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BY FATIMA FARHASTAFF WRITER

The purchase of Tasers by the Urbana Police Depart-ment has generated much debate within the Urbana City Council, the Civilian Police Review Board and the Urbana Police Department over the last 11 months.

At its Jan. 12 meeting, the Urbana City Council passed a motion to defer the deci-sion for another two weeks, during which time commu-nity members could review the Taser policy online and raise their concerns dur-ing the Jan. 26 meeting. The council expects to come to a decision at the meeting.

Alderman Diane Mar-lin, Ward 7, said the Urbana

Police Department has been working with community members and the Civilian Police Review Board to set up a policy that will tackle the guidelines required when it comes to purchasing and using Tasers.

These guidelines require that police offi cers under-go crisis intervention train-ing and list when Tasers are appropriate to use. To enforce these guidelines, the policy will require a public oversight and meeting every time a Taser is unholstered, and when it is discharged.

“The two things combined provide for probably some of the strictest guidelines

Urbana to continue taser debate Monday

BY ALI BRABOYSTAFF WRITER

President Barack Obama proposed that two-year com-munity colleges become “as free and universal in Amer-ica as high school is today,” during his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Obama’s America’s Col-lege Promise proposal states that students would be required to have at least a 2.5 GPA, attend communi-

ty college at least half-time and make “steady progress toward completing their program.”

Preliminary plans for the program set the total cost at roughly $60 billion, to be paid over the course of 10 years.

According to the Univer-sity Offi ce for Planning and Budgeting, 724 individuals transferred to the University from Illinois community col-leges in Fall 2014.

The LAS Transfer Adviso-ry Group is a Registered Stu-dent Organization that helps students who have trans-ferred from community col-leges or other four-year uni-versities to transition to the University.

Whitney Baldridge, senior in LAS and president of the group, attended Kaskaskia College, a two-year commu-nity college located in cen-tral Illinois, for one year

before transferring to the University. She said trans-fer students can experience diffi culties transitioning into the institution, including how to meet new people and dis-covering what is available at the college.

“It’s kind of like a whole different world,” Baldridge said.

She said community col-leges make an effort to help students with fi nancial situ-

ations; she herself received a scholarship, which allowed her free tuition to attend community college. Obama’s proposal, she added, may help those who don’t receive scholarships.

“It’s really great because some people don’t have the accessibility of getting a scholarship,” Baldridge said. “But I can also see how it’s really great to earn your own .” Debra Bragg, direc-

tor of the Offi ce of Commu-nity College Research and Leadership and professor in the College of Education, said the proposal may help make college education more

Obama proposes ‘College Promise’

Campus community discusses ‘Je suis Charlie’BY ANDREW NOWAK STAFF WRITER

More questions than answers were found at the packed “Are We Charlie? – France, Europe and the World after 1/11” forum held Wednesday. A panel of fi ve professors facilitated a dis-cussion that served as the campus community’s fi rst reaction to the recent terror-ist attacks in France.

Discussion topics ranged from the idea of freedom of speech, a comparison between France and the Unit-ed States and issues of reli-gion and nationalism.

On Jan. 7, two gunmen attacked the offi ce of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and another gunman, in a related attack, took hos-tages in a kosher supermar-ket on Jan. 9. Combined, the attacks resulted in the deaths of 17 people. The magazine was targeted after it contin-uously published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad,

whose image is considered sacred to Muslims.

Marcus Keller, associ-ate professor of French and Italian and coordinator of the forum, said mass unity marches held on Jan. 11 fol-lowing the Paris shootings were the largest demonstra-tions in France since WWII.

Nancy Blake, professor of comparative and world liter-ature, spoke from the panel about her experience being in France during the attacks.

She said her apartment was fi ve minutes from the Charlie Hebdo offi ce.

“When I walked across the Seine from my apartment in Paris, I walked past the (Arab World Institute), and I saw them putting “Je Suis Char-lie” in French and in Arabic on the side of it, and that just looked wonderful to me,” Blake said.

Yasemin Yildiz, associ-ate professor of Germanic languages and literatures, talked about the German

response to the Paris shoot-ings. Anti-Islam protestors and members of

the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West have continued to demonstrate in protests that began prior to the attacks in Paris, he said.

Yildiz said although peo-

ple were worried the attack might polarize Germany fur-ther, they have not increased the infl uence of PEGIDA, and the media and politicians from every party are against the movement. While the slo-gan “I Am Charlie” took off

BY ABIGALE SVOBODASTAFF WRITER

The Board of Trust-ees welcomes new leader-ship. The board appointed Edward McMillan as chair-man and elected Timothy Killeen as the next Univer-sity president.

The board’s Jan. 15 meet-ing began with offi cial nomi-nations and elections for the chair position, two execu-tive seats and the University president.

Gov. Bruce Rauner was not in attendance; however, Thursday marked the begin-ning of his service as an ex-offi cio board member. Upon Rauner’s election in Novem-ber, former chairman Chris Kennedy and executive member Pam Strobel chose not to run for re-election.

To begin the elections, Trustee James Montgom-ery nominated McMillan as chairman, naming a few of McMillan’s accom-plishments to bolster his nomination.

McMillan graduated from the University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture. McMillan has worked as an external advi-sor for the College of ACES and sat on the Board of

Directors of the University’s Alumni Association from 1995 to 2008. He is current-ly the principal and CEO of McMillan L.L.C, a transac-tion consulting fi rm.

“It’s been wonderful working alongside him as a fellow trustee,” Montgom-ery said.

As chairman, McMil-lan’s responsibilities include appointing trustees to each of the standing committees of the board, as well as nam-ing a chair of each commit-tee. He will also serve as chairman ex-offi cio of the

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Champaign Burglary from a mo-

tor vehicle was reported at Target, 2102 N. Pros-pect Ave., around 7 p.m. Saturday.

According to the re-port, the offender broke into the victim’s vehicle and stole a Macbook Pro laptop.

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ed luggage missing from a Suburban Express bus around 5:30 p.m. Monday.

According to the re-port, the luggage and its contents has an estimated value of $800.

A University employ-ee reported a Universi-ty-owned tablet computer stolen from Bousfi eld Hall around 10 p.m. Friday.

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Today’s BirthdayTend your friendships for ample reward this year. Share resources and plans, and what you need comes. New income sources bloom after 3/20. Launch a new adventure with a partner after 4/8. Manage ! nancial investments, insurance and agreements for a boost in family prosperity after October. Winter favors peaceful introspection over miscommunications. Find love where least expected.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)Today is a 7 — Count blessings. Dreams empower, so share them. Push for a raise. Take notes for future reference. Finish your end of the deal. Somebody’s testing your determination, and the strength of what you’ve built.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)Today is a 7 — Friends provide valuable input and inspiration today and tomorrow. Do the job carefully now, or do it over. No excuses. Obtain necessary supplies. An impractical suggestion could work out. Relish shared laughter. Linger on joy.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)Today is a 9 — Career matters claim your attention today and tomorrow. A theory doesn’t work in practice. Go ahead and push your luck. Set a juicy goal.

Practice makes perfect in the coming phase. Find ways to mix business and pleasure.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)Today is an 8 — You can take new ground over the next two days. Travel to pursue a pro! table aim. Don’t get intimidated. Remember what worked and what did not. Stick to details. Keep all receipts for later reconciliation. Explore the terrain.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)Today is an 8 — Review ! nancial arrangements today and tomorrow. New data disproves old assumptions. Send invoices and pay bills. Collaborate to handle shared paperwork. Get inspired by your partner’s vision. Work can be fun, although tempers could " are. Act now, and talk later.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)Today is a 7 — Team projects go well. Work together to get a big job done. It could even get romantic. Someone is interested in your fantasies. Spin a fanciful tale. You don’t need to spend. Focus on love. Share how you feel.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)Today is an 8 — A brilliant idea interrupts you at work. Take note of inspiring dreams. You’re gaining respect. You’ll see what needs to be done in the next two days. Keep your day job until your night job pays.

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CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)Today is a 9 — It’s easier to concentrate for the next few days. Write, express and record. Creative work thrives now. Sidestep breakdowns, and allow yourself to get distracted by love. Stick to your budget. Obstacles apparent now disappear later.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A few decades ago, it wasn’t unusual for Ameri-can newspapers to refer to people living in the United States without legal permis-sion as “illegal aliens,” or even “illegals.”

Those terms eventually gave way to “illegal immi-grant” but was eventually jettisoned by most outlets two years ago, when The Associated Press banned the term from its stylebook.

However, a local newspa-per’s decision to call such immigrants “illegals” has turned Santa Barbara into an unlikely fl ashpoint in

the nation’s immigration battles.

The News-Press ran the headline “Illegals Line Up for Driver’s Licenses” on Jan. 3, prompting protests and vandalism.

News-Press offi cials have stuck by this decision, say-ing that describing someone living in the country illegal-ly as an “illegal” is accurate, and compared the vandal-ism to the deadly attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris.

“We will not give in to the thugs who are attempting to use political correctness as a tool of censorship,” News-Press co-Publisher Arthur von Wiesenberger wrote on

the website of the Minute-man Project, which opposes illegal immigration.

But community groups have denounced the news-paper, calling for an adver-tising boycott.

“They have a racist per-

spective, and they don’t seem very apologetic about it,” said Savanah Maya, a Santa Barbara City Col-lege student and member of People Organizing for the Defense and Equal Rights of Santa Barbara Youth.

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Boehner invites Israeli Prime Minister to speak before Congress

Obama allies vow to ! ght his State of the Union plea on trade

Rubio says he is nearing decision on 2016 presidential run

Boko Haram leader says God ordered him to carry out massacre

WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Min-ister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before a joint ses-sion of the U.S. Congress next month as lawmak-ers weigh legislation that would tighten sanctions on Iran.

The invitation to Netan-

yahu comes hours after President Barack Obama said in his annual State of the Union address that he would veto any bill that increases penalties on Iran because such legislation risked collapsing interna-tional talks aimed at curb-ing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions.

WA SH I NGTON — Some of President Barack Obama’s staunchest allies are vowing to fi ght legisla-tion he requested to expand his power to negotiate trade agreements.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro said she supports Obama’s ini-tiatives aimed at strength-ening the middle class, but drew the line at his desire for so-called fast-track trade negotiating author-ity, which she said would sideline Congress.

“It surrenders the con-gressional authority that we may need to protect Ameri-can workers and American

consumers,” DeLauro, a Connecticut Democrat, said Wednesday at a news con-ference hours after Obama asked for fast-track author-ity in his State of the Union address to Congress.

Labor groups, including the AFL-CIO, and some Democrats have attacked the proposal, which would let Obama present a trade accord to Congress for an up-or-down vote without amendments. Opponents argue the trade deals are negotiated in secret and refl ect a corporate agenda that has pulled down U.S. wages.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednes-day that he is at the fi nal stages of deciding whether to run for the Republican presidential nomination, telling reporters that he is aware the clock is running.

His wife and children are supportive of a run if he decides to make one, and he’s thought through what would be needed to win the race, the Florida senator told reporters at a break-

fast session here sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.

Now, “I’m down to the last decision — and I think the fundamental one — and that is, at this stage in my life, at this stage, where is the best place for me to serve the country,” he said. He would have to make a choice between a presiden-tial race and seeking re-election to his Senate seat in 2016, he noted.

JOHANNESBURG — The leader of the terror group Boko Haram says God commanded him to massacre hundreds of peo-ple in northeastern Nige-ria, an attack described by human rights groups as the worst so far by the militia.

More than 7,500 people fl ed the assault that began Jan. 3 on the town of Baga on Lake Chad, accord-ing to the United Nations. Survivors described Boko Haram gunmen shooting people on sight, or drag-ging them from their homes and killing them.

Claiming responsibili-ty for the massacre, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a YouTube video released Tuesday that the devastation of the Baga attack was nothing compared to future attacks he was planning.

“We are the ones who fought the people of Baga, and we have killed them with such a killing as he (God) commanded us in his book,” said Shekau, as Nigeria and its neighbors worked to deploy a regional force to confront the vio-lent Islamist militia.

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Board of Trustees Execu-tive Committee and will pre-side over all board meetings.

“I just want to say thank you to all of you,” McMillan said. “This has been a great team to serve with, and I look forward to us together serving.”

Following McMillan’s election, Trustee Patri-cia Holmes nominated her “dear friend,” Trustee Mont-gomery as the fi rst execu-tive committee member. Holmes noted that Mont-gomery not only completed his undergraduate degree at the University but also attended law school at the Urbana campus. Currently, Montgomery owns his own law fi rm: James D. Mont-gomery & Associates.

Karen Hasara was nom-inated as the second exec-utive committee member. Hasara is a University of Illinois at Springfi eld alumna and is currently the chair of the Commit-tee on Academic and Stu-dent Affairs. Additionally, Hasara has served as the mayor of Springfi eld and as an Illinois senator for the 50th district.

The board also unani-mously elected Timothy Killeen as the 20th Univer-sity President. His position is effective when current President Robert Easter retires on June 30.

Susan Kies was re-elect-ed as secretary of the board and Walter Knorr was also re-elected as comptroller.

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for the use of Tasers any-where,” Marlin said. “And it’s a very unique way to public-ly review every single time they’re even pulled out of the holsters as well as actually deployed.”

Marlin said the policy only allows specially trained police offi cers to carry Tas-ers and, if they are approved, there will only be six Tas-ers purchased by the police department.

She said the Civilian Police Review Board, along with suggestions from city coun-cil members, has tried to con-struct a policy that fi nds a balance between the oppo-sition and the support of Tasers.

Alderman Charlie Smyth, Ward 1, also feels the guide-lines highlighted in this poli-cy are very strict about when and how a Taser can be used.

“A very specialized situa-tion, that’s how I personally would like to see this, if it’s

approved, move forward,” Smyth said. “It’ll be experi-mental and used on only very, very rare and very specifi c occasions.”

Smyth said the program will be reviewed after one year if the purchase is approved.

While most members of the city council were on board with the purchase of Tasers, several members of the community raised con-cerns during the city council meeting on Jan. 12.

Brian Dolinar, a member of CU Citizens for Peace and Justice, spoke to the coun-cil, stating that his group is opposed to Tasers due to health and abuse concerns. He also said there has not been enough discussion on the issue.

“We also want to note that there have been public com-ments forwarded from indi-viduals, comments which have not been incorporated into any fi nal force policy,” Dolinar said. “So we think that there is still serious debate and deliberation that

needs to take place here in these chambers.”

Dolinar, along with com-munity members Aaron Ammons and Martel Miller, also raised concerns regard-ing a lack of African-Amer-ican representation during the meeting because they believe the minority group has been targeted the most by Tasers in the past.

Dolinar, Ammons and Miller agreed that there would have to be more feed-back from a qualifi ed rep-resentative of the African-American community for the city council to vote on whether Tasers should be purchased.

Despite these concerns, Marlin said Tasers are always going to be used in Urbana, whether or not it is by the Urbana Police Depart-ment because there have been instances when the police offi cers have called on the University Police Depart-ment or the County Sheriff to use Tasers.

“Do we want our own offi -cers carrying Tasers who

have been trained accord-ing to the way we want them trained and who are adher-ing to the set of guidelines developed here in Urbana, and who are accountable to the people in Urbana?” Mar-lin asked. “Or are we going to continue to have Tasers used by offi cers from other jurisdictions, with no con-trol over training and no accountability?”

The ordinance for the pol-icy is available on the Civil-ian Police Review Board website, where members of the public may view the ordinance and come up with suggestions and think of any concerns they have, which they may present at the next City Council meeting during public comment.

Urbana Chief of Police Patrick Connolly said he could not comment on the purchase until the fi nal deci-sion is made at the upcom-ing city council meeting on Monday.

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accessible.“It would allow a lot more

students the opportunity to get at least two years of col-lege education,” she said. “It would probably encour-age students who might not have thought they could go to college or would be able to afford to go to college the opportunity to actually participate.”

Bragg said it is diffi cult to say at this time how this

legislation would affect the University or other four-year universities, but said it highlights the issue surrounding college affordability.

“It’s possible that this debate that President Obama has started may help to raise consciousness about college affordability across the board,... that would be a good thing for all of higher education,” she said.

Rick Field, junior in ACES, attended Wilbur Wright College, a commu-nity college in Chicago,

before transferring to the University. He said Obama’s proposal is “a great, great thing” that will help many students fi nancially.

“What happens after three semesters if it turns out college is no good for him or her and they’ve decided they’re going to pursue something else?” he said. “Well, now all of a sud-den they’ve racked up three semesters of debt.”

He said he understands the diffi culties people face when entering back into college because he did not

immediately enter col-lege after graduating high school. This can also cause financial difficulties for some.

“The university program is very much built around the lifestyle of someone who has either no job or very lit-tle job commitment, a lot of time for extracurriculars, a lot of study time, and for the majority of people get-ting back into college, that doesn’t work,” Field said.

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in France, the slogan “I Am Charlie, But I Am Not PEGI-DA” was used in Germany, said Yildiz.

Maimouna Barro, associ-ate director of the Center for African Studies, said she is a Muslim and spoke about the importance of responsi-bility and respect. She said what the shooters did was not jihad, an arabic word trans-lating to religious struggle, because they did not respect others or themselves and oth-ers claiming to fi ght in the name of Islam were similar-ly not practicing jihad.

“They call it jihad. But this is not the real jihad. Jihad is jihad with the pen, jihad through education, not jihad with the sword,” Bar-ro said.

Jean-Philippe Mathy, pro-fessor of French, said not everyone supports Charlie Hebdo. He explained that the French government has arrested dozens of people who have publicly used hate speech that was sympathetic to the shooters under anti-terrorism laws passed in September 2014.

“The distinction between free speech and hate speech in French law is based on the difference between attack-ing a symbol and offending or threating people on the basis of their race or reli-gion on the other.”

The forum closed with remarks by Keller.

“I think today has shown there’s tremendous interest, and I’m sure there will be other events,” he said.

Andrew can be reached at ajnowak2@dailyillini.com.

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When the Academy Award nominations were released a week

ago, my eyes gazed the screen looking for Ava DuVernay, who would have been the first Afri-can-American woman nominat-ed for Best Director, or David Oyelowo, who I thought would be a shoo-in after his portray-al of Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.”

However, after scanning the list several times, I noticed that not only were these African-American candidates missing, but that none of the non-white candidates that were consid-ered to be probable nominees had made the list — the entire list of nominated actors and actresses consisted of almost all white nominees.

This is not the first time the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hasn’t recog-nized minority artists. In fact, only four women have ever been nominated for Best Direc-tor. That’s even fewer than the number of women who have traveled to space.

When this year’s list con-tained no non-white actors or actresses, the Academy con-tinued its tradition of letting the public count, on one hand, the number of Asian-Ameri-can actors who have ever been nominated for Best Actor or Actress.

I can’t help but feel that

the hopes for aspiring Asian-American, Latino, African-American and other non-white aspiring actors and filmmak-ers could be diminishing. The dwindling recognition that is given to actors and actresses of color reflects, to me and other multiracial groups especially, that when we don’t show rec-ognition for deserving artists, their stories are not as signifi-cant, and neither are the people or stories they represent.

That is a pain all minority groups can feel, including the students of this campus.

With the continuing lack of diversity, many people, includ-ing me, were disappointed, but, sadly, not shocked at this year’s nominations.

While the Academy Awards have never really had the bar set too high on diverse nomi-nations, this year’s omission of people of color and women has not gone unnoticed. In fact, the public presented so much back-lash that the Twitter hashtag “#OscarsSoWhite” was trend-ing worldwide.

Despite the saddening lack of surprise, this year’s nomi-nations should be considered especially gruesome.

It’s thought to be “the whit-est Oscar nominees since 1995.”

While our country is sup-posed to be progressing, our nominations show that they do not reflect the multiracial audience members that make up our theatres. Instead, these nominations reflect injustice and prejudice that still live in our current society.

The characters who live

on our television and movie screens — the ones we laugh, cry and connect with — have a profound impact on who we become. This is why represen-tation in mainstream media matters.

As a non-white female, it’s hard to find Asian-American actresses and filmmakers I can look up and aspire to, especial-ly when the Academy nominee list consists of a majority of white names each year.

What makes matters even worse is that the very people that should be including more diverse nominations are not diverse at all.

According to a released study by the LA Times, 94 per-cent of Academy members are white, 2 percent are black, less than 2 percent are Latino and 77 percent are male.

Furthermore, the Acade-my’s existing members are the ones who recruit their succes-sors. Therefore, new mem-bers predictably come from overwhelmingly white, male networks and then follow that path, only spiraling the lack of representation within the nominees.

Essentially, the racial and gender composition of the Academy members are over-whelmingly monochromatic. This poses a dangerous threat to those who are underrepre-sented minorities: both artists and audience members alike.

The Academy Awards con-vey recognition of artistry in the highest form for millions to tune into each year. It’s incred-ibly uplifting to see little boys and girls dream of becom-

ing the next Ang Lee or Lupita Nyong’o; they should know that it’s possible for someone who is non-white to achieve the same dreams that gossamer white actors and actresses have long since achieved.

When we do not recognize or give tribute to those who are regularly oppressed, we inad-vertently state that the prob-lems and narratives of those characters and the audience they represent are seemingly unimportant.

Especially with the current racial tension within the coun-try regarding Ferguson and Garner, the Academy’s exclu-sion of a movie that depicts the racially-based struggles of black lives worsens the ongo-ing tensions and does not seem to support the country’s chant that #BlackLivesMatter, or even other non-white actors.

While the prejudice within the nominations is expansive and even subconscious, I think it can be overcome with a lit-tle awareness and acceptance, both on the Academy’s part and the public’s. The movies and people representing me and other minority groups are suc-ceeding and being praised by other outlets — the Academy just needs to start recognizing them, too.

Until this is accomplished, the Academy Awards won’t truly represent Hollywood’s most talented, aspiring and bright actors — just simply its white actors.

Kaanan is a freshman in LAS. She can be reached at kraja2@dailyillini.com.

Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration approved “a surgically

implanted device to treat obe-sity in some adults.”

The implant, developed by EnteroMedics, seeks to devour America’s growing obesi-ty situation from the inside. As reported by the FDA, the implant may only be used on patients with a body mass index of 35 to 45, and who exhibit at least one additional obesity-related condition, such as Type 2 diabetes.

Here’s how it works: The device is surgically implant-ed into the patient’s body, and from there blocks the vagus nerve from transmitting sig-nals from the stomach to the brain (think of it as a pace maker for the stomach.) Essen-tially, the device prevents the body from feeling the hunger pains that would otherwise develop.

One last detail about this new, FDA-approved, cutting-edge technology: It’s estimat-ed to cost between $10,000 and $30,000 — around the range of

other bariatric surgeries, such as gastric bypass procedures.

Due to the environmental factors that can contribute to obesity — such as our ready and steady access to food, our tendency to eat excessive amounts of that easily accessi-ble food and our waning enthu-siasm for physical activity — I don’t think we should need to rely upon an implanted device to monitor weight gain.

I guess to state things blunt-ly, my thought is that if you have a spare $10,000 to $30,000 lying around, you should instead hire a personal trainer.

It’s fairly common knowl-edge that genetics frequent-ly play a role in how we gain and can’t seem to rid ourselves of excess weight. In 2007, researchers discovered that individuals who carry the FTO gene — or “the poster child for the genetics of obesity” — are often heavier than those who do not carry the gene.

But this has not always been the case.

Scientists have tracked indi-viduals carrying the FTO gene for years, and, according to The New York Times, their studies reveal that FTO gene carriers born prior to World War II “were not at additional risk of putting on weight.”

Researchers attribute this

difference in weight gain trends to environmental fac-tors, namely a decrease in physical activity and modern dietary practices.

Due to the aforementioned environmental factors that contribute to excessive weight gain, however, I think the implant device is unnecessary.

The notion that in the pres-ent day, obesity is deemed a $20,000 problem, is alarm-ing. The fact that this device was first invented and then approved by the FDA illus-trates just how prevalent and problematic obesity has become in our contemporary world.

But it doesn’t necessarily justify its use.

In my eyes, the FDA’s approval of this device should serve primarily as a reminder of obesity’s prevalence today. We should be alarmed at the fact that things have, some-how, managed to get this bad. Consider the irony behind the implant: We’ve over-consumed to such an extent that it’s become necessary to monetari-ly consume even more in effort to rid ourselves of the nega-tive, deadly and costly side effects of over-consumption.

Furthermore, the risk fac-tors associated with this tech-nology — described by Nation-

al Public Radio as “serious adverse events” — include “surgical complications, pain at the electrode sites, heart-burn, and abdominal pain.”

To me, such drastic side effects simply aren’t worth the trouble. Given the evidence we possess of the environmental contributions to obesity, I feel it is in our better interest to target and attack the external, controllable factors that cause obesity.

As I’ve stated before, although the FTO gene pres-ents positive correlation with excessive weight gain, this cor-relation has not always existed. Evidence of the role controlla-ble environmental factors play in overconsumption and weight gain is overwhelming, and it is my thought that we ought to work harder to target the dietary and physical causes of this positive correlation before making use of possibly harm-ful, costly new technology.

Rather than view obesity as a permanent condition that necessitates costly procedures and treatments, we should refo-cus our attention on the ways our lifestyles can feed the impact obesity has on humans.

Carly is a junior in FAA. She can be reached at ccharle2@dailyillini.com.

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In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced

a proposal to make communi-ty college free for two years — a proposal that would be im-mensely beneficial for our country.

The president based his plan on two separate programs — one in Tennessee and one in Chicago — that make communi-ty college tuition free for qual-ified students.

Obama said this follows a long tradition of making edu-cation cheaper, from making high school free to various G.I. bills.

In the speech, Obama said, “By the end of this decade, two in three job openings will re-quire some higher education. Two in three. And yet, we still live in a country where too many bright, striving Ameri-cans are priced out of the edu-cation they need. It’s not fair to them, and it’s not smart for our future.”

The United States has al-ready fallen behind Europe in offering higher education at low costs to its citizens. In fact, Americans can go to coun-tries such as France, Finland and Germany and get an educa-tion at a lower cost than an ed-ucation in the United States.

We agree that an educated populace leads to a more in-formed electorate, which ben-efits everyone. But, this is just one step needed to help im-prove the education infrastruc-ture in the United States. The

programs that Obama has mod-eled his proposal after don’t just provide free community college education, they also try to improve the community col-lege system.

In order for this proposal to succeed, the United States would need to focus on improv-ing community college educa-tions as well.

Obama said that he would pay for the proposal aby raising the capital gains tax and rais-ing the tax on inheritances, ef-fectively taking money from the most wealthy and paying for the program this way.

While it’s unlikely this will pass through the Republi-can congress, and there is not enough detail to show exactly how this plan would work, we believe that this is an idea that should be explored.

A nation that relies on an in-telligent electorate needs to provide as much education as possible to its citizens. The ri-diculous cost of college has put many Americans behind their European counterparts and this is an aggressive plan to help

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BY ELIZABETH DYESTAFF WRITER

Despite its discrete, almost hidden location in the Green Street Center, Wild Side Smoke Shop is catching on with the C-U community.

Even with hundreds of glass bongs, pipes and attach-ments, Wild Side is faced with a location farther from cam-pus, between Neil and Locust streets, which prevents some students from making the trek.

But it is manager Robert Essex and sales associate Andi Paugel that keep the customers coming back.

Past the store entrance’s lighted displays, featuring a brand new $1,300 glass water pipe decked out in orange and blue hues, Essex and Paugel greet customers and chat among the wide, colorful selection of glass pieces.

On Monday afternoon, Essex, donned in a faded olive, army-style jacket, joked with customers in between puffs of the E-hookah he carries in his necklace. Pau-gel, donned in mostly black and a greenish-grey hooded sweatshirt, bobbed her head to the electronic music filter-ing throughout the store.

“Once or twice a week is like Christmas morning because we get to unwrap new pieces,” Paugel said and motioned to the orange and blue piece on display. “This one was just taken out of the bubble wrap today, and we’re hoping a big Illini fan can give it a new home.”

January marks a new year for the shop, having just cel-ebrated its one-year anniver-sary last month. Just over a year before, Wild Side was but another budding idea for Champaign.

The larger corporation of Wild Side is dedicated to selling glass pipes, bongs and equipment for tobacco and legal smoking blends. It began less than a decade ago to bring higher-end glass

products to consumers; now, Wild Side stores are open across the United States.

Essex was asked to bring the first Wild Side Smoke Shop to Champaign — actu-ally, the very first Wild Side in Illinois — in August of 2013. After more than a year working as a car salesman and doing other odd jobs, he wanted a break from sales. But opening Wild Side wasn’t a career move he wanted to pass up.

“Wild Side was a huge opportunity for me,” Essex said. “I’ve always wanted to blow glass and get into this industry.”

Although Wild Side is far-ther than two popular smoke shops on campus, Essex says his shop is able to draw in cus-tomers because of his and Paugel’s friendly approach and their dedication to high-quality glass.

Now, in January, business is growing faster than ever, Essex said. With little paid advertising, Essex believes their interactions with cus-tomers are what keep them coming back and spreading the word about the shop to others.

Additionally, Essex and Paugel try to offer the best deals with frequent discounts to regulars.

“We’re looking out for your interests,” Essex said. “I can take a price hit a little and give my customers a deal, so they can walk out of here with something they can be proud of.”

Customers like Tom Dieter, sophomore in LAS, frequent the smoke shop.

“I used to go to the shops closer to campus until I found Wild Side last year,” Dieter said. “They’re always trying to cut you the best deal with quality glass you don’t find everywhere.”

And for as many college students that frequent the shop, Essex said, there are just as many working class adults and other customers some might not expect.

“Even the college students that come in are all so diverse

and different, yet all love glass,” Essex said.

Essex also likes to periodi-cally host customer appreci-ation giveaways, where one or more prime glass products are raffled off on a specific date and time. Customers can earn raffle tickets when they buy items, which are then put into a drawing for the prizes.

As much as they appreciate their customers, Essex and Paugel said they pride them-selves even more on the love of the products they sell.

“We try to fill our store with higher quality glass,” Essex said. “We would much rather discount a piece of glass than sell you a very cheap piece of glass.”

Essex says it is their com-mitment to selling almost entirely glass products that earns them respect.

“We only sell glass,” Essex said. “We don’t sell tobacco, or so many other products that other smoke shops sell to subsist. We really live on just the glass.”

Most of Wild Side’s prod-ucts are shipped from Cali-fornia, where glass blowers craft pieces for the store.

When not dedicating his time to selling glass products, Essex DJs at local venues.

Known as DJ Res S-X, Essex helps run the White Rabbit, an event at C-Street every Monday night at 9 p.m. There, EDM DJs play music throughout the night, and the “Flow Art” commu-nity, a movement-based art form that integrates music and traditional dances with props and lights, displays their skills.

While he has hopes to con-tinue his DJ career, Essex sees an even brighter future for Wild Side.

“The glass blowing and glass equipment industry is going be so big in the next couple of years. I really can’t wait to see that,” he said. “And I would to spread the gospel of glass this whole next year in business.”

Elizabeth can be reached at edye2@dailyillini.com.

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guy from the street was talk-ing to my God on my behalf ... God used that moment to break my heart for people who were in that homeless situation.”

The sacrifices

Jackson found the idea sit-ting on her bookshelf, inside a book entitled “Radical: Tak-ing Back Your Faith from the American Dream,” which was given to her a month before the incident on Green Street.

As she read the words of David Platt, the work spoke to her strong connection to the Christian faith.

“The idea is, that in our country, materialism is a big part of most people’s lives — the house, the boat, the vacation home, the white picket fence,” Jackson said. “The book is a reminder that (a Christian) life (should be) much more sacrificial, both with money and time.”

Jackson realized she want-ed to help the homeless popu-lation of Champaign-Urbana that was the most vulnerable.

By the time rain show-ers replaced snow in April, she had several ideas, but not enough resources to get started.

“I knew it would take time and money,” Jackson said. “And I didn’t have either one.”

She sold her motorcy-cle. She departed from her seminary books and her TV. She quit her part-time jobs. Those same possessions that seemed to make her life worth living months ago were no longer in the picture.

“I didn’t think twice about it. It was just a means to an end,” Jackson said. “It was just practical. You need mon-ey, so what do you have that’s

worth money?”By June, Jackson moved

into Restoration Urban Min-istries, a transitional hous-ing program for the impov-erished of Champaign, from living in a rental property to save money for the project she was developing.

For 18 months, she made Restoration Urban Ministries home. There she watched an immigrant struggle to gain citizenship and care for her kids. She met a woman who heard the gunshots that murdered her sister on the other end of a phone call. She watched countless peo-ple struggle with addiction, recovery and rehabilitation. She saw others trapped in their difficult situations and clawing for a way out.

Jackson was finally at the center of homelessness, dis-covering the ways she could get to the root of the problem.

“I spent a year-and-a-half with people who lived in this situation, learning compas-sion, learning that they’re really not as different as I might have thought,” Jackson said. “(The) homeless are just people. We’re all dealing with victories and defeats. There isn’t anything different just because they’re homeless.”

The influence

Now in 2015, Jackson has since moved out of Restora-tion and became the execu-tive director of C-U at Home, aiding the homeless popula-tion as she originally aspired.

Jackson’s influence doesn’t just stop on the streets. Her touch extends to both the organization’s volunteers as well as board members.

“Her passion and dedica-tion to helping others is some-thing needed in our commu-nity,” said Kim Simpson, vice president of C-U at Home. “She’s putting her faith to action. Seeing someone who

is so dedicated inspires me to do a little more.”

Jim Eisenmenger, one of C-U at Home’s board mem-bers, has seen his life change irrevocably since the first time he stepped foot in The Phoenix two years ago. Every day that he interacts with Jackson, it’s another chance to change himself and his community for the better.

“I’m not particularly the most social person. It’s not about, ‘Gee this person is homeless.’ I have trouble get-ting to know someone from any walk of life,” Eisen-menger said. “But Melany takes more risks. In a few months, she doesn’t know if she’ll even have a roof over her head, but she does that to continue this. It’s all dif-ferent when you see Melany doing it; it gives you the cour-age to step out.”

Eisenmenger has now adopted five kids from Ethio-pia, and his family regularly opens up their home to way-farers in need of a bed.

“I can’t personally escape the hypocrisy of me saying, ‘Hey, that’s a great thing,’ and then not doing anything like it myself,” Eisenmenger said.

When Melany Jackson’s eyes scan The Phoenix, noticing Tommy playing another song on his guitar or three people taking a cat-nap, she doesn’t yearn for her old, safe life. She knows now that she doesn’t need money, fame or materialistic goods to make a difference. It was the help and selfless-ness of others that inspired her to return the same.

“Folks who have just a couple of pieces of bread or shirts are ready to give me one of them,” Jackson said. “That was a pretty powerful lesson to learn.”

Sarah can be reached at spfoste2@dailyillini.com.

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Melany Jackson looks across the room, her eyes observing the intimate com-munity she created.

She sees two men and a woman, drifting off on a red leather couch. She watches her virtuoso friend Tommy, strumming melodies on his acoustic guitar.

She smiles. These are the moments that make her sac-rifi ces seem worthwhile.

Hidden in downtown Champaign, The Phoenix, a daytime drop-in center for C-U at Home, opens its doors to those living on the streets. Day to day, the center Jack-son founded provides shelter, food, musical instruments and a simple listening ear to all who pass through.

To those inside the center, Jackson is the woman who cares, the one who rounds the room to soothingly pat every-one’s back. To the rest of the Champaign-Urbana com-munity, she is the executive director and creator of C-U at Home . But before the center opened, Jackson decided to follow an unpopular path. She sold her motorcycle . She lost her home. She gave up her chances at having a normal, traditionally successful life.

But on days like these, Jackson remembers her per-sonal sacrifi ces were worth the chance to provide hope to those who thought they lost it on the street corner.

The moment

Before, Jackson roamed the streets of Champaign-Urbana as a volunteer for The Canteen Run, a mobile ministry that delivers food and clothing to the home-less in a retired-ambulance-turned-delivery truck . Four years ago on a November night, her truck parked in the IHOP parking lot, and she and the volunteers began dis-tributing packages to those around the vehicle. At fi rst, the stop seemed just like the rest of Champaign-Urbana, but Jackson soon noticed a sight that would break her heart: One of the men had black fi ngertips.

“I just thought that should not be happening on the cam-pus of the University of Illi-nois,” Jackson said. “Some-body should not be getting frostbite.”

The team rummaged for any glove, blanket or scarf they could fi nd. They encir-cled the man and began to pray to God — “please pro-tect this man,” they asked.

But before the volunteers could mutter “Amen,” the homeless man opened his mouth to say his own prayer. It wasn’t about fi nding a home other than the campus street or getting medical attention to his fi ngertips. It was about the volunteers.

“Thank you for bringing people to come help us be safe and warm,” he said.

Before this encounter, Jackson had never met a homeless man. She had never spent a night in their shoes, and she didn’t think to immerse herself in their challenging lives.

But on that day, surround-ed by volunteers, care pack-ages and snow, Jackson found a man with many worries and responsibilities who still only cared about others.

“That was really the game changer,” Jackson said. “This

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BY FRANCES WELCH STAFF WRITER

Since Monday, Alex Lando and Joe Zerka, also known as “hotdoggers,” have been driving the Wienermobile through campus honking and waving at passersby while sharing their stories of how they became drivers. Now they are recruiting college students to become the next class of hotdoggers, the 28th in Oscar Mayer history.

“When I was a senior at University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wienermoble came on campus to recruit. I grew up with the Wiener-mobile and knew all about it but I always wondered who drove it,” said Lando, a for-mer journalism student who was approached by the two drivers, noting that they typ-ically sought out public rela-tions students. “It’s just a fun quirky job that allows you to use your education in a real-ly fun way and let’s your per-sonality shine through.”

In 1936, Karl Mayer, neph-ew of Oscar Mayer, founder of the world-renowned hot dog company, created the fi rst version of the Wiener-

mobile, a 27-foot long fi ber-glass automobile shaped like a hotdog in a bun that is used to promote Oscar May-er all over the country. Since then, the Wienermobile has evolved into an American icon that has become a trea-sured rarity if seen.

Both Lando and Zerka are two of 12 drivers who are driving one of six Wiener-mobiles currently traveling the country. Each selected hotdogger is notifi ed in the beginning of each year, and then sent off to Hot Dog High, where they learn teambuilding skills and hotdog puns, like “Franks a bunch!” After they gradu-ate, the hotdoggers are set off in June to travel their list of targeted cities and end their quest the follow-ing June.

To become a hotdog-ger, Lando and Zerka went through several interview processes, and were just 2 of the 1,500 that applied for the position. Turns out, everyone does wish to be an Oscar Mayer Wiener.

Since the beginning of June 2014, Lando has trav-

eled to 21 states and Zerka has traveled 16; their dif-fering state number is due to them traveling in dif-ferent zones. The 46-week travel is cut up into two semesters, where they are paired with new drivers and a possible transfer to a new Wienermobile.

“A lot of people say things like ‘Oh, you just drive a hotdog around all day,’ but that couldn’t be far-ther from the truth,” Lan-do said. “We get fabulous public relations experience because we’re calling the media, we’re talking to the news outlets, we’re arrang-ing the events in addition to driving a hotdog and hand-ing out wiener whistles.”

During their travels, Lan-do and Zerka have a prear-ranged list of cities they are set to hit, with Cham-paign-Urbana being one of 10 college campuses this particular Wienermobile is visiting. If they aren’t recruiting on a college cam-pus, they are visiting char-itable organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House and the Red Cross

Foundation, or retailers of Oscar Mayer products like grocery stores and gas stations.

“One thing I can really say is that your comfort zone is huge now,” said Zer-ka, a public relations gradu-ate from University of Min-nesota. “I’ve kept count of how many whistles we’ve given out and how many people we’ve met, and I’ve given out 39,000 whistles and met 20,000 plus people

since June.”Zerka learned of the hot-

dogger opportunity through his internship with Nabisco.

“As much as I’ve grown personally, I’ve also grown professionally as well. On this job, your only two con-stancies is your Weinermo-bile and co-pilot so you have to learn to make strangers your friends and family.”

Frances can be reached at fwelch2@dailyillini.com.

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FOLAKE OSIBODU THE DAILY ILLINI Oscar Meyer Hotdoggers Joe Zerka and Alex Lando ride in the Wienermobile on campus on Wednesday.

BY SUSAN SZUCHSTAFF WRITER

Everything from kale and Greek yogurt to gluten-free cookies and micro-brews are now fi nding homes on super-market shelves.

What were once only available in high-class restaurants, farmer’s markets or specialty stores are now almost com-monplace; stores are allowing consum-ers to make more informed choices or to even spoil themselves with a gourmet sweet, sometimes both at the same time.

Customers are paying more attention to what they’re putting in their bodies , forcing companies to take a critical look at not only what people want, but where their attention is shifting. These compa-nies enlist the help of agencies that study where society is moving, and often, these agencies not only study where society is going, but how food trends progress.

From pretzel buns to sriracha-fl a-vored beer, companies are willing to do anything to stay with or ahead of current food trends. For 2015, food and restau-rant consulting fi rm Baum + Whitman predicts seaweed will surge in popu-larity outside of sushi and oysters will become an accessible snack.

The spice company McCormick is now in its 15th year of putting together the report known as the “Flavor Forecast,” in which chefs, trend trackers and food technologists come together to fi nd the top trends and ingredients, and specu-late how they will lead to exploration later.

Other times, that means administer-ing surveys to gauge what is most impor-tant to consumers. Boston-based Cone Communications’ survey found that while 97 percent of Americans priori-tize family satisfaction, they also con-sider health and nutrition, as well as sus-tainability, when purchasing groceries.

Knowing these results can be imper-ative because even the biggest compa-nies have experienced product launch failures when they neglected changing consumer attitudes, according to Lon-don-based Canadean .

According to a report done by Canadean , consumer needs continue to be driven by what aging populations require, including products that cater to health concerns without highlighting age-related vulnerabilities.

Additionally, other articles such as “10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health 2015,” by New Nutrition Busi-ness , predicts an increase in the popu-larity of “naturally functional” foods that contain “good grains,” dairy and proteins.

While CCD Innovation in Califor-nia only lists the factors pertaining to the development of a food trend itself, Faith Popcorn’s Brain Reserve takes into account social infl uences that could sway consumers. She has come up with 17 trends that infl uence what people want, including vigilante consumer (consumers changing the marketplace using protest and politics), small indul-gences (consumers seeking comfort in

“affordable luxuries” and looking for ways to reward themselves) and down aging (baby boomers looking to prod-ucts from their childhood for comfort).

Although all these factors go into cre-ating a trend, the progression and devel-opment is far simpler. According to CCD Innovation, there are fi ve stages that a food trend goes through .

First, the trend is introduced at high-end, ethnic or independent restaurants by chefs to brave diners. Then, it appears in specialty media and stores, which cater to professionals and those who cook at home, like The Food Network or Sur la Table. After that, chain restau-rants, in addition to stores for amateur home cooks like Williams and Sonoma, pick it up before the trend is featured in mainstream media like Better Homes and Gardens. Finally, it can be found in fast-food restaurants and either is more popular or is being introduced at gro-cery stores and supermarkets.

Even with this, companies must be cautious to avoid investing in what may turn out to be fads. Fads are driven by hype, as opposed to trends, which have purpose and are consistent with con-sumer’s lifestyles, said consumer strat-egist Bruce Cohen in a post for Super-market News . He also stated that fads have short life spans, whereas trends rise steadily, and that a fad is generally limited to one brand.

Susan can be reached at szuch2@dailyillini.com.

From ideas to supermarkets, there are several stages before a special fl avor or item becomes the newest trend.

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Egwu sets blocks record in 66-57 Illini win over Purdue

BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINISenior center Nnanna Egwu set the Illinois career blocks record with his 178th block in the fi rst half of Illinois’ 66-57 win over Purdue at the State Farm Center on Wednesday.

BY BRETT LERNERSTAFF WRITER

When Northwestern comes into State Farm Center on Thursday night, it should be a matchup between two teams in sim-ilar situations, as both the Wildcats and the Illini are in need of a conference win.

The Illinois women’s basketball team enters the game at 2-4 in conference play, while the Wildcats sit at 3-3. Both teams come into the matchup on losing streaks, Illinois dropped three in a row while North-western has lost two straight. Both teams pos-sess young talent and are looking to get things back on track.

“(Northwestern) is just much better (this year),” head coach Matt Bollant said. “Three of their better players went from fresh-man to sophomore, and that’s usually when you see a big jump.”

Northwestern’s balanced attack could create issues for the shorthanded Illini, who are missing their lead-ing scorer, senior guard Ivo-ry Crawford, who is out with a knee injury. The Wildcats have four players averaging double-digit points for both the full season and confer-ence play. To match that bal-anced attack, Illinois will need to see more produc-tion from some of its main rotation players. One of those players will be Ama-rah Coleman, who has been inserted into the starting spot opened up with Craw-ford being sidelined for a few more weeks. Coleman is coming off her career-high with 24 points against Maryland.

“As a freshman, of course, I look to come in and start,” Coleman said. “It’s not a good thing that Ivory got injured, but I knew as another strong suit to the team that I needed to come and step up and help the team out.”

While Bollant and his staff are depending heavily on Coleman as a freshman, their most consistent con-tributor has been another freshman. Chatrice White has already racked in three Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. White will be tested against Northwest-ern, who has a few post play-

ers who can match White’s size down low.

“I personally like play-ing against bigger posts than me because it gives me a chance to bang around inside, and that’s what I like to do,” White said.

Refl ecting on last season’s matchup against Northwest-ern will make it even hard-er for the Illini to get over missing Ivory Crawford for this edition of the rivalry. Crawford scored 16 second-half points to get Illinois its fi rst conference win with a 76-74 fi nish. That void will have to be fi lled collective-ly for Illinois to overcome Crawford’s absence.

“I think each of us needs to fi nd our game and what we’re best at,” White said. “(We need to) just continue to grow at that part to fi ll that void that Ivory carried for our team.”

With Crawford or with-out, a win to snap the three-game losing streak would be big for Bollant’s team. Building chemistry has been something a few of the players have touched on since the team’s trip to the Virgin Islands, but White thinks it could still be shown more on the court.

“We’re always togeth-er, hanging out, laugh-ing together,” White said. “I think that comfortable feeling needs to carry over more to the court, and I think once that happens, once we start moving as a unit, we’ll be even better.”

Brett can be reached at blerner2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @Blerner10.

BY MATT GERTSMEIERSTAFF WRITER

In its fi rst home game of the second half of the sea-son, the Illinois hockey (16-12-1) team looks to snap a fi ve-game losing streak as conference opponent Rob-ert Morris (23-3-1) comes to town.

The Illini have posted a 10-2 record at home this season, and head coach Nick Fabbrini said he expects that this weekend’s series will be impacted by the home-ice advantage.

“Everyone is a lot more comfortable on our own ice,” Fabbrini said. “The fan support here is obvious-ly outstanding. It’s prob-ably the best rink in the country to play in. We’re expecting to have great crowds and great fan sup-port, and we’ll build off that toward, hopefully, put-ting a good winning streak

together here.”In December, the Illi-

ni split a series with the Eagles. Fabbrini said he’ll strategize based off what he saw earlier this season.

“They’ve got a couple of really talented lines over there that we’re going to have to shut down,” Fab-brini said. “Hopefully, (we can) generate some offense on the rush and off the forecheck.”

In two losses last week-end, the Illini spent 26 min-utes in the penalty box on 13 infractions, and center John Olen said the team’s penalties were directly cor-related to last weekend’s losses.

“We got in penalty trou-ble last weekend, and I think that didn’t help us at all,” Olen said. “If we stay out of the box, con-vert on the power play and just kind of play our game,

I think we’ll be OK this weekend.”

Despite hitting a rough patch in the season, Fabbri-ni said he believes the Illini have been able to maintain a positive morale.

“(We’re) not really giving ourselves a chance to win certain games,” Fabbrini said. “We just need to win a game on Friday, and we’re back on track.”

While Illinois has been struggling to add to the win column, Robert Mor-ris has been dominating games. The Eagles enter this weekend series on a seven-game win streak, outscoring their opponents 43-13 in that stretch.

However, Olen said he thinks the Illini are capable of a successful weekend, as long as they stay positive.

“We have to look at the little things, the little posi-tives,” Olen said. “(We want

to) keep guys moving for-ward because our goal is the national tournament. We don’t have to be the fi rst seed, but just making it there is our goal.”

Matt can be reached at gertsme2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @MattGertsmeier.

Illinois vs. Robert MorrisWhen/where: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Illinois Ice ArenaQuick notes: Illinois looks to end a fi ve-game losing streak this weekend.Hidden Stat: Robert Morris has enjoyed a seven-game winning streak.

Illinois prepares for rival Northwestern

SONNY AN THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois’ Amarah Coleman attempts a layup during the game against Memphis on Nov. 20. Coleman, a freshman, has been inserted into the starting lineup with Crawford.

Trimble starts Terps off strong

Maryland’s Melo Trim-ble took three hard dribbles to his right,

crossed over — shatter-ing defender Lourawl ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn’s ankles in the process — and sank a three-ball to beat the fi rst-half buzzer on Saturday after-noon. The shot capped off a 21-point opening period for Trimble against Michigan State in College Park, Mary-land, and in many ways, the play is emblematic of the Terrapins’ season thus far.

After 60 years in the ACC, the Terps (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten) have taken the Big Ten by storm in large part because of their fresh-man sensation. Trimble, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound light-ning-quick point guard hail-ing from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, is averaging 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists per game. Relatively unknown out of high school despite earn-ing McDonald’s All-Ameri-can honors, Trimble fi ts in to a crop of phenomenal Big Ten guards, including Penn State’s D.J. Newbill, Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell, Indiana’s James Blackmon and Illinois’ own Rayvonte Rice.

Although he’s only 18, Trimble has led Maryland to its best start in years thanks to a well-rounded skill set. He has the ability to create his own jumper, drive and dish to open team-mates and is tough to con-tain off the dribble. Trimble possesses an explosive fi rst step, allowing him to pen-etrate and get to the charity stripe on a consistent basis — he’s currently tied for fourth in the nation in free

throws made with 122.He has a nice pace to

his game, and he makes plays reminiscent of a Trey Burke at Michigan or a Steph Curry at David-son, though he’s not yet at their level. As he continues to impress, Trimble gains increased media exposure across the country and was one of just fi ve fresh-men named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list.

Junior Jake Layman has also played a huge role in shaping the Terps’ terrif-ic season. This past week, the 6-foot-9 foward earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the second time after dropping 12 points and 13 rebounds against Rut-gers and 23 points and 12 boards against Michigan State. Layman was known solely as a dead-eye shooter through his fi rst two sea-sons at Maryland, but he’s transformed himself into a multi-dimensional player who can attack the rim with

confi dence. Meanwhile, 6-foot-5

senior swingman Dez Wells provides strength and lead-ership for Mark Turgeon’s 13th-ranked team.

So, do the newcomer Terps have a shot at the Big Ten title?

As of now, Wisconsin is most likely to stand in their way. The No. 6 Badgers, tied with Maryland atop the con-ference standings, are roll-ing. They’ve got one of the best coaches in the country in Bo Ryan, a national play-er of the year candidate in 7-foot center Frank Kamin-sky, and they’re coming off a 32-point rout of Iowa in which they committed just one turnover.

The Terrapins’ lone con-ference loss came against the Illini at State Farm Cen-ter on Jan. 7. It’s common for freshmen to get rattled during away games, espe-cially in opposing Big Ten atmospheres, but it was Maryland’s upperclass-men that were to blame in

the Terps’ 64-57 loss to Illi-nois. Seniors Wells, Richaud Pack and Evan Smotrycz shot a combined 3-for-21 from the fi eld on a blister-ingly cold night in Cham-paign, while the freshman Trimble did his job with 17 points, fi ve rebounds, four assists and no turnovers. The Illini were without Ray-vonte Rice.

Maryland is not infalli-ble, and the Big Ten is crazy and unpredictable.

However, the Terrapins show immense promise with two-thirds of their con-ference games remaining. Do they have what it takes to win the Big Ten cham-pionship? Do they have the tools to possibly make a run at their fi rst national title since 2002? That remains to be seen. For now, just sit back and enjoy the Melo Trimble show.

Eli is a junior in Media. He can be reached at sports@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @eschwad.

Illini hockey aims to ice losing streak

Illini women’s basketball vs. NorthwesternWhen: 7 p.m. Thursday at State Farm CenterQuick notes: Both teams enter the game with losing streaks, Illinois having lost its last three and Northwestern having lost its last two. Hidden stat: Illinois has lost all three of its games since Ivory Crawford went out with an knee injury.

BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINIMaryland’s Jake Layman celebrates his dunk during the game against Maryland at State Farm Center on Jan. 7. The Illini won 64-57.

ELI SCHWADRON

College hoops columnist

“I think that comfortable feeling needs to carry over more to the court, and once we start moving as a unit, we’ll be even

better.” CHATRICE WHITEFRESHMAN CENTER

MEN’S BASKETBALLILL AT MINNSAT: 1:15 P.M.MINNEAPOLIS

WRESTLINGILL VS. NEBRASKA FRI: 7 P.M.HUFF HALLILL AT NORTHWESTERNSUN: 2 P.M.EVANSTON, ILLINOIS

SWIMMINGILL VS. NEBRASKASAT: 11 A.M.ARC POOL

MEN’S GYMNASTICSILL AT OHIO STATESAT: 3 P.M.COLUMBUS, OHIO

WEEKEND ROUNDUP:HOCKEY ILL VS. ROBERT MORRISFRI: 7:30 P.M.SAT: 7:30 P.M.ILLINOIS ICE ARENA

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLILL VS. NORTH-WESTERN THURS: 7 P.M.STATE FARM CENTER

Women’s basketball looks toward underclassmen a! er injuries

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICSILL AT MICHSUN: 3 P.M.ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

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BY ETHAN SWANSONSTAFF WRITER

After a tough Big Ten road trip last weekend, which featured matches against the top two teams in the nation, Illini grapplers are thankful to be back at home. They Illini face N e b r a s k a Friday at Huff Hall and will stay in the state for a dual meet a g a i n s t N o r t h -western in Evanston on Sunday.

“It gets loud at plac-es like Iowa and Minne-sota, that’s tough to deal with emotionally as an opponent,” 133-pound sophomore Zane Richards said. “It’s a level of pres-sure you don’t normally get other than at the Big Ten’s and Nationals, but it can mean a whole new match if you have your home crowd behind you.”

When speaking with Illi-ni wrestlers, the common phrase used to describe Big Ten wrestling is “a grind.” In the four days Illinois has

spent in Champaign since its meet at Minnesota and for the remainder of con-ference matches, the mind-set of the team is to stay healthy and motivated.

“You’ve just got to take things one step at a time,” Richards said. “Do the right

things in your work-outs and in the prac-tice room, and the rest will take care of itself.”

A l o n g w i t h explaining the impor-tance of maintain-ing person-al health, s e n i o r

Jackson Morse expressed the vital nature of staying enthusiastic and focused moving forward, especially after experiencing a heart-breaking 20-19 loss to top-ranked Minnesota.

“You just have to stay positive, look at what we were able to do well in those matches against two tough teams,” Morse said, “We know how good we are and we have to bring the same intensity as we did with

those teams for Nebraska.”In the meets against

Iowa and Minnesota, mul-tiple Illini wrestlers ulti-mately lost their matches after taking a lead into the final period. The most cru-cial was Richards’ match against Minnesota’s top-ranked individual Chris

Dardanes, in which Rich-ards built a 7-1 lead in regu-lation but ultimately lost in overtime. Both the coaches and the team acknowledged that they need to fix some aspects of their wrestling, but also noted that although the goal is to win every con-ference meet, the meets are

also learning opportunities for future meets that mat-ter most.

“We have to put togeth-er a full seven minutes, we let a couple get away in the third period,” Morse said. “If we can keep our compo-sure, we can turn a bunch of those matches around. We

pay attention to the stand-ings and what’s going on outside our own meets, but for the most part, we’re just focused on March.”

Ethan can be reached at erswans2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @EthanSwanson88.

BY COLE HENKESTAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s tennis team begins its spring dual match season with a doubleheader against two in-state teams on Sunday.

UIC and Illinois State will make the trip to Champaign to face the Illini.

The Illini look to use these two duals to get some momentum for the rest of the season. That being said, team captain Melissa Kopinski and the Illini have no intentions of overlooking their opponents.

“We never underestimate any opponent,” Kopinski said. “Since it’s a doubleheader, we will be

playing a lot of matches, so we need to make sure that we are ready for that.”

Head coach Michelle Dasso believes playing at Atkins Tennis Center will help them keep their focus.

“Its nice that we don’t start the season on back-to-back road trips,” Dasso said. “I think the girls are a lot more relaxed knowing that they do not have to get on a plane again for this weekend.”

Illinois State is a familiar foe. Illinois has opened its season against the Redbirds the past three years. The Illini have only dropped one individual match to the Redbirds in those three years. Illinois State is looking to improve on its 10-10 record from last season, though it returns only two players from a year ago.

Last year was supposed to be the first time UIC played the Illini, but the match was cancelled due to a blizzard. The Flames finished with an 8-13 record

last season but are picked to finish third in the Horizon League this season.

This doubleheader will be a good test for the Illini to see how well they take care of the teams they are supposed to beat. Dual-match season begins the road to the NCAA tournament, which is the team’s long-term goal for this season. Not having any slip ups against lower quality opponents is necessary to keep their tournament hopes alive.

Dasso keeps the same philosophy heading into every match, and looks to have her players implement it as well for this season.

“We talk a lot about have faceless opponents,” Dasso said. “It doesn’t matter who you play, whether it be a smaller school or a school like Duke, you have to treat every match the same.”

Cole can be reached at cehenke2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @cole_Henke.

Wrestling back at home to face HuskersA!er facing top teams in nation, Illini happy to stay in home state

SONNY AN THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois senior Jackson Morse said the Illini will have to stay positive after a 20-19 loss to No. 1 Minnesota. The Illini host Nebraska at Huff Hall on Friday.

UIC, ISU coming to Atkins

No. 2 men’s golf to open season against Illinois State in Tinervin Cup

KEVIN VONGNAPHONE THE DAILY ILLINIThe Illinois women’s tennis team will open its spring season with a doubleheader against UIC and Illinois State on Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center.

BY DRAKE PENASTAFF WRITER

Coming off a near-perfect fall season that included finishing atop multiple national rankings, the Illini men’s golf team is poised for a cham-pionship run.

The currently No. 2-ranked Illini will open the spring season against in-state rival Illinois State in the Tinervin Cup on Saturday in Placi-da, Florida.

The lineup features senior Brian Campbell and juniors Thomas Detry and Charlie Danielson, all of whom rank in Golfweek’s top 25. A nation-al championship would be the pro-gram’s first. The spring season is

a long one, and with most matches beginning in February, head coach Mike Small said he thinks that Illi-nois State is a good matchup for an Illini team looking to shake off the rust.

“It’s a way for us to gauge where we are at physically and mentally,” Small said. “We want to go down this week and get some reps in, play a competitive team and see where we are at so we can come back down and get some work in.”

The Tinervin family, which sup-ports both Illinois and Illinois State golf programs, founded the match play event in 2004 as a way to show-case the two schools for an event

during the early part of the spring schedule. The format features three two-on-two better-ball matches in the morning and six singles matches in the afternoon.

Illinois looks to continue its 11-year winning streak against the Redbirds and bring home the Tine-rvin Cup. After the cup the Illini will play in the Big Ten Match Play Championship on Feb. 15. Illinois is the first Big Ten team to play golf in the new year and the only one to play an official match before Big Ten play opens.

Drake can be reached at dapena2@dailyillini.com.

Men’s tennis gets comeback win at Baylor

BY CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY STAFF WRITER

The Illinois men’s ten-nis team started its dual meet season with a come-back win in Waco, Texas, on Wednesday. The Illini traveled to Texas to face Baylor, the team that elimi-nated them from the NCAA tournament last year and shut them out twice. This time the Illini fought back to win 4-3 after facing a 1-3 deficit.

“We haven’t had a very big road win in a while for one reason or another,” head coach Brad Danc-er said. “I’m proud of our guys. ... These guys man-aged themselves well get-ting ready for this match.”

Freshman phenom No. 44 Aleks Vukic sealed the deal for the Illini with a hard-fought match against Bay-lor’s Mate Zsiga. Vukic won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) in his first team match with Illinois. The third set was back-and-forth until Vukic final-ly claimed the victory in the lengthy tiebreaker on a double-fault by Zsiga.

“It was a battle and some-how (I) got the win,” Vukic said. “(It) always felt like I was on top of the guy. ... it was a tough match.”

It was a difficult road for Vukic to even have the chance to secure the win. The Illini lost the lone dou-bles point and No. 5 Julian Lenz of Baylor defeated Farris Gosea to put the Illi-ni in an early 0-2 hole.

A win by Ross Guignon over No. 121 Felipe Rios put the Illini on the board. The Bears’ Diego Galea-no defeated No. 62 Aron Hiltzik 6-3, 7-5 to put Bay-lor up 3-1, but that would be the Bears’ final win of Wednesday’s match. No. 31 Jared Hiltzik came back in the second set to take down No. 26 Tony Lupieri. No. 40 Tim Kopinski held off Max Tchoutakian to tie the meet and give Vukic a chance to clinch the vic-tory on the No. 5 singles court.

Kopinski and Vukic played simultaneously in the final two matches

to finish, knowing that if one of them lost, the meet would end in a loss. Kopin-ski fought off Tchoutakian 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 to keep the Illi-ni alive. Kopinski opened things up with a 12-point win streak in the final set to go up 4-2. His win brought the Illini to a 3-3 tie with the Bears.

It was only the first dual meet of a long spring sea-son, but it was a significant victory for the Illini. Bay-lor was the only team to shut out Illinois last year, and the Bears did so twice. The second time sent the Illini home from the NCAA tournament.

Dancer said before the meet the Illini were going to Baylor to win, and that’s exactly what they did. He wanted to see how the team responded to an early sea-son challenge. It responded with an emphatic comeback victory.

“All of our guys kept their composure,” Dancer said. “That’s the No. 1 thing you’ve got to do on the ten-nis court.”

Christopher can be reached at cmkenne2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @ChrisKennedy_4.

Women’s tennis opens season against in-state rivals in Sunday doubleheader

No. 11 Illinois 4, No. 6 Baylor 3

Summary: The Illini traveled to Waco, Texas, and defeated Baylor, the team that eliminated them from last year’s NCAA tournament.Key performer: Aleks Vukic — The Australian freshman clinched the victory with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Baylor’s Mate Zsiga.Quote of the game: Brad Dancer — “We haven’t had a very big road win in the while for one reason or another ... I’m proud of our guys.”Hidden stat: No. 31 Jared Hiltzik was down 4-5 in the tiebreaker of his second set but won three straight points to win the match.Up next: vs. Green Bay, 3 p.m. Friday at Atkins Tennis Center

“It gets loud at places like Iowa and Minnesota,

that’s tough to deal with emotionally as

an opponent.”ZANE RICHARDS

SOPHOMORE WRESTLER

“It’s nice that we don’t start the season on back-to-back road trips. I think the girls are a lot more relaxed knowing that they do not have to get on a plane again for this weekend.”MICHELLE DASSOWOMEN’S TENNIS COACH

Freshman Vukic seals deal in revenge win

“We haven’t had a very big road win in a while for one reason or another.

I’m proud of these guys ... These guys managed themselves well getting ready for this match.”

BRAD DANCERMEN’S TENNIS HEAD COACH

THE DAILY ILLINI | WWW.DAILYILLINI.COM Thursday, January 22, 2015 3B

BY ASHLEY WIJANGCOSTAFF WRITER

Last February, the Illi-nois women’s gymnastics team came up just short — 0.226 points to be exact — of defeating Michigan and end-ing its losing streak against its conference rival.

Illinois’ losing streak against Michigan stands at 43 meets, including head-to-head meets, Big Ten Cham-pionships, Regionals and Nationals. Overall, the Illi-ni are 9-51-1 against the Wol-verines, with the Illini’s last dual-meet victory over them occurring on Jan. 18, 1986.

“All of us kind of have memories from each year,” senior Kelsi Eberly said. “I know mine from freshman year; we had a couple falls on beam, and we could’ve beat them then. And then last year, we probably

could’ve found some little details. So I think that every year it definitely reminds you, so I think it’s like our rebuttal and our second chance to do that.”

No. 11 Illinois will have a chance to break No. 4 Michigan’s streak Sunday at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but the his-tory between the two pro-grams isn’t changing Illi-nois’ preparations.

“We had a meeting on Monday, and we talked about (how) just because it is a meet against Michigan and because we do have a lot of history with them doesn’t mean that we should train any differently,” sophomore Sarah Lyons said. “We need to train smarter. We need to train harder. But it’s just like another meet, and we can still get a really great score that’s going to help our ranking.”

The Illini have pro-gressed well so far with two meets out of the way and two wins under their belt. They won their opener at Central Michigan, 195.175-193.475. Then, Illinois increased its score in a 196.175-192.775 home-opening victory over Rutgers.

Illinois actually dropped two spots in the GymInfo rankings despite the scor-ing improvements. Lyons, however, still views her team’s work in a good light because it has built upon pri-or performances. But there are still improvements to be made, whether that be sticking more dismounts or improving leaps on floor.

“For each girl, it helps to find that half tenth, because those half tenths add up,” Eberly said. “Finding that one cast (handstand), or, like I said, the sticks -Just find-ing those details because we know it does come down to the end.”

Those details made a dif-ference in Illinois’ loss to Michigan last season. It’s those details that allowed the Illini to build upon their score to start this season, so it’s those same details that will determine Sunday’s outcome.

But even as exciting as it would be to finally end Mich-igan’s streak, Eberly men-tioned the Illini’s true goal is to do the best they can, because their current con-cern is themselves and their performance as a team.

“If we break the streak

and make history, I think it says a lot about our team and about how we are a team that nobody really expects to see coming,” Lyons said. “But we’re a strong team, and we deserve to be up in the top spots.”

Ashley can be reached at wijangc2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @wijangco12.

Women’s gymnastics aims to move forwardIllini hope to challenge No. 4 Michigan’s streak

Illini women’s gymnastics at Michigan

When: 3 p.m. Sunday at Crisler Center

Quick notes: Senior Sunny Kato, a member of the uneven bars and balance beam lineups, heads into the meet as the Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week for women’s gymnastics.

Hidden stat: Illinois averages a 49.125 on the uneven bars, just 0.050 below Michigan’s average.

Finding a new practice style

BY ALEX WALLNERSTAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s track and field team is preparing for its toughest test of the indoor season this weekend, the annual Rod McCravy Memorial Meet in Lexington, Kentucky.

Host school No. 6 Ken-tucky highlights what could be a competitive field at this year’s event.

Last year, the Wildcats won the event’s 4x400 and Oregon won the distance medley relay, while Ken-tucky, Oregon and Flori-da won the majority of the individual events.

For Illinois, this week’s practices involve lighter work and close monitoring by the coaches.

“This week is one where we want to be smart on what we’re doing because, (since) we’ve been back, we’ve had two full weeks of training and two weekends of com-petition, so that’s been phys-ically demanding,” distance coach Scott Jones said. “That, combined with the start of school, means we want to back off this week in training and give our ath-letes a chance to regener-ate so that they’re in a posi-tion to really compete well against some of the best athletes in the country.”

The teams competing this weekend have not been announced yet, but the event has had some high-ranking partcipants in pre-vious years. The Illini are using the previous meets and the couple of days they have this week to rest and prepare for the test they could have in front of them.

This weekend, Jones said he will measure the team’s performance individually

rather than by team results.“This weekend is going to

be a little different focus, where we want those high-level individual perfor-mances,” Jones said.

Sophomore Nicole Cho-quette said her goal is to top her own personal record and get better while doing so.

“I definitely want to go in and run faster in the 600 (meters) and win it and move up in the top-10 list,” Choquette said. “If I’m run-ning the 800, I definitely want to run my (personal record) or run a time that will get me ready for Big Tens.”

Both Choquette and team-mate Alyssa Schneider ran for the cross-country team in the fall, preparing them for the indoor and outdoor track seasons as distance runners.

This is something that Schneider said is a big help, as it is added practice.

“I think any consistent training helps any addition-al seasons because consis-tency is really important,” Schneider said. “So just adding healthy seasons on top of each other of any run-ning helps us out.”

Alex can be reached at awallne2@illinimedia.com and on Twitter @AWallner93.

Women’s track and !eld team prepares for competitive indoor meet

Rod McCravy Memorial Meet

When/Where: Friday and Saturday Lexington, Kentucky

Quick Notes: The Illinois men and women both head to Kentucky to run in the highly competitive Rod McCravy Memorial.

Hidden Stat: The men’s field features three teams in the top 25, including the seventh-ranked Illini.

BY WILL SMALLSTAFF WRITER

Coming off a strong per-formance at the Illini Clas-sic last weekend, the Illi-nois men’s track and field team looks to continue the momentum at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet in Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday.

“Each week we have to keep our focus and keep working hard,” head coach Mike Turk said when asked about looking ahead. “It’s about consistency right now and working hard every day.”

The Illini are currently ranked seventh in the nation after blowout victories over Iowa and Missouri and then backing it up with a sweep at the Illini Classic. Rank-

ings were updated weekly by Track and Field News. According to the rankings, the Big Ten is one of the pre-mier conferences this sea-son, garnering four of the top 10 spots. Joining Illinois are Nebraska, Indiana and Purdue, giving the Big Ten the most teams in the top 10 out of any conference.

The Rod McCravy Memo-rial is arguably one of the high-profile indoor events in the country. No. 1 Arkan-sas and No. 3 Texas join the seventh-ranked Illini in the competitive field.

Freshman Jonathan Wells currently ranks fourth in the nation in the high jump with a jump of 7 feet, 2.5 inches. Wells tied the Illi-nois record last week at the Illini Classic.

One of Illinois’ top run-ners is senior Brandon Stryganek. Stryganek won the 200 meters last week-end and ranks ninth in the nation in the event.

Another high-ranked Illini runner is junior Cam Viney, who ran the sea-

son’s seventh-best time in the country in the 60 meter hurdles in the Illini Classic.

Early in the season it has been a combination of freshmen, like Wells, and upperclassmen, Stryganek and Viney, who have pro-pelled the Illini to their hot start.

“All of us did pretty well, especially the younger guys like Jonathan Wells, Cole Henderson, Molefi Maat, getting their feet wet early in the season,” Stryganek said after the Illini Classic this weekend.

Stryganek added that Illinois is showing a lot of early season promise, and Turk said he is excited for the Rod McCravy Memorial this weekend.

“I have a lot of confi-dence in the leadership of this team that they’ll come back and keep working hard next week,” Turk said.

Will can be reached at wsmall2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @will_small_.

Men’s track heads to KentuckyTeam looks to continue early season success at coming meet

“Each week we have to keep our focus and keep work-ing hard. It’s about con-sistency right now about working hard every day ... I have a lot of confidence.”MIKE TURKMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD HEAD COACH

BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois’ Brandon Stryganek runs the 100 meter dash during the Illinois Twilight Track and Field meet at Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium on April 12.

Max Scherzer is officially a former Tiger.

The right-hander was introduced by the Wash-ington Nationals Wednes-day, shortly after the team announced his seven-year, $210-million deal.

“When you look at the short term and long term, this is the organization you want to be a part of,” Scher-zer said.

He arrives in the nation’s capital after five seasons with the Detroit Tigers, in which he posted a 3.52 ERA with an 82-35 record — winning 70 percent of his decisions.

Scherzer, 30, won the 2013 American League Cy

Young Award and finished fifth in 2014. This past sea-son, he went 18-5 with a 3.15 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 220 1/3 innings.

When asked for reasons he signed with the Nation-als, Scherzer offered only one.

“It’s pretty easy,” he said. “Winning. I think this team is capable of winning and winning a lot.”

The Lakers aren’t losers in at least one category.

They are the NBA’s most valuable franchise, worth $2.6 billion, accord-ing to Forbes’ annual rank-

ings that were released Wednesday.

The franchise jumped a whopping 93 percent from its previous value, strength-ened by a new national TV deal that boosted all team values. The Lakers also have a strong local TV deal with Time Warner Cable worth $5 billion over 25 years.

The new $24 billion nation-al TV deal increased the val-ue of the average NBA fran-chise to $1.1 billion, a 74 percent jump from last year, according to Forbes.

The New York Knicks are the second-most valu-able franchise, coming in at $2.5 billion. They own the league’s worst record (6-36).

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BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois’ Kelsi Eberly performs her floor routine during the meet against Michigan, at Huff Hall, on Feb.7. The Illini lost 195.800-195.575.

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