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BY CORINNE RUFF STAFF WRITER A viral Facebook post has sparked discussion regarding fines and lawsuits from bus company Suburban Express. The original post, which has been shared 789 times and “liked” 646 times in the last two weeks, as of 10:52 p.m. Thursday, trac- es back to the personal Facebook wall of Jeremy Leval, a graduate student at the University. In his post, Leval describes an incident that occurred during a trip back to Champaign on March 31, on a bus driven by an individu- al who, according to the company, was not an employee of Suburban Express. Four days later, Leval said he received an email stating that he was permanently banned from Suburban Express and was issued a fine of $500 for liquidated damages and the cost of the ticket. As passengers boarded the bus at the O’Hare International Airport stop, Leval said he over- heard the bus driver shouting at an unidentified international stu- dent who he said did not under- stand that the driver was asking her to fold her ticket in half before she could board the bus. “If you don’t understand Eng- lish, you don’t belong at the Univer- sity of Illinois or any ‘American’ University.” Leval said in his Face- book post, quoting the bus driver. Leval said he confronted the driver and told him his language was offensive and unnecessary. In a statement provided to The Daily Illini, Suburban Express said after contacting the passen- gers on the March 31 trip, the company had not yet received “any first-hand knowledge of the incident.” The statement also reads: “An offhand verbal exchange between a driver who is not an employee of Suburban Express and a pas- senger has been blown totally out of proportion by a meddling, self- aggrandizing student who has cho- sen to use this incident to promote his own agenda, which seems to be to call as much attention to himself as possible and to promote his own competing business.” Suburban Express owner Den- nis Toeppen said in an email later, “We take our obligation to serve all passengers with respect and professionalism very seriously.” Meanwhile, several posts on the Facebook thread had addressed that Leval had attempted to launch a carpooling website called Col- lege Rides in May 2012. “College Rides has not been launched, and it will never be launched,” Leval said in reply to a question about his former busi- ness plans. On April 4, the same day Leval wrote his post, Suburban Express sent an email to passengers who were on Trip 705, asking if they had noticed an incident on the bus, said Hanyu Gu, senior in Busi- ness and one of the recipients of the message. Gu said he was sitting two seats behind Leval when he witnessed the scene. He replied to the email: “The attitude of the driver was very rude and arrogant, which made me feel unpleasant. I didn’t ask the details about the quarrel but I don’t think in any situation the driver should talk to a passen- ger like that.” But in the statement provid- ed to The Daily Illini, Suburban Express maintained it was not directly informed of the incident. While a lawsuit hasn’t been filed against Leval, other students, who BY JANELLE O’DEA STAFF WRITER The Illinois Senate voted 52-1 in favor of Senate Bill 1587, titled “Drone Surveillance,” on Thursday, passing the legisla- tion regarding unmanned aer- ial vehicles (UAV), or drones, to the House. Champaign Coun- ty Sheriff Dan Walsh said he will not make any decisions regarding the UAV, which was purchased by his depart- ment in 2007, until the law is established. “Right now we’re just going to sit and wait to see what the law and the (Federal Aviation Administration) end up doing,” Walsh said. Senate Bill 1586, proposed by Daniel Biss, D-Evanston, pro- hibits police or other govern- ment agencies from using UAVs unless a judge issues a search warrant authorizing the use of the UAV. Gene Robinson, owner of RP Flight Systems, a Texas-based UAV manufacturing company, said the FAA has been discuss- ing regulations for UAVs over the past few years, as well. Because UAVs are a new tech- nology used by police offices and other government agencies, regulations have not been fully developed yet. Robinson’s company manu- factured the SkyCamo Spectra purchased by the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office, and Robinson said the FAA’s slow progress in developing legisla- tion has caused him difficulties in his business. “The FAA has a long histo- ry of not making their dead- lines,” Robinson said. “It’s been a very frustrating situa- tion for manufacturers and also law enforcement officers who want to use the technology, and they cannot.” Walsh said in an email that he and his office purchased the Spectra to assist in search-and- rescue missions, mostly, but the UAV could be used for more. He said the UAV could assist in many different situations, such as photographing outdoor crime BY ELEANOR BLACK STAFF WRITER Wearing nothing but a plaid shirt and jeans, Charley Nye, lab manager of the University’s Bee Research Facility, toured the backyard of the property. Before him was a Styrofoam box; the buzzing of bees became louder and louder as he approached. With the onset of spring, the ground he stepped on was lush and budding with dandelions, the early-season pollen source for the facility’s residents: honeybees. “The year’s kind of ramping up right now,” Nye said. “(The bees) spend the winter clustered togeth- er in a tight little ball, warming each other up and slowly eating honey until spring comes and the flowers start blooming.” The box is one of the facility’s man-made hives, and by July, it will be joined by many more boxes as the bee population in the facil- ity increases. But this increase doesn’t reflect the nationwide honeybee pop- ulation, which saw a dramatic decrease this year, according to University researchers. They are using the facility to look into this decline through genetic research. “This last year was a real shock,” said Gene Robinson, direc- tor of the Bee Research Facility and the Institute for Genomic Biology. “(The honeybee popula- tion) looked like it was getting bet- ter, the problem was getting less severe ... it’s not yet clear what the problem was this year.” Researchers have not yet found a specific cause of the decline, but May Berenbaum, head of the depart- ment of Entomology, said four dif- ferent factors have been proposed as contributors to the decline. “There’s pesticides, parasites and diseases, management prac- tices, and nutritional factors,” Berenbaum said. “So we’ve got people working on most of the main hypotheses that are out there to account for bee decline.” The Bee Research Facility is one place where University researchers can experiment and test these theories. “The Bee Research Facility exists to support our research and make possible our research on honeybees,” Robinson said. “Our research on honeybees deals with a variety of topics that generally have to do with understanding the role of genes.” Berenbaum said the main focus of the research is to determine the cause of the population decline. “Identifying the causes opens up possibilities for treatment and prevention,” she said. Researchers are also figur- ing out ways to preserve the bee population. “There are new efforts to breed resistance, so people are taking a very different approach to the use of pesticides in the hive,” said Berenbaum, referring to a pesti- cide that protects bees from fatal BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGER STAFF WRITER Many students will pay more for their education next year if Congress doesn’t act by July 1. Federal student loan inter- est rates are set to double at the beginning of the next fis- cal year, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on subsidized Staf- ford loans, effectively raising the cost of a college education by $1,000 for students who need loans, according to the United States Public Interest Research Group. The rates were set to double last July 1, but Congress, in the midst of an election year, vot- ed June 29 to extend the rates one year. Now, government leaders are looking for a more permanent solution to the interest rates. In his recent budget proposal, President Barack Obama sug- gested tying student loan rates to market interest rates. Rates for subsidized loans will be 1 percent higher than the 10-year Treasury yield rates for subsi- dized loans, while the increase will be 3 percent for unsubsi- dized loans and 4 percent for graduate loans. With Thurs- day’s rates, this would mean a decrease in the rates of subsi- dized loans (from 3.4 percent to 2.7 percent), unsubsidized loans (from 6.8 percent to 4.7 percent), and direct graduate loans (from 6.8 percent to 5.7 percent). Many Republicans have supported this idea, but some have suggested capping the interest rates if the Treasury yield rate gets too high. “Right now, we are kind of at historic lows in terms of our interest rates being very low, so right now it would be a ben- efit to the students, but in three or four years, when the inter- est rate changes nationally, (it may not be),” said Dan Mann, director of financial aid. “If we go strictly to a variable interest rate, is there a possibility that it would always just be a variable interest rate, or should there be a cap put on at some point? Those are the questions that are being asked and debated at this INSIDE Police 2A | Corrections 2A | Horoscopes 2A | Opinions 4A | Crossword 5A | Comics 5A | Life & Culture 6A | Sports 1B | Classifieds 4B | Sudoku 4B facebook — dailyillini, DailyIlliniSports twitter — @TheDailyIllini, @di_sports YouTube — thedailyillini tumblr — thedailyillini The Daily Illini Friday April 19, 2013 The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871 www.DailyIllini.com Vol. 142 Issue 142 | FREE THE UNIVERSITY BORROWS $50,859,086 $36,670,945 $75,950,275 $80,736,089 SUBSIDIZED UNSUBSIDIZED GRADUATE PARENT PLUS $244,216,395 TOTAL $99,750,244.75 TOTAL $0.125 $0.333 $0.548 $0.490 SUBSIDIZED UNSUBSIDIZED GRADUATE PARENT PLUS $6,357,385.75 $12,211,424.69 $41,620,750.70 $39,560,683.61 SUBSIDIZED UNSUBSIDIZED GRADUATE PARENT PLUS THE GOVERNMENT EARNS PER DOLLAR LENT THE GOVERNMENT PROFITS IF THESE RATES EXPIRE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL EARN AN ADDITIONAL $10,578,6898.89 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $110,328,934.63. Suburban Express lawsuits exceed attorneys’ fees Since January, Suburban Express has filed 44 lawsuits toward passengers who have violated its terms and conditions. In the case of Yu Zhang, international student and senior in Business, the cost of an attorney to defend her small claims case was more than the amount for which she was sued. Source: Thomas Betz, University student legal attorney estimated attorney fee for small claims lawsuit $500 $320.03 $100 convenience charge $27.75 ticket price $64.69 screening fee $5.59 collection cost Source: Yu Zhang, international student and senior in Business $47 screening fee $75 collection cost Source: Kim Evans, Ford County circuit clerk SCOTT DURAND THE DAILY ILLINI Student loan interest rates set to double What this means to students If Congress doesn’t act by July 1, the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Over the course of a college career, the extra interest would likely mean that students on average will pay $1,000 more for their college education, according to the United States Public Interest Research Group. Without action from Washington, rates to go up July 1 See LOAN RATES, Page 3A See BEES, Page 3A See DRONE, Page 3A See SUBURBAN, Page 3A Bee facility swarms to solve problem EMILY OGDEN THE DAILY ILLINI The Bee Research Facility, located on South Lincoln avenue, contains indoor and outdoor hives home to thousands of honey bees. This hive encloses around five thousand bees, one of the smaller hives on site. Researchers focused on cause of bee population decline Ill. Senate sends drone surveillance bill to House Viral Facebook post about Suburban Express sparks controversy PHOTO COURTESY OF RP FLIGHT SYSTEMS High: 47˚ Low: 32˚ Not Yet Begun to Fight: Ebertfest’s closing film sends a hopeful message 6A Underdog seeks upset No. 16 Illini looking to win big at NCAAs SPORTS, 1B

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BY CORINNE RUFFSTAFF WRITER

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

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

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

As passengers boarded the bus at the O’Hare International Airport stop, Leval said he over-heard the bus driver shouting at an unidentified international stu-dent who he said did not under-stand that the driver was asking her to fold her ticket in half before she could board the bus.

“If you don’t understand Eng-lish, you don’t belong at the Univer-sity of Illinois or any ‘American’ University.” Leval said in his Face-book post, quoting the bus driver.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BY JANELLE O’DEASTAFF WRITER

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

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

Senate Bill 1586, proposed by Daniel Biss, D-Evanston, pro-hibits police or other govern-ment agencies from using UAVs unless a judge issues a search warrant authorizing the use of the UAV.

Gene Robinson, owner of RP Flight Systems, a Texas-based UAV manufacturing company, said the FAA has been discuss-ing regulations for UAVs over

the past few years, as well. Because UAVs are a new tech-nology used by police offices and other government agencies, regulations have not been fully developed yet.

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

“The FAA has a long histo-ry of not making their dead-lines,” Robinson said. “It’s been a very frustrating situa-tion for manufacturers and also law enforcement officers who want to use the technology, and they cannot.”

Walsh said in an email that he and his office purchased the Spectra to assist in search-and-rescue missions, mostly, but the UAV could be used for more. He said the UAV could assist in many different situations, such as photographing outdoor crime

BY ELEANOR BLACKSTAFF WRITER

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

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

“The year’s kind of ramping up

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

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

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

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

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

Researchers have not yet found a specific cause of the decline, but May Berenbaum, head of the depart-ment of Entomology, said four dif-ferent factors have been proposed as contributors to the decline.

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

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

“The Bee Research Facility exists to support our research

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

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

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

Researchers are also figur-ing out ways to preserve the bee population.

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

BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGERSTAFF WRITER

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

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

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

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

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

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

so right now it would be a ben-efit to the students, but in three or four years, when the inter-est rate changes nationally, (it may not be),” said Dan Mann, director of financial aid. “If we go strictly to a variable interest rate, is there a possibility that it would always just be a variable interest rate, or should there be a cap put on at some point? Those are the questions that are being asked and debated at this

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The Daily IlliniFridayApril 19, 2013

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871 www.DailyIllini.com Vol. 142 Issue 142 | FREE

THE UNIVERSITY BORROWS$50,859,086$36,670,945$75,950,275

$80,736,089

SUBSIDIZEDUNSUBSIDIZEDGRADUATEPARENT PLUS

$244,216,395TOTAL

$99,750,244.75TOTAL

$0.125$0.333$0.548$0.490

SUBSIDIZEDUNSUBSIDIZEDGRADUATEPARENT PLUS

$6,357,385.75$12,211,424.69

$41,620,750.70$39,560,683.61

SUBSIDIZEDUNSUBSIDIZEDGRADUATEPARENT PLUS

THE GOVERNMENT EARNS

PER DOLLAR LENT

THE GOVERNMENT PROFITS

IF THESE RATES EXPIRE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL EARN AN

ADDITIONAL $10,578,6898.89 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF

$110,328,934.63.

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

Source: Thomas Betz, University student legal attorney

estimated attorney fee for small

claims lawsuit

$500

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

Source: Yu Zhang, international student and senior in Business

$47 screening fee$75 collection cost

Source: Kim Evans, Ford County circuit clerk

SCOTT DURAND THE DAILY ILLINI

Student loan interest rates set to double

What this means to students

If Congress doesn’t act by July 1, the interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Over the course of a college career, the extra interest would likely mean that students on average will pay $1,000 more for their college education, according to the United States Public Interest Research Group.

Without action from Washington, rates to go up July 1

See LOAN RATES, Page 3A See BEES, Page 3A

See DRONE, Page 3ASee SUBURBAN, Page 3A

Bee facility swarms to solve problem EMILY OGDEN THE DAILY ILLINI

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

Researchers focused on cause of bee population decline

Ill. Senate sends drone surveillance bill to House

Viral Facebook post about Suburban Express sparks controversy PHOTO COURTESY OF RP FLIGHT SYSTEMS

High: 47˚ Low: 32˚

Not Yet Begun to Fight: Ebertfest’s closing film sends a hopeful message 6A

Underdog seeks upsetNo. 16 Illini looking to win big at NCAAsSPORTS, 1B

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Champaign Harassment by electronic

communication and disorderly conduct were reported in the 300 block of South McKinley Avenue around noon Friday.

A 37-year-old male was arrested on multiple charges in the 1400 block of Holly Hill Drive around 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

According to the report, the suspect was arrested on the charges of keeping dangerous animals, prohibited vicious animals, dogs running at large and a rabies vaccine required. A male pit bull was running at large.

Residential burglary was reported in the 300 block of West Beardsley Avenue around 10 a.m. Monday.

A 22-year-old male was arrested on the charges of pos-session of cannabis and posses-

sion of drug paraphernalia in the 2700 block of West Spring-field Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

Urbana A 29-year-old male was

arrested on an in-state warrant in the 500 block of South Lier-man Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the report, the suspect is currently in jail with other warrants. It was discov-ered that the suspect had a valid city of Urbana warrant for fail-ure to appear in another case.

University Theft was reported at the

Office of Minority Student Affairs, 610 E. John St., at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

According to the report, a

University faculty member reported that someone stole a laptop computer from the build-ing. The laptop’s estimated val-ue is $2,300.

A 27-year-old female was arrested on multiple charges in the 700 block of West Florida Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the report, the suspect was arrested on the charge of obstructing justice and on two outstanding war-rants for failure to appear in court. One warrant was from the city of Champaign. The sec-ond warrant was from Cham-paign County. The suspect’s vehicle was initially pulled over for speeding, and an officer said the suspect gave a false name when stopped. The suspect was also ticketed for not having a valid driver’s license.

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Today’s Birthday Take advantage of financial power for the first half of the year by saving despite temptation to spend new income. That energy moves to relationships, and you’ll discover a social whirl. Opportunities flourish with friends, relations and your community. Grow partnerships, and network with purposeful groups.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)Today is an 8 -- You’re about to discover something new and exciting. Find inspiration in the experience, and apply it to improve your relationships. Do good work and get paid well this month. Remember to say “thank you.”

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)Today is a 7 -- You’re making a great impression. You’re in your element this month, with the sun in your sign. When stuck, get inspired by travel or exploration. Getting lost can begin a wonderful relationship.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)Today is an 8 -- Don’t give up on love, even when it seems difficult. Friends provide a boost, but you must be willing to receive it. Finish up old business and shop carefully.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)Today is a 9 -- Wait a bit longer to make an important decision, or at least be sure you have all the right information. Let a partner make distant contacts for you. Think globally, act locally. And think big.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is a 9 -- Advance in your career. You’re very persuasive. Make a permanent decision. Long distance communication clarifies. You have more than expected. Make a promise you’ll enjoy keeping.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)Today is a 7 -- Finishing old projects brings in extra cash for your family. False assumptions could test you. For the next month travel beckons, but don’t go yet. The answer could come in a dream.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)Today is an 8 -- Take inventory of your assets over the next month. Work interferes with travel plans. New evidence threatens complacency. Romance infuses the air, and it gets magical. You can’t help but flirt.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)Today is an 8 -- A home situation improves. You’ll find it easier to explain difficult concepts now, too. Stifle your rebellious tendencies and discover another treasure. The next four weeks are good for long-term relationships. There’s more

work coming in.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)Today is an 8 -- Change occurs. Do what you promised. Your work suits you for the next month. This requires adaptation (a little glamour doesn’t hurt). Let your faith empower you. Send and receive interesting mail.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)Today is an 8 -- Use creativity at work. Your quick thinking improves traffic flow. Gather info. Not everyone agrees ... listen to feedback and acknowledge participation. Reconnect with an old friend. Don’t buy toys yet. Scout for best price.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)Today is an 8 -- Cultivate compassion for yourself. Choose who you are newly, and inspire with your vision. Optimism increases. For four weeks, invest in your home. Don’t dip into savings to make a good impression.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)Today is a 9 -- Love is the name of today’s game. Imagine and dream. Enjoy the spotlight. Take care of business first. Practical discussions mark the next few weeks. Gently convince a female holdout. Plot your ascent.

CORRECTIONSIn the April 18, 2013, edition

of The Daily Illini, the article “Committee introduces, swears in new executive board members for fall” stated incorrectly that Matt Gold said Facilities and Services should use its money to fix the bike paths rather than provide incentives. The article should have stated that Gold was asserting the Illinois Student Senate should give the $1,000 donation to Facilities and Services in order to support further construction and repairs to bicycle lanes rather than the passed $1,000 expenditure.

When the Daily Illini makes a mistake, we will correct it in this place. The Daily Illini strives for accuracy, so if you see an error in the paper, please contact Editor-in-Chief Darshan Patel at 217-337-8365.

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say they initially disputed the fine, have been the target of lawsuits. These have been a point of dis-cussion on Reddit and Renren, a Chinese social networking service.

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

Thomas Betz, student legal directing attorney at the University, said he has noticed a significant increase in the number of students coming in to talk about fines from the bus company in the last month. For privacy regulations, Betz said he could not specify the exact number of students.

“We’ve had problems over the years but not to the sheer volume as we have now,” he said.

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

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

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

Zhang said she was summoned to court March 19 — over the University’s spring break — but did not attend the court date.

“I already booked a trip (to Houston) and there

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

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

Ford County circuit clerk Kim Evans said she has received around 30 phone calls from students and parents showing concern over the pending lawsuits since March 4.

“It is very time consuming,” she said. “This has been a big deal, dealing with parents and students that are upset and saying they would like a way out of here that is not this scary.”

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

She also said it is taking every one of the five employees who works in her office to handle the bulk of the lawsuits, which she says have been coming in at the same time.

“I heard he was coming with a whole bunch

more,” Evans said, referring to a conversation she had with Toeppen.

To spread awareness to international students who use Suburban Express frequently, gradu-ate student Donghai Gai, the vice president of the University’s chapter of the Chinese Student and Scholar Association, said his organization is continuing the conversation that was sparked by Leval’s post in a forum on its website.

“It’s something people should be aware of when buying their ticket,” Gai said.

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

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

Corinne can be reached at [email protected].

point in time.”Congress has presented a few alterna-

tives to Obama’s proposal.Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has spon-

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

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

Rep. Rodney Davis, R-13, hasn’t declared which plan he supports.

“Congressman Davis believes that we must ensure that education loans are affordable and accessible to our nation’s students,” Andrew Flach, Davis’ spokes-man, said in an email. “We must also look at ways to control the skyrocketing increases in tuition costs and make sure

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

Federal government profiting off student loans

The federal government benefits in several ways from letting the current interest rate cuts expire. At the high-er interest rate, the government would receive increased revenue with similar administration costs.

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

Currently, the federal government will make 12.5 cents for every dollar of sub-sidized loans it gives out, 33.3 cents for every dollar of unsubsidized loans, 54.8 cents for every dollar of graduate stu-dent loans and 49 cents for every dollar of parent loans.

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

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

Limitations of student loansIf the interest rate increases, it will

have an effect on every student who bor-

rows from the federal government, and students can do little to respond.

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

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

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

He said private loans often require co-signers and may be more difficult to pay back.

“In general, we tell students and fami-lies that (private loans) should be kind of their last option in terms of how they can borrow,” Mann said. “It is true that some students are able to get lower interest rates at this time on private alternative loans, but they may not have all the ben-efits that you would find with the direct loan program.”

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

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

“We want students to be wise customers and to understand their financial aid pack-age and the implication of student loan borrowing, and they should only borrow what they need to actually go to school and pay their education expenses,” Mann said.

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

In the end, the fate of student loan inter-est rates will be decided by Congress.

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

Johnathan can be reached at hetting2@ dailyillini.com.

scenes and searching rural areas for suicidal citizens or fleeing suspects.

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

Brian Dolinar, a visiting scholar at the University, investigated the UAV him-self and obtained documen-tation about it from the sher-iff’s office. Dolinar said he

believes the drone could be useful in search-and-rescue missions, but he also believes it will most likely be used for the War on Drugs.

“Statistically, what you hear about in the news, you don’t hear frequently about search-and-rescue missions,” Dolinar said. “If you pick up a newspaper, you’ll see one (report), if not more, for drug violations. That is the bread and butter of police departments.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Janelle can be reached at [email protected].

disease. “There are efforts to breed bees that are resis-tant to mites, (and) there are efforts to find less tox-ic chemical alternatives for controlling mites.”

Robinson said the decline of the honeybee population is contributing to several prob-lems throughout the U.S., including diminishing agri-cultural yields.

“It’s very dangerous for our economy because of pol-lination,” he said. “Honey-bees account for one third of the food that we produce

in this country every year, the value is about $20 billion per year to our economy. So the decline in bees, if it goes unchecked, could really have a serious disruptive effect.”

Bernbaum cited the almond industry as an exam-ple. Because of the decline of bees, almond growers have had to rent honeybee hives.

“The rental fees have sky-rocketed,” Berenbaum said. “So of course, if it costs more to produce the crop, it’s going to cost more to buy the end product in the grocery store.”

Eleanor can be reached at [email protected].

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

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

These construction projects are taking place mainly on cam-pus and three residential facili-ties are scheduled to be complet-ed by 2015 on Green Street. They will be located at Sixth and Green

Streets, Fourth and Green Streets and Parking Lot J next to Legends Bar and Grill, 522 E. Green St.

The first project scheduled to be completed by Bankier Apart-ments is a 14-story apartment building located on the corner of Sixth and Green streets.

Miriam Booth, managing bro-ker of Bankier Apartments, said this building will be both the tall-est and nicest apartment build-ing Bankier has developed yet.

“I think the location is also perfect,” Booth said. “It’s right in the middle of campus, very convenient.”

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

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

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

HERE Champaign, LLC will begin construction on another apartment building at 308-312 E. Green St., in the space that IHOP and Campus Liquor cur-rently occupy. Construction is expected to begin in October if the Champaign City Coun-cil approves the developer’s application. The building will be considered 27 stories due to factors such as high ceilings. It will include 143 residential units, ground floor retail and will be equipped with an auto-mated parking vault operated by an elevator.

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

the council on June 4. Kyles said he is hopeful that

the new development will attract more students to the Universi-ty. He also said it will be easier for parents who stay in Cham-paign during special events such as Moms Weekend or sporting events to find lodging.

“(Students) will come not only for great education, but also because the campus is more attractive too,” Kyles said.

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

ness owners to invest in the area.“Obviously, construction

means construction jobs,” Pear-son said. “People will be com-ing in the community, and there will likely be more shops and restaurants.”

She also said adding student apartment units along Green Street will give students more opportunities to walk on cam-pus, as well as lessen the num-ber of cars.

HERE Champaign, LLC’s plans will be finalized during the summer following their city council adoption approving the development. Bankier demolition on Sixth and Green will begin June 1.

Earn can be reached at [email protected].

Green Street landscape to change with addition of high rises

How much interest do University students pay?Interest rates on subsidized student Stafford loans is set to double on July 1, if Congress doesn’t act. Here’s a breakdown of how much interest the University as a whole will pay with each proposed system.

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Suburban Express’ terms and conditions Below is an extract from the company’s terms and conditions that every passenger must agree to before boarding the bus. Suburban Express has filed 46 lawsuits against passengers this year.

— You MUST print out your ticket and present it to bus driver to board. You will not be permitted to board without a printed ticket.

— In the event that your ticket is altered, multiple copies of your ticket are collected by driver(s), your ticket is used for transportation on the wrong date or trip or between the wrong stops, you agree to pay the applicable full fare plus $100 for each invalid, altered or duplicate ticket collected, and authorize us to charge your credit card for same.

— If passenger or passenger parent / friend / companion / ride interferes with or delays departure of bus in any way, engages in disruptive behavior, or uses offensive or aggressive language

in dealing with company, company employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees, you agree to pay Suburban Express the amount of $500 for liquidated damages sustained by Suburban Express resulting from the aforementioned actions, and authorize us to charge your credit card for same.

— If an attorney is retained to contact you in relation to any violation of the terms and conditions contained herein, you agree to pay said attorney a minimum of 3/4 hour at the prevailing rate.

— You agree to direct all questions and concerns pertaining to credit card charges or credits to Suburban Express / Illini Shuttle IN WRITING at PO Box 4048, Lisle, IL 60532.

— You agree to pay any and all collection costs, including attorney’s fees, should collection or other legal action become necessary, and that the agreed venue for any legal action arising out of this transaction shall be Ford County, Illinois.

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On Monday afternoon, America was shaken by yet another tragedy.

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

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

When these events happened, social networking websites soared as people posted with sorrow, anger, fear and remembrance regarding those involved. However, within days, our newsfeeds — and arguably our lives — returned to the same daily, mundane themes. I think the logical explanation for this is that often times we hear of these events and express our condolences online, but we take for granted our ability to move on from tragedies. Meanwhile those involved and directly affected cope with the grief for a lifetime.

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

and retweeted by people all over the country, and millions pull together to show their support. Even Twitter trends surround the tragedy and express hope for everyone involved.

Despite these touching acts, it seems as if many of us can turn our emotions on and off like a light switch. I, myself, am guilty of this. During one of my lectures this week, I found myself reading article after article talking about potential causes of the bombings, injured victims, and increases in security all over the country. My heart grew heavy as I read these articles but as soon as I heard my professor mention an upcoming assignment, I quickly shifted my attention.

At that point, I realized not only

how morbid and robotic it was for me to refocus onto something so petty, but I also realized how fortunate I was to be able to do that — how lucky I am to still have my life and loved ones when many others are in states of shock and mourning.

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

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

Actor and comedian, Patton Oswalt, was one of the millions who commented on the event this week through a Facebook status. His words were moving and inspirational. A snippet of his comment follows:

“But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We’d have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

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

Through our immediate reactions to national catastrophes, we as citizens try to act like those white blood cells. And we tend to do so via social media. We immediately extend our compassion and condolences to those who need it. But we must remember to keep holding on to that spirit of care and concern and not let it be tainted by time.

Nicki is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at [email protected].

As the semester comes to an end, each week seems to be busier than the last. I had

three papers due this week and a group project. The compulsive list-maker in me created a sched-ule of when each project needs to be completed.

On Monday, I decided to work out at CRCE. I planned on doing the 5K next Friday, so I was try-ing to prepare. I ran two miles and then started on my cool down. Suddenly, my left palm felt itchy. I scratched and scratched it, but the feeling wouldn’t go away. Then my scalp started getting itchy. My headphones started to feel tight, and I felt my ears swelling up. It was then I knew something was wrong.

I walked into the locker room to grab my things, and I got a glimpse of myself in the mirror. My face was rapidly swelling. I knew I was having a severe aller-gic reaction. I took medication for it, but I still wasn’t feeling bet-ter. I called my sister to ask for advice, but I had to hang up on her because I couldn’t breathe well enough to keep talking.

I had to ask people working at CRCE to call 911 for me. (I have no idea what their names are, but if you’re reading this, thank you!) The paramedics gave me the med-icine I needed, and I was taken to

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

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

This experience made me think about plans. We often plan ahead and set goals for the future with-out expecting much of ourselves in the present. As a senior, this realization hit me hard when I looked at my syllabus and realized one of my classes only meets two more times this semester.

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

Part of the reason I feel this

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

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

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

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

Safia is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @safia_kazi.

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The world we live in is filled with evil — the kind of evil that steals, kills and destroys. It

erupts in every country and every state, and it can tear apart human lives in an instant in the very same way a bomb can. Whether we’re prepared for it or not, evil comes, seeping into those places we thought were safe.

Like the Century movie theater in Colorado.

Like Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Like the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts.

By now, a few days have passed since the horrific events in Boston. I sat at my computer for hours on Monday afternoon, monitoring live feeds and all the news coverage of the mess. Here were people who had come to watch and participate in one of humanity’s greatest physi-cal feats, a race for the very best runners with the fastest legs — and here were people who left the mara-thon without legs. Without limbs. Without lives.

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

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

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

But.Hope.

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

And past Boston, the country reacted. We slowly began to get bits and pieces of the story, and from there, social media exploded. My Twitter feed looked similar to the way it did during the Newtown massacre — except #PrayForNew-town became #PrayForBoston. We became united in prayer.

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

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

But.Hope.There will always be darkness,

but at the end of every tunnel, there is a glimmer of light. To find it, we must first walk through pain. We have to fight the enemy. Band together. Hate what is evil and cling to what is good.

For Boston, it is too soon to search for beauty. The city is wounded, still reeling from Monday and wonder-ing why evil came to its finish line. Three precious lives were lost, and countless lives were changed for-ever. I don’t pretend to understand what tragedy feels like — many of us haven’t experienced it first-hand.

We can, however, show our sup-port and take a stand against evil. Because it is real, and it is here.

But.Hope.Hope is here, too.

Melanie is a sophomore in Media. She can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @mellystone.

The Daily Illini

E!"#$%"&'Congress failed

America when it killed gun bill

EDITORIAL CARTOON JOHNIVAN DARBY THE DAILY ILLINI There will always be hope to

combat evil

Live in the present: Stop planning, start living

Don’t let time taint condolences, compassion

MELANIE STONEOpinions columnist

SAFIA KAZIOpinions columnist

NICKI HALENZAOpinions columnist

“D o-nothing” is a word tossed around to describe Con-gress often, but on Wednesday, Con-

gress did something egregious. It failed America. It failed New-town. It failed Aurora. It failed the next mass shooting and the next one after that.

Forty-five senators blocked gun legislation that would expand background checks and ban assault weapons and high-capac-ity gun magazines. And the gov-ernment that supposedly has the best interest in its people failed us yet again. Because in this country money wins, principle does not. What’s right doesn’t always win. What the American people over-whelmingly want in their coun-try, somehow, does not win. The National Rifle Association wins, and it sure won Tuesday.

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

Apparently this has no effect on the members of Congress. To let this gun legislation die the same way that thousands do every year from legally and ille-gally purchased bullets is a dis-grace. It is, as President Barack Obama said at the White House, “a shameful day for Washington.”

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

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

The math is maddening enough. Let’s not forget, the NRA could have as many as 4 million mem-bers — the group is known to be generous with that figure — and even 74 percent of its mem-bers support background checks. Essentially, the clout of 0.003 percent of this country has man-aged to put a stranglehold over the rest of us, disregarding our interests, squelching our safe-ty and robbing our nation of its common sense.

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

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

We will fight for this. We will remind them that this

law would have had not infringed on anyone’s Second Amendment rights.

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

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

SHARE YOURTHOUGHTS

Email: [email protected] with the subject “Letter to the Editor.”

If you are a senior, I hope you’ve done everything

you planned to do in college. If not, you still have a few weeks, so get started on your

bucket list immediately.There will always be

darkness, but at the end of every tunnel, there is a glimmer of light.

To find it, we must first walk through pain. We

have to fight the enemy.

Our reactions to cataclysmic events last through a few

comments on social media and afterwards we tend to carry on.

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R oger Ebert may have died earlier this month, but his legacy lives on this

weekend through Ebertfest in downtown Champaign. Direc-tor Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven” kicked off the film festival at the Virginia The-atre on Wednesday night, with special guest Haskell Wex-ler, the film’s Oscar-winning photographer.

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

“I am so happy to be with you this evening,” Chaz said. “I always called Roger my boy-friend ... I was hoping that my boyfriend could be here with me, but he’s not. So, for tonight I am wearing his scarf.”

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

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

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

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

could mean,” Wang said in her speech. “Watching Roger champion filmmakers of all dif-ferent kinds of backgrounds ... it made me think of life’s pos-sibilities. Roger never encour-aged me to become a filmmak-er, only to be the best person that I could be. And for that I am forever grateful.”

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

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

The short also displays a wel-comed technical proficiency, taking advantage of digital vid-eo’s spectral, desaturated aes-thetic. Several takes, includ-ing an impressive tracking shot early in “I Remember,” no doubt took several rehearsals and much-needed skill. Ebert-fest audiences should keep Wang’s second short “Magical Coincidence” on their movie radars.

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

His superlatives are well-deserved — “Days of Heav-en” took audiences by storm in

1978, and its director’s influ-ence in film has been heavily present since. Set sometime in the early 20th century, Richard Gere plays a brother on the run with his sister and girlfriend from Chicago police, fleeing to be a migrant laborer on a wheat farm in central America. Sam Shepard plays the wealthy farmer who falls for Gere’s girlfriend, which sets in motion thrilling and tragic events for the film’s lead characters.

The film is at once beautiful and puzzling. The wide hori-zons of farmland are gorgeous but the human drama is com-pounded by the nature sur-rounding the characters. In “Days of Heaven” and Malick’s other films, man is viewed as another critter on earth.

Is it a glorified nature docu-mentary, as many of Malick’s harshest critics make his work out to be? Hardly. “Days of Heaven” is full of biblical allu-sions given elemental, worldly expressions through the grand plain fields and vast array of characters

Cinematographer Wexler shared his experience on “Days of Heaven” in a panel discus-sion with film and TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz. Although Wexler holds an “addition-al photography” credit on the film, Wexler shot half of the film’s production after its origi-nal cinematographer, Néstor Almendros, had to leave for other projects.

Almendros won an Oscar for his work on “Days of Heaven.” Undoubtably deserving of the film, Wexler said there were “awkward” and “bitter” experi-ences over who should receive the film’s directory of photog-raphy credit. But he said he is over any bad past experience, proud of his work displayed in the film.

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

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

Adlai can be reached at [email protected].

Ebertfest’s ‘Day of Heaven’

ADLAI STEVENSONStaff writer

La Casa prepares for campus Day of SilenceBY KATIE TRAVERSSTAFF WRITER

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

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

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

One of the student leaders, Ten-cia Arizpe, senior in Social Work, is an intern at the UP Center of Champaign County, a multi-ser-vice agency that supports and promotes activities meant to improve the wellbeing and devel-opment of the LGBT community. She was accompanied by fellow interns Aliya Prescott and Syd-ney May, also seniors in Social Work. Together, they engaged a small group of students at La Casa Cultural Latina.

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

“I wanted to do this workshop

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

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

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

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

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

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

May also identifies herself as an ally.

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

community in the process,” May said.

Students promoting the Day of Silence will set up tables on the Quad from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. They will also hold a gathering to spread issue awareness on the corner of Green Street and Wright Street at 4 p.m. This event will continue into the evening, where the silence will eventual-ly be “broken” with a “Breaking the Silence Rally” on the Main Quad at 5 p.m. Preparation for their “Hug-In” will occur at the LGBT Resource Center at 323 Illini Union to prepare for the Hug-In to take place later, at 10 p.m. on Green Street.

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

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

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

“Today is basically organized as a day of protest,” he said. “You’re trying to show that in situations where you would be speaking, for example, group work ... you’re in a way protesting the silence that the LGBT com-munity and its supporters face everyday.”

Katie can be reached at [email protected].

Day of Silence:

11 a.m -4 p.m. Tables on the Quad4 p.m. Gathering to spread awareness, Green and Wright Streets5 p.m. “Breaking the Silence” Rally, Main Quad6 p.m. Green St. Hugh In Prep at LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union7 p.m. Keynote speech with David Yost, 314 Illini Union10 p.m. Green St. Hug-In, Green Street

Film fest kicks o! with 1978 classic, standing ovation in Ebert’s honor

Is it a glorified nature documentary, as many

of Malick’s harshest critics make his work

out to be? Hardly.

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BY JORDAN SWARDSTAFF WRITER

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

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

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

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

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

“I came back from combat and found I

needed relief,” Hastings said in the film. He goes on to say that the more he fly-fished, the more it became a physical and mental need — he had to do it, or he “was gonna kill somebody.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

where “things sometimes make more sense in combat than they do in the real world.” However, since the shooting of the film in 2010, he said he no longer feels that way.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Despite larger themes of the impact of

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

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

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

“Not Yet Begun to Fight” will screen at the Virginia Theatre on Sunday at Noon. Lee, Grenier and subjects Goodge and Elliott Miller will participate in a discus-sion immediately following the film.

Jordan can be reached at sward13@ dailyillini.com.

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BY NICHOLAS FORTINSTAFF WRITER

Even though the No. 16 Illinois women’s gymnastics team will compete in the biggest meet of its season this weekend, the team still thinks of it like any other competition.

Two weeks removed from finishing second overall behind No. 7 Michigan and ahead of No. 13 Nebraska at the NCAA Morgantown Regional, the Illini will look to pull off another upset at NCAA Championships.

“(The coaches) just want us to picture this as any other meet,” junior Sarah Fiedler said. “It’s really exciting to make it to nationals, but we’re not done yet. We still have a job to do once we get there, so we have to just pretend like we’re back at Kenney (Gym) or Huff (Hall) just doing our thing.”

Illinois will carry a lot of momentum into nationals this weekend in Los Angeles. The Illini are coming off a season-high 196.450 at the Big Ten Championships and a 196.025 at regionals, which was good enough to beat Nebraska and advance.

The Illini will be the underdog yet again this weekend, as they are ranked last among the 12 teams competing at nationals. Although the field includes Big Ten foes such as Michigan and Minnesota as well as No. 1 Florida, the team isn’t worried about its competition.

“Regardless of who we’re up against, we need to do our job,” Fiedler said. “The teams we’re competing against aren’t

messing with our heads at all, we need to just stay together and focus on ourselves and do our best.”

Head coach Kim Landrus added that all 11 teams the Illini will compete against are extremely well-coached and very talented programs that will display top-level gymnastics.

With the level of competition so high, Illinois will need to be

flawless on every event to make it to Super Six, where the top-six teams advance, later in the weekend. Landrus said the team is in a position to do just that and maybe even hit its seasonlong goal of going 24-for-24.

“We’ve prepared extremely well, we’re definitely in a position to go out there and hit our

routines, and now we just need to do our gymnastics,” Landrus said.

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

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

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

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

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

Women’s gymnastics sees NCAAs as just another meet

Illini plan to leave everything on floor at NCAAs

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

BY GINA MUELLERSTAFF WRITER

Train with no regrets.This has been the motto for the

No. 7 Illinois men’s gymnastics team over the past two weeks. Coming off of a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, the Illini have strived to keep the energy in the gym high while training for NCAA Championships. With its last meet of the season this weekend, Illinois — reining NCAA champions — will leave everything on the competition floor trying to defend its title.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gina can be reached at [email protected] and @muelle30.

My column for next week was actually planned in advance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EMILY BAYCISports columnist

Keep running, stand strong despite the Boston attack

DARYL QUITALIG THE DAILY ILLINI

Illinois’ Sarah Fielder performs her balance beam routine during the Gym Jam against Iowa at Huff Hall on Feb. 16. The Illini will compete at the NCAA Championships for just the third time in program history this weekend.

BY J.J. WILSONASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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

When the Illini take the courts against the Hoosiers on Friday, the young team of nine — sev-en underclassmen — will rec-ognize its two seniors for last regular-season match at Atkins Tennis Center. But seniors Bru-no Abdelnour and Stephen Hoh aren’t ready to be done.

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

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

Hoh added how happy he has been with how far the team’s cul-ture has come in his senior year. He feels it has done its part in set-ting a good example to the young-er players, but he still plans on going out and “leaving everything on the court.”

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

the Illini have the upper hand.With No. 31 Jared Hiltzik lead-

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

“Still, Indiana is a great team,” head coach Brad Dancer said. “They’ve beaten us two years in a row. That’s a little bit frustrat-ing for us and just being ready for what they bring Friday.”

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

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

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

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

Similar to last weekend’s struc-

ture, which saw Ohio State (26-2, 9-0) and Penn State (8-14, 2-7), the Illini will start with the better of the two this weekend. Though Purdue’s .640 win percentage hasn’t eluded the Illini, who are at .591, and Dancer said the team has to treat it just as tough as any other match.

“We’re really focusing on posi-tioning for the NCAA tournament, what we need to do to be in the best position for the NCAA tour-nament,” Dancer said. “That’s both from a ranking perspec-tive and a little more of a mind-set perspective. ... We really need to focus on where we need to be mentally going into the matches.”

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

DARYL QUITALIG THE DAILY ILLINI

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

“Basically, we’re treating it like any

other meet and working on those little small details

because ultimately that’s what helped us make it to nationals.”

SARAH FIEDLER,junior gymnast

See GYMNASTICS, Page 3B

See BAYCI, Page 3B

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WEEKEND PREVIEW

Catching up on the less covered Illini sports teams

JOHNATHAN HETTINGERIllini columnist

Women’s gymnastics

Event — NCAA ChampionshipsWhere — Los AngelesWhen — Friday through SundayQuestion — What are Illinois’ chances at a national championship?Answer — Very slim. The Illini are ranked No. 16 in the nation and are making their third appearance at the NCAA Championships. Illinois is just happy to be at the finals.How to follow the event — Stream it live at NCAA.com

Men’s gymnastics

Event — NCAA ChampionshipsWhere — University Park, Penn.When — Friday through SundayQuestion — Will the Illini repeat as national champions?Answer — Probably not, but it’s possible. Illinois has struggled so far this season, finishing fifth out of eight teams in the Big Ten but is still ranked No. 7 in the country.How to follow the event — Stream it live at NCAA.com

Baseball

Event — Three-game series at Ohio StateWhere — Columbus, OhioWhen — Friday through SundayQuestion — Will Justin Parr’s 21-game hitting streak continue?Answer — Totally. The senior outfielder has the longest-active NCAA hitting streak and is hitting an unreal .440 on the season. The better question is, will Ohio State be able to get him out?How to follow the event — Sunday’s game will be available on Big Ten Network

Softball

Event — Three-game series against IndianaWhere — Eichelberger FieldWhen — Friday through SundayQuestion — Will the Illini win another Big Ten game this season?Answer — We’ll see this weekend. Indiana is the worst conference opponent left on the schedule, with Illinois not playing Penn State this season.How to follow the event — Head out to Eichelberger to catch the Illini in action.

Men’s tennis

Event — Last home meet of the year against Indiana on Friday and last meet of regular season at Purdue on SundayWhere — Atkins Tennis Center and West Lafayette, Ind.When — Friday and SundayQuestion — Can Illinois build some momentum heading into the Big Ten Championships the following weekend?Answer — If Illinois is able to defeat both Indiana schools over the weekend, the Illini will take a three-match winning streak, as well as an almost-upset over Ohio State into the conference championship.How to follow the event — Take a walk out to the Atkins Tennis Center and watch for yourself.

BY DAN ESCALONASTAFF WRITER

With two meets left before the Big Ten Championships, the Illi-nois men’s track and field team will head to two of its most cru-cial meets of the outdoor season.

For the first and only time of the outdoor season, the Illini will split up, with a small contingent of long-distance runners com-peting at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif., while the rest of the team will travel to the LSU Alumni Gold in Baton Rouge, La.

At the LSU Alumni Gold, the Illini will be back on the track once again in SEC country facing

off against some of the nation’s elite teams such as host LSU and No. 1-ranked Texas A&M.

“One of the biggest rea-sons we schedule tough meets like this one is to get our guys ready for Big Tens and nation-als,” head coach Mike Turk said. “We know we’re not going to win every event but we’re going to go in fighting and competing, and I see it as a huge benefit going forward.”

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

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

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

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

continued growth and success of freshman Cameron Viney and Vanier Joseph in hurdles. Vin-ey will be back in the 400-meter hurdles attempting to surpass his season-best time set last week-end. After a week off, Joseph will be back in the 110-meter hurdles. Turk expects both hurdlers to run their fastest times yet.

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

The Mt. Sac Relays present the most important meet of the sea-son for Illinois’ distance runners. The majority of the runners com-peting over the weekend had a bye week last weekend in order to better prepare for Mt. Sac. For

all of the runners, the meet will be a prime opportunity to record their best qualifying times for the national meet in May.

Seniors Jim Riddle and Hunt-er Mickow will look to establish themselves in the 10,000 meters, along with senior Jannis Toepfer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and freshman Ian Barnett in the 1500 meters.

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

Dan can be reached at [email protected].

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

BY LANRE ALABISTAFF WRITER

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

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

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

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

eling so much, and it’s just great to get a week of just practice. The team actually tends to run much better after a rest week, and they’ve even shown that in their times in practice. They train harder when there is no meet, so, if anything, the week off is a ben-efit for us.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Facing some tough opposi-tion in a meet that LSU calls the “Battle on the Bayou,” Buford-Bailey said she is keen on the team making a statement this weekend.

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

Lanre can be reached at alabi2@ dailyillini.com and @WriterLanre.

Illini ready for 3-meet weekendAfter a week o!, women’s track busy competing

BY STEPHEN BOURBONSTAFF WRITER

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

Win and get in.Sitting at No. 47 in the ITA

rankings, the Illini (12-9, 5-4 Big Ten) will probably need wins against both Indiana and Purdue this weekend to make the NCAA tournament.

“We know where we’re at, we need this,” head coach Michelle Dasso said. “It’s going to be a war. But I feel like that’s how all of the Big Ten matches have been this year.”

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

to feel comfortable about their chances.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen can be reached at [email protected] and @steve_bourbon.

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

BRIAN YU THE DAILY ILLINI

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

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

TONJA BUFORD-BAILEY,head coach

“We’ve had some not so great losses this

year, but we also had some good wins.”

RACHAEL WHITE,senior

F rom the moment that students step foot on campus, something is happening in

the sports world.In the fall, football begins.

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

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

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

Johnathan is a sophomore in Media. He can be reached at hetting2@ dailyillini.com. Follow him on Twitter @IlliniColumnist.

More online: To see the other sports not featured here that are in action this

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BY SEAN NEUMANNSTAFF WRITER

It’s like looking in a mirror.Illinois softball (11-25, 1-11 Big

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

Indiana has played 10 games against top-25 opponents this sea-son, nearly mirroring Illinois’ non-conference schedule, which included nine matchups against top-25 teams.

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

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

Head coach Terri Sullivan said

the team hasn’t lived up to the high expectations both players and coach-es had entering the season.

“No one is feeling sorry for them-selves,” Sullivan said. “There have been games where we’ve been pret-ty bad and there are games where we’ve been pretty good, but not good enough.”

Illinois will also seek to exploit a weak Indiana pitch-ing staff to rein-state confidence in the team’s strug-gling offense.

Hoosier pitch-ers have posted a 3.49 ERA, allow-ing more hits (337) and runs (184) than their combined opponents this sea-son; however, the Illini will have to find a way to energize their trou-bled offense in order to do so.

“I think we can take it to Indiana,” outfielder Alex Booker said. “This is the weekend we turn it around.”

Booker said the team has been pri-

marily working on offense in prac-tice this week — attempting to wake up a drowsy run-producing lineup.

Illinois finds itself in last place in the Big Ten for hits (208) and runs scored (101) — in addition to recent-ly dropping into last place in the

overall confer-ence standings.

T h e I l l i -ni offense has a team batting average of .229 – a strikingly low comparison with Indiana’s offense, which is batting .252 and includes five hitters above a .300 average.

Indiana is led offensively by senior Aman-da Wagner and sophomore Bri-anna Meyer, who

has .330 batting average and leads the team with 27 runs scored — over one-fourth the number of runs the entire Illini team has scored all season.

But the real threat comes from

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

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

“The Big Ten conference is known for having good hitters,” Gay said. “You just have to make the hitters work to get their hits.”

Illinois’ biggest troubles this sea-son have come from inside the cir-cle, as walks have bogged down the team’s season.

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

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

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

Sean can be reached at [email protected] and @Neumannthehuman.

The Daily Illini | www.DailyIllini.com Friday, April 19, 2013 3B

BY JEFF KIRSHMANSTAFF WRITER

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

The Illini baseball’s star out-fielder laughed his way back into the locker room to retrieve pants to pull over his compres-sion shorts before addressing the media Wednesday at Illinois Field, delaying the inevitable questions regarding his career-best hitting streak, which extend-ed to 21 games in Illinois’ 12-1 mercy-rule win against Illinois State.

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

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

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

“We feel pretty confident with where we’re at,” Parr said. “Offensively, we aren’t striking out, which is something we strug-gled with at the beginning of the year. We put a lot of pressure on the defense.”

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

should have won earlier in the season. But the Buckeyes pose a greater challenge than the Red-birds, who ranked sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference, and Purdue, which entered last weekend last in the Big Ten in ERA.

The Buck-eye’s rotation features a flur-ry of power-pitching right-handers that rank second in the confer-ence with a 2.68 team ERA. Ohio State is also tied for second in the Big Ten in opposing batting average, holding oppo-nents to .231 on the season.

Looking to equalize the Buck-

eyes will be Kevin Johnson, Illi-nois’ No. 1 starter and owner of a 5-2 record and 2.52 ERA. Johnson struggled in his last outing against Purdue, allow-

ing five runs in uncharacteris-tic five innings and will look to rebound in what the sta-tistics suggest should be a pitchers’ duel Friday.

“I like play-ing better teams than the ones going into the weekend you’re going to beat,” Johnson

said. “You got to be perfect, basi-cally. That’s not putting pressure on ourselves, it’s just doing what we do.”

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

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

In other words, an accomplish-ment almost worthy of wearing pants.

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

Illini host Hoosiers in battle of weak pitching

Friday, 5:35 p.m.Saturday, 2:05 p.m.Sunday, 11:05 p.m.Columbus, Ohio

Illini outfielder Justin Parr is looking to extend his 21-game hitting streak.

at

Illinois(23-10, 5-4 Big Ten)

Ohio State(23-12, 7-5)

Saturday, 1 p.m., 3 p.m.Sunday, 1 p.m.

Eichelberger Field

Illinois finds itself in last place in the Big Ten for hits (208) and runs scored (101).

at

Indiana(19-24, 3-10 Big Ten)

Illinois(11-25, 1-11)

BY CLAIRE LAVEZZORIOASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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

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

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

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

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

tournament-leader Indiana.Despite the stacked field,

Pieters isn’t focused on the competition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“I kinda got an idea about it. Normally he tells us, like last weekend before we played the

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

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

Claire can be reached at [email protected].

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

Illini women’s golf mentally, physically prepares for Lady Buckeye InvitationalBY ALEX ORTIZSTAFF WRITER

It isn’t often that inclement weather offers positives for a golf team, but the Illinois women’s golf team saw this week’s rainy practice conditions as an asset. At this weekend’s Lady Buckeye Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, the Illini will likely compete on a wet course that is particularly difficult even when dry.

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

The par-72, 6,268-yard OSU Scarlet Golf Course is rife with greenside and fairway bunkers. The team focused on such hazards in practice, especially since it has not had many opportunities to do so. Because the challenges of inclement weather cannot feasibly be replicated in an indoor facility, the team has been looking for a similar environment at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana to best prepare for the invite.

The Illini are no strangers to interesting weather this season. But head coach Renee Slone wants to take advantage of the heavy rain on local courses to best prepare for any possible weather difficulties in Columbus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“It’s great that we’re practicing (for the course) because some girls maybe aren’t comfortable with being in bunkers all the time,” Postillion said. “But ... I’m going to try not to have any preconceived thoughts about the course, and it’ll be easy for me to do because I haven’t seen it yet.”

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

competing against a smaller field (12 teams) compared to recent tournaments with only one team, Purdue, holding a top-25 ranking.

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

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

Alex can be reached at [email protected] and @AlexOrtiz2334.

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

pure euphoria. This perfect moment was shattered Monday afternoon, and it’s going to be hard to ever get that picture-perfect energy back.

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

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

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

Emily is a graduate student. She can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyBayci.

Justin Parr carries 21-game hitting streak into 3-game series in Columbus

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

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

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

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

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

Nicholas can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @IlliniSportsGuy.

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

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