April 18, 2012Volume 36 Issue 10

Beyond race and stereotypes

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By Natalie NobleGeneral Reporter

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Photo by Alex Johnson

Students speak out against Chick-fil-A

at SGA meeting

The Student Govern-ment Association voted to approve the

creation of a task force to take over research and planning of a new food vendor for UIS, after much discussion and student opinion was heard. The SGA meeting had a large presence of the LGBTQ, Radical Stu-dent Union (RSU) and other university representatives in attendance for their last meet-ing regarding the Chick-fil-A proposal on campus.

Once the executive board announced they were accepting audience participation, the stu-dents began to voice their opin-ions and fight for a resolution to the Chick-fil-A issue. Katie McEvoy, a LGBTQ ally, gave a speech. She discussed the dis-crimination of Chick-fil-A and the hypocrisy of UIS. McEvoy pointed out that UIS has a non-discriminatory policy and to have Chick-fil-A on campus goes against that policy.

“Why is it ok for a company

to be against LGBTQ, but not KKK? Let’s think about that. Since Chick-fil-A will be in high demand, the UIS students will have to fight through the Springfield visitors. This al-lows any odd visitor of the gen-eral public to enter campus and have access to damage prop-erty or students. Chick-fil-A is a religious franchise and is not open seven days a week, which is not accommodating for stu-dents who will live here. Also Chick-fil-A does not have as much variety. Say no to Chick-fil-A for a new location outside of campus. Say no to Chick-fil-A so the idea will not make stu-dent population uncomfortable. Say no to Chick-fil-A to still be proud of UIS for still having a policy for nondiscrimination.” McEvoy said.

The LGBTQ and ally pro-testers wanted the student body to know that they were not against religious organi-zations, but they were against the support of discriminating programs, which UIS would be giving 5-10 percent of their earnings if Chick-fil-A comes

to campus. Touching on the UIS com-

munity, student Zach Kempell representing the RSU spoke out against the Chick-fil-A idea also.

“Chick-fil-A is not what this campus needs. The University has problems, but having fried chicken will not solve these issues. I know many students who try to stay healthy while going to this college and this is not an option. No corporate organization will ever stand for LGBTQ or students under this policy. We believe a task force is in order for the reso-lution. Only way to fix this is to have a local vendor come to UIS and develop capitol and start up money so that the stu-dents can have options and for the student organization groups to be represented better.” Kem-pell said.

With the issues being brought up in the meeting, the SGA voted on a resolution (AY11-12 Resolution 20) re-

“Say no to Chick-fil-A to still be proud of UIS for still hav-

ing a policy for nondiscrimination.”

Katie McEvoy, LGBTQ Ally

“Only way to fix this is to have a local vendor come to UIS and develop capitol and start up money so that the students can have options

and for the student organization groups to be

represented better.”Zach Kempell,

Representing Radical Student Union

Chick-fil-A opinions and background information

Whereas, SGA is vest-ed with the power to

represent the will of the stu-dent;

Whereas, UIS students have been requesting the addition of ourside food sources on UIS Campus for some time;

Whereas, SGA supports the students’ wish of bring ourside food sources to campus,

Whereas, the opinions of the students show strong support both for and against Chick-fil-A,

Therefore be it resolved, that the SGA supports the creation of a task force to ex-aminenot only the Chick-fil-A proposal, but also to look into other possible ourside food vendors.

Therefore be it futher re-solved, that the SGA will work with representatives of Student Affairs to create said task force, which will be implemented in the fall semester of 2012,

Therefore be it further re-solved, that should this resolu-tion pass, it will be forwarded to Dr. Barnett and Chancellor Koch.

One of the proposed perks of having a

Chick-fil-A on the UIS campus is that they will hire UIS stu-dent workers; however, Chick-fil-A does not have a very good reputation for hiring a diverse group of people.

According to an article in Forbes magazine online, “The Cult of Chick-fil-A,” operators only hire workers who meet very specific standards. Howe Rice, who runs a franchise in Glen Allen, Va. said that while workers do not have to be Christian, they must conduct business with “biblical prin-ciples” in mind.

The company makes the claim that one does not have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, however company meetings at Chick-fil-A include group prayers to Jesus Christ. One Muslim worker was fired a day after his refusal to pray at a meeting.

Situations like this are caus-

Student Government Association

Resolution for task force

Several protestors diplayed their views with posters at the SGA meeting Sunday. They were encour-aging others to support a company with no anti-discrimination policy

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questing further examination of Chick-fil-A and outside food sources on campus. The SGA will work with the representa-tives of the Student Affairs to create a task force in the fall of 2012 to handle this issue. The resolution was passed by the senators and will be sent to Dr. Barnett and Chancellor Koch.

Before getting into new and old business, Treasurer Ryan Bouray address the LGBTQ by stating the actual amount of money that Chick-fil-A gave to family organizations. The family organization then gave those funds to other organiza-tions, which may be anti-gay groups. This cleared up some confusion that the UIS campus, SGA and LGBTQ all had in a way everyone was able to un-derstand.

Unsatisfied with the deci-sion by the SGA, Zach Kempell believed that the resolution for a task force was only brought up in the meeting because there had been a rally with the LG-BTQ thirty minutes before. Ka-tie McEvoy believes this is just a way to prolong the idea for Chick-fil-A and it will never be resolved.

Other than the debate about Chick-fil-A, a couple of stu-dents were also mad about the April 4 meeting and the way the SGA behaved in relation to the proposed changes to the con-stitution. Graduate student Mi-chael Watson and undergradu-ate Michael Markwell spoke strongly about the issues.

“The struggle for the SGA

to make a decision was embar-rassing. The SGA is run by stu-dents and should be a model. I believe the SGA should have more representation of students so that the student’s voices can be heard. As of right now it’s only fifteen. With at least eigh-teen senators they can really make a difference.” Markwell said.

Ending the meeting, the SGA was able to pass the vote for a new constitution, which made it shorter than the origi-nal and made the president the only person to veto a vote rec-ommended by the senate. The SGA also was able to pass a resolution for Governor Pat Quinn and other legislators to support the continuing of funding for MAP grants for students. Freshman Student Senator Joe McGee based this resolution.

The SGA encouraged stu-dents to vote Thursday April 19 on the Student Union, sup-port Lobby Day Wednesday April 18 and also voice their opinions for future vendors on campus.

Final plans for the task force created by the SGA resolution have not been made, but President Erin Wilson plans to meet with Barnett in the next week or two to get the ball rolling.

“I envision that this task force will be made up large-ly of students with perhaps one or more faculty and/or staff members as advisors/ex officio members,” Wil-son said.

She also stated that the SGA would be involved in the task force, as it was cre-ated by the SGA. “It is my hope that the task force will report to the SGA as it pro-gresses with its research,” Wilson continued. The task force will be compromised of both SGA members and non-SGA members.

In a general statement, Wilson concluded: “I am pleased that the proposal of the task force passed, and I look forward to seeing the outcome. Given the strong opinions on both sides of the argument, I truly be-lieve that the best option is to open a dialogue among these students. I am sure that the task force will do a great job looking into all the issues surrounding the Chick-fil-A proposal while also looking into other op-tions, as well.”

Beyond race and stereotypes, learning from tragedy

In this conclusive article of the two-part series, the is-

sues surrounding the Martin and Zimmerman case continue to be explored while new develop-ments ensue. George Zimmer-man, the neighborhood watch captain who shot Trayvon Mar-tin in a claim of self-defense, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The an-nouncement took place during a press conference in Jacksonville, Florida. While Zimmerman is currently in custody and the case continues to unfold, the issues of race, morality, and law are still questioned and disputed among the public.

One of the major issues con-cerning the Martin-Zimmerman case is the aspect of racial pro-filing.

A few students on campus expressed their concerns on this matter.

“Anybody can be suspicious,” claims Larnnell Dean, a senior majoring in Political Science and Global Studies. “Like some peo-ple will say that a suspicious per-son is a six-foot black guy. That is a suspicious person to a lot of people, but a suspicious person can also be a five-foot Caucasian male.”

Dean believes race is “defi-nitely” an issue that deserves to be addressed.

Sshillisa Williams, a fresh-

man in Biology, agrees that race is an important factor in the case.

“[Martin] was walking and talking on his cell phone, so I don’t think he was suspicious. He wasn’t carrying something big, he just had on him a bag of skittles and some tea.”

After a moment of consider-ation, Williams added, “I would hate to be suspicious because of my hoodie”

Dr. Amie Kincaid, Assistant Professor in Communication, has observed the debate of rac-ism surrounding this case. She notes that the racial aspects of the case are being viewed by some as “politically incorrect” asser-tions, yet Kincaid believes that the “color blind mentality” is not leading to unbiased discussion.

She does not agree with “this whole idea that we don’t talk about race because we’re post-racial and it’s politically incor-rect.” Kincaid believes that this mentality is a false assumption that many people accept when-ever race is brought into a crime.

“I think we get so comfort-able and we do think, especially, with the election of a black presi-dent that we have this post-racial mind set.” But Kincaid asserts, “it’s just not how our systems are structured right now.”

Kincaid wants to remind stu-dents that race can always play a factor, and that we do not live in a post-racial period. By ignor-ing this aspect of the case is just “white-washing” the issue. Rac-ism still exists, she assures, but by much more subtle, “subcon-scious” means.

Assoc. Prof. of Political Sci-ence and Legal Studies, Dr. Ja-son Pierceson also believes that prejudice can still affect judg-ment in the public and in the jus-tice system.

Pierceson explained that ra-cial bias can and still effect out-comes of prosecution. “There’s a lot of autonomy for police and prosecutors to do or not do things. And sometimes what falls into those areas of discretion are perhaps biases, or limitations, or assumptions, and that can affect the outcome of an investigation or a prosecution.”

While limiting the discretion of judges has been advocated to prevent racial bias, “the issue of prosecutorial discretion, for whatever reason, doesn’t get as much political play,” he said.

Pierceson sees the shortcom-ings of the Stand Your Ground

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By Lori Beckham and Daymon Kiliman

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Living with man’s best friend

Out with the old, in with the new

It has recently come to my attention (through an e-

mail survey), that a petition has been submitted to include a pet friendly wing in certain dorms. I’d like to begin by stating I’m all for having housing available for those students who have ei-ther brought a pet with them or wish to acquire one while at college. While there are a few apartments around here that ca-ter to pet owners, as of yet no campus housing exists for peo-ple with pets. I know I found this fact disappointing when I came to UIS as if forced me to leave my cat with relatives. Nevertheless this remains a somewhat controversial is-sue. There are reasons both for and against incorporating a pet friendly area that will have to be debated before any decision can be made.

There are no easily discern-ible benefits to having pets. They cost money, take up large amounts of your free time with their care, and can cause unbe-

lievable messes. However, they provide a significant psycho-logical benefit. Pets can give companionship and uncondi-tional affection and serve as a source of solace when times are tough. Statistics have shown that people who own pets tend to live longer, so there is likely some benefit in stress manage-ment. However, the most im-portant reason for allowing pets into the dorms is the matter of individual freedom and person-al choice. Students, of course don’t have to live in school dorms, but there are significant incentives to do so. This forces students to choose between the benefits of living on campus or the ownership of a pet. Its seems to me that best method of combining these two inter-ests would be to offer school sponsored, pet-friendly living areas. Although, a few signifi-cant problems remain.

When considering whether or not to get a pet, or in this case a pet-friendly wing, it is important to remember that pets make messes, can be quite loud, and very often smell bad. Pets don’t just inflict these problems on their owners, but

Given the gorgeous weather in recent weeks,

it’s been refreshing to walk out-side in the sunshine between the Public Affairs Center, University Hall, Brookens Library, and the Legacy Campus and see smil-ing face after smiling face. It’s been nice to get from PAC to Brookens without using the in-door shortcut due to biting wind or potentially slippery pathways. It’s the best type of Spring Se-mester for a student to have: it has gone by rapidly, it was gor-geous outdoors, and there were some great events and activities going on all over campus to keep students on their toes.

Then, with the end of the se-mester on the horizon a major development that would influ-ence student life on campus be-came a featured topic. That topic is the Student Vote for a Student Union. It was easy to hear people

talking about the issues both in favor and against the construc-tion and most sentiments seemed to fall in one of two categories. It appeared to be the same kind of divide that usually presents it-self in public issues not only in the United States, but across the globe.

On the surface, a Student Union on campus has the capac-ity to solve myriad concerns stu-dents have about the perceived lack of activities at UIS. With our school looking to grow, it would make sense to have a sparkling, brand-new, state of the art facil-ity to gather in and be proud of our choice to become a Prairie Star.

Even the website, which is sharp and polished as if to re-flect the possibilities of the cause it touts, can sell you on the idea within a few paragraphs. Our society has a fascination with new, but that’s nothing new. The website emphasizes that “a stu-dent union is much more than a building”. And that’s true. There are salient, logical points made in favor of a student union. It seems so simple. I’m not wholly against the proposal. I just think there are

some missteps in the way it’s be-ing sold to the students.

A potential Student Union of-fers little that can’t already be of-fered at another current location on campus at UIS. It’s suggested that a new student union would be a great place to see a concert or a movie. Sangamon Audito-rium, located in the Public Af-fairs Center right here already on campus, is more than capable of holding concerts. Students just need to be more vocal with their opinions about the types of events they would like to see on campus at that location.

Maybe they need to be priced so that students can actually af-ford to attend them as well. But this is something that can be done without building an entire new venue. The Multipurpose Room in the Student Life Build-ing has also housed numerous concerts throughout even this most recent school year. That lo-cation has also held several other events.

Brookens Auditorium is a

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University of Illinois Springfield Police Department reported the following calls for the period of April 8, 2012 to April 15, 2012.

Traffic Stops (15)- Of the 15 stops, police issued 4 citations and 11 written warnings.

Motorist Assists (22)Code Blue Responses (1)Fire Alarm Responses (3)Parking Tickets (24)Agency Assist (3)- UIS PD assisted the LLCC Police Depart-

mentEmployee Lockout (6)Student Lockout (7)

Patrol Investigation4/15/12 at PACOfficers responded to the above location regarding a protest be-

ing held. The protest was held without incident.

Loud Noise/Party4/14/12 11:36 p.m. at Trillium CourtOfficers responded to the above location regarding people out-

side being loud. Upon arrival, it was found that all persons in-volved were of legal drinking age. The R.A. advised the officers that they would take care of the call.

Criminal Damage4/13/12 11:54 a.m. at Lot DAn officer responded to the above location in reference to dam-

age done to two vehicles in the lot. A report was completed.

Theft Report4/13/12 8:59 a.m. at PACAn officer responded to the above location in reference to a

theft of University property. A report was completed.

Medical Report4/11/12 10:23 p.m. at LRHAn officer responded to the above location to assist CMED on

a medical call. The female victim had fainted and was transported to the hospital. A report was completed.

Assault4/11/12 1:48 p.m. at PACOfficers responded to the above location in reference to two

subjects arguing. Upon arrival officers were advised that one of the subjects threatened the other and then left. A report was com-pleted.

Property Damage Accident4/10/12 5:44 p.m at 11th/Vachel LindsayAn officer responded to the above location in reference to a

two-car property damage accident. A report was completed.

Check out the complete Police Beat at www.uisjournal.com ev-ery Monday.

great place to watch a movie. Several recently released films have been offered for students to enjoy at a convenient, unique location this school year as well.

Another opinion on the web-site suggests that students have voiced concern about the PAC hours of operation. I would even include that Brookens Library isn’t even open late on Friday and Saturday nights. Again, PAC and Brookens might be viewed as coming under fire for hours of operation. How does building a new Student Union help utilize those buildings on campus that already exist with potential staff-ing concerns?

With a new Student Union, would these two prominent loca-tions go the way of the Legacy Campus that the website sug-gests the current students at UIS have outgrown?

As a graduate student, I would also like to speak to my personal need for a student union, since as a group graduate and non-tra-ditional students are referred to directly on the website. It states:

“It is a destination for non-traditional students and gradu-ate students to go and work on homework, to hold meetings, to hang out at after class, and to have a place of their own on campus.”

Now, what I say next is not intended to be indicative of ev-ery graduate student currently enrolled here at UIS, but this is what I feel on the issue. Our needs for a student union seem less pertinent to the issue than in-dicated. Many graduate students have full-time jobs or internships off campus in the local commu-nity. Many graduate level classes are offered in the evening, and are scheduled to run until 9:30 p.m. Most homework is done off campus. I just attended a com-mittee meeting for an upcom-ing campus event in PAC last Wednesday in an available con-ference room on the third floor, and it was more than enough. But then again, it isn’t brand new so I’m supposed to think that newer is always better in cases of aes-thetic taste, right?

I’m not likely to be a UIS stu-dent much longer, but beyond that I will be a UIS graduate for the rest of my life. A beautiful student union would be great to see as the campus continues to grow as I return to visit my Alma Mater. I just wonder what the rest of the campus might look like be-yond a couple of new buildings.

Letter to the EditorTo the Editor,

The Wednesday April 4th Journal published, on the editorial page, a political cartoon by Bob Gorrell with a reference to the obscure 1960s sitcom character May-nard G. Krebs in which May-nard utters his catchphrase “Work!?” while wearing a tattered tee-shirt emblazoned with the term “Entitlement Culture” over an American flag. I think the message im-plied in this editorial is that Americans have a diminished work effort, and our society as a whole has embraced the supposedly negative attitude toward work characterized by the stereotyped counter cul-tural movements of the 1950s and 60s (beatniks and hip-pies). Such a message should be challenged.

In the first place, coun-tercultures have done our society a great service in questioning mainstream as-sumptions about how we ought to structure our lives and our economic activities. The authors representing the beat culture that the character Maynard G. Krebs satirized made valuable contributions to American literature and social criticism. It may well be that our purpose in life is not simply to work in the economic sphere where we are paid for (and alienated from) our labor. We probably do tend to undervalue other activities such as civic en-gagement, self-improvement, the enjoyment of leisure ac-tivities, and the cultivation of loving and lasting friendships and family relationships.

In the second place, Amer-icans are in general a hard-working people with a strong work ethic. It’s heartless and

stupid to portray Americans as somehow lazy and unwill-ing to work a time when offi-cial unemployment rates are over 8 percent and real unem-ployment/underemployment rates have been over 14 per-cent for a few years (see table A-15 Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in any Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics monthly employment situation summary). Trends in workforce participation and declines in average hours worked per week are clearly linked to economic cycles, not cultural changes in Amer-ican workers (see the work of Steven Kroll at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics divi-sion for evidence of this). Over half of single-mothers with children under six par-ticipate in the American workforce, and about two-thirds of married women with young children do so. The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Develop-ment (OECD) reports that in the United States the av-erage annual hours actually worked per worker are about 1,778, which is nearly a full work-week above the OECD average of 1,749, and much higher than hours worked in Germany (1,419) or the Unit-ed Kingdom (1,647).

In the third place, entitle-ments have nothing to do

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Forensics Team earns national recognition

It takes a unique collec-tive of individual talents to

come together and in less than one year and earn accolades at the national level in an area that most other people willingly ad-mit is their biggest fear: public speaking.

But that is precisely what the Forensics Team at UIS has accomplished throughout this school year, honing their per-formance pieces at events in a variety of locations across the Midwest. The five students have traveled to eight different events overall. Different combinations of the team have traveled to both Chicago and Saint Louis, and also to the campuses of Illinois State University in Bloomington and Lafayette College in Penn-sylvania.

The team members (Matt Do-bill, Adam Grogan, Lyssa Barth, CheVaughn Starling, and Bryan Vayr) each brought a variety of strengths and different levels of experience. Team coaches Nikki Overcash and Eric Woods feel the quintet exceeded any expec-tations they had for the group when they started last September.

“They came so far in such lit-tle time,” Woods said on a Friday afternoon in his office at Lincoln Residence Hall. “They already filled the trophy case.”

Some of those trophies that pack the glass case in the hall outside Woods’ office include awards for the Novice National event the team competed at on

the campus of Lafayette College. Dobill, Vayr, and Starling each placed in events on the national stage. Competitors at the Novice Nationals must have been en-rolled for three semesters or less to qualify for that event.

Overcash cites the group’s natural talents as having been in-strumental in shaping such a suc-cessful opening season.

“We have great diversity in our group,” she commented. “They are really enthusiastic. Self-starters.”

The season began for the group back in September. Over-cash, a former member of the UIS Forensics Team from 2002 through 2004, was instrumental in helping get the program back where it belonged: right back on its feet in front of a group. The team would meet individually with coaches in determining a topic of focus throughout the sea-son back in the Fall.

Barth, a sophomore with a double major in Social Work and Global studies, sees the team’s individual approach as a catalyst in the program’s success.

“It really is more of an indi-vidual approach,” she said. “You get to do things at your own pace, so it’s not overwhelming.”

Barth’s event, Program Oral Interpretation, and her piece “Sticks and Stones: The Impact of Our Words”, earned her nu-merous awards throughout the year.

And with such success in its first season back on campus in Springfield, Forensics is looking

to expand heading into next se-mester.

“We have open enrollment now for interested students,” Overcash added. The UIS Ad-junct Instructor teaches multiple facets of Forensics, including Prose, Impromptu, Informative, Duo, After Dinner Speaking, and Poetry.

When paired with Woods, who brings in over a decade and a half of theatre experience to the fold, the Forensics team has invaluable leadership in place as the team sets its sights on future growth.

The program is for undergrad-uates only, but graduate students are encouraged to help in an in-structor/coach capacity, provid-ing any experience and knowl-edge for the team as it continues to grow. If more students partici-pate, the possibility of launching a Debate Team as a functional unit of the Forensics Team be-comes accessible.

“It would depend on the makeup of the team,” Over-cash said of potential incoming and returning members heading into next season. The coaches scheduled one-on-one meetings with the members to settle on a breadth of focus for each person.

“We get to know each person and their strength in coming to a decision,” she added.

Anyone looking to get in-volved with the UIS Forensics Team is welcome to contact Eric Woods at ewood5@uis.edu or Nicole Overcash at nover01s@uis.edu.

UIS Forensics Team members standing: Nikki Overcash (coach), Robert Von Nordheim (former member), Bryan Vayr, Matt Dobill, and Eric Woods (coach). Seated: Krystyne Jones, CheVaughn Starling, and Lyssa Barth. Not pictured: Adam Grogen.

Courtesy of UIS Forensics Team

By Andrew MajorsAssistant Editor for Features

Starscontinued on Page 9

Educating and inspiring, STARS at UIS

Student Arts and Research Symposium, better known

as STARS had an interesting past weekend with educational speak-ers, and student presenters. There were two keynote speakers, Dr. Cynthia Fisher and Bonnie Jo Campbell, who each shared their research and creative works for all of UIS to hear.

Fisher is a professor of Psy-chology with appointments in the Linguistics Department and the Beckman Institute Cognitive Science group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a specialty in language acquisition, and studies the be-ginning comprehension of in-fants and toddlers. Her presenta-tion titled, “Learning Words and Rules: The Early Development of Sentence Comprehension,” analyzed the early language de-velopment of young children, and how they comprehend these things called “words”.

Fisher explained the difficulty of figuring out words and gram-mar when learning a language. She then analyzed the language world-mapping problem, which explained the learning theory. The learning theory clarifies why who said what, and how babies try to figure out the differences between who and what. Infants

and toddlers have a hard time comprehending sentence struc-ture.

Essentially, young children do not have a foundation when learning linguistics, so they pick up on words and phrases from the world around them. Fisher discussed how young children have an early sensitivity to the number of nouns shown in a par-ticular activity. She discussed how linguistics give people the power to say who is filling roles.

In addition to Cynthia Fisher, Bonnie Jo Campbell shared her heart-felt writings with the UIS community. Bonnie Jo Camp-bell is a well-known award win-ning author of numerous books, including American Salvage, Q Road, and Once upon a River. Her work has been awarded the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Prize for short fiction, the Pushcart Prize, and she was a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in fiction.

Campbell started off her dis-cussion with a poem she wrote about Meijer. She thought she would never write poems, but found out that there is subtleness to poetry, which she enjoys. She then goes into reading the first chapter of her book Once Upon

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News Reporter

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By Natalie NobleGeneral Reporter

Photo by Alex Johnson

Photo by Alex Johnson

A three men poetry act put on by Mason Granger,

Kyle Rapps, and Scott Raven, Mayhem Poets was a mixture of the Blue Man Group, The Three Stooges and a poetry slam.

The Mayhem Poets have been touring all over the U.S. They are also well known overseas and do many shows across the world. The three guys meet at Rutgers University and have been doing poetry together ever since. Their performance is a comedy, hip-hop, and theatrical play that truly catches the eye of anyone pass-ing by. This first was a hobby for the three that turned into a work of art they do whenever the op-portunity comes up.

The entire event feature three pieces that they did together and the other pieces were solo read-ings. The poems they did together left subliminal messages behind, each one that was either centered on race, stereotypes, religion or world problems. With sound ef-fects, beat boxing and dances that the group put together the event almost became similar to a Broadway production. The solo pieces would start off as each poet describing themselves and

transitioning into a poem about a world issue or struggle they are dealing with.

The men used a lot of audi-ence participation and would in-teract directly with the students to keep the vibe going through-out the night. The group used history facts, references from the media/pop culture, and today’s new technology to relate to their audience and draw attention to the unseen problems in our soci-ety. This method of poetry really enthused students.

“The Mayhem Poets was such a great show. It was a great event that should have been put on for more of the campus to actually see. Students complain about not a lot of events to go to on cam-pus, but this was an outstanding event that everyone should see. I really loved how they related most of their poems about per-sonal or societal issues. It really brought a lot of thoughts to our minds as we watched. And they worked together to make sure they seem unison and had every-thing together. I really loved it. Something I never seen before and it was a wonderful experi-ence,” said Brittany Henderson, a sophomore at UIS.

To hear more about this group, their website is mayhempoets.com.

Mayhem Poets bring unique performance to UIS

The Mayhem Poets, including Mason Granger, Kyle Rapps, and Scott Raven, all join in on the Dr. Seuss inspired poem Hail the Lord Seuss.

Earth Day fun

Students gathered in the classrooms of Founders Residence Hall to celebrate Earth Day. The rain pushed many of the activities indoors early, but many activities still took place. Participants joined in on kite making, a dance off and even a stand up comedy session. The kites were made from recycled newspapers, and after finishing their eco-friendly projects, students took to the outdoors to test out their creations.

everyone living in the general vicinity. When I lived in a pet friendly apartment I couldn’t go a day without hearing the whining of some penned up dog one of my neighbors kept, and I had to completely avoid walking through any grass next to the building lest I need to clean my shoes. In a dorm situ-ation, the existence of room-mates becomes an issue, since one roommate will have to live and at least tolerate whatever animal the other brings in, and vice versa. Even should the roommates reach an accord the animals will more than likely leave indelible marks on the room itself that later residents and the school will have to deal with. This in turn might mean a slightly increased cost of man-aging the dorm which will be likely be paid for by higher rent in these particular living areas.

All in all, pets are not an es-sential component of college life, or even a person’s life in general, but as a individual who has grown up with several pets, I would prefer to have them around. Even with all the pos-sible problems associated with having a pet friendly dorm, I still think that allowing students the choice of having pets and living on campus to be a worth-while endeavor.

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TECHNOLOGY Letter to Editorcontinued from Page 4

UIS Music SPRING 2012 EVENTSWind, Fire, Gold, and Roses Series www.uis.edu/music

(217) 206-6240 • music@uis.edu

Friday April 27thUIS SPRING MUSIC SHOWCASEUIS Chorus, Band, and Chamber EnsembleStudio TheatrePublic Aff airs CenterUniversity of Illinois Springfi eld7:30 PM

Sunday April 29th

UIS CHORUS PERFORMANCETrutter CenterLincoln Land Community College4:00 PM

All events are free and open to the public—Donations benefi t the UIS Student Music Merit Award

Students at Case Western Reserve University in

Cleveland, Ohio may have in-vented a cure for potholes. They used a non-Newtonian fluid, placed in a plastic bag, to fill in damaged portions of the road. Newtonian fluids are ones that behave as liquids regardless of the circumstance they are placed in. Non-Newtonian fluids, by comparison, act differently ac-cording to outside stimuli. The substance, which the students in-tend to patent and therefore keep secret, stiffens when pressure is placed on it. The classic corn starch and water mixture is an excellent example of this kind fluid, and inter-ested readers can find a large number of videos of people walking across pools of

what appears to be pancake bat-ter.

Planned use of the product would have city workers and even police officers carry a few bags of the substance in their cars. When they happen upon a particularly nasty pothole, they can drop the bag in and cover it with a piece of black tape, to avoid confusing the drivers. The bag would fill in the space evenly and stiffen sufficiently to hold a portion of the weight of a passing cars. It is designed to withstand continued use for several weeks at a time, and as the substance is biodegradable and even edible, disposal will not be an issue. Testing also indicates that they

remain functional even in wet or salty road conditions. The most attractive factor, at least for city administrators, is that production of these bags is exceptionally cheap and easy, so it won’t cause strain on tight budgets.

Unfortunately these pothole fillers are only meant as a stop-gap measure to fill in potentially dangerous holes until city crews can be brought to the site, and they still need to undergo a num-ber of tests to determine their functionality it extreme tempera-tures and other unusual condi-tions. So, it will likely be a while before we can expect to see an easy solution to a significant an-noyance to drivers everywhere, but at least hope looms on the

horizon.

Filling potholes with pancakeswith discouraging work effort or eroding our work ethic. Entitlements are benefits to which Americans have legal rights. When you work, you and your employer contrib-ute to unemployment insur-ance (UI), and so when you become unemployed under certain conditions, you have a right to collect unemploy-ment benefits. Most work-ers contribute to the Old Age Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) pension and insurance scheme (So-cial Security), and as a con-sequence when people retire or become disabled through work-related activities they have a right to draw pen-sions to support a dignified life free from humiliating poverty. We no longer send disabled and elderly people to county workhouses or poor houses, thanks to Social Se-curity. Most workers contrib-ute to Medicaid and Medicare coverage through payroll de-ductions and income taxes. These provide medical care for elderly Americans and most children in low-income

families (and, thanks to Pres-ident Obama, soon nearly all persons in low-income fami-lies). These programs save lives. Without them, many el-derly and low-income Ameri-cans would die prematurely. We as a society have recog-nized that people have rights to some access to medical care, security in their old age, and temporary income sup-port during unemployment. These rights are affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and also es-tablished by the fact that we all pay for these entitlements through taxes. These taxes are imposed upon us by the people we have elected to represent our interests, not by tyrants or dictators.

It is a pity that The Jour-nal editors have to use the art and opinions of Bob Gorrell. I lament the loss of the leg-ends of political cartooning such as Herb Block, Daniel Fitzpatrick, or Pat Oliphant. Isn’t there any new political cartoonist out there produc-ing work equivalent to theirs today?

Eric Hadley-Ives, Liberal and Integrative Studies

By Sean BruceGeneral Reporter

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What’s Happening This Weekend

Thursday, 19: H: 80 L: 51

• DodgeBall- SLB 9:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.Play dodgeball in the SLB GYM with other UIS students for fun.

• Open Mic- Stars Lounge 9:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m.Bring your talent, whatever it may be, to SLB on stage to perform.

Friday, 20: H: 57 L: 40

• Legacy Dance Team U.N.I.T.Y Day – SLB 1:00 p.m.Enjoy fun, free food, and music.

• Black Male Collegiate Society (BMCS) Take Two Talent Show- SLB concourse 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.Come support UIS students at their best with every talent imaginable.

• Jamnesty: 50 Years in Human Rights Service- LRH 7:00 p.m.A musical festival for human rights.

Saturday, 21: H: 61 L: 37

• Rip The Runway Fashion Showcase- SLB 6:00 p.m.This will be RTR “3rd Annual” Fashion/ Per-formance Showcase. Includes FREE Food, performances, and of course fashion, raising moneytobenefitaSt.JudeHospital,soplease support. Donations will be $5.00, this will also provide you with access to V.I.P seating and a special gift for your contributions.

Sunday, 22: H: 64 L:38

• Springfest Begins!!!!!!!Campus tradition where students form teams and compete in a wide variety of events.

U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S S P R I N G F I E L D

Legendary Illinois Legislators

Book Signing

April 25, 2012 • 4 - 6 pmPAC 3rd floor atrium

AuthorsDavid Joens, author of From Slave to State Legislator:John W. E. Thomas, Illinois’ FirstAfrican American Lawmaker(SIU Press, 2012)

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Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend this special book signing event featuring authors with a UIS connection.

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Books are available for purchase at the event and the UIS Bookstore.

For more information please call the UIS Bookstore at 206-6766

Population: 69 million

Languages: The main language spoken is Arabic. Other languages that are spoken are Domari, Nobiin, Beja, and Siwi.

Religion: 80 percent are Islamic, with Christianity being the next most common.

Sport: football (soccer)

Delightful Foods: Egyptians have a mixture of different meats and vegetables for their diet. The most com-

mon foods they eat are Kofta (ground meatballs), Kebab (grilled meat), mulukhia (green soup), tahina salad, hamam mahshi (stuffed pigeon), baba ghannoug (tahini and eggplant), mixed green salads, stuffed grape leaves, and kusheri (rice and lentils mix).

Fun Facts: • Egypt has over 6000 years of recorded history.• Egyptians invented the 365 day calendar. • Egypt is the 34th largest country in the world. It is equivalent to the size of Texas and

California combined.• Most of the population lives near the Nile River because the ground is the only ground

where food can be grown.

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ing students to wonder whether Chick-fil-A would be inclusive of the campus’ diverse popula-tion.

Kranti Kripakaran, a Hindu practicing senior at UIS, finds it outrageous that a company can require someone to pray as a part of work.

“I get people that tell me I pray to elephants. Our idols are based off human characters. People tell me all the time it is unrealistic. It’s what makes sense to me. If people told me I had to pray to their god, I would say then you pray to one of my gods.”

Other non-Christian students have similar sentiments. Sopho-more Prerna Khullar is an inter-national student from India who practices Hinduism.

“I’m sure that (praying at company meetings) was not in the contract. To be fired on that

basis isn’t right. In a campus where they are always trying to promote diversity, how is that going to work?”

Khullar is not for or against having a Chick-fil-A on cam-pus, however, she does wish that UIS would consider a food chain that has more vegetarian options.

“So many people are turn-ing vegan. What are they go-ing to eat? They should pick something with a lot of options. Something like Panera Bread, Subway, even Jimmy Johns. It’s nice to have something from outside, but people complain now that we don’t have enough vegetarian options, so why get something with only chicken?”

In addition if a Chick-fil-A should come to UIS, they would be closed on Sundays, as that is standard for the restaurant. The students working there, how-ever, would work for UIS Food Services, not directly for Chick-fil-A.

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Horoscopes

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Don’t make any bold moves for the time being. Let things cool off first and you will be the better person for it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Lately you have been feeling unappreciated. Be humble and don’t dwell on this or it will cause a rift be-tween you and your friends.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Someone you haven’t heard from in a long time might reach out to you. Don’t shrink back; they genuinely want to see you again for old time’s sake.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’ve had fun lately with certain hobbies and entertainment, but now it is time to set goals for yourself. Re-member why you are in school.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You are getting into a tough situation and it is not entirely your fault. Either way, it is up to you to get yourself out of this. Do it quickly!

Libra (Sept. 23.-Oct. 22) Some relation-ships are not so clear right now. Take time to ex-plore your feelings with others and decide what they are to you.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ) Be prepared for career changes by the end of the week. You will be given more responsibility and re-spect from those around you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Social inter-actions and romances are expected by the end of the month. Until then, take some time off for yourself.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) The econo-my is tough on everyone, but one of your friends is really strapped for cash. Lend them a hand, whether your friend asks for it or not.

Aries (March 21-April 19) There is a sense of sadness for someone this week. Be open with your emotions and express your opinions. You will regret it later if you don’t.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be confident and move forward with your plans. It is a wise career decision and your reputation needs a boost.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) The month is dwindling down to finals and big projects. Don’t slack off! Be prepared now or you’ll be sorry later

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law. It makes the issue of racial bias “a lot more complicated.” This is due to prosecutors’ am-bition to win a case. The Stand Your Ground law “puts a lot more uncertainty in the picture for prosecutors. They’re not go-ing to bring charges unless they have a reasonable certainty that they’re going to win.”

Pierceson continued, “every-one always thinks the law is neu-tral, that the law is this great neu-tral thing that applies to everyone in the same way. It doesn’t. Pros-ecutorial discretion is one way that it doesn’t.”

He hopes that the outcome of the Martin-Zimmerman case will draw much needed attention to biased prosecutorial discretion.

Zimmerman was a neighbor-hood watchman who took mat-ters into his own hands when he saw a “suspicious” person on his block. Whatever constitutes as a suspicious person, John Ringle, the Director of Housing and Res-idential Life on campus, assures that Residential Advisors would not take such actions as Zimmer-man had if there was such a re-ported individual.

Residential Advisors on cam-pus are not considered “neigh-borhood watch” people, but they

do have similar responsibilities “to report suspicious activity or if there are loud issues that have to be addressed from a commu-nity standpoint,” Ringle stated.

He continued, “RAs are trained to observe and report. And so whenever RAs are in-volved in an incident, they do an incident report after that’s con-cluded. And it may or may not involve the police department.”

Ringle assures that RAs do not carry firearms and they are never to “place themselves in harm’s way.”

Ringle noted, “I think [Zim-merman] had a sense of what his obligations were that may have been beyond what he was trained to do or should have taken upon himself to do.”

Neighborhood watch volun-teers are meant to protect the community, but as Pierceson’s affirms, the individual can make bias decisions even with the best intentions. Racial profiling may very well have affected Zimmer-man’s judgment, subconsciously or not.

In either case, an unarmed, young man was killed due to Zimmerman’s choices. Whether he is found innocent or guilty, Zimmerman must now take re-sponsibility for the decision he made on that day.

a River, a book about a girl be-coming one with the wilderness. She created an ideal world in which the character would want to strive to stay there.

Campbell described how vi-sual artist shows an image in a different light, but fiction writers have to use up the story to show the image. In spite of this chal-lenge, she gives her audience that vivid image; she wants them to look at every detail in her writ-ing.

Her creative ability stretches more than just explaining the wilderness, she also writes sto-ries about addictions. She goes into depth about different addic-tions and how it tears families apart; she talked about meth ad-

diction in her story Brian’s Prob-lem. The story talks about a man who has a wife addicted to meth and his problem with it.

Campbell explained that peo-ple are her inspiration to write. In order to write about the scenarios in her stories, does research, and talks to various people who have been in similar situations. She studies different people to make sure that her material is right. According to Campbell, writing a story is about trying to prove something to people and it takes a lot of steps to prove the point.

These two speakers brought their intelligence and charm to UIS. They shared theories and experience through the art of what they do. From Psychol-ogy of Fisher to the writings of Campbell, they took UIS on a memorable journey that will not soon be forgotten.

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By Carson BussAssistant Editor for Sports

Baseballcontinued on Page 11

SPORTS

By Nick DowSports Reporter

Stars break losing streak

The UIS baseball team notched their sixth win of

the season over rival Springfield team Robert Morris College at Chamberlain Field on Tuesday night as they outlasted the Ea-gles 9-8. An early eight run lead helped the Prairie Stars end their 16-game losing streak.

The Prairie Stars jumped out to an early lead over the Eagles in the first inning. The rally started with a leadoff hitter Trevor John-son smashing a double to put a runner in scoring position to start the game. Jason Pinkerton who promptly hit a double of his own to drive in Johnson and gave the Prairie Stars an early 1-0 lead. Following a walk to Adam Unes and a single by Nate Blessman to load the bases, Tyler Lau cleared the bases with a double into the gap to extend the lead to 4-0.

UIS added another run in the second inning again on back-to-back doubles, this time by Unes followed by Blessman to make the score 6-0. UIS would even-tually make the score 8-0 in the fourth inning on a two-out two-run single by Will Pufundt.

Robert Morris was finally able to answer back in the bot-tom of the fourth inning with three runs of their own, but the damage could have been worse as they loaded the bases with no outs, but UIS pitcher Kyle Schil-droth surrendered just a sacrifice fly and a single to limit the dam-age to three runs.

After scoring a single run in the fifth inning, the Eagles were again threatening in the sixth, but UIS pitcher Robert Spath picked off a Robert Morris base runner to end the inning and again limit the damage to just one run.

In the top of the eighth inning UIS added a valuable insurance run to make the lead 9-5 when Pinkerton singled in Adrian Brown.

The Eagles biggest threat in the game came in the bottom of the eighth inning. Three singles in a row opened the inning and

Fighting to stay at the top, UIS softball pushes forward

The UIS Softball team experienced something

they have not been victim of since March 15, a sweep. This past weekend while facing GLVC conference foe Drury, the UIS Softball team dropped two games: 0-6 and 1-4.

The Stars are still among the league’s leaders, and remain the best team in the GLVC-West. In order to keep this status, UIS will need a strong continued performance in the circle. Senior south paw, Heather Gradishar has been doing just that.

The Woodstock, Il. Native is leads UIS pitchers in earned run average (1.72), opponent’s batting average (.197) and wins with 9.

“Honestly, the main thing that has been keeping oppo-nents from crossing the plate is the great defense behind me,” commented Gradishar, “When I am out on the mound I don’t worry about someone hitting a fly ball to the outfield, or a ground ball to the infield. The other eight players on the field with me is the reason that runs don’t cross the plate.”

This past week Gradishar’s efforts in the circle gained conference recognition as the

UIS senior was named GLVC softball pitcher of the week. This honor has not changed the humbled Gradishar’s approach to her game, “Now I have all these teams looking to beat me at the plate because I got this honor, now they know I am a difficult pitcher to face. I almost have people out to get me, so this honor has made me realize how much harder I need to work if I want to be successful.”

Playing softball since the age of 8, Gradishar played a number of positions and it was not until her freshman year at Kankakee Community College when she primarily became a pitcher.

With the Stars currently atop of the GLVC-West, a po-

sition no one in the conference thought UIS would be holding this far into the season, Gradis-har and teammates are nowhere near done. Using the confer-ence’s doubt in their abilities as motivation, the UIS softball team continues to shock its conference opponents.

However, this success comes with a price, “We have a target on out back,” explained Coach Mundell. In order to stay at the top, Gradishar and the rest of the Stars need to keep doing what they have been doing, having fun. “Our success is directly connected with the fun we have while playing, which is the best part of this season. We enjoy be-ing there; we enjoy being with each other and playing,” said Gradishar.

As the Stars continue through the season, they will be continually sharpening their skills and building confidence.

The Stars have some big games coming up. This Fri-day, UIS will be facing off against another top seeded GLVC squad in Saint Joseph’s as well as two more GLVC foes on Saturday and Sunday in UMSL and Maryville. All of these games are to be played in Springfield.

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Soccercontinued on Page 12

Baseballcontinued from Page 10

By Carson BussAssistant Editor for Sports

More than just a game; UIS, HCC play for a cause

While rain put most of UIS’ athletic teams out

of competition for the weekend, the women’s soccer team de-cided to brave the elements for a great cause. On Saturday, the UIS women’s soccer team took to the pitch at a soggy Kiwan-is Stadium, facing off against Heartland Community College in a Pink Game in collaboration with the American Cancer Soci-ety.

A group of umbrella clad ob-servers looked on as both soccer teams battled against each other and the rain. However it seemed as though the cool weather and rain did not affect the players as much as one would think.

“A lot of these girls have been playing soccer since they were little, we are all just happy it wasn’t snowing,” commented Heartland Community College head coach Don Ideran.

As the second period ended and the teams headed back out to the pitch for a third period of exhibition soccer, the rains

subsided and spirits lightened, laughs were heard as though the true reason everyone was there had been realized.

Both teams participated in a fundraising effort for the Ameri-can Cancer Society, and coming together in intercollegiate com-petition, their efforts were recog-nized. The Hawks of Heartland Community College sold wrist-

bands with the saying, “big or small, we love them all.” The UIS women sold beast mode T-shirts. Together, the two teams raised nearly $1,400.

Shayne Squires, a spokesman for the American Cancer Soci-ety, applauded the two teams for their assistance and dedication in helping spread awareness for the

cause.“It is extremely important to

increase the public’s exposure to the dangers of breast cancer,” Squires continued, “UIS has been very good in reaching out and helping us reach out to the community.”

Sophomore midfielder, Ash-ley Stariha served as the head of the fundraising efforts for UIS.

“These Pink Games are a big deal as fans come out not only to support the teams, but the cause as well,” said Stariha, “A lot of sports at UIS are getting in-volved and making a difference.”

Ideran added, “The Pink Game serves a great cause, and we did a wonderful job fundrais-ing, it is just too bad the field was not friendlier to us.”

UIS Head Coach Peter Kow-all also commended his team’s fundraising effort. “We hope in some small way we provide awareness to not only our play-ers and staff but to anyone else at the game about cancer preven-

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posed a serious threat to the Prai-rie Stars lead. A ground out that produced a run followed by a Trevor Johnson error at shortstop opened the gaps for three runs to cross the plate to cut the lead to just one run. UIS pitcher Seth Warren was able to escape the in-ning as he got the last Eagle of the inning to strike out swinging.

The ninth inning went much more smoothly for the Prai-rie Stars as Warren was able to close out the victory for the save. Schildroth was awarded the win for his start that broke the losing streak for the Prairie Stars.

The team was scheduled to

take on Maryville for a set of dou-bleheaders this past weekend, but inclement weather forced all four games to be postponed. Two of the games have been rescheduled for Tuesday beginning at 3:00 at Maryville’s home diamond. Fol-lowing the make up game this week, the Prairie Stars will give local fans plenty of chances to catch the action as they play at Chamberlain Park for a double-header on Wednesday beginning at noon.

The Prairie Stars will end the week with back-to-back double-headers against the University of Missouri-St. Louis here in Springfield at Lanphier Park. Start time for both days of action is planned for noon.

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tion knowledge.”As the spring season contin-

ues for the Stars, Kowall also looks to sharpen his team’s skills, “the non-championship season is a wonderful way for us to work on some things to get right before the fall. It allows us to give all the players more expe-rience playing in actual games,”

Kowall said. While this is the last Pink

game for UIS this academic year, the American Cancer Society is still hosting a number of events in the area. Relay for Life is to be held in Sangamon County on June 24, for more information call the local office at 523-4503 or visit relayforlife.org.

UIS will wrap up its spring season against Parkland Com-munity College this weekend.

Soccercontinued from Page 11Tennis Scores

Men: William Jewell 9, Univ. of Illinois-Springfield 0

Singles competition1. Giannetti,Shane (WJC) def. McGowan, Matt (UISM) 6-4, 6-22. Thomas,Bryan (WJC) def. Kumar, Sharma (UISM) 6-0, 6-43. Brassel,Bronson (WJC) def. Main, Ben (UISM) 6-2, 6-24. Cooper,Max (WJC) def. Esker, Hayden (UISM) 6-3, 6-25. Dailey,Eric (WJC) def. Decker, Nicholas (UISM) 6-2, 6-36. Hunter,Jimmy (WJC) def. Mauer, Scott (UISM) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition1. Giannetti,Shane/Thomas,Bryan (WJC) def. McGowan, Matt/Main, Ben (UISM) 8-32. Brassel,Bronson/Cooper,Max (WJC) def. Kumar, Sharma/Esker, Hayden (UISM) 8-43. Hunter,Jimmy/Reimer,Chris (WJC) def. Decker, Nicholas/Mauer, Scott (UISM) 8-1

Women: William Jewell 9, Univ. of Illinois-Springfield 0

Singles competition1. Peters, Paula (WJC) def. Moraes, Druvinka (UIW) 8-12. Bisesi, Carli (WJC) def. Brown, Jane (UIW) 8-53. Stivers, Kristen (WJC) def. Zumbahlen, Megan (UIW) 8-04. Lindbloom, Hana (WJC) def. Tweedy, Brooke (UIW) retired5. Hazelrigg, Loree (WJC) def. Prabhu, Janasha (UIW) 6-0, 6-06. Baker, Jaimie (WJC) def. Burkardt, Cassidy (UIW) 8-0

Doubles competition1. Peters, Paula/Lehenbauer,Katy (WJC) def. Moraes, Druvinka/Brown, Jane (UIW) 8-52. Hazelrigg, Loree/Hazelrigg, Connor (WJC) def. Zumbahlen, Megan/Tweedy, Brooke (UIW) 8-43. Stivers, Kristen/Lindbloom, Hana (WJC) def. Prabhu, Janasha/Burkardt, Cassidy (UIW) 8-0