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Alex Villanueva opens up the ISS meeting by speaking about the importance of veterans day in the Pine Lounge at the Illini Union on Nov. 11, 2015. Discussions on the campus mascot, or lack thereof, are also present at the meetings.
THE CHIEF: An Unspoken Presence Part II BY ANNABETH CARLSON ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a four-part series about how the tradition of Chief Illiniwek continues on campus despite its ban in 2007. The Daily Illini will focus on why the Chief has remained a prevalent image, and the mark it has left and will eventually leave on the C-U community and those of Native American heritage. See Monday’s edition of The Daily Illini for the next installment, which will discuss the presence and impact of Chief imagery and paraphernalia. Alex Villanueva sees a void at the University. With nearly a decade of scandals and recent departures of officials, the void is growing every day. But he has an idea of how to fix it: introducing a new school mascot. Villanueva, junior in LAS and senator for the Illinois Student Senate, or ISS, is exploring the possibility of adopting a new University mascot and symbol. A resolution, created by Villanueva and three others, to create a committee for this purpose was passed at the senate’s Oct. 28 meeting. The committee will spend the coming months working with the student body to see if they want a new mascot. “It’s something that can bring a new representation to our University, especially in this time of distress, of administrative issues, of political issues, of student issues,” Villanueva said. “A new mascot, or at least finding out we need a mascot, could do a great step to find-
ing some unifying factor on this campus.” Villanueva said the issue of the Chief and whether a new mascot should be chosen has been a tearing point on campus for nearly 10 years. “Something that is so simple, something that we should all be able to accept and be happy about, has really damaged this University,” he said. “If we want to make this University a cohesive, united campus, I think this is a great symbolic way to start.” Jay Rosenstein, media and cinema studies professor and American Indian Studies affiliate, said he agrees with the resolution because it could help get rid of Chief imagery for good. “Not having a mascot creates a void, and something has to fill that void, and what’s filling it right now, I think is all these other kinds of t-shirts ... with images of headdresses and things like that,” he explained. Bennett Kamps, sophomore in LAS, however, said he opposes the resolution because he wants to preserve the Chief. Kamps, who is currently trying out to be the new unofficial Chief, has attended recent ISS meetings along with members of the Students for Chief Illiniwek Registered Student Organization and Ivan Dozier, the current unofficial Chief and graduate student in Crop Sciences, to speak out against the resolution. “We’re obviously trying to stop it, but there is never going to be a mascot that goes up against the Chief and makes as big of an impact,
Disability advocate, DRES founder dies at 92 NEWS EDITOR
Tim Nugent, the ‘father of accessibility,’ died at 92 Wednesday morning. Nugent is well-known for founding Disability Resources and Education Services, DRES, at the University in 1944. Nugent originally founded DRES to give wounded World War II veterans the opportunity to attend college. Rep. Rodney Davis released a statement on Nugent’s death Wednesday evening. “Today, we lost a pioneer in architectural accessibility and a relentless advo-
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“Definitely. Anything to get rid of the Chief paraphernalia on campus because it’s gross and racist obviously and inappropriate.”
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Ron Lewis, senator and co-chair of Being Black At Illinois, mobilized different African American and Hispanic groups to attend the Illinois Student Senate meeting Wednesday evening to support a change in curriculum at the University. “We want to make sure the community understands what happens to us,” he said. “This is something relevant to the African American and Hispanic community.” Representatives of several campus minority organizations attended the meeting to voice their support for an ISS resolution that would require undergraduates to take three credits of a U.S. Minority course. Currently, each student must take a Western Cultures class and either a Non-Western or U.S. Minority course. This resolution requires undergraduates to take all three courses to fulfil their general education requirements. “Having our school saying, ‘We want you to learn about these things,’ it really makes me feel like you guys care,” said Chibuihe Asonye, president of the Black Student Union at LAR and Allen Hall. Spencer Copeland, sophomore in business, said she supports the resolution because there is a divide between students at the
University and requiring a class that embraces different cultures could lessen this divide. “It will help us understand each other before we have issues like at Mizzou,” she said. Recently, issues of racism at the University of Missouri have led to the resignation of the president and chancellor, student outrage and threats of violence. Rochelle Wilson, advertising major, said adding a U.S. Minority class to the curriculum helps ensure that the true stories of minorities are told. “For a lot of us growing up, we only learned what the textbook told us,” she said. “Give U of I a chance to have a standard of inclusiveness and a holistic view.” After the public comment portion, senators also came forward to voice their support for the resolution. Joseph Mosely, student senator, compared an incident where his mother was called racial slurs in 1976 to the Payton Head incident at Mizzou. He emphasized the similarity of the incidents but the drastic difference in time period. “There are cultures that people can’t connect with and don’t connect with,” he said. “This place of higher education is a place to create an atmosphere of understanding.”
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“Yes, I think it would be really nice to see a new mascot instead of just having the Fighting Illini because it doesn’t havea face.”
SIERRA SOLAND, senior in AHS
Budget constraints hit MAP grant funds BY MARIJO ENDERLE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
“I’m good with the old one, the Chief. It’s pretty cool. It doesn’t bother me that much.”
NIKHIL JERATH, freshman in LAS
especially on alumni. Nobody who ever went here while the Chief was here is ever going to accept that,” Kamps said. “The Chief is never going to die, so why would you compete with that?”
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The University announced Tuesday that students may be required to refund part of their financial aid package in the spring, due to Springfield’s ongoing fight over the state budget. In a massmail sent to Monetary Award Program, MAP, grant eligible students, Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said the University may remove the MAP grant award amount from student’s accounts and require students to refund the money if the University does not receive funding for MAP grants from the state when the overdue budget is finalized. “It’s a tremendous tragedy
(for students),” said Mitch Dickey, student body president. Thus far in the fall semester, over $12 million in MAP grants has been distributed to 5,667 University students, despite the lack of a planned state budget. The University’s decision to credit MAP grants was made on the assumption that the budget would be decided and the program would be funded at $373.25 million, the same amount budget in fiscal year 2015. On June 25, Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would have allocated $397,073,100 to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to fund MAP
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cate for people with disabilities,” Davis said. “He challenged the way many regarded disabled individuals and opened the doors of higher education to millions of Americans. During a September visit to the University, Nugent and Rep. Rodney Davis discussed DRES and Nugent’s work in improving accessibility. “I was going to quit my sophomore year,” Nugent said in a previous interview with The Daily Illini. “But then my first veteran, Harold Sharper, died in my arms. He said, ‘Tim, don’t quit. These sons of bitches don’t know
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what they’re doing.’ So, I stayed.” During the visit, Davis announced he was nominating Nugent for a Congressional Gold Medal. According to the Office of the Historian, Congress has awarded gold medals for national appreciation of various achievements since the American Revolution. “We take how far we’ve come on campus in not too many years,” Davis said in a previous interview with The Daily Illini. “A lot of that is due to Tim Nugent.”
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Forty-six. That’s the percentage of Illinois public school students that scored a 21 or higher on their ACT, and is the percentage of students that the Illinois State Board of Education defined as “college-prepared,” according to its annual report card. The composite ACT score is only a starting point of data to determine college readiness. The ACT organization has determined benchmarks that specify college readiness by subject. The benchmark for the English portion is 18, Mathematics is 22, Reading is 22 and Science is 23. According to the report card, only 25 percent of students passed the college readiness benchmark in all four subjects. The report also found that 54 percent of students are from low-income households as compared to 48 percent of students in 2011. Jennifer Delaney, associate professor in education, said she correlated the percentage of college-prepared students
with not only the increase of low-income students, but also with the obstacles first-generation students face. “We worry about lowincome, first generation students whose parents don’t have post secondary schooling and don’t have the networking or relationships with those to help the rather complicated, navigated process of applying and enrolling in education,” Delaney said. Delaney also said the increase of minority students in Illinois could affect the increase of low-income students; about 51 percent of public school students identify as a minority. Julia Nadler, a high school administrator at Prairie Ridge High School who facilitates standardized tests, said the problem of inequities is not new. “Every couple of years a new standard of measurement is implemented that just redefines the same problem,” Nadler said. “The interrelationship between race and income unfolds as educational outcomes become uneven-
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ly distributed in geographic regions.” Timothy Brewer, a graduate student and teaching assistant in educational policy studies, said the same problems in Illinois exist across the nation.“What that suggests is that we have less of a ‘schooling problem’ in the US and more of a systemic poverty and inequality problem,” Brewer said. “Research has proven time and time again that a student’s socioeconomic status is the leading factor in academic outcomes.” In addition to measuring college-preparedness, an ACT score of 21 has been used to determine readiness for a four-year university but not necessarily readiness for a community college. However, recent state budget cuts, have raised concerns that the free ACT test may not be available to students in the future. “When the state picks up the tab for the test fee, it means that everybody can
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The University of Missouri Police Department apprehended a suspect early Wednesday morning in a string of Yik Yak threats made against students at the school’s Columbia campus, according to a press release from MU Alert. Matt Pearce, of The Los Angeles Times, reported around 9:00 a.m. that Hunter Michael Park, 19, of Lake St. Louis, was arrested on suspicion of making a terroristic threat. Pearce reported Parker’s bail is set at $4,500. The release stated the suspect was not on or near the campus when the threats were posted. The Columbia Missourian tweeted a statement from the MUPD confirming Park was not in the area. The threats, posted around 7 p.m. Tuesday, were made in four separate Yik Yak posts. All alluding to harming students on the university’s campus Wednesday; one specifically threatened to shoot black students. Late Tuesday night, students pushed for classes to be canceled Wednesday, but the campus operated on the regular schedule, the release stated. Elizabeth Loutfi, editor-in-chief of The Maneater, tweeted a screenshot of an email from the Missouri Students
Association around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. The email urged administrators to cancel classes Wednesday for the sake of students. “Due to the threats on campus we must remain vigilant to protect students first and foremost,â€? the email reads. “There is absolutely no reason to keep classes in session‌â€? If the administration chose not to cancel class, the MSA stated it would tell students to stay home and that all classwork can be made up at a later date. Soon after the threats were originally posted, soon-to-be-former Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin and the Missouri Students Association tweeted that campus police were contacted. At 7:44 p.m. MU Alert, the school’s campus alert system, informed students that campus security was increased due to the threats. A tweet from MU Alert warned students not to spread rumors, noting the university system was the only reliable source on updates about the threats. The Maneater, Missouri’s student newspaper, reported that Residential Life Director Frankie Minor announced the threats during a student government joint session, then left the meeting. Following Minor’s
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Leaders support undocumented students bill BY ADAM KAZ STAFF WRITER
Chancellor Michael Amiridis, of the University’s Chicago campus, spoke in support of undocumented students at a press conference held by the Fearless Undocumented Alliance and the ACCESS Bill Task Force on Wednesday. The Fearless Undocumented Alliance (FUA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a student organization dedicated to making their campus undocumented-studentfriendly, is working to promote the Student Access to College and Career Education Statewide Success Bill (ACCESS). The bill would provide legal authority to four-year public universities in Illinois to give financial aid to undocumented students who enroll at their universities. It would allow an estimated 1,500 undocumented students in Illinois’ 14 public universities an opportunity to receive financial aid, according to the bill’s official fact sheet.
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This is not the fi rst time University groups like ISS have asked students if they want a new mascot. In the past, they sent out referendum questions to get the student body’s opinion, and the student body supported the Chief in 2008 and 2013. This time, however, Villanueva said the committee is going to take a new approach. He believes polls are often not representative of the entire student body, and they want to fairly gain the input of as many students as possible. “We know that certain groups, be them pro-Chief or anti-Chief, are going to push their bases; they are going to mobilize their bases and make sure their voices are heard,” he said. “Although their voice is important, I want to be able to ask a student at a basketball game what their opinions is ... Their voice may not be as loud, but it is just as important as those who make their voices heard.” To remedy this, Villanueva said they will have meetings to bring out different groups to voice their opinions on the issue. One of the goals of the committee is to bring in experts, historians and faculty from the American Indian Studies program on a weekly or biweekly basis for their input. “That way we can get a real representation of what the campus wants,” he said. Villanueva said if their survey results show that the campus is ready for a new mascot, then the next step would be creating a new committee that will
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begin the mascot selection process. Dozier, however, claimed there will be a problem if a new mascot is selected in the future. Since past student referenda voted in favor of the Chief, he said ISS cannot go back on this decision under Article IX of ISS’ Constitution. He also said that, due to the current campus climate, it is not the time to try to bring in a new mascot. “As our athletic department faces recruiting challenges, as the tenure of an undergrad is no longer here than a president or chancellor, we need to be unified,” Dozier said. “Trying to force a mascot on us now would show that the campus is more divided than ever.” Villanueva said Dozier acknowledged discrepancies, but at the same time, he said they cannot work contrary to the Board of Trustees, who made the decision to ban the Chief in 2007. He also pointed out that Chief supporters have a fair shot like everyone else to vote for their symbol and mascot, but there is little chance the Chief would ever be implemented again. “Unless you can get the Board of Trustees to change their stance, unless you can get the NCAA to change their stance, then it’s a mute point,” Villanueva said. “It’s something that we need to move past. It’s been nearly 10 years. We should be ready to move forward.” If a new mascot selection process begins, Villanueva said the ideal mascot should honor the University and state.
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done.” Hernandez said Martinez rallies her support for the bill as a means to change the opportunity structures in Illinois. “This is morally the right thing to do,” Martinez said. “While this bill is focused on financial aid for students at four-year public universities, we know the passage of the Student ACCESS Bill will change how middle and high school students view their opportunities to go to college.” The bill will be brought to Springfield in the spring, said Amalia Pallares, associate professor of political science at UIC and co-chair of the Student ACCESS Bill Task Force. “The next step is reaching out to more community organizations, informing what more people can do,” Patino said. “I know new next year we’re having a march. We’re moving forward.”
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“A mascot needs to symbolize who we are as Illini, as students of the University of Illinois,” he said.
The road to change could be long at the University, but it is happening at other universities and colleges around the country. Other universities that have transitioned from Native American nicknames, mascots and imagery include Stanford, Dartmouth, Marquette and Miami University. Most recently, the University of North Dakota began its transition process from the “Fighting Sioux,” a tradition that began in the 1930s, to a new nickname. Under the same NCAA ban that affected Illinois, North Dakota challenged the decision through a lawsuit, and in 2010, they reached a settlement agreement where the school must now change its nickname and logo to host NCAA championship events. North Dakota could have kept the nickname “Fighting Sioux,” but they did not get permission from one of two Sioux tribes in the state. Matt Kopp, University of
er in order to take the ACT makes a real difference,” Delaney said. With the 27-32 average ACT score for the University’s class of 2019, Delaney said she doesn’t see the low state-wide preparedness as
an issue. “In the short term it probably doesn’t change very much of U of I’s applicant pool,” Delaney said. “But we’re also an institution that does a lot of outof-state recruiting for stu-
dents and internationally. We’re not just looking at those coming out of public high schools in the state.” Nevertheless, Nadler said she doesn’t think the standardized benchmark should be the sole factor
that determines which students are college ready. “ St a nd a rd i z ed test scores are one piece of the puzzle and cannot be used as a stand-alone metric to determine if students will be successful in college,”
grants. “It’d be insane if we ended up going into next semester, and we still didn’t have any funding for MAP. There are over 130,000 students in the state of Illinois who rely on MAP grants,” Dickey said. “Those students are faced with either dropping out or having to figure out someway to pay for the grants out of pocket.” The Illinois Student Senate, ISS, traveled to the capitol building in Springfield on Oct. 20 for a “Crisis Advocacy Day” to lobby in favor MAP grants and against Rauner’s
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Villanueva also said the new mascot should not insult or offend any members of the student body. “We need to make sure that icons that are cultural, that are ethnic, that are religious to other entities cannot be a mascot,” he said. “You cannot have a Native American; you cannot have someone in blackface (and) you cannot have a crucifix.” Villanueva said he has heard potential mascot ideas swirl around campus, such as wildlife, like eagles, that represent the state. He has also heard of the idea of the “Fighting Lincolns.” “Which I think is a terrible idea,” he joked.
‘well, let’s make a law,’ and you did.” The bill represents another step in the state’s ongoing attempts to give more support to undocumented immigrants. In 2003, Illinois passed the InState Tuition Bill, which classifies undocumented students who graduated from high school as Illinois residents. “Illinois has a history of being a strong pro-immigrant state,” said Martin Torres, the task force’s senior policy analyst. “What we need in the state of Illinois is to make sure all students have equal opportunity for financial aid.” State rep. Lisa Hernandez is the chief sponsor of the bill in the state House of Representatives. She and Senator Iris Martinez also voiced their support for the bill. “I think that we’re in good standing,” Hernandez said. “We had an exercise occur in the house, and I know we have strong advocate in the senate who is going to work on the bill ... we are going to get this
whole thing and don’t let things get too emotional because when people start taking these issues on from an emotional standpoint, they end up getting pretty nasty and people that are just trying to do their jobs get hurt,” he said.
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about what is happening right now.” Other press conference attendees included University President Timothy Killeen, Illinois Business Coalition co-chair John Rowe, state representative Will Davis and other public and University officials concerned about the financial support of undocumented students. Killeen reminded the attendees of the University’s founding principle, to bring education and opportunity to all students, regardless of their socioeconomic position. He said his predecessor, Robert Easter, a drafter of the bill, exemplified that spirit. “The roots of the Student ACCESS Bill traces back a couple of years to a meeting President emeritus Bob Easter had with undocumented students studying here at UIC,” Killeen said. “They told him about their unique challenges, about the added barriers they face because they are denied access to financial aid made available to all students, and Bob Easter’s on-the-spot response was,
North Dakota student body president, said it has been a long road to change. For many in North Dakota, he said the Fighting Sioux was a way of life. “People have a lot of pride in that name. It’s been tough. We won seven national division championships, like Division I men’s hockey, with the Fighting Sioux name,” Kopp said. Kopp said they experienced a lot of pushback from both students and alumni in the name-changing process. “There’s been a lot of alumni that say I’m not going to give my money to the University of North Dakota anymore. There was actually a group of alumni that fi led a lawsuit against the university trying to keep our school’s nickname as just North Dakota and not have a nickname basically, so then we remain the Fighting Sioux,” he explained. But now that the school is in the fi nal stages of selecting a new nickname — they went from 11,000 potential nicknames to three — Kopp said people are coming to terms with the decision and preparing to vote. In just two weeks, North Dakota will have a new nickname — either the Fighting Hawks, Roughriders or Nodaks. “People are fi nally starting to say, ‘Okay, I’m going to vote because obviously it’s going to happen. We are getting a new nickname, so I need to try to participate in the process so that I can get the best nickname possible,’” he said. If the University begins a new selection process, Kopp’s advice is for everyone to be respectful. “Have a respectful discourse throughout the
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Amiridis, a first-generation immigrant himself, took an active interest in the bill. He said he doesn’t understand why the state allows undocumented students public education through grade 12, gives students in-state status and then denies them financial aid. “If Illinois is going to strengthen its economic standing and its competitiveness, it must leverage it’s every asset and — make no mistake — our undocumented students are huge assets to our state, to our economy and to our future,” Amiridis said. FUA is working with the ACCESS Bill task force to achieve their goals and recently held a press conference Wednesday at the University’s Chicago campus. “It’s our big launch,” said Debbie Patino, FAU vice president. “The big idea behind (the press conference) is we are showing the public this is happening and we have all these public figures that are behind it, and also that the public should know
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proposed 31.5 percent cut to higher education funding. The ISS organized a letter writing campaign to Illinois legislators, sending 70 handwritten letters written by students ahead of an Illinois House Committee on the whole meeting discussing MAP grant funding. “In addition, we’re working a lot with phone banking, phone calling, putting as much pressure as we can on every single rep,” Dickey said. “Now that we have that roll call vote… we pretty much know which reps are against it, which reps are on the border of how they want to vote and which reps are in our favor.”
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REFERENDUM Farah Chalisa, student senator, brought up another incident of race that occurred on a college campus this week. At Virginia Tech, a student wrote “I will be here 11/11/2015 to kill all Muslims,” on a bathroom wall, according to the Virginia Tech Police Department. “I spent today terrified. I am so tired of listening to Muslims being hated on, of listening to Muslims be called terrorists,” she said. Chalisa believes that a required U.S. Minority course
Can you manufacture tradition? Steve Raquel sees one problem with implementing a new mascot at the University. Raquel, an adjunct lecturer in the College of Business and member of the Council of Chiefs, who served as the Chief in 1993, said it is difficult to manufacture tradition. “You can’t say, ‘You know what, now we are going to be called the Eagles.’ Or ‘Now, everytime at halftime, we are going to have a red ball thrown on the court.’ That’s tradition. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t,” Raquel said. “But endearing, cultural, very engaging things that colleges around the country do, those traditions are generations old, and they usually come out of the passion of the student body.” Raquel cited groups like the Orange Krush, which came out of the student body. He also said that since the alumni base and their support for the Chief is so strong, a new tradition will not be successful. “Our tradition is so steep over generations,” he said. “It’s really hard to naturally replace it.” But Villanueva said alumni should think about what is best for future generations. “(The Chief’s) retired, and he should be considered the University mascot and symbol from 1926 to
would increase cultural awareness and prevent incidents like Virginia Tech’s on the University campus. However, with the increased required number of credits, Senator Shaina Hakimain questioned how this would affect graduation for students. Author of the resolution, Shawn Gordon, said that currently the “double-dipping” policy is not yet specified. Matt Hill, vice presidentexternal, said the issue of adding three credit hours was much more controversial amongst senators last year, which prevented the resolution from passing.
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2007. The alumni deserve to have that,” Villanueva said. “That was their mascot. But the students on this campus today deserve the same.” But Rosenstein said every tradition has to begin somewhere, and Chief supporters simply do not think there is an alternative. “Every team name and every team logo and every team mascot and every team symbol of every team in the world was manufactured, so I don’t know any other way you get a tradition than making something, and then continuing to do it,” Rosenstein said. “I think what they are trying to say but can’t articulate is that they don’t think that anything could replace the Chief.” In the meantime, proChief groups like Students for Chief Illiniwek are planning on making more appearances at ISS meetings to speak out against the committee. “We haven’t left, we haven’t given up, and we continue to do things behind the scenes,” Raquel said. “They don’t see it at halftime but that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing something.” For now, the void will continue. Villanueva asked that students think to the future when considering if they should fi ll this void with a new mascot. “The University has become my home, and I’d be very proud if one day my kids come to this University (and) get to experience what I experienced. I’d like them to be able to sit in Memorial Stadium and see something symbolize their university,” he said. “Because we don’t have that.”
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The resolution has letters of support attached to it from deans of various colleges that state their willingness to incorporate the new requirement into their curriculum. The resolution will next go to the Academic Affairs Committee for amendments and discussion. Next week, the senate will officially vote on the resolution. “I know that everyone in this room is committed to diversity and inclusion,” Hill said. “We will work really hard to make sure this is a resolution that will pass student senate.”
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Mizzou fears are final straw EMMA GOODWIN Opinions editor
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the U.S. Senators and Representatives responsible for representing American citizens: My name is Emma Goodwin and I used to dream about becoming a U.S. Senator. However, I have been losing faith in that idea lately — and with good reason. The immense amount of mass shootings in 2015 is beyond disheartening. Despite this, no serious action has been taken to make it harder for mass shootings to happen in the future, specifically in the wake of threats received Tuesday night of a supposed shooting at the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus Wednesday morning. Maybe you’ve heard about the insanely inspiring progress at the University of Missouri recently: The football team, a graduate student and many members of the campus community banded together to take a stand against months of obvious racism that plagued the Columbia campus. They demanded the resignation of their university’s president, Tim Wolfe. Within a week, they achieved their goal — the President resigned Monday. Too often, people gripe about lazy millennials — how our generation is a serious downgrade from our ancestors. But when I look at this achievement, that happened in a matter of days, mind you — I find that impossible to buy into. The progress at Mizzou can inspire people across the country. It reminds us we can make changes that we’ve been told our generation is incapable of making, and that we’re not lazy. We fight adamantly against things that try to break us. And sometimes we win. Monday, and the days following it, should have been days of celebration. Not a celebra-
tion for the end of racism as we know it (somehow, our country still hasn’t grasped the meaning of being a “united” nation). But it should have been a celebration for a step in the right direction. A celebration of the fact that the actions of college students made visible, quick, large-scale change. Instead, Tuesday night, threats to the Mizzou campus emerged on Yik Yak. “Some of you are alright. Don’t go to campus tomorrow,” one read. “I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see,” was another. After years of fighting for racial equality, 15 months after the fighting in Ferguson began, after months of asking representatives to change gun laws following school shootings, people who’ve been fighting for racial equality should’ve been able to celebrate steps toward it this week. Instead, residence halls at Mizzou entered a yellow level securing for when “unforeseen events occur on campus or in the city of Columbia,” wrote Katherine Knott, managing editor at Mizzou’s newspaper, The Maneater, on Twitter. ROTC members were encouraged not to wear their uniforms for the rest of the week. Students fled campus. The Missouri Students Association asked administration to cancel classes. The racially-spurred violence citizens have fought against was directed back at them with a vengeance in the form of a potential school shooting. Luckily, the Columbia Police Department was able to apprehend the person who made the threats, but not before fear was likely instilled in every single student, the threat of a shooter making them believe that their lives could be endangered. So now, when people try to make moves toward racial equality, it is with this example of potentially life-threatening backlash on the back of their mind. I’ve always been a patriot, dear representatives. I always
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identified myself as someone with such high levels of efficacy that I wanted to join you in D.C. But what do you even do? In 314 days of 2015, there have been 288 mass shootings. We can’t even go a month without a mass form of gun violence. Your inaction is causing the fear of a shooting to rise — or maybe worse, remain constant — and the 535 of you are changing a generation. Members of our generation got a university president to resign for all the right reasons, but you’re changing us into people who could fear our lives for making that exact change. Nobody should have to fear for their life when standing up for what they believe in. Are we stuck in the violent days of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks? Why do we hail them and claim they changed the world if we have learned so little from them? It’s traitorous to their legacy. I hope this generation has the same endurance, hope and strength those crusaders did — but it’s more than 50 years later. You all, the people who represent us, should be worried you’re wearing our endurance down rather than taking it for granted or assuming we will continue to fight when you refuse to save us. You’re simply not listening to us. You’ve done nothing to make me feel safer as a student, and I would bet students at Mizzou felt the same way last night. Pretty soon, with widespread inaction and ignorance, you’re going to lose more and more dedicated citizens who used to defend you. I regularly wonder if Americans’ faith in you will drop so low that they give up the fight, for when we see change happening, it’s with such firm backlash and such little response. Please don’t let my question ever be answered. Don’t bet on our fight to be unwavering. Do your jobs and protect us instead.
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ecently, the Illinois Board of Education released a report that found less than half of Illinois high school students are ready for college. This number was alarming to our editorial board, but we questioned what constitutes someone as prepared for college. The study is based solely on numbers. ACT scores. GPA. Class rank. The works. All the things high school students — ourselves included — stress about when it comes time to applying for college. Now that all of our members have been in college for at least a year and some months, we think there’s more to college preparedness. That’s not to say test scores and good grades shouldn’t hold any weight — they’re what got us all to this point — but a person’s ability to balance life and work are important, as well. There’s a whole slough of skills that are essential to college success that will never be indicated in test scores. Be it laundry, cooking, taking care of bills and budgeting, learning directions and bus systems or any other number of skills — none of which are skills a test can predict. College is a different animal. Yes, students register for classes, stress over exams and procrastinate on assignments. But students are also given a lot of free time. How that time is spent is vital. Students need to be able to carve out their own schedule without the watchful eye of parents, guidance counselors or even friends. A major part of college is experiences. Experiences outside of the classroom that allow students to further pursue their passions will undoubtedly serve students well in their futures. Finding those opportunities takes motivation and sticking with them. Making the most of them takes hard work and determination. Certainly test scores and grades are an indicator of students’ efforts but they’re not the only indicator of how they will succeed. A test score cannot depict how well a student will handle a personal crisis or the things we mentioned earlier, such as budgeting. But these aspects are critical to college success too, and when students prepare for college, they should realize that it’s more than understanding all the words in a textbook that make you truly “college ready.”
Emma is a junior in LAS. egoodwi2@dailyillini.com
Controversy brewing over Starbucks’ red cups STEPHANIE YOUSSEF Opinions columnist
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anyone ever told me they were offended by Starbucks, I would have guessed it was due to the disgusting coffee. I still remember the one and only time I ever bought a coffee drink from Starbucks and instantaneously spat out the revolting, bitter and burnt cup of liquid dirt the moment it touched my lips. Never would I have guessed that the problem people would have with Starbucks concerned something as innocuous as their cups. I was wrong. Starbucks recently released this year’s version of their seasonal cup as a simple twotoned red color, with the body of the cup lacking the snowflake and reindeer designs seen in previous years. Instead, snowflakes were designed as a print for the cardboard cup sleeves. It’s the unraveling of a modern Greek tragedy ladies and gentlemen. Oedipus pales in comparison. Former Pastor Joshua Feuerstein recently posted a video rant on Facebook titled “Starbucks REMOVED CHRISTMAS from their cups because they hate Jesus,” describing how the new design of the seasonal Starbucks red cup is part of the ongoing war on Christ-
mas. He then detailed an elaborate scheme of how he told the barista his name was Merry Christmas in order to get it written on the cup, and encouraged others to do the same and post about it with the hashtag #MerryChristmasStarbucks. “I thought the new design for the red cup was really festive,” said Alex Bahadri, Senior in LAS. “I didn’t really see anything controversial about it.” Virtually every student I spoke to about this issue echoed the same sentiment. For a company that sells an Advent calendar and a seasonal blend of coffee quite literally labeled “Starbucks Christmas Blend,” the soldiers for Starbucks’ alleged war on Christmas aren’t exactly armed and ready. But that’s not to say that a war on Christmas doesn’t exist otherwise. For the past few years, Christians across the nation have seen “Merry Christmas” turn into an offensive slur rather than a pleasant
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greeting. They watched the constitutionality of public Nativity scenes debated in court while Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee tried to ban the word Christmas from the Christmas tree lighting at the State House in favor of the term “Holiday Tree.” They witnessed little girls getting kicked out of grocery stores in Washington for singing Christmas Carols while a school in Texas banned everything down to the colors red and green. This repeated admonition of the public use of religious Christmas symbols by political correctness extremists has seen justified backlash from the Christian community. A small faction of people, who held a more extreme position, were quick to displace their general frustrations with this marginalization to Starbucks. In reality, Starbucks red cups never displayed religious symbols—the designs have always been secular. A state-
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ment released by Starbucks claimed that the more simplistic design of this season’s cup came as inspiration from customers who have been drawing their own designs on cups for years—the intention being that the cup is a canvas for people to personalize. Wanting to make doodling more accessible seems like an innocent enough objective, but that still didn’t stop some people from shouting blasphemy. Feuerstein and those like him who demand that Christmas symbols decorate every inch of any container that houses their mediocre-at-best coffee from November through December are declaring oppression in voices just as extreme as the hyper-politically-correct culture they are fighting. In truth, focusing microaggressions on something as silly as coffee cups detracts from some of the real questions regarding religious liberties and freedom of expression during the holiday season—
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questions that actually call for concern. Should religious floats have been banned from holiday parades in Denver? Should nativity scenes be taken away from public properties? What about religious Christmas songs on the radio? These are the legitimate concerns that we should be discussing. To say that leaving snowflakes off a paper cup design represents an assault on Christianity just seems a little weak, forced and unconvincing. Feuerstein’s video has garnered over half a million likes and shares, and #MerryChristmasStarbucks trended with photos and posts on Instagram and Twitter. In reaction, those who rolled their eyes at this cup controversy as hard as I did began posting responses under the appropriate hashtag: #ItsJustACup.
Stephanie is a senior in LAS. syousse2@dailyillini.com
2015 ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTIE LEARNED
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
One person cannot represent their culture or tribe
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the Daily Illini Editorial Staff and Readership: I am responding to The Daily Illini article, “The Chief: An Unspoken Presence.” First, I would like to address the claim that Ivan Dozier was once a member of the Native American House as a freshman. The Native American House (NAH) is a cultural center funded by the University as part of OIIR. As a
cultural center, NAH welcomes all students. There are three full-time staff members. There is no such thing as membership. The Illiniwek were not a tribe. Illini was a French word describing the people in this region who spoke similar languages. The current Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma consists of the Peoria, Wea, Piankeshaw, and Kaskaskia tribes from this region who banded together during
their relocation. I know the current Chief of the Peoria Tribe, Chief John Froman. He is an elected official who cares about the future of his people. He is also an avid golfer and devoted grandfather. He can be seen wearing a suit or a polo shirt at work — never a war bonnet. I would also like to address Ivan Dozier’s claim to be a representative of Native American cultures. I am also of Cherokee
descent. My great grandmother recalled knowing elders who walked the Trail of Tears. My brother was born in an Indian hospital in Oklahoma. Most of my father’s side of the family are registered members of the Cherokee Nation. Despite all of these things, I cannot represent the views or culture of anyone other than myself and my own family. I cannot speak for the Cherokee and I certainly can-
not speak for any other tribal nations. We should all respect how a person identifies his or her heritage, but a claim to heritage in one tribe does not entitle a person to define the cultures of other tribes.
Very Respectfully, Chris Castle President, Native American & Indigenous Student Organization
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Vigil to discuss every day racism on campus BY NATALIE STEWART STAFF WRITER
With the dust still settling from racial tensions at the University of Missouri and countless reports about police brutality across the country, students are gathering to discuss the acts of racism and discrimination they face on a daily basis. The members of the Tau chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. at the University are hosting a vigil centered around these topics of micro-aggression. Though the annual vigil is usually a silent demonstration, this year, the fraternity is encouraging students to share their personal stories. “I felt as though, with certain issues, silence wasn’t really enough to capture and raise awareness about the voices that were trying
to be heard,” said Frantz Jacques, the primary coordinator for the event and Alpha Phi Alpha’s Historian. To create a safe space, students were given an opportunity to submit their personal accounts to an online Dropbox account. They can either read them aloud at the vigil or have another individual present them instead. Their experiences will capture racism, discrimination and microaggressions on the University campus. Ronald Lewis , who is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha as well as the co-coordinator for the event, said his main goal for this program is to serve as a liaison between students and faculty. “I think sometimes some students might not have the resources to certain par-
ties, to certain administrators, to certain police officers that they might want to say something to... and really (we) just try to help the community to give them the space and environment to kind of just talk to the people that represent them,” Lewis said. Barbara Wilson, interim vice president and chancellor, and Renée Romano, vice chancellor for student affairs and associate vice chancellors, agreed to sit-in on the event to show support and hear about the issues concerning their student body. In addition to verbal accounts of stories, Jacques said he hopes visual presentations will gain the attention of passersby and encourage their engagement as well. “We create a silent dem-
onstration by making posters with certain statistics, certain facts, certain myths, and we stand on the Quad at the Anniversary Plaza,” Jacques said. “We get about 10 students to hold these posters up with tape over their mouths, and we usually bind them, connect everyone standing with chains to represent being shackled down and us not being able to be heard. ...That’s why we put tape over their mouths.” Jacques also said members of all communities are encouraged to participate in the event, regardless of whether they are subject to micro-aggressions or are the micro-aggressors. Taylor Walker, sophomore in LAS, said she thinks the vigil will be a great unifying agent for the minority communities on campus.
“It’s different because racism can seem like something distant that happens to other people in other places, but the stories shared will be things that actually happened on our campus,” Walker said. “I think the stories we’ll hear will motivate us to keep pushing for change on campus.” The vigil will start at 5 p.m. at the Anniversary Plaza on the Quad. “We have a wide variety of voices that are going to now be able to use this platform to reach out to everyone else in the audience and let them know what they’ve been experiencing ... hopefully to raise awareness so that these experiences can be limited and hopefully one day cease,” Jacques said.
“It’s different because racism can seem like something distant that happens to other places, but the stories shared will be things that actually happened on our campus.”
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Androids more susceptible to malware, viruses Remote access tools become commercialized BY JOE LONGO STAFF WRITER
Angry Birds — a game of targeting unaware objects — may just be doing the same to the unwitting user. A new report, published by Fidelis Cybersecurity found invasive malware secretly attached to mobile applications downloaded to Android devices. Known as JSocket, this virus attaches itself to otherwise legitimate applications and goes undetected to the average user. University of Illinois Computer Science Lecturer John Bambenek works for Fidelis Cybersecurity
and helped to produce the report. He notes JSocket binds itself to Android devices specifically through the Google Play Store. “There are basically two ways to do it. One, you bind it to a legitimate application and put it on the Google Play Store, or you otherwise trick the user to install it around the Play Store. Install in app from an unverified source,” Bambenek said. JSocket is the latest in a line of Remote Access Tools (RATs) that take over camera, GPS and audio capabilities on mobile device. Unlike most malwares, JSocket is high commercialized. Through jsocket. org, one can subscribe for $25 a month to become an operator. For Bambenek, there are no seemingly beneficial traits of the appli-
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India, where she is from, developing Anansi mattered to her on a personal level. “All of the women I know, including myself, have big dreams because we were brought up by our parents to dream big and to consider ourselves equal to men in every category. When I’m used to feeling equal to men in every setting, whether it’s in a classroom in engineering or whether it’s now in a startup space — it bothers me when that’s not the case when I’m on the street,” Parikh said. “This is maybe just a way to restore that balance. It’s important for people to feel safe.” Even though there are difficulties in being an emerging startup, Parikh said it is still an exciting time for
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them. “We are doing what we have to do, which is to build, build, build,” Parikh said. “We know what our steppings stones to getting where we have to be and what steps we need to take to get there.” To receive more feedback as they continue to develop, they will also be demoing the product to University Police this month. Parikh said a college campus, specifically the University campus, would be the ideal place to demo Anansi. The team plans to make a minimum viable product — a step-up from a lab bench prototype that has the core functions and features — ready by March 2016. Currently, they are continuing their incubation at CIE for the next six months, thanks to a sponsorship from Microsoft.
“(The sponsorship is) incredible for us, because it gives us affirmation that we’re doing okay, that this is something that is exciting, not just to us, but to other people also,” Parikh said. Parikh, Vanek and Hollis said they believe it is the way they work together as a team — rather than how they each perform individually — that will make Anansi successful. Carney said each of their diverse life experiences and technical skills will allow them to be successful in understanding potential customer bases. Carney said that though he’d “like to see (Parikh) running the world someday,” he would see “one life saved, one injury prevented, one crime stopped” as making Anansi a success. Ultimately, Parikh said she sees the automatic safety concept becoming the
“(This) really does make it tougher to sneak a piece of malware into an iPhone,” Bambenek said. Because it is much easier to submit an app to the Google Play Store, it is a lot easier for malware to be spread through Android devices. Yet Mertz also contributes an increasingly sophisticated approach to malware production as resulting in the rise of mobile viruses. He credits an approach to running undetected without slowdown to performance. “Years ago, if you had a few bad viruses, you would notice you computer grinding to a halt (and) stuff crashing all the time,” Mertz said. “The virus writers have gotten a lot smarter to make sure that virus can sit undetected. If it is
there to collect information like passwords or banking accounts, they really don’t want it to be found at any point.” If the malware if detected on an Android phone, deleting the corrupted application will remove the virus. “If you found a specific application is trojanized, deleting the application will remove the malware. It is inherently tied to the application itself,” Bambenek said. “That is not necessarily the case with other forms of mobile malware. Mertz encourages students to take advantage of University’s free antivirus software available to students and reach out to Technology Services for help combating malware.
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Anansi co-founders stand in the Chicago, Illinois, Fab Lab, demonstrating a printer they used to create their prototype. standard down the line, even if it’s not in her lifetime. “Maybe by the year 2300, people will be wearing this, and there’ll be this woman who’s walking down the street peacefully . . . and there’s no fear in her mind
because she knows that there is no chance of being in danger,” Parikh said. “Before even an attempt is made to harm her, things will be taken care of.”
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“omnia,” in a phrase 12 What a hot dog might do 13 Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, e.g. 18 Bunny of children’s literature 22 Resident of a popular “City” 24 Subject of radar tracking 26 Latin eyes 27 Gave an edge to 29 Talker-upper, maybe 31 Carrots and lettuce, humorously 32 Splendor 33 Batik artists
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alking down Green Street, the smell of Sausage Egg McMuffins, juicy burgers and bacon bits consume the air. Between that tempting hot dog stand across from Joe’s and a Cracked sandwich, processed meat lurks at every corner. On Oct. 26, the World Health Organization issued a statement regarding an 18 percent cancer risk in consuming processed meats. This shocking statement caused confusion in the true danger of meat and the risk of developing colon and other cancers. John Erdman, University professor in food science and human nutrition responded to this report and stated, “The WHO report presented their findings in a way that was alarmist by describing an 18 percent increase. In reality, 18 percent is a very small risk.” Processed meats are defined as salted, cured and grilled meats, according to Erdman. While he acknowledges the cancer risk, the professor recommends limiting the consumption of processed meats every day in order to avoid the risk. “For someone consuming cured meats, for example, hot dogs, every day there may be a small increase of risk for colon or rectal cancer. It’s a real risk, but it is very small.” Erdman said. Bill Helferich, University
professor of nutrition, also responded to the report. Helferich also explained that this risk report is limiting because of what he defines as a “hazard assessment,” or a statement only involving the dangers and not the benefits of a food. For example, looking at a hazard assessment of consuming red meat leaves out the important benefits of the meat. The professor said red meat is one of the most “available iron and protein sources.”
Dining Halls University dining halls remain a major food source to students living on campus. With the WHO’s statement, new light has been placed on the processed meat served in campus dining halls. Assistant Director and Dietitian of Dining Services Erica Nehrling Meador responded to this concern by stating that the dining halls will not be making alterations to the menus. “We don’t plan to change our offering, most of the meat we offer is not processed meat,” Meador said. “It is up to students themselves. Most of our students are 18 and older, so they are able to choose what they want to eat.” She explained that there are other protein options served at each meal in the dining halls, giving students an alternative protein choice rather than processed meat.
Meador also highlighted the WHO’s lack of specificity in releasing its statement. “The WHO did not release the mechanisms by which they believe processed meat could be carcinogenic,” she said. “We are not sure if it is preservatives or the way the meat is processed.” Ultimately, the dietician concluded that everything is okay in moderation. She said individuals have to look at relative risk versus absolute risk when deciding their daily meals. Erdman also responded to the dining hall concern. “University dining halls and programs should limit the amount of processed meat served and encourage students to eat vegetables or whole grains,” he said. He discussed the importance of students establishing good dietary patterns early on, so they can continue as them as they get older. However, Helferich discussed that rather than limiting the food served, the real issue is within the options available. “In dining halls, I would push for more healthy choices, and if people choose to eat unhealthy, then that is their choice,” Helferich said. “Regulating food should be a personal choice.” There is also an importance of cured meats in safety within dining halls. Helferich focused on the fact that cured meats are prepared to be preserved. If the meats are not pre-
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served, there are potential bacterial dangers, like botulinum toxins. Botulinum toxin is a potent neurotoxin that is often found in foods that have not been preserved correctly. Cured meat is preserved and bacterial growth is prevented, especially when meat sits in a dining hall for a prolonged time period. Helferich said he would rather consume cured meat in moderation then take the risk of potentially getting botulinum. “I think we have to be careful in confusing the public with contradictorily nutrition information,” Helferich said. “The WHO recommendation about red and cured meats sent confusing signals to the public. I think the message is to consume a balanced, healthy diet.”
Eating in Moderation Both University professors agreed on the importance of eating processed meats in moderation to establish a healthy diet. Erdman recommended that an individual consuming bacon, sausage or other types of processed meat should add a vegetable and fiber to the meal to reduce the risk. His research at the University includes testing on prostate cancer and finding ways to reduce the risk of cancer. He stressed the importance of eating a high
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As University students, Nikita Parikh and her friend Chuma Kabaghe were always looking out for each other. Most of the time, this involved making sure they were safe when walking on campus at night. “If we were, say, walking back late from some place alone, we’d call the other person and have them be on the phone with us,” Parikh said. It’s a familiar story for many college students. Parikh and Kabaghe said they would often use apps that would allow them to call for help if they were in danger or use services like SafeWalks. Even though they were active in ensuring their own safety, Parikh, University alumna, said she and Kabaghe weren’t satisfied with the existing technology. “So naturally, as engineers we said to ourselves, maybe we could just do it better,” Parikh said. They came up with an idea for a wearable device that would automatically detect if a person is in danger. This idea has since formed into their own startup company called Anansi. In an area of technology that includes numerous reactive apps allowing users to call for help with the touch of a button, Anansi is innovative in that it is proactive. It’s automatic and doesn’t require any human input to seek help. Anansi is a bracelet-like device that monitors the user’s vital stats. If the vital stats increase beyond a preset threshold, the device vibrates. The user then has the option to cancel the alarm within seven seconds. If the alarm isn’t cancelled, it notifies 911 automatically with GPS coordinates. Parikh said this automatic feature is crucial because, in the heat of the moment, calling for help is the last thing on a victim’s mind. “Think about falling flat on your face . . . you know it’s happening, and you can do nothing to stop it. You know what to do to stop it, but you can’t,” she said. “The thing is, being attacked or assaulted is much like that, in that you’re very helpless in the few minutes that it happens.” The idea for Anansi first came to life in the fall of last year when Parikh and Kabaghe took an Innovation and Engineering Design course with Scott Carney, professor
of electrical and computer engineering. “(Carney) has been incredibly supportive,” Parikh said. “He’s an amazing guy. He’s a great mentor to a lot of students, and he has been to me throughout college.” Carney encouraged them to turn their idea into a business and apply to the Chicago Innovation Exchange(CIE) to participate in their business incubator fellowship. The program provides entrepreneurs with resources to help them build their companies “I thought that they would be a good fit,” Carney said. “There are a lot of resources at CIE that fit with their project.” They were accepted to the program and spent the past summer in Chicago developing a lab bench prototype. Anansi’s current team consists of Parikh and two other University alumni — Matt Vanek, a computer engineer, and Hollis Carroll, an industrial designer. Parikh and Vanek knew each other through college and were introduced to Carroll when she was working on her thesis project on sexual harassment. “It was already something really similar. I was looking at making a wearable as well for my thesis project,” Carroll said. “It just kind of made sense to join them and to help them out.” Carroll initiated the idea behind the product’s name. Parikh said Carroll brought up the fact that using their product would be a lot like having a “spidey sense.” They started looking for interesting stories involving spiders and were inspired by the story of Anansi, an African folktale character who Parikh said “protected and helped his people get out of difficult situations.”Like the story of Anansi, their product aims to protect and help people get out of difficult situations, and specifically, their initial target market is young women. Carroll said this is why they want the device’s design to look like fine jewelry — something subtle and ideal to wear on a day-to-day basis. The intention to appeal to women also originates in Parikh’s motivations behind developing Anansi. She said that given the recent sexual assaults that have occurred in the past few years in
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Illini quarterback Wes Lunt sets up to throw during Illinois’ 44-0 win over Western Illinois Sept. 12 at Memorial Stadium. Next on the lineup is undefeated No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday.
Difficult test awaits against Buckeyes BY CHARLOTTE CARROLL STAFF WRITER
There will be a lot going on in Bill Cubit’s head during Saturday’s game against defending national champion No. 2 Ohio State. It’s the final home game of the season. It’s senior day. It’s Dad’s Day. It’s a chance at defeating an unbeaten team. And it caps off a week of turnover in the athletic department after the firing of Mike Thomas. The Illinois head football coach knows his emotion is going to be evident. But his focus is on the team, and he understands that emotion is a part of college football.
“My problem is I kind of wear my emotions on my sleeve,” Cubit said. “That senior day is a great day, it really is. But boy you see kids, at least in my case, who you’ve been with three years and realize this is their last shot.” It will be Illinois’ last shot at a home win in 2015 and one of three more chances for a bowl berth. Illinois (5-4, 2-3) will be fighting for the Illibuck trophy, which it hasn’t won in seven years. The last time Illinois beat Ohio State (9-0, 5-0) was in 2007, when Juice Williams led the Illini to a win over the No. 1 Buckeyes in Columbus. Illinois had not beaten a No. 1-ranked team since 1956.
Offensive lineman Ted Karras is not as concerned with the emotional aspect of Saturday’s game. Instead he’s looking to beat the Buckeyes at home for the first time since 1991. “I guess I’m not that sentimental,” Karras said. “I’m not going to cry or tear up or anything. We’re sitting at 5-4 is more what I’m thinking about. We’ve got three games left — we could have a really, really special season here. And with everything that’s happened, this just goes down as one of the craziest seasons in Illini football history.” Karras will be tasked with protecting quarterback Wes Lunt from
another strong Big Ten defense. Ohio State’s Joey Bosa is ranked second in the conference with 9.5 TFLs during conference play. While the Ohio State offense leads the Big Ten in scoring and rushing offense, Illinois’ defense has improved to more adequately handle the task. Since last season, the Illini defense has improved in seven categories, rising at least 70 spots in each category. Illinois will face quarterback J.T. Barrett, who Head Coach Urban Meyer announced will be starting after a good week of practice. Barrett was suspended one game for a DUI and Cardale Jones had started in his place.
It will also be a running back display featuring the Buckeyes’ Ezekiel Elliott, who leads the Big Ten with 1,244 rushing yards on 193 carries and 14 touchdowns. Illinois running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn is sixth in the conference with 665 yards on 139 carries and six touchdowns. Josh Ferguson will likely contribute heavily as well. While the outside noise has been significant this past week, Cubit is adamant that the focus be on the players and Saturday’s contest. “Let’s just go play,” Cubit said.
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Women’s basketball starts season Friday BY MATT GERTSMEIER STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Malcolm Hill drives to the basket during the game against Northwestern at State Farm Center, on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Illini start against Ospreys BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER
Ready or not, here it comes. The Illi nois men’s basketball team will kick off the 2015-2016 season with a matchup against North Florida Friday night in Springfield, Illlinois. It will be the fi rst of four regular-season contests
played at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, the Illini’s temporary home until renovations at State Farm Center wrap up. Illinois had no problem adjusting to its new court Sunday when it dismantled Illinois-Springfi eld for a 104-69 exhibition victory. Five different Illini scored in double figures, and while
head coach John Groce doesn’t necessarily expect the same level of output in every game, he expressed excitement over Illinois’ depth. “We’re going to have some depth now,” Groce said. “We have multiple guys that could get double
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Matt Bollant is ready to move forward. Recently fi red athletic director Mike Thomas hired the Illinois women’s basketball coach in 2012 . While Bollant expressed disappointment about the fi ring, he realizes he needs to move on. “Mike hired me and I think the world of him,” Bollant said. “He’s been great with us, and I don’t think there’s many AD’s that have been at more women’s basketball events than he’s been at. It’s a hard thing for us, but we’ve got to control what we can control and move forward.” Bollant has a chance to move forward this Friday. Illinois kicks off its season Friday against Chicago State . While the State Farm Center is still under construction, Illinois will play its fi rst four games of the season at Parkland College in Champaign. Illinois experienced t he at mosphere at Parkland last week in its 95-36 exhibition win agai nst India napolis . Parkland’s gym capacity is about 2,000 compared to the State Farm Center’s 17,200. Illini center Chatrice White said she believes the smaller gym has an impact on Illinois’ defensive pressure. “With the bleachers
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Illinois’ Chatrice White attacks the rim during the game against Ohio State at the State Farm Center on February 14.
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Opening weekend: Good chance for basketball success ALEX ROUX Illini Hoops Columnist
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ast season, Illinois basketball opened its schedule with two games in three days during the first weekend of the season. The Illini’s opponents? Georgia Southern and Coppin State. The 2015-16 Illini schedule sets up similarly: They open their season with games Friday and Sunday bracketing the upcoming weekend. The main difference between this year’s schedule and last year’s for Illinois is the strength of its opponents. Georgia Southern put up a fight last year against Illinois and finished the season with a respectable 20 wins. Coppin State didn’t belong on a Division I basketball court. This weekend, North
Florida and North Dakota State will visit the Illini’s temporary home at Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, both fresh off 2015 NCAA tournament appearances. So much for a tune-up game for John Groce’s depleted Illini roster. Illinois will face North Florida on Friday in the season opener, and the Ospreys return four starters from last year’s tourney team. The Illini will need to lock up Dallas Moore and Beau Beech (a perfect name for an All-Atlantic Sun Conference honoree) who both averaged double figures and shot over 38 percent from three last year. Fortunately for Illinois, the injury bug bites both ways. Romelo Banks, North Florida’s starting center, will miss the game with an ankle injury. His absence should help tilt the frontcourt
odds back in Illinois’ favor in the event that Illini power forward Leron Black doesn’t play. Groce said Black has a 50-50 chance of returning Friday from his torn meniscus. North Florida will be a solid test, and its team fits that midmajor mold that has worked well at times in the NCAA tournament. It’ll offset its lack of quality depth by chucking threes and will win games by making a high percentage of them. The Ospreys won 23 games by averaging nine treys per contest on 39 percent 3-point shooting last year. If Moore, Beech and one or two more North Floridians are hitting from deep, Illinois could be in trouble. To win, the Illini will have to use their superior length and athleticism to lock down the perimeter, convert transition buckets and execute the offense in the
half court. North Dakota State will come in Sunday ranked slightly higher than North Florida — No. 122 as opposed No. 149 in the country, according to Sports Illustrated’s preseason rankings — having matched the Ospreys’ 23-win total from last year. Both teams won their respective conferences and conference tournaments last season. The Bison have made as many NCAA tournaments (three) as Illinois since 2009 and have been to the Big Dance each of the previous two years. Unlike North Florida, the Bison will have to find a new threat this year. Last season’s leading scorer and Peoria, Illinois, native Laurence Alexander has graduated, so Illinois will focus on shutting down 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore A.J. Jacobson on the wing. Make no mistake, Illinois will
be favored in both games. Even with injuries to Black and Kendrick Nunn, the Illini are deeper and more talented than both their directional school opponents. Look for the three Illini true freshmen — Jalen Coleman-Lands, D.J. Williams and Aaron Jordan — who all exceeded expectations in the exhibition opener, to be counted on for quality minutes. This weekend will be a good early-season barometer for an Illini squad that is still relatively unknown. Groce’s Illini teams are rarely tested and have never lost in the month of November. They can’t afford to sleepwalk in these first two games, and if they do, there’s a good chance they’ll stumble.
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MBBALL figures, but I said the other day, ‘I’ve got news for you guys: you’re not all going to get them in the same game because if you did that, we’d average about 200 points a game, and that’s just not happening.’” North Florida will immediately challenge Illinois’ depth and will provide a tough first test to the slate of nonconference opponents. The Ospreys were a NCAA tournament team a year ago and were four points short of a date with the eventual champs, Duke. Their 23-12 mark included a comeback win over Purdue in Indiana and was their fi rst winning record since becoming a Division-I team in 2005. Illinois’ fi rst two nonconference games will be against tournament teams from last year, and Groce said he hopes the Illini will take advantage of the demanding task at hand. “We scheduled pretty aggressively, probably more than in the previous years, and that’s OK,” Groce said. “We’re going to learn a lot about our team. Our guys are excited
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about the challenge. They understand how good North Florida is.” The Ospreys are led by junior point guard, Dallas Moore, who is fresh off breaking his
“We scheduled pretty aggressively, probably more than in previous years, and that’s OK.” JOHN GROCE HEAD COACH
school’s single -season scoring record with 554 total points. He averaged nearly 16 points and four assists per game and fi nished among the top ten in fi eld goal percentage, three-point percentage and assist-to-turnover ration in his conference. “He’ll be one of the best point guards we play against all season, barnone,” Groce said. “He’s really talented.” Fresh off an impressive debut Sunday, freshman guard Jalen ColemanLands may be tasked with
ILLINI SCHEDULE
BIG TEN PRIMARY LOGO
SEPT. 5 VS. KENT STATE — (W 52-3) SEPT. 12 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS — (W 44-0) SEPT. 19 AT NORTH CAROLINA — (L 48-14) SEPT. 26 VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE — (W 27-25)
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that come down almost right onto the court, I’m sure the point guards are frazzled when they see two guards running up at them,” White said. “Alex (Wittinger) and I, our length in the backcourt, defi nitely helps us too.” Illinois’ exhibition game was also a good learning experience. White said she noticed a difference in the tempo of the game with the new quarter system in place. She also experienced the rule change that prevents hand-checking. E ve n w it h the new defensive rule enforcements, the Illini recorded 20 steals against Indianapolis. I l l i noi s’ defe n s e has another chance to thrive on the defensive end Friday against the Cougars. Last season, Chicago State was 4-25 and averaged 52.8 points and 22.4 turnovers per game. Despite Chicago State not having an intimidating 2014-15 season in terms of stats, Bollant is expecting the Cougars to challenge Illinois this weekend.
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9-0 8-1 7-3 7-2 3-6 2-7 4-5
5-0 4-1 4-2 4-1 1-5 0-5 0-5
IOWA WISCONSIN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTA NEBRASKA PURDUE
“Anytime an in-state team gets to play Illinois they get awfully excited and it’s kind of their Super Bowl,” Bollant said. “I bet we will see their very best. They’re going to play some zone so we
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9-0 8-2 7-2 5-4 4-5 4-6 2-7
5-0 5-1 3-2 2-3 1-4 2-4 1-4
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this Friday after their performance against Indianapolis. Illinois has three freshmen this season, for wa rd W it t i nger, and guards Jaelyne Kirkpatrick and Cierra Rice. With 11 players on the roster this season after a handful of players transferred last year, the Illini’s freshmen may be utilized more than they were expected to. Kirkpatrick and Rice each had over 10 points in the exhibition game while Wittinger led the team in rebounds with eight. Bollant realizes that moving forward, most opponents will be of a higher caliber than Indianapolis, but the game put Illinois in the right direction for Chicago State on Friday. “ E ver y ga me is different,” Bollant said. “It’s not what you’ve done last week, it’s what you’re doing now, so we’ll play against a better Chicago State team and go from there.”
“Every game is different ... It’s not what you’ve done last week, it’s what you’re doing now.” MATT BOLLANT HEAD COACH
have to prepare for that.” With Chicago State expected to play a zone Friday, Illinois will need to utilize its perimeter shooting. Last season Illinois shot about 31 percent from the 3-point line. Against Indianapolis, the Illini shot 13-for-28 from deep, 46.4 percent. Bollant may also look to the Illini freshmen
OCT. 3 VS. NEBRASKA — (W 14-13) OCT. 10 AT IOWA — (L 29-20) OCT. 24 VS. WISCONSIN — (L 24-13) OCT. 31 AT PENN STATE — (L 39-0)
WEST DIVISION
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guarding Moore for large chunks of the game. Groce said Coleman-Lands is still working on the conditioning in his legs following the stress fracture that held him out for months but should only progress with more time on the court. Sophomore forward Leron Black is also working his way back from injury, and Groce said the next two days of practice will be the biggest indicators to whether or not Black will see the court Friday. Black worked out before Sunday’s ga me a nd remains on schedule in terms of rehabilitation. Despite the inordinate amount of injuries, Groce fi nds the silver lining in dealing with them now rather than in the midst of the Big Ten schedule. Likely without two regular starters to start the season, it will be a group effort for the Illini to fi nd success in Springfield. “We have a group right now that I think has been through so much,” Groce said. “We’ve talked a lot about playing for each other. They’re doing that right now.”
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NOV. 7 AT PURDUE — (W 48-14) NOV. 14 VS. OHIO STATE — 11 A.M. NOV. 21 AT MINNESOTA — TBD NOV. 28 VS. NORTHWESTERN — TBD
SATURDAY
MARYLAND AT MICHIGAN STATE — 11 A.M. OHIO STATE AT ILLINOIS — 11 A.M.
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PURDUE AT NORTHWESTERN — 11 A.M. MICHIGAN AT INDIANA — 2:30 P.M. NEBRASKA AT RUTGERS — 2:30 P.M. MINNESOTA AT IOWA — 7 P.M.
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JOSH FERGUSON — RUNNING BACK
Ferguson’s return last weekend against Purdue was impactful to say the least. He rushed for 133 yards on 12 carries and had 41 receiving yards. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, who took over as the team’s No. 1 back while Ferguson recovered from an AC sprain, picked up 180 yards of his own on the ground. The duo become the first Illini backfield to rush for more than 300 yards since 2010.
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ILLINOIS OFFENSE
QB Wes Lunt 12 RB Josh Ferguson 6 WR-X Geronimo Allison 8 WR-T Desmond Cain 86 WR-Z Malik Turner 11 TE Andrew Davis 89 LT Austin Schmidt 57 LG Chris Boles 55 C Joe Spencer 71 RG Ted Karras 69 RT Christian DiLauro 67 K Taylor Zalewski 17
J.T. BARRETT — QUARTERBACK
Barrett has split reps with Cardale Jones for the majority of the season. He has 41 completions on 62 attempts for 472 yards. For parts of the seasons, head coach Urban Meyer utilized Barrett as a red zone QB for parts of the season. He was giving the starting role against Rutgers in Week 9, but was serving a suspension last week against Minnesota. He will return to the starting role against Illinois.
EYE ON THE ENEMY: CARDALE JONES
DEFENSE
The junior is 108-for-174 on the year with 1,453 passing yards and eight touchdowns. He’s also scored two touchdowns on the ground. After injuries to quarterbacks Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett last season, Jones led the Buckeyes to a 42-20 national championship victory over the Oregon Ducks. He went 16-for-23 in that game with one touchdown and interception each.
DE Jihad Ward 17 NT Chunky Clements 11 DT Rob Bain 16 LEO Dawuane Smoot 91 WLB Mason Monheim 43 MLB T.J. Neal Jr. 52 STAR James Crawford 5 CB V’Angelo Bentley 2 SS Taylor Barton 3 FS Clayton Fejedelem 20 CB Eaton Spence 27 P Ryan Frain 13
LAST WEEK FOR OHIO STATE
The Buckeyes defeated the Minnesota Gophers in Columbus, Ohio, 28-14 . Ezekiel Elliott ran for 114 yards on 26 attempts. Elliott has already rushed for more than 1,000 yards this season (1,244). With the win, Ohio State improved to 9-0 on the year.
ILLINOIS LEADERS
OHIO STATE OFFENSE
DEFENSE
QB J.T. Barrett 16 RB Ezekiel Elliott 15 WR Michael Thomas 3 WR Curtis Samuel 4 WR Jalin Marshall 7 RB Markell Jones 8 LT Taylor Decker 68 LG Billy Price 54 C Jacoby Boren 50 RG Pat Elflein 65 RT Chase Farris 57 TE Nick Vannett 81 H-B Braxton Miller 1 K Jack Willoughby 98
DE Joey Bosa 97 DT Adolphus Washington 92 DT Tommy Schutt 90 DE Tyquan Lewis 59 SLB Darron Lee 43 MLB Raekwon McMillan 5 WLB Joshua Perry 37 CB Gareon Conley 8 SAF Vonn Bell 11 SAF Tyvis Powell 23 CB Eli Apple 13 P Cameron Johnston 95
OHIO STATE LEADERS
EYE ON THE ILLINI: CLAYTON FEJEDELEM PASSING
RECEIVING
Wes Lunt 193-for-346, 2,000 yards, 12 TD
Geronimo Allison 56 catches, 756 yards, 3 TD Desmond Cain 33 catches, 296 yards, 1 TD Marchie Murdock 20 catches, 194 yards, 3 TD Malik Turner 20 catches, 277 yards, 2 TD
RUSHING Ke’Shawn Vaughn 139 carries, 696 yards, 6 TD Josh Ferguson 83 carries, 531 yards, 3 TD
Fejedelem has 100 tackles thus far and was nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy earlier this week. The safety leads the Big Ten in tackles per game with 12.4. He had a career-high 19 tackles earlier this year against the Badgers – Illinois lost that game 24-13. Some of his other accomplishments this season include two interceptions, three tackles for a loss and a punt block recovery touchdown vs. Middle Tennessee State.
HISTORY
Ohio State leads the series with Illinois 67-30. It also leads the series in Champaign 36-12.
PASSING
RECEIVING
Cardale Jones 108-for-174, 1,453 yards, 8 TD
Michael Thomas 39 catches, 575 yards, 7 TD Ezekiel Elliott 24 catches, 169 yards Jalin Marshall 23 catches, 357 yards, 3 TD Braxton Miller 20 catches, 325 yards, 3 TD
RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott 193 carries, 1,244 yards, 14 TD J.T. Barrett 42 carries, 329 yards, 7 TD
DID YOU KNOW?
“Illibuck” was a turtle that died in the spring of 1927 and was replaced with what is now a wooden replica.
OHIO STATE SCHEDULE
SEPT. 7 AT VIRGINIA TECH — (W 42-24) SEPT. 12 VS. HAWAII — (W 38-0)
38-12)
NOV. 7 VS. MINNESOTA — (W 28-14)
OCT. 3 AT INDIANA — (W 34-27)
SEPT. 19 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS — (W 20-13) SEPT. 26 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN — (W
OCT. 10 VS. MARYLAND — (W 49-28)
NOV. 14 AT ILLINOIS — 11 A.M. NOV. 21 VS. MICHIGAN STATE — TBA NOV. 28 AT MICHIGAN— TBA
OCT. 17 VS. PENN STATE — (W 38-10) OCT. 24 AT RUTGERS — (W 49-7)
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Illinois’ Bill Cubit (then offensive coordinator) talks to the team during the game against Iowa on Nov. 15. The Illini lost 30-14 This Saturday Bill Cubit acts as interim head coach versus the Buckeyes.
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nsert cliché about off-the-field problems here. Insert second cliché about how “the Illinois football team has to go out and play a football game this week.” But seriously, after Monday, this week has had all the practice and preparation of any normal football week in Champaign. Except this week, Ohio State comes to town. No disrespect to the Illini, but it’ll take all they have and more to beat the Buckeyes. It would be a 2007-level upset if they could knock off the undefeated reigning national champions. Illinois hasn’t beaten Ohio State since Juice Williams and J Leman stormed into Columbus and knocked off the No. 1 team in the country. Since then, the Illibuck — which is a goofy name for a trophy — has resided with the Buckeyes. So, hypothetically, how would Illinois go about taking down J.T. Barret, Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa and crew? Or, at least, how do the Illini give a good showing of them-
selves in a game that is likely to end in a Buckeye victory? If the Illini win the turnover battle, that’s a good start. Lunt can’t throw any silly interceptions and the running backs need to hold onto the football. Josh Ferguson and Ke’Shawn Vaughn also need to be at their best like they were in last week’s win over Purdue. And what does Bill Cubit need to do? He needs to break out all of the tricks in his playbook. Do an onside kick to begin the second half. Go for it on fourth down in Ohio State territory. Call for a hyper-aggressive defense to throw Barrett off his game. Much like Illinois’ game with Iowa, Cubit doesn’t stand to lose much if he loses this game. Everyone expects the Illini to lose — myself included — and if they drop to 5-5, no one will panic. But if Illinois wins, Cubit might be able to strike interim from his job title. The cheapest tickets on Stubhub for this game cost $40. Maybe it’s all the people in “Illinois Dad” sweatshirts coming to Champaign for the weekend who have bought up the tickets, but I think there’s a buzz around this game. I don’t think the outcome is in
came close lost the game — the players were unable to execute. There were penalties or lapses in individuals that Ohio State would capitalize on. Bill Cubit needs to make sure that Illinois’ last home game of the season — and facing one of the top teams — does not overwhelm his squad. If the game goes down to the wire, it will be up to Cubit to make the right/crucial calls.
Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini football staff will chat with a sports editor or football beat reporter from an opposing school’s paper. Up this week is The Lantern sports editor Ryan Cooper. His answers have been edited for space.
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Ohio State’s head coach Urban Meyer after the game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2014.
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Defensive back Clayton Fedejelem takes down Purdue quarterback David Blough during the game at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday.
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BILL CUBIT VS. URBAN MEYER Ohio State came in as the favorite to win the whole conference and still is. Despite a perfect 9-0 record, the Buckeyes have had instances where they seem like they could lose to subpar teams. Northern Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota proved that they could keep it close. At that point, it is a coach’s job to keep his players focused and stop them from beating themselves up. This is where the other teams who
doubt, but for Cubit, a man auditioning for the starring role during the opening night performance, a good showing against Urban Meyer could go a long way. At the very worst, this game is a litmus test for the kind of players Illinois has going forward. Its recruiting class doesn’t compare to Ohio State’s, but college teams don’t play just freshmen — Saturday will be a test of the Illinois program’s depth and development. If the Illini can win some individual battles, they might hang around for three quarters, and against Ohio State, that’s a respectable finish. And OK, it is a cliché, but this Illinois team is resilient. Bill Cubit keeps saying it, and it’s true. They’re not going to be negatively affected by Monday’s change in leadership — I doubt most of them have ever met Paul Kowalcyzk — and they’ll play their butts off this weekend. Against Ohio State, that’s all fans can ask for. There, I started with a cliché and ended with a cliché, kind of like this week at Illinois.
There is no question that Ohio State can put up a ton of points and has plentiful weapons on offense. Whether they’re made by J.T. Barrett or Ezekiel Elliott, big plays are going to happen. It is up to Clayton Fejedelem to contain those players. Potential big plays need to be kept to eight yards. He needs to keep the momentum in check. Fejedelem is the Illini’s top tackler, with 100 so far. The former walk-on was nomi-
nated for the Burlsworth Trophy for best walkon or former walk-on in the country. He has some tough competition, including Carl Nassib from Penn State and Joe Schobert from Wisconsin. This is his chance to separate himself from the pack. It would be great for the former NAIA star and walk-on to have a signature game against one of the most explosive and storied programs in college football.
JOSH FERGUSON VS. OHIO STATE DEFENSE Josh Ferguson gave the Illini the boost that they needed against Purdue and helped them snap a three game losing streak. Ferguson exploded for 133 yards and a receiving touchdown in his return from injury against the Boilermakers, which propelled Illinois to victory. His return from injury came against the worst rush defense in the conference, though. Ohio State is in the middle of the conference when it comes to rush defense, ranking 11th. Ferguson will need to perform well if the Illini want to keep pace with Ohio State’s offense, which ranks top in the country. If he can do well enough to set up the Robin to his Batman in Ke’Shawn Vaughn, the duo has a chance to lead Illinois to victory by tiring out the BuckKAROLINA MARCZEWSKI THE DAILY ILLINI eye defense and making the play action a lethal option for Wes Lunt Illinois’ Josh Ferguson runs with the ball during the game against Nebraska at and Geronimo Allison. Memorial Stadium on Oct. 3.
The Daily Illini: What is your reaction to the quarterback controversy? Ryan Cooper: I said from the start that J.T. Barrett is a better fit for Urban Meyer’s offense, which relies heavily on quarterback runs, and it seems Meyer has accepted that reality as well. He certainly had a ton of loyalty to Jones, likely for choosing to come back and because he’s probably leaving for the NFL after this year, but after a while he had to do what was right for the team. DI: What are your thoughts about the J.T. Barrett suspension? RC: It was defi nitely a shock from a guy that people on the team never stop talking about in such a positive light as a person. Other captains said he personally called them to express how sorry he was for what he might have done to the team, which really does speak to where his mind is at. It was a very unfortunate incident, but I’m very sure it will be an isolated one. DI: Does anyone at Ohio State care about what has been happening with Illinois this past week? Does anyone have strong feelings about Beckman? RC: I don’t think in the minds of the average Ohio State student there is too much concern about the doings of any Big Ten team that isn’t OSU, Michigan or Michigan State. It’s defi nitely a shame how much overhaul there has been at Illinois this year, but in the grand scheme of things for the current Big Ten landscape I don’t think it’s been too concerning for the student body. DI: What is the key to stopping Ezekiel Elliott? RC: The thing about Ezekhiel Elliott is that even when his running game isn’t at his best, which is still usually very good, he is also one of the best blockers on the team. If there is any key to stopping him, though, I would say it’s forcing him to the outside. He’s at his best when he’s getting blocking in front to create holes up the middle, but isn’t the quickest when it comes to getting to the outside. DI: What do you think is one of Ohio State’s weaknesses that Illinois could use to its advantage? Do you think this Illinois team could beat Ohio State? RC: The Ohio State defense has been interesting in that there’s always some sort of big play opportunity, but it changes. Some games it has issues with quarterbacks getting out of the pocket and scrambling, and others it gives up multiple deep balls. When OSU tries to clamp down on one, it seems to open up the other. Still, that has not burnt it to the point where any game has truly been in doubt, except for maybe at Indiana (where it was a running quarterback that gave the Buckeyes trouble). To put it bluntly, I don’t think Illinois has any chance. DI: How do fans feel about the team, considering the team has not been as dominant as last year? RC: There’s always a great deal of frustration from a fanbase that is so used to such a high level of performance when it doesn’t play to its fullest potential. This is something that I saw a ton of even last year, as the team really didn’t take off until the end of the season. I think there has defi nitely been some worry, particularly in the early portion of the season, but players and fans have seen this act before. DI: Is the defense as strong as last year to cover a healthy Wes Lunt? RC: As mentioned above, OSU has had some issues with running quarterbacks this year. The flip side of that is that the OSU secondary has been absolutely dominant against quarterbacks who tend to stay in the pocket. Hawaii’s Max Wittek and Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg, two quarterbacks who don’t move much, only had 67 and 120 yards, respectively. I don’t think Lunt, who has only had positive rushing gains of eight yards this year, should be particularly looking forward to this matchup.
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Red Grange honored by present Illini football players ‘The Grange Rock’ still important part of Illinois football culture BY MICHAL DWOJAK STAFF WRITER
The beat set by the Illinois drumline before an Illinois football game is spine-tingling. Sixty thousand fans dressed in orange join in the repeated tribal cadence as line members unite with players in the tunnel. Slowly with each beat, the group approaches the entrance to the field — the fans’ claps help mark time until the entrance of their heroes. The rhythm continues until the very last step in the tunnel, where the drums are suddenly replaced with the brass of the Marching Illini, fireworks and a welcome from the public address announcer. Fans around the stadium cheer as the long-awaited hosts storm the field, some bearing flags while running to the home sideline. But lost in the midst of the chaos stands something that few see: a large rock. While fans focus on the smoke, fireworks and the mass of humanity, the players focus on placing their hand on the rock. While fans focus on the present, the players honor the past. On that large rock near the north end zone of Memorial Stadium sits a plaque honoring one of Illinois’ greatest players: Harold “Red” Grange. When entering or leaving the field, players make sure to touch “The Grange Rock.” It is a simple task compared to the battle players face on the field, but it is one worth doing in homage of a legend who graced the field on which
they now play. “The guy was a performer, he changed the game,” linebacker T.J. Neal said. “He did a lot of great things here and in the NFL … it’s showing our appreciation for those who played on this field before us and just enjoying and honoring the man who played the game before us.” “The Grange Rock” was dedicated on Oct. 22, 1994, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Memorial Stadium’s dedication and Grange’s historic performance against Michigan. “The Galloping Ghost” scored four touchdowns and ran 265 yards in 12 minutes against the Wolver-
before former head coach Tim Beckman’s second season in 2013. The coaching staff felt like the team needed some type of tradition just like other schools. For most players, it’s quite a tradition to uphold. “What a thing to do,” said running back Josh Ferguson. “To touch the Grange Rock, that’s something that should’ve been implemented a little while ago, but it was good that (Beckman) got that going.” Each player has a different way of honoring the Illinois legend. Players like junior offensive lineman Joe Spencer and freshman Gabe Megginson make sure to wipe the rock from left to right with their hand. Others choose to touch a piece of the stone while others touch the plaque with Grange’s face. This is just part of what embodies the traditions of college sports. Many players make sure to touch the large Rose Bowl logo within the tunnel in hopes of returning to the game. Others have personal traditions: Head coach Bill Cubit stands at the entrance of the tunnel after each game to give his players a handshake or hug after a hardfought performance. Traditions are a special aspect of college sports and Cubit has been a part of many during his career. He knows the special place that traditions like the Rock hold for college athletes. “It’s a bunch of kids having fun,” Cubit said. “They are so much fun. They’re not paid like they do in the NFL and it’s kind of the boys
“He did a lot of great things here and in the NFL ... it’s showing our appreciation for those who played on this field before us.” TJ NEAL
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ines. The rock for the monument came from the same Indiana stone quarry that produced the stadium’s granite columns and features sportswriter Grantland Rice’s famous poem. “A streak of fire, a breath of flame, eluding all who reach and clutch/A gray ghost thrown into the game, that rival hands may never touch/A rubber bounding, blasting soul whose destination is the goal.” Although the Rock had been standing in the north side of Zuppke Field for two decades, the tradition of touching the rock began just
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Grange Rock sits adjacent to the north end zone of Memorial Stadium. looking out after themselves … it’s more team-oriented.” While the cadence won’t always be played when the players touch the Rock, every time they’re near it, they think of Grange.
After every tough practice, the past lives on. After every gutwrenching lost, the past lives on. And after every celebration, the past lives on. The tradition is more than remembering a leg-
end who played nearly a century ago. “It’s very significant because Illinois does have some great history with different players,” Neal said. “You always want to know what you are a part of, where you
belong and what you’re doing. It’s more than yourself that you’re playing for and what you’re representing.”
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Campus Town Urgent Care is seeking a creative and savvy student majoring in advertisement or design to manage our social media and constant contacts accounts. The position is flexible, requiring 4-6 hours a week. For more information, or to apply, please stop by 631 E. Green St. Champaign, IL.
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