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La Casa Cultural Latina holds Zamora vigil for community In wake of loss, students, faculty gather to pay their respects BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
In a university of tens of thousands, not everyone knows one another personally; however, the recent death of Cristian Zamora brought some students and faculty together to pay respect as a community. La Casa Cultural Latina held a vigil Monday night open to anyone who wanted to attend and sign cards to be sent to Zamora’s family later this week. Berenice Sánchez, assistant director of La Casa Cultural Latina , said the center wanted to provide a space for students to grieve.
The recent graduate’s body was found Friday in Crystal Lake Park after having been missing since Dec. 31. Although she is not a student at the University, Megan Lystad attended the vigil because she believes it is important for the community to come together both to grieve and celebrate life. “It’s tragic that he was so young, but I think it’s a good thing to try and remember what he contributed, just to acknowledge that he was an important person to this community, even if I didn’t know him personally,” Lystad said. Sanchez said the center kept updated with the Mundo family during his disappearance earlier this year and was consequently able to keep in contact with Zamora’s family through Mundo’s family members. “We always want to be there for the entire student community not just because he was Latino and it was the responsibility of
La Casa, but because he was a U of I student. He was a part of our community,” Sanchez said. Gioconda Guerra Pérez, director of La Casa Cultural Latina , said she believes banding together in times of tragedy demonstrates peoples’ ability to come together and support one another. “We hope there isn’t another tragedy, but at least the students and their families know that if something happens, they have a place here where they could get the support that they need,” Guerra Pérez said. “That, for me, is community: that people back home in Chicago or New York or Argentina or wherever their home is, they know that somebody here cares about them.” A memorial for Zamora will take place on Thursday at Alvarez Funeral Home in Chicago, according to a Facebook page run by family and friends.
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Rep. Franks proposes phase out of tuition waivers If bill passes, dependents of University employees will lose perk
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The University employs 2,548 faculty members, 3,665 administrative and academic professional staff and 4,136 support
UI on annual speech list
University listed as free speech offender due to Salaita case
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The University was recently placed on the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s 2014 list of “10 Worst Offenders of Free Speech on Campus,” due to concerns of academic freedom on campus sparked by the rejected appointment of Steven Salaita. A job offered to Salaita in the American Indian Studies program was revoked after he posted controversial tweets regarding the conflict in Israel and Palestine on his personal Twitter account. FIRE is a nonprofit educational foundation that aims to defend and sustain individual rights at U.S. colleges and universities. Since 1999, the foundation has released an annual list, naming the top 10 educational institutions across the nation with
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staff at the Urbana campus alone . Sam LeRoy, freshman in Business, is just one of these employees’ dependents who is currently eligible to receive a 50 percent tuition waiver to
attend the University. However, Jack Franks, D-Woodstock, proposed to phase out tuition waivers over the next four years. An Illinois Board of Higher Education report on tuition waivers for fi scal year 2014 showed 637 children of employees were enrolled at the Urbana campus.
FIRE places 10 institutions on 'Worst Offenders of Free Speech' list
Franks proposed HB 403 in an effort to save the state an estimated $10 million per year, reversing a 1998 statute that grants tuition waivers. In his proposal, students beginning college in the fall of 2015 would not receive waivers. Students who are already in school would maintain eligibility until graduation. At this
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Talking with new trustee BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education listed the top 10 “Worst Offenders of Free Speech on Campus” in 2014 for concerns over first amendment violations. UI Administration's rejection of Steven Salaita's appointment to the American Indian Studies Program due to posts on his personal Twitter account Chicago State University Administration's attempt to censor the blog of professors Phillip Beverly and Robert Bionaz, and arrest of students Willie Preston and Brittany Bailey, for their criticisms of the University Brandeis University "Disinvitation" of feminist activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali from commencement due to her views on Islam; imposition of “no-contact” order on student Daniel Mael for his criticism of anti-police comments posted by a fellow student on Twitter University of Iowa Censorship of art professor Serhat Tanyolacar's statue, which was intended as an anti-racist display Modesto Junior College Restriction of student Robert Van Tuinen from distributing copies of the Constitution on "Constitution Day," as well as punishment of those who supported him (i.e. professors William Holly and Leslie Beggs)
Kansas Board of Regents Board's adoption of social media policy that allows Kansas state universities to fire employees for “improper use” of social media Marquette University Suspension of political science professor John McAdams for criticism of a graduate instructor on his private blog California State University at Fullerton Probation of Sorority Alpha Delta Pi for "Taco-Tuesday"-themed recruitment event, which involved members wearing Sombreros and other Mexican garb Georgetown University Refusal to recognize student organization "H*yas for Choice" due to its mission statement, as well as relocation of the organization's tabling to a location off-campus in 2014 U.S. Department of Education Mandating a new speech policy for all U.S. colleges and universities, which requires them to redefine sexual harassment as any "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including "verbal conduct"
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Newly-elected student trustee Jaylin McClinton came to Champaign-Urbana from the south side of Chicago with hopes of occupying a leadership position. McClinton, junior in LAS, studies political science and AfricanAmerican studies and hopes to work closely with the students who elected him in his upcoming term. McClinton will replace current student trustee Lucas Frye in the fall. The Daily Illini: Given the short term, what is your plan of action for pushing the things you want to get done? Jaylin McClinton: In my campaign process, I talked a lot about political engagement about doing lobby days once a month whether that means pick an issue and then going with that so maybe one month it’s immigration and actively going to lobby about that issue, one month maybe it’s about college affordability. ... I know we often talked about the tuition freeze during the campaign process, but I think just examining different opportunities to make sure that students are being able to access this university, and that they’re not afraid to apply. ... One thing that I’ve said during the campaign trail, which I still think is really true, is that I didn’t need to be student trustee to do all these things. I just think that now that I have the opportunity to be in this position that it will be easier to talk to
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DI: What are you most excited about for this job?
being able to interact with a larger body of students and moving an agenda forward that encompasses a lot of the campus. ... The chancellor has different committees with faculty, so there’s the committee on race and ethnicity, there’s the committee on LGBT concerns and things like that. My goal is to mirror those committees from the student perspective and to really come up with initiatives and ideas that we can move forward with at the campus-wide level and at the system level. ... I think another piece is working with the new president, Timothy Killeen. ... One, because there are so many major issues going on but two, because we have a new president, and I’ll be able to work with him because we both are (new) at the same time, so to have that experience I think it’ll
JM: I think it’s really just
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DI: To you, what’s the biggest responsibility of a student trustee on any campus? JM: I think it’s just having the voice of the students, and in those tough conversations, whether it’s doing a tuition hike or lowering tuition, making sure I’m encompassing everyone’s voice and coming up with a strategic plan to do that. So, for example with tuition, I am a fi rst generation college student in a single-parent household, so I think of things one way, but then I also factor in other opinions. One of my really good friends here is a mom, and so when I’m thinking about things it’s not just about me.
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Working toward local produce BY FATIMA FARHA STAFF WRITER
For more sustainability and a better local economy, farms in Champaign-Urbana are producing food for local restaurants and dining halls. Urbana’s Market at the Square hosted a chef-farmer mixer Monday afternoon at the Urbana Civic Center to help local farmers and chefs learn the importance of using and growing local produce. Natalie Marquez, director of the Urbana’s Market at the Square, said it is important for local farmers and chefs to network, and the mixer gives them the opportunity to work together to provide consumers with locally grown food. “It gives farmers a chance to meet with the chefs and learn what they’re looking for,” Marquez said. “Farmers get a better understanding
of how to build their wholesale accounts and growing for restaurants rather than just farmers’ markets.” University Housing’s Dining Services is among those using local produce for its consumers. Matt Turino, interim manager of the Student Sustainable Farm, said his organization grows food for both the dining halls and for educational purposes. Turino said it is an advantage for the dining halls, or for any restaurant, to use locally grown food because they know where their food comes from, and they know it’s fresh. “Creating more robust agricultural systems is a very important thing for any area to be more self-sufficient,” Turino said. “We need to try as much as possible to create as much market for
local produce so local economy can strengthen.” Farms and restaurants in Champaign-Urbana have also been collaborating to ensure more sustainable practices and fresher food for the community, along with a better local economy. The chef-farmer mixer included separate workshops for farmers and chefs, where each group will learn about how to work with the other, along with a networking session. During their workshops, Marquez said, farmers learn how to interact with chefs in terms of wholesale, while chefs learn about serving sustainable food in their restaurants from local farms in cost-effective ways. Allowing chefs and farmers the chance to work together by providing locally produced food to consum-
ers benefits everyone, Marquez said. The Illinois Stewardship Alliance organized the cheffarmer mixer, and also holds the event in Peoria, Bloomington and Springfield. “Farmers can grow some new products because the restaurants want something that’s maybe different from what they sell in markets,” Marquez said. Dawn Aubrey, associate director of University dining services, said providing students with fresh, healthy and sustainable local farm food is a way for dining services to give students what they deserve. “We view our commitment to sustainability with local food being a part of it as an obligation, it’s a necessity, it’s the right thing to do,” Aubrey said. “But most importantly we’re reflecting our students’
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Doug Gucker, UI extension educator, speaks with event organizer Lindsay Record at a chef-farmer mixer Monday. values.” Other local restaurants that serve food with locally grown farm produce include: Big Grove Tavern, Bacaro, Pizza M, The Dancing Dog
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After Salaita, academic senate votes to support changes in hiring process
BY ABIGALE SVOBODA STAFF WRITER
On Monday, the academic senate voted to recommend changes in hiring policies at the University in response to the handling of Steven Salaita’s appointment earlier this year. The resolution — presented by history professor Mark Steinberg — endorsed the final report of the Hiring Policies and Procedures Review Committee. The report made three recommendations, two of which address the Board of Trustees. The fi rst recommendation suggests the board continue oversight of faculty hiring through the review
and approval of all faculty administrative appointments at the level of deans and above. The second recommendation, however, suggested that the board formally delegate the appointment of non-administrative, tenure and tenure-track faculty to the president, who should continue the current policy of delegating approval to the chancellor and provost. The fi nal recommendation states that the campus should review its procedures for off-cycle tenure review to ensure the processes continue to operate both rigorously and efficiently. Cary Nelson, professor in English, said he is concerned the resolution is “a
mixture of apples and oranges.” Nelson said only about 10 percent of Salaita’s work concerned American Indian Studies, the department to which he was appointed. Because of this, Nelson said his appointment was not as thoroughly reviewed as some argue. Kirk Sanders, co-author of the report and classics professor, said that Salaita’s application was not only reviewed by the American Indian Studies department but also consisted of external letters of recommendation and other committees. Steinberg’s proposal of the resolution to endorse the report sparked more debate about the report and the han-
dling of the case itself. Bruce Levine, professor in history, stated no matter what the resolution leads to, the senate should still take the opportunity to express its opinion. Also during the meeting, Chancellor Phyllis Wise said President Robert Easter will report whether he supports forming a College of Medicine on the Urbana campus at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday. Wise said she isn’t sure of his decision, but she is hopeful the votes of the academic senate and the University Senates Conference will influence his decision.
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University students design focus trainer to help students study better BY LIYUAN YANG STAFF WRITER
According to the American Psychiatric Association, 5 percent of children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Focusing can be a really challenge for some people. To help deal with this phenomenon, a group of University students recently created ThinkSuite to train people to focus better. ThinkSuite is a collection of applications designed to improve focus, mood and knowledge retention and to replace current media that people already use, said Austin Walters, ThinkSuite cofounder and senior in Engineering. At ThinkSuite, he develops software and does most of the research in the field of computer vision. Walters has been working on the project for one year and now collaborates with Jennifer Kokkines, a senior in LAS studying neuroscience, and Robert Seaton, who takes care of data analysis. The basic features of ThinkSuite can be divided into three sections: an ebook reader, music player and focus trainer. Walters said the ebook reader can automatically take notes on pages when users lose focus and generate flash cards for unfamiliar words. Kokkines described the music player as a “moodbased media player” because it integrates the user’s music
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libraries and creates a play- Depression is common in list based on how the user software development, Walwants to feel. ters said, and he assumed Walters compared Think- this is because people in the Suite to a fitness training field are more likely to work program, but for training independently. people to focus better. “So no one really noticed “You don’t need the fitness if we were depressed, no one trainer all the time; you only noticed if we start to lose need them for a few months,” focus, no one noticed anyWalters said. “And after that, thing,” Walters said. you are like, ‘OK, I know how Qiaosi Liu, sophomore in to do this,’ and then you can Engineering, said she sometimes has trouble studying do it.” The software is designed alone because it is easier for in different tiers: from the her to get distracted. Howfree primary tier, to the ever, she said working with more expensive top tier, others can be even more diswhich requires an electro- tracting because she ends up enc eph a talking to them. logram, a Liu also test that said most detects prog ra m electrimer’s have cal activtheir own ity in the way of solvbrain, to help people AUSTIN WALTERS ing probTHINKSUITE CO-FOUNDER who have lems, and ADHD. working T h i n kwith others Suite provides an alterna- can sometimes complicate tive to those with extreme and slow down the process. cases, Walters said, and Anyone can have probcan help them address their lems with focusing, Walters problems by training them said, so ThinkSuite allows to focus without risking any users to address the problem easily. side effects. The end goal is to have “Basically there’s a large ThinkSuite in classrooms, number of people that have where teachers can identi- trouble studying, and we just fy students who have issues want to make it better and and then provide extra help. easier to study so people can Walters said the idea improve their grades,” Walfor ThinkSuite came from ters said. studying and working as a However, Walters mencomputer science major. tioned two major problems
the group ran into during the development period: people doubting their software and fi nancial support. To address these problems, the ThinkSuite founders are looking at multiple ways to get funding. They started a fundraising project on Kickstarter on Feb. 24, and as of press time have raised $2,021 out of their $12,000 goal. The group has advanced in this year’s Cozad New Venture Competition, which encourages students to create their own businesses. The winners will be announced on April 24. During the development period, the team received help from both on and offcampus sources. Walters currently works with the Bretl Research Group and at the Association for Computing Machinery, both of which have access to the electroencephalogram. Kokkines said with the help of ThinkSuite, people with ADHD can feel comfortable improving their studies in their own time and space without any stigmas attached. “We want to create a way where people didn’t have to go to the doctor, but can still get help in some way to help them focus and improve their grades and without this stigma that comes with it in society,” Walters said.
to happen, the issues are taken to the press and the “court of public opinion." “In each one of these cases, we have been in touch with the administrations to try and right what we perceive to be the wrong before we put them on the list,” Perrino said. “But, all the universities on the list either didn’t respond to us, or didn’t take our concerns seriously.” The University denied claims that it had violated free speech in the case of Salaita. “This is the kind of free discussion that is the bedrock of our institution and all of higher education,” said University spokeswoman Robin Kaler in an email. “Anyone who has witnessed the vigorous and passionate debates that have taken place and are still taking place on our campus would appreciate that there is plenty of space for freedom of expression and opinion.” Salaita’s rejected appointment stimulated a chain of frequent discussions and workshops concerning academic freedom on campus, by organizations such
tion previously offered to and accepted by Dr. Steven Salaita does constitute one of the worst and most serious attacks on campus free speech that has taken place not only this year, but in many years,” Levine said. He also said he expects the American Association of University Professors will publicly censure the University at its national meeting this June. “That censure will seriasvobod2@dailyillini. ously damage our ability com. to recruit the best scholars to serve on our faculty named Bryan Stevenson. in the future,” Levine said. FROM 1A “But, once again, it will be a He is a very good guy, he damage that the chancellor has a non-profit organizaand the trustees will have tion called the Equal Jusbrought down upon us.” be great, because he’s def- tice Initiative, and the Other institutions that initely a good guy, and focus is on assisting people appeared on the list include I’ve interacted with him who have been incarceratBrandeis University, Uni- already. ed wrongfully and differversity of Iowa, Modesto ent things. ... Also more Junior College, Chicago DI: Who was one of the local, I had the opportuState University, California most inspirational fi gures nity to work with Michael State University at Fuller- for you in planning out Frerichs, who is now the ton, Georgetown University, your career? treasurer of Illinois, and I Kansas Board of Regents, think working on his camMarquette University and JM: For a long time for paign has really helped me the U.S. Department of me, I kind of looked up gain a better understandEducation. to Martin Luther King in ing of politics and just also a sense, but, in modern service to people. famirza2@dailyillini.com times, someone who I really look up to is an attorney cjcolli2@dailyillini.com @faamirza
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as the American Association of University Professors, while the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure was assigned to investigate Salaita’s case. Me a nwh i le, S a la ita became an activist for academic freedom on university campuses. He gave a series of talks on his rejected appointment throughout October at Chicago universities including Northwestern University, DePaul University and Columbia College. In January, Salaita fi led a federal lawsuit against the University administration, claiming his constitutional rights were violated after his employment offer was denied, to which administration responded by motioning for the case’s dismissal. Bruce Levine, history professor and supporter of Salaita, said in an email that he is deeply sorry and ashamed that the University appears on a list of the country’s worst offenders, but believes it deserves to be there. “The University’s withdrawal of a faculty posi-
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TUITION est of three children. His father, Michael LeRoy, is a professor in Labor and Employment Relations and Law. Michael attended the University and has been working there ever since. According to Sam, it’s safe to say the LeRoy’s are lifelong Illini. Still, Sam said if he was not eligible for a tuition waiver, he would have considered other schools. Since Sam is already enrolled at the University, he will receive the waiver until he graduates in 2018. “That’s quite a bit of money and probably would have played a factor in my decision to come to the University,” Sam said. Tom Hardy, University spokesman, said the University is still in support of tuition waivers and is working with other state universities and employee groups to fight the bill and help students. Sam, who attended University Laboratory High School in Urbana, said that about half of his graduating class enrolled at the University this year, a common pattern for the school. Many of the students’ parents are professors or staff members. Sam’s father disagrees with his son’s negative opinion of the bill. “On the one hand, it strikes me as a good place to start cutting back the budget because it does favor a small group, and the state is deeply in debt so I can’t say that I’m opposed to it,” Michael said. He added that he would like to see staff — University employees who work in departments such as building and housing — remain eligible for part or all of the waiver since faculty
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members typically receive a higher salary from the start. Additiona lly, L eRoy added that many private schools and other states have similar or better programs, which could cause the University to lose its ability to obtain the “outstanding faculty” it has currently. “It’s sort of another contributor to brain drain in Illinois,” Michael said. Hardy echoed that the University is always trying to retain residents for college. “We’re constantly concerned about the outward migration of our highly talented high school graduates going to colleges and universities in other states,” Hardy said. The University has led a push to retain Illinois residents for college by admitting more in-state students this year. Michael said if Illinois faculty and staff don’t have the benefit of tuition waivers, they may leave the University. Sam agreed, stating that students may choose to go to smaller, private schools where they will receive scholarships, or attend other state schools with lower tuition. According to the University’s human resources website, the children of academic employees who have worked for any public university or college in Illinois for at least seven years are eligible to receive a waiver to attend that school. Additionally, all academic staff members who maintain an appointment of at least 25 percent for a minimum of 75 percent of a semester are eligible for a tuition and fee waiver for University courses.
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Removing tuition waivers not the best way to save money
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or University of Illinois employees, as well as employees at public universities across the state, tuition waivers are a major perk to their job because it provides helpful benefits in regards to paying for their children’s education. Recently, state Rep. Jack Franks, D-63, proposed a bill ending half-price tuition waivers for employees of public universities in the state of Illinois. This would take away tuition waivers for all applicable students starting in the fall of 2015. Fortunately, however, current students would not be affected. According to Franks, this would save the state $10 million. But this would not necessarily be $10 million well saved. Half-price tuition waivers are one of the best benefits offered to University employees. Many University employees often take less pay than they would make in the private sector, and tuition waivers help make up that lost compensation. University employees rely on this benefit. They plan for college expenses with the half-price waiver in mind and their children may often make college choices based on these waivers as well. As noted in The Daily Illini, Sam LeRoy, son of a professor in Labor and Employment Relations, said the proposal “makes the difference of anywhere between 10 to 15 thousand dollars per year at the University of Illinois. That’s quite a bit of money and probably would have played a factor in my decision to come to the University.� If these waivers were to be taken away now, University employees with high school-aged children would be given little to no time to save the money to help make up for the gap in cost created by cutting this waiver. Because the waiver is given to people who have been employed with public universities for more than seven years, it isn’t given to every single employee — it is only given to clearly dedicated employees who have given their time to the institution. It’s not like parents just come here the summer before their children come to college and take advantage of the system. That being said, the waiver does help with recruiting. If someone wants to work at a public university and decides to settle down and raise a family, the waiver is an attractive option for getting them to choose Champaign. In the end, when employees are promised something, that promise should be upheld. If this were to be taken away — which it shouldn’t be — it should be taken away for new hires. Parents who have been relying on this to put their children through college shouldn’t have this taken away from them.
Get a degree, but not ‘Mrs. Degree’ REBECCA KAPOLNEK Opinions columnist
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et me preface this column by saying I do not have a problem with romantic relationships in college. If you find “the one� and are able to make it work, then that is something special and you should be extremely happy. However, one phrase has really been bothering me over the past few weeks. I have heard countless friends, random girls on the street and women in my classes utter these words and it is time to put an end to it. “I am just here to get my Mrs. Degree, after all.� Sigh. It is not just Illinois that is having this problem. Terms like getting a “Mrs. Degree� and “Ring by Spring� have been gaining in popularity in universities around the country. Originating in small Christian schools, “Ring by Spring� is now a term I am hearing here, at one of the best public colleges in the state. These terms are rooted in the idea that people are coming into college to find a person whom they will later marry. I find this attitude ridiculous and contradictory to the entire purpose of getting a higher edu-
cation. We pursue education past high school to hopefully secure a full-time job, but having this mentality makes a joke out of the idea of college. While some might argue that college is the time to meet that special someone, I would argue that one must be established and able to support themselves before adding another person into the mix. We pay thousands of dollars annually to attend the University and get our degree — a degree many are claiming they would be willing to throw away if they found their spouse before graduation. Hearing many of my friends and acquaintances say that they would be OK with never working a day in their life really frustrates me. Women should feel empowered and confident enough in their abilities to want to prove themselves in the professional world after graduation. I am lucky to know many professional businesswomen and have seen their careers take off because of the education they received at their universities. March 8 was International Women’s Day, which highlighted equal gender rights. This has been a hot topic in the media lately, and encouraging women’s further education only helps this movement. I don’t know how women can feel empowered in an arguably male-dominated workforce
when some of us emphasize attitudes that diminish the value of education and equal rights, instead placing value in perpetuating potentially harmful stereotypes. The wage gap has always been a passionately discussed topic around the country. Currently, the observed wage gap is 82 cents for women to every dollar a man makes. This is a very unfortunate circumstance for women who work extremely hard at receiving a higher education. In 2012, around 10 million female students registered for college and only 7.7 million men. With more women pursuing these degrees, it would be a shame not to take advantage of the progress we’re making. Spreading these attitudes that a degree is a means to a marriage doesn’t work toward progress. Women need to ban together and combat these opinions and prove that we will use everything we get from our degrees. I am not saying that we need to shy away from forming meaningful relationships with one another; I just believe that it should not be some people’s main focus. Coming to college simply to find a spouse, or saying that you would be fine not using the degree you paid so much money for and spent so much time on, completely contradicts the point of education. There are
so many people who are unable to get degrees for one reason or another. It is a shame that so many people are OK with just diminishing all the hard work put in. Settling down and starting a family is a great thing that I myself want to do someday, but not at the expense of the education I have received thus far. My desire to be able to support myself, on my own, far outweighs any desire to rush into a romantic relationship. I believe all college women need to think about these issues before they say things about getting a “Mrs. Degree.� We need to empower each other to be the best versions of ourselves, with or without a significant other. We go to one of the best schools in the country, are getting a top-notch education and have so many employment opportunities. Women need to stay confident and use their degrees, proving that men do not define their success. Hearing our peers say they need that ring before spring should serve as motivation for women to make a longterm career plan, attend job fairs and start focusing on our futures. It is time to realize that you can have a career and a relationship without sacrificing one or the other.
Rebecca is a senior in LAS. kapolne2@dailyillini.com
Laughing our way to real knowledge CAMRON OWENS Opinions columnist
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hadn’t really considered the educational value that comedy can have until beginning college. A few weeks ago, one of my instructors showed my class an episode of “Bill Nye the Science Guy� to explain how radio waves are transmitted. Bill Nye certainly had a presence in my junior high science classes, but I never thought I would be watching one of his videos in a college-level science class. His combination of comedy and science made learning the complex subject fun. I cannot help but remember random information that Bill Nye’s show taught me using its unique combination of music, science and humor. I am thankful to attend a university that has so many professors genuinely passionate about the subjects they teach. However, my favorite and most memorable lectures and educators have been ones that are able to relate their subject matter to the real world and incorporate elements like humor and pop culture into the lesson. In a similar way, late night talk shows have taken Bill Nye’s roll when it comes to
subjects like politics, culture and history. I believe late-night talk shows seek to inform as well as entertain their audiences. By using music, comedy and satire, these shows can actually teach us different lessons. The most obvious example of the educational/comedy blend is “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,� which has shown to have educational value, as evidenced by surveys that indicate viewers of the program have the highest knowledge of national and international affairs. In these surveys, “The Daily Show� surpassed several news outlets such as CNN and National Public Radio. In the same way, HBO’s political satire show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,� has been shown to have significant effects on real world issues, which Time magazine calls the “John Oliver Effect.� After Oliver delivered a segment taking down the Miss America Organization’s claims about scholarships for women, the show instead promoted the Society of Women Engineers. The group made $25,000 in donations in the two days after the segment aired. While these newer “news satire shows� are great and can make us well informed on political issues, more traditional late night shows can
expose us to a variety of cultures and can make us more well-rounded. For instance, last week, comedian Conan O’Brien made history when he aired an episode of his talk show that was filmed entirely in Cuba. This episode, coming two months after President Obama announced plans to normalize relations with Cuba, turned out to be more than a dumb comedy show. In O’Brien’s show, he showcased the culture and traditions of Cuba, while also providing brief commentary on the country. After watching “Conan in Cuba,� I felt informed and had a better appreciation for Cuban culture. O’Brien’s use of humor to showcase Cuba made for a much more entertaining viewing experience for me than a documentary or a Travel Channel special. Comedy shows like these can have benefits to us that we may not find in the classroom. Take Jimmy Fallon for example. From watching him host both “Late Night� and “The Tonight Show,� I have grown to appreciate music that I might not have known about otherwise. Fallon’s youthful energy and swagger can help younger viewers appreciate musical guests that are more of our parents’ generation than ours. Over the past few years,
Fallon has had guests such as Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney on his show. While these might not be names that one would think could appeal to the younger audience that comprises Fallon’s demographic, I think it has helped expose viewers to significant music and artists they might not have looked into otherwise. Even though education is not always the aim, it can be a side effect of these late night comedy shows. We should not discount some of the positive ways comedy can help make us more informed and cultured. Watching a 20-minute segment on our nation’s infrastructure issues sounds boring, but in the hands of John Oliver, it is funny and interesting. The streets of Cuba may be foreign to many of us, but Conan O’Brien takes us there and gives us a glimpse of a culture rarely seen in the U.S. The music of Neil Young might not be making an appearance on American Top 40 in 2015, but Jimmy Fallon shows us that his music and impact is still relevant. Comedy is not always highly regarded in academia, but I think the rejuvenated world of late night television shows can definitely help change that.
Camron is a junior in LAS. cowens8@dailyillini.com
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Asian-Americans confront college admissions change BY FRANK SHYONG TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES — In a windowless classroom at an Arcadia tutoring center, parents crammed into child-sized desks and searched through their pockets and purses for pens as Ann Lee launches a PowerPoint presentation. Her primer on college admissions begins with the basics: application deadlines, the relative virtues of the SAT versus the ACT and how many Advanced Placement tests to take. Then she eases into a potentially incendiary topic — one that many counselors like her have learned they cannot avoid. “Let’s talk about Asians,” she says. Lee’s next slide shows three columns of numbers from a Princeton University study that tried to measure how race and ethnicity affect admissions by using SAT scores as a benchmark. It uses the term “bonus” to describe how many extra SAT points an applicant’s race is worth. She points to the first column. African-A mericans received a “bonus” of 230 points, Lee says. She points to the second column. “Hispanics received a bonus of 185 points.” The last column draws gasps. Asian-Americans, Lee
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MAKERGIRL lot of young girls when they grow up are exposed to a lot of stereotypical girl values, and I think it is not fair to not educate them in other interests,” Li said. During the pilot session, the participants were given the opportunity to create bracelets from a series of templates using the 3D printer. This was used as a time to expose the girls to new technology, but more importantly, demonstrate how enjoyable the STEM fields can be, Haried said. Afterwards, the girls were informed about various influential women within the STEM fields. By recruiting various women engineers on campus to speak during the sessions, MakerGirl hopes to empower its participants and allow them to develop a new passion. “On campus it is a unique opportunity for women in STEM that are our age to really use their knowledge to inspire younger girls and develop sort of a mentorship with them,” Enegle said. With the University’s strong ST EM- oriented education system, Haried believes that this campus is the perfect place to invest in a program like MakerGirl. “Since our campus has one of the best engineering schools in the nation, it definitely directly benefits us because we have a lot of resources to raise awareness about the issue, and engineers see the lack of diversity every single day,” Haried said, “In order to help the women already within the STEM fields, I think that it is beneficial for them to know that there are other people backing them up on campus by trying to change it.” The project not only aims to make an impact on campus but also hopes to influence the Champaign-Urba-
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Teacher Svetlana Djananova monitors students as they take an ACT test at HS2 Academy in Arcadia, California. says, are penalized by 50 points — in other words, they had to do that much better to win admission. College admission season ignites deep anxieties for Asian-American families, who spend more than any other demographic on education. At elite universities across the U.S., students of Asian descent form a larger share of the student body than they do of the population as a whole. And increasingly they have turned against affirmative action policies that could alter those ratios, and accuse admissions committees of discriminating against Asian applicants. That perspective has pitted them against advocates for diversity: More college berths for Asian-
American students means fewer for black and Latino students, who are statistically underrepresented at top universities. Lee is the co-founder of HS2 Academy, a college prep business that assumes that racial bias is a fact of college admissions and counsels students accordingly. At 10 centers across the state, the academy’s counselors teach Asian-American applicants countermeasures. The goal, Lee says, is to help prospective college students avoid coming off like another “cookie-cutter Asian.” “Everyone is in orchestra and plays piano,” Lee says. “Everyone plays tennis. Everyone wants to be a doctor ... You can’t get in with these cliche applications.”
na community in a positive way. “(MakerGirl) serves the parents in the community since they are looking for ways to educate their daughters about opportunities like these,” Enegle explained. By allowing parents to sit in on the sessions, MakerGirl hopes to motivate them to discover what their child’s passions are and support that ambition. “Education is all about exposure. By introducing them to this knowledge and career path, they can get a rough sense of what STEM people do and bring out their (child’s) interest in STEM,” Li said. The project hopes to continue a path toward success by holding four more sessions during the next two months. Even though MakerGirl is a for-profit project, they do offer scholarships to accommodate those with socioeconomic discrepancies, Haried explained. MakerGirl is a program that sets itself apart through social entrepreneurship, women empowerment and STEM. “Currently, there is this huge wave of women empowerment, and MakerGirl carries this mission through introducing girls to real STEM technology. But it’s not only the idea of women empowerment, it is also about actually doing something and showing girls what the STEM field is like in the real world,” Li said. The goal of MakerGirl is to trigger a social change;therefore, they are potentially seeking opportunities of spreading the program to other universities, Enegle said. Students who want to get involved with the project are encouraged to volunteer or observe a session. “Our main vision of the program is by 2025 having gender equality and diversity in leadership positions, particularly within STEM fields,” Haried said.
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the smoke, and therefore allows smokers to find comfort at the church’s front steps. Many are extremely appreciative toward the employee of the University church for their resilience who is taking advantage of against the University. the church’s hospitality. “We got a thank you card “Smokers need rights the other day that had 35 to too, and we’re losing our 40 signatures and money in rights — slowly but sure- it,” Ferrell said. ly,” he said in between Soud Alrashed, junior puffs of his cigarette. in LAS, is an international “We really appreciate the student from Kuwait, and church for letting us use explained that smoking in this area. It’s really nice of his home country is less them, because the Univer- “legislated against” than sity really it is here. put a lot of “What pressu re do I think on them about the to not let n o n s m o kus do it ing rule? and they L o ok at chose to this!” he look the said as he o t h e r inhaled way.” SAMUEL LEE through SOPHOMORE IN LAS Ferrell his cigaexplained rette’s filt h a t ter. “Every M o n d a y, a lt hough Wednesday he is not a smoker, he believes that and Friday at this time you when smoking outside, oth- can find me right here. I’m ers do not have to deal with a regular.”
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ROCKS and time to do it, you don’t have to get a whole group, you don’t need a lot of gear, you don’t need a lot of expense,” Harris said. Harris c o m mo n ly climbs with his children, who are 5, 7 and 9 years old. The key, he said, is learning how to fall while also adapting to climb and being comfortable with it. Classes on falling safely will be offered, according to Schmarr. Bouldering is an accessible activity for any skill level, Hible said. Climbing club members with no experience can learn quickly and enjoy it as beginners, he said. Each wall offers different tracks, so climbers can choose their route based on ability. “I call it full-body problem-solving, where you have to use your mind and your entire body to figure out the riddle to get from the bottom of the wall to the top,” Schmarr said. Though students may be more inclined to go to the ARC, the climbing wall there is the width of one wall of the gym and doesn’t feature the same three-dimension terrain, Hible said. One-day passes will be $10, and discounted memberships are available through the Indiegogo campaign, Schmarr said. He added that they may offer a student night or other community events, but they currently are focused on opening Urbana Boulders and creating a space where everyone feels welcome to come in and socialize as well as climb. They have no other events planned until their grand opening, which currently is set for April or May.
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Urbana climbing facility to open with help from Indiegogo STAFF WRITER
Exercise facilities in Urbana will reach new heights this spring with the opening of Urbana Boulders, a climbing gym in a refurbished mechanic’s garage on 1502 N. Cunningham Ave. “We just wanted a place to climb,� said Alex Bragg, one of the gym’s creators. He said he was planning on building a gym when Sean Hible, president of the Climbing Club at the University and senior in AHS , told him Kristoffer Schmarr had the same ambition. Rather than competing with each other, the two decided to work together. They found fellow climber Marcus Harris, owner of Rent Champaign , who became their landlord. “We thought it would be a really cool idea to take a space and repurpose it,� Bragg said. The 5,0 0 0 square-foot garage’s bay windows let in natural light, and the 14-foot ceilings make it ideal for
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climbing, Bragg and Schmarr said. For the past six weeks, the two have built the space themselves, cutting and welding together the walls’ supports. They also created an Indiegogo campaign for $10,000 to fund a 12-inch foam fl oor and climbing holds. According to Bragg, they raised over $1,000 after an open house on Feb. 28. The campaign is 90 percent funded, as of press time. Bragg posted an update on the site stating they have paid a down payment on the floor. If it is not fully funded by March 28, they lose all donations, as per Indiegogo’s fi xed funding policy. “There’s been a lot of community members from our event that we had last Saturday that were really excited to see bouldering come back here,� Bragg said. There are no high-quality climbing facilities near the area, the closest being Upper Limits in Bloomington, Hible
said. “The nearest spot other than this is the ARC, and there’s nothing wrong with the ARC, but it’s not as professional as a real rock-climbing gym could be,� he said. “It’s got students running it, not climbers who devote their entire day to making the facility as good as it can be.� A goal for the facility is for it to be accessible to everyone. Bragg specifically avoids calling it a gym, because he doesn’t want to restrict how people perceive it. “We’re more than just a place to work out; we’re more of a community experience,� he said. The facility is set up for bouldering, which has no harnesses and focuses more on free-climbing across the wall rather than climbing up and repelling down, according to both Bragg and Schmarr. “You don’t need a team to do it, you don’t to set a date
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Inspiring female drive in STEM Student group MakerGirl calls for young girls to think STEM BY ROBIN DEAN STAFF WRITER
Last November, during a pilot session, a group of Champaign-Urbana girls ages 7 to ten gathered in BIF and were asked what they wanted to do when they grew up. Instead of the typical response of being an actress, singer or something involved with fashion, they were excited to learn about careers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. MakerGirl is a project ROBIN DEAN THE DAILY ILLINI created by University stu- Winnie Yang, Julia Haried, Sophie Li, Elizabeth Engele, Sona Kaul and Caitlyn Deegan, dents, whose mission is to members of the MakerGirl team, pose for a photograph in the Illinois MakerLab. inspire young girls to have a career within the STEM ence, technology, engineer- 321, a social entrepreneur- taking away their enerfields by educating them ing, and math,� said Julia ship and social change gy from their careers and about the careers through Haried, one of the co-found- class. The class was sepa- causes that they are pasactivities ers of Mak- rated into two modules: In sionate about,� Engele and group erGirl and the fi rst module, students explained. “I wanted to based dissenior in were asked to think about develop a program that cussions B u s i n e s s . their identity, and in the inspired girls our age to and lec“ P e r s o n - second module, students focus on their careers, but tures. ally, being refl ected on things they then I shifted the focus The proja woman, I would like to change in soci- towards younger girls since ect has think that ety, said Elizabeth Engele, that’s where the problem only had it is some- the second co-founder of starts.� thing to pay MakerGirl and senior in Both Haried and Sophie one sesmore atten- Business. Realizing that Li, the third co-founder of sion, but tion to, and some leadership positions MakerGirl and senior in p l a n s JULIA HARIED I’m interest- within the STEM fields Business, liked Enegle’s to have CO-FOUNDER OF MAKERGIRL ed in com- lack female representation idea and joined her in the t h r e e bating that inspired Engele to create efforts to make it happen. m o r e “From my perspective, a and creat- MakerGirl. sessions within the next few months. ing diversity there.� “I just thought about how “There is defi nitely a Inspiration for the proj- girls our age are focused on SEE MAKERGIRL | 5A huge lack of women in sci- ect stemmed from SOCW the wrong things that are
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Football opener moved to Sept. 4 under the lights BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
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The Illinois football team will play its season opener against Kent State on September 4, a Friday night. The Illini are trying new methods to increase attendance.
The Illinois football team announced its season opener will be moved to Friday, Sept. 4, against Kent State. The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 5. The announcement was made via press release Monday morning. The game will be the first
non-Saturday matchup for the Illini since 2001, when the Illini played Northwestern on Thanksgiving. “We are always exploring new ideas on improving our in-game atmosphere and trying to make the games as enjoyable as possible,� athletic director Mike Thomas said in a press release. “We are introducing an exciting
new tailgating area on the west side of Memorial Stadium this season, and an early season night game is a terrific way to allow our fans to experience that area.� The 2014 season saw the Illini struggle with attendance throughout the season. Attendance even influenced the program’s decision to play its Thanksgiving break
Power rankings
Player of the year: Frank Kaminksy (Wisconsin)
Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini basketball staff ranks the basketball teams in the Big Ten 1-14 and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.
1. WISCONSIN (LAST WEEK: 2)
Freshman of the year: D’Angelo Russell (Ohio State)
The No. 6 Badgers steamrolled No. 23 Ohio State 72-48 behind a 20-point performance by forward Frank Kaminsky, a finalist for this year’s Wooden Award.
Defensive player of the year: Rapheal Davis (Purdue)
2. MARYLAND (1) Riding a seven-game winning streak into the Big Ten tournament, the No. 10 Terrapins’ resume looks strong with a win over No. 6 Wisconsin.
Coach of the year (As selected by the coaches): Bo Ryan (Wisconsin)
3. MICHIGAN STATE (3) Michigan State has shot 44 percent in its final two games of the season, back-to-back wins over Purdue and Indiana.
Coach of the year (As selected by the media): Mark Turgeon (Maryland)
4. IOWA (5) The Hawkeyes closed out the season on a six-game winning streak and have double-digit wins in four of those games.
All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches): Yogi Ferrell (Indiana), Aaron White (Iowa), Dez Wells (Maryland), D’Angelo Russell (Ohio State), Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin)
5. OHIO STATE (6) With defensive struggles against No. 6 Wisconsin on Sunday, Ohio State was outrebounded 41-27 and allowed the Badgers to shoot 50 percent from the field.
6. PURDUE (4) The Boilermakers grabbed a much-needed victory over Illinois to cap off a 20-win season, erasing a 13-point first-half Illini lead.
All-Big Ten First Team (Media): Yogi Ferrell (Indiana), Aaron White (Iowa), Melo Trimble (Maryland) , D’Angelo Russell (Ohio State), Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin)
7. INDIANA (8) Despite shooting better than 46 percent from the field, the Hoosiers lost a close game to Michigan State (74-72) .
8. ILLINOIS (7) Illinois fell apart after a hot start Saturday against Purdue, the loss means an at-large NCAA tournament berth will likely take two wins in the Big Ten tournament.
9. NORTHWESTERN (10)
10. MINNESOTA (9) An upsetting regular season for Minnesota ended with a loss to Penn State, sticking the Golden Gophers with the No. 11 seed in this year’s conference tournament.
11. MICHIGAN (9)
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Illinois' Rayvonte Rice (24) rises for a jump shot during the game against Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Saturday. The Illini lost 63-58.
Illini face Wolverines
The Wolverines couldn’t put Northwestern away in an 82-78 double-overtime loss but finished the regular season with a 10-point win over Rutgers.
Illini need wins to bolster record
12. NEBRASKA (12)
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Dropping eight straight to close out their schedule, the Cornhuskers struggled to find relevancy in the Big Ten this season and fell to the No. 12 seed in the conference tournament.
13. PENN STATE (13) D.J. Newbill’s 20.7 points per game weren’t enough to carry the Nittany Lions throughout the season, dropping to 4-14 in the Big Ten with two six-game losing streaks weighing them down.
14. RUTGERS (14) The bleeding won’t stop for the Scarlet Knights, who have lost 14 straight games with nine by double-digits.
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Northwestern pulled out an intense doubleovertime win over Michigan last week, but then dropped a must-win game at Iowa a few days later.
game in Chicago against Northwestern because of low attendance at Memorial Stadium last year against Penn State and in 2013 against the Wildcats. The kickoff time for the Friday night seasonopener is still yet to be announced.
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The Illinois men’s basketball team is hoping for a postseason miracle when it travels to Chicago this week to play in the Big Ten tournament. Illinois (19-12, 9-9 Big Ten) is set to tip off against Michigan in the second round Thursday. The winner will face No. 6 Wisconsin, the top seed in the conference tournament. The Illini are on the bubble for multiple college basket-
ball bracket analysts, including ESPN and CBS. With a win or two in the Big Ten tournament this week, Illinois would increase its chances at making it into the NCAA tournament after missing out last season. But with a blown 13-point lead against Purdue on Saturday, and a three-game losing streak late in the season has undermined the Illini’s tournament hopes.
Depending on threes A key factor in Illinois’ success this week against Michigan, and potentially Wisconsin, is its 3-point shooting. Living and dying with the
three ball has been a common theme for Illinois teams under head coach John Groce over the past three years, and it has affected the Illini again in this season. In its last four wins, Groce’s team has shot an average of 38.3 percent from behind the arc; in its last four losses, 25.8 percent. Illinois shot as high as 48.2 percent down the stretch, draining 14 threes in an unruly beatdown of Northwestern at home on Feb. 28. That’s the same team that shot a miserable 12.5 percent from long range on Feb. 22 in a seven-point loss to a Michi-
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All-Big Ten Second Team (Coaches): Melo Trimble (Maryland), Branden Dawson (Michigan State), D.J. Newbill (Penn State), A.J. Hammons (Purdue), Sam Dekker (Wisconsin) All-Big Ten Second Team (Media): Dez Wells (Maryland), Branden Dawson (Michigan State), D.J. Newbill (Penn State), A.J. Hammons (Purdue), Sam Dekker (Wisconsin) All-Defensive Team: Nnanna Egwu (Illinois), Branden Dawson (Michigan State), Rapheal Davis (Purdue), A.J. Hammons (Purdue), Josh Gasser (Wisconsin) All-Freshman Team: James Blackmon (Indiana), Melo Trimble (Maryland), Bryant McIntosh (Northwestern), D’Angelo Russell (Ohio State), Jae’Sean Tate (Ohio State)
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Deron Williams, the starting point guard for the 2004-05 Illinois men’s basketball team, hit the game-tying 3-pointer against Arizona to send the Illini to the Final Four. The Daily Illini’s 10-year anniversary edition will be released March 17.
here were you when Illinois came back from down 15 points with four minutes left to beat Arizona in the 2005 NCAA Regional Final and advance to the Final Four? I remember where I was: the upper deck at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, I was 12 years old and in the sixth grade. I was sitting with my parents, my older sister and two uncles. We had six tickets, three in one row and three in the row directly behind it. Allstate Arena was as orange that day as State Farm Center is for an Illinois home game. I don’t remember much about the game except for the end. Arizona extended the lead to 15 points with some four minutes to
play. We watched the sliver of red fans drown out the arena full of orange. At about the same time, two orange-clad fans next to us — a man and a woman — stood up to leave. “I don’t think we can do it,� I distinctly remember the woman saying as she shuffled past us to the aisle. The man, like many Illini fans at that moment, had nothing to say. We never saw them again. They were wrong. The tide turned — a steal here, a turnover there. The fans in orange became louder. It all came to a head with Deron Williams’ shot to tie things up and the bedlam that ensued. Overtime is a blur. And then the game was over and Illinois was going to the Final Four. It seemed to have happened that fast when I think of it now, 10 years later. That is my story. But we at The Daily Illini want to hear your stories. Where were you, Illini
fans, when Illinois came back against Arizona? Where did you watch the Final Four? The national championship game? The Wake Forest win? The Ohio State loss? Tell us your 2005 Illini basketball stories — both the joyous ones and the heartbreaking ones. Stories don’t have to be limited to the Arizona game or the Final Four. Tell us what you remember about that year, any moment of that magical run. Our favorites will run in next week’s 10-year anniversary edition, which will be on newsstands March 17. Email stories to sports@dailyillini.com. Every Illini fan remembers that year, and we want to hear your side of the story. We hope to hear from you.
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Rice lifting the team late Senior guard Rayvonte Rice has been on fire in the last five games. Rice has averaged 20.4 points per game, dropping 25 and 23, respectively, in his last two outings. Since returning to the Illini lineup in mid-February, he has averaged 16.5 points per game. “He’s a huge part of our team,” senior center Nnanna Egwu said after Illinois’ win over Nebraska on Wednesday. “He shares the ball and picks the spots when he needs to take over.” After the win over Nebraska, in which Rice scored 23 points, the Cornhuskers’ head coach Tim Miles told him he wasn’t going to miss him and Egwu. “Ray’s just such a powerful player,” Miles said. With the season on the line in a “win or go home” atmosphere, Illinois will need all the power Rice can provide to re-energize the team for a last-ditch postseason push.
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Defensive errors plague Illini softball BY COLE HENKE STAFF WRITER
The Illinois softball team’s defense was supposed to be one of its strong points entering the season. Through their first 23 games of the season, however, the Illini (8-15) have committed 26 errors defensively. This has led to the Illini’s opponents scoring 32 unearned runs this season — the Illini have been outscored by opponents 152-113 this season. Junior captain and infielder Allie Bauch was part of last year’s infield unit that set the Illinois record for most double plays turned in a season. Bauch leads the Illini with nine errors this season and committed three this past weekend alone. “The defensive errors are really hurting us,” Bauch said. “It’s what’s losing us these games. I made too many this weekend.”
Illini no-hit by Bruins The Illini had the opportunity to play the No. 13 UCLA Bruins twice this weekend but did not take advantage, losing 14-0 and 9-2. The story for the Bruins was senior pitcher Ally Carda, who no-hit the Illini in the first game on Friday, only walking three batters. It was Carda’s second no-hitter of the season and third of her career. The loss Friday was the first time that the Illini had been no-hit since April 5, 2013 against Northwestern. Head coach Terri Sullivan was disappointed with the Illini’s offensive effort against the Bruins. “We came out and had a strong game against UC Davis (Friday morning),” Sullivan said. “We couldn’t carry that over to the next game (against UCLA). We just really need to work on our consistency with our offense.” The lack of offense for the Illini in their second game came immediately after a 5-4 win against UC Davis. In the win, sophomore Nicole Evans hit two home runs, and Bauch hit a walk-off double.
Favorable schedule The Illini start conference play on March 20th against Minnesota. After the nonconference portion of the schedule, the Illini are 12th in the Big Ten standings — Sullivan has been telling her team to treat Big Ten play like a second season. The Illini only play eight Big Ten teams in the regular season and do not face No. 3-ranked Michigan. Of the eight teams they play, only Purdue, Minnesota and Maryland are entering conference play with winning records. The Illini also play series against Iowa and Indiana, the only two teams that enter Big Ten play with worse records than the Illini.
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The Illini men's basketball team is introduced before the game against Oregon at United Center in Chicago on Dec.13. The Illini lost 70-77.
A predictable basketball season ALEX ROUX Sports columnist
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y off-the-court standards, the 201415 Illinois basketball team had one of the strangest regular seasons in recent memory. Unforeseen circumstances were a constant happening. First, there were injuries to key players. Before official practices even got underway, starting point guard Tracy Abrams tore his ACL in a fall workout. Leading scorer and rebounder Rayvonte Rice broke his hand two games into Big Ten play. Shooting guard Aaron Cosby suffered a retinal tear when he got poked in the eye against Indiana on Jan. 18. There were off-court incidents as well. While they were sidelined with injuries, Rice and Cosby were both suspended for a violation of team rules. Cosby never made it back on the floor for the Illini, electing to transfer as he and head coach John
Groce mutually agreed to part ways. To their credit, the Illini continued to forge on despite each new scenario entering their stratosphere and did not suffer any drastic losing streaks like the ones that plagued the prior three seasons of Illinois hoops. But they are currently on the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble as they prepare for the Big Ten tournament, a fact that disappoints those who considered them tourneybound before the season began. Ironically, they are in this situation because during a season of off-court turmoil and uncertainty, the Illini’s on-court results became all too predictable. I will be the first to admit that I had glowing preseason predictions and high hopes for Groce’s third Illini squad, and considered them to be a surefire tourney team. Early in the nonconference season, when Illinois was crushing opponents with a highpowered offensive attack and climbing into the Top 25 rank, it looked like those predictions would
come true, but by the time Illinois suffered a demoralizing 77-70 defeat to Oregon at the United Center, the third loss in four games, it was apparent that expectations would need to be recalibrated. After all, the road to the NCAA tournament would not be easy. With the difficult nature of conference play, the Illini would have to pull off a few unexpected wins and avoid “bad” losses to realistically compete for a tourney bid. They actually did an excellent job of avoiding bad losses, with their worst loss coming at Nebraska (RPI: 136) in just their second game adjusting to Rice’s absence. Illinois took care of all the cupcakes in the nonconference schedule, as well. When looking at the “bad loss” metric, Illinois’ season went almost entirely according to plan. Yet the NCAA tournament selection committee values big wins as much, if not more, than bad losses. Even though the Illini avoided crucial losses, they rarely stole a game they were not supposed to win. In Groce’s first year
at Illinois, he got his team to the tournament with wins over Gonzaga, Ohio State and of course, the victory over No. 1 Indiana. The Illini’s conference record that year was 8-10, but they simply had too many quality wins to be excluded from March Madness. This year, the Illini picked up a great earlyseason win over Baylor and two of their biggest conference wins were crucial resume-builders against Maryland and at Michigan State. However, Maryland was ranked No. 11 at the time and still was only favored by two points over an Illini team playing their first game without Rice, so that upset was not as big of a shock as you might have thought. The Illini’s thrilling Feb. 7 road victory at Michigan State was somewhat canceled out by the loss they suffered to the Spartans at State Farm Center just two weeks later. Outside of those games, it almost feels like the Big Ten results were penciled in before the conference season began. Illinois took care of Northwestern, Rut-
gers and Penn State like it was supposed to. The Illini lost where they tend to have lost most recently at places like Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin. They went 7-2 at home in conference play but only managed a 2-7 record on the road, including Saturday’s crushing loss at Purdue. After it looked like the Illini finally had with its victory in East Lansing, Mich., the team failed to capitalize, reverting back to the mean and going 3-3 in their final six games. The Illini finished with a 9-9 conference record, good for an average finish in the Big Ten. Now they are where most average major-conference teams find themselves come March: the bubble. The Big Ten tournament is the Illini’s last chance to make an impression on the tournament committee, but they will likely have to beat Wisconsin to earn a bid. Even playing above average will not get it done; they’ll have to be extraordinary.
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Hockey looks to next season after playoffs BY MATT GERTSMEIER STAFF WRITER
Coming into this season, freshman Eric Cruickshank didn’t have high expectations for himself in his first year on the Illinois hockey team. The winger emerged as a catalyst and regular starter for the Illini. Cruickshank finished the year with 15 goals and 20 assists and was second in points for Illinois. “I came in and used my strengths to the best of my ability, and I guess it came out to be a pretty good season for my freshman year,” Cruickshank said. “I’m hoping to build off that.” In Illinois’ second-round loss to Robert Morris on Friday in the ACHA tournament, Cruickshank scored both of the Illini’s goals. Head coach Nick Fabbrini said he was a factor in all three zones of the ice. With Illinois hockey done for the season, Cruickshank already has his eyes set to next season and expects the rest of the freshmen class to make strides in the direction of a national championship. Including Cruickshank, nine freshmen return for
Illinois. This season the freshmen accounted for 120 points. “There’s a lot to be taken away from how well our freshmen produced this year,” Fabbrini said. “We’re going to have all those guys back next year with more experience.”
Crucial penalty ends Illini season Illinois was called for a total of five penalties in its two ACHA tournament games. One penalty in particular proved to be decisive in Robert Morris’ win. Early in the third period of Friday’s game, Illinois received a two-minute minor for too many men on the ice. On the powerplay, Robert Morris’ Connor McGovern scored to increase the Eagles’ lead to 3-1. Fabbrini didn’t agree with the call and thought Robert Morris had gotten away with having too many men on the ice earlier in the game but was not penalized. Despite giving up a power-play goal on the penalty, Cruickshank said the call didn’t prevent Illinois from
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Illinois' Eric Cruickshank makes a pass during the CSCHL Playoffs semifinals against Ohio at the Ice Arena on Feb. 21. All CSCHL teams were represented in the ACHA tournament. mounting a comeback. “It’s out of our control. That’s on the refs. But it’s just a bad bounce, and there’s really nothing we can do about it now,” Cruickshank said. “We still battled back and scored that one goal with a minute left in the game to give us a chance to tie it up.” Unfortunately for the Illini, that was the only goal they could muster up — they failed to score in the final minute of regulation.
CSCHL well represented in ACHA tournament Throughout the season Fabbrini had said the
CSCHL is a tightly contested league and one of the most competitive in the ACHA. This year’s national tournament proved his point. The CSCHL was the only conference in the ACHA to have all its teams represented in the tournament — No. 4 Robert Morris, No. 6 Ohio, No. 9 Lindenwood, No. 10 Iowa State and No. 13 Illinois. Every CSCHL team except for Illinois had a first-round bye. After winning its firstround game 4-1 against John Carroll on Thursday, Illinois faced Robert Morris. The Illini had a 2-1-1 record
against their CSCHL opponent prior to Friday’s loss. Cruickshank said getting knocked out of the tournament by Robert Morris wasn’t easy to handle. “There was some anger and a little bit of emotion,” Cruickshank said. “But overall, I think we’re happy. We came to play and played as hard as we could and just didn’t get the results we wanted.” Four of the eight teams in the ACHA quarterfinals were from the CSCHL, but none of them advanced to the semifinals.
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Memphis not flashy, but finding success in NBA BY BRODERICK TURNER TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES — They’re known as “Grit and Grind,” and that’s just the way the Memphis Grizzlies like it. They aren’t flashy like Golden State’s “Splash Brothers” or the Clippers’ “Lob City” or Cleveland’s “King James.” The Grizzlies’ style of play isn’t aesthetically pleasing for most NBA fans, but the public may have to brace for long-term viewing
in the playoffs. Memphis has the secondbest record (44-18) in the West and third-best in the NBA. Playing defense is the Grizzlies’ calling card. They held teams to an NBA-low 95.7 points a game before Friday night’s games. They average 8.6 steals a game, seventh-best in the NBA, and reserve Tony Allen is fourth in steals (1.94). The success starts with their big men, center Marc
Gasol and power forward Zach Randolph, considered the best frontcourt combination in the NBA. Gasol was the starting center on the West All-Star team and is considered the best all-around player at his spot because of his scoring (team-best 18.2 points a game), rebounding (8.0), passing (3.8) and ability to score down low and space the floor with his outside shot. Randolph stays in his
comfort zone, banging down low, using his girth to average 16.5 points and 11.6 rebounds, sixth-best in the NBA. They are the primary reasons the Grizzlies average a league-best 47.2 points in the paint. “Memphis is a bump-andgrind team, first of all,” said Michael Cage, who played 15 years in the NBA and now is the analyst for Oklahoma City. The Grizzlies have been
in the playoffs four straight years, reaching the Western Conference finals in 2013, losing to San Antonio. This season, under second-year coach Dave Joerger, they may win their first Southwest Division title in the best and most competitive division in the NBA. They are trying to outlast the defending NBA champion Spurs, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, all of whom are expected to make the playoffs.
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att asks: Was E’Twaun Moore’s big night spontaneous or does he have more of that? If so, how do you tell Kirk Hinrich to step back? Last Thursday night, Russell Westbrook led the Oklahoma City Thunder into the United Center in a matchup against the Chicago Bulls that was lopsided on paper. Recently, Westbrook has produced triple-doubles at the same rate that I produce empty fruit snack packets around my apartment. Who on the Bulls could stop Westbrook’s wrath? Derrick Rose? Hurt. Jimmy Butler? Hurt. E’Twaun Moore? Bingo. My Purdue-fan roommate and I were watching the game Thursday and joked the entire time about Moore. He actually got some minutes for the first time in a while and took full advantage of the newly allotted playing time. In 22 minutes, the 26-year-old Purdue product poured in 19 points on 9-of10 shooting and collected a team-high two steals. Not to mention, Moore hit the game-winning three
with 2.1 seconds remaining. In my mind, the most impressive stat of the night was that when Westbrook was guarded by Bulls not named Moore, he scored 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting and only turned the ball over once. When Moore guarded him, Westbrook only scored two points on 2-of-12 shooting and committed four turnovers. His 19-point, heroic effort against the Thunder was a bit spontaneous and not something to be expected in every game. That being said, he should, without a doubt, be playing over Kirk Hinrich. I understand that there was a time when Hinrich’s hard-nosed, defensive attitude carried weight for the Bulls, but that time is over. Hinrich is shooting less than 30 percent from the field in his last five games and hasn’t scored more than eight points since early January. If you have watched him pass the ball lately and plan on continuing to do so, I recommend you purchase an eye-washing station for your home. Moore is not the answer for all of the Bulls’ problems, but there is no question as to who should be playing backup point guard minutes in Rose’s absence.
Michal asks: Will the State Farm Center renovations make a difference in student attendance and the overall game atmosphere? I got the opportunity to travel to West Lafayette, Ind., this past weekend to cover the Illinois-Purdue basketball game. I had never been to Purdue or Mackey Arena. It was one of the most incredible college basketball environments I had ever witnessed. Mackey is not the largest arena by any means, with a capacity of about 14,000, but the place was jam-packed. Not only that, but the fans were loud. Annoyingly loud. Not just loud when Purdue was playing well. Purdue was down 15-2 at one point, but the crowd never wavered. It stayed in it the entire time. Even though they might not admit it, I would guess that the fans absolutely got into the heads of the visiting Illini. Annoyingly loud is not fun when you are trying to write a game story, but it sure is when you are a fan base trying to deter the opponent. I have covered Illinois basketball all season long and attended numerous games since being at Illinois, and not once have I witnessed a crowd as intense
as the one that showed up to Mackey on Saturday. Arena renovations are attractive, but they do not make fans that were not showing up before actually show up. I notice that Illinois basketball fans can get loud, but have a hard time maintaining that volume for the entirety of a game. A major part of home court advantage is crowd noise, and the Purdue fans know that quite well. Shiny new seats and scoreboards don’t create an intimidating environment for visiting teams. Fans do. Alex asks: What will be Illinois’ fate in the Big Ten tournament? Illinois basketball needs wins. Illinois basketball really needs wins. Before the Big Ten tournament, the Illini sit at 19-12 and open up Big Ten tourney play on Thursday against Michigan. Michigan is a beatable opponent. The Illini should have probably beaten the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich., earlier in the season, and eventually beat them in Champaign. By no means will that opening game be easy, but it is a game that the Illini must win if they want any chance at an exciting Selection Sunday. A loss certainly means
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The Chicago Bulls’ E’Twaun Moore hits a game-winner against Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday. The Bulls won, 108-105. a return trip to the NIT. If the Illini defeat Michigan in the opening round, they go on to play Wisconsin. I really don’t see any way that Illinois will beat Wisconsin, but I will try to evoke some hope in you. College basketball, specifically Big Ten basketball, is wacky and always will be. Especially when March rolls around. Crazier things have hap-
pened, and there is a chance that the Illini take down the Badgers, but first they have to get passed the Wolverines. I see Illinois taking down Michigan and losing to Wisconsin. If this happens, Illini nation will be sweating it out on Selection Sunday.
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er and senior outfielder Casey Fletcher) and senior leadoff man Will Krug, a career .302 hitter, has a measly .179 average. “After a weekend like this, I have to get some homework done,” Krug said. “It helps to take a little bit of a break and regroup.” While the Illinois offense hasn’t been at its best, the Illini pitching staff has carried the team. The team’s ERA is 2.00, led by junior Tyler Jay, who hasn’t given up a run in 20 1/3 innings and junior Kevin Duchene, who has surrendered just one run through two seven-inning starts.
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Duchene (2-0), benched at the beginning of the season by Hartleb for off-the-field issues, has been lights-out in his two starts this season. He collected wins in both and opponents are batting .163 against him. Duchene credited his success to his teammates’ support but doesn’t think he’s back to top form. “My game still needs a lot of refinement,” Duchene said. “I’ve had trouble locating my changeup a little bit to righthanders, but I’m back out there and I’m confident.” Jay (3-0, four saves) has been the team’s top pitcher from the start of the season,
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living up to his selection as a preseason All-American. After collecting a win and a save in two appearances against Oklahoma State, Jay was awarded Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors for the first time in his career. Jay’s pitching is a big reason why Illinois has five more wins so far this season than it did through 15 games last season. That success carries over to the clubhouse atmosphere — Duchene said the team chemistry is the best of any team he’s ever played with.
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game again until March 27, when it heads to East Lansing, Mich., to face Michigan State in the team’s Big Ten opener. The last time Chicago State visited Champaign was for Illinois’ 2010 home opener — the Illini throttled the Cougars 18-2. Scoring 18 runs would be a welcome result for an Illini offense that has struggled as of late. Senior infielder Reid Roper, the team’s leading hitter, was batting .413 before the Oklahoma State series and is now at .368 — he only picked up two hits on the weekend. The team only has two players batting above .300 (Rop-
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For the Illinois baseball team, it’s finally time to come home. After four consecutive weekend road trips, the Illini play in their home opener Tuesday afternoon against Chicago State at Illinois Field. Illinois (11-3-1) is riding the momentum of a series victory over then-No. 10 Oklahoma State, after the Illini topped them twice in three games this weekend in Stillwater, Okla. Chicago State (2-11) was swept by California in a threegame series this weekend. The Illini’s momentum may
not matter against a Cougar squad that opened the season on a five-game losing streak and has lost six of its last seven. But despite Chicago State’s poor record and Illinois’ ranking in multiple top-25 polls, head coach Dan Hartleb isn’t taking anything for granted. “When you get recognition, you have to be able to handle it,” Hartleb said. “I feel like we’ve earned that recognition, but we have to continue to move forward.” Tuesday’s game will be the first in a nine-game homestand for the Illini. After spending a month on the road, Illinois does not play an away
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