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YOUR VOICE

“Honestly, despite the situation, I try to make sure that I don’t feel threatened regardless because that tends to stop a lot of stuff from happening ... it was terrible, I don’t feel that it affected this area or me personally.”

ANTHONY B. SULLERS JR, senior in AHS

“I think it will be fi ne, honestly. We shouldn’t worry about it too much. I mean, if that’s in Boston then we shouldn’t be expecting that at every marathon. It’s a university so I think we’re pretty safe.”

ARNOLD KWON, sophomore in DGS

“I’m actually running the full (marathon) this weekend. I feel relatively safe because it’s just Champaign, and not a huge city like Boston. But at the same time I will feel safer with higher security. Other than that, my goal is just to fi nish without a bomb going off.”

EMILY SCHIRO, junior in LAS

“I feel safe. What happened with the Boston bombings was a very sad event, though I believe it was isolated. I don’t imagine anything happening here on campus. Of course we should take precautions, but I don’t think it will bring down the overall spirit of the Illinois Marathon.”

JACQUIE JANNEY, senior in ACES

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How safe do you feel about the upcoming Illinois Marathon, given the bombings in Boston?

DAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

The Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon races will affect the Champaign-Urbana MTD bus routes Friday and Saturday.

Reroutes will begin Friday around 6 p.m. and Saturday at the beginning of the ser-vice day, according to a press release from MTD. Friday’s reroutes are predicted to last a few hours, and it’s uncertain when routes will return to nor-mal Saturday.

MTD Marketing Director Jan Kijowski advises riders to cre-ate a MyRide account in order to receive texts or emails about specific route delays.

Friday’s service chang-es will affect several routes and all routes will be affected Saturday.

Specific information on which routes will be affected will be posted on MTD’s web-site in the next couple of days, Kijowski said.

Marathon a! ects MTD bus routes Friday, Saturday

BY MEGAN VASILIADISSTAFF WRITER

For those participating in or watching the 117th annual Boston Marathon on April 15 , including 13 University affi liates who ran in the marathon, the traditional scene of sweaty triumph and cheers was transformed into one of terror and screams after the two bombs exploded at the fi nish line, killing three and injuring over 180 people .

Martin Gruebele , professor of chemistry, participated in the Boston Marathon for the fi rst time last Monday and said he was for-tunate enough to cross the fi nish line about an hour before the explo-sions. Gruebele said while trying to board a train at the Hynes Con-vention Center, a subway station located about two blocks from fi n-ish line, he heard explosions that were fi rst thought to be a main gas pipeline burst. Security evac-uations were then put into effect, which led to Gruebele taking another train.

While riding the train, Gruebele said he met a female runner who had blood dripping down her legs. The runner told Gruebele that the blast from the explosions caused a collision between she and anoth-er runner while crossing the fi n-ish line.

“That was my fi rst inkling that this was not a gas main explosion,” Gruebele said in an email.

University alumnus Shannon Kraus never got to cross the fi nish line. He said he was roughly 0.34 miles away from fi nishing before he was forced to stop the race with-out any explanation at the time.

After learning about the explo-sions, Kraus said he was grateful for having a slower than normal time.

“I was ultimately thankful a knotted calf had me on pace to my slowest marathon ever and kept me from harm’s way,” Kraus said.

Although police do not expect any safety threats at Saturday’s Illinois Mara-

thon, public safety agencies are addressing security concerns for the event in light of the bombing that took place last Monday at the Boston Marathon.

Capt. Roy Acree, University of Illinois Police Department, said the departments have not had safety problems in the past, but the offi cers would not be doing their jobs if they didn’t factor the incident in Boston into their procedures.

“We’ve never really had any issues with people causing prob-

lems,” Acree said. “Since this thing happened in Boston, I think we would not be prudent if we didn’t do what we needed to do as far as trying to have more of a police presence — trying to do things a little bit different to make things safer.”

The agencies reviewed the safe-ty procedures and decided on a few changes last Wednesday.

More personnel and resourc-es will be working at the mar-athon this year, according to a press release. Rick Atterberry, public information offi cer for the

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University a" liates recount Boston bombings

BY CARINA LEESTAFF WRITER

Hannah Bartman feels for the families of those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.

Bartman, freshman in DGS, ordered boxes of shoelaces last week, symbolizing the Boston Athletic Association — blue lac-es reading “Pray for Boston” in yellow font. She will be sell-ing them on the Quad next week and will be sending all the pro-ceeds to the American Red Cross and the Boston Athletic Associa-tion. Bartman herself is a runner and said she personally wants to commemorate the victims in a different way.

“The marathon is kind of

something that celebrates life and what all your body can do,” Bartman said. “(But) to see somebody attack all those inno-cent people, I didn’t wanted to sit back and just let anything else happen.”

Bartman is hoping to run at the Bos-ton Marathon next year with her shoelac-es to remem-ber the peo-ple who were affected by the bombings.

“One of our goals was to be

there (Boston) next year with the shoelaces and run with those on and remember those who can’t run,” she said.

Bartman is not the only com-munity mem-ber reaching out to victims and their fami-lies. Interfaith in Action , a r e g i s t e r e d student orga-nization, took it upon them-selves to sup-port those affected by the

bombings as well.Interfaith in Action hosted an

event Monday night where par-ticipants packaged about 15,000 meals to be sent to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank in honor of the victims.

Ellie Brick , sophomore in LAS, said this event is a way to show how much the group cares about the nation.

“We think the most important platform (is) for people to come together for service,” Brick said. “Most people believe in service and believe in helping others.”

Brick said leaders of the group agreed that something needed to be done rather than just watch-ing the incident develop.

Community members reach out to victims of bombing

BY SARI LESKSTAFF WRITER

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Jasmine Jones (left), senior in LAS, takes part in the vigil in memory of the victims of the Boston bomb attacks. The vigil was held in front of the Alma Mater on Monday.

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celebrates life and what all your body can do.”

HANNAH BARTMAN,freshman in DGS

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Champaign A 19-year-old male was arrest-

ed on the charge of aggravated battery near Fifth and Stoughton streets around 10 p.m. Sunday .

Residential burglary was reported in the 1000 block of South Sixth Street around 3 a.m. Sunday.

According to the report, an unknown suspect entered the apartment while the resident was home. The suspect took some electronics before leaving the apartment .

Attempted armed robbery was reported at Mobil Super Pantry, 1511 N. Prospect Ave., around 3 a.m. Monday.

According to the report, the sus-pect pointed a gun at the victim and the victim fought off the sus-pect. The suspect fl ed .

Urbana Credit card fraud was report-

ed in the 400 block of South Busey

Avenue around 8:30 a.m. Sunday.According to the report, the

unknown offender gained the victim’s debit card number and made unauthorized purchases in Florida .

Theft was reported near North Coler and University ave-nues around 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

According to the report, an unknown offender took the front license plate from the victim’s vehicle while it was parked in the parking lot of the victim’s employer.

University Theft was reported at the

Armory, 505 E. Armory Ave., at 8 a.m. Sunday.

According to the report, an offi cial of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society reported that someone stole an infl atable arch and air compres-sor used at an event held Satur-day. The value of the items is

estimated to be $3,500 . A 19-year-old female was

arrested on the charge of domes-tic battery at Nugent Hall, 207 E. Gregory Drive, at 3:30 a.m. Saturday .

A 22-year-old male was arrested on the charge of pos-session of cannabis with the intent to deliver and posses-sion of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in the 800 block of West Nevada Street at 8 p.m. Friday .

A 22-year-old male was arrested on the charge of pos-session of cannabis with intent to deliver and obstructing jus-tice or destroying evidence in the 800 block of West Nevada Street at 8 p.m. Friday.

According to the report, police found cannabis and a variety of illegal pills after serving a search warrant on the residence .

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POLICE

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Today’s Birthday For the next three weeks, renew old friendships. The first six months of 2013 bring a nice financial boost, so hide away savings. Discover hidden resources. Communications go farther, and networks grow. Focus on partnership, and learn about new cultures. Network with groups that share your passion. Strengthen ties.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 a 9 — A hero comes to your rescue when least expected. Continue to put in the effort, though. Don’t depend on others to do the work for you. Stay active, and remain open to contributions.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Today is a 7 — Two days of intense work begin. Getting it done is easier than thinking about doing it. Avoid distractions; you’ll have time to stop and acknowledge efforts later. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, and return the favor.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Today is a 9 — You’ll have more time for love and relaxation. How will you take your romance to a

new level? Don’t look at what you want, but rather at what you can contribute.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Today is an 8 — Repetitiveness can be especially tiresome right now. Break the routine and add some wild creativity. Get outside, too. Then take care of yourself at your home sweet home with a good night’s sleep.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Today is an 8 — There’s still plenty of work to do, but suddenly everything starts making sense. Continue exploring new directions in your career. You’ll be surprised by what you learn about yourself.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Today is an 8 — Your ideas are attracting attention. Cash flow improves. Pay expenses before splurging. You’re really cooking now, and the orders flow in. Get help if needed, and stash profits.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Today is a 9 — You’re stronger, more self-confident and sensitive for the next two days. Watch out, world! Take charge of your destiny. This week should be very active and fun. Get outside and play.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Today is an 8 — Be sensitive to a loved one’s wishes. You’re under

pressure regarding deadlines. If you can get away, it’s also a good time for treasure hunting. Notice your dreams.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Today is a 9 — Celebrate accomplishments. Your friends are your inspiration, and they provide solid support. Get out and play together, but remember your budget. Make it a potluck or go Dutch.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) Today is a 6 — This phase brings lots of career action. Take charge and manage responsibilities. It may require discipline, determination and patience. Reward yourself later with a thought-provoking film or book.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Today is an 8 — By now you should know how much you can spend. If you can get away for a little while, go. Watch the big picture, and plan your agenda. Then put on your rambling shoes.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Today is a 9 — Focus on finances; get organized and practical. Things are beginning to shift. Consider an investment in your education. Study profitable ventures. Rejuvenate your relationship. Sensuality takes front stage.

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BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGERSTAFF WRITER

Chancellor Phyllis Wise and Provost Ilesanmi Adesida dis-cussed their vision for the cam-pus at a town hall meeting Mon-day in an overfl owing auditorium at the Beckman Institute.

In her two years in offi ce, Wise said she has worked with the campus community to devel-op a shared vision for the future of campus. Wise expressed her view that “higher education is at a crossroads” and discussed the implementation of a plan to keep the University ahead of others

going into the future, stressing the need to make decisions quickly in order to stay ahead of the curve.

While Wise expressed her vision for the campus, Adesida outlined specifi c strategic plans based on that vision. The plans included hiring 500 new faculty in the next fi ve to seven years and increasing funding for Humani-ties Arts and the Social Sciences by 50 percent, beginning in the fall. He also discussed the imple-mentation of a new campus-wide offi ce to assist in grant writing, as well as increased cross-disciplin-ary communication, without too

much centralization.“Clearly, it’s just a beginning

and sampling of what will come out of campus planning actions,” Adesida said.

The audience was comprised largely of faculty and staff with a few students. Those in attendance were able to ask questions, which ranged from improving commu-nications to help make students aware of what is going on in the campus community to the qual-ity of teaching on campus and the welcome process for international students.

One main area of concern

addressed by students and faculty was the ability to provide fi nancial aid to students considering attend-ing the University. Wise said they recognize that limited resources are a problem. While the Universi-ty addressed more need than ever before last year, the unmet need pot rose to an unprecedented $72 million, Wise said.

Although Wise repeatedly said the administration needs to move quickly in order to be successful, she didn’t present a timeline for action.

“They have a lot of big plans for the future, and I’m really interest-

ed to see how that plays out in my experience because I’m a soph-omore, so I only have two more years left,” said Ashley Peterson, sophomore in Engineering. “They said they’re moving quickly, but I want to know how quickly and how fast these initiatives will come up before I graduate.”

Instead, Wise discussed her view on the overall future of higher edu-cation in the United States, and her future vision for the University.

“In 20 to 50 years, there will be fewer great research universities than there are today,” Wise said. “I believe that the ones that will sur-

vive and thrive are the ones that embrace and manage change. They are the ones where excellence is both broad and deep. They are the ones that will be relevant to soci-ety, that will add value to the peo-ple who are paying for that edu-cation. They will be the ones that contribute to the quality of life of the citizens around them, and they will be the ones that perceive the sense of urgency, that are agile enough to embrace change and not be managed by the changes.”

Johnathan can be reached at [email protected].

Vision for future of campus discussed at town hall meetingChancellor Wise, Provost Adesida plan to hire new faculty, focus on research; audience addresses ! nancial aid concerns

BY JOHNATHAN HETTINGERSTAFF WRITER

At the fi rst meeting of the 2013-14 Urbana-Champaign Senate, members elected three new University Senates Confer-ence representatives and four new members to the Senate Executive Committee.

The senate elected Prasanta Kalita, Gay Miller and William Maher to serve on the confer-ence through 2016. The three will join seven other members of the conference. Matthew Wheeler was selected to be the conference’s delegate to the Senate Executive Committee.

The senate also selected three committee chairs to serve on the Senate Executive Com-mittee: Harry Hilton, of the Equal Opportunity and Inclu-

sion Committee; Pat Gill, of the Student Discipline Committee; and Michel Bellini, of Public Engagement and Institutional Advancement.

Since it was the fi rst meet-ing of the new senate, senators received a lesson on parliamen-tary procedure from senate par-liamentarian Ken Andersen. Chancellor Phyllis Wise also explained the senate’s impor-tance to campus, calling the body “absolutely essential to shared governance.”

The senate was also informed that Roy Campbell was elected to serve as SEC chair for the next academic year, while Kim Graber was elected vice chair.

Johnathan can be reached at [email protected].

Members elected at 1st U-C Senate meeting

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Champaign County Emergen-cy Management Agency, said the number of people working on the marathon is based on by the individual departments’ sta-tions and responsibilities for the event.

The biggest change this year will be to the bag drop proce-dure, Atterberry said. This year, runners will be required to use offi cial Illinois Marathon bags supplied to them at reg-istration. In the past, the bags have been issued to participants as an option.

“That was just a little bit (of) extra caution about how the bags are handled,” Atterberry said.

Participants who put cell phones in their bags will also be asked to turn the device off.

“That goes back to the abun-dance of caution about the fact that in some attacks in the past, cell phones have been incorpo-

rated in one way or another in the way those attacks are car-ried out,” Atterberry said.

Offi cials will more strictly enforce security in Memorial Stadium, where the race ends. Fans observing the end of the race are not allowed to step onto the fi eld and must remain in the stands.

“Fans have found a way around that in the past,” Atter-berry said. “They’re going to be a little bit additionally vigilant about that this year.”

Even though public safety agencies are taking more cau-tion this year, they do not expect to have any security problems. In past marathons, the two issues public safety have man-aged are medical and traffi c.

The changes made for this year’s Illinois Marathon will not necessarily be permanent. Public safety offi cials will re-evaluate the marathon’s safety procedures each year.

Sari can be reached at [email protected] and @Sari_Lesk.

“It is now my lucky calf.”After being told to wait for

buses that would take the run-ners to retrieve belongings across the fi nish line, Kraus said a mysterious package in the bus area caused another evacuation.

“What normally would be a packed area with proud run-ners receiving their medals and collecting their checked bags looked like a semi-deserted war zone with police, bomb-sniffi ng dogs and now a few runners trickling in to a newly secured crime scene,” Kraus said.

Kraus said that not complet-ing the race wasn’t original-ly a major concern of his, but it soon began to bother him because terrorism is what pre-vented him and other runners from fi nishing the race.

“I think I am not alone in believing most runners would

re-race Boston tomorrow if we could, simply to send a message that America won’t be stopped or intimidated,” Kraus said.

Graduate student Cynthia Ginsberg , who also ran in the marathon, said solidarity in Boston was important at the time of the crisis.

“I have talked to a number of other runners about this, and even those who normal-ly shy away from large rac-es like Boston are saying that they would like to run it next year as a demonstration of solidarity,” Ginsberg said in an email.

Crossing the fi nish line with a time of 3 hours, 30 minutes, 41 seconds, Ginsberg said she was fortunate enough to fi nish about 40 minutes prior to the explosions.

Ginsberg was informed of the bombing after receiving a concerned text from a friend. Upon arriving back to her hotel, Ginsberg said everyone was glued to televisions in the

lobby, watching the news.Later that evening, Gins-

berg said she went to a sports bar with her mother, but she said the scene was not the usual celebration with a huge street party. Instead, the city seemed “eerily somber,” she said.

“All 10 TVs were turned to different news stations,” Ginsberg said. “The place was packed, and everyone was staring silently at the television.”

Because of the bombings and their effect on the com-munity, Gruebele said the event is likely to change per-manently in years to come.

“I’m sure (Boston Mara-thon offi cials will) have met-al detectors, restricted access, massive police turnout, frisk-ing of bags and what have you at the marathon next year,” Gruebele said. “It will never be the same again.”

Megan can be reached at [email protected].

“How can we help? That’s the most impor-tant thing. How can we give our emotions in support of people who are experiencing this tragedy? So that’s what we are doing,” she said.

After two hours of the service event, a vigil was held in front of the Alma Mater.

A representative from the Registered Stu-dent Organiztion Chinese Students and Schol-ars Association came to the event to commem-orate the Chinese victim of the incident, Lu Lingzi , who was a graduate student at Boston University.

Vivian Zhen , CSSA representative and junior in FAA, said the news is heartbreaking.

“We feel a personal connection because we are all Chinese students who are studying in the U.S. and (are) so away from our par-ents,” Zhen said. “When this kind of tragedy happens, our parents can’t be (by) our sides.”

Participants of the vigil lit candles and stood in silence. Zhen gave a speech about Lingzi, saying she was brave and strong for coming to the U.S. to study and wishing her peace.

Carina can be reached at [email protected].

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BY ERICA WERNERTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Democratic supporters of a new immigration bill accused opponents Monday of trying to “exploit” the Boston Marathon bombings to hold up the legislation, sparking a testy exchange at a Senate hearing.

“I never said that! I never said that!” Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, interjected as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a lead author of the bill, criticized “those who are pointing to what happened, the terrible tragedy in Boston, as a, I would say, excuse for not doing a bill or delaying it.”

Schumer said he wasn’t talk-ing about Grassley, who said last week that the bombings, alleged-ly carried out by two immigrant brothers, raised question about gaps in the U.S. immigration system that should be examined in context of the new bill. Sen-ate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., banged his gavel to settle the proceedings.

The exchange came as the Judi-ciary Committee opened its sec-ond hearing on sweeping legisla-tion to strengthen border security, allow tens of thousands of new high- and low-skilled workers into the country, require all employers to check their workers’ legal sta-tus, and provide an eventual path to citizenship for some 11 million immigrants now here illegally.

The obstacles to the legislation, released last week by a group of four Republican and four Demo-cratic senators, were on stark dis-play Monday. Polls show majority public backing for comprehensive legislation including a path to cit-izenship, and many Republicans also support such an approach. But in some corners, opposition

has not wavered. That became clear as GOP senators took turns offering critiques.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called a path to citizenship “divisive,” and said that “any bill that insists upon that jeopardizes the likeli-hood of passing any immigration reform bill.”

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., con-tended that the new bill would drive down wages and eliminate jobs for American workers.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the border security piece of the bill “falls well short of the sponsors’ aspiration to protect the borders and maintain U.S. sovereignty.”

And Grassley said new require-ments mandating employers to verify employees’ legal status are ineffective.

Republicans weren’t the only ones to fi nd the legislation want-ing. Several Democrats expressed concerns over the exclusion of provisions to recognize gay mar-riages for immigration purposes. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., prom-ised to fi ght to get such a measure included — something Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has said could sink the bill.

Rows of spectators looked on wearing white T-shirts reading “Keep Families Together” as sen-ators heard Monday from busi-ness and labor leaders, immigra-tion advocates and opponents of reform, and others.

But as happened at the fi rst hearing on the bill, on Friday, the Boston Marathon bombings colored the proceedings.

The attacks were allegedly car-ried out by two ethnic Chechen immigrant brothers who both arrived legally in the U.S. about a decade ago and sought asylum.

One was a legal permanent resi-dent and the other a naturalized U.S. citizen. On Monday, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined Grassley and others who’ve suggested that the bombings showed the need to examine national security and the U.S. immigration system.

“We should not proceed until we understand the specifi c fail-ures of our immigration system,” Paul wrote in a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Paul said that national security protec-tions must be part of any immi-gration legislation to ensure the federal government does every-thing it can to keep immigrants “with malicious intent” from using the immigration system to enter the country to commit acts of terror.

Some Democrats suggest that the true motive behind at least some voicing such concerns is to oppose immigration legislation. Leahy used part of his opening statement Monday to assert that opponents of immigration reform had begun “to exploit the Boston Marathon bombing.”

“Let no one be so cruel as to try to use the heinous acts of these two young men last week to derail the dreams and futures of mil-lions of hardworking people,” Lea-hy said.

He said the bill would strength-en national security by focus-ing on border security and enforcement.

Grassley bridled at Leahy’s comments, saying that when Leahy proposed gun legislation, “I didn’t accuse you of using the Newtown killings as an excuse.”

“I think we’re taking advantage of an opportunity where once in 25 years we deal with immigra-tion to make sure that every base

is covered,” Grassley said.And Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,

an author of the immigration bill who has strong ties to conserva-tives, disputed Leahy’s comments.

“I disagree with those who say that the terrorist attack in Bos-ton has no bearing on the immi-gration debate. Any immigration reform we pursue should make our country safer and more secure,” Rubio said. “If there are fl aws in our immigration system that were exposed by the attack in Boston, any immigration reform passed by Congress this year should address those fl aws.”

At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney was asked about the issue and said the administration believes that “one of the reasons we need comprehensive immi-gration reform is because it will enhance, when implemented, our national security.”

Schumer noted that one of the Boston suspects, Tamerlan Tsar-naev, who died in a fi refi ght with police, apparently was able to travel to Russia in 2011 without the trip being detected by the FBI because his name was misspelled by an airline. The immigration bill would have prevented that because it requires passports to be swiped when people leave the country, Schumer said.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, also weighed in Monday, telling an interviewer on Fox News’ “American Newsroom”, “I’m in the camp of, if we fi x our immigration system, it may actu-ally help us understand who all is here, why they’re here, and what legal status they have.”

Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn and Alicia A. Caldwell contributed to this report.

New immigration bill in question after BostonSupporters criticize senators for delaying legislastion after marathon tragedy

SCOTT APPLEWHITE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Immigration advocates gather outside the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Senate Hart Offi ce Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, as they wait to attend a hearing on comprehensive immigration reform legislation.

HARUNA UMAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this image shot with a mobile phone, a young girl stands amid the burned ruins of Baga, Nigeria, on Sunday . Fighting between Nigeria’s military and Islamic extremists killed at least 187 people in a fi shing community in the nation’s far northeast, offi cials said Sunday.

BY JON GAMBRELLTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAGOS, Nigeria — Fighting between soldiers and Islamic extremists in northeast Nige-ria killed at least 187 people, the worst single incident of violence in the region since an insurgency there began three years ago, an aid agency said Monday.

Nigeria’s military blocked access for relief offi cials to enter the town of Baga, which sits along the shores of Lake Chad in the nation’s far north-east, said Nwakpa O. Nwakpa, a Red Cross spokesman. Another 77 people are receiving medical care there in the ruins of a town where some 300 homes burned down, he said. Local residents blamed angry soldiers for burn-ing down neighborhoods where they knew civilians were hiding.

“Our volunteers are on stand-

by,” Nwakpa said. “We are yet to be provided clearance.”

The fi ghting in Baga began Friday and lasted for hours, sending people fl eeing into the arid scrublands surrounding the community. By the time Borno state offi cials could reach the city Sunday, a local government offi -cial said at least 185 people were killed, something not disputed by a brigadier general who attended the visit.

Offi cials could not offer a breakdown of civilian casual-ties versus those of soldiers and extremist fi ghters. Many of the bodies had been burned beyond recognition in fi res that razed whole sections of the town, resi-dents said. Those killed were bur-ied as soon as possible, following local Muslim tradition.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed shock and sadness at the high civilian casualty toll and large number of homes destroyed and called on extremist groups to cease their attacks, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said.

At least 187 dead after violent confl ict in NigeriaIslamic extremists, Nigerian soldiers leave city of Baga in ruins

A fter graduating, today’s stu-dents will enter a working world that is much different

than that of their parents. Busi-ness today is much more inter-nationally focused. Being able to understand the complex interac-tions between global cultures is vital to success.

Today, businesses are becom-ing more reliant on foreign sales to expand. For instance, aerospace giant Boeing, which used to focus predominantly on the U.S. market, now sells 70 percent of its com-mercial aircraft abroad. Apple’s international sales now make up 61 percent of its total revenue, compared to 42 percent in 2007.

In order to connect with foreign markets, companies are doing all they can to “glocalize,” or cater to the unique culture in each region of the world. For example, Hol-lywood bends over backward to reach the large Chinese market by allowing the government to edit American films prior to their release. Currently, Quentin Tar-antino is fighting to get “Django Unchained” back in theaters after censors pulled the plug on the already-edited version.

Additional examples of glocal-ization can be found in the ways that fast food restaurants tai-lor their menus for local tastes. McDonald’s, for instance, appeals to the vegetarian market in India by offering an item called the McAloo Tikki potato burger, which is its best seller there.

Because companies are con-stantly outsourcing to cut costs, American workers are increas-

ingly required to collaborate with people from one or more coun-tries. This is seen particularly in the growing information technolo-gy industry, where American com-panies are sending labor intensive programing jobs to countries such as India and the Philippines.

In order for American compa-nies to excel in these global inter-actions, businesses need to bring in new people that are able to think on a global scale.

As the former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, Douglas N. Daft stated in 2005, “Respecting and understanding the fundamental value of diversity is vital to who we are and the way we do busi-ness. Understanding and valuing different cultures has shaped my ability to lead our business, and it’s an absolute imperative for any-one who works at The Coca-Cola Company.”

This is why all University of Illinois students should make an effort to develop their global skill-set. As Chancellor Phyllis Wise said, “We need to institutionally internalize the idea that diversity is in part for the competitive and economic advantage that it brings to us.”

For starters, taking a trip abroad — whether it is to study, to volun-teer or just for pleasure — is a tre-mendous way to become immersed in a foreign culture. The Univer-sity offers over 400 study abroad opportunities of varying length in 60 countries to fit student needs. In addition, there are a number of international travel opportunities offered by registered student orga-nizations. These opportunities are often made affordable to students via scholarships offered by a num-ber of private donors as well as the University.

For those students who don’t have the ability to travel, taking

elective courses in foreign stud-ies is another means of attaining a global perspective. These can include anything from internation-al business to learning a new lan-guage. The important thing is that students seek out these opportuni-ties even if they are not required by their academic department.

Finally, it can’t be forgotten that the University of Illinois is the most diverse university in the Big Ten. In fact, one in five students on campus is an international student. Simple engagements with these students are more powerful than people often give them credit.

As President Obama said in .2009: “Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed. We are reminded that we’re joined together by our pursuit of a life that’s productive and purposeful, and when that happens mistrust begins to fade and our smaller dif-ferences no longer overshadow the things that we share. And that’s where progress begins.”

Adapting to the increasingly globalized world is essential, and there is no better time to start gaining the necessary skills than now.

Andrew is a sophomore in Engineering. He can be reached at ajhorto2@ dailyillini.com.

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TOMMY HEISER Opinions columnist

“I have filled 3 Mead notebooks trying to figure out whether it was Them or Just Me.”

-David Foster Wallace

To be different is to be ostra-cized. It doesn’t matter what your mom says, or

that teacher who let you write a longer short story in eighth grade because you just couldn’t figure out what to cut from your cowboy piece. It doesn’t matter what you tell yourself. Making the distinc-tion that different equals special, different equals unique, doesn’t help when forced to sit alone at the lunch table.

We had taken a personality test — the kind that assigns introvert/extrovert, emotional/intellectu-al — and had been forced to eat with the students who received the same assignment of letters. I sat alone. No one in the eighth grade had the same letters that I did. A handful of my friends sat together; other groups of close friends clus-tered at the same tables or ones nearby. The other English teacher on the team, the one I didn’t have for literature, came and asked how I was doing. Then he pulled up a chair and ate his own lunch with me.

I’ve often wondered whether it was in this moment that I knew I was different, or whether this was the moment that merely solidi-fied it — and exposed it to every-one else. I had always separated myself from my peers. They prid-ed themselves on getting through assignments on Wikipedia and SparkNotes, whereas I was proud

I had never left an assigned book unread.

Intelligence and introversion complete the majority of my iden-tity. What I like best about myself is that I am smart, as egotistical or narcissistic as that may sound. I like learning. I like information. I am actively engaged in the pur-suit of knowledge, in all fronts and in all fields. I welcome conversa-tions between parties I disagree with. I am open to having my mind changed, should new information convince me that such a change is worthwhile. My introversion helps me in this front, to some extent. Not having a book on my person is rare. I read the national news over breakfast and the local news over lunch. When I am alone, I have time to discover new knowledge. I have time to build a skill set, to enjoy my own company.

In her book “Party of One: The Loners’ Manifesto,” Anneli Rufus draws a sharp distinction between feeling superior and feeling infe-rior as an introverted individu-al. She tells the story of joining a Girl Scout-esque troup, how, to her, “the other girls combined ... barely amounted to a complete person. They needed each oth-er because they were not whole.” Introverts don’t need the constant stimulation of other individuals to be entertained. We don’t get bored alone in our rooms. We don’t need to go out on Friday nights. We don’t need 900 Facebook friends or eight simultaneous texting conversations.

Rufus then tells of her inferior-ity: “... the judges declared me an ideal candidate. Clever but curi-ous, polite, brave in strange plac-es. Then they turned me down. I was not social enough, they said.” And it’s true. I spent a semester in Norwich in the United Kingdom, and adjusting to new people was a

struggle. I had to make a concert-ed effort to engage my flatmates. Only my classrooms were com-fortable. Classrooms worldwide provide a similar environment, a soapbox of sorts to speak and lis-ten on topics in which I am active-ly engaged.

To be introverted is to be engaged in that constant struggle Foster Wallace speaks about. It’s the constant struggle to find your-self and to decide whether you are “wrong” or merely “misunder-stood.” Neither option is particu-larly appealing. A delicate bal-ance between changing yourself so more people understand and retaining yourself barely keeps one sane. To be introverted is not to be lonely. There are lonely aspects, to be sure, as there are in any life. Introversion is a life-style. It’s being OK with being alone. It doesn’t mean you don’t want friends. It doesn’t mean you are unfriendly or scary or misan-thropic. It doesn’t mean you can’t collaborate or don’t like partner-ships. It means people tire you out. Introverts, as Duke Orsino says in “Twelfth Night,” are at their best when least in company.

To be introverted in an extro-verted world is insanely difficult. The constant pressure to go out, to see people, to contact folks, to be engaged in society, to buy this so you can be like them, to live here so you can fit in, to study this so you can network, suppresses the intro-verted individual anytime she walks outside. There is enormous pres-sure to conform, and yet at the same time to do so, if it were even possi-ble, would be to sacrifice that which makes me who I am. That which composes what I like best about myself and how I define myself.

Sarah is a senior in LAS. She can be reached at [email protected].

Introversion is a challenging, rewarding lifestyle

ANDREW HORTONOpinions columnist

SARAH FISCHEROpinions columnist

University of Illinois students should make

an effort to develop their global skillset.

In a world that seems torn between political and economic issues, modern environmental

issues like global warming, frack-ing and sustainable energy are put on hold. Arising conflicts in the U.S. and across the Atlantic contribute to a lack of attention toward causes that may seem to have little impact on us now but could be devastating in the future.

However, we should not let other important issues get lost in the tur-moil – the little things still matter, like saving animals and, consequent-ly, money.

In conjunction with Earth Day, or rather Earth Week, the environment should not be overlooked because of its crucial role in society. The issue of climate change in particular is at the forefront of many environmental-ists’ agendas. As we have seen most recently with the floods in Argentina, which caused over $5 billion in dam-ages and left 59 dead, and Hurricane Sandy last October, which caused $71 billion in damages and left over 200 dead, now is the time to adapt to a changing environment.

Unfortunately, climate change is not the only environmental issue we humans face.

Humans have an unprecedented impact on the environment beyond that of any other living mammal, and that makes our responsibility even more extraordinary. In our pursuit of economic development, we are for-getting our responsibility to Earth. There are preventable environmental issues like roadkill that have taken a backseat. Right now, we are stepping over, or rather running over, those lower on the food chain without con-sideration of the costs.

From a “survival of the fittest” perspective, there is nothing wrong with roadkill. Animals should adapt to our behavior or face extinction. For example, birds in Nebraska have developed shorter wing spans that help them lift off quicker to avoid cars, limiting the chance of becom-ing roadkill. But other animals have not evolved so quickly. The Humane Society of the United States esti-mates that a million animals are killed every day by vehicles.

Even from an economic perspec-tive, it makes sense to focus on reduc-ing the waste as a result of roadkill.

The Insurance Institute for High-way Safety estimates there are more than 1.5 million deer-related crashes each year, causing vehicle damages to exceed $1 billion annually.

A Federal Highway Administra-tion report in 2008 estimated that the number of accidents with large ani-mals is between one million and two million a year, resulting in over $8 billion in damages annually.

Not only are we endangering the lives of wild animals, we are also put-ting ourselves in unnecessary danger by not preventing roadkill.

Most animal-related accidents occur from humans swerving out of the way of an animal but ending up crashing into a pole or something worse. The National Highway Traf-fic Safety Administration in 2009 recorded 173 fatalities and 12,000 injuries due to crashes involving animals.

Solutions to roadkill already exist and have been proven successful in Canada and Europe. Wildlife cross-ings could produce tangible results on all fronts. According to Ted Zoli, a structural engineer and MacArthur Fellow, “We spend $8 billion a year running over wildlife. If we took that cost and quartered it, we could build 200 animal crossings a year, and the problem of roadkill would disappear within a generation.”

Another solution that has been proven successful is the use of ani-mal detection systems. In a study led by the Oregon Department of Trans-portation, it found that the benefits of these systems outweigh the costs and have the potential to be applied on a wide scale.

If bridges could indeed reduce roadkill within a generation, then there would be a noticeable reduc-tion in animal-related accidents and could potentially save human and animal lives. Animal detection sys-tems can also contribute to this envi-ronmental cause. Because these are scalable and cost-effective solutions, economic and moral obligations to pursue the goal of no roadkill within a generation ensue. When a problem exists with identifiable solutions, it shouldn’t be overlooked for any rea-son — regardless if it’s politically or environmentally motivated, big or small.

Tommy is a senior in Business. He can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @tommyheiser.

F ollowing the tragedies that unfolded in Bos-ton last week, the pub-lic wants to find out ev-erything they can about

the suspects — their religious affiliations, motives and back-grounds — in order to explain the atrocious crimes.

It’s human nature to want to know how anybody could do something so terrible to inno-cent people.

As the manhunt for one of the two suspects persisted, the pub-lic took to Facebook and Twit-ter to share their thoughts. Peo-ple wanted to know more about the suspects’ personal lives, their childhoods, what angered them so much and even about the wife of the second suspect that was killed. They wanted to know anything that would bring about closure — and rightful-ly so.

However, this shouldn’t be the public’s main focus. It’s up to the investigators to find out why these crimes were com-mitted. The suspect’s trial, his motives and his behaviors aren’t what the public needs to know. What it needs to know about is the four who died, and the countless who have helped since.

Instead of spending time won-dering who the suspects were, we should shift our focus to-ward those who can be over-shadowed by our curiosity with the perpetrators — those who lost their lives. Those who were injured. Those who, instead of running in a different direc-tion, ran toward danger to help the injured. Those who stayed inside during the manhunt to make it easier for law enforce-ment to find the surviving sus-pect who was on the loose Fri-day.

Instead of continuing to focus on the perpetrators with anger and curiosity, let’s remember the people of Boston. Let’s im-mortalize the good rather than perpetuate the evil.

Let’s preserve the memory of eight-year-old Martin Richard, who was watching the mara-thon with his family and cheer-ing on family friends. Let’s re-member 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, who was at the finish line cheering on a friend. Let’s think of Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old Boston University gradu-ate student who was with her friends watching the marathon. Let’s not forget Sean Collier, a 26-year-old Massachusetts In-stitute of Technology campus police officer who was on patrol three days after the marathon.

We need to say thank you to the heroes that went out of their way to help those who were injured in the bombing, both first responders and even those who were just spectators. One story that has emerged is that of Carlos Arredondo: In-stead of running in the other direction, he ran back into the area that had been bombed and helped to rescue a man who lost his legs in the explosion. He’s just one of many people who pushed their own safety aside to save the lives of countless others.

We should praise those in Boston who went on voluntary lockdown so that law enforce-ment could focus all of its at-tention on the manhunt. And then there’s David Henneberry, a Watertown resident who spot-ted the surviving suspect in a boat in his backyard. Instead of yelling and trying to be a hero, he tipped off police, which eventually led to the capture of the suspect.

There are the officers, FBI agents, SWAT teams and count-less others who worked to find the suspect before he could harm another innocent person.

Rather than wasting our thoughts on the perpetrators, we should remember the names and faces of those who deserve to have our attention.

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KELLY CHUIPEKSTAFF WRITER

Many students staying on cam-pus this summer may be look-ing to explore beyond the bars of Green Street and the cornfi elds of the Champaign-Urbana area. Here are fi ve “mini-getaways” that three seniors have uncov-ered during their four years at the University, ranging from a short bike ride away to a fi ve-hour drive.

1. Homer Lake — 12.1 miles from Champaign

Tricia Maybaum , senior in Education, often takes biking trips around the Champaign-Urbana area. After becoming a member of Illini 4000, a Regis-tered Student Organization that hosts a bike ride across the coun-try from New York to San Fran-cisco to raise money for cancer research , Maybaum began rid-ing her bike to Homer Lake in Mahomet, Ill. Homer Lake is only about 12 miles from cam-pus and is a ride that can be com-pleted in a few hours .

While the ride to Homer Lake is enjoyable, the site itself also has trails for hiking, and the lake can be used for both boating and fi shing in the summer months.

Maybaum enjoys biking to Homer Lake for its health and recreational benefi ts and enjoys socializing during the bike ride with her friends.

“It gets you off campus and to a lake where there’s trees,” she said. “Campus can be such a bubble, and (it’s nice) getting away from the college area for just a few hours.”

2. Kickapoo State Park — 29.3 miles from Champaign

Located only about 30 miles from campus in Oakwood, Ill., sits Kickapoo State Park . Visit-ing this park is a trip that can be completed in one day. Kick-apoo holds a number of activi-ties, including boating, camp-ing, canoeing, fi shing, biking, hiking, running and even scuba diving in Inland Sea and Sports-man’s Lake . For visitors looking to relax, there are also plenty

of spots for a picnic and oppor-tunities to take in all the natu-ral wildlife that the park has to offer.

Maybaum has made plenty of day trips to this spot during her time at the University.

“Included in the grounds is a river where people can fl oat down on a nice day,” she said. “I usually just walk around, get something to eat at a little café and hang out by the lake.”

3. Jackson Falls — 213.8 miles from Champaign

Mike Smith , senior in LAS, travels down to Jackson Falls in southern Illinois, a three-hour car ride from Champaign , for rock climbing and camping with his friends in the Univer-sity’s Climbing Club. Located in the Shawnee National Forest, Jackson Falls offers a lush for-est, streams, caves, cliffs and a couple of waterfalls for visitors to enjoy .

“It’s just a beautiful natu-ral area, and it’s great getting out of the concrete jungle of Champaign and get out into the woods,” he said.

According to Smith, one of the best parts of traveling to Jackson Falls is the relatively small price tag and the ease of travel compared to many oth-er trips he’s taken. Camping on the grounds is completely free. Smith pays for groceries and gas money, but not much more than that.

“It’s totally easy; all you need is a car, gas money and the will-ingness to sit in the car for a few hours,” he said. “Sometimes I fi nd these trips even cheaper than if I were to stay in Cham-paign and eat out (and) drink a lot of alcohol.”

4. Red River Gorge — 326 mles from Champaign

For adventurers looking to get outside of the state, Red River Gorge is located fi ve hours out of campustown in eastern Ken-tucky , and offers many of the same activities that Jackson Falls provides, but on a larger scale. This is another favorite

of Smith’s, who travels there to camp and climb.

“It’s a lot hillier, taller, and the sheer size is bigger (than Jack-son Falls),” he said. “The trails are steeper, more streams and waterfalls, natural bridges.”

In addition to camping and climbing, Red River Gorge also offers cabin lodging, ziplinging and hiking .

“Lots of people just stay in Champaign or stay in their dorms, and it’s nice to get out-side and try something new with your free time,” Smith said.

5. Nashville, TN — 373.9 miles from Champaign

Approximately a fi ve-hour car ride from Champaign, Nashville, Tenn., is a town built on coun-try music. Melissa Wright , senior in LAS, spent a summer living in Nashville while interning at Universal Music Nashville and said she enjoyed spending time in “Music City.”

“It’s all kinds of music all the time, and the atmosphere is just fun,” she said. “There’s a south-ern charm about it. It’s very lively.”

After experiencing all of what Nashville has to offer, Wright can make a few recommendations for her fellow student visitors.

For music, Wright suggests walking and going out on Broad-way Avenue , which is the main street in Nashville.

“There’s music all hours of the day,” Wright said. “It’s fun just walking down the street and drinking and listening to music.”

For entertainment, Wright often visited Yazoo Brewing Company , which is located close to downtown Nashville. She also recommends going to a show at the Grand Ole Opry or Ryman Auditorium , both historic Nash-ville music venues.

When it comes to eating, Wright enjoys The Loveless Cafe and Jack’s Bar-B-Que .

“The Loveless Cafe is a pret-ty iconic restaurant and then Jack’s Barb-B-Que on Broadway is a good, cheap barbecue spot,” she said.

Kelly can be reached at [email protected].

Seniors recommend destinations for summer getaways from Champaign

BY ALICE SMELYANSKYSTAFF WRITER

Inspired by a man named Russell who used to frequent-lyg go to Farren’s Pub and Eat-ery, The Russell burger has been around for 13 years. With sauteed mushrooms, bacon, a house-made bleu cheese sauce and pepperjack cheese, the burger is served with crunchy tricolor tortilla chips.

Restaurant owner Carolyn Farren said the burger is the most popular dish at Farren’s Pub in downtown Champaign.

“When I first tried The Rus-sell, it was just one of the juic-iest and tastiest burgers I’d had in a long time,” said Lukas Campe, freshman in LAS. “I would definitely go back for another.”

The burger came into exis-tence when Russell constant-ly ordered The Motherlode, a burger with sautéed mush-rooms, bleu cheese sauce and Swiss cheese, but requested to add bacon and substitute the Swiss cheese for pepper-jack cheese. Farren eventually made Russell’s preferences into a burger on the regular menu.

The Russell, along with the rest of the burgers, is custom ground daily by Old Time Meat

and Deli, a shop located on Neil Street in downtown Champaign. The produce comes from Cen-tral Illinois Produce and the bleu cheese sauce uses a secret recipe created by Farren.

“I’ve actually converted a lot of people that hate bleu cheese,” said Tyler Walker, Farren’s son, when explaining how he has gotten friends to try the dish.

“A lot of people might not like bleu cheese, but they’re sur-prised by how good the sauce is in a burger.”

Normally Campe would not willingly eat bleu cheese in any form, but he decided to take a risk with The Russell. Just as Walker said, he admitted he was indeed pleasantly surprised.

Farren’s Pub opened in February 2000, when Farren bought Creamy’s Bar and Grill, where she worked as a manag-er. Though she had been in the restaurant industry for years before buying Creamy’s, Far-ren’s is her first restaurant.

The restaurant has become a local favorite of Champaign native Charlie Kessler. His fam-ily and friends would often dine at the restaurant, so he came along to enjoy a night of good company and delicious food, he said.

“I really liked it there. It’s got a good atmosphere and it’s a nice place to go if you want to get good burgers,” said Kes-sler, sophomore in Media and former Illini Media employee. “It’s a very relaxing restaurant environment overall.”

As customers walk down a ramp to enter what appears to be a small basement, they are instantly greeted with a vibrant stoplight hanging from the cor-ner of the ceiling. Farren’s logo is displayed on bright green, yellow and red lights against an urban brick wall. A long bar runs along the back of the res-taurant, and tables are scat-tered across the room. Vivid photographs of nature are fea-tured on maroon-colored walls, creating a decor that is a fusion of casual pub comfort with a metropolitan flair.

“We were one of the first businesses when they really started to rejuvenate down-town Champaign,” Walker said. “It’s been really nice watching downtown grow up around us and seeing how it’s changed over the 13 years we’ve been open.”

Alice can be reached at [email protected].

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Farren's Pub and Eatery in Downtown Champaign serves up a burger called The Russel. The burger consists of mushrooms, bacon, bleu cheese sauce and pepperjack cheese and is one of most ordered on the menu.

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BY ADLAI STEVENSONSTAFF WRITER

ollywood mavericks are not the only ones receiving a certain award every year. The 2013 Greek

Oscars were hosted in the Illini Union Ballroom Monday night, recognizing chapters and indi-vidual members who have prov-en to go above and beyond in their commitment to Greek life.

Roughly 350 Greek mem-bers at the University attended the Greek Oscars, said Kristen Koniewicz, Panhellenic Council manager of the event, member of Kappa Delta sorority and soph-omore in LAS. Koniewicz added that the Oscars is one of the few events during the school year where all Greek councils have the chance to collaborate with each other.

“I’ve managed the Greek Oscars with other members from Black Greek Council, Interfra-ternity Council and the Unit-ed Greek Council, and it’s been great to work with everyone,” Koniewicz said. “We’re able to have around 90 of the Universi-ty’s chapters come together for the event.”

Greek attendees entered the ballroom and were met by doz-ens of tables with desserts and drinks prepared. Filtered lights hung over the podium, perched near two large screens to display the winners’ names. Nearly all attendees dressed in a style that Koniewicz described as cocktail attire, unlike previous years.

Koniewicz said this year’s Oscars stood out in other ways as well.

“We held last year’s event at Foellinger Auditorium with over

800 attendees, and this year we limited it to six members per chapter,” Koniewicz said. “This year hopefully feels more inti-mate and will offer a better gath-ering of all of the councils, rath-er than just putting on a show for them.”

Monday night’s winners were certainly proud, like Mariv-el Vargas, member of Gamma Phi Omega sorority and winner of the Outstanding President Award for her service to the United Greek Council.

“I think I’m in shock,” said Vargas, senior in FAA. “Many organizations that are here are much larger than my own, so I didn’t expect this. All the hard work must have paid off.”

Greek participants were treat-ed to several surprises through-out the night. Raffl es took place during two breaks, and all mem-bers wrote postcards to soldiers to honor their service for Amer-ica. Monday night also served as

the Greek Oscars fi rst year uti-lizing video display. Video high-lights included special events, such as philanthropy work, that happened throughout the aca-demic year.

Numerous chapters took home several awards, and many said they were grateful for the Greek Oscars recognition — Gamma Phi Omega in particular. The sorority took home six awards, the most of any chapter. Awards included Most Improved GPA, Highest Chapter GPA, Outstand-ing Founder’s Week, Living Your Values and Greek Woman of the Year. Several Gamma Phi Omega sisters struggled to remember all of the awards they won, but they all agreed to cherish moments like those at award ceremonies.

“It feels really good to see our hard work over the year pay off,” said Anna Urbina, member of Gamma Phi Omega and senior in AHS. “It’s such an achievement to be awarded for our activities because we now have something to show for our hard work.”

Phi Gamma Delta, or Fiji, took home Greek Man of the Year, won by Tyler Sendt, senior in LAS. The chapter also won third place for Outstanding Risk Management.

“(When you’re) trying to stay on campus, risk management’s huge,” said Kurt Zellner, pres-ident of Fiji and sophomore in LAS. “It’s what protects you to stay on campus and it makes the process of donating easier for grads since they can say, ‘I’m not putting money toward an orga-nization that’s going to get sued and be a liability.’”

Adlai can be reached at [email protected].

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Allison Kazaitis of Alpha Xi Delta (right) recieves the Willard Broom Award presented by the Panhellenic Council at the 2013 Greek Oscars in the Illini Ballroom on Monday.

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Adrianna Gonzalez of Gamma Phi OmegaJake Mihalkanin of Phi Gamma Delta

Tyler Sendt of Phi Gamma Delta

Marissa Zayas of Gamma Phi Omega

Mike Cunningham of Pi Kappa AlphaMarivel Vargas of Gamma Phi OmegaAlexandra Rawlings of Kappa Alpha Theta

Zeta Phi Beta and Delta Zeta

Esther Lamar of Alpha Pi SigmaJohn DeYoung of Theta XiStacy Carolan of Kappa Delta

Paula Duis of Alpha Phi

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Sarah Wright of Pi Beta PhiRyan Hamrick of Sigma Phi Epsilon

Jessica Lam of Alpha Kappa DeltaJerry Hinds of Alpha Phi Alpha

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Greek Oscar Winners 2013

Greek community celebrates in more intimate setting

“It feels really good to see our hard work over

the year pay off. It’s such an achievement

to be awarded because we now have

something to show for our hard work.”

ANNA URBINA,member of Gamma Phi Omega and

senior in AHS

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BY SEAN NEUMANNSTAFF WRITER

Whether or not the Illinois softball team comes back from Iowa with a victory, the Repole family will win.

The Tuesday doubleheader between Illinois (14-25, 4-11 Big Ten) and Iowa (24-19, 4-11) will be a special day for Illi-ni freshman Katie Repole and Hawkeye freshman Whitney Repole.

The twin sisters will play their fi rst collegiate games against one another — a matchup each player has looked to all season.

Third-base-man Katie said the two are always competitive, having been pit-ted against one another on the fi eld for most of their lives.

The twins were able to wear the same jersey during their high school career — winning the class 4A Texas State Cham-pionship in their senior year at Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas.

Katie said the sisters went to different schools because of which universities recruit-ed them.

“I think it was good for us to go to different places,” Katie said. “Sometimes it’s good to get away from each other and start our own lives.”

Katie was interested in soft-

ball fi rst when she was a kid, she said, but outfi elder Whit-ney’s interest peaked after watching her twin sister play day in and day out.

“She got tired of going to the ballpark and watching all the games,” Katie said, laughing.

But Katie’s focus won’t entirely be on her sister Tues-day afternoon, as the Illini look to build off a weekend sweep

over Indiana.“I’m really

excited to get out there and play a great team,” Katie said. “Hav-ing my sister on the team is just an added bonus.”

Head coach Terri Sullivan said that Katie is consistently

a hard worker on and off the fi eld, so the matchup against her sister will be nothing far from a usual game for the freshman.

“She’s all business when she gets on the fi eld,” Sullivan said.

Katie has started in 30 of the 39 games this season for the Illini — compared with her sister who has started just two — and is batting .190 with fi ve RBIs and 16 hits.

Whitney has made good use of what little playing time she has been given at Iowa — batting .250 with four RBIs on just four hits, including a

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BY JAMAL COLLIERSTAFF WRITER

Nearly every time Illini center fi elder Justin Parr came to bat Sunday, the Big Ten Network announcers referred to him as the best hitter in the Big Ten. They talked about him while he was on-deck or due up in the next inning.

The entire Illinois dugout seemingly pays closer attention when the 6-foot-2 Parr comes into the left-handed batters box, taking his bat-ting stance with almost no bend in his knees.

“It’s almost like you expect him to get a hit,” shortstop Thomas Lindauer said. “This is such a game of failure, but when he goes up there, he’s probably going to get a hit.”

All eyes will be on Parr again Tuesday when Illinois (24-12, 6-6 Big Ten) takes on Eastern Illinois University (14-22, 5-12 Ohio Valley)at Peterson Park in Mattoon, Ill. Illinois looks to avenge an 8-4 loss at home to Eastern on April 9, and Parr will attempt to extend his hitting streak to 25 games. A hit Tuesday would tie Parr with senior Ryan Snowden’s Illinois record of 25 games hits in 2007.

“It’s cool, it’s a lot of fun,” Parr said. “It’s something that just kind of adds a little bit of extra incentive during the game, but for the most part I’m just trying to do the same thing when I go up to bat: Hit the ball hard, have quality at-bats and do whatever I can to help the team win.”

Head coach Dan Hartleb said he sees similar-ities in both Parr and Snowden’s hitting streaks and joked that he’s glad he didn’t take either out of a game to end the streak himself. Snowden accomplished his hitting streak when he was a senior in 2007, and Parr may break his streak, also as a senior. Snowden started the 2007 sea-son 0-for-7 before he put together his streak, but his season still isn’t much in comparison to what Parr has done.

Parr has spent the entire year pummeling opposing pitching with his average at .435 with 67 hits and an on-base percentage of .482. He is at or near the top in the Big Ten in almost every major hitting category.

Yet Parr still comes to practice early to take extra batting practice. When asked what this hit streak would mean to him, he paused before admitting it would be humbling because he insists he’s just been lucky.

Yeah, lucky for 24 straight games — the lon-gest active streak in the NCAA.

He’s done it with bunt singles, infi eld hits, home runs and has even hit for the cycle. Some-times his hit has come in the last at-bat, some-times the fi rst, but in only two of Illinois’ 36 games this season has he failed to get a hit at all.

“What he’s been able to do this year is almost freakishly impressive,” Lindauer said. “He’s lit-erally doing everything, and it’s really fun to watch from a teammate and friend standpoint.”

Jamal can be reached at [email protected] and @jamalcollier.

Parr attempts to tie 25-game hitting streak

It’s an adage that has been repeated by commentators and athletes near and

far: “To be the best, you have to beat the best.” Having the chance to beat the best is what drew fresh-men distance runners Luke Car-roll and Liam Markham more than 3,500 miles away from their home in the British Isles to Illinois.

“(America) is, by far, the best place to be for a distance runner regardless of what country you’re from,” Illinois assistant track and fi eld coach Michael Allio said. “That’s why we see some of the best competition headed this way.”

Recently, Illinois has seen a European invasion of cross-coun-try and track talent. With the addi-tions of Carroll, a native of Chel-tenham, England; Markham, from Limerick, Ireland; and senior Jan-nis Toepfer, of Bochum, Germa-ny, three of the cross-country team’s 16 members hail from the continent.

Even though running is one of the only sports that can be done almost anywhere in the world, the

freshmen duo hopped the pond last August seeking a career in the United States due to the structure and resources available to NCAA athletes.

“The training group out here is phenomenal,” Carroll said. “When I was at home, I would train on my own all the time, I didn’t really have a training group.

“If I stayed at home, I wouldn’t have upped my training as much because it’s just hard. I don’t real-ly go out on the long runs like I do here. I defi nitely think I’ve improved a lot since I’m out here.”

The draw of a well-regulat-ed practice regimen is bound to attract those that aspire to be the best, but having the means to prac-tice at a high level year round is another factor. Coming from the

The fi rst round of the NBA playoffs is fi nally underway.

Underdogs have not fared well in the early going, losing all eight opening road games. Expect plenty of compelling games in the future, even with six of the fi rst eight playoff games being decided by dou-ble digits.

Here are the playoff series to watch out for in the fi rst round.

5. No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 Houston Rockets (OKC leads 1-0)

I know what you’re say-ing: “How could this series be entertaining when the Thun-der smacked the Rockets 120-91 in Game 1 on Sunday?” Well, fi rst of all, we are all witnessing history.

Any stat geek will tell you margin of victory is a more accurate indicator of suc-cess than wins and losses. For example, the Miami Heat had the league’s best record at 66-16 with a MOV of 7.9. The Thunder had a record of 60-22, but its MOV was 9.2. That number is the seventh highest MOV in NBA history in the 3-point era. All six of

the teams ahead of Oklahoma City had at least 65 wins and, more importantly, ended up winning the title. This kind of success is surprising for the Thunder, considering what they lost in the offseason.

That key departure, James Harden, makes this series that much more interesting. Hard-en has emerged as a superstar with the Rockets, averaging the fi fth-most points per game (PPG) in the league at 25.9. The addition of Jeremy Lin, Omer Asik and Harden over the summer has improved Houston’s offensive effi ciency (points scored per 100 posses-sions) from 12th in the league to sixth this season. The Rock-ets’ 106.0 PPG ranks second in the league to Denver. The Thunder are right behind them averaging 105.7 PPG.

Expect fast-paced, high-scoring affairs the rest of this series between these two. The Rockets may have been shell-shocked in Game 1, but OKC would be wise to keeps its foot on the pedal.

Prediction: Thunder in fi ve

4. No. 2 San Antonio Spurs vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers (SA leads 1-0)

No series in the fi rst round has better storylines than this matchup.

The Spurs and Lakers have faced each other 11 times previously in the postseason, with LA winning eight of the

series. There is a lot to watch for, even without Kobe Bryant.

When is San Antonio going to get worse? Tim Duncan is about to turn 37 and just had the sixth-best player effi cien-cy rating in the NBA. Manu Ginobili will turn 36 this sum-mer, yet he led the Spurs in scoring with 18 points in a 91-79 win in Game 1 on Sun-day. Tony Parker would have been an MVP candidate had he not sat out three weeks with an ankle sprain.

The Spurs play at the sixth-fastest pace (number of pos-

sessions a team uses per game) and have the seventh-most effi cient offense in the league, despite having an average age of 28.

The Lakers are the fourth-fastest team in the league and right behind the Spurs in offensive effi ciency, ranking eighth. What separates these teams is on the defensive end, where San Antonio ranks third in the league in defensive effi -ciency and LA sits at 18th. There is no excuse to have a

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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka shoots over Houston Rockets guard James Harden and center Greg Smith in the fi rst quarter of Game 1 of the fi rst-round NBA basketball playoff series in Oklahoma City, Sunday.

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Illini outfi elder Justin Parr is looking to extend his hit streak to 25 games

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Twin sisters faceoff when softball travels to Iowa

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STAFF WRITER

Two freshmen distance runners journey to the US to compete

BY ANDREW SELIGMANTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — Big moves are in the books. Now, options are on the table.

The Chicago Bears hold the 20th pick in the NFL draft, and there are a number of ways they can go.

That’s because they already addressed their most immedi-ate needs. Besides hiring coach Marc Trestman to replace Lovie Smith, they signed Jermon Bushrod and Martellus Ben-nett. That gave them the top-tier left tackle and play-mak-ing tight end they craved, and it gave general manager Phil Emery some fl exibility with the draft starting Thursday night.

“It allows us to look at all the positions for each and every pick,” Emery said. “Certainly those two along with the other signings that we’ve had.”

The Bears still have needs on the offensive line and at line-backer. Depth on defense is an issue, and there’s the little mat-ter of quarterback Jay Cutler and his expiring contract.

There’s also the chance they will trade down and possibly

out of the fi rst round, consid-ering Emery basically put up the “sale” sign and welcomed all shoppers. It’s not hard to see why, with the Bears holding just fi ve picks and none in the third or seventh rounds. They have a second-rounder (50), fourth-rounder (117), fi fth-rounder (153) and sixth-rounder (188), but they don’t have the numbers for a team that’s trying to add depth and youth.

If Bears stay at 20, Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker might be an option. The same goes for North Carolina defen-sive tackle Sylvester Wil-liams and Tennessee receiver Cardarelle Patterson. And if they decide to go with a line-backer, how about Georgia’s Alec Ogletree or Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o, baggage and all?

Ogletree had a four-game sus-pension to start the season and a DUI arrest one week before the combine. He was also sus-pended for a game in 2010 after being charged with stealing a fellow athlete’s motorcycle hel-met. For Te’o, it’s about the fake girlfriend hoax and less-than-stellar showings in the national

championship game and at the combine.

Both players came up during Emery’s news conference last week. He confi rmed meeting with Te’o and called him “a very good person, a very squared-away guy.”

Asked about Ogletree and his issues, Emery said the Bears to their homework.

“We work extremely hard at knowing the character of the players,” he said. “And then whatever we fi nd out about their background, their person-al behavior and any incidenc-es they’ve been involved in off the fi eld, whether we fi nd those acceptable for us and whether the fi t’s right for us.”

No matter which way the Bears go, they’ll have a differ-ent look next season.

They fi red Smith and replaced him with the offensive-minded Trestman, hoping he can spark a stagnant offense and get the most out of Cutler.

They parted ways with Bri-an Urlacher, the eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker and heart and soul of the defense, even if they left the door slightly ajar for a

return.They lured Bushrod from New

Orleans with a fi ve-year deal, adding a Pro Bowl left tackle to a beleaguered offensive line and fi nally giving Cutler the protec-tion he needs on his blind side. They added a playmaker at tight end in Bennett and signed for-

mer New York Jets guard Matt Slauson.

They’ll have two new starting linebackers alongside perenni-al Pro Bowl pick Lance Briggs with D.J. Williams replacing Urlacher in the middle and James Anderson taking over for the departed Nick Roach on the

strong side.All that comes on the heels of

a 10-win season that ended with a second straight collapse and the Bears missing the playoffs for the fi fth time in six years.

For all their moves, though, there is still plenty of work to be done.

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Min-nesota Twins pre-emptively post-poned their game against the Miami Marlins, due to approach-ing inclement weather.

The Twins announced almost seven hours before the sched-uled start time Monday that they’ll play the Marlins instead on Tuesday night as the second half of a split doubleheader. The two teams already were slated to play on Tuesday afternoon. This is only a two-game series.

To give workers more time to prepare the ballpark, the Twins also pushed the fi rst game back an hour to 1:10 p.m. local time. The second game will be at 7:10 p.m.

Monday’s game was called while the temperature was 45 degrees, before any rain had even fallen. But the forecast was calling for a wet night, turning

to heavy snow that’s supposed to taper by Tuesday morning after an estimated accumulation of three to six inches in the Twin Cities area. The expected high for Tuesday was 42 degrees.

Four of Minnesota’s last eight scheduled games have been wiped out before they began because of weather problems, including three at home. That matched their pre-vious season high for postpone-ments at Target Field, in 2011. The Twins had only one washout in 2012 and one in 2010, plus a game that was suspended in that inau-gural year for the limestone-and-glass ballpark.

The Twins moved out of the climate-controlled Metrodome after the 2009 season. The cov-ered stadium sits only a couple of miles away, but in the recon-fi guration process for football after the Twins left all the dirt was removed from the base paths.

So the diamond is no longer up to major league standard.

Via Twitter, Twins President Dave St. Peter acknowledged the urging by some people for rescheduling of these games indoors. He joked in his tweet that “if this many fans had actu-ally attended games” at the Dome, the Twins would’ve led MLB in attendance.

In a phone interview later, St. Peter said the Twins “would never say never” to a temporary shift if the weather or other circumstance was dire enough. Such a change, however, remains unrealistic.

“Needless to say, our organi-zation, and certainly our season-ticket holders and our sponsors, doesn’t have much interest in moving down to the Metrodome on a short-term basis for a game or two,” St. Peter said.

The weather has been a bother throughout baseball this month,

not only in Minnesota.According to STATS research,

this was the 14th postponement of the season. Through the fi rst 23 days, there were six postpone-ments in 2012, 15 in 2011 and just two in 2010. This year, there have been 14 games played with a fi rst-pitch temperature below 40 degrees.

“It’s been frustrating, needless to say,” St. Peter said. “Everything pointed to a really ugly night, one that playing baseball on wasn’t really an option, due to the rain, due to the snow, due to the wind, due to the old. It just doesn’t make much sense.”

St. Peter said, if the weather prevents the doubleheader from being completed, that Wednesday is a possibility for another makeup slot. That would require approval from the players from both teams and the MLB Players Association, because of the limit on how many

consecutive days teams can play.Thanks in part to all the wintry

weather plus one scheduled off day last week, the Twins haven’t lost in nine days. Their winning streak is at four games in a row, good enough to propel them into second place in the AL Central division. They were planning to send right-hander Kevin Correia to the mound on Monday, and he was moved to Tuesday afternoon. Right-hander Mike Pelfrey, sched-uled to pitch the matinee, was pushed back to the night game, the Twins announced.

The Marlins, at least, didn’t lose again.

Miami (4-15) has the fewest wins and the worst record in the majors, a low not unexpected after the offseason sell-off that sent away most of the team’s best players to save money and start over with a young team and new manager Mike Redmond.

According to STATS research, this is their worst mark in Mar-lins history after 19 games. They were 5-14 in 1995, 1998 and 1999.

The Marlins are batting .212 with six home runs and 43 runs scored, all by far the fewest totals in the majors. Giancarlo Stanton, the only star who wasn’t traded, is hitting .188 with one run bat-ted in.

Right-hander Ricky Nolasco, the scheduled starter for Mon-day, was bumped to the Tuesday afternoon game. Right-hander Jose Hernandez, slated to take the mound for the matinee, was slot-ted for the Tuesday night game instead, the Marlins announced.

Redmond was forced to wait for his reunion with the Twins, for whom he was a popular backup catcher from 2005-09. The Mar-lins also have a pair of former Twins pitchers, Jon Rauch and Kevin Slowey.

Twins game marks 14th postponement this season

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Chicago Bears’ Martellus Bennett catches a ball during the team’s NFL football mini-camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., April 18. The Bears hold the 20th draft pick, which happens Thursday.

BY JAY COHENTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — Cleveland Indi-ans right-hander Brett Myers is expected to miss about a month due to tendinitis and a mild liga-ment sprain in his right elbow.

Myers pitched fi ve innings of three-run ball against Houston on Friday, then said he had been dealing with a problem with the fl exor tendon in his arm since spring training. He is 0-3 with an 8.02 ERA in three starts and one relief appearances this sea-son, allowing 10 homers.

The Indians placed Myers on the disabled list on Sunday and made the move retroactive to Saturday. The pitcher returned to Cleveland over the weekend, where he was diagnosed with right elbow tendinitis and a mild ulnar collateral ligament sprain. He will stop throwing for two weeks, and then be evaluated again.

“It is what it is. I don’t think he felt like it was going to be worse than that,” manager Terry Fran-cona said before the Indians faced the Chicago White Sox on Monday. “The two weeks down, and then hopefully get him on a good throwing program, get him back on the mound helping us.”

The 32-year-old Myers agreed to a $7 million, one-year contract in January that includes an $8 million club option for 2014, part of an active offseason for the Indians. He is 97-96 with a 4.25 ERA in 381 career games.

“I think what he said in spring was normal soreness that he thought he could pitch through and for whatever reason it didn’t go that way this time,” Franco-na said.

Right-hander Corey Kluber will start in Myers’ place on Wednesday against the White Sox.

Also Monday, the Indians acti-

vated right-hander Matt Albers from the restricted list and des-ignated right-hander Fernando Nieve for assignment. Albers had been dealing with a fami-ly issue.

“He understands completely that he had our blessing to be at home and our thoughts and our prayers were always with him, and hopefully even our actions,” Francona said, “and that we wel-come him back. At the same time we will think about his wife and his family. Hopefully now this is where these guys can help him.”

All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera returned to the lineup after missing Sunday’s 5-4 victo-ry at Houston with a bruised left wrist. Cabrera was injured when he fell down the steps on the way to the dugout on Saturday.

Francona also said catcher Lou Marson will rejoin the team on Tuesday and be activated on Wednesday. Marson went on the disabled list on April 9 after he injured his neck in a home-plate collision with Tampa Bay out-fi elder Desmond Jennings.

Indians pitcher put on disabled listBrett Myers out for about a month for Cleveland with tendinitis, ligament sprain in right elbow

PAT SULLIVAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCleveland Indians’ Brett Myers delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the fi rst inning of a baseball game on Friday in Houston. He experienced tendinitis in his right elbow and will be out for about a month.

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Reviewing the Champions League semifi nalsBY LANRE ALABI AND MAX TANESTAFF WRITERS

With the Champions League semifi nals upon us, the DI has enlisted its two most profi cient FIFA players to weigh in and discuss who we’re likely to see advance to vie for the status of Champions League champion.

Max Tane : I found out I’m going to Europe after graduation. First thing I did without hesitating was to check my calendar to see if I would be overseas during the Champions League fi nal. Sadly, I miss the game by about fi ve days. I probably couldn’t get my hands on a tickets anyway, but it still would be quite the experience to at least watch the biggest game in Europe-an Soccer on European soil.

So instead of a patron at Europe-an venues, I’ll just be the ordinary guy that just watches from the seat of his couch, as we’re down to the fi nal four of the UEFA Champi-ons League. If you’re wondering, I’ve tangoed with the Champi-ons League this season, breaking down the round of 16 matches. I was woefully off in a lot of those predictions. But hell, I do it for love of the game.

Lanre Alabi : The Champions League this season has lived up to the hype and buzz it generates every season. In the previous decade, the jostle of the Cham-pions League had been between the English football clubs and the Spanish giants. In the last two seasons, we’ve seen the English league get stronger domestical-ly but fail on the biggest stage in European soccer.

This has been a monumental season in European soccer as we’ve seen the balance of club power shift to the German side of things. There are two Spanish sides in the semifi nals and the Ger-mans take up the other two slots with no English team making the fi nals. These semis highlight the continued success of three storied soccer franchises, the decline of a league and the surge of a new team on the block.

Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund

Tane’s take: At this point, it’s pick your poison with the oppo-nent you draw. You would think Real Madrid would be happy to see Borussia Dortmund in the semi-fi nals, right? Better than meet-ing Bayern Munich, who knocked them out in the semifi nals last year? Better than Barcelona, their arch-nemesis that has ran away with La Liga? Well, hang on a sec-ond, because this is a reunion for Real Madrid and Dortmund, as the two teams met twice in group play, where Real could never seem to fi nd a way to break through the German side. Dortmund defeated Real on home soil and played to a draw in Madrid. Dortmund,last

year’s reigning Bundesliga cham-pions, have yet to lose in the entire tournament, and their miraculous rally in the quarterfi nals against Malaga validated Dortmund as a team not warranting the term “party crasher.” If Real Madrid can manage a draw on the road in the fi rst leg, they should be in good shape to close out Dortmund when the squads head to Madrid for the second leg. Cristiano Ron-aldo and company have been play-ing on higher level, since the team essentially put all chips on the Champions League. Dortmund is doing all but the same, as some of the bigger clubs in Europe have targeted their star players for the summer transfer market. If Dort-mund fi nds themselves down, like they were against Malaga, don’t expect Real Madrid to crumble.

Aggregate prediction: Real Madrid 4 , Borussia Dortmund 3

Alabi’s assessment: This appears to be an easy call on the surface. Real Madrid has all this talent and a wealth of experience. They also are the most successful franchise in Champions League history, win-ning the fi rst fi ve competitions and nine times overall. Dortmund is making only their 2nd appearance in the semis in the competition’s 58-year history. All history for-gotten, Dortmund is unbeaten in The Champions League this sea-son behind the fi repower of Marco Reus , Robert Lewandowski and, not the least, Mario Gotze . They also have a win and a draw against Real Madrid in the group stages, so they appear well on their way. You have to closely re-examine again. Real Madrid has been defeated but they have left some impres-sive teams in their wake, including both Manchester sides and cham-pions league powerhouse Ajax. Ultimately, you can’t look past Madrid’s offensive players on this tie. Cristiano Ronaldo , Mesut Ozil , Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain , Luka Modric and the genius mind of Coach Jose Mourinho will be too much for the Dortmund defense to handle over a two-leg tie. While this defense has already done it before in the group stage, the lure of the fi nal will be too big of a prize and Real Madrid will show up with their A-game. The only other teams in the world that can handle an excellent Madrid are playing in the other semifi nal.

Aggregate prediction: Real Madrid 5, Borrusia Dortumund 3

FC Bayern Munich vs. FC Barcelona

Tane’s take: Pep Guardiola is the coach in waiting at Bayern Munich, but how much do you think he’s prepping his soon-to-be side to face his former side? Then again, how much prep does Bayern even need? They’ve looked to be the most consistent side in the tournament, throttling their

opponents in the knockout stage. I don’t think they got the memo that Juventus was defending champion of Series A. They certainly won’t be intimidated by Barcelona. Espe-cially with Lionel Messi fi ghting the injury bug. Yes, Barcelona’s style is iconic and methodical. But when Messi isn’t on the pitch, they are a completely different team. The fi rst leg of this semifi nal will set the tone. If Bayern are able to establish themselves on home soil and can get out to lead, they can focus on defending on the road. If the two teams enter the second leg tied or with a narrow margin, Bayern will have to be more of the aggressor at the Nou Camp and take the game to Barcelona, the way PSG was able to in the quar-terfi nals before Messi helped to provide their breakthrough.

Aggregate prediction: Bayern Munich 3, FC Barcelona 3 (Bayern through on penalty kicks)

Alabi’s assessment: Soccer afi -cionados were licking their chops at the prospect of the “Bayern vs. Barca” tie ever since the draw was determined. Two of the undisput-ed top-three (the order is down to everyone’s personal opinion) club teams in world soccer will face each other in this “Clash of Titans”-like fi xture. It would seem like a travesty to bet against any team that has soccer Jesus. Lio-nel Messi is on, but his experience on the Argentine national squad has proved otherwise. Bayern Munich’s round of 16 tied with Arsenal FC, which has shown that their team is defi nitely penetrable and they can be lulled to a false sense of security. Bayern Munich lost the fi nal of last year’s competi-tion to Chelsea FC on an 88th min-ute equalizer and game winning penalty from the always depend-able Didier Drogba. The gut-wrenching loss on shootouts will only serve as inspiration for the Munich side and this year, there is no Didier to stop them. Messi is better and more dependable than Drogba but with his recent injury woes, Barca has seen a decline in their team’s form. Messi will be on tap for the fi rst leg, and even after a 70 percent fi t, Messi is bet-ter than almost any other profes-sional player. Arjen Robben and his supporting cast will try their best to match Barcelona’s produc-tivity, but Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and the burgeoning Pedro will prove too much for the Bavarian side to handle. While I won’t be thrilled with yet another “El Classico” fi nal between Madrid and Barca, I’m going with FC Barcelona.

Aggregate prediction: FC Barce-lona 3, FC Bayern Munich 2

Lanre is a sophomore in Media. Fol-low him on Twitter @WriterLanre. Max is a senior in Media. Follow him on Twitter @AirMaxTane. Lanre and Max can be reached at [email protected].

lush Irish and English country-side, Carroll and Markham are no strangers to the rain. While rain itself won’t stop competitive run-ning, it can hinder the runner’s ability to record his fastest laps without risking injury. So, having a facility that allows competitive running 365 days a year will turn a recruit’s head.

“When you start looking at the indoor facility (the Armory), that is a bigger draw for some these guys,” Allio said. “They realize they can train year round here because some other places if it’s snowy, if it’s windy, if it’s wet it is very hard to get out and do something fast on the track. But here we’re very much able to step out, if the snow is blow-ing sideways we have a place where ... they can run fast without worry-ing about their footing.”

Equipped with top-notch resourc-es, the runners only need the chance to prove they can beat the best. In some respects, they already have. On April 6, Markham and Carroll fi nished third and fi fth respectively in the 1,500 meters at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic, beating com-petition from power conference schools, including Clemson, Pur-due, Memphis, Wake Forest, Lou-isville and Auburn, some of whom were juniors and seniors.

In American culture, college ath-letes jetting off for a weekend race at no cost to them is nothing sur-prising, but competition in Europe is a different story.

“We’re about to fl y out to Califor-nia for a meet, and we don’t have to pay for any of that,” head coach Jake Stewart said before this week-end’s Mt. Sac Relays. “At home, they would have to pay for some

of that.”Even with the free trips, the

facilities and the structure of the NCAA running system, Carroll was not always convinced he would end up in America. Having heard hor-ror stories of American coaches seeing runners as mere numbers and not people and subsequently running them into the ground, Car-roll took some advice from a for-mer teammate from Cheltenham, James Brewer, who spent a short time at the University of Califor-nia at Berkeley before leaving the school due to differences of opinion with his coach.

“He really said you shouldn’t kind of close the door on America, you should actually look into it,” Luke said. “He just told me: ‘Just because I didn’t enjoy it, don’t let it set you off because it’s an oppor-tunity you don’t really want to miss out on.’”

While Carroll was on the fence, Markham knew that he didn’t want to miss the chance, especial-ly because many of the Irish greats before him have come through the NCAA system.

“Every Olympics, I don’t think there have been too many guys who have made it that haven’t come through the American collegiate system,” Liam said. “You gotta give yourself the opportunity.”

However, the opportunity to compete against NCAA compe-tition isn’t always supported by coaches and offi cials in Ireland and England, making the decision to jet to the Land of the Free that much harder. Runners skilled enough to make the jump to the NCAA have to weigh their options: stay and run against lesser competition, or leave and risk burning bridges with offi -cials at home.

“Higher-ups in the U.K. want to see their best athletes stay at

home,” Stewart said. “There can be some hesitation for athletes in that way they don’t want to disap-point the people who are gonna be in charge of putting them on world championship teams, Olym-pic teams — opportunities to rep-resent their country.”

However, the two decided to let their times do the talking.

“If you’re running well, there is no option to ignore you,” Markham said.

With the majority of their colle-giate careers ahead of them, Car-roll and Markham will have plen-ty of chances to be recognized by their respective governing bodies. Recently, Carroll fi nished in sev-enth place in the 1,500 at the Mt. Sac Relays in California, setting a season-best time of 3.46.67 — only .65 seconds from his person-al record. During the same week-end, Markham battled the elements at the Jesse Owens Track Classic at Ohio State, fi nishing the 1,500 in sixth place. He was the fastest freshman in the fi eld with a time of 3:51.59.

Neither Carroll nor Markham want to look too far ahead, but both say having the chance to join their countries’ athletes in the parade of nations at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero, would be a wel-come opportunity. They wouldn’t be the fi rst Illinois distance runners to go on to the Olympics. Marko Koers made three appearances in ‘92, ‘96 and 2000, and Mike Durkin appeared twice in ‘76 and ‘80.

Stewart believes the potential of the two runners is endless.

“Both of those guys can leave here being as fi ne a middle-dis-tance athlete that this university has had.”

Patrick can be reached at [email protected] or @_patrickkelley_.

below league-average defense with three-time Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard as your center.

Even if the Spurs continue to dominate this series, watch-ing the Lakers lose is enter-taining in and of itself.

Prediction: Spurs in six

3. No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Memphis Grizzlies (LA leads 1-0)*

These teams went the dis-tance in last season’s fi rst round, so expect nothing less this time around.

This series pits two teams with opposite identities. The Clippers bring a fl ashy offen-sive attack with Chris Paul, who constantly pushes the tempo and looks to lob the ball. Although LA’s 19th-ranked pace is slower than most would expect, the Clippers are a Jamaican track team com-pared to the Grizzlies.

Only New Orleans played slower than Memphis this sea-son. Their offensive effi cien-cy was only 18th in the NBA, compared with the Clippers’ fourth-ranked offense. The Grizzlies play this way by design. The slowed pace allows Memphis to punish its oppo-nents with its second-ranked defense. The Clippers are no joke on that end either, rank-ing ninth in the league.

Look no further for a reason to watch this series than the big man conglomerate of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph of Memphis against the high-fl y-ing duo of Blake Griffi n and DeAndre Jordan. The under-the-rim vs. through-the-rim matchup could decide the out-come of this series.

Prediction: Clippers in seven

2. No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Boston Celtics (NYK leads 1-0)

The Knicks and Celtics hate

each other.The rivalry between these

teams escalated when Carme-lo Anthony and Kevin Gar-nett pushed and shoved in the fourth quarter of a game on Jan. 7. Both players received technical fouls, but Anthony wasn’t done. After the game, security had to stop Antho-ny from approaching Garnett near the team bus. Then, last Saturday, Tyson Chandler also received a technical after giv-ing Garnett an extra shove after the whistle.

The Knicks won 85-78 in Game 1, but needed to hold the Celtics to 25 second half points to escape with the vic-tory. Carmelo Anthony and Jeff Green were great, lead-ing their teams with 36 and 26 points, respectively, but the key matchup in this series is between J.R. Smith and Avery Bradley.

Smith, who was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year on Monday, is instant offense. Smith led all bench play-ers averaging 18.1 points per game this season. He was held to only 15 points on 7-of-19 shooting — including 1-of-7 from three — thanks to Bos-ton’s defensive ace Bradley on Saturday.

Bradley isn’t going to make Celtics fans forget about Ron-do anytime soon, but man, this dude can defend. Bradley ranked 11th in the league in points per play allowed during the regular season, accord-ing to Synergy Sports. If Bos-ton is going to upset New York, Bradley will need to continue his stellar defense. The Celtics will also need to score more than eight points in the fourth quarter.

Prediction: Knicks in six

1. No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Golden State Warriors (DEN leads 1-0)

If Game 1 was any indica-tion, this series is going to be awesome.

The last 15 seconds of Satur-day’s contest showed why we love playoff basketball.

With nowhere to go and trail-ing by three, Jarrett Jack of the Warriors passed the ball out to Stephen Curry in the corner. Curry, who set the NBA record for 3-pointers made in a sea-son with 272, pump-faked Ty Lawson and drained the game-tying 3-pointer with 14 seconds left. That is when Kobe Bryant — I mean Andre Miller — took over.

Miller, who already had a game-high 26 points, drove past Draymond Green for a layup to put the Nuggets up 97-95 with 1.3 seconds remaining to seal it.

With David Lee ruled out for the rest of the series with a torn right hip fl exor, neither team features an All-Star on its active roster. Players like Mill-er will have to continue to step up for both teams.

Klay Thompson is another unheralded player who could make an impact in this series. Thompson led the Warriors in scoring with 22 points in Game 1 and made 211 3-point-ers during the regular season. Andrew Bogut’s rebounding prowess will be appreciated, as he took down a game-high 14 boards Saturday. Bogut is a beast defensively when healthy, displayed by his four blocks and a steal in Game 1.

Golden State may struggle without Lee, given Denver’s versatile attack. The Denver bench outscored its starters 49-48 in Game 1, with Miller and Corey Brewer both scor-ing double digits. Excluding injured players in Danilo Gal-linari and Lee, the Nuggets had eight players average over eight points per game during the regular season compared with only fi ve by the Warriors. In a drawn-out series, depth may be the difference.

Expect an up-and-down series with both teams ranking top four in the league in pace. More games like Saturday’s classic will be in store.

Prediction: Denver in six*Game No. 2 not included

Michael can be reached at [email protected].

BY CLAIRE LAVEZZORIOASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The Illinois men’s golf team didn’t fi nish as well as it expect-ed at the Boilermaker Invita-tional this past weekend but placed third, with junior Thom-as Pieters tying for fourth over-all in a 90-person fi eld.

The par-72, 7,465-yard Kam-pen Course in West Lafayette, Ind., proved to be diffi cult for the Illini, who stumbled down the stretch and fi nished two shots back of Louisville and Iowa with a three-round score of 16 over par.

Despite the rough fi nish, head coach Mike Small said he isn’t discouraged by the Illini’s play.

“Thomas played a solid tour-nament,” he said. “But as a team, we had a chance to win there. I saw a lot of positives from the team all around. We played such a solid second round, and we were in contention the third round, fi ghting back from 6 or 7 shots, but weren’t able to fi nish.”

Pieters wasn’t discouraged by his own individual play either, but he said he was looking for a better overall team fi nish.

“For me, the tournament was very positive,” he said. “I had a decent fi nish. I didn’t really putt well throughout, though. The last day, I didn’t have much going for me. As for the team, it was very disappointing. We messed up on 17.”

The par-3 17th hole was a blunder for many of the Illini in the third round Saturday.

After leading the fi rst two days of the tournament, the Illi-ni’s fi nish Sunday made it dif-fi cult to climb to the top of the leaderboard.

“Hole 17 has water just along the green, so you can’t go for the fl ag,” Pieters said. “You have to miss left. Everyone was in the water on the right side, but I hope they learn from it and not make the same mistake again.”

Small said Louisville and Iowa came out on top because Illinois “never crossed the fi n-ish line, ending up short.” But with the Big Ten Championship starting April 26, he isn’t wor-ried about crossing that fi nish line, as the team has the same goals they’ve had all season.

“The guys need to play fear-

less and confi dent golf. Just get-ting better everyday; that’s it,” Small said. “That is what will allow us to stand out in the Big Ten Championships.”

Despite Small’s confi dence in the team, Pieters still is prepar-ing for intense competition.

“It defi nitely adds more pres-sure going into this tourna-ment,” he said. “All the other teams want it so bad because we won (The Big Ten Champi-onships) the past four years. We don’t have Luke (Guthrie) anymore, but we’re still a good team. But that still means we need to step it up. We need to shoot a lot under and just play

solid golf.”This week, before the Illini

return to Indiana to play on Pete Dye Course in French Lick, Ind., to vie for the Big Tens, they will have time to work out any issues at practice.

“Right now, we’re relaxing, taking care of business back on campus before we leave on Wednesday,” Small said. “Some-times, we get ahead of ourselves, and that could be our downfall. Just living in the present and being confi dent, that’s what will get us to win a championship.”

Claire can be reached at [email protected] and @ClaireLav228.

Men’s golf fi nishes 3rd at Boilermaker Invite

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home run.Illinois sophomore Jess Per-

kins said that having a sister-against-sister matchup on Tues-day will give the team extra incentive to come away with a pair of wins.

Apart from the sisters’ spe-cial rivalry, Perkins said the Illini are heading into their series against Iowa believing they can pull off another sweep.

“It’s all running smoothly right now,” Perkins said. “Hope-fully we are able to carry that (momentum) into the week ahead.”

Shelese Arnold, last week’s Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after throwing two shutouts against Indiana, will look to get more pitching time in the cir-cle. However, Sullivan said the starters for Tuesday’s double-header series are still up in the air between Arnold and senior Pepper Gay — a pitcher run-ning into a heap of trouble this

season, throwing 123 walks and allowing 85 earned runs.

“Pepper is the leader of the staff,” Sullivan said, “But we know we will use them both throughout the series.”

No matter who’s pitching, Illi-nois is hoping to continue its climb back up the Big Ten stand-ings against Iowa, with whom the Illini currently share ninth place.

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

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Illinois' Thomas Pieters lines up his putt to at the Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana on April 18, 2012. Pieters fi nished 4th at Boilermaker Invitational.

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