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From setting up tables on the Quad to traveling to the Iowa caucuses, students are organizing and working hard to promote their candidates.

Though some of these organizations have been running since last summer, they have been ramping up their efforts the past couple of weeks in preparation for early voting and the Illinois primaries on Tuesday. From Bernie Sanders to Marco Rubio, these student volunteers and interns aim to do one thing: capture the Illini vote.

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UI ‘feels the Bern’

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the ARC on Saturday.

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arcia Hogue just wants the best for her 4-yearold son.

With a white, “Feel the Bern” t-shirt, matching button and green hair, the 25-year-old Marion, Illinois resident stands out from many in the crowd. After driving three hours alone to Champaign, Hogue’s excitement to see Demo-

cratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was more than obvious.

“Everything that he stands for would make for a better future for my children,” she said.

Hogue was just one of the thousands in attendance for Sanders’ visit to the University at the Activities and Recreation Center on Saturday. Presidential candidates like Sanders, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made stops across the state from big cities like Chicago

to small college towns like Bloomington and Champaign.

Sanders’ rally was to promote voter turnout Tuesday for Illinois’ primary, according to Matt Pasquini, president of Illini for Bernie. But the Vermont Senator talked about everything from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to minimum wage and healthcare.

He addressed his opponents’ campaign funding strategies; Sanders told the crowd his cam-

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paign has received over 5 million individual campaign contributions — the most in the nation’s history.

“If you want to vote for me great, if you don’t want to vote for me that’s OK,” Sanders said. “But you don’t have the right to buy elections because you’re a billionaire.”

Though Sanders’ rally mainly revolved around his own platform, he addressed some of Clinton’s

Senior Matt Pasquini, President of Illini for Bernie, had one advantage that the other student groups have not: his candidate came to campus. Pasquini and 40 volunteers from Illini for Bernie helped run Sanders’ event last Saturday, helping with crowd management and making the Activities and Recreation Center accessible for all who wanted to go see Sanders. Pasquini was one of the speakers that addressed the mixed crowd of students, alumni and Champaign-Urbana residents, and simply put, he was stunned by the crowd’s

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The 2016 Presidential Field Campus voting

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BERNIE SANDERS, DEMOCRAT

HILLARY CLINTON, DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State under Barack Obama, is the current frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.

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Maddie Wilson, freshman in engineering, didn’t think she was going to vote in the Illinois primary election. She wasn’t registered and didn’t know if she had the time.

“I almost didn’t vote,” she said. “You have to go out of your way to vote, but these are decisions that will directly affect us and it’s important our voices are heard.”

Wilson ended up voting early on Friday because she was able to register at the voting site.

“I think it’s important to vote because the younger population makes up so much of America and politics will be directly affecting us for the next four to eight years,” Wilson said.

Even for students that didn’t vote early, voting on Tuesday is an option for individuals not currently registered.

The Illinois Student Senate will host a same-day registration event to inform students about same-day registration Monday at 8 p.m. in room 104 of the Illini Union.

Laura Saldivar, student senate vice president, said the event is also meant to inform students about the roles of local and state officials in Champaign-Urbana.

Guest speakers will talk about the importance of vot-

Bernie Sanders has served as a senator from Vermont since 2007 after serving in the House of Representatives for 26 years and as the mayor of the city of Burlington for eight years.

JOHN KASICH, REPUBLICAN

TED CRUZ, REPUBLICAN Ted Cruz, originally from Canada, is a junior Senator in Texas.

Cruz has won 370 delegates thus far in the primaries.

John Kasich has served as the governor of Ohio since 2010 after serving in the House of Representatives for 18 years.

DONALD TRUMP, REPUBLICAN

MARCO RUBIO, REPUBLICAN Florida senator Marco Rubio currently holds third place in the race for primary delegates. He has 163 delegates in comparison to Trump (460) and Cruz (370).

Donald Trump, real estate mogul, from New York has had dozens of business ventures throughout his career. Trump, most notably, was the star of his own reality TV show “The Apprentice.”

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“I thought it would be really great to combine informing students about local government and also giving them information on how they can vote,” said student senate Community and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Trisha Rodriquez.

Rodriquez said they will provide students with information about where to register and vote on campus for the Tuesday election.

“Young people are an underrepresented group in government and sometimes government doesn’t really take us seriously,” she said.

“With issues such as the budget impasse, I think it’s really helpful for students to be able to have that background and say, ‘Hey, I vote, I’m your constituent, you have to listen to me.’”

Sara Folliard, freshman in education, said she plans on voting Tuesday.

“I think a lot of us are disconnected from politics, I have to make an effort to find out about candidates and then go out to vote,” she said.

“It’s not the most convenient thing, but it’s not a hassle. I think it’s worth it to take the time out of your day to vote.”

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Collin Schumock, junior in LAS, defeated Spencer Haydary, junior in LAS, in the student trustee election Friday, winning 52 percent of the vote and beating Haydary by fewer than 130 votes.

Following the announcement of Schumock’s win, Haydary sent an email to the Campus Student Election Commission informing the commission he would be contesting the election results due to endorsements Schumock received.

Haydary said Student Body President Mitch Dickey’s endorsement of Schumock violated section 4.01 of the election rules because Dickey leads the student senate and Schumock serves as a student senator. As a result, Haydary said, votes Schumock obtained because of Dickey’s endorsement should be void.

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BERNIE stances as well as Trump’s campaign tactics.

He reminded attendees that Clinton voted in favor of the Iraq war, and he remained confident that Trump will not win the election. Sanders said he will defeat Trump because U.S. citizens won’t elect a president who insults Mexicans, Muslims, African-Americans and women.

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PRIMARIES support.“I had a moment where I paused and said, ‘Wow, this is happening,’” Pasquini said. In addition to helping with the event, Illini for Bernie does a lot of similar things as other student campaign groups: it makes phone calls, goes door-todoor and sets up tables to promote Sanders on the Quad. The organization has gotten a lot of reception and feedback from students and has become one of the more popular groups on campus, Pasquini said.

Pasquini says he hasn’t seen a campaign this popular in his four years at the University. He says this is in part due to Sanders’ overall appeal to college students.

“I’d be lying if I said [the

as any other individual. The student senate constitution allows for individuals to voice their opinion, Dickey said.

“I think Mr. Haydary is being a sore sport,” Dickey said. “I think this is a poor reflection of his character.”

Dickey said Haydary’s reaction only reaffirmed his decision to endorse Schumock.

CSEC will hold hearings to determine whether the votes should be considered void on Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. in the ISS Complex.

Students also recommended the renewal of the Media Fee, the Student Organization Resource Fee and the Study Abroad and Travel Scholarship Fee. Each of the referendums — all regarding reapproving student fees — was passed with at least 76 percent of students in approval.

The three student fees will be up for election again in spring 2021.

Students also voted to select representatives to the

Illinois Student Senate and the Student Organization Resource Fee Board.

Eleven percent of the student population voted in the elections, casting a total of

4,681 votes.

Haydary could not be reached for immediate

comment.

understand that in every religion on earth,” Sanders said, listing a multitude of religions. “They all understand and teach us, that love trumps hatred.”

The diversity amongst attendees was evident even in the wide range of ages.

Toddlers, students and elderly community members were all in attendance — including nine-year-old Sophia Swofford, who was just tall enough to see over the metal railing that separated attendees from the media.

“I will sit in the shade of the trees you plant,” reads the white cardboard sign that she holds over the railing.

For Ali Swofford, Sophia’s mother, climate change is a crucial part of the presidential race that isn’t being recognized by many — other than Sanders.

“I want to see an end to crony capitalism,” said Ali, a Rantoul resident. “I want whoever is in charge to pay attention to the climate.”

Sanders did acknowledge climate change in

his speech stating that the debate is over, simply calling climate change “real.”

Sanders’ policies on universal healthcare and more accessible education were a leading force for Hogue’s support. Meanwhile, Randy Stanfield, from Charleston, said he supports Sanders’ because of his economic stance.

“You have people trying to sustain themselves off of jobs that were normally taken by high schoolers or college students. But you’ve got people trying to

raise families off of that, and that’s not right,” he said as he stood near the back of the crowd. “You’ve got to expand the middle class, bring back industrial jobs into the United States so that an honest man can make an honest living. And that’s why I’m supporting Bernie.”

Sanders reminded attendees that “this campaign is listening to young people” and encouraged the crowd to vote in the primary.

“If there is a large voter turnout we will win,” he

said. “We’re going to make sure there is a large voter turnout.”

Sophia obviously can’t vote in the primary — she won’t even be able to vote in the next presidential election in 2020. But Ali knew that seeing Sanders on Saturday was an opportunity both her and her daughter couldn’t miss.

“It’s important to fight for what you believe in,” Ali said.

group’s popularity] has anything to do with my organization skills, it has to do mostly with the nature of his campaign,” he said.

When talking to potential voters, Pasquini says the group is committed to empowering people and letting them know how the voting process works.“We don’t push his agenda, A, because it is a long convo,” Pasquini said. “And B, this demographic is already for Bernie. So we don’t have to do too much.”

“We are always trying to engage with more U of I students.”

The group campaigns at tables on the Quad, phone banks and has also traveled to Iowa during the caucuses. Last semester, they also worked with the Illini for Bernie group, hosting a joint debate watching party. Despite having candidates directly against each other in the Democratic primaries, McClinton says everything has been cordial.“While our candidates have different views I think for the most part the groups have been civil,” McClinton said. “Illini For Bernie’s group is much larger, but we still get emails all the time from students expressing interest.”

He says that though college students naturally flock to Bernie, he doesn’t anticipate any big implica-

tions on Illini for Hillary.

“Naturally, I think that right now more young people especially collegeaged students are flocking to the messages that Senator Sanders is shouting,” McClinton said. “However, I do not think that will be a problem in the long-term.”

For this Tuesday, McClinton says that voter registration is the fi rst step to a large turnout. In terms of getting the young votes from campus, McClinton says the process needs to be adjusted.

“As for Tuesday and getting more young voters, I think we need to make the process more accessible,” McClinton said. “Ideally, there should be a polling place accessible for students and with enough resources to ensure that the process of voting is not overbearing in time.”

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[my students] got to feel that energy.” The group also does research as well, conducting and learning how to analyze polls, Brown said.

While they have been pushing a type of “Anybody but Trump” campaign, Brown said that Rubio is more than just a last choice option.

“Rubio is showing them a way forward,” Brown said.

As the only major GOP student organization on campus, Brown said that the pressure from other supporters is present, but tells her interns to keep their “head above the fray.”

“We recognize we are in a very liberal campus in a liberal state,” Brown said. “I have been intimidated, (but) I’ve been doing this for so long. You just have to keep your head above water and keep going.”

Illini for Hillary

Starting as long ago as June 2015, Illini for Hillary is a grassroots campaign of a small, “tight-knit” group, said the group’s primary contact and student trustee Jaylin McClinton.

“The group is very small and tight-knit in its current format,” McClinton said.

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Clinton has taken a more moderate position on higher education than her opponent Bernie Sanders, calling for “debt-free” college tuition rather than free college tuition .

Climate Change

Clinton’s plan for energy and climate change is twofold. First, she wants to see the U.S. build half a billion solar panels by 2020, and second, she hopes that the U.S. will generate enough renewable energy to power every

American home within 10 years.

ensure that it is available to all Americans.

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As a part of her economic policy, Clinton will try to increase the minimum wage, lower taxes on the middle class and keep a check on Wall Street to make sure that they don’t “wreck Main Street” as in 2008.

Again reaffirming Obama’s plan, Clinton says she will defend the president’s executive action and create a simpler path to legal citizenship for immigrants .

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Building on President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, Clinton hopes to reduce the costs of health care and

Citing her position as Secretary of State, Clinton said she will continue to build diplomatic alliances, strengthen the U.S. military and defeat ISIS.

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TED CRUZ

Education

If elected, Cruz would fight to end Common Core.

He is supportive of school choice in order to give children equal opportunities.

Economy

Cruz introduced the Cruz Simple Flat Tax of 10 percent for all Americans, which he states would allow all income groups to see a double digit increase in after-tax income. Cruz would like to see the economic growth created by tax reforms used to rebuild the military.

Cruz has stated that “what is best for America is best for the world.” As such, he believes the U.S. needs to restore global leadership and defend the country’s allies and interests.

Healthcare

If elected, Cruz would repeal the Affordable Care Act and propose new reforms to the U.S. healthcare system. He has said he wants to keep the government from coming between patients and their doctors.

Cruz has stated that he will stop illegal immigration in the U.S. if he’s elected president. To do so, he proposed building a wall on the border, tripling border security and implementing biometric security to protect the border. Cruz also believes legal immigration needs to be reformed.

Climate change

Cruz has denied climate change and said the facts and evidence do not support it.

MARCO RUBIO

Education

If elected president, Rubio says he will be the “vocational education president,” putting a greater emphasis on trained skills and de-stigmatizing vocational education and careers.

Climate Change

Rubio says that he would reverse the Clean Power Plan, an Environmental Protection Agency plan to reduce carbon emissions,

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Senior Katherine Brown is the president and campaign manager of the Illini for Rubio group. On campus since October, the group of about 30 interns has weekly meetings to discuss the campaign as well as to give out more information on the political and voting system.

Their other work includes phone banks, fundraising and going to other areas that are “crucial to winning.”

Brown, as well as some of the interns, went to the Iowa caucuses in February to help out with the campaign.

Their work was effective, Brown said, as each of the precincts that they worked in went to Rubio.“We got to meet Marco Rubio after we worked all week,” Brown said. “He is a very affectionate, energetic person.

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which he said is too costly. He has not denied climate change is occurring, but has said that it is more important to focus on economy before environment.

Rubio says he will appeal all of the Affordable Care Act on his first day in office and will support medical innovation.

Economy

Rubio does not want to raise the minimum wage, and instead plans to support free enterprise and lift the crude oil export ban to stimulate the economy.

Securing the border is the top priority for Rubio, who said in a speech in South Carolina he would rather fund “20,000 more border agents instead of 20,000 new IRS agents.”

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Education

Sanders supports making public colleges and universities tuition free, allowing current and previous students to refi nance their student loans at lower rates and stopping the federal government from charging an interest tax on federal loans.

Climate Change

Sanders believes that climate change is manmade and supports investing in renewable resources, divesting from the fossil fuel industry and instituting a tax on carbon emissions.

Sanders supports unions, equal pay for women and a $15 minimum wage. He also supports increasing taxes on those who earn over $3.5 million, corporations and Wall Street.

reform that would secure the border and end detention and deportation for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for more than five years as well as offering a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

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Foreign Policy

Economy

Sanders supports universal health care, advocating for the creation of a federally administered single payer health care system.

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Sanders voted against the Iraq War in 2002 and advocates using diplomacy over military action. He also supports closing Guantanamo Bay and ending the use of torture.

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reduce costs and provide better care.

Sanders supports comprehensive immigration

JOHN KASICH Education

Kasich is against free college tuition and has stated that students should attend community college to decrease costs, proposing that community colleges should start offering four year bachelor’s degrees.

Climate Change

Kasich is the only Republican candidate who believes that climate change is caused by humans. He has said that he would support investment in renewable energy and efforts to curb carbon emissions, but not at the expense of coal and natural gas workers.

Kasich has supported revitalizing the economy by focusing on balancing budgets and cutting taxes.

He has supported the elimination of the death tax, a 16 percent income tax cut and the income tax for small businesses.

Immigration

Kasich has supported the building of a wall between the United States and Mexico, but he does not support the removal of current undocumented immigrants who are law-abiding.

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rebuild the U.S. military.

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Immigration

Kasich supports the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, instead advocating for changes to healthcare that include patient-centered care, cost reduction incentives and a market competition to

Kasich has advocated for increasing defense spending by $102 billion over the next eight years. Additionally, he has expressed support for Israel, Ukraine, Egypt and certain Pacific allies.

DONALD TRUMP Education

Trump believes children’s education should be determined at the local level and is supportive of reforms to financing college tuition.

Economy

If elected, Trump said he will bring jobs that have been outsourced overseas

Trump wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with “something terrific.”

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Trump is determined to defeat ISIS and wants to

If elected Trump would build a wall along the U.S.Mexico border.

Climate change

Trump has denied climate change, calling it “weather.”

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EDITORIAL The endorsements below reflect the views of The Daily Illini Editorial Board, and not necessarily those of the Illini Media Company or The Daily Illini staff as a whole.

Hillary clinton

Hillary Clinton is the most qualified candidate to be the Democratic nominee.

Despite the rhetoric surrounding Clinton’s ties to Wall Street and other big businesses, Clinton has created a legacy cementing herself as one of the most powerful women in the United States.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ speech on campus Saturday confirmed Sanders’ popularity amongst millennials.

But when you look at Sanders’ stances on

certain issues, The Daily Illini Editorial Board has concerns about the feasibility of passing legislation.

It’s not that we don’t agree with Sanders’ ideas, such as more accessible college education. But Clinton’s experience close to the White House, as Secretary of State, senator and the first lady, would increase the probability of passing liberal legislation.

Let’s be clear: Clinton isn’t leading a revolution. But her more moderate views will make reaching across the aisle more palatable for Republicans in a time when partisanship is at an all-time high.

While there are valid questions about Clinton’s involvement in an email scandal and in the security failures surrounding Benghazi, her foreign policy experience is vastly superior to that of Sanders, as well as the Republican candidates. With international crises developing constantly, it’s crucial to choose an experienced diplomat to lead the United States.

Much of President Barack Obama’s tenure was spent arguing with Congress over policy, and Clinton has a better chance than Sanders to get work done both at home and abroad.

We believe Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for the Democratic nomination.

John Kasich

John Kasich stands out among the noise and chaos of the Republican primary field. The last governor standing in a race that once held several strong state executives, Kasich has branded himself the most moderate candidate in the field.

Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth is more accustomed to breaking barriers than perhaps any member of Congress.

A veteran of the Iraq War, Duckworth lost both of her legs due to an explosion.

Since coming back from the Middle East, she’s become the first member of Con-

gress with a disability and the first representative of Asian-American heritage from the state of Illinois.

She has been a vocal proponent of veterans’ rights and worked to keep the government in check. Since returning, Duckworth has criticized the federal government’s excessive allocation of funds to the Iraq War, a position the editorial board supports.

Duckworth has taken a firm stance in favor of strict background checks prior to gun purchases, which could help slow the wave of violence nationwide.

She has also supported important social causes, such as abortion rights for women, in her time as a representative of Illinois’ 8th district. Duckworth is worldly and experienced, qualities that opponents Andrea Zopp and Napoleon Harris lack.

The Democratic party trusted Duckworth to speak on the first day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, and the citizens of Illinois should trust Duckworth to be their Democratic nominee for senate.

He’s been a popular governor of Ohio, a critical swing state, evidenced by his winning reelection by 31 points in 2014 after winning in 2010 by just two points.

Kasic served in the House of Representatives for 18 years. He was the House budget chairman during the Clinton presidency and held a pivotal role in the first balanced federal budget since 1969.

While he was governor, Kasich was asked about the Medicaid expansion he approved in 2013: “Now, when you die and get to the meeting with St. Peter, he’s probably not going to ask you much about what you did about keeping government small,” Kasich said.

“But he is going to ask you what you did for the poor. ” While we do not support some of Kasich’s views on controversial issues such as abortion rights, he is still our preferred candidate in the Republican field for his moderate views.

For Republicans looking to regain the White House, Kasich is the rational choice as the most moderate choice. For democratic and independent voters, he’s a far lesser evil than a Trump or Cruz presidency. For voters in every party, Kasich represents reasonable dialogue in a race that is lacking it.

Mark Kirk

There are a lot of negative connotations that come with being an Illinois politician, but Mark Kirk rises above all of them. He served as a member of the

U.S. House of Representatives for nine years and has been the junior senator representing our state since 2010. In this time, he has worked with dignity to serve the people and reflect their true values.

Kirk is a Republican to his core, but is not afraid to work across the aisle to make real change in our country. He is a fiscal conservative and social moderate, and has proven to be among the most reasonable senators in the country.

For a number of years, before the idea was popular, Kirk supported marriage rights. Ten years ago, he voted against defining marriage as one man and one woman, and has voted yes to prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. At the same time, he has voted no to bailouts and stimulus packages, showing a fiscal responsibility foreign to most politicians from his home state.

The bottom line with Kirk is that he is someone we can believe in to get the job done. He’s true to his core beliefs, but is still willing to work with anyone to improve the welfare of our state, and often the country as a whole.

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Kardashian-West’s selfie Commitment is key in shows double standard difficult academic fields

BY ISABELLA WINKLER OPINIONS COLUMNIST

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im Kardashian-West posted a selfie on Twitter completely nude last week, with only black censor bars leaving anything to the imagination. The picture sparked national outrage: some were offended by her choice as a mother, some were quick to defend her and some brushed it off as a publicity stunt.

This incident and the reactions that followed are parallel with women’s overall treatment in the media.

When Chris Pratt posts shirtless pictures on Instagram, he doesn’t have Bette Midler demanding that he use his sexual attention for charity. When Justin Bieber was pictured naked on a boat with another woman, Pink didn’t insist that he send a message to other men reminding them that they are worth more than their bodies.

When any male celebrity poses nude or posts a completely intentional naked picture, he’s not criticized or called a bimbo — his reputation is secured by societal standards.

In fact, Buzzfeed has showcased its obsession with shirtless pictures of Zac Efron by continuously documenting these pictures on their website — and nobody bats an eye.

He is still taken seriously as an actor. Kardashian-West’s picture proves what happens when the roles are reversed.

Kardashian-West received all of the above reactions, proving the

existence of these double standards. There is a belief within society that once a woman births a child, she needs to immediately buy a minivan, get a Kate Gosselin haircut, and trade in her wardrobe for sweater sets and mom jeans.

But no male celebrity is seen differently once he becomes a father; Kim’s husband, Kanye West, is known for his narcissistic, sexist and irreverent tendencies, yet he’s not questioned for his role as a parent. Between publicly humiliating Taylor Swift, whom he insisted is only famous because of his degrading Grammy’s stunt, and repeatedly slut shaming his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose, there is no doubt that West has little respect for women.

But during his latest insane Twitter rants, nobody questions how West’s beliefs or actions might affect his children.

His actions are seen as entertaining; while some might be weary of them, they never bring up the fact that he’s a father.

His wife’s actions, on the other hand, are put under a microscope and scrutinized with regards to how it will affect her children.

People ask, “What will the kids think when they find out their mom’s a whore?” But not, “What will they think when they find out their dad’s a sexist sociopath?”

Even on International Women’s Day, the biggest critics of Kim’s picture were other women.

Actress Chloë Grace Moretz felt the need to

remind her how important it is to set standards for young women, essentially saying that that once you’re married with children, you have to give up any sovereignty you once had over your sexuality.

And at least the picture was consensual and intentional and not accompanied by the words “leaked” or “hacked.” A woman posting a picture of her own body on her own terms without being betrayed by an online hacker is hard to come by these days.

None of this is to say that Kardashian-West is an admirable woman. She has rarely stood up for other women, and seems to only care about female empowerment when it’s for her own gain.

But the double standard that KardashianWest faced is not the last time a woman will be treated this way in the media, and her questionable motives still shouldn’t lead to unfair outrage.

Whether or not she had female empowerment in mind when posting this picture is irrelevant.

Kardashian-West, and all women, should be able to post whatever they want on social media, but that wouldn’t be consistent with society’s internalized sexism. Men will continue to be swooned over, while women will be told to cover up to earn respect.

Isabella is a freshman in ACES. iwinkle2@dailyillini. com

BY DA YEON EOM OPINIONS COLUMNIST

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n a chilly February evening, I rushed to the steps of Krannert Performance Center to meet with a friend. She had just learned that one of her classmates is about to take the MCAT exam and was suddenly reminded of the burden of pursuing the premedical program.

As a student pursuing journalism, I couldn’t imagine the amount of work she must do before applying for medical schools, and what psychological stress she will be under until then. But I tried to put myself in her shoes as I listened.

Her primary concerns were maintaining her high GPA and doing well on the MCAT, to be considered a competitive candidate when judged by the medical schools she would be applying to during her junior year.

The rigor of medical schools is notorious.

According to the Association of American Medical College’s data for 2015 through 2016, applicants’ mean GPA is 3.55 and matriculants’ mean GPA is 3.70. Every exam, class and activity that premedical students spend time on translates to how likely they will be picked amongst thousands of similar candidates.

“A ‘competitive applicant’ is not one who just meets the basic requirements in good standing, but rather is one who is an ‘outstanding applicant,’” says Brenda Wilson, a microbiology professor at the University. “There are many ways to be an outstand-

ing candidate. This usually involves excellent academic performance, but also additional academic activities that enhance the depth and breadth of one’s educational background and distinguish one’s self from a group of very qualified applicants.”

Taking care of academic curriculum, being part of student organizations and participating in service work can be overwhelming for students of all majors, especially if one has to juggle friend groups, family affairs and a love life on the side. While dreaming about wearing a white doctor’s coat that has your name embroidered on the side pocket can be charming, the process may not seem worth giving up so much time out of the best years of your youth.

It is understandable that premedical students would want a way out from the race when considering the fast-approaching horror of taking the exam or filling out applications. It is scary for all students when they realize that graduation is not far off, and there is no time to waste because the opportunity cost could be too great.

Commitment is the key element to staying focused and not drifting from the main objective of excelling in academic performance. Also, it is important to reflect and to realize if “becoming a doctor” is how an individual can best serve society. There are endless possibilities as to where a college degree can be used, and one should be open-minded about which career path they can choose from.

“There are many directions that someone with a pre-health background can take, and for which we have a tremendous societal need such as nurses, physician assistants, medical technologists, therapists, medical clerks, etc.,” says Wilson.

It is important to realize that there are many ways to do good in the world, and students need to find out what specific path suits them the best.

The journey to medical school or the ultimate goal of any career, might seem harrowing. But if there’s enough passion involved in the purpose of helping people, the end result may be the acquisition of one of the noblest vocations.

On the other hand, if students decided that they entered premedical with reasons that are insufficient, it is never too late to switch to a profession that can fascinate them and be profound at the same time.

The night of conversing on the stairs of Krannert ended with getting blueberry pancakes, sundaes and curly fries at Merry Ann’s.

She was determined to continue pursuing her goal of becoming a doctor, and I wholeheartedly believe that she has the tenacity to succeed.

For every student at the University, I hope that you are also able to find time to relieve stress by eating and talking with friends or by considering the reasons why you have previously decided to devote your future for a specific profession.

Da Yeon is a sophomore in ACES. opinions@dailyillini.com

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Marrow drive to honor UI student

BY ALICE SMELYANSKY FEATURES EDITOR

After weeks of headaches, nausea, joint pain, vomiting and skin rashes, Jon Hustedt received a birthday gift the day before his 23rd birthday.

He was finally feeling better. Ninety-eight percent of his body’s bone marrow was from a transplant he received weeks before.

“He should’ve been a good match. But (the donor) was old and we kind of wondered if that’s part of what went wrong. He was also exposed to some kind of an infection.

He had been exposed and my brother hadn’t ...It was the best match we had, so we did it anyways. It should have gone well. Everyone said it should have went well, but then it didn’t,” said Jen Hustedt, Jon’s sister and a sophomore in LAS. In just five days, his condition worsened and he was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. His body wasn’t processing the bone marrow in the way that it should have, and he was subsequently diagnosed with Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD), a disease that destroys the recipient’s body by the donor’s white blood cells.

On August 29, Jon passed away of the disease and other complications involving his organs.

“It was nothing until it was over” When Jon received his initial diagnosis, his sister was fiercely positive.

It was the summer before his junior year. He was completing a research internship focused on wheat at the University, and he was studying crop science and biotechnology in hopes of becoming a plant breeder.

After a day out in the fields, he got a routine physical at Carle Foundation Hospital.

But at the hospital, it became apparent that something was wrong when Jon’s

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RELAY Life. It touches on all types of cancer. You’ll see the breast cancer walks and the very specific fundraisers. It’s just nice to have Relay for Life because it’s for everyone.”

As Hartigan marched around the Armory’s track that Saturday evening, she celebrated her eighth Relay for Life.

Soon after her father passed away, she founded her own team in her hometown of Glenview, Illinois. She called it “Got cure?”

She said, since first getting involved with Relay for Life, she has raised around $70,000.

blood counts were at panic levels. He was transported to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis in an ambulance, and 10 days later he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

Aplastic anemia is a disease in which the body is unable to produce enough new blood cells. According to the Mayo Clinic, there are fewer than 20,000 U.S. cases per year.

PNH is a rare, life-threatening disease closely related to aplastic anemia, and is characterized by the destruction of red blood cells, impaired bone marrow function, blood clots and a 3-5 percent chance of developing leukemia.

Some patients with these diseases could survive for decades and experience only minimal symptoms.

In Jon’s case, for the two years leading up to his bone marrow transplant, he took medication, received mild chemotherapy and didn’t really tell anyone about his disease. He continued with schoolwork but decreased his course load to manage treatment and weekly doctor’s visits.

“He really thought it didn’t make him special, it didn’t mean he deserved more than other people because he was sick. ... He just never drew attention to it,” Jen said.

Had a routine bone marrow biopsy not revealed that his condition evolved into a more fatal one, Jon would have continued along this path and waited until he completed his undergraduate studies for a bone marrow transplant.

Jon, like most patients, did not have a familial match, so when he found an unrelated 10 out of 10 match through Be The Match Registry, he proceeded with the transplant.

“Although ours didn’t go well it doesn’t mean it can’t go well for other people,” Jen

said. “And maybe if we had had a choice of five donors, or two donors, and we picked the other one, it could’ve been a completely different thing.”

Be The Match On Tuesday, the University’s chapter of Be The Match will hold a bone marrow drive in honor of Jon. The drive will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Heritage Room in ACES Library and at the Illini Union in room 104.

“I think the reason we’re doing it is because Jon would’ve wanted us to and because we’ve been through it we know how helpful it is to people that can’t do it for themselves,” Jen said.

Emily Kay, treasurer of the University’s chapter of Be The Match and a sophomore in AHS, still remembers what it felt like when she was finally allowed outside of the hospital after receiving a bone marrow transplant.

“If I didn’t get the transplant, I probably wouldn’t be here. Just the chemo is not enough,” Kay said.

While on a vacation in Florida when she was eight years old, Kay was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

The following five months felt longer than they were, and consisted of multiple hospital stays, rounds of chemotherapy and watching Animal Planet on TV. Two years after the transplant, Kay’s parents surprised her at the airport with the donor who saved her life — a young woman from Australia.

“I just want to make an impact as much as I can because I am here, and there’s other people that aren’t. That’s why I really want to (be part of) Be The Match so I could give back,” Kay said. “It’s such an easy fix. I mean it’s not easy obviously, but people talk about finding a cure for breast can-

This year, on the University campus, Hartigan sits as the fourth top fundraiser, personally contributing $900, while the rest of her team has raised $2,000 in total.

One of her teammates, Anna Keyes, junior in ACES, marches around the track as well.

Keyes herself is a cancer survivor, successfully beating melanoma. Although she does not know Hartigan very well, she sees Hartigan as an inspiration, especially throughout her own cancer fight.

“She’s very inspiring,” Keyes said. “It takes a great amount of courage to try and fundraise for something. It is such a deadly disease, and

it’s inspiring that she picked it up and raised so much money in such a short amount of time.”

To Prescott, this why an event like Relay for Life is so important.

“It generates a substantial amount of money for the research and outreach initiatives of the American Cancer Society,” Prescott said.

“It helps participants learn how to fundraise, (and it) creates cancer awareness, demonstrating how many people are affected by the disease.”

Prescott also likes being there for other people who have been impacted by the disease, like Hartigan.

“It provides a support network for patients, survivors, caregivers, family and

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cer and this is something that is working so I feel like we should really support it and make sure they know it exists.”

And when Jeff Yacup, assistant director at the Illinois Leadership Center, donated his bone marrow last year, he felt this sentiment, too.

“The whole thing was relatively easy, and it’s probably one of the most significant things I’ve done in my life,” Yacup said.

According to Be The Match, the chances of a person going on to donate are one

in 540.

Once a person joins the registry, he or she can donate through a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation or a marrow donation.

The former procedure is non-surgical and the one Yacup opted for. A drug increases the number of cells in the donor’s blood stream and then these cells are gathered in a short, outpatient procedure. The latter procedure is surgical and performed under anesthesia. According to Kay, most individuals who donate through this proce-

dure feel as if they slipped on ice and may feel soreness in their lower back for a few days.

“I traded a day of my time, or a couple days of my time, to give somebody a day of life,” Yacup said. “I think I would do that even if it’s not going to stick forever. And I think that’s what I would challenge people to think about if they’re considering it or if they get asked, ‘What’s the value of time?’ And there really isn’t any.”

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versity campus, because he was an alumnus. She sees him every time she goes home and pets her “diggy dog.”

Though the most recent memories of her father are the times that he was sick, she chooses to see him as being the one-in-a-million dad, not the person with the one-in-a-million disease.

“I try to remember his personality and how dedicated he was to helping other people. I remember what an amazing family person he was,” she said.

In the Instagram post, she looks at her father’s face, noticing his ear-to-ear smile.

It’s the one she’ll always remember.

“I think it’s healthy for me

to share this story and think about these things every once and a while,” she said.

“If it can help someone else, it’s worth it.”

Hartigan said she has decided to stop wondering what could have happened and instead focus on what she has accomplished through Relay for Life.

“I strongly believe after this that everything happens for a reason, and it took me a really long time to realize that because you think, ‘Why us? Why my dad?’” Hartigan said. “But I look back and think about how much we’ve raised and how much it’s forced me to grow up and help others.”

Moving forward On September 23, 2015, Hartigan made an Instagram post.

“It’s been seven years since we said goodbye for the last time,” the post read.

“Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you.”

When she looks at the picture, she is transported back to the days of her younger self. She remembers that day, when the two went skiing on the Twin Lakes in Wisconsin. The pair grasped the line firmly and held on as they were pulled across the water.

She sees her father everywhere she goes. She sees him on her walks around the Uni-

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Relay For Life

fights cancer one stride at a time

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a nnah Hartigan’s father was one in a million.

Maybe it was the way he helped his daughter learn karate, or maybe it was the nickname he had for their pet labradoodle.

“Hey diggy dog,” she still hears his voice say.

It’s good to be one in a million, right? The sophomore in LAS always knew it was what made her dad so special.

But one day, when Hartigan was just 11 years old, she learned of an instance when that might not be the case.

The doctors found a rare tumor, the size of a grapefruit or softball, just above his kidneys.

“In 2007, my dad was diagnosed with adrenal cancer,” Hartigan said. “He fought a year-long battle and unfortunately passed away in the fall of 2008.”

Today, about eight years after his passing, Hartigan is 20. She said she will always remember her father’s smile and his unique animal nicknames — especially on Saturday, March 12. the University’s Relay for Life.

There, she served as the team captain for her sorority, Pi Beta Phi. She donned a purple tank top that she personally designed, with the words “Pi Beta Phight” etched in white lettering.

With each stride around the Armory’s track, Hartigan fought back against cancer and honored those, like her father, who had lost the fight.

Fighting, celebrating, remembering Over 100 teams and 1,081 participants gathered in the Armory on Saturday night for Colleges Against Cancer and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Grace Erickson, vice president of Colleges Against Cancer and junior in Education, said this year’s number of teams surpassed last year’s by 10.

“Everyone makes a difference,” Erickson said.

Unlike other cancer-focused events, the money raised at Relay for Life doesn’t just go toward research, but also toward families and patient treatment costs. Aliya Prescott, Relay for Life community manager for the American Cancer Society, said the team hopes to raise $132,000; so far, $88,000 has been raised. The books close this summer.

Prescott hopes participants take away something specific.

“I’ve never gone through one ceremony where I haven’t choked up or

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Portrait of Hannah Hartigan and her family (from left to right: John Hartigan, Hannah Hartigan, Pam Hartigan and Connor Hartigan) at the Relay for Life held at the Armory on Saturday. started crying. I hope participants take away a strong sense of pride and accomplishment in fundraising for a cure,” Prescott said, who is a University alumna.

Erickson finds it powerful that participants can interact with people who have been touched by cancer directly.

“They understand it differently than anyone else,” she said. “It’s nice to know that we’re doing something more for them.”

For Hartigan, it’s brought her closer to her father’s story.

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About one in a million people get it, the doctors told her family.

Malignant cancer cells had formed on the outer layer of his adrenal gland, a triangular-shaped gland located above the kidneys.

It’s one of the rarest types of cancers. It’s so small, the diagnosis rate in the United States is unknown. Researchers estimate around 200 to 500 people are diagnosed each year, according to cancer.net.

The United States is a country with a population of 318 million.

Her father truly had a disease that only one in a million people get.

The phrase was constantly on repeat, a skipping record in Har-

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The Illini Belly Dancers and students perform during the Relay for Life to fight against cancer at the Armory on Saturday.

tigan’s head.

Only one in a million people get it.

That one was her one-in-a-million dad.

Why us? It was a question that her family often wondered. It was a question that used to keep Hartigan up at night.

“It’s crazy,” she said. “My family has all thought about it. One in a million, why us? I thought about that a lot when he first passed away.”

Her father was an orthopedic surgeon. A very smart man, she said, who was in the science world.

“Of course, adrenal cancer takes out the surgeon,” she said.

It didn’t register at first. She thought it was just something her father would get over.

Two weeks after they found the tumor, they rushed him to surgery.

“It was really intense,” she said.

“It took him a long time to walk again.”

They purchased a Lazy Boy recliner for the living room, where her father would often rest.

“He spent a lot of time in the chair,” she said.

It was all getting better.

“It looked like he would be fine,” Hartigan said.

But then, his lungs started to build up with fluid. The cancer had spread, and at this point, it was microscopic. Chemotherapy looked like the best option.

Hartigan didn’t live the life of a normal child because of her father’s disease.

When her mother wasn’t home, she would often give her father shots in his upper arm. Her father taught her how to take out his stitches when he couldn’t reach them. With two younger brothers, she was forced to become the next parent.

“Being the oldest has always been a challenge,” she said. “At some points, I feel like I missed out on being a normal teenager. But I definitely think it forced me to mature a lot faster because I had to be more aware of how my mom and my brothers were feeling.”

She was young enough to approach the situation with childlike hope, but old enough to know

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what was happening.

But it was getting harder and harder to convince herself that he wasn’t sick as she watched his hair fall out everyday.

“It was weird seeing him like that because he actually looked sick,” she said.

Still, Hartigan remained positive. He will get better, she told herself. This is just something he will get over.

It wasn’t until the last month of her father’s life, when a family friend brought home black dresses for her to try on, that she realized she might actually lose her father for good.

“He was still alive and in the hospital,” she said. “They brought them home and were like, ‘We need you to try these on.’ I remember screaming at my mom. ‘What’s wrong you with you? Why would you do this?’”

Today, she knows it was only her mother being pragmatic.

“At the stage he was in, it made sense to start preparing. Funerals happen really fast,” she said.

That was when she knew. It was time to say goodbye.

Her family took a trip to the hospital and spent the entire day with him.

“He was awake, but it was difficult for him to talk,” she said.

If you ignored the pain killers and the lack of hair, in that moment, they were a family again.

But later that night, she got the call.

“Day by day” At 12 years old, Hannah Hartigan was without a parent. Her brothers hadn’t even reached double-digit ages yet.

It’s hard losing a parent, Hartigan said.

The hardest part, Hartigan said, is dealing with the “what if” questions.

What if they caught it sooner?

What if there was a different line of treatment?

Who will walk me down the aisle when I get married?

“He didn’t see me graduate middle school. He didn’t see me graduate high school. He won’t see me graduate college,” she said.

Her one in a million father’s one in a million disease didn’t make things easier, either.

“It was hard initially because his cancer was so rare, and you see all of these research findings coming out on more prevalent cancers,” she said.

Hartigan, however, wanted to use her difficult experiences as a way to fight back. But everyone forgot about those rare diseases, she said, that affected people like her father.

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Comparing John Groce and Lou Henson All Illinois men’s basketball coaches are measured to Lou Henson’s standard.

He coached at Illinois for 21 seasons and finished with 423 wins, tops among Illini coaches. His teams made 11 NCAA tournaments and he had a .654 winning percent-

age at Illinois.

But Henson went his first five seasons without an NCAA tournament appearance. John Groce made the NCAA tournament and won 23 games in his first season at Illinois. Since then, he hasn’t made the NCAA

tournament, and likely won’t this season.

The Illini haven’t missed the NCAA tournament in three consecutive years since the beginning of Henson’s tenure, when they missed five in a row. Nearing the end of his fourth season,

many fans are talking about the need to replace Groce.

Did Illinois’ fan base have a similar attitude when Henson didn’t have immediate success? How do the pair’s numbers stack up against each other? How did their teams compare.

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Illinois’ head coach Dan Hartleb watches on from the dugouts during the game against Lindenwood University at Illinois Field, on March 18, 2015.

Illini baseball suffers four straight losses

BY DANIEL COLLINS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

AUSTIN YATTONI THE DAILY ILLINI

2012-2013: 23-13 overall, 8-10 Big Ten 2013-2014: 20-15, 7-11 2014-2015: 19-14, 9-9 2015-2016:15-19, 5-13

Total: 77-61 overall, 29-43 Big Ten, .557 winning percentage overall, .402 Big Ten

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1975-1976: 14-13, 7-11 1976-1977: 16-14, 6-12 1977-1978: 13-14, 7-11 1978-1979: 19-11, 7-11 Other notes: Each coach knocked off a No. 1-ranked team in his first four years. Groce beat Indiana in 2013 and Henson beat Michigan State in 1979. Both coaches led teams that made it into the top 25 at one point during the season and didn’t make the eventual tournament field. It has happened to Henson once (1979) and has happened to Groce twice (2014 and 2015). Henson’s 1979 team rose as high as

No. 4 in the national rankings, while Groce’s top ranking came at No. 10 in 2012. If Groce’s team loses its final two games this season, it will be his first losing season with Illinois, which would match the one losing season Henson had in his first four campaigns.

Summary: Groce and Henson’s first four years at Illinois carry some similari-

Total: 62-52 overall, 29-43 Big Ten, .544 overall, .402 Big Ten

ties and some differences. Groce has more wins by virtue of playing more games, but the pair have the exact same number of Big Ten wins through their first four seasons, and if Groce’s team loses its final two games this season, his Big Ten record will exactly match Henson’s.

Henson arrived in Champaign-Urbana just as Chicago players were starting to be recruited by Illinois, whereas Groce inherited

four Chicago natives and recruited five of his own.

Henson turned Chicago into an Illini pipeline that eventually brought him several key players for the 1989 Flyin’ Illini.

Groce has visited the postseason three times and Henson didn’t make it at all in his first four campaigns.

Sources: Illinois basketball record book from Fightingillini.com

Illini baseball played a mental game of dominoes on the diamond this weekend in Conway, South Carolina.

For head coach Dan Hartleb and his team, the pieces kept falling in the wrong direction — Illinois (6-7) lost all of its four games at the Coastal Carolina Invitational by a combined score of 47-21.

The Illini suffered in every aspect of the game.

They committed three errors in the sixth inning, which resulted in six unearned runs scored by UNC Greensboro in Friday’s 20-9 defeat. Ace Cody Sedlock (2-1) picked up his first loss of the season in the contest. He was tagged for 12 runs, six of them earned.

“Once we made mistakes, we let it get to us mentally,” Hartleb said. “Our approach was very disappointing. I thought we were getting better each and every series until this weekend.”

Saturday’s game against the Spartans had more of a promising feel for Illinois.

The team took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning. Hartleb decided to go the route of sending J.D. Nielsen to the mound in the eighth and pitching Nick Blackburn in the ninth — a one-two punch he often turns to.

This combo didn’t provide the knockout Illinois was looking for, though.

Nielsen surrendered two runs, one of which was earned, and Blackburn gave up the tying run in the ninth and the game-winning run in the 10th. The game-winner is the second given up this season by Blackburn — he gave up a game-winning threerun home run in the season opener against Tulane. Illinois committed three errors in the 5-4 loss.

Had Illinois held on to win, it would have been freshman Cole Bellair’s first collegiate win. Bellair has made six appearances this season, including his one start on Saturday.

The letdowns kept coming in Saturday’s second game — this time against Coastal Carolina — and so did the unearned runs. This time the box score had a four in the error column, a couple of them resulting in three unearned runs in the 10-4 defeat. Doug Hayes suffered the loss.

The final domino fell Sun-

Illinois baseball weekend

Summary :Friday: Illinois 9, UNC Greensboro 20 Saturday: Illinois 4, UNC Greensboro 5 Saturday: Illinois 4, Coastal Carolina 10 Sunday: Illinois 4, Coastal Carolina 12 Hidden stat: Illinois committed 11 errors over the four-game span Quick note: Jason Goldstein tweaked his hamstring during Saturday’s first game while rounding third base. He remained in the game for one more atbat, but exited the game afterward and didn’t return for the remainder of the weekend. The team expects him to return by Big Ten play — March 25 Up next: Northern Illinois, March 18-19, Carbondale, Illinois day against Coastal Carolina. Andrew Mamlic had a rough start to the game, which was fitting considering how the weekend panned out for Illinois. He gave up four runs in the first inning and seven overall in the 12-4 loss.

The Illini topped the Chanticleers 7-1 last season in the same tournament but couldn’t find any momentum against the hosts this year.

Unlike the first three games of the invite, Illinois didn’t commit multiple errors or surrender any unearned runs — the team registered one error.

Junior Pat McInerney, who had one of the more productive weekends for the Illini with six hits and one home run, said his team can go one of two directions after this weekend.

“Obviously this was our worst four games this season, that’s no question,” McInerney said. “Either we continue to downward spiral or we learn from this and come out next week with more confidence and make much-needed adjustments.”

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Basketball’s record off the court embarrasses UI KEVIN MCCARTHY Illini Columnist

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llinois men’s basketball made headlines for all of the wrong reasons Saturday morning.

Junior guard Jaylon Tate was arrested early Saturday morning on domestic battery charges.

Tate becomes the third member of the team to be arrested and suspended this year. Forward Darius Paul was arrested in August for public intoxication, vandalism and resisting arrest while the team was overseas in France.

Forward Leron Black was

arrested for allegedly pulling a knife on a bouncer at a Champaign club last month.

This is embarrassing, John Groce. You have lost control of your team.

The University of Illinois athletic department has become a laughingstock over the last year.

Between allegations of player abuse and several media gaffes — making positive headlines has been a rarity.

It seems as if the athletic department turned a page after hiring Josh Whitman last month to be the University’s new athletic director. That celebration lasted less than 24 hours — Black was arrested early

the following morning.

It seemed bad, but forgive and forget. The news seemed to blow over fairly quickly.

Bringing in Lovie Smith as head football coach felt like the end to all of the crap. Illinois was finally in the positive spotlight.

That didn’t last long.

I won’t speculate on what happened in Tate’s case — it’s an ongoing situation and I won’t pretend to know the intimate details.

That’s not what I’m getting at. My problem stems from a larger trend. I take issue with the fact that John Groce has allowed this to happen.

Groce didn’t pull a knife and he didn’t vandalize

those cars. I know that.

But, a true leader wouldn’t allow this to happen one time, let alone three.

Players need to understand what it means to play for the University of Illinois. This is a proud institution — one that has always held itself to the highest standards. What does it mean to be an Illini anymore? What does it mean to wear the orange and blue?

Right now, I’m not sure.

I don’t think I’m being over-dramatic in the slightest. This is serious.

Am I suggesting that Whitman should repeal the “vote of confidence” he gave Groce earlier this week?

I really don’t know how to feel about that, yet. The question does need to be explored, however.

As a student, I’m disappointed in John Groce and his team. I can’t imagine how many of our studentathletes feel — most of whom are honorable men and women who make our University proud.

I do imagine they’ll band together and get through this with relative ease.

They always do. I commend them for that.

They’ve been through hell and back over the last year, and they just keep pushing. It’s all they know how to do.

I would urge them to do something a little different

this time, though. Make it known that you think this is wrong. Don’t let a couple of bad apples ruin the entire athletic program’s image.

Take a stand.

Go into Mr. Whitman’s office and tell him that he needs to put the hammer down. Enough is enough.

This great University shouldn’t continue to make headlines for the wrong reasons.

Get control of your team, John Groce — or get out.

Kevin is a sophomore in Media. komccar2@dailyillini. com @KevOMcCarthy

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Illinois men’s tennis unable to grab Northwestern win

BY MIKE GASICK STAFF WRITER

AUSTIN YATTONI THE DAILY ILLINII

Illinois’ Kendra Zeman takes a shot during the game against Alabama at the Activities and Recreation Center on Feb.12. The Illini won 56-47.

Wheelchair basketball competes at nationals Men make it to semifinals, women make it to championship

BY THOMAS POLCYN STAFF WRITER

This weekend, the Illi nois wheelch a i r basketball teams pa r t icipated in t he N W B A’s col legiate national tournament.

The women went in as the top seed out of four, and the men were the fifth out of nine.

Both teams won big in the first round, which set up the women in the championship and the men in the semifinals.

The Illini men had a semifinals matchup with top-ranked WisconsinWhitewater and lost 64-55.

Though they would not reach the national championship, the Illini men were given a chance

to take third against Texas-Arlington.

After trading leads in the second half, the game was decided in overtime.

The Illini ultimately lost 63-59.

Ryan Neiswender and Spencer Heslop played well for the Illini. Neiswender contributed 23 points, six assists and four rebounds.

Heslop chipped in 15 points and seven rebounds.

Texas-Arlington players Jan Gans and Andy Kraft proved to be too much for Illinois. Gans had 25 points, 17 rebounds and three assists. Kraft also had a huge game, with 29 points, four rebounds and six assists.

With the loss, the Illini took fourth place on the year, one better than their original seeding.

Wi sc onsi n -W h itewater went on to win the men’s championship 73-55 over Alabama.

The women cruised to a 62-18 victory in the first round over Wisconsin-

The Illinois men’s tennis team took care of business in its matchup against Northwestern on Jan. 23.

The Illini picked up a 4-0 victory against the Wildcats, capturing the doubles point and getting singles victories from sophomore Aleks Vukic, junior Julian Childers and senior Jared Hiltzik.

Saturday’s rematch was a different story.

The Wildcats jumped out to an 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles pairings.

On the singles side, many of the matchups were similar to the Illini’s previous meeting with the Wildcats.

Hiltzik, ranked No. 8 in the latest ITA National Player Rankings, competed in a rematch against No. 83 Sam Shropshire at second singles. Hiltzik was able to take care of Shropshire rather quickly in his last match, defeating him 6-2, 6-2.

The two players’ rematch had a much different outcome. Hiltzik took the first set 6-3 but dropped the next two sets. Head coach Brad Dancer said he saw a different Hiltzik on the court.

“I didn’t think Jared was very focused at all,” Dancer said. “I give Sam a ton of credit. He hit some great shots and had some great points, but I didn’t really think Jared was focused

Northwestern 4 Illinois 3

Summary: Aleks Vukic, Aron Hiltzik and Julian Childers were able to pick up singles match victories for the Illini. Illinois is now 7-6 in the season.

Key performer: Aleks Vukic defeated No. 11 Konrad Zieba 6-4, 4-6.

6-2.

Quote of the game: “I enough to win.”

The Illini were behind 3-2 in the match after Hiltzik’s defeat. Vukic and freshman Asher Hirsch were still competing in their matches on courts 1 and 5, respectively.

No. 6 Vukic took on No. 11 Konrad Zieba for the second time this season.

Zieba was unable to close out his top-10 opponent back in January, falling to Vukic in three sets. The two competed in a similar type of match this time around, turning to a third set to determine a winner.

The Australian native once again came out on top, taking care of Zieba 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. The dual match, tied at three, would come down to Hirsch and fellow freshman Ben Vandixhorn’s match.

Hirsch and Vandixhorn didn’t complete their match in the team’s previous contest.

didn’t think Jared was very focused at all. I give Sam a ton of credit.

He hit some great shots and had some great points, but I didn’t really think Jared was focused enough to win.” — Brad Dancer Up next: Illinois vs. No. 18 Baylor at Indian Wells, California, March 18

On Saturday the two freshmen would take their match to a third set. Hirsch was unable to close out Vandixhorn after multiple match point opportunities in the second set, which went to a tiebreaker.

“I thought Asher had a good game plan going in,” Dancer said. “But once he lost a few of those match points, he got a bit tight and tentative.”

The third set was all Vandixhorn’s, who closed out the match with a 6-2 third set victory to seal a 4-3 win for the Wildcats.

The Illini fell to 7-6, while the Wildcats continued their hot streak, improving to 13-1.

This was the Illini’s Big Ten Conference opener, and they will play 10 more regular season matches against Big Ten opponents.

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Whitewater. Following the victory the Illini advanced to the championship for a matchup with rival Texas-Arlington.

All year Illini head coach Stephanie Wheeler considered Texas-Arlington to be her team’s toughest competition and that feeling proved true Saturday. The Illini lost to the Mavericks 65-51.

Kendra Zeman had a big game for the Illini with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Usual standout Gail Gaeng put up 24 points and nine assists, but struggled shooting from the field — she shot 11-for-29.

Morgan Wood and Rose Hollerman led TexasArlington to a victory.

Hollerman had 35 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Wood came up just one rebound short of a triple-double, with 13 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds.

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Illinois’ Aleks Vukic returns the ball in the match against TCU at the Atkins Tennis Center on Feb. 28.

Illini rugby prepares for upcoming seven-on-seven season

BY EDWIN HSIEH CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Rich Daniels, the president of the Illinois men’s rugby team, circled April 2, 9 and 16 on his calendar as soon as the season schedule was set.

Those dates are the three seven-on-seven tournaments that decide if the team will receive an invitation to the Collegiate Rugby Championship in Philadelphia in June.

Michigan and Indiana, two Big Ten powerhouses, already received their invitations. That leaves one CRC spot available from the Big Ten. With a healthier team this spring, Illinois hopes to capture that spot.

The rugby team plays two types of rugby: evenon-seven and 15-on-15.

In there are seven-minute halves in a seven-on-seven game. The pace is quicker than a game of 15-on-15. It also leaves more space on the field due to the fewer number of players, placing a greater emphasis on conditioning.

In 15-on-15, there are 40-minute halves. There is more emphasis on strength and technique.

In the spring, seven-onseven is taken more seriously by the team because it is sanctioned by the Big Ten. In the fall, 15-on-15 is sanctioned by the conference. Coming off the season with an 8-4 record, the Illini had a successful but injury-plagued season.

“After the first game, we never really had a full lineup of everyone we needed,” said senior Mario Lozano.

“We had to throw some of the newer guys (out there).

They got some good experiences out of it which helps prepare them for this season.”

The Illini’s season ended at the Big Ten Championship Tournament when they lost their first two games against Michigan and Michigan State, placing them sixth overall.

This spring, Daniels is confident that the team will do better, especially with several key players returning.

One exception is senior captain Matt Ramsey, who has to sit out this season due to a torn ACL. Although Ramsey may not be a contributor on the field this season, he is making an impact on the team by serving as the student coach for the seven-on-seven team.

He served as the student coach last season when he was healthy. His injury opens up the opportunity for him to coach full-time.

“It’s actually much easier now to only coach compared to having to coach and play because it gives you a much different perspective of the team,” Ramsey said.

By being a coach, Ramsey said he has to emotionally distance himself from the players. It was a tough transition for him but he considers it necessary because it allows him to push the players harder and correct their mistakes.

“Last year, I would have to make mental notes of what to correct for specific players and then give feedback at the next dead ball, but now I can pull them off to the side and nip it in the bud,” Ramsey said.

Lozano said that having Ramsey as the one guy to look over the team is critical for preparing for the upcoming tournament.

Ramsey also designs and conducts the workouts.

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Richard Daniels gets lifted into the air by his teammates during a lineout in the game against Minnesota at the Complex Fields on Oct. 17..

“He has been putting guys through pretty rigorous (routines) and is really preparing them for this season,” Daniels said. “He’s been really on top of his game.”

Illinois began its season Saturday with a dominant team performance in the 10-on-10 Whiskey 10’s Rugby Tournament in Chicago. The team had two teams

playing in the tournament: A team and the B team, with the A team featuring more experienced players.

The A team won the tournament convincingly, scoring a total of 165 points while allowing five. Each game had a margin of at least 30 points.

“We were a little shaky at first, but once we got our groove going, we were

unstoppable,” Daniels said.

When Lozano exited the first game with a tweaked hamstring, the team had to move a couple people into different positions. Some players were forced to switch positions on the fly.

Lozano came back in time for the finals and helped the team secure the tournament win.

The B team played East-

ern Illinois, Elmhurst College and Illinois State University’s A team, losing only to the Redbirds and not advancing to the semifinals.

The Illini have three weeks before they begin league play against Ohio State on April 2.

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Wells earns All-American High jumper finishes in eigth while Lafond falters due to illness

NCAA Indoor Championships

Summary: Jonathan Wells earned First Team All-American while Lafond faltered Key performer: Jonathan Wells earned a spot on the podium and All-American honors with his eighth-place finish in the high jump Quote of the meet: “First

Wells had one of his better performances of the year and was a centimeter away from clearing his third jump (2.23 meters).

If he had cleared the bar, he would have a shot at a first-place finish. Wells outperformed last years champion in the high jump, inching him to the podium over a tiebreaker.

Lafond, who set multiple school records throughout the season, struggled with a cold in one of his biggest races of the year, according to head coach Mike Turk.“It wasn’t meant to be for Dylan this time around, but I’m proud of the way he represented us and the handled the whole situation,” Turk said. “He really acted with class and dignity. He deserved to be there.”

Despite his major success,

BY WILL MOST STAFF WRITER

D yl a n L a fond a nd Jonathan Wells capped their seasons off i n Birmingham, Alabama on Friday at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Wells walked away with the better performance of the two, placing eighth in a tightly contested high jump competition. His finish earned him first team AllAmerican honors. Lafond was not as fortunate as Wells, finishing 16th in the 5,000 meters.

“First team All-American is an accomplishment that isn’t just credited towards myself,” Wells said. “It’s definitely credited towards my family, my coaching staff and my teammates.

I was just happy to go out there and put everything together.”

team All-American is an accomplishment that isn’t just credited towards myself, it’s definitely credited towards my family, my coaching staff and my teammates. I was just happy to go out there and put everything together.” – Jonathan Wells Up next: SIU Bill Cornell Invite, all day, March 26

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his personal betterment at the forefront. I do believe he has the ability to win a national title in the heptathlon and decathlon.”

Lafond, on the other hand, will lead a distance team that seems to be one of the few bright spots on a team that struggled throughout the indoor season and is losing one of their most important competitors.

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Wells may not compete for the rest of year. He plans to work on competing in the decathlon, something that may take him a season or so to be ready for. In order to focus on it, there is a strong chance Wells will redshirt, spending the rest of the spring free of competition and focused on practice for the future seasons.

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Pick your favorite Big Ten athlete COMPILED BY ORRI BENATAR

Illinois men’s and women’s basketball teams didn’t make the NCAA Tournament, so the Daily Illini sports staff is approaching

March Madness in a different way.

The staff decided on 32 candidates from all 14 current Big Ten schools.

We ignored the fact that

Rutgers, Maryland and Nebraska haven’t been in the conference when their respective athletes competed.

With each successive

round of the NCAA tournament, our staff will do another round of voting in our bracket. You can weigh in on dailyillini.com and on social media using the

#DIBracket hashtag. Tell us if you agree or disagree with our picks. We want your feedback.

The winner will be announced in our April 4

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print and online edition, coinciding with the date of the national championship game. We hope you enjoy following along with our picks.

Jesse Owens Eric Crouch

Ray Rice Dave Winfield

Charles Woodson Sue Wicks

Nile Kinnick Jack Nicklaus

Drew Brees

Megan Hodge

Otto Graham

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Mark Spitz B.J. Armstrong Magic Johnson

Red Grange Duncan Keith Tom Brady Joe Girardi

Robbie Rogers Dee Brown

Allison Weston Bruce Smith

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Russell Wilson

Len Bias Isiah Thomas

Archie Griffin Larry Johnson

Glen Robinson

Illini women’s track fails to make its mark at Nationals

BY JACOB DIAZ STAFF WRITER

In their final performance of the indoor season, Illini sophomore Pedrya Seymour and junior Kandie Bloch-Jones were pitted against the nation’s best at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Seymour was the first of the two to compete — running the 60 meter hurdles — and she finished in 13th. Only the top eight qualified for the finals.

She was unable to match her personal best time of 8.16 seconds that she set at the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago, but was able to record her second-fastest time. She clocked in at 8.19 seconds, matching TCU’s Brianna McGhee and Florida’s Skylar Ross-Ransom.

The 60 meter hurdles were won by Seymour’s Big Ten rival and Michigan runner Cindy Ofili. Ofili did just

NCAA Indoor Track and Field Summary: Junior Kandie Bloch-Jones finished tied for 12th in the high jump, but was unable to match her previous performance. Sophomore Pedrya Seymour finished 13th, and was unable to qualify for the finals in the 60 meter hurdles.

Key performer: Pedrya

Seymour finished in 13th nationally in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.19 seconds. She’ll be competing with the Bahamian national team at the IAAF World Indoor Championships this week.

Up next: Baldy Castillo Invite,March 18-19 in Tempe, Arizona

enough to qualify for the finals, finishing eighth in the prelims with a time of 8.1 seconds. In the finals, she set a personal best with a time of 7.89 seconds. Purdue’s Devynne Charlton finished third overall with a time of 7.99 seconds.

After feeling disappointed in her performance at the Big Ten Championships, BlochJones was looking to improve her score and prove herself at

the NCAAs. Instead, her cold streak continued — she was unable to clear 1.81 meters, the mark she cleared at Big Tens.

Bloch-Jones had hoped to top 1.84 meters and match her personal best, but after clearing 1.76 meters she missed all three attempts at 1.81 meters. Despite that, she managed to tie for 12th nationally with North Carolina’s Nicole Greene.

ANGELA KERNDL THE DAILY ILLINI

Illinois’ Kandie Bloch-Jones clears the bar in the High Jump at the Illinois Orange and Blue meet in the Armory on Feb. 20.

With the indoor season now over, Bloch-Jones and the Illini will jump right into the outdoor season at the Baldy Castillo Invite in Tempe, Ari-

zona, next weekend. Seymour will not be traveling to Arizona, because she will be joining the Bahamian National Team at the IAAF World

Indoor Championships next weekend in Portland, Oregon.

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