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Students call on Wise to rehire Salaita Protesters demand a voice in University affairs BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER

Outside of the Swanlund Administration Building, nearly 100 protestors assembled on Tuesday morning to call for the reinstatement of Steven Salaita to the American Indian Studies program. Andrew Assad, University alumnus, returned to campus to participate in the demonstration. As he reached the top of the Swanlund stairs, he opened his backpack and took out his degree from the University. “I feel that it’s not fair that I get to keep my degree, while Steven Salaita gets un-hired,” Assad said. “So, I’m going to ungraduate myself.” Assad tore apart his computer science master’s degree. When all that remained of the diploma were scraps of paper, he joked that he planned on delivering the shreds to Chancellor Phyllis Wise and said he no longer wanted to be affi liated with the University. On Aug. 1, Salaita

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received a letter from Wise and Christophe Pierre, vice president for academic affairs, explaining his job offer was subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees at its September meeting. “We believe that an affi rmative board vote approving your appointment is unlikely. We therefore will not be in a position to appoint you to the faculty of the University,” Wise wrote in the letter. Ahmad Hamdan, senior in LAS and member of Students for Justice in Palestine, wielded a megaphone as he generated cheers of support from the crowd, expressing his frustration with the University and Wise’s decision to withdraw Salaita’s job offer. “This is an infringement on all of our rights and is something that is a complete misrepresentation of the student body,” Ahmad said. “This is something that is undermining our rights; our rights as citizens, our rights as students. This is not her [Wise’s] University, it’s ours.”

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UI alumnus Andrew Assad tears his computer science master’s degree to pieces on Tuesday in an effort to protest the University’s decision to rescind a job offer to Steven Salaita. Following Hamdan’s statements, Stephanie Skora, senior in LAS, expressed her frustration at the absence of a platform for students to voice their opinions on Salaita’s future at the University. Skora

Five stations, one locker let students charge cellphones BY EDWARD GATHERCOAL STAFF WRITER

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Jon Buie, senior in engineering, uses one of the new charging stations set up in the Illini Union.

called on Wise to “put the money aside [and] put the donors aside,” and start a dialogue with students herself. “We don’t want to yell at her, we want to have a civil discourse, which is what

she claims to value above all else,” Skora addressed the crowd. “We want to sit down with Chancellor Wise and the board of trustees and ask them ‘why’?”

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The Illini Union recently installed five KwikBoost cell phone charging stations and one charging locker for students to use. “It is our goal at the Illini Union to listen to the students and respond accordingly to their feedback,” said Lowa Mwilambwe, Illini Union director, in a press release. “As the request for charging stations became more frequent, we took action in order to provide the necessary amenities in today’s rapidly evolving technological society.”

According to the KwikBoost website, its charging stations are compatible with nearly all mobile devices. The KwikBoost M8 charging stations include four Apple USB, three micro USB and one mini USB cable for a total of eight chargers per station. These five pedestalstyle stations are located in the Pine Lounge, Courtyard Café, Food Court, Student Organization Complex and North Lobby. The charging locker, located in the lower level of the Illini Union, consists of eight lockers with two charging cables per locker for a total of 16 chargers including eight Apple, six micro USB and two mini USB cables. Lewis said students can lock up their chargers with a lock code of their

choice and leave for a while, knowing their devices are secure. Matt Hill, vice presidentexternal of the Illinois Student Senate, met representatives from other universities at the Association for Big Ten Students conference, such as students from the University of Minnesota: Twin-Cities, who had implemented charging enhancements on their campuses. Hill and Ron Lewis, Illinois Student senator and sophomore in Business, teamed together to approach the Illini Union with the idea of adding stations to the building. At its Apr. 9 meeting, the student senate approved a resolution to spend $4,115

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Pay It Forward Act one step closer to campus On Aug. 15, Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that could potentially change student access to higher education. The Pay It Forward, Pay It Back Act will task the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) with studying the Pay It Forward, Pay It Back program that exists in Pennsylvania to understand how it could be adapted to work in Illinois. State Sen. Michael Frerichs, D-52, introduced the program to the state senate in February. He began planning the initiative after attending a series of public hearings about college affordability throughout the state. The aim of the act is to offer students scholarships that will cover full tuition. In return, the students would pay back the loan

once they are employed. Under this act, students could potentially attend college without tuition paid up front. Jennifer Delaney, assistant professor of education, offered some background information on the Pay It Forward concept. To her understanding, the idea originated as a class project from students at Portland State University in Oregon. The students designed a Pay It Forward concept that was loosely based on higher education funding systems in the UK and Australia. As of spring 2014, 18 states had introduced legislation on the program, but only Oregon had passed the bill into law. In regards to the feasibility of the program reaching a point where it could award scholarships to eligible students, Delaney said it depends on what the ISAC

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study fi nds. “It really depends on what comes out of the study commission,” Delaney said. “The details of the proposals still are pretty vague and in most states that are

“What we’re wanting to do is make sure that students are successful ...” MIKE FRERICHS STATE SENATOR, D-52

considering this legislation, most of them are using some kind of study commission process to try to figure out the details of it.” Frerichs said there are concerns from universities about how they would fund themselves before the

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scholarship recipients are employed. Different methods for funding are currently under study. If the legislation does advance and the full-tuition scholarships are awarded, it could alter access to a college education. Frerichs believes the program can combat student debt and increase access to higher education. “Students are graduating with crushing debt burdens that really affect the kind of jobs they can take. And, if they don’t get jobs, that can really leave them in a tight place,” Frerichs said. “What we’re wanting to do is make sure that students are successful, that our college graduate students have opportunities to have good paying jobs.” Similarly, Jaclyn Gelfond, senior in LAS and president of Illini Democrats, believes the bill could increase col-

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lege affordability. “I think this bill helps a lot because people who might not have been able to afford to pay for college can still go and get the same education as their peers who do have that money,” Gelfond said. “I think it makes it more fair and evens the playing field.” Frerichs said that the benefits of the program could affect the entire state in addition to the scholarship recipients. “That will encourage greater participation in college, which is beneficial to our students, the economy and the state.”

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Illinois community colleges may be able to offer bachelor’s degrees in Illinois in the future. Dr. Robert Breuder, president of the College of DuPage, is leading an effort to change state legislation to allow community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in applied science and applied technology fields. He began the effort several years ago while president of Harper College and since then, more than 20 states have authorized community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in select fields. Joe Moore, spokesman for the College of DuPage, said this might be an opportune time to consider the issue again. “We think the time may be right to take another look at this, and do it,” Moore said. “President Breuder is, right now, leading a group of presidents from the Illinois Community College President’s Council for exploring how they might pursue this issue statewide.” Moore also said that the cost of a community college bachelor’s degree may be as little as a third or half of what a student would pay for a bachelor’s degree from a traditional four-year university. Proponents of the idea argue that community colleges should be able to offer bachelor’s degrees in applied technology and applied science areas when a traditional four-year university in that district does not or cannot offer that program. Breuder specifi ed that the need for baccalaureate degrees varies between districts. “What we’re trying to avoid is unnecessary duplication, unnecessary replication, but rather integration to compliment, you know, create a synergy among all of our education,” Breuder said. A study committee, chaired by Breuder, is investigating whether there is a demand for bachelor’s degrees in applied science and technology that cannot be met by four-year universities. For the proposal to move forward, the study committee must present their fi ndings to the President’s Council in late summer or early fall. Then, that council will make the decision whether to pursue legislative change that would allow community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees. Additionally, the proposal must have support from the Illinois Community College Board to ultimately be approved. Proponents would then seek legislative changes to allow community colleges in Illinois to offer bachelor’s degrees in applied sciences or technologies, where there is an unmet need in the district. Breuder believes the program would offer potential fi nancial benefi ts to the state, as well as community college students. “What we seek to do is to be able to bulk business

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ual assault on the 1100 block of Garfield at 8 p.m. Monday. According to the report, the victim claims she was sexually assaulted by the offenders. The offenders have not been located or identified at this time.

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PROTEST After roughly an hour of protest, demonstrators entered the building to deliver their list of demands to the chancellor, but were informed by Renée Romano, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, that Wise was currently out of town. Romano accepted the list of demands and thanked them for carrying out their demonstration in a civil manner. “We’ve defi nitely heard your voices,” Romano addressed the crowd, citing the demonstration itself, as well as an online petition the administration received. After an unsuccessful attempt at scheduling a meeting with Wise, protes-

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STATIONS on the charging stations. It added that any extra upkeep prices would be transferred to the Illini Union. Hill, who sponsored the student senate’s bill to implement the charging stations, discussed the importance of having them at the Illini Union. “We’re all living these really crazy and hectic lives and the one place that brings students from all colleges together, whether it is to get something to eat or to study, is the Union,” he said “We just thought it would be a

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tors returned to the Swanlund steps to address the crowd a fi nal time. “This is our University,” said Ahmad. “And we’re insisting that they do what we want. Some people are concerned about donations and what not; the biggest donation is our tuition.” On Tuesday night, Skora said that Wise agreed to meet with the five students who organized the protest. The students will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss their talking points before meeting with Wise. “We are the students. We are the main population of this University. We will not go away no matter how much they want us to,” Skora said.

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Josh can be reached at jjwinte2@dailyillini.com and @jw_daily_illini. courtesy to help people out if they don’t have their charger on them.” Megan Laz, communication specialist at the Illini Union, is eager to work on the project with ISS. “We were more than excited to work with them. It was a combined effort and everything ran pretty smoothly,” she said. Both Hill and Lewis said they would like to see charging stations at other campus locations depending on the students’ reaction; however, no formal plans have been made.

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Codepink holds a Hoops Not Bombs rally in front of the White House, featuring participants playing with hula hoops to protest the U.S. bombing in Iraq, on Thursday.

City Council votes ‘yes’ to cameras despite concerns BY ANGELICA LAVITO

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COLLEGES and industry by identifying, attracting and retaining the best workforce in the state,” Breuder said. However, there are those who have questions as to whether this conversation is taking place too early. Dr. James Applegate, executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, voiced his concern that this discussion is evolving without evidence of an unmet need for bachelor’s degrees. “As far as I know, we don’t have that data on a systematic level in Illinois,” Applegate said. “That’s why I think this is a premature conversation.” Applegate stressed that he is most concerned with the welfare of the residents of Illinois and how to provide them with the best education. “As far as I can tell, right now, this is all about who gets to do what in our institutions,” he said. “I really need to hear more about the needs of our people.” Additionally, one of the concerns with this proposition is that community colleges will divert students away from traditional fouryear universities. However, Moore doesn’t think community colleges and universities would necessarily recruit the same type of students. “We believe that we would be able to, perhaps, serve a segment of the student population that could not afford to attend a traditional four-year institution,” Moore said. Applegate stated that community colleges have a separate role to play in educating Illinois residents by awarding associate’s degrees that are in line with workforce needs in Illinois. “They do the bulk of the developmental, remedial work for students out of high school who come underprepared, to get

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them ready so that they can go on and get a college credential,” Applegate said. “That’s a massive responsibility.” Wesley Day, sophomore in LAS, attended both Parkland College and Danville Area Community College before transferring to the University. He voiced his concern over the idea that community colleges could eventually offer bachelor’s degrees. “In my experiences, community colleges, while they may be able to give students bachelor’s degrees, they do not fully prepare students for the real-world workforce experiences,” Day said. “I believe that community colleges should just stick to their associate’s degree programs.” However, some students, like Colin Graves, a transfer student from Parkland College and senior in FAA, feel the proposal could be beneficial to community college students. “I think it would help students who go through community colleges ... who didn’t have super good grades ... and didn’t get into a bigger college because of that or because of fi nancial reasons,” Graves said. Under the current system, he added, transferring from community colleges to universities also helps those students to succeed. Applegate commented on the need to develop the most efficient method to educate Illinois residents. “The majority of people in Illinois don’t have a college degree,” he said. “So, if we think about, not just high school students, but all the adults that are out there now who need to come back to college, there’s plenty of work to go around. In fact, there’s so much work we need to do that we’ve got to figure out the most effi cient and effective ways to do it, or we can’t possibly afford to do it.”

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Four University security cameras will likely be added to the intersection of Sixth and John streets after the Champaign City Council voted 7-2 in favor of the plan at a recent study session. The University has more than 1,000 security cameras installed across campus to help solve crimes. Because the newest additions are located on city property, the Champaign City Council is required to approve the measure. “[Security cameras are] helpful in a public safety aspect in that they assist us with solving crimes and identifying offenders,” said University Police Chief Jeff Christensen. University police worked with the Champaign and Urbana police departments to identify the most effective areas to add security cameras. They concluded that the Green Street Corridor (Neil Street to Wright Street), Sixth Street from Green Street to John Street, and the corner of Fourth Street and Springfi eld Avenue would benefit from security cameras. These recommendations are based on areas that have higher amounts of criminal activity, as well

as high vehicle and pedestrian traffic, according to the study session report. “I don’t think [adding more security cameras] is important; the University does and all of the policing agents do,” said council member Michael LaDue, District 2. “I think it’s distasteful, but I think people staggering around

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getting assaulted, or pistol whipped, or robbed, or sexually assaulted is vastly more offensive than that they be in the vicinity of a camera that might serve as a deterrent.” The University installed its fi rst 13 cameras in 2008 and has added more each

year. Tom Bruno, at-large city council member, voted against the measure to push back on the growing presence of cameras. “There needs to be limits,” Bruno said. “When asked for city’s cooperation to add to the stockpile of the number of video cameras they have, I didn’t think we ought to help in that effort to put cameras in every nook and cranny of an American university campus.” Christensen said the security camera footage is not regularly monitored but is reviewed when an incident occurs. The University’s security camera policy states that recordings will be retained for a period of no less than 30 days and no longer than 120 days. “I believe them when they say they use the policies, but the reality is that I also believe that humans will be humans,” said council member Marci Dodds, District 4, who also voted against the measure. “There’s a lot of power in that information. Will that policy stop somebody who wants to misuse that power?” Although the cameras are not regularly monitored, they can be used to monitor large-scale events such as Unofficial.

Dodds said she was hesitant when she learned the cameras on Sixth and John streets could be used to monitor protests in front of Swanlund Administration Building. “Now we’re trotting on civil liberties,” Dodds said. “That’s making people afraid to have dissent and express their views publicly.” LaDue said police are likely already monitoring protests, but he doesn’t think that should deter support for the measure. Although he doesn’t like the idea of security cameras, he said we live in a “brave new world” of technology. “With the right monitoring and dialogue with the University and policing agencies, we can manage it to most people’s satisfaction while assuring most level of safety for people in this area,” LaDue said, “as we make for a more cosmopolitan campus of people from all over the world who don’t want to be victims.” The vote from the study session gives city staff direction as it continues working on the project. An official vote will be taken at a later regular meeting.

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West Nile virus found in Champaign County DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

The fi rst case of West Nile virus was reported in Champaign County after a mosquito sample pool and a dead bird tested positive for the virus. The infected bird was found on Aug. 8, and the mosquito pool on Aug. 19, said Jeff Blackford, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District program coordinator. An additional mosquito pool was found in Urbana on Aug. 21. “If it is found in one part of town, it can be generally assumed that the virus could be found in the large

area surrounding the bird or mosquito,” Blackford said. The virus has been found in the area every year since 2002, he said, and it’s dependent on the weather. “Up until now, we’ve had a pretty cool and wet summer, which has delayed the virus amplifi cation that we normally see in July,” Blackford said. “We’ve recently had warm weather in which we’ve seen some positive birds and mosquitoes.” There are various ways to help limit your exposure to West Nile virus, accord-

ing to a press release from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. Measures include: Q Drain standing water Q Mosquito-proof your home Q Use insect repellent Q Wear long sleeves and pants, weather permitting Q Limit outdoor activity Additionally, extra care should be taken during the peak mosquito hours from dusk to dawn. West Nile virus is most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. On average, one in five people who are infected will devel-

op a fever along with other symptoms such as: headaches, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash. Most people who contract the virus recover completely, however, fatigue and weakness can last for weeks, if not months. Less than one percent of those who are infected will develop a serious neurological illness such as meningitis. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District created a chart that tracks the West Nile virus in Champaign County.

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The MTV Video Music Awards happened on Sunday, and we enjoyed almost everything about them. Beyonce reminded the world why she’s Queen, giving an amazing performance while looking amazing, as usual. Oh, and she followed it up with an adorable moment of family bonding featuring hubby, Jay-Z, and baby Blue, squelching those divorce rumors. Katy Perry and Riff Raff took us back to the wonderfulness that was 2001 in their Britney Spearsand Justin Timberlake-esque denim get-ups. Let’s not forget Miley Cyrus, who sent a homeless teen to accept her award, or Taylor Swift, who’s cameo appearances dancing in the audience during Beyonce’s performance proved she should really stick with singing. Until next year, guys.

In another star-studded event this week, celebrities gathered for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. And, thankfully, everyone appeared to dress with more class than virtually everyone who attended the VMAs — cough, cough, Nicki Minaj and Adriana Grande. Among some of the winners were Modern Family, taking home its fifth Emmy for best comedy series, Breaking Bad, and its actors, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn, who won Emmys for their respective roles. Are we surprised by any of these wins? No. Do we agree with the Academy? Yes. Another highlight, and the most memorable, from the evening was a wonderful tribute by comedian Billy Crystal to the late and great Robin Williams. Here’s to another great year of television.

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In recent weeks, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a social media trend aimed at raising awareness and money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) has taken the Internet by storm. Some pour ice water on themselves and list a few nominees they want to follow suit, while others get more creative, sometimes incorporating songs, dances or kitty pools. We’re all for aiding the funding of research efforts for the disease of the nerve cells — as long as it’s done safely. Unfortunately, a Scottish teen died while attempting to put his own spin on the challenge, though all the details are still unknown. Please be safe.

Apparently karma struck campus due to our Quad Day quick commentary last Friday where we complained about the hot weather. Earlier this week, we had a heat advisory from Monday afternoon until Tuesday evening for the Champaign area where temperatures had the potential to rise up to 107 degrees. And how oh so perfectly timed for our first days of classes — nothing like making your first impression on new professors and classmates while your body is casually melting. These last few days made our Quad Day weather look (and feel) like a breeze.

Making the most of university housing MATTHEW PASQUINI Opinions columnist

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the University of Illinois class of 2018, welcome! You may or may not have heard by now, but you’re about to embark on the best four years of your life. I can almost guarantee that the college environment is unlike anything you’ve experienced before and the actions you take will determine whether or not you make the most of your experience here at the University. From the classes you take, to the registered student organizations you get involved with, to the extracurricular activities you take advantage of, the number of opportunities you have to foster personal growth at the University is unlimited. I want to point out, though, that each and every one of you, as first-year students here at the University, have been offered a very unique and automatic opportunity. Due to our campus’s first-year living requirement for students under 21, you are living on campus in either University-owned or Private Certified Housing. It’s not something you can opt out of, so why not make the most of it? I’m a big fan of the resi-

dence halls, which is evident, considering I am beginning my third year living in them and my second year working as a resident adviser. I’ve had nothing but positive experiences in the halls, and by drawing from these experiences, I have two pieces of advice on how to use University-owned and Private Certified Housing as a springboard into a successful college career: 1) Be social. The halls are one of the easiest places to meet people and they will be your first, and often times your best, college friends. It’s as easy as keeping your door open so other people can stop by, but taking initiative is even better. If you see someone with the door open, say hello, introduce yourself to them, see what they were involved with in high school, or ask about things they want to get involved with in college. There are so many ways to find commonalities that will foster lasting relations. Your floormates will also serve as one of your best resources and support groups. If you’re a freshman living on a floor with mostly other freshmen, you have the advantage of becoming part of a group of people that can empathize with your experiences. If you’re struggling with being away from home for the first time or having a hard time adjusting to college, you’re not

alone! Despite having a college campus as large as ours, the halls do a great job of providing a community that you can make as large or as small as you want, and where students can thrive in their academic and social lives. Building strong and lasting relationships with your floormates will give you the advantage of knowing people in all walks of campus life. Simply knowing people in different majors and extracurricular activities will open your eyes to everything the University experience has to offer. 2) Expand your mind and take advantage of the convenience of residence hall programming. You never know what you might learn. Housing staffs put a lot of work into their programs that take place within the residence halls. From social to cultural programs, each one has an intended learning outcome. College is an amazing time to step outside of your comfort zone. Whether you’re looking to meet more people or to learn more about various backgrounds and social identities, the halls do a great job of facilitating that through these programs. They allow you to learn about new experiences from your friends, and being surrounded by the people who live around you make it easier, more fun

and worth your time to attend these programs. At a campus workshop, however, you leave the experience once you leave the room, but in the halls you continue living the experience and learning from those around you. Branching out and attending these programs is an important thing to do because once you enter the workplace, you’ll be working in settings that are as diverse as the college campus. Taking the time to try new things and meet new people, as well as learning to be inclusive and respectful of various cultures are important skills to have after graduation. Learning those skills now will be much more beneficial for the future, and you can do this through your experiences in your first-year housing at the University. The residence halls are a great “in� to having an exciting and productive time here. The convenience and hands-on experience is hard to top. By taking advantage of the opportunities offered in the residence halls, you can meet new people, actually live new experiences, and, most of all, start preparing to be a well-rounded person and professional.

Matt is a junior in LAS. He can be reached at mpasqui2@dailyillini.com.

Apartment move-in steps up stress levels CARLY CHARLES Opinions columnist

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his past week’s Facebook newsfeed has been dominated by a vast array of move-in day related posts and photos. Though abundant in quantity, these posts are all generally similar: They feature smiling freshmen, posed enthusiastically in front of a concrete wall decked out in “A Clockwork Orange� posters and asymmetrically hung Christmas tree lights, a lanyard bearing the name of their chosen institution dangling casually out of their pockets. They’re all well-meaning and generally nice posts. And they all do a very nice job of cutting out the really painful, draining and less talked-about side of move-in day. Because the fact of the matter is nobody’s move-in process is as clean and chipper as they appear online. In fact, sometimes, what you see on Facebook couldn’t be further from the truth. To the typical University student, the woes of shuffling a carefully selected portion of your

belongings into the dorms is an all too familiar formidable task. The move-in process I undertook my freshman and sophomore year was just a preview, though, of what was to befall on my third year of college. The eve of my junior year was notably different, primarily due to the fact that I would be taking up residence in my first official apartment. My roommate and I happened upon an adequately cheap, two-bedroom deal just slightly off campus, in Urbana. The official starting day of the lease was just days before the official first day of the fall semester. We would have liked a bit more time to settle in, to assure the proper installation and activation of all our utilities, to hang up more typical, frivolous college posters, etc. So this inconveniently timed move-in day was a bit cumbersome, but not excessively so, and we were really quite convinced that it would be the extent of our problems. Of course, this was bad judgment on my part. My plight began with a text from my roommate, who had arrived on campus and picked up her key to the new place before me. She texted me to announce that there was only one mattress

visible on the premises. The bed frame was also M.I.A. Luckily, though, the second bedroom was in better shape: A mattress was present, and the bed frame was there, too. It would have been a lot nicer if the bed frame weren’t busted beyond reasonable use, but they say beggars can’t be choosers, and this was apparently our “reward� for waiting until the last minute to sign a lease, right? That day and the next, we had maintenance workers visit our newly settled apartment on three separate occasions. In addition to the mattress situation, our toilet also proved to be slightly problematic in the sense that it failed to flush. The faucet in the sink detached from the counter practically any time you turned the handle, and the faucet in the adjacent tub exhibited a constant drip. Our move-in day was so abundant with messes and mini-disasters that it bordered on humorous. Let me assure you, though, it is far more enjoyable to watch others deal with escalating domestic disasters than to deal with it hands-on, in the real world. The transition that is often so difficult for many young adults — that from life at home to life

at college — becomes truly evident once you settle into your first apartment. Dorm life was cramped and annoying, certainly, but it’s really just training wheels compared to the big kid two-wheeler that is adjusting to apartment life. And move-in day is merely a brief foreshadowing of all the wonderful adventures and responsibilities that are in store. My adolescent, suburbanlycoddled self’s first instinct is to leer at the tragic unfairness of all my move-in day woes, but when all is said and done, such wallowing does absolutely nothing to change or solve the problem(s) at hand. Yes, it would have been convenient for moving to have been a 100 percent smooth ride. But you get what you pay for, I suppose. Nobody who buys a six-pack of Ramen anticipates a gourmet feast in his near future, and kids who make their way into the magical world of college apartment living shouldn’t expect to encounter a stressfree, maintenance-free year on the home front.

Carly is a junior in FAA. She can be reached at opinions@ dailyillini.com.

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Single serving solutions: Fool-proof meals in a mug BY TAYLOR LUCERO STAFF WRITER

I have never successfully used an oven before. In fact, the first and only time I tried cooking a frozen pizza, I ended up getting sick. Because I am a self-proclaimed terrible cook, I usually end up getting fast food, but that quickly gets too expensive. That is why I turned to making meals in mugs. Pinterest and Buzzfeed have been posting several compliations of recipes, but many other recipe websites are joining the trend as well. And when you’re a college student, these are the perfect meals that save money and time. Instead of making an excess amount of food in the oven, microwaving a few ingredients in your favorite coffee mug is an easy way to make individually portioned meals.

Easy microwaved omelet I was shocked to get this right the first time. Before my experiment, I never made an omelet or even scrambled eggs. This recipe wasn’t too costly because I only had to buy the eggs and the rest I got from my dining hall. I didn’t have any measuring cups, so I estimated the amount of cheese and sour cream to put in the mug, as measurements will change depending on the size of the mug you use. Right before I popped the mug into the microwave, my friend warned me about the possiblity of the eggs exploding. Luckily, no such thing happened, and it was a pretty good and quick meal. I found out later that the reason my friend’s recipe went haywire was because she didn’t use cooking spray. Personally, I’m not a big fan of eggs, so this wouldn’t be my go-to recipe. But for those who enjoy omelets and scrambled eggs, I highly recommend it.

Macaroni and cheese It’s easy to buy an individual cup of macaroni and cheese at the store, but if you are really price-savvy, there’s another way to get more mac for your money. At Walgreens, I compared the price of a 14 ounce box of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese for $3.29 to a 4.1 ounce cup of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese for $2.79. The box of macaroni makes two mugs worth of meals. By spending that extra 50 cents on a box instead of a cup, you can save more in the long-run. Unfortunately, this recipe didn’t turn out well the first time. I wasn’t paying attention to the mug and came back to find the water boiling over. I had to unplug my microwave and clean up the mess. Despite my precaution, I was mildly shocked when I touched the metal part of the plug.

Chilaquiles Again, I used sour cream, shredded cheese (instead of

sharp cheddar cheese) and salsa from my dining hall to save money. Why spend extra money when you can get ingredients from your meal plan? I also added more tortilla chips since the ones I bought were small (and because I really like tortilla chips). I wasn’t sure if I made it correctly because the bottom of the mug looked like scrambled eggs, but overall, it turned out well. It took around 15 minutes to finish, so this recipe takes a bit of dedication, but it’s worth the effort.

Heavenly chocolate pudding parfaits If you want to avoid exploding food in the microwave, pudding parfaits are perfect. Instead of a food processor, I just crushed the graham crackers in a plastic bag with a fork. I also guessed about how much butter to use. The original recipe called for an entire stick of butter, which I’m assuming was to make more than one cup. Because that’s a ridiculous amount for one person, I just scooped it in until it looked right. The contrast between the warm, buttery graham crackers and the cold, smooth pudding and whip cream made the parfait live up to its name. If I make the recipe again, I’m going to to find pre-made pudding. Mixing pudding from a powder packet with plastic utensils and Tupperware wasn’t my best idea. Despite the time and money, the parfait was okay (I still used way too much butter), and I had plenty of leftover ingredients to make it again.

Chocolate chip cookie With my newly found cooking confidence, I decided to be adventurous and try my own cookie recipe. I had seen recipes online, but decided to use pre-made cookie dough to save time and money. I forgot to use cooking spray the first time and put the cookie in for too long, so it ended up burning in the microwave. It wasn’t until the second time that something resembling a cookie turned out. It wasn’t as good as a cookie made in the oven, as it didn’t get a golden glow and the dough came out tough. However, it is a great pickme-up for a study snack and a good last-minute sweet tooth fix. It is also a good option for those wanting to spend less, or not wanting to make an entire batch of cookies and risk eating them all at once. Through trial and error, making these mug meals boosted my cooking confidence. Preparing food other than popcorn was satisfying, and using the microwave helped me get out of my confort zone in the kitchen.

Taylor is a junior in Media. She can be reached at tlucero2@ dailyillini.com.

Easy microwaved omelet Ingredients: 2 eggs 2 tsp sour cream 2 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese Salsa (optional)

Directions: After using cooking spray on the mug, crack open and beat the eggs. Then add sour cream and shredded cheese. After cooking for 45 seconds, the top of the omelet may be done, but the bottom will be soupy, so mix together and put back in the microwave for another 45 seconds. Make it your own by adding ingredients like salsa or more cheese. Source: Tipsaholic.com

Macaroni and cheese Ingredients: Box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese 1 cup water ½ cup elbow macaroni ½ cup cheeses of choice

Directions: Fill the mug half-way with macaroni and to the top with water. Put it in the microwave for two minutes, but keep an eye on it in case it boils over. Take it out after two minutes and mix together. Put it back in the microwave in one-minute intervals, mixing it each time after the minute is up. Continue to watch in case it boils over. Repeat until the macaroni is ready. Finally, put in cheese sauce. Source: Thebettermartha.com

Ingredients: 1 egg 1 tbsp milk 1 tbsp shredded cheese Tortilla chips, divided 1 tablespoon salsa Sour cream Queso fresco

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Directions: Put one egg and milk together in mug and mix. Once done, add shredded cheese, tortilla chips and salsa. Mix together. Microwave for one minute and ten seconds. Take out and add ingredients like melted cheese, sour cream and more chips and salsa. Source: stltoday.com

Ingredients: Graham crackers Melted butter Chocolate pudding Whipped cream

Directions: Crush graham crackers in a plastic bag using your hands or with a fork inside the mug. Mix the graham cracker crumbs with butter. If it seems too runny, add more graham crackers. Then, top the graham crackers with pudding and whipped cream. Source: theoldhen.com

Chocolate chip cookie Ingredients: Cooking spray Pre-made cookie dough

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Microwave chilaquiles (above) and omelets (below) are some of the easy-to-make mug recipes college students can try out in their favorite coffee cup.

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Directions: Spray the mug with cooking spray and put about three blocks of the cookie dough in the microwave. Next, cook it for 10 seconds to soften. Flatten the dough out evenly in the mug, and put it back in for 30 seconds. Take it out to check, and put it in for another 30 seconds. Let it cool for about 10 minutes.

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1. Co-creators Emily Otnes, Anna Longworth and Alisa Greene stand in front of their photo collection, The BARE Project, at the indi go Artist Co-Op on August 19. 2. Subjects photographed for The BARE Project also contributed hand-written notes detailing their personal experiences with body image and self-acceptance. The collection will be on display at the indi go Artist Co-Op until Saturday. 3. Hallie Marshall, a radio personality for 97.5, smiles for the camera as part of The BARE Project on display at the indi go Artist Co-Op. Marshall was one of the 43 individuals photographed for the project to demonstrate realistic standards of beauty of the average individual.

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ften , images in the media portray societal standards of beauty that do not reflect the average individual. In spite of this issue, three local women, Anna Longworth, Alisa Greene, and Emily Otnes took a stance and created The BARE project, a series of 43 photographed individuals paired with separate, handwritten notes, sharing their stories of their personal struggles and how they embraced themselves through self-acceptance. In the gallery at indi go Artist CoOp, located at 9 E. University Ave. in downtown Champaign, The BARE project is currently being shown until Saturday. Surrounded by the black and white photographs strategically placed along plain, white brick walls, the gallery will be open from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. “I wanted to do this project because I think everyone has parts

of themselves that they’ve either been told are unacceptable or are ashamed to show the rest of society,” said Emily Otnes, a junior in LAS. “For me, this isn’t just about feeling beautiful, but feeling empowered when I’m happy and confident, which I think media needs to promote, rather than helping us fix what is naturally perfectly imperfect.” Alisa Greene, a journalism student at Parkland College, found this project put a twist on a hobby she thought she knew so well. “I felt extremely comfortable posing for the project, but when I saw the actual print, I was speechless,” Greene said. “I had never seen myself photographed in that way; it wasn’t perfect, and the image exposed my flaws, but it was beautiful.” This is exactly what the BARE project wanted to promote. The participants saw themselves in these prints as bare — most were nude, unedited, and unconventional, based on what one might see in a magazine.

“The dislike I have for myself and seeing that same quality in my friends is what promoted me to do this project,” said Anna Longworth, the photographer for the project and the new director at indi go Artist CoOp. Longworth went on to describe how she was impacted more by learning about the individuals she photographed rather than her personal participation. “After reading the stories of how each individual began to accept themselves despite what they found as a personal setback, it helped me to view everyone as beautiful,“ Longworth said. The creators found that this project captivated their self-reflection in the literal and internal sense with diversified emotions. Many participants connected with them, finding the project to be extremely difficult at times. Though it was uncomfortable to pose nude or publicly expose their insecurities, the main goal for this project was for the participants to accept qualities once found as

imperfections, and come to peace with themselves. Hallie Marshall, a radio personality for 97.5, was one participant who was extremely moved to be involved in The BARE project. “This project gave me the opportunity to see myself through outside eyes,” Marshall said. “It was the chance to get uncomfortable, face some fears, show my physical flaws, and see that I’m not alone.” Not only was Marshall excited about being a part of the project, she was thrilled to see the impact it had on the community. “This is a spark in the community that will add to the overall flame of self-acceptance. What would our country be like if people stopped hating themselves, stopped seeking validation from others, and started to love themselves and realize that they are good enough? I am what I am and that is good enough.”

Frances can be reached at features@dailyillini.com.

Advertising lecturer wins national teaching award BY STEPHANIE KIM STAFF WRITER

For Peter Sheldon, lecturer in Advertising, his shoulderlength mane usually makes the first impression. But it is his passion for advertising and teaching that leaves a lasting impact on his students, faculty, and peers. Sheldon received national recognition for his teaching style and dedication after winning the 2014 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Distinguished Teaching Award in the Advertising Division on August 8 at the 2014 AEJMC Conference. To students and faculty who know Sheldon, the award reaffirms what they have seen in the classroom. “Peter is a brilliant teacher,” said Jan Slater, dean of the College of Media and former head of the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising. “He truly loves what he does and that shows in his classes and his teaching evaluations and certainly in this award.” According to Charles Lim, a former student of Sheldon’s and a 2012 alumnus in advertising, it was surprising that

Sheldon did not get the award sooner. “He forms a connection with his students and he knows how to get creativity out of you,” Lim said. “That was the only class I really looked forward to.” Lim, a former managing editor for visuals for The Daily Illini, has gone on to use the creativity that Sheldon was able to inspire in his students in the professional advertising world as art director for Jacobson/Rost, a boutique in Chicago. This is far from Sheldon’s first award; he has won the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education in both 2003 and 2010 and the University Department of Advertising Excellence in Teaching award for 2005 to 2006, 2007 to 2008, and 2009 to 2010. Among the different forms of national and on-campus recognition he has received throughout his career, he values his teaching awards more than any other. “Awards are recognition by peers and students that I work in a college and a department that value teaching on a campus known mainly for research,” Sheldon said.

“It’s a symbol, hopefully, that I am making a difference in my students’ lives, and I hope it’s a symbol that I care.” Growing up as a “child of cheese and sausage” in Milwaukee, Sheldon said he first discovered his aptitude for advertising during his senior year of high school when he entered a local ad contest for the formal prom. According to Sheldon, he won a free tuxedo, dinner at the nicest restaurant in Milwaukee, tickets to prom, flowers, and bragging rights by submitting the best ad for the event. He won with the entry: “School should have a formal prom because when else can you forget to bring your date flowers, spill a drink on her dress, step on her foot while dancing and still get a goodnight kiss?” After realizing he could forge his craft and wit into a living, he pursued advertising as a career after high school. In 1980, he earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Michigan State University and went on to receive a master’s degree in advertising from the University of Texas at Austin three years later. He landed his first port-

folio job in Chicago, where he started as the “lowliest copywriter” and eventually became the associate creative director, he said. However, unsatisfied with the work he was producing and the pay he was receiving, Sheldon moved to Richmond, Va., in hopes of achieving success elsewhere. Yet, three days after accepting an offer for a senior copywriter position in Richmond, the agency lost its biggest funding account and preceded to change ownership several times within a span of five years. Still, Sheldon said he managed to achieve success — winning recognition from Clio Awards, The One Club, Communication Arts magazine, and both the Chicago and Richmond Addy’s. However, the constant change and instability eventually grew burdensome, he said. “I was tired of proving myself to new owners,” he said. “Advertising isn’t a ‘what have you done for me lately’ business — It’s a ‘what will you do for me tomorrow’ business. I didn’t feel like I was leaving a legacy.” Coming from a family of

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Peter Sheldon won the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Distinguished Teaching Award. teachers, Sheldon said teaching was always in the back of his mind. Thus, in 1993, Sheldon began to teach in various capacities at the University of Illinois and joined the advertising faculty as a lecturer in 2000. He finally found the influence he was looking for — not in his work, but in his students. “The big difference is that teaching gives me an opportunity to effect students’ lives,” he said. “My legacy is my students out in the field.

I’m prouder of them than any award I’ve won in the industry.” For this reason, there is no place he would rather be than where he is now – in his office in Room 2 at Gregory Hall. “I’m not leaving,” he said. “I won the job lottery. I get to go and do something I like four out of five days a week. How many people get to do that?”

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SPORTS Transfers find family at Illinois

Hambly doesn’t want to waste time

BY CHARLOTTE CARROLL STAFF WRITER

It may be a good day or a bad day for Illinois wide receiver Geronimo Allison, but his Illini teammates can read his facial expressions regardless. It may be a good day or a bad day (usually it’s a good day) for Illinois defensive end Jihad Ward, but he always can look to Tim Beckman and the Illini coaching staff as father figures. The Illinois program has provided a brotherhood for junior college transfers such as Allison and Ward, as they adjust to life at a Big Ten school. It has made a family atmosphere out of the isolation often felt by junior college athletes as they vie for a spot on a Division I roster. “In junior college, you really don’t have communication because everyone wants it more than the other person,� Ward said. “They don’t really work as a unit because they’re still focus-

Volleyball coach values redshirt year BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

Before incoming freshmen can wear the Orange and Blue for the Illinois volleyball team, head coach Kevin Hambly would rather they wear red. Hambly wishes he could redshirt all of his incoming freshmen and has had success with players who sat out their first seasons in Champaign. “If I could redshirt every kid, I would be happy to,� Hambly said. “They don’t know what the heck they’re doing their freshman year. The game is moving way too fast.� The two players who used nonmedical redshirts on the roster are Jocelynn Birks and Maddie Mayers, although for entirely different reasons. Birks’ first year with the team was in 2011, when the Illini already had two All-American outside hitters in Colleen Ward and Michelle Bartsch. While Birks was a rare case in that she had the ability to play at a high level, there simply wasn’t a spot for her to crack the rotation behind the two seniors. “We didn’t want to waste that year,� Hambly said. “But at the end of the year, I thought she was one of the best outsides in the country. So we were pretty happy about that because we didn’t waste a year.� While Birks was buried on the depth chart, the coaches didn’t think Mayers was ready to contribute right away. “Mayers wasn’t ready to play,� Hambly said. “She was a good athlete — a big, long kid — but we thought the year would be good for her to figure out how to play.�

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ing on going to a Division I football school. But when you are up here, it doesn’t matter if you don’t start or (if you) start, as long as you are willing to help the team.� It’s a mentality that drove Ward to travel more than two hours to football practice at his junior college in New York. It motivated him to go four blocks from his school in Times Square to a health club where, in his words “if people wanted to work out and lift weights, they could lift weights.� That time spent traveling is a far cry from the mere minutes it now takes Ward to get from the field to the weight room. For junior college players, the differences between them and those who arrived at Illinois straight out of high school begin to evaporate. Once integrated into the locker room, the goals are no longer different. Yet, there’s a commonality between all of the transfers.

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Illinois’ middle blocker Maddie Mayers is one of two volleyball players to redshirt her freshman year, despite being one of the best players in the country.

Illinois’ Geronimo Allison (8) reaches out for the ball while being covered by Taylor Barton (3) during the annual Orange and Blue Spring Game on April 13. Allison was a junior transfer to Illinois.

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USA Basketball makes mistake with World Cup roster ASHLEY WIJANGCO Sports columnist

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he FIBA World Cup won’t cause as much excitement throughout the planet as much as the FIFA World Cup, but USA’s final roster choices have caused quite the chatter. After a 112-86 win in an exhibition against Puerto Rico Friday night, USA Basketball announced the final 12-man roster that will represent the United States at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving and Derrick Rose will handle the point guard duties. Wing players DeMar DeRozan, Rudy Gay, James Harden and Klay Thompson also made the cut. DeRozan’s inclusion on the roster certainly came as

a surprise to me, but the real shocker was USA Basketball’s decision to retain all five of its big men from training camp — DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond, Kenneth Faried and Mason Plumlee — thus sending Gordon Hayward, Kyle Korver, Damian Lillard and Chandler Parsons back home. With an expected championship game of Spain and the U.S., it’s completely understandable to want a deep frontcourt that can hold its own against Spain’s Gasol brothers and Serge Ibaka, but that doesn’t make it the right decision. If the roster were composed of 15 members, five bigs wouldn’t seem so bad. But on a 12-man team, it sounds ridiculous. At least, that’s what I initially thought. After pondering the roster for a few days, I’ve come to the conclusion it’s

necessary for the U.S. to have more possible frontcourt lineups to matchup with Spain’s dominant big men. Spain’s frontcourt really is a threat. It’s the most intimidating one out of all of those that will be in the World Cup, but that doesn’t change the fact one of the four who were cut should have made the roster. Lillard would be a nice addition, but someone had to be let go with so many elite point guards. And it’s not like he would have received much playing time since head coach Mike Krzyzewski has already stated Irving and Rose will

play significant minutes. Curry, on the other hand, is a point guard but has been partially used as a twoguard lately, so the space just isn’t there for Lillard. But what about the remaining three? Go ahead and laugh at me, but Hayward, Korver and Parsons are all on my list of favorite basketball players, so I would have gladly accepted any of them making the final cut; however, Parsons is the one who definitely should have made the cut. As upsetting as it is to say, there’s no need for Korver when the Splash

Just like all of those teams who let Parsons fall to the second round ... Team USA will come to regret it.

Brothers are already on the roster. Hayward plays similarly to Parsons, but Parsons has a bit more length. He also knows how to contribute while playing alongside superstars, particularly James Harden and Dwight Howard. In fact, Parsons managed to put up career highs in total points, rebounds, assists and steals in his first and only season with both Harden and Howard. What really makes Parsons a good fit, though, is his versatility. He can score in the paint, from midrange and from the perimeter, and his ability to defend doesn’t hurt either. He can consistently be relied on at both ends of the court and in various aspects of the game — whether that be scoring points or crashing the boards — and that’s something every team should want in a player. If Parsons were to take

anyone’s spot on this team, it should be DeRozan’s spot. Thompson couldn’t be let go with his tremendous shooting ability, and both Gay and Harden can really score. Gay also has the advantage of having been on the USA team that won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. As for DeRozan, he can score as well, dish out assists and rebound, but he lacks the defense and 3-point shooting Parsons offers. Not only would Parsons be an upgrade over DeRozan, but he’d also be able to complement Harden. Harden and Parsons played alongside one another for the past two seasons as the starting two and three on the Houston Rockets. They’re familiar with each other’s games, and it’d be smart to use that to the team’s advantage. Plus,

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Wheatley, Denley face off for starting keeper Goalkeepers have played evenly so far; coach taking time to decide BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER

It’s been about a week since Wes Lunt was named the Illinois football team’s starting quarterback, ending a summer-long controversy. For those craving a new position battle, look no further than sophomore goalkeepers Claire Wheatley and Michelle Denley as they compete to be named the starter at goal. “I think it’s a lot less complicated than who’s your starting quarterback,� head coach Janet Rayfield said. OK, so maybe it’s not that serious. But heading into the second weekend of the season, Illinois still doesn’t have a concrete starting goalkeeper, since Denley and Wheatley have split time evenly in each of the first two games. There’s no timetable as to when a starter will be announced, and Rayfield is in no rush to decide.

“We’ve got the luxury to take some time and give them the opportunity to battle this out,� Rayfield said. “We don’t have to decide today, and we’ll give them some time to compete for that spot.� Denley and Wheatley have played evenly so far, as Denley has two goals allowed, while Wheatley has only allowed one goal, but Denley has recorded nine saves and Wheatley has just three. Each goalie shutout Louisville in their respective halves last Sunday. After starting all but one game last season, Wheatley is coming off a fractured foot, which is what may have sparked this competition in the first place. Wheatley isn’t giving any excuses, however, and is enjoys the competition. “Competition’s always good. Nothing bad comes from it,� Wheatley said. “She’s pushing me, and I’m

pushing her, and no matter what, we’re going to make each other better. So the keeper that’s going to come out on top is going to be better for it.� Denley played just over 112 total minutes as goalkeeper for Bowling Green last season but has really impressed since transferring over. “I knew I was going to have to work really hard,� Denley said. “Claire’s a fantastic goalkeeper, and I knew if I wanted a shot to play I was going to have to come in fit and ready and (have) the confidence that I can do this and come play at this amazing school.� Denley and Wheatley have remained good friends and enjoy having one another to learn from and have to play even harder than usual. Their increased effort has had a sort of domino effect on the rest of the team during practice. “It’s a good problem to have because it makes it difficult for us to score in training,� Rayfield said. “They’re making us better every day as they bat-

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Illinois goalkeeper Claire Wheatley started all but one game last season but is in a position battle with backup keeper Michelle Denley after fracturing her foot in the offseason. Coach Janet Rayfield says the girls’ competition is making the team better. tle for that position, and it’s the place we want to be, having players fighting for positions.� Illinois has plenty of depth at multiple positions, so Rayfield wants there to competition all around the field in order for every player to have to push that much

harder for playing time. “If we can all challenge each other in the areas that we’re strong, our team is going to be better, and I think that’s the philosophy that we have from the get go,� Rayfield said. “If you’re not getting on the field, your job is to chal-

lenge the person ahead of you so that one of you, whoever steps on the field, is better than they were when they stepped on the field last time.�

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Texas quarterback returns to season opener after 2013 injury BY JIMMY BURCH MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

Texas quarterback David Ash has heard the comments and filtered through the feedback on social media. He knows lots of wellmeaning individuals believe he should have punted his favorite sport after missing 10 of the Longhorns’ 13 football games last season because of concussion-related issues. “A lot of people told me, ‘You need to give it up. You need to quit,’” said Ash, who acknowledged having multiple heart-to-heart talks with his mother about his return to the Longhorns this season. “In my mind, I always knew I was always going to play again.” That is because every time someone urged Ash to become a former athlete, he reflected on the story of an Olympic gold medalist he admires: Eric Liddell, the son of Scottish missionaries who represented Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Games in Paris.

Liddell, a devout Christian whose story is depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, won medals in the 400-meter dash (gold) and 200-meter dash (bronze). But he refused to compete in his best event, the 100-meter dash, because one of the qualifying heats fell on a Sunday. Liddell declined to run on the Sabbath because of his religious convictions. Liddell’s athletic pursuits created a family rift. His sister questioned why he would leave the rest of the family in China, where they served as missionaries, to pursue Olympic glory. Ash, also a devout Christian, said Liddell’s response to his sister mirrors his answer to outsiders who believe he should have quit football. “He said, ‘I know God made me for China. But I also know that God made me fast. And when I run, it brings him pleasure,’” Ash said. “So, for me, it is the same deal. People say, ‘Why are you coming back to play? You can quit now. You did the best

you could.’ “I just can’t do that. I feel like this is where God has placed me. This is the talent he has given me. And whenever I work hard and I play hard, it pleases him and gives him glory.” Against that backdrop, the only quarterback on the Texas roster who has thrown more than 13 passes at the college level is preparing to become the focal point of efforts to improve last year’s 8-5 record that led to the departure of former coach Mack Brown. Ash, a junior, is 14-7 as Texas’ starting quarterback, including two bowl victories. He’s got a career completion rate of 63.2 percent with more touchdown passes (30) than interceptions (18). Charlie Strong, the Longhorns’ first-year coach, has stressed that he needs Ash to remain healthy and productive if the Longhorns are to improve on their status as the No. 24 team in the coaches’ preseason poll. If Ash manages the Texas

offense in every game this season, Strong said he’s “got enough around him” to make the offense productive. If Ash misses multiple games or forces too many plays on his own, Strong indicated it could be a tough transition year because backups Tyrone Swoopes (sophomore) and Jerrod Heard (freshman) lack Ash’s tangibles and intangibles. Asked about plans to change his approach after meeting with Strong, Ash said: “He’s right. I’ve taken hits that are not necessary. I’m going to start being smarter. To have the confidence of your head coach ... makes you want to play and take that next step for him.” Ash insisted he is “not concerned” about how he will respond to the first hit of the 2014 season. “Bring it on,” he said. With Ash sidelined, the Longhorns ended last season with a 30-10 loss to Baylor in a winner-take-all matchup to settle the Big 12 championship. Texas running back

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In his final game before a season-ending injury,Texas quarterback David Ash struggles for yards against Kansas State in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 21. Johnathan Gray, a former and for him to excel.” Aledo standout, said he has Ash acknowledged fleetseen a more vocal, more con- ing moments last fall when fident Ash during fall drills. he wondered if he would be “He’s not really down on cleared medically to return himself anymore,” Gray to football. said, noting that all players “That creeped into the become discouraged while back of my mind,” Ash said. rehabilitating from injuries. “But I’ve made it clear from “He’s telling people where the beginning that I wanted to be, what to do. He knows to come back. My parents just what he has to do to help the said they support me, whatevteam and still be a part of the er I want to do. I want to play. team with staying healthy. He So I’m going to play. I’m betknows that it’s his job as the ter now. I’m sharp as a tack.” quarterback to be a leader for He’s also ready to prove the team and step up, regard- something to his doubters. less of what happens. I can’t Just like his hero, Eric Lidwait for the season to start dell, did 90 years ago.

Michigan State now poised to win Big Ten East BY JOE CHRISTENSEN MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

Four weeks ago, Urban Meyer took the podium at Big Ten Media Days, anticipating questions about Braxton Miller’s throwing shoulder, and worked quickly to ease concerns. “It’s been a very good summer,” the third-year Ohio State coach said. “Our quarterback — I know we’ll get asked that question — is ready to go. He’s full-speed, in the best shape of his life.” Meyer stressed other concerns. The offensive line must replace four starters. The pass defense got torched in last season’s final three games. Several other key players are gone from last year’s 12-2 team, including running back Carlos Hyde, linebacker Ryan Shazier and offensive lineman Jack Mewhort. The newly configured Big Ten East appeared to be, at the time, a two-team race between Ohio State and Michigan State. Miller was healthy, and he was going to make the Buckeyes go. So when the Big Ten’s two-time offensive player of the year reinjured his shoulder last week, ending his season, it threw Ohio State’s best-laid plans into

the Olentangy River. The Spartans now are the clear favorites. The Spartans went 13-1 last year, beating Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game and outmuscling Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Michigan State won all eight of its conference games by at least 10 points. Its only loss was a four-point tossup at Notre Dame. This year, the Spartans could be even better. They might not be the only Big Ten team with a shot to reach the four-team College Football Playoff, but they’re probably the best equipped to win it. Too bad Michigan State didn’t get that chance because the Big Ten’s national perception continued to take a beating last year. Even after knocking off the undefeated Buckeyes in the conference title game, the Spartans entered the Rose Bowl as 6 1/2-point underdogs. Doubts lingered until Connor Cook took control in that 24-20 victory over Stanford. Some good players graduated, including defensive standouts Darqueze Dennard, Max Bullough and Denicos Allen. But several decorated stars return, including Cook,

1,400-yard rusher Jeremy Langford and Shilique Calhoun, the reigning Big Ten defensive lineman of the year. The Spartans have ranked in the nation’s top 10 in scoring defense the past three years. Recruits such as defensive tackle Malik McDowell, the No. 1 ranked player in Michigan, have lined up to play in defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi’s system. That’s why it should be a fascinating matchup on Sept. 6, when the Spartans face Marcus Mariota and the explosive Oregon offense. A victory in Eugene, Ore., would position Michigan State well for a playoff berth. A loss wouldn’t end its chances if it can run the Big Ten table again. Many have circled the Ohio State-Michigan State as the defacto Big Ten East championship game, and it could play out that way. Ohio State usually reloads. Its defensive line will be one of the best in the country. Miller’s replacement is redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett, a four-star recruit from Texas. Sophomore receiver Dontre Wilson will be a constant

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The Shame of Gaza Hundreds of innocents have died in Gaza. Who is really to blame for this tragedy? Israel left Gaza completely in 2005, freeing the Palestinians to build an autonomous state there. Yet since then, the Hamas terror regime has instead chosen to use its resources to wage an unrelenting war against the Jewish state from military installations located in the midst of densely populated Arab residential areas.

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Thanks to Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and the Palestinians’ poor targeting When Israel evacuated its citizens and military capabilities, these attacks have yet to kill large from Gaza in 2005, Israelis hoped this would be the numbers of Israelis. But it’s not for lack of trying: beginning of a win-win, land-for-peace exchange with Hamas aims to kill as many Jews as possible. the Palestinians. American Jewish donors even paid What Is to Be Done? In 1945, during World War II, $14 million to purchase 3,000 greenhouses left by the United States bombed Dresden, Germany, and, a Israeli settlers and transferred them to the few months later, Hiroshima Palestinian Authority. and Nagasaki, Japan, killing But instead of creating a By basing its military operations in 220,000 people, most of thriving agricultural enterprise, the greenhouses urban centers, Hamas’ intention seems them civilians. Who was to were vandalized and precisely to allow its citizens to be killed blame for these tragic deaths? Was it the United destroyed. Gaza’s golden and injured for propaganda purposes. States, which was Mediterranean beaches responding defensively to could have made it a Middle two deadly enemies, or was it the leaders of Germany East tourist mecca. But instead of the vibrant state and Japan, who had sworn themselves to the that both Israel and many Palestinians envisioned, enslavement and destruction of many nations, today under Hamas Gaza’s poverty is worse than ever, including our own? The U.S. believed it needed to its cities are ravaged by self-inflicted warfare and its demonstrate to Germany and Japan that unless they people suffer under an Islamist dictatorship. What a surrendered, their military, their infrastructure and, if shame that is. necessary, their people would be decimated. What’s worse, since Hamas strong-armed the Israel’s situation today is even more dire than that Palestinian Authority out of power in Gaza in 2007, of the U.S. in 1945. Israelis are being attacked daily the terror group began attacking Israel with a nearly by a Palestinian terrorist group sworn to the Jewish continuous barrage of unsophisticated, but still state’s destruction and launching military offensives deadly short-range rockets. Avowedly committed to on Israeli civilians. This is an existential threat that destroying Israel, Hamas and other Gaza-based no nation would or should tolerate. An implacable jihadis have since 2001 fired more than 15,000 enemy like this must not merely be temporarily rockets at Israeli cities and kibbutzim. deterred, it must be defeated. Israel responded in 2009 with a ground offensive We pray that few Arab civilians are harmed in in Gaza and in 2012 with intense shelling of Hamas Hamas’ deadly adventure, but demands by the military positions, most of them purposely located in international community that the group move its Gaza’s heavily populated urban areas. Israeli military military operations out of populated areas have been responses did untold damage to Gaza’s ignored for more than a decade. Indeed, by basing its infrastructure, and led to short-term ceasefires by military operations in urban centers, Hamas’ Hamas. Unfortunately, Israel’s defensive responses intention seems precisely to allow its citizens to be also resulted in approximately fifteen hundred killed and injured for propaganda purposes. Such use deaths, many of them Arab civilians living near of human shields is, of course, a war crime. Hamas military positions. What a shame that is. Above all, we pray that Hamas and other radical Recently Hamas has acquired longer-range, SyrianArab groups give up their blood vendetta against produced missiles via Iran that are capable of Israel. One thing is clear: If tomorrow Hamas were to reaching Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion International Airport lay down its arms and declare peace with Israel, we and Jerusalem. In the first seven months of 2014, would have peace immediately. But another thing is Hamas militants launched more than 3,500 such also clear: If tomorrow Israel were to lay down its high-powered rockets, threatening 80% of Israel’s arms and declare peace with Hamas, there would population—and sending many of those six million soon be no Israel. This is the ultimate shame. people fleeing in terror to bomb shelters. Contrary to some media reports, the conflict between Hamas and Israel is not a “cycle of violence,” nor does it require “mutual restraint.” Rather, Israel, a nation smaller than tiny El Salvador, surrounded by a sea of hostile Arab and Muslim nations, is responding logically to protect its citizens from an enemy directly on its border. What nation would not respond to such existential threats with definitive force meant to defeat this enemy? This message has been published and paid for by

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Questions surround Hoke after subpar seasons BY TODD JONES MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

The state of Michigan football is crystallized by the perception that Brady Hoke is on the hot seat entering his fourth season as coach of the Wolverines. Athletic director Dave Brandon has denied such an idea for months, and his weariness with the topic is why his face looked like his car wouldn’t start on a cold winter morning when asked about Hoke’s status at the Big Ten media days in July. “Brady Hoke is the Michigan football coach, and he’s going to be here for a long time,� Brandon said. “He’s doing a great job of putting the pieces in place. ... We’re going to keep building. We’re going to keep recruiting the way Brady has been recruiting. I think he’s got a great staff around him. The future looks great for Michigan football.� The recent past, however, is why Hoke’s long-term status is questioned as the Wolverines enter their season opener on Saturday at home against Appalachian State in a

rematch of the Mountaineers’ monumental 2007 upset. Hoke has a 15-11 record the past two years after his 11-2 inaugural season of 2011 was capped by a Sugar Bowl win that seemingly eradicated the three-year blight of his predecessor, Rich Rodriguez. Although not as bad as RichRod’s 15-22 record, the downturn in Hoke’s tenure has cranked up speculation about his future, especially in light of last year’s 7-6 season, which ended with yet another defeat to Ohio State and a tepid loss to Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. If losing to OSU for the 11th time in 13 years wasn’t bad enough, the Wolverines also fell to Michigan State for the fifth time in six years and watched the rival Spartans win the Big Ten and the Rose Bowl. Now with his team unranked, Hoke brushes aside any suggestion that he needs a big season to solidify his future in Ann Arbor. “It’s not personal, believe me. Nothing is personal,� Hoke said at the Big Ten media days. “It’s about

Michigan. It’s about the program, and it’s about the kids in the program. I don’t speculate about those things. I don’t worry about those things. I just worry about the 115 kids.� Those players at Michigan are determined to squelch the speculation surrounding their coach. “Everybody is going to say whatever they want to say,� said fifthyear senior quarterback Devin Gardner. “My job is to make sure he’s not on the hot seat, and that’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to make sure we win football games.� In order to do so, the Wolverines must improve their consistency overall and production on offense, where they ranked No. 86 in the nation last season (totaling less than 200 yards in three games) with horrendous line play. Hoke responded at season’s end by firing his friend Al Borges as offensive coordinator in January. He was replaced by Doug Nussmeier, who was hired away from Alabama when Michigan gave him a reported three-year, $2.57 million contract.

Nussmeier inherits an offense that was 102nd nationally in rushing, with an average of 125.7 yards per game. The Wolverines ran for minus-69 yards in consecutive losses to Michigan State and Nebraska. They allowed the nation’s most tackles for loss (114), including 36 sacks. Michigan’s defense wasn’t exactly stellar, either. The Wolverines allowed 26.8 points per game (ranking eighth in the Big Ten). They allowed Ohio State to score 42 and gain 526 yards in a one-point loss. That game harkened back to the 2006 regular-season fi nale when Michigan came to Columbus undefeated and ranked No. 2. The Wolverines lost 42-39 to top-ranked OSU, and they’ve gone 50-40 since that day, with at least four losses in six of the past seven seasons. “It hasn’t been the way we’ve wanted,� Gardner said. “There have been a lot of ups and downs. I’m excited to enter this year with a fresh start, get a chance to make our first impression against Appalachian State, and move forward.� Time will tell if Hoke moves for-

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Michigan head coach Brady Hoke stands on the sidelines at Michigan Stadium on Nov. 30.

ward with the Wolverines, or moves on. “We’re not satisfied with anything,� Hoke said, “but I’ve never worried about what other people think, in anything I’ve done.�

A’s success starts with general manger Beane to keep the front office together. “We are competitive, we do love baseball. But there are other things that bond us and sort of fill in the gaps rather than just sitting around talking about how we’re going to line up our rotation over the next five days.� The Norman Conquest, economics and sociology, for example. Forst graduated cum laude from Harvard with a degree in sociology; scouting director Dan Feinstein has a degree in medieval European history from UC Davis; and special assistant Chris Pittaro was a finance major who graduated summa cum laude from Rider College. And then there is assistant general manager Farhan Zaidi, who studied economics at MIT before earning a doctorate from UC Berkeley. With the average annual big league salary approaching $4 million, decisions based on poor assumptions or unchallenged opinions can cripple a revenue-challenged team such as Oakland. That was a big reason for the A’s front office adopting the detailed analytics that led to “Moneyball� in the first place. In Oakland, much of the data processing is handled by Zaidi, a studious-looking 37-year-old Pakistani with black-rimmed glasses and a receding hairline. The son of a British-educat-

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The Oakland Athletics have the second-best record in baseball and is chasing its third-straight division title. Yet, some hard-core baseball fans would have a better chance at naming the three Kardashian sisters than naming three players from the A’s everyday lineup. In Oakland, the celebrity isn’t on the field. It’s in a front office led by Billy Beane, founder of the “Moneyball� movement. Beane not only is the longest-serving general manager in the American League, he’s also the only baseball executive who’s ever been played by Brad Pitt in an Oscar-nominated film. In Beane’s 16 seasons, the A’s have had 16 different opening-day lineups, a commitment to exodus that has left fans cheering more for the uniform than any particular man wearing it. But while players have come and gone, the top dozen members of the front office — from owner Lewis Wolff to Pamela Pitts, the director of baseball administration — have been with the team an average of 22 years. David Forst, who turned down opportunities to interview for general manager jobs in San Diego and Seattle, said there is a very good reason the A’s have been able

ed engineer, Zaidi was born in Canada and grew up in the Philippines, where he was a free-swinging first baseman in a Manila Little League. “I would not have been a fan of on-base percentage,� he joked. Zaidi developed an affinity for the nerdier side of the game, and in grade school stumbled across a copy of the “Bill James Baseball Abstract� in a bookstore. “I bought that book each year and I basically carried it around with me everywhere,� Zaidi recalled. James’ work introduced new formulas for evaluating players’ performances. For Zaidi, it was like a Rosetta Stone, translating complex hieroglyphics into simple concepts. Nearly three decades later, he still uses many of those concepts to analyze players ahead of the draft and before trades. Beane, who is surely the only baseball general manager who is also the face of his team, declined to be interviewed for this article. So did Zaidi and Forst at first. The hesitance is in part because of the fallout after “Moneyball,� which made the A’s look smug and cocky, according to some critics. As a result, Beane and his lieutenants have shied away from the spotlight. “Ultimately, we try to

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Oakland Athletics’ Billy Beane is the longest-serving general manager in the American League. In Beane’s 16 seasons, the A’s have had 16 different opening-day lineups. be right more often than we’re wrong,� Forst said of the team’s decision-making process. “A lot of those things have worked out in the last few years. [But] to be totally honest, we had a stretch there from 2007 to 2011 where things didn’t work out as often.� That stretch was the A’s’ longest without a playoff berth under Beane. And it ended with the team making major moves before the 2012 season, Bob Melvin’s first full campaign as manager: Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes was signed for $36 million — a move championed by Zaidi — and the A’s traded All-Star pitchers Gio Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey and Trev-

or Cahill. At the time, skeptics said the A’s were taking a wrecking ball to their roster. It might have looked that way at the time, but consider this: Bailey hasn’t pitched in more than a year after undergoing shoulder surgery, and Gonzalez and Cahill are a combined 9-17 this season. Meantime, of the 10 players the A’s got back in those deals, two are everyday starters, one opened the season in the A’s rotation and another has made more than 40 appearances out of the bullpen. Not every trade goes so well, though. Last month, the A’s sent Cespedes to Boston for Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester and outfielder Jonny Gomes.

Lester is the type of topof-the-rotation ace the A’s had been missing in six firstround exits in their last seven playoff appearances. And early on, the deal looked like a steal for Oakland. Lester won his first three starts and even Cespedes contributed to his old team’s cause, smacking a three-run homer to help Boston beat the Angels. However, the magic has run out recently. The A’s have fallen out of the AL West lead for the first time since mid April. “There’s no special sauce here,� Forst acknowledged. “We have our analysis and we have our scouts and we try to put the two together as much as we can.� Far more often than not, it’s an equation that works.

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ast time I checked, championships are not won on paper. Someone should tell that to the oddsmakers in Vegas as well as the handful of media writers and NBA insiders who have already decreed the Cleveland Cavaliers as a favorite to win the NBA Championship this upcoming season. I mean sure, the Cavs look extremely good on paper. They have arguably three top-20 players, among them Lebron James, who is widely recognized as the best player in the world. With all of their star power, Cleveland’s starting lineup will be second to none. They even have the benefit of playing in a weak Eastern Conference. Unfortunately for them, the NBA title isn’t just handed to the team with DAVID SANTIAGO MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE the best resume. Games Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t won the NBA title yet, says columnist are won on the court. The Mubarak Salami. Cavaliers have the potential to become a championship contender, but right now they are just a bunch bench to contribute and defensive schemes. do so with no growing pains of new faces that have nevrelieve some pressure off With players such as or bumps in the road along er played together. There the starters. This has never James, Kyrie Irving, and the way. are still several questions been more evident than this Kevin Love, who are so All I’m saying is don’t regarding this team that past June, when the San offensively gifted, scordeclare this team the raise palpable concern. Antonio Spurs defeated the ing the basketball will be cream of the NBA crop just For starters, how well Miami Heat in six games effortless for this team. It is yet. will all their new additions to win the NBA Champion the defensive side of the Oh and there’s a team mesh together? A cononship. San Antonio had a ball where Cleveland will that plays about 350 miles glomerate of talent doesn’t surplus of role players who have to primarily focus. west of Cleveland that the always equate to success. performed big in key situHow motivated and willCavs might need to worTake for instance the Los ations. Their overall team ing will this offensive jugry about in their conferAngeles Lakers’ team two depth ultimately proved to gernaut be to defend? ence. I think their colyears ago. Their starting be too much for Miami to At the end of the day, ors are red and white and lineup consisted of four handle, a lesson I’m sure defense wins championI hear they’ve got this future Hall of Famers, yet Lebron James has not forships, and Cleveland will “defense” thing down to a the team was swept out gotten and will be sure have to follow suit if they tee. They’ve got some stars of the first round of the to bestow upon his new hope to hoist the Larry of their own, but we’ll just playoffs. teammates. O’Brien trophy in June. have to wait and see how This takes time. PlayThe Cavaliers also just Now don’t get me wrong, this year plays out. ers need to get accustomed hired a new coach, David Cleveland will be good, When all is said and to each other’s styles and Blatt. After successful very good. They very well done, it will be interesting tendencies. The team will coaching stints in Rusmight find a way to blend to just see if more is actunot become a contender sia and Turkey, Blatt has together quickly, learn to ally said or talked about overnight. come to the United States buckle down on the defenthen done. Another reason for trepi- to try his luck. Known for sive end, and go on to win Mubarak is a senior in dation with Cleveland is his offensive prowess, it a championship this year. LAS. He can be reached their bench. will be interesting to see That would be no surprise. at msalami2@dailyillini. Every good championhow effective Blatt will be Though, it would be a ship team needs a strong at implementing various surprise if they managed to com and @justmubar.

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FOOTBALL “I don’t really notice the difference but at the same time, I could relate to the guys that come from junior college,” Allison said. “They know the struggle that junior college brings. They kind of have that same hunger that you have when you’re coming from that world.” And while the interaction in the locker room forms a bond, offensive coordinator Bill Cubit acknowledged the difficulties junior college transfer wide receivers may face when adapting to so many different coverages. But, the teaching once the players get to camp is invaluable, he added. It has paid off for the five junior college stu-

dents from the 2014 football class. Three, including Allison, Ward and linebacker Carroll Phillips were among the first four newcomers to be destriped. It’s tradition to place a single white stripe on a newcomer’s helmets in training camp. Then when teammates deem them worthy, the stripe is removed and they are no longer considered newcomers. “I think the JUCO players I’ve been around not just here, also at Toledo, at Oklahoma State, really at Ohio State we had one too, were players that came in a little more mature,” Beckman said. “They understand that we’re playing against 20-year-old men. Carroll Phillips, Jihad Ward, Gemo — all the guys we brought in JUCO — they know how to

it’d be nice to have a good defender paired alongside Harden in the lineup, because Harden certainly won’t be locking down anyone anytime soon. The U.S. will open World Cup play Saturday against Finland. It’ll be done without Chandler Parsons, but it’s not the first time he’ll be passed on. Just like all of those teams who let Parsons fall to the second round in the 2011 NBA Draft, Team USA will come to regret it.

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play the tempo that the game is played at. They don’t have to learn that.” With the aptitude there, it’s the little things that have made a big difference as they adjust to life at a Big Ten program. And whether it’s the conveniences of campus or the sense of family they now feel, Illinois has become a place of brotherhood for these players. “When I first committed here, I just felt comfortable and I felt the love,” Ward said. “And I’m going to keep repeating it because I keep feeling the love. Every day I wake up, I put a smile on my face.”

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The Illinois women’s golf team announced its schedule on Tuesday, as it begins its 40th season of play. The Illini open up with a rare intrasquad tournament on Sept. 1 at Stone Creek Golf Course in Urbana. Head coach Renee Slone is using the event to determine which five Illini golfers will head to the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic, which begins Sept. 8 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Last season, the Illini finished 3rd in a field of 17 teams. The team will round out the fall with four other tournaments; the Minnesota Invitational, Diane Thompson Invitational, Hoosier Fall invitational and the Jim West Challenge. Illinois begins the spring season with the annual Illinois classic faceoff with Illinois State on Feb. 1 in Venice Beach, Florida. The Illini have won six Illinois Classics in a row. The Illini follow with the Westbrook Spring Invitational, the Hurricane Invitational, the Briar’s Creek Invitationa, the Web. com Intercollegiate and the

2014-2015 Illinois women’s golf schedule Sept. 8-9 Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic

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Thompson Invitational Oct. 17-19 Hoosier Fall Invitational Nov. 2-4 Jim West Challenge Feb. 1 Illinois Classic Feb. 22-23 Westbrook Spring Invitational Mar. 2-4 Hurricane Invitational Mar. 23-24 Briar’s Creek Invitational April 18-19 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational April 24-26 Big Ten Championship Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational. Illinois wraps up its season by heading to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship tournament on Apr. 24.

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in the first five, six matches because she just couldn’t hang.” But, as time wore on, “Coming into the Big Ten McMahon became more from high school and club comfortable, culminating is a huge jump,” Mayers in five kills on eight swings added. “No one can be com- in the fifth set of the team’s pletely prepared for it. My Final Four match against redshirt year was great. I USC in 2011. was able to get stronger, get This season, the Illiquicker and watch our other ni have freshman Branmiddles Erin Johnson and di Donnelly competing for Anna (Dorn) and see what a starting spot at libero. it takes to be successful in Although Hambly declined to announce the starter, he the Big Ten.” It paid off. Mayers was said the decision has been named Big Ten Freshman made internally and Donof the Week on two separate nelly was the libero for all occasions and started all but four sets in the team’s intraone game last season at mid- squad scrimmage on Saturdle blocker. day, tallying 25 digs in the Opposite side hitter Ali exhibition. What made the differStark received a medical redshirt after playing in just ence between confusion and six games her first season. contribution for the freshHambly man was her enrollhas since i ng for called the injury “forthe spring tunate,” season and Stark and being has been in allowed to the rotation practice ever since. and play H a mbly exhibihas played tions with freshmen, the team KEVIN HAMBLY for a whole h o w e v e r, VOLLEYBALL COACH whether out semester of choice or before the necessity. season. Sophomore Danielle Davis “The fact that Brandi started 17 games last year played all spring gave her as a freshman. Right side great opportunity to play hitter Liz McMahon start- this year,” Hambly said. ed 34 of 37 games as a true “Early in the spring, there freshman in her first cam- was no way she could compaign in 2011. pete at the spot for libero. Not even McMahon She just wasn’t ready. But though, a two-time All-Big having that spring allowed Ten selection, was ready her to prepare and now she’s right away to play. got a great shot to start for “If you look at Lizzie’s us.” numbers in the beginning of the year, in 2011, she was Stephen can be reached terrible,” Hambly said with at sbourbo2@dailyillini. a laugh. “We had to pull her com and @steve_bourbon.

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