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February 26, 2014, Hyde Park Herald 11Kenwood Broncos defeat rivals U-High MaroonsBy JOSEPH PHILLIPSHyde Park HeraldOn Thursday night at KenwoodAcademy, 5015 S. Blackstone Ave., 6-foot-2 shooting guard Xavier Edwardswould drain one of the most remarkableshots of his career and maybe schoolhistory. Edwards would haul a 60-foot,half-court buzzer-beater shot to defeatneighborhood basketball rivals the U-HighMaroons in a 60-58 comeback.“It’s not how you start but how youfinish,” said Kenwood guard XavierEdwards after the victory.“I knew that we only hadone possession left and I was the onlyoption open on that in-bounds play,” heBy LINDSAY WELBERSStaff WriterThe Chicago Innovation Exchange, abusiness incubator housed inside HarperCourt, awarded $275,000 to its inauguralclass of students.The CIE is the University of Chicago’sspace for business and technologicaldevelopment. It currently occupies spaceon the 11th floor of Harper Court, butwhen fully operational will also occupythe second floors of the Harper Theaterbuilding and the former Herald building.The CIE is supported financially byUChicago Tech, the university’s Center forTechnology Development and Venturesand the Polsky Center forEntrepreneurship and Innovation.A group of 16 students were awardedbetween $50,000 and $100,000 aftershowing their proof-of-concept work forprojects focusing on science, technology,engineering or math (STEM) projects.Students, in addition to funding, aregiven space inside the CIE to help buildtheir business and support running andgrowing their business from experiencedentrepreneurs.explained.Down by as many as 13 points at thehalf, the Broncos’ (11-14) defensivepressure ignited two strong quarters oftheir own, outscoring the Maroons 22-15in the third quarter and 19-16 in the fourthquarter and combining to outscore theMaroons 41-31 to close the game.“It was an exciting game,” said Broncoscoach Jim Maley.“Out of my top five memorable momentsof my coaching career,this definitely ranks number one on mylist,” Maley added.Although the Broncos would win on abuzzer-beater, there were other big playsthat would impact the game down thestretch, including one coming late in theDance school’s new headBy DASCHELL M. PHILLIPSStaff WriterTerra Schultz has been named executivedirector of the Hyde Park School of Dance.She replaced Mariam Thiam, who served asexecutive director from 2011 to 2013.Schultz is a graduate of the University ofWisconsin-Green Bay, with degrees in theaterand communications. Prior to returning to theHyde Park School of Dance (HPSD), whereshe was the operations coordinator from2009-2011, Schultz held arts administrationand organizational management positions atEmerald City Theatre Company.The appointment comes after a six-monthsearch by the school’s board of directors.“We are all very excited about Terra’sappointment,” said Ronald Cohen, boardU. of C. Institute of Politics ExecutiveDirector Darren Reisberg has beenappointed to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s TaskForce on Civic Education.Reisberg met for the first time last Fridaywith the 13-member task force, assigned topresident of HPSD. “She brings acombination of warmth, people skills andmanagerial experience that HPSD needs aswe begin our 21st year.”August Tye, director of HPSD, said she wasglad to have Schultz back.“She shares my passion for arts educationand has a clear compelling vision for theschool and its mission.”HPSD’s next public performance is aproduction of “The Nightingale,” a storyballet based on the Hans Christian Andersenfairy tale. Two performances are scheduledat the Reva and David Logan Center for theArts at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 15 and 2p.m., Sunday, March 16.For tickets, call 773-493-8498 or visithydeparkdance.org.d.phillips@hpherald.comIOP head moves over to Quinnexamine civic education in Illinois andpresent recommendations to the GeneralAssembly.The task force was created last spring afterthe passage of HB 2428. The group mustpresent their recommendations by May 31.Innovation Exchange gives cashThe top award recipient, QuantitativeInsights, was given $100,000 for theirQuantX U.S. product launch. The product,QuantX, is a software platform that assistsradiologists in making more accurate andefficient breast cancer diagnoses.Simplified Chromatin ConformationCapture (S3C) was awarded $75,000 tofurther develop a tool for identifyingdistant genomic interactions key to normalbiological function as well as diseasessuch as cancer, diabetes and autoimmuneand inflammatory disorders into a kitavailable to researcher and drugdevelopers.An additional $55,000 was awarded toCompanion Diagnostic for treatment ofestrogen receptor negative breast cancer tohelp develop a tool that could accuratelyidentify tumors in patients likely to benefitfrom a new targeted breast cancertreatment.The final award of $50,000 went to adaptsoftware developed by the university’sFlash Center for Computational Sciencefor modeling complex extreme ultravioletlight sources needed for newsemiconductor chips.l.welbers@hpherald.comfourth quarter, as 5-foot-7 Broncos guardJuwon Johnson would force his olderbrother Jordan Moran of U-High into acostly turnover. This keyed a Broncos run.Moran missed one out of two freeTickets will be available starting at noontoday for a Republican gubernatorial forumtaking place on the U. of C. campus at 6 p.m.next Tuesday, March 4.The 60-minute event moderated by NBC 5political editor Carol Marin will feature DanRutherford, Kirk Dillard, Bill Brady andfront-runner Bruce Rauner, followed by ahalf-hour Q and A session with thecandidates. It will take place in theFormer 2nd Illinois District U.S. Rep. MelReynolds pleaded guilty Friday to a visaviolation in Zimbabwe, but was dismissedon charges of pornography possession.Reynolds was arrested last Monday.The disgraced ex-Congressman andonetime Rhodes Scholar - who resigned onthrows with 1.7 seconds left to play whichled to Edwards’ half court buzzer-beateron the ensuing possession.Final Score: Kenwood 60, U-High 58herald@hpherald.comWatch Republicans battleperformance hall of the Logan Center, 915E. 60th St., where it will be broadcast live byNBC 5.To reserve a ticket, visitticketsweb.uchicago.edu or call 773-702-2787 beginning at noon today. To ask aquestion for consideration at the forum, usethe hashtag #ILGovTalk on Twitter.For more information and updates, visitpolitics.uchicago.edu.Reynolds back in hot seatthe heels of a 1995 sexual assaultconviction - ran in last year’s specialelection to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.,coming in at 8th place with only .8 percentof the vote.As of Herald press time, Reynolds was stillin jail awaiting deportation.For Breaking Community NewsAs It Happens...We Make It Easy...Go to www.hpherald.comMore Women go to Collegethan ever Before.Make sure Your Daughteris One of Them!Located in Bronzeville, the Young Women’sLeadership Charter School (YWLCS), ensuresthat girls (grades 7-12) excel academically andpersonally.YWLCS Girls:Enjoy small classes with one teacher for every twelvestudents. Learn both inside and outside the classroomthrough the school’s unique business partnerships. 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