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ISS creates budget task force BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS
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Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed 31.5 percent, or $209 million, reduction in state funding for the University could make the campus experience much closer to that of a private institution, said Mitch Dickey, student body president. Dickey passed an execu-
tive order to create a budget task force by the Illinois Student Senate to address the proposed reduction. He aims to “bring awareness� to the cuts and what areas they will affect, converting awareness “into lobbying power and political effort.� The University of Illi-
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University budget for fiscal year 2015
State appropriations $241,036 — 12 percent Tuition $681,939 — 33 percent Institutional funds $156,565 — 8 percent Grants, contracts and
federal appropriations $453,218 — 22 percent Gifts and endowments $130,748 — 6 percent Departmental activities $134,482 — 7 percent Auxiliary enterprises $243,190 — 12 percent
SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE PROVOST FY15 UIUC BUDGET REPORT
Q: What do you think of Rauner’s proposed cuts? What would cuts in student services/employment (at the University) mean to you? COMPILED BY CHARLOTTE COLLINS STAFF WRITER
“I’m a federal work-study student, so I would have to find another means of income to support myself. So I would be pretty much broke.�
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“This job (giving University Housing tours) is a pretty integral part of my experience here at the University ... I get spending money off this job, so if I didn’t have this job, I just wouldn’t have the money available to pay for rent, groceries.�
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Criminal charges resulting from an altercation on campus in 2013 have led Kyle O’Brien to take new legal action. On Wednesday, O’Brien fi led a civil lawsuit against the UIUC chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, two Champaign police officers, the City of Champaign and the SAE house director. The case stems from an incident that occurred during “rush week� in August 2013 when O’Brien was visiting the University, according to the lawsuit. In September 2014, a Champaign jury found O’Brien not guilty of charges of aggravated battery against Champaign Police officer Jeffrey Pickett and did not reach a decision on charges of resisting arrest. Charges of aggravated battery against a member of SAE were dropped. Now, O’Brien is fi ling his own lawsuit, seeking damages and claiming his constitutional rights were deprived. Fred Stavins, the Champaign City attorney, said he felt the lawsuit was fi led in such a way as to gain ample media coverage. He said neither he, nor anyone else in the city, has been formally served with this lawsuit yet. “Police officers were called to the scene, and they did their job to the best of their ability,� Stavins said. “They often encounter situations not common to the general public.� The lawsuit described the events that took place leading up to and following the altercation and alleged discrepancies in the original trial against O’Brien. According to the lawsuit, on Aug. 31, 2013, O’Brien was walking in the area of East Daniel and South
Third streets at 7:30 p.m., where the SAE house is located. Unknown individuals tipped over the fraternity’s dumpster, and members believed O’Brien was part of the group that tipped it over. After a verbal altercation, the SAE house director, Ricky Eyestone, called the police. O’Brien then left, walked south on Third Street toward Chalmers Street. The lawsuit stated members of the fraternity then jumped down from a fence and followed O’Brien down Third Street to Chalmers Street. As O’Brien neared Washington Park, also known as “Frat Park,� he ran south through the park. Eyestone allegedly told a SAE member to chase down O’Brien. The member then tackled O’Brien on the basketball court in the park. Pickett, one of the defendant officers, saw the member tackle O’Brien, which the lawsuit claimed as battery against O’Brien. Pickett and Eyestone then allegedly used an excessive amount of force on O’Brien, including blunt force, pressure on his head and pepper spray. The second police officer, defendant Jedidiah Mackey, arrived and delivered multiple knee strikes to the torso and a blow to O’Brien’s head. This blow injured Mackey’s hand. The lawsuit said Pickett knew Eyestone and Mackey were going to use excessive force and did nothing to prevent it. According to the lawsuit, Pickett accepted help from Eyestone because he claimed to be a former law enforcement offi cer. It was later learned that Eyestone’s Arizona law enforcement license had been terminated because he had stolen money from
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UI adds new online summer courses BY LIYUAN YANG STAFF WRITER
This summer the University will offer over 300 online courses, including more than 20 new ones, in a range of subjects. So far, 138 graduate sections and 186 undergraduate sections have been added, though more are on the way, Deanna Raineri, associate provost for Education Innovation, said. Registration starts at 11 a.m. on April 6 for students with Chancellor’s Honors status, and eligible veterans or service members. Courses were chosen based on a survey conducted by the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning during the winter term, said Raineri. The “two big ones� students asked for were general education and business courses, she said. Many students opt for
summer online courses if they have a job or don’t want to wait another semester, Raineri said. “(Students) can take one course over the summer, that’s one less they have to take in the fall, and it can control the time in graduation so it saves some tuition,� Raineri said. Raineri said they have seen more interaction in online courses because students feel comfortable and safe behind a computer screen. Eric Snodgrass, director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, has taught online courses since 2011. He currently teaches ATMS 120: Severe and Hazardous Weather and ENSU 310: Renewable and Alternative Energy in the summer. Snodgrass said online
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Today’s Birthday Talk about what you love this year. Expand professionally by finding passion in your work. Inspire and grow your circles. Share your unique view. Practice before performing. Take advantage of renewed confidence after the Vernal Equinox eclipse (3/20). Plan and coordinate with your team before launching a big summer splash. Open new doors with a partner this autumn. 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 an 8 — Focus on your breathing to counter stress. Get busy making money over the next three weeks, with Venus in Taurus. Rake in the profit. Friends help out. Inspiration comes in a dream. Run tests before proceeding.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Today is an 8 — Your luck in love improves immensely over the next several weeks with Venus in your sign. Enjoy feeling especially beloved and irresistible. Get a new style, haircut or beauty treatment. Polish your presentation for professional benefit. Opposites attract.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Today is a 9 — Allow yourself more quiet time over the next month, with Venus in Taurus. Finish old jobs and rest. Enjoy
sweeter dreams. Don’t reveal all your secrets. Get a better deal through a broker. Travel, study and explore.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Today is an 8 — You’re especially popular over the next three and a half weeks, with Venus in Taurus. Group activities go well. Get out in public and stir up some action. Social activities benefit your career. Pay attention to the numbers.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Today is an 8 — Take on more responsibility over the next month, with Venus in Taurus. Watch for career advances. Assume authority. Put love into your work and it flowers. Only discuss business with someone who can help. Keep it practical.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Today is an 8 — Consider all possibilities. The next month is good for travel, with Venus in Taurus. It’s easier to set goals and venture forth. Class convenes and studies get interesting. Make long-range plans. Set up your space to facilitate workflow.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is an 8 — Balance work and play. Making money can be fun. Expect expenditures. Find a sweet deal. Go over the numbers this next month, with Venus in Taurus. Save and increase your assets. Share enthusiasm with someone adorable.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Today is a 7 — Partnerships flow with greater ease over the next month, with Venus in
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22DEC. 21) Today is an 8 — There’s more work coming in over the next month — the kind you like — with Venus in Taurus. Clean and beautify your workspace. It’s getting fun (and profitable). Upgrade infrastructure to provide necessary support. Finish what you started.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22JAN. 19) Today is a 7 — You’re even luckier in games and romance over the next month, with Venus in Taurus. Artistic efforts work in your favor. Keep playing to increase your skills. Learn from mistakes (especially financial). Play with young people.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Today is a 9 — Make your home your love nest. Household chores and improvements are more enjoyable over the next month, with Venus in Taurus. Focus on home and family, and settle into some domestic bliss. Get what you want delivered.
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LAWSUIT a police union. The lawsuit goes on to claim the defendants conspired to charge O’Brien for crimes for which they had no probable cause. O’Brien’s lawsuit claims the report was part of a conspiracy to “cover up wrongdoing by an SAE member and University of
Illinois athlete.” Before the second trial, the state offered to drop the charges on the condition that O’Brien have supervision for the misdemeanor of disorderly conduct from the verbal altercation that occurred that evening. Members of SA E declined to comment on the incident.
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believes the interest in the politics of higher education should concern all students and while the voice of the nois Alumni Foundation student body may not be released an action alert the loudest in the converMonday encouraging stu- sation, it should be heard dents to reach out to state nonetheless. and local representatives Tuition for fiscal year and express their concerns 2015 pays for 33 percent of regarding the budget cuts the University’s expenses, before the state’s appropri- according to the Office of ations hearing on March 19. the Provost’s FY 15 budget Dickey said he plans to report. meet with state represen“Which technically, if tatives, use the upcoming this was a company, would Lobby Day in April and make us majority sharehold a stoh o l d e r s ,” ry camM atchett p a i g n , said. “I’m not saying fo c u s i n g we should on interh a v e v i e w s m aj or it y with students talkvote, but ing about I’m saying how the we should cuts would have some impact say, a nd t h e m t h at we directly. h ave a Student responsiemploybility to be LEAH MATCHETT engaged in m e n t BUDGET TASK FORCE CO-CHAIR across this.” campus is Dickey one area compared that will likely be affected the proposed cuts to when by the cuts, Renee Romano, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyvice chancellor for student der cut higher education affairs, said in February to funding by 15 percent in The Daily Illini. 2011. Snyder later went on Leah Matchett, co-chair to increase funding each of of the task force and junior the next four years. in LAS, said she believes “The University of Michthe cuts could impact igan became a considerever yone’s university ably whiter student body experience by lessening that they admitted, and racial and socioeconomic they also became richer,” diversity. Dickey said. “I think over “If you’re in a liberal 60 percent of students at arts degree then most of the University of Michigan your degree is going to be now come from a socioecocentered around discus- nomic background where sions, and if the discus- their parents, families, sions only exist in a world earn over $100,000. We’re where everyone has enough going to continue to see money, then you get a very the funding gap made up different discussion than by bringing in more interyou would if someone is national and out of state from a different socioeco- students and I think that’s nomic background,” said just a pity.” Matchett. M atchet t sa id she cjcolli2@dailyillini.com
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Ridesharing sparks concerns over driver background checks BY JANE LEE STAFF WRITER
With Uber’s recent expansion to the Champaign-Urbana area, the technology based ridesharing platform has sparked a variety of reactions. The Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association started the “Who’s Driving You?” campaign in 2014 to examine potential safety issues related to Uber. Dave Sutton, campaign spokesman, said the campaign’s goal is to make consumers and leaders aware of ridesharing companies that are undercutting public safety, while underinvesting in areas like proper insurance and criminal background checks. Lauren Altmin, Uber spokeswoman, said the company has developed a rigorous three-step screening process on county, federal and multi-state levels. “The county, the federal courthouse records and multi-state criminal database also go back seven years,” Altmin said. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a federal law, Uber can only obtain criminal
records from the most recent seven years. Drivers are also screened through the National Sex Offender Registry, Altmin said. Uber’s background checks, she added, set the standard for ridesharing companies and are consistent nationwide, unlike the taxi industry. However, Sutton said those background checks are not enough compared to the security measures taxi companies go through. He said Hirease, a private company that runs Uber’s background checks, is separate from FBI background checking. “If you think of it, a private company is no different than you or I,” Sutton said. “We don’t have access to the same type of information that government officials would.” On March 9, eight members of Congress signed a letter addressed to the CEOs of Uber, Lyft and Sidecar asking the companies to implement “comprehensive fingerprint-based background checks.” In their letter, the members pointed out incidents
of sexual assault and violence that occurred in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. These incidents are also what led the Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association to start its campaign to highlight the potential safety risks that may be associated with ridesharing companies. “If you truly want to be safe, I would stay out of the vehicles until such time that they begin to (issue fingerprinting),” Sutton said. “Sometimes by saving a couple of dollars, you place yourself in a much greater risk.” Eliza Maldonado, junior in LAS, said she and her friends were 20 minutes away from campus and decided to take an Uber car back. Maldonado said users can see how the driver looks and where they’re from, but the app isn’t explicit on details about them. “I guess with the whole background (checks), that would be a lot more official, and you can check if they’re actually a good
person, rather than having some stranger,” she said. “They’re strangers either way, but it’s more beneficial for anybody riding it.” Altmin said in cities, drivers and consumers have said they want more choices, and a PR campaign does not change the facts. “The taxi industry for decades has done nothing about consumers or providing opportunities to drivers that choose to work with them,” she said. “They didn’t evolve their business model and they certainly didn’t innovate. Rather than playing catchup, they’re playing games to protect their monopoly.” Uber, Altim said, is committed to safety and has been innovating and implementing new technology for the well-being of its riders and drivers. “Uber is a technology platform, what we’re seeing is that legislators are recognizing the new and different business model and are creating regulations that account for it,” she said.
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stressing about potentially missing assignments or rushing through to finish them,” she said. courses allow him to devote Raineri said giving stumore time to helping stu- dents options for controldents because the lec- ling the pace also helps tures are prerecorded and those with accessibiliassignments are ready at ty issues, such as sight the start of the term. and hearing impairment, Raineri emphasized that because they can rewind different online courses as much as necessary. approach teaching differHowever, Raineri said ently. For the majority of there are still worries that the underit may be g r adu tough for ate online students c o u r s who have es, t he trouble focusing. instrucTo solve tor is this probi nvolved . lem, SnodStudents do most of grass sugthe work ge s te d on their students own and read the instrucc ou rse VIRGINIA MILLER tors are schedule SOPHOMORE IN LAS there when immedistudents ately and need them. budget T h e their time summer session also allows well. students to learn time man“Online courses can be agement skills by catego- great and you can really rizing courses into self- enjoy them if you have a paced or non-self-paced flexible attitude toward this models. ‘new’ way of teaching and Snodgrass said he pre- learning,” he said. Online classes are not fers the non-self-paced model because it is more necessarily as easy as some structured and works on a students may assume, she said, and success comes schedule and timeline. Meanwhile, Virginia with dedication a nd Miller, sophomore in LAS, self-discipline. took ATMS 120 last sum“These are not ‘easy mer and enjoyed the self- grades’ to speed through paced model. and get an easy A,” Miller “Self-paced models are said. “But if you put in the nice, particularly during time and effort, they are the summer when you want exceptionally rewarding the freedom to work ahead and can even be fun.” and give yourself some extra time off ... without lyang51@dailyillini.com
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U.S. President Barack Obama meets with the Council of the Great City Schools Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Monday in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss efforts to strengthen educational opportunities for students in city schools.
Obama searches for education support amid bipartisan struggles
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday found an ally in Fresno Unified School District Superintendent Michael Hanson. During an hourlong meeting, Obama pitched his education priorities to Hanson and other superintendents. For the school leaders and administration officials now facing some high-stakes legislative struggles, the White House session came at a key time. “We were reinforcing to him the importance of his continued support,” Hanson said, adding that Obama’s “articulated vision for what goes on in public schools gives us the room to do this very difficult work.” Hanson is a member of the executive committee of the Council of Great City Schools, which represents 67 districts serving cities that include Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The late morning meeting in the White House’s Roosevelt Room came as part of the Council’s annual legislative conference, a four-day program that features speeches, receptions and briefings. Politically, the timing was apt, as the Republican-controlled Congress and the Democratic White House are now maneuvering for position across several fronts. “This is a pretty polarized city,” Hanson said, standing on the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House. “You can feel it when
you come here.” This week, the polarization will intensify when House and Senate budget committees unveil budget resolutions that spell out Republican priorities on everything from education to defense. The House committee members include Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., a staunch conservative whose district stretches from Fresno County in the south to Amador County in the north. Separately, House GOP leaders have been struggling to pass a bill reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The bill, dubbed the No Child Left Behind Act during the George W. Bush administration, has roiled conservatives critical of the federal government’s role in education, but it has also worried educators who fear funds will be diverted away from the neediest. After failing to rally a majority on Feb. 27, Republican leaders pulled the bill from the House floor and have not yet rescheduled a vote. The Obama administration has warned that the president would veto the bill, now renamed the Student Success Act. “We are making too much progress now in terms of graduation rates, improved reading scores, improved math scores, increasing standards, increasing access to the resources the kids need for us to be going backwards now,” Obama said after the meeting with superintendents.
Nationwide, high school graduation rates for African-American, Hispanic and Native American students have increased during the past two years, Education Department records released Monday show. The nation’s overall high school graduation rate reached a record 81.4 percent during the 2012-13 school year. The Fresno district’s graduation rate of about 76 percent during that school year was somewhat lower than the national average. The other superintendents who met with Obama on Monday, serving cities like Kansas City, Mo., San Francisco and Washington, D.C., struggle with similar challenges. “The students they work with are largely poor, and they’re largely people of color,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. One specific sticking point between congressional Republicans and the White House involves the distribution of Title I funds, designed to help districts serve low-income students. The Fresno Unified School District relies heavily on the funds and currently receives about $46 million annually through Title I. The stalled House bill revises the funding through an idea called “portability,” which would attach dollars to individual students rather than to the district as a whole. If the student moved, the old district would lose the money.
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NIH: Condition of American health LAPD officer accused of trying to drive Mexican citizen across border care worker with Ebola worsens The condition of an American health care worker being treated for Ebola at the National Institutes of Health has worsened, officials announced Monday. In a statement posted on the NIH website, the agency said the patient’s status has worsened from serious
to critical. The patient has not been named, but has been identified as a clinician working with Partners in Health, a Boston-based nonprofit organization. The group has been treating patients in Liberia and Sierra Leone since November.
LOS ANGELES — A 10-year LAPD officer and a second person were charged by federal prosecutors Monday with trying to smuggle a Mexican citizen into the United States in the trunk of a car at the Otay Mesa border crossing. Officer Carlos Curiel Quezada Jr., 34, and Angelica Godinez, 31,
were stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Saturday evening when they drove a white 2014 Nissan Juke through the border crossing. When law enforcement popped the trunk, they found a man hiding in the spare tire compartment, according to federal prosecutors.
16-year-old pleads guilty in Florida high school gang rape case SANFORD, Fla. — A 16-year-old former football player at Winter Springs High School in Florida pleaded guilty Monday to gang rape and was placed on probation for five years. He is the first of five codefendants to enter a plea or go to trial in the highly charged case. According to prosecution records,
he did the least harm to the 16-year-old girl, quickly stopping when she told him “No.” He along with four others team members were arrested after the girl emerged from a patch of woods near the school on Nov. 13, in tears, telling a friend that several high school boys had gang raped her.
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acism is alive and well at the University of Illinois. In light of recent events at the University of Oklahoma, one of our readers submitted a photo of the Delta Chi fraternity on First Street with a Confederate flag hanging out of one of its windows last May. Upon seeing this photo, we felt obligated to run it on our front page in order to help the campus realize that the racist chants at OU are not unique to Oklahoma, and they extend beyond fraternities or isolated groups. Racism exists on our own campus, and it comes out constantly, in as blatant fashion as a Confederate flag hanging out the window of a fraternity. While we don’t know if the person who hung this flag had racist intentions, a Confederate flag doesn’t exactly make many students feel comfortable, and it’s the reception of this act that speaks louder than the intentions behind it. Are we surprised by this photo? Sadly, no. Just as we weren’t surprised when the video showing students singing “There will never be a n****r at SAE� surfaced at the University of Oklahoma. It’s not shocking that racism exists on this campus. Earlier this year during Homecoming, Delta Chi had to issue an apology for making a sign with a chief getting ready to slice open a gopher saying “Gut the Gophers.� Every year on Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, hundreds of University students wear shirts with demeaning depictions of Native Americans on them. Recently, a bulletin board in Davenport Hall was defaced with a swastika. On Yik Yak, there are constantly racist posts, decrying African-Americans, Asians and people of all different ethnicities. Over the weekend, one of our staff members was catcalled by a white member of a fraternity saying, “I love black women.� It’s no wonder that black community activists who recently called for the Chancellor’s resignation think there is a race problem on this campus. Our university constantly preaches about diversity, but there is no real movement to make this an inclusive campus. Fewer black students are attending the University. Fewer black professors are teaching here. International students bring in large amounts of revenue for the University, but often have trouble assimilating into the student population. Incidents like the one at OU show that the University isn’t the only institution of higher education with a race problem, but it’s a problem that needs to be fixed nonetheless. When we see pictures like the one on today’s front page, it’s a reminder that the University of Oklahoma incident could have happened here.
Our university constantly preaches about diversity, but there is no real movement to make this an inclusive campus.
Calling out the catcallers SAM PULLING Opinions columnist
Editor’s note: The following column contains some explicit language.
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atcalling is not a compliment. It is not an innocent form of flirting and it probably won’t earn you any positive attention from people you’re attracted to. Catcalling is harassment. It is unwanted and unwarranted advances toward someone who is doing nothing more than walking down the street, and it can feel threatening and intimidating. With spring break right around the corner, I thought it was time to remind the University that street harassment is not OK. Spring break is a time to let loose and have fun, preferably on a beach somewhere. While we show some skin and soak up the sun (and maybe some drinks), it is still not the time to degrade each other’s bodies with useless catcalls and offensive slurs. A woman walking in her bikini does not need your comments, and girls, this is a two-way street. A shirtless guy doesn’t need your car honks, hoots or hollers, either. Still, the inappropriate nature of catcalls applies all year.
As a female on this campus, I have experienced street harassment on multiple occasions: In the middle of the day, on my way to the library, coming home from a night out or on a run. It seems that some people find it acceptable to throw snide comments at me at their convenience. Whether they’re intending to compliment me, assert their dominance or show off to their friends, I don’t care. The comments are degrading to my body and my rights, and that needs to end now. In my year and a half on this campus, I have been catcalled too many times to count: “Damn, baby, how you doin’?� You are not Joey Tribbiani; I do not want you asking me, “How you doin’?� “Ooh, look at that body.� Apparently, you already are looking at my body. “Show me your titties.� I’m really just trying to go to the library. “Hey, lady, you tryna f***?� No, I definitely do not want to sleep with you. Hollaback!, an international nonprofit organization, houses a website for women to log on and share their stories of street harassment. None of the stories end with the woman laughing it off like nothing. They end with terrified young women, not knowing how to stop the threatening behavior.
I’m not trying to sound unapproachable, but if you want my attention, this isn’t the way to go about it. Start with something simple, something along the lines of “Hello� or “Hi, my name is ____.� Don’t start a conversation with my roommate by asking, “Can I lick your butthole?� It’s gross and will get you nowhere. A Huffington Post video from last November interviewed New York men about catcalling. The men were asked if and why they thought catcalling was okay. Responses included, “If you have a nice body, why can’t I say something?� “If you wear tight leggings and I see something ... I’m saying something,� and “We’re just being teenage boys.� However, the same teenagers were upset by the idea of someone doing the same things to their sisters or mothers. That reaction alone shows why catcalling needs to stop. If you don’t want it done to your mother, your sister or your daughter, please, do not do it to me. Rude comments aren’t cute or endearing. Some girls are able to let these comments roll off their backs like it was nothing. For others, these comments can feel threatening. Girls are often taught to look out for sexual assault everywhere they turn, so unfortunately for catcallers,
we probably are made nervous just by your words. A group of guys once made kissing noises at my roommate and me as we walked by. Without saying a word to each other, she and I both sped up, dire to get out of that situation as quickly as possible. Catcallers: You aren’t funny. This isn’t witty, clever or a sign of confidence. It is intimidating. It makes us, or at least me, afraid of you. After a night out, I find myself holding my breath as I walk by groups of guys, just waiting for them to make an inappropriate comment. Granted, not every person catcalls; some do nothing more than drunkenly tell me to “have a good night.� However, it’s the other times that matter. It’s the times that my friends and I are outnumbered, and the guys think it’s a game to get our attention. It’s the times that guys continue yelling at us until we turn the next corner. It’s those times that make me scared of even the nice guys wishing me a good night. Before you catcall someone on spring break, no matter how little clothing they may be wearing, remember the threat you can possibly present and bite your tongue instead.
Sam is a sophomore in Media. spullin2@dailyillini.com
Hanks perfect for Custard Cup CAMRON OWENS Opinions columnist
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the days get longer and the temperatures begin to rise, a cherished annual event is soon approaching: Local custard store Jarling’s Custard Cup will open its doors for the summer season. To many central Illinoisans, summer has not officially begun until they’ve taken their first bite of delicious Custard Cup ice cream or custard. Last week, however, owners Doug and Christy Jarling made news when they announced the company will go up for sale next year, causing many custard aficionados to wonder about the future of the Custard Cup. This may seem like a very local issue. However, following this news, Academy Award winning actor and Carly Rae Jepsen music video star Tom Hanks actually tweeted about the news saying “Champaign, IL! Jarling’s Custard Cup 4 Sale! Doug and Christy are selling! The recipe alone is worth $$$$$$! Get one now! Beyond delicious! Hanx.� This sparked numerous
tweets from Custard Cup fans urging Mr. Hanks to buy the custard shop himself. I’m sure many of these tweets were just fun and spur of the moment, but after a great deal of thought and deep analysis, I’ve concluded that Tom Hanks is the perfect person to take over Custard Cup. Owner Christy Jarling told The News-Gazette, “We’re hoping we can find a decent group of individuals, or an organization that can proceed forward.� I ask, who is a more qualified and “decent� individual than Tom Hanks? As an actor, he’s won numerous awards for his performances, but as a person, he’s won our nation’s trust. According to a poll conducted by Reader’s Digest, Tom Hanks was voted No. 1 on the list of “The 100 Most Trusted People In America.� Of all the doctors, therapists, religious figures and scientists in this country, the American people have spoken and we know that our secrets, money and custard shops would be safe in the hands of Forrest Gump himself. Obviously, celebrities owning restaurants or food venues can be very hit or miss. For every successful “Wahlburgers� there’s a “Flavor Flav’s Chicken & Ribs,� but I believe that creamy delights
and Tom Hanks go together like Turner and Hooch. For example, in his breakthrough role as Forrest Gump in the 1994 film, there is a scene where Forrest ends up in the hospital after being shot in the buttocks. While in the hospital, he claims to have been given “all of the ice cream he can eat.� He even extends a cone to his friend Lieutenant Dan. This scene is definitely a precursor to this very moment in Custard Cup history. Or perhaps you remember “A League of Their Own� where he reminds us “There’s no crying in baseball.� Hanks had to gain 30 pounds for the role and cited a nearby ice cream shop as the secret to his weight gain. Ice cream and frozen goods are clearly a significant part of his career. It’s easy to just think of Hanks as the star of such beloved films as “The Green Mile,� “Toy Story� and “Sleepless in Seattle,� but we must also remember that he’s shown impressive business skills as of late. Last Wednesday, Hanks was spotted helping a local Girl Scout troop sell cookies in Los Altos, California. The actor bought cookies and took pictures with people as long as they purchased cookies themselves. As you can see, we should
“cast away� the idea that Tom Hanks could not run Custard Cup successfully. I know that he is a man of many talents and interests, so he might need a little further convincing. After all, who am I to tell the man who won Meg Ryan’s heart in four different movies what to do? However, I think his ownership would be beneficial to his already impressive career. New ownership often comes with some changes, and I think the Champaign-Urbana community would be open to any changes Hanks might make. There is already a chain of restaurants based on one of his films (shout-out to Bubba Gump Shrimp Company); this would be the perfect opportunity to start another — “The Da Vinci Cone.� At this time, Hanks has yet to follow up his tweet with any additional social media posts or press conferences, but hopefully he will at least consider the idea. We already have Tom’s brother at the University, who students seem to enjoy. Adding another Hanks to the area would be exciting. It might be far-fetched, but then again, life is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get.
Camron is a junior in LAS. cowens8@dailyillini.com
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Zinyra Ross, 18, left, answers questions at the lemur enclosure on Feb. 2 at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois. Ross, an Aurora girl with multiple cognitive disabilities and high anxiety, became a high-achieving, well-adjusted person after volunteering at Brookfield Zoo.
Zoo experience unlocks new life for Chicago teen BY TED GREGORY TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO — In her 18 years, Zinyra Ross has lived two distinct lives. In one, she was isolated by severe cognitive disabilities, stigmatized by teachers as stubborn and uncooperative, and bullied and beaten by classmates. In the other, more recent life, she’s a public speaking ambassador, outstanding student, role model and mentor. The transformation of Zinyra mostly occurred in a somewhat mysterious way: She volunteered at a zoo. Zinyra’s metamorphosis personifies a hotly debated, growing body of research into whether human-animal interaction can be used to treat an array of disorders, from autism and post-traumatic stress to insomnia and
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BOY SCOUT of his ability to lead and communicate. “Peter has always had a way about him where he can stand in front of a group and talk about programs, commitment, leadership and responsibility,” Christopher said. “He just emulates those traits that are important when we are talking about representing our young people.” Schmidt and the other members were chosen out of the organization’s 2.4 million members between the ages of 7 and 21. The other members who attended were Stephen Buttolph, Alex Call, Mason Hakes, Lucas Hines, Jillian Infusino, Jonathan Johnson, Kenneth Shinozuka, Dallin Stevens and Sebastian Zuleta. Members were chosen from states across the country, including New Hampshire, California, Georgia, Texas and New York. The group even includes a female member, Jillian Infusino, national venturing vice president from Whittier, California, and eightyear-old Mason Hakes, a scout from Corning, New York. Schmidt said his favorite part of the experience was visiting the Pentagon and meeting people in Congress such as Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. He said Durbin was especially interested that Schmidt attends the University. Schmidt also said he enjoyed meeting Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, who gave them a personal tour of the House chamber. Alex Call, the selected member from Texas and national chief of the Order of the Arrow of
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MARS she described as “a real cool bunch of people.” But it’s not over yet. In the same announcement, Mars One explained how candidates who didn’t make it will be able to reapply in a new application round this year. Hecht said she will definitely take up the opportunity. Mars One has faced criticism ever since its mission was announced. Even one of the ambassadors for Mars One, Gerard ’t Hooft, said he didn’t think it would happen on schedule, according to an article in The Guardian. “I think they’ve got a fair shot,” Hecht said of the feasibility of the mission. “Even if they don’t, at least they got people talking about going to Mars.” The mission, estimat-
cardiovascular disease. For those who know Zinyra, the zoo’s impact was clear. “Her life changed that day,” her mother, Myra Ross, recalled of the morning her daughter entered Brookfield Zoo. “Everything changed about her.” After accumulating hundreds of hours as an exemplary Brookfield Zoo volunteer over four years, Zinyra was hired part time last summer as a greeter, guide and teacher at the institution’s popular Hamill Family Play Zoo. Last spring she received a standing ovation after speaking to more than 600 people at the Chicago Zoological Society’s black-tie fundraiser. A Pediatric Developmental Center evaluation when she was 11 noted “mild retardation, sensory regulatory disorder and repetitive behav-
iors.” An evaluation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago placed her IQ at 60 and her mother reported that Zinyra burned herself with boiling water and stuck herself with sharp objects. In seventh grade, a spark of hope appeared. Myra Ross heard about Brookfield Zoo’s Youth Volunteer Corps and called supervisor Debra Kutska, who welcomed Zinyra. She turned 13, the minimum age for volunteers in the program, and mother and daughter drove 45 minutes to the zoo from their South Side home. When Zinyra finished that afternoon, she was thrilled, Ross recalled. Her daughter said everyone was nice and she’d made a friend, something she had done only once before in her life, in sixth grade.
the Boy Scouts, agreed, saying it was an experience he would never forget. “Leaders from both sides of the aisle and every branch of government were so excited to see that scouting is still serving our country ... (and) still doing good things in the community,” Call said. “Peter represents so much of what scouting hopes to embody in young people. He is incredibly organized, he is poised and well put-together.” In addition to his recent honor of representing the Scouts in D.C., Schmidt has earned the Quartermaster Award, Venturing Silver Award, Eagle Scout Award, Long Cruise Award, Qualified Seaman Award and Venturing Leadership Award. He also served on the staff at the 2014 Koch International Sea Scout Cup in Long Beach, California, as part of his position as national sea scout boatswain. Call said that Schmidt has already been ambitious during his term. “(He) really gives and speaks a lot about what scouting tries to instill in people, and that is a sense of drive and a sense of motivation and perseverance,” he said. Originally from Springfield, Illinois, Schmidt first became a cub scout when he was 6 years old. Schmidt said he moved up to Boy Scouts and then entered Venturing, a program for young adults ages 13 to 20 that helps them develop their leadership skills and special interests as they transition into adulthood. It was through Venturing that he was chosen as the national sea scout boatswain. Schmidt said his favorite part of the Boy Scouts is the adventure and friends that come with it.
“I have friends from all across the country that I’ve met from traveling and sailing,” he said. “I’ve met people from literally all over the world.” Schmidt said he plans to use his scouting skills in his future career in some sort of youth development. In addition to engineering classes, he is minoring in Leadership Studies. “I’m getting the engineering degree because that’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but more and more (I’m becoming interested in) something else,” he said. Schmidt said others should get involved in the Boy Scouts programs because they will learn a lot. “I like to say that you go to learn something you get a lot out of,” Schmidt said. “You learn a lot about yourself and others, but ... at the same time, there’s a ton of adventure.” Schmidt and the others will meet again soon at the Boy Scouts of America’s National Annual Meeting in Atlanta on May 20 to 22. “I think the Report to the Nation was a great introduction,” Call said. “So we are very excited to see each other at the meeting.” In the meantime, Schmidt will continue his duties as the national boatswain, flying around the country to various events and working with Christopher. “He’s just a fine young man that is a great person to know and be around; he loves to work hard and loves to have fun,” Christopher said. “And that’s the most important part to life. You have those that all they believe is having fun and those that are all about work. But he’s a good cross section of both.”
ed to cost around $6 billion, sounds hazardous on the surface, and Mars One doesn’t fail to acknowledge that. Athol Kemball, associate professor of astronomy, said the total cost and potential danger of the mission adds to the risks. “It’s unquestionably dangerous but very bold also,” he said. Nevertheless, he emphasized the value of exploration to Mars. “It’s a very important planet for us to visit because it’s very nearby, relatively speaking,” Kemball said. “We need to know if there is microbial life on Mars ... but this may be something that only a human astronaut could do.” If Mars One doesn’t make it, Kemball said “it’s something we will clearly do in the history of humanity.”
All risks aside, the goal of Mars One is to explore the universe further as well as create something humankind will remember forever. “It’s real new, and this is the first private organization that’s trying to send people to other worlds,” Hecht said. “Of course, they’re going to get the skepticism, but I think it could work.” Though the space enthusiast may not make it to the red planet anytime soon, Hecht said she looks forward to hopefully seeing Mars One meet its goal. “It’s like the human adventure,” she said. “We make progress because we get out there and explore. It does mean taking risks, but it’s a matter of knowing what risks are worth taking.”
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UI student gives Boy Scout report in D.C. BY ANNABETH CARLSON ASSISTANT COPY CHIEF
On an average day, Peter Schmidt, sophomore in Engineering, goes to classes and participates in the Illinois Sailing Team and service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. But on Feb. 21, Schmidt was one of 10 youth members of the Boy Scouts of America to speak with top U.S. officials in Washington D.C. Since 1916, the Boy Scouts of America has delivered an annual Report to the Nation, where scouts explain what they accomplished in the
past year. Supervisors nominate and select accomplished young members from around the country to deliver the report. Schmidt, who is the national sea scout boatswain (junior president), was nominated by his supervisor Keith Christopher, the national director of the Sea Scouts and national director of Outdoor Programming and Properties for the Boy Scouts of America. Christopher said he nominated Schmidt because
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M I S SION: RED PLANE T Mars One plans to have humans on Mars by 2025. The catch? They won’t return to Earth. BY EMILY SCOTT
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sounds like a movie plot, but the team at Mars One isn’t joking around. The Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp founded the mission in 2011 with a goal to make a permanent human settlement on Mars by 2025. The only catch is the team won’t be coming back to Earth. According to its “road map,� the plan is to obtain a crew through a four-round selection process set to be completed this year. The crew members will then be trained for their duties on Mars. A rover and satellite as well as cargo will be sent to Mars preceding the first departure of humans, who plan to land in 2025. They will establish the settlement in preparation for the second crew, who will be launched the following year. The selection process for astronauts to man the mission began in April 2013. Anyone could submit an application consisting of general information, a resume, a short video and a motivational letter. Over 200,000 people from across the world applied. In December 2013, 1,058 applicants made it to the second round in a decision made by “a team of Mars One experts,� according to the website. In February, the number was brought down to 100 candidates, cho-
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sen after individual video interviews. From here, the final Mars travelers will be chosen based off factors like ability to work in a team and in harsh conditions. After their training, they’ll be set to go to Mars and never return. All applicants had to ask themselves if they were willing to embark on this journey and leave their lives behind to be remembered for the rest of history. Jordan Coe, sophomore in ACES, initially said he would. After seeing a post about Mars One on Facebook, he decided to apply. “It just seemed ridiculous so I thought I might as well
sign up and see what happens,� Coe said. “I’ve always just done weird stuff like that, so it was another thing to say I did.� He read the website and submitted his application, only to find out he didn’t make it past the first round of selection. Even if he would have made it through the selection process, he said he would have declined the offer to go to Mars. “There’s too much here, and nothing there,� he said. It’s an entirely different outlook for Heidi Hecht — 33 and sister of Anna Hecht, creative director of The Daily Illini and a senior in
Media — of Orlando, Fla. “My first reaction was, ‘Oh, cool, somebody’s going to try to send people to Mars,’ � Hecht said. Hecht said space travel has always interested her. She decided to apply and cited her computer knowledge and desire to be involved in space travel on her application. When she found out she made it past the first round in December 2013, being one of the 1,058 chosen from the total 202,586 original applicants, she said she was pretty surprised and happy. From there, Hecht had to complete an individual 15-minute video interview with Norbert Kraft, M.D., Mars One’s Chief Medical Officer. She said the purpose of the interview was to test her knowledge about Mars and the Mars One program, as well as identify her personality and motivation for applying. On Feb. 16, Mars One made the announcement for the next round of the selection process. Hecht didn’t make the cut. Though disappointed, Hecht said she made it further than she expected she would. Overall, she described the process of being a candidate as a fun and interesting experience that allowed her to meet other candidates at a meet up in Washington, D.C., in August 2013, who
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Illinois' Rayvonte Rice shoots the ball during the game against Michigan at United Center in Chicago, Illinois during the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. The Illini lost 73-55, sending them to the National Invitational Tournament for the second year in a row. BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
A crushing 18-point loss to Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday set Illinois up for deja vu, sealing the team’s second-straight trip to the National Invitational Tournament. As a consolation, the Illini will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to play Alabama on Tuesday night. “It was a hard one to swallow,� senior guard Rayvonte Rice said. “We’re just looking to get past it.� After Illinois’ loss, sophomore guard Malcolm Hill even shrugged off a potential NIT bid. “We just have to do our best in that, I guess,� the sophomore guard mumbled,
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When: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. TV/Radio: ESPN/Fighting Illini Sports Network Quick notes: This is Illinois’ second-straight trip to the NIT. Last year’s team lost in the second slouched forward in his locker room chair not long after the loss to Michigan. Hill helped keep the team’s NCAA tournament hopes alive during Rice’s monthlong absence with a broken left hand. Rice was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder at the time. The senior’s inju-
round to Clemson, 50-49. Illinois must play every NIT game on the road with construction taking place at State Farm Center. Hidden stat: Illinois is 2-8 on the road this season, not counting neutral-site games. ry was then followed by a suspension from the team alongside guard Aaron Cosby. Hill scored double-digits every game during that absence, leading Illinois to an upset over then-No. 11 Maryland and a 6-3 record. The
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A six-hour fl ight from Bangkok to Tokyo, usually a few-hour layover, a 12-hour overnight into Chicago and a two-hour drive to Champaign. After nearly a day-long trip and traveling halfway around the world, three Thai golfers are fi nally settled in at the University of Illinois, their home away from home. Senior Pimploy Thirati and freshmen Jan Prapassarangkul and Pailin Ruttanasupagid are the only three international athletes on the golf team, and they all hail from Thailand. Thailand is more than 8,500 miles away and is home to nearly a third of the Illini women’s golf team. How did three women from Thailand land spots on a Big Ten golf team? Ruttanasupagid had an advantage compared to her teammates. Her family moved to San Diego, California, so that she could attend high school in the U.S. Despite living in Thailand, Thirati and Prapassarangkul competed in the U.S. throughout their high school careers. “I started coming over to the U.S. to play tournaments in the summer when I was 8,� Prapassarangkul said. “It was after my junior year when coach (Renee Slone) started to watch me play in tournaments.� Thirati played in 10 tournaments during the summer before her senior year of high school and attracted the attention of multiple American universities. Slone and Illinois won the attention of each of the golfers, and all three decided to play at Illinois. Playing their respective ways onto the Illini golf team was the “easy part� — the Thai threesome had to adapt to the way of life in Illinois. They came to a consensus on the toughest part of the transition, and it isn’t that different from any other University freshman.
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Illinois teammates Chayanid Prapassarangkul, Pimploy Thirati and Pailin Ruttanasupagid are all originally from Thailand. “Just being on your own and being on your own schedule and being independent was something I had to figure out along the way,� Thirati said. “You don’t have your parents guiding you through every step, so that was probably the biggest change.� However, Thirati said that sometimes the little things are the hardest things to get used to, one of those being the dorm food. “One adjustment was getting use to dorm food, not so much it being American food, but more so with portion size,� Thirati said. “I gained a lot of weight my freshman year, but other than that I just learned to go with portions that I am comfortable with.� Being away from family is always a difficult thing to deal with, but according to Prapassarangkul, an only child, her parents had a harder time than she did. The time spent away from their families and Thai culture has had a lasting effect on them. The differences are too many to count. “I could write a whole research paper on how I’ve changed,� Ruttanasupagid said. “My biggest one would be acceptance. I’ve learned to accept myself, and I’ve also learned to embrace oth-
er people’s differences and understand them.� Coming to Illinois was also a chance for Ruttanasupagid to rejuvenate her career. She had been in a slump through her junior and senior years in high school and said she owes it to Slone for helping her fi nd her game. “Coach has watched me from my peak, like, ‘Whoa, this girl could go pro,’ to ‘Why is this girl even here?’ � Ruttanasupagid said. “I had lost all passion and inspiration, and I came here and it just started to pick up again.� At fi rst sight, one would think that the three came to Illinois to move on and go pro in golf, but that is not the case, at least for Thirati. Thirati, the trio’s senior member, doesn’t plan on playing golf professionally — she will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in economics and hopes to get a job in Chicago and stay in the U.S. Both Prapassarangkul and Ruttanasupagid are leaving the option to go pro open; however, they are not completely against going into their respective fields. Prapassarangkul — an engineer — said balancing stud-
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Why you should watch Illinois in the NIT ALEX ROUX Sports editor
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don’t like the NIT. I agree with Illinois basketball head coach John Groce that the NCAA tournament should always be the goal for his Illini. You won’t see any NIT banners hanging in State Farm Center, because it’s a consolation prize. Each year’s NIT winner is the winner of 69th place in college basketball. But when No. 3 seed Illinois faces No. 6 seed Alabama in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night, I’m still going to watch, and you should too. When it was announced that Illinois would be playing in the NIT for the second consecutive season, many social media responses from Illini fans
went something like this: “I won’t be watching!� or “Who cares, it’s the NIT!� In the long run, it really doesn’t matter if Illinois wins the NIT or bows out in the first round. Any postseason victories in this tournament are just feel-good accomplishments for the players and fans. But while there is no real short-term reason to care about the NIT, I would argue that even the act of caring about your team’s NIT efforts matters long-term. Because in sports, one of the worst things a program can face is fan apathy. When fans stop caring, mediocrity can become perpetual. A good example of this phenomenon is the Illinois football program. In the Illini’s fi nal home game last season against Penn State, Illinois pulled out a thrilling 16-14 victory, saving its season and head coach Tim Beckman’s job.
It was one of the most crucial wins for the program in recent years, and only about 12,000 fans were on hand to witness it. It was an embarrassing showing for the Illinois athletic department, and was an accurate reflection of the disillusionment of an Illini football fan base that has become apathetic after years and years of losing. It also represented an eventual worst-case scenario for the Illinois basketball program. I’m not saying that Illinois fans themselves have had any adverse impact on the current state of Illini revenue sports, or that they shouldn’t be discouraged by recent failures. It’s okay to expect more out of your favorite team; Groce himself had higher expectations entering the season. You should be disappointed, and it’s that level of fan passion that keeps the pressure on teams to
succeed and not accept the status quo. Keep apathy at arm’s length, and don’t let yourself stop caring. Even if you have to hatewatch the NIT, it’s for a good cause. Senior Nnanna Egwu was the defensive MVP of this Illini team, and fellow senior Rayvonte Rice was the offensive MVP. Unfortunately, many Illinois fans have fallen victim to the all-too-common tradition of heaping the most criticism on the best players on the team, and Rice and Egwu have both received a stupid amount of fan vitriol. Even though Egwu and Rice’s careers aren’t ending the way they envisioned, those two put in an extraordinary amount of work and they both love the University of Illinois. If nothing else, watch the NIT for them (and fellow seniors Ahmad Starks and Ryan Schmidt) as they attempt to close out their careers on a positive note.
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Illinois’ Nnanna Egwu pumps his fist after a made free throw against Maryland at State Farm Center on Jan. 7. The NIT will be the final games of the senior’s career. I still have confidence that Groce is capable of building a winning program at Illinois, and I know the majority of fans haven’t given up yet. Even if they don’t admit it, they’ll care how Illinois performs in the NIT, and it’s a good sign they still
do. The day Illini basketball draws 4,000 people on Senior Night is the day I would really start worrying.
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If Illini don’t care, neither should fans JOHNATHAN HETTINGER Editor-in-chief
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ast year, I planned my spring break around the NIT. If the Illini defeated Clemson to play Belmont, my family would go to Nashville for the game and then head south to Gulf Shores, Alabama. If the Illini lost to Clemson, my dad and sister and I would meet up with my mom and other sister on a band trip in Washington, D.C., and head south to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. On gameday, the Illini would take a lead, and we’d get ready to head south. Clemson would make a run, and we’d get ready to head
east. In the end, we went to Hilton Head. I had a really nice time in the nation’s capital and in the southeast, but it’s a sad thing to plan your vacation around a subpar basketball team. At the time, I didn’t really mind. I’ve always been a fan of the NIT. I’d rather watch a team win a few games in the NIT than lose in the fi rst round of the NCAA tournament. The experience of playing a few more games against decent competition — especially road games against major conference schools — helps the team the next year. In my mind, the NIT is basically a preseason tournament, with seniors sticking around to help. It’s beneficial to go to a postseason tournament dur-
ing a rebuilding year. But this wasn’t supposed to be a rebuilding year. Illinois should never go to the NIT in consecutive seasons. So how did I end up on the side arguing that Illini fans shouldn’t care about the NIT? Well, I watched the last two Illinois games. The Illini phoned in a play-in game for the NCAA tournament against Purdue and then slept through a game against a bad Michigan team with a possible trip to the Big Dance on the line. During my four years at the University, there was one basketball team I was proud of. There was one NCAA tournament appearance. In today’s Daily Illini, there’s a 10-year anniversary guide of the 2004-05 team. Growing up, I watched the teams of the early 2000s
and one day dreamed of being in the Orange Krush and watching Illinois win a Big Ten title and go to the Final Four. Instead, in the last game that mattered of my college career, the Illini acted like they would rather be doing just about anything other than playing in the NCAA tournament. Had the Illini acted like they wanted to win on Thursday, I would probably be excited for a run in the NIT. Even if they missed the NCAA tournament after beating the Wolverines and losing to Wisconsin on Friday, I would have hope that the Illini care about making the most of this season. But Thursday’s loss to Michigan was the least
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The Illini lost to the Wolverines 73-55 on Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament, effectively forfeiting their spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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Younger players boost baseball both on the field and in the classroom. “I’m just more comfortable,” McInerney said. “I just need to stay consistent ... and keep the same approach I’ve had. If it works, I just need to stay with it the entire time.”
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Illinois’ Will Krug bunts the ball during the baseball game vs. Chicago State at Illinois Field on Tuesday. Illinois won 7-3. BY MICHAL DWOJAK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The theme for the Illinois baseball team heading into the season was experience. Illinois has mostly juniors and seniors who have the experience needed to make a strong postseason run. There are two exceptions to that theme, though: sophomores Pat McInerney and Matthew James. With the team’s recent offensive struggles, the two have sparked a team trying
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to find the right offensive lineup, playing as the designated hitter or in the outfield. “Pat and Matt have tremendously stepped up,” senior outfielder Casey Fletcher said. “Even though they’re sophomores, they’re playing like veteran players. They keep swinging it well, and they’re going to keep on helping us win.” The two have taken advantage of a shuffling lineup — McInerney and James have each played 16 games this
season, batting .383 and .343, respectively, good for second and third on the team for players who have taken at least six at-bats — senior Reid Roper leads the team with a .388 average. Both were important in Illinois’ Saturday and Sunday wins over Southern Illinois. In three games over the weekend, McInerney hit 5-for-11, including 3-for3 Sunday, when he hit a tworun home run in the bottom of the eighth to seal a win
against the Salukis. James went 2-for-6 in two games and scored one of three runs in the eighth that padded Saturday’s win. Head coach Dan Hartleb mentioned the maturity each player has shown compared with his freshman season. Each has slowed the game down, creating a better opportunity to compete at the plate. McInerney attributed his recent success to stability and adjusting to college,
third-place finish in 1980. Even last year’s NIT run ended in the second round for Illinois. But the road continues to grow tougher for this year’s Illini. With renovations to State Farm Center taking place over the offseason, Illinois must play all its NIT games on the road. The Illini are 2-8 on the road this season, not counting neutral-site games. Alabama’s 13-5 at home this year. The Crimson Tide have dealt with troubles of their own. Head coach Antho-
ny Grant was fired Sunday following an 18-14 season. The program announced assistant John Brannen as the team’s interim coach for the NIT. Brannen spent nine seasons as an assistant under Grant, including the past six at Alabama. Illini shooters should control the game with Alabama’s defense allowing 66.7 points per game. On the offensive end, the Crimson Tide are led by senior guard Levi Randolph with 15.2 points per game and five rebounds
per game. If Illinois can defeat Alabama on Tuesday, the Illini are set up to play either a Miami team they already lost to on the road this season, or a North Carolina Central team that went undefeated in conference play and won its previous nine games before a loss in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. Illinois’ NIT quadrant also features the No. 1 seed Richmond, Arizona St., and UCONN — last year’s NCAA
Senior outfielder Will Krug is not where he wants to be offensively 19 games into the season. After finishing fourth on the team in batting average last season, hitting .307 with 24 RBIs, 10 doubles and a .391 slugging percentage, the senior is batting .190 through 19 games with six RBIs and a .206 slugging percentage. Krug went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday’s game against the Salukis and didn’t play the remaining two games of the series. Hartleb figured that Krug needed some time away from the game and to overcome the mental hurdle he’s facing at the plate. “Will’s a good player. He just puts too much pressure on himself,” Hartleb said. “His is never a lack of effort or desire or anything else. He’s just so hard on himself and just lets it eat away at him.” Krug admits the poor offensive production is something he needs to improve on the field. When it’s time to take a break from the game, he needs to take his mind off of it too. “I just need to try not to think about it too much,” Krug said. “It comes down national champion. But the Illini have learned to take the season one game at a time, following an unpredictable year that ended in a disappointing postseason placement Sunday afternoon. “It was real tough,” senior center Nnanna Egwu said. “I think the (Alabama) game will be a big factor in making us forget.”
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Illini add game to schedule
Illinois baseball announced Monday that it added a game against Lindenwood UniversityBelleville on Wednesday. The game will be at 4 p.m. at Illinois Field. Lindenwood is a D-II school. The game will count in the record and player stats, but when it comes time for the NCAA to decide the field for the tournament, the game will not affect the RPI. to getting out there and playing.”
Reid Roper sits out game for ejection Roper was suspended for Sunday’s game due his ejection from Saturday’s game against Southern Illinois. The ejection occurred in the seventh inning with two men on base. Roper hit a ball deep down the right field line that he thought was a home run. However, the umpire called it a foul ball, and Roper responded to by spiking his helmet into the ground, drawing an immediate ejection. “I thought my reaction was wrong,” Roper said. “It cost me the rest of the game and the next day, which is really disappointing ... I obviously learned the lesson.”
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Men’s tennis swept by TCU in Texas trip BY CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY STAFF WRITER
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The Illinois men’s tennis team fell short of completing an undefeated “March Through Texas” trip, as Texas Christian University swept the Illini 4-0 on Monday. The No. 17-ranked Horned Frogs made short work of the No. 4 Illini. TCU took control of the match from the doubles point and never looked back, securing three singles victories in straight sets. It was a disappointing end of the weekend for the Illini, who suffered only their third loss of the year after two big wins against No. 8 Texas on Saturday and No. 9 Texas A&M on Sunday. “I give TCU all the credit,” head coach Brad Dancer said. “They came out and beat us today and beat us in spots where we’ve been successful.” While TCU came into Monday on a five-match losing streak against ranked teams, it picked up its second top-10 win of the season. A TCU press release called the match the biggest win for TCU in head coach David Roditi’s five-year tenure. The Horned Frogs controlled the match wire-to-wire. The Illini’s revamped doubles teams couldn’t stop two nationally ranked duos from TCU. No. 29 Nick Chappell and Will Stein took down Jar-
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GOLF ies and golf has been her biggest challenge at Illinois. Ruttanasupagid is planning on majoring in business. Golf is one of the most popular sports in Thailand, and success like the trio has had only goes toward furthering that popularity. “Golf is big in Thailand, and we’re not the only school with Thais,” Thirati said. In the Big Ten alone, there are nine Thai women’s golfers, a number that has been on the rise in recent years. “We just got back from a tournament, and there were like eight Thai girls there. Basically we could make up a whole team,” Prapassarangkul said. “It is com-
ed Hiltzik and Tim Kopinski 6-3 on Court 1. No. 23 Trevor Johnson and Cameron Norrie only lost one game to Blake Bazarnik and Brian Page in a 6-1 victory. “We dug some big holes early on in the doubles,” Dancer said. “We’ll look at our prematch warm-up and what we can do better in that.” While the Illini freshmen have been an essential component of the team’s success, it was a TCU freshman
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who scored one of the most impressive singles victories of the day. No. 116 Guillermo Nunez defeated the Illini’s No. 32 Kopinski in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. It was quite the showing from a freshman playing No. 2 singles for the first time all season. For Kopinski, it’s only his third singles loss of the spring. Two TCU seniors ended mon now in Thailand for us to come over and pursue university golf.” Thirati also mentioned that she is able to keep close ties with her family and friends, even though they are spread out across the world. “When I go back I see my friends that still go to school in Thailand,” Thirati said. “A lot of my high school friends came here to America, though. My best friend goes to Kansas, another to Northwestern; we’re all over the place. Coach Slone has already signed another Thai-born player for next year’s roster — Bing Singhsumalee of Naperville, Illinois — and Slone says the high number of recruits coming from Thailand is just a
the match for the Horned Frogs. Bazarnik, two days after clinching the Illini’s victory over Texas, fell in the second singles match of the day to Arnau Dachs. Illini freshman Toshiki Matsuya fell in straight sets to Facundo Lugones, dropping to 1-1 on the weekend. While the Illini’s doubles clicked Saturday against Texas and the freshmen came on strong against Texas A&M, Illinois couldn’t put it together on Monday. The new doubles line-ups had their worst showing of the weekend and Matsuya was the only freshman to play a complete match. No. 49 Aleks Vukic won the first set against No. 31 Cameron Norrie 7-5 and was tied 2-2 in the second. No. 76 Aron Hiltzik was down 6-4, 4-2 before the match was called. The Illini finished their trip through Texas with a 2-1 record. They have a weekend off before resuming play on March 27 against Penn State. Dancer said everyone has things to work on individually. “Tennis is an individual sport. We’ll talk to each guy and figure out where each guy is,” Dancer said. “Figure out what they need to do to be at their best in 10-days time.”
cmkenne2@dailyillini.com @ChrisKennedy_4 coincidence. “Pim was our first one, and then it just worked out that we had Pai and Jan, and they happened to know each other from their junior golf days,” Slone said. “(Ruttanasupagid and Prapassarangkul) didn’t even know each other were coming here before their unofficial visits.” Whether it is a matter of happenstance or fate, it can’t be denied that these Thai players have had a huge impact of the Illinois golf program. If Slone’s recruiting tactics continue, it looks like there will be more Thai faces to come through the Illinois program in the upcoming years.
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Mailbag: Illini fans need a reality check SAM SHERMAN Sports columnist
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ohn asks: If the Illini play against ISU in the NIT, is that a good or bad thing? It was officially announced Sunday that the Illini would play as a 3-seed in the NIT. They travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to take the on Crimson Tide in the NIT’s opening round Tuesday. The only way that Illinois could meet Illinois State in the NIT would be if the two teams made it to the championship game at Madison Square Garden. While unlikely, I would love to see this matchup. I would honestly love to see Redbirds take down the Illini. This has nothing to do with the fact that I attended Illinois State my freshman year before transferring to Illinois. I really didn’t like my time at Illinois State, and actually more often than not, root against ISU athletics for this reason. That being said, when I did attend ISU, Illinois students that I would interact with always had a superiority complex. I understand this from an academic standpoint. Nothing against anyone who goes to Illinois State, but in terms of national and state rankings, U of I has always been ahead of ISU. I never quite understood Illinois students and fans feeling of superiority over Illinois State when it came to athletics. When I was a freshman, Illinois didn’t even make the NIT. Illinois State just missed an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after losing a thriller to Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game. They lost that game in large part because of current Bulls forward Doug McDermott. I remember that game pretty well because I was there, and I cried on the bus ride home. When I transferred to Illinois, I thought I would be attending a school where major athletics were a strong suit.
I was wrong. Illinois football, while slowly improving, has been bad in my three years. Illinois State football plays in the FCS, but head coach Brock Spack has completely turned that program around. The Redbirds have suddenly become a power FCS school and made it all the way to the FCS championship game last year. Illinois basketball was fun my sophomore year, when John Groce led a team of overachievers to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, Illinois has missed the tournament in two straight years. Illinois State basketball made it to the Missouri Valley championship game this season and nearly took down one of the nation’s best teams, Northern Iowa. Illinois State basketball is improving. Going back to the original question, I would love nothing more than for my former school to take down the Illini in the NIT. Illinois fans need a reality check. It seems like even two straight NCAA tournament misses won’t do the trick. I would bet that a majority of “Illini Nation” believes Illinois basketball is in a much better place than Illinois State basketball. This simply is not true, and Illinois fans would be forced to accept this if the two teams met in the NIT. If Illinois and Illinois State met in the NIT Championship, the Redbirds would be NIT Champions.
Erik asks: By all accounts, Groce is an excellent recruiter. But at what point do we start questioning his coaching? Do you see a potential staff mix-up in the future? If nothing else, Groce has shown to be a solid recruiter in his three years at Illinois. The problem has been execution. You can recruit all of the four- and five-star guys you want, but if they don’t play their hearts out for you, it won’t equal wins. In his first three years, I
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can only think of one team that seemed to play to its full potential and beyond, and that was in his first season. That 2012-13 team wasn’t, by anyone’s standards, supremely talented. Since then, we haven’t seen a Groce-coached Illinois team that has played to anywhere close to its full potential. This is a problem, and the time is now to start questioning his coaching. There is a difference between being close to the hot seat and questing a coach’s abilities. Illinois has missed out on the tournament the last two years. With the talent and resources it has, this is pretty inexcusable. I would say Groce has at least another season before any coaching changes are even considered, but it’s time to adjust and make the Illini perennial guests to the dance. PORTRAIT OF BRIDGET HODAN AND HEATHER FOLEY BY SONNY AN THE DAILY ILLINI
Steve asks: With backto-back NITs and football making a bowl game last year, is Illinois now a football school? Hell, yes, Illinois is now a football school. At least until proven otherwise. I know, I know it sounds crazy, but Tim Beckman has shown improvement in each of his first three seasons. The Illini went bowling last season, and Beckman just continues to bring solid talent into the program. Just last week he received commitments from four-star running back Kentrail Moran and three-star quarterback Eli Peters. I don’t know how he does it, but he does it. Illinois basketball on the other hand hasn’t really been a relevant basketball team in years. I’m sorry to melt your orange and blue hearts, but it’s true. I hope you’re ready to throw on your No. 12 Illinois jerseys (which obviously do not represent Illinois QB West Lunt, of course) in the fall. Get excited for football, Illinois football.
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Two gymnasts, friends reunited as teammates BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER
Heather Foley was in Chicago for her 18th birthday — Aug. 15, 2012 — and in a couple of days, she would head down to Champaign to begin her freshman year of college. But that day ended up more than just a birthday. Foley checked her phone: she had a text from Bridget Hodan that read, “I committed to Illinois!” At that moment, Foley learned she would be reunited on the Illinois women’s gymnastics team with her childhood friend and teammate. “I was so excited, so happy for her and just happy that we’d be teammates,” Foley said. Foley, a junior, and Hodan, a freshman, grew up in Wisconsin and got their starts in gymnastics at Salto Gymnastics and Dance’s Salto West facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Foley even remembers the first day Hodan came to her TOPs (Talent Opportunity Program) group. “I was maybe 6,” Foley said. “She would’ve been 4. She was a little baby, and she was so cute.” The two share many memories together, many of which come from their childhood, but they only trained together until 2008. That’s when Foley moved to M & M Gymnastics in New Berlin, Wisconsin, to try elite gymnastics — the highest level of the sport. Previously, Foley had competed in level 10 gymnastics. “At Salto, it was just kind of hard, so we switched,” Foley said. “I was with all the older girls at Salto, so my mom wanted me to be with some girls that were more my age.” At M&M, Foley did get to be with girls closer to her age. Coaches Andy and Jeanelle Memmel helped Foley train to become an elite gymnast. She tried it “for a little bit,” but suffered a stress fracture in her hip, forcing her to sit out for about three months. At the same time, Foley experienced a six-inch growth spurt, bringing her to her current height, 5-foot7. That combination of added height and a hiatus from the gym proved to be too much for her to even try elite again, so she decided to take a step back down to level 10
and prepare for college. Part of that preparation for college involved Foley eventually returning to Salto for her senior year in 2012, reuniting her with Hodan. This time, though, Foley would take on a mentor role with Hodan. “Just being able to be her role model really helped me, because it puts a strong place on your shoulders,” Foley said. Another reason going back to Salto was great for Foley was the coaches. One coach was Kristen Kremer, who worked with Foley and Hodan as kids when their main coach was absent. Her initial impressions of the pair was that they were “two little determined girls with a lot of natural talent for the sport.” She would go on to coach them again during their high school years. Kremer was a gymnast at Florida from 2001-2004, and scored the first perfect 10 on balance beam in Florida’s program history. Foley, whose favorite event is beam, added that Kremer was particularly helpful because she gave Foley an idea of what it would be like to compete in college. Foley’s other Salto coach, Jim Melcarek, was helpful because his daughter Krystal was an Illini gymnast from 2005-2008, so for him to have an idea of what Illinois was like was, in Foley’s words, “perfect.” Illinois, however, wasn’t where Foley expected to end up. Despite being from Wisconsin, Foley said she disliked the cold and wanted go to somewhere warm, like Auburn or Georgia. She only visited Illinois because head coach Kim Landrus was interested in her, but she ended up loving everything about Illinois. While Foley was preparing for the NCAA with a return to Salto, Hodan was trying to decide where she’d go to college. Hodan looked at the Big Ten a lot as well as some Pac-12 schools. When considering Illinois, Hodan thought it was “awesome” that her former teammate would be on the team, but she needed to pick a school for her own reasons, and Foley agreed. “I didn’t want to say, ‘OK, come to Illinois! Come to Illinois!’ ” Foley said. “But I just told her, ‘You know, I
love it. I chose it. It’s where I fit. Just choose wherever you feel like you fit. Don’t do it because of me. Just go wherever you feel is best.’ ” In the end, Hodan liked Illinois’ academics, business school and gymnastics program, and chose to be an Illini. Kremer said it’s great to see her former gymnasts make it to the NCAA, but the fact Foley and Hodan are together makes their experiences better. “As a former collegiate gymnast, I know what an honor and experience it is to have an immediate ‘family’ when you arrive on campus,” Kremer said. Foley is in her third season at Illinois, and has competed on the balance beam, uneven bars and vault in all meets so far this season. Landrus said, “she has really figured it out now that she’s a junior.” Foley added that she focuses more on form and details, rather than just relying on her talent like she did before college. Hodan has yet to compete in her first season. She was sidelined with a stress fracture in her left femur for 12 weeks, but on March 2, doctors cleared her to fully train on beam. Five days later, Hodan was back up on the beam performing an exhibition at the State of Illinois Classic in the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois. At the time, freshman Jordyn Givens was recording Hodan’s exhibition on an iPad. The gymnast who records routines doesn’t typically cheer, but Given said she couldn’t help herself, because “it was an amazing routine.” Givens called Hodan “a beautiful beam worker,” and she’s not the only one to do so — Foley, Kremer and Landrus have all raved about how Hodan performs on beam. Hodan is unsure of what her role will be in the years to come, but she hopes to contribute however she can while being a great teammate. Foley, too, is excited for Hodan to fully recover from her injury, so she can finally compete alongside her childhood friend. “We’re teammates forever,” Foley said.
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Golesh searches for punter to replace DuVernois BY STEPHEN BOURBON SENIOR WRITER
The punt is the most important play in football. Or so says Illinois coaching Swiss army knife Alex Golesh. The Illini running backs and tight ends coach, and recruiting and special teams coordinator, is spending this spring deciding how to replace the graduated Justin DuVernois. “It’s a big concern for me,” he said. Competing to replace the four-year starter are juniors David Reisner, Ryan Frain and redshirt freshman Ryan Tucker. The trio have a combined one punt in an actual game in their careers, with Frain booting
a 34-yarder last season. “They’re flip-flopping every day,” Golesh said. “Ryan Frain was brought in here to kick and punt and he needs to step up for us. He’s been on scholarship for three years and never started a game for us.” While those three have been competing in the first three practices of the spring, a fourth will join the fray once he’s healthy. Freshman backup quarterback Chayce Crouch was an all-state punter in high school and worked with the punters during his redshirt season last fall. He is currently a limited participant in practice with a hamstring injury that Golesh hopes will be fully healed
once the team returns from spring break. “Chayce has a crazy strong leg,” Frain said. “He’s got some power behind that thing.” In addition to his punting duties, having a quarterback back deep on each punt play gives the defense an added dimension to worry about on each fourth down. The Illini have used a dual-threat position player to punt as recently as 2011, when Ryan Lankford was used as a rugby-style punter. “That’d be a big weapon to have,” Golesh said. Golesh is in his first season as special teams coordinator with the Illini in addition to his current duties
as recruiting coordinator, running backs and tight ends coach — although Golesh admitted that the Illini still have one more hire to make to replace former special teams coordinator and running backs coach Tim Salem. While filling a void at punter is a recent issue, the place kicker position is a recurring one. Reisner and senior Taylor Zalewski split the kicking duties last season, sometimes even switching mid-game. Head coach Tim Beckman repeatedly said that whoever kicked better throughout the week in practice would get the nod in games. “It’s always been the
same since I’ve been here,” Reisner said. “I’ve never felt like I’m the guy, I’m in the clear. I don’t think he’s ever felt that way, either.” Reisner was 6-for-11 on field goals last season in addition to missing two extra points. The highlight of his first season in Champaign was against Penn State on Nov. 22 — Reisner knocked through 3-of-4 field goals, including a 36-yarder in the game’s final seconds to lift the Illini to victory. Zalewski has been the kicker on-and-off for three seasons now, with limited success as well. For his career, the senior is 19-for30 on field goals and was 3-for-6 last season.
Combined, the two have converted 61 percent of their field goals throughout their careers. “That’s nowhere near where we want to be,” Golesh said. “We need to be in the mid or high 80s to be considered successful.” Regardless of who wins the job, Golesh hopes that the Illini have a definitive answer at kicker this season. “I hope not. I kind of hope leaving the spring, one of the guys takes the job and runs with it,” Golesh said. “I’m not big on doing musical chairs with kickers or punters.”
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