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Courts side with Salaita to release University documents

BY ATOOSA SAYEH STAFF WRITER

The Champaign County court sided with Steven Salaita and has asked the University to hand over the thousands of documents dealing with the professor’s hiring decision.

At the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana on Friday at 9:30 a.m., presiding Judge Thomas Difanis called the hearing.

Anand Swaminathan, attorney for Salaita and of Loevy and Loevy in Chicago, and Charles Schmadeke, representative for the University and attorney for Hinshaw and Culbertson in Springfield, were called to pose their arguments regarding the documents’ release.

Salaita was offered a tenure position for the American Indian Studies program in October 2013. However, Chancellor Phyllis Wise revoked the position on August 1, 2014, after Saliata posted a series of angry tweets about Israel and bombings in the Gaza strip.

Salaita asked for the files in which the University discussed his hiring decisions, and following their denial and use of the Freedom of Information Act, he filed a lawsuit in November.

“Even though we filed the lawsuit, it does not mean we are not open to negotiating,” Swaminathan said. “We can easily drop the lawsuit if the University gives Salaita and the public access to these documents that they have kept hidden, but so far they have been unwilling to do so, so we had to take up these actions.”

Salaita requested copies of documents that involved communications between high-ranking University officials and influential alumni regarding his case.

According to Swaminathan, after Salaita’s request for the documents, the University continuously delayed the requests, which ultimately led Salaita to file a lawsuit against the University.

Swaminathan said the documents were important because they pertained to the public’s interest.

“As you can see by how many have come out to the courtroom today, the public and media are interested in knowing more about what happened in regards to Salaita’s hiring decision,” Swaminathan said.

About 20 community members attended the hearing. Schmadeke said Salaita’s case was seen more as a “public

curiosity.”

“There is a huge difference between public interest and publicity or curiosity,” Schmadeke said. “Public interest means that a profound public policy exists while this does not exist in regards to a University professor.”

Schmadeke said only the media was covering stories in regard to Salaita’s case and that no one else of importance was discussing it.

In rebuttal, Swaminathan said that Salaita was not the same as the Kardashians. The media may be writing stories about the Kardashians, he said, but that was because of their name and celebrity status. Swaminathan said Salaita became popular in the media because of his story and case, and the public wanted to know more about it, which is why releasing the documents had such a high public interest.

The main issue discussed in the case was whether or not the Freedom of Information Act the University issued had any standing in Salaita’s case.

Judge Difanis came to the decision that FOIA did not have any standing because there was a higher public interest and the opening of the documents to the public

was less burdensome to the University in comparison.

Schmadeke brought up the argument that the University sees releasing the documents as unduly burdensome.

“This is an unduly burden request because it is not necessary to the purposes of the requester (Salaita),” Schmadeke said. “If we do release the documents, they will contain blackouts where people are expressing themselves and those words can be removed.”

However, Judge Difanis said the documents were not an unduly burden because they contained information that dealt with Salaita’s hiring decision. Judge Difanis also said the documents held great public interest.

“The answer to the issue of whether or not the hiring of any individual is a public interest is that the court believes it is,” Judge Difanis said.

Following the court’s approval of Salaita’s request to have the documents released, his team must send in a written order to the court.

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Illini 4000 stops at University during cross-country tour

BY ATOOSA SAYEH STAFF WRITER

The Illini 4000 stopped at the Alma Mater to take a break from their 4000mile cross-country bike ride on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

The nonprofit organization consists of student bikers who document the American cancer experience through the Portraits Project and raising funds for cancer research while taking annual bike rides across the nation.

“Each year, we ride 4,000 miles from New York to San Francisco to raise money for cancer research and cancer supporting programs,” said Hannah Burkhardt, media coordinator for Illini 4000 and University alumna. “This year, I think our exact mileage is 4,519 miles, so we’re doing a little bit extra.”

The bike team started their ride on May 24 in New York City and will finish at Niagara Falls 10 weeks later. In addition to riding, the team will blog and update people about their Portraits Project.

Ben Wooley, ride leader for Illini 4000 and University alumnus, said the Portraits Project is a way for the team to display the stories of people who have been affected by cancer.

“While riding, we interview people who have experiences with cancer because it is one of those experiences, unfortunately, that most people have,” Wooley said.

“So as a side project, we have the Por-

traits Project, where we’ll collect stories from people all across the country from all different backgrounds and kind of get a feel about how cancer affects everybody.”

Ashley Young, member of Illini 4000 and senior in Engineering, said the team is trying to use the Portraits Project as a “network for people who have been affected with cancer.”

Young said riders will use media to create entries for the project. The stories can be found on the team’s website.

Along with interviewing people, the riders get the chance to meet people from different backgrounds in the places they stay in.

“One of the coolest things about doing something like this is that you meet the most amazing people you couldn’t even imagine,” Wooley said. “The cooler part of the ride than even riding the bike is the kind of people you talk to and the interactions you’ll have, whether it’s in a big city or a small town.”

Illini 4000 started in 2006 after two students had the idea to fund cancer research by creating a team to bike across the country. Each rider is personally responsible for fundraising $3,500 to participate in the ride. So far, the team has reached $800,000 for cancer research and patient support services.

According to Wooley, the bikers who participate in Illini 4000 do it for differ-

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Illini 4000 members stand in front of the Alma Mater on June 10. The members halted their crosscountry, 4,000-mile bike tour that spreads cancer awareness to visit the University. ent causes.

“There’s kind of three sides of what we do here,” Wooley said. “We ride bikes, we raise money to help fight cancer, and we

interview people and hear their stories.”

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Fighting back for the working class State workers rally for new union contracts ATOOSA SAYEH STAFF WRITER

Twenty-five state employees from the Champaign-Urbana area participated in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’ (AFSCME) statewide event urging Governor Bruce Rauner to make negotiations over a new union contract on Wednesday. The rally began at noon on S. First Street in Champaign.

“AFSCME is asking their employees to come out and let the public know that we are fighting for our working class, for middle-class America,” said Arnold Black, president of AFSCME Local 2971 and member of the Department of Children and Family Services. “And that we also would like a fairer contract as well.”

Rebecca Harden, executive board member for AFSCME local 2971, said state employees are looking for a fairer contract, affordable health insurance and want to keep their pensions the way they are.

“It’s going to be a long uphill battle,” Harden said. “And we just want to let the people know that we are out here in support of the bargaining committee and are

hoping to get a fairer contract.”

Anders Lindall, spokesman for AFSCME, said the federation wants to resolve the contract to provide its state employees with pay that will prevent the Rauner administration from driving down the middle class’ standards of living.

“The (Rauner) administration is continuing to exist on very extreme and harmful demands that would undermine those public services that Illinois residents rely on and that AFSCME members provide,” Lindall said.

AFSCME has been trying to negotiate with Rauner for six months and, according to Lindall, this is the last month for state employees to push for a new contract, as the current agreement is set to expire on June 30.

“It’s important to reach a fair agreement and a bargaining table without any disruption to public services,” Lindall said. “But we worry that Governor Rauner may be seeking a confrontation that would cause a state government shutdown.”

Lindall said it has been over 40 years since state employees have been forced to strike to meet the terms under which they want to work. He said he hopes that with the events that took place this week, Rauner will stop pushing for a government shutdown, which Lindall said will weaken rights and bring down the wages of public service workers.

Over 100 similar events were planned across Illinois on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Participants aimed to bring

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State employees rally and march in support of public services along S. First Street in Champaign on Wednesday, June 10. A total of 25 state employees in Champaign-Urbana marched that day. attention to how much service they believe state employees provide for the community.

Yard signs saying “We Support State Workers” were distributed, and state employees called out for honks from cars as they rallied.

On Tuesday, the city of Anna created a human chain of about 400 people to show their support for state workers, Lindall said. Other events in the state included ral-

lies, marches, leafleting and food drives.

“The public response has been very encouraging,” Lindall said. “People understand that public service workers are their friends, and people who provide vital service to their community that deserve a decent wage (and) affordable healthcare for themselves and their family.”

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UI alumni raise money for wheelchair lift project

MARIAH SCHAEFER STAFF WRITER

Three University of Illinois alumni brought their senior design project to life using Kickstarter, a funding platform for creative projects.

Their project, EscaWheel, is a lift that makes it easier for wheelchair users to go up and down stairs.

“What we built was more a proof of concept to show that the technology works,” said Anando Naqui, co-founder of EscaWheel.

“We’re trying to raise money through Kickstarter for a second prototype, which would be a lot closer to something that you would be able to put in someone’s home; it would have the safety mechanisms, the more advanced control system – an emergency personnel notification system as well.”

Over 20 percent of the project has been backed through Kickstarter so far. The goal is to raise $25,000 by July 2.

“We can use Kickstarter not just to raise the money but also to build awareness for the issue at hand,” Naqui said. “Hopefully, the people who are backing our campaign

are a lot more aware of the issues that wheelchair users face on a daily basis because now they are invested in our project.”

If the project is not fully funded by the July 2 deadline, EscaWheel will not receive the money it needs to create a second prototype.

“While we still have a bit of a ways to go to reach our Kickstarter goal, it is clear that there is an interest and certainly an opportunity for EscaWheel to succeed,” said Chris Delaney, co-founder of EscaWheel.

“At the end of the day, if EscaWheel is able to improve the life of just one person, I will consider it a success. With the help of Kickstarter, we hope to help many more.”

The EscaWheel team, which consists of Naqui, Delaney and Jake How, started building the first prototype for their mechanical engineering senior design project in August 2011. They completed it by December of the same year.

Naqui said that at the start of the project, he talked with former Illinois wheelchair basketball coach Michael Frogley about the difficulties wheelchair users face, and

the biggest thing that stuck out to him was going up and down the stairs in a place of residence.

Frogley, who moved to Canada over a year and a half ago to work as the High Performance and National Academy Director of Wheelchair Basketball Canada, said he made his three-story home accessible by installing an elevator in the house, which cost roughly $125,000.

“I am very fortunate that I have an insurance company that can pay for that,” Frogley said. “That is out of the price range for the vast majority of people … and the EscaWheel has the ability to make ... it available for a person to purchase in a home.”

Although the team still needs to analyze the price of the EscaWheel more, Naqui said they feel comfortable pricing the product in the $5,000 to $7,000 range, including installation costs.

The EscaWheel is a wheelchair lift that works in a similar way to a forklift, picking up the wheelchair under the seat using forks, Naqui said.

He said the wheelchair user backs onto

the device, which raises about eight inches to a foot, then takes the user up the stairs and rotates 90 degrees, so the user can roll away from the stairs.

“We wanted to create something that kind of had the functionality of a platform lift with the footprint, form factor, and price of a stairlift,” Naqui said.

“We’ve been re-analyzing every part of our design in order to find ways to increase the functionality and decrease the footprint of the device,” How said. “When it comes to the challenge of lifting a wheelchair and user up the stairs, the geometrical constraints become quite challenging.”

Frogley said from the first moment he saw the EscaWheel team’s idea, he loved how WWthey thought about the project in terms of maximizing a person’s ability.

“It doesn’t give people with disabilities outcome; it gives people with disabilities an opportunity to achieve an outcome,” Frogley said. “That’s the way accessibility should be designed.”

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University placed on censure list by AAUP in wake of rights violations

BY ABIGALE SVOBODA & JASON CHUN NEWS EDITOR & ASSISTANT DAYTIME EDITOR

The University administration officially lost the approval of the American Association of University Professors Saturday.

However, many argue censure has been a long time coming.

Almost 100 members of the AAUP voted to censure the administration at its annual Conference on the State of Higher Education at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. after the University rescinded Steven Salaita’s offer of employment.

“Censure results from the Association’s findings that conditions for academic freedom and tenure are unsatisfactory at a college or university,” according to the association’s website.

The AAUP’s 1940 Statement of Principles asserts universities exist for the “common good,” which is dependent on the free search for — and the expression of — truth.

On its site the AAUP states that a university that inhibits such expression cannot fulfill its basic purpose.

The University is now the only school of its size — and in the Big 10 conference — to be placed on the current censure list. The list is published to inform the public, universities and association members of the violations of academic freedom and tenure that have occurred at universities.

The AAUP stresses that censure is not placed on faculty members or the institution as a whole, but only on the administration, including the officers and governing board.

“Censure is the highest condemnation of the actions of an administration by the leading faculty organization, so it is a powerful statement that something is terribly wrong at UIUC,” said John Wilson, co-editor of the AAUP blog Academe.

Wilson said the main purpose of censure is to “put a spotlight” on issues of academic freedom and encourage universities to change course.

“If we do not censure the administration, not only will nothing change, it will get worse and worse and worse,” said Harriet Murav, University Slovic language and literature professor.

Peter Kirstein, St. Xavier University history professor, said a vote to censure would “finally send a message throughout the United States that it is okay to be controversial.”

Chancellor Phyllis Wise, President Emeritus Robert Easter and the Board of Trustees came under fire in August 2014 after Steven Salaita was dismissed from his tenure position in the American Indian Studies department weeks before he was set to begin teaching. Wise informed Salaita in an email that she would not be forwarding

his appointment to the Board for approval because of tweets he sent regarding the conflict in Gaza.

On August 29, 2014, days after Salaita was dismissed, Rudy Fichtenbaum and Hank Reichman, AAUP president and co-president, respectively, released a letter stating that although many facts about the case were still missing, it appeared as if Salaita’s rights were violated.

On April 23, the AAUP’s Committee A released a report of the findings from its investigation into the case and declared Salaita’s rights were in fact violated. At the time, Fichtenbaum said he believed censure Nearly a month later on May 28, the committee voted to recommend censure at the annual conference.

During the meeting, Cary Nelson, former AAUP president and University english professor said “rushed censure has been compromised by anti-Israeli sentiments within Committee A” and argued censure would be premature.

Salaita said he does not have an opinion about censure as he has not been involved in the process. He said he believes the association will do what it believes is necessary.

“However, (censure) would definitely not be a good look for the University,” he said.

Robin Kaler, campus spokeswoman, said in a statement the University is disappointed to be the subject of censure but is making strides to reach a resolution with Salaita.

Nick Burbules, University general educational policy professor, said while he doesn’t believe any University member is happy about censure, the University has survived it before.

Additionally, he said State University of New York, where President Timothy Killeen was previously vice chancellor for research, has thrived despite being censured for decades.

Harry Hilton, AAUP Urbana-Champaign president and aerospace engineering professor emeritus, said that the UrbanaChampaign chapter polled its 66 members on whether the University should be placed on the censure list or not. Of the 66 members, 48.5 percent voted in the poll, with 27 percent for censure, 18 percent against censure and 3 percent in favor of delaying censure.

The University, however, began making strides to be removed from the list before censure was even certain. Katherine Galvin, associate provost for administrative affairs, provided a complete detail of which policies are being addressed.

Thus far, the academic senate has reviewed or revised nine policies and determined what further actions need to

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Members of the American Association of University Professors discuss whether to censure the University at the association’s annual conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., on Saturday, June 13. be taken.

David O’Brien, chair of the University’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, said he believes censure was inevitable because “the University did not adhere to the policies of the AAUP regarding academic freedom and shared governance.”

Burbules said the Committee A members who visited the University in February made it “quite clear” they had already decided to censure the administration.

“Frankly, their lack of objectivity and other aspects of their review process troubled me,” he said. “But they’ve made their decision and it is what it is.”

The University was last censured in 1964 for the dismissal of Professor Leo Koch.

Koch, a biology professor, wrote a letter — which was published in The Daily Illini — defending premarital sex. In the midst of outrage from community members, President David Dobbs Henry fired Koch.

Koch was never reinstated, despite the

University’s removal from the censure list. Instead he joined Jefferson Poland in New York where they formed the Sexual Freedom League. Poland later brought the league to the San Francisco area where it reached peak success, according to the Kinsey Institute.

Hilton was also chapter president during the Koch case. Having experienced it once before, Hilton said censure is ultimately a matter of perspective.

“There are some people that may not pay any attention to it, while others, particularly off campus, may want to not be hired here or may not come here for seminars,” he said. “It depends on their view, how they take it.”

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Humoring with political correctness: Comedy must continue to confront difficult subjects CARLY CHARLES Opinions columnist

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erry Seinfeld voluntarily walked straight to the chopping block earlier last week when, in a radio interview with ESPN’s Tom Cowheard, he announced that he will not perform on college campuses, citing college students’ almost “creepy” obsession with political correctness as harmful to comedy.

In Seinfeld’s mind, the extreme ends to which college students in particular will seek out and condemn even the most subtle instance of political incorrectness is harmful to comedy and comedic intent.

In a subsequent interview with Seth Meyers, Seinfeld reiterated this fact, and said to Meyers, “There’s a creepy, PC thing out there that really bothers me.”

He referenced a joke that refers to the flamboyance of “a gay French king” as evidence of a stereotypical homosexual mannerism that millennial college students might find insensitive and threatening.

But Seinfeld’s complaint draws attention to the larger question: Does today’s hyperpolitically correct culture pose a threat to comedy?

I believe that the force most threatening to comedy isn’t political correctness itself — it’s the notion that uncensored creativity and political correctness cannot exist within the same jokes, or, more largely, within the same personal belief system.

On one hand, policing comedy and demanding that comedians conform to a narrow standard of what the majority of his or her audience feels is commonly accepted and condoned as politically correct inhibits creativity.

And yet, we must also bare in mind that comedy is a reflection of the society in which it resides, and, therefore, we must present comedy as a product of that society — in this instance, a society very sensitive to political correctness and the impact of one’s behaviors.

Turning our gaze away from sensitive subjects in comedy (and, in life) simply because they make us feel “uncomfortable,” makes it far more difficult to learn, grow and gain exposure to the problems we face as a contemporary society.

To gain an insider’s perspective on political correctness in humor, I spoke with Rebecca Tham, junior in communications, a member of the University comedy groups Spicy Clamato Improv, Loose Bread of Titanic Players, and co-president of Potted Meat

Sketch Comedy.

Tham believes that beyond simply causing laughter, comedy should strive to be memorable and significant to the viewer. A spectator at a comedy show should ideally walk away from the event and say to himself, “It made me laugh, and it made me think.”

One of the ways she said this can be done is by using possibly “offensive” comedy to draw attention to a real social issue.

She referenced a particular sketch one of her groups has performed on numerous occasions in which an overly cheerful grocery store greeter says hello cheerfully to every customer as they enter the store. When a black family enters the store, the greeter smiles and informs the family that they’ll be treated the same as everyone else — and immediately afterwards orders security to keep a close eye on the supposed subjects of non-prejudice.

How are we to learn about ourselves and the world we live in when we avoid conflict and challenge in the realm of speculative, observational performance? Rather than dismissing political correctness as a threat to comedy, comedians ought to put their unique spin on the social values of their audience and create the opportunity to examine and critique the ever-imperfect world we live in.

It’s arguably pointless to “cross the line”

in a random, meaningless way. Causing discomfort “just because,” is tasteless and, in certain cases, cruel. Politically incorrect comedy of this sort is certainly grounds for opposition.

But causing discomfort for a specific thematic or educational purpose is another matter entirely.

Feeling discomfort or shock in response to a disturbing phrase or situation is a way to learn and grow through observation. Using crude or even offensive comedy can be an effective way to draw attention to a real crude or offensive societal problem through a popular entertaining form of literature.

While Jerry Seinfeld may be partially correct in saying that our politically correct culture can be detrimental to comedy, I don’t believe the issue should be dealt with in terms of absolutes. The true danger, in my opinion, is believing that political correctness and edgy, discomforting humor are mutually exclusive aspects of comedy.

Comedy is one means by which the writer and audience can both reflect upon and make light (or dark) of relevant social phenomena. So long as the material presented has thought and purpose behind it, offensiveness can be fair game.

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Police brutality wedges a divide in law enforcement, citizens KATRICE PERKINS Opinions columnist

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olice brutality has been a very prominent issue over the past year. It seems as if every month there’s a new #BlackLivesMatter protest, demonstration or even riots happening, making it feel as if this issue will never go away.

When a big incident involving police mistreatment happens, it takes over social

media. The recent incident in McKinney, Texas did just that.

On June 6, a video of a cop showing excessive force was uploaded to Twitter. It caused a lot of uproar. The video showed several students leaving a pool party in McKinney and a police officer screaming profanity at the kids.

It’s awful to see how these young people are being treated. If this happened to me at their age, I would dislike police officers.

Many wonder why people of color distrust law enforcement. These types of incidents are why.

Although there seemed to be people of all colors, only black children were the ones being harassed.

The part of the video that caught the most attention was the way the officer forcefully handled a young girl in a bikini. He dragged her as well as hovered over her with his knee dug into her back. It broke my heart to watch. From what the video showed, no attack was made toward the officer. He was just very upset.

The more cases that arise will bring more divide between people of color. It’s as if the cops are purposely attacking people of

color because they are likely to not be held accountable. I’m glad the video of the McKinney incident was posted because people are more willing to fight for the unjust treatment of children. These innocent children didn’t deserve to go through this. They were just having fun and enjoying a pool party like normal people their age.

I hope that these things get better. Otherwise, a divide between the people and law enforcement will remain. The people will never understand or agree with the system.

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Open house draws crowd to UI’s Research Park

BY BEN LASH STAFF WRITER

The Research Park at the University hosted a community open house on Friday, where companies operating within the Park demonstrated their projects.

Guests also had the opportunity to tour buildings occupied by different corporations and companies, such as State Farm and Yahoo.

“Research Park does over 150 events over the course of a year, and a good majority of them have been open to the public,” said Laura Weisskopf Bleill, associate director of Research Park. “We decided to model this event more along the lines of other open house events that happen on campus.”

The open house was primarily located in the EnterpriseWorks Incubator building.

While close to 90 companies operate in different buildings throughout Research Park, the EnterpriseWorks Incubator alone houses over 45 companies.

“The startup community is centralized in the Enterprise Works, which is focused on science-based startups commercializing technology,” Bleill said. “Much of the technology has been developed out of the University, so a lot of our companies are started by faculty members. Some others are started by graduate students that start companies out of research.”

Many original and enterprising products were on display in the atrium of the Enter-

priseWorks building. Among these was a product called Mousr, developed by the company Petronics. Mousr is a robotic mouse created for entertaining household cats.

“Mousr is our first product,” said graduate student Dave Cohen. “But our aim is to grow into a home robotics company.”

Another company at the open house was Inprentus, which focuses on diffraction gratings for X-ray applications.

“We were asked to show our equipment off,” said Inprentus employee and University graduate Jonathan Manton. “People here are doing really amazing stuff in labs here.“ Research Park was approved by the Board of Trustees in 1999 and opened its first building in 2001. Since then, it has grown into a respected and productive complex in the U.S. “The larger corporations are here because of the relationships they develop with the University, whether that’s to tap in student employment or the full-time engineering talent in this community,” Bleill said. “This is a major tech hub in the Midwest.”

Following the open house was the latest in the Outside at Research Park concert series, a partnership between Research Park and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Located across from the I Hotel on First street, Outside at Research Park featured Grammy-nominated musical group Della Mae, with an opening performance from the local

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A crowd gathers to enjoy a concert at Outside at Research Park on June 12. In collaboration with the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Research Park hosted the concert as a way to promote the Park. band Tara Terra. The performances drew a large crowd despite unfavorable weather conditions involving thurderstorm hours earlier.

The next installment of Outside at Research Park will be on July 15, which will feature the

Kilborn Alley Blues Band with an opening act from the James Jones Trio.

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BY LILLIAN BARKLEY STAFF WRITER

It starts with a pitch. Then sound bursts out of 15 vocalists, layering and melding to form instrumentals and harmonies as stage lights blind the singers to all but the first few rows of the packed auditorium.

The thrill of the competition is nothing new to University a cappella group No Comment, but this time each move and missed note will be captured on film and broadcast for the nation to see.

“We all tried to dress a little better and put on a little bigger of a smile,” said Lizzie Jassin, sophomore in Media, No Comment member and Illini Media employee. “It did push us to try to be better.”

No Comment was one of five featured a cappella groups on “Sing It On,” a documentarystyle reality television show which follows collegiate groups on their journey to the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella finals in New York. The series, executive produced by John Legend, premiered May 13 on Pop and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

No Comment member Micah Tryba, senior in ACES, was a sophomore when she transferred to the University for the 2012-2013 competition season, when No Comment made it to finals before being eliminated.

“I just assumed, ‘Oh, you compete in ICCA, and you win the whole thing,’” she said. “Later on, I learned that’s not quite how it goes.”

According to Tryba, the group was contacted by Pop in fall 2013, following their semifinals win. Varsity Vocals, which runs ICCA, recommended some groups to the “Sing It On” production company, Tryba said.

After a series of Skype calls, in-person interviews and contract negotiations, No Comment was officially on the show.

“We just had no idea what to expect,” Jassin said. “We were thinking when it’s all said and done, it’ll be so awesome to have a set of DVDs in our family room.”

The film crew filmed for short stints onlocation before leaving for months to film the other four groups, Tryba said.

“It was definitely more of a time commitment this year with the cameras being there,” she said. “But they understood that we were students first.”

The crew and students had a mutual understanding that the show needed footage, but finals and studying were a priority over getting another take of rehearsal, Tryba said.

“People didn’t act more outlandish; they actually pulled back a little bit,” she said of the group’s reaction to having cameras constantly filming, adding that the students tended to censor themselves more.

Though some swears and out-of-context comments were used, Tryba said the group

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No Comment, an a cappella group at the University, performs at the Midwest Quarterfinal of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella competition on Jan. 24. The group, along with four others spanning the nation, was featured on the reality television show, “Sing It On.” was portrayed in an accurate, positive light overall.

“A lot of the drama that the other groups have isn’t fictionalized at all,” said Jessica Clark, No Comment’s musical director and senior in ACES. While drama has been frequent in the series, Jassin said the crew never pushed them to create conflict.

“You guys are still going to be best friends when the show’s over,” Jassin said, paraphrasing what they were told by the crew. “We’re just trying to show the world what a cappella is.”

Clark, Jassin and Tryba were all featured members of the show. The group was told early in production that certain members would be highlighted, Tryba said.

“I had all of my issues with my solo and that was the big hump that NoCo had to get over,” she said.

Jassin was surprised she was featured, since she is a younger member of the group with no solos, though she said her role on the show makes more sense to her now.

“I say a ton of funny stuff throughout the series,” she said. “I play the comedic relief for the show because it is really serious, and

there’s tears, and there’s drama.”

The focus of the show is the competition, which is a breeding ground for turbulent emotions. ICCA was adamant that Pop had no hand in competition results, however.

“After quarterfinals, we got a ton of backlash,” Tryba said. “People were talking mad sh*t about us.”

No Comment went five seconds over the time limit. According to ICCA rules, going over time results in docking the team by one place, but the group was still awarded first.

ICCA released a statement to resolve the conflict, assuring competitors that due to unforeseen circumstances, such as excessive audience applause, groups frequently go five seconds over and are not penalized.

Of course, the hands-off requirement also means that the featured groups are not guaranteed a win, as No Comment experienced when they did not advance after semifinals.

“Because we were happy with our set, we didn’t feel as much regret,” Jassin said. “We’re moving towards the direction of wanting to be more competition-focused.”

Even though they are no longer in the competition, the group was eligible to film a submission for the “Wildcard” slot, which would

allow them to enter finals again.

They are also featured in a spring break episode with All-Night Yahtzee, one of the “Sing It On” groups from Florida State University.

“It’s not the end of No Comment on the show yet,” Tryba said.

The group is also using their exposure on the show to benefit the University’s entire a cappella community, she said.

University a cappella groups have created a fundraiser to get new microphones, because adjusting to different microphones during competition can have a negative effect on performance, Tryba said. She added that many successful a cappella groups with the same musical talent have an advantage because of high-quality microphones.

“There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be on that same caliber as well,” she said.

July 1 is the “Sing It On” finale, and though the group has heard rumors, Tryba said they have not signed for a second season.

“It was a fantastic year,” she said. “We had a fantastic season, and the whole ‘Sing It On’ experience has been nothing but a blessing and a really good time.”

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Former Illinois star pitcher Tyler Jay was the 6th overall pick in the 2015 MLB draft, going to the Minnestoa Twins. Eight more Illini baseball players were drafted as well, which broke the University’s 1985 record of when six players were drafted.

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The Illini baseball team’s season ended on a bitter note after losing to Vanderbilt in the Champaign Super Regional on May 8.

Despite the season ending, the Illini still made history. Nine Illinois players were drafted in the 2015 MLB draft, which broke the 1985 record of when six Illini players were drafted.

Illinois’ bullpen was the story of the draft, with five pitchers selected.

First off of the board was left-handed pitcher Tyler Jay, who went to the Minnesota Twins at the sixth overall spot.

“It’s definitely special,” Jay said. “A lot of great players came through here. They pulled up a bunch of former guys who played

in the pros.”

Jay is one of the projected favorites to get to the majors the quickest. His work ethic is seen as a key point in his ability to move up the ranks quickly.

“There would be days when we were off, but there was a group of guys who would always go lift on off days,” Hartleb said.

“Tyler was pushing guys to go in and take the extra steps to be successful.”

Later in the draft, Illinois ace Kevin Duchene was taken in the fifth round by the Oakland Athletics. Duchene is expected to leave Illinois to take up his chance in the pros.

One of the more interesting picks of the draft was Nick Blackburn, who went to the New York Mets in the 22nd round. Blackburn

played mostly in a relief role for the Illini, usually setting up for Tyler Jay. Blackburn’s showing in the team’s final game may have impressed.

Blackburn had two strikeouts against the commodores in relief of Jay. One of the players he struck out was shortstop Dansby Swanson, who would go on to be the number one overall pick in the draft.

The next player taken was pitcher Rob McDonnell, who went to the Los Angeles Dodgers. McDonnell started many of the midweek games for the Illini, and was one of the team’s best right-handed pitchers.

The last Illini player drafted was Drasen Johnson, who was a starter for the team.

Johnson was seen as a workhorse, one who pitched roughly seven innings per start and

had a few complete games under his belt.

The second-team All-Big Ten player had the highlight of his season when he pitched a complete game against Notre Dame in the Champaign Regional.

The Illinois baseball team will be a very different squad next season, as the roster was loaded with seniors this past season.

The question is whether or not the nonseniors will leave for the draft.

Blackburn, Adam Walton, Jason Goldstein and Ryan Nagle were the non-seniors drafted. If they leave, Illinois will have just two players from their starting lineup and two pitchers from the starting rotation who saw major time remaining.

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SAGITTARIUS: NOV. 22 - DEC. 21 You’ll find it easy to charm others as Venus increases your sexual mojo. You could end up flirting with several people at once at a party or backyard barbecue. Or you might discover that several people you know through work are interested in you.

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■ Da’Monte Williams The 6-foot-2 guard is the son of former Illini superstar Frank Williams and showed flashes reminiscent of his father during his first two years at Manual. Williams’ elite athleticism helps make him an extremely talented scorer at the high school level. His efforts have earned him his first offer (from Illinois) and a No. 38 ranking in the 2017 class from ESPN. Landing Williams would help Groce reestablish a once-thriving Champaign-to-Peoria recruiting pipeline that dried up once D.J. Richardson graduated. 2017 is an eternity away in recruiting years, but Williams’ high school career and recruitment will definitely be fun to follow going forward.

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ESPN ranked Moore as the No. 89 prospect in his class, and he currently holds offers from Iowa, Georgia Tech and St. John’s, among others. He’s small but has deep range on a deadly three-point shot and could provide some much needed point guard relief for the Illini following the departure of Tracy Abrams.

■ C.J. Walker Walker arrived for his visit Sunday, only a couple of months after de-committing from Purdue. The 6-foot, 180-pound Walker is from Indy and yet another example of Groce’s efforts to recruit in the Hoosier state. He was the point guard on a state championship team that featured Trey Lyles before he was a Kentucky Wildcat. He’s another solid point guard option in a class where Illinois needs them badly.

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Groce hosted three high school hoopers for weekend visits, all of whom currently hold Illinois offers. Class of 2016 point guard Charlie Moore from Morgan Park, 2017 guard Da’Monte Williams from Peoria Manual and 2016 point guard C.J. Walker from Arsenal Technical in Indianapolis all took unofficial visits this weekend.

You might be relatively unfamiliar with these prospects, so let’s take a closer look at each of them.

■ Charlie Moore Moore is a 5-foot-10 point guard who was forced to play off the ball for much of his junior season. Former Illini target Marcus LoVett ran the show for Morgan Park, earning much of the hype that surrounded the third-best 3A team in Illinois. He toured the Illini campus Saturday with Groce and his high school

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