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Monday March 25, 2013
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Local startup aims to enter app market
Miami knocks Illinois out of NCAA tourney
Champaign-based Cupcloud co-founded by UIUC alumnus BY AMAYA ADAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Almost a year after the local startup company Cupcloud was founded, the business’s creators are now aiming to bring their product to market later this year. Cupcloud is a productivity app that caters to students and other computer-heavy users. By allowing users to “cup,” or save, windows of various programs with one click, Cupcloud simplifies desktop multitasking. “Let’s say you have 20 web browsers; if you just want to save them, you have to hit every single save button for each web document,” said Yeaji Ham, co-founder of Cupcloud and University alumnus. “With Cupcloud, if you click the Cup button, it’ll save everything you have on the desktop.” With the prototype up and running for nearly a year, the team is now focusing on the beta version, which was launched March 3, along with the release of a user feedback survey.
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Illinois’ Brandon Paul reacts as he walks off the court after playing Miami on Sunday in Austin, Texas. Paul led the Illini in scoring with 18 points despite 2-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc. Miami won 63-59.
Seniors die hard. It’s what John Groce has said all year about his senior-laden team. The seven-seeded Illini fought to the end against second-seeded Miami on Sunday in a game in which they came in as heavy underdogs. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough to send the Illini out of the Austin regional and into the Sweet 16. A season marred by
streaky play came to a close at the hands of the ACC champions in a 6359 loss in the third round of the NCAA tournament, and few would say it was for lack of effort. With 43 seconds remaining in the game and Illinois down two points, a questionable out-of-bounds call during a rebound scramble gave the ball to Miami. From there, the Illini
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were forced to foul. Miami hit 6-of-6 free throw attempts to close the game. Brandon Paul finished with 18 points, and Tyler Griffey closed with 12 points. Paul headed to the locker room after the game wit his jersey draped over his face and his hands clasped to his head. Seniors die hard.
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Lingering arctic air makes for chilly March
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BY SARI LESK STAFF WRITER
At least 100 more security cameras are expected to be installed around campus by this time next year, according to the University Police Department. The police department’s security camera project has been growing since its start in 2008, when the first 13 cameras were installed. Now, almost 900 cameras are watching the campus, and UIPD has about 25 more projects open within the security camera project. These projects are requested by individual departments and buildings at the University. Detective Tim Hetrick, of the UIPD Technical Services division, said Campus Recreation and the Illini Union have requested help from UIPD to install security cameras in the past. “I go in and help them identify their security concerns and find out if there are any special areas that they want to cover,” Hetrick said. The internal departments pay for the cameras out of their own budgets. “We don’t have the money in our budget just to pop these things up all over town,” said Skip Frost, UIPD deputy chief. The security cameras run on a system maintained by Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services. Ken Felsman, life safety engineer for CITES, said his department is
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Source: Yeaji Ham, Cupcloud CFO
Month’s average 10 to 20 degrees below normal temperatures
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Cupcloud, a local startup company and productivity app, was founded more than a year ago. The company is now receiving feedback on its app through their beta that will contribute to its next version
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Warm temperatures are expected to return to the Champaign-Urbana area in April, despite a colder-than-average March that saw winter storm warnings and abundant snowfall. Following Sunday’s winter storm, Provost Ilesanmi Adesida sent a massmail discouraging students who had not yet returned to campus from returning due to hazardous conditions on Interstate 57. Temperatures in the area have been around 10 to 20 degrees lower than the average high for this time of year, which is about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The low temperatures are due to cold air circulating between Champaign-Urbana and the North Pole, said Eric Snodgrass, an atmospheric sciences professor. He said this cold air usually shifts through the uppermost part of the Northern Hemisphere during the winter, but this winter it remained over the area. The reason for the shift, Snodgrass said, is due to what is called a blocking high — an area of high pressure which usually stays in one place for a few days. “Over the past two weeks, a
“The survey allows us to pay more attention to actual feedback and details from live users because most of them were feasible modifications or upgrades,” said Jina Kwon, the company’s chief marketing officer. “Since the concept and framework of Cupcloud may be new to the market, we are trying our best to come up with strategies to naturally merge Cupcloud into the segment.” The survey will be open until March 31 and will provide insight into their work on the Cupcloud beta, which is expected to run thru April. Ham said the next version of Cupcloud will be released later this year, although a release date has not been determined. A premium version could also be added, for which users will pay a monthly fee, Ham added. The creators originally came up with the idea in early 2011 because they were dissatisfied with other applications, like Dropbox, said Hojoong Rhee,
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Emily Siner, senior in Media and former Illini Media employee, and Matt Entler, senior in Engineering, use the snowfall as an opportunity to make a snowman. large blocking high has been and a senior in AHS, said she is sitting over Greenland bring- worried about her teammates not ing warm air there and cold air wanting to play in the cold. here,” he said. “I have no problem with the Snodgrass said Greenland’s cold, but we can’t play in the blocking high snow,” she said. is expected With games to move eaststarting next ward by March week, she said 31, leaving the this may be an Ch a mpa ig nissue. Urbana area Atmospherwith warmer ic scientists temperatures. can predict The dropthe lengths of ping tempercold weathatures are er periods by affecting stuusing the Arcdents across tic oscillation campus, espeindex, a meaJIM ANGEL, cially those sure of climate Illinois State climatologist involved in outpatterns of door sports. wind circulatNicole Druktenis, the captain ing the arctic. When the index of a co-ed intramural soccer team is positive, the cold stays con-
“It’s ironic that after sailing through winter without much cold or snow that in March we get so much snow and cold weather.”
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fined to the north and south poles and when it is negative, as it has been this winter, the cold moves southward. “It’s ironic that after sailing through winter without much cold or snow that in March we get so much snow and cold weather,” said Illinois State climatologist Jim Angel. Arctic oscillation has a strong impact on the climate of our area, causing these fluctuations, Angel said. When the index is far in the negative, the temperatures can drop up to 20 or 30 degrees lower than usual. Angel said there is a battle between warm air from Mexico and cold air from Canada. At this time, he said, the cold from Canada is prevailing.
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responsible for the operational fitness of the network on which the cameras run, but the Division of Public Safety views the footage. Although none of the camera feeds are actively monitored, Hetrick said the department uses the camera to solve crimes. Security camera footage was used in the investigation of the Feb. 7 arson outside the Oak Street Library Facility, 809 S. Oak St., which was initially thought to be an accidental dumpster fire, he said. “We go back 99.9 percent of the time and look for a crime that’s already occurred,” Hetrick said. “We’ll look for somebody walking through the area or someone who fits the description of a suspect.” Frost said he expects at least 1,000 cameras to be watching the campus within the year. “They have shown to be extremely valuable,” he said. “They will continue to pop up.” Given the number of departments and the ongoing construction at the University, Hetrick said he does not see an end to the security cameras project. “Different departments decide maybe last year (they) didn’t want anything, and maybe this year they’ve got an issue they want to address with security cameras,” he said. “Honestly, I don’t expect for it to ever end.”
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