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REBRA NDED Illinois student-athletes line up on stage during the Nike Brand Identity Launch at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, showcasing the new Fighting Illini brand and uniforms.

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Illinois athletics receives makeover with Nike’s design of new ‘Victory Badge’ crest, jerseys for all sports BY DARSHAN PATEL STAFF WRITER

Throughout the laborious 18-month rebranding process, both Illinois athletics and Nike officials wanted to capture Illinois’ blue-collar mentality — the “fighting” in “Fighting Illini.” After new uniforms were leaked Tuesday night, fans on social media feared “Fighting Illini” wouldn’t be in the new identity upon seeing the “Illinois” mark on basketball

and volleyball jerseys. But Wednesday’s launch event at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts presented a surprise: Variations of the new look will indeed incorporate “Fighting Illini” as the mark. But the long-standing nickname is more emphasized in a new logo, which was unveiled Wednesday night. The new “Victory Badge” crest — which will serve as the secondary logo to the iconic block “I” — is

encased by two inward-facing F’s (and thus forming the block “I”) and is in reference to Illinois’ fight in competition. The bottom of the badge is grounded by vertical stripes, which represent the 200 Memorial Stadium columns that pay tribute to Illinois men and women who died in World War I. The “Victory Badge” ends with the “V” shape to represent victory. “As a Fighting Illini, you never

go to battle alone. You’re always together,” Nike creative director for football and baseball Todd Van Horne said, adding that it’s one of his favorite elements of the new design. Van Horne said that during Nike’s interviews with student-athletes, officials and alumni, “Fighting Illini” was emphasized and his company wanted to capture that spirit. For the Illini, the new logo will

be incorporated into all 19 varsity sports’ uniforms in some way. For example, the shield will be the prominent mark on the on the front of the white- and orange-colored soccer jerseys. For football, the badge will rest on the collar of the jerseys. For basketball, it will appear on the waistband of the basketball shorts, as Illinois and Nike wanted to bring a superhero look to the athletes. Athletic director Mike Thomas

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» » »new» jersey » All Illini sports to receive new uniforms; women’s basketball 1st in country with revolutionary It’s something we heard over and over again.” Van Horne said Nike has received feedback from female athletes at Illinois and other programs, and that the new design is a change that could potentially impact all of women’s basketball.

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Illinois football players Simon Cvijanovic, Donovonn Young and Matt LaCosse model their new uniforms during the Nike Brand Identity Launch at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night.

Debuting next season, the Illinois women’s basketball team will be the only women’s team in the country to have a jersey specifically fitted to the shape of the athlete. Unveiled at Illinois’ identity rebrand with Nike, the team will don uniforms that have a different cut of jersey. The jersey has a silhouette more sculpted for the female frame to increase the range of motion for the athletes. The shoulder straps are thinner and closer to the neck on the shoulders. They slant down at an angle toward the armpit, rather than a straight line like previous models. Sophomores Jacqui Grant and Sarah Livingston, as well as junior Kyley Simmons, modeled the outfits at the rebrand event Wednesday at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Illinois and Connecticut were allowed to practice with the new uniforms in January, but the Illini will be the only team wearing them during games in the upcoming season. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Todd Van Horne, Creative Director for Nike Football and Baseball. “When you see a lot of women’s athletes, they’re pulling the jerseys up over their shoulders (during games) to get a wider range of motion for their backs and shoulder areas.

“It was just that magic time to put the innovation and inspiration together.” TODD VAN HORNE

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“It was just that magic time to put the innovation and inspiration together,” Van Horne said. Positive feedback from Illinois players and coaches led to the implementation of the new design in the rebranded jerseys. “Any time you’re in the boat

with Connecticut, that’s pretty neat,” head coach Matt Bollant said. “For Nike to say, ‘We want Illinois to wear this,’ along with Connecticut, that’s pretty cool. Our program hasn’t been in that league (with Connecticut) as much lately.” Bollant said the three iterations of jerseys — white, orange and blue — will be available for the Illini to wear no later than January next season. Bollant said the coaching staff picked the design out of a lineup and worked with Nike to mold together the final product. “They’re cutting edge,” Bollant said. Bollant already said the new jerseys would help in recruiting players. The new-look gear with the “Fighting Illini bold” font — a new typography designed by Nike — across the chest and the brand-new “Victory Badge Logo” on the belt goes along with the new design to provide an entirely different look to the program. “I’m already taking pictures and texting recruits tonight about it,” Bollant said. “You don’t always get texts back from the top kids in the country, but we’re getting texts back from the top kids in the country tonight.”

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New penalty for possessing fewer than 30 grams would become $100 fine BY ALEX SWANSON STAFF WRITER

State penalties for possessing marijuana could be significantly reduced, according to a bill that is currently on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives. If passed, House Bill 5708, introduced by State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-14, would change the penalty for first offense possession of small amounts of cannabis under 30 grams to receiving a Uniform Cannabis Ticket for $100, which would be a petty offense. Under current state law, the penalty for a first offense is a Class A, B or C misdemeanor, depending on the amount of cannabis.

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-8, cosponsor of the bill, said that under the current law, many people are followed by a record of cannabis possession for the rest of their lives. This bill, if passed, could help to reduce the number of people negatively involved in the criminal justice system. Skip Frost, deputy chief of police for the University of Illinois Police Department, said he feels UIPD has already moved toward less severe penalties for marijuana possession. “I think that we realize that someone who has a personal amount of cannabis, while it’s perfectly justified to arrest them for a Class C or Class B misde-

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not change. Currently, the penalty for a first offense of possessing marijuana at the University is conduct probation. A second offense for possession of marijuana or the sale or delivery of drugs will result in dismissal from the University. “It’s going to be under an enormous amount of pressure from the federal government to keep its policies,” Lindsey said, referring to the University. Frost commented that he wasn’t sure whether decriminalization of marijuana would result in more student use, because use is hard to measure.

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eSports grows in popularity among students Teams battle it out in a competitive DotA 2 tournament held at Illini Union BY ANDREW YOON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

University students competed on April 6 in the UIUC Ultimate Championship, a gaming tournament featuring the PC game Defense of the Ancients 2, or DotA 2. Electronic sports, more commonly known as eSports, has evolved over the last decade to become more competitive. Electronic gamers have gone from playing to be the best in the neighborhood to competing to be the best in the world. Now, sponsored players can compete for the chance to win up to several millions of dollars in worldwide competitions each year. Though the University’s tournament did not feature a milliondollar prize, it included a month

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MARIJUANA “We aren’t unrealistic. We realize that there are people out there who consume cannabis in personal amounts or quantities that we’ll never become aware of because we just won’t come across it.” Frost said, “I don’t know how you could quantify that more people are using it or less people are using it when you really don’t know now.” Lindsey also said that he feels the bill has a chance of moving forward and being passed. He said a study done by the Marijuana Policy Project found that 63 percent of Illinois voters support the bill. He also said he thinks

of matches between local students and several out-of-state players before the fi nals were showcased in the Illini Union Ballroom, said Qianbo Liu, the University student who organized and sponsored the tournament. The fi nals involved the remaining two teams competing for $400. “The goal for the tournament was letting more people know about the game and enjoy it,” Liu said. “I defi nitely hope to expand the eSports scene at our school and am planning on doing a League of Legends tournament as well.” League of Legends is a PC game similar to DotA 2 that features two teams competing in a match featuring heroes in a game similar to basketball and chess.

It has become one of the most popular PC games. Paul Osunero, senior in Engineering, was a player in the recent University tournament. Although he wasn’t a fi nalist in the event, he will represent the University of Illinois’ Collegiate Star League with his team that will take on other universities in DotA 2 during upcoming matches. “Lots of people have hobbies that they take very seriously. I don’t think eSports should be any different. One of our old players was sent out to several national events,” Osunero said, “It’s no different than representing a team or a club at any state or national event.” eSports has expanded to a point where it may not be consid-

the cost-effective components of the bill will help to persuade municipalities to support it. Ford commented that the passage of the bill could really benefit the state of Illinois by better using police and court resources. “It really cleans up courts. It brings in revenue, and it forces people to pay for their actions,” he said. Lindsey agreed that this bill could have a positive fiscal effect on the state. “It will save the state a tremendous amount of money,” he said. “If you look at the way that Illinois law works, you can go to jail (for possession of small amounts of marijuana), but you cannot be fined. And so, not only are we spending law enforce-

ment resources, but we’re putting people to the courts.” He commented that state funds are often used to provide attorneys to those who can’t afford one. He added that judges and prosecuting attorneys all have to devote their time to prosecuting people for a possession charge. Lindsey also stated that marijuana is safer than alcohol, and most Americans feel it should be taxed and regulated. “There is no sign whatsoever that (marijuana) has led to more crime, more abuse, all the things that we hear constantly from opponents,” he said.

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typography, specifically developed for the rebranding project. The “Illinois” and “Fighting Illini” wordmarks will use oblique letters, which Illinois says were inspired by speed and elusive lateral movements, synonymous with football icon Red Grange. “It leans forward ... it leans into the future,” Van Horne said. The split color inside the wordmarks, as seen on the new basketball and volleyball uniforms, is representative of the school’s motto: Learning and Labor. Other changes include the addition of a white football helmet, which will be interchangeable with orange, blue and white jerseys and helmets, and the new silver jerseys for men’s basketball. Nearly two years ago, Illinois reached out to Nike about a pos-

sible rebrand, noting consistency issues in the school’s brand. The redesign does not come at any additional cost to Illinois than what was agreed upon in the original 10-year contract with Nike, which runs through 2015-16. Illinois football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball and soccer programs — along with a few others — will employ the new look next season. “I was in the back hallways when (the student-athletes) saw their uniforms for the first time,” Thomas said. “It’s like Christmas morning. It’s like the kids sit there and watch the fireworks go off. It was special.”

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eSports at U of I — Gamers get ready to play in a Defense of the Ancients 2 tournament at the Illini Union Ballroom, organized by University student Qianbo Liu. Final teams competed for a prize of $400.

UI campuses to launch myResearch initiative University of Illinois system pilots online portal to streamline grant process for research BY EDWARD GATHERCOAL STAFF WRITER

With nearly 50 percent of faculty, staff and graduate students involved in academic research, the University of Illinois system is considered a major research institution. To help with the research process, the University system will pilot myResearch, an online portal aimed at streamlining the process of receiving the grants needed to conduct this research. This portal, set to launch in May, is part of the University of Illinois Systemwide Tools for the Administration of Research and Training, or STA RT, program. Collectively, the three campuses receive about $1 billion in grants from over 1,0 0 0 different externa l sponsors, according to a 2012 Higher Education survey. The STA RT myResearch initiative’s goal is to reduce the amount of time spent on grant administration and allow for more time on conducting research. Youngwook Song, director of the project, said it has four distinct modules. The first involves electronic tools to manage conflict of interest. In this module, researchers have to report paid work that was done outside of the University. The second module involves making the manual process of proposal submission and award negotiation an electronic one. The third and fourth modules, respectively, will manage the International Review Board and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The electronic tools associated with each of these modules are to be released at different stages of the project, Song said. Through these fo u r modules, the START program aims at creating an opensource software for research administration. Song said a recent national survey of the

grant application process showed that nearly 40 percent of a researcher’s time is spent finding and administering grants. “Improving our use of IT to support researchers will make it easier for members of the Illinois research community to manage their grants – leaving them more time to focus on their research problems,” said Peter Schiffer, vice chancellor for research. “The myResearch Portal is just the first in a number of additional improvements and services we are planning.” Song said the hope is that the myResearch portal serves as a resource for faculty members to access information on grants and financial data 24 hours a day.

“How much have I spent on lab equipment? Travel? Student salaries? It’s all there...” JAN NOVAKOFSKI

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“As a faculty member, I’m most excited about what the portal means to me — nearly real-time information about the grants that I’ve worked hard to secure,” said Jan Novakofski, associate vice chancellor for research for compliance and professor of animal sciences. “How much have I spent on lab equipment? Travel? Student salaries? It’s all there, at the click of a button. Before, I had to check in with multiple

sources of information and run all over campus.” Song said this program would allow for more compliance and collaboration among the three campuses through increased standardization in terms of software and business processes. “One core issue from campus to campus, from UIC to UIUC to UIS, is we have different business processes and software applications that support research,” he said. “Different softwares are used on the different campuses. And they all work in silent. They don’t talk to each other even though they are all supporting sponsored research.” The STA RT myResearch initiative has created a collaborative environment among the campuses by providing governance and oversight through bi-weekly meetings. At these conferences, vice chancellors of research from the Urbana and Chicago campuses, in collaboration with the Office of Administrative I n for m at ion Te ch nolog y Services, meet to ensure the right decisions are being executed and that progress is being made, said Mitra Dutta, vice chancellor for research at the Chicago campus. “ It is ver y much a collaborative effort. The vice chancellor for research at Urbana, Peter Schiffer and I talk every two weeks — actually more than that — about issues that come up here and there, and people in both our offices have come to know each other very well,” Dutta said. “It’s been a great opportunity to find out about each other, pick the best processes that each campus has, and tune our efforts so in the end we get the product that will be the most helpful to everybody.”

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Competition ineffective to reduce energy consumption in residence halls

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ix University residence halls are taking part in a three-week competition, which will end on April 20, to help conserve energy and water use on campus. The Eco-Olympics have the right goals in mind; conserving energy and water in residence halls is a worthy cause that can have a substantial environmental impact. However, the Eco-Olympics are trying to bolster environmental consciousness by pitting the dorms against each other for a short-lived period of time instead of promoting permanent green habits that will perpetuate beyond a threeweek stint. Currently, five of the dorms competing have made negative savings thus far in terms of environmental impact, so the competition isnâ€™t fueling complete success in regards to changing habits to be ecofriendly. While competition wonâ€™t necessarily motivate all students to unplug chargers, turn off lights and avoid using air conditioning, a changed housing cost might. In the past six years, energy use in residence halls has fallen 28 percent, yet housing prices have continued to rise. For an even greater impact, students should receive financial benefits from reducing their individual environmental impact â€” the current prize for the winners of the Eco-Olympics is a trophy and a catered party. Beyond this point, there is no real incentive for developing permanent environmentallyconscious living habits, which are important in maintaining a healthy environment. At the University, housing is already too expensive, costing $10,636 â€” the third-highest rate among current Big Ten schools and third-highest rate in the state of Illinois. If students are expected to help reduce costs for the University through less energy use, then the University should help reduce housing costs for students. When you live in an apartment on campus, for example, the cost for living is less than that of living in the dorms. And while living in apartments, studentsâ€™ habits are often greener for the sake that they are more aware of what resources they are using because of monthly payments. Students in apartments are motivated financially â€” through water and electric bills â€” to reduce their environmental impact. Granted, this is not to say that students in University housing ought to see a monthly water and electric bill to promote eco-friendliness, but they should be paying a cost that is equitable to greener living practices that extends beyond a few weeks. The Eco-Olympics are a good step, and its goals of reducing the energy used by residence halls will help benefit the environment and the University in the long run. But the University wonâ€™t become more environmentally conscious until students see the benefits of reducing their water and energy beyond a short-lived prize so they can extend these skills to a lifetime.

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3-YEAR-OLD FULFILLS DREAMS OF ARCADE-GOERS EVERYWHERE

If we didnâ€™t already have enough questionable calorie-ridden, finger-lickinâ€™, artery-clogginâ€™ fast food options, now we do. Dominoâ€™s says it is launching a new â€œSpecialty Chickenâ€? pizza, where breaded chicken will take the place of the standard dough base â€” which is arguably the biggest aspect of what makes a pizza, well, a pizza. Apparently this new hybrid food item will be offered in four flavors: Crispy Bacon & Tomato, Spicy JalapenoPineapple, Classic Hot Buffalo and Sweet BBQ Bacon. Most of us here are skeptical about the idea and, needless to say, the issue of American obesity will not be solved any time soon.

Back in 1995, the movie â€œToy Storyâ€? personified every childâ€™s simultaneous friend and foe, the claw â€” a game found at nearly every arcade where you control a metal claw to reach down and pick up a prize (a game that pretty much nobody ever wins.) Earlier this week, a Nebraska woman reported her 3-year-old child missing, only to discover that he was literally inside a claw machine at a local bowling venue. Fortunately, he was safe and sound. Children and adults alike applaud the young boy for probably being the first person ever to actually come into physical contact with a prize from the biggest tease of a game ever created.

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WALKMAN JOINS THE RANKS WITH TELEGRAPHS AND RECORD PLAYERS

Contrary to what her hit song lyrics proclaim, Miley Cyrus can stop. And she has. On Tuesday, Cyrus was forced to cancel the Kansas City show on her Bangerz tour after she was hospitalized because a severe allergic reaction came in like a wrecking ball after taking antibiotics. Though sheâ€™s still on bed rest and also had to cancel her Wednesday night show, Cyrus remains well enough to tweet apologies and selfies to her fans to reassure them sheâ€™s in good hands and good company. To caption a picture of herself and a stuffed octopus, Cyrus tweeted â€œMr. Octopussy & some amazing Drs are taking good care of me.â€? Sounds like sheâ€™s still just beinâ€™ Miley.

In seven minutes and 22 seconds, one hilarious Youtube video left us feeling extremely old and incredibly nostalgic. On an episode of â€œKids Reactâ€? featured on The Fine Brothers Youtube channel, kids from the ages of six to 13 were each given a Walkman (a portable audio cassette player for those of you on the same page of bewilderment as the kids). They were asked to identify and operate it. Few could do either, and those who did struggled. Of the best and most heartbreaking quotes uttered by the whippersnappers were: â€œI prefer my iPhone over this thing!â€? and â€œI feel like Iâ€™m Indiana Jones or something.â€?

Lessons to be learned from women in media EMMA GOODWIN Opinions columnist

tories of dystopian and malfunctioning societies are more popular today than ever. In â€œThe Hunger Gamesâ€? trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen risks her life in an annual competition against 23 other adolescents where only one survives. AMCâ€™s â€œThe Walking Deadâ€? chronicles people who fight for their lives after the zombie apocalypse. Veronica Rothâ€™s â€œDivergentâ€? trilogy introduces Tris Prior, who lives in a society where a choice between five factions dictates life. As a follower of these series, I cherish the morals and survival skills they have taught me. I know exactly how I would stay alive if the government tried to eradicate unfit humans by releasing zombies on the country (I will be locking myself in my closet for a while before taking my stripped-down-umbrellaturned-sword to the PAR dining hall for provisions). While these series share the theme of an unfit world, they differ majorly in their portrayal of women. In â€œThe Walking Dead,â€? women die or are completely dependent on men, never becoming powerful forces in the group. The showâ€™s popularity somehow

lets this skate by. Writers have yet to introduce a woman who has played an equal role to any of the men in the show or a role similar to characters such as Katniss and Tris â€” teenage heroes who crush the dependency stereotype in their series. Each series has taught me about being a functioning member â€” and woman â€” in our society. But none of these lessons are more important and relatable than those from â€œDivergent.â€? Early in the novel, Tris discovers she doesnâ€™t belong in any particular faction and must rely on her courage when she picks the faction associated with fearlessness. Similarly, fearlessness is where Katniss excels. Her physical and emotional strength are characteristics that are not often replicated. But, when asked if they are â€œTeam Galeâ€? or â€œTeam Peeta,â€? many die-hard fans answer, â€œTeam Katniss.â€? This is where my problem with her begins. Women donâ€™t need men to be successful by any means, but women donâ€™t need to ignore men to be successful, either. Katniss acts as if love doesnâ€™t exist in her life, which is misleading and can send a poor message to young women. Not choosing a man does not equate to being a strong woman. She paints an image of strength through avoidance of love. Tris, on the other hand, embraces love. When she realizes that she has requited feelings for her trainer, sheâ€™s

not afraid to act on them. This seems petty â€” and I promise that I am not missing the central points of bravery and compassion in these series. Both women show amazing levels of strength and recovery when faced with adversity. But Tris teaches women lessons about confidence that Katniss cannot. When â€œDivergentâ€? touches on rape culture and sexual assault, it touches on a fear applicable on college campuses and to life in general. Tris masters the art of saying â€œnoâ€? and remaining adamant. These are important lessons that women hear, but donâ€™t see represented often in the media. â€œDivergentâ€? also uniquely addresses exploitation and being filtered into certain roles in society â€” their factions, our stereotypes. Some people are happy fitting into them â€” whether that of the sorority girl, the art major or the newspaper reporter. They are not always negative â€” or concrete. Tris realizes that to be happy, she must embrace the two parts of her life â€” selflessness from her old faction and fearlessness in her new one â€” even though she was told to choose one. This is universally applicable: choosing between going out with your friends or staying in to read a book you love (please, tell me this specific example is not just relevant to me). Spin it with any two things youâ€™ve ever loved and had to choose between without really understanding why the choice was necessary. For me, it was refreshing to see someone like Tris

have her cake and eat it, too. Tris is a trailblazer with conflicting interests in her life that she is not willing to give up. Itâ€™s not until she embraces her unique, unfitting parts that she is able to see how they could work together. We see how we can find happiness unabashedly, learn to fearlessly take what we deserve and be who we want to be. It is important that, aside from the classroom lessons that we come to college for, we walk away with a set of skills that prepare us for life. These skills have changed over time, and now they include being able to stand up for ourselves in ways that Tris does. She saw problems and fixed them. While Tris gives us more direction, Katniss, too, sticks up for herself in fiercely noble ways that young women arenâ€™t always taught. These characters gave me strength to fight my own President Snows and Jeanine Matthewses â€” who sometimes look more like Regina George in â€œMean Girlsâ€? or Miranda Priestly in â€œThe Devil Wears Prada.â€? Despite some of Katnissâ€™ noble traits and overwhelming popularity, I will keep looking up to Tris for reasons that Katniss and â€œThe Walking Deadâ€? characters havenâ€™t provided. She is a strongly relatable and heroic character, setting a realistic example for readers everywhere.

Emma is a freshman in LAS. She can be reached at egoodwi2@ dailyillini.com.

Spend summer finding yourself, not an internship JED LACY Opinions columnist

ew can recall a Midwestern winter quite as brutal as that of 201314. Frozen by subzero temperatures and trekking across an Alma Mater-less tundra, many students survived these months with only their Netflix accounts and freaky fast Jimmy Johns deliveries to keep them going. However, with the school year swiftly coming to a close, it is nearing that time of year to begin contemplating the reality that summer vacation is nearly upon us. The first glimpse of summer, following a winter so devastating, graces even the most down-and-out college students with the increasingly rare taste of ambition. But where should you apply this ambition during these summer months? Most professors, parents and responsible adults in general, will likely advise college students to invest their time in internships. These internships are meant to provide valuable work experience as well as put a little gold star on our resumes.

While this is certainly excellent advice, the reality is that not every student will find employment at these various internships. BBC News reports that in some of the most popular industries, such as IT, marketing and business, there are usually over 100 applicants per internship â€” and that is a lot of competition. However, for those who do not find a position at their prospective internship this summer, donâ€™t fret â€” there are many other ways to derive meaning from your summer than interning to gain work experience. When I consider my most meaningful summer months in regards to their significance to my development, I think back to the values I learned from past summers. The first thing that comes to my mind when it comes to summer is the value of having free time. After the rigors of a long and demanding academic year, there is perhaps nothing more therapeutic than having some time off. This means not having to worry about homework assignments due the next morning, your exam on Monday or the project your group still has not met to work on. During summer you can simply exist â€” and how strenuously you exist is entirely up to you. This can entail acquiring new skills or developing new hobbies, such as

learning an instrument, or instead can be based around enjoying your leisure time, such as going to the pool with friends. Through this free time, individuals have the time to embark on activities that promote personal development outside of professional pursuit. These activities and free time can sometimes be unattainable during the school year and during a full-time summer internship. Another value that can be discovered during a summer free from responsibility includes a greater appreciation for oneâ€™s physical wellbeing. In my opinion, physical health should be a 24/7 pillar of each individualâ€™s life, as it is one of few things that can actually extend your longevity. In the summer, not only is the weather finally conducive for outdoor physical activity, but individuals finally have the time to hit the gym or go out and go for a run. However, with the workload and time commitments of a summer internship, such physical maintenance is not always obtainable. Unfortunately, as college students, and Americans in general, physical well-being is often put on the back burner for a good portion of the year â€” most notably by putting on a pair of sweats and â€œbumming-it.â€? Those who strive to maintain their physical health are rewarded by look-

ing the least revolting when doused in sweat from summer heat or enjoying a casual afternoon at the pool. As I try to understand the top values Iâ€™ve learned through my past summer experiences, I find colossal dissonance between my learned perception of worth and the simplistic, primal understanding of satisfaction. I think back to the summer I, to this day, fondly refer to as â€œthe greatest summer of my life.â€? I read over 15 different novels, I got in the cliche, but satisfying, â€œbest shape of my life,â€? and most importantly, I discovered myself. It seems to me that when you combine unlimited time to explore yourself and a pleasant and encouraging environment, you have a formula for growth that no university or internship company can uncover. Sometimes finding ourselves is the one thing we havenâ€™t invested time for in our never-ending search for fulfillment and success. If you are one of the many college students who are not fated to hold a full-time summer internship from May until August, I implore you to consider the joys of summer â€” you might just discover something worthwhile.

Jed is a junior in Media. He can be reached at jedlacy2@dailyillini.com.

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IRISH DANCING championship-level group at the University. Margaret Brewick, Identity president and junior in LAS, said the group is made up of current and previously competitive Irish dancers. Brewick said the group practices once a week for about an hour and a half. “We have done a lot of different shows especially around St. Patrick’s Day and different cultural shows,” Sullivan said.

Brewick said that Sullivan brings a lot to the group, such as help with choreography. “She is defi nitely a hard worker at practice and stays focused,” Brewick said. “She is dancing at the international level so she’s got a lot of talent.” Maggie Clifford, a senior at Mother McAuley High School in Chicago, dances with Sullivan at Mulhern. Clifford and Sullivan have danced together for about 11 years. Clifford, who is also competing in London, said her favorite part of dancing with Sullivan is

that they get to travel together and spend a lot of time together in summer training. As Sullivan competes this week, she said she is most anxious about dancing in general because the competition is the most prestigious in the world, while her favorite part of Worlds is traveling. “We get to travel to so many places, which is really awesome because you don’t get to do that for most sports,” she said.

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‘Band on the rise’ to perform at Canopy STAFF WRITER

This Friday, The Canopy Club will come alive with the gripping visuals of Beats Antique, an electronic and world fusion dance trio. Beats Antique, a music group made up of David Satori, Zoe Jakes and Tommy Cappel will perform starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. Sean Hayes and Horsehead McGee will open for the group Friday. Michael Armintrout, director of marketing and a talent buyer for The Canopy Club, called Beats Antique “a band on the rise, for sure.” He also said the group has played at The Canopy Club before. “We’re in the business of trying to bring exciting, unique and cool acts to the club, of which Beats Antique fits all three of those descriptive terms,” Armintrout said. “We’re very excited to have them come back.” According to Beats Antique’s official website, “A Thousand Faces” is a “journey beyond the sonic realm that’s part odyssey, part genre-warping rock opera.” Amy Araiza, senior in Business, said the first time she saw Beats Antique was last year at Decadence, a music festival in Denver. Araiza saw the group perform while waiting for a different show to start, and described Beats Antique as mind-blowing

and unexpected. “They have a very unique sound,” Araiza said. “It’s kind of a mixture of early 1950s jazz mixed with tribal sounds and then mixed with the electronic on top of that. Well, that’s some of their songs, and then other songs are more mellow.” The first time Rebecca MacDonald, junior in LAS, saw Beats Antique was “on accident” at Lollapalooza a few years ago. She did not know the group at the time, but after hearing them play, she saw them again in 2012 at the North Coast Music Festival. “(That) was probably one of the most fun shows I’ve ever seen,” MacDonald said. Araiza said she saw the group again over spring break this year during the BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans. Araiza said the experience wasn’t the same as when she saw Beats Antique the first time, “but in a good way.” “It wasn’t like I was seeing the same thing over again,” Araiza said. “It was a different crowd that was there, so that also played into it.” Armintrout said that Beats Antique will bring lighting, visual effects and projection for the upcoming performance and that the Canopy Club’s stage will act as its “pallet” and “blank canvas.”

The visuals that accompany the band’s performances are one of the reasons Araiza said she decided to see them again at The Canopy Club. Araiza said she recalled that Zoe Jakes wore a gas mask while belly dancing during the group’s Decadence performance. She also saw Jakes dance with an inflatable dinosaur during the BUKU performance. “Listening to them is great, but seeing them definitely adds to their uniqueness, to their flair,” Araiza said. According to the event page on The Canopy Club’s website, Beats Antique is well-known for its “outrageous live performances.” “We at the Canopy, we pride ourselves on being able to host a large variety of musical styles (and) genres. Not just concerts, but (different) types of shows,” Armintrout said. “We’re probably the only smaller place in town that can host a production of the size of what Beats Antique travels with, and so we’re excited to be able to put the club to use and have a really cool show here on Friday night.” More information on Beats Antique and its music can be found on the group’s website, beatsantique.com.

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Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.â€™s Nu Delta chapter rehearse on Tuesday night in the ARC for their performance in the 2014 Stepdown Show. Saturdayâ€™s show will have one of the largest represented list of performers in the eventâ€™s history.

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the annual Stepdown Show, members of Black Greek sororities and fraternities will make their voices heard through dance, acting and step performances. This year, two voices of the newly completed â€œDivine Nineâ€? will resonate in the auditorium, making this yearâ€™s show one of the largest lineups of performers. The show is presented by the University Black Greek Council and will be at Foellinger Auditorium from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for the show, and $7 for an after party open to all University students at CRCE following the event. â€œThe Divine Nineâ€? includes the nine predominately black fraternities and sororities in the BGC. This past fall, the sororities Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta have made a comeback to campus, making the University one of few to have all nine represented groups active on campus. Abdoulie Conteh, vice president of Black Greek Affairs and sophomore in Business, agreed that the

comeback of these two groups will make it a big year for the show. Conteh said that this is the fi rst year in about seven to eight years that eight out of the nine groups will perform at Saturdayâ€™s show. Phi Rho Eta, another fraternity in the BGC, will also be performing in the show, but is not a member of the â€œThe Divine Nine.â€? â€œI donâ€™t know if this has ever happened when all the â€˜Divine Nineâ€™ were here,â€? said Mercedes Hughey, vice president of the BGC executive board and senior in AHS. With the addition of these two sororities, there will be more competition for the groups that have regularly been involved in Stepdown. Hughey said that in the past, the competition was usually between her sorority, Zeta Phi Beta, and Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. â€œI am still confident,â€? Hughey said. â€œWe have won for the past two years, and we are hoping for a three-peat.â€? Each group will incorporate its own signature dance moves called â€œstrolls,â€? which are dances unique to each fraternity and sorority, and each member will

perform for about 15 minutes. According to the BGC Stepdown rules, groups will be judged on precision, crowd appeal, appearance, originality, difficulty and ability to stay within the time frame. â€œIt is a stepping performance, but it is also a show,â€? said Edward Vaughn, president of the BGC and junior in Engineering. â€œItâ€™s kind of like â€˜Stomp the Yard.â€™â€? There will also be a Yard Show on Friday at the Union at 5 p.m. to give a preview performance from all the participating groups. â€œThe crowd always expects a good show,â€? said Tasjia Shaw, member of Zeta Phi Beta and junior in AHS. â€œI am more excited than nervous.â€? In addition to the showâ€™s performances from black Greek sororities and fraternities, Moda Bellissima modeling troupe and Mik Jacobi, a guest rapper, will be showcased in between acts. Vaughn and Conteh are working with BCG to do more with the money raised from Stepdownâ€™s ticket sales, on top of the time-consuming task of making Stepdown come to fruition. The winners of the show will be awarded $1,000 each, â€œplus bragging rights,â€? Vaughn said. â€œIn past years, they really havenâ€™t done anything besides use the money for things such as Stepdown. But me and

Edward have been talking about bringing other opportunities for students on campus,â€? Conteh said. Some of these opportunities include offering scholarships and hosting more educational and social events for people on campus. Hughey said that her sorority has used the money they won from past Stepdown shows toward their own scholarship fund within the sororityâ€™s chapter, as well as toward the causes they support, such as March of Dimes and St. Judeâ€™s Research Hospital. â€œWe want to let them know that the money is not only for us,â€? Conteh said. â€œThe whole purpose of the Black Greek Council is to provide opportunities for the African-American community and the community as a whole. We are just trying to reciprocate that money.â€? For Conteh, the purpose of Stepdown goes beyond just the performance that audiences see. â€œI feel that people think being in a fraternity and sorority is just about going to parties and stuff,â€? Conteh said. â€œBut I think with Stepdown, it shows people we actually work hard and care about the community as well.â€?

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From clovers to cornfields: University student competes in World Irish Dance Championships BY ANNABETH CARLSON STAFF WRITER

This time of year, most University students are in spring semester classes, studying for fi nals and preparing summer plans. But Claire Sullivan, freshman in Education, is spending her days in London competing in the World Irish Dance Championships. Sullivan will perform as a soloist in the championships this week after qualifying at the regional competition in Lansing, Mich., in November 2013.

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Loves, likes and dislikes of Nikeâ€™s rebranding effort ALEX ROUX Illini columnist

kay, so the Nike Rebrand reveal ceremony Wednesday night wasnâ€™t really an epic unveiling. Unless you live in a cave, you were able to see the new logos and most of the new uniforms for Illinois athletics on Tuesday night following an Internet leak. After spending an entire day marveling at Nikeâ€™s 18-month masterpiece, Iâ€™ve decided that so far, the Illinois Nike rebrand was largely a success. First off, what we got is clearly an upgrade over what we had. We have consistency across all the sports. Gone are the different sized Block Iâ€™s, the varying fonts and the contrasting shades of orange. As most expected, we kept the Block I as our primary logo, albeit a slightly refined one. We also added a new, secondary logo. (Victory Shield!) But consistency was probably the most needed aspect of this overhaul, and we got it. The uniforms will actually be, well, unified. What I loved: I donâ€™t think the football uniforms could have turned out any better. Nike managed to convey a modern yet traditional look without going over the top. The hidden stripes across the chest as a tribute to Red Grange are genius. The shield on the collar fits perfectly, and the matte helmets with the chrome accents are sharp. The all-white uniform is easily the best combination, and Donovonn Young looked like he descended from Illini football heaven when he took the stage in the white set. Imagine that look when Illinois takes the field under the lights against Ohio State on November 1. We might not win the game, but weâ€™ll win the fash-

ion show. I also am very fond of the soccer jerseys. The shield logo is reminiscent of the recent USA soccer logos, which were designed by â€” you guessed it â€” Nike. The shield definitely works best as a primary logo on a soccer kit, and Iâ€™d buy a jersey if it came in a menâ€™s size. Itâ€™s a classy look. What I liked: The basketball uniforms will be unique in the college basketball landscape. The zig-zag marks on the sides of the jersey might be a bit much, but they may be an unofficial homage to the Chief, so Iâ€™m on board with it. The orange uniform is bold and looks great. I really like the gray uniforms and the blue and white ones are good enough. Basketball uniforms are tweaked every few years anyway, so what we see now may not be around for long. I also approve of the volleyball jerseys, which are hard to mess up from a design standpoint. What I didnâ€™t like: The absence of â€œFighting Illiniâ€? on the basketball jerseys. It had been hinted online that this would be a big part of the rebrand, and that turned out to be misleading, at least at this point. I also could have done without the endless clichĂŠs that Nike rep Todd Van Horn fed to the Krannert Center crowd during the presentation. Finally, the baseball uniforms are seriously underwhelming. The majority of fan response on social media has been positive. Ultimately, itâ€™s the durability of the brand that matters. The uniforms can be changed relatively easily, but a brand should stand the test of time.

Alex is a sophomore in AHS. He can be reached at roux2@dailyillini.com and @aroux94.

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In the sport of gymnastics, an athlete is judged on how perfect she can be. If she takes an extra step on a vault landing, thereâ€™s a deduction. If she wobbles during a balance beam routine, thereâ€™s a deduction. If she doesnâ€™t quite hit a handstand during an uneven bars routine, thereâ€™s a deduction. Perfection is difficult to achieve, and itâ€™s for that reason judges donâ€™t give perfect 10s in gymnastics meets often. This makes things very limiting, but head coach Kim Landrus knew her Illinois womenâ€™s gymnastics team could take the pressure and be pushed to its limits. She knew from the start this team was a special one. When asked why she felt the team was a special one, Landrus said, â€œItâ€™s just a feeling. They have great heart, great drive, great determination. Itâ€™s a nice blend of youth and experience. The seniors have â€” every single year â€” theyâ€™ve really matured and gotten better and grown not only as athletes, but as people.â€? Landrus wanted to push her gymnasts to their limits, but so far, the Illini have proved there arenâ€™t any. This current

Illini gymnasts have cemented their names in the record book, whether it be as a team or as an individual. As the gymnasts like to say, theyâ€™re truly limitless; however, that idea was present before Illinoisâ€™ season even began. At the start of each season, the gymnasts choose a word as a theme for the upcoming season. It doesnâ€™t need to begin with the letter I, but the letter has to be present in the word. This yearâ€™s team decided on the word limitless. â€œIn our locker room, we have a bunch of different inspiring words that are on the different panels of our ceiling, and limitless is the word thatâ€™s above my locker,â€? senior Elizabeth McNabb said. â€œI just kind of saw it when we were coming up with the words, and as a team, we collectively came up with a bunch of different options and then kind of talked and voted on it together.â€? As nationals approach and reflections take place, the Illini have realized theyâ€™ve made so much history that theyâ€™ve lost track of it. For the team it began very early on at its season opener in East Lansing, Mich.

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Head coach Dan Hartleb balances baseball, life after tragedy BY J.J. WILSON STAFF WRITER

any people donâ€™t realize how much the families of collegiate coaches give up. Illini baseball head coach Dan Hartleb doesnâ€™t want that to seem like a bad thing. There are plenty of positives to it as well, he said. People donâ€™t always understand the profession. They donâ€™t realize how difficult the lives of those connected to a coach can be. When tragedy strikes, outsiders get a glimpse. In Hartlebâ€™s case, people had more than just one look into those lives. In the past month, he has made three separate trips home to Hamilton, Ohio, to spend time with his father in the hospital before he passed away on April 5. Hartlebâ€™s first trip came days before the Illiniâ€™s opening home series against Xavier on March 21. His father, also named Dan, had undergone surgery for a twisted bowel, in which two feet of his intestines were removed. Hartleb never thought he would need to make three trips home. At 86 years old, it didnâ€™t seem likely his father would survive the surgery. He did, and Hartleb returned to Champaign in time to coach his team through its four-game series with Xavier. The Illini collected three wins after losing the opener and went on to take another victory from Illinois State at home on Wednesday, March 26. It was Illinoisâ€™ second winning streak of the season. The next day, Hartleb received a call that brought him back to Fort Hamilton Hospital. â€œThere was a window to possibly get him off the ventilator for surgery,â€? he said. â€œIt was very high-risk, didnâ€™t think heâ€™d make it through that. â€œSure enough, he made it through that portion.â€? From there, his father was moved from the hospital and into a hospice facility, and Hartleb returned to the Illini in time for the series finale against Purdue on March 30. Returning this time was harder. In terms of the team, things were fine. He trusts his coaching staff, which lessened his concerns as a coach. But as a son, his burden lingered.

â€œDuring innings, where I should really have great focus, there were times where I found myself wandering a little,â€? he said. As a ninth-year head coach, Hartlebâ€™s faced distractions before. No matter what the distraction, heâ€™s always retained a great feel for whatâ€™s going on in the game. But there was no greater distraction than not knowing when his dad would pass. â€œWhen he was still living, not knowing, there wasnâ€™t that closure,â€? Hartleb said. â€œThis was just different.â€? *** Associate head coach Eric Snider never needed to ask Hartleb what he was going through. From his own experiences, he knows the difficulties of balancing a personal and a professional life. In spring of 2000, when Hartleb was still the Illini pitching coach, Illinois was in East Lansing, Mich., for a series against Michigan State.

â€œOur job takes up a lot of time. You have your baseball team, you have people counting on you.â€? ERIC SNIDER

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Snider was serving in his second year as assistant coach for the Illini. Before arriving at Illinois, he had managed about 400 baseball games for two summer league teams. When he stepped off the field following another routine pregame batting practice, word reached him that his pregnant wife was in the hospital going into labor. She was 26 weeks premature. Snider loaded onto the teamâ€™s travel bus and was taken to the Detroit airport, where he flew back to be with his wife in Champaign. At about 4 a.m. on April 5, 2000, she gave birth to premature triplets â€” Nicholas, Jenna and Noa Snider. Ten days later, Nicholas passed away. â€œI went into work after it happened, went recruiting,â€? Snider said. â€œOur job takes up a lot of time. You have your baseball team, you have people who are count-

ing on you. â€œAnd then something happens within your family, and youâ€™re torn with your job and your family.â€? Today, Snider wishes he hadnâ€™t spent so much time working during the ordeal. He and his wife eventually divorced. He now lives with Jenna and Noa in Savoy along with his eldest son, Jacob. Last year, he saw just 11 innings of Jacobâ€™s baseball season at Champaign Central High School. â€œMy family understands, they know why. Thatâ€™s the way it is,â€? Snider said. â€œYouâ€™re getting so caught up with everyday things that sometimes you lose sight of whatâ€™s going on.â€? *** On April 4, the Illini were in Evanston, Ill., for their series opener against Northwestern. Just after batting practice, Hartleb got a phone call from his sister, Beth. She told him the news he had been fearing since his father was hospitalized. The elder Dan Hartlebâ€™s time was nearing an end. When Snider found out, he told Hartleb to go, to be with his dad. â€œDonâ€™t do what I did,â€? he said. Hartleb went into Northwestern head coach Paul Stevenâ€™s office and waited during the first three innings of the game while Beth traveled to Berkeley Square Healthcare, their fatherâ€™s hospice facility. While he waited, Illinois went up one run the Wildcats. When she arrived, she tried to put the two on the phone. Hartleb talked, but his father wasnâ€™t all there â€” he wasnâ€™t coherent. â€œAt the same time, when I talked to my mother after I had spoken to my father on the phone, she told me to stay and make sure we won games,â€? Hartleb said with a small smile. â€œOnce again, I didnâ€™t listen to her.â€? Injured Northwestern player Kyle Ruchim drove Hartleb back to the teamâ€™s hotel room, where he showered and grabbed his belongings before being taken to Oâ€™Hare airport. There, he rented a car and hurried back to Champaign to get his family â€” his wife, Gina, and two kids, Zakary and Haley. Together, they piled into their car

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Illinois softball shocked in 7th inning by DePaul

Nationals-bound gymnastics calls season â€˜limitlessâ€™ BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO

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Illinoisâ€™ Elizabeth McNabb performs her uneven bars routine during the meet against Michigan on Feb. 7. The Illini head to nationals this weekend after placing second in the Minneapolis Region.. Illinois opened its season Jan. 10 with a 195.325-194.150 win over Michigan State. It marked the highest season opening score in program history, as the Illini had never scored above a 195 to begin the season. Things slowly improved from there, despite close losses to Minnesota, Michigan and Penn State. At the State of Illinois Classic on Feb. 21, senior Amber See assisted the Illini in earning their highest vault team score in program history, a 49.425, with her perfect 10. Seeâ€™s perfect score was just the third one from an Illini gymnast in any event. One record-breaking moment that stands out among the rest, though, is when the team set a new all-time team high score against Lindenwood on March 8. Not only was the 197.100 the first

197 of the season, but it was also the first one in program history. All season long, the Illini spoke of how they had the capability of achieving a 197, but they kept coming up short. So when it finally happened, it was, as junior Jordan Naleway put it, â€œsuper exciting.â€? The all-time high score also happened to occur on senior day. When McNabb and fellow senior Sarah Fiedler were asked to reflect on their careers up to that point, both gymnasts said achieving that 197 was their favorite moment of their Illinois gymnastics careers. From there, the current Illini gymnasts became the first group to make it to the evening session of Big Ten Championships,

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With just two outs left in the game, pitcher Brandi Needham stood in position to end the Illinois softball teamâ€™s five-game losing streak. Despite the hot start that gave the Illini (18-19) a 2-1 lead over DePaul (30-8) heading into the seventh inning, Needham couldnâ€™t keep the Blue Demonsâ€™ bats at bay any longer. DePaulâ€™s Megan Coronado ripped a double to centerfield to drive in the tying run from second. Then as the DePaul dugout chanted, â€œWeâ€™re not finished!â€? the Blue Demons batters used that momentum to drive in three more runs in the inning. The Illini couldnâ€™t match their opponentâ€™s late-game heroics and dropped their sixth straight game by a score of 5-3. â€œThey were just really aggressive,â€? Needham said. â€œHats off to them; they capitalized on the pitches that were thrown and any mistakes that we made.â€? Head coach Terri Sullivan would have liked to see some of that aggression from her players, who have recently had trouble holding onto the leads theyâ€™ve built throughout

games. â€œThey got hits that they needed to get at the end there,â€? Sullivan said. â€œThey stole one from us, and weâ€™ll plan to have it make us better.â€? The Illini matched DePaul with seven hits but failed to turn most of them into runs, leaving eight runners on base throughout the game.

â€˜They were just really aggressive. Hats off to them; they capitalized on the pitches that were thrown and any mistake that we made.â€™ BRANDI NEEDHAM FRESHMAN PITCHER

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Men’s tennis hopes to win final 2 matches

Illinois has no seniors to be honored at final home match of the 2014 spring season BY BRETT LERNER STAFF WRITER

No. 10 Illinois will finish out its regular season this weekend with a two-game homestand, hosting Minnesota on Friday and Wisconsin on Sunday. Traditionally, the last home match of the season is reserved for Senior Day. This match honors the seniors who have put four years of work into a program and is something that college teams have been doing for years. There’s one small problem for Illinois though, they don’t have any seniors. The Illini roster is composed of four sophomores and four juniors, so Illinois won’t have a Senior Day ceremony, and Sunday’s match will be like any other for head coach Brad Dancer’s squad. “It’s goofy, you know, that’s never happened to me before in all my years of coaching. It feels like you always have at least some seniors,” Dancer said. Although the Illini don’t have any seniors to honor this weekend, the two matches will still be vital heading into the Big Ten tournament and NCAA Championships. Two wins over the weekend would lock Illinois into the second seed for the conference tournament, behind only No. 1 Ohio State. The wins

would also be a great boost for Illinois’ resume and could put them into a good position to potentially claim a host position for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. Along with the seeding concerns, the Illini want to use this weekend to gain momentum as they enter the postseason. Although increasing the level of play is the Illini’s focus, another issue they’re going to be keeping track of is their overall health. Last weekend’s matches marked the first time Dancer had the whole eight-man roster at his disposal in over six weeks. Brian Page finally had his cast removed from his left arm and was inserted into the lineup against Nebraska. No. 8 Jared Hiltzik is still working back to full strength after making his return to the Illinois lineup on March 28 at Penn State. While Hiltzik and Page will use the weekend to get back into their groove heading into the postseason, No. 13 Farris Gosea is looking to rehab and get back to 100 percent. Gosea, the team’s win leader in singles, hasn’t missed any matches but is starting to feel the wear and tear of the busy regular season schedule Illinois has played. “As of right now, I’m definitely not feeling as good as I want to

be. Coming off last weekend I’ve just got a sore shoulder, so I’ve got things to work on but hopefully by the end of the week I’ll be pretty healthy,” Gosea said. The Illini will need their full arsenal, as No. 51 Minnesota and Wisconsin will both be looking to end their season on a high note and take down one of the conference’s top teams, especially Minnesota, a team that beat Illinois 4-3 last season. The Golden Gophers are led in singles by No. 39 Leandro Toledo, a big, bruising type of player who will be a tough match up for Hiltzik. “It should be fun tennis, good matches (in positions) 1 through 6,” associate head coach Marcos Asse said. As the Illini look to close out their regular season on a high note at home, they won’t have much to reflect on due to a lack of seniors. This just means they have even more to look forward to. “Being ranked in the top 10 in the country with no seniors, it feels great knowing that everyone’s coming back next year,” Gosea said. “I think we’re all pretty excited about that.”

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Following a 4-3 upset at the hands of Iowa on Saturday, the Illinois women’s tennis team had some soul-searching to do, so for two hours, they did just that. Head coach Michelle Dasso had each team member speak for a minimum of five minutes about how they felt about the match and what they felt they needed to do for the rest of the season. “It was a team meeting where we talked about growth,” Dasso said. “And learning from our losses and moving forward.” The Illini appeared to have learned from the loss to Iowa as they defeated Nebraska the next day. Illinois (11-9, 4-5 Big Ten) is currently in eighth place in the conference, five matches out of first place with matches at Min-

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BASEBALL and headed for Hamilton, Ohio. Sometime in the hours before the Hartlebs reached Hamilton, the Illini shutout the Wildcats, 13-0, and claimed their third win of the Big Ten season. *** By Saturday, most of Hartleb’s immediate family had arrived at the hospice facility, but they hadn’t all been in to see the elder Hartleb at the same time. That afternoon, Hartleb gathered everyone together — his sister, his wife and his father’s sister. As a family, they entered his father’s room to see him one last time. His mother was already in the room. In 55 years of marriage, she had never left her husband’s side. Not during any one of his 11 major surgeries and illnesses. Not six years ago when he first needed a wheelchair to get around. Not at the end. When Hartleb came in with family on all sides, his mother turned to her son and told him they wanted all the memorial donations to go to Illinois baseball’s booster club: the Fighting Illini Dugout Club. “As soon as they told me that, he opened his eyes,” said Hartleb, his voice beginning to break, “and then he passed.” Less than two hours later, Illini players scrambled onto the bus after their second win over Northwestern. Once everyone was abroad, Snider broke the news of the elder Hartleb’s passing. The bus fell into silent, followed by a collective prayer from players and coaches. While no one said it at first, most players also made a promise. “We just really wanted to have

nesota and Wisconsin on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to close out the regular season, two matches the Illini must win in order to keep alive their hopes of making the NCAA tournament. “It would be really cool to make the tournament,” senior Allison Falkin said. “We’ve only made it one of the other three years I’ve been here, so it would be cool to make it again.” Another topic the Illini talked about was doubles and how they would approach that part of the match for the rest of the season. Illinois is 9-0 when winning the doubles point this spring, but has won only one match in which its opponent took the doubles point. Illinois will head to Minnesota looking for its first true road win of the spring. The Gophers (166, 6-3) sit in a three-way tie for Coach Hartleb not have to worry about us,” starting pitcher John Kravetz said. “We were thinking about him, thinking about his family, but we just wanted to not be a distraction to him.” *** Nearly a week later, Hartleb sits in the main room of Illinois baseball clubhouse on a Monday afternoon, dressed in a white polo and resting in a leather chair near the corner of the room as he reflects upon what’s changed since his trips to Ohio began weeks earlier. He recalls the moment of silence before Friday’s game against Michigan to commemorate his father’s passing, And he thinks about the blue letters DCH — his father’s initials — stitched inside his in-game ball cap: once on each side of the middle seam and a third time on the innermost part of the bill alongside the No. 24, Hartleb’s jersey number. His team is constantly on his mind, but today Hartleb is appreciating its dedication in absence. Most weeks, he has some type of minor player issue he needs to address, whether athletically or academically. In the past three weeks, he has dealt with zero issues. And always, he worries about his mom, alone in Hamilton for the first time in 55 years. Leaving her was the toughest part of coming back. Of course, he also knows if he stayed much longer, he would drive her crazy. He’ll never forget what she told him days before his final moment with his father. In the week leading up to his dad’s death, he brought up the funeral possibilities with her on the phone. He debated whether he and his wife should leave their kids in school and bring them to see him only after he passed. It was diffi-

third place in the Big Ten with Purdue and Ohio State. Minnesota has spent most of the spring on the heels of Northwestern and Michigan but has lost three of its last six matches, including a 7-0 loss to Ohio State. The top of the lineup has failed to deliver lately for Golden Gophers head coach Chuck Merzbacher, as Tereza Brichacova, Natallia Pintusova and Jessika Mozia, playing in positions 1, 2 and 3, respectively, have gone a combined 4-14 over their last six matches. Minnesota has also lost the doubles point five of its last six matches, repeatedly putting itself in a hole to start off the match. The bottom half Minnesota’s lineup has kept it competitive this spring, as Julia Courter and Aria Lambert, playing primar-

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cult knowing it was coming but not knowing when. She answered his question with questions of her own, “What do we need to do? How does it fit into your schedule next week?” The sense of sacrifice is always there with every member of any coach’s family. Too often, the gives outweigh the takes of the profession. Hartleb knows staying focused is the answer to moving forward. He has been back with the Illini for a week and has coached them through four games. His father would have wanted it this way. His mother knows it’s where he belongs. And as few know, it’s all just a challenge of the profession. “When you’re involved in athletics at this level, your family gives up a lot. And over time, they understand,” he said. “It’s just part of what we do.”

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and fifth, respectively. Sullivan had no problem with those two scores, but believes the team had the opportunity to produce more. “I thought we had their backs against the wall a little bit, but they are 30-8 for a reason,” Sullivan said. “We were making them uncomfortable. We just didn’t exploit that with some clutch hits.” Fielding was another area of concern the team had entering the game after struggling with errors against Wisconsin last weekend. Sullivan did praise her team for making “stellar defensive plays,” like diving

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Illinois’ Brian Page volleys during the match against No. 8 Texas at Atkins Tennis Center on Feb. 9. The Illini have two more home matches.

ily Nos. 4 and 5, hava combined record of 31-10 on the spring, while Paula Rincon Ortero and Maja Vujic have combined to go 16-6 playing mostly in the No. 6 position. Wisconsin (7-10, 2-7) enters the weekend tied with Iowa for ninth place in the Big Ten. The Badgers hold the tiebreaker against the Hawkeyes with a win in their matchup on March 23, but have lost six straight matches since then. Wisconsin has lost seven straight doubles points, dating back to March 21. Sophomores Lauren Chypyha and Anastasia Tripolskay have been solid for Wisconsin this spring, posting identical 13-4 singles records. “It’s pretty important to win these two matches, especial-

ly since we’ve had some upsets in the last few matches,” junior Melissa Kopinski said. “It’d be great, especially since we’re on the bubble right now.” With the season winding down, the Illini have been feeling the wear and tear of a full season, but that is not an excuse Dasso is going to make for her team. “I would lie if I said we didn’t have some beat up players,” Dasso said. “But our season is so long, playing in the fall and spring. There are clearly some girls that are hurting, but so are most of our opponents. At this point you’ve got to put it behind you and give every ounce of everything.”

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to take home the title, the first of her career. She would go on to earn this conference honor two more times, the most times any Illini gymnast has done so. On Feb. 15, another freshman, Emily Lennon, earned the honor of Big Ten Freshman of the Week after winning her first title by placing first on the balance beam with a 9.900 against Penn State. This combination of Buchanan and Lennon was the first duo in not only program history, but school history, to have both earned the honor in the same season. For Buchanan to have been a part of so many accomplishments in her freshman season is “unbelievable.” “I really couldn’t have asked my freshman year to be any better,” Buchanan said. “Inside the gym, it’s been wonderful, and to come in and have such an amazing experience right when I start is everything I could ask for.” For another freshman, Mary Jane Horth, the limitless mentality wasn’t just applied to gymnastics events, but also to her comeback to gymnastics itself. Last May, Horth suffered an Achilles tear that prevented her from completing her final Junior Olympic season as a Level 10 gymnast, the last level before being considered elite. It was uncertain when she’d make her way to the lineup, but Horth was able to make her debut at the State of Illinois Classic. Since then, she’s been a staple in the uneven bars and balance beam lineups. “It’s definitely been a whirlwind of a year,” Horth said. “Coming in, I didn’t know it was going to happen, but I’m really excited that I was able to be a part of lineup and part of this team making it to nationals. It’s

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Head coach Dan Hartleb shows his in-game baseball cap, where his jersey number and his father's initials are stitched into the bill.

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“I thought we were going to come through at the end of the inning. But it happens.”

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a goal they had set at the start of the season. They finished fourth overall to earn a No. 2 seed at the Minneapolis Regional, where the Illini punched their ticket for a second-straight nationals appearance. “Definitely my favorite (moment) so far was at Regionals when we were waiting for Minnesota to finish up on floor, and we had already gotten done with beam,” freshman Mary Jane Horth said. “We realized that we had made it to nationals for the first time back-to-back. That was definitely the most exciting part of my Illini career so far. Everyone was crying. It was really a special moment to share.” This limitless season has nearly reached its end, but the gymnasts know a season of tough practices allowed them to continually break records. “Making nationals back-toback was definitely a goal, so it’s so cool that we’ve been able to meet it,” Naleway said. “But I know that we were able to meet it because we’ve worked so hard in preseason and so hard this season.” This team’s success didn’t come without a great deal of individual success. Several gymnasts have broken and set new career highs on their respective events. Fiedler added to the success on senior day with her first all-around title. Freshman Erin Buchanan became the third Illinois gymnast to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Jan. 20. This came after the Illini’s homeopening, tri-meet win, where Buchanan scored a 9.925 on floor

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catches and catching runners stealing, but she was also critical of the team for committing four costly errors. DePaul scored its first run off an error at home plate that turned DePaul’s Allie Braden’s triple into a run and brought the score to 2-1. Then in the seventh inning, shortstop Ruby Rivera had a ball roll through her legs putting the tying run on base. “I was replaying the first hit after it went right under my legs,” Rivera said. “I thought we were going to come through at the end of the inning. But it happens.” The Illini will return to Big Ten play this weekend when they travel to Purdue (22-201) for a three-game series this weekend. Sullivan believes her team can use this loss to its benefit and come out and have a successful series against the Boilermakers. “It would have been a big win for us, but I know our team will get back,” Sullivan said. “They will be very anxious to get back out there and play aggressively. They are going to learn how to close these games out.”

Daniel can be reached at dadexte2@dailyillini.com really exciting, and it was a lot of mental toughness. My teammates were so supportive, and my coaches were so supportive. The medical staff worked really well with me to get me back, so I’m thankful for that.” Horth’s comeback has been a factor in Illinois’ more recent success, but it was still achieved as a team. It has been everyone’s effort that’s allowed the Illini to get so far. They were the ones who chose limitless to describe the season. The coaching staff had nothing to do with it. It’s all on the gymnasts, and it’s their own work that’s allowed them to actually be limitless. “I think that says a lot that, that was a word they came up with,” Landrus said. “They had big goals this year, and they kept pushing. They knew that there were so many things they could strive to achieve as far as the evening session, No. 2 seed and backto-back appearances. It’s been nice to see that all of their hard work has really paid off.” The No. 11 Illini are set to show off all the work they’ve put in throughout the season at NCAA Championships against 11 other teams this weekend. The past three times Illinois has competed at nationals, it has not placed in the top 10. The goal this weekend to make even more history by becoming the first Illinois team to make it into the top 10. With the mind-set the gymnasts have had all season long, there’s no doubt they can achieve yet another goal. “Those things are possible when you see yourself as limitless,” Naleway said.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Menâ€™s golf ready for Purdue Invitational BY DAN BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER

The average â€œSunday golferâ€? usually has a hard time finding fairways, hitting greens-in-regulation and making putts for par. Sophomore Thomas Detry is not your average Sunday golfer. He hits fairways. He hits greens. He is consistent. He describes himself as an all-around solid golfer. Last week, he earned the title of Big Ten Golfer of the Week after his fourth place finish at the Augusta Invitational. Detry plans on continuing his success this weekend at the 7,259 yard, par-72 Kampen Golf Course in West Lafayette, IN. â€œMy game is in good shape, and Iâ€™m feeling very confident right now,â€? Detry said. â€œMy driving has been consistent, straight, long, and Iâ€™m able to shape shots very well. My mind-set putting and around the greens right now is also very solid as well.â€? Detry, who got a new Odyssey putter a couple weeks ago, also just put a couple new wedges in

his bag. He has been putting a lot of work into his approach shots in order to ensure he can regularly make pars and birdies. Head coach Mike Small describes golf as a process. It is important for his players to stay consistent in what they have been doing well, while building on the aspects of their games that need improvement. Detry has adjusted quite well this spring. â€œThomas (Detry) is a good player, and good players keep improving,â€? Small said. â€œHeâ€™s worked hard at his game. His mind is in a good place; his focus is in a good place; and his golf swing just keeps getting better.â€? The 15-team field this weekend at the Purdue Invitational will showcase some top teams, including No. 14 UCLA, No. 31 Kent State and No. 38 Purdue. The No. 9 Illini are the top-ranked team in the field. The Kampen course played host to the 2008

NCAA Menâ€™s Golf Championship and the 2011 Big Ten Championship; the Illini are familiar with many of the ins and outs of the course. â€œPurdue is a long, moderate type of golf course,â€? Small said. â€œThe greens are big, and the pins could be tough. There are also some holes that can catch up and grab you where you can make a bigger number on.â€? It will be essential for the Illini to play smart golf on Saturday in order to put themselves in contention for the title in the fi nal round. Making pars on the difficult holes and taking advantage by making birdies on the easier holes is something coach Small has stressed to his players this week. â€œOur team goal is to win,â€? Detry said. â€œWe know the course. Itâ€™s a fun, great course, and we want to build momentum for the Big Ten Championships.â€?

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Illinois sophomore Thomas Detry was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week last week after finishing fourth at the Augusta Invitational last time out.

Womenâ€™s golf to conclude regular season at Lady Buckeye Spring Invite BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER

The regular season is coming to a close for the Illinois womenâ€™s golf team as this weekendâ€™s Lady Buckeye Spring Invite in Columbus, Ohio is the last competition before Big Ten championships. Despite the poor performances the Illini have had throughout the spring, theyâ€™re feeling confident heading into weekend. Itâ€™s one of the things theyâ€™ve been working on in practice to prepare. â€œWeâ€™ve actually kind of just been working on our confidence and competitiveness,â€? senior Ember Schuldt said. â€œAt this point in the season, weâ€™re all pretty much squared away with swings and stuff like

will give the team an advantage. Schuldt played there last season, and knows the course plays longer than other courses the Illini have played so far this season. The course also features deep bunkers, so the golfers have made sure to prepare for that as well. The fact that the course is in the Midwest also gives Illinois an edge because of the grass variation. â€œThe rough is a little bit thicker and longer than what weâ€™ve played,â€? freshman Stephanie Miller said. â€œWeâ€™ve played in South Carolina and Florida, which is Bermuda grass, which is way different than the grass up here in the Midwest area, which is bent grass or Kentucky

that, so itâ€™s just a matter of just feeling confident and ready to go and ready to compete this weekend.â€? Illinois will join 11 other teams, six of which are also in the Big Ten, at the invitational to compete at the Scarlet Golf Course. The Illini are hoping to use this weekendâ€™s experience to assist them with the upcoming conference championship. â€œThereâ€™s quite a few good teams at this Ohio State tournament, so weâ€™re looking to obviously compete with them and show them that weâ€™re just as good as them, if not better, and just really look forward to postseason,â€? Schuldt said. The Scarlet Golf Course is one Illinois has competed at before, so the familiarity

blue grass, which is thicker and a little bit harder to get through than the stuff on the east coast. Thatâ€™s what we play here. We know how to play in it, and we know when to take our medicine and when to go for it. Thatâ€™s what we got to do.â€? Illinois canâ€™t simply rely on this familiarity, though. So far this spring, the Illini have failed to place in top five in any tournament. Their last tournament was the Web.com Intercollegiate, where they placed 15th out of 19 teams. One of the things Slone wants from her team this weekend is â€œto really stick to our process and really put together three solid rounds.â€? Schuldt added that there have been individuals whoâ€™ve had good tournaments, so

itâ€™s a matter of everyone being consistent and clicking at the same time. If the Illini can do that and focus on themselves, their goal of a top-five finish can become a reality. The team has experience finishing in the top-five in tournaments, having achieved that distinction in all five of the teamâ€™s fall competitions. â€œIt doesnâ€™t matter about what anybody else does,â€? freshman Stephanie Miller said. â€œEverything will fall out and fall into place, and if we just play for score, thatâ€™s really all we need to do. And itâ€™ll happen.â€?

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