The Daily Illini: Volume 142 Issue 29

Challenging conversion ‘therapy’: Homosexuality is no disease

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Vol. 142 Issue 29

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Chancellor Phyllis Wise receives a rose Wednesday from a student in honor of her anniversary as chancellor on this campus. Wise was greeted by 60 students with roses, spanning from the Illini Union to the Swanlund Administration Building.

Definition of marriage called into question

BY MATT RICE STAFF WRITER

Suppor t for sa me - sex marriage is rising in Illinois, and the state’s defi nition of marriage is now under legal scrutiny.

Statistics from Southern Illinois University’s Paul Simon Institute for Public Policy released last week show a 10 percent rise in support for same-sex marriage from 2009 to 2011.

Charles Leonard, who directs polling at the institute, thinks the result are a sign of deeper cultural change on the horizon in Illinois.

“For a widely held social norm to change that much in two years is remarkable,” he

said. “My personal opinion is that a shift in voter sentiment this large is a step towards an environment in which same-sex marriage legislation can pass.”

Also in 2011, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, which grants same-sex couples in Illinois the right to enter into civil unions.

Since the law took effect on June 1, 2011, 156 civil unions have been recorded in Champaign County, according to Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten. Hulten said the process of applying for civil unions and marriages is identical, and both types of relationships grant almost the same rights.

However, same-sex couples cannot simply be granted marriage licenses as differentsex couples are because of the 1996 Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act defines marriage as “between a man and woman.”

To a group of 25 Illinois couples who have fi led suit against the Illinois state attorney’s office, the 1996 Act is unconstitutional. Lambda Legal, a Chicago-based law fi rm that defends LGBT rights, and the American Civil Liberties Union have agreed to represent the petitioners in the case.

The case Darby v. Orr charges that it is unconstitutional for Cook County Clerk David Orr to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Orr, as well as State Attorney Lisa Madigan, declined to defend the 1996 law in court.

“Marriage equality is long overdue in Illinois,” Orr said in a June press release. “I support it in no uncertain terms.”

The lack of defense on Orr and Madigan’s part has led some to believe the case is a calculated effort to circumvent the legislature and change the act.

Effingham County Clerk Kerry Hirtzel, along with Tazewell County Clerk Christie

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Webb, have joined the case to defend the 1996 defi nition of marriage.

“I just didn’t feel the law should be able to be changed without the legislature,” Hirtzel said. “Whether or not I support gay marriage is really not the issue. If it passed through the legislature like it should, I would grant (marriage) licenses.”

To date, Hirtzel said in his county, he has provided eight civil union licenses.

Hertzel and Webb are represented by the Thomas More Society, a self-described “national public interest law firm that exists to restore respect in law for life, marriage, and religious liberty.”

However, Peter Breen, executive director and legal counselor for the Thomas More society, maintains that the fi rm wishes to preserve the integrity of our legal process. He said that if no one steps in to defend

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The University’s Division of Public Safety released the Annual Security revealed that drug-related cases are on the rise.

According to the report, 92 drug-related arrests were made in 2009, while 90 were made in 2010. But one year later, drug-related arrests increased to 134 cases in 2011.

Of those 134, 95 happened on campus, with 28 in residence halls and six off campus, and 33 arrests occurring on public property. In 2011, 218 drug cases resulted in a judicial referral, 73 more than in 2010 and 127 more than in 2009.

University police Lt. Tony Brown said that although the overall number of arrests went up, the arrests made on public property decreased.

Brown said the arrests made on drug abuse violations are just one small part of the department’s mission.

Detective Joe McCullough of the University police investigates drug violations and follows up cases. He said the department is putting a lot of effort into drug enforcement.

McCullough trains University housing staff members every year to make sure they can detect drug usage in residence halls by examining student behavior.

He added that drug arrests are most common between October and November and between March and April, but he was not sure why.

“We are also looking at the (student) behaviors and stuff like that, especially with the new drug trends, such as the synthetic drugs on the market,” he said.

McCullough said it is also important to follow up on cases in addition to enforcing antidrug policies.

“The other thing we have been doing is working evening hours with our unit to be out on times where there are the most narcotics violations,” he said. “We work hands on with our uniformed officers.”

The report said the University will promote accu-

Uptick in drug arrests from 2010 to 2011 The number of drug arrests increased 49 percent in Champaign-Urbana from 2010 to 2011. The majority of the arrests happen on campus.

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rate information on drug use, encourage healthy behaviors and work with campus leaders to avoid drug-related arrests.

Mary Russell, coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Office, said she encourages students to take a look at the report, which was released Friday, and take advantage of services provided by the University.

“There are really good safety tips within the report itself,” Russell said. “I would also suggest that students think about utilizing SafeWalks. The attention to housing safety of our campus is very coordinated and very, very solid.”

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Rebuilding of Nabor House completed Brothers enthused to live under same roof once again

BY LIZ KOEHLER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

POOL-MICHAEL REYNOLDS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Barack Obama listens as Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney answers a question during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Wednesday.

Presidential debate focuses on weak economy DAVID ESPO AND JULIE PACE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER — In a showdown at close quarters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively in their fi rst campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs in a sputtering national economy. “The

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status quo is not going to cut it,” declared the challenger.

Obama in turn accused his rival of seeking to “double down” on economic policies that actually led to the devastating national downturn four years ago — and of evasiveness on details for Romney proposals on tax changes, health care, Wall Street regulation and

more. Both men made frequent references to the weak economy and high national unemployment, by far the dominant issue in the race for the White House.

With a prime-time television audience likely counted in the tens of millions, moderator Jim

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While some students find starting a new school year to be a challenge, the difficulty was amplified for the brothers of Nabor House, who spent the first month of school without a permanent home.

Nabor House, 1002 S. Lincoln Ave., is an agricultural, nonGreek fraternity, which was founded in 1939 on Christian values. The Nabor House fraternity board decided to rebuild its house last year, when the University required fraternity and sorority houses to have a sprinkler system.

During the transition, 17 freshmen pledges and four active members have been living in Illini Tower since school began. The 15 other brothers lived in Hawthorn Suites at 101 Trade Centre Drive in Champaign.

Logan Frye, president of Nabor House and senior in ACES, who was one of the active brothers who stayed at Illini Tower to help the freshmen integrate, said living out of suitcases at the hotel was difficult on these members.

Frye said that each week, members couldn’t check in until 2 p.m.

Sunday and had to check out by

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Ivan Dozier, right, senior in ACES, and his father, also named Ivan Dozier, move his couch into Nabor House on Wednesday. Construction was recently finished on the house, allowing members to move in. noon Friday. They also had to find alternative living arrangements for the weekends.

Frye said the house had already been in need of repairs, so they decided to start over, a plan that had been in works since 2005.

“The old house was an outdated facility that held 34 to 36 men comfortably,” Frye said.

Jeff Ray, vice president of the Nabor House fraternity board and University alumnus, said they began fundraising in July 2011.

Shortly after graduation ceremonies in May 2012, the old Nabor House was torn down and con-

struction began. Ray said the process went rather quickly because they used homebuilding company Homeway Homes. Ray said the board chose to use the company because they were on a time constraint and Homeway Homes’ system allowed for fast construction. “(The modules) are like big Lego pieces they put together in their factory and then come and actually set on-site ... which allowed them to keep on the tight timeline over the summer,” Ray said.

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McKinley provides free flu shots around campus “For most students, the illness is basically four days of misery,” he said. “However, some students are severely impacted in a physical way because of complications, especially for people with chronic illnesses.”

Pajion Montgomery, senior in LAS, got a flu shot at the ARC on Wednesday. She encouraged students at the ARC to take advantage of the offer.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Montgomery said. “Especially in a place like campus where you’re constantly around people in tightknit places like dorms and classrooms, and it makes the community healthy in general.”

Palinkas said getting vaccinated contributes to the health of the University.

“A campus this large has many people who have a fatal reaction

from the flu, so by getting vaccinated students help those people avoid exposure to the virus,” Palinkas said.

Laura Lane, nurse at McKinley, said the close proximity of students on a daily basis contributes to the spread of infection.

“With the vaccine, you won’t get sick or make others sick,” she said. “This prevents an outbreak.”

Palinkas said the vaccine is very safe. He said individuals who receive the shot rarely encounter a problem, and if they do, it is either because of an allergy or another complication.

McKinley has a screening process to detect those likely to have a problem before the shot is given, he added.

McKinley gives out flu shots McKinley Health Center administers thousands of flu shots to students each year. The number was highest in 2009, during the H1N1 strain outbreak. The health center predicts it will give out 8,000 flu shots in 2012.

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With flu season rolling in, students lined up at the ARC on Wednesday to receive free flu vaccinations provided by McKinley Health Center.

Through McKinley’s annual flu shot campaign, the health center offers these vaccinations to all eligible students, state employees and retirees at the health center. Vaccinations are available at McKinley any time Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., according to McKinley’s website. McKinley began offering the shots at different locations around campus Wednesday. The first clinic was set up at the ARC’s main atrium from 4 to 7 p.m.

“This year’s campaign will be most active between now

and Thanksgiving,” said Robert Palinkas, director of McKinley Health Center, in an email.

“But we will continue to offer no-charge flu vaccination at our health center ’till the new year or whenever the national supply runs out.”

McKinley is most active during this time because flu season usually arrives at the same time as midterms and exam periods.

“Having the flu during the exam period can really impact the academic performance of a student in a big way,” Palinkas said. “Students may suffer adverse impacts because of poor exam preparation, poor test performance or missed exams. Several may end up leaving their studies.”

Palinkas said thousands of students get the flu or a flu-like illness each year.

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Ameren Illinois crews restored service to apartment buildings affected by a natural gas leak Wednesday.

The gas leak was first reported to Ameren at 7:41 a.m., and crews arrived on the scene at about 8:15 a.m., Ameren spokesperson Victoria Busch said. Busch said the leak was caused when a contractor working in the area hit a 2-inch gas main. Crews capped the gas leak at 10:15 a.m.

Busch said that although there was no immediate danger to anyone in the area, the Champaign Fire Department closed off Gregory Drive between First and Third streets for about three hours as Ameren workers made repairs.

Because of the leak, gas services were shut off in three nearby apartment buildings until the repairs were completed. Busch said repairs on the gas main finished around2 p.m., and service was restored to the apartments by 3 p.m.

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Ameren Illinois workers fix the gas leak at Second Street and Gregory Drive in Champaign on Wednesday.

Police warn campus after recent assaults

DEBATE FROM PAGE 1A Lehrer was pressed to enforce time limits on the two rivals.

Romney said he had plans to fix the economy, repeal Obama’s health care plan, remake Medicare, pass a substitute for the

legislation designed to prevent another financial crash and reduce deficits — but he ignored Obama’s prodding for specifics.

Said Obama: “At some point the American people have to ask themselves: Is the reason Governor Romney is keeping all these plans secret, is it because they’re going to be too good? Because

middle class families benefit too much? No.” At times the debate turned into rapid-fi re charges and retorts that drew on dense facts and figures that were difficult to follow.

The men argued over oil industry subsidies, federal spending as a percentage of the GDP, Medicare cuts, taxes and small businesses

and the size of the federal deficit and how it grew.

Polls show Obama with an advantage nationally and in most if not all of the battleground states.

The two presidential rivals also are scheduled to debate on Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y., and Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Illinois are religious groups such as the Illinois Family Institute and the Alliance Defending Freedom.

But Camilla Taylor, Marriage Project director for Lambda Legal, does not see why such groups should be involved.

“The IFI (Illinois Family Institute) has a right to hold and express its extremist views about lesbian and gay people on its own time, but that does not mean it has a right to do so as a party in someone else’s lawsuit,” she said.

Opening arguments were presented Sept. 27, and the next hearing is on Nov. 7. Judge Sophia Hall, who is gay, will preside over the case.

NABOR HOUSE

Having the chapter live in different places was difficult for all of the members, Frye said. Clayton Myers, freshman in LAS, said being so close together at Illini Tower helped the pledges bond more than they would have living in the old house. In order to get to know the active members who lived in the hotel, the chapter met a few times each week.

“Transitioning into Nabor House has been a lot more difficult, but transitioning to (college) hasn’t been bad at all,” Myers said.

Myers said this experience will make the new members value Nabor House a lot more.

“It should be a lot better than IT or the old house,” he said.

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The Division of Public Safety released an advisory Wednesday afternoon warning the campus population of a recent increase in acts of battery and theft that appear to be related.

Over the weekend, four separate incidents, which police believe to be related, occurred during curfew hours on campus in Champaign.

All four events happened between 1:30 a.m. and 3:22 a.m., with incidents reported near 500 E. Healey St., 700 S. Sixth St., 300 E. Springfield Ave. and 200 E. John St. Each victim described being punched in the head by a member of a group of juveniles on the sidewalk.

The group, which is suspected to be the same for all of the incidents of theft and battery, was composed of three males

and three females, according to the Public Safety Advisory.

One 16-year-old male suspect and two female suspects, who ere minors, were arrested for one of the incidents early Sunday morning. According to the advisory, similar events have been previously investigated, but “this weekend’s events are clearly a spike in this type of activity.”

In response to the incidents, the Champaign Police, assisted

by University Police, will supply additional officers to address the situation and enforce curfew laws. Police recommend that pedestrians remain alert while walking around campus at night, be responsible and aware of your surroundings while drinking and report any threats or confrontations to the police.

GAY MARRIAGE FROM PAGE 1A the law as it is, the court will have too much power.

“In this case, the courts are becoming like a superlegislature,” he said.

A bipartisan group of 11 Illinois politicians, led by state Sen. Kirk Dillard, R-24, submitted a brief to the Cook County Circuit Court in support of keeping the defi nition of marriage as it is.

“Marriage should be between a man and woman,” Dillard said. “But no matter where you stand on gay marriage, only a legislature should pass laws. Not a state’s attorney and judge.”

Also joining the effort to oppose same-sex marriage in

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FROM PAGE 1A Even while the demolition was taking place, Homeway was building the modules in their factory in Deer Creek, Ill. By the second week of July, all modules were installed.

They were on schedule to move in on Sept. 15; however, the building was not yet up to city code, pushing their timeline back almost three weeks. Finally, on Wednesday, the 36 men moved into the new Nabor House.

The new facility has three floors with 11 study rooms, recreation rooms, a library, living room, dining room, kitchen and a large bedroom with bunkbeds for all members. It has a capacity of 40 people.

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The Future of New China: Revolution in Fiction David Der-wei Wang

Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature, Harvard University

David Der-wei Wang interprets the dialectic between revolution and fiction in modern and contemporary China starting with a rereading of Liang Qichao’s famous manifesto “Fiction Revolution” and his science fiction work The Future of New China (1902) which projects China in 2062. In many ways, the novel anticipated the literary and cultural politics of China in subsequent decades. Professor Wang then calls attention to the resurgence of Chinese science fiction in the new millennium, ranging from utopia to dystopia, from extraterrestrial fantasy to futurist escapade, and argues that the dialectic of revolution Liang invoked in fictional terms remains as relevant to “the future of new China” now as it was then.

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Student veterans deserve accessible guidance on benefits, timely financial aid

ANDREW HORTON

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a recent interview with CNN, war veteran Mike Rioux described his life after fighting in Afghanistan. He came out of the war with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, which hinders his ability to perform normal daily activities such as driving or grocery shopping. What makes this even worse is that Rioux did not qualify for full disability coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

After submitting his disability claim paperwork in January 2011, CNN reported, Rioux finally heard back three months ago from the VA, which afforded him little to no coverage.

Because of Rioux’s injuries, neither he nor his wife are able to work full time. It’s insulting that someone would risk his life to fight for his country only to come home and not be provided the financial support he needs and completely deserves.

Though Rioux has made more attempts to receive full disability coverage, his claims have been masked under a pile of other claims.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, in a Sept. 20 press release, said it aims to process all claims within 125 days. Often reported, claims like these can take far longer, and hundreds of thousands of veterans are left without financial support for health problems. Veterans need that money when they return home to reverse the sometimes horrific effects of experiences of a tour abroad.

Though the VA told CNN that the backlog of claims is due to a transition from a paper-based system to an electronic system, keeping veterans waiting is inexcusable. Soldiers put their lives on hold to go to war. At the very least, the government can afford veterans the proper benefits when they get home.

Responsibly, the VA said the wait time is unacceptable. However, if the department recognizes that, then there should be another system in place to process these claims more quickly.

It is unfair to keep these veterans waiting, no matter the situation.

Student veterans at the University aren’t immune to these problems either. While these veterans are entitled to benefits that would cover tuition, housing, books and the like, they have had problems with applying for and receiving these benefits. Because of the few number of professionals working at the University’s Veterans Support Services unit, the approximately 400 student veterans don’t receive necessary individual attention. Students have trouble knowing what benefits they are qualified for or if their claims are even being processed. The University needs to continue to work to make these benefits clear and to lay out the process so it is easier to understand.

It is commendable, however, that many Illinois colleges, including this campus, have become involved with the new Valuing Veterans Pledge.

Through the pledge, schools would provide more support to student veterans so they know exactly what they are entitled to them to finish school with the support of the veteran benefits.

But a pledge alone can’t alone deliver benefits to students. The backlog for veterans is dishonorable to the bravery shown abroad, and if we can do anything to speed the process up, even at a higher cost, then that is exactly what needs to be done.

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ate soon and soon campus life will no longer affect me, so I choose to be registered at home where, when I am jobless, will be spending a significant amount of time. Or maybe there is a close election in your district as so many are, especially in the suburbs, some of which might change the leadership in Congress. Understandable.

Voting absentee is just as important.

The point being, it does not matter where you vote, as long as you do.

Too many students all over the country have graduated recently and are back to their minimum wage job, seemingly wasting their degree, working far below their level of education. And after spending four years at this university, I don’t want the same thing to happen to me or any other graduate from here. By voting, you can help to change the economic future to represent what you think should be done so we are not part of another unemployed statistic with a college degree.

In the last few presidential elections, 18 to 29 year-olds have been voting just a hair more in every election. In 1996 and 2000, about 40 percent voted, in 2004, almost 50 percent voted, and over 50 percent voted in 2008. This election, let’s continue the upswing of 20-something voting. The more we vote, the more they have to listen to our age group because we are out there, voting for them. Maybe, just maybe, some of that will start to carry over into mid-term elections, not just the presidential ones.

ven if you’ve spent the last 80 days backpacking in the Himalayas, you will still likely agree that James Carville’s infamous phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,” perfectly identifies the main theme of the current presidential race.

However, when we head to the polls this November, we will not only be electing our next president, but we could also be drastically altering the future makeup of our nation’s highest court. Despite receiving significantly less press than the economy, this issue should be as big a factor in deciding who we vote for.

The current Supreme Court has been generally balanced in terms of conservative and liberal ideologies, with its most significant rulings often ending in 5-4 decisions with a swing vote. However, several justices are getting to the age where their ability to continue serving is questionable. Should they resign, it would be the president’s duty to nominate their replacements.

Despite the president needing the confirmation of the Senate, the great majority of presidential nominations are approved. Thus, the next president we elect will likely be able to shift the court in one ideological direction.

Having a shift in the makeup of our Supreme Court would greatly impact our country’s most pressing social issues. Namely, cases regarding voting rights, affirmative action and same-sex marriage are very likely to be decided on in the coming months. It is also foreseeable that the court will hear arguments regarding the separation of church and state, abortion and corporate personhood in the near future.

The decisions on these issues will tremendously impact how we define ourselves as Americans. Yet the candidates have said very little about the kinds of justices they would nominate to make these decisions.

Though we haven’t heard anything directly, we can make pretty good assumptions based on where the candidates have positioned themselves on social issues. Thus, we should give these issues their due consideration despite that the economy has taken center stage in this election.

While economy is certainly significant, it is important to remember that the president has very little control over it. Economists have often likened the president’s role in the economy to that of a cheerleader as opposed to a CEO. Let’s not be naive enough to think that one man working with a gridlocked Congress will be able to completely turn things around in the next four years.

Supreme Court justices, on the other hand, always have final say.

This was made apparent in the recent ruling on health care reform, as well as in 2000 when the court essentially declared the winner of the presidential election. For this reason, it is very likely that the presidential appointments made during the next term will have more impact on social policy than the president himself will have on the economy.

There are currently four judges serving on the Supreme Court who are over 70: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (79), Antonin Scalia (76), Anthony Kennedy (76) and Stephen Breyer (74). Ginsburg and Breyer have typically represented the liberal side of the court, whereas Scalia has represented the conservative side. Kennedy has generally been considered the court’s most moderate judge despite being appointed by Ronald Reagan.

Justice Ginsburg, the eldest judge who has undergone treatment for pancreatic cancer, will almost surely be the first to resign. A Romney presidency could tilt the balance by replacing her with a more conservative judge. In fact, Lucas A. Powe Jr., a Supreme Court historian at the University of Texas School of Law, told The New York Times, “If she dies and Romney wins, the Supreme Court will be the most conservative in history.” Despite sounding rather crude, he captures the essence of what is at stake here.

Likewise, if Obama wins re-election, he could potentially make the court more liberal by replacing either the conservative Scalia or the moderate Kennedy.

Thus, while voting this November, do not make the mistake of abandoning your social convictions, thinking that the economy is all that matters right now.

With an impending shift in the Supreme Court likely to occur in the next four years, you better be prepared to stand up for what you believe in now, as opposed to betting your values on some future opportunity that you may never have again.

Joanna is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at opinions@dailyillini.com.

Andrew is a sophomore in Engineering. He can be reached at opinions@dailyillini.com.

Conversion ‘therapy’ unhelpful, degrading ADAM HUSKA Opinions columnist

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any therapist thought they could change my sexual orientation, they would promptly change their minds after walking into my not-so-covertly Bieberthemed apartment and emotional aftermath following an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Fact of the matter is, I’m not looking for a “cure” and, as of Sunday, California has spoken for its minors who are not looking either.

California banned any therapy that aims to alter or overcome homosexuality. And accordingly, therapists who support or perform such therapy must cease these practices. The implication of this ban is that homosexuality is incurable, and therefore should be left natural and completely intact.

Although this idea of a gay cure may seem outdated, it is still widely accepted in other countries and in certain religious sects. Nonetheless, it is a win for LGBT advocacy groups and those harmed by sexual orientation-related reparative therapy that consider these practices useless and unsupported by science and medicine.

However, as California is the first state to implement this type of ban, many issues remain. First, religious groups not affected by this ban will continue to implement their reparative therapy practices and second, opponents of the ban are still completely naive to the experiences of a homosexual man or woman.

Religious beliefs are certainly a catalyst for therapy. Evergreen International, Inc., a non-profit that tries to help people diminish their homosexual tendencies while adhering to Mormon teachings, for example, believes “it is not a sin to

have these (homosexual) feelings.

It only becomes a sin when the individual acts upon those feelings.” So yes, you can have gay feelings — you just can’t act on them.

A Christian-based group in South Africa, The New Living Way Ministry, offers a “community” for residents with “unwanted same-sex attraction” — note the ironic “caring for gays” tagline at the top of the site’s page. Because we all know taking possible homosexuals and putting them with other homosexuals clearly reinforces heterosexual behaviors.

By creating programs that provide a “cure,” we are implying that there is a problem or abnormality that needs to be addressed and resolved. We’re essentially telling people that they must combat part of who they are and how they act as a sacrifice for acceptance. Well guess what, I’ve made sacrifices to be openly homosexual — and I’m still being accepted. Yet I cringe typing the word “acceptance,” as if changing who I am would make me feel accepted at all.

Trust me, I didn’t need a program to make me feel any more isolated than I already did and sometimes still do.

I am not judging the beliefs these religious groups hold, but the messages these groups send don’t appropriately address the feelings of homosexual individuals by any means.

The negative effects of these conversion programs go on: prevalence of child suicides, risk of depression, extreme feelings of pressure to conform, feelings of worthlessness and unholiness. These aren’t necessarily the negative effects of certain beliefs but of the ways in which we choose to address these disparities between doctrine and individuality.

In this sense, I fail to see where an individual would want to subject themselves to these consequences

for a false sense of acceptance.

David Pickup, a licensed family therapist and member of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, even told The New York Times, ironically, that victims of sexual abuse who have homosexual feelings later in life can no longer be helped. So if things like child sexual abuse can cause homosexual feelings, why are we targeting homosexuals and not the sex offenders who are apparently to blame for the emergence of homosexuality?

It’s hard to think of an event so traumatic or significant that someone would want to voluntarily deny, change and then attempt to reaccept themselves. Opponents obviously disagree and go on to say that this ban is unfair for youth who want to seek therapy and that this is a direct infringement of First Amendment rights. In regards to these infringements, then minors shouldn’t be able to make a decision of this magnitude to seek controversial and potentially degrading therapy. Similar to voting, purchasing tobacco and curfew laws, seeking reparative therapy is just as, if not more, serious of a decision.

Once an individual is over the age of 18, they are no longer a minor and do not technically fall within California’s ban boundaries.

As a member of the gay community, I would like to assure Mr. Pickup and others who share such beliefs that I don’t need therapy, let alone want it. I, unlike many organizations, have learned to accept my differences and have even learned to thrive on them. I would never wish permanent or partial change upon an individual because of a set of beliefs that I believe should be generalizable to everyone. I’m only generalizable to me.

Adam is a junior in ACES. He can be reached at opinions@dailyillini.com.

Let’s up voter turnout on campus JOANNA ROTHENBERG Opinions columnist

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ovember 2012. To most people, this means the presidential election, and I, too, have focused much on the blunders of the Romney campaign and the Republican Party.

But there is more to this election then just the race to the White House, even if most people forget, or choose not to care. In November 2012, thousands of people will be running for various offices across the country.

The West Wing cast recently released a clip about the lack of voting in non-partisan elections and their importance in daily life. The advertisement is for Bridget Mary McCormack, a woman running for the state Supreme Court in Michigan.

While she may not be running in Illinois, it is still important to note there are other names on the ballot, not just Gov. Romney and President Obama.

All too commonly, we forget that.

Across the country average, ordinary citizens have their names on a ballot. Illinois itself has 18 congressional districts (technically, we will have 19 Representatives until January 2013) — that means 18 people will represent the state of Illinois in the House in D.C. next year. In Illinois, there are also 118 legislative districts, meaning 118 people will represent their specific district. Many times, the decisions these politicians make affect you more immediately

and directly than most of the decisions made in D.C. There, they can make rules and laws, but many times it is up to the state to execute these actions. So by acting on your right to vote, you are putting someone in office that can help you as a citizen of Illinois. And if you have a problem with something they are doing, you can address them much easier than you can communicate with the president of the United States.

Why is this important you ask? You are a student at the University of Illinois; local elections like these have little to no effect on your life. But they do, kind reader, they really do.

Let us say for example, you are registered to vote from your campus address. The more people who vote here, the more local politicians pay attention to you. You have the chance to become more than just a number because you put them in office. Campus makes up a large portion of the new 13th congressional district. We are also set in the 103rd legislative district.

At the state capital in Springfield, politicians decide the state budget, which affects how much we pay as students to attend the University. As we all know, tuition is ever-increasing for each incoming freshman class. And just as an FYI, that same budget determines how much money is given in MAP grants — something many students rely on for school. By voting, we can send candidates into office that are willing to help us out just a bit more.

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Hearts for Hearts aims to bolster student awareness of heart disease

BY MORGAN QUILICI STAFF WRITER

With more than 30,000 undergraduate students on campus all with different interests and passions, it makes sense that the University has more than 1,100 RSOs. However, even with all the options, there still might not be an organization that fits everyone’s specific needs.

Last semester, when Victoria Hines, junior in LAS, realized there was no organization on campus supporting the American Heart Association, she decided to create her own. Roughly two months later, Hearts for Hearts was born.

“I looked up to join one, but there wasn’t one to join — so I just started one,” Hines said.

Hearts for Hearts — which was officially formed last semester but didn’t really kick off until this semester — raises money for the American Heart Association and spreads awareness about heart disease and stroke.

The American Heart Association’s mission is “to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke,” according to its website.

“We are trying to be the collegiate arm, if you will, of the American Heart Association,” said Jordan Lagomarcino, junior in Business and a member of Hearts for Hearts. “We also just want to spread awareness because 80 percent of heart disease or heart attacks are preventable, and a lot of people don’t know that.”

Hines was inspired to start the RSO because both of her grandfathers had heart attacks. How-

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ever, to officially start the organization, she needed to have at least five members in the RSO. “I reached out to a couple of my friends, and we were all just kind of like, ‘Yeah, let’s do it,’” Hines said.

Lagomarcino was one of those friends.

“I had talked with some of my friends and we were kind of thinking how to get involved on campus,” Lagomarcino said. “(Victoria) had the idea of doing something with the American Heart Association, and I thought it was a good idea.”

Like Hines, members in Lagomarcino’s family have been personally affected by heart disease and heart attacks. Three of his uncles had heart attacks, he said.

“You don’t think about it unless it actually happens to you,” Lagomarcino said. “But how about we think about it now and not let it happen.”

Heart disease and stroke is more prevalent than people realize, Hines said.

“Most people actually think that breast cancer is the No. 1 death in women (in the U.S.), when really it is heart disease,” Hines said.

Lauren Kolak, sophomore in LAS and a Hearts for Hearts member, said it is relevant to have a group like Hearts for Hearts on campus.

“It’s a perfect environment because the students are at a perfect age to start getting healthy,” Kolak said.

One of Hearts for Hearts’ goals is to spread awareness both on campus and throughout Champaign-Urbana.

“The more impact the better,”

Lagomarcino said. “I feel like we have a good cause (and) hopefully we make an impact not only for the University, but for the community as well.”

Although just in its starting stages, Hearts for Hearts hopes to get the word out about its RSO by holding events.

The RSO would like to hold events such as “Jump Rope for Heart, or Hoops for Heart — just really big fundraising events,” Hines said.

Hines said although she wants to do a basketball tournament in the near future, she wants to wait until all the members can come to a unanimous decision.

After promoting their organization on Quad Day, Hearts for Hearts had its first meeting last week. Seven new members showed up at the meeting.

“It’s a little discouraging, but we’ll make pushes,” Lagomarcino said.

Kolak said she would like everybody to help out by raising awareness and money for the American Heart Association and by spreading education about “being healthy, getting healthy and also keep your families healthy.”

“Nobody (should have) to go through the tragedy of losing somebody with heart disease or seeing someone go through a stroke,” Kolak said.

If students are interesting in becoming a member of Hearts for Hearts or getting involved in a different aspect, they can email heartsforheartsuiuc@ gmail.com.

Morgan can be reached at quilici1@ dailyillini.com.

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Barn dance lets students dress up, get in a country mood for a night

BY MELISSA ESPAÑA STAFF WRITER

Now that autumn is in full swing, students can participate in a number of popular University events such as tailgating, visiting Curtis Orchard and Homecoming. Fall also marks the beginning of another tradition many students look forward to: barn-dance season.

“Barn dance is literally the greatest event ever and such a great way to celebrate fall,” said Kristen Danowski, senior in Education and philanthropy chair of RSO October Lovers.

“Anyone who hasn’t gone to one ... I highly encourage it. Everybody is in such a good mood.

I love hanging out in the barn because when do you ever get to really do that?”

With so many RSOs and Greek organizations hosting their own barn dances, there are many to choose from. For students who have never heard of a barn dance, there are a few basic things to know.

Barn dance is exactly what it sounds like: a party at a barn.

Every year, RSOs rent a barn off campus and host a party for their members with a countryside atmosphere.

Attendees can dance to country music or take photos around the barn while a bonfire and hayrides await outside. Some

BUTLER FROM PAGE 6A “As long as I do my part to maintain my environment, and they do their part to maintain their environment, we’ll be alright,” he said.

One of the many friendships Butler has formed with Nugent Hall residents includes Jackie Kiem, junior in Social Work, who lived in Nugent last year. What stands out most to Kiem is how Butler remembers everyone he talks to.

VOTER FROM PAGE 6A Choice, said that a cause is only as strong as its weakest member, so it is important that people exercise their voting right in order to support issues they believe in.

Both groups have taken on initiatives to make sure students are going beyond just a civic duty to vote, and actually educating themselves on the candidates.

As social networking coordinator for I-Elect, Musnicki’s job is to look up relevant links pertaining to the election and to get information out to the student body.

“I look up policy stories, go on the Champaign county clerks website, look at the Colbert Report and the Daily Show, I’m just looking for things that I think students our age need

organizations bring snacks and refreshments, and everything, including transportation to the dance, is included in the ticket price for the event.

“Barn dance allows us to get away from the hectic campus life and be in the country setting that surrounds the University,” said Danielle Schuck, vice president of public relations for the Panhellenic Council. “It’s a nice time to spend with friends while listening to some country music.”

One of the well-known things about barn dances is that the attendees get the chance to dress up like cowboys and cowgirls, which can make for great photo opportunities.

Students can easily spot barn-dance attendees on campus by their flannel shirts and brown boots.

Schuck said it is completely up to the individual what to wear, but many people choose to wear plaid shirts to convey the country theme.

“I would say a flannel or plaid shirt is a must-have,” Danowski said.

“Some people get really creative and wear overalls or cute country dresses. You’ll see guys and girls sporting bandanas and cowboy hats as well as cowboy boots. After four years, I finally have my first pair to

break in this barn-dance season.”

With so many dances going on during the fall, it can be hard for students to hear about them.

Other student may be unable to attend because some organizations choose not to host one or may limit their guest list to the members in the organization and their dates.

Schuck said that when a Panhellenic or Interfraternity chapter has a barn dance, their members are allowed to bring a date, although it is not required.

“There is limited capacity at the barn, but it is up to the organization on how to distribute the space,” she said.

Other organizations are more open about who gets to attend their event. Danowski said anybody is welcome to the October Lovers barn dance.

“Anyone can attend our barn dance,” said Darragh McDermott, senior in LAS and president of October Lovers. “Members will find out through a Facebook event and emails from us.”

Tickets for the October Lovers dance, as well as other events, go on sale weeks before the scheduled date. Because tickets go quickly, those interested in attending are usually encouraged to purchase them early.

When Kiem went back to Nugent to visit her sister this fall, Butler remembered Kiem and asked her about her life.

“He would see me working out last year and asked me how that was going,” she said. “He also asked about my apartment and how my year was going.”

Kiem recalls many times when Butler would start conversations with her, and they would talk for 20 minutes without even realizing it.

“We felt more like friends,” she said. “He makes it comfortable to live there.”

Over the years, Butler has come to realize that his job is more than keeping residence halls clean — it’s about customer service.

“This place is a dormitory, but I consider it more like a hotel,” he said. “I think the Nugent Hotel is better than the Donald Trump (Tower). You have students here that you can talk to every day and correct things for in the long-term. I help these students feel at home.”

to be aware of,” Musnicki said.

She adds that there are plenty of other ways to start learning about politics and the issues for this upcoming election, like following Twitter accounts that tweet about the election and by watching newscasts, the debates and reading newspapers.

Both groups added that students may not understand the voting process.

“I don’t think a lot of people know that you have to re-register to vote whenever you move,” Dolinar said. “If students are registered to vote back home, they have to fill out and send in an absentee ballot. But if students who are registered elsewhere want to vote here in person, they have to register again here.”

In order to register to vote people just need basic knowledge about themselves, their social security number and their driver’s license number. They can do so in the Union, UGL or through

any individual who is certified to register people to vote, including some students.

With the easy accessibility to register and a year when issues and policies have gotten people passionate and worked up, Maeglin thinks voting is more essential now than ever.

“I think it’s such a close election and it’s been reported on and discussed so heavily, being registered to vote is just a part of the process in getting out there and helping make a difference,” she said.

At the registration table in the Union, Titus Fong, freshman in DGS, just filled out and turned in his registration form.

Fong embodies someone with the right mindset needed when registering to vote. A first-time voter, Fong said, “I registered because I feel like by voting I can change something.”

Kelly can be reached at features@ dailyillini.com.

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Creating a student community

BY KELLY CHUIPEK STAFF WRITER

BSW finds joy in shaping culture of Nugent Hall On the ride down the service elevator to the basement of Nugent Hall, building service foreman Scott Givens said, “How did you pick Jesse Butler for this article?”

After quickly explaining how students describe Butler as friendly and a good interview candidate, Givens gave a nod of approval.

“Jesse is very outgoing,” he said with a smile. “You’ll like talking to him.”

While taking a break from his workday as a building service worker in Nugent Hall, Jesse Butler was all smiles.

“Thank you for interviewing me,” he said. “I was so excited when my supervisor asked me to be interviewed

by The Daily Illini. I thought ‘why’d they choose me?’”

The truth is, out of hundreds of building service workers on campus, Jesse Butler stands out to the students and employees he interacts with.

For Butler, his role on campus is more than a job — he considers it his team. After working for the University for four and a half years, the last three of which have been in Nugent Hall, he considers himself a vital part of that team.

“We get the job done,” Butler said. “Our supervisors and our foremen, they are proud of us working under extreme circumstances.”

Butler is referring to the job of clearing everything out of Garner Hall for demolition two summers ago — all within one week. Summers prove to be the most challenging task for Butler who noted the short period of 120 days to fi nish projects as well as the grueling heat.

Despite these factors, Butler knows it’s his most important job prep for the students returning in the fall.

In addition to summer preparation, much of Butler’s duties during the school year consist of keeping the

building completely clean for students. Though Butler has not experienced much difficulty with Nugent Hall residents, he has heard stories about dorms in the Six Pack from his fellow employees.

Butler said when students go out on Friday and Saturday nights, he worries about what he will fi nd the next morning.

“I have heard horrible stories,” he said. “Kids coming in after a lot of drinking and they are puking everywhere. Throwing stuff, tearing stuff down, and just tearing up the community that they live in. And then we have to go back in and clean it all up for the next individual.”

It might be a coincidence, but Butler believes one of the reasons he does not get much trouble from Nugent Hall students is the relationships he has formed with them. From a “good morning,” to a “good luck on your test,” to “have a good weekend,” Butler believes these words help students remember to keep the place tidy.

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Campus initiatives encourage students to register to vote, make their voices heard

BY SAHER KHAN STAFF WRITER

Election season is in full swing but the time available to register to vote is limited. With the registration deadline coming up on Sunday, now’s the time for students to confirm their ability to vote.

“We’ve been sending people out with clip boards around the Quad to get students registered to vote,” said Sara Maeglin, senior in LAS.

Maeglin is the co-president of the RSO Advocates for Choice, an organization affi liated with Planned Parenthood that has embraced the task of raising election awareness on campus. In the past few Wednesday’s, their organization has gotten over 200 students registered to vote.

“We get involved in getting students to register to vote because we think it’s important for their voices to be heard and we want

them to care about the issues,” said Andrew Dolinar, junior in LAS and co-president of Advocates for Choice.

A journalism class called I-Elect, taught by Eric Meyer and Nancy Benson, is also raising awareness for voter registration.

The class is offered only occasionally during a major election year and is dedicated to covering the upcoming election.

“Our goal has been to focus on

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how we can cover the election to make college students interested,” says Rachel Musnicki, senior in Media and social media coordinator of I-Elect. “Our project is to put a spin on the election that students will fi nd interesting in new and innovative ways.”

Maeglin, Dolinar and Musnicki all value the importance of exercising one’s right to vote.

“Voting is a civic engagement;

when we register to vote and participate in the election, we are performing our civic duty,” Dolinar said.

All three individuals said that voting is not only a right that should be exercised, but an opportunity for students to stand behind a cause and a way to have their voices heard.

“A lot of people think that their vote doesn’t count, but I’d just want them to know that their

vote does count, even if it’s in the smallest way,” Maeglin said.

“Just to say you’ve voted and made a difference, especially if your candidate was elected, shows that you stood behind something, and I think that is really important.”

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Soccer prepares for standout Spartan forward

BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER

Both the Illinois’ and Michigan State’s women’s soccer teams finished their weekend competitions in tough overtime battles that resulted in ties. Both teams have a quick turnaround with their match on Thursday night under the lights at the Illinois Soccer Stadium.

The Illini had a tough weekend on the road facing Indiana and Purdue. In both matches, Illinois

opponents were the first ones on the board. The Illini were able to come away with a 2-1 win against the Hoosiers but only able to tie the score 1-1 against the Boilermakers. The statistics, however, show that Illinois’ offensive attack was well ahead of Purdue’s, outshooting them 24-11.

Out of those 24, less than half were on goal.

“We’ve always talked about creating chances in general,” junior Christina Farrell said.

“What (Illinois head coach) Janet (Rayfield) has been having us focus on is creating quality chances in front of the goal and working on our attitude as goal scorers.”

The Illini struggled to create opportunities in front of the goal against Big Ten opponent Penn State earlier this season. The most shots recorded in a game this season is 28, earned against Iowa to kick off conference play.

When Illinois does score first in

a game, it is known to be dangerous, holding an undefeated record of 5-0-0 this year and 31-0-0 spanning the previous three seasons. Rayfield described the difference between earning a quality chance and turning that quality chance into a goal.

“It’s a little bit of composure, and it’s a little bit of experience,” Rayfield said. “I think every decision as you get closer and closer to the goal gets a little more intense and a little bit more pres-

sure. ... Great goal scorers don’t just shoot the ball. They make great decisions about how they are going to get the ball into the back of the net.”

Michigan State forward senior Olivia Stander has a total of 52 shots this season and is the lead scorer for the Spartans with four goals. The formation that Michigan State plays allows it to be more of a defensive-minded

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Anna Dorn (5) swings during a match against Wisconsin in Huff Hall on Sept. 23. The Illini won in 5 sets. Head coach Kevin Hambly said he thinks Dorn has the potential to become a national team player.

Sophomore Dorn stands out with nation’s 6th highest hitting percentage

BY DANIEL MILLER-MCLEMORE STAFF WRITER

The Illinois volleyball team’s season through 14 games has seemed a constant ebb and flow, with positives, negatives, big wins and tough losses all mixing together.

Throughout the vacillation, though, the Illini have been steadied by the excellent play of middle blocker Anna Dorn.

The sophomore is hitting an exceptional .454, good for sixthhighest in the country and just onethousandth of a point away from the Illinois single-season record, which was set by Mary Eggers in 1986.

Head coach Kevin Hambly was

at a loss when asked to compare Dorn to past players at Illinois.

“She’s got a ridiculous ceiling,” Hambly said. “She has no idea how high her ceiling is. I mean, she’s as high as any kid I’ve coached, as fast as any kid I’ve coached.”

Hambly, who spent four years as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic team, said Dorn has the athleticism to eventually be in the conversation for the national team.

“She’s that type of athlete,” he said. “She could be a national team player. How high and how far will be determined by how hard she’s willing to work.”

Despite the lofty comparisons

and talk of high ceilings, Dorn shrugged off the attention while deflecting credit to her teammates.

“A lot of what I’m able to do is contingent on the pass and off of Annie’s (Luhrsen) sets,” Dorn said.

“I couldn’t do hardly anything if it wasn’t for a solid pass and then Annie setting it up for me to hit over people.”

Dorn and Luhrsen seem to have found a combination that is becoming one of the Illini’s most reliable threats in big moments. Down two sets to one in last week’s match against Purdue, Luhrsen went to Dorn for six kills as Illinois stayed alive to force a fifth set.

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That combination is something the two have been honing since last spring, taking extra reps between drills in practice to sharpen their execution and improve their chemistry, something Dorn stressed the importance of after practice Wednesday.

“It’s really important because the setter wants to have confidence in the hitter, and the hitter wants the setter to be confident in them,” Dorn said. “So if you have a good relationship with your setter, you’re pretty much gonna have better sets, and you’re gonna have more trust when you

give them feedback about the sets and stuff like that.”

For Hambly, it has been fun to watch Dorn steadily improve from an athletic player with a knack for blocking, to a more complete middle blocker who knows to attack and score.

“I think for her there’s a paradigm shift that’s kind of happening where she perceived herself at a certain level,” Hambly said. “And she’s pushed beyond that and now she’s trying to figure out what the next paradigm for her is.”

Daniel can be reached at millerm1@dailyillini.com and @danielmillermc.

Defensive struggles unexpected

NFL Week 5: Start Morris, sit Buffalo running backs

Illini prepare to take on Badgers’ RB Montee Ball

BY JAMAL COLLIER STAFF WRITER

JACK CASSIDY Fantasy Doctor

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veryone, especially around central Illinois, knows the specifics on the Monday Night Football matchup between the Bears and Cowboys. If you didn’t watch it, you looked up the box score. If you didn’t look up the box score, you saw reactions on Twitter.

If you saw nothing on Twitter, then you heard chatter in class from the mouths of happy Chicago fans. And if you somehow managed to avoid the Monday Night Football discussion entirely, then I commend you

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Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris runs for a three-yard gain against the St. Louis Rams on Sept. 16 in St. Louis. The Fantasy Doctor thinks Morris will have a big Week 5.

At the start of the season, the Illinois football team’s defense was expected to be its biggest strength. The defense was coming off a year when it was ranked No. 7 in total defense and No. 5 in passing defense.

The Illini didn’t plan to rest on last year’s laurels. Last season’s defense, the Illini agreed, was in the past.

The days of the dominating defense seem like forever ago with the Illini now allowing an average of 44 points per game in their three losses.

Some of the offense and special teams woes could have been expected to continue, but it would have been hard to predict that the defense would fall so hard, so fast. Even defensive line coach Keith Gilmore, a holdover from the change in

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Penn State’s Allen Robinson breaks a Jack Ramsey tackle during Illinois’ 35-7 loss Saturday. The Illini defense has given up an average of 44 points in its three losses this season. coaching staffs, didn’t see this coming.

“I’m just as surprised as most of you guys,” he said. “We’ve been practicing hard and practicing well, and I thought we’ve done the things necessary to play well. For whatever reason during the course of the game, we’re kind of falling apart and

we’re still trying to figure it out.”

Illinois head coach Tim Beckman has emphasized the importance of preventing things from snowballing out of control. Illinois must find a way to stay in the games, not allowing huge

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SOCCER FROM PAGE 1B team, making Stander one of the only offensive players constantly in the fi nal third.

“Fortunately for us, I think we have seen some great attacking players,” Rayfield said. “All the way from UCLA in Zakiya Bywaters to Maya Hayes. We’ve tested ourselves and hopefully we’ve learned from that. ... I think it will be one of those games where both teams are going to possess the ball and both teams are going to knock the ball around. I think it will be who can break who down and fi nish the chances that they get.”

At Thursday’s game, Illinois will be honoring cancer awareness. Both squads will release balloons to honor those who have lost their lives to the disease.

All fans will receive a colored ribbon to wear during the game representing different kinds of cancer. The Illini are happy to show support for such an important cause that affects people worldwide.

“We’re really excited,” junior Allie Osoba said. “We’re actually doing an awareness for cancer game, so we are excited about that too. It’s going to be a Thursday night game, so it’s a little different, but still under the lights. Everyone is really pumped up.”

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Chicago Cubs' Starlin Castro, right, and teammates mob Bryan LaHair after LaHair hit the game-winning single off Houston Astros reliever Hector Ambriz on Wednesday in Chicago. The Cubs won 5-4. Both teams have lost more than 100 games this season.

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totals and fi nding a way to prevent this two-game losing streak from spiraling further, similar to last season’s six-game slide.

“We’ve got to move forward rather than revert back,” Beckman said. “That’s the game of football, and not every play is going to be prefect. How you respond is the key to win.”

The next challenge in front of the Illinois defense is Wisconsin and its standout running back Montee Ball, whom defensive coordinator Tim Banks referred to as a monster.

Ball led the NCAA in rushing and yards from scrimmage last season, and his 39 touchdowns tied a NCAA record with Barry Sanders. Injuries this season have kept him well off his pace from last year, but Illinois will still have to game plan its defensive attack around him.

“I think they’re starting to hit their stride a little bit because they’re starting to get him back and hit a rhythm,” Banks said.

“Their play action is incredible because of the run game.”

Illinois’ game plan to stop Ball will be to load the box with one more man than Wisconsin can block.

“And obviously that presents some different issues,” Banks said. “Your secondary is going to have to be able to be in a position to cover, so the biggest deal for us is we’ll have to be able to mix it up, pick our times, pick our spots.”

The challenge of stopping Ball may be only further exacerbated by the Illini’s injuries. Beckman said he’s never had to start two freshmen as linebacker before in his career, and if linebacker Jonathan Brown can’t play Saturday, then he will be left with little other choice than to start Mike Svetina alongside Mason Monheim. Brown practiced again Wednesday, but Beckman said the team will evaluate him before making a decision for Saturday.

The Illini did blitz more last week against Penn State than they had all season, and the Nittany Lions’ style is similar to that of the Badgers. Penn State running back Zach Zwinak had 101 yards rushing last week.

But Banks said he wants to be aggressive Saturday, and coaches praised senior leaders of Illinois’ defense for stepping up this week in practice.

“I think they’ve taken it a little more personal,” Gilmore said.

“It’s not us as coaches trying to drive them to do those things, and they’re taking some of it upon themselves (with) a little more responsibility, and hopefully that’ll result in some wins.”

CHICAGO — Bryan LaHair homered and hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat Houston 5-4 Wednesday in the Astros’ National League fi nale.

In the first series between 100game losers in the major leagues since 1962, LaHair homered in the second and broke a four-all tie in the ninth against Hector Ambriz (1-1).

Houston went 55-107 and set a club record for losses. The Astros became the first team with 106 or

The Cubs, who haven’t won the World Series since 1908, went 61-101 for their most losses since dropping 103 games in 1966.

Carlos Marmol (3-3) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win.

Justin Maxwell hit a tying, three-run homer for Houston in the eighth off Shawn Camp.

Cubs starter Travis Wood allowed one run, three hits and five walks in 6 1-3 innings, giving up Carlos Corporan’s RBI single in the fi rst. Wood also chased Astros starter Edgar Gonzalez with a two-run single.

Gonzalez gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in 3 1-3 innings. Houston pitched 28 consecutive scoreless innings before LaHair’s homer in the second.

Most Cubs’ regulars were given the day off. The exception, Starlin Castro, became the fi rst player in franchise history to play shortstop in all 162 games, and the fi rst major leaguer to do it since Jimmy Rollins in 2007.

Castro’s 195 consecutive games played is the longest active streak in the NL.

Oakland defeats Texas 12-5, captures AL West

BY JANIE MCCAULEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics captured the AL West with another improbable rally in a season full of them, coming back from four runs down and a 13-game division deficit to stun the two-time defending league champion Texas Rangers 12-5 on Wednesday.

Josh Hamilton dropped a fly ball in center field for a two-run error that put the A’s (9468) ahead 7-5 in a six-run fourth inning. Hamilton’s Rangers (93-69) are headed to the new one-game, wild-card playoff on the heels of just their second three-game sweep of 2012.

The A’s needed a sweep and they delivered to win their first division crown since 2006 and 15th in all. They overcame a five-game deficit in the final nine days and Wednesday was their first day this year in sole possession of the West’s top spot.

Grant Balfour retired Michael Young on a fly to center for the final out, then raised his arms in the air as the A’s streamed out of the dugout and began bouncing up and down together in the infield.

“2012 AL WEST CHAMPIONS” flashed on the scoreboard.

FANTASY DR. FROM PAGE 1B for staying so far off the grid.

Good work (nerd).

But if you’re like the rest of the social media and NFLobsessed populace, you know this: Dez Bryant was abysmal.

Truly awful. His incompetence at the wide receiver position directly resulted in an interception, and his three drops and crucial penalties set the Dallas offense back even more. Quarterback Tony Romo took most of the blame following the loss, but many fingers were rightfully pointed at Bryant.

Statistically, however, Bryant had a decent game. It could have been much better but still decent

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more losses in consecutive seasons since the 1964-65 New York Mets.

Houston fi nished its NL tenure with 3,999 regular-season wins and 4,134 losses with five ties. The Astros are moving to the AL West next season, creating three divisions of five teams in each league.

The Astros were 16-25 under interim manager Tony DeFrancesco, who took over after Brad Mills was fired on Aug. 18.Washington third base coach Bo Porter already has been hired as Houston’s manager for next season.

Make it two champagne celebrations in three days for these A’s. They clinched a playoff spot Monday and held a wild champagne dance party in the clubhouse.

Oakland pulled off another remarkable performance in a season defi ned by thrilling walkoffs, rallies and whipped-cream pie celebrations by a team that was never supposed to be here.

A club that trailed Texas by 13 games on June 30. A club with a $59.5 million payroll, lowest in baseball. General manager Billy Beane found ways to get a blue-collar franchise back to the playoffs for the fi rst time since being swept by Detroit in the 2006 AL championship series.

“It was all part of the plan,” Beane said before the game, planning to watch alone from the weight room in his usual routine.

“It’s a good day.”

Coco Crisp hit a tying two-run double in the fourth against Derek Holland (12-7).

Brandon Moss drove in three runs, including a two-run single in a four-run eighth.

The only other teams to come back from at least 13 games down to win the division were the 1914 Boston Braves, the 1951 New

in its own right — eight receptions for 105 yards. That stat line would please fantasy owners any other week when they know he didn’t leave so much on the table.

The point is Bryant is not that bad. In fact, he’s pretty good. He just had a terrible week.

Buy low on Bryant. Send a trade offer to your rival owner, who is surely blinded by frustration right now. Nothing serious, but put a few feelers out there.

Maybe two decent-to-below average running backs, or an overachieving back and a tight end for Bryant? As long as the trade doesn’t shake up your roster too drastically, it’s a low-risk, highreward move. Dez Bryant is a good wide receiver, but no one thinks that right now. Buy low and reap the rewards later.

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Oakland Athletics reliever Sean Doolittle celebrates after striking out the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton to end the eighth inning of the A’s 12-5 AL West clinching victory over the Rangers.

York Giants, the ’78 Yankees and the ’95 Seattle Mariners.

All this with an ever-changing roster managed by Bob Melvin, in his fi rst full season.

Start Alfred Morris (running back, Washington) — This dude is for real. Morris has become the undisputed workhorse in Washington, and he has excelled in the role. Four touchdowns, a 4.6 yards-per-carry average and he’s improving with each passing week. It’s tough to convince The Doctor on a sixth-round rookie after only four weeks, but ol’ Alfred has done it. I am sold.

Joe Flacco (quarterback, Baltimore) — I’m not going to discuss whether Flacco is “elite” because the moment I ask that question is the moment this column becomes ESPN First Take.

And what a shame that would be.

Instead, I’ll point to trends. Flacco has passed for more than 300

yards three timesalready this season (I’m including his 299yard effort against Cincinnati. ... Sue me). Kansas City allowed point totals of 40, 35, 24 and 37 through four games. The matchup just works out too well not to start him this week.

Torrey Smith (wide receiver, Baltimore) — Yup, two Ravens in the “start” column. That’s how bad the Chiefs are. Smith’s effort in Week Three following his brother’s death pulled at the heart strings, and it’s hard not to root for him. He produces, too — 224 yards and three touchdowns in his last two games.

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WASHINGTON — The NL East champion Washington Nationals secured home-fi eld advantage throughout the postseason by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Wednesday for its majors high 98th victory, with Ryan Zimmerman homering moments after the Teddy Roosevelt mascot won the Presidents Race at Nationals Park for the fi rst time.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson missed the end of the game after feeling numbness in his left leg, leaving the dugout to get X-rays and treatment from a team doctor. Johnson — at 69, the oldest skipper in the majors — said he does not expect to have any trouble traveling or managing in the playoffs.

By winning their regularseason fi nale, the Nationals clinched top seeding for the NL playoffs and will open on the road Sunday at the winner of Friday’s wild-card game between Atlanta and St. Louis.

Game 2 will also be at the wildcard winner’s stadium, before the best-of-five series shifts to Washington.

Before Wednesday’s game, the Nationals were fitted for hats with postseason patches. A team from the nation’s capital hasn’t participated in Major League Baseball action beyond the regular season since the Senators lost the 1933 World Series.

All in all, it was a festive day for the announced crowd of 37,075 and the Nationals (98-64), a club that hadn’t fi nished higher than third place since moving from Montreal in 2005 and twice lost 100 games in a season.

This is the fi rst time the Expos/ Nationals franchise has fi nished fi rst in a complete season.

Philadelphia fi nished third in the division at 81-81, ending a streak of nine straight winning seasons and five consecutive playoff appearances.

Discussing the Nationals’ newfound success, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins said, “With us being healthy, they’re still second place.”

The nine winning seasons matched the team record set from 1975-83 — the Phillies followed that by going 81-81 in 1984. After the game, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced that fi rst base coach Sam Perlozzo was fi red — and indicated more changes could come Thursday.

Edwin Jackson (10-11) became Washington’s fi fth pitcher with at least 10 wins, giving up one run and six hits over 6 2-3 innings. He left to a standing ovation, one of several on a muggy afternoon with the temperature in the 70s.

“At this point, it’s fun facts for the organization,” Jackson said about the team’s win total.

“But at this point, in the postseason, if you lose out, all that gets washed away.”

Rookie Tyler Moore’s solo shot in the sixth inning made him the seventh member of the Nationals with at least 10 homers this season.

Fred Jackson’s return and dismiss your premature love of C.J. Spiller. Each is banged up, and, at best, each will split carries this week. Don’t even think about it.

Maurice Jones-Drew (running back, Jacksonville) — I love MJD. Don’t get me wrong, I really do.

But not this week. He’s coming off a dreadful 38-yard performance against a less-thanstellar Cincinnati defense and now faces a Chicago defense that no one has been able to run against. Put Jones-Drew on your bench, cry if you have to, and then move on. He’ll understand.

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ILLINI ATHLETES SOUND OFF

Editor’s note: Every Thursday, the Daily Illini sports department will ask four Illinois student-athletes questions pertaining to life off the field.

More online: For a video of the athletes answering these questions and more, visit www.DailyIllini.com.

Compiled by Alex Roux

The NFL referees are...

What is the best thing about fall weather?

Who is the best dancer on the team?

Awful.

I like kind of dark, cool, dreary days.

I gotta say Tayler Onion. That’s probably the consensus pick.

If it could give me the ability to fly, that would be cool.

I’m really bad at jump roping. I don’t know if that’s a sport, but I’m awful at it.

If you base it on the Packers game, not so good.

I like wearing sweatshirts.

Niki Read

Do my homework for me

I’d probably say swimming. Or golf.

I’m not good at golf.

Horrible.

I don’t know.

Wearing sweatshirts, so I don’t look quite so skinny.

Me, of course.

Be a little smaller.

I’m pretty mediocre at pretty much every sport, so running’s all I got.

I don’t watch football.

The leaves change colors and it’s really nice.

Misia (Kedzierski)

Make me able to fly.

Basketball

Kevin Hambly coach, volleyball Jannelle Flaws sophomore, soccer Ian Barnett freshman, cross-country Allison Falkin junior, tennis

One thing you wish One sport you’re the iPhone 5 could do actually bad at

Hester sees success on offense as ‘big play’ threat

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Every time he sees Devin Hester operate, Brandon Marshall feels humbled. And the most recent performance really impressed him.

Hester made an impact on offense after asking to be more involved, coming through with an impressive touchdown catch to help the Chicago Bears beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-18 Monday.

It was a good night for a record-setting return specialist who has never quite delivered the way the Bears hoped he would on offense. He has, however, been productive at times as a receiver, and when Marshall looks at Hester, he’s in awe.

“I’m striving to be on his level,” he said.

It sounds strange coming from a three-time Pro Bowl receiver with five straight seasons with more than 1,000 yards. After all, it was Marshall’s arrival in a trade with Miami in the offseason that sent expectations soaring because it gave the Bears a No. 1 receiver and reunited Jay Cutler with his favorite target from Denver.

They believed that with defenses focusing on Marshall, there would be opportunities for other receivers. They also saw the potential to put up big numbers, to make opposing defenses miserable.

They did it in a season-opening win over Indianapolis and again against Dallas after struggling in a loss at Green Bay and a win over the Rams.

Hester, meanwhile, had been mostly a nonfactor on offense with two catches in the opener and none in the next two games.

He let a high pass in the end zone go through his hands as he tried to make a leaping catch against St. Louis, but against Dallas he was targeted four times and wound up with three catches for 38 yards, none bigger than his 34-yard touchdown early in the third quarter.

On the TD, Hester made a lunging catch with the defense keying on Marshall to extend the lead to 17-7.

The Bears envisioned Hester making big plays on offense when they started using him at the end of the 2007 season. They gave him a four-year contract extension through 2013 the following year with the idea that he would become a key contributor on offense. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.

He has struggled at times to grasp the plays, and his production on special teams took a hit before it rebounded in recent years. But the Bears continue to use him on offense because of his potential for big plays.

“It’s more on us getting him the ball and getting him involved like we did Monday night,” Marshall said. “That was a step forward.”

LM OTERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester catches a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday in Arlington, Texas.

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