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While some students may be complaining about the winter weather, students like Tim Nagel may face even more challenges while traveling around campus. Nagel, junior in AHS, who uses a wheelchair to get around, said there were times during the winter he would skip class because the snow would pile up. “A lot of times when they clear the roads, they push the snow up against the sidewalk, and so it blocks each end of the sidewalk. So, if I try to cross the street, snow gets piled up on both sides,” he said. Nagel came to the University three years ago from Texas because of the seven universities that offer wheel-
chair basketball, he thought the University was the best academically. He currently plays on the men’s wheelchair basketball team as a shooting guard. Meridith Bradford, junior in AHS, serves as one of the team managers for the men’s and women’s Wheelchair Basketball teams and has not let the necessity of using a powered wheelchair stop her from working toward her degree. Bradford has cerebral palsy and said the University is one of the few colleges in America that provides full service for students with disabilities, in terms of providing daily living assistance for
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UI faces possible censure BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER
While facing the possibility of censure from the American Association of University Professors, the University could avoid it by changing its policies or coming to an agreement with Steven Salaita, said Cary Nelson, former AAUP president and English professor. The AAUP will vote on whether to censure University administrations at its national annual conference on June 13. There are currently 47 school administrations on the AAUP censure list. Many are small, religious schools and some have been censured for over 50 years. If the University is censured it will be the only Big Ten school currently on the list. In August, the University rescinded Steven Salaita’s appointment, claiming some of his tweets regarding conflict in Gaza were uncivil. The AAUP wrote Chancellor Phyllis Wise to warn her of the consequences that could follow. Since Salaita’s employment was revoked, the University has lost several guest speakers, received votes of no confidence from 15 departments, is facing two legal battles against Salaita and is now facing the possibility of censure. “Censure results from the association’s findings that conditions for academic freedom and tenure are unsatisfactory at a college or university,” according to the AAUP website. The AAUP’s department of academic freedom, tenure and governance will visit the campus Thursday and Friday, observing and conducting interviews with various faculty members, said Anita Levy, associate secretary for the AAUP’s department of academic freedom, tenure and governance. The visit will help the department
finalize its report on its investigation into the handling of Salaita’s case, and the report will be released soon after. John Wilson, co-editor of AAUP’s Academe Blog, said he believes a report recommending the administration to be censured would be valid. “A censure vote against the University of Illinois is appropriate and necessary, because of the violation of fundamental standards of academic freedom that the AAUP calls for, and that the University of Illinois promises in its statutes to follow,” Wilson said. At the Feb. 2 academic senate meeting, Nelson said AAUP censure was “pretty definite,” however, Levy said there’s a possibility the committee won’t recommend the University be placed on the censured administration list. Harry Hilton, AAUP University chapter president, said the University’s progress toward addressing the policies that were used in Salaita’s case could help keep them off the censure list. “If the preponderance of those recommendations is adhered to and changes are made, or changes are in the process of being made, then censure becomes moot and won’t be imposed,” Hilton said. “But that’s timetable and willingness to do something.” Even if the committee recommends the University be placed on the censure list, there are still actions the University could take before the June vote. “The administration and the BOT could declare clearly ‘We believe civility on campus should be encouraged and promoted because it provides the best climate for educational dialogue, but there is no intent to require, impose, or enforce civility,” Nelson said. “Incivility is not grounds to challenge an existing faculty member’s employment, though it can be a factor
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Universities’ administrations who fail to uphold principles of academic freedom and tenure, as stated in the American Association of University Professors’ statement of principles, are placed on a censure list. The list informs the academic community that the university’s administration is not endorsed by the AAUP.
schools on the censure list currently
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is to move an administration to reform its policies and practices and provide due compensation to the fired professor.” -John Wilson, co-editor of the AAUP Academe Blog
WHO IS AFFECTED? Administration:
Among peers, the institution looks bad and could lose its reputation and quality of education.
Students:
Could receive a lesser education because the University may face a harder time recruiting quality professors.
Faculty:
in hiring decisions.” The board could also set an earlier deadline for the approval of faculty appointments and the University can instate guidelines for dealing with issues that arise when the Chancellor and Provost are reviewing new faculty appointments, Nelson said. He added these actions would narrow the grounds for censure, although will not completely eliminate the possibility. Salaita said he would still be happy to work at the University if it is censured; how-
LGBTQ community emphasizes visibility for students, faculty BY MADISON JOHNSTON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Living in a small community like ChampaignUrbana creates its challenges for LGBTQ faculty and staff of the University. While there is a significant ANNA HECHT THE DAILY ILLINI LGBTQ population in and ever, he admitted that it is “a around the towns, meeting bit of a catch-22” considering fellow LGBTQ residents is his reinstatement would make not as easy compared to livthe censure unnecessary. ing in a larger city like Chi“The students and instruc- cago or San Francisco. tors at the university are wonThere is one comfort in derful and it would be a great town called the Chester honor to join them,” Salaita Street Bar, which was voted said. for 2012 Best Gay Friendly In September, the Board Nightlife by the readers of released a statement declar- Buzz magazine. However, ing they would not reconsider multiple nights out of the Salaita for a faculty position week, the bar is rented out at the University. That state- to Greek life for exchangment was reiterated in Febru- es, which causes some frusary after the academic sen- tration for members of the local LGBTQ community SEE CENSURE | 3A who feel C-Street is the one
Potential hires will be less inclined to join, thus keeping current faculty from working with some of the best in their fields. Additionally, many guest speakers and seminar leaders will not visit censured Universities. SOURCE: Anita Levy, AAUP secretary
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ate passed a resolution urging the administration to implement the recommendations of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure. Although the Board said its decision is final, it is trying to revise University policies to avoid similar issues in the future. On Feb. 16, the senate voted in favor of a resolution on new hiring procedures. Hilton said if the AAUP does vote to censure the University at its national meeting, faculty will probably suffer more than students. “There are some people
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Students walking on the Quad may have noticed construction fences wrapped around various buildings. This construction is a part of a five-year, $80 million project to upgrade technology and infrastructure within University labs and classrooms. The Instructional Space Improvement initiative, which began in January 2012, will update 125 classrooms in 18 different buildings on campus. So far, 113 classrooms have been modernized. Funding for the initiative comes from the Office of the Provost, the Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment, various University departments and the Library IT fees. According to the Facilities and Services website, “over 9,000 students and 125 faculty members per classroom hour will benefit from more comfortable and energy efficientlearning environments.” The most recent building located on the Quad undergoing total renovation is the Chemistry Annex. The annex renovations consist of overall upgrades, as well as a 9,600-square-foot addition to the southeast corner, according to Steven Breitwieser, Facilities and Services spokesman. “When you look around everything is taking on a new shape and moving forward because of all these great projects that are out there on a constant basis,” Breitwieser said. According to a report on the annex, the laboratory contained aged and inefficient light fixtures and deteriorated ceiling and wall finishes. Katie Peck, sophomore in Engineering, hopes the upgrades will alleviate student concerns about using the outdated facilities. She said compared to other buildings on campus, the Chemistry Annex “was severely lacking.” However, Peck said she is accustomed to the “much
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more shiny” lab spaces of Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, where she worked this past summer. Other renovation projects have occurred in Loomis Laboratory, Davenport Hall, the English Building, the Armory and Foellinger Auditorium. As part of the improvement initiative, last summer, Facilities and Services replaced balcony seats in Foellinger Auditorium, which were 78 years old. Other renovation efforts on the quad include the nearly finished construction of the Lincoln Hall Gateway Arch, which was a gift from the class of 1913. The restoration efforts consisted of dismantling the brick and stonework, cleaning the bricks and then rebuilding the walls.
Last month, while undergoing renovations, workers discovered a 100-year-old time capsule containing business cards, some with handwritten names on them, a 1913 Lincoln head wheat penny, an 1894 Native American head wheat penny and a handwritten tag with the name of the locksmith who crafted the box, Vern Benson. Breitwieser said substantial progress will be made on the arch by the end of February. “The way the campus is now is going to be a different experience than the way it was 10 years ago, (or) maybe 20 years ago,” Breitwieser said. “It’s always constantly evolving.”
that may not pay any attention to it, while others, particularly off campus, may want to not be hired here or may not come here for seminars,” Hilton said. “It depends on their view, how they take it.” Wilson said the AAUP does not actually censure Universities, just university administrations. Students and faculty are not punished, but consequentially suffer the repercussions of having a censured administration. “What it says to the academic community is that the climate for academic freedom and tenure and shared governance is not as it should be,” Levy stated. As a result, she said the
University could continue to lose speakers and seminar attendees, as well as future employees. Levy said disciplinary organizations, such as the American Historical Society, note when a University has been censured by the AAUP on job postings. “The University of Illinois already has a major recruiting problem for faculty because the Board’s insistence on being able to overturn academic hiring decisions will lead highly desirable candidates to choose other universities,” Wilson said.
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DRES students. Students with disabilities at the University have the opportunity to receive assistance from the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services. Among the services DRES offers is bus transportation to qualifying students. The buses will come to pick the students up at their residency and take them to classes, medical appointments, University sponsored events and pre-approved off-campus events. Bradford said many of her classes this year are close to where she lives, so she rarely uses the DRES buses. Typically it is easier to travel with her wheelchair because students have to schedule times to use the buses, she said. The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District has wheelchair-accessible buses, but Bradford said those tend to be more crowded in the winter. Even when they are not crowded, she said the space is designed for smaller wheelchairs, and it is hard to turn the wheelchair into the designated spot. Bradford said traveling is difficult with the wind and cold because her muscles tend to get tight. She also has difficultly putting gloves on
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LGBTQ farming conservatives, which may be true in some instances but false in others. Yet according to the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index, UIUC has an overall Campus Pride score of 4.5 out of 5 stars. The LGBTQ Resource Center has been making progress with a wide variety of efforts across campus. For instance, the recent survey in Allen Hall for the weeklong trial period of a gender-neutral restroom on one floor. Though there did not appear to be enough of an interest, the center is optimistic about the progress of the housing offices to reach out to them. Guidoux said there is evidence suggesting the education of the public will help spark more interest among students for a possible trial to succeed. If a large number of students are confused about what genderneutral bathrooms would provide for some, then education could potentially result in a step forward for the campus’s LGBTQ community. Struggles also include lack of funding for academic research of LGBTQ studies, no way of tracking numerically the LGBTQ students on campus and lack of demographic questions on admission forms. A resolution discussed at the Chancellor and Provost Committee on LGBTQ Concerns’ “Beyond Visibility”
her hands, which makes it harder to maneuver a power chair in cold temperatures. The number of crosswalks on campus with audio capabilities is helpful because she can hear better than she can see. Bradford added there are many accommodations the University provides to students with disabilities, such as allowing her to open certain doors and elevators with her I-card. She believes the University goes above and beyond the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and she added there are many places in the “real world” that do not have the same opportunities for access and transportation for people with disabilities. “There’s so many little things that I can do here that I can’t do outside of this campus,” Bradford said. “The rest of the world needs to catch up to the University.” According to the College of Applied Health Sciences’ website, DRES was founded by Timothy Nugent in 1948, and the system was “the first post secondary-disability support service program in the world.” In 2014, DRES served more than 1,500 students with disabilities and the graduation rate for registered DRES students is 91 percent. Mylinda Granger, access and transportation coor-
dinator for DRES, said the organization will soon be acquiring four new buses to replace old ones. These buses will have ramps rather than lifts, which will allow faster travel times because several students will be able to get on and off the buses quickly, Granger said. The University became the first post-secondary institution to have curb cuts and wheelchair-accessible buses with fixed routes. It was also the first college to have wheelchair sports, according to the College of Applied Health Sciences’ website. Nagel said he does not often use the DRES buses, but knows many people who do use the services because of the convenience. He said the DRES system gives students many opportunities, such as transportation, testing accommodations and help setting up study abroad programs, which Nagel is looking into for this summer. Although students with disabilities may face different challenges, Nagel said some people may not understand how much ability people who use wheelchairs have. “We’re just students just like everyone else,” Nagel said. “We’re just still trying to do exactly what everyone else is trying to do.”
luncheon Friday asked for more options to be available under the question of gender identity. These options would include: man, woman, trans or other. It also asked for an optional demographic question regarding sexual orientation, which would allow for the administration to measure the population of LGBTQ students. The topics at Friday’s luncheon focused mainly around professional development and mentoring. Daniel Maroun, Ph.D. candidate in the French department, explained that his experience in graduate school was the ideal situation and discussed how one professor alone introduced him to LGBTQ research that he still does today. “He founded my passion for wanting to spread equality, solidarity and the desire to know what real mentorship can mean and how I can start to light the fi re within students that we come into contact with daily ... and how they really want that connection and visibility,” Maroun said. When plans for mentoring students were analyzed, the conclusive idea among the panel was not only to show interest and concern for students’ well-being and life but also encourage students to be hardworkers. Maroun also described how important it is for students to “believe that there is community out there that will constantly be there for us.” During roundtable discussions, the idea of “being
present” resurfaced from the panel and Guidoux elaborated on the topic. Guidoux said getting involved in different communities on campus and showing up to events is a great way to be present. Other ways include how individuals choose to decorate their office, dorm room, backpack and more. For example, Guidoux said having a rainbow sticker on a notebook is a way to show your support and could potentially increase the comfort of a person who sees it. “Its a small step you can take, but you don’t know the kind of impact it’s going to have,” Guidoux said. The committee is launching the LGBTQ Employee Affi nity Group and is welcoming all LGBTQ University employees to attend its fi rst meeting on March 2 at 2 p.m. in room 404 at the Illini Union. Not only will the group allow for social interaction among LGBTQ employees but also establish a comfortable environment to discuss current notions relevant to their concerns and triumphs. “So often it’s thought that students are the only ones that exist on this campus when there’s a lot of staff and faculty who are looking for support as well,” Guidoux said. “There are a lot of positive things on the horizon.”
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eing rated number one as one of the most disability friendly college campuses in the United States, there is a certain level of expectation and pride that comes with this label. This includes making sure campus facilities are accessible, and classrooms and living arrangements are accommodating for all. There is always work to be done and updates needed to ensure the University remains disability friendly, and that becomes particularly relevant in these winter months. Snow and ice removal is a topic we have commented on before, where we emphasized the need to keep streets and sidewalks salted and clear due to the plethora of students and pedestrians who use them daily. What also must be considered and accounted for when it comes to snow and ice removal is the needs of those with physical disabilities who require such devices as wheelchairs. Fortunately, it looks as though despite inconveniences of winter weather and occasionally less-than-great sidewalk conditions, the University is attempting to do their part to accommodate students with disabilities. As noted in an article in the Daily Illini today, students with disabilities are offered services by the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services on campus. DRES provides many resources for students with varying needs, and they have done a great job at improving the quality of living and learning for those who use the service. In terms of dealing with winter weather commute, one of the amenities DRES provides are buses that pick up qualified students from their living location and take them to where they need to be. In addition, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District provides wheelchair accessible buses as well. We highly appreciate these amenities on campus because it shows the needs of all students are something that is considered by the University, which is essential on a campus that prides itself in its accessibility. However, even a fine-oiled machine isn’t perfect all the time. In The Daily Illini article it was noted by Meredith Bradford, junior in AHS, that CUMTD buses aren’t always the most spacious for students in wheelchairs, and Tim Nagel, junior in AHS, noted that snow can be problematic for those in wheelchairs because of where it piles up at the ends of sidewalks once it has been plowed. But it still seems that as a whole, campus has been faring pretty well with the periodic onslaught of snow and ice over the past few months. Streets seem to be getting cleared relatively quickly. Many sidewalks are being salted, and CUMTD buses are frequent to allow more students to have warmer and quicker commutes to class. As with any good endeavor, however, there is always room for improvement. So far, the University seems to be doing what it can to be accommodating to students with disabilities during the rough winter travel season, and we hope to see more positive changes and innovations to address student concerns in the future.
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Emma Watson, also known as the classiest, most perfect person to ever walk the planet, recently silenced the rampant rumor that she was dating Prince Harry. On Sunday, she sent out a tweet to all of her followers, announcing that people shouldn’t believe everything they read in the media. So she didn’t explicitly state that she wasn’t dating Prince Harry, but we’re choosing to believe that she was low-key saying Harry and Hermione jokes need to be paused for now. Plus, even though he’s a literal prince, he is somehow still not good enough for Queen E.
There’s no other night of the year quite as glamorous as the Academy Awards. We love award show season because what could be more entertaining than watching celebrities show their awkwardness while reading from a teleprompter and fumbling as they attempt to open a simple envelope? We also love the disparity between staring at the stars while they’re dressed to the nines in thousands of dollars worth of garment as we stare in awe from our couches while wearing our groutfits. And, once in awhile, we get a nice giggle out of someone tripping on their way up to the stage (cough — JLaw, 2013 — cough).
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Nothing tugs at our heartstrings quite like happy endings to sad stories and, of course, dogs — any and all dogs. When the two are combined, expect the waterworks. In one recent story, a 10-year-old black Chow was found in a yard in Michigan frozen to the ground. She suffered swelling, frostbite, arthritis and other injuries due to the horrible situation. Fortunately, the dog was rescued, and since then, she’s been doing much better and has received several calls about adoption. The medical center she was sent to appropriately named her Elsa because, obviously, the cold never bothered her anyway.
Resident I-can’t-decide-if-he’s-hot-or-not guy Michael Phelps announced yesterday that he’s engaged to be married to Nicole Johnson, the former Miss California and his girlfriend since 2007. Even though we’re excited for the happy couple, this union takes everyone’s former celebrity crush and dream girl (just look at her!) off the market. Although, we aren’t quite as devastated about these two hotties being off the market as we were about Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. So, congrats to the happy couple and everything ... We’re just going to go eat some ice cream and rewatch old Olympics tapes now ...
Lack of support a cause for cuts THOMAS DOWLING Opinions columnist
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the same breath of announcing “It’s time to make education our top priority again,� Governor Bruce Rauner announced on Wednesday that he would cut 209 million dollars from the University. Many students, voters and nonvoters, were caught off guard by this huge budget cut, which accounts for 31.5 percent of the University’s state-funded budget. Some supporters of Rauner were shocked to discover that he planned on cutting University funding despite Governor Rauner’s many statements during his campaign indicating that he planned on reducing the state’s spending on education. Other students who did not vote at all are now learning a painful lesson about voter apathy. Instead of being upset at Governor Rauner, consider your own culpability. If you did not vote, or voted without knowing the full platform of your candidate, you are just as much at fault for the proposed budget cuts as Governor Rauner. Students had the opportunity to change the results of the
election before the elections even happened. The Student Senate attempted to secure same-day registration for student voters at the Illini Union, which was opposed by Republican County Clerk Hulten because of security issues. However, since college students generally favor Democratic candidates, this decision seemed to intentionally make it more difficult for students to vote which potentially shifted the results in favor of Rauner. Despite the Student Senate’s efforts, little outside student support meant that the issue did not generate enough attention from the student body. This resulted in same-day registration being located at Brookens Administrative Center, a 30-minute bus ride. Students could have spoken out and tried to force Hulten to allow same-day voting at the Illini Union. However, lack of same-day registration isn’t a valid excuse; even without it, students still could’ve voted and changed the election. And so, to all of those who received President Easter’s email last Wednesday and were shocked, I say, you had a role in the budget cut. The overall national turnout for our age demographic on election day was 21 percent according to the US Census Bureau. On Jan. 13, two days before the election, only 3,846 absentee
ballots had been requested by Urbana students. However, with over 40,000 other students, we became a huge demographic and population that was excluded — by choice, with little excuse. It’s not hard to put aside 20 minutes to pop in to the Union, march down to the basement, and exercise our right to vote. I get that being in college is time consuming. I understand that some students had midterms, papers to write and many other things to take care of. But I sincerely doubt that 40,000 students were all overcome with devastating amounts of responsibility and academic drive on the same day. To all of the nonvoting students who are concerned that a 31.5 percent slash in our state funding will negatively affect our education: You could have voted for a candidate that did not want to cut the budget. I am not writing this as a political rant. I understand that our state is facing tremendous financial challenges, and I do agree that putting Illinois’ budget in order is going to require making some tough choices. The likelihood of Rauner’s budget being passed untouched is slim to none. Democrats have a veto-proof supermajority in both the state House and the state Senate. As a result, Democrats will be deciding Illinois’ budget, not Governor Rauner, and Democratic leadership in
the state has made it clear that they have no intention of slashing higher education spending to that degree. The University budget will be reduced. The University will need to take steps to reduce its expenditures (in fact, the University already has a budget proposal for up to a 20 percent reduction in state spending). But I feel reasonably confident that the University will not be destroyed by an eventual budget cut. This is all merely to say that students need to be active participants in the democratic process. Our participation serves as a ticket to rightfully complain about proposed policies. I hope those who didn’t vote or cast an uninformed vote understand my frustration. I find it difficult to understand why many of my peers — my brilliant, motivated and passionate classmates — don’t seem to care about issues they have control over. Politicians will start caring about college students when we start caring about them. Your vote has tremendous power. Use it, and make politicians cater to your interests. Fail to do so, and start expecting headlines like the budget cut more often.
Thomas is a freshman in LAS. He can be reached at opinions@dailyillini.com.
Being busy sure beats Netflix SAM PULLING Opinions columnist
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arlier this week, I did something I haven’t done in over a year and a half: I went a full day without watching Netflix. One full day. And I couldn’t decide whether that was a good or bad thing. Every day, I sit down for at least an hour, take a break from life, and choose a series to escape to. “Parks and Recreation,� “Gilmore Girls,� “Orange is the New Black� and “Friends� are just a few of my go-to’s. However, with a new list of activities and responsibilities this semester, I’ve found my Netflix time limited, and I surprisingly love it. So many students spend their time procrastinating, going out or binging on Netflix while their homework and other responsibilities slide to the wayside. I have been that student, and I’m sure many of you have been as well. If you don’t fall in that category, at least sometimes,
are you even a college kid? I find that I am that procrastinating student until something forces me to not be. Even though I love my procrastinating time, more recently, I’ve found that I’m busier, and thus have less time to put off my work. Currently, a job, multiple registered student organizations and a very strange class schedule keep me from hiding in my room, getting away from the real world and indulging in this previously mentioned free time. So far this semester, the busyness has proved effective, and that’s been pretty great for my productivity. Thus, I’ve found that when it comes to my schedule and my level of productivity, the busier, the better. I know that less free time probably sounds like the worst idea ever to the typical college student, but studies show that once people start completing tasks, they’re less likely to procrastinate the rest of their work. Busy people may be forced to make to-do lists, prioritize tasks and set schedules, which are all skills that might encourage students to become
more productive. With more activities, whatever they may be, these busy students need to limit delaying their work and are forced to get it done while they have time. The less time they have to complete tasks provides for less time to procrastinate. As college students, I think that the busily structured schedule would be universally helpful and should be adopted by more students to help us stay productive and on top of our work. For me, that means that on Tuesdays and Thursdays, any free time I have gets devoted to doing my homework for that week. Likewise, other students should find times in their own schedules to complete what they need for that day or week. The secret to managing a busy schedule is being able to organize our time, but once we learn to do that, we can achieve maximum productivity in our hectic lives. Avoiding procrastination is just one benefit of staying busy. Another finding says that the more extracurricular activities students were in, the better their self-esteem and
grades were. Busier people are also known to be happier. In a certain study, people who had chosen to complete a series of tasks were significantly happier at the end of the study than those who had completed just a single task. Researchers estimate that being busier gives us a sense of pride and accomplishment, leaving us happier the busier we are. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think we need every minute of our lives filled up with activities. We still need breaks to hang out with friends, catch up on sleep and check in with “Grey’s Anatomy.� Sometimes, you want to sit on your butt and do nothing, and that’s OK. But despite any breaks we might be tempted to take, keeping busy can prove to be a productive, happier way to go through our college careers. Now, next time, instead of starting a new series on Netflix, opt to apply for a job to the dining hall or join a new RSO. Keep busy and stay happy.
Sam is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at spullin2@dailyillini.com.
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RARE CHEF When the Kindai was served, hums of satisfaction filled the small space. “The tuna is amazing,� said Jeanette Nugent, one of the night’s guests. “I don’t think you can get this, even in Japan.� The rest of the meal participants agreed with the appreciative sentiment. Thad Morrow, owner of Bacaro in Champaign, said he was fascinated by Japanese food, and it was clear that the meal was very personal to Enomoto. Doug Fields had never attended a kaiseki dinner before, but said it was interesting and different and there was nothing he didn’t like. “It’s another example of the extraordinary experience you can have at (the University),� Greg Lykins said. This was the goal of the meal, according to Gunji-Ballsrud. “Food, to me, is a very traditional and important aspect of Japanese culture,� she said. She wanted people to be
able to “share this cultural experience in the middle of a cornfield,� she said. A croissant-like pastry called rusk, which is sold in the most popular department stores in Japan, was served as the fi nal dessert course. But Chef Enomoto was in the kitchen, still smiling and serving the volunteers leftover strawberries dipped in sake custard. Eventually, she was led into the dining room and met with a standing ovation. Through a translator, she said she was nervous for the meal and was
relieved that everyone enjoyed it. All of the guests received light pink gift bags fi lled with her rusks, which she brought with her from Japan. The rusks are just one of her twists on the traditional cuisine. “She tries to incorporate new concepts such as ‘kawaii’ into her dishes,� Komatsu translated. “She hopes she can show her new, innovative dishes to people all over the world.�
Lillian can be reached at lbarkle2 @dailyillini.com
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Chef Enomoto prepares a meal at the Japan House.
Record number of sea lions stranded in Calif. BY AMY HUBBARD TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Marina del Ray — People in Marina del Rey, Calif., were surprised when a sea lion pup wandered into their apartment complex. They named him Walter. But getting help for Walter when he was spotted last week wasn’t easy. He’s just one sick pup among many ailing sea lions overwhelming marine mammal centers in California. Nearly 1,000 have washed ashore so far this year. Emaciated and dehydrated sea lions, mostly pups about 8 months old, have been admitted in record numbers to facilities up and down the California coast. It’s the third straight year of record strandings in the state. Five hundred fifty sea lions were being treated statewide as of Feb. 18, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. Rescuers are swamped. Peter Wallerstein of Marine Animal Rescue works in much of Los Angeles County. He said he received calls about Walter before the young sea lion wandered into the complex. But as long as the pup was out of the way of people, he was on the back burner for rescue. “There are so many strandings right now we cannot possibly pick up all the pups,� he said. “People just don’t seem to understand.� Wallerstein’s two-person rescue team receives two dozen or more calls a day. He said he’d been rescuing marine mammals for 29 years and “for January and February, it’s the highest number of rescues I’ve ever seen.� The same day Marina del Rey residents called about Walter, Roxanne McCann was walking along Las Flores Beach in Malibu when she spotted a thin sea lion pup on the shore. “The poor little thing looked like it was struggling,� she said. “Everybody thinks it’s a cute story. People don’t understand that they’re not well.�
A neighbor’s call to a rescue hotline didn’t produce quick results. The neighbor later received a message saying there would be no action that day, McCann said. California Wildlife performs marine mammal rescues in the Malibu area. A recording at the emergency line cautions that the “extreme high call volume� means animals may not be rescued on the day they’re spotted. Earlier this month, researchers from NOAA’s National Marine Mammal Laboratory visited sea lion rookeries on the Channel Islands, where most of America’s sea lions breed, in a search for clues to the high number of strandings. They measured and weighed pups and found them to be considerably underweight, with an average growth rate that was the lowest they had seen since they began monitoring in the early 1990s. The pups’ weight was similar to that in 2013, the year of an “unusual mortality event� for sea lions, a phenomenon characterized by an unexpected number of strandings and significant die-off of a marine mammal population. In 2013, the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro was treating two to three times as many California sea lions as usual. David Bard, operations director, said that in the
fi rst two months of this year, the numbers are double what they were at the beginning of 2013. Scientists thought 2013 was an anomaly, said Shawn Johnson, director of veterinary services at the Marine Mammal= Center in Sausalito. “But then it happened again last year, and now it’s happening again,� he said. Scientists are awaiting more data from the research on the Channel Islands, but NOAA Fisheries said higher-than-average sea surface temperatures along the California coast in fall 2014 may be a factor in the strandings. The warmer water could have affected the availability of prey to the sea lions. Females sea lions might be spending more time and energy to obtain food, so pups are abandoned. Another possibility is “the sea lion population is reaching carrying capacity,� Bard said. The environment simply may not be able to support a larger sea lion population. According to the Marine Mammal Center, experts don’t believe the record strandings will affect California sea lion populations overall. Still, “the current stranding crisis is concerning because it indicates a more complex occurrence in the ocean,� the center said in a statement. “Our ocean is clearly under stress.�
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A rescued sea lion pup eats a fish at Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur on Feb. 17 in San Pedro, Calif. Record numbers of sea lions are currently washing up in SoCal coastal communities.
Starbucks removes CD racks from stores BY Ă NGEL GONZĂ LEZ
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The company will continue its Pick of the Week program, which allows members of the Starbucks loyalty program to download an iTunes song for free. Starbucks has had mixed results during its long dabbling with the music business. At one point the coffee giant acquired the Hear Music retail chain and later launched its own label, which signed big names like Paul McCartney. It also had a Hear Music store in Seattle. But it wasn’t long before Starbucks gave up control of the label to its partner, Concord Records, as the company struggled with the 2008 recession.
Throwing CDs overboard follows a decade of changes in the industry, which has seen physical music sales wane even as online music streaming soars and even vinyl sales grow. In 2014, about 141 million CDs were sold in the U.S., a 15 percent drop from 2013, according to research firm Nielsen. In contrast, audio streams rose 60 percent to 78.6 million, and vinyl sales grew 52 percent to 9.2 million. Starbucks has been increasingly embracing digital commerce in all forms — from nudging coffee addicts into using its mobile app, to selling rare beans online through a coffee subscription.
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6A | MONDAY, FEBURARY 23, 2015 | WWW.DAILYILLINI.COM MARIAH MATTHEWS THE DAILY ILLINI
Chef Enomoto plates the first course of the Kaiseki Dinner, Shirae. The course is composed of scallops, ark shell clam, sea urchin and salmon roe, which are combined with asparagus, broccoli and daikon radish.
A chef as rare as her sashimi BY LILLIAN BARKLEY STAFF WRITER
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n the midst of Friday’s eight-course dinner, the Japan House’s guest kitchen staff frantically rushed the trays of food back toward the oven. A patchwork of Japaneseto-English and back translations reveal the issue: the oven was not set to celsius but fahrenheit. But among the clatter, Chef Suzuko Enomoto gracefully whisks the entrees onto a baking sheet and into the oven with a calm smile at the mix-up. On Friday, the Japan House, located at 2000 S. Lincoln Ave. in Urbana, hosted a kaiseki dinner, a traditional prix fixe Japanese meal served in multiple courses. Of the meal’s eight courses, Kindai Tuna was the featured item — an environmentally sustainable Bluefin tuna from Japan largely considered the rarest tuna in the world. And Chef Enomoto, also from Japan, was leading the preparations in serving the Japan House’s 21 guests. Enomoto flew in specifically for the dinner after being invited by the Japan Illini Club. Despite the frantic energy around her, she moved with purpose across the white open kitchen space, smiling calmly between each delicate placement. Just as the tuna being set for the Japan House’s exclusive guests, Enomoto’s position as a trained female kaiseki chef is a rarity. “Even though the female chefs and male chefs have
the same ability to cook, the He said that while there male chefs are more valued were certain language barthan female chefs,” Enomo- riers with casual conversato said through translator tion, the food preparation Shota Komatsu, freshman in was easy to communicate ACES and one of four Japa- and understand. nese exchange students at “You kind of know what the University on scholar- people are reaching for ship from the Japan Illini before they even reach it,” Club. he said. As 21 member and nonThe different cooking member guests took their techniques and tools used by seats, Jennifer Gunji-Ball- Enomoto, such as chopsticks srud, Japan House director, and a specialized sashimi introduced Enomoto. knife, were the most eduEnomoto’s parents owned cating parts of the kaiseki a Ryokan, a Japanese-style experience, he said. Each kaiseki dinner folinn, where she read classic literature and loved the way lows specific rules, which food was described, Gun- makes it difficult to innovate the dishes, ji-Ba l lsr ud said. Komatsu translated. “I like to eat,” Chef “ I t Enomoto is ver y said, withimportant out a transto think lator, when highly of asked why t r ad it io n she wanted in k a ito become seki, but a chef. it is also She said important she had to create something been pron e w , ” fessionalSUZUKO ENOMOTO Komatsu ly cooking CHEF t r a n s l a tfor roughly 20 years ed. “The and owns Japa nese two restaupe ople rants: one specializes in kai- think that the nature is very seki and the other is a café. important for them, and so Chef Enomoto returned to the nature is associated the kitchen to prepare the with the kaiseki dinner in a next course with the help of sense, so they really think two assistants — one from highly of the order of rules Japan, like herself, and the in kaiseki dinner.” other, area chef Nick ForeFor example, the sashimi man, who volunteered to course, which is thin slichelp. es of Kindai tuna, must be
“It is very important to think highly of tradition in kaiseki, but it is also important to create something new.”
served during an odd-numbered course, according to Enomoto and Komatsu. Kindai tuna is the focus of the meal, Enomoto said. It was a farmed fish bred with Bluefi n tuna by Kinki University Fishing Laboratory in Osaka, Japan. It is very famous, rare and expensive, according to Enomoto. Kaiseki dinners don’t normally used farmed fish, Komatsu translated, but in this case it was necessary. One side of the fish weighed 60 pounds, according to Gunji-Ballsrud. Kindai is also oilier than Bluefi n, but contains plenty of toro, the fatty meat from the tuna’s belly, according to Enomoto. “They will cook Kindai tuna so that people living here can enjoy them,” Komatsu said of Chef Enomoto. “Most Americans associate tuna with sushi, but that’s not true, and tuna is used for a variety of dishes, so she’s trying to break the concept.” Guests clinked porcelain glasses filled with sake across a serene, candlelit table in the dining room, their chatter and laughter drowning out the noise in the kitchen. Each guest paid at least $200 to attend the meal, with nonmembers having paid $225. “They get into it; they’re learning something,” said Nick Sakagami, a fish expert who introduced the night’s sake pairings and tended to guests’ questions about the meals.
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Campus educates on eating disorders BY STEPHANIE H. KIM STAFF WRITER
When Gina Lorenzi was five years old, she was told she had a “beer belly.” The now 38-year-old social worker based in Chicago recalled her gymnastics coach’s statement, which started her 20-year fight with eating disorders. Lorenzi began over exercising and restricting her diet at 18 years old, and while each pound’s loss scared her, she felt her weight was never low enough. “I knew I was hurting, but I didn’t know how to get help,” the Dominican University graduate said. “Nobody really recognized that I was crying out for help.” Thirty million people in the United States will be affected by an eating disorder at some point in their lives, according to the
National Eating Disorders Association. Of those 30 million, more than 4,000 could be a student at the University, the Counseling Center reported in a video for the 2015 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, “I Had No Idea.” As this year’s theme suggests, eating disorders are often overlooked, said Bethni Gill, health education nutritionist at the McKinley Health Center. “There’s not just one single person that an eating disorder targets,” she said. “We want to raise awareness on campus that it can happen to anyone, and we want students to know the resources on campus.” Both the McKinley Health Center and the Counseling Center provide free services for students. Appointments can be scheduled with dieti-
cians, psychologists, psychiatrists and clinicians Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Such treatment incorporates both mental and physical professional care and is essential for helping those with eating disorders, said Jenny Conviser, CEO, founder and licensed clinical psychologist at ASCEND Consultation in Health Care — a health center located in Champaign-Urbana, Chicago and Northbrook. “The number one misconception is the thought or belief that they can get over it without intensive medical, psychological care,” she said. “They cannot stop it once it’s a disorder; any disorder is not just going to go away without intense treatment.” It wasn’t until Lorenzi was 25 years old when she felt like she was “part of life
again.” It was a conversation with a 20-year-old girl at the gym, who had dealt with an eating disorder before, that helped Lorenzi to reach a breakthrough. Lorenzi then joined support groups and eventually spent two weeks at The Renfrew Center Eating Disorder Treatment Facility in Florida — which also has a center located in Chicago — where she found hope for recovery and enjoyed being part of life again, she said. “You need to want help first,” she said. “I was honestly isolated in my own world. But the eating disorder doesn’t have to take control of you. As much as it doesn’t feel like it, you have control of it.”
Stephanie can be reached skim108 @dailyillini.com.
The deadliest mental illnesses For college students, eating disorders can be found in ... 20% of women
10% of men
The average age of onset for... Anorexia is 19. Bulimia is 20. Binge eating disorder is 25. The Counseling Center predicts over 4,000 University students may have an eating disorder. Source: nationaleatingdisorders.org, the Counseling Center
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Weakness at the basket hurts Illinois
Illini face tough defeat
JOEY FIGUEROA
Physical basketball puts team on edge
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BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
In a grind-it-out battle Sunday night, it was Michigan State’s defense, physicality and offensive execution that dealt the knockout blow to the Illinois men’s basketball team. The Illini, behind Malcolm Hill’s team-high 17 points, played extremely physical against the Spartans but couldn’t come away with a win at State Farm Center, losing 60-53. “It was a very physical game,� head coach John BRENTON TSE THE DAILY ILLINI Groce said. “Both teams Illinois’ Malcolm Hill attempts a layup during the game against Michigan State at State Farm played really hard, really Center on Sunday. The Illini lost 60-53 after battling it out during the second half. aggressive, very physical. That was two good teams and Ahmad Starks added Michigan State 60, Quote of the game: really going at it. Their five more as the Illini went Michigan State head Illinois 53 quality of shot, their exe- on a 12-0 run. coach Tom Izzo — “That Summary: The Illini cution, their ball movement The Spartans answered was a war.� battled throughout the was better than ours for the with a 9-2 run of their own Hidden stat: Illinois, the majority of the game.� to tie the game at 14 before game but eventually Denzel Valentine finished both teams settled down to came away with the loss best free throw shooting with a game-high 20 points keep the game close for the team in the nation, shot in a hard-fought contest and led the Spartans (19- remainder of the first half. only 57.1 percent from the 8, 10-4 Big Ten) to 85 perThe game was physical against the Spartans. line in the first half. cent from the free throw from the beginning — half Key performer: Malcolm line — he was 6 -for- 6. of the total points scored Hill scored 17 points and Up next: vs. Iowa, 8 p.m. Those Michigan State free in the first half were in the grabbed four rebounds in Wednesday in Iowa City, throws accumulated down paint. Iowa. the game. the stretch and doomed IlliIllinois played aggresnois (17-10, 7-7). sively on the defensive As a result of the physi- end throughout the night, almost every Michigan cut the lead to 54-51 with cality throughout the game, holding the Spartans to 20 State bucket. 1:20 left but couldn’t close the teams were called for percent from three, but the Finally the Spartans out the game, missing sev46 combined fouls. Illini couldn’t get it done tried to pull away from the eral open shots down the “Every time we play offensively. The team fin- Illini, going on an 8-2 run stretch. them it’s going to be phys- ished the game at 28.8 per- to give them a 52-41 lead “We beat a good team. ical,� senior guard Rayvon- cent from the field. with 4:43 left. That was the hardest, most te Rice said. “That’s just “We couldn’t just drive “We’d cut it to four and physical game that we’ve the type of game. They’re where we wanted or get an then they’d score,� Groce been involved in,� Michitough. We’re tough.� open shot,� Hill said. “We said. “During that stretch gan State head coach Tom Michigan State came out actually had to work for our they scored seven straight Izzo said. “That was two strong, dominating Illinois shots. They don’t buckle on times. That was the differ- teams battling for their in the early going and scor- defense.� ence in the game.� lives.� ing the first five points of The two teams battled Three straight turnovers the game. back and forth in the sec- by the Spartans late in the Nicholas can be reached Rice answered the Spar- ond half. The Spartans’ game allowed the Illini to at fortin2@dailyillini. tans’ initial run with five lead hovered at four points momentarily claw their com and on Twitter straight points of his own as the Illini answered way back to the top. Illinois @IlliniSportsGuy.
Women’s basketball sneaks past Purdue BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER
In an arena where they haven’t won in 10 years, the Illinois women’s basketball team used a second-half surge to come from behind and beat Purdue 47-46 on Saturday at Mackey Arena. The comeback victory over the Boilermakers marked just the fifth time in school history that the Illini left West Lafayette, Ind., with a win. In order to do so, Illinois nearly doubled its first-half scoring output in the second half. A three-pointer from junior guard Kyley Simmons with just over a minute left gave the Illini their first and only lead of the game. That lead would hold as the Illini shut down the
paint and forced the Boilermakers to try to beat them from the perimeter. “We just wanted to make sure we stopped penetration and make them have to take a jump shot,� head coach Matt Bollant said. “They were struggling shooting the ball from the perimeter.� Bollant said the game plan down the stretch was to keep the ball out of Purdue guard April Wilson’s hands to keep the Boilermakers from moving the ball up the court quickly and instead, eat up clock. That plan worked, and the Illini forced a shot clock violation with 40 seconds remaining in the game and escaped with a one-point win. As the final score suggests, both teams struggled
Illinois 47, Purdue 46 Summary: Illinois picked
up its fifth conference win of the season with a comeback victory at Purdue. Key Performer: Chatrice White notched her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 boards.
shooting the ball and finding rhythms offensively. Illinois and Purdue combined to shoot a mere 18 percent from beyond the threepoint arc, and neither team eclipsed 40 percent shooting from the field. Neither team faltered as much as the Illini did in the first half, though. Illinois was held to just 16 first-half points and trailed by as much as 13 early on. The Illini knocked down just six shots in the entire opening half and even went through a near nine-minute
a game dominated by trips to the free throw line, the Illini sure made this one interesting. Down by as much as 11 points in the final five minutes and seemingly unable to get a stop, Illinois (17-10, 7-7 Big Ten) could have easily mailed it in against Michigan State (19-8, 10-4). Instead, the Illini caused havoc with defensive trapping and forced their way back into a three-point game with less than a minute remaining. The opportunities were there to tie or take the lead, but sophomore guard Kendrick Nunn missed an open three, a layup from senior guard Rayvonte Rice went in and out and time simply ran out on Illinois. The Spartans walked away from State Farm Center with a 60-53 win, avenging a Feb. 7 loss. Facing one of the Big Ten’s top defenses, Illinois shot just 29 percent from the field, including 12.5 percent from 3-point range. The Illini had to work a good chunk of the shot clock on every possession and few shots were falling. Following the game, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo called the matchup the most physical game he’s been a part of in 15 years. That certainly showed from the amount of free throws Illinois and Michigan shot. The two teams combined for 48 free throw attempts, and the game essentially came down to which team was better from the charity stripe. Leading the Big Ten in
free throw percentage, Illinois would normally welcome a foul shooting contest, but at 85 percent from the foul line on Sunday, Michigan State had the upper-hand in that department. There was a seven-minute stretch in the second half when the Illini’s scoring came solely from free throw shooting. In fact, 21 of Illinois’ 53 points came from the free throw line, which didn’t give the State Farm Center crowd many exciting plays to cheer about. The referees made it an emphasis to limit the game’s physicality, and it seemed as if every secondhalf possession ended in a foul. After the game, Illinois coach John Groce said the Illini still have a long way to go to find their rhythm on offense, and going to the free throw line certainly didn’t help Illinois settle into any type of rhythm. Illinois spent most of its time on the defensive end watching Michigan State score. In the final 10 minutes of the game, the Spartans scored on seven straight possessions to build the double-digit lead. During that stretch, Michigan State’s offense ran through leading scorer Denzel Valentine, who scored 16 of his game-leading 20 points in the second half. On Illinois’ side, sophomore guard Malcolm Hill led the way with 17 points and four rebounds on 5-of11 shooting. No other Illini had more than three field goals. From the opening tip, it was obvious how amped Michigan State was for this rematch. Branden Dawson led the Spartans charge from the outset and was all over the place.
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Quote of the game:
Matt Bollant — “We kept fighting and kept believing and found a way.� Hidden stat: After shooting 18 percent in the opening half, Illinois shot 40 percent in the second half to come back from a 13-point deficit. stretch of scoreless basketball, during which they shot 0-for-20 from the field. Despite the poor shooting half, the Illini trailed by just eight heading into the locker room, and Bollant thought his team held the momentum. “This was the best I’ve felt being down eight in a game in a long time, because we just didn’t play well offensively,� Bollant said. “I knew if we got
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Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice goes up for a shot during the game against Michigan State at State Farm Center on Sunday. Michigan State won, avenging a Feb. 7 loss against Illinois.
Immaturity, lack of discipline cost Illini CSCHL semifinal BY MATT GERTSMEIER STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ James Mcging looks for an open pass during the CSCHL semifinals vs. Ohio University on Saturday. With this last loss, the Illini are now 5-5-0 on Saturdays.
Typically following an Illinois hockey home win, the upbeat, electronic song “Sad Sad City� by Ghostland Observatory can be heard blaring from inside the Illini locker room. The Illini sang along to the victory song after Friday night’s 2-1 overtime win over Iowa State. Saturday night, no tunes were heard from the locker room, but “Sad Sad City� is an appropriate way to describe the setting after Ohio beat Illinois 5-3 to knock out the Illini in the CSCHL tournament at the Illinois Ice Arena. In the quarterfinals, the fourth-seeded Illini (22-161) faced No. 5 Iowa State (2114-5) and scoring was sparse. Illinois managed to tie the game 1-1 early in the third period to force overtime. In overtime, Illini forward Matthew Flosi’s intended pass for forward Eric Saulters deflect-
ed off Iowa State’s goaltender Matt Cooper’s stick and snuck in to win the game. The win improved Illinois’ Friday home record to 10-00, and the Illini advanced to a CSCHL semifinal game against regular season conference-champion Ohio. Against No. 1-seeded Ohio (26-6-5), Illinois had a 2-0 lead after what coach Nick Fabbrini considered one of the Illini’s best first periods all season. Illinois failed to carry momentum into the second and third periods when Ohio scored five unanswered goals before Illinois could get back on the board. Fabbrini thought discipline and immaturity were the deciding factors for Illinois this weekend. “We need to be able to play regardless of what’s going on in the game or what somebody said about us,� Fabbrini said. “Having the last word doesn’t really mean a whole lot in the grand scheme
of things. Responding with your play is generally the best way to do it.� On Friday, Cooper had been trash talking with Illini players throughout the game. Illinois responded with consistent play and forced the game into overtime. Saturday, Illinois fell apart and seemed to get caught up in the officiating and Ohio players more than the game itself. On Saturday, Illinois had five power play opportunities but had no success. Ohio had six chances and scored on two. Winger James McGing said he thought Illinois came out of the first period too overconfident, and the Illini’s special teams was a key contributor to the loss to rival Ohio. “I’m pretty pissed off because it’s Ohio, but at the same time we can only be mad at ourselves, because we had the game, we just kind of beat ourselves,� McGing said. For Illinois, the goal for the
tournament was to be playing for the CSCHL championship on Sunday. Instead, Lindenwood (16-14-2) and Ohio squared off Sunday. Lindenwood beat Ohio 3-2 to win its second straight CSCHL tournament. “Everyone knows we can beat all of these teams,� McGing said. “We do this far too often. We get a lead or get too confident. We’re two different teams depending on what day of the week it is. I don’t know what’s wrong with Saturdays.� Illinois is 5-5-0 on Saturdays at home. As for now, the Illini have a week to figure out why it has been “Sad Sad City� for them on Saturdays before Eastern Michigan comes to town for senior night.
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Wrestling loses after winning streak BY ETHAN SWANSON STAFF WRITER
Illinois wrestling’s fivemeet winning streak came to an end Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa, as the No. 2 Missouri Tigers proved to have too much talent for the No. 5 Illini grapplers. Despite only winning 23-13, the Tiger’s slimmest victory of the season, Missouri’s loaded lineup withstood an early Illini push and added a late surge of their own to claim a tight victory. The NWCA National Duals quarterfinal meet against Missouri (23-0, 8-0 MAC) was the third time Illinois (13-5, 6-3 Big Ten) had faced a national top-two team this season. In the two previous meets, the Illini suffered close losses, falling to thenNo.2 Iowa 25-12 on Jan. 16 and to then-No. 1 Minnesota 20-19 just two days later. Illinois was also the third Big Ten team the Tigers wrestled this season — they beat Purdue 23-9 on Nov. 29 and Ohio State 20-19 on Dec. 13. “Overall, I thought we wrestled OK,” head coach Jim Heffernan said. “We had some good performances, but we let a couple get
away that — had they been turned around — could have changed the meet.” The first action of the afternoon was arguably the most anticipated matchup of any quarterfinal meet. In the 125-pound bout, Illinois’ undefeated and defending national champion, No. 1-ranked Jesse Delgado, was pitted against Missouri’s undefeated, 2014 fourthplace NCAA finisher, No. 2-ranked Alan Waters. By far Delgado’s toughest opponent during his injuryshortened season, Waters took advantage of the fact that Delgado had not faced a top-25 wrestler prior to Saturday. After jumping out to a commanding 5-0 lead after the first two periods, Waters ultimately won the match 6-2, giving Delgado his first loss in 23 matches. “There’s nothing to read into Jesse’s loss,” Heffernan said. “It was just the No. 1 and No. 2 guys in the nation going at it. They both had good moments in the match, Waters just got the best of him this time.” After freshman Kyle Langenderfer suffered a 6-3 loss to Missouri’s No. 1 Drake
Houdashelt in the 149-pound match, the Illini found themselves in a 10-3 hole nearing the halfway point of the meet. It was up to Illinois’s talented middleweights to pick up the slack. In the next two matches, undefeated 157-pound freshman Isaiah Martinez registered a 17-6 major decision win over Joseph LaVallee and 165-pound senior Jackson Morse pulled out a close 4-3 victory over Missouri’s Mike England to tie the match 10-10. However, the following match would turn the tide in Missouri’s favor again, this time for good. The 174-pound bout was the only match besides Waters vs. Delgado that included two top-six individuals, with Illinois’ No. 6 sophomore Zac Brunson facing Missouri’s No. 5 John Eblen. The wrestlers’ rankings turned out to be the only thing close in the match, as Eblen pinned Brunson 55 seconds into the first period, giving the Tigers a 16-10 lead. “(Brunson) was doing the right things,” Heffernan said. “He was going for his leg, trying to finish, but
Illinois softball struggles in Houston
Team focuses on consistent play STAFF WRITER
The Illinois softball team had another losing campaign this weekend, dropping three of five games in Houston. Head coach Terri Sullivan was disappointed that her team couldn’t maintain the intensity all weekend. “We started off playing so well,” Sullivan said. “We just need to get out of the mentality that we can always change the game with just one swing. We need to learn to just chip away.” The Illini picked up wins against New Mexico (12-4) and host Houston (10-7) on Friday behind two huge offensive performances. Leading the offensive charge for the Illini were second baseman Allie Bauch and shortstop Ruby Rivera. Rivera has a .426 batting average and nine RBIs this season and has been a major contributor to the Illini’s offense all season. Rivera’s offensive game thrives on
consistency. “I played pretty consistent,” Rivera said. “We fell off, though, at the end, and we all played pretty badly.” Illinois came into Saturday morning with a lot of momentum, but suffered a 12-4 loss to New Mexico. Lack of intensity was the cause for this loss, according to Rivera. “We really took our foot off the gas pedal,” Rivera said. “We stopped focusing on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball.” After averaging doubledigit run totals on Friday, the Illini only recorded four runs against New Mexico. In the Illini’s second game Saturday, against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, Illinois started slow — falling behind 6-1. The game was delayed by rain and eventually postponed to Sunday morning. Illinois looked at the delay as a way to reset the players’ minds and get back in the right mentality. When the game resumed Sunday, sophomore pitcher Breanna Wonderly took the circle for the Illini.
Wonderly took control of the game early, shutting down Texas A&M CorpusChristi. The Illini couldn’t bridge the run deficit, and lost the game 6-4. Illinois ended the weekend with its second game against Houston. Sullivan was confident in Wonderly’s performance in the morning and gave the sophomore the start. However, it was a completely different Wonderly in the circle against Houston, as she walked her first four batters faced and Sullivan had to go to the bullpen in the bottom of the first. After barely escaping the first inning, pitching and defensive errors doomed the Illini for the rest of the game as they lost 12-2. The Illini have been unable to play consistent softball this season, according to Sullivan. “Now all we can do is get back to work, and get ready to go to Florida next week,” Sullivan said.
Cole can be reached at cehenke2@dailyillini.com or on Twitter @cole_Henke.
the guy just had really good defense. (Brunson) just got caught on his back. It was not a result of a lack of effort or skill.” No. 19 sophomore Nikko Reyes’ 3-1 overtime victory over Missouri’s No. 12 Willie Miklus provided the only points the Illini would score the rest of the meet, as junior Jeff Koepke and freshman Brooks Black both fell in their respective matches. The dual meet season is now over for the Illini. They will now shift their focus to the Big Ten Championships. The Illini will have two weeks of preparation prior to the event in Columbus, Ohio, where Illinois will pursue its first conference title since 2005. “We still have some skills we need to work on along with our health,” Heffernan said. “They’re both very important at this point. These guys could use some time off; they’ll actually get to be college kids a couple days for once.”
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FIGUEROA He looked to swat every shot that came his way into the third row, and even got into it with Leron Black as the first half wound down. Illinois matched Michigan State’s strong physicality. Having your physicality praised by Izzo is saying something, so there’s no question the Illini can be bruisers. The Illini did a lot of things right on Sunday. They just didn’t knock down shots. Groce said he wasn’t concerned about the shots that were missed and has confidence his players can make those shots
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Missouri’s Alan Waters tries to pin Illinois’ Jesse Delgado during the quarterfinals of the NCWA National Duals in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday. Waters won, 6-2.
Missouri 23, Illinois 13 Summary: Despite tying the meet 10-10 after the first six matches, No. 2 Missouri’s late-meet surge proved to be too much for No. 5 Illinois. Key Performer:
184-pound No. 19 Nikko Reyes upset Missouri’s No. 12 Willie Miklus 3-1 in overtime.
Quote of the Meet: Head Coach Jim Heffernan — “We
had some good performances, but we let a couple get away that — had they been turned around — could have changed the meet.” Hidden Stat: In three meets against top-two ranked teams this season (Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri), the Illini have lost only by an average margin of eight points. Next: March 7-8, Big Ten Championships, Columbus, Ohio
trice White led the Illini with 14 points and 10 rebounds, her sixth doubledouble of the season. With seven points, senior guard Ivory Crawford was held to single-digit scoring for the first time since Nov. 20. She still had a large hand in Illinois’ win, though, grabbing five steals, including the steal that led to Simmons’ go-ahead three.
“Great lesson for basketball players,” Bollant said. “Ivory really struggled offensively, but a couple steals on the defensive end led to a couple big baskets for us. Keep playing defense, keep fighting.”
moving forward. Being right in the thick of it in the final minute while shooting less than 30 percent and making just two 3-pointers should keep the optimists in good spirits. Having the same number of conference wins and losses will keep the pessimists around, too. It seems like no one is ready to punch Illinois’ ticket to the big dance just yet, so with four games
remaining, the Illini have a lot to prove. Win or lose, a hardfought game against one of the most physical teams in the Big Ten is a small step in the right direction.
Joey can be reached at jfiguer2@dailyillini.com and on Twitter @joeyfigueroa3.
Having the same number of conference wins and loses will keep the pessimists around, too.
Joey is a junior in Media. He can be reached at jfiguer2 @dailyillini.com and on Twitter @joeyfigueroa3.
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How Will We Stop Iran?
Iran’s global jihad seizes new ground, fortified by an obsessive quest for nuclear arms. Negotiations are failing. Do we need tougher sanctions? Iran’s Islamic fundamentalist leaders are sworn by their nation’s constitution to pursue world conquest through jihad. Through global terror campaigns, Iran has already achieved dominance in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. It openly threatens to destroy Israel. Despite decades of Western-imposed trade embargos and sanctions, as well as recent U.S.-led negotiations, Iran’s drive to amass nuclear arms continues unabated, and its leaders vow not to give up their quest. What more must the U.S. and the world do to stop Iran’s apocalyptic nuclear threat?
What are the facts?
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Bashar Assad, roiled in a bloody civil war, has essentially become a proxy for Iran, and the Houthis, Iran is by far the world’s most aggressive perpetrator who just violently took control of former U.S. ally of terrorist acts. It provides direct funding and Yemen, are also on Iran’s payroll. While the U.S. has leadership to Islamic terror groups Hizbollah, Hamas, designated Iran a state sponsor of terrorism and Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Shiite militias in Iraq, as instituted a trade embargo in 1995, the Islamic well as the ruthless Assad regime in Syria. The Islamic republic’s warlike acts against the U.S., Israel and republic also has been tied to bloody attacks on many other nations have only increased. To halt Iran’s civilians in nations as far flung as India, Thailand, nuclear weapons development, the West imposed Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, as well as an attempted sanctions in 2006, but Iran’s centrifuges continue to assassination of the Saudi Ambassador in Washington, spin defiantly. DC. Iran was recently Despite intense recent implicated in the 1994 “Of course we bypass the sanctions, negotiations between the bombing of a Jewish center U.S and Iran to reach a in Argentina and a and we take pride in it.” peaceful resolution, several murderous cover-up Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani deadlines for settlement attempt. But Iran’s most have passed, and Iran still belligerent threats have been refuses to cease nuclear weapons development. Indeed, directed at Israel, which Supreme Leader Ayatollah recent investigations indicate that Iran has already Khamenei vows to “annihilate.” violated existing agreements by establishing secret Iran’s terrorist tactics are motivated by its drive to nuclear supply networks. Iran’s President Hassan become the dominant power in the Middle East. The Rouhani boasts, “Of course we bypass the sanctions, Shiite ideology of Iran’s leaders commands Muslims to and we take pride in it.” No wonder a majority of the wage global jihad, and their constitution commits U.S. Congress urgently supports harsh new sanctions them to “the establishment of a universal holy on Iran unless it immediately agrees to give up government and the downfall of all others.” So far weapons-grade nuclear enrichment and ballistic Iran’s strategy has been successful, as its controlling missile programs. President Obama, however, influence now spreads over Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and promises to veto any such measure, arguing that most recently Yemen. More critically, Iran has an increased sanction threats will frighten the Iranians effective chokehold over the Gulf of Hormuz, through from further negotiations. which much of the world’s oil travels. What is the solution? Most Americans share the No wonder most of the world’s nations, especially President’s hopes that Iran can be persuaded to set Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, are horrified at the aside its nuclear ambitions—and its vendetta against prospect of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. In fact, a Israel—through diplomacy. But one thing is certain: nuclear Iran threatens the worldwide balance of power, Iran is our enemy. Appeasement will not work. It is particularly in the inflammable Middle East. For Israel, only crippling Western economic sanctions, backed by a nuclear-armed Iran poses an imminent threat to its the threat of force, that have driven Iran to the very existence. negotiating table. Unfortunately, the West, and particularly the United Above all, Iran must decommission its nuclear States, must share the blame for allowing Iran to weapons infrastructure now. To this end, Senators increase its hegemony and acquire nuclear weapons Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) capability. The U.S. pulled out of Lebanon in 1983 after have introduced the Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act of an Iranian-engineered bomb killed 241 Marines, 2015, which toughens sanctions if Iran refuses to facilitating the rise of Shiite Hizbollah terrorists. When comply, thus strengthening the U.S. hand in forging an the U.S. pulled out of Iraq in 2011, Iran stepped in, agreement that peacefully eliminates the Iranian seizing control of Shiite militias and exerting decisive nuclear threat. influence on the Iraqi government. Syria’s President Since sanctions brought the Iranians to the table, sanctions are the most powerful, peaceful means for convincing them to abandon plans to acquire nuclear weapons. But because the Iranians continue to declare themselves implacably committed to nuclear development, it’s time to ratchet up economic pressure. The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act should be passed now. The survival of the world is at stake. This message has been published and paid for by
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Women’s track wins 12 titles BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
It wasn’t the most competitive field, but the Illinois women’s track and field team didn’t stoop to the level of the competition Saturday. The Illini captured 12 event titles and secured first place in the Orange and Blue Open at the Armory, winning by 94 points, almost twice as many as second-place Northern Illinois. Senior Stephanie Richartz broke her own Illinois indoor pole vault record, clearing 4.38 meters, breaking her original 2013 record by five tenths of a meter. Richartz was sidelined last season due to injury but has taken first place in four of the Illini’s last five meets. “I’m absolutely thrilled to have broken the school record,” Richartz said. “I haven’t jumped nearly that high in several years, so it feels good to be back healthy and jumping high.” Richartz’s height stands as the third-best height in the country this indoor season, only behind No. 1 Arkansas’ Sandi Morris, who has cleared 4.40 meters, and Stephen F. Austin’s Demi Payne, who has jumped 4.63 meters. Her accomplishment has Richartz motivated for the Illini’s biggest meet of the season, next weekend’s Indoor Big Ten Championships. “Big Tens is a very unique and exhilarating atmosphere,” Richartz said. “Having jumped the third-highest in the country simply makes me feel more prepared for the approaching Big Ten meet. I’m excited for the potential that the vault group has as a whole and how that will pan out in the Big Ten meet.”
Currently No. 10 Wisconsin is the only ranked Big Ten team, but senior Breeana Coleman said the Illini’s focus is at an all-time high this week in practice. Coleman was victorious in the 60 meters and 60-meter hurdles, finishing with times of 7.58 seconds and 8.30 seconds, respectively. Coleman says she is geared up for next weekend, and added that she knows she can run even faster than she did Saturday. “I know that I can run a faster time at this point in the season,” Coleman said. “An 8.30 is the fastest time that I have ever ran at this facility, so I am pretty excited for this (upcoming) weekend.” Sophomore Kandie BlochJones, who is defending her Big Ten championship in the high jump, is the team’s sole returning Big Ten individual champion. Bloch-Jones was another one of the team’s 12 winners Saturday, clearing 5 feet, 8.75 inches, to beat two jumpers from Northern Illinois, Chennel Palmer and Claudette Day. Overall, Bloch-Jones said Saturday was more of a learning experience than anything else. “I cleared five feet, nine inches and after that skipped to six feet, where I was eager to jump at,” Bloch-Jones said. “Therefore, I didn’t have very good attempts. I want to learn how to manage myself better, so I can relax and do my thing.”
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Summary: Illinois’ men and women won the event at the Armory, combining for 18 individual titles Illinois’ key performers: Senior Stephanie Richartz won the pole vault, while capturing the third best height in the country and breaking her own school record. Freshman Jonathan Wells won the high jump for the men, and was the only jumper to clear two meters. Quote of the Meet: Stephanie Richartz – “I haven’t jumped nearly that high in several years, so it feels good to be back healthy and jumping high.”
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Stephanie Richartz releases the pole as she lifts past the bar to break her previous record with a height of 4.38 meters.
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Illinois’ Matsen Dziedzic winds up for the throw during the weight throw event at the Orange and Blue meet on Saturday.
Illini race to victory With strong underclassmen showing, men’s track takes first
BY WILL SMALL STAFF WRITER
For many of the Illini freshmen, the Orange and Blue Open at the Armory was their first taste of collegiate competition. Ahead of the Big Ten Indoor Championships, many of the Illinois men’s track and field team’s top athletes took this past weekend off to rest. No. 23 Illinois narrowly outscored the Illinois State Redbirds 178-163. Valparaiso and Bradley finished with 70 and 40 points, respectively. “I’m really pleased with our overall performances,” head coach Mike Turk said. “In a meet where we’re sitting a lot of our top performers so they can get ready for Big Tens, it creates a lot of opportunities for our younger guys.” Illinois had a number of underclassmen produce strong results, and Turk knows that this meet is going to be an important part in the development for the blossoming Illini. Jonathan Wells won the high jump competition in what is shaping up to be a great season for the freshman. Wells has jumped the second-best height of the season in the Big Ten. This weekend he will have an opportunity to go head-to-head against White at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. The weight throw was another event that showcased Illini youth. Fresh-
men Matsen Dziedzic and Michael Hyc garnered two of the top three in the event. Dziedzic finished second, throwing a distance of 17.50 meters, while Hyc placed third throwing 17.18 meters, in what were new personal bests for both athletes. Another promising freshman for Illinois is Garrett Lee, who won the 800 meters with a time of 1 minute, 55.91 seconds. With the Illini standout Joe McAsey taking the weekend off from competition, Lee took advantage of the opportunity. In the 3,000 meters, redshirt sophomore Will Brewster captured the win with a time of 8:23.71 and senior Brendan McDonnell finished just behind at 8:29.01. But it wasn’t just underclassmen who played a role in Illinois’ win. Senior Corey Hammon placed first in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a time of 8.43 seconds. Also in the event, freshman Parker Deloye finished fourth at 8.85, a new personal record. In one of the most exciting events of the day, senior Maurice Watkins finished third in the 60-meter dash in a photo finish. Watkins and Illinois State’s Clay Raimon and Nathan Schreiber all crossed the finish line at the same time, prompting officials to take the times down to thousandths of a second. All three posted times of
7.01 seconds, but after further examination, Watkins was awarded third. Matthew Bane and Mitch Mammoser finished second and third, respectively, with a clearance of 5.03 meter each in the pole vault. The jump is a new personal best for Mammoser, who is feeling comfortable with his performances going into the Big Ten meet. “As far as being consistent, I’m right there,” Mammoser said after the meet. “I have a lot of height, and I’m happy with how I’m jumping.” Illinois also sent a distance medley relay team to the Alex Wilson Invite at Notre Dame over the weekend. The team consisted of senior Bryce Basting, junior Liam Markham, senior DJ Zahn and junior Joe McAsey. The group finished sixth overall with a time of 9:33.28, which is also the secondfastest time in school history. The Illini will have a quick turnaround as they prepare for the Big Ten Indoor Championships this weekend. But Mammoser and his team think they are up for the challenge. “We’re sitting really well going into Big Tens,” Mammoser said. “Overall, everyone is feeling really well going into the meet.”
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Illinois baseball ties in Fla., remains undefeated BY PETER BAILEY-WELLS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Illinois baseball team accomplished something it hasn’t done in 10 years Sunday. The team finished a game in a tie. Due to travel restrictions, Illinois finished Sunday’s game in Fort Myers, Fla., against Florida Gulf Coast in a 4-4 nine-inning tie. The Illini rallied in the top of the ninth to tie the game after trailing 4-3 for three innings. The 1:30 p.m. game began just before 2:30 because Florida Gulf Coast and Fordham were playing on the Swanson Stadium field in a game that began at 11 a.m. “We felt kind of rushed,” senior right fielder Casey Fletcher said. “It was actually a huge scheduling problem. They need to plan at least three hours for the
game.” Second baseman Reid Roper was the star for most of the afternoon, but designated hitter Pat McInerney slapped a single through the left side to score Fletcher and tie the game. Illinois had gone ahead 3-1 by the end of the third inning, built on a pair of Roper RBI hits and a David Kerian solo home run. Junior Tyler Jay tossed 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief after starter Rob McDonnell, reigning Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, surrendered four runs in just 4 2/3 innings. The opener Friday against Florida Gulf Coast was much easier. Senior Drasen Johnson threw seven strong innings for Illinois, giving up only two runs on four hits and striking out eight in the team’s 13-2 victory. Johnson
was credited for his first win of the season, after the Illinois offense built a 10-run lead by the time he exited the game. Fletcher led the Illini with four hits in five at-bats — he finished with three RBIs and scored three runs himself. “He was playing team baseball and the hits just came,” Hartleb said after Friday’s game. “He has competitive at-bats every time up.” After his performance Friday, Fletcher was again the hero on Saturday against Fordham, albeit unintentionally. Fletcher reached base four times Saturday, twice on walks and once on a hit-by-pitch that came at the most opportune time. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and the game tied, a pitch nicked Fletcher’s foot and
junior catcher Jason Goldstein scored the winning run to seal Illinois’ 7-6 victory. The ball originally appeared to be a wild pitch and Goldstein sprinted home, but the umpire ruled it a hit-by-pitch to seal the victory. “It was weird, but a good kind of weird,” Fletcher said about the walk-off. “It actually ricocheted off my foot and that’s why the catcher couldn’t stop it.” Saturday’s game had been a back-and-forth affair, with the Illini up 4-0 after two innings and up 6-3 entering the ninth. Senior starter John Kravetz gave up three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Junior Cody Sedlock was tagged for three runs in the top of the ninth. Fordham tied the game on a two-run double and an error after
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Sedlock allowed three baserunners. Jay, who replaced Sedlock on the mound, committed the error on a flip from first baseman Kerian. Jay followed his mistake with two straight strikeouts and finished with the win when the Illini scored in the bottom of the frame. The Illini, who received votes in top-25 polls prior to the weekend, are the only undefeated team in the Big Ten. Now at 6-0-1, the Illini have equaled their best start to a season since 1989. That season, they were Big Ten regular season and Big Ten tournament champions. In 2005, the last season the Illini tied a game, they won the Big Ten regular season title.
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Illinois baseball in Fort Myers, Fla. Friday: Illinois 13, FGCU 2 Saturday: Illinois 7, Fordham 6 Sunday: Illinois 4, FGCU 4 Summary: After a highscoring blowout Friday and tight finish Saturday, Illinois tied for the first time in 10 years Sunday. Key performer: Second baseman Reid Roper’s batting average stands at .464 for the season and he had three hits and scored three runs in Saturday’s Illini win. Quote of the weekend: Head coach Dan Hartleb — “We’re going to be an exciting team — we’re going to get better.”