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LEADER An inside look at the lives of the Fighting Illini Battalion cadets BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series in which the reporter spent four days with the Fighting Illini Army ROTC battalion cadets at a field training exercise on Sept. 19-22. The following story contains profane language.

CAMP ATTERBURY, IND. — “Walking down the street one day Met a total stranger He asked me what I wanted to be I said an Airborne Ranger.” “Airboooooorne,” the leader sings. “Lock and load, pull the trigger, shoot the son of a … WHEW,” the squad echoes. “Rangers lead the way,” the leader sings. “Die, die why won’t you, die?” the squad echoes. “I’m sitting in my foxhole Sharpening my knife Up jumped the enemy I had to take his life” “Airboooooorne.” “Lock and load, pull the trigger, shoot the son of a … WHEW.” “Rangers lead the way.” “Die, die why won’t you, die?” “My buddies in a foxhole With a bullet in his head The medic said he’s wounded But I know that he’s dead” “Airboooooorne.” “Lock and load, pull the trigger, shoot the son of a … WHEW.” “Rangers lead the way.” “Die, die why won’t you, die?” “I hear the choppers coming They’re flying overhead They come to get the wounded They come to get the dead.”

The Fighting Illini ROTC battalion’s second platoon, second squadron, sings a cadence as it trots through the central Indiana woods at a breakneck pace on a Saturday night. The goal? To find more land navigation points than the seven other squads to earn a reward of skipping out on an early morning cleanup when the cadets get back to campus from their field training exercise, or FTX. This is the fifth and final time this weekend the cadets have gone out in the woods trying to locate points that they had been assigned and had plotted on a map, but it is the first time they departed as a squad. Cadet Chubb, an MS3, or junior, leads the squad. Chubb’s not a big fellow, around 5-foot-8, but he commands respect. He is able to walk all of these miles and lead six other cadets — and one embedded reporter — through the woods just one day after being released from the hospital. He didn’t have to go out on this land navigation tonight because he was still ill, but what kind of leader would he be if he didn’t? Not the kind of leader, not the kind of soldier, worthy of the United States Army. *** The battalion has been on the FTX since first formation on Thursday at noon at the Armory. In the past two and a half days, cadets have learned how to shoot rifles, have practiced throwing grenades, have gotten lost in the woods and have slept on the cold, wet ground in 50 degree weather. I’ve been with the battalion every step of the way, trying my hand at many of their exercises and experiencing life as a cadet for the weekend. Chubb has been my guide through most of the exercise. He was at the initial meeting for the project. He helped me gather my supplies for the weekend from the Armory. He made sure I had everything an hour before first formation, so I would be able to run back and get things

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Fighting Illini Battalion cadets provide cover for their squad leader during a training exercise during the field training exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., on Sept. 21. I needed (thankfully, I was able to run back and get more snacks and a ball cap). I have tagged along with him for most of the weekend, except for the land navigations and his trip to the hospital. If I have any questions, I go to him. I’ve met many other cadets in addition to Chubb, and, together, they all help define what a cadet is and what all of the members of the battalion aspire to be. There are clear differences in the cadets at each age. The MS1s seem overwhelmed. The MS2s seem to be grasping things but lacking in confidence. The MS3s seem to be confident yet concentrated. They seem to grasp how important this exercise is for their future. This weekend means the most to Chubb and his fellow MS3s because they are in the critical third year of the program. Following this year, third-year cadets nationwide go to the Leadership Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis in Washington to see how they stack up against the nation’s other cadets. Because of this, the MS3s are in charge of executing the entire exercise, which the MS4s plan. They must demonstrate their leadership abilities; they must show that they can lead other soldiers. In addition to being in charge of all of the underclassmen, the MS3s also have to prepare themselves for LDAC by refining different skills, including land navigation and shooting. At LDAC, these skills will be detrimental to their success. For now, the MS3s will be judged on all of this by the MS4s and Fighting Illini Battalion “cadres,” or

instructors, for a grade, making this weekend all the more important for their development as soldiers and leaders. *** In ROTC, the future leaders of the United States Army, the MS4s and MS3s, are teaching other future leaders of the Army, the MS2s and MS1s, but none of them are in the Army just yet. The cadets don’t know what the Army is like. They don’t know what it takes to lead soldiers, but they are charged with teaching fellow college students what it takes to be an Army officer. Each year, the cadets improve and impart their knowledge on the cadets younger than them. For the freshmen, the FTX is their first major assignment as cadets. They oftentimes seem lost and clearly struggle the most during the training. The sophomores are more comfortable, and many excel at events, though it is often clear where their deficiencies are, and the older cadets make the MS2s’ place known. The juniors are leading and clearly know what they are doing, but they still make mistakes. This much can be easily seen. The seniors, however, are a mystery to the underclassmen. While the underclassmen are out working their butts off, walking through the woods in the rain or taking target practice on the range, what do the seniors even do? Cadet Kim, an MS4, remembers asking himself the same question during his freshman year when he first saw the public affairs officer,

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Faculty urged to ‘sit tight’ BY MARYCATE MOST STAFF WRITER

Recently passed pension legislation has been recognized as a potential threat to the University and its ability to retain faculty. At the Urbana-Champaign Senate meeting Monday, Barbara Wilson, executive vice provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, urged faculty to “sit tight” until administrators figure out a solution regarding faculty pensions because the legislation caps the amount of salary that receives pension. “Even though we are such a large economic driver, the University receives late payments and has overbearing restrictions on the way it can operate,” said Senate Executive Committee chair Roy Campbell. “Now we are challenged to keep our pension plans competitive, but hopefully we can rise to that challenge.” With state budget restrictions already hurting the University’s financial flexibility, Campbell said it will be a struggle to come up with the funds needed to supplement the decreased pensions of some University faculty. “The University commitment to

provide competitive health care without the support of the state is going to be a huge burden on our budget, especially when we are restricted by the state to not increase tuition and to provide scholarships for residents,” Campbell said. “There has to be a way of creating revenues to account for those extra costs. We do not want to jeopardize the University, for want of a budget, to do all of the things that it needs to do as a University.” During the meeting, the Senate endorsed the University Senates Conference Statement on Pensions, which says that the University will not support any legislation that causes “irreparable harm” to the University’s ability to “recruit, retain and support” the highest quality faculty. However, some senators did speak out against the endorsement. Senator Harry Hilton started the motion for the SEC to reconsider and revise the plan. “From what we heard, there are parts that some people don’t agree with,” Hilton said. “Rather than voting it up and down, a resolution from SEC, I would think, could be

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approved.” LAS Senator Thomas Anastasio said he thought a stronger statement could be made regarding pension protection. “I don’t even know what (the USC statement) means,” Anastasio said. “This one truthfully doesn’t say anything. I think we should say something, and we have a stake in this and we want to protect the University, but this is just wishy-washy.” John Kindt, chair of the Faculty and Academic Staff Benefits Committee, encouraged the Senate to endorse the statement anyway, despite the shortcomings recognized by Hilton and Anastasio. “For time constraints and other reasons, we urge our colleagues to endorse this because it sends a message, and that is important,” Kindt said. “We are trying to think strategically about education as a whole. The University, after three years of negotiation, got absolutely zero of what we were looking for. I think people should understand that that is what the situation is.” After Kindt spoke, the Senate voted to endorse the University Senates Conference Statement on pension protection. Campbell said there is still some question over how the University will handle pension cuts, but proposed plans for supple-

mentary pension funds are in the works. “It is clearly not going to be very easy to do because that is a lot of money,” Campbell said. “It is basically taking on tenable pension system and effectively saying to the University, ‘Oh, you pay this piece, and we will pay the rest.’ I don’t know whether it is feasible to do everything that we ought to be able to do — all of the past pension plans and so on — but it is good to try.” For the time being, the University has some protections in place to back up faculty pensions. “The University has a little bit of a pool of money because they knew this might happen, it isn’t very much, but they have been very careful,” Campbell said. “How they do that in the future though is tough because all of these things are compound interests.” Campbell also mentioned that these pension caps might be taken as a sign from the Illinois state government for the University to start seeking financial freedom. “I feel the state is actually hinting that the University should seek independence from the state budget,” Campbell said.

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The University hosted the grand opening of its Shanghai office on Monday. A sso ci ate Ch a nc el lor Pradeep Khanna, who was present at the opening, said in an email that the event was attended by leaders of major universities, industry organizations, American and Chinese companies, local government officials, alumni and friends. Ciao Li is a graduate student at the University from Guangzhou, China. She believes the office will benefit her when she returns to China to fi nd a job. “A lot of us are considering going back to China to work, but since we have been studying here for one or two years or more, we have less connections with companies in China than the students graduating in China,” Li said. This is one of the reasons Khanna said he thought Shanghai would be a good city for an international office. “This office is largely to provide services to our students and to help us stay connected

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with our academic partners and corporate partners in China,” Khanna said. The office is located within the building of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Shanghai. The office has three work stations, and faculty and students will also have access to conference facilities and meeting rooms. Khanna said the next project the University is planning is building an office in India. He said they are currently going through a process to get the office approved and are working with legal counsel on the process. He said the project should begin “in the near future.” “It is important to stay connected with them after they graduate,” said Khanna. “We stay connected with our national alumni, so we want to do the same thing with our international alumni to stay in touch with them.” Li said she believes international offices will greatly benefit international students.

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The typical cadet needs a lot of supplies for a field training exercise. On the FTX, I took the following: • 1 50 lb. ruck (backpack) • 3 sleeping bags (regular, warm weather, wet weather) • 2 jackets (warm weather and wet weather) • 2 military pants (warm weather and wet weather) • 3 notebooks • 3 T-shirts • 2 pairs of jeans • 1 pair of boots • 6 pairs of socks • 1 recorder • 1 camera • 1 Kevlar military helmet • 1 ball cap • 1 red-tinted flashlight • 4 packs of Pop-Tarts • 8 granola bars

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Illinois appoints official scientists BY JACQUI OGRODNIK STAFF WRITER

Kishore Rajagopalan is one of seven Illinois state scientists that have been officially appointed for the first time after Gov. Pat Quinn signed the University of Illinois State Scientific Surveys Act on Aug. 14. The passing of this legislation officially recognizes the state’s scientific surveys and the roles of the state scientists within the Prairie Research Institute, said Dave Thomas, interim director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. Official certificates were presented at the institute’s semiannual advisory board meeting Nov. 22, which Quinn proclaimed to be “Prairie Research Institute Day” in Illinois in recognition of the new state scientists and the fifth anniversary of the institute as part of the University. “We’ve always had a state geologist, state climatologist, state entomologist, but never in all that time did anyone establish those positions in the legislation,” said William Shilts, executive director of the institute. “Every state has a state geologist, but there was no official position.” Shilts said this led the institute to draw up legislation that established the names of each survey and the official positions in each of the surveys. The newly appointed state scientists act as spokespeople on matters of fact and policy in their fields for the surveys, the institute and the State of Illinois while providing information on

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ROTC an MS4, shooting photographs. “I wanted to be the guy with the camera,” he said. Kim eventually got the job. It’s harder than he realized. Each of the seniors is in charge of one event, so I decide that in order to understand what the seniors go through, I should follow one. I decide to follow Cadet Lee during the Future Leadership Assessment Course, where the cadets are given a real-life situation and must solve a task as a unit at seven different stations. I am immediately overwhelmed. “Where is Lee?” “Lee?” “Lee?” “LEE!!” Everyone seems to be asking for Lee or asking him what to do. All of the tools are in the wrong place because the camp changed the number on each station since the numbers were given to Lee. Some of the groups are unable to perform their tasks with the materials they are given. Lee has to fix it — now. Lee tells me what a German general says following World War II. “The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is

the advances in methods, practices, research and policies to governmental agencies, industries, other scientists and the public at large. Rajagopalan, associate director for Applied Research at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, was appointed as the center’s Illinois state pollution prevention scientist. This position, along with the state archaeologist, state biologist and state hydrologist, are new designations. “We wanted to have a ‘state somebody’ in each survey, and ISTC didn’t have a state position, nor did the archeological survey,” Shilts said. Thomas, who had hired Rajagopalan in 1994 as assistant professional scientist, recommended him for the position because he was “the most experienced person at the center in the area of pollution prevention to take on that job.” Rajagopalan has more than 20 years of experience in project management, plant operations, green process development, separations and pollution prevention research under his belt. More than 40 of his peerreviewed publications have been featured in several scientific journals, and he holds three U.S. patents. Rajagopalan said in an email that he felt humbled and honored to be asked to serve as the state scientist of pollution prevention. “However, I will have a lot of support in carrying out this function from my colleagues,” he said. “The Centre also hosts the

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Newly appointed Illinois state scientists

State archaeologist — Thomas E. Emerson, director, Illinois State Archaeological Survey State biologist — Brian D. Anderson, director, Illinois Natural History Survey State climatologist — James R. Angel, current state climatologist, Illinois State Water Survey State entomologist — Christopher H. Dietrich, systematic entomologist, Illinois Natural History Survey State geologist — E. Donald McKay III, current state geologist and director, Illinois State Geological Survey State hydrologist — Misganaw Demissie, director, Illinois State Water Survey Illinois pollution prevention scientist — Kishore Rajagopalan, associate director for Applied Research, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center SOURCE: LIBBY JOHNSTON, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AT THE PRAIRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable and is a member of the National Pollution Prevention roundtable, both of which have vast networks of professionals well versed in pollution prevention. I will lean heavily on this network.”

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Senate’s IT committee approves plan to increase spending budget BY MARYCATE MOST STAFF WRITER

In the American education sector, 4.7 percent of budget is dedicated to Information Technology, according to the Gartner Survey, whereas only 3.8 percent of the University’s budget is dedicated to IT support, said Chief Information Officer Paul Hixson at Monday’s Urbana-Champaign Senate meeting. Senators at the meeting endorsed a strategic plan to support an increase in IT spending on areas of cyber security and increased wireless access. “If we don’t act, I am actually somewhat concerned that we will lose the Illinois edge that we need to achieve academic excellence,” Hixson said. Hixson said the University has already suffered from a lack of cyber security and that these attacks could be damaging to the institution’s credibility. Last year, the University fell victim to

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CHINA “When students go back to their country, they might not have much preparation for finding a job there because they spent so much time trying to find a job in the U.S.,” Li said. “So I think opening an office back in their country can help them find a job more quickly.” Director of Advancement Rebecca Blachly for International Programs and Studies said in an email that this office will help students, like Li, find jobs abroad.

a spear phishing attack — a cyber attack in which the perpetrator commits e-mail fraud against an organization. “During that two week period there were 2.2 million malignant messages targeted at this campus,” Hixson said. “It only took 50 people on campus falling for the bait, and then the whole campus was put on blacklist for two weeks.” The strategic plan has passed through the IT committee, Senate Executive Committee, and the Urbana-Champaign Senate very quickly, due most likely to the fact that IT impacts such a large amount of people on campus, said John Hart, chair of the senate’s IT committee. “We all feel the pain of not being able to connect wirelessly,” Hart said. “Plus in these committees, the number of people that work on this plan is huge. This is coming from the faculty and the students, so there has been a lot of approval

from the faculty and students for the plan.” At the meeting, senators made a small amendment to the plan. The amended resolution emphasizes that the increased support for IT applies not only to online classrooms, but also to face-to-face classrooms. Kathy Oberdeck suggested the amendment, but Mary Mallory read the proposed amendment in her stead at the meeting. “She felt throughout the plan itself that all types of learning environments were emphasized, but when it came to the resolution itself, online education seemed to be given a priority,” Mallory said. The amended plan, which aims to “enhance the University of Illinois mission” in both campus classrooms and online environments, was passed unanimously by the full senate.

“We have almost 10,000 international students on campus, and many of our students come from China,” Blachly said. “We also recognize that businesses are multinational, and there are great professional opportunities for students and alumni of any nationality to intern or work in global hubs like Shanghai.” When Li returns to China after she completes her studies in journalism, she hopes to find a job in advertising or at a magazine. “I was an intern for a television station before I came here and the rules are kind of strict,” Li said. “We have to report limited topics about people’s daily lives,

so I want to change that and do more creative things.” Blachly said the University will continue to strengthen international ties. “We are devoted to making sure that our international and domestic students are able to learn from one another and have a positive experience in and outside of the classroom,” Blachly said. “Our diversity is a source of strength and pride for the university, and we are grateful for our devoted network of alumni worldwide.”

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insanity of organization. Leadership takes both abilities. It takes the ability to make quick decisions under pressure. It also takes the ability to plan for a large group of people. Eventually, Lee is able to get everything in its right place. He walks to each of the seven stations and tells the MS4s grading each group that everything is in place. As the event calms down, Albers, Carmichael and Col. Stetson, charged with leading the Fighting Illini Battalion, call Lee over to evaluate what just happened. Lee could’ve done a better job. That much is painfully obvious. Stetson tells Lee he should’ve come earlier to survey the situation. He should have made sure all the supplies were in place before starting the training exercise. I decide to continue to follow the seniors throughout the afternoon while the underclassmen go on another land navigation. The seniors joke, but they also work — hard. They clearly care. They spent hours deciding the best way to help the underclassmen prepare for LDACs. They’ve gone through everything the underclassmen are going through three times, but this is a new level, a new type of work. They joke around and have fun, but being a senior isn’t a free ride. JOHNATHAN HETTINGER THE DAILY ILLINI

Fighting Illini Battalion cadets Kim and De Leo take a rest during the field training exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., on Sept. 20.

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Cadet Lee looks on during a training activity at the Fighting Illini field training exercise in Camp Atterbury, Ind., on Sept. 22. Lee was in charge of the Future Leadership Assessment Course. that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis.” He says this several times, so I think he wants to be quoted, but I like what he says. This is chaos because every cadet is scrambling to figure out how to complete a task that is impossible with the tools they have been given. It’s chaos because every senior is trying to get Lee’s attention. It’s chaos because Lee has to figure out which station gets which materials while everyone is yelling at him. Lee’s life is currently chaotic, and the younger cadets don’t realize it. They may be slightly annoyed, but they aren’t aware of the stress that Lee is under. If I were with the underclassmen, I wouldn’t have noticed it, either. It makes sense that no one thinks the seniors are doing anything because while Lee shoulders all of that stress, no one really notices. While Lee is running around trying to stop the chaos, Battalion Commander Carmichael and his right-hand man Cadet Albers are in charge of him, helping, but they are also frustrated that Lee isn’t prepared. While the underclassmen learn how to accomplish tasks as a team and how to lead people in difficult situations, Lee experiences the

They’ll be in the Army in nine months, where they will still be on the bottom rung, at least as far as officers go. They don’t exactly have it easy. They know they still have much to learn. *** “I am a puddle of water. I am a puddle of sweat.” It’s Friday afternoon, and Cadet Craig and Cadet O’Neil, MS2s whom I accompany on a land navigation, walk back to the road after we found our first point amid thorn bushes and short trees on the edge of an open field. It isn’t really raining now — it’s more misting than anything — but it poured for a while earlier during the hand grenade assault course. We were lucky enough to be covered by a small, metal awning during the hardest part of the downpour, but the rain continued later, dampening both our clothes and our spirits. Still, the grass and the Indiana jungle are wet enough to make sure we didn’t come out as dry as we came in, swatting us with wet leaves and damp branches. It is also warm out, too warm to comfortably wear my rain gear, but not so hot that it’s worth getting thorned in the arm. Our boots are wet, from both water and sweat, and they’re only getting wetter. We have

three more hours of this, and then another three hours of this tonight after a short break for dinner. We walk along the road and pass the first trail before doubling back. We decide not to follow the path. Instead we go back on the road and decide to try to make a straight shot for our next point. We go back to the former intersection and decide to do a pace count. As we walk along the road, the complaining continues. 100 meters. 200 meters. 300 meters. 400 meters. 500 meters. Or is it? Craig and O’Neil can’t remember. Shit. Did we just go 400 or 500? Craig throws his head back and lets out a groan. “Fuuuuuccckk.” O’Neil, who has been named the mapkeeper for the group, gets it out and starts to study. “This is your fucking fault,” Craig tells O’Neil. She ignores him and continues to study the topography. We just went over a hill, maybe that will help. But we just went over at least two hills, and there’s at least another hill up ahead. She doesn’t know. They decide to enter 20 meters apart and see if they can figure anything out from that. If we go in and don’t see anything, then we’ll turn around and try to enter again, Craig explains. I follow O’Neil into the woods. She walks a good distance, and we hear Craig trampling through the brush. We walk toward each other with no luck. We enter again. “We are actually lost.” And again. “We are only 50 meters away. We can find this.” And again. “This is the kind of point that you don’t fucking find — ever,” Craig says. With that sentiment, we decide

to give up on the point and go back out, abandoning the idea of continuing the search. While we walk out of the woods, Craig encounters a new problem. “There’s a spider in my nose!” O’Neil and I hear Craig shout. “There was just a spider in my fucking nose.” Craig is able to rid himself of the spider, and we go toward our next point. We walk along the road until it comes to an end. We have a point nearby that should be easy to find, and we head down the boulevard between the trees at the fence marking the end of the base. At first, the path seems easy, but soon we wind up in the middle of a swampy area. We take careful steps, trying to avoid drenching ourselves. Soon, it is inevitable, and we are all ankle-deep in chilly water. We run into Chubb who tells us the path only gets worse up ahead with thorns and branches. We don’t need to go too much further. At 220 meters, we go 10 meters into the woods. We find a second point! Between the intolerable wet and the impassable trees, Craig and O’Neil decide to try going through the woods instead of returning to the swamp. We find a path and follow it toward our next points. The rain quickens, and we splash our ankles in a creek. “I am actually a puddle now. I was only kind of a puddle before,” Craig says. “We’re soaking wet. We’ve found two points. It’s muddy as fuck.” “You just need to embrace the suck,” O’Neil says, countering with a common Army creed. We go up a hill and look around. We are on a path, but we don’t really know where it goes or where we are. We don’t really know what we’re doing, but we somehow find the general area where our point is supposed to be and scour it. “Throw me a fucking bone,” Craig pleads to whoever will listen.

After the duo splits up and searches, they can’t find it. They are about ready to return when O’Neil finally spots the head-level sign. After a brief moment of joy, the cadets return to camp. “I fucking hate our puddle,” Craig says on our way back to camp. We get back at 7:52 — eight minutes to spare. Only two of our points count. The middle point, the point in the swamp, was off by one point, but it was close. Many other cadets made the same mistake. We get a break for dinner. We eat an MRE — a Meal, Ready-toEat — change our socks and are right back in the field for night land navigation. After the day’s events, I decide to keep with Craig and O’Neil along with Cadet Brutlag, another MS2. We’re back in the puddle, only, this time, it’s dark. We’re given our new set of points, and we set two goals: find a point and don’t go in the swamp. But after searching for two separate points with no success and time quickly running out, it appears our two goals are contradictory. And the cadets decide that they need to find at least one point more than they need dry feet. We go through the swamp. We find the post we’re looking for and take the same path back, through the same swamp. We make it back to the road and find a group of cadets, many of whom are the same MS2s who tried to find a point with us earlier, sitting on the road, with their backs propped against each other. Craig and O’Neil decide to join, while Brutlag seems hesitant. He says this could get them in a lot of trouble. A few of the other cadets question whether they should do this around their resident reporter, but cold, wet and tired feet rule out over any reservations. “We’re not ready for this shit,” Craig says. I ask what they would be doing if they were on campus. A few people respond: “I’d be drunk.”

“I wouldn’t be drinking, that’s for sure,” one says sarcastically. But, instead of getting drunk like most college students on a Friday night, they are out in the woods. After a five-minute or so break, the cadets decide to go their separate ways. We head back east to look for the same spot we’ve missed all day. We get to the woods, but the cadets decide it isn’t worth it to go through the thorns and the mud. There are 45 minutes left. We will just walk until it is time to go back to base. We survived the day. We get to sleep soon. “I’m a puddle through and through. I’m a puddle, how about you?” Craig says as we walk back. *** As the second battalion, second squadron returns to camp Saturday evening, the cadences are replaced by the clomping of boots and heavy breathing. The squad took too long to find its seven points and realized it was as far away from camp as possible on the land navigation course. We have to run back if we hope to get back in time for the points to count. Chubb rallies his troops. We take breaks from running. Everyone is tired from the weekend, and some are falling behind. Chubb’s encouragement helps them keep up along the way. As we run back, the sky is illuminated by explosions, and the air is filled with a chorus of gunfire. The Army is running drills at the camp. We check the time, and we pick up the pace. We get back with seconds to spare. We realize that our seven points are one lower than the winner. The squad will have to be back and ready to clean up Monday morning, but the cadets don’t seem discouraged. They did what any United States Army officer would do — they gave it their all.

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

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days are winding down and students are making plans for a month-long break (three weeks was definitely too short last year) — after finals, of course — we reflect back on the past semester. It was filled with somber reminders of how precious life is. We watched our beloved Campustown evolve and transform with the additions of high-rise apartment complexes and numerous new retailers. We — the campus — rooted for an Illini athlete as she became the fastest woman in the world. And looking forward, we await the effects of the soon-to-be smoke-free campus and the State’s controversial pension reform solution — which will continue to be points of discussion among students, faculty and staff on campus. Here’s a rewind of the past semester: Blow darts Just your average crime? Think again. Days before school kicked off, a 20-year-old female and a 35-year-old male were struck in the forearm with blow darts, resulting in minor injuries. A public safety advisory was issued and the story gained popularity among campus Reddit users. More than a week later, the Champaign Police Department found the suspect, a 19-year-old male, at Parkland College and subsequently arrested him. Bousfield Hall The highly touted Bousfield Residence Hall, on First and Peabody, opened for students this semester. Even before the pomp-andcircumstance ceremony to honor the University’s first African-American alumna, students moved in to the second hall built for the multimillion dollar, multiyear Ikenberry Commons project. University student murdered In late September, University graduate student Mengchen Huang, 25, was murdered inside her One South apartment complex. Her ex-boyfriend Yongfei Ci, 29, also a student, was then charged with one count of first degree murder, one count of home invasion and one count of aggravated kidnapping for the heart-sickening crime. He pleaded not guilty in court. Fatal car accident Nearly a month later, University student Mimi Liu, junior in ACES, died after being struck by a pickup truck on Lincoln Avenue. Willie Craft, Sr., 58, of Urbana, was behind the wheel. Police say he drove across the sidewalk multiple times while hitting street signs and another vehicle. Earlier this month, he plead not guilty to two counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide with a motor vehicle.

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', '(1,(' The night has come once again where we are bombarded with flat torsos, long legs and absurdly large angel wings as popular media explodes with coverage of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Whether you choose to watch is irrelevant because your social media feed will flood with comments about it anyway. So sit back, put on your best “groutfit,� grab a Fat Sandwich and commence the wallowing in self-pity.

Illini athlete of the year In early November, Illini athlete Tatyana McFadden, senior in ACES, became the first person to achieve the Grand Slam of marathons. She won the Boston, London, Chicago and New York marathons in the women’s wheelchair division all in the same year. Impressive doesn’t even begin to define her accomplishments, which were deservedly praised through coverage by national media outlets. We’re extremely proud that we can say she’s from our University. Illinois football Yes, there were shining stars this season — namely quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. But with the losses mounting and the temperatures dipping, the story began to focus on the fans — or the lack there of. The apathetic attitudes toward the football team were on full display on the Twitterverse — and carried over the front-page of Yahoo! — when photos circulated of the nearly empty Block I stands. Even so much so that the halftime card stunt failed miserably. Professor dismissal The University Board of Trustees also made history this semester, because for the first time, it dismissed a University professor. Louis Wozniak, who was a tenured Engineering professor, was dismissed after being employed for more than 40 years at the University. President Robert Easter stood behind the decision, stating that the campus has “clear obligations� to its students. Pension fix? So, we have a pension solution, depending on who you ask. Lawmakers came together early this December to pass a bill that is supposed to solve the deeply underfunded pension system that has accumulated a deficit of $100 billion. But the University — and many campus faculty — opposed the legislation, arguing it will put the University at a competitive disadvantage. So what now? Litigation is likely to follow suit, so this will be up to the courts to decide. Smoking ban It’s coming up sooner than you think. Starting Jan. 1, smoking will not be allowed on campus property, including indoor and outdoor areas and in private vehicles. For the time being, violators will be warned for first offenses, and after a three-month evaluation period, fines and ticketing will be considered. A massive effort has been ongoing to educate students, faculty and staff about the new policies prior to implementation. But, frankly, it was started too late. Alma mater (We have nothing to say because she’s not back. “But what about all the December graduates?� Check again in the spring. We’ve heard that one before.)

', '(1,(' Because the music videos for “Friday� and “Chinese Food� weren’t enough to make us roll our eyes, a new viral video sensation has been released by Rebecca Black, appropriately titled “Saturday.� Clearly, creativity is at an all-time low these days. Granted, we should all be looking forward to what Black has to say about Sunday. Because, at this rate, she is sure to eventually release a three-minute song devoted to recovering from Saturday, an angry anticipation for Monday and the three instances when we get off the couch to ransack our kitchens.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

UGL entrance baffles students and faculty alike What’s the deal with the glass doors at the entrance to the Undergraduate Library? They’re hinged in a really weird way, and I don’t like them.

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Learn from yourself heading into the new year MATT PASQUINI Opinions columnist

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his is going to be my last column of 2013. It has been, without question, one of my most memorable years and as it comes to a close, I’d like to share two things I’ve learned that I hope most of you can take with you to make the most out of your spring 2014 semester.

Roll with the punches life throws at you. More often than not, there’s a reason why they’re coming your way. Last year when I was a freshman, I applied to be both a Resident Advisor and Multicultural Advocate within University Housing. When the decisions were released, I learned that I was an alternate and I was disappointed but hopeful that I would eventually be hired. As I waited to see if I got hired, I started becoming more involved in my service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. At the end of freshman year, I decided I’d want to become more involved within my fraternity and applied for two competitive positions. To my surprise, I was chosen for both of them. I was overwhelmed with excitement because, unlike housing, I wasn’t merely an alternative. I was their first choice. And I figured that this semester was going to be my time to shine and really grow within the chapter. I spent my summer preparing for APO to take over my life, but things quickly changed when I received a phone call from one of the Resident Directors from the Ikenberry Commons

and was informed that I had been hired as an RA at Weston Hall. Remembering how badly I wanted to work for Residential Life, I accepted without hesitation. But I soon realized that because I decided to become an RA, I’d have to sacrifice my time with APO because I would then have too much on my plate. I ended up dropping one of my positions in APO, which still allowed me to stay involved. I have no regrets because I couldn’t be happier with my staff at Weston and the residents that I’ve gotten to know so well. The point is, if I had said no to being an RA, I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in right now. I would’ve never had a chance to meet my residents and my staff and I don’t think I would’ve been able to learn as much about social justice, inclusion and many other newfound passions. Life sends a lot of curve balls your way, so the best thing you can do is brace yourself. Sure, you’ll hit a few foul balls, but nothing feels better than getting the home run.

Mastering good time management doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time. Find out what works best for you and run with it. I’ve been hearing that phrase regarding the importance of time management since high school, and it’s a great stock answer when you’re discussing what you can improve on with a group of people. I knew that once I accepted my RA position, developing good time management skills was going to be a struggle, especially considering all of the other activities I committed to for the semester. As a writer for the paper, a brother of APO with a leadership position, an RA and a student, I knew that unless

I had my priorities straight, it would be a long, painful and unorganized semester. And by no means were my time management skills in order yet. The beginning of the semester was filled with trial and error and frustration — attempting different methods to keep my to-do list clear and concise — but with practice, things started coming together. Although everyone’s methods of practicing good time management are different, I’ve found that maintaining a to-do list on my phone for my extracurricular activities worked best while keeping my assignments in my planner was the most effective way of keeping tabs on things I need to get done. People get stressed when they walk out of a time management workshop and feel like they didn’t get much out of it. Practicing good time management is a skill that can be learned by everyone with patience and practice. It’s a habit and it’s not acquired overnight. Practice it and it will become a seamless part of your life. College is a time of exponential growth. It’s crazy to see that with every semester, we grow faster and faster as human beings in the many walks of life. We become more mature, we develop personally and professionally, and we learn things about ourselves that we may have never known before. Reflecting on what you’ve learned throughout a school year is a good way of reinforcing those ideas and ensuring you take everything with you throughout the years to come. As you enter the new year, be aware that there will be challenges, but nothing you can’t handle.

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

Columnists write to generate new discussion KIRSTEN KELLER Opinions columnist

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riting opinions columns is an interesting job, especially at the college level. We columnists at The Daily Illini are 18-22 year olds expressing our worldviews to an audience of readers. Granted, the DI’s readership is not at the level of the Chicago Tribune or The NewsGazette. But our columns do reach many readers — be it students, faculty, community members, alumni or the random person doing a Google search that matches up with a keyword in one of our columns. This is the conclusion of my third and final semester working as an opinions columnist for the DI, as I’ll be studying abroad next semester in Granada, Spain, to complete my Spanish minor. In this year and a half, I’ve enjoyed writing about campus issues, Illinois basketball, bars’ personalities, Chief Illiniwek, Big Ten dining, love and many more topics. I’m always fascinated by the responses I get to my columns. Sometimes, I would write what I considered a dull column and I would get very passionate email responses to it. Other times I would write something that I thought would gain a lot of traction on social media, and it didn’t. Oftentimes, email comments and comments submitted on the column itself were very polarized: Either the person really liked what

I wrote or he really didn’t. I realized that although many people may read my columns, I would typically only get responses from those with strong reactions. At the base level, a columnist’s job is to present opinions to address new viewpoints and to spark discussion. Columns are meant to elicit emotions — no matter if they are positive or negative. Columnists are not required to write in favor of the majority’s opinion, which is something that can be very challenging when responses are gauged. What we write represents our opinions — not what the DI thinks, not what the University thinks. We stand alone with our words. People have the tendency to respond to things mostly when they are either very much in favor or very much opposed to an idea. But out of those two, the weight of the responses shifts to the opposition. The omnipresence of media makes reactions a given — everyone has something that grinds his gears. But the virtual wall that online media and communication creates allows people to avoid confrontation. It is so easy to react to an opinion with harsh words, because one is not dealing with the writer face-toface. This makes reactions brash and not always well thought out. There have been instances where comments have made me cringe and question my validity as a journalism major and even as a human being. Maybe that’s a little bit dramatic, but words can and do sting, and my skin has been toughened. However, that is not to say that all negative comments are hasty and uncalled for. Sometimes columnists need a real-

ity check. Sometimes we overlook a perspective. Sometimes we had a crazy week with two exams and a paper due, resulting in a less-than-stellar column. And those thoughtful responses make us work harder to be better columnists. We do not try to write with narrow opinions. We are not trying to throw out sensational ideas just to evoke a reaction and garner the most Facebook recommendations. We write about topics we experience in our daily lives and about subjects we are learning in class. We write about major national issues that interest us. We write about topics that are not at the forefront of the news. Being in our late-teens and earlytwenties, we are constantly learning. We may publish a column, look back on it a semester later and ask ourselves, “Why the heck did I think that?� But that’s the nature of an opinion: It can easily change. Continue to read the DI’s columns and keep submitting thoughtful responses. Hold us accountable, and be a part of the discussion. We love to know that our opinions are reaching readers and affecting them in some way. And as for me, I’ve enjoyed this run. Thank you to my consistent readers — I’ve appreciated your comments and encouragement. Never stop reading and expanding your perspectives, because opinions are what create change in the world.

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

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Christmas chocolate balls are a healthy substitute to processed, calorie-heavy treats. They are made with walnuts, shredded coconut, vanilla, raw cacao and pitted dates.

Replace Oreo balls with a healthier chocolate treat BY MIKAYLA OSTENDORF STAFF WRITER

Attention, sweet-tooth victims: The holiday season has arrived. There will be parties, and those parties will have more delicious desserts than your mind could ever dream up. For those wanting to avoid processed, calorieheavy treats, Christmas chocolate balls serves as a healthy alternative. Christmas chocolate balls resemble the classic Oreo-balls, cookies and chocolate truffles commonly found on the Christmas dessert table spread. The dish is all-natural and processed sugar free, and consists of walnuts, shredded coconut, vanilla, raw cacao and pitted dates. High in nutritional value, the dates are used to substitute unhealthy ingredients such as sugar, as the fruit is naturally sweet-tasting.

I was introduced to this dish by my aunt, who found the original recipe from the health food blog titled “The Kitchen Remix.� At family gatherings, we have welcomely replaced Oreo balls with the healthy dessert. The cookie balls are satisfying for a sweet tooth and do not make you feel sick after eating them. For your next Christmas season party, cook up a triple order of this simple recipe and enjoy the guilt-free dish. No longer will you find yourself six chocolatechip cookies deep at your next holiday party, with a bloated belly to display the evidence.

Christmas Chocolate Balls Servings: 6 Ingredients: 1/2 cup walnuts (raw)

1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened) 8 oz. pitted dates 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons raw cacao (preferred) or 4 tablespoons cocoa powder Stevia for sweetness, if preferred 1. In a high-powered blender or food processor, blend the walnuts until they are tiny chunks. 2. Pour coconut and continue blending. 3. Add all other ingredients and blend. 4. Roll the mixture into balls and refrigerate. Serve cold. The recipe makes approximately 12-15 balls.

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Mikayla is a freshman in Media. She can be reached at ostndrf2@dailyillini.com.

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BY ALICE SMELYANSKY STAFF WRITER

When Scott Rausch, senior in LAS, filmed his hit single, “Hey Girl,� he thought the music video would reach about 1,000 views on YouTube. Rausch, whose stage name is Scott Rusch, was sorely mistaken. Just three weeks after the release of the video, it reached more than 30,000 views and opened a multitude of musical opportunities for Rusch. “I called my mom and started screaming on the phone,� said Evan Thompson, Rusch’s manager and 2012 University alumnus. “And then from there, more than anything, it made me realize how quickly I have to move with Scott.� Thompson met Rusch when the Xtension Chords, of which Rusch is the music director, chose to record an album with him in his basement in Urbana. Rusch worked closely with Thompson during the album recording and later covered a few songs on his own with Thompson. After Thompson graduated and moved to Las Vegas, Nev., he started his own company, ISO Management, and contacted Rusch about recording some more tracks. Once Tyler Ward Studios accepted Rusch to record in one of their studios in Nashville, Tenn., Rusch went down with Thompson last spring break and recorded “Hey Girl.� Jeremy McCoy, touring bass guitar player for The Fray, produced the single. In late September, Rusch filmed the music video for “Hey Girl� with Hunter Lyon, a 20-year-old director who previously worked with upcoming artists such as Timeflies. Though the girl in the video, Kara Fahy, sophomore in FAA, is not the girl Rusch is referencing in the song, the tone of the video is meant to illuminate the feelings he had when he saw the girl for the first time. Since the creation of the video, Rusch has experienced random students recognizing him on campus, a situation he never thought he would find himself in. “I’ve never done anything like this; I didn’t know how big it was going to be or how many people were going to see it,� Rusch said. “It’s just kind of crazy.� Since the video’s release, Rusch has recorded more tracks in a local studio, Pogo Studio, and plans on releasing another single, “Heartbreaker,� in June and a six-song EP around next May. While Rusch has only recently received an outpouring of

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attention for his work, he has been performing both on and off campus since childhood. He said his main involvement on campus with the Xtension Chords has shaped his college experience. “I’ve been the music director for three years,� Rusch said. “It takes a ton of time, but it’s just so much fun. My friends are the Xtension Chords, and I don’t hang out with a lot of other people. You could kind of think of it as a fraternity.� Tom Ritondale, Xtension Chords member and sophomore in Media, is proud of Rusch’s accomplishments and believes it is a result of his hard work. “This is something that he’s been really working hard on a lot for the past few years,� Ritondale said. “Especially last year over spring break when he went down to Nashville and recorded the song and wrote it — he played it for a couple of us, but we really didn’t know if anything was going to come out of it. When we heard that they were going through with it, we were all really proud of him and really excited because this is something he’s been working at, and you could see when he’s playing music he just is so happy.� Though Rusch lives, breathes and sleeps music, there have been moments of frustration and doubt along the way. However, during his junior year, he became more aware of the fact he only had a year left to follow

his passion. “In order to make myself happy, I should at least give music a shot and try to pursue it,� he said. “Other opportunities will always be there, but there is a limited amount of time when you can start trying to pursue a musical career.� In addition to the support from his fellow members on the Xtension Chords, Rusch’s dad is his main inspiration. As a member of The Other Guys when he attended the University and the choir director of Woodstock High School, Rusch’s dad always shared his love of music with his children. All four of the Rusch boys began playing piano at the age of four and started singing as soon as they could speak. Yet, whether or not Rusch decides to continue working on his music career, his love for the art will remain the same. “He’s in the early stages of his artistry where he’s learning where he wants to go,� Thompson said. “More than anything, I don’t want to tell him where he should go. I want him to tell me where he wants to go and have me help him get there. It would not surprise me if a music label signed him in the next three years. But that’s definitely not the only thing we’re going for. If he never gets signed and he’s happy with his music and success, that’s all I care about.�

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BY DAVID ROTHMUND STAFF WRITER

1. Partridge in a Pear Tree: Gin and Tonic with Pear 2 oz. of gin Tonic water 1/2 a pear, cubed

This is the perfect drink to sip on while watching a movie. Cube half of a pear into a glass, pour two shots of gin and top it off with tonic water. Garnish with a slice of pear, and enjoy.

2. Turtle Doves: Girl Scout Cookie Shot

ace up your boots, put on your gloves and zip up your coat. Christmas is slowly, but surely, approaching. Your last few weeks on campus will most likely be spent watching your favorite Christmas movies, drinking warm drinks, attending holiday-themed

8. Maids-A-Milking: White Russian

3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth 2.5 oz. Bourbon Whiskey 1 oz. Grenadine

2 oz. Regular Vodka 1 oz. Kahlua Coffee Liqueur Light Creme

Sip on one of these during a gift exchange and you may smile more than usual. A few shots of whiskey will warm you up just fine. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

You can never go wrong with a White Russian. Add two shots of vodka to a shot of Kahlua and dilute with a dash of creme.

5. Golden Rings: Goldschlager Shot 1 oz. Goldschlager

One word: yum. This shot is worth the price.

Pour one shot of Bailey’s, one shot of Kahlua and one shot of mint creme into a glass. If you want to get fancy, crumble a cookie and put it on the rim of the glass. Garnish with a candy cane.

6. Geese-A-Laying: Grey Goose Shot

2 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum Eggnog Nothing says “Christmas� more than eggnog. Adding two shots of rum will make it even better. Make it great by adding whipped topping and cinnamon.

parties and, unfortunately, stressing over that dreadful final exam schedule. Take a break from the papers, presentations and whatever else your professors decide to assign at the end of the semester and have a drink — a drink inspired by “The 12 Days of Christmas.� “The 12 Days of Christmas� is

4. Colly Birds: Manhattan

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If you’re trying to loosen up, this is the perfect shot. Change it up by adding a peppermint stick to it.

9. Ladies Dancing: Cosmopolitan 1.5 oz. Regular Vodka 3/4 oz. Triple Sec 3/4 oz. Cranberry Juice 1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

This one is for the “Sex and the City� lovers. Mix two shots of vodka, one shot of Triple Sec, cranberry and lime juice. Pour into a cocktail glass and enjoy while watching your favorite episodes.

10. Lords-A-Leaping: Chicago Apple Cider

7. Swans-A-Swimming: Sangria Arbor Mist Wine Sangria Zinfandel

1 oz. Canadian Mist Whiskey 1/4 oz. Goldschlager Cinnamon Schnapps Apple Juice

This one is for the wine lovers. Cube your favorite fruit up and enjoy by soaking it in a glass of sangria. It’s nutritious, right?

This Chicago classic is too good. Combine a shot of whiskey to half of a shot of Goldschlager and mix with apple juice.

a cumulative carol that was first published in 1780. What’s a better way of modernizing the old holiday carol than creating 12 drinks to get you through your stressful final exam schedule? D r i nk responsibly, but more importantly, have fun. The semester is almost over.

11. Pipers Piping: Mimosa 3 oz. Orange Juice Champagne

This drink says “brunch.� Invite a few friends over, exchange some gifts and sip on a few of these. Just remember, the more champagne used the better.

12. Drummers Drumming: Hurricane 1 oz. Regular Vodka 1 oz. Gin 3 oz. Bacardi 151 Rum 1 oz. Amaretto Sour 1 oz. Triple Sec 4 oz. Grapefruit juice 3 oz. Pineapple juice 1/4 oz. Grenadine Careful, this will make your head pound. Add one shot of vodka, one shot of gin, three shots of 151 Rum and one shot of Triple Sec into a large glass. Dilute it with Amaretto Sour, grapefruit juice, pineapple juice and Grenadine.

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Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini basketball staff ranks the basketball teams in the Big Ten 1-12 and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.

Michigan State was rolling until it coughed up a poor performance against North Carolina at home during the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. The Spartans (7-1) don’t play again until Saturday, and head coach Tom Izzo took his team to Indianapolis this weekend to watch Michigan State’s football team win the Big Ten Championship game. His squad got the chance to see what a Spartans championship looks like.

1. Michigan State

2. Wisconsin

Wisconsin beat rival Marquette by six last week, making it through its first 10 games unscathed. The Badgers (10-0) reached No. 4 in the AP Poll on Monday, the first time they have been in the top 5 since 2007. The rest of Wisconsin’s non-conference schedule is favorable, with Milwaukee, Eastern Kentucky and Prairie View A&M left before Big Ten play.

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Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice (24) attempts a layup during the game against Chicago State at State Farm Center on Nov. 23. The Illini won 77-53.

Illini lean on defensive play Dartmouth last opponent at State Farm Center before start of conference play BY SEAN HAMMOND SENIOR WRITER

John Groce’s team looked a lot like the 2012-13 Illinois squad Sunday when it knocked down 12-of-23 3-point attempts in an 81-62 win over Auburn in Atlanta. Groce said the first half might have been the best his team has played all season. The Illini held a 41-17 advantage at halftime. Junior Rayvonte Rice didn’t really know how to explain it. The shots were just falling. But that prolific 3-point percentage was a rarity for the 2013-14 version of the Illini. The team’s defense has been consistent throughout its 8-1 start this season. As of Monday, the Illini were ranked eighth in the nation with only 58.7 points per game allowed. They were also holding teams to just 37.3 percent

shooting from the field, good for 16th in the country. “It’s just being there for each other,� senior forward Jon Ekey said. “In the game (Sunday), everyone was there helping each other. We got a lot of balls that we just dug out, whether in the post or if someone was trying to drive, we always have someone helping.� Rice said Groce always puts more emphasis on the defensive side of the ball. And this year, Groce has been tinkering with things a lot more than he did last season. The Illini have shown much more zone defense after playing primarily man-to-man a year ago. “Our team can be good at both,� Groce said. “(Sunday) we weren’t very good in the zone. Our team has a chance to be good at both. We practice that way. Last year

we sprinkled it in, but not as much as we have this year.� The zone has contributed to Illinois’ improved defense, and so has the added length of newcomers Ekey, Maverick Morgan and Austin Colbert. Center Nnanna Egwu, who played through a cold on Sunday, has been a presence in the post when he hasn’t been in foul trouble. “(Defense) needs to be our calling card,� Groce said. “We have some guys that have some talent and gifts defensively. And we’re going to be tested moving forward.� Illinois has a couple tough games coming up with Oregon and Missouri, but first the Illini have to get through Dartmouth at State Farm Center on Tuesday night. Dartmouth (3-3) shoots the ball at a 36.6 percent clip from behind the 3-point arc. Of the opponents Illinois has played thus far, Groce compared the Big Green to Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, who

defeated Dartmouth 80-64 on Saturday. The Illini only beat IPFW by a two-point margin at home on Nov. 29. “Dartmouth is a team that shoots the basketball really well,� Groce said. “I don’t know if they recruit a guy that doesn’t shoot threes. If you allow them to feel comfortable, then they can pick you apart.� The two schools have never played each other in men’s basketball before. For Illinois, Tuesday’s match-up will be its final game in State Farm Center until the conference opener on Dec. 31 against Indiana. In between, the players have Oregon, Missouri, UIC and finals. This stretch will give fans a good picture of how good this Illinois team can be. If the shots keep falling like they did Sunday, it will be something worth watching.

T4. Michigan

Nik Stauskas has gotten off to a heck of a start for the Wolverines, but it hasn’t kept his team from dropping three games. None of the three losses was bad, and an overtime win over Florida State will boost the resume come March. But nothing would help Michigan (6-3) more than a win over No. 1 ranked Arizona on Saturday.

T4. Iowa

6. Indiana

7. Illinois

8. Minnesota

9. Purdue

10. Nebraska

Sean can be reached at sphammo2@dailyillini.com and @sean_hammond.

Illini women’s basketball puts losing streak to an end with win

11. Penn State

12. Northwestern

A regime change has Northwestern fans hopeful, but the product on the court has been less than encouraging. The Wildcats (5-5) have yet to beat a power conference team in any of their four chances and none of them has really been close. Northwestern faces Mississippi Valley State and Brown before a Chicagoland-area rivalry game with DePaul on Dec. 27.

Illinois comes from 20 down to beat Seton Hall

Illinois volleyball

BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

It was a good thing Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant was wearing a patch on his eye Monday night against Seton Hall. The Illinois head coach could barely look as the Pirates’ Ka-Deidre Simmons’ buzzer-beater attempt knocked off the backboard and out to cap an incredible comeback Illini victory. Illinois (6-5) snapped a three-game losing streak in a wild 71-70 comeback win over Seton Hall (7-2). Bollant wore a patch over his left eye to help contain an infection sustained last week. Seldom-used reserve Nia Oden drained one of two free throws with five seconds left to take the lead. Oden was only in the game because starting center Jacqui Grant fouled out with 4:20 left. She played 10 second-half minutes after sitting the entire fi rst half. She wouldn’t make a shot but scored the most important point of the game. In a game where the Illini were outrebounded 48-33 and gave up 19 offensive rebounds, it was Oden with an offensive rebound in the waning seconds that led to the foul that set up the fi nal free throw. “I would defi nitely say this is the best moment in my basketball career,� Oden said. “It was just great to be out there with my teammates and know they have my back just as much as I have theirs.� Down 63-43 with 8:45 left in the second half, Illinois looked dead in the water. The game swung in the Illini’s favor from then on, as Illinois went on a 27-5 run to actually take a 70-68 with 31 seconds left on an Ivory Crawford layup. The Illini didn’t get back on defense and Seton Hall immediately retied it on a layup, setting the scene for the fi nal possession. “I don’t know that I’ve been in a game where it felt like a nightmare for so long and then felt like a dream at the end,� Bollant said. “Still down 12 with three minutes left, to be able to win that game, it was pretty amazing.� The contest was a back-and-forth affair until the Illini went cold to end the fi rst half. After a Grant jumper with 6:36 left in the

3. Ohio State

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Illinois’ Jacqui Grant shoots the ball during the game against Seton Hall at State Farm Center on Monday. The Illini won 71-70. half, Illinois didn’t drain another field goal until Alexis Smith went coast-to-coast for a buzzer-beating layup to end the half. In the interim, Seton Hall turned a 22-18 defi cit into a 36-25 lead heading into the break. The Pirates pushed the lead to 20 for most of the second half with just eight minutes remaining before Illini’s Buzz defense forced 11 second-half steals and limited Seton Hall to seven points in the fi nal 8:45. Amber Moore played with four fouls for most of the second half, but was able to get loose in the second half. The senior fi nished

with 24 points and 11 rebounds, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 42.3 seconds left, after only two points on 1-9 shooting in the fi rst half. “Amber was really special in the second half,� Bollant said. “Going 7-for-11 in the second half, including every big shot that we had to have down the stretch — we need her to make big shots, there’s no question she can do that.�

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

dream run to the Final Four for the Illinois volleyball team is looking more like a reality. After taking care of Morehead State on Friday and knocking off No. 22 Marquette on Saturday, the Illini have advanced to the Sweet 16 regional round. Luckily for Illinois, the regional round is being held at State Farm Center in Champaign. If the Illini can win their next two matches at State Farm Center, they will advance to the Final Four at KeyArena in Seattle. The Illini took full advantage of their home court at Huff Hall this past weekend, dropping only one set to Marquette as they steamrolled through the fi rst two rounds. After enduring a rough start to the season, Kevin Hambly’s squad is winning when it counts. Illinois’ 16-14 regular season record is unimpressive at face value, but you have to look deeper to see why losses piled up. Illinois had the toughest schedule in the country after a brutal nonconference slate

and playing in the stacked Big Ten conference. It nearly cost them an NCAA tournament appearance as the losses mounted, but the Illini played strong down the stretch to earn a tournament berth. Such a difficult schedule can be a double-edged sword, but the Illini are reaping the benefits of playing tough opponents now that it’s tournament time. The Illini, who garnered a No. 13 overall seed, played two opponents last weekend that were unseeded. Their next opponent is Purdue, a familiar conference foe. They faced the Boilermakers twice in the regular season, losing in West Lafayette and sweeping the Boilers at home. If the Illini can take care of Purdue, they will once again be facing a familiar opponent with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Wisconsin and Florida State are playing in the other regional matchup at State Farm Center. Illinois swept Florida State in their first game of the season and defeated Wisconsin 3-1 in their only matchup of the season. The Illini know they can beat any opponent they face this weekend, because they’ve done it before. Illinois’ regular sea-

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Illini hockey struggling to get shots on net BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

Wayne Gretzky once said, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” The Illini hockey team has been missing a lot this season. When Illinois left Robert Morris with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss on Saturday night, it was an alltoo-familiar feeling, having been outshot 48-19 and just needing one more goal to keep even with the Eagles. Freshman winger David Christel said in games like Saturday’s, when the Illini were outshot by

nearly 30, the team is forced to rely on its goaltender. Rookie goalie Joe Olen kept the Illini in Saturday’s game, making 45 saves with a 0.938 save percentage. But Olen’s stellar effort wasn’t enough to save the Illini from getting swept for the second time this season by Robert Morris. Illinois has only won three games when being outshot this season, with a record of 3-10 when not outshooting its opponents. Since beginning ACHA DivisionI play back in early October, the

Illini have only outshot their opponents four times and have only won five of their 17 games. “We definitely have to get more shots,” Christel said. “(Fabrinni) has been talking about that all season, but for some reason it’s just not happening.” Head coach Nick Fabbrini said he sets a quota for shots each game. He expects the Illini to get around 30 shots, while holding the opposing team to 20. Yet, Illinois has only held teams to fewer than 20 shots in a game once in its 17 meetings with Division-I teams

and has exceeded 30 shots on net just four times since October. Shots on the net can lead to tip-in goals off deflections and can even create more chances from rebounds given up by goalies after making the initial save. Christel said hockey players are always coached to get pucks on the net when growing up. “It doesn’t really matter, any scoring opportunity (is good),” Christel said. “If you get pucks to the net, it has a chance of going in.” Christel said the team works on

deflections and rebounds nearly every day in practice, but when pucks are thrown toward the net in game situations, it comes down to the players’ hockey instincts since every shot on net is unpredictable. “You’ve got to read the play,” Christel said. “You can’t just be throwing pucks at the net, but it’s never a bad play to get the puck to the net.” The Illini have been outscored 67-33 Division-I play began, with 46 fewer shots than opponents since starting Division-I play.

Olen credited opposing team’s high shot numbers to Illinois’ defense, which looks to force outside shots from the perimeter, but said he isn’t ever concerned when facing a lot of shots during a game. “You don’t really worry about it too much,” Olen said. “At the end of the day it comes down to the score and outworking the other team.”

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

Gronkowski injury guts Patriots’ Super Bowl chances SPENCER BROWN Sports columnist

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he New England Patriots have been battling injuries all season. Surprisingly they have still managed a rather successful season thus far. The latest player to go down, however, could end their hopes at winning a Super Bowl this season. Tight end Rob Gronkowski tore his ACL and MCL in the Patriots comeback win Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, his latest injury after spending the past few years battling to stay healthy. The Pats’ star tight end has appeared in seven games this season. He missed the start of the season recovering from surgery and infection to his repaired forearm. In those seven contests, Gronkowski caught 39 catches for 592 yards and four touchdowns. He was averaging 15.2 yards per catch. As Gronkowski’s health goes, so do the chances of the Patriots in the playoffs. After his rookie season, Gronkowski has been significantly injured in each of the past three seasons. In the 2011 season, he appeared in all 16 contests. The Patriots went 13-3 through the regular season. In the Patriots’ first playoff game with Gronkowski, a 45-10 victory over the Denver Broncos, the tight end performed admirably. He caught 10 passes for 145 yards and three touch-

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ROUX son schedule consisted of five matches against teams ranked in the top 10, and 15 of them were against teams ranked in the top 25. That’s an absurd stat: Half of their regular season matches were against ranked teams. The Illini took their lumps and came out of the gauntlet a better team, as their key wins down the stretch demonstrated. Missouri’s 2013 season provides a great example of why playing a tough schedule is important. The Tigers faced a cupcake regular-season slate and stormed to a 34-0 record. They fell 3-1 to Purdue on Saturday night. The Illini have done just the opposite. After taking top-five teams Penn State and Texas to five sets, Illinois has no reason to be intimidated the rest of the way. Junior hitter Liz McMahon was a force over the weekend’s two matches, including a 17-kill performance against Marquette. To make it to the Final Four, the Illini will also need strong contributions from sophomore Jocelynn Birks and junior Morganne Criswell. When Birks and Criswell are on, the Illini pose a much more formidable hitting threat, and the team plays noticeably better as a whole. A week ago, I wrote about how the Illini got a favorable tournament draw and that their most realistic goal would be a Sweet 16 berth. After seeing their potential matchups with the home crowd on their side, I’ve changed my tune. There’s no doubt that Illini fans should be proud of what this team has accomplished, no matter how this weekend turns out. But it’s time to get excited. Now, it’s Final Four or bust. See you in Seattle.

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

Illini fans should be proud of what they accomplished, no matter how this weekend turns out.

downs. He then had five catches for 87 yards in the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. Unfortunately, he suffered a high ankle sprain in that game. He was not 100 percent in the Super Bowl, and it showed. Gronkowski amassed a total of 26 yards on two catches as the Pats fell to the New York Giants. In 2012, the tight end was on his way to consecutive 1,000 yard receiving season. In Week 11 against the Indianapolis Colts, he broke his forearm. He eventually returned to the field play in Week 17. His comeback was short-lived as he re-injured the forearm in the team’s first playoff game, a 41-28 win over the Houston Texans. They would lose the following game, the AFC Championship, 28-13 to the Ravens. The Patriots currently sit at 10-3 as they prepare for life yet again without their best receiver. Let us not forget they have also been without the services of former tight end Aaron Hernandez due to his murder arrest. He was a safety valve for this team in light of Gronkowski’s frequent health problems. That dual threat has been completely eliminated. As the AFC playoff picture stands today, the Patriots will have a first-round bye, along with the Denver Broncos. The four teams that would play on Wild Card weekend as of today are the Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals and Colts boast

young quarterbacks. It would be a tall order to expect either Andy Dalton or Andrew Luck to outperform Brady in Foxboro, Mass. Kansas City has not performed well as of late, and there is no telling how this team would respond if they get behind early on the road in the playoffs with such an inexperienced team. The Ravens have been here before, but not these Ravens. Baltimore’s defense is still formidable, but without Ray Lewis and Ed Reed bearing down, it is safe to say quarterbacks will feel a lot more comfortable. There is no underestimating the heart of a champion, but they may be overmatched here in a possible playoff game at New England. The Denver Broncos currently sit atop the standings and double as New England’s biggest threat. If the Pats can clinch home field throughout, it could spell disaster for the Broncos. Though Peyton Manning would be motivated by the embarrassing letdown against the Patriots earlier this season, there is no denying his poor performance in cold weather games. Even if the Patriots have to travel to Denver, Manning’s postseason shortcomings are well documented. The Patriots are in a tough spot without Rob Gronkowski. Coach Bill Belichick and Brady have been known to work miracles before. We’ll see if they have one more in them.

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

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Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots is tackled by Kareem Jackson of the Houston Texans in the Patriots’ 34-31 victory on Dec. 1, in Houston.

Hambly talks Morehead State, Marquette Editor’s note: The following is a partial transcript from an Illini Drive interview with Illinois volleyball head coach Kevin Hambly. Illini Drive: Backing up a little bit, in the game against Morehead State, you said going in that your team may have some wide eyes. Kevin Hambly: None of them had played in it before. More of Morehead State’s kids have played in the tournament than our kids, but they win their conference every year so they have a chance to play. They were loose, and they came after us. I thought they were really a tough team, in fact, I would say they were tougher than Marquette in competing. Marquette came out hot in the first set, but then they

backed down. Morehead State never backed down, I was really impressed. But our team weathered it a little bit. We are just so much more physical, and maybe more skilled, and we just took advantage of our size, and it just took us awhile to settle in. I don’t think we settled in until halfway through the first set. Marquette, the first set was fast. There was a lot of speed. I think it would be like playing Oregon in football, you prepare for it, but until you get out there and play it, it takes awhile for your eyes to adjust and adjust defensively. But once we adjusted, we dialed in and handled them pretty well. ID: Was that just it, the defensive adjustment between the first

and second set? KH: Yeah, it wasn’t like we didn’t know them. It was more of the kids, the tempo, they were just real fast and different. Sometimes when teams are like that, they can surprise you with their speed, and I thought they did. Not that we didn’t prepare as well as we could, I was never worried we were going to lose that match. Even though they beat us, I think, 19 in that first set, I felt like “Okay, guy, you got this, you understand this,” because at the end of that set, I thought we started to figure out how to play them. I was not worried at all. I kind of figured we’d win the next three, to be honest. ID: How much do you get to

prepare for Marquette? Is it really just the one night or are you also just preparing for another team during the week? KH: I mean, the team gets to prepare. We had nine matches on them, so we knew them well and knew their tendencies, but we had an hour to get ready for them. And that’s what’s interesting about the tournament. I get some criticism from other coaches because they say we spend Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday preparing for opponents, and we do it the day of the match, all the time, because I am always worried about the tournament. I want to prepare for the tournament. I want to get used to putting a game plan in in one day, like we

had to Saturday. Thursday, we spent an hour and a half, we put our game plan in, and I thought we executed it relatively well. But then you’ve got to turn around and not even know who you’re going to play the next day, have an hour to put a game plan in, so we have approached the Big Ten and every tournament in that way just to get us ready for the tournament. Everything to me is about the NCAA tournament, the way we schedule, the way we do everything. I don’t really care about the Big Ten or the conference.

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Illini’s home-court advantage prepares players for NCAA tournament, finals BY BLAKE PON STAFF WRITER

Playing at home is advantageous for most teams, but for the Illinois volleyball team, it may be more than that. The Illini are 34-20 in the NCAA tournament all time, but 26 of those wins have come at home, compared to three losses. The last time Illinois lost a home match in the NCAA tournament was over a decade ago, in 2001 against Arizona. Fortunately for the Illini, they get the potential opportunity to play two more matches at their “alternate” home, State Farm Center, before potentially embarking on a trip to Seattle for the Final Four. The home-court advantage doesn’t just bode well for Illinois’ play on the court, but it also bodes well for its academic endeavors at this time of year. “It’s all new,” head coach Kevin Hambly said of the atmosphere after his team’s win against Marquette on Saturday. “I’m excited that we’ll have a great crowd, but I’m curious to see how it is to play at the State Farm Center. “It’s nice for the kids to play at home. They have tests and finals coming up. Last time we made our tournament run we took 23 finals in the last two weekends on the road. To be here and have our normal schedule is a huge advantage.”

Junior outside hitter Liz McMahon said the team is taking a different approach to the tournament than the regular season. “We’re approaching the whole tournament as just living in the moment,” McMahon said. “That goes for everything. We all have finals, so when you go to take a test just live in that moment. Then when you get to the State Farm Center you can’t get wrapped up in playing at home. It’s going to be a different atmosphere. Huff was even different when we’re hosting the NCAA’s. We have this vision and we’re not stopping until we can get there.”

Looking ahead While Illinois is facing a familiar opponent in Purdue on Friday in the Sweet 16, the Illini have a chance to face teams it has played in the regular season throughout the rest of the tournament, if they advance. Of the 16 remaining programs, Illinois has already faced 10 in the regular season. “It’s only going to be great teams from here on out,” assistant coach Dan Conners said in a radio interview after the win against Marquette. “The NCAA is getting deeper and deeper. You can’t look past any of these teams in the tournament.” With the exception of the

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Illinois’ Liz McMahon celebrates a point during an NCAA Tournament second-round match against Marquette at Huff Hall on Saturday. The Illini won 3-1. Big Ten teams remaining, the Illini have a chance to match up against Florida State in the Elite Eight, San Diego or Texas in the Final Four and Washington in the championship. Illinois defeated Florida State in the season opener, but fell to the other three teams.

Big Ten providing strong showing So far, just one of the eight Big Ten teams has failed to reach the Sweet 16 this year. Michigan was knocked off by LSU in the opening round. Depending on match results, the Big Ten can represent three of the Final

Four teams and both teams in the championship match. The conference has had at least one representative reach the Final Four every year since 2006. Illinois reached the championship match in 2011, but lost to UCLA.

Blake can be reached at pon1@dailyillini.com.

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Amber Moore WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

REMEMBER THE TITANS

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Stanford, Michigan State compete in 100th Rose Bowl

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teammate Ed Reynolds. Shaw expects Tarpley to play in the Rose Bowl. Shaw plans to give the players a week off to complete fi nals and recharge their bodies. The break will allow running back Tyler Gaffney “to feel like a human being for the next 10 days or so,” Shaw said. “For our linemen, every single play is a physical collision.” Skov can tell the difference from the fi rst time he played against Arizona State on Sept. 21 to Saturday night’s title game in Tempe, Ariz. But he feels for his teammates, especially Gaffney. “They’re not just gently placing him on the ground,” Skov said. “He is getting whacked. But he’ll never miss a practice.”

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STANFORD, Calif. — The 100th Rose Bowl features schools with sophomore quarterbacks and two of the country’s most fearsome defenses. Fourth-ranked Michigan State might not mirror No. 5 Stanford the way Wisconsin did in the 2013 Rose Bowl, but it sure comes close. “They parallel a lot of things we believe in,” Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said Sunday. The Cardinal (11-2) will face

“You’re going to see two of the better defensive teams that play fast, that play physical.”

matically and don’t make a lot of mistakes. “When you have two teams with that style it’s always going to be relatively close,” Skov said. Both schools also are rising football powers. Stanford is the country’s only program that will appear in the past four BCS bowl games. Not even Alabama and Oregon can make the claim, Michigan State has won 11 games in three of the past four years, and is making its fi rst trip to the Rose Bowl since 1988. After a 13-year absence, Stanford is playing in consecutive Rose Bowls for the fi rst time since 1970-71. Senior linebacker A.J. Tarpley suffered a concussion Saturday night when he collided with

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a program Jan. 1 in Pasadena with similar qualities and styles as the Big Ten champion Spartans personify old-school Midwestern football. Those who like 52-51 shootouts might consider tuning out. Michigan State (12-1) has allowed an average of 12.7 points per game this season while holding six opponents to fewer than 10 points. The Spartans also lead the country in run defense with only 1.6 yards per carry, more than a full yard ahead of the second-best unit. Stanford has allowed 18.6 points per game with a seniorled defense that has been the team’s most dominant feature. “People who appreciate real football will love this game,”

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