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Transgender actress Laverne Cox, of “Orange is the New Black,” speaks to students about her life and career.

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Nanomi Jakobsson, D-103 speaks at a panel discussion about student loan debt held in the Lincoln Hall Theater on Tuesday.

State lawmakers speak out against student debt BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER

To kick off the Illinois Student Senate’s Student Debt Awareness Week, State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-103, Student Senator Tony Fiorentino and Student Loan Justice founder Alan Collinge held a panel to discuss a problem many students face today: the United States’ loan system and its purported lack of consumer rights. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau reported that outstanding student loan debt in the United States stands between $902 bil-

lion and $1 trillion, and Fiorentino said it’s time for students to finally take control. In 2010 to 2011, about 57 percent of public four-year college students graduated with debt, borrowing an average of almost $24,000. “In the seven or eight years that I’ve been fighting this crisis, not one college, not Berkeley, not UCLA, not Harvard or Yale, has made any significant impact,” Collinge said. He added that it is not possible to default on student loan debt, which could cause it to be a lifelong burden for some students. “This is the longest, worst monstrosity not only to people

who borrow, but also to parents who have to pay out of pocket,” Collinge said. “This not only hurts poor people, it crushes them and it hurts moderately wealthy families who have to pay out of pocket as well.” Jakobsson spoke about the resolution she submitted to the Illinois House of Representatives calling for bankruptcy protection for student loans, which would making Illinois the first state in the U.S. to propose this. She also proposed changing Illinois’ income tax to a fair tax system. “If this was to pass, most people in the state of Illinois would see their income tax go down,” Jako-

bsson said. “We are doing this because we have such an unfair taxing income in the state of Illinois. We would gain more state revenue, which would help many things such as higher education, kindergarten through high school education and social services.” Attendees were invited to sign a petition asking for a change to the income tax system after the panel. David Green, a resource and policy analyst at the Center for Prevention Research and Development, spoke about his upcoming campaign for Congress in 2014, which centers around how colleges should avoid becom-

ing like corporations and should strive to make themselves universally available. He added that America’s gross domestic product has doubled since 1970 due to productivity, but the U.S. is not seeing the revenue due to unwise policy changes. Fiorentino called his peers to arms, encouraging them to make an impact and show their representatives that this is an issue. A rally will take place on Friday, Nov. 15, on the Quad to give students a chance to demonstrate how student debt impacts them.

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Extension celebrates 100 years BY BRYAN BOCCELLI STAFF WRITER

The University of Illinois Extension is on its way to celebrating its 100-year anniversary and is recognizing how much the program has enhanced youth, family and community wellbeing across the state. The Extension program is the University’s communitybased outreach arm. Illinois Extension offers educational programs across the state in five broad areas: healthy society, food security and safety, environmental stewardship, sustainable and profitable food production, and marketing systems, said Sandra Davis, county extension director for DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties. This centennial celebration kicked off earlier this year in honor of the program’s success in communities across Illinois throughout the last century. “Extension played an important role in many major events in our history — from the adoption of hybridized corn to the start of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program to the introduction of Telenet, the first distance-learning system,” Davis said. The program began in 1913 and has continued to grow into a focal point in many communities throughout the state. The University of Illinois Extension has 27 units statewide, each composed of a few counties.

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Urbana and Champaign fire departments respond to a chemical spill at the Chemistry Annex Tuesday caused by a chemical reaction in a waste container.

Explosion occurs at Chemistry Annex ated as the fire departments cleared fumes from the building, Kaler said. Five people were decontaminated. An Illini-Alert was sent around 4 p.m. warning people to leave the area, if safe to do so. Shortly after the initial Illini-Alert, a second alert said the spill was isolated to one room. The scene was clear and it was safe to return to the building at around 6 p.m., according to a third Illini-Alert.

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Urbana and Champaign fire departments responded to an explosion at the Chemistry Annex, 601 S. Mathews Ave., at around 4 p.m. Tuesday. A student poured hydrochloric acid into a waste container, which already had ammonia waste in it, according to campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler. A tight cap was then put on the waste container before the container exploded. The building was evacu-

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1887 — Congress created agricultural experiment stations at land-grant colleges to conduct research to improve farming methods. 1900 — In Macoupin County, W. B. Otwell of the County Institute provided corn seed to young people and encouraged them to compete for prizes in the fall. This eventually evolved into the organization of 4-H corn clubs. 1914 — Smith-Lever Act was passed nationwide, establishing the Extension Service. 1927 — Railroads cooperated with Extension on a livestock Extension program: “Cow, Sow, and Hen Special.” “In DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties, we strive to not only provide educational opportunities but also community outreach and activities,” Davis said. She said the Extension may have its roots in the rural agricultural community, but it has spread its wings to serve suburban and urban audiences as well. “Today, our local unit serves DuPage, Kane and Kend-

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all counties, which are three diverse communities that all have evolved over the last several decades, and our programming has changed to meet current needs,” she said. The program came from humble beginnings and has developed into a way for communities to collaborate in many

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Over the past three years, University graduates have gone on to teach in different environments. Out of the 36 percent of graduates from the three different classes who responded to a Council on Teacher Education survey: — 16% said they teach in Champaign County — 10% said they teach in Chicago — 43% said they teach in the suburbs of Chicago — 31% said they teach elsewhere SOURCE: DR. CHRIS ROEGGE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL ON TEACHER EDUCATION

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Railroad cars featured exhibits such as animals, how to make up feed rations and other types of equipment. 1969 — Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program began in Illinois with 42 counties involved to provide nutritional education to low resource families. 1970 — Telenet, the first distance learning system, was introduced and used by Illinois Extension. 2012 — Cooperative Extension marked the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, which established landgrant universities to educate residents in agriculture, home economics, mechanical arts and other practical professions.

The Illinois State Board of Education released its annual report cards Oct. 31, which show various types of information about Illinois public schools, ranging from test scores to spending per-student to demographics. According to the Board of Education’s report, this year’s statewide report card showed that 59 percent of elementary school students and 53 percent of high school students met or exceeded standards on their standardized tests. The state as a whole did not meet the goals of its Adequate Yearly Progress Report, which measures if they are on track to reach 100 percent proficiency by the 2013-2014 school year, according to the report. Individual schools saw test scores drop as well, as the Illinois State Board of Education raised the passing requirements for both math and reading on the ISAT test. In order to keep pace with the changes that occur in schools, the College of Education tries to give its graduates a good basis for the beginnings of their teaching careers, which can be built on with experience, said Dr. Marilyn Johnston-Parsons, associate head of undergraduate programs and certification in the College of Education. “We want our students to be prepared to teach in diverse classrooms, to be deeply grounded in their subject matter and to have a wide variety of pedagogical approaches they can use so they can meet the needs of all students,” she said. Chris Roegge, the executive director of the Council on Teacher Education, said that at the base level, teachers should be able to connect with students. “We want our students to recognize the capabilities and the limitations of all the kids that they teach in their classes and have at least the appropriate level of knowledge of how to engage with each one of those students and the individual needs that they have,” Roegge said. Brandon Rutherford, 2010 graduate and third grade teacher at Champaign’s Garden Hills Elementary School, said while students are still in school providing opportunities to help provide a basis of teaching experience is helpful. “They do a really good job of providing support for you while you are actually in the

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Today’s Birthday Creativity abounds this year, quite profitably. Write, record and document your expressions. This autumn and next spring prove especially fertile, with late next summer a perfect launch. Partnership grows and gets romantic. Career communications peaks with new opportunities around July 25. Work may include travel. Rest up next October for a busy winter season. Play. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Today is a 9 — You’re on top of the world in a variety of ways. There are some interferences in romance. Invent something new in your relationship. Your selfconfidence helps, but don’t get arrogant. Try listening for what’s wanted. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 — For the next seven months with Neptune direct, work and career flow forward. Decisions seem easier. Take care, but don’t get stopped by old fears. Consider what you want. Slow down and contemplate.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Today is a 7 — This week spins some good party days. Avoid excesses that could cloud your thinking, as tempers run a bit short

now. Relaxing is a priority. Plan a vacation, even just by scheduling time to do nothing.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Today is a 9 — Consider new opportunities; however, don’t take a job you don’t understand. Listen to your heart before saying yes. Until about the middle of next year, it’s easier to save money. Take advantage.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Today is a 8 — Travel is appealing, although it could be challenging. Expand your boundaries. Team actions move toward goals you set some time in the past. Be polite.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Today is a 8 — Focus on what you love, and the money will come. Tailor your passion to the market. Track your finances to increase the bottom line. Reaching an agreement could seem like a balancing act. Divining fact from fantasy gets easier.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is a 9 — Everything works better together with a reliable partner now. Supporting each other, you both get farther. Your romantic fantasies seem more achievable. But there’s still room for misunderstanding. Listen more than speaking.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Today is a 7 — Do like the bees, and get busy collecting nectar. There’s

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21) Today is a 9 — There’s room for conflict and disagreement but also for love and pampering. Find the balance you strive for. Things are falling into place. For the next few months, it’s easier to understand abstract thoughts.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22JAN. 19) Today is an 8 — Home is where the heart is. The next two days are good for domestic projects. And your income seems to rise naturally, now that Neptune’s direct. Trust your own good judgment. Keep in action, and pace yourself.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Today is a 7 — An unexpected bonus arises. It’s easier to achieve your goals. You’re getting smarter by the minute, but don’t get cocky. There’s a lesson here. Postpone romance until you get it. Write your musings.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Today is a 9 — Focus on making honest money. Your dreams are more achievable, now and for the next seven months. Complete one project, and then dream up new ones. Remain obsessed with details.

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Discrimination leads to need for traffic stop study ELI MURRAY STAFF WRITER

Urbana City Council passed a motion at its Tuesday meeting to develop a “citizen traffic stop study commission” to study disparities in traffic stops and how they relate to the race of the driver. The motion came after city council reviewed the Illinois Department of Transportation’s traffic stop data for the state of Illinois and the city of Urbana. The IDOT traffic stop study began in 2004. The study relies on information collected from traffic stops regardless of whether a citation was issued. Information collected includes name, address, gender, birth date, race, date, time, location, length of stop and vehicle make and year. Urbana Human Relations Officer Todd Rent said that disparities in Urbana traffic stops have declined in recent years. In 2010, African Americans were 34.5 percent more likely to be stopped in Urbana. In 2012, African Americans were only 6.8 percent more likely to be stopped. He also said that the majority of disparities took place at night. “In (previous studies) we did see that there were high numbers of traffic stops in areas with high areas of minorities,” he said.

Among community members who voiced their concerns at the meeting was Durl Kruse. “It is clear, from the data, that local traffic laws have never been uniformly enforced for African American drivers. It doesn’t matter where they come from when they drive in Urbana,” Kruse said. “For the past nine years, the African American population has been policed differently than the rest of Urbana ... it is a historical problem that has been around for decades.” Urbana resident Martel Miller said it was a problem that he has faced his entire life. Growing up, he said, they referred to traffic stops as violations for driving while black. He urged the city council to take the proper steps to address the issue of racial disparity in traffic stops. Mayor Laurel Prussing said the city would be hard-pressed to find a staff member who could conduct the study. With recent budget concerns, she said, the city doesn’t have spare personnel to offer. Community members in attendance volunteered to spend their time on a committee or task force that would lead to a lower rate of disparity for minority drivers in Urbana. Aaron Ammons, who also lives in Urbana, wanted to clarify that it

Urbana traffic stops by race

Q 34 percent of drivers in Urbana are black while 54 percent are white. Q 30 percent of moving violations are issued to black drivers Q 44 percent of equipment violations are issued to black drivers Q 44 percent of license violations are issued to black drivers Q 34 percent of total citations are issued to black drivers Q 50 percent of consent searches are requested of black drivers

Source: Urbana City Council was not a matter of embarrassing any officers or officials in the city. “This is not ... an attempt to attack the police, the city of Urbana, the mayor or anyone else,” he said. “All we want to do is to participate here in the same way we participated in other places that will be helpful for everyone in the long run.”

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A resident sits on debris in typhoon-hit Leyte Province on Tuesday. The United Nations said it had released $25 million in emergency funds for household items, emergency shelter materials and health services.

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EDUCATION classroom, and they do a really good job of helping you gain experience and then reflect upon that experience, and have support to grow from that on an ongoing basis,” Rutherford said. The college wants to prepare graduates to engage students in a variety of situations, Roegge said, but new, or novice, teachers will still have a lot to learn, which can come from both experience and support from other teachers and mentors. “We feel like when they leave here, they are fully prepared to engage in any situation they find themselves in as novice teachers,” Roegge said. “From there ... it’s those environmental factors and support that makes all the difference.” Different school environments and resources also shape a teacher’s experience and can present challenges. “Teachers are constantly having new problems that they have to solve, and the biggest issues between student growth is how

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EXTENSION ways. Tony Franklin, extension director for Henry, Stark, Mercer and Rock Island counties, said some of his unit’s accomplishments include bringing campus research to farmers in local counties through various expositions and conventions, as well as offering other tests and workshops. The program has helped transform the lives of citizens across the state not only agriculturally but also academically.

well a teacher can meet their needs and be proactive to meet their needs,” Rutherford said. These challenges can vary from the resources available to the teachers to the situations of the students outside of the classroom. “One of the greatest struggles that teachers have is creating a culture of kindness and academic success in a classroom regardless of what students walk in the door with,” Rutherford said. Schools with chronically bad test scores can also be underresourced, Johnston-Parsons said, and teachers need to be creative in the way they teach students. “The teachers have to be very resourceful and be able to teach in ways that engage students while taking into account the communities they live in, the cultures they come from,” Parsons said. When it comes to resources, teachers in these communities have to come up with ways to provide educational experiences to their students. These efforts cannot make up for large gaps in resources between schools, but teachers may need to raise money and look for grants, JohnstonParsons said.

Rutherford, who was named a New Teacher of the Year in 2013 by the Illinois Science Teachers Association, wanted to give his students an enrichment experience through a coral reef project in his classroom. Because the project was not a necessity, Rutherford had to find the resources to fund a project that cost thousands of dollars on his own. He said if a teacher works hard and is proactive, they can find more resources for their students. “Resourceful teachers can always find these things on their own, regardless of their environment,” Rutherford said. By creating these resources and forming welcoming classrooms, teachers can reach their students regardless of their backgrounds. “Probably the most important thing that you have in teaching and learning is the relationship that you have with your students and what you know about them and how you can reach them and help them learn,” Johnston-Parsons said.

“The centennial anniversary of University of Illinois Extension is significant because of its rich history. From its meager beginnings of two farm advisers, it grew to an organization that has been a vital link between the citizens of Illinois and its land-grant university,” Franklin said. “Its delivery network is second to none in disseminating cutting-edge, nonbiased research-based information through educational programs designed to help citizens improve their lives.” Illinois Extension has influenced people’s lives through aca-

demics, agriculture, food security and more, Franklin said. The program’s website explains that most Extension programs are offered on an informal, noncredit basis, but the program does offer continuing education credits in some fields of study. Extension programs may be offered as hands-on workshops, field days, self-paced tutorials on the Internet or in other formats. “All in all, Extension has contributed to making Illinois a better place,” Franklin said.

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MANILA, Philippines — Four days after Typhoon Haiyan blew away their homes and livelihoods, most Philippine victims remain in far-flung flooded coastal communities where they have so far been unable to obtain assistance, aid workers say. The United Nations on Tuesday launched an appeal for $301 million to help victims, while U.S. and British warships headed toward the region. In its appeal for funds, the U.N. estimated that more than 11 million people have been affected by the typhoon, one of the strongest storms ever to hit land, with 660,000 left homeless. The official death toll passed 1,700 on Tuesday and is expected to rise substantially. However, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III downplayed estimates that 10,000 or more people may have died, telling CNN that the death toll would more likely be about 2,000 to 2,500 people. Arriving Tuesday in Manila to coordinate the efforts, U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said that money was needed for “food, health, sanitation, shelter, debris removal and also protection of the most vulnerable.” Before her arrival, the U.N. released $25 million in emergency funds. Other governments have pledged more than $35 million. On the hard-hit island of Leyte, there is only one major airport; it’s in the devastated city of Tacloban. Aid workers say that the road from the airport into the city is so clogged with debris, interspersed with the now-putrefying remains of the dead, that it takes three hours to get from the airport into the city center. Roads leading inland are entirely impassable. “We have not been able to get into the remote communities,” Amos told reporters. “Even in Tacloban, because of the debris and the difficulties with logistics

and so on, we have not been able to get in the level of supply that we would want to. We are going to do as much as we can to bring in more.” Katherine Manik, country director for ChildFund International, said an aid crew reached. the city of Ormoc on the other side of Leyte by boat but couldn’t move far from the dock. “There is a critical need for fresh drinking water and food, but it is very difficult to get anything in. There aren’t enough boats. There is no electricity. Nobody can even recharge their cellphones,” Manik said. Even in at the makeshift clinic next to the Tacloban Airport, where the Philippine Air Force’s C-130 cargo planes have been making regular runs from Manila, aid workers complained that they have no medicine to treat emergency cases. “It’s overwhelming,” air force Capt. Antonio Tamayo told the Inquirer Daily News. “We need more medicine. We cannot give anti-tetanus vaccine shots because we have none.” One difficulty is that the infrastructure of local government has disappeared. Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez told reporters that of 1,300 police, just 100 were coming to work. Telephones are not working and local radio is out. One radio anchorman in Tacloban City was drowned as he gave updates on the typhoon from a two-story office building downtown, using generators to make up for the lack of electrical power. The last anybody heard from him was when the program abruptly went off the air. The coastal topography of the Philippines might have contributed to the unexpectedly high storm surges, which many witnesses compared to a tsunami. “The entire country is coastal areas. It isn’t like India. There isn’t much inland. This typhoon made landfall in the Philippines

nine times at different locations. You had not just the wind, but the tidal surges and the swelling of water,” said Warner Passanisi, the global emergency response coordinator at ChildFund International. Although there were warnings for days about the typhoon, many people did not evacuate, confident because they had weathered previous storms. Narcissa Abordo, a 65-year-old grandmother from Tacloban who runs a boarding house, was taking care of her two young grandchildren to help out her daughter, who lives in Manila. She was awakened Friday at 3 a.m. by powerful winds and started to prepare breakfast for her grandchildren. Suddenly, there was a rushing sound and a “black whirlpool of water,” she said. Abordo passed the children one by one to her boarders, who took them to high ground in the second floor of a neighbor’s house. The water, she said, rose to 13 feet in 10 seconds. Abordo and her son were swept away by the rushing water. As the water rose, it slid them past houses — from one tin roof to another, and they tried to grab onto whatever electric wires they passed. Abordo could not swim. She survived only because her son carried her on his shoulders. She said she pleaded with her son: “Please save yourself — I am already old. You can leave me. You are young.” He refused. “I will never leave you,” she recalled him saying. Mother and son survived the storm, but her grandchildren were not so lucky. Abordo said she will never understand what happened. She was told that one child got nervous because the water was rising and jumped in. Shortly after, the other child jumped in. The children, she was told, were crying and yelling, “Mama, Mama, Papa.” Her grandson’s body has been found; the granddaughter is still missing.

Incandescent Christmas lights increasingly being phased out BY STEVE EVERLY MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

Traditional but energy-thirsty incandescent Christmas lights are facing a dim future. Holiday light bulbs were exempted from the federal law that’s phasing out other incandescent bulbs, and that seemingly ensured that they could keep decorating trees, decking halls and providing seasonal cheer. But now they’re being put to a test as fearsome as a government regulation: competition. LEDs— super-efficient lights that use a lot less energy than incandescents— have been around for years. LED stands for “light-emitting diode,” which creates light by moving electrons over a semiconductor material, instead of heating up a filament, as a traditional bulb does. LED technology was expensive, which limited the lights’ appeal, but prices have dropped dramatically. A couple of years ago, LEDs to replace a 60-watt bulb cost $40, but they can now be found for under $10. And LED Christmas lights are cheap enough that the larger ones save enough energy compared with incandescents that most of their purchase cost can be recovered within a year. The shift is showing up at stores, which are selling more of the efficient lights. Wal-Mart is devoting half of its shelf space for Christmas lights to LEDs and offering a string of 50 mini LED lights for $5, down from $6.30 last year. “We know our customers are gravitating toward them,” said Debbie Serr, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman. Costco is selling no incandescent Christmas lights at all. General Electric, which has

peddled holiday lighting for more than a century, expects that two out of every five strings of lights sold this year will be LEDs. Sales of the lights were up 50 percent last year at the Light Bulbs Etc. store in Lenexa, Kan., and while it’s too early to say how they’ll do this season, sales are expected to be strong again. “I think eventually we’ll see Christmas incandescents go away,” said Larry Fuqua, general manager of the store. ChristmasLightInstaller.com, which sells, rents and installs Christmas lights in several cities including Kansas City, says that 30 percent of new customers are migrating to LEDs. A Christmas without incandescent lights on a tree? That would end an era that stretches back to the invention of the first successful and practical light bulb. Thomas Edison, the inventor, is also credited with first using them as Christmas decorations when he strung some bulbs outside his laboratory in 1880. A couple of years later, an associate used electric lights to decorate a Christmas tree. That was soon copied by the wealthy, who could afford a price tag of up to $2,000 in today’s dollars to decorate just one tree, according to the Library of Congress. That changed in 1903, when General Electric introduced pre-assembled Christmas lights, and other companies rushed in to snag some of the business. NOMA Electric Co., which would corner the market for Christmas lights, is credited with making them an iconic part of the holidays. Worried about sales in the Great Depression, the company featured nostalgic advertisements of families gathered around a lighted tree.

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Neighbors in the Ravenna area of Seattle, Washington, begin planning their holiday light displays in September, and the Candy Cane Lane has been a holiday show since the 1950s. Sales rose and the company survived. (NOMA went bankrupt in the 1960s because of foreign imports.) Today’s nostalgic moments are increasingly being lit with LEDs, which can save about 80 percent or more of the energy used by incandescent bulbs. Compact fluorescent lights, or

CFLs, are still the main energyefficient option for other lighting, such as 60-watt bulbs for lamps. They don’t save as much energy as LEDs, but they’re cheaper to buy. But LEDs are expected to make inroads in that market as their price declines. CFLs aren’t suitable as replacements for Christmas lights, mak-

ing LEDs the alternative for energy efficiency. Holiday lights would seem an unlikely target for a push to save energy. They’re used a few hours a day over at most a couple of months and then packed and put away. But during that short period, they use enough electricity to provide power to 200,000 homes

for a year, according to a U.S. Department of Energy study. The economic payoff from LEDs varies considerably. LEDs replacing small incandescent bulbs still take a few years to recover their extra cost. But the larger the incandescent bulb and the energy usage, the more an LED can save.

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Principles over profit: The YMCA takes a stand

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he University YMCA has been punished for standing by its principles. Last week,the YMCA lost a $60,000 grant from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This grant accounts for almost 10 percent of the YMCA’s annual operating budget. The conference pulled its funding after the YMCA refused to cut ties with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, which expressed its support for same-sex marriage in May. The YMCA, however, a non-partisan organization, takes no stance on same-sex marriage. The ultimatum was essentially to cut ties with the coalition and receive the $60,000 grant from the conference, or remain a partner to the coalition (which assists the YMCA in immigrant outreach, such as implementing Spanish helplines and advocating for immigration reform) and face a $60,000 budget deficit. We’re happy to see that it wasn’t money, but morals that influenced the YMCA to do the right thing. Someone should ask the conference, do connections to a group advocating for marriage equality outweigh funding an organization that primarily works to spread Christian principles by developing healthy “bodies, minds and spirits?� It is unfair that the YMCA is being targeted just because it has ties to another group that has a certain belief, one the YMCA doesn’t even take a stance on itself. The University YMCA, however, has been a long-standing proponent for social justice on this campus and around the world. The YMCA is also a huge asset and contributor to our campus. Programs, opportunities and events that the YMCA makes possible or contributes to in some way include Dump and Run, the Green Initiative, Vis-A-Vis, Alternative Spring Break, the Green Observer and Engineers Without Borders, just to name a few. The YMCA also sponsors many charitable events around campus, such as blood drives, and provides all kinds of volunteer opportunities to students. It would be one matter for the conference to target the YMCA because it took a direct stance on an issue like same-sex marriage, but, unfortunately, that just isn’t the case. Even if it was the case, the YMCA shouldn’t be punished for the views of someone or something else. Considering how much this specific YMCA benefits our campus community, it’s a shame that all the students and community members that benefit from the organization are also being punished. In addition, the YMCA will likely have to cut some community outreach because of the grant being pulled, inhibiting the YMCA from positively impacting as many people as it has before. The Catholic Church continues to push for service, yet doesn’t allow the YMCA to live up to its full potential as a community service and asset. Considering Pope Francis’s emphasis that the Church’s longstanding preoccupation with “issues related to abortion, gay marriage, and the use of contraceptive methods� is no longer a tenable position, it’s time the rest of the Church follow suit. Rather than punishing the YMCA because of whom it chooses to affiliate with, this Catholic organization should be working toward the more welcoming atmosphere envisioned by Pope Francis and the YMCA.

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Vote ‘yes’ on referendum on University divestment from the coal industry

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder much more than just a compulsion MAX FISHER Opinions columnist

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re you the kind of person who locks the door to your room twice before going off to class? Or maybe you are the kind of person who organizes your closet by color. To you, these habits may seem part of your daily life, but to those who don’t partake in the same rituals, they may seem unusual. In fact, when your friends wait for you to lock your door twice or move that yellow sweater, they just may exclaim, “That’s so OCD.� This simple phrase has turned millions of people into instant psychologists with their split-second diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder. I confess having used this phrase on some of my friends who have odd habits. Even some of our more famous gentry claim to have this disorder. Just Google “celebrities with OCD,� and you will find that people like Cameron Diaz and Howie Mandel have their own compulsions. For example, Cameron Diaz has to open doorknobs using her elbows due to her fear of germs, and Howie Mandel fist bumps his fans instead of high-fives or handshakes because he also has a fear of germs. This is not to discredit or debase these or any celebrities that have OCD; it is just that the public’s focus is on the physical manifestations of this disorder when there is much more beneath the surface. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a two-sided disorder. While most people focus on the aforementioned compulsions that usually manifest themselves in vis-

ible ways, they regularly disregard the obsessions. According to the Mayo Clinic, OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears — the obsessions — and these unreasonable thoughts and fears lead you to repetitive behaviors — the compulsions. For people like Olivia Loving of “The Atlantic� the obsessions are much darker. When Loving was a child her obsessions manifested in thoughts and fears that were beyond just “unreasonable� for a child at her age. She recalls thoughts of child molestation and fearing that she could hurt the people she loved. Once having these thoughts, she would immediately “punish� herself by imitating a church ritual through kissing or pressing her tongue against the ground. This disorder is not some desire for organization and cleanliness gone horribly awry, but rather a serious malady of the mind that poisons the victim’s thoughts. We must fix the public’s biased view of OCD that only focuses on the compulsions. The media is responsible for perpetuating this biased view of OCD because it constantly deemphasizes the seriousness of OCD. For example, the MTV series “True Life� dedicated an episode to individuals with OCD, where the entirety of the episode was focused on highlighting the individuals’ most unusual and bizarre thoughts and behaviors, rather than addressing OCD as a disorder. The media is more focused on the idea of “selling the story� by highlighting the compulsions, while minimizing the educational aspects of OCD such as the obsessions that lead to the compulsions. In some instances, as Loving’s

narrative explains, patients who mention their OCD can sometimes be unjustly prescribed as dangerous. In fact, co-founder of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation, Fred Penzel, Ph.D., recalls a patient’s child being taken away from her after hospital personnel overheard her expressing fear that she may hurt her child. It wasn’t necessarily that this patient was undoubtedly going to harm her child, but rather that it was an illogical fear of hers arising from her OCD. Essentially, rather than the hospital personnel considering her OCD as the cause of her fear, it was assumed that she truly wanted and intended to harm her child. According to Penzel, these obsessive thoughts are typically nonsense, and that should be acknowledged. The way to differentiate between OCD and dangerous impulses is that patients with OCD have an inner dialogue — where they constantly question their obsessions — that normally talks them out of the action. While the truly dangerous people have no inner dialogue or second thoughts, explains Penzel. Either way, simplifying OCD based on what we see from celebrities and television shows won’t spread awareness; it will spread misinterpretations. And, as an unintended result, it will attach a negative stigma to those living with OCD. It’s not just a matter of acknowledging that OCD is a real condition, but working to realize who and what we’re hurting while saying, “That’s so OCD.�

Max is a freshman in LAS. He can be reached at mpfishe2@ dailyillini.com.

Reflect on the good, and stop the complaining KATE CULLEN Opinions columnist

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he art of complaining is not hard to master. It is a skill devoid of technique, and it seems everyone who has gone through puberty is an expert at it. Complaining is effortless. It is second nature to most and is synonymous with the universal idea that we have an inherent right to proclaim our misfortunes to the world. This idea has evolved from living in a society that makes “firstworld problems� a trending hashtag on Twitter, facilitating people to complain about the most mundane things like sitting in traffic. Everyone is guilty of it, even me. And as I write this, I am thinking about all of the things I complained about today. Some of my complaints were said to others, a few were thought in my head, but none was justified. None of them even mattered — but I complained anyway. We complain to find empathy in others and crave that moment of attention when others will admit their lives are not as difficult as ours, that they feel sorry for us. Only then do we win the unspoken competition of who has it the worst, whose life is the hardest. Many people are validated by this game that no one acknowledges but everyone plays.

Instead of taking the opportunity to reflect on our own lives and the unfairness inflicted upon us, maybe we can transform that moment into a chance to embrace the fact that everyone has tedious tasks they must complete. Everyone has things happen to them that are not necessarily deserved, and complaining about those things will only provide momentary satisfaction; it will not change the reality of the situation. That is not to say I don’t enjoy the occasional night-in centered on wine and the opportunity for everyone to share their deepest annoyances with the world. And by no means am I suggesting that we should suppress how we feel and live a solitary existence where we don’t talk to others about the things going on in our lives. Some might even suggest I’m complaining about complaining. However, I’m simply asserting the idea that maybe we don’t need to complain about every little thing that vexes us, that we don’t have a right to think we are the center of the world and everything must fall perfectly into place for us. That’s not how it works for anyone. It seems those who truly have the most to complain about, and are justified in doing so, usually choose to abstain from this past time. That’s because those are the people who know what matters. They know

that minor annoyances are inconsequential, and they choose to overlook them by filling the space conserved for small temper tantrums over absolutely nothing with gratitude for what is and wonderment for what will be. Studying for a test on an obscene amount of information, having to wake up earlier than construction workers, getting an unfair grade from a disgruntled professor, going to work — all things that students complain about on a daily basis, flowing from their mouths as easily as air. It’s possible that we can transcend this phenomenon by thinking about other people and the things they may have to overcome during their day. Keeping in mind the humbling fact that someone else’s life may be the slightest bit more challenging than ours will provide an enlightening perspective that could keep us from dwelling on insignificant things. Instead of our common complaints, think about this: We have an education where we are challenged, we get to wake up each day, we can learn from our mistakes, and we have job opportunities. Reflecting on the good, instead of the bad, will make others envious of you and could change the way you look at your own life.

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

his Wednesday and Thursday, students will have the opportunity to vote on the following question: “Do you support the UI endowment removing investments in coal by year 2017?� The University of Illinois system’s endowment, a “savings account� that it has built up over time and committed for long-term use across the three Illinois campuses, is $1.7 billion. The money in the endowment comes from large donations, major gifts and returns on investments, including investments in coal. Many students will note that the University has committed to stop burning coal on campus by 2017, yet it continues to fund the industry — potentially investing millions of dollars. In the past two weeks, over 4,000 University students have signed petitions to bring the discussion of our investments before the entire student body in the form of a ballot referendum. Thousands of students have pushed for a referendum on “divestment,� or removing investments, from coal, asserting that the impacts of coal are fundamentally incompatible with our values as a university. The extraction of coal has led to the destruction of mountain ranges in Appalachia and productive farmland here in Illinois. While the University funds some of the most innovative crop science research in the country, it is concurrently supporting industries whose mining practices threaten water resources and take prime farmland out of production forever. Once coal is processed, it is transported for combustion in coal-fired power plants. According to a 2010 study by the Clean Air Task Force, coal plants are responsible for 13,200 premature deaths and 9,700 hospitalizations each year. In the Chicago communities of Pilsen and Little Village, the same study found the operation of two coal plants resulted in 720 asthma attacks and 42 premature deaths each year. The University of Illinois has demonstrated a commitment to a campus in which everyone feels welcomed, respected, engaged and included. While the University funds exceptional campus diversity initiatives, it profits from the disproportionate pollution of lowincome communities and communities of color. According to a report by the NAACP, nearly 53 percent of the individuals living near failing coal plants are people of color (a figure that is higher than the 36 percent proportion of people of color in the total U.S. population, according to U.S. Census data). The life cycle of coal ends with coal ash, combustion remnants with fewer safeguards on disposal than household garbage. Every instance of improper disposal pollutes our waterways with hazardous carcinogens and pollutes our University’s pocketbook with dirty money. These impacts have inspired our students to push for divestment, and in this effort we are not alone. Our University is joined by over 300 others pushing for divestment, standing up to reaffirm that the fundamental purpose of a university is to prepare an existing generation to confront the world’s problems — not to fund the greatest of those problems. This tactic effectively urges the University to put its money where its mouth is. It was used in the 1980s in response to university investment in South African-based companies during apartheid, and more recently, in response to universities funding tobacco companies and corporations tied to the genocide in Darfur. In each of these campaigns, universities recognized that impacts on human life and liberty are not political issues to be avoided, but issues of humanity and morality. It was clear then, as it is now, that it is impossible to remain neutral in situations of injustice. Silence and inaction only serves to assist the oppressor — funding the oppressor with millions of dollars is a more obvious form of assistance. This is the rationale behind divestment. This is why I will be voting “YES� to “DIVEST� on November 13th and 14th. The referendum question will be sent by the University to registered students via email Wednesday morning. It may also be found on vote.illinois.edu. Do you support the UI endowment removing investments in coal by year 2017?

Tyler Rotche is a senior in LAS, co-president of Students for Environmental Concerns and president of UIUC Beyond Coal. He can be reached at rotche2@illinois.edu.

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The newly opened nine-story Carle Tower houses 136 rooms and consolidates Carle’s Heart and Vascular services. Some student volunteers from the University have been moved to Carle Tower, where they have been able to provide more undivided attention to patients.

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in school,� she said. This semester, Carle’s college volunteer program has 561 student volunteers, who make up roughly 50 percent of the volunteer population at Carle. The deadline for applications for the spring 2014 program is Nov. 15. “There’s always a need for volunteers across the board,�

Holland said. She said that with the transition to private rooms, “units may be asking for multiple volunteers where they have just had one in the past, because there’s just that much more space to cover.�

Bridget can be reached bhynes2@dailyillini.com.

‘Huh?’ proved to be universal word to acknowledge confusion BY AMINA KHAN LOS ANGELES TIMES

LOS ANGELES — Humans speak many languages, but we may be united in our confusion. A new study examined languages from around the world and discovered what they say could be a universal word: “Huh?� Researchers traveled to cities and remote villages on five continents, visiting native speakers of 10 very different languages. Their nearly 200 recordings of casual conversations revealed that there are versions of “Huh?� in every language they studied— and they sound remarkably similar. While it may seem like a throwaway word, “Huh?� is the glue that holds a broken conversation together, the globe-trotting team reported Friday in the journal PLOS ONE. The fact that it appears over and over reveals a remarkable case of “convergent evolution� in language, they added. “Huh?� is a much-maligned utterance in English. It’s seen as a filler word, little more than what’s called a conversational grunt, like “mm-hmm.� But it plays a crucial role in conversations,� said Herbert Clark, a psychologist at Stanford University who studies language. When one person misses a bit of information and the line of communication breaks, there needs to be a quick and effective way to fix it, he said. “You can’t have a conversation without the ability to make repairs,� said Clark, who wasn’t involved in the study. For this study, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, in the Netherlands, set out to show that “Huh?� had earned the status of a full-fledged word, though an admittedly odd one. They also wanted to see whether other languages had a similar word with a similar function. “The problem is that ‘Huh?’ often seems like such an unimportant feature of language that it’s not well documented,� said Nick Enfield, a linguistic anthropologist who worked on the study. The word doesn’t crop up much in linguistic literature because researchers who record speakers of remote languages often ignore such filler.

The scientists headed to remote villages in Ecuador, Laos, Ghana and Australia and spent weeks getting acquainted with the locals. They felt they had to gain people’s trust before they could record natural, casual conversations— and perhaps catch a few instances of “Huh?� in its natural environment. “The kind of conversations we collected were just the kind of conversations you and I would have at the breakfast table or in the evening when we’re doing our handicrafts,� Enfield said. The “Huh?�-hunters also visited family homes in Italy, Russia and Taiwan as well as laboratories in Spain and the Netherlands. The languages studied were Cha’palaa, Dutch, Icelandic, Italian, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Murriny Patha, Russian, Siwu and Spanish.

“‘Huh?’ is a muchmaligned utterance in English. It’s seen as a filler word, little more than what’s called a conversational grunt, like ‘mm-hmm.’ But it plays a crucial role in conversations.� HERBERT CLARK,

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(English wasn’t included in the study). Across these languages, they found a remarkable similarity among the “Huhs?� All the words had a single syllable, and they were typically limited to a low-front vowel, something akin to “ah� or “eh.� Sometimes this simple word started with a consonant, as does the English “Huh?� or the Dutch “Heh?� Across all 10 languages, there were at least 64 simple consonants to choose from, but the word always started with an H or a glottal stop — the sound in the middle of the English “uh-oh.� Every version of “Huh?� was clearly a word because it passed two key tests, the sci-

entists said: Each “Huh?� had to be learned by speakers and follow the rules of its language. For example, English speakers ask questions with rising tones, so when they say “Huh?� their voices rise. Icelandic speakers’ voices fall when they ask a question, and sure enough, the tone goes down as they ask, “Ha?� (To an English speaker, this tone would sound like a statement of fact: “Huh.�) “It’s amazing,� said Tanya Stivers, a sociologist at the University of California, Los Angeles who was not involved in the study. “You do see that it’s slightly different ... and that it seems to adapt to the specific language. I think that’s fascinating.� After all, Stivers pointed out, words with the same meaning sound very different in different languages. Why wouldn’t “Huh?� also sound completely different across unrelated languages? The Dutch researchers think it’s because the word developed in a specific environment for a specific need — quickly trying to fix a broken conversation by getting the speaker to fill in the listener’s blank. A low-front vowel in the “ah� or “eh� families involves minimal effort, compared with to a high vowel such as “ee� or a liprounder such as “oo.� The same can be said for a glottal stop or “h�— hardly any mouth movement is needed to make those sounds. This allows speakers to very quickly signal that they missed a bit of information, and request it again. The linguists borrowed a term from biology to describe this phenomenon: “convergent evolution.� Just as sharks and dolphins developed the same body plan to thrive in the water even though they’re from very different lineages, all languages have developed a “Huh?� because it’s so useful for solving a particular problem, researchers said. “ ‘Huh?’ has almost certainly been independently invented many, many times,� said Mark Pagel, who studies language evolution at the University of Reading in England and was not involved in the PLOS ONE study. “And that is why it appears universal.�

Apple begins selling its new iPad Minis, but supply may be limited BY JEREMY C. OWENS MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

Amid reports of manufacturing issues that could limit the supply, Apple began selling its newest iPad Mini on Tuesday, less than two weeks after its latest full-sized iPad debuted in the United States. The technology giant’s second attempt at a smaller tablet device - the iPad Mini measures 7.9 inches diagonally while the full-sized version checks in at 9.7 inches - is the first to include Apple’s high-definition screen, known as a Retina display. The device appeared on Apple’s website for sale Tuesday morning, joining the recently released iPad Air. “The response to iPad Air has been incredible, and we’re excited for customers to experience the new iPad mini with Retina display,� Philip Schiller, Apple’s

senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said in a news release announcing the start of sales Tuesday. When the Cupertino, Calif., company announced the new iPad releases on Oct. 22, it did not give a release date for the new iPad Mini as it did for the iPad Air, which launched Nov. 1, instead saying that the smaller tablet would be available later in November. Reports leading up to and after the announcement suggested Apple’s component suppliers were having issues producing enough of the smaller Retina displays to satisfy expected demand for the product. Schiller seemed to hint at supply issues in Tuesday’s news release, saying, “We’re working hard to get as many as we can in the hands of our customers.� The iPad Mini has two other noticeable differences from its

predecessor besides the display: its chip and price tag. Like the newest iPhones and full-sized iPad, the iPad Mini has Apple’s new 64-bit A7 chip, which is more power-efficient and faster. It also is more expensive than the earlier model, which started at $329; the iPad Mini with Retina display starts at $399 and costs as much as $829 for a model with cellular connectivity and 128 gigabytes of storage. The original iPad Mini has been discounted, with prices starting at $299. The device is available in silver or space gray and can be purchased on Apple’s website for shipping or pick-up at an Apple store. Wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are also selling the device. Apple stock closed up 0.2 percent to $520.01 in Tuesday’s trading.

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Laverne Cox talks about her life experience as a transgender woman at the Illini Union Ballroom on Tuesday. Laverne Cox also plays a transgender woman on the Netflix series, “Orange is the New Black.�

“Orange is the New Black� actress talks transgender rights BY RYAN WEBER

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ince third grade, Laverne Cox said she knew she was a girl, not a boy, like her twin brother. The actress and activist, who has a recurring role on Netfl ix’s “Orange is the New Black,� spoke Tuesday night in an Illini Union ballroom so packed that the room’s partitions were moved away to make room for more seats. (“Oh my god, they’re adding chairs for little ol’ me?� she said with a characteristic hair toss.) Cox is the first African-American transgender woman to have a major role in a television drama series, but she also is the producer and co-host of the VH1 reality series “TRANSform Me,� which won a GLAAD media award in 2013. On “Orange is the New Black,� the actress plays Sophia Burset, a transgender woman struggling with issues of love, sex and even hormonal replacement. For the majority of her talk, Cox spoke about her upbringing and career and the “state of emergency for many trans people across the country.� She said that transgender women of color face more bullying and ridicule than other members of the LGBT community. Cox began her transformation while in college in New York City, where she continued to pursue the arts. Her first major venture into gender nonconformity included a shaven head, fake eyelashes and flair bell-bottom pants. In the Big Apple, she learned — after men cat-called her, only to ridicule her upon discovering she was

transgender — that black transgender women sit at the “intersection of trans-misogyny and race.� This point was a key reason that the LGBT Resource Center hosted the talk. The sponsors wanted to give more attention to this subset of the LGBT community, which tends to emphasize gay and lesbian issues, said Saida Bonifield, assistant director of the center. Growing up in Mobile, Ala., which was the center of much of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, Cox said “there was almost always someone who wanted to beat me up� in an effort to “police� her gender. Once, her teacher called her to the front of the classroom because Cox was waving a hand fan, pretending to be Scarlett O’Hara of “Gone with the Wind.� Her mother later received a call from the school: “Your son is going to end up in New Orleans wearing a dress if we don’t get him into therapy.� And to therapy she went. Here, her mother learned that Cox viewed herself as a girl, not a boy, which angered her mother. Home life was tough, she said, because she didn’t feel safe at school nor at home. “Where I did feel safe was my imagination,� she said. She said her mother fi nally came around to accepting Cox as a daughter years later, even taking pride in Cox’s television appearances. “Getting the pronouns right was a big deal for my mom,� Cox said, referring to the difficulty her mother had in accepting Cox’s gender. On her tour to several colleges, Cox advocates

for the LGBT community. “She is a very well-known actor for her role on ‘Orange is the New Black,’� Bonifield said. “Within the character (she plays), she is an advocate for the LGBT community. ... Not only is she an actor — there are not a lot of trans actors in Hollywood — but, in addition to that, she is an advocate.� For Bonifield, another part of the interest in bringing her to campus was that Cox is African-American and a woman, which Bonifield said are voices not often dominant in national discussions. “We need to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard,� Bonifield said. Given the laughter from the crowd in the ballroom, it seemed her message was well-received. “Laverne is very sharp and very relatable,� said Mel Milewski, junior in LAS. “It’s always nice to have someone who can speak about this stuff and be understandable. Usually the focus is just on the ‘L’ and ‘G’ (of the LGBT community).� Cox came to the University amid major victories for same-sex couples and the LGBT community, including transgender people. Last week, both the state House of Representatives and Senate passed a same-sex marriage bill, which will make Illinois the 15th state to pass such legislation. Gov. Pat Quinn said he would sign the legislation on Nov. 20 at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ryan can be reached at weber34@ dailyillini.com and @ryanjweber.

New Carle Tower improves student volunteer, patient experiences BY BRIDGET HYNES STAFF WRITER

On University Avenue in Urbana, a bright red awning welcomes volunteers and visitors to the Carle Foundation Hospital Volunteer Services Office, located in the hospital’s North Clinic. For Nina Youssefnia, student leader coordinator for Carle’s college volunteer program and junior in LAS, this “Carle Red� signifies home. Youssefnia, who has volunteered at Carle since the fi rst semester of her freshman year at the University, said it is the hospital’s sense of community that keeps her there. Recently, she and other col-

lege volunteers at Carle helped the hospital transfer certain departments from the Rogers and Parkview buildings to the new Carle Tower, which became fully operational in late October. Located at the corner of Coler and Church streets, the ninestory tower centralizes Carle’s heart and vascular services and contains 136 private rooms. Volunteers assigned to the departments that were transferred are already seeing the benefits of the move. Kevin Yu, junior in LAS, is a volunteer and student leader for the cardiopulmonary department, which was moved to Carle Tower.

“I’ve talked to a couple patients who already think that the new units are very nice, very modern, and that they really demonstrate the commitment Carle has to patients and health care quality,� he said. “I think that just from the layout of the departments, it’s a bit more welcoming; the patients may be in better moods because of that. I think it really helps them, and it helps me as a volunteer, too.� The fi rst two fl oors of the tower contain doctors’ offices and outpatient procedure areas specific to the Carle Heart and Vascular Institute. Floors three through five are for mechanical space, and floors six through

small tasks, such as setting up beds or doing patient safety rounds. Both Youssefnia and Holland stress that by being proactive, volunteers can be given more responsibilities, and even get to observe some procedures. Youssefnia said that for her, volunteering at Carle is simply a validation of what she wants to do in her career. She mentioned that as a pre-med student, she often fi nds herself “buried in her books,� but that volunteering helps her remember the purpose of her studying. “Stepping outside of the

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families to the new unit and cleaned up the old units. Because all rooms in Carle Tower are private and house just one patient, it takes more time for volunteers to see each patient. Nonetheless, Holland said she thinks the transition to private rooms will help improve patient experience. “The likelihood of a volunteer talking one-on-one to a patient is better; they will be given more undivided attention,� she said. According to Holland, the student volunteers are “the fi rst voices of the patients and a second (set of) hands to the staff.� Their duties vary by department, but they usually perform

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Illinois’ Steve Hull (9) is tackled by Penn State’s Mike Hull (43) during the game at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. on Nov. 2. The Illini lost in overtime, 24-17. Hull has continued to racked up his receiving yards despite Illinois’ recent string of losses.

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teve Hull’s phone was exploding, but he didn’t want to answer any of the calls or text messages. “It was bittersweet,� Hull said. Then he pauses. He changes his answer. “It kind of sucked, really.� His brother and his sister called him, among the numerous other texts and calls he received. His parents called him from Columbus, Ohio. He didn’t respond to any of them. “There’s nothing to talk about,� Hull said. “There’s nothing to cheer about.� When he finally did talk to his sister over the phone, all she could talk

about was his 224 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Indiana on Saturday. Hull didn’t care about that. His team fell short for the fifth straight game, and that’s all that really mattered. “It didn’t mean anything,� Hull said. “It didn’t matter to me. If we had won, then yeah, it would have been a totally different story.� Hull’s two touchdown catches came on passes of 60 and 54 yards. He made another seven catches tossed by his friend and former roommate Nathan Scheelhaase, but the Illini couldn’t keep up with Indiana, dropping the contest 52-35. It was his best game as a receiver after moving back to the position in the offseason. Hull, a fifth-year senior, came into Illinois as a receiver and was converted to safety after redshirting his first year. A good season in 2011 was hampered by an injury late in the year, and then he missed almost all of 2012 with a shoulder injury. Injuries even

kept him out for much of the spring and summer practice periods. But now fully healthy, Hull looks more comfortable than ever at wide receiver. First-year offensive coordinator Bill Cubit said he really didn’t know what Hull’s capabilities were at wide receiver. “I told him: ‘I don’t know what you can do, so I can’t help you,’� Cubit said. “But he kept playing, playing and playing.� For Scheelhaase, Hull’s success isn’t a surprise. “I had seen him do these things before and I knew that this could always be something that he would be able to do,� Scheelhaase said. He and Hull roomed together freshmen year while both redshirting. They threw the ball around quite a bit. “When he changed over I knew that he would have a heck of a season,� Scheelhaase said.

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John Groce was not happy with his team’s rebounding effort after Sunday’s win over Jacksonville State, and his frontcourt is going to have step up the physicality if he wants to see improved numbers against Valparaiso on Wednesday. The Illinois basketball team will play Valparaiso at 6:30 p.m. at State Farm Center on Wednesday in the third contest of the season for both teams. “Watching the film, I thought we did some good things, but I also thought we had some hiccups,� Groce said of Sunday’s game. “Rebounding was an issue. (Valparaiso’s) size also poses a challenge. They’ll be the biggest team we’ve played against thus far.� The Crusaders feature three players at 6-foot-10 or taller who each see about equal playing time. The 7-foot, 270-pound Moussa Gueye leads Valparaiso in size, but it’s 6-foot-10 Vashil Fernandez who leads the team in rebounding. “They’re real big and tall,� Illini center Nnanna Egwu said. “Just a lot of weight. It’s going to take a toll.� Egwu has looked good in Illinois’ first two games of the 2013-14 season. With increased pressure on him to carry the load in the paint, Egwu averaged 10 points and 8.5 rebounds over the first weekend of the season. There’s no question Egwu and senior forward Jon Ekey will come ready to play. But it will be the play of freshmen forwards Maverick Morgan and Austin Colbert that will need closer inspection. Neither of them has been challenged by particularly large front-courts yet this season. “They’re going to have to put out everything they’ve got trying to defend these guys and also working on offense,� Egwu said. “It’s going to be a big emphasis to make sure we box them out. I think we’re well prepared to do so.� Valparaiso’s trip to Champaign means a popular former Illini will be back beside the court he used to play on. Roger Powell, Jr. is an assistant coach for Bryce Drew’s Crusaders and was a forward for Illinois from 2001-05. He started all but one game during his junior and senior seasons and was instrumental to Illinois’ run to the national championship game in 2005. Although sometimes overshadowed by the likes of Deron Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Head, Powell averaged 12 points per game in 2004-05 and was a 1,000-point scorer for the Illini over the course of his career. Groce said Powell and his family visited Champaign in the summer and that he sees him often when they’re both on the road recruiting. “We always bump into each other and talk,� Groce said. “Roger has a great appreciation for what Illinois did for him long term. But don’t be mistaken, tomorrow night he’ll be pulling for Valpo.� Valparaiso also features five players on its roster from the state of Illinois. In all, the Crusaders lost a lot of experience from last year’s team that went to the NCAA Tournament. Whether experienced or not, it’s hard to overlook their size. “It’ll be good to see what we’ve been working on lately: Guarding bigger guys — whether we’re giving pounds or inches,� Ekey said. “Their size is going to be similar to what we’re going to see down the road,� Groce said. “That’s going to be good for our team.�

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Moore breaks program 3-point record in victory BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

It was an historic night for Amber Moore at the State Farm Center on Tuesday. The senior broke the Illinois school record for 3-pointers made in a career with four triples in an 87-59 win against Valparaiso. The record-breaker came with 16:41 remaining in the fi rst half, when Moore drilled a three to push the lead to 13-7. The senior tied the previous record, 214 threes made by Lori Bjork from 2005-08, by draining seven threes in the team’s loss to Bradley last Friday. While Moore wasn’t aware of the record, her mom certainly was. Moore said in her high school career, her mom took every stat of every player for

each game and told Moore about the potential to break the record in the preseason. “I didn’t really have my mind on it, my mom usually tells me about it,� Moore said. “I think I’m a perfectionist. Just being able to knock down shots is important to me and just working hard every day, it pays off in the long run.� The Illini started hot from the field from the opening tip and fell behind for just six seconds in the duration of the game. Illinois hit its fi rst six shots from the field and took an early 26-13 in the game’s opening 12 minutes. Valparaiso pulled within 10 but the Illini ended the half on a 21-8 run to nearly double up the Crusaders 47-24 at halftime. From then on, hot shooting

and forced turnovers kept the Crusaders off balance and behind on the scoreboard. The Illini shot 56.7 percent in the fi rst half and 45.7 for the game. Illinois was fueled by balanced performances up and down the stat sheet. “I was really pleased with the fi rst half, especially,� head coach Matt Bollant said. “I thought the plays of the game of the second half, we missed some layups and they made a little run, and then Amber responded and hit two threes to open the game back up. She can make big shots for us.� The Illini shot 56.7 percent in the fi rst half and 45.7 percent for the game. Illinois was fueled by balanced performances up and down the stat sheet despite facing man-to-man, 2-3 and 1-3-

1 zones from Valparaiso. But it was Moore’s night all the way, as she led the Illini with 23 points on 9-17 shooting and 4-10 from 3-point range. Ivory Crawford chipped in 11 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists before fouling out in 28 minutes. The Illini had five players in double fi gures, while Sharon Karungi led Valparaiso with 15 points. The Illinois defense forced 27 turnovers held the Crusaders to 38.2 percent from the field for the game. After the game against Bradley, where the Illini gave up 98 points — 57 in the second half — Bollant was happier with the defensive performance against Valparaiso.

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Illinois guard Amber Moore shoots the ball during the game against Valparaiso at State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday.

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his week, Champaign saw its fi rst snowfall of the year. Some people never get to see snow. Peyton Manning has seen snow, and must be wishing he never sees it again. See, the NFL’s best quarterback is bad when it comes to poor weather. His teams are 0-4 in playoff games with a game-time temperature below 35 degrees. Manning and his Broncos aren’t coming to play in Champaign anytime soon, but the colder weather is a reminder that he better start figuring things out if the Broncos are to capitalize on their recordsetting offense in the postseason, when temperatures go much lower than they are now. Manning’s numbers during those four games mirror the career num-

bers of Caleb Hanie, his backup last season. In those four games, Manning has completed 56 percent of his passes, compared with Hanie’s 50.9 percent for his career. In those four games, Manning has thrown four touchdowns and nine interceptions, while Hanie threw for three and 10, respectively, during his illustrious career. Manning’s quarterback rating for those four games is 56.7, while Hanie’s career mark was 41.6. So Manning’s not far off the mark of Hanie? Gross. Broncos fans might have cause for some worry. True, Manning does have a Super Bowl ring, but he won that in season where the coldest playoff game he played was in Baltimore, where it was a balmy 54 degrees in the middle of January. In that divisional playoff game, Manning couldn’t throw for a touchdown, tossed two picks and survived only because Adam Vinatieri is the greatest postseason kicker in the history of the sport (he made five field goals).

The greatest quarterbacks ever have been defi ned by postseason moments. Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana have all won multiple Super Bowl MVP awards. Brett Favre threw two huge touchdowns in Super Bowl XXXI and has a pretty iconic photograph to go with his Super Bowl ring. Steve Young put up the greatest statistical performance the Super Bowl has ever seen in Super Bowl XXIX, throwing for six touchdowns and over 300 yards. No quarterback, however, is more relevant to Manning than John Elway. He is the benchmark for success in Denver, and every quarterback since has been unable to measure up. Elway is the one who signed Manning and is the only team executive that is shown on every single Broncos’ broadcast. Elway lost his fi rst three Super Bowls but came back to win his fi nal two. His helicopter dive is the most famous play in Denver history.

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Illini ready to improve after 1-win October BY JOEY FIGUEROA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After a one-win October, the Illinois hockey team began to turn its success around with a huge win over Ohio to begin November. The momentum seemed to be in the Illini’s favor, which made this past weekend’s bye arguably ill timed. Head coach Nick Fabbrini doesn’t think the Illini will suffer any setbacks because of it. “I don’t think that’s something we can be concerned about,” Fabbrini said. “We were going to have a week off of practice anyways, even if we had played this week. I don’t think the momentum from Saturday necessarily was going to carry over to a Friday night game anyway.” Having games last weekend may have allowed the Illini to develop a little bit more of a flow moving into a tough stretch of the schedule, but sophomore forward John Olen thinks the weekend off came at just the right time. “I think in the position we were in, this was a good time for a week off because we could regroup and get all those people back from injuries,” Olen said. “Even though it’s nice to keep playing and keep staying in shape, I think we’ll be okay.” The Illini have been a streaky team this season, opening with six straight victories followed by six straight defeats. After two consecutive weekend splits, Fabbrini wants his team to only focus only on the here and now. “The last month of the season is over with,” Fabbrini said. “It’s

passed and there’s nothing we can do about it. We just need to continue building up the way that we have been by moving forward and getting better every day.” Something else Fabbrini doesn’t think his team should be concerned with is the weekly ACHA rankings. Illinois dropped from No. 16 to No. 18 after its weekend split against Ohio, but Fabbrini expects his team to move up soon because of the large amount of splits around the league last weekend. “As long as we win games and control what we can control, it’s going to be reflected in the computer rankings,” Fabbrini said. “If we can get hot here and continue to win and play like we did (against Ohio), I think the rankings will take care of themselves.” Aside from moving up in the ACHA, the Illini are looking to stay relevant within their own conference. Illinois still has four CSCHL matchups before the conference tournament, and Fabbrini still hopes his team can defend its league title. “It won’t be easy, but if we can win the vast majority of our games moving forward, I think we’ll be in it at the end,” Fabbrini said. “I don’t expect anybody to run away with the league.” Staying in the CSCHL race begins this weekend when the Illini square off against No. 25 Indiana.

Joey can be reached at jfiguer2@dailyillini.com and@joeyfigueroa3.

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John Olen (16) waits for the puck to drop during a face-off during the Oct. 1 game against the Ohio Bobcats at the Ice Arena.

Morris takes great strides in his 5-year career BY THOMAS DONLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Graham Morris’ journey has been one of progression, from Lawrenceville, Ill., to Eastern Illinois in Charleston, to Champaign-Urbana and the Illinois men’s cross-country team. Morris, one of two seniors on the cross-country team this year along with fellow captain Jannis Toepfer, grew up on a farm in Lawrenceville, a town of less than 5,000 that’s about two and a half hours south of Champaign. Living on a farm has given

Morris plenty of room to run and a unique place to train. Leaving his house, he can either take a long-distance run over flat ground or train on hilly terrain. At L awrenceville High School, Morris was named to the all-state team three times in cross-country and twice in track. He finished fifth overall in the IHSA Cross-Country State Championships his senior year. From Lawrenceville, Morris went on to run track and cross-country at Eastern Illi-

nois, where he made strides as a runner for three years. His best 8-kilometer time in 2009 was 27 minutes, 43 seconds. By 2010, that number was down almost a minute and a half to 26:18. In 2011, his final year at Eastern, Morris’s best time in the 8K was 25:43, two whole minutes better than his freshman year. After completing Eastern Illinois’ pre-engineering program, Morris enrolled in graduate school at Illinois and continued running, shaving another 59 seconds off his personal best, bringing it down to 24:44.

In his fifth year of college running, Morris possesses the experience to help make him a leader for the Illini. Head coach Jake Stewart said he is one of the most “coachable” athletes he has ever had. “He has complete trust in what we’re trying to accomplish, and that’s probably part of the reason why he’s having the success that he’s had,” Stewart said. “He’s come from being a good high school runner, but by no means would you look at what he did in high school and think

it would correlate to college. He’s gotten extremely better from his four or five years of school.” Leadership is important on a team with just three upperclassmen on the roster, and Stewart feels that Morris is a big part of what the team is trying to do. “He started out as just another guy and has gotten better,” Stewart said, “so a lot of the younger athletes can turn to him and they know where he started and where he’s at.” Friday’s NCA A Midwest

Regional could mark the end of Morris’ cross-country career at Illinois. Erin Howarth, Morris’ coach at Eastern Illinois, believes Morris can reach any level of competition to which he aspires. “If he continues to be confident in his training and he continues to be confident that he can make a USA championship, that he can be in the top 3 in America, he can do it,” Howarth said.

Thomas can be reached at donley2@dailyillini.com.

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fter 10 weeks, the Kansas City Chiefs are the only undefeated team at 9-0. I want you to let that sink in for a second. Unless this is your first year following the NFL, this transformation should surprise you. Last year, the Chiefs were statistically the worst team in the league, tying a franchise worst at 2-14. Quarterbacks Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn were pickprone offense killers while the defense bottom-dwelled on every statistical chart there was. This season, though, the Chiefs are on the top of professional football, and it isn’t hard to see why when watching them — they have the best defense in the league. Sure, the addition of Alex Smith gave their passing game much needed reliability, and Jamaal Charles’ every-week greatness definitely gives fans something to smile about, but nothing stands out more than a defense that averages 2.5 takeaways a game and hasn’t allowed an opponent to score more than 17 points in nine games. So what changed here? For the most part, the defensive staff is the same. Maybe the answers are in the new coaching faces, namely Andy Reid, or perhaps the defense has simply learned to work together. There are enough years to go around with Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson. But the truth may be much simpler — and less impressive — than meets the eye. Let’s look at the nine teams the Chiefs have defeated so far. Combined, these nine have a record of 30-54. None of those teams has a winning record. The best of them are the Eagles and Cowboys at 5-5, while the worst are the Jaguars at 1-8 and Texans at 2-7. The rest — the Browns, Bills, Titans, Giants and Raiders — fall somewhere in between with losing records. With these teams in mind, take a look at the threats posed by each team. Most have very weak passing games, largely because of injuries or inexperience at quarterback. The strongest of them are Eli Manning and Tony Romo, neither of whom are top-tier passers this season. On the receiving end, the

Chiefs have faced weapons such as DeSean Jackson, Dez Bryant and Victor Cruz, and they have ultimately prevailed against each one’s team. But while the Chiefs may have won each of these games, the same can’t be said defensively against these receivers. The Chiefs defense allowed all three of these receivers to catch for more than 100 yards and a touchdown against them. As for the run game, the Chiefs’ defense has shut down strong runners such as Chris Johnson, Fred Jackson, Arian Foster and Maurice JonesDrew. The only runner to put up a great performance against the Chiefs was LeSean McCoy, who took 20 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown in Week 3. Overall, the Chiefs have been good against the strong runners and below average against strong receivers, which has gotten the job done thus far. But will the league’s “best” defense be able to withstand what’s to come in Weeks 11-17? Still on the schedule are five conference matchups, two against the Broncos within the first three weeks off of the bye. They also have two games against Philip Rivers and the Chargers, who have the seventh-highest offense production in the league at 395.4 yards per game. Then there are the two nonconference games against Washington and Indianapolis, both of which pose unique threats in second-year quarterbacks. When RGIII is on his game, defenses struggle to keep up. His pass production partnered with No. 3 rushing leader Alfred Morris’ 825 yards both contribute heavily to Washington’s rank as fifth-strongest offense in the league. And as for Andrew Luck, despite being trampled by St. Louis, he has made magic happen all year in Indy with unheralded receivers. So what does this all mean? Well, for fantasy owners, it could mean nothing. After all, 23 takeaways, seven touchdowns and no more than 17 points allowed per game is nothing to shy away from. In fact, the Chiefs defense is No. 16 in points scored this season across all positions (143). They have outscored the likes Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall and McCoy, which is absolutely incredible. But maybe, just maybe, this defense is not as good as its statistics suggest. You can’t

deny the Chiefs defense has worked hard to earn its ranking, but maybe the schedule has favored its players. After all, it’s much easier to pick off Chad Henne and Terrelle Pryor than Peyton Manning. Either way, what happens from this point forward will determine how fans remember this Chief defense. If your fantasy league’s playoffs have you worried, be sure to check with your fantasy doctor on Week 11’s starts and sits. It could be just what you need. Bye Weeks: Dallas, St. Louis

PICKUPS Josh McCown (quarterback, Bears, 1.4 percent owned in ESPN leagues) — With Chicago’s quarterback position in question, McCown could be a good quarterback to add to the bench. Cutler suffered a highankle sprain and is reportedly day-to-day, which makes McCown a likely option. In each of the two games where McCown has played the majority of the time, he has thrown for over 200 yards, at least one touchdown and no interceptions — averaging 17.5 points. He also stood in for gameending drive against Detroit, where he threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. If Cutler is ruled out, count on McCown to put up big numbers. Riley Cooper (wide receiver, Eagles, 31.3 percent) — Nick Foles seems to favor Cooper more times than not. In Foles last two starts, he’s thrown to Cooper for over 100 yards and multiple touchdowns, earning him a total of 54 points in two weeks. During Foles’ start in Week 6, Cooper also solicited his attention to earn 120 yards and a touchdown (18 points). With defenses rightly focusing on Jackson as the biggest receiving threat, Cooper is often left in single coverage. Against a Washington defense that averages of 275 yards allowed per game, Cooper will likely do well in any fantasy lineup. JOHN SLEEZER MCCLATCHY-TRIBUN E

DROPS Michael Vick (quarterback, Eagles, 62.3 percent) — Vick’s role as quarterback this season is questionable at best. More importantly, though, Foles has cemented his position as starter for the Eagles after backto-back winning performances that have kept hopes for a division title alive. The Eagles need reliability in the coming weeks if they want to make the

Green Bay Packers running back Alex Green is brought down by the Kansas City Chiefs defense, including free safety Tysyn Hartman in Kansas City, Missouri, on Aug. 29. The Chiefs’ defense may not be as strong as many believe because of the relative weakness of the teams they have played so far. playoffs, and Foles — not Vick — is the man for the job. Dropping Vick can only help your chances. C.J. Spiller (running back, Bills, 100 percent) — One name: Fred Jackson. Why even bother keeping Spiller around with Jackson in the backfield to pull more than half the weight?

Spiller may have three weeks with double-digit points, but his other seven weeks post an average of lower than three points. It’s too much of a gamble to keep him in an active lineup; he’s barely worthy of a fill-in for bye weeks. With three short weeks left before the playoffs, odds are good

you can’t afford to have Spiller tying up a bench spot. He belongs on the waiver wires.

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“We guarded the dribble much better today,� he said. “We still forced the same amount of turnovers but didn’t

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IOTW But the best part of being back at receiver might be Sunday mornings. Hull no longer wakes up with the achy feeling that hitting people all Saturday long used to give him. “Being hit rather than hitting people is a big difference,� Hull said. “In the Big Ten conference, the running backs are big and the receivers are big. I honestly think I was undersized at safety when I played. I was pretty light. I was little. I was down there hitting a lot of people.� Even if he wasn’t making a tackle, he was hitting a blocker or hitting a fullback. His body took a constant beating. That’s not to say receiver’s a walk in the park, but the pounding has been considerably less this season.

“She’s on GameTracker every game,� Moore said with a laugh. “She knows what’s going on with Illini women’s basketball.�

Hull said his Sunday mornings last year and this year are night and day in comparison. And he’s been able to stay injury-free, for the most part. For Cubit, one of the best things about having Hull on the offensive side is having his defensive experience in the film room. Sometimes Cubit will call Hull to the front of the room to explain to the offense what a safety is doing and why. “He has some pretty good points,� Cubit said. Scheelhaase agrees. “He understands what defenses are trying to do,� Scheelhaase said, “and how they’re trying to do it. “As a quarterback you’re confident anytime that he’s the one you’re throwing the ball to, just because you know he’ll be in the right spot at the right time and make the play.�

For Hull, Scheelhaase and all of the seniors, time is running short. When the clock finally hit zero across the scoreboard on Saturday, the Hoosiers had handed the Illini their 19th straight conference loss, dating back to 2011. Hull walked off the field with Scheelhaase and fellow senior receiver Miles Osei. The trio appeared demoralized. For Hull, it was more frustration than anything. They’d played well offensively, but it wasn’t good enough. In the locker room, Hull said the seniors didn’t need to say anything to each other. “There really wasn’t any words to say,� he said. “We all looked at each other and understood the look that we gave each other.�

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Thanks to injury, Tillman may have played his last game with the Bears CHICAGO — Charles Tillman’s regular season is finished. A triceps injury in his right arm, suffered Sunday in the second half of the Bears’ 21-19 loss to the Lions, will sideline the Pro Bowl cornerback for the rest of 2013. There’s an outside chance Tillman could return for the postseason if the Bears earn a berth and advance to the NFC divisional round. But if they don’t, is it possible Sunday marked Tillman’s 154th and final game as a Bear? “Potentially,� Tillman said. “Possibly, yeah. But I guess I hadn’t really thought about it until you just said it. So thanks for spoiling the mood.� Officially, the Bears placed Tillman on injured reserve with designation to return. That move restricts a player from practicing for the next six weeks with the potential to return to game action after eight weeks. So the earliest Tillman could be cleared to play would be Jan. 6, the Monday after the wild-card round of the playoffs.

But expecting the Bears to advance that far seems less likely now that their top cornerback has become the latest on a long list of key defensive players who have been felled by injuries. Lance Briggs suffered a small fracture in his left shoulder in Week 7 and his return remains uncertain. Defensive tackles Henry Melton and Nate Collins are on injured reserve with season-ending ACL tears. Middle linebacker D.J. Williams also saw his season end after he tore a pectoral muscle in Week 6. “It’s just one of those seasons, man,� Tillman said. “It’s the National Football League. I think it happens to (at least one team every year). It just so happens, the injury bug has a hold of our team for some reason.� Tillman said the Bears’ diagnosis indicated a tear in his triceps with no surgery needed. But he’ll seek a second opinion. He plans to be aggressive with his rehabilitation but joked that for now, rest will be the priority. “Sit down. Chill. Let it heal,�

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Tillman said. “Ice and stim. Take a Tylenol. Have a Coke and a smile. Just let it heal.� But now a Bears defense that ranks 26th in the NFL in yardage allowed (379.2 yards per game) will press on without a playmaker who ranks third in franchise history in interceptions (36) and first in defensive touchdowns (nine). Tillman also has a team-best three interceptions this season. Sixth-year veteran Zack Bowman will replace Tillman in the starting lineup. But ... “There’s no way to replicate what Charles can do,� Bears coach Marc Trestman said. As for Tillman’s future, he’s finishing the final year of his contract and will be eligible to hit free agency in March. Following a season in which his health has been an ongoing concern — before the triceps tear, Tillman had been questionable on the injury report for five games with a knee injury — the Bears will have plenty to assess. Tillman made it clear Monday he would not consider a shift to safety if asked to do so.

Energetic fans drive Illini in strong season BY NICHOLAS FORTIN

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On the court the Illinois volleyball team can compete with anyone in the country, but in the stands it’s no contest, at least for the team. Illinois is in the midst of a threegame winning streak, two of which came last week against the Nos. 13 and 17 Michigan State and Michigan at home in front of one of the most passionate crowds in college volleyball. The Illini have some of the most avid fans in the country, including a student section, the Spike Squad, that is at every home match and even travels to watch the team compete. “I can’t say enough good things about our Spike Squad,� senior defensive specialist Courtney Abrahamovich said. “They’ve been just amazing, especially this season. They’ve been so loyal, they’ve gone on road trips. We just feel like they’re backing us 100 percent, and not only just the Spike Squad, but everybody in here. I think Huff is just the greatest place ever to play college volleyball, and I couldn’t be happier with having it as our home court. I think that the support that we have and the community feeling, it can’t be beat, and I would not like to be another team coming in here to play.� Illinois won four of its last five games and has been gaining confidence from how well it’s been playing as the season progresses. “When you start winning and you win a couple matches and you put a couple together, of course you feel better, and you build off that,� head coach Kevin Hambly said. “So it’s like, OK, we’re a pretty good team. We’re beating good teams; we’ve beat two ranked teams, what-

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MANNING All things considered, Manning will have to play in the cold if the Broncos make the playoffs this year (and they almost definitely will). Only one team with a winning record in the AFC plays in a dome, and that is Manning’s old team, the Indianapolis Colts.

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Illinois’ Courtney Abrahamovich digs the ball at the game against Michigan State at Huff Hall on Saturday. Illinois won with a score of 3-1. ever that means, but more importantly a team that beat us up last time. We feel like we’re getting better, so of course we’re playing with a little bit more confidence.� Another major reason for the Illini’s recent boost in confidence and success on the court is the fans, whose energy carries over to the court. “When we win a game and they come over and congratulate us, we’re just so happy that we were able to just feed off each other’s energy and almost give them a win,� Abrahamovich said. “Its just so cool that they come out here for tough, five-set wins and we were able to reward them with a win.� Illinois is currently 5-4 at home overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten at home this season, a major improvement from last year when the Illini finished 5-7 at home and missed the NCAA tournament. Despite Illinois’ performance on the court in 2012, the fans never deserted the team. “That’s what makes this place

so unique,� Abrahamovich said. “We are a great program, we’ve had great years, but even in a year that statistically wasn’t so great they still love volleyball and they come out to support us no matter what. They get to know us personally as people we get to know them. We stay in contact, we’re friends with the Spike Squad.� Illinois will play an additional two games at home this weekend to complete its four-game home stand after being away from Huff Hall for two weeks. The Illini will face Indiana and No. 18 Purdue on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and will look to the Spike Squad to provide some extra energy. “It’s always such a positive thing to have our fans come out and support us,� senior libero Jennifer Beltran said. “I always enjoy playing here, and I’m going to miss it very much when it’s over.�

Would it be poetic justice for Manning to lose a playoff game indoors at Indianapolis to his old team? Perhaps it might. At the end of Manning’s career, he will certainly be remembered as one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, but is it fair to tab him as the greatest? Dan Marino, despite his statistical dominance, is often bumped down lists of top

quarterbacks because of his lack of playoff success. Manning has his ring, but to solidify his legacy and move him into contention for the Greatest of All Time belt, he needs another.

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