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With tuition already at the top end of the Big Ten, TollBY MAGGIE SULLIVAN iver said it is important to STAFF WRITER keep costs down as much as No state has ever defund- possible. Grants and donaed its public universities. tions must be appropriated However, this could change to the specific interests of for Illinois with Sen. Wil- the donor. liam E. Brady’s proposed “We cannot depend 100 bill. Currently the amend- percent of our budget on ment to make the Universi- what people decide to ty a non-public institution donate to us,� Tolliver said. is on pause as Brady edits Tolliver said her concern his amendment and other with the amendment is the representatives draft their message it sends to the peoown proposals and the gov- ple of Illinois. Although it ernment is in recess. is too early to oppose or “The state of Illinois, support the amendment, like all states, has a respon- she said as a matter of prinsibility to educate its citi- ciple she could not support zens,� said Joyce Tolliver, any amendment that would University Senates Con- entirely defund an instituference representative. tion set up as a federal land “This bill, if it were passed, grant. would give us the dubious “The state is responsihonor of being the fi rst ble for the education of its state in the students,� nation to Tol liver complete sa id. “ I don’t know ly aba nhow you don that defund an responsibility.� institution T h e set up as a land grant amendment, proi n s t i posed by tution, Sen. Brady, which is R - 4 4 , ultimately JOYCE TOLLIVER a federal w o u l d UNIVERSITY SENATES mandate.� defu nd Howevall pub lic Illinois er, Tollivuniversities. It includes er said, the Brady Amendprovisions for a six-year ment is important because transition plan, which it sheds light on deregulawould begin this July if tion. Regulatory control passed, but the amendment affects the rate at which is still in its preliminary University members can stages. conduct research and “A wholesale withdraw- access resources. She said al of state support to the decreased regulation could university would be very be one “plus side� of the bill. difficult to manage, even “I think it would be a if it were phased out over good thing if there were several years,� said Nich- fewer regulatory burdens olas Burbules, professor on the University,� Burin Education. The bill still bules said. “I don’t know if lacked key details at this this is the way to do that.� stage, Burbules said, so it Tom Hardy, University was difficult to know what spokesman, said the University is in the process of to make of it. “I don’t think it’s going reviewing this new piece of to go anywhere, to tell you legislation but said Brady the truth,� Tolliver said. would like to open up a dia“The bill in its present logue with the University form would really not be about the Amendment. considered seriously even “Certainly if he is going to do that, we are ready by the legislature.� If the amendment were willing and able to particito pass, the University pate in that conversation,� would be left with funding Hardy said. from tuition, donations and federal and private grants. mesulli2@dailyillini.com
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Sakshi Srivastava sits next to Grainger Bob. She proposed adding a female counterpart on the Bardeen Quad.
Female to join Grainger Bob Statue to promote females in STEM related fields BY ABIGALE SVOBODA NEWS EDITOR
“Grainger Bob� will soon have a female counterpart after Sakshi Srivastava, senior in Engineering, proposed adding a female engineering statue outside of Grainger Engineering Library in November 2013. At a dedication on March 19, Texas Instruments announced it would fund Srivastava’s proposal to inspire women to pursue degrees in engineering as part of a $3.2 million gift pledge to the University. The statue is estimated to
be complete within the next academic year. Srivastava fi rst noticed the gender discrepancy while writing a paper on the underrepresentation of women in math and science for a rhetoric class. Although Srivastava originally questioned why “Grainger Bob� did not have a female counterpart, she said the intention is not to be better than male engineering students and it’s not a competition. “We love Bob. Bob is the dude,� Srivastava said. Rather, Srivastava’s hope is for the new statue to encourage more young women to pursue engineering degrees. Currently, only 19 percent of students enrolled in engineering at
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2015 funding cut by 2.25% BY MAGGIE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
The University took the opportunity to state its case to legislators in the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the potential impact of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget cuts for fiscal year 2016. On Thursday, Rauner approved two bills, which are effective immediately and cut University funding by 2.25 percent — $15 million — for the 2015 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The additional cuts proposed for fiscal year 2016 could leave the University with 31.5 percent less fund-
ing, or $209 million short. The University brought in a team of people, led by President Robert Easter and representatives from each of the three campuses, to make a presentation to the legislature. “I think that there’s a lot of recognition by elected officials in Springfield of the importance and the impact of the University of Illinois and the vital asset that it is in Illinois,� Tom Hardy, University spokesman, said. “Yet they’re struggling to balance the priorities the state has in a critical fiscal circumstance.� Hardy said the Univer-
sity’s concerns with the cuts, aside from them being “rather severe,� stem from the fact that state appropriations are unrestricted funds — funds that are very crucial in the day-to-day operations of the University. “These are the funds that, together with tuition funds, are used to pay for exceptional faculty on all three campuses, keep the lights on and the doors open,� he said. The cuts would effectively cause a reduction of faculty and staff over time, Hardy said. This would result in larger class sizes, limited services to students and an
“overall diminishment� of the educational experience offered by the University. “If we had to raise tuition to fi ll that gap, that would require a 20 to 30 percent tuition increase depending on if it’s just undergraduates or all students,� Hardy said. He added the University does not want to raise tuition, and wants to protect students and faculty from these “dramatic budget reductions,� but it becomes difficult with reductions of this size, President Easter also
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making women feel equal to men in the field. Srivastava said she believes the statue will exemplify the goal’s of groups like SWE. “SWE does support any kind of recognition to women’s accomplishments in the fi eld of engineering, and we are always looking to inspire more women to become engineers and to become leaders,” said Rachel Beck, the group’s president, in a previous interview with the Daily Illini, “(The statue) will defi nitely encourage more women on our campus, along with potential students.” Beck said the statue will not only build on the current University programs for women, but will also hopefully encourage high school students who are unsure about choosing a career in engineering to pursue it, despite preconceived notions. Srivastava said the new statue will remind enrolled students that their dreams are supported. She said she is also grateful to the University, the dean of engineering and the department head of the electrical and computer engineering for supporting her proposal and making it a reality.
ENGINEERING the University are females. “I’ve been here for four years, I’m a senior, and it’s not a hidden fact that there are less women in engineering, and you feel it the moment you come in,” Srivastava, who attended an allgirls high school, said. Srivastava said she hopes the new statue will help close this gap, but it has to be racially ambiguous. “If you’re putting in the effort of getting a statue and making this amazing project, then why not include all the diversity that you can?” Srivastava said. According to the National Science Foundation — which classifies women as “low participation” in engineering — only about 18 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in the United States were awarded to women, and only 3 percent of those degrees were earned by minority women. “The statue would show a message that this is something we’re supportive of and that we’re inclusive and diverse,” said Susan Larson, assistant dean of the College of Engineering and director of Women in Engineering, in a previous interview with The Daily Illini. The Society of Women in Engineering is a University organization aimed at
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FUNDING appointed a “leadership team” to help deal with the proposed budget cuts, Hardy said. The team con-
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D.C. pots new spring plant BY ROB HOTAKAINEN TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — Just in time for spring planting, hundreds of marijuana lovers in the nation’s capital marked passage of the city’s new pot legalization law Thursday night by getting free seeds at a neighborhood eatery only 10 minutes from the White House. “I didn’t think I would ever be alive to see something like this happening,” said Holly Dixon, 42, an information technology support specialist from Washington who showed up two hours early to be first in line for the giveaway. She said she grew marijuana when she lived in Atlanta and was eager to try it again. “I kind of know the process.” Inside the Libertine bar and restaurant, Alan Amsterdam, 47, who was fi lling small plastic bags with two pot seeds each, marveled that he was distributing seeds for a drug that remains illegal under federal law. “It’s incredible,” he said. “I am here to spread seeds to the people. If you had told me five years ago — three years ago — that I would be sitting in a bar in Washington, D.C., handing out cannabis seeds I would have laughed at you.” The city’s new law, approved by voters in November, took effect Feb. 26. It allows city residents to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana and to grow six plants, only three of which can be mature. No one can buy or sell marijuana for recreational use, unlike laws that took effect in Colorado and Washington state last year. But the law allows residents to share some of their stash, including seeds.No one could buy seeds at the exchange, only “share” them. Organizers said more than 2,000 people signed up to attend the event at the restaurant on 18th Street Northwest in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. As
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A man holds a jar of marijuana seeds at a seed exchange event at the Libertine bar on Thursday in Washington, D.C., marking the one-month anniversary since the nation’s capital decriminalized possession of the plant. police officers watched, a line weaved its way all the way down the block. “It’s defi nitely worth the wait, even though I have no clue how to grow them,” said Richard Burns, 27, a food server in the hospitality industry. “I want to learn. There was no way in the world I was going to miss this. … I mean, I’ve never seen marijuana seeds ever before.” Adam Eidinger, who headed the seed exchange and the D.C. Cannabis Campaign drive that led to the November referendum, offered his own advice to the new gardeners. “Use the sun, it’s free,” he said. “Use the rain, it’s free. We don’t have to make our power bills go up in this town because we’re growing cannabis indoors. … Peace everybody, peace.” Organizers said there was cause to celebrate, with neither the Obama administration nor Congress showing much interest in blocking the city law by enforcing the federal law that makes marijuana possession a felony crime.
In 2013, the Justice Department gave permission to both Washington state and Colorado, saying they could proceed with their legalization plans as long as they do a good job policing themselves. “Although the District of Columbia is not a state, we hope they would extend the same courtesy to Washington, D.C.,” Amsterdam said. While Congress has the fi nal say in D.C. budgetary matters, Eidinger said the possibility of federal intervention “doesn’t keep me up at night as much as it used to.” Last month, Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser should be arrested for allowing the city law to take effect, but the congressman appears to be having a hard time convincing his colleagues. “I feel like Congress doesn’t really want to be known for overturning an election,” Eidinger said. Eidinger has emerged as something of a hero in the city. Next month, he’ll get a license plate with the number “420” — code for
marijuana — as a gift from Bowser, who became mayor in January. He said he’ll display it on his 2015 Jeep Wrangler. “It’s like a merit badge,” Eidinger said. “It makes me happy just thinking about the whole gesture. It’s just so beautiful.” The closest thing to a protest came from Saiju Gangadharan, 43, of Washington, who showed up in a cow costume. You had to read his sign carefully to get his point: “Say no to pot (roast). Go vegan.” “We’re trying to educate people about not eating meat,” he said. “I even got a hug.” Mellow Mushroom, a pizzeria across the street, handed out free cheese pizza to those who waited in line. “It’s the best place to be,” said Stephen Garcia, a waiter from the restaurant who handed out the slices. “Stoners love pizza.” Another seed exchange is planned for Saturday at the D.C. Cannabis Campaign headquarters at 2448 Massachusetts Ave. NW. It will begin at 4:20 p.m.
FDNY deal with deadly explosion BY ELLEN YAN TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK — A blast from a suspected gas leak set off a seven-alarm inferno that burned four Manhattan buildings, collapsed one, partially collapsed two others, and injured 19 people, four of them critically, New York City officials said. The explosion, which injured four fi refighters, rocked the block where employees of a private contractor were adding a new plumbing and gas system to an existing one inside a sushi restaurant at 121 Second Ave., authorities said. Even hours after the blast on Thursday night, firefighters were hosing down the smoldering, smoking scene, where debris was still falling, as heavy rain poured down at times. They also used water pressure to take down some of the existing facades as displaced residents searched for shelter. “Preliminary evidence suggests a gas explosion,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said earlier at the scene in East Village. But he warned, “until we know what happened here, we cannot pass judgment.” In fact, on Thursday night, Con Edison released a statement saying its personnel had been at the building to “evaluate work the building plumber was doing inside 121 2nd Ave. in connection with a gas service upgrade. The work failed our inspection for several reasons, including insufficient spacing for the installation of the meter in the basement.” “We had no reports of gas odors in the area prior to the fire and explosion,” the statement continued. “A survey conducted yesterday of the gas mains on the block found no leaks. We continue to work with all agencies on the investigation into the cause, and we are praying for the recovery of all the injured.” The boom was heard about 3:15 p.m., following the 2 p.m. Con Edison inspection that gave failing marks to the new work, preventing any gas from flowing through the new lines, authorities said. “It sounded like two tractor-trailers hitting head on,” said Jason Birchard, whose family owns Veselka, a res-
taurant a block north. He and his employees raced out to a smoky scene, and saw debris everywhere, then flames 10 to 15 minutes later. “My first visual was multiple people down in the street … on Second Avenue on the sidewalk,” he said. “They were cut by flying glass, it looked like, some people just lying on the ground from the impact of the explosions, bleeding.” Ataur Rahman, 57, general manager of the Dallas BBQ at one end of the block, said his building shook from the explosion. He ran outside to see what had happened. “The storefront was completely empty,” Rahman said. “The glass was all over the street.” There was just debris where the Japanese restaurant had been, he said: “I saw the whole storefront was on the street.” Two bloodied victims were lying in the street, he said, and neighbors began stopping traffic rolling down Second Avenue. Tobarka Hassan, a waiter working at a nearby Indian restaurant, said he rushed out at the sound of a huge explosion and spotted a woman on the third floor of one building fleeing to safety using the fire escape of an adjacent building.
“Everything was falling down,” Hassan said. “Fire was coming from the basement to the top of the building. I felt the heat from here, at least half a block away.” The first of 250 firefighters arrived three minutes after the first 911 call came at 3:17 p.m., said FDNY Commissioner Dan Nigro: “They certainly didn’t expect to see the explosion blow the front of 121 across the street.” Flames consumed the upper floors of the five-story buildings at No. 121 and 123. Then just before 4 p.m., as firefighters had feared, No. 123 crumbled. A huge gray plume of smoke and dust mushroomed up, but no firefighters were hurt. No. 121 also partially collapsed. The inferno spread to adjacent buildings, No. 119 and 125 and later, the FDNY said, 119 also partially collapsed. De Blasio told reporters that subduing the fire was a tough battle. “This is a complex and difficult operation they’re mounting here,” he said. Firefighters are “obviously doing everything they can to search for anyone who still may be in those buildings, but also to ensure that there’s no spread of fire to the surrounding buildings.” Of the four critically injured, two had burns to their airways and one was
knocked unconscious, Nigro said. City officials said they did not have any reports so far of people smelling gas just before the blast. Con Edison crews shut off gas to the area, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the state Department of Public Service was on the scene to monitor the utility’s performance. He also said the state agency will conduct a “full investigation” to determine the cause of the explosion. “We will continue to monitor this tragedy and do whatever is needed to support the ongoing response and recovery in the days ahead,” he said in a statement. Joe Esposito, the city’s emergency management head, said authorities were concerned about air quality and warned people to keep windows closed and limit time outside.. Some 55 adults and one child had registered for services at a Red Cross disaster center at PS 63, said Josh Lockwood, regional CEO for the American Red Cross greater New York region. “People are stunned. Most people are in a state of shock. They’re processing the day’s events. They’re grieving over the loss of a home. They might have a pet that’s missing.”
Lucas Frye, student trustee, agreed with Hardy. “It seems to me like a lot of our legislature is really impressed with the impact (The University of Illinois) does create,” Frye said. “There are some tough deci-
sions that have to be made for everybody, and it seems like they’re trying to figure out how to move forward.” The University has a very powerful pitch to the legislature because of its economic footprint is much larger
than the other public Illinois universities. “We need to show the legislature we can be a part of the solution,” said Frye. “Yes, there are some critical questions to ask, but most state legislators real-
ize the impact U of I creates for the entire state, and want to help out in any way possible.” Brady could not be reached for comment.
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1868, the University of Illinois was founded as a public university with the help of land grants, which aim to provide affordable education for the people within that state. We have evolved through almost 150 years, but we have always remained a public institution that leads the nation in international student attendance, research and overall quality. On February 20, Sen. William E. Brady, R-44, filed a bill to the Illinois General Assembly that would transition the University into a private institution by 2021, a process that would begin in July 2015. If the bill is passed, the University would officially be a private institution instead of the public beacon it has always been recognized as. Even though the bill is currently on pause after it was amended on March 27, decreasing the likelihood of it passing, we are pushing back and advocating for the University to maintain its public status. Considering the fact that similar bills were proposed for Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University and Western Illinois University, it seems as if some Illinois lawmakers are working toward an eradication of all public institutions in our state. With tuition rates across the country skyrocketing, it is becoming harder and harder for students of any income level to achieve a higher education. As a public institution, we are a more affordable option for people of all income levels — especially for a school of our high caliber. We are a diverse student population, both domestically and internationally. Becoming a privatized institution could strip us of that by further increasing tuition — making it less accessible for potential students who come from lower-income households. While we claim the title of an “Inclusive Illinois,� it is nonsensical to adapt policies or enact laws that would make us more exclusive by nature. The University of Illinois is a diverse and thriving university. While there are obviously areas that our school can improve upon, the way the University has been run within the past century and a half has proven a school that aptly functions and consistently creates some of the best graduates in the nation. There is no point in changing an institution so historically successful, especially when it isn’t broken in the first place. The state of Illinois already has worthy options for students wishing to pursue a privatized higher education, and radically changing one of the best public institutions in the country to create more of those options won’t help anyone, especially not the public that we should be catering to.
GOING ANOTHER DIRECTION If you haven’t heard yet, One Direction’s Zayn Malik has announced that he is permanently leaving the band, leaving Directioners across the world to navigate uncharted emotional waters. While the other four will continue to tour and make records, Malik is taking some time for himself and will be making some “Night Changes.� However, in this sea of despair, fans can still look forward to him going solo for future albums. So long, Malik. It takes courage to really take advice from boy bands of the past and say, “Bye, Bye, Bye.�
SURVIVING THE END OF SPRING SEMESTER Well, Illini, we’re here. The home stretch. We’re just weeks away from making our way home to tan, avoid mosquitoes, go to Country Thunder and Lollapalooza, forget that homework exists and (hopefully) do nothing that doesn’t seem relaxing. While the days of midterms and finals loom over our heads, there is a visible silver lining. Still, we’re stuck feeling hopeless over the end of spring break and this dreary weather. Let’s pray to Alma that this all ends soon and these weeks will fly right by.
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There’s are a few conceivable reasons for being mad at meteorologists: They report rain on a day you want to have a picnic, or they tell you the day you want to have a picnic will be sunny, but there ends up being a tsunami. We get it. What we don’t get is when people write scathing letters to pregnant meteorologists telling them to wear looser, more flattering tops and show respect for their unborn children. But Global BC’s Kristi Gordon is proof that people really can get mad about that stuff. We applaud Gordon and the rest of her team for their awesome response. As they said, “haters gonna hate.�.
Every kid whose parents refuse to give them a dog dreams of finding an irresistible stray on the side of the road that mom and dad will let them keep. However, most people don’t dream of finding foxes. A Canadian family that found a newborn “puppy� took their new pet into an animal rescue center for some help. They discovered that they had adopted, well, not a dog. After arguing between what species it was (wolverine, fox or otter) officials are guessing it’s a fox. How people are still so confused about if an animal is a dog, an otter or a fox is beside us. But the animal is still adorable, despite its unknown species.
An end to false rape accusations SAM PULLING Opinions columnist
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here has been a lot of speculation recently about the alleged gang rape of a woman, known only as Jackie, at University of Virginia’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi, as published by Rolling Stone in November. Evidence against Jackie’s story surfaced shortly after the story was published, and police have recently stated that they cannot confirm Jackie’s account, therefore suspending the investigation. In fact, no evidence has been found to support her case. I am in no position to decide whether or not Jackie is telling the truth; that is for people smarter than me to determine. Still, I am hoping that evidence appears to support her claims. I would like to believe she would not make up a story about something as serious as sexual assault. It is hard to imagine someone lying about sexual assault. Accusing someone of one of the most heinous and despicable crimes, knowing full-well that they did not commit, should be a crime itself.
But unfortunately, a false accusation just came to light within our own school’s bounds. On March 12, University students received a crime alert about an alleged sexual assault that occurred on Green Street. The woman said a man pinned her against a wall and groped her chest and crotch. However, during a second interview with police, she revealed her story was fabricated in order to “get back at her boyfriend.� With April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it is time for fake allegations to end now. Reporting sexual assault is rare among victims, with only 68 percent of rapes never reported to the police. In an ideal world, there would never have to be a question about sexual assault. If someone says they were sexually assaulted, we should not have to wonder if they are lying. However, because of the few people who lie about being sexually assaulted, every victim that comes forward has to face the fear of being called “the one who cried rape.� Because many victims who come forward are often scared that they will be accused of lying, fake stories can create a more intense fear. This produces a culture that pushes real victims farther away from
reporting the crimes. In fact, only 80 percent of women feel that they would be believed if they accused someone of rape. Along with that, only 66 percent of women and 49 percent of men believe that women should be presumed to be telling the truth after accusing a man of rape, according to research conducted by Cosmopolitan magazine and Esquire magazine. The only thing that can increase our ability to believe sexual assault claims is to end false allegations. While only an estimated two percent of sexual assault claims are false, that is two percent higher than it should be, and these false allegations can have tragic effects on everyone. Being accused of rape or sexual assault can ruin the accused person’s life — especially during the duration of the investigation. Still, the real problem behind false claims is the effect they have on real victims of sexual assault. Victims should not be afraid of coming forward to police. They should not be worried that people will not believe them or that they will be ostracized. Yet, because of situations like these, real victims of sexual assault that report the incident are often met with intimidating inter-
rogations and suspicion rather than an outpouring of support. Sexual assault is too common to be an underrated issue or questioned issue. Between 20 and 25 percent of women are sexually assaulted while in college. This means, statistically speaking, 4,662 women on this campus will be victims during our four years here. Despite these shocking statistics, only 63 percent of men and 80 percent of women still think that sexual assault is an “extremely/very serious� issue; 52 percent of men and 32 percent of women were surprised by the frequency of rape in women. An overwhelming amount of people still do not think of sexual assault as a serious issue. False allegations can have serious repercussions on true victims by diminishing the crime. People are not going to take this issue seriously if the cases that the public hears about are the cases in which people are lying. Stories of false allegations lead to doubts about victims’ stories. With so many rapes going unreported and even more not being prosecuted, we need all the support we can get for victims.
Sam is a sophomore in Media. spullin2@dailyillini.com
Greek system should be fixed, not ended THOMAS DOWLING Opinions columnist
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has been a bad year for Greek systems across the country. The University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter has been widely criticized after a racist video surfaced earlier this month. The disgusting, intolerant chant dominated the news cycle and forced many to take a critical look at the Greek system. The video itself confirmed many of the accusations that the Greek community has received in past years. The discovery of a secret Facebook page operated by Penn State’s chapter of Kappa Delta Rho also provided reason to distrust the Greek system. The members posted pictures of nude, unconscious women and depicted various illicit activities occurring within the fraternity. These incidents are not limited to fraternities alone. The University of Alabama’s Chi Omega chapter was caught sending a Snapchat happily declaring that this year’s rush class had no African American members. This statement included a racial slur and a photo of three smiling members of the sorority. Last year, Dartmouth College’s student-run newspaper, The Dartmouth, demanded that
the school’s Greek system be “abolished,� claiming that it “amplifies� unacceptable behavior. The article itself was criticized on campus and created tension between the Greek community and non-affiliated students — a tension that still exists today. These controversies exist in our very own backyard. Only weeks ago, The Daily Illini’s editorial criticized the presence of a Confederate flag being suspended from the second story of Delta Chi’s fraternity house, a move that left many students — especially those in the Greek system — with a bad taste in their mouth. The editorial’s accusations of racism dominated campus discussion for days and resulted in another column criticizing the backlash by columnist Boswell Hutson. Before I move on, I want to make something very clear. I wholeheartedly support constructive criticism of the Greek system. Pointing out the mishaps of fraternities and sororities is an effective policing measure and should continue to ensure improvement. However, condemning an entire organization for the actions of a few is foolish. The Greek system is not racist, individuals are. Many have said that fraternities embrace racial stereotyping, which encourages a culture of racism. Greeks are not a historically oppressed group, but that does not validate stereo-
typing them. Taking singular incidences of racism and arguing that all 9 million members of Greek life are racist is, itself, stereotyping. The SAE video, for example, made me sick to my stomach. An organization that intentionally put together a chant encouraging lynching and racial terror should not exist. The video’s release sent a clear message to fraternities and sororities everywhere: Racism passed down through a Greek organization, and racism in general, will not be tolerated. That is a message that needs to be reinforced at every opportunity, and I am glad the University of Oklahoma took punitive action toward the members who crossed that line. Regardless, I do take issue with those who demand abolishing the Greek system. These deconstructionists should analyze their argument with a little more vigor before championing such bold claims, and they should acknowledge the Greek system’s beneficial aspects, too. Of course there have been many reasons other than racism to disband Greek systems across the country. Sexual assault, alcohol abuse and hazing just scratch the surface. But much of the criticism of Greek life revolves around anecdotes, and the problems commonly cited are not limited to fraternities and sororities. For every instance of a fra-
ternity or sorority holding an exchange with racist theme, I can point to a hundred more that didn’t. There are countless examples of racial prejudice on college campuses that are committed by non-affiliates, likely far more than the amount attributed to Greeks. Take hazing, for example. More than 250,000 students report being hazed by college athletic teams and according to national data provided by Babson College, 47 percent of students enter college having already experienced hazing. Also, while sexual assault can seemingly run rampant throughout fraternities, there is also a nationwide movement started by fraternities called “Consent is So Frat.� This group wants to spread the message that “consent and healthy relationships should be part of what it means to be Greek.� They are developing a program to educate fraternities and sororities on what consent really means. The Greek system holds individuals accountable for their actions. They provide a very visible name to attach to very real problems that exist on college campuses. Greek systems are trying to find ways to improve themselves. In the height of potential change, that’s something we should fight for, not against.
Thomas is a freshman in LAS. tdowlin2@dailyillini.com
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Survivor: ‘Get tested’ March highlights the dangers of colon cancer BY JONATHAN PITTS TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
BALTIMORE — He keeps a healthy diet, rarely has medical complaints and has little time to drop by the doctor’s office, so like many Americans older than 50, Ted Mathias just didn’t get around to taking one of modern medicine’s most significant examinations. In January, the 54-yearold finally went in for his first colonoscopy. To his shock, doctors found a tumor in his lower bowels. And when they operated, they very likely saved his life. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and 58-year-old Edel Blumberg — a volunteer recovery coach with the American Cancer Society — is doing what he does best: using his personal story and engaging personality to tell others of the dangers of colorectal cancer and the simple steps they can take to reduce them. A three-time survivor himself, Blumberg persuaded Mathias to have the procedure, just as he has done, by his reckoning, for about 100 people — three of whom proved to have cancer. A human whirlwind with a shaved head and edge-ofprofanity humor, Blumberg keeps, in effect, a full-time schedule speaking in public, running an advocacy nonprofit, heading charity events, reaching out to the newly diagnosed, and collaring friends, relatives and strangers, all in order to share a message as clear as he is blunt. Colorectal “cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer if you catch it early,” he said moments before he enters a local TV studio for a live interview one early morning. “If you don’t, it’s deadly. Get tested. Don’t let my story become your story.” Colorectal cancer — cancer that involves the colon (basically the large intestine) or rectum — is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer death. It strikes about one American in 20, including men and women in roughly equal measure. More than 90 percent of those diagnosed are age 50 or older. Those who have affected parents, siblings or children run a higher risk, as do those with a history of gastrointestinal problems such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, researchers say. The cancer society projects about 133,000 new cases and more than 49,900 deaths by colorectal cancer in the U.S. this year. About 2,300 of the new cases — and 830 of the deaths — would be in Maryland.
If doctors catch colorectal cancer early, the prognosis is good. If it’s diagnosed at stage I (when the malignant cells are still inside the colon wall) a patient is 92 percent likely to survive five years, the current definition of a cure. If it’s found at stage II, when cells have just penetrated the muscle wall, the odds are 78 percent; at stage III, when they’ve affected lymph nodes, they’re 60 percent. Stage IV, where cancer cells involve other organs, is a more desperate story: The odds plummet to 8 percent. Physicians say everyone over 50 should have a colonoscopy, a diagnostic procedure that requires preparation a day in advance, sedation and the insertion of a colonoscope but is the gold standard in colon cancer prevention. Patients not in a highrisk category who are found healthy by the tests generally can wait 10 years for the next one, said Dr. Andrew Rosenstein, chief of gastroenterology at University of Maryland at St. Joseph Medical Center and a clinical instructor in medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. If risk factors are present or an exam detects polyps, more frequent intervals of surveillance are recommended, Rosenstein said. Just 65 percent of American adults are getting screened according to those guidelines, according to the cancer society, which is running a campaign to raise that number to 80 percent by 2018. Blumberg, to his embarrassment, was once one of the slacker minority. Growing up, he was a cantankerous kid and star athlete, but things changed at 13. He was diagnosed with colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease that can cause pain, urgency, bloody diarrhea and more. A year later, he was found to have Crohn’s disease, another chronic and severely painful inflammatory bowel disease. The disorders are severely disruptive — “I spent most of my time looking for the bathroom,” Blumberg said — and because they involve parts of the anatomy few relish talking about, many sufferers try to hide their conditions from friends and family. Not so incidentally, they also increase one’s risk for colorectal cancer. For the next three decades, Blumberg said, he vacillated between squarely facing the problems (getting screened annually and more) and trying to pretend, to himself and others, that they didn’t exist. Despite his history, Blumberg said, he grew complacent. That came to a shocking end in 2003 when doctors found a stage III tumor in his colon. He had cancer. He underwent surgery, then entered what he calls
a “nightmare” period of chemotherapy. In 2006, the news got worse. Physicians found a stage IV malignancy in his colon. He pulled through, but seven years after that, a colonoscopy revealed a small cluster of pre-malignant cells, a so-called dysplastic associated lesion, a growth that can progress to colon cancer so quickly that Rosenstein, his doctor, urged a total removal of the colon, known as a colectomy. Today, Blumberg wears a colostomy bag, an external sack that collects his solid waste. He’d once viewed such a fate as “my worst nightmare.” But in Rosenstein’s telling, Blumberg quickly reinterpreted it as a rare opportunity — a chance to become, in effect, a human warning sign. Since 2006, he has pulled back from his former life as an insurance executive, to emerge as one of the 30 men and women who work in the Mid-Atlantic region as “recovery coaches” with the American Cancer Society, according to Carol Brice Hirsch, the president of Within Reach, a private nonprofit that helped create the program. Hirsch points to the “Semi-Colon Crawl,” a 5K charity walk Blumberg runs in Owings Mills that draws hundreds of people each year. She mentions the weekly radio show he had for years, the TV interviews he does every March, his relentless willingness to speak with anyone about his life and decisions. Mostly, she said, he’s an inspiration because he has gone about as far as one can go down the colon-cancer road and still be alive to tell about it. Ted Mathias agreed. Last fall, his partner, Marcy Emmer, attended the “Crawl” and began pestering Mathias to get tested. A few weeks after that, they ran into Blumberg socially, and he raised the subject again. Mathias, a software engineer, made his appointment. It’s not known how much time he’d have had before his tumor went stage IV. He now faces six months of chemo and possibly radiation therapy, not to mention regular screenings for the rest of his life. Doctors set his survival odds at 80 percent. “I’m lucky in so many ways,” he said. At 7:45 a.m., a station manager for Fox 45 TV enters the lobby to greet Blumberg. He heads into the studio and takes a seat under the lights. The cameras roll. “It’s (Colorectal) Awareness Month,” interviewer Amber Miller said. She peppered him with questions, and Blumberg told his story again. Another Ted Mathias could be watching.
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“We wouldn’t want to use an unknown drug in pet dogs because there are many emotional ties to a pet dog, so ethically, we want to make sure we had a good understanding of how much drug could we give, how long is that drug going to be in the body of a normal dog before we move into pet dogs with cancer,” Fan said. After a study concludes, Fan and his colleagues work to find homes for the research dogs. Fan himself even adopted a research hound dog — Ember. “I think that for the most part, most scientific investigators are wanting to try to get homes for these higher mammals,” Fan said. “In particular, with me being a veterinarian and having that animal bond, it’s even more of an overriding goal to make sure that if we’ve done research on
these dogs and if they’re still very, very good, then we want to find them good homes.” Roy said that Fan’s devotion to helping dogs is something he has noticed in others, in spite of the stigma that animal testing carries with it. “I think that all the people that I know that do research with dogs ... are people that have dogs themselves and that care about dogs a lot and who are trying to do something about dog health and human health,” Roy said. “They’re portrayed as people who are doing evil things to dogs, but I have never seen that, in all the years that I’ve been doing research and animal oversight. I’ve never seen these monsters who want to torture dogs.”
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BY SUSAN SZUCH STAFF WRITER
or Tim Fan, Ember was more than just a hound dog. Ember, who was bred for research purposes, was one of the first dogs used in the process of testing the effects of PAC-1 drugs on dogs, which work to cause cancer cells to self-destruct while preserving healthy cells. After the studies are completed, most dogs are adopted out by community members or researchers like Fan, a University veterinary oncologist and associate professor of veterinary clinical medicine, who decided to adopt Ember as his own. Ember is just one of many dogs that was administered the PAC-1 drug in research conducted by Fan and a team of his peers, which is now beginning human trials with the same drug. The process began when Fan read a paper in Nature Chemical Biology about PAC-1. After becoming interested in seeing how it could help his patients — cats and dogs with spontaneously arising tumors — Fan decided to contact the author, Paul Hergenrother, a Univer-
sity chemistry professor. Then began the seven-year collaboration between the two. The partnership has developed research allowing their clinical trials to expand past dogs, now conducting trials with human subjects. Thanks to the research done with dogs, they have been able to find out the best way to administer PAC-1, as well as what drugs it will work with. “The dogs have been great to give us some confidence about the efficacy of the compound, to explore combinations of the compound with other chemotherapy drugs,� Hergenrother said. “Initially, it was an IV infusion and now it’s a pill.� The clinical trials in dogs also helped in determining tolerability, dose scheduling and absorption, Fan said. Another benefit of clinical trials in dogs is that they differ from the traditional model, according to Edward Roy, professor emeritus and chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. “The way the immune system responds to a tumor is going to be different whether you have to inject cells into the
tissue and it starts from that, or if it starts sort of undercover, stealth, with just the mutation of a single cell and it starts growing without the inflammatory response,� Roy said. As the clinical trials with humans is in the early stages, Hergenrother said he is cautiously optimistic about PAC1 benefitting humans. “We’re just hoping to push it forward, we hope it can help cancer patients and obviously the first round of cancer patients are just getting it now, so it’s hard to know until anything happens,� Hergenrother said. However, it wasn’t the prospect of human clinical trials that drew Fan in, but the idea of providing more therapies for dogs and cats with cancer. “I think the advantage I have as a veterinarian is that we see dogs as cancer patients,� Fan said. “So many of these dogs with certain types of cancer, they don’t have very good therapies at all available for them, so it seemed to be a natural possibility to move promising small molecules like PAC-1 for-
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App users go the distance for charity BY ISABELLA JACKSON STAFF WRITER
From pieing pre-med students to bounce house fundraisers, campus organizations provide many platforms to raise money for charity throughout the year. But only a few are powered by human movement. Charity Miles, a free app available for both Apple and Android phones, donates money to a charity of the user’s choice for every mile that is recorded during a workout. Samantha George, junior in LAS, is the philanthropy chair for the University’s chapter of the American Medical Student Association, AMSA. George’s duties include planning events to raise money for both local and national charities. George said AMSA is harnessing new technology in its philanthropic work by using the Charity Miles app to raise additional funds for Habitat for Humanity. According to Charity Miles’ website, the app donates 25 cents for every mile walked or ran and 10 cents for every mile biked – up to $1 million from an initial sponsorship pool that was aside for the app by companies and corporations. For people that frequently walk to destinations or spend time working out, the app is a way to donate to charity without spending any money themselves. “On a campus where you have to walk everywhere; it’s good to harness that to do good,� George said. With a campus that spans more than 7.1 square miles, students walk to class, meetings, residence halls and apartments, sometimes logging greater distances than they are aware of. “You don’t realize how much you walk and how much work you put forth,� George said. “I know a lot of people that turn on the app in the morning and don’t look at it until the end of the day, and by that point they’ve walked five miles or so.� George said the app can also motivate users to have a more healthy and physically fit lifestyle. “It’s a low key way to remind yourself to walk to class instead of taking the bus or something because you know it’s helping others,� George said. Although walking, running and biking are the three official settings on the app, the Charity Miles website states that “skipping, skating, hopping, rolling and all other human-propelled activities are perfectly acceptable.� George said the app reminds her to get a healthy amount
of exercise during the day because when she feels like skipping a workout, she thinks about the charities that she is raising money for and becomes more motivated. “Sometimes I don’t really make the time to work out, it’s good to have this to help,� she said. According to the app’s website, it asks users for permission to use their cell phone’s geolocation services. When users give permission, the phone can record their position and the distance they have traveled during a workout. George said that in her experience using the app, it has worked well and measured the distance accurately. If there is an area that the phone cannot register a strong GPS signal, the app will send a notification in case a runner or walker wants to move to an area with a stronger signal. “The cool thing about it is that it uses the GPS tracking and the accelerometer in your phone to keep track of where you are and make sure you aren’t cheating,� George said. When the weather does not cooperate, there are also settings for indoor walking and running, so users can record the miles that they have gone on a treadmill. The AMSA team has already logged 225 miles, or about $50, since the beginning of the school year, and George said she hopes to double that by the end of the semester. Although the money seems like a small amount, George said that the little things do contribute to a larger goal. According to Jennifer Kraak, senior in AHS, AMSA has around 100 members, and 26 of them use the app to fundraise. George said that she hopes other groups and individuals on campus will start using the app and work to raise funds for their favorite charities. The app’s website lists more than 30 charities where money can be donated. Some, like the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Alzheimer’s Association, are focused on health causes and eradicating disease, while others work to support American veterans and the homeless. International charities such as She’s the First and (RED) are also on the list. “It’s a really simple way to keep track of yourself and donate money at the same time,� George said. “I mean, why wouldn’t you want to do this?�
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Illini fall short of victory
BY MICHAL DWOJAK STAFF WRITER
BY DANIEL COLLINS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
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Illinois’ Bobby Baker launches off the vault during the meet against Stanford at Huff Hall on Friday, March 6. Baker won Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Gymnast of the Year. “It gave me relief knowing that I could bring back a title for myself and Illinois after coming so close to winning the team title,� Maestas said. While he didn’t win any event titles, freshman Bobby Baker was awarded Big Ten Gymnast of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The last Illinois freshman to win both awards in the same season was Maestas in 2012. This season, Baker also collected six freshman of the week and two gymnast of the week honors. “It was very nice to get
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Recap Box: Big Ten Championships
Spring - “The individual accolades were a great finish to a good weekend, but I don’t think they softened the blow of a tough second place finish.� Quick Note: All seven Illinois gymnast who competed at the event finals finished in the top three in at least one of their events. Up next: NCAA Championships, Norman, Okla., April 9-11.
Summary: Illinois finished second behind Penn State at the team finals and had three gymnasts win individual event titles. Key Performer: Bobby Baker: Named to firstteam All-Big Ten and won Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Gymnast of the Year. Quote of the game: Head coach Justin
Illinois softball slams Hoosiers BY COLE HENKE STAFF WRITER
The Illinois softball team was all too familiar with the Indiana Hoosiers entering the final game of their three-game series Sunday at Eichelberger Field. The Illini offense exploded for 22 runs — the most ever scored in program history — to beat the Hoosiers 22-12 and complete the weekend sweep. A weekend sweep, especially in the Big Ten conference, is really hard to come by, according to head coach Terri Sullivan. “I thought we played really well all weekend. It was really nice to see underclassmen step up this weekend,� Sullivan said. Freshman center fielder Carly Thomas was the star of the weekend for the Illini. Thomas went 9-for-11 on the weekend, with 10 RBIs and three home runs. One of her home runs was a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning Sunday to score the Illini’s 22nd run and break the school record. After this weekend, Thomas has the second most RBIs (21) on the team and is second on the team in home runs (six). She trails sophomore Nicole Evans in both
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Illinois splits Big Ten opener
Freshman Baker named Big Ten gymnast of the year, team takes 2nd to Penn St.
Three individual event title wins for the Illinois men’s gymnastics team helped relieve the sting of finishing in second place (436.700-436.100) behind Penn State in the team finals at the Big Ten Championships at State College, Pennsylvania, over the weekend. During team finals on Friday, senior Jordan Valdez got the Illini off to a good start on the team’s first event — the high bar — posting a score of 15.150. His score was the best of the night and qualified him to compete the next day for an individual title. Redshirt junior C.J. Maestas, senior Mike Wilner, sophomore Matt Foster, freshman Bobby Baker and juniors Fred Hartville and Joey Peters also posted scores that sent them into the individual event finals. As a team, the Illini posted the fourth-best vault score in team history (73.950). Baker had the highest score in the event (15.050). Baker ended the first night with an all-around score of 87.100 — one-tenth of point shy of the top spot. Those who captured individual titles on Saturday were Maestas (floor exercise), Valdez (tied with Michigan senior Nick Hunter on parallel bars) and Hartville (vault).
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categories. “I go to the plate with the mentality that I won’t try to do too much,� Thomas said. “This weekend I just saw the ball really well, and I hit the ball hard.� The Illini’s 40 runs on the weekend were enough for the sweep, but the Hoosiers did not go down without a fight — they scored 26 runs over the three games. The first two games had scores of 9-6 and 9-8. The Hoosiers scored six of their runs Sunday in the first inning against Illini sophomore pitcher Breanna Wonderly. Jade Vecvanags came in relief after only two outs were recorded in the first. She pitched the rest of the game but gave up six additional runs. Junior outfielder Kylie Johnson said that it is important for the Illini defense to stay in the ears of the Illini pitchers even when they are struggling. “It is really all about trust,� Johnson said. “We make sure that (our pitchers) know that we have their backs. When we are struggling to get an out we make sure to tell them to let them roll one to us.� Illinois end the weekend with a record of 11-20, while Indiana drops to 10-26
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Illinois’ Carly Thomas swings at the ball during the softball game against Indiana at Eichelberger Field on Sunday. Thomas contributed to the Illini’s 22-12 victory.
Saturday:
Illinois 9 Indiana 6 Illinois 9 Indiana 8
Sunday:
Illinois 22 Indiana: 12 Summary: The Illini offense exploded over the weekend to sweep the visiting Hoosiers. On Sunday the team scored 22 runs, the most ever scored in program history.
record. The Illini have an nonconference matchup with Illinois State on Tuesday and then get right back into Big Ten play with a weekend series at Iowa. “If you look around the conference, there have been a lot of high scoring games lately,� Sullivan said. “It is because everybody is scout-
The last time the Illinois baseball team played a Big Ten game, the team suffered a blowout 11-2 loss at the hands of Michigan State in the third round of the Big Ten tournament in May. Although the setting was different and much colder in East Lansing, Michigan this weekend, the Illini’s Big Ten opening series had a similar level of intensity. The three-game series was scheduled to start Friday but was pushed back a day due to the cold weather. Illinois (19-6-1, 1-1 Big Ten) split two games with Michigan State (12-12, 2-3), winning 8-4 Saturday and losing 5-2 Sunday. The Illini and the Spartans will face off in the series finale Monday. “From a pitching and defensive standpoint, we didn’t do what we need to do (on Sunday),� senior outfielder Casey Fletcher said, “We need to improve on that if we want to play like a championship team.� The Illini wasted no time Saturday. After shortstop Adam Walton led the game with a walk, he advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt by Spartan pitcher Mick VanVossen. The next batter, left fielder Ryan Nagle, ripped a single to right field to score Walton and give Illinois a 1-0 lead. Illinois continued its scoring in the third when right fielder Pat McInerney came to the plate with the bases loaded. The sophomore walked, pushing Walton home from third and center fielder Casey Fletcher followed with a ground out to VanVossen that scored Nagle. Catcher Jason Goldstein finished the inning’s scoring with a sacrifice fly to score second baseman Reid Roper and give Illinois a 4-0 lead. Designated hitter Matthew James sparked another threerun inning in the sixth when he ripped a double over the Spartan left fielder to score Fletcher and David Kerian. Ryne Roper squeezed a single through the left side to score James and give Illinois a 7-1 lead. Fletcher added an RBI single down the left field line to score Walton from second and give Illinois its eighth and final run. Pitcher Kevin Duchene kept the Spartans at bay, striking out five batters and giving up one run in six innings of work. Since Illinois held a six-run lead and Duchene threw 91 pitches, the coaching staff turned to the bullpen, which allowed three runs in the seventh. Junior closer Tyler Jay came in the eighth to get out of a jam and secured the save in the ninth. Michigan State struck first
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Summary:
The Illini bats were cold on Sunday after a strong offensive performance Saturday — the team split the two first two games of its Big Ten opener. Key performer: Adam Walton was 3-for-6 over the weekend with an RBI and three scored runs.
Quote of the weekend:
Casey Fletcher — “From a pitching and defensive standpoint, we didn’t do what we need to do, and we need to improve on that if we want to play like a championship team.� Up next: at Michigan State on Monday at noon Sunday in the bottom of the second when Spartan center fielder Anthony Cheky doubled to right to drive in a run. Illinois responded in the third when outfielder Will Krug doubled down the rightfield line with two outs. Walton then singled up the middle to drive in Krug and tie the game 1-1. Illinois starting pitcher Drasen Johnson found himself in a jam in the fifth after allowing two singles to lead off the inning. The Illini forced the out at home with a fielder’s choice, but two singles and a groundout gave the Spartans a 4-1 lead before the senior could force a pop out to end the inning. Michigan State added a run in the eighth before Illinois first baseman David Kerian hit a solo home run in the ninth, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. Adam Walton was picked off at first base to give the Spartans a 5-2 win. “We didn’t have all our elements like we usually do,� Krug said. “We just didn’t get the ball into play like we like to.� The two conference foes will play the series rubber match Monday afternoon. At the beginning of the season, the team set a goal of winning every series this season, and with the first Big Ten series on the line, that goal is being tested right away. “(On Monday), we just have to get after the starting pitcher and get into the bullpen like we always do,� Fletcher said. “If we do that, then we’ll be able to compete.�
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Quote of the Day: Head
coach Terri Sullivan “Everybody is scouted so well. Pitchers don’t really have any surprises entering the games, and that goes for ours, too. They are really just going to have to trust their stuff the rest of the way.� Hidden Stat: The Illini hit 10 home runs on the weekend.
ed so well. Pitchers don’t really have any surprises entering the games, and that goes for ours, too. They are really just going to have to trust their stuff the rest of the way.�
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Illinois’ Adam Walton makes contact with the ball during the game against Lindenwood University at Illinois Field on March 18. The Illini won 7-1.
Tennis loses 5 straight matches BY JONATHAN JOFFE STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s tennis team boasted a 7-4 record going into spring break but went on to lose five straight matches on four different road trips. The team now stands at 7-9 and head coach Michelle Dasso admitted that the spring break matches did not go as planned. “Spring break was painful,� Dasso said. “But the good news is it is behind us. I have a feeling we are going to shine in April.� The losing streak began at Northwestern on March
20. Despite the Wildcats’ down season, they thrived on their home court, picking up a 6-1 victory over the Illini. Northwestern leads the all-time series 47-8. Although Illinois was able to pick up the doubles point in its next three matches, it was to no avail — the Illini suffered a 4-3 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday and a 4-1 loss to Hawaii on Wednesday at the All-American Main Draw in Santa Barbara, California. Illinois followed those losses with a 4-3 loss to Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday.
Michigan 6 Illinois 1 Summary:
and did not go as we envisioned, but the good news is it is behind us� – Head coach Michelle Dasso.
Illinois women’s tennis moved to 7-9 on the season after falling to Michigan on the road
Hidden stat:
Jerricka Boone was the only Illini player to win her singles match on Sunday
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Quote of the game:
“Spring break was painful
Senior Melissa Kopinski knows nothing comes easy on the road, but said her
The Illini are still seeking their first conference victory.
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vs. Long Beach State, Thursday at 5 p.m.
Illinois’ Jerricka Boone attempts to return the ball during a match against Indiana at Atkins Tennis Center on March 1 during the Illini’s 6-1 win against Indiana.
team still needs to step it up. “ ... Nonetheless our team needs to find a way to get
the W,� Kopinski said. “It’s a small hump we need to overcome, and we’re very excited to have the home crowd
for us this coming weekend.� Illinois’ Sunday match
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Women’s golf swings to 5th Illini finish with top spring score
BY LUCAS WRIGHT STAFF WRITER
Johns Island, South Carolina was the site of a big comeback for the Illinois women’s golf team Sunday. The Illini carded a fifthplace finish at the Briar’s Creek Invitational with a 31-over par 895 — the best finish by a Big Ten team. Illinois topped Michigan State by one stroke, and finished ahead of Maryland, Penn State and Indiana. Freshman Dana Gattone busted out of her slump and finishing in a tie for 14th with a 4-over 220, 13 shots back of the leader and the best individual Illini finish. Gattone opened the tournament with a 7-over 79 but wasn’t alone in her first-round struggles. Saturday the Illini carded a first-round 28-over 316, leaving them in 16th place, only ahead of Indiana. The score was the team’s worst single-round total since October, when it shot 316 in the second round of the Diane Thomason Invitational. “It was a rough start out there. The entire first day we got rain, and it was pretty constant,” Gattone said. “All
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TENNIS against No. 12 Michigan was no easier. The Wolverines got off to a hot start early, picked up the doubles point, and never looked back. Kopinski played at the No. 1 singles spot for Illinois, losing to Michigan junior Ronit Yurovsky 6-3, 6-1. Senior Sarah Lee of the Wolverines defeated Illini sophomore Louise Kwong 6-2, 6-4. And Michigan’s victory was sealed on court No. 4, as Illinois freshman Grace Tapak fell to Michigan freshman Alex Najarian 7-5, 6-4. The Illini were outmatched at almost every spot. Sophomore Jerricka Boone was the lone Illinois player to win her singles match. Michigan eventually won the competition 6-1, putting an end to the
the teams were challenged by the weather conditions, and the course was playing soft, so it was playing very long.” The effects of the poor conditions were felt by the field as a whole on the first day, but head coach Renee Slone believes that the biggest problems for the Illini were on the greens and in their heads. “Speed control on the greens was not very good starting off,” Slone said. “Early on in the round we had a couple of team members struggle determining club selections to the greens and making the calculations for the conditions.” However, the Illini rebounded in rounds two and three. Gattone shot an even-par 72 to climb into the top-25, and ended her tournament with a season-low — and career-low — round of 3-under 69. “I was ready to have a really good round, and to have it at this tournament was awesome to me,” Gattone said. “I knew I was playing well the last day, but I didn’t really add up my score at all, and I was my first time actually ever breaking 70, which I was unaware I even shot that.” As a team, Illinois banded together to put up a 4-over 292 in the second round and Illini’s poor spring break performance. With its loss to Michigan, Illinois remains winless in the Big Ten — the Illini were 6-6 in conference play last year and already have five losses this year. Kopinski pointed out that the team is just excited to get back home. The Illini’s next three matches will be at the Atkins Tennis Center. Kwong admitted that team morale is not high at the moment, but the players are trying to put the losses behind them and look ahead to their next match. “We’re all very disappointed and down from a long week,” Kwong said. “However, we plan on keeping our heads up, training hard this week and getting ready for Long Beach State on Thursday.”
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climbed nine spots on the leaderboard into a tie for seventh. It managed this behind an even-par round from Gattone, 1-over rounds from freshman Grace Park and sophomore Emily Joers and a 2-over round from sophomore Stephanie Miller. The final round was the peak for the Illini during the tournament. The team carded a 1-under score of 287, the fifth-lowest round of the tournament and its lowest round all season. Along with Gattone, Park also went under par with a 2-under 70. Miller added a 1-over 73, and Joers rounded out the team by shooting a 3-over 75. Its fifth-place finish is the best finish for the Illini this spring. Slone said the solid finish will help instill some confidence in the team. “The team bounced back very well,” Slone said. “This just helped provide confirmation that we are able to play really good golf and can do so in less than ideal conditions.” Illinois will look to bring its newfound confidence into its next event Monday and Tuesday at the Web.com Intercollegiate Tournament. The two-day event will take place in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The field will feature two fellow Big Ten teams: Ohio State and Minnesota. Also in the field are Miami and Florida State, who rank 35th and 36th in the country, respectively. The Illini have spent their time between tournaments practicing and relaxing in
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GYMNASTICS recognized and be able to say that my hard work paid off in a way,” Baker said. “The whole feeling of what happened still hasn’t totally sunk in yet because it was definitely a bittersweet weekend.” Along with Baker, Wilner, Foster and Peters competed for individual titles but came up short. Peters and Wilner came in second and third on still rings, respectively. Foster finished second on the pommel horse event — his score of 15.075 ranked first until the last competitor on the apparatus, Minnesota senior Ellis Mannon, posted a 15.525 to win the title. Baker, Hartville, Maestas and Valdez were named to the All-Big Ten first team. Foster, Wilner and
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Recap Box Briar’s Creek Invitational Summary: Illinois
ended the first round in 16th place; however, it managed to climb the leaderboard to finish in fifth overall. Key Performer: Dana Gattone was the top finisher for the Illini. She shot 4-over on the tournament and ended in 14th place. Quote: “The team bounced back very well” – Head Coach Renee Slone Hidden Stat: Four of the five Illini were under par on par fives at the Briar’s Creek Invitational. Up Next: Web. com Intercollegiate Tournament Georgia, and Slone believes that this time off, coupled with their recent tournament success, will greatly benefit the team. “We’ve had some time to work on things, and we have some areas we’ve keyed in on,” Slone said. “It’s definitely been a nice boost, and we can definitely take a lot of positives from it and hopefully build off of it.”
lswrigh2@dailyillini.com @LucasWright95 Peters were given second team honors. The next competition for the Illini is the NCAA Championship in Norman, Oklahoma — host Oklahoma ranks No. 1 in the country. Head coach Justin Spring said that lineups will be very similar to this weekend. Spring said that the results of the Big Ten Championship will help motivate the team for nationals. “The individual accolades were a great finish to a good weekend, but I don’t think they softened the blow of a tough second place finish,” Spring said. “It was a strong team effort with some great performances, but I think everyone was pretty disappointed having come so close.”
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Men’s golf misses top 5 at invitational Illini risk losing No. 1 ranking BY DRAKE PENA STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s golf team failed to make it to the podium for a second-straight tournament — the Illini finished seventh in a competitive field of 13. “This was not a good tournament for us, but we had a chance to zero in on some issues we need to work on, both physically and mentally,” head coach Mike Small said. “This is still early for us, so I would much rather have these issues exposed in March so that we’re not dealing with them in May or June.” Illinois’ sixth-place finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters was a cloud over the team as they entered the Valspar Collegiate Invitational in Palm City, Fla. The Valspar Collegiate
“This was not a good tournament for us, but we had a chance to zero in on some issues we need to work on.” MIKE SMALL
GOLF HEAD COACH
Invitational took place at the Floridian Golf Club and featured some of the strongest competition Small’s team has seen all year. The field featured six other top-25 teams, including the No. 2-ranked Florida State Seminoles, who won their last three tournaments. Illinois started the tournament in eighth place after day one. Led by junior Thomas Detry’s second-place scores of 67 and 69, the Illini hoped to advance on the leaderboards the next day, but only moved up one spot. Detry continued his scorching play, shooting his third-straight sub-70 round with a score of 69. Junior Charlie Danielson finished
Recap Box: Summary: Illinois
placed seventh in a field of 13 at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, despite junior Thomas Detry’s third-place finish. Key Performer: Junior Thomas Detry finished third in individual scoring, shooting under 70 in all three rounds. Up Next: 3M Augusta Invitational, April 4-5 in Augusta, Georgia. with a combined score of 215 (+2), senior Brian Campbell finished at 222 (+9), freshman Nick Hardy shot 228 (+15), and freshman Spencer Reed shot a 234 (+21). Freshman Dylan Meyer competed individually and finished tied for 35th with a 219 (+6). Detry was the only Illini golfer to finish in the individual top 20. Danielson was the next-best Illini — he finished tied for 25th place. Detry left Palm City with his seventh career Big Ten Golfer of the Week honor and his fourth of the season. A native of Brussels, Belgium, Detry beat 20 top-100 players, including six ranked in the top-20, en route to his third-place finish. Detry earned Big Ten Golfer of the week honors for his performance. “Thomas Detry was the lone bright spot of the week,” Small said, “His third-place finish was really strong considering the depth and talent of the field.” This consecutive midplace finish leaves the door open for Florida State to climb to the top of the rankings. To achieve their three consecutive wins, the Seminoles had to compete against many top-10 teams. With the hopes of keeping their No. 1 ranking in the GCAA Coaches Poll, the Illini will head to Augusta, Georgia for the 3M Augusta Invitational from April 4-5. The field includes No. 3 Texas and No. 17 Oklahoma State among other teams that also received top-25 votes.
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Three Deceptive Myths of the BDS Movement Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) advocates use inspiring human rights language to condemn Israel—but are their accusations accurate? Supporters of BDS make three stirring demands: Stop Israel’s colonization, occupation and apartheid in Palestine. But how valid are these three accusations, and what are the real goals of the BDS movement—for Israel and the Palestinian people? Above all, does BDS really seek peace?
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offer. While smart diplomacy will surely be needed to resolve the territorial issues that divide Arabs and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions advocates Israelis, it is intellectually dishonest to declare Israel shrewdly use human rights rhetoric to inspire an occupier. followers. But anyone tempted by this appeal must Myth #3: Israel is an apartheid state. Apartheid was ask two questions: 1) How true are BDS’s accusations “an official policy of racial segregation, involving against Israel, and 2) what is BDS’s political agenda? political, legal, and economic discrimination in If we examine the hard facts, we see that BDS is South Africa against nonwhites.” In fact, Israel is by actually based on false myths and a disguised far the most diverse nation in the Middle East—one purpose. whose population is 21% Arab and includes the Myth #1: Israel is colonizing Palestine. While BDS region’s largest Christian population. Israel’s Jews paints the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in polarized hail from Ethiopia, terms, in fact it is one Yemen, Morocco, Iran, of the world’s most complex, emotionally “We do not support the boycott of Israel.” Iraq, and Syria, as well as every European fraught disputes. BDS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas nation and Latin portrays Palestinians as America. Unlike any the region’s sole other Middle Eastern nation, equal civil rights of all “indigenous” people, while in truth Palestine has two ethnic groups in Israel are protected—and they indigenous peoples—Jews and Arabs. Jews have lived include freedom of speech, assembly, suffrage and uninterruptedly in the Holy Land for more than sexual orientation. No ethnic group is segregated. 3,000 years, since the time of biblical Abraham. Israel Political office is open to every ethnicity: Israeli Arabs does not insist it is the only heir to Palestine, but are members of the parliament and supreme court. BDS advocates assert Jews have no right to a state Economic discrimination is forbidden, and when it there. This denies the Jewish people the right to occurs, as in the U.S., the courts oppose it. In short, national liberation. Since colonialism is “the control Israel bears no resemblance to South Africa. It is an of one nation by ‘transplanted’ people of another exemplar of liberty for minorities. nation,” and Jews are natives to Palestine, Israel What do the BDS leaders really want? While the cannot be termed a colonial force. U.S., Western European powers, Israel and the U.N. Myth #2: Israel is occupying Palestinian Security Council have embraced a “two-state territories. It’s simplistic to argue that Palestine solution” as the basis for peace between Israel and the “belongs” entirely to either Jews or Arabs. Ownership Palestinians, BDS leaders, like Ali Abuminah, argue of these territories is disputed—it can only be for a one-state solution in which Arabs outnumber determined by negotiations. While Israel does not Jews. When BDS talks about occupation, it refers not deny Arab rights to a state in Palestine, BDS opposes to disputed West Bank territories, but to all of Israel. Jewish self-determination. When Israel declared a BDS has consistently opposed Israeli-Palestinian state in 1948, it was attacked by five Arab armies peace talks, calling them “collaborationist.” In fact, whose intention was to expel the Jews. In 1967, Arab the leaders of BDS openly confess their goal is not armies again attacked Israel, but Jordan, Egypt and peace, but conquest. No wonder BDS founder Omar Syria actually lost to Israel territory they had Barghouti admits, “If the occupation ends . . . would controlled. In fact, none of the land Israel currently that end support for BDS? No, it wouldn’t—no.” This “occupies” in Israel or its ancient lands of Judea and explains why BDS insists on the “right of return” not Samaria (the West Bank) was ever part of an Arab for the estimated 50,000 living Palestinian refugees state. While Israel maintains security in parts of the of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, but for their West Bank, it is to protect Israelis from terror attacks five million descendants—a bizarre definition of that have killed thousands. More pointedly: As late as “refugee” applied to no other people. Of course, such 2007 Israel offered Palestinians 95% of the West an influx of foreign Arabs into Israel would swamp Bank, as well as a capital in Jerusalem, as an the Jewish state, conquering it demographically. incentive for peace, but the Palestinians rejected this For all its emotive appeals, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions effort is based on falsehoods—a hijacking of human rights values. Even Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has acknowledged that BDS is counterproductive, proclaiming, “We do not support the boycott of Israel.” Indeed, anyone who truly desires peace between Israelis and Palestinians must oppose this pernicious movement. This message has been published and paid for by
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“It’s a good sign from us that we’re dialed in the way we are right now.” BRAD DANCER HEAD COACH
Three of the Illini’s hottest hands this spring completed the sweep. No. 50 Vukic won against No. 83 Steinbach 6-2, 6-1, No. 22 Jared Hiltzik defeated No. 32 Torpegaard for the second time this spring, 6-2, 6-4 and No. 42 Kopinski beat Callahan 6-1, 6-3. Vukic is 13-1 and hasn’t lost since January, Kopinski is 14-3 and Hiltzik is 15-1 — his sole loss to Texas’ Soren
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No. 3 Illinois 4 No. 11 Ohio State 0 Summary: Illinois swept conference rival Ohio State for the first time since 2002. It’s their second win this year in a rivalry that the Buckeyes have dominated recently.
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The tide is turning for the Illinois men’s tennis team against the Ohio State Buckeyes. It’s been a one-sided rivalry between the Big Ten’s top two teams for the last few years, dominated by the Scarlet and Grey. But on Sunday, the No. 3 Illini swept the No. 11 Buckeyes for their second win over OSU this season, after only three victories since 2005. The win snapped Ohio State’s 97-match regular season Big Ten win streak and it’s the Illini’s first sweep of Ohio State since 2002. “We did a good job in doubles and staying focused,” head coach Brad Dancer said. “(In singles) enough guys showed up and got the job done to get a team victory.” Illinois defeated the Buckeyes 4-2 in February at the ITA Indoor National Championships. On Sunday, the Illini controlled the match, and started by taking the doubles point. The doubles pair of seniors Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski was once again split up, an experiment Dancer broke out on the team’s
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Hess-Olesen, the No. 2 player in the country. Gosea returned to the team after serving a two-week suspension for a violation of team rules. He played in the No. 2 singles spot for the first time this year behind Jared Hiltzik, who took over the top singles spot during the team’s Texas trip. Gosea contributed in two doubles wins with Vukic, but struggled in singles. He lost to Penn State’s Leo Stakhovsky on Friday and was down 6-2, 4-3 to OSU’s No. 44 Chris Diaz when the match ended. The match against Ohio State was the second conference victory of the weekend for the Illini, who defeated Penn State 6-1 Friday afternoon. The test of the conference slate continues for Illinois next weekend. Illinois heads north to Michigan for a pair of road matches at Michigan State on Saturday and Michigan on Sunday. Dancer said another victory against a highly ranked opponent is another positive sign moving forward. “We’ve obviously played a lot of great teams this year and Ohio State’s another one of those great teams,” Dancer said. “We’ve been tested in and out again and again. It’s a good sign from us that we’re dialed in the way we are right now.”
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Runners shine at Vanderbilt Invitational BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s track and field team wrapped up its second outdoor event Saturday — the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational in Nashville, Tenn. The meet wasn’t scored for teams, but the Illini captured five event titles and 10 top-10 performances. Illinois dominated the 5,000 meters Friday — four Illini were the first runners to cross the finish line. Sophomore Hanna Winter won the event, while junior Colette Falsey finished second and freshmen Audrey
Blazek and Emma Grimes came in third and fourth respectively. Senior Alyssa Schneider finished third in the 1,500 meters, falling behind Bradley junior Emily Delvo, who won the event, and Vanderbilt junior Sara Barron. Schneider said she was not satisfied with her performance but is moving forward. “I wasn’t happy with the time, but I am not discouraged by it,� she said. “I know I’ve put in some more intense weeks so I wasn’t too surprised when I felt more tired that I would have liked. I
a PR and the opportunity to test myself against high-level competition.� No ranked teams competed this weekend and Ilinois was the lone Big Ten team in Nashville. The field team stole the show Saturday — three Illini won their respective events. Sophomore Kandie BlochJones placed first in high jump, junior Jennifer DeBellis dominated the pole vault event and junior Jazjuan Wallace-Sipp won the discus. DeBellis outlasted teammate Stephanie Richartz by 15-hundreths of a meter to
plan on just sticking to the training schedule that (distance coach Scott Jones) has planned for me and looking to next weekend.� While some Illini will travel to Charleston, Ill. and compete at the EIU Big Blue Classic on Friday, Schneider will compete at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. on Friday. She will face off against major competition and hopes to hold her own in the process. “I will be running the 5K at the Stanford Invitational next weekend,� Schneider said. “I am aiming to come away with
claim first place and caught the eye of head coach Ron Garner. “DeBellis is doing a really good job making some changes that she and Coach Carrel are working on,� Garner said in a press release. “I think she is really close to hitting a big mark.� The meet was WallaceSipp’s second outdoor event of the season and her first top10 finish and first win. Senior Mariah Smith came in second, losing to Wallace-Sipp by five feet. “Wallace-Sipp and Smith have been working hard on
some technical changes since last year,� Garner said. “Wallace-Sipp had a really good series of throws from start to finish. Smith struggled a bit early, but made some corrections in the end to make it a productive day.� Senior Amanda Duvendack won in the 800 meters, beating Missouri junior Liz Reida by one tenth of a second. Senior Chloe Schmidt earned top-10 honors as well, placing eighth out of the 53 runners that finished.
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