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Salaita controversy continues Decision led to student and staff protests, lawsuit

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Salaita sues UI

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Timothy Killeen, president-elect, sits as he is introduced to campus at the Illini Union on Nov. 19.

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Killeen named UI president

BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER

Timothy Killeen was appointed the University’s 20th president this semester, succeeding President Robert Easter when he retires in July 2015.

The former vice chancellor of State University of New York was introduced as the next University president Wednesday Nov. 19 at press conferences on each of the three University

campuses.

The 62-year-old Wales native and U.S. citizen has over 30 years experience in higher education, serving roles in administration and as a researcher in geophysics and space sciences at the University of Michigan, according to a press release from the Board of Trustees.

Killeen earned his Ph.D. from University College of London at age 23 and has

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received three achievement awards from NASA. For him, Killeen said working at the University is a homecoming of sorts because all of his past work led him to Illinois.

The president-elect already has big picture goals for the institution.

“I am a genetic optimist, which is not a scientific term, I have one gear and that’s moving forward with optimism,” Killeen said.

The University president is the chief executive officer of the University, as well as the executive agent of the Board of Trustees. Killeen will work with the board to establish general University goals and practices.

“One of the great things about Tim Killeen is his global mission to empower and educate the people of the state but to also serve

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African-American enrollment drops

Steven Salaita and his legal team filed a request under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, asking for emails containing 14 keywords sent between University officials during the month before Chancellor Phyllis Wise notified Salaita she would not forward his appointment to the Board of Trustees.

The request was made on Sept. 17, six days after the Board of Trustees officially rejected Salaita’s appointment.

The University responded to his request, stating the FOIA request was “unduly burdensome” and urged Salaita to narrow his request.

Salaita filed a new request on Oct. 15, asking for emails between 15 University officials over a threemonth period, according to the lawsuit.

The second request was also rejected by the University, which stated that it would require viewing 8,000 to 10,000 emails. Salaita filed the FOIA request again on Nov. 5, but reduced the timeframe to one month.

He claims he never received a response.

The lawsuit was filed in Champaign County and asks the court to order the trustees to give Salaita the requested documents; admit to violating the act; and to award civil penalties, reasonable attorney fees and any other compensation deemed appropriate by the court.

On Sept. 11, the Board of Trustees voted 8-1 to reject the appointment of Steven Salaita to the American Indian Studies program on the Urbana campus.

“I’ve come to the conclusion that Professor Salaita’s approach indicates that he indeed (is) incapable of fostering a classroom environment where conflicting opinions (are) given equal consideration regardless of the issue being discussed,” said University President Robert Easter during the board meeting.

The controversy surrounding the former Virginia Tech professor began this summer when several of Salaita’s tweets regarding the Israeli government and its most recent incursion into the Gaza Strip were brought to Chancellor Phyllis Wise’s attention. She notified Salaita via email on Aug. 1 that she would not be forwarding his appointment to the board for approval.

Some of the tweets in question ranged from, “Only #Israel can murder around 300 children in the span of a few weeks and insist that it is the victim. #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack,” to “At this point, if Netanyahu appeared on TV with a necklace made from the teeth of Palestinian children, would anybody be surprised? #Gaza.”

Speaking at a press conference held at the University YMCA on Sept. 9, Salaita addressed the tweets, which he believes were “critical of recent Israeli human rights violations.”

Salaita asserted that labeling his tweets as uncivil is highly subjective and sets a dangerous precedent for future faculty members with unconventional beliefs.

“My comments were not made in a classroom or on campus; they were made through my personal Twitter account,” Salaita said at the press conference. “The University’s policing and

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Over the last decade, the African-American population on campus has faced a heavy decrease.

Only 356 African-American freshmen enrolled in the fall semester, of the 945 that were accepted into the University, according to the Division of Management Information.

The yield — the number of students that enrolled in relation to those accepted — has fallen below that of the incoming class of African-

American freshmen in fall 1968, the year “Project 500” took place. The project was an initiative to boost AfricanAmerican enrollment following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Corey Evans, Men of Impact president and senior in AHS, agreed the increase in tuition plays a potential role in turning AfricanAmerican students away.

“I would say that the tuition increase is probably one of the biggest factors

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Steven Salaita’s appointment to the American Indian studies program was rejected by the University Board of Trustees after a series of inflamatory tweets.

After controversy, Board allows Kilgore’s return to University

BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER

In February, the University came under fire after a series of articles revealed that a former criminal, James Kilgore, was working as an adjunct professor in the University’s Center for

African Studies program.

Kilgore was soon after told that his contract would not be renewed for the following school year. Suspicious of the chain of events, Kilgore, along with other faculty and students, challenged the University’s

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Kilgore said he was clear with the University on his background as a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, which he served time for.

On Nov. 10, Friends of Kilgore, a group of support-

ers for the former professor, held a rally outside of the Henry Administration Building urging the Board of Trustees to decide to reinstate Kilgore at its upcoming meeting =on Nov. 13.

Friends of Kilgore were successful in their efforts

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and it was announced after the meeting that the professor would be allowed to be hired by any University units.

In a previous interview with the The Daily Illini in November, Kilgore said he thinks it’s important the

Board of Trustees is not “micromanaging,” and that faculty who have been given the authority and responsibility to make decisions are able to do so.

At the time, Kilgore had

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KILLEEN the industries that are a part of that state’s economy,” Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy said at the press conference in November.

Additional responsibilities include ensuring continued economic support for the University and representing the University to the state government, the public, corporate and civic leaders, alumni and donors.

“State funding is one problem, investment support, research, grant funding, there are many pieces which contribute to this problem,” Killeen said. “And I think what I would like to do is to really indulge the exciting value proposition of what the University of Illinois is to the state, for the state and for the population.”

Killeen also said his goals for the University center around student diversity, affordability, economic revitalization and faculty recruitment.

He stated that he hoped to do a “listening and learning tour” in January after the holidays, however no official plans have been made yet.

As president, Killeen will make an annual base salary of $600,000. With potential performance and retention bonuses, he could make up to $730,000 per year. Killeen will outearn his predecessor by $121,442 a year. His compensation is ranked seventh out of all Big Ten presidents.

Killeen said he and Easter are going to stay connected and be partners, even though he said, “Easter thinks he can get away as he moves toward retirement.”

Killeen is insistent on collaboration and teamwork with all other University officials and faculty as well.“We’re not going to come in with a blueprint and say this is how it’s going to be,” Killeen stated. “I’m going to be insistent upon motion and mentoring, building enthusiasm and optimism.”

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City of Urbana burdened with Carle’s tax increase

BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER

Carle Foundation Hospital’s mission says it “serves people through high quality care.” But some Urbana residents, including Alderman Charlie Smyth, Ward 1, expressed concern about how much the hospital truly cares about its residents after opening their property tax bills to a 10 to 11 percent increase, due in large part to the hospital’s tax-exempt status.

“Carle has an ethical and a moral responsibility to the community,” Smyth said in October. “They’re soiling their own backyard.”

Smyth was not alone in thinking the hospital was outof-line to claim tax-exemption; some Urbana residents put signs in their yards in protest of the hospital’s exemption, reading “My family pays Carle’s share of taxes,” among other messages attacking the hospital’s business model.

Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing said she believes Carle could easily pay its taxes and that the burden of extra property tax is placed onto Urbana residents. The city of Urbana accounts for approximately 87 percent of the property Carle operates on.

“Carle could much more easily pay its $10 million out of its $116 million profits

numbers, if the center continues to engage in conversation with University administration to come up with solutions to encourage more African-Americans to attend the University.

“We have to make (African-Americans) feel like they’re welcome and we have to make them feel like they’re wanted here; I think when we start doing those things, we’ll see the numbers increase.”

James said.

Renee Romano, vice chancellor for student affairs, said in December that admissions was partnering with the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural relations, as well as the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, to involve students in the recruitment process.

“They have created a stu-

dent ambassador and a telecounseling program that will involve our current students in hosting visiting prospective students and tele-counseling, which will involve our current students calling prospective students throughout the decision-making process,” Romano said.

Romano said University administration continues to consider solving the decline a priority and have always been focused on supporting the University’s African-American population, but have significantly been more engaged in the issue since last spring, participating discussions with student leaders on how the campus climate could be improved.

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because, statistically speaking, it’s harder for AfricanAmericans coming from lower-income families than other students,” Evans said in October.

Keith Marshall, associate provost, said in an email in October that administration monitors admissions data and enrollments carefully, and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has been aware of the decline in AfricanAmerican enrollments “for some time.”

With respect to the cause for the decrease, Marshall said surveys conducted suggest that students who applied to the University but chose not to attend did so pri-

marily due to the high cost of tuition and the lack of sufficient financial aid.

“The University of Illinois is committed to enrolling a diverse freshman class, and the decreasing enrollments of African-American students is unacceptable to anyone committed to that goal,” Marshall said.

Rory James, director of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, said in October he considers the tuition a major factor in the decline.

“I just find it personally, and professionally, problematic when black students from Illinois who really want to come here can’t come to a land-grant institution,” James said.

James said he has faith in the University to increase the

cancelling their appearances. In the weeks leading up to Salaita’s rejection by the board, the American Association of University Professors sent a letter to Wise urging her to reinstate Salaita to the program and 14 academic departments issued votes of no confidence in Wise.

“I’m saddened that this has happened, obviously, because no confidence really means that they have no confidence in my leadership, and I take that very seriously,” Wise said in an interview with The Daily Illini Editorial Board in October. “I hope we can have a good conversation and a better understanding and even if we don’t come to total agreement, we at least understand and respect each other.”

In addition to the boycott and votes of no confidence, a Change.org petition calling

for Salaita’s reinstatement reached more than 19,000 signatures, as of press time.

Several student and facultyled protests took place across campus in the weeks leading up to the board’s vote.

However, there were also those who supported the trustees’ move to reject Salaita’s appointment. Speaking at the Sept. 11 meeting, Josh Cooper, senior in LAS, presented a petition supporting Chancellor Wise consisting of more than 1,000 student signatures compiled in 48 hours.

“Chancellor Wise, we admire your courage, your wisdom and your ongoing efforts to ensure civility on our campus,” Cooper said, quoting the petition. “Hate speech is never acceptable for those applying for a tenured position. Incitement of violence is never acceptable, (and) yes, there must be

a relationship between free speech and civility.”

The University administration also took heat over hundreds of emails released through a Freedom of Information Act request, which revealed days before Wise notified Salaita she would not be forwarding his appointment to the board, she was lobbied extensively by a handful of students, alumni and donors opposed to Salaita’s appointment.

While the names of those in email communication were redacted, many could easily be identified as University alumni and donors from the content of their messages, some of which explicitly stated that they would no longer contribute to the University if Salaita was hired.

“We will now cease our annual contributions to the University and will let our

fellow alumni know why we are doing so,” an alumnus said in an email dated July 24.

“We will encourage others to join us in this protest, as perhaps financial consequences will sway you even though morals, common sense and decency did not.”

At his Sept. 9 press conference, Salaita expressed concern over the possible influence donors may have had over an academic appointment.

“This risks creating a Palestinian exception to the First Amendment and to academic freedom,” Salaita said. “The ability of wealthy donors and the politically powerful to create exceptions to bedrock principles should be worrying to all scholars and teachers.”

However, Wise defended the Board’s decision to The Daily Illini Editorial Board,

stating donors had no direct influence over the vote.

“Everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve tried to reemphasize that I was not at all influenced by donors,” Wise said. “I never went back and checked whether they had been a donor or whether they were possibly going to be a donor, whether we were talking with them already about a possible gift.”

Although nearly three months have passed since the board rejected his appointment, Salaita’s fight against the University has continued to make headlines. In a recent conversation with the Daily Illini, Salaita said he still hopes to join the AIS program and work with the University to put the controversy in the past.

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not received any offers of employment from University units; however he was hopeful of returning to his job with the Center for African Studies.

“It just means an opportunity for me to teach, which I really enjoy, and to re-establish my connection to Africa, where I lived for almost two decades,” Kilgore said. “And the Center for African Studies has been very important

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SALAITA judgment of those messages places any faculty member at risk of termination if University administrators deem the tone or content of his or her speech ‘uncivil.’”

At the board’s Sept. 11 meeting, Wise chose to forward Salaita’s appointment to the trustees, although she expressed her belief that Salaita should be rejected for a position in the American Indian Studies program.

Prior to September’s vote, the University faced widespread criticism for denying Salaita a tenured position at the Urbana campus.

More than 5,000 academics have participated in an ongoing boycott against the University, resulting in numerous guest lecturers

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Urbana residents opposed to Carle Foundation Hospital’s status tax exemption for charity work have been posting signs in their yards to show their disapproval.

In November, Carle offered the city four grants, totalling $100,800, to help with the cost of Urbana’s police and fire protection. Seeing it as a “bribe” to quell or silence the ongoing issue between Carle and Urbana, Prussing refused the grants.

“You don’t get to choose what taxes you pay for,” Prussing said in a November interview.

The city of Urbana has since filed a suit against Carle regarding their tax exemption. The University has been invited to join the conversation by Prussing this December, who said that it is “in the long-term interest of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to promote healthy and sustainable local communities in order to attract students, faculty and staff.”

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than the city can afford a $1 million cut in its operating budget,” Prussing said in an October interview.

While some Urbana officials and residents felt unnecessarily targeted by the hospital’s tax-exemption, the legality of Carle’s status has been approved by the courts.

Article IX Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution states that certain bodies may qualify for tax-exemption given that they are “used exclusively for agricultural and horticultural societies, and for school, religious, cemetery and charitable purposes.”

After Carle Clinic and the Carle Foundation Hospital’s 2009 merger, they were first granted their tax-exempt status. Three years later, SB 2194, a 2012 amendment passed by Illinois General Assembly, permitted Carle, a not-for-profit hospital, to be tax-exempt on the basis of “charitable purposes.”

Despite the legality of the hospital’s tax-exemption, some Urbana citizens argued that Carle would have a better relationship with the residents it serves if it continued to pay property taxes as in the past. Some locals believe Carle’s financial success more than qualifies the hospital to carry on paying property taxes.

The Concerned Citizens of Urbana is a group of

residents that have banded together in opposition to Carle’s tax-exemption and the resulting increase in taxes for Urbana residents. The group was actively involved in the making of yard signs that displayed opposition to Carle.

Dannie Otto, member of Concerned Citizens of Urbana, believes that Carle could manage to pay the property taxes as it did in the past, while some Urbana residents will struggle to manage with the extra financial burden.

“My tax bill went up about $1,000 in 2012 to 2013,” Otto said in a November interview.

“And this will continue for years to come. Carle Hospital is making a net income of at least 25 percent, meaning they are extremely profitable with the money they have left over. Most companies wouldn’t even dream of that much net operation income.”

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to me in terms of maintaining that connection.”

Since the November decision, Kilgore has been hired as an adjunct lecturer by the Global Studies program. Kilgore will teach an eight-week class during the 2015 spring semester titled, “Sweat Shops or Flat World Opportunities? Exploring the New World of Work.”

Kilgore declined to comment on his employment at this time.

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KILLEEN the industries that are a part of that state’s economy,” Board of Trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy said at the press conference in November.

Additional responsibilities include ensuring continued economic support for the University and representing the University to the state government, the public, corporate and civic leaders, alumni and donors.

“State funding is one problem, investment support, research, grant funding, there are many pieces which contribute to this problem,” Killeen said. “And I think what I would like to do is to really indulge the exciting value proposition of what the University of Illinois is to the state, for the state and for the population.”

Killeen also said his goals for the University center around student diversity, affordability, economic revitalization and faculty recruitment.

He stated that he hoped to do a “listening and learning tour” in January after the holidays, however no official plans have been made yet.

As president, Killeen will make an annual base salary of $600,000. With potential performance and retention bonuses, he could make up to $730,000 per year. Killeen will outearn his predecessor by $121,442 a year. His compensation is ranked seventh out of all Big Ten presidents.

Killeen said he and Easter are going to stay connected and be partners, even though he said, “Easter thinks he can get away as he moves toward retirement.”

Killeen is insistent on collaboration and teamwork with all other University officials and faculty as well.“We’re not going to come in with a blueprint and say this is how it’s going to be,” Killeen stated. “I’m going to be insistent upon motion and mentoring, building enthusiasm and optimism.”

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

City of Urbana burdened with Carle’s tax increase

BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER

Carle Foundation Hospital’s mission says it “serves people through high quality care.” But some Urbana residents, including Alderman Charlie Smyth, Ward 1, expressed concern about how much the hospital truly cares about its residents after opening their property tax bills to a 10 to 11 percent increase, due in large part to the hospital’s tax-exempt status.

“Carle has an ethical and a moral responsibility to the community,” Smyth said in October. “They’re soiling their own backyard.”

Smyth was not alone in thinking the hospital was outof-line to claim tax-exemption; some Urbana residents put signs in their yards in protest of the hospital’s exemption, reading “My family pays Carle’s share of taxes,” among other messages attacking the hospital’s business model.

Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing said she believes Carle could easily pay its taxes and that the burden of extra property tax is placed onto Urbana residents. The city of Urbana accounts for approximately 87 percent of the property Carle operates on.

“Carle could much more easily pay its $10 million out of its $116 million profits

numbers, if the center continues to engage in conversation with University administration to come up with solutions to encourage more African-Americans to attend the University.

“We have to make (African-Americans) feel like they’re welcome and we have to make them feel like they’re wanted here; I think when we start doing those things, we’ll see the numbers increase.”

James said.

Renee Romano, vice chancellor for student affairs, said in December that admissions was partnering with the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural relations, as well as the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, to involve students in the recruitment process.

“They have created a stu-

dent ambassador and a telecounseling program that will involve our current students in hosting visiting prospective students and tele-counseling, which will involve our current students calling prospective students throughout the decision-making process,” Romano said.

Romano said University administration continues to consider solving the decline a priority and have always been focused on supporting the University’s African-American population, but have significantly been more engaged in the issue since last spring, participating discussions with student leaders on how the campus climate could be improved.

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because, statistically speaking, it’s harder for AfricanAmericans coming from lower-income families than other students,” Evans said in October.

Keith Marshall, associate provost, said in an email in October that administration monitors admissions data and enrollments carefully, and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has been aware of the decline in AfricanAmerican enrollments “for some time.”

With respect to the cause for the decrease, Marshall said surveys conducted suggest that students who applied to the University but chose not to attend did so pri-

marily due to the high cost of tuition and the lack of sufficient financial aid.

“The University of Illinois is committed to enrolling a diverse freshman class, and the decreasing enrollments of African-American students is unacceptable to anyone committed to that goal,” Marshall said.

Rory James, director of the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, said in October he considers the tuition a major factor in the decline.

“I just find it personally, and professionally, problematic when black students from Illinois who really want to come here can’t come to a land-grant institution,” James said.

James said he has faith in the University to increase the

cancelling their appearances. In the weeks leading up to Salaita’s rejection by the board, the American Association of University Professors sent a letter to Wise urging her to reinstate Salaita to the program and 14 academic departments issued votes of no confidence in Wise.

“I’m saddened that this has happened, obviously, because no confidence really means that they have no confidence in my leadership, and I take that very seriously,” Wise said in an interview with The Daily Illini Editorial Board in October. “I hope we can have a good conversation and a better understanding and even if we don’t come to total agreement, we at least understand and respect each other.”

In addition to the boycott and votes of no confidence, a Change.org petition calling

for Salaita’s reinstatement reached more than 19,000 signatures, as of press time.

Several student and facultyled protests took place across campus in the weeks leading up to the board’s vote.

However, there were also those who supported the trustees’ move to reject Salaita’s appointment. Speaking at the Sept. 11 meeting, Josh Cooper, senior in LAS, presented a petition supporting Chancellor Wise consisting of more than 1,000 student signatures compiled in 48 hours.

“Chancellor Wise, we admire your courage, your wisdom and your ongoing efforts to ensure civility on our campus,” Cooper said, quoting the petition. “Hate speech is never acceptable for those applying for a tenured position. Incitement of violence is never acceptable, (and) yes, there must be

a relationship between free speech and civility.”

The University administration also took heat over hundreds of emails released through a Freedom of Information Act request, which revealed days before Wise notified Salaita she would not be forwarding his appointment to the board, she was lobbied extensively by a handful of students, alumni and donors opposed to Salaita’s appointment.

While the names of those in email communication were redacted, many could easily be identified as University alumni and donors from the content of their messages, some of which explicitly stated that they would no longer contribute to the University if Salaita was hired.

“We will now cease our annual contributions to the University and will let our

fellow alumni know why we are doing so,” an alumnus said in an email dated July 24.

“We will encourage others to join us in this protest, as perhaps financial consequences will sway you even though morals, common sense and decency did not.”

At his Sept. 9 press conference, Salaita expressed concern over the possible influence donors may have had over an academic appointment.

“This risks creating a Palestinian exception to the First Amendment and to academic freedom,” Salaita said. “The ability of wealthy donors and the politically powerful to create exceptions to bedrock principles should be worrying to all scholars and teachers.”

However, Wise defended the Board’s decision to The Daily Illini Editorial Board,

stating donors had no direct influence over the vote.

“Everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve tried to reemphasize that I was not at all influenced by donors,” Wise said. “I never went back and checked whether they had been a donor or whether they were possibly going to be a donor, whether we were talking with them already about a possible gift.”

Although nearly three months have passed since the board rejected his appointment, Salaita’s fight against the University has continued to make headlines. In a recent conversation with the Daily Illini, Salaita said he still hopes to join the AIS program and work with the University to put the controversy in the past.

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not received any offers of employment from University units; however he was hopeful of returning to his job with the Center for African Studies.

“It just means an opportunity for me to teach, which I really enjoy, and to re-establish my connection to Africa, where I lived for almost two decades,” Kilgore said. “And the Center for African Studies has been very important

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SALAITA judgment of those messages places any faculty member at risk of termination if University administrators deem the tone or content of his or her speech ‘uncivil.’”

At the board’s Sept. 11 meeting, Wise chose to forward Salaita’s appointment to the trustees, although she expressed her belief that Salaita should be rejected for a position in the American Indian Studies program.

Prior to September’s vote, the University faced widespread criticism for denying Salaita a tenured position at the Urbana campus.

More than 5,000 academics have participated in an ongoing boycott against the University, resulting in numerous guest lecturers

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Urbana residents opposed to Carle Foundation Hospital’s status tax exemption for charity work have been posting signs in their yards to show their disapproval.

In November, Carle offered the city four grants, totalling $100,800, to help with the cost of Urbana’s police and fire protection. Seeing it as a “bribe” to quell or silence the ongoing issue between Carle and Urbana, Prussing refused the grants.

“You don’t get to choose what taxes you pay for,” Prussing said in a November interview.

The city of Urbana has since filed a suit against Carle regarding their tax exemption. The University has been invited to join the conversation by Prussing this December, who said that it is “in the long-term interest of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to promote healthy and sustainable local communities in order to attract students, faculty and staff.”

Dr. William Sullivan of the department of landscape architecture gathers with fellow supporters of James Kilgore to speak with reporters outside the Henry Administration Building on Nov. 10.

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than the city can afford a $1 million cut in its operating budget,” Prussing said in an October interview.

While some Urbana officials and residents felt unnecessarily targeted by the hospital’s tax-exemption, the legality of Carle’s status has been approved by the courts.

Article IX Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution states that certain bodies may qualify for tax-exemption given that they are “used exclusively for agricultural and horticultural societies, and for school, religious, cemetery and charitable purposes.”

After Carle Clinic and the Carle Foundation Hospital’s 2009 merger, they were first granted their tax-exempt status. Three years later, SB 2194, a 2012 amendment passed by Illinois General Assembly, permitted Carle, a not-for-profit hospital, to be tax-exempt on the basis of “charitable purposes.”

Despite the legality of the hospital’s tax-exemption, some Urbana citizens argued that Carle would have a better relationship with the residents it serves if it continued to pay property taxes as in the past. Some locals believe Carle’s financial success more than qualifies the hospital to carry on paying property taxes.

The Concerned Citizens of Urbana is a group of

residents that have banded together in opposition to Carle’s tax-exemption and the resulting increase in taxes for Urbana residents. The group was actively involved in the making of yard signs that displayed opposition to Carle.

Dannie Otto, member of Concerned Citizens of Urbana, believes that Carle could manage to pay the property taxes as it did in the past, while some Urbana residents will struggle to manage with the extra financial burden.

“My tax bill went up about $1,000 in 2012 to 2013,” Otto said in a November interview.

“And this will continue for years to come. Carle Hospital is making a net income of at least 25 percent, meaning they are extremely profitable with the money they have left over. Most companies wouldn’t even dream of that much net operation income.”

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to me in terms of maintaining that connection.”

Since the November decision, Kilgore has been hired as an adjunct lecturer by the Global Studies program. Kilgore will teach an eight-week class during the 2015 spring semester titled, “Sweat Shops or Flat World Opportunities? Exploring the New World of Work.”

Kilgore declined to comment on his employment at this time.

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AUGUST Salaita controversy commences

As a whole, we had

While we wouldn’t want Steven Salaita to be our professor, we didn’t agree with the process of how his position to join the American Indian studies program was handled. In August, the University rescinded their job offer to Salaita after a slew of biting tweets on his personal Twitter account. On Sept. 11, weeks after he would have begun teaching as a tenured professor, the board officially denied his appointment. That action led to a divide between professors and students as well as leading to talks of academic freedom. On Nov. 17, Salaita filed a lawsuit against the University after a Freedom of Information request for emails sent among 15 officials with 14 keywords was ruled “unduly burdensome.” As a whole, we had multiple issues with the way the entire Salaita situation was handled by the University, and we hope it has learned from its mistakes.

multiple issues with the way the entire Salaita situation was handled.

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SEPTEMBER Expanding student nationality

There is still much work

Time and time again, Chancellor Phyllis Wise reiterates the emphasis she wants to place on diversity, and as of this year, it looks like most of that emphasis was placed on bringing international students to the University. In September, The Daily Illini reported that a record-breaking number of international students enrolled at the University. This year, we have 9,871 international students who account for 22 percent of the student population, which is a 10 percent increase from 10 years ago. While we admire the addition of a variety of students of different backgrounds on campus, there is still much work to be done with regards to the University’s integration efforts.

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to be done with regards to the University’s

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OCTOBER Lack of racial representation

It seems the University

While the efforts of attracting international students to the University have clearly worked, it seems the University has forgotten the importance of promoting racial and ethnic diversity. For the past decade, the number of African-American students on campus has declined. As reported in October, only about 37 percent of African-Americans accepted into the University actually enrolled here for the fall semester. And for an institution that prides itself on promoting a welcoming, inclusive environment, we can’t say that holds true when it seems the University isn’t attracting people of different races to our campus. We are hoping strong efforts are being made by the administration to stop this trend, and we hope they are working toward ways to increase this low yield of African-American students.

has forgotten the importance of promoting ... diversity.

NOVEMBER Continuing College of Medicine talks This semester, the University continued conversations on the development of a College of Medicine with a bio-engineering focused program on our campus, and we are glad that it’s still being considered. At the Nov. 13 Board of Trustees meeting, trustees approved directing President Robert Easter to explore each proposal. The new college would give students on our campus more opportunities, encourage more professors to work here and help create partnerships with Carle Health System and Presence Covenant Medical Center, which have both shown interest in partnering with the proposed college.

Goodbye Kennedy University Board of Trustees Chairman Chris Kennedy decided to step down after Bruce Rauner was elected governor. He announced this during the board’s Nov. 13 meeting. Kennedy helped guide the University through three presidents and two admissions scandals during his term. While we didn’t agree with everything Kennedy and the board did, the University is a better place because of him, and we thank him for that. We hope the next chairman of the board will take some notes from Kennedy on how to best serve the University.

Kilgore reconsideration When James Kilgore, professor in African studies, lost his job in April, we were saddened by the lack of respect the University had toward the laws already in place. Kilgore had already served his time and was upfront about his involvement in the Symbionese Liberation Army. The Board of Trustees should not have ruled on the situation and should allow members to join society again after prison and live new lives out of the system. Everyone deserves a second chance, and we are pleased to see the Board OK’d Kilgore to teach again at the University at its Nov. 13 meeting.

Hello Killeen After a nearly eight-month search, Tim Killeen was named the 20th president of the University of Illinois on Nov. 19. He will replace current President Robert Easter, whose term will be up in June. The University doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to its leaders. Both B. Joseph White and Michael Hogan, Easter’s predecessors, resigned amid controversy. Killeen has dealt with controversy at his current institution, the State University of New York, so we hope he can continue to lead the University of Illinois in the right direction. We hope he can recruit and retain the best faculty and students, we hope he can boost the University’s financial and socioeconomic status, and we hope he can push for diversity, in every sense of the word.

Addressing campus bike concerns It’s no secret we think the University fails at many things bike planning related.

Bike lanes are poorly placed, infrastructure is shoddily maintained, and the longawaited, updated campus bike plan continues to cycle through various stages on its Tour de Incompletion. As such, we were heartened to see overwhelming support and passage of the student-initiated $1 bike fee during November’s referendum vote. However, it never should have had to come to the point at which students felt it necessary to take on additional fees to, hopefully, resolve these issues.

Underwhelming voter turnout Most notably, this year’s midterm election brought big wins for the Republican party, as it now has a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn lost to his Republican opponent, businessman Bruce Rauner, while Sen. Dick Durbin kept his role, defeating Jim Oberweis.

Meanwhile, it seems young voters didn’t do much to influence these outcomes — only 13 percent of 18 to 29 year olds comprised the national electorate in the 2014 election cycle. While politics may sometimes seem less than thrilling to follow, it is vital to get active young voters out to the polls to weigh in on who will run our government.

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While this is a great Getting ahead with winter classes Starting this month, University students will now be able to take courses over winter break if they so choose. With the addition of winter classes, undergraduates can take initiative and work toward their degrees over break — something we are glad to see come to fruition. Starting on Dec. 22, these classes run for four weeks and end on Jan. 16. These winter classes are online, making it easy for any student to take them, and they are taught by our esteemed University faculty. Classes can be chosen from the subjects atmospheric sciences, business administration, economics and sociology. While this is a great start, we hope to see the addition of more class options in the future.

start, we hope to see the addition of more (winter) class options in the future.

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AAUP mulls over state of academic freedom

BY FARAZ MIRZA STAFF WRITER

Steven Salaita’s rescinded appointment to the American Indian Studies program by the Board of Trustees in early September generated a chain of frequent discussions concerning academic freedom on campus.

John Wilson, co-editor of the American Association of University Professors’ Academe Blog, held an academic freedom talk in Allen Hall on Sept. 22, discussing how he believed the University violated those freedoms.

Wilson stated that opinions expressed outside of one’s profession, such as in tweets, have been significant in the “extraordinarily important” history of the University, citing the 1960 firing of Leo Koch, a former assistant professor of biology who wrote a letter to the editor of the Daily Illini that defended premarital sex, and was subsequently fired

by President David Henry for the “encouragement of immoral behavior” within three weeks.

Wilson described an “enormous backlash” in 1963 from the AAUP, who decided to put the University on a censure list—the highest form of condemnation that the association has for those who violate academic freedom.

Another academic freedom event held on campus was the AAUP’s academic freedom workshop, which took place at the Illini Union on Nov. 4, addressing how advances in technology have affected universities’ actions related to academic freedom cases in recent years.

John Prussing, former president of the University AAUP Chapter, expressed that new dilemmas in modern technology have caused the need for a refreshed perspective on academic freedom for professors.

“Teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom,” Prussing said. “Obviously, with electronic media, the definition of ‘the classroom’ has changed drastically...”

Cary Nelson, former president of the national AAUP, said the AAUP’s statutes on academic freedom provide

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John K. Wilson, author and 1991 University of Illinois graduate, gives a presentation at Allen Hall on Sept. 22 on academic freedom in the wake of the Salaita controversy. specific protection from university discipline for remarks made as a public citizen.

“Extramural speech is defined not by where the statement was made, but by the subject addressed,” Nelson said.

Nelson emphasized the AAUP has faced difficulty over defending whether academic freedom protects privacy rights for research and teaching conducted by email and to what degree.

In light of these technological advancements, Nelson said a new definition of academic freedom has been considered.

In October, the AAUP Foundation’s Academic Freedom Fund awarded Salaita a $5,000 grant on the grounds that he was involved in an academic freedom controversy.

These grants are awarded to individuals who are either a victim of violations of academic freedoms and

require legal fees, or to people involved in an academic controversy, such as Salaita, to provide personal support regardless of what the outcome of the controversy might be.

Meanwhile, Salaita quickly became an activist for academic freedom on University campuses, giving a series of talks on his controversial rejected appointment throughout October at Chicago universities including Northwestern University, DePaul University and Columbia College.

The Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure has been considering the case, but still had not arrived at a conclusion, said Eric Johnson, past chair.

Nelson expected a statement on Salaita’s case from the AAUP before the end of the year.

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The University is trying to create a new type of student studying medicine — one who is grounded with compassion and care but also in tune with technology and engineering-based applications.

The Urbana campus has proposed creating its own College of Medicine, which will fuse engineering, computing, health sciences and medicine into one. The last time a new college was formed at the University was 1957.

“If there is one thing that technologies and innovations have not touched yet, have not been made available to people, it is taking care of their health in an affordable and accessible way,” said Andreas Cangellaris, dean of the College of Engineering, in September.

“We are talking about bringing the clinic to the patient.”

The University’s sister school in Chicago already has a College of Medicine and proposed a counterpoint at a Sept. 3 Board of Trustees meeting. Chicago would use its original framework while working with Urbana’s College of Engineering to create a “Translational BioEngineering Institute,” which would promote biomedical research and eco-

nomic development.

At the board’s Nov. 13 meeting, President Robert Easter was appointed to explore medical education and look at each campus’ proposal.

Provost Ilesanmi Adesida said in September that the University had heard UIC’s proposal but would not accept it.

Adesida said the proposed college will not require additional state funding and take money from other programs, as Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Adesida will team together to approach donors and private investors.

They already have one investor on their side: Carle Health System, located in Urbana, who Adesida said is willing to invest $100 million. Neal Cohen, director for the interdisciplinary health sciences initiative, said that by partnering with Carle, the University will benefit from not having to run an “incredibly expensive” hospital, as he believes UIC does.

According to Adesida, Urbana’s medical school would enroll 25 to 50 students per year.

“We are working with UIC to negotiate what will happen on whether they will receive their MDs or PhDs here,” Adesida said.

Timeline for the proposed College of Medicine

The following timeline outlines the steps needed before the college can officially admit students.

• The Senate Executive Committee approved the concept on Sept. 15.

• The Urbana-Champaign Faculty Senate, along with the Senate’s Educational Policy Committee, endorsed the concept on Sept. 22.

• Formal documents outlining the college’s curriculum, budget and governance plans were submitted to the Educational Policy Committee, the Senate Executive Committee, the Faculty Senate and

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UI pushes for new College of Medicine

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While most colleges are big, they have half of the revenue for research that UIUC has, Adesida said. He added that even Stanford’s program has lowered to 90 students per incoming class.

The Urbana-Champaign Academic Senate approved the preliminary proposal on Sept. 22, and the Board of Trustees reviewed business and governance plans soon after. If approved, the college’s first 25 students are expected to enroll in Fall 2017.

Wise stated in November that the college needs $135 million from donors and will receive $100 million from Carle over ten years. Additionally, Carle will give $1.5 million annually, extending beyond the first decade.

Tuition rates for students would cost $45,000 in-state and $60,000 out-of-state.

“We have a very great opportunity being a University with a top-engineering college,” Rashid Bashir, head of the department for bioengineering, said in September. “If we can do this now, in the long run we really have a chance to change the way it is taught everywhere else.”

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The Board of Trustees reviewed a business and governance plan and appointed President Robert Easter to explore medical education and Urbana and UIC’s separate proposals.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will review the plan in 2015.

An application for accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education will be submitted in 2015.

The first College of Medicine class would begin in 2017.

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Bruce Rauner celebrates his election to governor of Illinois on election night, Nov. 5, at the Hilton Chicago.

Rauner tops Quinn in gov. race

BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER

This year’s midterm election saw big gains for Republicans across the country, including Illinois, where republicans took control of the governor’s mansion for the first time since 2003.

In Illinois’ gubernatorial race, Republican businessman Bruce Rauner defeated incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn by a four-point margin of victory.

“This is a historic time in Illinois,” Rauner said to a crowd of supporters on election night.

“The voters have spoken. The voters have asked for a divided government. For the first time, we will have a Republican governor and a Democratic legislature.”

Since being elected governor, Rauner has named University Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Trustee Ed McMillan as members of his transition committee. They will assist the governor-elect in identifying problems facing Illinois and work to devise solutions. Both expressed enthusiasm to work with the new

governor.

Illinois voters considered three state advisory questions and two constitutional amendments comprised of an increase to the minimum wage, protections for minority voting rights, prescription birth control coverage, an expansion of crime victims’ legal rights and an amendment to the Illinois constitution to provide additional funding to public schools through a 3 percent tax increase on income

greater than $1 million.

An increase to the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 voted favorably by 66.5 percent of Illinois voters and 63.5 percent of voters signed off on the “millionaire’s tax.”

The Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights passed with 78 percent of the vote. The referendum amends the Illinois constitution to expand the existing legal rights of the state’s crime victims, and allow victims to enforce these rights in the court system.

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Midterm election results broken down

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Jesse White (D)

Bruce Rauner (R)

Pat Quinn (D) Chad Grimm (L)

U.S. House 13th District Rodney Davis (R)

Ann Callis (D)

Ben Koyl (L)

Kristin Williamson (R)

Tom Cross (R)

Michael Webster (R)

Richard J. Durbin (D)

Illinois Comptroller

Sharon Hansen (L)

Illinois Attorney General Paul Schimpf (R)

Matthew Skopek (L) * Editor’s note: Judy Baar Topinka suffered a stroke and passed away on Dec. 10. Her replacement has not yet been named.

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James Oberweis (R)

Michael Frerichs (D)

Judy Baar Topinka (R) *

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House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday effectively ruled out any quick action by lawmakers to meet in a special legislative session to try to force a special election for Illinois comptroller following the death of Republican Judy Baar Topinka.

Madigan spokesman Steve Brown said the speaker views the issue of succession to be an “executive department” issue to be resolved by the outgoing and incoming governors and not something for lawmakers to get themselves involved in.

To that end, Brown said Madigan “encourages” Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner work out “a sensible solution” on a succession plan to fill the vacancy caused by Topinka’s death early Wednesday following complications from a stroke.

The issue of legislative action and a potential attempt to enact special election legislation was the result of the less-than-clear guidelines in the state constitution and state statutes that involve fi lling the vacancy caused by Topinka’s death.

The constitution says it is up to the governor to fill the vacancy by appointment. But the document’s language could be interpreted to mean that an appointment would last until the next time the comptroller’s office comes up for election — in 2018.

Complicating the issue is the timing of Topinka’s death, so close to the Jan. 12 inauguration of statewide elected officials, and the transition in governance from Quinn and Rauner on that date.

Top lawmakers and several legal experts believe Quinn can appoint a replacement who would serve until Jan. 12, when Topinka had been set to be sworn in for a second term as comptroller. After Rauner is inaugurated, the lawmakers and legal experts said they believe the new governor can name a comptroller to serve through 2018.

On Thursday, Rauner spokesman Lance Trover said the governor-elect’s legal team met with Quinn’s legal team to relay Rauner’s request that Topinka’s chief of staff Nancy Kimme be appointed comptroller through Jan. 12. The Quinn campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

FAA makes changes due to declining enrollment

BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER

Due to concerns of financial security, less students are enrolling in the college of Fine and Applied Arts.

According to enrollment data from the Division of Management Information, there was a total of 1,982 undergraduate students enrolled in the college in 2008.

Since then, enrollment in FAA has been on a steady decline, with 1,499 undergraduate students enrolled in 2014.

Edward Feser, dean of FAA, said that the economic long-term financial worries of potential students and their families might be playing a role in the declining enrollment numbers.

“The pressures are even a bit higher for the arts because students are naturally concerned that the degree they earn will produce a good standard of living,” Feser said.

As public universities become increasingly reliant on tuition-based funds, Fes-

er said, programs in the arts are disproportionately put in financial risk.

“Like a variety of other disciplines on the campus, most arts disciplines do not generate enough tuition revenue to cover their costs,” Feser said.

Many art programs have significantly lower studentto-faculty ratios than many other fields of study, Feser said. For example, music and dance classes require a studio learning model, meaning that many classes will consist of small groups or one-on-one instruction. This lower ratio means a higher cost for the department.

As FAA has become increasingly dependent on the funds it receives from tuition, the price of tuition has been slowly rising.

“As we become more dependent on tuition for our revenues, we naturally have to be increasingly concerned about how the specific mix and relative number of majors and programs we support affects our financial situation,” Feser said.

In 2008, the total cost of

College of Fine and Applied Arts enrollment decreases The College of Fine and Applied Arts undergraduate enrollment numbers since 2008.

— 2014: 1,499 — 2013: 1,574 — 2012: 1,627 — 2011: 1,769 — 2010: 1,799 — 2009: 1,893 — 2008: 1,982

SOURCE: DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

the fall semester for a student in FAA was $28,492; today that number has risen to $31,198, an increase of almost 10 percent, according to the Department of Financial Aid. He said FAA is trying to alleviate some of these financial concerns by implementing new programs and majors for prospective students. These changes would

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Alex Lutz, senior in FAA, paints during a class. hopefully help the department recruit and retain more students as it continues to evolve to adapt to a changing college landscape.

“Many emerging programs create opportunities

for students to earn multiple degrees, such as in engineering and music, which students are finding increasingly attractive,” Feser said.

“Many create more opportunities for non-arts majors

to have an artistic learning experience, which can help develop creative thinking and design skills.”

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Illini volleyball ends season in Sweet 16 again

BY STEPHEN BOURBON SENIOR WRITER

On a team that returned all but one starter from last season, the Illinois volleyball team set the highest of expectations for the 2014 season.

The Illini had their sights set on a national championship, and although the team didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reach its goal, Illinois reached the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.

Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (26-8, 16-4 Big Ten) season came to an end as the team was eliminated

by Florida in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Ames, Iowa.

It marked the fifth Sweet 16 appearance in six seasons under head coach Kevin Hambly.

Illinois finished third in the Big Ten during the regular season and was the No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Illini hosted the first two rounds of the tournament at Huff Hall and cruised at home, sweeping Murray State and Iowa State.

Against Florida, a team that had won 22 straight matches, the Illini went down to the wire and tied the match at 14-14 in the decisive fifth set. With a chance to take the lead, senior Morganne Criswell was blocked and then Criswellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next attempt went long, and the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season was over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we competed our butts off, and I thought we had to deal with a lot of adversity,â&#x20AC;? Hambly said after the loss to Florida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone stayed together and we really, really competed at a high level.â&#x20AC;?

Jocelynn Birks led the team in kills for the third consecutive season with 527.

The junior outside hitter was named an unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten team. Senior Liz McMahon was named honorable mention all-conference and libero Brandi Donnelly was put on the All-Freshman team.

The dynamic of the team changed on Oct. 8 against Ohio State. Facing a 14-10 deficit in the fifth set, the Buckeyes rattled off six straight points to stun the Illini.

Following the defeat, head coach Kevin Hambly decided to change offensive systems from a 6-2 with Alexis Viliunas and Allison Palmer as the setters, to a 5-1 scheme with Viliunas as the lone setter.

Debuting the new offense on the road against defending national champion Penn State, the Illini shocked the Nittany Lions with a four-set victory. The loss snapped a 19-game winning streak at home for Penn State and the Nittany Lions had been 44-1 in their last 45 home matches.

Just one week later, Illinois traveled to Nebraska, where the Illini beat the Huskers in four sets.

The Illini were the first team since 1991 to pull off road victories against Penn State and Nebraska. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an awesome season,â&#x20AC;? Birks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were always working to get better, and we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do what we wanted to, but I think it was a great season and we fought hard and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all you can really ask for.â&#x20AC;?

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Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rayvonte Rice rises for a shot during the game against Oregon at United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 13. The Illini lost 70-77.

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Illini menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball making same old mistakes

BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER

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Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jocelynn Birks goes for an attack against Florida in the Sweet Sixteen on Friday in Ames, Iowa.

According to head coach John Groce: Illinois is not yet a â&#x20AC;&#x153;team.â&#x20AC;?

While the Illinois menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team has looked to make noticeable improvements to its offense this season, both the offense and defensive sides of the ball have sputtered of late. The Illini (7-3) havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found consistency early on this

year, and the team has harkened back to bad habits, losing three of its last four games as a result. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to learn how to stay connected and have that grit,â&#x20AC;? Groce said after the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Villanova. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just not there yet.â&#x20AC;?

At the start of the season, Groce preached the return of offensive balance for the Illini as the team began the year with two new transfer

Inconsistency, injuries end soccer season

BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER

Illinois womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer began the 2014 season at a record-setting pace, but nagging injuries and offensive inconsistency derailed the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opportunity for a fifth-straight NCAA tournament appearance.

Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season began with a 3-1 loss to Notre Dame, but the Illini responded with five straight wins in nonconference play.

Five of those wins were by way of shutouts, showcasing Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vast defensive improvement from the previous season.

The Illini stumbled into conference play, suffering a 2-0 loss to Iowa, but again responded with a winning streak, defeating four straight Big Ten opponents to build a 9-2-0 record midway through the season. This was only the third time in school history the Illini began the season at 9-2-0, and they did it with a suffocating defense that set a school record by holding eight consecutive opponents to single-digit shot attempts.

During their most successful stretch of the sea-

son, the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense was led by senior forward Jannelle Flaws, who looked determined to improve on her record-setting 2013 season. Following Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; loss to Iowa, Flaws scored multiple goals in four consecutive games â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a school record. During that span, Flaws earned National Player of the Week honors and BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINI the Illini went 4-0 in Big Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jannelle Flaws has been a driving force for Illini Ten play. soccer this season, leading the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense.

The Illinois offense began and ended with Flaws, and once she went cold, so did ed for a spot in the NCAA Wheatley solidifying herself the rest of the team. Flaws tournament. as the unquestioned startInjuries were a concern er, a backline that played couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t maintain her rampant scoring pace and scored all season. Junior midfield- strong all season and plenty just three goals in Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; er Taylore Peterson missed of young contributors, Illifinal seven games. The Illini the entire season with a nois has a lot to build upon. went 1-5-2 in that stretch and foot injury, and key players â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be betbarely earned a spot in the Casey Conine, Kara Mar- ter for the lessons we have bury, Amy Feher and Aliina learned this season,â&#x20AC;? head Big Ten tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think our effort was def- Weykamp all missed multi- coach Janet Rayfield said. initely there, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there ple games with various inju- â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we have to hope for the last couple games even ries. The plethora of injuries now is that they take everythough we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t won,â&#x20AC;? may have harmed Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thing that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned Flaws said during the losing offensive flow the most â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this season, the heartaches streak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just really need forwards and midfielders that came along with it, and to focus on our execution.â&#x20AC;? shuffled around all season. learn from that and are betThe Illini continued to Even with 2014 NSCAA ter when we step on the field struggle in the Big Ten tour- All-American Flaws possibly next season.â&#x20AC;? nament and were eliminat- returning for a sixth year ed by Wisconsin in the first of eligibility, the Illini will Joey can be reached at round. Following the early be looking for more scoring jfiguer@dailyillini.com exit, Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season was options next season. With and on Twitter ended when it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t select- sophomore goalie Claire @joeyfigueroa3.

guards, Ahmad Starks and Aaron Cosby, in the starting lineup.

Groce touted both Cosby and Starks as remarkable shooters for good reason; both had shot close to 40 percent from three for at least a season of their college career before coming to Illinois. So far for the Illini, neither Cosby nor Starks has gotten into an offensive groove.

Against its first six opponents, Illinois found the offensive balance it needed. The team averaged 90 points per game and shot more than 45 percent from

the field and close to 45 percent from three. The Illini went undefeated in their first six games as a result of the offensive explosion.

Over the next four games, three of which were losses to then-No. 15 Miami, then-No. 7 Villanova and Oregon, the Illini reverted back to an offense similar to last year, in which the Illini settled for shots taken by senior guard Rayvonte Rice. Rice scored 59 points combined against Villanova and Oregon but shot the ball five times more than anyone

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team maintains No. 1 spot on GCAA ranking poll

BY LAUREN MROZ STAFF WRITER

The first half of the Illinois menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf season proved to be monumental for Illini golfers, coaches and the rest of the college golf community.

Ranked No. 6 in the preseason, the Illini jumped to the No. 1 spot of the Golf Coaches Association of America coaches poll after topping one of the toughest fields in the country at their season-opening tournament, the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational. After taking their first and only loss of the fall at the season-concluding Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, the Illini finished the fall season ranked second in the GCAA poll; however, they are still No. 1 in the Golfweek and Golfstat polls.

Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; No. 1 ranking in the GCAA marks the first time since 2001, when the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poll started, that a northern school has claimed the top spot in a nationally recognized poll. The Illini also made school history after receiving the first unanimous No. 1 team ranking, which they received from Golfstat.

In Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best start since Steve Stricker led the 1988-89 team to a 4-0 fall season, the Illini showed their ability to bounce back from early defi-

cits in two of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first three tournaments and finish up later rounds at the top of the leaderboard.

Reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, senior Brian Campbell led the competition team of five, including juniors Charlie Danielson and Thomas Detry and freshmen Nick Hardy and Dylan Meyer. Campbell, Danielson and Detry all received Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors during the season, while Hardy and Meyer continued to distinguish their competitiveness in tournaments, with Hardy finishing in the top 20 in all four tournaments and Meyer doing the same in three of the four tournaments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The culture of our team is our biggest strength.â&#x20AC;?

Campbell said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re grinders at heart, no matter what.

No matter what it is, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to grind it out and finish as best as we can. We never give up. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our mentality.

We have a very good connection among all of the players.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all very close.â&#x20AC;?

Although coach Mike Small is happy with his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fall performance, he still sees room to improve in the spring to work toward its first national championship vic-

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“We need to play from strength,” Small said. “I don’t think we need to protect. Rankings don’t win you championships.

We need to try to win each tournament that we play in and keep getting better and better. There’s going to be speed bumps along the way that we’re going to have to fight through. We’re going to have times when we’re not going to play well. We’re going to have to address those issues individually and persevere then peak come April, May and June. That’s the goal.”

The Illini start up the second half of their season Jan. 24 for the Tinervin Cup in Placida, Florida, where they will compete against Illinois State for the competitors’ 11th annual face off. Illinois has won all 10 of the previous matchups.

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Golf sees mixed results in fall Coaches see room for improvement as spring season grows nearer

BY LUCAS WRIGHT STAFF WRITER

The Illini women’s golf team has gone into the winter break with a successful fall season.

Two victories, three Big Ten Players of the Week awards and one individual victory are just a few of the accolades this team has already achieved.

Illinois opened its season with three freshmen and two sophomores on the roster. Despite having such a young team, it showed it had potential.

The Illini notched a third-place finish in their opening tournament at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Colorado in September. The third-place finish included topping top-50 ranked Colorado and California. Illinois finished with four golfers inside the top 30, including freshman Dana Gattone, who opened her collegiate career with a

1-over-par 217 in the three rounds.

“I was excited to get out and compete again,” Gattone said. “I just got in the competitive mindset and started playing well.”

Following the strong start, the Illini faltered at their next tournament, the Minnesota Invitational, finishing with a 56-over 920. Their score gave them a 10th-place finish, their worst finish of the fall season.

Illinois rebounded from its poor finish at Minnesota by defending their title at The Diane Thomason Invitational, shooting a 917 and winning by 14 shots over Iowa. The Illini were led once again by Gattone, who earned her first individual win by tying for first at 10-over. Gattone also went on to win the Big Ten Player of the Week honor for her performance. “(Winning Big Ten Player of the Week) was a pretty big achievement for me, but it was something that

hadn’t really crossed my mind in the start of the season,” Gattone said. “After earning that, it kind of propelled me forward to have a really great season.”

The final two matches were led by one of Illinois’ leader sophomores, Stephanie Miller.

“I just got in the competitive mindset and started playing well.”

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The Illini took on a match-play competition at Indiana in the middle of October, where they notched their second team win of the year.

Illinois topped Boston College, Indiana and Fresno State on its way to the title. The win also helped Miller win the Big Ten Player of the Week award by going 2-1 in match play and shooting even par in the

stroke play round.

The final match of the year at the Jim West Challenge was a disappointment in the eyes of coach Renee Slone, where Illinois shot a 922, finishing in eighth. Slone called the match a “very mediocre” finish to their fall season. Despite a poor team showing, Miller managed to win her second Big Ten Player of the Week award, shooting a 6-over 224 in the three rounds in Texas.

Notwithstanding the rough ending to the season, assistant coach Jenny Coluccio was positive about the season as a whole.

“I would say we played pretty well (during the fall season),” Coluccio said. “We had set out to win a few tournaments, and we at least put ourselves in contention to win some high-level tournaments. What we want to do now is improve our ranking, and that will require us to play more and in stronger fields.”

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Illini conclude upand-down season Cross-country hopes to make improvements in 2015 season

BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER

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Illinois’ Kendrick Nunn shoots against Oregon at United Center in Chicago on Saturday.

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Illinois has continued to share the ball well, as the team finished the Oregon game with 17 assists on its 23 field goals, but the Illini only had one other player reach double figures in points on the night. This is becoming a common theme, as Illinois has struggled to find a second offensive option behind Rice.

“Obviously we need more balance with our scoring,” Groce said after the Oregon game.

Starks and Cosby haven’t provided balance of late.

The pair shot a combined 2-for-20 against the Hurricanes and 3-for-15 against the Ducks, a game in which Cosby was benched in favor of sophomore Kendrick Nunn.

Despite his poor play, Groce said he will continue to ride Cosby’s shooting

slump, feeling the junior is better than his numbers currently indicate. “(We have to) encourage him, as long as he takes good ones,” Groce said. “We’re

“We fell out of character. We lost ourselves. We got a little too selfish on the offensive and defensive end.”

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just going to continue to encourage him to do what he does.”

On the other side of the ball, the Illini have also faltered. Illinois, a team that finished as one of the best defensively in the country

The Illinois women’s cross-country season was marked by inconsistency.

“I think the season was successful, but didn’t end the way we had hoped it would be,” junior Britten Petrey said. “Overall, it was a step in the right direction for next season for us to set higher goals, work even harder and place higher in the championship season.”

The Illini won three events: Illinois State Invite, Bradley Invite and Illini Open, but had a sluggish ending. The team finished ninth at the Big Ten Championships and 10th at the NCAA Midwest Regional, not high enough to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Juniors A lyssa Schneider, Amanda Fox, Colette Falsey and Petrey were four of the team’s topfive runners at Midwest Regionals. Sophomore Hanna Winter was the fifth runner in the top group: she also placed first for the team at Big Tens. This quartet were the top five finishers for Illinois in all but three meets.

Schneider won back-toback events individually at the Illini Challenge and the Illinois State Invite, but struggled toward the end of the season, finishing 58th at Big Tens and 33rd at the Midwest Regional.

“I can definitely say that I am looking for a big

“I can definitely say that I am looking for a big improvement at Big Tens next year.”

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improvement at Big Tens next year,” Schneider said.

“Our conference is really strong, so contending for the title is no small feat. I don’t know where I’ll be at next fall, but I can say that I’m going to do everything I can to get better.”

The Illini’s expectations remain high. Going into next season, Falsey said she wants her team to go out with a bang.

The Illini are losing just one runner from this year’s team, graduating senior Chloe Schmidt. With almost everyone returning, Falsey believes the Illini are moving a step forward, as they made improvements over the course of the season that she believes will carry into her senior season.

“My expectations for next season are to finish in the top half of the Big Ten meet as a team,” Falsey said. “Qualifying for Nationals is definitely something this team is more than capable of doing.

Although the season was not as successful as we had hoped for, I think everyone grew as a runner and next year, with the right mentality, this team can do anything we set our minds to.”

Schneider called this team “eager” and ready to take the next step.

“We aren’t going to let us discourage us, we are motivated by (success),” Schneider said.

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last season, held five of its first six opponents fewer than 70 points but has managed that just once in the last four games.

“We fell out of character,” Malcolm Hill said after the Villanova loss. “We lost ourselves. We got a little too selfish on the offensive and defensive end.”

After the Oregon game, Groce’s message about what needed to change for the Illini was similar to Hill’s, but more blunt.

“Defending,” Groce said.

“We have to defend better.”

Although Illinois is in a rut at this point, the Illini can take comfort in knowing that the season is far from over and there is still time to improve and become more of a “team.”

“It’s a long season,” Nnanna Egwu said. “We’re going to find ways to correct ourselves.”

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Illinois’ Hanna Winter (148), sophomore, and Britten Petrey (145), junior, pace themselves at the Illini Open 2014 at the Arborteum on Oct. 25.

Illini runners fall short of Nationals

BY MATT GERTSMEIER STAFF WRITER

Jake Stewart may be spending this offseason looking for a good luck charm.

The head coach of the Illinois men’s crosscountry team watched his team fall 2,000 meters short of qualifying for Nationals, as the team ended its season by placing fifth at the NCAA Regional meet. Stewart claimed the team’s failure to place in the top two spots wasn’t due to a lack of effort, but rather a lack of luck.

“The program is in a great spot,” Stewart said.

“The talent is here. At this point, the luck factor comes

in where we need a little bit to go our way.”

Illinois’ fifth-place finish at Regionals was its best performance all season. A strong finish at Regionals was a goal the team had since its team camp in Galena, Illinois, at the start of the season.

“The mission of our program is to run our best races in November, and sometimes that’s tough to do on a day in September or early on in the year that doesn’t go as well as you wanted to. We had those,” Stewart said. “But the guys were upbeat and had a very good sense of what ultimately our goal was and never deferred from that.”

Early this season, the Illini had several runners battle injury. Junior Liam Markham nursed a stress fracture in his shin for most of the year while senior Brendan McDonnell dealt with a back injury.

Despite the injuries, the team had a solid season and competed for top finishes in all its meets. The team came in seventh out of 29 teams in the Roy Griak Invite, 12th out of 28 in the Greater Louisville Classic and sixth place at the Big Ten Championships.

Seniors Bryce Basting and Jannis Toepfer and juniors Ian Barnett and Paul Zeman were key contributors to the team’s

success. Toepfer and Barnett were consistently the top finishers for the Illini this season.

Stewart credits the team’s ability to contend at meets because Illini runners focused on the success of teammates instead of individual results.

Next year, the addition of some new runners may just be the spark Illinois needs. Jesse Reiser from McHenry High School in McHenry, Illinois, and Zach Dale from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, have both committed to Illinois for next season. This year, Reiser took first place at

the IHSA 3A cross-country championship and Dale came in second, 10 seconds behind Reisser.

“Anytime you get kids to commit like that, that says something about where the program is at, so I’m excited,” Stewart said.

Stewart and the crosscountry team now turn their attention toward the upcoming track season, while only time will tell if they’ll have luck on their side at the start of next year’s cross-country season.

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis hopeful about spring season In August, the Illinois womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis coach Michelle Dasso said the fall season is really all just a preparation period for the spring season and Big Ten play.

As the team heads into winter break, this still holds true for Dasso and her team.

The team did not perform up to expectations toward the end of the fall, with all of its players taking early exits from the Midwest Regional â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hosted at Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the National Clay Court Invitational in Orlando, Florida.

Dasso said she is already focused on the spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got a good look at some potential doubles parings for the spring, which always helps,â&#x20AC;? Dasso

said.

Dasso was also happy with the progression of sophomores Alexis Casati and Madie Baillon.

Baillon is a transfer from Illinois State who grew up in Champaign and joined the Illini this fall. Her experience lived up to her own expectations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was awesome. I am really happy to be back in Champaign,â&#x20AC;? Baillon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a much better coaching atmosphere, and I am much more confident here. It is definitely reflecting in my play as well.â&#x20AC;?

Baillon added that the transition was not difficult at all. She fit in with the team well and already had a taste of college tennis from her days at Illinois State.

Casati has jumped to the front as one of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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best players, according to Dasso. She played against some of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best this fall, and Dasso feels she can compete with anybody on a tennis court. After this fall, Casati says she feels the same way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I go out every match with the mentality that I am going to play the best match I can and compete,â&#x20AC;?

Casati said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(For the spring season), I am planning on making sure all of our players are ready for every match, and are going to compete in every match.â&#x20AC;?

The team gets a month over break to trai n individually, away from the coaching staff. Some players are using this time to do private training, but freshman Jade Hilton, sophomore Louise Kwong and senior Melissa Kopinski are playing in a USTA

tournament in Canada.

Kopinski, entering her final spring season, is focusing on match play over break. She said her fall season did not go as planned, but knows what she needs to do to be at her best this spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am going to work a lot more on being aggressive,â&#x20AC;?

Kopinski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am going to really focus on capitalizing on my shots and dictating the points.â&#x20AC;?

The Illini finished fifth in the Big Ten last spring, exiting in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament and missing out on a bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Illini last reached the tournament in 2012.

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Early success for Illini Win over Kentucky, bad losses early mixed signals

BY BRETT LERNER STAFF WRITER

Still with two games to go before Big Ten play begins, the Illinois womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team has already had a seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of ups and downs.

Currently sitting at 7-3, the Illini have a win over a top-10 team, but all three of their losses are to unranked opponents.

Through the first 11 games of the season, head coach Matt Bollant has seen the biggest growth in his team on the offensive end. After going 0-for-21 from the beyond the arc in the season-opener, the team has become much more consistent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On offense, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re figuring it out, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking better shots and our shooting percentage in the last eight games is night and day better than the first few games because of the shots weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said.

A big reason for the 7-3 start and the offensive success has been due, in large part, to two newcomers, which Bollant expected from the beginning. Freshman center Chatrice White has already been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice this season and is averaging just two rebounds shy of a double-double. White was described by Bollant in the preseason as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;program-changingâ&#x20AC;? player, and it seems like sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on her way to becoming one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Being named Big Ten Freshman of the Week) is pretty cool,â&#x20AC;?

White said laughing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw it on Twitter the other day and I was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ok cool, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go to practice now.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So yeah, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool.â&#x20AC;?

The other newcomer making a big impact is redshirt junior point guard Kyley Simmons.

Simmons sat out last season with the Illini

because of transfer rules, but has seen a huge role on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team since day one. Bollant had said in the preseason that he expected Simmons to end up being one of the best point guards in the conference by the end of the season. Simmons is averaging a team-high 35 minutes per game. With all of that time on the floor, Simmons feels her biggest improvements so far this season have been as a leader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I take a lot of responsibility for just knowing my teammates and their strengths and I just want to make my teammates look good,â&#x20AC;? Simmons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a point guard, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big aspect of the game.â&#x20AC;?

While the rotation coming off the bench remains fluid, Illinois still has two games before it looks to make some noise in whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shaping up to be one of the best conferences in the country yet again. To get to that point, though, Bollant sees the biggest improvements

still needing to be made on the defensive side of the ball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get better in our man defense,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The buzz has been a weapon for us and really good, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to grow in our man defense so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having more of a balance.â&#x20AC;?

Aside from on-court adjustments, Bollant also wants to see growth in an area he has constantly been looking to improve.

The attendance numbers at State Farm Center have been near the bottom of the Big Ten for years now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working really hard at that, to try to grow it and get it better and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve obviously taken some great steps from last year but we need help,â&#x20AC;? Bollant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need people to show up and be excited about it and embrace the program.â&#x20AC;?

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Illinois' Tim Kopinski prepares to hit the ball back during the first round of NCAA Tennis Regionals against Ball State University at Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex on May 9. The Illini won 4-0.

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stellar competition at the ITA All-American Championships. The duo fell in the first round, but rebounded to make the consolation finals. Their next extended action together was in New York for Indoor Nationals, which they entered unseeded. Guignon and Kopinski then proceeded to take down three regional champions in a row to reach the finals, where they lost a hardfought match to Yannick Hanfmann and Roberto Quiroz of USC. Kopinski said the doubles success also helped improve his singles game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kopinski reached the singles round of 16 at ITA All-Americans. He lost to Baylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Julian Lenz, the No. 1 player in the country, in a hotly contested match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of that confidence from doubles transferred into singles,â&#x20AC;?

Kopinski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I) started serving better, returning better, so hopefully I can keep that trend going.â&#x20AC;?

Several Illini freshmen also made a splash.

Australian Aleks Vukic had an impressive debut

BY CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY STAFF WRITER

The Illinois menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team played its best tennis of the fall right at the end.

Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski finished out the fall season with a bang. A week after a run to the finals of the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in New York, juniors Guignon and Kopinski won their first ever professional title at the JSM Challenger in Champaign. A few days after proving their place among the elite of collegiate tennis, the pair showed that they can hang with world-class professionals as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great experience for us to get the extra matches against some of the best guys in the world,â&#x20AC;? Kopinski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To win that definitely gave us a bit of a confidence boost ...

Everything kind of came together for those two weekends.â&#x20AC;?

Guignon and Kopinski hit their stride as the season went on. Their first tournament play together this fall came against

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Illinois' Chatrice White attempts a layup during the game against Virginia at the State Farm Center on Dec. 4.The Illini won 86-63.

some times that maybe showed they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready to make that elite jump.â&#x20AC;?

Dancer also felt Aronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older brother Jared progressed as the season went on, noting a strong finish in his showing at the JSM Challenger and on the practice court.

Hiltzik had an up-anddown fall; after reaching the finals of the ITA Midwest Regional, he lost his next six matches.

For the team though, the focus is always on the spring. The fall season is individual-based in college tennis, and the spring is where team championships are won.

Dancer said the fall is ultimately about preparing for success in the spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re measured on each year is our team production,â&#x20AC;? Dancer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to train and create competitive opportunities that allow (the team) to make improvements and be performing at their best in the spring.â&#x20AC;?

this fall, putting together an 18-4 record on the season. Vukic kicked things off with a semifinal appearance in the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, his first collegiate tournament. He rattled off seven consecutive wins in All-Americans prequalifying and qualifying to reach the cusp of a tournament berth, ultimately falling in the final round of qualifying.

Vukic capped off the fall with a 4-0 record at the Texas A&M Conference Challenge.

He was one of two perfect freshmen at the Conference Challenge. The other was Aron Hiltzik.

Hiltzik improved as the season went on. He had a breakout performance of sorts at the Midwest Regional Championships, where he reached the semifinals. Head coach Brad Dancer said the freshmen had a positive first season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they all showed some great promise, and that was exciting to see,â&#x20AC;? Dancer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They all had some good wins at one point or another, and then had

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