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Service changes terms and conditions after controversy BY CORINNE RUFF STAFF WRITER
Ford County Circuit Court on Tuesday dismissed 126 small claims lawsuits filed by Suburban Express against passengers who violated the company’s terms and conditions. Kim Evans, the county’s circuit clerk, confirmed that circuit judge Steve Pacey dismissed the cases with prejudice after the company filed a motion for the action Monday. Evans said several cases were filed under a misspelling of the bus company, which led to confusion about the total number of lawsuits filed. In a statement provided to The Daily Illini, Suburban Express said it decided to drop the lawsuits over the weekend. “We recognized that this legal approach of trying to uphold our agreement with customers carries with it a negative perception that we do not intend,” they said. Appearances in court scheduled for Tuesday afternoon were also canceled, including the case of Manfred Kubler, freshman in LAS. Kubler said his attorney, who works with Martensen & Niemann in Paxton, Ill., attended the court appearance to represent him in his $500 lawsuit for “liquidated damages” but left once the case was dismissed. “It’s nice to have the $500 dismissed, but I was still personally attacked by this man (Dennis Toeppen) and unjustly put on a list and cannot ride the bus, which is very inconvenient,” Kubler said. He said as he was about to
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Link cards used in farmers’ markets Cards promote healthy diet in low-income families and help local economy
The Champaign City Council will hold a study session May 28 to discuss the future of the city’s Mobile Food Truck Pilot Project, which is set to end June 30. City staff will likely recommend an extension of the pilot project, with some changes, to the city council at its study session, said Rob Kowalski, assistant planning director for the city of Champaign. After the pilot project ends, mobile food trucks would not be able to operate on public property without the extension. “They could operate on private property zoned commercial,” Kowalski said. The city defines a mobile food truck as a food service operated in a movable vehicle, used to
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Food trucks may currently operate in seven locations across the city. They may stay for a maximum of two hours from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. with the exceptions of the loading zones on Sixth and Walnut streets, where vendors may park from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Cracked, Papa Johns, The Empanadas House and Burrito King currently run food trucks in the city. These locations are available for mobile food vendors from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. daily: E WASHINGTON ST
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Easy access to food provided by truck locations across Champaign
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store, prepare, display or serve food intended for individual meals. Push carts, food stands and other methods of selling food without use of a motorized wheeled or towed vehicle are ineligible. Through the pilot project, the Champaign City Council aims to provide an opportunity for mobile food service in the city while observing vending impacts as the council considers operational regulations for mobile food service. Food trucks may currently operate in seven permitted locations across the city. Trucks can stay in a location for a maximum of two hours from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., except for the loading zones on Sixth and Walnut Streets, where vendors are allowed to park in the evening from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The maximum number of vendors is different at all locations. The city has issued six permits to mobile food vendors. Mobile food service is currently provid-
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of food science and human nutrition, said she recognized the good intentions behind this fresh food initiative. “We all know that junk foods are cheap, and fresh produce is not only expensive, but it’s also sometimes difficult to get access to, and it perishes quickly,” she said. “I think we waste a lot,
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federal government. Anyone in Illinois who has been approved to receive cash assistance or food stamps by the Illinois Department of Human Services will be issued an Illinois Link card. This will enable low-income residents to use their Link cards, which work like food stamps, to purchase fresh, locally-produced food sold at farmers’ markets. Nicki Engeseth, professor
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Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is working to increase fresh food availability throughout Illinois for low-income families through the use of Illinois Link cards. Link cards are already used in Urbana but have not been introduced in Champaign. According to her April 17 press release, Simon collaborated with
the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council to urge farmers’ markets to apply for a federal grant called the Illinois Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Wireless Project grant, which will give them $1,200 to buy wireless machines that accept debit cards, credit cards and Illinois Link cards. Link cards are plastic cards which look and act like a debit card but are paid for by the
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return to Champaign on a Suburban Express trip on Jan. 13, he asked the bus driver if he could grab a bag he left in his mother’s car just outside the door. However, when he attempted to reboard the bus, he said Toeppen was dismissive, asking him to get off the bus and telling him to find his own ride to Champaign. But Toeppen said in a statement that Kubler was told that if he got off the bus, which had already started rolling, he’d have to board another bus. Toeppen said Kubler refused to board the new bus and his company also provided him with a refund. Suburban Express also said in the statement it will “look at other ways of communicating and upholding the terms and conditions of (its) ticket-purchase agreement” instead of taking legal action. The terms and conditions have been revised and condensed in a temporary statement posted on the Suburban Express website, titled, “You Asked For It: New Terms and Conditions.” New terms and conditions can be found after the jump. Sections of the old terms that were eliminated, include a $100 fine for duplicated, altered or invalid tickets and a $500 fine for disruptive behavior that interferes or delays departure. Changes to terms and conditions are found after the jump.
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These locations are available for mobile food vendors from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. daily: Sixth Street (across from Parking Lot J) Corner of Main and Walnut streets
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up old messes these next few weeks. Assert leadership, and don’t get rattled by disagreement. It brings freedom.
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Today’s Birthday
Take advantage of a lucky financial cycle and save. After summer, the pace quickens with home and community activities. Resolve old issues and partnerships blossom, including new ones. Enjoy alone time, exercise and hobbies. Participate with inspiring colleagues. What you learn now serves for a long time. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
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Today is a 9 — Don’t bother to argue. Stay respectful. Postpone travel for a few days. You’re even more practical for the next few weeks, although prioritizing a big opportunity over mundane chores makes sense. Spread enthusiasm.
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Suburban Express alters its terms and conditions Editor’s note: The italicized portions were formerly in the company’s terms and conditions and have now been removed. The remaining portions now serve as the Suburban Express terms and conditions. New Terms & Conditions (aka “Contract”) Effective 4/29/13 We have revised our terms and conditions in response to our changed understanding of market sentiments. These should be considered interim terms and conditions, as we plan to tweak these more. Please read the terms and conditions carefully when you make a purchase. Be sure you understand and agree before you confirm same.
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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. You agree that Suburban Express / Illini Shuttle liability shall be limited to the cost of your ticket, and that Suburban Express / Illini Shuttle shall not be liable beyond the cost of your ticket under any circumstance.
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 It is mutually agreed that language in dealing the terms of this contract with company, company can only be modified in employees, subcontractors, writing. Modifications to or subcontractor employees, the terms of this contract you agree to pay Suburban are valid only if signed by Express the amount of $500 president of company. for liquidated damages No oral modifications of sustained by Suburban the terms of this contract Express resulting from the by an employee, agent of aforementioned actions, and company, or perceived agent authorize us to charge your of company shall be valid credit card for same. under any circumstance. This means, for instance, If an attorney is retained that a bus driver is not to contact you in relation to authorized to waive or any violation of the terms and modify this agreement. conditions contained herein, Tickets are non-refundable, you agree to pay said attorney non-exchangeable, and a minimum of 3/4 hour at the cannot be used on another prevailing rate. day or at another time. You agree to direct all No refunds will be given questions and concerns for duplicate or incorrect pertaining to credit card reservations. Please inspect charges or credits to the contents of your basket Suburban Express / Illini carefully before paying. Shuttle IN WRITING at PO Please do not press the Box 4048, Lisle, IL 60532. “Pay...” button below unless you want to make immediate You agree to pay any and and IRREVOCABLE all collection costs, including payment. attorney’s fees, should collection or other legal You MUST print out your action become necessary, ticket and present it to bus and that the agreed venue driver to board. You will for any legal action arising not be permitted to board out of this transaction shall be without a printed ticket. Ford County, Illinois.
LINK CARDS FROM PAGE 1A and therefore we don’t benefit from it. Getting it to the areas ... where it will benefit everyone is wonderful.” Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing said citizens in Urbana have used these Link cards at Urbana’s Market at the Square, located on East Illinois Street, for the last few years. “We’re involved in a number of efforts ... (including an effort) for reducing childhood obesity,” she said. “We wanted to make sure that people of all income levels were able to buy food at the markets.” Thirty-one new markets in Illinois have recently accepted the EBT grants coordinated by a grant partnership between Simon’s office, the DHS and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Most of these markets will start accepting Link cards this spring. Champaign Mayor Don Gerard said there aren’t any farmers’ markets in Champaign this year, so Champaign will not be able to accept Link cards this summer. Although there have been farmers’ markets in the past, Link cards have never been used in Champaign before, Gerard said. “I’m grateful that the farmer’s market (in Urbana) will honor the Link cards, getting a segment of society to be eating healthy and, quite frankly, spending locally,” he said. “When you’re presenting a voucher to a local-area farmer, you’re keeping the money right here in our area.”
FOOD TRUCK FROM PAGE 1A ed to the city by Cracked, Papa Johns, The Empanadas House and Burrito King, which has two trucks. A permit has also been issued to Crave, whose truck is not operating this spring. Juan Olarte, the owner of The Empanadas House, said his restaurant offers empanadas with a variety of fillings throughout the week. He said there are some regular customers who come to the truck several times a week. “Because the truck goes around (the city) a lot, many different people know about it,” Olarte said. Kowalski said he think the pilot project is going well, and feedback from the community is good too. “Overall, I believe the impact
The Sustainable Student Farm at the University also aims to help the state and the University in consuming healthy, locally grown food. The group serves as a production farm to supply residence halls with locally grown, low-input sustainable food. The farm also acts as a living laboratory to connect students, community members and the state with regional, small-scale food systems. This sort of farming and Simon’s attempt to increase consumption of food at farmers’ markets both serve to stimulate the local economy. “I think that a lot of the time, people are forced to buy the cheaper food options, typically the processed foods which have a lot of preservatives, because it’s just the easier option,” said Noel Konken, junior in food science and human nutrition. “I think (the Link cards) will encourage people in need to eat more fresh foods.” Gerard said those who use food stamps in Champaign have other methods of buying food, but he said he would support Link cards in the future. “I think that we have a really strong faith-based community (and) community outreach — there’s a lot of organizations that I think will have the opportunity to promote this,” he said. “I certainly will be championing within my connections in terms of taking advantage of this. It’s a winning situation all around. People eat healthier and we’re supporting our local farmers and businesses.”
Brittany can be reached at bdgibso2@dailyillini.com. to the community is that people like (the trucks), and appreciate the choice in eating options and the vibrancy they bring to downtown and campustown,” Kowalski said. Matt Dierker, sophomore in Engineering, said he gets lunch from Cracked several times a week, and he said people are noticing the trucks more and more. “It’s usually parked really close to my classes,” he said. “Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like more people come here for lunch than last semester.” Permit holders as well as downtown and campustown businesses can provide comments on the pilot project by the end of April for the city council to consider before its May 28 study session.
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Local bike shop to host used bike sale benefit Consignment sale will donate to local charity BY MEGAN VASILIADIS STAFF WRITER
The fourth annual Champaign Cycle used bike sale for the Champaign County Habitat for Humanity will take place Saturday and Sunday. Because it is a consignment sale, at least 10 percent of all sales will go to CU Habitat, though the seller can choose to donate more of the proceeds. The sale was first started by Peter Davis, the owner of Champaign Cycle, 506 S. Country Fair Drive., Davis said because so many bikes tend to be stored in garages, this sale would give people an effective market place to sell their used bikes while benefiting a local charity at the same time. “Champaign Cycle doesn’t get any money on this deal,” Davis said. “It’s something that we do as a community service to benefit Habitat and the buyers and the sellers.” In past years, the average funds raised for Habitat for Humanity were around $5,000 to $6,000. Sheila Dodd, executive director of CU Habitat, said all proceeds will go to the 2014 construction season fund to build a new home for a family in need in the ChampaignUrbana area. “We appreciate Peter and all that Champaign Cycle does for Habitat,” Dodd said.
Kim Gollings, volunteer and outreach coordinator for CU Habitat, said she advises buyers and sellers to get their bikes into the store as soon as possible and to arrive early to the sale. “At 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, it’s kind of crazy,” she said. “Everybody is lining up to find the bikes they want.” Bikes will be accepted up until Friday to have enough time to inspect the bikes for any problems, Davis said. Because none of the bikes included in this sale are owned by Champaign Cycle, no warranties will be provided. In past years, Davis said bikes have been turned down because they did not meet the standards of the inspections. “The buyer can be assured that the bikes are in good working condition,” he said. All bike prices are set by the seller, but Davis said he and his staff make sure to consult with the seller to ensure the price is reasonable. Davis said no credit cards will be accepted for any final sales. However, cash will be accepted and most sellers will accept checks as well. The sale will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m at Champaign Cycle.
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“It’s something that we do as a community service to benefit Habitat and the buyers and the sellers.” PETER DAVIS, owner of Champaign Cycle
Obama waiting for evidence of Syrian chemical weapon use BY JULIE PACE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signaled Tuesday he would consider U.S. military action against Syria if “hard, effective evidence” is found to bolster intelligence that chemical weapons have been used in the 2-yearold civil war. Among the potential options being readied for him: weapons and ammunition for the Syrian rebels. Despite such planning, Obama appealed for patience during a White House news conference, saying he needed more conclusive evidence about how and when chemical weapons detected by U.S. intelligence agencies were used and who deployed them. If those questions can be answered, Obama said he would consider actions the Pentagon and intelligence community have prepared for him in the event Syria has crossed his chemical weapons “red line.” “There are options that are available to me that are on the shelf right now that we have not deployed,” he told reporters packed into the White House briefing room. Beyond lethal aid to the rebels, several government agencies are also drafting plans for establishing a protective “no-fly zone” over Syria and for
targeted missile strikes, according to officials familiar with the planning. However, the officials, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the internal deliberations, stressed that Obama had not yet decided to proceed on any of the plans. As Obama raised the prospect of deeper U.S. involvement, Hezbollah’s leader said Tuesday that his Iranianbacked militant group stood ready to aid Syrian President Bashar Assad. And new violence in Syria hit the capital of Damascus, as a powerful bomb ripped through a bustling commercial district, killing at least 14 people. Mindful that any military intervention in the combustible Middle East would be complicated and dangerous, Obama hinted the U.S. would probably avoid taking action unilaterally. Part of the rationale for building a stronger chemical weapons case against Assad, Obama said, is to avoid being in a position “where we can’t mobilize the international community to support what we do.” Obama has resisted calls to expand U.S. assistance beyond the nonlethal aid the government is providing the rebels. That has frustrated some allies as well as some U.S. lawmakers,
who say the deaths of 70,000 Syrians should warrant a more robust American response. Tuesday’s wide-ranging news conference coincided with the 100-day mark of Obama’s second term. It’s a stretch that has been defined by the defeat of gun control legislation he supported, as well as the continuation of old disputes that marked the president’s first four years in office, including the Syria conflict and the launching of his controversial health care overhaul. Asked if he still had “the juice” to get legislation approved, he smiled and paraphrased Mark Twain’s famous line, saying, “Rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated at this point.” Another issue that frustrated Obama in his first term resurfaced when he was pressed about the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, the detention center he promised to close but hasn’t been able to. Obama said he would make another run at it, though he was vague about how. “I’m going to go back at this,” he said. “I’ve asked my team to review everything that’s currently being done in Guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively, and I’m going
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Bashar Ja’afari, Syria’s U.N. ambassador, speaks during a news conference at United Nations headquarters Tuesday. Barack Obama said he would consider U.S. military action in Syria. to re-engage with Congress to try to make the case that this is not something that’s in the best interest of the American people.”
The president also took questions for the first time about the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings that rattled the nation two weeks ago.
President Obama vows again to close prison at Guantanamo Bay BY DESMOND BUTLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday renewed his pledge to close the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but the impediments that have thwarted him thus far remain. At a White House news conference, Obama said he would try to persuade Congress to end restrictions that have prevented him from closing the facility. The president’s comments followed the arrival Monday of medical reinforcements at the U.S. naval prison to help deal with a hunger strike by about 100 of the 166 detainees there. The forced feeding of detainees has refocused human rights concerns on the issue. “I don’t want these individuals to die,” Obama told reporters. He added that the situation was “not sustainable” and that he had asked advisers to review it. He also said he would press the issue with lawmakers. “I’m going to re-engage with Congress to try to make the case that this is not something that’s in the best interest of the American people,” he said.
Obama first vowed to close the prison while campaigning for president ahead of his 2008 election. But after Congress passed restrictions on the transfer of detainees to the United States and other countries, the president largely abandoned the issue. Obama has transferred many prisoners from Guantanamo to other countries and has called for moving the remaining detainees to maximum security facilities in the United States. But the lawmakers, mostly Republican, who blocked Obama’s push to close the facility in his first term remain no less committed to keeping it open and there is no public clamor to do so. Lawmakers opposing the closure have express concern about security and have argued that the rules of civilian courts are not appropriate for terrorism prosecutions. Despite Obama’s pledge to make another run at closing Guantanamo, the president was vague about how broad an effort he planned. And it was unclear how much political capital he was willing to spend on the vexing issue, particularly if it distracts from other second term priori-
ties like overhauling immigration laws or seeking a “grand bargain” deficit-reduction deal. Obama hasn’t had the full support of his party on this issue, with some Democrats joining Republicans in blocking efforts to transfer detainees to U.S. prisons. Obama’s push also comes just weeks the April 15 bombings in Boston that killed three people and injured hundreds more. In the aftermath, some lawmakers have called for trying the surviving bombing suspect as an enemy combatant like the Guantanamo detainees, despite his American citizenship. Human rights organizations welcomed Obama’s renewed call to close the facility but urged him to do more right away. Amnesty International said Obama has not transferred some detainees that he could even under congressional restrictions. “It’s time to do more than talk,” Zeke Johnson, director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights Campaign. He said Obama should show he is serious by appointing a highlevel official to focus on closing the facility.
CHARLES DHARAPAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker John Boehner after they attended a Friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 19. The mutual obstinance between the two parties disappoints those who felt top Republicans and Democrats were close to a major accord on spending cuts and tax increases.
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New name for Assembly Hall is not a death, but a rebirth
JOHN BUYSSE Opinions columnist
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elcome to the State Farm Center in Champaign, where the Fighting Illini will battle it out with ...” Doesn’t have the same ring, right? Some saw it coming; corporate sponsorship was inevitable. Still, the announcement this week seemed unexpected and caught many off guard. Illinois’ athletic department on Monday announced that State Farm agreed to purchase naming rights for 30 years to the building formerly known as Assembly Hall. In exchange, the University will receive $60 million to go toward the center’s renovation project, which will increase the size of the student section and include more concessions and bathrooms along with other additions. Even with the $25-per-semester student fee that recently passed, this money is crucial in the long term. But in our hearts, the circular arena will always be known as Assembly Hall — the same arena that for more than 50 years provided us with memories of a lifetime, most recently Tyler Griffey’s buzzer-beating layup against then-No. 1 Indiana. Consider this example: Though insurance broker Willis Group Holdings took over naming rights for Chicago’s tallest building, many Chicagoans and those from the suburbs still refer to the structure as “the Sears Tower.” That’s the name that we grew up with, and Assembly Hall is the name that we have come to know, too. But it isn’t just clothed in basketball history, it has become a campus icon. Thousands of graduates and parents file into the building each spring to celebrate an exhaustive list of accomplishments by the graduating class. For most, it’s a culmination of a four-year run. Multiple times a year, highprofile names in the entertainment sphere visit, performing anything from rock concerts to “Sesame Street” sing-alongs to national tours of Broadway musicals. Name changes represent intelligent business transactions. If State Farm wants to showcase its name on our beloved arena so that we can afford a better home for our basketball team, then we are OK with that. If it means a little adjusting so that more students can experience an Illini game, if more band members can fit and produce more sound, or if alumni don’t have to wait 20 minutes to use the restroom, then we can deal with a new name. While many of us will call it Assembly Hall — accidentally or flat-out intentionally — this move is just a reality of business. The funds will help the renovation process run smoothly, while at the same time creating a basketball atmosphere which athletes and fans alike can be excited to take part in. Assembly Hall has not been laid to rest. In fact, it will be born again. A new name doesn’t mean its storied 50year history will be forgotten, but it does mean a better future for the arena.
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But this streak couldn’t last too much longer. Fate never seemed to want to work in my favor. Just as I never planned to end up in Champaign, it was inevitable that things wouldn’t go according to plan during my freshman year. True to form, I caught a particularly nasty strand of mono — that most dreaded college plague — a little less than a month into pledgeship and ended up both out of the fraternity and in bed for the remainder of the semester. (The plethora of painkillers made the whole ordeal easier, though. I was a Vicodin-induced marshmallow.) When I returned to school this semester, I felt as aimless as ever. I thought there couldn’t possibly be a world outside the insular community I’d worked so hard to join. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that reality was exactly the opposite. I dove into writing: I applied for an opinions position at The Daily Illini — something I’d wanted to do since I came to campus — and earned a weekly spot on this very page, joined the music staff at Buzz Magazine and helped to rebuild my once-popular hip-hop blog. I rediscovered my love for playing jazz. I found some of my best friends within the dorm I’d once tried so hard to avoid. Now, I’m not in a “top house.” I’ve spent every other weekend this semester with my family. I still have the sleep habits of an ER doctor. I don’t have pregames three or four nights a week anymore; instead, I blog and write and read like words are going out of style. My painstakingly developed plans were shredded, stomped on and obliterated. But to be quite honest, I wouldn’t have wanted college to go any other way.
hroughout my life I have had some great teachers, some awful teachers and every one in between. Many teachers whom I didn’t enjoy took very little interest in their students as people. This mentality sometimes seeped into their teaching style as they often had little regard for whether I learned anything in their class. Instead, they spewed information with the hope that we were somehow absorbing it or, at the very least, understanding it enough to do well on a test. The list of nitpicky issues I had with teachers over the years is probably endless and varied, but the result of their time as my educators was often the same. I treated their classes as dreaded chores that were attended to only because it was required and any effort shown was for the sole purpose of fulfilling my academic duty. Luckily, I had many teachers who were amazing and have touched my life in unimaginable ways. The first is my AP Psychology teacher from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, Ill.: Mr. Morrison. Over time, Mr. Morrison became one of those teachers whose names you know years before you have him and (apparently) a name you continue to talk about for years after. This might be because he is funny, irreverent and cool. However, I think the real reason is that he made going to class the highlight of my school day for a whole year, in part because of his humor, but also because I left class feeling like I learned something. Every single day. Second is a long-haired advertising lecturer at this university: Peter Sheldon. My first encounter with Peter came at Mediapalooza during my senior year in high school, where he spoke about the strengths of our lauded Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising. In the process, he wowed my dad and me by his intelligence and genuine interest in the success of his students. We also thought his long hair meant he was one of those “real deal” college professors. A little over a year later I had Peter for Advertising 450. This course covers the concept of creativity in advertising and showcased countless examples of smart advertisements. More importantly, Peter came to class each day more prepared than anyone I have seen and, as a result, he always had a real objective for each class. I can say in all honesty that his class is the only one I have chosen to take handwritten notes in since coming to college. Last, but certainly not least, is a Ph.D. student and my current teacher for Psychology 201: Melanie Tannenbaum. Melanie has been a refreshing person to learn from this semester as every single slide, lecture, email, example or other resource has been maximized to its fullest potential. Whether this meant including examples geared toward people our age or sending out emails that outlined the week ahead, she was always focused on our job as students: to learn. While many professors at this University would view this as over-the-top or outside of their job description, she viewed it as the norm and it really showed. To top it off, she wrote everyone in class a handwritten note to end the year, something I have never seen at any grade level. Although those three teachers had some similarities and differences, the result was the exact same in that they all made my motivation to learn and do well totally intrinsic. They each motivated me to do well for myself and, in some ways, for them as well. More importantly, they did so in an American education system that is largely reliant on extrinsic motivations like grades. These teachers did their job in giving me the tools to do well, and I had to return the favor by trying my hardest. The resulting learning experience in all instances cannot be duplicated by gold stars or cash for every A on a report card. (At the very least, the fact that I mentioned the psych terms intrinsic and extrinsic motivation alone shows that Mr. Morrison and Melanie did something right.) While everyone sees the good, the bad and the ugly throughout their academic careers, we must recognize those great teachers for what they do because, whether or not they realize it, being a great teacher can change lives.
Adam is a freshman in LAS. He can be reached at ajsmit11@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @hercules5.
John is a junior in Media. He can be reached at jbuyss2@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @JohnBuysse.
Happiness is tricky; focus on yourself KIRSTEN KELLER Opinions columnist
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ow are you? People across the world are asked this question constantly. And universally, the typical answer is “good.” But are you? Happiness is tricky. It’s hard to differentiate happy moments from a happy self. And happiness is especially fragile among college students. We all have a friend, whether we know it or not, who is struggling mentally, maybe even verging on depression. Maybe that person is you. The American College Health Association conducted an assessment in 2011 that found that 30 percent of college students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function” at some point in that past year. In a culture of instant gratification, we receive temporary happiness from seeing Facebook friends like our new profile picture. We get a confidence boost when we see our name on the University of Illinois Secret Admirers Facebook page. But soon we crave more. We compare ourselves to others and feel down when our self-comparison ranks low. Sometimes just the stress of growing up can make us feel anxious. In college, we’re expected to make something of ourselves and figure
out what we want to do with the rest of our lives. And many of us have only four years to do just that. Through my experiences, personally and academically, I’ve found that the most important source of happiness boils down to yourself. When everything else falls apart, you are the one constant that you will always have. Friends, family and successes can contribute to happiness, but when it comes down to it, you go to bed with yourself and wake up with yourself. That is why it is so crucial to know what makes you happy.
When everything else falls apart, you are the one constant that you will always have. For me, happiness is a glass of icecold milk. It’s an episode of “Modern Family.” A nap in the sunshine. A cup of coffee and the newspaper. These preferences of mine are not big. In fact, they’re pretty minor. But minor only in the sense that they are so simple that they can easily be overlooked. It’s important to stake out these things that can help improve your day. And take time to do them, especially if you’re struggling.
Notice how I did not mention people on my list. I could have easily added my family, my friends and even my little Yorkie to it, because they are surely some of my largest sources of my happiness. However, people are never a given. I cannot take them for granted, yet I can expect my coffee and the Chicago Tribune in the morning. And that makes me happy with myself. Former Harvard professor Tal Ben-Shahar wrote in his book “Happier” that happiness is “a quiet inside job.” Happiness is when we can spend time by ourselves and realize that life can be great. This takes time to learn how to do. And life will not always feel great. But figuring these things out will be a gift to yourself. A gift that you deserve and need. I’m no expert. I’m not even a psychology major. But I do live in the real world. I know feelings of bliss and content, but also those of pain and unhappiness. And I have learned how to deal with the latter. I am sure you have heard the saying that you have to love yourself before anyone else can love you fully. I didn’t used to think this was true, but now I do. You are your biggest asset as well as your weakest. Realize this and happiness will come. As for me, I’ll go grab another glass of milk.
Kirsten is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at kekellr2@dailyillini.com.
Illinois quick to welcome a new face like mine ADAM SMITH Opinions columnist
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an I let you in on a little secret? The University of Illinois wasn’t my first choice. Or my second. Or my fifteenth. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t mean this as any sort of slight toward our school. I’m more than proud to attend my parents’ alma mater. I’ve been a die-hard fan of the Fighting Illini since I could fit into an eensie-weensie orangeand-blue onesie. But I do know that the University of Illinois was once the last place I wanted to be. I didn’t want to spend four more years with 40 or 50 of my high school classmates. I wanted my parents to have to fly to visit me, to live as far away from catty little Park Ridge as humanly possible, to be surrounded by thousands of people I’d never met before in my life. I was the consummate underachiever in high school, compiling an impressive extracurricular resume, excellent test scores and an unweighted GPA a few notches below a B average. I was, to put it nicely, a head case. Even my guidance counselor couldn’t give me an idea of what college could possibly want me in its class of 2016. So I applied to a collection of 20 (crazy, right?) schools that had no noticeable rhyme or reason: places like the football-crazed University of Alabama, tiny and ultra-preppy Washington & Lee, and my dream school, Vanderbilt, to which I applied early decision. I sent a rushed priority application to Illinois — ever the afterthought — and found out that I’d been accepted while attending a fraternity party at Butler. (The cups upon cups of cheap beer in my system, as they so often do, prevented the news from properly registering.)
In February, by some stroke of luck, Vanderbilt said yes. I was ecstatic, but my parents — now faced with the prospect of paying for a college education well out of their budget — felt otherwise and politely requested (read: forced me) that I decline. I had less of an idea of what my future held than ever. But one equally important piece of mail came to my doorstep during that blustery winter: a completely unexpected scholarship offer from the University of Illinois to cover every cent of my tuition. I couldn’t disregard a free education, even if it meant that I’d be a two-hour drive from home rather than a plane ride away. When William & Mary, my second choice, told me that I’d need to pay full-price, I felt like Tom Cruise in “Risky Business”: “Looks like the University of Illinois!”
I had less of an idea of what my future held than ever. So, when I first stepped foot onto our gloriously drab campus eight months ago, I was a man (yet again) with a plan. Step one: Pledge a quality house. Step two: Reap the ensuing benefits: reduced-price libations, a seemingly endless social calendar, a group of guys that would always have my back, girls. Step three: Attempt to go out as many consecutive nights as possible. Step four: Somehow earn straight A’s while doing all of the above. After the first few weeks of school, I was well on my way to going four for four. I even hit a bar or two after Mass on Sunday nights.
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WHAT’S YOUR MAJOR?
Classics major gives valuable skills for grad school and beyond BY BAILEY BRYANT STAFF WRITER
After becoming bored with the biology involved in pre-medicine, uninterested in organic chemistry and apathetic toward accounting, Julia Henninger, senior in LAS, began pursuing her fourth and final major: classics. “College was really hard for me in the beginning because I liked too many things, and I wasn’t bad enough at any of them to let it hold me back,” Henninger said. “I got through everything well enough that I was going in too many different directions.” Three majors later, Henninger said her broad range of interests led her to classics, a major that allows her to deal with several different time periods and subject matters, including language, art, history, literature and politics. Kirk Sanders, associate professor in classics, described the major more specifically as an intensive study of both ancient Greek and Latin language and culture. While students in classics are well-versed in both languages by graduation, they choose one to specialize in during their time as undergraduates. The study of classics was written into the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, the legislation that allowed the creation of the land-grant universities, including the University of Illinois. It granted federally-controlled land to states for the purpose of agricultural and mechanic education. While handson studies were promoted, it was specifically stated that classical studies should also be taught. The classics major resides in the University’s classics depart-
ment, which was established in 1905. Today, the department consists of only seven core faculty members and a few visiting professors. Similarly, there are very few students in the department, which offers four majors in addition to classics: Latin, Greek, classical archaeology and classical civilizations. Only one classics major graduated in December, and an additional three will graduate in May, Sanders said. Henninger said as a classic major, she’s often asked by her peers why the major exists. “I’ve always said I think it’s good for the soul,” Henninger said. “It’s more of a philosophical approach to learning.” Antony Augoustakis, associate professor in classics, added that studying the mechanisms of ancient civilizations help people to better understand how and why their lives function as they do. “Studying classics helps us understand our culture today, our thought, our civilization, how we live, how we’ve changed,” he said. “And also how we have not changed in many ways.” Sanders agreed with Augoustakis, and added that classics provides students with a variety of career choices because of the critical, analytical, verbal and writing skills they learn through the program’s curriculum. The classical studies encompass so many different subject matters that Sanders said makes it an ideal major for students planning to continue their education past a bachelor’s degree. He noted that many undergraduate classic majors become high school Latin
teachers, those who don’t usually attend some type of graduate school. According to Sanders, research has revealed that classics majors are among the highest scorers on the Graduate Record Examination and the Law School Admissions Test across the country. Classics majors also have a high acceptance rate to medical school, he said. “Our classic majors have continued their educations in philosophy, religion, history, Greek, law school, seminary, ministry and things like that,” Sanders said. “In the recent past, we’ve had students go to business school, medical school and law school.” Augoustakis, who also serves as the director of classical graduate studies, said there are about 20 graduate students in the University’s classics program, which is unique because of its exclusivity. Because of this, every student receives a full scholarship. Henninger, who will attend the University of Kansas next fall for graduate school, is pursuing her master’s degree in classics and plans to become a professor at the university level. “Realistically, you’re not going to walk into a Fortune 500 (company) and say, ‘Yo, I’m a classics major,’” Henninger said. “So the best plan ... is to go into classics or go on to graduate school, but your options are pretty open. If you’re having a hard time figuring out exactly what you want to do and you like going to school, classics is an excellent major for you.”
Bailey can be reached at bebryan2@dailyillini.com.
Fira traveling boutique offers convenient ways for sororities to shop, choose outfits BY TAYLOR ELLIS STAFF WRITER
For female students living in Champaign, it can be difficult to get new, cute clothes — especially if they don’t have a car readily available. If they can’t leave campus and are itching for a new top to wear out to The Red Lion this upcoming weekend, Urban Outfitters is one of their only options. But Champaign resident Anna Anderson is changing the shopping game at the University with her traveling boutique, Fira. After dreaming of opening a storefront of her own, Anderson created Fira in January 2012. Fira is based out of Champaign, and specializes in home and sorority events. Although Anderson wants to open a store on campus within the next year, the traveling aspect of the boutique, which was cost-effective, allowed her to start the business. She has hosted events ever since. As a former sorority girl herself, Anderson knew that bringing clothing to the living rooms of sororities on campus would make her business blossom. “I remember in college participating in sorority sisterhood events,” Anderson said. “I thought this would be a fun event that girls would enjoy while hanging out with their sorority sisters at the same time.”
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Thus far, Fira has made stops at Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Epsilon Phi and Pi Beta Phi. Anderson also does sorority events at Eastern Illinois University. She explained that the business has been a success overall and, specifically, Moms Weekend was a busy time for Fira. In terms of inspiration, Anderson is constantly searching for new trends. By following fashion blogs online, she is able to keep herself up-todate on what’s popular and on what will sell when hosting the events. Anderson references blogs such as “Cupcakes and Cashmere,” “Kendi Everyday” and “Bows & Sequins.” Anderson explained the style of Fira clothing as “pretty trendy,” but some classic pieces and basics, such as plaid flannel shirts and solid-color blazers, are still offered. “Bohemian style is represented, and then there’s more sophisticated stuff,” Anderson said. “It caters to everyone, and girls are able to at least find a piece that they love.” According to Eleni Murphy, sophomore in LAS, Fira has come to her sorority multiple times. Murphy, a member of
Alpha Gamma Delta, explained that bringing Fira to her chapter was a good opportunity to promote a sisterhood event. “Girls from every pledge class came, which was cool because sometimes only girls living-in will participate in events,” Murphy said. “A ton of people went and a ton of people bought stuff.” Murphy also explained that the prices are manageable, ranging from around $30-$50, and because the clothing is unique, there’s a slim chance someone else on campus will be wearing the same thing. Anna Whelan, freshman in Engineering, said Fira visited her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, for the first time on Monday. Whelan said the chapter wanted to try something new, and members also saw the Fira visit as an opportunity to spark some ideas for formal recruitment outfits for the fall. In the future, Whelan thinks Pi Beta Phi will continue business with Fira, especially because of how convenient it is to shop with the boutique because it travels to its customers. “It’s just so nice to have it brought to you instead of having to go search through a bunch of different stores,” Whelan said. “It’s an easier way to shop.”
Taylor can be reached at features@dailyillini.com.
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Greek boutique offers easy shopping For UI’s sorority sisters, Urban Outfitters is no longer the sole campus go-to for cute, trendy clothes. Turn to Page 5A to read more about Fira, the traveling boutique that has recently visited 10 University chapter houses.
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Spending just 1 week without music leads to pain, isolation JED LACY Staff writer
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n his 1973 reggae anthem “Trenchtown Rock,” Bob Marley sang, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Marley’s lyrics elegantly capture the profound impact music is capable of having in our daily lives. Its tantalizing combination of words and melodies can stimulate our emotions in a way that can alter our moods and affect our behavior. This led me to ask the question: If music is capable of making us “feel no pain,” as Marley claims, what would life be like without it? Painful, scary, inhumane? To find out, I spent an entire week without listening to any music. First, let me explain the guidelines I set out for myself. When I decided to take on this challenge, I had no idea how difficult it would be to actually avoid music. Because music is integrated into so many facets of our society, this required much more
action than simply not opening my iTunes library on my laptop and keeping my iPod turned off. So to maximize the integrity of this experiment, I followed a strict avoidance policy to guarantee I was able to evade music as best I could. This meant intentionally avoiding places that I normally go where music was most prevalent and ultimately unavoidable, such as restaurants, bars and the grocery store. Even watching TV and YouTube videos was off-limits. When I went to bed Sunday night, I was in good spirits and even somewhat excited by the challenge I had ahead of me. However, the novelty quickly wore off when I had to walk to class in silence at 9 AM the next morning while my Beats Headphones sat abandoned in their case. Immediately, I felt the impact of not being able to listen to music as I arrived to my class feeling grumpy and still half asleep. Without the aid of my iPod, I spent the entire class dozing in and out of consciousness, leaving myself unable to take away much of anything from my professor’s lecture. According to Nikki Llewellyn,
Ph.D. student in developmental psychology, living without music has proved to affect an individual’s mental psyche. “Music can affect your brain waves electroactivity, and if you’re listening to music that gives you energy, you (internalize) that biologically,” Llewellyn said. “However, if you weren’t listening to any music, then you would be missing that.” This lack of energy followed me all week, and even with the supplementation of coffee, it was a feeling that I was never able to shake. Another issue that underlined my week without music was a feeling of loneliness that I was previously unaccustomed to. Whether this occurred from spending more alone time in my room than usual or as a result of the literal absence of music itself, I began to miss having old friends like the Dave Matthews Band and Coldplay around to keep me company. When I asked Stevee Bellas, sophomore in FAA, what she thought a world without music would be like, she said, “I would call a world without music uninspired and even kind of lonely.” Bellas was spot on, and as the
week dragged on, lonely was becoming an understatement. It became more and more tempting to open my iTunes library and have a quick listen, but I am proud to say I stuck to my guns and never caved in. When the week finally came to an end, I was relieved to be reunited with my old friends. Through this process I gained a better understanding for how music plays a role in our moods and emotions. Andrei Strizek, graduate student in FAA, better explained the power of music and how it is able to provoke emotions in his daily life. “There have been times where I have cried over a piece of music because it was sad, and then there have been times when I’ve cried over music because it gave me a feeling of joy I can’t find anywhere else,” he said. After spending an entire week without music and living to tell the tale, I wholeheartedly agree with Strizek. In the absence of pain that music creates, I can now listen and feel unadulterated joy.
Jed is a sophomore in Media. He can be reached at jedlacy2@dailyillini.com.
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JACK CASSIDY Sports columnist
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was a really good player, and the year before that we won by like 30 shots.” “This year, we kind of struggled the first couple of weeks. We went in
’ve experienced a lot of “lasts” lately. Last Illinois basketball game as a student. Last week as an undergraduate. And now, last time I’ll see my name in The Daily Illini sports section. For being so young, I’ve never felt so old. I’m not sure I like it. That’s the nature of change, I suppose. It shows up all the time, usually unwelcome and uninvited, and always oh so dreaded. But you deal with it. Change is never as bad as originally thought. Maybe a week in the adult world is better than a week in the student world. Perhaps Illinois basketball games will mean even more to me in the future than they do now. I have my doubts, but I don’t know. Change is tough, and I’m apprehensive, but what can I do about it? The blandest cliche is also the truest — “It is what it is.” I felt anxious leaving high school and coming to Champaign, too. But looking back, any moment spent uneasy was a moment wasted. I worried about finding people who shared my interests, my pursuits and my love of sports. Little did I know I would find a clique of lifelong, sportloving friends. I was skeptical that Division-I athletics were any different, any more awesome or any more significant for current students than they were for prospective students. I could never have anticipated the number of times I’d lose my voice at Illini games, the number of nights defined by the glory and heartbreak of Illinois, the number of memories. I had no idea I would join The Daily Illini. When I finally did make that decision, I had no idea how I would fit in. Ultimately, I had no idea how much joy I would find in sitting down each week to write this column. I’m going to miss that next year. I’m
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Thomas Pieters
Junior PGA prospect takes Big Ten Championship title, leads Illinois to 5th straight conference BY CLAIRE LAVEZZORIO ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Editor’s note: The Daily Illini sports desk sits down Sunday nights and decides which Illinois athlete or coach is our Illini of the Week. Student-athletes and coaches are evaluated by individual performance and contribution to team success.
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homas Pieters strolled into the Demirjian Golf Practice Facility on a sunny afternoon a day after winning Big Tens. His lanky, 6-foot-3 frame stays composed as he is greeted by local reporters, each investigating the secret to his success. His calm, collected personality fills the room. Pieters is a gentle giant, but behind his demeanor lies one of college golf’s fiercest competitors. This weekend, Pieters led the Illinois men’s golf team to one of its biggest goals of the year: a fifth consecutive Big Ten title. His individual performance led the team and won him the title of individ-
ual Big Ten Champion. It’s not his biggest career accomplishment — he is the reigning NCAA individual champion — but it’s the first time the Belgium native has won the conference meet. Reflecting on the accomplishments of his college career, Pieters acknowledged it wouldn’t have been possible had his parents not introduced him to the game when he was 5 years old. “My parents tried (golf) on vacation in South Africa, I think, and then once they got back, they took us, my brother and I, to the nearest golf course in Belgium, and we all tried it and we all liked it,” he said. But growing up as a golfer in Belgium wasn’t always easy. “I was pretty young, and we don’t have a lot of golf courses in Belgium,” Pieters said. “And something that people aren’t really aware of is that I got made fun of for playing golf, because it’s kinda, you know, a rich sport. It’s not a popular sport in Belgium, but it’s getting better now. I just did it because I liked it.”
At the age of 14, Pieters decided golf was something he wanted to do professionally, and he would come to America in college to begin his career. Pieters, now 21, has a plethora of accolades, and last weekend felt like nothing other than a normal round of golf to him. He didn’t even change his pretournament routine. “My brother’s a DJ,” Pieters said. “I listen to his music before I warm up. That’s my only real routine I do every round.” He starts by warming up his chipping, before moving to the range and finally the putting green, listening to his brother’s music all the while. Even with the added pressure with the prestige of the championship, Pieters kept nothing but head coach Mike Small’s message and his own golfing motto in his head. “Coach talked to me about not living in the past because everyone doesn’t want us to win with the five-peat and all that stuff,” he said. “I mean, last year was a different team, Luke (Guthrie)
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Honorable mentions Vanier Joseph (men’s track and field) — The junior took home an individual title in the 110-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays with a time of 13.59 seconds. Justin Parr (baseball) — The senior used the weekend series against Northwestern to break the former record of 25 consecutive games. He extended the streak to 28 games in Tuesday’s contest against SIU
Secondary NCAA violations common in Big Ten schools All 13 Illinois NCAA violations in 2012 self-reported BY SAMANTHA KIESEL STAFF WRITER
Scanning the sideline during the nationally televised football game against Wisconsin on Oct. 6, the ESPN cameras found Tim Beckman with a small brown can in his left hand. At first glance it didn’t seem to be significant, until the Illinois head coach dived his right hand into the Skoal chewing tobacco for everyone to see. T w it ter broke out immediately with television screenshots of Beckman, and within a few minutes people started questioning whether a coach could chew tobacco on the field. Major news outlets, including USA Today, said Illinois would self-report the incident as an NCAA violation, and Beckman used his postgame and Monday press conferences to apologize for the incident. The use of tobacco is a Level II secondary violation. There
Definition of NCAA violations As defined by the NCAA bylaw, these are the definitions and differences between major and secondary violations. • Major violations are major recruiting or competitive advantages. • Secondary violations are isolated or inadvertent in nature; provide or are intended to provide only minimal recruiting, competitive or other advantage; and do not include any significant impermissible benefit. These secondary violations can then be divided into two levels. Level I: These are reported to the NCAA national office as they occur and are discovered. Level II: Processed by institutions and/or conferences as they occur and are discovered, then reported to the NCAA on a quarterly basis.
was no penalty from the NCAA, but Illinois sent a letter of admonishment to Beckman and said it would address the issue with all sports staff at the next coaches meeting. Violations are common in college athletics, and most are not seen on national television. The football team had seven other violations in 2012, the most since 2008, when it had seven. Many violations are selfreported by the school’s compliance office to the conference and NCAA. The NCAA typically receives 3,500 to 4,000 secondary violations and 20 major violations cases annually. Ryan Squire, associate athletic director for compliance at Illinois, said the increased number of violations is not necessarily a negative. “It’s always a positive sign when the institution, the university, discovers it on our own,” Squire said. “It shows that we’re monitoring at a high level. That’s always what I try to reassure people on campus about. “If we’re doing 25 to 35 reports a year, that’s actually a good thing. As long as they’re the small kind of violation, right, because it shows that we’re properly monitoring ourselves.” Squire said the compliance office monitors the 19 varsity sports on campus. He said close to half of the violations are from football and men’s basketball, which are monitored more frequently. “The volume of the recruiting that they do and the pace at which they go, sometimes mistakes just happen,” Squire said. Of those two or three dozen violations per year, all have been secondary violations for the past seven years. According to the NCAA, secondary violations are incidental, isolated and
Illinois’ last major violation involved booster, football recruit In 2005, Gene Marsh, an Illinois booster, gave running back Marcus Mason $2,348 worth of extra benefits. This was a clear violation, and though the Illinois officials tried to classify the case as a secondary violation, the NCAA ruled it as a major infraction, penalizing the program with one-year probation. This is the last major violation the Illinois sporting programs have reported. By the time the violation was discovered, Mason had been dismissed from the team because then-head coach Ron Zook said he had violated team rules that included legal trouble. The NCAA said from April 2003 to January 2004, Marsh gave Mason “impermissible lodging and transportation, impermissible use of a vehicle and pay for work not permitted.” The violation occurred when Mason was a recruit and continued after he had committed to the Illinois program. unintentional. Typically, they deal with recruiting rules or eligibility. Within the secondary there are two levels. Level I violations are reported directly to the NCAA and Level II to the conference. Squire said there isn’t much of a difference other than how they are processed. The mistakes most people read about are major violations. They are the ones that receive a public announcement and when the NCAA enforcement staff gets involved. Illinois has not had a major violation since 2005, when
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Doubles team Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski congratulate each other after they scored a point against Iowa on March 1.
Guignon, Kopinski use natural chemistry to lead tennis team BY J.J. WILSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
In a singles tennis match, a player relies solely on his own skills to best an opponent in three sets of play. There’s no teamwork needed; only a confidence and trust in one’s self. Doubles tennis, however, requires additional elements. It’s analogous to a chemical compound, requiring a perfect combination of the power of two elements. For Illinois men’s tennis sophomores Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski, it has never been difficult to work as a pair. While they opened their season together with a loss, the tandem climbed the ranks to the No. 13 spot. They put up a 12-3 record and downed five of six ranked opponents, among which were thenNo. 2 Jamere Jenkins and Mac Styslinger for Virginia and thenNo. 16 Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith of Ohio State. “There are no real weaknesses to us,” Kopinski said. “He’s a lefty, I’m a righty. He’s more of
a crafty player, reads the courts really well, and I more just play through everybody. It’s tough to beat because there’s a little bit of everything.” Succeeding as a tandem requires more than just the surface complement of skills, though. It takes an understanding of the person covering the backcourt while you crash the net and insists upon trust between two players that goes deeper than ingame performances. “The way they approach tennis is so different, T.K. (Kopinski) is all business and not enough feel, and Ross is too much feel and not enough business, and what they’ve done is really bring those things out in each other,” head coach Brad Dancer said. “We can take other similar personalities and put them together, and they won’t bond as well as T.K. and Geezy (Guignon) do.” The chemistry exists off the court as well. The two players are finishing their second year as roommates. Guignon said
they’ll continue to live together next year and most likely for their senior year. “You can have best friends, but I really feel like when you live with somebody, you really get to know and trust them,” Guignon said. That trust puts Kopinski at the line against Ohio State, ready to serve. Without looking, he knows Guignon is in a crouched, ready position, swaying his hips with anticipation of the upcoming battle they would later call one of their “best matches ever played.” Across from them stands Kobelt and Smith, a ranked threat undefeated in the conference. Kopinski’s arm raises and his hand releases, the ball goes up, and in a single, fluid motion, it begins. The Illini pair’s energy riles crowds of Ohio State and Illinois fans alike at the Atkins Tennis Center. Each stays vocal and loud, which isn’t typical of
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Underlying storylines at play make sport a noticeable favorite ERIK PRADO Staff writer
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or some reason, a lot of people have recently been asking me what my favorite sport is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baseball,â&#x20AC;? I reply. I then get puzzled looks and the clichĂŠ â&#x20AC;&#x153;baseball is so boring, thoughâ&#x20AC;? response. I cannot exactly pinpoint why it is my favorite sport, but the 162-game schedule allows for teams to catch on fire after previous cold stretches. It also helps, for me, that attending baseball games is quite cheap, as the White Sox have reasonable prices. I am a broke college student, after all. As the days in summer go by, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but wonder about the potential storylines that might come to be. My personal biggest one: Can my White Sox actually win the division? I realize the Detroit Tigers will probably win the Central, but I can be cautiously optimistic in April, right? The last time the Sox made the postseason was in 2008, when they lost to the upstart Tampa Bay Rays. Their closer in the postseason was David Price, who just last year won the Cy Young as a starter. I feel sorry for Tampa Bay fans: They have a solid team with stars like Price and Evan Longoria, and young pitchers in Matt Moore and Jeremy Hellickson, but their financial situation stinks. Not enough fans travel to Tropicana Field because of its awkward location. The
Rays are 27th in payroll and if they falter in July, will they trade Price? He does become a free agent in three years and his value is at its highest. One potential suitor for Price could be the New York Yankees, who have no pitching behind C.C. Sabathia. In fact, this team is in disarray. Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeria are on the disabled list. And quite frankly, they are old. Seriously, they have Lyle Overbay playing first base. Second baseman Robinson Cano might not be re-signed. Yes, things are not looking good for the Bronx Bombers; I do not see them making the playoffs. They could also target some outfield help, such as 23-year-old slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Miami Marlins owner Jeffery Loria is the worst owner in baseball. He has consistently torn up his teams because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheap. He lied to the fan base to build a new ballpark, only to field a team of no-names, aside from Stanton. Trading Stanton is something that is in the Marlinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tradition. The Yankees consistently have a strong farm system, so they could theoretically put together a nice package for Price or Stanton. While Loria is a bad owner, Cubs new(ish) owner Tom Ricketts is looking to turn things around at Wrigley. He hired Theo Epstein and recently secured the rights to renovate Wrigley so the team can bring in more revenue. This also means the Cubs are strong contenders to land Price. Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer have built
up the Cubs farm system. But any package will no doubt have to include minor league shortstop Javier Baez and young standout Anthony Rizzo. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to say how much the Cubs will give up to acquire pitching, which they desperately need. But they will likely draft a pitcher with the No. 2 pick in Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft, perhaps Stanford stud Mark Appel or Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jonathan Grey. The Cubs might be looking to emulate what the Los Angeles Dodgers did, negotiating a lucrative local TV rights to net the team lots of money. The Dodgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; payroll is about $220 million, according to ESPN, compared with a $114 million payroll in 2012. They will have no trouble signing ace Clayton Kershaw to a long-term contract. When he signs, Kershaw will be the highest paid pitcher, if not player, in the league. These are only some of the storylines for this upcoming summer. Obviously more will be discussed as teams falter or heat up down the stretch. In the first week of the season I had texted my friend, who is a diehard Cubs fan as evidenced by the logo tattooed on his leg. I told him I was worried the Sox were throwing games away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In comparison the highlight of the Cubs season will be draft day,â&#x20AC;? he replied. While the Sox might not win the division, they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as bad as the Cubs. That is something to look forward to.
Erik is a junior in Media. He can be reached at eprado3@dailyillini.com . Follow him on Twitter at @e_prada.
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price delivers against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago on Sunday.
Illini miss out on NCAA womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis tourney
Jordan Parr hits 2 home runs in 11-7 win over SIU BY JAMAL COLLIER STAFF WRITER
Jordan Parr almost got pulled from the best game of his career. It happened in the third inning, with Illinois trailing 4-1, when he launched a three-run home run over the left field scoreboard that, for a moment, seemed like it might land across Kirby Avenue and into the cemetery. Parr stood and watched from the batterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box, and then gave an exaggerated bat flip that landed in the foul grass toward the Southern Illinois dugout. Any other team would have likely thrown at his head during his next at-bat, but Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb has a good relationship with his former team. Hartleb thought about pulling Parr, but decided against it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unwritten rules in baseball, and he crossed that line,â&#x20AC;? Hartleb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did think about it. My decision was to yell at him. And the reason I made that decision is because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of guys who have worked very, very hard to put us into a position to possibly get an at-large bid, and each and every game is very important. He knows whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected. We had a one-sided conversation, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over.â&#x20AC;? Parr would stay in the game and almost single-handily will Illinois to an 11-7 victory over Southern, going 3-for-5 with two three-run
home runs and a career-high seven RBIs. However, Parr didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem apologetic after the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I earned that,â&#x20AC;? he said of his post-blast gaze. He would add a second threerun home run in the fifth inning. Quietly, Jordan Parr has put together his own 11-game hitting streak to raise his batting average to .331 after Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game when it had dropped to as low as .277 in an 0-for-3 performance against Eastern Illinois on April 9. His home runs on Tuesday were his first since March 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a huge weight off me,â&#x20AC;? Parr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last 10 games or so, I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been putting it better, but there was about two series in a row where I just started pressing, and today it all clicked.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capable of carrying a team,â&#x20AC;? Hartleb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had about a month where he has struggled and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had quality at-bat after quality at-bat, and tonight he did. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to see him break out of that slump. So if we can get him and Justin (Parr) going in the middle of the lineup, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dangerous.â&#x20AC;? Much of the attention has gone to his brother, Justin, who extended his school-record hitting streak to 28 games with a single in the first inning. The Illini fans were watching
UI pairings still up for postseason play champions Michigan and Nebraska, as well as Northwestern, PurWhile the NCAA tournament due and Indiana. The Illini were a will be coming to the Atkins Ten- combined 1-5 against those teams, nis Center on May 16, the Illinois including two losses against Purwomenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team will be there due in six days that sealed their only as spectators. fate. The NCAA had its bracket â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like if we could have gotreveal show Tuesday afternoon ten one of those Purdue matches, and the Illini (14-11, 6-5 Big Ten) we would have been in for sure,â&#x20AC;? were left out, Dasso said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough not making despite winning eight of their last it the year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hosting.â&#x20AC;? 11 matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartThere is still breaking,â&#x20AC;? head hope for some coach Michelle Illini to make Dasso said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I a postseason think we missed appearance. The MICHELLE DASSO, it by one to three individual bracket head coach will be announced teams at most.â&#x20AC;? Undermining tomorrow and the the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament bid were doubles pairing of Melissa Kopinupsets in the conference tourna- ski and Rachael White came in at ments from smaller conferences. No. 25 in the latest rankings, but Regular season Big Sky champi- lost to the No. 27 duo of Krisztion UC-Irvine was upset by Long na Kapitany and Mara Schmidt Beach State in the tournament in their match against Purdue on finale, taking away a potential at- Friday. large bid. Based on the latest rankThe top-32 pairings will be ings, the last at-large team in the selected for postseason play, so field was San Diego State, which once again the Illini will be on sits four spots ahead of the Illini the bubble. at No. 39. The Big Ten will be represented Stephen can be reached at sbourbo2 by regular season conference co- @dailyillini.com and @steve_bourbon. BY STEPHEN BOURBON STAFF WRITER
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Left fielder Jordan Parr watches his home run hit fly away during the Illini game against Southern Illinois University. The Illini beat the Salukis 11-7, including two home runs by Parr. and seemingly holding their breath for Justin Parr in the fifth when he crashed shoulder-first into the center field wall chasing down a fly ball and then fell to the ground. Jordan was the first man to reach him from left field as he hurried to get the ball into the infield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You good, you OK?â&#x20AC;? Jordan said to him. Justin just kind of shook his head because he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reply with the wind knocked out of him. Jordan proceeded to insult him and tell him to get up. By then, Southernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Austin Montgomery had pulled into third base standing up for a two-run triple that gave Southern a 6-4 lead at the time. It appeared as though Hartleb would remove Justin Parr from the game, and he thought about it for a second. Justin validated Hartlebâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to leave him in when
in the bottom of the fifth inning, he doubled down the left field line to set up Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second home run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way he reacted, where he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t holding his shoulder or something, I was fairly confident that he was OK,â&#x20AC;? Hartleb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I really thought that he was hurt seriously, I wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been out there right away.â&#x20AC;? After Justin crashed into the wall, Hartleb heard something from the Southern Illinois dugout that prompted him to come out to talk to the home plate umpire. A warning was issued to both benches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That whole situation was our fault, everything that happened,â&#x20AC;? Hartleb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play that way, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to show people up.â&#x20AC;?
Jamal can be reached at collie10 @dailyillini.com and @jamalcollier.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we missed it by one to three teams at most.â&#x20AC;?
Illini softball looks to continue winning streak against Salukis in Wednesday matchup at Carbondale BY SEAN NEUMANN STAFF WRITER
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfect timing. Illinois (19-25, 9-11 Big Ten) is riding an eight-game winning streak heading into its match with Southern Illinois (24-25, 12-10 Missouri Valley) on Wednesday and will look to extend it to nine in Carbondale, Ill. The Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent streak has catapulted the team from the bottom of the Big Ten into a tie for sixth place with Ohio State â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which Illinois will play in its final series of the regular season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and has gone from a 1-11 start in conference-play to currently holding a 9-11 record in the Big Ten. Illinois climbed up to 71st in the latest NCAA RPI rankings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a 19-spot jump from last week
when the team was ranked 90th in the country. Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense has driven the team as of late, outscoring its opponents 54-16 during its eight-game streak â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including three games the Illini won by the mercy rule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better late than never,â&#x20AC;? freshman Allie Bauch said. Bauch, last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Ten Freshman of the Week, has had nine hits and eight RBIs during the winning streak. She is part of Illinois offense that has suddenly become explosive to the tune of 30 hits and scored 23 runs in its sweep over Michigan State last weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been stringing our hits together really well,â&#x20AC;? Bauch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We finally found an offensive lineup that works well together.â&#x20AC;?
The energized lineup will be a challenge for the Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pitching staff â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the weakest point in Southern Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team. The Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; go-to pitcher in the circle this season has been Brittney Lang, who has a 4.37 ERA this season. Lang (12-14) has appeared in 40 of the Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 49 games, completing 13 of them. She has struggled, allowing 231 hits and allowing 147 runs (113 earned) in 181 innings pitched. Senior pitcher Pepper Gay said the recent offensive production has taken a lot of pressure off the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pitching staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much easier going out there knowing if they get one or two runs, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the end of (our scoring for) the game,â&#x20AC;? Gay said. Gay has four wins in her last
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four starts since losing seven straight, while sophomore Shelese Arnold has also won her last four games â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including throwing two complete-game shutouts in consecutive games against Indiana. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sweep of Indiana was the turning point in the pitching staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatic shift in performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really felt back to my old self,â&#x20AC;? Gay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This winning streak is giving us a lot of confidence.â&#x20AC;? Sullivan said she is pleased with Gayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turnaround late in the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great leader,â&#x20AC;? Sullivan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her team has picked her up as well, scoring some runs for her.â&#x20AC;? The Illini pitching staff must
continue its dominance in the circle against an evenly balanced Salukis offense. Nine of Southern Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 15 batters are batting between .200 and .300, contributing to a mediocre offense that has been no-hit twice and held to two or fewer runs 12 times this season. Senior outfielder Morgan Barchan is the best Salukis hitter, reaching base 90 times this year and scoring 42 runs with a .364 average, while junior Jayna Spivey is close behind, batting .312 with 48 hits on the year. Head coach Terri Sullivan said the team needs to remain focused on practice and winning one game at a time, especially going up against a well-coached Southern Illinois team in its final nonconference game.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten this far by not getting ahead of ourselves,â&#x20AC;? Sullivan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Win or lose, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only as good as your next game.â&#x20AC;?
Sean can be reached at spneuma2@ dailyillini.com and @Neumannthehuman.
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have a hand on the wheel. “I don’t know,” Noah said. “Every game is huge in the playoffs. You win, you feel great. Sky high. When you lose, you know you feel like (garbage). So it’s on us to not take anything for granted and be ready for a big Game 6 at home.” A win on Thursday sends the Bulls to the second round, where LeBron James and the defending champion Miami Heat will be waiting. Otherwise, it’s back to Brooklyn for Game 7 on Saturday, a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable just a few days ago. The Nets appeared to be down and out after the Bulls rallied
from 14 down in the closing minutes of regulation on the way to a triple-overtime win in Game 4 at the United Center. It was a different outcome in Game 5, though. Brooklyn controlled the boards and outscored Chicago 15-1 at the finish to keep this series going. “Our back’s against the wall right now,” Brooklyn’s Gerald Wallace said. “We’re in a fighting spirit. We’re a fighting team. We’re not ready to go home. We feel like we’re better than this team. We just let some games slip away so we feel like we’re good enough and a better team that we can come back and win three games in a row just like they did.”
CHICAGO — Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-onone rush, and the Chicago Blackhawks started the playoffs on a winning note after dominating the regular season, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night. Corey Crawford settled down after allowing a weak goal in the opening minutes. Marian Hossa also scored, and the Blackhawks took the early lead in this firstround series. Game 2 is Friday at the United Center. “We just needed to stay patient,” Bickell said. “We were getting our opportunities. Not odd-man rushes like they were, but we got the one, and to capitalize on it is huge. With our speed, through the whole season a lot of teams were trying to shut us down and let us get frustrated.” The Blackhawks finally put this one away when Johnny Oduya chipped the puck off the boards up to Viktor Stalberg on the right side. Stalberg then dished it on the two-on-one rush to Bickell, who was all alone for the winning backhander at 16:35. Big things are expected in Chicago after a spectacular regular season that included a record start and the team’s first Presidents’ Trophy since 1991. The Blackhawks are eyeing a run to the Stanley Cup for the second time in four years. They have been eliminated in the first round the past two seasons after beating Philadelphia for the championship in 2010, and they realize that for all they accomplished thus far in 2013, they’ll ultimately be judged by what happens in the playoffs.
74, leading the field at 4-underpar, beating out sophomore teammate Brian Campbell by five strokes. “He’s going to be a great player,” Small said. “He’s just gotta keep going and doing what he’s doing. I’ll tell you what, he’s a great kid, and his parents and the whole country of Belgium should be very proud of him.” Pieters said he didn’t play his best golf on the Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Ind. His driver was inconsistent all weekend, he said. The NCAA Championships in May will be his last tournament he’ll tune up for as an Illini, as he plans to turn forego his senior season of eligibility and turn pro after that meet. “I will play the U.S. Open qualifier as an amateur, and if I make
the U.S. Open, I’ll stay amateur until the U.S. Open and turn pro right after,” Pieters said. “But if not, I’ll turn pro right after the U.S. Open qualifier.” With professional golf just around the corner, Pieters will postpone his University plans and return to Europe this summer to work on the next stage of his career. He couldn’t be happier with his decision. “Yeah, it’s kind of scary but exciting, too,” Pieters said. “I’ll miss coach and my team, obviously. “I’m not going to miss going to class, though,” he said with a laugh. Pieters will be traveling six weeks at a time across all of Europe in chase of his PGA Tour aspirations.
While in Europe, he will have the support of three people who have been with him throughout his entire career. His parents are familiar with the rigors of playing professional sports, as his mom played volleyball professionally, and his dad played tennis as well as volleyball. “They know exactly what I’m going through, so it’s really nice to have them there,” he said. “I actually just drove them out to the airport (Monday) morning because they saw me this weekend at Big Tens and last weekend at Purdue, so it was nice for them to be able to see me win and help me through this.” Pieters will also be in close touch with PGA Tour player and Belgium native Nicolas Colsaerts, who has been there for him.
“Nicolas Colsaerts has really tried to stay in contact with me to help me out starting off because he started when he was 18 and he didn’t really have a lot of help, so he doesn’t want me to make the same mistakes he did,” Pieters said. “And it’s kinda cool to have someone like him, top 30 in the world, to reach out to me and help me out.” Even though Pieters will leave the Illini golf program, he’s sure the future of the program holds great hope. Campbell and Alex Burge will be the leaders on the Illinois team next year as juniors. Pieters had a strong bond with Campbell and Burge as well as his roommate Mason Jacobs. The three all live next door to each other.
As a professional, Pieters won’t have his teammates to help him get loose before pressure-filled meets. Jacobs said they both “make sure we’re on the same page for how we need to perform in upcoming tournaments,” which not only strengthens their friendship, but also the team dynamic. Despite high aspirations and a load of talent, Pieters wants to make sure his demeanor stays gentle, even as he sets out to become a giant of the golf world. “I read an article about me (on Monday) in Golf World, and it said I’m humble, so I think I’ll keep it like that,” he said. “It’s a good thing, and I’m never going to let that get away from me.”
“There were no additional penalties because they felt that we handled it properly, and it was somewhat of a minimal violation where you had one booster, one recruit,” Squire said. “I think it always helps to show that you’ve got control over your program, that you’re monitoring your program.” The kinds of violations vary, some committed by athletes, others by coaches. One football player sold portable speakers he was awarded after participating in the Kraft Fight Hunger
Bowl. When it was discovered he sold the speakers for $180 on eBay, the compliance office self-reported it. The player wrote a letter to the NCAA acknowledging his wrongdoing, and he donated the money to the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation. Last year the men’s basketball team reported five violations, four of which dealt with recruiting. The punishments for any violation can be anything from reducing the team’s number of recruiting days to just
a letter of admonishment from athletic director Mike Thomas. When a violation is discovered, it can take a month or longer to report it. If the compliance office receives a tip or finds the violation itself, it takes a few weeks to investigate and determine the necessary steps. Sometimes a violation can take longer to report. One violation concerning former men’s basketball assistant coach Jerrance Howard occurred in September and October of 2011, but it was not reported until
April 2012. The rule he violated prohibits a coach from sending any prospective student-athlete any electronic correspondence other than email and faxes. The NCAA did not issue any punishment, but Illinois said in the report that it would prohibit any staff from contacting that recruit. Squire said the violation might have taken so long to discover because the compliance office typically monitors phone and text message records only after the recruiting season is over.
On most violations, Squire said, many of the coaches or student-athletes don’t even realize they are violating an NCAA rule. “The interesting thing about the whole system is 99 percent of your violations are going to be reported by the institution,” Squire said. “Sometimes its self-discovered, sometimes it’s information that comes to us.”
KATHY WILLENS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez, Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer and center Joakim Noah, right, compete for a loose ball in the Game 5 of their first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Monday in New York. Noah still seems limited by a foot problem, and instead of putting away the Nets on Monday, the Bulls were tripped up 110-91.
Bulls will try again to finish off Nets BY ANDREW SELIGMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls had a chance to put away the Brooklyn Nets. Instead, they stumbled. Their first-round series shifts back to Chicago for Game 6 on Thursday, and the Bulls look like a team that could be in trouble even though they lead 3-2. That’s because Kirk Hinrich was sidelined by a calf injury. Joakim Noah still seems limited by a foot problem, and instead of putting away the Nets on Monday, the Bulls got tripped up 110-91. If the Bulls are still in the driver’s seat, then the Nets at least
IOTW FROM PAGE 1B as a really young team, too ... two freshman, two sophomores and me, a junior, so we were one of the youngest teams there. We still pulled it off though, just by staying positive all weekend.” Pieters stays positive by keeping the game of golf in perspective and not putting a wealth of importance on any one event. “You just have to show up and play,” he said. “I think if you start thinking about it too much, it’s not fun anymore, and it needs to be fun because it’s still a game. People forget, it’s just a game.” Sticking to that motto allowed Pieters to pull off his first-place finish with rounds of 70, 70, 70 and
NCAA FROM PAGE 1B a football booster provided a student athlete with gifts during his recruitment and as a player. When the violation was discovered the compliance office launched its own investigation. The football team received a one-year probation after Illinois self-reported it to the NCAA. Squire was an assistant director of compliance at that time and dealt heavily with the case.
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2
1
2
2008-09
9
2
1
2009-10
8
1
2010-11
10
2011-12
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0
1
3
0
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5
0
1
1
2
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1
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2
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28
22
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20
21
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14
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4
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7
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11
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going to miss plenty of things. But it was a damn good ride. I hope everyone on this campus can look back at the end of his Champaign-Urbana years and say the same thing. If you can’t, make it happen. If you’ve never been to a basketball game or a football game, get there. If there is a place on this campus you haven’t seen, go see it. Go, go, go. You’ll never get another chance to sit in the student section. You’ll never get another shot at undergraduate life. The change from high school to college is anticipated. The personal change from freshman year to senior year is a bit more unexpected, a bit more eye-opening, and if 21-year-old me could sit down with 18-year-old me,
five minutes into the game when Cal Clutterbuck fooled Crawford with a soft shot from the left circle. The goal on Minnesota’s first shot brought back some bad memories for Blackhawks fans who remember him allowing several soft goals in the playoffs against Phoenix a year ago. After five of their six playoff games against Phoenix last year went to overtime, the Blackhawks found themselves in a familiar spot. They almost won it in OT when Hossa skated toward the net and drew Harding to the ice, but the goalie barely deflected his backhanded shot. Crawford then had a big blocker save on Zach Parise. “We were able to battle through a lot today,” Crawford said. “We battled through that first goal, had a couple of PKs (penalty kills) in overtime, one in the third there. Our guys did a solid job. It was definitely a good test for us.”
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They seemingly caught a break before the game when Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom was scratched because of a leg injury suffered while reaching for a puck in the pregame warm-ups. Josh Harding replaced him and more than held his own after being limited to just five games following a multiple sclerosis diagnosis last summer. Harding made 35 saves. “Phenomenal,” coach Mike Yeo said. “It’s hard to sit here and try to paint an accurate picture of what he’s gone through, because I have no idea, we have no idea. He’s a guy that, certainly, for many reasons you’re rooting for.” Yeo didn’t have much of an update on Backstrom, although he did say, “It was a bit of a curveball to say the least.” The Wild, trying to match what the Los Angeles Kings did a year ago and win the Stanley Cup as an eight seed, took the lead just under
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JIM PRISCHING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Blackhawks’ Marcus Kruger (16) backhands a shot as Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Suter defends during Game 1 in a Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday in Chicago. The Blackhawks won 2-1 in overtime.
he’d slap him around a bit and tell him a few things: College isn’t like it is in the movies. It’s much more substantial. It’s much better. Have fun, but don’t be an idiot. Embrace your education, but don’t be a shut-in. Cheer on the Illini until your lungs hurt. Get outside. Go out. Go to class. Go to everything. I made plenty of mistakes, but none too devastating and all leading me exactly to where I am now. I think that’s the goal. As my time runs out, I’m beginning to understand my luck. This school has treated me very well, and I’ll miss it dearly. Goodbye, Daily Illini. Goodbye, U of I. Goodbye, old friend. It was good while it lasted.
Jack is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at cassidy8@dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @JCassidy10.
MEN’S TENNIS FROM PAGE 1B most duos. Where as most doubles teams enter a match with a set, silent plan in mind, Guignon and Kopinski take a different approach to finding success. “We’re not afraid to talk about anything on the court,” Guignon said. “Some people get freaked out with having to change something in the middle of the match, and we’re just about as comfortable with making a change in the middle as any team in the country. Then, if we lose, we lose ... but we stick to our game.” After grabbing an early lead, Guignon and Kopinski felt themselves slipping — one of their biggest problems. The duo has problems with consistency. Soon, the pair finds themselves tied up at 8-8 and entering a tiebreaker. Guignon adjusts his orange Illinois hat while Kopinski wipes sweat from his forehead. Both
are ready to finish strong because both have standards to live up to in tennis. “As long as we hold the standards we talk about inside the match and not worry about all the hoopla on who we’re playing, the setting and everything else, we can just keep playing doubles the way Tim and I play,” Guignon said. “Then, the rest should take care of itself.” Guignon yells a go-to “C’mon!” to amp the crowd, but quiets down instantly as Kopinski steps back to serve once again. It’s their play style, as Kopinski tends to lead the charge with big hits while Guignon plays careful, but both seem to move as one, knowing exactly where and when the other needs backup. “It’s kind of funny,” laughs Guignon, looking over at Kopinski. “Personally, I’m a little more loud, and he’s a little more quiet and to himself ... but you look at our tennis and I’m the quiet, scared one, and he’s the big banger.”
But when the last shot glides to the back right of the court, just out of Kobelt or Smith’s reach, it’s all over, clinching the doubles point for the Illini at 9-8. And Guignon and Kopinski meet in the middle of their court for a triumphant, leaping back-bump. “It feels good for me whenever I see Timbo (Kopinski) go for it, because then I know it’s over,” Guignon said. “I don’t know how he feels, but when I see Timbo, flying across, just ready to hammer one, I’m usually saying ‘C’mon,’ before it even makes contact.” Though the doubles point only represents one of seven possible in a match, Kopinski said it’s all about momentum and how winning or losing can tip the match in either direction. Still, singles always follows, and the pair is forced to split up; although, with such a high level of chemistry, each knows better than to worry. “I watch him in singles, but I think maybe even not as much (as other players), just because
I’m not really worried about Tim,” Guignon said. “We don’t really have to worry about each other, and maybe we can go help other guys out on the team. It’s one of those things where we work together and are there for each other, but we don’t have to be there on each other’s courts because both of us want this team to be successful so badly.” With only the NCAA tournament left in the season, the Illinois team will surely be looking to its top pair for doubles. Dancer still has his worries going in. He still needs to find his top six singles players. He still hopes to get consistency on all three doubles courts. He still wants to make sure the coaching staff can prepare the team properly for the big dance. But fortunately for him, two of his team’s powers have already found a natural match. That’s chemistry for you.
J.J. can be reached at jjwilso2 @dailyillini.com and @Wilsonable07.
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