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University administrators oppose pension bill BY ELEANOR BLACK STAFF WRITER

The University has announced its opposition to a pension bill that administrators say will put the University at a “competitive disadvantage.” The bill, which will cut pension benefits for state employees, aims to address the worst state credit rating in the country and will be discussed at a Tuesday meeting of the General Assembly. University President Robert Easter, along with the chancellors of all three campuses, signed an email to University faculty Monday. The email stated that they “are profoundly disappointed

that in nearly three years of engaging the legislative process on this crucial issue, the state’s nine public universities’ counterproposals will not be included.” State lawmakers agreed on the proposal last week after years of discussion in an attempt to fix the state’s pension system that faces an estimated deficit of more than $100 billion. Under the proposal, state employees will lose a number of benefits. Using 10 percent of the money saved from these cost-cutting measures, as well as annual payments of $364 million in Fiscal Year 2019 and $1 billion from Fiscal Year 2020 to 2045,

the state will fully fund the pension system by Fiscal Year 2044. Professor Harriet Murav, president of the Campus Faculty Association, said the bill would have a negative impact on faculty recruitment at the University. In April, the Urbana campus announced plans to hire 180 employees this year and 500 new employees over the next five years. Murav said the University wants to recruit not only those in early stages of their careers, but also those in advanced stages of their careers. She added that a disadvantageous pension plan would not attract potential employees who are

planning for their retirement. “When you’re in the middle of your career, one of the first questions you ask about a prospective place of employment, ‘Well, what’s the pension like? How will I be able to plan not only for my child’s college education, but for my own retirement?’” she said. “If they can’t plan for their family’s future, they’re not going to want to come here.” Murav said the plan would not only affect potential faculty, but it would also affect current employees at the University. Under the proposed changes in the bill, a salary cap of $109,971 will be placed on all faculty. She said pres-

tigious faculty who have made significant contributions to the University who make more than the cap will not be given a fair pension in return. In its September report, the Task Force on Faculty Concerns and Issues said the Urbana campus does not pay its faculty members as well as its competition. The campus ranks 16th out of four-year public universities in average full professor salary with $141,000. Even ranking 16th, these faculty members make more than the proposed pension salary cap. Currently,

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Under proposed changes, state would fully fund pensions by 2044 State to fully fund pensions by 2044 The state will fund 100 percent of the pension system by the end of Fiscal Year 2044. The state will contribute $365 million in Fiscal Year 2019 and $1 billion annually through Fiscal Year 2044 and 10 percent of the saving from pension reform, beginning in Fiscal Year 2016.

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Annual cost-of-living adjustments will be equal to 3 percent of years of service multiplied by $1,000 ($800 for those coordinated with social security). The adjustment is for retirees and current employees. Retirees with annuities fewer than years of service times $1,000 will receive a 3 percent increase until it reaches that amount.

Employees will also miss future annual adjustments based on age. Employees 50 years or older will miss one adjustment. Employees age 47-49 will miss three adjustments. Employees ages 44-46 will miss four adjustments. Employees under 44 will miss five adjustments.

The retirement age will increase by four months for each year that a Tier I employee (an employee hired before Jan. 1, 2011) is under the age of 46. The maximum increase in retirement age is five years, making the maximum retirement age 67, the same age as Tier II employees.

The Tier II salary cap of $109,971 will be applied to all employees. Salaries that exceed the cap or will exceed the cap because of raises in a current collective bargaining agreement will be grandfathered in. Currently, 2,984 faculty in the University of Illinois System make more than the salary cap.

Q Employees will contribute 1 percent less of their salary toward their pension. Q All pension matters, except pension pickups, are removed from collective bargaining. Q The state pension systems cannot use pension funds to pay health costs.

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Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the University YMCA on Tuesday will participate in #GivingTuesday, a national social media movement aimed to encourage people to give back to their communities, donate to charities and support various causes. The University YMCA used Facebook and Twitter to promote the event, and the social media platforms continue to be the primary tools through which the community can donate. By following a secure link on the YMCA’s Facebook page or Twitter account, @UniversityYUIUC , online users can donate money by inputting their credit card information and choosing a recipient for their donation. The University YMCA also sent out tweets and Facebook posts leading up to the day-long event, which encouraged its viewers to give, said Alicia Beck, development director of the University YMCA. The movement was founded in 2012 by a core group of founding partners, one of which includes the United Nations Foundation. “Giving Tuesday is a counter narrative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday because it reminds us that the spirit of the holiday-giving season should be about community and not just consumerism,” said Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation, in a press release. “The most meaningful gift we can give our children, loved ones, friends and neighbors is the commitment to work together to help build a better world.” Beck said that in this season of generosity it is important for people to remember that they are participants in a community. She said that “as community members, our gifts can make our community stronger, and when we participate together in that, giving the gift is even greater.” Beck said the YMCA’s goal is to raise $25,000, which will go toward a number of student programs that engage with the community. The programs

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ISS looks to create RSO funding policy BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER

After deciding against allocating funds to the Black Chorus for robes, the Illinois Student Senate now faces what Student Body President Damani Bolden calls “a dangerous precedent” in regards to not being able to fund other registered student organizations. “The senate needs to undergo a fundamental reexamination of its principles and standards when it comes to serving the students at the University of Illinois,” Vice President-External Carey Ash said. “No student group should ever come before the student senate and leave empty handed.” While considering funding the Black Chorus, the senate addressed what it would do if each MEGAN JONES THE DAILY ILLINI of the more than 1,000 RSOs on Senator David Mischiu, senior in FAA, speaks with members of the campus asked for funding. Black Chorus about their request for funds to purchase new robes at “The senate needs to come up the Nov. 20 senate meeting. with clear and articulated standards as to what types of projIf all RSOs asked the senate for a dangerous precedent, as we ects are funded and by what money, the senate would be bank- are called upon multiple times amounts,” Ash said. “The Com- rupt, which Ash said sheds light on throughout the year to lend a helpmittee on Internal Affairs and the the larger issue of expanding the ing hand to a multitude of student Committee on Financial Affairs senate’s budget. organizations.” should take a strong look at the “The body has set precedent RSOs typically receive fundprinciples of student government, that we are not in the business of ing from the Student Organization and we should publish those to the allocating funds to student orgastudent body at large.” nizations,” Bolden said. “This is SEE RSO FUNDING | 3A

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SORF funds a variety of registered student organizations that request funding based on the following standards: Does fund: Q Up to 50 percent of contract fees, for example hiring speakers, performers, referees for games and judges to host competitions Q Travel and lodging costs

Does not fund: Q Coaches, teachers or instructors defined as the same individual leading the same group in multiple similar workshops or activities Q Internal meetings, leadership activities Q Retreats, practices, rehearsals Q Costumes or uniforms SOURCE: 2013-2014 SORF STANDARDS

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include tutoring programs in Champaign-Urbana public schools, Alternative Spring Break service projects and other causes. The donations received by the University YMCA will also help with the organization’s global health initiative and environmental sustainability issues. “The money that we raise helps support those students programs, and in turn those students programs give a lot of volunteer hours,” she said. “Online is an easy arena for people to participate in because they don’t have to write a physical check or come in and give a donation.” Sally Feng, Student Board chair at the University YMCA and senior in LAS, is a member of Alternative Spring Break, a registered student organization on campus and one of the organizations that will receive donations from #GivingTuesday. Feng said that participants of ASB travel across the country to learn about and combat social justice and environmental issues. Through ASB, students have the chance to both grow as individuals and give beyond the local community, she said. “#GivingTuesday is an excellent reminder to be grateful. We always want what we don’t have, but we may not realize that what we have is more precious than what we don’t have,” Feng said. Another RSO that will benefit from #GivingTuesday is Invisible Conflicts, which is “committed to exposing the ‘invisible’ conflicts overlooked by mainstream media, governments, and international institutions,” according to the University’s RSO database. “My hope for this year is able to sustain our resources for our staff and personnel and that we continue our activities despite budget cuts,” said Paul Dolmon, Invisible Conflicts president, secretary on the University YMCA’s student board and senior in LAS. Beck said she hopes people will value #GivingTuesday because the campaign will help create tomorrow’s leaders and improve their communities.

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RSO FUNDING Resource Fee, SORF, which consists of a board of both students and staff members who facilitate reimbursements to organizations for event costs, permanent equipment purchases and more. SORF is funded through a student fee of $5.50 per student per semester. Senator Shao Guo, senior in ACES, was one of the first to recommend that the senate should create a funding policy for these situations to guide their decisions in the future. “It’s imperative that the ISS creates funding policies if they wish to allocate toward RSOs,” Guo said. “For example, SORF’s mission is to be just and fair and not be arbitrary, and my fear is that if there is no funding policy for the student government ... (it) does not give ISS a favorable light.” He believes that ISS should form an ad-hoc committee and appoint members to host an advertised meeting, where all RSO members are invited to give input on creating a funding policy. “The purpose of the student government is fundamentally to serve and meet the needs of the student,” Ash said. “Now, I recognize, as do others, that the student senate can’t meet every need, but that is no excuse for not contributing something. I recognize that members of the senate have different feelings about finances, but politics and ideologies do not trump service to the student body.” In 1985, the previous form of government on campus, the Student Government Association, had established funding policies for organizations. “It was pretty flexible, but they still had policy,” Guo said. The precedent came after the

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SORF board another option for RSOs Another way registered student organizations can receive funding is by asking the Student Organization Resource Fee board for funds for events, permanent equipment purchases and more.

1 RSOs must submit an application at least three to four weeks before the event or purchase occurs. RSOs can receive a maximum of $6,000 per year or 5 percent of their annual revenue.

After applying, RSOs are assigned a pre-reviewer, a member of the SORF board, who looks over the request and makes recommendations to the board.

3 After fundraising the money on their own, RSOs are reimbursed by SORF.

4 RSOs must submit proof of their event or their purchase in order to receive the reimbursement. SOURCE: Shao Guo, Illinois Student Senator and the SORF Handbook

senate’s Nov. 20 meeting, where it denied the Black Chorus the requested $18,390 for chorus robes. The allocation vote failed 9-17 with two abstentions. Bolden said this precedent does not align with his goals for the senate and campus outreach. He feels they need to spend time reflecting and “step up from the petty politics that (have) been created.” SORF funds are allocated on a request basis, and not all RSOs are given an equal amount of money. All funding requests must be submitted before the event or purchase, and SORF can reimburse RSOs. Guo said due to the requirements of SORF’s reimbursement process, RSOs would turn to the senate for funding when they are unable to fundraise enough money to make the initial purchase or host the event.

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“In terms of financially poor RSOs who are unable to come up with the money beforehand, ISS can essentially co-sponsor their event or purchase,” Guo said. He added that SORF also only funds RSOs, so organizations such as the Illini Union Board may turn to ISS in order to cosponsor events such as Illinites. “The highest title on campus is not that of chancellor or president, it’s that of student,” Ash said. “Students have the right to demand any and everything of their fellow students, faculty, staff and administrators because at the end of the day, we are here to serve the students. Just because the SORF organization exists does not mean ISS may be derelict in its duty to serve the students it represents.”

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One month after hearing a presentation from the University’s chief information officer, the Urbana-Champaign Senate Executive Committee voted in favor of a resolution in support of the 2013 IT Strategic Plan. The resolution was written by the Committee on Information Technology, and John Hart, committee chair and SEC member, presented the resolution at the SEC meeting Monday. Paul Hixson, Chief Information Officer, presented the IT Strategic Plan for 2014 through 2016 in November, highlighting the strides the University has made in information technology but also showing that this is a “critical time” for the University when it comes to investing in technology. “We are currently underinvesting,” Hixson said at the

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YMCA “A lot of students find what their passion is in life here at the Y,” she said. “Students will find out that they are really passionate about health, education issues or

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PENSION the University system has 2,984 faculty members above the cap. This salary cap already exists for new hires. “The faculty who are at the top of the pay-scale, the most prestigious faculty who bring in lots of grant dollars and are very accomplished and do a lot for the University, whether it’s in the form of their scholarship or the grants, those people will have a cap put on the income that can be used as the basis for their pension,” Murav said. Aside from the major effects the pension bill would have on state employees, Murav believes

November meeting. According to Hixson’s presentation, the University is underinvesting by $7 million in IT and has been the victim of many cyber attacks that disrupt the University’s workflow and harm its reputation. The number of average daily wireless users has skyrocketed in the past two years, while infrastructure has only increased slightly, according to the presentation. If the current pace keeps up, the University soon won’t be able to support the number of mobile devices wishing to connect to Wi-Fi, Hixson said. The resolution said “the strategic plan will make Illinois a leader in online education.” The resolution will be voted on by the full senate at its meeting next Monday. In addition to the IT resolution, SEC chair Roy Campbell

said the senate should pass a resolution regarding pensions after it was announced that state lawmakers reached a deal on pension reform, and the committee decided to have the senate vote on the University Senates Conference’s resolution. John Kindt, chairman of the Faculty and Academic Staff Benefits Committee, said it is not too late for people to give input regarding pensions to state legislators. In addition to the pension discussion, Campbell also presented many other ideas he has for the SEC in the upcoming months, mostly housekeeping items, such as not mailing out hard copies of senate materials and increasing technology use by the senate.

environmental issues. They discovered that here at the Y, and they will go on and engage in those things for the rest of their life, whether it’s through their work or through their volunteer activities.” This is the first year the University YMCA participated in

#GivingTuesday. Beck said The University YMCA wanted to be a part of #GivingTuesday because it’s promoting giving to the community during a time of year that focuses on giving gifts.

it will affect everyday life for retirees. Under the bill, all employees will miss cost-of-living adjustments on their annuities based on age, with younger employees missing more adjustments. “The cost of living adjustment that the reform proposes will not keep up with the cost of inflation. So that when the price of gas changes, foodstuffs, medicine — all those things that you need when you’re a retired person — your pension isn’t going to keep up with increased costs, and you’re going to have a severe loss in your quality of life,” Murav said. Ricky Baldwin, chief negotiator of the Service Employees International Union, Local 73,

which represents about 800 University service employees, said the overhaul unfairly pins the costs on government employees and not the government itself. “It is the employer that has not paid their share, and now they’re asking the employees to pay more to cover the employer’s share that wasn’t paid. That’s wrong,” he said. “You’re taking it away from people who’ve already done their work all with the understanding that they would have that retirement.”

Johnathan can be reached at hetting2@dailyillini.com and @jhett93.

Ariana can be reached at apconne2@dailyillini.com.

Austin Keating, Johnathan Hettinger and Maggie Huynh contributed to this report. Eleanor can be reached at eablack2@dailyillini.com.

Fighting erupts as more Syrian rebels flee country BY MITCHELL PROTHERO DAVID TORRES THE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

A New York commuter train derailed on Sunday in the Bronx borough. The train was traveling over the limit.

New York City train crash kills four, injures dozens BY TINA SUSMAN LOS ANGELES TIMES

NEW YORK — A passenger train that derailed in New York City, killing four people, was traveling 82 mph as it entered a curve where the speed limit is 30 mph, and the brakes were not fully applied until seconds before the cars came to a stop off the tracks, federal investigators said Monday. Earl Weener of the National Transportation Safety Board stressed that the information so far was “preliminary,” but he said the details of the Metro-North train’s speed and brakes came from two “event recorders” that

investigators were able to retrieve after Sunday’s crash in the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood of the Bronx. Four passengers were killed and dozens of people were injured, several critically. After the Sunday morning crash of the MetroNorth 8808 train, which had left Poughkeepsie at 5:54 a.m. EST, some survivors said they felt the train was moving too quickly. The derailment occurred on a curve along the track, where the speed limit drops to 30 mph from 70 mph on the straight section of track. At a news briefing, Weener said

the train’s engineer had been interviewed, but he did not give details of the interview. He also said it was not yet known if the speed and the late application of the brakes were the result of mechanical failure or operator error. “That’s the question we need to answer,” Weener said. He was joined at the news conference by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., who said NTSB investigators had not indicated there were any major problems with the tracks. “When I heard about the speed, I gulped,” Schumer said.

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BEIRUT — A long-feared influx of rebels fleeing Syrian battlefields for Lebanon was being blamed Monday for weekend violence that saw fighting spread throughout much of Syria’s tiny neighbor. The ongoing battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and anti-Assad rebels for the rural mountainous region of Qalamoun, along the Syria-Lebanon border, has pushed scores, if not hundreds, of fighters from a variety of Syrian rebel groups into Lebanon, where security officials say their presence is destabilizing an already-volatile situation. “Some rebels seem to have decided that operating directly in Lebanon is safer than Syria,” one exasperated Lebanese security official said, speaking only on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to reporters. “Some of these are normal rebels tired of war who

have entered Lebanon with their families as refugees, but we’re seeing evidence some are with al-Qaida or the Nusra Front,” an al-Qaida-affiliated rebel group. At least 10 people died and dozens were wounded over the weekend in Tripoli, the predominately Sunni Muslim city that’s Lebanon’s second largest. The city has seen violence before between poor Sunni neighborhoods that are sympathetic to the rebels and a small enclave of Alawites who support Assad, but the weekend’s fighting was especially bloody and left the city shuttered Monday. “The guys (on both sides) have gone insane,” a resident said by phone, asking that her name not be used in order to protect her family. “It’s not just (the usual) sniping. It’s rockets, mortars and grenades. Nobody in Tripoli slept Saturday or Sunday night.” The fighting began Saturday after apparent Sunni gunmen wounded a municipal worker for being Alawite, the same Shi-

ite-related brand of Islam that Assad follows. That attack was reportedly in revenge for this summer’s double bombing of Sunni mosques in Tripoli associated with the rebels, which killed scores of people and wounded hundreds and which many Sunnis and parts of the Lebanese government have blamed on the main Alawite Lebanese political party, the Arab Democratic Party. An Alawite militia leader, Ali Eid, promised more fighting. “If the fighting does not stop by (Tuesday), we will see something new that will destroy Tripoli,” he said. “We are capable of closing this city and burning it.” The weekend fighting in Tripoli spread to nearby Akkar province as snipers and rocket-propelled grenade attacks on traffic closed the highway that connects the area to Syria. The Lebanese army announced that it would take steps to block access to Lebanon through the mountains along the border, to keep Islamist rebels out.

Investigation continues in car crash that killed movie star BY JAMES BARRAGAN, SAMANTHA SCHAEFER AND ADOLFO FLORES LOS ANGELES TIMES

LOS ANGELES — Officials on Sunday said it could take some time before investigators know how fast a Porsche was traveling when it crashed on Saturday, killing “Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas. Walker, 40, and Rodas, 38, took a red Porsche out for a spin as a charity event in Santa Clarita, Calif., held in support of Walker’s organization Reach Out Worldwide was winding down. Witness Jim Torp, said he heard a loud boom, and he knew his friends had been in an accident. The smoke from the crash was visible from Always Evolving Performance Motors, which Rodas owned, where car enthusiasts and supporters were still gathered — some thinking it was just a fire on a nearby hill. Jim Torp’s son, Brandon, 28, grabbed a fire extinguisher and headed up the hill, followed by about 20 other workers, the elder Torp said. “There was nothing they could do,” he said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Sunday continued to investigate the singlecar crash but did not reveal any details on a possible cause.

Speed may have been a factor in the crash, which occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Hercules Street, a normally quiet road with a 45-mph speed limit, authorities said. Walker was apparently the passenger in the 2005 red Porsche Carrera GT. The four-lane road up the hilly street has signs warning drivers to slow down as they approach an uphill curve near the site of the accident. The fiery crash left charred trees in the secluded area near a business park, and a burned smell lingered in the air Sunday. The car, which was reduced to an ashen hulk, had toppled a tree and a concrete lamp post, which crews from Southern California Edison removed Sunday. Looping tire tracks were visible on the asphalt nearby. Investigators are looking at whether the tire tracks are related to the crash, but the investigation is ongoing, said Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Gomez. Because of the condition of the bodies, which were badly burned, dental records will be used to positively identify the victims, said Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator Dana Bee. Autopsies have not been scheduled. A video taken moments after the accident shows black smoke billowing from the crumpled

red Porsche, which caught fire, and debris scattered about the roadway. “The car is in half. I can’t tell if there is someone in there,” one person on the video is heard saying. Seconds later comes an answer: “Yes, there is someone in there.” At least one person heard on the video expresses concern that the burning car could explode. Torp said his son saw his two friends burn in the car before the Fire Department arrived. Officials at the scene held back a childhood friend of Walker from pulling his body from the burning car, and firefighters had to pull Rodas’ young son away from the wreckage, Jim Torp said. “They just didn’t want to believe this happened,” Torp told fans and media at the crash site on Sunday. “It was ‘Fast and the Furious,’ that’s what it is. Both race car enthusiasts, both loved speed, both knew how to handle cars, and this had to happen.” Walker’s death was confirmed by a statement posted to his Twitter account Saturday. “It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide,” the statement said. “He was a pas-

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People gather on Sunday to leave flowers, candles and other offerings at the crash site where actor Paul Walker was killed on Saturday afternoon. senger in a friend’s car, in which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news.” At the time of his death, the

“Fast & Furious” star, who also appeared in “Pleasantville” and “Varsity Blues,” was working on the seventh film of the franchise. Dozens of fans gathered in Santa Clarita early Sunday at

the crash site, where a makeshift memorial was growing. “Fast & Furious” memorabilia was placed alongside candles and flowers. One sign read, “Paul Walker Race in Heaven.”

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$/0$ $33529(' As the sobs of 15-year-old Jo Bro fans continued over the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breakup, Joe Jonas recently released an essay in New York magazine, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe Jonas: My Life as a Jonas Brother.â&#x20AC;? And for the first time, we see him stripped of the squeaky clean Disney image as he talks about what life on the road was really like, his trials and tribulations with girls and even some of his encounters with drugs. Props to Joe for joining the collection of other Disney stars who proved that they are actual people with actual problems.

It looks like Bismarck, N.D. won the lottery for luckiest news station EVER. On Nov. 30, its local KXMB evening newscast was graced with the presence of the one, the only, Ron Burgundy. Will Ferrell made an appearance, in character, at the stationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news set last Saturday and delivered local news alongside one of KXMBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular anchors, inevitably cracking jokes along the way. Meanwhile, other news stations across the country became infinitely more boring that night.

Addressing privileged for more inclusive holidays MATT PASQUINI Opinions columnist

is now the most glorious and wonderful time of the year! Thanksgiving is over, the people who took advantage of all the Black Friday deals are ready for the holidays and the war on Christmas is in full force. Fox News went live with their â&#x20AC;&#x153;War on Christmasâ&#x20AC;? page so they can report when the â&#x20AC;&#x153;right to celebrate Christmas is under attackâ&#x20AC;? and to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;where the latest challenges to religious freedom are taking place.â&#x20AC;? Every year, around this time, there is a battle cry from some followers of the Christian faith that Christmas is under attack and that their rights to celebrate the holiday are being torn from the fabric of American traditions. When talking about the war on Christmas and other controversial topics, I find it important to recognize and validate the concern of the opposition. As someone who believes the war on Christmas doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for me to realize that the Christians who do agree with it believe so because of some attempts by others to do away with some public traditions and make the holiday less mainstream. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent a lot of time this semester learning about the relations between majority

and minority demographics, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to learn that every single person has their own unique set of experiences. These experiences shape a worldview and due to the wide array of experiences, there is a wide array of worldviews. Christmas is inescapable. There are Christmas-themed commercials on many channels, some of the biggest store sales only happen around this time of the year and students get a winter break, which is conveniently placed right around Christmas time. There is really no significance to this other than for the convenience of those who celebrate Christmas. For those who are in the Christian majority, this privilege is a very normal occurrence. But because of this dominance, some people attempt to push Christmas out of the public sphere by ensuring that governments do not fund any displays of Christmas imagery, as it is seen as a violation of the First Amendment, which prohibits the establishment of any national religion. A public school district in Wausau, Wis. restricted the amount of Christmas music their high school choir could perform at their Christmas concert, and in Cheboygan, Mich., the city council banned all private displays of Christmas imagery on city-owned land. What Christians are experiencing when their holiday is being â&#x20AC;&#x153;attackedâ&#x20AC;? is called distress of the privileged. Distress of the privileged occurs when the norm is challenged â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in this case, celebrat-

ing Christmas in the public sphere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and there are attempts made to make society more equitable to the people it serves. Christian privilege is deeply embedded in American society. Jews donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get school off during Yom Kippur, and Muslims donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have door buster sales that are themed after Eid al-Adha. In other words, the war on Christmas is an attempt to protect the non-Christian minority from having a tradition thrown in their face that has little to no relevance to them. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;attacksâ&#x20AC;? on Christmas are not attacks, but attempts to protect religious freedom. Public entities are established to represent and serve their citizens, regardless of religious affiliation. When a local government creates an ordinance to restrict Christmas imagery on city property, or a public school district limits the amount of Christmas music that can be performed at a holiday concert, it is an attempt to be unbiased and to be representative of all of its citizens. Well-intentioned efforts to push Christmas out of the public sphere are not done to strip Christians of their right to celebrate Christmas, but to push society into adapting with the changing times. With a population thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming more and more diverse, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary to realize that you cannot assume everyone celebrates Christmas.

Matt is a sophomore in LAS. He can be reached at mpasqui2@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewPasquini.

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ing hall. It was often a waste for me,â&#x20AC;? Carlson wrote in the survey. University of Michigan Students at the University of Michigan have a lot to say about the bad food quality, but they do appreciate that some of the dining halls are open continuously from 7 a.m. to 8 or 9 p.m. Indiana University Indiana University runs on I-Bucks, with which students buy individual items. If they want to get seconds, they must use more of their I-Bucks. I think I can speak on behalf of most students at the University of Illinois when I say that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thankful our meal plan operates on an all-youcare-to-eat basis when swiping into a dining hall. But University of Illinois students would appreciate being able to swipe a guest in for a meal using a classic meal. Northwestern is one university that offers a meal plan that gives students two guest meal passes per quarter. Currently at the University of Illinois, students can swipe a guest in using credits, not meals. This is a nice option, but meals are lost after a week if not used, while credits carry over. When I lived in University Housing, I had the

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y parents, who are alumni, recall how many years have passed since the days of fried chicken and macaroni and cheese in University dining halls. Then, the Freshman 15 was the exception. The Freshman 30 was the norm. University Dining still offers those options. When it does, the line at Gregory Drive Diner at Ikenberry Commons is nearly a mile long. Yet there are many healthier options nearby. I will never forget my momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprise when I brought her to brunch at the Lincoln Avenue Residence dining hall my freshman year. On one of the counters laid fresh salmon with blocks of cream cheese, capers and lemons. We feasted on salmon and lox and my mom declared her money was being spent well â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just on the quality of food, but on the meal plan itself. And I agree with her. Students in University Housing can eat at any of the University dining halls. They can choose from four meal plans, and non-University Housing students can also choose a six-meal-a-week plan. Meals are all-you-care-to-eat. Credits can be used at A La Carte locations when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to sit down for a meal. Specialty restaurant nights add variety to the menu. All these options make the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meal plans one of the higher price tags in the Big Ten, but, like anything, improvements can be made. Based on an informal survey I made and posted on Facebook, I found trends in the likes and dislikes of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dining halls across the Big Ten. Some unique aspects of schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meal plans caught my attention. University of Minnesota Students at the University of Minnesota are given guest meal passes, where they can swipe in others for meals. They also like the freedom that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;FlexDineâ&#x20AC;? option gives them. Students can use FlexDine Dollars (money allocated from meal plans to eat outside of the dining halls) at campus restaurants. Conversely, every meal plan includes FlexDine Dollars, something that student James Pawlowicz says can make you lose money because the money will be returned to the university after one year of inactivity on the account. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather just spend regular money and not convert it into perishable FlexDine,â&#x20AC;? Pawlowicz wrote in the survey. University of Iowa The University of Iowa switched to semester-based plans this year. Student Alexandra Carlson, who now lives outside university housing, would have liked to have this plan because her schedule varied week to week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some weeks I needed more (meals), and some weeks I would barely eat at the din-

The prices of the most popular meal plans at Big Ten schools range by almost $3,000. Popularity is based on the most frequently purchsed meal plans. The University of Michigan is not included because it does not have individual meal plan rates, and the University of Wisconsin is not included because it does not offer traditional meal plans. The rates are based on prices for housing residents.

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a campus with more than 60 certified fraternity and sorority houses, the University of Illinois boasts one of the largest Greek system in the country. So, in a Greek system as large as ours, one that involves nearly 25 percent of the undergraduate student population, maintenance and safety of Greek houses should be of the utmost concern. The combination of relatively tight living quarters, masses of students away from home for the first time and the newfound freedoms of a college campus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; building violations are inevitable. But last week, CU-CitizenAccess reported that many of these violations take weeks, even months, before they are addressed and fixed. If these violations are going unenforced, then there is a clear need for stricter enforcement. But stricter enforcement shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be dependent on a mishap; it is something the University should be pushing from its end, even if it comes down to considering whether to de-certify a house. Although required by law, fining Greek houses for unaddressed safety violations will inevitably make it tougher to get the safety hazards addressed in a timely manner. Many times the money was never allocated in the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget or they must seek approval from their property managers. Violations, in almost any residential building, shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come unexpected, though. Too often you see a multitude of electrical cords plugged in, seeping every last bit of power, and items hanging from the ceiling or the most common one: the dysfunctional smoke (and sometimes carbon monoxide) detector. This is a matter of convenience for students, one that becomes a slippery slope for other chronic habits. Consider this example: Many University Housing residence halls and Private Certified Housing facilities are relatively strict about appliances and often have resident advisers or another type of supervisor inspect living spaces; yet CUCitizenAccess still reported a handful of violations in these private-certified and University residence halls. As aforementioned, violations are bound to happen in almost any building. But the urgency to fix some of those issues by the houses themselves, starting with the most critical, when possible, is missing. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the real issue at hand. With a quarter turnover in University student population each year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult, if not impossible, to educate everyone on what is generally considered safe. In some cases, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to the property owner whether to allow a certain item â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and much of that falls on the students to be proactive in seeking out the information, which is often buried in the handbook on move-in day or written in fine print in the lease. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where enforcement comes in, especially with the Greek houses, which arguably pose a greater danger to those who live in them because of the high number of students living in a tight area. Fining isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a solution that would necessarily fix problems in a timely manner. The money for violations may not be allocated in the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, and many students may not be aware of what is considered a violation and how to correct the violation. So the next step lies on the shoulders of the vice chancellor for student affairs, whose office has the authority to de-certify Greek organizations if the violations go unaddressed. If de-certified, a Greek house does not have the ability to provide living space to first-year students, namely second-semester freshmen. Although this would be an unfavorable alternative, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that is seriously considered â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as it should continue to be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when city officials tell the housing office that a certified house isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t putting forth the effort to correct its violations. Whether a shorter timetable or a tighter leash on repeat offenders makes a difference, the wait-and-see approach by officials appears to be falling short, just like some of the Greek houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts.

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10 classic meals and 45 cafe credits plan. Typically, I ended up using 8-10 meals per week, and almost all of my credits each week. If I wanted to swipe in a friend for dinner, it would cost 12.59 credits and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to budget my remaining credits for the week. I would have liked to be able to put one of my unused meals to use. It would also be worthwhile to look into a program like that of Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, in which a certain amount of money from the meal plan could be used at local restaurants. The vendors in the Illini Union would be a good place to start, because it is a central location on the Main Quad that many students could easily use. As the University Dining menus can be repetitive, being able to eat at outside restaurants would add variety to studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; food options. University of Illinois studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; responses to the survey were overall very positive, indicating that there is widespread satisfaction with University Dining. But as food is very important in a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, we would love to see even more options in meal plans.

Kirsten is a junior in Media. She can be reached at kekellr2@dailyillini.com.

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Visiting lecturer to discuss phenomenology, emotions BY MATT RUBY STAFF WRITER

Artist, photographer and philosopher Dylan Trigg, a postdoctoral researcher at the University College Dublin focusing on the philosophical field of phenomenology, will deliver a lecture Tuesday at the Krannert Art Museum called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Place of the Ghost: A Phenomenology of Genius Loci.â&#x20AC;? The lecture will be held in the auditorium at 5:30 p.m. Trigg studies a subfield of philosophy known as phenomenology, which primarily aims to describe â&#x20AC;&#x153;experienceâ&#x20AC;? and what it means to feel a given emotion or have a given reaction toward something. William Schroeder, emeritus professor of philosophy who has a background in phenomenology, said Triggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is much less theoretical and more practical. He will be attending Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lecture and said he believes the lecture has the potential to interest and help students and faculty in a wide range of studies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Phenomenology) is one of the most interesting approaches to philosophy because it gets very down to earth and is closely connected to how people actually live and undergo their lives,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not abstract, impersonal, theoretical or objectifying. In that way, you can really help people think more deeply about what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re experiencing, as their experiencing it.â&#x20AC;? Melissa Pokorny, associate professor of painting and sculpture, nominated Trigg to give the lecture as part of The School of Art and Designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Placemakingâ&#x20AC;? series. Every year, Art and Design has a theme for its visitor lecture series, chosen by a committee that aims to combine suggestions from graduate students and faculty. Speakers are chosen based off their work or research related to the theme, and the talks are open to the public. Pokorny nominated him because of his important contributions to research on the relationship between humans and places. She said in an email that Triggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lecture will be directed mostly toward â&#x20AC;&#x153;anyone who likes to think about how we experience the world, how our perception informs that experience, and how our imaginations play a role in the formation of memories of our lived experiences.â&#x20AC;? Triggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk will focus specifically on his research as it relates to the significance of place, and what it means for a place to have a life of its own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lecture is an attempt at understanding how a place

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STUDYING in. Environmental effects, such as time of day or manner of test taking (i.e. standing, reciting, sitting, etc.) can help stimulate memory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think of studying as practice and the test as the game. The way that you practice is the way that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play in the game,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said

Make broader connections With students taking such a diverse range of classes, it can be easy to question how Spanish class can relate to U.S. History. However, Professor Christianson advises students to do just that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make broader connections about the things youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, rather than compartmentalizing,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These connections between material and also the way you study and perform on the test are important.â&#x20AC;? These connections can be developed through similarities between terminology or the use of mnemonics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; anything to reinforce the learning of subject matter. It may take some creativity to make connections between different subjects, but it will be beneficial for exam time.

Just say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; With YouTube, Facebook and smartphone technology, it can be hard to steer clear from temptation and focus solely on studying. But research has shown that multitasking is not only distracting, but it can also cause oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance and learning ability to suffer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite many people swearing that they learn better when studying with music playing,

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STRESS working out, eating healthy and sleeping for at least seven hours each night. The consistency in his regiment helps him stay focused. By accomplishing his goals and being healthy, he his able to alleviate stress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people are consistent with stress management techniques, when faced with difficult

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comes to life and can continue to have a life long after the people who lived there have departed,â&#x20AC;? Trigg said in an email. A place, he said, can continue to carry meaning by way of humans â&#x20AC;&#x153;projecting memories and imagesâ&#x20AC;? onto it or because a â&#x20AC;&#x153;ghost of a placeâ&#x20AC;? may go on living there. In his lecture, Trigg said he hopes to help attendees better understand what places are significant to them and what relation they have to those places. He will do this by using his research and photography to explore the relationship between people and a placeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;genius loci.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Places have a life outside of us, and perhaps philosophy can attend to this strange â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;afterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; life,â&#x20AC;? he said. Schroeder said phenomenology relates to Triggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research of â&#x20AC;&#x153;placeâ&#x20AC;? because the branch of philosophy tends to point out the added significance that distance and place take on. For example, the more scientific way of viewing the world would be to say there is a pair of glasses six feet away from a person with a book. The phenomenological point of view would say that the glasses feel far away to the person because they are interested in the book and need the glasses to read. In other words, our purposes dictate the way we view the world. According to Schroeder, it is vital that scientists and people studying various fields have a good understanding of this more basic way of viewing things before going on to research and apply knowledge in their specific field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most kind of direct everyday understanding of how people relate to world, experience the world and are conscious of the world,â&#x20AC;? he said. He said the students studying psychology, geography, dance and art, among other subjects, would most benefit from the information. Psychologists, he said, aim to understand the

causes of certain thought processes, geographers aim to understand the relationship of people to place, and dancers and artists aim to draw significant connection between their work and human emotion. Schroeder said the information Trigg has to offer will benefit these fields because it will help show the significance of experience and place as a prerequisite basis for studying the human mind, societal relations and artistic expression. Schroeder said it is rare that a philosopher can express himself so well through art and that it makes Triggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research all the more approachable and interesting. Trigg said he feels art can offer something words cannot and that art and philosophy are intertwined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both art and philosophy, as I see it, are concerned with locating something prior to our full awakening,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In some cases, art comes to the scene before philosophy does. For example, we know more of the world from the hairs that stand on the back of our necks than the conceptual tools deployed to analyze those hairs.â&#x20AC;? By using his research and his photography, Trigg said he hopes to discuss topics like how a strip mall in Dayton, Ohio, can hold a similarly significant feeling for one person as a chateau in France might hold for someone else, or how people feel more at ease when they are alone in an elevator rather than in elevator with one other person in it. He said he will also discuss nostalgia and how it shapes the way we perceive our surroundings and draw significance from our experiences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I see it, art, memory and place are not here to reinforce our sense of well-being in the world,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but to give us insight into what it means to be human.â&#x20AC;?

studies reveal otherwise since multitasking divides attention,â&#x20AC;? Mestre said. Aside from this, multitasking also creates an environmental schema that may not be consistent with the one provided for the actual exam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten into this implicit habit of jumping back and forth between things, and if part of your schema is going back and forth to a phone and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that during the test, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to feel weird,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It reinforces habits that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to be able to operate under during a test.â&#x20AC;?

too dramatically come testing time,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go with whatever pattern you generally feel good with.â&#x20AC;? Simply put, Christianson believes it is best to stick to a simple schedule. If students are tired, sleep. If students are hungry, eat. But most of all, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ignore the importance of getting a full nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep. While there is a lack of substantial research about super foods that stimulate brain activity, Christianson advised students to avoid indulging in stimulants like energy drinks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go with traditional coffees or teas. Research suggests that they can be, in moderation, even good for you,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any research that suggests that these energy drinks are anything but generally bad.â&#x20AC;? Exercise is another activity that is helpful for studying because it increases the blood and oxygen flow throughout the body. This improves circulation and brings more blood to the brain, providing more glucose for the brain to metabolize, Christianson said. Exercise also helps naturally regulate oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caloric intake and sleeping patterns. Generally, people tend to eat better and sleep more when they exercise regularly, he said. Additionally, exercise is an optimal way to test whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve fallen for the illusion of recognition memory. Instead of mindlessly listening to music while exercising, students can utilize that time and test themselves on upcoming test material. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more times you recall, the easier it gets to retrieve it from memory,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said.

Write your worries away Instead of wallowing in stress and anxiety before an exam, students can spend five minutes to free write. This will reduce stress levels and result in better performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(By free writing,) you offload all of these worries from your working memory and you take them out of the attention of the active maintenance youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing in your brain,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You put them on an external memory source and it gets out of your head.â&#x20AC;? A study conducted by Gerardo Ramirez and Sian L. Beilock has shown significant improvements in student exam scores, especially for those who are habitually anxious about exams.

Exercise, eat and sleep well When it comes to eating, exercising and sleeping, there is no specific regimen that will work for all students. Much like preference in interest and motivation, these areas depend heavily on individual preference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The habits that you get into should probably not be changed times of increased intensity or feeling a little bit more anxious, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be able to manage those situations a lot more effectively and hopefully in a more relaxed manner,â&#x20AC;? Carson said. McKinley will host another event called Stress Free Finals on Dec. 10 at the Weston Exploration Center at noon. This program is meant to help students become prepared and organized for finals. They also offer online relaxation exercises that students

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Stephanie can be reached at skim108@dailyillini.com. can download from McKinleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website for free and use as a portable relaxation tool that focuses on things like deep breathing exercises. As the stress management coordinator at McKinley, Carson also sees students oneon-one for stress management appointments and talks to them about stress-related concerns that they might have.

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How does a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;placeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; come to life?

Artist and philosopher Dylan Trigg, a post-doctoral researcher at University College Dublin, will be addressing this question during his lecture at the Krannert Art Museum on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. He will be speaking as part of the School of Art and Designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Placemakingâ&#x20AC;? series. Turn to Page 5A to learn more about phenomenology, Triggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topic for Tuesday.

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ith fi nals looming, students now have to put on their thinking caps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the right way. Students can adopt certain techniques and habits for exam studying to best avoid end-of-thesemester stress. While a great deal of research surrounding educational psychology exists, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the psychology science underlying what makes good studying is still not as well developed as one might hope,â&#x20AC;? said Kiel Christianson, associate professor and associate chair of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department of educational psychology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Individual differences, such as motivation and interest, will vary widely from person-to-person and student-to-student,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. For this reason, there are practical obstacles to researching how to study, even with a large study pool of homogenous people. There is also

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the issue of determining the length of study sessions and their frequency over a certain time period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the best pieces of advice that comes up in research is to study over periods of time,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, no cramming.â&#x20AC;? Instead, it is best that students take good notes, pay attention in class and revisit their notes throughout the semester â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a technique that can seem straightforward, but may be hard to put into practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not exactly exciting or doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem like something you desperately need to do because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not assigned,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But refreshing your memory about the old (information) right before and after you put the new (information) in your head is really helpful.â&#x20AC;? This technique is better known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;distributed practiceâ&#x20AC;? in the world of educational psychology. Distributed practice was found to have greater impact on test performance com-

Students can adopt techniques, habits for optimal studying pared with other techniques, such as highlighting, rereading, summarization and self-explanation, according to Improving Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Learning With Effective learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology, a study conducted by John Dunlosky. These four techniques showed little to no effect on test performance and information retention. And yet, students still might fall into the cramming trap. What is a student to do? Thankfully, there is still hope.

Practice makes perfect As well as â&#x20AC;&#x153;distributed practice,â&#x20AC;? another effective learning technique is â&#x20AC;&#x153;practice testing,â&#x20AC;? or developing a sample of what the test may be. For this technique to be most useful, students should not look at the answers or rely on self-checking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the biggest pitfalls that

people have is that they mistake recognition for knowledge or comprehension or mastery,â&#x20AC;? Christianson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recognition memory is different from actual recall and operation over things you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually have provided for you in external memory like a book.â&#x20AC;? This issue is one that Jose Mestre, chair of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department of educational psychology, encounters with his students in his physics and educational psychology classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many students tell me that they study hard yet do poorly on exams and they do not understand why,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They never tested themselves on whether they could solve problems, so it is difficult for them to tell whether or not they were well prepared. It turns out that poorly performing students over-predict their performance on tests.â&#x20AC;? This may also involve studying in an environment similar to the one that the exam will take place

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McKinley to host programs on handling stress BY SAHER KHAN STAFF WRITER

Claire Young is stressing out. With finals just two weeks away, the junior in AHS is swamped with end-of-semester papers, assignments and tests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stress feels like having on an extremely heavy backpack that you just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take off,â&#x20AC;? Young said. Young manages her stress by going for long runs or crocheting, but said she is always open to new methods to keep herself stressfree. McKinley Health Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming Break Away from Stress event is meant to inform Young, and students with simi-

lar concerns, on how to decrease and manage stress before finals week. The event will take place Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Student Dining and Residential Programs Building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great way to take a break from studying for a little bit, get your mind off the books and focus on taking care of yourself,â&#x20AC;? said Jennifer Carson, stress management coordinator and wellness promotion specialist at McKinley. Carson said that the event is designed like an open house. There will be a variety of stations that focus on different types of stress management.

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McKinleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stress Management group collaborated with Body Work Associates to bring a few representatives to give shoulder and neck massages for students. There will be a table for students to make their own stress balls and a station for additional stress management information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Massages at this event? Heck yes, I would definitely like to go,â&#x20AC;? Young said. The stress peer mentors will also be available to help students plan out their schedules for finals week. Young said she believes learning about time management is an important skill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time management is not only

important for college students, but is essential for us as future professionals as well,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All students can benefit from this, and it really does help us relieve stress because we have more time to get things done.â&#x20AC;? This is the fourth annual Break Away from Stress event McKinley has hosted. The stress management group tries to host events like this every time studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stress levels peak, which tends to happen during fi nals, midterms and holiday seasons, according to Carson. Their hope is that students will use these programs to learn and implement techniques that can help

relieve their tension and make them more relaxed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stress is normal. We all have it day-to-day. There are millions of times when things become overwhelming and are looming over us, where we feel like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my gosh, I need to do something!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Carson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So being able to put things in place prior to handling those situations is going to help you manage that much better.â&#x20AC;? Stress management is individualized; what works for one person doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work for another, Carson said. This is why the Break Away from Stress program is offering a variety of different techniques to fit the needs and interests of

different people, so students can follow through on what works for them and stay consistent with those methods. Peter Alemis, junior in LAS, has an established routine for how he manages stress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the biggest factors affecting stress is the inability to reach goals, small or large,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To handle this, I always plan out my weeks and make a list of what needs to be accomplished in order of importance.â&#x20AC;? On top of methodically completing set goals, Alemis also maintains a healthy lifestyle by

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SPORTS Rice leads Illini into Big Ten-ACC Challenge game BY SEAN HAMMOND SENIOR WRITER

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Illinois head coach John Groce looks up toward the scoreboard during the game against Chicago State at State Farm Center on Nov. 22. Groce was disappointed with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start against Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, despite winning 57-55.

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ews broke Monday that Tim Beckman would be retained as the head coach of Illinois football, though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really â&#x20AC;&#x153;newsâ&#x20AC;? so much as â&#x20AC;&#x153;confirmation of our expectations.â&#x20AC;? I have no idea what Beckman is like on a personal level with his players, what kind of a mentor he is for guys like Nathan Scheelhaase and Jonathan Brown and other players he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recruit. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whether the father-figure mantle he insists heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always taken up has been a media mirage or a genuine mission. But we see his impact reflected in the attitudes of his players, and the change in the program from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slog to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirited campaign is undeniable. The decision to bring Beckman back was a no-brainer. Numbers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell the story. The 2012 teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record of 2-10 doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capture the badness, the 2013 record of 4-8 doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capture the improvement. Beckman came in last season talking, seriously, a Big Ten

championship. The shirts hailed a new era, the buzz reached a roar, and Illinois fans gave football a chance. Briefly. It was apparent early and often that Illinois was not good; the ONE bracelets that referenced the Big Ten title game were either thrown away or worn as a scarlet letter of misguided expectations. Blowout loss after blowout loss, Skoalgate, and enough failed readoptions to fulfill some absurd, nonexistent metaphor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was as bad as it could have possibly been. Beckman struggled with the pressure, but he persevered, and he was not let go after last year. Then the buy-in occurred from the players, and the new era began in earnest. Most people probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that Illinois beat a team in Cincinnati that is now 9-2 and playing in a major conference title game. The Big Ten losing streak is over, whether Purdue deserves to be in the FCS or not. Illinois suffered several losses, but only one was a blowout of the caliber that 2012 seemed exclusively comprised. Beckman has the attention of his players now. And he may not be the most eloquent or the most disciplinarian of coaches, but his enthusiasm and passion have

started to take effect and those traits are invaluable in a college football coach. There are questions on both sides of the ball for Illinois going forward. How will Aaron Bailey and Wes Lunt share quarterback duties? Who will replace the three senior receivers from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad? The biggest question, however, is at the top of the defense: Beckman has been retained, but what about defensive coordinator Tim Banks? Banksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; unit was terrible all season long. Jonathan Brown played excellently, leading the team with 119 total tackles. Second on the team in tackles was Earnest Thomas III with 101 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thomas is a safety, the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last line of defense. Zane Petty, another safety, came in fourth with 75. Banks had to face the media game after game and tell them some combination of the following: my team is really young and not that good yet, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not coaching well enough, we had several bad plays but also had good plays. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telling the media, respectively: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not my fault, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not their fault, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually playing

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Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: Every week, The Daily Illini football staff ranks the football teams in the Big Ten 1-12 and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.

1. Ohio State (last week: 1)

Wisconsin made a statement Saturday with a convincing 35-6 win over Northwestern, and may have become the first team that really deserves the second spot on The Daily Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Ten power rankings. All season long it has been a question which team will fill the slot behind Ohio State, but this week it was never in doubt. The Badgers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) boast the Big Tenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best offense in terms of total yards and best rushing attack. Next up for Wisconsin is a meeting with Illinois (3-2, 0-1) under the lights at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday.

3. Wisconsin (T2)

2. Michigan State (T2)

5. Iowa (7)

8. Penn State (8)

4. Michigan (6)

6. Minnesota (4)

Preseason dreams of a return to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship are a distant memory as Nebraska lost its final regular season game at home to Iowa 38-17. Speculation now surrounds the program and the Cornhuskersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; head coach Bo Pelini. The head coach lashed out in his postgame press conference: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they want to fire me, go ahead,â&#x20AC;? he said. While Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst offered a statement to back up Peliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job security, the combination of a disappointing season and off-field issues puts Pelini on a very short leash in the near future.

7. Nebraska (5)

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Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; head coach Tim Beckman watches the game against Northwestern at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Illini lost 37-34.

It starts between the ears. At least, it does for John Groce. The head coach of Illinois menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happy with his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start to Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne. For Groce, the slow start was mental. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think his five freshmen handled their Thanksgiving Day practice well, following a west coast trip to UNLV. He said the freshmen â&#x20AC;&#x153;werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t real goodâ&#x20AC;? in practice Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Often times you play like you practice,â&#x20AC;? Groce said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great learning experience for them, and they learn that you have to prepare for every game the same.â&#x20AC;? If the veterans on Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roster feel like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve prepared for Tuesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Ten-ACC Challenge matchup versus Georgia Tech before, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because they have. The Illini (7-0) play the

Yellow Jackets (5-3) for the second straight year in the Challenge, this time in Atlanta. Illinois beat Georgia Tech 75-62 last year at the State Farm Center, in large part thanks to Joseph Bertrandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal 10-0 run. The fifth-year senior has never lost a Big Ten-ACC Challenge game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the last one here,â&#x20AC;? Bertrand laughed Monday, referring to Brandon Paul, D.J. Richardson and Tyler Griffey, who were in Bertrandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshman class before he redshirted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to try to keep that going.â&#x20AC;? The Yellow Jackets return with almost the same roster from a year ago. They are led by seniors Trae Golden, who averages 13.5 points per game, and Daniel Miller, who is scoring 10.3 points per game and grabbing 8.1 rebounds. Georgia Tech started off the season 5-1 before losing to Mississippi and St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the Bar-

9. Indiana (9)

12. Purdue (12)

10. Northwestern (10)

11. Illinois (11)

The Boilermakers finished the season 1-11, with their lone win coming against FCS foe Indiana State. This is not how first-year head coach Darrell Hazell envisioned his first season at the helm of the program and the Boilermakers will have a lot of work to do in the offseason. Ten of Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 losses came by double-digits and the combination of the 119th-ranked scoring offense and 111th-ranked scoring defense made Purdue one of the worst statistical teams in the FBS.

Illini volleyball has unique opportunity in tournament ALEX ROUX Sports columnist

he road to the Final Four runs through Champaign. Members of the Illinois volleyball team huddled around a TV Sunday night during the NCAA Volleyball Tournament selection show, March Madness style. The brackets were released, the players cheered, and the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament prospects got much brighter. With the Illini earning a No. 13 seed, Huff Hall will host

fi rst and second round matches of the NCAA tournament, with State Farm Center in Champaign set to host regional rounds. If the Illini end up making it to the Final Four, they will have done so without playing a match away from home. This is an unbelievably favorable path for Kevin Hamblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2005-esque, when the Illini basketball team made it to St. Louisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Final Four after playing regional and semifi nal rounds in Indianapolis and Chicago. For any team, the ultimate goal is to win it all. The 2011 version of the Illini nearly did it, falling in the champion-

ship match to UCLA. This 2013 team is not the same, not even close. The Illini posted a 16-14 overall record after slugging through one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toughest schedules. They played strong down the stretch, which likely contributed to their favorable seeding. The Illini fell on Senior Night, getting swept at the hands of Minnesota. Now they have a chance to shine on two unofficial senior nights at Huff Hall, which is sure to be packed and loud on Friday night when Morehead State comes to town. Huff is old. Huff is cramped. Huff is deafening when fi lled to

capacity. Seniors Jennifer Beltran and Courtney Abrahamovich should relish the opportunity to play there one, hopefully two, more times. With the path to the Final Four now in front of them, reasonable expectations for this team come into play. The Illini have shown they can compete with the top teams in the country. They hung tough with perennial powerhouse Penn State and took No. 1 seed Texas to five sets. Illinois is ranked 18th in the country and will be playing at home. I expect the Illini to benefit from their home-court advantage this weekend and move on to the

regional round. If the Illini can make it to the Sweet 16 at State Farm Center, this season should be considered a resounding success. If they can advance that far, then momentum will undoubtedly be on the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have converted a unique opportunity into a special one. People would be pumped about heading over to the home of Illinois basketball for a volleyball match. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast-forward to Dec. 13. Illinois is taking on a 36-0 Missouri team at State Farm Center. The arena is rocking. Spike Squad is in full force. Even the

elderly fans in the reserved seats are on their feet. It feels like 2011 all over again. Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting ahead of myself. But this is my dream scenario for the Illini now that the brackets are set. A berth in the Sweet 16 coming off two home postseason wins. A chance to advance to the Elite Eight, then the Final Four, in front of the home crowd. Anything can happen with momentum on your side. The Illini canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for much more than that.

Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@ dailyillini.com and @aroux94.

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Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return boosts womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball The junior averaged 8 points over the weekend BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

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Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alexis Smith (23) rises to the basket for a layup during the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over Indiana at Assembly Hall on Feb. 23.

While the Illinois womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team was blown out in two of its three games during the Cancun Challenge, the Illini did get a boost from Alexis Smith. Smith, a junior point guard, appeared in her first games of the season last week after suffering a stress fracture in her foot in the preseason. Smith averaged 8.0 points and 3.3 assists per game in the three contests. Having Smith back in the rotation adds depth to an Illini team that had been primarily playing only seven or eight players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought Alexis was a good shot in the arm for us,â&#x20AC;? head coach Matt Bollant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She brings some toughness and another ball handler for us. She can get to the rim and make plays, as well as

one of our best on-ball defenders.â&#x20AC;? Bollant said Smith is near 100 percent healthy; although, her conditioning still needs work after sitting out four weeks. She replaced Taylor Tuck in the starting lineup in games against Arkansas State and North Carolina.

pleased with the 70 points against â&#x20AC;&#x153;a really good defensive team,â&#x20AC;? in Arkansas State, he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happy at all in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two losses. The Illini combined for just 12 assists in losses to North Carolina and Arizona State to 41 turnovers.

Illini offense slows down

Another mitigating factor in the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip was foul trouble, specifically with guard Ivory Crawford. The junior guard fouled out against Arizona State and North Carolina, and picked up four fouls in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory against Arkansas State. Crawford fouled out in just 16 minutes of play against the Tar Heels and has reached five fouls in three of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight games so far this season. Crawford has struggled with fouls in her career, as she set the school record last season with 130 personal fouls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One big thing for her is to stop trying to steal the ball out of the ballhandlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands. If we can get her to change that thing about her game, that would help us a bunch,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important to our success, as our second leading scorer.â&#x20AC;?

For a team that entered the week averaging 92.4 points per game, the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive output in Cancun was not up to par. Illinois had its three lowest scoring outputs of the season during the trio of games at the Cancun Challenge, and it was poor shooting mixed with poor decision making that slowed down the Illinois offense. In the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two losses to Arizona State and North Carolina, the Illini shot 31.8 percent and 28.8 percent from the field, respectively. From behind the line, Illinois couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the range, as the team shot 8- 42 from deep in the combined three games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we got sped up a little bit against Arizona State and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take great shots,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shoot well from outside.â&#x20AC;? While Bollant said he was

Foul trouble limits Illini

Stephen can be reached at sbourbo2@dailyillini.com and @steve_bourbon.

NBA Eastern Conference worse than usual this season SPENCER BROWN Sports columnist

funny thing happened Monday morning. We are almost a quarter way through the NBA season and getting ready for the Christmas Day games. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so comical about that? Well, at 1:59 a.m. Monday, I discovered there is a grand total of two teams above .500 in the Eastern Conference. I repeat, two. Talk about top heavy. This is pushing it to the limit. The Indiana Pacers sat at 16-1 prior to their game against Portland. They have the best record in basketball. The two-time defending champion Miami Heat are 14-3. Then there is a major drop off. Compare that with the Western Conference, which has 12 teams that are at least .500. How is this possible? The Pacers and Heat were expected to perform marvelously from the beginning of the season, so their quick starts are no surprise. Even if the East were more competitive, these two clubs would still have a similar start to the season. There is a multitude of factors, however, to account for the terrible imbalance.

For starters, the Eastern Conference has a lot of flat-out bad teams. The Milwaukee Bucks are a perfect example. They have the worst record in the conference at 3-13 and rightfully so. This is a very young team with the majority of its players having little to no playoff experience, and it shows. None of these players has ever been a No. 1 option outside of Caron Butler, but he is on the downside of his career. A massive roster overhaul over the summer has not panned out well. In addition to bad teams are inexperienced coaches. There are eight NBA coaches in the Eastern Conference that had never coached a game before this season. The adjustment to the professional game has been rough for these new coaches. Having that many coaching changes within a conference is signaling a win-now philosophy; however, that misplaced desire by ownership has placed a lot on inexperience on the sideline and has decreased their chances of winning, as well as the quality of basketball. Injuries in certain cases have derailed some teams in the early season. The Chicago Bulls were happy to welcome back All-Star point guard Derrick Rose after he missed all of last season with a torn ACL. Unfortunately just a month into the season, Rose fell victim to yet another knee injury. A torn meniscus in his right knee will side-

line him for the rest of this season. The Bulls have had a tough time adjusting to yet another season without their anchor. Some Eastern Conference teams are stuck in basketball purgatory. The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks support this claim. The Raptors feature Rudy Gay and DeMar Derozan, the second coming of Vince Carter and T-Mac. Much like the Raptors teams of Carter and McGrady, this teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ceiling is a .500 season. They draft a lot of international players and obtain a lot of athletes, but it never seems to mesh and produce wins. The Hawks face a similar dilemma. Simply put, they are what they are. Atlanta never attracts bigname talent and usually is shipping better players out and not getting a huge return on them. They do not draft particularly well, either. They will never be better than a middle-of-the-pack team, which this year could mean finishing the season 40-42 for a playoff spot. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the state of New York. This is the epitome of failed expectations. The New York Knicks actually found a way to downgrade their strength from last year, three point shooting, and actually get worse defensively. Carmelo Anthony is taking his usual number of bad shots, but judging by the lack of effort of his teammates this season, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really blame him. The Brooklyn Nets are a prime example of how big names do not guarantee success on the court. Kevin Gar-

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Miami Heatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade smile after pulling away from the Indiana Pacers during the third quarter in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on June 3 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Fla. nett has not been the K.G. of old. Paul Pierce just broke his hand. Joe Johnson fades in and out as he typically does. Deron Williams has not been the top-tier point guard heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in past years. Oh, and Jason Kidd has a problem holding on to his cup. Every team outside of the Pacers and Heat suffer from one or all of these ailments. These teams are wildly unpredictable. They beat up on one

another because they are all considerably inconsistent and level the playing field on any given night. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny how six of these teams that are currently underperforming will be in the playoffs. It will be no joke when they land in Indiana or Miami.

Spencer is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at sebrown2@dailyillini.com.

Illinois wrestling wins 3 duals, suffers 1st loss of season to Cornell BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER

With the score tied, the Illinois wrestling team had one more match to decide the winner of its duel against Cornell under the lights of one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous arenas: Madison Square Garden. Heavyweight Chris Lopez took to the mat against Cornellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stryker Lane. Lopez was able to score off a takedown in the first period, but Lane came back to tie the score by the end of the third period, forcing the match into sudden victory. The matchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s length proved to be too much for Lopez as he gave up an escape to Lane, losing the match 4-3 in the second overtime period and resulting in Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first loss of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a little bit of the nerves got to me, and toward the end I was getting a little tired. I kind of wrestled a heavyweight match, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open up as much as I like to sometimes,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of moving around and getting shots, I

was kind of hand fighting, which is what a lot of heavyweights usually do.â&#x20AC;? The 18-15 loss to Cornell came after defeating Bloomsburg 29-18 earlier Sunday at the second annual Grapple in the Garden in New York City. This was the first time the Illini were invited to compete at the event. Head coach Jim Heffernan felt the team gave the Cornell dual away after being in the lead earlier. Along with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health, he attributed the loss to poor decision making on the part of the younger members of the team. Redshirt freshman Nikko Reyes was caught in a pin with five seconds remaining in the 184-pound match. Heffernan said Reyes should have stayed basic toward the end of the match with his opponent controlling his leg, instead of trying a move that eventually ended up costing the team six points. Despite the disappointing team finish against Cornell, 125-pound Jesse Delgado came away

with a 6-2 victory against No. 2 Nahshon Garret, an opponent Delgado defeated at the semifinals of the NCAA tournament last year en route to his national championship. Although he was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event, Delgado criticized himself for his foot movement and not being able to get off clean shots. Heffernan praised the performance of 165-pound Jackson Morse, who scored an 11-0 major decision victory against Bloomsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 6 Josh Veltre. Morse is still undefeated this season and feels that he has finally figured out his routine in his fourth season at Illinois. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I followed my game plan pretty well,â&#x20AC;? Morse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been able to take down guys early and let my wrestling on top go to work.â&#x20AC;? Aside from the competition aspect, the event also offered the opportunity for the wrestlers to take center stage in Madison Square Garden, the location of some of the most historic sporting events in history. Lopez said that was something

he discussed with his team in the locker room as the Illini were getting ready. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of professional teams have been in there, and a lot of historical moments have happened in there,â&#x20AC;? Lopez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy to be in the same area, warming up in the same area as they were in. We had a pretty packed crowd, so it was a lot of fun.â&#x20AC;? The weekend also marked the end of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonconference duals, as it will be taking on Wisconsin on Friday in Madison. Heffernan believes Cornell was a good preview as to what they will see against Wisconsin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wisconsin, matchup-wise, is very similar to us, like Cornell, where they are very solid team,â&#x20AC;? Heffernan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have some strong individuals that match up well against us. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be another dog fight.â&#x20AC;?

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Big Pondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size not necessarily advantageous for Illini BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

Playing on the Big Pond can give the Illini hockey team home ice advantage, but it can also be a big problem. The Big Pond is the widest rink in the ACHA, stretching across 195 feet by 115 feet, compared with most rinks that measure 200-by-85, which is regulation size for the NHL. With more width, offenses have more room to make plays, and it challenges defenses to cover more space on the ice. For senior goaltender Nick Clarke, playing on the Big Pond forces him to play a completely different game than he does when playing on a regulation-size rink. Clarke, like most of the Illini, grew up playing on a smaller rink than the Big Pond and had to make adjustments when first coming to Illinois. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much space

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BASKETBALL clays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., back-to-back last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a really good defensive team,â&#x20AC;? center Nnanna Egwu said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They pack it in and force you to make tough shots. The same thing they did last year. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just tough; they grind it out.â&#x20AC;? Oddly enough, the trip to Atlanta will be the first of two trips to Atlanta for the Illini in a fiveday span. Illinois plays Auburn at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Sunday, a neutral-court location. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s road trip to Las Vegas may have prepared the freshman for what they are going

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SILL well. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had to balance out those three answers as more and more people begin to wonder about his job security. The sentiments about Banks usually fall into three categories: The results speak for themselves, fire him; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had nothing to work with, give him another chance; and, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had nothing to work with, but the results speak for themselves, so fire him anyway.

behind the boards,â&#x20AC;? Clarke said, pointing out that a lot of visiting teams tend to shoot wide of the net on purpose in order to deflect the puck in front of the net. Defenseman Kyle Clark said the boards behind the net cause the puck to take funny hops, which can sometimes cost the Illini defensively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to be ready for it and anticipate the bad bounces,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just be in position and hope for the best if it takes a wild jump on you.â&#x20AC;? But when visiting teams do take shots on net from the outside, Nick Clarke said he has a better advantage when playing at home on the wider rink. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things happen a lot faster on a smaller rink, so you have to react faster and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less room to make plays,â&#x20AC;? Clarke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shooting from the boards on a regulation-size rink, it could be a real quality shot, but here

youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of time to react to it.â&#x20AC;? On the road, most Illini players said they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to make many adjustments, having grown up playing on regulation-size rinks. When playing a series on the road, the Illini prepare during the week in practice by playing on squared-off sections of the ice on the Big Pond. The team also gets an opportunity to make adjustments on visiting teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rinks during Friday morning skates and during warmups before the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generally, it takes a couple shifts (to get used to the difference) on a smaller ice,â&#x20AC;? head coach Nick Fabbrini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being mentally prepared is so important on the road, because you know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a completely different game than we play here at home.â&#x20AC;? Illini captain Austin Bostock said the team usually plays very

to experience this week, but for junior Rayvonte Rice, it was a breakout performance. Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25-point, 10-rebound performance, along with his 17-point, six-rebound game against IPFW earned him Big Ten Player of the Week honors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really like a team award,â&#x20AC;? Rice said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just about scoring, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about rebounding, steals and all of that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen that from Ray playing in the Valley,â&#x20AC;? added forward Jon Ekey, who played Rice while both played in the Missouri Valley Conference â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ekey at Illinois State, Rice at Drake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He got off against us a couple times. I know what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capable of and sitting out (last year), heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten even

better. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a high ceiling.â&#x20AC;? Groce knows he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to tell his veterans that it starts between the ears. They need to get off to a better start than they did against IPFW, especially on the road against an ACC opponent. But he also said, as heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said all year, that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to need contributions from the entire roster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to come ready to compete and throw the first punch,â&#x20AC;? Rice said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach has been talking about that all season, coming out and throwing the first punch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like lately other teams are doing that to us.â&#x20AC;?

In general I find myself wanting to give coaches more time to implement their systems and stake their culture into a program. I find no exception regarding Banks. He could easily be fired, used as a scapegoat for the season. But as he did with Beckman, Mike Thomas should exercise patience with Banks. Let his players develop under him and see whether he can turn it around. Having said that, I would be somewhat surprised if he remained on as defensive coor-

dinator because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how college sports work. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve certainly been wrong before. Anyone who thought Beckman would be fired after this season wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t following the program very closely. The real question for the Illini is if the one leading its defense will get the same chance for a turnaround that was afforded to its head coach.

different when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the road by better utilizing its speed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little faster paced and harder-hitting game,â&#x20AC;? Bostock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the Big Pond, if you go and make a big hit, it might be a good thing, but at the same time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking yourself out of the play. Whereas on a small rink, a big hit can lead to two-on-one or three-on-one chances and in some cases can lead to goals.â&#x20AC;? Defenseman Cody von Rueden said the smaller sheets of ice at visiting arenas also allow the Illini to utilize the power of their forecheck with less space between defenders and forwards, putting pressure on teams trying to advance the puck out of their defensive zone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot less time to make plays out there,â&#x20AC;? von Rueden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to move the puck a lot quicker and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to use our body a lot more. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a very skilled team

and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a fast team, so when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the forecheck we definitely use a lot of tenacity to get pucks in.â&#x20AC;? But as an experienced player, von Rueden knows that smaller rinks mean more opportunities for bigger hits and less time to react, since thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as much room for players to escape an incoming body. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to have your head on a swivel at all times,â&#x20AC;? von Rueden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing on The Big Pond, you get a lot more time and space, and we can use a lot more of the ice. On these smaller sheets, you just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to do that. You need to know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do with the puck before you get there.â&#x20AC;? While the Illini play 22 of their 39 regular season games at home, they must make the quick adjustments during their 17 games on the road. Bostock said the Illini are one

of the teams that deal with ice disadvantages the most, coming from playing on the Big Pond. But the captain knows Illinois tries to exploit its lessons from playing on The Big Pond when playing on the road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the skilled guys to be able to make the plays quicker and more efficiently,â&#x20AC;? Bostock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going from a big rink to a small rink is easier than going from a small rink to a big rink.â&#x20AC;? Fabbrini said the players are looking forward to playing on a regulation-sized rink again this weekend at Robert Morris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we tend to almost play better on a small rink than we do on the big rink out here,â&#x20AC;? Fabbrini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just simplify the game a lot more, which works out really well for us.â&#x20AC;?

Sean can be reached at spneuma2@dailyillini.com and @Neumannthehuman.

Hambly talks tourney with Illini Drive Volleyball coach reflects on NCAA seeding, season

we had a lot of great wins, and they said we had too many good wins to not be seeded compared to everyone else in the country. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just about who we played, but we did have a lot of great wins. It was just we played a lot of great teams, so our record was not great. ID: You ended up having the No. 1 overall strength of schedule, right? KH: Yeah, No. 1, and we played five more top-25 teams than anyone else, so by a lot. I know, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m crazy. If you asked our girls, they would do it again. They liked that there were no games, no matches, that you had a break. Everyone wants to be challenged. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if they knew how big a challenge we actually put in front of them. With all that said, we earned the tournament, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back into the tournament. According to the committee, we were in the seed as well. It was interesting, and I was surprised. ID: Surprised at the seeding? KH: Yeah, because I thought we had to beat either Penn State or Minnesota to be seeded, and we lost both of those and still got it. ID: You guys did win six of the final eight.

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Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: The following is a partial transcript from an Illini Drive interview with Illinois volleyball head coach Kevin Hambly. Illini Drive: When Illinois flashed up on the screen, what was going through your head? What was your reaction? Kevin Hambly: Well, so I had a pretty good idea weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d play Missouri once I saw Missouri was the No. 1 seed (in the regional). Because of the location, we thought Penn State would be in Kentucky and Missouri would be here. So once Missouri came up, I expected to play in some place that was seeded against Missouri. I thought weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be playing the 13th seed, I thought itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be Marquette. And then Marquette came up and they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seeded, I had a pretty good idea it was going to be us next and it popped up and there it was. I talked to a couple people in the committee and a lot of it had to do with our schedule, just

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KH: We were 9-12 something like that coming down or the stretch, we had a good run at the end and took care of the business against the teams we should. Two of the teams we lost were the teams ahead of us in our conference. ID: Obviously, you had the last game of the season was Minnesota and you lost, how do you feel about the team as a whole and how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing? Do you feel like this is where you want it to be? KH: Against Minnesota, a couple of our kids were pretty sick. Especially Birks, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big deal for us. She struggled. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the typical Birks, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the Birks you saw against Northwestern. But we still could have played a whole lot better with some more energy. How we played against Northwestern was as good as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played all year. So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to think about that match and just what we were doing, because we were at 100 percent and did a nice job. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a nice job here at the end, and I feel confident we can continue it.

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