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‘X-Files’ creator honored at Insect Fest Chris Carter talks inspiration for ‘X-Files’ BY AUSTIN KEATING STAFF WRITER
Foellinger Auditorium was packed with insect enthusiasts to celebrate the 30th annual Insect Fear Film Festival, sponsored by the entomology department. The event was called “The Ins-X Files,” and Chris Carter, creator of the science fiction series “The X-Files,” spoke at the event and answered audience questions after screenings of his productions. “I always try to accept all the invitations I get to stuff that honors ‘The X-Files’ because it was something I worked very hard on,” Carter said. “If people are willing to throw something in our honor, I’m more than happy to honor them by showing up.” Other event attractions included a cockroach petting zoo, an art competition with local K-12 students and face painting. May Berenbaum, event organizer and head of the department of entomology, said she felt a special connection to one of the screened productions, an “X-Files” episode called “War of Coprophages.” “I was just ecstatic when I asked Chris Carter to pick from the nine or so episodes that feature insects, and he picked ‘War of the Coprophages,’” she said. “The screenwriter had used some of the books I had written as background, and when it came time to name the entomologist in that episode, he thought ‘Berenbaum’ was a good name, so he used it.” Berenbaum said the goal of the event was to dispel the fear of insects generated by media. “Always our goal is for people to gain a deeper appreciation of insects as they really are, which, as entomologists, we know is almost stranger than fiction,” Berenbaum said.
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Sarah Hughson, graduate student, holds a lubber grasshopper at the 30th annual Insect Fear Film Festival, held Saturday night at Foellinger Auditorium. The event was sponsored by the department of entomology and was themed “The Ins-X Files” and featured Chris Carter, creator of “The X-Files.”
Q-AND-A: CHRIS CARTER DI: What efforts did you take to make the show more realistic? CC: We were really rigorous in our sci-
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Hundreds of insect enthusiasts fi lled Foellinger Auditorium on Saturday night to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the entomology department’s Insect Fear Film Festival. The event was called “The Ins-X Files,” and Chris Carter, the creator of “The X-Files” spoke at the event. The Daily Illini sat down with Carter to discuss the festival.
ence research because, for me, the story’s only as scary as it is believable, so it’s got to start with real science, and then the science fiction is built in on that.
DI: “The X-Files” was really the first science fiction horror show of its kind. Was it difficult getting that past studio executives in the mid-’90s? CC: It’s hard to get ... anything past the
Daily Illini: Why did you choose to show “War of Coprophages” out of all the episodes about insects in “The X-Files”? Chris Carter: Because of May Berenbaum
studio executives. They’re always braced for failure. ... I always say they dare you to succeed because most things fail, and they’re certain that when you’re making something in the beginning that you are tempting fate and failure by making what-
(festival creator), it was the obvious episode to show, and because it’s one of the best episodes of the show.
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Event on eating disorder coping
Runners raising money for charity endure Frosty 5K BY AMAYA ADAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
BY EARN SAENMUK CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Several University offices are joining to host a series of events for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which started Sunday and ends Saturday. As a precursor event, Dr. Anita Johnston, a clinical psychologist specializing in eating disorders and co-founder of several eating disorder treatment centers across the country, held a presentation on Friday about using mythical stories and folktales to better understand eating disorders and the emotions behind them. “It’s not about the weight,” Johnston said. “It’s about the invisible forces that are driving disordered eating.” Johnston said it is difficult to be satisfied with one’s body image these days because of influences from the media. She said it’s important not to let those images have an effect. Johnston used Princess Diana as an example of someone who successfully dealt with an eating disorders. She said Princess Diana, as well as most people with eating disorders, are “thinskinned.” This refers to people who are highly emotional, intuitive and sensitive in many aspects of their lives. Johnston said Princess Diana had to learn to cope with negativity in her life when she was dealing with body image issues.
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Chris Carter, left, creator of “The X-Files,” and Darin Morgan, an “X-Files” writer, field questions from the audience at the Insect Fear Film Festival.
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Runners take off at the starting line of the Frosty 5K hosted by the University of Illinois ROTC program on Friday. The 5K, which took place at the Arboretum, was held to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity for wounded service members.
University ROTC cadets hosted their first annual Frosty 5K obstacle race on Friday to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, a national charity benefitting wounded veterans. The event, organized by the Jake Schaefer Squadron, an airforce ROTC community service organization, raised more than their original goal of $500 for the cause. Participants followed a oneloop course at the Arboretum
enhanced with military-inspired obstacles. Runners hauled bags of sands, carried PVC pipes filled with sand carried “death sticks” and crawled on their stomachs through the snow. Benjamin Rockwell, junior in ACES, said snow and ice left over from Thursday’s winter storm made the obstacle even more challenging. “I was running the whole entire thing in the snow from start to finish and that was the most challenging part,” Rockwell
said. “It was something I’ve never experienced before in a lot of 5Ks. It was definitely fun.” The race included a women’s and men’s 5K. Logan Crawford, freshman in ACES, had the overall best male time when he finished in 20 minutes and 30 seconds. “The hardest (obstacle) for me was the sandbag carry,” Crawford said. “I liked it because it was the most difficult, and it was where the people started dropping out.”
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‘I Love Illinois’ week celebrates U of I’s founding BY YELE AJAYI STAFF WRITER
The 1867 Society and Student Alumni Ambassadors partnered up with several campus groups to plan events for the first annual “I Love Illinois” Week to celebrate the 146th anniversary of the University’s founding. Katie Chan, president of The 1867 Society and junior in Business, said the idea came from a conference The 1867 Society attended in July about the promotion of campus life and philanthropy. The organization has been planning for “I Love Illinois” Week since August. “We have Homecoming week, and during the spring semester, we don’t have anything to look forward to,” Chan said. “I wanted to bring a concept that incorporates school pride.” To kick off this weeklong event, on Monday, members of The 1867 Society and Student Alumni Ambassadors, will pass out 500 free shirts at the Ikenberry Commons. Throughout “I Love Illinois
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“The mission of this week is for students to give back for the institution that has given so much, such as world-class research and top education,” Bolden said. Dominique Ghess, freshman in DGS, agreed that the anniversary is important to acknowledge and honor. “Being a student at this University means that I have a chance to build a future and take advantage of the plentiful resources I am offered,” Ghess said. Bolden said this event will give students the opportunity to show their school spirit. “U of I is truly a family. Our University has pride far beyond any Big Ten or any institution in the nation,” Bolden said. “The love and commitment that every U of I student has for their alma mater is always illustrated, and Love Illinois Week gives us that opportunity to celebrate.”
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What’s coming up for ‘I Love Illinois’ Week The 1867 Society and Student Alumni Ambassadors are hosting the first “I Love Illinois” Week in conjunction with the Council of Advancement and Support of Education’s National Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day program. The event honors the founding of the University. Here is what’s on the calendar: Monday: “I Love Illinois” Day: Group members will be at the Ikenberry Commons from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. passing out free shirts to the first 500 students. Tuesday: “Give to Receive” Day: Group members will again be at the Ikenberry Commons from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. accepting donated shirts from other colleges and high schools in exchange for an ‘I
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Love Illinois’ shirt or tank top for the first 300 students. Collected shirts will be donated to a local charity. Wednesday: “Wear Orange” Wednesday: Group members will be at the Illini Union from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. passing out free sunglasses, pens, and other freebies to those wearing orange. Thursday: Founder’s Day: Group and cosponsoring group members, along with administrators and other guests, will be on the Quad from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m giving out free orange and blue cupcakes to celebrate the University of Illinois’ 146th birthday. Group members will also hold a “Be A Giving Student” B.A.G.S. Tournament and Illini Trivia at Multipurpose Room 7 at the ARC from 7-9 p.m. Prizes include $75 gift cards each for grand champs and $50 gift cards each for runners-up.
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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)
Today’s Birthday You’re a student as well as a teacher this year. Keep your schedule and budget, and finances work out. Home is where your heart is for the first six months, and a move, remodel or family addition is possible. Art, travel and romance fire your creative passions. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)
Today is a 7 -- Love can help you grow. Postpone a meeting with friends and get to work. Diversity plays an important role in your long-range plan. You don’t have to explain a thing.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)
Today is a 7 -- Consider the consequences, as the possibility for mistakes is high ... but don’t let that stop you. Through playfulness and creative thinking you can work it out. Add romance.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)
Today is a 7 -- Draw energy from those who love you, and reflect some back so that the relationship’s sustainable. Add an exotic ingredient to the recipe and a
Today is a 9 -- The money is following you, so you must be doing what you love. Avoid wasting a lot of energy ... it’s easier than you think. Instead of watts, burn calories, smartly. It takes compromise.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)
Today is an 8 -- You may have to choose between love and money now. Consider carefully and choose, remembering that money can’t buy you love. You can always make money tomorrow.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)
Today is a 9 -- Your efforts are being recognized, and you’re only getting hotter. Navigate through today’s maze with ease. Make changes as needed. Feel the love you generate. Let it sink in.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)
Today is a 7 -- Take time for private meditation, as often as possible. Love insinuates itself into your life, but don’t ignore other obligations. Your social life takes a turn. Move quickly to avoid shortages.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)
Today is an 8 -- Surround yourself with friends who are motivated, and
be inspired and inspiring. Consider all possibilities, identify the core belief and the final objection. Extra paperwork leads to extra profits. Today is an 8 -- Keep up to date on the latest information, but don’t get sidetracked from goals. Possible conflicts may appear for the next two days. Call ahead to avoid running all over town.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)
Today is a 9 -- There’s a detour ahead. Enjoy the adventure and mystery of the uncertainty (this is possible). Don’t believe everything you’ve read. Let go of the fluff. Keep on budget.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)
Today is a 7 -- Review financial arrangements to increase income, now and over the next month. Keep focused to find opportunities, and get plenty of rest. Be gracious toward a jerk or, even easier, just ignore him.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)
Today is a 9 -- It’s getting interesting. Put your money where your mouth is when it comes to work. Get out of the way of your own success. Don’t overanalyze it. Build a solid foundation.
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Drew Peterson begins serving his sentence BY MICHAEL TARM ASSOCIATED PRESS
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U.S. Congressional hopeful Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale on Feb. 7 speaks at a news conference in Chicago where Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, left, endorsed him in his bid replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Illinois’ 2nd District. Residents in the 2nd District are preparing to vote in a special primary Feb. 26 to replace Jackson.
Jackson replacements readying for election BY SARA BURNETT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — The candidates vying to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. spent the weekend trying to mobilize their base as they head toward Tuesday’s special primary election. Fourteen Democrats and four Republicans are looking to face off for the 2nd Congressional District seat. Because the district — which stretches from Chicago’s south side to parts of Will and Kankakee counties — is heavily Democratic, it’s likely the candidate who wins the Democratic primary also will take the April 9 general election. Three Democrats are considered front runners — Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale, former Congress-
woman Debbie Halvorson and former state Rep. Robin Kelly. Halvorson, of south suburban Crete — spent much of Sunday in Kankakee and Will counties, two more Republican areas Halvorson won in her failed attempt to unseat Jackson in the 2012 Democratic primary. Sean Howard, a spokesman for Halvorson, said the campaign “feels good” about turnout there in early voting. An unusually high number of voters are pulling Democratic primary ballots — a sign, Howard believes, that more conservative voters are bypassing the Republican primary to vote for Halvorson. “We know where our base is, and we’re encouraged by that,” Howard said.
Beale, meanwhile, was concentrating on getting out the vote in Chicago, spokeswoman Delmarie Cobb said. She said the highest turnout in the part of the district that’s in city has been in Beale’s ward and a nearby ward where Jackson’s wife, Sandi Jackson, served as alderman until she resigned in January. In the 2012 primary, more ballots were cast in those two wards than in the portions of the district that are in Will and Kankakee counties. “If they voted, we’re hoping certainly that they voted for (Beale),” Cobb said. Kelly’s campaign spokesman, Jonathan Blair, said she was splitting her time Sunday between the south suburbs and the city. He said
Kelly, of south suburban Matteson, has widespread support and isn’t relying more on any one area than another. “There’s no place in the district where we don’t have a presence,” Blair said. Jackson resigned his seat in November following a months-long leave of absence. He cited his ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder and said he was the target of a federal investigation. Earlier this month, he pleaded guilty in federal court to spending about $750,000 of campaign funds on personal items. Sandi Jackson pleaded guilty to fi ling false joint federal income tax returns that knowingly understated the couple’s income.
CHICAGO — Less than 24 hours after screaming out his innocence in court, Drew Peterson was transferred to an Illinois prison to begin serving his 38-year sentence for the murder of his third wife. The former suburban Chicago police officer, whose case attracted widespread media attention and inspired a TV movie, entered the maximumsecurity Stateville prison outside Joliet early Friday. Prison officials said he was later transferred to another prison. A judge sentenced him Thursday for the 2004 drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. He’s also a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Savio’s death was originally ruled an accident, but it was re-examined after Stacey Peterson vanished in 2007 and was eventually ruled a homicide. Peterson, 59, had faced up to 60 years in prison. He will get four years’ credit for time he already served in jail. “I had prepared him for 60,” one of his attorneys, Joe Lopez, said Friday. “He felt good. ... He thought he might get more.” Peterson will likely remain at a maximum-security facility because he was convicted of first-degree murder, but his fame and status as a former police officer, which could make him a target of fellow inmates, may factor into a decision about where he is housed, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Stacey Solano said Friday. She later confirmed that after arriving at Stateville, which is also a processing center for new inmates, Peterson was taken about 60 miles southwest to the prison in Pontiac. No details were provided. Appearing calm as he sat to address the judge at Thursday’s sentencing, the usually calm Peterson suddenly exploded. Looking at Savio’s family, he leaned into a microphone and shouted, “I did not kill Kathleen!” He then made a 30-minute statement, during which he cried, shook uncontrollably and stopped several times to regain his composure. At one point, he challenged the lead prosecutor, Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow, to look him in the eyes. Glasgow laid down his pen, folded his arms and looked straight back at Peterson. “Never forget what you’ve done here,” Peterson told him, his eye narrowing. Glasgow later told reporters that Peterson’s scream gave everyone in court a glimpse at the “psychopath” who killed Savio. On Friday, Lopez said his client still believed he had been railroaded by Will County prosecutors. “He is looking forward to getting out of Will County,” Lopez said.
Union’s 30,000 state employees consider strike amid stalemate BY JOHN O’CONNOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRINGFIELD — The emerging threat of at least 30,000 Illinois state employees striking might seem extreme, but union leaders say they’re seriously considering the prospect as contract talks have stalemated amid an overall state government fi nancial picture that is equally extreme. Illinois remains mired in a fiscal quagmire that includes a crushing $96 billion deficit in public-worker pension systems and a festering $9 billion backlog of unpaid bills to service providers. That’s the backdrop for ongoing negotiations between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and the state’s largest union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which often finds itself on the defensive at a time when organized labor across the country has suffered losses. AFSCME has futilely fought against facility closures, appealed to the courts to enforce raises promised in 2011 and has little to show for more than a year of contract talks to replace one that expired eight months ago. Negotiators are expected to sit for another round of talks this week. But if progress continues to elude them, AFSCME leaders may decide it’s time to “call the question” and ask members to vote on authorizing a work stoppage, executive director Henry Bayer said. Union leaders raised the prospect of a strike in a letter to members last week. “People are getting to the point where they’re so angry and so frustrated that they think, what’s the use of sitting down with these folks every two or three weeks if
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DI: What was your major inspiration behind “The X-Files”? CC: There were many inspira-
tions. One of the big ones was a show that was on when I was a kid. It was called “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.” It really wasn’t all that much like “The X-Files,” but it was scary and I wanted to do something as scary as “Night Stalker.”
DI: There are people from across the United States who came here to see you speak. When you first started “The X-Files,” did you feel like it would become as big as it is now? CC: No. It’s still amazing and
surprising to me. It’s really one of the reasons we come to these things. Because when we were working on this show so
nothing’s going to change?” Bayer said in an interview with The Associated Press. Since the 1973 advent of collective bargaining in Illinois, there’s never been a state employee strike, Bayer said. “But we’ve never had an employer that’s been so obstinate and made such extreme demands on our members as this one,” he added. The prospect of a strike can be a classic negotiating tactic to pressure Quinn’s administration. How the governor responds may depend on more than the state’s financial woes; the Democrat traditionally has been seen as a progressive and a friend of unions, but he may decide that a tough stance is worth the risk if it means taxpayer support during next year’s re-election campaign. The governor would not answer an AP reporter’s question last week about his administration’s plan in case of a walkout, saying only, “Yeah, you’re always prepared.” Quinn, who AFSCME says initially sought significant wage reductions, now wants workers to accept a multi-year wage freeze while swallowing changes in health care coverage that Bayer contends would cost each employee an additional $10,000 over a three-year contract. “It’s important that I push for the taxpayers of Illinois,” Quinn told reporters last week in Springfield. “Everyone knows we have a tough financial time in the state of Illinois, so we have to make some adjustments from what may have happened in the past, but I think the union understands that.” AFSCME has offered a oneyear wage freeze, but wants hard for all those years, you really kept your head down. You worked really hard, and this is for me the wonderful result, a product of all that hard work. It’s a really nice thing.
DI: Not many people know that Vince Gilligan, creator of “Breaking Bad,” was a writer for your show. What do you make of his recent success? CC: I couldn’t be a bigger fan.
He’s created a masterpiece, and it’s not surprising to me because he’s one of the most original and bright minds in our business.
DI: What shows are you watching now? CC: I’ve been watching “Break-
ing Bad.” I just watched the 13 episodes of “House of Cards,” which just came on Netflix. I went back and watched five years of “The Wire” recently, which was great. I just watched the pilot to “The Americans,”
Quinn to honor pay increases the union agreed to delay in 2011 to save the state money. Quinn has refused to pay 5.25 percent due union employees in the fiscal year that ended June 30. A Cook County judge ordered the state to ante up, but Quinn’s office appealed that ruling in January. Union membership totals 40,000 — four-fifths of the stateemployed workforce. Illinois law prohibits strikes by security workers — in AFSCME’s case, thousands of prison guards and officers at juvenile detention facilities. But a walkout could include thousands of child-abuse investigators, attendants who care for elderly and infirm military veterans and those who care for the developmentally disabled. A widespread, state-employee labor action in Illinois — one of fewer than a dozen states where it’s legal for public employees to strike — would be unprecedented both here and nationally, said Martin Malin, director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. A private-sector strike is designed to disrupt a company’s income, but in government contract disputes, a work stoppage is a political weapon, he said. “It would be very, very highrisk on both sides,” said Malin. He referred to several bitter issues pending between the Quinn administration and the union: the pay-raise litigation, a bill recently sent to Quinn for approval that restricts collective bargaining rights and Quinn’s decision last fall to stop extending the union contract as talks continued — a move that has been mostly symbolic, but demoralizing for workers.
which I thought was good. I tend to go with something I like that’s been on before and watch it all, it’s just how I do it.
DI: What projects do you have going? What are your plans for the future? CC: I have something with
Showtime that might go this year. I’m talking to AMC about a possible television series.
DI: So what do you do with your free time? CC: Well, I work really hard.
When you’re in production on a TV show or two, you couldn’t be any busier. There’s not a moment in the day where you can goof off. So now I have moments in the day where I can kind of goof off right now, which is a luxury in my business, and I’m enjoying all those moments before I go into production again.
Austin can be reached at akkeati2@dailyillini.com.
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Union members, supporters and labor leaders boo Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 15. As Quinn and the largest state employees’ union remain deadlocked on a contract agreement, the AFSCME has begun preparing its members for a possible strike. “The disputes between the governor’s office and AFSCME are far broader than what the next contract’s going to look like,” Malin said. In terms of sheer numbers, an AFSCME strike would not be much bigger than the 26,000 strikers from the Chicago Public Schools last fall, said Bob Bruno, director of the Labor Education Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. But a teacher, a highly influential adult in a child’s life outside home, might have an easier time explaining why he or she has to
FROSTY 5K FROM PAGE 1A Sarah Eastham, junior in Education, who won the women’s race with an end time of 27 minutes and 36 seconds, agreed and said it was at the sandbag portion of the race that she noticed she had lost the other runners. “They handed me the sandbag, and I just thought, ‘Oh gosh, I don’t
DISORDER FROM PAGE 1A “People don’t eat because they (don’t want to) feel something,” Johnston said. “They eat because of the feeling they don’t want to feel.” She said it is important for people with eating disorders to figure out the feelings behind their body image in order to recover from the disorder. One attendee of the presentation, Sarah McLean, junior in Business,
stop working than a bureaucrat in a sometimes-amorphous desk job. “That eighth-grade elementary school teacher, people just love them,” Bruno said. “Whereas teachers have this public profile, the nondescript, hardworking people behind counters somewhere, reading a fi le, addressing a complaint — people never come in contact with them.” On the other hand, Bruno questioned whether any governor would want to campaign for reelection on a government shutdown brought on by a strike, no
matter how difficult the state’s fiscal picture. An AFSCME strike wouldn’t necessarily be limited to the union’s own workers. Bayer believes members of other unions generally have the right to refuse to cross an AFSCME picket line. AFSCME does not represent any of the approximately 3,700 employees at the secretary of state’s office. But the Service Employees International Union covers 2,450 employees, including those who license facilities — a major point of contact for taxpayers.
know if I can carry this the whole time,’” Eastham said. “I honestly didn’t think I was the first woman by any means.” Maggie Kealy, event coordinator and junior in LAS, said the race was a success despite some concerns about the weather and safety. “I was actually really surprised at how well it went,” Kealy said. “With the snow and the ice...I was a little worried that...people would trip or fall or get hurt ... But that
didn’t happen.” With the donation already awarded to the Wounded Warrior Project through PayPal, Kealy said they have already started thinking about next year’s event. She said she hopes to attract more participants, especially those not in ROTC, which made up the largest participant group this year.
said she had known about eating disorders for a long time but first learned about this method of treatment on Friday. “I don’t have eating disorders, but I can see how it hurts people I know,” she said. “I’ll totally think about how I feel before I eat anything from now on.” She said it is important for people with eating disorders to know what they are going through and what recovery looks like. Rachel Storm, assistant director of the Women’s Resources
Center, which hosted the event, said there will be a series of presentations, workshops and discussions announced this week. The next event will be another presentation by Johnston on “Breaking Free From Struggles with Food, Fat and Dieting” on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Women’s Resources Center, 703 S. Wright St., on the second floor.
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nless you are a student or a faculty member at a large University, you may not have easy access to the plethora of academic articles and journals available. The good news is that the federal government is looking to change that. The White House on Friday said that after a “We the People” petition with over 65,000 signatures, the Obama administration would be “committed to ensuring that the results of federally-funded scientific research are made available to and useful for the public, industry, and the scientific community.” And we couldn’t agree more. Because the federal government’s funding is responsible for so much of the research produced in this country, releasing the information for the public to view is, if anything else, a measure of accountability. By allowing this research to be publicly available for free, those not affiliated with large research universities — or any research institution — will have an easier time accessing information. Beyond that, many smaller universities may not be able to afford the high costs to subscribe to the large digital libraries, like JSTOR or EBSCO, for example. Because of the lack of subscriptions, JSTOR denies over 100 million people access to the content that it stores. While these kinds of articles may become more accessible as a result of action from the Obama administration, that doesn’t change the complex language used in them. Because the researchers write their articles for other academics in their field, they are littered with jargon that can be unintelligible to the general citizen looking to this research for information. For the students who have to use the articles contained in these journals for even the most basic of research papers, the language can be difficult to understand and accurately report in a paper. Often the information in these journals quickly affects the policy of the day, it becomes even more crucial that a voting public have access to this kind of information. When you consider that most if not all research is pursued simply to advance human knowledge without monetary gain, releasing research articles to the general public for free begins to seem all the more sensible. The way research works in this country, journals, especially the big ones, are the ones making money. Although these journals set the standard for acceptable research with good research designs and conclusions to match, they do so at a high price for those who want to read them. At that, most articles are peerreviewed, meaning that the articles published in these journals get the bulk of their editing and revisions from fellow researchers, who ensure the quality of the research. But if money is still a concern, journals can still profit from disseminating the research: The articles need only be released for free within a year of publication. Despite the difficulty for many to understand the research published though, the move toward a more accountable spending of tax dollars can only be commended, especially if it allows more people to read what is developed in this country’s research institutions.
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to gain some semblance of me again. How I felt about adding my story also shows how we perceive eating disorders. I originally wanted to delete these three previous paragraphs, going through my internal struggle: Will people think I’m sharing because I want attention? Will I get strange looks; will people see me as someone with a huge weakness? Will I be judged for sharing my difficult past? I finally just closed my eyes, added the darn story in and dealt with it. Because it would be hypocritical not to, because it’s a problem we can’t afford not to address. NEDA Week is a week that we should not ignore on our campus, and eating disorders and other major emotional or mental invisible disorders shouldn’t be packed away, purposely ignored and forgotten. But all day, every day, we should keep fighting the good fight. We should check up on our loved ones that we know need help, and the loved ones that we suspect need help. We should remove judgment from those who are struggling and take the time to learn about the struggle for what it really is. And we should never forget to tell our friends that they’re beautiful, our young cousins that they don’t need to look like Miranda Kerr or Channing Tatum or ourselves that we are perfect. It’s time to stop the silence and start the conversation, no matter how difficult, awkward, nerve-wracking or hard it might be. Because everybody knows somebody.
hat if one year, the more than 40,000 students who inhabit this campus did not return? The professors, staff and other University employees would no longer have jobs. On top of that, local business owners and employees would lose large portions of their clientele — especially those on campus. Unemployment would increase and have disastrous effects throughout the community. Crime and homelessness would skyrocket, and community morale would plummet. Over time, many people — especially families — would feel the need to move away to a land of better opportunity and less crime. And those would just be the direct effects on citizens. The cities of Champaign and Urbana would face institutional woes linked to the increased crime and poverty such as losses in tax revenue, increased police costs and an inability to attract new businesses to the area. The loss of such a massive chunk of the population would, to say the least, destroy this community at all levels. This most unlikely hypothetical couldn’t be possible. Well, unfortunately, the city of Detroit has experienced this tragic decline to a more devastating degree. Unlike the scenario outlined above, the situation in Detroit did not happen overnight. In the 1950s the city’s population hovered around 1.8 million people. Today, that number has shrank to a mere 713,000. The population drop is unprecedented for such a major U.S. city. In fact, when it comes to physical size, Detroit could fit Boston, San Francisco and the island of Manhattan inside of it. Last week, it was announced that Detroit is on the verge of financial ruin and may need to file for bankruptcy. But wait, wasn’t this issue resolved? Didn’t Mitt Romney catch flack last fall for writing a 2008 oped about letting Detroit go bankrupt? And didn’t President Obama capitalize on Romney’s stance by lauding his own efforts to bail out the auto companies in Detroit? During the campaign, Joe Biden could often be heard shouting his stump speech catch phrase, “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive!” Notice he never said, “And Detroit is alive!” In retrospect, this word choice was intentional because the municipality of Detroit is anything but “alive.” There is no single cause of Detroit’s downfall, but the vicious cycle began with economic issues. After Detroit was no longer a booming, prosperous hub for automotive production, the population began to decrease. The direct result was more widespread economic issues across other industries. And as that happened, crime continued to increase. The result is a wasteland of crime, poverty and, worst of all, a lack of hope. While this scenario would be jawdropping if it occurred overnight, the fact that it has been happening for decades is more shocking. Year after year, no company, politician or leader has been able to revive this oncebooming industrial city. On top of that, the country as a whole does not understand what is happening there because no one is talking about it. In 2012, Detroit saw 386 homicides compared with approximately 500 in Chicago. At a glance, this would make you think Chicago is facing more severe crime problems. However, Chicago’s population outsizes Detroit’s by approximately 2 million people, which means that Detroit’s homicide rate in context is much worse. No one is talking about it, though. While reflecting on some of these facts, it hit me that the issues Detroit is facing could have been aided or avoided if it received the attention of our country’s media, government and people. Instead, the federal government has chosen to spend $443 billion in Afghanistan alone between 2001 and 2011. I cannot say this amount of money should have gone directly into rebuilding Detroit. That said, it seems ludicrous that the United States government would allow itself to spend that much money building democracy abroad as a once-great American hub of capitalism and industry disintegrated into a wasteland. Whether or not the city of Detroit files for bankruptcy this week, we must wake up to what is happening to our fellow citizens. If the city that was once the fifth largest in the country and richest per capita can turn into what looks like a tattered warzone, there is no telling what can happen to the rest of us.
Tolu is a senior in Media. She can be reached at taiwo2@dailyillini.com.
John is a junior in Media. He can be reached at jbuyss2@dailyillini.com.
Multilingualism: Useful but not necessary JOSEPH VANDEHEY Opinions columnist
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frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! My department has recommended abolishing its foreign language requirement for Ph.D. candidates. Hooray! Yippee! Oh wait, I already took the French exam. Dang it. This announcement (not yet made official by the College of LAS) has nonetheless brought cheers to the lips of many first- and second-year graduate students. In much the same way that a snow day brings cheers to students of all ages. It means less work, obviously. But does it also mean that the Ph.D. program is less effective? After all, the stringent requirements we place on obtaining a degree would be reduced. In the mathematics department, the language requirement consists entirely of one exam, proving your proficiency in a language other than English. When I sat down to take mine, I was facing about four pages out of a French textbook with an hour’s worth of time to translate them. At my side were a French grammar, a basic English-French dictionary and a dictionary of scientific terms in four different
languages. The idea was to replicate conditions under which an academic might want to translate an article as part of their research. Except those conditions are outdated. I’ve translated articles from French, German, Russian and Portuguese all without the aid of printed dictionaries. Instead, I used Google Translate or one of the half-dozen other online dictionaries, which are faster and generally more accurate. Translating online still requires some skill, especially because jargon translates very badly: The mathematical notion of a “field” has nothing to do with “an open land free of woods and buildings.” But the skill required is so minimal compared with using printed dictionaries that it seems rather silly to test for it. So, rather than adopt the language test to include online resources, the department has argued to drop it altogether. In fact, English has become the lingua franca for many academic communities, much as Latin was in times past. There are still fields where English is not the dominant language, but at least in mathematics it tends to be. I’ve co-authored papers with a Romanian, a Russian and a Frenchman, all without knowing Romanian, Russian or French. So a second language is certainly not a necessity for academic work, but I would still encourage anyone considering a life in academia to pick up
the basics of a second language anyway. As it is, yes, if there is a particular paper I want to read in French, I can sit down with Google Translate, spend a reasonable amount of time with it and come away with a good understanding. But I cannot, with my rudimentary understanding, browse a list of titles and abstracts and hope to make heads or tails of any of it without Googling every word. The amount I would find useful, given the time I would devote to translating, is painfully small. So if I’m reading a French paper, it’s often only because an English paper pointed me to it in the first place; and native English speakers tend to refer our friends or colleagues to other Englishbased works. There might be a treasure trove of work out there (not to mention TV shows, music and whatnot that I might enjoy outside of work) that I simply never see because my English-speaking community is so insulated from the French-speaking community. In the absence of a language test itself, this may be one of the best things any department can do for its students: to break down the linguistic bubbles we wrap ourselves in and foster collaboration and communication across the language barrier. That alone would make me want to cheer “Ô Jour frabbejeais! Calleau! Callai!”
Joseph is a graduate student in Mathematics. He can be reached at vandehe2@dailyillini.com.
End the silence on eating disorders TOLU TAIWO Opinions columnist
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verybody knows somebody. This statement is, if anything, vague, and it can apply to just about anything. Sometimes it’s positive: Everybody knows somebody who’s climbed on top of our famous granite base with two other friends and pretended to be Alma. But sometimes, this mantra gets a little dark. Everybody knows somebody who’s had their heart broken. Everybody knows somebody who’s had a grandparent die. Everybody knows somebody who has an invisible disability, one that affects their core emotionally or mentally, one that’s tough to spot, and that society refuses to talk about. It just so happens that this premise — that everyone knows somebody — is the motto for this year’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. NEDA Week, which starts Monday is a tricky one. It’s not a week that puts you in a constant good mood, like finals week when you have no finals. But it’s something you can gear up for. It’s not a holiday, but I’d argue that it’s more important than Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day put together. But NEDA Week is especially tricky because of the way we look at eating disorders. It’s not something that’s proper to talk about in mixed company. We would rather talk about our diets, but not the dark extremes of
dieting. The mention of anorexia, bulimia or binge eating makes us squeamish; these are terms that quickly come out of our mouth like wildfire, before we cover them up with a nervous pause and a change of topic. And that shouldn’t be the case, because the numbers argue otherwise. According to a 2006 survey done by the National Eating Disorders Association nearly 20 percent of 1,000 college students — guys and girls — have an eating disorder. We don’t often see the eating disorders because they are invisible, and we don’t talk about the issue. But that doesn’t mean many students in college, on this very campus, don’t struggle with it. I know. Because I’ve wrestled with that struggle before. I was once a mess of distorted body image, of issues projected into the physical realm, of urgent food intake and late nights doing that last sit-up to purge off fat. I went from casually thinking I wasn’t good enough to hating my body to not taking care of it. Instead of focusing on the 20 pounds of self-doubt and self-loathing I needed to shed, I focused on the 20 pounds of body weight I wanted to shed. Dangerously. The point of me digging up the past now is that I only started to get better once people around me started to have difficult conversations about my health, and me getting help. My wonderful, wonderful friends and family started to take notice. And when that wasn’t enough, they began to question, began to ask how I was doing, began to get real with me about getting counseling. And it was only through their honest conversations that I began
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WICHITA, Kan. — Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them. Some feedlots in the nation’s major cattle-producing states have already been dismantled, and others are sitting empty. Operators say they don’t expect a recovery anytime soon, with high feed prices, much of the country still in drought and a long time needed to rebuild herds. The closures are the latest ripple in the shockwave the drought sent through rural communities. Most cattle in the U.S. are sent to feedlots for final fattening before slaughter. The dwindling number of animals is also hurting meatpackers, with their much larger workforces. For consumers, the impact will be felt in grocery and restaurant bills as a smaller meat supply means higher prices. Owner Bob Podzemny has been taking apart the 32,000-head Union County Feed Yard near Clayton, N.M. It closed in 2009 when a bank shut off its operating capital in the midst of the fi nancial crisis, and Podzemny said he doesn’t see reopening after struggling through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “There just are not that many
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Cattle feed on a farm near Big Springs, Kan. on Feb. 12. Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry, with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left to support them. cattle in this part of the country no more, and it is not profitable to bring them in and feed them, so it is shut down,� Podzemny said. He’s now feeding a few cattle in another feedlot, buying them at about 450 pounds and growing them to 800 to 850 pounds. He then sells them to others who bring them to the typical 1,200to 1,300-pound slaughter weight. “It is making a little money now on just growing feeders and selling them as feeders rather than fi nishing them all the way out,� Podzemny said. “We do what we got to do to survive, you know.� Cattle numbers have been falling for years as the price of corn used to feed animals in feedlots skyrocketed. The drought accelerated the process, but many feedlots were able to survive at first because ranchers whose pastures dried up weaned calves early and sent breeding cows to be fattened for slaughter.
But now far fewer livestock than normal remain on the farms. And, ironically, if it rains this spring and summer, even fewer animals will go into feedlots because ranchers will hold back cows to breed and rebuild their herds. Texas, the largest beef-producing state, has been particularly hard hit with a historic drought in 2011 from which it still hasn’t fully recovered. “Most of the bad news is in Texas,� said Dick Bretz, an Amarillo broker who specializes in selling feed yards and other agribusinesses. “That is where I see most of the empty yards. That is where I see most of the interest in selling yards and where I see the least interest in buying yards.� He recently dismantled a 7,000-head feed yard in Hereford, Texas, for a new owner who had bought it for the land, not the business.
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Electronic communications often leave users feeling snubbed BY MARTHA IRVINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Technology is supposed to make us easier to reach, and often does. But the same modes of communication that have hooked us on the instant reply also can leave us feeling forgotten. We send an email, a text or an instant chat message. We wait — and nothing happens. Or we make a phone call. Leave a voicemail message. Wait. Again, nothing. We tend to assume it’s a snub, and sometimes it is. These days, no response can mean a lot of things. Maybe some people don’t see messages because they prefer email and you like Twitter. Maybe we’re just plain overwhelmed, and can’t keep up with the constant barrage of communication. Whatever the reason, it’s causing a lot of frustration. A recent
survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 39 percent of cell phone owners say people they know complain because they don’t respond promptly to phone calls or text messages. “Tell me to go to hell, but just tell me something! I’m getting lonely over here.� That’s what Cherie Kerr, a public relations executive in Santa Ana, Calif., jokes she’s considered putting after her email signature. “That’s where the frustration lies — it’s in the ambiguity,� says Susannah Stern, a professor of communication studies at San Diego State University. Though we often assume the worst, experts say we shouldn’t. Frequently, they say, people simply — and unknowingly — choose the wrong way to contact someone.
As she sees it, getting no response — even when she’s the one unsuccessfully trying to contact someone — is just part of life in a high-tech world. “I think there’s this understanding because we’ve grown up being bombarded by communication,� says Mike Gnitecki, a 28-year-old special education teacher in Longview, Texas. Those types of missed communications — and a lack of response — can cause “turbulence� in a relationship, says Dan Faltesek, an assistant professor of social media at Oregon State University. But, he adds, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “It can be a little awkward, but you should talk to people about how you like to talk,� Faltesek says. “Everyone will be happier when they say what the rules are.�
T. rex misconceptions abound, according to new Cornell study BY MALCOLM RITTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Here’s a test of your dinosaur knowledge: Did Tyrannosaurus rex stand upright, with its tail on the ground? The answer: No. But a lot of young people seem to think so, and the authors of a study are blaming toys like Barney and other pop influences for that misconception. Scientists used to think T. rex stood tall, but they abandoned that idea decades ago. Now, the ferocious dinosaur is depicted in a bird-like posture, tail in the air and head pitched forward of its two massive legs. The change led major museums to update their T. rex displays, study authors said, and popular books have largely gotten the posture right since around 1990. So did the “Jurassic Park� movies. But when the researchers asked college students and children to draw a T. rex, most gave it an upright posture instead. Why? They’d soaked up the wrong idea from toys like Barney, games and other pop culture items, the researchers conclude.
“It doesn’t matter what they see in science books or even in ‘Jurassic Park,’� says Warren Allmon, a paleontology professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and an author of the study. It struck him when he saw a box of dinosaur chicken nuggets at a grocery store. “What they grew up with on their pajamas and their macaroni and wallpaper and everything else is the tail-dragging posture,� he said. If the explanation is correct, Allmon said, it’s a sobering reminder of how people can get wrong ideas about science. The study will be published in the Journal of Geoscience Education. The authors examined 316 T. rex drawings made by students at Ithaca College and children who visited an Ithaca museum. Most of the college students weren’t science majors. Seventy-two percent of the college students and 63 percent of the children drew T. rex as being too upright. Because the sample isn’t representative of the general population, the results don’t necessarily apply to young people in general.
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Illinois’ winning streak ends Despite leading by as much as 8, Illini overthrown by Wolverines BY LARRY LAGE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Illinois started strong and seemed to be setting itself up for another impressive win after defeating top-ranked Indiana, Gonzaga, Butler and Ohio State earlier this season. The Fighting Illini, though, were flat in the second half and No. 7 Michigan took advantage. Trey Burke had 26 points and eight assists to help the Wolverines bounce back to beat Illinois 71-58 Sunday. Illini coach John Groce said Michigan won because its team was tougher and smarter. “It’s unacceptable,” Groce said. “It’s intolerable.” The Fighting Illini (20-9, 7-8 Big Ten) had won five straight, a run that started Feb. 7 by knocking off the Hoosiers, and were leading the Wolverines (23-4, 10-4 Big Ten) by as much as eight points in the first half. Michigan outscored Illinois 43-27 in the second half after
Groce pleaded with his team to learn from its recent history. “Coach talked to us at halftime about how we came out strong in the second half and beat Indiana, and how we came out flat and lost to Michigan State,” forward Tyler Griffey recalled. “We all listened, and then we came out and played like that in the second half. They really amped up the intensity and we didn’t respond at all.” Brandon Paul played a key role in helping the Illini lead 31-28 at halftime — scoring a gamehigh 10 points in the first half — and was one of the reasons they couldn’t keep up the pace. Paul was held scoreless in a shotless second half. “I’m not so concerned about him scoring as I am about our team scoring,” Groce insisted. “Teams are trying to take him away, guys have to step up.” That didn’t happen. Illinois had just two other scor-
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Left: Illinois head coach John Groce, left, helps guard Joseph Bertrand back to his feet during the game against Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday. Right: Michigan forward Glenn Robinson III (1) and Illinois forward Sam McLaurin (0) battle for the rebound during the game. Illinois lost 43-27.
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Illini Matt Welch (3) lifts a hand up in celebration after a goal was scored during the game against Eastern Michigan at the Illinois Ice Arena on Saturday. Illinois won 8-5.
Illini end regular season with a sweep on home ice BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER
Last weekend, in the CSCHL Tournament, the Illinois hockey team couldn’t muster any offense and was held scoreless for the first time of the season. The Illini had no such troubles this weekend. Illinois (25-11-2) swept Eastern Michigan in its final games before the national tournament, as well as the last home contests for five Illinois seniors. The Illini earned a 6-4 victory Friday and held on for an 8-5 win Saturday on senior night. Coming off of a disappointing exit in the conference tournament, No. 7 Illinois was looking to get back into form against an unranked Eastern Michigan squad. In Friday’s game, however, the Eagles gave the Illini all they could handle, racing out to a quick lead in the first period. Despite only five shots on net in the period, two went in, including a short-handed goal by Bryan Kozlowski,
his first goal in what would be a monster weekend for the forward. “I think everything they got (Friday), we gave them,” forward Austin Bostock said. “When we gave them those chances, they capitalized.” The Illini would tie the game before the period ended, with goals from center John Olen and forward Kyle Varzino to even the score 2-2. Kozlowski tallied two more goals in the period, including his second short-handed goal of the night. The Eagles and the Illini traded goals in the second to keep the score tied. The turning point in the game would be when Kozlowski elbowed senior defenseman Chad Himley into the boards five minutes into the third period. Himley was down on the ice for a few minutes but skated back to the bench under his own power. Kozlowski was dealt a fiveminute major and a game mis-
conduct, effectively taking out Eastern Michigan’s offensive threat. Bostock notched the goahead goal just after returning to even strength, and center Eddie Quagliata buried an insurance goal with two minutes to go to reach the 6-4 final. The Illini dominated the shots on goal category, outshooting the Eagles 59-22 for the game. “In the third period, when we needed to dig deep and play strong, defensive hockey, we did,” head coach Nick Fabbrini said. “That’s the effort we need consistently.” In the finale, senior night festivities preluded the game, as five seniors were recognized on the ice. It was those five who started the game, a line that was not only sentimental but surprisingly productive. On the first shift, forward Barera took a feed from Nick Stuercke and buried a goal
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The Illinois women’s track and field team turned in a quality performance Saturday to win the 2013 Big Ten Indoor Championship for the first time since 1996. The Illini recorded 115 points to win the two-day competition, garnering six titles, two of which were from individual performances by sophomore standout Ashley Spencer. The Indianapolis native was victorious in the 200-meter dash and the 400 meters, crossing the finish line in 23.30 seconds — a season best — and 52.17 seconds, respectively. Her 400-meter time set a meet record. Spencer was also part of the title-winning 4x400-meter relay team that included Asia Thomas — who finished third in the
400 — Morolake Akinosun and Marissa Golliday, which held its title from last year and set a school record with a time of 3:33.30. “Everyone is really excited from today’s outcome,” head coach Tonja Buford-Bailey said in a statement. “This is what we’ve been training for all year. It was great to see everyone stepping up to the plate and doing what they said they would. There were so many records set. ... It’s hard to pick out one person because it was an entire team effort.” Nebraska and Michigan came in second and third with 112 and 89 points, respectively. Akinosun, a freshman, won the 60-meter dash with a careerbest time of 7.32 seconds, good for fourth-best in program history. She also placed second in
the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.47 seconds, the third-fastest time in school history. Junior Samantha Murphy contributed 14 team points during the conference championships, placing second in the 800 and third in the 600. She finished the 800 with a time of 2:05.51. Murphy, who set the school record in the 600 on Friday, crossed the line in that race with a time of 1:29.61 on Saturday. Junior Breeana Coleman won the Big Ten title in the 60-meter hurdles, winning her first conference title in a season-best time of 8.20. Junior Jesica Ejesieme placed third in the event in 8.28. In long distance, senior Courtney Yaeger finished the 5,000 in 16:40.09, which was the best time in her career and the fifth best in program history.
Men’s track grabs 2nd at Big Tens BY DAN ESCALONA STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s track and field team trailed Wisconsin by 1.5 points heading into the final event this weekend, but Stephon Pamilton of the 4x400 meter squad tripped on the final lap to derail Illinois’ comeback effort. For the majority of the weekend, the Illini were neck-in-neck with four Big Ten opponents: Nebraska, Minnesota, Penn State and eventual champions Wisconsin. But Illinois’ Pamilton lost his footing in the final event and the relay squad did not finish, leading to the Illini’s second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in Geneva, Ohio. “That last turn was a very tough turn of events for us,” Pamilton said. “We had a great race going until things outside of our control happened. Unfortunately, we can’t go back and
redo that final lap, so we have move on and learn from it.” Though his meet ended on a difficult note, he made a major contribution to the Illinois’ effort earlier Saturday. In the 400-meter dash, he recorded a time of 46.07 seconds en route to the conference crown in the event. Pamilton and fellow sprinter Brandon Stryganek both won the individual titles in their respective events, allowing the Illini to boast its best finish in the conference meet since 2000. “I thought we had a great meet and exceeded the expectations we had at the start of the indoor season,” head coach Mike Turk said. “The guys came with a ton of energy and were well-prepared to put us in a position to win. We came up a bit short at the end with the 4x400, but sometimes things don’t always go your way.”
Stryganek finished the 60 meters with a time of 6.71 seconds, third fastest in school history, in the event to take home the title. He also nearly came away with a victory in the 200, only to finish second in the event, losing by .04 seconds. “I just did my job, what I’ve done all season, and it was great to see the team step it up,” Stryganek said. “Nobody expected to even come close to second place, so it was great to see everyone bring their best and show the conference what we are made of.” Other events that scored points for the Illini were pole vaulting and the 60-meter hurdles. Pole vaulters Matt Bane and Cody Klein finished second and third, respectively. In the hurdles, Vanier Joseph placed second to capture points for the
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Illinois blows past Indiana, now tied for 3rd in Big Ten BY MICHAEL WONSOVER STAFF WRITER
After losing by 33 against Penn State on Wednesday, the Illinois women’s basketball team never trailed against Indiana on Saturday. In front of its highest paid crowd of the season with 3,088 fans, Illinois (16-10, 9-5 Big Ten) moved into a third-place tie in the Big Ten after a 73-60 victory over Indiana (11-16, 2-12). The win clinched Illinois’ first above-.500 record in the conference since the 2002-03 season. “Third and fourth place get byes, which is huge going into the Big Ten Tournament,” Illinois head coach Matt Bollant said. “Not that you can’t win four games in four days, but it certainly is taxing and very difficult. All of us want to be playing in the NCAA tournament, so with this win we guarantee a top-six finish. This should give us a great shot at the NCAA tournament.” Illinois improved its record to 9-1 in games after a loss this season. “You learn a lot about a team the game after a loss,” Bollant said. “We’ve been really good throughout the year (after) games that we lost, especially a game like Penn State, where we didn’t play real well. We came out with great energy and great confidence.” Senior forward Karisma Penn led Illinois with 25 points, six rebounds and three steals. She also made several clutch jumpers down the stretch to fend off Indiana runs. “Part of leading is making plays, and Karisma and I thought we did that throughout the second half,” Bollant said. “To go 10-for-14 from the field and make plays, get the ball in her hands a lot where she wanted it, (we were) really aggressive attacking the rim.” Despite shooting 33.3 percent from the field against Penn State,
Illinois rebounded to shoot 47.3 percent from the floor against Indiana on two days rest. The Illini also forced 25 Indiana turnovers while mixing up the defensive strategy. Illinois usually starts in a man-to-man defense and then switches into the Buzz defense late in games, but against Indiana, the Buzz was used early going, a 2-2-1 full-court press also gave the Hoosiers trouble advancing the ball. “We wanted our team to be aggressive,” Bollant said. “To play that way you have to be aggressive. We wanted to see if we could get them on their heels a little bit to start, and I feel like we did.” Although the Buzz rattled Indiana in the early going, Indiana head coach Curt Miller said Illinois’ man-to-man was even more effective. “We struggled with their highpressure man-to-man,” Miller said. “We did a nice job against the Buzz, their man-to-man pressure because they can switch 1-5 and they can pressure anywhere on the court with all five starters, they’re a really good man-to-man team. And that’s what’s underrated. This myth about the Buzz that everyone writes about, their manto-man is good and deserves a lot of credit.” Illinois came out with the energy it was missing in its last game against Penn State, beginning the contest on a 7-0 run. By the under-16 minute media timeout, Illinois already led 11-3 and Indiana had yet to attempt a field goal inside the arc. The Hoosiers struggled to make interior passes, already turning the ball over four times at that point. “I thought we were a little bit hesitant when we first got started tonight, a little bit on our heels and not a great first four minutes,” Miller said. “They came right after us with the Buzz.” Indiana didn’t make its first two-point basket of the game until
senior guard Jasmine McGhee made a jumper at the 13:52 mark. Illinois made four of its first five attempts from behind the arc after sophomore guard Ivory Crawford drained her second 3-pointer of the game with 13 minutes remaining in the half, expanding the Illini’s lead to 20-11. Back-to-back buckets by senior forward Karisma Penn gave Illinois a 38-25 lead at the 3:39 mark. Illinois entered halftime with its largest lead of the game at 42-28. While Illinois shot 53.8 percent from the field in the first half, Indiana shot only 37.5 percent. Indiana entered Saturday’s game averaging 16.0 turnovers per game, but Illinois forced 16 miscues in the first half alone. Penn led Illinois in the first half with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals, shooting 6-for-8 from the field. If not for McGhee’s 16 first-half points, making up for over half her team’s total, Indiana might have entered the break with an even bigger deficit. Illinois started off the second half slow, not scoring until a Penn layup at the 16:25 mark. Indiana began the half on a 10-2 run after senior forward Linda Rubene made a layup to bring the Hoosiers within six points at 44-38 with 15:44 remaining in the half. With the score at 46-40, sophomore guard Taylor Tuck nailed a 3-pointer off an assist from sophomore guard Alexis Smith to put Illinois up nine with 14:41 remaining in the game. Although the second half was tightly contested, with Indiana outscoring Illinois by one point, the Hoosiers were unable to bring the game within three possessions after Tuck’s shot. Illinois continued to answer each Indiana run to maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
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Illinois’ Karisma Penn (00) rises above her opponents for a layup during Illinois’s win over Indiana at Assembly Hall on Saturday. The Illini beat the Hoosiers 73-60 and are now tied for third place in the Big Ten.
Baseball back over .500 Team goes 3-1 at Keith LeClair Classic; now 4-3 BY JAMAL COLLIER STAFF WRITER
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Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride, left, shoots against DePaul forward Jasmine Penny during the second half in Chicago on Sunday. Notre Dame won 84-56, which marked its 20th consecutive victory.
Notre Dame wins 20th straight Skylar Diggins apprehends 2nd career triple-double BY ANDREW SELIGMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — The way Skylar Diggins was scoring and distributing was impressive enough. The real eye-opener, though? That was the rebounding. Diggins finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and No. 2 Notre Dame won its 20th straight, beating DePaul 84-56 on Sunday. “I think the rebounding was the most amazing thing,” coach Muffet McGraw said. “The double-double for Sky is nothing out of the ordinary. She can get 10 assists and 10 points in a game, but to get in there and get 10 rebounds, that takes a lot of effort. That was tremendous intensity and determination on her part.” Her teammates were locked in, too. Jewell Loyd added 19 points. Kayla McBride scored 16, and the Fighting Irish (25-1, 13-0 Big East) cruised to another easy victory. Their only loss was to Baylor in early December. DePaul (18-9, 7-6) never had a chance in this one. Notre Dame took control right from the start, winning by 20 or more for the fourth straight game while sending the Blue Demons to their second straight blowout loss. The Fighting Irish still have some big hurdles to clear if they’re going to stay unbeaten in conference play, with Syracuse up next and Connecticut looming in the finale after a trip to Providence. But they sure are looking good at the moment.
The Irish forced 21 turnovers of basketball, because it can be and held DePaul to 33.3-percent done. It’s not like our players shooting. weren’t fighting. I’m not trying Diggins, Notre Dame’s sec- to say they didn’t fight. It’s just ond-leading all-time scorer, been a blah bunch of games. came through with her second We’re not about blah.” career triple-double and the Brittany Hrynko scored 15 fourth in school history. She points, but shot just 4 of 19, and also had one against Maryland the Blue Demons lost for the in the Elite Eight last season, fourth time in six games. the first for the Fighting Irish It was clear right from the since 1990 and the 10 rebounds start that Notre Dame was simwere one shy of her personal ply too quick, too athletic, and best. by the time the half ended, it “The assist part, I had the was 40-17. easy part,” Diggins said. “We It didn’t help DePaul that got out in transition well and a leading scorer Anna Martin lot of times we just played off missed her eighth straight game of each other. ... A lot of (the because of a left knee injury. rebounds) kind of bounced to “There’s no question they’re me.” not the same without her,” Loyd hit 8 of 15 shots. McBride McGraw said. was 7 of 13 from the field. NataEven so, the Fighting Irish lie Achonwa addwere simply on ed 14 points and another level. eight rebounds, They smothand Notre Dame ered DePaul on beat DePaul for defense, turnthe eighth time ing nine turnin nine games overs by the to tie the allBlue Demons time series at 19 into 14 points, apiece. and had their It was anothway on offense. er rough day for Diggins scored DePaul, which 13 in the half, has been hit hard while McBride by injuries this and Loyd poured season. in 12 apiece. The team was The Irish DOUG BRUNO, coming off an jumped out to a DePaul head coach 14- 4 lead with 81-55 loss to Louisville. DePaul cough“Notre Dame has great ath- ing it up four times, and endleticism and quickness,” coach ed the half on a 10-0 run that Doug Bruno said. “There’s Loyd capped by burying a 3 at no doubt about that. ... If the the buzzer after some neat ball answer is they’re better than movement. us, why are we selling tickets That’s how it was for Notre and showing up? It’s our job to Dame. The Irish clicked all figure out how to beat people afternoon, and there was Digthat have all this talent and ath- gins leading a balanced charge leticism. That’s the beauty and with one of her most impressive joy of coaching this great game all-around performances.
“Notre Dame has great athleticism and quickness. ... It’s our job to figure out how to beat people that have all this talent and athleticism.”
Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb has shown he won’t hesitate to make changes when his team struggles. So after the Illini lost their third straight game Thursday, he decided to shake things up. Whatever buttons he pushed, they seemed to work. Illinois (4-3) rebounded for three consecutive victories in the Keith LeClair Classic to bring its record back over .500. “It’s one of those things where we made some changes in the lineup, plugged some guys in at-bats, moved some guys down and wanted to play mind games to get guys the opportunity and see if they can produce,” Hartleb said. One of the encouraging things for the Illini was how they showed off their depth. Illinois capitalized on Adam Walton’s RBI single and Michael Hurwitz’s two heads-up baserunning plays, turning them into runs against Ohio University on Friday. Also, catcher Kelly Norris-Jones stepped right in defensively and Will Krug filled in on the field and at designated hitter to hit .438 on the weekend. As Hartleb tries to find what lineup combinations work best, he knows he is going to have a strong bench to take advantage of. That could come in handy with a lot of young players who are more prone to inconsistencies. Hartleb is going to have to make room for sophomore David Keri-
an somewhere in the lineup. He started all weekend at first base and hit .571 with five RBI, including going 4-for-4 at the plate Friday, which he says is the first time he can remember himself having such a day. “Just getting a chance to go out and get a start and get comfortable at the plate,” the sophomore said. He’s getting his first opportunity at first base and so far has handled it well and has yet to make an error. Hartleb was most impressed that he only struck out only once all weekend. Kerian got his chance because freshman Ryan Nagle, who started the season-opener, struggled and has yet to record his first hit of the season. Illinois also pitched as well as it has all season. Freshmen starters Kevin Duchene and Nick Blackburn pitched their first career victories Friday and Sunday, respectively. Sophomore John Kravetz returned to the rotation Saturday. The freshmen seemed more at ease in their second start, especially Blackburn, who threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing one unearned run and only five hits. Hartleb called his overall performance “night and day” compared with last week. “The first start, my nerves definitely got me a little more, but this start, I was more relaxed and I kept the ball down a lot more,” Blackburn said. Illinois’ bullpen continues to be one of its strengths. The staff is led by Ronnie Muck, who in four appearances has yet to allow a run with opponents hitting .154 against him. Illinois’ pitching staff combined for 19 strikeouts and
Kravetz returns to pitching staff after suspension Illinois sophomore pitcher John Kravetz was one of Illinois’ best pitchers last year, leading the team in wins with eight — an Illinois freshman record — but he didn’t pitch during Illinois’ season-opening weekend. Kravetz was suspended for his first start. “It was tough. I made a kind of stupid mistake, and it was really tough,” Kravetz said. “Staying home watching the game on the GameTracker was something I never want to do again.” Kravetz didn’t offer further details as to why he was suspended, but he did make his season debut Saturday. He said he was a little overeager before the start, but picked up right where he left off last season. He lasted 6 1/3 innings, recording five strikeouts and picking up a victory. two walks during the final two games. “We are a much better team (Sunday) than we were last weekend,” Hartleb said. “I was proud of the way our guys battled back and kept their composure to get us back over .500. We have done a good job as a team of staying together and not panicking.”
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Wrestling loses to No. 1 Oklahoma State 33-3 in 1st round of NCWA Championships BY DAN BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER
The Illinois wrestling team lost to top-seeded Oklahoma State in the first round of the NWCA National Duals Championships. “We need to finish matches,” head coach Jim Heffernan said. “It’s not a matter of conditioning; it’s not a matter of training. A lot of it is self-confidence and a will to win.” The meet started off with an Illini victory, as No. 3 Jesse Delgado knocked off Oklahoma State’s Eddie Kilmara in the 125-pound weight class. After Kilmara began the match with an early takedown to give him the 2-0 lead, Delgado responded with an escape to end the first period 2-1. Delgado recorded another escape to open the second period to tie the match at two heading into the final period. Kilmara chose down to begin the third and escaped before Delgado was recorded the winning takedown to give him the 4-3 victory and the Illini the early 3-0 lead.
Delgado’s victory proved to be the Illini’s lone win on the night. At 133 pounds, the Illini’s No. 10 Daryl Thomas lost to No. 6 Jon Morrison by a 12-1 major decision before Steven Rodrigues fell by way of a 4-2 decision against Julian Feikert at 141 pounds. The 149 and 157 pound matches were no better for the Illini as No. 1 Jordan Oliver pinned No. 19 Caleb Ervin in 58 seconds before Alex Dieringer knocked off the Illini’s Matt Nora by a 14-5 major decision to increase the Cowboys’ lead to 17-3. The 165-pound match between the Illini’s No. 7 Conrad Polz and the Cowboy’s No. 3 Tyler Caldwell ended in a 2-0 Caldwell victory. Caldwell recorded the only two points of the match with an escape and another point for riding time to capture the victory. “I just didn’t compete well,” Polz said. “I should have opened up more and got to my offense. I let the match go where he wanted it to go.”
No. 8 Jordan Blanton fought a tough seven minutes against Oklahoma State’s No 2. Chris Perry but fell by a 2-1 decision. Both Blanton and Perry recorded escapes in the second period but the added riding time point gave Perry the win. With three matches remaining and Oklahoma State holding on to a 23-3 lead, the Cowboys increased their overall lead with victories in the 184, 197 and heavyweight matches. Oklahoma State’s No. 12 Chris Chionuma defeated No. 16 Tony Dallago by a 7-5 decision at 184 pounds and No. 11 Blake Rosholt won an overtime match against the Illini’s Mario Gonzalez, 6-3. At heavyweight, the Cowboy’s No. 3 Alan Gelogaev finished off the meet with a 17-5 major decision over Chris Lopez to give the Cowboy’s the 33-3 overall win. The Illini will host the Big Ten Championships on March 9 and 10 at the Assembly Hall.
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No. 7 men’s gym wins close meet over No. 5 Buckeyes ner tied the second-highest rings score in Illinois history scoring The No. 7 Illinois men’s gym- a 15.8. He also captured his third nastic team defeated No. 5 Ohio rings title. “It’s very easy to be consisState with a photo finish. The Illini had to wait for the tent on rings, but to be consisresults to be tallied after a neck tent at the level Mike has been and neck competition. this year is incredible,” Illinois Illinois came away victorious head coach Justin Spring said. against the Buckeyes 438.600- “You can’t deny his work eth438.000. Senior Vince Smurro ic and his commitment to nevsaid the energy before the meet er stop pushing himself. With was different than any other the loss of C.J. (Maestas, who meet. was injured before the season “The energy was way differ- began), reigning national chament than previous meets this sea- pion on rings, we needed some son,” Smurro said. “I think main- guys to step up and Mike has ly due to the fact of the work we done just that.” have been putting into the gym, Illinois closed out the meet which makes our confidence with two solid events — the high levels way different, which then bar and the parallel bars. The makes the energy Illini improved way higher. Our its season high expectations as by almost two a team were way points with a higher.” 73.350. FreshThe Illini startman Joey Peters ed off the night took second on on the pommel the high bar horse, hitting with a 15.150. all six routines. This score also Senior Yoshi Mori marked a team tied for third with high for this seaa 14.8. The secson. Peters was ond event the the only Illini Illini competed to compete in JUSTIN SPRING, on was the floor. the all-around, head coach Smurro scored scoring a careera 15.9 earning a high 85.850. This career-high and tying Illinois’ marks Illinois’ highest allrecord for the third-highest floor around mark of the season. score. Smurro also earned his The success from this meet first-ever title as an Illini on the will provide a confidence boost event. The team set a new season- as the Illini prepare to compete high score of 74.350. against No. 1 Penn State at Huff “I think everyone can agree Hall this upcoming weekend. that that was one of his best sets,” “I don’t want to break out Mori said. “With the new sys- the confetti yet,” Spring said. tem this year, if you stick your “This is what I expected from dismount, if it’s a D value, then them. They did well, they didn’t you get two tenths bonus. He do great. We still have a lot of did that, and that is what really work to do and a lot of improveboosted his score. Overall it was ments to make. We have a very an incredible set and he stuck unforgiving format ahead of us, almost every pass.” and we need to be ready for it. After having a few missed rou- This is great momentum and a tines on the floor exercise and great change of pace, but we are the vault, Illinois moved to one better than what we showed this of the most consistent events — weekend.” rings. The Illini also scored a season-high on this event with Gina can be reached at muelle30@ a 76.000. Sophomore Mike Wil- dailyillini.com and @muelle30. BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER
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No. 18 women’s gym falls to No. 20 Buckeyes nois posted a 48.325. Weinstein scored a 9.850 on vault, good for On a night when the Illinois a second-place finish, but after women’s gymnastics team stum- two events the Illini had fallen bled, sophomore Sunny Kato behind the Buckeyes. stole the spotlight. “I definitely think we can make The No. 18 Illini scored a lot of improvements,” Weinabove their season average on stein said. “Vault is the event three of the four events, but that we struggle with every still lost to No. 20 Ohio State weekend, so we have to come 196.300-195.450. into the gym and find a way to “We had a lot of mistakes get back into the game because vault is holding today, but all in us back.” all I think we For their third handled them event, the Illipretty well,” ni competed on sen ior A l i na Weinstein said. floor, where they Kato scored scored above a 9.875 on bars thei r se ason and a 9.900 on average thanks beam good for to a 9.875 by two second-place Weinstein. Illifi n ishes a nd nois finished kind words from the event with a head coach Kim 48.950 but still Landrus. tra i led after “Sunny sets three. very high stan“All in all floor dards for herself was strong for in the gym every us,” L a ndrus day, and when said. “We did she takes the have a coucompetition floor, ple people that she holds herself could have had ALINA WEINSTEIN, accountable for more amplitude senior gymnast her performancand been a little es,” L a ndrus bit more aggressaid. “When she goes out there sive, but the rest of the girls to compete, she means business. while doing their leaps, jumps Today, she came through with and tumbling carried over what two very, very clutch routines they do in practice to the meet.” and I think it’s a direct result Going into the final event, of the hard work that she’s been Landrus pulled the team together for a quick pep talk. putting in every day.” The Illini as a team didn’t have “At the end of the day going the best meet, which Weinstein into beam I told the team that said may have been because of great teams finish great and they went out and preformed six practice. “We had a really rough week great routines,” she said. in practice,” Weinstein said. Illinois scored a 49.225 on the “The energy was really low and event and had five scores over we’re definitely a team that mim- 9.800, which Landrus constitutics what we do in practice, so ed as a strong finish. it’s really hard to be confident of “I was extremely pleased our gymnastics when we have a with how they handled the end rough week in practice and we of their meet and we were able couldn’t put that past us.” to walk out of there feeling as if Illinois started the meet they finished as strong as they strong on bars, where Kato and could,” she said. junior Sarah Fiedler led the IlliLandrus added that the team ni to a 48.950 team score and an started and finished strong but must now work on putting everyearly lead. “We had a very strong bar thing together. rotation, we had a lot of stuck “Now we just have to fill in landings. We went in and real- the pieces,” she said. “No matly did our job and we came out ter what event we start or finish of bars with a lot of adrenaline on those middle two events have and a lot of energy and feeling to be just as strong as the beginning and the end.” really well.” The Illini moved to vault for their second rotation, their Nicholas can be reached at weakest event, without junior goldwyn2@dailyillini.com and Amber See in the lineup. Illi- @IlliniSportsGuy. BY NICHOLAS FORTIN STAFF WRITER
“We had a very strong bar rotation, we had a lot of stuck landings. We went in and really did our job and we came out of bars with a lot of adrenaline and a lot of energy and feeling really well.”
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Ohio State's Aaron Craft, left, looks for an open pass as Michigan State's Keith Appling defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sundayin Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State beat Michigan State 68-60.
Craft carries Ohio State to victory BY RUSTY MILLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aaron Craft slashed through the lane for a career-high 21 points on Sunday — more than he had scored in the last three games combined — to lead No. 18 Ohio State to a 68-60 victory over fourth-ranked Michigan State. The loss crippled the Spartans’ hopes of catching up with top-ranked Indiana, which now leads the Big Ten race by two full games with four remaining. Deshaun Thomas added 12 of his 14 points in the second half for the Buckeyes (20-7, 10-5), who stand fifth in the conference. Evan Ravenel added 10 points and a crucial block in the final minute. Freshman Gary Harris had 14 points and Adreian Payne and Derrick Nix each had 12 for the Spartans (22-6, 11-4), who have dropped two in a row after winning 11 of 12. The victory improved Ohio State to 2-7 against ranked teams this season — both wins against Michigan’s Big Ten teams at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes are 18-0 against teams not in the Associated Press Top 25. Michigan State, which lost to Indiana 72-68 on Tuesday night, still has games at No. 7 Michigan on Sunday and No. 19 Wisconsin at home on March 9 in a string of four in a row against ranked
HOCKEY FROM PAGE 1B to kick off more offensive fireworks. The Illini peppered the Eagles with shots throughout the game, notching 54 on net. Eight of those found the back of the net. Forward John Scully took a feed from senior Anthony Carlsen to light the lamp, and Matt Crook earned the first two goals of his Illini hockey career. A short-handed Quagliata score with just two seconds left in the second pushed the Illini advantage to an 8-1 margin. Illinois apparently started the celebration a little too soon, allowing the Eagles to score four times in the third — including two more from Kozlowski to make five goals on the weekend — to finish with the 8-5 score. “I let them have it pretty good.
opponents. They close out the regular season on March 10 at home against Northwestern. The Buckeyes improved to 7-3 against top-five teams in the 15 years of Value City Arena. Michigan State led 36-27 after a Payne jumper from the left baseline early in the second half, all but quieting the crowd. But the Buckeyes didn’t back down, scoring 18 of the next 23 points to forge a five-point lead. With Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Thomas hitting 3s and Amir Williams, a Detroit native, dunking inside and then completing the three-point play, the Buckeyes scored points in transition, played tenacious defense and kept up on the boards to take the lead, 45-40. After a Nix free throw temporarily ended the spell, Ohio State continued its onslaught. LaQuinton Ross poured in a 3 from in front of the Buckeyes bench off an assist pass from Craft. Ravenel added a free throw before Craft once again sped through the heart of Michigan State’s defense for a layup in traffic to push the lead to 51-41 with under 9 minutes left. Craft has not provided much offense all year for an Ohio State team that has been begging for a scorer to back up Thomas. Against a Michigan State team which prides itself on its defense, and with quality defenders on the perimeter,
he seemed to always be racing to the rack with no one in front of him. He had not hit double figures in the last three games — while totaling 17 points. He was held under 10 points in half of his Big Ten games coming in. The Spartans scrambled back with a 5-0 run but Thomas was fouled on a 3-point try by Payne and hit all three free throws to make it 54-46. Craft drove and hit two more free throws with just under 5 minutes left before Denzel Valentine scored on a short halfhook. But Thomas came right back by muscling in a shot while being fouled and then completing the three-point play to make it 61-52 with 3:54 left. Two fouls shots apiece by Nix, Payne and Harris pulled the Spartans to 61-59, but Craft sped by Keith Appling for a lunging layup with 2:22 left. After a free throw by Appling, the Buckeyes missed a shot, were awarded the ball in a scrum via alternate possession and Ravenel, the only senior on the team, rebounded and was fouled. He hit both shots to push the lead to 65-60 with 1:13 left. Seconds later, Appling was squeezed on a drive and flipped the ball back and out of bounds. But the Buckeyes turned it right back over when they were unable to inbound within 5 seconds.
I wasn’t happy with the third,” Fabbrini said. “We’re still looking for that killer instinct to bury a team.” Despite the struggles in the final frame, the final home weekend was still a success for the seniors, who leave the Big Pond with a 15-5-2 mark this year. “It’s definitely bittersweet,” Carlsen said. “It’s been a long, grueling season. You look forward to the end a little bit, but when you get there, it’s not as exciting as you thought it would be.” For the seniors, especially Carlsen, who had thoughts of not competing this season after limited playing time the year before, there is still more to accomplish with the national tournament next weekend.
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Illini Scott Barrera (73) looks at his mother during the senior night presentation before the game against Eastern Michigan at the Ice Arena on Saturday.
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team. Illinois was also looking to qualify athletes for the NCAA Championships in two weeks but no members officially qualified, though Pamilton and Stryganek strengthened their positions with titles. Turk expressed confidence that the duo will likely qualify and a handful of others should be in a good position to advance in their respective events. The biggest takeaway from the weekend’s events are the benefits that the indoor competition will have on the outdoor track season. “This weekend proves that we can compete with any team in our conference, especially Wisconsin,” Stryganek said. “Going into the outdoor season, I can see us being one of the favorites in the Big Ten and ranked in the top 10 nationally.”
ers in double figures, barely, with D.J. Richardson and Tracy Abrams having 10 points each. “We made a ton of boneheaded turnovers in the second half, and you can’t do that against one of the best transition teams in the country,” Richardson said. “They played smarter than we did and they played harder than we did. Give them credit for that.” Michigan played for the first time in a week and looked rusty and sloppy early, turning the ball over the missing open shots. Illinois didn’t trail until Tim Hardaway Jr. had a three-point play with 3:30 to go in the first half. The Wolverines opened the second half with a 15-3 run, going ahead for good on Burke’s 3-pointer with 16:49 left to play and had a nine-point lead with his two free throws that put him over the 1,000-point mark for his career. Hardaway Jr. scored 13 and Glen Robinson III had 10 points. Freshman Nik Stauskas, who was averaging 12-plus points, missed all
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The teams traded possessions before the Spartans got the ball to Appling on a drive, but Ravenel came across and blocked it with 25 seconds left. The Spartans wouldn’t score again. The Spartans stepped on the gas over the final 75 seconds in a 6-0 run for a 31-25 lead at the half. There were six ties and five lead changes before the Spartans broke a tie at 25 when Denzel Valentine found burly Matt Costello inside for a basket. Harris then stole the ball , leading to two free throws by Dawson. The Buckeyes then turned it over again when Williams bobbled a pass and Dawson dunked off an alley-oop fastbreak pass from Harris. Payne, continuing to be a pain to his home-state team, had 10 rebounds in the opening half. That was just three fewer than the entire Ohio State team. The Spartans totaled 21 rebounds at the break. Another area where Michigan State looked sharper was in passing the ball. They had seven assists to just three by the Buckeyes, with Harris matching the Ohio State total. Thomas could not get untracked, hitting just one of his eight attempts from the field. The Big Ten’s leading scorer at 20 points a game, he had just two through 20 minutes.
five of his shots and was held scoreless for the second time this season. Fellow freshman guard Caris LeVert took advantage of his opportunity to play more, scoring eight points, one shy of his career high. Griffey’s second 3-pointer pulled Illinois within four points with 7:55 left, then Burke made a couple assists and a shot in a little more than a minute to allow Michigan to get a big lead back. Groce was impressed, but not surprised because he has been watching the native Columbus, Ohio, play since he was in middle school. “The thing that he’s always had is competitive toughness,” said Groce, who led the Ohio Bobcats past Michigan in last year’s NCAA tournament. “He’s had that since Day 1.” The Illini are idle until Saturday when they host Nebraska before closing the regular season on the road at Iowa and Ohio State, trying to improve their position for the NCAA tournament. Groce said the break will be good for his entire team, but especially guard Joseph Bertrand, who landed hard on his left hit early in the second half and fouled out with 1:15 left to play.
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