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Students, professors oppose Trump’s immigration ban

BY ANGELICA LAVITO STAFF WRITER

One University of Illinois at Chicago student was unsure whether to stay in the United States after his finished his Ph.D. in two years, but he made his decision Friday.

Mohsen Aliabadi, originally from Iran, wants to leave.

“The situation has become worse here, for sure,” Aliabadi said. “I don’t want to stay here. I have to consider other countries, other schools in other countries.”

Aliabadi signed a petition along with thousands of academics reaching 7,144 signatures at

the time of publication, including 115 from the University system, denouncing President Trump’s temporary ban on people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen entering the U.S. Trump signed the executive order, which he said aims to prevent radical Islamic terrorists from entering the country, Friday. The move bars people from the seven countries from entering the U.S. for 30 days, halts the refugee program for 120 days and suspends indefinitely Syrian refugees from entering the country.

Proponents said the executive

order is a way to keep Americans safe until new vetting procedures are established, while opponents have criticized it as discriminatory.

The petition, titled “Academics Against Immigration Executive Order,” accuses the executive order of being “discriminatory,” “detrimental to national interests” and posing an “undue burden on members” of the academic community.

At the University, there are 133 students from Iran, two from

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Citizens protest across the nation after the release of President Trump’s executive order, barring people from seven countries to enter the U.S.

UI students develop new transportation possibilites for SpaceX Illini Hyperloop excels in competition

BY JESSICA BURSZTYNSKY STAFF WRITER

A team of University students is working on a new mode of transportation that could potentially reduce the average three-hour trip from Champaign to Chicago to 10 or 15 minutes.

The hyperloop is a humansized pod that sits in a depressurized tube and was created by the team for SpaceX’s Jan. 27 Hyperloop Pod Competition.

The hyperloop reduces travel time significantly, while also running solely on battery power and magnetics, cutting the need for the combustion of chemicals.

“This project is a fifth mode of transportation. It’s going to make the world feel smaller.

It’ll bring people together,” said Mizan Rahman, senior in Engineering and head of the University’s Senior Design team, as well as the founder of the Hyperloop RSO. A small group of University students began working on designs when Elon Musk, SpaceX founder, first announced

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Protesters gather outside Willard Airport in Savoy on Sunday to march against Trump’s recent executive order on immigration.

‘This is a nation of laws’

BY JOSEPH LONGO ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Annie Abbott felt frustrated, angry and sad. So, on Friday, the director of undergraduate studies in Spanish took to Facebook to vent about the executive order from President Trump banning certain immigrants for 90 days.

She said she would go protest the order at Willard Airport in Savoy.

She didn’t expect a response, but her friends said they’d be there too. Realizing there would be a broader interest in the rally, Abbott partnered with

Mohammad Al-Heeti to organize the gathering.

“I saw that people in other cities were going to the airports and spontaneously building this movement,” Abbott said. “Even though we don’t have immigration and those detainments were not happening here, I wanted the airport to be the symbol of where we take a stand.”

At 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Abbott, her friends and other protesters arrived at the airport.

They began chanting, “No hate. No fear. Refugees are welcome here,”

while more and more cars pulled in. Hundreds of people attended the rally.

Many protesters came with their signs, and a noticeable amount wore pink knitted caps from last week’s Women’s March, including Abbott.

“When we fight for women’s rights, we fight for Muslims’ rights, we fight for immigrants’ rights and we fight for refugees’ rights,” she said. “It’s all connected.”

Protesters marched in a loop out-

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Travel ban leaves students’ campus future uncertain

BY ANGELICA LAVITO STAFF WRITER

Zahra Shamsi, chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, has not been home in three years.

Home for her is Iran, and her student visa grants her one-time entry into the United States.

This means a trip back home could risk her ability to return to school. With two to three years left in her program, Shamsi was willing to reapply for a visa this summer so she could go home and see her family.

Those plans changed Friday when U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning entry from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days.

“One of the best things here I’ve always liked is you can plan for

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your future, there’s some amount of certainty you can make decisions based on. But now, I feel like there are so many uncertainties now here, too,” Shamsi said. “Even

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if it doesn’t affect you, it makes you feel unconfident about your future.”

Shamsi is one of 143 students at the University from the seven countries included in Trump’s executive order. International students can study in the U.S. if they hold a visa, typically an F-1 visa. These students legally entered the country, but they would not be allowed to return if they left the U.S. Protesters gathered at airports across the U.S. on Saturday as travelers from the affected countries were detained. A federal judge blocked portions of the executive order that night. The Department of Homeland Security responded Sunday, saying in a statement, “prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or

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Lance Cooper, associate head of graduate programs for the department of physics, described a sense of anxiety among his students.

“I think one of the concerns of students is how long this is going to go,” he said. “They’re worried their visas will get revoked or if it goes further they know they can’t leave the country.”

Erfan Mohammadi, a chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, and his fiancee visited his family in Iran over winter break. He returned using his Green Card, and his fiancee, who is pursuing a graduate degree at Akron University in Ohio, was awaiting her visa to be renewed.

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A residential burglary was reported in the 200 block of William St. around 10 a.m. on Friday. According to the report, the unknown offender stole fi rearms and an electronic gaming system from the victim’s residence.

Two 19-year-old males were arrested on the joint charges of retail theft and resisting/obstructing a police officer at County Market, 331 East Stoughton St., around 1:30 a.m. on Friday. According to the report, the suspects took merchandise—primarily food—from the store without paying. The suspects fled the scene but were located by an officer and subsequently arrested.

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ed on the charge of retail theft was reported at Walmart, 100 S. High Cross Rd., around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. According to the report, the offender had entered the store and stole an array of items including household wares, clothing, cosmetics and food. She left the store without paying, was subsequently arrested and taken to the Champaign County jail.

A domestic dispute and case of criminal damage to property was reported in the 200 block of Stebbins Drive around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday.

According to the report, the offender and victim reside together and engaged in a domestic dispute over the phone. Before leaving the shared apartment, the offender destroyed multiple items, including furnishing and electronic equipment, in the

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A 23-year-old male was issued a notice to appear in court and a notrespass letter banning him from the Illini Union Bookstore, 809 S. Wright St., around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the report, the offender had left the bookstore without paying for a course packet, which had a value of $36.

A burglary was reported at Campus Recreation Center East, 1102 W. Gregory Drive, between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to the report, the victim reported that $17 and their combination lock, valued at $5, were stolen from a locker in the men’s locker room.

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Illini Progressives keep Sanders’ ideals alive post-election

BY MICHAEL SEMACA STAFF WRITER

Just as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to make chances in the political world, the former University club named after him is making strides on campus as the Illini Progressives.

The group held its first meeting since the name change Thursday night.

Students originally created the RSO Illini for Bernie to help Sen. Bernie Sanders in his election bid. When Sanders lost the Democratic primary, members of Illini for Bernie decided the club would rebrand as the Illini Progressives to promote Sanders’ ideals after the election.

“We made this group as an evolution of Illini for Bernie primarily because of what his movement started,” Illini Progressives’ President Richard Daniels, senior in FAA, said during the meeting. “He tapped into the young, excited, progressive phase of the Democratic party, which probably has turned out to be the majority of the party now.”

The meeting focused on what specific goals they want to achieve. One thing Daniels made a top priority to the new members was to re-ignite the enthusiasm students displayed at the rally for Bernie Sanders that occurred in March 2016.

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Illini Progressives President Richard Daniels starts a sign-up sheet for one of the RSO’s subcommittees on Jan. 26. passion, that we all have, and direct that to making a huge difference in our local communities, our state government and our national government,” he said.

Around 50 people attended the first meeting, including students, graduates and faculty members. Many students present were former active members of Illini for Bernie, like Jason Arendt, a junior in business who is now a member of Illini Progressives’ executive board.

Arendt suggested the group coordinate with local lawmakers like Urbana City Council Member Aaron Ammons. He called

Ammons the most progressive member on the council, and said they had already begun coordinating with him.

“He’s spoken with us.

He said he’d love to have us come to the Urbana city council meetings,” Arendt said.

One of the core plans Daniels presented to the organization’s members was to work with other progressive groups on campus.

These organizations could work together to implement their progressive agendas more effectively, he said.

Daniels said he, Arendt and the rest of the executive

board have been communicating with these progressive groups to find projects they are both excited about.

Arendt mentioned that the Dakota Access Pipeline is one of many issues the groups are passionate about.

“DAPL ends in Patoka, Illinois, about two hours south-west of here,” Arendt said. “So it’s a very short drive.”

After the meeting, Daniels said he was incredibly happy with the attendance and is excited to lead the organization in the next semester.

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Panel discusses extent of Trump’s potential impact on science

BY JESSICA BERBEY STAFF WRITER

On Friday, the University’s Science Policy Group hosted a discussion consisting of a panel of three University scientists with experience in government: Jonathan Coppess, Donald Wuebbles and Clifford Singer.

Coppess has served as the chief counsel for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

Wuebbles was the assistant director for climate science for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Singer served as the director of the Program in Arms Control and Domestic and International Security.

“As we look at policy decisions across the government, science ends up playing a very large role in many aspects of policy, even when you think the issues are not directly related to science and technology,” Wuebbles said.

As a result, Wuebbles said, science expertise is crucial in Congress and for govern-

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BAN wake of Trump’s executive order, according to Mohammadi. The two classes she was enrolled in will not be offered next semester, which could cost her two years of preparation and schooling.

“I feel like, more like cheated because it’s like you’re having this contract with some university or something like that. And now a third party, which is the U.S. government, is coming and basically banning you from entering the country,” Mohammadi said.

He and Shamsi described the University as welcoming to them, but they both described a change when they learned of Trump’s executive order.

Shamsi understands the rationale to keep terrorists out of the country. But, she doesn’t understand what she sees as a policy that “clusters” people together.

“If some attack happens or some shooting happens, everybody feels depressed and nobody likes it,” she said.

“And suddenly it’s related to you, I mean you never had thought about it. You know?

You’ve never thought there is a way they can relate it to you. It’s a very weird feeling.”

Within hours, Shamsi’s friends reached out to her with supportive messages.

The next day, she felt even

ment advisors.

Science also plays a vital role in developing the regulatory aspect of how the executive branch works and the mechanical aspect of how the system governs, Coppess said.

“The affirmation process that science brings is incredibly important,” Coppess said. “If you step back and look at the bigger picture and what innovations in science has meant to our economy, it is quite profound.”

Coppess said it’s sometimes hard for politicians to understand the impact of the research they fund, as findings often take longer than one election cycle.

“Contrast that with the executive order system, which can easily be reversed as we are seeing right now, and the different weights that those carry in the system,” he said.

Major societal changes that involve Congress are going to be much slower, Wuebbles said.

“There is a lot of concern about the dismantling of the more support watching protests against the ban around the country.

Martin McFarlane, director of International Student and Scholar Services, emailed students from the seven countries included in the ban shortly after the executive order was signed.

He advised students against traveling outside the U.S. for the next 30 days and offered his support.

“At the moment, you are probably feeling unwelcome in the country you have chosen to travel to, the country you have chosen to live, study or work in,” he wrote. “I want you to hear the following very clearly: You are wanted at the University of Illinois. You are needed here. And you are valued here. ISSS will continue to advocate for you at both a local and national level, and we encourage you to reach out to us if you feel we can help in any way.”

For Mohammadi, silence from some Americans has upset him more than the executive order itself. He said he does not feel comfortable here anymore.

“I came here with the promise of free education, with freedom of speech, and I came here with the promise that everyone is an immigrant,” he said. “I felt very welcome to come here in the beginning years, but right now, I don’t feel welcome at all.”

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UI is home to 143 refugee students

Students from countries included in the presidential immigration ban may not be let back into the U.S. if they leave.

SYRIA 3

IRAQ 2

IRAN 133

LIBYA 3

SUDAN 1

YEMEN 1 SOMALIA 0

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HYPERLOOP the Hyperloop competition.

The University paid for a group of five students to stay on campus during the summer of 2015 and work on the group’s pod, in preparation for the Hyperloop competition.

The RSO then merged with the senior design team, a course where students designed a hyperloop and created Illini Hyperloop.

“We have very sufficient funding,” Rahman said. “We got support from the dean of Engineering (Andreas Cangellaris). He put his faith in us.”

Original design submissions were due to SpaceX in November 2015, and Illini Hyperloop was notified in December that they would be traveling to Texas A&M for Design Weekend.

After Design Weekend, the group was one of 27 given permission to continue building for the next round

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)... well, that is easier said than done,” he said. “Those things will not be affected in the long term.”

In December, there was a major agreement between 195 countries to do something proactively about changes in climate. One of the aspects of the agreement, which was handled by the U.S. State Department, is that no signee can drop out of the agreement for a period of four years.

When it comes to Trump’s candidate appointees and the course of science policy over the next four years, both Singer and Coppess said that people should not listen to what they say but watch what they do.

“There’s a lot of talk, but even the executive order things are more show than substance,” Coppess said.

“The actions matter, and the process by which those actions are taken matter.”

Coppess said that there are going to be changes, especially because this

of competition, Competition Weekend I. The group then had a year to complete the project but had an unveiling planned for the University’s Quad Day in August 2016.

“That was the first time that we had put all the motors on, they were all spinning up, and we levitated,” said Richard Wendel, head of electronics and sophomore in Engineering.

“For me, because the software was still in the very early phase, I was scared that something was going to go horribly wrong.”

T he demonst rat ion proved to be successful, and the pod levitated on the Main Quad.

Ten months after Design Weekend, in October 2016, a few members of the group traveled to the SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California to test their design.

The pod, while close to completion, still needed some improvements. The group was able to gather data and feedback from

PETITION Iraq, three from Libya, one from Sudan, four from Syria, one from Yemen and zero from Somalia, the seven countries included in the executive order.

Hadi Esfahani, economics and business administration professor, moved to

“It poisons our relationship, not even so much with countries, it poisons relationship with people, individuals in those countries.

It’s not in America’s interest.”

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LAWS side of the airport. However, the crowd grew and speeches began instead.

Rep. Carol Ammons and Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing were among the speakers. Rep. Rodney Davis was noticeably absent, and Ammons made sure to note, asking “And where the hell is Rodney?”

The crowd soon started chanting Ammons’ words.

“If you are truly for the people of East-Central Illinois, then you will get here to Willard Airport not too far, not too difficult to find,” Ammons said. “You will get here and stand with your Muslim people that you claim to represent.”

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Crowds gather to listen to a panel on the Trump administration and its impact on science and environmental law at the Chemical and Life Sciences Lab on Friday. administration has very different priorities from the prior administration.

“This Congress is going to back up the president for awhile,” he said. “How that will play out, we really don’t know. However, things won’t just change overnight.” the U.S. from Iran in 1978.

He understands the desire to prevent terrorists from entering the country, but does not understand why Iran is on the list, since an Iranian has never committed an act of terrorism in the U.S. He said he worries the ban targets Muslims.

“For a lot of Muslims in the community, it reminds them of the way Jews were initially branded in Germany,” he said.

Some professors who signed the petition fear the executive order will destroy the U.S. higher education’s image abroad.

Dan Roth, computer science professor, came to the U.S. from Israel in 1990 to pursue a PhD at Harvard University. He said that some international students will not apply to American universities because of the executive order.

“It’s a clear signal because the issue not only that they are banned from coming for the first time, it impacts the way international students can travel,” Roth said. “If they go to a conference, they may get stuck. If they go home, they may go stuck and may not be able to come back.

And it impacts the way they think about the U.S.” Charles Ledford, assis-

Wuebbles said that there will likely be more of an emphasis on technology and industrial competitiveness and perhaps less of an emphasis on pure research and the understanding of the natural systems.

“We may even see an over-

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tant professor of journalism, signed the petition because he thinks it is “discriminatory” and “immoral.” He thinks the ban hurts the United States’ international appearance.

“It poisons our relationship, not even so much with countries, it poisons relationship with people, individuals in those countries,” he said. “It’s not in America’s interest.”

David Ceperly, physics professor, said signing the petition was a “no brainer.” He hopes signing the petition shows international students the University’s faculty supports them. “(The executive order) goes against everything our country is for,” he said. “We’re supposed to be a nation of immigrants.

And I feel with our graduate and undergraduate students, so many are from other countries, that no, they add to our country, they’re not dangers to our country.”

Sergei Maslov, bioengineering professor, thinks the petition will likely not force the president to reverse course.

He hopes it sends a message to international students that professors at the University do not agree with the executive order.

Spokespeople for the University did not respond to The Daily Illini’s email requests for comment.

Chancellor Robert Jones emailed faculty Sunday afternoon, saying the University is crafting a statement to reassure those from affected countries that the University is monitoring the situation and advocating on their behalf, recommending against any international travel and providing contact numbers for assistance at each campus.

In the email, Jones said Associate Chancellor and University spokeswoman Robin Kaler “will serve as the point of contact for reporting specific cases where our students, faculty, staff postdocs or visiting scholars have been detained or otherwise experienced difficulties because of the new executive order.”

Jones also wrote Vice P rovost Abbas Benmamoun will chair an Administrative Working Group on Immigration.

It will include members from offices around campus to stay updated with policy changes affecting the international student population.

Ammons also briefly Naggar, visiting professor asked where Illinois Gov. in ACES, said he is living Bruce Rauner was. in fear.

Prussing noted Urbana As an immigrant from is one of only four sanctu- Egypt, he’s worried the ary cities in Illinois. The executive order will take others are Chicago, Evan- him away from his two ston and chi ldren.

They were Cicero. bor n i n Though President the U.S. Trump He doesn’t want his recently threatfamily ened to to spl it take away apart. federa l “ W e ANNIE ABBOTT funding hope that DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE to sanctuthe execuSTUDIES ary cities, tive order Prussing will take said she some of is not afraid. these issues into consid“This is a nation of eration,” El-Naggar said. laws,” Prussing said. “I “Separating families has think the new president is been the most important issue for people who live going to find that out.”

Essam Mohamed El- in this country for a long

time and who have been here awhile.”

One of El-Naggar’s daughters, Salma, goes to University High School in Urbana. Though she’s worried too, she’s ready to stand up.

“This is our turn, us immigrants and people of color, to be active,” she said. “That we can make a difference.”

The El-Naggar family came together to rally for themselves and other immigrant families. Essam El-Naggar said he appreciates the support. He doesn’t feel singled-out.

“We’ve been part of the Champaign-Urbana community for the last 20 years,” he said. “We belong to this place.”

“When we fight for women’s rights, we fight for Muslims’ rights.”

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Illini Hyperloop team demonstrates levitation on Quad Day in Auwgust.

SpaceX engineers.

Illini Hyperloop President Rishab Pohane, a sophomore in LAS, said the testing weekend helped the team anticipate what exactly SpaceX was looking for, such as certain safety features for the pod.

all budget decrease,” Wuebbles said.

With regards to diversity in places of power in the science community, the panelists said they don’t really see much changing.

The team then had about three months to make changes before shipping their pod off for the January 2017 competition.

All members in Illini Hyperloop are undergraduate students, which Rahman said is unfamiliar for

a competition of this scope.

Most groups are comprised of paid graduate students.

“We’re basically designing all of our own infrastructures, we’re designing everything from the ground up,” Rahman said. “Aerodynamics has never done

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jklongo2@dailyillini.com this before, no one has ever designed a system that goes in a depressurized tube that goes at the speed of sound with stuff going over it that can carry people.”

Given that this form of travel would be significantly faster than planes, Rahman said the hyperloop could redefine the world.

“For business, if you can work in San Francisco and live in Los Angeles, why not make that trip every day?” Rahman asked. “It’ll change economics for the world, this thing could be scaled up from L.A. to New York.”

Rahman, Wendel and Pohane all expect the hyperloop to become a fully functional part of society within the next 10 to 20 years since other companies around the world are also working on designs.

“It’s not just us,” Pohane said. “SpaceX is just accelerating the progress, they’re just getting the ideas floating around.”

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Conservatives hypocritically support March for Life ISABELLA WINKLER Columnist

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any Americans think of heroism and courage when recalling historic protests such as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the dozens of anti-Vietnam War demonstrations that swept college campuses.

But recently, people seem to be judging protests through an increasingly partisan lens. Conservatives railed against the Women’s March on Washington last weekend following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, yet showed support for the March for Life, an annual anti-abortion protest, on Friday.

Considering Trump was caught on tape admitting to sexual assault and is infamous for his degrading comments about women, the Women’s March was timely, taking place just one day after his inauguration.

Tomi Lahren from The Blaze claimed that people march when they have nothing better to do and “contribute nothing to society.” She also stated that the “whining and self-righteous” women were march-

ing for self-interest, not for the betterment of society.

Conservative politicians condemned the peaceful protesters at the Women’s Marches across the nation.

Trump seemed genuinely perplexed: “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election!

Why didn’t these people vote?” he asked on Twitter, forgetting that the majority of Americans did, in fact, vote against him.

Sen. Bill Kintner resigned after he retweeted a picture ridiculing the Women’s March participants — claiming that they are not in danger of sexual assault, implying that they are unattractive — and simultaneously proving why the Women’s March is still a necessity.

But when it came to the March for Life on Friday, an annual anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C., protesting became a heroic and courageous deed in the eyes of conservatives.

In fact, Vice President Mike Pence even showed up to give his remarks and show support for the protestors.

This is the hypocrisy we see time and time again: Conservatives are quick to call any liberal who voices unhappiness with the new administration a “snow-

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks in front of the thousands of pro-life supporters at a rally near the National Mall during the March for Life Friday in Washington, D.C. flake,” but are the same ones offended by women gathering to protest legitimate concerns about the current administration, sexual assault and women’s access to healthcare.

Conservatives applauded the March for Life participants for defending the unborn, but have done nothing to prove that they will help to better the lives of those babies and their parents once they are

born. In fact, they want to cut the Women, Infants and Children program, which provides food, nutrition services and education for low-income pregnant and postpartum women and their children.

They preach family values and abstinence, even restrict sex education in their states, but have been revealed as the ones who are sexually promiscuous — Senator Bill Kintner

being one of them.

Conservatives claim to be pro-life, but will stop at no end to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides a safety net from lifetime caps and pre-existing conditions — especially for newborn babies born with disabilities or life-threatening conditions.

Considering how aggressively Trump has implemented his extreme poli-

cies in his first 10 days on the job, protests will continue to be a vital tool for his opposition.

And given the size of that opposition, Trump and all conservatives would benefit from trying to understand their concerns instead of ridiculing on social media.

Isabella is a sophomore in ACES. iwinkle2@dailyillini.com

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University must continue to foster global community

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People of the Muslim faith pray near the international arrival gates on Sunday while attending a protest at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Protestors gathered at airports around the country to protest over President Donald Trump’s executive action prohibiting Muslims from certain countries from entering the United States.

Trump’s executive order worsens SHANKARI SURESHBABU Columnist

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resident Donald Trump announced Friday his executive order to ban citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the nation for the next 90 days and any refugees for the next 120.

Along with others who have enough humanity to not discriminate against people based only on their religion, I am outraged at and disappointed by this ban.

It’s difficult to vocalize my complete disbelief that this is the world we live in right now, because it seems so ridiculous.

The point of this ban, in Trump’s own words, is to keep “radical Islamic terrorists” out of the country because “we don’t want them here.”

Now, I must point out the obvious: Just because someone practices Islam, it does not imply that they are a threat, or have any ill will toward the United States.

Banning millions of innocent citizens from entering a country in an effort to keep out just a few people takes all the maturity of a grade school bully.

But unlike the actions of an immature schoolyard bully, the actions of the

president have very real repercussions.

As a self-imposed judge of morality, our country sets a precedent for justice on the international playground. This extreme executive action takes many steps backward from achieving a nuanced approach to this highly complicated issue.

It shows that the United States, in the next four years, won’t be reasonable. It will be impulsive.

It won’t be understanding, but intolerant, and the very freedom that we pride ourselves on as an “unalienable right” will now have disclaimers.

The ban is particularly infuriating because there seems to be no way it will solve any of the problems Trump is trying to combat. This ban is temporary. Are we expecting that in 90 days, “radical Islamic terrorists” will just somehow see the light?

Do you think in three months they will realize the errors of their ways and will come out as red, white and blue fanatics, eating apple pie and singing the Star Spangled Banner?

The truth is, this issue is far more complicated than Trump seems to realize. Putting immigrants and refugees in a time-out for a few months will just create more chaos in an already delicate situation. As

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted, “#MuslimBan will be recorded in history as a great gift to extremists and their supporters.”

Trump is just doing what he thinks is best for the country, and it is easy for relatively uninformed civilians to be confused by his actions.

In retrospect, we can only consider many political decisions to be good or bad ideas, but this executive action seems without a doubt to be a mistake.

It takes strength to be a country with open borders in tumultuous times, and it would be immature and insensitive to just shut out millions of people instead of taking a more reasonable response.

President Trump is not on a reality show anymore — the decisions he makes affect millions of people, and more importantly, our future relations with these countries for years to come.

He has a responsibility to fix problems and the right decision might not always be the easiest solution, but I, for one, was under the impression that we did not elect a child for president.

Shankari is a sophomore in LAS. surshbb2@dailyillini.com

ne hundred and forty-three University students can no longer travel home for the next 30 days.

These 143 Illinois students are from the seven Middle Eastern countries targeted by President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend immigrant and refugee travel into the United States from countries with perceived connections to terrorist actions.

Trump’s order states that if they travel outside of the country, they would be turned away at the border without regard for their living situation or safety.

University students who watched the protests at John F. Kennedy International Airport or Dulles International Airport may have thought Trump’s order would have little effect so far away from the action.

But our government is targeting students even on this campus, solely because of their ethnicity or religion. And their fellow students should consider reaching out to those affected by this order with messages of acceptance and reassurance.

Martin McFarlane, director of Illinois Inter-

national Student and Scholar Services, set a perfect precedent for inclusion in an email to students and faculty potentially affected by the executive order: “At the moment, you are probably feeling unwelcome in the country you have chosen to travel to, the country you have chosen to live, study, or work in,” McFarlane wrote. “I want you to hear the following very clearly. You are wanted at the University of Illinois. You are needed here. And you are valued here.”

Trump’s order goes against the fundamental beliefs that have driven the University’s mission of global diversity. And we support the University for making significant efforts to contact and help the faculty and students targeted by the order.

In an internal email, Chancellor Robert Jones told the school’s department heads that the University’s human resources department and legal counsel were reaching out to the students and faculty for further assistance.

Other colleges such as the University of Michigan and the University of Notre Dame released statements opposing Trump’s actions this week, and we trust the

University will follow suit. Jones said President Tim Killeen and Vice President Barbara Wilson would soon release a statement regarding the executive order.

We must not tolerate aggressive executive action that bypasses the courts to discriminate against people in need.

Refugees often come from dangerous situations most students can’t fathom, and Trump’s policy puts them further at risk.

These actions go beyond the politics of further radicalizing those who believe the country doesn’t tolerate Islam beyond the reckless abandonment of American values. Rejecting many of the people coming from war-torn countries such as Syria is simply inhumane.

We support the thousands of people offering their time or expertise to the many families hoping to enter the country, whether they’re returning home from vacation or starting a new life.

It may feel as though our small actions on campus have little effect compared to their efforts. But we can still work to make everybody feel secure in a country that’s supposed to welcome all with open arms.

BRIAN BAUER THE DAILY ILLINI

Protesters set a standard for acceptance and equaity in opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order Sunday at Willard Airport.

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Louis The Child returns for fourth Canopy Club show The DJs released ‘Love is Alive’ this past week

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Krannert Art Museum offers a free, unique yoga class for students and locals on Friday

Krannert Art Museum hosts free yoga class

BY TESS O’BRIEN STAFF WRITER

Calming music spreads throughout the basement studio of the Krannert Art Museum. The soft overhead lighting bounces off of the beautiful hardwood floor. Once a week, the same crowd of about 30 people gather to appreciate the art offered at the museum. In this studio, however, there are no paintings hung up on the walls, no sculptures to admire, no installations of any sort. The only things adorning the room are the 30 foam mats evenly spaced on the floor.

Widely practiced and largely accepted as a way to achieve peace of mind and body, yoga is an athletic discipline that many people find extremely beneficial to increase mobility and relieve stress. The Krannert Art Museum promotes the practice through its series of free yoga classes held at noon on Fridays in its basement classroom studio.

Gene Grass, resident of Urbana, started attending the classes about three years ago after a friend referred him. Grass is a cyclist, who averages over 100 miles of biking per week, and found that yoga improves his workouts. The Friday classes, he said, makes his long Sunday rides much more painless.

“The art gives it a great atmosphere,” Grass said.

“It’s really pleasant this way, rather than being in a gym environment. And then

the people who come here all want to better themselves and that’s great too. It’s a nice quiet spot here.”

The class is situated in a sectioned-off gallery, where various forms of art can be appreciated just around the corner. Instructor Jodi Adams, who has been working with the program for five years, said sometimes installations are hung on the walls of the studio, which makes for an even more calming atmosphere.

“I think that yoga is available anywhere,” Adams said.

“And the fact that they do it here for free — it’s beautiful. I like the vibe of this place. Sometimes we get to practice upstairs in the big gallery, and that’s a ton of fun. I personally like yoga outside and when it’s nice, actually, we do go outside.

Many people have never done that.”

Krannert Art Museum started offering the class about 10 years ago when Deb Lister, one of the main figureheads of yoga in the community, started it. Once she moved out of the community, the instructing position was passed down to Adams, who has been practicing yoga for about 20 years.

Clementine Zimnicki, freshman in LAS, said she wishes she could attend the free classes, but is unable to do so due to her schedule.

She started practicing yoga as a requirement for her high school gym class.

Zimnicki said she continued practicing once the class was over because “it was really, really calming” and makes her feel healthier.

The extent of yoga’s benefits is widely debated among professionals, but in general, it is agreed that yoga increases flexibility, promotes a balanced metabolism and creates mental clarity. Yoga classes also create social opportunities, both between the instructor and the entire class.

Grass said that classes at Krannert are fun because of the tight-knit community.

“When I came here, I knew maybe one or two other people,” Grass said. “And then you see the same people every week, and you get to know them and talk with them and see them outside of the yoga class.”

Some of the people who attend the classes have been there since the program first started, but there are always newcomers who are interested in trying it out. Therefore, Adams offers alternatives and variations to each of the poses to ensure that everyone, regardless of skill level, is able to participate.

“It’s not just one size fits all,” Adams said. “There’s always going to be something we can’t do and we can either let that defeat us or let that fire us up, and maybe try something new, and I think that’s a beautiful approach to the practice.”

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Louis the Child, the DJ duo Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett, per for med S at u rd ay night at Canopy Club in Urbana. The duo is known for electronic dance music and has been musically active since 2013. The sold-out show featured new songs released this week.

The show featured new elements the duo has yet to use in Urbana. The band's manager, Joey Papoutsis, said this was the fourth time Louis the Child has performed at Canopy Club. The duo last performed in Champaign at the Pygmalion Festival in September.

The DJs said they were excited to be back at the Canopy Club this time because they had their own production with them.

The last time Louis the Child played at Canopy Club they did not have their own lights or visuals,

so they said it's nice to come back to Urbana and "level up the show."

M addy Nordst rom, freshman in Education, purchased her tickets back in December. Nordstrom said she was excited to see that Louis the Child was returning to Urbana and wanted to make sure she was able to get tickets.

“I think it's awesome t hey ' re c om i ng to Champaign. They're one of my favorites,” Nordstrom said.

A new addition to their show is a song they just dropped this week, "Love is Alive."

“I think we put on a fun and really happy show,” Hauldren said. “I think what is unique about it is that it makes people feel good and we try to do that.

We are just there to have a fun time and listen to some dope music.”

The duo said they think Canopy Club is a great spot to perform and they enjoy coming to Urbana because it attracts a really fun crowd.

“We love all the people who work here," they said.

"Everyone over there, they really take care of us."

Hauldren and Kennett

attended high school at New Trier in Winnetka, Illinois, before moving to California to work on music professionally.

Hauldren said they both have a lot of friends that go to the University.

“It’s cool to come back and play for them in a different place,” Hauldren said.

In fact, Hauldren comes from four generations of Illinois alumni. Both his mother and father attended the University.

“That's pretty crazy to go play around U of I and do the I-L-L, I-N-I chants,” Hauldren said.

Rachel Pflum, junior in AHS, said she likes that Louis the Child has a connection to the University, and she thinks that it helps with the morale surrounding the event. “ B ei ng from t he Chicago area, the duo has a large number fans at the University who know them personally, which is a really amazing experience for fans and for them,” Pflum said.

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Louis the Child passes out merchandise to a cheering crowd at Pygmalion Festival 2016 at the Accord.

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LIFE & CULTURE

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Andrew Bird is coming to Urbana on Monday at 8 p.m. at Canopy Club. Bird is from Illinois and would visit the University when he was in college at Illinois Wesleyan. The Illinois native said he thinks the Canopy Club performance “should be a fun show.”

Andrew Bird talks ‘Are You Serious’ Bird’s album ‘Are You Serious’ was released in April 2016 and touches on more serious topics. It’s based around his time living with his wife in New York and their having a son.

BY LILLIAN BARKLEY FEATURES EDITOR

Editor’s note: This interview has been condensed and edited.

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ndrew Bird is serious.

Known for his esoteric lyrics and epic instrumental solos, Bird has focused on stripped-down, heartfelt lyrics for his album "Are You Serious" — the most recent of 13 solo albums and nine EPs and singles.

The album was born from his time living in New York City with his wife and raising a son together. It's a shift from his earlier artistically experimental work.

Bird will be performing at 8 p.m. Monday at Canopy Club in Urbana. Tickets are $31 in advance and $36 at the door.

The Daily Illini talked to Bird about growing up, staying traditional and going on tour.

Daily Illini: How did your writing process for this album differ from previous albums?

Andrew Bird: Well, a couple of things happened. I would say that lyrically I felt more of a urgent impatience to cut to the quick and less patience with my former self that might incline toward cryptic lyrics. On the musical end, I was kind of impressed with how much time I spent before we recorded production, just tightening the songs. The previous couple records were a little like live, scrappy, let's do something real and screw production; whereas, this one embraced production a little more, at least the good parts.

DI: What are the good parts?

AB: I've always had an aversion to doing anything that couldn't possibly happen

live in the studio. There's still this kind of disconnect even though this age of electronic music, its dominance, you still have this block of "that couldn't possibly happen" or a singer who's playing with a super loud song and singing in their head voice, you know, it's impossible. So, I don't like to sound bigger or more awesome than I could possibly be. It just sounds silly to me, and I've always been a big proponent of the analog, the old-school recording techniques, not out of nostalgia, but out of the quest for a better, more pleasing sound. I think it's a digital world, it's too much information, too many bits being throw at our brains to be processed, and it's wearing.

I don't know, I just have a very strong reaction to tones ... there's something with older techniques that reduce the amount of information you're getting, and it's just the sound.

DI: You've been classically trained in music since a young age. Do you think that affects your predisposition for doing things a little more classically?

AB: No, because I was never a good student in the sense that I never did what was asked of me. I was very reluctant to completely be indoctrinated in the classical world. I always was fairly rebellious in that world, and I haven't had much to do with it since I was 20, 21 years old. I mean, certainly the tone that I get out of the violin — I've always been obsessed with that instrument from an early age. But the stuff I'm talking about is not necessarily as valued in classical music as you'd think.

DI: This album has been seen

as a little more accessible and more "pop" than your previous albums. Is there a particular reason for that?

AB: It's hard to say. It's a matter of degrees, really.

I don't think it's that much more pop, it's just that there's a restraint and a brevity that I like about pop music — it's one of the only things I like about pop music. But it's really hard to do. It's the hardest thing to do. It's very easy for me to go off and be experimental and play wild solos and pat myself

“I feel stronger than I did in music which is strange as I’m getting older ... but I feel more solid and like I’m singing differently and better than I have.”

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on the back for being artistic, but the hardest thing for me to do is to write a really catchy, melodic song that speaks to as many people as possible.

That's the ultimate challenge.

This is the hardest record maybe I've ever made, this and "Mysterious Production of Eggs" were the most grueling, painstaking "scrap it, start over" kind of records.

DI: This record contains more inspiration from not only your personal struggles, but also your wife's struggles and from

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having a child together. Did that impact the difficulty of making this album?

AB: It was very difficult when the record came out, yes.

Writing it was natural — you write about what you know, and I knew some hard times, so there you go. But having it be about some personal and private things, that's the whole point of the title really. I've just kind of making fun of myself really for fi nally making this record that my younger self might have looked on with some suspicion. I've always looked at the confessional "bleeding-heart" songwriting style with a little incredulity.

It's very strange to be talking (about it). It's not strange at all to perform the songs at all live because there's a sacred pact between you and your audience: They have your back. But when you get into the journalistic realm, it feels very peculiar, unpleasant to discuss things outside of the song. There's something safe about the song format. But yeah, when the record came out ... every time I was talking about it I felt I was betraying (them). It's no fun.

DI: Have you found that touring is different because of you family?

AB: It just gets harder and harder as the child gets more conscious and they start to understand the passage of time. The fi rst couple years, you can really say, “I'll be right back,” and they'll maybe not feel it as much, but now it's getting harder. This one especially feels pretty tough.

It just started. It's pretty rough.

DI: Along with touring, why

did you decide to play at Canopy Club rather than another arena show?

AB: We got offered this Lumineers tour, they're all arenas, they're massive. We do what we call "fi ll dates," when there's more than one day off, I've got 12 people on the payroll I've got to keep paying.

I wish I could give you a more inspirational answer, but it is purely economics. But, it is nice. We only get to play 45 minutes each show, and it goes by in a split second, so it is nice to play in a rock-nroll club. It's good for morale. I fi nd the smaller the venue, the closer the band is together, the better we feel about ourselves and our music.

DI: Is there a sentimentality you get from playing in Illinois since you're Illinois born and raised?

AB: Sure, I mean — not just Chicago but I've spent time in rural parts. I actually went to Illinois Wesleyan for one year, and I would go down to U of I to visit friends. It's familiar territory. I understand the people better than I do in other places.

DI: Do you have any other comments about the tour and the album?

AB: Gosh, I don't know. In spite of those hard times I was talking about this record and this record cycle, I feel stronger than I did in music, which is strange as I'm getting older, you would think that, but I feel more solid and like I'm singing differently and better than I have. I think this should be a fun show.

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MEN’S GYMNASTICS

CLUB SPORTS

League of Legends conference premieres

BY MASAKI SUGIMOTO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

BRIAN BAUER THE DAILY ILLINI

Illinois’ Joey Peters prepares for the parallel bars in the meet against Minnesota at Huff Hall on Saturday. Peters returned from an injury this year.

Peters: student, gymnast, TA

BY TATIANIA PERRY STAFF WRITER

Joey Peters came to Illinois in 2013 as a two-year American junior national team member.

The all-around gymnast was highly anticipated and quickly showed the Illini that he lived up to the hype.

Within the first month of his collegiate career, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. By the end of the season, Peters had earned the title of All-American in the all-around.

He further expanded his brand sophomore year, earning the bulk of his awards on the rings.

In his junior year, he outdid himself, setting career bests in the floor, rings, vault and the all-around.

However, Peters wasn’t just impressive in the gym but also in the classroom.

He has been a three-time Champaign Gymnastics Academy First Team All-American Scholar-Athlete selection, as well as an Academic All-Big Ten member for the past three years in a row.

But at the beginning of Peters’ senior season, he suffered a season-ending — potentially careerending — injury to his left rotator cuff.

Peters was unaware of the severity of his injury.

“I normally have shoulder flair ups all the time so we kind of went through the same protocol that we’ve always done,” Peters said.

“This time I guess something was actually wrong. Just pushing through it made it worse — to the point that I couldn’t do anything.”

Peters didn’t compete in what should have been his senior year.

“You cannot understand how hard the all-around is in the sport of gymnastics right now,” said head coach Justin Spring.

After the surgery, Peters spent the summer doing basic rehab, not just on his shoulder but his wrist and knee as well.

“I read online that Drew Brees had the same exact shoulder surgery that I had and was back throwing footballs within eight months after his surgery,” Peters said. “I kind of compared it to that. If he could do it, so can I.” During that summer, he lived by one rule — put good in and get good out.

He stayed in instead of partying, staying away from drinking altogether. He changed his diet to focus on being as healthy as possible, but Peters mostly just forced himself to relax and let his body repair itself.

“It was not an easy summer, and he has come back and placed himself as one of our top all-arounders,” Spring said.

Since Peters had gotten injured, the program offered his scholarship to an incoming freshman.

Instead of being angry or negative, he shrugged and said “SHIT happens,” and immediately went into planning for his next step —

the idea of quitting never crossed his mind.

“The first thing I thought of was to call my parents, letting them know they might be having to dish out $40,000 for my final year,” Peters said.

Fortunately, it didn’t have to come to that.

After applying to various grad programs on campus, Peters settled on the Kinesiology master’s program where he landed a graduate internship.

“Basically (it’s) like a full scholarship; I do research a couple hours a week and TA a few (kinesiology) classes twice a week as well,” Peters said. “With that, I get my tuition waived and I get a monthly stipend along with it (which) was basically just another full scholarship.”

Being a student athlete and working at the same time can be difficult, but Peters has advisers to help him balance his time. His adviser is the wife of a former gymnast, Ian Rice, and Peters said Ian is like another adviser.

“They understand the training that goes into that and they are super flexible to schedule things around my time,” Peters said. “I’m very thankful, they make it possible for me to train at the highest level that I can possibly train at and also work and do research and that stuff as well.”

After getting over the hur-

A new team is representing the Illini.

It won’t compete on the hardwood, the football field or in a gym. These players will instead be at a computer playing League of Legends — a video game.

League of Legends is described as a multiplayer online battle arena.

According to Riot Games, the creators of League of Legends, about 67 million users played its game every month in 2014.

The Big Ten Network has started its own League of Legends program where students at Big Ten universities will represent their schools to see who is the best at the game.

A collection of undergraduate and graduate students will be representing Illinois in its inaugural season, and all Big Ten schools besides Penn State and Nebraska will have a team competing.

The creation of the league comes off the success of the BTN Invitational that had teams from Michigan State and Ohio State play a match that was streamed by BTN. “We are confident that, together with Riot, we can build a successful platform for future esports intercollegiate competition,” Erin Harvego, the vice president of marketing for BTN, said in a press release.

“We hope to learn a lot in this pilot season.”

This follows the trends of more traditional sports investing in esports.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are organizations that have begun investing in esports by buying their own pro esports teams.

Even Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal have invested in pro esports.

Some schools have even started scholarship programs for esports players, including the University of California Irvine and Robert Morris University.

Each player competing in the BTN conference will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship, with the managers and coaches making $2,500.

Jake Astin, a graduate student in Business and manager of the team, said that this league and others like it will be better for the game.

“This will be more of a move to legitimize esports in a collegiate space,” Astin said. “These sorts of leagues allow for a way to develop

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Beasley's career best not enough for Illini, losing streak continues

BY JACOB DIAZ STAFF WRITER

Illinois women's basketball guard Brandi Beasley set her career high in points against Penn State with 28, grabbed seven rebounds and led the team with five assists.

But her performance was not enough to make the game close, as Illinois lost on the road again, 82- 66. It was Illinois's fourth-straight loss, and its eighth-straight loss on the road.

After the Illini started slow in the first quarter, they quickly responded.

The game continued in that fashion throughout the first half, with Penn State going on long runs and the Illini answering back and keeping the game close.

In the first half, Illinois rec eived o f fe n s i v e c ont r ibutions from

Cour tney Joens, A li Andrews and Jaelyne Kirkpatrick, but as the game wore on, all three of those players completely faded out of the attack.

Without bench contributions, the Illini turned to their offensive stalwarts, Beasley and A lex Wit ti nger, but Wittinger also struggled down the stretch.

With no other options, Beasley took over. The freshman scored nine of Illinois' 14 third quarter points and assisted on three of the other five.

“She did a lot of good things and kept fighting,” Illinois head coach Matt Bollant said. “(She) hit a lot of good pull-ups; she did a lot. She had five assists as well, so she shared the basketball as well.”

While the Illini's lack of scoring from the bench

caused them to fall behind, the Lady Lions' bench helped their lead to grow.

Led by senior forward Kaliyah Mitchell's 16 points, the Lady Lions racked up 30 bench points.

“I thought Mitchell really gave them a lift.

She had 16 points and six rebounds,” Bollant said.

“She's someone who hasn't had a lot of 15-point games, so she gave them a huge lift for sure.”

Mitchell, Lindsey Spann and Peyton Whitted sealed the game for the Lady Lions and extended Illinois' road woes.

Much like last season when the Illini finished 1-10 away from the State Farm Center, Bollant's team will head into the latter part of the season without a road win. Illinois has three road

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Penn State 82, Illinois 66 Key Performer:

Brandi Beasley finished with a career high 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists

Key Player:

Brandi Beasley was responsible for 11 out of the 14 points the Illini scored in the third quarter.

Hidden Stat:

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Illinois has lost four straight of the last eight road games.

Illinois continued its losing streak despite the best efforts of Brandi Beasley. It’s the Illini’s fourth-straight loss.

HOCKEY

O’Brien leads Illinois to pair of home wins over Indiana this weekend

BY STEPHEN COHN STAFF WRITER

The Illinois hockey team was knocking its sticks against the boards and enjoying Tommy O’Brien's moment before its game against Indiana on Friday.

“And Tommy O’Brien is the head coach for your Illinois Fighting Illini,” PA announcer Larry Kimball announced over the Illinois Ice Arena’s speakers.

O’Brien, usually Illinois hockey’s assistant coach, got a taste of head coaching experience in the absence of head coach Nick Fabbrini last weekend.

The Illini were short-handed without Fabbrini, forward James McGing, defenseman Tyler Opilka and goalie Joe Olen. The quartet is part of

the Winter World University Games’ U.S. team. They are currently competing in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the tournament.

O’Brien had no prior head coaching experience, but he led the Illini to a pair of wins over the Division II Hoosiers.

Illinois toppled Indiana 8-4 on Friday behind two-goal nights from forwards Grant Stueve and Chris Lozinak.

Stueve said his teammates were doing a good job of setting him up for high-percentage shots.

“The guys were just giving me the puck, and it just happens to be on my stick right in front of the slot, and I’ve been able to put it into the net,” Stueve said.

Champaign-native and Indiana forward Trent Kunis

sent a group of friends and family into roaring applause after a third-period score.

The sophomore has seven goals this season.

O’Brien tried to have fun with his role this weekend but still found himself frus-

Illinois vs. Indiana

trated with Illinois’ third period performance in the first game, which resulted in two allowed goals. “(We need to) tighten it up in the defensive zone,”

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Quote of the Game:

The Illini had three players with two-goal weekends as they cruised to two blowout victories.

“And Tommy O’Brien is the head coach for your Illinois Fighting Illini.”

- PA Announcer Larry Kimball

Key Player:

Up Next:

Goalie David Heflin grabbed his eighth win of the season on Saturday.

Illinois is off until Ohio visits the Big Pond on Feb. 10.

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Illinois’ Mark Candotti handles the puck during the game against Indiana University on Saturday. Tommy O’Brien stepped in as interim head coach for the game.

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Editor’s note: Every week, The Daily Illini sports staff ranks the basketball teams in the Big Ten, 1-14, and compiles the lists into its own Big Ten power rankings.

1. Wisconsin 18-3, 7-1 No. 15 Wisconsin had an easy week with games against Penn State and Rutgers. Despite only winning by seven against the Scarlet Knights, there’s no reason for the Badgers to drop in this week’s rankings.

2. Purdue 17-5, 6-3 The No. 20 Boilermakers had a slower week than most. Purdue extended its win streak to three with an 11-point win over Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, despite being tied at halftime thanks to Caleb Swanigan’s 25 points and 17 rebounds.

3. Maryland 19-2, 7-1 Maryland basketball continues to dominate as they leave this week 2-0 and ranked No. 22 in the country. The Terps’ six-game win streak is currently the longest in the Big Ten thanks to wins against Rutgers and Minnesota.

4. Northwestern 18-4, 7-2 Northwestern had an undefeated week and is now three games away from 20 victories with 10 games left in the season. What a crazy world we live in.

MEN’S WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Illinois adds stunts, downs Bucks

BY RYAN WILSON STAFF WRITER

Head coach Matt Buchi looked over to his left and pulled out an imaginary bow from his back.

He aimed it at Patrick Tomic, who was sitting on the opposite side of the bench, and pulled back his right arm in the direction of Tomic. Tomic, then playing off the fun, then fell back and flailed on the ground.

“Ahhhhh!” Buchi then yelled.

The stunt, which happened twice after Illinois hit a pair of shots in front of its bench, came during the team’s second game against the Canadian National Academy over the weekend.

The Illini went on to win the game, 64-40, and finished the tournament at 3-1.

“We came into (the home series) with the concept of, we are just going to be consistent in what we do and just work and go at it one

possession at a time,” Buchi said.

In addition to the two wins against Canada, the tournament was highlighted by Illinois’ first win over the Milwaukee Bucks this season.

The Bucks, an elite-level team in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA), have several Paralympians, including 6-footer Nate Hinze and scoring threats Rebecca Murray and Jeremy “Opie” Lade. The trio, led by 51 points from Hinze and Murray, played a key role in the team’s win over Illinois on Nov. 13 at the Second City Classic in Chicago.

But in their second matchup against the Illini, Lade was out coaching the USA U23 Team in Argentina.

It forced Hinze, who could often be seen swinging his arms in frustration, and Murray to shoulder most of the responsibilities

for the Bucks.

“We know our roles with (Lade) in the game, so this has tested us to go a little bit outside of our roles,” Murray said. “A lot of us handled the ball more than we normally would.”

Hinze and Murray finished with a combined 18 points. They also took 22 of the team’s 34 field goal attempts.

Illinois, despite being without the injured Tim Nagel, saw a 29-point game from Spencer Heslop. He also had nine rebounds and three assists, which is more than Hinze and Murray had all game.

“Spence had a game that he shot out of his mind,” Buchi said. “That really helped us out, kind of boost our offense.”

Tomic, who did not score in the game, said he felt Hinze’s production was kept to a minimum.

“It was awesome to see

Results Game 1: 52-44 win over Canada Game 2: 44-22 win over Bucks Game 3: 47-41 win over Bucks Game 4: 64-40 win over Canada how well we were able to push out Nate Hinze (out of the paint) to make sure he got the least amount of looks as possible,” Tomic said.

The Illini will play again next weekend in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. A sequel to the bow-and-arrow stunt has yet to be seen.

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5. Michigan 14-8, 4-5 Michigan had its fourth 90-point game of the season in an absolute beat down against Indiana.

The Wolverines’ starting five all had double-digit points as they cruised to a 90-60 win against the Hoosiers. I’m not sure if Michigan can keep that up, but it was impressive to watch.

6. Indiana 14-8, 4-5 Things appeared to be trending upward for the Hoosiers until they were recently embarrassed in a 30-point loss to Michigan. The season might be at jeopardy with James Blackmon Jr. out indefinitely with a lower leg injury.

7. Michigan State 13-9, 5-4 Last week, Michigan State had an opportunity at a statement game against Purdue and the Spartans didn’t deliver. In the midst of a three-game losing streak, Michigan State fans may have to start planning NIT watch parties.

8. Iowa 12-10, 4-5 Iowa continues to be inconsistent this season after following up a loss to Illinois with a win against Ohio State.

9. Penn State 12-10, 4-5 Penn State did what they were supposed to do last week — lost to Wisconsin and beat Illinois.

It doesn’t really help them nor hurt them in this week’s power rankings.

10. Minnesota 15-7, 3-6 Minnesota was a few possessions away from turning around its season last week with a sixpoint loss to Ohio State and a seven-point loss to No. 22 Maryland. But, “almost” won’t cut it in the Big Ten. 11. Illinois 13-9, 3-6 The Illini ended their three-game losing streak, but have since then started a new one. Road games continue to haunt Illinois after losing 71-67 at Penn State. But they came back from a 20-point deficit in the second half to make the game close against the Nittany Lions.

12. Ohio State 13-9, 3-6 Ohio State had a nice slate of games last week and failed to capitalize. While Ohio State stood tough with Northwestern, it then allowed a young Iowa team to score 85 points in a 13-point loss.

13. Nebraska 10-11, 4-5 The plummet continues for the Cornhuskers, whose season almost resembles an extremely volatile stock. With some tough opponents ahead, I might advise you to continue to short Nebraska’s season.

14. Rutgers 12-10, 1-8 This is the Rutgers basketball we have come to grow and love. After picking up a rare win in conference play, the Scarlet Knights are back to their losing ways and have allowed Illinois to not be last in our power rankings.

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HOCKEY O’Brien said. “We got a little loose there at the end and gave up too many odd-man rushes and too many turnovers at the blue line. That’s not our game.”

The Illini won handily on Saturday, 7-1. Top-line forward David Kellner scored two goals.

Junior David Heflin got the nod in goal Saturday after senior Zev Grumet-Morris allowed four goals Friday night. Heflin improved to 8-1-1 this season and nearly had his third shutout.

Heflin said his teammates made his job simple

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WBBALL games left, including one against No. 3 Maryland.

Bollant said he hopes that if Beasley fills the stat sheet again, she has some

FROM 1B

PETERS dles he faced academically, Peters returned to the team this year, during his first year of graduate school.

After his first official meet — the Windy City

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Illinois’ Spencer Heslop passes the ball in the tournament against Canadian Academy on Saturday at the ARC. The Illini put a lighthearted spin on the weekend by adding theatrics from the bench.

WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Height weakness shows for Illini over weekend

BY RYAN WILSON STAFF WRITER

The Illinois women’s wheelchair basketball team started this season knowing that it would have a height disadvantage.

Though the team added more height in the middle of the season with freshman transfer Janet Scanlon, that was still not enough in the Illini's 0-2 showing over the weekend.

Illinois lost both games to the Canadian National Academy Team, which was led by Kady Dandeneau and Paralympian Tamara Steeves.

Dandeneau and Steeves averaged 26 and 17 points, respectively, as their team capitalized on Illinois’ height weakness.

The two consistently converted Illini turnovers and offensive rebounds into layups over Illinois defenders.

In the first game of the series, Canada, coached by former Illinois coach Mike Frogley, scored 22 of its first 25 points in the paint. That was in addition to a 27-8 run in the first 12 minutes.

The two teams’ play leveled off toward the latter half of the game, with both Canada and Illinois scoring eight points apiece in the fourth

on Saturday.

“The guys out in front of me were battling hard and getting pucks deep,” Heflin said. “They’re banging bodies and just scoring goals.

They made it easy for me.”

Heflin is considered the team’s backup, but he has made a case for why he should get late-season and playoff starts.

He said it does not matter what role Fabbrini and O’Brien give him as the season comes to a close and Olen returns from the tournament.

“Whatever my role ends up being, I will 100 percent own it, whether it’s playing every minute or playing 30 seconds,” Heflin said.

“Whatever it is, that’s what

I want to be for my team.”

Illinois does not hit the ice again until CSCHL-rival Ohio visits the Ice Arena for a weekend series on Feb. 10-11. The Illini split an early season series on the road against the Bobcats.

O’Brien will lose his interim head coaching tag as Fabbrini returns for the series.

The trio of players will also be available to compete against Ohio.

The interim coach still said he took pleasure in getting to coach the guys for a weekend.

“It feels nice to win,” O’Brien said. “I thought they did really well, and I’m happy for them.”

support and that his team plays a more disciplined game.

T wo of Be asley's teammates fouled out, and the team as a whole finished with 22 personal fouls.

“We went in for some

offensive rebounds and then committed some fouls that weren't real smart,” Bollant said. “Thirty-one free throws is a lot free throws; We have to be more disciplined.”

Invitational in Chicago — Peters placed third in the all-around scoring 79.550, seven points below his personal best, 86.550. The following week at Arizona State he finished second with an 81.200.

While the scores might not be close to Peters’ personal best,

Spring said he was impressed with the gymnast’s ability to come back as one of the best.

“It came with an incredible amount of fight, and I’m just really proud of where he is right now,” Spring said.

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Erica Wilson (23) takes a freethrow shot against the Canadian National Academy in the ARC on Friday. The Illini went 0-2 over the weekend. quarter.

Illinois freshman Erica Wilson had a team-high 10 points and was the only Illini to score in double figures in the game.

In the second game, though, no Illini scored in double figures, while Canada’s two leading scorers each added 21-plus points.

They lifted Canada to a 21-8 scoring run in the first 15 minutes of the second game and eventually sent Illinois to a 60-22 loss. The Illini shot

30.2 percent in the game and had fewer than 10 points in the paint. Canada shot 60 percent, which was bolstered by 24 points in the paint.

Illinois senior Shelby Gruss, whose main contributions came in the form of setting picks and passing, said she learned about the importance of anticipating the action.

“You always got to be ready for the next … one or two plays ahead to be able to dictate on offense,” she said.

Scanlon, in her home debut with the Illini, said the weekend series still gave them a chance to try new strategies.

“I feel like the whole weekend was just about being able to function as a team and work differently with each other,” Scanlon said. “And that’s awesome.”

Illinois, now 7-8 on the season, will play again next weekend in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

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LEAGUE new talent. These leagues in the long run will develop professional leagues.”

Illini eSports, the RSO that runs the League of Legends team as well as other competitive esports teams, knew around the end of last year that Riot Games and Big Ten Network were interested in creating a conference together.

The Big Ten will be split into East and West divisions. The teams will play in a round-robin, and the top four teams from each division will be placed in a tournament where the championship will be broadcast on BTN. This has offered the teams at the Big Ten schools a chance to show off their skills.

“I always played competitive sports, and competition is something I thrive off of,” T.J. Bjorklund, freshman in DGS, said. “Doing this still allows me to be competitive.

It is nice to have that sense of competition and having a team that shares a similar goal.”

The members of the Illinois esports team, like any involved student, have to balance both being a student and their time in League.

The teams play scrimmages against other teams about three times a week and have regular “VOD review

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Members of the Illinois League of Legends team review videos of previous games to see where they can improve. sessions" where they watch recordings of their matches and analyze and learn from them much like film study.

Bjorkland said that, as a freshman, he has figured out a good balance between school and playing League.

“It is the same thing as almost anything else you make a commitment to,” Bjorklund said. “You just gotta make time for it. Maybe instead of homework at night, you do 30-minute bursts in between classes. Overall, it’s not too difficult.”

The team is confident that it can be more competitive this season.

“In previous years, we were less organized; there was inconsistent practice,” Astin said. “We are building an identity and a team together. We know we need to put in a lot of work to do some catching up.”

According to Armando

Gomez Jr., junior in Engineering and the team’s coach, the team is currently ranked within the top 2 percent of players who play League of Legends.

“We expect to win the West division, and our main competition is in the Eastern division,” Gomez said.

The Illini said they are ready to prove how good they are throughout the season.

“We’re all focused on the same goal together,” Gomez said. “We want to make sure together that Illinois has at least one winning team. We want to prove that we are a really coordinated and competitive team.”

Illinois played its first game against Wisconsin, losing 2-1 in a best of three set. The team's next matchup will be against Purdue on Feb. 4.

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WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

UI defeats Penn State in Pink Meet; LeDuc wins all-around

BY DANIELLE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

After recognizing the breast cancer survivors that attended its annual pink meet, the Illinois women’s gymnastics team went on to defeat Penn State, 195.625-193.250.

Lizzy L eDuc, last week’s Big Ten Gymnast of the Week, won the allaround with four solid performances.

“I really do try to focus on one event at a time,” LeDuc said. “Today I hit four for four and I’m really happy about that. Getting the title for all-around was just a bonus.”

The Illini started at vault for the first rotation. Mary Jane Horth got the team in the right direction with a 9.725. Following her was Erin Buchanan with a 9.700.

LeDuc finished the first rotation with a 9.800.

Trailing Penn State by 0.125, the Illini had better luck in the second rotation as they took on the uneven bars. Karen Howell scored a 9.850, marking a careerhigh and the first place title.

Sarah Lyons started the Illini off with a season-high 9.825. LeDuc continued the momentum forward in the round with a 9.750. Rachel Donovan fi nished for the Illini in the second rotation with a career-high of 9.725,

“Karen is so modest,” said head coach Kim Landrus.

“I’ve seen such growth from her. She’s such a great competitor and athlete. It was good to see her hit that bar routine and succeed.”

After tallying a 48.975, the Illini took the lead going into the third rotation, but it was a tough rotation for the team on the balance beam. LeDuc led the Illini with a 9.850. Brielle Nguyen landed a 9.825, and Bridget Hodan pulled out a 9.800.

Mary Jane Horth had a hard time: she fell and tallied a 9.150.

“This team did good on vault. Of course it wasn’t our best, but it’ll help us get strong down the road,” Landrus said.

Even after a shaky rotation, Illinois led the way going into the fourth rotation. LeDuc took over the floor with a first place title and a 9.875. Erin Buchanan fi nished with a season-high 9.825. Howell and Nguyen scored a 9.800. Haylee Roe nailed a season-high with a 9.775.

“Our energy was very high,” said Howell. “We picked each other up the entire time.”

Illinois will next face Minnesota at Huff Hall this weekend.

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Lizzy LeDuc on the balance beam during the match against Michigan at Huff Hall on Jan. 22, 2016. She was recently named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week and she dominated the all-around Sunday.

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Diab leads Illini to first home meet, with many career bests

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After a few rocky rotations, the No. 3 Illinois men’s gymnastics team beat No. 5 Minnesota 416.500 - 413.750 in its fi rst home meet of the season.

Junior Bobby Baker started off the fi rst rotation on floor with a 14.300. Sophomore Alex Diab contributed with a 14.500, but freshman Sebastian Quiana was the star of this event, scoring a career best of 14.650, earning his fi rst title on the floor.

The Illini ended the fi rst rotation with a team score of 70.700, roughly four points ahead of Minnesota, who started on pommel horse.

The Illini moved onto pommel horse for their second rotation. Head Coach Justin Spring said this event would be rather rough, which was an understatement.

After many slips from his teammates, senior Matt Foster earned his third straight event title with a 13.950. The team fi nished this rotation with a 66.400.

“Horse was rough to say the least,” sophomore Johnny Jacobson said. “We’re

nowhere near where we need to have been ranked — number one in the country I think on horse — then to get a 66. Yeah, that was rough.”

On the rings, there were three Illini who posted season-best scores. Junior Dennis Minton posted a 14.000, Baker scored a 14.200 and

Diab had a 14.900 for his third-straight rings title of the season. In the conclusion of the rotation, the Illini had a team score of 70.450, the best ranked score of the season so far.

In the fourth rotation, Minnesota earned its fi rst and only event title of the day on vault. However, Bak-

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Also with individual season-bests were Jacobson, Diab and Joey Peters. In his Illini debut on the event, Quiana helped add to the team’s score with a 13.900.

The Illini shifted to parallel bars next, where Jacobson earned his third-

straight title with a 14.450.

Heading into the fi nal rotation — high bar — down by less than a point, the Illini proved why they are ranked No. 3 by the NCAA. “The team did an amazing job with the close,” Spring said. “High bar is probably right up there with pommel horse as an event

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Illinois’ Bobby Baker works the still rings in the meet against Minnesota at Huff Hall on Saturday.

that can bury you. You’re having to let go and having to catch the bar with release moves. Our team, specifi cally, has an average of two or three release moves per routine, and our high bar team is one of our best teams that we put up every competition. It’s going to be an event, like pommel horse, that makes or breaks competitions.”

Jacobson, Diab, junior Chandler Eggleston and junior Tyson Bull all posted season-high scores: 13.650, 14.200, 14.700 and 14.700, respectively. Eggleston and Bull tied for the title, earning their second high bar titles of the season.

“At Big Ten Championships, we start on high bar,” Spring said. “If this team shows up like it did tonight, we are going to do okay. That’s going to be an amazing start. It was an amazing close, and honestly that’s why we were able to edge out Minnesota tonight.

Our best event was our best event. We did exactly what we were capable of doing and honestly a little bit better. I’m proud of that fi nish.”

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