BY FARAZ MIRZASTAFF WRITER

Four universities within Illinois, including the Uni-versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will soon be able to grow hemp for research purposes, thanks to a new Illinois law, HB 5085.

The law, effective Jan. 1, allows universities, which are registered with the Illi-nois Department of Agricul-ture, to cultivate hemp for academic research purposes and must study the hemps

growth, cultivation or mar-keting. The other elligible universities are Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University and Western Illi-nois University.

Bruce Branham, crop sci-ences professor researching weed science, said an eligi-ble universitys decision to actually cultivate and grow hemp is based on whether there are faculty interested in pursuing hemp research,

BY JOSH WINTERSSTAFF WRITER

While the chaos of Novem-bers elections may be over, the 2015 legislative session promises to be a challenging one for Illinois politicians, particularly as major fi scal challenges face the state.

The top issues will be fi s-cal; how to reduce spending and increase revenue, said Brian Gaines, professor of political science. On the revenue side, the top ques-tion is whether the General Assembly and Bruce Rauner can reach a compromise on some extension of an income tax rate over 3 percent, but under 5 percent.

To close the gap in Illi-nois budget shortfall, new-

BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER

For the fi rst time in 20 years, the University will freeze tuition for in-state freshman enrolling this fall .

The Urbana campus baseline tuition will remain at $12,036 and out-of-state tuition will increase with infl ation. For the past two years, base tuition increased by 1.7 percent annually, according to reports by the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees met Thursday in Chicago and unanimously agreed to not

raise tuition, in an effort to keep the University competi-tive in comparison to other schools.

However, student fees and room and board expenses will increase slightly. Stu-dent fees on the Urbana cam-pus will increase by $34, to stand at $3,018 a year . Room and board will increase by $152, to stand at $10,332 per year . Additionally, non-res-ident tuition will increase

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ZOE GRANT THE DAILY ILLINIMembers of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gather in the Illini Union to make Valentines Day cards that will be sent to soldiers abroad. This was part of a volunteer project held on Monday afternoon in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the values he represented.

Tuition freeze for future in-state students

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More challenges face 2015 Illinois

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Student fees, room and board cost still set to increase

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Eligibility for Illinois universities to research hempOf the nine public four-year institutions in Illinois, only four are eligible to grow hemp for research purposes. In order to be eligible, a university must be certified and registered with the Illinois Depart-ment of Agriculture.

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NANCY STONE TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICEBruce Rauner with his wife, Diana, by his side is sworn in as governor of the State of Illinois on Jan. 12 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfi eld, Ill. Rauner's 6 children and son-in-law are on the stage with them.

BY JOSH WINTERSSTAFF WRITER

Illinois rang in the new year with a few new laws on education, health and technology. Below is a compiled list of some of the most notable laws to pay attention to this year.

State universities with a four-year agriculture degree can grow and con-duct research on hemp, the stalk of the cannabis plant species that also produces marijuana. The universi-ties must work with the Department of Agriculture by providing quarterly and annual reporters on the research.

You may not get Grandpas Camaro when he passes away after all. Under the law, if a deceased persons estate is worth less than $100,000 dollars, the executor of the small estate affi davit must fi rst list and pay all outstanding debts their client owed before their heirs or legatees receive any of possessions.

This law creates the Chicago Educa-tional Governance Task Force, which will examine the Chicago public school system and assess the best procedure and structure for governing the larg-est public school district in the state. The task force must report to the Gen-eral Assembly by May 30, 2016.

This law adds myoclonic-astat-ic epilepsy to the list of debilitat-ing medical conditions that qualify for medical marijuana. Cannabidiol is a major non-psychoactive ingredi-ent in marijuana that has been used to treat patients suffering from fre-quent seizures.

Illinois schools will receive tools to protect their students from cyberbul-lying. Students cannot be subjected to cyberbullying if it interferes with their ability to learn or the schools ability to educate. Schools can investigate cases even if the bullying happened over pri-vate internet devices.

This law prohibits companies with 15 or more employees from asking applicants about their criminal his-tory until they have been offered con-ditional employment or selected for an interview. The law excludes appli-cants for emergency medical service and security-related positions.

HB 5085: Universities can research hemp

SB 2985: Deceased owners of small estates must pay debts before heirs receive

HB 1152: Task force created to review structure for CPS schools

SB 2636: Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy patients can get medical marijuana

HB 4207: Schools combat cyberbullying

HB 5701: Employers cant ask about criminal history until the interview

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Todays BirthdayCollaboration wins this year. Nurture your relationships, your greatest wealth. Consider long-term visions. A new income source arises after 3/20. Declare your dream with a partner, and launch a new joint venture after 4/8. New opportunities for shared wealth arise after October. Compromise, negotiate and network for b est results. Stash away windfall coins. Speak your love.To get the advantage, check the days rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)Today is an 8 Exciting new career opportunities appear. Focus on advancing your position. A new leadership phase dawns with the New Moon. Express your passion in your work. Explore your creativity. Go for a dream. Articulate your vision and mission.

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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)Today is a 7 A dream is within reach, if you work together. Encourage a miracle worker. Rely on each other. If you dont take action, an opportunity dissolves. Watch the insubstantial sift away. Good manners help you gain altitude. Make and accept promises.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)Today is an 8 Act decisively. Focus on your work over the next month with the Sun in Aquarius. A new level of service grows under the New Moon. You dont want to go anywhere. Trust your own good sense.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is an 8 Discover an epiphany about life, the universe and everything. Its all about love. Share some. New opportunities to utilize your talents arise. Choose for fun and passion. Have it forward a larger dream. Stand with your heart.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Today is a 7 You retain information especially well over the next month with the Sun and New Moon in Aquarius. You have a " air for storytelling. Write it all down. Begin a new phase in a creative dream project.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)Today is a 9 The Aquarius Sun and New Moon could inspire new income, in a new pro! table phase. Expenses could rise as well, so keep sharp watch. Dont waste resources. Recycle for maximum use. Realize a ! nancial dream by going for it.

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TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICECHICAGO Coyotes

usually try to avoid human contact.

Yet animal experts say an increasing number of coy-otes are setting up shop in one of most dense urban lab-yrinths: downtown Chicago.

The seemingly incongru-ous marriage between coy-otes and a people-packed habitat has occurred nat-urally, according to Stan Gehrt, an Ohio State Uni-

versity professor who spe-cializes in coyote research in Cook County, which includes Chicago .

Gehrt, who runs the Urban Coyote Research program, said the coyote population swelled tenfold during the 1990s. Coyotes are very ter-ritorial , so some animals simply were pushed out of the suburbs and had no option but to live in the city .

Part of the reason for their success in the city is innate:

Coyotes are very adaptable animals. Recent research funded by a National Geo-graphic committee allowed Gehrt and his team to out-fi t six coyotes with camer-as and observe their behav-ior. The footage revealed coyotes astutely waiting on passing cars so they could safely cross streets, using sidewalks , and even raising a litter of coyote pups in the top of a parking deck .

As long as they dont get hit by a car, they actually can live for a pretty long time, Gehrt said.

So far, Gehrt says, the risk

of coyotes living close to so many humans is minimal. But he and his researchers want to monitor their behav-ior in coming years to see whether these ultraversatile animals ever get a little too comfortable being around people .

In the meantime, experts say there is one easy way to keep coyotes at bay.

Dont feed them, espe-cially if you dont want them to be living in your area, Gehrt said. If you have people feeding coyotes, that could accelerate any behav-ioral changes.

ly-inaugurated Governor Bruce Rauner and the Gen-eral Assembly may increase revenue by raising taxes, cut-ting government spending or devising a combination of the two. According to a January 2014 report by State Budget Solutions, a nonprofi t organi-zation, Illinois has a debt of more than $321 billion.

This may be easier said than done. Rauner, a Republi-can, must work with the Dem-ocratic majority in the Gen-eral Assembly, which could mean an ideological clash in Springfi eld over state eco-nomic policy.

Kent Redfi eld, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfi eld, said both parties are eager to solve Illinois fi s-cal woes as soon as they can, which could make them more willing to compromise on cer-tain legislation.

Its in everyones best interest for the state to have made some progress (on the budget), Redfi eld said. Rauner, when we get to 2016, wants to show that hes making good on his promis-es, things are getting better.

Some politicians have already come forward to make calls for bipartisan-ship in 2015. State Trea-surer Michael Frerichs, a Democrat, expressed his willingness to work with representatives on both sides of the aisle to solve Illinois ongoing pension crisis.

We need to go back to the drawing board, sit down with all parties that are invested in this and reach an agree-ment, Frerichs said. We all have an interest in making sure the state can pay its bills and meet its obligations.

On top of pressing fi scal issues, education has been a hot topic in recent Illinois politics, Redfi eld said, partic-ularly regarding the organi-zation and funding of kinder-garten through 12th grade education.

It is likely youre going to see a confl ict over how were going to organize education in K-12 and where our priori-ties are and how that relates to things like vouchers and charter schools, Redfi eld said.

During his campaign, Rauner advocated for pri-vately-funded charter schools and increased teach-er testing and accountability, Redfi eld said. This will likely put him at odds with progres-sive legislators .

State Sen. Scott Bennett, D-52, is one of the legisla-tors at odds with Rauner over education. Bennett, who was recently appointed to fi ll Frerichs vacant Sen-ate seat, said he plans to push for comprehensive education funding reform during his fi rst term in offi ce. He hopes to fi nd a solution to equal-ly fund Illinois schools, many of which he says have become drastically unequal in their available resources and quality of instruction.

K-12 funding right now is this kind of antiquated for-mula which nobody really seems to understand, Ben-nett said. The state funds well below what they agreed is the minimum funding per student, and so what happens is more and more (funding) is made by property tax. Its no surprise theres a huge disparity between some of the poorer districts and the wealthier districts in the state of Illinois.

Josh can be reached at jjwinte2@dailyillini.com.

rather than because the law has opened new opportuni-ties for it.

Its often a decision made by individual faculty, so it would really depend upon a faculty member that has that interest and wants to take the time to get involved, Bran-ham said.

Darcie Shinberger, assis-tant vice president of advancement and public services at Western Illinois University, said there are no immediate plans to grow or conduct any hemp research in the universitys School of Agriculture. Comparably, Rae Goldsmith, chief com-munications offi cer at South-ern Illinois University, said the eligible Carbondale cam-pus has no immediate plans.

However, Illinois State University and the Univer-sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign both possess faculty that have explicitly shown interest in the oppor-tunity to conduct hemp research.

Rob Rhykerd, professor of soil science at Illinois State University, said there is a possibility for hemp growth at the university.

ISU has faculty who are

interested in research proj-ects that could lead to grow-ing hemp either in a green-house or at the ISU Farm, Rhykerd said. But at this time, there is no hemp sched-uled to be grown on campus this year.

Waltraud Kriven, profes-sor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Univer-sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, currently does research primarily on geo-polymers, which are liquid ceramics derived from fi bers that can create sustainable construction materials.

Though she has already derived geopolymers from fi bers, including corn and jute, Kriven said she believes hemp is a much better source of fi ber.

The strongest of them all is hemp and there are variet-ies of hemp, and some of them are very good fi bers, Kriven said. Its a logical next scien-tifi c step to make geopolymer composites with hemp.

The applications of hemp geopolymers include the development of fi berglass, which can be used in cars among many other things, and agstone, a form of con-crete that is much stronger and more sustainable than concrete made from cement, Kriven said.

In addition, Kriven

explained the use of hemps fi bers would be more envi-ronmentally friendly, since the geopolymer derived from it solidifi es at room tempera-ture, and no energy is wasted in heating to solidify it.

Kriven said she has made contact with local experts, including Luke Haverhals, assistant professor of chem-

istry from Bradley Universi-ty, and Eric Pollitt, president of the Global Hemp Inc. in Peoria. She said she would like to collaborate with them to grow structural hemp for fi bers, but said she believes it needs to be done through the University to get permis-sion to grow it.

In the meantime, she is currently working on a pro-posal that she hopes will be the fi rst step to getting hemp research established.

Im preparing a big pro-posal for sustainable materi-

als for energy and environ-ment, Kriven said. Were focused on sustainable mate-rials, and hemp is just one of the examples were using, but its also the strongest one.

Kriven also addressed the common concern that hemp grown for research purposes could easily be used to pro-duce marijuana, saying that it would be impossible to gain marijuana from the hemp if they extracted the fi bers for research.

Hemp is good for fi brous material; but when they fl ow-er, they become useful for drugs such as marijuana ... we need the fi bers, we dont need the fl owers, Kriven said. Thats why people freaking out that we may produce marijuana dont know what theyre talking about.

Kriven said she believes hemp research is benefi cial not only to Illinois, but to society, and only good can come from educating people on the various valuable appli-cations of the plant.

I havent got a hidden agenda except to make the world a better place, Kriv-en said. The state of Illinois has got a lot to gain.

Faraz can be reached at famirza2@dailyillini.com.

with infl ation. Tuition for the 2015-16

year will stand at $10,584 for the Chicago campus and $9,405 for the Springfi eld campus.

Trustee James Koritz said he felt it is important for stu-dents, families and residents to realize that students are promised a set tuition rate for their entire time at the University.

I think one thing thats underappreciated about our tuition scheme is that by state law a student has guar-anteed tuition for their four years, Koritz stated.

University Vice Presi-dent Christophe Pierre said many universities have fro-zen tuition, including Purdue University and the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Madison. He added the freeze will only make the University more competitive with its peers.

Pierre concluded the tuition freeze not only helps the University remain com-petitive, but fulfi lls its mis-sion to provide affordable,

quality education.Although the University

is working toward provid-ing more affordable tuition, the cost is still too much for many families. Dan Mann, director of student fi nancial aid, said most middle class families struggle to afford University tuition.

As its costing more and more, I think many families are really struggling to pay the cost of education, Mann said. A lot of programs like Pell and MAP are designed for the lowest of income lev-els. More like the fi rst and second quintile instead of the middle incomes of maybe, $50,000 to $150,000. Theres not a lot of need based aid available for those families.

Mann said that efforts are being made to help ease the burden of tuition, and students should search for external scholarships and stay on a budget.

Live like a college stu-dent now, so you dont have to live like a college student after you graduate, Mann said.

Abigale can be reached at asvobod2@dailyillini.com.

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Uber co-founder and Chief Executive Travis Kalanick appears to be try-ing a new tactic: playing nice.

At the DLD innovation conference in Germany on Sunday, Kalanick said that Uber wants to make 2015 the year where we estab-lish a new partnership with (European Union) cities.

This follows a year in which Kalanick and his company barreled ahead in the face of taxi industry protests and bans or threats

of bans in such countries as Spain, Germany and France.

Kalanick said Uber could create 50,000 jobs in Europe while pulling 400,000 cars off the road by the end of the year as it expands its car-pooling service, UberPool. Similar to a bus service, UberPool carries passen-gers traveling similar routes in a single car. Because that drives down the cost to each user, Kalanick said he hopes that many will fi nd it more affordable than owning a car.

BUENOS AIRES An Argentine special prosecu-tor who last week accused the nations president of being involved in a coverup tied to the 1994 bombing of a Jew-ish cultural center died of a gunshot wound to the head, an offi cial said Monday fol-lowing an autopsy.

Natalio Alberto Nisman, whose body was discovered the day before in his apart-ment, was shot in the tem-ple and a .22-caliber fi rearm was found nearby, prosecutor Viviana Fein told reporters.

She otherwise provided few details from the autopsy and did not disclose whether homi-cide or suicide was suspected.

Nismans death came days after he accused President Cristina Fernandez, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and other offi cials of making a deal to cover up the alleged involvement of Iranians in the Buenos Aires bombing, which left 85 people dead.

Nisman, 51, was to have presented evidence Monday to the nations Congress back-ing up his charge.

E. JASON WAMBSGANS TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICEA mother coyote evades animal control in a vacant lot near the 1300 block of Larrabee Street on June 3, 2011, in Chicago.

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EDITORIAL

W ith awards season upon us, we are once again bombarded with a slew of movies featuring actors portraying real life figures and situations. From Eddie Redmaynes incredible perfor-mance as astrophysicist Ste-phen Hawking in The Theory of Everything to the heart-wrenching scenes of 1960s Alabama in Selma, these movies seek to give audiences entertainment and a history lesson.

One of the Academy Award nominated films, Boyhood, takes a different approach to depicting a real life situation. Boyhood seeks to evoke the experience of growing up as viewers follow a charac-ter named Mason from age seven until he leaves for col-lege. Its not a film with an enticing plot, special effects or an abundance of big stars; however, I believe its a film that everyone currently going through the early stages of adulthood should see.

What separates Boyhood from other coming-of-age films is that director Rich-ard Linklater made the film over a span of 12 years using the same actors. Audiences are able to see Mason and his family age in real time.

Ellar Coltrane, who plays Mason, is now 20 years old,

making many of us relatively the same age as Mason over the films time period. What I found while watching Boy-hood was not that it was reminiscent of my childhood or the childhood of anyone I know, but that the film real-istically portrayed a child-hood that many people my age could have experienced.

Mason goes through a series of tumultuous relation-ships with father figures and has an ever-changing circle of friends as he moves to different cities. How-ever, even if these situations dont seem exactly relatable, that doesnt mean Boy-hood fails at depicting an accurate picture of adolescence.

What makes Boyhood so prevalent to people my age is the fact that the world of Masons childhood is the same one that we grew up in. The same events that were promi-nent when I was growing up also play a role in Masons life. Just as period piece films seem to define the 1970s with disco and Star Wars, Boyhood reminds us of the events that defined many of our adolescences.

From discussion of the war in Iraq to the election of President Obama, the cul-

tural events taking place in Masons childhood took place in many of ours. Its a call-back to historic periods that feature cultural landmarks like Toy Story, Motorola Razr phones and Crank That (Soulja Boy).

As I watched the movie, I saw someone roughly the same age as me experienc-ing many of the same cultur-al phenomena that I expe-rienced. Mason goes to the midnight release of Har-

ry Pot-ter and the Half-Blood Prince, plays Game Boy Advance SP and watches Will Fer-rells The Landlord on Funny or Die just like my friends and I did.

The character feels like someone I could have grown up with or gone to school with. This message, that there are universal aspects of our child-hoods despite the obvious dif-ferences, is an important rea-son why I believe this film is eye-opening to my generation.

While Boyhood defines prevalent aspects of my gen-erations adolescence, it also is able to define the childhood of all generations. Boyhood shows us that despite how dif-ferent our cultural upbring-ings are, certain aspects are universal. Mason finds and

loses love and faces peer pres-sure, which, in turn, help him discover who he is.

While many of us may not have experienced the same turmoil and situations that Mason experiences, we can probably all remember expe-riencing disappointment, fear and heartbreak grow-ing up. As we see these events play out onscreen, we are reminded that pain can be nostalgic too. Adolescence can be a messy journey of self-discovery.

However, the film also reminds us that no matter what our childhoods are, we always have the opportuni-ty to start anew in adulthood. For Mason, its going to col-lege and meeting new people, a situation that most of us at the University can probably relate to.

I encourage everyone my age to watch the film because even though it doesnt feature Ninja Turtles or a talking raccoon, it tells the story of our generation. Despite what researchers may conclude or debate about the accura-cy of the events depicted in films like Selma or The Imitation Game, Boyhood remains an accurate depiction of growing up and seeking change. Its a reminder that many of us have experienced pain in the past, but theres no reason to let it deter our futures.

Camron is a junior in LAS. He can be reached at cowens8@dailyillini.com.

Tuition freeze !rst step toward attracting more

prospective in-state students

At long last, the burdensome tuition hike for in-state students at the University has ceased. With steady tuition increas-es of 71 percent at the Ur-bana and Chicago campus-es over the past decade, it is about time. Yes, believe it or not, on Jan. 15, the Board of Trustees froze tuition rates for in-state students, making this the first time in 20 years when tuition rates will not increase.

According to The Daily Il-lini, for the 2015-2016 school year, the base tuition will re-main at $12,036 a year at the Urbana campus, but student fees and room and board costs will increase slightly. In addition, while the tuition rates for in-state students will not increase, the tuition for out-of-state students will increase by 2 percent.

In previous years, the Uni-versity has seen annual tu-ition increases of 1.7 per-cent. And while these rates are locked for first-year stu-dents full four years (mean-ing what students pay be-ginning their freshman year remains steady through-out the course of their time at the University), we are pleased to see a momen-tary moratorium on annu-al tuition hikes especially when bringing in Illinois stu-dents has proved problemat-ic for the University.

Attracting in-state stu-dents has been a clear issue for the University in recent years, with the Universi-ty losing Illinois students to schools like Iowa and Miz-zou. We have expressed our concern and discontent with the lack of in-state students in previous editorials by ac-knowledging the importance and necessity of attracting and admitting in-state stu-dents and making their time at the University more af-fordable.

As we noted, the Univer-sity is a public school fund-ed in part by Illinois taxpay-ers and the University ought to make it a priority to ad-dress the needs and interests of Illinois citizens and ad-dressing high tuition and ac-tually doing something about it is a great first step, but should certainly not be the only step.

We also previously noted that our school had one of the highest undergraduate resident tuition rates in the Big Ten for 2013-2014 and also took the prize for eighth most expensive tuition rate for in-state students among all public 4-year schools in the United States.

These arent rankings we care to place highly on, and if this doesnt give a good in-dication for why this tuition freeze is beneficial and nec-essary, we dont know what will.

Also reported in The Daily Illini, University Vice Presi-dent Christophe Pierre stat-ed that the tuition freeze helps the University remain competitive among its peers as well as fulfill its mission to provide affordable, quali-ty education. And after years of students losing money from their pockets and the University losing Illinois stu-dents to other schools, we sure hope thats the case.

W ell, University of Illi-nois, it is nearing that time.For some of us, its second

semester of our senior year, and it is almost time for you and I to go our separate ways, and it is time for me to enter into a scary place called the real world.

Im sorry Im leaving, but hear me out: I promise its not you, its me.

I have learned as much as I can from you. You have immensely prepared me for my professional career, taught me everything I know about communication and public relations and facilitated many great friendships I will never forget.

But before I walk across that Krannert stage and receive my diploma, I cant help but look forward to our last four months together.

I make many promises to you before I leave Chamba-na for good.

I promise to attend my sec-ond ever Illini basketball game as a student. Athletics are something we, as students, are privileged enough to attend for a very low cost.

As a second semester senior,

I need to take more advantage of attending athletic events and supporting the Fighting Illini. Hey, I will never ever find Blackhawks or Bulls tick-ets as cheap as student tickets here.

I promise to minimize my stress and enjoy the time I have left with my sorority sis-ters and friends.

Far too often, I see seniors falling into the same trap. They get stressed about job and grad-uate school applications, and they quickly for-get about hav-ing fun and spending time with their friends dur-ing their last semester.

I promise to hold true to the theory that there is a balance for every-thing I can make time to apply for jobs and have fun too. Never again will I have all of my best friends in the same town, within walking distance from each other.

I promise to see a show at Krannert, visit the Japan House and take a bell tower tour at Altgeld. These are plac-es many of us will never again be able to walk or take a bus to with such convenience. Every

student must have these expe-riences and take in the diverse culture of the University.

I promise to take advantage of my gym memberships at the Activities and Recreation Cen-ter and Campus Recreation Center East. Lets be real: I will miss climbing on the rock wall, tanning by the outdoor pool during finals week and running around the track more

than anything.I promise to

make memo-ries with the younger girls in my sorority and help them realize how much the Uni-versity has to offer them if they let it.

As a fresh-man, I needed a mentor. I needed some-one to help me

navigate the ropes of campus and my academics. It was not until I joined my house that I felt a sense of security. I hope to be that security for oth-er women who will be facing these challenges next.

I promise to stop crying about our inevitable separa-tion and look back on all of the good memories these past four years.

I promise to make a con-scious effort to forget about how sad I am and try to have

as much fun as I can during my last months with you.

I promise to never turn down a karaoke night at White Horse, country night at KAMS or senior night at Red Lion, no matter how tired and stressed I am.

I promise to stop calling everything my last (insert event here) and start focusing on the memories I can make in that exact moment. Memories are not made when people sit around being sad.

And lastly, I promise you, Illinois, that I will say thank you to my parents. I will remember to consistently thank my parents for all of the love and support they have given me throughout my years here. Without them, I would not be where I am today.

Every senior needs to remember to say thank you to those who have support-ed them the most, parents or whomever else it might be, while on their journeys at the University.

Well, Illinois, it is almost time to part. I am looking for-ward to the next four months together and dread the time we must say goodbye. When we do part in May, I know that I can still return for Home-coming next year. After all, well always stay friends.

Rebecca is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at kapolne2@dailyillini.com.

REBECCA KAPOLNEK

Opinions columnist

CAMRON OWENS

Opinions columnist

A final thanks to the University before we part

More to Boyhood than Oscar buzz

EDITORIAL CARTOON MILT PRIGGEE CAGLE CARTOONS

Never again will I have all of my best friends in the same

town, within walking distance from each

other.

The film realisti-cally portrayed a

childhood that many people my age could

have experienced.

BY RACHEL BASSSTAFF WRITER

The decision of what to eat between classes and around 2 a.m. is now even more challenging for Uni-versity students.

Which Wich opened at 512 E. Green St. on Dec. 15 as a create-your-own sand-wich shop hoping to impress the Champaign area with its plethora of options and student deals. Which Wich is open from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and it will stay open until 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Currently, there are over 300 Which Wich locations across the globe, nine of them being on college cam-puses. According to Jeremy Cook, the vice president of real estate and construc-tion , the chain is set to open up on 10 more campuses in the near future after pos-tive feedback from current locations.

Which Wich offers a total of 51 different types of sandwiches.

Were the only ones with this many options, said Brijesh Patel, owner of the Green Street location.

Patel became familiar with Which Wich when visit-ing Houston with his broth-er, who introduced him to the company. What he said he appreciated about the product was that it was nat-ural and fresh.

I thought to myself, This is good. Lets do this, he said.

Having received positive feedback from other large universities, Champaign was an obvious destination.

College towns have very good traffi c, Patel explained. Some students are hungry, some students want to work part time; either way, these restau-rants are doing well on campuses.

The ordering process is what makes Which Wich

unique. Customers will receive a brown bag, a sharpie and a sandwich selection list, including meats, gyros and vegetar-ian options. From here, cus-tomers choose their type of bread, whether it will be hot or cold, and the size. After the foundation is laid, cus-tomers may choose from over 60 unlimited toppings. Finally, theyll hand their bag labeled with their name to the cashier in order to receive which Wich they desire.

Our concept is based upon the brown paper bag, Cook said. If you go out to the other sandwich shops, none of them have this cus-tomization process. You can create whatever you want, whatever the case is. Its your own and personalized.

Besides allowing custom-ers to build their own sand-wiches, Which Wich prides themselves on the amount of options they offer.

We have 12 different cheeses, three types of onions and a multitude of spices, Patel said.

And this is only the begin-ning. Which Wich also offers fi ve vegetarian options hummus, black bean patty, tomato, caprese and arti-choke hearts as well as a kids menu. The Which Wich

headquarters in Dallas pro-moted their concept by stat-ing, Bending the rules of the sandwich world is our specialty.

The variety and free-dom of choice is not the only thing that Which Wich believes will draw college students. In addition, the store offers different stu-dent deals and provides ways to earn rewards.

Weve created Vibe Club, Patel said, who believes this unique deal will create big business.

Upon joining, students will automatically receive two free sandwiches, one for signing up and one on their birthday. There is a special offered each month as part of Vibe Club, and fi nally a punch-card that will give students a free sandwich on their 11th purchase.

Of course, Which Wich is a sandwich shop amongst many others that line Green Street. When asked about the competition, Patel doesnt exude concern.

Well put something special out for students, and our food is good, he said. Im expecting it to do well.

Rachel can be reached at rbass2@dailyillini.com.

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BY DECLAN HARTYASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

AT 63 years old, Michael Chrzastowski was much different from the other graduate students last fall.

After working as a Universi-ty employee for 25 years at the Illinois State Geological Sur-vey, Chrzastowski graduated on Dec. 20 with a masters degree in religion with a focus on Islam, achieving a degree that was 10 years in the making.

The educational milestone was not his first. With his new mas-ters in religion, Chrzastowski now has five collegiate degrees from major universities across the country, but the newest addi-tion marks a dramatic shift in Chrzastowskis professional arc; after four degrees in the scienc-es, his fifth is the first in the humanities.

But in 1986, Chrzastowski was sure his formal education was finished.

He started in Seattle at the University of Washington where he would work toward two bach-

elors degrees, one in geology and one in oceanography. Eight years after graduating with the two degrees, he received a mas-ters degree in geology in 1982 from Western Washington Uni-versity and in 1986, a Ph.D. in coastal geology from University of Delaware. And after one year of working as a geology visiting professor at Delaware, he began working as a coastal geologist at the Illinois State Geological Sur-vey in 1987.

Id never imagine that then I would also go ... back to school and start all over again, he said. My earlier education was pursu-ing a very ingrained interest, and pursuing science is something that I had from youth.

But Chrzastowskis education path would begin once again in 2004, when he enrolled in cours-es at Parkland College.

When my retirement was already on the horizon, I start-ed considering what were the possibilities of what I wanted to do after retirement. I could have just continued doing geo-logic work as a consultant, but I

thought I would look at other pos-sibilities, he said.

After taking courses in busi-ness management and comput-er mapping, he enrolled in his first religion course at Parkland, which would turn into two cours-es, and after transferring to the University in the spring of 2005 with a full tuition waiver under University employment, he decid-ed to continue a formal education in the religion department.

I came up with the goal of, in my post-retirement, to be a reli-gion teacher, he said.

Even though religion wasnt a huge part of Chrzastowskis life, he said he understood the vital-ity of a belief system in society especially as he grew with age.

It is something that matured with time, and it is maybe some-thing to do with getting older, where you start to think more about life and death, he said. But earlier in my life it was not, it was marginal.

While still working at the Illi-nois State Geological Survey, which is a branch of the Prairie Research Institute, Chrzastows-ki was taking one religion class a semester to work toward a degree for his post-retirement career.

Even having to switch his work schedule around to fit in class, Chrzastowski often skipped lunch breaks and worked into the eve-

ning to make up for his class time.

Despite still considering him-self a scientist, Chrzastowski is now looking to teach religion to fellow Christians, particularly about Islam beliefs, and the over-all importance of religion.

Religion is not science, and science is not religion, Michael Chrzastowski said concisely. What you have to do is learn how to compartmentalize them. When you try to mesh them is where things can become diffi-cult and problematic. But theyre separate.

After eight years of taking undergraduate courses, Chrza-stowski was retiring, and the University was accepting appli-cations for the first class of grad-uate students in religion. Due to his part-time schedule, Chrzas-towski said that his graduation was delayed a semester after the other four members of the first five finished their studies.

Chrzastowski applied for the masters program and was accepted as one of the first five students.

At the beginning of his second path of education, it was with the help of professors and faculty such as Valerie Hoffman, profes-sor of Islamic studies and direc-

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BY FRANCES WELCHSTAFF WRITER

For two weekends in Janu-ary at The Highdive in down-town Champaign, the 24th annual Great Cover Up a benefit for regional charities brings together local acts, new and old, to transform into tribute bands.

The idea of seeing a cov-er band may seem like a step down from seeing the orig-inal, but the annual benefit series has become something of its own. The benefit kicked off Thursday, continuing Fri-day and Sunday night. The event will conclude with two final days of performances Thursday and Friday.

The Cover Up not only showcases the best of favor-ite local acts, but brings to surface the strong sense of camaraderie for the local

music community. New-ly developed bands get the chance to share the stage with local veterans while the quietest of indie bands can transform into scream-ing, devil-worshipping metal heads on stage.

According to the official Facebook page, Dave Lan-dis, graphic designer for local music staple Didjits cir-ca 1991, was responsible for the creation of the Great Cov-er Up. Landis came up with the idea as a benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Asso-ciation, and when he pitched the idea of a cover band ben-efit to several of the most pop-ular bands during that time, all of the bands asked to par-ticipate agreed. The first two years consisted of one night and six bands, and the line to get in the bar was out the door

and down the block.When the first year took off,

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covered Creedence Clearwa-ter Revival, Ward All-Stars

Bands play covers for charity at The High Dive

FRANCES WELCH THE DAILY ILLINISixteen Tons performed last Thursday at The Highdive as part of the 24th annual Great Cover Up. It was the band's first show in 20 years. SEE COVER UP | 5A

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BY SEAN NEUMANNSTAFF WRITER Illinois just couldnt put Indiana away.

The Illinois basketball team brought out all it had to offer Sunday afternoon, but fell to Indiana, 80-74.

The Illini ran onto the court in throwback Flyin Illini jerseys as pyrotech-nics went off before the record-breaking sellout crowd of 17,085. Groce even wore his orange blazer.

But Illinois offensive performance wasnt enough to mask its defensive trou-bles in a back-and-forth game that saw seven lead changes.

Illinois began the game on a 9-0 run on three con-secutive 3-pointers by soph-omore Kendrick Nunn. Nunn ended the game with 24 points on a career-high

six 3-pointers.Illinois held a 14-3 lead

early, but a 14-2 Hoosier run put Indiana ahead midway through the first half a consistent trend through-out the game. Indianas Troy Williams and James Blackmon, Jr., both had 21 points Sunday.

We werent real thrilled with our transition defense in the first half, Groce said.

The Illini allowed 24 points in transition in the first half.

Illinois erased a 10-point Hoosier lead in the second half on a 21-2 run, going up 61-52 midway through the second half behind a lead-changing three by junior Ahmad Starks. Starks end-ed the game with 19 points on five threes.

Our team is starting to find more of a rhythm

offensively, Groce said. Defensively is where Im most concerned. You have to defend, rebound and take care of the ball.

The Illini made 12 threes and shot 47.3 percent from the field, but couldnt con-tain the matching Hoo-siers offense. Indiana had 11 threes of its own and shot 48.2 percent on the game.

Weve got to clean up the defense, Starks said.

Indiana ended the game on a 13-2 run to cap off a back-and-forth win.

Senior center Nnan-na Egwu fouled out with zero points and just two rebounds in 27 minutes. He wasnt able to grab his first rebound until the 17:27 mark in the second half, as the Hoosiers out-rebound-ed the Illini 31-25 despite a career-high from freshman

Leron Black (nine).Nnanna didnt have a

great game, Groce said. He didnt affect the game on the glass. We do need him to be a little more productive.

Illinois loss pushes them further from the NCAA Tournament picture, drop-ping to 12-7 on the year with just under a month and a half remaining in the season.

The Illini found their trouble in closing out anoth-er game in which Groce said the margin for error is so small. But for Illi-nois, Groces hope is that his team can close out the season.

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

It was a game of runs between Illinois and Indiana on Sunday, and the Hoosiers had the last one.

Kendrick Nunn hit a 3-pointer to extend an Illi-ni lead to 72-67 with three minutes remaining, and it looked like Illinois would send a record-breaking crowd of 17,085 home from State Farm Center happy.

But things unraveled from there for Illinois. Nick Zeisloft hit a three to cut the Illini lead to two. Nnanna Egwu fouled out, then Leron Black missed a layup. And Troy Williams gave Indiana the advantage for good with an acrobatic tip-in above the rim, where he killed the Illi-ni all day long. The Hoosiers ended the game with a 13-2

run, and won it, 80-74. The game was wildly

entertaining from the open-ing tip. Nunn gave Illinois (12-7, 2-4 Big Ten) an early 9-0 lead with three consec-utive threes and didnt cool off, leading all scorers with 24 points. Indiana quickly stormed back, and the whip-lash-inducing play was just getting started.

Just look at these cra-zy swings: Indiana (14-4, 4-1) went on a 29-9 run in the first half, but the Illini clawed back and trailed at half, 38-34. Indiana then opened up a 50-40 lead, only for Illinois to storm back again with a 21-2 run of its own. The Illini led 61-52, but peaked too early the Hoo-siers had one final push left.

Indiana is too explosive offensively to be kept down for long, with too many weapons on the perimeter. Freshman James Black-mon, Jr. had 21 points on

BY ETHAN SWANSONSTAFF WRITER

This past weekend for Illi-nois wrestling team was as simple as 1-2-3: one team, against the top-two teams nationally, in just three days. Last Friday marked the beginning of a Big Ten weekend on the road for the Illini featuring the second-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes and first-ranked Minnesota Gold-en Gophers.

The Illini entered Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday ranked No. 4 according to WIN Mag-azines power index and undefeated in Big Ten com-petition. However, the Illi-ni would not leave with the same credentials. No. 2 Iowa handed Illinois its first Big Ten defeat in a 25-12 loss.

Through the first six matches Friday, Illinois led Iowa 12-10. After drop-ping the 125-pound match by a major decision, sopho-more Zane Richards ignit-ed Illinoiss scoring run with a 6-5 victory over

Iowas fifth-ranked individ-ual Cory Clark. Illinois mid-dle-weight wrestlers Isiah Martinez and Jackson Morse soon followed with victories by technical fall and major decision, respectively.

Weve seen things from Isiah on the mat this year that weve never seen from a freshman before, head coach Jim Heffernan said. As for Jackson, hes a senior. He knows this is it for him and hes figured out what he needs to do to win by now.

After Morses win at 165 pounds, the Illini couldnt claim another victory. Illi-nois grapplers found them-selves on the wrong end of a series of close matches that ultimately cost them the meet. Sophomore Zac Brunson surrendered a pin late in the 174-pound bout while junior Jeff Koepke and freshman Brooks Black both suffered defeats by top-five nationally ranked individu-als by a combined total of

six points.We had opportunities to

win almost every match, but we just couldnt finish, Hef-fernan said.

With only a day for trav-el, the Illini found them-selves in hostile territory again on Sunday, this time against the undefeated, No. 1-ranked Golden Gophers. In front of a nearly sold-out crowd in Minneapolis, Illi-nois suffered its first con-secutive loss of the season in a 20-19 match character-ized by a late Illini rally that fell short of accomplishing a major upset.

In the first eight matches of the meet, Morses major decision victory over Min-nesotas 19th-ranked indi-vidual Nick Wanzek and junior Dominic Olivieris major decision over Jor-dan Bremer constituted all of Illinis points. Zane Rich-ards suffered a crushing overtime defeat after lead-ing first-ranked individual Chris Dardanes 7-1 in the

second period.Zane was up big and had

control of that match, Hef-fernan said. He stopped being the aggressor and tried to just hold on the match. That let the guy get a few takedowns on him which sent it to overtime. That match was probably the deciding factor in the meet.

Down 20-8 with only two matches remaining, Illinois once again called upon its middle-weights to make a run. Freshman Kyle Lan-genderfer pinned Minne-sotas Seth Lange in just 51 seconds to bring the score to 20-14 with Isaiah Marti-nez left to wrestle. Marti-nez tried furiously to get the pin against his Minnesota opponent, but his dominant performance and multiple takedowns led to a bitter-sweet technical fall win, only awarding Illinois five points and missing a draw with the No. 1 team in the country by just a point.

Although Illinois finished

the weekend 0-2, coach Hef-fernan still showed optimism in his teams performance.

Its not easy facing top-five teams back to back on the road, Heffernan said. Its difficult to men-tally and emotionally pre-pare yourself for that lev-el of competition on a daily basis, but this is the point of

wrestling top-ranked guys in the same weekend. This is the way its going to be in March at nationals, con-secutively wrestling great competition.

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

BY JOEY FIGUEROASTAFF WRITER

Before winter break, the Illinois womens bas-ketball team had gotten off to one of its best starts in recent memory with a 9-3 mark against nonconfer-ence foes. The Illini may not have been fully pre-pared for Big Ten play, however, and are just 2-4 in conference play so far this season.

Illinois (11-7, 2-4 Big Ten) had won four of five games heading into its first Big Ten matchup against Purdue on Dec. 28, but that momentum wasnt enough to edge out a victory in a low-scoring game.

Following the 62-55

defeat, head coach Matt Bollant said he want-ed more leadership from his older players and for the Illini to have more confidence.

Weve got to start by believing, Bollant said. For Illinois to take a step, theyve got to believe that theyre supposed to win those games and that were different and better. And Im not sure that we started the game with that mentality.

Illinois bounced back in its first game of the new year by handing Penn State its worst home loss in four years. The 91-76 vic-tory in State College was the first time the Illini had

beaten the Lady Lions on their home court since 1998. Illinois was led by sophomore forward Jac-qui Grants career-high 29 points and looked to car-ry over momentum into its next game against Iowa.

Everyone in the Big Tens going to be really tough this year, so just to get one win on the road is really good, freshman center Chatrice White said after the victory over Penn State. I think thats defi-nitely going to carry over at home in front of our crowd.

White proved to be correct when the Illini knocked off the then-No. 17 Hawkeyes. Illinois over-

came a 14-point first-half deficit and battled back in the second half to pull out a 73-61 victory.

What a great win for our program, Bollant said after the win. Im just really, really pleased.

The impressive win over Iowa did not come with-out its negatives, though. Senior guard Ivory Craw-ford went down with a torn meniscus just nine minutes into the first half and will be out for two to six weeks. The Illini have gone 0-3 in her absence.

Without Crawfords ener-gy and shot-making abili-ty, Illinois is averaging just over 54 points per game during its current losing

streak, 15 points off its season scoring average. The Illini lost by just five and seven points against Nebraska and Michigan, respectively, but suffered a 20-point drubbing in their most recent loss against conference-leading Mary-land on Sunday.

Freshman guard Ama-rah Coleman has averaged almost 17 points per game as Crawfords replacement in the starting lineup, but with Coleman no longer coming off the bench, Illi-nois has yet to find a consis-tent contributor from the second unit.

After the loss to Mary-land, Bollant said the Illi-ni are missing Crawford

on both ends, especially in their buzz defensive scheme.

Ivory is our best player, no question, Bollant said. She brings a level of tough-ness to us, and rebounding and taking care of the ball. Ivorys really good in the buzz, and I dont know that were quite as good without her on the floor.

Illinois will be facing the upper to middle tier of the Big Ten in the coming weeks, and is likely with-out their senior leader until February.

Joey can be reached at jfiguer2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @joeyfigueroa3.

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JOSEPH LEE THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois Kendrick Nunn goes up for a shot during the game against Indiana at State Farm Center on Sunday. The Illini lost 80-74.

BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois Ahmad Starks takes a three-point shot during the game against Indiana at State Farm Center on Jan. 18. The Illini lost 80-74.

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Dual Meet at No. 1 Minnesota

Summary: Middle-weight heroics not enough to dethrone the Hawkeyes and Golden GophersKey Performer: Senior Jackson Morse went undefeated on the weekend, beating two national top-20 individual wrestlers

Quote of the Meet: This is the point of wrestling top-ranked guys in the same weekend, this is the way its going to be in March. Head Coach Jim Heffernan Hidden Stat: The Illini entered the weekend ranked fourth nationally and fourth in the Big Ten standings as well.Next: Jan. 23, vs. Nebraska. Huff Hall

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BY DANIEL COLLINSSTAFF WRITER

Competing at home for the first time to begin the second half of the season, the Illini swimming and diving team split its weekend meets by defeating Iowa State 168-132 and losing 165-135 to Iowa on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

The meets also marked the Illinis first competition in nearly two months due to the winter break.

We were not as sharp as we will need to be in the coming weeks, but we can continue to address that in practice, head coach Sue Novitsky said. For the Iowa meet, we were definitely sluggish and at some points trying too hard.

Big Ten rival Iowa came in ranked 21st in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America rankings.

We knew going into the weekend that it was going to be tough to compete in back-to-back duals, Alison Meng said. We came in

with a positive attitude and swam strong throughout the span of the weekend.

Freshman Samantha Stratford showed little signs of rust and picked up where she left off the first half the season, winning a combined four individual and two relay events. Her time of 2:04.31 in the 200 individual medley against Iowa set the ARC pool

record.O t h e r n o t a b l e

achievements include Mengs six event wins three individual and three relays and sophomore diver Olivia Kassounis

a nd senior Er ika Murphys performances in the 3-meter dive. In the 3-meter event against Iowa, Kassouni and Murphy recorded a 290.02 and 289.04, respectively, which qualifies them to compete in the NCAA Zone Diving Championship in March.

The Illini are now 4-4 on the year and have two more meets, which will also be at the ARC, before the Big Ten Championships in February.

Were excited to finally have the opportunity to swim at home, Meng said. The atmosphere at home is a lot more energizing and it will be good to have our home crowd for the last few tough duals.

Novitsky said she will look for the team to use the home meets as a way to prepare for competing in tension filled and exciting situations.

We will have to continue to work on competing and executing in pressure situations, she said. Our remaining schedule is only going to continue to help us heading into the Big Ten Championships.

Daniel can be reached at dcollns2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @collins_d2.

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BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois Samantha Stratford swims during the Orange and Blue Exhibition meet at the ARC, on Oct. 3. Stratford won four individual events this weekend.

7-of-12 shooting, and Zeis-loft hit three huge threes. But Williams was Indianas most valuable player Sun-day. He scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, absolutely dominated Illinois around the rim, and his late tip-in was a fitting end to a game-changing performance.

Nunn, fellow sophomore Malcolm Hill and senior Ahmad Starks kept Illi-nois in the game with their scoring. Starks had his best

game as an Illini, scoring 19 points, 15 of which came on threes. Hill scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half. And Illini head coach John Groce got a big lift from the freshman Black, who recorded eight points and nine rebounds off the bench.

However, Blacks pro-duction was offset by a very quiet game from cen-ter Nnanna Egwu, who went scoreless and fouled out in 27 minutes. Aaron Cosby followed up his 19-point out-burst at Northwestern with a scoreless performance

against the Hoosiers, going 0-5 from distance.

And after Nunns final three-pointer, the entire team just didnt execute down the stretch, which Groce called disappoint-ing after the game.

Ultimately, this one felt like an unfortunate micro-cosm of Illinois season. Groce entered his third year with NCAA tournament expectations, but late game collapses and injuries have prevented this Illini team from reaching its poten-tial. There have been mul-tiple speed bumps along the

way, and things just havent truly clicked for Illinois despite sporadic bursts of momentum.

We saw a similar pat-tern against the Hoosiers Sunday, condensed into one game. Fans were excit-ed, the place was sold out, and the excitement level in Champaign made it hard to imagine anything but a pos-itive outcome for Illinois.

The crowd provided the hype and the Illini provided the offense, but just couldnt close the deal. Similar to the games against Oregon and Michigan, fans were left

scratching their heads and wondering what could have been.

During the games final minutes, you just got the sense that Illinois NCAA tournament hopes were hanging in the balance. Such high-pressure situa-tions are where successful seasons are forged, where tournament privileges are earned. Instead, Indiana solidified its tournament resume, while the Illinis postseason prospects grew bleaker.

Theres still a lot of sea-son left, and the Illini do

look like theyre improv-ing, despite missing senior Rayvonte Rice due to injury. But the reality is that sev-en losses at this juncture is tough for any team to over-come, especially one miss-ing its star player.

If the Illini do indeed fall short of the NCAA tourna-ment for the second time in three years, the Indiana game will be one of several you can point to as one they just couldnt afford to lose.

Alex is a junior in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@dailyillini.com

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BY CHRISTOPHER KENNEDYSTAFF WRITER

While students prepared to return to frigid Champaign this weekend, the Illini mens tennis team hosted its fi rst meet of the year in sunny Fort Myers, Florida. The No. 11 Illini kicked off the spring season by posting a 17-6 record against No. 23 Memphis and Florida Gulf Coast in the Illini Invite .

After a promising fall sea-son, freshman Aleks Vukic

put together a stellar fi rst weekend. Vukic was a per-fect 3-0 in singles, capped off by a hard fought 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Memphiss highest ranked player, No. 23 Andrew Watson . Vukic also had a strong doubles showing, going 2-0 with two different partners .

In the fall, his fi rst semes-ter of college tennis, Vukic had an 18-4 record. He start-ed off the season hot with a semifi nals appearance at the Southern Intercollegiate

Championships and then won seven straight qualify-ing matches at All-Ameri-cans . Vukics also went 4-0 at his fi nal meet of the fall at Texas A&M. He begins the season ranked for the fi rst time at No. 44 .

Another Illini freshman, Aron Hiltzik, earned his fi rst ranking in the start of season list. Hiltzik is ranked No. 62 . In singles, Hiltzik was 1-1 on the weekend with a victory over No. 23 Wat-son of Memphis. He also won a doubles match with Vukic over Memphiss Con-nor Glennon and Kai Lemke .

Freshman Toshiki Mat-

suya went undefeated in singles play in Fort Myers. He went 3-0 and defeated all three opponents in two sets . Matsuya struggled early in the fall season, but with a semester of college tennis under his belt, he should be more prepared to make an impact in the spring. In dou-bles, Matsuya was 0-2, play-ing with Hiltzik and Brian Page .

Page spent the fall recov-ering from a broken wrist and a stress reaction in his foot. In the fall, he said his goal was to be ready for the team-focused spring sea-son. He had his fi rst action

of the spring this weekend, going 1-2 in both singles and doubles .

Ross Guignon was the third and fi nal Illini to go 3-0 on the singles court . Gui-gnon was also a perfect 3-0 on the doubles court with partner Tim Kopinski . In the fi rst national rankings of the spring season, Kopin-ski and Guignon are ranked third . Theyre coming off a second-place fi nish at the ITA Indoor National meet and a professional cham-pionship at the Champaign JSM Challenger .

Kopinski went 1-1 in sin-gles. He enters the spring

ranked No. 40 in singles , moving up from his No. 44 preseason ranking in the fall season. In the fall, Kopinski had a strong per-formance, advancing to the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships. He fell in a tough match to then-No. 1 Julian Lenz of Baylor . Kopinski will have another chance against Lenz this week, as the Illini travel to Waco to take on the Bears in their fi rst dual meet of the season.

Chris can be reached at cmkenne2@dailyillini.com.

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BY ASHLEY WIJANGCOSTAFF WRITER

Only one week separated the Illinois womens gymnas-tics teams season opener and home opener, but that didnt stop the gymnasts from mak-ing signifi cant gains in their 196.175-192.775, home-open-ing win over Rutgers.

They touched well, and went out and competed with confidence, head coach Kim Landrus said in a press release. I was happy with the mental toughness they displayed.

On Saturday night, then-No. 9 Illinois began its fi rst-ever meet against new con-ference foe Rutgers on a strong note. Its fi rst event was vault, and junior Gia-na OConnor led the Illinis 49 team total on the appara-tus with a career-high 9.875. OConnors score was also enough for her to grab her second-straight vault title of the season.

The 49 was the fi rst one of the season on vault for the Illini, they just missed it by 0.325 last weekend at Central Michigan. In fact, the Illini only scored a 49 or higher on the uneven bars against Central Michigan, but they improved upon that by scor-ing at least a 49 on three events Saturday.

Illinois 49.250 on bars was the highest event score of the meet, and it was high-lighted by senior Sunny Kato. She anchored the event and scored a 9.925 to take the bars title. Sophomore Mary Jane Horth earned a 9.900 to take second place. Horth was also the only other gymnast in any apparatus to score a 9.9 or higher.

On fl oor, Illinois posted a 49.050. The Illinis all-around gymnasts, OConnor and sophomores Erin Buchanan and Horth, took the top three scores on the event, respec-tively, for the entire compe-tition. OConnor earned her fi rst fl oor title of the season by earning a 9.875. Buchan-an followed suit with a 9.825,

and Horth added a 9.800 on the event. All three scores were new season highs for the gymnasts.

Illinois struggles came on the balance beam, as only two gymnasts scored a 9.800 or higher. This led to a team-total of 48.875, but it was an improvement over the 48.775 from the prior week. It was also higher than all of Rut-gers event scores, with the exception of its beam score.

The diffi culties on beam werent enough to deter Horth, though. Her 9.725 on beam may have been her lowest individual score that night, but it still helped her win her fi rst all-around title in just her second colle-giate meet as an all-around competitor.

(Horth) has worked so hard this season to compete in the all-around, Landrus said. With her upgraded bar routine and the addition of fl oor, she is truly one to watch. She has the drive and `strive for perfection attitude that will make her that much better every time out and that showed (Saturday).

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Illinois wins in Windy CityIllinois 196.175, Rutgers 192.775Summary: The Illini scored their fi rst 196 of the season in their home opener over Rutgers.Key performer: Mary Jane Horth earned her fi rst collegiate all-around title.Quote of the game: Head coach Kim Landrus They touched well and went out and competed with confi dence. I was happy with the mental toughness they displayed.Hidden stat: Illinois scored a 49 or higher on all events but the balance beam.Up next: at Michigan, 3 p.m. Sunday at Crisler Center

BY DANIEL COLLINSSTAFF WRITER

The Illinois mens gym-nastics team did not feel like there was much to celebrate after coming in fi rst out of six teams at the Windy City Invitational this weekend.

The Illini were not in as good of form as they expected and are still try-ing to fi gure out their best lineup after injuries side-lined sophomore Chan-dler Eggleston and junior Fred Hartville prior to the season.

Eggleston suffered a ruptured patella tendon

and will not return this season. Instead, he will redshirt. Hartville is esti-mated to miss a few more weeks after suffering a minor knee sprain.

Illinois, who ended with a score of 428.100, fi nished the invite ahead of Michi-gan (422.950), Ohio State (414.800), Iowa (414.000), Minnesota (410.350) and UIC (388.400), respectively.

The results show us having an excellent week-end, but the fact of the mat-ter is we know we have to be a lot better, head coach Justin Springs said. (The injuries) tremendously weaken our lineup. We really have to step up.

Regardless of the inju-ries, Illinois received solid performances from junior C.J. Maestas, senior Jor-dan Valdez and freshman Bobby Baker.

Maestas, who was awarded Big Ten Gymnast of the Week following his performance in Chicago, won the fl oor, rings and all-around titles.

Were excited with the win but still hungry and unsatisfi ed, Maestas said. Were overachiev-ers. Were not going to be satisfi ed until we have that trophy at the end.

Valdez clinched the par-allel and high bar titles, while Baker clinched the vault.

The past few weekends have been eye opening in a couple of spots where we can see we are weak-er, Valdez said of the Illi-nis winning performanc-es against UIC and at the Invite. It comes down to fi lling the shoes of Chan-dler on fl oor, vault and high bar.

Valdez said he plans on

being one of the members who is used from time to time to compete in the vault.

Even though the Illini put up solid performanc-es at the Invite, the result did not come without a lit-tle bit of a shock.

We came off a team meeting, right after par-allel bars, and we were a little bit down and we were surprised that we won, Valdez said. Its fantastic to hear that even on one of our harder days where we struggle and fi ght through to the end, that we are still right up there at the top with everyone else.

The Illini will face the Buckeyes again this week-end at Columbus, Ohio.

Daniel can be reached at dcollns2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @collins_d2.

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