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Suburban Express hits Reddit front Bus company drops court cases after negative posts raise publicity BY CORINNE RUFF STAFF WRITER

Murph Finnicum proudly snapped a screenshot Monday afternoon to remember the 103,128 unique Reddit users who visited the UIUC subreddit Saturday. Two threads about Suburban Express lawsuits hit the front page of Reddit for a 24-hour period, linking to the UIUC subreddit that he moderates. The increased buzz about Suburban Express lawsuits also drew the attention of media outlets, causing them pick up a story that they might not have otherwise. The threads made it onto front-page sections “/r/bestof” and “/r/news” and both detail a letter from Suburban Express to Finnicum, warning him to remove “libelous postings” or face legal action from the bus company. One of the viral threads also includes information about The

First Amendment Lawyers Association’s offer to help in the case. Two days after the organization posted on the thread, Suburban Express sent Finnicum another letter saying legal action would not be pursued. Ken White, a member of the lawyer association, posted on the thread, offering his help free of charge if legal action were to be taken. White, who is a member of the State Bar of California, said the network of lawyers would have allowed him to find someone in Illinois to appear in court on his behalf. “I’ve gotten a lot out of the legal system, and I like to give something back,” he said. “One of the main flaws is that it is too easy to threaten lawsuits and intimidate and chill and fine people.” White also wrote about the situation in his blog, Popehat. On

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Suburban Express controversy raises UIUC subreddit page views The UIUC subreddit saw a dramatic increase in user visits Saturday after two threads about Suburban Express lawsuits hit the Reddit front page, reaching over two hundred thousand page views. 250,000

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The Fighting Illini Battalion return to the Armory from their Battalion Run before the presentation of awards to this year’s cadets Wednesday morning.

ROTC recognizes exceptional students BY ELEANOR BLACK STAFF WRITER

Music could be heard blasting from the west entrance of the Armory at 6 a.m. Wednesday in anticipation of a celebratory morning for the ROTC program. Cadets ran through prep drills and stretched in preparation for a battalion run, followed by their annual award ceremony. “A large group run is something used in the military to build morale and unit cohesion,” said Sal Filardi, senior in LAS. “We are running to celebrate the close of another school year, significant individual accom-

served as sergeant major, the highest ranking non-commission officer in the cadet program. The position is responsible for the accountability and physical training of the entire battalion. “I’m proud of everything that the battalion did this year and I was happy to be part of it,” Seaman said. “Getting the award made me feel proud to be a part of the program and the fact that I was able to work hard with these guys all year.” The Hazelton Medal was given to Erin

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UIC set to open bioscience lab mid-summer

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plishments and the commissioning of the graduating class.” The two mile run was followed by an award ceremony recognizing the achievements of cadets in the program throughout the past year. 32 cadets were recognized during the ceremony, with a total of 13 awards given out. “The two most important awards are the Hazelton Award and the Bertoldo Award,” Filardi said. “Both of these awards have a long history at the U of I.” The Master Sergeant Bertoldo Award was presented to Jonathon Seaman, senior in LAS. The award is given to the cadet who

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The University of Illinois at Chicago will open a new bioscience laboratory called the Health, Technology and Innovation Center at the Medical District near UIC’s medical school mid-summer. The lab will serve as a chance for start-up companies to further develop their work and will also give professors, faculty and community members the chance to research specific bioscience projects. It will be open to anyone who wants to rent space, including research-

ers from all three University of Illinois campuses. The $3.4 million project was partially funded by a $1.7 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The remaining $1.7 million will be provided by UIC. The lab was created by renovating 12,000 square feet of lab space for bioscience use. “Illinois’ thriving, cutting edge life sciences sector creates jobs while improving people’s lives,” Gov. Pat Quinn said in his April 24 press release. “The HTI will drive further

growth in the field, serving as a key resource for our medical science researchers and providing a new platform through which innovative ideas can be developed and introduced to the marketplace.” Heather Tarczan, director of communications and administration for the Illinois Medical District, said HTI was loosely modeled after the University’s EnterpriseWorks model. The HTI will contain “wet labs” and “dry labs,” along with different conference rooms.

“Illinois’ thriving, cutting edge life sciences sector creates jobs while improving people’s lives.” PAT QUINN, Illinois governor

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If approved, Commencement may move to Memorial Stadium in 2014 BY CARINA LEE STAFF WRITER

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Graduation may be held at Memorial Stadium instead of the State Farm Center beginning in 2014, pending the Board of Trustee’s approval.

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Commencement may take place at Memorial Stadium next year during the State Farm Center reconstruction, which is pending approval by the Board of Trustees. Campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler said the State Farm Center’s reconstruction schedule will be determined sometime after the Board of Trustees meeting May 29. The Boardhas not yet determined where to More inside: allocate the $60 million from the namShahid Khan, owner ing rights, which may be used to pay of Flex-N-Gate, for a portion of the has been selected reconstruction. as this year’s “The agreement commencement with State Farm still speaker. Page 7A must be approved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees,” she said. “It is too early to determine whether 2014 Commencement will be held in State Farm Center or somewhere else.” The University has deemed Memorial Stadium as the best alternative to holding Commencement in State Farm Center during construction. Babette Hiles, director of Special

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Events in the Office of the Chancellor, said if approved, next year’s Commencement schedule would be a little different than before. “Currently we have two campus-wide Commencement ceremonies held at the State Farm Center because not everyone could get inside,” Hiles said. “But moving it to the Memorial Stadium, we would be able to plan only one ceremony and everyone will participate in that ceremony.” Hiles said changing the location also changes the schedule of the 2014 graduation weekend, and Office of the Chancellor staff have already begun planning for next year. “It will also be moving from Sunday to Saturday,” she said. “It will be the first ceremony for the Commencement weekend and the remainder of Saturday and all day Sunday will be the convocation ceremonies.” She said the seating arrangements for the event will be prepared until next year. “From now, it will be just working on arrangements for where we have our faculty lined up for the processions, where we have our doctoral candidates (and) where the stage is located,” Hiles said. “All that’s left is the planning on behind

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mixed feelings about the Ford County judge dismissing the Suburban Express lawsuits Tuesday. â€œIt sounds like (Suburban Express President Dennis Toeppen is) trying to hide from media attention for a while and resolve things where everyone canâ€™t see,â€? Finnicum said. Thomas Betz, directing attorney of Student Legal Services, has been an attorney at the University since 1986 and said this is not the first time heâ€™s dealt with Suburban Express-initiated lawsuits.

â€œMy dream would be to never see another lawsuit by Suburban Express,â€? he said. â€œI think itâ€™s possible.â€? Betz said the attorneys at the University will continue to keep an eye out for the lawsuits that could resurface in another county. The revised terms and conditions Suburban Express that were posted on its website Monday eliminated Ford County as the venue for any legal action. However, Betz said his biggest concern is that by not specifying a venue, the compa-

ny could file in any county it chooses to until it is challenged in court. Scott Mulford, press secretary for the Illinois Attorney Generalâ€™s Office, said after receiving about half a dozen complaints against Suburban Express, his staff recently began looking into the issue. While the number of complaints doesnâ€™t come close to the 126 lawsuits that were filed this year, Mulford said the quantity is irrelevant. â€œIf we receive a consumer complaint about an issue from any indi-

vidual, we will follow it up as best we can,â€? he said. â€œWe have a small mediation staff that is part of the consumer division, and they make phone calls and send letters.â€? Betz said Student Legal Services also felt it was necessary to directly contact the Attorney Generalâ€™s Office. â€œMany students were having difficulties in articulating what the issue was,â€? he said. Betz said many students filed motions against the default judgment they received for not attend-

ing their court case over spring break. But their March 19 cases were dismissed Tuesday. However, Betz said those who have already paid fines wonâ€™t get refunds. â€œIn the age where you can immediately share displeasure on the Internet, it really does not pay off to use a sledge hammer to kill a gnat,â€? Betz said. â€œItâ€™s an extreme response to a trivial issue.â€?

new technologies to have successful start-ups. â€œIt will be accessed not so much by students, but by people who are starting a biofinance company (for example) who need a place that has a lab to do some lab work,â€? Tarczan said. â€œSo there might be some professors or other start-up companies that want to test their products, have it validated, get some mentoring from people who will be working at the labs and people from the biosciences community.â€? Kapila Viges, director of EnterpriseWorks Chicago at UIC, said HTI will have a monthly rental fee for those who are interested

in using the lab for research. She said the new hub will benefit the University of Illinois as a whole because it will allow for more successful biotechnology startups originating from the university system. â€œOur objective is to validate technology, convert technology into products and accelerate them,â€? she said. â€œWeâ€™re testing out the viability and getting them through the concept stage so that they are more viable start-ups when they actually do start up.â€? Viges said a good start-up reputation would affect the Universityâ€™s reputation, but the prox-

imity and easy access to the lab would also positively affect the Urbana-Champaign campus. â€œItâ€™s not just reputation (that affects the University), but itâ€™s also that they also have access to it,â€? she said. â€œItâ€™s an opportunity for UIUC faculty, students and staff to have a place to come collaborate, meet with colleagues up here in Chicago, have a place to do some work and collaborate here as well.â€? Lesley Millar, director of the Office of Technology Management at the University, said the University has had an increasing amount of start-up companies in recent years, a number

that will likely continue to rise with this added lab. â€œThis is a valuable addition to the resources for incubation and commercialization of technology from the University of Illinois,â€? she said. â€œThe UIUC campus has launched 34 startup companies over the last five years ... We are seeing increasing numbers in the life sciences, medical devices or diagnostics tools area and therefore this is a welcome addition.â€? According to Quinnâ€™s press release, the HTI at Chicago is part of the governorâ€™s agenda to create jobs and drive Illinoisâ€™ economy forward by bringing

experts together to â€œcreate the nexus for an interdisciplinary approach to drug, diagnostic, medical device and information technology development.â€? Bioscience experts at the University will not have an opportunity to rent any lab space until summer, but results from research conducted this summer will likely follow soon after. â€œThe beauty of this facility is itâ€™s not only restricted to UIC and instead is a part of the system as a whole, so itâ€™s open to all campuses,â€? Tarczan said.

actually get the award.â€? So far, Oâ€™Neil has enjoyed her participation in the program, callFROM PAGE 1A ing it the â€œbest decision Iâ€™ve ever Oâ€™Neil, freshman in LAS. The made.â€? medal is presented to a first-year Seaman agreed with her sencadet that demonstrates exem- timent, finding his experience in plary work in the program. They the ROTC program a worthwhile must demonone for him and strate proficienother students. cy in military â€œI think itâ€™s skills â€” which been really is shown during good for the a Hazelton comdevelopment petition lab and of leadership also must mainch a r ac ter i s tain a grade tics but also all point average aspects of all of B or higher. life, including â€œIt was an school,â€? he said. honor to receive â€œAll around, itâ€™s this award, just a program that knowing that just builds you JONATHON SEAMAN, up and definiteIâ€™m in the top senior in LAS ly contributes to ranks, I suppose, of people how you look at who are in the freshman class,â€? the world and how you want to conOâ€™Neil said. â€œItâ€™s exciting to be tribute to society.â€? only the eighth female in the last 40 years since women have been Eleanor can be reached at eablack2@ allowed in the ROTC program to dailyillini.com.

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FROM PAGE 1A the blog, he said social media has led to more media attention on the issue than it would have otherwise. â€œWhen you double, triple and quadruple down on online dickery, you place yourself beyond easy reputational redemption and instead face the full force of the Streisand effect,â€? White said. While Finnicum said he is grateful for Whiteâ€™s offer, he said he has

UIC LABS FROM PAGE 1A Tarczan said â€œwet labsâ€? are technologically advanced laboratories that contain aspects that are vital for complex experiments, such as access to gas lines and innovative air circulation, which will allow scientists to breathe in fresh air. â€œDry labs,â€? she said, â€œare more like middle school labs ... The most you could do in it is maybe dissect a frog.â€? The technology hub will mainly be a tool for people to help prove the legitimacy of their

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â€œAll around, itâ€™s a program that just builds you up and definitely contributes to how you look at the world and how you want to contribute to society.â€?

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FROM PAGE 1A the scenes.â€? Clay Matheny, junior in LAS, said he expects holding commencement in a college football stadium to feel different than it would in State Farm Center. â€œI think itâ€™s a pretty smart idea to hold (commencement) at the Memorial Stadium,â€? he said. Matheny said he is somewhat concerned about the Memorial Stadiumâ€™s lack of air conditioning for his upcoming commencement. â€œI can see a lot of people complaining about the heat,â€? he said. â€œIt kind of depends on the weather; I think that could play a factor on how it goes.â€? But Hiles said holding the commencement ceremony on a Saturday morning might not be as warm as people might think. â€œBy having the ceremony in the morning, the heat wonâ€™t be too much,â€? she said. â€œItâ€™s cool rather, so it might not even be an issue then.â€? If approved, commencement will be held at Memorial Stadium until 2016 while State Farm Centerâ€™s reconstruction is completed.

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Former University doctoral student under investigation for graffiti BY SARI LESK STAFF WRITER

A Champaign man will appear in court next month after being detained by University Police last week on the charge of criminal defacement to property. Randal Fulk, 66, was issued a notice to appear by University Police last Thursday at 7:45 a.m. at the Henry Administration Building, 506 S. Wright St.In this particular incident, Fulk was suspected to be responsible for marking graffiti in the firstfloor bathroom with a permanent marker. Fulk, who earned his doctorate at the University and worked in the library as a clerk, left in the late 1990s. He is also sus-

pected to be responsible for many other cases of similar graffiti, which took place in the Henry Administration Building, Lincoln Hall and Gregory Hall. Deputy Chief Skip Frost, UIPD, said Officer Eric Stiverson was out on foot when he addressed the incident and contacted Fulk. â€œThey had just cleaned this stall where we had seen so much of the graffiti,â€? Frost said. â€œAfter our officer checked it, there was only one person in there between the time that it was cleaned and nobody else went in there. This subject was in there and the officer contacted him, went in there and there was fresh graffiti, which

matched up with a lot of the other ones.â€? Frost said the markings were mostly negative and derogatory toward the University, including comments about this yearâ€™s commencement speaker, Shahid Khan. Fulk was issued a notice to appear in court, rather than being arrested and taken to jail, because of health concerns. Fulk was also issued a letter of no trespass. The cost of damages, which Facilities & Services is addressing, have not yet been calculated. â€œWhen you start adding up the cost of clean-up and repair â€” and some of them have been cleaned up and repaired so much theyâ€™re going to have to be replaced

â€” Iâ€™ll guarantee itâ€™ll be in the thousands of dollars,â€? Frost said. Carl Wegel, director of operations, maintenance and alterations for Facilities & Services, said the graffitied restroom partitions are being taken down and held as evidence while police pursue the case. He said the cost of repairs will come out of the maintenance departmentâ€™s budget if no restitution is paid in the case. â€œWeâ€™re all impacted by that,â€? Wegel said. â€œItâ€™s a waste of resources. Not only that, it degrades the appearance of the campus.â€?

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Defining property damage According to the Illinois Compiled Statutes, â€œA person commits criminal damage to property when he or she knowingly damages any property of another.â€?The statute also says that the extent of the damage, which has not yet been determined in this case, â€œis an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of the fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the specified value.â€? SOURCE: ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES

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The University has remained silent on Suburban Express

hen Suburban Express dropped 126 lawsuits Tuesday, University administrators had no involvement. It was entirely in the hands of passionate, dedicated students.

When University graduate student Jeremy Leval posted a Facebook status regarding an incident in which a bus driver allegedly made discriminatory remarks toward an international student, University administrators remained silent. When Suburban Express lawsuits against passengers increased from 44 to 126 over the span of a few days, University administrators were mum. And yet when students stood up to the bus company — spreading awareness on Reddit and Facebook and sending letters to The Daily Illini — resulting in modified terms of service and dropped lawsuits, University administrators once again had nothing to say. However, the University’s Student Legal Services has offered some help. But because Suburban Express files its lawsuits in Ford County, students seeking representation from Student Legal Services can’t receive it: It can only provide free representation to students for cases filed in Champaign County. In a Daily Illini article published April 19, Thomas Betz, student legal directing attorney at the University, said there was a significant number of students seeking help because of the fines they were hit with from the bus company. Still, when there are multiple students pursuing legal services for the same problem, why is advising students to submit their complaints to the Illinois Attorney General the only thing the University can do? Suburban Express became a problem, but why was nothing else done? Submitting a complaint to the attorney general can take time, if anything even happens with it, and in that time, it leaves the door open for more lawsuits. When the number of students who have similar complaints increases to the point where it becomes salient to most of the campus community, the University should intervene. Even the Illinois Student Senate has taken action. Student Body President Damani Bolden said at the ISS meeting last Wednesday that he was drafting a letter to Attorney General Lisa Madigan, asking for the problem to be recognized. Only small University entities — ISS and Student Legal Services — have acknowledged the student outcry. Larger University entities, such as Student Affairs, have largely turned a blind eye to their students involved and to an irreverent bus company. Ultimately, the University should be responsible for its students — especially when they are taken advantage of by a company that is so ingrained in this campus. Even if Suburban Express dropped the lawsuits, the lack of acknowledgement by administrators during and after the incidences shows that students cannot always rely on the University. The University has to step up and make an announcement acknowledging the problems that it has ignored. The University needs to reconsider its silence and its policies for legal intervention so that students can be fully represented in the case that a similar situation happens in the future. Sometimes its left up to the students themselves to take action.

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hroughout my life, I thought certain things were crazy, like paying to take exams or believing in Santa Claus. Overtime, I always saw the reason for them though; exams help us get into great schools like the University of Illinois and Santa Claus, well, I’m still trying to figure that one out, actually. But one type of crazy I never expected to understand was runners. Why would anyone want to run longer than the dreaded mile? This time last year, I could barely run one mile, let alone more than 13. Running was painful, it was boring, it took way too much effort, and did I mention it was painful? And unless you are Forrest Gump, you never get anywhere worthwhile. My freshman year on campus in spring 2010, I volunteered to hand out water to the runners for the 2nd annual Illinois Marathon. Something happened that day. I found myself cheering as loudly as I could for people I knew and more importantly, for people I didn’t: men and women, young and old, the unbelievably fit and the not-so-fit. I realized anyone could train to run for a 10K, a halfmarathon, or even a full marathon. It sparked me to do something crazy before I graduated: I wanted to complete a half-marathon. My sophomore year quickly passed by and junior year I was off campus for an internship. (Note to you freshman, senior year arrives very quickly.) I realized in August, this was my last shot to prove to myself I could do this and I was running out of excuses. I kept telling myself I could run 13.1 miles. I had the freedom in my schedule to train and I had the support from my friends and family to do it.

I even had a bet with my dad that if I were to run, he would be at Memorial Stadium to cheer me on. As of April 27, 2013, I am extremely proud to tell you, dear reader, that I did it. This once entirely out of shape graduating senior ran a halfmarathon. I may not have been the fastest, or the absolute best in shape, but after a hard year of training, I did it. And both of my parents were there cheering me on (my dad even ran a block with me about halfway through, though he may have been huffing and puffing a bit more).

But one type of crazy I never expected to understand was runners. Why would anyone want to run longer than the dreaded mile? And what a town to do it in. There was nothing quite like running down Green Street with the sun in my face, running past the empty stone block that should hold our Alma Mater, running past the houses of cheering Urbana-ites (and for the full marathon, Champaign-ites), running past a giant American Flag or two, running by the greatest volunteers Illinois has to offer, and even running under the tunnel into Memorial Stadium. It was quite a rush. All of my training, all of the hard work I put into this race proved one thing to me: Anything you put your mind too, you really can do. I always thought that statement was a bit of a

reach, for I’ll probably never be an aerospace engineer, or the first woman president (I’ll let Hillary Clinton have that honor), but if you work hard for something and you want to accomplish it, you can. Because look at what we have done so far. Look at all of us, the class of 2013. We are about to graduate from one of the top universities in the country. Entering freshman year, most of us assumed we would be graduating with a degree, but there was always that chance that we could fail. That we would decide that college was not for us. That we would transfer to another school. Or maybe we transferred here. But we did it. We may have failed an exam or two. There may be some grades we wish we could forget. There may even be some parties or nights we have forgotten. But when we are up on that stage receiving our diplomas, so many doors will open for us. Maybe we will work part-time for a bit, find an internship, get a master’s degree, a Ph.D, travel or find that coveted fulltime job. Whatever we do or wherever we end up going, without our degree from here, without us trying to accomplish our common goal of graduating, they would be non-existent. We may even change our minds once or twice, but that is OK, too. In the last 22 years, I sure have a few times. So do something you think is crazy. Register for a half-marathon. Try something you never thought you could accomplish. Travel the world. Set the bar high. Apply to jobs that seem just out of reach. Goals are never easy. Graduating from college certainly is not. But class of 2013, we did it anyway. Congratulations.

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

Mobile food trucks benefit students NORA IBRAHIM Opinions columnist

ood trucks, believe it or not, are an issue of contention for governing cities. In New York, their fumes and unsightly appearance contribute to the grungy and dingy attitude of some New York sites. In Chicago, food truck regulations have become so restrictive, so that spotting one in the heart of Chicago would be equivalent to a leprechaun sighting. But in Champaign-Urbana, the food truck culture cannot be more different. In fact, it’s one many Chambanites embrace (and perhaps depend on post 2 a.m.). Champaign City Council will meet at the end of this month to discuss what will come of the city’s Mobile Food Truck Pilot Project after it ends June 30. The pilot project, which started last year in May, was intended to be a test run to see how allowing mobile food trucks to vend at certain locations would impact the city’s businesses. We’ve seen the effects of such measures; our options in food truck dining have extended from Derald’s to Burrito King, Cracked and more. According to the City of Champaign’s website, it has issued six permits to mobile food vendors, including Cracked, Papa Johns, The Empanadas House, The Crave Truck and Burrito King, which has two trucks. Due to the successes of the pilot project, Champaign City Council is

likely to extend the initiative with a few changes, according to an article published in The Daily Illini earlier this week. As a University of Illinois student living in Champaign, it would be fantastic to see this initiative grow into an opportunity to shape the city’s landscape. The boost in numbers of food trucks has added to campustown’s dining culture, and with the upcoming facelift campustown will see in the next year, an increased presence in food trucks will add to Champaign’s efforts to become microurban.

One of the most concerning aspects about regulation mobile food trucks for city governments is monitoring food safety and ensuring these establishments follow local public health departments’ protocols. Cheap and often close in proximity to where we live, campustown food trucks offer a change in pace from the normal Potbelly, Panera and Chipotle diet

we college students consume. The variety of food options we have in campustown do not change often, unless the city goes through development. Mobile food trucks afford us the chance at exploring new palates. One of the most concerning aspects about regulation mobile food trucks for city governments is monitoring food safety and ensuring these establishments follow local public health departments’ protocols. In cities as large as Chicago and New York, it’s nearly impossible to guarantee this. Champaign-Urbana’s foodie culture takes its food safety seriously, and it’s much more manageable. You can understand our food truck culture, for instance, by stories about the food truck, “Dumplings for Davis,” fundraising for a boy fighting leukemia. The Crave Truck was started by a guy who was only in high school, but found enormous success locally by overcoming challenges to run his business at certain locations and hours, eventually garnering the community’s suppport. Or even consider Cracked food truck, started by two University alumni — the truck is an example of entrepreneurship and opportunity. The city council’s new approach to mobile food truck business differs from its previous attitudes, and Champaign residents get to enjoy that. Keep up the pace, Champaign, and embrace your great strides into gastronautics.

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

here has been a lot of buzz surrounding the Washington Wizard’s backup center, Jason Collins for opening up and stating: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Jason Collins is the first active male professional athlete of the four major sports to come out as gay and I believe it’s one of the most admirable things he could’ve done because he’s showing anyone who has yet to come out that it’s OK to be gay. There’s a silent fight happening right now that has slipped under the radar over the past few years. In 2010, the It Gets Better campaign was launched by syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage and his husband Terry Miller, to target LGBT youth who have been battered and tricked into believing that their natural tendencies are deplorable acts. Savage and Miller are telling them that’s not true, and that being gay should not serve as a barrier in life. While their sentiment caught on, the message itself has been dwindling away. The coming out of Jason Collins put that message back in the spotlight. Teen bullying of LGBT youth is one of the most important battles being fought within the LGBT movement. The harassment of LGBT youth has serious side effects that are detrimental to their mental and physical well-being. LGBT youth are often victims to high rates of suicide, depression and victimization. Not only does this harassment come from peers, it also comes from adults, from parents to pastors, and many more figures that can play pivotal roles in the development of children. In the past, I’ve read stories about teenagers coming out to their parents who react in the extreme: sending their kids to conversion therapy, proven to cause mental harm to participants. Proponents of conversion therapy insist that homosexuality can be cured. “All you have to do is pray!” Yes, the infamous method of praying the gay away, sadly, still exists. All of these acts of harassment and bullying are rooted in the belief that being gay is not OK. That you’re a second class citizen because of the “personal choices” you make and if you continue to make them, you’ll hurt not only yourself, but the people around you. Due to campaigns like It Gets Better, the tides have turned and the stigma that says LGBT individuals are second class citizens has turned. Now, we know that being gay is becoming increasingly accepted and it can be seen by all the successful figures within the LGBT community that have made a huge impact on the world. Members of the LGBT community hold powerful positions all over the world. Tammy Baldwin, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, is the first lesbian to openly serve in the upper chamber of congress. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the prime minister of Iceland, is the world’s first openly lesbian head of government. Ellen Degeneres, an actress and Emmy award winner, is one of the funniest figures and has spoken out strongly about the prejudice and bullying that occurs in the day to day lives of LGBT youth. Jason Collins showed not only the youth of the LGBT community, but also showed anyone who has yet to come out that being gay is OK and that it is not a barrier to success. I commend what Jason Collins did. Coming out is no easy feat, especially when you’re a public figure whose career revolves around the macho stigma of sports. His admirable act of courage should serve as a beacon of hope to anyone who’s still too scared of coming out and fearing the consequences of doing so. It’s important to remember: It gets better.

Matt is a freshman in LAS. He can be reached at mpasqui2@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @matthewpasquini.

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Farmer’s Market opens this Saturday BY JANELLE O’DEA STAFF WRITER

The opening of Urbana’s Market at the Square this Saturday means fresh produce, local meats, unique cheeses and plenty of other activities, including educational programs for children, provided by the Champaign-Urbana community. The Market will be open from 7 a.m. to noon at the corner of Vine and Illinois streets in Urbana, rain or shine, according to the website. Market director Natalie Kenny Marquez said the market usually has an average of 60 vendors each weekend, with 150 registered vendors overall during the market season from May 4 to Nov. 2. Citizens who attend the market can navigate the 60 vendors through the Market’s new website. Online, people can find where vendors are located and what they sell. A search function allows users to find favorite items and different vendors who sell them. Beginning Saturday, children can participate in programs involving local food, nutrition and how to make meals at the Market’s Sprouts program. These programs are held every Saturday from May to October. Marquez said one of these programs, hosted by the Family Resilience Center at the University, is called “Farm to Table - As Fresh as it Gets!” which focuses on “the people and steps involved in getting food to the table,” according to their website. The Market staff is also working with students from Urbana Middle School who signed up to take a class that teaches them about local food, Marquez said. The students talk about their favorite parts of the Market, and the Market is developing advertisements featuring the students’ comments. One student

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has already recorded a rap song about his favorite part of the market, local meat. The market does not only offer educational experiences for children, but it also means an experience in food and culture for Champaign-Urbana residents, said Julia Reynolds, graduate student in Library and Information Science. Noam Segal, doctoral student in psychology, is a frequent attendee of the Market. He lives close by Urbana, and enjoys walking to the Market in the spring weather with his wife. “I know farmers’ markets can be slightly more expensive, but we really love the vegetables,” Segal said. “Maybe it’s something about the experience, too, that makes them seem better than they are.” Segal said he is a “big cheeselover” and the farmer’s market has a fantastic selection of cheeses for him to choose from. Some of the variety at the Market may be found in larger stores like Schnuck’s or Meijer, but neither the experience nor the quality is the same, Segal said. “You don’t have people standing there smiling at you (at the bigger stores),” Segal said. “There’s something about the experience that makes it more fun.” Marquez said the Market experience extends into the neighboring Common Ground Food Co-op, and that she doesn’t see them as competition. “We work very closely together and share a lot of the same customers,” Marquez said. “A lot of the farmer’s market vendors also sell at the co-op. We complement each other nicely and I think we have done so well because of our friendship and partnership. It makes this part of Urbana a destination.”

Janelle can be reached at jnodea2@ dailyillini.com.

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Renovations for Smith Hall are set to begin in January, although the building will not be completely closed. The project has a budget of $5.5 million.

Smith Hall renovation set to begin at start of 2014 BY BRYAN BOCCELLI STAFF WRITER

Renovations on Smith Memorial Hall will begin January 2014 with no specific end date set as of yet. The building will not be c ompletely closed du r i ng construction. “Areas of the building will be closed as needed throughout the renovation,” said Andy Blacker, manager of external relations for Facilities and Services. The hall has a budget of $5.5 million as it goes through renovations, Blacker said. “This is considered a capital project and has a broad scope of work,” Blacker said. There are many different components to this project that will address deferred maintenance issues on the exterior of Smith Hall including window replacement, re-pointing the exterior envelope and replacing old gutters and downspouts. The roof will be replaced, four

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‘Rags to riches’ Shahid Khan to speak at Commencement Pakistan immigrant to share his journey BY ALICE SMELYANSKY

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If a human DNA strand measures 2.5 nanometers, what can possibly occur at the molecular and atomic level? Quite a lot, according to the University’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. The $1.8 billion of funding planned for nanotechnology in 2013 by the federal government only hints at engineered particles’ growing influence on human life. This influence can be seen through the products commercially available today. Approximately 1,000 products today utilize nanotechnology, ranging from clothing to computer hardware, according to Irfan Ahmad, executive director of CNST. To spread awareness of this technology, CNST will host the 11th annual Nanotechnology Workshop at the University on Thursday and Friday. Thursday’s workshop will be held at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications building on Clark St. in Urbana from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday’s events will take place inside the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory on Wright St. in Urbana. Ahmad said the two-day event will bring together a diverse background of researchers and industry professionals on campus and from around the world. Ahmad added that the workshop has acted as a “nanotech ecosystem” for research, education and training in the diverse field of nanotechnology. “Even on campus, the c om mu n ic at ion bet we en different departments can be difficult to navigate between different schedules, independent research and varied interests,” Ahmad said. “The CNST workshop acts as a springboard for novel ideas

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Shahid Khan, graduate from the University 1971, donated $10 million to the newly renovated northern section of Huff Hall, which was then named after him. The Khan Annex focuses on public health and healthy aging. north addition of Huff Hall. “While there is no official process for the selection of the Commencement speaker, the ultimate responsibility is up to the chancellor,” said Babette Hiles, director of special events for the office of the chancellor. “It’s kind of been a challenge to get someone who’s available, willing and able to give up a whole day and have the interest in giving a keynote two times,” Hiles said. Nearly a year ago, Flex-NGate was cited with nine serious safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration following a December 2011 inspection. The company failed to monitor employees’ exposure to harmful chemicals such sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, chromium and nickel. This lack of regulation violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which states employers need to provide safe and healthful workplaces for their workers. According to OSHA, four of the violations involved a lack of periodic medical examinations of workers’ body parts exposed to chromium and chromic acid. Other violations were related to not monitoring the average exposure to chromium for each employee, continually cleaning up chromium accumulations and providing information training on new hazardous chemicals introduced to the work area. Guardian West was fined with “serious” violations, which occurs when “there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known,”according to a press release. As of the December 2011 inspection, proposed fines

total $57,000. In response to the violations, “Flex-N-Gate has contested these citations and is being reviewed by an Occupational Safety and Health review commission,” said Scott Allen, regional director for public affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor and University alumn. Since the case is going through the appeal process, Allen was unable to comment further on the citations. FlexN-Gate and Khan could not be reached for comment. Due to the timing of the selection of the Commencement speaker, questions surrounding the controversies about Guardian West’s practices and other issues could not be fully addressed in Illinois Student Senate. “Timing was such that the Senate had just one meeting before Commencement at which the nomination could be discussed,” Wise said. “A few senators had questions we could not answer in time to complete the nomination process and send a recommendation to the Board of Trustees.” Though Khan’s company may be facing legal difficulties, Wise believes Khan’s journey post-graduation will be an inspiration for graduates. As an international student that came here from Pakistan, worked his way up to become a self-made entrepreneur and now donates to the University, his story and message got the Chancellor interested in having him speak, Hiles said. “We are honored Mr. Khan will be our speaker,” Wise said. “We feel he represents qualities that exemplify what it means to be a member of the Illinois family.”

Alice can be reached at smelyan2@ dailyillini.com.

11th annual Nanotechnology Workshop brings together industry professionals BY ADLAI STEVENSON

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After the last class of the semester, Reading Day and finals, Commencement is the last opportunity students have to gather before leaving a place they have called home for the past four years. It is a time to honor achievements and spark future ambitions. This year’s Commencement speaker will be Shahid Khan, owner and chief executive officer of automotive manufacturing company FlexN-Gate and University alum of 1971. On May 12, he will address students at the State Farm Center at 10:30 a.m. and again at 2 p.m.Despite the recent controversy that surrounded the violations at Guardian West, Flex-N-Gate’s plant in Urbana, Khan was chosen to speak for his inspirational story of success. As a Pakistan native, Khan set foot on the University’s campus for the first time in 1968 at the age of 16. With just an admission letter and a $2-per-night room at the YMCA, Khan set out to make the most of his time at the University. He joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and graduated from the School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering with a BS in Industrial Engineering. Though his first job as an undergraduate was washing dishes for $1.20 an hour, he later began to work for Flex-N-Gate. After graduating, he was hired as the engineering director for the company and in 1980 bought Flex-N-Gate from his former employer, Charles Gleason Butzow. According to Forbes, the company was making $3.9 billion by 2012. Today, Khan is ranked as number 490 in the world on the Forbes Billionaires list and number 163 in the United States. “We selected Shahid Khan because he is an outstanding example of how far one can go in life when you combine educ ationa l oppor t u n it y with personal determination, creativity and plain old hard work,” Chancellor Phyllis Wise said. “This is a story that I think will resonate with our graduates and one that embodies the fundamental spirit of Illinois. We are proud to call him a member of the Illinois family and are excited that he accepted our offer to speak at the 2013 Commencement.” As a member of the Illinois family, Khan and his wife Ann Carlson Khan have given back to the University. They donated $10 million to the Urbana campus to fund the creation of the Khan Annex, the newest

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to develop and forge useful partnerships in nanotechnology and related sciences, both locally and internationally.” The commu nic ation divide may exist because nanotechnology encompasses so many fields, Ahmad said. He listed medicine, agricultural resea rch a nd materia ls science as just a few areas that nanotechnology engages with. Several labs that will collaborate for the workshop i nclude t he F re der ick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory and facilities within the Beckman Institute that will introduce local and state priorities in addition to international interests. Multiple agencies will participate in the event as well, Ahmad said, highlighting the National Nanotechnology Initiative, which has helped raise $80 billion toward nanotechnology research and development since the year 2000. CNST’s workshop will primarily feature presentations and panel discussions from undergraduate and graduate students on Thursday and Friday. Student backgrounds ra nge fr om ele c t r ic a l engineering to community health, signifying the diverse reach of nanotechnology across many career and research fields. Heather Huntsman, graduate student in Kinesiology, will present the effect of substrate stiffness on the apparent stress cells experience during cyclic strain. Although Huntsman’s background is in biology, she said her project is engineeringbased since it focuses on how cells respond to mechanical signals. “(My research) has been a challenge because a lot of it is outside my expertise, but I’ve enjoyed the experience and it’s certainly been interesting,” Huntsman said. “I’ve had to translate what I’ve done to

an engineering community, and they’ve gone through the same process to translate their research to me.” Huntsman said she looks forward to other students’ presentations a nd other programs at the workshop. She admitted that graduate students sometimes have “blinders on” that narrow their interests only to their research. She said the exposure to other projects should be interesting and informative. Student presentations will also include a poster contest on nanotechnology research, judged by a board of faculty members. The posters will include research in curing HIV and malaria, and developing gene-delivery systems for the modification of soybeans. Ahmad said he believes these topics will capture attention on campus, mentioning that nanotechnology also includes developi ng bot h water purification systems and solar panels. Ahmad said he encourages all students to attend either day of the CNST workshop, even if it is only for a moment between studying for finals. “We want to provide a global outlook for nanotechnology research and development, and a significant element of that is through public awareness,” Ahmad said. “CNST also works with the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, among other efforts, since it is pivotal for the public to understand new technologies.” Ahmad said he hopes interested students will develop greater enthusiasm from the workshop. “There are always new careers in growing fields,” he said. “And we are happy to give students that new perspective to consider a new future career.”

Adlai can be reached at aesteve2@ dailyillini.com.

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Nanotechnology Workshop to be held Thursday and Friday For a name that implies something so small, nanotechnology’s presence transcends the microscopic scale. Turn to Page 5A to read more about the University’s nanotechnology workshop and the technology’s influence in everyday life.

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he most noticeable aspect of Polly Bland, senior in FAA, is not her intensely colored yellow coat. Nor is it the newsprint umbrella she carries with her on rainy days. It is not even the grapefruit slice earrings she wears. The the most noticeable aspect about her is the fire and passion in her eyes when she talks about design. Bland, one of only two undergraduate theater majors with a concentration in costume design, found her passion for the art only three and a half years ago. She began as an anthropology major at Southern Illinois University. However, she soon became inspired by Patricia Field from “Sex and the City.” “I loved how she promoted fashion design and the possibilities of the career,” Bland said. “She made fashion not be all about her but other designers as well. I really appreciated that.” This inspiration made the decision to pursue design an easy one for Bland. Her decision to focus on costume design instead of fashion design, like Patricia Field, was even easier. “A lot of my family has been in theater, but I never did it until college,” Bland said. “And when I did, I just knew it was right. I just had that feeling in my chest, like my heart was getting squeezed. I really felt something and I knew it was right.” The other appealing aspect of costume design for Bland was the teamwork component. Costumer designers need to analyze a script and then work with the cast and crew to ensure a consistent performance. “It makes me a better artist because I get to learn from others,” shes said. Though she switched majors, Bland still nurtures her love for anthropology. “Costume design really incorporates anthropology,” Bland said. “Everyone you design costumes for is different so you get to learn about a new person — what they like, their body type, who they really are, etc. — every time you make something for them.” Currently, Bland has been working on costumes for University musicals and dance productions, as well as pieces for her classes. Her recent works range from

creating costumes for February Dance, working with the cast of “Little Shop of Horrors”and showing her artwork and outfits at the Boneyard Arts Festival. “I saw her work at the festival and I was immediately drawn to it,” said Liu Jing, junior in LAS. “It was so unique and quirky.” Her favorite project has been a 1940s day dress that she designed from looking at a photo, a process that took over 60 hours. According to her teacher Helene Siebrits, an experienced costume designer who has worked in film and theater, Bland has a future in fashion design. “I believe Polly has what it takes to create her own fashion label,” Siebrits said. “She has a very refreshing, unique sense of style.” Most of Bland’s work is modeled after a vintage style. She cites some of her inspirations as Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. In order to get the materials for her unique style of work, she visits many estate sales and thrifts shops to get fabric. Nonetheless, the designer makes sure that her perspective is well-rounded. She has worked on operas, music videos, short films and works for Impulse magazine. She also blogs for Teen Vogue and Lucky. Apart from all the design work she does, Bland also owns and manages her own online antique shop through Etsy called Paulie Antiques. The store sells not only antiques but also some of Bland’s vintage artwork. According to Bland, business has been going well. “I’ve sold around 70 pieces and I only started the store last summer,” Bland said. “The things I sell aren’t really cheap, so I’m able to support myself just through this business.” After graduation, she hopes to a take couple of years off to focus on designing and working with theaters. Bland’s long-term goals include writing a book about her own experiences and owning her own store. “It’s not about being famous,” she said. “It’s really all about being able to express myself and having others understand my work.”

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Simplified rules largely focus on recruiting, make enforcement easier for institutions BY SAMANTHA KIESEL STAFF WRITER

GAME Jonathan McKoy, the newest member of the Illinois football team, has never played football before

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ucked away in the corner of the computer lab in the basement of the Illini Union sits a small office for McKinley Health Center. The room has a desk with enough room for two people to sit behind, and on this past Tuesday morning one male and one female sat with their laptops out. The room sat silent except for a clock ticking away on the wall behind them. The male, Jonathan McKoy, has his headphones on to watch a video he found on Reddit, the site he spends most of his time on all day. Most students using the computer lab walk right by the office and don’t even really take a second glance at it; some fail to notice it at all. The two at the desk estimate only about one or two people will actually come in during the morning. A tan bin full of “Stress Relief Paks” sits at McKoy’s feet. To his right is a white board with notes to the workers, telling them: “Pregnancy tests are gone. No more Trojans. Fix Clocks.” He’s had this job for about a year, and it helps him pay rent every month. McKoy plans to stay at work until he goes to work out in the late afternoon. He’s trying to gain at least five pounds this summer. He felt he needed to bulk up after he walked on to the Illinois football team this past February.

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McKoy has never played on an actual football team in his life. Not in high school at Mount Carmel, never in grade school, pee-wee or even flag football. He likes the sport, and described himself as a huge fantasy football player and Philadelphia Eagles fanatic. However,

football season always interfered with soccer season, which he’d been playing since he was 8-years-old. He had some offers to play Division-I soccer, but mostly as a recruited walk-on. McKoy also took an interest in playing rugby and was a member of the Illinois all-state team in high school. “In rugby, I can just do whatever I want with the ball,” McKoy said, laughing at the comparison between rugby and football. “In football, it’s so structured and organized, you wouldn’t think that but it’s so much detail in everything you do. Rugby it’s just chaos you just get the ball and go score with it or hit that guy.” The junior from Oak Forest, Ill. ,has only attended three football games at Memorial Stadium. He’s not a huge drinker and can’t enjoy being around a bunch of intoxicated students. It’s one of the reasons he quit the Illinois rugby team, saying he just wasn’t into the drinking culture after the game that made him feel out of place. McKoy has always played sports and likes to keep busy. Right now he plays on the Illinois club Ultimate Frisbee team, and after finals on May 15 he’s going to Madison, Wisc., for the national tournament. “People aren’t really that athletic because it’s a club sport,” the 6-foot-2, 185 pounder said. “So it’s easy for me. ... I’m not really the best thrower, but I’m faster than everyone.” He never thought he’d try out for the football team, or never really intended to. A friend of his, whom McKoy described as bigger and stronger than him, was trying out for the football team and asked McKoy to go with him. “I didn’t expect to make it at first,” he said. “I just thought I’d do it to see if I was

athletic enough.” He only went to one practice at the end of February. McKoy would learn later that he’d missed the first two tryouts and cuts earlier in February that he never even knew about, but it didn’t matter and no one ever said anything to him about it. When he arrived on that day he had to fill out a bunch of paperwork. Then, he made sure to watch someone else put on their pads and equipment. He said there was no way he was going to ask for help. He wanted to try out as a wide receiver; Illinois put him at cornerback. McKoy hadn’t even seen a playbook before they threw him on the field. A group of about 20 people tried out for the team, most of whom likely made up high school players trying to hang on to some last glory, and here was this guy who had never even played. That first day McKoy remembers being matched with the other receivers — he still marvels at the speed of wide receiver Ryan Lankford — running through many of the football drills for the first time and participating in a full practice. “’Go with him. Block him’,” he recalls being commanded. “Yeah, that was tough.” However, McKoy actually felt confident after practice, so the next day when he got a phone call saying that he had made the team, it wasn’t a huge deal. “I wasn’t really shocked after the tryout because after seeing everyone else and seeing what I was doing, it didn’t blow my mind,” he said. His friend, on the other hand, didn’t make it. Only two others did, and one quit. “A lot of people were like: ‘Dude, you never played before,’” McKoy said. “I

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State Farm Center name change is unimportant, mirrors path that students face as they graduate THOMAS BRUCH Sports columnist

ou know what’s not important? Assembly Hall not being Assembly Hall anymore. I’m sure State Farm is positively giddy with the new publicity they’ll receive from the State Farm Center, and our good friend, athletic director Mike Thomas, is dreaming of green-hued dollar signs from the $60 million check State Farm will be writing to the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. But this doesn’t signal a new era. That happened upon Thomas’s arrival to the University and his subsequent house-cleaning at the football and basketball head coaching positions. The new name only serves as a function to dizzy yourself over the age-old query, “What’s in a name?” When it comes to a building name, it’s not much. You know what else isn’t important? My four years at the University of Illinois. Certainly, it was a magical four years to my orange and blue soul,

full of learning in textbooks and learning even more when those books were shut. I threw myself into writing and Illini sports and friendships. I think I did it the right way. But when I’m among the sea of graduates at Commencement, my legacy here will sigh its last breaths. The size and tradition of this school will swallow it up as 7,000 students depart and 7,000 more step foot on campus in August. That was always the allure of this place — its vast borders coaxed you into reinventing yourself. Yet, those borders have to quickly forget you to make room for many more, and my footprints here will fade with the tide of Summer 2013. The last memories of my shimmering career at Illinois will remain with my sister, who is a freshman this year. She also represents some of the last few that came to know Assembly Hall. Once she graduates, the State Farm Center will be the only name undergraduate students ever know. It will always be known as Assembly Hall, but to a select number that will decrease with each year. Fundamental truths exist about Assembly Hall that a new name will never undo. Assembly Hall housed the 2004-2005 basketball team and nurtured it with win after win after

win. Assembly Hall somehow contained the Flyin’ Illini when other gyms saw them leap out of the building. Assembly Hall saw Andy Kaufmann’s miracle shot and Tyler Griffey slay the Hoosiers. These truths will never change. There were truths about my time in Champaign-Urbana, too. I witnessed the football team start a season 6-0, which no other Illini student can claim since 1951. I witnessed a mammoth clout scandal that nearly imploded the entire administration. I watched a time-stopping layup renew the spirit of Illinois basketball while Griffey was hoisted on orange shoulders. These will go with me to my grave. But I can’t hang around here much longer. Invariably, Assembly Hall couldn’t either. We’ll both be forgotten eventually. It all seems so tragic now, but those to follow need space for their memories. They’ll relate them to the State Farm Center, and maybe something neither Assembly Hall nor I have: a championship banner.

Thomas is a senior in Media. He can be reached at bruch2@ dailyillini.com and @ThomasBruch.

In August 2012, the Illinois football program sent a photograph of a freshman student-athlete to his former high school. The photograph included head coach Tim Beckman. While completing a routine review of recruiting expenses, the compliance office discovered this was an NCAA Level II violation and knew it must be reported to the Big Ten Conference. Though schools are allowed to send photos of current athletes to former high schools, the rule prohibits coaches from appearing in the photographs. This kind of violation may not exist come Aug. 1, when the NCAA will put in place a new set of rules and new method of enforcement. At a board of directors meeting in January, the NCAA decided it needed a manual based more on “common sense.” There are 25 new rules, many of which are focused on recruiting. Ryan Squire, associate athletic director for compliance at Illinois, said there are many rules that are overly restrictive and unnecessary. “We need to figure out where can we be more reasonable from a principle standpoint,” Squire said. “Where with some things, really, what’s the harm? From a regulatory standpoint, where there’s no way to enforce that rule, why have a rule that’s unenforceable?” The biggest change eliminates the restriction of how frequently a coach can call or text a player. Coaches will not be limited in the number of times they can contact a recruit. Quiet and dead periods no longer exist. The concern is coaches may harass the recruits, continually texting and calling them, especially if they are a highly ranked player. Squire said he does not think the rule will cause as much controversy as everyone is predicting and said he thinks it will eventually self-regulate. “It’s a positive development that we deregulate some of those modes of communication and frequency of communication — as long as we find the right start date.” The tentative start date for this rule change is July 1, while the other rules will be go into effect come August. The only other rule that will begin in July eliminates restrictions on sending printed materials sent to recruits. In an interview with NCAA.org, NCAA President Mark Emmert discussed why the new rules were passed and what purpose they serve. Emmert said the main point is to focus

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NCAA violation infraction levels under new rules Level I: Severe breach of conduct Violations that seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model, as set forth in the constitution and bylaws, including any violation that provides or is intended to provide a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage, or a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit. Level II: Significant breach of conduct Violations that provide or are intended to provide more than a minimal but less than a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage; includes more than a minimal but less than a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit; or involves conduct that may compromise the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model as set forth in the constitution and bylaws. Level III: Breach of conduct Violations that are isolated or limited in nature; provide no more than a minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage; and do not include more than a minimal impermissible benefit. Multiple Level IV violations may collectively be considered a breach of conduct. Level IV: Incidental issues Minor infractions that are inadvertent and isolated, technical in nature and result in a negligible, if any, competitive advantage. Level IV infractions generally will not affect eligibility for intercollegiate athletics. (This level may be revised or even eliminated, pending outcomes from the rules working group’s efforts to streamline the Division-I manual.) Source: NCAA.org

Collins paves the way for student athletes at Illinois Illini supportive of LGBT community, players ELIOT SILL Sports editor

grew up making gay jokes. I’m not exactly ashamed to admit that; it’s a stupid part of the culture in which I was raised. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school when I reeled in my use of derisive anti-gay slurs around my friends. I don’t make gay jokes anymore. Of that, I’m proud. It shows I learned to empathize. Do you tell gay jokes anymore? Have you learned? It’s been a huge week in sports news, but it will be remembered as the week the levee broke, and a gay male athlete in a major American professional sport came out. That may seem like a lot of qualifiers — male, American, playing a major sport — but it’s everything. The NBA, NFL and MLB mean so much to America. Everything else is everything else. Jason Collins’ announcement in the

form of a personal essay — which was absolutely the right format for this momentous declaration — broke a barrier we knew to be false. Because of the brave step he took, and the support he was shown in light of it, a new era of athletic inclusivity can begin. It’s not that there were no gays in sports before; it’s that the aggressively straight culture of sports has indicated that gay athletes aren’t welcome. They would damage the sanctity of sports by deviating from accepted sexual norms. Do gay athletes damage sports? I think we realize that, no, they do not. They may damage sports culture’s self-concept of what it is to be “macho,” but the sooner that goes to hell, I think, the better off we all are. We’ve changed. Our ideas, they’re different. We’re not so afraid, so “homophobic.” We’re ready for this. Our culture, our new generation’s culture, is ready to handle the removal of this pseudo-barrier. Twitter gave Collins an outpouring of support, and bashed on the few who publicly dissented instead of the one who stayed in the closet for his first 12 years in the NBA,

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In this photo provided by ABC, NBA basketball veteran Jason Collins, left, speaks during an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Monday, in Los Angeles. Collins became the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay.

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State Farm Center is a step forward for Illinois

Softball needs extra innings to extend winning streak over SIU stole home and a sacrifice fly by freshman Katie Repole pushed It took extras. another run across. That could be said of the Southern Illinois tied the Illinois softball team’s entire game in the bottom of the inning se ason, but Wed nesd ay on a single by third baseman afternoon in Carbondale, Ill., Kelsea Ashton. took an extra inning of play to The Salukis threatened again determine a winner. The Illini in the bottom of the sixth when showed their resiliency and right fielder Morgan Barchan came away victorious. reached second base on an error After a nine-game losing by Gay, but Ashton popped out, streak, the Illini have turned ending the inning. their season around to the tune But the difference in the of nine straight victories. game came in the top of the The Illini (20-25, 9-11 Big Ten) eighth inning, when Illinois got their ninth consecutive win capitalized on a pair of basesby overcoming early struggles loaded opportunities and scored and beating Southern Illinois two runs, taking the lead 4-2. (24-26, 12-10 Missouri Valley) Freshman outfielder Kylie in eight innings, 4-2. Johnson’s drove in Davis on a “To win an extra-inning game fielder’s choice, and a sacrifice at this time in fly by sophomore the year really Brittany Sanchez speaks a lot to the scored Bauch determination of for an insurance this team,” head run. c o ach Ter r i “I had a rough Sullivan said, day at the plate,” Johnson said. “We had some “When it came players step up and do big things down to it, I had for us.” to do my job.” For both Gay returned teams, it was a to the circle in game of missed the bottom of the opp or t u n it ies , eighth, holding as the Salukis off the Salukis left 12 runners offense after on base while allowing a pair Illinois left 11 singles in the stranded. inning. TERRI SULLIVAN, Senior pitcher “ P e p p e r Illinois head couch P e pp er G ay really had key spent all eight strikeouts,” innings in the circle for the Sullivan said. “She threw some Illini, but struggled early on, terrific pitches and was very showing shades of her previous aggressive.” outings this season by throwing Illinois’ nine-game winning seven walks in the first five streak is its longest of innings pitched. the season. The team has Gay said Sullivan’s positive skyrocketed up the Big Ten attitude helped the pitcher gain standings, now locked in a tie back focus after a rough start. for sixth place with Ohio State “In the first three innings, I after sinking to last place just threw a little wild, but I then two weeks ago. But even with just started getting used to the success, Johnson said the the strike zone, getting more team is focusing on its next aggressive and using more game and taking it one game energy to throw,” Gay said. at a time. Gay’s control was the only “They’re glad to be playing sore spot in a five-hit, eight- at the level they feel they are inning complete game, but it capable of,” Sullivan said. was damaging. “Every game is tough at this Gay gave the Salukis a lead time of the year.” in the first by walking in a run. Illinois quickly struck back, Sean can be reached at scoring two runs in the top of spneuma2@dailyillini.com or the second. Senior Jessica Davis @NeumanntheHuman. BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

ETHAN ASOFSKY Sports columnist

ike Thomas has gone where few Illini athletic directors have gone before. Space! No, that’s not right. The private sector! More like it. On Monday, Thomas agreed to a $60 million deal with State Farm in exchange for the naming rights to Assembly Hall for the next 30 years. Goodbye, Assembly Hall, and welcome the State Farm Center, the (new?) home of your Illini basketball team. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the long-awaited return of ... competence. Listen, I know you’re still mourning the retirement of Chief Illiniwek. And now, the thought of a corporation snatching the naming rights to your beloved flying saucer probably makes you want to hurl. But how has sharing Assembly Hall’s name with Indiana for 40 years not made you queasy? For once, it seems like the Illini athletic department is more concerned with the big picture. No more VHS reruns of the Flyin’ Illini tapes while listening to “Endless Love” in the dark. What? Friends listen to “Endless Love” in the dark. Productive basketball programs don’t. “To do things you haven’t done, you have to do things you haven’t done before,” Illini head coach John Groce said after Thomas unveiled the arena’s new name. “In college athletics, you’re either moving on an upward trend or you’re staying the same. I tell our players, ‘If you’re staying the same, you’re really getting worse because the people on an upward trend are passing you by.’” Basically, Illinois had to give to get. If it wanted to raise the funds for the Assembly Hall ... or rather, the State Farm Center renovation, then it needed to make a bold move. The state can’t afford to pay for the costs

of updating the arena. The state can’t afford to pay for teachers. But State Farm — the nation’s 43rd most valuable company, as rated by CNN Money — surely has the resources. Assembly Hall needed to be updated. It was mandatory to lure a top coaching candidate to Champaign. Groce was promised an effort would be made in his first meeting with Thomas, and it’s been a shared dream of theirs from the moment the former Ohio coach was hired. Try selling top-of-the-line Chicago recruits like Anthony Davis, Jabari Parker and Jahlil Okafor on summer practice in a building with no air conditioning. In order to secure the elitelevel recruits Illini fans so desire, Groce has to show them a reason to come. Now, he can show them “The Farm.” Geographically, we’re surrounded by crop land and we grow NBA talent. Sounds like a good pitch, if both of those things were true. Monday’s announcement was a huge step toward accomplishing the renovation plans. For that reason, it was a huge win for the athletic department. But for those worried about tradition, I commend you. In a 2009 assessment by ESPN and USA Today sports statistician Jeff Sagarin, the Illini were ranked the sixth-best program in college basketball history. I know the Bruce Weber era seemed like it lasted a lifetime, but 2009 was four years ago. There is tradition at Illinois. The athletic department just needs to find other ways to show it off. As far away from the football field as possible. Never fear, I have an idea. When senior guard Brandon Paul was a middle schooler in Gurnee, Ill., he watched Deron Williams, Dee Brown and the 2005 Illini basketball team battle their way to the National Championship. That’s how he fell in love with Illinois basketball and why he committed as soon as he received an offer from Weber. The glory days weren’t THAT long ago. With Williams still tearing up the association and the Elite Eight comeback against

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Dee Brown throws his hands up during the Illini’s win against No. 1 Wake Forest at State Farm Center, previously known as Assembly Hall, on Dec. 1, 2004. Arizona very much alive in the YouTube Hall of Fame, current recruits still know about that team. Now, I believe jerseys are overrated. Notre Dame’s new adidas jerseys are flat out offensive. The best team is usually going to win a basketball game, regardless of who’s wearing the finest threads. But if used correctly, they can be meaningful. This season, Groce rewarded the leading rebounder from each game with ’05 Illini forward James Augustine’s practice jersey. Augustine is the leading rebounder in the program’s history, and Groce wanted to use his old warm-up to make a point. Practice like a champ, play like one. So here it goes. Not that the two are necessarily connected, but Illinois lost every game it played in its alternate orange jerseys this season.

So bring back the classic orange ’05 jerseys as alternates. Use them once or twice a year so they mean something. Make it special. Ignite a tradition. Not to mention Chancellor Phyllis Wise is on the board of Nike. Reviving the classic orange couldn’t be terribly difficult. Gameday Spirit would sell a boatload of ’05 Illini jerseys if they were made available and relevant again. Of course, restock with No. 11 jerseys. They would fly off the rack. The Illini athletic department has already scheduled a meeting with Nike officials to pursue a new design for jerseys and apparel. With all the new changes surrounding the basketball program, it’s time to bring back some tradition. And pop that jersey.

Ethan can be reached at asofsky1@ dailyillini.com and @AsOfTheSky.

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Which is better: snapbacks or regular hats?

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What are you looking forward to most about next year?

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Forgetting to pick up your books on time

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Touching the hurdles

Regular baseball hats

When one of my teammates found boxers in her hotel bed.

Being a senior

The “Got Milk?” commercials

When you don’t show up to practice on time

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Indoor nationals

Getting a sub-46 in the 400m

Not looking at her when she’s talking

I like wearing regular hats better, but snapbacks on guys.

Us coming back in the Big Ten.

Being a senior

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Ricketts family threatens to move Cubs from Wrigley Field BY JASON KEYSER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — The owner of the Chicago Cubs threatened to move the team out of Wrigley Field for the first time publicly if his plans for a big, new video screen are blocked, saying Wednesday he needs new advertising revenue to help bankroll a $500 million renovation of the storied ballpark. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts until now had said nothing as dire, despite months of contentious negotiations over how to keep everyone happy in sprucing up the 99-year-old stadium in the heart of Wrigleyville on Chicago’s North Side. “The fact is that if we don’t have the ability to generate revenue in our own outfield, we’ll have to take a look at moving — no question,” Ricketts told reporters after outlining renovation plans to Chicago business leaders. He added that he remains committed to working out a deal and it is difficult to imagine the Cubs playing anywhere else. But the fight over the Friendly Confines boils down to money and, of course, something unusual — it’s the Cubs, after all. By far the thorniest issue is the plan for a 6,000-square-foot video screen over left field, a com-

mon feature in many major league ballparks. The difference is that Wrigley Field — the second oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball behind Fenway Park in Boston — is surrounded by privately owned clubs with rooftop bleachers whose owners object to any changes that could block their bird’s-eye views into the stadium. The rooftop businesses have been left out of discussions on the proposed upgrade, but they feel they should have a seat at the bargaining table because they have a contract in which they share 17 percent of their revenue with the Cubs. Legal action is a possibility. Ricketts presented an architectural rendering of the video screen during his speech to the City Club of Chicago and insisted that the team’s own studies have shown it would have minimal, if any, impact on the views. He described the sign as “midsize” compared with those at other stadiums, though it is nearly three times as large as the scoreboard currently atop the centerfield bleachers. Another smaller sign with the name of a sponsor is planned for right field. He said without such signage, the team was losing out on $20 million a year in ad revenue — essential for helping fund the extensive

renovations without dipping into taxpayer funds. “All we really need is to be able to run our business like a business and not a museum,” Ricketts told the audience. Ricketts said the team formally filed its full renovation proposal with the city of Chicago on Wednesday. The plan must get approval from city planners and the City Council. There will also be public hearings. The overall plan calls for more night games, a 175-room boutique hotel across the street, a new clubhouse and upgrades for fans. The proposal also calls for an open-air plaza and an office building with retail space. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the alderman whose ward includes Wrigley Field, Tom Tunney, support the overall plan. The mayor’s office has already agreed that the outfield signs can be installed, but there has been no agreement on size or design. If the deal wins approval, Ricketts said work could begin after this season ends and be completed over the next five years. Theo Epstein, Cubs president of baseball operations, said Wednesday that he hopes the public approval process moves quickly so renovation work, especially upgrades to

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This artist rendering provided by the Chicago Cubs shows renovations planned at Wrigley Field. Part of the $500 million renovation plan for the stadium is to build an exterior plaza at the corner of Addison and Sheffield. the clubhouse, starts soon. “If it drags on too long, it’s going to be unrealistic to get it done this winter,” Epstein said before the team’s game against the San Diego Padres. “Then we’re probably looking at opening day 2015 for the renovated clubhouse.” One of the rooftop owners, Beth Murphy, told reporters after listening to Ricketts’ speech that it was the first time she’d seen any drawings of the screen and that she and other owners would have a lot of vetting to do before determining if the proposal works. “It looked big to me and it looked like it blocked out the neighborhood,” Murphy said.

The rooftop owners have previously threatened legal action, and Murphy said she was confident their contract would hold up and protect their businesses. Commenting on the possibility that Ricketts might really take the team elsewhere, Murphy said doing so would not be “a wise business decision.” “The reason the Cubs are such a tourist destination ... is because it’s a ballpark in a neighborhood,” Murphy said. “I don’t think a new ballpark in a parking lot is interesting and that’s why other ballparks don’t have the tourism that Wrigley Field does.” If Ricketts is serious about leav-

ing, he already has a suitor. Several weeks ago, the mayor of nearby Rosemont said that the village near O’Hare International Airport has a 25-acre chunk of land that the Cubs could have for free if they wanted to build a replica of Wrigley Field there. While Mayor Bradley Stephens said the idea of the Cubs leaving Wrigley was the longest of long shots, he wanted to make sure that if the Cubs did decide to leave they knew about the offer. Cubs fans said they doubted Ricketts would move the team and that he most likely raised the prospect out of frustration with the negotiations.

Summer break means a time void of Illini sporting events Sports columnist

ummer is almost here. Students all over campus are just itching to be done with finals and experience that sweet, sweet feeling of freedom that can only come with the ending of another school year. Most will leave campus and return home to internships, summer jobs or the comfort of their couch, where they will watch old CSI reruns all day for three months. I’ve been there. Summer is a time of relax-

will be over in a few weeks and the quest for the Stanley Cup will end in late June with the Blackhawks coming out victorious. Obviously. Then what? We wait. We wait for that sacred time at the end of August when universities are gearing up for their fall sports season. We count down the days until kickoff against Southern Illinois University. We wait with bated breath to see if volleyball can return with a vengeance and take the Big Ten by storm. We remain in a state of anxiety, wondering whether Vanessa DiBernardo and the soccer team will make their 12th NCAA tournament appearance. But what is there to occupy Illini sports fans until that glori-

ous return to campus? I already miss how Illinois Field looks under the lights, and final exams have yet to officially begin. I crave the hype. Reading previews and recaps of every game or match written by my fellow Daily Illini staffers has become a part of my everyday routine. I feel clued in to everything sports-related that happens on campus and without those constant updates it just won’t feel right. For a lot of people, myself included, Illini sports is what got me involved in campus. They provide an outlet for students to show pride for their specific university, and with that comes feelings of loyalty and belonging. We lose some of that sense

of inclusion over the summer. The connection to the university seems to lessen the more time we spend outside of Champaign-Urbana. Even for those students who choose to stay on campus this summer, the atmosphere is completely different. Even though you may walk by the Alma Mater — or more accurately, the plinth that holds our missing landmark — every day, or glimpse the turf of Memorial Stadium through the gates from time to time, there lacks a feeling of togetherness. A feeling that is inherent in collegiate competition during the school year. I’m already nostalgic and I’m not even a senior. That being

said, it will be my last summer as a student of the University of Illinois. I only have one more year. One more year to make it count. Maybe that’s why, despite the allure of summer, I mourn the coming months of leisure. Maybe I’m too sports obsessed. Maybe I should take this time to focus on learning how to cook more than a grilled cheese. Maybe I’ll get a new hobby. Or, maybe I’ll just get really into FIFA’s Confederation Cup held in Brazil this summer. ¡Viva España!

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ation and enjoyment, of remembering why you were so excited to get away from your hometown friends and overbearing parents. But, it’s also a time devoid of college sports and all of the excitement that comes with them. No more “I-L-L” chants. No updates on how your favorite teams are doing in conference play, or even practice for that matter. All you get is scouting reports of how the football team might look next fall or how the renovations are coming on the State Farm Center. I’ll never get used to that. Yeah, you can watch pro sports, but NFL teams will be maneuvering training camp while regretting last-second draft choices, the NBA playoffs

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SUPPORT FROM PAGE 1B afraid. It’s our generation. We supported him. Our culture. Our college. Our state. Our team. Our athletes. So who here is gay? The NBA has a gay player. Does Illinois? Don’t confuse the question with a witch hunt. We haven’t brought pitchforks and torches. There are large student organizations at this university dedicated to the LGBT community. How many student-athletes partake? Athletes often take pride in religious faith. Sexual orientation is as important. In the end, sexual orientation can determine how you pass on your lineage. It determines, therefore, how your family is composed. It determines with whom you incline to live, and pertains strongly to your private life, which matters most of all, whether you know it or not. No one should be forced to come out if they aren’t ready. It’s a personal choice and is still scary. But if they do, this university — the students who comprise it — will support them. That I know. But it should go beyond the students. There are 19 varsity sports teams here. That’s a lot of head coaches whose job it is to promote a certain culture. Is it an inclusive culture? I’m not sure. We shouldn’t be looking to the adult world of professional

sports for someone to leap into the public sphere and show us a gay athlete. This idea — that you can be gay and dunk a basketball at the same time — should be forwarded by our generation. The idea is ours to promote. I’d love to hear about an Illinois coach supporting inclusivity of gay athletes; it doesn’t have to be a marriage issue, just say, “Hey, you can play. Don’t be scared of who you are.” I’d love to hear about a student-athlete joining an LGBT organization on campus. It doesn’t have to be a public move or even a coming out. It can just say either, “Hey, this is who I am,” or, “Hey, I support this.” Sports have a sexual subtext. There’s a longstanding association between male athletes and being very straight. Hell, we refer to them by the special kind of underwear they use. Athletes keep their bodies in good shape, they compete to be stronger, smarter and more accurate. It’s Darwinism on a playing field. The strong survive, reproductively as well as athletically. For an athlete in college, who gives so much of their identity to being a member of that team, to have to repress such a critical part of themselves is unjust. The players and coaches here at Illinois have stayed mum on the issue. They don’t have to. The levee is broken, thanks to Jason Collins. Let the waters of freedom gush forth.

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NCAA FROM PAGE 1B more on fair competition than trying to regulate the impossible. “The deregulation effort hopes to shift the focus from limiting the advantages of individual schools to making sure all schools compete within the framework of the collegiate model,” Emmert said in the interview. For Squire, it also means fewer secondary violations he’ll have to self-report every year on behalf of Illinois, allowing more time to investigate serious violations.

“A lot of inadvertent things can happen, and I don’t think it’s something harmful to the recruiting process,” Squire said. Kerry Kenny, associate director of compliance for the Big Ten, said the rules have been in development for the past 18 months. “A lot of these rules are trying to make things easier to interpret and apply in a more consequential and significant fashion,” Kenny said. “It’s going to mitigate some of the issues that compliance and coaches have in interpreting what a rule is actually saying.” Kerry said the conference averages about 250 self-reported vio-

MCKOY

lations, which he considers to be an acceptable, “healthy” number. Kerry said the Big Ten is used in an advisory capacity for compliance offices to help interpret the rules. The NCAA also has developed a new enforcement structure for violations. Instead of having major and secondary violations, the system will move to a four-tier system. The top two levels are reflective of what major violations are now and the bottom two of what are now secondary violations. The new structure goes into effect on Aug. 1. Kenny said the new monitoring

supposed to go wrap him up. McKoy was able to use his speed to get away and ran right past two of his fellow defenders. He’s also had some moments he’s not so proud of. The Orange and Blue Spring game on April 12 wasn’t really an official football game, but it was as close as he’s ever been to actually playing in one. McKoy was a member of the eventual winning Blue team — although he was disappointed in the much anticipated steak his team was awarded. For the entire first half, McKoy stood on the sideline. He watched and waited until he got his first opportunity to play in the third quarter, after Donovonn Young’s third touchdown run gave the Blue team a 35-14 lead. On his first play, the Orange team ran a trick play. “I completely fell for it,” he says. Miles Osei lined up at receiver and threw a 22-yard pass on a reverse to wide receiver Martize Barr. McKoy did recover and got a tackle, his only one of the game, but knows that he would have been able to intercept the pass if he had stayed in position. He’d only end up playing about five snaps.

FROM PAGE 1B guess it is kind of unheard of.”

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Before he stepped on the field, he had to assure his mother that he wouldn’t get paralyzed while playing. In practice he realized he was at a disadvantage because of his strength, or lack thereof, in comparison to everyone else. The blocking drills were rough for him. “The first two weeks was like: ‘This is really hard. This is hard stuff, and am I over my head here?’” he said. “But it gradually got easier. It’s not overwhelming anymore.” The most difficult part for him was learning the playbook. As a biology major, who wants to double major in psychology, McKoy approached it the same way he would as if he were reading one of his textbooks, but he said he still needs work learning how to recognize some plays. McKoy has had some moments he’s proud of. Once during a simulated tackling drill in practice, McKoy was supposed to act as the “dummy” and the other defensive backs were

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McKoy smiles when he reminisces about

system should help classify violation severity. “The new system clearly states what violations end up in what categories,” Kenny said. “It places more of a significance of those violations that could end up in the two top-tier categories than the ones that are not as significant.” The goal for the four tiers is to focus more heavily on what each violation means and the punishment that follows. They will help the coaches understand the potential consequences and penalties.

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completing his first spring as an Illini football player. He doesn’t think it’s likely he’ll see the field during the season, but said he’s had fun so far. He’s constantly checking his phone or scrolling on his MacBook, which has three stickers on the back. The one on the bottom says “Eat Pig Feet at Casey’s BBQ Best Soul Food,” which he thinks is funny because it makes people think he eats pig feet. One on the right side of the computer says “Just Wear It” with a blown up condom. And the other side is an Ultimate Frisbee sticker. He’s seen his profile on FightingIllini.com. It’s nearly blank. Just his name and the number 17, which he wore in the spring, and then some of his background like height and weight and hometown. Usually a bio of the player is underneath that, but his just says “2013: Joined team as a walk-on during 2013 Spring practice.” McKoy was supposed to fill out a sheet with all of his information for the website, but accidentally threw it away. He said he’s too embarrassed to ask for a new one.

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Baseball prepares for final stretch in Big Ten schedule and final exams BY JEFF KIRSHMAN STAFF WRITER

Kevin Johnson celebrated the conclusion of his academic career soaking up rays poolside at the ARC on Wednesday. All that stands between the senior right-hander and his degree is an internship in the fall — a requirement for all recreation, sports and tourism majors. He completed the last final he’ll ever take on Tuesday for RST 100 — Society and Leisure. “It was a toughie, a doozy,” a noticeably more tan Johnson quipped before practice Wednesday. “I feel free, ya know? It feels nice.” Fellow senior Bryan Roberts and junior Alex Lincoln joined Johnson among the scores of University students taking in the 82-degree heat. The weather as of late has served as a welcomed reprieve from the dreary April conditions.

Wednesday marked the last day of leisure for many students, with Thursday being Reading Day before final exams start. And while those pesky assessments are no longer a reality for Johnson, the Illinois baseball team’s No. 1 starting pitcher’s biggest tests in many ways have yet to come. Johnson will return to the mound for the first time in two weeks Friday against Michigan State after he was scratched as a result of discomfort in his forearm from last week’s start against Northwestern — Illinois’ lone loss in its three-game series against the Wildcats. Johnson and Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb insist the scratch was nothing more than a precautionary measure. Johnson said he could have pitched last Friday if completely necessary, but that sitting will ensure

he’s fresh for the rest of the season. While Johnson is expected to have a renewed disposition Friday, other players may be fatigued with the addition of final exams to their already hectic schedules. Reading Day will last until just 2 p.m. for the Illini, who will leave for East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday. “There’s a lot to manage throughout the year,” Hartleb said. “They’ll have plenty of time to read on the bus.” Finals will eliminate the Illini’s usual midweek matchup from their schedules next week. Practices will also be held earlier in the day. Hartleb said he prefers midweek games because they provide continuity within team. “I don’t think any coach likes long layoffs,” Hartleb said. “At times with football, the bye week is good just to

get healthy, but most coaches want to play and would rather their teams get out there and see live pitching and see live hitters all of the time.” Michigan State (24-13, 7-5 Big Ten) currently sits one spot ahead of Illinois (26-13, 8-7) in the Big Ten standings and should prove to be a worthy adversary for the Illini, who are tied with Michigan for the sixth and final spot for a conference tournament bid. Illinois was left out of last tournament because of the tiebreaker format. Illinois can improve its chances at the tournament and additional postseason play with a series win or a sweep against the Spartans. If they succeed, they can expect their own moment in the sun.

Jeff can be reached at kirshma1@ dailyillini.com and @jkirsh91.

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Late game rally helps Pirates snap Brewers 8-game home winning streak BY DAVE BOEHLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILWAUKEE — Starling Marte hit a tying two-run homer in the eighth inning and Brandon Inge had a go-ahead RBI single to rally Pittsburgh to a 6-4 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday, snapping the Pirates’ ninegame losing streak against the Brewers. Pedro Alvarez, who homered earlier in the game, added a runscoring single to cap a four-run eighth as Pittsburgh won for the 10th time in its last 15 games and ended Milwaukee’s eight-game home winning streak. Bryan Morris (1-1) got the last two outs of the seventh for his first career victory. Mark Melancon pitched the eighth and Jason Grilli the ninth for his 11th save. John Axford (0-3) gave up all four runs while getting just two outs in the eighth for the Brewers. Axford, removed as the Brewers’ closer earlier this season, replaced starter Hiram Burgos to start the eighth leading

4-2, and gave up a broken-bat, infield single to pinch-hitter Travis Snider. Marte followed with his tworun homer to left-center, his third of the season and second in two days, to tie the score. Jose Tabata singled and stole second two outs later. He injured his left leg on the slide and was replaced by James McDonald. McDonald scored the tiebreaking run when Inge blooped a single over the head of second baseman Rickie Weeks, who inadvertently kicked the ball toward the outfield for a twobase error that allowed Inge to advance to third. Axford was booed off the field when he was replaced by Michael Gonzalez, who quickly allowed a single to Alvarez to put the Pirates up 6-4. In the seventh, Pittsburgh’s Michael McKenry hit a solo homer to right-center off of Burgos to trim Milwaukee’s lead to 3-2. The Pirates have hit 11 homers in the last four games. Burgos allowed four hits

and two earned runs in seven innings. The right-handed rookie struck out six and walked one. The Brewers regained their two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh on Jean Segura’s runscoring single. Milwaukee took a 3-1 lead in the fourth on consecutive solo homers by Carlos Gomez and Yuniesky Betancourt. Ryan Braun had an RBI single in the first to put the Brewers up 1-0. Alvarez’s fifth homer, a solo shot in the second, tied the score. Pittsburgh’s Jeanmar Gomez made his first start of the season after five relief appearances. The right-hander threw four innings and allowed four hits and three runs — two earned — to go with three strikeouts and two walks. Gomez replaced left-hander Jonathan Sanchez in the rotation after he was moved to the bullpen Monday with an 0-3 record and 11.85 ERA. On Tuesday, Sanchez was designated for assignment.

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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Starling Marte, left, and Travis Snider high-five after Marte’s two-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday in Milwaukee.

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ATLANTA — Jordan Zimmermann turned in another dominant performance with two-hit ball over eight innings, Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer in the fourth and the Washington Nationals finally beat the Atlanta Braves, 2-0 Wednesday night. The Braves had won five in a row this season over their NL East rival, and nine straight dating to last season. Zimmermann (5-1) made sure that streak ended, snapping a three-game losing streak that had knocked the Nationals under .500. Atlanta starter Paul Maholm (3-3) nearly matched Zimmermann. He allowed only three hits in eight innings, retiring the last 13 batters he faced. But Desmond provided all the runs that Washington needed, homering to left-center on a 1-1 pitch in the fourth after Bryce Harper led off with a walk. The only Atlanta hitters to reach against Zimmermann were Justin Upton, who singled, and Maholm, who doubled into the right-field corner in the third. Zimmermann struck out eight and retired 17 straight Atlanta hitters before

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