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Next semester, Chip Austin, a transgender graduate student, will have the ability to take advantage of a surgery he would not otherwise have been able to afford without student health insurance: gender confirmation surgery. “I’m going to be able to take advantage of this coverage, and that’s going to treat my gender dysphoria,� Austin said. “This is going to be very beneficial to my personal safety along with my mental health.� Gender dysphoria, listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), arises when a person feels uncomfortable with the gender they were assigned at birth. Gender confirmation surgery is one of the disorder’s known treatments. At Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting, trustees approved the addition of gender confirmation surgery to the student health insurance plan for students at the Urbana campus, although trustee Timothy Koritz and student trustee Mike Cunningham voted in opposition. “We’re trying to balance our own personal points of view... while also representing the taxpayers and the people of our state,� said board chairman Christopher Kennedy. Austin said he believes having this coverage will encourage a more trans-friendly culture on campus. “There are a lot of trans students who are closeted or afraid, and having this coverage there is telling them that it’s okay to be trans on this campus, and that is very important,� Austin said. Justin Ostrowski, Illinois student senator and senior in LAS, and Stephanie Skora, trans junior in LAS, joined the Student Insurance Advisory Com-

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Student trustees voice opinions at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting

Urbana trustee Mike Cunningham: “I would make the argument that 90 percent of this campus has no idea that this is being added to the student health insurance. There was a petition that circulated, but the more and more I talk to students, the more and more I find out they have no idea this is going on. I am the student trustee on campus. If I just found out 17 days ago, I can’t possibly imagine what the rest of the 40,000 students don’t know or feel.� Q Chicago trustee Danielle Leibowitz: “As you know, the benefit was added to the Chicago campus last year. I am concerned that the students at the Urbana campus might not have been properly informed about this, and I completely respect the opposing views on this issue. However, I do support passing this.� Q Springfield trustee Jamaal Hollins: “This is something that has not been discussed at my campus... This is something the students do support — there are rallies and petitions.� Q

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Lucas Frye, junior in ACES, will serve as student trustee to the Urbana campus for the 2014 to 2015 academic year. Frye ran against Nick Reinberg, junior in LAS, who received 899 votes and Andrew Kim, who received 353 votes. Frye received 1,195 votes. All three fees up for review will continue under the spring 2014 student referendum. The Cleaner Energy Technologies fee, a $2 fee per semester, was approved with a vote of 2,861 to 623. The funds help support multiple sustainability projects on campus. The Legacy of Service and Learning Scholarship Fee, a $12.94 fee per semester, was approved with a vote of 2,016 to 1,380. The funds create a scholarship that is distributed to Uni-

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versity students with fi nancial needs. The Sustainable Campus Environment fee, a $12.06 fee per semester, was established to fund initiatives such as creating more green buildings on campus, promoting recycling and sustainable farming practices. The fee was approved with a vote of 2,670 to 824. Additionally, undergraduate students Jaylin McClinton, Victor Rivera, Dionne Gatling, Frantz Jacques, Colton Kochanek and Karim Popatia were elected to the Student Organization Resource Fee, or SORF, Board. The graduate students elected to the SORF board were Shawn Gordon and Matthew Petruszak, who is also an Illini Media employee.

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Newly elected Illinois Student Senators

College of Engineering:

The following senators were elected to serve for the Illinois Student Senate for the following colleges:

College of ACES: Sarah Hochman Kevin Zook Madison Scanlan Alyssa Neimark

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Heather Shade, architecture/art/landscape Bradley Berg, architecture/art/landscape Joshua Johnson, dance/music/theatre/ urban planning

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Kevin Seymour Calvin Lear Juan Bernal Chelsay Endres Caroline Clasby Simone Kaiser

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College of Social Work: Rachel Fisher

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Brett Jackson, electrical/computer Sanil Pruthi, electrical/computer Vaibhav Maheshwari, mechanical/ industrial/agriculture/engineering mechanics Matthew Yi Chang, civil/environmental/ general/ materials science/physics

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Students protest for the addition of gender confirmation surgery coverage under student insurance outside the Illini Union on Thursday.

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Board approves search committee for new University president BY MARYCATE MOST STAFF WRITER

The Board of Trustees approved a plan to decide on the next University president by January 2015 at its meeting Thursday. The fi rst step in the process will be the development of a search committee that will assist in selecting a new University president. According to a press release, the committee

will include 19 members from all three University campuses. The committee will be in charge of defi ning job expectations for the next president, who would replace University President Robert Easter when he retires on June 30, 2015. Committee members would also screen and select the potential candidates for the position . “This is truly one of the world’s premier universities

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to Assist in the Selection of the President based on recommendations from faculty senate and student governments at each campus. The committee will be made up of three trustees; eight faculty members from the University’s three campuses; a student from each campus; a representative from the University of Illinois Alumni Association; a representative from the University of Illinois Foundation; an

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administrative officer; an academic professional; and a civil service representative. These positions will be fi lled by May. Once appointed, committee members will work to develop an outline of challenges, expectations and qualifications for the next president, which in the past has included stipulations such as ability to manage a large academic institution, agreement with the mission of

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any personal or moral views influence them, and that they did the right thing for their students and for the campus.” Cunningham voiced concern against the addition because he was made aware of the proposal “17 days ago.” In an interview on Feb. 24, he said he believes this fee should go through a student referendum before being approved to decide if students truly support this. “In the past, we’ve never done a referendum or a student election on tuition, student insurance or mandatory fees,” said Renee Romano, vice chancellor for stu-

dent affairs. “In terms of gender reassignment, the medication and counseling is already mandated by the ACA.” Cunningham is the only student trustee to have a vote on official board matters because the Urbana campus’ trustee currently holds the single vote between the three student trustees. He voted in opposition of adding the surgery, despite support on the issue from the student trustees of the Chicago and Springfield campuses. Kennedy voiced concern that Cunningham bucked the trend of the student-voting trustee representing the major-

ity opinion of the three students. “I don’t think that this is critical to this vote, but I think it is critical to our process of creating a collegial environment,” Kennedy said. “Maybe we’ll revisit that after today.” Similar coverage was approved for the Chicago campus last spring, where the coverage underwent consideration for two years, said Chicago campus student trustee Danielle Leibowitz. On the Urbana campus, the new student health insurance plan’s cost for the 2014-2015 school year, which includes the surgery, will increase 15 percent, or $37

for undergraduates and $48 for graduates. Chicago and Springfield health insurance rates were approved at a 2 percent and 29 percent increase, respectively. One percentage point of the 15 percent increase is for the gender confirmation surgery, while 13 percentage points of the fees are due to coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act and Illinois state requirements. An additional 1 percentage point covers University administrative costs. Students have the option of opting out of student health insurance. The health care plan will be reviewed next year, as the cur-

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Canopy Club hosts variety of DJs at 1st Heartland Festival Unofficial-clad students fill music club to full capacity BY CHRISTINE OLIVO STAFF WRITER

“We have been waiting for this weekend,” said Josh Golden, manager of performing artist, Frankie Sanchez, to The Canopy Club’s packed audience Saturday night. “And this is the best weekend we have ever had.” On Friday and Saturday night, The Canopy Club hosted its first-ever Heartland Music Festival, which began at 9 p.m. and featured various electronic dance music artists. The festival brought all types of EDM enthusiasts together to enjoy an electrified night of dancing and raving. As the doors to the big stage opened at the sold-out-show on Friday night, a sea of students in bright green Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day attire fi ltered into the room. Performing artists such as Bad Luck, Kromuh, Disflow, Frankie Sanchez and headlining band The Floozies took the stage, animating the crowd with a series of high and low tempo mixes. For growing artist Frankie Sanchez, Heartland Music Festival was his fi rst out-of-state concert. Hailing from Bakersfield, Calif., he said Heartland created a different kind of audience and performance for him. “This whole weekend has been an amazing experience for me,” Sanchez said. “I’m very grateful for all of it. It’s mind-blowing, to be honest.” Sanchez’s impression of the full crowd was also favorable. “I thought they were amazing,” Sanchez said. “They were very receptive to

everything that I played, and that was awesome to me.” As Friday’s performance went on, the energy of the crowd began to build. Flashing neon lights beamed through the raving crowd, with bright-colored patterns and stimulating visuals illuminating the room on big screens behind the performers. Audience members tossed around white, light-up beach balls to the beat of the music and pumped their fists in the air as the bass dropped. “The production on stage was onpoint,” Sanchez said. “I was very happy.” As the second night of Heartland Music Festival began, the crowd was noticeably smaller and attendees were dressed in drastically different clothing. Instead of a mass of green Unofficial sweatshirts fi lling the audience, concert-goers dressed in jeans and nicer T-shirts, and some even wore heels, skirts and silk blouses. Artists such as Krucial, Meccom, Disflow and headlining artist Kap Slap performed on Saturday night, delivering a different vibe to a new audience. Before going on stage, Alex “Disflow” Rymarz, junior in LAS, said he anticipated performing for higher-energy crowd than the night before. “The line up tonight is harder,” Disflow said. “The Floozies had a lighter set. I’m catering to a different artist that I’m opening for.” Disflow also mentioned that his longer performance time on stage will also change the dynamic of his mixes as well.

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Frankie Sanchez DJs for a sold-out crowd at the Canopy Club in Urbana on Saturday. He was part of the first ever Heartland Muisc Festival, which took place during Unofficial weekend. “I plan on going harder tonight than I did last night,” Disflow said. As Disflow performed, the strobe and flashing lights continued to excite the audience during the different sets. The entire room had smokey atmosphere, and the light-up beach balls made their way back into the crowd. Festival attendees wore glow stick bracelets and necklaces and jumped to the beat of Disflow’s mixes. At the end of his set, Disflow thanked his audience and introduced the next performing artist. “Thank you Champaign,” Disflow yelled to his crowd. “And get ready for Kap Slap!” As Kap Slap entered the stage, the crowd cheered and screamed. Kap Slap’s overall performance was very

high tempo, mixing in popular songs such as Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” and Zedd’s “Stay The Night.” Golden and Heartland event promoter, Simon Bernick, shot confetti into the crowd, and pumped up the crowd through the set. Students were still entering the venue and buying tickets at 1:15 a.m. to see the show. Because the event took place over Unofficial weekend, Blane Warren, security guard at The Canopy Club, said the venue was successful in keeping a safe environment for all. “We had security all around looking for underage drinkers and people who were extremely drunk,” Warren said. “We wanted to take care of the situations before it blossomed. Nobody was injured as far as I am aware of.”

As the festival came to an end, Bernick said he was happy with the festival’s overall production and performances. “The fi rst night we sold out, and tonight we almost reached capacity,” Bernick said. “We brought out a great production, and Heartland came out wonderfully. “ Bernick felt that the goals of Heartland — to provide a safe option for students on Unofficial weekend and to bring the campus together — were reached throughout the weekend. “I talked to people in the crowd and they were very happy,” Bernick said. “They said it was a great show and it was a great production.”

Christine can be reached at caolivo2@dailyillini.com.

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5 1. Individuals look over Champaign from balconies at 309 E. Green St. during Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day on Friday. 2. Participants wave from a balcony Friday morning. 3. Seniors in computer science Sean Abraham and Ashwin Jacob celebrate Unofficial. 4. Members of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship hand out cups of water on Green Street to keep individuals hydrated during Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. 5. Unofficial participants pose for photos with a student who calls himself Greenman Kirby and a dog on Green Street. 6. Jeff Zhu, junior in computer engineering, plays frisbee on the quad during Unofficial. 7. Construction workers take a photo with individuals after moving their boom lift to meet them on Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. 8. An individual smiles as he speaks to police officers on Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. 9. A student hugs a person in a panda suit at the corner of Green and Wright streets during Unofficial. Panda Express was offering free food samples during the day. 10. Members of Delta Delta Delta Sorority walk down Fourth Street Friday morning.

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10 tweets to help you recall Unofficial BY DAVID ROTHMUND STAFF WRITER

Unofficial is over. Whether students went out or stayed in, many memories have been made. Local and University officials have made it through this year without any major incidents. As students piece together their weekend through pictures and texts, these 10 tweets may spark a hazy memory of the crazy “holiday”:

@OscarCahue: Apparently Eastern Illinois tried having their first Unofficial this past weekend. Get outta here. Get on our level. #UofI #Unofficial2014 March 3, 2014 at 5:48 p.m. | 4 RT, 7 FAV

Days before Unofficial, Oscar Cahue was not very happy that other universities were trying to replicate Unofficial.

@BlackSheep_UIUC: READ THIS before you go to bed: “TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE #UNOFFICIAL”: http:// bit.ly/1fKyFfg

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March 6, 2014 at 8:20 p.m. | 10 RT, 6 FAV

The Black Sheep helped its followers fall asleep with a touching, re-written Christmas poem.

@DonGerard: Proud of these #Illini! Supporting @illini4000 (me in orange beanie, gorilla Tshirt) #Unofficial2014 #UnderwearMile March 8, 2014 at 2:59 p.m. | 1 RT, 4 FAV

Champaign Mayor Don Gerard celebrated Unofficial Eve by stripping down and running down Green Street with University students. The proceeds of the Underwear Mile event went to the Illini 4000 registered student organization.

@Snodgrss: ‘Unofficial’ forecast update: highs nearing 50F with a good amount of sunshine. Could be a bit windy though. Have fun and be safe. March 6, 2014 at 6:10 p.m. | 4 RT, 10 FAV

Eric Snodgrass, director of undergraduate studies for the department of atmospheric sciences, shared Unofficial’s forecast to his followers.

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@Andreaaalynn_: Danielle pulls bacon out of her fanny pack #UNOFFICIAL2014 March 7, 2014 at 6:10 a.m. | 0 RT, 5 FAV

Andrea Lynn went to Twitter to inform her followers that eating is still very important during Unofficial.

@JoesBrewery: 10AM GET YOURSELVES HERE BECAUSE RAFFLES WILL BE HAPPENING #UNOFFICIAL2014 March 6, 2014 at 10:17 p.m. | 2 RT, 1 FAV

Joe’s Brewery informed patrons when the bar opened for Unofficial there would be a raffle.

@TheDailyIllini: @UrbanaPD actively monitoring Twitter. #Unofficial March 7, 2014 at 3:55 p.m. | 75 RT, 53 FAV

The Daily Illini reported a picture of the Urbana Police Department replying to Mike Bailey, an individual wanting to know where the Unofficial parties were at.

@EatCU: Some food/drink pairings for #unofficial2014: wings+frozen margaritas, pizza+red wine, beef(burgers)+bourbon, chocolate+scotch. Thoughts? EatCU provided food and drink pairings for Unofficial to its followers. “Wings+frozen margaritas” doesn’t sound like the best combination.

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March 7, 2014 at 10:45 a.m. | 0 RT, 0 FAV

@BP3: To everyone at U of I celebrating #unofficial2014 have a good time but please be smart & safe while partying March 7, 2014 at 7:27 p.m. | 41 RT, 73 FAV

Brandon Paul, University 2013 alumnus, assured his followers to have fun but to be safe while out celebrating Unofficial.

@News_gazette: #Unofficial in history books. “We didn’t have any serious injuries, which was good,” Lt. Jim Clark said: http://bit.ly/1lJPqcQ March 8, 2014 at 5:49 p.m. | 1 RT, 4 FAV

In the end, the News Gazette reported that students are starting to adhere to local police departments’ messages on safety.

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SAT reform to offer equal opportunities and better gauge students’ abilities

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tandardized testing is receiving a face-lift — and it’s no surprise considering the growing concern of standardized testing as a credible gauge of students’ knowledge and abilities among high schools and colleges. The College Board, the association that administers the SAT, announced that it will be reforming much of the test to make it more applicable to what students really learn in high schools classrooms. Starting in 2016, the test will return to a 1600-point scale, from a 2400-point scale, due to changes such as making the essay portion optional, broadening the range of disciplines in the reading section and placing emphasis on considering context of words over definition in the vocabulary section. The goal of these changes are to make the exam less difficult and tedious for students who likely are struggling to study for a test that is detached from what they learned in high school. In addition to restructuring the content of the exam, a quarter-point will no longer be deducted for each incorrect multiple choice answer. Making changes such as these will help to transform the exam into something that is less daunting and obscure, and instead more reasonable and representative. The point of taking these standardized test scores into account for college admissions is to determine whether students’ accumulated skill-sets and knowledge in high school will prepare them for college. However, many students are more concerned with how to take the test, such as what many SAT-prep courses aim to do, rather than truly pulling from what they have learned through their high school careers. Not to mention that students taking this exam come from diverse backgrounds — some from rural areas, some urban, and some with high socioeconomic statuses and some low — yet they are all taking the same exam. In fact, there is a positive correlation between SAT scores and family income, meaning that students with higher family incomes can afford to utilize more resources in regards to preparing for and taking the test. So, what is the point of taking these standardized exams if it simply comes down to who is best at learning the SAT and ACT-specific materials? Well, making standardized testing into a requirement for a majority of colleges should mean that these tests are truly helping admissions boards determine a student’s success in high school and potential for college. And that doesn’t mean using standardized tests solely because they help to gauge large numbers of students’ abilities at one time. But considering many colleges, including our own, continue to use standardized testing as an admissions factor, then the options are either to reform or de-emphasize. Either reform the SAT to represent students across all socioeconomic statuses, geographical regions and backgrounds, or de-emphasize it to place greater weight on other factors such as academic rigor and grades. Aside from changing the format of the test, The College Board is furthering its reform by addressing structural inequalities through partnering with the Khan Academy, which provides free online tutorials in different subjects. The goal is to acknowledge the disparity between high-income and lowincome families through offering free test preparation materials and college application fee waivers. Though necessary to create a standard for college admissions, standardized testing is a faulty system that, through these changes, is slowly developing into a credible form of assessing students’ true academic abilities.

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', '(1,(' Another Unofficial passed, another hangover overcome. An estimated 260 tickets were administered by Champaign police — meaning either 260 people did Unofficial very right — or very, very wrong. But, what can you expect when it’s 50 degrees on Unofficial? Well, a lot of green (and not just puke), a lot of partiallydressed students, and even more regrets. Stay classy, Champaign.

', '(1,(' A Boeing 777-200ER airplane carrying 239 people vanished into thin air. Little is known about the Malaysia Airlines jet, which was bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. So far, there’s only speculation about the plane’s whereabouts. Intense focus remains on two passengers travelling with stolen passports. Though a streak of oil and some debris were found in the water near Vietnam, officials do not know for sure if it’s from the lost jet. We hope there are answers soon so that this terror might end.

$/0$ $33529(' Here are highlights from the week’s most creative headlines: “Ke$ha Has Changed Her Name� And the world just got a bit more sober. “Taylor Swift Has Legs For Days� They say the same about her men. “Hilary Duff Rocks Leather Pants� In other news, Hilary Duff exists outside of “Lizzie McGuire�?

', '(1,(' Forecasters say we’ll have snow AGAIN on Wednesday. How dare the weather gods. What did we do to deserve this treachery? We don’t want to admit it, but Groundhog Phil of Punxsutawney, Pa., was right this year: He predicted six more weeks of winter at the beginning of February. Those six weeks feel like an eternity.

Students should strive to have a voice in ISS MATT PASQUINI Opinions columnist

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or those who don’t know, the Illinois Student Senate serves as the official voice of the student body. It is comprised of four officers, the Student Trustee, a team of executive staff, 54 senators, six standing committees and five subcommittees, and a team of interns. The 54 senators make up the legislative branch. Comparatively to how the United States Congress represents the citizens of the United States, the senators represent the student body by college and vote on resolutions that represent and express students’ needs to the administration, local, state and federal governments. I share this because I often hear the question, “What exactly does the Illinois Student Senate do?� It’s a question I’ve heard time and time again from students across campus and a question whose answer is difficult to answer. Because of this, it is imperative for the ISS to launch an information campaign to the student body to help us better understand what they do and how they can prepare us to be participating citizens once we enter the real world. Furthermore, they need to combat

the non-existent perceptions and apathy many members of the student body hold toward them. Because many students don’t actively engage with the ISS, the organization does not have much legitimacy in serving as the official voice of the student body. Universities, especially ours, are unique institutions of learning and research. They nurture curious minds, diversity and passions, and they work to help students develop the skills necessary to function in society. Furthermore, they empower the next generation with the skills necessary to ensure that society moves forward — technologically, socially and, especially, civically. As students, we should be invested in our personal development of civic engagement because it gives us a voice in the many facets of public affairs that have become so prevalent in our society. The student RSO, Beyond Coal, serves as a prime example of how civic engagement can impact our lives as students. During the spring 2013 semester, students overwhelmingly voted to have the University endowment divest in coal. In spring 2003, a group of students organized to pass the Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee, which takes $2 of our student fees to invest in renewable energies. Through these examples, we see the importance of student involvement in campus affairs and how their

efforts can truly make a difference in our campus community. College students are very active and opinionated people, and we want our voices to be heard. Becoming engaged in the civic life of campus is one way to amplify our voices. One of the other ways to get involved

We should be invested in our personal development of civic engagement because it gives us a voice in the many facets of public affairs. is by proposing a referendum on the student ballot for our yearly student elections, which encourages us to become civically involved on campus. For a student or RSO to get a referendum on the ballot, it requires signatures from seven percent of the student body upon approval by the Campus Student Election Committee. If you’re a student senator in ISS, you’re required to collect signatures from five percent of the student body and receive a two-thirds majority from the entire student assembly.

Because senators only need signatures from five percent of the student body, it is easier for them to create change on campus. We should be working with the student senators in ISS because it’s easier for them to push our agendas. While utilizing the senators appears to be more work and requires more steps to be taken than simply obtaining signatures from seven percent of the student body, participating in this process helps better prepare us for the civic life on campus. In the real world, being engaged means casting informed votes during election, contacting your elected officials to ensure they’re properly representing your views and attending town hall meetings to make your own voice heard and apply pressure to those who represent you. Public opinion matters, and putting pressure on your bodies of government is one of the means of creating quick and meaningful change in society. The ISS is a unique group on campus and they can help us not only make positive and meaningful changes on campus, but teach us what it takes to be good citizens and make meaningful changes in our larger society.

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

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Behind the counter: Unofficial bartending Bartenders serve up holiday spirits, conversations and counseling on Unofficial CHRISTEN MCGLYNN Staff writer

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he sea of green begins to overwhelm me as I see herds of bodies rushing toward my fellow bartenders and I, all demanding the same request: more alcohol. As if drinking all morning until 8 p.m. is not enough, students at the University are ready to rally until the bars close at 2 a.m. All in the name of Unofficial. Managers have prepared the bartenders and staff for this long anticipated “holiday� in order to ensure the safety of all students. Employees can only serve one drink per customer, no one overly intoxicated is allowed to enter the bar, and the bar age limit is raised to 21. The non-University natives are easy to spot with their uncertainty regarding bar etiquette and questionable drink orders, such as: “Can I get a one of those Blue Boys, or Blue Dudes or Blue Men?� No sir, it is a Blue Guy, and by the sixth order I thought we have established this recognition. Although it feels as if these out-of-towners are overtaking the bar, I still see the regulars posted up in their usual spots. The one blond guy who always stands on the right that seems to know every bartender, makes friends with every person around him and smiles when I fi nally take his order — you are a great tipper, never change. Then, there is the older, slightly creepy man who seems extremely out of his element and over the age limit of a college bar, sitting in the back corner. His lack of

green attire makes him stand out more than usual. Nevertheless, the bar is practically packed to capacity, and with everyone screaming for my assistance, it’s very difficult to catch a break. Mary Miles, junior in AHS, worked the happy hour shift and felt the same type of stress as well. “Everyone just wants to be waited on at the same time, and I obviously can’t be everywhere at once,� Miles said, “and alcohol defi nitely doesn’t help with their patience.� Jensen Rafool, bartender and junior in LAS, was able to experience Unofficial participants’ transition from overly eager to ultimately wasted. She described the scene in one word: sloppy. “I started working at 10 a.m. when everyone was just starting out and excited to get the day going,� Rafool said. However, by the time noon rolled around, she said people were starting to hit a wall where they needed a midafternoon nap to recharge. “The dance floor had some hardcore old school dance moves going on, and watching it sober defi nitely made it more interesting,� she said. That’s the one thing about working as a bartender: you are able to get a point of view that most people wish they could forget. Those nights you can’t remember what happened, and a blurry picture uploaded to Facebook is the only clue to a night out — I can guarantee there is a bartender who witnessed every single one of your erotic dance moves and failed attempt at fl irting. Unofficial brings out the drinking culture here at the University where students play dual roles while let-

ting their green pride shine through. Yet one might not realize that bartenders play two roles on this eventful night as well: the server and the psychiatrist. Guy in the striped shirt wants a Red Bull vodka and his girlfriend just cheated on him with his best friend because she’s wasted. I begin to pour the vodka with my right hand as he holds my left to ensure him that everything will be okay, and that no one can wear stripes better than him, right? I reply by saying any girl would be a fool to go for a guy in a plain shirt — by the look of relief on his face, I could practically have Dr. Phil status. From a bartender’s viewpoint, Unofficial brings people together, and green should be the new color of love. At every corner of the bar, the most unlikely of characters began to take interest in one another. That girl with the long brown hair who wanted absolutely nothing to do with the awkward guy in the large leprechaun hat is now buying him shots and asking him about his life goals. When he replies he wants to be a stay-at-homedad, she saw hearts of green, and they promptly left the bar together. Green, booze, love and awkward dance moves seems to be the combination for a successful Unofficial night as a bartender. Not to mention the increase in tips. Therefore, for any Illini looking to piece together their night, I am sure your Unofficial psychiatrist will be able to puzzle together some clues while looking forward to next year’s session.

Christen is a junior in Media. She can be reached at cmcglyn2@dailyillini.com.

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Watching Unofficial unfold without the ‘beer goggles’ Unofficial not as crazy or hectic as everyone would like to think DECLAN HARTY Staff writer

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rom Guinness, green beer, Blue Guys, and Jello shots to the occasional beer bong, Unofficial always offers a variety of beverage choices. But on Friday, my drink of choice was Dunkin’ Donuts’ coffee. As drunken crowds of students sporting the colors green, white and black populated campus, I watched Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day unfold from a sober perspective. Despite being exposed to alcohol since freshman year of high school, I have always chosen to not become involved in the underage drinking culture. However, being sober in a drinking setting never gets easier. The questions of why I don’t drink, the begging to “try just one drink,� and the disappointing looks after I give a fi rm “no� never goes away, especially on a day like Unofficial. “I feel like it is the social aspect. You get to see everybody, and everybody is doing the same thing,� said one of the students I approached on why he thinks people choose to drink on Unofficial. “If it wasn’t a central agreement to drink, I wouldn’t feel obligated to.� Despite the overall consensus of most to drink on Unoffi cial, being sober allows one to see things that drunken people may not notice — or remember. Unofficial would defi nitely have been less strange for me if I had been drunk in certain circumstances. Although it was my fi rst Unofficial because I transferred this year, I thought I knew what to expect: frat parties similar to those in the fi lm “National Lampoon’s Animal House,� kegs in every college apartment, and drunk students chugging beer on their balconies. But to say I was wrong is an understatement. As I trekked through the nearly empty streets of campus at 8 a.m. on Friday, I was baffled. Where was every-

one? There was the occasional porch or balcony party, but contrary to the belief that everyone wakes up and starts drinking at 6 a.m., it seemed as though people were still preparing for the day. With the stories I’d heard about Unofficial from the week before, I had imagined waking up to fi nd people laying unconscious in Frat Park. Instead, I saw more students wearing backpacks heading to class than acting drunk in public.

Being sober allows one to see things that drunken people may not notice — or remember. As I walked down First Street, I saw people beginning the day with house and apartment parties. People were gathered around tables, playing beer pong on house porches. When I walked by, I kept my head down to avoid getting yelled at for wearing a backpack and holding a non-alcoholic coffee. But I could still hear the partygoers’ conversation between two porches: “Dude, just do it, just dive off!� one student exclaimed, trying to persuade his friend to jump from one house’s porch to the next. The man didn’t end up “diving� off, but it was a moment I remembered for the rest of the day. Despite the disappointing start to the day, I was most excited for class. I knew going to class on Unofficial would be one of the main experiences that separated the day from a typical Saturday’s home football game. The number of times I’ve been told that people go to class drunk or are experiencing the effects of drugs are countless. But when I went to my class, I discovered that despite the green apparel that students were wearing, signs of the day were lacking. So far, Unofficial wasn’t

meeting my expectations. When I returned to Green Street after class, though, I was in awe. The amount of green had easily tripled, along with the number of people packing the sidewalks. Throughout the entire campus, the people and presence of alcohol was becoming more and more prevalent. With more than 200 arrests made on last year’s Unofficial, according to The Daily Illini, this year was starting to seem like it wasn’t going to be much different. While I was on the corner of Third and Daniel streets, I saw a plainclothes police offi cer give a ticket to a girl who opened her beer on the street right in front of his car. The same blue Ford Crown Victoria, seen in almost every police-related fi lm, surveyed the scene at nearly every campus corner. With the growing presence of alcohol, issues such as public intoxication, littering and throwing items from balconies were becoming more and more prevalent. My neighbors urged me to “monkey chug� a Corona off of their fourth floor balcony when I walked by their building, but I declined, only to be heckled. It didn’t take long for empty beer bottles to be thrown off balconies. As I sat on my own, overlooking Frat Park and eating my Jimmy John’s sandwich at approximately 1 p.m., a brown beer bottle projected from the building next to mine and shattered across Frat Park’s basketball court. It joined the shards of brown tinted glass already on the court, left for anybody other than the drinkers to pick up. I decided I’d had enough of Unofficial. I returned to my home in the suburbs to visit with family at around 5 p.m., a time where many stumbled into their beds for an early evening nap. As I reflected on all of the activity and how rapidly it had escalated throughout the day, I realized that the portrayal of the event and the actual day itself were nothing alike. Perhaps if I had seen Unofficial through beer goggles like everyone else, it would be different. I guess I’ll never know.

Declan is a sophomore in LAS. He can be reached at dharty2@dailyillini.com.

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Official accounts of Unofficial From non-drinking attendees taking in the Unofficial scene to the bartenders that serve up the drinking holiday’s fuel, there is perspective to be gained on this holiday. To read how our staff writers made it through Unofficial, turn to Page 7A. THEDAILYILLINI

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GET YOUR GREEN ON

Various shirts designed specifically for Unofficial lined the streets as students showed their support for the day

PHOTOS BY ELISEO ELIZARRARAZ AND RAYMOND SOBCZAK

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Up and down Green Street on Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, the walkways and businesses were crowded with people wearing green. From green hats all the way down to green shoes, many were fully decked out in Unofficial apparel. Among the vibrant tones of the day’s color, many people were sporting this year’s Unofficial T-shirts. All featured different sayings, witty and clever in their own way and worn in

various styles. Some wore mesh tank tops or crewneck sweatshirts, while others stuck to the traditional T-shirt. A relatively popular tank top featured a “Breaking Bad�themed Unofficial design. The cleverly designed shirt used the same concept of the AMC TV show’s introduction, and used different periodic table elements “U-OF-I� to spell out part of the word “Unofficial.� Students wore different

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wearing a standard T-shirt or sweatshirt. They let their true Irish colors show, even if they were not Irish. Many students wore Irish flags as capes, which blew in the wind on the day which had highs of 53 degrees. Many different green hats and shoes moved down the street as the people wearing them scurried off to find the next social event. These people went above and

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Illinois forward Jon Ekey shoots a free throw against Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday. The Hawkeyes lost to the Illini 66-63.

Ekey hits last-second 3-pointer to lift Illinois to upset over Iowa BY SHANNON RYAN CHICAGO TRIBUNE

IOWA CITY, Iowa — At this point, Illinois coach John Groce said he really shouldn’t be surprised. After all, this is the team that came up for air after being submerged in an eight-game losing streak. The same Illini, he said, who never buried their heads during that slump or fretted after Michigan drubbed them by 31 points Tuesday night. So when he saw host Iowa charge back from a 14-point deficit, he knew his players would respond. “I shouldn’t be surprised. When adversity hits, they’ve responded,� he said. “I thought

we played with a lot of heart. ... I’m really proud of the resiliency they have had and that it’s becoming a part of our DNA.� Their identity was clear Saturday night in a 66-63 victory over No. 24 Iowa in their regular-season fi nale. Tracy Abrams found Jon Ekey for the game-winner with 0.3 seconds left as the forward drained a far-from-open 3-pointer. Iowa had tied the game on Gabriel Olaseni’s layup with 40 seconds left. Illinois ended the regular season having won three straight on the road as it heads into the Big Ten tournament Thursday as a No. 7, 8 or 9 seed, depending on the outcome of Sunday’s confer-

ence games. The Illini also ended Iowa’s streak of 30 straight victories against unranked opponents at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (20-11, 9-9 Big Ten) have lost five of their last six games. Illinois (18-13, 7-11) held Iowa, which was averaging 83.3 points per game, to a season low. While the end of the game provided some drama, it was the start of the game that set the tone. Illinois built a 20-6 lead thanks to seven points from Nnanna Egwu. When Egwu headed to the bench with two fouls, the Hawkeyes used a 17-1 run to head into halftime with a 34-29 lead.

“It was really hard from that point forward,� Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “Yeah, we got the lead a couple of times, but it just changes everything.� Rayvonte Rice led the Illini with 15 points, while Egwu scored 14 and Kendrick Nunn added 10. Aaron White led Iowa with 12 points. With no timeouts remaining, Groce called out one of his endof-game plays with seven seconds left. Abrams showed poise finding Ekey as his defender hesitated for a moment. “It was nice we ran that play,� Ekey said. “They guarded me well but it happened to work out for us.�

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on Ekey didn’t have an ideal senior night. Ekey fi nished with four points on 0-for-3 shooting from behind the arc in an 84-53 beating against Michigan. That’s not how any senior wants to go out. When Ekey was given another shot on Iowa’s senior night, he made sure to go out in style. Behind Ekey’s late 3-pointer and a resurgent Nnanna Egwu, Illinois upset No. 24 Iowa in Iowa City. Illinois nearly let this one slip away. A 3-pointer by Ekey with three minutes left in the game put Illinois up 63-59. From that point on it was a freefall for Illinois. Illinois ended up missing a shot and turning the ball over twice to allow Iowa to tie the game at 63. Illinois head coach John Groce then opted to run the offense through Tracy Abrams on the last play. I was shocked that Abrams, not Rayvonte Rice, was given the ball with 23 seconds left. Abrams was struggling once again, shooting just 2-for9 from the field, while Rice had a game-high 15 points. Even Kendrick Nunn, who fi nished with 10 points and four assists, seemed like a better option than the inefficient Abrams. Abrams was shaky handling the ball on the fi nal play, dribbling the clock down with nowhere to go. He then stopped his dribble, looked to his left, and gave the ball to Ekey. The senior rose up and hoisted a contested 3-pointer. The ball dropped in with 0.5 seconds left. I doubt that’s how Groce would’ve drawn it up. Ekey bailed out Illinois for an otherwise uncreative, motionless offensive set. This game never should’ve been this close. Illinois started on fire from the floor, going on a 20-6 run out the gate. The start was reminiscent of Iowa’s 21-9 run to begin the game in their first meeting on Feb. 1. Illinois blew the lead as Iowa ended the half on a 28-9 run. Despite Ekey’s late heroics, it was Egwu that led the Illini on Saturday. I’ll admit I almost gave up on Egwu when he was struggling earlier this season. The junior had a stretch of 15 games where he scored in double digits just twice. His penchant to take long jumpers, miss layups, and play soft made me think freshman Maverick Morgan deserved

more minutes. Boy, was I wrong. Egwu has scored a season-high 14 points twice in his last five games. He’s not going to dominate in the post or throw down vicious dunks, but he can make an offensive impact in other ways. Egwu set solid screens, knocked down his open looks and got to the line consistently against Iowa. Egwu’s offense was just a bonus because, as usual, his defensive effort was inspiring. The defense, led by Egwu, was suffocating. Groce clearly made adjustments from the teams’ first meeting. The Hawkeyes also dominated the paint in that game, led by Gabriel Olaseni’s 15 points and 12 rebounds. In Saturday’s game, Illinois’ zone defense neutralized the paint for the Hawkeyes. Illinois used the 2-3 zone the most it has all season and coaxed Iowa into taking long jumpers, especially in the second half. Iowa’s fast-paced offense was forced to slow down and play in the half-court. Groce also made sure to have his guards play a version of a full-court press, preventing Iowa from pushing the ball. Iowa was held to a season-low 63 points — 20 below its scoring average. There’s something about competing on the road that plays to Illinois’ strengths. Illinois has been able to play free and easy while letting their defense lead the way. Illinois has now won three straight road games, with two of them coming against ranked teams. Illinois’ roadwarrior mentality will bode well moving forward, as the Illini will play away from home for the rest of the season. Illinois is peaking at the right time. With the exception of that dud against Michigan, Illinois has found its groove. We’re at the point in the season where we know who Illinois is. The Illini are never going to be an offensive powerhouse or start raining 3-pointers. Illinois is a strong defensive team that gets by offensively with the scoring of Rice and Nunn. Illinois is also a team that is well-coached and will work relentlessly, regardless of the situation. Is Illinois’ defense and intensity enough to carry them through the Big Ten tournament? Probably not, but Illinois is sure as hell going to try.

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Illini women’s basketball senior guard Amber Moore said she wanted to leave her mark on the Big Ten and its tournament — and she did. Unfortunately for Moore, she only had one chance to make a statement, as Illinois ended its season with a loss in the fi rst round of the tournament against Iowa, 81-62. “It’s tough just knowing that this is my last game in college, and just being able to play with my teammates and knowing I can’t play anymore,� Moore said. “It’s emotional, but I think as a team we fought, and that’s all you’ve got.� Moore did everything she could to keep the Illini in the game, scoring 26 points with four 3-pointers and two assists. Illinois had no answer for Iowa’s 6-foot-4 center, Bethany Doolittle, who had a career day on the offensive end. Doolittle matched Moore’s point total for a career-high 26 points on 10-of14 shooting. “I think our lack of size hurt us, and Grant just not being

physically as strong,� head coach Matt Bollant said. “When (Doolittle) got touches, she was able to fi nish, and I think they threw it over the top a few times and just our inability and lack of size to be really able to contest her. She’s gotten a ton better.� Foul trouble limited junior guard Ivory Crawford and freshman forward Jacqui Grant, both of whom fouled out. Crawford, who has been the Illini’s leading scorer in conference play, saw 32 minutes of action and chipped in with 15 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. It was her third straight double-double and her fourth of the season. Grant played 23 minutes and scored 10 points in her second game back after returning from mono. Defense was an issue for Illinois once again. In the first half, the Hawkeyes shot the lights out from three, hitting 4-of-7. Once the Illini made adjustments at the half, the Hawkeyes attacked the paint, feeding Doolittle frequently for a 62.5 percent mark from the field to secure the win.

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“That foul trouble with Ivory getting three and Jacqui hurt us that first half and our bench didn’t give us the lift we needed there as we went into the half,” Bollant said. “But obviously the shooting percentages, if you’re looking at that, jumps out at you as well. Credit Iowa for making a lot of shots, and Doolittle played a really good game, but the shooting percentages really hurt us.”

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Illinois’ Cameron Rogers preforms his parallel bars routine during the meet against UIC at Huff Hall, on Saturday.

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The Milwaukee Bucks’ Zaza Pachulia, left, defends against the Indiana Pacers’ Paul George during the first half on Feb. 22 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

Indiana Pacers struggle in race for home court SPENCER BROWN Staff writer

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he Indiana Pacers are close to winning the race for the East, but they’re limping toward the finish. For a team that was so open and adamant about having home court in the playoffs, they haven’t been playing like it lately. Rarely do you hear a team in the position of the Indiana Pacers make such a unique declaration. They are a young team on the rise with a budding superstar in Paul George. Some say they are ahead of schedule. The Pacers got their first taste of what the NBA Playoffs are all about when they reached the conference finals last season, where they lost in seven games to the eventual champion Miami Heat. It would appear that they are ready to take the next step. Home court appears to be the priority if they are to do so. Apparently they need it. In that conference finals matchup, the first four games were split with the Heat and Pacers winning on each other’s floor. The home teams won games 5 and 6. The Heat hosted Game 7, in which they annihilated the Pacers 99-76, eliminating Indiana. Maybe if Game 7 was in Indiana, the outcome would have been different. Maybe not. The statement declaring that home court was necessary was likely directed toward the Miami Heat, but it stretches deeper than that. In last year’s conference semifinals against the New York Knicks, the Pacers lost two of three games in Madison Square Garden. It continues. In the first round of these same playoffs, the Pacers lost two of three road games to the Atlanta Hawks. See a trend developing? It would be a psychological advantage for the Pacers to lock up home court. It would likely be close to psychological meltdown if they weren’t. The way Paul George’s team

has been playing of late, it doesn’t look good for the mental state of their basketball team. With a loss Sunday at Dallas, the Pacers have dropped four in a row, including a home loss to a good Golden State team. The Pacers home record dropped to 29-4. The other three were inexplicably bad road losses. Indiana was demolished 10987 by Charlotte last Wednesday behind Al Jefferson’s 34 points and eight rebounds. The Pacers followed that performance with a 112-86 debacle at Houston on Friday night. Then they lost to Dallas on Sunday. At the heart of the Pacers’ poor play, aside from their defense taking a vacation, is Paul George. He simply has not performed. In the game against the Bobcats, he tallied a grand total of two points and five turnovers. Against Houston, he managed 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting and added four more turnovers. This losing streak leaves them tied with the Heat in the loss column. They are one and a half games ahead by virtue of playing and winning more games. Fortunately for the Pacers, it is not too late to right the ship. With about a month left in the season and two matchups with the Miami Heat looming, home court hopes are dangling in the balance. The two teams spilt their games, played earlier in the season, with both teams successfully defending their home court. Indiana and Miami both have a home game against each other remaining. Miami also has gotten to the soft part of its schedule. The Pacers have a couple of games left against division foe Chicago Bulls and games against the Grizzles, Spurs and Thunder down the stretch. With every game being important in the race for home court, the Indiana Pacers need to find a way to pick up the pace.

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Men’s gymnastics defeats UIC without top gymnast BY KIERAN HAMPL STAFF WRITER

Despite not having top gymnast, sophomore C.J. Maestas, the No. 7 Illini easily defeated No. 13 University of Illinois at Chicago 427.850-401.900 on senior day. Maestas, who suffered a season-ending tricep injury last year, was rested because of his intense schedule in recent weeks. Because of the Winter Cup meet, daily practices preparing for the end of the season and a recent illness, head coach Justin Spring felt it would be best for both Maestas and the team, if Maestas sat out. “It was tough because he is an amazing competitor and probably adds eight points to our team score, but it was the right thing to do,” Spring said. The seniors, who were feeling nostalgic heading into their final meet at Huff Hall, took it upon themselves to lead the team. “It’s sad knowing that this is

the last time that I will be doing gymnastics at Huff Hall ever, so it was bittersweet,” senior Cameron Rogers said. The Illini struggled early on floor, landing none of their five routines and putting themselves in a quick 66.85-67.80 hole. “Floor was abysmal, it was probably the worst team event I have seen in a long time,” Spring said. “Sometimes you let the bad energy get to you.” Even with the disappointing effort, sophomore Fred Hartville won the event for Illinois with a 14.25. The next event was pommel horse, which has been the strongest event for the Illini all season, and Saturday was no different. After watching nothing go right in the first event, sophomore Logan Bradley, who was first up for the team, threw down a top-notch routine regaining the momentum for the Illini.

The next four members of the “Pommel Crew,” as they like to call themselves, hit their routines, winning the event comfortably 72.70-66.65. Senior Cole Smith won the event for the Illini with a 14.900, beating out fellow senior Chad Mason by one-tenth of a point. “Cole Smith ending his last home competition with a title win is very awesome, very well deserved, one of the hardest workers I have ever seen,” Spring said. The Illini never looked back, winning the next four events individually and as a team. Rogers won parallel bars with a score of 14.90 breaking his season best. He added a 14.700 on rings, which tied his season high and was good enough for second place. Freshman Chandler Eggleston, despite his uncharacteristic fall on the floor, rebounded nicely,

winning on vault and setting another personal record with a 15.400. He also added a secondplace finish on horizontal bar with a 14.700 and a fourth-place finish on parallel bars with 13.600. Junior Jordan Valdez rounded out the day for the Illini by winning the high bar title with a 14.850. Once the meet was over, it was difficult for the seniors to fathom the idea that they would never compete at home again. “We were in shock basically, being a senior and not wanting to finish yet,” Smith said. This year’s seniors were also Spring’s first recruiting class which made it harder for Spring to say goodbye to them. “They will be greatly missed, they were awesome, good people, good athletes,” Spring said.

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Illini shatter school record during senior night

Women’s gymnastics score all-time high and win over Lindenwood BY ASHLEY WIJANGCO STAFF WRITER

Senior Amber See completed her floor routine, and the meet was over. Excitement came pouring out of the Illini women’s gymnasts, as evidenced by See’s facial expressions. She was jumping up and down as the team all rushed to her. The Illini made history Saturday evening in their 197.100194.450 victory. They were thrilled not just for the win over Lindenwood, but for their record-breaking 197.100, the highest team score in school history. “We’ve been dreaming of that all season, and just to come out and finally do it at home, our last home meet, our senior meet, was just kind of a dream come true,” freshman Mary Jane Horth said. While Horth described the record-breaking win as a dream come true, it wasn’t a shock for Illinois. The Illini finally achieved the 197 they always knew they could. “We just did our job,” senior Sarah Fiedler said. “It wasn’t anything that was out of our reach at all. We just did our job, and the scores came because of that.” The gymnasts’ jobs don’t just include performing the best they can. It also includes staying focused and not letting disturbances get in the way. This specifically applied to Illinois’ third event, the balance beam. Sophomore Giana O’Connor started on the appara-

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Illinois’ Amber See competes her floor exercise routine during the Gym Jam at Huff Hall on Saturday. tus with a 9.750, and the scores went up from there with a 9.800 and a 9.850. Freshman Emily Lennon came fourth in the lineup but suffered two falls during her routine, resulting in an 8.650. This didn’t faze the rest of the lineup, though. “We talk all the time about ‘You can’t let distractions bother you,’” Landrus said. “That was definitely a distraction — when somebody falls twice in the lineup. It puts a little bit more pressure on the rest of the lineup, but somebody’s performance should not affect somebody else’s performance.” Lennon’s mishaps didn’t affect the rest of the lineup. Rather, it preceded the best beam routines

of the meet. Fiedler followed Lennon in the lineup and performed her best beam routine of her career with 9.900, which played a factor in her first career all-around title. Junior Sunny Kato outdid Fiedler with a 9.925. These scores would give Kato and Fiedler first and second on beam, respectively. Kato also earned a 9.900 on the uneven bars for first place. See scored a 9.925 on floor and a 9.900 on vault, which gave her the floor title and second on vault. The vault title went to freshman Erin Buchanan with a score of 9.925. O’Connor placed second on floor with a 9.900. These individual achieve-

ments allowed Illinois to score above a 49 on each event for just the second time this season. This time it led to a new school record, though, and a satisfaction the Illini have been waiting for. “I will say it over and over again: Making records for Illinois history feels unbelievable,” senior Elizabeth McNabb said. “Our team is so talented we knew that we could do it, which is why it was so frustrating that we’ve been falling short of it. So it just feels so great to be able to pull it together.”

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Wrestling finishes 6th at Big Ten tournament; Delgado wins title Delgado’s double-overtime win is his 2nd consecutive Big Ten title BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER

Seven mi nutes weren’t enough for junior Jesse Delgado to capture his second Big Ten title; he needed double overtime. The Illinois wrestling team traveled to Madison, Wis., this weekend for the 100th annual Big Ten Tournament. The Illini amassed 78.5 team points for a 6th-place finish, half a point behind fifth-place Nebraska. The team finished ahead of Wisconsin and Michigan, two teams it lost to during the regular season. Delgado won his second straight Big Ten Championship

over rival Nico Megaludis of Penn State by a score of 3-2. The familiar foes faced off for the second time this season after Megaludis took the first meeting at Penn State during the regular season. In this matchup, neither Delgado nor Megaludis let up any takedowns and only scored off of escapes during regulation. The match ended up going into double overtime, where both opponents scored an escape to keep the score tied at 2-2. Delgado was then given an additional point and the victory after accumulating over a minute of riding time at the end of the second overtime period.

“Going into the second overtime, I knew he wasn’t going to take me down because he can’t really take me down,” Delgado said. “I just had to ride him out, and I did.” Delgado will now set his focus on the NCAA tournament, where he expects to secure his second national title. Head Coach Jim Heffernan was impressed with how D elgado per for med but expected nothing less of his top wrestler. As for how the rest of the team competed, Heffernan said the wrestlers showed signs of improvement from the regular season, but they still left points on the mat that could have led to a higher finish. While Delgado stood atop the podium, the team’s next three highest finishers were at 5th

place. Junior Jackson Morse was one of those three wrestlers to go home with 5th. Morse made the second deepest run of the team in tournament making it into the semifinals. However in the semifinals of the deep 165-pound field, he had to take on David Taylor of Penn State, the frontrunner for wrestling’s top individual, national prize — the Dan Hodge Trophy. While Morse lost to Taylor, he rebounded in his final match with a 6-2 victory to have some momentum going into nationals. The Illinois’ qualifiers for nationals will be determined based on their performance at the tournament. Heffernan hopes that based on the performances at the Big Ten Tournament, the team can bring multiple Illini to

Oklahoma City, where the national tournament will be held. Penn State put up 140.5 points to take home their fourth straight Big Ten title. Iowa and Minnesota followed behind them for second and third, respectively. Heffernan said those three teams have been the standard of wrestling for the past 15 years. He hopes that with the young core the team has, Illinois can join them in a few years. “I think it shows our guys are getting better,” Heffernan said. “We won some matches that we had lost earlier in the year, and I think that’s important and shows improvement.”

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“Going into the second overtime, I knew he wasn’t going to take me down because he can’t really take me down.” JESSE DELGADO JUNIOR WRESTLER

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Hockey season ends with Oklahoma loss their scoring drought with a goal from senior defenseman Mike Evans near the end of the second period, but the Sooners responded with another goal just 17 seconds later and would not look back on their way to a 6-1 victory in the second round. The things that seemed to go wrong for the Illini on Friday went the opposite way in Thursday’s victory over Arizona. Illinois was 3-for-6 on the power play while Arizona was held scoreless on three power play opportunities — a major difference in the game’s outcome. Illinois scored first when freshman defenseman Cody von Rueden added two goals in the fi nal five minutes of the fi rst, prompting an Arizona goaltender change. Five minutes into the second, senior forward John Scully added two more Illini goals on power plays, leading to a 4-3 victory. “Momentum in these types of games is a huge factor,� von Rueden added. Illinois could not carry over that momentum into the second round. “I think the power play wasn’t as sharp as it was Thursday, but we still got the looks that we wanted to get,� Fabbrini said. “You’ve got to give (Oklahoma) credit.� Despite exiting the national tournament much sooner than they would have liked, the Illini were glad they were able to grab at least one win in Delaware. “I think it was really important for us to win at least one game to prove to the country that we belong there,� Fabbrini said. “We believed all along that we should be there and that we’re defi nitely one of the top 20 teams in the country.� Though Illinois battled back from a one-win October to grab one of the fi nal seeds in the ACHA tournament, it wasn’t able

BY JOEY FIGUEROA AND SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITERS

The Illinois hockey team’s stay in Delaware has come to an end. After upsetting No. 15 Arizona (17-22-0) on Thursday, the No. 18 Illini (21-17-2) couldn’t extend their season against the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners (24-52) and lost 6-1 in Friday’s physical game, which was more closely contested than the fi nal score may indicate. Illinois was able to outshoot the Sooners 31-27 for the game, but Oklahoma took advantage of the scoring opportunities Illinois could not, which senior captain Austin Bostock said was the difference between Illinois’ win the day before. “I think in Thursday’s game against Arizona, we just put the puck in the net,� Bostock said. “We fi nished our chances when we could. Against Oklahoma, we outshot them and out-chanced them, but we couldn’t fi nd the back of the net.� The Illini’s best scoring chance came in the fi rst period when Sooners forward Bryce Johnson picked up a five-minute major penalty for a hit from behind that led to an ejection. Illinois had plenty of opportunities to open scoring but could not fi nd the back of the net before Oklahoma netted its fi rst goal with two minutes left in the period. Illinois also gave Oklahoma several good scoring opportunities off turnovers, which the Sooners capitalized on to jump out to a 3-0 lead in the second period. “That’s probably the most frustrating part about it,� head coach Nick Fabbrini said. “(Oklahoma’s) obviously a very good team, and I think you can point directly to three or four of our mistakes where we handed them goals.� The Illini were able to end

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Austin Bostock handles the puck during the first period of the game against Eastern Michigan on March 1st, at the Ice Arena. Illini hockey ended its season on Friday in a loss to the Sooners. to achieve any of its preseason goals, which included earning the CSCHL regular-season title, winning the CSCHL tournament, and winning the ACHA tournament. But Fabbrini still thinks there is much to build upon from the season. “It was an interesting sea-

son for sure,� he said. “We went through a lot of adversity, but we came a long way. We learned a lot, the younger guys especially. They learned what it takes to compete at this level.� For most of the team, this is just the end of another season, but for the six Illinois seniors,

this was a career-ending loss. “We gave it our all, and I’m happy to be able to look around at all the guys on the (team) and tell them that I did everything I could to help them get a win,� Bostock said. “I think everybody on this (team) could do the same. All you can ask for from

a teammate is to make sure you can look them in the eye and tell them you gave it your all and I think everybody on this (team) did so.�

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