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INSIDE Police 2A | Corrections 2A | Calendar 2A | Opinions 4A | Crossword 5A | Comics 5A | Sports 1B | Classifieds 3B-4B | Sudoku 4B The Daily Illini Friday March 30, 2012 High: 73˚ Low: 43˚ The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871 www.DailyIllini.com Vol. 141 Issue 122 | FREE ILLINI LAND THEIR MAN African-American heritage event calls for social activism BY CLAIRE EVERETT STAFF WRITER In order to call attention to issues of oppression, the Mus- lim American Society hosted an event Thursday called Black American Heritage: An Inspir- ing a Movement for Social Jus- tice at the Digital Computer Lab. “It’s actually a part of the religion of Islam to be involved in social justice,” said Martin Curran, emcee for the event and graduate student. “The Mus- lim American Society tries to bridge out to other groups and not just advocate for Muslims, but the justice of any human.” Curran said most people are not aware that there is a long history of African-American Muslims. “The plurality of Muslims in the United States is African- Americans, either by being decendents of slaves or immi- grants from Africa,” he said. Several people in the audi- ence wore hijabs, or religious headscarves, and hoodies to honor Trayvon Martin, the Afri- can American teenager who was recently shot in Florida. The event targeted education, acknowledgement and support for social justice as its aim. To educate attendees, a film called “African-Americans and Islam” was shown. Guest speaker Mahdi Bray , executive director of the Mus- lim American Society Free- dom Foundation, also addressed social justice without limits to color, religion, ethnic back- ground or gender. “We feel we need to support the African-American Com- munity,” said Dr. Ahmed Taha, president of the Illinois chap- ter’s Muslim American Society and graduate student. “In the society we live in today, they do deserve our support. No one can say the oppression is done.” A multi-faith Ska band called Skalalitabs, whose name was derived from Ahl al-Kitab, which means “the people of the book” in Arabic, played at the event. The band is made up of people of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths. For the acknowledgement section of the event, Aaron and Carol Ammons received an award for their work in the com- munity. Ammons serves on the 5th District Champaign Coun- ty board and is a member of the Muslim American Society. Aaron Ammons is a co-founder of the Champaign-Urbana Citi- zens for Peace and Justice. The two have recently been involved in a proposal to expand on the county jail. “Sometimes when you work hard, you don’t necessarily think people pay attention, but these kinds of awards make you continue doing what you’re doing and affect positive out- comes in the community,” Ammons said. Rahamat Odunsi , sopho- more in DGS, who identifies as an African-American Muslim, attended the event, and com- mented on the racial diversity among Muslim attendees. “I was really excited to see such a mixture of different kinds of Muslims at the event,” she said. State strives to improve college graduation rates with 3 new bills BY CHRISTINE BEDNARZ STAFF WRITER A new reform package made up of three bills seeks to increase college completion rates and improve students’ readiness for the workforce. One of those bills, co-sponsored by Sen. Michael Frerichs, D-52, made it to the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday. According to a press release, the bills address the most nec- essary skills for students com- peting in the Illinois job market. The bill that is now in the House aims to oblige the Illinois State Board of Education to design a recommended statewide model for mathematics. The bill mandates that public high schools require four years of mathematics and offer high school seniors the opportuni- ty to receive college credit for mathematics courses. The goal is to decrease the amount of time incoming college freshman spend in remedial math cours- es and therefore speed up the graduation process. On the topic of the dual cred- it, Robert Murphy , professor of mathematics, said the current system, such as the nationally accepted Advanced Placement credit, works just fine. “It would be very difficult to work with each high school to figure out proper transferring of credits since each school has completely different stan- dards,” Murphy said. On Monday in Springfield, Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon addressed the Illinois Senate Education Com- mittee regarding the third bill, stressing the importance of including education reforms in mathematics. “Students learn locally but compete globally,” Simon said. “By several measures, Illinois needs to work on its competitive New reform seeks to address students’ skills in competing job market, math See COMPLETION, Page 3A PRITEN VORA DAILY ILLINI University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise performs the ribbon-cutting to officially inaugurate the Neustar Labs building. The newly added lab opened Thursday afternoon at the University’s Research Park. Research Park welcomes new lab “The Muslim American Society tries to bridge out to other groups and not just advocate for Muslims, but the justice of any human.” MARTIN CURRAN, graduate student Twenty days and an indefinite amount of interviews after Bruce Weber was fired, Ohio University’s John Groce was hired Thursday as the new head coach of Illinois’ men’s basketball team. BY HARRINI KRISHNAN STAFF WRITER Neustar, a technology company, has chosen the University’s Research Park as its new research facility. On Wednesday, company executives, University officials and local politicians gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen the new facility. Mark F. Bregman, senior vice president of Neustar, said the new facility’s main purpose is to develop innovative ideas to broaden their client’s services. Bregman said Neustar gathers and uses real-time information, such as phone numbers and shopping preferences, to help client companies target or analyze their customers’ demographics. “We’re looking for lots of new ideas that can ultimately influence our busi- ness,” he said. “The parallel to that is that we’re also looking for a lot of new talent that we can hire. So being on a campus like this, at the University of Illinois that has such a large number of high—qual- ity students working in these areas, will help us in both cases.” Bregman said that one of the reasons Neustar believes in employing students is their freedom from preconceptions. “You get someone who is the experi- enced professional—they know all the things that don’t work,” he said. “You get a stu- dent they don’t know that (something) doesn’t work and so they fi nd a solu- tion where an experi- enced person might say: ‘Oh no, I already tried that ten years ago. It won’t work. I’m not going to try again.’” He said the access to talent at that early stage is “critically important for innovation.” The Univer- sity, he said, is a great fit because of the large num- bers of students in com- puter science and other technological majors and the resulting high level of competition amongst those students. “[This offers students] training not only out of textbooks, not only in the classroom but real-life experiences so that when they go out and get a job, they are real- ly ready,” Chancellor Phyllis Wise said. “And this means that they are at an advan- tage when they’re trying to get a job.” Local politicians that spoke at the cer- emony, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-ILL, and Champaign Mayor Don Gerard, added that the community of Urbana-Champaign and the midwest, will benefit economically and will help the community keep up with the techno- logically changing times. “I think, especially from a municipal level, we really need to turn the page and step into the twenty fi rst century, we can’t just rely on retail and real estate,” Gerard said. “And this is really the ground floor of cut- ting edge technology— the types of things we want to invest in and get entrenched into the fab- ric of our community...It’s the type of thing we want Champaign to be known for.” Bregman said his hope for the future of this program is to fos- ter an interest in this environment and educate them in this sector of technol- ogy, to stimulate those students to pur- sue further education and to ultimately become respectable employees. “I think, especially from a municipal level, we really need to turn the page and step into the twenty first century, we can’t just rely on retail and real estate.” DON GERARD, mayor of Champaign Neustar’s new facility at UI provides students with unique, hands-on education 0 20 40 60 80 100 Simon looks to help state’s college-completion rate Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is sponsoring a reform package aimed to prepare students for college better and hopefully decrease drop-out rates. For every 10 freshmen seeking a two-year degree, less than one actually graduates in less than three years, according to numbers provided by Complete College America. Year 2 Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Percentage of Returning Students Full-time students in two-year colleges who return to campus Full-time students in four-year colleges who return to campus Part-time students in two-year colleges who return to campus Part-time students in four-year collegse who return to campus BRYAN LORENZ Design Editor Source: wxww.completecollege.org/docs/illinois.pdfF Muslim group calls attention to history of blacks, Islam
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  • I N S I D E P o l i c e 2 A | C o r r e c t i o n s 2 A | C a l e n d a r 2 A | O p i n i o n s 4 A | C r o s s w o r d 5 A | C o m i c s 5 A | S p o r t s 1 B | C l a s s i f i e d s 3 B - 4 B | S u d o k u 4 B

    The Daily IlliniFridayMarch 30, 2012 High: 73 Low: 43The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871 www.DailyIllini.com Vol. 141 Issue 122 | FREE

    ILLINI LAND THEIR MAN

    African-American heritage event calls for social activism

    BY CLAIRE EVERETT STAFF WRITER

    In order to call attention to issues of oppression, the Mus-lim American Society hosted an event Thursday called Black American Heritage: An Inspir-ing a Movement for Social Jus-tice at the Digital Computer Lab.

    Its actually a part of the religion of Islam to be involved in social justice, said Martin Curran , emcee for the event and graduate student. The Mus-lim American Society tries to bridge out to other groups and not just advocate for Muslims, but the justice of any human.

    Curran said most people are not aware that there is a long history of African-American Muslims.

    The plurality of Muslims in the United States is African-Americans, either by being decendents of slaves or immi-grants from Africa, he said.

    Several people in the audi-ence wore hijabs, or religious headscarves, and hoodies to honor Trayvon Martin, the Afri-can American teenager who was recently shot in Florida.

    The event targeted education, acknowledgement and support for social justice as its aim. To educate attendees, a fi lm called African-Americans and Islam was shown.

    Guest speaker Mahdi Bray , executive director of the Mus-lim American Society Free-

    dom Foundation, also addressed social justice without limits to color, religion, ethnic back-ground or gender.

    We feel we need to support the African-American Com-munity, said Dr. Ahmed Taha , president of the Illinois chap-ters Muslim American Society and graduate student. In the society we live in today, they do deserve our support. No one can say the oppression is done.

    A multi-faith Ska band called Skalalitabs , whose name was derived from Ahl al-Kitab , which means the people of the book in Arabic, played at the event. The band is made up of people of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths.

    For the acknowledgement section of the event, Aaron and Carol Ammons received an award for their work in the com-munity. Ammons serves on the 5th District Champaign Coun-ty board and is a member of the Muslim American Society. Aaron Ammons is a co-founder of the Champaign-Urbana Citi-zens for Peace and Justice. The two have recently been involved in a proposal to expand on the county jail.

    Sometimes when you work hard, you dont necessarily think people pay attention, but these kinds of awards make you continue doing what youre doing and affect positive out-comes in the community, Ammons said.

    Rahamat Odunsi , sopho-more in DGS, who identifi es as an African-American Muslim, attended the event, and com-mented on the racial diversity among Muslim attendees.

    I was really excited to see such a mixture of different kinds of Muslims at the event, she said.

    State strives to improve college graduation rates with 3 new bills

    BY CHRISTINE BEDNARZSTAFF WRITER

    A new reform package made up of three bills seeks to increase college completion rates and improve students readiness for the workforce. One of those bills, co-sponsored

    by Sen. Michael Frerichs , D-52, made it to the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday.

    According to a press release, the bills address the most nec-essary skills for students com-peting in the Illinois job market. The bill that is now in the House aims to oblige the Illinois State Board of Education to design a recommended statewide model for mathematics.

    The bill mandates that public high schools require four years of mathematics and offer high school seniors the opportuni-

    ty to receive college credit for mathematics courses. The goal is to decrease the amount of time incoming college freshman spend in remedial math cours-es and therefore speed up the graduation process.

    On the topic of the dual cred-it, Robert Murphy , professor of mathematics, said the current system, such as the nationally accepted Advanced Placement credit, works just fi ne.

    It would be very diffi cult to work with each high school to fi gure out proper transferring

    of credits since each school has completely different stan-dards, Murphy said.

    On Monday in Springfi eld, Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon addressed the Illinois Senate Education Com-mittee regarding the third bill, stressing the importance of including education reforms in mathematics.

    Students learn locally but compete globally, Simon said. By several measures, Illinois needs to work on its competitive

    New reform seeks to address students skills in competing job market, math

    See COMPLETION, Page 3A

    PRITEN VORA DAILY ILLINIUniversity of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise performs the ribbon-cutting to offi cially inaugurate the Neustar Labs building. The newly added lab opened Thursday afternoon at the Universitys Research Park.

    Research Park welcomes new lab

    The Muslim American Society tries to bridge out to other groups and not just advocate

    for Muslims, but the justice of any human.MARTIN CURRAN,

    graduate student

    Twenty days and an indefi nite amount of interviews after Bruce Weber was fi red, Ohio Universitys John Groce was

    hired Thursday as the new head coach of Illinois mens basketball team.

    BY HARRINI KRISHNANSTAFF WRITER

    Neustar , a technology company, has chosen the Universitys Research Park as its new research facility.

    On Wednesday, company executives, University offi cials and local politicians gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen the new facility.

    Mark F. Bregman , senior vice president of Neustar, said the new facilitys main purpose is to develop innovative ideas to broaden their clients services.

    Bregman said Neustar gathers and uses real-time information, such as phone numbers and shopping preferences, to help client companies target or analyze their customers demographics.

    Were looking for lots of new ideas that can ultimately infl uence our busi-ness, he said. The parallel to that is that were also looking for a lot of new talent that we can hire. So being on a campus like this, at the University of Illinois that has such a large number of highqual-

    ity students working in these areas, will help us in both cases.

    Bregman said that one of the reasons Neustar believes in employing students is their freedom from preconceptions.

    You get someone who is the experi-enced professionalthey know all the things that dont work, he said. You get a stu-dent they dont know that (something) doesnt work and so they fi nd a solu-tion where an experi-enced person might say: Oh no, I already tried that ten years ago. It wont work. Im not going to try again.

    He said the access to talent at that early stage is critically important for innovation. The Univer-sity, he said, is a great fi t because of the large num-bers of students in com-puter science and other technological majors and the resulting high level of competition amongst those students.

    [This offers students] training not only out of textbooks, not only in the classroom but real-life experiences so that when they go out and get a job, they are real-ly ready, Chancellor Phyllis Wise said.

    And this means that they are at an advan-tage when theyre trying to get a job.

    Local politicians that spoke at the cer-emony, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin , D-ILL, and Champaign Mayor Don Gerard , added that the community of Urbana-Champaign and the midwest, will

    benefi t economically and will help the community keep up with the techno-logically changing times.

    I think, especially from a municipal level, we really need to turn the page and step into the twenty fi rst century, we cant just rely on retail and real estate, Gerard said. And this is really the ground fl oor of cut-ting edge technologythe types of things we want to invest in and get entrenched into the fab-ric of our community...Its the type of thing we want Champaign to be known for.

    Bregman said his hope for the future of this program is to fos-ter an interest in this environment and educate them in this sector of technol-ogy, to stimulate those students to pur-sue further education and to ultimately become respectable employees.

    I think, especially from a municipal

    level, we really need to turn the page and step into the twenty

    fi rst century, we cant just rely on retail and real estate.

    DON GERARD,mayor of Champaign

    Neustars new facility at UI provides students with unique, hands-on education

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    BRYAN LORENZ Design EditorSource: wxww.completecollege.org/docs/illinois.pdfF

    Muslim group calls attention to history of blacks, Islam

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    Champaign! Four males, ranging from

    23 to 33 years of age, were charged with illegal transpor-tation of liquor March 22 at 11:25 p.m. in the 900 block of West Bradley Avenue.

    According to the report, po-lice stopped the vehicle they were in for failure to yield at a private drive. In addition to the illegal transportation of liquor, one of the four passengers, a 31-year-old Urbana male, was arrested on a warrant for the possession of alcohol on public property. ! A residential burglary was

    reported in the 500 block of East Healey Street February 22 at 5:54 a.m.

    According to the report, a purse or wallet, a comput-er, two credit/debit/gas cards, drivers license and an identi-fi cation item were stolen by an unknown offender.! An 18-year-old male, a

    19-year-old male and female were arrested on the charge of retail theft Wednesday at 3:22 p.m. at Walmart, 2610 N. Pros-pect Ave.

    According to the report, the three individuals, from Chica-go, Urbana and Sauk Village, Ill., stole merchandise from the store.! A theft was reported

    Wednesday at 1:53 p.m. at One World Pizza, 508 E. Green St.

    According to the report, a 20-year-old Urbana females cell phone was stolen while she was a patron of the restaurant.! Criminal damage to prop-

    erty was reported Wednesday at noon in the 2000 block of Moreland Blvd.

    According to the report, an unknown suspect damaged a 24-year-old Champaign males vehicle by damaging a window.! A burglary from a motor

    vehicle was reported Wednes-day at 2:21 p.m. at Mobil gas station, 810 W. Green St.

    According to the report, the victim reported his wallet was stolen from his vehicle while he was inside the gas station.

    Urbana! A burglary was reported

    Wednesday at 1:51 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Eads Street.

    According to the report, an unknown offender forceful-ly entered a vacant house that is being remodeled and stole computer equipment and pow-er tools. Items stolen included two computers and three pow-er tools.! A 43-year-old male is being

    investigated for taking advan-tage of a mentally challenged victim. The case was reported

    Wednesday at 2:24 p.m. in the 1100 block of Carroll Avenue.

    According to the report, the offender took advantage of the victim by having him activate four cell phone accounts under the victims name.

    University! A 28-year-old Champaign

    male was arrested on the charge of arson Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. near the 300 block of East Green Street.

    According to the report, po-lice said a witness reported seeing a park bench on fi re, and that the offender dragged and kicked a recycling bin into the fi re. The fi re was about 25 yards away from the post of-fi ce.! A 30-year-old Champaign

    man reported to the police Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. that he had been assaulted around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University basketball courts near Oak and Gregory streets.

    According to the report, the victim said he knew the man who struck him in the mouth following a verbal alterca-tion, and that the attack caused damage to his teeth, cellphone and glasses. The total damage was estimated to be $550.

    Compiled by Rafael Guerrero

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    LIVE MUSIC & KARAOKEAmy Mitchell Trio at Boomerangs Bar and GrillBoomerangs Bar and Grill at 9 p.m.Late Night with DJ BellyRadio Maria at 10 p.m.The Hot Slugs w/ Dan Hubbard & The Humadors! Memphis on Main ay 9 p.m.Sonny StubbleCowboy Monkey at 10 p.m.DJ DelayneyHighdive at 10 p.m.Girls Next Door A Cappella Spring Fling ConcertSpurlock Museum at 7:30 p.m.Karaoke with DJ Hanna

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    Opinions4AFridayMarch 30, 2012The Daily Illiniwww.DailyIllini.com

    What a week.In the past eight days: a new president, a wom-ens basketball coach and a mens basketball coach have all been announced. All of this hap-pened during my debut week as edi-tor-in-chief of The Daily Illini.

    Its been only eight days, and its already been an experience I never could have predicted.

    I will be hon-est, I had no inten-tion of becoming any sort of edi-tor at any publi-cation because I have always enjoyed the thrill of reporting, interviewing and writing. I never thought I was cut out to sit behind a desk and critique others writing.

    Just weeks after stepping onto campus, I became a sports reporter and just months later an assistant sports editor. Slow-ly, I gained more responsibil-ity. Over the past three years, I have held more positions than I ever thought possible, but now I oversee them all.

    To quote the fi lm Spider-man, With great power comes great responsibility. As an avid movie fan, I believe this state-

    ment to be at the core of my job description.

    Not only is it my responsibil-ity to manage the entire DI staff but also to ensure complete cov-erage on campus. No matter where you read, hear or see our stories, all that matters is that it is relevant to you, our readers.

    Students are now playing a larger role in the success of Illini Media Company, and I see that as an absolute posi-

    tive. We are now more than ever accountable for producing the best coverage possible.

    In a world that now moves so quickly because of social media, we can all have an even better rela-tionship: Write a letter to the edi-tor, send us story ideas, communi-

    cate with everyone on my staff through Facebook or Twitter. We want to hear your voice to further ensure the quality of our product.

    Reach out to us in any medi-um you wish, and I assure you there will be someone on the other end listening.

    After surviving the last sev-eral days, I am even more cer-tain that my staff will be able to handle whatever is thrown at us. So please, join me in what is sure to be an unpredictable and adventurous roller-coaster ride.

    Samantha is a junior in Media.

    With great power, comes great

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    SAMANTHA KEISEL,editor-in-chief

    This past Tuesday, I was fl ip-ping through USA Today when a certain story caught my eye. It was about a small, nonprofi t food pantry in Indiana that recently got into trouble for asking one simple question: Is there anything that you would like us to pray with you about?

    Apparently, that question is

    a big no-no. Paul Brock , found-er of the food pantry, was faced with a threat from the feder-al Emergency Food Assistance Program. If he didnt end the prayer, then the delivery of fed-eral food would stop.

    I couldnt help but cringe while I read this article. When did public prayer become a crime? Is offering to pray for someone else really that offensive?

    Over spring break, 10 of us from Illini Life Christian Fel-lowship headed to New York City for a mission trip. Our week

    was incredible: We talked to people about Jesus, asked lifes biggest questions and prayed for anyone who needed it.

    There was one day when we set up a prayer station in the Bronx, the poorest borough in NYC. There is pain all over the world, and people face hard-ships everywhere, of course. But in places like the Bronx, the brokenness is exceptionally evident.

    Our team stood at the Hub, the busiest intersection in the Bronx, while hundreds of New Yorkers hurried past us. Some of them took notice of our booth, while others couldnt have cared less.

    We were there to pray. As the fl urry of strangers walked by, we politely asked if there was anything that we could pray for. One of my most impactful con-versations was with a woman named Andrea.

    Im not so well, she told me as the sun shined down on the street corner. Ive been sick for months, and Im not getting any better. Plus, Im out of a job. I cant fi nd a way to pay my bills, and Im scared. And I worry constantly about my daughter. Shes got an abusive boyfriend, you know, and I just dont know how to help.

    I nodded slowly, trying to wrap my mind around Andreas struggles. Her life was much different than mine, and my heart broke for her. All I could do was grab her hands and pray.

    And so we did. Afterwards, she hugged me, and I cherished the quiet thank you that she whis-pered in my ear.

    Throughout the week, I was amazed again and again by the power of prayer. God worked through our team in big ways, and our prayers to Him were full of thankfulness. Without Him, we couldnt have done anything.

    Regardless of their religion, most people will always accept prayer. In NYC, I prayed for an atheist, I prayed for a Jew, and I prayed for Christians like me. During those moments, it didnt matter whether or not we shared the same beliefs. They were hurting, and needed encourage-ment. That was that.

    If the government stops the Indiana food bank from offer-ing prayer, then the opportu-nity to uplift recipients will be lost. Public prayer isnt a crime, especially when it happens in a place that was founded on faith-based principles. Brock was courageous; he stuck to the pan-trys roots and refused to force his volunteers to stop praying. Now, hes working toward a compromise. To Brock, prayer is just too important to give up.

    And it is. I saw a lot of pain in NYC. But, I also saw hope. I believe prayer can do some cra-zy things. Sometimes, a simple prayer can turn a persons day around.

    Melanie is a freshman in Media.

    Public prayer deserves tolerance

    H er name was Alawadi. Shai-ma Alawadi .She liked black-and-white movies and good wine. Or maybe not. She could have liked macaroni and cheese and hik-ing. Or Audrey Hepburn and pineapples. It really doesnt mat-ter, not because her individual-ism doesnt matter, but because when it came down to it, she was a human being, just like the rest of us.

    And sadly, we cant really ask her anymore because shes gone from the world now.

    Last Saturday, in San Diego, Alawadi was found dead in a pool of her own blood in her own home. A note Go back to your country, you terrorist was found next to her body. The cops arent calling it a hate crime, but never has a note been so clear.

    What happened to Alawa-di was an awful act done by someone who didnt see her as a person. And it seems like this kind of thinking has been going around especially as of late.

    Now, Im not naive: This isnt the fi rst time Ive known that hate crimes exist in America, but after hearing so much about the Trayvon Martin case, and then reading this not too long after, Ive been consciously aware that there are people who will do awful things to others who are different from them.

    Both cases are structural-ly different: Trayvon was shot , Shaima received a head wound . The authorities know who killed Trayvon , but not who killed Shaima . Florida and California are miles apart . However, there was one individual thread. They became one of the thousands of attacks (6,628 in 2010, to be

    exact ) that are recorded as hate crimes.

    We all know that hate crimes are stemmed from prejudice. And a large majority of us are defi nitely hate crime free. How-ever, we never really stop and think really think that all of us have some sort of pre-determined notions about differ-ent people.

    Yes, its part of human nature. Yet, it also breeds bigger and badder things. We need to squash it. Luckily, we can do so by just being students.

    First of all, immerse yourself in the cultural life of the Univer-sity. Go to a Lunch and Learn . Casually get to know other stu-dents of a different background than yourself. Join a cultural RSO. Attend some of the vigils and protests in response to these hate crimes. Even if you dont agree, hear other points while getting yours across.

    There are also great class-es that teach about the way we relate to different groups. My roommate took the Explor-ing Cultural Diversity Educa-tional Psychology class a couple of semesters ago. She came in, swallowed her fear of being the only one of her race in the room, and learned. She says it makes her aware of all types of people, and I couldnt be prouder of her for it.

    We may not be able to be vigi-lantes. We cant stop every hate crime, But we arent powerless. We can march, protest, talk, listen and get informed. And most importantly, we can work on our little prejudices and try to understand everyone, at the very least, merely as a human being.

    Her name was Alawadi. Shai-ma Alawadi. She was her own person. She was me. She was you. Dont let her death and others like it go in vain.

    Tolu is a junior in Media.

    Awareness of hate crimes grows increasingly vital

    Exciting week for new editor-in-chief

    The Illinois Student Senate suggestion page illAN-NOYED is up and run-ning! Dont let the name fool you its not just a funny play on words. (Get it? Ill-annoyed? Like Illinois?) Its a great use of social media to let the Student Senate hear what students are concerned about in or around campus. Students are free to post any suggestions or com-ments they have to the illAN-NOYED Facebook page and the Twitter page so that ISS can take those suggestions into

    consideration in order to better represent the student body.

    Many of the suggestions that have been posted on the Face-book page have been extreme-ly helpful in pointing out issues that students want addressed. Some of the most common issues that students addressed are the lack of wireless inter-net access in University hous-ing, the addition of more hours in dining halls and the invest-ment in more effi cient bike paths. However, many other issues have come up as a result

    of the page as well. Students brought to our attention the issues regarding online classes and service dogs living in resi-dence halls.

    Although this system is still in the works and far from per-fect, illANNOYED gives students a way to contact us through a casual and informal medium the internet. Stu-dents who may not be famil-iar with Student Senate poli-cies now have the ability to contact us in a comfortable and familiar manner. We hope

    that through this new system, students will be able to con-tact us with any problems they might have so that we may try our best to accommodate their suggestions. We are the offi -cial voice of the student body, and we have the students best interests in mind. After all, we are students ourselves and wish to have the best college expe-rience possible for us and for generations to come.

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    April Fools Day pranks to play on friends, family

    April Fools and I we dont exactly get along.Dont get me wrong, I love playing pranks on people, especially ones of vengeance. Not only does planning such a plot grant me the opportunity to be creative, but when I know Im pranking to get even, I get the pleasure of escaping the outcome with little guilt.

    However, April 1 is my birth-day and unlike Easter, April Fools Day is the same day every year. Although that may seem like good news, I can guarantee it brought more disappointment as opposed to excitement, specifi cally in grammar school. As a fourth grader, if your birthday fell on a school day, you were award-ed the title of the coolest kid in class for six glorious hours.

    Unfortunately, my birth-day celebrations were annu-ally disrupted. Year after year, my peers rejected the idea that my birth date could possibly be on such date and deemed it an April Fools joke. I particular-ly received the rejection from my teachers, who neglected to check my school records for my actual date of birth.

    Thus, I never played a prank in honor of April Fools Day. In order to overcome my previous resentment toward the holiday, I decided to partake in the cel-ebration this year. Below I kept entries on the practical jokes I tracked down on the web and played on my unsuspecting friends and family.

    Mayo eat your sandwich?As I slathered a generous

    serving of mayonnaise into a turkey sandwich, I scanned the area sheepishly. I felt more like I was the evil step mother in a Spanish soap opera, sprin-kling poison into my victims drink as opposed to offering my boyfriend a sandwich with the condiment he loathed the most: mayonnaise.

    Of the three pranks I per-formed, I was hoping the one involving mayonnaise would be the least successful. Then again, I was really curious to

    fi nd out how he would react to it. I often wondered what bad experience made my boyfriend despise mayo.

    When I brought our sand-wiches into the living room, he was engrossed in a conver-sation with my brother, so I left the plate next to him as he sat cross-legged on the fl oor. Although I was pretending to pay attention to Toy Story on the television screen, I con-sistently monitored him from the corner of my eye. He must have picked up the sub on three different occasions before he fi nally took a bite.

    I was expecting a comment, sour face or a gesture that indi-cated he reached the mayo, but saw no such sign. The sand-wich disappeared in fi ve min-utes tops. He thanked me for the food and proceeded to move onto other matters, like the con-cert we were attending next week. Only after the movie did he mention the sandwich had mayo, but smiled and said that mayo was still not very good.

    Loose change One of my 12-year-old broth-

    ers preferred hobbies might as well be collecting loose change. He does it more often than eat-ing but never as much as play-ing Call of Duty. My broth-er is so intrigued by change he fi nds on the sidewalk that he owns a 50 States Quarters collection and accumulates Canadian pennies on the side. I decided to play a practical joke on him that required a little more work I made him think he found a loose change gold-mine, coincidentally right in front of our house.

    All I needed for the prank was a couple of coins and a .18 ounce bottle of Krazy Glue. I fi gured that he would be head-ing out to school around 8 a.m., so I woke up an hour early, emptied my piggy bank and was extremely selective about the group of coins I chose. I narrowed down my collection to nine coins: fi ve state quar-ters, two of which he owned but were extremely rusty, two pen-nies dated before 1960, a Cana-dian penny and an everyday dime. I went outside, crouched on the ground and glued every coin down on the sidewalk all in close proximity of each other.

    Around 8 in the morning, I walked my brother out-side and saw his eyes widen as he noticed the change on the ground. He dashed for the Canadian penny and to his dis-may, he could not lift it off the concrete. He moved on to the quarters, but those were stuck too.

    Finally, I gave myself away when I chuckled as he went for the last coin in the group. In response, he came over and gave me a playful punch, then walked away. Of course, I felt a bit regretful so I consequently scraped the Canadian coin off the sidewalk and we were even.

    Whoopee cushion classicI had the cushion lying

    around at home and found it tempting to use, considering it is an easily reusable prank. In previous occasions, I used it on my brother and it worked every time. I decided to try it on someone new.

    Around dinner time, I expect a hungry dad to enter the kitch-en and consequently ask my mom a series of redundant questions. Is the food ready? When will the food be ready? What did we cook? Should he start cooking instead? I fi gured the whoopee cushion would buy us some time on the stove and keep my dad entertained for a while.

    Luckily for my dad, he had an audience when I decided to play the prank on him. My godmoth-er came over for dinner. Sure enough, as my dad stepped into the kitchen, he did not notice the trap in his chair. I was fac-ing away from the kitchen table when my dad took a seat, but not long after I heard his palms touch the table did I hear a noise that sounded like a cross between an elephant and a bro-ken car engine.

    Promptly after, I heard a giggle emerge from my god-mothers seat. As I turned around, my dad was shaking his head and started telling my godmother what a trouble-maker I was. The conversa-tion between my dad and our visitor lasted around 15 min-utes, which allowed me enough time to set the table without my dads persistent questioning.

    The catch? I received the whoopee cushion treatment lat-er that night.

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    What is the best April Fools prank youve played?

    My brother tried to sell his high school by putting up a for sale sign and got a couple phone calls.

    CAROL BAYM, graduate student in LAS

    My friends and I put a friends bras in the freezer, then put them back in her drawer. When she reached to put them on they were really cold.

    ADITI SINGH, senior in LAS

    My brother told me there was a fi re in the house at night, and I climbed down the window and ran down the street.

    JOHN JUNK, freshman in Business

    I fake broke up with my girlfriend.

    STEPHEN COZZI, junior in AHS

    A friend of mine took a bunch of Dixie cups, fi lled them with water, and while their friend was sleep-ing, fi lled the entire fl oor with Dixie cups so when they got out of the bed, there was no way to get out besides knocking them all over.

    JENNY ALLEN, sophomore in Engineering

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    Newly released letters showoff Hemingways gentler sideBRIDGET MURPHYTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

    BOSTON Ernest Heming-way shows a tenderness that wasnt part of his usual macho persona in a dozen unpublished letters that became publicly available Wednes-day in a collection of the authors papers at the Kennedy presiden-tial library.

    In a letter to his friend Gianfran-co Ivancich written in Cuba and dated February 1953, Hemingway wrote of euthanizing his cat Uncle Willie after it was hit by a car.

    Certainly missed you. Miss Uncle Willie. Have had to shoot people but never anyone I knew and loved for eleven years, the author wrote. Nor anyone that purred with two broken legs.

    The two men met in a Venice hotel bar in 1949, bonding despite a two-decade age difference because theyd both suffered leg wounds in war.

    I wish I could write you good letters the way you do, Heming-way wrote in a January 1958 letter from Cuba. Maybe it is because I write myself out in the other writing.

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    The letters, as a whole, show the author had a gentle side, and was someone who made time to be fatherly and nurturing to a younger friend, said Susan Bee gel, editor of scholarly journal The Hemingway Review.

    JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This photo, released Wednesday with previously unpublished letters, shows Ernest Hemingway, second from right, with, from left to right, an unidentifi ed woman, Mary Hemingway, Juan Dunabeitia, and Gianfranco Ivancich.

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    Groce joins Illini family

    BY GREG ZECKSTAFF WRITER

    John Groce said he was working four differ-ent jobs when he graduated from Taylor Univer-sity in 1994.

    On Thursday, he got the one of his dreams. On a risen platform in the middle of the Assem-

    bly Hall, Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas introduced Ohio Universitys Groce as the next head basketball coach for the Illini.

    I cant explain to you what the last few days have been like, the chance to be standing up just before you, Groce said.

    Im a fit guy, Groce said. It was important for me that our family felt like we could plug into a community, be a vibrant part of the community.

    A contract worth $1.4 million over five years was reportedly agreed to last night.

    The coaching staff is still being arranged, but Groce said that some of his assistants from Ohio will likely join him at Illinois. At the time of his introductory press conference, Groce said he had not spoken to Jerrance Howard, who was serving as the Illinis interim head coach.

    I know hes a tremendous recruiter and coach and a really good person, Groce said after the press conference. Ive always had great respect for him and his recruiting.

    He added he will try to assemble his staff as quickly as he can but wants to make sure the right people are on the bus.

    Groce compared his style of play to that of an aggressive boxer. He said the goal is to knock someone out in each of the 10 four-minute rounds, then come up for air at the end of the media time-out and swing again. Offensively, Groce said he likes a fast pace, but having depth is key.

    The great thing about this team is that were athletic, we have depth, and we can get out there and attack like (Groce) said, said junior forward

    Tyler Griffey, who attended the conference. It should be fun.

    In his four seasons with Ohio, Groces teams went a combined 85-56, with a 34-30 record in the Mid-American. His best season came this past year when the Bobcats went 29-8, including win-ning the MAC Tournament and advancing to the Sweet 16 after victories over Michigan and South Florida.

    Groce led Ohio to one other appearance in the NCAA tournament in the 2009-10 season after win-ning the conference tournament. His team pulled off another upset when No. 14-seeded Ohio topped No. 3-seeded Georgetown in the first round 97-83.

    Though his teams have fared well in the postsea-son, the regular season has been more of a chal-lenge. His best conference finish is third, which came this past season. He finished fifth in 2010-11 and ninth each of the previous two seasons before that.

    Before landing at Ohio, Groce served as an assis-tant under Thad Matta at Ohio State. He was the lead recruiter and instrumental in bringing in Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook, all of whom played on the same AAU team.

    In the one season with the three standout fresh-men, the Buckeyes were national runner-up. Oden went on to become the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blaz-ers, while Conley was selected No. 4 by the Mem-phis Grizzlies, and Cook was taken No. 21 by the Miami Heat.

    Groce also coached Evan Turner a native of Chicago for one season with the Buckeyes. Ohio State went on to win the National Invitation-al Tournament that year. Turner swept National Player of the Year awards two years later and was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

    Effective recruiting in Chicago will be a key focus for the coaching staff in the future, but Groce said the most important aspect was finding Illi-nois guys players who fit into the culture he hopes to establish wherever they may be.

    Groce has had success with Chicago recruits before, including Turner and D.J. Cooper, who led the Bobcats in scoring this season.

    We have a lot of previously established rela-

    Board of Trustees influence clouds mens basketball searchDAILY ILLINI STAFF REPORT

    After two members of the Universitys Board of Trustees voted against the hire of head football coach Tim Beckman, questions remained about the trustees influence in the mens basketball search.

    University officials have said on multiple occasions that the search was in Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas hand from day one. But according to sources, Thomas had been under pressure from the trustees to pursuit African-American candidates for the then-vacant coaching position.

    Virginia Commonwealths Shaka Smart who would have been Illinois first African-American coach in either mens basketball or football was Thomas first choice, but he declined the offer. Illinois shares that distinction with Nebraska and Purdue in the Big Ten.

    Less than a week after Bruce Weber was fired on March 9, Thomas met with the trustees behind closed doors at the boards regularly scheduled meeting in Urbana. In this meeting, the trustees discussed diversity aspects of the candidate pool, as well as compensation and key terms of a proposed contract.

    Board chairman Christopher Kennedy told reporters after that meeting that the trustees preapproved the range of contract provisions.

    (The coaching search) is going to move very, very quickly, and theres not going to be enough time to bring the board in at the 11th hour to get approval, Kennedy said.

    This came after trustees Lawrence Oliver and James Montgomery voted against Beckmans hiring at its January meeting and cited race as the reason. Both said at that time that more consideration should have been given to African-American candidates. It is not immediately clear which way Oliver and Montgomery will vote at the boards next meeting on May 31 in Chicago.

    Its about the process; its about emphasis in priorities for me, Oliver told reporters after the trustees met with Thomas. Its not a litmus test saying, If (the coach) is not this color, I will not vote for them.

    Montgomery did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

    Top NBA draft picks highlight Groces recruiting experience

    Though John Groce never brought in a top-ranked recruiting class in his head coaching tenure at Ohio University, he carries an excellent reputation as a recruiter.

    As an assistant coach at Ohio State from 2004-08, Groce played an instrumental role in landing multiple top-10 ranked recruiting classes, according to Rivals.com.

    The 2006 recruiting class highlighted his success. That class was led by future No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden, as well as future NBA players Mike Conley and Daequan Cook.

    Ohio States two subsequent recruiting classes included future NBA first round draft picks Evan Turner, Kosta Koufos and B.J. Mullens.

    The No. 99-ranked player in the 2008 recruiting class, Walter Offutt, committed to Ohio State while Groce was still an assistant there. Offutt transferred to Wright State after his sophomore season and then reunited with Groce again at Ohio.

    Offutt was the second-leading scorer on the Bobcat team, which made it to the Sweet 16 this season.

    Despite lack of ties, new mens basketball leader arrives ahead of schedule

    D id Illinois just back into a gem of a hire with John Groce? Is that even pos-sible in 2012? Those are the questions that percolated in my mind after taking in Thurs-day afternoons press confer-ence from the front row, craned neck and all.

    Whether your faith lies in God, fate, or none of the above, its hard not to look at how Groce came to

    be the head coach at Illinois and marvel. For one, its hard not to marvel at the way the job offer came to him. Its likewise hard not to marvel at the recent effusion of fan venom that seemed to morph into love in just a few minutes on a podium. Heck, I was a quarter measure of self-containment away from chuckling out loud out in dis-belief. This was the end result of Illini nations eight days crouched in DEFCON 3?

    Here we were, sitting in front of the Danville, Ind., native (107 miles from Champaign, accord-ing to Groce) at the end of one of the uglier periods in program his-tory, and it was as if the firestorm

    of speculative rumors, mysterious flights, wailing and gnashing of fans teeth never happened.

    Sure, it was a self-selecting group of Illini nation that sat in for Groces introduction, but one could almost sense a collective thought bubble forming (This is the man we panned before he ever left Ohio?). Theres really no other way I describe it other than the scene in The Rookie when the actor who plays Spanish in Old School sees Dennis Quaid whip a fireball during practice and lets out a raspy Oh my God! of disbelief.

    During that period of venom leading up to Thursday, there was

    of course the frequent mention of Groces 34-30 record in MAC play since taking over in 2008, his lack of ties to Chicago (despite the fact he helped peel the likes of Evan Turner and D.J. Cooper from the states top programs) and his lack of the wow factor.

    Two out of three are valid, I con-tend. But I also couldnt help but think of the recent coordinator hires on the football team, specif-ically Billy Gonzales, a clean-cut 40-year-old man who has serious star potential despite not spend-ing more than a few seasons in a meaningful leadership role on a major team.

    If you ask me, theres little dif-

    ference between hiring Groce in 2017 after leading Creighton or Virginia to a string of successful seasons. I find it hard to believe Groce wasnt ticketed for such a path to Smarts level (or there-abouts). Thomas just plucked him a few years ahead of schedule.

    And yet despite the vitriolic out-pouring of confusion and angst, there were current blue-chip pros-pects Jalen James and Kendrick Nunn expressing their excitement over Groces hire over Twitter and ESPN.com, respectively. Turner raved about him. Coaches began to come to his defense. My broth-er, who left a message for Sha-ka Smart at Virginia Common-

    wealths basketball office during halftime of the Weber breaking point loss to Purdue on February 15, messaged me: I think every-one is really excited after that press conference.

    And sure, the hearty group of fans on hand at Assembly Hall would have no doubt eaten out of my hand if I got to the podium and talked about my fantasy bas-ketball team. But Groce is at the very least charismatic (and not in a handshake-and-glance-over-your-shoulder kind of way), principled, honest and a compelling man to send your son to play for if youre a

    GORDON VOITBasketball columnist

    ROSIE POWERS THE DAILY ILLINIJohn Groce addresses the media during a press conference at the Assembly Hall. Groce announced that he would be Illinois next head basketball coach Thursday.

    1993-1996Taylor University(assistant coach) Upland, Ind.

    1997-2000North Carolina State(assistant coach) Raleigh, N.C.

    2001Butler University(assistant coach) Indianapolis, Ind.

    2002-2004Xavier University(assistant coach) Cincinnati, Ohio

    2005-2008Ohio State(assistant coach) Columbus, Ohio

    2009-2012Ohio University(head coach) Athens, Ohio

    March 29, 2012University of Illinois

    (head coach) Champaign, Ill.

    John Groce started his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant coach but quickly worked his way up the coaching ladder. He landed his first head coaching job in 2008 with Ohio, and on Thursday he was announced as Illinois head coach.

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    Illinois guard D.J. Richardson (@djrich32) Me @BP3 and Coach Groce definitely gon have a good relationship......He also in love wit buffalo wings.....

    Ohio guard Walter Offutt (@OUOffutt3) I will never forget the good memories as well as my memories from troubled times. Coach Groce always knew the right thing to say or do

    Former Illini Dee Brown (@deebrown11) COACH GROCE recruited chicago. Im a fan of is from the crib!! So he will be good in the CHI.

    Former Ohio State Buckeye Evan Turner on March 27 (@thekidet) @BP3 youre going to enjoy Groces offense if hes your new coach, believe me!

    Former Illini Trent Meacham (@TrentMeacham) I liked Coach Groces demeanor and confidence at his press conference...looking forward to the future! #Illini

    Bruce Webers nine seasons at IllinoisOverall record with Illinois 210101 (.675) Conference record with Illinois 8965 (.578)2003-04 26-7 (13-3 in Big Ten), Big Ten conference regular-season champions, NCAA Sweet 16 appearance2004-05 37-2 (15-1), Big Ten regular season and Tournament champions, NCAA runner-up, AP National Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year2005-06 26-7 (11-5), NCAA Second Round2006-07 23-12 (9-7), NCAA First Round2007-08 16-19 (5-13), lost in Big Ten Tournament final as 10 seed2008-09 24-10 (11-7), NCAA First Round2009-10 21-15 (10-8), NIT Quarterfinals2010-11 20-14 (9-9), NCAA Second Round2011-12 17-15 (6-12), lost in first round of Big Ten Tournament

    John Groces four seasons with OhioOverall record with Illinois 85-56 (.603)Conference record with Illinois 34-30 (.531)2008-09 15-17 (7-9 in Mid-American Conference), no postseason tournament appearance2009-10 22-15 (7-9), NCAA Tournament Second Round appearance, Mid-American Conference tournament champions2010-11 19-16 (9-7), Quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament2011-12 29-8 (11-5), NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, Mid-American Conference tournament champions

    Out with the old, in with the new

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  • 2B Friday, March 30, 2012 The Daily Illini | www.DailyIllini.com

    Softball enters weekend at Iowa City on hot streakBY SEAN HAMMONDSTAFF WRITER

    The Illinois softball team look to build on its recent success this weekend as it heads west to Iowa City for a weekend series with the Hawkeyes . Following a victory against Indiana State Wednes-day , the Illini have won nine of their past 11 and have come out of their last four weekends of play with nearly all winning records.

    Our goal at the start of the year was to be playing our best ball at this time of the year, head coach Terri Sullivan said. There are still some things we can improve on; consisten-cy is one we always talk about. But I do think that they are feeling good about what theyre doing and the chemis-try on the fi eld and off the fi eld is terrifi c.

    The three game series will be the Illi-nis (16-11, 2-1 Big Ten) second conference series of the season. In its opening series, Illi-nois took the fi rst two games from a tough Minnesota team , fall-ing in Sundays fi na-le. The Hawkeyes (11-17, 1-2 ) enter the weekend following their opening series against Wisconsin, in which they lost two of three .

    Its the next series and I dont expect anything different, Sullivan said. I think its going to be a dogfi ght every pitch and every at-bat. Were going to need to be at our best.

    Illinois swept the two-game series at Iowa last season. With the addition of Nebraska as the twelfth member of the Big Ten, conference series were extended to three games beginning this season .

    We swept them last year, sopho-more outfi elder Alex Booker said. But were not taking that lightly. Its a three

    game series and we want to get the sweep again.

    The Iowa lineup features two bat-ters hitting over .300 , infi elders Megan Blank and Katie Keim . Blank is sixth in the Big Ten with a .405 average . Like Illinois, the Hawkeyes feature a two-pronged pitching attack. Sophomore Kayla Massey and junior Chelsea Lyon have thrown all but one third of an inning for Iowa this season.

    As for the Illinis pitching staff, Pep-per Gay improved her record to 11-4 after picking up the win in Wednesdays victory over Indiana State . Gays 1.76

    ERA is good for third in the Big Ten . She and fel-low pitcher Jackie Guy have combined for all but six and two-thirds of the Illinis innings.

    Illinois offense appears to be shrug-ging off its early season struggles. Seven play-ers combined for the Illinis 11 hits Wednes-day , Team morale at this time of the year either pulls you through or pulls you under, Sul-livan said. Our morale is really high. Weve

    had some good performances with dif-ferent people stepping up.

    Even though the Big Ten season is young, Illinois wants to stay near the top of the standings in the early going.

    In the Big Ten, youve got to be able to give punches and take them as well, Sullivan said. When someone gets a strike out or gets a hit, you have to respond back. I expect it to be a great weekend and were going to get after it and play real aggressive.

    Outfi elder Brittany Sanchez added, We saw that in the Minnesota game we took two of three, but on the last day, they fought back a lot harder than we expected, so were just ready for anything.

    Baseball returns for homecoming game with DevilsBY ELIOT SILLSTAFF WRITER

    Illini baseball has fi nally come home.

    After a 22-game stretch of traveling in-state, out-of-state and all over the states, Illinois (12-10, 1-2 Big Ten) is set to compete in the confi nes of Illinois Field, where it will take on Mississippi Valley State (6-20, 6-6 SWAC) in a three-game series this weekend.

    Theres two things that are gonna be nice, Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb said. No. 1, to play in front of our fans because theyre absolutely awesome ... and I think the other thing thats gonna be nice for all of us is the fact that we get to sleep in our own beds (Friday) night.

    The Illini are coming off their first slate of midweek games of the season. They traveled to Normal, Ill. , to face Illinois State and then to Peoria, Ill., to face Bradley. The Illini lost 16-7 to the Redbirds on Tuesday before topping the Braves 6-3 Wednesday.

    You always wanna win in-state games, and this week we split, sophomore Jordan Parr said. But getting the win yesterday going into the series is pretty big, getting some momentum. You always want to be building that momentum, I think it helps our team chemistry.

    Parr, whose twin brother Justin is a junior on the team, will be playing his fi rst home

    game as an Illini. During his freshman year, Jordan Parr transferred from Illinois State to join Justin at Parkland. After redshirting that season, Jordan played for Parkland last year as Justin transferred to Illinois.

    Its been a long road, my college career, the sophomore Parr said. Its been unique, this being my third school in three years, I just feel very thankful for the Lords plan in my life and the opportunity to play here.

    Also playing in his fi rst home game will be redshirt freshman Reid Roper , who plays second base and pitches in relief for the

    Illini.Ive come

    h e r e o n recruiting trips and watched games, Roper said. Last year, I watched from the dugout, took part in the pregame stuff last year with BP and in and out, but Im real excited to get my fi rst game in at Illinois Field.

    Roper closed yesterdays game on the mound, as Illinois held Bradley to three runs, ending what had been a rocky stretch for the pitching staff. Junior Kevin Johnson takes the ball for Illinois in Fridays contest. He has won his previous four starts, boasting an ERA of 2.92 in his six appearances this season.

    Being the Friday starter, I wanna get the weekend off good, Johnson said. I like being in that role, coming out and getting that fi rst win, I think its important.

    Argo steals spot in record booksSenior center fi elder Willie Argo supplanted Todd

    Schmitke as the programs all-time stolen bases leader this week. Argo tied Schmitkes record of 83 stolen bases, which he accumulated during his career from 1979-82, in last weekends series against Nebraska and overtook him by swiping a base in the fi ve-run fi rst inning of Tuesdays loss to Illinois State.

    First of all its a great honor, said Argo, who was

    selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 43rd round of last years MLB Draft. Theres been a lot of great players that have come through the program.

    Any time that you break any type of record, it shows consistency, head coach Dan Hartleb said. Hes battled through some injuries at times. He played a whole year with a broken bone in his hand, so hes done a lot of things to help the team when things werent great for him, and so Im very proud of what hes done and very happy for him.

    Saturday, 1 p.m.Saturday, 3 p.m.Sunday, 2 p.m.Iowa City, Iowa

    The Illini look to keep the momentum going with their second conference

    series of the season.

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    Illinois(16-11, 2-1 Big Ten)

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    Friday, March 30, 4:05 p.m.Saturday, March 31, 1:05 p.m.

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    The series marks the home opener for Illinois after 22 games on the road.

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    tionships there, maybe more than what people think, Groce said. But Im looking forward to get-ting to know (Chicago-area coach-es) better than we do now.

    The Illinis head coaching posi-tion opened when Thomas fi red Bruce Weber on March 9 with three years and $3.9 million left on his contract. Weber went 210-101 in his nine seasons at Illinois, with an 89-65 mark in Big Ten play.

    Illinois originally pursued Vir-ginia Commonwealths Shaka Smart, but he declined what was believed to be an eight-year deal at more than $2.5 million annually. The 34-year-old elected to return to the Rams for his fourth season.

    Thomas also reportedly sought out Butlers Brad Stevens to fi ll the vacancy, but Stevens announced Sunday he would remain at Butler.

    During his portion of the press conference, Thomas did not speak about either coach but said the process played out according to plan, and I feel good about the end result.

    Various media reports expected Thomas to hire Groce on Tuesday. When there was a delay, skeptics believed the Board of Trustees may have been involved, but Thomas clarifi ed Thursday it was not the case.

    To say there was a fl aw or hic-cup in the process because oth-ers thought a decision or a press conference was supposed to hap-pen two days ago, thats not true, Thomas said.

    Thomas said plans to renovate the Assembly Hall are underway and that he hopes to sell the proj-ect around summer.

    He added that there are also plans to upgrade the Ubben Bas-ketball Complex sometime in the future.

    As for the current team, junior guard D.J. Richardson said he believes it will remain intact as is.

    I think everyones staying right now, Richardson said. Everyone seems pretty humble and having a good work ethic.

    Richardson added he hopes Howard will remain on the coach-ing staff.

    I love coach Howard; hes been there since Ive been a freshman in high school.

    Groce studied mathematics at Taylor University. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Tay-lor, North Carolina State, Butler and Xavier. He and his wife, Alli-son, have two sons, who are all eager for the transition.

    We really felt like this was a great community, not only to grow a basketball program but also a family, Groce said.

    parent of a recruit.Perhaps more to the point,

    though, how did we actually get here? What about Shaka Smart? Anthony Grant, Leonard Hamilton or Lorenzo Romar? Brad Stevens ?

    Its amazing that in this day and age of scouting and scouring, chartered jets and luxury suites not to mention national search fi rms it took a collapse of the DIAs systematic search to land a man that could prove to be one of its best hires in decades. Who knew that one of the more creative, meaningful (if altogether unex-pected) hires in the Big Ten would be a virtual afterthought at the outset of the process?

    Heres another wild thought that is fi tting considering Groces improbable run to the Illini job: Would Groce be standing on the podium if Akron guard Alex Abreus free throw had been tipped in during the last few sec-onds of regulation in the MAC Tournament championship game, sending the game to overtime and perhaps Ohio to the NIT?

    Would he be cracking jokes about his Hoosier-crazed grand-mother forcing him to root for the Cream and Crimson if the gaggle of coaching candidates ahead of him in Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas queue had not said no?

    A wild ride, indeed. But no wild-er than the realization that the best hire when all is said and done may have been No. 6 in the queue.

    Gordon is a senior in LAS. He can be reached at [email protected]. Fol-low him on Twitter @GordonVoit.

    FROM PAGE 1B

    GROCE

    WILLIAM SHI THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois Justin Parr hits the ball during the game against Ohio State at Illinois Field. Parrs twin brother, Jordan, will play his fi rst game as an Illini on Friday.

    JOSHUA BECKMAN THE DAILY ILLINIIllinois Alex Booker rounds third base to score in the game against Minnesota at Eichelberger Field . The Illini lost to the Golden Gophers 14-4 on Sunday.

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    The Illinois mens track and field squad will have an opportunity to stay close to home this weekend as the team continues to polish its outdoor performances.

    The Illini will travel to Charleston, Ill.,to compete in Eastern Illinois Big Blue Clas-sic. The meet provides the men with a much-needed break from traveling as the team has gone to Nampa, Idaho., and Starkville, Miss., for its last two meets and will travel to Baton Rouge, La., for the Battle on the Bayou next weekend.

    Its nice that we dont have to travel and be overnight, head coach Mike Turk said. I know a lot of the guys have friends and family members that are going to be able to come watch them when they usually cant.

    Coming off last weekends SEC/Big Ten Challenge, the Illini will encounter a differ-ent level of competition at this weekends meet.

    The competition is going to be a lot different than seeing seven or eight oth-

    er Big Ten and SEC teams, compared to seeing a couple Missouri Valley teams and state schools, Turk said. However, there is still going to be some good competition and I think if the weather holds out and we dont get too wet we should see some good performances.

    This weekends meet will be the mens second of the season, and along with strong perfor-mances, the Illini are also looking out for their health as to be prepared for the out-door postseason.

    Were trying to stay healthy, kind of treat it like a practice meet but still per-form hard, freshman Gary Ford said.

    Two of the Illinois stars will be held out of competition this week-end to give them more recovery and train-ing time.

    We have pretty much a full squad; were going to hold a couple of guys out, Turk

    said. Andrew Riley, hes not going to run yet; hes going to open up next weekend. Stanley Azie has been training great and performed well last week, but were going to hold him out to get a little more training. Its going to be a long grind for him.

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    throw, and the rest of the squad brought home two runner-up and six third-place finishes. However, the Illini are aware of the variables that can arise and prevent the continua-tion of such performances.

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    Champaign! Four males, ranging from

    23 to 33 years of age, were charged with illegal transpor-tation of liquor March 22 at 11:25 p.m. in the 900 block of West Bradley Avenue.

    According to the report, po-lice stopped the vehicle they were in for failure to yield at a private drive. In addition to the illegal transportation of liquor, one of the four passengers, a 31-year-old Urbana male, was arrested on a warrant for the possession of alcohol on public property. ! A residential burglary was

    reported in the 500 block of East Healey Street February 22 at 5:54 a.m.

    According to the report, a purse or wallet, a comput-er, two credit/debit/gas cards, drivers license and an identi-fi cation item were stolen by an unknown offender.! An 18-year-old male, a

    19-year-old male and female were arrested on the charge of retail theft Wednesday at 3:22 p.m. at Walmart, 2610 N. Pros-pect Ave.

    According to the report, the three individuals, from Chica-go, Urbana and Sauk Village, Ill., stole merchandise from the store.! A theft was reported

    Wednesday at 1:53 p.m. at One World Pizza, 508 E. Green St.

    According to the report, a 20-year-old Urbana females cell phone was stolen while she was a patron of the restaurant.! Criminal damage to prop-

    erty was reported Wednesday at noon in the 2000 block of Moreland Blvd.

    According to the report, an unknown suspect damaged a 24-year-old Champaign males vehicle by damaging a window.! A burglary from a motor

    vehicle was reported Wednes-day at 2:21 p.m. at Mobil gas station, 810 W. Green St.

    According to the report, the victim reported his wallet was stolen from his vehicle while he was inside the gas station.

    Urbana! A burglary was reported

    Wednesday at 1:51 p.m. in the 1200 block of West Eads Street.

    According to the report, an unknown offender forceful-ly entered a vacant house that is being remodeled and stole computer equipment and pow-er tools. Items stolen included two computers and three pow-er tools.! A 43-year-old male is being

    investigated for taking advan-tage of a mentally challenged victim. The case was reported

    Wednesday at 2:24 p.m. in the 1100 block of Carroll Avenue.

    According to the report, the offender took advantage of the victim by having him activate four cell phone accounts under the victims name.

    University! A 28-year-old Champaign

    male was arrested on the charge of arson Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. near the 300 block of East Green Street.

    According to the report, po-lice said a witness reported seeing a park bench on fi re, and that the offender dragged and kicked a recycling bin into the fi re. The fi re was about 25 yards away from the post of-fi ce.! A 30-year-old Champaign

    man reported to the police Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. that he had been assaulted around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University basketball courts near Oak and Gregory streets.

    According to the report, the victim said he knew the man who struck him in the mouth following a verbal alterca-tion, and that the attack caused damage to his teeth, cellphone and glasses. The total damage was estimated to be $550.

    Compiled by Rafael Guerrero

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