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February 22, 2012 Volume 36 Issue 5
Changes for Founders Hall Capitol Grille
Food
By Kati Maseman
Editor-in-Chief
News
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Photos by Alex Johnson
Renovations and corrections for Campus Housing
John Ringle, Director of Housing and Resi-dential Life wanted
to clear up some confusion about upcoming renovations on campus housing.
There have been some inaccurate rumors concern-ing family housing float-ing around campus. Ringle wanted to state that phase four of renovations has been scheduled, since last April, for fall of 2012. Residents of Sunflower Court were given notice in April of 2011 that they would need to find alternative housing so that the upcoming renovations could stay on track.
Ringle stated that a sur-vey went out previously to see when most of the resi-dents of family housing were scheduled to graduate, and the majority of them were to finish in May or June of 2012, which is the reasoning for the scheduled renovations.
“Another survey of cur-rent residents will be con-ducted to find out who is still on track to graduate in May or June,” Ringle said.
Residents of the housing groups scheduled for reno-vation have been looking into off-campus housing, and some have been let out of their leases early, so that they take advantage of alter-native housing opportuni-ties.
Students will need to find
alternative housing before August, and they should be able to return over winter break if all renovations go according to plan.
The reasoning behind the complete removal of students and their families from Sunflower Court is due to safety concerns. There will be full-scale renova-tions occurring, and it will be a messy and potentially dangerous place for non-construction professionals.
In other renovation news, Bluebell Court should be completed by May and Clo-ver Court should be wrapped up in March.
Larkspur Court renova-tions will commence over summer break, and while most residents will be gone, those left will have until three days after the semester is over to leave those town-houses. They will be able to move to other townhouses until the siding and roofing can be finished at Larkspur.
Also, according to Ring-le a survey by Dr. Barnett, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, will be conducted in the near future to determine whether or not downtown Springfield housing options should be considered for graduate students. There is a possible site that could be adapted to housing, and fur-ther results on this idea will be coming soon.
Fakuade free throw gets ‘W’ for Stars
Fouled with seven seconds left on the clock, Michael Fakuade sinks a free throw that brought a win for UIS, setting them up for their first home tournament game in their NCAA DII career.
See story on page 11
Life and Debt demonstrates impact of globalization
Fun at Siblings Weekend.
Photo Essay
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Dr. Richard Gilman-Opal-sky, Professor of Politi-
cal Philosophy, and Dr. Heather Dell, Associate Professor and Chair of Women and Gender Studies, facilitated discussion of Life and Debt, a 2001 award-winning documentary on the
effects that foreign economic interests have had on Jamaica’s economy and people.
Taking its inspiration from Ja-maica Kincaid’s memoir, A Small Place, the film weaves images of vacationing tourists enjoying the island paradise from a resort against the harsh realities of pov-erty and unrest in the country. As viewers learn more of the condi-tions, the tourists evolve from
innocent travelers to unwitting participants in global corporate control.
The film communicates through contrast. It explores the complexities of Jamaica’s history and the impact of globalization by juxtaposing perspectives of the country’s economic partici-pants, both foreign and domestic, both the calculated and the un-witting.
Michael Manley, Jamaica’s fourth Prime Minister, explains the desperation that led the gov-ernment to seek loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an organization estab-lished at the end of World War II to assist in global reconstruction. After attaining independence from British rule, Jamaica faced food and medicine shortages, in part because its infrastructure was constructed specifically to channel goods to the United Kingdom, Gilman-Opalsky ex-plained after the film.
Stanley Fischer, then-Dep-uty Director of the IMF, details the organization’s methods for evaluating countries’ progress and the requirements for loans throughout the film. His demean-or appears clinical in contrast to Manley’s impassioned argu-ments. The IMF provides loans with restrictive terms that require signs of economic progress, but Manley feels it acts only as a stop-gap, neglecting to provide assistance that could lead to eco-nomic independence. In Man-
ley’s words, the IMF’s attitude is that “long-term development is your problem.”
Foreign corporations thus flood the country’s marketplace with cheap food staples and fast food restaurants, displacing lo-cally produced goods and leav-ing one farmer to ask, “How can the machete compete with the machine?” Through the “mecha-nism of debt,” as Dr. Michael Witter puts it in the film, the country’s economy is controlled by imports that undersell compa-rable native products. The ripple effect undermines local farming, which not only results in massive job losses and economic instabil-ity but also is an “insult to our dignity,” as one farmer puts it.
Gilman-Opalsky addressed this sentiment after the film, ex-plaining that many problems as-sociated with globalization hinge on issues of self-determination. Disrupting an economy with cheap imported goods and deval-ued currency ultimately makes the country’s citizens dependent on foreign suppliers as local in-dustries collapse under unfair competition. Countries all over the world are not lacking in their desire for self-determination, so it can be frustrating, Gilman-Opalsky said, when “we can’t do as much as we would like.”
Many of the 50 or so attend-ees on Monday expressed simi-lar frustrations and a desire to positively influence conditions in countries such as the one fea-
tured in the film. One student ex-plained that he works at McDon-ald’s to pay for school but feels conflicted about his participation in a corporation that contributes to global economic struggles.
Gilman-Opalsky acknowl-edged that the film can be dis-couraging but stated that change is possible. Dell recommended studying abroad in countries like Jamaica whose economy has been adversely impacted by globalization. The people whose lives are impacted everyday by free trade policies provide in-valuable insights, as can be seen in Life and Debt where the tes-timony of farmers constitutes much of the film.
But participation does not al-ways mean going overseas. As Gilman-Opalsky stated, “Just because we can’t do everything, doesn’t mean we can’t do some-thing. Change and transforma-tion are collective projects.” He considers the “Public Sphere” part of PAPS, when attend-ees discuss the issues, to be the “main event.” This participation, “coming here tonight,” he said, is part of the “cumulative effect” that builds awareness and may create the conditions necessary for change.
Life and Debt was present-ed by the Political Art and the Public Sphere as their first in a semester-long series of films on globalization Monday night in Brookens Auditorium.
By Daymon Kiliman
News Reporter
Life and Debt demonstrates impact of globalization
Changes for the Arts at UIS
The arts are coming to-gether at UIS, thanks to
a recent vote in Campus Senate. What was previously the Depart-ment of Visual Arts, the Theatre Program Committee, Music Ad-visory Committee, will become the Department of Art, Music and Theatre upon approval of the Board of Trustees.
Theatre is currently part of the Communications program, and music is run, in part, by the So-ciology/ Anthropology Depart-ment. Both of these programs would move some or all of their staff to the newly jointed depart-ment
This merger is simply a “new grouping of faculty,” according to Mike Miller, current Chair of
Visual Arts. He explained that the departments faculty all get along, work together, and co-promote events. The merger makes sense for all of them.
Each department with in the new grouping will be adding a new faculty member to their ranks, expanding the options stu-dents will have in the arts.
“It’s a good sign from the administration, supporting the arts,” said Miller of the Campus Senate approval. Standard proce-dure was actually not followed to approve this name change and merger. Campus Senate suspend-ed the rules and waived the first reading, so that the department change could be approved im-mediately.
Miller worked with Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson to cre-ate provisional by-laws for the group. They will have one chair
with a three-year term, per the standard. However, there will be department heads for art, music, and theatre, which will serve as seconds in command.
The new chair will be elected after approval from the Board. Miller stated that the change would allow them to “speak with one voice,” or just get the word out about things.
Miller also stated that the pro-posed name change was Visual and Performing arts at one time, but they decided to go a different route, so that everyone knew all of the programs still existed.
In the future, the merger will probably be physical as well, and everyone will have their pro-grams in the same building, but that progress will come in the future.
More updates on this new venture will be coming soon.
Journal staff brings home awards from Illinois College
Press AssociationFirst Place - Sports Photo: Ryan Voyles
First Place - Feature Photos: Ryan Voyles
Third Place - Sports Column: Ryan Voyles
Third Place - Column: Andrew Majors
Honorable Mention - Front Page Layout: Kate Richardson and Yuki Sun
Honorable Mention - Feature Story: Kati Maseman
Honorable Mention - News Photo: Colten Bradford
By Kati Maseman
Editor-in-Chief
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To the Editor:I would like to request
corrections to the article entitled, “SGA discusses tuition increase, student union proposal” on Feb-ruary 15, 2012.
-All three campuses of the University of Illinois are raising tuition by 4.8%, which over four years equates to a 1.9% each year in school. This rate is set by University Administration, and not by the individual campuses.
-The tuition costs are hard to compare with other colleges be-cause we are one of the only in-stitutions in the country to guar-antee the same tuition rate over four years. When a student is a senior, they pay the same rate they paid as a freshman. This is mandated by state law, and helps families plan tuition costs with-out unforeseen increases.
-The campuses of the Uni-versity of Illinois do not have a vote against tuition. In the SGA meeting, I told the SGA that the student trustee from Springfield (myself), the student trustee from Champaign, and the stu-dent trustee from Chicago voted against the tuition increase. Stu-dents were united in their con-cerns with rising tuition.
-The award program is called the President’s Award Program. The program is designed to serve high achieving underrep-resented minorities, people from low sending counties in Illinois, and those at or below the poverty line. This is a program across all three campuses of the University of Illinois, not just UIS.
-The Student Union proposed by the Student Union Committee will be between 40,000 sq ft and 50,000 sq feet.
-The committee will not ad-just the fees, after the survey. The survey is an informational tool for the committee. The fee level will be voted on by all of the students in a referendum on April 19th, 2012 and then be set according to the results.
Thank you, John TienkenStudent Member of the Board
of Trustees
The corrected story can be viewed online at www.uisjournal.com
Horoscopes
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You may have the sinking sensation that someone or some-thing is standing in your way as the week be-gins, but don’t just wring your hands in de-spair. Take this opportunity to reexamine your current path.
Pisces (Feb 19-March 20) Make sure you’re getting credit where it’s due as the week begins. There’s a chance that good en-ergy coming your way could be diverted.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Looks like money is on your mind as the week begins, and understandably so. However, it’s true: Money can’t buy love! So if love is a priority (which it should be!), you’ll want to shift your focus for sure around Wednesday and Thurs-day.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Begin the day on Monday and Tuesday with a little medi-tation, yoga, a workout or just a calm walk. You have something to process, so be proactive about finding quiet head space to do it in.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) It’s tempting to make a radical decision or major change as the week begins, but make sure you aren’t throwing out the baby with the bath water. Try a smaller step, such as an experiment or an interim stage
Libra (Sept. 23.-Oct. 22) Whether you’re sharing an opinion or just your sandwich, make a conscious effort to include others at the begin-ning of the week. The universe will respond to your generosity and thoughtfulness.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ) Curb that ten-dency to be possessive as the week begins. Do something solo at work or at play to get that independent spirit up and running. Re-member, engaging with your world on your terms increases true self-worth.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Dig into some-thing that fascinates you as the week begins. The stars augment your powers of observation and understanding now, so whether it’s a work issue or a personal matter, you can expand your knowledge exponentially.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) If you see something (or someone) you want as the week begins, your instinct is to lock onto it and never let go. While your passion is admi-rable, hold off on committing so completely.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Your usually limitless supply of enthusiasm and energy may run short as the week begins. Take time to recharge and choose with care the direc-tion of your efforts.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) People! They’re messy, disorganized, prone to making mis-takes, and pretty much annoying in general. Bring your sense of humor as the week be-gins; you’re going to need it.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) While almost everything has an emotional component for you, you’d be wise to chill out as the week begins. Your feelings are liable to be a little out of proportion now.
Letter to the Editor
Have an opinion? Then write a letter to the
editor!
email: [email protected]
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OPINIONMission Statement
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A Quest for Knowledge
Andrew,My roommates and I
take turns cooking, but they are really picky and I will eat any-thing. Know any good foods that they might be able to suck it up and eat?
-Frustrated
Frustrated, Choosy eaters have a boatload
of reasons for dining the way that they do. It’s officially called food neophobia, and it’s the fear of trying new foods. For some, it’s the color of a food, for some the smell, for others the texture. Some have different reasoning entirely. It’s hard to come up with a laundry list of new foods they will “suck it up and eat” be-cause every person has different limitations, but pizza is a great place to start.
You can put unique ingredi-ents on only a couple of pieces before you slide it in the oven, and offer it to them as an adven-turous way to try something new, and see what happens. Believe me, I started out as a strict cheese pizza eater in college, but after some exploring found some great combinations that really helped me broaden the rest of my diet. Soon enough I was discovering that there is an entire delicious world out there, and that PB & J and Mac and Cheese can only get me so far.
Help them put their toe in the water and moderate the imple-mentation of new menu items over a period of time. Find some-thing they already like and put a modern spin on it. Add some-thing unique to the plain meals they usually eat. You don’t want something they won’t eat be-ing the cornerstone of an entire dinner. Trying making a little sampler of new food as a small appetizer before whatever main course you happen to be prepar-ing.
The next key is not to be too pushy. Leave it up to choice. Make a simple offer for them to try something a little more out-side their comfort zone, and if they decline, move on. If they do decline, don’t push and pre-pare another small appetizer size portion the next time your duty comes up on the kitchen calen-dar. Keep offering them the abil-
I want to take a moment to talk about the library.
I do not wish to denigrate the building or its staff. Indeed the employees of this particu-lar library are among the best I have ever had the fortune to witness, but a building which serves as a nexus for the stu-dent population necessarily has a few interesting tales. My own story begins on a cold winter day a long, long time ago (November 2011). I ventured into the blessedly heated confines of Brookens Library with one goal in mind, the locating of books relating to a paper topic I had spent the last few months work-ing on. Despite the progress I had already made (the title was coming along nicely, and I had almost decided which font to use), I needed more secondary sources. This sim-ple trip would turn out more difficult than I imagined.
My travails began with the
search for a computer. Much to my astonishment the first floor was literally packed. Not quite desperate enough to risk confrontation with one of the hoard of frantically working students, I moved on to the second floor. Upon entering a section labeled “Periodicals,” I spied a student in the process of packing up his belongings and getting ready to leave his place in front of a computer.
Resisting the urge to run, I walked quickly over to the desk, only to reach it at the same time as another student who also noticed the sudden vacancy. A short argument and an intense round of rock, paper, scissors later, and I was left in the ignominy of defeat. Leaving my victorious oppo-nent to enjoy the fruits of his triumph, I ventured up another flight of stairs to explore the forgotten corners of the third floor. There I found an ancient PC, which I managed to coax into life through a combina-tion of perseverance, luck, and several (figurative) swift kicks.
With the information I re-quired in hand I moved onto the second phase of my jour-ney. Luckily, I had already reached the correct floor, so it
was simply a matter of navi-gating the extensive “General Collections” section. After an hour of searching through the stacks of books organized by an archaic filing system in-volving more numbers than an international phone call, I had assembled the required volumes. However, I had se-verely underestimated the amount and overall weight of my selections and I was in a bit of a bind.
Lacking the requisite forklift, I had to find a way to bring them to the circula-tion desk. While briefly con-sidering the possibility of constructing a rudimentary sled out of nearby furniture, a woman passing by and per-haps recognizing my plight suggested that I use one of the many book carts. I had seen these carts earlier, but, due to a degree of ineptitude that can only be described as legend-ary, I failed to realize what they were for. After thanking her, I was able to load up the cart, spend a few awkward moments with my infuriating-ly smug rival from the second
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floor computer, and head to the circulation desk.
The woman working the desk took one look at the cart-load of books, shot me a dirty look, and started scanning. In the time it took for her to finish, and for a sizable and understandably irritated line to build, it dawned on me that I was once again faced with the problem of transporta-tion. After conferring with the circulation desk worker, who by this point must have been cursing my ancestors for their very existence, I came up with a few ideas.
My original plan of bor-rowing the cart and returning it once I had finished was uni-laterally shot down. I returned to the idea of a makeshift transportation device, but ap-
parently the furniture was also unavailable to me. She finally cut me off during my third idea (I was planning to see if they had some sort of porter service available), and sug-gested calmly, but with a tone typically reserved for a mortal enemy, that I use some of the plastic bags the library pro-vides for large orders. Sensing that this was probably my best option, and that any more sug-gestions might result in her bludgeoning me with a nearby stapler, I acquiesced. The trip home was long and torturous, but I left the library with a feeling of accomplishment, and a newfound appreciation for the lethality of office sup-plies.
ity to make the choice to be more adventurous with their dining habits. Make it a group experi-ence to try new things together. I find that for incredibly picky eaters, initiate them with some-thing simple and then amp up the intensity once you know they’re on board with exploring some other avenues. I find that new types of fruits and vegetables are usually an easier sell to a picky eater than something that carries with it a big reputation (sushi comes to mind). Start small and just work your way up the hill from there.
-Andrew
Andrew,I just moved to Springfield
this semester and so far haven’t
found much to do off campus on the weekends. Any ideas?
-New In Town
New In Town, There are a lot of really great
things to do in Springfield, both on and off the beaten path. The most obvious sites to visit are the Abraham Lincoln spots around town. The first place I take any friends or family who come to town to visit is the Lincoln Home right downtown, and everyone always loves walking in the foot-steps of Lincoln. Another great spot is the Lincoln Tomb, though it’s closed during the winter, and the Abraham Lincoln Presiden-tial Museum and Library is a great way to spend a day. Anoth-er one of my favorite spots is the Dana-Thomas House, a gorgeous home built in the early 1900s by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was recently reopened after a lengthy renova-
tion around the first of this year, and is an absolutely remarkable and unique piece of history right in our little town. Another sug-gestion would be to check out the upcoming schedule at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, or to just take some time walk-ing downtown and visiting some of the really fun shops. A couple of real gems are the Prairie Ar-chives, a used book store right near the Old State Capitol, and Recycled Records, a really fun store with a lot of character and some amazing people to sit down and chat with. Just go out and ex-plore the town, and you will find plenty of great things to do with your free time.
-Andrew
If you have any questions for Andrew, please email your que-ries to [email protected].
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F OODChanges for Founders Hall Capitol Grille
The late night Capitol Grille in Founders Hall,
commonly known as just the Grille, has been making multiple changes this spring semester. With new management, a new distributor and new prices, the grill has been functioning quite well.
New prices on products have
gained negative feedback from some students. Some of the changes include, cups of ice now being five cents. The to-go con-tainers are fifteen cents. Extra cheese or barbeque sauce will now cost fifty cents a package. Extra meat for any meal is now two dollars. Although some of these prices were the same as last semester, there is now more em-phasis on price.
Alex Young, the new man-
ager for Capitol Grille, said, “The Grille has been changed. Although the menu is still the same, there is a new distributor for the food and instead of four deliveries for the week, we re-ceive only one. This makes the job much easier. We also hired new students to add more vari-ety and everything seems pretty good so far.”
Along with the new hires, the student workers from last year
have noticed a lot of difference in not only the Grille itself, but also the servicing of the students. Some student’s reactions towards the new changes have not been positive.
Rebecca Romero, a worker at The Grille, believes it has be-come slightly different and also strict.
“We’re still adjusting to the new workers and new manage-ment. There have also been com-plaints about the new chicken fingers that we now have. Some people believe they taste differ-ently.” Romero says.
The Slider Dogs have been brought back this semester since orders were cancelled for the product last semester. But, along with the new chicken fin-gers, students have also noticed other issues with Capitol Grille. Alexis Gould, freshman at UIS, believes that the Grille should have healthier food for students.
“Although the food is pretty healthy at the deli, most of the food available at the Grille is deep fried. It’s not a good variety of choices of baked or healthier foods. It is a grill and when peo-ple think of a grill they think of fried or grilled food, but health is a big part of everyone’s life.
To have a deli and fruit at the Grille is acceptable, but to have least fried choices would make a great improvement to the Grille.” Gould says.
Other students believe service at the Grille has really changed their opinions of it. Shakiah Har-ris, freshman Biology major, has really enjoyed the improvements at the grill.
“The service line for the Grille has really gone down since last semester. There is still a line but more student workers have really help service the line and make it shorter and a faster time. I have noticed the change in food and the different workers, but overall the staff hasn’t stopped making our food and hasn’t stopped ser-vicing students so the improve-ments are positive to me.” Harris says.
The workers are not sure yet of the new changes that will occur throughout the year, but Young had some suggestions of his own.
“Keeping the line short, the food consistent and the prices low can definitely keep our happy environment here at the Grille. And I’m going to make sure of that.”
By Natalie NobleGeneral Reporter
Photo by Alex JohnsonMichael Staszak and Anand Bhat, student workers at Capitol Grille, laugh and talk with customers as they fill orders.
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Songs For Walking To Class
Sexy and I Know It- LMFAOMoves Like Jagger- Maroon 5Make Me Proud- DrakeBlack Mags- The Cool KidsWe Found Love- Rihanna
The Legacy Theatre presents the Den of Thieves
This play is for people who like good films. “I
like gangster movies, I like heist movies, and I like ‘holy crap we can die at any minute!’ types of situations, and that is what this play is about. The stakes are high, but it’s funny also,” said Execu-tive Producer Ben Beams of Den of Thieves. He is a UIS alum-nus who directed and produced Apartment 3A in the Hoogland Center of 2010.
He along with the Less Is More Independent Theatre (LIM-IT), just opened the dark comedy Den of Thieves, an hour and a half play. The Legacy Theatre on East Lawrence is the place to see this production if you missed it last weekend. Den of Thieves is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
The Plot:Maggie is a miserable, lonely,
compulsive shoplifter and binge eater. Trying to do away with her bad habits, Paul, her anal-reten-tive sponsor for kleptomaniacs, gives advice to her and every-one he encounters, whether it is wanted or not.
Flacco, Maggie’s foul-
mouthed gangster-wannabe ex-boyfriend, draws the two back into one last crime with the help of his new girlfriend, Boochie, the sassy stripper. Together, the four set out to steal $750,000 from a disco owned by drug ad-dicts.
Flacco believes stealing from crack heads is an easy task, un-til they are caught red-handed by the organization they were unknowingly robbing, the mafia. At the mercy of Little Tuna, the Don’s son, and his trigger-happy cousin Sal, the thieves have to decide among themselves which one of them must die.
Behind the Scenes:There are only two settings in
the play, therefore it takes place on the lower level of The Legacy building, where the audience sits up close to the stage, a black box theatre.
Director Nicole Sylvester ex-plains the black box experience is perfect for this play, not only due to restricted space, but the intensity from the environment as well.
“It’s a gritty close feel, which is why we want the audience sit-ting where they are. They are close to the action and they can see the actress’ faces, their reac-tions to what is going on and it
just allows for a more intimate theatre experience,” said Sylves-ter.
Among the small cast, two performers are current UIS stu-dents, Diane Sahagun and Blake Detherage.
Sahagun is affiliated with the UIS Dance Team and the Wom-en’s Center on campus. She plays
the role of Boochie. For her, the characters and their reactions to one another is the highlight of the play.
Detherage has returned to school to peruse his Bachelor’s in Computer Science. Playing Little Tuna, he says: “This is the first play I have been a part of other than high school productions.”
He says the location of the play provides the perfect atmosphere, a unique setting for the audience to experience.
Den of Thieves continues February 23-25 at 8:00 p.m. Go to http://www.atthelegacy.com to purchase tickets online.
By Lori Beckham
Features Reporter
Photos by Lori Beckham
Arts and Entertaiment
What’s Happening This Weekend
Thursday, 23:• LGBtea Weekly Socials in the LGBTQ Resource Office. Open to all LGBTQ students
and allies. Always a safe place for friends and conversation. 4-6 p.m.• Open Mic Night at Stars Lounge. Show off your talent with words at 9 p.m.
Friday, 24:• TGIF Presents: C.A.K.E. and KnitWits. Learn how to knit and crochet at the Wom-
en’s Center from 2-5 p.m., or just head over for conversation and fun.• Head to the Diversity Center from 3-5:30 p.m. for a Tea Party.• True West opens tonight! Presented by UIS Studio Theatre, head to the box office to
buy your ticket and support the UIS community theatre. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m., so head there early to get a good seat.
Saturday, 25:• True West will have its second night. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. in Studio Theatre. • If you want to see the talent UIS has to offer head to Stars Lounge at 8:30 p.m. SAC is
hosting an Acoustic Showcase for the campus.
Sunday, 26:• Last show of the week for True West. Curtain is at 2:00 p.m.
The cast, including two UIS student, poses for a photo-op. Back row left to right: Patrick Russell, Larry Smith, Blake Detherage (UIS), Paul MacDonna, and Zach Wingerter. Front: Diane Sahagun (UIS) and Caiti Boatman
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Fun at Siblings Weekend
Top Left: Magician John Cassidy entertains audiences with the help of a volunteer.Top Right: Participants get themselves in a sticky situation with the Velcro wall at Siblings WeekendMiddle Left: A group gears up for a round of laser tag in SLB gym.Middle Right: The Joe Moorhead Band performs in Student Life Building for Sib-lings WeekendBottom Right: A volunteer assistant to Cassidy leaves with a balloon creation as souvenir Photos by Alex Johnson
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Photo by Alex Johnson
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Eight elite teams to watch in
March Madness
Here are eight teams to watch closely once the
madness of March basketball commences.
Duke University: Duke is no stranger to being a major player in the tournament, but they enter this March with more question marks than other seasons. Un-characteristic losses to Florida State, Miami, and Temple earlier this season show that this Duke team is more than capable of be-ing upset. The team has turned it around recently though, starting with a win over #5 North Caroli-na. Guards Seth Curry and Aus-tin Rivers give the Blue Devils a dynamic backcourt.
Murray State: This is not a team that immediately comes to mind when discussing the best teams in basketball, but have lost just once so far this season. The Racers best shot at success this March will be founded in junior guard Isaiah Canaan. Canaan
currently averages 19.3 points a game while converting an eye-popping 48% of his three-point attempts. Canaan could lead Murray State on a trip to the Sweet 16 if his outside shooting stays hot.
Marquette: Dwayne Wade’s alma mater has played itself into a top three or four seed after a sol-id season that currently has pro-duced a 22-5 record, including 11-3 in the Big East. The Golden Eagles have a balanced offensive attack that is ninth in the NCAA in assists per game. The Golden Eagles still have a chance to im-prove their stock before selection Sunday as they will play eighth ranked Georgetown on March 3 to close out their season.
UNLV: The Rebels will enter March as one of the more polar-izing teams in the field of play. They shocked then number one ranked North Carolina back in Nov., winning by 10 points, and also have beaten number 14 ranked San Diego State Univer-sity. The problem is that the Reb-els have lost too many average or mediocre teams. Losses against
S PORTS
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Tritons spear Stars on senior dayUIS women fall, UMSL clinches tournament birth
Following a tough seven-point loss in Maryville,
the UIS women’s basketball team looked to regroup at home with a senior day bout with the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
In the loss to Maryville, Elizabeth Kelly, a sophomore forward, poured in a game-high 27 points as well as 14 rebounds. Megan Bergerud also had a dou-ble-double, scoring 18 points and handing out 13 assists.
The Saints had a scoring clin-ic of their own as three Maryville players scored over 20 points apiece.
Coming back to Springfield for senior day, UIS was hoping to knock off the Tritons of Mis-souri-St. Louis, thus amplifying the post season résumé. With both teams sharing a 4-12 con-ference record entering Satur-day’s contest, the winner would pick up the last spot in the GLVC conference tournament.
With the post-season on the line, both teams came out fired up. The intensity may have led to loose play as UIS and UMSL combined for 51 turnovers.
The two teams traded bas-kets, never accumulating a lead of more than 6 for the half of the opening period. UMSL was able to pull ahead by a large margin in the rebounding category. Out rebounding UIS 54-24, UMSL limited UIS possessions to single
shot opportunities while getting second and third shot opportuni-ties on the offensive end of the court.
“Rebounding on the offensive and defensive ends is an area that we need to continue to improve on,” commented Coach Marne Fauser, “it allows us to have more possessions.”
After intermission, UIS as-sumed the comeback role and it was sophomore guard, Alyssa Palmer that tried to will the Stars to a come from behind victory. Palmer scored a game-high 21 points and senior Bailey Beale
By Carson BussAssistant Editor for Sports
Cristine Nevins, senior guard, showed determination as she gained a career high with 5 assists against UMSL on Senior Day.
Women’s Basketballcontinued on Page 10
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added another 13. It was sim-ply not enough to overcome the solid rebounding performance of UMSL.
Perhaps another stat to con-sider in the loss to UMSL is free-throw percentage. UIS shot a sub-par 57 percent from the charity stripe. Had UIS connect-ed on all of its attempts at the
line, UMSL’s advantage would have been cut down to one.
“As a team we shoot 69 per-cent, which is lower than our team goal, but for whatever rea-son did not shoot well from the line on Saturday,” said Fauser.
With the victory, UMSL clinches the GLVC’s final tour-nament spot and UIS falls to 9-16 overall and 4-13 in GLVC play.
Senior Cristina Nevins fin-ished her final home game with
2 points and 2 steals. In her time at UIS, Nevins has amassed 144 points, 26 steals and a .733 free throw percentage.
Beale has scored 443 points in her UIS career and also averaged 3.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Fauser commented on her se-niors, “Cristina and Bailey are our captains and the leaders of the team. They work hard dur-ing every drill in practice and
during every minute in the game. I couldn’t ask for two better se-niors.”
UIS now prepares for its final game of the season this Thursday at Quincy. The Hawks take a 10-game win streak into Thursday’s matchup. Fauser and the UIS women will look to put a speed bump in Quincy’s post season preparations.
Make-A-Wish on a shooting star
This past Friday, a num-ber of area youth at-
tended the UIS Student-Ath-lete Advisory Committee’s Make-A-Wish Kid’s Night.
Participants of the event were able to work with UIS athletes in a number of sports: basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, soccer, volleyball and cheerleading.
The University of Illinois – Springfield is not the only entity raising funds for the 32-year old organization. A vast number of NCAA Divi-sion II schools have teamed up with Make-A-Wish during this week in efforts to raise funds and awareness. According to NCAA.com, last year’s Divi-sion II student athletes raised $405,752.
This year’s Make-A-Wish Kid’s Night out was planned entirely by the Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee, headed by President Tina Buck.
“We hope to continue this event as an annual outing,” commented Buck.
While the event drew a number of the areas youth, the event did encounter setbacks. The Springfield Public School system has rules prohibiting the distribution of fundrais-ing materials. As the primary method of advertisement was distributing flyers, the SAAC needed to find a way around this obstacle.
“We were fortunate to be met with nothing but support and excitement from the Cha-tham School District,” added Buck.
The event attracted around 70 participants helping the UIS SAAC raise around $1500.
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1) Which GLVC men’s basketball team won the NCAA Di-vision II National Championship last year?
A) Northern KentuckyB) Missouri-St. LouisC) BellarmineD) Quincy
2) Which NCAA Division II is looking to join the GLVC in 2013?
A) Northwest Missouri State BearcatsB) Truman State BulldogsC) Oakland City Mighty OaksD) Kentucky State Thorobreds
3) Which NCAA Division II team won the 2011 baseball championship?
A) Winona StateB) UC San DiegoC) Southern IndianaD) West Florida
4) In the 2011 MLB draft, Dave Middendorf, a south paw out of the GLVC’s Northern Kentucky was taken in the 22nd round by which team?
A) Texas RangersB) Kansas City RoyalsC) New York MetsD) New York Yankees
Sports Trivia
Answers 1) c 2) b 3) d 4) b
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teams like TCU, Wyoming, and Wichita State hold back many experts from falling in love with the Rebels.
Baylor: The Bears seemed poised for a good seeding in the tournament after opening their season with 17 consecutive wins, but have struggled in Big 12 play coming down the stretch. On two separate occasions this season the Bears have lost back to back games against Kansas and Mis-souri, two of the top five teams in the country. Baylor closes it’s season out with four winnable games against Big 12 opponents and hope to get their groove back before the tournament starts.
Kentucky: Any list of teams to watch in March would be in-complete without the team that
has sat atop the AP polls for five consecutive weeks. The 26-1 Wildcats are looking to claim their first championship since 1998 and have a great chance at doing so with a deep starting five that all averaged over 10 points a game. Freshman Forward Antho-ny Davis is the best of the bunch averaging 14 points a game to go along with 10 rebounds and near-ly five blocks. Davis will look to lead his team to a championship much like Carmelo Anthony did as a freshman with Syracuse be-fore departing for the NBA.
Missouri: Led by senior Mar-cus Denmon, Missouri looks to play deep into the tournament after losing just two games so far this season. Denmon has played his part in contributing to the Tigers offensive attack, averag-ing nearly 18 points per game to go along with five assists, while
rarely turning the ball over. Mis-souri is second in the nation in field goal percentage as they make exactly half of the shots they put up. If the Tigers can keep their scoring at that rate, they will find themselves playing in the final four.
Kansas: Usually the class of the Big 12, Bill Self’s team has had another great year, but have been forced to take a back seat to Missouri. Kansas is led by a dy-namic 1-2 punch of Thomas Rob-inson and Tyshawn Taylor with both players averaging about 17 points each this season. Taylor, a senior this season will be looking to improve his NBA draft stock with a big performance in the tournament. Kansas will be well coached by the experienced Self and will hope to again be cutting the nets down in the beginning of April.
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Fakuade and seniors help Prairie Stars shine on Senior Day
Kentrell King fights off two UMSL defenders as he at-tempts to aid the UIS offensive effort.
It was fitting on this year’s “Senior Day” that the three biggest contributors to the Prairie Stars victory were all seniors. Michael Fakuade, Jermaine Love-Roberts, and Lester Hart each scored in double digits, and Fakuade’s free throw with just seven sec-onds remaining in the game proved to be the game win-ner against UMSL in a 70-69 thriller in Springfield.
The victory was the Prai-rie Stars’ eighth win in a row coming at The Recreation and Athletic Center, and pushed their overall record to (14-12, 11-6). With the loss UMSL dropped to (17-8, 12-5).
UIS was able to avenge their loss from the previous meet-ing between the two teams back on Jan. 28 in St. Louis. In that meeting UMSL’s Josh-ua McCoy scored 19 and Jack Connors added 14 more as UMSL won. This game UIS was able to better keep those two in check as McCoy fin-ished with 16 points but Con-nors was shut out in the loss.
Jermaine Love-Roberts re-mained a dangerous scoring threat for the Prairie Stars as he chipped in 16 points. Fel-
low Senior Lester Hart scored 12 points, including a clutch three-pointer that tied the score at 67 with just over a minute left in the game.
Fakuade was a model of ef-ficiency in the win as he con-verted on all five of his field goal attempts while flirting with a triple-double, scoring 13 points and pulling in eight rebounds, while blocking seven more shots. After grab-bing a loose ball with seven seconds remaining Fakuade was fouled and sent to the free throw line where he sank the eventual game-winner. After the game he explained how important winning the re-match between the two divi-sion rivals was to the team.
“The last game between us was very physical, so we felt like we owed them one. It was really important that we won the rematch. It was a great senior night, its always fun when you win your last home game,” Fakuade said.
Although the game with UMSL was the last regular season home game for the Prairie Stars, they may get to take the court again in Spring-field as the GLVC tournament is being hosted at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center, following the first round of play on campus sites.
Senior Jermaine Love-Rob-erts expressed his excitement at the potential of playing in the GLVC tournament here in Springfield. “I believe it helps when you play on fa-miliar grounds because of the wonderful support we have received this year. Going off our record at home, our chanc-es are high, but the guys and I are ready to play wherever we have to” said Love-Roberts.
Next up for the Prairie Stars before they potential-ly host the first round of the GLVC tournament will be a trip to Quincy (18-7,11-6) for a matchup on Thursday night. A loss from UMSL in their fi-nal GLVC game of the regular season and a UIS win at Quin-cy would put UIS and UMSL in a tie for the division crown.
If everything goes accord-ingly, UIS will be hosting their first ever tournament game in the NCAA Division II. The game is tentatively set for 3 p.m. Sunday. There is still the potential for UIS to receive a first round bye, but that will not be determined until after the final games of the season on Thursday.
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