September 19, 2012Volume 37 Issue 3

Player Profile: Mark Williams

By Kati Maseman

Editor-in-Chief

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Avant-garde cinema sparks

discussion on film, HIV

Growing art community

featured UIS students’ work

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Sports

News

By Daymon Kiliman

Assistant Editor for News

Campus Senate announces marketing concentration, minor for UIS

The Campus Senate has approved a resolution establishing a concen-

tration and minor in marketing at UIS. Jorge Villegas, Assistant Professor in Business Adminis-tration, says that this move brings the school more in line with other programs around the country.

“Since I arrived here in 2009, the college has been trying to cre-ate something like this because it’s part of the traditional offering in any college of business and it’s fairly doable,” he said.

The concentration will allow students in the Department of Business Administration to take a full load of marketing classes, whereas the minor may be used to supplement education for stu-dents in different areas. Villegas believes the minor will be par-ticularly useful for students who

plan to open a private practice or business. Their primary area of study will give them the exper-tise to provide good service, but many entrepreneurs are also re-sponsible for their own market-ing.

Faculty will develop courses for the concentration and minor according to their interest areas, so the full range of course offer-ings will be determined pending finalization of the faculty roster. Villegas believes that among the new offerings will be courses covering sales management and international marketing.

Tim Barnett, Vice Chancellor

for Student Affairs, provided a mixed picture of student enroll-ment at UIS. Overall, enrollment numbers are down, but the num-ber of new full-time first-year students and online-only students are up. Racial diversity among

first-year students has also in-creased to the point that less than 50 percent of the class is Cau-casian, which has been a long-standing goal for UIS, Barnett says. In addition, the number and diversity of honors students has increased, according to tracking by Student Affairs.

Karen Moranski, Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergradu-

ate Education, added that UIS “is doing some really great work on retention fronts on the high and low ends.” She said the Univer-sity retains about 80 percent of its honors students and about 75 percent of at-risk students, which includes those coming from low socioeconomic backgrounds and those who are the first generation in their families to go to college.

Enrollment declined most sig-nificantly among students who transferred to UIS as sophomores and juniors. A phone call survey conducted by Student Affairs revealed that financial aid and other financial issues influenced their decision. Barnett said many state and federal grants and loans have decreased in recent years, which plays a big part in the fi-nancial difficulties students face.

“We are beginning to gain in reputation with administrations of other institutions in the Midwest”

- Karen MoranskiAssociate Vice Chancellor for

Undergraduate Education

Andres Lara, inspiring others through a story of struggle and triumph

Photo by Kati Maseman

Andres Lara, during a Speaker Series event, shared motivational stories and tips for succes with those in Attendance.

Fleeing from Cuba, ar-riving in America, not speaking English,

alone and unsure of the future. This was the start of Andres Lara’s journey to becoming a motivational speaker and touring the United States as a successful businessman.

In a recent visit to UIS, Lara shared his story with students and staff, first at a meet and greet dinner, then during his session as part of the ECCE Speaker Se-ries. His tale was one of success through struggle, hard work, mo-tivation from others and a good sense of what he wanted.

“You cannot do it all your-self,” Lara said of accomplishing dreams and becoming success-ful. He shared stories of how oth-ers helped him. From professors telling him he needed to learn English if he wanted to accom-plish his dreams; to the moti-vational speaker who told him “where there is a will, there is a way,” words that put him on the path to becoming the speaker he

is today; to the speech patholo-gists who helped him learn to speak English.

At the meet and greet dinner, as attendees enjoyed Hispanic style food and music, and Lara shared some of his tips, for those who would be unable to attend his later session. He suggested books for money management, and encouraged the audience to find their dreams and work to ac-complish them.

Both the dinner and the speaking session were highly interactive. Lara encouraged his audience to engage in dialogue concerning money, success and any other questions that might be facing them. He also asked for the audience to text a special number to receive his CDs and weekly motivational newsletter. During his speaking session, he often had the audience stand and do different activities to drive home a point or just to have fun.

His reasoning for this was that other motivational speakers

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N EWSNationwide drought impacts

local farmers, crops

The recent storms from Hurricane Isaac proved

to be too late in the season to make up for the lack of rainfall plaguing the Midwest, and the nation. Food supplies suffer both locally and nationally due to the drought.

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) released reports Sept. 13 that said the state of Illinois is still experiencing a broad-scale drought with conditions vary-ing from moderate to extreme. However, the outlook is likely to improve according to the latest land and weather assessments, as August was the first “normal” month, in regards to precipita-tion and temperature.

Nationally, the contiguous U.S. is facing drought-like con-ditions from coast to coast. Wide ranges of moderate to excep-tionally dry conditions have in-creased throughout the Midwest and the heartland, while abnor-mally dry conditions have devel-oped in the southeast and south-west regions, as well as along the east and west coasts.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) re-ported that in the state of Il-linois alone, 21 percent of the corn crop has been harvested, compared to the normal state average of only 6 percent at this point in the season. The nationwide average is not far behind with 15 percent of corn crop harvested, with a norm of 5 percent. The report also noted that 85 percent of the U.S. corn crop is located in the heart of the drought. Seventy-five percent of that crop is considered to be in poor to very poor condition, im-pacting the size, taste and qual-ity of the corn. This reality is pushing farmers to harvest early, in order to try and salvage what is left of this year’s yield, which in turn has increased the price of corn by nearly 35 percent in the last three months according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Sangamon County is feel-ing the impacts of this year’s drought in more ways than one. NIDIS stated that the county has been impacted by the drought in six markets: agriculture, water

By Ashley Henry

News Reporter

Avoiding resume mistakes, tips that can land you an interview

Resumes are essential in today’s real world. They

help people get jobs, and make a decent living. For a college stu-dent, it is extremely important to make the right decisions when creating a resume because em-ployers base a lot on what is in it.

Resumes can open doors to graduate school, employment, clubs, as well as other various ac-tivities. They are the information pieces that set an individual apart from the rest of the pack, so it is fairly important to know what to do and what not to do when cre-ating a resume.

An important aspect to a resume is highlighting ones strengths and skills; these skills should not focus primarily on job duties. A resume should not be a boring list of job duties and responsibilities. A resume should go beyond what was required and demonstrate how a person made a difference at each activ-ity and job they have done.

Using a flowery or general objective statement is overly done and a resume should not have it. Instead of using fluff in the resume, replace the resume objective with a tagline stating expertise.

Also, making a resume too long or too short is a common mistake. Many college students try to squeeze their experiences onto one page because some may have heard that a resume cannot be longer than that, or ramble on about irrelevant experiences that are not required for the job they want.

On the other hand, some stu-dents do not put enough of their experiences on a resume, and shy away from their skills. When writing a resume, ask, “Will this statement help me land an inter-view?” Every word should be a selling point, so only include in-teresting and relevant things in the resume.

Including irrelevant informa-tion can create fluff that does not appeal well to employers.

Include skills and interest that re-lates to the job at hand. Students should not include birthdate, marital status, height, weight, and race unless it pertains to the job. Additionally, one should not include references. Put refer-ences in a separate document, and only send it of the employer asks for it.

Another common mistake in resumes using personal pronouns and articles. Since a resume is a form of business communica-tion, it should be concise and written in a telegraphic style; it should not use I, us, we, me, etc.

Most importantly, typos are the quickest way to land a good resume in the garbage. All it takes is one typo for an employ-er to dismiss a resume entirely. Proofreading and having several eyes read a resume is important. A resume should be as close to perfect as possible because it re-flects the person applying for a job.

In college, a student must up-date their resume every semester for it to be current. Every se-mester there are new skills that a student can add based on class-es and activities. UIS provides many resources to help students exceed at creating their resume portfolio. The Career Develop-ment Center offers advice and guidance for creating a good re-sume. They also prepare students for their long-term career goals by suggesting paths that students should choose while taking their undergraduate courses.

Resumes can be hard. An ef-ficient resume can take anywhere from 6-12 hours. Employers take 20 seconds to read each resume if they read it at all. The major-ity of the time a machine reads resumes that looks for specific words related to the job. If it does not have the percentage of words, the applicant does not get a call back. Students should not want to be in that predicament; the best way to avoid these is-sues is to take the time out to create a perfect resume, and use the resources that help students to succeed.

By Che Vaughn Starling

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supply, business and industry, energy, relief and response, and public health. This countywide breakdown is an improvement to the national report of nine mar-kets impacted.

Seaney Farms, located in Tallula, Il., is owned by Bob and Pat Seaney. The farm pro-duces 40 acres of sweet corn and 2,000 acres of field corn, along with soybeans, flowers and oth-er produce at three locations in Sangamon County. They are just one local farm feeling the many effects of the drought this sea-son.

Pat Seaney said that the farm went two solid months without rain, which posed a problem because of the fact that they do not irrigate their land. However, they were able to yield what they could, due to the quality of soil on their land.

The farm is on trend with the rest of the nation with their last yield of sweet corn on Sept. 15, nearly a month earlier than usual.

“The field corn has been se-verely affected by the drought, so we have used some of that field corn as silage to feed the cattle,” Seaney said. “Feed for animals is going to be very high this season, and consumers are going to feel the effects. A farm-er just has a roll of the dice, and you just have to hope for the best and carry on.”

Another local farm impacted

by the drought is Sally’s Fields in Chatham, Il. Owned and oper-ated by Sally McDaniel-Smith; the farm produces sustainably grown fruits and vegetables.

This small town farm started up earlier this year, and has been prospering at the Old Capitol Farmer’s Market in downtown Springfield, but it has been no easy feat with the drought.

“We had to irrigate with city water, and we’ve had to use a lot of irrigation, which is okay, but it’s just not the same as good ol’ rain,” McDaniel-Smith said. “Ir-rigating will get the top of the soil wet, but a two-day long rain will get it wet two to three feet down. And there was no snow last winter either, so the soil was dry.”

McDaniel-Smith also said that her produce had to be har-vested three weeks earlier than planned due to the heat and the drought.

The drought has kept farms across the nation on their toes, and with this year’s season com-ing to an end Sangamon Coun-ty’s local farms have high hopes for the success of next year’s growing season.

Seaney Farms and Sally’s Fields can be found at the Old Capitol Farmer’s Market in downtown Springfield, open Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. until October 27.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

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University of Illinois Springfield Police Department reported the following calls for the period of Sept. 11 - Sept. 16.

Check on Welfare9/16/12 at 2:57 p.m. in Trillium CourtAn officer responded to a call concerning a subject who was re-

ceiving alarming text messages from a friend living on campus. The officer made contact with the sender of the messages and found that everything was okay. The officer resumed patrol.

Zero Tolerance9/16/12 at 2:08 a.m. on Willow Springs DriveAn officer pulled over a vehicle for driving erratically and found

the driver had been consuming alcohol while less than 21 years of age. The driver was arrested and taken to jail. A report was com-pleted.

Elevator Emergency9/15/12 at 9:02 p.m. in PACA call came in for an elevator emergency. Subject advised it was

an accident. An officer checked the area; everything was clear.Complaint9/15/12 at 10:17 a.m. in HRBOfficers were advised that a vehicle was parked in a handicap

space without a placard. Area was checked- no such activity.Underage Drinking Party9/14/12 at 11:05 p.m. in Larkspur CourtOfficers were called to a fire alarm and discovered an underage

drinking party. A report was written.Suspicious Vehicle9/14/12 at 10:46 p.m. on Toronto RoadWhile on patrol, an officer noticed a suspicious vehicle. Suspi-

cious vehicle checked.Suspicious Person9/14/12 at 2:17 p.m. on HemingwayA suspicious person was seen standing in the middle of the road.

Suspicious person was checked.Patrol Investigation9/11/12 at 8:09 p.m. at the Sports ComplexWhile on patrol, an officer noticed an unoccupied vehicle. The

vehicle was checked found to be secured.Accident-Property Damage9/11/12 at 5:33 p.m. in G LotOfficers were called to an accident with property damage at the

above location. A report was written.To view the complete Police Beat, visit www.uisjournal.com.

inspire you while they are there, “but then what.” He explained that the level of motivation and excitement fades after the speak-er leaves, and he didn’t want to be that way. With the CDs and newsletter, those in the audience could continue to interact with Lara, long after he left UIS.

During his session, Lara pro-vided several acronyms to put the audience on the path to ac-complishing goals. They includ-ed GOYA and A.S.S.

GOYA stands for Get Off Your Anatomy, & take action. This point was demonstrated, when he asked how many people wanted $20 and held up a bill, with nearly everyone raising his or her hands. Then he asked how many would use GOYA right then to make it happen.

He asked several times be-fore an audience member caught on, and went up to the front of the room and took the money from him. The point of this was to show anyone can want some-thing, but you have to get up and take action to make it happen.

His next acronym was A.S.S, which stands for Act on Small Steps. He explained that through small steps, someone could turn

the impossible into the possible. With this Lara also explained that these steps help people to quit less and move forward more.

“Right before you quit, some-thing mentally happens,” he said. People are conditioned, they get used to being knocked down. It is what happens after that makes the difference. “Every time you get knocked down, you learn something, “ Lara said.

He explained how acting on small steps can push you for-ward. With audience help, Lara established that turning back hurts more than moving for-ward. Various audience members added that you deal with turning back for the rest of your life, and you know where you’ve been, so you know how painful that was. Lara filled in by adding regret. If you turn back you always have the “what if.”

Lara summarized by saying “the pain of moving forward is temporary. The pain of quitting is permanent.”

To go along with moving forward in small steps, Lara explained that people have to make a decision to move forward with or without others. By this he wanted to demonstrate that sometimes people hold you back, whether they mean to or not. For example, if a person is trying to

accomplish a goal, but they have a friend who needs their help, they may keep trying to help that friend up instead of moving forward. Sometimes it can be a tough decision, but it can help to achieve goals.

Lara also pointed out that “life will not get easier unless you get smarter.” He tied this in to the adage “work smarter, not hard-er,” to drive home the point.

His last point of the night was Network= Net Worth. By this he was trying to explain that con-nections are a great way to get places. He gave the example of having a boring professor, and not trying to pay attention in class. But what happens if you show up to class, ask questions and learn from this professor; they may then in turn, provide you with a reference to land a job, or introduce you to a poten-tial employer.

Through out the night, Lara used personal stories and easy-to-use steps to give the audience manageable ways to accomplish their goals and become success-ful. While some thought his mes-sage was mostly about money, Lara pointed out that these steps and tips can be applied to any kind of goal.

For a video from the event, visit www.uisjournal.com

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Avant-garde cinema sparks discussion on film, HIV

Political Art and the Public Sphere, an ECCE speak-

ers series at UIS, is holding a se-ries of events this Fall semester on the topic, “Power, Politics, HIV.” The first event included a screening and discussion of the film Blue, which was written and directed by Derek Jarman, who died from AIDS-related compli-cations months after its release.

The film, first broadcast in 1993 on the BBC, focuses on Jarman’s illness using uncon-ventional film techniques. Aside from brief introductory and end-ing credits, the screen is filled with only the color blue during its entire 79 minutes, the story being told through a blend of narration, sound effect, music, and song. Jarman enlisted this technique, in part, to reflect his failing eyesight as a result of complications from AIDS.

After the film, Richard Gil-man-Opalsky, Assistant Pro-fessor of Political Science, fa-cilitated a discussion along with Michael Murphy, Assistant Pro-

fessor of Women and Gender Studies, who is this semester’s guest host for PAPS. Many in the audience agreed that it was dif-ficult to focus on the screen, with some actually turning away, clos-ing their eyes, or seeing shapes and patterns. Those in attendance differed on what effect the color had on them, with some believ-ing it to be the color of sadness and others feeling comforted by it.

Allison Cartwright, a senior in Sociology and Anthropology, de-scribed the viewing experience as intense. “I was really uncom-

fortable and felt like I wanted to leave multiple times,” she says.

The film juxtaposes the sounds of medical equipment, hospital waiting rooms, ethereal music, and poetic narration by Jarman, who describes his strug-gles with physical illness, the social impact of the disease, and his reflections on world events. Gilman-Opalsky said that “in a sense, what we were listening to was a person dealing with dying,

By Daymon Kiliman

Assistant Editor for News

Aside from brief introductory and ending credits, the screen is filled with only the color blue during its entire 79 minutes, the story being told through a blend of narration, sound effect, mu-sic, and song. Jarman enlisted this technique, in part, to reflect his failing eyesight as a result of complications from AIDS.

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When reality is just a little too real

Reality television has been booming in recent years.

I grew up watching early seasons of The Real World and Road Rules on MTV, and in the years after those shows found a mas-sive audience other networks be-gan to follow suit and began pro-ducing the same style of content. Shows like Survivor, American Idol, and The Hills have seemed to, at some point, grab the atten-tion of millions of people while at the same time offer something that was much, much different than the traditional drama or sit-com on the air.

These situations are presented to us as real. These are episodic documentaries where the viewer has the opportunity to fill in ele-ments of the story to their own liking. Fans of these shows are devoted and are given the op-portunity to make editorial deci-sions from the comfort of their own homes. Who is your favor-ite personality? Who can you not stand at all? These are “real” people, though just how much reality is involved in these shows is subject to much debate.

There is one show on televi-sion that has the ability to blend all of the best aspects of both

reality and scripted television. It is the longest running episodic show in the history of television. It has been on the air for almost twenty years. On Sept. 10, dur-ing its 1,007th episode, the lines between fiction and non-fiction were blurred to such a point that I began to question not only whether or not the story unfold-ing on my television screen was real or fake, but it made me ques-tion who I am as a human being.

The show I’m referring to is Monday Night Raw, a profes-sional wrestling show that be-gan airing in 1993 and has been a cornerstone of my television viewing all the while. I’ve refer-enced the WWE in previous col-umns, including last week when I briefly mentioned Vince McMa-hon--the mastermind behind the sports-entertainment genre.

And while I have been aware of the “secret” of professional wrestling since I was a kid (that a portion of the product, specifical-ly the outcomes of matches, are predetermined), I have remained a loyal fan because I enjoy the way the stories blend the real world and the WWE world. But what happens when something you think is scripted takes a dark turn and feels a little too real? That’s exactly what happened on Sept. 10.

Fans watching at home, like I was, were likely more than a little perplexed during a televised match when the live crowd in at-tendance started to stand up like

they were doing a really slow version of the wave, only instead of raising their arms and then sit-ting back down they all seemed to turn their focus toward the ringside—specifically the an-nouncer’s table.

What the live crowd had witnessed, and what the TV au-dience was oblivious to at the time, was that longtime Raw color commentator and wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler had collapsed and tumbled to the arena floor in Montreal. Off camera, EMTs immediately as-sisted the 62-year old Lawler and were able to move him back-stage where they administered CPR and were able to keep The King alive.

Of course, as a wrestling fan for two decades, I was more than a little skeptical at what I was watching. It was uncomfort-able and confusing, and when coupled with the fact that Lawler had been featured an unusual amount on TV in recent weeks engaging in an on-air feud with the current WWE Champion CM Punk, it seemed like just another part of the night’s entertainment. This was surely a part of the story. He had even wrestled that very night just prior to collaps-ing on the arena floor, and to me it smelled like a really elaborate story the WWE is so keen at try-ing to pull off.

Death for

speech

How valuable is free speech to us? Most

Americans seem to take it for granted that they can say just about anything without fear of consequences, and we forget that it’s a privilege earned through sacrifice. Yet is this freedom worth dying over even when the speech protected is reprehensi-ble? Should we follow in the ex-ample of Voltaire, who suppos-edly said, “I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” or should we simply pursue the path of safety? Whether we like it or not, these issues are play-ing a role in our world today. At this very moment, violence has been unleashed as a direct result of someone exercising their free-dom of speech to insult another culture.

For those who might not know, anti-American protests have swept the Middle-East re-cently in response to the release of excerpts from a movie show-ing Islam in a negative manner. Most damaging however, was the explicit depiction of Muham-mad, the founder of the Muslim faith, in an obviously derogatory way.

Protests and demonstrations have occurred in front of dozens of U.S. embassies in countries all over the world, and several American citizens have already been killed, including Ambas-sador Christopher Stevens, who was serving in Libya. The U.S. government has responded by condemning the attacks.

Secretary of State Clinton went so far as to give a speech in Morocco denouncing both the movie and the violence it caused. She condemned the video on one hand, “To me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehen-sible. It appears to have a deeply cynical purpose: to denigrate a great religion and provoke rage.” Yet, she went on to defend free

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Letter to the EditorFormer SGA Transfer Senator Endorses Dane VincentMy Fellow Students,

I am pleased to announce my endorsement of Dane Vincent, candidate for SGA Transfer Senator. I first met Dane last year while I was serving as SGA Transfer Senator. He had been pushed to the brink of transferring out of our university last fall due to repeated frustrations with various departments around UIS. After sit-ting to speak with Dane about these issues, I agreed to give him some advice and we took action. Most importantly, I highly encouraged Mr. Vincent to stay at UIS.

While working with Dane, I was struck by his articulation and grasp of the issues we were dealing with. The research Dane put into the different aspects of his situation really impressed me. After successfully resolving the issue and being proven right by the depart-ment he was having issues with, Dane continued to advocate for the rights of UIS students – without having to do so. I think that this speaks volumes about Mr. Vincent’s character. This is exactly the kind of person we need in our Student Government Association.

All too often, SGA is riddled with so-called “student rep-resentatives” who are either looking for a title to put on a resume or to build their own popularity on campus. SGA is generally frowned upon by the student body because some – but not all – SGA members lack any kind of bark or bite. Dane Vincent does not fall into this cat-egory. After working with Dane on various student issues on campus, I can say with the utmost confidence that Dane will bust his back to help the UIS student body in any way he can. He has a thorough un-derstanding of the transfer process and understands the obstacles new transfer students face on campus. Dane also supports the addition of an International Student Senator to the SGA ranks.

As the recipient of the 2011-2012 SGA Outstanding Stu-dent Senator Award and as the former SGA Transfer Senator at UIS, I hereby proudly endorse Dane Vincent for SGA Transfer Senator and highly encourage you all to cast for vote for Dane Vincent in the SGA elections on September 19th and 20th.

-Zachary Sullivan

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expression stating, “We do not stop individual citizens from ex-pressing their views no matter how distasteful they may be.”

Most impressively, the American embassy in Cairo maintained their denunciation of the attacks and the, “abuse of the universal right of free speech,” even when protestors were storming the gates. Here though is an interesting inclusion. The embassy personnel reference the “universal” right to free speech, when in truth it’s anything but.

Many countries around the world frequently deny or censor their citizens’ speech, which may indeed be part of the problem in this case. The protest have large-ly occurred in parts of the world where governments tend to keep a tight hold on free expression, places that also tend to have a collectivist society.

Western conceptions of indi-vidual responsibility would place the blame for this video squarely at the feet of the creators, but other cultures may not view it that way. For many peoples an individual is a representation of the group that he/she belongs to and the actions of that individ-ual are the responsibility of that group. Taken to an extreme, this view could allow them to justify attacks on a country’s embassies for the actions of a person whose only connection to the embassy lies in belonging to the same country.

However, a question remains, is the freedom of expression worth defending in this case? People have died simply because they were citizens of the same country as people who released hateful videos.

I for one believe that the free-dom of speech must be protected in all cases, not just the ones we find palatable. Despite the ugli-ness of the message portrayed

through free speech and the dam-age caused by it, defense of the freedom must be maintained. Much like in the case of the Nazi parade in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago, it is the responsibility of Americans and the US gov-ernment to protect the right to peaceably present opinions no matter how vile those opinions may be.

After all, in the words of radio personality Neal Boortz, “Free speech is meant to protect un-popular speech. Popular speech by its definition needs no protec-tion.” So far in this case the gov-ernment has done its job. Regard-less of what critics might claim, it has supported the freedom of expression and even made use of it to state their, admittedly nega-tive, opinion of the movie that caused all this trouble. Now it is up to all of us, especially the brave staff members of US for-eign embassies, to ride out the resulting violence.

Despite these factors, UIS now has a record number of transfer students, 40 of whom used the new Transfer Express program. Transfer Express Days allow transfer students to apply, be admitted, receive academic advising, register for classes, and apply for financial aid in one day.

Barnett said, “these aren’t fantastic numbers, and they cer-tainly aren’t what we had hoped for, but they’re 40 students who we know got advising and were brought into classes. We know in the past that we’ve lost students who have not been able to get into advising or connect with an adviser at some point.”

UIS officials are looking at ways to increase overall en-rollment on campus, including offering new majors. Barnett identified finance, sports man-agement, health-related fields, and engineering as majors that are in demand.

Moranski, who was sitting in for Provost Lynn Pardie, pro-

vided some context for the an-nouncement that UIS is ranked second by U.S. News and World Report among all public uni-versities in the Midwest region. This ties UIS with the University of Northern Iowa and puts the campus just behind Truman State University, which is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and is a Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges peer of UIS.

Moranski said, “we’re all aware that U.S. News and World Report rankings have their de-tractors and have their challenges as a measure of quality. Howev-er, they do have a significant im-pact on students and parents who are looking for quality institu-tions.” Moranski is “particularly pleased that our peer assessment went up, which means that we are beginning to gain in reputa-tion with administrations of other institutions in the Midwest.”

In addition to assessments by administrators at peer institu-tions, other measures that factor into the ranking include retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, enrollment statistics, financial resources, and alumni giving.

and we have to confront the fact that the experience of an honest exposé about self-consciously dying ought not to be too enjoy-able.”

Murphy said some critics have called Jarman’s technique in the film “post-cinematic.” Despite the audience behav-ing according to standard film viewing etiquette and holding an expectation of what a movie is supposed to be, “There weren’t really any images that bore any resemblance to anything that I think most of us have seen when we go to watch a film. I see film all the time,” he said. “It’s usu-ally not an hour and 17 minutes of the color blue projected on the screen that has these kinds of physiologically effects, which call me to a kind of presence, that call me to fully inhabit my

body in ways that can actually be painful to do.”

PAPS theme this semester, “Power, Politics, HIV,” coin-cides with the 30th anniversary of the discovery and naming of the HIV virus. “Since its naming in 1982, there have been 30 mil-lion deaths worldwide,” Murphy said. “There are currently some-where in the range 34 million more people infected with HIV.”

Despite the prevalence of the virus worldwide, many issues re-lated to it are misunderstood or ignored. Gilman-Opalsky stated that one of the goals of PAPS is to provide programming for “ig-nored, marginalized, misrepre-sented, underrepresented topics and issues.” The discussion fol-lowing provides “a place where we have conversations that are difficult to find elsewhere,” he said. “We can talk about contro-versial things that need the pub-lic sphere, that need us or else they won’t get discussed.”

Jarman’s film confronts both the personal, human side of HIV and the enormity of the pan-demic through a non-traditional viewing experience. “At the physiological level, my sense is that this film inscribes itself on your being,” Murphy said. “We are in a sense called to a particu-lar presence because of this film and enlisted in an army of people who care about this issue.”

PAPS continues this semes-ter with events in October and November. On October 22, the film is RED RED RED, which addresses an Iowa law that re-stricts freedoms for those living with HIV. The director will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the film. November 12 is the film Fig Trees, an account of South African AIDS activ-ist Zackie Achmat who went on a treatment strike in 1999. Both events start at 6 p.m. in Brookens Auditorium.

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A RTS AND ENTERTAINMENTGrowing art community featured UIS students’ work

The Pharmacy is more than just a downtown

building, it plays host to a group of artists and writers who pro-mote creative expression in the Springfield community. Several UIS students, both former and current were featured in a recent opening.

One of its members, Profes-sor Allison Lacher, UIS Assistant Art Gallery Manager in HSB, said that The Pharmacy has been in the making for a couple of years and has “firmed up” as of last year.

She said, “One of the unique things about the Pharmacy is that it is comprised of commu-nity artists that come from all facets of life. Artists who have been professional artists for a long time, artists that don’t have formal training; the Pharmacy doesn’t turn anyone away, so it’s made up of artists that want to be there.”

The Pharmacy presented Breaking In on Saturday, mostly featuring artwork of current and former UIS students. This gal-lery was held in the Pharmacy Warehouse.

“What I like about the ware-house gallery is it’s not always a gallery,” said Lacher. “Most of the time it’s a studio, but then it will turn into this really incred-ible gallery space that can house a lot of work and welcome a lot of visitors.”

Breaking In featured 3 cur-rent UIS student artists, Pueblo Nieves, Dave Warren, and Mau-ricio Ramirez.

Pueblo NievesNieves is a senior with a major

in Visual Arts. He prefers work-ing with mixed media: painting,

sculpture, and screen printing.Nieves said, “I joined The

Pharmacy because—besides that it’s fun—I just have always been interested in the Arts, and it’s small community in Springfield. It was an opportunity for me and other artists from different back-grounds to join together.”

Nieves has been with the Pharmacy since May. He de-scribed his work as “urban sur-

realism.” For Breaking In, Nieves

painted skateboards hung from the wall as well as a traditional loose painting on a canvass called “Foxy.”

He is interested in creating design ideas for extreme sports.

Dave WarrenA senior majoring in Visual

Arts, Warren said he joined The Pharmacy “for the opportunity to

interact with other members of the Springfield art community. A place to talk shop and get cri-tiques on my work, a chance to improve my work.”

Warren has been with The Pharmacy since May; he was introduced to The Pharmacy through Professor Shane Harris who was teaching professional art skills.

Warren does digital and tradi-

tional illustrations. In regard to his loose paintings in the gallery, “The ones [at Breaking In] have a Sci-Fi Fantasy theme to it. The three pieces are called The Slave, The Tyrant, and The Authority.”

He said he would like to be a sequential artist working on sto-ryboards and graphic novels, and he is interested in applying for an illustration or sequential art Mas-ters program.

Mauricio RamirezMauricio is a senior and Eng-

lish major who started out paint-ing graffiti when he was 14 years old. It was only a year ago that he began to paint on canvasses.

He said, “I thought it would be interesting to explore differ-ent ways to paint. And I think people should explore outside their comfort zones, and that’s what I did when I started paint-ing on the canvass.”

Ramirez joined The Pharma-cy 4 months ago for the studio space.

“My art is very colorful, and I always do paintings. I use let-ters--typography--as a vehicle to carry all the different cool ideas I have. I just try to keep it fun; that’s the ultimate thing.”

Mauricio wants a career in painting and designing airplanes.

Lacher said for anyone inter-ested in joining The Pharmacy, they must apply online. “There’s a ‘contact us’ and if anyone is interested in joining the pharma-cy--which supports artists and writers--then they should reach out to The Pharmacy through the forum and it will be forwarded to several people.”

For more information on the Pharmacy, visit http://thephar-macygallery.com/

Additional artist bios and photos can be found online at www.uisjournal.com.

By Lori Beckham

Assistant Editor for Features

Three of the student artist feaeured at The Pharmacy pose with their work.

Top: Mauricio RamirezLeft: Pueblo NievesAbove: Dave Warren

Photo by Lori Beckham

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Rockballet changes views on a classic dance style

As the lights dimmed, a few teenage girls took

positions on stage. The music began and the girls simultane-ously moved gracefully as the lights and background adjusted to the mood of the songs. Spring-field Ballet Company’s Rockbal-let trainees performed a mixture of ballet and modern dance to well-known songs and current radio hits. The ten songs were all performed by a live band called Downstate which consisted of about ten musicians.

The dancers told a story and painted a scene with every song the band played. Interchanging costumes and dialogue shown through body movement drew the audience into a world of dance they never knew about.

The Springfield Ballet Com-pany put on a show of twenty pre-teen and teen girls Sept. 15 and 16. The dancers were trained throughout the year with chore-ographers who teach ballet, jazz, modern, tap, theatre, and charac-ter styles of dance. Although the SBC offers classes ranging from Pre-K through high school, this year’s performance was centered towards the older girls.

Rockballet celebrated its 19th anniversary this past weekend at Sangamon Auditorium. This year the music selection consisted of Prince, Billy Joel, Goyte, Ke$ha, Adele and more which were ap-preciated by the audience.

“I loved the live band. That was the best part of the show. To have a live band play modern music to a mixture of an elegant dance such as ballet is amazing. I am so happy I saw this. It was awesome,” Brittany Henderson, junior at UIS, said.

Every fall Rockballet’s per-formance is at Sangamon Audi-torium and has been since 1994. Influenced by Joffery Ballet’s successful production, Spring-field Ballet Company really con-centrates on the audience and the experience.

From beginning to the end, the dancers filled the stage with the mixture of dance techniques. Each song transitioned from one to another as a story and it made the show similar to a play. With only three main choreographers on staff, Springfield Ballet Com-pany functions as a unit accept-ing volunteers and new trainees often.

The crowd roared during the finale of Rockballet. All of the girls and one guy gathered on the stage each doing their own dance they chose. Parents waved, lifted flowers, whistled in apprecia-tion, and shed tears. Not only is Rockballet an art event but also a family event. People of every age, culture, and ethnicity came to experience and support the beautiful recital.

Although classical music and sophistication is always associat-ed with ballet, Springfield Ballet Company allows each dancer to show personality and individu-ality with different make-up, outfits, and solo routines during some of the dances. All of the girls were unison but a simple split, leg position or interaction with the live band allowed the audience to not focus only on the group. That production tech-nique allowed the audience to

watch the entire stage and also the background performers.

Springfield Ballet Company makes Rockballet a performance that everyone can relate to. The diversity of the production al-lows the audience to feel com-fortable immediately. With the familiarity of spins and elegant movements of ballet, the produc-tion transitions the art of dance easily with the slow, medium, and fast paced songs. Rockbal-let truly is a sight to see to open one’s mind to different forms of art through dance.

The Springfield Ballet Com-pany’s two hour event was an eye catching and attention grabbing performance that turned ballet into a new type of dancing. Hear-ing the top billboard songs to a ballet routine instead of the usual classical music redefined the art of dancing overall. The company will be performing The Nut-cracker and The Sleeping Beauty to round out their 2012-2013 performance session. Rockballet was only the first of a popular set of performances that Springfield Ballet Company has to offer.

New staff for UIS Theatre means new skills and learning

opportunities for studentsBy Ray CarterFeatures Reporter

When the UIS theatre depart-ment posted a new position, Da-than Powell knew he could offer a unique skill set.

“I like to see what’s on the horizon and what might come. It was exciting to me what they were offering at UIS. I really liked the plays that Missy and Eric were choosing. They were choosing plays from True West to the Heidi Chronicles; stuff that my last school didn’t do,” said Powell.

The UIS theatre department offered just the right size and feel for Powell. He explained that his teaching plus design skills were a perfect fit for a theatre program looking to expand.

Powell’s background came as a theater professor at George-town College in Georgetown, Kentucky. He holds an under-grad degree in theatre arts from Illinois Wesylan University and a master’s degree in scenic de-sign from Indiana University.

Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson, Director of Theatre at UIS, said Powell’s name floated to the top of the list when conducting the national search for a new theatre professor.

“Dathan is a working pro-fessional in theatre. He really stood out when looking at other candidates. Our audiences are going to see a nice production facelift. We now have a faculty

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OUCH, challenging the use of stereotypes at UIS

Many students joke about stereotypes on the

UIS campus; some people may take it personally, but others go along with the jokes, said Jas-mine Torres Gonzales, junior.

Stereotypes are often taken as jokes, and things that people say are not taken seriously. On the other hand, stereotypes hurt, and can cause some serious damage to a person emotionally. People need to start realizing the sever-ity of stereotypes on others, and stand up and make a change. Making a change is simple; all a person needs to do is stand up and speak, and create awareness of the issue.

The UIS Diversity Center created the OUCH program to promote awareness of stereo-typing for the UIS community. OUCH provides the tools to communicate respectfully in a diverse world. It is a diversity awareness program dedicated to educating the UIS community on how to speak up against ste-reotypes. Ouch provides knowl-edge and skill-building tools needed to stop stereotyping on-

campus. Clarice Ford, the Executive

Director for the Diversity Cen-ter and Jeannie Capranica, Pro-gram Manager, felt that OUCH would bring awareness to the stereotyping that happens on this campus.

“We all stereotype. This

program enables us to think and watch out for what we say. This program allows us to look at another point of view, which is important when speaking up against stereotyping,” said Cap-ranica.

The OUCH program was inspired by author Leslie C. Aguilar. It walks through six re-sponses to speaking out against stereotypes. One of the methods is assume good intent and ex-plain impact. This method ap-proaches the person as a good human being, but lets them

know that their words are hurt-ful. Another approach is asking a question. It is a simple non-blaming approach; it keeps the conversation open ended, and allows the person to further ex-plain themselves.

A person can also interrupt and redirect the conversation.

This simply stops the conversa-tion before it escalates. A person can also broaden to universal human behavior. This opens up the stereotype to not just one group of people but to the whole human race. In addition, an in-dividual can pin point the ste-reotype to an individual. Asking questions towards a specific per-son is a lot better than labeling a group of people. More impor-tantly, a person can simply say ouch. It an easy word that lets people know that their words were inappropriate.

The Diversity Center will host workshops that further ex-plain OUCH. The workshops start with writing different ste-reotypes that people have heard indirectly or directly. Next, a video is shown describing what OUCH is concisely, and tells people’s stories involving ste-reotyping. Once the video fin-ishes, the audience participates in roll play using the different OUCH methods.

The workshops show how stereotypes can be hurtful, as well as common in everyday life. The Diversity Center will be hosting various workshops throughout the semester. Stu-dents can choose from one of the several dates: Oct. 12, Nov. 9 or Dec. 7 from 12 – 12:50 p.m. in UHB 1031.

Stereotyping is a serious sub-ject. Everybody has been stereo-typed or stereotyped someone else, whether it is a joke or de-liberate. Ouch informs the UIS community about importance of speaking against stereotypes and stopping them. The program encourages people to have the courage to speak up. Just one person speaking up can inspire others to do the same.

By Che Vaughn Starling

News Reporter

“This program allows us to look at another point of view, which is important when speaking up

against stereotyping”-Jeannie Capranica, Diversity

Center Program Manager

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But the rest of the show was a somber affair that proved dif-ficult even for a fan like me to finish, with announcer Michael Cole eventually breaking the fourth wall to inform the at-home audience of the developing situ-ation involving Lawler and what was deemed a real-life event. But the event got me wonder-ing about how real is too real for TV? Obviously the potential for someone to expire on live televi-sion is the complete worst case scenario, but how much can the line between reality and fiction be blurred moving forward? Nu-merous shows have gotten im-mensely popular specifically for their ability to blur those lines.

On Tuesday morning I really began to question myself person-ally because of what I’d seen on TV the night before. This was supposed to be a safe environ-ment, one where I could turn to watch some top-level entertain-ment without the fear of reality creeping in, and yet it had reared its face in such a way that I was literally left speechless. Even-tually, it was determined that Lawler had in fact suffered a heart attack live on Raw in front of thousands in attendance and millions watching on TV.

For a few moments it was in the worst case scenario for mil-lions of WWE fans who might have heard not only the final words of “The King” on Raw, but had in fact heard the last words he would ever utter. Thankfully, Lawler’s conditioned would sta-bilize within a couple of days and following a common pro-cedure he is expected to make a full recovery

Sure, wrestling is “fake”. But something very real happened on Monday night, and it made me stop to ponder where the line is for reality TV. How bloodthirsty is our culture that we’re willing to glamorize teen parenthood or watch as formerly famous ce-lebrities are paraded in and out of rehab all for the viewer’s en-joyment? And where is the line between what is real, and what isn’t? As Jerry Lawler showed us on Monday, right now that line is almost invisible.

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• Forsomegreatmusicwithfriends,IconforHirewillbehereatUIS.IconforHireisanAmericanrockbandfromDecatur,Illinois.TheyreleasedtwoindependentEPsbeforesigningwithTooth&NailRecords.ComeondowntoLRHGreatRoomat9p.m.forsomewonderfulmusicandafreeconcert.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your relationships will undergo some flux this week. Pay close attention to you friends and ac-quaintances. It will be difficult to maintain friendly relations with all of them, so choose wisely on who you should focus your atten-tion on. Remember to maintain a healthy flow of give and take.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Focus on your most intimate re-lationships this week. Your close friends and romantic partner will appear less than satisfactory, but this is not necessarily their fault. Learn to forgive and accept their flaws and your relations with them will be strengthened. Most importantly learn to for-give yourself your own failings so it is difficult to find fault with others.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) This week you can accomplish great things. However, your plans and ambitions might outdo even these achievements. Keep your feet firmly planted on the ground and work one step at a time and you could climb moun-tains. People might think you superhuman, but you know the secret to your own success.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Deeply rooted conflicts that have been building for awhile will come to a head this week. You will need to be proactive and flexible if you want to avoid getting burned. At the same time you might feel the desire to embark on a new journey. This could be a bad idea, make sure to search your feelings on the matter before you make any decisions.

Libra (Sept. 23.-Oct. 22) This week and the following one will be extremely busy for you. You’ll need to focus if you want to get everything done. You will also find yourself presented with situations beyond your control. Just concentrate on what you can actually affect and you will be fine.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ) Now is not the time to start some-thing new. You already have so much going on, it’s better to finish the things you’ve already started. You’ll find yourself easily distracted this week, so concentration will be key. Don’t let yourself get pulled into doing something fun for fun’s sake. Finishing your serious work will have more lasting benefits.

Aries (March 21-April 19) This week will be a busy time for you. You’ll need to work hard to keep your head afloat. Stick to it though and you will find yourself in a much better place than you were last week. This is also a good time to let loose your adventurous side. Daring risks you take have a good chance of coming out positively.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You are about to start a new cycle of action. Its time now to stop and reflect on the changes you’ve gone through in the last few months. If you learn from your past mistakes and successes, the time ahead of you will be that much easier. Keep a firm control of your emotions this week, or else they might overwhelm you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Emotions rage this week as your fears come to realization. Don’t worry however, things are not as bad as they seem. Hang in there and you’ll find allies in unusual places and help forthcoming. You only have to ask for it. Strangely enough, now is an excellent time to embark on a financial endeavor.

Horoscopes

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’ll find yourself needing to redefine your place in the greater world. Its time find yourself a niche where your particular talents can be put to use. Remain committed to your long term goals and pay attention to the details and you will find your place.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You will find it difficult to re-strain your impulsivity this week, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. Giving into a few of your lesser cravings will lead to a satisfying time, even if it might have been better spent doing something constructive. However, you should be careful to not let yourself go to far, danger lies that way.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) You are plagued by thoughts of the past. You will need to learn to let things go if you want to accomplish anything this week. On the brighter side moving forward will give you some much needed perspective on life. This is also a good time to start new a romance. If you manage to keep the past from interfering, you can look forward more pleasant days.

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member who is a professional and can teach the students,” said Thibodeaux-Thompson.

Powell wants to expand the theatre minor into a major and provide students new courses never before offered at UIS. Some of these include stage crafting, lighting, and props.

“It’s something down the road that we can carefully look at add-ing to the theatre department at UIS,” Powell said.

Integrating technology is one of the core ideas Powell wants to introduce into his classes. Whether it’s replacing scripts with tablet computers or intro-ducing students to computer drafting programs for set design.

“I think it will attract students that may not be that interested in theatre to begin with,” said Pow-ell.

The marriage of backstage work and acting is why Powell

decided to pursue a career in the-atre education.

“When I was a kid, I always wanted to be an architect. Half-way through my undergrad, I saw that you could do both in theatre. I that was something that was really exciting for me,” Powell said.

Powell pointed out that most theatre majors have to expand their train of thought, “It’s a tight job market out there. Students who are trained in both acting and set design work are well rounded.”

A more educated workforce in the theatre world can also be good for audience members. Powell says that there are less actors than set and design work-ers. If students were taught these special skills, it can translate to other fields such as television, film or business.

“The way you work together on a production, can show people that you’re a great team worker. It can defiantly translate into the business world,” said Powell.

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UIS Speaker Series opened dialogue con-

cerning the upcoming Illinois elections, in light of the recent national conventions, with a ses-sion titled Constitution and the 2012 Elections.

The discussion was moder-ated by WUIS News Director Sean Crawford, and the guest speakers were Amanda Vinicky, WUIS Statehouse Bureau Chief, and Dave McKinney, Chicago Sun-Times Bureau Chief.

Both speakers recently re-turned from covering the Repub-lican and Democratic National Conventions, where they covered Illinois politicians in relation to the upcoming Illinois elections, and the presidential election. Audience members were encour-aged to ask questions concerning the upcoming elections, or the conventions.

They discussed the impor-tance of covering the national conventions, despite the growing

cost to actually send reporters to the locations. Vinicky stated, “getting to know people, and seeing how they interact,” is im-portant.

Both Vinicky and McKinney felt that coverage of the conven-tions was a great way to learn more about Illinois politicians, who they align themselves with, and even who is considering run-ning for governor in the 2014 elections. They also mentioned that reporters get to see a differ-ent side of those running for Il-

linois office while at the conven-tions.

Vinicky shared that she was actually able to get an hour-long interview with Democratic Chairman and House Speaker Michael Madigan, during the convention. This was due to the fact that he had some free time at the conventions, and is normal-ly very busy while the Illinois House is in session.

Discussion turned to the “Fire Madigan” campaign, and if the effort by Republicans would pay off. The state GOP actu-

ally handed out “Fire Madigan” buttons and revealed a “Fire Madigan” website at the RNC. Vinicky and McKinney com-mented that the Republicans feel the campaign is worth the effort and believe it will help them fill more seats with Republicans.

The first audience question in-quired as to how state delegates are picked for the national con-ventions. Vinicky explained that the process is very technical and was written in a document the size of small book (which she gestured), but that when presi-dential candidates are chosen by their respective parties, delegates from each state are also chosen to represent those candidates.

For Illinois, the Democrats sent delegates for Obama. Origi-nally the Republican Party del-egates were split between several candidates, including 12 for Rick Santorum, and a number for Mitt Romney. As candidates drop out of the race, their delegates are “freed” as Vinicky put it and they

are sent on behalf of the Republi-can endorsed candidate.

The discussion included changes and expectation for the Illinois elections in November.

One change that is factoring in to the upcoming Illinois elec-tions is the redistricting of the state. Those currently holding office, and some who were plan-ning to run for office, may no longer seek the seats, as many of the new districts contain a more diverse area than before. This new district map was created to favor Democrats in certain areas, according to the speakers, but by doing that, other districts favor the Republicans.

Vinicky said that this new ar-rangement for districts means that there may only be a dozen or so competitive races for district elections.

Along with the district change, Illinois has been seeing a change in votership among two of its three main areas. Illinois is split into Chicago, which votes heavily Democrat, the Suburbs, which used to vote largely Re-publican, and Downstate, which used to be a mixed voting area.

McKinney explained that over the last couple of decades the votership has changed to in-clude a number of Democrats in the suburbs, which were called the “swing area” of the state. Downstate has also been voting more Republican.

How voting will go this year will have to be determined by the elections in the coming months.

Speaker Series opens dialogue for upcoming Illinois elections

Photo by Kati MasemanThe speakers at the event included: WUIS News Director Sean Crawford, Amanda Vinicky, WUIS Statehouse Bureau Chief, and Dave McKinney, Chicago Sun-Times Bureau Chief.

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By LaNee WoodSports Reporter

By Adam BuckSports Reporter

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Box ScoresFriday, Sept. 14Volleyball at Missouri-St. Louis: L 0-3Women’s Soccer at McKendree: L 2-3Men’s Soccer at McKendree: L 0-3

Saturday, Sept. 15Volleyball at Maryville: W 3-2

Sunday, Sept. 16Women’s Soccer at Bellarmine: L 0-3Men’s Soccer at Bellarmine: L 0-1

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This football season start-ed off differently than it

has in the past. During the off-season the official National Foot-ball League referees, went into a lockout with the NFL. The NFL and the NFL Referees Associa-tion, which covers more than 120 on-field officials, are at odds over salary, retirement benefits and operational issues.

With the NFL and the ref-eree union unable to come to an agreement, the NFL brought in replacement officials to watch over the games during the pre-season. The replacements the NFL has decided to use aren’t familiar with the NFL systems. With most college officials stay-ing loyal to their programs, the NFL had to bring in officials from small college games where the rules are different and the game speed is much slower. This brings up concern about whether or not these fill-in officials can handle these games and in front of huge crowds.

In the first exhibition match of 2012, referee Craig Ochoa an-nounced that the New Orleans Saints won the coin toss, except

the Arizona Cardinals had won the coin toss. Ochoa quickly cor-rected his call, but this was just the beginning to a rough pre-season.

After the preseason had final-ly come to an end and the NFL and the referee union were still unable to come to an agreement, the NFL decided to keep the re-placement refs for the first week of the regular season.

With the preseason games not being very important, teams were ok with these replacement refs, but now with the season actually underway teams are not sure that these new refs can han-dle the job.

“These crews have officiated our games many, many times. So I think you know and respect and trust their level of exper-tise and the type of game they are going to call,” New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees said of the regular referees in an online news article. “It’s just like on a team if we say we’re going to put five rookies in front of you and a bunch of first-year players catch-ing the ball and running the foot-ball around you: You just don’t have that same level of trust and confidence.”

The NFL however, believes these refs will do just fine until

an agreement can be reached. “The replacement officials con-tinue to improve every week as we continue to work intensively on their training. Overall, they are doing a good job,” league spokesman Greg Aiello said in a Yahoo news sports article.

The new refs may indeed be improving but they are still far from being ready. Penalties were called on the wrong players, ball placement was off by several yards, and incomplete or inac-curate explanations of rulings on the field still make fans wonder if these refs are truly ready.

The two sides met again, but came away with no agreement and no announced date for an-other discussion.

On Sunday, the league sent teams a memo saying it upped its offer to the union and thought it was close to a deal, but the union stated in an online news article “there was no agreement ... to do anything other than to meet on Saturday. Any claim that num-bers were agreed to before Satur-day is absolutely false.”

Fans hope to see that an agree-ment can be reached and soon. Until such time however, the re-placements officials will have to do the job.

NFL season starts with referee lockout Originating from St.

George, Barbados, Mark Williams is entering his first sea-son playing for the UIS men’s soccer team. He is a versatile player, with the ability to play either the Midfield or the For-ward position. This season he has played in four games with one start and his Shots on Goal (SOG) percentage at .375; a good start for a freshman.

Williams began playing soc-cer at the age of 12, while in what Barbados calls, “secondary school.” He said that he played when he was younger, but he was influenced by his best friend to compete more actively. He said that one of his closest friends back home “encouraged” him to play for his [Williams’ best friend] club soccer team. His best friend may have encouraged him to pay soccer, but Williams draws inspiration from Lionel Messi, his favorite player. Messi plays on Williams’ favorite team, Barcelona.

Previously Williams played for Harrison College in Barba-dos and then he played for Put-nam City North in Oklahoma. He played there as an exchange student his senior year of high school. Williams was also active as a club soccer player.

Williams stated his favorite play of all time was when he went to England with his club in 2007. He said, “We played a team and we were losing 2-0 and I scored either the 1st or 2nd goal, and we came back and won.”

“My biggest accomplishment was playing on the youth nation-al team” said Williams.

Williams had other offers to play soccer at the collegiate level but chose UIS because he “didn’t want to go to too big of school.”

He went on to say that he is an accounting major and this school “has a really good business school.”

After college Williams said he wants to enter into the field of “forensic accounting.” Williams is not only here on a sports schol-arship, but an academic scholar-ship as well. He is in the Capital Scholars Honors program and has a clear goal set of what he wants to do with his life beyond soccer.

Managing time wisely, be-tween maintaining the grades necessary to succeed in rigorous CAP courses, is difficult enough without other responsibilities. Having to juggle practice, home-work, games, and an adequate social life is strenuous. Williams said, “I do find time for home-work, but even if we don’t have practice for a very long time I’m pretty tired so I don’t really feel like doing my homework…” He went on to say “I still have to do my homework and I still do...”

Williams continues to enjoy playing soccer. He said that the soccer team is “really close” and would consider the team his fam-ily away from home. As far as academic goals he plans to get his MBA [master of business ad-ministration], his CPA [certified public accountant].

Player Profile: Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Page 12 The Journal Wednesday, September 19, 2012

UIS HOMECOMING 2012Sunday, Sept. 30

Monday, Oct. 1

Tuesday, Oct. 2

Homecoming KickoffStars Lounge, 7 p.m.

Homecoming Pep RallyTRAC, 9:30 p.m.

Scheels Spirit GamesPAC Concourse, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Scheels Spirit GamesPAC Concourse & C/D, 4-6 p.m.

Power Puff GamesKiwanis Stadium, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 3Scheels Spirit GamesQuad, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Lunch & Learn: Chasing the American Dream to the HeartlandPAC C/D, 11:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Scheels Spirit GamesFood Emporium, 4-6 p.m.

MYO Spirit GearPAC Concourse, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 4Scheels Spirit GamesFood Emporium, 11 a.m.- 1p.m.

Scheels Spirit GamesFood Emporium/ PAC Concourse4-6 p.m.

Alumni Happy HourBoone’s Saloon, 5-7 p.m.

Block City/That DJ/That DrummerQuad, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 5Scheels Spirit GamesUIS Campus, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

U-Help, I-Help Springfield Service EventTBA, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Homecoming ParadeUIS Campus, 4:15 p.m.

Homecoming BBQSouth Quad, 4:45-7:15 p.m.

Women’s Soccervs. St. Joseph’s CollegeKiwanis Stadium, 5 p.m.

Men’s Soccervs. St. Joseph’s CollegeKiwanis Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

UIS Star PartyCampus Observatory, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 65K Run/WalkTRAC, 9 a.m.

Kid’s Corner/Kid’s CraftsSpirit Wear ContestQuad, 1-3 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6Chemistry Presentation(ages 5-12)HSB, 1-3 p.m.

Jenga Tournament(ages 12-18)Quad, 1-3 p.m.

Open House:Strawbridge-ShepherdHouseShepherd Rd., 1-3 p.m.

Solar Telescope ShowcaseQuad, 1-3 p.m.

Tech Tools and Gadgetsw/ Kara McElwrathUHB 2027, 1-2 p.m.

Students vs. UIS Alumni/Faculty/Staff BB GameTRAC, 3-5 p.m.

William FitzsimmonsStudio Theatre, 8 p.m.

Homecoming DanceSLB Gym, 9:30 p.m.