The reputations we create for ourselves often remain fixed even after we've left our old habits behind. Lizzy Warner asks: Why don't more students keep that in mind when they do things that will make themselves cringe when they look back a few years later?

Uni edged to within one game of .500 Monday night with a 61-45 victory over host Decatur Christian. The conference win raises the Illineks' record to 11-12 overall, 8-3 in the East Central Illinois Conference. The team has just one game left before the Class 2A playoffs begin next week: Thursday's Senior Night contest against Normal Calvary Baptist at Kenney Gym.