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Law dean Smith to resign June 1 BY TYLER DAVIS AND MARYCATE MOST STAFF WRITERS

College of Law Dean Bruce Smith announced Thursday morning that he is stepping down as dean, a position he has held since February 2009. Smith’s resignation will be effective June 1, and he will return to the College of Law faculty as a tenured professor. Smith took over as law dean in February 2009 just before the clout scandal — where University officials allowed certain “special consideration” students to gain admission to the University despite not being qualified for entry — hit the news. In 2011, also during Smith’s tenure, the College of Law suffered a second scandal, where it misreported LSAT and GPA scores to the Law School Admission Council to help make the University appear to be more exclusive to help attract prospective students. As a result of the scandal, then-assistant dean of admissions Paul Pless was forced to resign. As a result of the admissions scandals, Smith said in an email that the college has instituted “a comprehensive, rigorous, and externally validated data compliance program.” He added that over the years, the college has continued to hire “outstanding faculty, recruit exceptionally talented cohorts of students, and secure transformative gifts.” When Smith took over as dean, the College of Law was ranked No. 23 in the U.S. News and World Report annual ranking of law schools. Today, the law school comes in at No. 40, bottoming out at No. 47 last year. The college has named law professor John Colombo as new

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Members of the Marching Illini pose for pictures with Barry Houser, Marching Illini director (center left), and Wesley Whatley, creative director of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (center right).

UI band selected for Macy’s parade BY BRYAN BOCCELLI ASSISTANT DAYTIME EDITOR

The Marching Illini will be traveling to New York City come November 2015 as one of four collegiate bands chosen to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Parade coordinators chose 10 marching bands to perform at the annual parade out of a list of over 175 applications sent in by bands from across the country. Eager students, many of them members of the Marching Illini, filled the Harding Band Building Friday morning, awaiting the news that Band Director Barry Houser had been keeping under lock and key for weeks now. Accompanying him were Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Wesley

Whatley, creative director of the parade. “The suspense has been growing for a while,” Houser said. Whatley made the announcement upon presenting the Marching Illini with a drumhead to commemorate the accomplishment. “It gives me great pride, and it is with great pleasure to finally share this news,” Whatley said. “The University of Illinois Marching Illini have been selected to represent this University, represent the great state of Illinois and perform in New York City in the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.” In a statement from Macy’s, Whatley said the selection committee looks to recognize bands that have a kind of stage pres-

Teen birth rate rises in Champaign County BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER

Despite a national decrease, the teen birth rate is on the rise in Champaign County. From 2011 to 2013, the number of teenagers, ages 15 to 17, having babies in Champaign County rose from 10 births per 1,000 teenagers to 23 births per 1,000 teenagers — well above the national rate of 14 births per 1,000 teens, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. Teens 19 -years- old and younger made up 7 percent of births in Champaign County in 2012 and 2013, up from 6 percent in 2011. As of 2012, the national teen birth rate for 19-year-olds and younger is 2.94 percent. Jennifer Jackson, health educator with CUPHD, said it is difficult to pinpoint a specif-

ic cause for the spike in teen births, but she believes a lack of comprehensive sexual education could have played a role in Champaign District 4 schools. Prior to 2014, Illinois did not require public schools to include information about contraceptives and birth control in sexual education. But starting January 1, the state requires schools that teach sexual education to include information on birth control, contraceptives, preventing sexually transmitted infections and stressing abstinence. The law, however, does not require public schools to teach sexual education. CUPHD has been implementing “targeted interventions” to limit the teen birth rate, including a mobile clinic that operates outside of high schools in the district that provides STI

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interim dean, pending approval from the University Board of Trustees at its May 14 meeting in Springfield. A national search will be conducted for a permanent replacement. Colombo said he did not know when a permanent dean would be appointed but anticipates the appointment will occur before the 2015-16 school year begins. This is not the fi rst time Colombo has temporarily stepped in as a dean for the College of Law. Colombo served as associate dean of the college from 1995-98, 1999-2000 and 2010-12. He served as acting dean in 1998 and 2001 and interim dean in 2002, according to a press release from the University. Colombo has been a faculty member for 26 years and primarily teaches tax law. He has written books regarding tax exemptions for charitable foundations and hospitals, according to the release. Smith is confident that Colombo will continue this strong positive momentum

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GREEN: Sexual education is not required by the state. Sexual education must be medically accurate. Information on contraception must be included.

Teen birth rate: 2.79% Passed the law in 2013 to mandate comprehensive sexual education From the law: “Course material and instruction shall teach honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage”

HIGHEST TEEN BIRTHRATE BY STATE 1. NEW MEXICO: 4.75% 2. OKLAHOMA: 4.73% 3. MISSISSIPPI: 4.61% 4. ARKANSAS: 4.57% 5 TEXAS: 4.44% 6. WEST VIRGINA: 4.41% 7. LOUSIANA: 4.31% 8. KENTUCKY: 4.15% 9. ALABAMA: 3.92% 10. TENNESSEE: 3.85%

BLUE: Sexual education is not required by the state. Sexual education must be medically accurate. Information on contraception must be included. PURPLE: Sexual education is required by the state. Sexual education does not have to be medically accurate. Information on contraception must be included. ORANGE: Sexual education is required by the state. Sexual education does not have to be medically accurate. Information on contraception does not need to be included.

LOWEST TEEN BIRTHRATE BY STATE 1. NEW HAMPSHIRE: 1.38% 2. MASSACHUSETTS: 1.41% 3. CONNECTICUT: 1.51% 4. VERMONT: 1.63% 5 NEW JERSEY: 1.67% 6. MINNESOTA: 1.85% 7. MAINE: 1.94% 8. NEW YORK: 1.97% 9. RHODE ISLAND: 1.99% 10. WISCONSIN: 2.19%

CALIFORNIA Teen birth rate: 2.65% From the law: One of the goals of the California sexual education policy is to “encourage a pupil to develop healthy attitudes concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender roles, sexual orientation, dating, marriage and family.”

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Teen birth rate: 3.38% From the law: “abstinence is the most effective and healthy means for preventing sexually transmitted infections,” and that teachers should “describe the steps individuals should take if they suspect they have contracted a sexually transmitted infection,” but makes no mention of other ways to avoid contracting an STI.

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BIRTH RATE testing and screening and educational materials on birth control, diet and exercise. CUPHD also offers a walk-in family planning clinic to help increase awareness about safe sex, birth control measures and STIs. Though CUPHD has not been in contact with Champaign Unit 4 schools, Cheryl O’Leary, director of special programs for Unit 4 schools, said the unit has been working with Planned Parenthood to update its curriculum for the fall. “The biggest change is that (sexual education has) moved from abstinence to preventative,” O’Leary said. “We’ve had to alter and work with local agencies here to make sure that we’re covering all of the preventative measures for students and the curriculum.” Prior to 2014, Unit 4 schools were teaching both comprehensive and abstinence-only sexual education.

Some religious organizations have voiced opposition to comprehensive sexual education, pushing instead for abstinenceonly programs or the removal of sexual education entirely from public schools. One such organization is the American Life League — a Catholic, anti-abortion and anti-contraception organization. ALL takes a position opposite to Jackson’s, who has said that based on her eight-plus years as a health educator, parents view comprehensive sexual education favorably. Jim Sedlak, vice president of ALL, is skeptical that the increase in teen births is a result of Champaign County lacking a comprehensive sexual education program. “There’s a lot of components that go into it,” Sedlak said. “I would say that the people who are pushing comprehensive sexual education have no statistics to show that their programs actually reduce teen pregnancies.” The American Life League works across the country teach-

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ing about the ineffectiveness and “dangers” of comprehensive sexual education. “There’s a very real danger to the health of the young women who are taking (contraception) products that are being pushed through these comprehensive sex education programs, and they’re made to seem like a panaceum when in fact they have real problems,” said Sedlak. “Sex education, in our belief, does not belong in the schools at all.” According to the CDC, more than 80 percent of sexually active teens between 15 and 17-years-old had no form of sexual education before they became sexually active, and “more than 90 percent of teens used some form of contraception the last time they had sex, but most of them relied on methods that are among the least effective,” including withdrawal, male condoms and the calendar method. Jackson said comprehensive education makes it more likely teens will practice safe sex.

“They’re going to have sex,” Jackson said. “And if they’re going to have sex, we want to makes sure that they do have that comprehensive education, and they do know how to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.” On the national level, the teen birth rate has been steadily decreasing. However, current statistics only exist for the teen birth rate, not the rate of teen pregnancy, causing much debate about the causes of the decrease in teen birth rate. Proponents of comprehensive sexual education argue that the national reduction of the teen birth rate can be attributed to a growing number of states mandating that sexual education taught in schools be comprehensive. They argue, because of this, more teens are using contraceptives and practicing safe sex, resulting in fewer pregnancies. Those opposing comprehensive sexual education argue

that more and more Planned Parenthood locations are closing as the birth rate decreases. In 2013, Planned Parenthood closed 48 locations and opened eight. They argue that with limited access to contraception and abortion, fewer teens are willing to risk sexual intercourse and are abstaining until marriage. With 80 percent of sexually active teens not having any formal sexual education, the state’s lack of a sexual education mandate could be a cause for concern, as it allows educators that do not agree with teaching comprehensive sexual education to opt out of sexual education altogether. The opt-out option in Illinois law is not the only controversial material. Illinois sexual education policy also states that “state law also mandates that schools teach ‘honor and respect for monogamous, heterosexual marriage,’” which could potentially lead gay and lesbian students to feel ostracized from the rest of their classmates.

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“A lot of unique stuff is going on all due to the leadership of Dean Smith,” he said. “I want to keep up momentum and turn over this position to the next dean with tact.” Colombo mentioned that Smith has encouraged the college to put more emphasis on specific clinics highlighting themes such as criminal justice, community preservation, family advocacy and federal civil rights. “We want to expand (law clinics) as necessary to meet student demand,” he said. Under Smith’s appointment, the college has undertaken several different initiatives, including a program that allows third-year law students to take courses in Chicago in addition to three new award-winning clinics alongside a set of postgraduate public interest fellowships. Additionally, Smith said the college has been able to trans-

form its approach to career planning and professional development, “yielding successive double-digit gains in fulltime long-term legal employment” for the classes of 2012 and 2013. “Dean Smith has completely revamped the way we do career services, and I want to continue to ramp up these services,” Colombo said. Following June 1, Smith will return to his tenured faculty position as Guy Raymond Jones Faculty Scholar. He will take a year of research leave during the 2014 to 2015 academic year to complete a “longdelayed book manuscript” and to spend more time with his family, including his two young children.

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Vince Houghton, a scholar of Soviet-era foreign policy and in-house historian at International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., says Russian propaganda today is very much how it was in the Cold War era.

and Provost Ilesanmi Adesida agrees. “I am grateful to Bruce for his leadership that saw the College of Law move forward through some challenging periods,” Adesida said in a press release. He noted that, thanks to Smith’s efforts, the college is now well-positioned for future success. “Professor John Colombo has the skills, the experience and the wisdom to ensure that this trajectory for excellence continues without interruption,” Adesida said. Colombo said he did not see himself making any major changes in the college, emphasizing that he would like to carry on Smith’s legacy.

US, Russia restart propaganda war US and BY HANNAH ALLAM MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

WASHINGTON — Fed up with the Russian government’s false claims early in the Ukraine crisis, the State Department issued an unusual, point-by-point takedown along with a cheeky note that said not since 19th-century novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky had the world seen such “startling Russian fiction.” The jab didn’t seem to hurt in Moscow. A pro-Kremlin newspaper columnist mocked the Obama administration’s “excellent knowledge of Russian literature.” And an undeterred President Vladimir Putin spent the next several weeks polishing his narrative of a strong Russia standing up to Western imperialism in order to protect a vulnerable ethnic Russian population from an illegitimate, Nazi-infiltrated new Ukrainian leadership. In retaliation, the State Department fired off a second literarythemed fact sheet: “Russian Fiction the Sequel: 10 More False Claims about Ukraine.” Such calculated repartee is familiar to historians and analysts of the Cold War, who’ve noticed a resurgence of that era’s disinformation and propaganda tactics in Russia’s showdown with the United States and Europe over its military activities in and near neighboring Ukraine. The issue came into even sharper focus this week, when tens of thousands of Russians packed Moscow’s Red Square for a May Day parade — the first since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was a cannily timed revival that

went well beyond celebrating workers’ rights and included slogans approving of Putin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region over the objections of the United States and its allies. “From the Russian side, propaganda-wise, you see a lot of talking about the West as a monolithic body. It’s ‘us versus the West,’ very much in the way the Cold War was,” said Vince Houghton, a scholar of Soviet-era foreign policy and in-house historian at the International Spy Museum, a privately operated museum in downtown Washington that exhibits Cold War spy ware and propaganda artifacts. Unlike in those days, however, the U.S. government’s response to Russia’s spiel appears far more muted. In part, that’s in keeping with the Obama administration’s efforts to avoid foreign entanglement unless there’s a direct threat to U.S. interests. But, say critics, it’s also a reflection of how Washington turned its gaze away from Moscow’s information campaigns after the Soviet Union dissolved, and has downsized or dismantled the U.S. agencies that were tasked with countering such propaganda. The U.S. side is invoking the old tactic of juxtaposing repression in Russia with freedoms in the West, warning that Putin’s worldview is outdated and puts his nation at risk of becoming a pariah state — a refrain that comes up each time Washington defends the effectiveness of sanctions it’s slapped on Russian businesses and business leaders.

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The fl aws in Illinois sexual education policy are hardly unique. Of the 22 states that require sexual education curriculum in schools, only seven mandate that the information presented be medically accurate. Illinois’ wording is not unique when it comes to LGBT students. Sexual education in Utah, for example, prohibits “the advocacy of homosexuality.” In Alabama, sexual education policy states, “An emphasis, in a factual manner and from a public health perspective, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense under the laws of the state.” Across the country, sexual education policies are drastically different from state-tostate ranging from completely comprehensive to not having any requirements for any aspect of sexual education at all.

Josh can be reached at jwinte2@dailyillini.com.

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Germany meet on spy deal Still no agreement reached between the two countries BY KEN DILANIAN AND KATHLEEN HENNESSEY MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE

WASHINGTON — Ruling out a “no-spy agreement” with any country, President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday that the United States had not reached a deal with Germany to limit U.S. surveillance on its territory. The U.S. and Germany have been negotiating over mutual rules for intelligence-gathering aimed at each other, but “there are still some gaps that need to be worked through,” Obama said during a White House news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel characterized those gaps as “differences of opinion.” Germany’s leading news magazine, Der Spiegel, has reported that German officials have pressed the U.S. for an agreement not to spy but have been rebuffed. “We do not have a blanket nospy agreement with any coun-

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama walk to the Rose Garden of the White House after speaking on Friday in Washington, D.C. try,” Obama said. “What we do have are a series of partnerships and procedures and processes that are built up between the various intelligence agencies.” The confl ict between the two allies stems from revelations last year by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that exposed U.S. spying on Germany, including the monitoring of Merkel’s personal cellphone. The disclosures led Der Spiegel to publish an article in October about NSA operations at the U.S. Embassy in Germany. Obama said his administration was committed to “a U.S.German cyber dialogue to close

further the gaps that may exist in terms of how we operate” and “to make sure that there is transparency and clarity about what we’re doing.” On Friday, he sought to soothe tension with Germany, an essential ally in many of his foreign policy goals, by reassuring Germans that they were not being targeted by an espionage dragnet. “We have shared with the Germans the things that we are doing,” Obama said. “I will repeat what I’ve said before, that ordinary Germans are not subject to continual surveillance.” Last month, Der Spiegel reported that NSA documents

showed 300 references to Merkel in a database of targeted foreign leaders. In recent weeks, a German member of parliament said Merkel had asked to see the fruits of the NSA’s spying on her, but the request had been denied by American officials, according to a representative for the German Interior Ministry. U.S. officials declined to comment. In a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Merkel said her concerns had not been met. “In a nutshell, the end never justifies the means, and not everything that is technologically feasible should be done,” she said.

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EDI TO R IAL Replacing dean brings fresh start to University’s beleaguered College of Law

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he College of Law needs a fresh start — and that’s exactly what it’s getting. Last Thursday, College of Law Dean Bruce Smith announced his resignation, effective June 1. Meanwhile, law professor John Colombo has been named the interim dean of the college. Smith has served as dean since February 2009, taking over just before the news of the clout scandal broke — when the University was caught giving certain applicants special consideration for admission. This scandal reflected not only on the law school, but on the entire University. Smith was called to his position when the University was in a tough spot. But during his tenure, the College of Law endured more scandal and dropped significantly in rankings, which is why we look forward to the changes that await the college. In 2011, after reports showed misinformation in the Class of 2014 profile, a follow-up investigation determined that the college misreported four years of GPA and LSAT scores to help make the college appear more appealing and exclusive in the eyes of the Law School Admissions Council and potential applicants to the college. As a fallout from the scandals, the College of Law ranking from US News and World Report fell from 23rd in Smith’s first year to 40th rankings for 2015, bottoming out at 47th last year. The recent history of the law school taints the image of the University as a whole and place us in a negative light nationally. Smith’s resignation represents a much-needed opportunity for the college to restore its reputation. A new dean in the College of Law could help give the school a clean slate and hopefully put this image further in the University’s past while also replacing it with an admirable future. In the interim, Colombo provides experienced leadership, as he has served as acting or interim dean three times: 1998, 2001 and 2002. He has also served as associate dean of the college from 1995 to 1998, 1999 to 2000 and 2010 to 2012. Because of his previous experiences and knowledge of the position, Colombo will provide a stable bridge to a new dean. With the law school’s rocky past, we endorse bringing in a new dean from outside the college and outside the University community. A new dean and new leadership can help return the College of Law to its proper place among the top 20 law schools in the nation. Along with that, the college can hopefully restore its tarnished image from the past.

Cultural explorations broaden our horizons EMMA GOODWIN Opinions columnist

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fter craving sushi for weeks, my friends and I were ecstatic upon discovering it would be served at PAR’s late night dinner on April 24. But there was one catch. The sushi, along with other around-the-world themed food, was served in conjunction with a drag show by the Urbana South Sexuality and Gender Alliance, a group that aims to be welcoming and inclusive to all people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. I had never been to a drag show, and it seemed a little weird to see one while I ate dinner, but my friends and I were interested to see what it would be like. Though I was unsure of what the show would entail at first, it turned out to be a great experience I would have regretted missing. The sushi was fine, the dining hall was filled with excitement and the drag show was really fun — it was almost like a big party. I had never been to an event like that, despite the fact that the Illini Union had held drag shows in the past. The dining hall drag show united a large group of students

and showcased members of the USSGA, the LGBTQ community and especially drag culture. An open environment that promotes activities like these is important, especially at a large university. Even if you stand behind a personal affiliation, there is no escaping the fact that other beliefs and ideals exist in different communities. For this reason, I encourage others to explore different cultures, like I did by attending the show. By doing so, people might even encounter ideals they identify and agree with. There is always room for us to grow and change our opinions on different social cultures, especially as young people. Before attending the USSGAhosted drag show, I had no idea what drag culture was, what it looked like — anything. I knew this show had to do with the LGBTQ community because it was put on by the USSGA, but that was it. The main reason I knew so little was because it had never directly affected me in any way, even though I support the rights of the community and am friends with people who are a part of it. I will never know everything or be able to fully empathize with the social issues involving people from groups that I am not specifically a part of, but I want to understand different cultures

and different struggles in society, and the best way to do that is to experience their respective cultures. Reading about different people, issues and cultures is beneficial, but trying to fully experience it teaches you much more than words on a page ever could — so by attending an event revolving around drag culture, I was able to learn more about it than if I hadn’t experienced it directly. It’s similar to how Pi Patel decided to learn about each religion by starting to practice them in Life of Pi, or how Uncle Jesse wore a pregnancy suit to better understand his wife’s struggles in Full House. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. If they don’t fit or if you don’t like them, just don’t buy the pair. Getting involved in drag events like the one hosted by the USSGA is definitely not the only way to better understand different cultural communities, but it’s a start. Banding together with other people who are a part of it or who support it fosters a sense of community, togetherness and overall encouragement. I walked away from the drag show feeling more understanding of the group, simply because I celebrated with them in a really fun way at one event. That kind of togetherness isn’t replicated simply by

reading an article or seeing media portrayals about social communities on the Internet. Attending events like drag shows and other cultural programs won’t give us all of the information that we need to identify and connect with other cultures, but it can make us more informed. Once we get involved in different cultures, we better understand all walks of life and we can speak from a place of knowledge, not ignorance. Not only that, but attending these kind of events can push you beyond your comfort zone. Staying within our comfort zones is ultimately limiting to the way we perceive the world and the people around us. When we choose to expand it, we broaden our horizons and the way we think about current issues. To understand all of the interweaving parts of society — even all of the diverse parts of this school — it is crucial to experience them in some way. The drag show was fun, fierce and fearless. And while other cultural events around campus might not be as loud, glamorous or well catered, they will probably be just as enlightening.

Emma is a freshman in LAS. She can be reached at egoodwi2@ dailyillini.com.

Dear class of 2014: KATE CULLEN Opinions columnist

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t’s difficult to imagine that four years have gone by this quickly, but somehow it’s true. If you ask a senior, most of them will tell you that they still feel like freshmen and that they’re not ready to be adults. But in two short weeks, our adulthood will be solidified in our commencement ceremony. I do not have words of wisdom that will act as our roadmap to the next phase of our lives. And because I am not a multimillionaire who has achieved some great feat in business or otherwise, I am certainly not suited to be the commencement speaker. But if I had the opportunity to give the commencement speech for the class of 2014, it would probably go something like this: Class of 2014, be afraid. Be very afraid. Be afraid of the unknown that is slowly consuming all of you as you sit before me, nervously sweating, pondering what your next moves will be. Be afraid of leaving the lives you have built for yourselves over the last four years because they will never be the same again.

There will never be a time in your life when you will live with all of your best friends and order pizza at 2 a.m., unless you become one of those 40-year-olds who lives in their parents’ basement and eats away their feelings every Saturday night. Be afraid of returning home and living with your family again. They will most certainly revert back to the days of your high school youth and ask you when you are coming home each night. Be afraid of the job that you’re going to start. Or, be afraid of the job you don’t have and aren’t able to start. Both are equally terrifying and could send you into cardiac arrest. We have EMTs standing by. Be afraid of losing your friends to the miles of distance that will inevitably separate you. It will only become harder as life goes on to remain as close as you are now. Sure, you’ll have those weekend trips every other year where you drink too much and reminisce about the “good old days,� but it’ll never really be the same. Be afraid of the new responsibilities. Soon there will be a tsunami of paperwork full of insurance questions, bills and taxes — all of them in your name that you will have to deal with. You think you became responsible in college? That was a baby step. Be prepared because you’re about to be

flung into adulthood. No parachute available. Be afraid of the future and all the uncertainties it will inevitably bring with it. Adulthood doesn’t come equipped with a crystal ball. Whether you want to admit it or not, you are afraid. Good — that’s how you should feel. Only through fear can we find the strength and courage to move forward beyond our pasts to create futures of our choosing. If you are afraid, that means you have passion — you cared for this University and the experiences you had here enough that you do not want to leave and begin anew. Of course you’re afraid to move back home, but think of all of the free food and the laundry that magically does itself. You’ll be ok, trust me. For those afraid of beginning a new job, you aren’t afraid because you don’t know what to do, you’re afraid because you know exactly what you have to do and are scared you might fail. But here’s the thing: you won’t. Deep down, you know you are not going to fail, so use that fear to go above and beyond. If you’re scared of the future and don’t know what you are going to do with your life, try everything and anything before you settle on something you aren’t passionate about. Give yourself the liberty to try dif-

ferent jobs, to travel to new countries and to live in different places. The fear of losing your friends is real. But if that’s your fear, you will put even more effort into keeping in touch with those you care about now. And hopefully, those weekend trips won’t happen every other year. There will be lunches and dinners in addition to trips where you drink too much. Just because you’re leaving college doesn’t mean you have to stop drinking. Fear is a gift, an opportunity to try every option before you decide on one. Life will be hard. There will be unexpected challenges at every turn, and you will face them the best you can. But knowing you’re afraid and consciously choosing to face that fear is better than not being afraid at all. Everyone is afraid; no one knows exactly what they’re doing or what lies ahead. We’re all just making it up as we go. Welcome to adulthood. These are the not so wise words I would tell the class of 2014. Congratulations to all of the seniors on their graduation, a truly amazing achievement. May your fear manifest into a passion and courage that allows you to have every joy life has to offer.

Kate is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at cullen9@ dailyillini.com.

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FUNDRAISER friends, Jordan Twardowski, 2011 alumnus, during a game. Leonard and a couple friends had been playing basketball on the court before the fundraiser and then decided to join in, according to Mershon. Meghan Ryan, senior in Business, chaired the event as a sophomore in 2012 when participants raised $27,000. “I think Dustin’s entire pledge class came down this year, people flying in from Jersey and DC,” Ryan said. Both Larry and all three of his sons expressed a desire for Com-

pete for a Cure to continue growing and perhaps someday reach a national level. Larry said he would love to see Compete for a Cure or something similar to it spread out throughout the nation on other college campuses where Phi Gamma Nu can facilitate it and continue to provide research for a fight that needs assistance. “I have the same hope for any kind of cancer, not just lung cancer — that it becomes eradicated — that we don’t have to worry about it and lose so many fantastic people. My wife never smoked and still got lung cancer,” he said. “The more money we can put towards cancer research, the closer we get to eventually getting rid of some of these cancers.”

Dustin said that because Ryan will be graduating next year, he doesn’t expect PGN to continue this fundraiser in their mom’s name, but he hopes that the event itself will continue. “I want it to be something that the PGN family needs at the moment,” Dustin said. “If someone in the PGN family has a situation like I did as a sophomore, there’s no reason why this event can’t go towards that.”

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DOG HOUSE Rahe and Swanson are engaged and plan to get married in a couple of months. They said helping build the houses was a way to help their community. “We live local and hope to stay local,” he said. Dustin Babler, graduate student in Veterinary Medicine, is a student representative for Nestlé Purina at the University and helped plan the doghousebuilding event after he asked the regional representative if he could plan the event, Nestlé Purina then donated the house and paint supplies. The majority of the doghouses will be donated to local shelters. A few houses will be raffled off at the College of Veterinary Medicine open house on October 6, where “tons of families come from all over the state” to visit, Babler said. Another couple of houses will be sold at a silent auction at a fall conference for alumni. Money raised at the conference will go toward funding a student veterinary scholarship. Babler said that while the focus is helping local shelters, the planning committee for the event also wanted to help University veterinary students, too. This is the first time the doghouse-building competition has happened at the University. The chance that it will happen again

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Seven teams, each representing a club from the College of Veterinary Medicine, competed in the Nestlé Purina Dog House Building Competition on Saturday afternoon. “all depends on how much we raise,” he said. According to Babler, Purina has a good relationship with the community in St. Louis, and that is why they were willing to help Champaign-Urbana shelters. “This is a lot of money they put into this,” he said. Babler asked Dr. Danielle Merema, visiting clinical instructor in Veterinary Medicine, to be one of the judges for the competition. Merema said she was looking for creativity, school spirit, bright colors and overall artistic ability in a winner. The competitors mixed paint with plastic cutlery in Red Solo cups to paint the houses. Half

of the teams worked under a large blue and white tent, while others painted in the sun at the courtyard next to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Large Animal Clinic on campus. All of the teams constructed their doghouses within 30 minutes of the competition beginning; the painting took the majority of the time. Halfway through the competition, a butterfly fluttered through the crowd of busy veterinary students still painting their doghouses. Ruby lay in the shade and watched on, chewing on a stick.

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Visitors view the bikes for sale at the Community Used Bike Sale in 2013 hosted by the Champaign Cycle Co.

Champaign Cycle Co. promotes biking in C-U, raises funds for local charities BY JULIA MARBACH STAFF WRITER

Living on a college campus, there is no denying the popularity of bicycles as a means of transportation. That is why Champaign Cycle Co.’s mission is “helping you enjoy cycling as much as (they) do.” For mountain bikers, triathletes, road tourers or simple commuters, Champaign Cycle has the bikes, accessories, nutritional supplies and even the services and workshops to meet a wide range of needs, said owner Peter Davis. “I like to say this is a bicycle shop, it’s not a bicycle store,” Davis said. “We work on bikes. We fix things. We assemble them. There’s a great deal to the proper functioning of a new bike, simply from the quality of assembly.” Opened for business in 1969 by Davis’ college roommate, Jim Harding, and Harding’s friend, Clyde Vetter, Champaign Cycle was soon handed over solely to Davis, who has owned and operated the shop ever since. After various expansions and contractions, the shop now has two locations, one in Champaign at 506 S. Country Fair Drive and one in Urbana at 110 S. Race Street. Over the years, much has changed about the business, Davis said. “Product has changed significantly. It’s not that a bike is a bike. They’re continuing developments in the equipment, the materials used (and) the construction techniques,” Davis said. “Bicycle shops were traditionally a mom-and-pop operation, if you will, (but) bicycle dealers have gotten a lot more sophisticated.” One thing that makes Champaign Cycle unique, said Davis, is that all of the employees are bike riders and can bring their knowledge and experience to the table when informing customers on the best fit for them. “For those of us who work here, it’s more than just a job,”

he said. “We’re doing something we really enjoy, we’re working with products we really enjoy and our customers are the same. ... This is a hobby, an enjoyable circumstance for them, so working in this atmosphere is really very pleasant.” Champaign Cycle recognizes that its customers come from all different skill levels and riding interests, Davis said, and they believe that “it’s a matter of getting you the right tools.” “I like working with bikes,” said John Bryniarski, service manager and five year employee. “There’s a fair amount of problem-solving involved with it, knowing what parts will fit together, what the head set standards are, what tire sizes are needed. Basically, it’s a job that is kind of rewarding to take a bike and restore it back to good running shape, something that’s been neglected or forgotten or just ridden into the ground.” At Champaign Cycle, employees encourage people to ride because of its potential to be part of the solution for a number of different problems, Davis said. “(Take) obesity — if you ride a bike consistently, you’re going to lose weight. And outside of obesity, it has cardiovascular benefits. It reduces car congestion on the road. It reduces the production of exhaust gases. It reduces our dependence on foreign oil,” Davis said. “So, there are all sorts of benefits that accrue to the community at large when someone rides a bike.” Not only do they have various bicycle types, but they also offer maintenance, gear and workshops for people to learn the proper way to ride, Davis said. “The people who are starting out don’t know how to ride. There are efficient ways to ride and inefficient ways to ride. There’s proper position and fitting on the bicycle to make it easier and more enjoyable,” Davis said. In addition to a mechanical workshop to teach people how to work on their own bikes, they

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also have a workshop that is offered solely for women and addresses three things: clothing, fit on the bicycle and how to change a flat, Davis said. “Women have different needs than men when it comes to bicycling,” Davis said. “So it’s a quick overview of things that women, that people, often don’t know about cycling to make it easier and more enjoyable.” They also offer fitting and customization. “Bike fitting, for a serious cyclist either on road or off road, is a very valuable thing not only from the standpoint of comfort but also from the standpoint of performance, because when the bike is fitting correctly, you can actually output more power and thus have better performance,” Davis said. Over the years, Champaign Cycle has been involved in the community by helping to organize various fundraisers. “Basically, we come up with different things to give people the opportunity to ride their bikes and to realize what they can do with their bicycles,” Davis said. This past Saturday, they had their annual Community Used Bike Sale, which benefitted Habitat for Humanity, and they also have a Breast Cancer Awareness Ride every October and a Museum Tour series. “It’s a really enjoyable place to be at,” said Ashley Young, sales employee and senior in ACES and Engineering. “I’m one of the younger people here, so I’ve got to learn a lot about cycling and bikes in general. I came in with basic sales knowledge, but I’ve learned a lot more than I expected to in the position that I’m in. So that’s really nice that I can talk about a broad spectrum of things about cycling.” For more information visit www.champaigncycle.com.

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Left: A successful serve starts out the volleyball game at the Compete for a Cure fundraiser, which took place at the Outdoor Center fields. Top right: Michelle Myszka, junior in the College of Education, pauses before serving during a volleyball game. Bottom right: Multiple basketball games were played at the Compete for a Cure fundraiser, which raised money for cancer research and special education.

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Fifth annual Compete for a Cure raises money for lung cancer awareness

BY BRIDGET HYNES STAFF WRITER

Supporters of Phi Gamma Nu’s fifth annual Compete for a Cure fundraiser made their presence known Sunday at the University’s Oak and Stadium fields. Armed with sunglasses and Compete for a Cure tank tops, they gathered for a day of basketball, volleyball, music, raffles, food and sunshine to raise money in honor of Pam Stern, who passed away from lung cancer in March 2010. The first fundraiser in her honor occurred only about a month after her passing in 2010. The event was originally organized by her oldest son, Dustin Stern, then a sophomore in PGN, and his friend and fellow PGN member Ellen Langdren, 2011 almuna. Since then, the event has grown, according to Larry Stern, husband of the late Pam Stern. Once Dustin graduated in 2012, Larry’s younger sons, Alec Stern, 2013 alumnus, and Ryan Stern, junior in Media, took over many of the planning duties for the event. “This is the most amount of people we’ve had at the event in five years. I know my wife is smiling now from ear to ear at what her sons have been able to accomplish,� Larry said. Compete for a Cure has now raised a total of $80,000 since the first fundraiser in 2010, thanks to this year’s grand total of $20,500 raised. Of the $20,500, 25 percent will go to the American Lung Associa-

tion and 75 percent to Keshet, a free service, staffed by nurses and Jewish special education program respiratory therapists, and accordin the north suburbs of Chicago. ing to Miller, is a real resource for Pam Stern was a special education those who are newly diagnosed to teacher at Keshet. Larry said they get information about treatments thought it was a perfect fit to honor and other concerns. Pam’s passion for helping others. Miller said that something The Stern family will be setting unique about Compete for the Cure up a two-fold Pam Stern Award to is that it is led completely by volunKeshet. The first part is a $10,000 teer organizers. “We have a few of these per year scholarship so that one family can send its child to Keshet, and the that give to the American Lung second part involves awarding a Association, but what’s really speteacher of the year and an aide of cial about this one is the way the the year with a $1,000 award. This family has gotten involved and the will continue for five years, accord- University has gotten involved,� ing to Larry. she said. The mo n Alec Stern, Pam Stern’s midey going to the dle son, was a American Lung freshman at the Association will University for the help fund spefirst fundraiser, cifically selectand although he ed researchers was not in PGN in their work against lung canduring his time cer, which is LARRY STERN here, he has conFATHER OF DUSTIN STERN tributed to the responsible for organization of about one-third of cancer deaths the event. in America, as well as continuing In the past, Alec had been part of to support a lung health hotline the musical entertainment for the (1-800-LUNG-USA), said Meghan event by singing and playing guiMiller, executive director of the tar or piano with different groups American Lung Association in of friends from the University. greater Chicago. Each research- However, this year he was just an er that is chosen by the American observer. Alec jokingly said that if Lung Association to receive a Lung the event went badly this year, it Cancer Discovery Award is asked was because he wasn’t performing. to make a two-year commitment to “You can’t beat the first year research and receives $100,000 per when we put it together in three year for their research, she said. weeks. We had no idea if anyone The lung health line is a completely was going to show up, we were just

“This is the most amount of people we’ve had at the event in five years.�

doing it to keep our sanity and put something together in honor of my mom, and it was a huge success. That first year was really just our friends, but the passion was there,� he said. Sammy Ruggiero, sophomore in Business, said she started going to the event last year to support her good friend Alana Goldstein, sophomore in Social Work and niece of Pam Stern. Ruggiero said she played volleyball last year, but this year she was just “here to hang.� She said she and her team last year are still friends with some of the guys they met playing volleyball at the fundraiser. Her favorite part about the event is that teams are not necessarily only made up of people from a certain sorority or fraternity. “It’s just people who want to have fun,� she said. Primo Mershon, 2012 alumnus and former member of PGN, said he has similar positive memories from past fundraisers. Mershon was in attendance for the first fundraiser, and he was Dustin’s roommate his senior year. On Sunday, he was back for his fifth year at the fundraiser. “We jammed five guys into a car to come down here, four were in PGN during their time here� he said. Mershon said his favorite memory from the past years was watching former University basketball player Meyers Leonard dunk on one of his

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A golden retriever named Ruby roamed below the tables of the University’s Large Animal Clinic courtyard on Saturday afternoon, greeting competitors and looking for a pat on her head. Above her, seven doghouses were assembled and painted within three hours — seven new homes for dogs much like Ruby herself. NestlĂŠ Purina PetCare Company sponsored a doghouse-building competition among University veterinary students Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. The doghouses built benefited local animal shelters and raised money for student scholarships. Seven teams, each representing a club from the College of Veterinary Medicine, competed and had approximately three hours to build and paint doghouses. The Veterinary Student Outreach Program group, the winners of the competition, received $125 for their club. Brittany Farron and Sarah Netherton, graduate students in Veterinary Medicine, helped cut out fish stencils from cardboard boxes. They represented the aquatics division of the Non-Traditional Species Club, an RSO on campus that exposes students to exotic animals. They said their design strategy was to paint a water scene on their doghouse. When the Veterinary Student Outreach Program was asked about their strategy, they imitated Tim Gunn’s famous line, “Make it work.â€? “We’re going to let the doghouse speak to us,â€? said Kate White, graduate student in Veterinary Medicine. The outreach program is an RSO that speaks to the community at places such as libraries and 4-H clubs about the veterinary profession and animal welfare. White and her teammates laughed together as they constructed their doghouse. Ashley Barthel, graduate student in Veterinary Medicine, said they were having fun while working for “a good cause.â€? Another competitor, the Shelter Medicine Club, painted their doghouse orange and blue and decorated it with dog silhouettes. “It’s great to be involved in the doghouse building because it goes to the shelter,â€? said Ellen Glenn, graduate student in Veterinary Medicine. Their club focuses mainly on local animal shelters, according to Glenn. They provide low-cost or free sterilization for clinics that don’t have access to the procedure. “That’s our main focus, but we like to do anything that’s supportive of animals in the community,â€? Glenn said. According to Glenn, the club went to Rantoul this weekend to work with feral cats at a clinic in a mobile home community. The Diagnostic Imaging Club went against the trend of painting the doghouses orange and blue at the competition. Their doghouse was completely black, and they said they were going to do stencils of X-ray-style dog skulls on the house. Danielle Swanson, graduate student in Veterinary Medicine, and Daniel Rahe, 2009 Veterinary Medicine alumnus, worked on the doghouse for the club. Rahe said helping at the competition was a way of showing school spirit and “being a part of vet school.â€?

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Ruby, a golden retriever owned by graduate student Amanda Wolff, was the only dog in attendance at the NestlĂŠ Purina Dog House Building Competition on Saturday.

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Men’s golf places 2nd, ends 5-year streak at Big Tens BY DAN BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER

The No. 8 Illinois men’s golf team arrived at the Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Indiana, this weekend as the winners of the last five Big Ten Championships. Heading into the final round on Sunday, they trailed the Minnesota Golden Gophers by seven strokes. Head coach Mike Small had some words with his team before the final round. “I told them to be the chaser and not the chase,� Small said. “We’re used to people chasing us and for the most part, we did that pretty good for most of the day.� A windy third round of play on Saturday caused some high scores across the board, but the Illini’s Charlie Danielson was able to grind out an even-par 72 to stay within three strokes of the individual lead heading into Sunday; behind Minnesota’s Jose Mendez. Danielson carded scores of 71 and 76 in his first two rounds on Friday, before his round of 72 on Saturday. “I knew that it was going to be really windy and a real tough day,� Danielson said about his round on Saturday. “I told myself that I had to stay patient no matter what happened and just grind it out. I got off to a rough start and lost my ball on hole two, but stayed patient and fought back.� The Illini’s Brian Campbell was tied for 14th after three rounds with scores of 72-73-82, while

Thomas Detry was tied for 20th after shooting rounds of 77-75-77. Jonathan Hauter also contributed with rounds of 77-75-78, while the Illini’s David Kim carded rounds of 78-75-81. “Saturday was a day that separated a lot of people,� Small said. The conditions on Sunday were much more favorable for the golfers, and the Illini took advantage early. Danielson birdied the first two holes, before bogeying holes four and eight to make the turn at even-par for the day and 3-over for the tournament. With nine holes remaining, Danielson trailed Mendez by four strokes. Detry came out hot on Sunday with birdies on holes three, seven, nine and 10, before bogeying three of his final eight holes to finish a solid round of 71. The five-time defending champions were giving the Gophers all they could handle, as Danielson started striking the ball as well as he has all year on the back-nine. He birdied holes 10, 13 and 14 to tie him with Mendez for the lead after 14 holes. Danielson parred 15 and 16, while Mendez faltered at 16 with a bogey. With three golfers apiece left on the course, the Gophers led the Illini by two strokes heading into 18. Danielson, however, stood on the tee-box of the par-5 18th with a one-stroke lead in the individual standings.

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Illinois men’s golfer Charlie Danielson tied for first at the Big Ten Championship on Sunday in French Lick, Indiana. Danielson also won the Lee Bolstad award for lowest stroke average in the Big Ten this season.

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Illinois’ Casey Fletcher waits for his turn at bat during the game against Michigan State on Saturday. Fletcher had game-winning in two of the three games this weekend. “I just keep getting put in spots to help the team win, and I came through today again,� he said.

Illini sweep Wolverines

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For the second time in as many days, Casey Fletcher stepped into the batters box with a chance to win the game. And for the second time in a row, he came through. Just as he had done Saturday, Fletcher swung on the first pitch and singled to seal the game for the Illinois baseball team. Illinois (27-17, 13-5 Big Ten) swept Michigan State (24-20, 8-10) in the three-game series. Fletcher finished with two home runs, five hits and five RBIs on the weekend, but he won’t be celebrating his successes as Fletcher has something else to do Sunday night. Study. “I’ve got two finals on Monday,� Fletcher said. “That’s what I gotta do. “Sign language, and I’ve got a communications class. So I’ve got to study for those.� When asked how he thought he played over the weekend, Fletcher shook his head in disbelief. “I don’t know what’s going

on,� Fletcher said. “I just keep getting put in spots to help the team win, and I came through today again.� In all three games, Illinois and Michigan State exchanged runs and leads before the Illini eventually came out on top. The Illini won all three games by one run, taking the first and second game 5-4, with the second win coming in the 10th inning. Both teams exploded offensively in the third game, which Illinois won 10-9. The Illini players and head coach Dan Hartleb echoed the sentiment that this was some of the most confident baseball the team had played all year. “This is the most fight I’ve seen out of us the whole year, and it’s coming at a good time toward the end of the year,� junior first baseman David Kerian said. “That’s when we need it, going into the tournament.� Illinois was led by a strong output on the offensive side of the ball, beginning with the opener Friday. The Illini struck first, scoring in the first and second. Michigan State

answered with four runs of its own to take a 4-2 lead following the top of the eighth inning. In the bottom of the eighth, Kerian helped lead the charge for Illinois with a two-run triple to tie the game. Later in the inning, Kerian scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by a Spartans relief pitcher. “For me I feel really, really great out there,� Kerian said after Sunday’s game. “I’m playing hard. Everybody’s playing hard.� Kerian was overshadowed by Fletcher on the weekend but finished with four hits and seven RBIs over the three games, stats that caught Hartleb’s attention. “David Kerian was outstanding,� Hartleb said after Sunday’s game. “Five RBIs, drove some balls, and that’s good to see. The middle of the order is starting to do a really good job for us.� The second game was more of the same, with both teams battling back and forth for the lead. Fletcher hit two solo home runs in the second and

fourth innings. After four innings, the Illini and the Spartans were tied at three. Michigan State scored again in the top of the sixth, but Illinois answered when sophomore catcher Jason Goldstein hit his second home run of the weekend, a solo shot to left field, to tie the game at four. Both the Illini and the Spartans went scoreless for the next three innings before Fletcher came up big in the bottom of the 10th. Fletcher swung on the first pitch, a fastball over the plate, and singled down the left-field line with the bases loaded, scoring junior center fielder Will Krug to win the game. On Sunday, Michigan State and Illinois combined for 19 runs on 28 hits, but in the end the outcome remained the same. Illinois came away with a 10-9 win on another Fletcher walk off. For the first time in the series, the Spartans scored first, notching a run in the second. Illinois answered with a

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Heading into postseason, softball defeats Penn State BY DANIEL DEXTER STAFF WRITER

In the team’s final regular season series, the Illinois softball team was missing an important part of its dugout: the head coach. The NCAA suspended head coach Terri Sullivan for two games for inappropriate conduct due to an argument with umpires during the series finale last weekend against Michigan. Despite missing their coach, the Illini (23-25, 7-16 Big Ten) managed to pull off a sweep and their first Big Ten series win this season at Penn State (14-34, 5-18). “(Sullivan) might not have been there, but she was there with us in spirit,� pitcher Brandi Needham said. “She gave us a really great pep talk before the game, and it got us going. We just carried that momentum right into the game.� Needham started the first game of the series from the circle and tossed a complete game shutout, allowing five hits throughout the

game. Her defense rallied behind her with three double plays in the game, helping keep the shutout intact. The strong defensive outings continued all weekend for the Illini as junior Shelese Arnold picked up where Needham started. She also pitched a complete game in the team’s series-clinching 6-1 victory Saturday. Needham finished off the Nittany Lions by the same score in the series finale Sunday. “Brandi and (Shelese) threw a lot of pitches that ended up being groundballs,� second baseman Allie Bauch said. “They were both just hitting their spots and rolling the hitters. It makes our job easier.� Bauch had a strong weekend herself. The leadoff batter led the Illinois offense with a home run in each of the team’s three games this weekend. The team had a total of six home runs during the weekend, half of which came during the 5-0 victory in the series opener.

Assistant coach Katie O’Connell said the team’s big hitting came as a result of playing with a more aggressive style than it has in the past. “They were attacking and they were just going after it,� O’Connell said. “They have the ability, and we have many strong kids. When they get after it, good things happen for us.� O’Connell believes the team needs to continue with the consistency that it played with this weekend. The Illini have put up similar performances this season, but struggled to keep it up during conference play. Bauch agreed with her coach and added that the players tried to clear their heads after the team’s recent struggles and go out and play to the best of their abilities. “At this point, we have nothing to lose,� Bauch said. “It’s time to just have fun and do our thing. I think we all worked well together, and we are all on the same page

with that.� With momentum building, the team hopes to make up for lost ground in the Big Ten Tournament the following weekend in Evanston, Ill. Illinois will play Iowa in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. Sullivan will be with her team the whole way through as Illinois looks to get revenge for some of the earlier losses. “We were playing very, very well at the start of the year, and coming into conference play, we were feeling really good,� Sullivan said. “There were a lot of really good teams in the Big Ten that beat us, and we also didn’t play our best softball during that time in the season. We’ve got to always be in the present, and I like where this team is at heading into the conference tournament.�

Daniel can be reached at dadexte2@dailyillini.com and @ddexter23.

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The Illinois softball team cheers after a hit by Allie Bauch (not pictured) during the second game against Michigan on April 26. Bauch hit three home runs this weekend.

Illini earn 3 titles in last regular-season event BY MUBARAK SALAMI STAFF WRITER

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Illinois’ Jesica Ejesieme won the 100-meter hurdles at the Billy Hayes Invitational over the weekend. She is ranked third in the Big Ten in the event.

The Illinois women’s track and field team finished with three event titles at the Billy Hayes Invitational over the weekend. The meet held in Bloomington, Indiana, was the final of the regular season for the Illini. “We’ve had a lot of ups and downs to our season, but it’s important to go into Big Tens on a positive note,� head coach Ron Garner said. “Everything our girls have been through have led them to this point.� One athlete who has been a constant bright spot for the Orange and Blue this season has been sprinter Jesica Ejesieme. Ejesieme added another strong performance this weekend to what has already been a successful outdoor campaign. Ejesieme won the 100-meter hurdles and finished second in the 400 hurdles. She now ranks third in the Big Ten in both events. A senior, Ejesieme knows her career

Schneider, who also ranks in the topis coming to a close but is confident everything will work out for the best. 10 in the conference in the 5,000 meter “I’m just trying to enjoy the time run, has been competing since early fall with my teammates that I do have with the cross-country team and believes left,� Ejesieme said. “I don’t feel any the right combination of rest and intense added pressure. God training has helped her has a plan for me and sustain her success. whether it’s Big Ten “It’s important to champion or NCAA adjust your training to where you are qualifier, I am just happy for the opportuin the season,� Schnity. What’s meant to neider said. “I have been able to stay injuhappen will happen.� Along with Ejery-free and right now sieme, redshirt sophtaking care of your omore Alyssa SchJESICA EJESIEME body and being able to SENIOR SPRINTER balance everything is neider has been a most important.� consistent pointSenior A hlivia scorer for the Illini throughout both the indoor and out- Spencer won the 800-meter run with door seasons. a time 2:08.58. Spencer’s performance This weekend was no different. Sch- ranks fifth-best in conference, and her neider finished second in the 1,500 strong time has positioned her well to meter run with a time of 4 minutes, repeat as conference champion. 22.53 seconds, her best performance of The final event title on the day the outdoor season. She is now ranked belonged to thrower Jazjuan WallaceSipp. Wallace-Sipp followed up her sixth in the Big Ten.

“We’re just having fun and giving it our all. Hard work never goes unanswered.�

record-setting performance at Drake last weekend with another victory in the discus with a throw of 163 feet. Wallace-Sipp is ranked first in the conference. Freshman Kandie Bloch-Jones, the defending indoor Big Ten champion in the high jump, will go into outdoor championships with the top height in conference. Another bright spot for the Illini was the 4x100 relay team. The squad consisting of Kawanna Brooks, Kymbriona Taylor, Claire Kieger and Ejesieme finished second with a time of 45.80 seconds, the seventh-fastest in the Big Ten this year. With Big Ten championships on May 16 in West Lafayette, Indiana, the Illini are confident their training will see them through. “We’re just having fun and giving it our all,� Ejesieme said. “Hard work never goes unanswered, so we’ll see.�

Mubarak can be reached at msalami2@dailyillini.com.

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Saad scores his first 2 goals of postseason, leading Chicago to 4-1 win over Minnesota

BY CHRIS HINE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

CHICAGO — Behind goals from Jonathan Toews, Bryan Bickell and two goals from Brandon Saad, the Blackhawks defeated the Wild 4-1 on Sunday at the United Center to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Game 3 is Tuesday in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the XCel Energy Center. Toews continued his strong postseason, slapping home a rebound to give the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead after the fi rst period. Toews’ goal came after Marian Hossa had a breakaway against Wild goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov got a pad on Hossa’s shot, but it deflected in the air.

Toews slapped the rebound past an outof-position Bryzgalov for the lead at 11:02 of the fi rst period. It was his fourth goal of the postseason. The Wild struggled to generate any fi rst-period offense, getting just two shots on goal to the Hawks’ seven. In the second, the Hawks came up empty on their second power play of the game, but just seconds after the power play ended, Brandon Saad fi red a shot from the slot past Bryzgalov to take a 2-0 lead at 19:04. It was Saad’s fi rst goal of the playoffs. After two periods, the Wild and Hawks each put 15 shots on net. The Wi ld fi na lly struck early in the

third period when Cody McCormick sent in a shot from the slot after some nice puck movement from the Wild. Erik Haula shuffl ed a pass to Clayton Stoner, who found McCormick in the slot for a goal. The Wild kept applying the pressure, missing on a few close opportunities before Bickell gave the Hawks breathing room. A few minutes after hitting the post with a shot, Bickell converted from the slot on a twoon-one break with Hossa at 17:15. It was Bickell’s fi fth goal of the playoffs. Saad added an empty netter at 18:37, outracing Jared Spurgeon for a loose puck. Blackhawks winger Andrew Shaw is out

for Game 2 because of a lower-body injury, coach Joel Quenneville said before the game. Kris Versteeg is back in the lineup after missing the last two games to help compensate for Shaw’s loss. Joakim Nordstrom and Jeremy Morin are also in the lineup. Morin made his playoff debut. Brandon Bollig is a healthy scratch. Quen nevi lle a lso said Shaw would make the trip for Game 3 to St. Paul. Shaw left Game 1 in the fi rst period after taking a hard hit to the boards from Stoner. “He’s a competitive guy. He’s a hard-working type of guy,â€? Quenneville said. “We’ll fi ll his spot today and expect him back.â€?

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Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews celebrates with right wing Marian Hossa after his third-period goal against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. The Blackhawks defeated the Wild, 4-1, during Game 2 of a Western Conference semifinal. Game 3 is Tuesday in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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MEN’S GOLF “I was confident on 18,” Danielson said. “I was just focused on the next shot. I was confident all day.” Danielson pulled his tee shot to the left, which left him with a tough side-hill lie for his second shot. Despite the bad lie, he was able to hit a solid second shot which left him with 90 yards to the green. “I shanked my next shot into the bunker,” said Danielson. “I hit my bunker shot to about 22 feet and two-putted for bogey.” Mendez was able to par the 18th hole to give him a share of the Big Ten Individual Title. Minnesota snapped the Illini’s Big Ten Title run. “I think Minnesota won the tournament on Saturday,” Small said. Minnesota won the tournament by four strokes. On Saturday, they beat the Illini by seven.

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Men’s track finishes 3rd in final tune-up BY CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY STAFF WRITER

The Illinois men’s track and field team took third at Iowa’s Musco Twilight Meet this weekend in its final competition before the Big Ten championships. The meet also gave the No. 14 Illini a final preview of some teams they’ll see at the conference meet. They went up against fellow Big Ten front-runner No. 11 Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. Several Illini had strong performances, including three event titles, but the team knows it still has room for improvement before the championship season begins. “We were a little flat. ... I wouldn’t say that it was for a lack of effort as much as we just had some guys that were probably a little tired still from running so many races last week at Drake,” head coach Mike Turk said. “But I thought overall we had some really, really good performances.” One of those performances belonged to Joe McAsey, who won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 50.00 seconds. After being sidelined all of cross-country season due to injury, McAsey has been enjoying a breakout season. He took

second in the 600-meter run at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and has been a key member of the No. 6-ranked 4x400 meter relay team. He said it was beneficial to run against the athletes he will compete against in two weeks. “Getting a win was definitely nice,” McAsey said. “Just sort of knowing that I’m able to compete with them now ... when it really matters I should be able to run with them and compete with them and come out with a win again.” Despite his strong performance, McAsey said he would have liked to run a little faster and be under 1:50. Turk said that’s something he’s not too worried about. “I think we get caught up in looking at just ‘what are the times,’” Turk said. “Joey hasn’t run any really fast 800s yet this year, but Joey has been winning a lot of races. I think you have to take your pick between winning races and just running fast times, I’ll go with the guy winning races, and I know that he’ll be ready to run fast times in the 800 when it comes to Big Tens.” Turk said another stand-out performance came from freshman hurdler David Kendziera.

Kendziera ran both hurdle events on Saturday, taking fourth with personal-best times in both the 110-meter and the 400-meter hurdles. Turk said that Kendziera has a chance to score some points at Big Tens and advance to the NCAA Preliminaries in the 400 hurdles. Other event titles came from Graham Morris in the 1,500-meter run, who clocked 3:49.55, and Brandon Stryganek in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.38. For field events, Cody Klein put in another performance as Illinois’ top pole vaulter and finished fifth. The senior said he was hoping for more from his performance. “The way I’m looking at it, Big Tens is in two weeks. I’d much rather do well there than here, and I got to see a bunch of the Big Ten competition,” Klein said. “It was a great learning experience, and there’s a lot of stuff that I need to focus on.” Throwers Davis Fraker and Aaron Wilks both placed third — in the hammer throw and the javelin, respectively — to add points for the Illini in the field events. Turk said the team avoided a letdown after the Drake Relays and performed well even as sev-

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Illinois sprinter Vanier Joseph only competed in one event over the weekend after a standout performance at the Drake Relays last weekend. The Musco Twilight was Illinois’ final regular season meet.

worried about us falling off a little bit and kind of losing some momentum going into Big Tens, but I don’t think we did that ... I think they handled it just fine and we’ll be ready to go.”

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s we enter the second round of the NBA Playoffs, here is a name I bet you probably didn’t expect to hear: Ben Gordon. What does Ben Gordon have to with these playoffs? Nothing and everything. As a native Chicagoan, Gordon is one of our forgotten post-MJ heroes. When he bolted from the Windy City, I was certain his talent level would yield success I selfishly hoped would be shortlived. There is nothing worse than seeing a player grow with your hometown team, then leave and have success elsewhere. Yes, Jamal Crawford and Tyson Chandler, Chicago is still wounded. The timing of Ben Gordon’s departure is what stung the most. Gordon was drafted in 2004, out of Connecticut, by the Bulls with the third pick overall. He averaged 15.1 points

per game in his rookie season, his lowest scoring average in a Bulls uniform. Not too bad. He maintained his offensive production through his first four years, but it didn’t necessarily produce wins. Then in 2008, the Bulls hit the lottery. Literally. Chicago was awarded the overall No. 1 pick. A pick it used to select future NBA MVP, Derrick Rose. Gordon averaged 20.7 points per game that season. Rose averaged 16.8 points and 6.3 assists in his rookie season. Chicago had its backcourt of the future. Then Gordon left. He signed a 5-year, $55 million dollar deal with the Detroit Pistons. The next three years saw a dramatic dip in his offensive production with points per game averages (in order) of 13.8, 11.2 and 12.5. Detroit missed the playoffs all three years. Gordon played less than 80 games just once in his five years as a Bull. He only reached the 80-game mark once in Detroit.

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Why Should the U.S. Fund the Palestinian Authority? The Palestinians spurn peace talks with Israel and now plan to align with Hamas terrorists. Should we be sending them more than half a billion dollars a year? Despite all efforts by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) has rejected U.S. diplomatic efforts and a negotiated peace with Israel by unilaterally signing on to 15 international agreements. Even more alarming, the P.A. just announced a merger with the Islamic terror group Hamas. Currently the U.S. sends some $440 million dollars annually in direct aid to the P.A., plus an additional $225 million in funding through the U.N. Is this the best use of American tax dollars?

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the deal later fell apart—knowing full well that it is against U.S. law for Congress to fund any Since 1979, the United States has expended organization with terrorist ties. Now Abba has untold diplomatic capital to forge an Israeliannounced a new merger with Hamas, the faction Palestinian peace. Yet every time peace has seemed at that openly advocates the conquest of every inch of hand—including the U.S.-brokered Oslo accords in Palestine, cleansing it of Jews, and establishing a 1993, and Israel’s historic Camp David offer in 2000 fundamentalist Islamic caliphate. Above all, Hamas of a Palestinian state with a capital in East refuses to accept the state Jerusalem—the of Israel and condemns Palestinians have refused “If a Palestinian state were declared today, it any efforts to negotiate to make peace. In 2008, following the Annapolis would be neither democratic, nor peaceful nor peace. In 2011, President summit, Israeli Prime willing to negotiate with Israel.” Abbas rejected pleas from Minister Olmert again U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen the Obama offered the Palestinians a administration and the state based on 1967 European Union to return to negotiations with Israel borders and a capital in Jerusalem, but P.A. President and refrain from making a bid for unilateral Mahmoud Abbas walked away without a counter recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. Instead, offer. In 2010, in order to bring the parties together Abbas proceeded to the U.N. and made his request. for new peace talks, President Obama convinced Now he has signed documents requesting additional Israel to enforce a moratorium on building in the recognition by 15 U.N. and other international Jerusalem suburbs for ten months. For eight months, organizations. P.A. President Abbas refused to take part in talks, and Time to stop aid to U.S. enemies. In 2011, eventually walked out. Now the Palestinians have Secretary of State Hilary Clinton stated that “We will again effectively ended peace talks with Israel not deal with nor in any way fund a Palestinian unilaterally by seeking international recognition and government that includes Hamas unless and until a unity government with the Hamas terrorist faction. Hamas has renounced violence, recognized Israel and In addition to its diplomatic investment, the U.S. agreed to follow the previous obligations of the has over the decades given the Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority.” In fact, annual U.S. foreign more than five billion dollars in aid. Today, the United appropriations bills expressly forbid funding for States provides more than $665 million annually in “assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively direct aid and funding through the United Nations. controlled by Hamas or any power-sharing Yet despite this generous diplomatic support and government of which Hamas is a member.” financial largesse, Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Both houses of Congress have already Authority officials have verbally attacked the United overwhelming passed resolutions that threaten States and snubbed U.S. aid. In 2011, the Palestinian withdrawal of aid from the Palestinian Authority if it Authority announced a “boycott of the American persists in efforts to circumvent direct negotiations consulate, its diplomats, and the American with Israel by turning to the United Nations for institutions in Jerusalem,” adding that Americans recognition—which it has done—and if the “cannot extort the Palestinian people and humiliate it Palestinian Authority shares power with a with a bit of aid.” Referring to these huge U.S. recalcitrant Hamas. According to the chairman of the financial grants, Abbas said, “This does not mean that House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Rosthey [the U.S.] dictate to us whatever they want.” Lehtinen, “Despite decades of assistance totaling The Palestinian Authority did indeed reject billions of dollars, if a Palestinian state were declared requests by the United States not to form an alliance today, it would be neither democratic, nor peaceful with Hamas terrorists in 2011: President Abbas nor willing to negotiate with Israel.” proceeded to seal that agreement anyway—though By allying with the terrorist group Hamas, abandoning peace talks with Israel, and taking its case for statehood unilaterally to international bodies, it’s clear that the Palestinian Authority has no respect for the interests of the United States in the Middle East, including peace with Israel. With today’s ailing economy and soaring budget deficits, isn’t time for Congress to stop spending more than half a billion American tax dollars annually supporting the rogue Palestinian Authority?

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In the summer after his third year in Detroit, Gordon and a first round pick were traded to the Charlotte Bobcats. Charlotte had drafted fellow UConn guard Kemba Walker a year earlier. Walker, like Gordon in 2004, led the Huskies to a national championship in his junior season. Another possible “backcourt of the future” scenario. Another failure. Gordon appeared in 75 games his first year as a Bobcat and averaged 11.2 points per game in just under 21 minutes a game. This past season, Gordon all but fell into obscurity. He appeared in just 19 games and averaged just over five points. To make matters worse, the Bobcats requested waivers on Gordon the day after the deadline for playoff roster eligibility, effectively ending his season. From an NCAA champion, lottery pick and the future of Chicago to a 31-year-old unemployed shooting guard. As a lifelong Bulls fan, it was important to me that Ben Gordon showed

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