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THE DAILY ILLINI sister school, passed a trans-inclusive health measure, which covers gender confirmation surgery within its student health insurance plan. And several other Big Ten universities offer these resources as well. “We find that when we look across all of these sorts of resources, the University of Michigan is very, very far ahead of everybody,� said Ostrowski, who is also a member of CUT*ES. He also cites the option for students to change their legal name — “painless paperwork� — without having to prove a legal name change for issues of security, safety and convenience. Although the University already has diversity and inclusion statements with references to gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, “it’s fairly ignored and is something that is almost everywhere now and not trailblazing,� Ostrowski said. Ostrowski is concerned that once the resolution is published, the administration will not take action, instead falling back on its previously published inclusion statement. “But we’re hoping they look at this as a real narrative of the student body and we can see more changes,� he said. Chip Austin, a transgender graduate student, believes all faculty members should be educated on trans issues through trans ally training, along with LGBT ally training. “Everyone is potentially going to interact with a trans student, so they should be able to know what to do about it if there are any problems that come up,� Austin said. CUT*ES, a new registered student organization specifically dedicated to the trans-community, serves to create a safe, friendly and welcoming community for trans-identified members. “My ultimate hope for transgender people on campus is that they are treated as equal students and that they have the opportunity to participate and learn in this educational system as productively and freely as any other student,� Ostrowski said. Gender-inclusive housing is available in all halls, when specifically requested, and students need to work with University Housing to find spaces that “fit their needs,�

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Johns Hopkins University recently signed on to the Real Food Challenge, pledging to have 35 percent of its ingredients and food products come from local, sustainable, humane and fairtrade sources by 2020. Though the University of Illinois has not formally signed on to this challenge, it strives to provide students with sustainable and locally grown ingredients and food products in its dining facilities. “In addition to it being the right thing to do, Hopkins takes a stand to be an active member in the city of Baltimore,� William Connor, director of Dining Programs at Johns Hopkins University, said in an email. “By buying local food, we support the local farmers and in turn support the city in which we reside.� The University of Illinois follows a similar practice.

“Our students have entrusted us with the resources of paying for their meal plans and we need to reflect their values in the way that we are using those meal plan dollars,� said Dawn Aubrey, director of Dining Services at the University. “We need to purchase in a way that they would purchase if they were preparing their own meals.� In choosing where to purchase from, Aubrey said Dining Services looks at a variety of factors, including the product’s processing point in relation to its production site, methodology of transport, whether the pricing is fair for both the University and the vendor, and the source’s practices in regard to growing or raising the product. When looking at where products are produced and processed, the University prefers to purchase within 150 miles, and its ideal is within 100 miles, Aubrey said. Before the drought of 2012, which greatly affected producers both

within this radius and across the country, 17 percent of purchases were within 100 miles and 26 percent of purchases could be defined as local, she said. “Local is good, but what we’re ultimately committed to is sustainable,� Aubrey said. “Even though it’s local, it’s got to meet the criteria for sustainable practices.� Currently, 70 percent of food purchases are sustainable, Aubrey said. Many of the vendors Dining Services purchases from use organic practices like using water sparingly and using all-natural pest control methods, even though they may not necessarily be organic certified. One of the University’s suppliers that is both local and sustainable is the 5-year-old Sustainable Student Farm. The farm produces a myriad of products ranging

The University lags behind in resources available to the transgender community in comparison to other schools within the Big Ten, specifically in regard to health care, gender-neutral housing and gender-neutral bathrooms, said Stephanie Skora, president of the Campus Union for Trans* Equality and Support. “It’s very concerning because the University of Illinois holds itself up as this bask of inclusion when we really don’t have the right to do that because we are not doing everything that we can right now for such an endangered population,� said Skora, a transgender junior in LAS. To help counter this, Illinois student senator Justin Ostrowski, senior in LAS, submitted a resolution to the senate asking for its support to create a more trans-inclusive campus. “We would essentially use this as a sort of leverage tool in scheduling meetings with administrators, chairs of committees and other people with power,� Ostrowski said. “We can use (the resolution) to say this is something that the student body supports and cares about. It’s much more impactful to have a statement like this than to just come in with three or four people.� At the senate’s Wednesday meeting, Skora called upon the senators to pass the resolution unanimously. “Our mission right now, as stated by Chancellor (Phyllis) Wise numerous times, is to make this campus a diverse and inclusive place,� she said. “This statement would be an excellent first step in doing that.� After Ostrowski told senators, “We’ve been morally beaten down by a bureaucratic hammer,� the resolution passed, 22-3 with four abstentions. B A Davis-Howe, a senior library specialist, said this statement moves toward creating a climate that is not only beneficial to students, but to all of the University’s employees. “It is historically known that Champaign and Urbana are two of the longest standing communities in the country for trans-inclusion,� Davis-Howe said. Last summer, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University’s

Champaign is the third most lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered, or LGBT, inclusive city in Illinois, according to a new equality index rating ranking five Illinois cities. The Human Rights Campaign is the largest LGBT advocacy group. Each year, it rates cities on a Municipal Equality Index, which rates cities based on how inclusive they are of the LGBT community. This year, the campaign gave Champaign a score of 74 out of 100. Champaign Mayor Don Gerard said he doesn’t believe this truly reflects what he believes the city does for the LGBT community. “It kind of said that we don’t go out of our way to celebrate or acknowledge (the LGBT community),� Gerard said. “I’ve never turned down a request — I’ve

always been supportive ... Progressive equality issues are always important to me personally.� Gerard was one of the first mayors to sign on for marriage equality, after Cook County, “about a year before anybody downstate.� Champaign Community Relations Manager Jason Hood said in a statement why the city may have missed some points. For example, the city does not have a LGBT police liaison or task force, a city contractor equal benefits ordinance, which requires contracts to offer employees equal benefits, or a leadership’s pro-equality policy efforts, due to the city’s lesser level of resources available to it in comparison to larger cities. “Although I recognize the value of the HRC survey and support HRC’s mission, the City may not have the same level of resources as a larger city,� Hood said. “With

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One of the main goals CUT*ES has is to push administration to pay attention to the lack of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, as many buildings don’t have them, Ostrowski said. Skora hopes to submit a ballot for the spring semester’s student referenda requesting more inclusive bathrooms. If it passes, she said the student body will show administrators that this is an issue they support. “There is a safety issue, there is a comfortability issue, which then all comes down to ‘how can you learn in this environment?’� Ostrowski said. “There is a large narrative around safety issues in bathrooms in terms of someone who looks like a woman that is going into a men’s restroom. That’s not safe for a lot of people because a lot of people are sort of fearful of these kinds of things.� CUT*ES plans to push the administration this year to establish policy requiring gender-neutral bathrooms to be built when any building undergoes significant construction, Skora said. “We are trying to make it so that any construction on a building, even if you are just changing a tile, would require you to ensure that there is a single stall,� Ostrowski said. McKinley Health Center currently hosts a map on its website displaying the locations of the campus’ 37 gender-neutral bathrooms, but it has not been updated in six years, Ostrowski said. McKinley itself has 20 genderneutral bathrooms in the building, which is not a part of the list, Skora said. “Say you are a trans-student in Engineering, you would potentially have to walk across the Engineering Quad to find a safe bathroom to use,� she said. “By the time you get back, you’ll have either missed lecture, or half of your lecture.� She said many buildings have gender-neutral bathrooms in the basement, making it difficult for

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Students should be aware of their surroundings, UIPD says BY BRITTNEY NADLER STAFF WRITER

Though it’s been a “quiet semester� for the University of Illinois Police Department, officers have noticed trends in certain safety areas that students should be aware of. To stay safe, especially in the weeks leading to winter break, officers recommend that students remain aware of their surroundings.

Unattended property and theft The number one crime on campus is theft, said Deputy Chief of UIPD Skip Frost. Many students have had laptops, cellphones and iPods stolen after leaving them unattended for a short period of time. “People who go into CRCE or the ARC or the libraries and put things in lockers but don’t lock it — nobody deserves to be a victim, but that’s really a bad idea,� Frost said. “There are people who will commit those crimes if given that easy an opportunity.� Frost said many officers have dealt with car burglary cases where the victim didn’t lock their car doors or have left valuable items in the car in plain sight, which could prompt robbers to break a window and steal. “You locked your door, but you’re not really practicing good crime prevention there because you left (items) where everybody could see it,� Frost said. “That’s a personal safety issue.�

Distracted students Students who are distracted by their phones and music when walking or biking are risking their safety and increasing their chances of

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becoming victims, Frost said. “You can go out and stand on any street corner on this campus during any hour ... and watch people who are literally (texting) as they’re in traffic,� he said. “Or they’ve got their earbuds in — they don’t turn their head, look left or right when they step out into traffic.� He also described some bicyclists as “completely tuned out.� Safety is further compromised when alcohol is factored in and students are unaware of where they are headed and don’t remember how they got there. The department advises students to be in tune with their surroundings at all times.

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single-stalled locking bathrooms with a gender needlessly assigned to them. “Only one person can use that bathroom at a time, so it doesn’t matter what gender the person is,� Skora said. “It’s such a simple, small change that has not been made and unfortunately we have to go to these lengths to make sure it happens.�

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Campus resources At night, students should use campus resources such as the Champaign-Urbana MTD buses, SafeRides and SafeWalks to ensure a safe way home. “A lot of people get zeroed in on (SafeRides) when in reality, all they’ve got to do is walk 15 feet to catch a bus,� Frost said. “The buses are a very safe mode of transportation. We get very few calls for service on the bus.� All buses are equipped with security cameras, and Frost said many people are aware of that, which makes the buses even safer. “Just watch out for each other,� said Chief of Police Jeff Christensen. “(If) you see someone that’s being followed or somebody’s snooping around somebody else’s property, or maybe somebody’s too intoxicated and they need help getting home, give us a call. That’s what we’re here for.� Lt. Matt Myrick added that students should not assume somebody

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else is going to make the call — if everyone makes that assumption, no one will call. Lt. Tony Brown said walking with a group of friends is also a good resource.

Tips for winter break The department sees a rise in burglaries, particularly in apartment complexes around campus, before and during winter break when “no one’s around, so it gives people plenty of time to do whatever they want to do,� Brown said. Students should take all valuables home with them over break but should not put the items in a car the night before leaving campus. While it may be convenient, potential robbers may notice the items and break into your car, Frost said. “If you load up your 50-inch flatscreen and your Toshiba laptop ... in the car, people walk by and go, ‘Hmm, now I could break into issue in the community, she said. She also added that many health care professionals are not necessarily trained in trans issues. “When you have to educate your own doctor, it’s very awkward and it makes you feel very uncomfortable because if you know more about how to treat yourself medically than they do and they have the medical degree, it doesn’t make you feel very confident,� Skora said. Both Ostrowski and Skora serve as members of the University’s student insurance advisory committee and are investigating the possibility of securing trans-inclusive healthcare for the Fall 2014 semester. “We were both delighted to find out that it was on their agenda before we were even on the com-

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one car and make several thousand dollars pretty quickly by stealing all these things,’� Frost said. To keep your apartment safe, buy a timed light so that it looks like someone is still residing there, and ask neighbors to pick up newspapers and mail, Frost recommended. “If you are here during break, ... you need to be even more alert because less people being around means there’s even more opportunity to become a victim of crime,� Christensen said. For more safety tips, visit police. illinois.edu. “I’ve heard several students say it’s scary over break because there’s just not so many people around,� Frost said. “At least during break you can see trouble coming. That is, if you’re paying attention.�

Brittney can be reached at banadle2@dailyillini.com. mittee,� Skora said. “That’s a major priority for us as a University that claims inclusion and diversity. One of our subsidiaries has beat us to that, and we cannot let ourselves be outside that field for so long.� She said surgeries are important needs because they could save lives. Many within the trans community have gender dysphoria, or extreme discontent with their born sex, and other mental health issues stemming from this disorder. Without having access to surgeries or hormones, those affected could become extremely depressed or commit suicide, she said. “The trans community has an alarmingly high suicide rate upwards of 30 to 35 percent, and obviously ... where suicide is already

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from salad greens and tomatoes to romanesco and bok choy. While Prairie Farms is the University’s prime dairy vendor, Dining Services actually obtains 686,000 gallons of milk from cows on campus. Additionally, the Meat Sciences Laboratory provided Dining Services with 500 head of cattle last year, and another facility, the Food Preservation Lab, is beginning to research methods of food preservation. “If we, as good citizens of Illinois, want to extend what we buy as far as Illinois products, then I think food preservation is the next step that needs to be made,� said Chris Henning, senior assistant director of Dining Services. Sustainability goes beyond the production, purchasing and preparation of food, however. The University has introduced a number of other measures to ensure that the dining halls are sustainable. The University was the first Big Ten school to go trayless in

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HUMAN RIGHTS he believes the current generation of students is “much more inclusive and accepting.� However, he also said because the University has one of the largest Greek systems in the nation, some students may be discouraged from coming out as LGBT. “Personally, I have really great friends, but I am friends with others who ... just don’t feel comfortable (coming out),� Cushing said. The University offers students an LGBT Resource Center, which strives to foster an inclusive environment for the LGBT commua problem in higher education overall, that is an atrocious figure, and we need to have our needs catered to so that tragedies don’t occur more frequently,� Skora said.

‘Painless paperwork’ Austin has personally run into problems with trans-inclusion, as he cannot write his preferred name on University records or prescriptions at McKinley. “One of the things we’re pushing is more painless paperwork, so I don’t have to feel like I’m lying every time I write down my name and my gender,� Austin said. Other universities within the Big Ten allow students to change their names on records without show-

fall 2010. Dining Services uses a system called LeanPath to monitor and reduce pre-consumer food waste and uses EnviroPure technology to dispose of post-consumer food waste. Any pre-consumer leftovers are posted on a website called zeropercent.us, a website developed by a University alumnus that allows local agencies to retrieve the unused food to reduce waste. Dining Services is also the only unit currently recycling glass. In addition to these measures reducing food waste, they have also saved money and time for Dining Services. “We were having to go through the process of calling the Salvation Army or the Times Center to get them to pick up products and sometimes they didn’t have the space, the personnel or the vehicles and we’d be stuck with the product,� Henning said. “We haven’t had that with ZeroPercent. We’ve had 100 percent of our products picked up at this point.�

Steffie can be reached at sdrucke2@dailyillini.com. nity, according to their website. The center also seeks to help combat homophobia, transphobia and heterosexist attitudes and beliefs on campus as well as working to make the environment safe and affirming for all students, faculty, staff and LGBT students. Cushing said he believes lessons taught in the classroom could change to make the LGBT community more accepted by all. “It’s not taboo to talk about anymore,� Cushing said. “It’s as relevant and factual as talking about racial or religious discrimination.�

Taylor can be reached at odisho2@dailyillini.com. ing proof of a legal name change, along with changing his or her gender without showing evidence of a gender confirmation surgery. Austin added that trans-inclusion is also important to create a culture of gender diversity. “The traditional trans-person identifies across the binary, but there is a lot of people in the community who do not identify as male or female or they identify as both, so part of trans-inclusion is to make people more open-minded about gender in the same way they’ve recently become more open minded about sexual orientation,� he said.

Megan can be reached at majones5@dailyillini.com and @ MeganAsh_Jones.

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Do students really support a smoke-free campus?

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September 2011, former student trustee Hannah Ehrenberg was the first to light up the conversation about and pursue the idea of a smokefree campus. But now, nearly two years later, this idea is about to become reality. And not without doubts. Just as no policy is perfect, neither is the campus smoking ban. While a smoke-free campus will affect all on University-owned property, it disproportionately will impact the lives of the people who live and work on campus, University students and employees. Yesterday, you read our overview of what will happen when our campus goes smoke free. Today, we express our comments and concerns. Enforcement boundaries One of the complications of the smoking ban is that it bans smoking, indoors and outdoors, on all campusowned property, but obviously has no effect on local laws applicable to Champaign or Urbana. For individual smokers it can be tricky to figure out where the University ends and “freedom� begins. The University has stated it will be making an online map of campus boundaries, available by the end of this semester. But it has yet to do so just two weeks before students leave for winter break. We don’t think they should be putting this on hold, because all individuals affected by the smoking ban, especially those that do not intend to quit, should be made aware of what options are available to them sooner than later.

measures. The University has mentioned it will consider the idea of issuing tickets and fines for violations once the policy is reevaluated after three months, approaches we strongly disagree with. The University should treat its enforcement of this ban, especially toward its own students and employees who will likely be most affected by enforcement, via means of education and motivations to quit smoking, not punishment, if tickets and fines are the decided enforcement strategy after the first three months. Compassion and edification toward individuals with dependencies will have much more of an effective impact than penalizing ever will. The enforcers Enforcement duties will be handled by 20-50 student ambassadors. Student ambassadors will be tasked with approaching smokers prior to the ban as well as responding to violations via an online reporting mechanism once the ban goes into place. While we welcome the inclusion of students in the enforcement process, we have doubts that students without any legal authority will be effective enforcers. The University has not provided much in the way of specifics on how these student ambassadors will respond to reported violations.

Cultural considerations The University also needs to make sure it accounts for the cultural differences on this campus to ensure the full effects of a smoke-free campus are made known. There are inevitably some cultures in which smoking is even more widespread or Enforcement penalties acceptable than the U.S. Per the Centers for Disease Control For example, according to the and Prevention, nicotine may be World Health Organization, China as addictive as heroin, cocaine and accounts for nearly one-third of alcohol. Nicotine addiction is a the world’s smokers.. Chinese disease. The University does not seem international students also happen to to treat it as such. make up more than 10 percent of the As the University moves forward student population on this campus. with the implementation of this ban, The University needs to make sure it needs to keep this squarely in all demographics of students have mind when creating enforcement a fair say, and full awareness, in

how this ban is implemented if they want to ensure some semblance of compliance. Resources for going smoke-free There are a variety of medications smokers on campus can turn to if they wish to quit prior to the ban, such as Zyban, Nicorette and transdermal Nicotine patches. Importantly, many of these options are available through the McKinley Health Center along with counseling targeted at helping individuals quit. Other campus units that will start selling some of these products after Jan. 1 include the Illini Union, Activities and Recreation Center and Student Dining and Residential Programs. That said, most of these offered medications still cost money to obtain, and some, such as the nicotine patches, are sold at market rates to students. We think if the University wants to get serious about going smoke free, it needs to strongly consider providing all cessation products at no cost to students and employees, at the very least for the Spring 2014 semester. The University also should make information about non-University programs that may offer costfree alternatives widely available. Students live on tight budgets, and tuition isn’t going down anytime soon, even those interested in quitting might be turned off by the price of doing so. As Jan. 1 approaches, we have to wonder how much student support is pushing this policy forward. The 2011 referendum, which depicted 70 percent of voting students’ support for a smoke-free campus, is only representative of whether students would be initially open to the idea. While the 2012 survey by the SmokeFree Ad Hoc Committee, which depicted 50 percent of students among the 10 percent who responded to be in favor of a smoke-free campus, is not even close to being representative of the entire student population. Which leaves us with one question: Is this really what students want?

$/0$ $33529(' On this year’s E! News list of 2013 Breakout Stars, we are not surprised to see some up-and-coming artists make it like Macklemore and Lorde. However, among these new music and celebrity icons, a couple of our favorites made it onto the list as well: North West and Grumpy Cat. It must be nice to be nationally recognized at such young ages, and both without the ability to even talk. Clearly, the rest of us are doing life wrong since we are being outshined by an infant and a cat.

$/0$ $33529(' Does the name Kim Kolciak have any relevance to you? Probably not. However, a headline that indicates this former reality star went back to a size four only 9 days after giving birth to twins is pretty impressive — she’s clearly a woman with superhuman capabilities. Meanwhile, the rest of us are probably still digesting our Thanksgiving meals and will have a tough time losing the extra 10 pounds we inevitably gained in the week we were gone.

', '(1,(' Highlight’s from the week’s most creative entertainment headlines: “Beyonce’s New Diet May Surprise You� I don’t think anything can surprise us about the Queen anymore. “Emily Ratajkowski Strips Down In A Shower� As did about 300 million Americans today.

', '(1,(' Hide your kids. Hide your cell phones. Because the National Security Agency is listening to you, tracking billions of cell phone records every day. We’re not exactly sure what they expect to find — except millions of 13-year-old girls crying over their 72-day Kim Kardashian-esque relationship with a guy they made eye contact with three feet across the lunchroom.

Greeting cards have potential to be more than empty gestures ANDREW HORTON Opinions columnist

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magine having a conversation with a friend that goes like this: Friend: “Hey man, how was your Christmas?� You: “Pretty good, bro.� Friend: “Get anything good?� You: “Yeah, I got a bunch of great gifts, but my favorite was this awesome Christmas card. It was from Hallmark, so I knew it was legit. It had this sick picture of Rudolph on the cover, and his nose lit up when I opened it!� Pretty hard to imagine, right? The reason is no one respects the greeting card anymore. The tradition of exchanging written

greetings can be traced all the way back to the ancient Chinese and Egyptians. It became common in Europe by the early 1400s. The tradition continued through the centuries as a meaningful way of exchanging personal, hand-crafted messages to loved ones. But the greeting card soon lost its way. In the late 1800s, advances in printing technology allowed for the tradition of card giving to be commercialized. What used to be a process that took a considerable amount of time and effort became convenient and more widespread. While this opened doors for some entrepreneurs, the greeting card lost its meaning as a result. Now the practice of buying cards from stores is a nearly mindless process. It simply involves going to the card aisle in any local grocery or convenience store, looking for the appropriate section, and making a selection in a matter of minutes.

Since the message is mass produced, it conveys very little effort and emotion from the giver. Aside from any value added by money or handwritten messages on the inside, the card itself is essentially worthless. Despite this fact, the greeting card industry is booming. According to the U.S. Greeting Card Association (yes, that’s actually a thing), Americans are expected to buy 1.6 billion Christmas cards this year. Overall, Americans purchase 6.5 billion greeting cards per year on average, resulting in revenues between $7 and $8 billion. The average household purchases 30 cards per year. But why would consumers continue to spend so much money on folded pieces of paper that no one really values? Most people would say they live a busy life, and those who don’t would likely admit to being lazy. So naturally, when the time comes to send someone a greet-

ing, it is much easier to pick up a card at the store and move on with your life. Sure, maybe it sometimes crosses your mind that it’s strange to let a corporation make a message to a loved one, but hey, at least you were courteous enough to give something, right? Unfortunately, this attitude ignores the fact that the greeting card is a powerful form of expression that can be harnessed if people are willing to put forth just a little more effort. For instance, instead of just signing your name to a pre-written message, why not buy a stack of blank cards from the store and just handwrite a message appropriate for each occasion personalized for the recipient? This would convey more thought and emotion, and would likely save time and money since you wouldn’t have to go to the store and pick out a separate card for each occasion.

If you want to go a step beyond, produce your own card. There are numerous computer templates that can be used to draft a slick looking, personalized greeting, which you could then print off on some high quality card stock. Sure, this may take slightly more time, but for someone you truly care about wouldn’t it be worth it? Even if you just make one standard template for all your greetings, it still adds an individual touch that is better than anything you can pick up in aisle 7. If people are willing to harness the true power of greeting cards, then the tradition can be transformed from an impersonal, redundant stream of purchases back to a meaningful form of creative expression.

Andrew is a junior in Engineering. He can be reached at ajhorto2@ dailyillini.com.

Learning how to live with others may be the best lesson of college NICKI HALENZA Assistant opinions editor

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hrough the classes we take each and every semester and the hours we spend on papers and exams — and more exams and more papers — chances are we have all learned a thing or two during our years at the University. With everything that we have immersed ourselves in, our knowledge bank has expanded in a way that has equipped us with information we will need for the future. However, I dare to say that one of the most important lessons nearly all of us have had to learn through our experiences here is how to live with others. For many people, nothing is more challenging than adjusting to sharing a living space with new people. Think back to the beginning of your freshman year of college — a newly graduated high school senior, on top of the social

food chain, cool as ever (or so you thought), feeling ready to take on everything college had to offer. Yet, I bet nothing prepared you for the closest thing to a jail cell you had ever seen — a downsized bedroom with white brick walls, a closet-sized space you were forced to share with some newfound stranger. And not to mention the throwback to a set of old wooden bunk beds, which I suppose can be exciting if you are Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in “Step Brothers,� or it might go a little something like the viral YouTube video “Hey Aaron.� As sophomores or juniors, you might have made your way into apartment life, returning to the sanctuary of a single room and your own kitchen to stock up with as much cheap, processed food as possible. But the new challenge now is sharing roommate responsibilities of paying rent, electricity and overall apartment upkeep. In my third year here, I have realized the best way to successfully survive these sometimes awkward living scenarios is by being aware of the wants, needs and expectations of my roommates. Because,

believe it or not, everybody does not have the same living habits as me. And I can’t expect my fellow 21-year-old peers to share my 80-year-old mentality in appreciating utter silence and 10 o’clock bedtimes — although bonus points if they do — so I can’t expect the same mentality out of a roommate, either. With that in mind, when it comes to living with others, it is essential to pick and choose your battles. One day of dirty dishes left in the sink by your roommate? Yes, annoying, but easily forgettable. Seven days of dirty dishes left in the sink by your roommate? Problem, but only if cleanliness is something you care about. If not, by all means continue to be disgusting and live in filth, but again, it’s all a matter of understanding your roommates and communicating expectations. Communicating expectations does not mean passive aggressive notes. While it seems to be the easiest solution, and one I have found that is surprisingly common among college roommates, it does nothing but fuel the fire and create unnecessary animosity.

No one wants to be scolded through curly black letters on a colored Post-it note, and chances are that person will be passive aggressive in return — not unlike the actions of a third grader. Talking directly to the roommate will relieve the issue ten times faster, and being up-front about reasonable concerns is the only way to resolve problems. But while having these roommate concerns, it is also essential to realize that living with someone else is a continuous give-and-take scenario where everyone needs to put in a little effort to receive a happy living situation. This year, for instance, my little gem of a roommate constantly makes dinners for us, knowing far too well that the extent of my cooking abilities is getting the right proportion of milk to cereal (and if I’m feeling particularly ambitious, I will toast the bread for my peanut butter sandwiches). However, in return, I will offer her my sous-chef abilities, which includes washing dishes or stirring things — essentially the same tasks a mother will give her

5-year-old daughter who wants to help in the kitchen. Once those roommate dynamics are finally established, roommate life is a breeze. And if you are lucky enough, it might develop into a friendship where it is socially acceptable to sing loudly and off-pitch in front of them, and not feel embarrassed when they catch you gorging yourself with literally every combination of food in your kitchen. So even though we may spend grueling hours over numbers and assignments and being constantly bombarded with knowledge, it might truly be the adjustment to living with others that is one of the best lessons we learn in college. We will constantly have to deal with people throughout life and we are always going to have to learn how to communicate and adjust to make those relationships work.

Nicki is a junior in Media. She can be reached at halenza2@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @NickiHalenza.

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OTHER GUYS freshman in Music. Every week, The Other Guys practice for three hours a day, five days a week. During one academic year, they have about 100 shows, some which take place during holiday breaks. Their demanding schedule has led them to perform for a wide range of audiences. “We sang for a high school reunion from 1963, but we also sing for a lot of students currently in high school. We always try to keep a wide variety, but also try to cater to the audience,” Anzures said. The holiday performance will include a selection of classic holiday songs, but will strongly focus on the newer pop and barbershop songs that the group has been working on. “We will be performing a bunch of songs ranging from Justin Timberlake to Phillip Phillips, to Billy Joel,” Corrao said. “I think it’ll be a good show.” Tickets for The Other Guys’ holiday concert will be available for purchase outside the Quad on the north end of the Union from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. until Friday. They will also be available at the door and on otherguys.org.

Christina can be reached at oehler2@dailyillini.com.

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Ryan Smetana solos during The Other Guys Holiday Concert at Foellinger Auditorium last December. Some of their holiday songs are “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Cold December Night.”

Rumpke Mountain Boys bring bluegrass to Urbana BY DECLAN HARTY STAFF WRITER

A constant changing of band members is a signal of creative hardship for most musicians; the Rumpke Mountain Boys, however, used it to find a steady group dynamic. The Rumpke Mountain Boys have found the right mixture of personalities for a concrete group. Now in their third year together, the four Rumpke Mountain Boys have developed enough of a following to allow them to consistently perform on the road. Their tour will bring them to The Canopy Club’s Void Room on Thursday at 8 p.m. The group, which is one of Ohio’s most notable bluegrass groups, will perform after Jaik Willis, a solo guitarist and singer from Chicago. “It was kind of a revolving door,” said Ben Gourley, the mandolin player, when referencing the formation of the group. “We just kept thinking of people who weren’t worthy of the lifestyle or didn’t want to travel as much or stuff like that, and they eventually worked their way out of the band. So eventually we found a group of people that all wanted to stay together and continue to do this, and we found a way to raise our spirit.” Jason Wolf, who plays banjo, originally put the band together about 13 years ago. Gourley joined a year and a half later, after responding to an ad the band placed in a local newspaper. It would take 10 years to form the current group, according to Gourley. The group is now composed of Adam Copeland, J.D. Westmoreland, Wolf and Gourley. Copeland plays the acoustic guitar and Westmoreland is the upright bass player. All four contribute to vocals and the songwriting process. The group, which began as a “hodge-podging” of musicians, is a collaboration of a variety of

genres and styles. Gourley said the band knows well over 1,000 songs, which include both covers and original music. Despite playing with bluegrass instruments and having a bluegrass tone, the Rumpke Mountain Boys perform covers from bands as diverse as the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd. “It is essentially rooted in bluegrass,” Gourley said. “We all come from such a collective background as far as what we listened to growing up ... So our style is a melting pot of everything we have ever gotten into, and it shows up into both our songwriting and our covers.” Solo artist Jaik Willis will open for the group when they perform at The Canopy Club on Thursday. Willis is a frequent performer at The Canopy Club and plays nearly 200 shows a year. Willis wrote in an email that his act consists of “acoustic music on a Flying V, beat boxing and singing or scatting.” He said that he enjoys keeping his act entirely live. “I don’t use looping or laptops or any other sort of prerecording,” Willis wrote. “It’s an indescribably intense experience when everything is working and the monitors are dialed, to be juggling this whole intricate web of sound in the air with just a microphone. The body takes over and consciousness takes a backseat to action. That’s what I live for.” Willis, who has performed with the Rumpke Mountain Boys before, described the group’s style as “high energy bluegrass, with a more updated canon of material and a broader vocabulary.” The performance at The Canopy Club will be nothing new for both acts because they are accustomed to performing in college towns. Willis said each campus is different and he hopes the campus community realizes “how unusual and lucky” it is that The Can-

opy Club’s age requirement for shows is 18 years and older, which allows everyone to “continue to support live music there.” Though the Rumpke Mountain Boys hail from Cincinnati, Gourley is a Champaign native and is looking forward to the Thursday performance. “Any time we play in a college town during school season, you always get good company and people to come out in any way,” Gourley said. The show’s bluegrass and rock roots will provide a style of music that attendees may not have been accustomed to hearing. The Canopy Club has hosted a wide variety of music, but the Rumpke Mountain Boys and Willis’ rock and bluegrass style will be a unique performance this semester. “It isn’t something that we have done a lot of this semester,” said Mike Armintrout, lead talent buyer and director of marketing and operations for The Canopy Club. “Over the years, we’ve done plenty of bluegrass and roots rock ... the club produces and promotes shows of all styles and genres, and we do not discriminate against any particular genre. Our goal is to hopefully offer a little bit of something for everyone, no matter what your musical tastes are.” The show, which is presented by Liquid Karma Productions, is expected to draw approximately 100 attendees, according to Armintrout. Tickets cost $8. Mitchell Jarman, junior in ACES, is looking forward to the Rumpke Mountain Boy’s cover songs and the group’s interesting style. Jarman described the band’s style as a “loose style of playing bluegrass with a lot of jamming as well.”

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Punk. Hip-hop. Feminism. Three seemingly unrelated subcultures will be brought together and analyzed during “Hip Hop and Punk Feminisms: Theory, genealogy, performance” on Thursday and Friday in the Asian American Cultural Center lounge at 9 a.m. Professor Mimi Thi Nguyen, Dr. Ruth Brown, Dr. Karen Flynn, graduate student Susan Livingston and Dr. Fiona I.B. Ngô, who are all part of the gender and women’s studies department, have been working for the past year to organize the symposium. “Over the years of knowing each other and reading each other’s work, we realized we are doing this research that is inspired by feminisms and cultural forms that were often thought of purely distinct,” Nguyen said. “Like punk or hip-hop. We wanted to bring these two subcultures together through the lens of feminist inquiry and art-making.” In an attempt to combine these components and form academic inquiries on the two subcultures’ relationship with feminism, the symposium will feature scholarly speakers who will present papers and articles on the subject, as well as various musical performances and workshops. From workshops on beat-mak-

ing to the pedagogical abilities of the music styles, the symposium aims to address how women of color have been involved in the genres of punk and hip-hop and the genres’ inceptions. It will also cover how their presence has helped form the aesthetics and sounds of the two genres. “It is a mix of wanting to inform and inspire new kinds of questions about how we think about something like hip-hop and punk, and how we make art in these scenes,” Nguyen said. Anna Vo, a punk musician and presenter at the symposium, entered the punk scene when she was 13 years old and has been playing in punk, metal and indie bands for more than 10 years. She will be touring across Europe during the spring of 2014 as a part of a 12-string solo guitar project. “I don’t consider myself an academic, and because it is an academic conference, I find it interesting and an honor to be a part of it and express myself in a scholarly way,” she said. While Vo is a musician, her purpose at the conference is a little different from what she usually does. “As a feminist punk, and as someone who has been involved in punk since the age of 13, my purpose specifically at the conference is to present a spokenword piece and present an arti-

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The Other Guys to perform annual holiday concert BY CHRISTINA OEHLER STAFF WRITER

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The Champaign Urbana Ballet performs a waltz with Clara and her prince during a “The Nutcracker� performance in 2012.

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ommunity members can prepare to witness battles between mice and soldiers, scenes of snow and sweets, and Clara dancing through a magical dream with her prince in the Champaign Urbana Ballet’s annual performance of “The Nutcracker� this weekend. “For many people, ‘The Nutcracker’ is a holiday tradition that marks the start of the Christmas season,� said Terry Bush, head of publicity for the Champaign Urbana Ballet and father of one of the ballet’s performers. Thursday through Sunday, the Champaign Urbana Ballet will perform the two-act ballet in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ Tryon Festival Theatre. Sinfonia da Camera will serve as the accompanying orchestra under the direction of Ian Hobson. The performances will feature 130 dancers, some as young as 5 years old, from all over the Champaign-Urbana area. In September, a record number of 180 people came for the open auditions, which was publicized through flyers distributed across community schools. Dancers of all ages were

encouraged to try out. The performance has a double cast to allow more people to be involved in the production. This will be the 16th year for the Champaign Urbana Ballet to put on “The Nutcracker.� While the choreographer will introduce some subtle changes into the performance this year, the ballet’s classic story won’t change. The Ribbon Candy Dance will now incorporate actual ribbons, and a new two-person dance called a Pas de Deux will be added to Waltz of the Flowers scene. A footman character will also be included to the holiday party scene to add some comedy to the performance, Volunteers, including many of the performers’ parents, have helped with costume creation, set construction, makeup, outreach and logistics. Deanna Doty, artistic director and choreographer, designs all of the costumes for the performance. Doty has been involved in the Champaign Urbana Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker� since the dance company’s first performance in 1998. Doty and volunteers handmade all of the costumes; none of the costumes are pre-ordered or out of a box. “Deanna is incredibly talented, and it’s her vision that drives this,� said

Producer Terri King. “What you see on stage is all her design and artistic ability.� Each year, more than 250 kids attend a Champaign Urbana Ballet production for free through the company’s Tickets for Kids program. The Champaign Urbana Ballet has introduced many children to ballet because of it, and some of the kids have gone on to dance in “The Nutcracker� performance. Schools identify these elementary and pre-school students as at risk because of financial, hearing, speech or physical disabilities, King said. The dancers in the cast of “The Nutcracker� had 12 weekend rehearsals leading up to their first performance Thursday night. There was only one joint rehearsal with both the Champaign Urbana Ballet and Sinfonia da Camera, which took place Wednesday night. Many members of the orchestra have already played in “The Nutcracker� performance multiple times. “Sinfonia da Camera is a professional chamber orchestra, so its members are able to perform very well with limited rehearsal time,� said Evan Tammen, Sinfonia da Camera operations manager. Sinfonia da Camera first performed “The Nutcracker� with the Champaign

Urbana Ballet in 2003 and has since continued to accompany the holiday performance. The orchestra consists of 44 members, a maestro and more than a dozen different instruments. During the performance, the orchestra sits below the stage in “the pit.� Sinfonia da Camera music director and maestro Ian Hobson is the swanlund professor of piano in the University’s School of Music. Tammen said Sinfonia da Camera loves being part of a holiday tradition that is cherished by the community, young and old. “The story is quite magical,� Bush said. “Tchaikovsky’s music is beautiful and memorable; many people are familiar with the themes but may not realize they come from ‘The Nutcracker.’� The ballet will be performed Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Seats are still available for Thursday’s and Sunday’s evening performances. Tickets range from $18 to $38, and they can be purchased via phone or at the Krannert Center’s ticket office.

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Back for their annual holiday show, the all-male a cappella group The Other Guys will be performing at Lincoln Hall on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The performance will include a variety of pop, barbershop and holiday songs sung by the group, with a guest performance by the Illinettes Dance Team. Since 1968, The Other Guys have been captivating admiring fans at the University with their vocal talent, both on and off campus. The group has performed for student audiences at the University, but the octet has also traveled to venues across the country, including Soldier Field in Chicago, Gotham Comedy Club in New York City and on stages in Houston and Dallas. “We mostly perform for high schools in the Chicagoland area and around Illinois, because it helps us get our name out there for incoming freshman interested in joining, and it can help us recruit new members.� said Rodrigo Anzures, business manager and bass singer for The Other Guys and senior in LAS. Anzures has been a member of The Other Guys since his freshman year in 2010. He began singing in high school and continued his passion when he auditioned for The Other Guys and earned a part. As business manager, he is responsible for the business matters of the group, which include booking shows and setting up public concerts. “This spring, The Other Guys has their 45th anniversary, and over 100 alum will be returning to sing in our performance,� Anzures said. “It should be a cool show.� The eight members of the group include young men that range in age, major and vocal range. Anzures and Alex Corrao, senior in FAA, have both been with The Other Guys since they were freshmen. John Junk, junior in Business, Dan Lynch, junior in LAS, and Peter Jorjorian, junior in LAS, have also been members since their freshman year. Underclassmen include Ryan Smetana, sophomore in FAA, Jason Eisentraut, freshman in Engineering, and Duke Hiatt,

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Illini fall to Georgia Tech after losing lead Defense not enough to contain Yellow Jackets BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

After cold shooting correlated to losing two of three games in the Cancun Challenge, it was the defense that faltered for the Illinois women’s basketball team on Wednesday at Georgia Tech. The Illini (5-4) dropped the contest 93-69 and has lost three of the past four games after

jumping out to a 4-1 start to the season. “Our defense a nd our rebounding is nowhere close to where it needs to be,� head coach Matt Bollant said. “We have to find a way to change that.� The Illini jumped out to a quick 16-14 lead with less than 10 minutes left in the first half but Georgia Tech went on a run

and Illinois never recovered. The Yellow Jackets went on a 19-4 run over a span of six minutes and Illinois would never get the deficit to single digits the rest of the game. Illinois couldn’t contain Georgia Tech guard Tyaunna Marshall all game, as the senior finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and four steals. “We kind of let her get going, let her penetrate and got her confidence going and never really slowed her down,� Bollant said. “We talked continuously about keeping her in front of us and playing her to

the right and she consistently beat us to her right.� Jacqui Grant led the Illini with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Ivory Crawford had 14 points and seven rebounds but finished with six turnovers and shot just 5-for-15 from the field. Point guard Sarah Hartwell, playing against her former team, chipped in nine points and five assists, but five of those points came in the final minute with the game all but decided. Hartwell transferred to Illinois from Georgia Tech after playing sparingly in his freshman season.

“I think that was tough for her,� Bollant said of Hartwell’s return to her old school. “I was glad that she made a few shots for us late but she needs to step up and fight and lead us. She’s really athletic and to play that many minutes, she didn’t fight enough either.� The Illini defense, built around forcing turnovers as Illinois set the Big Ten record for steals last season, forced 15 Yellow Jacket turnovers — well below the Illini’s average of 24 turnovers forced per game. Georgia Tech also dominated the rebounding margin, earning

a 56-44 advantage on the glass. The Yellow Jackets grabbed 27 offensive rebounds, which led to a big advantage in second chance points and points in the paint. “The offensive rebounding was obviously the difference in the game,� Bollant said. “I’ve coached some smaller teams in the past and been OK. We’ve given up a few, but to give up 27 is way more than we should give up.�

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

Morehead State brings new challenges for Illini BY BLAKE PON STAFF WRITER

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Illinois' Maverick Morgan pulls down an offensive rebound during the game against Bradley at State Farm Center on Nov. 18, 2013. The Illini won 81-55.

Illinois’ offensive rebounding indicative of team’s success BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

Illinois basketball head coach John Groce can’t control whether shots go in. He knows that some days shots fall and some days they don’t. But he also knows two things that his team can control — defense and rebounding — and if they control those areas, the team will have success regardless of whether its shots go in. Groce’s team has been a top25 unit in both of those areas this season, a large reason for the team’s 7-1 start. Defensively, the Illini rank 15th of the nation’s 351 Division-I basketball programs in Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted defense ranking and, on the boards, Illinois ranks 30th in overall rebounding and 21st in offensive rebounding. Rebounding has been a team effort for the Illini. Four of Illinois’ starters average around six rebounds per game, with

point guard Tracy Abrams adding 3.9 per game. Senior forward Jon Ekey leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per game. Though Ekey, at 6-foot-7, is shorter than many forwards, he has been able to out-rebound many taller forwards using his athleticism. He said this year’s team shows there is more to rebounding than height. “(We have success) using our athleticism and just trying to catch people off guard,� Ekey said. “Maybe people didn’t think we didn’t exactly have size. I mean, we’re tall, but maybe we’re not as big as some people thought, so we catch them a little off guard with (our athleticism).� Groce said he could tell this was a special offensive rebounding unit before the season started. “I’m not surprised,� he said. “I kinda saw it this summer when I looked at the personnel

and which guys have natural gifts in that area. I thought we could be very good on the glass, but the key honestly is consistently going and doing that all the time. It takes great effort and discipline to be a good offensive rebounder.� Stricter rules about calling fouls and Illinois’ lack of 3-point shooters has resulted in many teams playing zone defenses against the Illini, which Ekey said are much easier to get offensive rebounds against. Illinois’ success has clearly been tied to its ability to rebound. Illinois started the season 5-0, out-rebounding opponents in four of the games, with an average margin of victory of 16.6 points. In their last three games, Illinois has been struggling on the boards, getting out-rebounded in all three; not coincidentally, the games have been the closest of the season for the Illini — two

two-point victories and a threepoint loss. Despite ranking 15th in the nation in defense, the Illini rank No. 153 in adjusted offensive efficiency, an estimation of how many points per 100 possessions against the average D-I defense. Although the team has struggled to be efficient, the offensive rebounding has helped the Illini have success early on. “It’s an extra possession,� senior Joseph Bertrand, who averages 2.5 offensive per game said. “The second shot is way more likely to go in than the fi rst shot.� Rayvonte Rice said the team could surprise some people if it continues its rebounding ways. “If we keep offensive rebounding, it’s going to be a good turnout,� Rice s aid.

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

Bollant’s squad is worth watching ALEX ROUX Illini columnist

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the Illini Pride kickoff rally in late August, Illinois coaches from various teams spoke to the crowd, giving similar rah-rah speeches while thanking the students for supporting them. Women’s basketball coach Matt Bollant took a different tone. When he spoke, it was clear that he longed for a better home-court advantage. He challenged the students in attendance to do better. To bring friends to the game and be loud. To create a stronger atmosphere at State Farm Center. The home of Illinois women’s basketball doesn’t exactly provide the best atmosphere to host a women’s basketball game. With over 16,000 seats, State Farm Center can seem cavernous and empty when less than 2,000 fans are sprinkled in to watch a wom-

en’s game. It certainly doesn’t have the home court advantage of schools like Tennessee or UConn, whose women’s crowds pack their large arenas. The days of Theresa Grentz’s Illini teams selling out games at the Assembly Hall in the 1990s are long gone. The athletic department uses several marketing tools to draw fans to the women’s basketball program. Students get in free and often receive free food and giveaways. Kids have their birthday parties on the floor. The Illinois-Michigan State matchup was free to the public last season, drawing a crowd of 4,175. But promotions only go so far. To establish a consistent home-court advantage, the team must regularly draw large crowds. An exciting oncourt product is the obvious way to gain fan support, and so far this season Bollant’s team has provided just that. In the Illini’s four home games they have scored at a blistering clip, averaging 92.5 points per contest. Senior Amber Moore has led the way,

averaging 18.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Her 27 points and 19 rebounds in a 93-70 victory over Mississippi Valley State has been the highlight of an impressive start to the season. The Illini currently have four players averaging in double figures in points per game. Bollant has used a dribblemotion type of offense that aims to maximize layups and 3-point attempts. When the Illini are playing well, their defense leads to more opportunities to score. This was especially apparent in a 11228 blowout of Alcorn State on Nov. 17, when the Illini forced 35 turnovers. The 84-point blowout was the largest margin of victory in program history. It remains to be seen if the Illini can continue their hot offensive start once the competition heats up. The Illini struggled in their last three games at the Cancun Challenge, dropping two of three while averaging just 60 points per game. North Carolina and Arizona State handled the Illini with ease in convincing vic-

tories. Illinois doesn’t get to play Alcorn State every night, and they’ll have to step it up as the schedule continues to get tougher. In two years, Bollant has revived interest in a program that bottomed out under previous coach Jolette Law. If he can put an exciting product on the floor night after night, his vision of a strong homecourt advantage will have a much better chance of coming true. It will take years to fully achieve, but having an exciting team to watch is a good start. It’s hard to take your eyes off a high-scoring team. Lofty point totals will turn heads, and people will attend games out of curiosity. Illinois fans have shown in the past that they will support a winning women’s basketball team. You know the Field of Dreams saying. I’m sure Coach Bollant knows it, too. If you build it, they will come.

Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @aroux94.

When the Illinois volleyball team was announced as the No. 13 seed in the NCAA tournament, the Illini immediately knew they could have homecourt advantage until the Final Four. The Illini do not know much about their first-round opponent, Morehead State, though. “I really haven’t learned much about them these past few days,� sophomore outside hitter Jocelynn Birks said. The Kentucky-based college plays in the relatively unknown Ohio Valley conference, where it finished 27-7 overall and 15-1 in conference play, its only loss coming to Eastern Kentucky in mid November. Illinois head coach Kevin Hambly said he has been watching game film of the Eagles and the team should be able to put a solid game plan up against the Illini. “They’ve got a big right side that they use a lot, and they use her well, and they use her in a variety of places,� Hambly said. “They have middles that can score, and they get to the middle a lot. They’ve got some physicality and they’re just a good team that runs a sophisticated offense and plays a good defense.� The right-side hitter Hambly referred to is 6-foot-5 Alex Fitzmorris, who is one of four offensive threats Morehead

State is bringing to Huff Hall. Fitzmorris, along with hitters Courtney Smith, Aryn Bohannon and Laura McDermott, all have 285 kills or more and average at least 2.3 kills per set. Fortunately for the Illini, the Eagles aren’t very efficient in their spiking, as the team hits .180, compared to the Illini’s .208 against tougher opposition. Morehead State seems to be defensively stout by the numbers, allowing opponents to hit just .137 on the year. Senior defensive specialist Courtney Abrahamovich isn’t concerned with the team’s lack of knowledge of Morehead State. “It kind of goes for every team we play, we don’t totally change everything for every team because we know what we do works,� she said. “We kind of just practice our system and just practice our way of playing volleyball and just trust in that.� If Illinois is able to advance past the first round, it will have its second-round game at Huff Hall the following day. The lack of time between matches gives all teams involved a tough time in terms of preparation. Hambly is confident in the team’s ability to play one of the two possible second-round teams in Louisville or Marquette. “We’re scouting all three teams, because we don’t know who we’re going to play in the

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Former Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow warms up before New England’s preseason football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on August 22.

hat has former NFL quarterback and Heisman winner Tim Tebow been doing since his much-maligned stint with the New York Jets? He’s been waiting. Waiting patiently for a second chance. The Patriots tried to give it to him but ended up cutting Tebow after training camp. They’ve had a less-than-stellar season as far as New England standards go. Yeah, they beat Peyton Manning, god among men on the gridiron, and there is no way Tebow would have stolen the starting spot from Tom Brady, but wouldn’t it be nice to have options? Ryan Mallet will only get you so far in a pinch. The Patriots are fine. They made the right decision for their team. Can the same be said of the Jaguars? The Browns? These teams are a combined 7-17 and neither have a handle on a maintaining consistency at quarterback. Yikes. There are billboards in Jacksonville pleading with Jaguars owner Shahid Khan to buy in to what Tebow has to offer. And back in Week 4, a banner was flown over EverBank Field

begging the Jaguars for a quarterback change. Tebow to Jacksonville just makes sense. The headlines write themselves. “Tebow back where he belongs.� “Hometown boy makes good.� “Tim triumphs over naysayers.� And the Florida Gators faithful will rejoice as their hero, their pride and joy, returns to the Sunshine State. Seminoles fans? Not so much. Cleveland is also in the running for the “worst quarterback situation of 2013� award. The Browns have four players vying for first team reps, two of which — Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden — suffered recent concussions. The other two, Caleb Hanie and Alex Tanney, were signed a matter of days ago, leaving little to no time to practice with the team. Double yikes. In his six-year career, Hanie has thrown three touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Bears fans remember him as the guy who went 0-4 in 2011 when Cutler needed surgery for a broken thumb. Good luck, Cleveland. Tebow is looking bigger and better, right? Bonus points: If Tebow goes to the Browns he can reunite with Urban Meyer in Ohio and pretend he doesn’t feel betrayed that the former Florida coach is now wearing Scarlet and Gray.

If guys like Todd Collins — former Bears backup and 2010 season ruiner — can play, or at least maintain their spot in the league for decades without doing anything notable, why is Tim Tebow continually passed over? Tebow isn’t a bad football player. He might not be the best quarterback, but as a teammate, and as an athlete, he is invaluable. I understand that he only wants to play quarterback, but is that more important that playing football altogether? I don’t think so. Tebow is a game changer. He’s a competitor, and to go without playing is probably tortuous. It’s no secret that I’m a big Tim Tebow fan. Huge, actually. But why not give a guy, who is a great athlete, who is a good role model and preaches the right things both on and off the field, the opportunity to prove himself? He did it with the Broncos. Tebow turned that team around after Kyle Orton struggled though two and a half seasons and left them poised and ready to have a great year with Peyton Manning. He helped revitalize the franchise. Let him do that for the Jaguars or the Browns and see what happens. If he fails, he fails. But what does Jacksonville or Cleveland lose in giving him a chance? It’s Tebow Time.

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Swimming and diving prepares for Miami Invitational High-intensity workouts help build on foundation BY MICHAL DWOJAK STAFF WRITER

The Illinois swimming and diving team looks to reap the benefits of a month’s work of practice as it takes part in the three-day Miami (Ohio) Invitational, which begins on Thursday. This will be the first time the Illini will compete since their win against Kansas on Nov. 9. During the break between competitions, the team has put a heavy concentration on detail work. The team has focused on kick work, turns, speed, yardage and pace work as well as practicing at the speed they expect to swim at by the end of the season. Head coach Sue Novitsky said she uses this heavy intensity in practice to

build upon the foundation formed at the beginning of the season. She believes the months of December and January are the toughest of the year. The work cannot stop midway through the season, and it is essential to continue to build. “We need to have this strong base heading into the championship meets,� Novitsky said. Although it has been a tough month of practice, the swimmers were able to enjoy some time at home during break. The work, however, did not stop during break. The swimmers either did the workouts Novitsky gave them or practiced with their hometown club team. The break was also a time for the swimmers to reunite with family, especially for those who live far from the University. “It was great to see and spend some time with the family,� said sophomore Isabella Schamber, who is from Whitti-

er, Calif. “It helped me get a fresh new perspective heading into this part of the season.� The Illini will compete in the invitational for the first time since 2009. The three-day invitational consisting of an eight-team field will present a new challenge for the team, as they compete in their longest event of the year. The invitational will have a preliminary and fi nal format, meaning that each swimmer will swim at least twice a day, and some will swim as many as eight times. It will test the team’s mental toughness and challenge each swimmer to do well in the morning in order to compete in the evening. Fatigue will be a major factor, as it is important to recover after each day. Though the team is heading into the invitational having not competed in a month, the team has worked hard during practice and is not as well rested as some

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Illinois’ Isabella Schamber swims the breaststroke leg of 200-yard medley relay event during the meet against Illinois State at the ARC on Nov. 1. The Illini won 206-94. The team will take part in the Miami (Ohio) Invitational this weekend. might expect. This will help set the mentality the team plans to have later in the season leading up to the Big Ten Championship meet, as the team will have six meets in a span of five weeks leading up to the championship meet. The Big Tens will also hold the same format as the invitational, which is why

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Three keys for Illini win against Robert Morris BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

No. 15 Illinois (11-9-1) will travel to Bensenville, Ill., this weekend to take on No. 2 Robert Morris (15-2-1) in a CSCHL conference matchup. The Illini are looking to carry the momentum from their last weekend of action when they knocked off No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 11 Central Oklahoma. Robert Morris is dangerous on its home ice, posting a 9-0 home record so far this season. Illinois will look to focus on these keys to the game in order to escape The Edge Ice Arena with the upset against the No. 2 ranked team in the nation.

Getting an early lead Scoring the first goal in each game against Robert Morris is key to the Illini escaping with a pair of victories. Illinois has an 8-1 record when scoring the first goal, and is just 1-9 when allowing opponents to score first. Senior goaltender Nick Clarke said he feels less pressure when the Illini are able to score the first

goal, something the Illini struggled with early on in the season. When Illinois is playing with the lead, senior winger Eddie Quagliata said the team’s skill also starts to show more on the ice. “You’re more confident with yourself,� Quagliata said. “You know that you have some breathing room to try to get a little creative and make some plays, compared to when you’re playing down and you’re pressing a little bit too much sometimes and you’re trying too hard. That complicates the game a little bit and sometimes leads to you not playing too well.� Quagliata said when the Illini are able to take a lead into an intermission, it allows for the team’s momentum to carry over into the beginning of the next period. And the momentum has been carrying over for the Illini. In the past five games, Illinois has scored first four times and each game resulted in an Illini victory.

Finding ways to score without John Olen

Illinois will be without its leading scorer, John Olen this weekend while he travels to Italy to join Team USA in the World University Games. Olen leads the team in points (21) and has scored 12 goals this season, twice as many as any other player on the Illini roster. Head coach Nick Fabbrini said he will be looking for everyone on the Illini bench to produce against Robert Morris, knowing the team will be without one of its biggest point contributors. “Obviously losing your best player, even to go play for Team USA, isn’t something we necessarily want to do at this time,� Fabbrini said. “All 12 or 13 forwards that dress are going to have to understand that somebody else is going to have to step up and contribute.� Last weekend, the Illini began getting that goal scoring support from other players on the roster. Junior winger Jacob Matysiak scored his first two goals of the season, while the leadership of team captain Austin Bostock showed in his two goals and two assists in the team’s 5-2 win over Central Oklahoma.

“We definitely have enough offense to sustain the loss of Johnny,� Fabbrini said. “It’s just going to be a matter of guys stepping up and getting it done.� Olen’s absence will be balanced out, since Robert Morris will be without their assistant captain Gehrett Sargis. The former ACHA Rookie of the Year finalist will be joining Olen in Italy to play for Team USA. Sargis, one of the nation’s leading scorers, is tied for eighth place in the ACHA point race with 32 points this season (13 goals, 19 assists).

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Illinois’ Eddie Quagliata (15) looks for the puck during the game against Michigan State at the Illinois Ice Arena on Sept. 28. The Illini won 7-4.

Without Olen, the Illini penalty kill may not have to see as much ice time as usual. Olen already has 53 penalty minutes this season, 16 more than any other player on the team, and Illinois’ penalty kill has haunted the team all season. Penalties cost the Illini in their 7-2 loss to No. 5 Oklahoma, when the team allowed the Sooners to score five power play goals. Illinois gave Oklahoma seven power play opportunities, while racking

more goals. “It’s something we’re going to keep stressing,� Fabbrini said. “As long as we can take care of our end, we’re going to continue to be in games and have chances to win the game offensively.�

up 18 penalty minutes – nearly an entire period of play. Excluding the loss to Oklahoma, the Illini have allowed an average of 1.25 goals per game on an average of just 10.5 penalty minutes per game. But spending more minutes shorthanded due to penalties — such as the 18 power play minutes against Oklahoma — the Illini allow their opponents to score

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Wrestling looks for redemption against Wisconsin

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VOLLEYBALL next round,� Hambly said. “The team doesn’t worry about it until we win.� Hambly added that his squad is ready for the challenge, as it has spent all year preparing for and playing back-to-back matches. Despite the Illini looking dead in the water just five weeks prior, Hambly refused to consider the season a success after the team won seven of its last nine to become tournament eligible. “If you look at meeting expectations of success, we’re not there yet,� he said. “We don’t define our seasons by wins and losses a lot of the time. It’s about whether we met our potential as a group and if we kept our culture intact. That’s how I judge success. “This team, we’ll see. If we can make a run in the tournament — and we certainly feel like we’re prepared for that — and if we can get closer to our potential then I might feel good about it and feel like we’ve had some success.�

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Brunson won’t have much room for mistakes Friday when he takes on No. 10 Isaac Jordan, his highest ranked opponent to date. Brunson said the loss offers an opportunity for him to grow, and he would rather make the mistake now than in March at the NCAA tournament. Associate head coach Mark Perry has stressed that the Illini need to grow quickly. Perry believes the pain the wrestlers felt after the Cornell loss will serve them well against Wisconsin where they look to redeem themselves. Aside from several individual matches, Perry doesn’t think Wisconsin will be a tough challenge and should serve as a confidence booster for the Illini. His focus is more geared toward getting injured members of his team healthy for the end of the year. “At the end of the day, you get to the

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Coming off a disappointing loss, the younger members of the Illinois wrestling team are looking for a shot at redemption this Friday as the team travels to Wisconsin for its first taste of Big Ten competition. One of those young wrestlers is redshirt freshman Zac Brunson. After carrying an early lead in his match against Cornell, Brunson could not hold the lead down the stretch and lost the match. He attributed the loss to a mental mistake. “I thought I was the better wrestler, but I was getting caught in little positions,� Brunson said. “I just need to be better prepared to go hard at the end of the match. I had the lead early, but then I started coasting towards the end, which needs to stop.�

national championship; no one cares if you are hurt,� Perry said. “Your opponents don’t care. If anything, they are excited. It’s hard to swallow, but we don’t want to potentially hurt our guys where we don’t have them during the Big Ten season to go to Penn State.� One of the wrestlers that did return to action after sitting out four weeks with an injured shoulder is NCAA qualifier Mario Gonzalez. He defeated No. 12 Jace Bennett over the weekend, while still not at 100 percent. Being a redshirt senior, Gonzalez is one of the few members of the team that won’t return next year. In his last season, he wants to make sure he doesn’t have any regrets on the mat and helps build a solid team for the future. “From what I see, all of them are tough,� Gonzalez said. “If they keep

stepping up, I would say things are looking pretty good for them.� Perry shared the sentiment and has his sights set beyond the weekend matchup. With the team’s relative youth, Perry is looking to develop the weapons needed to crack the top powerhouses of the Big Ten. “We want to position ourselves at the end of the year, where we make a statement at the national championships,� Perry said. “We return everybody basically, and we have some unbelievable kids that are coming in that we signed. This is a program on campus that is going to be competing for national championships year in and year out. The future is definitely exciting.�

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