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Enrollment increases despite state trend
They, them, theirs
Following the experience of a gender non-binary student BY BROOKE EBERLE SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR
A constant conflict
BY HEATHER SCHLITZ
CJ Seymour is exhausted with teaching people how to respect them. Seymour, junior in Media, identifies as non-binary. Every day, Seymour struggles with making people see them for who they are. “It’s like every day I have to come out,” Seymour said. “Some days I definitely pick my battles, but every day I’m battling with, ‘Is that a he or a she?’” Seymour is battling in all parts of their life: at work, at home, in class and in daily interactions. The constant fight for the right to exist as a person takes a toll on Seymour. “I have to be like, ‘These are my pronouns. You’re getting it wrong. This is who I am. Listen to me,’” Seymour said. Seymour’s assigned sex at birth was female. Seymour always knew they were not like other little girls, starting with how they liked to dress. “I loved getting cornrows because my hair would be flat on my head and look more masculine,” they said. Slowly, Seymour started to find themselves expressing their identity in nontraditional ways, like always picking a boy character in the Sims, a life simulation videogame, or only looking at boys’ clothes in catalogs. If a younger Seymour had to pick what to wear to church, it wouldn’t be a girly dress. “It wasn’t necessarily that I wanted to be a boy; it was really just that I would rather wear the suit and tie over the dress,” Seymour said. Rejecting the social norm of what girls would wear at an early age caused a rift between Seymour and their mother, who is from Nigeria and holds a strong Christian faith. It’s no secret that the major religions have reservations about going against the norm. Seymour experiences this rift with their mother. Seymour was born in Germany and lived there until they were 8 years old. They moved to England before moving again at age 13, when they moved
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While enrollment at colleges and universities across Illinois has steadily dropped, the University’s prestige and large size has allowed it to keep its head above water in the face of a rising tide of out-of-state competition. Sitting in front of a large map of Illinois in his office, representing high school visits by admissions representatives up and down the state, Andy Borst, director of undergraduate admissions, lays out the University’s recruiting strategy for the future. A constellation of stars marking major feeder schools, or schools where many students go on to higher-level education, rings Chicago, while circles denote the increasing number of high school visits downstate, where the University sees its biggest potential for growth. Largely reflecting patterns found across the country, Illinois’ larger universities continue to maintain or to increase their sizes, while small and regional schools suffer as their student populations dwindle. The University’s population has increased by 2,431 students from 2012 to 2016 while public universities in Illinois have dropped by 10,002 students from 2012 to 2016. With early action decisions sent out in December and the next wave of acceptances being sent to prospective students this SEE INCREASE | 3A
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CJ Seymour, junior in Media, identifies as non-binary, and they want people to see them for who they are.
University battles out-migration with fourth straight tuition freeze BY OLIVIA WELSHANS STAFF WRITER
For the fourth year in a row, the University of Illinois has frozen its tuition rate in order to staunch the flow of Illinois’ college-bound freshmen from leaving for out-of-state institutions. The tuition freeze was
enacted in 2015 after the University went through several tuition increases in years prior due to a decline in state funding. This year marks their longest freeze since 1974. Recent years have seen very little increase in University in-state tuition and fees. Although Illinois
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ty of Iowa’s 11 percent, the largest increase of all Big Ten colleges. The University hopes continuing to freeze tuition will move them “back towards the pack,” as other schools increase their tuitions, said Kevin Pitts, vice provost for undergraduate education, in an email.
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NEWS Black hole data released Shen, Starkey and Li used a different method to find A team of astronomers the mass of these black at the University have cal- holes. The method involves culated the masses of 200 calculating the time gap black holes billions of light- between different kinds of years away from Earth. light that the surrounding “Black holes are fascinat- galaxies of black holes give ing objects, and we don’t out. know much about them,” “The method has been said Yue Shen, astronomy around for quite some time, professor and principal but it’s only (become) feasiresearcher of the project. ble in recent years,” Li said. Shen and David Starkey, To study hundreds of postdoctoral astronomy black holes at the same student and contributor to time, the project makes use the study, along with gradu- of many different high-powate student Jennifer Li, col- ered telescopes all across laborated with researchers the world. around the world for a study Starkey developed an on black holes. algorithm that took imagTheir es from work is many difpart of ferent the Sloan telescopes Digital and made Sky Surthe readvey projings more ect, which consisfocuses tent with on finding each oththe mass er, removof supering any m a s variations sive black DAVID STARKEY that arose POSTDOCTORAL ASTRONOMY holes that due to the are too far different away to tools used. see with a telescope. One of the main goals Whenever any materi- of the project, according al is compressed beyond to Shen, is to improve the a certain point, it forms a method researchers use to black hole, Starkey said. calculate black hole masses The gravitational pull is so and make it easier for other strong that even light can- researchers to do so in the not escape it. future. “You only get black holes “I think we are on the in two sizes,” Starkey said. right path with this proj“Although any amount of ect,” Shen said. “By 2020, material could become a we should have a much betblack hole, you only see ter understanding of how them at 10 times the mass you can measure the mass of the sun, or at millions or a of the black holes, based on billion times the mass of the data from this project.” sun. We call the larger ones Shen said he plans to supermassive black holes.” expand his work after 2020 Supermassive black holes and to start a new project are so large and powerful that uses the same method that every galaxy has one to calculate masses even at its center, including ours. farther away. The masses of these phe“Right now, we are meanomena that are nearby can suring black hole masses be calculated using a simple when the universe was only telescope. half of its current age, so we Black holes that are bil- were measuring black holes lions of light-years away billions of light-years away, can’t be measured in the and billions of years in the same way closer black holes past,” he said. are measured because the Shen also said that in the stars and galaxies around future project, he hopes to them can’t be seen. push a little further to a “It would be like trying to time when the universe was read a newspaper that was only a third or a quarter of on the moon,” Starkey said. its current age. Starkey said objects that “Having a couple hundred are so distant are only just measurements is great, but reaching our telescopes, we want to make better use though they existed mil- of the results we found,” he lennia in the past. said. “Using a larger and “We’re looking at galax- more diverse sample size of ies as they were billions of objects will be much better years ago. It’s like having for discovery.” your own time machine,” he said. kabrol2@dailyillini.com BY KARAN ABROL STAFF WRITER
“We’re looking at galaxies as they were billions of years ago. It’s like having your own time machine.”
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Graduate employees protest for a fair contract at the Alma Mater on Jan. 18. The Graduate Employees’ Organization began bargaining with the University on March 30. Graduate employees are now over 160 days without a contract.
GEO announces intent to strike BY JESSICA BERBEY ASSISTANT DAYTIME NEWS EDITOR
The Graduate Employees Organization filed an intent to strike notice with the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board on Monday. This notice comes after University administration failed to respond to substantial movements in the GEO’s latest proposal, according to a press release. This notice gives the GEO the protection to stop work if it is necessary in the future, meaning that at any time on or after Feb. 9, the GEO can call for a strike without any additional notice to the University. According to the notice, the GEO has attempted to use all possible courses in resolving the contract, including mediation, filing two unfair labor practice charges and making substantial movement from its original contract proposal. “Our union began bargaining with the University administration on March 30, 2017, and our contract expired on Aug. 15, 2017. We
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are over 160 days without a contract,” said Gus Wood, GEO co-president and Ph.D. student in history. The GEO determined that contract negotiations wouldn’t be resolved at the table without abandoning many union protections and the chance to secure financial stability for its membership. “We are deeply disappointed that the administration forced us to utilize a threat of a strike solely to acknowledge the value of our work as teaching assistants and graduate assistants,” Wood said. “Everyone deserves financial stability, and the administration’s contract proposals jeopardize our productivity as workers and push education to the realm of unaffordability.” The University responded to the intent to strike notice in a media advisory by saying they “were somewhat surprised and disappointed to learn of the decision at this point in the negotiations” because they
had a mediation session set for the day after the intent was filed. According to the advisory, Andreas Cangellaris, the University’s vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, said the University has told the GEO the negotiating team would be prepared with counter proposals at the following day’s meeting. “We will continue to negotiate in good faith and we remain absolutely committed to reaching a resolution as soon as possible. We have made good progress with agreements reached on 12 of the 19 original proposals,” Cangellaris said. Wood said their only hope is to resolve the contract issue at the bargaining table. “We do not want to go on strike because we love our work and love teaching our undergrads. We hope this notice of our intent to strike if negotiations continue to go sour will pressure the admin to finally bargain proposals that
directly address our need for financial stability and access to higher education,” Wood said. Wood said the current proposals suggest the University has “no interest or care in us as graduate workers or students, and that's the most heartbreaking part of this.” In regard to the University administration’s media advisory saying the intent to strike came as “somewhat of a surprise,” Wood said, “that is a complete and utter fabrication.” “We have expressed repeatedly to the University administration that their stalling and refusal to bargain fairly at the table would result in our membership deciding to file the intent to strike paperwork,” Wood said. “They've known about this for quite some time, as we have actually spoken about this face-toface with them. Their idea of this being a surprise is a false narrative.” jberbe3@dailyillini.com
FROM 1A books and supplies at Iowa State University. Instate students are charged $31,012 at the University of Illinois. Mann said the recent state budget impasse has fueled doubts among high school students and parents, who wondered if public schools — which lack appropriate funding — will even remain open long enough for them to graduate. Illinois’ declining population may not be doing its colleges and universities any favors either. “The significant outmigration that’s happening over the last couple of years means that there are fewer students to go after in the first place,” Borst said. Now the presidents and administrators of public universities across Illinois are putting together a unified effort to attempt to persuade Illinois students to stay in the state, competing against out-of-state universities for students instead of each other, Mann said. “This is something people are worried about because people who go out of state for college tend to stay out of state and get jobs out of state,” Mann said. “That’s not great for Illinois’ economy.”
Friday, Dan Mann, interim associate provost for enrollment management, hopes to bring in 7,500 new freshmen for the Class of 2022. While its reputation and land-grant size may have contributed to keeping the University attractive for students, smaller universities in Illinois have been unable to have the same magnetic effect. The academic strength and size of the Chicago market means students from the area have a bevy of both in- and out-of-state college choices. Consequently, outof-state schools have honed in on Chicago as a prime recruiting spot. “Certain schools like Iowa (State University) have very aggressive recruiting tactics,” Mann said. “Chicago is one of the biggest markets in the country with very talented students. Places like Iowa that don’t have a big enough population to sustain its three major universities are lowering their out-of-state tuition and putting more resources into recruiting students from Illinois.” Out-of-state students are charged $33,146 for tuition, fees, room and board and schlitz2@dailyillini.com
began, the U of I System has been helping lead the way,” said University President Tim Killeen in a news of Higher Education, the release. number of college-bound Pitts said the University freshmen choosing out- realizes its cost of attenof-state schools reached dance and availability of a record high in 2016. In scholarships are reasons 2014, the last time data students would decline an like this was taken, Illi- offer to attend, and it is nois had a net loss of 16,623 working to rectify this. students. In 2016, the loss The University intends increased to 19,278 stu- to increase its financial dent s, aid opporor by 16 tunities percent. through A total both needof 34,445 b a s e d Illinois and merfreshmen it-ba sed enrolled scholin schools arships. i n ot hRecent er states, actions, compared such as the with the creation of 78,265 the Engifreshmen neering who chose Visionary Illinois Schola rschools. TIMOTHY KILLEEN ship ProPRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY P it t s gram and said the the $150 Univermillion sity hopes continuing to donation from the Gies freeze tuition will attract family for Gies College of more students as competi- Business, are helping grow tor schools catch up in cost. the University’s available “Turning the tide is scholarship funding and crucial to Illinois’ future awards. based on studies that show The whole campus has most college graduates stay made scholarship money in the state where they a priority in its “With Illiearned their degrees. And nois” campaign, a fundsince the tuition freeze raising campaign the Uni-
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Comparing Illinois’ tuition fees with other Big Ten schools 2014-2015 Tuition and Fees
2017-2018 Tuition Increase
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$1,340
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$825
$520 $266
Michigan State $13,252
$1,208
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$791
Ohio State
$10,037
$554
Wisconsin
$10,404
$129
Indiana
$10,388
$146
Maryland
$10,410
$123
Purdue
$10,002
$0
Iowa
$8,079
$886
Nebraska
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$831
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$5,000
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versity launched last fall, Pitts said. State law guarantees the tuition students pay as freshmen is the tuition they pay over the next three years, so although tuition has only been frozen for four years, it has been a guarantee for certain students for at least eight years, he said. Aldo Vivero, freshman
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in LAS, said although the University is expensive, he believes the education he’s paying for is of high quality. “I think the college is expensive because of the reputation it has. They put money into helping their students succeeding later in life,” Vivero said. okw2@dailyillini.com
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NON-BINARY to a small town in North Carolina. Seymour’s struggle with what to wear extended into a larger struggle of how to identify, in terms of both gender and sexuality. Children often sense their gender identity as early as 2 years old and recognize their sexual identity around age 9.
Out of the binary
While some people often perceive gender and sex as the same thing, sex refers to one’s biology at birth, whereas gender refers to one’s identity and expressions. According to the World Health Organization, sexuality refers to “a central aspect of being human throughout life (that) encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction.” These factors are experienced and expressed in the form of “thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviours, practices, roles and relationships.” While not all of these traits are well-defined in a specific person’s sexuality, they can be “influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors.” Gender can be expressed in various ways, and for Seymour, it translated most notably in clothing and physical appearance. “Obviously gender works for everybody differently. Gender isn’t always physical on everybody, but for me it definitely was a physical thing,” Seymour said. “It was physical and emotional.” Seymour did not know about what being non-binary, or gender nonconforming, meant until their senior year of high school. At first, they knew more about what being transgender meant, but it never seemed to fit for them. Even though they didn’t feel like other girls, Seymour didn’t fit into the binary understanding of a man either. “I liked certain aspects of masculinity, but I wouldn’t call myself a man,” Seymour said. Seymour learned more gender terms from a seemingly unconventional source: Twitter. While Seymour doesn’t exactly remember whose profile caught their eye, they remember seeing the words “they, them, theirs” on someone’s Twitter bio. After reaching out to that person and reading an article, Seymour tried to find the one that best fit them. “The first thing that really stuck to me was ‘demiboy,’ which is like trans masculinity where for somebody who identifies with aspects of manhood or masculinity but doesn’t completely identify as a man,” Seymour said. Since high school, Seymour started visiting more thrift stores, discovering what makes them best feel like themselves. That thrift store vibe perfectly encapsulates Seymour’s style and persona: chill, Bohemian and freespirited. Shopping somewhere less conventional was
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Seymour, also known as CJ Run, wrote one of their first songs in college behind Engineering Hall overlooking the Bardeen Quad. They often return to the same bench to write new music.
Understanding the vocabulary General LGBTQ: An acronym for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.” Outing: Exposing someone’s lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender identity to others without their permission. Outing someone can have serious repercussions on employment, economic stability, personal safety or religious or family situations.
cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Being transgender does not imply any specific sexual orientation. Therefore, transgender people may identity as gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.
Gender expression: External appearance of one’s gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, haircut or voice, and which may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and Questioning: A term used to describe people who characteristics typically associated with being either are in the process of exploring their sexual orientation masculine or feminine. or gender identity. Gender-fluid: According to the Oxford English Queer: A term people often use to express Dictionary, a person who does not identify with a fluid identities and orientations. Often used single fixed gender; of or related to a person having interchangeably with “LGBTQ.” or expressing a fluid or unfixed gender identity. Sex: One’s biology at birth. Gender Gender: One’s identity and expressions. Genderqueer: Genderqueer people typically reject notions of static categories of gender and embrace a fluidity of gender identity and often, though not always, sexual orientation. People who identify as "genderqueer" may see themselves as being both male and female, neither male nor female or as falling completely outside these categories. Gender nonconforming: A broad term referring to people who do not behave in a way that conforms to the traditional expectations of their gender, or whose gender expression does not fit neatly into a category. Cisgender: A term used to describe a person whose gender identity aligns with those typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression is different from
Gender-identity: One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither — how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth. Sexuality Bisexual: A person emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or the same degree. Sexual orientation: An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people. Gay: A person who is emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to members of the same gender. Lesbian: A woman who is emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to other women. Asexual: The lack of a sexual attraction or desire for other people.
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perfect for Seymour. “My mom was not happy with (my style) at all, especially with the image of what a woman should be, and I’m defying all of that,” Seymour said. But, that didn’t keep them from coming out to their family regarding their sexuality.
Facing challenges
Growing up, Seymour didn’t just have to worry about coming out as nonbinary to their family. They also questioned their sexuality: a nearly equally nerve-
wracking feat. Seymour came out as bisexual halfway through their senior year of high school. Coming out as bisexual, to Seymour, seemed easier for their family to handle. While it was easier to handle, they said coming out was not an easy process regarding their sexuality. Coming out as non-binary to their family proved to be harder still, bearing in mind the possible technicalities associated with being genderqueer. “I didn’t really want to talk
about the gender because as a non-binary person, I don’t really want to undergo any surgeries,” Seymour said. “I’m not on testosterone, so I felt that I could just pass as a butch lesbian and not talk about the gender part.” They did come out to their family as non-binary, sometime after coming out as bisexual. Seymour’s younger brother has been supportive, but other family members were not as accepting before. “Before, (my mom) didn’t want her daughter to look like
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her son,” Seymour said. “A lot went down in my family.” Unfortunately, this is not uncommon for the coming out process among LGBTQ people. According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey Report, 43 percent of transgender people maintained most of their family bonds, while 57 percent experienced significant family rejection. This was not the biggest issue for Seymour. When applying to colleges, they needed to go somewhere far away, somewhere without anyone from their high school to judge them. “I went to school in rural North Carolina where there were more churches than were restaurants. Everyone grew up together and knew each other,” Seymour said. “I needed to get out.” However, after spending some time at the University, things at home are looking up. Seymour’s mother has come around following them living at home this past summer. The only time Seymour’s mother tries to change the way they dress now is to protect her child in more conservative areas where people aren’t as accepting. One place has felt more like home for Seymour. They started to truly feel able to express themselves after arriving at the University. Seymour started dressing in more masculine clothing, along with growing out leg hair and facial hair.
“I really did need to come here in order to figure myself out,” they said. Like many others from the LGBTQ community, Seymour has faced backlash because of their sexual and gender identity. One afternoon, Seymour was waiting for a bus at a CUMTD stop on campus when they were confronted by a stranger. He asked Seymour for the time, then kept asking questions. “(He was) staring at me and was like, ‘Are you a boy or a girl?’ and I was like, ‘First of all, why are you asking me this? We’re just getting on the same bus, this isn’t going to change anything about whatever interaction we’re having,’” Seymour said. Seymour said they never know what the safe answer is in these situations. “I don’t know if I should say that I’m a boy, or that I’m a girl, or that I’m neither. So I said, ‘I’m a girl,’” Seymour said. Seymour also experiences more passive harassment frequently almost everywhere they go, both on campus and off. “People sometimes ask weirdly intrusive questions about genitals and I’m like, ‘Are you asking your cisgender friends about their genitals? That’s weird,’” Seymour said. Read part two of the four-part series next Thursday. beberle2@dailyillini.com
Study by UI professor reveals energizing potential of willpower BY NIANI SCOTT STAFF WRITER
Assistant professor in educational psychology Christopher Napolitano is proving humans have control over their own willpower, according to a recent study. The three-year study shows willpower can either energize or exhaust a person depending on the perspective, Napolitano said. He worked on the study alongside Veronika Job, psychology professor at the University of Zurich. “If you think that resisting temptations will exhaust you, it will. But if you think that resisting temptations or doing something that requires a lot of willpower energizes you, then that’s what it does,” Napolitano said. Willpower is a basic human capacity that allows
people to pursue long-term goals despite all possible short-term desires and distractions. It helps to not think about willpower as a limited resource, Job wrote in an email. “This is a hard (task), and I don’t need a Snickers after this hard (task) that I’ve done. Instead, I can feel energized by (this task),” Napolitano said. According to Job, recent studies suggest most people who are good at prioritizing their long-term goals over short-term distractions engage in strategies that help them avoid temptations. “For example, learning in the library helps to avoid all sorts of distractions as it helps not to have ice cream in the fridge if one is on a diet,” Job wrote. Napolitano addressed the importance of willpower in a
college student’s life. “Being a college student is tough. You have all of these temptations that take you away from what you’re here for which is learning, honing your craft, becoming a person who asks questions,” Napolitano said. Promoting willpower among students is important, said Helen Neville, professor in educational psychology at the University. “Give positive affirmations about one’s abilities ... tell yourself, ‘I have the ability to complete these tasks in timely ways,’” Neville said. Job said she had all the data on willpower theories collected in various projects over the last couple of years, and Napolitano had all the expertise on how to test scale invariance. “The strength model says that your willpower, your self-control, is a depletable
resource,” Napolitano said. “What Veronika’s research shows is that it’s not just a depletable resource; it’s what you think about it.” Together, Napolitano and Job tested whether implementing positive emotions toward willpower worked the way it was supposed to, whether people answered in predictable ways and whether they could compare Americans and Europeans on this measure. After working with over 1,100 Americans and 1,600 Europeans, Napolitano and Job found Americans are more likely to need rest after mentally taxing activities, whereas Europeans are more eager to get involved in the next activity. “What you believe about willpower matters,” Napolitano said. niani2@dailyillini.com
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Artificial intelligence may be the next great medical tool for those with epilepsy, according to a research project done by Ph.D. candidate Yogatheesan Varatharajah. His research with AI resulted in a technique that can identify the brain regions that generate seizures without requiring the inspection of actual seizures. “While there is a lot of skepticism about whether artificial intelligence has a negative impact on humanity, we firmly believe that AI can be used to make mankind stronger, and our work is a perfect example of that,” Varatharajah said. Varatharajah’s technique helps forego the manual way to find these regions, which is done through electroencephalograms (EEG). The EEG test is a way for epileptologists, neurologists specializing in epilepsy, to record information from brain regions by attaching small, flat metal discs (electrodes) to your scalp. Epileptologists usually wait days or weeks in between patients’ seizures, as the EEG test can best identify regions during those spasms. Automating this process using Varatharajah’s AI software can eliminate the need for multi-day EEG recordings and can save time for doctors . “Later, we found out that we need not even record seizures, and only non-seizure recordings can be sufficient to achieve accurate identification of seizure-generat-
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Ph.D. candidate Yogatheesan Varatharajah has developed an artificial intelligence technique that can help identify seizure-causing brain regions for those with epilepsy.
ing regions,” Varatharajah said. “This was even more exciting because it has the potential to transform the way epilepsy surgery is currently performed.” Usually, in epilepsy research, if a brain region is responsible for seizures, it generates abnormal “sparks” or activity. Varatharajah said past research hasn’t led to any clinically relevant results in identifying seizure-generating regions, and simply finding these “sparks” isn’t enough. “We identified that in addition to the abnormal activity (sparks), taking their temporal patterns and spatial similarities across different brain regions into consideration can improve the accuracy,” he said. Varatharajah’s research was done in collaboration with Dr. Gregory Worrell,
who is the chair of clinical neurophysiology at the Mayo Clinic. Varatharajah first began his collaboration with the Mayo Clinic one summer, and a University professor, Ravishankar Iyer, encouraged him to look into that program. “Since then, I have been collaborating with the Mayo Clinic for the past three years, and he is constantly involved in all my projects, providing directions and suggestions to improve my research,” Varatharajah said. Iyer said the University and the Mayo Clinic have an alliance that connects University faculty and students with Mayo physicians, hoping to bring more engineering and computing technology to medicine. He said it’s been an excellent partnership so far. “The partnership with
Mayo physicians like Dr. Worrell and others in the Center for Individualized Medicine is crucial since they have the domain knowledge and insight that we can learn and leverage,” he said. Varatharajah said their AI technology is currently in the patenting process and Dr. Worrell is evaluating if they can incorporate it into the usual clinical workflow at the Mayo Clinic. “The opportunity to develop technology that can augment real human lives is the greatest impact of my research,” Varatharajah said. “We are making every effort to make this possible and soon will be in a position to witness the real impact of our technology in the patients suffering from epilepsy.” alnavar2@dailyillini.com
Through the exploration of communities’ reactions during crisis, University dance assistant professor Endalyn Taylor will delve into the issue of social justice in her upcoming show, February Dance. February Dance 2018 will provide a delightful palette of unusual possibilities in a world in which physics and even facts have become alternative realities, according to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts website. Taylor said her work is in response to a series of events last year, including the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the mass shooting in Las Vegas. “I was struck by the strength of the human spirit and how during times of crisis, we often see the best of people,” Taylor said in an email. “I am moved and inspired by the unlikely heroes who rise up and take a stand.” She said the title of her piece, “In the Fullness Thereof,” and further inspiration came from a quote by Winston Churchill, which speaks to the need for the youth of his time to be kind but fierce; they are the ones who will affect change. February Dance is made up of five different dances by different choreographers. Jan Erkert, dance department head, said that as a woman of color, Taylor uses multiple different cultural references, such as the
Dance Theater of Harlem, which brings more ballet roles to people of color. Her work hopes to bring interest in dance, particularly ballet, to many different communities and people, Erkert said. “Much of the work is done with the dancers moving as a tight unit, close to one another and representing a community moving in and through crisis,” Taylor said. “I enjoyed the collaborative aspect of working with the students in a way that gave them agency to choreograph and create individual moments of expression for themselves.” Erkert said many dance artists often respond to their times because dances are being made “in the now,” which will be shown in Taylor’s piece. “Endalyn’s piece is more constructed around abstraction of sensations, energies that come out of communities when they have to respond to moments of great tragedy,” Erkert said. “I think she saw around the issues or other events that have been very traumatic but, at the same time, brought the community together.” Often seeing the arts as great vehicles for people to see, Ekert said dance is just a different way of looking at political or social issues. February Dance runs from Thursday to Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. news@dailyillini.com
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OPINIONS When did pettiness become a good thing? ELLEN BARCZAK COLUMNIST
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going to the library helps people study more. Even though students could COLUMNIST probably find a similar quiet place somewhere else, the library provides little ’m now in my junior to no distractions and suryear, and I now have rounds students with many freedom in choosing others who at least seem to what classes I want to take. be hard at work. There are no more mandaNow, even though I tory gen-eds or core classes would prefer for everyin my major that I don’t one to be excited about enjoy. The classes have the courses they take, I content that is both interunderstand why some peoesting and exciting to me. ple aren’t. Everyone can’t I expect the people choose their one true pasaround me to also be excit- sion as their major, and ed. Yet even as a junior, I that’s understandable. see people not trying to However, the bigger issue is learn the content — either how publicized this seems they are just trying to get to be. through the course with Students almost seem to a good grade, or they end be showing off how much up not caring about the they procrastinate. They course. tell their friends how they As students, we defihave a paper due in a day nitely are affected by what and just laugh about it. we see other people doing While they probably do around us. This is why realize the severity of their SRIRAM KARUMBUNATHAN
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situation, just by telling other people how they are waiting, they spread the idea that it is okay. This atmosphere of procrastination helps to create a University culture where people find it acceptable to not take their schoolwork seriously. It seems to create this culture where people would rather get good grades or just push off their work instead of trying to study their major. Instead of absorbing the information and trying to retain it, students are doing everything in their power just to get the grade, even if that means coming out of a class having learned nothing. This culture is the opposite of what you want a learning environment to be like. Everyone should recognize the reason behind why we come to college — it’s to set us up for our futures by
meeting new people and by learning things about a major that we want to pursue for the rest of our lives. By making it seem like all college students push off their work, the culture shifts to almost the opposite of that where people are not moving toward this goal. Especially in college where everyone is allowed to choose their major, I feel like I’ve been let down by how the college environment should be. People can do their assignments whenever they want. However, they should understand that college is for learning and for giving students the keys to success, and by ruining that culture, we take a step back from what college is supposed to be. Sriram is a junior in Engineering. karumbu2@dailyillini.com
Cross the demilitarized zone of the University BRIAN LOH COLUMNIST
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hen I tell other students I’m a computer science major, non-engineers usually comment on about how wonderful it must be to have lectures in technologically advanced buildings like Siebel Center and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building. However, students don’t seem to realize is the Siebel Center and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building aren’t off limits to nonengineers. There’s no need to wonder what the interior of those buildings looks like when you can go to the buildings any time during a normal school day and check them out yourself. After my sophomore year, I noticed a divide occuring between engineers and other majors that developed from a physical separator. Green Street stands not only as the center for food and social outings but also as a physical demilitarized zone between the engineers and the rest of the student population.
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illennial sense of humor often proves enigmatic and confusing different generations; look no further than the Tide Pod memes for proof of eccentric and occasionally dark things we find comical. At the University, we have our own student Facebook page for University-specific memes, UIUC Memes for Underfunded Teens. A common question I hear from older individuals, namely my parents, is, “What is a meme, anyway?” I know what a meme is. Yet when asked this question, I am at a loss for words. According to Merriam-Webster, a meme is “an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media.” Although this definition seems to sufficiently describe what a meme is, the concept can still prove rather nebulous for those who lack familiarity with the actual media that creates memes. I think we can all agree, though, that it’s the kind of thing where you know a meme when you see it. Most memes are quite harmless and provide little more than comic value. Once in awhile, however, there comes a trend that, although funny superficially, actually sends a concerning message. There are the overtly stupid ones, like the Tide Pod eating craze, which will die off soon enough. Other less popular, less talked about memes occasionally seem to have more of an impact than those with high publicity. My least favorite meme of all time, and I say this with no qualms, is the one concerning the glorification of “pettiness.” Tweets from Chrissy Teigen and bits of media from the Taylor SwiftKim Kardashian feud circulated the internet, along with images of an unhappy Beyoncé with people attaching captions along the lines of, “This is the level of petty I aspire to be.” I thought this meme was pretty funny when it came out. I definitely threw a few likes to Teigen’s tweets, not really thinking much of it. Recently, however, I’ve found myself re-examin-
ing the school of thought that pettiness is a comical virtue, and I realized the internet generation’s rapidly shifting values have come to promote, or even celebrate, a trait classically considered negative. It doesn’t matter that this meme is “old” and people don’t use it anymore; despite its absence from the internet, the message sent persists. It encourages people to be upset by small issues and to withhold forgiveness from even close friends for small mistakes they may make. Socializing has already changed so much from social media. You can see when someone reads your text, with whom they partied last week on Instagram and even where they are on Snap Maps. This change opens up our world, yet it causes more hurt feelings and unhappiness than can be measured. I would argue that, although a communication tool, your phone can isolate you. The mentalities along the lines of, “they left me on read, so I’m not going to text,” “they took two hours to respond, so I’m going to take four” or “I didn’t like the tone of that text,” don’t get anybody anywhere. Getting upset about the small stuff mentioned above is the bread and butter of our generation. The petty memes are not a reason for the way we act, but instead a symptom of our actions. The overt statement of the concept, however, only fueled the fire that is Death by Read Receipts (and Snap Maps, Snap Stories, Instagram, Facebook, etc). As I assume some of you reading this column may identify with the situation I’ve described, I would like to ask a favor of you: Don’t be petty. Don’t count how many empty “sent” arrows you have on Snapchat. Don’t check Snap Maps to check where a certain person or group may be. Don’t decline to text a friend because they left you on read. Use your phone to truly communicate, not to play games. Enjoy your memes, but maintain the same values with which you were raised. Above all else, remember the golden rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Imagine what a place this world could be if we were all nice to each other. Ellen is a freshman in LAS. ellenmb2@dailyillini.com
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This semester, I had my first class on the Main Quad. I realize I hadn’t actually stepped foot on the Quad during the majority of my sophomore year. Having all my classes on the Engineering Quad became quite repetitive and boring. The halls I once looked upon with wonder now only brought memories of long nights spent coding in the basement of the Digital Computer Lab. This divide between majors makes sense for travel time between classes, but it takes away the ability to experience all the University has to offer. Luckily, this situation is
in the midst of changing. Recently, with the renovation of the Natural History Building, there has been a push for renovating different areas on campus to provide more interactive learning environments for students of all majors. This push for renovation is great because it allows for a wider range of classrooms for students to learn in. This semester, only one of my engineering classes is held on the Engineering Quad. My algorithms class is being held in the Natural History Building where the newly remodeled lecture hall can accommodate the larger class size. My CS and advertising
class has a lecture in the Innovation Classroom in the Armory. These locations provide a change of scenery compared with walking the same engineering halls. This gives me the chance to appreciate the University’s large campus and to enter parts of campus I don’t normally have a reason to visit. With the renovation of older buildings to accommodate new teaching styles and classes, the trend of having classes all over campus should continue for all majors, so no part of campus will seem foreign. Brian is a junior in Engineering. bzloh2@dailyillini.com
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Climber rises after fall BY MARISSA PLESCIA STAFF WRITER
Only one thing went through Dusty Frye’s mind after he fell 20 feet from the McFarland Bell Tower. “Shit.” Frye, sophomore in FAA, describes himself as a “recreational climber,” meaning he climbs anything from boulders to buildings. Coincidentally, he is also an architecture major. Frye fell about 20 feet off the McFarland Bell Tower on Oct. 13. He went alone with no equipment and started climbing right before sunrise. His plan was to wedge himself in between two pillars and to shift his way up until he reached the first platform. From there, he planned to take the ladders to the top. “It was for the challenge,” Frye said. “I’ve climbed everything else tall in the area … I walk past it every day on the way to class. I grew up here so I’ve seen it my whole life. It was just the next step, I guess.” He encountered a problem right before reaching the first platform. Frye didn’t want the cameras to see his face, so he decided to face away from the bell tower. Once he got to the first platform, he couldn’t move his body to grab onto the railing. He started to climb down and soon slipped. He fell and landed flat on the concrete. He then called the ambulance for himself. “For a split second, I thought I was fine,” Frye said. “The adrenaline was running through my system. I was like, ‘Maybe I can just walk away.’ Then I kind of looked down at my feet, which weren’t sideways by any means, but they didn’t look right. So I was thinking, ‘Well, maybe I’m not gonna walk away from this one.’” He suffered several injuries, breaking both heel bones. He also sustained an L-3 compression fracture, or a vertebral compression fracture. Frye was bedridden for a couple weeks and had to stay home for several months. He goes to physical therapy twice a week. Now, he is in a wheelchair but is expected to eventually make a full recovery. Last semester, his grades took a toll because of his injuries. He received three incompletes in his classes and had to drop one. Frye said he’s been climb-
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Dustin Frye sits on the edge of a construction crane 150 feet in the air. The crane was located above the midtown apartment building just north of Green Street.
ing for as long as he can remember. He started out climbing rock walls when he was a kid, which eventually turned into bigger and taller achievements. What Frye likes about climbing is the opportunity to see the world in an entirely different way. “I do something that no one else does, really,” Frye said. “I kind of see the world as my playground.” The McFarland Bell Tower isn’t the only campus building Frye has ascended. He also climbed the Armory and said it was one of his more fun and challenging climbs. The way the building is structured made him have to leap about six inches to reach each grasp. Since he usually climbs early into the morning, Frye said he’s not usually afraid of getting caught. According to him, “Most people don’t look up.” When he forgot his keys to his apartment last semester, he sometimes climbed onto the roof of his building through his balcony to let himself in. Frye often climbs with his older brother, Luke, at Urbana Boulders. Luke said over the years, his brother's strength has greatly improved.
“The quickest thing that you really get better at is your grip strength and your extra body strength,” Luke said. “Once he got a little strength, he really started to progress.” Luke thinks climbing is a great outlet for his brother but does not fully agree with his hobby of climbing buildings. “I think that it’s a nice combination of being physical exercise, but it’s also kind of like problem solving,” Luke said. “As long as he’s healed fine, then I think that climbing is a great option for him.” Frye said he will climb again once he fully recovers, but he is not as fearless as he used to be. He plans to ease back into the hobby. While urban climbing is something he enjoys, Frye does not recommend it to others because of the potential dangers. If he does climb the bell tower again, he said he’ll bring a rope. “A lot of the stuff I climb, no one in their right mind would dream of climbing it ever,” Frye said. “But in my mind, it’s fair within my capabilities, and therefore safe. The bell tower was probably an exception, and I can definitely see that now.” plescia@dailyillini.com
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Major corporations from Red Bull to Tinder have college ambassador programs, where college students use advertising and social media strategies to market the corporations’ products or services directly to their peers. Kathryn Storey, senior in ACES, has been a college crew member for apparel brand Love Your Melon since the second semester of her freshman year. Storey said the Love Your Melon crew’s main mission is spreading awareness of pediatric cancer. Crew members do not sell apparel but are sent products from the Minneapolis headquarters to raffle off for promotional purposes. “The brand has exploded on campus,” Storey said. “Whenever I say (I am a rep for) Love Your Melon, people know the products, which makes our job easier on campus.” Another part of Storey’s job as a crew member is visiting children at Loyola University Hospital in Chicago. She provides them and the members of their families each with a hat. “We want to put a smile on every kid’s face that has pediatric cancer and let them know that they are not alone,” Storey said. Storey said her three years working with Love Your Melon has shaped her college experience. “ W henever you’re in Champaign for four months at a time per semester, your mindset changes just being here.
And when you go home, you almost forget the other world exists because you’re stuck in this college bubble,” Story said. “Being a part of an organization just broadens your experience and helps you remember that life goes on outside of college.” Not all college representative positions are paid, but some are. Danniella Cole, sophomore in Media, earned $10 an hour through her position with Lifetime Movies. Cole was paid through Venmo. She said the pay was sometimes delayed, but the company always followed through. At the University, there are a total of seven Lifetime Movie representatives from different social sororities. The representatives held three movie nights a month at different sorority houses to promote Lifetime’s new movies. The representatives also posted photos on their personal Instagram accounts from the events to advertise the network. “It felt weird posting advertisements, and sometimes I didn’t want to,” Cole said. “It ended up being ok and I got a lot of questions about it. It was weird, but at the same time, I was getting paid.” Cole was surprised how difficult it was to get people to show up to the movie nights. “I didn’t expect (it) because you’d think everyone wants to watch a movie,” Cole said. “This experience taught me how to promote events and how to use social media to a com-
pany’s advantage, which applies to my advertising major.” In addition to apparel and movie companies, apps also hire student representatives as well. The dating app, Tinder, reached out to Anna Zirpolo, sophomore in Media, to apply for their program via direct messages on Instagram. After interviewing for the position, Zirpolo was hired to promote the dating service through campus events. “It was up to us to hold events on campus that we felt would best promote the application to students,” Zirpolo said. “We had the creative freedom to decide what was best. Our bosses would make suggestions, but it was as to what we thought would be most effective, so we’d have events at places on campus or pass out swag on the quad.” The semester experience added not only to Zirpolo’s resume, but it also gave her the value of realworld experience within her major, she said. “It was sometimes stressful with school because I had a large workload last semester, but I was thankful I had the opportunity,” Zirpolo said. “I’m an advertising major, so it was applicable to my future plans. I enjoyed the experience and felt like I was pretty good at it. It taught me I was on the right track, and advertising was the right major for me.” sarahjo2@dailyillini.com
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People promote One Winter Night which is sponsored by CU at Home. One Winter Night is a fundraiser supporting people who are homeless by giving the community a chance to spend a night outside. The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and participants voluntarily sleep in a box outside to reach a personal fundraising goal that goes to the organization.
One Winter Night highlights homelessness
Volunteers to spend one cold night sleeping on street to support CU homeless community BY MEGAN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER
For the sixth year in a row, on Friday, volunteers from around the community will experience a night on the street. One Winter Night, a CU at Home event, is taking place in downtown Champaign from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. CU at Home is C h a mp a ig n-Ur b a n a ’s nonprofit homelessness ministry. The event helps raise about two-thirds of its annual budget. “One Winter Night is an education and advocacy event for CU at Home. It is a homeless simulation event where we ask members of the community to sleep outside in a cardboard box to raise money to help the most vulnerable homeless population in ChampaignUrbana,” said Kelly-Jane Mona ha n, volunteer coordinator. Those who volunteer to sleep in boxes overnight are called “box-dwellers,” and CU at Home asks each box-dweller to raise $1,000 on a fundraising page. The money is important because CU at Home is a nonprofit organization which relies mainly on One Winter
Night for its operating budget each year in order to provide services to the homeless community, whom they refer to as friends without addresses. One benefit of being a nonprofit organization in this field is the individualized help the organization can offer. “We don’t categorize people; we try to help each individual person with what their needs are to help start their life and recovery,” Andrews, housing and outreach assistant, said. “I believe everybody is recovering from something; it’s about addressing the underlying issues.” Andrews has also been in a similar position himself. He knows what it is like to be homeless from his experiences couch surfing and living out of his car. Bill Utnage, a local rea ltor who ra ised money for One Winter Night before, will be a box-dweller for the first time this year. Utnage said part of the reason he decided to participate in One Winter Night is because of his real estate background. He makes his living by helping people find homes, so to see those
without a place to live really resonates with him. “I look at it and wonder, am I part of the solution or am I part of the problem? And living in the richest country in the world, and we have people sleeping in the streets and not having meals. To me that should not be,” Utnage said.
the community about homelessness and to get rid of stigmas currently surrounding the issue. The organization has speaker presentations until 10 p.m. to let people know about bigger issues surrounding homelessness in the community. “A big part of our
“Between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. when you’re curled up in a box and you’re freezing and you’re trying to get some sleep, then you experience that loneliness that no other person ever experienced except the guy sleeping on the street.” TERRY ANDREWS HOUSING AND OUTREACH ASSISTANT, CU AT HOME
Not all volunteers are box-dwellers. People can simply raise money through a fundraising page or volunteer at the event for a few hours without actually sleeping in a box. CU at Home’s main goal through One Winter Night is to educate
organization is education and advocacy. We try to educate the community and break down the stigma of homelessness. We don’t look at them as homeless, we look at them as our friends without an address and people in the community are our friends with an address,”
Andrews said. CU at Home has a goal of $230,000 to raise through One Winter Night to suffice their operating budget. Volunteers can raise money on teams or individually. Most volunteers said the best way to raise money is by reaching out to family and friends who can donate online. Donors can also send checks to CU at Home on behalf of a box-dweller. Utnage is fundraising on the CU Real Estate Team with Natalie Gross. They are confident they will achieve their team goal to raise $5,000. The event is purposefully held on a February night when it will be cold outside. Boxdwellers will get a true taste of what it is like to be homeless on a winter night and the challenges it poses. “The challenge is going to be when all your friends leave and go home and get in their warm beds around midnight and you’re out there between midnight and 6 a.m. and the bars let out. And you get the pure experience of a glimpse of what being homeless really looks like,” Utnage said.
Overall, both Andrews and Utnage said they are excited to raise money and awareness about the ongoing problem in Champaign-Urbana and to educate the public about ways to help. They also hope to get people engaged in CU at Home. CU at Home is still looking for volunteers for the event other than box-dwellers. Anyone interested in learning more about homelessness in the area should go downtown on Feb. 2 to listen to the speakers and to hear more about the issue. A ndrews sa id he shares the same feelings from his previous years participating in One Winter Night. “Between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. when you’re curled up in a box and you’re freezing and you’re trying to get some sleep, then you experience that loneliness that no other person ever ex perienced besides the guy sleeping on the street," Andrews said. “I mean you’re just out there with some blankets and there’s people who sleep like that every night.” meganmb2@dailyillini.com
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SPORTS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ON MEN’S BASKETBALL
Players find their way in new country Illini
ruined a good thing
BY MEGHAN REST STAFF WRITER
Basketball has exploded into a phenomenon reaching far beyond the United States, just ask the members of the Illinois women’s basketball team. According to the Pew Research Group, basketball is the second-most viewed sport globally, which shouldn’t surprise many Americans given 30.8 million people tuned in to watch the NBA Finals last year. It also shouldn’t surprise Illini women’s basketball fans that two international players help to make up this season’s roster. Sophomore guard Petra Holešínská and freshman Nancy Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou found their way to Illinois after growing up playing basketball in the Czech Republic and Greece, respectively. Holešínská was a key player for the Czech Republic National Team during high school and helped lead her club team to three national championships and one second-place finish at the European Champions Cup. She also rounded out her time before college playing in a professional basketball league. Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou may be a freshman on the court, but she made several appearances for the Greek national team during the 2015 and 2016 FIBA Women’s European Championships before coming to Illinois. But after competing with some of the best players in each of their respective countries, why did Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou and Holešínská choose to come to the United States? For Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou, it was a longawaited dream to play basketball in America. “For my entire high school years, this is what I wanted to do,” Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou said. “I’ve been working so hard for it, so I knew I was going to come here.” According to the 6-foot3 Athens native, attending international school in Greece was an essential step in her journey to Illinois.
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Illinois guard Petra Holešínská dribbles the ball down the floor during the game against Fort Wayne at the State Farm Center on SEE CULTURE | 5B Nov. 10, 2017. The Illini won 64-50.
ow dare Brad Underwood. I went into the Illini’s matchup against the Scarlet Knights expecting to see the beautifully terrible game I have grown accustomed to over the past few years, but Underwood and the Illini had different plans. The matchups that have taken place over the past few years between the Illini and the Scarlet Knights – in football and in basketball — have been crazy to watch. No matter how good one team plays, the game always becomes ugly, and it always comes down to the wire. Not last night, though. Last night, the Illini decided to curb stomp them from the beginning, and then they never looked back. How dare Underwood break this routine by preparing his team. That was the most boring game Illinois and Rutgers have had in years. I didn’t laugh once! I normally set the over/under at 10 1/2 laughs before halftime. In all honesty, that was the best offensive game the Illini have played all season. Sure, it helps when your threes are falling, but they absolutely dismantled a normally good Rutgers defense. I really thought this was going to be a low-scoring contest. Trent Frazier, Kipper Nichols and the rest of the Illini proved SEE RUTGERS | 5B
MEN’S GYMNASTICS
Baker near-perfect in vault, named Co-Gymnast of the Week in Big Ten BY BRANDON WENZEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The crowd in Huff Hall began to quiet down as Bobby Baker began his run toward the vault during the Illinois men’s gymnastics meet against Arizona State. “It was the exact same run that I’ve been doing for four years,” Baker said. Everything leading up to that springboard had been exactly the same, even down to his pre-workout and pre-meet meal of Goldfish crackers and candy. To an untrained eye, the entire routine might have looked like an exact reenactment, but the judges at Huff Hall that day noticed that Baker’s movements in this vault were polished almost to the point of perfection. They gave him a nearperfect score of 14.900. Baker’s score set the high mark for all Division I men’s gymnastics this season. It was part of an impressive performance for the senior captain that earned him two other event titles in floor exercise (13.700) and still rings (14.450), while also placing second on the high bar (14.000). He was awarded Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week honors last week. This was just one of many memorable performances turned in from the four-time All-American throughout his illustrious Illini career. To date,
Baker has earned a total of 26 event titles and other numerous accolades, including Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Gymnast of the Year in 2015. However, it was not one of Baker’s performances that has been his favorite memory as an Illini gymnast. “During my freshman year, (former Illini gymnast) C.J. Maestas really taught me how to be good at gymnastics, and he was my freshman role model,” Baker said. Maestas was a member of the Illini program from 2011-2015 and earned individual national championships in still rings (2012) and high bar (2015) as well as a team national title in 2012. Maestas and Baker were on the squad together for the 2015 season. “(C.J.) may be the single greatest team-oriented player to come through my program,” said Illini head coach Justin Spring. Baker credits Maestas with helping make him a more efficient and motivated gymnast. Similarly, Baker believes C.J. assisted him in adjusting from club gymnastics to college gymnastics. “(C.J) helped me shift my focus from club gymnastics, where you compete for yourself, to college gymnastics, where it is all about the team,” Baker said.
Baker has used his positive experiences with Maestas to take a team-first approach to his senior season. “I want to do the most for my team that I can, whatever that is,” Baker said. “In my position I am a gymnast and also a captain, so I have more responsibility and (have to) look out for other people. I have more to offer the team as a whole than just gymnastics.” Baker’s insights and tips to younger teammates will be steadily present this season, and his words — perhaps even his meet day mea — will live on after his graduation. Bigger than his pregame tradition, maybe some of the younger Illini will learn from Baker’s perseverance. After a quality season during his freshman year, which garnered him the aforementioned Big Ten Freshman and Big Ten Gymnast of the Year honors, Baker struggled with wrist injuries throughout his sophomore and junior seasons. Despite these injuries, Baker continued competing, albeit while not at full strength, and helping the Illini win on his way to more accolades such as All-American honors in still rings (2017) and vault (2017). After a successful surgery this past summer to shorten his ulna, the Lemont, Illinois, native is look-
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Illinois’ Bobby Baker performs his routine at the meet against Michigan on March 12, 2016. Baker has received many awards throughout his career, including Co-Gynmast of the Week.
ing to return to the pommel horse and parallel bars by late February. “Bobby could be one of the best in the world on parallel bars if he is healthy,”
Spring said. This boost on the parallel bars would be huge for the Illini, who have won titles in every event this season except the parallel
bars. Baker’s return to the parallel bars and pommel horse will signal his return to the all-around game. bwenzel2@dailyillini.com
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ILLINOIS EYE ON THE ILLINI: ALEX WITTINGER
NEBRASKA B1G CONFERENCE
The 6-foot-1-inch, Wittinger averages 14 points per game. In her best performance against Nebraska on Jan. 10 she scored 23 points with three blocks. Wittinger has been a consistent starter since the middle of her freshman season and a consistent powerhouse on the team. Just this season, she has averaged 8.7 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and one steal per game. In her career, the junior has an average of 12.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.
STANDINGS 1. Maryland (7-1) 2. Michigan (8-2) 3. Nebraska (7-2) 4. Ohio State (6-3) 5. Minnesota (5-3) 6. Purdue (5-3) 7. Rutgers (5-4) 8. Iowa (4-5) 9. Michigan State (4-5) 10. Penn State (4-5) 11. Indiana (4-6) 12. Northwestern (2-7) 13. Wisconsin (2-8) 14. Illinois (0-9)
ILLINOIS Illinois (9-14, 0-9 Big Ten Conference)
EYE ON THE ENEMY: HANNAH WHITISH
Whitish is a former Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, leading her high school to four consecutive appearances in the state title game, including a pair of state championships. The now-sophomore stepped into a starring role toward the end of last season and has thrived ever since. After averaging nine points and a team-best 2.9 assists as a freshman, including 11.1 points and a team-high 3.7 assists in Big Ten play, Whitish has stepped up even more in this new season. Whitish came to Nebraska as the Wisconsin Miss Basketball for 2015-16.
NEBRASKA (16-6, 7-2 Big Ten Conference)
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULTS
DATE
OPPONENT
11/10
Fort Wayne
W (64-50)
11/11
SIU-Edwardsville
W (62-53)
11/12
Florida Gulf Coast
L (85-61)
11/14
UMKC
W (80-60)
11/15
Chicago State
W (66-56)
11/16
Arkansas
W (80-69)
11/18
Bradley
W (74-62)
11/19
Creighton
L (64-49)
11/21
Western Illinois
L (77-67)
11/23
Buffalo
L (82-72)
11/24
UC Irvine
W (65-59)
11/24
Coastal Carolina
W (55-47)
11/25
Wichita State
W (68-67)
11/30
Clemson
L (67-66)
11/26
New Mexico
L (97-68)
12/2
Arkansas-Pine-Bluff W (73-52)
11/30
Virginia Tech
L (96-49)
12/6
Kansas
W (66-49)
12/3
Memphis
W (63-47)
12/9
Drake
W (89-84) OT
12/7
Indiana State
W (81-52)
12/17
San Jose State
W (81-55)
12/19
Florida Atlantic
W (86-69)
12/22
Washignton State
L (73-61)
12/28
Ohio State
12/31
Minnesota
W (79-74)
1/7
Northwestern
W (69-59)
1/10
Illinois
W (80-72)
1/13
Michigan
L (69-64) OT
1/16
Iowa
W (74-65)
1/21
Rutgers
W (52-42)
1/24
Purdue
W (75-51)
1/28
Iowa
W (92-74)
2/1
Illinois
7 p.m.
2/4
Maryland
2 p.m.
2/11
Wisconsin
2 p.m.
2/14
Michigan State
6 p.m.
2/17
Indiana
11 a.m.
2/22
Penn State
7 p.m.
2/25
Maryland
11 a.m.
STAT LEADERS ALEX WITTINGER
14.0
HANNAH WHITISH
13.6
POINTS
PER GAME
PER GAME
ALEX WITTINGER
KATE CAIN
12/10
Detroit Mercy
W (73-65)
12/16
Austin Peay
W (59-47)
12/22
Missouri
L (72-55)
8.7
12/28
Maryland
L (100-65)
PER GAME
12/31
Northwestern
L (74-59)
BRANDI BEASLEY
1/3
Rutgers
L (76-37)
1/7
Iowa
L (84-71)
1/10
Nebraska
L (80-72)
1/16
Michigan State
L (67-55)
1/20
Michigan
L (86-42)
1/23
Penn State
W (68-59)
1/28
Wisconsin
L (70-61)
2/1
Nebraska
7 p.m.
2/4
Purdue
1 p.m.
2/8
Indiana
6 p.m.
2/13
Ohio State
7 p.m.
1.3
2/18
Northwestern
2 p.m.
2/21
Purdue
6 p.m.
PER GAME
2/25
Minnesota
2 p.m.
3.6
REBOUNDS
6.6 PER GAME
HANNAH WHITISH
ASSISTS
5.1
PER GAME
PER GAME
ALEX WITTINGER
KATE CAIN
2.8
BLOCKS
PER GAME
3.4 PER GAME
BRANDI BEASLEY
JASMINE CINCORE
STEALS
1.4 PER GAME
RESULTS
L (73-61)
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Underwood said: ‘That was fun to watch’ BY WILL GERARD STAFF WRITER
Freshman point guard Trent Frazier jumpstarted the Illini offense with Deron Williams, a former Illinigreat point guard, in attendance at Tuesday night’s game against Rutgers. Frazier said Williams shared with the team what it takes to play at the next level. Despite only playing his 23rd game for the orange and blue, Frazier also got the opportunity to sign autographs after the game as he signed a fan’s newspaper on his way to the locker room. Illinois got off to a 1-7 start from behind the arc; however, Frazier reversed the trend with five straight successful 3-point attempts over less than four minutes of gameplay against Rutgers. “Trent just went bonkers, I guess,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “That was fun to watch.” Frazier’s fifth 3-pointer stretched the Illini lead to 18 points with 5:56 minutes left in the first half, and they continued to run away from the Scarlet Knights over the duration of the ballgame. “When guys get going with me, I’m riding that horse, and I like to run the same play or a similar action until the other team stops it,” Underwood said. “I’m very much a heatcheck guy, and Trent has that kind of ability.” Illinois (12-11, 2-8 Big Ten) defeated Rutgers (12-12, 2-9 Big Ten) 91-60 at the State Farm Center. Frazier scored 17 points (6-9 FG), while dishing out a team-high four assists and committing a team-high four turnovers. “The coaches kept telling me to shoot the ball, and I made shots,” Frazier said. Illinois stretched the lead to 43 points with 8:35 minutes left in the second half. Sophomore forward Kipper Nichols got his second career start in place of freshman Mark Smith. Nich-
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Illinois guard Trent Frazier dribbles around his defender during the game against Indiana on Jan. 24. Frazier scored 17 points at Tuesday’s game against Rutgers.
ols averaged 19.5 points over the two games prior to Rutgers, and he responded with a team-high 19 points (7-12 FG), while also recording a team-high six rebounds. Underwood noted that Nichols finally stepped up and took charge, in addition to making solid rotations on defense, which he hadn’t been doing for the Illini until recently. “Kip gives us another dimension,” Underwood said. “He’s a guy that’s the ultimate mismatch.” Rutgers shot a mere 36 percent from the field and finished with 25 turnovers.
Illinois converted those turnovers into 37 points on the ensuing offensive possessions. Guard Mark Alstork scored 12 points (4-7 FG). It was his first time scoring in double digits since he scored 10 points against Longwood on Dec. 13. Illinois went nearly five minutes without scoring in the first half, but Rutgers later failed to score a field goal for over 10 minutes, and it was 0-8 from the field during that stretch. The Illini stretched their lead twice to 19 points in the first half, and they con-
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tinued to cruise through the start of the second half behind a 14-5 run over the first 3:18 minutes. Junior forward Michael Finke hit a 3-pointer, Nichols made a layup and fellow junior forward Leron Black connected from deep before Rutgers called a timeout due to a 29-point deficit after just over two minutes of the second half. “We shared the ball well on offense, played really hard and we knew we had to rebound well against them,” Black said. The starting home frontcourt of Finke and Black
combined for 25 points. Finke was 5-10 from the field and Black was an efficient 6-8. Freshman guard Geo Baker led the Scarlet Knights offensively. Baker scored six quick points within the first three minutes on two 3-point attempts, and he finished with a team-high 19 points (5-11 FG). Senior forward Deshawn Freeman and senior guard Corey Sanders were his only other teammates to score in double figures. Freeman had 10 points (3-5 FG), though he fouled out midway through the sec-
ond half. Sanders, who was the team’s leading scorer at an average of 13.6 points per game prior to the contest, was held to 10 points (3-12 FG), and seven of which came in garbage time during the second half. Both sides combined for 25 turnovers in the first half (Rutgers: 13, Illinois: 12). Illinois still led for over 36 minutes of action. “We started off pretty doggone well,” Underwood said. “I felt really good about the start of our game.” wgerard2@dailyillini.com
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Illinois forward Kipper Nichols drives to the basket during the game against Iowa at the State Farm Center on Jan. 11. The Illini lost in overtime, 104-97, however, the Illini defeated the Scarlet Knights on Tuesday, 91-60.
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RUTGERS me wrong. In the past three games, Nichols has been absolutely huge. His game against Michigan State was just absurd, he put up a good game against Indiana and his play last night matched it. Before the season started, I listed Nichols as the most important Illini on the court. I didn’t think he was going to lead in any category, but I thought he would be up there in almost every one. I still think I am right. For the Illini to win games, Nichols needs to be active. He is the best athlete on this team, and he creates enough problems no
matter where he is on the floor, to create space for his teammates. Now that Nichols is making an impact again, opponents can’t hang back in the paint as freely and double Leron Black, or else Nichols can knock down the jumper. And when Nichols goes inside, he is drawing a lot of attention, taking some off Frazier. When the Illini have that third option on the court, it just makes them so much better. That offense last night was fun to watch. I haven’t really said that at all this season. Moving on from the game, let’s talk about the guest of honor. Deron Williams came to town, and it was awesome. It’s a shame
that this was the only time he has been back since 2005, but he kept it real when talking about that 13-year gap. He didn’t like Mike Thomas. They didn’t get along, and that is not OK. Thirteen years is way too long for the best player to ever wear the the Illini's jersey to not come back. I understand he has been in the league and the seasons overlap, but the University still should have persuaded him to come back at some point. I am happy Williams got to see a good game last night, and I am also happy I didn’t actually see him in person. I know for a fact that professionalism would have been out the window if I would’ve gotten the chance to talk to him.
Objectivity is tough when you meet your hero from age 10. Illinois basketball is now on a two-game winning streak, and I have to say, they are exactly where I thought they would be. I never thought this was a tournament team, but while I do think I nailed the prediction that Nichols is the most important player, I air-balled when I said Frazier wasn’t going to be ready for Big Ten play. The kid has been balling, but it is pretty clear that he and Black can’t win games by themselves. The Illini need that third option, and it has been Nichols both games so far. @cole_Henke cehenke2@dailyillini.com
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to America from Greece presented more of a challenge than what meets the eye. “It was quite hard at first There are so many differences like in the way people behave,” Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou said. “I mean I’m kind of adjusted to it, but I can’t say that I like it. There are many things I don’t really like, but I’m getting used to it.” In addition to social culture, the culture of basketball is notably different in America as well. According to Holešínská, adjusting to the American style of basketball during her freshman season was hard, but this year presents an entirely new wave of challenges as Illinois announced the hiring of new head coach Nancy Fahey. “The competition, I feel like is more physical than back home. Back home it’s faster and the rules are kind of different,” Holešínská said. “We have a new coach, and we’re still learning, so it adds to it.” In addition to relearning the game on American soil, Fahey said Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou and Holešínská’s success is equally as notable off the court. “Just being in a different country, different languages, I’m just really impressed with their ability to absorb a lot of different things and still produce on the court,” Fahey said. “They’re obviously playing internationally, bringing a lot of experience that might be a little different.” At the end of the day, the success of a team is not always drawn from the scoreboard or record book. According to Fahey, sometimes teammates can teach more about life than about the game of basketball. “We aren’t all the same, we have different interests and backgrounds,” Fahey said. “I think it’s important if you can share that at an international level with your team and increases the educational value of being on a team.”
“I went to international high school, so many other student-athletes at my high school came overseas,” Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou said. “Also, my athletic director knows many people around here, and there are many Greeks everywhere – they really helped me.” Unlike Panagiotopoulou Andritsopoulou, Holešínská wasn’t exposed to the American recruiting process until later in her high school career. After competing at the world championships, Holešínská said she was approached by an American coach for the first time – exposing her to the possibility of playing collegiate basketball thousands of miles away from her home. “(A coach) was in the Czech Republic and he watched me play,” Holešínská said. “I actually had other schools which were mid-majors, but (Illinois) was my biggest option.” Former Illini Jenna Smith played basketball in the Czech Republic with Holešínská and helped introduce her to the Illinois program. Smith holds the program's record for all-time scoring and rebounds, set in the 2009-10 season. “We were really good friends with Jenna (Smith) and she was also one of the main reasons why I came here,” Holešínská said. “She loved it, I mean she’s the best scorer and best rebounder in school history and she really loved the campus, so we talked about it a lot.” For both women, Illinois was a standout choice. But assimilating into American culture was a different story. “It’s still different for me, especially the food,” Holešínská said. “My teammates had to help me a lot on and off the court at first. I know when we came in here it was just me and Cydnee Kinslow, and she basically showed me everything on campus.” P a n a g i o t o p o u l o u @meghan_rest Andritsopoulou said moving sports@dailyillini.com
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217-366-3500
www.americancampus.com
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Klatt Properties
217-367-6626
www.klattproperties.com
309 E. Green
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204 E Clark, C.
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785-89, laundry on site, most utilities included
309 E. Green
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4 4 4 4 Spaces are filling up fast, secure your spot for Fall 2018
505 W Springfield, U.
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890, laundry on site, most utilities included
Lofts 54
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4 4 4 4 Immediate move-in available for Spring!
409 W. Elm, U.
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Laundry on site, most utilities included, 890
4 4 4 4 Spaces are filling up fast, secure your spot for Fall 2018
603 W High, U.
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450/bed, can be split into 2 apartments
Lofts 54
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Campustown Rentals
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Apply today for as low as $10, limited time only
710 W. California, U.
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Campustown Rentals
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Tour for a chance to win a $7k scholarship!
712 W California, U.
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Campustown Rentals
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Spaces are filling up fast, secure your spot for Fall 2018
705 W California, U.
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Campustown Rentals
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Tour Today, spots available as low as $309
Midtown Lofts
Campustown Rentals
Studio
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Immediate move-in available for Spring!
512 S. Third Street, C.
Campustown Rentals
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Immediate move-in available for Spring!
Pfeffer Properties
Campustown Rentals
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Immediate move-in available for Spring!
205 E. Clark
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August 2018. 900-950. Stainless steel appliances. 4 flat screens. Excellent.
Immediate move-in available for Spring!
203 S. Third
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August '18. 1200-1230. Stainless steel appliances. Two bath. 5 flat screens. Excellent.
Campustown Rentals
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217-344-3008
217-210-4911
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217-766-5108
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Pfeffer Properties
217-766-5108
Bailey Apts
www.baileyapartments.com
1010 W. Springfield, Urb. 3, 4
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2.5 blocks to the Quad
310 W. John
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August 2018. Three bath. flat screens. Stainless steel appliances. Excellent.
111 S. Lincoln, Urb.
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Near Lincoln and Green
316 W. John
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August 2018. Two bath. Flat screens. Excellent.
911 W Springfield, Urb.
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Quiet building, office location
PPM Inc.
901 W. Springfield, Urb.
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Large units
307-311 Birch St., C.
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Huge one bdrm. Free parking spot. Available now & Summer 2018
1004 W. Springfield, Urb. 1
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2 blocks to Siebel
1320 Frederick St., C.
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Huge one bdrm. Free parking spot. Available now & Summer 2018
Burnham 310
www.burnham310.com
502 E. Springfield, C.
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Price reduction. Near Engineering Campus & County Market
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2 Bedroom Townhouse with Loft! Small pet may be okay.
217-239-2310
www.cu-homes.com
217-351-1800
www.ppmrent.com
310 E. Springfield Ave.
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308 E. Iowa, C.
310 E. Springfield Ave.
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505 E. Stoughton, C.
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Only one apartment left!
310 E. Springfield Ave.
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503 E. Springfield, C.
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Huge 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath. Fullsize W/D, Walk-in closets!
310 E. Springfield Ave.
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808 W. Illinois St., U.
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Gorgeous Renovated Units!
301 S. 4th St., C.
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Busline, next to County Market. Huge 2BR, 2 Bath
Green Street Realty
Next door to local grocery store, secure access, new flooring and appliances
217-356-8750
www.greenstrealty.com
204 S. Fifth, C.
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Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
1003 Stoughton, U.
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All newly renovated. Close to Siebel Center
314 E. White, C.
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Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
205 E. Green, C.
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Location, location! BIG 1 Bedroom, Only a few left!
501 E. University, C.
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Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
316 Cedar St., C.
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Live at Midway above Illini Inn! Ready August 2018!
906 S. Vine St., U.
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Available now & July. Washer/Dryer in unit. Large 2 Bedroom, Located near campus on busline.
901 S. Fourth, C.
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108 E. Daniel, C.
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Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
Rob's Apartments
106 E. Armory, C.
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Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
707 W. Elm, Urb.
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Quiet building! Fast fiber. 9 & 12 mo. leases.
209 E. University, C.
Studio,1,2,4
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Brand New August 2018! Near Engineering! Utilities included!
506 E. White, Champ.
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850-1,000 sq. ft! Fast fiber. 9 & 12 mo. leases. Eng. campus
3081/2 E. Clark, C.
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Brand New August 2018! Rent entire bldg – 8 beds! Utilities included!
503 E. Clark, Champ.
Studio
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400 sq. ft! Quiet – great for grads!
505 S. First, C.
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Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
101 W. Park, Urb.
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750 sq. ft! Fast fiber. Across from Crystal Lake Park!
601 S. First, C.
Studio,2,3,4
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44 4 4
Available August 2018. Utilities included. Call for current specials
Shlens Apartments
809 W. Nevada, U.
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Brand New August 2018! Utilities included! Free Month of Rent!
1102 W. Stoughton St.
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Bus line: 10Gold, 13Silver, 22Illini (Harvey & Springfield Ave.). May contain HDTV.
202 E. White, C.
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4 4 4 4 Newly Remodeled! Call for current specials! August 2018
1102 W. Stoughton St.
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Bus line: 10Gold, 13Silver, 22Illini (Harvey & Springfield Ave.). May contain HDTV.
4 4 4 4 Newly Remodeled! Call for current specials! August 2018
1004 W. Stoughton St.
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Bus line: 10Gold, 13Silver, 22Illini (Harvey & Springfield Ave.). May contain HDTV.
904 W. Stoughton St.
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Laundry on each floor, locked bldg w/ intercom, on bus route. May contain HDTV.
904 W. Stoughton St.
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Laundry on each floor, locked bldg w/ intercom, on bus route. May contain HDTV.
1009 W. Main St.
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Centralized AC/heater, Bus line: 10Gold, 13Silver, 22Illini. May contain HDTV.
1009 W. Main St.
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Centralized AC/heater, Bus line: 10Gold, 13Silver, 22Illini. May contain HDTV.
905 S. Locust, C.
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Soderbergh, HBO’s ‘Mosaic’ creates new storytelling style
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BY BILL TAYLOR BUZZ WRITER
Steven Soderbergh’s ambitious “Mosaic,” in the works since 2015, was unveiled last November as an interactive app where viewers could explore the story of the murder of a famous children’s book author. Now, Soderbergh has reedited the footage from the app into a five-hour mini-series for HBO, and the results are both traditionally enjoyable and thematically rich. The plot and events are the same. Children’s author Olivia Lake (Sharon Stone) allows two men into her life: Eric Neill (Frederick Weller), an investor with shady intentions. Joel Hurley (Garrett Hedlund), an aspiring artist. When Olivia disappears and is presumed to have been murdered, Eric is accused of the crime and pleads guilty, and Joel leaves town for the next four years. After those four years, Eric’s sister, Petra (Jennifer Ferrin), comes to suspect that her brother did not commit the crime and enlists the help of Joel and local police detective Nate Henry (Devin Ratray) to clear Eric’s name and to find the real killer. In this version, “Mosaic” works simply as an intriguing mystery. A large part of that is due to Soderbergh’s typical strengths as a director, cinematographer and editor. His compositions are always beautiful, even as he changes styles and color tinting to differentiate between locations and time periods, and his use of brief, silent flashbacks in the otherwise chronologically ordered series is stunning. Also helping the show are the performances. Stone is only in the first two episodes, but she makes a big impression as Olivia, who masks her loneliness
with sharp wit. Hedlund is unexpectedly moving as someone trying and failing to get his life together, and the show is filled with great turns by reliable actors like Paul Reubens, Beau Bridges, Allison Tolman of “Fargo” and Jeremy Bobb of Soderbergh’s “The Knick.” But the best performances come from the two relative unknowns, Ferrin and Ratray. Ferrin is effortlessly captivating in how coldly she assesses every situation around her. But Ratray is the revelation of “Mosaic,” joyfully playing a squeaky-clean cop (the worst word he uses is “bullcrap”) who has to reckon with the darker parts of his job if he wants to get anything done. But the real pleasures of “Mosaic” come less from it as entertainment and more from the creative nature of the storytelling. It is best viewed as Soderbergh deconstructing the nature of how a story is told and showing how stories can be shaped and deformed depending on who is telling them and what they choose to put in and leave out. Despite its accessible hook, “Mosaic” ultimately has more in common with some of Soderbergh’s most bizarre work, particularly his 1996 experimental comedy, “Schizopolis.” The film spends its entire third act revisiting previous scenes from new perspectives, and “Mosaic” does much of the same as it goes on, replaying earlier scenes with new camera angles, dialogue and even line deliveries. Soderbergh’s point with the app was that no one experiences events the same way, and that is carried over in the TV version. Characters who are the antagonist of one plot line of the show can be an ally in
another plot line, and two characters with the same goal come to that goal for vastly different reasons. Even Soderbergh’s filmmaking drives home the point of unreliable perspectives. The clean, unobtrusive compositions of the “present” sequences break down whenever Soderbergh follows Joel, shooting him with off-putting zooms and shakier camera movements. And Joel’s section contains the show’s only use of voice-over, which is used so aggressively as to make the viewer as frazzled at every moment as Joel is. This all comes to the forefront in the show’s final two episodes. They occur over the exact same time frame, except from two completely different perspectives, where two completely different people are being pursued for the murder. Though they both reach the same conclusion, it is only satisfying in one of the episodes, while there’s a crushing disappointment in the other. The existence of two formats ultimately ties into Soderbergh’s exploration of storytelling. With much of the same material and events, the app and TV versions seem to be telling the same story. But are they really the same if the material is organized so differently in each version, and if the app version ties up plot threads that the TV version leaves open-ended? “Mosaic” is a very enjoyable watch for anyone looking for a contained mystery to binge. But it is also something much more: a rich exploration of how we take in stories. It serves as both comfort entertainment and serious food for thought. wt2@readbuzz.com
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The buzz calendar is a compilation of events happening in the Champaign-Urbana area. Follow our top picks in Monday’s and Thursday’s papers for ideas on what to do on any night of the week, from where to eat to what to watch. Want to submit an event? Email calendar@readbuzz.com.
THURSDAY, FEB. 1
3D Scanning Workshop
5:30-7:30 p.m. Illinois MakerLab, 515 E. Gregory Drive, BIF 3030, Champaign $15, all ages Participate in the 3D print workshop to learn how 3D printing can be applied and to get your printed head scan. The workshop will count toward the completion of the MakerLab’s Digital Maker Certificate.
Internship/Research Panel
6-7 p.m. Armory 345, 505 E. Armory Ave., Champaign Free, all ges Curious about how to engage yourself with jobs related to security? Come out on Thursday to meet a panel of experts in security who will teach you how to get a research position or internship in the field.
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LinkedIn and Job Search Resources for International Students
4-5:30 p.m. Career Center Interview Suite, Room 213, 616 E. Green St., Champaign Free, all ages Capitalize on this event to learn how to use job search engines to more effectively look for job opportunities. This event is sponsored by LinkedIn, Handshake and myvisajobs.com, which will guide you in creating a good profile for interviews. Bring your laptop.
Illinois Women’s Gymnastics vs. Michigan | Salute to Service
7-9 p.m. Huff Hall, 1206 S. Fourth St., Champaign TBA, all ages Watch Illinois women’s gymnastics spar with Michigan. The match also features giveaways, such as pink ribbons, shirts and a television raffle, in honor of breast cancer patients.
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Charger Classic Archery Tournament
8 a.m.-7 p.m. Chargers Archery Club, 913 S. Crescent Drive, Champaign $3, all ages Watch some of the top archers in Illinois compete and get free gifts by participating in raffles. A parent shoot will be available for $5 throughout the event, too.
Just Peachy
1-2 p.m. Hammerhead Coffee, 608 E. University Ave., Champaign Free, all ages Enjoy free music performed by Just Peachy, a father and daughter acoustic duo whose music ranges from the 60’s through contemporary pop.
SUNDAY, FEB. 4
Artifact Encounters
1-3:30 p.m. Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana Free, all ages Get up close on mini-tours of exhibits and collections, try hands-on artifacts and go head-to-head with your friends by playing some new multicultural board games.
Hands Free Workshop
2-3:30 p.m. Amara Yoga & Arts, 300 S. Broadway Ave. #156B, Urbana $20-$25, all ages Wrist pain is an issue for many who work with wrists, like massage therapists, office workers and athletes. This workshop will show ways to practice yoga without pain and explore novel therapies for recovery. Andy Hamblin is a registered yoga teacher. He has put his Ph.D. in biology/genetics to use in fitness, outdoor adventures and the healing arts.
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THURSDAY February 1, 2018 The Daily Illini DailyIllini.com
The 2018 Grammys: hits and misses accord
BY KAYLA BROWN BUZZ WRITER
The Grammys are like Christmas for me, but the voting members of the Recording Academy are not Santa. Every year I look forward to watching great music recognized and excellent artists performances. This year was an absolute letdown. The biggest heartbreak of the night was early on when Ed Sheeran won a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for “Shape of You.” Kesha deserved that award more than anyone else in that category, and anyone who doesn’t think so is wrong (I’m looking at you, RecordBY SAN KIM BUZZ WRITER
A few hours before the 60th annual Grammy Awards, Jay-Z lamented Donald Trump’s ungodly fierce attitude in addressing minority groups during an interview with CNN. Trump swiftly followed it up with a Twitter post, which boasted about his alleged achievements in the record low unemployment rate of black people, to fend off Jay-Z’s accusation. Preceded by the controversy, the Grammys
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ing Academy). I also took issue with the Best New Artist category. While the eligibility rules for this category have changed several times and Alessia Cara technically did qualify, I find it hard to believe that an artist who had a hit song on the radio in 2015 should take home that award. Khalid or Lil Uzi Vert were much more deserving. As a viewer, I was also done a disservice due to the absence of a performance by Lorde. She was the only woman nomi-
nated for Album of the Year, and the only nominee in that category not asked to perform during the show. Bruno Mars, Donald Glover and Kendrick Lamar all performed, and Jay-Z was asked to perform but declined. All of these were solo spots. Lorde was only asked to participate in a medley of other performers for a Tom Petty tribute, but was not offered a solo spot.
seemed to be an all the more ideal venue for artists to express opposition to Trump’s marginalization of minority populations. Haitian-American singer Cécile McLorin Salvant responded to Trump’s comments about Haiti and Africa. “At some points, you have to either laugh or cry. I choose to laugh,” she said. Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “XXX” was backdropped by the words “This is a satire by Kendrick Lamar.” The Grammys also made
a point to show that it recognizes all music from a diverse set of ethnicities. Nominees were not predominantly white men. However, it is still unsettling that only a few female artists were picked as the top nominees. Lorde was the only woman nominee for album of the year. Although The Grammy Awards have become more open than ever to embracing music from a variety of ethnicities, they still do not seem to justly acknowledge female artists’ phenomenal
buzz
She declined, and she deserved better (and by better, I mean Album of the Year because “Melodrama” will always be better than “24k Magic”). There are sure to be upsets during every award show, but this year the entire Grammy program was a letdown. kaylarb2@readbuzz.com
talents. Hopefully, this issue will be resolved at next year’s Grammys. insank2@readbuzz.com
Q&A
Alex Grossi bands rock ‘n’ roll’s past, present, and future AG: We are going to play
BY BEN TSCHETTER
one of those songs tonight! Not going to say which one, but that album has been a long time in the making. I’m on it with a plethora of good players. You can pre-order it on Amazon now. Search for “Dizzy Reed - Rock ‘N’ Roll Ain’t Easy.” He wrote it all himself for the most part. I can’t even remember the names of all the songs I played on; it was like a decade ago. It’s been in the making for over 10 years. Good things come to those who wait, and it’s a real record that was made on tape and in a real studio in Los Angeles. BEN TSCHETTER THE DAILY ILLINI I’m super happy for Dizzy. Alex Grossi and Dizzy Reed started the band Hookers & Blow in 2003. The band doesn’t write their own music, but they perform He’s one of my best friends cover songs and perpetuate the tradition of rock ‘n’ roll with a name designed to draw attention. ever, and it’s a long time in the making, and it’s great for different incarnations of ll- caught in the music of ing the show through their good at what you do. rock ‘n roll. star band lineups. their youth. (It) defines phone. Put it away and enjoy Hookers & Blow played a We currently have Todd who you are, generally. I what’s in front of you! I want Don’t just get a band set consisting of classic rock Kerns from Slash’s band like to look at where music the future to be people together and have a billion covers, including songs from and Chip Z’Nuff alternat- is going technology-wise, appreciating what’s in front band meetings and only Guns N’ Roses, David Bowie, ing playing bass, Johnny and I love that people are of them, not living through play once every couple Beastie Boys and more. Kelly from Type O Negative banning cellphones at their phones. months, and don’t be the It was the final night on drums, and we bring out shows. guy who only sits at home of their month-long tour Don Jamieson from VH1’s Jack W h ite ju st buzz: What advice would and jams along with his across the U.S. and they “That Metal Show” to do announced he was doing you give to an aspiring iPod. Go out, find people to played at “The Looney Bin,” rock ‘n’ roll comedy. it, the Misfits are doing it. musician looking to get play music with and play a small bar in Bradley, IlliYou have to lock your phone their foot into music? How shows. Make it happen. nois. Check out Alex Grossi buzz: What is your outlook away in a pouch and don’t do you go about finding or on tour with Quiet Riot in on the future of rock ‘n’ get it back until the end of creating a band? buzz: Dizzy Reed has a new 2018 and Dizzy Reed’s forthroll, and how do you play the show. solo album coming out in coming debut solo album, your part in keeping it I’m sure it’ll happen AG: I say just get out and February. Are you guys “Rock ‘N’ Roll Ain’t Easy,” alive and well? tonight. When we go out do it! Don’t sit around and playing any of those songs set for release on Feb. 16. onstage, everybody in the wait for it to come to you live? AG: People are really audience will be watch- because it won’t. And be brt2@readbuzz.com
BUZZ WRITER
After the final show of rock supergroup Hookers & Blow’s 2018 tour on Sunday, buzz sat down and chatted with guitarist Alex Grossi, who is also the longtime guitarist of the classic, legendary metal group Quiet Riot, and learned a bit more about his collaborations throughout his career and his outlook on the future of rock ‘n’ roll.
buzz: Tell me a little about Hookers & Blow. Who are you? What do you do?
Alex: H&B started 15 years
ago when I met Dizzy Reed from Guns N’ Roses at a place called “The Catclub” in Hollywood after I moved out there, and I had some shows booked out east around Hartford, Connecticut where I’m from, and I asked if he wanted to do some shows with me. I said we could do some covers and stuff, and he said, “Sure, that would be awesome, but let’s call the band ‘Hookers & Blow,’” and we just did! It’s a name people definitely pay attention to, and it has been a 15-year process of building a cover band basically from nothing. We don’t write music. We just tour around with
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DATE NIGHT Saturday, February 10 6-8PM, ALL AGES PHILLIPS RECREATION CENTER 505 W STOUGHTON, URBANA
Calling all dads, moms, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, grandpas, and grandmas! Bring someone special to our Family Date Night! You and your guest(s) will enjoy a tasty dessert bar that both kids and adults will love, a fantastic DJ, and craft projects that you can do together to keep as a souvenir! Both the adult and the child/ren must register. To register, call 217-367-1544 or online at urbanaparks.org/register