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Frats live on despite UI punishments Statuses of banned frats

BY KAREN LIU STAFF WRITER

In fall of 2013, a student fell off the fire escape of the Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity’s chapter house during a party.

The incident resulted the University’s board of fraternity affairs revoking Alpha Chi Rho’s recognition as a student organization on campus.

However, in just a few weeks, Alpha Chi Rho will be allowed to petition to the board of fraternity affairs to be reinstated as a student organization. They are allowed to apply anytime after March 15.

President of Alpha Chi Rho Alejandro González, junior in AHS, said chapter members are preparing for reapplication.

“I think that we will apply at a later date, possibly next Fall or even next Spring, but we wanna make sure we have the best chance possible getting recognized again before we re-apply,” González said.

Alpha Chi Rho is coming off three years of not being recognized, and they are not alone. Five houses on campus are currently revoked of recognition.

Three chapters, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Sigma Phi and Phi Beta Sigma, are currently recognized under restrictions and conditions, but their revocation has an expiration date. Alpha Chi Rho’s removal does not.

There are five formal sanction options when any student organization, including fraternities and sororities, is found responsible for a violation of the student code: University reprimand, University censure, conduct probation, suspension and revocation.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Conduct probation expires May 2, 2017

Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity

Suspension held In abeyance expires Oct. 1, 2017

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Alpha Chi Rho members belong to an unsanctioned student organization.

About two-thirds of the fraternities and sororities on campus are also private certified housing.

Alpha Chi Rho is not one of them.

“That is not the ideal situation,” said Ashley Dye, senior assistant dean of students and director for fraternity and sorority affairs.

“They have students living in that chapter house, but it is not a certified house.”

Fraternities and sororities can apply to be considered private certified housings. If approved, the houses must meet a set of standards that they are expected to abide by.

The national Alpha Chi Rho organization still recognizes the chapter, even though they have no relationship with the University.

“We would much prefer to have to be on the same page with the national organization when something significant happens that results in revocation of recognition by the University,” Dye said.

González said the house tries to function as normally as possible as they are recognized by the national Alpha Chi Rho organization.

“It’s kinda hard to know where certain lines are because we don’t

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Students celebrate Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day on Green Street.

Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Mayor issues emergency liquor order for Unofficial

Revocation held in abeyance expires Dec. 8, 2017

receive any guidance from the Interfraternity Conference or other departments of the University,” González said.

The University has no control over unrecognized chapters, including monitoring such matters as initiating new members.

“They can do that, but we believe that students, parents and others should be informed that this is an organization that is not recognized by the university,” Dye said.

González said Alpha Chi Rho is still initiating new members, though the revocation may have put a dent on their initiation process.

“The biggest way it does affect us is potential new members are generally aware that we’re not recognized on campus,” González said.

“Some people may shy away from deciding to rush our house because of that knowledge.”

Among other active houses revoked of recognition or whose status is on hold, Delta Sigma Phi declined to comment. Both Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Beta Sigma did not respond.

Alpha Tau Omega National Fraternity

Revocation of recognition held in abeyance expires May 15, 2018

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Revocation of recognition expires Aug. 27, 2018

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Drinking alcohol on campus is more restricted during Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and Monday some of these regulations for bars and restaurants were laid out. Champaign Mayor and Liquor Commissioner Deborah Frank Feinen issued an emergency order today regarding alcohol sales during Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day weekend, March 3-5.

All businesses that fall within the city limits of Champaign that possess a bar or restaurant liquor license will be affected by the order’s regulations. The city limits are bounded by Springfield Avenue on the north, Wright Street on the east, Kirby Avenue on the south and Neil Street on the west.

Conduct probation expires Sept. 15, 2018

Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Conduct probation expires Oct. 1, 2018

Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity Revocation of recognition indefinitely

Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Revocation of recognition indefinitely

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University-owned Starbucks can’t offer rewards program

BY SABRINA YAN STAFF WRITER

While there are plenty of options for students to choose from when it comes to grabbing a cup of coffee on campus, Starbucks is a favorite for many.

Yet loyal customers of the coffee chain may fi nd it difficult to benefit from the company’s membership program.

Only half of the Starbucks locations on campus allow members to redeem stars as a part of the Starbucks Rewards program.

The regulations are as follows:

Of the six Starbucks locations on campus, only three of them are corporate stores. The remaining three are licensed stores: the Illini Union, the Illini Union Bookstore and Oregon Street locations are owned by the University. This creates problems when it comes to streamlining company software.

“We can hand stars out and because we are a licensed store and we have to provide our own

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University researchers discover new cancer ‘exports’ with microscope

BY DIXITA LIMBACHIA

Accidents happen all the time; however, not all accidents are a bad thing. Researchers at the University who recently stumbled upon new information in cancer research.

The group specifically had a breakthrough in how tumor cells communicate with one another and metastasize throughout the body.

Stephen Boppart, professor of engineering and director of the Center for Optical Molecular Imaging, said the discovery was

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made possible by a newly developed microscope at the Center for Optical Molecular Imaging.

“We develop optical imaging technology and new microscopes, new ways of using light to look at molecules or cells or tissues and cancer is one of those topics,” Boppart said. “We developed a new type of microscope that allows us to see these little exports.”

The microscope developed by Boppart and his team contains a laser that produces a specif-

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Two women were arrested on multiple charges in the 500 block of E. University Ave. around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. According to the report, the two were arrested after a domestic dispute. The 21-year-old female was found to have a warrant-in-state and was also arrested for domestic battery. Another 18-yearold female was arrested on the charge of domesticbattery.

Multiple unlawful uses of I.D.s were reported in multiple locations, including The Red Lion on 211 E. Green

St., The Clybourne on 707 S. Sixth St., and Brothers Bar & Grill on 613 E. Green St. The instances range from Sept. to Nov. There were a total of five tickets issued at The Red Lion, five at The Clybourne and one at Brothers Bar & Grill.

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Burglary from a motor vehicle on the 1200 block of Harding Drive was reported on Tuesday around 10 a.m. According to the report, the burglary occurred Friday, Feb. 3 around 4 p.m. The offender is unknown. The vehicle was parked in the victim’s

driveway. Currency and medicine was stolen from the vehicle.

An identity theft that occured on the 1100 block of Gregory Street was reported Tuesday around 10 a.m.

According to the report, the theft occurred on Nov. 29, 2012.

The unknown offender used the victim’s identity to set up a power line bill and did not pay the balance.

An identity theft that occurred on the 1300 block of Mitchem Drive was reported Tuesday around 12 p.m. According to the report, the theft occurred on

Aug. 1, 2015. The unknown offender used the victim’s name to open an unauthorized account.

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A 19-year-old student was issued a state of Illinois notice to appear in court at 3 p.m. Tuesday for retail theft at the Illini Union Bookstore located at 809 S. Wright St. According to the report, the student tried to leave the bookstore without paying for a textbook. The textbook has a retail value of $48.

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A bus arrives in front of the Illini Union Bookstore Oct. 6, 2016. Construction will begin on Green, Wright and White streets in March.

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BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY STAFF WRITER

Construction on Green, Wright and White streets is scheduled to begin in March as part of a $44 million Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project.

Plans for the project include “streetscape improvements, a transit boarding island on Green Street, reconfigured Illini Union vehicle entrance and parking, all-way pedestrian crossings and protected bicycle lanes,” according to a press release from the City of Champaign.

Kris Koester, public information officer for the City of Champaign Public Works Department, said this construction will pave the way for better access, regardless of the mode of

transportation.

“I think it being one of the largest ever road construction projects to come to the C-U area will have significant impacts on several modes of transportation,” said Koester. “Whether you’re driving, riding the bus, walking, you will have an avenue to get there.”

The public will be notified about one week before construction begins through message boards. Koester said people should plan ahead in order to reduce any inconveniences.

“I would encourage anyone who takes any of these routes on a normal bases to take some time ahead of time to map out a new route,” Koester said.

If a new route is not an

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option, Koester encourages people to give themselves more time than normal to get to their destination.

Although the plans include detours and sidewalk closures, all campustown businesses are expected to stay open throughout the duration of the project.

“We’re going to reach out to every business owner and make sure we’ve identified ways that people can still access their business during construction,” Koester said, adding that business will benefit once construction is completed.

The projects, titled Project 1, 2 and 3, are expected to be completed by the end of 2018.

Construction is also expected on Armory Avenue, but will begin in

2018 or 2019, once the other three routes are completed, Koester said.

The City of Champaign, City of Urbana, ChampaignUrbana Mass Transit District and University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign are partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation to complete the project, which has been in the works since 2010.

The project is being partly funded by the U. S .

Depa r tment of T ra nspor tation’s $15.7 million Federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Grant, which was awarded to the city in the fall of 2014.

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NEWS New Board of Trustees chair hopes to keep school accessible Koritz discusses personal ties, board’s mission

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Starbucks in the Illini Union, Illini Union Bookstore and Oregon Street are owned by the University and do not accept rewards.

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STARBUCKS software, they don’t sync up with the corporate Starbucks software,” said Chelsea Acree, assistant manager of the Starbucks in the Union Bookstore. “So that’s why we can’t take the star rewards because it will not take the stars off their (the customer's) account.”

The three licensed stores are owned by the University, which pays for the license to

carry the Starbucks’ name.

All of the income that comes from the University-owned Starbucks locations is managed by the University.

Employees at any of the University Starbucks are considered employees of the University and not the Starbucks corporation.

“There are Starbucks that are owned by the University of Illinois, so that’s the bookstore Starbucks, the one on Oregon Street and the one in the Union,” Acree said. “Those are the three

that cannot accept the star reward.”

Acree said that the other aspects of the stores are still the same as corporate stores. They must follow all corporate procedures.

“We have someone from the corporate office come by at least once a month or once every two months,” Acree said. “We have Starbucks operation manuals.

We follow all of their rules and regulations, their drink recipes. They are all the same.”

While the drinks and procedures may be consistent, some students believe that they shouldn’t be cheated out of benefits that they otherwise would have access to.

“Because we are students and we run on coffee all the time, I feel like we should be given the opportunity to use our rewards and have more promotions,” Kristina Garcia, sophomore in AHS, said.

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Former UI board chairman to run for governor Chris Kennedy to run on democratic ticket for Illinois’ 2018 election

BY MEGAN JONES THE DAILY ILLINI

Former University Board of Trustees chairman Chris Kennedy announced he is running for governor on Wednesday under the Democratic ticket for 2018.

Kennedy, 53, is the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy.

He did not seek reappointment to serve on the Board of Trustees on Jan. 19, 2015, ending his six-year term. He was appointed by Gov. Pat Quinn and left before Gov. Bruce Rauner took over.

Kennedy released a

message to his supporters mise is not surrender,” he Wednesday announcing his said in a video to his supelection bid. He is a busi- porters. “That’s how I think nessman in Chicago and our state should work.”

He came to Chicago in the talked extensively about 1980’s and his belief began runthat the state needs ning Top a fundaBox Foods mental with his change, citwife, a huning the curger relief rent state non-profit budget orga nization. He latimpasse.

Rauner and er became the state the chairCHRIS KENNEDY legislature man of ChiFORMER BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN have been cago’s Merin a standcha nd ise off for 19 Mart. months over approving the In his video, he said Illinois needs to retain its state’s budget.

“I believe that compro- students who will create

“I believe that compromise is not surrender. That’s how I think our state should work.”

new companies, hire new employees, pay taxes and educate a new generation ready to begin the cycle again. The video opens by showing some of the impacts of the state budget impasse, including services being cut and workers being laid off.

“I am running for governor because the state is headed in the wrong direction. I believe in working with others, not telling them what to do,” he said.

Chic ago A lderma n Ameya Pawar has also filed paperwork to enter the governor’s race. Rauner said he plans to seek re-election.

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New majors, minors proposed at Academic Senate

BY SAMANTHA JONES TOAL ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

A few new majors and minors were proposed at the Academic Senate meeting Monday, including an undergraduate minor in journalism as well as one to modify the Arabic studies minor.

According to the journalism minor proposal, the College of Media expects the minor to be fully effective as of fall 2017 and to enroll around 30 students each year once the program begins.

“The Minor in Journalism allows a student to explore the role of journalism in a democracy and to assess how journalism is meeting its social responsibility to engage, enlighten and empower citizens.

The minor equips students to participate in the everchanging world of media delivery and consumption,"

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CANCER ic light that enhances visuals not caught by the naked eye. They were experimenting with the microscope on cancer tissue samples one day when they started to notice blue dots within the tissue. After looking into other research, they came to believe that these were tumors that were previously unable to be seen by scientists.

Historically, scientists and researchers have thought that tumor growths are a product of mutations which initiates them to divide and spread throughout the body. However, they are now starting to understand that there is a different process that involves these tiny “exports.”

As tumor cells start to grow and divide, they produce exports that are spread throughout the body.

Exports are bundles of DNA or molecules that transfer to cells, which cause them to change their behavior and metabolism. Essentially, the exports are pre-conditioning the rest of the tissue in the body to be more

according to the proposal.

The proposal to modify the Arabic studies minor aims to revise the list of courses which count toward the minor.

“The minor is interdisciplinary in nature and includes required courses in Arabic language and culture, with options to include courses in Arabic history, politics and religion,” according to the proposal.

These changes were all approved unanimously by the senators in attendance.

Other items on the agenda included a proposal to establish a Master of Science in Psychological Science and eliminate the Master of Arts in Psychology from the College of LAS, and to establish a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Lyric Theatre from the College of FAA. Additionally, a proposal to establish a new major in receptive to the tumor cells.

Haohua Tu, senior research scientist at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, emphasized that the process is microscopic, even on a molecular level.

“The vesicles are very small; they are nanometer sized,” Tu said.

“We developed a new type of microscope that allows us to see these little exports.”

STEPHEN BOPPART PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING

Boppart said the exports can be as small as 30 nanometers. Compared to a cell, which is 10 microns, the exports are about one million times smaller.

The Center for Optical Molecular Imaging has a system that can image the exports in vivo, which means looking at a tissue within a living subject. This allows researchers to cap-

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Students study in the Communications Library in Gregory Hall.

Computer Science and Crop Sciences in the Department of Crop Sciences in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences was also approved.

Through the approval, the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine was eliminated.

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ture, in real time, where the exports originated, their destination and effect on the cells.

Sixian You, Ph.D. graduate student in bioengineering, is excited about the potential of the imaging systems.

“In terms of engineering, we want to make the microscope faster with imaging in larger areas,” said You. “We’ve done a lot of increments to the microscope so we can do live imaging with a living rat.”

As this is just the beginning, there is a lot to learn about the fundamental process of cancer before this information will be used for treatment of cancer patients. There are potential targets for therapies.

Being able to image these allows for a lot more studies to be conducted.

“These types of discoveries only come about from interdisciplinary research” Boppart said. “It really takes all these people from all these backgrounds to come together to solve these types of problems. It’s important to think how your education relates to other areas as well.”

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LIQUOR ful to possess more than one keg per residence.

“This is something that the liquor commissioner has done for quite a few years now, at least five years in a row,” said Matt Roeschley, deputy liquor commissioner and city manager for Champaign.

Roeschley said that the mayor’s primary intention in releasing this order is to preserve the health and safety of the community.

“Originally, this was done in response to Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, in an attempt to curtail some of the extreme activity going on,” Roeschley said. “Other than what is in the original text, the mayor’s interest is to have additional rules to make Unofficial safer for everybody.”

Any licensee found in violation of the order will be fined $500 per violation.

Kevin Delgado, Jessica Berbey and Andrea Flores contributed to this report.

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Trustee Tim Koritz was recently elected to serve as the next chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees. The Daily Illini spoke with Koritz about some of his goals and stances.

Koritz works for the Rockford Memorial Hospital as a staff anesthesiologist. He previously served as the chair of the board’s healthcare committee. He graduated with a Bronze Tablet from the University in 1978.

Answers have been edited for clarity and length.

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Regarding affordability, there is a big concern with the cost of tuition. If you look at people who come from impoverished backgrounds, all their expenses are covered.

If you look at the other end of the spectrum, the students from affluWhy did you personally ent backgrounds, usually want to become the chair? their family, can afford to The chair is a little more get them through school involved than being a trust- without being in signifiee as far as everyday issues cant debt. going on at the University.

But it is the families in Our former chair Ed the middle whose parents McMillan had concerns do not make enough. But about being too busy and because of their income wanting someone else to status, students do not take over, and I was hap- qualify for significant py to volunteer to ease his loans or grants on their FAFSA application. They workload.

I previously served as are stuck in the middle, the chair of the health- racking up significant debt. care committee. I am the In the early 2000s there only physiwere sigcian on the nificant board. t u ition A lot of increases. people do I came on not realize the board this, but if in 2 0 0 9, you look at and I am the entire proud that Un ive r s i I was the ty, somefirst trustthing like ee to say 25 to 30 we need percent of to bring a the entire screechi ng h a lt budget is to t hese wrapped TIM KORITZ increases. up in NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES healthcare, Over the whether it past three is the medyears, we ical school, dental school, have not had any tuition pharmacy, nursing schools, increases, which is the etc. right way to go. We need to I guess it was logical that keep doing that to become since I am the only physi- competitive. cian on the board that I Another problem with the would be in charge of that cost of our education is that it is cheaper for some kids committee.

I will stay as chair at to go out of state. Statistileast during the time being. cally, when a student goes We are still waiting to hear out of state, two-thirds of who our new three appoint- them stay in the state they ed trustees will be (trust- were educated in. ees are appointed by Gov. They never come back to Illinois to help with our Bruce Rauner).

I think eventually, for the economy, and it creates a good of the University, we brain-drain of our best stuare going to have to find a dents in Illinois.

In terms of accessibilnew chair, so we can transition over the period of a ity, we plan to increase enrollment. year or so.

My term expires in two years. If I’m not reappoint- You have a daughter who ed, it wouldn’t be good to attends the University of have someone start from Illinois at Urbana-Chamscratch as chair without paign. What are some of any prior assistance, if and the considerations you when that occurs. make as a trustee with

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one priority for the board is to educate students, and obviously that includes maintaining faculty.”

your daughter in mind?

What is the biggest chalYes, Elizabeth is a freshlenge the UI system man in the College of Busifaces? ness honor’s program. The Without question, it is the funding issue and the state budget issue. For the last two years, we have not had any certainty in how much support we’d get from the state, and that just makes it so difficult to make any kind of plans.

You always learn if and when you are going to get paid and think of what to do with that money.

We proposed to a joint committee of the state legislature a five-year funding model that would provide information on what we are doing to give the state a return on their investment.

Such stability would really help. Put yourself in the shoes of an employee, such as a professor or someone who helps with the physical upkeep of a plant.

If they don’t know if their salary or benefits will remain stable, that is a difficult position to be in. We worry some of our star faculty will get pulled away by other institutions.

whole time I’ve been on the board, I’ve had students at Urbana, including Elizabeth’s three oldest sisters.

I’ve always said the best thing about living in Illinois is that your kids can go to the University of Illinois for college.

I think they received a great education, and I’m glad they were there. The fact that they were there does not change the way I vote on issues.

Our number one priority for the board is to educate students, and obviously that includes maintaining faculty because it makes your education better.

It enhances my experience knowing that, when I come down to a board meeting, I can meet up with my kids.

It also gives me a unique perspective as a board member because I believe right now I am the only board member who has a child that is a student at the University. I bring the perspective of a consumer to the board as well.

What are your thoughts on affordability and accessibility for students majones5@dailyillini.com at UI? @MeganAsh_Jones

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Kanye and Trump both bring controversy to their fame SAKETH VASAMSETTI Columnist

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anye West cemented his status as one of the greatest musicians of our time when his recently released seventh album, “The Life of Pablo,” received rave reviews from esteemed magazines such as Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.

But since his beginning, West was always surrounded by controversy.

West’s decision to interrupt Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech during the 2009 VMAs will forever be known as one of his worst moments.

He was almost always seen as the bad guy of the music industry after multiple tirades during concerts, on Twitter and during talk show appearances. He brought a pretentious yet fearless attitude to the music industry that made him such an interesting character.

Usually, celebrities swarmed with as much controversy as West usually fade from the limelight fairly quickly; however, West fed off of it and made a name for himself.

Taking a step back and seeing West for all that he has done allows for parallels to be drawn to a certain character: Donald Trump.

Trump has seen his fair share of controversy even before his decision to run for president.

He’s had multiple sexual assault allegations that stemmed from beauty pageants from the 1970s and on. Trump Manage-

ment was sued in 1973 for refusing to “rent or negotiate rentals because of race and color.” And he has had multiple bankruptcies that brought into question his abilities as a businessman.

Trump was a celebrity also known for his pretentiousness and fearlessness, as seen throughout his campaign speeches as well as through his Twitter account.

Even more controversies developed during his presidential campaign, leading many Americans to think: “There’s no way he can be president.”

Yet, the Trump campaign prevailed.

Similarly, regardless of what he said or did, West produced success after success with his music. It seemed nothing could stop West, until just recently when news was released of his decision to check himself into rehab due to psychological problems.

Ever since then, West has kept quiet.

While Kanye West has seemed to hit a brief pause in his creative process, Trump seems to be steamrolling his way into leaving a lasting impact on the government, the people of the U. S. and the entire world.

But what sets them apart? Why does it seem that Trump cannot be halted in his recent years of success?

In a recent episode of “The Daily Show,” host Trevor Noah pushed a strong point: The difference between candidate Trump and President Trump is that the people of the U. S. now have to

“live in his crazy reality.”

Noah mentioned that the president is essentially choosing what he wants to be true. Any news that points out his fl aws suddenly becomes “fake news,” and he seems to go out of his way to shun any medium of news that attempts to call him out.

The scary part is it almost seems to be working. We look around and news is everywhere, but we can’t seem to determine what to trust and what not to trust. By generating so much controversy around himself, Trump has seemingly developed a shroud of discrepancies that we are unable to remove.

Kanye West could never reach such heightened controversy in the news, which is why he will probably not ever be as famous as Donald Trump. Everything he did was shrugged off because he didn’t irk the right audience.

The Trump administration has pushed all of the right buttons to create an uproar in our society. We can march all we want, plaster social media with our opinions and look to express satire in our television shows, but it’s not an efficient way to call for change. Not only is it reflecting poorly on Trump, but on society as well.

For years, Kanye has elicited similar emotions from rap fans, who oscillate between loving his music and hating his public persona. But when Donald Trump begins to do the exact same things on a much larger scale, it becomes less of a laugh-

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ing matter and starts to irk the entire nation.

Erratic childlike behavior can meet its match and be stopped, but the American people simply haven’t

found that edge yet. The passion is there and the numbers are there, but the correct approach isn’t.

That’s what needs change.

Because at this point,

Kanye 2020 doesn’t seem like a horrible idea.

Saketh is a freshman in DGS. ssv2@dailyillini.com

Media must stop pitting strong women of color against each other JAMIE LINTON Columnist

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he U.S. Senate confirmed wealthy Republican donor and grizzly bear-fearer Betsy DeVos on Wednesday as the new Secretary of Education.

Fifty senators voted to confirm DeVos, and 50 voted against it.

Thus, Vice President Mike Pence had to cast a historic tie-breaking vote to officially confirm her position.

So who is the woman who will run the nation’s public school system?

DeVos is an active member of the Republican Party, and her family is one of the richest in the country. She has never attended a day of public school in her life, has never held an elected office before and has never worked in education.

DeVos has, however, spent years advocating for privatizing schools and the school voucher program. She also believes that her work in education can “advance God’s kingdom.”

Clearly, DeVos missed some lessons on the separation of church and state at the private Christian schools she attended.

DeVos has demonstrated no belief in the public education system she now runs. Her confirmation is an insult to publicly

educated students, particularly for students at one of the nation’s elite public universities such as ours.

Besides her lack of experience, she fumbled through her confirmation hearing, pledging to back President Donald Trump on his pledge to end gun-free school zones, citing grizzlies as a potential reason to carry guns in schools.

Because we’ve all run into grizzlies on our walks across the Main Quad, haven’t we?

Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski were the only conservatives with the courage to make the educated decision and vote no to her confirmation.

The other 50 Republican senators and Pence likely endangered the future of public school students by confirming her position.

It’s a disheartening affront to those who can’t afford private school. Instead of making the kids who need help the most a priority, Republican senators showed their partisanship — and where their deep pockets come from — by voting yes.

Trump said during his campaign that he wanted to “drain the swamp” — his nominations, particularly DeVos, and the Senate’s confirmations prove otherwise.

e live in an unequal society in terms of rights for men and women.

In certain cultures, this inequality presents itself in varying degrees; however, if you can’t see that women are treated as the lesser sex in most instances, data will prove your argument otherwise.

For instance, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research says, “Female full-time workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, a gender wage gap of 20 percent.”

This, paired with a whole host of factors, such as a significantly higher sexual assault rate and having to live under an administration willing to strip away our reproductive rights, will lead most anyone to conclude that, on an institutional level, it’s much more difficult for women to keep up.

These disadvantages are even greater when it comes to women of color.

On average, in comparison to white men, they

make between $365,440 and $1,007,080 less in a lifetime. In at least 12 states, Latinas can expect to earn less than half of what white men would earn in a year.

With this being said, it’s outrageous that our society, in particular the media, is so obsessed with pitting women against each other.

Whether it’s on competitive reality shows or even in real life, women are constantly being told they have to act, do or be better than their peers.

This is especially true for minority women, many of whom unfortunately feel they have to go above and beyond the norm because society expects less of them.

Unlike male public figures, women of color are put in situations in the media where they are unfairly compared to one another.

Whether that be publicizing who has more Instagram followers, publishing articles on “who wore it better?” or even polling audiences as to who has the cutest baby, women can’t get a break.

Therefore, it came as no surprise to me that when Beyoncé posted

her twin pregnancy on Instagram, the internet turned to Kim Kardashian to assume this public announcement was “throwing shade” after her recent tweet hinting she was trying for a third.

Entire articles have been published tracking woman-on-woman celebrity feuds, and Beyoncé-Kim drama is by no means the fi rst case of such a phenomenon. Considering the current political climate, rights for women of color are becoming increasingly important to focus on. The media must be a tool for uniting and building them up, rather than dividing and tearing them down.

Marginalized groups must constantly work harder for their rights than their white male counterparts.

We should celebrate the accomplishments of women, especially women of color, in order to promote equality rather than ruin the progress that many have already worked so hard to achieve.

Jamie is a freshman in Media. jlinton2@dailyillini.com

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Conversation Cafe covers book censorship

BY MEGAN BRADLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The removal and restriction of certain books is no new phenomenon. Despite a more historical and dystopian portrayal, book censorship is still a current issue.

To address and inform about this issue, the office for Diversity and Social Justice Education is holding a Conversation Cafe titled “Burn Before Reading: Book Censorship” at noon on Feb. 10 at the Women’s Resource Center. The Conversation Cafe will be hosted

by Emily Knox, a specialist on intellectual freedom and censorship.

“Conversation Cafe is a lunchtime series focused on current questions or issues that might be emerging around social justice issues.

They are often facilitated by current or former students or faculty. We really draw upon the talent and questions that people are asking here on campus,” said Ross Wantland, the director of diversity and social justice education.

Wantland said the issue of book censorship is an emerging question for students and faculty alike. Knox, the speaker for the Burn Before Reading discussion, clarified that sometimes books are challenged for the right reasons, such as being in the wrong place for its genre or reading level. However, a lot of the time books are censored because of disagreements or a thirst for power.

“A lot of it is about control: of the flow of information, how children develop or what the community should believe,” Knox said.

Her goal is to show that the power of reading is stronger than the power of

censorship and there is no way to formally stop the flow of information in society.

Knox’s discussion of book banning will center on how an open flow of knowledge in society is important for social justice. She emphasized the importance of understanding the different people and places that reading can foster, and said students need to be exposed to ideas that are different from their own in order to grow and cultivate their own opinions.

The Conversation Cafe, which is typically on the second and fourth Friday of each month, has a different topic to focus on each week.

Anyone is welcome to walk in and enjoy lunch while engaging with the different speakers that the program brings in.

“The ‘Lunch on Us’ programs provide a unique opportunity for people to dip their toes into the waters of these types of conversations, even if they’re studying areas that don’t allow these conversations daily,” Wantland said.

The lessons these programs can give students, Wantland said, are invaluable and can provide a strong basis for an understanding of different problems that affect campus life.

One of the students who is interested in this kind of discussion is Skylar Lipman, senior in ACES. Lipman found the event on Facebook and was intrigued by the title and topic as well as by the location of the event, the Women’s Resource Center.

“Censorship is an interesting topic to me, largely because it has to do with issues of choice and the power that comes along with

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Women’s Resource Center creates an event to talk about reasoning behind book censorship and the affect of the community on the flow of information. The event will be held Friday at noon. this. I’m also hoping to build some connections through the Women’s Resource Center, as there is some very interesting work being done through there,” Lipman wrote in an email.

Wantland said the importance of attending events such as the Conversation Cafes is that through the

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hired people for spring because they put in those applications before winter break. So I don’t know, a lot of us were out of a job for at least a month.”

Julia Szumny, junior in Media, said she ate at Antonio’s on a weekly basis.

Szumny said she never saw it coming, and is upset that her favorite pizza place on Green Street will be closing.

She joked that it was even a deciding factor in her coming to the University.

“It was my first time ever on campus for a visit, and I really wanted something to eat before the long drive home,” Szumny said. “So I saw a pizza place and said ‘Oh let me just grab a slice,’ and I was just in disbelief that I can get a whole meal for under $5, and that’s when I fell in love.”

audience members hear about us through word of mouth,” Rosenbloom said.

Acquiring a ticket for a SoFar event is also unconventional. Instead of purchasing a ticket, one has to apply through the SoFar website. The location of the event and the performers are kept secret during the application process. It is up to the applicant how much she wants to pay for the ticket, with a $5 minimum.

K ath leen Keene, graduate student i n Veteri nary Medici ne, attended a SoFar event in January. She said she appreciated the mystery leading up to the event.

“I like the idea of not knowing where you’re going and who is playing beforehand. It keeps it exciting,” Keene said.

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Keene heard about SoFar through word of mouth.

She said she usually goes to big concerts so she wasn’t sure if she would like SoFar. “I thought the music was very raw, and I liked the variety. I went to another concert on Monday at the Canopy Club and I feel like SoFar is a different ex perience. People appreciate the music more. I also like the idea of going for the music as opposed to going for the concert experience,” Keene said.

SoFar’s Champaign branch is growing quickly under Rosenbloom. There are about 10 people who work under him.

These people assist Rosenbloom in finding venues, as well as artists who fit their “sound.”

“Most of our sets are unplugged because people are sitting right in front of

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programs, his office is able to give a discussion space to issues that may otherwise not have homes around campus. Book censorship is one of these issues that Wantland is proud to be able to host.

Both Wantland and Knox emphasized the importance of students being able to

use their years at college as a way to grow and develop views of the world. To Knox, this is largely facilitated through reading, which is why she believes in social justice and the flow of information working hand-in-hand.

“Being in college is about being exposed to ideas you

have not been exposed to before, and sometimes that might be uncomfortable.

Part of the experience of higher education is being exposed and learning to work through them, you don’t have to agree with all of them,” Knox said.

with CTRL+V, an RSO at the University. CTRL+V films and photographs SoFar’s events, as well as manages SoFar’s social media and advertising.

Grace Bren na n, senior in Media, runs all of SoFar’s social media accounts through CTRL+V. “SoFar just came to campus at the beginning of this school year. I’ve been working with them since then, trying to get more followers. Landen came to us and asked for some help. We started looking into the whole program and what it means and decided it would be a cool thing to work with,” Brennan said.

Rosenbloom wa nts to expand SoFar to the point where they can hold multiple shows a month.

“The goal right now is to do one show a month for a little while, and then eventually we’ll grow to

two a month, then three a month. Once I graduate, I’m looking to pass this off to somebody else who wants to be city director,” Rosenbloom said.

The Ja nuary show featured Euriah, a n emo -rock band from Champaign; Cii La’Cole, a soul singer with a background in gospel, jazz and blues and The Phantom Broadcast, a collective that creates alternative rock music influenced by multiple other genres.

The next SoFar event is at 8 p.m. on Feb. 26.

“SoFar creates a really cool environment for music lovers. I know everyone thinks they love music, but SoFar is for people who really love music, people who want to hear new music, people who want to meet the artists.

I don’t think anyone will be disappointed that they went,” Brennan said.

you. A really heavy trap artist might not be the right fit for SoFar because their style of music is to pump people up, it’s the kind of music you would

“I like the idea of not knowing where you’re going and who is playing beforehand. It keeps it exciting.”

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listen to at a party. At SoFar we certainly have hip-hop and rap artists, but it’s a different vibe,” Rosenbloom said.

SoFar also works closely

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LIFE & CULTURE SoFar Sounds

brings new music platforms to C-U

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Local scenes from performances hosted by the C-U branch of SoFar Sounds. SoFar Sounds is a national movement to host music acts in smaller venues.

BY MERAL AYCICEK STAFF WRITER

At 9 p.m. on a Friday in Champaign, roughly 30 people are crammed into a tiny apartment on Chalmers Street, facing attentively toward a makeshift stage where Cii La’Cole stands, performing her last song of the night. The light catches her glittery eyeliner and makes it sparkle as she nods along to the music.

Jan. 27 marked the date of the second event hosted

by SoFar Sounds in C-U. SoFar Sounds is a global

music movement aimed at “bringing the magic back to live music,” according its website.

A Champaign branch of the movement was established last fall under the leadership of Landen Rosenbloom, junior in FAA and city director of SoFar sounds for C-U. Rosenbloom said he wanted to bring SoFar Sounds to the C-U area after interning with the company in Chicago last summer.

“SoFar Sounds is a global community that centers

around supporting the artist and providing the audience members with a new experience, both musical and cultural. It allows people to really focus on music as a craft and artists as a community,” Rosenbloom said.

The movement started i n L ondon i n 2 0 0 9.

Rosenbloom said the founders were unhappy with the music scene because of the environment that surrounded it.

“They felt like people were too distracted from

the music, like artists weren’t given the amount of respect they deserved,” Rosenbloom said. “They felt like an audience member who really wanted to go and enjoy the music couldn’t do so because people were talking or they were on their phones or getting too drunk.”

As a result, the founders started hosting small concerts in people’s living rooms and having local artists play. This spread fi rst to Paris, then to other cities. Today, SoFar Sounds

exists in over 300 cities in 60 countries around the world.

Although the movement itself is huge, especially in big cities like Chicago, not many people know about it in C-U. “A challenge that every city faces starting off is that because we really don’t allow people to have their phones out during shows, a lot of people refrain from posting on social media about us. Most of our

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Antonio’s employees serve up new details on closing

BY BIANCA REYES STAFF WRITER

This past winter break, Cracked, a breakfast food truck, announced it would be opening its fi rst storefront location in what formerly housed Antonio’s Pizza by the Slice.

The news first broke when Daniel Krause, owner of Cracked, shared a photo on his personal Facebook page announcing his “new restaurant.” However, the news came abruptly to most fans of Antonio’s and even its employees.

Rodrigo Cruz, senior in LAS, has worked at Antonio’s for nearly a year and

a half. Cruz said he was disappointed with Yazi Ferhi, the general manager, for not being honest with the staff about the sudden closing.

“The boss for some reason decided not to tell anybody, but he found out in November that they weren’t going to renew the lease,” Cruz said. “I was in Mexico on vacation when I got a text from my coworker telling me the news.”

Cruz said other employees have told him that Ferhi had been promoted and relocated to another Antonio’s locations in Texas.

Olympia Wojcik, junior in LAS, also worked at Anto-

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“Two weeks before we left for break, people were coming up to us and saying, ‘Hey, we heard Antonio’s is closing.’ I would look at the other employees and they would just say ‘No no no, we’re fine,’ and then it actually happened,” Wojcik said.

Cruz and Wojcik both said the building manager was asking for higher rent prices and the negotiation between corporate fell through in the end.

Wojcik said she was disappointed to find out she was out of a job through a friend — not even her own boss.

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Wojcik also said a lot of the employees had the job to help pay for their bills and tuition.

“Even now looking for jobs, we all had the same problem,” Wojcik said.

“Coming back and trying to apply for a spring semester job was impossible. Everyone around here already

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Gymnastics’ LeDuc continues to find success

BY DANIELLE WILIAMS STAFF WRITER

Many college gymnasts often begin participating in the sport between the ages of two and five.

But Illinois gymnast Lizzy LeDuc, was introduced to the sport at seven.

"I was always doing flips and little cartwheels when I was younger,” LeDuc said. “One day my parents said, 'Okay, we need to put this girl in a sport.' So, they put me in tumbling, talked to a few coaches and soon enough I was in gymnastics.”

Her late start did not keep her from achieving success, as she quickly worked her way up the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Program's competition levels.

Most gymnasts begin at Level 1, which consists mainly of four- and five-year-olds.

At seven years old, LeDuc skipped Level 4 and competed in Level 5. She then rapidly moved to Level 6, where she participated in one meet before advancing.

She then went on to Level 7, completed a year in both Levels 8 and 9, and by 10 years old, she competed in Level 10. By the time the Texas native reached junior elite, she was 11 years old.

But about four or five years later, she went back to Level 10.

“There’s a big difference between elite and Level 10 in a lot of ways,” LeDuc said. “I wasn’t having fun in elite. I needed to have a change in perspective. I wanted to be more relaxed compared to having a tight schedule.”

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LeDuc, along with her five siblings, was homeschooled for most of her life.

About two years prior to heading to college, LeDuc broke both of

her feet. After surgery, she was out for 12 weeks — no competing, no training and no gymnastics.

LeDuc said that there were a few times in her career she

wanted to quit gymnastics altogether.

“Gymnastics takes a big toll on your body,"LeDuc said. "I couldn’t train for weeks. Some

days I asked myself if it’s even worth it anymore. My dad always pushed me to stick with it, and I am so glad he did.”

She conquered adversity and competed with the Philippine National Team in June of 2015.

There, she qualified for the floor exercise and the all-around. The team took bronze at the Southeast Asian Games.

“I would say that my experience in the Philippines in a way helped me moving forward to the collegiate level,” LeDuc said. “ We competed a lot more, but more as a team. College is such a big team sport, so it helped there.”

LeDuc initially committed to Louisiana State University, but then chose to attend Illinois in the fall of 2015.

“When I fi rst visited here, it was snowing badly,” LeDuc said. “ I’m not a big fan of the cold, but I met the team and the coaches and I fell in love with all of it. It’s a lot different than Texas, but the campus is beautiful. What’s a college experience without the differences, you know?”

During her fi rst year competing for the University, she qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships and set a career-high 9.950 on the floor at the Salt Lake City Regional.

The NCAA Championships took place in her hometown of Dallas.

“It was weird,” LeDuc said.

“You get so used to being with your team all of the time. It was

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Illinois Ice Arena to close in March for renovations

BY STEPHEN COHN STAFF WRITER

The Illinois Ice Arena will close its doors on March 17 and begin interior renovations, highlighted by a new refrigeration system.

Illinois’ Division I and Division II hockey clubs, women’s hockey club, speed skating and synchronized skating seasons will have concluded by the start date.

Ice Arena Associate Bill Zeman said the goal is to finish renovations by the end of July. Officials aim to have the Ice Arena open by the start of the 2017-2018 school year.

Zeman oversees operations and staff scheduling for the Ice Arena.

“We’d like to close early and open on time versus close on time and open late,” Zeman said. “(A delayed open) will affect our users much more.”

The closure will affect open skates and intramural hockey on campus.

He said the projects will cost about $1.6 million and are funded

by Campus Recreation reserves.

“The bulk of our funds come from student fees,” Zeman said.

“There are other programs, like open skates and the hockey teams, that bring in some revenue, but the bulk of our funding is from

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Illinois’ head coach John Groce watches from the sideline during the game against Minnesota at State Farm Center on Saturday. Groce’s eight-man rotation helped Illinois beat Northwestern in Evanston on Tuesday.

Changes in Groce’s rotation highlight win

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Eric Cruickshank waits for a pass at the Ice Arena on Jan. 28. The Ice Arena will close in March for renovations.

For the Illinois men’s basketball team’s win over Northwestern on Tuesday, head coach John Groce once again shook up his rotation.

This time, he might have found something that can stick.

Groce played an eight-man rotation, with the exception of Aaron Jordan, who started but played only four minutes. Malcolm Hill and Maverick Morgan led the way in minutes with 36 each, but freshman Te’Jon Lucas logged 33 minutes. The point guard’s previous careerhigh was 27 last Saturday against Minnesota and Jan. 25 against Iowa.

Seniors and former starters Jaylon Tate and Michael Thorne Jr. did not play. Each have seen their minutes dwindling over the course of the season.

The eight-man rotation is the

most consistent rotation seen out of Groce’s squad this year, and is possibly the fi rst sign of Groce trying to slim down his rotations for the back half of conference play.

Finke continues to light it up in Big Ten play Michael Finke is shooting at just under 55 percent from threepoint territory in Big Ten play.

His sharpshooting ranks him within the top fi fteen in the Big Ten. Finke's three threes in the second half against Northwestern helped the Illini fight through a tough road win. Finke hit a three with just over 2:30 left to tie the game at 59.

“I feel good. I always say shooters shoot,” Finke said. “I just kept shooting and my teammates found me when I was open.”

Win against Northwestern gives Illinois a chance The Illini’s next three games are against Penn State, Iowa and

a Northwestern rematch. The Iowa game is the only one on the road, and Illinois has already beaten Iowa by double digits.

While it may seem like a long shot at this point, there are realistic scenarios where the Illini can fight their way back into the pack of the Big Ten standings.

Outside of the Northwestern rematch, Illinois does not play another team that is currently more than two wins ahead of them in the Big Ten standings.

Before the Illini's recent losing skid, the team was in the conversation for the NCAA tournament, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

The team had hovered on the bubble before sliding down the charts recently, but could climb back with a strong fi nish in the Big Ten.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Illinois tries to end six-game losing streak on the road at Maryland

BY JAMES BOYD STAFF WRITER

Brandi Beasley found success recently for the Illinois women's basketball team.

Over her last three games, Beasley has racked up 69 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. She also leads all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding, and she stands at just 5-foot-6.

“She’s got a (hard-nose) mentality,” head coach Matt Bollant said.

“She goes and gets it. She’s got a nose for the ball. When she sees it come off (the rim), she goes and gets it.”

Bollant said that if she maintains this level of play, she has the potential to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. But on Thursday, Beasley and Illinois will take on another talented freshman – Destiny Slocum.

Slocum is the starting point guard for a Maryland squad that has lost only two conference games over the past three seasons. The former fivestar recruit is averaging 11.1 points and 5.6 assists, helping the Terrapins to an undefeated record in the

Big Ten. Maryland’s 11-0 start in conference includes a 94-49 victory over Illinois two weeks ago.

In the first matchup, Slocum dazzled the State Farm Center crowd with her no-look passes and timely baskets. After the big win, head coach Brenda Frese believed it was her team’s best performance all year.

“I loved our energy on both ends of the floor,” Frese said. “We really had been working hard to play a forty minute game and I thought, for the most part, we did that tonight.

Again, it’s a championship mentality. When you care about each other’s success more than your own, great things are going to happen.”

The rematch will take place in College Park, Maryland, where the Illini will try to hand the No. 1 Terrapins their second home loss of the season.

Maryland's only loss at the Xfinity Center was against ACC powerhouse Connecticut. The Huskies have won four consecutive national championships and are winning by an average of 33 points per game this season. But back in Decem-

ber, Geno Auriemma’s squad only defeated the Terrapins by six.

Illinois is still in search of its first road victory. In nine attempts this season, the Illini have been outscored 708 to 528 and have shot just 37.2 percent from the field. Bollant acknowledged his team’s poor performances on the road and highlighted a few areas that his team would need to improve on in its rematch against Maryland.

“One (improvement is) just making sure we get back on defense and not letting their point guard throw it to their post running the floor,” Bollant said. “(Also) our shot selection — when they get a turnover, they get rebounds, (Slocum) makes good things happen. So, trying not to turn the ball over and making sure we’re shooting a good percentage.”

Freshman Petra Holesinska has helped Illinois pick it up on offense in recent games, and she will look to continue that trend against Maryland. As Illinois’ starting guard, she scored a career-high 21 points in the team’s last game against Purdue and is averaging 13.3 points over the last three contests. Even with

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Brandi Beasley goes for a layup in the game against Maryland at State Farm Center on Jan. 26. The Illini hope to beat the Terrapins on Thursday. her improved scoring, Holesinska’s main focus remained on the other side of the ball. “(We have to) get better in our transition defense,” Holesinska said. “They had many wide-open

layups (in the previous game). They just run the floor and pass to the post and shoot a wide open layup.”

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SOFTBALL

Illini open season at Puerto Rico tournament

BY ERICH FISHER STAFF WRITER

Tyra Perry will begin her second year as the Illinois softball coach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this weekend.

The Illini will be participating in the Puerto Rico Division I tournament, competing against North Carolina and Georgia Tech twice and once against California over the weekend.

In Perry’s fi rst year as head coach, Illinois went 36-23 (12-11 in the Big Ten Conference), ranked seventh in the Big Ten and reached the NCAA tournament, its fi rst appearance since 2010. But Perry said she is not ready to settle for just another tournament berth.

“Our players and staff have been collectively working towards not only making it to the NCAA tournament but actually advancing further than we did this past season,” Perry said. “We’re looking to fi nish higher in the Big Ten and are always looking to grab that (Big Ten) championship.”

This could be challenging for the Illini with the graduation last spring of outfielder Kylie Johnson and infielders Allie Bauch and Danielle Trezzo. Johnson and Bauch started in all 59 games last season and fi nished with batting averages over .300.

Trezzo started in 33 of games and fi nished with a batting average of .274.

Illinois will have eight new players on its roster this season, five of whom are transfers. Outfielder Veronica Ruelius will be officially on the roster after she redshirted last season.

Several players for the Illini are also returning.

Senior outfielder Nicole Evans will look to continue her impressive college career. She lead the Illini in batting averages during her junior season (.337), hits (62), home runs (12), runs batted in (53) and slugging percentage (.663).

“Nicole just has that presence when she walks into the room that she’s someone special, and someone you need to talk to,” Perry said.

“She works extremely hard.

We could have a light-hearted practice, and she would be covered in sweat by the end of it.”

On the mound, senior pitcher Breanna Wonderly is also returning for the Illini and will be the Opening Day starter Friday.

Wonderly, in her junior year campaign, tallied a 16-13 record with a team low 2.78 ERA in Big Ten play and was top-10 in the conference in innings pitched, games started, wins and ERA.

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Illinois’ Breanna Wonderly will pitch on Opening Day. “She’s an example player,” Perry said. “She’s always doing her job and always looking to do more. She’s a transfer player herself, so she’s been able to emphasize with the transfer players we

have this year and give them advice.”

Perry and her staff said they are not ready to let the challenges of having several new players on the team hold her and her squad back.

“We’re focused on playing our best softball, I do believe we’ll have some challenges with having eight newcomers and with injuries that are occurring before the season has started,” Perry

WOMEN’S TENNIS

FROM 1B

Illinois veteran players plan to close out sets against unranked Middle Tennessee

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BY CHRISTIAN EVANS STAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s tennis team is coming off two losses against top-15 teams in the nation. The team will play this weekend against a Middle Tennessee team that is unranked, just like the Illini.

Head coach Evan Clark said to get a win against Middle Tennessee, the team will have to execute its goal of closing out sets better than it has been doing.

Clark said that his team has been going over lategame situations during practices this week.

“We tried to play live points with scenarios,” Clark said. “Giving them scenarios like they would

find in the match as realistically as we could (was our goal). (We tried) getting them up 5-3 or 5-4 and trying to simulate what they would feel in the match. It’s tough to do in practice, but at least they start thinking that way.”

Middle Tennessee is a young team. Five of its seven players are freshmen or sophomores.

“I think our team is kind of the opposite (of Middle Tennessee),” Clark said.

“We are all veterans for the most part. Everyone has played at least a year, and we have four seniors so I think that will help.”

Sophomore Ines Vias played against Auburn's No. 25 doubles pair last

weekend, and she believes that experience can help she and her partner, senior Louise Kwong, down the road.

“We have goals,” Vias said. “We want to make the NCAA tournament, and we want to have a banner up there. So I think playing against good teams and taking advantage of that just gives us more opportunity to get higher in the rankings.”

Sophomore Da niela Pedraza Novak says that she is in a good position to help the team break its current skid.

“Freshmen are inexperienced, but they have nothing to lose,” Pedraza Novak said.

“They don’t know who they are playing against so, they have nothing to fear, and sometimes that can be helpful. I can take advantage of all the experience I had this past year and my freshman year, so I should be in good position.”

The Illini are also increasing their chances by not overlooking Middle Tennessee just because of its 1-3 record.

“Middle Tennessee is still pretty good,” Clark said. “Obviously they aren’t the caliber of Auburn or Georgia, but I think we got to go out and treat it as if it was a match like that.”

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a great experience. Most of my teammates flew to Dallas to support me. The fact that it was in Dallas and my family was there to support me in such a big meet meant a lot to me.”

This year, LeDuc is back for the Illini after a record-breaking rookie season, being honored as Big Ten Gymnast of the Week twice this season.

When she isn’t practicing, training or competing, the gymnast is hanging out with friends and watching Netfl ix.

“LeDuc is a super talented athlete,” head coach Kim Landrus said. “She’s a fun, bubbly person with a great personality.

That about her makes her more fun to coach. She also prepares herself very well, to go out on the competition floor and wow the audience and the judges and gets it done.”

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HOCKEY

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Illinois’ Jaclyn Switkes strikes back the ball in the match against Michigan State on Apr. 22 at Atkins Tennis Center. The Illini are confident in their ability to beat Middle Tennessee.

student fees.”

The Ice Arena, known to rink rats as the Big Pond, opened in 1931. The ice surface is among the largest in the country, measuring at 192 feet long and 115 feet wide.

The main component of the renovations is a new portable refrigeration system. The system will cool down the concrete fl oor underneath the surface to freeze the ice. It will be placed above the Zamboni room off to the side of the rink.

The more aesthetic features of the renovations will be new boards and glass around the rink.

Zeman said the current boards and glass are more than 25 years old.

There currently is a gap between the glass and the overhang seating in the Ice Arena.

Illinois hockey defenseman Joey Caprio said the repairs will allow the Illini to play a different brand of hockey next season.

“Our boards are pretty old,” Caprio said. “When you’re in a defensive zone, it is hard to chip pucks off

said. “We’re going to have to overcome those, but I do believe this team has the ability to do that.”

erichf2@dailyillini.com @ETFisher24 LeDuc hopes to make a lasting impression on Illini fans and leave a legacy within the Illinois gymnastics program.

“Right now I’m focused on college, but who knows what’s going to happen in the future,” LeDuc said.

“Maybe I’ll go back to the Philippines and compete for its Olympic team.”

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Honorable mentions for Illini of the week: Kipper Nichols against Minnesota: 16 points (career high), six rebounds , 6-of-8 from the field, 3-of-3 from deep Brandi Beasley against Purdue: She recorded her third straight 20-point game, but the team went 0-3.

the glass and go high and hard off of the glass.”

Other facets of the project include replacing the rubber fl ooring throughout the facility, painting and possibly a new scoreboard.

Campus Recreation has recently done feasibility studies about building a new Ice Arena in the upcoming years.

“One was $8 million, one was at $15 million to renovate (the Ice Arena),” Zeman said. “To build a new facility was in the area of $40 million, and it would be in a different site. We just don’t have the funds for that at this point.”

Zeman said there are still other parts of the facility needing renovations in the near future.

He said the locker rooms currently have poor ventilation, and the windows need to be replaced.

“Within the next few years, the decision needs to be made whether to renovate this building or build a new facility,” Zeman said. “They need to fi gure out where the funding is going to come from.”

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MEN’S TENNIS

Illinois to face off against Indiana in conference match Friday

BY MEGHAN REST STAFF WRITER

The Illinois men’s tennis team will conclude a three week home stretch on Friday as the team faces off against Indiana.

Illinois has a season record of 2-2, while Indiana is 6 - 0 on the season with notable wins against Dartmouth, Ball State and Eastern Illinois.

The Hoosiers most recent victory is a 5-2 win over Princeton.

After falling to North Carolina last weekend, Illinois head coach Brad Dancer is hopeful for Friday. “(Indiana) is a Big

Ten opener for us,” Dancer said. “With our schedule we’ve got tough matches all the time, but we’re looking forward to having a big Friday night crowd.”

The Hoosiers are dawning a slight advantage in doubles competition, havi ng gone ne a rly undefeated in their last four matches. The Illini, however are still looking to sharpen their playing style within those matches.

“Its an individual situation, and we have i ndividuals who are starting to play better in doubles,” Dancer said. “we just need to get one or two

guys to spark that and make a difference.”

On Sunday, the Illini will travel to South Bend, Indiana, to match up against Notre Dame. Notre Dame is currently 4-2, boasting a pair of 7-0 nonconference sweeps over Monmouth and William & Mary.

“We have to get a little bit tougher, I hate to say that as a team, just a couple of individuals need to get a little bit of grit in them, and if we can get a little of that grit going across our team I like where we’re going,” Dancer said.

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For more information and viewing: Contact Jean Gharst at (217) 202-2785

Small 24x47 inches (60x120 cm), medium 31x47 inches (80x120 cm) and a large L-shaped desk 63x79 inches (160x200 cm). They are IKEA Galant desks, lightly used but in very good shape.

Light yellowish wood desktop with gray legs. Some desks have wheels as well. Asking is $20 for a small desk, $25 for a medium, $75 for the large desk. Potentially large number of desks for sale, please inquire if you’d like more than one.

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Interested?

Email your cover letter and resume to kacoyle2@illinimedia.com.

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To apply: Send cover letter and resume to mgpasco@illinimedia.com

Recruiting a team of several driven, hardworking and creative individuals to work on campus marketing for The Daily Illini and Illio Yearbook. You will be required to attend weekly marketing meetings to brainstorm strategy and attend flyering and promotional events. Schedule is flexible, 6 hrs/week. Willingness to stay on campus this summer is a plus. Piece pay based on tasks needed. Great position for younger students looking to gain experience in event marketing, direct marketing and advertising.

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As the in house sales assistant you will work with a small team to sell advertising to student organizations, university departments, and local rental companies. You will learn to sell classifieds as well as advertising for print, radio and digital. Day-to-day duties include answering emails and calls, cold calling, maintaining client database prospecting new clients, attending weekly sales meetings, arranging in-person meetings and growing existing accounts.

The ideal candidate enjoys a good challenge, is motivated by success and loves competition.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is a must! 10-15 hrs/weel.

Arranged schedule.

To apply: Send cover letter and resume to mgpasco@illinimedia.com

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