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Data from 2011, 2012 reveals presence of microaggressions have suggested that they do not belong at the Urbana One night while walking on campus because of their race campus Vanessa Gutierrez, or ethnicity. Pathways Project Manager, The majority of students was stopped by two police who took the survey — 51 officers because they sus- percent — reported experipected she had just complet- ences of stereotyping in the ed a drug deal, but her keys classroom. Twenty-seven were all she had in her hands. percent reported their con“It’s not about those two tributions to class discusofficers,” said Gutierrez. sions were minimized, and “It’s the whole structure that they were made to feel infeMARIAH MATTHEWS THE DAILY ILLINI needs to change.” rior when they spoke. Thir0RUH RQOLQH For video of Drag queen Aurora shows off her moves during the IUB Drag Show at Stacy Harwood, Mar- ty-nine percent of students the IUB Drag Show, visit: garet Brown Huntt, Ruby reported feeling uncomfortthe Illini Union on Tuesday. www.DailyIllini.com Mendenhall and their stu- able on campus because of dent research assistants their race and the place most are working to shed light on cited for discomfort was these issues with the recent “fraternity or sorority cerrelease of data collected in tified housing.” 2011 and 2012 in their report Harwood and her panel of “Racial Microaggressions in student research assistants the Classroom.” The report held a discussion on the findPell grant cuts will hurt students in the future BY CAELI CLEARY I think we should look at defines microaggressions as ings in the report Tuesday at STAFF WRITER The maximum amount received by a student from a behaviors or verbal remarks the Spurlock Museum. Gutiways to make college more 25000 that convey rudeness, insen- errez, Tanisha King and AshRepublicans looking to affordable.” pell grant has continually been increasing since sitivity and demean an indi- ley Ojiemwen, Moises Orozco balance the federal budget However, Charles Maythe program started, as has tuition in schools vidual’s racial heritage or and Shinwoo Choi all particihave proposed a resolution field, the associate directhroughout the years. Stalling the maximum identity. pated in the report as student that would freeze the Pell tor of student fi nancial aid 20000 amount received by a pell grant will grant at its current maxi- said this proposal is only the “It’s almost easier to deal research assistants. Each greatly affect students who rely on this with aggression when it’s student shared their permum amount of $5,775 for beginning of the process. grant to help them pay for college. the next 10 years. “An important thing to over t,” spective on 15000 the findings According to the U.S. remember in the budget s a i d of the study Department of Education, proposal process is that it’s Chanceland how Pell grants are federal the first of many steps,” said lor Wise, 10000 “It’s much grants that, unlike a loan, Mayfield. “The President, in the project UIUC In-state Tuition more difdo not have to be repaid. his proposed budget, sughas affectThe amount a student can gested a Pell grant amount ficult to ed their Pell grants receive depends on their for next year with a maxideal with lives at the 5000 discussion. fi nancial need, the cost to mum award of $5,915, but topics of “College attend college, their status again, those proposals are microagas either a part or full time the first of many steps in the years are a gression 0 very imporstudent and whether or not federal budget process.” where if you’re not STACY HARWOOD tant time in the student plans to attend The Institute for College CO-AUTHOR c a r ef u l , our lives and school for a full academic Access & Success’ report you might when I expeyear. on Pell grants said students not even rience racial With college tuition rising with financial need are elirealize it’s happening.” microaggressions, I feel like each year, this freeze will gible to receive a Pell grant SOURCE: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid THE DAILY ILLINI Of the Urbana campus’ we don’t deserve this,” said negatively impact students if their family income is 0RUH LQVLGH For 10,800 students of color who Choi, “We are just here to who rely on Pell grants to below $50,000. However, year, 6,888 students benemore on potential could have taken the sur- learn.” afford college, said Brexton most grants are awarded to fited from Pell grants said The panel made it clear Isaacs president of the Col- students’ from households Mayfield, and 72% of the stuPell grant cuts, see vey, over 4,800 participated. The 45 percent response rate that their personal expelege Democrats of Illinois. with an average income of dent body received financial our editorial. Page 4A was significantly higher than riences are not isolated “The cost of college is ris- less than $20,000. Students aid of some kind. the average online survey incidents. ing and the level of assis- receive less grant monStudents who receive response rate of 11 percent. “You’re not alone, and tance will stay stagnant ey if they are part-time, Pell grants are more than a higher education. Actions such as develop- you’re not the only one expeover the next decade, which attend a college with a low twice as likely to have loans “You’re going to have less will hurt students because tuition rate or have a fami- and the average debt for and less money available to ing critical thinking, increas- riencing these things,” said its not like the cost of col- ly income on the higher end recipients is $4,750 higher students in need from the ing intellectual engagement King. At the end of the presenlege is going to stop increas- of the range, according to than other, higher-income federal government that can and broadening cultural ing,” said Isaacs. “It’s going the report. The maximum students. go to paying off their school- awareness can enrich high- tation, Harwood opened the to make it harder and harder grant only covers less than Mitch Dickey, student ing,” Dickey said. “Students er education, according to floor for audience participafor students to afford edu- one third of tuition at a four- body president, said the Pell are either going to have to the report. However, the tion. Topics included instireport stated, minority stu- tutionalized racism in the cation and put students in year public college. grant freeze will impact a more and more debt when In the 2013-2014 school student’s ability to achieve SEE PELL GRANT | 3A dents who add to the diver- community, the Universisity of the campus often feel ty’s informal ownership of the Chief and moving forunwelcome. “Going to the classroom ward proactively. The report is a little bit like a battle- and the presentation stressed BY CAELI CLEARY The act will save the dent debt. going to be better members ground,” said Harwood, “And the importance of students STAFF WRITER “Democrats recognize the of our economy.” we need to change that.” and faculty working togethaverage student borrowCongresswoman Cheri er around $2,000 on their effects that long-term debt According to the survey, er with the administration to The same legislation was Bustos, D-17, introduced college loan, said Brexton has on people and how it can introduced in the U.S Senate students considered three effect real change. the Bank on Students Emer- Isaacs, president of the Col- negatively affect ones abil- by Massachusetts Sen. Eliz- qualitative questions: when “Part of it is trying to get gency Loan Refinancing Act, lege Democrats of Illinois. ity to succeed and do well,” abeth Warren and Illinois they felt uncomfortable, people to talk, think more allowing students with high He said it is a step toward Isaacs said. “When people Sen. Dick Durbin, accord- insulted, invalidated or dis- proactively and not be pasinterest rates to refi nance making college more afford- have less debt and aren’t respected by a comment that sive,” said Harwood. “Learn their loans at a lesser rate. able and could reduce stu- burdened by debt, they’re SEE LOANS | 3A had racial overtones, when to talk about it. It’s not easy, others subtly expressed ste- but it’s worth it.” reotypical beliefs about race/ ethnicity and when others mesulli2@dailyillini.com BY MAGGIE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
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$1M grant helps minority STEM Ph. D.s BY ELYSSA KAUFMAN STAFF WRITER
Select University graduate students will have the opportunity to earn a $40,000 fellowship to continue research in their STEM field of study through a grant from The Sloan Foundation. The foundation recently selected the University as one of three institutions to create a University Center for Exemplary Mentoring and receive grant funding for minority doctoral students. The Sloan Foundation is giving a total of $3 million in grant money to the three chosen universities, which will be available in the fall of 2015 and will extend into 2018. The University will receive
$1 million to be spread across three years. Assata Zerai, associate dean of the Graduate College, said 12 departments in Engineering and six departments — labeled as the physical and mathematical sciences — in LAS will be part of the grant. The grant was needed to help further advance the goal of broadening participation in engineering, physical and mathematical science careers, said Sarah Lubienski, interim dean for the Graduate College. “Illinois was chosen for its world-class graduate programs, it’s proven commitment to supporting
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Fraternity/Sorority Certified Housing 731 responses Of the 453 URM students, only about 20% are in engineering and physical science
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Fire Service Institute Library recognized
Salaita files response Tangled web of to University motion inefficiency
Library one of 30 finalists to compete for National Medal
Salaita fights motion to dismiss case, urging it forward
Multiple class sites creates confusion for students, professors
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Salaita fights motion to dismiss case BY MAGGIE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER
Steven Salaita is fighting back against the University’s action to dismiss his civil rights lawsuit against the Board of Trustees, University administrators and unnamed donors. Salaita and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a response Monday in opposition of the University’s motion to dismiss the suit on Feb. 25.
The University’s motion to dismiss stated the suit should be dismissed because Salaita failed to “state a claim upon which relief can be granted,� and because the court does not have jurisdiction over the case. “We received the response late last night and we are reviewing it,� Robin Kaler, campus spokesperson, said in an email, “Our reply brief is due on April 20, and we will
present our legal arguments in reply to Dr. Salaita’s brief at that time.� If the response is approved and the University’s motion is denied, the case will go forward, said Anand Swaminathan, Salaita’s attorney from the Chicago law firm Loevy & Loevy. In the response, Salaita’s attorneys detail how they believe Salaita’s rights were violated constitutionally and
contractually, providing a basis for the lawsuit. Salaita and his attorneys argued it would be a “miscarriage of justice� to dismiss the allegations completely before they can be proven true or false. Salaita’s legal team also stated the University acted under pressure from private donors who threatened to withdraw their financial support of the University if Salaita was hired. The response
further alleges that Salaita’s tweets were not bigoted. The report ultimately states the defendants have no standing to dismiss Salaita’s claims and urges for the motion denied and the suit to proceed. Salaita filed a lawsuit against the University on Jan. 29 in the Northern District of Illinois; he is suing the University for the tenured position he was originally offered
and monetary compensation. Salaita’s offer of employment at the University was rescinded in August 2014, after he posted controversial tweets regarding the conflict in Gaza. The Board of Trustees voted not to reinstate Salaita at its Sept. 11 meeting and reaffirmed its decision in a statement issued on Jan. 15.
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Timeflies, B.o.B. to perform at first Spring Jam BY LIZ JASSIN STAFF WRITER
The Illini Union Board announced Timefl ies and B.o.B will headline its first ever Spring Jam concert during a reveal party on the Anniversary Plaza Tuesday at noon. The concert will be held on April 26 at 2 p.m. on the Main Quad. State Farm Center and Star Course are joining the Illini Union Board to host the free outdoor concert for University students who present their i-Card upon entry. Both the Illini Union Board and Star Course decided who would perform at the Spring Jam by factoring in who would be available as well as who would appeal to the campus, said Hannah Ahn, senior in Engineering and senior manager for Star Course. “Voices for the students in those spaces makes perfect sense,� said Jaylin McClinton, Illini Union Board president and junior in LAS. “This has been a big project for years, and I think that all of the bodies involved are very excited that it is happening,
and I think it will be great for students.� Ahn said if the concert has a good turn out, it will become an annual event. The event was originally supposed to be in the fall, but when plans were finally confirmed, it was too late to book artists, she said. The concert was going to be outside of Huff Hall, but it was moved to the Quad after a discussion with Chancellor Phyllis Wise. State Farm Center took responsibility for booking the artists and were monetary sponsors along with the Illini Union, said Ahn and McClinton. Jack McColl, Yik Yak field marketer and videographer, and the Yak were also on the Quad giving away free socks, pens and Yik Yak tattoos. “We wanted to go to every big university in the Midwest and promote a good time, give out a bunch of free merchandise and increase engagement overall,� McColl said. “Our main drive behind everything we do is positivity.� The 92s, a local band, performed live music as attend-
ees waited for the announcement and lead singer, Dan Durley, dedicated a song to the Yak. Gargi Sundaram, freshman in LAS, said she is excited for the show because B.o.B was one of the first bands she listened to when she began listening to radio music. “I am really excited because I have only been to one concert before in my life,� Sundaram said. “Illini Union Board does so many great things for the campus, and I would definitely support more stuff like this because that’s what college is about, having all these randomly cool experiences.� Atia Wilson, junior in Business and director of marketing for Illini Union Board, said she enjoys working with the board because it puts on free events for students to attend as a way to relax. “We put a lot of effort into this event, and we are still working on it, so it makes it even more worthwhile,� Wilson said.
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The 92s perform at the Spring Jam concert reveal party on the Main Quad on Tuesday.
Campaign seeks to shed light on diversity
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one, not even go to school in the first place, because its too expensive or two, they’re going to have to take on more loan debt — even more loan debt than they currently do.� Mayfield said the average debt of seniors who borrowed money in the University is $23,808.
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C onversation about diversity and inclusivity has spread throughout campus in the wake of events such as the rescindment of Steven Salaita’s employment and reports on racial microaggressions. Many have argued that the campus has become divided over such issues and the University has lost appearances of prominent lecturers as a result. Anita Hill, attorney and civil rights activist, was scheduled to speak for the series on April 9, but canceled her lecture due to the controversy over Steven Salaita according to an article she wrote for the Huffi ngton Post.
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MINORITY underrepresented minority students in STEM, its bold plans to expand that support to include additional mentoring and fellowships and its comprehensive assessment of doctoral students’ experiences and outcomes,� she said. The basic mission of the foundation is to support basic research and education in the area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and economics, said Elizabeth S. Boylan, Ph.D. program director for Sloan
issues and LGBTQ rights and representation on campus. Menah P ratt- Clarke, associate chancellor and associate provost for diversity, said the administration has been hearing about issues that affect students on campus for awhile and hopes to make faculty members more aware at a diversity discussion Wednesday morning. Over 160 faculty and sta ff members will attend the discussion to share their opinions and suggestions. “We want to hear (faculty and staff) voices and their ideas because ultimately it’s going to take everyone to make change,� PrattClarke said. “We need to have that buy-in and support and their ideas.� The series continues on April 9 when Pratt-Clarke will give a lecture on social justice and the campus climate in Hill’s place.
Foundation, “We support individual fellowships that are awarded to extremely promising junior faculty from institutions all over the country� Boylan said. Grant funds are accessible through two avenues; general scholarships that go to the students directly for their own personal development or funds the University can request for support. The foundation also requires the institute participates in a matching program. “They have a lot of latitude on what they can spend it on to advance how well and how quickly they get through
said. “This kind of funding is going to put us in a position where we can produce results, and we can increase the numbers of underrepresented students.� Zerai also said that the grant will be funding mentoring programs such as discussing conference presentations or other curriculum building activities in addition to a career start program. “One of the things that is happening on campus right now are these conversations on diversity,� Zerai said. “It is gratifying to actually see results.�
“The people who need to hear these conversations do not ... come to these events.�
their graduate program,� Boylan said. “We were happy to see how committed the University was to the program and the goals of the program.� The Graduate College will recruit 50 underrepresented minority students and will fund assistantships, tuition and the opportunity for a fellowship, through the grant, Lubienski said. Twenty-five of these students will become “Sloan Scholars� and will receive a $40,000 fellowship funded by the new grant. “One thing I am very proud of with this grant is that the whole million dollars will go straight to students.� Zerai
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Pell Grants too crucial to cut urrently, Pell Grants afford 6,888 students the opportunity to attend the University. These students will go on to be educators and innovators, CEOs and activists. However, without help from the Pell Grant program, these students may never have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Recently, legislators, such as Rep. Tom Price, R-GA, proposed a bill to reduce the amount of money students receive from Pell Grants annually. The Pell Grant program began in 1972 and provides tuition funds to students who come from homes with an average income of $30,000 per year or less. The $33.7 billion Pell Grant budget benefitted 9 million students in the United States in the 2013-2014 academic year alone. The program is currently running a surplus, but its funds are expected to run dry by 2017 if a change isn’t made soon. To make the program more sustainable, legislators proposed limiting the funding each student can receive to $5,775 per school year, which would only cover at the most 19 percent of the total college tuition and fees for an in-state University student in its most costly program. This would not even afford an in-state student one semester of classes. When the costs of books and room and board are factored in, a student relying on Pell Grants will still need almost $25,000 for the year, which is nearly impossible since their household income hovers around that amount. While other scholarships are available, they are not a guarantee. As the cost of college tuition continues to rise, students are searching for any alternative possible to afford an education, such as crowdfunding or working full-time jobs while being full-time students. Because of these high demands and the many financial worries facing students wishing to pursue higher education, we believe legislators should look for an alternative way to help students who qualify for Pell Grants afford college if the current program isn’t feasible. It would be irresponsible for the government to allow the Pell Grant program to deplete its funding in just two years, and if students can’t afford to attend college with the lessened grants, another solution needs to be found.
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Disney is once again set to make a live-action remake with everyone’s favorite princess warrior, Mulan. So far, Disney has had box office successes with movies such as “Maleficent,� “Cinderella� and the anticipation for “Beauty and the Beast�. However, don’t go chopping off your hair just yet — Disney has not confirmed a release date. Even though we can all look forward to the remake of the 1998 classic, we have only one question: Can Eddie Murphy come back to play Mushu?
Everyone’s favorite game has made a sudden reappearance. While the days of arcades seem to be dead and gone, Google Maps is bringing the fun of the best arcade game ever to our own computers. As a fun April Fools’ Day Treat, by clicking a button on Google Maps, all of the streets transform into a massive game of Pac Man. Hopefully now there will be more unique ways to hide from those pesky ghosts.
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Today in world-destruction-related-to-climate-change news, Antarctica has experienced its warmest temperatures ever — 63 degrees Fahrenheit. So start looking at the land of penguins (as long as they’re not extinct by then due to drastic changes in weather) for your spring break trip for next year, because over Spring Break, Antarctica was warmer than it was in Champaign.
Indiana law undoing social progress ALEX SWANSON Opinions columnist
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ndiana Governor Mike Pence is facing an intense, and undoubtedly warranted, surge of criticism in response to signing “religious freedom� Senate Bill 101 into law last Thursday. The law states that the government cannot “substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion.� Therefore, if a business decides not to serve a customer due to religious beliefs, that business can avoid consequent lawsuits. This legislation may then grant power to businesses to refuse service to members of the LGBTQ community, among other people or groups, by stating that it breaches their religious beliefs. Certainly an individual’s right to freedom of religion is crucial. But frankly, it’s frightening to see laws that allow for discrimination against American citizens. To combat this socially backwards law, a number of large business companies and celebrities have announced a boycott of Indiana or are protesting in response to the legislation. Indiana’s law is rightfully garnering so much criticism that in an effort to quell the concerns of the country, Pence stated yesterday that he wants a bill “making it clear the law
does not allow businesses the right to deny services to anyone� on his desk by the end of the week. I can only hope that Pence and the Indiana legislature follow through to make significant adjustments and restrictions to this law. Kevin Pierce, junior in LAS and President of Building Bridges — a University organization for those who identify with the LGBTQ community and are also drawn to Christianity — agreed that religious freedom isn’t the issue at stake in this legislation. “Yes, there should be laws in place that allow people to peacefully practice their beliefs in a safe space without fear,� Pierce said in an email to me. “However, taking the idea of freedom to practice your religion — whatever (your religion) may be — and twisting it into justification for bigotry and intolerance is an abuse of that right.� To be clear, Indiana is not the first state to pass a religious freedom law. In fact, 20 states have also done so and most are modeled after Bill Clinton’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Even Illinois has a similar law to Indiana’s. However, what makes Indiana’s law different is that there is no anti-discrimination law to protect people who identify with the LGBTQ community. While changes in this law need to be made to further social justice, at the least, the
law needs to be repealed or amended to a point at which it can no longer allow for the discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community. Even beyond the potential issues this law could cause for the LGBTQ community, this law’s effect can potentially extend even further. It allows for discrimination against any group of people whose actions go against any religious belief. That could include women trying to purchase birth control or a single person trying to buy condoms. American social progressives have been fighting for full legal, social equality for more than three centuries, yet we are still struggling with the same overarching issue. Stephanie Skora, senior in LAS and president of CUT*ES was unsurprised at the law’s passage; instead, she focused on thinking ahead. “We’re just trying to figure out what the best, comprehensive, social-justice-forward way to deal with this openended possibility for bigotry is,� Skora said. Pierce further commented that the fight for social equality in this country is backtracked by this legislation. “It shames me to see that, in 2015, we are regressing in the fight for social justice.� So let’s not undo any of the progress that has been made in regard to LGBTQ rights, and social equality more generally. No one here is question-
ing the necessity for the right to freedom of religion. Skora stated that freedom of religion and freedom of identity should be able to coexist. “Freedom of religion and religious expression is important, so is freedom from religion, so is the freedom to be who you are without being discriminated against based on what anybody else believes,� Skora said. If Indiana insists on having a religious freedom law, then it needs to be made perfectly and legally clear so that limitations exist against the possibility of the religious right to discriminate. Time is of the essence in regards to voicing opposition to laws that allow for discrimination against American citizens. Arkansas legislature just passed a bill that is unfortunately similar to Indiana’s new law. While the Arkansas bill hasn’t yet been signed into law, the prevalence of legislature that is surfacing around the country allowing for discrimination against the LGBTQ community is a heavy concern. Religious freedom is one of the founding principals of this nation, and I do not intend to belittle its importance. But the freedom to feel safe in regards to your identity is non-negotiable. The two ideologies should be able to exist together.
Alex is a junior in LAS. aswans2@dailyillini.com
Lost in a web of online class portals STEPHANIE YOUSSEF Opinions columnist
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ver spring break, I had to reinstall my web browser and go through the process of reconfiguring all of my settings. The most tedious of the reconfigurations was linking seven different home pages for all of my classes to the favorites bar of the browser. I couldn’t help but realize how ridiculous it is to have so many different online portals for classes. Between Compass2g, Lon Capa, Moodle, Piazza, Blackboard Chat, Smartphysics, WebAssign, Atlas, and individual professor websites, students have a lot of different links to juggle. In order to increase efficiency for students, University course coordinators and administrators should put more effort into reducing the number of portals used by classes for linking online resources. Some may say that keeping track of the student portals has to do with organizational skills. However, there is a difference between developing true
organizational skills and just developing an obsession with checking every website every night. Organizational skills have to do with time management, avoiding clutter, not procrastinating and prioritization. The University system with class portals is cluttered to begin with. It’s the difference between learning to maintain a clean, organized room and knowing where everything is in a messy room. The system is so convoluted that missing an online assignment or quiz isn’t due to disorganization alone. Kimberly Ziolkowski, a senior in the College of Engineering says “checking the different links becomes tedious. There are so many websites we have to follow to get to the course webpage, homework assignments, quizzes and so on. Luckily, I’ve never missed a submission deadline, though I have used a lot of time searching around to make sure this didn’t happen.� There are many departments across the University that are switching from old domains like Lon Capa to more updated domains like Compass2g. But instead of transitioning all of the classes at once, students are stuck with
some of their classes on old websites, some on updated portals and some requiring the use of both. For example, as a molecular and cellular biology major, my classmates and I have to endure the unnecessarily slow transition the MCB department is making from life.illinois.edu to Moodle. I even have one class this semester that uses four different student portals. The course home page is life.illinois.edu, which links to Moodle for access to the posted class PowerPoints, Lon Capa for the online quizzes and Atlas for checking grades — all for one MCB class. Likewise, there are many other students in different classes from various departments that experience and recognize the same inefficiency. Some may also say that the prevalence of so many interfaces is due to the fact that there are pros and cons to each one. However, many would argue that the differences between the various formats are so minute that it doesn’t matter — they all pretty much do the same thing. Students can take online quizzes on Lon Capa, Compass and Moodle alike. Additionally, professors can post lecture recordings,
class announcements, PowerPoints, documents and class grades on all of them. The fact that one domain might be a little more convenient for one class is overshadowed by how inconvenient it is to have multiple different links to keep track of in the first place. Robin Rice, a senior in the College of LAS, argues, “I understand that some sites may be a better fit for certain types of classes, but from the student’s perspective, it’s harder than necessary to keep the websites straight. It would be easier on everyone if everything were in one place.� And therein lies the solution: Switching all classes to one domain. I understand that the process of changing websites won’t be easy. It will take patience from professors, course coordinators and students alike to help work out the kinks of introducing new class formats and online tools. But only needing to check one website for all classes is advantageous in that it saves time and leaves less room for potentially missing an assignment. One website. One link. One domain to rule them all.
Stephanie is a junior in LAS. syousse2@dailyillini.com
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LIBRARY serves as a memorial, but also gives others the opportunity to learn from previous misfortunes, Ruan said. The database has also led to the creation of the Illinois Firefighter Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor Database, which documents 219 Illinois firefighters who have received these awards. Ruan said the medals are the highest awards granted to firefighters in Illinois. Ruan said that before the database, there were no ways to recognize the recipients, which made “it difficult to properly honor and learn from these heroic actions.� Not only does the library have a well-developed archive, it also has contributed to the collections of the Main Library on campus. It has supplied 54 publications to the Main Library’s Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship. “While the IFSI Library is not part of the University’s Main Library system, it has benefited tremendously from the Main Library in many ways. Examples include professional development, collection development and much more,� Ruan said. In addition to its influence
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that firefighting increases blood-clotting potential,� Smith said. “The project we are undertaking now will extend that research.� Smith also said that approximately half of all firefighter line of duty deaths are due to sudden cardiac events, which is why the research is so important. Firefighters, however, aren’t just at risk while they are fighting; the dangers persist long after they leave the scene. Horn said one of the main problems is that after firefighting, many chemicals remain on their personal protective equipment. He said this equipment is hung in the station where
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on campus, the library has made an even greater impact on the IFSI. Royal Mortenson, director of the IFSI, believes the library is an essential component to their purpose. “(Our mission) is to ensure firefighters have access to information that will enhance their education and their training,� Mortenson said. Last year, the IFSI trained and educated over 61,000 students through its programs. With there being more than 1,100 fire departments in the state of Illinois, the IFSI trained 941 of them in some way, shape or form that same year. Mortenson said that the library has contributed to the success of the IFSI because those in training frequently use it. “Firefighters know we are the State Fire Training Academy. They also know that we’ve got a great library and archive of information to help them be better firefighters,� Mortensen said. “Our impact is growing both on the state level and obviously on a national level, which is clearly shown by this recent nomination.� He said he also believes that the library has made significant repercussions that have benefited the community as a whole. “Through servicing firefighters and their education, chemicals can be breathed in by firefighters. “The gear that we have works very well in terms of protection, but it’s not perfect ... there are certain areas that don’t have as much protection as others, particularly around the head and neck,� Horn said. In other parts of the country, 85 percent of fire departments are all or mostly volunteers, Horn said. He said many leave their equipment in their car or by their bed, where they are constantly breathing in chemicals. “There are some places that basically after (a) fire is done, the gear doesn’t even go back to the station,� Horn said. “It immediately goes to a laundry facility.� Horn explained that without a national fire service, local departments have to make their own decisions. For instance, the Urbana Fire Department implements safety by limiting the time firefighters are in a burning building and sending them to a “rehab� session, Nightlinger said. “There is a very strong willingness to make changes if it is going to improve health and safety in the fire service,� Horn said. “What we’re trying to do is provide evidence that will help them make those changes, and in
we think it’s a direct link to the community because it helps make better firefighters, and they will make better decisions,� Mortensen said. Being a finalist, the IFSI library continues to work toward excellence by tailoring everything they do to the user’s needs. “Libraries (in the 21st century) are no longer going to be reliable if they are simply just a building down the street and you go there to look for a book,� Mortenson said. “They’ve got to make their systems available to their customers and always change with the needs of their constituency. This Institute Library does that, and I think that is worthy of recognition.� Mortensen added that although its target audience may be those in training, anyone interested in fire science and fire service is encouraged to utilize the library’s archives. Ruan enjoys her work because the library impacts the Champaign community. “I’m so proud of my Institute leaders and colleagues. There have been so many people who have lent their hands along the way,� Ruan said. “I feel that I’m one of the luckiest librarians in the world.�
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some cases, those changes are not cheap, and we need to be able to justify why this is important to make that change in terms of risks.� As their research moves forward, Horn said they have to focus on making sure firefighters are safe and able to continue their work. “There’s a term in the fire service industry: We talk about putting the rig back in service. So after we go to a fire and take everything off — pulling the hose, taking the tools off, ladders — what we have to do is put that rig back into service,� Horn said. “What we’re hoping to be able to start the conversation on here is putting the firefighter back in service.�
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Transgender journalist Zoey Tur, formerly known as TV news helicopter reporter Chopper Bob Tur, poses for a portrait on March 24 in Santa Monica, California.
Reporter Zoey Tur’s new life takes flight despite criticism
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At 700 feet above Los Angeles, Zoey Tur realized she’d never flown a chopper in heels. “One thing I quickly discovered as a female pilot,� she said. “Ditch the heels!� The airborne reporter and pilot bent down, pulled off her pumps and threw them in the back seat. As benign as the helicopter flight appeared, it was perhaps one of Tur’s riskiest assignments. The recent “Inside Edition� segment was one of her first as Zoey, not Robert, Tur — the first openly transgender reporter on a nationally syndicated news show. The Emmy-winning 54-year-old is no stranger to breaking stories from the skies. In the early hours of the 1992 riots, Tur was hovering over the intersection of Florence and Normandie and captured the beating of truck driver Reginald Denny. Two years later he was the first to spot O.J. Simpson fleeing in the now-infamous
white Bronco. During Tur’s three decades as “Chopper Bob,� the father of two airlifted dozens of people to safety during deadly weather and man-made calamities. “It was about as macho as it gets,� Tur said. Now a strawberry blond, Tur is making her way back into the news business after two years of hormone therapy and a sex reassignment surgery. As expected, Tur’s high-profile position has drawn mixed reactions: She’s heralded as a breakthrough by some, derided as an abomination by others. She’s reported on her own learning curve as a woman, as well as on America’s changing ideas about gender. Likewise, she’s both a pioneer and a lightning rod in the LGBTQ community. Her mere presence on prime time is a testament to the growing acceptance of a historically maligned demographic, yet Tur’s contrarian viewpoints on trans issues have raised hackles
and among advocates who say she’s off message. Dana Beyer, executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, feels Tur isn’t qualified to be a spokeswoman for the community. “Like many other trans people, she may have thought: ‘Oh, I transitioned. Now I can pontificate about any question someone throws me.’ My answer is ‘No, you cannot.’ She’s pretending to be an expert but misinforming the public.� Mark Angelo Cummings, founder and host of Transition Radio, disagrees. He’s concerned that certain advocacy groups are too aggressive in trying to silence those who don’t stick to one, unified message. “I’ve been advocating since 2003, and I don’t like what I’m seeing now,� said Cummings, who recently interviewed Tur on his show. “No one speaks for every trans person. ... Put 10 transgender individuals in one room, and we’ll all disagree. But let their voices be heard.�
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Left: A memorial that reads “Lest We Forget...� is visible near the entrance of the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library. It features a book listing the names of firefighters that died in the line of duty. Right: David Ehrenhart, archivist and metadata librarian, goes in depth about the contents of the archive at the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library on Tuesday.
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Champaign’s Illinois Fire Service Institute Library selected as award finalist BY ROBIN DEAN STAFF WRITER
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hampaign’s Illinois Fire Service Institute Library, IFSI, has been selected as one of 30 finalists to compete for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service award, which goes toward museums and libraries that aim to meaningfully impact their community. “The award is the country’s highest honor for library and museum institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities,� said Giuliana Bullard, public affairs officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The award began 21 years ago by the Institute of Museum Services as a way to honor American museums; however, the organization began including libraries in 2000. Since its inception, 142 institutions have received the award. The qualities they seek for winners are financially stable libraries and museums that not only
display the desire to improve their vices to the Institute’s instructional community but take action. staff, students, Illinois fire depart“We look for candidates to show an ments, firefighters and other fire/ understanding of the community they emergency-related users in the sucserve and the comcessful and effecmunity’s needs, that tive performance of their programs and their duties,� Ruan services address said. Beginning as an community needs and show the impact in-house library in and quality of their 1990, the library programs, services joined the Lincoln and partnerships,� Trails Library Bullard explained. System in 1998, a Lian Ruan, direcregional library tor of the library, system developed said it exists to comby the Illinois plement the IFSI GIULIANA BULLARD State Library. It is PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER through this system mission in helping firefighters do their that firefighters, no job through trainmatter where they live, can loan mateing, information, education and research. rials out from the library. “The IFSI Library’s mission is to With more than $250,000 invested provide fire and emergency library in a series of grant projects by the and information assistance and ser- Illinois State library, public librari-
“We look for candidates to show an understanding of the community they serve and the community’s needs.�
ans are able to teach firefighters how to utilize the public library system in an efficient manner, Ruan said. The library offers a wide variety of services that strengthen firefighters’ knowledge. They range from databases to user training workshops or classes taught by librarians. “We have taken a proactive approach to provide traditional and innovative services to meet firefighters’ unique information needs,� Ruan said. “The IFSI Library is the only fire science dedicated library with the largest fire and emergency response collection in Illinois, and one of the top two state fire academy libraries in the nation.� Another important aspect of the library is the Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image Collection Database. It archives 869 Illinois firefighters who have died in the line of duty within the past 150 years. It not only
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Fighting more than fires: Cancer risk for firefighters STAFF WRITER
Former St. Joseph Fire Chief Rusty Chism began to notice shortness of breath in the summer of 2013. He thought it may have been related to his heart, but his doctor said it was working fine. They were, however, concerned with a dark spot that appeared just below his chest. The dark spot turned out to be a tumor. He had thymus cancer, a rare form that affects the thymus, a small organ behind the breast bone surrounded by the heart, lungs and other major vessels. Doctors removed as much as they could. Chism followed with chemotherapy and radiation, and by April 2014, he was declared cancer free. But just two months later, his health declined once again. The cancer was back and
there wasn’t much that doctors could do. He participated in an experimental drug study through the National Institute of Health in Maryland before lesions appeared in his brain. Chism lost his battle in January 2015. What remains unclear is if his cancer was related to fighting fires. Firefighters are much more susceptible to the disease due to burning materials releasing carcinogens. To address this growth in firefighters’ risk of cancer, the Illinois Fire Service Institute will analyze how firefighters’ bodies are impacted in June in hopes of decreasing their cardiovascular and carcinogenic risks. The IFSI received a Fire Prevention and Safety grant from the Department of Homeland Security to fund the project. The organization is partnering with the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Underwriters Laboratories, an independent global safety science company, for their research. Gavin Horn, IFSI research program director, said the two groups will aid them as they look at how fires grow and spread and what is produced in them. Horn said this will be the first time that test fires will evaluate how firefighters’ bodies are affected on the job. “The fuel loads in buildings now are much different than what they were 40, 50 years ago because there’s a lot more plastic and additives to those plastics as opposed to the natural materials like wood, cotton, horse hair, wool,� Horn said. People from around the country in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta
will help with the study. Brian Nightlinger, Urbana fire chief,said some of Urbana’s firefighters hope to participate. Nightlinger said the rise of cancers for firefighters hits close to home as Chism was also a division chief for Urbana’s department. Nightlinger said Chism was dedicated to fire service and helped many people, including kids that were interested in becoming firefighters. “He was a supporter of kids and people in general in his community,� Nightlinger said. “Rusty was the kind of guy who if he saw something that needed to be done, he did it.� Denise Smith, co-principal investigator, is working with Horn and others to design and conduct the study. “Recently, we have shown
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Track preps for EIU meet BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
The Illinois women’s track and field team will compete in the Eastern Illinois University Big Blue Classic this weekend in Charleston, Illinois — its first appearance in the meet since the 201112 season. This meet will be the first of two in-state competitions for the Illini in the outdoor season. In two weeks they host the Illinois Twilight at the Illinois Soccer and Track Stadium. The meet will feature EIU, Illinois State, Indiana State, Chicago State, Detroit, Bradley, Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lincoln University; junior college Lincoln College; and Division II schools Marian University and Rockford College. The Illini are coming off a strong meet at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational, and distance coach Scott Jones said that the coaching staff is looking for strong performances in every event this weekend. “Many of the women will be competing at a distance shorter than their focus event to give them an opportunity to develop their speed,� Jones said. “We will be taking a big group to Eastern, so I’m looking for those who haven’t had many racing opportunities to make a strong statement.� One runner who performed well last weekend was sophomore Hanna Winter — she earned her first outdoor win of her career in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17 minutes, 18 seconds. Winter said the win helped her gain confidence heading towards bigger events like next weekend’s Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Arizona. In the Big Blue Classic, Winter will compete in the 1,500 meters and said focusing on her speed, rather than her pace, will be key to a good
Illinois at Eastern Illinois University Big Blue Classic Friday 2 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.
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time. Another winner last weekend was junior Jennifer DeBellis, who edged teammate and indoor All-American Stephanie Richartz by 15-hundreths of a meter in the pole vault. DeBellis jumped 3.85 meters to Richartz’s 3.70. They finished first and second respectively in the event. Even though the win helped her build confidence, DeBellis said her main goal is to earn a mark that will send her to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. “A win was really nice last weekend,� DeBellis said. “I definitely would love to put up a mark close to or above my personal best, which would put me in good standing for a qualifying mark.� DeBellis gives a lot of credit to her indoor season, where she worked hard to conquer some fears. “Now that I think I’ve done a good job with that, I’m trying to really nail down my technique for the rest of
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Editor’s Note: The Daily Illini sports desk sits down each week and decides which Illinois athlete or coach is our Illini of the Week. Athletes and coaches are evaluated by individual performance and contribution to team success.
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llinois softball freshman Carly Thomas exploded onto the Big Ten scene in a big way this past weekend against Indiana at Eichelberger Field. Thomas was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for belting in a conferenceleading 13 RBIs and batting .643 with a 1.429 slugging percentage in four games. She is the first freshman to win the award since 2012. This award may only be for
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— The freshman went 4-0 in the Illini’s wins over Penn State and Ohio State. The win over OSU snapped the Buckeyes’ 97-match regular season win streak against Big Ten opponents.
allowed Thomas to become an immediate impact player for the Illini. Head coach Terri Sullivan is quick to praise Thomas, saying that she is performing exactly how she and the coaching staff expected her to. “(Thomas) hits the gaps really well. She can hit to both left-center and right-
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— The senior first basemen compiled three hits, two RBIs and four runs scored over the weekend against Michigan State. The Illini went 2-1 against the Spartans in their opening Big Ten weekend.
center,� Sullivan said. “She hits for both power and average, and her power normally comes from her just seeing the ball well.� Even though her play may suggest otherwise, the transition to college softball has not been easy. Thomas, a Fontana, California, native
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Softball walks off against ISU BY ETHAN SWANSON
Illinois’ Jennifer DeBellis attempts to vault over the pole during the Orange & Blue meet at the Armory on Saturday, Feb. 21. Illinois’ women’s team won first place out of 5.
a week’s performance, but Thomas has been a steady contributor to an inconsistent offense. That was Thomas’s goal when she came to Illinois — be a contributor. “My goal when I came to Illinois was to contribute to the team,� Thomas said. “I really just want my teammates to trust me.� Thomas’s freshman year has been all about making adjustments on and off the field. Her biggest on-field change is her stance in the batter’s box. Being a lefty, high school pitchers avoided pitching to her inside, afraid of hitting her. In college, the pitchers are more accurate, and are able to pitch her inside. This led to Thomas taking a step further away from the plate. What seems like a small change has
Although the Illinois softball team didn’t break any offensive records, courtesy of some late-game heroics from Ruby Rivera, the Illini pulled off a 5-4 victory over in-state foe Illinois State on Tuesday at Eichelberger Field. Illinois scored a school-record 22 runs in Sunday’s 22-12 win against Indiana, “We have a lot of trust in any of our players to make a big play for us,� Head coach Terri Sullivan said, “They’re working together really well, which is what to you need to see heading into April.� Second-baseman junior Allie Bauch was the first to light up the scoreboard for Illinois (12-20, 3-3 Big Ten) with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning off Illinois State (1620, 7-2 MVC) freshman Sarah Finck. The Redbirds scored the next four runs, how-
ever, all in the top of the third inning. After Illini pitcher Jade Vecvanags walked-in the tying run, a two-run double by Redbird catcher Stephanie Gallant and a sacrifice fly-ball by third-baseman Riley Strangard put Illinois State up 4-1 going into the fourth inning. Vecvanags rebounded and held the Redbirds scoreless for the remainder of the game, finishing the game with two strikeouts, two walks and only four hits surrendered in seven innings pitched. “I just had to come back into the dugout and regroup,� Vecvanags said. “I made a very minor adjustment to my mechanics, kept pushing through it and trusted that my team was going to give me the runs we needed to win.� In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Illini offense finally gave Vecvanags some support. After designated hit-
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Illinois’ Jade Vecvanags fakes a swing during softball 5-4 victory against Illinois State at Eichelberger Field on Tuesday. ter Kylie Johnson reached on a fielder’s choice, and a fielding error recorded by Illinois State first-baseman Abby Turczyn brought the junior home. Shortstop sophomore Ruby Rivera followed shortly after with an RBI single, bringing the Illini within one run and ending Finck’s day at on rubber with two earned runs, three walks, and four hits in 4 1/3 innings pitched. After senior pitcher
McKensie Vissering came on in relief for the Redbirds, Illini catcher Jess Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to center to drive in first baseman Alyssa Gunther and tie the game 4-4. “Our season early-on was pretty rocky,� Rivera said. “We’ve just gotten used to getting behind in the beginning of games, so we’ve gotten pretty good at coming back. When one person
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Braggin’ Rights earned important hit, but it ended up being the go-ahead run,� It took a little while for Kerian said. “It’s always nice the bats to warm up in Sau- to be able to put the team up get, Illinois, but timely hit- in front, no matter what the ting proved to be the deciding situation is.� factor in Illinois’ one-game The long ball was Kerian’s tilt with Missouri on Tues- team-leading seventh of the day night. year. In such a close game, the Playing in its fourth game in four days, the No. 25 Illi- deciding hit came so early nois baseball team (20-6-1, 2-1 because of the performance Big Ten) edged out a 4-3 vic- of Illinois’ bullpen. tory over Missouri (20-10, 6-3 Junior reliever Nick BlackSEC) at GCS Ballpark. burn pitched out of jams in Starting pitcher Rob both the sixth and seventh McDonnell and Missouri’s innings to preserve the narJohn Miles had dueling no- row Illini lead. hitters going through three Senior closer Tyler Jay innings, but once each team’s followed suit with a clutch hitters got going, they did not strikeout with two outs and relent. a runner 90 The two feet from teams comhome plate bined for in the bottom of the 17 hits, but eighth and the biggest of all came closed out in the sixth the game inning. by strikJASON GOLDSTEIN ing out the With two CATCHER side in the outs and a ninth for runner on second, first his seventh baseman save of the David Kerian belted a home season. run over the right field wall “They came out today like to give Illinois a 4-3 lead they any bullpen should, with a wouldn’t relinquish. clear mind, and they execut“I didn’t know at the time ed their pitches when they that it would be such an needed to,� catcher Jason BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER
“They came out today like any bullpen should.�
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Illinois’ David Kerian hits the ball during the game against Lindenwood University at Illinois Field on March 18. Kerian hit the go-ahead home run in Illinois’ 5-4 win over Missouri.
Illinois 4 Missouri 3 Summary: Illinois
capitalized on hitting and clutch pitching for a win over Missouri. Key Performer: Jason Goldstein went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored. Quote of the game: “It was a great win for the entire team. From an offensive standpoint, I thought we did a good job against good pitching tonight.� — Head coach Dan Hartleb Up next: vs. Northwestern at 6 p.m. at Illinois Field.
Goldstein said. Following the quiet first three innings, Illinois broke the stalemate with an RBI single from Goldstein to drive in second baseman Reid Roper in the fourth inning. Illinois went up 2-0 in the fifth with an RBI hit from left fielder Ryan Nagle. The Tigers didn’t figure out
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IOTW moved far away from home to come to Illinois. Thomas checked out other Big Ten schools, but the academic reputation of Illinois pushed her to become an Illini. The hardest adjustment for Thomas has been being so far from home. “I did not expect to miss my family and California as much as I do,” Thomas said. “I have a great support system here with the softball program here, though. They have made it a lot easier.” Thomas’s dad was her biggest supporter on the softball field growing up, so it is a change of pace not having him there for every game. The team played at a tournament in Los Angeles earlier this month, and her dad was able to attend. Her dad also made the trip out to watch the first game against Indiana on Saturday, where he got to see his daughter hit her fifth home run of the season. Sullivan said most of Thomas’s success at the plate
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comes from her approach to each at bat. Thomas said she doesn’t go to the plate ready to swing for the fences. She makes sure she sees the ball well, hits it hard and puts it in play. When Thomas sees the ball well, she produces the way she did against Indiana. Even though she wasn’t taking home run swings at the ball, Thomas hit three home runs on the weekend, including two on Sunday, one of which was a grand slam. Thomas has been one of the team’s best offensive weapons all season, with a .291 batting average and 21 RBIs — the second-most on the team. With the Big Ten season just beginning, Thomas has accomplished her goal of getting the team to trust her. “Look back at our lineup from the beginning of the season,” Sullivan said. “We face a lot of tough competition early in the season, but she has been in our lineup from the beginning. That shows the confidence that we have in Carly.”
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the work ethic of the group and our ability to race competitively, regardless of circumstances,” Jones said. “So really all we have to do to get better throughout the entirety of the season is to stay consistent and stay confident in the process. We have already gone through two competitive seasons. The process is pretty well established so we know how things are going to play out.”
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SOFTBALL gets going, our offense is contagious.” A scoreless sixth inning for both teams brought a tie game into fi nal inning. Vecvanags and the Illini defense stepped up to register a 1-2-3 half of the inning, bringing up the top of the order for the Illini. After Vissering and the Redbirds’ defense took care of Bauch and Gunther, Rivera stepped up to the plate with two outs and
made it perfectly clear she only intended to play seven innings. With a 2-2 count, Rivera ripped a walk-off home run off of Vissering that just snuck over the left-fi eld wall, completing the Illini comeback and securing a 5-4 win. “It wasn’t any hard hit, I honestly was just hoping it would go over the fence,” Rivera said.
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Catching up with handball BY PETER ROMANCHUK CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Players in the Illinois handball club raced back and forth on the racquetball courts in the basement of the ARC during practice. Though the competitive season may be over, most of the players on the team still show up Monday and Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. to sharpen their skills while having a little bit of fun. “It’s a blast,” junior Darren Miller said. “We all get along pretty well. When it comes down to the competitive games, we’re like a family because we’ll watch each other’s matches.” There are two variations of the sport: team handball and American handball. American handball, the type played at Illinois, is a sport in which players hit a ball against the wall in such a way that their
opponent cannot return their hit. The rules of the game are similar to racquetball except that players use their hands instead of racquets. American handball has been played at Illinois since the establishment of the University in 1867, though it was never offi cially a registered student organization until a couple of years ago. In 2009, Matt and Eric Anderson established the official Illini Handball club, and the club has blossomed into the organization as it is today. The handball team competes from August to midMay, playing in a total of four tournaments throughout the course of the year. Highlighting this season’s tournament schedule was the USHA national tournament in Portland, Oregon, where Illinois took ninth place in a field of 31 teams.
While practice now has a relaxed feel to it, members of the team show up and work hard. Club president Rachel Fox is focused on fi nding the proper balance between being competitive and having fun and said the club is always looking for new players. Anyone interested in the sport should contact Fox at illinihandballclub@gmail. com. “It’s as competitive as you want it to be,” Fox said. “What you put in is what you get out, so while we are big on the social aspect of the team, we also want to be competitive.” Now that the team’s tournament play has ended, practices are less structured in terms of organized drills. The team spends most of its practice time on the courts scrimmaging as singles or doubles, trying out new techniques it hopes
will improve its game in the future. Masters student Nick Reitz recognizes the importance of these more casual practices. “If you practice a certain skill or shot over and over, you’ll get better at it,” Reitz said. “Then you can use that skill in games or tournaments.” Besides playing a sport they love and enjoying the camaraderie the club provides, members of the Illini handball team practice to develop and improve handeye coordination skills. The sport also provides a more exciting way to exercise and stay in shape. “It’s a good sport to build on other sports,” Miller said. “I’m pretty much lefthanded now because I’ve had to use it so much to play this game.”
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Ray steals NFL draft spotlight DAN ESCALONA College football columnist
BASEBALL Illinois starting pitcher Rob McDonnell until the bottom of the fifth, during which they collected their first five hits of the game, giving them a 3-2 advantage. Missouri left two runners on to end the inning and would not score again. In his seventh start of the season, McDonnell was stellar through four innings, but seemed to lose his command in the fifth inning. In just the fifth and sixth innings, the senior allowed three runs on six hits, two wild pitches and a walk. He left the game with
98 pitches and six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. All season, Hartleb has found mid-week games to be valuable growth experiences for the Illini as they head into weekend series. With Big Ten play now underway, these one-and-done games may be even more instrumental. “They’re very important,” Kerian said. “They help batters get in a good groove, and with the pitchers, it just keeps everybody active. Winning this game was big, and all mid-week games for us are going to be big.”
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Bryson transfers from Purdue despite reported understanding Remember when it seemed as if Bryson Scott had turned the corner, that Purdue’s sophomore guard and coach Matt Painter had reached an understanding. In other words, remember the Boilers’ rocking win over arch-rival Indiana in late January, when Scott was an off-the-bench catalyst and in the aftermath he talked about how happy he was. Happiness didn’t last. On Monday afternoon Purdue announced that
UNC “paper classes” suit exceeds statute of limitations CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Lawyers for UNC say a federal judge should end a lawsuit spawned by the so-called “paper classes” scandal because the former student-athletes involved waited too long to fi le it. Former women’s basketball player Rashanda McCants and former football player Devon Ramsay took the faulty classes in 2007 and 2008, outside the
Barnes begins coaching Vols sooner than anticipated KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — During his introduction to a packed Pratt Pavilion on Tuesday afternoon, new Tennessee men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes said he will bring stability and success to the Vols. And don’t question the 60 year old’s fi re. “I’m a young man,” the former Texas coach said with a smile.
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ith all the attention being put on the latest NFL draft projections, it may be hard to remember the individuals with big hopes and aspirations participating in the draft at the end of the month. All the focus on stats and analytics seems to negate the human face of the NFL draft. Just when you began to grow tired of the most recent Mel Kiper or Todd McShay mock draft, perhaps the most intriguing human interest story of the year has emerged. The story of this year’s NFL draft has become the journey of former Missouri defensive end Shane Ray, and the circumstances he came from to be on the cusp of a first round draft selection. This is the second time in as many years that a defensive player from Missouri has stolen the NFL draft spotlight — Ray this year and Michael Sam year ago. Unlike Sam, though, Ray has a much higher upside and is more likely to make an immediate impact on whichever team drafts him. If you have watched ESPN at all during the course of the last couple days, you have undoubtedly noticed promos for a SportsCenter profile about Shane Ray. The feature details Ray’s youth growing up in an area of Kansas City colloquially known as the “murder factory.” His upbringing was fraught with threats of gang violence, persistent poverty and a fatherless home. The over-arching theme of the profile is how he overcame these societal challenges to become one of the top players in college football’s best conference and now a likely first-round draft choice. In many ways, Ray’s story is similar to many athletes that overcome similar challenges en route to the top of their sport. Derrick Rose is well-known for overcoming gang violence and poverty in Chicago’s South Side on his way to the NBA. While the NFL headlines are dominated by allega-
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Scott, the former Northrop standout who struggled to adjust from high school scorer to college point guard (he didn’t always follow the game plans and scouting reports, and had too many turnovers), would transfer. “We thank Bryson for his two years here and wish him well as he pursues his education and basketball career at another institution,” Painter said in a university release. “Bryson has expressed his interest in transferring from our program and we have granted him his release.” Scott averaged 3.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing in 25 games. He didn’t play in Purdue’s two Big Ten tourney games or in the NCAA tourney loss to Cincinnati. window of the three-year statute of limitations for fi ling the case, UNC’s attorneys said in a dismissal motion. McCants and Ramsay contend the deadline shouldn’t apply because the problems with the independent-studies classes they took only became fully apparent last fall, after UNC released investigator Kenneth Wainstein’s report on the scandal. Wainstein found that a secretary in what was then the Department of African and Afro-American Studies was grading papers for the classes, offering lenient grades based on only a cursory reading of them. In fact, Barnes knew Tennessee was his likely landing place when he warned reporters in Austin, Texas, on Sunday that he would coach again sooner than expected. The Vols landed their top choice to replace fi red coach Donnie Tyndall, who was fi red Friday. Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart made Barnes his top target Friday, fi rst spoke with him on Saturday and flew him to Knoxville on Sunday, the same day of Barnes’ farewell. Barnes and his wife Candy, a Tennessee alum, remained in town until Barnes signed his memorandum of understanding Tuesday morning.
No horsing around during spring break BY EMMA MCGOWAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Missouri Tigers running back Marcus Murphy sheds a tackle by Kentucky Wildcats linebacker Tyler Brause while returning a punt in the third quarter during the SEC football game at Faurot Field on Nov. 1 in Columbia, Missouri, that resulted in a 20-10 victory for Missouri. tions of domestic violence, promising players retiring early due to the risk of eventual head trauma, NCAA infractions and the domineering corporate influence on college sports, the story of Shane Ray is a refreshing counterpoint. Also, with early gossip of the NFL draft focused incessantly on the quarterback draft duel between Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston and, of course, Winston’s slew of potential character issues, Ray makes for a reprieve from all of the negativity and cynicism that unfortunately plagues college football and the NFL. What makes his story and character so much more endearing is the fact that Ray — judging from all the scouting reports — is an impact defensive player with the prospect of being an instant improvement to whatever defense can employ his pass rushing skills. In his elite 2014 cam-
paign at Mizzou, Ray continually wreaked havoc in the backfield against some of the top offensive lineman in the SEC. He recorded 14.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss in his season as an All-American and a finalist for a variety of defensive awards. Obviously, he will have to adjust to the bigger and stronger offensive linemen he will be matched up against in the NFL, but he clearly has the pass rushing ability to succeed on Sundays. According to a scouting report on NFL.com, Ray is explosive off the line and rushes the passer with a great deal of purpose. He also has exceptional hands, and is thus able to fend off offensive lineman to attack the quarterback. Clearly, he has the skills to help a variety of teams looking for defensive talent at the top of the draft. Combine those physical attributes with a strong work ethic and the circumstances he has overcome,
and Ray is perhaps the best defensive player in the draft. Athletes like Ray and the story of his circumstances that allowed him to rise from a background of urban poverty to the cusp of an NFL career are indeed the stories that should be given more attention if the NFL and college football want to remind fans that negativity and cynicism is not the default setting in the modern college and professional football landscape. Ray ought to be the main headline on draft night — he represents the authentic human face of a league that desperately needs more positive role models for society. For that reason, the fans in Chicago on April 30 have an obligation to give Ray a standing ovation — even if they are seething that their team made the wrong pick.
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For most people, spring break is a time to kick back, relax and not worry about too much. But for the Illini Equestrians’ English show team, spring break brought on a different mindset. The team couldn’t take a break, as it was competing at Zone Championships, a qualifi er for nationals, on March 29 at Mandt’s Equestrian Center in Verona, Wisconsin. Competing in regionals was a first for the Illini Equestrians. “Break wasn’t very relaxing,” senior Kelsey Concklin said, “I rode two times a day, every day.” In order to qualify for Zone Championships, either as an individual or as a team, an individual must place first or second in an event or win regionals as a team, respectively. This marks the first time in the club’s history that the English show team won its regional, making it the team’s first appearance at the Zone Championships. Ten members of the club competed on at Zone Championships. Three Illini competed as individuals, four just as part of the team and three qualified for both the individual and team competitions. In order to level the playing field, competitors pick a
number out of a hat that is assigned to a specific horse. Then they ride that horse for a certain event, picking out a new number for each event. Concklin recognizes that isn’t exactly ideal. “It’s difficult to make yourself look good while trying to understand the horse,” Concklin said, “But it does level the playing field. Adapting yourself to the animal is one of the best things a rider can do. It really does show who the top competitors are.” At the end of the day, the team placed fourth out of five teams. But having never competed there before, the team was happy to have made it this far, according to Concklin. While the team didn’t place high enough to move on to Nationals — where 16 teams will compete from April 30–May 5 in Springfield, Massachusetts — Concklin qualified in the Open Flat and will be moving on to Nationals as an individual. She intends to prepare by balancing her time and continuously riding various horses in order to keep up her leg strength and work on being able to adapt to each new horse.
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Former Bears player discusses how he ‘beat the odds’ Former Chicago Bears tight end Desmond Clark admits that he’s lit a crack pipe before — albeit for his father. The news seemed to shock the crowd Clark broke it to at the Lake Zurich, Illinois, Rotary Club’s meeting last week. That image served to illustrate the rough upbringing from which Clark had to break free to start a 13-year NFL career. His talk with the rotary club was based on the lessons he learned in life that allowed him to achieve such success, despite the odds. “I think anyone who knows me would say that I’ve beat the odds and overcame a lot,” Clark told the audience at the Holiday Inn where the meeting took place. Had it not been for a cousin’s inspiring words, however, Clark might not have believed in himself enough to escape his father’s shadow. Clark grew up in Lakeland, Florida, about halfway between Orlando and Tampa. His dad had developed an addiction to crack when Clark was about 7, and was later blinded after being shot by another addict. In his early teen years, a young Des-
mond Clark and his brothers helped their father light his crack pipe when they would come visit him at their grandmother’s house, where he stayed after separating from their mother. When one of his dad’s drugdealing friends began trying to recruit Clark into a life of drug dealing, his cousin, also a crack addict, became furious. She told him that Clark was meant for more than the life she, his dad and his brother — who was selling drugs — were leading. “I walked out of the house that day feeling a little different about myself, thinking ‘Hey, maybe I can be something beyond this situation,’ “ said Clark, 37. “As I grew up, what I took from that was that you can speak life into other people.” Clark already played sports at this point. And he was talented at them, particularly football and basketball. It was through sports that he began learning more about what it took to be a successful person. In high school, Clark played both basketball and football. And although he was set to be the starting quarterback his junior year, he began spending more time with the Kathleen High
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School basketball team and skipping his football workouts. Kathleen’s team was trending downward, having just lost All-American linebacker Ray Lewis to graduation. “But our basketball team? We were going to be real good,” Clark said. “So I wanted to spend time with the winning team and not the team that was just going to be average, and I dodged my football coach all the time.” It was when his football coach got a hold of him in the hallway that he learned his next life lesson. “He told me I wasn’t holding up to my commitment, how I was letting him and the rest of the team down,” Clark said. “After a tear started running down my eye, I think he started to feel bad for me and told me: ‘Son, all you have is your name and your word, and if you don’t have that, you have nothing.’ “ After high school, Clark played football at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, and was drafted as a tight end in the sixth round by the Denver Broncos in 1999. Having never played the position of tight end before, and following great players like Shannon Sharpe and
Dwayne Carswell, Clark was discouraged and gave up on trying to make the team. He was dropping passes and running the wrong routes, and he couldn’t block because he hadn’t done it before. And then the man that scouted him for the team pulled him aside, and gave him advice that he continues to live by today. “He said, ‘Quit trying to compete with those other guys out there, because you’re not as good - but you can be one day. Just stop trying to compete with them and start competing with yourself,’” Clark recalled. That became the mantra for his career: comparing where he was to where he wanted to be, versus comparing himself to those far ahead of him. Clark said it’s what helped him in his NFL career, and with his recent work at Wayne Messmer & Associates in Northbrook, a financial services firm. It’s why he believes he became Wayne Messmer’s top salesperson after 18 months with the company. The final piece of wisdom Clark imparted upon the Rotary Club was gleaned from his time with the Chicago Bears, where he played from 2003 to 2011. It came
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Women’s golf finishes 5th with 3 top-25 scores Park leads way with even par BY LUCAS WRIGHT STAFF WRITER
Things are starting to look up for the Illinois women’s golf team following its second-straight top-five finish this week at the Web.com Intercollegiate. The Illini finished the tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with a final score of 13-over par 877. The first and second rounds were played Monday, and the third round was played Tuesday. Head coach Renee Slone’s team jumped out to a quick start in the opening round, posting a 1-over 289 in fourth place. In round two, Illinois shot the fifth-lowest round on the day, a 5-over 293 to secure
a lot more consistent over these last few weeks,� Park said. “That has really helped me with my confidence, and I was able to hit a couple good shots because of that.� Although Park’s game has come together as of late, Slone said that it has not come easily for Park. “This has been a work in progress for her throughout the season,� Slone said. “She has been very coachable, and she has really taken to heart and worked hard on those areas we have worked on.� Along with Park, two other Illinois freshman stepped up this week: Dana Gattone and Jan Prapassarangkul. Gattone finished with a score of 4-over 220 for the week and finished in a tie for 25th. She tallied nine birdies, a team high. She had the chance to tie Park in the final round;
the fifth-place position by six shots over North Florida. The final round featured another strong effort from the Illini — they posted a 7-over 295 to again finish in fifth, 10 shots ahead of 44th-ranked Chanticleers. An unlikely hero emerged for the Illini this week as freshman Grace Park led the way with an even par 216. Park opened the first round with a 1-under 71, followed by a second round 1-over 73. She concluded the tournament with another 1-under round of 71. She finished tied for 11th individually. A few team members have said that Park has added some length off the tee since the fall, but Park said she believes that another part of her game is making a big impact on her scores. “My putting has gotten
however, Gattone finished her final six holes at 4-over. Despite the rough finish, Gattone was still pleased with her play. “Overall I was pretty happy with how I played, but (Tuesday) I wish I had finished a little better,� Gattone said. “I was hitting the ball well and managing the course well, so I was happy with that.� Prapassarangkul carded 3-over on the week, behind three consecutive rounds of 1-over 73. Her top-25 performance (tied for 22nd) was a good sign to Slone, who said Prapassarangkul had been dealing with a sore ankle that she had injured at the Briar’s Creek Invitational last week. Rounding out the Illini scores were sophomore Stephanie Miller, who finished with a 6-over 222 and sophomore Emily Joers, who finished at
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moving in the right direction, and yet we know we’re barely scraping the surface.� – Head coach Renee Slone Hidden stat: The Illini’s opening round score of 289 tied for the team’s ninth-lowest in school history. Up next: Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational
Summary: The Illini finished fifth behind Grace Park’s even-par overall score. Key performer: Grace Park shot an even-par 216 and finished in a tie for 11th. Quote of the game: “Things are definitely 16-over 232. Looking forward to their last few events, Slone is positive that the Illini will continue this success and finish out their season on a high note. “We’ve posted some solid numbers against competitive fields,� Slone said. “Things are definitely moving in the right
direction, and yet we know we’re barely scraping the surface. We’ve left some shots out on the course, and we need to tighten a few things up, and we will be there (in the end of the season).�
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Cubs’ Lester blames business for Bryant’s move to minors BY MARK GONZALES TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
MESA, Ariz. — Ace lefthander Jon Lester didn’t make his major league debut until more than two months into the 2006 season, so he knows about the service time issue surrounding minor league stars. Lester didn’t mince words Tuesday when asked what he thought about the Chicago Cubs’ decision Monday to send phenom Kris Bryant to the minors despite nine home runs and a .425 batting average. “As a player, it sucks,� Lester said. “But the quicker it took me to understand it when I was coming up, the quicker you can learn this game is
a business, the better off you are. “They can say ‘development, development, development’ all they want. But this game is a business, and it comes down to that, and it is what it is. Everyone in this clubhouse understands it.� From the end of last season, President Theo Epstein stated he wanted Bryant, 23, the top prospect in the minors, to work on his defense and other facets of his game. But by sending Bryant to the minors for at least the first 12 days of the major league season, the Cubs would delay Bryant’s eligibility for free agency at least until after the 2021 season. “But it is what it is,� Lester said, “and I can’t control
what Theo does, what Kris does or anyone else does. We have to worry about what we do in this clubhouse and who is here now. And I’m sure Kris has handled it very well. He’s a good kid, and he’ll be with us at some point. We’ve all been there. “He’s just a little more high profile than the rest of us were when we were coming up. I think probably the majority of guys went through that at a different point in their careers.� Lester gave a convincing answer when asked if the players wanted Bryant on the opening day roster. “I think you want anybody swinging the bat like he is,� Lester said. “But at the same
time, we all understand what’s going on. We weren’t Kris Bryant. We weren’t hitting nine homers in spring training. We’ve all had that conversation. At the end of the day, when you sit back and look at it, you say, ‘OK, I get it. It’s business. And this is what this game comes down to, a lot of decisions that are made.’ And the quicker he can realize that, which I think he does, the better off we’ll be. At any given time, things can rapidly change in this game. “Now we have to continue to prepare for Sunday and the rest of the season. He’s going to do just fine. He’ll be fine. He’ll be with us at some point. It’s just a fun topic for everyone to talk about now.’’
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