ILLINI LAND THEIR MAN Twenty days and an indefinite amount of interviews after Bruce Weber was fired, Ohio University’s John Groce was hired Thursday as the new head coach of Illinois’ men’s basketball team.
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State strives to improve college graduation rates with 3 new bills BY CHRISTINE BEDNARZ STAFF WRITER
A new reform package made up of three bills seeks to increase college completion rates and improve students’ readiness for the workforce. One of those bills, co-sponsored
by Sen. Michael Frerichs, D-52, made it to the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday. According to a press release, the bills address the most necessary skills for students competing in the Illinois job market. The bill that is now in the House aims to oblige the Illinois State Board of Education to design a recommended statewide model for mathematics. The bill mandates that public high schools require four years of mathematics and offer high school seniors the opportuni-
ty to receive college credit for mathematics courses. The goal is to decrease the amount of time incoming college freshman spend in remedial math courses and therefore speed up the graduation process. On the topic of the dual credit, Robert Murphy, professor of mathematics, said the current system, such as the nationally accepted Advanced Placement credit, works just fi ne. “It would be very difficult to work with each high school to figure out proper transferring
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African-American heritage event calls for social activism Muslim group calls attention to history of blacks, Islam BY CLAIRE EVERETT STAFF WRITER
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University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise performs the ribbon-cutting to officially inaugurate the Neustar Labs building. The newly added lab opened Thursday afternoon at the University’s Research Park.
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Neustar’s new facility at UI provides students with unique, hands-on education BY HARRINI KRISHNAN STAFF WRITER
Neustar, a technology company, has chosen the University’s Research Park as its new research facility. On Wednesday, company executives, University officials and local politicians gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen the new facility. Mark F. Bregman, senior vice president of Neustar, said the new facility’s main purpose is to develop innovative ideas to broaden their client’s services. Bregman said Neustar gathers and uses real-time information, such as phone numbers and shopping preferences, to help client companies target or analyze their customers’ demographics. “We’re looking for lots of new ideas that can ultimately influence our business,” he said. “The parallel to that is that we’re also looking for a lot of new talent that we can hire. So being on a campus like this, at the University of Illinois that has such a large number of high—qual-
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In order to call attention to issues of oppression, the Muslim American Society hosted an event Thursday called Black American Heritage: An Inspiring a Movement for Social Justice at the Digital Computer Lab. “It’s actually a part of the religion of Islam to be involved in social justice,” said Martin Curran, emcee for the event and graduate student. “The Muslim American Society tries to bridge out to other groups and not just advocate for Muslims, but the justice of any human.” Curran said most people are not aware that there is a long history of African-American Muslims. “The plurality of Muslims in the United States is AfricanAmericans, either by being decendents of slaves or immigrants from Africa,” he said. Several people in the audience wore hijabs, or religious headscarves, and hoodies to honor Trayvon Martin, the African American teenager who was recently shot in Florida. The event targeted education, acknowledgement and support for social justice as its aim. To educate attendees, a fi lm called “African-Americans and Islam” was shown. Guest speaker Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Free-
dom Foundation, also addressed social justice without limits to color, religion, ethnic background or gender. “We feel we need to support the African-American Community,” said Dr. Ahmed Taha, president of the Illinois chapter’s Muslim American Society and graduate student. “In the society we live in today, they do deserve our support. No one can say the oppression is done.” A multi-faith Ska band called Skalalitabs, whose name was derived from Ahl al-Kitab, which means “the people of the book” in Arabic, played at the event. The band is made up of people of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths. For the acknowledgement section of the event, Aaron and Carol Ammons received an award for their work in the community. Ammons serves on the 5th District Champaign County board and is a member of the Muslim American Society. Aaron Ammons is a co-founder of the Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice. The two have recently been involved in a proposal to expand on the county jail. “Sometimes when you work hard, you don’t necessarily think people pay attention, but these kinds of awards make you continue doing what you’re doing and affect positive outcomes in the community,” Ammons said. Rahamat Odunsi , sophomore in DGS, who identifies as an African-American Muslim, attended the event, and commented on the racial diversity among Muslim attendees. “I was really excited to see such a mixture of different kinds of Muslims at the event,” she said.
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University ! A 28-year-old Champaign male was arrested on the charge of arson Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. near the 300 block of East Green Street. According to the report, police said a witness reported seeing a park bench on fire, and that the offender dragged and kicked a recycling bin into the fire. The fire was about 25 yards away from the post office. ! A 30-year-old Champaign man reported to the police Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. that he had been assaulted around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University basketball courts near Oak and Gregory streets. According to the report, the victim said he knew the man who struck him in the mouth following a verbal altercation, and that the attack caused damage to his teeth, cellphone and glasses. The total damage was estimated to be $550.
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at 12 p.m. Bringing Faith & Art to Life: Works of Shari LeMonnier
Unitarian Universalist Movement of Urbana-Champaign at 8 a.m.
“Where the Wild Things Glow” Paintings by Hua Nian
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COMPLETION FROM PAGE 1A edge in math.” Simon also mentioned in her address that in 2011, only 42 percent of high school graduates met the college readiness benchmark in the math portion of the ACT, proving that education in this area is lacking.
The other two bills that make up the package include a bill that would create a college completion report card, which would make information on tuition and completion rates available to the public, and another that calls for the complete review of student transfers between community colleges and universities. The former intends to iron out the transfer process by looking into the reasons that transfer students are denied
credit for completed coursework. Simon, who serves as Governor Quinn’s point person on education reform and has backed the package, was recently chosen as the Illinois representative to the Lumina Foundation strategy lab. The Lumina Foundation is an independent organization dedicated to education reform and is currently creating a “Four Steps to Finishing First” reform
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agenda. The strategy labs will serve to aid policymakers in 22 states with technical assistance with completing the goals, which are in the areas of performance funding, student incentives, new learning models and business efficiencies. The foundation has set a goal of increasing college graduation rates from 43 to 60 percent by 2025 .
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Illinois 1st in nation to sell lottery tickets online
5K to benefit Pine Ridge Indian Reservation youth
BY SHANNON MCFARLAND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets online. Others are watching closely to see if the new approach pays off and whether the state takes the next big step: launching online poker, blackjack and other casino games. It took only three minutes for the first online lottery ticket to sell once the system went live at 7 a.m. Sunday. By Thursday evening, more than $425,000 worth of tickets had been sold online, and officials expected sales to increase by the hour as people take their shot at Friday night’s record prize. Internet sales on Thursday alone amounted to just more than $64,000 by evening, while the day’s retail sales topped $3.2 million. Illinois is the first state to put its lottery on the Internet in the three months since the U.S. Justice Department reversed its previous stance barring states from conducting online gambling. The department’s ruling goes far beyond tickets, however, and opens the door to states offering virtually any form of gambling, except on sports. Other states are so far hedging their bets. Al Larsen, spokesman for Indiana’s Hoosier Lottery, said several lotteries began taking steps toward online sales after the Justice decision, but Indiana is so far just keeping an eye on its neighbor to the west. “That’s all we’re doing, just monitoring it right now,” Larsen said. Gambling experts wonder whether the next move would be launching a state-sponsored virtual casino that could rake in huge sums. New Jersey and Nevada already are exploring the idea. Illinois officials say they aren’t going that direction — yet. Lottery superintendent Michael Jones says gambling policy is set by the governor and lawmakers, and they haven’t told him to explore online casino games. But Gov. Pat Quinn, a Chicago Democrat who is generally cool to gambling expansion, has not publicly ruled out the idea. “If we can enhance lottery revenues in a pru-
The Graduate Marketing Association , a group within the University’s MBA program, will host its fi rst April Fools’ 5K Run/Walk this Sunday. The race will take place at noon at the University of Illinois Arboretum. “We are hosting the event to raise money and awareness. All the proceeds from the event are going to benefit the Kola Foundation,” said James Cantu, student in the MBA program and director of fundraising and special events for Kola Foundation , a nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of young people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He said the money will be specifically allocated to bringing three high school students to the University this summer to study in the ACES research program. “This is going to be used to pay for their expenses of getting here,” Cantu said. “We want to let them be exposed to something that they have never been exposed to before and then to go back and share that with all their friends, families and teachers. We are letting them know that there are people who are willing to help.” Currently, 86 people have registered for the event online and have paid the $25 registration fee. “We thought that (online registration) was the best way to reach not just the students at the University, but the community in general,” said Trent Pelman , chief marketing officer for Kola Foundation and MBA
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Kathy Babcock kisses her Mega Millions lottery tickets at the Farragut Market in Knoxville, Tenn. With a half-billion-dollar multi-state lottery jackpot up for grabs, plenty of folks are fantasizing about how to spend the money. dent way, so be it,” Quinn said earlier this week when asked about adding more online games. Online gambling, from lottery tickets to Texas Hold ‘em, only adds to gambling opponents’ worries. They fear people will find it far too tempting to enter their credit card number and gamble away money they can’t afford to lose. “This is the first expansion. The next expansion will be the scratch-off tickets. Once people get scratch off tickets, there is no stopping. This
is opening a Pandora’s box,” said Anita Bedell, director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems. Some prominent Illinois lawmakers are intrigued by the possibility of online gambling. “This is an area that certainly is ripe for development and could bring in very large dollars and create jobs,” said Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat and advocate of gambling expansion. “I’d like to think we’d be a pioneer in this.”
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student. “The planning process has been pretty simple. Everyone we work with is very gracious and we also get three sponsors for the event: CrossFit CU, Body’N Sole and Community Insurance Agency. 20 volunteers are helping to host Sunday’s event, including a few MBA students. They will be passing out registration packets and t-shirts, registering participants and collecting money, Pelman said. Cantu encourages everyone to participate in the event. “It’s a fun-fi lled event where people are going to have fun with it and have an experience that they wouldn’t traditionally have had before,” Cantu said. Chengyi Zhang, junior in engineering, is interested in the event and has already registered. “I have never done a 5K race before and I would like to have a try,” he said. “It’s a good chance for me to make a contribution to fundraising and participate in a fun-fi lled event.”
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Israeli police prepare borders for demonstrators’ planned Land Day protests BY JOSEF FEDERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday stepped up preparations a day before a series of planned Arab protests, deploying thousands of troops and police across the country and along its borders in anticipation of possible violence. On Friday, Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are marking Land Day, an annual protest against what they say are discriminatory Israeli land policies. Supporters in neighboring Arab countries planned marches near the Israeli borders in a solidarity event they call a “Global March to Jerusalem.” While organizers said the events would be nonviolent, Israel’s army and police were girding for trouble after similar protests last year turned deadly. At least 15 people were killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers when they tried to cross the Syrian and Lebanese borders with Israel in a May protest marking Palestinian sorrow over Israel’s creation in 1948. A month later, Israeli troops killed 23 demonstrators who crossed into the no-man’s land between Israel and Syria in a
demonstration against Israeli control of the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch , who oversees the national police force, said officers would be spread out in potentially explosive areas Friday but would not enter Arab villages unless needed. “The guidelines are to allow everyone to mark Land Day quietly ... We will keep a low profi le,” he told Israel Radio. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said thousands of offi cers were on the move throughout the country Thursday in preparation for Land Day. He said the biggest deployments were near Arab towns in northern Israel and in Jerusalem. He said police were in touch with leaders of Arab communities in Israel in an attempt to keep protests peaceful. “We’re hoping there won’t be any major incidents,” he said. “If there are ... obviously the police will respond and deal with them.” Mahmoud Aloul, a Palestinian leader in the West Bank involved in preparations, said demonstrations were to be held in Jerusa-
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Palestinian students chant slogans during a protest organized by the Islamic Hamas movement in solidarity with the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, at the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza City. Violence in Al-Aqsa Mosque erupted last Friday after Muslim noon prayers when hundreds of worshippers protested the rumored plans by Jewish far right activists to enter the shrine. lem, the Qalandiya checkpoint — a frequent fl ashpoint of violence on the outskirts of Jerusalem — and in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Other events were planned in Arab towns in northern Israel. The Israeli military was also preparing for possible trouble
along the borders with Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan to the east, and Egypt and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to the south. In a statement, the Israeli military said it was “prepared for any eventuality and will do whatever is necessary to protect
Israeli borders and residents.” It gave no further details. Activists in Gaza planned to hold a demonstration about a kilometer (half a mile) from the Israeli border, but said they did not plan to move closer, minimizing the chance of clashes. Likewise, authorities in Leba-
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er name was Alawadi. Shaima Alawadi. She liked black-andwhite movies and good wine. Or maybe not. She could have liked macaroni and cheese and hiking. Or Audrey Hepburn and pineapples. It really doesn’t matter, not because her individualism doesn’t matter, but because when it came down to it, she was a human being, just like the rest of us. And sadly, we can’t really ask her anymore because she’s gone from the world now. Last Saturday, in San Diego, Alawadi was found dead in a pool of her own blood in her own home. A note — “Go back to your country, you terrorist” — was found next to her body. The cops aren’t calling it a hate crime, but never has a note been so clear. What happened to Alawadi was an awful act done by someone who didn’t see her as a person. And it seems like this kind of thinking has been going around especially as of late. Now, I’m not naive: This isn’t the first time I’ve known that hate crimes exist in America, but after hearing so much about the Trayvon Martin case, and then reading this not too long after, I’ve been consciously aware that there are people who will do awful things to others who are different from them. Both cases are structurally different: Trayvon was shot, Shaima received a head wound. The authorities know who killed Trayvon, but not who killed Shaima. Florida and California are miles apart. However, there was one individual thread. They became one of the thousands of attacks (6,628 in 2010, to be
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exact) that are recorded as hate crimes. We all know that hate crimes are stemmed from prejudice. And a large majority of us are definitely hate crime free. However, we never really stop and think — really think — that all of us have some sort of predetermined notions about different people. Yes, it’s part of human nature. Yet, it also breeds bigger and badder things. We need to squash it. Luckily, we can do so by just being students. First of all, immerse yourself in the cultural life of the University. Go to a Lunch and Learn. Casually get to know other students of a different background than yourself. Join a cultural RSO. Attend some of the vigils and protests in response to these hate crimes. Even if you don’t agree, hear other points while getting yours across. There are also great classes that teach about the way we relate to different groups. My roommate took the “Exploring Cultural Diversity” Educational Psychology class a couple of semesters ago. She came in, swallowed her fear of being the only one of her race in the room, and learned. She says it makes her aware of all types of people, and I couldn’t be prouder of her for it. We may not be able to be vigilantes. We can’t stop every hate crime, But we aren’t powerless. We can march, protest, talk, listen and get informed. And most importantly, we can work on our little prejudices and try to understand everyone, at the very least, merely as a human being. Her name was Alawadi. Shaima Alawadi. She was her own person. She was me. She was you. Don’t let her death — and others like it — go in vain.
Tolu is a junior in Media.
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Public prayer deserves tolerance Exciting week for MELANIE STONE Opinions columnist
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his past Tuesday, I was flipping through USA Today when a certain story caught my eye. It was about a small, nonprofit food pantry in Indiana that recently got into trouble for asking one simple question: “Is there anything that you would like us to pray with you about?” Apparently, that question is
a big no-no. Paul Brock, founder of the food pantry, was faced with a threat from the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. If he didn’t end the prayer, then the delivery of federal food would stop. I couldn’t help but cringe while I read this article. When did public prayer become a crime? Is offering to pray for someone else really that offensive? Over spring break, 10 of us from Illini Life Christian Fellowship headed to New York City for a mission trip. Our week
was incredible: We talked to people about Jesus, asked life’s biggest questions and prayed for anyone who needed it. There was one day when we set up a prayer station in the Bronx, the poorest borough in NYC. There is pain all over the world, and people face hardships everywhere, of course. But in places like the Bronx, the brokenness is exceptionally evident. Our team stood at the Hub, the busiest intersection in the Bronx, while hundreds of New Yorkers hurried past us. Some of them took notice of our booth, while others couldn’t have cared less. We were there to pray. As the flurry of strangers walked by, we politely asked if there was anything that we could pray for. One of my most impactful conversations was with a woman named Andrea. “I’m not so well,” she told me as the sun shined down on the street corner. “I’ve been sick for months, and I’m not getting any better. Plus, I’m out of a job. I can’t find a way to pay my bills, and I’m scared. And I worry constantly about my daughter. She’s got an abusive boyfriend, you know, and I just don’t know how to help.” I nodded slowly, trying to wrap my mind around Andrea’s struggles. Her life was much different than mine, and my heart broke for her. All I could do was grab her hands and pray.
And so we did. Afterwards, she hugged me, and I cherished the quiet “thank you” that she whispered in my ear. Throughout the week, I was amazed again and again by the power of prayer. God worked through our team in big ways, and our prayers to Him were full of thankfulness. Without Him, we couldn’t have done anything. Regardless of their religion, most people will always accept prayer. In NYC, I prayed for an atheist, I prayed for a Jew, and I prayed for Christians like me. During those moments, it didn’t matter whether or not we shared the same beliefs. They were hurting, and needed encouragement. That was that. If the government stops the Indiana food bank from offering prayer, then the opportunity to uplift recipients will be lost. Public prayer isn’t a crime, especially when it happens in a place that was founded on faithbased principles. Brock was courageous; he stuck to the pantry’s roots and refused to force his volunteers to stop praying. Now, he’s working toward a compromise. To Brock, prayer is just too important to give up. And it is. I saw a lot of pain in NYC. But, I also saw hope. I believe prayer can do some crazy things. Sometimes, a simple prayer can turn a person’s day around.
Melanie is a freshman in Media.
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he Illinois Student Senate suggestion page “illANNOYED” is up and running! Don’t let the name fool you — it’s not just a funny play on words. (Get it? Ill-annoyed? Like Illinois?) It’s a great use of social media to let the Student Senate hear what students are concerned about in or around campus. Students are free to post any suggestions or comments they have to the “illANNOYED” Facebook page and the Twitter page so that ISS can take those suggestions into
consideration in order to better represent the student body. Many of the suggestions that have been posted on the Facebook page have been extremely helpful in pointing out issues that students want addressed. Some of the most common issues that students addressed are the lack of wireless internet access in University housing, the addition of more hours in dining halls and the investment in more efficient bike paths. However, many other issues have come up as a result
of the page as well. Students brought to our attention the issues regarding online classes and service dogs living in residence halls. Although this system is still in the works and far from perfect, “illANNOYED” gives students a way to contact us through a casual and informal medium — the internet. Students who may not be familiar with Student Senate policies now have the ability to contact us in a comfortable and familiar manner. We hope
that through this new system, students will be able to contact us with any problems they might have so that we may try our best to accommodate their suggestions. We are the official voice of the student body, and we have the students’ best interests in mind. After all, we are students ourselves and wish to have the best college experience possible for us and for generations to come. GINA CETRONE director of communications
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April Fools’ Day pranks to play on friends, family LYANNE ALFARO Staff writer
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pril Fools’ and I – we don’t exactly get along. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing pranks on people, especially ones of vengeance. Not only does planning such a plot grant me the opportunity to be creative, but when I know I’m pranking to get even, I get the pleasure of escaping the outcome with little guilt. However, April 1 is my birthday and unlike Easter, April Fools’ Day is the same day every year. Although that may seem like good news, I can guarantee it brought more disappointment as opposed to excitement, specifically in grammar school. As a fourth grader, if your birthday fell on a school day, you were awarded the title of the coolest kid in class for six glorious hours. Unfortunately, my birthday celebrations were annually disrupted. Year after year, my peers rejected the idea that my birth date could possibly be on such date and deemed it an April Fools’ joke. I particularly received the rejection from my teachers, who neglected to check my school records for my actual date of birth. Thus, I never played a prank in honor of April Fools’ Day. In order to overcome my previous resentment toward the holiday, I decided to partake in the celebration this year. Below I kept entries on the practical jokes I tracked down on the web and played on my unsuspecting friends and family.
Mayo eat your sandwich? As I slathered a generous serving of mayonnaise into a turkey sandwich, I scanned the area sheepishly. I felt more like I was the evil step mother in a Spanish soap opera, sprinkling poison into my victim’s drink as opposed to offering my boyfriend a sandwich with the condiment he loathed the most: mayonnaise. Of the three pranks I performed, I was hoping the one involving mayonnaise would be the least successful. Then again, I was really curious to
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fi nd out how he would react to it. I often wondered what bad experience made my boyfriend despise mayo. When I brought our sandwiches into the living room, he was engrossed in a conversation with my brother, so I left the plate next to him as he sat cross-legged on the floor. Although I was pretending to pay attention to “Toy Story” on the television screen, I consistently monitored him from the corner of my eye. He must have picked up the sub on three different occasions before he fi nally took a bite. I was expecting a comment, sour face or a gesture that indicated he reached the mayo, but saw no such sign. The sandwich disappeared in five minutes tops. He thanked me for the food and proceeded to move onto other matters, like the concert we were attending next week. Only after the movie did he mention the sandwich had mayo, but smiled and said that mayo was still not very good.
Loose change One of my 12-year-old brother’s preferred hobbies might as well be collecting loose change. He does it more often than eating but never as much as playing “Call of Duty.” My brother is so intrigued by change he fi nds on the sidewalk that he owns a 50 States Quarters collection and accumulates Canadian pennies on the side. I decided to play a practical joke on him that required a little more work – I made him think he found a loose change goldmine, coincidentally right in front of our house. All I needed for the prank was a couple of coins and a .18 ounce bottle of Krazy Glue. I figured that he would be heading out to school around 8 a.m., so I woke up an hour early, emptied my piggy bank and was extremely selective about the group of coins I chose. I narrowed down my collection to nine coins: five state quarters, two of which he owned but were extremely rusty, two pennies dated before 1960, a Canadian penny and an everyday dime. I went outside, crouched on the ground and glued every coin down on the sidewalk – all in close proximity of each other.
Around 8 in the morning, I walked my brother outside and saw his eyes widen as he noticed the change on the ground. He dashed for the Canadian penny and to his dismay, he could not lift it off the concrete. He moved on to the quarters, but those were stuck too. Finally, I gave myself away when I chuckled as he went for the last coin in the group. In response, he came over and gave me a playful punch, then walked away. Of course, I felt a bit regretful so I consequently scraped the Canadian coin off the sidewalk and we were even.
Whoopee cushion classic I had the cushion lying around at home and found it tempting to use, considering it is an easily reusable prank. In previous occasions, I used it on my brother and it worked every time. I decided to try it on someone new. Around dinner time, I expect a hungry dad to enter the kitchen and consequently ask my mom a series of redundant questions. Is the food ready? When will the food be ready? What did we cook? Should he start cooking instead? I figured the whoopee cushion would buy us some time on the stove and keep my dad entertained for a while. Luckily for my dad, he had an audience when I decided to play the prank on him. My godmother came over for dinner. Sure enough, as my dad stepped into the kitchen, he did not notice the trap in his chair. I was facing away from the kitchen table when my dad took a seat, but not long after I heard his palms touch the table did I hear a noise that sounded like a cross between an elephant and a broken car engine. Promptly after, I heard a giggle emerge from my godmother’s seat. As I turned around, my dad was shaking his head and started telling my godmother what a “troublemaker” I was. The conversation between my dad and our visitor lasted around 15 minutes, which allowed me enough time to set the table without my dad’s persistent questioning. The catch? I received the whoopee cushion treatment later that night.
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“My brother told me there was a fire in the house at night, and I climbed down the window and ran down the street.” JOHN JUNK, freshman in Business
GLORIA SEE, graduate student in Engineering
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“My friends and I put a friend’s bras in the freezer, then put them back in her drawer. When she reached to put them on they were really cold.”
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Newly released letters show off Hemingway’s gentler side BRIDGET MURPHY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Ernest Hemingway shows a tenderness that wasn’t part of his usual macho persona in a dozen unpublished letters that became publicly available Wednesday in a collection of the author’s papers at the Kennedy presidential library. In a letter to his friend Gianfranco Ivancich written in Cuba and dated February 1953, Hemingway wrote of euthanizing his cat “Uncle Willie” after it was hit by a car. “Certainly missed you. Miss Uncle Willie. Have had to shoot people but never anyone I knew and loved for eleven years,” the author wrote. “Nor anyone that purred with two broken legs.” The two men met in a Venice hotel bar in 1949, bonding despite a two-decade age difference because they’d both suffered leg wounds in war. “I wish I could write you good letters the way you do,” Hemingway wrote in a January 1958 letter from Cuba. “Maybe it is because I write myself out in the other writing.” Experts say the letters demon-
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This photo, released Wednesday with previously unpublished letters, shows Ernest Hemingway, second from right, with, from left to right, an unidentified woman, Mary Hemingway, Juan Dunabeitia, and Gianfranco Ivancich. strate a side to Hemingway that wasn’t part of his persona as an author whose subjects included war, bullfighting, fishing and hunting. The Kennedy Library Foundation bought the letters from Ivancich in November, and Hemingway Collection curator Susan Wrynn
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Rap still a valuable medium for protesting civil injustice JOE WARD Staff writer
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ne only needs to be a mild consumer of news to realize our national debate is so muddled in unwavering ideology and lobby influence that our discourse may not even qualify as “discussion.” The shouting is never ending, but unlike at a punk club, opinion’s pages and political rallies are not appropriate venues for such hostile communication. Leave it to music to be one of culture’s final bastions for the impassioned voice of the public. American citizens have used song as a medium for furthering a cause since the country ’s founding, and more often than not musicians have been on the just side of the debate. The latest and most newsworthy addition to the “topical song writing” cannon is street rapper Plies’ ode to slain teen Trayvon Martin, entitled “We Are Trayvon Martin,” which was released on iTunes Wednesday. “I never thought that wearing no hoodie, could cost you your life/ and I never thought you could just kill somebody and go out the same night,” Plies sings. It’s an understated sentiment that subtlety illustrates the disbelief over the tragedy. Although at times redundant and simple, the track does appear heartfelt and perhaps angry. But given modern hip hop’s tendency towards crass commerciality, should Plies’
work be taken at face value? That is: Is Plies’ track a passionate call for justice, or is the underground rapper trying to make headlines by cashing in on a national talking point? Martin was walking in a Florida gated community on the way to his father’s home when a neighborhood watchman shot the unarmed teen, allegedly out of self defense. The case has drawn national attention largely because of the slain teen’s race. Musicians are largely considered populist defenders of the people, and that voice is very different from national talking heads pushing agendas that may or may not be their own. Consider timeless protest songs like Bob Dylan’s “The Lonely Death of Hattie Carroll” or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s 1974 classic “Ohio,” where the group takes to task the killing of student protestors at Kent State University with one of the most chilling opening lines in popular music: “Tin soldiers and Nixon’s coming ...” “Ohio” is angry enough to know the singers were not using this as a ploy, and the song’s blacklisting from radio in the time of its release is testament to its accusatory nature. While Plies appears angry at times, the track as a whole appears to be meant to console the family of the slain teen. Plies’ track is one of many hip hop contributions to topical protest songs, which have been more controversial than most other genres (think “Cop Killer” or “Fight The Power”). Plies’ authenticity may be
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Many individuals and groups around the country have immortalized Martin in vigils, spoken word, and music. Recent graduate Obie Onyeukwu, of Champaign, shields his candle during a silent prayer held near the end of the vigil for Trayvon Martin on the Main Quad on Wednesday. nearly impossible to come by. His lyrics are the typical trappings of street artists, but it’s not impossible to imagine Martin’s death causing the rapper to transcend his street image. It is worth noting that Plies recorded this track, not one of
the rap’s “conscious” artists like Common or Mos Def. Perhaps I am led to question Plies’ sentiment because the genre in which he belongs has come a long way since Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power.” Talking about cars and clothes
and giving free publicity to luxury brands to sell a particular rapper lifestyle has cheapened the art form. Street rap is no longer a realist’s take on urban plight ever since Rick Ross convinced America he was actually a drug dealer.
But when we get a track like “We Are Trayvon Martin,” we are reminded of rap’s ability to speak for a population who didn’t have such an outlet in past generations.
Joe is a senior in Media
Armed inmates cause fire in Honduras prison, killing several prisoners BY ALBERTO ARCE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Inmates work to put out a fire on the roof of the penitentiary in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Honduran authorities said dozens died at the prison Thursday.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — At least 13 people died during an uprising by armed inmates at a Honduran prison Thursday, one of them decapitated and the others killed by a fire started by the rioters, authorities said. Varying reports of local and national authorities said as many as 18 inmates were killed, but national police chief Jose Ramirez said only 13 bodies had been sent to the morgue by late afternoon. The unrest came six weeks after a fire at another prison in Honduras killed 361 inmates. Yair Mesa, police commissioner of the rough northern city of San Pedro Sula, said Thursday’s riot had been brought under control. “The uprising has been put down without the need to fire shots,” Mesa said by telephone from inside the prison.
San Pedro Sula Bishop Romulo Emiliani arrived outside the prison, saying he had been asked to serve as a negotiator with the inmates. Emiliani reflected the prevailing view that such tragedies are bound to recur in Honduras’ overcrowded prison system. The 800-bed San Pedro Sula prison was housing 2,400 prisoners, he said. “Everybody has known for some time that the authorities have no interest in the prisons. They are a time bomb that will continue to explode,” the bishop said. In 2008, the latest year for which figures are available, Honduras’ prison system had nearly 38 percent more prisoners than it was built to house, according to the London-based International Centre for Prison Studies. Mesa said most of the victims apparently died of burns or asphyxiation, but said the cause of death could not immediately be determined because the bod-
ies were so badly burned. One prisoner’s head was cut off and tossed outside the prison during the riot. It was not immediately clear if his body was among those sent to the morgue. Inmates carried the burned bodies from the site of the blaze and set them out in the prison yard. City fire chief Jose Danilo Flores said the prisoners themselves appeared to have fought the fire inside the facility. He said the armed inmates initially kept firefighters from entering. San Pedro Sula is believed to be one of the most dangerous cities in a country that has the highest homicide rate in the world. A fire at the San Pedro Sula prison in 2004 killed 107 inmates. Thursday’s uprising came a month and a half after Honduras’ overcrowded prisons were hit by the worst prison fire in a century — a Feb. 14 conflagration at the Comayagua farm prison that killed 361 inmates.
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John Groce addresses the media during a press conference at the Assembly Hall. Groce announced that he would be Illinois’ next head basketball coach Thursday.
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John Groce started his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant coach but quickly worked his way up the coaching ladder. He landed his first head coaching job in 2008 with Ohio, and on Thursday he was announced as Illinois’ head coach.
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Ten), Big Ten conference regularseason champions, NCAA Sweet 16 appearance 2004-05 — 37-2 (15-1), Big Ten regular season and Tournament champions, NCAA runner-up, AP National Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year 2005-06 — 26-7 (11-5), NCAA Second Round 2006-07 — 23-12 (9-7), NCAA First Round 2007-08 — 16-19 (5-13), lost in Big Ten Tournament final as 10 seed 2008-09 — 24-10 (11-7), NCAA First Round 2009-10 — 21-15 (10-8), NIT Quarterfinals 2010-11 — 20-14 (9-9), NCAA Second Round 2011-12 — 17-15 (6-12), lost in first round of Big Ten Tournament
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56 (.603)
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Mid-American Conference), no postseason tournament appearance 2009-10 — 22-15 (7-9), NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance, Mid-American Conference tournament champions 2010-11 — 19-16 (97), Quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament 2011-12 — 29-8 (11-5), NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, MidAmerican Conference tournament champions
New head coach eagerly anticipates transition to Illinois BY GREG ZECK STAFF WRITER
John Groce said he was working four different jobs when he graduated from Taylor University in 1994. On Thursday, he got the one of his dreams. On a risen platform in the middle of the Assembly Hall, Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas introduced Ohio University’s Groce as the next head basketball coach for the Illini. “I can’t explain to you what the last few days have been like, the chance to be standing up just before you,” Groce said. “I’m a fit guy,” Groce said. “It was important for me that our family felt like we could plug into a community, be a vibrant part of the community.” A contract worth $1.4 million over five years was reportedly agreed to last night. The coaching staff is still being arranged, but Groce said that some of his assistants from Ohio will likely join him at Illinois. At the time of his introductory press conference, Groce said he had not spoken to Jerrance Howard, who was serving as the Illini’s interim head coach. “I know he’s a tremendous recruiter and coach and a really good person,” Groce said after the press conference. “I’ve always had great respect for him and his recruiting.” He added he will try to assemble his staff as quickly as he can but wants to make sure the “right people are on the bus.” Groce compared his style of play to that of an aggressive boxer. He said the goal is to “knock someone out in each of the 10 four-minute rounds, then come up for air at the end of the media timeout and swing again.” Offensively, Groce said he likes a fast pace, but having depth is key. “The great thing about this team is that we’re athletic, we have depth, and we can get out there and attack like (Groce) said,” said junior forward
Tyler Griffey, who attended the conference. “It should be fun.” In his four seasons with Ohio, Groce’s teams went a combined 85-56, with a 34-30 record in the Mid-American. His best season came this past year when the Bobcats went 29-8, including winning the MAC Tournament and advancing to the Sweet 16 after victories over Michigan and South Florida. Groce led Ohio to one other appearance in the NCAA tournament in the 2009-10 season after winning the conference tournament. His team pulled off another upset when No. 14-seeded Ohio topped No. 3-seeded Georgetown in the first round 97-83. Though his teams have fared well in the postseason, the regular season has been more of a challenge. His best conference finish is third, which came this past season. He finished fifth in 201011 and ninth each of the previous two seasons before that. Before landing at Ohio, Groce served as an assistant under Thad Matta at Ohio State. He was the lead recruiter and instrumental in bringing in Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook, all of whom played on the same AAU team. In the one season with the three standout freshmen, the Buckeyes were national runner-up. Oden went on to become the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, while Conley was selected No. 4 by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Cook was taken No. 21 by the Miami Heat. Groce also coached Evan Turner — a native of Chicago — for one season with the Buckeyes. Ohio State went on to win the National Invitational Tournament that year. Turner swept National Player of the Year awards two years later and was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Effective recruiting in Chicago will be a key focus for the coaching staff in the future, but Groce said the most important aspect was finding “Illinois guys” — players who fit into the culture he hopes to establish — wherever they may be. Groce has had success with Chicago recruits before, including Turner and D.J. Cooper, who led the Bobcats in scoring this season. “We have a lot of previously established rela-
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After two members of the University’s Board of Trustees voted against the hire of head football coach Tim Beckman, questions remained about the trustees’ influence in the men’s basketball search. University officials have said on multiple occasions that the search was in Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas’ hand from day one. But according to sources, Thomas had been under pressure from the trustees to pursuit African-American candidates for the thenvacant coaching position. Virginia Commonwealth’s Shaka Smart — who would have been Illinois’ first African-American coach in either men’s basketball or football — was Thomas’ first choice, but he declined the offer. Illinois shares that distinction with Nebraska and Purdue in the Big Ten. Less than a week after Bruce Weber was fired on March 9, Thomas met with the trustees behind closed doors at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting in Urbana. In this meeting, the trustees discussed diversity aspects of the candidate pool, as well as compensation and key terms of a proposed contract. Board chairman Christopher Kennedy told reporters after that meeting that the trustees preapproved the range of contract provisions. “(The coaching search) is going to move very, very quickly, and there’s not going to be enough time to bring the board in at the 11th hour to get approval,” Kennedy said. This came after trustees Lawrence Oliver and James Montgomery voted against Beckman’s hiring at its January meeting and cited race as the reason. Both said at that time that more consideration should have been given to AfricanAmerican candidates. It is not immediately clear which way Oliver and Montgomery will vote at the board’s next meeting on May 31 in Chicago. “It’s about the process; it’s about emphasis in priorities for me,” Oliver told reporters after the trustees met with Thomas. “It’s not a litmus test saying, ‘If (the coach) is not this color, I will not vote for them.’” Montgomery did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Top NBA draft picks highlight Groce’s recruiting experience Though John Groce never brought in a top-ranked recruiting class in his head coaching tenure at Ohio University, he carries an excellent reputation as a recruiter. As an assistant coach at Ohio State from 2004-08, Groce played an instrumental role in landing multiple top-10 ranked recruiting classes, according to Rivals.com. The 2006 recruiting class highlighted his success. That class was led by future No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden, as well as future NBA players Mike Conley and Daequan Cook. Ohio State’s two subsequent recruiting classes included future NBA first round draft picks Evan Turner, Kosta Koufos and B.J. Mullens. The No. 99-ranked player in the 2008 recruiting class, Walter Offutt, committed to Ohio State while Groce was still an assistant there. Offutt transferred to Wright State after his sophomore season and then reunited with Groce again at Ohio. Offutt was the second-leading scorer on the Bobcat team, which made it to the Sweet 16 this season.
Despite lack of ties, new men’s basketball leader arrives ahead of schedule GORDON VOIT Basketball columnist
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id Illinois just back into a gem of a hire with John Groce? Is that even possible in 2012? Those are the questions that percolated in my mind after taking in Thursday afternoon’s press conference from the front row, craned neck and all. Whether your faith lies in God, fate, or none of the above, it’s hard not to look at how Groce came to
be the head coach at Illinois and marvel. For one, it’s hard not to marvel at the way the job offer came to him. It’s likewise hard not to marvel at the recent effusion of fan venom that seemed to morph into love in just a few minutes on a podium. Heck, I was a quarter measure of self-containment away from chuckling out loud out in disbelief. This was the end result of Illini nation’s eight days crouched in DEFCON 3? Here we were, sitting in front of the Danville, Ind., native (107 miles from Champaign, according to Groce) at the end of one of the uglier periods in program history, and it was as if the firestorm
of speculative rumors, mysterious flights, wailing and gnashing of fan’s teeth never happened. Sure, it was a self-selecting group of Illini nation that sat in for Groce’s introduction, but one could almost sense a collective thought bubble forming (“This is the man we panned before he ever left Ohio?”). There’s really no other way I describe it other than the scene in “The Rookie” when the actor who plays Spanish in Old School sees Dennis Quaid whip a fireball during practice and lets out a raspy “Oh my God!” of disbelief. During that period of venom leading up to Thursday, there was
of course the frequent mention of Groce’s 34-30 record in MAC play since taking over in 2008, his “lack of ties” to Chicago (despite the fact he helped peel the likes of Evan Turner and D.J. Cooper from the state’s top programs) and his lack of the “wow” factor. Two out of three are valid, I contend. But I also couldn’t help but think of the recent coordinator hires on the football team, specifically Billy Gonzales, a clean-cut 40-year-old man who has serious star potential despite not spending more than a few seasons in a meaningful leadership role on a major team. If you ask me, there’s little dif-
ference between hiring Groce in 2017 after leading Creighton or Virginia to a string of successful seasons. I find it hard to believe Groce wasn’t ticketed for such a path to Smart’s level (or thereabouts). Thomas just plucked him a few years ahead of schedule. And yet despite the vitriolic outpouring of confusion and angst, there were current blue-chip prospects Jalen James and Kendrick Nunn expressing their excitement over Groce’s hire over Twitter and ESPN.com, respectively. Turner raved about him. Coaches began to come to his defense. My brother, who left a message for Shaka Smart at Virginia Common-
wealth’s basketball office during halftime of the “Weber breaking point” loss to Purdue on February 15, messaged me: “I think everyone is really excited after that press conference.” And sure, the hearty group of fans on hand at Assembly Hall would have no doubt eaten out of my hand if I got to the podium and talked about my fantasy basketball team. But Groce is at the very least charismatic (and not in a handshake-and-glance-over-yourshoulder kind of way), principled, honest and a compelling man to send your son to play for if you’re a
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GROCE FROM PAGE 1B tionships there, maybe more than what people think,” Groce said. “But I’m looking forward to getting to know (Chicago-area coaches) better than we do now.” The Illini’s head coaching position opened when Thomas fired Bruce Weber on March 9 with three years and $3.9 million left on his contract. Weber went 210-101 in his nine seasons at Illinois, with an 89-65 mark in Big Ten play. Illinois originally pursued Virginia Commonwealth’s Shaka Smart, but he declined what was believed to be an eight-year deal at more than $2.5 million annually. The 34-year-old elected to return to the Rams for his fourth season. Thomas also reportedly sought out Butler’s Brad Stevens to fill the vacancy, but Stevens announced Sunday he would remain at Butler. During his portion of the press conference, Thomas did not speak about either coach but said “the process played out according to plan, and I feel good about the end result.” Various media reports expected Thomas to hire Groce on Tuesday. When there was a delay, skeptics believed the Board of Trustees may have been involved, but Thomas clarified Thursday it was not the case. “To say there was a flaw or hiccup in the process because others thought a decision or a press conference was supposed to happen two days ago, that’s not true,” Thomas said. Thomas said plans to renovate the Assembly Hall are underway and that he hopes to sell the project around summer. He added that there are also plans to upgrade the Ubben Basketball Complex sometime in the future. As for the current team, junior guard D.J. Richardson said he believes it will remain intact as is. “I think everyone’s staying right now,” Richardson said. “Everyone seems pretty humble and having a good work ethic.” Richardson added he hopes Howard will remain on the coaching staff. “I love coach Howard; he’s been there since I’ve been a freshman in high school.” Groce studied mathematics at Taylor University. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Taylor, North Carolina State, Butler and Xavier. He and his wife, Allison, have two sons, who are all eager for the transition. “We really felt like this was a great community, not only to grow a basketball program but also a family,” Groce said.
Baseball returns for homecoming game with Devils game as an Illini. During his freshman year, Jordan Parr Illini baseball has fi nally transferred from Illinois State come home. to join Justin at Parkland. After After a 22-game stretch redshirting that season, Jordan of traveling in-state, out-of- played for Parkland last year state and all over the states, as Justin transferred to Illinois. Illinois (12-10, 1-2 Big Ten) is “It’s been a long road, my set to compete in the confi nes college career,” the sophomore of Illinois Field, where it will Parr said. “It’s been unique, this take on Mississippi Valley State being my third school in three (6-20, 6-6 SWAC) in a three- years, I just feel very thankful game series this weekend. for the Lord’s plan in my life and “There’s two things that are the opportunity to play here.” gonna be nice,” Illinois head Also playing in his fi rst home coach Dan Hartleb said. “No. game will be redshirt freshman 1, to play in front of our fans Reid Roper, who plays second because they’re absolutely base and pitches in relief for the awesome ... and Illini. I think the other “I’ve come th i ng th at’s here on gonna be nice recruiting trips and watched for all of us is the fact that we games,” Roper get to sleep in said. “Last year, Mississippi Illinois our own beds I watched from Valley State (Friday) night.” (6-20,6-6 SWAC) (12-10, 1-2 Big Ten) t he dugout , The Illini are took part in the Friday, March 30, 4:05 p.m. coming off their pregame stuff Saturday, March 31, 1:05 p.m. first slate of last year with Sunday, April 1, 12:05 p.m. midweek games BP and in and Illinois Field of the season. out, but I’m real They traveled The series marks the home opener for excited to get to Normal, Ill., Illinois after 22 games on the road. my fi rst game to face Illinois in at Illinois State and then to Field.” Peoria, Ill., to face Bradley. The Roper closed yesterday’s Illini lost 16-7 to the Redbirds game on the mound, as Illinois on Tuesday before topping the held Bradley to three runs, Braves 6-3 Wednesday. ending what had been a rocky “You always wanna win stretch for the pitching staff. in-state games, and this week Junior Kevin Johnson takes we split,” sophomore Jordan the ball for Illinois in Friday’s Parr said. “But getting the win contest. He has won his previous yesterday going into the series four starts, boasting an ERA of is pretty big, getting some 2.92 in his six appearances this momentum. You always want season. to be building that momentum, “Being the Friday starter, I think it helps our team I wanna get the weekend off chemistry.” good,” Johnson said. “I like Parr, whose twin brother being in that role, coming out Justin is a junior on the team, and getting that fi rst win, I think will be playing his fi rst home it’s important.” BY ELIOT SILL STAFF WRITER
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Argo steals spot in record books
selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 43rd round of last year’s MLB Draft. “There’s been a lot of great Senior center fielder Willie Argo supplanted Todd players that have come through the program.” Schmitke as the program’s all-time stolen bases “Any time that you break any type of record, it leader this week. Argo tied Schmitke’s record of shows consistency,” head coach Dan Hartleb said. 83 stolen bases, which he accumulated during his “He’s battled through some injuries at times. He career from 1979-82, in last weekend’s series against played a whole year with a broken bone in his hand, Nebraska and overtook him by swiping a base in the so he’s done a lot of things to help the team when five-run first inning of Tuesday’s loss to Illinois State. things weren’t great for him, and so I’m very proud of “First of all it’s a great honor,” said Argo, who was what he’s done and very happy for him.”
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FROM PAGE 1B parent of a recruit. Perhaps more to the point, though, how did we actually get here? What about Shaka Smart? Anthony Grant, Leonard Hamilton or Lorenzo Romar? Brad Stevens? It’s amazing that in this day and age of scouting and scouring, chartered jets and luxury suites — not to mention national search firms — it took a “collapse” of the DIA’s systematic search to land a man that could prove to be one of its best hires in decades. Who knew that one of the more creative, meaningful (if altogether unexpected) hires in the Big Ten would be a virtual afterthought at the outset of the process? Here’s another wild thought that is fitting considering Groce’s improbable run to the Illini job: Would Groce be standing on the podium if Akron guard Alex Abreu’s free throw had been tipped in during the last few seconds of regulation in the MAC Tournament championship game, sending the game to overtime and perhaps Ohio to the NIT? Would he be cracking jokes about his Hoosier-crazed grandmother forcing him to root for the Cream and Crimson if the gaggle of coaching candidates ahead of him in Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas’ queue had not said no? A wild ride, indeed. But no wilder than the realization that the best hire when all is said and done may have been No. 6 in the queue.
Gordon is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at voit1@illinimedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @GordonVoit.
game series and we want to get the sweep again.” The Illinois softball team look to build The Iowa lineup features two baton its recent success this weekend as it ters hitting over .300, infielders Megan heads west to Iowa City for a weekend Blank and Katie Keim. Blank is sixth in series with the Hawkeyes. Following a the Big Ten with a .405 average. Like victory against Indiana State Wednes- Illinois, the Hawkeyes feature a twoday, the Illini have won nine of their pronged pitching attack. Sophomore past 11 and have come out of their last Kayla Massey and junior Chelsea Lyon four weekends of play with nearly all have thrown all but one third of an winning records. inning for Iowa this season. “Our goal at the start of the year was As for the Illini’s pitching staff, Pepto be playing our best ball at this time per Gay improved her record to 11-4 of the year,” head coach Terri Sullivan after picking up the win in Wednesday’s said. “There are still some things we can victory over Indiana State. Gay’s 1.76 improve on; consistenERA is good for third in cy is one we always talk the Big Ten. She and felabout. But I do think low pitcher Jackie Guy have combined for all that they are feeling good about what they’re but six and two-thirds doing and the chemisof the Illini’s innings. try on the field and off I l l i nois’ offense Illinois Iowa the field is terrific.” appears to be shrug(16-11, 2-1 Big Ten) (11-7, 1-2) The three game ging off its early season Saturday, 1 p.m. series will be the Illistruggles. Seven playSaturday, 3 p.m. ni’s (16-11, 2-1 Big Ten) ers combined for the Sunday, 2 p.m. second conference Illini’s 11 hits WednesIowa City, Iowa series of the season. In day, “Team morale at its opening series, Illithis time of the year nois took the fi rst two The Illini look to keep the momentum either pulls you through games from a tough going with their second conference or pulls you under,” Sulseries of the season. livan said. “Our morale Minnesota team , fallis really high. We’ve ing in Sunday’s fi nale. The Hawkeyes (11-17, 1-2) enter the had some good performances with difweekend following their opening series ferent people stepping up.” against Wisconsin, in which they lost Even though the Big Ten season is two of three. young, Illinois wants to stay near the “It’s the next series and I don’t expect top of the standings in the early going. anything different,” Sullivan said. “I “In the Big Ten, you’ve got to be able think it’s going to be a dogfight every to give punches and take them as well,” pitch and every at-bat. We’re going to Sullivan said. “When someone gets a need to be at our best.” strike out or gets a hit, you have to Illinois swept the two-game series respond back. I expect it to be a great at Iowa last season. With the addition weekend and we’re going to get after it of Nebraska as the twelfth member of and play real aggressive.” the Big Ten, conference series were Outfielder Brittany Sanchez added, extended to three games beginning this “We saw that in the Minnesota game season . we took two of three, but on the last “We swept them last year,” sopho- day, they fought back a lot harder than more outfielder Alex Booker said. “But we expected, so we’re just ready for we’re not taking that lightly. It’s a three anything.” BY SEAN HAMMOND
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er Big Ten and SEC teams, compared to said. “Andrew Riley, he’s not going to run seeing a couple Missouri Valley teams and yet; he’s going to open up next weekend. The Illinois men’s track and field squad state schools,” Turk said. “However, there Stanley Azie has been training great and will have an opportunity to stay close to is still going to be some good competition performed well last week, but we’re going home this weekend as the team continues and I think if the weather holds out and we to hold him out to get a little more training. to polish its outdoor performances. don’t get too wet we should see some good It’s going to be a long grind for him.” The Illini will travel to Charleston, Ill.,to performances.” Last weekend, Illini Davis Fraker broke This weekend’s meet will be the men’s the school record in winning the hammer compete in Eastern Illinois’ Big Blue Classic. The meet provides the men with a much- second of the season, and throw, and the rest of the needed break from traveling as the team along with strong perforsquad brought home two has gone to Nampa, Idaho., and Starkville, mances, the Illini are also runner-up and six thirdMiss., for its last two meets and will travel looking out for their health place finishes. However, to Baton Rouge, La., for the Battle on the as to be prepared for the outthe Illini are aware of the Bayou next weekend. door postseason. variables that can arise EIU Big Blue “It’s nice that we don’t have to travel and “We’re trying to stay and prevent the continuaIllinois Classic tion of such performances. be overnight,” head coach Mike Turk said. healthy, kind of treat it like “That’s always tricky “I know a lot of the guys have friends and a practice meet but still perSaturday, March 31 family members that are going to be able to form hard,” freshman Gary this time of year, especialCharleston, Ill. come watch them when they usually can’t.” Ford said. ly when you’ve been down Coming off last weekend’s SEC/Big Ten Two of the Illinois’ stars South with great weather,” Challenge, the Illini will encounter a differ- will be held out of competition this week- Turk said. “Then you come up here, and I ent level of competition at this weekend’s end to give them more recovery and train- know the weather has been great up here, meet. ing time. but we have rain in forecast and it’s not MIKE TURK, “The competition is going to be a lot “We have pretty much a full squad; we’re going to be quite as warm, so it’s hard to head coach different than seeing seven or eight oth- going to hold a couple of guys out,” Turk put a big expectation on performance.” BY BOB MERLO STAFF WRITER
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Champaign ! Four males, ranging from 23 to 33 years of age, were charged with illegal transportation of liquor March 22 at 11:25 p.m. in the 900 block of West Bradley Avenue. According to the report, police stopped the vehicle they were in for failure to yield at a private drive. In addition to the illegal transportation of liquor, one of the four passengers, a 31-year-old Urbana male, was arrested on a warrant for the possession of alcohol on public property. ! A residential burglary was reported in the 500 block of East Healey Street February 22 at 5:54 a.m. According to the report, a purse or wallet, a computer, two credit/debit/gas cards, driver’s license and an identification item were stolen by an unknown offender. ! An 18-year-old male, a 19-year-old male and female were arrested on the charge of retail theft Wednesday at 3:22 p.m. at Walmart, 2610 N. Prospect Ave. According to the report, the three individuals, from Chicago, Urbana and Sauk Village, Ill., stole merchandise from the store. ! A theft was reported
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Krannert Art Museum at 9 a.m.
Fifty Years: Contemporary American Glass from Illinois Collections
Krannert Art Museum at 9 a.m. After Abstract Expressionism
Krannert Art Museum at 9 a.m. Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Landscape
Krannert Art Museum at 9 a.m. SoDo Theatre at 9 p.m. “Wise Animals: Aesop and His Followers” Exhibition
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Urbana ! A burglary was reported Wednesday at 1:51 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Eads Street. According to the report, an unknown offender forcefully entered a vacant house that is being remodeled and stole computer equipment and power tools. Items stolen included two computers and three power tools. ! A 43-year-old male is being investigated for taking advantage of a mentally challenged victim. The case was reported
Wednesday at 2:24 p.m. in the 1100 block of Carroll Avenue. According to the report, the offender took advantage of the victim by having him activate four cell phone accounts under the victim’s name.
University ! A 28-year-old Champaign male was arrested on the charge of arson Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. near the 300 block of East Green Street. According to the report, police said a witness reported seeing a park bench on fire, and that the offender dragged and kicked a recycling bin into the fire. The fire was about 25 yards away from the post office. ! A 30-year-old Champaign man reported to the police Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. that he had been assaulted around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University basketball courts near Oak and Gregory streets. According to the report, the victim said he knew the man who struck him in the mouth following a verbal altercation, and that the attack caused damage to his teeth, cellphone and glasses. The total damage was estimated to be $550.
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at 12 p.m. Bringing Faith & Art to Life: Works of Shari LeMonnier
Unitarian Universalist Movement of Urbana-Champaign at 8 a.m.
“Where the Wild Things Glow” Paintings by Hua Nian
Amara Yoga & Arts at 9 a.m.
CLASSES, LECTURES, & WORKSHOPS Friday Forum Presents “Can Globalization Promote Human Rights?”
University YMCA at 12 p.m.
Justice, Self-Respect and the Culture of Poverty
Spurlock Museum at 4 p.m.
LIVE MUSIC & KARAOKE Amy Mitchell Trio at Boomerangs Bar and Grill
Boomerang’s Bar and Grill at 9 p.m. Late Night with DJ Belly
Radio Maria at 10 p.m.
The Hot Slugs w/ Dan Hubbard & The Humadors!
Memphis on Main ay 9 p.m. Sonny Stubble
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MIND, BODY, & SPIRIT Yoga Classes
Krannert Art Museum at 12 p.m. Power Flow Yoga with Corrie Proksa
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Vinyasa Krama Yoga with Don Briskin
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Happy Hour Hot Flow Yoga with Luna Pierson
Art show to feature local print artists The University’s Soybean Press will hold an art show featuring work by student and community members this Saturday at indi go Artist Co-Op from 12 to 4 p.m. Read more at DailyIllini.com.
Soccer back at it After over three months off, the Illinois soccer team is back in action again, facing Marquette at the Illinois Soccer Stadium. Read more at DailyIllini. com.
Columnist expects Tebow-mania hike with New York Jets You thought the Tim Tebow’s hype was big as a Bronco, but sports columnist Kevin Thornton says The Chosen One will only escalate in New York. Read more at DailyIllini.com.
Amara Yoga & Arts at 5:30 p.m.
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Urbana Free Library at 6 p.m.
MOVIES & THEATER Lady Macbeth: A Kabuki Play
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m.
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COMPLETION FROM PAGE 1A edge in math.” Simon also mentioned in her address that in 2011, only 42 percent of high school graduates met the college readiness benchmark in the math portion of the ACT, proving that education in this area is lacking.
The other two bills that make up the package include a bill that would create a college completion report card, which would make information on tuition and completion rates available to the public, and another that calls for the complete review of student transfers between community colleges and universities. The former intends to iron out the transfer process by looking into the reasons that transfer students are denied
credit for completed coursework. Simon, who serves as Governor Quinn’s point person on education reform and has backed the package, was recently chosen as the Illinois representative to the Lumina Foundation strategy lab. The Lumina Foundation is an independent organization dedicated to education reform and is currently creating a “Four Steps to Finishing First” reform
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agenda. The strategy labs will serve to aid policymakers in 22 states with technical assistance with completing the goals, which are in the areas of performance funding, student incentives, new learning models and business efficiencies. The foundation has set a goal of increasing college graduation rates from 43 to 60 percent by 2025 .
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Illinois 1st in nation to sell lottery tickets online
5K to benefit Pine Ridge Indian Reservation youth
BY SHANNON MCFARLAND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets online. Others are watching closely to see if the new approach pays off and whether the state takes the next big step: launching online poker, blackjack and other casino games. It took only three minutes for the first online lottery ticket to sell once the system went live at 7 a.m. Sunday. By Thursday evening, more than $425,000 worth of tickets had been sold online, and officials expected sales to increase by the hour as people take their shot at Friday night’s record prize. Internet sales on Thursday alone amounted to just more than $64,000 by evening, while the day’s retail sales topped $3.2 million. Illinois is the first state to put its lottery on the Internet in the three months since the U.S. Justice Department reversed its previous stance barring states from conducting online gambling. The department’s ruling goes far beyond tickets, however, and opens the door to states offering virtually any form of gambling, except on sports. Other states are so far hedging their bets. Al Larsen, spokesman for Indiana’s Hoosier Lottery, said several lotteries began taking steps toward online sales after the Justice decision, but Indiana is so far just keeping an eye on its neighbor to the west. “That’s all we’re doing, just monitoring it right now,” Larsen said. Gambling experts wonder whether the next move would be launching a state-sponsored virtual casino that could rake in huge sums. New Jersey and Nevada already are exploring the idea. Illinois officials say they aren’t going that direction — yet. Lottery superintendent Michael Jones says gambling policy is set by the governor and lawmakers, and they haven’t told him to explore online casino games. But Gov. Pat Quinn, a Chicago Democrat who is generally cool to gambling expansion, has not publicly ruled out the idea. “If we can enhance lottery revenues in a pru-
The Graduate Marketing Association , a group within the University’s MBA program, will host its fi rst April Fools’ 5K Run/Walk this Sunday. The race will take place at noon at the University of Illinois Arboretum. “We are hosting the event to raise money and awareness. All the proceeds from the event are going to benefit the Kola Foundation,” said James Cantu, student in the MBA program and director of fundraising and special events for Kola Foundation , a nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of young people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He said the money will be specifically allocated to bringing three high school students to the University this summer to study in the ACES research program. “This is going to be used to pay for their expenses of getting here,” Cantu said. “We want to let them be exposed to something that they have never been exposed to before and then to go back and share that with all their friends, families and teachers. We are letting them know that there are people who are willing to help.” Currently, 86 people have registered for the event online and have paid the $25 registration fee. “We thought that (online registration) was the best way to reach not just the students at the University, but the community in general,” said Trent Pelman , chief marketing officer for Kola Foundation and MBA
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Where: The University of Illinois Arboretum When: April 1 at 12:00 p.m. Registration fee: $25 Charity: The Kola Foundation Hosted by: The Graduate Marketing Association More online: Be sure to
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Kathy Babcock kisses her Mega Millions lottery tickets at the Farragut Market in Knoxville, Tenn. With a half-billion-dollar multi-state lottery jackpot up for grabs, plenty of folks are fantasizing about how to spend the money. dent way, so be it,” Quinn said earlier this week when asked about adding more online games. Online gambling, from lottery tickets to Texas Hold ‘em, only adds to gambling opponents’ worries. They fear people will find it far too tempting to enter their credit card number and gamble away money they can’t afford to lose. “This is the first expansion. The next expansion will be the scratch-off tickets. Once people get scratch off tickets, there is no stopping. This
is opening a Pandora’s box,” said Anita Bedell, director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems. Some prominent Illinois lawmakers are intrigued by the possibility of online gambling. “This is an area that certainly is ripe for development and could bring in very large dollars and create jobs,” said Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat and advocate of gambling expansion. “I’d like to think we’d be a pioneer in this.”
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student. “The planning process has been pretty simple. Everyone we work with is very gracious and we also get three sponsors for the event: CrossFit CU, Body’N Sole and Community Insurance Agency. 20 volunteers are helping to host Sunday’s event, including a few MBA students. They will be passing out registration packets and t-shirts, registering participants and collecting money, Pelman said. Cantu encourages everyone to participate in the event. “It’s a fun-fi lled event where people are going to have fun with it and have an experience that they wouldn’t traditionally have had before,” Cantu said. Chengyi Zhang, junior in engineering, is interested in the event and has already registered. “I have never done a 5K race before and I would like to have a try,” he said. “It’s a good chance for me to make a contribution to fundraising and participate in a fun-fi lled event.”
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Israeli police prepare borders for demonstrators’ planned Land Day protests BY JOSEF FEDERMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday stepped up preparations a day before a series of planned Arab protests, deploying thousands of troops and police across the country and along its borders in anticipation of possible violence. On Friday, Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are marking Land Day, an annual protest against what they say are discriminatory Israeli land policies. Supporters in neighboring Arab countries planned marches near the Israeli borders in a solidarity event they call a “Global March to Jerusalem.” While organizers said the events would be nonviolent, Israel’s army and police were girding for trouble after similar protests last year turned deadly. At least 15 people were killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers when they tried to cross the Syrian and Lebanese borders with Israel in a May protest marking Palestinian sorrow over Israel’s creation in 1948. A month later, Israeli troops killed 23 demonstrators who crossed into the no-man’s land between Israel and Syria in a
demonstration against Israeli control of the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, who oversees the national police force, said officers would be spread out in potentially explosive areas Friday but would not enter Arab villages unless needed. “The guidelines are to allow everyone to mark Land Day quietly ... We will keep a low profi le,” he told Israel Radio. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said thousands of offi cers were on the move throughout the country Thursday in preparation for Land Day. He said the biggest deployments were near Arab towns in northern Israel and in Jerusalem. He said police were in touch with leaders of Arab communities in Israel in an attempt to keep protests peaceful. “We’re hoping there won’t be any major incidents,” he said. “If there are ... obviously the police will respond and deal with them.” Mahmoud Aloul, a Palestinian leader in the West Bank involved in preparations, said demonstrations were to be held in Jerusa-
ADEL HANA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinian students chant slogans during a protest organized by the Islamic Hamas movement in solidarity with the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, at the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza City. Violence in Al-Aqsa Mosque erupted last Friday after Muslim noon prayers when hundreds of worshippers protested the rumored plans by Jewish far right activists to enter the shrine. lem, the Qalandiya checkpoint — a frequent fl ashpoint of violence on the outskirts of Jerusalem — and in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Other events were planned in Arab towns in northern Israel. The Israeli military was also preparing for possible trouble
along the borders with Lebanon and Syria in the north, Jordan to the east, and Egypt and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to the south. In a statement, the Israeli military said it was “prepared for any eventuality and will do whatever is necessary to protect
Israeli borders and residents.” It gave no further details. Activists in Gaza planned to hold a demonstration about a kilometer (half a mile) from the Israeli border, but said they did not plan to move closer, minimizing the chance of clashes. Likewise, authorities in Leba-
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Awareness of hate crimes grows increasingly vital TOLU TAIWO Opinions columnist
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er name was Alawadi. Shaima Alawadi. She liked black-andwhite movies and good wine. Or maybe not. She could have liked macaroni and cheese and hiking. Or Audrey Hepburn and pineapples. It really doesn’t matter, not because her individualism doesn’t matter, but because when it came down to it, she was a human being, just like the rest of us. And sadly, we can’t really ask her anymore because she’s gone from the world now. Last Saturday, in San Diego, Alawadi was found dead in a pool of her own blood in her own home. A note — “Go back to your country, you terrorist” — was found next to her body. The cops aren’t calling it a hate crime, but never has a note been so clear. What happened to Alawadi was an awful act done by someone who didn’t see her as a person. And it seems like this kind of thinking has been going around especially as of late. Now, I’m not naive: This isn’t the first time I’ve known that hate crimes exist in America, but after hearing so much about the Trayvon Martin case, and then reading this not too long after, I’ve been consciously aware that there are people who will do awful things to others who are different from them. Both cases are structurally different: Trayvon was shot, Shaima received a head wound. The authorities know who killed Trayvon, but not who killed Shaima. Florida and California are miles apart. However, there was one individual thread. They became one of the thousands of attacks (6,628 in 2010, to be
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exact) that are recorded as hate crimes. We all know that hate crimes are stemmed from prejudice. And a large majority of us are definitely hate crime free. However, we never really stop and think — really think — that all of us have some sort of predetermined notions about different people. Yes, it’s part of human nature. Yet, it also breeds bigger and badder things. We need to squash it. Luckily, we can do so by just being students. First of all, immerse yourself in the cultural life of the University. Go to a Lunch and Learn. Casually get to know other students of a different background than yourself. Join a cultural RSO. Attend some of the vigils and protests in response to these hate crimes. Even if you don’t agree, hear other points while getting yours across. There are also great classes that teach about the way we relate to different groups. My roommate took the “Exploring Cultural Diversity” Educational Psychology class a couple of semesters ago. She came in, swallowed her fear of being the only one of her race in the room, and learned. She says it makes her aware of all types of people, and I couldn’t be prouder of her for it. We may not be able to be vigilantes. We can’t stop every hate crime, But we aren’t powerless. We can march, protest, talk, listen and get informed. And most importantly, we can work on our little prejudices and try to understand everyone, at the very least, merely as a human being. Her name was Alawadi. Shaima Alawadi. She was her own person. She was me. She was you. Don’t let her death — and others like it — go in vain.
Tolu is a junior in Media.
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Public prayer deserves tolerance Exciting week for MELANIE STONE Opinions columnist
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his past Tuesday, I was flipping through USA Today when a certain story caught my eye. It was about a small, nonprofit food pantry in Indiana that recently got into trouble for asking one simple question: “Is there anything that you would like us to pray with you about?” Apparently, that question is
a big no-no. Paul Brock, founder of the food pantry, was faced with a threat from the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. If he didn’t end the prayer, then the delivery of federal food would stop. I couldn’t help but cringe while I read this article. When did public prayer become a crime? Is offering to pray for someone else really that offensive? Over spring break, 10 of us from Illini Life Christian Fellowship headed to New York City for a mission trip. Our week
was incredible: We talked to people about Jesus, asked life’s biggest questions and prayed for anyone who needed it. There was one day when we set up a prayer station in the Bronx, the poorest borough in NYC. There is pain all over the world, and people face hardships everywhere, of course. But in places like the Bronx, the brokenness is exceptionally evident. Our team stood at the Hub, the busiest intersection in the Bronx, while hundreds of New Yorkers hurried past us. Some of them took notice of our booth, while others couldn’t have cared less. We were there to pray. As the flurry of strangers walked by, we politely asked if there was anything that we could pray for. One of my most impactful conversations was with a woman named Andrea. “I’m not so well,” she told me as the sun shined down on the street corner. “I’ve been sick for months, and I’m not getting any better. Plus, I’m out of a job. I can’t find a way to pay my bills, and I’m scared. And I worry constantly about my daughter. She’s got an abusive boyfriend, you know, and I just don’t know how to help.” I nodded slowly, trying to wrap my mind around Andrea’s struggles. Her life was much different than mine, and my heart broke for her. All I could do was grab her hands and pray.
And so we did. Afterwards, she hugged me, and I cherished the quiet “thank you” that she whispered in my ear. Throughout the week, I was amazed again and again by the power of prayer. God worked through our team in big ways, and our prayers to Him were full of thankfulness. Without Him, we couldn’t have done anything. Regardless of their religion, most people will always accept prayer. In NYC, I prayed for an atheist, I prayed for a Jew, and I prayed for Christians like me. During those moments, it didn’t matter whether or not we shared the same beliefs. They were hurting, and needed encouragement. That was that. If the government stops the Indiana food bank from offering prayer, then the opportunity to uplift recipients will be lost. Public prayer isn’t a crime, especially when it happens in a place that was founded on faithbased principles. Brock was courageous; he stuck to the pantry’s roots and refused to force his volunteers to stop praying. Now, he’s working toward a compromise. To Brock, prayer is just too important to give up. And it is. I saw a lot of pain in NYC. But, I also saw hope. I believe prayer can do some crazy things. Sometimes, a simple prayer can turn a person’s day around.
Melanie is a freshman in Media.
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he Illinois Student Senate suggestion page “illANNOYED” is up and running! Don’t let the name fool you — it’s not just a funny play on words. (Get it? Ill-annoyed? Like Illinois?) It’s a great use of social media to let the Student Senate hear what students are concerned about in or around campus. Students are free to post any suggestions or comments they have to the “illANNOYED” Facebook page and the Twitter page so that ISS can take those suggestions into
consideration in order to better represent the student body. Many of the suggestions that have been posted on the Facebook page have been extremely helpful in pointing out issues that students want addressed. Some of the most common issues that students addressed are the lack of wireless internet access in University housing, the addition of more hours in dining halls and the investment in more efficient bike paths. However, many other issues have come up as a result
of the page as well. Students brought to our attention the issues regarding online classes and service dogs living in residence halls. Although this system is still in the works and far from perfect, “illANNOYED” gives students a way to contact us through a casual and informal medium — the internet. Students who may not be familiar with Student Senate policies now have the ability to contact us in a comfortable and familiar manner. We hope
that through this new system, students will be able to contact us with any problems they might have so that we may try our best to accommodate their suggestions. We are the official voice of the student body, and we have the students’ best interests in mind. After all, we are students ourselves and wish to have the best college experience possible for us and for generations to come. GINA CETRONE director of communications
new editor-in-chief ment to be at the core of my job description. Not only is it my responsibility to manage the entire DI staff but also to ensure complete covEditor in chief erage on campus. No matter where you read, hear or see our hat a week. stories, all that matters is that it In the past eight days: is relevant to you, our readers. a new president, a womStudents are now playing a en’s basketball coach and a larger role in the success of men’s basketball coach have all Illini Media Company, and I been announced. All of this hap- see that as an absolute posipened during my tive. We are now debut week as edimore than ever tor-in-chief of The accountable for Daily Illini. producing the It’s been only best coverage eight days, and possible. it’s already been In a world that an experience I now moves so never could have quickly because predicted. of social media, I will be honwe can all have an est, I had no inteneven better relation of becoming tionship: Write a SAMANTHA KEISEL, any sort of ediletter to the edieditor-in-chief tor at any publitor, send us story cation because I ideas, communihave always enjoyed the thrill cate with everyone on my staff of reporting, interviewing and through Facebook or Twitter. writing. I never thought I was We want to hear your voice to cut out to sit behind a desk and further ensure the quality of critique others’ writing. our product. Just weeks after stepping Reach out to us in any medionto campus, I became a sports um you wish, and I assure you reporter and just months later there will be someone on the an assistant sports editor. Slowother end listening. ly, I gained more responsibilAfter surviving the last sevity. Over the past three years, I eral days, I am even more cerhave held more positions than I tain that my staff will be able ever thought possible, but now I to handle whatever is thrown at oversee them all. us. So please, join me in what is To quote the film “Spidersure to be an unpredictable and man,” “With great power comes adventurous roller-coaster ride. great responsibility.” As an avid Samantha is a junior in Media. movie fan, I believe this state-
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April Fools’ Day pranks to play on friends, family 1
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pril Fools’ and I – we don’t exactly get along. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing pranks on people, especially ones of vengeance. Not only does planning such a plot grant me the opportunity to be creative, but when I know I’m pranking to get even, I get the pleasure of escaping the outcome with little guilt. However, April 1 is my birthday and unlike Easter, April Fools’ Day is the same day every year. Although that may seem like good news, I can guarantee it brought more disappointment as opposed to excitement, specifically in grammar school. As a fourth grader, if your birthday fell on a school day, you were awarded the title of the coolest kid in class for six glorious hours. Unfortunately, my birthday celebrations were annually disrupted. Year after year, my peers rejected the idea that my birth date could possibly be on such date and deemed it an April Fools’ joke. I particularly received the rejection from my teachers, who neglected to check my school records for my actual date of birth. Thus, I never played a prank in honor of April Fools’ Day. In order to overcome my previous resentment toward the holiday, I decided to partake in the celebration this year. Below I kept entries on the practical jokes I tracked down on the web and played on my unsuspecting friends and family.
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“A couple of people and I wrapped a friend’s desk utensils individually in foil so that he had to unwrap them before using them.”
“My brother told me there was a fire in the house at night, and I climbed down the window and ran down the street.” JOHN JUNK, freshman in Business
GLORIA SEE, graduate student in Engineering
“A friend of mine took a bunch of Dixie cups, filled them with water, and while their friend was sleeping, filled the entire floor with Dixie cups so when they got out of the bed, there was no way to get out besides knocking them all over.” JENNY ALLEN, sophomore in Engineering
“I fake broke up with my girlfriend.”
“My friends and I put a friend’s bras in the freezer, then put them back in her drawer. When she reached to put them on they were really cold.”
“My brother tried to sell his high school by putting up a ‘for sale’ sign and got a couple phone calls.”
STEPHEN COZZI, junior in AHS
ADITI SINGH, senior in LAS
CAROL BAYM, graduate student in LAS
Newly released letters show off Hemingway’s gentler side BRIDGET MURPHY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Ernest Hemingway shows a tenderness that wasn’t part of his usual macho persona in a dozen unpublished letters that became publicly available Wednesday in a collection of the author’s papers at the Kennedy presidential library. In a letter to his friend Gianfranco Ivancich written in Cuba and dated February 1953, Hemingway wrote of euthanizing his cat “Uncle Willie” after it was hit by a car. “Certainly missed you. Miss Uncle Willie. Have had to shoot people but never anyone I knew and loved for eleven years,” the author wrote. “Nor anyone that purred with two broken legs.” The two men met in a Venice hotel bar in 1949, bonding despite a two-decade age difference because they’d both suffered leg wounds in war. “I wish I could write you good letters the way you do,” Hemingway wrote in a January 1958 letter from Cuba. “Maybe it is because I write myself out in the other writing.” Experts say the letters demon-
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This photo, released Wednesday with previously unpublished letters, shows Ernest Hemingway, second from right, with, from left to right, an unidentified woman, Mary Hemingway, Juan Dunabeitia, and Gianfranco Ivancich. strate a side to Hemingway that wasn’t part of his persona as an author whose subjects included war, bullfighting, fishing and hunting. The Kennedy Library Foundation bought the letters from Ivancich in November, and Hemingway Collection curator Susan Wrynn
met the now-elderly gentleman in Italy. The letters, as a whole, show the author had a gentle side, and was someone who made time to be fatherly and nurturing to a younger friend, said Susan Bee gel, editor of scholarly journal The Hemingway Review.
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Rap still a valuable medium for protesting civil injustice JOE WARD Staff writer
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ne only needs to be a mild consumer of news to realize our national debate is so muddled in unwavering ideology and lobby influence that our discourse may not even qualify as “discussion.” The shouting is never ending, but unlike at a punk club, opinion’s pages and political rallies are not appropriate venues for such hostile communication. Leave it to music to be one of culture’s final bastions for the impassioned voice of the public. American citizens have used song as a medium for furthering a cause since the country ’s founding, and more often than not musicians have been on the just side of the debate. The latest and most newsworthy addition to the “topical song writing” cannon is street rapper Plies’ ode to slain teen Trayvon Martin, entitled “We Are Trayvon Martin,” which was released on iTunes Wednesday. “I never thought that wearing no hoodie, could cost you your life/ and I never thought you could just kill somebody and go out the same night,” Plies sings. It’s an understated sentiment that subtlety illustrates the disbelief over the tragedy. Although at times redundant and simple, the track does appear heartfelt and perhaps angry. But given modern hip hop’s tendency towards crass commerciality, should Plies’
work be taken at face value? That is: Is Plies’ track a passionate call for justice, or is the underground rapper trying to make headlines by cashing in on a national talking point? Martin was walking in a Florida gated community on the way to his father’s home when a neighborhood watchman shot the unarmed teen, allegedly out of self defense. The case has drawn national attention largely because of the slain teen’s race. Musicians are largely considered populist defenders of the people, and that voice is very different from national talking heads pushing agendas that may or may not be their own. Consider timeless protest songs like Bob Dylan’s “The Lonely Death of Hattie Carroll” or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s 1974 classic “Ohio,” where the group takes to task the killing of student protestors at Kent State University with one of the most chilling opening lines in popular music: “Tin soldiers and Nixon’s coming ...” “Ohio” is angry enough to know the singers were not using this as a ploy, and the song’s blacklisting from radio in the time of its release is testament to its accusatory nature. While Plies appears angry at times, the track as a whole appears to be meant to console the family of the slain teen. Plies’ track is one of many hip hop contributions to topical protest songs, which have been more controversial than most other genres (think “Cop Killer” or “Fight The Power”). Plies’ authenticity may be
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Many individuals and groups around the country have immortalized Martin in vigils, spoken word, and music. Recent graduate Obie Onyeukwu, of Champaign, shields his candle during a silent prayer held near the end of the vigil for Trayvon Martin on the Main Quad on Wednesday. nearly impossible to come by. His lyrics are the typical trappings of street artists, but it’s not impossible to imagine Martin’s death causing the rapper to transcend his street image. It is worth noting that Plies recorded this track, not one of
the rap’s “conscious” artists like Common or Mos Def. Perhaps I am led to question Plies’ sentiment because the genre in which he belongs has come a long way since Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power.” Talking about cars and clothes
and giving free publicity to luxury brands to sell a particular rapper lifestyle has cheapened the art form. Street rap is no longer a realist’s take on urban plight ever since Rick Ross convinced America he was actually a drug dealer.
But when we get a track like “We Are Trayvon Martin,” we are reminded of rap’s ability to speak for a population who didn’t have such an outlet in past generations.
Joe is a senior in Media
Armed inmates cause fire in Honduras prison, killing several prisoners BY ALBERTO ARCE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Inmates work to put out a fire on the roof of the penitentiary in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Honduran authorities said dozens died at the prison Thursday.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — At least 13 people died during an uprising by armed inmates at a Honduran prison Thursday, one of them decapitated and the others killed by a fire started by the rioters, authorities said. Varying reports of local and national authorities said as many as 18 inmates were killed, but national police chief Jose Ramirez said only 13 bodies had been sent to the morgue by late afternoon. The unrest came six weeks after a fire at another prison in Honduras killed 361 inmates. Yair Mesa, police commissioner of the rough northern city of San Pedro Sula, said Thursday’s riot had been brought under control. “The uprising has been put down without the need to fire shots,” Mesa said by telephone from inside the prison.
San Pedro Sula Bishop Romulo Emiliani arrived outside the prison, saying he had been asked to serve as a negotiator with the inmates. Emiliani reflected the prevailing view that such tragedies are bound to recur in Honduras’ overcrowded prison system. The 800-bed San Pedro Sula prison was housing 2,400 prisoners, he said. “Everybody has known for some time that the authorities have no interest in the prisons. They are a time bomb that will continue to explode,” the bishop said. In 2008, the latest year for which figures are available, Honduras’ prison system had nearly 38 percent more prisoners than it was built to house, according to the London-based International Centre for Prison Studies. Mesa said most of the victims apparently died of burns or asphyxiation, but said the cause of death could not immediately be determined because the bod-
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Board of Trustees’ influence clouds men’s basketball search DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT
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John Groce addresses the media during a press conference at the Assembly Hall. Groce announced that he would be Illinois’ next head basketball coach Thursday.
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John Groce started his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant coach but quickly worked his way up the coaching ladder. He landed his first head coaching job in 2008 with Ohio, and on Thursday he was announced as Illinois’ head coach.
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Out with the old, in with the new Bruce Weber’s nine seasons at John Groce’s four seasons with Illinois Ohio Overall record with Illinois — 210–101
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New head coach eagerly anticipates transition to Illinois BY GREG ZECK STAFF WRITER
John Groce said he was working four different jobs when he graduated from Taylor University in 1994. On Thursday, he got the one of his dreams. On a risen platform in the middle of the Assembly Hall, Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas introduced Ohio University’s Groce as the next head basketball coach for the Illini. “I can’t explain to you what the last few days have been like, the chance to be standing up just before you,” Groce said. “I’m a fit guy,” Groce said. “It was important for me that our family felt like we could plug into a community, be a vibrant part of the community.” A contract worth $1.4 million over five years was reportedly agreed to last night. The coaching staff is still being arranged, but Groce said that some of his assistants from Ohio will likely join him at Illinois. At the time of his introductory press conference, Groce said he had not spoken to Jerrance Howard, who was serving as the Illini’s interim head coach. “I know he’s a tremendous recruiter and coach and a really good person,” Groce said after the press conference. “I’ve always had great respect for him and his recruiting.” He added he will try to assemble his staff as quickly as he can but wants to make sure the “right people are on the bus.” Groce compared his style of play to that of an aggressive boxer. He said the goal is to “knock someone out in each of the 10 four-minute rounds, then come up for air at the end of the media timeout and swing again.” Offensively, Groce said he likes a fast pace, but having depth is key. “The great thing about this team is that we’re athletic, we have depth, and we can get out there and attack like (Groce) said,” said junior forward
Tyler Griffey, who attended the conference. “It should be fun.” In his four seasons with Ohio, Groce’s teams went a combined 85-56, with a 34-30 record in the Mid-American. His best season came this past year when the Bobcats went 29-8, including winning the MAC Tournament and advancing to the Sweet 16 after victories over Michigan and South Florida. Groce led Ohio to one other appearance in the NCAA tournament in the 2009-10 season after winning the conference tournament. His team pulled off another upset when No. 14-seeded Ohio topped No. 3-seeded Georgetown in the first round 97-83. Though his teams have fared well in the postseason, the regular season has been more of a challenge. His best conference finish is third, which came this past season. He finished fifth in 201011 and ninth each of the previous two seasons before that. Before landing at Ohio, Groce served as an assistant under Thad Matta at Ohio State. He was the lead recruiter and instrumental in bringing in Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook, all of whom played on the same AAU team. In the one season with the three standout freshmen, the Buckeyes were national runner-up. Oden went on to become the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, while Conley was selected No. 4 by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Cook was taken No. 21 by the Miami Heat. Groce also coached Evan Turner — a native of Chicago — for one season with the Buckeyes. Ohio State went on to win the National Invitational Tournament that year. Turner swept National Player of the Year awards two years later and was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Effective recruiting in Chicago will be a key focus for the coaching staff in the future, but Groce said the most important aspect was finding “Illinois guys” — players who fit into the culture he hopes to establish — wherever they may be. Groce has had success with Chicago recruits before, including Turner and D.J. Cooper, who led the Bobcats in scoring this season. “We have a lot of previously established rela-
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Illinois guard D.J. Richardson (@djrich32) — Me Former Ohio State Buckeye Evan Turner on @BP3 and Coach Groce definitely gon have a good March 27 (@thekidet) — @BP3 you’re going relationship......He also in love wit buffalo wings..... to enjoy Groce’s offense if he’s your new coach, believe me! Ohio guard Walter Offutt (@OUOffutt3) — I will never forget the good memories as well as my memories from troubled times. Coach Groce always knew the right thing to say or do
Former Illini Dee Brown (@deebrown11) — COACH GROCE recruited chicago. I’m a fan of is from the crib!! So he will be good in the CHI.
Former Illini Trent Meacham (@TrentMeacham) — I liked Coach Groce’s demeanor and confidence at his press conference...looking forward to the future! #Illini
After two members of the University’s Board of Trustees voted against the hire of head football coach Tim Beckman, questions remained about the trustees’ influence in the men’s basketball search. University officials have said on multiple occasions that the search was in Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas’ hand from day one. But according to sources, Thomas had been under pressure from the trustees to pursuit African-American candidates for the thenvacant coaching position. Virginia Commonwealth’s Shaka Smart — who would have been Illinois’ first African-American coach in either men’s basketball or football — was Thomas’ first choice, but he declined the offer. Illinois shares that distinction with Nebraska and Purdue in the Big Ten. Less than a week after Bruce Weber was fired on March 9, Thomas met with the trustees behind closed doors at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting in Urbana. In this meeting, the trustees discussed diversity aspects of the candidate pool, as well as compensation and key terms of a proposed contract. Board chairman Christopher Kennedy told reporters after that meeting that the trustees preapproved the range of contract provisions. “(The coaching search) is going to move very, very quickly, and there’s not going to be enough time to bring the board in at the 11th hour to get approval,” Kennedy said. This came after trustees Lawrence Oliver and James Montgomery voted against Beckman’s hiring at its January meeting and cited race as the reason. Both said at that time that more consideration should have been given to AfricanAmerican candidates. It is not immediately clear which way Oliver and Montgomery will vote at the board’s next meeting on May 31 in Chicago. “It’s about the process; it’s about emphasis in priorities for me,” Oliver told reporters after the trustees met with Thomas. “It’s not a litmus test saying, ‘If (the coach) is not this color, I will not vote for them.’” Montgomery did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Top NBA draft picks highlight Groce’s recruiting experience Though John Groce never brought in a top-ranked recruiting class in his head coaching tenure at Ohio University, he carries an excellent reputation as a recruiter. As an assistant coach at Ohio State from 2004-08, Groce played an instrumental role in landing multiple top-10 ranked recruiting classes, according to Rivals.com. The 2006 recruiting class highlighted his success. That class was led by future No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden, as well as future NBA players Mike Conley and Daequan Cook. Ohio State’s two subsequent recruiting classes included future NBA first round draft picks Evan Turner, Kosta Koufos and B.J. Mullens. The No. 99-ranked player in the 2008 recruiting class, Walter Offutt, committed to Ohio State while Groce was still an assistant there. Offutt transferred to Wright State after his sophomore season and then reunited with Groce again at Ohio. Offutt was the second-leading scorer on the Bobcat team, which made it to the Sweet 16 this season.
Despite lack of ties, new men’s basketball leader arrives ahead of schedule GORDON VOIT Basketball columnist
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id Illinois just back into a gem of a hire with John Groce? Is that even possible in 2012? Those are the questions that percolated in my mind after taking in Thursday afternoon’s press conference from the front row, craned neck and all. Whether your faith lies in God, fate, or none of the above, it’s hard not to look at how Groce came to
be the head coach at Illinois and marvel. For one, it’s hard not to marvel at the way the job offer came to him. It’s likewise hard not to marvel at the recent effusion of fan venom that seemed to morph into love in just a few minutes on a podium. Heck, I was a quarter measure of self-containment away from chuckling out loud out in disbelief. This was the end result of Illini nation’s eight days crouched in DEFCON 3? Here we were, sitting in front of the Danville, Ind., native (107 miles from Champaign, according to Groce) at the end of one of the uglier periods in program history, and it was as if the firestorm
of speculative rumors, mysterious flights, wailing and gnashing of fan’s teeth never happened. Sure, it was a self-selecting group of Illini nation that sat in for Groce’s introduction, but one could almost sense a collective thought bubble forming (“This is the man we panned before he ever left Ohio?”). There’s really no other way I describe it other than the scene in “The Rookie” when the actor who plays Spanish in Old School sees Dennis Quaid whip a fireball during practice and lets out a raspy “Oh my God!” of disbelief. During that period of venom leading up to Thursday, there was
of course the frequent mention of Groce’s 34-30 record in MAC play since taking over in 2008, his “lack of ties” to Chicago (despite the fact he helped peel the likes of Evan Turner and D.J. Cooper from the state’s top programs) and his lack of the “wow” factor. Two out of three are valid, I contend. But I also couldn’t help but think of the recent coordinator hires on the football team, specifically Billy Gonzales, a clean-cut 40-year-old man who has serious star potential despite not spending more than a few seasons in a meaningful leadership role on a major team. If you ask me, there’s little dif-
ference between hiring Groce in 2017 after leading Creighton or Virginia to a string of successful seasons. I find it hard to believe Groce wasn’t ticketed for such a path to Smart’s level (or thereabouts). Thomas just plucked him a few years ahead of schedule. And yet despite the vitriolic outpouring of confusion and angst, there were current blue-chip prospects Jalen James and Kendrick Nunn expressing their excitement over Groce’s hire over Twitter and ESPN.com, respectively. Turner raved about him. Coaches began to come to his defense. My brother, who left a message for Shaka Smart at Virginia Common-
wealth’s basketball office during halftime of the “Weber breaking point” loss to Purdue on February 15, messaged me: “I think everyone is really excited after that press conference.” And sure, the hearty group of fans on hand at Assembly Hall would have no doubt eaten out of my hand if I got to the podium and talked about my fantasy basketball team. But Groce is at the very least charismatic (and not in a handshake-and-glance-over-yourshoulder kind of way), principled, honest and a compelling man to send your son to play for if you’re a
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GROCE FROM PAGE 1B tionships there, maybe more than what people think,” Groce said. “But I’m looking forward to getting to know (Chicago-area coaches) better than we do now.” The Illini’s head coaching position opened when Thomas fired Bruce Weber on March 9 with three years and $3.9 million left on his contract. Weber went 210-101 in his nine seasons at Illinois, with an 89-65 mark in Big Ten play. Illinois originally pursued Virginia Commonwealth’s Shaka Smart, but he declined what was believed to be an eight-year deal at more than $2.5 million annually. The 34-year-old elected to return to the Rams for his fourth season. Thomas also reportedly sought out Butler’s Brad Stevens to fill the vacancy, but Stevens announced Sunday he would remain at Butler. During his portion of the press conference, Thomas did not speak about either coach but said “the process played out according to plan, and I feel good about the end result.” Various media reports expected Thomas to hire Groce on Tuesday. When there was a delay, skeptics believed the Board of Trustees may have been involved, but Thomas clarified Thursday it was not the case. “To say there was a flaw or hiccup in the process because others thought a decision or a press conference was supposed to happen two days ago, that’s not true,” Thomas said. Thomas said plans to renovate the Assembly Hall are underway and that he hopes to sell the project around summer. He added that there are also plans to upgrade the Ubben Basketball Complex sometime in the future. As for the current team, junior guard D.J. Richardson said he believes it will remain intact as is. “I think everyone’s staying right now,” Richardson said. “Everyone seems pretty humble and having a good work ethic.” Richardson added he hopes Howard will remain on the coaching staff. “I love coach Howard; he’s been there since I’ve been a freshman in high school.” Groce studied mathematics at Taylor University. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Taylor, North Carolina State, Butler and Xavier. He and his wife, Allison, have two sons, who are all eager for the transition. “We really felt like this was a great community, not only to grow a basketball program but also a family,” Groce said.
Baseball returns for homecoming game with Devils game as an Illini. During his freshman year, Jordan Parr Illini baseball has fi nally transferred from Illinois State come home. to join Justin at Parkland. After After a 22-game stretch redshirting that season, Jordan of traveling in-state, out-of- played for Parkland last year state and all over the states, as Justin transferred to Illinois. Illinois (12-10, 1-2 Big Ten) is “It’s been a long road, my set to compete in the confi nes college career,” the sophomore of Illinois Field, where it will Parr said. “It’s been unique, this take on Mississippi Valley State being my third school in three (6-20, 6-6 SWAC) in a three- years, I just feel very thankful game series this weekend. for the Lord’s plan in my life and “There’s two things that are the opportunity to play here.” gonna be nice,” Illinois head Also playing in his fi rst home coach Dan Hartleb said. “No. game will be redshirt freshman 1, to play in front of our fans Reid Roper, who plays second because they’re absolutely base and pitches in relief for the awesome ... and Illini. I think the other “I’ve come th i ng th at’s here on gonna be nice recruiting trips and watched for all of us is the fact that we games,” Roper get to sleep in said. “Last year, Mississippi Illinois our own beds I watched from Valley State (Friday) night.” (6-20,6-6 SWAC) (12-10, 1-2 Big Ten) t he dugout , The Illini are took part in the Friday, March 30, 4:05 p.m. coming off their pregame stuff Saturday, March 31, 1:05 p.m. first slate of last year with Sunday, April 1, 12:05 p.m. midweek games BP and in and Illinois Field of the season. out, but I’m real They traveled The series marks the home opener for excited to get to Normal, Ill., Illinois after 22 games on the road. my fi rst game to face Illinois in at Illinois State and then to Field.” Peoria, Ill., to face Bradley. The Roper closed yesterday’s Illini lost 16-7 to the Redbirds game on the mound, as Illinois on Tuesday before topping the held Bradley to three runs, Braves 6-3 Wednesday. ending what had been a rocky “You always wanna win stretch for the pitching staff. in-state games, and this week Junior Kevin Johnson takes we split,” sophomore Jordan the ball for Illinois in Friday’s Parr said. “But getting the win contest. He has won his previous yesterday going into the series four starts, boasting an ERA of is pretty big, getting some 2.92 in his six appearances this momentum. You always want season. to be building that momentum, “Being the Friday starter, I think it helps our team I wanna get the weekend off chemistry.” good,” Johnson said. “I like Parr, whose twin brother being in that role, coming out Justin is a junior on the team, and getting that fi rst win, I think will be playing his fi rst home it’s important.” BY ELIOT SILL STAFF WRITER
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Illinois’ Justin Parr hits the ball during the game against Ohio State at Illinois Field. Parr’s twin brother, Jordan, will play his first game as an Illini on Friday.
Argo steals spot in record books
selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 43rd round of last year’s MLB Draft. “There’s been a lot of great Senior center fielder Willie Argo supplanted Todd players that have come through the program.” Schmitke as the program’s all-time stolen bases “Any time that you break any type of record, it leader this week. Argo tied Schmitke’s record of shows consistency,” head coach Dan Hartleb said. 83 stolen bases, which he accumulated during his “He’s battled through some injuries at times. He career from 1979-82, in last weekend’s series against played a whole year with a broken bone in his hand, Nebraska and overtook him by swiping a base in the so he’s done a lot of things to help the team when five-run first inning of Tuesday’s loss to Illinois State. things weren’t great for him, and so I’m very proud of “First of all it’s a great honor,” said Argo, who was what he’s done and very happy for him.”
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FROM PAGE 1B parent of a recruit. Perhaps more to the point, though, how did we actually get here? What about Shaka Smart? Anthony Grant, Leonard Hamilton or Lorenzo Romar? Brad Stevens? It’s amazing that in this day and age of scouting and scouring, chartered jets and luxury suites — not to mention national search firms — it took a “collapse” of the DIA’s systematic search to land a man that could prove to be one of its best hires in decades. Who knew that one of the more creative, meaningful (if altogether unexpected) hires in the Big Ten would be a virtual afterthought at the outset of the process? Here’s another wild thought that is fitting considering Groce’s improbable run to the Illini job: Would Groce be standing on the podium if Akron guard Alex Abreu’s free throw had been tipped in during the last few seconds of regulation in the MAC Tournament championship game, sending the game to overtime and perhaps Ohio to the NIT? Would he be cracking jokes about his Hoosier-crazed grandmother forcing him to root for the Cream and Crimson if the gaggle of coaching candidates ahead of him in Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas’ queue had not said no? A wild ride, indeed. But no wilder than the realization that the best hire when all is said and done may have been No. 6 in the queue.
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game series and we want to get the sweep again.” The Illinois softball team look to build The Iowa lineup features two baton its recent success this weekend as it ters hitting over .300, infielders Megan heads west to Iowa City for a weekend Blank and Katie Keim. Blank is sixth in series with the Hawkeyes. Following a the Big Ten with a .405 average. Like victory against Indiana State Wednes- Illinois, the Hawkeyes feature a twoday, the Illini have won nine of their pronged pitching attack. Sophomore past 11 and have come out of their last Kayla Massey and junior Chelsea Lyon four weekends of play with nearly all have thrown all but one third of an winning records. inning for Iowa this season. “Our goal at the start of the year was As for the Illini’s pitching staff, Pepto be playing our best ball at this time per Gay improved her record to 11-4 of the year,” head coach Terri Sullivan after picking up the win in Wednesday’s said. “There are still some things we can victory over Indiana State. Gay’s 1.76 improve on; consistenERA is good for third in cy is one we always talk the Big Ten. She and felabout. But I do think low pitcher Jackie Guy have combined for all that they are feeling good about what they’re but six and two-thirds doing and the chemisof the Illini’s innings. try on the field and off I l l i nois’ offense Illinois Iowa the field is terrific.” appears to be shrug(16-11, 2-1 Big Ten) (11-7, 1-2) The three game ging off its early season Saturday, 1 p.m. series will be the Illistruggles. Seven playSaturday, 3 p.m. ni’s (16-11, 2-1 Big Ten) ers combined for the Sunday, 2 p.m. second conference Illini’s 11 hits WednesIowa City, Iowa series of the season. In day, “Team morale at its opening series, Illithis time of the year nois took the fi rst two The Illini look to keep the momentum either pulls you through games from a tough going with their second conference or pulls you under,” Sulseries of the season. livan said. “Our morale Minnesota team , fallis really high. We’ve ing in Sunday’s fi nale. The Hawkeyes (11-17, 1-2) enter the had some good performances with difweekend following their opening series ferent people stepping up.” against Wisconsin, in which they lost Even though the Big Ten season is two of three. young, Illinois wants to stay near the “It’s the next series and I don’t expect top of the standings in the early going. anything different,” Sullivan said. “I “In the Big Ten, you’ve got to be able think it’s going to be a dogfight every to give punches and take them as well,” pitch and every at-bat. We’re going to Sullivan said. “When someone gets a need to be at our best.” strike out or gets a hit, you have to Illinois swept the two-game series respond back. I expect it to be a great at Iowa last season. With the addition weekend and we’re going to get after it of Nebraska as the twelfth member of and play real aggressive.” the Big Ten, conference series were Outfielder Brittany Sanchez added, extended to three games beginning this “We saw that in the Minnesota game season . we took two of three, but on the last “We swept them last year,” sopho- day, they fought back a lot harder than more outfielder Alex Booker said. “But we expected, so we’re just ready for we’re not taking that lightly. It’s a three anything.” BY SEAN HAMMOND
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Men’s track will stay close to home for its 2nd meet of outdoor season BY BOB MERLO STAFF WRITER
The Illinois men’s track and field squad will have an opportunity to stay close to home this weekend as the team continues to polish its outdoor performances. The Illini will travel to Charleston, Ill.,to compete in Eastern Illinois’ Big Blue Classic. The meet provides the men with a muchneeded break from traveling as the team has gone to Nampa, Idaho., and Starkville, Miss., for its last two meets and will travel to Baton Rouge, La., for the Battle on the Bayou next weekend. “It’s nice that we don’t have to travel and be overnight,” head coach Mike Turk said. “I know a lot of the guys have friends and family members that are going to be able to come watch them when they usually can’t.” Coming off last weekend’s SEC/Big Ten Challenge, the Illini will encounter a different level of competition at this weekend’s meet. “The competition is going to be a lot different than seeing seven or eight oth-
“I know a lot of the guys have friends and family members that are gong to be able to come watch them when they usually can’t.”
er Big Ten and SEC teams, compared to said. “Andrew Riley, he’s not going to run seeing a couple Missouri Valley teams and yet; he’s going to open up next weekend. state schools,” Turk said. “However, there Stanley Azie has been training great and is still going to be some good competition performed well last week, but we’re going and I think if the weather holds out and we to hold him out to get a little more training. don’t get too wet we should see some good It’s going to be a long grind for him.” Last weekend, Illini Davis Fraker broke performances.” This weekend’s meet will be the men’s the school record in winning the hammer second of the season, and throw, and the rest of the along with strong perforsquad brought home two mances, the Illini are also runner-up and six thirdlooking out for their health place finishes. However, as to be prepared for the outthe Illini are aware of the door postseason. variables that can arise EIU Big Blue “We’re trying to stay and prevent the continuaIllinois Classic healthy, kind of treat it like tion of such performances. a practice meet but still per“That’s always tricky Saturday, March 31 form hard,” freshman Gary this time of year, especialCharleston, Ill. Ford said. ly when you’ve been down Two of the Illinois’ stars South with great weather,” will be held out of competition this week- Turk said. “Then you come up here, and I end to give them more recovery and train- know the weather has been great up here, ing time. but we have rain in forecast and it’s not MIKE TURK, “We have pretty much a full squad; we’re going to be quite as warm, so it’s hard to head coach going to hold a couple of guys out,” Turk put a big expectation on performance.”
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Davis Fraker, pictured above during the Orange and Blue Open at the Armory on Feb. 4, broke the school record in the hammer throw last weekend.
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Marissa Golliday competes indoors in the high jump during the Orange and Blue Open at the Armory. The Illini will transition to the outdoor season when they travel to Charleston, Ill., this weekend to compete in Eastern Illinois University’s Big Blue Classic.
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artz, who broke her own school record, again. Having set the school mark in all but one indoor meet she competed in, Richartz is making sure that improvement carries over to her performance outdoors. “Especially as a jumper, we’re just looking to get used to outside with the weather; the wind and the rain and whatever presents itself that day because after jumping inside for the entire year where conditions are perfect all the time, it’s a big adjustment to go outside,” Richartz said. Griffith, who currently holds the fastest 400 hurdles time in the Big Ten at 59.05, will look to lower that mark as she will compete in that event along with the 100 meter dash. “Everybody that goes out, the expectation is that they have a good day, and do what they’ve been doing or better than what they’ve been doing in practice,” Buford-Bailey said. Illini took home the 4x100 crown at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, and they’re hoping that this weekend can provide
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