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UI, workers come to tentative agreement BY DAN WELIN STAFF WRITER

PHOTO COURTESY OF DENNIS ROBERTS

Residents of Zomba, Malawi, stand at a rural market. Urbana won a grant to further its relationship with Zomba, one of its sister cities.

Urbana joins Malawi, China in tri-city grant BY CORINNE RUFF STAFF WRITER

The small kitchen was crowded with plates of egg casserole and overlapping conversation that blended English and Chewa, the native language of Malawi. Steaming mugs of coffee and hot tea were passed around to men in thick sweaters and women in long patterned dresses with silver buttons and colored scarves wrapped around their necks. The idea of breakfast at a friend’s home isn’t customary in Malawian culture, but for the six visiting members of Urbana’s sister city Zomba, it’s a part of strengthening their relationship. “Our visit is two dimensions,” said Dickson B. Vuwa Phiri, chairman of the Zomba community and leader of the trip. “One is the project and on the other hand is the cementing of relationships between the citizens of our city and the other citizens here.” The project is a new trilateral grant given by Sister City International to develop methods of solid waste removal in an urban environment through the coordination of three cities. Urbana was chosen as one of three cities in the United States to receive the SinoAfrican Initiative grant of $100,000. For this grant, Urbana continues its partnership with Zomba, using the money to improve Zomba’s sewage system, but it will also add a new sister city, the Haizhu District of Guangzhou, China. Together, the three cities will work to develop better technologies for disposing solid waste. Throughout the week, community leaders from Zomba in the fields of engineering, administration, education, environmental health

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Box offers students, staff better services BY JANELLE O’DEA STAFF WRITER

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Women are served first during a picnic on Malawi’s Mother’s Day, a national holiday, on Oct. 15. and liquid waste management, visited Urbana to explore the city’s organization of modern technology in sewage sanitation and garbage disposal. Environmental health officer Elizabeth Moreen Chingayipe said the lack of a detailed

network of trash collection in Zomba causes many problems. “We have the start of this system,” she said. “A few days the truck will come to get garbage

See MALAWI, Page 3A

Self-defense courses empower men, women BY SARI LESK STAFF WRITER

The University Police Department will offer its award-winning women’s self-defense courses one last time this semester, beginning next Tuesday. Since 1991, UIPD has offered Rape Aggression Defense courses for women. The $20 course comprises 12 hours of instruction broken up over one three-hour session per week for four weeks. During the fourth week, the instructors host three hours of controlled, simulated situations that let students apply their newly acquired skills. The course was deemed “Program of the Year” last year by the Women’s Resource Center after UIPD added men’s courses. Pat Morey, director of the Women’s Resource Center and former instructor of the courses, cited several reasons for giving the class the award. She said the main reason is that last year, UIPD added defense classes for men, called Resisting Aggression with Defense. She also

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After nearly eight hours of negotiations Wednesday, the University and the Service Employees International Union Local 73 reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Union members will vote to ratify the agreement next week. University spokeswoman Robin Kaler said in an email that negotiators for the campus and the union will meet later in the week to finalize the agreement, which will be presented to the union members to vote on April 4 and 5. “We’re pleased we were able to reach a fair contract that the bargaining committee feels is fair and equitable,” said Adam Rosen, SEIU spokesman. “Hopefully going forward, the strike shows the University that they can’t survive without us and we don’t have to resort to that again.” The Union went on strike from March 12 to March 14 instead of accepting the University’s previous proposal. SEIU Chief Negotiator Ricky Baldwin said in a previous interview members voted against it primarily because the proposed wage increases were too low. Rosen said the new proposal is a four-year contract with a wage increase for all four years but did not release further details regarding the wage increases. Negotiations started last June, a few weeks before the previous contract expired. If the Union members agree to the new proposal, the new contract will take effect in July and will run through July 2016. Rosen said the bargaining team is satisfied with the tentative agreement. “Based on the bargaining committee voting to recommend the vote ‘yes’, the bargaining committee’s pleased with what was presented,” he said. “Unlike last time, where the bargaining committee was neutral and said vote how you feel, this time it’s ‘we’re recommending a yes vote to ratify the tentative agreement.’”

said she appreciates how the program is focused on physiology, rather than entirely dependent on learning techniques like the martial arts. “RAD is really street smarts, and it’s about how you use your voice and how you use your attitude and how you defend yourself to the point where you can get away,” she said. Detective Rob Murphy, UIPD, has taught the adult courses for about four years. He explained that the purpose is to teach students about situational awareness, wanting them to be aware of where they are and how they position themselves in relation to other people. “We teach some self-defense skills, but we also teach a huge education component,” he said. “Think about where you’re walking on campus, where the emergency phones are.” Esther Bier, junior in LAS, took the women’s course last spring. “I felt a lot more confident in my ability to be protected,” she said. She also said she liked how the

Box, a new file sharing system offered by the University, increased its storage space at the beginning of this semester, and its usership continues to grow. In addition to the increase in space, from five gigabytes to 50, more than 9,900 users have joined the system, which is run by CITES. CITES switched from the Netfiles file storage service to Box over the course of the last semester, retiring Netfiles on Dec. 21. Netfiles was in service for about 10 years and had more users when it was retired than Box currently has, but Box is still gaining users daily and has been in service just since September 2012. CITES has had 30-50 users sign up for it every day. Brian Mertz, chief communications officer at CITES, said the sign-up rate, “while not some-

See BOX, Page 3A

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Detective Robert Murphy of the University of Illinois Police Department shows off practice pads used by the self defense class taught by the UIPD. The class teaches students basic self defense techniques and how to react in dangerous scenarios. class combated the cycle of victim blaming. “When that information is targeted at women, we then blame women for when they don’t take those methods,” Bier said. “That then leads to allowing people to blame women for when they don’t take these methods of protection.”

Morey, who has been an advocate, counselor and educator about sexual assault for about 35 years, was previously opposed to self defense because she thought it represented victim blaming. After learning the techniques in a program

See SELF-DEFENSE, Page 3A

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MALAWI FROM PAGE 1A from the houses. But if it doesn’t come, people just dump (their garbage) in the backyard or in a nearby stream.” The visitors toured many of Champaign-Urbana’s waste removal and recycling plants. Some facilities included the Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District, ABC Sanitary Hauling and Recycling and the Landscape Recycling Center. Innocent Malomo, environmental health officer from Zomba, said one aspect of the grant is maintaining sewers and healthy water, which is difficult without modern technology. In Zomba, filtered sewage is poured into streams for disposal,

and the stream is later tested for sanitation. “If the fish survives in this type of environment we have almost created a natural environment and then the water has been treated,” he said. After visiting the Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District and seeing modern processes for treating waste, as well as hearing a lecture by an environmental chemist at the University, Malomo said he has learned many practices that can be applied to the system back home. Alderman Dennis Roberts, Ward 5, chairman of the sister city committee, said that because Malawi is a highly agricultural country, grant money will be focused toward construction for a composting center that will turn food waste into fertilizer to keep the soil healthy.

Lula Chen, program officer of the Sino-African Initiative and Urbana native, spent a few days with the group to evaluate the feasibility of such a grant, because it is the first of its kind. “This will add to my research to determine whether it is a good way to approach projects in the future,” she said. “We know it is a platform to do many projects.” While the grant focuses on the development of solid waste disposal methods, Roberts said there is a strong emphasis on learning from each other culturally and growing a relationship between citizens. “Engaging the wider community is one of the goals of Sister City International,” he said. “Peace and understanding is more possible to happen between citizens and community members rather than

US counters alleged Chinese cyber attacks BY ANNE FLAHERTY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking campaign targeting U.S. businesses. Buried in a spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday is a provision that effectively bars much of the federal government from buying information technology made by companies linked to the Chinese government. It’s unclear what impact the legislation will have or whether it will turn out to be a symbolic gesture. The provision only affects certain nondefense government agency budgets between now and Sept. 30, when the fiscal year ends. It also allows for exceptions if an agency head determines that buying the technology is “in the national interest of the United States.” “This is a change of direction,” said Stewart Baker, a former senior official at the Homeland Security Department now with the legal firm Steptoe & Johnson in Washington. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said he supports the restriction and doesn’t think it would be too cumbersome for federal agencies. The Defense and Energy departments already are mindful of how its networks are built. In March, the U.S. computer security firm Mandiant released details on what it said was an aggressive hacking campaign on American businesses by a Chinese military unit. Since then, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has used meetings with Beijing officials to press the matter. Beijing has denied the allegations. Congressional leaders have promised to push comprehensive legislation that would make it easier for industry to share threat data with the government. But those efforts have been

BOX FROM PAGE 1A thing for the Guinness Book of World Records, has been impressive and does show a constant demand.” He also said the switch from Netfiles to Box was mostly because of the new storage space available, as well as other collaborative features that come with Box. “We’ve given most students a spot to store every document they ever create at Illinois and still have plenty of space left over,” Mertz said. “And for power users, 50 GB is still a hefty amount of free storage space.” Box users, after signing up for the service on the Illinois Box website, can upload files to Box and access them anywhere from any device. Mike Corn, chief privacy and security officer at CITES, said the interface is the same on phones, tablets and Mac or Windows computers. Faculty can also share documents with students via Box as long as students have signed up for a Box account.

bogged down amid concerns that too much of U.S. citizens’ private information could end up in the hands of the federal government. As Congress and privacy advocates debate a way ahead, lawmakers tucked “section 516” into the latest budget resolution, which enables the government to pay for day-to day operations for the rest of the fiscal year. The provision specifically prohibits the Commerce and Justice departments, NASA and the National Science Foundation from buying an information technology system that is “produced, manufactured or assembled” by any entity that is “owned, operated or subsidized” by the People’s Republic of China. The move might sound like a no-brainer. If U.S. industry and intelligence officials are right, and China is stealing America’s corporate secrets at a breathtaking pace, why reward Beijing with lucrative U.S. contracts? Furthermore, why install technical equipment that could potentially give China a secret backdoor into federal systems? But a blanket prohibition on technology linked to the Chinese government may be easier said than done. Information systems are often a complicated assembly of parts manufactured by different companies around the globe. And investigating where each part came from and if that part is made by a company that could have ties to the Chinese government could be difficult. Huawei, the third-largest maker of smartphones, says it is owned by its employees and rejects claims that it is controlled by the communist government or China’s military. Depending on how the Obama administration interprets the law, Baker said it also could cause problems for the U.S. with the World Trade Organization, whose members include U.S. allies like Germany and Britain that might rely on Chinese technology to build computers or handsets. Mertz said the 50 GB of storage per user available on Box is just three GB less than the amount of free storage offered by Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Storage, Apple iCloud, Cubby and OpenDrive combined. CITES looked at several other file storage systems, such as Dropbox, but Corn said security concerns are the major reason the University didn’t use the system. “Dropbox does not have a good security model,” Corn said. “It is not a good enterprise service. It’s a consumer-grade service.” Corn said Box’s security platform was “reviewed extensively” by a team from the Internet2 Consortium. Internet2 is a group of eight schools that teamed up to bring Box to their campuses. Rachel Levine, senior manager of public relations for Box, said the universities of Indiana and Michigan, both members of the Internet2 Consortium, have a little fewer than 28,000 Box accounts and around 20,000 Box accounts, respectively.

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governments.” Urbana residents attended a “Malawi mixer” Tuesday night to get to know the people of Zomba. The evening included an AfricanAmerican soul food dinner and a Cajun band for entertainment. Because of engagements like these, Phiri said he thinks the sister city program also helps bring greater awareness to a country he feels generally misperceives the overall style of living in Africa. “The publicity likes to stop at the dark spots,” Phiri said. “They focus on famine, woes and poverty. But that is a mosaic of life there. There are spots we don’t like, wars break out, yes, but normal life still goes on.”

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FROM PAGE 1A for women, though, she determined that the skills were important for women to learn because they serve as an option. “(Women) have been told over and over and over again to limit our freedom,” she said. “Especially college women, they should have the right to go wherever they want and wear whatever they want. ... Self defense gives people an option to consider when faced with a threatening situation.” Sergeant Joan Fiesta, also of UIPD, has taught the classes at the University for 17 years. She explained that the course makes the students feel safe because having the skills means they can make conscious decisions about how to react to a violent situation. “I think that’s the true empowerment,” she said. “It’s life skills training versus just teaching how to punch (and) kick.”

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Member of the Chicago Teachers Union, students, and other opponents of a plan to close 54 Chicago Public Schools during a demonstrate and march through Chicago’s downtown Wednesday. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett say the closings are necessary because too many CPS facilities are half-empty and academically failing. They say shuttering buildings will allow the district to move students to higher quality schools and help trim a $1 billion budget shortfall. Opponents say the plan disproportionately affects minority students and won’t save money.

DOMA scrutinized at Supreme Court hearing BY MARK SHERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the court wrapped up its remarkable arguments over gay marriage in America, a majority of the justices indicated they will invalidate part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act — if they can get past procedural problems similar to those that appeared to mark Tuesday’s case over California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Since the federal law was enacted in 1996,

nine states and the District of Columbia have made it legal for gays and lesbians to marry. Same-sex unions also were legal in California for nearly five months in 2008 before the Proposition 8 ban. Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the decisive vote in close cases, joined the four more-liberal justices in raising questions Wednesday about a provision that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman for purposes of federal law. Kennedy said the Defense of Marriage Act appears to intrude on the power of states that have chosen to recognize same-sex marriages. When so many federal statutes are affected, “which in our society means that the federal government is intertwined with the citizens’

day-to-day life, you are at real risk of running in conflict with what has always been thought to be the essence of the state police power, which is to regulate marriage, divorce, custody,” Kennedy said. Other justices said the law creates what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called two classes of marriage, full and “skim-milk marriage.” If the court does strike down part of DOMA, it would represent a victory for gay rights advocates. But it would be something short of the endorsement of gay marriage nationwide that some envisioned when the justices agreed in December to hear the federal case and the challenge to California’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Myanmar senior general to help with democratic transition BY ERIKA KINETZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — The military that ruled Myanmar for five decades paraded its might Wednesday in front of the opposition leader it once repressed, as its commander in chief said it will remain involved in politics to help the country transform itself into a democracy. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, attending the annual Armed Forces Day celebration for the first time, sat in the front row, highlighting the support she has previously expressed for the military. Though the military handed over political leadership to an elected government in 2011, it continues to wield control over how far democracy — and Suu Kyi herself — could advance. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing told more than 6,300 troops gathered at the parade ground in Myanmar’s isolated capital, Naypyitaw, that the military must strengthen its capabilities and regional alliances to build a “well-disciplined democratic nation.” “While the country is moving toward modern democracy, our military plays a leading role in national politics,” he said. “We will keep on marching to strengthen the democratic administrative path wished by the entire people.”

GEMUNU AMARASINGHE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Myanmarís commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing salutes during Myanmarís 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said the military must strengthen its capabilities with modern weaponry and training. One of the most inscrutable questions today is how Myanmar’s powerful military views the country’s rapid political and economic change and what role they envision for themselves in the future, after overseeing decades of repression that included years of house arrest for Suu Kyi. Min Aung Hlaing’s answer Wednesday was that the military will continue to play a cen-

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tral role, both in politics and as peacekeepers in a nation that has seen a surge of ethnic and religious violence in the two years since President Thein Sein’s administration began opening up the Southeast Asian country. The Armed Forces Day celebration, which commemorates Myanmar’s uprising against Japanese occupation forces in 1945, was a show of vast and precise power.

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he University of Illinois Board of Trustees has had a fair share of major decisions to make in recent years: tuition increases, pension deficits and — how could we forget — former President Michael Hogan’s and former chief of staff Lisa Troyer’s resignations in 2012. These decisions are by no means easy for the trustees, especially when their actions can have major implications for the state and taxpayers. Given that, these decisions would put some pressure on the governor of a state that was downgraded in January to the lowest credit ratings among the 50 states. If pressed hard enough, a governor could recommend trustees to the board to advance an agenda counter to the University’s mission — or, really, for any number of political agendas. The University of Illinois Alumni Foundation recognizes this issue, so two local state senators, Michael Frerichs, DChampaign, and Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, backed legislation with the alumni association to change the way that trustees are selected for the board. The legislation, which cleared a Senate committee last Tuesday, would allow the alumni association to select five of the nine appointed trustees, leaving the governor to choose four. Currently, the governor selects all nine of the trustees with consent from the Senate. The board is made up of 13 members: nine who are appointed for six year terms, the governor as an ex officio member and three student trustees who are elected for one year terms by popular referendum on their respective campuses. Although Gov. Pat Quinn consults the alumni association and likely several other interested bodies and institutions, the bill would provide a safeguard for the University’s highest authority. Quinn recently appointed his friend and former U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to the board, and with his legal background and his prosecution of former Gov. Rod Blagovich, we believed he would be a stable addition. While the appointment may have been a good one, there’s no telling that he or a future governor won’t pack the board with corrupt trustees. Given this state’s and this University’s recent history, it wouldn’t be a stretch to expect that. Still, the bill could be improved, allowing more than just the alumni association and the governor a binding say in trustee appointment. The alumni association has the ability to represent a wide variety of interests across the state because they are in connection with a vast network of graduates from the University, many of whom reside here in Illinois. With the bill as is, the only other interest group with a say-so in the composition of the board are students that are represented by the elected trustee — and even then, only one of the three trustees gets a legally binding vote. By expanding the number of groups who have a say in the selection, the board’s members would be more representative of the community it serves, better ensuring that the diverse interests across the state are brought to their discussions. Because of the state’s pension problems, which affect the faculty and staff at the University, some kind of faculty advisory board should be able to decide at least one of the trustees. The bill as is, however, will at least provide a more representative Board of Trustees for a University recovering in the wake of more scandals than we cared to have.

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Should USPS keep Saturday services? JOANNA ROTHERNBERG Opinions columnist

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ncle Vernon: “Fine day Sunday. In my opinion, best day of the week. Why is that, Dudley?” When Dudley failed to respond, Harry responded with, “Because there’s no post on Sundays?” Uncle Vernon: “Right you are, Harry! No post on Sundays. Hah!” Now, I’ve always been a fan of getting mail (until I recently discovered the joys of bills). Postcards, birthday cards, letters — what’s not to love? I even spent a cold and snowy Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C., visiting the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum with my oldest brother. But I never really get postcards or letters on Saturdays, let alone the other days of the week. I get the occasional birthday card (I’d say about once per year) but it’s cheaper to email a greeting than send something by mail. But do we really need six days of mail delivery? About two months ago, the United States Postal Service tried to change that to “no post on the weekends.” Instead of being shocked, most Americans seemed to support this decision. A Gallup Poll taken in February found 63 percent supported ending mail delivery on Saturdays. And until recently, I would have whole-heartedly agreed with most Americans. The move would have saved the

USPS $2 billion annually just by canceling one day of first-class mail. Last year alone, they lost almost $16 billion because of payments for retiree health benefits and decline in revenue mail operations — thanks to the Internet. Just because the USPS proposes no mail on Saturdays does not mean people won’t get packages. They constructed their plan so that packages such as medicine will still arrive on time. Medicine people rely on to live would have still been delivered on time had the policy changed. Netflix by mail, however, would not, nor would magazines or direct mail. And yes, private companies such as FedEx and UPS would still be available. So it would not be as if communication via post would be impossible. While USPS decided this almost two months ago, Congress decided over spring break to ignore the USPS’ request to switch to a five-day program. Rural communities would have been the ones to truly suffer on a five-day program, and to be honest, they are the ones I forgot about when I agreed that there should be no mail on Saturdays. Here at the University of Illinois, I have Internet available to me at all times of the day. If my Internet fails in my apartment at 3 a.m., I can just head over to the UGL. At home in suburbia? Same story. Bills? I can pay them via direct deposit — the same way I receive my paycheck every two weeks. But not everyone has constant Internet access. 20 percent of the United States lives in rural America.

For many, mail is their connection to the rest of the country. And it’s not just rural areas, but small businesses and the elderly too. Unlike my grandparents, many older folks may not be able to pay their bills online or have constant access to email. States such as Hawaii and Alaska would suffer as well. They all rely on the USPS for their mail six days of the week. And while post offices themselves would still be open on Saturdays, more than 22,000 jobs could be lost. As the country is still trying to recover from the recession, this is not the time to cut jobs. Back in the country’s beginnings, three out of every four federal workers were U.S. postal workers. While that is not true today, those are still jobs we cannot afford to take away from hard-working Americans. Does this mean I have entirely changed my mind on no Saturday first-class mail? No. I still think eventually we should dwindle down to a five-day mail week. To leave it at six days might lead to the demise of the USPS. It’s broke. The government is broke. They need to find a way to conserve money, and if cutting down one day a week can save $2 billion, that might be a good way to go once the economy becomes more stable. Along with that, everyone must have access to the Internet and understand how to perform basic functions like sending emails and paying bills. But until then, I root for Uncle Vernon to continue saying “No post on Sundays” versus “No post on weekends.”

Joanna is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at rothenb2@dailyillini.com.

Social media challenges status quo MATT PASQUINI Opinions columnist

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hile preparing for my column debut, I sat down in front of my laptop to think about what to write. I’m an opinionated freshman in college anxious to share my thoughts with the world on the biggest platform I’ve ever had to share what’s on my mind — and an empty head of ideas. I sat down and read my new colleagues’ columns for that spark to light the flame of inspiration and came up with nothing. I read some of my favorite columnists such as Paul Krugman and Maureen Dowd from the New York Times and lo and behold I could think of nothing. Uninspired, I decided to take some time away from this to go on Facebook and it clicked instantly. Within the past decade, social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have created a way to connect people using methods that were at one point inconceivable to the mind. Virtual networks have been created so people can do anything from uploading and sharing photos and videos with friends to publicly sharing some of their most provocative and incendiary thoughts. Now with over one billion monthly YouTube and Facebook users and over 500 million Twitter accounts, the world is literally in the palm of your hands. While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are just a few of the many companies within the realm of social media, there are many others that have served as instruments of change and have created a profound impact on the world as seen in recent movements. Social media is the new frontier of the Internet and provides the

means to express the will of the people by amplifying silenced voices and by providing a global perspective for those whose outlets of expression have been oppressed. In January 2012, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was introduced in the House of Representatives “to promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes” (yay!). But in actuality it was a measure created to censor the Internet by creating overzealous copyright protections that would in turn, allow the government to take down content on the Internet that violated copyright laws. The bulk of the Internet is content that is shared by its users and these overreaching copyright laws would stifle the growth and progress of the Internet. Shortly after the bill was introduced, social media companies initiated a firestorm by backing an “Internet blackout”that restricted our access to a website’s content. Companies like Reddit, Wikipedia and Mozilla all participated by blacking out their home pages and informing their users about what SOPA would mean for the Internet. It was a major mobilizer in creating national opposition to SOPA and soon after the protests, the bill was delayed in the house. Not long thereafter the Internet would again flex its collective muscle by thrusting political conflict into the public eye. The Arab Spring, a revolutionary movement that set in motion a wave of protests in support of democracy, free speech and other western ideas, erupted in the Middle East.

It began, arguably, when Mohammed Bouazizi lit himself on fire in response to a policewoman who confiscated his vegetable stand. The policewoman slapped him, spat on him and insulted his dead father. From his protest followed one of the greatest uses of social media that has ever been seen. In Tahrir Square in Cairo, hundreds and thousands of Egyptians gathered in protest of an age old regime whose rule went uninterrupted for nearly 20 years. Activists would create Facebook events and tweet photos and videos to show the world their fight for a new regime. Eventually over one million people gathered to protest and overturned Egypt’s oppressive government. Why does any of this matter to the average college student? Well, at or near the roots of the Arab Spring and SOPA, you’ll find a movement that was initiated through some form of social media. If social media can halt the passage of SOPA, then it can surely aid a college campus in moving beyond coal. If social media created an uprising that overthrew oppressive governments throughout an entire region, why can’t we use it to initiate small social or economic reforms that could snowball into a larger agenda? With the evolution of social media, we can finally all be connected in a way we’ve never imagined. The next time there’s an issue that ignites a burning passion within you, just remember that the world is literally at your fingertips.

With the evolution of social media, we can finally all be connected in a way we’ve never imagined.

Matt is a freshman in DGS. He can be reached at mpasqui2@dailyillini.com

arfare – the word summons a terrifying image of combat, loss, suffering and a people with scarce resources. In just two syllables, “warfare” describes the immensity of the ordeals of the Syrian peoples during its ongoing two-year civil strife. Chemical warfare – now, the image changes. In a world where warfare consumes its people, one suddenly finds himself in another realm of sheer horror – one that throws the Syrian people undeservingly into the inner ring of Dante’s Inferno: The very real likelihood of your people enduring even greater death rates and an exorbitantly high number of casualties. For in chemical warfare, the medium for delivering the noxious agents responsible for anyone’s death is the very air you breathe. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nerve agents (the chief chemicals of concern in Syria) cause harm by inhibiting your nervous system from properly shutting off the body’s glands and muscles -- meaning these tissues spaz out until they tire and can no longer sustain breathing function. Over the past several months, many undocumented reports of chemical weapons’ use have been made, from both the Syrian government and the opposition. But last week, the Syrian state news agency, SANA, reported that a missile “containing chemical materials” entered the city of Aleppo, with a death toll of 25 people and 86 injured. The Syrian government has since called for the United Nations to investigate for use of chemical weapons, and today, the United Nations started preparing for the probe, including the aid of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Humanitarian groups are moving fast to begin the probe and determine the nature of Syria’s battleground with chemical weapons use – an exciting development to finally have an official report on the presence of chemical weapons in Syria. But what’s most unfortunate is that it cost at least 25 lives and 86 injured persons to prompt action. According to the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that aims to fulfill the Non-Proliferation Treaty’s goals, Western intelligence agencies had evidence to believe the Syrian government was preparing chemical weapons. The evidence includes surveillance photos showing army units loading chemical weapons onto transport vehicles and witnesses who had seen units mixing the preliminary components of such weapons. And they had evidence of such as early as November. This prompted President Barack Obama to emphasize to the Syrian government that a chemical attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s units would cross a “red line”that could prompt military intervention by the United States. Other countries of the international community since have echoed similar sentiments, while al-Assad’s main supporters (namely, Russia) have strengthened their commitment to aiding the regime. And, for this reason the international community has been cautious about its approach with Syria. But tip-toeing around the threat of chemical warfare, we’re learning, isn’t solving it. No, it passively allows for dozens of deaths, swiftly, and almost goes unnoticed. Within the upcoming weeks, the results of the United Nation’s investigation will yield a conclusion that will necessitate a definitive change in the international community’s stance on Syria. If the opposition is found responsible for the use of chemical weapons, the revolution in Syria will be prolonged and certainly will be viewed with less outspoken support. But if it comes as an act of aggression by the Syrian government – well, looks like the signs up until now meant what we had suspected. Either way, the impasse will have to end.

Nora is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at ibrahim7@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter at @NoraAIbrahim.

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Avicenna Health Center prepares for fundraiser BY SAHER KHAN STAFF WRITER

Outdoor community events and races are off to a running start this spring, beginning with the Avicenna 5K on Saturday. Hosted by the Avicenna Health Center and the University’s Avicenna RSO, the Avicenna 5K will take place at 10 a.m, on Saturday at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana near the Carle Foundation Hospital. The clinic, located at 502 S. 2nd St., is a fairly new nonprofit health center that provides medical treatment to the uninsured and underinsured citizens of Champaign County. Started in the spring 2009 by a board of physicians, the clinic has grown over the past four years. A team of interdisciplinary doctors, nurses and nutritionists along with other professionals from the community provide their services and run the clinic. Avicenna greatly values branching out and getting involved with the community. Its volunteers went on to create an Avicenna Registered Student Organization in order to get students more involved with the health center. The Avicenna 5K is a new event the clinic and RSO are hoping to make an annual affair to help raise money and awareness for the center and to also bring the community together. “We have three goals with our 5K,” said Lisa Shkoda, head of the Avicenna 5K management committee. “The first is to bring the community together and create awareness, ... the second is to raise support for Avicenna and provide Avicenna with more resources to serve more patients in need and the last goal, and most important, is to promote an active life style and healthy nutrition.” Shkoda said the 5K will have on-site nutrition counseling from

a nutritionist as part of its advocation of promoting health awareness through a healthy lifestyle. “Avicenna’s mission is to provide health care for the uninsured and under-insured, to engage a community in preventative health and promote health awareness through education and action,” Shkoda said. According to Shkoda, the Avicenna RSO at the University and its members played a huge role in putting together the event. “We booked the location, spread the word, found sponsors and really worked hard to help make this happen,” said Lina Al-Chaar, sophomore in LAS. On top of being an executive board member of the RSO, Al-Chaar has been a volunteer with Avicenna for over a year and is the assistant organization manager with the clinic. According to Javi Lopez, president of the Avicenna RSO, this is the second year the RSO has been active. Their role is to get the name of the clinic out and raise money for the patients, AlChaar and Lopez said. “We try to spread awareness of the clinic and try to get more volunteers to come in every semester,” Lopez said. “Last year we had a fundraising dinner and were able to raise money and do a lot for the clinic and this year we have put together what hopefully will be a successful 5K to help raise money for the patients.” Shkoda, Al-Chaar and Lopez all want to make the Avicenna 5K an annual event and think it is very possible because of the good turn out thus far. “The community has been great with their support, we currently have 170 people registered with more registering every day and more than eight sponsors for the event,” Shkoda said. According to Shkoda, if people are looking to participate, there is online registrations on the Avi-

When: Saturday at 10 a.m. Where: Crystal Lake Park in Urbana Why: To support Avicenna Community Health Center, raise money for the uninsured, promote a healthy lifestyle and make a difference How: $15 registration fee online through this website, www.avicennahealth. org/5kregistration, until Friday; registration also available day of event from 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana. cenna website registration will be available till the end of Friday and the registration fee is $15. If people miss the online registration time, there will be in-person on-location registration on the day of the 5K from 8 to 9 a.m. Shkoda and Al-Chaar, when describing the organization of the 5K, said that there will be two lanes, one for participants who will be walking and the other for runners. There will also be raffles, giveaways, food, t-shirts and participation prizes. “All of our supplies and everything we do is for the patients and you need money to run a clinic,” Al-Chaar said. “Since everyone is already volunteering the time, we just need donations to actually pay for the patients, so that’s what the proceeds of the 5K will be going towards.” Shkoda said Avicenna plays an important role in the community, and the 5K is a great way to get people to learn about it and volunteer. “At the end of the day, it is a good cause that helps those in need receive free health care,” she said.

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Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Kid Cudi has sold over 4.6 million digital singles. To a see a musician of his magnitude, fans may need to travel to a major metropolitan city like Chicago or Indianapolis, but for University students who have tickets to see him Saturday at Assembly hall, this is not the case. Andi Schlehuber, freshman in LAS, is one student who holds a ticket to Saturday’s show. She recently started listening to Kid Cudi, and this will be the first time she sees him live. “I think it’s really cool that we have a place that can house such famous, big-named artists, and that they want to come here to perform,” Schlehuber said. Kid Cudi is no stranger to the University. The concert will be the alternative hip-hop artist’s third appearance in Champaign in the past three years, as he also performed at Assembly Hall in 2010 and again in 2011 for the PINK Nation Fighting Illini Fest outdoor concert.

Jennifer Larson, assistant athletic director for sales and marketing at Assembly Hall, said Kid Cudi’s tour management contacted the University about the possibility of bringing him back to Assembly Hall to promote his upcoming album “Indicud,” set to be released April 23. “He’s been here before and done very well, and with an upcoming album, Kid Cudi is looking to perform for the college market,” Larson said. Although not attending the concert, Jenny Skow, junior in LAS, is a fan of Kid Cudi.Her favorite part of the singersongwriter’s music is his lyrics because they are different from most mainstream music, she said. “I feel that (Kid Cudi’s lyrics) are more meaningful and heartfelt than other rappers’,” Skow said. David Prager, freshman in DGS, said he is looking forward to the release of “Indicud,” and hopes the new album will mirror the previous two, “Man on

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the Moon: The End of Day” and “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.” “Usually, you don’t want to say this, but more of the same thing is going to be fine with me because I like the music right now,” Prager said. “So (I hope he) keeps on making that type of music.” Jordan Zakery, sophomore in LAS, said he believes Kid Cudi’s ability to transcend different cultures and socioeconomic classes with his music is one of the main reasons for his widespread popularity. “What makes Kid Cudi so unique is the culture of his followers,” Zakery said. Larson said tickets to Saturday’s show are still available and can be purchased through the Illinois Ticket Office at Assembly Hall. Ticket costs range from $32 to $45, and University students can receive a $5 discount.

Jed can be reached at features@ dailyillini.com.

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TORREALBA FROM PAGE 6A ers, as Taylor has seen in other Lemelson winners. “That is what Eduardo is doing,” Taylor said. “He is working with other students out in Research Park and he inspires other people to work with him.” One of those people is Trevor Hutchins, a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering. Hutchins has been a part of the project from the very beginning as the hardware and software designer after an initial interest in trying something new in his engineering career.

“I have always seen engineers as fixers, and that was something I hadn’t really done yet,” he said. “I have worked in the past for big companies, and it wasn’t all that exciting, so I thought this was an opportunity for me to see a different side of engineering.” Hutchins credits Kickstarter with propelling the company forward and helping to get the product into the hands of the consumer. After using a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project back in February, the Oso Technologies team sold almost $100,000 of their product. Immediate next steps for the company are to take it from a prototype to an actual version of the

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Ph.D. student wins Lemelson-Illinois Student Prize with invention that helps gardeners water their plants

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duardo Torrealba has not always pictured himself as an entrepreneur. Rather, it was his wife’s green thumb that led him to the idea that recently won him the Lemelson-Illinois Student Prize for entrepreneurs. Torrealba is a Ph.D. student in engineering at the University and the founder of Oso Technologies, a company that developed Plant Link. Plant Link is a device that gives gardeners easy access to data that tells them when to water their plants. The idea for Plant Link started a year and a half ago after Torrealba’s wife had a basil plant that was dying. After looking into the problem, they figured out that it was being improperly watered. “Being an engineer, I thought there was probably something out there that could solve this problem,” he said. “I looked around and didn’t find anything that I liked, so I decided to build my own solution.” Torrealba built a simple prototype that would measure the soil moisture and send a message to his cellphone to let him know if he needed to water his plant that day. Torrealba saw an opportunity to help other gardeners, so he got a group of friends together from the University. “I pitched them on the idea of starting the company and making this product, and they

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liked it,” he said. “So here we are today.” This prototype has evolved into Plant Link, a device targeted to helping the average gardener understand his or her plant’s hydration needs. “I have been striving to build something that people would want to buy,” he said. “We believe that if you build a really good product and you get it out in front of the people who would want that product, it will market itself.” Torrealba credits some of his success to the many resources he has come across at the University. “The biggest benefit I have had is being around other people who have started companies,” he said. “We have been able to work with some of the best entrepreneurs from this University.” Torrealba has benefited from hearing their stories, including what they have learned and what they would have done differently. Several of these entrepreneurs are amongst the circle of Lemelson prize winners. Torrealba credits the Lemelson with helping him realize the depth of his hard work. “I think the biggest part of the Lemelson is just the validation it gives to the process of creating (Oso Technologies),” he said. “The way that we have developed our first technology product, it’s smaller, but I think that judges saw the seeds that we are planting here that

we could grow into a bigger company.” For Torrealba, one aspect of his future includes creating products that have an impact on people and help people. “I have become passionate for technology that helps people in different situations,” he said. “I believe that starting a company is one of the best ways to have an impact on the world, and that is really what I want to do with my career.” According to Jed Taylor, assistant director in the technology entrepreneur office, Torrealba displays all of the qualities that the office looks for when selecting their Lemelson prize winner. The Lemelson prize is awarded to an individual based on five different qualities: innovation, entrepreneurial accomplishment, potential as a role model, societal benefit and passion for the work. “Eduardo scored high in each of these categories,” Taylor said. “Eduardo is a good example of taking advantage of all that the University offers.” Currently in its seventh year, past winners of the Lemelson prize include creators of Illini Prosthetics and GreenLight Planet. The winner is awarded a $30,000 cash prize, in addition to publicity and recognition for their work. According to Taylor, Torrealba is a good role model for other entrepreneurs and inspires oth-

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Baseball’s Jordan Parr adjusting to life in left field Former 1st baseman joins twin brother Justin in the outfield BY JAMAL COLLIER STAFF WRITER

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Karisma Penn pushes past an Eastern Illinois defender during the Illini’s victory Monday night. Penn has averaged 21.8 points in four games in her home state of Ohio.

Illinois heads to Toledo in Penn’s homecoming Women’s basketball faces Rockets in WNIT 3rd round BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

For Karisma Penn, there is no place like home. The Shaker Heights, Ohio, native has played some of her best basketball in her home state. During her four years at Illinois, Penn has played four games in Ohio, averaging 21.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in the contests, including a careerhigh 34 points at Ohio State earlier this season. Penn will get another opportunity to play in her home state when Illinois heads to Toledo on Thursday for the third round of the WNIT. “It’s definitely exciting to go back home,” Penn said. “Anytime I go home, (the crowd is full of) people that haven’t gotten to see me play here at Illinois.” The crowd at Toledo will

include Penn’s brothers, who have yet to see the senior forward play this season, and many of her high school friends who attend Toledo. “I texted everybody when I found out, ‘Come to the game. Wear orange. You can’t cheer for Toledo,’” Penn said. If the six hour bus ride northeast will help Penn, the Illini will take it. Illinois has gone 11-3 this season when Penn scores at least 20 points, and the 6-foot-2 forward will be key to stopping the MAC regular season champions. The Rockets only lost two games in the regular season, both to NCAA tournament participants, but lost in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament, causing them to miss the NCAA tournament. “They deserved to be in the NCAA tournament, and certain-

ly they’re one of the best teams in the NIT,” Illinois head coach Matt Bollant said. Bollant said the Rockets’ lack of quality wins was likely what left them on the outside of the NCAA tournament bubble looking in. During his tenure at Green Bay, Bollant faced the same problem with lack of quality opponents in Horizon League play. Last season, he scheduled a home-and-away series with Toledo to beef up his team’s resume. His Lady Phoenix won both matchups, and he said his familiarity with the Rockets should help Illinois. Though Illinois has never played Toledo, its upperclassmen will see a familiar face across the court Thursday evening. Toledo forward Brianna Jones began her career at Illinois with Penn, Adrienne GodBold and Amber Moore, but she was dismissed the team for an unspecified violation of team rules following her freshman season. Jones has played at her hometown school since, and has been unable to achieve meaningful minutes.

Illinois has also relied on its The season with Jones, 200910, was the last time Illinois defense for success in the first played past the Big Ten Tour- two rounds of the WNIT. The nament. The Illini went to the Illini held their first to oppoWNIT quarterfinals that year, nents to a combined 35 percent and a quarterfinal berth will be shooting, while recording 12.5 on the line Thursday night. steals and 24 turnovers per Unlike Illinois, Toledo is game. Forced turnovers genfamiliar with erate a large the postseapart of Illison. The Rocknois’ offense, ets are in the but it struggled to convert field for the fourth straight many layups year and won off turnovers Illinois Toledo the 2011 WNIT Monday. championship. (18-13, 9-7 Big Ten) (29-3, 15-1 MAC) Slow starts Defense have plagued Thursday, 7 p.m. the Illini in the has been a Toledo, Ohio strong reason WNIT’s first for Toledo’s two rounds. Thursday’s game will be the first “This is not success the between the Illini and the Rockets. a team you can past few seasons. The Rockspot 11-2 like we ets tout one of the nation’s top did against Eastern Illinois or scoring defenses, allowing just 8-0 like Miami (Ohio),” Bollant 51.2 points per game. They also said. “We’re going to have to have a +5.6 rebound margin, get off to a good start and be while Illinois struggles with a ready to go.” -4.1 margin on the boards. The “We have to come out strong Illini were outrebounded 44-33 by Eastern Illinois on Monday. See WBBALL, Page 4B

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Everyone has finished warmup throws near the start of practice, closing the distance between them and their partner as left fielder Jordan Parr is still standing in the end zone, as far back as he can possibly go, still playing catch with his twin brother, Justin, who is standing around the 10-yard line inside cramped Irwin Indoor Facility. The field stretches only about 60 yards of a normal football field. “Last one” Parr calls, and they proceed to throw for about five more minutes. Parr slaps his side with his glove, takes a small hop and steps into his throw before he unloads the ball, which rises as it goes through the air making a beeline for Justin’s head. He’s not as accurate as his brother — the Illini center fielder — and he will even admit it. He says he has the third best arm in the outfield, also behind right fielder Will Krug. But this is Parr’s first year playing in the outfield, a move he said he was ecstat-

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Status for Friday’s baseball game undetermined Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb said the status for Friday’s series opener against Oakland is undetermined. The Illini softball team cancelled its game Friday in favor of a doubleheader Saturday to allow more time for its field — Eichelberger Field — to recover from this past weekend’s snowstorm. However, Illinois Field is artificial turf and usually drains well. Snow still covered the field almost completely on Wednesday afternoon, except for a few spots that cleared along the warning track. High temperatures are supposed to stay above freezing with sunshine for the remainder of the week. Hartleb is expected to make a decision Thursday afternoon.

Defensive backs missing familiar faces Football players adjusting to practice without senior leaders in terms of experience, but the departures leave room for new For Illinois defensive back faces to make names for themEaton Spence, it’s taken a long selves. Redshirt freshmen Taytime to fully realize that his lor Barton and B.J. Bello, along teammates in the secondary, with sophomores V’Angelo Bentwhom he watched compete all ley, Eaton Spence, and senior season long, are not coming Ben Mathis are expected to fill back. some of the empty shoes. The Illinois football team lost “For the most part, the guys five key contributors from last who need to get better are getyear’s secondary to graduation. ting better,” defensive coordinaJustin Green, Terry Hawthorne, tor Tim Banks said. “We’ve got Supo Sanni, Ashante Williams a lot of young puppies out there, and Patrick Nixon-Youman and I think those guys are really making strides.” all saw major Banks, who playing time as seniors in 2012. h a nd le s the A d d i t i o n a l l y, coaching duties Steve Hull has of the secondbeen moved from ary, said no sinsafety to wide gle player has receiver for his stood out in the final year of elispring, but that it’s been a “work gibility in 2013. “ It’s wei rd by committee.” TIM BANKS, Head coach Tim because ever defensive coordinator Beckman said since I’ve been Mathis and the here, they’ve injured Thomas been h er e ,” Spence said. “So you go into the have taken it upon themselves to locker room to get dressed and teach their younger teammates. they’re not there, you’re like, Thomas started nine games in ‘Dang, they’re gone for real.’” 2012 in place of the injured Hull, Illinois’ practice Wednesday and is the lone returning starter marked the midway point of to the Illinois secondary. A leg its spring schedule, which cul- injury has limited his practice minates with its Spring Game time this spring, but Banks said under the lights at Memorial Sta- he has been progressing well dium on April 12. But with seven and he fully expects him to be practices left, the Illini second- ready to go come training camp. The Illini need the defenary is still a work in progress. The cupboard is bare, at least sive leadership of Thomas and BY SEAN HAMMOND STAFF WRITER

“For the most part, the guys who need to get better are getting better.”

DARYL QUITALIG THE DAILY ILLINI

Illinois’ Eaton Spence tackles Indiana’s D’Angelo Roberts during the game against Indiana on Oct. 27. Spence is adjusting to practice without five seniors. Mathis — a former walk-on. Along with the five seniors in the secondary, Illinois lost four key contributors from its defensive line (Michael Buchanan, Glenn Foster, Akeem Spence and Justin Staples). Banks has liked what he’s seen so far from the line, even though he said he doesn’t think they have any “big names.” Illinois now turns its focus

north toward Chicago, where it will have practice from Gately Stadium at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The scrimmage will give Chicago area prospects a chance to see the Illini and give the many Chicago-area players the chance to practice in front of friends and family. Gately stadium is on Chicago’s south side and seats a capacity of roughly 8,000 people.

Beckman and Director of Athletics Mike Thomas will address the media Friday afternoon from Soldier Field before the practice. They are expected to discuss Illinois’ Chicago Homecoming game against Washington at Soldier Field on Sept. 14. Thomas is also expected to touch on the Assembly Hall renovation project. “What’s unique about it is it’s

Easter (weekend),” Beckman said. “And I know Good Friday is a tough day to practice on, but I’m also giving my players that live up there the opportunity, after that scrimmage is over, to go with their families and spend Easter with them.”

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Freshmen maximize power behind the plate for Illini softball BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

As the conference season picks up, Illinois softball may have found the line between youth and skill. With eight freshmen and one transfer player on the roster, the Illini have the largest firstyear class in the Big Ten conference. And they may have one of the best. This year’s freshman class is highlighted by the play of Remeny Perez and Kylie Johnson. Perez’s bat has been one of the few bright spots in a quiet Illinois offense, as she leads the team in doubles (5), home runs (2) and slugging percentage (.520%). The utility infielder also ranks third in batting average (.300) and has the second most RBIs on the team (8). Johnson is not far behind. Known for her speed, the 2012 Chicago Tribune Softball Player of the Year ranks second in stolen bases in the Big Ten, already swiping 14 bags this season. “She should be one of the biggest base stealers in the Big Ten and eventually in the country too,” head coach Terri Sullivan said. The outfielder from Kankakee, Ill., has also made an impact at the plate. She’s batting .282 with 20 hits on the year,

good for third most on the team. Sullivan said Johnson instantly becomes a threat to an opposing defense when she reaches base and can score every time she gets on. Johnson has already crossed the plate 12 times this season, second most of any Illini behind junior outfielder Alex Booker, Johnson’s mentor on and off the field. When Booker isn’t helping Johnson with schoolwork, the two are working together on their short-game — practicing their slides and working to be on the same page when they are defending the outfield. “We’re like two peas in a pod,” Booker said. “On defense, we work well together and literally know what the other is thinking. We kind of give each other a little wink and we know what we’re doing.” Senior pitcher Pepper Gay said she is proud of the way the two freshmen have stepped up to boost the team’s offense. “Remeny and Kylie’s bats are huge,” Gay said. “The speed Kylie brings to the team is really big because we needed to get some speed, while Remeny’s bat and her defense have been really great. It’s really good to see those two step up to the plate.” Though players can be unpredictable in their transition from

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high school to the collegiate level, Sullivan did not merely get lucky with this year’s freshman class. The head coach said she had been following players through different travel leagues and heard about players from her relationships with high school coaches, even tracking some players since their freshman year of high school. “There are great players everywhere, you just have to find them,” she said. Sullivan recruited players from across the country in places such as Texas, California, Minnesota and Illinois. The productive newcomers have the staff and upperclassmen on the roster excited for the team’s future. “They still have three years after this year,” Gay said. “So I think they can do really big things.” While a struggling Illinois team (10-15) still has a long road ahead this season, their young talent offers hope on the program’s horizon. “Everyone has a different story of how they got here,” Sullivan said. But for this Illinois freshman class, the more interesting story may be the one they leave behind.

Sean can be reached at spneuma2@ DAILY ILLINI FILE PHOTO Head coach Terri Sullivan encourages a player during the Illini’s doubleheader versus Wisconsin at Eichelberger Field dailyillini.com and @neumanntheon Apr. 15. This year’s freshman class is highlighted by the play of Remeny Perez and Kylie Johnson. human.

After successful indoor season, women’s track has high expectations heading into the outdoor season for the outdoor events at their indoor track facility. The Illini women’s track and field team “Well, right now it’s snowing, and we’re has its sights set on another record- running outdoor track, so that’s really our breaking weekend. biggest challenge,” head coach Tonja Buford-Bailey Early in the 2013 outdoor season, the Illini head into said. “There are some a busy weekend with two events where we need to be outdoors right now, but meets scheduled and high we don’t have that. We’re expectations. Following a moving things around successful indoor season, here in the indoor track to in which the Illini placed 14th in nationals, the Illini accommodate.” will get a chance to ply their Even with the hindrance trade to an outdoor track. of weather keeping the Illini from having any outdoor To do so, Illinois will get out of the unseasonably cold practice, the team aims to Midwest weather and head break a few school records to Texas and California in this weekend. Buford-Bailey TONJA BUFORD-BAILEY, split squads. The Illini will is pretty confident that can head coach compete in the Texas Relays happen. in Austin and the Stanford “We want to break the Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., — an event record in the (3,200-meter relay),” she said. Illinois attended in 2011. “We want to run one of the school’s topThe Illini have been forced to prepare 10 times in the (400-meter relay) and we BY LANRE ALABI STAFF WRITER

“Well, right now it’s snowing, and we’re running outdoor track, so that’s really our biggest challenge.”

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want to get close to — if not break — the (1,600-meter relay) record.” Despite lofty goals, the team has proved with its performances that it is more than ready to back it up. Sophomore sprinter Ashley Spencer wants to use this meet to address issues with her starts, and she also wants the team to work on baton exchanges. Faced with the task of defending her national title in the 400, Spencer is trying to focus on the immediate challenge presented by this weekend. “Right now, I just take it week by week,” Spencer said. “Taking each meet as an opportunity to do my best and advance. Really as Big Ten (Championships) approach, I just want to focus on perfecting my start and executing what I have to do in the middle. Defending my national title, yes, that is something I want to do, but I want to take it step-by-step and build up to it.”

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Snowball fights are the ultimate sporting event ARYN BRAUN Sports columnist

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experienced a University of Illinois snow day for only the second time in nearly three years as a student here this past Monday. It’s a magical time when students who are supposed to be embracing adulthood cast off the responsibilities of scholarship and, instead, run around campus as if 10 years old again. The Quad is immediately transformed into a battleground. It’s friend against friend and roommate against roommate in the ultimate snow-day must — a snowball fight. As I entered into the fray, watching the chaos unfold around me, it became apparent rather quickly that snowball fights exist in two dimensions. They are at the same time a schoolyard game, and an exam-

ple of how combining pieces of different sports makes for perhaps the most entertaining display of athleticism known to man. My first instinct was that it resembled baseball. Chucking rock-solid snow at your friends across frozen tundra as hard as you can. Sure, there are no bases to cover or runs to score, but it’s all about arm strength. And just like baseball or softball, getting hit with a well-formed snowball hurts like few other things do. I had convinced myself I was going to wake up on Tuesday with a black eye, but thankfully it seems that the snowball gods smiled upon me, and I remain eye-patch free. Hallelujah. But wait, what about the (not so) occasional tackle? When you get so wrapped up in the game and a snowball just won’t do, you have to physically take down your opponent. Because it’s not abuse when they land in nice fluffy snow, right? Those hard hits have to be the football aspect of this back-

yard brawl. And let me tell you, there are a bunch of different ways to tackle someone in the midst of a snowball fight. There’s the “revenge for eating my last box of thin mints” tackle, the “I’m so into this game and I don’t really know what I’m doing anymore” tackle, and my personal favorite, the “SNOWBALL FIGHT HULK SMASH” tackle. Better watch out, that one’s a doozy. To be the ultimate snowball fight champion, lightning-fast reflexes are a must, and who knows this better than the guys and girls who step into the boxing ring? Just like avoiding left jabs and uppercuts, a top-notch snow-baller needs to be able to sidestep and deflect those icecold missiles with the speed of Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis in their prime. Or at least try not to get hit in the face like yours truly. On to the next one. There is no way track and field gets overlooked in its contribution to snowball fights. What do you do to avoid getting hit? You run

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A group of students take time to enjoy the weather during a snowball fight on the Quad during Monday’s snow day. away. Simple as that. It’s so obvious I almost missed it. Stamina is critical for success. It’s important to pace yourself, but you have to know when to turn on the juice. That 40-yard-dash across the Quad to your pile of ammo hidden behind the Eternal Flame is life or death in a game that necessitates endurance and grit. Don’t forget the over-

turned snowmen you have to hurdle on the way there. Sprinters have it made in snowball fights; after all, they can’t hit you if they can’t get within 30 yards of you, right? And so I look forward to the next spring snowstorm because I, Aryn Braun: Snow Day Vigilante, have discovered the perfect combination. In order to be the ultimate snowball fight

warrior, all you need to do is have the arm strength of a Cy Young Award winner, tackling instincts of a linebacker, reflexes of a heavyweight champ and the speed and agility of a Jamaican track star. Easy.

Aryn is a junior in LAS. She can be reached at sports@dailyilini.com. Follow her on Twitter @ArynBraun.

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Spending a week in Cooperstown: It’s got something for everyone EMILY BAYCI Sports columnist

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here was only one stoplight in the town, which probably isn’t necessary. The street was practically abandoned, but anyone I passed made eye contact and offered a friendly hello. All of the stores were closed, but one glimpse in the windows told me what they sold: baseball apparel, baseball paraphernalia, baseball cards or everything baseball related. I made my way down the road, past the wax museum of famous ball players, past the town diner and general store, past the famous Doubleday Field, which looked ready for a game despite the sheet of white snow covering the infield. A car pulled up beside me and asked if I needed a ride. It took me a minute to realize the lady meant no harm. She wanted to help and I accepted, even if my ride was only three blocks long. Welcome to Cooperstown, small town U.S.A. and a base-

ball haven — even in the offseason. When I told people I was going to Cooperstown, N.Y., for my spring break I got two responses: “You must be a baseball fan,” or “What’s in Cooperstown?” For those who asked the latter don’t feel too bad. You’re not completely un-American. Cooperstown is home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum — and library, even though that’s not in the title. I was there for an Alternative Spring Break, compliments of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science — the No. 1 program in the country, FYI — researching and studying in the museum’s library. I shadowed librarians, I answered reference questions, I explored the museum and library. I froze in the temperature-controlled artifact rooms. I picked up the phone and didn’t know what to do when someone demanded answers about what to do with vintage World Series tickets. I fact checked publica-

tions for the Hall of Fame, I answered and checked 500 baseball trivia questions. I made enough copies to kill a rain forest, I dropped enough boxes to severely injure my toe. I learned how to use microfilm the right way, then proceeded to learn the hard way that there was only one right way. I balanced piles of books up to my nose. I explored the extensive collections of the library, the boxes and boxes of baseball movie scripts — proof that we can do a bracket competition with only baseball movies — and every baseball related book one could ever imagine. I perused newspaper clippings on any ballplayer or individual affiliated with baseball or topic semi-affiliated with baseball and countless other two-dimensional objects you’d never even dream of. But most importantly, I experienced, interacted and observed. It was all baseball, all the time. And it was perfectly normal. My supervisor, Jim, gives tours hundreds of times a year, but his face still lit up when

he showed me Russ Hodges scorecard where Hodges forgot to pencil in the winning run because he was too overwhelmed with excitement screaming, “The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant!” Jim said it was a religious experience to walk through the hall of plaques after hours, surrounded by the bronze faces of baseball heroes. He’d done it a million times so the effect had wore off a bit, but walking down the hall with him after hours, I felt the dreamlike effect. The museum walls united everyone with the common love of America’s pastime. The stories honored those with great successes and those who suffered great hardships. I quadrupled my knowledge about baseball, thanks in large part to the 500 trivia questions and grew to respect the game more than ever before. I learned about the Negro Leagues and about countless phenomenal athletes who didn’t have the opportunity to play Major League Baseball because of their race. My favorite part was the

Sacred Grounds exhibit. It explored ballparks and fans like Hilda Chester, who rang a cowbell to support the Dodgers for more than three decades starting in the 1920s, and Pearl Sandow, who attended every professional baseball game played in Atlanta except one for 55 years starting in 1934. And the best part of the exhibit was an empty box of concession popcorn from which one could waft in the scent of buttery perfection. The employees stories seemed unbelievable but they were a dime a dozen; meeting Hall of Famers like Cal Ripken, being recognized by Charlie Sheen and answering questions for notable journalists. Jim’s son made Jim send pictures so his college friends believed his stories about roaming the Hall and training with famous ballplayers. A librarian, Tim, got married in the baseball Hall of Fame. One visitor took 600 photos in less than 30 minutes. There seemed to be an endless supply of baseball ties and baseball jokes and baseball debates. You introduced yourself with

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ond, a single got through the left side and the runner from second tried to score before being FROM PAGE 1B thrown out at the plate. ic about before the season. He’d Pitcher Kevin Johnson was spent last year playing first base watching from the bullpen down for the first time in his career the left field line. and it wasn’t his favorite thing “It was just unexpected, because he gets the ball and he in the world. A first baseman can only con- just chucks it,” Johnson said. tribute so much to help a team “We’re just standing there like: on defense. ‘Holy crap.’ It was awesome.” The position restricted Parr’s It didn’t surprise Hartleb, athleticism and arm strength he who said Parr’s arm is similar to can now unleash every day in his brother’s. Parr played in the the outfield. He’s outfield during one of the fastest the summer and players on the fall to get ready team, leading the for the posiIllini with eight tion change. For stolen bases. Hartleb, moving “It kind of Parr to the outfield allowed him gives me free to insert players, reign to be an like first baseathlete,” Parr said. man David KeriKEVIN JOHNSON, The two keep an, into the lineIllinois pitcher throwing even up to strengthen after every one it. else has stopped and the team Parr also threw a runner out is about to practice infield. They at second against New Mexico don’t stop until they hear some- State earlier in the season for his second outfield assist. one yell, “Runner on first!” But he’s also had some forgetThe first time Illinois got an in-game showing of what its new table moments in the outfield. left fielder can do came in the During the eighth inning first game of the season. With against Baylor on March 8, Parr two outs in the ninth inning slipped in the outfield to allow and runners on first and sec- a runner to advance from first

your name and what team you rooted for. Whenever I admitted I was a Cubs fan, a collective groan filled the room, without fail. The conversation would drift to other sports every once in a while: basketball — because of March Madness, as well as soccer, football and lacrosse. But then someone would mention Opening Day and the conversation returned to the main event. Opening Day. It’s right around the corner. Normally, I would barely bat an eye, but there’s something about being submerged in an enchanted baseball land that makes anyone addicted to the allure of the sport. Thousands of visitors trek through Cooperstown during the summer months, but in the end of March it’s more like hundreds — or even less. The ones who are there are the diehards, the natives and those like myself, who find themselves swept into the excitement.

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“It was just unexpected because he gets the ball and he just chucks it.”

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Illinois’ Jordan Parr makes a catch to force out a runner in a game against Indiana at Illinois Field on April 6. The Illini lost to the Hoosiers 12-3. Parr has made the transition from first base to join his twin brother in the outfield. to third. He would score on the next play and give Baylor a 3-2 lead. At the time Parr felt horrible, though he can laugh just thinking about it now. Illinois would

come back to win the game in the ninth inning. “I’m going to blame the slippery outfield,” Parr said with a wide grin on his face. “I’ve never been happier to get a team

win in my life. Just went by me, one of things you laugh about afterward.”

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from the jump,” senior Adrienne GodBold said. “Mentally we just have to be prepared at the tip of the ball. It’s coming out aggressive and making sure we know everything and which players to stop.” GodBold cited EIU’s Ta’Kenya Nixon as an example of Illinois’ lackadaisical first halves. The Illini let the Panthers’ point guard score 14 points in the first half, but limited her to three second-half points. Illinois was able to overcome the first half against EIU largely because of Penn. When the Illini fell eight points behind in the second half, she told her teammates she wasn’t concerned with the score, but with her team’s effort. GodBold said she has noticed that Penn always shines in games in her home state, and that the team will do its best to help her out. “I’m glad that she gets to go back,” GodBold said. “We get to put on another show for her in her home state.”

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