from a carbon-based economy. ... We really need to imbed questions about specific energy policies into a much larger program involving new forms of energy production, how to deal with the wastes that come about from nuclear and other things.”

Gollin said the DREAM Act is a good start, but it needs to be improved in certain ways, including the formation of a fast-track to citizenship for students who come to the country as young children and immigrants who are serving in the military.

“The community college system is key to the whole ballgame in affordability. We see discussions in Tennessee about making the system be free, we see ways of doing concurrent enrollment with high schools, we would like to also have accrediting organizations in the federal government to pressure the schools to identify their costs.”

“It is something that we could do immediately, even incrementally. If we raise our minimum wage immediately, it will raise two to five million Americans out of poverty. That’s thousands of Illinoisans, and I think it’s something that could happen immediately and would help the poverty in our area.”

“People are denying climate change exists because it’s cold outside, denying 30-year trends, an abundance of scientific evidence. So I do believe we have to make some changes and really be cognizant of what’s going on with our environment, and protecting our groundwater and keeping our air clean for our children and our grandchildren.”

“The comprehensive immigration reform supported by Senator (Dick) Durbin must be brought to the House, and I would vote for that. It has a very measured pathway to citizenship, and I also think it strengthens our borders, and I think it would do an enormous benefit to our economy.”

“It’s important that we increase and strengthen Pell grants ... I also support Senator (Dick) Durbin’s Student Bill of Rights, I think that the burgeoning student loan debt and predatory student loans are going to be the next huge financial crisis with our nation.”

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Champaign Q Burglary from a motor vehicle was reported in the 400 block of East Springfield Avenue at around 6 p.m. Saturday. According to the report, the victim’s window was broken and a stereo and an auto part accessory were stolen. Champaign Police Department believe this is related to another report of burglary from a motor vehicle in the same area at around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Q Criminal damage to property and burglary from a motor vehicle was reported in the 600 block of Chalmers Street at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. According to the report, an unknown offender broke into two vehicles in an underground park-

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TAURUS (APRIL 20—MAY 20) Today is a 7 — Polish your career image. Watch the big picture today and tomorrow. Call ahead for what you need to avoid running all over town. Align with another’s vision for truth and justice. Imagination soars. Cheer up others.

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VIRGO (AUG. 23—SEPT. 22) Today is a 6 — Set long-term goals with your sweetheart or family, today and tomorrow. Add a touch of elegance and glamour. Imagination is a big help, too. Get something you’ve always wanted. Imagine a fun opportunity into reality.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23—OCT. 22) Today is a 7 — Reconsider sacred cows today and tomorrow. Review beliefs and assumptions. Discuss your theory with a scientific type. Household issues require attention. Authorize improvements that could involve water. Puppies always love you. Find an animal to play with.

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Insect fear festival focuses on dangers, views of pesticides BY CHRIS RADECKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

degree in entomology at the University in 1953, which is another reason the entomology department chose DDT as the focus of this year’s festival. “DDT was banned because of the way it worked its way through the food chain,” Berenbaum said. Berenbaum originally attempted to start an insect festival at Cornell University while she was in graduate school, but the idea failed to gain momentum among her peers. Her professors found the idea undignified. “Ours is actually the longest running insect festival in the U.S. — every other college has one, but we actually started it here (at the University),” Berenbaum said. The festival featured displays of live insects, one full featurelength film on DDT and two short Disney clips displaying pesticide chemicals used during the 1930s and 1940s. For children, entomology graduate students offered face painting as well as insect balloon

animals. The festival also holds a contest for local elementary schools in which students draw pictures of insects. “Since we live in the area, we are a part of the U of I emails, we became aware of (the festival), this is our fourth year coming. It’s awesome, we love it,” said Kristen Pritts, Champaign resident and mother. “It’s an opportunity for the kids to come see all the live bugs and different things on display, and the face painting. The girls love the face painting.” Despite this year’s festival not focusing completely on insects, Berenbaum saw the connection between pesticides and insects a bit differently. “The festival is called the Insect Fear Film Festival,” Berenbaum said. “In this case, people fear insects, and insects fear pesticides.”

Saturday marked the entomology department’s 31st annual Insect Fear Film Festival at Foellinger Auditorium. This year’s festival headlined pesticides, and how the public view of pesticides has changed over the years. May Berenbaum, head of the entomology department and founder of the event, chose to focus this year’s event on pesticides, namely DDT, a USDAbanned chemical compound known specifically for its insecticidal properties. “I stumbled across a movie about pesticides, and DDT actually played a central plot role in the movie,” Berenbaum said. “Views of pesticides back then were so different, I thought it would be interesting to show how pesticides have changed over the years.” DDT was used consistently in the 1930s and ‘40s in an effort Chris can be reached at to curb insect populations, said radecki2@dailyillini.com. Tom Schmeelk, entomology graduate student. However, scientists started to notice concentrations of the substance in other animals and realized traces of the substance were moving through the food chain in a process called biomagnification. Biomagnification is when an organism has a high concentration of a substance in its diet. When insects are sprayed with DDT, for example, they ingest the chemical. If a bird then eats the insect, the bird also ingests the chemical. Scientists began to notice this trend with DDT and started to test the SARAH PINA THE DAILY ILLINI toxicity of the substance. Some of the initial empiri- Meg Telthorst, student in DGS, and Connor Mix, student in FAA, take cal evidence was found by Roy turns holding tarantulas at this year’s annual Insect Fear Film Festival Barker, who received a doctorate this past Saturday night at Foellinger Auditorium.

One Winter Night raises funds for warming center BY ANGELICA LAVITO STAFF WRITER

About 500 people sleep somewhere other than their home each night in Champaign County, according to C-U at Home’s website. C-U at Home hosted its third One Winter Night on Friday. Participants spent the night outside from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. sleeping in cardboard boxes to experience what it is like to be homeless. “I’m happy for the event, but it’s a painful one,” said Mayor Don Gerard, who has attended the event for all three year. “I have great respect for everyone who participates because it’s not an easy thing to do.” The funds raised from the event will go toward opening a daytime drop-in center. The goal was to raise $1,000 per public figure participating, according to the event’s website. Thirty par-

ticipants committed to the event. “This year’s theme of trying to get a daytime warming center really hits home after the extraordinarily bitter cold we had this year,” Gerard said. Kristen Cantieri, junior in Business, participated in her second One Winter Night this year. As a University Stamps Scholar, she and 11 other members of the scholarship program participated in the event and raised funds throughout the week. “It brings light to us as college students that there is homelessness that we’re not experiencing because we’re in our college bubble and we don’t see that,” Cantieri said. The Stamps Scholars Program fi nancially supports students, and in return, the students are challenged to “create opportunities and inspire others to achieve and thrive in their lives.”

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Jolie Huang, an Illini Media Employee, and Catherine Kemp, both sophomores at the University of Illinois, speak to each other in their cardboard structure during One Winter Night event, which happened in downtown Champaign, on Friday.

Cantieri said participating in One Winter Night two years ago changed her life. “I had never been so happy to be in my own bed than I was after that night,” Cantieri said. “Prior to (sleeping) we were sitting asking people for money just like the homeless do, and that feeling of being ignored and not heard — I can actually almost sympathize with them now.” After participating in the event, Cantieri began talking to the homeless she sees, and she tries to help them. Like Gerard, Karen Foster, city council member at-large, participated in her third One Winter Night this year. Aside from attending the event, she occasionally counsels families in need. “I’ve gotten to know a few of the homeless people in our town personally, and I think their stories have made an impact on me that I want to help,” Foster said. Foster and Gerard feel that Champaign attracts the area’s homeless because of the variety of services available. “People know that we’re a town with a big heart, and they can get some help that they need,” Foster said. The event took place in downtown Champaign, making it noticeable to visitors on Friday night. “At the core of it, we need to create an environment where there’s an economy where there are jobs, people work and support agencies,” Gerard said. “But it’s a tough time. It’s a tough time in Illinois, it’s a tough time in the United States.”

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The Illinois Rip Chords, a cappella group, sings at the annual a cappella benefit concert at Unity High School in Tolono on Saturday. The concert also featured other groups from the University of Illinois, Illinois State University and Unity High School.

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AMMONS said she would focus on a bipartisan effort to pass the graduated income tax, environmental regulations, specifically regarding fracking, and drilling and drug policy reform. To achieve these goals, Ammons said education needs to be done across the state to explain to communities why a graduated income tax would be beneficial. She would also continue to look into and work on current environmental regulations — which she said are not strong enough in air and water quality protection — and the research and legislation currently being done on drug policy and sentencing reform, which she said would make a difference in the state’s criminal justice system. The Fair Tax Amendment, or a move to a progressive income tax, is especially important to Ammons, and she believes it will benefit the state by bringing in necessary revenue, but it is important that revenue is used towards education and paying off the state’s debts. “We also need a system of

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ROSENBERG ity to see my judgement, to see my work ethic when I was working for her, and that’s why she did not hesitate to endorse me when I announced my candidacy,” Rosenberg said. “While I haven’t worked in Springfield, and while I am not a politician by any means, I am being supported by those ... who do understand Springfield.” Both Prussing and Jakobsson said they saw Rosenberg as a candidate who would work well with members of the House to benefit the state. “We endorsed Sam Rosenberg because we think he’s the best qualified candidate and this is based on reviewing what the qualifications are,” Jakobsson said, with Prussing adding that “issues change but your philosophy of respect for other people is the underlying principle that you have to live by.” Gerard said he appreciated his vision of the future and dedication to serve the community. “When I hear him talk, there’s very little about Sam and a lot about this area and how he can be a part of the team that does things to make everything better,” he said. “He knows the game already, he’s far ahead of his years, and he got me excited. He’s a young person who’s passionate, who wants to serve.” During Friday’s public forum, Rosenberg listed his top three priorities as job creation and retention, increased early and higher education funding, and his opposition of Senate Bill 1, the state’s recent pension reform legislation. Regarding jobs, Rosenberg said a representative should work

taxation that has fairness at its base. Our current taxation policy does not include fairness, and it really taxes the low income families, low wage earners, at a higher rate than the graduated income tax would,” she said. “If elected in Springfield, I’ll continue to fight and carry the banner that was started by our current state representative, Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, and I’ll continue to move that proposal forward.” She also addressed her opposition to Illinois’ recent pension reform legislation, which she said was unconstitutional because it diminishes the benefits of retirees. “It is responsible for us, however, to provide the safety nets in our states. We cannot cut spending for senior programs (or) housing programs in our community,” she said. “Right now, they are living on 25 percent less monthly than what they were earning before.” Evan Keller, a freshman in LAS, is the director of Illini for Carol Ammons, a group on campus dedicated to advocating Ammons’ campaign. He cited her experiences in city and county government, as well as non-profit organizations, as tirelessly to recruit businesses to his district. He used Chattanooga, Tenn., as an example of such creativity, citing an incentive program it currently has in place meant to attract businesses. He added that a tax code reform — in regards to both corporate and personal tax rates — would “make jobs and the business environment in Illinois much more amenable to new and dynamic corporation.” Rosenberg’s support of the University involves making sure it gets the necessary funding to expand its programs and lowering the cost of tuition. There are also statutory restrictions that prevent the University from receiving profits from patents that come out of its laboratories, and he said that must be changed so the University can continue to grow. He added that education also ties into the issue of job creation, which he has discussed with supporters like the AFL-CIO and other union groups. “They recognize the need to reach out into communities and to develop the trades for the next generation, to develop talent amongst young individuals who may not want (or be able) to go to college, and yet still have goodpaying jobs through appropriate educational means,” he said. “How are we going to be expecting to grow, how are we going to be attracting great and dynamic businesses to this community if our schools are not top-notch?” Rosenberg sees a lot of potential in the Champaign-Urbana community. “This is a district that I’ve fallen in love with,” he said. “This is a district that deserves and needs strong representation in Springfield. We need somebody

reasons for his group’s support. “Carol Ammons has talked about the importance of (the University) and she realizes that it’s a reason for the importance of the district,” he said. “She talks about issues that matter to students, whether that’s gay rights, or the decriminalization of marijuana or income inequality.” Right now, he said the group’s focus is helping Ammons win the March 18 democratic primary rather than the general election later this year. Like her endorsers, Ammons sees her experience of public service in the community as a strong component of her campaign. “Our’s is a peoples campaign, that’s what I’ve been doing. I have been an ambassador for the causes in this community that are important to the people of the 103rd district,” she said. “My experience in government, my roots in this community and my passion and concern about education, jobs, access to health care and social justice is what motivates me to serve.”

Eleanor can be reached at eablack2@dailyillini.com and @eleanor__black.

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Priorities: • Passing the Fair Tax Amendment • Environmental regulations • Drug policy reform Supports: • Job creation • Opposition to Senate Bill 1 • Term limits • The Illinois Trust Act • Minimum wage increase • Reproductive rights • Labeling of genetically modified foods • Increased education funding • Infrastructure funding She did not support the corporate tax cuts as proposed by House Speaker Michael Madigan who’s going to stand up for the values that are important for Champaign-Urbana and help us become the really fantastic community that many of us already know we can be.”

Eleanor can be reached at eablack2@dailyillini.com and @eleanor__black.

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University needs to include sex-reassignment surgery in student health insurance

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ompared to the other Big Ten schools, the University of Illinois lags behind in transgender inclusiveness. But that could change. For months, several students on campus, including Stephanie Skora and Illinois Student Sen. Justin Ostrowski, have pushed for transgender inclusivity. Since the Board of Trustees approved a health insurance plan in May for the Chicago campus that would allow for students to elect for sex-reassignment surgery there, the momentum for this campus to have a similar plan has increased. Monday on campus, a meeting of the Audit, Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee, which comprises the Board’s treasurer and six of its 13 members, will convene to decide health insurance increases for next year. The committee has the power to raise the health insur-

ance fee to include sex-reassignment surgery. This is the prime opportunity for the committee to create a culture of inclusivity that students on the Urbana campus want. No, they don’t just want it; they need it. Skora, president of the Campus Union for Trans Equality and Support and member of the student insurance advisory committee with Ostrowski, joined the committee to advance trans rights on campus. She told The Daily Illini in 2013 that the surgery could save someone’s life. Because of the extreme discontent with a person’s born sex, transgender people are at greater risk of suffering from high levels of anxiety and depression, which lead to suicide. The rate of suicide can be as high as nearly nine times greater than the rest of the population. Mike Cunningham, the student trust-

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Non-unionization best way to preserve University excellence On Feb. 18, the faculty union at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus walked out of their classrooms and onto the picket lines. This action demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that the union’s primary concern is not students’ welfare or educational excellence. The strike is primarily over faculty compensation. Over the past two years, the Urbana campus faculty members have received reasonable raises by working collaboratively with our administration. In contrast, the faculty union in Chicago has turned the discussions into an angry, divisive debate that continually blames a recalcitrant administration — the very same university administration that has generously worked with Urbana faculty to increase salaries and address other concerns. In a Feb. 5 article in The Daily Illini, Campus Faculty Association President Harriet Murav tried to portray the union as being concerned about students and tuition. Yet, in other domains — most notably the numerous office visits to my colleagues — CFA representatives

ee that represents the Urbana campus and has the official vote, sits on the Board committee that could ultimately decide to add the surgery to the campus health insurance plan. We, as well as students on campus, insist that he and other members of the committee permit students to elect to have the surgery through the campus health insurance plan. This surgery could save lives. And, it could make our school significantly

We, as well as students on campus, insist that (Cunnigham) and other members of the committee permit students to elect to have the surgery through the campus health insurance plan. EDITORIAL CARTOON

more accessible to anyone who wants to enjoy what a University of Illinois education can offer. Students choose to attend the University to realize some larger academic or professional goal, and this surgery will further guarantee every tuition-paying student has an equal opportunity to do the same. We don’t expect a fee increase to generate enough money to pay for more than one or two surgeries a year, but the number is not important. It’s that a student even has the opportunity to realize physically who they are. If the University is to provide an equal education to all of its students, then all of its students must know they can be their truest selves here. Adding sex-reassignment surgery to the University health insurance plan will bring us all the closer to a better education for everyone.

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have told faculty that they want to increase faculty salaries. Raising salaries and capping tuition both require the same thing — money. Yet, not a single union member has provided a credible argument, let alone evidence on how the existence of a union would increase resources on this campus (unsupported opinions about hidden cash reserves or administrative bloat aside do not count as evidence). A faculty union will throw sand in the gears of this institution when it comes to our most important decisions — hiring, promoting, and retaining key faculty. Illinois students who care about the long-term value of their degree should not fall for the illogic of the union’s talking points. We built one of the best public research universities in the world without a faculty union. Keeping ourselves non-unionized is the best way to preserve our tradition of excellence.

JEFFREY BROWN, William G. Karnes professor of finance

ISS should be defunded for wasteful spending BRAD BARBER Opinions columnist

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ne of the founding principles of our society is that if you have been bad, you may get something taken away. This is true when it comes to parenting: If you have been irresponsible with your car, cellphone, computer, etc., your parents may take it away. This is true with freedoms: If you act in a prohibited manner, your personal freedom may be taken away by the criminal justice systems. No matter what the aspect of life, this is likely true. The Illinois Student Senate has been bad with their funds, so it is time to take them away. A recent student referendum was launched with the goal of

defunding ISS. The referendum proposes that the funds currently allocated to ISS should be reallocated to the University’s General Scholarship Fund. The referendum needs to be signed by seven percent of the student body (about 3,000 signatures) before Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. to get this initiative on the Spring 2014 election ballot, which all University students vote on. If on the ballot and passed, the proposition would prevent future ISS fiscal irresponsibility, while giving financial support to students that need it. ISS is designed to make the campus better for all students and serve as a voice for the student body to the administration and government. However, the debate is not if it accomplished these goals, but if it spent its money properly in pursuit of these goals. There are plenty of examples of ISS waste, though the pri-

mary examples include thousands of dollars in advertising — plastic cups, string-bags, a homecoming float — and travel expenses. When reviewing the ISS budget, I did not see one example of something I considered a truly positive expenditure. Many students will sign this petition because they think the ISS has been especially wasteful and deserves to have the ability to be so removed. However, I signed this referendum for a different reason. I believe ISS operates under some version of the “check the balance� principle — if there are funds not spent, there are funds not needed. This principle pressures those in charge of spending -- in this case, ISS — into spending as much of their allotted money as possible so that the cash source will not be the subject of administrative attacks in future years. There is nothing

for the University to take, or no reason for the University to lower student fees if there is no or little surplus funds. This principle is very destructive and nonproductive. It creates a disincentive to be as efficient and conservative with appropriated funds, and any efficiency is accompanied by “waste� — which I define as expenditures not approved, not actual waste — because the spenders want as much to spend as possible. For ISS, this would mean spending money on wasteful expenditures — such as advertising — despite if there is a need for a plastic cup with their logo on it. This referendum would establish a system of punishment and reward. When agencies, departments or individuals have shown to be prudent or productive, they should be rewarded. Rewarded does not mean that they be given

a prize, but rewarded with more responsibility and more money. However, if the spender has not exhibited these principles, they should be punished. The punishment is for wasting resources, and incorporates a subjective “bad� element into the equation, rather than just an objective “balance� element. Punishment does not mean that you are permanently punished or completely punished, but instills the idea that an action not deemed appropriate by those that govern you (in this case, the students) will not be tolerated. In extreme cases of gross misconduct, punishment should be complete. That way there is no potential for future misconduct of a similar, equal or worse nature. This petition would create a system that would inspire ISS to only take actions that would be approved by the students. Keep in mind that, if the prop-

osition makes the ballot and the student body passes the ballot, this proposition does not have to be permanent. We could decide to reallocate funds back to ISS next year. This petition does not take away all of the funding for ISS, but it would bring the issue to the ballot. This would give the students the chance to exercise their power of judgment over the actions of ISS, and remind ISS of the will of the body they serve when they execute spending decisions. We need to decide if ISS wasted money and we need to decide if they will be rewarded or punished for their waste. Bring this issue to the ballot by signing the referendum today.

Brad is a graduate student in Law. He can be reached at opinions@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @B_rad_barber.

Consider circumstances before judging student porn star MATTHEW PASQUINI Opinions columnist

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hat would you do to receive a college education? Many students apply for scholarships, participate in workstudy programs, find part-time jobs or take out loans so they can afford to attend college. One Duke University student decided to start modeling in the porn industry. A freshman, who goes by the pseudonym, Lauren, recently wrote about her experiences of people finding out that she’s a porn star. She talked about how this job has enabled her to fulfill her dreams and attend an institution that costs nearly $60,000 per year. At first glance, it’s easy to look

at Lauren’s story as unique to her. But in more ways than one, Lauren’s story is one that many college students can relate with. College is expensive, and we all want to be able to attend and we’re all looking for the means in which to pay our way through. Our society has come to highly value the college education because it opens the door to opportunities we wouldn’t have otherwise. Even more, not only is it a time to learn what’s in our textbooks, but a time to learn about ourselves and the world around us. It prepares us for the real world. With that being said, the continually rising cost of college is becoming a barrier to obtaining a college education and reaping the benefits that come with that education. In the United States, many students will attend college despite limited financial resources and graduate with, on

average, $29,400 of debt in student loans. Others might see college as a huge financial burden and bypass it all together. Lauren ensured that she would not experience either of those outcomes and enabled herself to do something very few students can do — pay for college all on her own. She started working in the adult film industry and would fly out to Los Angeles during her breaks from school to film. Her travel expenses were paid for by her agent, Matrix Models. While Lauren doesn’t disclose how much she gets paid at any point, Mark Spiegler, one of the leading agents in the adult film industry, said that a female who shoots one heterosexual scene per day for one week every month can expect to earn about $84,000 per year. That’s a lot of money for a little amount of time. More importantly, that is the money

that’s used to fund her college education. But things took a turn for the worse when her identity as an actress in the adult film industry was revealed. The self-identified women’s studies and sociology double major and libertarian has been thrown into the spotlight and has been the talk of campus. Since then, the campus environment has been a volatile one as Lauren has been harassed for choosing to work in the adult film industry to pay for college. A message board, Collegiate ACB, has a forum in reference to Lauren named, “Freshman Pornstar,� and it starts by saying, “If you banged her, report in.� After reading a few pages of comments, I came across a couple of disturbing posts: “I’ll definitely f**k you. Lets do it. I’ll pay your tuition.� “I’d rather have my dignity and loans than work as a prosti-

tute. I’m sure daddy is proud.� There is a paradox in this controversy because on one hand, she is seizing opportunities. She’s paying her own way through college, which is respectable on so many levels — something you don’t see from many students anymore — but her means of doing it brings about unfortunate and unintended consequences. Lauren has a phenomenal understanding of her own intentions which can be seen in a piece she published where she describes her own accounts of being outed as a porn star. “As for my professional career, I have no current plans to quit porn, and I refuse to let ignorant people deprive me of the education that I have worked incredibly hard to achieve. I am going to graduate, I am going to pursue my dreams and I will hopefully galvanize change in a world wrought with gender

norms and sexism.� She’s educated. She’s well informed. She’s ambitious. Sure, she’s a porn star, but that doesn’t mean anything. We can’t use stigmas to form our own realities. The level of comfort she has with her sexuality is rare, arguably admirable, and she’s using it to empower herself and as a platform to pursue her dreams. Connect her experiences with yours. Here at the University, the cost of college is skyrocketing. What would you do if you longed to obtain a college education but didn’t have the resources? I’m not suggesting you’d start filming pornography, but some people go to great lengths to achieve their dreams.

Matt is a sophomore in LAS. He can be reached at mpasqui2@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewPasquini.

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RAMSAY balance their time here is so impressive, and all the things they seem to juggle, it motivates me to do more and get involved in more.” One of her favorite aspects of going to school in the United States is being able to catch an NBA game at a normal time, because back at home, she said she and her dad would stay up until 3 a.m. just to catch a game. Before coming to the United States, Ramsay said she had “no clue what sorority was.” “All I knew was what I had learned from watching ‘American Pie,’” she said. Nonetheless, one day while walking on the Quad, she saw a booth for Phi Sigma Sigma, and went over intending to pick up a flyer for her friend Alana Glea-

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NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD son, freshman in Media, who was interested in the sorority. Within five minutes of talking to the girls, Ramsay said she was signed up to come to their recruitment events. Both Gleason and Ramsay ended up joining Phi Sigma Sigma, and Ramsay said her experience here on campus would not have been half the same if she had not joined. Extension consultant for the sorority, Sayeh Saidi, who Ramsay said was influential in convincing her to join, said it is Ramsay’s personable nature that makes her unique—she can get along with anyone and everyone. “I remember seeing her on the Quad, and she just has this ray of positive energy that is so infectious, and I said ‘This girl has to be one of the founding members of Phi Sigma Sigma, she has to be,’” Saidi said. “What I love about Lee is that she knows she only has one year

here, and she’s trying to make the most of it. Whenever we have our long chapter meetings, Lee sits through them with a smile on her face when everyone else is sleeping — I think that’s great,” Saidi laughed. Ramsay said part of the motivation for being so involved comes back to her drive to never say ‘no’ to anything. “Fill up your time with as much as you can, meet as many people as you can — just go out there and submerge yourself with their culture and the way they do things,” she said. Although she will be going home to Scotland after this semester, Ramsay said she hopes to return to the United States in the future. “If I can get a visa, I’ll be back in a heartbeat,” she said.

Bridget can be reached at bhynes2@dailyillini.com.

Relief from Parkinson’s disease through dance BY STEPHANIE KIM STAFF WRITER

Gretchen Potter was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 39 – the earliest onset of Parkinson’s disease Carle Foundation Hospital had witnessed at that time. Now, at the age of 66, she said she has found a way to forget she has Parkinson’s at all. On the third Friday of every month, Potter meets with friends and community members at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts to participate in “Dance for People with Parkinson’s.” Krannert has hosted this free monthly event created by the Mark Morris Dance Group since 2009, and Potter said she has attended since its beginning. During each session, which runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Krannert’s drama rehearsal room, Potter said she is able to find momentary freedom from the disease. “People who have Parkinson’s cannot walk, but they can dance,” she said. “It’s the rhythm that gets your body moving, and that’s what the Mark Morris Dance Group found.” In 2001, Mark Morris Dance Group founded the program in Brooklyn as a monthly session in collaboration with Brooklyn Parkinson Group. Later in 2009, MMDG collaborated with Krannert to offer monthly classes at Urbana, with Kate Kuper, guest lecturer in dance, and Marianne Jarvi, academic hourly, as co-instructors. The program is geared toward those with Parkinson’s disease, and Kuper and Jarvi said they view their job as a way to alleviate the symptoms of the dis-

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ease through dance and positive energy. “We’re not curing anything; we’re not taking the disease away,” Kuper said. “In the time of dancing, we are lifting the symptoms of that disease.” During the hour and a half they share together, it becomes more apparent that dance is an activity anyone can enjoy, because “it’s for the whole person,” Jarvi said. “Their mind, their body and their spirit are connected,” she said. For this reason, Beverly Hillmer finds satisfaction and fulfillment in her role as the piano accompanist. “I like knowing that I’m creating a space with a sound that people are really comfortable in and enjoy,” she said. “You can feel when people are engaged when the sound is there and people really are enjoying it and listening to it.” Hillmer began playing for the program because she felt personally connected to and empathized with those who have Parkinson’s Disease. In 1996, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease that is often affiliated with balance, vision and movement issues. Her condition became so severe that she could not play a simple scale on the piano for years. However, in early 2001, her body began to recover – a true “miracle story,” she said. “I know what it is like to have a disease, so I saw it as my payback,” Hillmer said. But more than dancing, the program has become a place for community, whether one has Par-

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Participants of Dance for People with Parkinson’s Disease “reach for the stars” with dance instructors Kate Kuper and Marianne Jarvi at Krannert Center for Performing Arts on Friday, Feb. 21. Next month’s event will be held on Friday, March 14.

kinson’s or not. For it is not the disease that ultimately unites them, but the chance to feel more “human,” Hillmer said. “What makes it special is that the class makes you feel human,” she said. “We’re doing something together with music and movement with the sense of just being with one another and together.” In the end, the focus isn’t on the disease but the people. “It’s like your old friends, we all run around in our stocking feet. It’s camaraderie,” Potter said.

Stephanie can be reached at skim108@dailyillini.com.

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Q Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disease of the nervous system involving degeneration of a pathway (the nigrostriatal pathway) that is important for voluntary movement. Q When the nigrostriatal pathway degenerates, voluntary movement becomes very difficult, and the primary manifestation is extreme rigidity and a resting tremor. Q It’s very unusual, but not unheard of, for someone in their 30s or 40s to get PD. Q Typically, the disease is seen in patients who are over 60 years of age. Q There is no cure, but there are many medications and other treatments that can help. Most of the medications that are used are designed to elevate levels of a chemical called dopamine, which normally is produced by the nigrostriatal pathway. Q Physical therapy can help with maintenance of strength and balance. In addition, we know that physical exercise is extremely important for brain health. Because dancing incorporates both, it is absolutely helpful for the treatment of PD. SOURCE: DR. DANIEL LLANO, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROLOGIST AT CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

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Vijay Iyer Trio brings smooth melodies and rhythm to Krannert BY MAGGIE O’CONNOR STAFF WRITER

The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is one of the few places on campus where the general public is willing to intermingle with us scrubby college kids. It is just a classy place — the perfect venue for jazz music. On Thursday night when I stepped onto Krannert’s glossy floors for the Vijay Iyer Trio’s jazz concert, the multi-colored lighting in the Studio Theatre spilled gently onto the black table cloths, and tastefully simple candles flickered to the low, gentle volume of casual pre-concert chatter. Unlike me, many in the audience appeared to have a practiced comfort with the environment. I was a total newbie. But when Vijay Iyer (piano), Marcus Gilmore (drums) and Stephan Crump (bass) stepped out on stage, that didn’t matter. Iyer promised, “some new stuff, some old stuff and some stuff you’ll recognize,” and the trio began. Even my limited background in music told me right off the bat that something was special about this group. They had achieved a level of synchronization that showed the intensity of their talent. There was no director, no sheet music for them to follow; the improvisation and the

comfort they felt with the music and with each other as musicians was palpable. As I watched them, a visual metaphor for their group dynamic came to my mind; maybe it’s an oversimplification, but as someone with an untrained jazz ear, it helped. Each piece was like a game of double dutch jump rope. Each time they began a new piece, someone different was turning the rope or setting the rhythm. They never stopped listening intently to one another, tapping their feet or nodding their head to feel when the time was right to jump in. As the group’s leader, it was mostly Iyer on piano. But there were moments when he was the one listening and waiting for his moment to spring in, free-styling with the beat and caught up in his own feeling but still staying within the limits of the rope and the group’s rhythm. When Crump jumped in, he expressed the music with his entire body. The energy physically appeared in the beads of sweat on his forehead and in the way the entire audience subconsciously could not help but move their heads with him. Then there was Gilmore, who started playing with Iyer when he was a junior in high school and brought spontaneous cheers out of the crowd Thursday night.

When it was his turn to enter into the mix, he brought a spark to the group that certainly Iyer and Crump displayed as well, but for me, he was a standout. He brought a rhythm and style to the group that both complicated and modernized Iyer and Crump’s remarkably textured synchronization. Overall, there was a fluidity to the concert that made me very surprised when the end came. They played pieces from the Grammy-nominated album “Historicity” and “Accelerando,” as well as tributes to Duke Ellington, Robert Hood and a piece composed by Iyer 20 years ago named “Spellbound and Sacrosanct, Cowrie Shells and the Shimmering Sea.” The higher notes combined an almost whimsical quality with the crescendos added by the bass and drums. Unlike many other concerts I have attended (and I will admit, this was my first jazz one), Iyer did not need to say a whole lot between pieces — the trio let their music speak for itself. Many had been on a waiting list for tickets long before tonight’s concert, and for me, a first-timer on the live jazz scene, the wait was well worth it.

Maggie is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at oconno36@dailyillini.com.

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ith her long auburn hair falling loosely over the shoulders of her petite 5’5� frame, pink lipstick and black mascara subtly highlighting her features, Lee Ramsay, founding member of the University’s chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma, may not strike the common observer as a standout basketball player or a future pilot. She is both. Ramsay, junior in Engineering, came to campus last fall as a study abroad student from Glasgow University in Scotland. Some might mistake her university in Scotland for Hogwarts, as Harry Potter’s first flying scene was filmed on its grounds. Here at the University, Ramsay herself has flown over campus — not on a broomstick like Harry — but in a plane. Her fascination with aviation started at a young age, when her dad would take her to the airport at night to watch the planes take off. When it came time to apply for colleges, her mother handed her a list of prospective majors offered at Glasgow, and Ramsay said her eyes went straight the second major on the alphabetized list: Aeronautical Engineering. “I just knew,� she said, “(that) this is exactly what I want to do.� In addition to her studies here at the University, Ramsay is taking aviation lessons at University of Illinois Willard Airport in pursuit of her private pilot’s license. One day, Ramsay also hopes to obtain a commercial pilot’s license, but not with the goal of being a commercial pilot — she said she would like to fly for her own personal adventures. Ramsay is also spending her time building a small plane with the registered student organization Student Aircraft Builders. The group has a hangar at Willard, where the fin-

ished plane will eventually reside. She and the rest of the students have been working on it for the majority of this year, and they hope to have it flyable by the end of the year. Back home in Scotland, Ramsay is just as busy as she is here. She plays basketball for three separate teams: the University of Glasgow, the city of Glasgow, and the under 21 division of the Scottish Women’s National League. On weekends, she travels across Europe playing teams such as Spain, France and England. She plans on trying out for the over 21 division when she returns to Scotland. After that, she said, the next step would be trying out for the Great British team, which is the team that goes to the Olympics. Ramsay, however, said she does not foresee trying out for the Olympic team, because now that she is in college she wants to focus on her degree. “There’s so much that I want to get out of life,� she said. “There’s so much that I want to do that if I don’t work hard for it, I won’t get there.� Matt Kosky, junior in Engineering, occasionally plays pickup basketball games with Lee and is in some of her classes. He said her enthusiasm transfers from the classroom to the court. “There wasn’t a second when I wasn’t completely covered, even though I have about seven inches on her. She beat me for about every loose ball or rebound,� Kosky said. Being at the University of Illinois, Ramsay said, has especially been an eye opener. “Here, as opposed to back home, it feels like there are so many more options, and it feels like there’s not anything standing in your way — that no matter how big the company is, if you work hard enough, you’ll get there,� she said. Ramsay said she has also been especially impressed with the drive of her fellow students at the University. She specifically references the founder of Student Aircraft Builders, junior in Engineering Eric Lopez, who has been interning for NASA for the past three years. “Students our age just don’t do those kinds of things back home,� Ramsay said. “The way American students seem to

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The Illinois women’s gymnastics team grabbed two wins over the weekend. It began with a win at Friday’s State of Illinois Classic in Normal, Ill. Then, the Illini returned home Sunday and scored 196.775 to defeat Central Michigan and Ohio State. The fi rst-place fi nish at the Classic was Illinois’ seventh straight at that specific competition. It achieved the victory by defeating Illinois State, Northern Illinois and UIC with a score of 195.825. It also marked Illinois’ fi rst win in three weeks. What’s more impressive, though, is the history Illinois made Friday. Vault, a weaker event for the Illini, was their third event at the competition. On the apparatus, the team combined for a 49.425, which set an all-time Illinois program record for the highest score achieved on vault. “We’ve been working really hard on vault,� head coach Kim Landrus said. “And it was just so rewarding to see everything come together tonight and put up some really dynamic vaults that were some of the best that I’ve ever seen from the Illinois team.� Senior Amber See highlighted both vault and the meet overall by scoring a perfect 10. Landrus described See’s vault as “the best vault I’ve ever seen her do.� This made her the third Illini women’s gymnast ever to do this. Aside from See’s vault title, sophomore Giana O’Connor took home her second allaround title while junior Sunny Kato tied Illinois State’s Samantha King for fi rst on balance beam.

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Illinois Amber See performs her vault routine during the meet against Ohio State and Central Michigan at Huff Hall, on Sunday. The Illini recorded a score of 196.775. Freshman Mary Jane Horth also made her lineup debut on the uneven bars, where she earned a team-high 9.875. This was enough to get her second place. “It was an awesome feeling to get back out there again and know that my team was behind me supporting me all the way,� Horth said. “It was just really exciting, and

I’m so happy that I was able to do that.� Despite the victory, Illinois was not pleased with its performance. There were mishaps on beam and bars, and the Illini were hoping for a higher score; however, Landrus pointed out that the team compet-

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Softball makes comeback in Texas, Booker records program’s 1st cycle BY CHARLOTTE CARROLL STAFF WRITER

Last weekend, Illinois failed to execute in closing out games against Tennessee and South Florida. This weekend, they returned with a goal: to make the most out of its Sunday games. The Illini did just that. True to the game plan, Illinois came through to close out the UTA Tournament in Arlington, Texas, with three wins and only one loss in the first game. In the process, senior Alex Booker made history, recording the program’s first ever cycle. Booker finished Sunday with five hits, four for extra bases, five RBIs and three runs scored. “This team has really responded any time we’ve given them a goal,� head coach Terri Sullivan said. “And they’ve really taken it to heart, and they come out and produce. Sunday’s games are really all about heart. We really got into a great rhythm and got production up and down the lineup.� Friday’s first game against Mis-

souri-Kansas City was canceled due to travel complications and will not be rescheduled. Illinois split a pair of games on Saturday in its tournament start with a 4-3 loss in nine innings first to Texas Tech and then a shutout 7-0 victory against Missouri-Kansas City. In the Texas Tech loss, sophomore Allie Bauch led the Illini at the plate going 2-for-4, and also turned one of Illinois’s two double plays. “It was kind of a little bit frustrating after that loss because it was such a tough one,� Bauch said. “We were really into the game, and we really didn’t give our best, so it was kind of a frustrating one for all of us. But the thing about softball is there is always another game. We’ll get more at bats and more chances. So it is kind of nice that happened in the first game. We really got ourselves together and came back.� Freshman Brandi Needham pitched the opening seven innings allowing just two runs on five hits.

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Junior Shelese Arnold closed out the game with no earned runs, rather taking the loss due to the international tie breaker rule where beginning at the start of the eighth, the last out of the previous inning is placed on second base. Arnold then went on to pitch against Missouri-Kansas City, holding the team hitless until the seventh inning and recorded her fourth shutout of the season. The win saw the Illini leap to life in later innings, a feat the team has struggled with in past games. Illinois scored seven runs on 11 hits in the game, tying a school record for five doubles in one game as well as earning a pair of two-run home runs. Booker went 3-for-4. With games against Creighton, who last weekend upset a then-ranked No. 24 California squad, and the hometown Texas-Arlington team, Illinois went into Sunday mentally prepping themselves to close out the tournament strong.

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The offense from Saturday carried over, and Illinois defeated Creighton 9-1 with Booker recording the fi rst cycle in Illinois history. “I’m not going to lie, I kind of knew it was possible in that last at bat,� Booker said. “But I was just trying to hit the ball square and hit the ball well.� The winning continued with Illinois beating Texas-Arlington 4-2. After Texas-Arlington took the lead fi rst, Illinois came back with a strong fi fth inning scoring four runs after freshman Ruby Rivera drove the tying run home. With the bases loaded, Booker then hit a two-run double for the Illini to take the lead for good. Arnold started the game with freshman Jade Vecvanags coming into the third. Needham then came in to close the game with a perfect seventh inning to record Illinois’s fi rst save of the season.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING Former Illini D.J Richardson is back in Champaign helping Illinois after getting cut by a professional team in Venezuela.

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A familiar face has been hanging around the Illinois basketball practice facilities. Former Illini guard D.J. Richardson was all set to begin his season with Toros de Aragua, a professional team in Venezuela, in late January. He arrived in South America on Jan. 21 and the very next day, his fi rst day of practice, he hurt his ankle. Richardson tried to play through the injury, but the team dropped him, primarily because they wanted a healthy guard. “The GM talked to me and said it wasn’t about my talent or my performance, they just wanted a healthy player going into the season,� he said. Not long after leaving, Richardson was back in the states. And back in Champaign. Richardson has been helping John Groce’s team in practice and also has been using the opportunity to get his ankle back to full health. He helped the Illini through scouting drills last week. He also found time to get some extra work in with some of the Illinois freshmen. “He’s been helping us develop one-on-one skills and get better,� freshman Malcolm Hill said. “Being more physical on defense and communicating. He’s been through it.� Hill is right, Richardson has been through it. He went through Illinois’ dismal fi nish in 2011-12, and he was also a part of the team that nearly knocked off Miami for a trip to the Sweet 16 a year ago.

Richardson said he thinks the Illini freshmen can contribute more. Nunn has had a couple of breakout performances, scoring 19 against Penn State and Minnesota in recent games. Hill has also performed well of late. “Kendrick showed what he’s capable of doing, he deserves the time he’s been getting,� Richardson said. “Being here with them in the summer time when I was fi nishing classes, a lot of guys, they play hard, shots just aren’t falling for them.� Nunn was the high scorer against Minnesota, Illinois’ fourth Big Ten win of the season. But Groce said before the game that he doesn’t think any of his freshmen are as physically strong as they need to be to compete in the Big Ten. That is something that a summer in the weight room would fi x more than anything. The Illini are in the midst of an extended period of time off — a span of seven days between games — before they face Nebraska on Wednesday. After Nebraska, Illinois has a trio of difficult games against Michigan State, Michigan and Iowa to round out the Big Ten regular season. As for Richardson, his hope is that he will get his ankle fully healthy and head to either New Zealand or Mexico if Toros de Aragua doesn’t want him back in Venezuela. For now, he’s enjoying his time in Champaign.

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arch is just around the corner and that can mean only one thing: NCAA tournament season is upon us. The debate over tourney teams and seeding is heating up. Just like any other year, there are a ton of storylines to follow. One debate that receives a lot of attention every year is who should be the No. 1 overall seed and effectively be represented as the best team in college basketball? A week ago, it looked like Syracuse would be the overall No. 1. Two consecutive losses, a home loss to Boston College and controversial loss to Duke, has seemingly slid them off the top line. It wasn’t likely that the

Orange would have run the table considering both the number of close games they have played and their upcoming schedule. Their struggles scoring the ball are to blame for this assessment. More than anything, the loss to 7-19 Boston College at the Carrier Dome hurts in comparison to the rest of the field. If they win the ACC regular season title and conference tournament, this could change. It may be too much to ask of Jim Boeheim’s team considering a road game tonight against a tough Maryland team. This is followed by a showdown at Virginia, who is currently 14-1 in ACC play. Not to mention a possible rematch with Duke in the ACC tournament. Arizona is a candidate for that top line. Since the injury to Brandon Ashley, however, the Wildcats have struggled.

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Illini hockey one and done versus Lindenwood at CSCHL tournament BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER

It was a short stay in St. Charles, Mo., for the Illinois hockey team. The No. 18 Illini (19-17-2) weren’t able to advance in the CSCHL tournament after getting blown out 10-3 by the host of the tournament, No. 17 Lindenwood (13-19-2). After losing three times to Lindenwood during the regular season by an average margin of four goals, the Illini still weren’t able to tame the Lions in the playoffs. “It seems like they’ve had our number all season,� senior captain Austin Bostock said. “They’re kind of the one team we haven’t been able to figure out, so hopefully we get another shot in Delaware. We owe these guys.� The Illini were trailing just 3-2 midway through the second period, but the Lions scored two

goals to close out the period and gained complete control from there. Lindenwood outscored Illinois 5-1 in the fi nal period alone and advanced to the second round of the tournament easily. Despite the wide scoring disparity, head coach Nick Fabbrini wasn’t upset with the Illini’s play, especially in the beginning of the game. “I thought we played pretty well for the fi rst 40 minutes,� Fabbrini said. “Obviously, we didn’t do everything right giving up 10 goals, but our energy level was where it should have been and we created more than enough chances to be in the game. We just didn’t capitalize.� The fi rst period closed with a 1-1 tie, as sophomore forward Yoshi Shibata responded just two minutes following Lindenwood’s fi rst goal. The Lions opened the second period with

two scores, but junior forward Kyle Varzino answered their push quickly to make it a 3-2 game before things began to fall apart. After the Lions’ eighth goal, senior goaltender Nick Clarke was pulled and sophomore goalie Joe Olen took over for the rest of the game. “The game was over at that point,� Fabbrini said. “Things just weren’t going our way at all, and there really wasn’t much of a point of having him in there anymore.� Illinois outshot Lindenwood 46-33 for the game, but turnovers and penalties were an issue. Lindenwood had two power play goals and plenty of breakaway scoring chances it took advantage of. “We had some uncharacteristic turnovers in the second period, which gave them a couple goals,� Bostock said. “They

fi nished all their chances. They had a couple breakaways and they scored, we had a couple breakaways and we didn’t score. Our shots hit the post and posted out and their shots hit the post and posted in.� Moving forward, Fabbrini doesn’t think the Illini will lose any momentum going into nationals in the beginning of March and wants the team to focus on what’s ahead of them, not the tough tournament loss. “It’s just one game,� Fabbrini said. “It’s kind of a bad time to not have things go our way, but that’s the way we have to look at it. It doesn’t matter if we would have lost 1-0 or the way that we did. A loss is a loss in that situation. We just have to put it behind us and move on.�

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Pitching improves, but Illinois baseball underperforms again in 2nd weekend BY NICHOLAS FORTIN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Illinois was in the same place last week, but for an entirely different reason. Despite finished with the same record for the second straight week, Illinois’ play was vastly different from its play last weekend. The Illini pitching staff stepped up after a subpar performance to start the year, but it was Illinois’ offense that let the team down. “I’m not very pleased again,� head coach Dan Hartleb said. “I thought our pitching was better. (Sunday,) we weren’t ahead in the count a lot, but the pitching was much better. It was role reversals. Where I thought last week the hitters did a good job and pitching was terrible, this week I thought the pitching was solid and our hitting was terrible.� Illinois (2-4) was shut out in its fi rst and third game of the Caravelle Resort’s Baseball at the Beach tournament against George Mason and Connecticut. The Illini were able to walk away with a 5-4 win against Coastal Carolina in their second game. “I just think we underachieved,� junior outfielder Will Krug said. “We can do better. We can do a lot better than 1-2. Defensively, I think we can fix a couple of things. We’ll work on those in practice, and then hitting sticking with our approach and keep working at it.� Illinois started its weekend Friday night with a matchup against George Mason. The Illini held the usually high-powered

Patriots offense scoreless until the fi fth inning, when George Mason scored its only runs of the game on a three-run homer. The home run proved to be enough, as Illinois couldn’t muster any runs and was shut out 3-0. The story was the same Sunday when Illinois was shut out again, this time by Connecticut. The Huskies got on the board in the third inning and didn’t look back, eventually beating the Illini 6-0. The lone bright spot on the weekend for Illinois was its game against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The Illini scored first on a double by Will Krug in the top of the second. Illinois scored another four runs in the fifth, thanks in part to a bases-loaded double by sophomore Ryan Nagle and a two-out hit by Casey Fletcher. The Illini’s starting pitcher junior Drasen Johnson gave the ball over to the bullpen after 6 2/3 innings and walked away with his first career win as a starter. “Everyone just came with a high level of energy, honestly, right from the beginning of the game,� Krug said. “We just competed and played hard, and I think that’s one thing that we can do every single day regardless of how people feel and whatnot. I think that was the main thing, just a high level of energy and wanting to compete.� The Illini pitching staff was able to rebound from a poor weekend to open the season and played relatively well on the weekend. Johnson said the pitching staff is

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Drasen Johnson was able to earn his first win as a starter against Coastal Carolina, but poor Illinois hitting led to a 1-2 weekend. getting better but still has things to work on. “We took some steps in the right direction this weekend as far as keeping the ball down and getting key outs, but we still have a lot of room for improvement,� Johnson said. “We’ll keep focusing on keeping the ball down and making pitches to get hitters out this week in practice.� Despite the re-emergence of the pitching staff, it was Illinois offense that cost them two of the three games. The Illini offense struggled

throughout the tournament and only managed to score five runs total over three games. The struggles started at the plate, as the Illini struck out 27 and tallied just 20 hits in the three weekend games. “It’s impossible to win if you don’t score runs and on the weekend we only scored in two innings and only in one game,� Hartleb said.

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GYMNASTICS ing Sunday would give it another chance to perform and correct its mistakes. “We did some really great things, but we also had things that we needed to work on,� Landrus said of the Classic. “And the challenge was to come back two days later and correct the things that went wrong. And I really think they pulled together and did exactly that.� For Sunday’s tri-meet, a start on vault left Illinois behind after the fi rst rotation. It was yet another meet in which vault was the lone score under a 49, but the Illini were able to overcome that. They gained the lead on bars, where they had four stuck landings. Another four stuck landings on beam helped the Illini maintain it. A strong fi nish on fl oor sealed the win with a 49.275. The highest team score of the meet for Illinois,

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BROWN Losses to California and Arizona State tarnish Arizona’s resume, especially because the selection committee places a heavy emphasis on recent play. There are also the narrow escapes against Oregon (67-65 home win) and Utah (6763 OT road win). Arizona, like Syracuse, has struggled scoring the basketball. Highly touted freshman Aaron Gordon scored a career-high 23 points against the Buffaloes. In the five previous games, including the game Ashley was injured in against California, he tallied a total of 47 points. If Gordon can consistently score, he may play Arizona back to that No. 1 overall seed. Wichita State is in heavy consideration as well. The Shockers, a Final Four team from a year ago, are looking to make another run at a national championship. Seemingly fueled by its loss to eventual champion Louisville, Wichita State is currently 29-0. They have favorable odds to end the regular season undefeated. Wichita State is a heavy favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, as well. For those questioning if being a mid-major could affect the committee’s decision to give the Shockers the No. 1 overall seed, it isn’t likely. Just ask Gonzaga. What will likely hold them back is its strength of schedule. Wichita State defeated one team that is a lock for the tournament, beating St. Louis on Dec. 1. The Shockers have also won over two recently successful teams, which has the possibility of boosting their own resume. Western Kentucky is in a position to win the Sun Belt Conference Champion-

though, came on beam, where the gymnasts totaled a new season high of 49.300. “Beam was a totally different performance than it was on Friday, and so I really think they stepped up to the challenge,� Landrus said. While beam was the best event of the meet for Illinois, an Illini did not take the beam title at the tri-meet. In fact, the Illini only earned two individual titles. Kato scored a 9.900 on bars while See tied her career high on floor with a 9.950. Those scores were just two of the 18 scores at or above a 9.800. Illinois’ 196.775 was also a new season high, which urged Landrus to emphasize the value of momentum. “It’s to the point now where that every meet is a challenge itself to just get a little bit better,� Landrus said.

Ashley can be reached at wijangc2@dailyillini.com and @wijangco12. ship, which is possibly its only way to gain a berth. BYU is in contention for the West Coast Conference Championship. If those two teams perform well and make it into the field, Wichita State’s wins against them become that much more impressive. Otherwise, it is not likely they will get the top seed. That only leaves one team: the Florida Gators. The Gators have been the most consistent team this season. They have won 19 games in a row. They are undefeated at home. And they are undefeated in conference play, including a road win against a very good Kentucky team. They also have nonconference wins against Memphis and Kansas. The only two blemishes on its schedule are to two tournament teams. Florida lost a road game at Wisconsin, a tough place to win for any opponent. The other loss was at Connecticut. The Gators’ margin of defeat was a combined seven points. Florida still has a couple of road games left before a rematch at home against Kentucky, as well as the SEC conference tournament where it will likely see Kentucky again. Though, the Gators are sitting in the driver’s seat, nothing is set in stone. It’s not even a guarantee that all the teams mentioned will be No. 1 seeds. Kansas has played a tough schedule, and if it wins out, it’ll be in heavy consideration. If Duke was to beat Syracuse again en route to winning the ACC conference tournament, it could sneak back onto that top line. Only time will tell which team will take the top spot, and there’s plenty of madness in store this season.

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Illini break 6 records but finish 12th at Big Tens Tens,� Novitsky said. “Gabbie earned her fi rst second swim at the championships and she handled it very well. I am very proud of her aggressiveness and willingness to take out her races strong and fight to the fi nish.� Heading into the weekend, Novistky expected her relay teams would break a few school records. Her team did not disappoint, as three relay squads set school records. The 200 medley relay team of Meng, Isabella Schamber, Lori Lynn and Megan Marchuk clocked in a time 1:41.90 and erased the record set in 2012. The 800 freestyle relay team of Courtney Pope, Stecker, Mary Beth Howard and Marchuk set the new school record at 7:18.82. The 400 medley relay team of Meng, Pope, Erica Lynn and Lori Lynn swam record-breaking time of 3:42.21. The Illini fi nished with 79 points, eight points behind 11th-place Michigan State. Minnesota won its third consecutive Big Ten title with 760 points. Indiana placed second with 649 points. The Big Tens marked the last full-team competition of the season for the Illini. Individual swimmers will now try to join Erica Lynn and Meng and qualify for the NCAA Championships. They will get an opportunity to qualify this Saturday at the Last Chance Meet at West Lafayette, Ind.

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The Illinois swimming team broke six school records and recorded two NCAA B standards as it fi nished in 12th place at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis. “The team as a whole competed strong with 38 total lifetime best times over the course of the championship,� head coach Sue Novitsky said. “As a team we were looking to move up in the standings, so we will go to work to keep improving.� Both senior Erica Lynn and junior Alison Meng recorded NCAA B qualifying times in their respective events, which could earn them invitations to the NCAA Championships in late March. Lynn recorded a time of 2 minutes, 14.38 seconds in the 200 breaststroke preliminaries. Meng fi nished 10th in the 100 back (53.94) and also broke the school’s record. Meng also wrote herself into the record books on the fi rst day of competition, breaking her own school record in the 50 back (25.02), which she set at last year’s championships. Gabbie Stecker continued to build upon an impressive freshman season, as she was the first to qualify for fi nal event for the Illini. Her preliminary time of 2:00.50 in the 200 butterfly broke the school record by over one second. She earned second swim opportunities in the 200 fly, 200 free and 500 free. “It was great to see Alison break out and score in her fi rst individual event of her career at Big

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