Last night, I attended Uni’s fall athletic awards ceremony, which honored the cross country, soccer, swimming, and volleyball teams. A lot of honor and recognition was shown to these sports, congratulating the teams for their excellent seasons and performances. But how come chess isn’t recognized as much as these sports?

If Illinois had lost to Ohio State on Saturday — as the Illini were supposed to — the men’s basketball team’s 63-55 win over Northeastern would have been the highlight of the weekend for U of I fans. But Illinois didn’t do what it was supposed to do: The Illini won.

"Test" is a word that I laughed at before high school. During grade school, teachers moved at such a slow pace that come test time, there wasn’t much information to be tested on anyway.