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Student loan interest rates set to double Without action from Washington, rates to go up July 1

BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER

Many students will pay more for their education next year if Congress doesn’t act by July 1.

Federal student loan interest rates are set to double at the beginning of the next fiscal year, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on subsidized Stafford loans, effectively raising the cost of a college education by $1,000 for students who need loans, according to the United States Public Interest Research Group.

The rates were set to double last July 1, but Congress, in the midst of an election year, voted June 29 to extend the rates one year.

Now, government leaders are looking for a more permanent solution to the interest rates.

In his recent budget proposal, President Barack Obama suggested tying student loan rates to market interest rates. Rates for subsidized loans will be 1 percent higher than the 10-year Treasury yield rates for subsidized loans, while the increase will be 3 percent for unsubsidized loans and 4 percent for graduate loans. With Thursday’s rates, this would mean a decrease in the rates of subsidized loans (from 3.4 percent to 2.7 percent), unsubsidized loans (from 6.8 percent to 4.7 percent), and direct graduate loans (from 6.8 percent to 5.7 percent). Many Republicans have supported this idea, but some have suggested capping the interest rates if the Treasury yield rate gets too high.

“Right now, we are kind of at historic lows in terms of our interest rates being very low,

What this means to students If Congress doesn’t act

by July 1, the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Over the course of a college career, the extra interest would likely mean that students on average will pay $1,000 more for their college education, according to the United States Public Interest Research Group.

THE UNIVERSITY BORROWS

SUBSIDIZED UNSUBSIDIZED GRADUATE PARENT PLUS TOTAL

$50,859,086 $36,670,945 $75,950,275 $80,736,089 $244,216,395

THE GOVERNMENT EARNS SUBSIDIZED UNSUBSIDIZED GRADUATE PARENT PLUS

$0.125 $0.333 $0.548 $0.490

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The Bee Research Facility, located on South Lincoln avenue, contains indoor and outdoor hives home to thousands of honey bees. This hive encloses around five thousand bees, one of the smaller hives on site.

Bee facility swarms to solve problem

PER DOLLAR LENT THE GOVERNMENT PROFITS SUBSIDIZED UNSUBSIDIZED GRADUATE PARENT PLUS TOTAL

$6,357,385.75 $12,211,424.69 $41,620,750.70 $39,560,683.61 $99,750,244.75

Researchers focused on cause of bee population decline

IF THESE RATES EXPIRE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL EARN AN ADDITIONAL $10,578,6898.89 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $110,328,934.63.

BY ELEANOR BLACK

so right now it would be a benefit to the students, but in three or four years, when the interest rate changes nationally, (it may not be),” said Dan Mann, director of financial aid. “If we go strictly to a variable interest rate, is there a possibility that it would always just be a variable interest rate, or should there be a cap put on at some point?

Those are the questions that are being asked and debated at this

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Wearing nothing but a plaid shirt and jeans, Charley Nye, lab manager of the University’s Bee Research Facility, toured the backyard of the property. Before him was a Styrofoam box; the buzzing of bees became louder and louder as he approached.

With the onset of spring, the ground he stepped on was lush and budding with dandelions, the early-season pollen source for the facility’s residents: honeybees.

“The year’s kind of ramping up

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Viral Facebook post about Suburban Express sparks controversy

BY CORINNE RUFF STAFF WRITER

A viral Facebook post has sparked discussion regarding fines and lawsuits from bus company Suburban Express.

The original post, which has been shared 789 times and “liked” 646 times in the last two weeks, as of 10:52 p.m. Thursday, traces back to the personal Facebook wall of Jeremy Leval, a graduate student at the University.

In his post, Leval describes an incident that occurred during a trip back to Champaign on March 31, on a bus driven by an individual who, according to the company, was not an employee of Suburban Express. Four days later, Leval said he received an email stating that he was permanently banned from Suburban Express and was issued a fine of $500 for liquidated damages and the cost of the ticket.

As passengers boarded the bus at the O’Hare International Airport stop, Leval said he overheard the bus driver shouting at an unidentified international student who he said did not understand that the driver was asking her to fold her ticket in half before she could board the bus.

“If you don’t understand English, you don’t belong at the University of Illinois or any ‘American’ University.” Leval said in his Facebook post, quoting the bus driver.

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tion) looked like it was getting better, the problem was getting less severe ... it’s not yet clear what the problem was this year.”

Researchers have not yet found a specific cause of the decline, but May Berenbaum, head of the department of Entomology, said four different factors have been proposed as contributors to the decline.

“There’s pesticides, parasites and diseases, management practices, and nutritional factors,” Berenbaum said. “So we’ve got people working on most of the main hypotheses that are out there to account for bee decline.”

The Bee Research Facility is one place where University researchers can experiment and test these theories.

“The Bee Research Facility exists to support our research

and make possible our research on honeybees,” Robinson said. “Our research on honeybees deals with a variety of topics that generally have to do with understanding the role of genes.”

Berenbaum said the main focus of the research is to determine the cause of the population decline.

“Identifying the causes opens up possibilities for treatment and prevention,” she said.

Researchers are also figuring out ways to preserve the bee population.

“There are new efforts to breed resistance, so people are taking a very different approach to the use of pesticides in the hive,” said Berenbaum, referring to a pesticide that protects bees from fatal

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Suburban Express lawsuits exceed attorneys’ fees Since January, Suburban Express has filed 44 lawsuits toward passengers who have violated its terms and conditions. In the case of Yu Zhang, international student and senior in Business, the cost of an attorney to defend her small claims case was more than the amount for which she was sued.

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Leval said he confronted the driver and told him his language was offensive and unnecessary.

In a statement provided to The Daily Illini, Suburban Express said after contacting the passengers on the March 31 trip, the company had not yet received “any first-hand knowledge of the incident.”

The statement also reads: “An offhand verbal exchange between a driver who is not an employee of Suburban Express and a passenger has been blown totally out of proportion by a meddling, selfaggrandizing student who has chosen to use this incident to promote his own agenda, which seems to be to call as much attention to himself as possible and to promote his own competing business.”

Suburban Express owner Dennis Toeppen said in an email later, “We take our obligation to serve all passengers with respect and professionalism very seriously.”

Meanwhile, several posts on the Facebook thread had addressed that Leval had attempted to launch a carpooling website called College Rides in May 2012.

“College Rides has not been launched, and it will never be launched,” Leval said in reply to a question about his former business plans.

On April 4, the same day Leval wrote his post, Suburban Express

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right now,” Nye said. “(The bees) spend the winter clustered together in a tight little ball, warming each other up and slowly eating honey until spring comes and the flowers start blooming.”

The box is one of the facility’s man-made hives, and by July, it will be joined by many more boxes as the bee population in the facility increases.

But this increase doesn’t reflect the nationwide honeybee population, which saw a dramatic decrease this year, according to University researchers. They are using the facility to look into this decline through genetic research.

“This last year was a real shock,” said Gene Robinson, director of the Bee Research Facility and the Institute for Genomic Biology. “(The honeybee popula-

Ill. Senate sends drone surveillance bill to House

BY JANELLE O’DEA STAFF WRITER

$320.03 $100 convenience charge $27.75 ticket price $64.69 screening fee $5.59 collection cost

$500 estimated attorney fee for small claims lawsuit

Source: Yu Zhang, international student and senior in Business

$47 screening fee $75 collection cost

Source: Thomas Betz, University student legal attorney

Source: Kim Evans, Ford County circuit clerk

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sent an email to passengers who were on Trip 705, asking if they had noticed an incident on the bus, said Hanyu Gu, senior in Business and one of the recipients of the message.

Gu said he was sitting two seats behind Leval when he witnessed the scene. He replied to the email: “The attitude of the driver was very rude and arrogant, which made me feel unpleasant. I didn’t

ask the details about the quarrel but I don’t think in any situation the driver should talk to a passenger like that.”

But in the statement provided to The Daily Illini, Suburban Express maintained it was not directly informed of the incident.

While a lawsuit hasn’t been filed against Leval, other students, who

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The Illinois Senate voted 52-1 in favor of Senate Bill 1587, titled “Drone Surveillance,” on Thursday, passing the legislation regarding unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, to the House. Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh said he will not make any decisions regarding the UAV, which was purchased by his department in 2007, until the law is established.

“Right now we’re just going to sit and wait to see what the law and the (Federal Aviation Administration) end up doing,” Walsh said.

Senate Bill 1586, proposed by Daniel Biss, D-Evanston, prohibits police or other government agencies from using UAVs unless a judge issues a search warrant authorizing the use of the UAV. Gene Robinson, owner of RP Flight Systems, a Texas-based UAV manufacturing company, said the FAA has been discussing regulations for UAVs over

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the past few years, as well.

Because UAVs are a new technology used by police offices and other government agencies, regulations have not been fully developed yet.

Robinson’s company manufactured the SkyCamo Spectra purchased by the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, and Robinson said the FAA’s slow progress in developing legislation has caused him difficulties in his business.

“The FAA has a long history of not making their deadlines,” Robinson said. “It’s been a very frustrating situation for manufacturers and also law enforcement officers who want to use the technology, and they cannot.”

Walsh said in an email that he and his office purchased the Spectra to assist in search-andrescue missions, mostly, but the UAV could be used for more.

He said the UAV could assist in many different situations, such as photographing outdoor crime

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Congress has presented a few alternatives to Obama’s proposal.

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has sponsored the Student Loan Fairness Act (House Resolution 1330) to permanently extend the current rates. Her bill also proposes that borrowers with student loans are absolved of their debt after paying 10 percent of their annual income for 10 years. So far, 43 representatives have co-sponsored the bill. This bill is currently under consideration by three different committees: House Education and the Workforce, House Financial Services and House Ways and Means.

Meanwhile, senators Tom Coburn, R-Okla.; Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.; and Richard Burr, R-N.C., have proposed the Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act (Senate Bill 682), which would change the interest rate on student loans to the 10-year Treasury yield rates plus 3 percent. This proposal would raise the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans to 4.73 percent, based on Thursday’s yield rates. This bill is currently under consideration by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Rep. Rodney Davis, R-13, hasn’t declared which plan he supports. “Congressman Davis believes that we must ensure that education loans are affordable and accessible to our nation’s students,� Andrew Flach, Davis’ spokesman, said in an email. “We must also look at ways to control the skyrocketing increases in tuition costs and make sure

that students can actually find jobs upon graduation so they can pay back their loans. However, as we move forward, Congress must ensure that their actions do not ultimately make it more difficult for students to obtain education loans.�

Federal government profiting off student loans The federal government benefits in several ways from letting the current interest rate cuts expire. At the higher interest rate, the government would receive increased revenue with similar administration costs.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government will make $34 billion off student loans in 2013, a number that will only increase with higher interest rates.

Currently, the federal government will make 12.5 cents for every dollar of subsidized loans it gives out, 33.3 cents for every dollar of unsubsidized loans, 54.8 cents for every dollar of graduate student loans and 49 cents for every dollar of parent loans.

Overall, in fiscal year 2012, the federal government lent the University $244 million in loans for a profit of $99.8 million when the loans are repaid — a profit of 40.8 percent.

If the rates were to increase, it is likely that the subsidized loan would make 33.3 cents for every dollar lent, like the unsubsidized loans, resulting in an increased profit of more than $10.5 million.

Limitations of student loans If the interest rate increases, it will have an effect on every student who bor-

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rows from the federal government, and students can do little to respond. “You’re basically tied to whatever the student loan rates were at the time you took out the loan, and that is what you end up paying,� Mann said. “There’s no advantage to not borrowing. I mean, if you need to borrow to go to school, this is the cost that it is going to be to borrow. We hope that won’t make a huge impact on students in the long run, and we hope it doesn’t affect their decision about attending college.�

The average debt for 2012 graduates of the University was $24,657, compared with $22,975 for 2011 graduates. It is likely that this number will continue to increase if interest rates go up.

One alternative to federal direct loans are private student loans. These loans may have a lower interest rate but usually don’t offer the full benefits of a federal loan, Mann said.

He said private loans often require co-signers and may be more difficult to pay back. “In general, we tell students and families that (private loans) should be kind of their last option in terms of how they can borrow,� Mann said. “It is true that some students are able to get lower interest rates at this time on private alternative loans, but they may not have all the benefits that you would find with the direct loan program.�

These benefits include the possibility of consolidation after graduation, fixed interest rates and possible forgiveness for working in public service.

Although students are basically stuck with the federal interest rate, they still have a few choices to make when it comes to student loans.

Suburban Express’ terms and conditions

Below is an extract from the company’s terms and conditions that every passenger must agree to before boarding the bus. Suburban Express has filed 46 lawsuits against passengers this year. — You MUST print out your ticket and present it to bus driver to board. You will not be permitted to board without a printed ticket. — In the event that your ticket is altered, multiple copies of your ticket are collected by driver(s), your ticket is used for transportation on the wrong date or trip or between the wrong stops, you agree to pay the applicable full fare plus $100 for each invalid, altered or duplicate ticket collected, and authorize us to charge your credit card for same. — If passenger or passenger parent / friend / companion / ride interferes with or delays departure of bus in any way, engages in disruptive behavior, or uses offensive or aggressive language

FROM PAGE 1A say they initially disputed the fine, have been the target of lawsuits. These have been a point of discussion on Reddit and Renren, a Chinese social networking service.

According to Judici, an Illinois database that holds public records for cases in 64 circuit courts, Suburban Express filed 44lawsuits this year in Ford County against passengers for tort or contract damages, meaning defendants violated the company’s written terms and conditions, defendants say. Passengers must agree to these terms when purchasing a ticket.

Thomas Betz, student legal directing attorney at the University, said he has noticed a significant increase in the number of students coming in to talk about fines from the bus company in the last month. For privacy regulations, Betz said he could not specify the exact number of students. “We’ve had problems over the years but not to the sheer volume as we have now,� he said.

According to the Student Legal Services Operational Plan, which Dean of Students Kenneth Ballom adopted in June 2012, University attorneys can only represent students who have cases in or originating in Champaign County.

Although Betz cannot represent students in this situation, he said he is advising them to submit complaints to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

International student Yu Zhang, senior in Business, said she sought help from Student Legal Services and filed a complaint after she was notified Jan. 30 of the $198.03 fine she would have to pay for violating the Suburban Express’ terms and services. She said she used her ticket on the wrong bus on Dec. 17, 2011.

Zhang said she was summoned to court March 19 — over the University’s spring break — but did not attend the court date. “I already booked a trip (to Houston) and there

HERE Champaign, LLC will begin construction on another apartment building at 308-312 E. Green St., in the space that IHOP and Campus Liquor currently occupy. Construction is expected to begin in October if the Champaign City Council approves the developer’s application. The building will be considered 27 stories due to factors such as high ceilings.

It will include 143 residential units, ground floor retail and will be equipped with an automated parking vault operated by an elevator.

The Champaign City Council’s Plan Commission will hold a public hearing for the project May 1 at 4 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 102 N. Neil St. The application will formally go to

was no way I could come back on time,� said Zhang, who paid $320.03, including court fees after the case was settled.

Betz said defendants who do not show up to the case will automatically lose.

Ford County circuit clerk Kim Evans said she has received around 30 phone calls from students and parents showing concern over the pending lawsuits since March 4. “It is very time consuming,� she said. “This has been a big deal, dealing with parents and students that are upset and saying they would like a way out of here that is not this scary.�

Evans said many of the students and parents she talked with said they were scared because they were suddenly paying much more than their original ticket fee.

She also said it is taking every one of the five employees who works in her office to handle the bulk of the lawsuits, which she says have been coming in at the same time. “I heard he was coming with a whole bunch

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Students can accept just the necessary parts of the federal loans when they receive their financial aid award letter in the spring. If students accept the entire loan, the extra cash will be charged at a 6.8 percent interest rate.

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“It will be interesting to see what happens in Washington, D.C.,� Mann said. “The president is obviously interested in this because they have talked about this, and I think that they felt like what they did last June with the July 1, 2012, date, was a temporary fix, and I think they are trying to get out of doing a temporary fix each year and trying to look at what is the best long-range option. It will be interesting to see what they come up with.�

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Robinson said the decline of the honeybee population is contributing to several problems throughout the U.S., including diminishing agricultural yields. “It’s very dangerous for our economy because of pollination,� he said. “Honeybees account for one third of the food that we produce

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To spread awareness to international students who use Suburban Express frequently, graduate student Donghai Gai, the vice president of the University’s chapter of the Chinese Student and Scholar Association, said his organization is continuing the conversation that was sparked by Leval’s post in a forum on its website. “It’s something people should be aware of when buying their ticket,� Gai said.

Leval said he will also continue to use the Facebook thread as a means for communicating with students. He is also seeking legal advice for how to move forward with the situation.

He added: “It’s a shame that for standing up for someone who was publicly humiliated, I was banned. If that is acceptable to this company, then there is a serous issue, and it needs to be immediately addressed.�

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Interest rates on subsidized student Stafford loans is set to double on July 1, if Congress doesn’t act.

Here’s a breakdown of how much interest the University as a whole will pay with each proposed system.

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She also said adding student apartment units along Green Street will give students more opportunities to walk on campus, as well as lessen the number of cars.

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Kyles said he is hopeful that the new development will attract more students to the University. He also said it will be easier for parents who stay in Champaign during special events such as Moms Weekend or sporting events to find lodging. “(Students) will come not only for great education, but also because the campus is more attractive too,� Kyles said.

Lorrie Pearson, Land Development Manager for Champaign’s Current Planning Division, said Green Street’s direction of development is consistent with the vision the city department has had. She said the construction projects are expected to help drive economic and employment growth. It will attract more busi-

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The Spectra is capable of streaming live video back to a computer, as well as taking high-resolution photographs, Walsh said. But, unlike military-grade drones, it does not have any weapons attached to it, he said.

Brian Dolinar, a visiting scholar at the University, investigated the UAV himself and obtained documentation about it from the sheriff’s office. Dolinar said he

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Bernbaum cited the almond industry as an example. Because of the decline of bees, almond growers have had to rent honeybee hives. “The rental fees have skyrocketed,� Berenbaum said. “So of course, if it costs more to produce the crop, it’s going to cost more to buy the end product in the grocery store.�

Eleanor can be reached at eablack2@dailyillini.com. believes the drone could be useful in search-and-rescue missions, but he also believes it will most likely be used for the War on Drugs. “Statistically, what you hear about in the news, you don’t hear frequently about search-and-rescue missions,�

Dolinar said. “If you pick up a newspaper, you’ll see one (report), if not more, for drug violations. That is the bread and butter of police departments.�

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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On the other side of Sixth and Green, JSM Development will begin constructing a 12-story hotel over Parking Lot J on Oct. 1. According to the city of Champaign’s report, JSM will pay about $4 million to purchase the land and will contribute $160,000 toward street reconstruction of Healey Street between Sixth and Fourth streets, which has been estimated by the city to cost approximately $1.7 million.

The city’s report also says that the redevelopment may generate up to $50,000 a year in property taxes for the city. The sales tax and property tax expected from the project may go up to $179,000 by the hotel’s fifth year from a base cost of about $140,000. The project’s completion date is set for August 2015.

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Green Street will see at least three new high-rise buildings by 2015, which council member Will Kyles, District 1, said he thinks will drive campus economy and employment.

Many major construction and renovation projects, especially high-rise residential buildings, are planned or are already in progress in the city of Champaign, said Ed Scharlau, Busey Bank vice chairman at Busey Bank’s 61st economic seminar on April 16 at Assembly Hall.

These construction projects are taking place mainly on campus and three residential facilities are scheduled to be completed by 2015 on Green Street. They will be located at Sixth and Green

Streets, Fourth and Green Streets and Parking Lot J next to Legends Bar and Grill, 522 E. Green St. The first project scheduled to be completed by Bankier Apartments is a 14-story apartment building located on the corner of Sixth and Green streets.

Miriam Booth, managing broker of Bankier Apartments, said this building will be both the tallest and nicest apartment building Bankier has developed yet. “I think the location is also perfect,� Booth said. “It’s right in the middle of campus, very convenient.�

Booth said because it is in the middle of campus, more businesses may be encouraged to come to the area. It will also give students more options to live closer to class.

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Congress failed America when it killed gun bill

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o -nothing” is a word tossed around to describe Congress often, but on Wednesday, Congress did something egregious.

It failed America. It failed Newtown. It failed Aurora. It failed the next mass shooting and the next one after that.

Forty-five senators blocked gun legislation that would expand background checks and ban assault weapons and high-capacity gun magazines. And the government that supposedly has the best interest in its people failed us yet again. Because in this country money wins, principle does not.

What’s right doesn’t always win.

What the American people overwhelmingly want in their country, somehow, does not win. The National Rifle Association wins, and it sure won Tuesday.

We live in a country where hundreds of people die from gunfire each and every day. Where one of Congress’ very own, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, of Arizona, was shot in the head, and legislators turn their backs on her when it mattered most.

Apparently this has no effect on the members of Congress.

To let this gun legislation die the same way that thousands do every year from legally and illegally purchased bullets is a disgrace. It is, as President Barack Obama said at the White House, “a shameful day for Washington.”

F rom the Senate gallery, Patricia Maisch, survivor of the Tucson shooting that severely injured former Giffords and killed six others, shouted “Shame on you” from the gallery when the bill was blocked, and we echo the same sentiment. It’s simple: It’s embarrassing.

But what is most troubling is that we elect these senators to represent us, to push our ideals for our government into meaningful legislation, and they failed to do both. According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, 90 percent of the country supports expanded background checks — something the NRA once supported — so when 41 Republicans and four Democrats voted no, who were they representing? Certainly not their constituents or the American people.

The math is maddening enough.

Let’s not forget, the NRA could have as many as 4 million members — the group is known to be generous with that figure — and even 74 percent of its members support background checks.

Essentially, the clout of 0.003 percent of this country has managed to put a stranglehold over the rest of us, disregarding our interests, squelching our safety and robbing our nation of its common sense.

There’s nothing that can bring back the lives lost across the country, at the Century movie theater or at Sandy Hook Elementary School. But what could — and should — have been done in Congress went by the wayside — at least for the time being. Our elected officials failed to restore faith, but that doesn’t mean that America will stop trying.

So what do we do now? We write, we work. We send letters to our senators and representatives expressing our angst and anguish, our disbelief. We reclaim the institution that should be representative of the people’s needs. It is critical that we remind our lawmakers that we want to extend the law to require universal background checks to sales of guns over the Internet and at guns shows, as Obama made clear.

We will fight for this.

We will remind them that this law would have had not infringed on anyone’s Second Amendment rights.

We will remind them that it would have kept unsafe human beings with criminal histories or troubling psychological problems from having the power to obstruct peace, to act unjustly.

And we remind our country to stand up for what is right in a time when our lawmakers ignorantly choose not to.

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Live in the present: Stop planning, start living SAFIA KAZI Opinions columnist

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the semester comes to an end, each week seems to be busier than the last. I had three papers due this week and a group project. The compulsive list-maker in me created a schedule of when each project needs to be completed.

On Monday, I decided to work out at CRCE. I planned on doing the 5K next Friday, so I was trying to prepare. I ran two miles and then started on my cool down.

Suddenly, my left palm felt itchy.

I scratched and scratched it, but the feeling wouldn’t go away. Then my scalp started getting itchy. My headphones started to feel tight, and I felt my ears swelling up. It was then I knew something was wrong.

I walked into the locker room to grab my things, and I got a glimpse of myself in the mirror.

My face was rapidly swelling. I knew I was having a severe allergic reaction. I took medication for it, but I still wasn’t feeling better. I called my sister to ask for advice, but I had to hang up on her because I couldn’t breathe well enough to keep talking.

I had to ask people working at CRCE to call 911 for me. (I have no idea what their names are, but if you’re reading this, thank you!)

The paramedics gave me the medicine I needed, and I was taken to

the hospital. Within a few hours, I was back to normal.

Needless to say, my trip to the hospital derailed my work plans for the week. I had made detailed plans for when to do certain assignments, but those plans fell through.

This experience made me think about plans. We often plan ahead and set goals for the future without expecting much of ourselves in the present. As a senior, this realization hit me hard when I looked at my syllabus and realized one of my classes only meets two more times this semester.

If you are a senior, I hope you’ve done everything you planned to do in college. If not, you still have a few weeks, so get started on your bucket list immediately.

As a freshman, I had certain expectations of what I would be like as a senior. I’m not sure I’ve met those expectations. I worry that I spent three years here and have not left an impact on the University. I fear that I didn’t live up to my potential. I worry that I didn’t meet enough new people.

Part of the reason I feel this

way is because I put off these goals. As a freshman, I thought I had plenty of time to get involved in extracurricular activities. But toward the end of the year, I realized that I wasn’t part of any Registered Student Organizations and I really hadn’t left my comfort zone. So sophomore year, I decided I couldn’t procrastinate on getting involved. I began working for The Daily Illini, and I’m glad I did.

Despite my involvement at the DI, I still feel like there are many parts of the college experience I missed out on. I haven’t had a professor be my mentor, I haven’t pulled an all-nighter yet and I haven’t had a picnic on the Quad.

This is entirely my own fault.

I have put off these experiences, thinking I can do them later. But graduating a year early derailed my plans. I wish I could go back and live differently. There is no guarantee we have another year, week or even day to do all we hope to do.

If you are a senior, I hope you’ve done everything you planned to do in college. If not, you still have a few weeks, so get started on your bucket list immediately. If you aren’t a senior, know that graduation is much closer than you think. Don’t expect on doing things later in college. Start doing what you’re passionate about now; do more and plan less.

Safia is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at kazi3@dailyillini.com. Follow her on Twitter @safia_kazi.

Don’t let time taint condolences, compassion NICKI HALENZA Opinions columnist

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Monday afternoon, America was shaken by yet another tragedy.

The bombings that occurred at the Boston Marathon left millions puzzled, saddened and scared.

Once people started getting wind of the news, social networking websites buzzed with updates and responses to the incident. But the surge of Boston Marathon responses and posts will not last forever. Our reactions to cataclysmic events last through a few comments on social media and afterwards we tend to carry on.

Unfortunately, this is not the first time a tragic event has taken over national media and our hearts. Within the past year, the country has endured heartache over the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and Aurora, Colorado, the death of Trayvon Martin, the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Sandy, and hundreds of other stories that have reached us through local and national news.

When these events happened, social networking websites soared as people posted with sorrow, anger, fear and remembrance regarding those involved.

However, within days, our newsfeeds — and arguably our lives — returned to the same daily, mundane themes. I think the logical explanation for this is that often times we hear of these events and express our condolences online, but we take for granted our ability to move on from tragedies. Meanwhile those involved and directly affected cope with the grief for a lifetime.

We post about terrible events that we hear about with sympathy and good intentions. Photos and stories of victims are shared

and retweeted by people all over the country, and millions pull together to show their support.

Even Twitter trends surround the tragedy and express hope for everyone involved.

Despite these touching acts, it seems as if many of us can turn our emotions on and off like a light switch. I, myself, am guilty of this.

During one of my lectures this week, I found myself reading article after article talking about potential causes of the bombings, injured victims, and increases in security all over the country. My heart grew heavy as I read these articles but as soon as I heard my professor mention an upcoming assignment, I quickly shifted my attention.

At that point, I realized not only

Our reactions to cataclysmic events last through a few comments on social media and afterwards we tend to carry on. how morbid and robotic it was for me to refocus onto something so petty, but I also realized how fortunate I was to be able to do that — how lucky I am to still have my life and loved ones when many others are in states of shock and mourning.

On Tuesday, only 24 hours after the bombings, my Facebook newsfeed consisted of posts about final exams, Netflix and the weather. Some of the people who made those statuses were the same ones who posted their anguish about the event only the day before. This is a pattern that has repeated itself over and over again.

While I can understand that being distanced from tragedy can distance its effect on us, many people think of it as just another sad story to share online. But at what point will something like this leave its imprint for more than a few days? Unfortunately, the answer seems to be when it hits close to home. However, I challenge people to broaden their definition of home. Let these events ignite something in you that lasts beyond a Tweet or a Facebook status — beyond a day or two.

Actor and comedian, Patton Oswalt, was one of the millions who commented on the event this week through a Facebook status. His words were moving and inspirational. A snippet of his comment follows: “But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil.

We’d have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, ‘The good outnumber you, and we always will.’”

Through our immediate reactions to national catastrophes, we as citizens try to act like those white blood cells. And we tend to do so via social media.

We immediately extend our compassion and condolences to those who need it. But we must remember to keep holding on to that spirit of care and concern and not let it be tainted by time.

Nicki is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at halenza2@dailyillini.com.

he world we live in is filled with evil — the kind of evil that steals, kills and destroys. It erupts in every country and every state, and it can tear apart human lives in an instant in the very same way a bomb can. Whether we’re prepared for it or not, evil comes, seeping into those places we thought were safe.

Like the Century movie theater in Colorado.

Like Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Like the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts.

By now, a few days have passed since the horrific events in Boston.

I sat at my computer for hours on Monday afternoon, monitoring live feeds and all the news coverage of the mess. Here were people who had come to watch and participate in one of humanity’s greatest physical feats, a race for the very best runners with the fastest legs — and here were people who left the marathon without legs. Without limbs.

Without lives.

That is what evil looks like. And it’s not going anywhere.

I believe the very last line of Wednesday’s Chicago Tribune editorial put it best: “And may all of us who revere this institution of American sport chip away at our fears of murders we’ll never be able to scour from the Earth.”

Murderers, thieves, bombers, offenders — these are the ones who we will never be able to scour. Evil is a person, threatening to steal our security, kill our confidence, and destroy our unity. This enemy is a permanent fixture on earth. It is here to stay.

But. Hope.

There will always be darkness, but at the end of every tunnel, there is a glimmer of light.

To find it, we must first walk through pain. We have to fight the enemy.

Tragedies have a peculiar way of bringing people together, of creating beauty from the ashes. On Monday, after the bombs went off and chaos ensued, people jumped into action. They ran straight toward that fence at the finish line, tearing it down, diving over the wreckage to help out in any way possible. They were strong. They were brave.

And past Boston, the country reacted. We slowly began to get bits and pieces of the story, and from there, social media exploded.

My Twitter feed looked similar to the way it did during the Newtown massacre — except #PrayForNewtown became #PrayForBoston. We became united in prayer.

The day went on and so did the acts of kindness: Bostonians opened their homes to displaced runners, volunteers worked tirelessly to reunite marathoners with their belongings, small-business owners invited the community in for a drink and some Wi-Fi, and runners went straight from the finish line to the hospital to donate blood to victims.

Just a few hours after the explosions, the American Red Cross tweeted, “Thanks to generosity of volunteer blood donors there is currently enough blood on the shelves to meet demand. #BostonMarathon.”

But. Hope.

There will always be darkness, but at the end of every tunnel, there is a glimmer of light. To find it, we must first walk through pain.

We have to fight the enemy. Band together. Hate what is evil and cling to what is good.

For Boston, it is too soon to search for beauty. The city is wounded, still reeling from Monday and wondering why evil came to its finish line.

Three precious lives were lost, and countless lives were changed forever. I don’t pretend to understand what tragedy feels like — many of us haven’t experienced it first-hand.

We can, however, show our support and take a stand against evil.

Because it is real, and it is here.

But. Hope.

Hope is here, too.

Melanie is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at mastone3@dailyillini.com.

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La Casa prepares for campus Day of Silence

BY KATIE TRAVERS STAFF WRITER

La Casa Cultural Latina, one of the University’s cultural houses, held their last “Dinner Dialogue” of the year on Wednesday to discuss lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally issues in the context of the ChampaignUrbana Latino community. They also discussed Friday’s Day of Silence.

The dinner was meant to create an evening of open conversation and provide a forum for the LGBT community and its allies to share personal anecdotes, give opinions, ask questions and spread knowledge.

“The reason that we did it here at La Casa was to bring awareness to our students about what (The Day of Silence) is ... (to) serve as an Ally to underrepresented communities ... (and to) build a community and support sysem for all underrepresented students in general,” said Berenice Sanchez, assistant director at La Casa Cultural Latina.

One of the student leaders, Tencia Arizpe, senior in Social Work, is an intern at the UP Center of Champaign County, a multi-service agency that supports and promotes activities meant to improve the wellbeing and development of the LGBT community.

She was accompanied by fellow interns Aliya Prescott and Sydney May, also seniors in Social Work. Together, they engaged a small group of students at La Casa Cultural Latina.

During the evening, the three seniors gave a presentation and discussed living life as a member or ally of the LGBT community. They also pinpointed the unique issues that LGBT community members may face when acknowledging their other personal identities, whether it be racial, class-based or cultural. Arizpe, May and Prescott acknowledged that each person in this world is a complex individual, highlighting that within one person, there is the potential for many identities to exist.

“I wanted to do this workshop

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because I have been inspired to show the world my various identities,” Arizpe said. “I’ve realized it’s important to showcase those intersections, especially with Latinos. I know how stigmatized it can be to be gay in this community. And being a gay Latina and speaking out about these issues is rewarding.”

Attendees also viewed the video clip “Undocumented and Unafraid, Queer and Unashamed,” from Cuéntame, a series that focuses on Latino social and cultural issues. This clip presented a small piece of one Latino man’s story. This man, in addition to being a Latino in the U.S., identified as a member of the LGBT community.

On Friday, students will come together to make these issues known on a broader scale by participating in the campus’s “Day of Silence.” The purpose behind this nationwide, unofficial holiday is to allow students to actively take a “silent” stance on LGBT social issues. During the day, participants will remain silent.

The Day of Silence began in 1996 with University of Virginia students pushing for LGBT awareness in their community.

According to the Day of Silence’s website, it has become the “largest single student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.”

Erica Manzo, junior in LAS, chooses to take a stance as an ally. She recently attended ally training at La Casa Cultural Latina, where she learned how to be supportive of LGBT community members. Under the University of Illinois Student Affairs Office, students can also take part in Ally training through the LGBT Resource Center and Asian American Cultural Center at different points throughout the school year.

May also identifies herself as an ally.

“I’ve really enjoyed working with that community, and I’ve felt like I’ve become a part of that

Day of Silence: 11 a.m -4 p.m. Tables on the Quad 4 p.m. Gathering to spread awareness, Green and Wright Streets 5 p.m. “Breaking the Silence” Rally, Main Quad 6 p.m. Green St. Hugh In Prep at LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union 7 p.m. Keynote speech with David Yost, 314 Illini Union 10 p.m. Green St. Hug-In, Green Street

community in the process,” May said.

Students promoting the Day of Silence will set up tables on the Quad from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

They will also hold a gathering to spread issue awareness on the corner of Green Street and Wright Street at 4 p.m. This event will continue into the evening, where the silence will eventually be “broken” with a “Breaking the Silence Rally” on the Main Quad at 5 p.m. Preparation for their “Hug-In” will occur at the LGBT Resource Center at 323 Illini Union to prepare for the Hug-In to take place later, at 10 p.m. on Green Street.

David Yost, the former blue Power Ranger in many Power Ranger TV series and films, will give a speech in room 314 of the Illini Union at 7 p.m.

A “Hug-In” will take place at 10 p.m. on Green Street and is specifically designed to represent resistance against hate crimes.

Albert Plawinski, senior in LAS, will be participating in the event.

“Today is basically organized as a day of protest,” he said.

“You’re trying to show that in situations where you would be speaking, for example, group work ... you’re in a way protesting the silence that the LGBT community and its supporters face everyday.”

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Ebertfest’s ‘Day of Heaven’ Film fest kicks off with 1978 classic, standing ovation in Ebert’s honor ADLAI STEVENSON Staff writer

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oger Ebert may have died earlier this month, but his legacy lives on this weekend through Ebertfest in downtown Champaign. Director Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven” kicked off the film festival at the Virginia Theatre on Wednesday night, with special guest Haskell Wexler, the film’s Oscar-winning photographer.

Ebert’s recent passing created a poignant aura for the festival’s opening night. Chaz Ebert, Roger’s wife for over 20 years, introduced Wednesday’s events with a speech, slightly postponed due to the four-minute standing ovation given by the sold-out theatre’s audience.

“I am so happy to be with you this evening,” Chaz said.

“I always called Roger my boyfriend ... I was hoping that my boyfriend could be here with me, but he’s not. So, for tonight I am wearing his scarf.”

Endearing moments filled the course of the evening, but so did a welcome mix of big laughs and sharp humor. Chaz reminded the audience that she can be a loose cannon at speeches, but that she would do her best to follow the script. A radiant presence, Chaz commanded the stage gracefully, sharing intimate memories of Roger and thanking the Champaign Park District for the Virginia Theatre’s “beautiful” renovations.

Chaz introduced Grace Wang and June Kim to the podium, the filmmakers of “I Remember,” a short-subject film that played before “Days of Heaven.” Wang also served as one of Ebert’s far-flung correspondent film enthusiasts from all over the world. Ebert’s correspondents regularly contributed to his blog and website.

Wang spoke before the short played, describing her experience with Ebert and his family as life-changing. Originally, her parents wanted her to become a doctor, accountant and lawyer — all in that order, she joked. But then she met Roger.

“When Roger came into my life, he taught me what cinema could be and what it

could mean,” Wang said in her speech. “Watching Roger champion filmmakers of all different kinds of backgrounds ... it made me think of life’s possibilities. Roger never encouraged me to become a filmmaker, only to be the best person that I could be. And for that I am forever grateful.”

“I Remember,” much like Terrence Malick’s feature, is an elliptical wonder. In the short, a woman wallows in an empty gray apartment as forbidding noise from the city outside creeps through the walls and windows. The girl, clad in black, shares enigmatic phone conversation with someone else with the other end of the line muted for the audience.

She intermittently folds clothes and drinks from a glass, but the short is anything but a bore. As quick cuts rush the screen with color and the backstory gradually reveals itself, “I Remember” caused audible reactions from dozens of audience members, signifying Wang’s and Kim’s storytelling talents.

Is it a glorified nature documentary, as many of Malick’s harshest critics make his work out to be? Hardly.

The short also displays a welcomed technical proficiency, taking advantage of digital video’s spectral, desaturated aesthetic. Several takes, including an impressive tracking shot early in “I Remember,” no doubt took several rehearsals and much-needed skill. Ebertfest audiences should keep Wang’s second short “Magical Coincidence” on their movie radars.

“Days of Heaven” followed Wang’s short and Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics and longtime friend of Ebert, introduced Malick’s film. Barker described “Days of Heaven” as one of the most stunning movies ever made, achieving a level of poetry rarely seen in the medium.

His superlatives are welldeserved — “Days of Heaven” took audiences by storm in

1978, and its director’s influence in film has been heavily present since. Set sometime in the early 20th century, Richard Gere plays a brother on the run with his sister and girlfriend from Chicago police, fleeing to be a migrant laborer on a wheat farm in central America.

Sam Shepard plays the wealthy farmer who falls for Gere’s girlfriend, which sets in motion thrilling and tragic events for the film’s lead characters.

The film is at once beautiful and puzzling. The wide horizons of farmland are gorgeous but the human drama is compounded by the nature surrounding the characters. In “Days of Heaven” and Malick’s other films, man is viewed as another critter on earth.

Is it a glorified nature documentary, as many of Malick’s harshest critics make his work out to be? Hardly. “Days of Heaven” is full of biblical allusions given elemental, worldly expressions through the grand plain fields and vast array of characters Cinematographer Wexler shared his experience on “Days of Heaven” in a panel discussion with film and TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz. Although Wexler holds an “additional photography” credit on the film, Wexler shot half of the film’s production after its original cinematographer, Néstor Almendros, had to leave for other projects.

Almendros won an Oscar for his work on “Days of Heaven.”

Undoubtably deserving of the film, Wexler said there were “awkward” and “bitter” experiences over who should receive the film’s directory of photography credit. But he said he is over any bad past experience, proud of his work displayed in the film.

Ebertfest’s VIP guests congregated to Neil St.’s Steak ‘n Shake at 11 p.m. after Wexler’s discussion, an experience that Barker noted in his letter of remembrance on the website Indiewire. Filling several long tables with slider plates and milkshakes, the conversations continued the festival’s affinity for film.

Ebert may be gone, but Wednesday night’s sold-out audience indicated that he will remain at the movies in spirit and memory. Ebertfest will continue to run with film screenings special guests, such as Jack Black and director Richard Linklater, until Sunday night.

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Ebertfest’s hopeful close

BY JORDAN SWARD STAFF WRITER

In the last decade, tens of thousands of wounded soldiers have returned home from combat. For them, one battle is over, and another is just beginning.

This is the sentiment behind the documentary that will close Ebertfest on Sunday. “Not Yet Begun to Fight” follows wounded veterans on their journey to emotional and psychological recovery as they spend a week fly-fishing in Montana.

Sabrina Lee, producer and co-director of the film, said when she and her co-director, Shasta Grenier, decided to make a film about veterans’ re-entry into civilian life, they thought fly-fishing was an appropriate way of approaching the subject.

The metaphor of fly-fishing is part of what makes the film work on more than one level, Lee said. There is a restorative element in taking a live creature in your hands and returning it safely to its natural environment, she said, especially for veterans who were previously trained to kill.

Marine Col. Eric Hastings flies wounded veterans from military hospitals to Montana each year as part of his organization Warriors and Quiet Waters.

“I came back from combat and found I

needed relief,” Hastings said in the film.

He goes on to say that the more he flyfished, the more it became a physical and mental need — he had to do it, or he “was gonna kill somebody.”

Steve Platcow, executive producer of the film, said that in teaching men to flyfish, Hastings helps them learn tactics to medicate post traumatic stress disorder symptoms.

“There is forgiveness for what involvement (soldiers) had in killing every time they catch and release a fish,” he said.

Platcow’s personal motivation for being involved in the project came in part from his grandfather, a wounded World War I veteran who suffered from undiagnosed PTSD symptoms.

“The world needs to see this and do everything we can to help reintegrate these guys into our society, so they can be helpful and useful to themselves and others and not of danger to themselves and others,” Platcow said of the film.

Erik Goodge, one veteran featured in the film, wears an eye patch to cover an injury sustained by being hit by an improvised explosive device while overseas.

During one scene in the film, Goodge said he wanted to return to Afghanistan,

where “things sometimes make more sense in combat than they do in the real world.”

However, since the shooting of the film in 2010, he said he no longer feels that way.

“It’s not been a lot of time, but it’s certainly been enough time to sit back and think,” Goodge said.

It takes time to come off the adrenaline rush of being in combat and return to civilized society, he said, but now that he has, he never wants to go back to Afghanistan or see anyone else go back either.

For Goodge, fly-fishing is therapeutic because of its slow, fluid repetition and the fact that it keeps him focused on something other than his injuries. He continues to fish as often as he can.

As for the film, Goodge said one of the special things about it is that the viewer can decide what message to take away.

Lee said the film has a light editorial and directorial touch for this reason — it does not tell people how to feel about the subject.

Lee and Platcow both feel honored to be included in Ebertfest this weekend.

“I recently read (Roger Ebert’s) memoir ‘Life Itself,’ and one of the simple but lovely points he makes is that he tends to like films that are about good people,” Lee said.

Despite larger themes of the impact of

war and loss of identity, Lee said “Not Yet Begun to Fight” is essentially about good people who are on their way to getting better. Although she said she would just be speculating, perhaps this is why Ebert chose it as one of 12 overlooked films of the year shown at the festival.

“I’ve been brought to tears discussing it multiple times,” Platcow said. “I’m hopeful that all the time and love that has gone into this will help us achieve an audience large enough to really have a lasting effect on how, as a society, we can come together and help each other be the best that we can be.”

In “Life Itself,” Ebert wrote, “I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do ... That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances.”

“Not Yet Begun to Fight” will screen at the Virginia Theatre on Sunday at Noon.

Lee, Grenier and subjects Goodge and Elliott Miller will participate in a discussion immediately following the film.

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Illini plan to leave everything on floor at NCAAs

BY GINA MUELLER STAFF WRITER

Train with no regrets.

This has been the motto for the No. 7 Illinois men’s gymnastics team over the past two weeks.

Coming off of a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, the Illini have strived to keep the energy in the gym high while training for NCAA Championships.

With its last meet of the season this weekend, Illinois — reining NCAA champions — will leave everything on the competition floor trying to defend its title.

“I hope that we can end this season having a good meet and not leave the meet with a loss, knowing that we left so many missed routines on the floor with the ‘what could have happened’ mentality,” Illinois head coach Justin Spring said. “If you can walk off of the NCAA competition floor knowing that for the last part of the season you did everything you could, you won’t beat yourself up for how the season ended.”

This week’s obnoxiously loud music and cheers could be heard from inside Huff Hall during the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. The Illini have been using these as distractions while practicing routines in preparation for the crowd at the NCAA Championships. Team captain and senior Vince Smurro said Illinois’ success will come by putting everything together.

“Everyone has had their highlights throughout the year,” Smurro said. “I think we have been the king of single performances and great highlights. In general putting six events together on the same day has been a struggle for us. ... For us to place top three and make it to the second day, we are going to need some hits.”

For the first time in years, Illinois will be competing in the afternoon session Friday along with No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 10 Nebraska and No. 11 Air Force.

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But sophomore Josh Wilson said what time the team competes will not affect the its performance.

“We could compete at 4 a.m., and we are still going to do what we do anyways,” Wilson said. “At this point it is muscle memory and whatever happens is programed into our muscles. Not a lot goes into it except how you approach the competition and your mental state.”

The new five-up, five-count format will be used at the NCAA Championships this season, making the competition unpredictable. Having to count a fall or multiple falls on an event could potentially damage a team’s score so badly that they are out of the running for qualification to the finals and for the title. Consistency is detrimental for this weekends competition. Spring said though the new format is difficult, it brings more excitement to the competition.

“This year every mistake counts very heavily against you and that allows for anyone who makes the Super Six to have a shot this year,” Spring said. “That’s sports.”

The Illini will have to keep up with Oklahoma and Michigan to qualify to compete in the second day of competition. Something that the Illini have been stressing this season is belief. Spring believes that will be an important ingredient needed this weekend for Illinois to earn the title of backto-back NCAA champions.

“We need a true sense of belief that we can do it,” Spring said. “I do think that these guys believe in themselves. They realized that we peaked very late because of all the setbacks, but that’s OK. No one will remember our season average if we end up national champions.

That’s been the missing key, believing they still have what it takes to win.”

Gina can be reached at muelle30@ dailyillini.com and @muelle30.

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Illinois’ Josh Wilson performs his floor exercise routine during the Orange and Blue Exhibition at Huff Hall on Dec. 9.

Women’s gymnastics sees NCAAs as just another meet The Illini will be the underdog yet again this weekend, as they Even though the No. 16 Illinois are ranked last among the 12 women’s gymnastics team will teams competing at nationals. compete in the biggest meet Although the field includes of its season this weekend, the Big Ten foes such as Michigan team still thinks of it like any and Minnesota as well as No. 1 Florida, the team isn’t worried other competition.

Two weeks removed from about its competition. finishing second overall behind “Regardless of who we’re No. 7 Michigan and ahead of up against, we need to do our No. 13 Nebraska at the NCAA job,” Fiedler said. “The teams Morgantown Regional, the we’re competing against aren’t Illini will look to messing with pull off another our heads at all, upset at NCAA we need to just Championships. stay together “(The coaches) and focus on just want us ourselves and do to picture this our best.”

Head coach as any other Kim Landrus meet,” junior added that all 11 Sarah Fiedler said. “It’s really teams the Illini exciting to make will compete it to nationals, a ga i n st a re but we’re not extremely welldone yet. We coached a nd still have a job very talented to do once we get programs that there, so we have will display topto just pretend level gymnastics.

With the level like we’re back SARAH FIEDLER, at Kenney (Gym) of competition junior gymnast or Huff (Hall) so high, Illinois just doing our will need to be thing.” flawless on every event to make Illinois will carry a lot of it to Super Six, where the topmomentum into nationals this six teams advance, later in the weekend in Los Angeles. The weekend. Landrus said the team Illini are coming off a season- is in a position to do just that and high 196.450 at the Big Ten maybe even hit its seasonlong Championships and a 196.025 goal of going 24-for-24. at regionals, which was good “We’ve prepared extremely enough to beat Nebraska and well, we’re definitely in a position advance. to go out there and hit our

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“Basically, we’re treating it like any other meet and working on those little small details because ultimately that’s what helped us make it to nationals.”

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Illinois’ Sarah Fielder performs her balance beam routine during the Gym Jam against Iowa at Huff Hall on Feb. 16.

The Illini will compete at the NCAA Championships for just the third time in program history this weekend. routines, and now we just need to do our gymnastics,” Landrus said.

The Illini will compete in the Olympic order at nationals, which means they will compete on vault bars and beam before ending on floor.

“That’s what we compete for home meets,” Fiedler said. “Any order we’re fine with, we’ve been

competing in the hardest order ending on beam, but obviously we’ve proven now that we’re a strong enough team that we can do that. Olympic order is awesome because floor is a really exciting high-energy event to end on.”

To succeed, Illinois will need disregard the pressure and focus on the little things it has been working on all year.

“Basically, we’re treating it like any other meet and working on those little small details because ultimately that’s what helped us make it to nationals,” Fiedler said. “The stuck landings, the handstands, we’re trying to tune up all the little details.”

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Men’s tennis serves up against Indiana, Purdue to finish regular season

BY J.J. WILSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Illinois men’s tennis (13-9, 6-3 Big Ten) will play Purdue (16-9, 3-6) on the road this weekend to finish out the regular season, but not before hosting its final home match against Indiana (16-11, 6-3).

When the Illini take the courts against the Hoosiers on Friday, the young team of nine — seven underclassmen — will recognize its two seniors for last regular-season match at Atkins Tennis Center. But seniors Bruno Abdelnour and Stephen Hoh aren’t ready to be done.

“I don’t feel like its been four years. I would love to keep playing for the Illini, but it’s just the reality of it,” Abdelnour said. “I

don’t think (my season) went as well as I wanted it to. A lot of injuries. ... But hopefully I can end on a good month and do what I was planning on.”

Hoh added how happy he has been with how far the team’s culture has come in his senior year.

He feels it has done its part in setting a good example to the younger players, but he still plans on going out and “leaving everything on the court.”

Abdelnour and Hoh will get their chance to turn around their games, but it may not be easy against an Indiana team that ties Illinois for fourth place in the Big Ten behind Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota, respectively. In terms of what each team brings to the table though, it would seem

the Illini have the upper hand.

With No. 31 Jared Hiltzik leading the Illini squad, coming off an undefeated weekend, Hoosiers numbers don’t speak much resistance, having no players ranked in the top 100. And despite the conference tie between the two teams, Indiana doesn’t post an impressive resume, having lost to the same teams in the Big Ten by mostly larger deficits and boasting no significant wins over ranked teams this season.

“Still, Indiana is a great team,” head coach Brad Dancer said.

“They’ve beaten us two years in a row. That’s a little bit frustrating for us and just being ready for what they bring Friday.”

The biggest Hoosier threat comes from its No. 19 doubles duo

of Sam Monette and Isade Juneau, sitting just behind Illinois’ No. 11 sophomore tandem of Tim Kopinski and Ross Guignon. The Illini pair is on a 9-1 run together, backed by a 5-0 record against nationally ranked opponents this season.

Kopinski and Guignon have helped the Illini’s doubles game rebound, producing an improvement from the season’s 1-6 start to 12-10 for doubles matches won; although, Dancer still sees holes in their game.

“We’ve been able to put two consistent teams out there, but we haven’t been able to do three,” Dancer said. “In time, that puts a lot of pressure on the other teams.”

Similar to last weekend’s struc-

ture, which saw Ohio State (262, 9-0) and Penn State (8-14, 2-7), the Illini will start with the better of the two this weekend. Though Purdue’s .640 win percentage hasn’t eluded the Illini, who are at .591, and Dancer said the team has to treat it just as tough as any other match.

“We’re really focusing on positioning for the NCAA tournament, what we need to do to be in the best position for the NCAA tournament,” Dancer said. “That’s both from a ranking perspective and a little more of a mindset perspective. ... We really need to focus on where we need to be mentally going into the matches.”

J.J. can be reached at jjwilso2@ dailyillini.com and @Wilsonable07

y column for next week was actually planned in advance.

“An Ode to the Marathon Runner,” in honor of the Illinois Marathon. It was supposed to be an upbeat column, offering encouragement and building excitement for all those coming to Champaign to pursue the 26.2-mile journey.

The idea seems rather trivial after the tragedy that hit Boston on Monday. The marathon community, not to mention the entire country, is shell-shocked by the events surrounding Boston’s finish line. It’s nearly impossible to determine how to act, or what to feel about destruction hitting one of athletics most-sacred events.

There is something about marathon runners that should be glorified, respected and awed. Finishing is an accomplishment for anyone, if it takes three hours or seven to do so. This is the event where the elite and average can intermingle, where anybody who finishes is a star. Marathons are one of the few sporting events where booing is practically nonexistent,where everybody is in it together.

The marathon is ancient and dates back to the ancient Greeks, the beginning of modern civilization. It requires much preparation but little equipment and a whole lot of heart.

Then there’s the Boston Marathon, the epitome of all marathons, starting in 1897, a year after the first Olympic marathon. Boston is the main event for marathon runners, a battle that only the fastest qualifiers are welcome to.

I have never run a marathon and have expressed little desire to do so. I was sitting at work in Champaign when the bombs went off. I only vaguely knew a few people participating in Boston and was quickly alerted of their safety. I’ve covered a handful of races and marathons, but never Boston. And despite my distance from the situation, my heart was broken Monday afternoon, like the majority of hearts in our country.

It’s just like any tragedy.

Anybody with a soul feels the mix of emotions — shock at the events, anger at the perpetrator, sympathy for the victims, compassion for the families and empathy for the city and staff members who have to deal with rebuilding after the tragedy.

It is easy to get angry and point fingers during times like this, to turn to rage at whoever was responsible for destructing a day of celebration. However, it’s important to remember all the heroes that stepped up during Boston’s time of need. Look at the spectators who tended to the injured, the medical personnel, policemen and firemen who lent a hand. Google and other websites that immediately sprouted up, offering assistance to those in need and the social media response to locate individuals who were at the scene.

It is easy to be scared right now and shy away from running. That marathon you trained for next week might not seem nearly as exciting when you look at recent events. The motivation to run 26.2 miles with the threat of terror in the back of your mind could make for an easy excuse to stay in bed.

Now is a tough time for everyone. Tragedies like this are not meant to be taken lightly. Don’t let an isolated terrible incident scare you away from sports and more importantly take away from the essence of marathon running. Now is the time to stand strong. It’s time to keep running, or cheering, or working, or volunteering.

The marathon finish line is a perfect moment, a haven for raw emotion, love and

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Friday, April 19, 2013

WEEKEND PREVIEW

Catching up on the less covered Illini sports teams JOHNATHAN HETTINGER Illini columnist

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rom the moment that students step foot on campus, something is happening in the sports world.

In the fall, football begins.

Saturdays are spent at Memorial Stadium or in front of a TV, until, at least, November. Basketball picks up in late October with scrimmages and Illini Madness, and it starts to pick up in November until March Madness. After the last basketball is tipped, spring football begins in March and lasts through April’s spring game.

Now, with football and basketball over for the year, it’s the perfect time to start following the other Illini teams, 11 of which are in action this weekend.

With that in mind, below’s a primer for this weekend’s Illini sporting events.

Men’s track splits up for Mt. Sac Relays, LSU Illinois only has 2 meets left before competing at the Big Ten Championships

BY DAN ESCALONA STAFF WRITER

With two meets left before the Big Ten Championships, the Illinois men’s track and field team will head to two of its most crucial meets of the outdoor season.

For the first and only time of the outdoor season, the Illini will split up, with a small contingent of long-distance runners competing at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif., while the rest of the team will travel to the LSU Alumni Gold in Baton Rouge, La. At the LSU Alumni Gold, the Illini will be back on the track once again in SEC country facing

off against some of the nation’s elite teams such as host LSU and No. 1-ranked Texas A&M. “One of the biggest reasons we schedule tough meets like this one is to get our guys ready for Big Tens and nationals,” head coach Mike Turk said.

“We know we’re not going to win every event but we’re going to go in fighting and competing, and I see it as a huge benefit going forward.”

Following a disqualification last weekend, the 400-meter relay will implement another lineup change. Turk will replace sophomore Jade Ack-

erman — who replaced junior Vanier Joseph last week — with 1600-meter relay standout junior Stephon Pamilton — who is slated to run the third leg. The rest of lineup will remain unchanged with junior Julian Smith leading off, sophomore Brandon Stryganek in the second leg and DJ Zahn in the anchor leg.

“We have three solid legs in the 4x1, but we’re just trying to find that fourth leg, and every time we get a new guy in there it messes with our team chemistry,” Smith said. “When we put in a new member everyone has to adjust to a different role. Since I’m leading off, I’m looking to open with a fast leg to give us a chance to record a fast time.”

In the individuals events, the Illini are eager to witness the

continued growth and success of freshman Cameron Viney and Vanier Joseph in hurdles. Viney will be back in the 400-meter hurdles attempting to surpass his season-best time set last weekend. After a week off, Joseph will be back in the 110-meter hurdles.

Turk expects both hurdlers to run their fastest times yet.

“The best workout I can get in the 400 hurdles is to run it on race day,” Viney said. “The more reps I get during actual races, I’ll see even more improvements in my speed and form.”

The Mt. Sac Relays present the most important meet of the season for Illinois’ distance runners.

The majority of the runners competing over the weekend had a bye week last weekend in order to better prepare for Mt. Sac. For

all of the runners, the meet will be a prime opportunity to record their best qualifying times for the national meet in May. Seniors Jim Riddle and Hunter Mickow will look to establish themselves in the 10,000 meters, along with senior Jannis Toepfer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and freshman Ian Barnett in the 1500 meters.

“Mt. Sac is always a focal meet for the distance guys, and a meet they work hard toward putting out their best times of the season,” Turk said. “We have some guys like Jannis and Ian that have grown tremendously up to this point and we look to see them put up some fast times.”

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Illini ready for 3-meet weekend After a week off, women’s track busy competing

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Women’s gymnastics

Coming off a rest week, the No. 18 Illinois women’s track and field team heads into a threemeet weekend, which the Illini hope will prepare them for future meets.

The team will face a field including NCAA Indoor Championship contenders, No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 15 Texas Tech, in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday at the LSU Alumni Gold meet. The rest of the squad is split with a couple of multi-event athletes going to the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif. to compete in the heptathlon and others heading to the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio.

The Illinois squad will be competing for the first time in the last two weeks, and despite the risk of losing its hot streak to start the outdoor season, head coach Tonja Buford-Bailey feels more confident in the team’s performances this weekend.

“They needed the rest,” BufordBailey said. “We had been trav-

Event — NCAA Championships Where — Los Angeles When — Friday through Sunday Question — What are Illinois’ chances at a national championship?

Answer — Very slim. The Illini are ranked No. 16 in the nation and are making their third appearance at the NCAA Championships.

Illinois is just happy to be at the finals.

How to follow the event — Stream it live at NCAA.com

Men’s gymnastics Event — NCAA Championships Where — University Park, Penn.

When — Friday through Sunday Question — Will the Illini repeat as national champions?

Answer — Probably not, but it’s possible. Illinois has struggled so far this season, finishing fifth out of eight teams in the Big Ten but is still ranked No. 7 in the country.

How to follow the event — Stream it live at NCAA.com

“Sometimes the schools from the south will count us out, but we just want them to know we are a force when we show up.”

Baseball Event — Three-game series at Ohio State Where — Columbus, Ohio When — Friday through Sunday Question — Will Justin Parr’s 21game hitting streak continue?

Answer — Totally. The senior outfielder has the longest-active NCAA hitting streak and is hitting an unreal .440 on the season. The better question is, will Ohio State be able to get him out?

How to follow the event — Sunday’s game will be available on Big Ten Network

TONJA BUFORD-BAILEY, head coach

Softball Event — Three-game series against Indiana Where — Eichelberger Field When — Friday through Sunday Question — Will the Illini win another Big Ten game this season?

Answer — We’ll see this weekend. Indiana is the worst conference opponent left on the schedule, with Illinois not playing Penn State this season.

How to follow the event — Head out to Eichelberger to catch the Illini in action.

Men’s tennis Event — Last home meet of the year against Indiana on Friday and last meet of regular season at Purdue on Sunday Where — Atkins Tennis Center and West Lafayette, Ind. When — Friday and Sunday Question — Can Illinois build some momentum heading into the Big Ten Championships the following weekend?

Answer — If Illinois is able to defeat both Indiana schools over the weekend, the Illini will take a three-match winning streak, as well as an almost-upset over Ohio State into the conference championship.

How to follow the event — Take a walk out to the Atkins Tennis Center and watch for yourself.

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Fighting Illini Breanne Smutko serves the ball during the game versus Michigan State April 7. The Illini won the match with a 6-1 score.

Women’s tennis need two wins against Purdue, Indiana to secure spot at tourney Illinois prepare for tough matches, want to continue sense of urgency

BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER

With only two regular-season matches left before the Big Ten Tournament, the Illinois women’s tennis team is faced with the simplest situation in sports.

Win and get in.

Sitting at No. 47 in the ITA rankings, the Illini (12-9, 5-4 Big Ten) will probably need wins against both Indiana and Purdue this weekend to make the NCAA tournament.

“We know where we’re at, we need this,” head coach Michelle Dasso said. “It’s going to be a war.

But I feel like that’s how all of the Big Ten matches have been this year.”

Dasso said as of right now, the Illini are on the outside looking in, but only need to move into the No. 43 or 44 spot in the rankings

to feel comfortable about their chances.

Illinois will be traveling to Indiana on Saturday but return home to the Atkins Tennis Center to face Purdue on Sunday. The Illini seem to have added a sense of urgency to their play, winning six of their last seven matches after starting the season 6-8.

The Boilermakers (15-3, 7-2) have had a successful season, with their only losses coming against ranked teams. The good news for the Illini is all three of Purdue’s defeats came on the road.

Indiana (17-6, 6-3) has also won six of its past seven matches, including a 5-2 victory over Big Ten-leading Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The make-or-break statistic for the Illini this season has been the doubles point. When taking the ini-

tial point of the match, Illinois has an 11-1 record. Conversely, when dropping the first point, the Illini are just 1-8.

“We want to come out fired up even from the warmup,” Dasso said. “But from the very first point, we need to play with a purpose.”

“We’ve had some not so great losses this year, but we also had some good wins.”

RACHAEL WHITE, senior

While these matches are not only important in terms of postseason play, Sunday’s match against Purdue will be the last home match for seniors Rachael White and Breanne Smutko.

“Four years went by so fast, but this past year was definitely the

fastest,” Smutko said. “I feel like we just started competing, and now we’re on my last home match.”

Smutko has the second-most singles wins on the team with 14, and while White has a disappointing 10-14 record in singles matches, she has earned victories in each of her last three chances.

Despite losing three starters from last year’s team, White believes the team has the potential to outperform the 2012 squad in the tournament.

“We made it last year, but we were out in the first round,” White said. “We’ve had some not so great losses this year but also some good wins. So hopefully we can get in and make a run for it.”

The NCAA tournament will be hosted the Atkins Tennis Center in May, so while the seniors are bracing for their last match as the home team, they’re hoping it won’t be their last time playing on these courts.

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eling so much, and it’s just great to get a week of just practice.

The team actually tends to run much better after a rest week, and they’ve even shown that in their times in practice. They train harder when there is no meet, so, if anything, the week off is a benefit for us.”

The athletes also share the same confidence as their coach showed. Freshman sprinter Morolake Akinosun said she wasn’t concerned about the tough competition she would have to face in her individual races.

“Relay-wise, LSU and Texas A&M are really good teams, and I’m excited to race against them,” Akinosun said. “We need the competition to get ready for the Drake Relays and Big Tens.”

Buford-Bailey said the team’s 1600-meter relay is better than any other school it will face this weekend, but its focus is working on the 4 x 100 meter relay.

“We just haven’t run it that much, and we don’t have four solid legs yet in that event,” Bunford-Bailey said. “This will give us some needed practice in that event.”

Junior middle-distance runner Ahlivia Spencer is excited to make a comeback to top-tier competition, after missing the Big Ten and National Indoor Championships, as well as almost half of the outdoor season due to a hamstring injury.

“I’m really just happy to get back into the swing of things,” Spencer said. “I’ve had one open heat 800-meter race. I did pretty well, and I just want to build on that going forward.”

Facing some tough opposition in a meet that LSU calls the “Battle on the Bayou,” BufordBailey said she is keen on the team making a statement this weekend.

“We want others to know that they should always look out for Illinois,” she said. “Sometimes, the schools from the South will count us out, but we just want them to know that we are a force when we show up.”

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GYMNASTICS FROM PAGE 1B Illinois will be making the trip to nationals for the third time in five years with four upperclassmen — seniors Alina Weinstein and Jaclyn Kantecki and juniors Fiedler and Amber See — on the team who have competed at nationals before.

Both the upperclassmen and underclassmen will play a big role in Illinois’ success, and for freshman such as Giana O’Connor, competing on such a big stage, is both exciting and terrifying.

“I’m a little nervous,” O’Connor said. “I’ve heard its pretty fun, really loud and there’s a lot of energy. I don’t really know what to expect, but I’m excited for it.”

Feelings are also mixed for upperclassmen such as Kantecki, who said she is both happy and sad to have one more meet left in her career.

“It’s definitely bittersweet,” Kantecki said. “I think had we not made it, I would have felt like there was a lot of unfinished business after regionals, so I’m glad we’ll be able to end our careers on a high note at NCAAs.”

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Justin Parr bats during the game against Purdue on Saturday. The Illini will look to carry the success from their win over the Redbirds and recent sweep of Purdue into this weekend’s three-game series against Ohio State. Justin Parr is currently on a 21-game hitting streak, which is the third longest in Illinois history.

Baseball has its eyes on sweep of Ohio State Justin Parr carries 21-game hitting streak into 3-game series in Columbus

BY JEFF KIRSHMAN STAFF WRITER

“I suppose I should put some pants on,” Justin Parr said, peeking his head out from behind the brick wall of Illinois’ clubhouse.

The Illini baseball’s star outfielder laughed his way back into the locker room to retrieve pants to pull over his compression shorts before addressing the media Wednesday at Illinois Field, delaying the inevitable questions regarding his careerbest hitting streak, which extended to 21 games in Illinois’ 12-1 mercy-rule win against Illinois State.

The Illinois baseball team is loose, as evident by Parr’s actions, and confident in its play

as of late, particularly at the plate. Every starter recorded a hit in Tuesday’s win — Illinois’ fourth straight overall, with it notching double figures in hits in each of those wins.

The Illini (23-10, 5-4 Big Ten) will look to carry the success from their win over the Redbirds and recent sweep of Purdue into this weekend’s three-game series against Ohio State (23-12, 7-5).

“We feel pretty confident with where we’re at,” Parr said.

“Offensively, we aren’t striking out, which is something we struggled with at the beginning of the year. We put a lot of pressure on the defense.”

Illinois has its eyes on a sweep after dropping games it feels it

should have won earlier in the eyes will be Kevin Johnson, Illiseason. But the Buckeyes pose a nois’ No. 1 starter and owner greater challenge than the Red- of a 5-2 record and 2.52 ERA. birds, who ranked sixth in the Johnson struggled in his last Missouri Valley Conference, and outing against Purdue, allowPurdue, which ing five runs in entered last uncharacterisweekend last tic five innings in the Big Ten and will look in ERA. to rebound in The Buckwhat the staeye’s rotation tistics suggest Illinois Ohio State features a flur- (23-10, 5-4 Big Ten) should be a (23-12, 7-5) ry of powerpitchers’ duel pitching rightFriday.

Friday, 5:35 p.m. handers that “I like playSaturday, 2:05 p.m. rank second i ng bet ter Sunday, 11:05 p.m. teams than the in the conferColumbus, Ohio ones going into ence with a 2.68 team ERA. Illini outfielder Justin Parr is looking to the weekend extend his 21-game hitting streak.

Ohio State is you’re going to beat,” Johnson also tied for second in the Big Ten in opposing said. “You got to be perfect, basibatting average, holding oppo- cally. That’s not putting pressure nents to .231 on the season. on ourselves, it’s just doing what Looking to equalize the Buck- we do.”

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Johnson is 1 1/3 innings away from setting Illinois’ career innings-pitched record. He will look to do so in a rematch of last year’s Friday night matchup against Jaron Long (4-3, 3.53), who will once again take the mound for Purdue. Johnson got the win last year on the way to the Illini’s 2-1 series win.

Illinois will supersede the Buckeyes for fifth place in the conference standings with a sweep. That would put the Illini’s winning streak at seven games, with perhaps Parr extending his hitting streak to 24 — just one game shy of tying Ryan Snowden’s school-record streak of 25 set in 2007.

In other words, an accomplishment almost worthy of wearing pants.

Jeff can be reached at kirshma1@ dailyillini.com and @jkirsh91.

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BAYCI FROM PAGE 1B pure euphoria. This perfect moment was shattered Monday afternoon, and it’s going to be hard to ever get that pictureperfect energy back.

Marathon running is never going to be quite the same after Boston. But that doesn’t mean it has to be completely different either. It is important to keep running, to hang tough just like any marathon runner does.

We will always remember Boston, for reasons we would rather not. And now what we must do is show our support and press on.

Let’s take the Illinois Marathon next week as a time to honor the runners and victims of Boston. And to show them we are behind them. One step at a time.

Emily is a graduate student. She can be reached at bayci1@dailyillini.com.

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Illini host Hoosiers in battle of weak pitching

BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER

It’s like looking in a mirror.

Illinois softball (11-25, 1-11 Big Ten) will host Indiana (19-24, 3-10) for a three-game conference series this weekend — including a rescheduled doubleheader Saturday due to the poor weather conditions striking Urbana this week. While the Illini have traveled down a similar road as the Hoosiers this season, they are looking to swerve towards abetter path after their series matchup.

Indiana has played 10 games against top-25 opponents this season, nearly mirroring Illinois’ nonconference schedule, which included nine matchups against top-25 teams.

Like Illinois, Indiana lost the majority of those games — its two victories coming over No. 24 Georgia Tech in a two-game sweep.

The Hoosiers have lost 11 of their last 15 games and have had trouble on the road all season, posting a 1-8 record away from home. But Illinois has struggled at home this season (4-10) and has had a plethora of problems as of late — losing 13 of its last 14.

Head coach Terri Sullivan said

the team hasn’t lived up to the high marily working on offense in pracexpectations both players and coach- tice this week — attempting to wake es had entering the season. up a drowsy run-producing lineup.

“No one is feeling sorry for themIllinois finds itself in last place in selves,” Sullivan said. “There have the Big Ten for hits (208) and runs been games where we’ve been pret- scored (101) — in addition to recentty bad and there are games where ly dropping into last place in the we’ve been pretty overall confergood, but not good ence standings. enough.”

The IlliIllinois will also ni offense has seek to exploit a a team batting weak Indiana pitchaverage of .229 – ing staff to reina strikingly low state confidence in comparison with the team’s strugIndiana’s offense, Indiana Illinois gling offense. which is batting (19-24, 3-10 Big Ten) (11-25, 1-11) Hoosier pitch.252 and includes Saturday, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. ers have posted a five hitters above Sunday, 1 p.m.

3.49 ERA, allowa .300 average.

Eichelberger Field ing more hits (337) Indiana is led and runs (184) than offensively by their combined Illinois finds itself in last place in the Big senior A manopponents this sea- Ten for hits (208) and runs scored (101). da Wagner and son; however, the sophomore Brianna Meyer, who Illini will have to find a way to energize their trou- has .330 batting average and leads bled offense in order to do so. the team with 27 runs scored — over “I think we can take it to Indiana,” one-fourth the number of runs the outfielder Alex Booker said. “This entire Illini team has scored all is the weekend we turn it around.” season.

Booker said the team has been priBut the real threat comes from

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Wagner. The infielder has batted .471 and leads the team with 48 hits — 14 of which have been doubles.

Senior pitcher Pepper Gay said the Illini pitching staff doesn’t feel any pressure going up against Indiana’s tough offense.

“The Big Ten conference is known for having good hitters,” Gay said.

“You just have to make the hitters work to get their hits.”

Illinois’ biggest troubles this season have come from inside the circle, as walks have bogged down the team’s season.

Gay has thrown more walks (117) than the entire Indiana pitching staff (85) so far this season. And as a team, Illinois has allowed more than double the amount of walks (208) than Indiana has (85) this year.

Yet, the confidence remains high for the Illini pitching staff.

Gay said the team is looking to sweep Indiana after a good week of competitive scrimmages in practice – beginning the Illini’s process of climbing back up the Big Ten standings.

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Illini pitcher Pepper Gay pitches the ball at the game against Minnesota on April 14. The Illini lost the game with a score of 3-9.

Men’s golf looks to use Boilermaker Invitational to prepare for Big Tens

BY CLAIRE LAVEZZORIO ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The Illinois men’s golf team is looking to make one last stride this weekend at the Boilermaker Invitational in Lafayette, Ind., before heading to the Big Ten Championship at the end of this month to round out its spring season.

The Illini will look to use this last two-day event at the 7,465yard Kampen Course, a part of Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, to not only rebound from a few difficult tournament rounds

this spring but also propel them in the right direction for Big Tens.

“Team-wise, I think we want to send the message to Big Ten teams that are over there, that are playing well, too, that we’re ready to take on anything before the Big Tens,” junior Thomas Pieters said.

With a multitude of Big Ten teams in the 18-team lineup, the Illini will get a preview of what’s to come. Last year, Illinois placed fourth, finishing 2 strokes behind Kent State and 5 strokes behind

tournament-leader Indiana.

Despite the stacked field, Pieters isn’t focused on the competition.

“I’m not sure who’s going to be there, but there’s a bunch of Big Ten teams,” he said. “Kent State has always been there, and they’re a good team this year, but I don’t think we really need to worry about that. It’s all about our own game and just playing a solid tournament.”

He also said Big Ten play versus out-of-league play doesn’t affect the team’s preparation

or approach to the tournament.

“We’ve won so many times in the past four to five years that, I know its not guarantee, but it probably gives us even a little more confidence,” Pieters said.

With the team’s confidence in tow, soon-to-be professional Pieters is looking to excel in Lafayette. After tying for third March 23 at the Desert Shootout, he is looking to win but to help the team come back from its struggle in Arizona. But the Lafayette course boasts long distances and difficult greens, Pieters said.

“I obviously want to win,” he said. “I feel like I’m playing good, and we went down there on Saturday to play a practice round, and the course is long. It’s a tough course. If you shoot two rounds at even par, you’ll probably win or get close.”

And as of Tuesday, just three days before the team’s departure, Pieters said head coach Mike Small hasn’t even chosen the lineup yet.

“I kinda got an idea about it.

Normally he tells us, like last weekend before we played the

qualifier, he told us the winner would get to go. And I won it, so I get to go for sure,” Pieters said. “Normally he doesn’t wait this long, but I guess he’s thinking about it and really thinking it through.”

Regardless of the lineup, the Illini will get a taste of what some of the competition will look like when they travel back to Indiana on April 26 to make their mark against Big Ten competition.

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Illini women’s golf mentally, physically prepares for Lady Buckeye Invitational

BY ALEX ORTIZ STAFF WRITER

It isn’t often that inclement weather offers positives for a golf team, but the Illinois women’s golf team saw this week’s rainy practice conditions as an asset.

At this weekend’s Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, the Illini will likely compete on a wet course that is particularly difficult even when dry.

“Ohio State’s course is definitely a fair but challenging golf course,” assistant coach Jackie Szymoniak said. “There’s nothing tricked up about it. What you see is what you get, but ... you have to think your way around it some and you just have to execute.”

The par-72, 6,268-yard OSU Scarlet Golf Course is rife with greenside and fairway bunkers.

The team focused on such hazards in practice, especially since it has not had many opportunities to do so. Because the challenges of inclement weather cannot feasibly be replicated in an indoor facility, the team has been looking for a similar environment at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana to best prepare for the invite.

The Illini are no strangers to interesting weather this season.

But head coach Renee Slone wants to take advantage of the heavy rain on local courses to best prepare for any possible weather difficulties in Columbus.

“This is exactly the conditions that we may face this weekend at Ohio State,” Slone said. “So, the best way to get prepared for that is by actually practicing in it. So we try to look at these conditions in a positive light in that this helps in our preparation, this helps us become mentally stronger.”

While the invite will take place during a weekend with a 20 percent chance of rain at most, Friday’s forecast calls for a 100 percent chance of rain, which could add further challenges to already formidable greens.

“I think another thing that’s really going to be important is lag putting, and just putting in general,” sophomore Jacqueline

Calamaro said. “The green complexes are definitely tougher.”

The greens the Illini will see are also tougher to simulate in practice, but the team has used what’s available in order to get used to what lies ahead.

“At Stone Creek, we tried practicing a lot on the greens to get ready for the bigger greens and more undulation, break in the greens,” sophomore Samantha Postillion said.

Whether it is practicing in certain conditions or for a certain hazard, Postillion also said there is no way to fully copy what they will see in Columbus but that she actually benefits from not knowing too much beforehand.

“It’s great that we’re practicing (for the course) because some girls maybe aren’t comfortable with being in bunkers all the time,” Postillion said. “But ...

I’m going to try not to have any preconceived thoughts about the course, and it’ll be easy for me to do because I haven’t seen it yet.”

Posti llion, Calamaro, sophomores Michelle Mayer and Pimploy Thirati, and senior Kaitlyn Wampler will compete at the Lady Buckeye Invitational for the first time. Schuldt is the only player who competed in last year’s event. As far as scoring goes, only the top four of the six players competing for each team will count for the tournament scores. They will also be

competing against a smaller field (12 teams) compared to recent tournaments with only one team, Purdue, holding a top25 ranking.

The team started off the week of practice with solid play and high hopes, and it wants to keep the positive mindset going in order to close out the 2012-13 regular season on a high note.

“Really understanding if the weather is not the best (is important); everyone has to play in it,” Calamaro said. “We’ve played in the worst of the worst, so it really shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”

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