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Bankier Apartments plans to begin construction June 1 BY YELE AJAYI STAFF WRITER
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Paula Carns, a University librarian, looks at a cake during the Edible Book Festival held at the University YMCA on Monday. The contest received submissions from faculty, students and organizations who wanted to creatively depict their favorite book through food. Prizes for the contest included children’s books, mugs from Espresso Royale and even a rubber chicken donated by Dallas & Co.
Willard to offer new flights to East Coast Airport plans to expand travel to Washington D.C. with recent grant BY JACQUI OGRODNIK STAFF WRITER
Willard Airport is working to offer new services to the East Coast over the next few months. The airport received a $500,000 grant in August 2012 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Community A ir Service Development Program. Willard, which currently provides five fl ights to and from Chicago O’Hare and one fl ight to and from Dallas-Fort Worth daily, will use the grant to market a new airline service to the east. “Right now, the Willard administration is looking at trying to arrange a direct fl ight from Willard to Washington, D.C.,” said Bruce Walden ,
director of real estate planning and services for the University, which owns the airport. “If that doesn’t work, we’ll look at other east coast destinations.” Walden said the Willard administration is focused on D.C. not only because of the large number of University employees who travel to the area, but also because of the large amount of federal research dollars the University uses. “That is a route that we in the community could support and sustain,” Walden said. Mike Kirchhoff, president and CEO of Champaign County Economic Development Corporation, said he also thinks the additional service will
benefit students, staff and the airport. “Any increase in service at Willard Airport is a positive benefit to the airport’s position and a key asset in our economic development strategy,” Kirchhoff said. In addition to benefitting students, Kirchhoff said a direct flight would better serve companies in the University Research Park. Willard has recently arranged for meetings with perspective carriers, which will occur over the next few months. Walden said the airport, currently served by American Eagle Airlines, will work to expand its current destinations and help secure financial stability for the airport in order to provide destinations and fares that are convenient to the area. “More destinations from Willard would improve service to
the area,” Walden said. “It would help sustain the airport and would provide benefit in terms of ease of travel and convenience for those who wish to travel to any destination that we are lucky enough to secure.” Students such Joseph Nocco, junior in Media and originally from Connecticut, said having an airport directly connected to the east from ChampaignUrbana would make traveling much easier. “Currently, I have to fly from Willard to O’Hare and then home,” he said. “The flight from Willard to Chicago is only 25 minutes and is the most expensive part of my trip. If there was a flight directly to the east coast, it would make my life a lot easier when traveling back home.”
The corner of Sixth and Green streets will have a new look by next summer. After four years of planning, Bankier Apartments will start construction in June on its tallest apartment building, which is expected to be completed Aug. 15, 2014. The 14-story building will be constructed on the site that is now occupied by Gameday Spirit, which has been located on the corner since 1998. Along with the Gameday Spirit, the buildings that house Hair Benders, Beri Frozen Yogurt and Roll Model will be demolished. Miriam Booth, managing broker for Bankier Apartments, said demolition will begin June 1, and the project is expected to take 14 months. Cory Shumard, store manager at Gameday, said he made arrangements to move the store to a temporary location at 616 E. Green St. He said he is confident the store will have the same corner spot when the redevelopment is over, but arrangements are tentative. After construction is completed, Booth said one or more of the businesses on the site now will likely have a spot in the building’s commercial space. “With the construction of this building, we’re going to be changing the face of Green Street,” Booth said. “With
additional new buildings plus our new building, you won’t even be able to recognize Green Street in three to four years.” The new building will have 40 luxury two-bedroom apartments. Standard rooms will start at $1,700 a month and upper units will go for $1,800. The first floor of the building will consist of commercial space followed by three or four floors of parking space. Above the parking space will be a resident lounge and eight floors of apartments. The rooms will include a washer, dryer, Jacuzzi tubs, granite counter tops, hardwood floor and carpeted rooms, Booth said. According to Bankier’s website, the company currently serves over 1,200 tenants in 29 locations. A majority of the apartments are located within six blocks of the University’s Quad. Campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler said she sees Green Street only continuing to expand and become more appealing over the years. “University of Illinois is a vibrant, world class campus,” Kaler said in an email. “As we continue to invest in making sure our facilities serve our students and faculty as well, we are glad to see that investments continue to be made in the campustown community.”
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“As we continue to invest in making sure our facilities serve our students and faculty as well, we are glad to see that investments continue to be made in the campustown community.” ROBIN KALER, campus spokeswoman
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UI considers contributing to Smithsonian exhibit Museum asks for submissions of artifacts, stories for new online agricultural portal BY MEGAN VASILIADIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History launched a web portal in March for the public to submit artifacts and personal accounts about changes in United States agricultural history. L eA nn Ormsby, AC E S Director of Information Technology and Communication Services, said the University
is interested in making submissions to the portal in the future, but has not yet done so. “Because of the outstanding research discoveries that the College of ACES has had since the start of the college, I think it would be really important to have input to what the museum has to offer,” Ormsby said. The college’s discoveries and accomplishments include constructing Farm Business
Farm Management, one of the oldest and largest staterun farm records and analysis programs. Developing the first transgenic pig and establishing the Morrow Plots, the analysis program is the fi rst experimental plots on a U.S. college campus, Ormsby said. She said she hopes to reach out to the ACES’ agriculture stakeholders to see if they would be interested in participating in the museum’s initiative. “I’m sure many of our ACES faculty, both former and current, ACES alumni and other college stakeholders would
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have very interesting stories to share,” she said. Sarah Maurer, freshman in ACES, said many students in ACES have an agricultural background, and they can use
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Champaign City Council to vote on bid for street maintenance contract BY EARN SAENMUK STAFF WRITER
The Champaign City Council will vote on a resolution to accept a street maintenance contract bid from G.M. Sipes Construction Company at its meeting Tuesday. The project’s cost was estimated to be more than $1.9 million, but the lowest bid for the
project was more than $1.6 million. Street maintenance in 2012 with Duce Construction Company had cost the city more than $1.3 million. The construction take place on older streets, according to the computer-based Pavement Management System. The system provides street surveys and a pavement condition index
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(PCI) for each street. A PCI of 0 represents pavement in bad condition, while a PCI of 100 represents good condition. The expected PCI for pavement in good condition is between 55 to 70. “The new concrete pavement and patches should provide good service for 20 years,” states the City of Champaign’s report to City Council. “I wholeheartedly
support the project,” said Council Member Will Kyles, District 1. “A lot of these will be in District 1 too, especially on fourth street — that one needs replacement.” The project will begin in May and is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 1.
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A 33-year-old male was arrested on multiple charges in the 100 block of East University Avenue around 10:30 p.m. Friday. According to the report, the suspect was arrested on the charges of unlawful use of weapons, possession of cannabis under 30 grams and driving without lights. The suspect was stopped for driving without lights and issued a warning. During the stop, the driver was found in possession of cannabis and an improperly stored, loaded handgun . Q Theft was reported at Red Lion, 211 E. Green St., just after midnight Sunday. According to the report, the victim reported an unknown suspect stole her wallet and iPhone while she was in the bar. A driver’s license, identification item and credit, debit or gas card were also reported stolen .
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Today is a 7 — Free your imagination (but not your purse strings, at least not to outside interests). Creative energy abounds. You’re developing good habits. Travel is appealing but not without peril. Don’t share information with friends yet.
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Texas deaths cause suspicion of gang Authorities seek answers in murders of prosecutors BY JUAN A. LOZANO AND NOMAAN MERCHANT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KAUFMAN, Texas — Two days after a Texas district attorney and his wife were found shot to death in their home, authorities have said little about their investigation or any potential suspects. But suspicion in the slayings shifted Monday to a white supremacist prison gang with a long history of violence and retribution that was also the focus of a December law enforcement bulletin warning that its members might try to attack police or prosecutors. The deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were especially jarring because they happened just a couple of months after one of the county’s assistant district attorneys, Mark Hasse, was killed near his courthouse office and less than two weeks after Colorado’s prison chief was shot to death at his front door, apparently by a white supremacist ex-convict. The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas has been in the state’s prison system since the 1980s, when it began as a white supremacist gang that protected its members and ran illegal activities, including drug distribution, according to Terry Pelz, a former Texas prison warden and expert on the gang. The group is now believed to have more than 4,000 members in and out of prison who deal in a variety of criminal enterprises, including prostitution, robbery and murder. It has a paramilitary structure with five factions around the state, Pelz said. Each faction has a general, who is part of a steering committee known as the
“Wheel,” which controls all criminal aspects of the gang, according to court papers. Four top leaders of the group were indicted in October for crimes ranging from murder to drug trafficking. Two months later, authorities issued the bulletin warning that the gang might try to retaliate against law enforcement for the investigation that also led to the arrest of 30 other members. At the time, prosecutors called the indictments “a devastating blow to the leadership” of the gang. Pelz said the indictments might have fragmented the gang’s leadership. Hasse’s Jan. 31 death came on the same day as the first guilty pleas were entered in the indictment. No arrests have been made in his killing. McLelland was part of a multiagency task force that investigated the Aryan Brotherhood with help from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and police in Houston and Fort Worth. Detectives have declined to say if the Aryan Brotherhood is the focus of their investigation, but the state Department of Public Safety bulletin warned that the group is “involved in issuing orders to inflict ‘mass casualties or death’ to law enforcement officials involved in the recent case.” Killing law enforcement representatives would be uncharacteristic of the group, Pelz said. “They don’t go around killing officials,” he said. “They don’t draw heat upon themselves.” But Pelz, who worked in the Texas prison system for 21 years, said the gang has a history of threatening officials and of killing its own members or rivals.
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Kaufman law enforcement officers patrol outside the county courthouse Monday in Kaufman, Texas. Law enforcement officials throughout Texas remained on high alert Monday seeking to better protect prosecutors and their staffs following the killing of county district attorney whose assistant was gunned down just months ago. The 18-count indictment accused gang members of being involved in three murders of rival gang members, multiple attempted murders, kidnappings, assaults and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. Some of the attempted murders in the indictment involved gang members who were targeted for not following orders or rules or who were believed to be cooperating with law enforcement. The indictment also alleges that gang members discussed killing a police officer in 2008 and allegedly ordered a subordinate gang member to kill a prospect “and to return the victim’s severed finger as a trophy.”
Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies throughout Texas were on high alert, and steps were being taken to better protect DAs and their staffs. In Kaufman County, deputies escorted some employees into the courthouse Monday after the slayings stirred fears that other public employees could be targeted. Law enforcement officers were seen patrolling outside the courthouse, one holding a semiautomatic weapon, while others walked around inside. McLelland was the 13th prosecutor killed in the U.S. since the National Association of District Attorneys began keeping count in the 1960s.
Deputies were called to the McLelland home by relatives and friends who had been unable to reach the pair, according to a search warrant affidavit. When they arrived, investigators found the couple had been shot multiple times. Cartridge casings were scattered near their bodies, the affidavit said. Authorities have not discussed a motive. The slayings also called to mind the death of Colorado’s corrections director, Tom Clements, who was killed March 19 when he answered the doorbell at his home outside Colorado Springs. Two days later, Evan Spencer Ebel, a white supremacist and for-
White House hosts annual Easter Egg Roll for children BY STACY ANDERSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — An amused President Barack Obama read a children’s book to a gathering of boys and girls at the White House, then peppered them with questions: Had any of them lost a tooth? Had any climbed trees? Had any fallen after climbing? It was all part of the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, which attracted 30,000 children and parents to the Executive Mansion’s South Lawn on Monday for a day of festivities. Obama, with his dog Bo seated beside him, narrated the popular illustrated book “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” about alphabet letters and their adventures climbing up a coconut tree. “So clearly the alphabet is full of troublemakers,” the president concluded after offering his rendition. Moments earlier, speaking from the White House’s Truman Balcony, Obama thanked the crowd on the sunny springtime day before joining in the egg roll. Obama high-fived the contestants and consoled 5-year-old Donovan Frazier of Scranton, Pa., who was sitting on the ground in tears. “What’s wrong,” the president asked, scooping him into a hug. The president also joined professional basketball players for a game of hoops with several children. He joined the WNBA team with a couple little girls, and their group was twice victorious in a shoot-out against the boys. Obama was less successful on his own - taking 15 tries to sink a basket. “Oh, man,” he said after a free throw teetered on the rim and fell out.By “The president doesn’t get to
practice probably as much as he’d like to,” Obama’s press secretary, Jay Carney, later told reporters. On a day that kids devote to bunny-shaped chocolates and jelly beans, first lady Michelle Obama was able to stress her mission of physical fitness and healthy eating habits. “Eat your vegetables,” she declared, after reading “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” to children in a story time area nestled under a tree. The couple’s daughters, Malia and Sasha, shared reading “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” Mrs. Obama also joined chef Anne Burrell of the Food Network and TV anchor Al Roker at the Kids’ Kitchen. The group sang, “put a little love in your food,” as they prepared orecchiette with broccoli rabe pesto. The first lady said the ear-shaped pasta with vegetables, Italian sausage and nuts was a grownup, sophisticated alternative to spaghetti. The South Lawn was transformed into a kaleidoscope of colors as boys and girls played games to the sounds of kids’ show tunes, snacked on apples and got a chance to meet professional athletes and entertainers. The White House confi rmed that among the thousands of families at the egg roll were some from Newtown, Conn., where a mass school shooting took place in December. They did not offer additional details, citing privacy reasons. The family of slain Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton also attended the event. An official confirmed that Hadiya’s mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, and brother Nathaniel Pendleton Jr., 10, who played tennis with the president as part of the day’s
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as children participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday. activities, attended the egg roll. Hadiya, 15, was gunned down in a park close to the Obama’s Chicago home days after performing at the president’s second inauguration. The first lady attended Hadiya’s funeral and sat with her parents at this year’s State of the Union speech. The White House Easter Egg Roll came off despite earlier
warnings from the White House that budget battles could have forced the event’s cancellation. White House tours have been called off because of governmentwide spending cuts. One highlight of this year’s event was the “Eggtivity Zone,” in which athletes and coaches helped teach kids how to play sports. Among the stars booked
for this duty were Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, gymnast John Orozco and Washington Wizards point guard John Wall. The National Park Service, which organizes the event, says it’s largely funded by sales of commemorative wooden eggs, plus some private donations.
mer Colorado inmate suspected of shooting Clements, died in a shootout with Texas deputies about 100 miles from Kaufman. In an Associated Press interview shortly after the Colorado killing, McLelland himself raised the possibility that Hasse was gunned down by a white supremacist gang. After that attack, McLelland said, he carried a gun everywhere around town, even when walking his dog. He figured assassins were more likely to try to attack him outside.
Lozano reported from Houston. Associated Press Writer Angela K. Brown in Fort Worth also contributed to this report.
SMITHSONIAN FROM PAGE 1A the portal to educate others about agriculture. “I think that a lot of people have false images of what farming is, so I think that it will be good way to show what farmers actually do,” Maurer said. “I think (students) would utilize (the portal) to show what agriculture really is, how it’s evolved and how it will continue to evolve.” The web portal can be accessed through the museum’s website, where persona l stories and pictures can also be submitted . According to the Smithsonian Museum’s website, the museum is trying to get a more accurate and personal perspective on agricultural history while using modern day technology for the fi rst time to reach out to more people. According to a Smithsonian press release, the museum will be accepting not only stories involving agriculture, but artifacts as well . For example, a collection of road signs related to organic farming and no-till production was donated to the museum by Jim Rapp, a corn and soybean farmer from Princeton, Ill. ACES Assistant Dean Jason Emmert said because the population of people involved in agriculture has decreased, it is a wonderful opportunity for people to submit their personal experiences. “Agriculture has such a prominence in our national history,” Emmert said. “(The portal) gives people an opportunity to see the role that agriculture played in our country and still plays today.”
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Tech firms plan on creating ‘massive, perk-laden headquarters’ for their employees BY MARTHA MENDOZA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple’s ring-shaped, gleaming “Spaceship Headquarters” will include a world-class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander. Google’s new Bay View campus will feature walkways angled to force accidental encounters. Facebook, while putting final touches on a Disney-inspired campus including a Main Street with a barbecue shack, sushi house and bike shop, is already planning an even larger, more exciting new campus. More than ever before, Silicon Valley firms want their workers at work. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has gone so far as to ban working from home, and many more offer prodigious incentives for coming in to the office, such as free meals, massages and gyms. This spring, as the tech industry is soaring out of the Great Recession, plans are in the works for a flurry of massive, perk-laden headquarters. “We’re seeing the mature technology companies trying to ener-
gize their work environments, getting rid of cube farms and investing in facilities to compete for talent,” said Kevin Schaeffer, a principal at architecture and design firm Gensler in San Jose. “That’s caused a huge transition in the way offices are laid out.” New Silicon Valley headquarters or expansions are under way at most of the area’s major firms, including eBay, Intel, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia and Oracle. Many will be huge: Apple Inc.’s 176-acre campus will be one of the world’s largest workplaces. On the outside, many of the new buildings boast striking architectural designs and will collectively be among the most environmentally friendly in the country. Inside, there are walls you can draw on, ping pong tables, Lego stations, gaming arcades and free haircuts. Critics say that while some workplace perks and benefits are a good thing, the large, multibillion dollar corporate headquarters are colossal wastes of money that snub the pioneering technology these firms actually create.
“Companies led by older management tend to be very controlling, but when I look at people in the 20s or 30s, they’re totally capable of working on their own and being productive,” said Kevin Wheeler, whose Future of Talent Institute researches and consults on human resources for Silicon Valley businesses. “To have artificial structures that require everybody to be in the office at certain hours of the day is simply asinine.” Wheeler said he thinks Yahoo called everyone back to work “because they had gotten into a culture of laziness,” and that the firm will likely loosen the restrictions soon. Yahoo Inc. was, in fact, an early model of Silicon Valley’s happy workplace culture, touting their espresso bar and inspirational speakers as a method of inspiring passion and originality. Today yoga, cardio-kickboxing and golf classes at the office, as well as discounts to ski resorts and theme parks, help it receive top ratings as one of America’s
happiest workplaces. Companies say extraordinary campuses are necessary to recruit and retain top talent and to spark innovation and creativity. And there are business benefits and financial results for companies that keep their workers happy. The publicly traded 100 Best Companies To Work For in America consistently outperform major stock indices and have more qualified job applicants and higher productivity, according to the San Francisco-based Great Place to Work Institute. That may not always be obvious, however. “People do work really, really hard here,” Facebook spokesman Slater Tow said as an engineer glided past a row of second floor conference rooms on a skateboard. “They have to be passionate about what they do. If they’re not, we would rather someone who is.” He points out the Jumbotron frame for outdoor movies, the Nacho Royale taqueria, a bank branch with tellers standing by,
an artist in residence. Traditional benefits are part of the Silicon Valley packages as well. Facebook Inc. offers free train passes, a shuttle to work, a month of paid vacation, full health care and stock options. Facebook staffers are welcome to stop by and play in Ben Barry’s Analog Research Laboratory, a large, sunlit studio with laser cutters, woodworking tools, a letter press machine and silk screening supplies. “I believe if people feel they can control their environment, that leads to a greater sense of ownership over the product,” says Barry, who makes posters for the campus walls with mantras like “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” and “Move fast and break things.” About six miles north at Google Inc.’s headquarters, workers on one of more than 1,000 Googledesigned bikes rolled from one building to another. Others stepped into electric cars, available for free check outs if someone has an errand. In one office, two young engineers enjoyed a
beer and shot pool. Google doesn’t want its Googlers to have to worry about distractions in their life. Concerned about the kids? Childcare is on campus. Need to shop and cook? Have the family dine at Google. Dirty laundry piling up? Bring it in to the office. Bring Fido too, so he doesn’t get lonely. There’s a climbing wall, nap pods (lay down in the capsule, set the alarm, zzzzz), a bowling alley, multiple gyms, a variety of healthy cafes, mini kitchens and classes on anything from American Sign Language to Public Speaking. In a shared, community garden, Googlers plant seeds, knowing that if they get too busy, a landscaper will pull their weeds. The company has no policy requiring people to be at work. But officials say Googlers want to come in. “We work hard to create the healthiest, happiest and most productive work environments possible that inspire collaboration and innovation,” said spokeswoman Katelin Todhunter-Gerberg.
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Though justices are hesitant, it’s time for the Supreme Court to redefine marriage for the people, for equality
SARAH FISCHER Opinions columnist
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would like to think that marriage is relatively simple. The institution predates democracy even, but over time we complicated it until we ended up where we are today. Now, it’s shrouded in both state- and federal-level laws and statutes, and it’s more of a legal consequence than it is a representation of two peoples’ love and commitment to each other. Marriage has been defined and redefined for millennia across cultures the world around, and the Supreme Court needs to redefine it once more. Splashed across several national and metropolitan papers last week were reports on the two major same-sex marriage cases on the Supreme Court’s docket. If either of the laws are struck down as unconstitutional — as they should be — the way marriage has been defined could change dramatically. For an hour on Tuesday and nearly two hours on Wednesday, the nine highest judges in the country heard arguments regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California state amendment passed by a ballot initiative, on the first day and the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law signed by President Bill Clinton, on the second. Proponents of samesex marriage want both struck down, while those who support them, like the U.S. House of Representatives in the DOMA case, want them upheld. In a nutshell, six of the justices on Tuesday questioned whether the Prop 8 case should even be before the Court because, as a constantly changing social issue, the Court may not be ready to rule on such a large issue with this particular case. Similar questions arose from the hearing on DOMA on Wednesday, but the larger debate honed in more on federalism and states’ rights. But even striking the laws down is tricky: Marriage is a state’s right, and the preponderance of states have laws on the books expressly banning samesex marriage or defining marriage as between one man and one woman. On the other hand, public opinion on same-sex marriage has been on the rise and continues to gain momentum. The laws and public opinion of the country sit at fairly stark contrasts. Luckily, the Court likely will not rule in favor of reducing equality, but they may rule narrowly, leaving the marriage debate for the states still. And that leaves the LGBT rights movement largely where it is now — changing, but not fast enough. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that this is an issue still developing among Americans, and she questioned if now was the time to rule on marriage. To answer her question and the questions of anyone else, this is absolutely the time to rule on same-sex marriage and never has there been a better time. The current American definition of marriage is entirely unAmerican in its inequality as it tears families apart, prevents new ones from forming and burdens people emotionally and financially. If the justices are not keen on the equality argument — which based off of their oral arguments, they may not be — then they need to hear one more. The Court may not be ready for a redefinition, state governments may not be, but the American people are. The government made a big mistake in 1996, and the Court could fix it in 2013.
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Big Oil here for the long term ANDREW HORTON Opinions columnist
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here is little question that the U.S. needs to diversify its energy portfolio and implement more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to hydrocarbons. However, just because alternative energies are all the rage right now, doesn’t mean that we should be snubbing Big Oil. We are currently in the midst of an energy boom. Crude oil production levels have been on the rise since 2008. Last year, the U.S. produced 2.3 billion barrels, which is the highest amount since 1997. This boom is due to new advances in extraction technologies, which have enabled the exploration of new resources in locations such as North Dakota. These new opportunities have oil and natural gas companies feeling as bullish as ever. This is in contrast to a common notion that hydrocarbons are on the way out. While it’s true that progress has been made in the development of solar, wind and nuclear power, these energy sources are so heavily dependent on government subsidies that they are unlikely to become legitimate alternatives for at least a couple decades. Similarly, biofuels and electric powered cars continue to be inhibited by their astronomical cost. Thus, people looking to make an impact in the energy industry should still consider entering the field of oil and natural gas. BP CEO Bob Dudley boasted in
the Wall Street Journal that college graduates going into petroleum engineering will have phenomenal opportunities: “The oil and gas boom is real. It will last decades. Young people, especially young women who make up a large share of college graduates, would be smart to get on the bandwagon.” Ultimately, we need alternative energies, but in the meantime we can’t forget that oil and natural gas still serve a fundamental role in our daily lives. Contributing to this fundamental need of the present is just as significant as contributing to the future. This is a message that our government needs to understand. For the sake of our economic future, legislators should continue progressing toward energy independence by allowing American oil companies to expand their operations. Specifically, this means allowing companies to improve their transportation systems to help manage their new supplies. Of course, these expansions are often met with environmental concerns. While there are legitimate issues regarding these projects, the potential risks need to be weighed against the benefits of lifting our economic and political dependence on Middle Eastern oil. The current debate over the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is a prime example of this. Building the pipeline from Canada to Texas would undoubtedly create jobs and stimulate economic growth along with making North America more self-sufficient. However, it has continued to receive staunch opposition from environmentalist groups, despite the fact that the
State Department concluded that there is no major environmental reason to prevent its construction. This is especially frustrating considering that the builder of the pipeline already agreed to reroute the project to avoid the fragile Sandy Hills aquifer system in Nebraska, which was the environmentalists’ primary concern. In this case, the potential benefit to our economic stability should not be stifled by the unfortunate stigma that many people associate with the oil industry. Eventually, alternative energies will be implemented that will reduce the negative impacts of Big Oil. However, we need to recognize that being able to produce our own energy is critical in softening price swings of the volatile crude oil market. Being able to promote alternative energies in conjunction with expanding oil and gas is the balanced approach that America needs., As the head of Laredo Petroleum told NBC, “We as a nation, we just won’t recognize that hydrocarbons are here to stay as an energy source, and it’s a very high quality energy source. We can do all we want with wind, solar and algae. I hope all that stuff works. The fact of the matter is we are going to be using hydrocarbons for some time to come.” From our lawmakers to our college graduates, our nation needs to recognize that Big Oil is here to stay. We can either embrace it for our economic benefit, or endure the pain of Middle Eastern dependence while we wait for a miraculous alternative to take its place.
Andrew is a sophomore in Engineering. He can be reached at ajhorto2@ dailyillini.com.
North Korean threats prove dicey TOMMY HEISER Opinions columnist
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unday was the third season premiere of the Game of Thrones on HBO. And it was excellent. Am I the only one who wants a dragon? From Tyrion Lannister’s longing to be accepted by his father, Jon Snow’s devotion to fighting for the good, and Daenerys Targaryen’s vengeful pursuit of an army to kill everyone — the show couldn’t have delivered more. Unfortunately, I’m not talking about the war in Westeros. I’m referring to North Korea’s obsession with nuclear power and a preconceived notion that the U.S. is seeking to annex the Korean Peninsula by force. My brother asked me the other day why more people aren’t concerned with North Korea’s recent rhetoric. I told him, mostly because it is just that — rhetoric. The North has consistently produced such rhetoric through its sate-run news agency, KCNA, with little-to-no action. The question is, though, is this time different? Is this the time the North finally acts upon its threats? It is difficult to predict the nature of a North Korean attack on the U.S. or its allies. As we have seen over the years, the North is suspected to have sunk a South Korean ship, shelled a South Korean island, tested nuclear weapons and engaged in cyber-terrorism. Despite tough sanctions, the North has also repeatedly tested its long-range missile capabilities. Since 1993, the North has tested five of these missiles, known as intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each one had been a failure until its most recent test last December.
The December test put a weather satellite into orbit, though its condition is rather unknown. It does, however, mark an accomplishment because this technology “could one day deliver a nuclear warhead capable of hitting targets as far away as the continental United States.” What is worrying about these tests is that the frequency is increasing with two of the ICBM tests occurring in 2012. Despite the rudimentary technology, the success of developing any long-range missile should not be discounted. Once one rogue nation has the technology to launch a long-range nuclear-capable missile, the threat of selling this technology to any buyer rises exponentially. The proliferation of such technology poses an even greater risk to allies in the Middle East if Iran obtains it. This February, North Korea conducted a nuclear test underground. The third of its kind since 2006. As a result, the U.S. sought even tougher sanctions, which were approved by the United Nations at the beginning of March. However, this escalated tensions to new levels instead of deterring the North’s aggressive actions. The North now believes it has the right to a “pre-emptive nuclear strike” on the U.S. And when any country begins to think like this, it is a cause to start worrying about, even just a little. The North has demonstrated that it is erratic at best, predictable in the least. The annual U.S.-South Korean joint military drills began March 11, and it marked an end to the 60-year long Korean War armistice according to the North. The change in language is peculiar because this isn’t the first time we have participated in joint military drills. So, why the change in rhetoric now? Perhaps it is the new leader’s
attempt to thwart the “U.S. imperialist aggressor” and prove himself as Supreme Leader of the People’s Republic of Korea. With the death of Kim Jong-il in 2011, 30-year-old Kim Jong-un’s shrouded rise to power has exposed the region to further uncertainty. His lack of experience and immaturity could lead to disastrous and unintended consequences. Since the U.S. is unfamiliar with his mentality, his actions are unpredictable, which means his words should not be glossed over. Even if U.S. intelligence believes the North has no capability to strike the U.S., as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel put it, “You only need to be wrong once, when it comes to nuclear threats.” To demonstrate the U.S. ability to strike “at will,” two nuclear B-2 stealth bombers flew from Missouri to South Korea and back on March 28 in a single continuous mission. Kim Jong-un retaliated with familiar rhetoric yet atypical action: the North and its forces are ready “to settle accounts with the U.S.” KCNA released photos of Kim Jong-un signing the order to prepare its rocket forces to strike U.S. mainland and areas in the Pacific. The backdrop of the photos detailed target sites in the U.S. — an attempt at serious propaganda. The recent actions and change in rhetoric by the North begs the question of whether the escalating tensions should be a cause for concern. How much weight should be placed on the young leader’s attempt to prove himself? In dynamic circumstances like this, anything could happen. And now is the time for something to happen.
Tommy is a senior in Business. He can be reached at heiser1@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @tommyheiser.
aturday marked the return of one of the longest-running television shows, the British science fiction seriocomedy “Doctor Who.” Since 1963, the BBC has produced not just a television show, but also a cultural icon, recognized even by those who haven’t ever seen an episode. For any show to achieve that status level, while still maintaining millions of views in the United Kingdom and expanding its fan base abroad, is impressive. For a science fiction program, a genre beleaguered by critics and stigma, the unlikelihood seems all the more amazing. Quick overview, for those who have missed the 50-year show history: “Doctor Who” follows the adventures of the Doctor, a 1000-year-old Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey (did we lose half the readers yet?) who travels in his time machine, called the TARDIS, which blew its chameleon circuit to become perpetually stuck as a 1960s police box (how about now? Half?). The Doctor gallivants around all of time and space with a companion, generally a college-aged female, trying to stay out of trouble, but always managing to stumble into dangerous situations and people. (Anybody still here?) “Doctor Who” works and has maintained its audience over 50 years because it’s not afraid to change. Eleven different actors have played the titular character, accompanied throughout by close to 40 companions. Each new regeneration of the Doctor affords a new actor a chance to interpret the role and to create his own take on this lonely man always on the run. When the show began in its current incarnation in 2005, Christopher Eccleston took the reins, creating a hardened Doctor still haunted by memories of war. He morphed after one season into David Tennant’s Doctor, melancholic, learning to live again. Matt Smith took over in 2010, a manic interpretation with flashes of anger and sadness he desperately tries to conceal. Each new companion brings new life into the show, challenges how the Doctor thinks of himself and how, to a certain extent, he thinks of humanity. They exist to balance him out and to keep him company, but most importantly to keep him sane. He’s a “madman with a box,” floating through time and space. Something has to keep him grounded. Not only do the characters change, but the ability to tackle everything from werewolves in Victorian London to the end of the universe allows “Doctor Who” to constantly change the location of its focus. Each episode introduces new problems in new settings, forcing fans to reconsider not only their current situations and ideas, but also the historical perspectives that have brought them there. Science fiction does this all the time. It forces us to think about our own humanity through the lens of an individual unfamiliar with humanity. It is both escapism at its finest and a philosophical investigation of what it means to be human. It captures imagination and uses the extraterrestrial to explain the everyday. Science fiction often gets pushed aside by critics and possible readers or viewers for not being “deep enough.” It’s not literary. There’s no deep meaning. It’s about spaceships and aliens, but none of that is real, so how can I get into it? But people who can’t see sci-fi as important don’t know how to read it. Sure, the places and characters are enjoyable (more enjoyable than Moby-Dick, certainly) and sure, some sci-fi is pure recreation and fantasy; but the good stuff, the really good stuff, forces us to look at ourselves, to investigate who we are, how we got to be that way, and if that’s something we want to be. It gives us the opportunity to change and to look at the world around us and inside us in a new light. Great science fiction allows us to scrutinize problems close to home while taking us far away. Some of the best, most classic sci-fi explores race relations and imperialism, the impact of war and technology, religion, science and politics, and does all of this without a tedious, pointless sledding episode (I’m looking at you, Ethan Frome). Some sci-fi gives us the answers while most just raise the questions. The mid-season premiere of “Doctor Who” questioned the widespread use of Wi-Fi and social media, wondering when humans become more alive online than in real life. Regardless of what science fictions asks, it’s always about creating a dialogue and getting the audience to talk about the issues that oppress us in the present day. I’ll start: What did you think of Saturday night’s Doctor Who?
Sarah is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at fische19@dailyillini.com.
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FROM PAGE 6A DI: What is your goal for each composition, as far as how it moves the listener?
AJK: Often one of the most invigorating things to see is how people take music a different way and how they take it personally. As much as music is an emotional statement and an emotional journey for me, I hope that not everyone will have the same journey. But for me, whenever I write a piece, it’s definitely an emotional world I’m trying to create and to make for the listener, a relationship to the music that hopefully in each person will be kind of unique.
DI: How has your composing career changed since it began?
AJK: The more I go on in my composing career, rather than making a lot of decisions about where a piece is going to go from the beginning, now I’m much more comfortable following where the music takes me, rather than kind of controlling the music and playing with the tension between one’s own desires and where the music is actually heading. So it’s been a great discovery. More information about the Illinois Wind Symphony performance can be found at www.krannertcenter.com. Tickets range from $4 to $10, and can be PHOTO COURTESY OF RICHARD BOWDITCH purchased at Krannert all day before the Aaron Jay Kernis, award-winning composer, will perform performance. his trumpet concerto at the Krannert Center at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He will be performing with the Illinois Wind Jordan can be reached at sward13@dailyillini.com. Symphony.
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NASA’s budget should not be cut BRIAN YU Technograph columnist
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ebsites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have helped fund and launch thousands of projects created by both talented individuals and small start-ups. In what may be the first time a major government agency has used crowd funding, NASA has raised over $30,000 on Indiegogo to have their space program trailer run in theaters before the movie “Star Trek: Into the Darkness.” Due to the government sequestration, it may seem reasonable for government agencies to search elsewhere for project funding. NASA not only has to deal with a $900 million sequestration budget cut, but it also has to face an additional $300 million in budget cuts, thanks to a bill passed by the House of Representatives earlier last month. For a nation that has been consistently falling behind in science and engineering for the last decade, budget cuts to one of our country’s leaders in innovation and exploration is the last thing it needs. People may argue that NASA’s current budget of $18.72 billion is plenty and the government should focus on spending money to fix problems at home, instead of looking into outer space. However, that money makes up a little less than 0.5 percent of the annual federal budget, compared to the 24 percent that goes toward defense spending. Besides the Curiosity Rover, most of the equipment NASA uses to collect data in space, including the Hubble Telescope and the Voyager 1, is over 20 years old. The people who argue against increased spending for the space program fail to realize that it is NASA that inspired a generation of
pioneers in science and innovation in the United States. Back when it was first established, NASA helped the U.S. win the space race and put the first man on the moon in 1969. NASA helped inspire an entire generation of children to dream about astronauts and space and propel the United States to become the world’s largest producer of patents. Now, we are constantly in danger of being toppled from the top spot by countries such as South Korea and China. American children now rank only 25th and 17th internationally in math and science, respectively. We need to allow NASA once again to help inspire this current generation of kids on the path to science and engineering. When it comes to space exploration, there’s no limit on the discoveries and innovations we can make. Recently, NASA developed a proposal to capture an asteroid from space and bring it back to earth. While it sounds like an idea straight out of a science fiction book, there is a technically feasible plan already in place that would only cost (a measly) $2.6 billion. It is unreasonable to ask for any sudden change in the federal budget, especially given how Congress and the president still cannot decide on any changes, even after the established deadline. So in the meantime, it’s fortunate there are still many like-minded American citizens who still believe in the importance of our space exploration program. NASA was able to exceed their $30,000 goal and now is aiming for $94,000 to air the trailer in theaters across the nation. Their next step after that should be to try to get the trailer before children’s movies to remind them that an inspiring space program awaits and that it’s worthy of their ambition.
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Jersey Mike’s finds place on campus STAFF WRITER
After recently circulating 10,000 coupons for $1 sub sandwiches, Jersey Mike’s Subs is reaping the benefits with an influx of customers to its new location at 505 E. Green St. Since its opening on March 13, the East Coaststyle sub shop has already seen a steady rush of customers, said G Abu Saba, restaurant co-owner. “Business is absolutely great,” Abu Saba said. “We did a fundraiser for the Eastern Illinois Foodbank for our grand opening, which allowed customers to buy all sandwiches for $1. Since then, we’ve seen a solid flow of business.” The shop’s partnership with the Eastern Illinois Foodbank during its grand opening gave the business a “great opportunity for us to open our doors and support a great local cause,” said Tony Rubba, co-owner. “We feel so privileged to bring Jersey Mike’s to the students at the University of Illinois,” Rubba said in a restaurant press release. “There is such an incredible vibe on this campus, and we look forward to being an integral part of this campus community. Abu Saba said the Chipotle Cheese Steak, the Big Kahuna Cheese Steak and the Club Supreme Sub served “Mike’s Way” have already emerged as customer favorites. All cold subs come with the option of being served “Mike’s Way,” a specialty of the shop, which tops the sandwiches with onions, tomatoes, lettuce and a blend of olive oil, red wine vinegar and spices. The restaurant prides itself on using only privately-labeled meats and cheeses, and bread baked in-store, according to the press release. Priyanka Patel, junior in LAS, said she has a Jersey Mike’s in her hometown and was excited
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Jolie can be reached at jhuang51@dailyillini.com.
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General Manager Ryne Simeone makes a sub sandwich at Jersey Mike’s Subs on Green Street.
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1 Sporty car introduced in ’55 6 Italian lawn bowling 11 Urgent dispatch 14 Alaska’s ___ Peninsula 15 Hank with the retired #44 16 Tax season busy bee, for short 17 Where “we can make it if we run,” per Bruce Springsteen (1975) 19 Spanish king 20 Grabbed a chair 21 Take captive 22 Tennessee ___ 24 Where “the nights are stronger than moonshine,” per America (1972) 28 Before, to Kipling 29 Pass perfectly 30 “For real!” 31 Dry Italian wine 34 Bit of Indian music 36 The class of ’13 in ’13, e.g. 37 Where “all the people that come and go stop and say hello,” per the Beatles (1967) 40 N.F.L. scores 43 Finish line 44 Doesn’t budge 47 Figure in the tale of Jason and the Argonauts 49 Pep 51 Corruption 52 Where “we gonna rock down to,” per Eddy Grant (1983) 56 Dessert that may include a banana 57 One of the Bobbsey twins 58 Campers’ campers, for short 60 Stashed away 61 Where “you’ll drink the night away and forget about everything,” per Gerry Rafferty (1978) 65 “Peer Gynt” widow 66 Anti-Parkinson’s prescription 67 Dark wood 68 “Hannah and ___ Sisters” 69 Homework assignment 70 Lightly wash
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PHOTO MANIPULATION BY AUSTIN BAIRD THE DAILY ILLINI
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SEEING ISN’T BELIEVING Sharing images online may result in lawsuits and fines totaling up to $30,000 BAILEY BRYANT Staff writer
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hen I was a 15-year-old without a laptop or smartphone, my family took a three-day vacation to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Naively, I left Danville equipped with remedial technology and no Internet access. I had forgotten that my best friend, Austin Baird, freshman in Media and Illini Media employee, had my Facebook login information. That was a mistake. Baird, who’s very talented at photo manipulation, edited all my profile pictures and managed to make my already-awkward images look even worse. The resulting photos portrayed disturbingly realistic versions of me with additions varying from squinty eyes and a rat-like jaw to an inflated nose, buckteeth and bug eyes. Baird proceeded to message all my Facebook friends with a link to the photos and a caption that read, “I’M CUTE.” He also shared the images on his Facebook and requested new friends from my profile. Though annoyed and embarrassed, I wasn’t worried anyone would take the pictures seriously, but some people did. “What’s wrong with the girl in those pictures?” Baird’s friends asked. “Does she have some sort of disease?” Even some of my Facebook friends who had access to the original photos didn’t question their validity. I did a lot of explaining that week. For me, this fiasco highlighted people’s laughable gullibility towards online image sharing (It also taught me not to trust Baird). On social media especially, fake images
are often reposted as legitimate. The edited image of a shark swimming near a New Jersey home flooded the Web during Hurricane Sandy, and in December 2012, an edited image of a man holding a “winning” lottery ticket became Facebook’s most shared photograph. Unfortunately, similar illegitimate images often infest my Facebook News Feed, causing me to believe some people take the phrase “seeing is believing” too literally. In today’s world, it really isn’t. Journalism professor Brian Johnson said that while image editing has been possible since the beginning of photography, it’s easier than ever in today’s technological times. Before advanced technology and smartphone applications, only high-quality computers could digitally reposition, crop or merge images. However, people now don’t even have to pay for Photoshop; several editing programs — like GIMP, PhoXo and Photo Pos Pro — are available online for free. Additionally, applications like iRetouch, TouchRetouch and Adobe Photoshop Express make photo editing possible from a cellphone. When the pictures my friends post become unbearably ignorant, I’m at ease knowing that these “shocking” images were probably just created on a cellphone. Johnson recommended that before sharing an image that seems “too good to be true,” Google a description of the photo in question followed by the word “hoax”. He also recommended that when checking the validity of a photograph, look at the shadows. If the shadows in the photograph fall in different directions, often times, the image is fake. Johnson said ignorantly sharing the illegal photos is much worse than believing the photos are actually valid. To share an image online, you must have permission from its creator. If not, you’re in
violation of the United States Copyright law. This means uploading an image to Facebook that you found online could get you sued. Before using a photo, you must obtain the right to do so. According to the Copyright law of the United States, if caught violating copyright, a person can be sued or fined anywhere from $750 to $30,000 for each misused photo. While lawsuits are one extreme possibility, less serious ramifications can also await those who share images illegally. One possibility is the deletion of the photo in question. If copyright violation continues, Facebook will permanently delete your account. Patricia Rosario, graduate student in GSLIS, said it’s important that people consider their rights to a photograph before sharing it. “It’s almost like photos are another product to consume,” Rosario said. “There’s this onslaught of images everyday through Twitter and Facebook, so people don’t really think before sharing.” Rosario added that like any product, a person must have permission before use. She advised people to look at the rights of the photograph, or contact the owner. Rosario also said to use caution when sharing photos online and to not assume the person who posted the photo before you had the right to do so. When it comes to online image sharing, I learned my lesson at 15: there’s no place for naivety on the Internet. Common sense is a must have. The next time you consider sharing an image online, think before you post and research your images. Question their validity and ownership to avoid any inconveniences and potential lawsuits.
Before sharing photos online, ask yourself these questions: Is it legitimate?
- Google a description of the photo followed by the word “hoax”. - Check the shadows. Do they all fall in the same direction? - Upload the image to Google Images and see what pops up. - Look for the image on snopes.com.
Is it legal? - Find the original image and its owner. - Read the rights and restrictions statement for the image, and act accordingly. - If no rights and restrictions statement is present, contact the image owner to ask for permission.
Bailey is a freshman in Media. She can be reached at bebryan2@dailyillini.com.
If in doubt, don’t use the image.
“It’s almost like photos are another product to consume. There’s this onslaught of images everyday through Twitter and Facebook, so people don’t really think before sharing.” PATRICIA ROASARIO, graduate student in GSLIS
Q&A; AARON JAY KERNIS
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer to debut concerto at Krannert Kernis discusses new trumpet concerto, influences and style BY JORDAN SWARD STAFF WRITER
Award-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis will premiere his trumpet concerto, “a Voice, a Messenger,” during the Illinois Wind Symphony performance at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Kernis is the winner of the 2002 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition and one of the youngest composers to ever be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music, according to a press release. Before the performance, Kernis met with The Daily Illini to discuss where he found the inspiration for this piece and his other works.
Daily Illini: Can you tell us a little about “a Voice, a Messenger?”
Aaron Jay Kernis: It’s about 22 minutes and has a very broad scope to it. A soloist — Philip Smith — the principle trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, said that something he always hoped
for was a piece that dealt in some way with the appearances of the trumpet and related instruments in the Bible ... I went to a Yom Kippur service ... and given the service and what it meant, I was able to begin to grasp an emotional direction to the piece and tone for the piece and wound up using as background the excerpts from the service and techniques specific to the shofar (horn, typically used for Jewish religious purposes).
DI: What influences most of your works?
AJK: If I’m writing a symphony or a string quartet, I’m usually working with formal relationships that get developed in music. Then, I have also pieces that come from inspiration from the world or from art, from literature, the political landscape in some ways. I think the main thing is that I’m always trying to convey a very evolutional world that’s really coming from an emotional response. Music conveys things that we can’t express in words, and that’s one of the most powerful things about music — it expresses the things that we really can’t say otherwise in language. And that’s why I feel music is the language I speak.
DI: How would you describe your musical style?
AJK: It’s hard to describe because I’ve done many kinds of things, and I’m one of these composers where after a couple pieces, I want to turn around and do something completely different stylistically ... So I’ll do some dark dramatic pieces, (and) then I’ll do some pop-inspired, more light-hearted pieces, then some extremely lyrical beautiful pieces.
DI: Your composition career started at the young age of 13 — did you always know you wanted to make composing your career?
AJK: By the time enough opportunities happened (at the end) of high school, I decided I was going to pursue it in college and in graduate school. By the time I was 16 or 17, it was pretty clear to me that that’s what I wanted to do.
DI: What do you think contributed to success so early in your career?
AJK: It probably helped that I started so early, and also that coming into college I just made a very clear decision with myself that I was just going to pursue this passion with my greatest intensity. That meant that when I left school, I chose to not
go back into an academic environment, not go back to teaching, but just try to focus on composing and work on developing my craft and developing my expression over many years and really make that my focus.
“I’ve done many kinds of things, and I’m one of these composers where after a couple pieces, I want to turn around and do something completely different stylistically.” AARON JAY KERNIS Award-winning composer
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Baseball faces Missouri at Busch Stadium Illini hope to end 6-game losing streak vs. Tigers at major league field BY JAMAL COLLIER STAFF WRITER
It might have been a simple ninth inning defensive replacement, but Michael Hurwitz thought it was amazing. Last season, he got to play second base — even if only for an inning — at Busch Stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, for whom Hurwitz has spent his entire life as a fan. His family would make as many as four or five trips a year from his home in Springfield, Ill., to St. Louis to
watch the Cardinals play. Now as the Illini designated hitter, Hurwitz will get a chance for the full experience on Tuesday, when Illinois (17-7, 1-2 Big Ten) meets Missouri (9-15, 2-7) in the fourth annual Battle at Busch. But even for players who aren’t Cardinals fans, it’s one of dates on the schedule the Illini look forward to most. “It’s a lot of fun for us as players,” center fielder Justin Parr said. “You know you’re going to get a competitive ball game
against Missouri. It kind of makes it more competitive just because you’re kind of on that bigger stage.” It’s not as big as the basketball games in St. Louis, and neither team’s fans get no where near filling the 44,000 seat stadium to capacity. If years past are any indication, then both teams will be about equal in fan support — even though Missouri is closer in distance. The Illini haven’t beaten the Tigers since the two teams began playing at Busch, going 0-2 against them with the game being rained out in 2011. Missouri has won six in a row against Illinois and has never lost at Busch Stadium. The Tigers come into
the game losers of six of their last eight games. This game concludes a five-game break from Big Ten play for Illinois. One of the things that makes the game special for Illinois is that they are able to make it just like a normal game day, which Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb said isn’t always the case when college teams get to play in major league stadiums. “Some places you go into, they guard the field so much you can’t even take batting practice and can’t step on the field until the first pitch,” Hartleb said. Illinois will send left hander Rob McDonnell to the mound, making his fi rst start in more than a year. McDonnell entered
last season as the team’s No. 2 starter before his season ended because of arm soreness lingering from his Tommy John surgery in 2010 that forced him to redshirt in 2011. Now as a redshirt sophomore, he’s fi nally healthy. In his four appearances this season, McDonnell has a 1.42 ERA. He has struggled with his command at times, with six walks and hit batsman in 6 1/3 innings. “Any time you get on the mound in any situation, it’s fun for these guys with all the work they put in,” Hartleb said. “But to get the opportunity to do it in St. Louis, in a big league park will be fun.”
at Illinois
(17-7, 1-2 Big Ten)
Missouri
(9-15, 2-7)
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Busch Stadium St. Louis, Mo. The Illini haven’t beaten the Tigers since the two teams began playing at Busch going 0-2 when the game was rained out in 2011.
Jamal can be reached at collie10@ dailyillini.com and @jamalcollier.
Big Ten tennis’ top teams heating up for conference play BY J.J. WILSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Half of the Big Ten men’s tennis season has concluded, and 9 of 12 teams are left with at or above .500 standing. Inside the Big Ten, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 19 Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota sit at the top with no more than one conference loss apiece. But upcoming matches between these teams could cause a conference shakeup. The Illini face Michigan and Michigan State this weekend while Minnesota will travel to face Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
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Jared Hiltzik — Freshman National rank — 42 Overall Record — 21-8 Conference record — 4-1 Quality wins — No. 23 Fred Saba, Duke; No. 15 Tom Jomby, Kentucky Streak — L1 Hiltzik’s last loss was his first of the conference season, but he has turned in some crucial wins this season, including a game winner over Saba showing his composure under pressure.
Tim Kopinski/Ross Guignon — Sophomore/sophomore National rank — 22 Overall Record — 7-2 Conference record — 2-1 Quality wins — No. 2 Jarmere Jenkins/Mac Styslinger, Virginia; No. 35 Tom Jomby/Kevin Lai, Kentucky Streak — L1 The sophomore tandem of Kopinski and Guignon had its seven-match win streak snapped last week against Wisconsin, but managed a strong victory over the No. 2 duo from Virginia.
Michigan Evan King — Senior National rank — 15 Overall Record — 19-4 Conference record — 3-0 Quality wins — No. 2 Matija Pecotic, Princeton; No. 7 Sebastian Fanselow, Pepperdine Streak — W4 King’s only spring loss was taken to a third set. Don’t let his 3-0 record take away from his experience, as King has three years of Big Ten conference play under his belt.
Ohio State Peter Kobelt — Junior National rank — 4 Overall Record — 27-5 Conference record — 4-0 Quality wins — None Streak — W7 Kobelt’s high ranking and conference record is slightly deceptive. In his six ranked competitions, he has lost or left unfinished each match against opponents ranked above No. 100.
Minnesota Rok Bonin —Senior National rank — 41 Overall Record — 19-9 Conference record — 4-1 Quality wins — No. 45 Max Wennakoski, Virginia Commonwealth; No. 49 Anis Ghorbel, Drake Streak — W2 Bonin has dropped both matches against top-25 opponents, and has yet to face an opponent ranked above him this season. Bonin and the Gophers take on Penn State and Ohio State this weekend.
Michigan Evan King/Alex Buzzi — Senior/junior National rank — unranked Overall Record — 6-1 Conference record — 3-0 Quality wins — None Streak — W4 King and Buzi are finding a rhythm with a perfect conference record.
Ohio State Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith — Junior/senior National rank — 13 Overall Record — 14-2 Conference record — 5-0 Quality wins — No. 5 Hernus Pieters/Ben Wagland, Georgia; No. 14 Chris Konigsfeldt/Campbell Johnson, California Streak — W9 Kobelt and Smith won’t have much trouble in doubles, regardless of what pair they face.
Minnesota Eric Frueh/Leandro Toledo — Sophomore/sophomore National rank — unranked Overall Record — 6-2 Conference record — 5-0 Quality wins — None Streak — W4 Minnesota hasn’t shown much fight when it comes to their doubles game this season, though Frueh and Toledo have been flawless in conference play and are coming off a team victory against Illinois.
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Illinois' Ted Karras (69) looks at the defense during the game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 27.
No strangers to change: Illinois O-line strive to adapt on the fly BY SEAN HAMMOND STAFF WRITER
With the sun fading from Memorial Stadium on Monday, the Illinois football team fi nished practice and the defense jogged off the turf, but the offense remained. With new offensive line coach A.J. Ricker barking out instructions and encouragement, the offense — from the running backs to the offensive linemen — ran a series of gassers, four sideline-to-sideline sprints, totaling 253 yards. Inevitably bringing up the rear on each gasser were the offensive linemen. Despite heftier frames, the linemen fi nished every sprint. When asked what the crime deserving of such punishment was, offensive lineman
Ted Karras said it was a lackadaisical practice. Fellow offensive lineman Tony Durkin had another explanation. “It was a Monday,” he said. While the gasser punishment doesn’t happen every practice, running is nothing new to the Illini this spring. Under new offensive coordinator Bill Cubit, the offensive pace has been increased to levels the Illini are not used to. “At times we go really fast,” Ricker said. “The guys are sitting there trying to think and trying to breathe. It’s something they’ll get used to.” Since Cubit took over the offense, the Illini have been doing what Durkin calls “sparring periods,” during which the
offense tries to run 15 plays in five minutes without stopping. Durkin said it doesn’t seem like a lot; but when they get the ball moving, the pace starts to catch up to them. The tempo is something new to the entire offense, but Karras thought the line has adjusted to the new system well. He called himself and his teammates “the most adaptable group of o-lineman in the nation.” And with Ricker being the group’s third offensive line coach in a little more than a year, he might just be right. But the numbers could prove otherwise. Ricker will have his hands full turning around a line that had trouble protecting quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase in
2012. The Illini surrendered 39 sacks last season and totaled just 3,560 yards on offense, last in the Big Ten in both categories. In addition to the new offensive system, the offensive line will have to fi nd a way to replace graduated seniors and NFLhopefuls Graham Pocic and Hugh Thornton, who started a combined 71 games for Illinois over their careers. Pocic made 34 of his 36 career starts from the center position. For much of the spring, the starting line has consisted of right tackle Corey Lewis, Karras at right guard, center Alex Hill, left guard Mike Heitz and left tackle Simon Cvijanovic. All five
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Beckman discusses new players, spring practice Editor’s note: The following is a partial transcript from an Illini Drive interview with head coach Tim Beckman about spring football. Illini Drive: What are your thoughts on spring practice so far? Tim Beckman: Well, we’ve gotten
10 practices done thus far, and I’ll tell you what, Wednesday night is student night, and we’re gonna practice and just open up for our students on campus. I talked to a lot of them in February when I was handing out those meals at lunchtime. We’ll buy them some pizza, and it’s just especially opened up for the student body here at the University of Illinois.
ID: How did practicing last week in Chicago go? TB: Practice has been going
good. We went up to Chica-
go and practiced up at Gately Field on Friday. It was a great opportunity to go up there and practice in Chicago. Previously we had been practicing here on campus, dealing with the weather a little bit, but gotten plenty of stuff done in our indoor (facility) and also at Memorial Stadium.
that they’re very, very capable. Darius Mosely and Dillan Cazley are two corners from here in the state of Illinois that have done a very, very good job, too.
ID: You had some players enroll early. Have you gotten them out on the practice field yet? TB: Yeah. We had 10 enrollees
practice fields now, just looking on the defensive side of the ball, we’ve got — out of our two deep on defense — 14 of our football players, that this is their first spring to go through. So there’s no question that there’s gonna be some younger players playing for us next year. Some of those young men that I mentioned earlier have a great chance to step on the football field and compete for a lot of playing time.
that started in January. Five freshman and five junior college football players. It’s been a great opportunity for them to step out on the field and to perform as Illini. They definitely — Martize Barr and Abe Cajuste — have really showed as junior college football players, along with Eric Finney,
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ID: Due to the addition of so many new players and a new coaching staff, how have the guys adjusted to personnel such as Coach Cubit? TB: It’s been excellent. Really
haven’t missed a beat. I think offensively we’ve progressed considerably more then we were at this time last year. Defensively, our players know the scheme and know the staff here, so I think we’ve defi nitely progressed forward if you look at this time compared to last year at this time.
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Bollant finds success in 1st year with the Illini BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER
On March 28, 2012, when Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas introduced Matt Bollant as Illinois’ new women’s basketball coach, he predicted groans across the conference. “I can tell you the Big Ten isn’t happy that Matt Bollant is here, being introduced as our head women’s basketball coach,” Thomas said. One year later, the conference is seeing its fears realized. Bollant inherited a program that had just finished 11-19, winning just five Big Ten games. He lost two of the team’s top contributors and added only one recruit. He started the season with just 10 scholarship players and lost two to career-ending injuries over the course of the season. Despite all this, Bollant had more success in his first season than his predecessor, Jolette Law, had in five. Illinois’ 19-14 record was the program’s best since finishing 19-12 in the 2006-07 season, the final season of former head coach Theresa Grentz’s tenure. Grentz was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame while she was head coach at Illinois. Illinois finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten, made the WNIT quarterfinals for the first time since 2009-10 and ended up playing the longest season in program history at 140 days. Illinois also tied the program record for Big Ten road wins with five. “Everything that these coaches brought to the table led us to be more successful,” senior Karisma Penn said. “It was tailored to who we are. We’re more athletic. We should be pushing the ball up and down, and out denying on defense.” The new, up-tempo offense
scored 5.5 more points per game than the season before. The Illini relied heavily on the long ball, setting a program record for 3-pointers made (184) in a season. Bollant gave the green light to each member of his roster, and all scholarship players attempted at least 11 3-pointers. “If you would have told me before the season that we would break the record for most threes, I would say, ‘You’re crazy,’” Bollant said. “I’m still in shock we made that many threes.” The new offense also saw increased aggression, with more drives to the basket that resulted in free throw attempts to jump from 19 per game last season to 21 this season. Illinois’ players spent the year trying to learn Bollant’s unique Buzz and switching man-to-man defenses. Despite Bollant saying it takes a full year to properly learn the defense, Illinois broke a 25-year-old record for turnovers forced in Big Ten play. The Illini made their living off their defense in the WNIT by holding opponents to 35.9 percent shooting and 58.8 points per game, compared to 42.1 percent shooting and 67.3 points per game in the regular season. Bollant attributed the success to weaker competition than in Big Ten play, as well as an improved knowledge of the system. Bollant was able to get every player on the team to improve in every major statistical area. Every player increased their scoring by at least 3.2 points per game, led by First-Team All-Big Ten selection Penn, who increased from 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game to 19.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game this season, and Big Ten Defensive Player of the
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Illinois head coach Matt Bollant instructs his team during the Illini’s win over Wisconsin at Assembly Hall, on Feb. 18. Year Adrienne GodBold, who increased from 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game last season to 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game this season. The sophomore class was largely improved as well. Alexis Smith hardly left the bench during her freshman year, but started every game as point guard for the Illini this season.
Sixth player Taylor Tuck only appeared in 17 games for the Illini last season, but was the team’s first player off the bench. The 6-foot utility player filled in at every position, averaging 4.5 points and 2.7 rebounds. Ivory Crawford was a rare freshman starter in 2011-12, but was sixth in minutes played. Crawford was able to make a leap and become
a consistent scoring threat for the Illini, averaging 11.8 points compared with 6.6 points the season prior. The new success and more aggressive systems also brought in much larger crowds than the Illini had seen in a few seasons. Illinois’ average attendance increased from 1,070 last season to 1,926 this season, a 55-percent
Cubs defeat Pirates to win 1st opening day game in four years THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PI T TSBU RGH — Jeff Samardzija began the season as the Chicago Cubs’ No. 1 starter practically by default thanks to injuries to veterans Matt Garza and Scott Baker. Don’t expect the quickly improving Samardzija to give up the spot anytime soon. The lanky right-hander allowed just two hits and struck out nine over eight nearly flawless innings as the Cubs held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Monday for their first opening day victory in four years. “He stuck to his game plan,” Chicago manager Dale Sveum said. “That was probably as good of a game that he’s pitched in his starting career.” Samardzija’s only real issue came in the first, when a walk and an error put two runners on with nobody out. A fielder’s choice and two strikeouts later Samardzija was out of the jam. At one point he retired 14 straight batters, almost all of them on strikeouts or routine groundballs. “When they’re making plays behind you it gives you the confidence to really kind of make stuff up out there, keep the ball down in the zone and you know they’re going to make some plays for me like they did all day for me,” Samardzija said. And the Pirates were only too
happy to oblige Samardzija as he worked both sides of the plate and kept the Pirates off-balance with a two-seam fastball clocked in the mid-90s and a changeup that didn’t break 80. Pittsburgh only managed two balls out of the infield while Samardzija was on the hill as he improved to 4-0 in his short career against the Pirates. “The last two times we’ve seen him, he’s been a beast out there,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. “He had command of everything out of his hand.” Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the first and Welington Castillo added an RBI double for the Cubs. Kyuji Fujikawa got the final out to earn a save in his major league debut after closer Carlos Marmol struggled. A.J. Burnett, making the first opening day start of his lengthy career, gave up three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10. Pittsburgh however began a season of high expectations with a thud. Burnett said it was an honor to get the call in the opener, but the 15-year veteran showed some nerves early. Castro singled with one out and Rizzo followed with a towering two-run shot to center field that landed on the concourse behind the seats for one of the longest homers in the park’s 13-year history. The ball left the park so fast
New York faces struggle without Rodriguez, Jeter BY HOWIE RUMBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, on Monday. The Cubs won 3-1. even center fielder Andrew McCutchen — a Gold Glove winner last year — trotted only couple of steps before stopping. Rizzo hit just .229 in spring training with just three extra base hits, but his blast gave the rebuilding Cubs an early shot of adrenaline. “I don’t really remember the pitch or where I hit it or whatever,” Rizzo said. “It was just kind of blacked out there for a second but it was nice to get the win and get on a good note.” Chicago threatened to expand the lead in the fourth, putting runners in scoring position with no outs. Two strikeouts and a harmless chopper to third ended the threat, but the Pirates could muster little fight against Samardzija. It continued a troubling trend at home for the Pirates when Burnett takes the mound. Pittsburgh failed to score a
single run in Burnett’s final three starts at PNC Park in 2012, part of a miserable collapse that sent the ballclub to its 20th straight losing season. Burnett couldn’t even catch a break while attempting to keep his pitching hand dry. The rosin bag literally exploded while he was tapping it against his hip during the top of the fifth, showering the back of the pitcher’s mound and Burnett’s leg with dust. “The pitch to Rizzo and the rosin bag, that was my day,” Burnett said. Pittsburgh’s offense was just as faulty against Samardzija. Still, the Cubs nearly gave it away in the ninth when Marmol came in to wrap things up. It didn’t happen. He hit McCutchen with one out and McCutchen promptly stole second then scored on Pedro Alvarez’s single up the middle. Gaby Sanchez
followed with a walk, ending Marmol’s afternoon. He couldn’t blame Sveum. “If you’re struggling to get people out, that’s what you have to do,” Marmol said. James Russell entered and managed to get Neil Walker to line out to right before Fujikawa, who had 219 saves in the Japanese League before arriving in Chicago in the offseason, forced Russell Martin to pop to center to end it. “I was thinking about making something special happen,” said Martin, who was making his Pittsburgh debut after coming over in the offseason from the New York Yankees. “I just didn’t get it done.” Sveum insisted Marmol’s job is not up for grabs, at least at the moment. “Not making any changes or anything like that,” Sveum said. “He just didn’t have it today.”
White Sox win over Royals with help from Sale, Flowers BY ANDREW SELIGMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Chris Sale outpitched James Shields, Tyler Flowers homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 1-0 in the season opener on Monday. The White Sox believe they’re in position to make a run at the AL Central title even though they made no splashy additions while the rest of the division loaded up. They’re off to a good start after a late fade left them three games behind Detroit a year ago. A dominant performance by Sale and Flowers’ drive leading off the fifth against Shields were just enough to beat a team that’s trying to make a big jump after finishing with a losing record 17 of the past 18 seasons. It also gave the White Sox a rare win over the Royals, who took 12 of 18 from them a year ago. Sale (1-0) showed the form that made him a 17-game winner and an All-Star in his first season as a starter. On a chilly day when the game-time temperature was 44, he allowed just seven hits and struck out seven while walking one, and he left to a standing ovation after Alcides Escobar’s single with two outs in the eighth. Nate Jones came in and, after Escobar stole second, threw a wild pitch while walking Billy Butler to put runners on first
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and third. Matt Thornton then struck out Mike Moustakas on three pitches to end the threat, and Addison Reed worked the ninth for the save. Shields (0-1) was a tough-luck loser even though he gave the Royals exactly what they envisioned when they acquired him from Tampa Bay. The former All-Star lasted six innings, allowing just one run and eight hits while striking out six without a walk. Along with the addition of Ervin Santana from the Los Angeles Angels and the re-signing of Jeremy Guthrie after he dazzled in a short stint with Kansas City last season, the Royals believe they have the arms to challenge reigning division champion Detroit and make the playoffs for the first time since the 1985 championship season. Shields got out of a tough spot in the second when he struck out Flowers and Gordon Beckham after back-to-back singles by Dayan Viciedo and Alexei Ramirez. Sale dodged a bases-loaded jam in the third when he struck out Butler and retired Moustakas on a pop fly. Chicago finally broke through when Flowers drove a 2-2 pitch out to left-center leading off the fifth. It was his first homer since he went deep against Kansas City CHARLES REX ARBOGAST THE ASSOCIATED PRESS last Sept. 8, and it was a promising sight Chicago White Sox’s Tyler Flowers hits a home run off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher James for the organization. After all, one reason Shields during the White Sox’s opening day Monday, in Chicago.
NEW YORK — Jackie Bradley Jr. and the Red Sox were daring on the basepaths. Jon Lester and the Boston bullpen were aggressive against a barely recognizable New York Yankees’ lineup. The Red Sox looked as if they were in a hurry to put a dreadful 2012 season behind them. They’re off to an impressive start, giving new manager John Farrell an 8-2 win on opening day Monday. “I think how you saw it (Monday) is how we can win a lot of ballgames,” new designated hitter Jonny Gomes said. “It was kind of all there early.” Shane Victorino led a revamped Red Sox lineup with three RBIs and Bradley walked three times and scored twice in his big league debut. Boston’s big day against CC Sabathia (0-1) came a year after it lost its first three games under Bobby Valentine and went on to a 69-93 finish. Facing a Yankees lineup minus injured Derek Jeter and just three starters from opening day a year ago, Lester (1-0) gave up five hits and two runs in five sharp innings against the defending AL East champions. “It’s big,” Lester said. “It’s obviously a lot nicer than the past couple of years to be on top 1-0 instead of going through a whole road trip without a win again.” Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira also are on the disabled list. “You’re talking about some of the best players in the game. It’s going to be a little different,” Sabathia said. “But we know what we have to do and who’s not here. That’s not an excuse.” Bradley, meanwhile, made an immediate impact after earning a spot with a strong spring training performance. In his first plate appearance, the ever-smiling 22-year-old outfielder worked a one-out walk after falling behind 0-2. That helped Boston touch up the big lefty for four runs in the second inning — and start the angry rumblings of 49,514 anxious Yankees fans. Young No. 44 then stole a potential RBI hit from Robinson Cano with a running, twisting grab in a swirling wind in left field in the third. Bradley added an RBI groundout in the seventh. All in a day’s work for the unflappable rookie. “I wasn’t nervous. I was ready,” Bradley said. “Just trying to do whatever I can to help the team win.” The punchless Yankees had just one hit after the fifth inning against five relievers in losing a season opener at home for the first time since 1982, after 11 straight wins. Adding to the tough day all around for New York, rain in the ninth inning sent fans running for cover while the Red Sox scored three times against a mustachioed Joba Chamberlain.
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FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1B probable starters have started multiple games in their careers. “We’ve got a lot of guys that have played in games,” Ricker said. “Maybe not the 40-something starts or whatever some of those guys that left had. Experience is experience, I don’t care if you’ve played in five games or 45 games.” Ricker has liked what he’s seen, especially from some of the younger players. He said the biggest thing that his offensive linemen need to work on is mental toughness, and that it’s not uncommon to see them hanging their heads when things get tough. It has been a work in progress all spring long for the entire offense. Durkin, who has been practicing in a number of positions with the second string, said between gasps shortly after running the gassers, “You’ve just have got to have the attitude that when you put on the pads you’re ready to go right away.”
Despite senior pitchers, Illini allow most walks in Big Ten BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
It’s a 3-2 count and the bases are loaded in the final inning of a Saturday afternoon game. Illinois softball held a slim lead over No. 19 Nebraska for six long innings, but by the middle of the seventh, the game was tied. Senior pitcher Pepper Gay held the team’s toughest opponent to just two hits for most of the game, but her outing was plagued by walks and hit batters — bending the Illini defense to its breaking point and allowing the Cornhuskers chance after chance to get back in the game. The screaming of both benches blends into a din of cheers of support and calls for failure. Her eyes narrow as she tries to focus on the catcher’s glove, she grasps the ball inside her glove — all 12 inches within her palm. She winds and fires: ball four, outside. A couple of seconds and exactly 60-feet later, her opponent effortlessly strides across home plate taking the game-winning run back to the bench with her. The scene has become fairly familiar for the Illinois pitching staff this season. With more walks allowed (162) than any other Big Ten school, the team has had troubles brewing inside the circle. Allowing its opponents almost one free runner per inning pitched, the team’s pitching staff has found themselves in countless defensive jams throughout the season. In just 189 innings, the Illini have walked or hit 183 batters. In a weekend series against No. 19 Nebraska, Gay allowed 10 walks and hit five batters in one game. Gay walked in the winning run in Saturday’s loss during the Illini’s defensive collapse in the
Big Ten Walk Statistics Illinois — 162 Ohio State — 134 Penn State — 120 Iowa — 112 Northwestern — 111 Nebraska — 97 Pepper Gay — 87 Michigan State — 82 Wisconsin — 74 Indiana — 69 Minnesota — 64 Purdue — 60 Shelese Arnold — 56 Michigan — 53 game’s final inning. She even hit Nebraska catcher Taylor Edwards on three occasions and walked her once more. Throughout the weekend, Illinois gave up 29 walks and a total of 34 free passes — more than a game and a half’s worth of squandered potential outs. “I get frustrated with myself, and it causes me to want to overthrow by trying to get more strikes,” Gay said. “I know I can throw better.” Gay threw a no-hitter against Northern Iowa earlier in the year, allowing no walks or hit batters. It would have been a perfect game if not for one defensive error by shortstop Danielle Trezzo. Aside from the historic start, she has had a rough ride in her farewell season, allowing 87 walks and hitting 15 batters in just 95 innings pitched. Head coach Terri Sullivan said Gay has the ability to contain any offense in the country when she performs up to par with her skill set. “She’s tough as nails, but even as a senior, there’s that opportunity to be better and grow,” Sullivan said.
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Pepper Gay pitches during the game against Nebraska on Saturday at Eichelberger Field. Shelese Arnold and Jackie Guy have also been battling control issues this season as well. Arnold has allowed 56 walks and hit four batters, while Guy has allowed 21 free bases, throwing 19 walks in just 15.2 innings pitched. Guy said the Illini pitching staff is capable of shutting teams down and throwing as little as one or two walks per game.
“Our pitchers are a lot better than we’ve shown,” she said after Sunday’s 7-1 loss. “We have a saying, ‘pitch-by-pitch concentration,’ and every time, you’re just trying to throw your own pitch and trust your defense.” After the team’s lack of offense early in the season, Illinois now finds itself scrambling on defense following the team’s worst pitch-
ing performance of the season against Nebraska. “They just got to get back to only focusing on what they need to do in the circle,” Sullivan said. “You just have to be mentally tough.”
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Bailey — I’ve been around this profession for a long time, and this was really the 25th year that I’ve been out recruiting. Aaron Bailey’s a special individual. Not just a great football player, but a great person, very mature for his age. I know he understands what it takes to win, of course, because Bolingbrook’s been such a great program in this state — he won a state championship two years ago for them. Aaron Bailey will come in ready and prepared to compete at this level and we’ll see how it all works out. It’s awful hard as a freshman to play, but he’s defi nitely got the capabilities and the background that’s proved that he can be successful.
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