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City Council considers enacting five dollar penalty STAFF WRITER
The Urbana City Council is considering an ordinance that would reduce the fi ne for marijuana possession from $300 to $5. The proposition was made March 14 by Councilman Aaron Ammons, who fi rmly believes that the cost of a cannabis ticket is too high. “The fi ne for possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana should be reduced because it’s exorbitant and because the $300 fi ne causes an economic burden on poor people,” Ammons said in an email. “The fi ne for possession of cannabis paraphernalia should be lowered to less than the fi ne for cannabis possession.” For Ammons, the high levels of ticketing is specifically detrimental to racial minorities. A study by the Traffic
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Illinois starting pitcher Doug Hayes delivers a pitch during game one of the team's doubleheader against Penn State on Saturday. Hayes threw the first Illini one-hitter since 2007. The Illini won game one 6-1 and lost game two 5-3.
Strong student primary turnout Champaign County saw a 275 percent increase in student voter turnout with the new addition of sameday voter registration on campus.
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Stop Task Force showed the disproportionate number of African-Americans being ticketed in the city, and argued that the high fi ne unfairly impacts minorities. Ammons, co-founded the Champaign-Urbana advocacy group CU Citizens for Peace and Justice with his wife and Urbana State Representative Carol Ammons. The group primarily focuses on racial injustice and equality at the community level. He also implied that the current fee is so high because it helps the city of Urbana bring in additional revenue and is not designed to discourage marijuana use. “The Department of Justice just sent out a letter to all 50 states highlighting the fact that balancing budgets or intentionally using traffic and city ordinance violations to generate revenue was unconstitutional and could be considered a violation of one’s Civil Rights,” he said. However, the proposal was not unanimously praised by his fellow council members.
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“Tuesday proved that same day registration is key to helping everyone in Champaign County vote, regardless if they wanted a Democratic or Republican ballot,” said Matt Duco, president of the Young Dems in a press release. In 2008, only 21 percent of students came out to vote. For this year’s primary, there was a 53 percent turnout rate. “Students and young people are often voting for the fi rst time in their lives and, as a result, need help with the process. I was very grateful for all the work put in by student organizations to get students registered and to inform them about the rules for grace period registration,” Duco said in the release. Of the around 7,000 votes that were
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cast by students, 82 percent were in the Democratic primary and 18 percent were in the Republican primary. While the increase in turnout on campus was especially large, there was also a 150 percent increase in voter turnout for Champaign County from the 2008 presidential primary. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders received around 20,000 votes and Hillary Clinton earned about 10,000. In the Republican primary, the votes were more evenly spread across candidates. Ted Cruz received about 9,000 votes, Donald Trump earned about 7,000 votes and John Kasich received about 5,000 votes.
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everyone was on spring break and celebrating Easter with their families, The Daily Illini went through turnover. Turnover is when the DI’s leadership changes hands. I am taking over as editor-in-chief for the next year. My goal for The Daily Illini is to continue the coverage that keeps the student body informed. On top of that, I want expand the DI’s coverage so it better caters to groups who were potentially left out before. From minority communities to greekletter and international students, I will work diligently to ensure The Daily Illini covers issues that
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Model of the Cast21 prototype in Champaign, IL.
Student startup rethinks the cast BY LILLY MASHAYEK STAFF WRITER
A student project turned startup company completely reinvented the cast. The startup, Cast21, was formed by three University students who came up with the idea as a part of their senior design project in Fall 2015. Essentially, they wanted
to solve the common problems associated with the fi berglass cast, the most commonly used cast. “We wanted to design a better cast because personally, I’ve spent almost three years of my life in casts … I’ve experienced a lot of the problems that are commonly associated with casts,” said Jason Trout-
ner, senior in Engineering and chief technology offi cer of Cast21. “As engineers, we looked at the casts that are currently used. We looked at how they functioned and really thought that there’s a much better way to achieve the same purpose
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news industry that is rapidly turning digital. These changes will help us deliver the news to you more immediately and keep you as up-to-date as possible with everything going on around our campus. Of course I am not going to do this all alone. I have a great staff of editors and reporters who will be covering what’s important on campus. I have the utmost confidence in this group and guarantee you will be impressed by their work. I hope that the DI will cover what matters to you, in a fair, quick and informational manner. If you feel we aren’t, please let me know. I would love to hear from you. I am excited for this opportunity to serve you and the Illinois community with this great staff.
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Fake IRS agent scams student by phone call A student reported to University police that he was a victim of a phone scam last Thursday around 5 p.m. The caller claimed to be an agent with the Internal Revenue Service, IRS., then told the student he owned money for tax fraud and would be arrested if he did not comply. As requested by the caller, the student trans-
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a 24-year-old Champaign man was transported to the hospital for a non-life threatening gunshot wound. According to the CPD press release, police found multiple shell casings and damage to a housing unit at Mattis North Apartments that suggests an exchange of gunfire occurred. Investigators are interviewing potential witnesses and processing evidence from the crime scene. No arrests have been made at this time.
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Trustee candidate drops election complaint BY SAMANTHA JONES TOAL STAFF WRITER
Student Trustee candidate Spencer Haydary dropped his controversial contest against Collin Schumock, the student trustee-elect. Haydary and Schumock, both juniors in LAS, were the two main candidates for student trustee. Schumock won the student trustee election by less than 130 votes, according to the unofficial election results released March 11. The official results are not yet available. Haydary later filed a contest against Schumock because of a written
endorsement for Schumock by Student Senate President Mitch Dickey. Dickey’s endorsement was published by “The Daily Illini” as a Letter to the Editor March 8. Haydary said the endorsement violated campaign bylaws and the constitution of the Illinois Student Senate. “Since Mr. Dickey inexplicably stated in his Daily Illini endorsement of Mr. Schumock that he served as the student body president for the past two years, he invoked his title of student body president,” Hay-
dary said at the hearing held by the Campus Student Election Commission, CSEC, last Tuesday.
Dickey’s endorsement did not violate the student senate constitution. “Even if Mr. Dickey did
“I am glad Mr. Haydary and Mr. Schumock were able to settle the matter.” SHAWN GORDON
CAMPUS STUDENT ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIR At the hearing, Schumock said Haydary submitted his complaint too late after the election results and that
break the rules, is this grounds to take action against me?” Schumock said. However, since the CSEC
hearing, Haydary has dropped his contest against Schumock. “I think it was a very respectable decision by Spencer Haydary, and I look forward to seeing Collin Schumock do amazing things for students this year,” Dickey said. Shawn Gordon, chair of the CSEC, facilitated the hearing in which Haydary presented his case and Schumock responded. “I am glad Mr. Haydary and Mr. Schumock were able to settle the matter. Both gentlemen were extremely professional through the
entire process,” Gordon said. However, Gordon said he was disappointed to see some students take the contest to the court of public opinion rather than allow the contest to resolve itself through the due process mechanisms available on campus. Haydary said he and Schumock have plans to issue a joint statement of solidarity and Schumock said he will comment further on the situation as well. Stay with The Daily Illini for updates to this story.
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Infant death Campus takes action for awareness draws attention Student organizations April is... to educate to reproductive seek and support health resources
1 out of 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime
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On March 13, a student gave birth in a campus dorm bathroom. The infant was found deceased inside the student’s backpack. The student was walking around campus when police located her. The infant’s cause of death is still unknown and is under investigation by the Champaign County coroner and police. According to Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup, a typical autopsy can take anywhere from 30 to 60 days. “Under normal circumstances, barring any unforeseen situations that may arise or additional testing or anything that may need to be done,” he said. “That includes getting all our results back from the labs and the final autopsy results from the pathologists and any information that may be needed from the police.” The Coroner’s Office is still waiting on results from samples they sent out to be tested, Northrup said. University of Illinois Police Department spokesman Patrick Wade said that he wanted to make it clear that there are resources available for those who may be affected by this case. “I know there were people who may have known (the student), and may have known what was going on, and we want to make sure those resources are available,” he said. The University also provides resources for any student who is pregnant, or know someone who is. The Women’s Health Clinic at the McKinley Health Center offers numerous services for different aspects of women’s reproductive health, ranging from pregnancy options counseling to contraceptives. On the department’s home web page, it says that their mission, “is to offer quality care to women (and) empower women through educational and emotional support by providing care in an approachable, caring and professional atmosphere. We strive to provide the education that our patients need to make informed decisions regarding their health care.” The Baby Safe Haven Organization aims to reduce the amount of inci-
dents of baby abandonment. The Baby Safe Haven Law allows anyone to leave a baby, up to 30 days old, with a staff member at any hospital, medical services provider, or police station in Illinois completely anonymously no questions asked, unless the child has any signs of mistreatment or neglect. Kiara Rivera, the Chicagoland spokesperson for the Baby Safe Haven awareness campaign, said that the law is important and relatively unknown to young people. “It’s especially important for young individuals to know this law and know that they have this option so that they could not only help themselves but help the child as well,” Rivera said. “By you telling your friend, or anybody you know in this situation about this law, you could potentially save the life of the baby and also help your friend as well, and that’s important.” The Planned Parenthood at the Champaign Health Center, located by the County Market on Springfield Avenue, is another place where students can go for reproductive health resources. They provide many different women’s health services including birth control, emergency contraceptives such as The Morning After and Plan B, pregnancy testing, ultrasound dating and abortion services. Appointments can be booked online or called in, and all services and options can be discussed with a staff member to help someone determine what is best for them. Besides physical health, mental health services are also available to University students. The University of Illinois Counseling Center offers consultations, workshops, and other psycho-educational forms of services to students that need them. “(We) offer psychological services as well as consultations to students,” said Dynesha Mason Grissom, Outreach and Consultation Services Coordinator for the Counseling Center. “They’re confidential. If any students are having challenges or want to come in and talk about different struggles in their lives.”
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Planned Parenthood at Champaign Health Center 302 E. Stoughton St. Hours: Monday 9AM - 4PM, Wednesday-Thursday 12 PM - 6PM, Friday 8AM - 3PM Phone Number: (877)-200-7745
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On March 7, nearly 500 University students came together to take a stand against sexual assault. In an attempt to save the University’s local rape crisis center, the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council joined forces and orchestrated a screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary that addresses the mistreatment of sexual assault on college campuses. In total, the Illini community raised more than $40,000. April was nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in 2001 when advocates for sexual assault awareness asked for a month apart from October, which is known as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year’s campaigns focus on prevention. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, “one out of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime” and “about three percent of American men — or one in 33 — have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.” To make matters worse, college students are three times more likely to be sexually assaulted. Throughout the month, campus organizations will hold various workshops, lectures and other events that highlight different aspects of sexual assault
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MARIJUANA Some members expressed concern that a lower ticket fine would lead to an increase in marijuana related arrests rather than tickets, Ammons said. However, he believes the change could bring Urbana’s arrests and ticketing rates more in line with Champaign’s. Currently, Urbana police tend to arrest marijuana users far more often than their Champaign counterparts. “Given the fact that Champaign Police issue tickets 74 percent of the time and only arrest citizens 26 percent of the time for the same city violation,
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CAST without all of these negative side effects.” Their redesigned cast is made from a series of hollow tubes that form a lattice structure. The tubes can be formed around the patient’s body so that it gives a custom fit. Then, the tubes are filled with a liquid polymer that hardens within 30 minutes. Once the polymer is hard, the cast is complete. “Most importantly, it’s waterproof. It doesn’t retain any moisture,” said Ashley Moy, senior in Engineering and biomedical design engineer of Cast21. “This reduces the itchiness (and) the bacteria buildup that can lead to infection.” Troutner said the lattice structure exposes most of the skin and the affected area to the air. “So it won’t trap water, sweat, bacteria and heat
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College students are 3x more likely to be sexually assaulted
Awareness Month 1 in 33 American men has experienced an attempted or completed rape in his lifetime
Source: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
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awareness. Almost all of the events are free and open to the public. Alexandra Davidson, senior in LAS, contributes to the cause through her multiple leadership roles: secretary and community service chair for Students Against Sexual Assault, FYCARE facilitator, ICARE facilitator, It’s On Us task force member and teaching assistant for the CARE class. SASA was formed last year when the president of the club, senior Lincy Pompilus, organized “It Happens Here,” an event where students could anonymously submit their personal encounters with sexual assault on campus. “It Happens Here” will be held again this year on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in SDRP 2025. “At UIUC, we sought to stand in solidarity with survivors, which resulted in a deeply powerful and moving evening of stories from students, staff and profes-
sors, including women, men and people from the LGBTQIA community,” Davidson wrote in an email. SASA also pairs with other organizations such as the Women’s Resource Center and R.A.C.E.S., the local rape crisis center, to educate students through informational workshops such as “How to Be a Better Support System Workshop,” “Arts and Activism Workshop” and “Sexuality After Sexual Violence.” Davidson hopes that these workshops will give students the support and knowledge that they need rather than make students feel alone. “Society sends messages that blame survivors and discourage them from seeking services,” Davidson wrote. “Unfortunately, sexual assault is something that can happen anywhere and to anyone regardless of their gender identity or relationship status. It’s easy to think that sexual assault doesn’t happen in your town
or community, but it does. Only with education and action can we prevent gendered violence.” Sarah Graves, student in LAS and vice president of SASA, agrees that Sexual Assault Awareness Month is meant to give students a strong support system as well as educate others. “The most important thing we can do is to be strong bystanders,” Graves wrote via email. “Do not stand for language that simplifies rape in any way. Not jokes, slang, etc. In that way, you present yourself as someone that stands against sexual assault and stands for survivors. I would also tell them that if they don’t think they can personally intervene, that they should still do something. If something doesn’t feel right in your gut, get other people involved. We are a campus community, and we can stop sexual assault.”
I actually think this is an opportunity for Urbana to change our numbers that are more skewed towards arrests,” he said. This is compared to Urbana’s violations of which 41 percent lead to a ticket and 59 percent lead to arrest. Despite these concerns, Ammons expects the marijuana ticket fee will be reduced in some capacity. “I am confident that the majority of the Urbana City Council supports regulation and control of cannabis at the state and federal level, so they are open to reducing the fines and penalties associated with possession of marijuana,” he said. “I would love to pass my initial proposed change but I don’t have the
votes for a $5 fine.” Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing has since proposed setting the fine at $100. While Ammons said that the lower fee would logically bring savings to University students caught with less than 30 grams of the drug, he was unsure how it could potentially influence consumption on campus. Student reaction to the proposed change has been mixed. While some believe lowering the fine will send a message of condoning marijuana use, others see it as beneficial. Freshman Tom Kennedy thinks the the fine should be lowered from the current $300. However, Kennedy does not support a $5 fine.
It is too low when one considers the costs of enforcement he said. Rather, he supports implementing a market value on the amount of marijuana. “So, say a flat $20 fine. I’d go with the maximum tax because this wastes police time and paperwork,” Kennedy said. However, Ken nedy doesn’t exactly see the point in having such a low fine at all, even with his proposed changes to Ammons’ idea. “When the fine is this low, though, you might as well just legalize it. I understand the local government does not have that power, so maybe this is a good go between.”
… like a current cast would, and it also allows the patient to wash his or her hands and shower and swim,” he said. They proceeded to turn their project into a startup so that they could get their product into the market. “The thing we really wanted to be able to do was
costly and time-consuming. “The big problem with 3-D printing casts is that it’s very slow and that it’s very expensive,” he said. “That means that only a select few people can get it … a lot of times insurance is not going to cover the extra costs that it would take to make a 3-D
developed two electrical components that can aid in the recovery process. The first is a vibration therapy system, and the second is an electrical muscle stimulator. These add-ons are removable so that they can maintain the casts’ water resistance and can be used for up to 20 to 30 minutes per day. The vibration therapy system can help with bone growth, and the electrical muscle stimulator can aid in reducing muscle loss while the cast is on, Moy said. “Caught early enough, the bone healing process could be sped up, so best case scenario about a week would be shaved off of the actual wearing of the cast,” she said. “And then best case scenario for the muscle loss would completely remove any time needed to be spend in physical therapy.”
“We looked at how they functioned and really thought that there’s a much better way to achieve the same purpose.” JASON TROUTNER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF CAST21
mass produce this sort of stuff,” said Justin Brooks, senior in Engineering and chief operating officer of Cast21. While other alternative versions of cast models use 3-D printing, Brooks said they wanted to stay away from that method of production because it is more
printed cast.” Cast21 is also recently part of the iVenture accelerator, an educational accelerator for top student startups at the University, which means they can continue their work after they graduate. In addition to the cast itself, Cast21 has also
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midst the chaos that we call the presidential primaries, media outlets have turned into monotonous political parades. In the 2016 presidential race in particular, Donald Trump has taken over these media outlets. If you turn on any news channel, you’ll see Trump. If you scroll through Facebook or Twitter, everyone’s talking about Trump. When he says something outrageous during a debate, news channels eat it up. When he causes controversy at a rally, the media can’t get enough of it. Any chance for a candidate to get media attention can boost his or her chances in the primaries. Any opportunity to make their names well-known and their faces burnt into the backs of our minds is a helping hand for their campaigns. But when the media is so fixated on one particular candidate, even one that’s not so well-liked, it shifts the playing field for the other candidates. Trump is getting so much negative media attention that it has the ironic effect of making him a household name. Trump is all people can talk about, yet not a lot of people have particularly good things to say about him. On Tuesday, March 15, which was referred to as the second Super Tuesday, all major media outlets covered Trump’s speech over
Bernie Sanders’s. Neither speech contained anything distinguished — both candidates delivered their stump speeches. Yet Sanders’s speech was nowhere to be seen, and instead we were spoonfed another occasion of Trump’s self-accolades. It’s clear that when candidates are facing Trump for media coverage, they will lose out every time. Even Hillary Clinton, the center of major ongoing controversies, and Trump’s fellow Republican candidates can’t keep up with his media attention. And who can blame him? The man has built his campaign on smooth talk and flamboyance; no news channel would pass up the opportunity to cover his controversial speeches and rallies in all their glory. Whether he’s putting on an act or not, the media’s tendency to buy into his agenda is reason enough for him to continue his riotous schemes. When so many people are outraged by the prospect of Trump being president, it raises the question as to why he gets so much air time. The truth is that the media’s obsession over the candidate isn’t about seeing the real side of Trump — everyone knows who he is and what he’s about, and he doesn’t need the media to help him deliver his message. News channels will always prioritize Trump because they know his contentious rhetoric reels in ratings. The media’s agenda is palpable; after all, its hesitance to cover Sanders is in its best interests — the candidate’s plan to break up corporate-owned
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills, Ariz., on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Arizona held its presidential primary Tuesday. media is no secret. Given news agencies’ well-known businesslike tendencies, the media’s plans may be obvious, but the consequences of their greed result in Trump’s unfortunate rise in fame. Their swayed news coverage also brings into question how much influence the media has on uninformed voters. When Trump’s face is plas-
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EDITORIAL Don’t let terrorism deter you from studying abroad
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uch of the nation woke up to the terrible news of bombings in Brussels on Tuesday. With 57 students and faculty members of the University abroad, a large portion of our campus community was concerned with the safety of friends, families and fellow students. Thankfully, those connected with our University were quickly confirmed safe by the Office of International Safety and Security; however, the wake of the attacks at Brussels Airport and the city’s subway system has likely left students and their families questioning the safety of studying abroad. But students should not hesitate to travel the world because of terrorism. Giving into this fear, and forfeiting a potentially life-changing opportunity, is antithetical to the very spirit of the college experience. Though it may sound cliche, college is intended to be a time for exploration of both the outer reaches of one’s own mind and the physical world. Safety is of paramount importance, but terrorism is not reliably predictable enough to justify avoiding certain countries or continents. One former employee of The Daily Illini, Emma Goodwin, a junior in LAS and opinions editor in 2015, is one of the Uni-
versity students in Belgium and was traveling back into Brussels on the day of the bombings. “While the attacks have made me more hypervigilant and aware of my surroundings, it hasn’t changed anything for me,” Goodwin said. “I’m still traveling, I’m still enjoying life in Belgium and Brussels and I’m still making the most of this experience. The fear (of traveling abroad) is rational, clearly, but that doesn’t mean we should be accepting of it.” One inherent objective of terrorism is to strike fear into victims and those around them. But another objective is to call attention to a problem, be it societal or political or religious. The methods are unforgivable, but one way to lessen the number of conflicts that spiral into these actions is to increase our generation’s awareness of global issues — most efficiently done by studying abroad. “There is a whole lot more beauty and love in this world than there is hatred, and if you want to experience that firsthand, study abroad,” said MaryCate Most, a junior in Media and former assistant news editor at The Daily Illini, who studied abroad in Belgium last year. “The only way to restore peace, in Belgium or in any country around the world, is to face your fears with compassion and fight against inequality.”
tered on every news channel, it’s hard for voters to tell whether he’s being praised or censured. Trump’s supporters are entranced by him because of his blatancy and incendiary inclinations, but behind his facade is ignorance, petulance and bigotry. When the media features these accounts on a continuous loop, they further encourage his
actions and the people who support him, and blur the lines between noteworthy news and advocating Trump’s campaign. This won’t be the last time that Trump will be covered on the news instead of another serious candidate. Even during his relatively normal speeches, news channels will cover him in anticipation for something pro-
foundly offensive coming out of his mouth. What follows will be the endless talk among news anchors about how Trump must be stopped, oblivious to the fact that they are a part of the system that keeps Trump’s campaign on its feet.
Isabella is a freshman in ACES. iwinkle2@dailyillini.com
The importance of social media spring cleaning for the future LEAH PEARLMAN Opinions columnist
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efore you venture into The Most Amazing Word Carnival Ride Of Your Life, AKA a Leah Pearlman column, I command you to Google your full name. As you do this, imagine you are looking to hire yourself for a job. Luckily, and somewhat sadly, when I did this I found out about another woman with my name who is pretty famous. Fun fact: she co-wrote “Facebook For Dummies”! She takes up most of Google’s first page hits besides my Daily Illini staff page. This gave me a sense of relief that my personal accounts do not show themselves in the first page of the Google search, because it makes it harder for a potential employer to find information on me. However, if you click on the ‘next’ button, and scroll to the last of the links that Google found for us, you will see my Twitter account. And if you click on this account, you will see another side of me that I wouldn’t want near a potential employer. I retweet a lot of @TrendyProblems’ and @ Kanyewest’s posts — don’t judge me. You cannot find anything of mine on the third Google search page, the fourth one has my riveting and scandalous Pinterest account filled with boards of puppies and wedding dresses, and the 12th page shows my SoundCloud account with nothing on it. And that’s without even mentioning my Facebook photos. Today, social media allows us to expose ourselves to the world in all realms, from blogs, to Instagram photos, to Facebook likes. We are creating digital footprints of who we are with each click. But, we have to be cautious of how we portray ourselves online and how that looks to other people, especially when we are looking to apply to jobs this summer and in the future. The online discoveries of potential employers prevent them from even considering
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an application more than you might think. According to The Muse, a website for career advice, 86 percent of job seekers have a social network profile and 45 percent of employers admit checking out a candidate’s social media. From Facebook to Twitter, they will likely find what you posted. If you are okay with the things you found after your Google search, then good for you. Personally, a pretty intense spring cleaning is in order for me, and probably many of you as well. As a college student, I have personally racked up those “party pics.” I know, I know, I am cool. However, employers have different ideas about these pictures; they don’t want to see them. A lot of college students participate in a faulty system to hide from employers by changing their last names on the site. Unfortunately enough, employers can actually search users by their email addresses, school and network. Plus, those fake names are super annoying. In this case, you may choose to delete the pictures an employer may deem distasteful, offensive or inappropriate. Use your personal judgment, and if you cannot decide if a potential employer would find a photo offensive or not, ask yourself what your grandparents would think. It is better to stray
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away from anything even worth questioning. If you do not want to delete photos, though, you can opt for a different route and set them to private. Refine what a future employer can see by customizing your privacy settings to work to your advantage. This is also an easy way to keep your public profile safer and more private in general. A lot of students are presently undergoing the summer job search, and might need to clean up their act online. Microsoft found in a survey that less than 20 percent of survey respondents took an active step to edit or remove online information that might affect their reputation. Don’t be a part of this percentage, and miss out on opportunities because of your online choices. It is unfortunate that nothing can be kept secret in this day and age, but with all the cool things that come with socializing and spreading your interests across the Internet, there also come drawbacks. Keep all of your public profilews professional and accurate, or simply privatize them as much as possible. Sure, you aren’t defined by what you display on the internet, but companies and future employers don’t have to look any further.
Leah is a freshman in Media. lpearlm2@dailyillini.com
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Top five C-U hangover cure destinations BY SAM SMITHSON STAFF WRITER
You wake up Sunday and roll over in your bed to check your phone — 10:35 a.m. Fuzzy memories of the night before fill your mind and a constant thump. You don’t remember exactly how you got home, but you know one thing: You need food, now. Fear not — here are five suggestions for the best places in C-U to start your day after a long night.
5. The Bread Company If you’re looking for some good, old-fashioned European comfort food and warm service, Bread Co. is your place. On Sundays they put on a brunch service with all the classics: quiche, omelette and crêpes (as well as the occasional French toast special. Paired with one of their croissants and a cup of their slow-drip coffee, you will be
ready to take on the day in no time. Plus, if you are the type to fight fire with fire, they serve a mean mimosa.
4. Huaraches Moroleon Sometimes your stereotypical breakfast foods aren’t quite what your poor, abused stomach is asking for. Sometimes you need something substantial, something to quell the slight nausea with brute force. Try their huarache ranchero, one of their sizable breakfast burritos or their lengua (beef tongue). Huaraches has been setting the bar for homemade Mexican food in C-U for years and they don’t intend to stop any time soon.
3. Koto Ramen If you don’t feel like a barrage of refried beans and tortillas is what you need, and you prefer to coddle
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A couple dining in at the Courier Cafe in Urbana, IL. your stomach as opposed to beating it into submission, make your way down to Green Street. While Koto can be pretty hit or miss, and it has a long way to go to establish itself, the tonkotsu (pork bone) broth ramen has the power to cure the toughest hangover on a Saturday morning, so it deserves at least a little recognition.
and Best Breakfast Food in 2015, you know what you’re going to get: classic, shortorder breakfast food that will come out to you lightning fast. Oh, and damn good coffee. Don’t forget the coffee.
1. Courier Cafe You can’t go wrong with diner food, both for posthangover food and for reg-
ular a meal. It’s simple, it’s familiar, and even the greasiest place is going to give you an average product. But, the beautiful thing about a standard of mediocrity is that if a place really wants to be better, it can find ways to stand out. First off, the food has to be better than average. Courier Cafe’s food is exceptional, and will surely cure any
hangover. The service has to be impeccable. Courier has that down - you’ll never leave less than happy, and your coffee mug will never be empty. But the thing that makes the Courier Cafe stand out is the cozy décor, which has been carefully preserved from the buildings days as the home of a very successful country paper.
2. Merry Ann’s-Urbana Now onto the most popular choice, as anyone who has tried to get a table at Merry Ann’s late on a Saturday morning knows. As winner of buzz‘s Best of CU awards for Best Drunk Food
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24-hour breakfast restaurant, Merry Ann’s, has locations in both Champaign and Urbana.
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Album: “MOURN” Artist: MOURN Release Date: February 17, 2015 Best Tracks: “Your Brain Is Made Of Candy,” “Misery Factory,” “Silver Gold” FFO: Chastity Belt, Screaming Females Straight out of Barcelona, Spain, indie rock outfit MOURN put out their debut self-titled LP when the quartet’s youngest member was barely 15 years old. It may be tempting to contrast their youth with the album’s “mature” sound – in other words, its fleshed out compositions and impressive production quality. Doing so, though, would imply that young people typically don’t make albums like this — albums
rich in unbridled energy, albums with songs so sure of themselves that they feel like a punch in the face, albums that are just as much love letters to the genres that inspired them as they are manifestos for tearing them down. MOURN’s music is, of course, exactly that. Their sound could best be described as an offshoot of 2010s indie and ‘90s grunge, but even that doesn’t quite cover it. The album begins from a place of relative stillness on “Your Brain Is Made Of Candy,” but quickly swells with ambition: dreamy yet dissonant guitars, booming drums and group vocal hooks all soon follow. Lead vocalist Jazz Rodríguez Bueno competes with rock and roll’s best with her nobullshit vocal style, adding a taste of punk to the band’s
already layered sound. The album only has a single song over three minutes, with the rest running just over a minute-and-ahalf long. “MOURN” never feels rushed, though, despite running only a little over 20 minutes long. The young rockers move steadily forward through each track with absolute certainty, each new song another exuberant yell: “Look what I can do!” MOURN would never have made an album like this if they weren’t young. It may be nothing groundbreaking as far as modern indie rock goes, but “MOURN” remains an exhilarating debut nonetheless, one that’s a testament to being young and realizing just how big and wonderful music can be. music@readbuzz.com
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Professor uses dance to design robotics control systems
“Album” Review: The Sun Days’ debut record JAKE VALENTINE Features Writer
Swedish indie-pop group The Sun Days just rereleased its debut record, ironically titled “Album.” This record was first released last summer, but after gaining popularity, Boston independent record label Run For Cover Records picked up the LP and re-released it in an effort to bring the Swedish
outfit to America. “Album” has been available since March 25. “Album” is a breath of fresh air. In a time where indie-pop groups have seemingly grown stale with ‘80s-inspired instrumentals and electric vocal effects, hearing a band execute such a simple yet beautiful sound is refreshing. With incredibly catchy guitar riffs and licks paired with the sharp yet smooth vocals of lead singer Elsa Holmgren, not bopping your head to almost every song off this record
proves challenging. The Sun Days aren’t reinventing the wheel with “Album,” but the record as a whole is still original and invigorating. Finding a dull or boring place while listening to “Album” is hard, as all tracks are upbeat and captivating from the start. The record seamlessly flows from one track to another in a steady and fluid manner. What sets “Album” apart from almost every other indie-pop record released in the last two years is
the combination of Holmgren’s crisp vocals and the infectious shoegazey guitar tones that are present in every song. The landscape created throughout each track can become a bit repetitive after a few listens, but luckily “Album” is a meager eight songs spanning just around the halfhour mark. The fi rst track and lead single “Don’t Need to Be Them” hooks in listeners right away with a tambourine-infused drumbeat in the verse before exploding
into the powerful vocals of Holmgren in the chorus. “Don’t Need to Be Them” is defi nitely the most memorable track off this record, as the rest of the album struggles to grasp a chorus as catchy and melodic. Songs like “I Keep On Wondering” and “You Can’t Make Me Make Up My Mind” are seemingly perfect tracks for sunny days and summer car rides spent with the windows down. Both songs chug along effortlessly due to their rhythmic bass lines,
and their pop-inspired guitars jangle along within the backdrop. All in all, “Album” is an impressive debut for the Swedish pop rockers. The Sun Days have crafted a record that flows perfectly from start to fi nish and never shallows or feels sluggish. “Album” is a fun record — a collection of pure, unadulterated indie-pop songs that are perfect for days spent on the beach. Rating:8.5/10 features@dailyillini.com
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Baseball has winning weekend vs Penn State BY DAN COLLINS STAFF WRITER
Catcher Jason Goldstein knows the Illini can’t let conference games slip away late if they want to win a second-consecutive Big Ten regular season title. After taking the first two games in its weekend series against Penn State, Illinois (10-11, 2-1 Big Ten) dropped the third after surrendering four runs in the ninth inning. “It’s disappointing, it really is,” Goldstein said. “Nothing against Penn State, but they’re not one of the top teams in the Big Ten. It might be one of our easier series all year in conference play. Granted we play a lot of the top teams all year, so it would’ve been really nice to come out of here with the sweep.” Saturday’s loss snapped a 22-game winning streak in regular season Big Ten play. Dissimilar to last season’s historic run, the Illini have lost multiple games late in the opening third of their schedule. Their 11 loses is more than the team had last season (10). Tyler Jay, first round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in the 2015 MLB Draft, is no longer the team’s stopper, but the tandem of J.D. Nielsen and Nick Blackburn were
projected to be a solid pairing in the back end of the bullpen. Nielsen went 3-1 with a 2.92 ERA and picked up two saves in 24 appearances last season. Blackburn, who was drafted by the New York Mets in the 22nd round last year but opted to stay at Illinois for his senior season, is on this year’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year watch list. The starting trio of Cody Sedlock, Doug Hayes and Cole Bellair did provide promise on the bump this weekend. The hurlers combined for 24 innings and 18 strikeouts while allowing 11 hits and two runs. Sedlock (4-1) and Hayes (3-2) earned wins in their outings, Bellair (0-0) has yet to receive a decision this year despite his 0.65 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched. “They were outstanding all weekend,” Goldstein said of the starters. “There was only one walk from them all weekend, and that’s what we ask of them. We want them to go out and attack the zone and let our defense go to work.” For most of the weekend, Illinois’ defense was nearly flawless. But letdowns in the ninth inning of Saturday’s loss led to a debacle. Penn State (10-12, 1-2)
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Illinois’ Jason Goldstein reaches out to catch the pitch during the game vs. Indiana at Illinois Field on April 17. third baseman Jim Haley led off the ninth with an infield single off of reliever Andrew Mamlic. The next batter, Greg Guers, who was attempting to bunt, walked, and Tyler Kendall followed up with an infield single. Third baseman
Trent Hammond was playing too far back to retrieve the ball and throw out Kendall in time. J.D. Nielsen came in following a fielder’s choice to replace Mamlic. The sidearmer hit the first batter he saw, then allowed a bases-
clearing double from pinchhitter Willie Burger – all the runs but one were credited to Mamlic. It was Burger’s only plate appearance of the series. The reigning Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week was a late scratch in Friday’s contest.
Illinois takes on Indiana State on Tuesday in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores are 14-11 and come in riding a four-game losing streak.
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Outdoor season underway for women’s track team BY JACOB DIAZ STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season with two events over spring break: The Baldy Castillo Invite and the Black and Gold Invitational. The Illini went to Tempe, Arizona, for the Baldy Castillo Invite where the Illini faced some tough competition. Participating teams included Arizona State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Big Ten rival Iowa. Sophomore Valerie Bobart started strong for the Illini, winning the opening event, the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Bobart’s time of 10 minutes, 48.2 seconds was more than enough to beat out her competition with the closest competitor finishing 30 seconds behind her. The Illini failed to win any other events, but still had some strong individual performances. Leading the way was Illinois’ hurdling duo, freshman Jayla Stewart and junior Kortni Smyers-Jones. The pair took two of the top five spots in their event. Stewart almost matched her personal record in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing second with a time of 13.81 seconds. Smyers-Jones placed fourth in the same event with a time of 14.01 seconds.The hurdlers were without sophomore Pedrya Seymour, who was representing the Bahamas at the International Association of Athletic Federations World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Sophomore Janile Rogers set a personal best time of 11.86 seconds in the 100meter dash. Despite posting a personal record, she finished tenth. Rogers also set a personal best in the 200-meter dash, finishing the race in 24.20 seconds. She finished in 14th . The Illini 4x100 meter relay team of Sade Hargrove, Jayla Stewart, Kortni Smyers-Jones and Kymbriona Taylor finished third with a time of 45.64 seconds. Iowa and Oklahoma took the first and second. The team then traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to compete in the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt University. The Illini started the competition off strong with two top-10 finishes in the first two events. Sophomore Hanna Winter finished in seventh in the 1500 meter. Her time of 4:35.37 was just three seconds shy of her personal best, but it was almost 10 seconds behind Vanderbilt’s Katherine Delaney who took home first place. Rogers continued to perform well, placing fourth in the 200 with a time of
24.69 seconds. She later tied with Smyers-Jones for ninth place in the 100 meter. Two other Illini finished in the top 10 in the 100 meter. Stewart won her heat and placed fifth overall, and Taylor took home second overall. Taylor’s time of 11.95 was the best among collegiate competition, but she couldn’t keep up with Janet Amponsah, who is also sprinter for the Ghanaian national team. After their top-five finishes in Tempe, hurdlers Stewart and Smyers-Jones both improved on their times at the Black and Gold Invitational. Stewart placed third with a time of 13.65, and Smyers-Jones’s 13.94 second finish put her in fourth. The 4x100 meter relay team of Hargrove, Stewart, Smyers-Jones and Taylor bested their time from Tempe and finished in 45.62 seconds. The score put them in second place, 0.03 seconds behind Western Kentucky and 0.3 seconds in front of Tennessee State. In the 3,000 meters, sophomores Denise Branch and Bobart finished back to back, placing sixth and seventh respectively. Branch finished in 10:08.80, while Bobart finished in 10:09.32. Neither was particularly close to Vanderbilt’s Carmen Carlos, however, who took home first with a time of 9:28.97. The Illini rounded out the day with the pole vaulters taking home third and 10th. Senior Jennifer DeBellis
Summary: The Illini opened their outdoor season behind the 4x100 relay team and the hurdler’s strong showings. Key Performers: Sophomore Janile Rogers set two personal bests at the Baldy Castillo Invite. Hurdlers Jayla Stewart and Kortni SmyersJones finished in the top five at both events in the 100 meter hurdles. The 4x100 relay team finished third and then second at the two events. Hidden stat: The 4x100 meter relay team finished second at the Black and Gold Invitational with a time of 45.62 seconds. The were only 0.03 seconds behind winners Western Kentucky. cleared 3.85 meters on her third attempt to win third place and sophomore Sara McKeeman cleared 3.55 meters to finish 10th. The Illini will continue their outdoor campaign this weekend as they travel to Charleston, Illinois, to compete in the Big Blue Classic.
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Illinois’ Alyssa Gunther swings at the ball during the game vs. Indiana at Eichelberger Field on March 29.
Softball shines during spring break BY LUCAS WRIGHT STAFF WRITER
While Illinois students left campus for home and various vacation destinations, the Illinois softball team played 10 games over break. The Illini first headed West on March 18-20 to compete in the San Diego Classic II hosted by San Diego State University. Illinois faced off against mid-major teams from across western conferences, finishing with a 4-1 record on the weekend. The Illini opened the classic with a doubleheader against Long Beach State and Weber State, and Illinois squeezed out wins in each, 5-4 and 7-5, respectively. Junior Alyssa Gunther went 4-for-6 on the first day, notching her second home run of the year to go along with five RBIs. Day two of the Classic featured the Illini’s lone loss in San Diego. Following a 9-3 win over Saint Mary’s College in game one of the day, Illinois dropped the nightcap to San Jose State, 7-6. The Illini were down 7-1 entering the final inning against the Spartans, but a Nicole Evans grand slam brought Illinois within striking distance. With two outs and the bases loaded, a line-out caused the comeback to fall short, and the Illini dropped their only game of the Classic.
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Summary: The Illini went 4-1 in the San Diego Classic II. Illinois’ lone loss came against San Jose State. Key player: Alyssa Gunther: went 4-6 with her second home run of the season
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Illinois’ Valerie Bobart competes in the one mile run during the Orange and Blue meet on Feb. 20. Valerie placed ninth in the mile with a time of 5 minutes, 8 seconds.
Illinois then closed out its time in San Diego with a 9-1 win over Seattle in the finale. Before returning home, the Illini traveled to Cal State Northridge for a doubleheader against the Matadors. Illinois split the twogame set, dropping the first game 4-3, before winning the second by the same score in extra innings. Redshirt freshman Emily Brodner played the hero in game two, lifting a two-run home run in the tenth to seal the win for Illinois along with junior pitcher Breanna Wonderly who struck out a career-high 10 batters in the victory. The Illini also opened their Big Ten portion of the schedule this past weekend with a home series against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Illinois kicked off the three-game set on a disappointing note, dropping the first game 10-2. The Huskers hung eight runs on junior pitcher Jade Vecvanags in the second inning, which was highlighted by a two-run double and a threerun home run to finish out the frame. Despite the rough opening game, Illinois rebounded the following day in a double-header against the Big Ten foe. Wonderly commanded the pitcher’s circle for all 13 innings of the day, giving up five runs between the two games.
The Illini took game one, 8-3, but it took until the team’s final at-bat to find the majority of the offense. In a back-and-forth game through the first five frames, Illinois came to bat in the bottom of the sixth and proceeded to break the game wide open. Evans blasted her second grand slam in a week to give the Illini the lead. Sophomore Annie Fleming added an RBI triple to finish the scoring and give Illinois its first conference win of the season. In game two, the Illini continued the theme of late scoring they showed in game one. The Huskers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but Illinois came to life with four runs in the fourth inning behind a tworun home run from junior Ruby Rivera. Two more runs followed in the fifth with back-to-back solo shots from senior Allie Bauch and Evans to stretch it to 6-2. Illinois capped off the short game in the bottom of the sixth. Doubles from Bauch and Evans combined with a triple from sophomore Carly Thomas helped the Illini finish out the double-header sweep, 10-2. The Illini finished spring break with a 7-3 record, bringing the team’s overall record to 20-10 on the season.
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Summary: The Illini went 1-1 against the Matadores. After dropping the first game, Emily Brodner hit a game-winning two-run home run in the 10th inning to seal the victory for the Illini. Key Player: Breanna Wonderly: struck out 10 batters in the team’s victory.
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Summary: After dropping their first game, the Illini sweeped the doubleheader against the Cornhuskers. Late-inning hitting helped Illinois grab two victories from Nebraska. Key Player: Nicole Evans: hit her second grand slam in a week in the first game of the double-header. Up next: April 1 vs. Rutgers
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Learning sportsmanship at a young age
Illinois Inter-Agency Athletic Association returns to Illinois, helping kids on and off the court
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM CORR
Members of “The Riverside Resolve Center Team,” pose for a picture at Illinois’ Activities and Recreation Center on March 19 after earning their sportsmanship medals at the IIAA Basketball tournament. BY JAMES BOYD STAFF WRITER
It’s March and it’s madness. This year’s NCAA tournament has already had its fair share of cold-blooded game winners and improbable comebacks, which have busted millions of brackets. But for the Illinois InterAgency Athletic Association, this past weekend was simply another opportunity to reward several teenagers with the opportunity to visit the University, and experience a little March Madness of their own. “We’re the only state that has this,” IIAA executive director Dave Dance said. “(If) these kids would have been in children’s homes in California, Texas, Hawaii, they wouldn’t have the opportunity to play other children’s homes throughout the entire state.” Making its first visit in December for a volleyball tournament, the IIAA returned to the Activities and Recreation Center on Saturday, and there was no need for a net to separate
each court into halves. This time around, the only nets players had to turn their attention to were the ones attached to each rim. Although the sports were different, one thing remained the same. Fostering good sportsmanship was the main goal of the IIAA and everything else, including winning, was second thought. Just like last time, the IIAA could care less about each participant’s jump shot. It would rather see its players become better people. Usually when someone walks into one of the gyms in the ARC, their ears are met with bodies hitting the hardwood, squeaking basketball shoes, scattered profanity and the all-butforgotten “swish” of the net. There are a few lighthearted games, but for the most part, players run up and down the courts, fiercely competing to win games that can garner them nothing more than a few bragging rights. Sportsmanship is an afterthought. Days before the IIAA arrived on campus, many of
these same students were going toe-to-toe in the campus recreation intramural playoffs. Sportsmanship was something each team had to uphold in order to continue advancing, but except for in a few cases, it was rarely genuine. At the end of the six-week league, Campus Recreation, unlike the IIAA, only honors the winning teams with awards. “The biggest trophy we give isn’t for first place,” Dance said. “It’s for sportsmanship. And so what I like to say to kids is, ‘What’s sportsmanship to you?’ And you’d be impressed to hear some of the thoughts that come out.” Dance went on to say that many boys and girls leave an IIAA event with a newfound respect for sportsmanship, and he believes that only continued with Saturday’s basketball tournament. Before it even started, Dance pulled the referees aside and made it clear that he wanted them to reciprocate the goals of the IIAA by using their whistle to ensure a positive sportsmanship environment on
their courts. In a game that featured two of the better teams in the tournament, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls squared off against Abraxas Youth and Family Services. Mercy had just come off a buzzer-beating win against Riverside Resolve Center, and Abraxas entered the game having blown out its previous opponent. At first glance, many may have chosen Abraxas to win because of their length and athleticism, but they were soundly defeated by Mercy — thanks in large part to their point guard Maurice Hurd. Providing the hot hand for his team after struggling against Riverside, Hurd shredded the Abraxas defense with many acrobatic finishes around the rim and a few timely three-pointers. “I ate some hots chips (in between games). That’s what I needed,” Hurd said with a smile. Hurd wasn’t too concerned with his individual performance. The IIAA basketball tournament was an opportunity to have some fun and learn how to work
with different people. Helping his team get a couple wins was just the icing on the cake. Mercy head coach Marc Washington was very proud of Hurd, calling the 18-yearold “one of the catalysts on the team.” Yet the coach reiterated that what he and the rest of the IIAA hope to do for each kid goes far beyond the court. “We focus a lot on school, behavioral programs and just life in general because it’s so much bigger than basketball,” Washington said. “They really learn how to balance their emotions and their feelings while they’re out here, so we hope they can use that.” Washington was one of three Mercy staff members in attendance. Rhonda Murrell was the lone scorekeeper for all of Mercy’s games and Nyah Griffin, cook at the boys’ and girls’ home, served as Mercy’s assistant coach. On the losing side, Abraxas player Princeton Johnson was not happy with the loss, but found himself looking at the bigger picture. Even
though he was held back by a sprained ankle and his team was defeated, the 18-year-old still commended both teams for their efforts and sportsmanship. “At the end of the day we played hard and that’s all that matters,” Johnson said. “I would like to do this again and again … I think I will be able to make it back, but that’s if I’m still in rehab. But hopefully I’m not.” For former executive director Tom Corr, who spent 40 years building the IIAA into what it is today, and his successor Dance, it’s moments like the ones on Saturday from kids like Johnson that keep them going. To have a kid understand that their mistakes do not define them, and that they can still go on to do great things is all the two of them could ask for. “I tell them that we can win 1,000 championships and trophies,” Dance said, “But the most important thing is being good people to each other.”
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Men’s golf hopes to regain momentum in upcoming tournament
Illinois women’s golf completes Hawaii trip with a top-five finish
50. Individual competitor and freshman Edoardo Lipparelli went 12-over to tie for 53rd, while sophomore Nick Hardy (233) and senior Alex Burge (242) finished tied for 69th and 81st, respectively. “Generally, we bring all five players, and they all compete,” Small said. “We need to get back to that recipe.” In windy and cold conditions, Illinois shot 11-over in each of its first two rounds. Danielson led the team after both the rounds with a 70 and 71. He tied for fourth and was seven strokes ahead of teammate Detry for 29th. The lower scores and eight birdies by Danielson weren’t enough to negate the two triple bogies and 10 double bogeys by the team in the first 36 holes of play. “We had too many high numbers: double bogeys and numbers like that are really tough on the team,” Small, whose team tied for seventh entering the last round, said. “I thought those numbers were a result of us being too one dimensional with our shot selections and ball flight. That led to some very loose shots and a penalty shot.”
Team competes in Oahu for Dr. Thompson Invitational
RYAN WILSON STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s golf team has won six of its nine tournaments this season. The team once won five straight earlier this season, but now the Illini are trying to regain that momentum. The Illini finished tied for fifth with a 22-over par at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. They tied with South Carolina and trailed third place by three strokes. It is Illinois’ second-straight finish outside the top of the leaderboard, and it’s been almost a month since the team’s last win. “Moving forward, we need this to become a total team effort, so that we can stop counting higher scores,” head coach Mike Small said. “When we play our best, our drop score is very competitive.” Seniors Thomas Detry and Charlie Danielson led the team and tied for fifth after shooting even at the Collegiate Invitational. “The seniors took charge,” Small said after round three. Sophomore Dylan Meyer finished tied for 23rd for a 6-over. The rest of the Illini closed the tournament outside of the top
The Illini’s performance on the last round was enough to bump them up two positions in the leaderboard from the previous round. They shot even on the round — the secondbest individual round score of the tournament. Detry made seven birdies and one bogey in round three to let him close the Collegiate Invitational with a 65. It was the lowest individual round score of all the 83 competitors. “Thomas had the eraser score, which helped us erase a higher number,” Small said. The tournament was hosted by the University of Houston at the par71, 6,999-yard Floridian National Golf Club along the St. Lucie River in Palm City Florida. No. 8 Texas pulled away with the win after shooting a 3-over par. The Longhorns were five strokes ahead of LSU in second and 19 ahead of Illinois. The Illini will next play on April 2-3 in the 3M Augusta Invitational at Augusta, Georgia. The team finished second in the tournament last year.
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BY MIKE GASICK ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Illinois women’s golf team had the opportunity to play in Hawaii for its competition over this year’s spring break and will close out its week off with a tournament in Georgia. Starting off its break, on the islands, the team traveled to Oahu, Hawaii, to play in the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, earning a fifth-place team finish. The Illini finished 28-over par for the tournament. Illinois posted a 301 in its first round, a 292 in the second and a 299 in the third. Sophomore Dana Gattone led the way for the Illini in the first round. She sank three birdies in the round, scoring a 74. Her individual performance was good for 16th place. Junior Stephanie Miller closely followed Gattone’s score, posting a 75 to take a share of 22nd place. Texas A&M was the leader after the first round with a team score of 281, good for 7-under par. Texas and Oklahoma
State were the only other two teams that finished the first round under par. The Illini finished their round in the top-five, scoring a 301. The team trailed fourth-place Pepperdine, who finished at 294. In the second round, freshman Bing Singhsumalee stole the show. She rebounded from a first round 76 to go four under with a 68 in the second. Singhsumalee’s score was the seventh-lowest in Illinois women’s golf program history. She jumped 21 spots in the standings, propelling her to a twoway tie for ninth place. Sophomore Grace Park also improved from her previous round’s performance of 76, with a second-round 73 that brought her to 23rd place. The Illini ended the day with a team score of 155, good for +11 and remained in fifth place. The second round brought plenty of change in the standings. Oklahoma State took over the No. 1 spot, followed by Pepperdine, Texas A&M, Texas and Illinois,
respectively. The team finished out the third round strong, with mid-70 scores from multiple players. Miller barely missed a top-25 finish, ending the round with a 76. Singhsumalee continued her dominant pace in the third round, ending with a 13th-place individual finish. Illinois travels to Kennesaw, Georgia to compete in the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate tournament on Monday. The team did not participate in the competition last year. This year, however, Illinois will be the solo Big Ten competitor at the tournament. There are two Top-50 teams competing including No. 26 Texas Tech and No. 34 Augusta. The Illini are ranked No. 63 in the field. Miller, Gattone, Park, Singhsumalee and Chayanid Prapassarangkul will be playing for the Illini. The five have competed at every tournament for Illinois this past season.
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Monday, March 28, 2016
Men’s tennis shuts out Purdue
Women’s tennis sweeps over break
behind the duo late in the match and into the tiebreaker — Vukic On Sunday afternoon fans credited their support for helpgathered outside the Atkins Ten- ing the Illini get the win. nis Center in Urbana, Illinois, to Illinois head coach Brad watch the No. 10 Illinois men’s Dancer said that Hiltzik and tennis team take on No. 54 Pur- Vukic did a great job of competdue in the first Big Ten home ing even though it wasn’t what he match of the season. may have wanted out of them. Illinois (10-7, 2-1) shut out Pur“They didn’t play as smart due (13-4, 2-1) and ended the as I’d like to see them,” Dancer Boilermakers two-match win- said. “They made some critical ning streak in the process. mistakes and we got to get better The meet started with dou- at doubles, so that we can win big bles play and all eyes were cen- matches against teams and so tered on the matchup between forth. We’re not quite there yet.” Illinois’ top pair of Aron Hiltzik The win set the tone for the and Aleks Vukic. They competed rest of the match and Illinois against Dominik Scochurek and never looked back. Ricky Medinilla. In singles, the No. 59 Hiltzik The two Illini sophomores made quick work of Medinilla, went point-for-point with the winning 6-3 in both sets. Boilermaker duo and the match Junior Julian Childers and was decided by a tiebreaker. senior Brian Page earned the With the score even at six final two victories of the afterduring the tiebreaker, Hiltzik noon in singles competition, also returned a serve that Purdue in straight sets. could not control, giving match 26.Hiltzik Jan 2009 The Part B marked Skill: Illinois’ and Vukic the win and one point second victory in three days, to begin the afternoon. as it also picked up a 4-0 win on “We started off a little bit Friday at Indiana. shaky,” Vukic said. “It’s tough Dancer emphasized the added conditions. We were playing importance of winning9confer8 7 6 5 indoors and coming outside and ence matches. playing in windy conditions took “Anytime we win a confer2 5 4 8 7 us a little while to adjust to.” ence match and the fact that Fans and teammates rallied we were able to sweep the conBY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
JUSTIN WOLFE THE DAILY ILLINI Kwong does a two handed rally on Feb. 26 against Northwestern.
Illinois’ third pair, Alexis Casati and Daniela Pedraza couldn’t finish their match but were tied 4-4 at the time it was called. Kwong and Vias have 17 wins this year and are undefeated in Big Ten play. The Illini are now 27-8 on the season in doubles competition, following their victories. In singles, the Illini picked up wins from their top-two players. Aside from the three-set win from Casati, all of the Illini wins took only two sets. The team is now 8-6 overall and 2-1 against Big Ten opponents.
BY THOMAS POLCYN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The Illinois women’s tennis team completed its undefeated spring break with a 5-2 victory over Maryland on Sunday morning. Earlier in the week, the Illini defeated the College of Charleston and Rutgers. The team is now on its first three-game winning streak since late January. Illinois picked up two victories in doubles and got its three others in singles. For doubles, the top pair of No. 46 Louise Kwong and Ines Vias won 6-1. The second pair of Jerricka Boone and Madie Baillon also won, beating the Terrapins 6-2.
Interim head coach Evan Clark said in that he was happy with the team’s play on Sunday and that he was glad to see them rebound from its weak effort on Friday. “Overall, I am very proud of the team going 3-0 over this very long week on the road,” Clark said in a press release. “We are excited to get back home to Champaign for a couple weeks.” The Illini will be back in action at home on April 1 when they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes for a Big Ten showdown.
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ference match is great because Purdue has a lot of talent on their team,” Dancer said. “We have a lot of respect for their players and their lineup and so, I think we feel great about that and other than that, we just need to keep moving forward and progressing with what we’re trying to do with this team.” Following their loss today, Purdue is 11-3 in their last 14 games. Three of those 11 wins came against teams ranked in the top 75. Purdue’s Gergely Madarasz (No. 51 in singles competition) and Benjamin Ugarte (No. 57 in singles competition) defeated the Illini’s Jared Hiltzik (No. 10 in singles competition) and freshman Pengxuan Jiang, in doubles play. Hiltzik said that the wind played a big role in his doubles match and made playing a lot trickier than usual. “Warming up this morning, it was nice and warm and no wind at all,” Hiltzik said. “Then, we came back out for the match and it was a little windy, so I think that it will take 5 a little 7 better preparation in the future.”
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Greatest Big Ten athlete bracket: Round three After two rounds of voting, The Daily Illini sports staff sent eight athletes through to the next round of our bracket to determine who is the Big Ten’s greatest athlete. As we head into the third round, don’t forget to use #DIBracket to weigh in on Twitter.
Michael Phelps Ray Rice
Michael Phelps
Nile Kinnick Jack Nicklaus Megan Hodge
B.J. Armstrong Magic Johnson Robbie Rogers
Sue Wicks
J.J. Watt Mark Johnson Len Bias
Mark Spitz
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Otto Graham
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Charles Woodson
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Dave Winfield
Jack Nicklaus Mark Spitz
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Jesse Owens
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Tatyana McFadden Russell Wilson
Tatyana McFadden
Isiah Thomas
Archie Griffin
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Michael Phelps
(Michigan-Swimming) Despite being in Ann Arbor for a short stint, Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian of all-time. In the pool, Phelps has won 22 Olympic medals with 18 of them being gold. He also is the only Olympian to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.
Jack Nicklaus
(Ohio State-Golf) A born and bred Ohio native, Jack Nicklaus captured two U.S. Amateur titles and an NCAA championship while in Columbus. The Golden Bear then went on to win a record 18 major PGA titles.
Larry Johnson
Jesse Owens
(Ohio State-Track & Field) Owens’ legacy began at the Ohio State University where in one day at a track meet, he set world records in 4 separate Track & Field events in the span of 45 minutes. A year later, Owens represented the United States in Nazi Germany at the Berlin Olympics and won 4 gold medals as Hitler watched.
Red Grange
(Illinois-Football) Almost one hundred years after he became the fi rst professional football star, Red Grange’s legacy still lingers across Champaign-Urbana. The Galloping Ghost had many iconic moments at Illinois, including a six touchdown performance in the opening of Memorial Stadium and saw the fi rst big contract in NFL history.
Tom Brady Magic Johnson
(Michigan State-Basketball) Earvin “Magic” Johnson became a superstar after defeating Larry Bird’s Indiana State in 1979 to win Michigan State it’s fi rst basketball title. Magic then went on to have one of the greatest careers in NBA history as he led the Lakers to five NBA titles and won himself three Finals MVPs, three NBA MVPs, and earned 12 All-Star appearances and an Olympic gold medal with the “Dream Team” in 1992.
Isiah Thomas
(Indiana-Basketball) Isiah became a legend in Bloomington as he helped the Hoosiers win an NCAA title in 1981 in his sophomore season. Isiah entered the draft after that and was picked by the struggling Pistons. Thomas lead the “Bad Boys” to two NBA titles and Thomas earned a Finals MVP and 12 AllStar appearances. He was named as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.
(Michigan-Football) After sitting his fi rst two years, Tom Brady led Michigan to two Big Ten titles and an Orange Bowl victory. After being selected 199th in the 2000 NFL Draft, Tom Brady has led the New England Patriots to four Super Bowl titles and six AFC titles. Brady holds the record for most Super Bowl starts by a quarterback and most postseason victories.
Tatyana McFadden
(Illinois-Wheelchair Racing) McFadden is the primary product of U of I’s prestigious wheelchair athletics. After racing and playing basketball with the Fighting Illini, McFadden has gone on to win 10 Paralympic medals including three Golds at London in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m races in the T-54 category. McFadden is also the only human (able-bodied or disabled) to win the big four marathons in the same calendar year (Boston, Chicago, London and New York City).
Baseball and softball open conference play at home Illinois’ baseball and softball opened Big Ten play during this past weekend. The Ilini baseball team went 2-1. Baseball’s lone loss snapped a 22-game Big Ten regular season winning streak The Illinois softball team also had their Big Ten opener taking the seies 2-1 over Nebraska.
AUSTIN YATTONI THE DAILY ILLINI
Illinois starting pitcher Doug Hayes delivers a pitch during game one of the team’s doubleheader against Penn State on Saturday. Hayes threw the first Illini one-hitter since 2007. The Illini won game one 6-1 and lost game two 5-3.
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Illinois right fielder Nicole Evans hits a grand slam to left field giving the Illini the lead in the sixth inning of game one of the doubleheader against Nebraska on Saturday. The Illini won game one 8-3 and game two 10-2.
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Illinois starting pitcher Breanna Wonderly delivers a pitch during game one of the team’s double header against Nebraska on Saturday. The Illini won both games with scores 8-1 and 10-2.
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Illinois’ Anthony Drago (18) celebrates with Pat McInerney (27), Doran Turchin (20) and Jack Yalowitz (3), after hitting a three run homer during game one of the team’s doubleheader.