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College Illinois returns after being closed Tuition program shut down in Sept. 2011 due to financial woes BY CHRISSY PAWLOWSKI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Gordy Hulten, Champaign County clerk, collects and sorts the final voter registration forms for the upcoming election in the southeast corner of the Illini Union on Tuesday. Hulten estimated the final collection to be around 300 forms. Tuesday was the last day of registration in Champaign County.

Voter registration breaks record Number still growing in Champaign County BY EMMA WEISSMANN STAFF WRITER

A record number of about 135,000 voters registered in Champaign County this year as of Tuesday. Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten said that number is expected to grow in the next few days. Hulten is the election authority for Champaign County. He said he has been “very aggressive” in his efforts to register voters both on and off campus since last spring. His efforts at the University included setting up voter registration kiosks around campus, making an appearance at Quad Day and teaming up with student organizations. Although Hulten will not have the fi nal number of registered voters until the end of October, he said he expects somewhere between 7,000 to 10,000 registered voters from the 10 precincts in the Champaign-Urbana area, which he considers the “core campus area.” Hulten paired up with the College Republi-

cans and the Illini Democrats at the University and trained them to register voters around campus. “I’m not surprised at all, and I’m thrilled that that many people are registered to vote,” said Despina Batson , president of College Republicans and senior in LAS. “I think people are very much engaged, and that number shows that.” Owen Marsden , graduate student in the School of Labor and Employment Relations, is a member of the Illini Democrats. Marsden said the registered student organization had a goal of registering 12,000 voters on campus by last Tuesday. “We came close (to our goal),” Marsden said. “I don’t have a specific number, but I know we have (registered) several thousand.” He said that although the Illini Democrats may not have made their goal by themselves, the total number of voters registered by all the organizations who represented themselves on campus probably came close to or met 12,000. Marsden and the Illini Democrats “tabled” at dorms and dining halls, encouraging students to vote as they walked by. They also explained what documents and forms students would need to bring on election day in order to vote. “(Registering) is one way for students to

express their opinion,” Marsden said. “And it’s also just sort of a larger, philosophical point that the United States is very proud of its history as a democracy. (Registering) is really the least you can do.” Batson said her organization registered an estimated several hundred voters. But she said the actual challenge is making sure that students actually get to the polls. “We had a strong voter registration outreach throughout campus, and students are very much aware about just how pivotal (this election) is,” Batson said. “Obviously, registering them to vote is to get them to the polls.” In order to reach that goal, Hulten said students who registered in the 10 “core campus” precincts and the 10 others surrounding them can vote before Election Day, Nov. 6. An early voting location will be set up in Room 317 of the Illini Union from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3 . Both Batson and Marsden said they were pleased to learn about the record high number of registered voters. “I just saw that 135,000 registered, and a smile came across my face,” Marsden said. “That’s defi nitely mission accomplished for us.”

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College Illinois, a prepaid tuition program, reopened early last week after shutting down in September 2011 because of underfunding and mismanaged investments. The program allows families to receive the tuition price as it is that year, regardless of when a student enters college. That price remains the same every year until graduation. Benefits only apply to students attending Illinois public universities. State Rep. Jim Durkin, R-82 , passed legislation in March that aimed to improve College Illinois’ structure and management by pushing for more transparency related to investments. Durkin said he thinks the program is important to families and should be salvaged. “We are going to continue to work through the summer (and) through the fall to improve this program, and we will not stop until we feel that we have a plan back in place that parents can feel confident and know that people in Illinois will start investing in,” he said in a news release. Joe Orsolini , president of College Aid Planners Inc. in Glen Ellyn , Ill., advises families on methods for paying for college. Despite the reconstruction of the program, Orsolini said he still advises parents to weigh the pros and cons before enrolling. “I would still be very cautious about that plan because they are, as of the last auditor’s report, (about) 3 percent underfunded, so you know they’re trying to get more money in, and basically it has to get higher to catch up,” Orsolini said. “I’m not real gung-ho on that plan.” He said underfunding is a prominent concern for investors because there is no guaranteed protection from the state. “In some other states, the state will step in if the plan is underfunded, but there’s no guarantee that the state of Illinois will come in and bail everybody out if that plan is underfunded,” Orsolini said. “So if they don’t have enough money or they run out of money at some point, parents are out of luck.” The Illinois Student Assistance Commission , which oversees College Illinois, reported that the plan’s rate of return was 1.65 percent as of Aug. 31. “Basically you’re betting that ... the people that manage that plan are going to do better than the rate of infl ation that colleges are going

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The University of Illinois Foundation named Thomas J. Farrell as the new CEO and president Wednesday. Farrell has previously worked at five universities as a fundraising executive. As CEO and president, Farrell will be in charge of the development of the foundation’s fundraising efforts. The foundation focuses on obtaining private gifts for the university system. “Tom’s two decades of experience and accomplishments in fundraising for top-tier universities demonstrate a strategic approach and organizational skill set that will continue to advance our development efforts,” University President Robert Easter said in a news release. Most recently, Farrell held the position of vice president for alumni relations and development at the University of Chicago. While there, Farrell raised $310 million. Farrell replaces Sidney S. Micek, who will step down in December after serving since 2000.

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Members of The Sustainable Student Farm harvested the last of the warm-season crops and will sell them at the final farm stand on the Quad at 11 a.m. Thursday. Farm manager Zack Grant said the farm has had a successful harvest despite the drought because of its irrigation system. After the sale Thursday, the farm will mostly produce cold-season crops.

The Champaign Police Department is investigating a series of aggravated batteries in the campus area involving offenders approaching pedestrians and punching them in the head. Nine incidents occurred between Sept. 2 and Sept. 30. Lt. Jim Clark of the Champaign Police Department said Champaign police are looking at other campus battery cases to see if they may have been related. Lt. Robert Rea of Champaign police said arrests have been made related to four of the incidents, but police are still investigating the five other incidents. He said the incidents may be connected to an

Internet trend called “point them out, knock them out.” “It’s a game,” Rea said. “A group of individuals identify someone walking down the street who might be an easy target. They randomly punch somebody in the head.” University police Chief Jeff Christensen sent out a public safety advisory to students Sept. 30 after a string of attacks occurred that weekend . He said the four attacks may have been committed by the same group of juveniles. Those four attacks happened after curfew between 1:30 a.m. and 3:22 a.m. in the vicinities of 500 E. Healey, 700 S. Sixth, 300 E. Springfield

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Two American chemists win Nobel Prize BY KARL RITTER AND MALCOLM RITTER ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for studies of how the cells in our bodies pick up signals as diverse as hormones, smells, flavors and light — work that is key to developing better medicines. Those signals are received by specialized proteins on cell surfaces. Dr. Robert Lefkowitz and Dr. Brian Kobilka made groundbreaking discoveries about the inner workings of those proteins, mainly in the 1980s, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. The proteins are called G-protein-coupled receptors. Many of today’s drugs — maybe about half — act on these receptors, including beta blockers and antihistamines. Experts say the prize-winning work and subsequent research is helping scientists as they try to improve current drugs and develop new ones. The receptors pick up signals outside a cell and relay a message to the interior. “They work as a gateway to the cell,” Lefkowitz told a news conference in Stockholm by phone. “As a result, they are crucial ... to regulate almost every known physiological process with humans.” Lefkowitz, 69, is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Kobilka, 57, worked for Lefkowitz at Duke before transferring to Stanford University School of Medicine in California, where he is now a professor. Lefkowitz said he was fast asleep when the Nobel committee called, but he didn’t hear the phone because he was wearing ear plugs. So his wife picked up. “She said, ‘There’s a call here for you from Stockholm,’” Lefkowitz told The Associated Press. “I knew they ain’t calling to find out what the weather is like in Durham today.” He said he didn’t have any “inkling” that he was being considered for the Nobel Prize. “Initially, I expected I’d have this huge burst of excitement. But I didn’t. I was comfortably numb,” Lefkowitz said. Kobilka said he found out around 2:30 a.m., after the Nobel committee called his home twice. He said he didn’t get to the phone the first time, but that when he picked up M

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Duke University’s Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, left, celebrates with colleague Mariano Garcia-Blanco at a party held for him in his offices on the Duke campus in Durham, N.C., on Wednesday, after it was announced that Lefkowitz was the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka won the prize for studies of protein receptors that let body cells sense and respond to outside signals like danger or the flavor of food. Such studies are key for developing better drugs. the second time, he spoke to five members of the committee. “They passed the phone around and congratulated me,” Kobilka told AP. “I guess they do that so you actually believe them. When one person calls you, it can be a joke. But when five people with convincing Swedish accents call you, then it isn’t a joke.” He said he would put his half of the 8 million kronor ($1.2 million) award toward retirement or “pass it on to my kids.” The academy said it was long a

mystery how cells interact with their environment and adapt to new situations, such as when they react to adrenaline by increasing blood pressure and making the heart beat faster. Scientists suspected that cells had some type of receptor for hormones and other substances, but they couldn’t find any. Lefkowitz managed to reveal receptors, such as one for adrenaline, and started to understand how that one works. Kobilka, working with Lefkow-

itz, found the gene that tells the body how to make the adrenaline receptor, and it soon became clear that there was a whole family of receptors that look alike — a family that is now called G-proteincoupled receptors. Since then, scientists have built up detailed knowledge about how those receptors work and how they are regulated. The two prize winners “have been at the forefront of this entire scientific journey,” the Nobel committee said. Kobilka moved on to Stanford

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Sandra Day O’Connor, who wrote the majority opinion in a 2003 case that upheld the use of race in college admissions. Changes in the court’s makeup since then, especially O’Connor’s departure, could affect the outcome of the Texas case. Justice Samuel Alito, O’Connor’s successor, has voted consistently against racial preferences since he joined the court in 2006 and appears likely to side with Fisher. Among the liberal justices who looked more favorably on the Texas admissions system was Sonia Sotomayor. She told Bert Rein, Fisher’s Washington-based lawyer, that he was looking to “gut” the 9-year-old decision.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who joined with O’Connor in the 2003 decision — Grutter v. Bollinger — said: “It seems to me that this program is certainly no more aggressive than the one in Grutter. It’s more, in fact, more modest.” The university says the program is necessary to provide the kind of diverse educational experience the high court has previously endorsed. Along with race, the university considers community service, work experience, extracurricular activities, awards and other factors as it seeks to fi ll out its incoming classes. The bulk of its slots go to students who are admitted based on their high school class rank, without regard to race.

In 2008, the freshman class of more than 6,600 included 1,713 African-American and Hispanic students. Of those, 216 were admitted under the program that is being challenged. Opponents of the program say the university is practicing illegal discrimination by considering race at all, especially because the school achieves significant diversity through its race-blind admissions. But Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia and Alito raised repeated objections to the affirmative action plan. Roberts wanted to know how the university would determine when it had a “critical mass” of diversity on campus that would allow it to end the program.

30 years have gone up over 400 — almost 500 — percent,” Orsolini said. “Family incomes since 1983 have only gone up about 150 percent. I mean, just in the last few years, family incomes dropped almost $5,000.” Hannah Skrabacz ’s parents enrolled when she was 8 years old. The freshman in ACES said she thinks investing in College Illinois was a wise choice despite its risks.

“I think this was a great decision because my parents now have my entire eight semesters paid for, for basically the price of one full-year tuition now,” Skrabacz said. “Since the prices rose dramatically, they were able to be locked into the price when they started, and College Illinois is now paying for my schooling.” Kristen Goetzka , freshman in LAS, whose parents invested

when she was 7, also said it was worth taking the chance. “My parents invested in College Illinois because they heard the benefits the plan had to offer were excellent,” Goetzka said. “The cost of tuition when they paid was significantly less than today’s price.” However Mike Ficaro, sophomore in DGS, is not as appreciative of his parent’s proactive investment.

“I hate it,” Ficaro said. “For the most part it was a good decision, (but the program) just has some fl aws.” When he attempted to drop a class early this semester, Ficaro said he still had to pay for the class because of the program’s rules. He said this was a waste of money and one of the problems that needs to be corrected. Because there are both bene-

fits and consequences to investing in this plan, Orsolini advises parents to proceed with caution. “Families just have to save, period,” Orsolini said. “The important thing is to put money away on a regular, consistent basis, because that’s the only way you’re going to keep a low college cost.”

Detective Kevin Olmstead of the Champaign Police Department said the suspects were arrested based on statements provided by witnesses and victims at the scene. “So far, the three suspects are not charged yet,” Olmstead said. Rea said a similar situation

ocurred in the cases of all these victims, many of whom were not paying attention to their surroundings, either on their cellphones or listening with headphones. Although police believe the primary motive of the attacks is to punch an unsuspecting

pedestrian in the head, in one of the four cases, robbery was also involved. “I don’t think the motive is the cellphone but to knock them out with a punch, and if there is an opportunity to pick, then so be it,” Rea said. In an effort to end the attacks,

the Champaign Police Department will increase patrol offi cers in the area and strictly enforce the curfew laws. Christensen said these attacks can be avoided if students are alert to their surroundings and look out for each other. “These are crimes of opportu-

nities,” he said. “Students need to start reducing or removing that opportunity that could make you a victim. This is everyone’s community. Be on the lookout for each other.”

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FROM PAGE 1A up by,” Orsolini said. “Colleges’ (tuition) have been going up historically about 6 percent (a year). That’s a pretty tough number to keep pace with.” Orsolini said that because of those increases, he understands why the program is appealing. “College costs over the last

BATTERY FROM PAGE 1A and 200 E. John , according to a news release. Police arrested two female minors, 15 and 16, and one male minor, 16, in connection with the four incidents.

and a baton, Cochran said Austin was armed only with a gun during the confrontation. An attorney for Collar’s family questioned why the officer wasn’t able to use nonfatal means to subdue him. “Obviously something caused him to act in manner that was somewhat unusual. It still does not justify shooting him down unless there is something we totally missed,” said former Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley, who’s representing the family. The sheriff said it was unclear whether the officer could have avoided the shooting even if he had a nonlethal weapon. “Had the officer had a Taser or some other less lethal instrument I don’t know if that officer would have had an opportunity to shoulder his pistol and to use something else because the events were evolving so rapidly and he was approaching so close,” Cochran said. Cochran said he had serious concerns about the killing of an unarmed student when he fi rst heard what had happened, but he better understood the offi cer’s decision after watching the video. “It’s very powerful,” said Cochran, whose agency is investigating the shooting along with the local district attorney. The video will be shown to the family and reporters this week, but won’t be publicly released.

MOBILE, Ala. — A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, authorities said Tuesday, though the student wasn’t armed and didn’t touch the officer. Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran said at a news conference that 18-year-old Gil Collar took the potent hallucinogen during a music festival Saturday before assaulting two people in vehicles and attempting to bite a woman’s arm. Authorities said Collar then went to the campus police headquarters, where he was shot by university police officer Trevis Austin. Austin is on leave while investigators review the shooting. Video taken by a surveillance camera showed Collar nude and covered in sweat as he pursued the retreating officer more than 50 feet outside the building, Cochran said. Collar got within 5 feet of Austin and the offi cer fi red once, striking the student in the chest, Cochran said. Cochran said Austin came out of police headquarters with his gun drawn after he heard Collar — a 5-foot-7, 135-pound former high school wrestler — banging on a door. While campus police typically carry pepper spray

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drugs work, which in turn helps them improve current medications and look for new ones, he said. Drugs such as beta blockers, antihistamines and various psychiatric medicines have been around for some time, but before Lefkowitz and Kobilka’s discoveries, their interaction with the human body wasn’t fully understood, said Sven Lidin, chairman of the prize committee. “All we knew was that they worked, but we didn’t know why,” Lidin said.

South Alabama freshman shot, killed while on LSD

Justices seem split in Texas affirmative action case WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas’ use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action. The court heard arguments in a challenge to the program from a white Texan who contends she was discriminated against when the university did not offer her a spot in 2008. The court’s conservatives cast doubt on the program that uses race as one among many factors in admitting about a quarter of the university’s incoming freshmen. The liberal justices appeared more supportive of the effort. Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote could be decisive, looked skeptically on Texas’ defense of the program. “What you’re saying is what counts is race above all,” Kennedy said. He has never voted in favor of an affirmative action program but has voiced support for diversity in education. Twenty-two-year-old Abigail Fisher, the rejected student who sued, was among the hundreds of spectators at the arguments. Also in attendance was retired Justice

after the gene discovery, and just last year he and his team there captured an image of a receptor at the moment it transferred the signal from a hormone to the interior of the cell. The academy called that “a molecular masterpiece.” Awarding the Nobel to Lefkowitz and Kobilka is “a fantastic decision,” said Roger Sunahara, who studies how hormones activate the receptors at the University of Michigan. With detailed knowledge about the receptors, scientists can better understand how

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People supporting the University of Texas rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities or roll it back entirely.

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Presidential debate a battle of redefinition; voters left wondering candidates’ stances

JOANNA ROTHENBERG

here was almost immediate media and political consensus that Mitt Romney won last week’s first presidential debate. Pundits and analysts alike praised Romney’s direct tone and his aggressiveness, and news stories threw around phrases describing his “strong showing” and “solid performance.” Since then, Romney’s polls have risen. But Romney did not win the debate. Neither, for that matter, did Barack Obama. At the end of the 90-minute display of tag lines, cross talk, and blizzards of competing facts, there was only one loser — and it was us. The debate was beset by various problems, but none did more to confuse the minds of wary voters than the candidates’ inability to engage in genuine dialogue with each other. Whether the subject was taxes, health care or education, Obama and Romney spent more time and effort describing the others’ platforms and programs, leading to dizzying back and forth of clarifications, objections and re-definitions. Partly to blame was a new, more free-flowing debate format and the soft moderation of veteran PBS anchor Jim Lehrer. But when faced with the opportunity to present themselves to voters, the candidates instead spent their energy tearing each other’s policies and promises into smaller and smaller pieces, frequently latching onto specific facts and figures and arguing them to incomprehensible lengths. For example, Obama argued in the first segment that Romney’s tax plan amounts to a $5 trillion tax cut and an added tax burden on the middle-class. Romney responded, clarified his own views on his tax plan, and made his own attacks on Obama’s tax plan. This pattern — frequently done with plodding, systematic attention to detail — was repeated when Romney repeatedly claimed that Obama’s health care reforms cut $716 billion from Medicare, hurting current beneficiaries. In the flurry of fact-check features that arose after (and in many cases, during) the debate, the numbers and statistics used by Romney and Obama were found to rest on subjective foundations. In the above cases, Romney’s charge that the Affordable Care Act was a “cut” of $716 billion is not entirely accurate, as that reduction only affects future spending on Medicare and not the benefits of those currently using the program. As for the $5 trillion Romney tax cut, both Obama and Romney cite economic studies to support their interpretations. Simply put, the candidates argued the facts themselves into meaninglessness. Voters who genuinely wanted to see the candidates explain their own positions and plans were instead forced to watch Obama explain Romney’s plan, and Romney define Obama’s. Those voters who spent the time to research the data found they only seemed to highlight how little is known about the state of the economy or long-term effects of jobs plans and tax cuts. Even worse, voters found out how well-prepared Romney and Obama were to use these facts to support their own ideological visions of government. To ‘win’ a contest implies that one player has demonstrated a substantive, meaningful and measurable superiority over the other. Yes, Romney has gained a few points since last Wednesday’s debate, but due to what? His cadence? His smoothness as a speaker? His preparedness after ten primary debates against primary opponents. His “presidential-ness”? With the vice-presidential debate tonight and the next major presidential debate, on foreign policy, coming up next week, we cannot suffer another such “victory,” for either candidate. The voters need to win the next debate.

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Affirmative action reinforces stereotypes ADAM HUSKA Opinions columnist

early 10 years after the controversial Grutter v. Bollinger case in which race was deemed an acceptable factor in the University of Michigan Law School admissions, we revisit Justice Sandra O’Connor’s lingering phrase regarding the illegitimacy of affirmative action policies: “25 years from now (2003)” would not be needed. Clearly, University of Texas at Austin graduate Abigail Fisher had no intentions of waiting on O’Connor’s words. Because she did not graduate in the top 10% of her high school, Fisher was not guaranteed admission to UT and was considered as part of a separate admissions process that allows race to be considered. As a white applicant, Fisher argued that this consideration of race was discriminatory and inhibited her from being considered equally among applicants. She asks the court to reverse Grutter or declare UT’s admissions process inconsistent with Grutter. Here’s why I agree.

Inclusion is exclusion By spending so much time focusing on identifying underrepresented and excluded minority groups, we do the opposite of what affirmative action policies intend to do. Other non-specified races are essentially excluded or at least exempt from provided advantages by creating specified races. Glance at a job or college application that asks for you to indicate your race. Personally, if I indicate “white,” it implies that I consider my race a determinant of my abilities for the job. It doesn’t. Those abili-

ties were determined by my selfefficacy and determination, not my whiteness. If race is innate, then how come we don’t consider things like eye color or height that we also can’t control? We don’t because it sounds ridiculous, but then people start discussing race, and things get eerily serious. (Little do most people know that race is a social construct that only exists in society because we continue to let it affect our perceptions of people). I don’t want to be considered among other whites, not because I believe this puts me at an advantage over other racial groups, but because I believe I should be looked at the same as my African American or Hispanic counterparts and vice versa. Affirmative action’s legacy has certainly increased minority and women representation, but at the cost of subordination. I mean, how would you feel if your race was more of a determining factor to your college admission than the hard work you put into your GPA, ACT, SAT and work-related experiences?

Reinforcing stereotypes Although the idea of an equal balance of represented racial groups sounds ideal, the current model of affirmative action is vastly oversimplified. Yes, there have been steady increases in enrollment in schools for women and minority groups, but what happens after that? A phenomenon called “mismatching” often occurs when a student is admitted into a field of study through affirmative action policies that ends up being inconsistent with their actual abilities. The “mismatching” theory only exists due to affirmative action because without its enforcement, students would be matched to their major based on personal and academic motives rather than their race. We take so

much time praising the rising statistics that we forget that high numbers does not always equal individual successes. Students who drop out or transfer from their majors due to “mismatching” are often victims of reinforced stereotypes. I’m all for increasing the prevalence of African American lawyers and Hispanic federal employees but through individual merit. If, for example, an African American student goes into law because of an affirmative action policy and they later drop out, how does this reflect on their race in general and affirmative action policies? Unfortunately, this type of situation reinforces the idea that people of certain races are only capable of succeeding in certain occupations. Twenty years ago, these policies would have been necessary, but I think America is beyond the idea of race and certainly beyond the idea of race as a consideration. In fact, the United States Census Bureau reported that from July 2010-2011 minorities accounted for 50.4 percent of all births in the United States – whites are now becoming the minority. America is full of color, but that doesn’t mean we need to revolve around it. If we are going to promote a society that is “color blind,” we must accordingly implement “color blind” policies to reflect this theme. The concept of race originated to classify people into distinct groups, and affirmative action does this exactly. Perhaps the flaw in this system is that people aren’t being classified by factors that would lead them to be successful and accomplished but by factors that aren’t flexible or malleable — race is uncontrollable. The only way to end racial discrimination in education is to stop racialbased policies all together.

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

Social media exacerbates political divide ANDREW HORTON Opinions columnist

bout a month ago, a post that had been shared by several of my friends and had gained thousands of “likes” came up on my Facebook newsfeed. It was a common kind of post, but one that seemed to be gaining a particularly strong reaction. The post was a story entitled, “The $50 Lesson,” found at http:// imgur.com/r/pics/hXdsM. It went essentially like this: A young girl tells the narrator that she wants to help the homeless. The narrator offers the child $50 to mow his lawn, which he insists she could then give to a homeless man. The child responds by asking why the homeless man does not simply mow the man’s lawn himself. The narrator then says the punch line: “Welcome to the Republican Party.” In response to this kind of post, most people find themselves in one of two camps: those that think it’s hilarious and true and those who think it’s inaccurate. Viral posts of this type are becoming a staple of social media, and their effects are polarizing our democracy. It does not take much thought to realize “The $50 Lesson” is ludicrous. It is an extreme oversimplification of a very complex issue, implying a false idea that all Democrats are social extremists who oppose the values of hard work and

the American dream. However, the post was very successful in terms of containing the explicit and simplistic qualities that are necessary to generate something viral. Any social media post has the potential to become viral if it’s provocative enough to warrant sharing. Unfortunately, provocation and quality are often inversely related. I tried hard to find the original source of “The $50 Lesson” but was unsuccessful. In fact, this anonymity is very characteristic of posts on social media sites because they are constantly copied and reposted. Thus, while people are exposed to more information, the quality of that information is often poor, and people have no easy means of checking the credentials of the source. A similar piece of propaganda from the other end of the spectrum is the video featuring Samuel L. Jackson that began trending about two weeks ago. It features the eccentric movie figure shouting at parents, grandparents and teenagers, demanding that they “wake the ‘f’ up” and vote for Obama because Romney is an imminent threat to all of their livelihoods. While it’s always great to watch Samuel L. Jackson swear, the video ultimately represents a form of excited rhetoric aimed at rallying Democrats while angering conservatives and leaving undecideds little basis to make an informed decision. While it’s true that these kinds of posts originate evenly from the far right and the far left, their effects do not simply cancel out. When a viral post has a far right stance, those

who lean moderately to the right are tempted to accept the extreme message, as it affirms some of what they already believe. In response, the moderate left is forced to take a more extreme stance because they now have a misrepresented idea of what their opponents stand for. The same goes for far-left posts. Thus, the extremist nature of social media is causing our political environment to become more divided. Perhaps this is a reason why, according to many scholars, today is the most polarized time in American history since the Civil War. In a time when our government is in such great need of compromise, it is a shame to see the general public being torn even farther apart by such fallible arguments. Do not get me wrong, I believe the freedom of speech that social media provides is one of the greatest triumphs of modern democracy. I am merely articulating that people need to be more aware about the danger of giving attention to alarmist information. Social media is a powerful tool and, when used properly, can be a terrific platform for productive discussions about social and economic policy. However, to realize its potential, people need to be more careful of what they post and share. By taking a more measured, tolerant approach, social media can reverse its role and begin to restore sanity to politics.

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

ast Wednesday’s presidential debate kicked off the first of four debates in this election cycle. Moving forward, the debates include Thursday’s vice-presidential debate between current Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and two more meetings between the governor and the president. While debates are an important and crucial part of the election season, they are unfortunately about the wrong thing. Debates teach us that we should care more about flash than substance. When discussing the debate with my dad, he made an interesting comparison between debates and car buying. To many people, when purchasing a car, one of the most important details is what the car looks like, not what is under the hood. As we all know by now, the color of the car has very little to do with how it runs. Once we purchase the car, it does not matter what the car looks like, just that it doesn’t break down on us while we drive along Interstate 57. And not to over simplify, but many times that is how a debate is decided. Not always by the content (what’s under the hood), but who was the better actor (which candidate was shinier). Let us take a look back to the famous Nixon-Kennedy debate of 1960. This marked the first time a presidential debate had ever been on television. Those who had listened on the radio, as had been the practice for years prior, thought Vice President Nixon had handily won. However, they were not in the majority. According to the Nielsen ratings, more than 70 million viewers tuned in on television to watch the two men, and that portion of the audience thought the young and confident Sen. Kennedy had won. What was the difference? On television, people could see a very pale and sickly Nixon. He had just been released from a stay at the hospital. The point? With televised debates, the look of the candidates plays a large role in who wins, instead of the content they produce. People want a confident leader so it makes sense that the one who is more confident — who voices his or her opinion better — will almost always win. And because confidence is key, Gov. Romney clearly had the president beat during last week’s debate. The president seemed to leave his energy and smile at the front door. He stumbled over words all night while Romney held the face of a winner. Obama just looked unhappy or tired. Perhaps he should have had some coffee before the debate? (I just started drinking coffee this semester, and it is a wonder how I have survived the past three years without it. I could give him some pointers.) But for a debate that was supposed to be focused on domestic policy, there weren’t any questions regarding social policy issues such as gay rights, women’s rights or U.S. minorities, all groups who generally vote for the Democratic Party. Sure, there were plenty of economic questions, which are very important during a recession, but there should have been a greater balance of topics. I think the lack of addressing those issues can partly be blamed on the poor showing of the moderator, Jim Lehrer, who almost seemed nonexistent. Both candidates walked all over the former PBS Newshour anchor. Sure, you could take a positive spin on it and say he ‘let’ them take over the discussion and make it their own, but I don’t think so. Even when he tried to talk, both of the candidates just ignored him as has seemingly been the tradition in the past few election cycles. However this time, the moderator didn’t even seem to try to reel it back in to his control. After the turnout of the first debate, it will be interesting to see how the town hall style of the second presidential debate goes on Tuesday. Instead of a moderator, voters themselves have the opportunity to talk to the presidential candidates directly, so they cannot completely overtake the debate. It will also be quite interesting to see which, if either, candidate receives a poll boost from Thursday’s vice-presidential debate. I hope as they discuss both foreign and domestic policy, they will branch out past economic policy because to some people, social issues are just as important as the economic issues. I just hope that by the end of these next few debates, the candidates will leave me thinking more about the content said instead of the color of the car I will inevitably beg my parents for after graduation.

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

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FROM PAGE 6A learning to spin, climb and invert on the pole. People are often surprised when they find out she has advanced skills in pole fitness. Dashut receives mixed reactions when her peers first learn about her hobby, and some even ask if she’s teaching women to be strippers. “I haven’t ever been to a strip club or anything like that,” Dashut laughed. The club focuses on the fitness of pole dancing, though students are allowed to add in dance and fl air where they see fit. Members recognize that many view pole fitness with a negative mindset, but they hope to break that stereotype by focusing on building muscle. “For some people there is still a taboo, and there really shouldn’t be because pole dancing stemmed from dance and gymnastics,” said Cassie Landry, Ph.D. student in educational psychology. Landry was thrilled to hear about Dashut’s club after struggling to fit pole work into her routine on a regular basis. She said that she has never felt stronger than she does now. “I feel insanely powerful whenever I do it, and afterward I feel like I can conquer the world,” Landry said. Landry began working out with a pole after she spent a girls’ weekend in Chicago, learning a pole routine from professionals. “I was completely blown away because those women are so athletic and strong, and immediately I wanted all of it,” Landry explained. She was quickly enticed to buy her own pole and attempted to work on pole tricks at least twice a week. With an extensive background in ballet and a newfound passion for pole fitness, Landry picked up skills very quickly. “After sitting at a desk in a lab all day, flipping upside down feels great,” she said. Like Landry, Jasmine Jones, senior in LAS, was first introduced to pole fitness during a girls’ trip to the city. She entered the club with no significant experience, but plans on advancing past the fireman’s spin and hopes to eventually invert. “It doesn’t feel like a workout because it’s so fun,” Jones said.

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Nestled snugly between the south soccer fields and the University president’s house is a floral oasis, a place to relax and take a break from bustling campus life. The Arboretum is a 160-acre green space comprised of five major gardens, several open fields and a number of treelined paths. The Miles C. Hartley Garden is the Arboretum’s largest garden. Its geometric pathways, vivid flower beds and lush grassy sections make it the area’s central emblem. With over 1,200 species of plants grown within the borders of the Hartley Garden, its vibrant colors and strategic layout draw in observers year-round. In addition to being an aesthetically pleasing public space, the Arboretum serves as a place to experiment with native plants, non-native plants and their likelihood of cohabitation in the area. “Essentially, we view the Arboretum as a living laboratory,” said Diane Anderson, ground supervisor and horticulturalist of the Arboretum. Small and woody plants alike are tested over a specific period of time, and if they pass the test of living in the Midwest, they are then replanted in their allotted sections of the Arboretum. “It’s a trial garden, so we’ll get plants given to us by about 30 companies, and Diane makes all of the contacts from around the world,” said Bill Kruidenier, director of the Arboretum. “They want them trialed here to see whether or not they can survive our climate.” A number of horticulture classes incorporate the Arboretum within their curriculum. “In the beginning horticulture class, the professor puts out flags and has people go out and look around at various (species) ... that he fl ags,” Anderson said. “The annual (plant) identification class — they are out there every Wednesday for two hours.” Brian Anderson, director of the state Natural History Survey, works primarily in the fields of native and invasive species as well as the appropriation of the facility’s civic uses. “We want to make sure that there are opportunities to promote and showcase native species, specifically native to Illinois,” he said. “But the reality is, there is a dynamic tension out there with the natives and having to showcase plants from around the world.” Since the regulation of invasive species is not as big of a problem as it has been in the

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The Miles C. Hartley Garden at the Arboretum is the largest of five major gardens. The rest of the Arboretum’s 160 acres contains several open fields and a number of tree-lined paths. past, Brian Anderson’s role has shifted more to the public uses of the Arboretum. These include weddings, cross-country meets and other events. His 20-year experience with the Department of Natural Resources helps him allot these affairs within public green spaces. It takes a dedicated team to keep the Arboretum looking its best. Two full-time staff members help Anderson with different maintenance duties, from watering plants to relocation of experimental species. The work does not let up in the winter — Anderson and the rest of the Arboretum staff are active year-round. In the colder months, there are tours and seminars, and many of the trees and shrubs need to be pruned. In addition, landscape planning is being amended from an administration standpoint throughout the year. The master plan, which was developed by Boston-based landscape architecture firm Sasaki Associates, was created in the early ’90s, Kruidenier said. While this lays out the full extent of the Arboretum land, minor alterations have to be made to fit changing opinions and board decisions. Just this year, a landscape architecture student contributed to a new plan revision. Before the Sasaki plan was in place, the Arboretum had existed for over 100 years. Its history reaches as far back as the late 1800s. Originally, the Arboretum was located where the Engineering Quad is now. “Then as the campus developed, they moved the Arboretum south,” Kruidenier said. “And as this area developed on (the) south campus, they fi nally moved it down to the southeast corner of Lincoln and Florida, and that happened in the ’80s.”

Since then, the Arboretum has transformed into what it is today, an expansive, multipurpose area that comprises the Noel Welcome Garden, the Idea Garden, the Japan House, the Hosta Garden, the Sen Cherry Tree Allee and the Hartley Garden as the major attractions. Each project is possible through donations and endowments from donors. The Sen Cherry Tree Allee is a sight to see when the trees blossom in March or April. When they are in season, they transform into frosty white blooms, lining a pathway toward the Japan House with their flowered branches. To keep these trees — and the rest of the plants in the Arboretum — looking neat and well-kept through the summer, the Arboretum staff receives seasonal help from four to six people who are hired each year. Volunteers are always appreciated to help with maintenance and general upkeep. All in all, the Arboretum is much more than just a display of pretty flowers. According to its mission statement and objectives, it focuses on teaching, research, conservation, public education and enjoyment. “I think it’s important to actually encourage students to take advantage of it,” Brian Anderson said. “It’s a beautiful place and an opportunity to relax. Campus can be pretty full of hustle and bustle, and I think probably not enough students spend time there.” Ultimately, this multiuse floral sanctuary is free to be used by the public, whether it serves as a picnic area, a lacrosse field or simply a place to take a peaceful stroll on a calm afternoon.

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t the Espresso Royale on the corner of Sixth and Daniel Streets, people come for the caffeinated drinks and stay for the cozy atmosphere. The colorful walls of the quaint coffee shop are adorned with abstract artwork. Even with the shop’s many attention-grabbing details, it is hard to ignore the easel located at the front of the shop, which advertises daily specials. This board is unique as it also displays vibrant chalk drawings from Sara Jahn, a current Espresso Royale employee. The sketches take anywhere from 30 minutes to two and a half hours to complete. Even with a busy schedule, Jahn always fi nds time to fit it in, she said. She uses “fun, punchy colors” to draw easily recognizable characters, because they have a backstory that most people know. These include Calvin and Hobbes, Wolverine and My Little Pony. The Mahomet, Ill., native said she was always interested in creative activities growing up, such as writing and music. For her, the decision to attend the University was an easy one. “It was close to home, and it’s the only school I ever wanted to attend. In the end, I am very glad I came here,” she said. At the end of her freshman year at the University, she decided to enroll in the School of Art and Design’s painting program because painting was her strongest suit. She credits the program for helping her develop her interests. Jahn graduated from the School of Art and Design’s painting program in 2012 and continued to live in Champaign.

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She is no stranger to how difficult it can be to break into the art industry and decided to work as a barista until she fi nds a job that allows her to pursue her passion. “You basically have to go out and create your own job,” Jahn commented. “You need to market yourself and create connections if you want people to buy your work or have them hire you.” She initially began the drawings at Espresso Royale over the summer, “when the night shifts would be pretty slow.” This late-night hobby stuck, and Jahn has been drawing something new on the board ever since. As of lately, Jahn said she fi nds herself venturing into more complicated drawings of characters from TV shows and movies because “they’re challenging but more fun.” Kelly Maguire, a junior in Media and Jahn’s co-worker, said that although she has not worked at Espresso Royale long,

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she always enjoys what Jahn draws. So far, Maguire’s favorite has been the “The Nightmare Before Christmas” character Jack Skellington because it helps put the shop in the Halloween spirit. Regulars at the shop also take notice. Sandy Orozco, senior in LAS, is very familiar with the chalk pictures. Since fi rst noticing the sketches of Finn and Jake from the televison show “Adventure Time,” Orozco has made a point to check for updates each time she comes into the cafe. She is so impressed with the drawings that she takes pictures on her phone and uploads them to the social media site Instagram. “I always get tons of ‘likes’ whenever I upload the pictures,” Orozco noted. “I think because most of my followers on Instagram are in their early 20’s like myself, they enjoy the 1990s characters.” Because Jahn changes her drawings so

frequently, some wonder what inspires her creative ideas. “Normally I just draw whatever I feel like, but I do have a Facebook page where people put requests in,” Jahn said. Her Facebook fan page under the name “Sarah Jahn,” allows people to see her previous chalk drawings and to get in contact with her. The page currently has more than 2,240 “likes.” Jahn has been hired to create various murals and other work for people in the community. One of her paintings was recently used for the Seattle-based band “Grave Babies.” In the future, she would like to illustrate narrative books or possibly create her own graphic novels. “I have a lot of ideas floating around in my head, but haven’t had enough time to figure out what I’m going to do with them yet,” she said. For now, Jahn is happy where she is and plans to remain in Champaign. Jahn said her current employment as a barista is perfect for someone trying to make a name for herself in the art world. She has time to work on what she enjoys and credits Espresso Royale as “a place that encourages creative freedom and human interaction.”

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Pole dancing to the beat of fitness: A spin on the traditional workout Illini Pole Fitness offers students a fun, new way to get in shape BY BECKY ZILIS STAFF WRITER

Some students looking for an unconventional workout left their weights at the ARC and brought their courage and sass to Illini Pole Fitness, where they learn how to climb a pole like the pros.

Miranda Dashut, senior in LAS, turned her home into a pole-fitness studio last August with a new RSO in mind. Illini Pole Fitness gives students a mental and physical boost that no average workout equipment can provide.

Dashut’s studio apartment includes two tension poles and enough space for eight members to get their groove on during each practice. About 25 women take part in the club, and they are taking turns on the poles until a larger practice space is obtained. Each practice is a little over an hour and begins with a 25-minute stretching and strengthening routine, which is followed by pole work.

“Beginner tricks start with spins and floor work where you aren’t very high up off of the ground,” Dashut said. Because only three members have previous pole experience, most of the group is starting with the simple “fireman spin,” which involves lifting up off of the ground and spinning around the pole. Soon, they will learn the “cheerleader.” “As you do it each week, you

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With 3 ½ years of pole experience and a certification in pole-dancing instruction, Dashut plans to bring students not only a workout, but also a way to grow mentally. “Pole fitness in general gives a huge boost in confidence,” she said. Dashut said she was an extremely shy person before

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build up muscle, and the tricks are taught in a progression so they build on each other,” Dashut said. Beginner spins are followed by learning to climb the pole, and eventually members will learn to invert, or flip, themselves. “I never expected to be able to have the strength to flip myself upside down, but I’ve learned a lot since then, and I know of these crazy tricks,” Dashut said.

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Illinois focuses defense against Michigan’s QB Illini prepare to take on dynamic Robinson BY CHAD THORNBURG STAFF WRITER

This week, Justin Hardee isn’t a freshman wide receiver on the Illinois football team. To the Illinois defense, Justin Hardee is Denard Robinson — or at least he’s doing his best imitation. In preparation for the weekend’s matchup against No. 25 Michigan , the Illinois defense will be chasing around the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Hardee in an effort to simulate the impact the dynamic Robinson will have Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich. But if you ask Illini defensive end Michael Buchanan , it’s impossible to imitate Robinson’s rushing ability on the practice field. “You can’t,” Buchanan said. “It’s really about being disciplined, studying a lot of fi lm on him, seeing where he likes to escape. ... We can’t really emulate that in practice because there’s not too many players like him.” Robinson became the Big Ten’s all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks last week against Purdue. After five games, Robinson has 676 yards on the ground, just 83 yards shy of Illinois’ team total through six games. While Robinson isn’t quite the polished passer, opposing defenses are forced to stack the box against him because of his rushing threat, which can often create an opening for the Wolverines passing game to get going. “He’s very threatening every time he has the ball,” safety Steve Hull said. “He

can hurt you with the long ball. He can hurt you running. He’s defi nitely a big threat for us. We have to do a very good job with our keys and with our eyes to make sure we’re in the right place at the right time with him.” The Illini have knocked Robinson out of the last two matchups with Michigan, although Robinson threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns in 2010 and rushed for two scores in 2011 before exiting the games in the second half with a headache and bruised wrist, respectively. “The key to stopping Michigan’s offense is containing 16 (Robinson) and not letting him get in the open field,” Buchanan said. “We have to get 11 hats to him and hit him as much as we can.” The Illini enter Saturday’s game hoping to break a threegame losing streak , but if the defense continues to struggle as it has in the three losses, Robinson could fi nd himself in range of a historic accomplishment. Robinson is only 222 yards away from becoming the eighth player in Big Ten history to reach 10,000 career yards. In four years at Michigan, the senior quarterback has amassed 5,875 yards through the air and 3,905 on the ground . “He’s a unique athlete that probably comes once in a lifetime,” defensive coordinator Tim Banks said. “He’s extremely fast, gifted and once he gets some daylight, he makes things happen.”

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Illinois' Michael Buchanan breaks past the Lousiana Tech defense to sack Colby Cameron on Sept. 22.

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Illinois' Ali Stark swings down the line on Wednesday night in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Illini lost to Michigan in straight sets, 3-0. Stark struggled with four kills on 15 attempts.

No. 22 Illinois volleyball falls to Michigan in 3 straight sets, slips below .500 for season the early moments of the match against Michigan, as the Wolverines wasted no time he struggles continue to roll in for jumping all over Illinois, which trailed for the Illinois volleyball team. almost the entirety of the first set. Illinois’ Reeling after two deflating five- only two leads came in the first five points set losses last weekend, the Illini’s of the match, and an extended 13-5 Michidownward slide continued at Michigan on gan run clinched the opening set. Wednesday night as they were swept in conIllinois continued to look listless in the vincing fashion, 16-25, 19-25, 24-26, by the second set, dropping the first three points Wolverines (15-6, 3-4 Big and again falling behind Ten). The loss dropped No. early. A quick four-point 22 Illinois (8-9, 3-4) below run gave the Illini a brief .500 for the first time since 4-3 lead, but Michigan Sept. 14, extended its losimmediately surged ahead ing streak to four games — once more, never relinthe longest such streak in quishing its lead on the way head coach Kevin Hambly’s to another relatively easy tenure — and left Hambly victory. searching for answers after Hambly’s evaluation the game. of the first two sets was succinct. “I have no answer right now,” he said when asked “We didn’t stop them at why his team came out flat. all. We didn’t defend at all,” “I don’t know. Based on Hambly said. “We didn’t what you saw the last three compete, and we didn’t games, did that look like a attack. Just about everyKEVIN HAMBLY, team that would show up thing. The list is long of head coach like that? I have no answer.” things that didn’t go well.” After last weekend’s The Illini seemed to find losses to No. 18 Ohio State and No. 1 Penn their footing after the break, taking an early State, Illinois spoke frequently of the need 10-6 lead and maintaining a 19-17 advantage to attack and be aggressive at all times. But late into the set behind 14 kills from outside that mentality was nowhere to be found in hitter Jocelynn Birks. A late Michigan surge BY DANIEL MILLER-MCLEMORE STAFF WRITER

“We didn’t stop them at all. We didn’t defend at all. We didn’t compete, and we didn’t attack. The list is long of things that didn’t go well.”

Illinois hockey improving defense on penalty kill

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If the Illinois hockey team had one weakness before last weekend, it was the ineffectiveness of the penalty kill. But last weekend, head coach Nick Fabbrini was satisfied with his team’s play while shorthanded. After allowing five powerplay goals out of the fi rst nine scored against the Illini on the year, the team was able to bounce back. Out of the next seven goals opposing teams scored, only three were on their power play. “I think our penalty kill really improved this weekend,” Fabbrini said. “I didn’t prepare us any different, the guys just showed more heart and energy out there.” The Illini (6-0-1) notched three straight wins at the ACHA Showcase during the weekend. Two of the three wins came

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Undefeated Illini turn weakness into a strength BY BLAKE PON

gave the Wolverines a 23-21 lead, but two Birks kills and a block by Birks and sophomore Anna Dorn put the Illini up 24-23 with a chance to push the match to a fourth set. In similar fashion to its fifth set collapse against Penn State, though, Illinois was unable to seal the deal, dropping the next three points and suffering only its second loss to Michigan in the last nine games between the teams. That three-point run included a critical point at 24-24 in which Michigan’s Ally Davis appeared to hit out, only for the officials to call that the ball grazed the hand of Anna Dorn. The Illini were not pleased. “I got yellow card so that should tell you how I felt about it,” Hambly said. Birks was a lone bright spot offensively for Illinois, leading the team with 20 kills. The rest of the Illini mustered only 19 kills combined, as Birks’ kill total accounted for more than half of the team’s kills and no other attacker tallied more than five. Michigan’s attack was more balanced. Middle blocker Jennifer Cross led the Wolverines with 14 kills, outside hitter Lexi Erwin notched 12 and right side hitter Claire McElheny chipped in 11. For an Illinois team that repeatedly claimed to be making progress despite the recent losses, this performance was tough to swallow. On the bus after the game, Hambly pondered how to turn it around. “I’m at a loss right now,” he said. “I thought we had it figured out and we don’t. ... I need some more time to figure it out.”

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Illinois' Eddie Quagliata runs into a Lindenwood player during a game last season at the Ice Arena on Feb. 11. Quagliata is one of the team’s leading penalty killers this season. against teams ranked in the ACHA top 25. In the fi rst two weeks of the season, Illinois’ penalty-killing percentage was only .800; it allowed four power-play goals in one game against Michigan State , which resulted in the team’s only overtime loss. Last weekend, the Illini surrendered one power-play goal per game to tougher competition, which resulted in a .850 percentage. Junior forward Eddie Quagliata, one of the team’s leading penalty killers, said playing shorthanded doesn’t require the most skilled guys on the ice. “I think playing on the penalty kill is all mental,” he said. “It all comes down to hard work. Being down a man, we have to work a lot harder than the team to make sure they don’t score.

You have to keep poised, focus and stay in position when things get hectic at times.” Quagliata added that blocking shots is key to a successful penalty kill. “I think penalty killing takes a lot of guts, too,” he said. “You constantly have to step in front and block slap shots coming in at over 80 mph to make sure the puck doesn’t get through to the goalie.” Junior goaltender Nick Clarke has the hardest job on the ice when playing with a man down. He has to do his best to stop an onslaught of shots that come his way whenever one of his teammates receives a penalty. “When I know I have to kill a penalty, I get prepared because I’m probably going to face a lot of action,” Clarke said. “Penal-

ty kills can be big for a team’s momentum, so I just try and do my best to make the right saves and make life for the penalty killers easier. A big penalty kill at a crucial time in the game can go a long way in hockey.” During Illinois’ 3-2 win over No. 17 Stony Brook, Clarke and his teammates were able to keep the game in reach by killing a five-minute power play with under 10 minutes left in the game. The kill allowed the Illini to stay within one goal and eventually tie the game, forcing overtime with only minutes left in regulation. Illinois used its momentum to outshoot the Seawolves 6-0 in overtime and win the game.

Blake can be reached at pon1@dailyillini.com and @BlakeP.

he NFL is huge. Have you noticed? It will likely never be as big as it is now, and fantasy football has grown right along with it. Families, friends, students, adults, co-workers — everyone is playing fantasy football. It is unclear whether fantasy gained popularity by grabbing onto the coattails of the NFL or if it’s the exact opposite and fantasy at least in part spurred the growth of the NFL. But more than likely, it was a combination of those two with fantasy football and the NFL growing side-by-side as two separate, yet intertwined, entities. Fantasy is great, but it doesn’t perfectly portray the sport. And while the game of football obviously translates to fantasy, it certainly has its flaws as well. Fantasy football is the parasite feeding off the NFL monster — there’s a connection and reliance, but they are not the same animal. Nevertheless, there is no question why we love fantasy football. It is a combina-

tion of everything American sports fans crave. It provides another route by which to enjoy the NFL, which is nice, and it gets our competitive juices pumping, something fans seldom experience after graduation from high school athletics. The primary reason people love fantasy football, however, is because it gives us indisputable results. Fans love sports, and fans love certain conclusions, but those two things don’t always mesh. Fantasy is that mix. In sports, we are unsure in our judgments of everything. Teams, players, strategies — it’s all too subjective to be appropriately judged. It’s reflected in the clichés — “that’s why you play the game”, the idea of the underdog, etc. — and is what you see every time you turn on ESPN. Who played better last week? Who has been the best running back? Is (insert name) an elite quarterback? There is so much happening on any given football play that we could watch what seemed like a positive result and not truly know how it happened, why it happened or who did a good job to make that play possible. We have a pretty good idea, but we aren’t sure.

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Mike Trout should be MVP after standout rookie season with Angels BLAKE PON Staff writer

100 years, historians may look back at the 2012 MLB season as one of the most statically astonishing years of all time. Seriously, a rookie is on the verge of beating out a Triple Crown winner for the American League MVP award. How bizarre is that? While the topic is hotly debated, the choice of the Angels’ Mike Trout for the award is a little more clear-cut than what it seems to be. The Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera had a fantastic season, batting .330 with 44 home runs and 139 RBIs to lead the AL, but Trout’s numbers are within reach despite playing 22 fewer games. He hit .326 and 30 home runs with 83 RBIs. Trout excelled in equally important stats such as stolen bases (Trout had 49 while Cabrera had four), triples (eight to zero) and, most importantly, defense. But those numbers don’t give an accurate evaluation of how great each player was to his team. Sabermetrics provide this insight, and I’ll explain the only one that really matters: wRC+. This stat shows how many runs a player created for his team relative to the league average, adjusted to teams in the league as well as ballparks. Therefore, this stat takes into account the value of different types of hits as well as stolen bases. For example, a home run is measured as a little over two times the value of a single. And the league average of this stat stands at 100. So Trout, who has a wRC+ of 175, has created 75 percent more runs than the average center fielder. Cabrera, on the other hand, has a wRC+ of 166, signaling that Trout is the more efficient offensive player. The argument for defensive value doesn’t even need to be made. If you watched “SportsCenter’s” Top 10 at all

FANTASY DOCTOR FROM PAGE 1B But that’s not good enough. We have to be sure. We NEED to be sure. Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith scream at each other like spoiled children every morning for this exact reason. This desire for certainty is undeniable, but sports, by its nature, can never satisfy it. A long, long time ago, some man thought up the idea of statistics and believed he had the solution for this issue, but all he did was create a different problem. Instead of watching a player and using sound, reasonable judgment, we now are forced in every argument to use stats as proof. And that proof almost never exists. Statistics are not reveal-all numbers. Still, numbers are the closest thing we have to evidence that can answer any question we have regarding the merits of a team or player. Hence the satisfying closure of fantasy football. It takes the game, adds a focus on the numbers, subtracts the undervalued eye test and leaves us with a system that is as solid as the math itself. It turns the idea of statistics on its head. Instead of the stats being a product of the game, the game is a product of the stats. Frank Gore had 16 fantasy points in Week Five. LeSean McCoy had 13 in Week

this year, chances are you saw Trout climbing the outfield wall to save a run or two or stretching out to make a ludicrous diving catch in center field. Cabrera was an above-average defender at third base, but even his biggest fan couldn’t make a sensible argument when it comes down to fielding. Cabrera’s backers contend that team success is what catapults the Detroit third baseman to the league’s MVP award. Yes, Cabrera’s team did reach the playoffs while Trout’s did not, but is it really fair to penalize Trout for playing in a significantly better division? After all, the Tigers didn’t even manage to finish with a better record (88-74)

than the Angels (89-73) despite playing in a much weaker division. Additionally, Los Angeles compiled a measly 6-14 record before Trout made his season debut. Once he joined the team, the Angels went 82-57, the best record in the AL from midApril on. Winning the Triple Crown is quite an accomplishment, but nine players have done so since baseball established the MVP award in 1931. Trout, however, is the first player in history to hit 30 homers, steal 45 bases and score 125 runs. In under 140 games, no less.

Blake is a junior in Media. He can be reached at pon1@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @BlakeP.

Miguel Cabrera, 1st to win Triple Crown in 45 years, deserves to be named MVP STEPHEN BOURBON Staff writer

iguel Cabrera is the rightful AL MVP, and it’s not even close. The reasoning behind that conclusion can be summed up in just three words: Triple Crown winner. The Triple Crown is the holy grail of goals for all hitters but hadn’t been achieved in 45 years, compared to the nine winners in the 45 years from 1922 to 1967. If we were back in the heyday of Triple Crown winners,

then maybe this achievement wouldn’t mean as much. And there could be an argument made for Mike Trout of the Angels, or even Robinson Cano of the Yankees. But the fact that the summit hasn’t been reached in so long would make it an atrocity not to give the MVP to Cabrera. Not only was he first in the AL for batting average (.330), home runs (44) and RBI (139), but the Tigers’ slugger was first in OPS (.999) and slugging percentage (.606), while finishing second in runs scored, only behind Trout. Cabrera was a model of consistency, playing in all but one game and posted one of the greatest seasons in the post-Balco era.

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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout beats the throw and safely slides into third base advancing on a single by Torii Hunter during a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers on Sept. 30. Columnist Blake Pon thinks Trout deserves to be MVP, but Stephen Bourbon prefers Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera. Five. Non-statistical contributions be damned, Frank Gore was the better fantasy running back in Week Five. Case closed. Is this a good thing? Nowadays, Sundays are partially spent watching football, but an equal if not greater amount of energy is spent keeping track of your players’ stats (zero time is spent on homework). You don’t know how the game played out or how your player blocked, ran out play-action fakes or did all the other small things necessary in a game of football, but you know his numbers. And by these numbers, you judge him. The world was ready to fall on its knees to worship Cam Newton after his fantastic statistical rookie year, but how many Panthers games did you really watch? And how many Panthers games was Newton able to win? Great fantasy play has come to mean the same thing as great play, but that is simply not true. The point is this: It isn’t about you and Aaron Rodgers, or you and Calvin Johnson, or you and any of your players. It’s about you and your opponent. NFL players have their job and you have yours. Their job is to win on the field, not fill the stat book. There isn’t a single NFL quarterback that would take a 400-yard game over a victory, except maybe Cam Newton (read: definitely Cam Newton). And your job is to beat your fantasy oppo-

nent and have fun doing it. Hate your opponent, trash talk with your opponent, spend Sunday mocking your opponent and soak in the victory when it finally comes. Don’t focus on the individual players because you and they don’t have the same goal in mind. Rodgers’ goal every week is to win games. If he has a big statistical day, then great, but he knows his priorities when he takes the field. And you should know yours as well. So, if you’re an obsessive nut job who openly hates his players or benches them to send a message, take a long look in the mirror and re-evaluate yourself. But if you’re a level-headed owner who likes the game for all the right reasons, here are some tips for Week Six.

Start Michael Vick (quarterback, Eagles) and Matthew Stafford (quarterback, Lions) — Doesn’t this Detroit-Philadelphia game seem like a shootout waiting to happen? Stafford and the Lions have proven they can put points on the board in the past but have only scored more than 30 one time this year. On the other side of the ball, thanks to his turnover tendencies and Philadelphia fans’ constant need for success, Vick has to prove his worth soon. This game just has 48-45 written all over it, which means

But if sheer numbers don’t sell you, intangibles only add to Cabrera’s right to the trophy. When the Tigers made a splash last offseason and signed first baseman Prince Fielder, the incumbent Cabrera agreed to switch back to third base, a position he hadn’t played since 2008. He performed admirably back in the hot corner, committing the fourth-least errors among third basemen in the American League. In terms of the literal meaning of most valuable player, Cabrera provided the spark the Tigers needed to make a charge in September to pass the White Sox for the AL Central title. In comparison, Trout’s Angels finished third in the AL West, underwhelming for much of the year. Trout might not even be the MVP on his own team, with Albert Pujols, Jared Weaver and Mark Trumbo also boasting impressive resumes. When you can’t definitively point out Trout to be the most valuable player on his team, it’s hard to think he should be the most valuable player of the league. The last three Triple Crown winners— Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, Frank Robinson in 1966 and Mickey Mantle in 1956 — all earned MVP honors in their respective seasons. Robinson and Mantle were unanimous choices, while Yastrzemski earned all but one first-place vote. This shows clear precedent among the voters that Cabrera should and will walk away with the trophy when the time comes. Trout gets the interest appeal because he’s only 21 years old and has been proclaimed to be the next Mantle by baseball pundits across the country. Don’t get me wrong, Trout will get hardware this winter: Rookie of the Year. But let’s not let his potential and his story rob the more deserving player.

Stephen is a sophomore in Media. He can be reached at sbourbo2@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @steve_bourbon.

plenty of production from both quarterbacks. James Jones (wide receiver, Packers) — Jones has become a touchdown machine with Greg Jennings out. With four scores in the past two weeks, Jones is clearly the favorite target of Rodgers in the red zone. And Jennings may be out again in Week Six. Ride Jones’ production until he cools off. Trent Richardson (running back, Browns) — Richardson played like Walter Payton in Cleveland’s first matchup with Cincinnati in Week Two. There’s no reason to think this week will be any different. You never sit Walter Payton.

Sit Redskins — Yes, the whole team. Sit it. Alfred Morris, Santana Moss, Pierre Garcon and even the concussed, “Wow, czar of safety Roger Goodell is really going to let him play?” Robert Griffin III. The Redskins are up against the Vikings, and I don’t trust anyone against the Vikings right now. They win almost entirely because of their strong defense and special teams play, kind of like the 2006 Chicago Bears. They’ve shut down the Lions and 49ers already. The Redskins are about to join that list.

Jack is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at sports@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @JCassidy10.

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Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson escapes a tackle by Buffalo Bills linebacker Mario Williams on Sept. 23 in Cleveland. The Fantasy Doctor recommends starting Trent Richardson this week.

Jay Cutler gains support from Chicago Bears GM Phil Emery BY ANDREW SELIGMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) runs from the pocket as he is pressured by Jaguars defensive tackle D'Anthony Smith (95) in Jacksonville, Fla. The Bears won 41-3 on Sunday.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery defended Jay Cutler as a franchise quarterback Wednesday and shrugged off recent sideline incidents with left tackle J’Marcus Webb and offensive coordinator Mike Tice. “He’s a passionate player,” Emery said. “He has great drive and energy. He’s moving toward excellence. He does care and love his teammates. And he’s a big part of what we’re doing and the positive things that we’re doing.” Even so, Cutler has been the center of attention for the wrong reasons lately even as his team has climbed into the early lead in the NFC North. And, fair or not, they’ve brought old questions about his leadership and demeanor back to the surface. There was that ugly loss at Green Bay on Sept. 13 in which he berated and bumped Webb on the sideline and made some critical comments afterward. National analysts along with teammate

D.J. Moore took issue with Cutler, who didn’t help his cause by throwing four interceptions to go with the seven sacks he took. Two weeks ago in Dallas, the attention again was on Cutler’s sideline behavior. This time, Tice took a seat next to him on the sideline after a third-and-1 play failed, and the quarterback immediately got up and walked away as his coordinator began to talk to him. Tice brushed it off, saying he had been venting at Cutler. So did Cutler, who called it a non-issue. Emery insisted he believes in his quarterback. He pointed out that Bears are 9-1 in Cutler’s last 10 starts, including a 4-1 mark this year that has them tied with Minnesota for the division lead heading into their off week. “Those stats say something, that we have a winner at a key position for our franchise,” said Emery, in his first year as general manager. “And I said early in the year that I felt Jay was a franchise-level quarterback. I will continue to say that.”

Emery, speaking for the first time to reporters since the season began, was asked about coach Lovie Smith and the possibility of extending his contract beyond the 2013 season. Emery said they have not discussed it and that he prefers not to negotiate during the season. “There may be a situation where it’s to the club’s advantage and the player’s advantage to do something during the season, but my preference (is) to wait until the end of the year until you have a full evaluation,” he said. “That applies not only to our players but to our head coach and our coaching staff.” Smith’s future has been a topic of conversation ever since the end of last season. Jerry Angelo took the fall after the Bears stumbled to an 8-8 finish following a 7-3 start and was fired as GM. Smith got a reprieve, with the Bears mandating that Emery keep him for at least one year, and the way they have been playing, they just might be securing their coach’s long-term future.

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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

If you could have one _________ needs celebrity follow you on to come to the Twitter, who would it be? Assembly Hall.

What’s the weirdest What TV show would _________ is the autograph request you most like to make a dumbest song you’ve ever had? guest appearance on? out right now. That really weird song with, like, the Asian man that sings it, I don’t know what it’s called.

Jennifer Beltran junior, volleyball

Kobe Bryant. He’s my favorite Laker.

Chris Brown

I guess like signing someone’s arm or hand or something.

Marissa Holden senior, soccer

Beyoncé. Follow me!

Beyoncé! And Jay-Z. And baby Blue (Ivy Carter).

Forehead, arms. I just think that’s really strange.

“The Mentalist.” It’s my favorite right now.

“Bands A Make Her Dance”

I’ve never had an autograph request.

Probably “Gossip Girl”

“Rooster in My Rari”

Joe McAsey sophomore, cross-country

Taylor Swift. I love Taylor Taylor Swift. I would Swift, so hopefully, one definitely go watch her. day, I’ll meet Taylor Swift I saw her in concert and we’ll fall in love. two years ago.

Misia Kedzierski junior, tennis

Katy Perry

Foster the People

Someone asked me to sign the grip of a racket. That was kind of weird.

“Modern Family”

“Gossip Girl”

That Taylor Swift song (“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”) or whatever. That’s the dumbest song ever.

Illinois soccer keeps players fresh with substitutions BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER

Eleven Illinois soccer players step onto the field at the beginning of each match, the other 13 sit on the bench in their warmups, in anticipation of hearing their name being called in the next 90 minutes. The Illini haven’t found a consistent starting lineup this season, because of multiple injuries, and are constantly searching for the right combination of players to tally multiple goals - something that has proved to be a struggle. The most goals the team has scored in a match this season is three. “I think fitness level is certainly a part of it because with

limited substitutions, you want to put someone on there that can last as long as you need them to,” head coach Janet Rayfield said. “I also think, as we’re putting the pieces of the puzzle together, you’re putting players out there that have some special attribute, and you are trying to put those attributes to fit together.” This season, the Illini have seen many changes in their starting lineup. It was junior midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo, that returned after missing part of the beginning of the season because of her position on the U.S. under-20 women’s soccer team. DiBernardo missed seven games but was able to return for Big Ten play. With her absence,

multiple freshmen were able to gain collegiate experience. “Getting minutes is always good for anybody,” senior Niki Read said. “The more experience you have, the more you’re going to be able to bring in future games. I think getting five to 10 minutes can do a lot for a player, just to see what the physical battle is like.” Players coming off the bench have proved to be a big attribute for the Illini this year. In the match against Indiana, two substitutes scored both goals, including the game-winning tally from junior Allie Osoba, who scored 30 seconds after she entered the game. Senior Kristen Gierman said

substitutions bring a positive change to the game. “I think they play a huge role,” said Gierman, who starts occasionally. “Obviously people are able to do it, but it’s difficult to go a full 90 minutes at a high intensity. On top of the physical aspect of it, they also have the ability to change the energy and change the flow of a game, either attacking or defensively.” Whether players start the game on the bench or on the fi eld, they must be mentally strong. Sitting on the bench comes with a dual role that all the Illini players take on. “You want to always be ready to be called on, so you are always mentally taking notes and being

prepared at any moment to be able to go and do your job out on the field,” Read said. “Obviously you are always supporting as loud as you can, and we have a lot of traditions on the bench too, so we try to stay involved in those.” This season, Illinois has seen substitutions that provide a chance for underdogs to shine. Freshman Amy Feher and Osoba are just two who haven’t seen a lot of minutes but were able to contribute when it mattered. Feher’s performance against Indiana and Purdue earned her a starting spot against Michigan State last Thursday. “I think it says a lot about our environment,” Rayfi eld said.

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“Our training environment prepares someone to step out on the field of play. Someone like an Amy Feher or an Allie Osoba who’s been in the environment. People go ‘Wow, that’s a shock that they get in there,’ and it’s not because they do it every day in practice. ... Because there was someone doing it as well or better, or because the combinations were different, doesn’t mean that they aren’t capable of doing it when they step on the field. “If that was the case, they wouldn’t be in an Illinois uniform.”

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