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February 1, 2012 Volume 36 Issue 2
‘Red Tails’ passes with flying colors
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Sports
History Monthcontinued on Page 2
By Andrew MajorsAssistant Editor for Features
Tuitioncontinued on Page 2
Technology Review
A TV made for gaming
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Super Bowl sequel
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CampusSenate makes
leadership decisions
in wake of email
scandal
Campus Senate Chair, Tih-Fen Ting re-signed from her post,
following a 16-5 no confidence vote at the Friday Campus Sen-ate meeting.
Before standard business could begin at the meeting, sev-eral senate members moved to discuss more urgent matters. The agenda was amended and the senate launched into what became a two hour session to determine the standing of Ting, who was recently associated with the U of I email scandal.
Ting made a statement, in-cluding that she felt she had done anything wrong. “Nothing I forwarded was confidential,”
Tih-Fen Ting
By Kati Maseman
Editor-in-Chief
UIS groups join together to celebrate Black History Month
It’s the time of year when everyone looks back at our country’s history.
Black History Month is here again and UIS is offering lots of activities that promote learning and fun for students and staff.
Black History Month is an annual celebration in February. Many organizations, such as the Diversity Center, the Black Male Collegiate Society, and the Voic-es in Praise Gospel Choir at UIS are participating in the differ-ent activities for Black History Month this year. Many more will also celebrate the history of Af-rican Americans and the change that is still occurring every day.
Black History Month was
founded by Dr. Carter G. Wood-son in 1926. It started off as Ne-gro History Week and eventually turned in to a month long celebra-tion. Black History Month cel-ebrates the upcoming of African Americans in America. Woodson wanted to establish Negro His-tory Week to bring national at-tention to contributions of black people throughout American his-tory. Woodson chose the month of February because of two men that influenced African American culture, Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
Black History Month will start off with motivational speech from Corey D.B. Walker in Brookens Auditorium at 7
By Che Vaughn Starling
News Reporter
The cost of higher education
For years, the path to higher education has been paved and publi-
cized by decision makers around the United States as an essential step for acquiring a meaningful foundation in building and main-taining a worthwhile career. The cost of taking that step has con-tinued to grow in recent years, including at the three University of Illinois campuses. The U of I Board of Trustees recently voted to increase tuition for incoming students at all three campuses next school year by 4.8 percent. The tuition increase will also see housing and fee increases for in-coming freshman beginning this
Fall. Only one vote against the pro-
posed increases was cast at the meeting, though polling students around campus at UIS would in-dicate that the Board of Trustees does not speak for those who ac-tually incur these increased costs of attending college. The Univer-sity sees the need to generate in-creased revenue because the state of Illinois is in such financial turmoil that it has no legitimate chance at repaying the $324 mil-lion it owes the university.
Annual tuition will increase at UIS by $420 a year to $9,090, ostensibly a $14 hike per credit for incoming in-state residents. Housing costs in Springfield will rise by $200 a year to $9,870, and fees incurred for attendance
would be $1,783, making the to-tal cost of attendance $20,743.
The overall cost of attaining a degree might be leaving some potential students out in the cold as the debt soaked state is essen-tially pushing the check to the student side of the table. They are not offering any substantial increase in financial aid for stu-dents who come from a house-hold earning more than $70,000 per year. These students from middle class means are left in a precarious position, as their fam-ilies cannot afford the increased financial burden but because of their income do not qualify for significant financial aid benefits.
And while those who bred and birthed this most recent tu-ition increase cite the need for
students to gain an education in order to provide them with a life-long career full of rewards, what they did not seem to consider is that the job market is already saturated with job seekers who have a degree in hand. However, they cannot find employment adequate enough to pay for the education that was deemed so es-sential they had to enter into a lifelong struggle with debt just to pay for it.
Freshman Kayla Ross sees the tuition increase as an expected development in higher educa-tion.
“I think that the increase is
Campus Senatecontinued on Page 3
Speakers during Black History Month include: Corey D.B. Walker, Isatou Touray, Thomas Armstrong, and Zarifa Roberson
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By Lori Beckham
Features Reporter
History Monthcontinued from Page 1
the artistthe shop on main street
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p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. He will discuss his book A Noble Fight: African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in American, which talks about the metaphors and meanings of African American culture and ritual. On Feb. 10, the African Student Association (ASA) will be hosting “Taste of the Mother-land” from 7-9 p.m. in the SLB gym. Students and staff can en-joy food, dance, stories, and fel-lowship.
“I am very excited to share a bit of culture on campus and through the community. This month means bringing an added awareness to all races about Afri-can Americans accomplishments and what we have gone through to get to where we are today,” said McAllister, ASA Vice Presi-dent.
BMCS President Justin Rose, will also be very active in Black History Month events.
“What Black History means to me is unity amongst ALL rac-es. To some extent everyone gets involved to celebrate such a great time of the month,” said Rose
On Feb. 12, The Black Male Collegiate Society will be host-ing “The Heart of a Collegiate Man” from 12-4p.m. in the Di-versity Center. There, young men will learn the importance of chiv-alry and how to treat that special someone in their life. On Feb. 15, Dr. Isatou Touray will be speak-ing in Brookens Auditorium at 7
p.m. She will talk about women’s rights, and the fight for women’s equality. At 9:30 pm, there will be an event titled “Are We Colored Struck?” in the LRH. It is target-ed to break barriers between light skinned and dark skinned people, and open up about the different stereotypes and prejudice facing each group.
BMCS will be hosting the 2nd Annual “Know Your Heritage Bowl” in Brookens Auditorium from 7-10 p.m. on Feb. 17. The event was created to give stu-dents some knowledge about his-torical events and individuals in America. On Feb. 19, the Voices in Praise Gospel Choir present “Black History Month Showcase of Gospel Music” in Brookens Auditorium, 5-7 p.m.
On the 25th, BMCS will hosting their first annual “Black Male Conference” in PAC from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. BMCS are at-tempting to mesh the youth in the Springfield community and UIS community to together, so they can learn how to be-come successful. Motivational speaker, Zarifa Roberson will be speaking on Feb. 28 in Brookens Auditorium. She will be discuss-ing Urban Young people and disabilities. Finally on Feb. 29, Black History Month will close out with the 5th Annual Women’s Herstory in PAC restaurant from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. There will be a free luncheon with special guest speakers.
ID Center, moving and making changes
The ID Center moved Monday from PAC 108
to PAC 124, the bookstore’s former location. The i-card Pro-grams and campus leaders de-cided to move the i-card office due to growth over the years.
An ID Center Support Spe-cialist, Greg Mayes, explains: “The UIS ID Center has con-tinually expanded its suite of products and services, and staff members are enthusiastic about future opportunities to serve the campus community. Put simply, the existing space just became too small.”
Mayes also says the new loca-tion provides better convenience for students. There is better vis-ibility and easier access to the ID Center now that the office is near the Parking Operations, USF-
SCO, and cafeteria. Any events in the Public Affairs Center will also be conveniently closer to the new ID Center.
The i-card office has made additional changes with its new location. Starting Monday, Janu-ary 30, office hours will open much earlier, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. rather than noon to 5:00 p. m.
In addition to hours expan-sion, Mayes says: “students can add money to their meal plans and Campus Cash accounts.” He recommends visiting the new website: http://icardwallet.uis.edu for more information on this new policy.
“New ideas and enhance-ments are on the horizon, and this move represents a brand new day at the UIS ID Center. We feel well positioned for the future.”
Photo by Mayur Thulasi-DasThe i-card office has moved to it’s new location in PAC. It is filling up with new equipment to make students lives easier.
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she said. She wanted to make clear that President Hogan had nothing to do with her actions, and that she acted alone when choosing to send the emails from the [email protected] account.
This anonymous email ac-count was used to forward in-formation regarding University Senate Conference (USC) to Lisa Troyer, President Hogan’s former chief of staff. Troyer re-signed from her post, although she still claims innocence in the email scandal.
Ting’s actions caused other senate members to demand her resignation from Campus Sen-ate on the grounds of shaken confidence in senate leadership, and damaged working relation-ships with the other campuses. At this discussion, Ting stated that she would not step down from her position as Senate Chair, because she had done nothing wrong and that move could potentially make her look otherwise.
Because of her unwilling-ness to step down as Senate Chair, a resolution, tentatively titled Resolution 41-28, was drafted by Tony Sisneros, pro-fessor of public administration, with comments and revisions by Lynn Fisher, professor of anthropology, and others. This resolution condemned Ting’s actions and called for a vote of no confidence from the Senate. (Read the full resolution at uis-journal.com)
Fisher stated that the resolu-
tion was meant to find out the will of the senate, and serve as the first step in repairing the damaged relationships with oth-er campus senates.
The resolution also stated that “Ting as found in the Inves-tigative Report, University of Il-linois, Anonymous Emails have violated the principles of shared governance and have diminished the standing of the UIS Campus Senate.”
Several senate members, as well as members of the gallery brought up this negative por-trayal of UIS due to the email controversy, and felt that the damage would only make rela-tions with USC and the other campuses more difficult.
Following Ting’s statement, to open the senate meeting, a dis-cussion began, regarding Ting’s actions, and many questioned her professionalism. Some of the questions raised were “Do you feel that this was an appro-priate way to conduct yourself as Senate Chair?” And “Why did you use an anonymous email account?”
Ting responded to these questions by again stating that she had done nothing wrong and forwarded no confidential infor-mation. The second question she answered by saying that she felt she would have more credibility as an anonymous email, than as an affiliate of UIS, given all of the problems that UIS repre-sentation has encountered at the USC.
She also stated that she acted alone and did not think to have a discussion with the Campus Sen-ate about these issue and emails.
“Perhaps maybe I should have,” Ting said. She stated that she did not see an alternative to her ac-tions at the time.
She went on to say that she and other senate members were intending to resign from the USC before the email investiga-tion report came out.
The meeting was presided over by Vice Chair John Martin, as Ting was the topic of discus-sion for the meeting.
Under normal circumstances, the proposed resolution would have to be read a second time, but the procedure allowed for the resolution to be passed by a majority vote.
Ting was unavailable for comment at the conclusion of the Senate meeting.
She did send out an email stating, “In response to the sen-ate’s vote of no confidence in me, I have resigned from the UIS Campus Senate, effective imme-diately. I have enjoyed working with all of you across the cam-pus. Thank you very much for the opportunity to serve as the senate chair for the last two and a half years.”
After Campus Senate ad-journed Fisher offered a state-ment, “It is always painful for any organization to go through something like this. I think that the Vice Chair performed in-credibly well officiating. I hope we can all move on as an effec-tive shared governance body.”
Martin will be acting as Chair, for upcoming Senate meetings. Ting’s term was up in April, so a new official Chair will fill the position then.
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expected because of the locked in tuition rate and with the rising costs of things I can see why it is going up,” the Broadcast Jour-nalism major said.
Ross also cited her high school experience at a Catholic school as providing her with a different set of expectations when it comes to tuition hikes, but also that some students might not be getting enough bang for their buck after they graduate.
“I think some are and some are not because the job market is what it is at the time of grad-uation,” she added. “But that doesn’t mean someone should give up because they are not get-ting what their money has paid for.”
Paige Heiser, a sophomore Accountancy and Business Ad-ministration major, seemed to sum the issue up with an apt realization that investing in an education, while expensive, is a worthwhile risk for students to take.
“Since students are the ones having to pay for the increase, my first instinct would be to say no, it’s not fair for the cost to go up,” Heiser said. “But at the same I’m lucky to be at a univer-sity where my tuition is locked in for four years. And going to school doesn’t necessarily guar-antee everyone a job. Going to college is an investment and a risk. You just have to hope for the best.”
Making it FREE for students
This spring Information Technology Services, of
UIS has been making amazing changes to their services for stu-dents. An email was sent in Janu-ary telling the students that there would be an annual printing al-lowance of $25 on their campus ID card.
The idea came from a sur-vey ITS gave students last fall semester about the changes and improvements IT Services could consider. The votes for a print-ing allowance were most rec-ommended. The survey then provoked ITS to rethink some of their services. With meetings and discussions came a $25 print-ing allowance that comes to 250 free printing pages for students throughout the academic school year at UIS.
The process of this accom-plishment took close to a month for approval. The techs created a separate account on the i-card for student printing purposes. With that separate account it allowed ITS to automatically put the an-nual print balance on the ID cards of every student.
According to the email sent out to each student webmail ad-dress, every campus location with
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Last Friday an asteroid the size of a small bus passed
within 40,000 miles of Earth. Many would probably view this as a massive distance, and in many ways they would be right. However, when dealing with space, 40,000 miles is a very lit-tle. To put that in perspective, the Moon orbits the earth at roughly 240,000 miles.
In fact, the asteroid, clas-sified as 2012 BX34, traveled close enough to the Earth, that bits of debris that were carried in its wake got sucked into the Earth’s atmosphere and created a minor meteor shower. Those of you with proper foreknowledge or blind luck might have even witnessed the aftereffects of the asteroid’s passing.
I wish to reassure readers that the planet was never in any real danger. While it is certain-ly true that a larger object in a similar circumstance could have presented a problem, thanks to Earth’s trusty ozone layer there is
no need to worry about bus-sized things falling from the sky.
According to Asteroid Watch (AW), a branch of NASA charged with (not surprisingly) watching for asteroids, BX34 would have simply broken up in our atmo-sphere long before it impacted Earth. I also take reassurance from the fact that NASA was so unconcerned about this asteroid that they released the informa-tion in the form of a Twitter post, or tweet as the younger genera-tion calls it.
While Twitter may or may not be a viable form of news media, I have to admit I’m a little disap-pointed in AW. Despite a respect-able number of followers, close to 840,000, and relatively pro-fessional information, it would be among the most depressing things I can think of to learn about an impending astronomi-cal apocalypse through Twitter. That said, I learned a surprisingly large amount from AW’s posts, including their participation in an asteroid defense initiative.
Apparently, asteroids like BX34 have sparked renewed interest in projects aimed at pre-venting space object collisions with Earth. A recently developed international program named NEOShield (NEO for Near Earth
Object) represents the research made in this direction. The or-ganization’s goal is to develop methods of deflecting or redirect-ing the large space objects that have a chance of hitting Earth.
Unfortunately, due to the limi-tations of our current technology, these methods largely fall into one of two groups. The first in-volves the use of gravitational forces by positioning a space-craft near the object in question for a long period of time to sub-tly alter its trajectory. The second revolves around simply blowing it up, or in other words, using a large explosion from a nuclear weapon to push the object in a different direction.
So, in summation, the chunk of space-going rock that nearly missed disintegrating in Earth’s atmosphere serves as a reminder that terrestrial events are not the only source of threats to man-kind. Luckily scientists have long been working on methods to defend ourselves from these potentially world-ending objects, and we can rest assured that if all else fails, simply throwing nukes at the problem has a high prob-ability for success.
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Groundhog Day: the legend
This Thursday, February 2, 2012, eyes will shift
to the great state of Pennsyl-vania to see whether or not a groundhog sees his shadow. This is the 126th time that this event has been held, and there’s a part of me that loves how committed people are to the bit.
Sure, Punxsutawney Phil is adorable. And according to the over a century old legend, if Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of win-ter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. Something about walking to class on Monday in a t-shirt tells me that even if Phil hits a bull’s-eye like he has reportedly done for the last century and a quarter, there’s little to truly know about the weather unless you wake up and step outside for yourself. I think I heard former Vice Pres-ident Al Gore say that during a PowerPoint presentation.
But perhaps the most amaz-ing thing about this harmless and fun holiday is that it gave us the brilliant film of the same name starring Bill Murray. It’s a genuine classic. But back to the real legend behind the holi-day. It’s said that Punxsutaw-ney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the elixir of life, which is a secret Gobbler’s Knob recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Ground-hog Picnic and it epically gives him seven more years of life. A Pennsylvanian fountain of youth, as it were, though I’m not sure why Phil would need to take a drink every summer unless the elixir of life tastes as good as Surge did back in the nineties. Do you remember Surge? That stuff was the elixir of life, that is, until the colos-sal sugar crash that usually came about two hours later.
But what I remember about Groundhog Day was genuine-ly getting excited about it as a kid, wondering if that little
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furry animal was going to see his shadow and scurry back home or not. This was before I got too much life under my belt and I became a cryptic cynic. That morning at school, rumors would fly across the hallways about a groundhog. We would wait to get the offi-cial news over the loud speaker with the early announcements: could we expect a lot of in-door recess this year, or would we be back outside before we knew it? This was usually the basis for the excitement. And somehow, it worked.
So, happy shadow hunting, Punxsutawney Phil. Let me know where recess is going to be the rest of this year.
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A TV mAde for gAming
Video games have finally met their TV soul mates.
Sony has released the Play Sta-tion 3D Display for gamers to get the fullest effects from their products.
Playing video games is al-ways fun and is a good way to kill some time. With technol-ogy advancing every day, video games are starting to advance too. They are starting to become very realistic. Games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and Halo Reach are advancing to give the players the feeling of actually be-ing part of the game. With 1080p HDTV the quality of the game is so rich that the players are able to see every little detail of their
surroundings in the game. To make it even better Sony
has created a TV specially de-signed for gaming. The Play Station 3D Display is what Sony calls it. But despite the Play Sta-tion name, this 3D Display actu-ally works just like a TV does. The TV is shaped like a PSP, making it a unique Sony design. Also the technology that is be-hind this 3D Display makes it perfect for gaming.
Today almost all the games are playable by two people at the same time, and the TV splits up into two different screens. Sony came up with a way that two players can play at the same time without having the TV screen splitting up into two dif-ferent parts. This technology allows both players to have the
full TV screen to play together. This is a very big advance when it comes to gaming technology because there is no other TV that allows this. Plus this 3D Display can also work with your laptop thanks to the HDMI input. This means that it can be used with basically anything.
Since it is a 3D Display, you have to have 3D glasses to be able to see anything in 3D. When buying this 3D Display you will receive one pair of the 3D glasses, one game, and also one HDMI cable. The 3D glass-es are not behind when it comes to advancing technology. These glasses are universally compat-ible which means they work on any 3D TV.
The glasses are also recharge-able and support the technology
that allows two players to play using the whole display at the same time. Although there are not many games out there which work with the technology that this 3D Display has to offer, they will catch up. Any gamer will agree that SimulView is one of the coolest feature that any cur-rent TV has to offer.
The price of this 3D Display is not as bad as you think. It costs right around $400, which includes one pair of the 3D Glasses, one HDMI cable, and also one game. This price however, can vary by $100 up or down, depending on where you chose to buy, and what is included. Considering what this 3D Display comes with the price is fairly low, especially if you catch it on sale.
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printing stations takes the i-card. The main locations are Brookens library, and UHB printing labs, but there are several other spots around campus. The printing process for the new allowance is simple.
Since it’s already on the cam-pus card, all the student has to do is swipe the card and it’s paid for. Information Technology Services has helped out students with no money or no printer, by decid-ing to grant this print allowance. Not many universities offer this ability and the ITS took students voices into account as they made this new improvement.
The students are already ec-static about the new allowance and are spreading the word. UIS student ambassador, Brittany
Henderson, has really found a new interest in the printing al-lowance by being able to pro-mote the idea when she’s touring for UIS visitors.
“The printing allowance is awesome. It allows students to get work done without having to worry about paying for printing. It’s also great as a student ambas-sador because many visitors com-plain about the different services the university has, but now I say UIS has it,” Henderson said.
Although most students use the printing for assignment pur-poses, other students use their al-lowance for media purposes. The printing allowance not only sup-ports black ink printing but also color. Freshman Alexis Gould uses her campus allowance for personal decorative reason as well as for assignments.
“I used some of my printer al-lowance to print out pictures and
my favorite things to decorate my dorm room. I still use it academic wise but it’s just another way stu-dents can really benefit from the printing allowance. You’re able to print what you need for you and that’s what I love about it,” Gould says.
ITS has really been receiving great news on the new allow-ance. Knowing the reason be-hind the idea makes the campus find a new love for IT Services. Not only do they fix computers and help with most technologi-cal difficulties, they also take time to appreciate the students they serve. Josh Irons, a manager in Information Technology Ser-vices, really enjoys talking about new improvements and listening to the students feedback.
“The printer allowance really sets a more positive experience for the students on campus to-wards the IT office. We made a
survey and students filled it out. The students pay to come here and pay a fee for the depart-ment’s services. Why shouldn’t they receive an allowance from us? They wanted this service. If it’s what the student wanted then we should be able to give them that option,” Irons says.
Knowing that the University of Illinois, Springfield is work-ing with students to make a better experience shows a lot about the people in administration and how they feels about their student’s opinions. Whether printing out assignments or décor for a dorm room, ITS has really made a great change on UIS campus this spring semester.
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Cuban cuisine is traditionally a fusion of Spanish, African and Caribbean cui-sines, resulting in a flavorful, diverse col-lection of foods. The popular Cuban sand-wich is built on a base of lightly buttered Cuban bread and contains sliced roast pork, thinly sliced Serrano ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, and yellow mustard. Rice and beans are a common addition found in many meals throughout Cuba, as are soups and stews. The most popular sauce added to meats is mojo or mojito, made with oil, garlic, onion, spices such as oregano and bitter orange or lime juice.
Cuban words for Valentine’s Day:Bemba: lipsGuapo: good lookingSuerte: good luck, happiness
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‘Red Tails’ passeswith flying colors
Sixteen years have passed since the original film
about the first African American pilots from the 332nd Fighter Group of the Army Air Corps, Tuskegee Airmen, came out. Crit-ics were skeptical that Red Tails could compete with its predeces-sor, but the film has proven that it can stand on its own.
Directed by Anthony Hem-ingway and produced by George Lucas, Red Tails is based on the Tuskegee Airmen, the first Afri-can American pilots who served in heavily segregated units dur-ing World War II. The movie goes into depth of how the 99th Fighter Squadron had to exceed expectations to be able to fight in the war.
The movie dealt with brother-hood, determination, and strong will. Each of the Red Tails had
By Che Vaughn Starling
News Reporter
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Culture CornerWelcome to Cuba
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HoroscopesAries (March 21-April 19) Start off strong this se-
mester without succumbing to overconfidence. Work hard now and be rewarded later.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) Jump into this year by making new friends.
Use the power of persuasion and take a gamble.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Start anew and tie up loose ends. An ex-citing transition is around the corner, so finish old business and dive into something new!.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) Obstacles lie ahead; be wary of trusting others for the next couple of weeks. Use your instincts when con-fronted by unexpected changes.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ) Don’t be afraid of the limelight. Promote yourself and your talents now, or you‘ll regret it later.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Take a load off; you’re working too much. Careers and grades are important, but so are friends and family. Live a little.
Libra (Sept. 23.-Oct. 22) Look for new opportunities ahead; do not let the fear of rejection and obstacles impair your decision.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Don’t let those around you steer you away from your goals. Regain your confidence and take life by the horns.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Revamp your image and you will meet new acquaintances, leading to career opportunities ahead.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) This is the semester to impress bosses and professors. Bring your “A” game and dedication to the table.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Have patience, things will turn around for you in the near future. Learn from the past and you will get what you are seeking.
Pisces (Feb 19-March 20) You will experience challenges and there is nothing you can do to change that. Focus on little accomplishments for now.
prove to the higher generals that they could fight, and defeat the stereotype that African Ameri-cans are nothing more than an inferior race of cowards in times of battle. The movie shows the 99th Fighter Squadron shedding blood, and tears to fight for their country; some even died.
Red Tails is filled with a lot of action, and keeps you enter-tained. The movie starts off with a hardcore battle scene which picks up right in the middle of a fight. The film quickly moves onto introducing the audience to the Tuskegee Airmen, who are away from the battle. Plus, we meet Colonel A.J. Bullard who is struggling to get the Tuskegee Airmen actually fighting in the war.
Bullard, played by Ter-rance Howard, is getting the run around from the higher generals when it comes to actually having the Tuskegee Airmen fighting battles. Eventually, “Operation
Shingle” comes their way; a true test of whether they are worthy to fight in the war. Their victory leads the men to gaining more re-spect, and earning more missions. They prove to the world that they CAN fight for their country.
In Red Tails, we see conflicts between Marty “Easy” Julian; played by Nate Parker; and Joe “Lightning” Little; played by David Oyelowo. Easy, who is a laid back captain, finds it dif-ficult to control his womanizer, charismatic friend, Lightning. Throughout the movie, you see these two toe to toe while keep-ing up a brotherhood that united the men. The men learn how to keep each other’s spirits up, while dealing with the discrimi-nation, and being at the bottom of the ranks.
Although commercials and posters present the main char-acters being Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr, the real break out stars in the movie are definite-ly Parker and Oyelowo. They portray their characters with compelling determination that
expressed what the pilots were going through at the time.
Even though the movie does do a good job depicting some of the struggles the 99th Fighter Squadron had to overcome, it does dilute the historical con-tent with entertainment. Red Tails does not go into depth of the “full” road that the men had to take to fight in World War II. Some people might argue that Red Tails has too many of the cheesy action scenes that George Lucas is notorious for, but that is what gives the movie its edge and really shows the essence of the battles. The film would have lost some meaning if the” cheesy” battle scenes weren’t in it.
In all aspects, Red Tails does demonstrate a compelling story about a group of people overcom-ing and defeating all odds. The movie shows the obstacles the Tuskegee Airmen went through to fight for their country. Red Tails more than meets expecta-tions. It is an enjoyable feature that is worth being seen.
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IntramuralsTo participate in this year’s Intramurals program, you
must register using IM Leagues located on the Rec Sports website. Individuals and captains enter their team using this system.
Intramuals is looking to hire IM Officials. If you are interested in working for Re Sports apply through Career Connect and by submitted a Rec Sports application found on our website!
Register TODAY for Pickleball Singles! Registration closes Sunday, February 5th at 11pm!
Special EventsWacky Wednesday:Wednesday February 1st - Football Trivia; PAC Cafete-
riaWednesday February 8th – Ping-Pong tic-tac-toe; PAC
Cafeteria
Group ExerciseGroup exercise classes have started for the semester.
This semester we have one new class being offered. The new class is “willPower & grace on Wednesdays at 8pm in the Multi-Purpose Room in TRAC.
Wellness100 mile club- Registration is now open through Febru-
ary 10th. Contact Trent Tangen [email protected] to sign up. Teams of 3 or more; pedometers are not necessary in order to participate but available for purchase for $1 at the Front Desk. April 23rd will be the final day for teams to report their mileage. If each team member reaches 100 miles, each team member will be awarded a “100-mile club” t-shirt.
Personal Training- Buddy Training PackageOne-on-two meeting with a personal trainer that offers
individuals an opportunity to work out with co-workers, spouses, roommates, or any other buddy. A personal trainer will assist in developing a fitness program specifically de-
signed to meet your goals and interests. Prices are for two people.
Outdoor AdventuresRegistration for the Ski Trip
to Granite Peaks Wisconsin, Friday, February 17th- Sunday, February 19th is now open. Register today in the Rec Sports Office. Cost: Students-$145, Rec Members-$200, Non-Rec Members-$280.
Informal RecreationThis semester Rec Sports will have different equipment
available for you to demo! Equipment will range from the updated models we currently have to those that are new trends in the industry!
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Zandler confident, positive for the future of UIS baseball
Sitting upon the floor are boxes of uniforms to be
handed out later in the day. On the wall hang pictures reminding anyone that walks into the office of family. In the chair behind a large desk sits UIS head baseball coach Michael Zandler, a tall fig-ure emitting an aura of kindness and experience.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking him simply as another
easy going man looking for a relaxed game of baseball in the park, Zandler means business. He wants to win.
As a veteran member of the coaching ranks, Zandler was ap-pointed to the position of head baseball coach late last semester by Athletic Director Kim Pate.
“You lose a lot of time with the team coming into the posi-tion mid semester,” commented Zandler.
Though the first year coach is already facing his first obstacles,
Zandler has been impressed with the work ethic and dedication of his team.
When asked if he had any spe-cific goals for the UIS baseball team this year, Coach Zandler did not respond by giving a re-cord he hoped to achieve or any other statistic that he wished to supersede, instead, his response was simple and efficient, “I want
By Carson BussAssistant Editor for Sports
Prairie Stars mistakes at UMSL ends winning streak
The week started off on a good note for the Prairie
Stars as they survived a rough shooting night in the overtime win over Maryville 57-51. The win moved UIS 10-9 overall and 7-3 in the GLVC.
The Prairie Stars recovered from a first half deficit of 21-20 and survived a back and forth sec-ond half. The UIS men struggled badly from the field to the tune of a 32 field goal percentage on the night, and even worse from three-point range (2-18) in the win. UIS controlled the boards as they out rebounded Maryville 42-26.
Jermaine Love-Roberts re-mained clutch from the free throw line as he sank 15 of his
16 free throw attempts to give him 23 points. Michael Fakuade added another double-double to his record, with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
The win against Maryville put UIS to within just one game of West Division leader Missouri-St. Louis. UIS met up with UMSL on Saturday in St. Louis with the division lead at stake.
The Prairie Stars couldn’t win their fifth in a row however as turnovers and miscues led to a 76-65 loss in St. Louis.
UMSL jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead and it looked like they may never look back, but UIS closed the gap and eventually took a lead in the game when Brandon Snowden scored with five minutes remaining in the half to make it 22-21. UMSL’s Zach Redel hit a shot with two
second remaining in the half to give Tritons a 31-30 lead at the break.
The Prairie Stars had a tem-porary lead in the second half with the score 39-35, but gave up consecutive three-pointers on possessions by UMSL to tie the game at 41 a piece. UMSL then caught fire from the field and pushed a lead to seven points with five minutes remaining in the game. The Tritons kept scor-ing and pushed the eventual score to 76-65.
Jermaine Love-Roberts led the Prairie Stars in scoring with 21 points and Michael Fakuade added his 14th double-double of the season with 18 points and 12
Super Bowl sequel
In the movie business, Hol-lywood sequels don’t live
up to the expectations most of the time. This past summer’s Hangover Part 2 is a good ex-ample. The sequel featured the same cast and theme, but lacked some of the originality that made the first one a classic. This year’s Super Bowl features a rematch of Super Bowl XLII from five years ago, but unlike a Hollywood se-quel this game seems destined to be another classic.
Super Bowl XLII is one of the NFL’s best games in its his-tory. The Patriots entered the game with a record-breaking of-fense and the chance to become the first team to go undefeated throughout both the 16 game regular and post seasons. The Giants were able to end the Patri-ots pursuit of perfection, thanks to Eli Manning’s 4th quarter he-roics and David Tyree’s circus catch on a desperation throw to win the game 17-14.
This year’s Super Bowl is full of different storylines that add even more excitement to what is already the most watched annual sporting event. The most talked about storyline of course is the rematch of the two teams. Both teams still have the same head coaches and quarterbacks, but most of each roster has changed. The Giants have 17 players still on the team, but the Patriots re-turn less than 10.
For the Patriots to win they
must do what they couldn’t do five years ago in the game, block the Giants pass rush. Brady was harassed the entire game by the Giants defensive lineman and was never able to feel comfort-able in the pocket. It won’t be any easier this time around. Many experts feel that the Gi-ants pass rush is better now than it was five years ago, largely due to Jason Pierre-Paul’s explosion onto the scene with 16.5 sacks in his second year.
Another key to the Patri-ots success will be the health of standout tight end Rob Gronkowski. In the AFC title game Gronkowski injured his an-kle and has been wearing a walk-ing boot ever since. Gronkowski is the Patriots biggest red zone threat as he broke the NFL record for touchdowns and yards for a tight end. Apart from Tom Bra-dy, Gronkowsksi is the Patriots most valuable offensive player, and they would struggle without his presence.
The Giants keys to success are simple: harass Brady and expose a weak Patriots secondary. The Giants have three solid wide re-ceiving threats in Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz, and Mario Man-ningham. These guys could give Patriots defenders problems, es-pecially if Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is forced to play cornerback again as he did in the AFC title game.
Eli Manning has put himself
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By Carson BussAssistant Editor for Sports
Photo by Mayur Thulasi-Das
Junior forward, Ashley Coffey battles with a score of Maryville players for a rebound. Maryvillle defeated UIS 69-76 with a 27 point effort from Abby Duethman
Leads slip through the Star’s fingers
Following a strong per-formance last week, the
UIS Women’s basketball team looked to continue their strong play as they took to the court this week against GLVC opponent Maryville.
Carly Goede offered a career-high 17 point effort for the Stars. Ashley Coffey also contributed to the Prairie Star offensive with 11 points as well as a career-high 13 rebounds. Scoring 14 and 10 for UIS were Megan Bergerud and Alyssa Palmer respectively.
Maryville came out of the gates strong establishing a solid 11-4 lead early in the game.
UIS battled back with a 15-7 run augmented by a Goede three-pointer to take the lead with less than 10 minutes to play in the first half.
Extending the lead late into the first half, the UIS women took a 10-point advantage as Coffey hit a mid-range jumper with three minutes left in the half. Heading into the break, UIS led Maryville
42-34.The Saints used another hot
start to draw the game back to even as Abby Duethman hit an-other three-pointer; she had four on the night.
Though the Prairie Stars were able to produce a four point lead with eight minutes remaining, they were unable to hold on as Maryville upended UIS 76-69.
Duethman led the Saints with a game-high 27 points.
Wrapping the week up, UIS traveled to the Mark Twain building in St. Louis, MO as they faced off against another GLVC opponent in UM-St. Louis.
A tight first-half battle fol-lowed opening tipoff as neither team could pull away from the other.
A consistent offensive effort from Bailey Beale, 17 points; Bergerud, 14; Palmer, 11 and Elizabeth Kelly 9 with a team-high 9 boards, allowed UIS to create its largest lead of the night with 6.
In the first half of play, there were a total of 11 lead changes
and the teams went into the lock-er rooms at half in a dead lock at 33.
UM-St. Louis and UIS contin-ued their dog fight, trading points here and there. It wasn’t until the Tritons took the lead with eight minutes to play that the dead lock was broken.
UIS tried to claw its way back into the game, getting within 6 following a Beale 3-pointer with less than 3 minutes to play, but in the end the Tritons proved to be too much as the defeated the Prairie Stars 80-65.
The victory for the Tritons was highlighted by a stellar dis-play of shooting, 55.8 percent from the field. UMSL was led by senior guard, Caitlyn Moody with 26 points.
UIS falls to 8-11 overall and 3-8 in the GLVC, while UMSL improved to the same mark of 8-11 and 3-8.
UIS will continue its road trip this week as the women travels to GLVC opponent Drury, tip-off is set for 5:45 p.m. Thursday.
rebounds on the afternoon. Two areas of the game stood
out to Love-Roberts after the loss, “turnovers and missed layups. If we do a better job in those two areas then we win the
game…those areas have plagued us when we lose so it’s important to do better” he said.
Looking ahead the final stretch of the season will put UIS on the road as four of their re-maining seven games are away. UIS will face UMSL in Spring-field on Feb. 18, but next on the plate for the Prairie Stars will
be consecutive road games with Drury University and Missouri S&T. The team knows it will be tested down the stretch as for-ward Michael Fakuade acknowl-edged, “our schedule will define our character because we will be on the road a lot to close the sea-son.”
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to develop the team.”UIS comes into its second
baseball season as a member of the NCAA DII Great Lakes Val-ley Conference. After finishing 8-35 last year, it would be easy for a coach to say that he wants to win x-amount of games this next season; however it is never that simple when attempting to build a program from the ground up, especially when faced with such a competitive conference.
However, it is exactly this factor that appealed greatly to
Zandler and helped him make his decision to come to UIS.
“It is pretty uncommon for a coach to get to sit down with a blank canvass and to help plan out the future of the facilities.”
With this blank canvass Zan-dler and other members of UIS athletics hope to expand the cur-rent facilities and eventually play the vast majority of games here on campus. If and when this dream becomes reality it will not only help the recruiting process, but also increase the availability of baseball games to the student body and organizations such as Blue Crew.
In another statement, the first
year UIS head baseball coach will not settle for mediocrity in his team nor in the development of future athletic facilities, “no-body wants it done quickly; I want it done right.”
Zandler is not only focusing on building a baseball program, but helping a group of young men become successful members of society by placing a premium on the importance of academics. Coming from a highly academic institution in Davidson, a mem-ber of the NCAA DI Southern Conference, Zandler sees that it is not enough that his players look at their 4 year plan, but their 40 year plans and life after base-
ball.Last season UIS pitchers fin-
ished with a team ERA of 7.65 and their opponents fished with a batting average of .348. With these numbers Zandler looks to emphasize both pitching and de-fense.
“If you are doing the right things, the results will be there.”
The right things Zandler re-ferred to are eliminating walks and errors as well as having pitchers pour strikes through the zone, by doing this other teams will have to earn their base run-ners and runs.
Assisting Zandler this season thus far will be Richard Dennis
and Jason Farrell.UIS will be returning six of
last year’s starting position play-ers as well as nine pitchers. Zan-dler will have a little experience to work with as the season draws nearer.
UIS will see its first action on the diamond Feb.25 as the team heads south to Monticello, Ark to face Arkansas-Monticello in a three game series. As of now, the Prairie Stars will not be playing at home until March 21 when they will square off against GLVC opponent Lewis.
UIS’s home games will be played at Chatham Community Park unless stated otherwise.
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in the discussion for best quarter-back in the game, and with anoth-er Lombardi trophy to his name he would enter an exclusive club. What’s even more interesting is that Eli will have the chance to do this in Indianapolis in the sta-dium that his brother Peyton is largely responsible for building, playing against the team that is Peyton’s biggest rival. Peyton will surely be in attendance root-ing on his brother to take down Brady and Belichick one more
time.Predicting the outcome of this
game is no easy task. The Patri-ots and Giants offenses are both capable of scoring enough points to win, but the two team’s de-fenses set them apart. The Giants defense relentlessly pressures the quarterback thanks to their depth at defensive line, and they are now the healthiest they’ve been all season. The Patriots defense has been picked on all year to the tune of a league worst in yards allowed.
The game will likely feature more points than the last time
they met on this stage, but the out-come will probably be the same. Ultimately the Patriots defense will give up too many big plays to Eli Manning and the Giants offense to recover from. Brady and Belichick could be consid-ered the favorites in Vegas, but in reality the gap is close. A loss in this year’s game would undoubt-edly hurt each man’s legacy with two consecutive Super Bowl losses to their names.
Prediction: New York Giants 24- New England Patriots 21
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