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Students who walked past the English Building, had a class canceled or had their class location moved were impacted by a strike held by the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition Tuesday and Wednesday. Union President Shawn Gilmore said no further work actions are currently planned in the near future, but they are looking forward to meeting with a federal negotiator on April 27. Depending on the outcome of the session, the entire coalition’s membership could meet again to discuss further work actions. Between 300 and 400 people participated in picketing from non-tenure faculty to solidarity groups. They had a large impact on bringing awareness to what the coalition is fighting for and to inspiring other nontenure faculty as well. Campus
“The campus and NTFC have important and principled differences that deserve discussion� - Interim Chancellor Wilson, Interim Provost Edward Feser
spokeswoman Robin Kaler said the impact of the strike was minimal on students. Twenty-three classes were moved from the English Building and met in a different location. The administration has not received any complaints from students or parents. There should be official numbers of how many faculty members participated by next week. A survey will be sent out and those who striked will not be paid as required by state law. The strike came after the union had been in negotiations for their first contract with the University since October 2014. However, this is a normal time frame for working through a first contract. “As always we remain committed to working together to work through these issues,� Kaler said. For the first time everyone wants to be careful to find the best language, the best words and to make sure they get a good contract. “It doesn’t mean we want to go slowly, we would like it to be resolved as quickly as
“I personally encourage the administration to have more productive talks,� Alex Villanueva, junior in LAS
“It’s disheartening that they aren’t giving that process a chance to work,� - Robin Kaler, Campus spokeswoman
“Ourmembers are telling the administration: Enough is enough!� - Kay Emmert, lead negotiatior
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that decision will ultimately be made in conjunction with the search committee and University trustees. A job description for the position was posted on the Office of the chancellor’s website that noted transparency as a strong quality for candidates to have. “A work ethic that prioritizes shared governance, integrity and transparency as core values that shape all campus processes and decision-making,� the website said. Landscape Architecture professor D. Fairchild Ruggles said that these fi nalist interviews should adhere to the principles of transparency that they will be placed under as Chancellor.
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“If we seek a candidate who will steward faculty governance and transparency on this campus, we cannot do so through procedures that subvert those very principles,� Ruggles said. “Our hiring process must match our stated objectives.� Languages professor Harriet Murav said that while he respects his colleagues on the chancellor search committee greatly he still does not agree with this confidentiality. “This is not the openness this campus in particular needs, given our recent history,� Murav said. “We need a chancellor who supports the rights of our non-tenure stream fac-
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ulty colleagues to unionize and have a fair contract. I doubt very much that this issue will be properly addressed, absent a public hearing.� Murav, Ruggles and Romero are all published backers of a letter to President Killeen in September of last year titled “Statement of Principles for the Appointment of a Permanent Chancellor and Provost.� In the letter, the three along with 21 other faculty members, call for former Academic Senate members to not be part of the search process. The letter said former Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Provost Ilesanmi Ade-
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sida resigned in the wake of a growing crisis many believed was caused by “efforts to subvert, circumvent, and ignore the principles of shared governance.� “Some current and former Senate leaders are implicated in these matters. They should play no formal role in the selection of a permanent chancellor and provost,� it said. In addition to Killeen and the 15-member search committee, this search for chancellor also involves firm Greenwood/Asher, who have been paid $838,677 in contracts by the University over the past five years, which is part of the $5.6 million spent overall on administrative searches at UI's three campuses. The search fi rm is in charge of creating a timeline for the search, facilitating background checks and arranging meetings between the committee and the candidate. Killeen said at the April 3 session that they aim to have a decided chancellor by this year’s fall semester. Applications for chancellor will be accepted until May 13.
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Discovery classes have been suspended for fall 2016 in light of the uncertain funding at the University due to the Illinois budget impasse. Since 1994, discovery courses have allowed firstyear students to enroll in classes presented by faculty in classrooms with no more than 19 students. For Charles Tucker, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Innovation, canceling the courses was the smart decision. “It’s prudent to look at the things that are the most important to you and the things that are somewhat less important,� said Tucker. The University’s top priorities for students are financial aid and the timely completion of their degrees, he said. Beyond that, the University is focused on recruiting and retention. The decision to suspend the courses was made by the Office of the Provost in consultation with the colleges. It was made within the last two months after the Office of Provost discussed with colleges about their highest priorities, Tucker said. He believes that discovery courses offered an
experience for freshmen, but certain elements must come first. “That’s a great experience for students, but for nobody is it a required course. So it’s unfortunate that we’re not going to be able to offer that experience at that scale next fall,� he said. “But it’s more important to us that we have enough math classes, enough rhetoric classes, enough history classes and so forth.�
The effect on students “I think it’s a real tragedy,� said Steven Beckett, director of Trial Advocacy in Law, on the suspension of the discovery courses. Though he understands the courses were suspended due to the state budget, the ultimate victims of the courses being suspended are the students, he said. The core of learning at the University has to be there. Certain courses have impacts on students and help them to discover themselves, Beckett said. He has encouraged freshmen to test the waters with courses; ultimately, it’s their happiness at stake with what major they pursue. Beckett experienced this
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Candidates to remain out of public eye University President Timothy Killeen announced that the chancellor candidates will remain a secret with no public interviews despite being open to it initially. The chancellor search committee and Killeen came to this decision after reviewing the practices of the University and other nearby top-tier institutions as well as listening to concerns of some of the candidates who said they would not participate in a public search. The confidentiality of the process itself is not unusual for chancellor searches. Tom Hardy, University spokesman said this confidentiality has always been the norm. “As is the case with a vast preponderance of peer institutions, top tier private and public research universities,� Hardy said. “The U of I maintains the confi dentiality of the candidates throughout the search process and the only identity divulged is the person eventually selected for the job.� Current candidates for the job may be working in senior positions at different schools or businesses, which is why confidentiality is necessary to collect the best candidates, Hardy said because they may not wish to make it known that they are looking to move elsewhere. “The U of I wants to recruit the very best candidates in the world for this position,� Hardy said. “Public searches at this level tend to diminish the candidate pool as strong contenders may opt out.� Professor of Latina / Latino studies Rolando J. Romero said that while he
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can understand how applicants may not want their own campuses or businesses to know they applied for the position, it affects the process. “Unfortunately it hinders an open process, since the University community does not know the particular proclivities, vision or credentials of the applicants,� Romero said. At an Academic Senate meeting last fall, professor in the college of engineering Prasanta Kalita suggested allowing two or three of the finalists to present their vision as chancellor to faculty and students. Killeen responded and said he was open to all options, though he clarified
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The Krannert Art Museum will be closed this summer for a makeover that’s been years in the making. Three galleries are being renovated: the Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery and Annex, the Light Court Gallery and the Asian Gallery. Julia Kelly, communications director of the Krannert Art Museum, said the renovation is necessary because those galleries have not been changed much since the museum’s opening in 1961. “ The improvements
to the galleries we have already renovated have been so striking that I’m really excited in particular to see the fi nal product of these renovations,� Kelly said. Krannert has been fundraising for the renovation for more than three years. The University is also donating a dollar-fordollar match for cash contributions of $5,000 and above. The funds will pay to refi nish fl oors, add new walls and ceilings, upgrade LED lights and fi x electrical wiring and fi re suppression systems.
Kelly hopes this renovation will help present the museum’s artwork as well as other top university museums. “It’s really going to make things lighter and brighter, and quite honestly you’ll be able to see the artwork in a much more true-to-life way,� she said. The Krannert Art Museum will close to the public May 15 and reopen select galleries when classes begin for the fall semester. All galleries will reopen Nov. 10 with a celebration of the new exhibits.
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Organization delivers sandwiches to fight world hunger BY ADAM KAZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER
It’s easy for students to get overwhelmed on campus being constantly surrounded by political and social activists, but a new group offers an unorthodox cheesy method to end world hunger. “Specifically, I would say we focus on using social entrepreneurship to raise money to help end world hunger and world poverty in a sustainable way through making grilled cheese sandwiches,” said FeelGood CoPresident Alissa Wertz, junior in ACES. FeelGood UIUC is one of 36 FeelGood chapters worldwide. The organization sells grilled cheese sandwiches on the Quad or through their delivery service. The profits are split equally between four charities: the UN Hunger Project, the Pachamama Alliance, Water for People and Choice Humanitarian, said Wertz. All four charities share
a passion for finding innovative sustainable solutions to end world hunger and poverty. They will be running deliveries this Sunday evening. They can be ordered from an online Square account or a Googledoc. “World hunger just isn’t something that should happen,” said Christina Lopez, senior in LAS and FeelGood customer. “There’s enough food out there. I just want to be that one person who wants to make a difference.” Regular Plain Jane grilled cheese sandwiches sell for $3. But, the the Specialty Sandwiches, which include inventive ingredients like Nutella, vegetables and Italian meats sell for $4. Currently the seventh most-profitable chapter, FeelGood UIUC continues to find new and innovative ways to get their message and their sandwiches out to the world. The Square account, added last year, boosted sales by 500 percent, said Wertz.
“We get a lot of social awareness. We’ve often been asked what we are raising money for, and we try to like inform people what our goals are and what we’re trying to do, and that’s one of the huge things FeelGood stands for,” Wertz said. “This is run like a start-up and an entrepreneurship.” Former board member Roger Xiao, senior in Engineering, said the organization helped him learn about world issues and people skills. “Not only does it give me something to do and give me leadership positions, but it teaches me a lot about world issues, about hunger,” Xiao said. “I also met a lot of interesting people, and inadvertently got involved in a lot of other things just because I knew people in the organization.” FeelGood UIUC currently runs with a five member executive board and approximately 10 volunteers. During deliveries, the team will
make sandwiches through an assembly at a member’s house. They send out two delivery cars and several cyclists around campus. For Wertz, their delivery system has become more organized in recent. They focus on attracting students across campus through music. “I’ll be singing and taking orders and yelling out orders,” Wertz said. “It’s a big process; I would say definitely assembly-line oriented, but it’s very communal.” Last Sunday, the team made $200 through deliveries. Their goal is to reach $1,500 by the end of the year. As the year ends most of the leadership will be leaving campus, but Wertz is hopeful the organization can grow. They are focused on improving marketing and new sandwiches, specifically an avocado-based sandwich unveiling this Sunday. “We’re going to have to grow,” Wertz said. “We’re going to have to get our stuff together and really
'It Happens Here’ supports students Students share their stories in a safe environment BY GINA MAHON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
One by one, members of the Illini community, all dressed in black, bravely faced their peers and shared their experiences with sexual assault. Some chose to brand the story as their own, while others kept their names and stories anonymous. Those who attached their names to their pieces started their presentations with, "This is my story." On Monday, Students Against Sexual Assault organized "It Happens Here," an annual event that started last year with the purpose of giving students and staff a safe platform to share their stories of sexual assault. According to Lincy Pompilus, senior in Social WorkIs the School of Social Work referred to as "Social Work" or "SSW"? and president of SASA, the main goal of “It Happens Here” is to
provide survivors with a safe and open environment where they can share their stories without the fear of being judged or stigmatized. “Oftentimes people want to share their stories but don’t want to have that (stigma) attached to them,” Pompilus said. “So tonight’s event was meant to provide a different avenue for people to do that as well as raise awareness and bring awareness to campus. You never know who could be a survivor, and it’s closer to you than you may think.” Many of the stories of sexual assault that the participants shared occurred at locations on campus. One student who anonymously shared her story named four well-known locations on campus where she was sexually assaulted. “We had a lot more people name places, like actual places on campus where it took place,” Pompilus said. “I felt like that hit home for a lot of people." Many of the participants were also FYCARE facilitators and advocates for sexual assault awareness. Alex Nelson, graduate student in Social Work, said they wish this event wasn't necessary and that people
didn't have to share their stories in order to spread awareness. "When you take away someone's humanity in any way, shape or form, you're allowing sexual violence to happen," Nelson said. "You're making it easier for other people to enact those forms of violence, not because you're belittling someone, more so you're sending a message that it's OK to do so in the first place." Charlotte Prieu, graduate student in LAS, agreed that sharing personal experiences is a great way to begin healing from the traumatic experience. Prieu’s poem, titled “For all my former, current, future lovers and dates,” dealt with her experiences with sexual misconduct, coercion, entitlement and everything she wishes she could say to her perpetrators. “I’ve been struggling for so long with not being able to put words on why I was uncomfortable with what happened to me,” Prieu said. “And I’ve been able to be more vocal about it … I’m really proud of myself for having been able to do that in a way that looks like
me, and it’s my way of saying that. I was angry, and I expressed it, and I was OK with using profanity and everything.” Many audience members teared up at the 12 stories that were read. Molly McLay, staff member at the Women’s Resource Center and head of the committee for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, helped organize the event. She also chose to share her story at "It Happens Here" in order to inspire others to do the same. To McLay, a survivor is not a broken person, but someone who went through a traumatizing experience and is finding a way to heal. She said she believes belittling sexual violence dehumanizes survivors. "It’s really important to always be supportive of survivors and also recognize that it’s the little and the big things that we do that keep sexual assault going and perpetuate a rape culture," McLay said. "If we all just were decent human beings who had empathy and respect for one another, sexual assault would be a thing of the past.”
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DISCOVERY himself. He came to the University for engineering, but later learned it was not for him. He graduated with a degree in history and ended up a lawyer. Beckett has taught the discovery course Actual Innocence: Issues in American Criminal Justice since 2005. Shao-Hai Guo, 2014 University alum in ACES, was interested in becoming a lawyer when he was a freshman and in 2010, he was enrolled in Beckett’s course. Although he didn’t end up becoming a lawyer, he is happy he took the course and he is disappointed these courses have been suspended. “The reason why people go to state colleges and universities is to get that wide
spectrum of ideas to create a well-rounded skill set for their future employment,” he said. “Without these discovery classes, that’s one less option for students to take if they want to expand their horizons.”
Student involvement At the beginning of Journeys into Microbial World, Professor of Pathobiology Lois Hoyer would have students fill out surveys, which included their goals, majors, interests and what attracted them to the course. Hoyer would then create the class according to what the students were most interested in and topics in the press. This past year involved an examination of the intersection between infectious diseases and civil rights — what are the rights of pri-
vate citizens, and when does someone give those up to get a vaccination? The course involved guest speakers and field trips as well. “I don’t know who has more fun, the students or me?” Hoyer asked. Hoyer said the course allows students to learn how microbiology touches their daily lives in practical ways. “It was the most fun I’ve ever had teaching a class,” Hoyer said.
A (part-time) Teacher’s Perspective Joan Hickey, lecturer in Music, is a part-time employee of the University, and the pay that came to her from teaching a discovery course mattered to her. In fall 2015, she taught the course titled Miles Davis, or MUS 199. She has taught other discovery courses in past years as
well. She said the Office of the Provost favored the creation of new discovery courses, because students were more aware of music after learning the material. She has run into students who took a discovery course with her years ago, and they remembered the course because it opened up their world to new knowledge. She said the courses enhanced their experiences and broadened their horizons.
Learning outside the classroom “I was worried since I’m in engineering that I wouldn’t have time to take fun classes later,” said Dawn Haken, freshman in Engineering. The discovery course Exploring Geology in the Field gave her that
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ue negotiations as planned and has important and principled differences that deserves discussion. “Our goal has always been, and continues to be, to work with the NTFC to reach a fair and equitable contract.” The massmail said that while they support multiyear contracts, individual academic units are better positioned to award them “as they best know their unique curricular needs and financial capacity. Multi-year contracts should be awarded based on performance, evaluation and merit, not centrally mandated and automatically granted based on the amount of time someone has worked there.” “Where we differ with the NTFC is in our belief that robust shared governance — something we greatly wish to protect — is not served by bypassing our governance processes and legislating it through a labor contract,” the massmail said. However, John Wilson said he thinks the University’s response is distressing because shared governance should include non-tenure track faculty. “It’s their decision to cut back on tenure track positions and to rely on this faculty to an overwhelming degree,” Wilson said. “So, to me, to fall back on shared governance as an excuse for what is really a decision of the administration is really deceptive.” Dennis Baron, English professor who served as the head of the English department for six years, wrote a letter to Feser and Wilson after the massmail was sent. He said the department hired an increasing number of non-tenure faculty due to rising undergraduate enrollments and declines in graduate program sizes. The department and the College of LAS sought ways to create career paths for non-tenure faculty, including multi-year contracts and a stepped pay scale. However, the state budget crisis stopped the plans from implementation. “It is in the best interests of our employees and our institution to create a stable career path and suitable working conditions for these instructors, who play a vital role in fulfilling our instructional and research mission,” he wrote.
STRIKE possible but it is not uncommon at all,” she said. The Union is asking for provisions such as multiyear contracts to give them better job security, a fair evaluation system and academic freedom rights. Currently, most non-tenure faculty are given a nine month contract and could be notified a few weeks before classes begin on what they are supposed to teach. However, this isn’t just a problem happening at the University of Illinois, it’s across the nation, said John Wilson, co-editor of the American Association of University Professor’s blog, “Academe.” There is an increasing reliance throughout the U.S. on part-time positions instead of hiring tenured faculty, according to a report released April 11 by AAUP. The report, “Higher Education at a Crossroads” states that this reliance has “destabilized the faculty by creating an exploitative, two-tiered system that erodes student retention and graduation rates.” Currently, non-tenure track employees make up around 40 percent of the teaching faculty at the University. The tenure track employees receive small and steady pay increases, while the non-tenure track employees are paid terribly and have no job security, and as a result very little academic freedom, Wilson said. “There is a tendency to just look at the tenure track employees and say, well look you have a lot of professors who are being paid really well, and that disguises the real situation: that the typical professor today makes less than they did 30 years ago,” he said. In the last four decades across the U.S., full-time tenure positions have decreased 26 percent, according to the report. Within the last ten years, tenure track faculty positions have decreased by 58 percent for the Urbana campus and non-tenure track faculty positions have increased by 23 percent, according to the University’s FTE Staffing Trends report. Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson and Interim Provost Ed Feser wrote in a massmail Tuesday that the campus is ready to continopportunity. The course involved meetings to introduce geology. The class then took field trips to St. Francois Mountains in southeast Missouri and a trip to Starved Rock Park in north-central Illinois.
She enjoyed getting away from campus. “I think they’re really important. They’re really good, especially for students in engineering,” she said. “People feel like they can’t take fun classes especially because if you’re interested in something like geology, you can take those classes but sometimes they’re a lot of work and a lot of extra time that you don’t really have, but then if you do it as a freshman … you can learn a lot without it being high pressure.”
majones5@dailyillini.com @MeganAsh_Jones Haken noted discovery courses could be viewed as a disadvantage because they didn’t go toward her major, but she knew that before enrolling in the course. The best way to learn geology is out in the field, said Stephen Altaner, associate professor of geology, who teaches Exploring Geology in the Field. The course allows students to learn geology and get to know other students very well. “They sure end up knowing a lot geology, and they’re a lot more excited about geology than they ever could imagine,” Altaner said. Although the discovery course won’t be offered, Altaner will not be canceling his class. The class will be open to all grades.
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Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition holds a rally in front of the Swanlund Administration Building on Tuesday. Daniel J. Montgomery, president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, speaks in front of the crowd.
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live in a time when every public misstep is met with widespread criticism. It’s the age of scrutiny, and people would do well to consider the potential consequences of their plans before taking action. Protests are an essential part to our democracy — people have a right to voice their opinions. There are those who take their freedoms too far. The pro-Donald Trump chalk messages written on the Main Quad two weeks ago were hateful to an unnecessary degree, and the writers failed to provide any
reasoned argument to support their position. In the April 11 issue of The Daily Illini, the Editorial Board criticized the way those supporters abused their right to free speech at the expense of others. Now we should take the time to applaud those who do the right thing. The NonTenure Faculty Coalition has followed the proper procedures for an effective strike, while avoiding any of the common blunders that could have detracted from its cause. This is what a civil protest should look like.The Nontenure Faculty Coalition strike began Tuesday morning and ended Wednesday night. For
two days, faculty members handed out flyers and picketed outside the English Building, educating students and passersby about their cause. There were no over-thetop disruptions. The faculty members were open to discussion, but firm in their convictions. Students should pay attention to the coalition’s example. Certainly, there are issues that evoke more deeply rooted anger than delayed contract negotiations, but the best protest is still a peaceful one. One could argue the details of the faculty’s cause for hours on end— this issue is complex, and without a simple solution. The
union’s most prominent desire, that non-tenured faculty members receive multi-year contracts, seems reasonable. But so does Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson’s response in Wednesday’s MassMail: that “multi-year contracts should be awarded based on performance, evaluation and merit, not centrally mandated and automatically granted.” The Daily Illini Editorial Board does not have a concrete opinion either way on the strike, but we support the coalition’s methods. Yes, students paid for the lectures and discussions that were cancelled due to the work stoppage, but the terms of the strike could
have been much more severe. The faculty could certainly have stopped work for more than two days, likely until the April 27 negotiation session, but chose not to because of the harm it would have done to students. The faculty’s value was appropriately demonstrated to the school in two days, and more striking at this time would have been counterproductive. Unlike those who wrote the pro-Donald Trump chalk messages that filled the Main Quad last week, the NTFC stood by its message without causing excessive harm or discomfort to students.
Don’t mock Quad preacher GREG CACERES Opinions columnist
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hio Gov. John Kasich spoke briefly at a town hall in Watertown, New York, where he answered questions, including one from a student of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. His response to her question regarding sexual assault on college campuses sparked outrage and criticisms of victim blaming. The student inquired how to “feel safer and more secure regarding sexual violence, harassment and rape.” Kasich responded to the topic by providing ways to take action after the assault has taken place, including rape kits and confidential reporting. However, the only thought he shared on what can be done through prevention was, “don’t go to parties where there’s a lot of alcohol.” There is undoubtedly a strong correlation between alcohol and sexual assault. Among the 20 percent of young women who attended college in the past four years who reported being sexually assaulted, about 14 percent of them were incapacitated, meaning that they were unable to give consent. This often involves alcohol intoxication that prevents them from having stable judgement. Among those who experienced sexual assault or unwanted contact, about
62 percent were drinking alcohol just prior to the incident. However, Kasich’s response displayed insensitivity toward victims of sexual assault. Stating that avoiding parties with alcohol is the only means of prevention is basically saying that victims must remove themselves from any situation that could possibly involve danger, rather than trying to stop the perpetrators from carrying out the crimes in the first place. It is placing the responsibility and the blame onto the victim or potential victims. This is no different from the flawed reasoning of those who blame women for wearing clothes that “provoke” men to assault them. Although his comments were hurtful, I believe Kasich’s words were more a result of ignorant “good intentions” rather than purposeful malice. Kasich continues to mention how he is “the father of two 16-yearold daughters,” and claims this makes him more aware of the dangers that young women face on college campuses. I can see how, as a parent, trying to keep your children safe from harm involves lecturing them about staying away from dangerous situations. Parents don’t really have control over any other outside influences. But as a politician — a current governor and potential president — Kasich has the ability to create change in the actions of perpetra-
tors through methods such as stricter punishments, early education regarding sexual assault or raising awareness about the depictions of women in media. This is an issue that is also very prevalent on our University’s campus. In the past weeks alone, there have been three campus safety notices regarding sexual assault cases sent out by the Division of Public Safety. The frequency of sexual assault happening on our own campus proves this issue is closer to our hearts than we realize. Many of us are victims, or have friends who are victims, and it’s important to address this issue head-on instead of providing hollow advice that doesn’t get at the root of the problem itself. While I realize that Kasich is trying to look out for young women by providing advice that he may give his daughters, it isn’t an effective way of battling the major issue of sexual assault on a large political scale. It comes off as insensitive and ignorant to the problems for which women need real solutions. Instead, we need a campaign to change the way sexual assault perpetrators are dealt with in this country, in order to deal with the issue from the source and prevent crime from developing into an even larger problem for future generations.
Minju is a freshman in Media. mpark78@dailyillini.com
everal free speech issues have recently struck the campus, from “Trump chalk” to Palestinian-Israeli tensions, and most recently the return of our friendly neighborhood Main Quad preacher. Spring has decidedly smacked us in our collective face with beautiful weather, budding flowers, birds chirping, prospective-student tours and religious sex-ed. George Edward Smock Jr. commonly known as “Brother Jed,” is back, and I await in anticipation to see how our campus will react. More importantly, I await to see how it won’t react. The Quad is a symbol. A symbol of learning, of ambition, of nature and of intersection between people — it reflects the beauty of all thereof. Most outwardly the Quad is a symbol of free speech; it’s a public space unlike any other, allowing for a literal soapbox and bullhorn, right alongside the Girl Scouts and their Thin Mints. In keeping with the traditions of the Quad, free speech is beautiful, and we all know it. But then the dreaded questions arise to disrupt the picture: how much is enough? How far should people be allowed to go with what they say? How can we educate people to better voice their opinions? How do we ensure our Quad’s picture stays pretty? Ideally, students would just walk past such speech and supersede such questions. There’s no need to listen, and no need to succumb to flashy signs and demeaning statements. Student tours will likely steer clear of such incidents of “ugly speech.” But they shouldn’t. Coming in as a freshman, right around my third week of school, I saw the Quad preachers for the
first time. I thought it was a joke. I thought some sort of satirical commentary was involved, like a promotion for a musical or a secular protest. I had no such luck. Walking up to a crowd, gathered around signs advertising hell and the wrath of God as the primary message, I was very afraid, confused and angry — there’s nothing much to do in that situation but watch in silence. Fight against it? Sure, I tried, but to no effect. It was a big culture shock to see my faith represented that way, and I wish I had known about it before settling in at the University. The brochures and stock
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photos hadn’t prepared me for that. Equally scary, confusing and anger-inducing was the prevailing reaction to Brother Jed’s affront. It’s easy to lash out, to look at openair preaching and want to tear down the signs and push it all away; but what happens then? The self-proclaimed goal of drawing a crowd is accomplished. See for yourself, Brother Jed’s website lays it all out: he knows exactly what he’s doing, and he’s got a very specific strategy in mind, detailed in a feature length video called “Five Stages of A Crowd.” Stage one is “the hook,” and the preachers excel at it. Students should be very careful of it. They should tread more and more carefully each time they see that flameengulfed sign, because every time I’ve seen it I’ve seen the accompa-
nying crowd of people, united together in their hate for the provocative speakers. The beauty of the Quad is overtaken by a loud, bloated and magnetic collection of hate and anger. Spring should carry with it that sensation of life, not of the dead and dreary spirit that comes upon such a gathering. In the end, the only power that open-air preachers have is the power that you, the students and target audience, give them. They’ve got their fundraisers and financial partner plans — a convenient “$26 in 2016” through Discover, Visa and Mastercard — but the only sustainable way they can keep on like this is if students listen in. Free speech is great. Absolutely be engaged in open discourse, respond to others’ opinions with yours, be an active and challenging citizen of the world. Just don’t incline your ear to what you know is damaging, both to you and to others. Brother Jed may be a joke to some, but he and his impact are serious. From someone who knows how tempting it is to mock, leave the mockery out of it. Brother Jed may be a source of information to some, but he and his message are twisted. Go literally anywhere other than Jed’s fold for a Christian outlook, even the most watered-down teaching would be better than that of the infamous Quad preacher. If in fact our campus is strong enough to walk away from the angry soapbox, then everything changes. For one, Jed won’t be here anymore. Let’s hope so, because that Quad — neither uninformed nor spoken down to — is a space worth fighting for. It’s a beauty we should be willing to lay down arms for.
Gregory is a freshman in DGS. ccrsmns@dailyillini.com
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Police Chief Christensen discusses crime on campus BY ELYSSA KAUFMAN STAFF WRITER
Police Chief Jeff Christensen has worked with the University of Illinois Police Department for 31 years. Christensen attended the University for his undergraduate studies from 1980 to 1985 and continued to remain part of the campus following his graduation. His participation in student patrolling while on campus led to his career in the police force. Now, Christensen works to reduce crime and serve the community.
How has your time at the University influenced your current career? My time at the University has influenced my career in law enforcement greatly. Working in an environment that has so much diversity and representation from across the globe has been a big influence on me.
What did you study while at the University? My major when I started as a student was agricultural engineering. I made it through calculus, and then I realized I wanted nothing to do with physics. So I transferred to the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences and earned my bachelor's in sociology with a specialization in criminology.
Then I was hired to work on my master's at the College of Education, Human Resource Development.
What has been your most memorable experience working with public safety? There are so many, but I would just say unfortunately sometimes we see the worst of the worst. But my most memorable experiences are all the times you see the best of the best out of people in the community. What's going on now with the community coalition, its people, victims and survivors of terrible crimes, who work with us and have been so strong. Just the caring attitude of the community and the incredible people who work at Illinois and all throughout Illinois, faculty and staff students alike. Contact with students is very significant; there are hundreds and thousands of relationships, and many of those have gone on past the time of graduation, and we still stay in touch. So that's rewarding.
How did you decide you wanted a career in the police force? Well, me and a close friend, we were out in college and
talking. He was in restaurant management, and I was in engineering. We were talking about going into policing because he thought it would be pretty neat, every day would be different, and you got to help people. That was the turning point; seeing patrol really convinced me and working hand-in-hand with the UIPD within student patrols. The guy that I ended up having a conversation with, he became a police officer in the Chicago suburbs.
acceptable. It is a horrible crime; it's a terrible crime, and unfortunately it happens more frequently than we know because it's been under-reported. But, with the national attention on it and federal initiatives that have been done, I think we're headed in a better direction to address this very bothersome and tragic problem in our nation.
Sexual assault has been a big topic of conversation on campus. As a member of the public safety department, how do you best deal with it or help to stop it on campus?
I absolutely love the warm weather, but I am also haunted by it because we know that crime can increase when more people are out. The best thing that people can do is take away the opportunity to be victimized, which means do not leave your stuff unattended. If you choose to drink, drink responsibly so you don't increase the opportunity that you will become a victim of a crime. The No. 1 date rape drug is not roofies, it's alcohol. The other thing would be to watch out for each other. If you see someone who needs help, call. We are here for students; students are the most important thing to us. Call us, and we will check on them. If they have been drinking, that doesn't mean that they will get in trouble. We are
First of all, sexual assault is an under-reported crime. We are seeing a greater frequency in reporting because of such national initiatives, such as "It's on Us" and Vice President Biden coming to campus. So that's a good thing, but it is up to the survivor if they're willing to report to the police or not. As an institution, our goal is to go to great efforts to do programming and try to change attitudes and develop folks' thinking process. This means teaching that “no means no,” and that it is not
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national events that have happened because of the perception that people hold and the scrutiny that we've been placed under the profession. But, quite frankly, it's one of the best times because it gives us a chance to develop and build better community relations. It is all about community.
What is your advice to University students looking to join the police force? Call me, email me. I would love to chat. It is a very rewarding career. Some people say this is a terrible time for law-enforcement because of some of the
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TEDxUIUC provides space for community to address issues BY AISHWARYA RAJ AND ANDREA FLORES STAFF WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Meera Parat wanted something unique. The junior in Engineering noticed that the world around her is changing. With the changes in technology has come the change in how people succeed. Now more than ever, people are discussing broad topics that affect the entire world. With such a vast net of possible topics, fi nding
specific themes to highlight might be difficult. These were the reasons why Parat and her fellow organizers decided to name Saturday’s T EDxUIUC series “Uncharted.” Eight professors and students will talk about a struggle they have either personally experienced, watched others battle or have encountered in their lifetimes. “We have a fascinating lineup of speakers whose ideas span a wide variety,” Parat said. “(They) also
complement one another, thus furthering the discussion with each talk.” This is the second year that the event will be held at the Colwell Playhouse at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. TED conferences began in California 26 years ago, and their talks on technology, entertainment and design have been widely popular. Each year, more topics are covered by a wide variety of speakers.
TEDx is a little different. TEDxUIUC, along with others like it around campuses nationwide, is independently run. Any community can apply for a TEDx event license, and the conference is made to be more localized and affordable in order to spread the ideas TEDx advocates. Associate P rofessor Ruby Mendenhall is one of the speakers who is going to address a unique idea. She is going to talk about what some people
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refer to as “Hidden America” — the high-violent communities in cities around the nation that don’t receive the resources needed to address these issues — as well as her work on how black mothers relate to “Hidden America” and what can be done to provide structure. “( The presentation) argues that we have to streng then commu nities, through avenues like DREAM centers and Designing Spaces of Hope and change public policies.” Patrick Slade, another presenter, is a senior in Engineering who co-founded the startup PSYONIC. The startup makes advanced, low-cost prosthetics available to people around the world. Forbes recognized Slade for his work and placed him on its “30 under 30 in Healthcare" list. For Slade, his work with PSYONIC is an extension of the independent robotics and DIY projects he was involved with in high school, and he recognizes that time management is incredibly important to his success. “Through the work I’ve done and the impact I’ve achieved, I feel I’ve learned a decent amount about how to go from discovering a problem you
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MTD teams up with CU Poetry Group to spread public art aging submissions from residents of the C-U area. The contest ran for three to four weeks and received 20 submissions. It was open to people of all ages. The
lines. “I emailed all of the high school English teachers I could fi nd and had it announced heavily on Facebook and Twitter. I even put an ad on Craigslist,” O’Brien said. “We just promoted it as much as we could around t o w n ,
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From now until the end of June, passengers on various Mass Transit District, MTD, buses around Champaign-Urbana will have more than just advertisements to look at while on their daily commutes. Champaign-Urbana MTD has announced that it will display public poetry on its 40-foot buses from April 1 through June 30 in collaboration with the Champaign-Urbana Poetry Group for a public art project honoring National Poetry Month in April. “(The project is) really a product of MTD’s commitment to partnering with community organizations in a variety of ways, and working with the Champ a i g n Urba na P o e t r y Group was a great way to share public art, which we’ve done in the past with our support of the Public Sculpture Program,” said Jan Kijowski, marketing manager at MTD. MTD has supported public art in the past by collaborating with other local arts and culture organizations, such as 40 North. According to Kijowski, MTD and 40 North solicited artwork from local artists, featured four artists every three months and displayed the winners on buses and in the Illinois Terminal lobby. However, this is the fi rst year the C-U Poetry Group has been added into the picture.
James O’Brien, organizer of the C-U Poetry Group, was the fi rst to reach out to MTD with the idea of bringing poems to the community in hopes of giving poetry a higher profi le. “I knew that MTD has been doing a program called ‘ M T D Art’ for
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it.” The three judges, who are part of the C-U Poetry Group — Will Reger, Steve LaVigne and O’Brien — evaluated the poems for their content, picked their top five
favorites and chose one winner from there. Ann Hart, research coordinator for the University, was chosen as the winner of the contest. Hart is coincidentally a member of the C-U Poetry Group and said poetry has always been a favorite pastime of hers. “(O’Brien) had brought it up several times in the group’s meetings and had done the advertising for it,” Hart said. “So it was defi nitely something we were talking about.” Hart said her inspiration for the eight-line poem came from her past experience on public transportation. “The idea that we sit on these buses and try so hard not to look at people around us because we don’t wa nt to seem rude or intrusive, but we all do, right? You can’t help it,” Hart said. “You have to look at the people there, and it gives you something to look at when they look back at you and you have to quickly look away.” Both MTD and C-U Poetry Group have hopes of continuing this project annually and of opening the contest for a longer amount of time to allow more entries. “It has the benefit of making a pleasant riding environment for our customers,” Kijowski said. “You get to share in the poetry and enjoy the creativity of our local residents.”
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Illinois' Brandon Ngai performs his routine on the pommel horse at the meet against Michigan on March 12. Ngai won the pommel horse national champion last weekend. strength. Three years later, Ngai was no longer participating in gymnastics solely for the fitness benefits. Instead, he joined a youth team and experienced his first taste of competition. Ever since then, the 17-year-old said that his love for gymnastics “just stuck.” Ngai would eventually go
on to become a back-to-back U.S. Junior Olympic National Champion in 2012 and 2013. After a while, he was being recruited by some of the top gymnastics programs in the country. One school in particular caught his attention, and although halfway across the country, it turned out to be the place he planned to call home for
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It's more than a game for Illini’s elder Hiltzik brother BY ALEX WALLNER STAFF WRITER
Sunday was a day of celebration for Illinois men’s tennis as the team hosted No. 21 Michigan at Atkins Tennis Center for senior day. Jared Hiltzik, who has been a contribution to the Illini’s success for four seasons, was one of those celebrating. On the court, Hiltzik has been outstanding, earning himself a spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, ITA, weekly rankings for 41 straight weeks. He is currently No. 13 in singles competition. Even though he has had success on the court, Hiltzik said that his transition freshman year was difficult, and that he had trouble balancing school, tennis and a social life. “Due to the help of my coaches, I was able to get on the right page and have a goal of what I wanted to accomplish in college," Hiltzik said. "I’ve kind of stuck to that goal ever since. The communication aspect of talking with my coaches and teammates and everyone has just made it a great experience for me.” As he found a balance, Hiltzik excelled in the classroom. He has been recognized with three scholarathlete awards from the ITA, and is hopeful for a fourth this season. He has also added two team scholar-athlete awards and two Academic All-Big Ten awards. “I think I put myself in a good position academically,” Hiltzik said. “I have very good organization skills, I would say. After my freshman year, my GPA wasn’t the best, but I was able to really get organized." While Jared’s time at Illinois is coming to a close, his brother Aron is currently in his second season with the Illini and started off his career with a bang. Aron earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors after a 29-7 overall singles record his freshman season. Jared accomplished the same feat during his freshman season, boasting a 29-11 singles record and an 18-5 doubles record.. For Aron, his older brother has always served as a role model for him. He said he is always looking to Jared for guidance, both in tennis and in academics. “He definitely knows the right classes for me to take and the right times and that really helps," Aron said. "On
the court, we help each other out. Sometimes, he’ll have trouble with his forehand and I’ll tell him what to do. Recently, I changed my forehand and he’s told me what I should do, so it benefits us both a lot.” Jared and Aron’s mom, Arlyn, said that Jared definitely plays the “older brother card.” Yet, even though he may be hard on his brother, Arlyn said that they both have the deepest respect for each other. “I always enjoy catching them gleam at each other and playfully tease each other,” Arlyn said. “I love to see them driving off in the car together to go to movies or practice tennis together. They do practice well together, which has definitely developed over the years from when either or both would wa l k off the court in frustration.” That frustration appeared once again during Jared's sophomore campaign when he injured his wrist, sidelining him for a portion of the season. “I didn’t really know what was going on,” Jared said. “The doctor’s didn’t know what was going to happen with that. They sat me for about six weeks and that took a pretty big toll on my sophomore year and going into summer, so that was pretty difficult for me. Luckily, I figured out my body and how to keep myself i nju r y-
free from that.” Thankfully, his injury wasn’t as severe as he thought, and he came back his junior season to finish 33-13.. He has earned unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten honors and back-to-back AllAmerican recognitions. . With his name in Illinois record books, Jared plans on playing professionally starting next fall, after moving to Tampa Bay or Philadelphia. A r o n said that not having his brother around will
be different, but he feels that he will still find time to talk to him. "I’m going to try to keep in contact with him," Aron said. "I’ll train with him over the summer and we’ll play in the same tournaments, but he’ll always have a place with Illinois tennis.” Leading up to his senior year, Jared had a 93-35 record and had only lost five Big Ten matches in singles play.. This season, Jared has a 13-3 overall record, going 3-1 in the Big Ten, and is 5-3 against nationally-ranked opponents. He is currently riding a three-match winning streak, while Aron is on a modest nine-match winning streak of his own. In regards to both of her sons, Arlyn said that there
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the next four years of his career. Ngai, an aerospace engineering major, said he choose Illinois mainly because it had an outstanding engineering program and also a proven gymnastics program led by a legendary head coach. “I knew what I was taking on,” head coach Jus-
tin Spring said about his recruitment of Ngai. “People were like, ‘Oh you’re going to have to watch him. He’s literally going to be a child by the law.’ And I was like ‘Yeah, but he’s really good and really focused, so bring him in. Two years later he’s a
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Senior defensive back Caleb Day jukes a Wisconsin defender while returning a kick during the Homecoming game at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 24
Ball-hawking focus of spring practice for Smith BY JOEY FIGUEROA STAFF WRITER
Football at its core is pretty simple: The offense tries to score, and the defense tries to stop the offense from scoring. But for Illinois football head coach Lovie Smith, the line between offense and defense isn't as clearly drawn. “The object of every play is to get the ball back to score,” Smith said. From the start of spring practices, Smith has emphasized that he wants his players to get in the habit of trying to score on both sides of the ball. Following Saturday’s public practice, Smith said he was excited to get a look at the tape, and the first thing he looked for on the defensive side was the amount of takeaways. “It’s not a good defensive effort unless you take the ball away,” Smith said. Defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson’s group made plenty of big plays, including interceptions by defensive backs Darius Mosely and Taylor Barton. Interceptions and forced fumbles are obvious indicators of a ball-hawking defense, but Smith said it goes even further than that. “It has to start with a mindset and no one puts more emphasis on this,” Smith said. “If there’s a ball on the ground, its ours — always. We’re creatures of habit, and we want that to become a habit for us.” The Illini tied for third in the Big Ten with 13 interceptions last season. Barton led the team with four picks, but cornerback Caleb Day is the only other remaining Illini who recorded an interception last season.
Even if the opposing team completes a pass, Smith expects his defense to attempt to strip the ball on every play. During Smith’s head-coaching tenure with the Chicago Bears, Charles Tillman was the example of Smith's defensive strategy. Tillman forced 31 fumbles from 2007 to 2012, is 21st all-time in non-offensive touchdowns and was known for relentlessly punching the ball away from unsuspecting ball carriers. Smith is looking for his next Tillman. “Yeah, I’m going to take credit for every one of Charles Tillman’s strips,” Smith said jokingly. “I think as a staff, you preach it, and some guys really buy into it and it becomes a part of who they are — Tillman did that. We need the next version of Charles Tillman coming through and hopefully, we’ll find somebody that'll do that.”
Coaching staff slowly installing new system With the massive coaching turnover Illinois experienced this off-season, there has been a large learning curve, especially for the Illini who now have their third head coach in the span of two seasons. A new coaching staff means a new offensive playbook, a new defensive scheme and an entirely new culture. But instead of force-feeding the new game plan, especially with a delayed start to spring ball, the coaching staff has slowly paced out the teaching of each facet
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WOMEN’S TENNIS
Freshman Bing Singhsumalee leads UI Women’s Golf to Third Consecutive Top 5 Finish Last weekend’s Lady Buckeye Invitational was Singhsumalee’s fifth 1st place finish for UI team
Bing Singhsumalee Year: Freshman Major: Electrical Engineering
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3-23 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational 5th of 16 3-29 Henssler Financial Intercollegiate 3rd of 12 4-17 Lady Buckeye Invitiational T-5th of 12
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IOTW national champion.” Spring added that Ngai’s success was not by chance, and that although his age makes his accomplishments much more noticeable, it shouldn’t overshadow Ngai’s hard work. Ngai never earned a pommel horse crown during his freshman year despite competing in the event during the majority of Illinois’ meets. Spring noted that Ngai was still growing and getting used to his body, and now that it has matured, so have his routines. The
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FOOTBALL of the system. Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee hasn't even provided the full playbook to offensive players yet. “They just need to get spoon-fed as we go,” McGee said. “They don't need everything yet because they'll end up studying the wrong things. You just give them what they need to study.” McGee outlined the carefully-planned practice schedule, which has almost been styled as a gradual system update for new computer software. The schedule consists of four “installations,” and each installation takes two practices. After the fi rst eight practices, it’s back to the first installation all over again. As of Tuesday, the Illini were on their second go-
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sophomore tied for the fifth most single-season pommel horse titles in program history this season, winning the event nine times. The NCAA’s newest pommel horse champion said that when he got back to campus, only one student congratulated him on what he had done. But for the youngest athlete in Illinois history, he hopes it stays that way. “I think it would be pretty annoying if people recognized me,” Ngai said. “I just think it’s cool to have that kind of recognition within the gymnastics community.”
was no better school for them and that Illinois head coach Brad Dancer. was a big reason for that, saying that he had connection with her sons the minute they met. “Jared loved the brotherhood and the 'family feel' of the team," Arlyn said. "For Jared, there were no other schools that he was serious about. He was just all about 'Illinois' from the start of his sophomore year in high school. He committed as a junior and never looked back."
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around of installation two. McGee said summertime practices and fall training camp will largely consist of reteaching the blueprint that's being laid out. “We've come a long way,” quarterback Wes Lunt said. “Coach McGee hasn't given us all of it, but he's done a good job installing a lot. He always says how fast we’re picking it up, not just in the quarterback room, but all positions. We just have to keep it going.”
"Don't know what God has planned for me next," Brown said in the note he tweeted. "If football may be for me in the future or not. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. This will be a long process with a lot of question marks and hopefully I find some answers a long the way." Brown is the second Illini to miss back-to-back seasons with an ACL tear. F reshman standout wide receiver Mike Dudek missed last year with a torn ACL and head coach Lovie Smith announced April 8 that he would be sidelined the upcoming season with a torn ACL in the same knee. Dudek was a 2014 freshman All-American and second-team All-Big Ten selection by the media. He caught 76 passes for 1,038 yards and six touchdowns.
Illinois football's Dre Brown out another season with a torn ACL Illinois football lost another player to an ACL injury Tuesday. Running back Dre Brown announced via Twitter that he would be out the entire 2016 season with the injury. He said he tore the ligament in practice Monday night.
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Freshmen shining in spring season After an up-and-down start to the spring, the Illinois women’s tennis team seems to have found its groove, winning eight out of its last 10 matches. The team has made improvements across the board with a better road and conference record than that of the 2015 season. While a coaching change was made in the offseason, much of this improvement can be attributed to three new additions: freshmen Daniela Pedraza Novak, Jaclyn Switkes, and Ines Vias. The Illini have an odd mix of youth and experience featured in their lineups. Seven out of ten players on head coach Evan Clark's roster are either juniors or freshmen. There’s only one senior on the team, Emily Barretta and two sophomores, Jade Hilton and Grace Tapak. All three aren’t frequently used in the lineup by Clark. This has left space for the freshmen trio to see more playing time and to significantly contribute to the team. “They have not only made a large impact on our starting lineup for dual match-
es, but they have been a big asset in terms of work ethic, development and team chemistry," junior captain Alexis Casati said. "We are lucky to all get another year together.” Each of these freshmen has been featured in important matches at pivotal slots throughout the spring. Vias sits at the No.1 doubles spot for the Illini alongside junior Louise Kwong. Vias and Kwong have anchored the Illini’s consistent doubles play, losing four doubles tallies this spring and posting an 8-1 record in the competitive Big Ten. Vias is also in an important position on the singles side. She has most recently been moved up to the No.2 spot. Pedraza Novak also has been playing a pivotal role for Illinois. She has been featured in almost every match from the start of the spring, moving around in the No. 4, 5 and 6 areas in singles and No. 2 and 3 slots in doubles. Pedraza Novak even registered her fi rst Big Ten singles win this past weekend against Penn State. But, the revelation for the Illini has been Switkes. Featured the least out of the freshmen trio at the
beginning of the year, Switkes has impressed in Big Ten play. Moving around in the lower half of the singles slots, Switkes has registered a 7-1 record in conference action, with her only loss coming from highly-ranked Ohio State. Her great play has helped put the Illini at No. 4 in the Big Ten with a 7-2 record. “I love competing out there for my team and Coach Clark,” Switkes said. “I put in the hard work, and the results have been showing in Big Ten play. I am grateful to have the opportunity to play for the University of Illinois." While the spring season is coming to an end, the Illini will look forward to having their three freshmen for three more years in a quest for a Big Ten title. " For the upcoming years, I see the class of 2019 doing some pretty big things,” Switkes said. “Dani, Ines and I are fully committed and dedicated to the process. On and off the court, we truly have a positive influence on this team with no doubt in my mind and will continue to do so until we graduate."
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Illinois’ Jaclyn Switkes returns the ball during the match against Nebraska at the Atkin’s Tennis Center on, April 3.
Offseason work begins for Illini After twoday break, the team is back in Kenney Gym BY JAMES BOYD STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Chandler Eggleston performs his routine at the meet against Michigan on March 12.
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In a typical work week, people usually get two days off. But the Illinois men’s gymnastics team receives two days off all year. Having fi nished fourth in the country at the NCAA Championships, head coach Justin Spring encouraged his squad to relax and celebrate its accomplishments this past Sunday and Monday.
The Illini were back in the gym Tuesday preparing for the 2016-17 season. “It’s voluntary practices,” Spring said. “But we’re just going in trying to upgrade, get better and trying to figure out how we’re going to beat the other top teams next year. It happens that fast.” Spring said that all of his gymnasts will be training this week, except for a few key contributors. “We’ve got (senior) Joey Peters who’s still doing crazy rehab on his shoulder and wrist,” Spring said. “(Sophomore) Chandler Eggleston’s knee has been really bothering him. I think he’s been compensating for competing on a pretty messed up ankle. We have to get (soph-
omore) Bobby Baker in a splint, so his fingers can heal, and he can get back to full strength.” Peters, Baker and Eggleston have all been named All-Americans in past seasons. Not personally taking the advice he gave to his team, one of Spring’s days off still included a stop at Kenney Gym. Spring said he hadn’t checked his email in over a week because of the NCAA Championships, and while he was catching up, he even had one of his incoming recruits, Connor Jones, stop in for a visit.
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Drawing fall conclusions from Big Ten spring practices mances from some members of the 2015 recruiting class. J.T. Barrett will be the starting quarterback (so no potential controversy this season) but presumptive backup Joe Burrow looked calm and in command. Burrow tossed for 196 yards and three touchdowns, establishing himself as the future and a solution if Barrett ever is injured. Another highly-touted member of the 2015 class also revealed himself as an important playmaker. Torrance Gibson, originally recruited as a dual-threat quarterback, has always been expected to make the transition to receiver. Michigan: As one of the most talented defensive units in the country, we know the Michigan defense will dominate this fall as it did last season. The real question the Wolverines face is who will replace last year’s starting quarterback Jake Rudock. Michigan’s spring game on April 1 did little to give us much of an indication to whom that may be. Five quarterbacks played
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to be the next quarterback 3in the post-Christian 6 Hackenberg era? That is the big4 gest question 7 in the9minds of most Penn State fans for 9 2016. After the team’s spring game on Saturday, the 6 answer to this question should undoubtedly be red9 3 shirt sophomore Trace McSorley. 5 McSorley went 23-for27 with four touchdowns on
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ew events warrant 100,000 spectators to fill up a stadium, and an intra-team scrimmage is probably not one of the few. However, football is king in America, and people will always be clamoring for more football even if it is just a largely unimportant spring practice. Yes, it may be a pointless exercise to attempt to draw up any real conclusions, but let’s do just that with a look at what may have been revealed in spring practices across the Big Ten. Ohio State: A crowd of 100,000-strong received a small sampling of the talent expected to replace the exodus of gifted athletes from last season. The Buckeyes will return six of their starters from last year’s squad, and Ohio State fans along with the rest of the conference certainly got a glimpse of that future after the impressive spring perfor-
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