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Tradition Dairy was built by A.J. Bos near Warren, Ill., but never became operational. The barns were removed, the concrete broken up, and that facility is now covered in corn. Above is a picture of one of a leachate pond associated with the facility.

Study backs tougher farm restrictions Enviornment Illinois advocates for tightening waste regulation in Illinois BY AUSTIN KEATING ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Jim Francis owns a cow and calf farm in Jo Daviess County. It’s been in his family for more than 60 years, and he intends on passing the farm on to his son when he retires. He considers himself one of many farmers who practice “responsible husbandry that preserves our precious natural resources for the generations that follow.� One of the most important aspects of this to him is responsibly storing and applying waste to fields and not letting it get into Illinois waterways. That’s why in 2008, he and many other community members grew concerned over their possible new neighbor — a massive industrial dairy farm called Tradition Dairy, which would house about 14,000 cows. “They were talking about finding a home for 250 million gallons of manure,� he said. “That’s a whole lot different than saying

grandpa had 50 cows on his farm.� The waste management plans of the facility were brought into question and, after an investigation launched by the county, it was discovered that, if the facility had been built as it was planned, it would have resulted in a “little less than 80,000 gallons per day of manure seeping into our groundwater.� This is because the plans included lagoons, or clay-lined basins, and the landscape type of the area under a regulatory law for these facilities called for an above ground storage facility. Also, the waste storage facilities weren’t large enough to hold the amount of manure, so there would have been spills and overflows during rainfall. “As a member of the Illinois Farm Bureau, we just want to (foster) growth in the livestock industry in Illinois, but not at the expense of our fresh water supply,� Francis said. “We’re not supportive of irresponsible operators

at all.� The Illinois Attorney General reached a settlement with the company, and the facility was then deconstructed in 2010. But other large farms, an estimated 500 according to Illinois EPA, are in operation. And some of these are operating “irresponsibly,� said Lisa Nikodem, the campaign director at Environment Illinois. A study published by Environment Illinois on Feb. 20 advocates for tightening regulations for these facilities because, according to the Illinois EPA, more than 672 miles of streams and 25,000 acres of lakes in Illinois have been polluted by animal waste from factory farms through spills, run-offs and other environmental hazards. In addition to this, since 2002, the Illinois Attorney General’s office has brought legal cases against at least 80 factory farms for water pollution violations, according to the study. Mainly, Environment Illinois is aiming to support current proposed regulations by the Illinois Pollution Control Board. The rules were opened to public comment last year and closed on Jan. 31. Of the 1,900 comments the board

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In May 2011, the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers flooded due to a manual breach of the levees of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in southeastern Missouri. This is the aftermath that University civil engineering and geology researchers analyzed in their recently released study. This flood was induced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in order to prevent a much more treacherous outcome of extreme upstream and downstream flooding of the Mississippi River.

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Researchers given chance to compile unparalleled data The largest flood along the Mississippi in 84 years has given University researchers a chance to compile a data set that’s unparalleled in the fields of civil engineering and geology. In May 2011, the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers flooded due to a manual breach of the levees of the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in southeastern Missouri. In a Feb. 10 study published in the science journal “Environmental Science and Technology,� University researchers shared their fi ndings on the rare flood, and showed how people in that area can better prepare for floods. “This was a major opportunity to study a large flood, a flood like this hadn’t happened since 1927, so it was a once-in-a-generation flood,� said Praveen Kumar, the project director of the study and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University. “Also, we were able to get support from various funding agencies in order to measure various characteristics of the flood. That kind of a data set has never been collected before.�

received, 1,000 were from Environment Illinois members. “I’m optimistic the rules will stay intact, but they’re considering the comments and will propose the next set of rules sometime in the next few months,� Nikodem said. From there, they will go to the Joint Committee on Administration Rules and either get approved by December 2014 or struck down. Nikodem said one of the major points of the rules is a mandate for large farms to supply Illinois EPA with information. This includes details such as: who operates the facilities, how much livestock is kept and the kind of waste storage employed. “Most of the factory farms in Illinois aren’t permitted through the Illinois EPA, so the Illinois EPA doesn’t really know where they are, or how many livestock they have, or doesn’t know anything about their waste storage capacity,� she said. “It’s very hard to enforce them.� Currently when it comes to reporting spills, Illinois EPA doesn’t hear about them unless a

It was 8 a.m., and what began like any other day filled with classes and homework ended with the decision of a lifetime for two University students. Marissa and Laura Meli, both third-year students in the College of Law, were the first couple in line after the Champaign County Clerk’s decision to offer early marriage licenses to samesex couples, thus becoming the second county in Illinois to do so. “It’s really cool that things have progressed this much. I’ve kind of always felt like it would eventually come, but to actually have it be here and be now and be real and to have the license is really cool,� Laura said. On Friday, District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman ruled that same-sex couples in Cook County would not have to wait until June 1, the date originally set by Illinois legislators, to marry. The couple received their civil union license last February, but the ruling now allows them to go through the same process as straight couples. “Now you merge the line to the civil union line and the marriage line ... It was little things, but it was validating,� Marissa said. “It was the state saying, ‘Hey, in our eyes you have the same relationship as a straight couple getting married.’� Though the ruling did not have a clear effect on other Illinois counties, Gordy Hulten, Champaign County clerk, said same-sex couples across the state should not have to wait to marry. “After consulting with State’s Attorney Julia Rietz, I have come to the conclusion that the rationale of the case applies to all citizens of Illinois and that

Champaign County residents should have no fewer Constitutional rights than those in Cook County,� he said in a press release. Hulten added that given the ruling, refusing to offer marriage licenses to same-sex couples provided no benefit to the county and may potentially result in litigation at the taxpayer’s expense. Marissa said Champaign’s decision was unexpected despite the Cook County ruling. “In Champaign County, Gordy and Julia- and the rest of the staff there — no one was suing them, no one was bringing a case to them — they made that decision because they thought it was the

lized in the same flood. It was a giant test of the whole levee flood system,� said Allison Goodwell, graduate research assistant and lead author of the study. Data collection, as well as collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and different departments within the University, played a huge role in the research of the flood. Bruce Rhoads, a professor of geography and geographic information science, also contributed heavily to the study. As an expert on the effects of floods and erosion on floodplains, Rhoads said he “helped to frame the study theoretically within the context of past work on the effects of extreme floods on floodplains, including past floods along the Mississippi River.�

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On clear nights, the starry sky can be seen well while laying flat on the ground and admiring the view. But when the temperature is below zero and powdery snow cradles the head instead of green grass, the scene can be life-threateningly peaceful. At 1:53 a.m. on Feb. 12, the temperature was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit, with a windchill of minus 17.8 degrees and a wind speed of 6.9 mph, according to wunderground.com. At about that time, Jason Schwartz, sophomore in LAS and Media, was walking home with his friend, Anna Whelan. The campus was empty until they reached the corner of 3rd and Chalmers streets. There, they came upon a man passed out in the snow wearing nothing but a flannel and jeans, Schwartz said. He remembered the recent story he’d heard about the student who officials believe may have frozen to death near the Illinois State University campus, so he knew he had to do something so this man didn’t meet the same fate, Schwartz said.

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He could not tell how long he had been laying there, in snow angel position, but his face was red from exposure, and snow covered his hair, face and pant legs, he said. “I went over there and sort of woke him up and I was like ‘Hey, are you okay?’ and he didn’t really respond, he sort of muttered a few words,� Schwartz said. The man said he lived in the Theta Chi fraternity house, so Schwartz helped him off the ground and, with the help of Whelan, started walking him home. Schwartz said he figured the man was very drunk. When they got him to stand, he could barely

walk and Schwartz and Whelan supported him. As they walked, the man complained that his face felt numb but didn’t complain of any other injuries. When they reached Theta Chi, about a four minute walk, they opened the door to find no one was around, so they took the man upstairs and made sure he got to his room. Schwartz said the man thanked him a couple of times, saying, “You really didn’t have to do this.� He replied: “No, I really did.� In an earlier interview, Illinois

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right thing (to do),” she said. The couple imagined they were going to have to wait until June, like everyone else, but were proud that the county “went out of their way and purposefully made this decision.” Though they have not set a date yet, Laura said her mother is already planning for the big day, and the couple has 60 days to have a judge sign the license to validate the marriage. Champaign County’s decision Wednesday inspired the couple to take the plunge. “I said, ‘Let’s do that — this is where our friends are, we live here, we’ve been here for three years, most of the people we love are here, and those who aren’t can travel.’ It’s nice not to have to go two and a half hours out of your way to get married in a place that doesn’t mean as much to you,” Marissa said. It’s not yet clear whether other counties across the state will follow suit and begin to offer samesex marriage licenses prior to June 1.

facility reports it themselves, or a concerned citizen submits a complaint, Nikodem said. “The simple knowledge of where large (farms) are located in the State of Illinois is substandard when the potential for pollution by such large facilities is so much greater than that presented by smaller operations,” Francis said in a public comment to the board supporting the rule. Other proposed rules deal with application of manure on fields and were recommended by Illinois EPA, said Richard Breckenridge, policy advisor at Illinois EPA. This also includes restrictions on winter and pre-rainfall application of manure. “They are a good first step. ... We support the rules as they are and hope to see them finalized and implemented as they are, I think there is a lot of work to be done to get us to our long term goal where our waterways and our health are not threatened by factory farm pollution,” Nikodem said.

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State Climatologist Jim Angel said with such cold temperatures, a person could “get into serious trouble pretty quickly.” “You could start to get cold in a matter of minutes, especially if you are underdressed,” he said. “You can very easily get in a situation where you get hypothermia and your body temperature drops.” Eric Snodgrass, director of undergraduate studies for the department of atmospheric sciences said in an earlier interview that exposed skin at such cold temperatures can freeze in five minutes, possibly leading to frostbite and hypothermia. Along with the ISU student Schwartz remembered, a Southern Illinois University student was found dead in a wooded area this month. Police believe that a combination of low temperature and rough terrain may have prevented him from finding his way out, but an exact cause of death has yet to be determined. His body, covered by only jeans and a t-shirt, was found in the wooded area after he had been missing for a week. Tragedies such as these point toward the need for extra precautions during the winter months.

Alex Shadid, freshman in DGS and pace chairwoman of Gamma Phi Beta, said she wanted to raise awareness within her sorority about how to stay safe and warm during the extremely cold weather. “When you go out and drink, you feel very warm so people are like, ‘I don’t need my coat, I can just go to the bar, and it’s fine,’ but (drinking) actually drops your internal body temperature,” Shadid said. She also said she told her sorority sisters that exposed skin can become frostbitten quickly. Even though it is not popular, Shadid recommended them to take their coats when they go out at night. She said the girls seemed responsive and took the information to heart. After her presentation, she said some of the girls joked with her about not bringing their coats out, but they brought them, so she was glad she could make a difference. Anything could have happened that night, but Schwartz isn’t sure he saved the man’s life. He said he told friends of his adventure the next day, and they congratulated him and said that the man would have been in really big trouble without Schwartz’s help. But he isn’t so sure. Even the friend with him that night said they might have saved his life to which Schwartz respond-

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WASHINGTON — The chief of a federal agency tasked with improving the safety of crude oil shipments by rail declined Wednesday to give lawmakers a date for new tank car rules that railroads and safety officials have sought for years. Cynthia Quarterman, administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, also testified the tank car fixes weren’t “a silver bullet,” and were only “one piece of the mitigative puzzle” in making crude oil transportation safer. The rail industry petitioned the agency three years ago for a rule on tank cars, but the process didn’t begin until this past September and could take at least another year to finish. Lawmakers expressed their frustration at the delay and the uncertainty it creates. “Set a deadline,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. In addition to the safety of crude oil shipments on railroads, the hearing in the House of Representatives subcommittee that oversees railroads also examined recent commuter rail accidents and the problems the industry is facing meeting a December 2015 deadline to install a collision avoidance system. Federal regulators and industry officials told lawmakers that the railroad industry will not be able to meet

a December 2015 deadline to install the system, called Positive Train Control. Congress required the system in 2008 after 25 people died in a head-on collision between a commuter train and a freight train in southern California. The deaths of 47 people in Quebec last summer amplified years of warnings from the National Transportation Safety Board that general service tank cars were not well-suited to carry flammable materials because of their tendency to puncture in derailments. Quite simply,” testified NTSB member Robert Sumwalt, “their continued use poses an unacceptable public risk.” The head of the railroad industry’s principal advocacy group told lawmakers that rail companies agreed with the NTSB. The Association of American Railroads didn’t wait for regulators to make a move before requiring higher tank car standards on their own. “There is some concern and doubt as to whether we can move crude safely,” said Edward Hamberger, the group’s president and CEO. “The answer to that is ‘yes.’’’ However, the timing of those improvements coincided with dramatic growth in oil production in North Dakota’s Bakken region. “Five years ago, no one would have predicted it,” said Jack Gerard, the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute. But the lack of pipeline capacity put

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FLOOD Rhoads interpreted and identified the cause of erosion and deposition surrounding the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway during the flood that occurred in 2011. “Under climate change the frequency of such events could be different. Being prepared for such events is important, so by identifying the consequences associated with this flood analysis we can potentially predict all the measures that can be taken to mitigate all these kind of vulnerabilities,” said Kumar. Although the flood did cause erosion and damage to surrounding areas, its consequences will serve to better prepare communities for potential floods, Goodwell said. “We realized the importance of forested vegetation in the floodways as a possible mitigation measure,” she said. “Overall, I think the flood really demonstrated how levees in combination with other flood control measures are really useful in saving the valuable cities and areas.”

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Regulators decline to set date for rail tank car safety rules BY CURTIS TATE

ed, “Oh, I don’t know.” “I like to think someone else would’ve come along,” Schwartz said, “But, I mean, I’m glad I could help him out.” In retrospect, he said he could have stopped in and asked one of the other brothers for the name of the unknown man but he just wanted to get in and get out as soon as he knew he was safe. This isn’t the first time Schwartz has helped someone in their time of need. On a Friday night a few weeks before this incident, Schwartz said he was walking home at about 9 p.m. from studying. “I just saw this girl who asked if I knew where this place was, and she was like ‘Okay, can you take me there?’ and I said sure just because she was having trouble walking, so I just walked her to this place and I helped her find it,” he said. He said he doesn’t usually pick random people up off the street but “(I) help drunk people find their way home.” Inside the Theta Chi house, the unknown man can rest in his bed surrounded by insulated walls, knowing he is safe and sound thanks to the warm heart who brought him home and saved him from the cold.

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Joseph Szabo, Federal Railroad Administrator, testifies before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C.

much of the crude in trains, largely of the older, less-protected DOT-111A type tank cars. Hamberger said the industry favored that such “legacy” cars be phased out of crude oil transportation or be retrofitted with better safety protections. New cars, he said, should be built with thicker shells, thermal insulation, stronger housings for valves and outlets, and steel plates at the vulnerable heads — the ends of each car. For the most part, railroads don’t own the tank cars in which crude is shipped. But last week, BNSF Railway, the nation’s leading hauler of crude oil in trains, ordered 5,000 new, better protected tank cars. At an estimated $150,000 each, the railroad would need to spend $750 million on the order.

Cheers and hugs were instantly expressed from transgender student Stephanie Skora and several members of the Campus Union for Trans* Equality and Support after the Illinois Student Senate passed an executive order in support of adding gender confirmation surgery to student health insurance coverage. The order passed at Wednesday’s meeting with a vote of 19 to 7 with five abstentions. “Student insurance is not a required fee. Not every student is forced to pay for insurance,” Skora said during the meeting’s public comment. “If it came down to it, all of us would choose ($2.22) to save a life.” The University Board of Trustees will review the student insurance policy at its March 6 meeting. The plan was passed on by the Audit, Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee, but members said it would be sent with “reservations.” Student Trustee Mike Cunningham has previously expressed concern regarding the lack of time the administration has had to review the plan. Cunningham was invited to the meeting by Student Body President Damani Bolden, but he did not attend. “Michael Cunningham’s opinion doesn’t hold any weight on this floor,” said Brian Siegel, senior in Media and former Illini

Media employee. “He has barely come to discuss any issues with us. ... I don’t think his decision to vote ‘no’ has anything to do with the information he has before him, and it is just a political move.” Senator Nate Hesch, junior in Engineering, said he is proud of the University for having this conversation, as he doesn’t think other universities are talking about it. “It’s really hard for me to be in support of this, as we are approaching a 15 percent increase (in student health insurance fees),” Hesch said. “This seems like a huge leap in financial power, so it’s really hard to tag this on at the end.” Senator Tony Fiorentino, graduate student, said he understands students’ concerns about other services not being covered, such as optical and dental benefits. “If you have an issue that’s not covered, you should come forth and lobby the committee,” Fiorentino said. “If someone gets lung cancer from smoking, you may disagree with the fact that they were smoking, but you would still want them to get treatment.” Though senator Joshua Baaman, sophomore in LAS, said students should express their opinions through a referendum question, there is not enough time to submit a referendum question to the Campus Student Election Commission.

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Three student groups finalists for Student Start-Up award; winner to be announced Thursday BY ANGELICA LAVITO STAFF WRITER

Winners of the Innovation Celebration will be announced Thursday night at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation’s ninth annual Innovation Celebration will highlight entrepreneurship in the community and on campus. Individuals and organizations were nominated for one of the nine awards. The Student Start-Up award recognizes a student-formed company that demonstrates commitment to continuing success through entrepreneurial talent, creativity and energy, according to the Innovation Celebration’s website. Servabo, Miss Possible and KantWait are the three finalists for this year’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Student Start-Up award.

Servabo Nishana Ismail and Tim Deppen, graduate students in Engineering, developed a self-protection technology company which they named Servabo.

“It’s basically a personal security company, so what we’re trying to do is find innovative ways of accessing safety in this generation of iPhones and iPads and everything,” Ismail said. Ismail and Deppen are working on a service called Shadow that allows users to alert emergency contacts if their technological devices are stolen. “It’s like an electronic panic button,” Ismail said. “You have the button, which is simple, easy to use, discreet and all the ability and intellect comes from a mobile app.” The application will be free, and the device will cost between $20 and $25. They are finishing the last prototype and will test the service and begin a funding campaign this summer. The two were eating lunch at Flat Top Grill when Deppen asked Ismail what she would do if she could do anything. Ismail told him her about the idea, and Deppen began writing their plan down on a napkin. “He was like, ‘OK, write it down and let’s try doing it,’ and we started writing on a napkin,” Ismail

said. “You know, in Flat Top you get those big napkins and pencils and we were writing on that. From there, that’s how we got to this product.” Servabo won the Technology Entrepreneur Center’s Cozad New Venture Competition last year, which initially funded the project. For Ismail, being nominated for the Student Start-Up award less than a year after her and Deppen’s idea was developed is meaningful. “We started this thing in March of last year and now we’re nominated, that’s like a big deal for us,” Ismail said. “We are way too excited and very happy and thankful for this to happen.”

Miss Possible Janna Eaves, junior in Engineering, and Supriya Hobbs, senior in Engineering, are hoping to inspire girls to change the world with their Miss Possible dolls. “When you have girls growing up surrounded by Barbie and princess movies and women are sexualized all the time in TV, it’s hard to make the connection that I can go out and change the world too

because you just don’t go out and see women doing that around you,” Eaves said. Miss Possible, Inc. creates 10-year-old versions of inspirational women. They have not begun producing dolls yet, but their first doll will feature Marie Curie, who was a pioneer in radiation studies. Dolls will cost between $35 and $50. Once a doll is purchased, owners will receive an access code for the World of Possibilities. “With these dolls, girls can log onto the World of Possibilities, which is an online world and play logic games and solve puzzles,” Hobbs said. “All the while, it’s reinforcing the idea that they can have an impact on the world.” Eaves and Hobbs developed the idea for Miss Possible the night before applications for last year’s Cozad New Venture Competition were due. They decided to enter the competition at the last minute and made it to the finals. After the competition, they received student consulting services, legal services and software to help them pursue their project. Eaves and Hobbs are the youngest Student Start-Up nominees and

are excited for the opportunity. “I think part of this nomination is reinforcement to the fact that when you are selling something that people care about ... that people recognize us and are on board with us enough to nominate us for something like this, it feels good,” Eaves said.

KantWait KantWait is a grocery delivery service that allows users to place orders online and pick them up along one of the delivery routes. “Conceptually, it’s like a bus,” said Lei Jin, graduate student in Engineering. “We stop at the stores and then stop at the orders on the bus and go to other stops, or KantWait points. People nearby can go to the points and pick up their stuff.” Jin, first thought of the idea last year when he was riding an MTD bus. Someone left a package on the bus and told the driver his friend would pick it up. A few stops later, the friend boarded the bus and retrieved the package. “I said ‘Wow, this is brilliant,’” Jin said. “‘I know that we have pub-

lic transportation like a bus for human beings, what if I can create something for merchandise?’” Jin developed the idea last May and has since collaborated with Fangbo Tao and He Huang, graduate students in computer science, and Haoxun Dai, senior in computer science, to establish and grow the company. The team developed an application to create an inventory of stores that enables them to find products quickly and easily. If an item is out of stock, the shopper will notify the user and the user can choose a substitution item. Lin and his partners are in a stage where they will decide if they want to continue pursuing the project. They plan to seek investment and evaluate how they can grow. “I know that people think I’m too optimistic, but I know there are 100 ways we can be successful or there are 100 ways we can fail,” Lin said. “But for me, that’s the exciting part. We can take which ever path I want, I don’t care if it’s successful or failure.”

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EDI TORIAL Expanding MOOCs signal social integration, globalization

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nline courses are rapidly emerging within educational institutions across the country — and you don’t have to look much further than our University to see why. In fact, the number of classes taught completely online jumped from 1.4 percent to 5.3 percent over the last few years, according to Faye Lesht, head of the division of academic outreach at the Office of Online and Continuing Education. And part of that is thanks to the expansion of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. As tuition costs rise, increasing numbers of students are looking for more affordable, less traditional means of obtaining the knowledge and skill sets offered by the pricey four-year degree. Professors are looking for ways to maximize and integrate technology into their class structure, and administrators are seeking to reach out to as many students as possible — on and off campus. Essentially, the University wants to globalize its education by offering its online courses around the world for free, although they won’t count for credits toward a degree, yet. And while it may seem counterproductive to take a class without it counting toward anything, the integration of online education and materials into the traditional class structure may very well be the new frontier of higher education. Consider Compass, a website designed by CITES, which allows students to utilize an online platform to access grades, assignments exams readings and beyond. It’s now used by nearly every professor in every class at the University, emphasizing the significance of integrating multimedia aspects used online and in the classroom. Students want to take classes that expand their knowledge in a specific field so they can develop a particular skill set, but hey don’t want to take extraneous and irrelevant classes to get there. They want a University of Illinois-branded education, but without the University of Illinois price tag. And they want a high-quality education that can be accessible from anywhere, not just from being physically present at their respective university. But beyond attracting students without the financial means to pursue higher education, the MOOC expansion will strengthen the already salient online education and course infrastructure that exists for current University students. However, rather than having online courses replace or overshadow the traditional in-class, lecture-discussion course structure, we hope that MOOCs will simply supplement and enhance the classes we already have. Students want, as mentioned by assistant head of programs and services at the Office of Online and Continuing Education Adam Fein, to take aspects of MOOCs and carry them over to traditional courses, and vice versa. Traditional classes can borrow from MOOCs’ emphasis on multimedia material, while MOOCs can borrow from traditional classes’ emphasis on face-to-face interaction and discussion. Online education and traditional classes can coexist at our University — they can feed off one another, forming a strong integration between the traditional and online course. But more importantly, MOOCs can give students, both at this University and across the world, the chance for a new type of education. One that will bring the University of Illinois stamp beyond Champaign-Urbana — along with the accessibility and affordability today’s students want and deserve.

Getting over studying abroad is never really an option KATE CULLEN Opinions columnist

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his time last year, like many others students, I was studying abroad in London. It was a magical time full of traveling, sight seeing and Nutella filled crepes. Many describe the study abroad experience as the “semester long spring break,� and I don’t disagree with them because studying abroad is more about expanding your cultural horizons than it is about textbook education. Basically, it’s a lot of fun. So, as many of our peers have begun their adventures abroad this semester, it is safe to say that the upperclassmen who have also studied abroad are incredibly jealous. Even those who have not studied abroad are envious, as they sit and ponder the possibility of traveling abroad. Those currently studying abroad have not shied away from documenting and sharing their experiences thus far. See any Facebook newsfeed for evidence because I’m sure almost everyone knows someone who is currently studying abroad. The endless Instagram pictures of delicious food, the touristy shots in front of incredible monuments and the statuses about traveling to exotic places are leaving everyone in Champaign FOMO-ing hard. For those of you unaware of what FOMO is, it is an acronym that stands for “fear of missing out.� And sadly, everyone who is not currently abroad has come down with severe cases of FOMO.

For those of us who have already studied abroad, symptoms include, but are not limited to: frequently stalking your pictures from when you were abroad, bringing up your travel experiences in any and all conversations and overloading your friends who are currently abroad with advice about things to do. Those who have not studied abroad may also experience extreme feelings of regret, which include re-evaluating their decisionmaking abilities entirely. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you are officially FOMO-ing and living vicariously through your friends who were trying to get rid of you in the first place by going abroad. Congratulations. But don’t worry, you are not alone. There are many people suffering from the same predicament and your feelings about wishing you were still abroad are justified. If you are experiencing jealous sentiments, that means you fully enjoyed your time abroad and are aware of how incredibly lucky you are to have had the opportunity. If you aren’t already FOMO-ing, here are some reasons why you should feel immensely jealous of those currently studying abroad. First and foremost, the opportunities to travel at a cheaper rate than in the U.S. is a huge reason why many wish they were still abroad. Traveling throughout the different countries in Europe is similar to travelling between the states in the U.S., but you are able to experience a wider range of cultures, foods and people. Experiencing a different culture every weekend is something only studying abroad can give you because you have the ability to travel cheaply from country to country. Many who have studied abroad miss the ability to hop on a plane or a train and instantly be immersed in a new country and experi-

ence their culture. The next, and arguably the most important point, is the amazing food you have while traveling to different countries. Yes, there are times when you are forced to have a warm tuna sandwich while rushing to catch a flight, but as a whole, being abroad widens your food palette in the some of the best possible ways. There is gelato in Italy, paella in Spain, fish and chips in the U.K. and crepes in Paris. Nothing says fun like gaining ten pounds of deliciousness. Finally, many may miss studying abroad because it offers the opportunity to meet and learn from people of different cultures. Almost everyone who studies abroad lives or interacts with people from a country other than the U.S. on a regular basis — and that is a gift. Some of my most memorable moments from studying abroad were when my flatmates and I would discuss the differences between the U.K. and the U.S. These conversations prompted questions and interesting discussions, which enabled us to learn and understand each other better. Meeting interesting people of various cultures while studying abroad is a privilege that many enjoyed having. For those of you who are reminiscing hardcore about your time abroad, know that I, like many, are right there with you. Maybe we can start a support group where we can purge on talking about studying abroad — because I’m sure all of our friends are sick of hearing about it from us. And for those currently abroad, keep the pictures coming. We secretly love to hate you.

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

Students should aim to repeat “Ellenois� enthusiasm NICKI HALENZA Assistant opinions editor

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ell, I stand corrected in my comment from last week’s column about the Quad Cam’s unremarkable content, considering Monday was the most active day of use in its history. In fact, I sort of feel like the timing of my statement and the Monday that proceeded was karma saying, “Hey Nicki, you’re an idiot. Go home.� After Ellen DeGeneres’ Twitter account spewed multiple teasing tweets earlier this week about a “surprise� for the University, the campus immediately buzzed with excitement on Twitter and Facebook about Ellen potentially coming to our school in what trended as “Ellenois.� And like all things social media, the word spread like wildfire. When it comes to a rumor about a celebrity, despite schedule commitments, students make time in their day to feed their inkling of curiosity which we rarely, if ever, see. Ellen urged us all to be on the Quad at 3:00 p.m. on yet another cold and miserable Illinois day — and, of course, we were. Then just a couple hours before 3:00 p.m., with little warning or time to prepare, she said to come dressed as our favorite movie characters — and, of course, we did. The Quad swarmed in with minions, Harry Potters, Legos, Jokers, Elfs, Batmans, Doris, American hustlers, and even live pigs, among many other creative homemade outfits. Even those of us who aren’t terribly artistic willingly threw on our cheetah-print onesies and cheetah-print bathrobes in all our dignified glory and called ourselves the Cheetah Girls — and in that robe, I was feel-

ing SO Raven. With campus all aflutter, it dawned on me how infrequently we see hundreds and hundreds of students making the effort to join in on some collective University festivity. Granted, I know it’s not every day that a well-known celebrity tempts us all to the Quad with the promise of prizes. Yet even this time last year, students gathered in a similar, goofy fashion to film a University-version of the 2013 fad, the Harlem Shake, which was probably the most “wtf� Internet trend of the year. It sure did leave me wondering how and why so many students own such a strange assortment of props and costumes. Nevertheless, a large number of students took the time to partake in this amusing event and it probably had to do with the fact that this took place on the Quad, which provides a convenient location for most students. Even though the University’s events calendar is filled with a countless number of campus activities, we usually don’t see the entire student body getting into a huge frenzy over many of them. I think most of this is because not many of these events cater to the majority of students’ interests or take place in a central location, such as the Quad. While there are a plethora of great events that go on, chances are I’m not going to make the effort to get off my couch unless it’s free and located somewhere I can get to easily — which is a pretty understandable argument if you ask me. If the University held more widespread and themed-events on the Quad, I think we’d have a larger turnout with more chances to demonstrate how truly comical and innovative we are behind the stoic expressions we wear in class and tears we shed over exams. We like fun. We like excitement. We like opportunities to bust out old Halloween cos-

tumes and glittery Ragstock attire, and it would be awesome to see more events catered to promoting our oddities. Although clearly, getting people to willingly put forth creativity into silly and sometimes humiliating outfits takes some incentive. The pattern thus far seems to include the promise of being on camera for all of us narcissists and closeted aspiring super-stars. But, as I have found, most people are willing to do anything for a free T-shirt, Jimmy John’s sandwich or Chipotle gift card — because who doesn’t love an addition to their workout shirt collection and a carb-loaded 6-inch sub? We also can’t deny that we don’t constantly fantasize about running slow motion across a beach and into the arms of a Chipotle steak burrito with guacamole. Plus, what is more enjoyable than weaving through tight, penguin-like huddles of students only to move forward maybe five inches? Talk about fun (and a pretty good excuse for why you were late to your next class.) It may seem juvenile that we are motivated by convenience, giveaways and weird outfits, but at the same time, it shows how we like change from our monotonous schedules and million expenses we have for food, textbooks and rent. So despite the ruined shoes from the mudsnow mixture on the Quad and the overwhelming disappointment that we didn’t get to see Ellen DeGeneres in the flesh, Monday’s Quad event showed how students can be ready with energy, excitement and inventiveness at a moment’s notice. In other words, let’s see this happen more often (a.k.a. bring us more celebrities and opportunities to be on TV.)

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

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Foreign films offer unique perspective BY ALEXANDER VASSILIADIS STAFF WRITER

On Sunday, an average of 40.3 million Americans will gather around their television sets to view the Academy Awards, the biggest fi lm award spectacle in history. But as the ceremony goes on, many often tune out when the host announces the nominees in an arguably underrated category: Foreign Film. Michael Duong, foreign fi lm buff and freshman in Engineering, is not a typical Oscars viewer. Duong has a different practice when it comes to this American fi lm ceremony. He pays attention to international press feeds — mostly stemming from BBC news — on information about Oscar contenders because in his opinion, most Oscars news originating in the U.S. focuses around mostly American fi lms or actors. Among family and friends, Duong tends to be the most knowledgeable person in the room when it comes to the category of Best Foreign Film. In other words, Duong is the one in every 200 people that will go to an American theater to watch a foreign fi lm. In 1961, Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita,” the highest grossing foreign language fi lm of all time, earned $19.5 million in U.S. theaters, which amounts to $236 million in today’s dollars. In 2001, “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” earned $128 million while in the box office, about $190 million in adjusted dollars to reflect today’s economy. The foreign-language fi lms released in 2013 earned about $23.7 million all together in U.S. box offices. The issue being addressed is that of the dying consumption of foreign fi lm in the United States. “The fault doesn’t lie entirely in the American people,” said Robert Rushing, associate professor of Italian. Rushing specializes in 19th and 20th century Italian cinema and pop culture. He teaches Introduction to Italian Cinema almost every semester and has written multiple journal articles on cinema studies topics, ranging from Italian neorealism to Italian critics on the work of Charlie Chaplin. “We have a distribution system that doesn’t bring products from elsewhere, unless we are

really convinced that they will make a humongous amount of profit,” Rushing said. One of this year’s top contenders in the Best Foreign Film category, “La Grande Belezza (The Great Beauty)” by Paolo Sorrentino, has managed to earn a little over $2 million in gross ticket sales from U.S. screenings. The fi lm follows Jep Gambardella, an Italian writer and journalist, around the lavish lifestyle that characterizes the upper middle class of Rome; it centers around the deteriorating culture of Italians within the city, only to reveal the great beauty of art and poetry that lies beneath all the gritty superficiality of the people of Rome. This fi lm has received much praise from various critics around the U.S. and is often compared to Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita,” yet has only received 0.8 percent of the earnings Fellini received with his fi lm. “It’s mainly a problem, for many viewers, that (they) don’t even know (a fi lm) existed,” Rushing said. Duong, an avid viewer of foreign cinema, shared that he has seen “The Missing Picture,” this year’s Cambodian entry for the category of Best Foreign Film. A medley of narration, old news footage and clay figurine acting, this fi lm is Rithy Panh’s retelling of what happened in Cambodia after Pol Pot came to power in the 1960s. “By paying attention to the different developments in foreign cinema, American audiences are exposed to numerous cultural and even some historical issues all over the world,” Duong said. “Another reason ... is also to get in touch with one’s cultural roots... (Foreign) movies often reflect the humanistic values shared across nearly all cultures.” Although Hollywood produces quality movies for American cinema, the question that has not been answered is, in short, why should American communities care about foreign cinema? “We don’t benefit by having an isolationist perspective,” said Professor Lawrence Smith, visiting lecturer in the department of media and cinema studies. “We don’t benefit from having an attitude that has the standard of no language matters besides English. We don’t benefit by consuming the same things over

and over again.” The U.S. is a nation of immigrants, Smith said, so as a people of different heritages, good comes from hearing other languages in fi lm in terms of empathizing with ancestral cultures. Smith said he believes that while watching a foreign fi lm, the viewer expects to see something they have not already seen, and consequentially this experience tends to refresh the typical fi lm viewer. “I think there’s a good chance that you’ll see a kind of story that you don’t usually see. You’re going to get something outside of your usual diet,“ Smith said. Rushing brings a different perspective to the table. Even if the movie is in a different language, there are still qualities that allow any viewer to identify with the fi lm. “When a fi lm like ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ comes along, people, it turns out, will go and see a really gorgeous, really well made, totally emotionally engaging, two-and-ahalf-hour movie, even if its in Mandarin Chinese and subtitles,” Rushing said. Rushing said he believes the same goes for a movie like “La Grande Belezza.” When pointing out that most of the fi lm is music and dancing, Rushing identified these elements as cultural modes that people of all different nations can identify with and enjoy within cinema as entertainment. When made right, Rushing believes that a movie can appeal to any audience, no matter what language it is in. “The more non-linguistic it is, the more sound it has, the more that people who don’t necessarily speak the language of the fi lm can identify with foreign cinema,” Rushing said. Specialized theatres like Champaign’s Art Theater and Virginia Theatre allow small American communities such as Champaign-Urbana to become exposed to foreign cinema as they pursue the screenings of non-traditional and foreign fi lms. “When it comes to small Podunk-like towns, (ChampaignUrbana) is as good as it gets to the subjection of the public to foreign fi lms,” Rushing said.

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The month of February quickly leads into March, a transition that may not be significant to most people in their everyday lives. But to some, an important day is often missing: Feb. 29. Feb. 29 is the last day of the month on leap years, which happen every four years. Normally, the month ends on the 28th. According to History.com, leap years originated in 46 B.C. when Julius Caesar decided to add one day every four years to align the lunar and solar calendars. So what happens to people who are born on the leap day, Feb. 29? Melody Chiang, junior in LAS, does not know the answer. “I imagine they might celebrate their birthday in March,” she said. Imani Griffi n, freshman in Social Work, said she thinks she would feel down if she had a leap year birthday. “It depends on your culture or how significant birthdays are for you, but (on leap years) you could celebrate it in a big way,” Griffi n said. For Andrew Michael Young,

a 45-year-old man from Fenton, Mo., with a leap year birthday, the answer has always been a sense of humor. Young was born on Feb. 29, 1968 at 10 p.m., just missing the cutoff to have a normal birthday by two hours. Growing up, he decided to celebrate on Feb. 28 instead. “It seemed stupid to me to celebrate it in the month of March when that is not when I was born,” Young explained. Young said people think his leap year birthday is weird, often asking questions and making fun of it. He said he understands their confusion. “It’s weird how one day every four years has to be so different,” he said. It is rare to fi nd other people with leap year birthdays, but through his career with the criminal justice system, Young has met at least two other people who share this circumstance. In his life, Young has technically only had 11 birthdays so far, something he likes to bring up as a joke to adults as he grows older. He said the funniest occurrence was when he turned 21. Because it was not

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a leap year, he went out to celebrate on Feb. 28. Young was turned away at the bar because it was not technically his birthday. Luckily, he said he found a bar that understood his situation. Griffi n said that if she was in that position, she would have a really big celebration when her actual birthday came around. This has been the case for Young. On his 10th leap year and 40th birthday, his wife threw him a surprise party and invited family members from all over. It was the best time, Young said. Unfortunately, 2014 is not a leap year. The next time Young will be able to celebrate his birthday will be in 2016. In the meantime, Young will continue to explain this unique aspect of his life lightheartedly, with a one-liner that he said is a fun way to talk about a confusing subject: “Sometimes somebody really special comes into the world, and God has them born on the 29th to designate that they are special.”

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his will be a year to remember in fi lm history, but nothing nominated for an Academy Award this year is likely to be as memorable or influential as “Citizen Kane,� the 1941 fi lm that many critics dub “the greatest fi lm of all time.� Both “Gravity� and “American Hustle� walked out of nomination day in January with a whopping 10 nods each (though the record is 13), but I think “Gravity� will take home the most this year. Nine nominations went to “12 Years a Slave,� but I see it walking away with only one or two. In a major upset, it may not win at all if “Gravity� wins Best Picture, Jennifer Lawrence wins for Best Supporting Actress and if it loses out in the “Adapted Screenplay� category. The Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 2, beginning the Red Carpet event at 6 p.m. CST. If you haven’t yet, cast your ballot at readbuzz.com/academyawards. After seeing every nominated fi lm except the shorts, documentaries and foreign fi lms, here are my picks for this year’s Academy Awards:

BEST PICTURE This is a very tough call this year. “American Hustle,� “12 Years a Slave� and “Gravity� have come out as strong frontrunners. This year, the Producers Guild Awards awarded a historical tie. If history proves to be a good predictor for the future, then “12 Years a Slave� has a good shot at winning the top prize. Part of me, though, is rooting for the Academy to go with the larger-than-life “Gravity.� AMERICAN HUSTLE CAPTAIN PHILLIPS DALLAS BUYERS CLUB GRAVITY HER NEBRASKA PHILOMENA 12 YEARS A SLAVE THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE This is the category to watch because, other than the Best Picture race, this is the closest race. Lupita Nyong’o’s performance is exactly the kind of thing the Academy looks for (breakout role, deeply emotional and painful performance that’s raw through and through, etc., etc.), but Jennifer Lawrence also nailed her role. JLaw, though, just won for best actress last year. It’s not a stretch to think it could happen again — only five other actors in Oscars history have won back-to-back — because she’s a force to reckon with in Hollywood. If she wants it, Lawrence has a long career ahead of her. LUPITA NYONG’O (12 Years a Slave) JENNIFER LAWRENCE (American Hustle) JUNE SQUIBB (Nebraska) JULIA ROBERTS (August: Osage County) SALLY HAWKINS (Blue Jasmine)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE There isn’t a single weak performance in this category by any stretch of the mind (all of the nominees have at least one Academy Award for acting), While Meryl is still queen, I am betting on Blanchett. She cannot be stopped.

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “Her� was my favorite this year, and it’s one that will have a lasting impact for years to come because either it perfectly captured the future or missed it entirely. That would make it fit for a Best Picture win, but the truly great films, such as “Her� or “Dead Poets Society� (1989), find the best representation in the writing categories. This year will be no exception. AMERICAN HUSTLE (Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell) BLUE JASMINE (Woody Allen) DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack) HER (Spike Jonze) NEBRASKA (Bob Nelson)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Even though one of Tom Hanks’ best performances of his career in “Captain Phillips� was shut out of this tight race, I’d be happy with a win for any of these actors. BRUCE DERN (Nebraska) CHIWETEL EJIOFOR (12 Years a Slave) CHRISTIAN BALE (American Hustle) LEONARDO DICAPRIO (The Wolf of Wall Street) MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY (Dallas Buyers Club)

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Alfonso CuarĂłn’s tour de force cannot lose this. The Directors Guild gave him the top prize for this imaginative and extraordinary work not too long ago, and “Gravityâ€? will be the reason Netflix won’t close down brick-and-mortar cinemas for a long while.

For me, this one was a bit tough. “Captain Phillips� was gripping from the very beginning (not an easy feat), and several of the films that won in this category over the last decade shared similar traits. But “12 Years a Slave� exhibited a certain je ne sais quoi that I’ve never seen in a film about the always heavy topic of slavery. BEFORE MIDNIGHT (Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke) CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (Billy Ray) PHILOMENA (Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope) 12 YEARS A SLAVE (John Ridley) THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (Terence Winter)

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The Academy has given the LGBT community some nods in the last couple of years (“Black Swan,� “The Kids Are All Right,� “Dallas Buyers Club�), and, this year, it will get another nod. Even if Leto’s comments at the Golden Globes weren’t the most sensitive to the LGBT community, his character in “Dallas� was. BARKHAD ABDI (Captain Phillips) BRADLEY COOPER (American Hustle) MICHAEL FASSBENDER (12 Years a Slave) JARED LETO (Dallas Buyers Club) JONAH HILL (The Wolf of Wall Street)

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ayvonte Rice had all the makings of becoming the go-to player of the Illinois men’s basketball team. He by far and away led the team in scoring during the nonconference slate and was actually relied upon too often at times. Those days are done. The brilliance of Kendrick Nunn, along with the rest of the team’s sharpshooting, helped lift Illinois over Nebraska 60-49 Wednesday. In the process, Nunn has all but solidified himself as the go-to player of this team. “Kendrick made some shots again, which was big for us,� head coach John Groce said. That’s an understatement. Yes, he’s only a freshman and entered this game averaging just 5.4 points per game, but the kid can flat out score. For a team in desperate need of a scoring punch, Nunn has become the focal point of Illinois’ offense and has done so with bravado. “I think I bring a lot of energy and toughness to the floor, on both sides, and just bring swagger to the team,� Nunn said. “That’s what I feel like my role is.� Nunn has transformed throughout the season, first coming off the bench, then serving as merely a spot-up shooter. Against Nebraska, the freshman showed that he’s more fit to be a lead ballhandler. Nunn led Illinois with 13 points on an efficient 4-for-6 from the field. The lefty was featured in far more pick-and-rolls and isolations, looking more confident than he has all season. Nunn honestly didn’t shoot it enough. He followed up his five 3-pointer performance

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Illinois Kendrick Nunn protects the ball during the game against Nebraska at State Farm Center on Feb. 26. The Illini won 60-49.

Freshmen lead Illini to 60-49 win BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

On Wednesday night, freshmen Kendrick Nunn and Malcolm Hill showed the fans at State Farm Center that the future is bright for Illinois basketball. Nunn and Hill led the way to a 60-49 win over Nebraska by scoring 13 and 10 points, respectively. Nunn shot 4-for-6 and 3-for-4 beyond the arc, while Hill was an efficient 2-for-3, including 2-for-2 on 3-pointers and 4-for-4 on free throws. The two freshmen starters also held their own in a strong defensive effort by the Illini. Illinois committed just 11 fouls, while limiting the Huskers to 23 percent shooting on 3-pointers and forcing 15 turnovers. “Hill’s a good player,� Nebraska head coach Tim Miles said. “Nunn’s an emerging star.�

Nunn said he feels responsible for bringing personality to the court, in addition to his offensive and defensive efforts. “I bring a lot of energy and toughness,� Nunn said. “Bringing swagger to the team, that’s my role.� Junior Rayvonte Rice was the only other Illini in double figures, but his defensive effort was even more noteworthy, as he grabbed nine rebounds and four steals. In their second-to-last home game of their career, Illinois’ seniors had one of their strongest games of Big Ten play after struggling for much of the conference slate. Joseph Bertrand had six points, after scoring seven in the last four, and he held Terran Petteway, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, to an inefficient 13 points on 5-for-18 shooting. Jon Ekey had eight points, six rebounds and three steals in 20 minutes.

“Ekey and Bertrand, off the bench collectively played their best game coming off in that role,� Groce said. Although junior Tracy Abrams had just one point, Groce said he was proud of his point guard for having five assists and zero turnovers. The Illini also got solid efforts from the other three freshmen off the bench. “We’ve said all along that this is a team that needs everybody,� Groce said. “(Wednesday),we had everybody contribute and the result of that was a really complete game and a win.� Ekey said the team isn’t playing any differently, the shots are just falling. “It’s just one of those things. When shots are going in, it looks like we’re going together,� Ekey said. “It’s been like that all year.� Illinois’ offensive effort wasn’t particularly strong; the Illini shot 19-for-51 on 37.3

percent shooting. But Illinois’ 51 field goals and 19 free throws belittled Nebraska’s 45 shots and seven free throw attempts. Illinois was able to convert 11 offensive rebounds into 16 points and turn 15 Nebraska turnovers into 24 points. “We weren’t even close because the amount of shots,� Miles said. With its first home win in 53 games, Illinois (16-12, 5-10 Big Ten) climbed out of last place, while Nebraska (16-11, 8-7) had its five-game winning streak snapped and its NCAA tournament chances damaged. The Huskers, who are sitting squarely on the bubble, have three games remaining: home against Northwestern, away at Indiana and home against Wisconsin.

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

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Illinois' David Kerian prepares to swing during Illinois win against Oakland at Illinois Field on March 30.

First baseman David Kerian adapts to role in leadership by being vocal, confident BY J.J. WILSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Playing first base once made David Kerian nervous. The first ball thrown to him last season made his heart race. He had only played shortstop, never fi rst base. And replacing veteran Jordan Parr when he shifted to left field made his new position strenuous. He wasn’t even sure he could catch the ball every time. Now, Kerian’s more concerned with leading an Illinois baseball team that lost five position players in the offseason and only returns two seniors. “He’s very soft spoken,� associate head coach Eric Snider said. “So you think he’s a softer kid, but he comes out and competes. I’d like to see him just a little bit more vocal.� And Kerian agrees, which is why he admires fellow junior Will Krug. While he said he and Krug both lead by example, he often lacks conviction in his voice when helping younger players learn the college game. Speaking up wasn’t hard for him when the fi rst base slot opened up, though. He came equipped with the athleticism, arm strength and speed necessary to man first, and his desire to play every day earned him the role, Snider said. “He did all right,� Snider said. “We started him out real simple. Just catch the baseball.� Learning mostly required repetition. First base records

about twice as many putouts as any other position, which Kerian likes. Parr taught him technique, from footwork to fielding ground balls. But Parr’s confidence is what rubbed off most on Kerian through his 50 starts last season. In 2013, Kerian filed 489 putouts, 20 assists and a .990 fielding percentage in 514 chances while only committing five errors — the fewest in the Big Ten and two fewer than Parr the year before. He also turned 43 doubles plays, which helped rank Illinois 29th in the nation for double plays per game (.98.) His confidence helped Kerian hit .313 with a home run, 39 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and a .390 on-base percentage, which earned him a first-team All-Big Ten selection. The quality play of his teammates is what Kerian said made last season manageable, though. He credits veterans Thomas Lindauer at shortstop and Brandon Hohl on third base with making sure crisp, accurate balls came his way. And when he made a mistake, he fixed it. “He’s very coachable,� head coach Dan Hartleb said. “You tell him one thing, and within 15 or 20 minutes, he’s made that adjustment.� Kerian’s worries about catching the ball have since faded. He rarely frets about making the right play, either, but the leadership role still stumps him at times.

“Great leaders go out and lead regardless, and that’s something you have to learn,� Hartleb said. “And he’s making a lot of progress in that.� When leading gets challenging, Kerian turns to his father, Steve, who originally inspired him to play baseball. His dad’s advice on communicating with a team comes from his years of playing fastpitch softball on multiple ASA national championship teams — years that consist of some of Kerian’s fi rst memories. Kerian also relies on the opinion of his older brother, Jeff, who played outfield for Lindsey Wilson College. But he knows family can only help so much before it fall on him to do for himself. And he feels he is doing a good job, too. Kerian makes a point of talking to younger players in practice, as Parr did with him last season. On the field, he makes his throws strong and precise to help his teammates the way he was helped. But above all, he wears confidence at first base and lets it rub off on whoever needs it. “I have confidence in myself that I’ll be able to make the play,� he said. “I’m just hoping that if I have to rely on somebody else, they’ll get their job done, which about every time they do.�

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

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Illini softball prepares for West Coast trip BY MICHAL DWOJAK STAFF WRITER

Illinois softball will maintain the same mindset that has led the team to an 11-3 record as the team travels to California for the weekend. The Illini will compete against Oregon State, Utah Valley, Nevada, Cal State Fullerton and No. 5 UCLA over a span of three days. They will travel to the Los Angeles metropolitan area to compete in Long Beach, Fullerton and Longwood. “We want to play aggressive softball,” head coach Terri Sullivan said. “We want to continue to see how our role players can win us ball games.” With travel days on both Monday and

Thursday, the team has only two days to practice and work on details. The theme of these practices is a blend of repetition, execution and evaluating the things that were learned from the previous weekend. The pitching staff had another strong weekend against competition in Texas and is looking to continue that success. The Illini have a 1.94 ERA, which is the third best in the Big Ten. Pitchers are working on pinpointing their pitches as well as working on drop balls. The defense is also looking to continue their early season success. The Illini lead the Big Ten in assists and fielding double plays, while they are second

with a fielding percentage of .975. With this success, there is still more room for improvement. The infield has worked on communication, catching every ball that is hit and making routine plays, as well as being quick with the ball on transfers. The team attributes its early season success to the basic game plan and that is what they will stick to. The most important strategies for the team are to make routine plays on defense, to be aggressive on offense, and to have pitchers throw strikes. “It’s amazing how simple the game can be when you do each of those things all at one time,” Sullivan said. Two of the three Illini losses have

been lost late in the game by one run. The team wants to make sure to stay mentally tough during those moments and come up on top. To overcome these moments, the team knows that offensive clutch hitting is what makes the difference, as well as making the routine plays. The Illini should have a tough opponent in No. 5 UCLA. The 11-0 Bruins had an impressive weekend as they beat No. 12 Nebraska, No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 18 Missouri. The Illini lost to No. 3 Tennessee, the only ranked team they’ve played this season, 10-0. The team is looking forward to the opportunity to face off against another

ranked opponent. They will use all three strategies; this is what the team did early on, which led to the early season success. It is the identity the team has chosen and one that has led to success. “The camaraderie that we have is something incomparable to others,” sophomore Allie Bauch said. “We’re all on the same page; we all have the same goals. I think we all work well together. Early on we attacked and we were aggressive, and that’s what’s put us ahead of others.”

Michal can be reached at dwojak2@dailyillini.com and @bennythebull94.

Gymnastics ready for challenge at Oklahoma meet BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s gymnastics team will have a lot of work to do against No. 2 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., on Friday. Oklahoma has displayed their talent this season with an average score of 197.411. The Sooners have also posted the highest team total of all NCAA womens teams with a 198.175. In fact, their lowest score on the year was a 196.675, which came during an away meet where the scores are usually in favor of the home team. Illinois has only scored above that once this season. Despite that, this dual-meet is one the Illini are looking forward to. “It’s always a great opportunity when we compete against the top teams in the country, so we’re excited to go to Norman,” head coach Landrus said. “It’s going to be a great environment and a great atmosphere, and we’re up to the challenge.” The Illini recently achieved a new season high on the balance beam, an event where they are ranked No. 9 nationally. It’s an event Illinois has come to be known for this season; however, it’s also one Oklahoma receives recognition for, as the Sooners are ranked No. 2. While both them excel on beam, all Illinois can do is go out and focus on themselves. “Our performance is very independent on how Oklahoma does,” Landrus said. “Although they’re a great beam team, we’re just going to go in and do what we do every day and not worry about them.” It’s this kind of mindset that Illinois must have to perform well, but they also need to improve upon their last performance to continue their progress. Illinois’ last meet, a home tri-meet against Central Michigan and Ohio State, resulted in a new season high score, 196.775. This came off the latter end of a double-header weekend, so the Illini were able to correct their mistakes and succeed despite the extra work. This also led to a two-day practice week for the team; however, it’s more of a much needed rest rather than a break in their rhythm. “It gives us a little break on our bodies,” junior Kelsi Eberly said of the twoday practice week. “Last weekend was hard ... so I think it’s helpful. We just really have to take advantage of the quality over quantity kind of thing this week.”

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Illinois’ Kelsi Eberly finishes her floor routine during the meet aginast Ohio State and Central Michigan at Huff Hall on Sunday. The Illini finished first with a score of 196.775, the only time yet this season that they have scored above Oklahoma’s lowest score, 196.675. Illinois will face the Sooners on Friday in Oklahoma. The Illini also hope to use the bigger crowd to their advantage. Oklahoma holds gymnastics meets at the Lloyd Noble Center. The combination of stadium seating and the large audience of fans Oklahoma typically receives offers a different environment than Huff Hall would. “They’re not our fans, but we can

make them our fans,” Eberly said. “It’s exciting. We all kind of like to show off our skills and show off what we can do, so it’s nice to have a really big crowd. A lot of people will be really excited about it.” For Illinois, its rising status is something to be excited about. In the past five seasons, the Illini have gone

to the NCAA Championships three times. The last Illinois team to go was last year’s group, and there’s a chance for the current squad to make it there again. It’s given the gymnasts motivation to go out and compete. Oklahoma is a challenge for them, but there’s no reason for Illinois to not steal a win.

“We’re a team on the rise, and we’re doing awesome this year,” Eberly said. “So I think we just have to keep that confidence up and go in there acting like it’s our turf.”

Ashley can be reached at wijangc2@dailyillini.com and @wijangco12.

Men’s golf performs at Jock Jams, travels to USF Invitational BY DAN BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER

Every year, Illinois student athletes put their non-sports-related talents on display in the talent show formatted Jock Jams competition at Huff Hall. Although most teams perform dances, raps, or made up skits, the golf team decided to try out something different this year. Although most wouldn’t dream of seeing collegiate golfers take the runway to perform a rendition of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, but the Jock Jams competition is capable of anything, and that’s what the Illinois men’s golf team decided to

perform Tuesday. Although the team placed third for its efforts, the golf team fashion show was entertaining, to say the least. All seven golfers participated in the event, showing off not only their farmers-tanned skin, but their feminine outfits that ranged from tight booty-shorts to tank-tops to Victoria’s Secret’s famous “angel wings.” “We just wanted to put on a show for the audience,” Sophomore Charlie Danielson said. “We’re all competitors, and we hate to lose. Our whole team has that mindset with whatever we do.” Although Jock Jams is only a talent

show that raises money for charities, the effort and preparation displayed by the Illinois men’s golf team was impressive. The competitive mindset is the mentality that head coach Mike Small wants all of his golfers to attain. “We compete at everything we do,” Small said. “If they’re going to go dress up as women, then go dress up as women better than anybody.” Although his golfers will not be dressing up as women this upcoming weekend at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Tampa, Fla., this is the mentality his team will carry with it while competing in the three-day USF Invitational Tournament starting

Sunday. “In every little thing you do in life, you want to do it to the best of your ability,” jnior Brian Campbell said. “It’s a good habit to build and becomes almost automatic.” The 17-team event will showcase some of the top talent in the country. The No. 6-ranked Illini are the highest ranked team in the field, but No. 19 Florida State, No. 24 Auburn and No. 28 South Florida will also be competing in the event, along with Big Ten foes Ohio State, Wisconsin and Purdue. Although many of these teams have the ability to practice outside year-

round, the Illini are at a disadvantage because of the cold weather in Champaign. “It is a disadvantage in a warmweather sport, but we don’t talk about it or make a big deal out of it,” Small said. “It is the same disadvantage of last year when we finished second in the country. We play with the conditions we have.” The Illini will not have to worry about cold-weather conditions this weekend in Tampa.

Dan can be reached at daberns2@ dailyillini.com and @yaboybernie11.

Busch Stadium key for great Illinois-Mizzou baseball rivalry ALEX ROUX Illini columnist

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ports are enhanced by great rivalries. Almost every team in every sport has a rival. Rivalries can be born from tradition, geographic location or just plain hatred of another city, school or team. Sometimes it’s a combination of those factors. No matter the reason, teams have their rivalry games marked on the calendar before the season begins. If you conducted a survey of the Illinois fan base, two or three Big Ten schools would stand out as teams Illini fans consider rivals. Indiana. Northwestern. Maybe Iowa. But with matchups guaranteed nearly every year because of conference play, the product can become diluted. If you polled the same Illini fans on our most hated nonconference rival, I believe the answer would be nearly unanimous: the Missouri Tigers. The Illinois-Mizzou rivalry has all the ingredients necessary to keep it heated nearly every year. The states border each other. A three-decade long basketball series that has kept fans of both schools sharing a mutual contempt. And a major metropolitan area (St. Louis) located almost directly in the

middle of the two campuses, which makes for a perfect location to hold neutral site games in multiple sports. The Illini and Mizzou basketball teams have played every year in St. Louis since 1980 in the annual Braggin’ Rights game. The schools’ football teams have played several “Arch Rivalry” games in St. Louis as well. In 2010, Illinois and Missouri baseball joined in, starting an annual baseball Braggin’ Rights series that has been held at Busch Stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals. The baseball series was set to lose some of its luster this year, with the Braggin’ Rights game scheduled to be played in Sauget, Ill., instead of Busch Stadium due to scheduling issues. Sure, the bases would still be 90 feet apart, but Sauget isn’t exactly Busch Stadium. Fortunately, the Illini received word Tuesday that the series had been moved back to Busch after the Illini, Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals found a mutual opening in their schedules, on April 2, for the game to be played. Keeping the game at Busch Stadium is a huge boost for a Braggin’ Rights series in its fourth year (the 2011 game was rained out). A majorleague ballpark offers a much better fan and player experience and adds a special aura to a regular-season game. Mizzou won the first two matchups since 2010, while the Illini picked up their first Braggin’ Rights

Illinois warms up before the baseball game against Missouri at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on April 7, 2010. win in 2013 with a 6-2 victory, making the series competitive. Good baseball can only keep the series going for so long; a unique venue can make it special. The Illini-Mizzou baseball rivalry isn’t on the same level as the basketball one, but playing in Busch Stadium will help

it develop. College baseball will never be as popular as college basketball, and the diamond version of the Braggin’ Rights series will never reach the heights of the one on the hardwood, but a special venue like Busch can elevate the series from “just

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another game” to a hyped-up event, and that’s what every good rivalry needs.

Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @aroux94.

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Illini basketball searches for win BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

When the Illinois women’s basketball team takes on Nebraska on Thursday, it will be a matchup of two teams going in completely different directions. The Illini (9-18, 2-12 Big Ten) have dropped their past eight games, while the No. 16 Cornhuskers (21-5, 11-3) have won each of their last eight games, including a 20-point shellacking of No. 8 Penn State on Tuesday. Against the Nittany Lions, the Cornhuskers drilled 16 3-pointers on 72.7 percent shooting to come away with the 94-74 victory. Blowouts have been the norm for Nebraska, as it leads the conference this season with a positive scoring margin per game of 13.4 points. “They’re a really good basketball team, a top-20 team,� head coach Matt Bollant said. “They’re really skilled, about as skilled as any team out there.� Nebraska is led by senior Jordan Hooper, who is single-handedly rewriting the Cornhusker’s record book. Hooper is first alltime in school history in 3-pointers made and ranks second in both points and rebounds. This season, Hooper is averaging 20.1 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per contest, both third-best in the conference. “She’s a really good player with an inside and out game,� senior guard Amber Moore said. “We just have to limit her touches. She’s going to score, we’re not

going to shut her down, but if we limit her touches, we’ll have a better chance of winning.� The last time these two played was Jan. 12 at State Farm Center, Nebraska controlled the game in a 75-56 victory. The Illini simply didn’t make enough shots to win the game, shooting a dismal 2-for27 from the 3-point line and 34.9 percent overall. “We need to get touches in the short corner and high post,� Bollant said. “And maybe not rely so much on the three.� One key the Illini will need to improve on from its last matchup with the Cornhuskers is controlling the front court. Nebraska got 22 points and nine rebounds out of Hooper and a 19 point, 10 rebound effort from forward Emily Cady. To stop Nebraska’s front court, the Illini will be looking for forward Nia Oden to build off of her career performance against Indiana. The junior posted a careerhigh 10 points and eight rebounds, and Bollant said he wouldn’t hesitate to give her more playing time. Bollant has been searching for answers to attempt to end an eight-game losing skid, but so far nothing has been able to put the Illini over the top. All players still on the roster have started at least five games for Illinois and Bollant admitted it is frustrating to be on this type of losing streak. “It certainly is frustrating to lose eight in a row, but they’re handling it well,� Bollant said. “They’ve come ready to practice

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Illinois' Amber Moore goes for a layup during the game against Michigan at State Farm Center in Champaign on Feb. 16. The Illini hope to break their eight-game losing streak on Thursday when they play Nebraska. and our staff is really trying to stay positive and focus on the right things, but certainly there is frustration when you’re not playing as well as you would hope for.�

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

Illini men’s tennis set for Big Ten opener in Evanston BY BRETT LERNER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Illinois' Farris Gosea hits the ball during the match against No. 8 Texas at Atkins Tennis Center on Feb. 9. The Illini won 4-3.

After two weeks without competition, the No. 14 Illinois men’s tennis team is ready to get back in action. Illinois will travel to Evanston, Ill., to take on in-state rival Northwestern on Sunday. Illinois’ last competed in Houston, where the Illini battled with No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 19 Pepperdine. The result of the weekend was a 1-2 record, with a 4-0 sweep of Pepperdine sandwiched between close losses to Oklahoma (4-3) and Texas A&M (4-2). Head coach Brad Dancer said he was pleased with how the team responded against Pepperdine, but was disappointed in the tough losses in the other two matches. “We let one slip away against Oklahoma, we really had a good opportunity there,� Dancer said. Dancer and his squad have had two weeks to get over the losses to Oklahoma and A&M, and have been working hard in practice to improve. He said

practice is very individualfocused, especially during the week leading up to a match. “It’s different for each guy, some guys need a day off, and (we) will have some do extra fitness work,� Dancer said. “The only thing you can really focus on is yourself,� junior Farris Gosea added. “I’m looking to hit more forehands, just making that a big weapon.� Although a sport like tennis does focus much of its attention on the individual, one thing Illinois needs to work on is its performance in the doubles portion of matches. Dancer has made many early-season changes to his pairings already, trying to fi nd the groups that work most consistently. The Illini have also been working on preparing for the Wildcats, Illinois’ opponent this weekend. Northwestern has played well to start the season, compiling a 10-4 record in the process. Sunday’s match will be the fi rst conference event for both teams. The Wildcats won’t be able to put all of their focus for this

weekend on the visiting Illini though, as they will fi rst travel to Louisville to take on the Cardinals on Friday. Northwestern will then fl ip right back around to take on Illinois, with just 48 hours between the starting times of the two matches. The Illini and Wildcats have had two common nonconference opponents this season in Notre Dame and Oklahoma. Both teams handled Northwestern very easily, while Illinois took down Notre Dame 5-2, and had a close defeat to Oklahoma. The common opponents could say a lot but anything can happen in Big Ten play; especially with both of these teams expecting to fi nish toward the top of the conference. “I’m excited going into Big Ten play but I feel like it’s the same as any other match, you know, you take it the same,� said Gosea. “We’re looking hopefully to start up really good in the Big Ten season.�

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Top weight thrower Davis Fraker eager to finish indoor season strong BY CHRIS KENNEDY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Davis Fraker threw 20.67 meters in the weight throw at last year’s indoor Big Ten Championships. That same distance would have been good for eighth place in the nation if he had qualified for nationals a few weeks later. That’s how deep the Big Ten is in the weight throw. “It’s unbelievable,� Fraker said of the level of competition. He is the Illini’s top weight thrower, and currently No. 25 in the country. Fraker calls the Big Ten the best conference ever for weight throw. Looking at the stats, it’s hard to disagree with him. The top four weight throwers in the country, plus three more in the top 30, all compete for Big Ten teams. And all of these top-ranked throwers will come together this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Geneva, Ohio, for what Fraker bets will be “the strongest conference

meet ever.� The weight throw is an event exclusive to indoor track and it is unlike any other throwing event. “It’s probably the (most innate) thing you would ever think of,� Fraker said. The weight being thrown is a 35 pound ball with a handle attached. Throwing it looks similar to a hammer throw. “In most other throwing events, you want to try and leave the implement behind you and create a stretch with your body to propel the implement,� Fraker said. “In the weight throw, you don’t want to do that at all... you’re trying to create a long radius with speed on the ball by pushing it.� As with any throwing event, the goal is to throw it the farthest distance. Big Ten throwers throw it farther than almost anyone else. The conference dominates the event. At last year’s indoor national meet, five of the top ten weight

throwers were from the Big Ten. This season is poised to be even better than last year though, as Big Ten members hold the top four overall spots in the national rankings. Wisconsin’s Michael Lihrman currently has the best mark in the country this season at 24.27 meters. He has already broken the national record this season, and also has the world’s best throw of 2014. The weight throw prowess isn’t historical, according to Fraker. It’s been a more recent development over the last few years. Fraker couldn’t really put a finger on why the Big Ten is so strong in the event. One of his theories is that every school in the Big Ten competes indoors, while others don’t train indoors and some schools don’t even train for the event. For Fraker, competing in the best conference in the country has two sides. On one hand, it makes for exciting competitions.

“I know everyone’s going to come and compete at their best,� said Fraker, “I know it’s going to be a good meet. I like meets that have a lot of energy and a lot of good throwers in them.� But it has its drawbacks as well. Fraker feels he has been throwing well this season and would be able to place much higher in a different conference. While Fraker is currently No. 25 in the country, he’s currently sixth in the Big Ten. Fraker goes into the indoor conference championships with much more confidence than previous years. He has improved his technique and matured mentally. Even more importantly, he has had more training to prepare than in past seasons. “A lot of my other years, I’ve dealt with sickness and injuries,� Fraker said. “Last year I really had only practiced for a few weeks before conference, so I was going in a little rusty.�

Fraker said he feels the uninterrupted training will aid him in this year’s meet. The biggest change from last year though, is the experience Fraker now carries as an upperclassman. One of the most important things he has learned about the Big Ten is the need to start fast. “With the Big Ten, it’s so strong you have to throw well just to make finals,� Fraker said, “(I’ve got to) put it together in the first three throws or I won’t even make finals.� He also learned what happens when someone starts throwing far. It’s one of two things according to Fraker. Either “everyone gets kind of intimidated and starts trying too hard and they don’t throw as well,� or people start rising to the challenge and throw well, which Fraker says always happens. At the conference championships, “people just feed off that energy.� Fraker’s goals for the meet are also two-fold. He is still looking for

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